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Although the $170 million price tag for the expandecd Riverfront Commons projectis steep, leaderws of and believe it coulfd spur new development once the nation’s economic stornm has passed. The Riverfront Commonse project proposed by Southbank several years ago now encompasse s the Licking River Greenway and Trails project proposed byVisiohn 2015, Northern Kentucky’s regional planning initiative. The expanded project would: repair erosiohn problems along both the Ohio and Licking build walkways and bike paths along both and extendthe project’s footprint to include such elemente as a tramway to connecr Devou Park to Mainstrasse Villagee in downtown Covington.
All that boosts the project’ds estimated cost to $170 million – far higher than the $50 million price tag for the original RiverfrontCommonxs plan. Tough times? Be bold Southbank Partners Presidenty Bill Scheyer argues that the loushy economy is no reasonn tothink small. “When timee are difficult, it actually sometimes createsw an opportunity for planning forthe future,” he said. “Waiting would not benefit us. We need to try to create the vision, make the economic case and then beginh to sell that conceptto everybody.” And it seems that, so far, just about everybody is sold.
Vision 2015 has won supporg forthe project among community groups and and Southbank has convinced city and county government leaders of the project’sa worth and value, said Visionn 2015 President John Domaschko. President Steve Stevenas said business leaders havebeen too. After all, securing funding for the projectg was high on the list of prioritieds when the chamber took a group to meet with congressionaol leadersin Washington, D.C., earlier this year. “When you’rw trying to arrange funding, you have a tendency to break thingas downinto bit-sized pieces.
But if you do that and only you have a tendency to mask theoverall vision, which is really the part that stirse men’s souls and funders’ souls,” Domaschko said. “This kind of takes the covef off the overall vision in the eyes of fundersa and shows how exciting thiscan Already, the Riverfront Commons project has secured federal fundes that paid for a study to plot the scoper of the project and help determine what’sz needed to address the erosionm problems along the riverfront. Scheyer wants to raise $335,009 this year to continue the consultin work andpay 20/20 Strategies, a high-powered Washington, D.C.
, firm that Southbank has hired to lobby for additionapl federal funds. In just two Southbank raised $170,000 from localp governments and private citizens who want to see the project move forward. Local governments have been willin gto contribute, despite their own financial because they understand the impact the project coulfd have for the region long-term, said Covingtohn Mayor Denny Bowman. “Our job is not to just do a renderingt and not to just do a study but to continude all efforts to see that we implemenfthe plan,” Bowman said.
“It takes Already, Southbank and Vision 2015 have starterd to combine the governance groups for the Ohio River and Licking River projects that were onceseparate plans. And leaders in Northern Kentucky’s river cities – from Bellevue to Bromley – have voiced supportg for the plan, said Bellevue Mayor Jack Meyer, who is chairmamn of . “We would really be doinfg an injustice if we just sat back andsaid let’s put this on hold until things get better,” Meyer said. And with the federal stimulusz dollars flowingfrom Washington, D.C.
, the project’ss proponents hope they can win some by making the case that the broadet project would help the environment, give resident more recreational opportunities and spur economic development all at the same “It’s difficult to say how great the opportunities are for obtaininh funding,” said Roger Peterman, a partner with and chairmabn of . “But if we aren’r prepared, it’s never going to Scheyer said the lobbying firm Southbank hired has importanty connections in Congress that he hopex will help the community make its And CongressmanGeoff Davis, Sen. Jim Bunning and Sen.
Mitch McConnell all have been supportive inthe past, he Above all, said the chamber’s Stevens, everyone realized that a project of this magnitude will take The key, he said, is to get started and make the case with a uniterd voice. “This economy’s going to turn around,” Peterman “And we need to be positioned to take advantageof
Friday, August 31, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Easier US-Russia visa program to begin Sept. 9 - Washington Post
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Easier US-Russia visa program to begin Sept. 9 Washington Post MOSCOW รข€" A U.S.-Russian agreement on simplifying the countries' visa program will go into effect on Sept. 9. The agreement was ratified in July by President Vladimir Putin, but additional formalities were necessary to put it in operation. The start ... |
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Onvia shares shoot up on recommendation - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The Prudent Speculator newsletteer recommended Onvia inan e-mail newsletterr Tuesday night, noting that at $4.333 per share, it was trading at essentiallyg the value of its cash reserves, with no value given to the business. Though the companu -- which compiles and distributes government-bidf information to businesses -- has yet to be profitable, the newslettef noted, "It seems as the market is valuingt what appears to be a business with considerable upsid at lessthan zero." The newsletterr stated an $8.80 price target for Onviq shares. Thinly traded normally, with an average daily volume ofabout 16,009 shares, volume Wednesday was more than 220,000.
Before the announcement, Onviw stock had been gradually rising for much of this It began the year tradingaround $2.50 per moving up to $3.50 in June and $4 in October. In its most recenty quarter, sales at Onvia climbed to $2.6 million from $1.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Net loss was 17 centse per share, an improvement over 41 cents per share in the same periodlast year.
The Prudent Speculator newsletteer recommended Onvia inan e-mail newsletterr Tuesday night, noting that at $4.333 per share, it was trading at essentiallyg the value of its cash reserves, with no value given to the business. Though the companu -- which compiles and distributes government-bidf information to businesses -- has yet to be profitable, the newslettef noted, "It seems as the market is valuingt what appears to be a business with considerable upsid at lessthan zero." The newsletterr stated an $8.80 price target for Onviq shares. Thinly traded normally, with an average daily volume ofabout 16,009 shares, volume Wednesday was more than 220,000.
Before the announcement, Onviw stock had been gradually rising for much of this It began the year tradingaround $2.50 per moving up to $3.50 in June and $4 in October. In its most recenty quarter, sales at Onvia climbed to $2.6 million from $1.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Net loss was 17 centse per share, an improvement over 41 cents per share in the same periodlast year.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Delta puts off Kenya, Liberia routes - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Delta’s Liberia route, scheduled to commence June 8, is also postponedd indefinitely. Atlanta-based Delta (NYSE: DAL) said Homeland Securit officials notified the carrier late Monday it would require additional time toapprove Delta’s announced routes to Nairobi, and Monrovia, Liberia. "Delta regretds any inconvenience to our customers caused by the postponement of our new direcr service to Kenyaand Liberia,” the carriet said in a statement. Deltas said it is contacting affected customers and booking them on flightz operated by Air KLM and its other partnersin SkyTeam. The flightsd will connect to Africa throughthosr carriers’ European hubs, Delta said.
The Kenya route was to originatde in Atlanta and connect to Nairobio with a stopin Senegal. Delta’s Liberia route, scheduled to commencs June 8, is also postponed indefinitely. Thosse passengers are also being rescheduled. Africz has been a point of growth for which is theonly U.S-based airlinew that flies its own aircraft to the continent. Delts currently services six destinations in fiveAfricabn nations: Accra, Ghana; Cairo, Egypt; Johannesburgf and Cape Town, Soutb Africa; Lagos, Nigeria; and Dakar, Senegal.
Delta’s Liberia route, scheduled to commence June 8, is also postponedd indefinitely. Atlanta-based Delta (NYSE: DAL) said Homeland Securit officials notified the carrier late Monday it would require additional time toapprove Delta’s announced routes to Nairobi, and Monrovia, Liberia. "Delta regretds any inconvenience to our customers caused by the postponement of our new direcr service to Kenyaand Liberia,” the carriet said in a statement. Deltas said it is contacting affected customers and booking them on flightz operated by Air KLM and its other partnersin SkyTeam. The flightsd will connect to Africa throughthosr carriers’ European hubs, Delta said.
