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Those odds may seem low, but they’re actually high since double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economy grows 95 percent of the time, says the chamber’s Marty He predicts the currenrt economic downturn will end around September. However, the unemployment rate will remain high through the firsg half of next year andinvestmentt won’t snap back as quickly as it usually does afteer a recession, Regalia says.
Inflation, however, looms as a potentiap problem because of thefederal government’s huge budget deficitsd and the massive amount of dollars pumped into the economu by the Federal Reserve, he “The economy has got to be runninf on its own by the middlee of next year,” Regaliwa says. Almost every major inflationaryh periodin U.S. history was preceded by heavy debt he notes. The chanced of a double-dip recession will be lower if Ben Bernankr is reappointed chairman of theFederal Reserve, Regalia says. If President Barack Obama appoints his economic adviseer Larry Summers to chairthe Fed, that would signa the monetary spigot would remaimn open for a longer time, he predicts.
A coalescing of the Fed and the Obamas administrationis “not something the marketx want to see,” Regaliaw says. Obama has declined to say whether he willreappoinr Bernanke, whose term ends in February.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Unemployment rate falls in Allegheny, Beaver counties - Boston Business Journal:
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and Industry released seasonally adjustex unemployment figures forthe state’s countiexs and metropolitan statistical areae on Tuesday. In Allegheny County, the unemploymentt rate fell from 6.6 percen t in March to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in Marcy to 7.9 percent in The improvements in Allegheny andBeaver however, were not enougy to boost the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percentg in March to 7.3 percent in Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.8 percent.
When makingf comparisons, the Department of Labod and Industry uses seasonallt adjusted figures in order to account for cyclical hiring differencesthat don’rt reflect changes in the overall economy. Employment in the seven-counth Pittsburgh area continues to be stronger than many other In addition to besting the state by half apercentags point, unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentage pointzs lower than the United States as a which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 Here is the breakdown across the State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percent Altoona: 7.2 percen Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percentg York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percentt Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgb MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percent in Alleghent County to 9.8 percent in Armstrong County. Here is the breakdowbn by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percent 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percenty Beaver: 7.9 percent 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent 9.
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and Industry released seasonally adjustex unemployment figures forthe state’s countiexs and metropolitan statistical areae on Tuesday. In Allegheny County, the unemploymentt rate fell from 6.6 percen t in March to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in Marcy to 7.9 percent in The improvements in Allegheny andBeaver however, were not enougy to boost the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percentg in March to 7.3 percent in Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.8 percent.
When makingf comparisons, the Department of Labod and Industry uses seasonallt adjusted figures in order to account for cyclical hiring differencesthat don’rt reflect changes in the overall economy. Employment in the seven-counth Pittsburgh area continues to be stronger than many other In addition to besting the state by half apercentags point, unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentage pointzs lower than the United States as a which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 Here is the breakdown across the State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percent Altoona: 7.2 percen Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percentg York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percentt Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgb MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percent in Alleghent County to 9.8 percent in Armstrong County. Here is the breakdowbn by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percent 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percenty Beaver: 7.9 percent 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent 9.
8 percent
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Dubai hopes to attract more seafaring sightseers with plans for bigger cruise ... - Washington Post
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The National | Dubai hopes to attract more seafaring sightseers with plans for bigger cruise ... Washington Post DUBAI, United Arab Emirates â€" Dubai is significantly expanding its cruise ship port in an effort to attract more seafaring tourists to the city's Persian Gulf shores. Dubai's port operator DP World laid out plans Wednesday to open a second cruise ship ... Dubai hopes to attract more seafaring sightseers with plans for bigger cruise ... Ahoy Dubai: Gulf city to expand cruise ship port Ahoy Dubai: Gulf city to expand cruise ship port |
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Cardinals fail repeatedly to score - USA Today
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USA Today | Cardinals fail repeatedly to score USA Today ARLINGTON, Texas â€" The St.Louis Cardinals could have made life easy for starting pitcher Chris Carpenter in World Series Game 5. Instead they made life difficult on themselves, f » |
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Training to aid ABQ hospitality workers - The Business Review (Albany):
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If not, then the Albuquerque Convention and Visitorsz Bureau wants tochange that. So it’s rolling out an updated version of AlbuquerquedConcierge Excellence, or ACE, training. The program was developec in partnership with Central New Mexici Community College and the CNM WorkforceTraininb Center. The training push kicks off June 24from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Hiltojn Albuquerque Hotel. Bob Murphy, executive directot of the Economic Forum and chairmann of the Hospitality TrainingAdvisorhy Committee, will introduce the ACE program and customer service experr Ann Rhoades will discuss the value of top-notch Rhoades developed programs for , , P.F.
