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, a maker of marketing simulation and planning received $1.1 million from the Innovation Ohio Loan at an annual interest rate of 1 percent for the firs t year and 8 percent for five years. The Cincinnati-basefd company will use the loan to develop a new generation of its Emerging Marketplace software and buycomputetr equipment. The $2.2 million project is expected to createe 36 jobs and retain10 jobs. Two local firmzs also received Job Creation Tax Creditsw forexpansion projects. • , a supplier of labelinv systems for thebeverage industry, was awarded a 45 percent tax credit for five years for a $1 millio expansion project in Mason.
The company expect to use the credit, worth about $52,70o over its term, to create 25 jobs and retain 118. won a 45 percent job credit, for a six-year term, for a $170,00p0 expansion project at its regional office The credit is valued atabout $119,750 over its term. Advantager expects to create 33 positions andretainh 65. The company, headquartered in Spokane, Wash., providees energy management consulting
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Banks bend for commercial property owners - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Banks seem more receptive now to loan such as adjusting the amount due on the loan toalloa what’s known as a shory sale, because they don’t want more foreclosesd properties on their books, said Bishop, owner of Orlando-basedr . “We’re seeing a total changde in the commercial real estate markein Orlando.” In addition, Dan Colachicco, regional manager for , had a clientg whose lender extended a defaulted loan for five years, shiftexd it from an amortizing loan to one that’s allowed six months of paymenft relief and paid overdue real estates taxes. “Some banks are going to some lengthsw to avoid taking backreal estate.
” That’ds welcome news in a market that two months ago rankedd No. 10 among the most commercial loan defaultws inthe nation. Nearly 5 or $340 million worth, of Centra l Florida’s commercial mortgage-backed security loans were in default in said Horsham, Pa.-based RealPoint LLC. That wave of defaults isn’tg quite over yet, as mortgages on many more propertiex financedthrough short-term loans in 2006-06 are updated this year, said Jeff president and managing principal of in Orlando. As a many banks are more willing to reworko some of those he said. That, in turn, has helped generate property sales — so long as they’re at discountes rates.
“Everything we’ve sold in 2009 has been discounted” by more than 20 Sweeney said. “That’s what’s sellingy right now — the distressed, short-sale, discounted It’s the Memorial Day sale of real ButBishop — whose brokerage business has grown 30 percen in the past two months said banks are not approving all short-salwe prices. Typically, brokers must work harder to get a solid offer in hand before the bank will see it as an optiojbesides foreclosure. Many times, lenderx look at the real estate involved and determinewhether it’s well-positioned to perform in the long added Colachicco. “Every lender has a different philosophy.
” That philosophyu may be based on whether or not the bank is overwhelmedc withbad loans, said Van chairman and CEO of Orlando-based Florida Bank ov Commerce. The lenders that already have a lot of distressed properties on their books are eager to approvse short sales orother workouts, he said. But the market is so better-leveraged banks aren’t in a “A lot of banks are holding off,” Boganj said, “because they believe in a yearor so, they’l be able to get a better
Banks seem more receptive now to loan such as adjusting the amount due on the loan toalloa what’s known as a shory sale, because they don’t want more foreclosesd properties on their books, said Bishop, owner of Orlando-basedr . “We’re seeing a total changde in the commercial real estate markein Orlando.” In addition, Dan Colachicco, regional manager for , had a clientg whose lender extended a defaulted loan for five years, shiftexd it from an amortizing loan to one that’s allowed six months of paymenft relief and paid overdue real estates taxes. “Some banks are going to some lengthsw to avoid taking backreal estate.
” That’ds welcome news in a market that two months ago rankedd No. 10 among the most commercial loan defaultws inthe nation. Nearly 5 or $340 million worth, of Centra l Florida’s commercial mortgage-backed security loans were in default in said Horsham, Pa.-based RealPoint LLC. That wave of defaults isn’tg quite over yet, as mortgages on many more propertiex financedthrough short-term loans in 2006-06 are updated this year, said Jeff president and managing principal of in Orlando. As a many banks are more willing to reworko some of those he said. That, in turn, has helped generate property sales — so long as they’re at discountes rates.
“Everything we’ve sold in 2009 has been discounted” by more than 20 Sweeney said. “That’s what’s sellingy right now — the distressed, short-sale, discounted It’s the Memorial Day sale of real ButBishop — whose brokerage business has grown 30 percen in the past two months said banks are not approving all short-salwe prices. Typically, brokers must work harder to get a solid offer in hand before the bank will see it as an optiojbesides foreclosure. Many times, lenderx look at the real estate involved and determinewhether it’s well-positioned to perform in the long added Colachicco. “Every lender has a different philosophy.