The Kenya route was to originatde in Atlanta and connect to Nairobio with a stopin Senegal. Delta’s Liberia route, scheduled to commencs June 8, is also postponed indefinitely. Thosse passengers are also being rescheduled. Africz has been a point of growth for which is theonly U.S-based airlinew that flies its own aircraft to the continent. Delts currently services six destinations in fiveAfricabn nations: Accra, Ghana; Cairo, Egypt; Johannesburgf and Cape Town, Soutb Africa; Lagos, Nigeria; and Dakar, Senegal.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Report: VC-backed liquidity drops to $8.2B in Q1, lowest since 2005 - San Francisco Business Times:
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billion, the lowest quarterly total since the fourth quartetof 2005, according to the a report Wednesday by . The largesyt deal of the first quarter wasRound Texas-based Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DELL) $1.4 billion acquisitionn of Nashua, N.H.-based data-storage company Inc. The second largesg deal of the first quarter wasSantw Clara, Calif.-based Inc.'s (NASDAQ:JAVA) $1 billion purchase of open-sourc e database company Inc. of Cupertino, Calif. The report shows that the firs quarter saw just80 M&A transactions completed, accountingg for roughly $7.8 billion in a far cry from the $10.2 billion generatede via 105 M&As in the first three months of 2007. Only six U.S.
venture-backerd companies went public in thefirsg quarter, raising just $392 million -- a 67 percentt decline from the $1.2 billion raisecd via 13 IPOs in the first quarterf last year. Information technology companiesx accounted for the bulk of the capitall raisedvia M&A, with 59 transactionz generating more than $6.1 billion in a 5 percent dip for the segmeny from the $6.4 billionn raised in 79 M&A transactions durinf the first quarter of 2007. By software companies accounted for the bulk of IT deal flow with29 M&Aq transactions completed, garnering nearly $2.3 billion.
The reporr said 14 venture-backed health care companies completed M&Azs in the first quarter and raisedover $1.1 a nearly 42 percent drop-off from the $1.9 billiobn raised in three fewer M&As for the segment duringf the first three months of 2007. The mediah amount of venture capital raised priorto M&As rose to $24.8 million and the median number of years between initial equityu funding and liquidity now stands at a recorrd seven years. Four of the six venture-backexd IPOs in the first quarter were for health care which raised adisappointingf $164 million collectively, according to the report.
The mediahn amount raised at IPO in the first quartere of 2008was $53 million, down 34 percent from the $80 millionn median in the first quarter last The median amount of venture capita raised prior to IPO actually tickedf down slightly to $56 million while the median time to IPO stretched to nearlyy 8.3 years.
billion, the lowest quarterly total since the fourth quartetof 2005, according to the a report Wednesday by . The largesyt deal of the first quarter wasRound Texas-based Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DELL) $1.4 billion acquisitionn of Nashua, N.H.-based data-storage company Inc. The second largesg deal of the first quarter wasSantw Clara, Calif.-based Inc.'s (NASDAQ:JAVA) $1 billion purchase of open-sourc e database company Inc. of Cupertino, Calif. The report shows that the firs quarter saw just80 M&A transactions completed, accountingg for roughly $7.8 billion in a far cry from the $10.2 billion generatede via 105 M&As in the first three months of 2007. Only six U.S.
venture-backerd companies went public in thefirsg quarter, raising just $392 million -- a 67 percentt decline from the $1.2 billion raisecd via 13 IPOs in the first quarterf last year. Information technology companiesx accounted for the bulk of the capitall raisedvia M&A, with 59 transactionz generating more than $6.1 billion in a 5 percent dip for the segmeny from the $6.4 billionn raised in 79 M&A transactions durinf the first quarter of 2007. By software companies accounted for the bulk of IT deal flow with29 M&Aq transactions completed, garnering nearly $2.3 billion.
The reporr said 14 venture-backed health care companies completed M&Azs in the first quarter and raisedover $1.1 a nearly 42 percent drop-off from the $1.9 billiobn raised in three fewer M&As for the segment duringf the first three months of 2007. The mediah amount of venture capital raised priorto M&As rose to $24.8 million and the median number of years between initial equityu funding and liquidity now stands at a recorrd seven years. Four of the six venture-backexd IPOs in the first quarter were for health care which raised adisappointingf $164 million collectively, according to the report.
The mediahn amount raised at IPO in the first quartere of 2008was $53 million, down 34 percent from the $80 millionn median in the first quarter last The median amount of venture capita raised prior to IPO actually tickedf down slightly to $56 million while the median time to IPO stretched to nearlyy 8.3 years.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Law firm works to create culture for women partners - Boston Business Journal:
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But there’s one local firm that, accordingh to its female partners, is bucking the current trend. Women partnerd at the Boston-based management-side employmeny law firm LLP say thattheirt firm’s culture — rather than writteh policies that pay lip service to the issuesa they purport to change — is the reasonn for the firm’s female-friendly atmosphere. The 26-lawyer firm currently has a totalp of18 partners, and five of them or about 27 percent are women: Jaclyn Kugell, Allison Tracy Thomas Boland, Mary Jo Harris and Diane Nationally, although women account for about half of all law schoo l graduates and 30 percent of all lawyers, they represenft only 17 percent of partners in privat law firms, according to the .
When Kugell, 40, became a partner at the firm in she said she never felt that her famil would deter herfrom advancing, although she and Romantz were the firm’sa first female partners. The firm, which launched in had roughly 15 lawyers atthat “I never got the message early on that having children was goinf to be a barrier to my career growtuh here,” said Kugell, who graduated from of Law. But Kugell said negotiating the demandws of motherhood with the demands of law firms which increasinglyexpect 24/7 service from theier lawyers — is what holdws women back often. “Ths challenges that women faceare overwhelming,” Kugell said.
One promise that more firms make these days is a partnershil track that allows the lawyer to worka part-timer schedule. Most lawyers will say that this promiser is rarely a Yet Boland, 36, a recently elected works part-time at the firm. “Iyt makes a statement abouyt our dedication to Kugell said. It seems like every day a few more law firmse create special credit crisids teams or task forces designed to help panick y clients deal with the Wall Street Thispast week, a few more firms pilexd onto the list, includinv LLP, , , and .
“Oudr view is that the financial crisis has a negative effecft on many ofour clients, so to help our client s address those effects, we’ve createc the Markets Restructuring Task Force,” said Susan M. a partner at McDermott Will & Emery. Lawyers from a varietty of different practice including litigation andreal estate, have been tapped to be a part of Nixo n Peabody’s Credit Crisis Team, which will advise clients on the issues that the current crediyt crisis has caused. “It’e literally dozens of lawyers across every offic ofthe firm,” said Boston-based partnefr Jonathan Sablone.
Minority women continue to be underrepresenteed at the partnership level at law according to the National Association forLaw Placement’z 2008-2009 . Minority women make up less than 2 percen of partners inthe nation’s major law while minority men makeulp about 4.2 percent of according to NALP. “It is cleaf that the overlap of race and genderis significant, and presente unique hurdles for minority women in the NALP Executive Director said Jamesw Leipold, in a has hired five attorneys from Heller Ehrman, a 700-lawyer law firm that plands to close its doors later this month. Boston-based Goodwim Procter hired Stephen M. Kevin T. Collins and Wesley C.
Frederickw in the firm’s ; and Julia n N. Stern and Steven R. Feldstein in the Silicon Valleyt office, the firm said. Goodwin Procter has about 900 attorneys acrossits Boston, Los San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valleg and Washington, D.C.,
But there’s one local firm that, accordingh to its female partners, is bucking the current trend. Women partnerd at the Boston-based management-side employmeny law firm LLP say thattheirt firm’s culture — rather than writteh policies that pay lip service to the issuesa they purport to change — is the reasonn for the firm’s female-friendly atmosphere. The 26-lawyer firm currently has a totalp of18 partners, and five of them or about 27 percent are women: Jaclyn Kugell, Allison Tracy Thomas Boland, Mary Jo Harris and Diane Nationally, although women account for about half of all law schoo l graduates and 30 percent of all lawyers, they represenft only 17 percent of partners in privat law firms, according to the .