Chang’s, Doubletree Hotels and Her talk will focusw on making Albuquerque anoutstanding customer-oriented destination. Training for front-line employees was a key part of theDestinatiohn Masterplan, created by the hospitality industry as a blueprin for developing Albuquerque as a Previous ACE training took placre four years ago, said Tania Armenta, vice presidentf of tourism and communications at the Albuquerqure Convention and Visitors Bureau. This time the training is as much about destination awarenesas ascustomer service, Armenta said. The three-hour course will be offerecd once a month at different timeds and locations over thenext year.
Attendeesw will get a quick reference guide on Albuquerque to answed visitor questions and a pass that offers admission to at leasf 17 different attractions so theyhave first-hand knowledged of what’s available. Albuquerque is in a competitive environmeng forluring travelers, Armenta “Ensuring that Albuquerque offers top-notch customer service, along with destinatiom knowledge, helps to differentiate us from other destinations,” she Elise Rogers, vice president of development with the ACVB, said the coursew will outline three pillars of why people come to the Duke Arts and culture/heritage, outdoor recreation, and ballooning, whicgh takes place year round, not just during the .
“Wer tell them that there are 23,000 hospitality industrhy jobs inthis area, we tell them how much visitorzs spend. We go into the importance of Rogers said. More visitors means more money and better job securityfor front-lin workers, she added. The cost for the training is $25 per To register call CNM at (505) 224-5200 and provide each participant’s birth date and place of employment. More informatiojn is availableat .
If not, then the Albuquerque Convention and Visitorsz Bureau wants tochange that. So it’s rolling out an updated version of AlbuquerquedConcierge Excellence, or ACE, training. The program was developec in partnership with Central New Mexici Community College and the CNM WorkforceTraininb Center. The training push kicks off June 24from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Hiltojn Albuquerque Hotel. Bob Murphy, executive directot of the Economic Forum and chairmann of the Hospitality TrainingAdvisorhy Committee, will introduce the ACE program and customer service experr Ann Rhoades will discuss the value of top-notch Rhoades developed programs for , , P.F.
Chang’s, Doubletree Hotels and Her talk will focusw on making Albuquerque anoutstanding customer-oriented destination. Training for front-line employees was a key part of theDestinatiohn Masterplan, created by the hospitality industry as a blueprin for developing Albuquerque as a Previous ACE training took placre four years ago, said Tania Armenta, vice presidentf of tourism and communications at the Albuquerqure Convention and Visitors Bureau. This time the training is as much about destination awarenesas ascustomer service, Armenta said. The three-hour course will be offerecd once a month at different timeds and locations over thenext year.
Attendeesw will get a quick reference guide on Albuquerque to answed visitor questions and a pass that offers admission to at leasf 17 different attractions so theyhave first-hand knowledged of what’s available. Albuquerque is in a competitive environmeng forluring travelers, Armenta “Ensuring that Albuquerque offers top-notch customer service, along with destinatiom knowledge, helps to differentiate us from other destinations,” she Elise Rogers, vice president of development with the ACVB, said the coursew will outline three pillars of why people come to the Duke Arts and culture/heritage, outdoor recreation, and ballooning, whicgh takes place year round, not just during the .
“Wer tell them that there are 23,000 hospitality industrhy jobs inthis area, we tell them how much visitorzs spend. We go into the importance of Rogers said. More visitors means more money and better job securityfor front-lin workers, she added. The cost for the training is $25 per To register call CNM at (505) 224-5200 and provide each participant’s birth date and place of employment. More informatiojn is availableat .
Thursday, October 20, 2011
USD 204 schools receive Standards of Excellence; CMS fails to make AYP targets - Bonner Springs Chieftain
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Baristanet | USD 204 schools receive Standards of Excellence; CMS fails to make AYP targets Bonner Springs Chieftain But CMS also has to contend with a larger population than the elementary schools, which creates more subgroups â€" seven in » |
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Australia bucks asylum trend - ABC Online
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Bikya Masr | Australia bucks asylum trend ABC Online New figures released by the United Nations show the number of asylum seekers arriving in Australia fell 19 per cent in the first half of this year. The UN's refugee agency data shows Australia defied a global trend ... Malaysia swap cited as asylum arrivals drop Sharp drop in claims for asylum Asylum claims down 20% in Australia and New Zealand |
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Eagle Geophysical, subsidiary file for Chapter 11 - Houston Business Journal:
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Houston-based Eagle (Pinksheets: EAGG) was formed in 1993 to provide geophysical services to upstream oilfield service In the voluntary petition filedd with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of the company listed assetz of morethan $1 million and liabilities of more than $10 A company filing also showed that it terminateds the employment of seven of its top executives includingg Robert Wood, president and chief operatinf officer, and John Pearce, chief financiapl officer. The four others were listed as and one was avice A. John Knapp Jr. remains the company’s chairmajn and H. Malcolm Lovet t Jr.
has been named chief reorganization Eagle’s largest unsecured creditors include: Houston-basede Eagle Equipment Leasing; John Kornitzerd of Mission, Kan.; Eagle Canada Inc.; Eagle Geophysical Offshore Fixed Income and Dallas-based Realtime Geophysical Surveys LP.
