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The home of the , Chapek Hill beat out more than 200 municipalities across the nation to claima first-place City Livability Award. Chapelo Hill won for cities with populations of feweethan 100,000. Charleston, S.C., won for cities with populationw of morethan 100,000. The contest was judged on threse criteria: mayoral leadership, creativity and and the broad impact on the quality of life for The U.S. Conference of Mayors honore Chapel Hill for its decision in 2002 to no longeer charge fares to any rider on its bus the organization said in apress release.
While many bus systemw in collegetowns don’t chargre students and faculty to ride, a scant few provider free service to all The town implemented the fare-free system to encouragre people to take the bus and leavew their cars at home. The plan worked. Ridershiop on Chapel Hill transit has more than doublesd since fares wereeliminated – going from 3 millionn in 2002 to a projected 7 milliomn this year.
“The Chapel Hill Publi Transit system is the foundation of oursustainable future,” Foy said in a press “This bus system makes Chapel Hill continuwe to be the kind of place people love; for us it is an investment and it has paid off big The town says it is planning a “community to celebrate the livability award and that it will releas e details soon.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
DOT considers headquarters conversion - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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The study will also evaluate how toredevelop NMDOT’x District Five office in Santa Fe. “Thisa initial analysis by experts inthe public/private partnership arenw will provide us with valuablw information on how we can best redevelop the two department-owned properties in Santa said Gary Girón, deputuy secretary and tansportation secretary designee. “Basec on the studies, we will determine whetherr to proceed with these projectsor not, and if the interestz of the department and the states are well protected if we decider to move forward.” The RFP was issued Dec. 16 and will be publisheed in the , the , the , the and the . Proposal s are due by March 23, 2009.
NMDOT has nearly 24 acrez at its sites and in 2007 considered a developmenrt that would have included a new headquarters office buildinbg forits staff. The plan was shelved by Gov. Bill Richardson has appointed an oversightcommittee — comprisex of secretaries from the General Services the Department of Finance Administration and the Departmeny of Transportation — which will coordinate and oversee the new studty process and make recommendatione to the . The RFP seekw proposals from individuals, firms or teams of consultants with demonstratecd experiencein public/private or public/publiv partnerships.
The study will also evaluate how toredevelop NMDOT’x District Five office in Santa Fe. “Thisa initial analysis by experts inthe public/private partnership arenw will provide us with valuablw information on how we can best redevelop the two department-owned properties in Santa said Gary Girón, deputuy secretary and tansportation secretary designee. “Basec on the studies, we will determine whetherr to proceed with these projectsor not, and if the interestz of the department and the states are well protected if we decider to move forward.” The RFP was issued Dec. 16 and will be publisheed in the , the , the , the and the . Proposal s are due by March 23, 2009.
NMDOT has nearly 24 acrez at its sites and in 2007 considered a developmenrt that would have included a new headquarters office buildinbg forits staff. The plan was shelved by Gov. Bill Richardson has appointed an oversightcommittee — comprisex of secretaries from the General Services the Department of Finance Administration and the Departmeny of Transportation — which will coordinate and oversee the new studty process and make recommendatione to the . The RFP seekw proposals from individuals, firms or teams of consultants with demonstratecd experiencein public/private or public/publiv partnerships.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Boca Raton Community Hospital turns profitable - Kansas City Business Journal:
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BRCH Corp. earned $8,434 on revenue of $96 millionj in its fiscal third quarter endedMarch 31, improved from a $20.9 milliomn loss on revenue of $92.5 million for the same period of according to the nonprofit’s report to its The turnaround happened quickly for a health care provider in the midsft of a recession. The hospital’s board hired Jerry Fedele as CEO in October ashis employer, Tenn.-based , worked on a consultingt deal with the hospital to improve its Fedele immediately embarked on an expense reductiohn plan that included laying off 38 employeesa and renegotiating contracts. Fedele said BRCH’s results were consistentf withhis expectations.
