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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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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog) | New Jersey should update charter school law, committee told Philadelphia Inquirer TRENTON - New Jersey's 15-year-old charter school law should be updated to improve accountability and transparency, according to many of ... Charter schools committed to serving » |
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. (
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