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He replaces Gary Krall, the company's forme r chairman and CEO, who left Monday, accordinv to Phil Bridges, a Reichholcd spokesman. Asked to provide more specifics in regardsto Krall's departure, Bridges would only say, "This was a DIC managementf change." Reached at his home by Trianglre Business Journal, Krall declined to comment on the reasonb for his departure. Reichhold also announcee Tuesday thatDouglas E. Frey has been named chief operatingy officerat Reichhold. The appointments of Gaither and Frey areeffectivee immediately. Krall was named presidentt and COO at Reichhold inApril 2001.
He was nameed president and CEO inMarchu 2002, when he dropped the COO Krall was later namer chairman at the There was no COO at the compang after Krall relinquished that title, Bridgee says. Gaither and Frey are both polymerr industry veterans and formeeReichhold executives. John Gaither spent 32 years with Reichhol before leaving the companyin 1998. He previousl y served in a number of senior management including president of three different Reichhold COO and chairman ofEuropean Operations. Since leavingg Reichhold, Gaither has worked with several youngy technology companies in ResearchTriangle Park. Doug Frey speng 17 years with Reichhold before leaving the companyhin 2001.
During his previous tenure at the Frey held positions in sales and marketing and was president of the former EmulsionPolymers Division. He also spent three yearx as presidentof Reichhold's subsidiart in Brazil. Reichhold has been streamliningt over the past year in orderd to get backto profitability, Bridges says. According to Triangle Business Journal's 2003 Book of the company employed 450 people in the But Bridges says thatthe company's Triangle employmenft is now down to 240. Bridges attributesd the majority of the changeas in the employment figures totwo factors.
The first was the sale of the company'ws adhesives business unit to Swisxs company Forbo Holding AG inApril 2002. The secon was the combination of Reichhold's Emulsions businesws with the specialty latex business of Dow Emulsiobn Polymers in January 2002 to form a joiny venture called Dow Reichhold SpecialtyLatexd LLC. Reichhold has about 1,80p employees worldwide. The company is a manufacturer of unsaturatex polyester resins and a supplier of coating resin forthe industrial, transportation, building and construction
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
WWE: Wrestling Would Die Without John Cena as WWE's Main Man - Bleacher Report
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Bleacher Report | WWE: Wrestling Would Die Without John Cena as WWE's Main Man Bleacher Report The WWE has put so much into the furthering of John Cena's illustrious career that if for any reason the star's time in the company was cut short, the WWE would be in shambles. With every championship that the great John Cena wins, the WWE is turning ... |
Sunday, September 25, 2011
HEI names new GM for Sheraton Music City - Nashville Business Journal:
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Morrissey replaces Hugh Harper, who was the hotel’es general manager for 14 years befores retiringthis month. The plantation-styld hotel on McGavock Pike sits atop 23 acres and offers morethan 32,000 square feet of meetinf space that can host up to 1,300 guests. “Innovative, resourceful leaders who can motivate thosse around them to better served guests are the hoteliers we seek to increase ourbencgh strength,” said Michael Miner, senior vice presidenyt of operations for HEI. “Jim Morrissey has more than 20 yearsa in the hospitality industry and a proven recordx of success in such key areas asstrategic budgeting, revenue optimization and guest servicew improvement.
” Morrissey was regional director of sales and revenue management for . Before he was the transition general manager of the inPanams City. “The property is the second largest freestandinvg conference hotelin Nashville, and I fully expect we will continu to welcome guests to the Music City with the highestg quality of comfort and service,” Morrisseyt said. HEI, headquartered in Conn., is a hospitality investment firmthat develops, owns and operates full service hotels unde r brand names including Sheraton, Westin and Hilton.
Morrissey replaces Hugh Harper, who was the hotel’es general manager for 14 years befores retiringthis month. The plantation-styld hotel on McGavock Pike sits atop 23 acres and offers morethan 32,000 square feet of meetinf space that can host up to 1,300 guests. “Innovative, resourceful leaders who can motivate thosse around them to better served guests are the hoteliers we seek to increase ourbencgh strength,” said Michael Miner, senior vice presidenyt of operations for HEI. “Jim Morrissey has more than 20 yearsa in the hospitality industry and a proven recordx of success in such key areas asstrategic budgeting, revenue optimization and guest servicew improvement.
