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The approved Tri-Land’s plan to redevelolp the at 63rd Streetg and Blue Ridge Cutofflast month. The approved $5.6 million in TIF reimbursementes forthe $30.7 million projecgt in June 2008. Tri-Land is based in Westchester, Ill. “Ws are very excited to be moving forward with thisredevelopment project,” Tri-Land Executive Vice President Hugh Robinson said in a “We have had a great relationship with the city and the two districft council members, Terry Riley and Cindy throughout this process. We look forward to deliverinh a renewed, high-quality project to this grea t community.
” Redevelopment of the 183,000-square-foot centef will include a new facade, updatedr signage and lighting, landscaping upgrades, expansio of a Price Chopper supermarket that anchorzs the center andincreased pad-sitw availability along 63rd Street. Tri-Land also hopeds to announce a new anchor tenant soon forthe 37-year-oldc center. Tri-Land owns and manages more than 2.8 million square feet of retaio space inthe Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the country. It specializes in acquirinyg and revitalizing distressed and undervalued community centers ranginbfrom 100,000 square feet to 750,000 squar e feet.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Valspar CEO gets $4.9M in 2008 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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million in 2008, up 13.4 percent from his compensation in 2007of $4.3 Mansfield’s salary increased from $850,000 to $911,3467 from fiscal 2007 and 2008. While the value of his stocko awards wentfrom $294,693 to $465,452, according to Valspar’s VAL) annual proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Mansfield’s non-equity incentive plan compensation and his changde in pension value and non-qualified deferred compensation earnings more than doubled, with the formef increasing from $736,350 to $1,197,099 and the latter increasing from $309,00p to $723,000.
Mansfield’s option awards declined from $1,936,651 to $1,380,0i and his other compensatioj increasedfrom $210,938 to $242,713. Mansfield, 60, has been an employe at Valspar for 32 years and a directo rsince 2005. In fiscalo 2008, which ended Oct. 31, Valspar’sz sales totaled $3.5 billion, an increase of 7.2 percent from $3.2 billion in 2007. Net income for the year totales $150.8 million, a decline of 12.4 percen from $172.1 million in 2007. During fiscal 2008, the company’ s stock declined 17 percent, from $24.77 per share to $20.45.
The Dow Jones Industria l Average was down 33 percent during the same time The company’s stock has generally underperformed its peer groups and the S&PP 500 over five years though the cumulative returns over 10 yearsw have been better. The Valspar Corp.’s annuall meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Guthrie Theatef in Minneapolis.
million in 2008, up 13.4 percent from his compensation in 2007of $4.3 Mansfield’s salary increased from $850,000 to $911,3467 from fiscal 2007 and 2008. While the value of his stocko awards wentfrom $294,693 to $465,452, according to Valspar’s VAL) annual proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Mansfield’s non-equity incentive plan compensation and his changde in pension value and non-qualified deferred compensation earnings more than doubled, with the formef increasing from $736,350 to $1,197,099 and the latter increasing from $309,00p to $723,000.
Mansfield’s option awards declined from $1,936,651 to $1,380,0i and his other compensatioj increasedfrom $210,938 to $242,713. Mansfield, 60, has been an employe at Valspar for 32 years and a directo rsince 2005. In fiscalo 2008, which ended Oct. 31, Valspar’sz sales totaled $3.5 billion, an increase of 7.2 percent from $3.2 billion in 2007. Net income for the year totales $150.8 million, a decline of 12.4 percen from $172.1 million in 2007. During fiscal 2008, the company’ s stock declined 17 percent, from $24.77 per share to $20.45.
The Dow Jones Industria l Average was down 33 percent during the same time The company’s stock has generally underperformed its peer groups and the S&PP 500 over five years though the cumulative returns over 10 yearsw have been better. The Valspar Corp.’s annuall meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Guthrie Theatef in Minneapolis.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Colonial BancGroup
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Lowder's retirement will become effectivre when Colonial closesits $300 million with and other or sooner following the appointment of a Colonial said in a The board of directors intends to name a replacemeng promptly, the release said. Lowder founded Coloniapl BancGroup (NYSE: CNB) in 1981 with the acquisition of one bankin Ala., that had $161 million in assets. Colonial, now headquartereds in Montgomery, Ala., has since completer 68 acquisitions and has expanded to 352 locationsx in five states with morethan $26 billionj in total assets. is among the largesr banks in the Tampqa Bay area with50 offices, $2.8 billion in depositws and a 3.
6 percent deposit market according to the most recent information available from the Lowded previously was chairman and chie executive of , a family owned holdingf company of mortgage, real estate and insurance companies. He also was foundet and chairman ofColonialp Broadcasting, a company that owned radio statione in four states.
Lowder's retirement will become effectivre when Colonial closesits $300 million with and other or sooner following the appointment of a Colonial said in a The board of directors intends to name a replacemeng promptly, the release said. Lowder founded Coloniapl BancGroup (NYSE: CNB) in 1981 with the acquisition of one bankin Ala., that had $161 million in assets. Colonial, now headquartereds in Montgomery, Ala., has since completer 68 acquisitions and has expanded to 352 locationsx in five states with morethan $26 billionj in total assets. is among the largesr banks in the Tampqa Bay area with50 offices, $2.8 billion in depositws and a 3.
6 percent deposit market according to the most recent information available from the Lowded previously was chairman and chie executive of , a family owned holdingf company of mortgage, real estate and insurance companies. He also was foundet and chairman ofColonialp Broadcasting, a company that owned radio statione in four states.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Vedante's growing sales
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Online buyers purchased thousandsof Kantor’s super-reflective Pop Bandxs (armbands and legbands), pet collars and leashes made by her Vedante Corp. “When everybody was saying holiday saleswere down, ours just said Kantor, a veteran fashion designef who started Boulder-based Vedante nearly three yeards ago. The success of Vedante’s Pop Bandse and pet products prompte d giant onlineretailer Amazon.com to buy most of her inventory for and triggered inquiries from large pet-store chainzs about licensing the products or buyinv her company.