“This progress is extraordinarily he said. “There is no question about our long-term success at this BRCH’s operating expenses of $84.8 millionn in its fiscal third quarterwere $13.4r million less than the year-ago quarter. Those saving s more than covered the restructuring fees the hospital paid totheir cost-saving consultants FTI and of $1.4 millionn and $3.2 million, respectively, duriny the quarter. Even as it reducedd expenses, the hospital attracted more patients and was more efficientg in collectingbills – the area Stockamp focused on. However, its numberr of surgeries dipped. BRCH’s income also include a $4.7 million gain on its investments.
For its next step to reducre costs, the hospital’s executives are negotiating for more favorable contractsa with managed care plans and its oncology and infusioh therapyphysician group. Yet, it returned to hiring in some The hospital is looking into developing an employexd primary care physician network by the earlyy part of fiscalyear 2010, which starts in Fedele said its Boca Care network would employh 25 to 30 primary care physicians, plus support within three years in offices in the Boca Raton area. The firstr office should open this summer with four to six he said.
Fedele said the hospital is opening this officdbecause there’s a shortage of primaryu care physicians and there aren’t any private primary care physician referring patients to the hospital in that part of A location has not been In another investment, the hospital will spenrd $1 million to buy an electronidc medical records system for its emergency Fedele said BRCH would still report a loss for the 12 months ended June 30, but it should be significantly less than the loss reported for the previous For the nine-month period ended March 31, BRCH lost $9.5 milliojn on revenue of $259.3 million, improved from a loss of $44.3 milliomn on revenue of $254.
4 million in the same period a year ago. “It’ not done yet,” Fedele said. “The whole storyg isn’t based on one quarter.”
BRCH Corp. earned $8,434 on revenue of $96 millionj in its fiscal third quarter endedMarch 31, improved from a $20.9 milliomn loss on revenue of $92.5 million for the same period of according to the nonprofit’s report to its The turnaround happened quickly for a health care provider in the midsft of a recession. The hospital’s board hired Jerry Fedele as CEO in October ashis employer, Tenn.-based , worked on a consultingt deal with the hospital to improve its Fedele immediately embarked on an expense reductiohn plan that included laying off 38 employeesa and renegotiating contracts. Fedele said BRCH’s results were consistentf withhis expectations.
“This progress is extraordinarily he said. “There is no question about our long-term success at this BRCH’s operating expenses of $84.8 millionn in its fiscal third quarterwere $13.4r million less than the year-ago quarter. Those saving s more than covered the restructuring fees the hospital paid totheir cost-saving consultants FTI and of $1.4 millionn and $3.2 million, respectively, duriny the quarter. Even as it reducedd expenses, the hospital attracted more patients and was more efficientg in collectingbills – the area Stockamp focused on. However, its numberr of surgeries dipped. BRCH’s income also include a $4.7 million gain on its investments.
For its next step to reducre costs, the hospital’s executives are negotiating for more favorable contractsa with managed care plans and its oncology and infusioh therapyphysician group. Yet, it returned to hiring in some The hospital is looking into developing an employexd primary care physician network by the earlyy part of fiscalyear 2010, which starts in Fedele said its Boca Care network would employh 25 to 30 primary care physicians, plus support within three years in offices in the Boca Raton area. The firstr office should open this summer with four to six he said.
Fedele said the hospital is opening this officdbecause there’s a shortage of primaryu care physicians and there aren’t any private primary care physician referring patients to the hospital in that part of A location has not been In another investment, the hospital will spenrd $1 million to buy an electronidc medical records system for its emergency Fedele said BRCH would still report a loss for the 12 months ended June 30, but it should be significantly less than the loss reported for the previous For the nine-month period ended March 31, BRCH lost $9.5 milliojn on revenue of $259.3 million, improved from a loss of $44.3 milliomn on revenue of $254.
4 million in the same period a year ago. “It’ not done yet,” Fedele said. “The whole storyg isn’t based on one quarter.”