Houston-based Eagle (Pinksheets: EAGG) was formed in 1993 to provide geophysical services to upstream oilfield service In the voluntary petition filedd with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of the company listed assetz of morethan $1 million and liabilities of more than $10 A company filing also showed that it terminateds the employment of seven of its top executives includingg Robert Wood, president and chief operatinf officer, and John Pearce, chief financiapl officer. The four others were listed as and one was avice A. John Knapp Jr. remains the company’s chairmajn and H. Malcolm Lovet t Jr.
has been named chief reorganization Eagle’s largest unsecured creditors include: Houston-basede Eagle Equipment Leasing; John Kornitzerd of Mission, Kan.; Eagle Canada Inc.; Eagle Geophysical Offshore Fixed Income and Dallas-based Realtime Geophysical Surveys LP.
Friday, October 14, 2011
LDS church helps members with bills, jobs, mortgage payments - Birmingham Business Journal:
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That includes Mormon bishops sometimes helping distresser members pay their billsand mortgages, said Don a spokesman for the church in “It happens occasionally,” Evans said. Mormon bishops are the laypersonm equivalent to parish priests in the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches. They have the discretion to offer various services and aid to thosewin need, including financial assistance, LDS officials said. Evans said most of the church’xs help comes through food banks, but it may exten to helping memberswith bills. He stressesd the latter is offered only asa short-term aid and does not extendd to credit card debts.
Buddy Blankenfeld, a spokesman at LDS headquarterse in SaltLake City, reports a 20 percenf increase this year in members’ requests for help via the church’sa social service programs. The church encouraged member at recent services tohire out-of-worko fellow Mormons and has stepped up operations and outreacnh from its church-run employment service centers. The churchg has 300 such centers worldwide, including five in in Mesa, Phoenix, Tucson, Snowflake and Windosw Rock. The church also is helpinf throughits Bishop’s Store House in a food bank of sorts that offers free groceried and other necessities to members in need.
Some of the LDS serviceds are extended to nonmembersas well. Local Mormon church members, ex-members and thos e familiar with the East Valley real estate marke are not surprised by the increasdin LDS-related assistance. “The Mormon church has long had its own unofficiap welfare system that helpzs church members meettheir families’ financial obligationz during job loss, medical emergencies, etc. They also have a larged system that provides food to needyu Mormon families vialarge storehouses,” said Arizona Rep. Kyrsten D-Phoenix, who grew up in a Mormon household.
Brandohn Hinson, a real estate agent with in theEast Valley, said he’sa seeing various churches and religioux groups offering help to distraughf homeowners. “I know churches do They watch out for their Hinson said. The LDS church is not officially helpingt members refinance or modifytroublesomw mortgages, Blankenfeld said. The Phoenix area has one of the wors t foreclosure rates inthe U.S. That includes East Valley suburbw with substantialMormon populations. The Phoenix metri area had the ninth-worst foreclosure notice rate inthe U.S.
duriny the first quarter, according to One in every 40 Phoenix-area householdsw received a foreclosure notice or was in the foreclosure process duringthat period, RealtyTrac said. Las Vegas had the worst rate, with 1 in everyh 22 homes in theforeclosure process. There were 541 foreclosure sales in East Vallety suburbsof Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert in 2008, according to the , a real estatew data firm based in Glendale. By comparison, Phoenid had more than 1,100 foreclosurexs last year. West Valley which have more new subdivisions hit hard by thehousingt slide, had 671 foreclosures, accordinbg to Information Market.
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That includes Mormon bishops sometimes helping distresser members pay their billsand mortgages, said Don a spokesman for the church in “It happens occasionally,” Evans said. Mormon bishops are the laypersonm equivalent to parish priests in the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches. They have the discretion to offer various services and aid to thosewin need, including financial assistance, LDS officials said. Evans said most of the church’xs help comes through food banks, but it may exten to helping memberswith bills. He stressesd the latter is offered only asa short-term aid and does not extendd to credit card debts.
Buddy Blankenfeld, a spokesman at LDS headquarterse in SaltLake City, reports a 20 percenf increase this year in members’ requests for help via the church’sa social service programs. The church encouraged member at recent services tohire out-of-worko fellow Mormons and has stepped up operations and outreacnh from its church-run employment service centers. The churchg has 300 such centers worldwide, including five in in Mesa, Phoenix, Tucson, Snowflake and Windosw Rock. The church also is helpinf throughits Bishop’s Store House in a food bank of sorts that offers free groceried and other necessities to members in need.
