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is based in Los Angeles and is partof M&C Saatchj Worldwide. It created “The Best Placew in the Universe - New Earth” , which drew the ire of some in the tourismj industry for its use of large aliends to toutNew Mexico. But state officials maintained that itgot people’sz attention and used the limitedr marketing funds available to the state effectively. The campaign won a Platinum 2007 Adrian Award for travel marketing It took a witty approach by haviny thealiens golfing, mountain biking and soaking in hot springs at Ojo was selected from among 16 agencies that bid for the contract.
More out-of-stater firms bid this year thanever before, said Martin advertising manager with the Tourism Before Saatchi got the current it had been held for 14 yeares by of Albuquerque, which was one of the bidders for the new Michael Cerletti, secretary of said Saatchi’s presentation was considered by stafcf to be the best creatively, based on the state’s image as the Land of Enchantment. “Their ongoing association with the Department and staff also givexs us the opportunity to move quicklyt into ournext campaign,” Cerletti said. “We don’t want to lose any momentu m in these tougheconomic times.
” Leger said the new campaign will get back to promotinb more tradtional New Mexico culture and outdoor settings. "Bur it will still be striking and interestinand different," he As for the alie n ambassadors, Leger said their visit has come to an end. "They have gone but as they went they spread the news aboutNew Mexico," he quipped. Most of the $3 milliob will be used to develop, produce and purchase ads for nationaol magazines, and also to crate a new online campaigjn and television andradio spots.
The contract is for one but it can be extended for up to threedadditional years, at which time a new request for proposals for advertisingv services must be issued. There’s no word on the themr for thenew campaign. Saatchi and the Tourism Department will begin formal planning inthe fall. Saatchi’s partnef agency, , will continue to handler media planning and buying forthe department. M&C Saatchii Worldwide is one of the largest independent agency networks inthe world. M&C Saatchi Los Angelesd was establishedin 2003. It has creater campaigns for , British Airways, , Ketel One Vodka and the U.S. Departmentf of Commerce.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Reports: U.S. probes Silicon Valley tech giants' hiring - Memphis Business Journal:
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The Washington Post and New York Timesz reported late on Tuesday that the antitrust probe is centerer onwhether (NASDAQ:GOOG), (NASDAQ:AAPL), (NASDAQ:YHOO), and others agreesd not to recruit each other's The stories cited unnamed sources the papers said are familiadr with the matter. The investigation is reportedly in itsearly stages, with the papers sayinv that the government has requested documentxs and information from targeted companies. The inquiry is seen as anothefr sign that the Obama administration will be more aggressive on antitrusf laws than his predecessor and Silicon Valleg tech firms are a focus ofthat attention.
The Justice Departmeny is currently also investigating a proposed settlemenrtbetween Google, authors and publisherz to resolve a copyright dispute, the Wall Street Journal has reportef citing unnamed sources. The Federal Trade Commissioh has also asked questions abourt whether having Google CEO Eric Schmidt and formerGenentecgh Inc. CEO Art Levinson on both the Apple and Googlee board is a violation ofantitrust laws.
The Washington Post and New York Timesz reported late on Tuesday that the antitrust probe is centerer onwhether (NASDAQ:GOOG), (NASDAQ:AAPL), (NASDAQ:YHOO), and others agreesd not to recruit each other's The stories cited unnamed sources the papers said are familiadr with the matter. The investigation is reportedly in itsearly stages, with the papers sayinv that the government has requested documentxs and information from targeted companies. The inquiry is seen as anothefr sign that the Obama administration will be more aggressive on antitrusf laws than his predecessor and Silicon Valleg tech firms are a focus ofthat attention.
The Justice Departmeny is currently also investigating a proposed settlemenrtbetween Google, authors and publisherz to resolve a copyright dispute, the Wall Street Journal has reportef citing unnamed sources. The Federal Trade Commissioh has also asked questions abourt whether having Google CEO Eric Schmidt and formerGenentecgh Inc. CEO Art Levinson on both the Apple and Googlee board is a violation ofantitrust laws.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Metro-area construction employment down 23% - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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percent drop in one year, accordingb to data from of America The Minneapolis/St. Paul and Bloomington arease combined saw construction employment dropfrom 65,30o0 jobs in April 2008 to about 50,00 0 jobs this April. Other metropolitan areasw are notfaring well, Construction employment fell in 276 of the nation’zs largest 299 metro areas over the same time period. Minnesota’s otherd metropolitan areas also saw a drop inconstructiom employment. Duluth lost 1,500 construction jobs down about 18 percent and St. Cloud saw an almost 5 percent decline. Pascagoula, Miss., was hit the hardest, with a 38.8 percen t drop.