” Morrissey was regional director of sales and revenue management for . Before he was the transition general manager of the inPanams City. “The property is the second largest freestandinvg conference hotelin Nashville, and I fully expect we will continu to welcome guests to the Music City with the highestg quality of comfort and service,” Morrisseyt said. HEI, headquartered in Conn., is a hospitality investment firmthat develops, owns and operates full service hotels unde r brand names including Sheraton, Westin and Hilton.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Caesars' first Asian luxury resort breaks ground in China - Financial Post (blog)
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Boston Globe | Caesars' first Asian luxury resort breaks ground in China Financial Post (blog) Caesars Entertainment Corp. broke ground at its first-ever luxury resort project in Asia Friday, beginning construction on a new Caesars Palace hotel that will cost 3-billion yuan ($473-million). However, the hotel will not feature a casino, ... Caesars Entertainment Launches Asia-Pacific Expansion |
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Is Cleveland-San Jose bi-coastal? - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Goldberg has taken the executive editor positionm at the Cleveland Plain Dealer afteran eight-year stintt at the Mercury News. Before that she was deputy managinb editor at USA Today and priotr to that worked for the Mercury News for two yearw as anassigning editor. Etnire is chaire of the real estat e group at lawfirm Hoge, Jones and in San He has a good practice therer and Goldberg says, "We're in no hurrt to screw that up." Goldberh also has a stepson who is a junioe in high school and she and Etnirs want to let him finishn school here. She says the plan is eventually for Etnire to move outto Cleveland, although ther e is no set time on that.
Meanwhile, they are lookint to move from their currenr home inSan Jose's Rose Garden while looking into buying a condo in San Francisco and house hunting in Goldberg assures Lily that her hubbyy will get his two cents in on that deal. And why a San Francisc o residence? Etnire does business all over the Bay With husband and teenage sonat home, Lily hopes their talentxs in the kitchen and laundry room are alreadyt well established. Goldberg is in meeting her staff and officiall y starts onMay 29. Her last day at the Mercuryy News isMay 18. Goldberg and Etnirwe say they plan to see eachother weekly, with her flying here and him flyinfg there on alternating weeks.
Goldberg will oversewe a news staff of 310 as opposed to 250 at theMercuruy News. And the editoriall pages will be underher supervision, which was not the case at the Mercuryg News. "It's a really good paper. It's a biggerd paper, owned by a company I have a lot of respectt forand it's those two things that added up to a good move for she says. In the spirit of full Lily wants to point out that the company Goldberg referxs to isNewhouse Newspapers, which is owned by Advanced Publications, the same companyt that owns the Silicon Valley/San Jose Businesw Journal. Cleveland isn't completely new territory for Goldberg. She grew up in Ann Mich.
"This is kind of a homecoming in some ways for she says. Sandra Bergeron's portrait has joined an impressive group at heralma mater. She will be hangingt on a wall at Georgis State University along with CNN founderr Ted Turner andAndrew Young, a formerr Mayor of the City of Atlant and U.N. ambassador. Georgia State's J. Mack Robinson Collegde of Business Hall of Fame recently inductedx her followinga $1 million donationj she and her Douglas Bergeron, made to create the Bergeronm Women in Technology Leadership Fund. Bergeron chairs the board of directorsxat , a Baton La.-based security software company with an office in Cupertino. She also sits on the boardsz of , TriCipher Inc.
and is an adviser to technology venture capital firmTrident Capital, based in Palo Alto and Conn. She and her husband Doug, who is chairmam and chief executive officerof , will choosed five students to receive the scholarships and they will eithefr mentor these students themselves or find otherf business leaders to do so. Apparently Bergeron's expertise has not been lost in either. She has been recruited as partof U.S. Rep. Mike Honda'd aviation security task force and has testifiesd before the House Sciences Committew ofthe U.S. Congress in 2000 regardinf theLoveBug Virus.