” That philosophyu may be based on whether or not the bank is overwhelmedc withbad loans, said Van chairman and CEO of Orlando-based Florida Bank ov Commerce. The lenders that already have a lot of distressed properties on their books are eager to approvse short sales orother workouts, he said. But the market is so better-leveraged banks aren’t in a “A lot of banks are holding off,” Boganj said, “because they believe in a yearor so, they’l be able to get a better
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Top of the week in Denver business news: June 6-12 - Denver Business Journal:
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SUNDAY, JUNE 7 A tornado -- one of at leasgt five spotted across eastern Colorado on a stormySundayg -- damaged the Southlands shopping centere in southeast Aurora and caused its (The mall later reopened.) MONDAY, JUNE 8 Northeasy Denver and southern Aurora had the most single-familg home resales in the metro area at more than 1,000o in each area through May, according to Metrolist Inc. market-areaq data. Colorado state employees earn salaries that are an averageeof 6.1 percent higher than otherr workers in comparable positions, according to a report releasexd Monday by the Office of the State Auditor.
JUNE 9 Fourteen Colorado Chryslerr dealerships were being dropped by the automaker the Colorado Automobile DealersAssociation said. More Denver-area employers plan to cut their staff than add to it this according to the latest regional employment survey releasede Tuesday byManpower Inc. King Soopers officialzs and Colorado grocery store employees accused each other of not doing anythinyg to move labor negotiationsforward Tuesday, less than a week befor a vote is set on a new five-yeart contract.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 Colorado gained jobs in “clean energy” industries twice as fast as the state’s job-growtnh rate as a whole in the 10 years endingin 2007, a study released Wednesday by the Pew Charitablee Trusts reports. Economic conditions in Coloradoi and six neighboring states declinesd at a slower pace in April and May than in previouas months of the and businesseshave “firmer expectations of improvemenft going forward,” the U.S. Federap Reserve reported Wednesday in itslatest “Beigr Book” survey of the region’s business executives.
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
SUNDAY, JUNE 7 A tornado -- one of at leasgt five spotted across eastern Colorado on a stormySundayg -- damaged the Southlands shopping centere in southeast Aurora and caused its (The mall later reopened.) MONDAY, JUNE 8 Northeasy Denver and southern Aurora had the most single-familg home resales in the metro area at more than 1,000o in each area through May, according to Metrolist Inc. market-areaq data. Colorado state employees earn salaries that are an averageeof 6.1 percent higher than otherr workers in comparable positions, according to a report releasexd Monday by the Office of the State Auditor.
JUNE 9 Fourteen Colorado Chryslerr dealerships were being dropped by the automaker the Colorado Automobile DealersAssociation said. More Denver-area employers plan to cut their staff than add to it this according to the latest regional employment survey releasede Tuesday byManpower Inc. King Soopers officialzs and Colorado grocery store employees accused each other of not doing anythinyg to move labor negotiationsforward Tuesday, less than a week befor a vote is set on a new five-yeart contract.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 Colorado gained jobs in “clean energy” industries twice as fast as the state’s job-growtnh rate as a whole in the 10 years endingin 2007, a study released Wednesday by the Pew Charitablee Trusts reports. Economic conditions in Coloradoi and six neighboring states declinesd at a slower pace in April and May than in previouas months of the and businesseshave “firmer expectations of improvemenft going forward,” the U.S. Federap Reserve reported Wednesday in itslatest “Beigr Book” survey of the region’s business executives.
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
IBC Bank parent company achieved income growth in quarter - San Antonio Business Journal:
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Laredo-based IBC (NASDAQ: reported net income applicable to common shareholderof $34.3 million, or 50 cents per diluted for the quarter ended Marcuh 31, 2009. This comparez to net income applicable to common shareholderxof $33.5 million, or 49 cents per diluted share, for the prior-yeafr period. The lender’s net income during the firstg quarter of 2009 was negativelyu impacted by an increase in its provisionm on probableloan losses. That increase can be attributed to the generak weakness in the economy and the impact of that weaknes onthe company’s loan “I’m extremely pleased with the first quarter results, especially in lighr of the financial crisis.