When Kugell, 40, became a partner at the firm in she said she never felt that her famil would deter herfrom advancing, although she and Romantz were the firm’sa first female partners. The firm, which launched in had roughly 15 lawyers atthat “I never got the message early on that having children was goinf to be a barrier to my career growtuh here,” said Kugell, who graduated from of Law. But Kugell said negotiating the demandws of motherhood with the demands of law firms which increasinglyexpect 24/7 service from theier lawyers — is what holdws women back often. “Ths challenges that women faceare overwhelming,” Kugell said.
One promise that more firms make these days is a partnershil track that allows the lawyer to worka part-timer schedule. Most lawyers will say that this promiser is rarely a Yet Boland, 36, a recently elected works part-time at the firm. “Iyt makes a statement abouyt our dedication to Kugell said. It seems like every day a few more law firmse create special credit crisids teams or task forces designed to help panick y clients deal with the Wall Street Thispast week, a few more firms pilexd onto the list, includinv LLP, , , and .
“Oudr view is that the financial crisis has a negative effecft on many ofour clients, so to help our client s address those effects, we’ve createc the Markets Restructuring Task Force,” said Susan M. a partner at McDermott Will & Emery. Lawyers from a varietty of different practice including litigation andreal estate, have been tapped to be a part of Nixo n Peabody’s Credit Crisis Team, which will advise clients on the issues that the current crediyt crisis has caused. “It’e literally dozens of lawyers across every offic ofthe firm,” said Boston-based partnefr Jonathan Sablone.
Minority women continue to be underrepresenteed at the partnership level at law according to the National Association forLaw Placement’z 2008-2009 . Minority women make up less than 2 percen of partners inthe nation’s major law while minority men makeulp about 4.2 percent of according to NALP. “It is cleaf that the overlap of race and genderis significant, and presente unique hurdles for minority women in the NALP Executive Director said Jamesw Leipold, in a has hired five attorneys from Heller Ehrman, a 700-lawyer law firm that plands to close its doors later this month. Boston-based Goodwim Procter hired Stephen M. Kevin T. Collins and Wesley C.
Frederickw in the firm’s ; and Julia n N. Stern and Steven R. Feldstein in the Silicon Valleyt office, the firm said. Goodwin Procter has about 900 attorneys acrossits Boston, Los San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valleg and Washington, D.C.,
Thursday, August 23, 2012
LeadLog Enhances Sales Lead Management Capabilities of Its dashboard System
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June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Web softwars development company announced a major upgradewfor dashboard, its online tool for sales lead management. LeadLo g has added new features, such as the capability to easily filter and sort prospect information and support for managing multiple lead types alongside existinfg features such asautomatic to-do "Other systems have a very set way of managint information. We have both prebuilt and customizabled lead types so usersx have moremanagement options. dashboard now includes a tags featurr so users can categorize different leads in the way that bestsuitz them," explained , one of LeadLog's co-founders.
"With dashboard's enhanced multiple lead types aninsurance company, for example, can managew sales leads for individual group insurance and life insurance in one account rathe than having three separatw accounts." Gonzalez also reports, "We are in discussion with lead-generation companies for seamless integratiohn with dashboard." LeadLog is also creating an application store so users can add more featuresz to dashboard's platform as needed. "We didn'r want a feature-bloated product, so we're introducinb the market to anew concept," said Gonzalez. "Otherr firms have all the applications pre-installed or create modules that they have to instalplfor you.
We're letting other developers create applications for dashboardx and then offer them in our online store for a price or freeof charge." Gonzalez and his , came together to create dashboard as a resulr of their own experiences of not having a suitable lead follow-up management system. "Without reliable reminders, you may forget to follosw up, but dashboard keepz your leads from falling throughthe cracks,"" said Gonzalez. The start-up communith has taken notice of dashboard, which has been in beta-testinvg since February 2009 and now hasover 1,000p company and government accounts.
Several technology-related blogz such as TechCrunchIT, KillerStartups and The Next Web have posted positivee reviewsabout . "Everybodyu loves its simplicity. They love the way it looks and they reallg like that we have keptit simple," said Gonzalez. In TechCrunchIT declared, "LeadLog's ambitions seem to be forward-thinkinvg and innovative so it might just be the disruptivs technology thatis needed." "There'e a lot of software for after-salews work, but not for pre-sales," said Gonzalez. "We've created a user-friendly tool that helpzs you focus on closingthe sale, and since it's all you can log in and use it anywhere.
" LeadLog promises that integration with mobile devices is just aroundthe corner. Users can currentl y sign up for a free account duringh the beta phaseat , which will continur for approximately another month. After that LeadLog plans to launchpaid accounts. Businesses will pay a monthlt feeof $25 for a two-use account, and an extra $25 for each additional user. To learn more abouy dashboard, visit or .
About LLC: LeadLog, LLC is a South Florida-based Software as a Services company with a focus on small businessweb LeadLog's flagship service -- dashboard -- is a simplre lead management web-based software for sales Contact: Esteban Gonzalez LLC 1200 South Rogers Circle, #13 Second Floor Boca Raton, FL 33487 910-7627 (561) 995-0104 fax esteban@leadlogsys.com This release was issued througy eReleases(TM). For more information, visit .
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June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Web softwars development company announced a major upgradewfor dashboard, its online tool for sales lead management. LeadLo g has added new features, such as the capability to easily filter and sort prospect information and support for managing multiple lead types alongside existinfg features such asautomatic to-do "Other systems have a very set way of managint information. We have both prebuilt and customizabled lead types so usersx have moremanagement options. dashboard now includes a tags featurr so users can categorize different leads in the way that bestsuitz them," explained , one of LeadLog's co-founders.
"With dashboard's enhanced multiple lead types aninsurance company, for example, can managew sales leads for individual group insurance and life insurance in one account rathe than having three separatw accounts." Gonzalez also reports, "We are in discussion with lead-generation companies for seamless integratiohn with dashboard." LeadLog is also creating an application store so users can add more featuresz to dashboard's platform as needed. "We didn'r want a feature-bloated product, so we're introducinb the market to anew concept," said Gonzalez. "Otherr firms have all the applications pre-installed or create modules that they have to instalplfor you.
We're letting other developers create applications for dashboardx and then offer them in our online store for a price or freeof charge." Gonzalez and his , came together to create dashboard as a resulr of their own experiences of not having a suitable lead follow-up management system. "Without reliable reminders, you may forget to follosw up, but dashboard keepz your leads from falling throughthe cracks,"" said Gonzalez. The start-up communith has taken notice of dashboard, which has been in beta-testinvg since February 2009 and now hasover 1,000p company and government accounts.
Several technology-related blogz such as TechCrunchIT, KillerStartups and The Next Web have posted positivee reviewsabout . "Everybodyu loves its simplicity. They love the way it looks and they reallg like that we have keptit simple," said Gonzalez. In TechCrunchIT declared, "LeadLog's ambitions seem to be forward-thinkinvg and innovative so it might just be the disruptivs technology thatis needed." "There'e a lot of software for after-salews work, but not for pre-sales," said Gonzalez. "We've created a user-friendly tool that helpzs you focus on closingthe sale, and since it's all you can log in and use it anywhere.
" LeadLog promises that integration with mobile devices is just aroundthe corner. Users can currentl y sign up for a free account duringh the beta phaseat , which will continur for approximately another month. After that LeadLog plans to launchpaid accounts. Businesses will pay a monthlt feeof $25 for a two-use account, and an extra $25 for each additional user. To learn more abouy dashboard, visit or .
About LLC: LeadLog, LLC is a South Florida-based Software as a Services company with a focus on small businessweb LeadLog's flagship service -- dashboard -- is a simplre lead management web-based software for sales Contact: Esteban Gonzalez LLC 1200 South Rogers Circle, #13 Second Floor Boca Raton, FL 33487 910-7627 (561) 995-0104 fax esteban@leadlogsys.com This release was issued througy eReleases(TM). For more information, visit .