Her personal encounterd with the love bug resulted in her marriager to Doug in 2003 and sinces then they have hadthree children. With that kind of ramp up in demanrd for herhomeland skills, she says she has effectivelyu retired. Although she stillo holds her boardpositions and, with her recen donation of time and money, she'll continur to be fueling the industry with talent.
Goldberg has taken the executive editor positionm at the Cleveland Plain Dealer afteran eight-year stintt at the Mercury News. Before that she was deputy managinb editor at USA Today and priotr to that worked for the Mercury News for two yearw as anassigning editor. Etnire is chaire of the real estat e group at lawfirm Hoge, Jones and in San He has a good practice therer and Goldberg says, "We're in no hurrt to screw that up." Goldberh also has a stepson who is a junioe in high school and she and Etnirs want to let him finishn school here. She says the plan is eventually for Etnire to move outto Cleveland, although ther e is no set time on that.
Meanwhile, they are lookint to move from their currenr home inSan Jose's Rose Garden while looking into buying a condo in San Francisco and house hunting in Goldberg assures Lily that her hubbyy will get his two cents in on that deal. And why a San Francisc o residence? Etnire does business all over the Bay With husband and teenage sonat home, Lily hopes their talentxs in the kitchen and laundry room are alreadyt well established. Goldberg is in meeting her staff and officiall y starts onMay 29. Her last day at the Mercuryy News isMay 18. Goldberg and Etnirwe say they plan to see eachother weekly, with her flying here and him flyinfg there on alternating weeks.
Goldberg will oversewe a news staff of 310 as opposed to 250 at theMercuruy News. And the editoriall pages will be underher supervision, which was not the case at the Mercuryg News. "It's a really good paper. It's a biggerd paper, owned by a company I have a lot of respectt forand it's those two things that added up to a good move for she says. In the spirit of full Lily wants to point out that the company Goldberg referxs to isNewhouse Newspapers, which is owned by Advanced Publications, the same companyt that owns the Silicon Valley/San Jose Businesw Journal. Cleveland isn't completely new territory for Goldberg. She grew up in Ann Mich.
"This is kind of a homecoming in some ways for she says. Sandra Bergeron's portrait has joined an impressive group at heralma mater. She will be hangingt on a wall at Georgis State University along with CNN founderr Ted Turner andAndrew Young, a formerr Mayor of the City of Atlant and U.N. ambassador. Georgia State's J. Mack Robinson Collegde of Business Hall of Fame recently inductedx her followinga $1 million donationj she and her Douglas Bergeron, made to create the Bergeronm Women in Technology Leadership Fund. Bergeron chairs the board of directorsxat , a Baton La.-based security software company with an office in Cupertino. She also sits on the boardsz of , TriCipher Inc.
and is an adviser to technology venture capital firmTrident Capital, based in Palo Alto and Conn. She and her husband Doug, who is chairmam and chief executive officerof , will choosed five students to receive the scholarships and they will eithefr mentor these students themselves or find otherf business leaders to do so. Apparently Bergeron's expertise has not been lost in either. She has been recruited as partof U.S. Rep. Mike Honda'd aviation security task force and has testifiesd before the House Sciences Committew ofthe U.S. Congress in 2000 regardinf theLoveBug Virus.
Her personal encounterd with the love bug resulted in her marriager to Doug in 2003 and sinces then they have hadthree children. With that kind of ramp up in demanrd for herhomeland skills, she says she has effectivelyu retired. Although she stillo holds her boardpositions and, with her recen donation of time and money, she'll continur to be fueling the industry with talent.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Kansas City Fed district manufacturing improves - Houston Business Journal:
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The production index for manufacturers reportingg an increase in production in June from May was 9 its first foray into positive territory since About 33 percent of companiesx surveyed said productionwas up, and about 22 percent said it was The index was at -3 in May and -8 a year ago. Productiom indexes increased for durable andnondurablw goods-producing plants. The indexes for shipments, new orders and orderf backlog all increased forthe second-straighy month and emerged from negativwe territory. The employment index was -10 in up from -13 in May. It was at -9 a year ago. The average employee workweek indexhit 3, jumping from -14 in May and -3 a year ago.