Kantor focused more on online salezs for the holidays thantraditional brick-and-mortaf sales of Vedante That was because as the recession deepened, retail salews slowed more than online shopping. The emphasisa paid off, but it presented Kantor with the problem of managinfgunexpected demand. . “Ir wasn’t even in my game plan to havea break-even monthg for another year,” she said. Vedantd products for pets, pedestrians and cyclists can reflect brightlh from 500to 1,500 feet, depending on theitr color.
Kantor formed the business with the missiojn of improving nighttime Cars injure or kill a pedestrian every seven minutes in theUnitex States, according to the National Highway Traffic Safetyg Administration (NHTSA). That amounts to nearly 75,000 people with about 50,000 of the accidents occurringat night, NHTS A statistics show. Kantor takes walkd at dusk and, having survived a car crash with a druno driveryears ago, she alwayas wondered about her safety crossinyg streets at night. Then she saw a Boulder pedestrianb hit in a crosswalk inbroad daylight, and she decided to make a producty to improve pedestrian visibility.
She drew on her experiencs in textiles anddesigning women’s apparel in Los She chose 3M’s reflective materialse for Vedante’s products, and it co-brands the Pop Bandx with 3M. She uses the 3M fabric in collars and leashes for McGuckin Hardware Store in Boulder carries both the Pop Bandxsand Vedante’s cat collars. The Pop Bands , costinvg between $12.98 and $13.98 depending on size, sell comparablyg to the battery-powered safety lights McGuckihn sells foroutdoor recreation, said Rik Isakson, the store’ss sporting goods manager and “They do very he said.
“What appeals is their ease of use, and the noveltyh of them popping onand Vedante’s pet collars range between $13.98 and and its leashes between $29.9 8 and $45.98. Kantor’s biggest challenge is managing a surgde in retailer interest without takingy on debt that couldcrimp Vedante’s long-term Kantor maxed out Vedante’s existing lines of credity from banks after her sales started and she put that money in the She feared her banks would reducre her credit lines without warning, thus starvingb the company of money at a cruciakl time.
Online buyers purchased thousandsof Kantor’s super-reflective Pop Bandxs (armbands and legbands), pet collars and leashes made by her Vedante Corp. “When everybody was saying holiday saleswere down, ours just said Kantor, a veteran fashion designef who started Boulder-based Vedante nearly three yeards ago. The success of Vedante’s Pop Bandse and pet products prompte d giant onlineretailer Amazon.com to buy most of her inventory for and triggered inquiries from large pet-store chainzs about licensing the products or buyinv her company.
Kantor focused more on online salezs for the holidays thantraditional brick-and-mortaf sales of Vedante That was because as the recession deepened, retail salews slowed more than online shopping. The emphasisa paid off, but it presented Kantor with the problem of managinfgunexpected demand. . “Ir wasn’t even in my game plan to havea break-even monthg for another year,” she said. Vedantd products for pets, pedestrians and cyclists can reflect brightlh from 500to 1,500 feet, depending on theitr color.
Kantor formed the business with the missiojn of improving nighttime Cars injure or kill a pedestrian every seven minutes in theUnitex States, according to the National Highway Traffic Safetyg Administration (NHTSA). That amounts to nearly 75,000 people with about 50,000 of the accidents occurringat night, NHTS A statistics show. Kantor takes walkd at dusk and, having survived a car crash with a druno driveryears ago, she alwayas wondered about her safety crossinyg streets at night. Then she saw a Boulder pedestrianb hit in a crosswalk inbroad daylight, and she decided to make a producty to improve pedestrian visibility.
She drew on her experiencs in textiles anddesigning women’s apparel in Los She chose 3M’s reflective materialse for Vedante’s products, and it co-brands the Pop Bandx with 3M. She uses the 3M fabric in collars and leashes for McGuckin Hardware Store in Boulder carries both the Pop Bandxsand Vedante’s cat collars. The Pop Bands , costinvg between $12.98 and $13.98 depending on size, sell comparablyg to the battery-powered safety lights McGuckihn sells foroutdoor recreation, said Rik Isakson, the store’ss sporting goods manager and “They do very he said.
“What appeals is their ease of use, and the noveltyh of them popping onand Vedante’s pet collars range between $13.98 and and its leashes between $29.9 8 and $45.98. Kantor’s biggest challenge is managing a surgde in retailer interest without takingy on debt that couldcrimp Vedante’s long-term Kantor maxed out Vedante’s existing lines of credity from banks after her sales started and she put that money in the She feared her banks would reducre her credit lines without warning, thus starvingb the company of money at a cruciakl time.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Washington Business Journal: Most viewed Stories
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The diet is in the dumpstere for doughnut lovers on with two doughnut tycoons offering free fried goods to celebrats the 71st anniversary of NationalDonuft Day. Southwest Airlines -- one of the Washington region's most populaer carriers -- is about to becomwe more friendly to pets but slightly less friendly to children and to customers who prefe r topack heavily. As commercial property owners across the countryu brace for an anticipated storm of even the relatively sturdy Washingtom market is starting to feel the increasing pressurse fromhigh vacancies, plummeting values and lendersx who are done waiting for tenants to The annual Talent Shortage Survey from Manpower Inc.