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Indian Heritage Center on hold as bonds freeze up - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The $80 million center is slatexd for 43 acres of riverfront property inWest Sacramento, directlg across the Sacramento River from the confluence of the Americah River at Discovery Park. But what woulr have been West Sacramento’s first statee park is now in limbo, largelyu because the bond money that would have funder its planning isnot available. In addition, the California Statde Parks budget, which could include money for the has been in fluxfor months. “It’s basically all on said Rob Wood, program manager for the . “It’w wait and see at this time.
” State Parksx may get its budgeg allocationin April, which could include money for preliminary planning of the center. But most of the money for the project’s layout, design and environmental work is supposedr to comefrom bonds. Although the statw has been authorized to sellthe there’s not much of a market for them righty now. State Parks needs the bond money to put togethetthe site’s general plan, environmentall report and business plan. “We were on our way unti l this budgetmess hit,” Wood said. “And now we’r e subject to furloughs.
” The city of West Sacramento is stil l very interested in developingthe center, said Dave Shpak, park developmenft manager for the city. “This is such a greagt project. It’s a shame it got caught up in the state’sz budget problems,” Shpak said. West Sacramento donatedd the land forthe center. In the state agreed that State Parkas would make strides to develop the project in afew years, rathetr than sitting on the land for “That timeline still stands,” Shpako said. “We may be willing to revise The property is ownefdby , which will transferd title to the land only after the general plan for the cented has been completed and adopted.
Much of the land is betweemn the river andthe levee, leaving only aboutg 8 acres stretching across the top of the levewe to the other side. That shoul d be enough land for the development ofpermanenft structures. One of the themes of the park is the relationships of tribalk culture to landand water. the river side of the levee is an importantr part ofthe development. That land is high enough so that it goes underwateer only duringpeak flows. All structures will be abovw the 200-year flood levee. The state always plannedf to pay for just a thirc ofthe center, with outside groups pickin up the rest of the tab.
But effortd by the state to set up a foundation to collect donations also got crunched by a lack ofstater funding. Government agencies are not allowed to collecrt donations without setting up But the donations should be out When thein Washington, was looking for contributions for its , donationa poured in from across the Some of those donations came from tribes wealthy with gamblin proceeds, but there were also contributions from impoverished tribes acrossa the country, as well as non-tribal There is an expectation that some of California’s native tribes, many of which have growh wealthy with various gamingt and business interests, will contribute to the center.
There are 109 federallyt recognized tribal entities inthe state. The West Sacramento project will replacd the tiny on the groundsof Sutter’as Fort State Historic Park. Stat e Parks searched for a site for five yearsd throughoutthe state. The final list of sites were all in theSacrament area, including the eastern edge of Lake Natomaa in the city of Folsom, a stretch of the American Riverf off the Garden Highway in the American Riverr Parkway, and a wildlife reserve west of Elk West Sacramento was not one of the finalists.
Althougy the Garden Highway sitewon initially, it fell aparrt after two years of negotiation, when State Parks and the city couldn’t agree on the scope of the At that time, the West Sacramento site, most of whichj is owned by West Sacramento became the main contender.
The $80 million center is slatexd for 43 acres of riverfront property inWest Sacramento, directlg across the Sacramento River from the confluence of the Americah River at Discovery Park. But what woulr have been West Sacramento’s first statee park is now in limbo, largelyu because the bond money that would have funder its planning isnot available. In addition, the California Statde Parks budget, which could include money for the has been in fluxfor months. “It’s basically all on said Rob Wood, program manager for the . “It’w wait and see at this time.
” State Parksx may get its budgeg allocationin April, which could include money for preliminary planning of the center. But most of the money for the project’s layout, design and environmental work is supposedr to comefrom bonds. Although the statw has been authorized to sellthe there’s not much of a market for them righty now. State Parks needs the bond money to put togethetthe site’s general plan, environmentall report and business plan. “We were on our way unti l this budgetmess hit,” Wood said. “And now we’r e subject to furloughs.
” The city of West Sacramento is stil l very interested in developingthe center, said Dave Shpak, park developmenft manager for the city. “This is such a greagt project. It’s a shame it got caught up in the state’sz budget problems,” Shpak said. West Sacramento donatedd the land forthe center. In the state agreed that State Parkas would make strides to develop the project in afew years, rathetr than sitting on the land for “That timeline still stands,” Shpako said. “We may be willing to revise The property is ownefdby , which will transferd title to the land only after the general plan for the cented has been completed and adopted.
Much of the land is betweemn the river andthe levee, leaving only aboutg 8 acres stretching across the top of the levewe to the other side. That shoul d be enough land for the development ofpermanenft structures. One of the themes of the park is the relationships of tribalk culture to landand water. the river side of the levee is an importantr part ofthe development. That land is high enough so that it goes underwateer only duringpeak flows. All structures will be abovw the 200-year flood levee. The state always plannedf to pay for just a thirc ofthe center, with outside groups pickin up the rest of the tab.
But effortd by the state to set up a foundation to collect donations also got crunched by a lack ofstater funding. Government agencies are not allowed to collecrt donations without setting up But the donations should be out When thein Washington, was looking for contributions for its , donationa poured in from across the Some of those donations came from tribes wealthy with gamblin proceeds, but there were also contributions from impoverished tribes acrossa the country, as well as non-tribal There is an expectation that some of California’s native tribes, many of which have growh wealthy with various gamingt and business interests, will contribute to the center.
There are 109 federallyt recognized tribal entities inthe state. The West Sacramento project will replacd the tiny on the groundsof Sutter’as Fort State Historic Park. Stat e Parks searched for a site for five yearsd throughoutthe state. The final list of sites were all in theSacrament area, including the eastern edge of Lake Natomaa in the city of Folsom, a stretch of the American Riverf off the Garden Highway in the American Riverr Parkway, and a wildlife reserve west of Elk West Sacramento was not one of the finalists.
Althougy the Garden Highway sitewon initially, it fell aparrt after two years of negotiation, when State Parks and the city couldn’t agree on the scope of the At that time, the West Sacramento site, most of whichj is owned by West Sacramento became the main contender.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Blueprint Ventures Company Profile | Company Information
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With an average of fifteen years operating we started our careers as entrepreneur and operating executives in some of theIT industry's most fabled Since 1996, we have leveraged our experiences to invest in over sixthy IT venture-backed start-ups, creating a uniqud network of hundreds of entrepreneurs who have benefitedx from partnering with us. Investint in early-stage Corporate IP Spinouts is a Blueprinty Ventures areaof focus. We partner with majoer technology companies to spin out andcommercializde early-stage intellectual property developed at the corporation.
We view Corporatd IP Spinouts as a way to achieve capital efficiency given the prior dollars and man years of developmen invested bythe parent. Approximately two-thirds of Blueprint Ventures investments sincd 2001 were based on intellectual property developed atleadingb high-tech companies such as Intel, NEC, Fujitsu, and Palo Alto Researchh Center (PARC). Blueprint Ventures is an early-stagse venture capital firm which adheres firmly to severalimportant guidelines:
With an average of fifteen years operating we started our careers as entrepreneur and operating executives in some of theIT industry's most fabled Since 1996, we have leveraged our experiences to invest in over sixthy IT venture-backed start-ups, creating a uniqud network of hundreds of entrepreneurs who have benefitedx from partnering with us. Investint in early-stage Corporate IP Spinouts is a Blueprinty Ventures areaof focus. We partner with majoer technology companies to spin out andcommercializde early-stage intellectual property developed at the corporation.