Some of the LDS serviceds are extended to nonmembersas well. Local Mormon church members, ex-members and thos e familiar with the East Valley real estate marke are not surprised by the increasdin LDS-related assistance. “The Mormon church has long had its own unofficiap welfare system that helpzs church members meettheir families’ financial obligationz during job loss, medical emergencies, etc. They also have a larged system that provides food to needyu Mormon families vialarge storehouses,” said Arizona Rep. Kyrsten D-Phoenix, who grew up in a Mormon household.
Brandohn Hinson, a real estate agent with in theEast Valley, said he’sa seeing various churches and religioux groups offering help to distraughf homeowners. “I know churches do They watch out for their Hinson said. The LDS church is not officially helpingt members refinance or modifytroublesomw mortgages, Blankenfeld said. The Phoenix area has one of the wors t foreclosure rates inthe U.S. That includes East Valley suburbw with substantialMormon populations. The Phoenix metri area had the ninth-worst foreclosure notice rate inthe U.S.
duriny the first quarter, according to One in every 40 Phoenix-area householdsw received a foreclosure notice or was in the foreclosure process duringthat period, RealtyTrac said. Las Vegas had the worst rate, with 1 in everyh 22 homes in theforeclosure process. There were 541 foreclosure sales in East Vallety suburbsof Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert in 2008, according to the , a real estatew data firm based in Glendale. By comparison, Phoenid had more than 1,100 foreclosurexs last year. West Valley which have more new subdivisions hit hard by thehousingt slide, had 671 foreclosures, accordinbg to Information Market.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
K&L Gates opens Dubai office - Portland Business Journal:
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Dubai is the firm’s 33rd officew and its first in theMiddle East. K&L Gates Chairmamn and Global Managing Partner Peter Kalis said the officewas “in the workds for about a year” and that the firm’ds entry was “well-timed comparexd with a year ago because the costxs are reduced and there is much more legal talent at more reasonable compensation levels available on the market.” K&L Gatez expects to grow the Dubai office principally through hires in that region. “I could see additional officess in theMiddle East,” said Kalis, who firsf visited Dubai six months ago in preparing the firm’a entry there.
“Because of the concentratioh of financial and professional services in theDubai it’s a very attractive and efficient poiny of entry into the Gulf But certainly it’s not the only market for legal services that A logical next step would be Abu Dhabi, but thered is nothing scheduled for that to K&L Gates is also “always” open to continueed expansion opportunities internationally and in the continental Unitexd States, Kalis said, but did not identify specific citiex or countries. Neal Brendel, one of the firm’s seniorf dispute resolution partners, is relocating from the Pittsburgh offics to serveas co-founder of the Dubai office.
Joinin g Brendel is Paul de who most recently workedwith Ashurst, establishingv and managing that firm’s Dubai officew and helping to open a second office in the United Arab He is a corporate and projecta lawyer with more than 20 years experience. Associatew Richard Dollimore also is joining theDubai office. He most recentlhy worked in the K&L Gates office in London.
Dubai is the firm’s 33rd officew and its first in theMiddle East. K&L Gates Chairmamn and Global Managing Partner Peter Kalis said the officewas “in the workds for about a year” and that the firm’ds entry was “well-timed comparexd with a year ago because the costxs are reduced and there is much more legal talent at more reasonable compensation levels available on the market.” K&L Gatez expects to grow the Dubai office principally through hires in that region. “I could see additional officess in theMiddle East,” said Kalis, who firsf visited Dubai six months ago in preparing the firm’a entry there.
“Because of the concentratioh of financial and professional services in theDubai it’s a very attractive and efficient poiny of entry into the Gulf But certainly it’s not the only market for legal services that A logical next step would be Abu Dhabi, but thered is nothing scheduled for that to K&L Gates is also “always” open to continueed expansion opportunities internationally and in the continental Unitexd States, Kalis said, but did not identify specific citiex or countries. Neal Brendel, one of the firm’s seniorf dispute resolution partners, is relocating from the Pittsburgh offics to serveas co-founder of the Dubai office.
Joinin g Brendel is Paul de who most recently workedwith Ashurst, establishingv and managing that firm’s Dubai officew and helping to open a second office in the United Arab He is a corporate and projecta lawyer with more than 20 years experience. Associatew Richard Dollimore also is joining theDubai office. He most recentlhy worked in the K&L Gates office in London.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Quaker Steak greasing wheels of growth in Pinellas Park - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Quaker Steak & Lube of Pinellas Park will be the firsr Florida location for the theme restaurang chain thatoffers Z-28 Zucchini, Chicken Fenders and an Assemblyt Line Burger. The restaurant will showcase vintage motorcycles andeven old-fashioned beer truckse and will stay open all day, every day. When the 10,000-square-foo operation with an additional 2,000 square-foo t outdoor patio starts its engines, it will employ 150 at 10400 49th A Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council economic impactr study estimates project costs willexceeds $1.8 million, said Susan director of business and neighborhood development for the city of Pinellass Park.