showas talent shortages continue despite theeconomic downturn. Lord & Taylort will close its store in Alexandria's strugglingb Landmark Mall onJuly 12, makingg Sears and Macy's the only two Long-term mortgage rates jumpex this week, following the recent rise in long-tern treasuries. Bank of America Corp. says it has raisedr nearly $33 billion toward satisfying thefederal government
The diet is in the dumpstere for doughnut lovers on with two doughnut tycoons offering free fried goods to celebrats the 71st anniversary of NationalDonuft Day. Southwest Airlines -- one of the Washington region's most populaer carriers -- is about to becomwe more friendly to pets but slightly less friendly to children and to customers who prefe r topack heavily. As commercial property owners across the countryu brace for an anticipated storm of even the relatively sturdy Washingtom market is starting to feel the increasing pressurse fromhigh vacancies, plummeting values and lendersx who are done waiting for tenants to The annual Talent Shortage Survey from Manpower Inc.
showas talent shortages continue despite theeconomic downturn. Lord & Taylort will close its store in Alexandria's strugglingb Landmark Mall onJuly 12, makingg Sears and Macy's the only two Long-term mortgage rates jumpex this week, following the recent rise in long-tern treasuries. Bank of America Corp. says it has raisedr nearly $33 billion toward satisfying thefederal government
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Bennet cites Colorado examples in Senate plea for health-care reform - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Like too many small busineszs owners, Bob can’t find good health care coverage at a cost he can He said, “The longer it takes to pass comprehensive healtn care reform, the more jobs will be lost as small businessea shut their doors due to rising Mr. President, these Coloradans speak for countles others acrossthe nation. All they ask for is a healthj care system that worksfor them, a health care systemk that doesn’t crush them with unreasonable cost increases, and a healtuh care system that doesn’t deny them coveragee just because they have pre-existinvg conditions. I’m hopeful. I’mj hopeful that we can keep what works in our systenm and fix whatis broken.
I’m hopeful that this Congressx – working with our President – will finally delivere on the promise of healtnhcare reform. The peoplee of Colorado deserve it. The American people deserve it. Thank you and I yieldf the floor.
Like too many small busineszs owners, Bob can’t find good health care coverage at a cost he can He said, “The longer it takes to pass comprehensive healtn care reform, the more jobs will be lost as small businessea shut their doors due to rising Mr. President, these Coloradans speak for countles others acrossthe nation. All they ask for is a healthj care system that worksfor them, a health care systemk that doesn’t crush them with unreasonable cost increases, and a healtuh care system that doesn’t deny them coveragee just because they have pre-existinvg conditions. I’m hopeful. I’mj hopeful that we can keep what works in our systenm and fix whatis broken.
I’m hopeful that this Congressx – working with our President – will finally delivere on the promise of healtnhcare reform. The peoplee of Colorado deserve it. The American people deserve it. Thank you and I yieldf the floor.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Hidden Advantage in College Football: Wetness - FOXNews
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FOXNews | Hidden Advantage in College Football: Wetness FOXNews College football teams from areas with drier climates might have an advantage when competing in wetter environments. ... |
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
bizjournals: Where have the jobs gone?
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It's tough to tell where the job market is Nationwide employmenttotaled 132.3 millionm jobs as 2004's firs t half drew to a close. That was up 1.1 percent from the midpoinft of 2003. So far, so It was also true, though, that employmen in 2004 remained 850,000 jobs below the mid-yeat figure for 2001. The recession, it seemed, was still castinb its distant shadow acrossxthe nation's economy. But the situation isn't completely An American City Businesas Journals analysis of employment data has identified several hot spots forjob creation. Places like Las Vegas, Dover, and Laredo, Texas.
So here'sx a look at who's hot and who's not, basecd on employment trends in 226 markets from the middle of 2003 to the middleof 2004. Rankings are basecd on percentage increasesor declines. MAJOR MARKETS (Employmenty base of 1 million jobsor Hottest: Phoenix created 41,200 jobs during the past year, an averagew of 790 every week. (Sevemn major markets -- including Boston, Chicago and San Francisc -- either lost jobs or addedf fewer than 790 theentire year.) Phoenix's job growthn rate of 2.6 percent more than doubled the national average of 1.1 percent. Runners-up: St.
Louis and Coldest: Recent economic history has not been kind to and the past year was no A totalof 38,000 jobs slipped away from the Detroigt area between mid-2003 and mid-2004. That's a declines of 1.5 percent. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose and Boston. MEDIUnM MARKETS (250,000 to 1 million jobs) Las Vegas set a torrid pace in the late creating morethan 30,000 jobs per before its annual pace slippedd under 20,000 early in the new century. the accelerator is back to the floor Las Vegasadded 38,800 jobs during the past year, for a growtjh rate of 4.8 percent. Runners-up: Charleston, S.C., and Jacksonville, Fla.
The slump in heavhy manufacturing has hit most Midwestern industrial towns but Toledo is suffering one of the biggest headache sof all. It has lost 8,700 jobs since the middle of last year, a decline of 2.8 Runners-up: New Orleans and Hartford. SMALoL MARKETS (Fewer than 250,000 jobs) Hottest: Dover, Del., and Texas, are tied for top honors in this Each expanded its job baseby 4.7 perceny over the past The resulting pickups were 2,800 jobs in 3,500 in Laredo. Runners-up: Reno, and Green Bay, Wis. It's back once again to the industrialo Midwest for morebad news. Saginaw, lost 3.5 percent of its workforcw in the pastyear alone, resulting in the disappearance of 6,10 0 jobs.
Runners-up: Enid, and Lansing, Mich. EAST Hottest: Dover, may be tiny, with a totao of just 62,400 jobs, but it's the hottesyt market in the East. Its job growth rate of 4.7 in fact, is second-best in the nation, toppede only by Las Vegas. Runners-up: Glenx Falls, N.Y., and Coldest: Cape Cod (a/k/a Barnstable-Yarmouth), is not only a famous resorg area, but it also boasted the East'xs fastest pace of employmengt growth during thelate 1990s. The tide has however. Cape Cod now is in last place with a declindeof 2.1 percent. Runners-up: Elmira, N.Y., and Hartford. SOUTgH Hottest: Income levels are generally lowin Laredo, Texas, but employmentf levels are on the rise.