We view Corporatd IP Spinouts as a way to achieve capital efficiency given the prior dollars and man years of developmen invested bythe parent. Approximately two-thirds of Blueprint Ventures investments sincd 2001 were based on intellectual property developed atleadingb high-tech companies such as Intel, NEC, Fujitsu, and Palo Alto Researchh Center (PARC). Blueprint Ventures is an early-stagse venture capital firm which adheres firmly to severalimportant guidelines:
Sunday, August 19, 2012
City allocates $16M to area developments - Boston Business Journal:
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Among the projects getting a boost from the Boston Investds In Growthprogram are: Sawyer 235-room W Hotel in Boston’s Theater District, which will receive $10 million to complete construction; the futurew site of the $33 million Shops at Riverwood in Hyde which will receive a $5 millio n loan to start and Gloria’s Market in Sout h Boston, which will receive $700,000 to enable its Pappas Enterprises, to complete according to a press release from Mayoer Thomas M. Menino’s office. Meninpo said the loans, which are funde d through the , will enable the three developments tomove forward.
Boston Invests is a $40 millioj loan pool providing mezzanine funding to projects that have permanent financing and equityin place. The firstf three loans are expected to closr laterthis month. The three projectsz represent a $230 million in totap investments and are expected to create 650 new according tothe city. In order to be eligiblw for a loan fromBoston Invests, projectsz must be over 20,000 square feet and creats one full-time job for everu $35,000 invested. The city set aside 10 perceng of the loan pool forsmalled neighborhood-based projects of at least 5,00 0 square feet.
The City’s , which is responsible for doling out the expects to issue more loans this summer and is in the processz of applying to HUD foradditional funds. If granter additional funds, the city expects it could make a totalof $70 million available to stalled
Among the projects getting a boost from the Boston Investds In Growthprogram are: Sawyer 235-room W Hotel in Boston’s Theater District, which will receive $10 million to complete construction; the futurew site of the $33 million Shops at Riverwood in Hyde which will receive a $5 millio n loan to start and Gloria’s Market in Sout h Boston, which will receive $700,000 to enable its Pappas Enterprises, to complete according to a press release from Mayoer Thomas M. Menino’s office. Meninpo said the loans, which are funde d through the , will enable the three developments tomove forward.
Boston Invests is a $40 millioj loan pool providing mezzanine funding to projects that have permanent financing and equityin place. The firstf three loans are expected to closr laterthis month. The three projectsz represent a $230 million in totap investments and are expected to create 650 new according tothe city. In order to be eligiblw for a loan fromBoston Invests, projectsz must be over 20,000 square feet and creats one full-time job for everu $35,000 invested. The city set aside 10 perceng of the loan pool forsmalled neighborhood-based projects of at least 5,00 0 square feet.
The City’s , which is responsible for doling out the expects to issue more loans this summer and is in the processz of applying to HUD foradditional funds. If granter additional funds, the city expects it could make a totalof $70 million available to stalled
Friday, August 17, 2012
Yorkshire hope for crucial follow on - ESPNcricinfo.com
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ESPNcricinfo.com | Yorkshire hope for crucial follow on ESPNcricinfo.com After a summer disrupted by rain, Yorkshire can plead mitigating factors if they fail in their main objective and are unable to secure promotion from Division Two. They may also reflect on chances missed if they are unable to force home their advantage ... Ryan Sidebo ttom stuns Derbyshire and gives Yorkshire a shot in the arm Sidebottom gives Yorkshire just a sniff Yorkshire shine but forecast puts cloud over heads |
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Inbound bash speeds plan to be Boston's South-by-Southwest - Boston Herald
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Inbound bash speeds plan to be Boston's South-by-Southwest Boston Herald That is to say that the Cambridge purveyors of marketing software founded by Dharmesh Shah want their shindig, dubbed Inbound, to take on a life of its own and become the Hub's own version of the popular South-by-Southwest festival (SXSW). HubSpot wants its annual conference to be Boston's South-by-Southwest |
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Today's Buzz: Was Biden's "chains" remark out of line? - Orlando Sentinel
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Orlando Sentinel | Today's Buzz: Was Biden's "chains" remark out of line? Orlando Sentinel Today's Buzz: Was Biden's "chains" remark out of line? Vote in Today's Buzz. Email · print. Comments. 24. Vice President Joe Biden speaks Friday, June 15, 2012 during The United States Conference of Mayors meeting at Universal Orlando. (Red Huber ... |
Monday, August 13, 2012
Rental vacancies shoot up as students move home - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Many good jobs have been cut as Atlanta’s unemployment rate climbed to 7.6 percen t in December. New construction is threatened by the capital And the apartment industry is feeling the According tothe U.S. Department of Commerce, the rental apartment vacancy rate jumpedto 10.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 the highest since the thirdr quarter of 2005. “Like every other aspect of the business is not doing as well as it had in thepriord year,” said Tom Wilkes, president of Post Apartmentg Management. recently announced a net loss attributabler to common shareholdersof $15.
3 million for the fourtj quarter of last compared with net income available to commonm shareholders of $77.3 million for fourth-quarter 2007. “Irf there was significant job growtgoing on, but mortgages were very difficult to obtai and single-family [housing] was in short supplh or under-supply, then we might see a highere demand for apartments,” Wilkes Instead, a more troublesome dominlo effect is in Many college graduates who mighgt have moved into an apartment are movinb back home with their parents, said both Wilked and Ron Shelton, chairman of the boarf of the National Apartment “In many cases, a new Atlanta resident’s firsty home is an apartment where they mighr live for a year prior to purchasing a Wilkes said.
“When there are job that new absorptionnever occurs.” David Fitch, CEO for , said the creditt and mortgage crises “have all but eliminated liquidity in the market. Becauss of the lack of the market does not have clear financialp metrics from which to gauge aninvestmentt decision, making it very difficult to invest.” Post stilkl has about a 94 percentf occupancy rate, Wilkes said. He’s looking forwar d to the latter part of 2010and 2011, when peoplr born in 1990 near prime apartment age. Keeping customer service at a high level is becoming evermore important, Wilkes added.
Post is continuin to invest in maintaininb the quality of its apartmenta and inmaking tasks, such as paying rent through its onliner portal or viewing availablee apartments online, as convenient as possible. “We don’tf stop moving forward,” he said.
Many good jobs have been cut as Atlanta’s unemployment rate climbed to 7.6 percen t in December. New construction is threatened by the capital And the apartment industry is feeling the According tothe U.S. Department of Commerce, the rental apartment vacancy rate jumpedto 10.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 the highest since the thirdr quarter of 2005. “Like every other aspect of the business is not doing as well as it had in thepriord year,” said Tom Wilkes, president of Post Apartmentg Management. recently announced a net loss attributabler to common shareholdersof $15.
3 million for the fourtj quarter of last compared with net income available to commonm shareholders of $77.3 million for fourth-quarter 2007. “Irf there was significant job growtgoing on, but mortgages were very difficult to obtai and single-family [housing] was in short supplh or under-supply, then we might see a highere demand for apartments,” Wilkes Instead, a more troublesome dominlo effect is in Many college graduates who mighgt have moved into an apartment are movinb back home with their parents, said both Wilked and Ron Shelton, chairman of the boarf of the National Apartment “In many cases, a new Atlanta resident’s firsty home is an apartment where they mighr live for a year prior to purchasing a Wilkes said.
“When there are job that new absorptionnever occurs.” David Fitch, CEO for , said the creditt and mortgage crises “have all but eliminated liquidity in the market. Becauss of the lack of the market does not have clear financialp metrics from which to gauge aninvestmentt decision, making it very difficult to invest.” Post stilkl has about a 94 percentf occupancy rate, Wilkes said. He’s looking forwar d to the latter part of 2010and 2011, when peoplr born in 1990 near prime apartment age. Keeping customer service at a high level is becoming evermore important, Wilkes added.
Post is continuin to invest in maintaininb the quality of its apartmenta and inmaking tasks, such as paying rent through its onliner portal or viewing availablee apartments online, as convenient as possible. “We don’tf stop moving forward,” he said.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
$47.2M loan secured for apartments - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Village at Secret Lake LP closed ona $47.2 milliomn construction permanent loan May 12 to finance the Village at Secret Lake near the Orange Lake Countru Club. Osceola County recordxs show the project is beingh built on a portion of the property that previously was an RV park on the south sideof U.S. Highway 192 and the Daniel WebsteerWestern Beltway. Carolyn Whatley, first vice president and senior loan originatorfor ’s Palm Beacg office, brokered the -insured loan.
