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And officials with the Colorado Department of Transportatiom told the board they will recommenx the agency review how it handles complaints abougt road and bridge contracts and the use ofthese small, minority- and woman-owned businesses. Maranda Pleau, the small business coordinatorfor Greeley-basedf general contractor , will join the Colorado Economic Recovery and Accountability Board June 29, chairmanj Don Elliman said during a board meeting Thursday. Her job is to ensurer minority businesses are aware of contract related to thestimulus package, Elliman said. The movesa come in response to a complaint from HamonContractorw Inc.
in Denver over a bridge repait project paid for with money from the American Recoveryu andReinvestment Act. Hamon lost a bid Aprilk 16 to rebuild two bridgezs over Interstate 76 inAdams County. The lowesrt bid for the contract camefrom Centennial-basedc , which bid $8 million for the nearly 15 percent under CDOT’s estimate of $9.4 State contracts are typically awarded to the lowest bidder. But Hamon objected to CDOT awarding the projec tto Sema, saying Sema didn’f make a "good-faith to hire enough minority subcontractors, accordiny to a June 3 letter from Mark director of the Governor’s Economic Recover Team, to the accountability board.
CDOT reviewed the and Sema’s efforts to get minority businesses involvedr in thebridge contract. The reviea concluded Sema met the agency’s threshold for trying and CDOT formallt awarded the project tothe company, CDOT executive directotr Russ George said. But CDOT wants to review how it handles futuree complaints about using disadvantaged businesses onstat contracts. Celina Benavidez, director of administration for told the accountability board she will recommenrdthe agency’s commissioners form a review committee involvingb members of the agency, interest industry, the attorney general’s office, and federal transportation officials.
How to gather inpuyt from minority businesses about their experience with aprime contractor. At the meeting, Hamon attorney Seth Firmendee thanked CDOT for being willing to reviewthe process. Helgqa Grunerud, executive director of the Hispanic Contractorsdof Colorado, also praised CDOT’s move, saying, "Wes believe we’ve been
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
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percent. For the past 12 months, the Land of Enchantmentf has lost 9,600 construction jobs, for a 16.3 percent loss. The stater ranks 11th nationally for the most jobs lost on apercentage basis, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor The numbers are expectexd to improve during the second half of 2009 as federal stimulus dollars come into the state and are expected to created atleast 1,000 jobs in road and bridges building alone. Any pick up in home building will also bolstereconstruction employment. Texas continues to show down only 0.5 percent in Aprikl and off 9.
2 percent for the 12 There has been an exodus of construction workers out of New Mexicol and some are pursuing workin Texas, accordingg to officials with the state’s constructiojn lobbying groups who have been disappointed with the amoun t of stimulus money coming to New Mexico. Arizona continues to be the softest market nationally forconstruction employment, fallinyg nearly 28 percent in the past year with the loss of 54,000o jobs.
percent. For the past 12 months, the Land of Enchantmentf has lost 9,600 construction jobs, for a 16.3 percent loss. The stater ranks 11th nationally for the most jobs lost on apercentage basis, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor The numbers are expectexd to improve during the second half of 2009 as federal stimulus dollars come into the state and are expected to created atleast 1,000 jobs in road and bridges building alone. Any pick up in home building will also bolstereconstruction employment. Texas continues to show down only 0.5 percent in Aprikl and off 9.
2 percent for the 12 There has been an exodus of construction workers out of New Mexicol and some are pursuing workin Texas, accordingg to officials with the state’s constructiojn lobbying groups who have been disappointed with the amoun t of stimulus money coming to New Mexico. Arizona continues to be the softest market nationally forconstruction employment, fallinyg nearly 28 percent in the past year with the loss of 54,000o jobs.
Friday, August 27, 2010
CoBiz posts $16M Q2 loss, begins stock sale - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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million, or 72 cents per in the second quarter, as the weak economh continued to exact a toll on the officialssaid Monday. The loss compares with a profitof $4.2 or 18 cents per share, in the same quartert a year earlier. Denver-based CoBiz COBZ) owns and Arizonaa Business Bank. The latest quarter’s results include a $35.q million pre-tax provision for loan and credit or 150 percent ofnet charge-offs — which were $23.44 million — for the period. “Ww continue to take a conservative posture in our provisioning forloan losses,” Chairma and CEO Steve Bangert said in a “Our second quarter provision brings our allowancw to loan ratio to nearly 3.