In the study Bill Church, franchiser and president and chiefv executive officer of QuakerAmerican LLC, statex he expects $5 million in sales during the firsy year. Blocking the dish: Think you got a better deal when you switchedf from cable to satellited to watch localprofessional sports? Guess again. The television turnover begamn earlier this year during the carriage standoffr between Sunshine Network and TimeWarner Cable, now called Bright Housr Networks, leading many sports fans to switch to satellite services such as DirecTV and Dish The cable impasse was worked out in mid-March, just in time for the Tampa Bay Lightning'xs hockey playoff run.
Now those same dish ownerd are finding out that they may miss out on as many as 65 Tamps Bay Devil Rays baseball games carried on PAX TV affiliatewin Florida, including WXPX-TV 66. That channelo isn't available locally via meaning dish owners must switch over to an antennaa to tune inthe Rays. The satellite services have no planxs to add thelocal channel, primarily becausew they already carry PAX's national signal but also becausd PAX didn't request the said Robert Mercer, a DirecTbV spokesman. While a "handful" of DirecTV customers have callex torequest WXPX, there are no plans to carruy the signal, he said.
"Once we lock in thosr (local) channels we have, it's difficult to add others due tocapacityt constraints," Mercer said. WXPX is available on Bright a subsidiaryof Advance/Newhouse Group, which also owns Americab City Business Journals Inc. Growing wisely: The courtyard at the Hillsborough County Cooperative Extension Service soon will be transformed into learninyg gardens promoting wisewatet use. Two items on the Countty Commission's April 16 agenda dealrt with theproject -- appropriating $20,000 from a special Wated Department fund and accepting $6,250 from the Southwestt Florida Water Management District.
The Water Department's portion will come from the Watere ConservationTrust Fund, made up of finesx from people who have violated water use The money will be used to promoted drainage and storm water collection in the gardens. The SWFWMeD portion will help build the garden as a livingy example of how a xeriscape landscapre successfully can be accomplished in a typical Florida Participants will complete a guided tour withgarden signs, learbn how to create xeriscape and to make a rain barrel and to retrofit for
Quaker Steak & Lube of Pinellas Park will be the firsr Florida location for the theme restaurang chain thatoffers Z-28 Zucchini, Chicken Fenders and an Assemblyt Line Burger. The restaurant will showcase vintage motorcycles andeven old-fashioned beer truckse and will stay open all day, every day. When the 10,000-square-foo operation with an additional 2,000 square-foo t outdoor patio starts its engines, it will employ 150 at 10400 49th A Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council economic impactr study estimates project costs willexceeds $1.8 million, said Susan director of business and neighborhood development for the city of Pinellass Park.
In the study Bill Church, franchiser and president and chiefv executive officer of QuakerAmerican LLC, statex he expects $5 million in sales during the firsy year. Blocking the dish: Think you got a better deal when you switchedf from cable to satellited to watch localprofessional sports? Guess again. The television turnover begamn earlier this year during the carriage standoffr between Sunshine Network and TimeWarner Cable, now called Bright Housr Networks, leading many sports fans to switch to satellite services such as DirecTV and Dish The cable impasse was worked out in mid-March, just in time for the Tampa Bay Lightning'xs hockey playoff run.
Now those same dish ownerd are finding out that they may miss out on as many as 65 Tamps Bay Devil Rays baseball games carried on PAX TV affiliatewin Florida, including WXPX-TV 66. That channelo isn't available locally via meaning dish owners must switch over to an antennaa to tune inthe Rays. The satellite services have no planxs to add thelocal channel, primarily becausew they already carry PAX's national signal but also becausd PAX didn't request the said Robert Mercer, a DirecTbV spokesman. While a "handful" of DirecTV customers have callex torequest WXPX, there are no plans to carruy the signal, he said.
"Once we lock in thosr (local) channels we have, it's difficult to add others due tocapacityt constraints," Mercer said. WXPX is available on Bright a subsidiaryof Advance/Newhouse Group, which also owns Americab City Business Journals Inc. Growing wisely: The courtyard at the Hillsborough County Cooperative Extension Service soon will be transformed into learninyg gardens promoting wisewatet use. Two items on the Countty Commission's April 16 agenda dealrt with theproject -- appropriating $20,000 from a special Wated Department fund and accepting $6,250 from the Southwestt Florida Water Management District.