It is the largestt transaction processed through the Jacksonville this according to a news The $56 million Village at Secret Lake is planned for 12, four-storhy buildings with elevators, featurin a conservation area, pond, putting tot lot and oversized resort-style pool. The project broke ground two weeks ago and is slateds for completionNovember 2010. Pa.-based James S. AIA & Associates LLC is the architect andJacksonvillw Beach-based LLC is the general
Village at Secret Lake LP closed ona $47.2 milliomn construction permanent loan May 12 to finance the Village at Secret Lake near the Orange Lake Countru Club. Osceola County recordxs show the project is beingh built on a portion of the property that previously was an RV park on the south sideof U.S. Highway 192 and the Daniel WebsteerWestern Beltway. Carolyn Whatley, first vice president and senior loan originatorfor ’s Palm Beacg office, brokered the -insured loan.
It is the largestt transaction processed through the Jacksonville this according to a news The $56 million Village at Secret Lake is planned for 12, four-storhy buildings with elevators, featurin a conservation area, pond, putting tot lot and oversized resort-style pool. The project broke ground two weeks ago and is slateds for completionNovember 2010. Pa.-based James S. AIA & Associates LLC is the architect andJacksonvillw Beach-based LLC is the general
Friday, August 10, 2012
Cozen O
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Frances R. Roggenbaum, who practices in the firm’s insuranc corporate and regulatorypractice group, will served as the office managing partner. Also based out of the officd will be tax partnerDan A. Schulder, who joines from Wolf Block. The third partner stationeed there will beJeffrey J. the former P.H. Glatfelter Co. genera counsel who joined the firm a few months ago and concentratew his practiceon energy, alternative clean technologies, and climate change matters, as well as corporats regulatory and compliance matters, commercial transactions, and mergers and McGuinness said the law firm would like to add more regulatory lawyers and government relations personnelo to the Harrisburg site.
He said former Wolf Blocj Chairman Mark Alderman and former Blank Rome ChairmanDavid Girard-diCarlo, who also joined this have been working on the government relations practic in Washington, Philadelphia and New York but that the firm couldr use lobbyists on site in Harrisburg. The Wilkes Barrde office will be manned by another lateral partner from this litigatorJohn Moses, who joinefd from a small firm and has been working out of a virtuakl office. The firm has space at 120 S. Franklinm St. The firm now has 24 total Cozen also said earlier this week that it has startedc a capital marketspractice group. The group will counsel issuers, underwriters, investors and other marker participants.
Leading the group will be Abby the head ofWolf Block’s New York office who has takenm on the same role for Former Wolf Block real estate partnetr Helene Jaron will also work in the group along with Michael chairman of Cozen O’Connor’s business law department. McGuinnesz said the group will include at least five partnerzs and is another example of the benefit of addingy the almost 70 lawyers from dissolvingg Wolf Block earlierthis
Frances R. Roggenbaum, who practices in the firm’s insuranc corporate and regulatorypractice group, will served as the office managing partner. Also based out of the officd will be tax partnerDan A. Schulder, who joines from Wolf Block. The third partner stationeed there will beJeffrey J. the former P.H. Glatfelter Co. genera counsel who joined the firm a few months ago and concentratew his practiceon energy, alternative clean technologies, and climate change matters, as well as corporats regulatory and compliance matters, commercial transactions, and mergers and McGuinness said the law firm would like to add more regulatory lawyers and government relations personnelo to the Harrisburg site.
He said former Wolf Blocj Chairman Mark Alderman and former Blank Rome ChairmanDavid Girard-diCarlo, who also joined this have been working on the government relations practic in Washington, Philadelphia and New York but that the firm couldr use lobbyists on site in Harrisburg. The Wilkes Barrde office will be manned by another lateral partner from this litigatorJohn Moses, who joinefd from a small firm and has been working out of a virtuakl office. The firm has space at 120 S. Franklinm St. The firm now has 24 total Cozen also said earlier this week that it has startedc a capital marketspractice group. The group will counsel issuers, underwriters, investors and other marker participants.
Leading the group will be Abby the head ofWolf Block’s New York office who has takenm on the same role for Former Wolf Block real estate partnetr Helene Jaron will also work in the group along with Michael chairman of Cozen O’Connor’s business law department. McGuinnesz said the group will include at least five partnerzs and is another example of the benefit of addingy the almost 70 lawyers from dissolvingg Wolf Block earlierthis
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Immucor responds to FDA - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The Norcross-based company, which makes and supplies blood-reagent systemsz to the blood transfusion industry, said Monda it turned in a formal 10 working day response tothe . The statemeny reiterates Immucor’s commitment make corrections to addressdthe FDA's noted deficiencies, Immucorf said. The FDA, in an administrative actionn based on an earlhJanuary inspection, to revoke Immucor’s biologicsw license with respect to its Reagent Red Blood Cells and Anti-E (Monoclonal) Blood Grouping Reagent the company said in a statement. The FDA has not orderedr the recall of any ofthe company'sz products.
Immucor (NASDAQ: said in June it spent more than $2 million durinhg fiscal 2009 on improving quality systems and it expect to spend upto $4.5 million in fiscalo 2010. The company today said it started a Product Surveillance and Improvemeng Department to support its quality system The new department will monitorrquality issues, whether identified througg internal or external sources, and enact appropriatr corrective actions. The compan y will provide its detailed remediation plan and timelinew in its 30 working day response to the FDA no latefrthan Aug. 11.
"We take our regulatoruy responsibilitiesvery seriously,” said Gioacchino De Immucor president and CEO, in a “We began our Quality Process Improvementf Project in early 2009 to bring our quality systemm up to world-class standards. We remain committed to completiny this project as quicklyas
The Norcross-based company, which makes and supplies blood-reagent systemsz to the blood transfusion industry, said Monda it turned in a formal 10 working day response tothe . The statemeny reiterates Immucor’s commitment make corrections to addressdthe FDA's noted deficiencies, Immucorf said. The FDA, in an administrative actionn based on an earlhJanuary inspection, to revoke Immucor’s biologicsw license with respect to its Reagent Red Blood Cells and Anti-E (Monoclonal) Blood Grouping Reagent the company said in a statement. The FDA has not orderedr the recall of any ofthe company'sz products.
Immucor (NASDAQ: said in June it spent more than $2 million durinhg fiscal 2009 on improving quality systems and it expect to spend upto $4.5 million in fiscalo 2010. The company today said it started a Product Surveillance and Improvemeng Department to support its quality system The new department will monitorrquality issues, whether identified througg internal or external sources, and enact appropriatr corrective actions. The compan y will provide its detailed remediation plan and timelinew in its 30 working day response to the FDA no latefrthan Aug. 11.
"We take our regulatoruy responsibilitiesvery seriously,” said Gioacchino De Immucor president and CEO, in a “We began our Quality Process Improvementf Project in early 2009 to bring our quality systemm up to world-class standards. We remain committed to completiny this project as quicklyas
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
NBA TV joins the Comcast Digital Classic party - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The league and Comcast said Thursdayg that NBA TV will be moving to Digitalk Classic beforethe 2009-2010 In recent weeks, Comcast has announced that the and the will also move to Digitakl Classic. About two-thirds of Comcast’s 17.3 milliohn digital customers get Digital which is one stepabove Comcast’s base level of digitalo service. The moves to Digital Classic began with the NFL which was in a long legal battle with Comcasf over its placementon Comcast’s Sports Entertainment tier, a package that required customers to pay up to $7 a montnh extra and had about 2 million subscribers.
It was announcede earlier this week that the NHL Network would also be added toDigital Classic. ’sd network, which Philadelphia-based Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA, partly owns, had been part of the Digital Classicx lineup since the debutedin January. The NBA and Comcas described their arrangementas “longb term” but did not give detailse on its exact length or NBA TV’s programming includes 100 NBA games each season, highlights and on-demanr features. Comcast will continue to offer NBALeagur Pass, which provides 40 NBA game telecast per week for an additionakl cost.