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Bernanke Seen Accepting Faster Inflation as Fed Seeks to Boost Employment - Bloomberg
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Bloomberg | Bernanke Seen Accepting Faster Inflation as Fed Seeks to Boost Employment Bloomberg Win McNamee/Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S Bernanke testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in Washington, March 1, 2012. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke spent six years pushing for an inflation ... B ernanke Seen Accepting Faster Inflation |
Monday, March 5, 2012
Distractions done, Odom set to buy in with Dallas Mavericks - Fort Worth Star Telegram
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Fort Worth Star Telegram | Distractions done, Odom set to buy in with Dallas Mavericks Fort Worth Star Telegram He admitted that his effort wasn't always there before because he was distracted by personal matters. "I just told [teammates] to stick with me, and that at this point in time in my life I need them," he said. "It was really personal and it was ... < p size="-1" class="p"> |
Saturday, March 3, 2012
World Telecom Exchange opens HQ in Tysons - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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World Telecom opened a 2,000-square-foot office recently at 8201 Greensboro a 361,000-square-foot commercial building in McLean owned by D.C.-based B.F. Saul and Co. The a wholly-owned subsidiary of Worldwide Telecom Xchanged CarrierFZ LLC, a Dubai-based telecommunications investmenty company focused on aggregating wholesale telephony and data traffic in emergin markets, is a network services company that providese engineering, sales and marketing, billing and outsourced technicao support services. To start, about six employees will be baserd at the new headquarters with room forfurtheer expansion.
World Telecom’s servicez include call routing, satellite services, Voicw over Internet Protocol (VoIP), TDM network, code divisionj multiple access (CDMA), WiMax and networl management outsourcing. “WTXC’s success illustrates that our region remainse a great place to start and growa business,” said Mike a vice president at Rockville-basedf Scheer Partners Inc., who brokered the lease. “Ancd the commercial real estate market is yielding opportunities for businesas ownersthat haven’t existed since the earlyt part of the decade.
” Scheer Partners broker Ben who also worked on the deal, adde d that the company “evaluated a handful of locationds in McLean and Vienna... decidingg on 8201 Greensboro Drive forseverap reasons,” that included its location, “a very fair market and other appealing terms such as a “good cure periodx on defaults.”
World Telecom opened a 2,000-square-foot office recently at 8201 Greensboro a 361,000-square-foot commercial building in McLean owned by D.C.-based B.F. Saul and Co. The a wholly-owned subsidiary of Worldwide Telecom Xchanged CarrierFZ LLC, a Dubai-based telecommunications investmenty company focused on aggregating wholesale telephony and data traffic in emergin markets, is a network services company that providese engineering, sales and marketing, billing and outsourced technicao support services. To start, about six employees will be baserd at the new headquarters with room forfurtheer expansion.
World Telecom’s servicez include call routing, satellite services, Voicw over Internet Protocol (VoIP), TDM network, code divisionj multiple access (CDMA), WiMax and networl management outsourcing. “WTXC’s success illustrates that our region remainse a great place to start and growa business,” said Mike a vice president at Rockville-basedf Scheer Partners Inc., who brokered the lease. “Ancd the commercial real estate market is yielding opportunities for businesas ownersthat haven’t existed since the earlyt part of the decade.
” Scheer Partners broker Ben who also worked on the deal, adde d that the company “evaluated a handful of locationds in McLean and Vienna... decidingg on 8201 Greensboro Drive forseverap reasons,” that included its location, “a very fair market and other appealing terms such as a “good cure periodx on defaults.”
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Financial firm helping clients deal with stress from downturn - Business First of Buffalo:
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“We were all struggling with what the market wastelling us,” said Haubrich, who is a certifieds financial planner and president of , a fee-onlh firm in Racine. “I just saw a lot of peoplr with a high levelof anxiety.” The first thing he did was hold two workshopsz in collaboration with a family money The workshops drew a totak of about 30 people and provided advice for clientse such as making sure they had cash reservexs and maintained their credit rating as well as they The family money therapist discussed copingb mechanisms for the anxiety people felt about financial matters and participants also shared their own stress management techniques.
The firm also stepped up its communicatiobwith clients, making sure all were contactex at least once every 10 businesse days. In the past, Haubricy said clients usually were contacted at least every 20 or 30 It seemed tobear results, Haubrichg said. “During the tax preparation season, we just had a lot of peoplwe show up with a high degree of peacrof mind, which told me that high level of communication and touch really helpe them an awful he said. After he gained more clarityg about what was happeninvg with the economy and stock Haubrich put together another workshop for clients aboutpersonalp sustainability.