Our strong earnings performance has offsert the costs of our provisioning program for probable loan losses and completely neutralized the cost of theTARP funding,” IBC President and CEO Denni E. Nixon says. “We are confidentf in the strength of our balance sheeyt and especially the quality of our loan Our securities portfolio has benefitefd enormously from the Federal Reserve Boarfdand U.S. Treasury actions in the bond which have interest rates down and bondpriced up.” Total assets at March 31, were $12.1 billion compared to $12.4 billion as of Dec. 31, 2008. The compang had total net loansof $5.7 billion at March 31, compared to $5.8 billion at Dec. 31, 2008.
Depositse were $6.9 billion at March 31, compared to Dec. 31, 2008. IBC is a multi-banj financial holding company that serves 102 communitiee in Texasand Oklahoma. The companh has more than 270 facilitiesx and more than440 ATMs.
Laredo-based IBC (NASDAQ: reported net income applicable to common shareholderof $34.3 million, or 50 cents per diluted for the quarter ended Marcuh 31, 2009. This comparez to net income applicable to common shareholderxof $33.5 million, or 49 cents per diluted share, for the prior-yeafr period. The lender’s net income during the firstg quarter of 2009 was negativelyu impacted by an increase in its provisionm on probableloan losses. That increase can be attributed to the generak weakness in the economy and the impact of that weaknes onthe company’s loan “I’m extremely pleased with the first quarter results, especially in lighr of the financial crisis.
Our strong earnings performance has offsert the costs of our provisioning program for probable loan losses and completely neutralized the cost of theTARP funding,” IBC President and CEO Denni E. Nixon says. “We are confidentf in the strength of our balance sheeyt and especially the quality of our loan Our securities portfolio has benefitefd enormously from the Federal Reserve Boarfdand U.S. Treasury actions in the bond which have interest rates down and bondpriced up.” Total assets at March 31, were $12.1 billion compared to $12.4 billion as of Dec. 31, 2008. The compang had total net loansof $5.7 billion at March 31, compared to $5.8 billion at Dec. 31, 2008.
Depositse were $6.9 billion at March 31, compared to Dec. 31, 2008. IBC is a multi-banj financial holding company that serves 102 communitiee in Texasand Oklahoma. The companh has more than 270 facilitiesx and more than440 ATMs.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Predicting Lindsay Lohan's Future: To Jail, or Not to Jail? - VIP Breakdown
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VIP Breakdown | Predicting Lindsay Lohan's Future: To Jail, or Not to Jail? VIP Breakdown Former film star Lindsay Lohan goes back to court Friday to face the music - and the verdict - for violating her probation and failing two separate drug ... |
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Chris Christie Says Republicans Must Stick to Principles: Video - Bloomberg
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Chris Christie Says Republicans Must Stick to Principles: Video Bloomberg Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie talks about his efforts to lower taxes and overhaul the state's public-employee pension system, ... |
Monday, September 20, 2010
Sources: NCR could relocate HQ to Georgia - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Ohio government officials said word began swirling May 28 thatNCR NCR) is , according to the Daytoh Business Journal , a sistet publication of Atlanta Businesse Chronicle . Last fall, NCR said it woulcd move its Worldwide Customer Services headquarters tometrko Atlanta, investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in Peachtres City and Duluth. While it remains to be seen if Atlantw gets another Fortune500 headquarters, NCR is rumored to be openinfg an additional facility in the Peach State, Atlantw Business Chronicle has learned. An announcement about that venture is expecteds as early as next sources in Atlanta andDaytonm said.
NCR is believed to have looked at sitesin Savannah, and Columbus, Ga., according to a The global technology company coulds be eyeing about 100,000 square feet of officee space. Based on the square footage estimates, real estate sourcews said, the operation could house 300 to400 people. Companyg officials and Georgia economic development officialsremained tight-lippexd on any potential development. NCR global spokesman Richard Maton told the Daytomn Business Journal the company does not respond to rumorxsand speculation. In the past, NCR has been quick to deny rumor s of its relocation and affirm its commitment to remainingin Dayton.
A Georgia Department of Economic Development spokeswoman did not returnj calls Fridayand Saturday. A spokeswoman said she had no informatiomn on the matter and a executivrdeclined comment. In October, NCR said it will co-locate an NCR Learning Center and its Customee Care Center hub for the Americas regiob withthe company’s existint Global Service Materials operation in Peachtreew City. NCR, founded in Dayton, is the city'sx largest company, with 20,000 global employees and $5.3 billion in annua l revenue. The company relocated its executivee offices to New York City two years ago and leased a floofr at 7 World TradeCenter building.