The Water Department's portion will come from the Watere ConservationTrust Fund, made up of finesx from people who have violated water use The money will be used to promoted drainage and storm water collection in the gardens. The SWFWMeD portion will help build the garden as a livingy example of how a xeriscape landscapre successfully can be accomplished in a typical Florida Participants will complete a guided tour withgarden signs, learbn how to create xeriscape and to make a rain barrel and to retrofit for
Friday, October 7, 2011
Trilogy Development filing: $830,256 in assets, $119.8 million in liabilities - Baltimore Business Journal:
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million in total liabilities. Trilog y declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy onMay 15, the latest developmenrt in the long saga of the office and retaikl project near the Country Club The project, which was advertising magnate Bob Bernstein’se development plan to house his namesakee agency, Bernstein-Rein, ran into trouble when disputes with delayed construction indefinitely. Most of the liabilitiesa are in the form of secured claimsby Trilogy’s lender and bank. in Madison, Wis., claimxs it is owed $61.7y million in secured debt. Meanwhile, holdas nearly $32 million in claims. Several unsecurexd creditors are askingfor $26.1 Among those are JE Dunn, whicj claims $13.
8 million from an arbitrationj judgment entered against Trilogy. Also holding significant claimsare LLC, whic h was slated to resume construction in JE Dunn’s with a $3.63 million claim, and Bernstein himself, with a $3.99 million note payable. A creditor’s meeting is scheduleds for June 24.
million in total liabilities. Trilog y declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy onMay 15, the latest developmenrt in the long saga of the office and retaikl project near the Country Club The project, which was advertising magnate Bob Bernstein’se development plan to house his namesakee agency, Bernstein-Rein, ran into trouble when disputes with delayed construction indefinitely. Most of the liabilitiesa are in the form of secured claimsby Trilogy’s lender and bank. in Madison, Wis., claimxs it is owed $61.7y million in secured debt. Meanwhile, holdas nearly $32 million in claims. Several unsecurexd creditors are askingfor $26.1 Among those are JE Dunn, whicj claims $13.
8 million from an arbitrationj judgment entered against Trilogy. Also holding significant claimsare LLC, whic h was slated to resume construction in JE Dunn’s with a $3.63 million claim, and Bernstein himself, with a $3.99 million note payable. A creditor’s meeting is scheduleds for June 24.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Beige Book: Region
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Consumer spending in the region was weak and is expecterd toremain soft, the closely watched survey but “an uptick in manufacturing orders helpe stabilize expectations for future The Beige Book also said that “commercial real estatee market conditions deteriorated, and energy activituy declined further.” Bankers, it said, “reported a rise in depositas and stable loan demand with no erosion in loan It said consumer price and wage pressurex remained low. Meanwhile, producer prices “declined at a slowetr pace, with some firms noting that higher commodity pricew boosted material andfuel costs.
” Overall, the latest regionap Beige Book — covering a six-week period was somewhat more optimistic than the last survey, releasecd April 15. The report covers the Fed’s Kansas City-basesd 10th District. It is basee on interviews with a sample of businesses representingf key industries ineach district. The reports are anecdota l and do notcontain statistics, but they are widelyg followed and help the Fed to set national economivc policy.
The Fed’s 10th Districtt includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Wyoming as well as western Missouri and northern New Formally known asthe “Summart of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserves District,” the Beige Book is published eight time s a year. The latest report coveres late Aprilthrough May. The Federal Reserve’s 10th District is also known as the Kansazs City district becausethe reserve’s regionak bank is based there. .
Consumer spending in the region was weak and is expecterd toremain soft, the closely watched survey but “an uptick in manufacturing orders helpe stabilize expectations for future The Beige Book also said that “commercial real estatee market conditions deteriorated, and energy activituy declined further.” Bankers, it said, “reported a rise in depositas and stable loan demand with no erosion in loan It said consumer price and wage pressurex remained low. Meanwhile, producer prices “declined at a slowetr pace, with some firms noting that higher commodity pricew boosted material andfuel costs.
” Overall, the latest regionap Beige Book — covering a six-week period was somewhat more optimistic than the last survey, releasecd April 15. The report covers the Fed’s Kansas City-basesd 10th District. It is basee on interviews with a sample of businesses representingf key industries ineach district. The reports are anecdota l and do notcontain statistics, but they are widelyg followed and help the Fed to set national economivc policy.
The Fed’s 10th Districtt includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Wyoming as well as western Missouri and northern New Formally known asthe “Summart of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserves District,” the Beige Book is published eight time s a year. The latest report coveres late Aprilthrough May. The Federal Reserve’s 10th District is also known as the Kansazs City district becausethe reserve’s regionak bank is based there. .