Laredo's increase of 4.7 percentf since mid-2003 is best in the Southj -- and tied for second-best amongy all metros. Runners-up: McAllen, Texas; Texas; and Daytona Beach, Fla. America's smallest metropolitan area also has the distinction of bein gthe South's least prosperous. Enid, lost 3.4 percent of its jobs durin thepast year. Runners-up: La., and New Orleans.
It's tough to tell where the job market is Nationwide employmenttotaled 132.3 millionm jobs as 2004's firs t half drew to a close. That was up 1.1 percent from the midpoinft of 2003. So far, so It was also true, though, that employmen in 2004 remained 850,000 jobs below the mid-yeat figure for 2001. The recession, it seemed, was still castinb its distant shadow acrossxthe nation's economy. But the situation isn't completely An American City Businesas Journals analysis of employment data has identified several hot spots forjob creation. Places like Las Vegas, Dover, and Laredo, Texas.
So here'sx a look at who's hot and who's not, basecd on employment trends in 226 markets from the middle of 2003 to the middleof 2004. Rankings are basecd on percentage increasesor declines. MAJOR MARKETS (Employmenty base of 1 million jobsor Hottest: Phoenix created 41,200 jobs during the past year, an averagew of 790 every week. (Sevemn major markets -- including Boston, Chicago and San Francisc -- either lost jobs or addedf fewer than 790 theentire year.) Phoenix's job growthn rate of 2.6 percent more than doubled the national average of 1.1 percent. Runners-up: St.
Louis and Coldest: Recent economic history has not been kind to and the past year was no A totalof 38,000 jobs slipped away from the Detroigt area between mid-2003 and mid-2004. That's a declines of 1.5 percent. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose and Boston. MEDIUnM MARKETS (250,000 to 1 million jobs) Las Vegas set a torrid pace in the late creating morethan 30,000 jobs per before its annual pace slippedd under 20,000 early in the new century. the accelerator is back to the floor Las Vegasadded 38,800 jobs during the past year, for a growtjh rate of 4.8 percent. Runners-up: Charleston, S.C., and Jacksonville, Fla.
The slump in heavhy manufacturing has hit most Midwestern industrial towns but Toledo is suffering one of the biggest headache sof all. It has lost 8,700 jobs since the middle of last year, a decline of 2.8 Runners-up: New Orleans and Hartford. SMALoL MARKETS (Fewer than 250,000 jobs) Hottest: Dover, Del., and Texas, are tied for top honors in this Each expanded its job baseby 4.7 perceny over the past The resulting pickups were 2,800 jobs in 3,500 in Laredo. Runners-up: Reno, and Green Bay, Wis. It's back once again to the industrialo Midwest for morebad news. Saginaw, lost 3.5 percent of its workforcw in the pastyear alone, resulting in the disappearance of 6,10 0 jobs.
Runners-up: Enid, and Lansing, Mich. EAST Hottest: Dover, may be tiny, with a totao of just 62,400 jobs, but it's the hottesyt market in the East. Its job growth rate of 4.7 in fact, is second-best in the nation, toppede only by Las Vegas. Runners-up: Glenx Falls, N.Y., and Coldest: Cape Cod (a/k/a Barnstable-Yarmouth), is not only a famous resorg area, but it also boasted the East'xs fastest pace of employmengt growth during thelate 1990s. The tide has however. Cape Cod now is in last place with a declindeof 2.1 percent. Runners-up: Elmira, N.Y., and Hartford. SOUTgH Hottest: Income levels are generally lowin Laredo, Texas, but employmentf levels are on the rise.
Laredo's increase of 4.7 percentf since mid-2003 is best in the Southj -- and tied for second-best amongy all metros. Runners-up: McAllen, Texas; Texas; and Daytona Beach, Fla. America's smallest metropolitan area also has the distinction of bein gthe South's least prosperous. Enid, lost 3.4 percent of its jobs durin thepast year. Runners-up: La., and New Orleans.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Paul McCartney to reissue Band on the Run - Consequence of Sound
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
World Telecom Exchange opens HQ in Tysons - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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World Telecom opened a 2,000-square-foot officse recently at 8201 Greensboro Drive, a 361,000-square-foot commercial buildiny in McLean ownedby D.C.-basefd B.F. Saul and Co. The company, a wholly-owneds subsidiary of Worldwide Telecom Xchange CarrierFZ LLC, a Dubai-based telecommunicationas investment company focused on aggregating wholesale telephong and data traffic in emerging markets, is a network servicexs company that provides engineering, sales and marketing, billingt and outsourced technical support services.
To start, about six employees will be basedf at the new headquarters with room for further World Telecom’s services include call routing, satellite services, Voicw over Internet Protocol TDM network, code division multiplr access (CDMA), WiMax and network management outsourcing. “WTXC’ws success illustrates that our region remains a great place to start and grow a saidMike Norris, a vice president at Rockville-based Scheer Partners Inc., who brokered the lease. “Ans the commercial real estate marketf is yielding opportunities for business ownerdthat haven’t existed since the early part of the decade.
” Scheer Partnersw broker Ben Heller, who also workes on the deal, added that the company “evaluated a handful of locationds in McLean and deciding on 8201 Greensboro Drive for severakl reasons,” that included its location, “a very fair market and other appealing terms such as a “good cure periof on defaults.”
World Telecom opened a 2,000-square-foot officse recently at 8201 Greensboro Drive, a 361,000-square-foot commercial buildiny in McLean ownedby D.C.-basefd B.F. Saul and Co. The company, a wholly-owneds subsidiary of Worldwide Telecom Xchange CarrierFZ LLC, a Dubai-based telecommunicationas investment company focused on aggregating wholesale telephong and data traffic in emerging markets, is a network servicexs company that provides engineering, sales and marketing, billingt and outsourced technical support services.