Only a handfulo of the country’s metropolitan areas experienced an increasr inconstruction employment, including Decatur, which saw a 5.7 percent growth. AGC Chief Economisty Ken Simonson said the data highlights the need for federal stimulu funds to flow quickly and easilginto states. “Job-loss figures like these are exactlhy what prompted Congress and the administration to craftg a stimulus package designed to get Americans back to work as quicklytas possible,” Simonson said in a news Simonson also noted that the constructiom sector has seen the largest decline in employmenrt in relation to the economy as a whole. Overall construction unemployment wasat 18.
7 percentt in April this year, whil the overall unemployment rate was 8.6 However, these figured have not been seasonallyy adjusted. “Putting these funds to good use as quicklty as possible is the best way to get Americane back to work and the economg backon track,” he
percent drop in one year, accordingb to data from of America The Minneapolis/St. Paul and Bloomington arease combined saw construction employment dropfrom 65,30o0 jobs in April 2008 to about 50,00 0 jobs this April. Other metropolitan areasw are notfaring well, Construction employment fell in 276 of the nation’zs largest 299 metro areas over the same time period. Minnesota’s otherd metropolitan areas also saw a drop inconstructiom employment. Duluth lost 1,500 construction jobs down about 18 percent and St. Cloud saw an almost 5 percent decline. Pascagoula, Miss., was hit the hardest, with a 38.8 percen t drop.
Only a handfulo of the country’s metropolitan areas experienced an increasr inconstruction employment, including Decatur, which saw a 5.7 percent growth. AGC Chief Economisty Ken Simonson said the data highlights the need for federal stimulu funds to flow quickly and easilginto states. “Job-loss figures like these are exactlhy what prompted Congress and the administration to craftg a stimulus package designed to get Americans back to work as quicklytas possible,” Simonson said in a news Simonson also noted that the constructiom sector has seen the largest decline in employmenrt in relation to the economy as a whole. Overall construction unemployment wasat 18.
7 percentt in April this year, whil the overall unemployment rate was 8.6 However, these figured have not been seasonallyy adjusted. “Putting these funds to good use as quicklty as possible is the best way to get Americane back to work and the economg backon track,” he
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Roddey-formed firm won't take license - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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The awarding of distributor licensesto so-called "middleman" companiez has come under fire from some state legislators, including Sen. Jane a McCandless Republican, whose bill to eliminates the "middleman" did not make it throughh the state House. In a George Miles, chairman of New Centuryu and presidentof , said New Century decidedr to reject the license because, "we have becomed (increasingly) uncomfortable with the licensing While we had hoped to operate a businessd dedicated to giving back to the community, it has becoms more and more apparent that the stated purpose of gaming in Pennsylvania has taken a backseat to The gaming board has approved 14 othee distributors/suppliers for operation in Pennsylvania.
Each must pay the boarde a $25,000 licensing fee. When the state Legislature in 2004 approvecd the law creating 14 casinos in the it included a requirement that they buy equipment from these middleman firmsacalled distributors.
The awarding of distributor licensesto so-called "middleman" companiez has come under fire from some state legislators, including Sen. Jane a McCandless Republican, whose bill to eliminates the "middleman" did not make it throughh the state House. In a George Miles, chairman of New Centuryu and presidentof , said New Century decidedr to reject the license because, "we have becomed (increasingly) uncomfortable with the licensing While we had hoped to operate a businessd dedicated to giving back to the community, it has becoms more and more apparent that the stated purpose of gaming in Pennsylvania has taken a backseat to The gaming board has approved 14 othee distributors/suppliers for operation in Pennsylvania.
Each must pay the boarde a $25,000 licensing fee. When the state Legislature in 2004 approvecd the law creating 14 casinos in the it included a requirement that they buy equipment from these middleman firmsacalled distributors.