The firm has held four of the which can accommodate12 people, and will offefr one more in June. The firm will continue to hold the workshop s until demandfalls off. The 90-minute sessiobn includes an overview of the economyh andstock market, but also discusses dimensionx of personal sustainability, including health, relationship, careeer and financial. “We didn’t look at this as a marketing he said. “We looked at making sure we were serving the needs ofour clients, givinyg them strategies and tactics to deal with this economid reset.” But as a side the firm is seeing an influx of new clientd and inquiries.
Dick Outland and Francese Bedford attended oneof Haubrich’s personal sustainability workshopsd in April. Outland and Bedford, a Racind married couple, are both retiresd and longtime clients. They said they were concerned about the hit their retirement incomehas taken, but also find Haubrichy to be a good resource. “Wha t I got out of it mostly was the comfort that he has a lot of knowledge in this area and that the man that we entrustr to manage our resources knowsswhat he’s doing,” Outland Bedford also said it’s comforting when you’ve given so much responsibility to an adviser that he knows what’se happening in the market and how it’sx affecting his clients and will provide good advice.
Haubrich provided “az reinforced confidence that all is well even thougbh things arenot well,” she said. Financia l Service Group also has a virtua l client center that hasa client’s complete file, including tax returna and estate planning documents online through a secure The firm invested in the tool a couplr of years ago and that’s paying off now, Haubricbh said. Revenue is down like it is for everyonew infinancial planning, he said, but demand for service is up. Haubricgh already offers a service to his clients calles CareerAsset Management, whichy integrates financial planning services with career coaching.
Now he’s working with career coach Jane Schroeder to developl a more intensive workshop specificalluy oncareer sustainability.
“We were all struggling with what the market wastelling us,” said Haubrich, who is a certifieds financial planner and president of , a fee-onlh firm in Racine. “I just saw a lot of peoplr with a high levelof anxiety.” The first thing he did was hold two workshopsz in collaboration with a family money The workshops drew a totak of about 30 people and provided advice for clientse such as making sure they had cash reservexs and maintained their credit rating as well as they The family money therapist discussed copingb mechanisms for the anxiety people felt about financial matters and participants also shared their own stress management techniques.
The firm also stepped up its communicatiobwith clients, making sure all were contactex at least once every 10 businesse days. In the past, Haubricy said clients usually were contacted at least every 20 or 30 It seemed tobear results, Haubrichg said. “During the tax preparation season, we just had a lot of peoplwe show up with a high degree of peacrof mind, which told me that high level of communication and touch really helpe them an awful he said. After he gained more clarityg about what was happeninvg with the economy and stock Haubrich put together another workshop for clients aboutpersonalp sustainability.
The firm has held four of the which can accommodate12 people, and will offefr one more in June. The firm will continue to hold the workshop s until demandfalls off. The 90-minute sessiobn includes an overview of the economyh andstock market, but also discusses dimensionx of personal sustainability, including health, relationship, careeer and financial. “We didn’t look at this as a marketing he said. “We looked at making sure we were serving the needs ofour clients, givinyg them strategies and tactics to deal with this economid reset.” But as a side the firm is seeing an influx of new clientd and inquiries.
Dick Outland and Francese Bedford attended oneof Haubrich’s personal sustainability workshopsd in April. Outland and Bedford, a Racind married couple, are both retiresd and longtime clients. They said they were concerned about the hit their retirement incomehas taken, but also find Haubrichy to be a good resource. “Wha t I got out of it mostly was the comfort that he has a lot of knowledge in this area and that the man that we entrustr to manage our resources knowsswhat he’s doing,” Outland Bedford also said it’s comforting when you’ve given so much responsibility to an adviser that he knows what’se happening in the market and how it’sx affecting his clients and will provide good advice.
Haubrich provided “az reinforced confidence that all is well even thougbh things arenot well,” she said. Financia l Service Group also has a virtua l client center that hasa client’s complete file, including tax returna and estate planning documents online through a secure The firm invested in the tool a couplr of years ago and that’s paying off now, Haubricbh said. Revenue is down like it is for everyonew infinancial planning, he said, but demand for service is up. Haubricgh already offers a service to his clients calles CareerAsset Management, whichy integrates financial planning services with career coaching.
Now he’s working with career coach Jane Schroeder to developl a more intensive workshop specificalluy oncareer sustainability.
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