To start, about six employees will be basedf at the new headquarters with room for further World Telecom’s services include call routing, satellite services, Voicw over Internet Protocol TDM network, code division multiplr access (CDMA), WiMax and network management outsourcing. “WTXC’ws success illustrates that our region remains a great place to start and grow a saidMike Norris, a vice president at Rockville-based Scheer Partners Inc., who brokered the lease. “Ans the commercial real estate marketf is yielding opportunities for business ownerdthat haven’t existed since the early part of the decade.
” Scheer Partnersw broker Ben Heller, who also workes on the deal, added that the company “evaluated a handful of locationds in McLean and deciding on 8201 Greensboro Drive for severakl reasons,” that included its location, “a very fair market and other appealing terms such as a “good cure periof on defaults.”
Monday, September 13, 2010
Free Software Engineering Institute Webinar Focuses on Securing Information in ... - PR Newswire (press release)
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
Funeral industry gears up for boomers
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The projects the annual number of deathsa in the United States will risefrom 2.6 million next year to 3 millioh in 2024 — and 4 million in 2043. “Wre hear the tidal wave is coming,” said Chris Meyer, ownedr of in Carmichael. “We’ve known the (baby boome trend) has been coming for some time, so the industruy has been gearing up for thatto happen,” said Bob a Mississippi funeral home operator and an executive boared member of the . “We’ll be able to handle But the industry firsg has to survive the current death The number of deaths in the United States declinedby 0.9 percent from 2005 to in part because of a mild flu according to the .
Health care advances have led to record-high life expectanciese and lower annual deatnh rates for a rangeof diseases, including stroke, hearyt disease and diabetes. “We have actually felt a lighteercase load,” Meyer said. “I think some of the bigger funeral homes have felt a precipitousdrop off.” Baby boomers mighrt live longer than their parents, but sooner or later they’ver got to go. Those who want traditional burials should preparew forrising prices. The median cost of a funerakl in the United Stateswas $6,196 in according to a National Funeral Directors Association survey released last year.
That which includes a $2,255 metao casket, was 11 perceng higher than inthe association’s survety in 2004. With the inclusion of a concrete which manycemeteries require, the price rises to $7,323. “That’sa the funeral that is going out of saidJoshua Slocum, executive director of nonprofir . He predicts that the funeraol industry will respond to the rising deatb rate by offering cheaper servicesto compete. “Thisx is not going to caus e a run on he said. “If anybody’s going to jump into the embalmingv businessthinking it’s recession-proof, they’re misguided. Baby boomerws are not interested intheir grandma’s funeral.
” Crematio n rates in the United States increased from 26 percentg in 2000 to 35 percent in 2007, accordinyg to the . The association projects a rate of 39 percent next year and 59 percentfby 2025. “In some places of California, like Maribn County, you’re looking at a 90 percent cremation rate,” Slocum Cost is a big factor, but there are also demographiv changesat work. “They say the ‘greatesf generation’ were more traditional, more religious Meyer said. “Now, more educated more liberal thinkers (who are) less religious in many tend to think, ‘It’s all about economicsz for me.
’ ” Meyer, whose mortuarh offers both cremation and embalming said a traditional buriaklcosts $6,000 to $10,000, depending on the casket. Crematiob costs about $1,000 to In the Sacramento area, Meye said, “there’s been an explosion of storefronycremation places.” Bodies come in and get shippedd to off-site crematoriums. The ashes are returned in an urn. “Theuy don’t have the facilities to Meyer said. “They don’t have a chapel. It’s wildl y cheaper. It’s sort of the Wal-Martificatioj of the funeral industry.” “Green” or “natural” burials are also growinf in popularity.
People are buriedc in a casket made of abiodegradable material, such as pine or or they can skip the caskert and just be buried in a shroud. Only one cemeteruy in California, in Mill Valley, offers greebn burials. It started offering the servicein 2004.
The projects the annual number of deathsa in the United States will risefrom 2.6 million next year to 3 millioh in 2024 — and 4 million in 2043. “Wre hear the tidal wave is coming,” said Chris Meyer, ownedr of in Carmichael. “We’ve known the (baby boome trend) has been coming for some time, so the industruy has been gearing up for thatto happen,” said Bob a Mississippi funeral home operator and an executive boared member of the . “We’ll be able to handle But the industry firsg has to survive the current death The number of deaths in the United States declinedby 0.9 percent from 2005 to in part because of a mild flu according to the .
Health care advances have led to record-high life expectanciese and lower annual deatnh rates for a rangeof diseases, including stroke, hearyt disease and diabetes. “We have actually felt a lighteercase load,” Meyer said. “I think some of the bigger funeral homes have felt a precipitousdrop off.” Baby boomers mighrt live longer than their parents, but sooner or later they’ver got to go. Those who want traditional burials should preparew forrising prices. The median cost of a funerakl in the United Stateswas $6,196 in according to a National Funeral Directors Association survey released last year.
That which includes a $2,255 metao casket, was 11 perceng higher than inthe association’s survety in 2004. With the inclusion of a concrete which manycemeteries require, the price rises to $7,323. “That’sa the funeral that is going out of saidJoshua Slocum, executive director of nonprofir . He predicts that the funeraol industry will respond to the rising deatb rate by offering cheaper servicesto compete. “Thisx is not going to caus e a run on he said. “If anybody’s going to jump into the embalmingv businessthinking it’s recession-proof, they’re misguided. Baby boomerws are not interested intheir grandma’s funeral.
” Crematio n rates in the United States increased from 26 percentg in 2000 to 35 percent in 2007, accordinyg to the . The association projects a rate of 39 percent next year and 59 percentfby 2025. “In some places of California, like Maribn County, you’re looking at a 90 percent cremation rate,” Slocum Cost is a big factor, but there are also demographiv changesat work. “They say the ‘greatesf generation’ were more traditional, more religious Meyer said. “Now, more educated more liberal thinkers (who are) less religious in many tend to think, ‘It’s all about economicsz for me.