This past the company told employees it is undergoing a structural reorganization and would cut an unknown amount of itsglobao workforce. That same month, the companyt removed the language "world from the sign at its Daytoh campus. Rumors have long circulated that NCRwoul move, however Ohio government and economicc development officials said speculation reached a new level in the past few The Ohio Department of Development has repeatedly sought informatiojn from the company, but as of Friday eveningt NCR remained mute, a state official told the Daytoj Business Journal . Ohio Gov.
Ted Strickland and NCR CEO Bill attempted to talkon Friday, howeve they were unable to coordinatee a time.
Ohio government officials said word began swirling May 28 thatNCR NCR) is , according to the Daytoh Business Journal , a sistet publication of Atlanta Businesse Chronicle . Last fall, NCR said it woulcd move its Worldwide Customer Services headquarters tometrko Atlanta, investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in Peachtres City and Duluth. While it remains to be seen if Atlantw gets another Fortune500 headquarters, NCR is rumored to be openinfg an additional facility in the Peach State, Atlantw Business Chronicle has learned. An announcement about that venture is expecteds as early as next sources in Atlanta andDaytonm said.
NCR is believed to have looked at sitesin Savannah, and Columbus, Ga., according to a The global technology company coulds be eyeing about 100,000 square feet of officee space. Based on the square footage estimates, real estate sourcews said, the operation could house 300 to400 people. Companyg officials and Georgia economic development officialsremained tight-lippexd on any potential development. NCR global spokesman Richard Maton told the Daytomn Business Journal the company does not respond to rumorxsand speculation. In the past, NCR has been quick to deny rumor s of its relocation and affirm its commitment to remainingin Dayton.
A Georgia Department of Economic Development spokeswoman did not returnj calls Fridayand Saturday. A spokeswoman said she had no informatiomn on the matter and a executivrdeclined comment. In October, NCR said it will co-locate an NCR Learning Center and its Customee Care Center hub for the Americas regiob withthe company’s existint Global Service Materials operation in Peachtreew City. NCR, founded in Dayton, is the city'sx largest company, with 20,000 global employees and $5.3 billion in annua l revenue. The company relocated its executivee offices to New York City two years ago and leased a floofr at 7 World TradeCenter building.
This past the company told employees it is undergoing a structural reorganization and would cut an unknown amount of itsglobao workforce. That same month, the companyt removed the language "world from the sign at its Daytoh campus. Rumors have long circulated that NCRwoul move, however Ohio government and economicc development officials said speculation reached a new level in the past few The Ohio Department of Development has repeatedly sought informatiojn from the company, but as of Friday eveningt NCR remained mute, a state official told the Daytoj Business Journal . Ohio Gov.
Ted Strickland and NCR CEO Bill attempted to talkon Friday, howeve they were unable to coordinatee a time.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Global turmoil boosts Smith & Wesson sales - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The Springfield, Massachusetts gun maker SWHC) recently secured a rare ordef from the India Police Forcse after terrorists stormedMumbaij hotels. With support from the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and the , Smithu & Wesson secured an export licensew and began shipping weaponsin June. In its fiscal fourth the company secured orders from several law enforcementf agenciesin Mexico, whose drug-relater violence is on the rise. The company on Mondayy said net sales for the fourth quarter that ended April 30 surged 20 percentto $99.5 million compared with the year-ago Net income during the quarter was $7.4 compared with $3.3 million in the year-earlier period.
Smith Wesson President and CEOMichael F. Golden said in a statemeng the results reflect a number of records forthe company, includingb for cash levels and unfilled customer orders for
The Springfield, Massachusetts gun maker SWHC) recently secured a rare ordef from the India Police Forcse after terrorists stormedMumbaij hotels. With support from the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and the , Smithu & Wesson secured an export licensew and began shipping weaponsin June. In its fiscal fourth the company secured orders from several law enforcementf agenciesin Mexico, whose drug-relater violence is on the rise. The company on Mondayy said net sales for the fourth quarter that ended April 30 surged 20 percentto $99.5 million compared with the year-ago Net income during the quarter was $7.4 compared with $3.3 million in the year-earlier period.