Friday, January 4, 2013
A soldier's national security dream team - Reuters Blogs (blog)
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Reuters Blogs (blog) | A soldier's national security dream team Reuters Blogs (blog) President Barack Obama's nomination of Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) for secretary of state, along with the potential appointment of former Senator Chuck Hagel for defense secretary, is an important step forward for the under-resourced State Department ... National Security Brief: Former Top U.S. Ambassador Praises Hagel |
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Maritz acquires Cascade Promotion - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Incentive company Maritz said the purchas e ofRedwood City, Calif.-based Cascadre allows the company to build its presence in growinhg markets, particularly in the gaming and technology "Our combined purchasing powerf will allow Maritz and Cascade to offer more purposefullh chosen brands designed to motivatee employees and customers at a competitive cost," Maritz Motivation CEO Mike Donnellyh said in a statement. "By leveraging shareds capabilities, we can make incentive and loyaltgy rewards much easier to buy for the typical busineszs and enhance their valu by helping clients measure the impactr of their incentive andloyalty programs.
" For those clientss who just want to access rewards fulfillmenyt services, Maritz is introducing Maritz Rewards, which will delive r a purposefully chosen collection of rewards for Fenton, Mo.-based Maritz Inc., an incentive companhy founded in 1894, is one of the largest privatelu held companies in St. Louis with 2007 revenue of $1.45
Incentive company Maritz said the purchas e ofRedwood City, Calif.-based Cascadre allows the company to build its presence in growinhg markets, particularly in the gaming and technology "Our combined purchasing powerf will allow Maritz and Cascade to offer more purposefullh chosen brands designed to motivatee employees and customers at a competitive cost," Maritz Motivation CEO Mike Donnellyh said in a statement. "By leveraging shareds capabilities, we can make incentive and loyaltgy rewards much easier to buy for the typical busineszs and enhance their valu by helping clients measure the impactr of their incentive andloyalty programs.
" For those clientss who just want to access rewards fulfillmenyt services, Maritz is introducing Maritz Rewards, which will delive r a purposefully chosen collection of rewards for Fenton, Mo.-based Maritz Inc., an incentive companhy founded in 1894, is one of the largest privatelu held companies in St. Louis with 2007 revenue of $1.45
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
GenVec cuts manufacturing partnership - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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After a year and a half, the Gaithersburgf biotech has terminated its contract June 29with , the Unite d Kingdom-based company that had been producinf the local company’s main product, an anticancer treatment callef TNFerade in its final stagde of clinical trials. GenVec (NASDAQ: paid Cobra a $350,000 termination fee, negotiatec down considerably fromthe one-time maximum fee of $2.3 milliomn to terminate the contract. Originally signecd in January 2008, the manufacturing agreement called for GenVevc to payCobra $1 million in advancre and as much as $9.4 million depending on the servicee rendered. Last year, GenVec said it paid Cobrq $3.
4 million and, in March, said it woule pay Cobra an additionao $1.8 million this year. GenVec, whichj said it doesn’t need further batches from Cobrsa to complete its TNFerade trials and had been lowon cash, has been searchingg for a larger partner to fund those clinicakl studies and anticipated launch. After making significanf cuts to itshead count, GenVec raised $6 million in late May in a discountes stock offering that garnered a 19 percent drop in the company’as share price from disappointed investors that day. GenVec’xs stock price has since inched back up to its formerprice levels, even toppinvg $1 since the offering.
After a year and a half, the Gaithersburgf biotech has terminated its contract June 29with , the Unite d Kingdom-based company that had been producinf the local company’s main product, an anticancer treatment callef TNFerade in its final stagde of clinical trials. GenVec (NASDAQ: paid Cobra a $350,000 termination fee, negotiatec down considerably fromthe one-time maximum fee of $2.3 milliomn to terminate the contract. Originally signecd in January 2008, the manufacturing agreement called for GenVevc to payCobra $1 million in advancre and as much as $9.4 million depending on the servicee rendered. Last year, GenVec said it paid Cobrq $3.
4 million and, in March, said it woule pay Cobra an additionao $1.8 million this year. GenVec, whichj said it doesn’t need further batches from Cobrsa to complete its TNFerade trials and had been lowon cash, has been searchingg for a larger partner to fund those clinicakl studies and anticipated launch. After making significanf cuts to itshead count, GenVec raised $6 million in late May in a discountes stock offering that garnered a 19 percent drop in the company’as share price from disappointed investors that day. GenVec’xs stock price has since inched back up to its formerprice levels, even toppinvg $1 since the offering.
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