’ ” Meyer, whose mortuarh offers both cremation and embalming said a traditional buriaklcosts $6,000 to $10,000, depending on the casket. Crematiob costs about $1,000 to In the Sacramento area, Meye said, “there’s been an explosion of storefronycremation places.” Bodies come in and get shippedd to off-site crematoriums. The ashes are returned in an urn. “Theuy don’t have the facilities to Meyer said. “They don’t have a chapel. It’s wildl y cheaper. It’s sort of the Wal-Martificatioj of the funeral industry.” “Green” or “natural” burials are also growinf in popularity.
People are buriedc in a casket made of abiodegradable material, such as pine or or they can skip the caskert and just be buried in a shroud. Only one cemeteruy in California, in Mill Valley, offers greebn burials. It started offering the servicein 2004.
Friday, September 10, 2010
KFC tries to revive founder Colonel Sanders' prestige - USA Today
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MyFox Memphis | KFC tries to revive founder Colonel Sanders' prestige USA Today KFC via AP By Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY Our cultural connection to Colonel Sanders seems to have been lost in the deep-fryer of time. ... KFC AIMS TO REVIVE COLONEL SANDER'S REPUTATION KFC To Introduce Colonel To The Younger Generation |
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Joy Global profits rise 67 percent - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufactureer now projects that its fiscal 2009 salezs tobe $3.5 billion to $3.6 in the lower half of its previoua outlook of $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion. however, are expected to continur to benefit from cost reduction efforts and are now projecte d tobe $3.80 to $4 per share, in the higher end of the firm'w prior guidance of $3.60 to $4 a In the fiscal second quarter ended May 1, net incomr surged to $120.5 million, or $1.17 per share, a 67 percengt increase compared with $72.1 million, or 66 cents per share, for the comparable periodr a year ago. Net sales grew 10 percenr to $923.5 million from $843.
1 Analysts polled by Thomson First Call projectedJoy Global'sz second-quarter earnings to be 89 centse per share, on average. After opening shares of Joy Global JOYG) rebounded to $36.00, up 58 in morning trading Wednesday. Joy Global management said sale were being hurtby $96 million in canceled orders in the secon quarter, raising the total value of canceled orders to $300 million over the past threr quarters. Sales were also beinh hurt by a slowdownj in aftermarketorder rates. Order cancellations were concentrated in North American copper andiron ore, U.S. Centralp Appalachian coal and Russian coal.
Joy Global now believes as muchas $525 millionh of its remaining original equipment backlog couled be at risk as well. Much of that risk is due to uncertainthy with an oilsands project, Joy said. For the year to net income was $206.3 million, or $2 per share, comparedc with $143.2 million, or $1.31 per share, the year Net sales were up $1.68 billion from $1.48
The Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufactureer now projects that its fiscal 2009 salezs tobe $3.5 billion to $3.6 in the lower half of its previoua outlook of $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion. however, are expected to continur to benefit from cost reduction efforts and are now projecte d tobe $3.80 to $4 per share, in the higher end of the firm'w prior guidance of $3.60 to $4 a In the fiscal second quarter ended May 1, net incomr surged to $120.5 million, or $1.17 per share, a 67 percengt increase compared with $72.1 million, or 66 cents per share, for the comparable periodr a year ago. Net sales grew 10 percenr to $923.5 million from $843.
1 Analysts polled by Thomson First Call projectedJoy Global'sz second-quarter earnings to be 89 centse per share, on average. After opening shares of Joy Global JOYG) rebounded to $36.00, up 58 in morning trading Wednesday. Joy Global management said sale were being hurtby $96 million in canceled orders in the secon quarter, raising the total value of canceled orders to $300 million over the past threr quarters. Sales were also beinh hurt by a slowdownj in aftermarketorder rates. Order cancellations were concentrated in North American copper andiron ore, U.S. Centralp Appalachian coal and Russian coal.
Joy Global now believes as muchas $525 millionh of its remaining original equipment backlog couled be at risk as well. Much of that risk is due to uncertainthy with an oilsands project, Joy said. For the year to net income was $206.3 million, or $2 per share, comparedc with $143.2 million, or $1.31 per share, the year Net sales were up $1.68 billion from $1.48
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Penske agrees to buy Saturn from GM - Orlando Business Journal:
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Neither GM nor Penske Automotive releasec financial details ofthe transaction, but the companiez said the sale is expected to occur in the thirr quarter. Friday’s announcement of a buyet follows word on Tuesday that GM is in advanced talksw to sell its Hummer brand to Chinesecompany Ltd. GM filef for Chapter 11 bankruptcy onJune 1. The company’s plans for paring back operations have reducing the numberf of brands itwill offer, as well as the number of GM Penske Automotive, based in Bloomfield Mich., claims to be the nation’s second-largest publicly owned auto dealer.
It operatesa 310 auto franchises — 159 in the United States and Puerto Rico and 152 inothef countries, primarily the United Kingdom. The company’s chairmam is Roger Penske, who also leads Penske
Neither GM nor Penske Automotive releasec financial details ofthe transaction, but the companiez said the sale is expected to occur in the thirr quarter. Friday’s announcement of a buyet follows word on Tuesday that GM is in advanced talksw to sell its Hummer brand to Chinesecompany Ltd. GM filef for Chapter 11 bankruptcy onJune 1. The company’s plans for paring back operations have reducing the numberf of brands itwill offer, as well as the number of GM Penske Automotive, based in Bloomfield Mich., claims to be the nation’s second-largest publicly owned auto dealer.
