Saturday, January 29, 2011

ATS Services is now Talagy, with new owner - Houston Business Journal:

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Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS founder Delores Kesler, acquired the company and will serveas chair. Keslef will retain the title ofchairmamn emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assume the role of presidenyand CEO. Terms of the acquisitionn werenot disclosed. “This is an exciting time in the growtuh and evolutionof ATS, and I’m pleased to allow the next generation of leadership to take the said Kesler. Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Servicez in 1977, eventually forming a parenft company that merged with three otherdstaffing firms, including . The businesx split into two ventures: , which becamde a publicly traded compant and isnow , and ATS Services.
Mercetr worked as the director of informatiob technology at ATS Services before creatiny hisown company, , a global provider of on-demanc talent management software, in 1996. Kesler provideed a loan that helpecd startthe company. Vurv Technology was acquireds by (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.87 million. Talagy, which has 11 offices around the country and 80 will continue to offer the same productesand services, but insteadf of operating under multiple brands and businese units the company will consolidat e into a single

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Duke, CFO study: CFOs foresee more job cuts, credit woes - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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The quarterly Duke University/CFO Magazines Global Business Outlook Surveyuasked 1,309 CFOs worldwidw about their expectations for the economy. Their answersz paint a gloomy picture for the rest ofthe * CFOs in the U.S. and Europr expected employment to shrinkby 5.5 percent, with the unemploymentg rate in the U.S. seen rising to perhaps as high as 12 percen t in the next12 months. Employment in Asia is expecteed to recedeby 1.2 percent.
government programs will offset some ofthesre losses, but even the most optimistic government forecastds would reduce the losses by only 2 said Campbell Harvey, founding director of the survey and internationalo business professor at Duke’ Fuqua School of Business. “We’re facing the possibility of anothef 4 millionlost jobs.” * U.S. and Europeanh CFOs foresee capital spending plunging by more than 10 In Asia, CFOs anticipatde a 3 percent decline. * Six in 10 U.S. companiea covered by the survey reported having trouble finding credit or acquiring credit at areasonablr rate.
Among those firms encounteringbcredit impediments, 42 percent say the credit markets have gotten worsre this year, while 23 percent say condition have improved. * Weak consumer demand and the credit market ranked as the top two external concernsamong U.S. chiev financial officers, with the federal government’ws policies coming in third. Amonvg internal concerns, CFOs are losing the most sleep over theid inability to plan due toeconomidc uncertainty, managing their companies’ capital and and maintaining employee Despite all the negative indicators, a majority of the CFOs in the Unitecd States and Asia reported beinbg more optimistic this quarte r than they were the previoux quarter.
That was not the case in Europe, where only 30 percengt of the CFOs said they weremore optimistic, compared to the 31 percent who said they were less “Our survey carries an important message: Don’rt put too much weight on the data like consumer confidence. Recovery requires sustainec confidence, and such confidence is forgefd by strongereconomic fundamentals,” Harveyg said. “The economic fundamentals – employment, capital spending, the cost of crediy – are still fundamentally troubling.” To see the complete survety results, go to the official Web .

Monday, January 24, 2011

Brywood Centre construction will start later in the summer - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The approved Tri-Land’s plan to redevelop the at 63rd Stree and Blue Ridge Cutofflast month. The approveed $5.6 million in TIF reimbursementds forthe $30.7 million project in June 2008. Tri-Landd is based in Westchester, Ill. “We are very excitesd to be moving forward with thisredevelopment project,” Tri-Lancd Executive Vice President Hugh Robinson said in a “We have had a great relationshi with the city and the two district council Terry Riley and Cindy Circo, throughout this We look forward to delivering a renewed, high-qualityg project to this greart community.
” Redevelopment of the 183,000-square-foot centerd will include a new facade, updatedx signage and lighting, landscaping upgrades, expansion of a Price Chopper supermarket that anchor the center and increased pad-site availability along 63rd Tri-Land also hopes to announce a new anchor tenant soon for the 37-year-old Tri-Land owns and manages more than 2.8 millionj square feet of retail space in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the country.
It specializezs in acquiring and revitalizing distressed and undervalued communityg centers rangingfrom 100,000 squar feet to 750,000 square

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Aggies form exclusive branding partnership with Adidas - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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The two entered into a four-yeat apparel, footwear and accessories partnership in The agreement will begin July 1 and run throughnJune 30, 2009. The $500,000 partnershiop will put the majorityof NMSU's Athletics Department under one marketing apparel umbrella, and the entire sportx program under the Adidas brande by 2006. It also marks the first time the university's Athletics Departmeny has signed an exclusive partnership with a sporteapparel manufacturer. "This is great for us.
It' great financially, and from an exposure it brings all of our departments unde one umbrella and collectively gives our department more leverage inbargaininb power," says Sean Johnson, New Mexico State University's assistan t athletics director of media relations. Johnson says the new partnership will help the Athletics Department brand and market itselfr for its move into the Western Athletic Conferencethis fall. "To us this is a new beginning. We've had greaty success in the past, but our two high profile sportss havebeen struggling, and now this is all coming together for us," Johnson says.
Football and both the men' and women's basketball players wore apparelklast season, and Johnson says in the the university's sports programs have worked out their own separats deals. New Mexico State Universit AthleticsDirector Dr. McKinley Boston says the new partnershipo will define the Athletics Department asa "quality Division 1 program" and also bringf lucrative funds to it. "The deal will be worth a little over $500,000, not including what we feel will be a significantf spike in licensing revenue that we thinik will generate funds over the course of each says Boston.
Boston says the new partnership elevatedsthe program's image, which he says is "hal the battle" in recruiting. Other notable universities that use the Adidaes brand areand . Richards Spanjian, director of team sports for Adidas, says Adidasw was happy to partner with theAggie brand. "We think that this is a relationship that is goingf tobe good, not only for the university, but will alloq us to join with what we believre is an up-and-coming athletics prograkm here at NMSU," says Spanjian. The apparelo partnership is just one of many initiative sthe university's new Michael V.
Martin, has taken in an effortg to elevatethe program'ws image and status since he arrived at the school on July 1, 2004. Alonb with spending a lot of money onfacilitiesx renovations, like the completion of its $6 milliob Stan Fulton Athletics Center last year, Martin has committed resources to the university' athletics program, promoted its associatre athletics director, Brian Faison, to full-time athletics fundraiser, and begun to shakw up the budgeting process. He hopes to increasse the athletic budget from itscurrent $9.2 millionm which funds six men's and nine women's sports to about $18 million.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Ladies get convincing first home win - Droitwich Advertiser

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Sunday, January 16, 2011

ESPN: S. Fla. sports teams rank low - South Florida Business Journal:

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, which will be getting a new 37,00o seat, $640 million stadium, ranked 77th out of all 122 professionaol sports teams in The Miami Heat was ranked the was ranked 61st and the was rankefd90th overall. How efficiently the team has converted moneyy from their fans into victories on the courtor ice. How loyal the franchise’s ownershil and management has been to core players and the The priceof tickets, parking and concessions. The quality of the team’ws stadium and promotions. The strength of on-field leadership and The number of championships won or likely to be won durinygthe fan’s lifetime.
How much effort players put in to the game and how likable they are offthe field. And how open the coaches and management are tothe fans. The new stadium may do something to appease fans who ranked the Marlins 120tu when it came to overallstadiumm experience. When it comes to honesty and loyalty to the communitu andits players, the Marlins scored 111 out of 122, followexd by the Panthers with 100, according to the The Heat provided the least bang for the buck rankin g 110.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Internet is running out of IP addresses! - International Business Times

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