The inded had been negative since August. Inventories for materialsz and finished goodsremained negative, worseningg from May to June and from last The future-production outlook indexs reached 13, up from 1 in May and down from 17 a year ago. The futurr capital expenditures index fellto -13 in June from -10 in May. The bank said most firmd indicated “some lingering hesitancgy on major investments due to the only recent pickupin activity.” The 10th district coverz Western Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Wyoming and northern New Mexico.
The production index for manufacturers reportingg an increase in production in June from May was 9 its first foray into positive territory since About 33 percent of companiesx surveyed said productionwas up, and about 22 percent said it was The index was at -3 in May and -8 a year ago. Productiom indexes increased for durable andnondurablw goods-producing plants. The indexes for shipments, new orders and orderf backlog all increased forthe second-straighy month and emerged from negativwe territory. The employment index was -10 in up from -13 in May. It was at -9 a year ago. The average employee workweek indexhit 3, jumping from -14 in May and -3 a year ago.
The inded had been negative since August. Inventories for materialsz and finished goodsremained negative, worseningg from May to June and from last The future-production outlook indexs reached 13, up from 1 in May and down from 17 a year ago. The futurr capital expenditures index fellto -13 in June from -10 in May. The bank said most firmd indicated “some lingering hesitancgy on major investments due to the only recent pickupin activity.” The 10th district coverz Western Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Wyoming and northern New Mexico.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Austin Ventures launches Brazos Software Corp. - Triangle Business Journal:
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is AV's latest launch in its CEO-in-residence program. The company has been formedc in partnership with local software executives Scott Harmomn andSean Fallon, who are serving as CEO and chiev operating officer respectively. Brazos will focus on buyingy andexpanding well-established software companies with solid track records of success. Harmon is a softwar sector veteran and has held leadership posts with companiee such as Tivoli Systemw andMotive Communications. Fallon was most-recentlyh senior vice president of Triloghy where he invested morethan $100 milliohn in capital and led the company's merger and acquisition initiatives.
“With Scott and we believe we have put together a truly dynamic and complementary softwareexecutive team,” said Michaell Rovner, AV Partner. “Between Scott’s track records of growing innovativeand category-leading software companiew and Sean’s history of acquiring and efficientlhy operating software businesses, we have the right leadershio team to create a highly successful software Harmon said the partnership with AV offerws a unique opportunity. “AV has made a significantf investment commitmentto Brazos," he said.
"The also bring a deep understanding and successfup track record of buildinga company’s long-term operatinbg success while simultaneously generating superiot returns for the company’s investors and shareholders.”
is AV's latest launch in its CEO-in-residence program. The company has been formedc in partnership with local software executives Scott Harmomn andSean Fallon, who are serving as CEO and chiev operating officer respectively. Brazos will focus on buyingy andexpanding well-established software companies with solid track records of success. Harmon is a softwar sector veteran and has held leadership posts with companiee such as Tivoli Systemw andMotive Communications. Fallon was most-recentlyh senior vice president of Triloghy where he invested morethan $100 milliohn in capital and led the company's merger and acquisition initiatives.
“With Scott and we believe we have put together a truly dynamic and complementary softwareexecutive team,” said Michaell Rovner, AV Partner. “Between Scott’s track records of growing innovativeand category-leading software companiew and Sean’s history of acquiring and efficientlhy operating software businesses, we have the right leadershio team to create a highly successful software Harmon said the partnership with AV offerws a unique opportunity. “AV has made a significantf investment commitmentto Brazos," he said.
"The also bring a deep understanding and successfup track record of buildinga company’s long-term operatinbg success while simultaneously generating superiot returns for the company’s investors and shareholders.”
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