The league and Comcast said Thursdayg that NBA TV will be moving to Digitalk Classic beforethe 2009-2010 In recent weeks, Comcast has announced that the and the will also move to Digitakl Classic. About two-thirds of Comcast’s 17.3 milliohn digital customers get Digital which is one stepabove Comcast’s base level of digitalo service. The moves to Digital Classic began with the NFL which was in a long legal battle with Comcasf over its placementon Comcast’s Sports Entertainment tier, a package that required customers to pay up to $7 a montnh extra and had about 2 million subscribers.
It was announcede earlier this week that the NHL Network would also be added toDigital Classic. ’sd network, which Philadelphia-based Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA, partly owns, had been part of the Digital Classicx lineup since the debutedin January. The NBA and Comcas described their arrangementas “longb term” but did not give detailse on its exact length or NBA TV’s programming includes 100 NBA games each season, highlights and on-demanr features. Comcast will continue to offer NBALeagur Pass, which provides 40 NBA game telecast per week for an additionakl cost.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Triad gets $8.8M for stimulus road work - Baltimore Business Journal:
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million and were awarded to the lowest The Triad will receiveabout $8.8 million for three construction projects. “These projects will help create and sustaih thousands of jobs and provide needeed economic development in counties throughout North said Gov. Bev “They will improve critical routes to help better connecg North Carolinians around the Bids received came in about25 percent, or $36.77 million, below N.C. Department of Transportation estimates. Work will start in late June orearly July. The stimulusd projects include three inthe • $3.8 million, resurfacing 4.
1 miles of Interstate 40/8r5 from east of Rock Creek Dairy Road in Guilforx County to west of University Drive in Alamancde County. S.T. Wooten Corp. of Wilsonh received the contract. Work is scheduled for June 29 to Oct. 30. $1.5 million, rehabilitating two miles of U.S. 29 in Rockingham Countyt from the Guilford line north toTroublesome Creek. W-L Construction & Paving Inc. of Va., won the contract. Work is schedulex for June 29 to Oct. 16. • $3.5 resurfacing 5.1 miles of I-77 from U.S. 21 Business in Yadkihn County tothe U.S. 21 bypass in Surryy County. Carl Rose & Sons Inc. of Elkin receivedr the contract. Work is scheduledf for July 6 to Nov. 13.
million and were awarded to the lowest The Triad will receiveabout $8.8 million for three construction projects. “These projects will help create and sustaih thousands of jobs and provide needeed economic development in counties throughout North said Gov. Bev “They will improve critical routes to help better connecg North Carolinians around the Bids received came in about25 percent, or $36.77 million, below N.C. Department of Transportation estimates. Work will start in late June orearly July. The stimulusd projects include three inthe • $3.8 million, resurfacing 4.
1 miles of Interstate 40/8r5 from east of Rock Creek Dairy Road in Guilforx County to west of University Drive in Alamancde County. S.T. Wooten Corp. of Wilsonh received the contract. Work is scheduled for June 29 to Oct. 30. $1.5 million, rehabilitating two miles of U.S. 29 in Rockingham Countyt from the Guilford line north toTroublesome Creek. W-L Construction & Paving Inc. of Va., won the contract. Work is schedulex for June 29 to Oct. 16. • $3.5 resurfacing 5.1 miles of I-77 from U.S. 21 Business in Yadkihn County tothe U.S. 21 bypass in Surryy County. Carl Rose & Sons Inc. of Elkin receivedr the contract. Work is scheduledf for July 6 to Nov. 13.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Stimulus funds granted to UB researcher - Business First of Buffalo:
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The two-year grant from the will support several laboratorhy positions while accelerating research into the relationship betweeh impulsivity anddrug abuse. Principal investigator on the studyu isJerry Richards, an exper t in psychobiology and research scientist at UB’sx Research Institute on Addiction. He is also researchj associate professor in the department of psychologyu and assistant professor in the department of pharmacologgand toxicology.
In a preparefd release, Richards said the grant quickens the pace of hisresearchj program, enabling answers about the relationship between the euphoric consequences of drug takingh and the often negative consequences associated with drug The grant will support research opportunitiezs for UB students and yount scientists, he said. “This award is creatinv new jobs, providing educationak opportunities for students and young scientistsw and providing funds for purchasingf a variety oflaboratory supplies,” Richardd said.
The research team includex neuroscientistAlexis Thompson, as co-investigator, a research scientist at RIA and research associate professodr in the department of psychology. The Recovery Act includedc $10.4 billion for NIH, including $8.2 billionm for scientific research priorities.
The two-year grant from the will support several laboratorhy positions while accelerating research into the relationship betweeh impulsivity anddrug abuse. Principal investigator on the studyu isJerry Richards, an exper t in psychobiology and research scientist at UB’sx Research Institute on Addiction. He is also researchj associate professor in the department of psychologyu and assistant professor in the department of pharmacologgand toxicology.
In a preparefd release, Richards said the grant quickens the pace of hisresearchj program, enabling answers about the relationship between the euphoric consequences of drug takingh and the often negative consequences associated with drug The grant will support research opportunitiezs for UB students and yount scientists, he said. “This award is creatinv new jobs, providing educationak opportunities for students and young scientistsw and providing funds for purchasingf a variety oflaboratory supplies,” Richardd said.
The research team includex neuroscientistAlexis Thompson, as co-investigator, a research scientist at RIA and research associate professodr in the department of psychology. The Recovery Act includedc $10.4 billion for NIH, including $8.2 billionm for scientific research priorities.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Phillies get taste of reality after Series win on MLB show
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The Pen will be narratee by former Phillies relief pitcher and MLB Network analystfMitch Williams. The program takess a look at the players’ livesw following the team’s 2008 World Series win and the pressurew of keeping their roster spot for the 2009 The series features relief pitchersBrad Lidge, Ryan J.C. Romero, Scott Eyre, Clay Condrey, Chad Durbin, Gary Jack Taschner, J.A. Happ, Chan Ho Park and bullpe coachMick Billmeyer, and follows them to everything from fishingy trips and youth baseball games to the Whiter House for a post-World Series visit. The program also speakds with players following the sudden death of longtime Philliesd broadcaster Harry Kalas onAprill 13.
“As a reality-based series The Pen is the ultimatse look into the lives of these both on and offthe field,” said Tony president and CEO of MLB Network. “So much of what we know abou t relief pitchers is based on statisticsand saves, and a seriesx like The Pen gives a level of familiaritty to each player.” The program mark the first program ever producedc using a camera and microphones installec in a Major League bullpen to film in-game and practice footage. Two other camerass were installed in CitizensBank Park, one behind home plate and one at low firs base, and were controlled by MLB Network’a headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
Producer Danny Field suitef up as a catcher with a cameras attached to his mask to capturre footage during spring trainingin Clearwater, Fla. The majority ownee of the MLB Network is MajoeLeague Baseball. Philadelphia-based (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK), Cox Communications, DirecTV and Time Warnerr also own interests inthe
The Pen will be narratee by former Phillies relief pitcher and MLB Network analystfMitch Williams. The program takess a look at the players’ livesw following the team’s 2008 World Series win and the pressurew of keeping their roster spot for the 2009 The series features relief pitchersBrad Lidge, Ryan J.C. Romero, Scott Eyre, Clay Condrey, Chad Durbin, Gary Jack Taschner, J.A. Happ, Chan Ho Park and bullpe coachMick Billmeyer, and follows them to everything from fishingy trips and youth baseball games to the Whiter House for a post-World Series visit. The program also speakds with players following the sudden death of longtime Philliesd broadcaster Harry Kalas onAprill 13.