Smith Wesson President and CEOMichael F. Golden said in a statemeng the results reflect a number of records forthe company, includingb for cash levels and unfilled customer orders for
Friday, September 17, 2010
Hyatt Regency hosts blood drive June 25 - Nashville Business Journal:
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The goal for organizers is to sustain the bloodf supply through the thesummer — a time of year when donationa tend to drop. “It’s especially importantg because it will help ensure a blood supply for the Fourty ofJuly holiday,” UBS spokesperson Charlen e Smith said. Donors are encouraged to give blood at leastg three times ayear — once in the summer — to help keep hospitak shelves stocked. UBS serves 42 New Mexico hospitala and an average of 320 donationzs are needed every day to maintain adequate About 5 percent of the populatiomn areblood donors.
“That’s a staggering statistic considerintg one out of three New Mexicans will need bloodr sometime intheir life,” Smitgh said. The drive takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 6 with an array of prizeds and giveaways donatedby sponsors. The Downtownm hotel is at 330 Tijeraw NW, across from Civic Plaza. Each blooed donor will receive acommemorative t-shirt, a free oil chang from Midas, and coupons from Keva Juice and . All donors will be entered into a drawing forprizees — including a one night stay at the Hyatgt Regency Albuquerque, a $100 gas Isotopes baseball tickets, and a Lobos Club gift bag.
Gift certifictatexs have been donated by SlateStreet Café, La Quichde Parisienne Bistro, 4th Street Pub Grill and . A photo identification is requiree and donors must be at least 17yearsd old. Interested donors can call tollfree (877) or schedule an appointment onlinee at , using sponsor code: HYATT. Uniteed Blood Services, a nonprofit community blood providersince 1951, serves patient s in New Mexico and the Four Corners The UBS network is one of the nation’s oldest and largest blood service organizations, and is a foundingg member of and the American Associationj of Blood Banks.
The goal for organizers is to sustain the bloodf supply through the thesummer — a time of year when donationa tend to drop. “It’s especially importantg because it will help ensure a blood supply for the Fourty ofJuly holiday,” UBS spokesperson Charlen e Smith said. Donors are encouraged to give blood at leastg three times ayear — once in the summer — to help keep hospitak shelves stocked. UBS serves 42 New Mexico hospitala and an average of 320 donationzs are needed every day to maintain adequate About 5 percent of the populatiomn areblood donors.
“That’s a staggering statistic considerintg one out of three New Mexicans will need bloodr sometime intheir life,” Smitgh said. The drive takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 6 with an array of prizeds and giveaways donatedby sponsors. The Downtownm hotel is at 330 Tijeraw NW, across from Civic Plaza. Each blooed donor will receive acommemorative t-shirt, a free oil chang from Midas, and coupons from Keva Juice and . All donors will be entered into a drawing forprizees — including a one night stay at the Hyatgt Regency Albuquerque, a $100 gas Isotopes baseball tickets, and a Lobos Club gift bag.
Gift certifictatexs have been donated by SlateStreet Café, La Quichde Parisienne Bistro, 4th Street Pub Grill and . A photo identification is requiree and donors must be at least 17yearsd old. Interested donors can call tollfree (877) or schedule an appointment onlinee at , using sponsor code: HYATT. Uniteed Blood Services, a nonprofit community blood providersince 1951, serves patient s in New Mexico and the Four Corners The UBS network is one of the nation’s oldest and largest blood service organizations, and is a foundingg member of and the American Associationj of Blood Banks.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Tampa Museum of Art names Seth D. Pevnick curator - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Pevnick is joining TMA from the at the Gettty Villain Malibu, Calif. He remains co-curator of its upcomingy The Chimaera ofArezzo exhibition, which opene in July. In his new role, Pevnick will desigjn and oversee the installation of the permanent collection in the Barbars and Costas Lemonopoulos Greek and Roman He also will organize and circulate Greek andRoman exhibitions, perforj and publish research on the collection, and educate the publif on the museum’s antiquities collection. Pevnick is a doctora l candidate in the Interdepartmental Graduate Program of the Cotsen Institutre of Archaeology in Los He received a master of arts degree in archaeologhyat U.C.
, a master of arts degre in elementary education from in Los Angeles and a bachelof of arts in classical archaeology from in N.H., a release from TMA said. TMA’s new location remains under constructiojn at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park indowntowhn Tampa. The 66,000-square-foot Cornelia Corbettt Center building is set to open inearly 2010. TMA’s interim facilityg is located onHowars Avenue.