Monday, October 3, 2011
N.C. travel: Motorists down, airlines up - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Economic troubles, unemployment and uncertainty about the futurde are expected to spura 2.7 percentg drop in expected motorists this holiday weekend from 971,000 in 2008 to 945,0000 in 2009. This marks the secon straight year July 4th travel has The announcement follows 10 consecutivwe days of decreasinggasoline prices, from a state averagre of $2.66 per gallon on June 20 to $2.6q per gallon on June 30. Currently, the lowest average gasolines prices in the state can be founfd in High Pointat $2.53 per gallon, while the highesy can be found in Durham at $2.66. Nonetheless, the overall 61-cent increase in average prices over the last 61 days appears to be keepinvg travelers offthe road.
many will turn to air travel this with 59,000 passengers taking flighrt across the state — a 5.4 percent increaser from 56,000 during the holiday weekend in 2008.
Economic troubles, unemployment and uncertainty about the futurde are expected to spura 2.7 percentg drop in expected motorists this holiday weekend from 971,000 in 2008 to 945,0000 in 2009. This marks the secon straight year July 4th travel has The announcement follows 10 consecutivwe days of decreasinggasoline prices, from a state averagre of $2.66 per gallon on June 20 to $2.6q per gallon on June 30. Currently, the lowest average gasolines prices in the state can be founfd in High Pointat $2.53 per gallon, while the highesy can be found in Durham at $2.66. Nonetheless, the overall 61-cent increase in average prices over the last 61 days appears to be keepinvg travelers offthe road.
many will turn to air travel this with 59,000 passengers taking flighrt across the state — a 5.4 percent increaser from 56,000 during the holiday weekend in 2008.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Hand sanitizer company draws customers - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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“We can’t keep enough in stock right now,” says Randal Mendoza, president and CEO of the Mendozs Group, which manufactures Kleenhanz antimicrobial towlettes. “I’vew sold out of everything I have this Right now, H-E-B wants everything we Mendoza adds. Mendoza says that with this pandemifc looming, the best way to reduce the transmission of the disease is to keep your hands The best way todo that, he is by washing your hands with soap and warm But, if you are not in a positiojn to do that, using Kleenhanzz products is a good alternative, he says. “Whenj you are in a rush or don’ have access to soap and water, this is the next best he says.
Mendoza says the swine flu pandemiv hasraised people’s awareness of the need for personakl hygiene and that has led to a greatet demand for the company’s product. Kleenhansz products are currently available atarea H-E-Bg stores and are also distributefd to all the schools in the Northeastt Independent School District (NEISD). Last year, the companu had about a quartee million dollars in This year, they are expecting between $1.5 milliohn and $2 million, says Lance chief operations officer and partner with Mendoza. “We’ves known this day was cominbg forsome time,” FitzSimon says.
“But convincing organizations of the need forpreventativw measures, when there isn’t a regional or national scare like thers is today, can be difficult.” The which employs just three people, currentlyh outsources its manufacturing to a company in Toluca, Mexico, and has a contracft with locally based ArchPoint Sales to servr as its national broker. But FitzSimon says he expects that over the next couplwof years, the company will need to stargt hiring its own sales staff and will soon be up to 10 to 12 After founding the company in 2003, Mendozs and FitzSimon spent the next five years developing the formula for They wanted to stay away from foams and gels because those tend to be alcohol Mendoza says he wantecd to stay away from alcohol contenrt for a number of reasons.
the alcohol tends to dry out the skin and he wantec a product that would moisturize the That way it would be soothingv on the skin and providelasting Secondly, he had heard reports of students in some schoolas trying to extract and drink the alcohol content from hand sanitizers, and he wante d a product that would be safe for schoool officials to put in the classrooms. FitzSimon says the companuy also determined that it needed to develop towlette that would scrub off the dirt and germxs rather than just coatingh them like some other hand sanitizerswill do. “Wre didn’t want something that would just mask the germ s and notremove them,” he says.
“You have to scrun your hands to really getthem Kleenhanz’ first big success came in 2006 when the compant persuaded NEISD to beta test the product in several schools. Kleenhanz dispensers were placefd in the classrooms at five schools duringthe 2006-0y school year and compared with five other schools that used a different hand-cleaning regimen. The results were very positivefor Mendoza’sd company. “The pilot has shown that schoolsz with Kleenhanz have lowerf absenteeism than schoolswithout it,” says Speedyy Gonzales, executive director of safe and healthu schools at NEISD.
“We believe that this has helped students to be which allows them to bein class, especiallhy during the flu season.” NEISD Superintenden Richard Middleton adds that the strengthu of Kleenhanz is in its convenience. “Our studentx can easily fight germs by grabbing a wipe on theid way to lunch or grabbing one when they return from he says. Mendoza notes that reducing absenteeismn is a financial windfall for the schoool district because a higher attendance rate helpx to draw in more funding fromthe state. “Iy is something like $32 per student that the district misses out on from the state every time a studenr is absent dueto illness,” Mendozaq says.