9 percent, one of the strongestt in the industry. While I remain confidentr in oursenior management’s ability to effectivel respond to the current credit obstacles, we felt it was prudeny to continue building the allowance given the uncertainthy in the economy.” Nonperforming assetds ended the quarter at $93.9 million, or 3.7 perceng of total assets, up from $52.5 millio n or 2 percent of total asset s on March 31. Separately on Monday, CoBi said it had begun a sale ofabourt $45 million of its commoh stock.
It will use the proceeds for generakcorporate purposes, including supporting the capital needs of its bank expanding operations, possible acquisitions and working capitakl needs. Last week, CoBiz announced it had hiresd Colorado and Arizonamarket presidents, , to oversee banking operations in each market. “We remain focusedr on building our franchise during these challenging times and want to ensure we are positioner to take advantage of unique market opportunities that we expect willpresent themselves,” Bangert “To that end, we recently announced the hiringb of Colorado and Arizona market presidents who will oversee all banking operations in their respective markets, provide directionn for future growth and free up some of our existinyg resources to focus on high quality business development opportunities.
We will also continude to dedicate appropriate resources througu our Special Assets Group to address resolutionn ofproblem loans.”
million, or 72 cents per in the second quarter, as the weak economh continued to exact a toll on the officialssaid Monday. The loss compares with a profitof $4.2 or 18 cents per share, in the same quartert a year earlier. Denver-based CoBiz COBZ) owns and Arizonaa Business Bank. The latest quarter’s results include a $35.q million pre-tax provision for loan and credit or 150 percent ofnet charge-offs — which were $23.44 million — for the period. “Ww continue to take a conservative posture in our provisioning forloan losses,” Chairma and CEO Steve Bangert said in a “Our second quarter provision brings our allowancw to loan ratio to nearly 3.
9 percent, one of the strongestt in the industry. While I remain confidentr in oursenior management’s ability to effectivel respond to the current credit obstacles, we felt it was prudeny to continue building the allowance given the uncertainthy in the economy.” Nonperforming assetds ended the quarter at $93.9 million, or 3.7 perceng of total assets, up from $52.5 millio n or 2 percent of total asset s on March 31. Separately on Monday, CoBi said it had begun a sale ofabourt $45 million of its commoh stock.
It will use the proceeds for generakcorporate purposes, including supporting the capital needs of its bank expanding operations, possible acquisitions and working capitakl needs. Last week, CoBiz announced it had hiresd Colorado and Arizonamarket presidents, , to oversee banking operations in each market. “We remain focusedr on building our franchise during these challenging times and want to ensure we are positioner to take advantage of unique market opportunities that we expect willpresent themselves,” Bangert “To that end, we recently announced the hiringb of Colorado and Arizona market presidents who will oversee all banking operations in their respective markets, provide directionn for future growth and free up some of our existinyg resources to focus on high quality business development opportunities.
We will also continude to dedicate appropriate resources througu our Special Assets Group to address resolutionn ofproblem loans.”
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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plans to conduct auctionws June 21 for the 24 remainingg unitsat Duo. Duo, in the Castleberry Hill area ofdowntown Atlanta, was built in 2007 by Minimum bids for the units will start at up to 62 percent below previous asking The auction at Duo is the fifth such auction conductedx by Accelerated Marketing Partners and Jon Gollinger, compan co-founder and East Coast CEO, who said he is startinf to "feel the floor" for the entry-level and moderate-pricede condo market in Atlanta. Accelerated Marketing Partners has done auction sale of unitsat Element, Horizon at Aqua and Cosmopolitan.
At Cosmopolitan in the Lindbergh area, Accelerated Marketinyg Partners sold 43 unitsat auction, then an additionao 15 units sold after that, Gollinger said. "I n each case, the market is starting to create a valuepointf [for condo units] that seems to be gettinhg a bit consistent," he said. Atlanta's entry-level and moderate-priced condoo market "is responding as well as any place in the countrygright now." But there is still a saturation of luxury and near-luxury units in Atlantza "and that is where you are really going to see the problem," Gollinger said. Luxurhy condos are still competing withluxury single-familyy homes here.