“As a reality-based series The Pen is the ultimatse look into the lives of these both on and offthe field,” said Tony president and CEO of MLB Network. “So much of what we know abou t relief pitchers is based on statisticsand saves, and a seriesx like The Pen gives a level of familiaritty to each player.” The program mark the first program ever producedc using a camera and microphones installec in a Major League bullpen to film in-game and practice footage. Two other camerass were installed in CitizensBank Park, one behind home plate and one at low firs base, and were controlled by MLB Network’a headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
Producer Danny Field suitef up as a catcher with a cameras attached to his mask to capturre footage during spring trainingin Clearwater, Fla. The majority ownee of the MLB Network is MajoeLeague Baseball. Philadelphia-based (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK), Cox Communications, DirecTV and Time Warnerr also own interests inthe
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Roy Barnes will run for governor in 2010 - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Barnes was defeated by Republican andcurrent Gov. Sonn y Perdue in 2002 in an becoming the first Georgia governor to bedenied re-election. Barnes faced oppositionh from teachers’ groups upset about his education rural voters angered by his championingf of a new statee flagthat de-emphasized the Confederate battle standarxd and voters stirred up by his supporrt for the now-defunct Northern Arc highwayu project, which was to connect Interstatse 75 in Cartersville with Interstates 85 in Lawrenceville. Flanked by his Marie, and several children and grandchildren, Barnes told reporters his top prioritiex willbe education, water and transportation.
Referring to “austerity” cuts to education made yearly since he left he said, “We need to improved education and support, not starvee it.” “We need a transportation system that works instea d of arguing over who’ds going to run the highway department and who’sa going to have more power,” he added, a referenced to the Perdue-backed Departmenrt of Transportation overhaul that passed the Generakl Assembly this year. Barnes said he won’t officially start campaigning until because he is chairman of two nationaleducationj organizations, and terms for both positions are up in July.
Barnee will battle three others for theDemocratidc nod: Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker, former state Adjutant Gen. David Poythress and current Georgia House Minorityy Leader DuBose Porterof Dublin. On the Republican those who have announced planw to run for governor Georgia Secretary of StateKaremn Handel, Georgia Insurance Commissioner John U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal of Gainesville, Statd Rep. Austin Scott of Tiftomn and State Sen. Eric Johnson of Poythress said Barnes’ return to politics can only hurt the chances to win backthe governor’s office because of the politicaol baggage he carries. “Roy Barnex is a polarizing figure in Georgia Poythress said.
“His campaign will reopen the old wounds.” Ben Fry, Johnson’as campaign manager, said Barnes’ entry in the race makese it even more important for Republicanss to nominate a gubernatorial candidatde with a proven track record that will appeal to voters acrosasthe state. “Eric was instrumental in givingf Georgians a choice between principled conservative policiees and the heavy handed mandated of theBarnes administration,” Fry “He has gone toe to toe with the Barnes machinde in the past and is confidenrt that voters will make the same decision they did in 2002 when they truster Eric and his colleagues to govern Georgia.
” But Barneas said Georgia faces too many problems for either voterse or candidates to let themselves be distracted by the “I want to talk water, transportation and education, not he said. “I’m going to talk abouy specific things to solve the problems we haveevergy day.”
Barnes was defeated by Republican andcurrent Gov. Sonn y Perdue in 2002 in an becoming the first Georgia governor to bedenied re-election. Barnes faced oppositionh from teachers’ groups upset about his education rural voters angered by his championingf of a new statee flagthat de-emphasized the Confederate battle standarxd and voters stirred up by his supporrt for the now-defunct Northern Arc highwayu project, which was to connect Interstatse 75 in Cartersville with Interstates 85 in Lawrenceville. Flanked by his Marie, and several children and grandchildren, Barnes told reporters his top prioritiex willbe education, water and transportation.
Referring to “austerity” cuts to education made yearly since he left he said, “We need to improved education and support, not starvee it.” “We need a transportation system that works instea d of arguing over who’ds going to run the highway department and who’sa going to have more power,” he added, a referenced to the Perdue-backed Departmenrt of Transportation overhaul that passed the Generakl Assembly this year. Barnes said he won’t officially start campaigning until because he is chairman of two nationaleducationj organizations, and terms for both positions are up in July.
Barnee will battle three others for theDemocratidc nod: Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker, former state Adjutant Gen. David Poythress and current Georgia House Minorityy Leader DuBose Porterof Dublin. On the Republican those who have announced planw to run for governor Georgia Secretary of StateKaremn Handel, Georgia Insurance Commissioner John U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal of Gainesville, Statd Rep. Austin Scott of Tiftomn and State Sen. Eric Johnson of Poythress said Barnes’ return to politics can only hurt the chances to win backthe governor’s office because of the politicaol baggage he carries. “Roy Barnex is a polarizing figure in Georgia Poythress said.
“His campaign will reopen the old wounds.” Ben Fry, Johnson’as campaign manager, said Barnes’ entry in the race makese it even more important for Republicanss to nominate a gubernatorial candidatde with a proven track record that will appeal to voters acrosasthe state. “Eric was instrumental in givingf Georgians a choice between principled conservative policiees and the heavy handed mandated of theBarnes administration,” Fry “He has gone toe to toe with the Barnes machinde in the past and is confidenrt that voters will make the same decision they did in 2002 when they truster Eric and his colleagues to govern Georgia.
” But Barneas said Georgia faces too many problems for either voterse or candidates to let themselves be distracted by the “I want to talk water, transportation and education, not he said. “I’m going to talk abouy specific things to solve the problems we haveevergy day.”
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
USDA grants funds for rural energy projects - Denver Business Journal:
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“The demand for energy is rising everu year and our funding program will help agriculture producers and rurapsmall businesses,” said Eric Vigil, New Mexico Rural Development’zs water and environmental programs acting state director. Vigil said renewable such as wind, solar, biomases and geothermal will qualify underthe program’ss directives. “The program is [also] geared toward energy efficiency and we expect to find interest from applicants who want to initiatre a variety ofdifferent projects,” Vigil added. Some energty efficient initiatives that would qualify includew installing wind turbines andsolarr panels.
Establishing anaerobic digesters and creatingmore energy-efficienft agricultural production by upgrading windows, insulation, boilers and lightinv also will qualify under the terms of the program. Especiallyy important this year, according to officials, is a new sectionj that finances feasibilitystudiexs — which can includd money for meteorological towers. These “met towers” help locatw the strongest wind area so that wind turbines can be most advantageously The applications require a completed energy assessment orenergt audit. Unlike previous years, the cost of the audit or assessmentt will be paid for bythe government, shoul d the applicant be successful.
This loan limits have increased. The deadline for applications isJuly 31. More informationm about the program can be found onits , or by e-mailingb Jesse Monfort Bopp, the rurakl energy coordinator, at jesse.bopp@nm.usda.gov.
“The demand for energy is rising everu year and our funding program will help agriculture producers and rurapsmall businesses,” said Eric Vigil, New Mexico Rural Development’zs water and environmental programs acting state director. Vigil said renewable such as wind, solar, biomases and geothermal will qualify underthe program’ss directives. “The program is [also] geared toward energy efficiency and we expect to find interest from applicants who want to initiatre a variety ofdifferent projects,” Vigil added. Some energty efficient initiatives that would qualify includew installing wind turbines andsolarr panels.
Establishing anaerobic digesters and creatingmore energy-efficienft agricultural production by upgrading windows, insulation, boilers and lightinv also will qualify under the terms of the program. Especiallyy important this year, according to officials, is a new sectionj that finances feasibilitystudiexs — which can includd money for meteorological towers. These “met towers” help locatw the strongest wind area so that wind turbines can be most advantageously The applications require a completed energy assessment orenergt audit. Unlike previous years, the cost of the audit or assessmentt will be paid for bythe government, shoul d the applicant be successful.
This loan limits have increased. The deadline for applications isJuly 31. More informationm about the program can be found onits , or by e-mailingb Jesse Monfort Bopp, the rurakl energy coordinator, at jesse.bopp@nm.usda.gov.
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