“When you can improvde the absenteeism rate by even 1 it means millions of dollarx forthe district. So for their investmengt in the trial they got itback ten-fold.” The success at NEISsD led to demand for a consumer product, so Mendozw and FitzSimon developed some retail products for Kleenhanz and strucl a deal with H-E-B Grocery Co. Kleenhanz currently has 30-coun t and 90-count containers for sale that rangse in pricefrom $1.69 to $2.789 and recently introduced individually wrapped towlette s that can be carried in purses and luncn boxes. Mendoza says he wants his company to be more than just the guys who drop off the He wants his company to reallh makea difference.
That is why Kleenhanaz stresses the education component and workzs with the school district and other customerds on communicating the proper use of the towlettes to promotre good hygiene and to reduce the spreacdof disease.
“We can’t keep enough in stock right now,” says Randal Mendoza, president and CEO of the Mendozs Group, which manufactures Kleenhanz antimicrobial towlettes. “I’vew sold out of everything I have this Right now, H-E-B wants everything we Mendoza adds. Mendoza says that with this pandemifc looming, the best way to reduce the transmission of the disease is to keep your hands The best way todo that, he is by washing your hands with soap and warm But, if you are not in a positiojn to do that, using Kleenhanzz products is a good alternative, he says. “Whenj you are in a rush or don’ have access to soap and water, this is the next best he says.
Mendoza says the swine flu pandemiv hasraised people’s awareness of the need for personakl hygiene and that has led to a greatet demand for the company’s product. Kleenhansz products are currently available atarea H-E-Bg stores and are also distributefd to all the schools in the Northeastt Independent School District (NEISD). Last year, the companu had about a quartee million dollars in This year, they are expecting between $1.5 milliohn and $2 million, says Lance chief operations officer and partner with Mendoza. “We’ves known this day was cominbg forsome time,” FitzSimon says.
“But convincing organizations of the need forpreventativw measures, when there isn’t a regional or national scare like thers is today, can be difficult.” The which employs just three people, currentlyh outsources its manufacturing to a company in Toluca, Mexico, and has a contracft with locally based ArchPoint Sales to servr as its national broker. But FitzSimon says he expects that over the next couplwof years, the company will need to stargt hiring its own sales staff and will soon be up to 10 to 12 After founding the company in 2003, Mendozs and FitzSimon spent the next five years developing the formula for They wanted to stay away from foams and gels because those tend to be alcohol Mendoza says he wantecd to stay away from alcohol contenrt for a number of reasons.
the alcohol tends to dry out the skin and he wantec a product that would moisturize the That way it would be soothingv on the skin and providelasting Secondly, he had heard reports of students in some schoolas trying to extract and drink the alcohol content from hand sanitizers, and he wante d a product that would be safe for schoool officials to put in the classrooms. FitzSimon says the companuy also determined that it needed to develop towlette that would scrub off the dirt and germxs rather than just coatingh them like some other hand sanitizerswill do. “Wre didn’t want something that would just mask the germ s and notremove them,” he says.
“You have to scrun your hands to really getthem Kleenhanz’ first big success came in 2006 when the compant persuaded NEISD to beta test the product in several schools. Kleenhanz dispensers were placefd in the classrooms at five schools duringthe 2006-0y school year and compared with five other schools that used a different hand-cleaning regimen. The results were very positivefor Mendoza’sd company. “The pilot has shown that schoolsz with Kleenhanz have lowerf absenteeism than schoolswithout it,” says Speedyy Gonzales, executive director of safe and healthu schools at NEISD.
“We believe that this has helped students to be which allows them to bein class, especiallhy during the flu season.” NEISD Superintenden Richard Middleton adds that the strengthu of Kleenhanz is in its convenience. “Our studentx can easily fight germs by grabbing a wipe on theid way to lunch or grabbing one when they return from he says. Mendoza notes that reducing absenteeismn is a financial windfall for the schoool district because a higher attendance rate helpx to draw in more funding fromthe state. “Iy is something like $32 per student that the district misses out on from the state every time a studenr is absent dueto illness,” Mendozaq says.
“When you can improvde the absenteeism rate by even 1 it means millions of dollarx forthe district. So for their investmengt in the trial they got itback ten-fold.” The success at NEISsD led to demand for a consumer product, so Mendozw and FitzSimon developed some retail products for Kleenhanz and strucl a deal with H-E-B Grocery Co. Kleenhanz currently has 30-coun t and 90-count containers for sale that rangse in pricefrom $1.69 to $2.789 and recently introduced individually wrapped towlette s that can be carried in purses and luncn boxes. Mendoza says he wants his company to be more than just the guys who drop off the He wants his company to reallh makea difference.
That is why Kleenhanaz stresses the education component and workzs with the school district and other customerds on communicating the proper use of the towlettes to promotre good hygiene and to reduce the spreacdof disease.
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