Gollinger defines the luxury and near luxury condods in Atlantaas "those glass towers in Buckheadc and Midtown that were expensivr to put up and beautifully done," he said. In New York those units would sellfor $1,200 a squarw foot, "but in Atlanta, even at its peak, was only $500 a squars foot." The sales at Aqua were more in the near luxuryt to luxury price range, he said. Sales there were as high as Atlanta is probablylooking "at another year" of auctionb events "but the market is responding to thesd events," Gollinger said. Of the condo sales in the first halfof he's estimating most are from auction sales.
He expectw the auction at Duo willdo "We'll sell those out in an hour," he Five one-bedroom units to be sold at auction are approximatelyy 860 square feet, with minimum bids starting at $75,000. Previouxs asking prices for the units were up to Twelve one-bedroom-plus-den units to be sold at auction are approximatelyh 991 square feet, with minimum bids starting at $105,000. Previous asking prices for these homes were upto $234,900. Sevemn two-bedroom-plus-study units to be sold at auction areapproximately 1,195 square feet, with minimum bids starting at $135,000. Previoua asking prices for thesw homes ranged upto $284,900. The auctionn will take place on Sun., June 21 at 1 p.
m. at the Embasst Suites at CentennialOlympic Park, at 267 Marietta St. (ADA) officialw will be available onsite on June 12 and June 19 to discusse financing options through the HomeAtlantaq Down-Payment Assistance Program. The program provides fundinyg to eligible homebuyers for purchasee of a new or existing home with as littledas $1,500 down and may be used to pay all or a portion of the closing costs and/or the down payment associatedc with purchasing a home at Duo.
plans to conduct auctionws June 21 for the 24 remainingg unitsat Duo. Duo, in the Castleberry Hill area ofdowntown Atlanta, was built in 2007 by Minimum bids for the units will start at up to 62 percent below previous asking The auction at Duo is the fifth such auction conductedx by Accelerated Marketing Partners and Jon Gollinger, compan co-founder and East Coast CEO, who said he is startinf to "feel the floor" for the entry-level and moderate-pricede condo market in Atlanta. Accelerated Marketing Partners has done auction sale of unitsat Element, Horizon at Aqua and Cosmopolitan.
At Cosmopolitan in the Lindbergh area, Accelerated Marketinyg Partners sold 43 unitsat auction, then an additionao 15 units sold after that, Gollinger said. "I n each case, the market is starting to create a valuepointf [for condo units] that seems to be gettinhg a bit consistent," he said. Atlanta's entry-level and moderate-priced condoo market "is responding as well as any place in the countrygright now." But there is still a saturation of luxury and near-luxury units in Atlantza "and that is where you are really going to see the problem," Gollinger said. Luxurhy condos are still competing withluxury single-familyy homes here.
Gollinger defines the luxury and near luxury condods in Atlantaas "those glass towers in Buckheadc and Midtown that were expensivr to put up and beautifully done," he said. In New York those units would sellfor $1,200 a squarw foot, "but in Atlanta, even at its peak, was only $500 a squars foot." The sales at Aqua were more in the near luxuryt to luxury price range, he said. Sales there were as high as Atlanta is probablylooking "at another year" of auctionb events "but the market is responding to thesd events," Gollinger said. Of the condo sales in the first halfof he's estimating most are from auction sales.
He expectw the auction at Duo willdo "We'll sell those out in an hour," he Five one-bedroom units to be sold at auction are approximatelyy 860 square feet, with minimum bids starting at $75,000. Previouxs asking prices for the units were up to Twelve one-bedroom-plus-den units to be sold at auction are approximatelyh 991 square feet, with minimum bids starting at $105,000. Previous asking prices for these homes were upto $234,900. Sevemn two-bedroom-plus-study units to be sold at auction areapproximately 1,195 square feet, with minimum bids starting at $135,000. Previoua asking prices for thesw homes ranged upto $284,900. The auctionn will take place on Sun., June 21 at 1 p.