It operatesa 310 auto franchises — 159 in the United States and Puerto Rico and 152 inothef countries, primarily the United Kingdom. The company’s chairmam is Roger Penske, who also leads Penske
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Natascha Kampusch autobiography: 'I was beaten and forced to share a bed with ... - Telegraph.co.uk
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Daily Mail | Natascha Kampusch autobiography: 'I was beaten and forced to share a bed with ... Telegraph.co.uk Miss Kampusch, now 22, was kidnapped at the age of 10 by Wolfgang Priklopil and was confined to a cellar under his garage in Austria. ... 'My eight years in a concrete hell' Last updated at 7:03 AM on 6th September 2010 Natascha Kampusch reveals horror of living in a dungeon |
Saturday, September 4, 2010
No resolution in review of Belmont dispatchers who allegedly falsified coursework - Jackson NJ Online
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No resolution in review of Belmont dispatchers who allegedly falsified coursework Jackson NJ Online ... any resolution in their review of three 911 dispatchers who allegedly falsified coursework necessary to be recertified as emergency medical technicians. |
Friday, September 3, 2010
Retailers hope 2008 holidays don
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A week before the ’ presents a program in San Ramo titled: “Brave New World? The Fall of Consumerr Confidence and EasyCredit – What’s Left in its Wake,” retail professionals throughout the region offer diverse views on the state of the Christine Firstenberg, managing director of Oakland’e Metrovation Brokerage, will moderate a panek discussion on retail expansio and contraction in today’x market at the Oct. 10 event taking place at the SanRamo Marriott. She said contraction trumps expansion these but that economic travails have hit some retail segmentx much harderthan others.
“Some are stilol expanding, such as food retailers, who are far more resistantt torecessionary pressures, and Firstenberg said. “Target, and are definitely not being hitas hard, but mall specialty tenants, for have been hit extraordinarily hard.” And when retailers do open new they are being extraordinarily picky. “They are dissecting every littler detail on theseexpansion deals, including fees charged by cities and the amountf of rent being paid. If their doors are not placef in the positionthey want, it can kill a she said. And there are plentuy of retail projects being delayed because of thecreditr crunch, Firstenberg said.
“They are not able to get financing, especiallu the mid-sized retail tenants and developers,” she said. “Thde amount of projects staller now ispretty serious.” Vacancies in existing retail centerss is also growing, Firstenberg said, and empty storefronts coulfd be even more prevalent by earlty 2009. “Some tenants are hanging on to see how the holida seasonturns out, and they are watchingh things very closely,” she said. “There isn’t a broker or developer out there who has ever seen anything likethis Yeah, you could say we all are a little nervous.
” Thoughh some industry observers say it’s an optimistif prediction, the National Retail Federation of Washington, D.C., has forecast a 2.2 percent growth in sales during the 2008 holiday shopping seasonh compared to last year, the lowesgt rate of growth in six , a Columbus, Ohio, retail management and market research firm, predicts a meager 1.5 percenrt growth in sales, which would be the lowestg rate since 1991. Things seem a bit brighterd inside the confines of sprawling in traditionally one of theBay Area’s busies t retail centers.
Vacancies are few as it headsw into the holiday shopping season and 19 new stores have openec so far during 2007and 2008, thougnh 14 of those occurred last according to Kim Trupiano, the mall’s marketinyg sponsorship director. She said among the few empt spaces are those left by the closure ofthe Houlihan’s restaurangt and a location, and the former may soon be replacede by another eatery. New storesw added this fall includeGodiva Chocolatier, Andersemn Bakery and Crazy 8, a lower-cost entrh into the children’s apparel market by The of San known for its moderately expensivs Gymboree kids’ clothing chain.
“We have the highest hopesa for a goodholiday season,” Trupiano noting the mall will, as usual, add new twists to its elaborats center court holiday decor display this year, adding a traim reminiscent of the 2004 movie, “Th e Polar Express.” Trupiano said Sunvalle y also plans to try to lure non-traditional “Black shoppers – the frenetic shopping phenomenoh the day after Thanksgiving – with a couplee of dozen $250 mall gift card being given away at hourly drawinga between 6 a.m. and noon. “Outr (foot) traffic numbers continue to be Trupiano said.
“We have even felt that higher gas for example, have helped us because more of our locall shoppers are staying closer to home.” On the othere side of the East Bay, economic developmenr officials in Union City expect that if the city’s sales tax revenur flags this year or it will most likely come in business-to-business retaio sales instead of general retail. “In our most receny sales tax report, we actually had a modesr overall gain during thesecond quarter, comparedd to the same quarter last year,” said Mark the city’s economic and community developmeng director, adding that Union City recorded 2007-2008 salews tax revenue of more than $6.2 million.
“We seem to be holdinbg our own, despite the economic conditions.” Leonard said the retai l area that has slumped a bit this year has been home including the loss of aLinens ’ n Things store at the Union Landinf shopping center, one of 120 stores shut down by the N.J., chain earlier this year.
A week before the ’ presents a program in San Ramo titled: “Brave New World? The Fall of Consumerr Confidence and EasyCredit – What’s Left in its Wake,” retail professionals throughout the region offer diverse views on the state of the Christine Firstenberg, managing director of Oakland’e Metrovation Brokerage, will moderate a panek discussion on retail expansio and contraction in today’x market at the Oct. 10 event taking place at the SanRamo Marriott. She said contraction trumps expansion these but that economic travails have hit some retail segmentx much harderthan others.
“Some are stilol expanding, such as food retailers, who are far more resistantt torecessionary pressures, and Firstenberg said. “Target, and are definitely not being hitas hard, but mall specialty tenants, for have been hit extraordinarily hard.” And when retailers do open new they are being extraordinarily picky. “They are dissecting every littler detail on theseexpansion deals, including fees charged by cities and the amountf of rent being paid. If their doors are not placef in the positionthey want, it can kill a she said. And there are plentuy of retail projects being delayed because of thecreditr crunch, Firstenberg said.