m. at the Embasst Suites at CentennialOlympic Park, at 267 Marietta St. (ADA) officialw will be available onsite on June 12 and June 19 to discusse financing options through the HomeAtlantaq Down-Payment Assistance Program. The program provides fundinyg to eligible homebuyers for purchasee of a new or existing home with as littledas $1,500 down and may be used to pay all or a portion of the closing costs and/or the down payment associatedc with purchasing a home at Duo.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Will the White House Fight to End the Cuba Travel Ban? - TIME
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Pravda | Will the White House Fight to End the Cuba Travel Ban? TIME 23, 2010 After it looked a couple of months ago as if a bill lifting the ban on US travel to Cuba had the momentum to pass Congress, it now appears st » |
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Iran unveils bombing drone - CNN International
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Ha'aretz | Iran unveils bombing drone CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff An Iranian flag flutters Friday at an undisclosed location in Iran next to a surface-to-surface Qiam-1 (Rising) missile. (CNN) -- Iran unveiled the first long-range military drone manufactured in the country on Sunday, ... Iran Unveils Its First Loc » |
Friday, August 20, 2010
Self-Styled 'Bonnie and Clyde' Fugitives John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch Nabbed - ABC News
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Telegraph.co.uk | Self-Styled 'Bonnie and Clyde' Fugitives John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch Nabbed ABC News John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch were taken into custody near the town of Springerville, Ariz., near the border with New Mexico. The duo told authorities that if given the chance, they would have shot it out with ... US fugitive couple captured in Arizona Arizona fugitive and fiancee arrested at campsite Arizona fugitive and fiancee arrested at campsite |
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Rod Blagojevich's Narrow Escape: Ex-Illinois Gov. Guilty on 1 Count - ABC News
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msnbc.com | Rod Blagojevich's Narrow Escape: Ex-Illinois Gov. Guilty on 1 Count ABC News A lone juror may have saved former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich from a conviction on the most serious corruption charge of conspiring to trade or sell President Obama's vacated Senate seat, according to a juror in the case. ... What the Blagojevich Jury Thinks Juror: One vote blocked Senate seat conviction in Blagojevich case The Blagojevich Case: Like the Ali-Frazier Rivalry? |
Monday, August 16, 2010
Plane Crash in Colombia Kills At Least One - Voice of America
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CNN International | Plane Crash in Colombia Kills At Least One Voice of America Photo: AP A plane was struck by lightning while landing on the island of San Andres, Colombia Monday killing at least one person. RCN radio in Colombia is reporting that the plane was carrying more than 128 passengers. It broke into three pieces after ... Plane splits apart in Colombia, 1 dead Plane crashes on Colombian island Lightning crashes Colombian plane, one dead, 120 injured |
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Four dead in shooting outside downtown restaurant - Buffalo News
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Flighty or Folk Hero? Jury's Still Out on Steven Slater - FOXNews
CBC.ca | Flighty or Folk Hero? Jury's Still Out on Steven Slater FOXNews This screen grab taken from MySpace shows Slater. The flight attendant for JetBlue Airways Corp. looked pleased and relieved after cursing out a passenger on an airplane public-address system, grabbing some beer from the g » |
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Former Senator Ted Stevens Is in Plane Crash - New York Times
ABC News | Former Senator Ted Stevens Is in Plane Crash New York Times Former United States Senator Ted Stevens was one of eight people aboard a plane that crashed in southern Alaska on Monday night, a former member of Mr. Stevens's Congressional staff said on Tuesday. Five people were believed to have been ... NTSB statement on crash near Dillingham Ted Stevens: An iconic lawmaker Rescuers arrive to help Alaska plane crash victims |
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Sunday, August 8, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Jobs Report Shows Private Sector Still Wary of Hiring - New York Times
RTE.ie | Jobs Report Shows Private Sector Still Wary of Hiring New York Times With the American economic recovery hanging in the balance, private employers were unable to add enough jobs in July to overcome the departure of thousands of temporary Census workers as well as people laid off by cash-strapped state and ... Stocks W » |
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
House ethics panel charges Rep. Maxine Waters - USA Today
Los Angeles Times | House ethics panel charges Rep. Maxine Waters USA Today A House ethics panel charged California Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters today with breaking unspecified ethics rules -- making the 10-term veteran the second lawmaker to face an ethics trial just months before the midterm election. ... Ethics panel files formal case against Rep. Maxine Waters Maxine Waters Denies Ethics Charges House ethics panel files charges against Maxine Waters |
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