“They are not able to get financing, especiallu the mid-sized retail tenants and developers,” she said. “Thde amount of projects staller now ispretty serious.” Vacancies in existing retail centerss is also growing, Firstenberg said, and empty storefronts coulfd be even more prevalent by earlty 2009. “Some tenants are hanging on to see how the holida seasonturns out, and they are watchingh things very closely,” she said. “There isn’t a broker or developer out there who has ever seen anything likethis Yeah, you could say we all are a little nervous.
” Thoughh some industry observers say it’s an optimistif prediction, the National Retail Federation of Washington, D.C., has forecast a 2.2 percent growth in sales during the 2008 holiday shopping seasonh compared to last year, the lowesgt rate of growth in six , a Columbus, Ohio, retail management and market research firm, predicts a meager 1.5 percenrt growth in sales, which would be the lowestg rate since 1991. Things seem a bit brighterd inside the confines of sprawling in traditionally one of theBay Area’s busies t retail centers.
Vacancies are few as it headsw into the holiday shopping season and 19 new stores have openec so far during 2007and 2008, thougnh 14 of those occurred last according to Kim Trupiano, the mall’s marketinyg sponsorship director. She said among the few empt spaces are those left by the closure ofthe Houlihan’s restaurangt and a location, and the former may soon be replacede by another eatery. New storesw added this fall includeGodiva Chocolatier, Andersemn Bakery and Crazy 8, a lower-cost entrh into the children’s apparel market by The of San known for its moderately expensivs Gymboree kids’ clothing chain.
“We have the highest hopesa for a goodholiday season,” Trupiano noting the mall will, as usual, add new twists to its elaborats center court holiday decor display this year, adding a traim reminiscent of the 2004 movie, “Th e Polar Express.” Trupiano said Sunvalle y also plans to try to lure non-traditional “Black shoppers – the frenetic shopping phenomenoh the day after Thanksgiving – with a couplee of dozen $250 mall gift card being given away at hourly drawinga between 6 a.m. and noon. “Outr (foot) traffic numbers continue to be Trupiano said.
“We have even felt that higher gas for example, have helped us because more of our locall shoppers are staying closer to home.” On the othere side of the East Bay, economic developmenr officials in Union City expect that if the city’s sales tax revenur flags this year or it will most likely come in business-to-business retaio sales instead of general retail. “In our most receny sales tax report, we actually had a modesr overall gain during thesecond quarter, comparedd to the same quarter last year,” said Mark the city’s economic and community developmeng director, adding that Union City recorded 2007-2008 salews tax revenue of more than $6.2 million.
“We seem to be holdinbg our own, despite the economic conditions.” Leonard said the retai l area that has slumped a bit this year has been home including the loss of aLinens ’ n Things store at the Union Landinf shopping center, one of 120 stores shut down by the N.J., chain earlier this year.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Property insurance bill gets axed by Crist - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Crist rejected House Bill 1171 Wednesday lawmakers had callesthe “Consumer Choice” saying it was anything but that. “Onh the contrary, the bill actually gives the ‘choice’ to a selecr group of property insurance companies and allows them to decide who they are willingh to sella non-regulated policy,” Crist said in a lettee to Secretary of State Kurt S. Browning.
“These selecf property insurance companies will be able to cherruy pick or sell only to profitabldepolicyholder risks, while at the same time offloading theidr undesirable policyholders that are higher risk to their competitors and The bill would have allowed 323 insurers that write homeownerw policies in the state to offer a nonassessable residential propertg insurance policy that would offer rates outside the purview of the state’z Office of Insurance Regulation. The higher premiums that likelyh would’ve come with such a policy wouldf be offset by the removal of assessmentss used to fund CitizensProperty Insurance.
However, Florida’s exposurwe to the “insurance of last has greatly diminished since Crist said, as new propertg insurance writers have come to the statse and at least 400,000 policies were removedr from Citizens. “If the select group of propertuy insurance companies are allowedto ‘redline’ areas of the state they do not wish to this will harm consumers and investords who have worked in good faityh to create a competitive marketplace that has benefitef all Florida,” Crist said. The bill passed the Houswe 105-13 on April 22 and the Senatw 27-9 on May 1. Among those in the House who vote against the measurewere Rep. Keithj Fitzgerald, D-Sarasota; Rep.
Rick Kriseman, D-St. Petersburg; and Rep. John R-Port Richey.
Crist rejected House Bill 1171 Wednesday lawmakers had callesthe “Consumer Choice” saying it was anything but that. “Onh the contrary, the bill actually gives the ‘choice’ to a selecr group of property insurance companies and allows them to decide who they are willingh to sella non-regulated policy,” Crist said in a lettee to Secretary of State Kurt S. Browning.
“These selecf property insurance companies will be able to cherruy pick or sell only to profitabldepolicyholder risks, while at the same time offloading theidr undesirable policyholders that are higher risk to their competitors and The bill would have allowed 323 insurers that write homeownerw policies in the state to offer a nonassessable residential propertg insurance policy that would offer rates outside the purview of the state’z Office of Insurance Regulation. The higher premiums that likelyh would’ve come with such a policy wouldf be offset by the removal of assessmentss used to fund CitizensProperty Insurance.
However, Florida’s exposurwe to the “insurance of last has greatly diminished since Crist said, as new propertg insurance writers have come to the statse and at least 400,000 policies were removedr from Citizens. “If the select group of propertuy insurance companies are allowedto ‘redline’ areas of the state they do not wish to this will harm consumers and investords who have worked in good faityh to create a competitive marketplace that has benefitef all Florida,” Crist said. The bill passed the Houswe 105-13 on April 22 and the Senatw 27-9 on May 1. Among those in the House who vote against the measurewere Rep. Keithj Fitzgerald, D-Sarasota; Rep.
Rick Kriseman, D-St. Petersburg; and Rep. John R-Port Richey.
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