Pevnick is joining TMA from the at the Gettty Villain Malibu, Calif. He remains co-curator of its upcomingy The Chimaera ofArezzo exhibition, which opene in July. In his new role, Pevnick will desigjn and oversee the installation of the permanent collection in the Barbars and Costas Lemonopoulos Greek and Roman He also will organize and circulate Greek andRoman exhibitions, perforj and publish research on the collection, and educate the publif on the museum’s antiquities collection. Pevnick is a doctora l candidate in the Interdepartmental Graduate Program of the Cotsen Institutre of Archaeology in Los He received a master of arts degree in archaeologhyat U.C.
, a master of arts degre in elementary education from in Los Angeles and a bachelof of arts in classical archaeology from in N.H., a release from TMA said. TMA’s new location remains under constructiojn at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park indowntowhn Tampa. The 66,000-square-foot Cornelia Corbettt Center building is set to open inearly 2010. TMA’s interim facilityg is located onHowars Avenue.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Arne Carlson endorses Tom Horner for governor - MinnPost.com
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Monday, September 13, 2010
Human Genome Sciences shares jump on test results - Washington Business Journal:
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The company said that, after four years, a mid-stage clinical trial of its former LymphoStat-B lupus drug, now called belimumab and branded as helped improve the conditions of 57 percent of systemic lupuserythematosus patients, compared to 46 percent of patients after only one Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ: HGSI) also saw a significanf decrease in side effectd between the one-year and four-year assessments. The news gave some comfort to investors, who have been skeptical of thelupusd drug’s chances for success.
With tradinvg volumes at nearly six timewsdaily averages, investors drove Humanj Genome Sciences’ stock up by as much as 28 percent sincer Thursday’s opening bell before it settle d at $3.22, a 19 percent bump, by late afternoon. the company will undergo a more rigorous test on Wall Streefnext month, when it expects to release the firs t batch of results from a late-stage clinicalp trial of belimumab. The second batch is slatedc for aNovember release.
Human Genomw Sciences is in the finakl stages of conductingtwo third-phase trials, each with more than 800 One is lasting for 76 weekw and another for 52 weeks, though both will be measuree for their effectiveness at 52 Lupus, which hasn’t seen a new treatment on the markeft in the last five offers some inviting markegt share to the first company to reverse that, but analysts have brushecd off Human Genome Sciences’ chances as beinh unlikely given how difficult of a disease lupusz is to treat. In March, California-based Genentec h Inc.
and Massachusetts-based Biogen Idec racked up one of the most recentr failuresin third-stage clinical trials for a drug to trear lupus nephritis, a kidney inflammation that’s a complicatiohn of systemic lupus erythematosus. Human Genome initial Phase II trial for belimumab was conducted with 449 patientsz in 2005 in a triakthat hadn’t achieved everything it had set out to do, thoughh patients were measured after less than a year in some casess at that time. The compant continued to track patients who volunteered to remain in the midstagwtrials -- 345 patients, or 77 after 52 weeks; 296 patients, or 66 after 76 weeks; and 213 patients, or 47 as of June 1.
The company said that, after four years, a mid-stage clinical trial of its former LymphoStat-B lupus drug, now called belimumab and branded as helped improve the conditions of 57 percent of systemic lupuserythematosus patients, compared to 46 percent of patients after only one Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ: HGSI) also saw a significanf decrease in side effectd between the one-year and four-year assessments. The news gave some comfort to investors, who have been skeptical of thelupusd drug’s chances for success.
With tradinvg volumes at nearly six timewsdaily averages, investors drove Humanj Genome Sciences’ stock up by as much as 28 percent sincer Thursday’s opening bell before it settle d at $3.22, a 19 percent bump, by late afternoon. the company will undergo a more rigorous test on Wall Streefnext month, when it expects to release the firs t batch of results from a late-stage clinicalp trial of belimumab. The second batch is slatedc for aNovember release.
Human Genomw Sciences is in the finakl stages of conductingtwo third-phase trials, each with more than 800 One is lasting for 76 weekw and another for 52 weeks, though both will be measuree for their effectiveness at 52 Lupus, which hasn’t seen a new treatment on the markeft in the last five offers some inviting markegt share to the first company to reverse that, but analysts have brushecd off Human Genome Sciences’ chances as beinh unlikely given how difficult of a disease lupusz is to treat. In March, California-based Genentec h Inc.
and Massachusetts-based Biogen Idec racked up one of the most recentr failuresin third-stage clinical trials for a drug to trear lupus nephritis, a kidney inflammation that’s a complicatiohn of systemic lupus erythematosus. Human Genome initial Phase II trial for belimumab was conducted with 449 patientsz in 2005 in a triakthat hadn’t achieved everything it had set out to do, thoughh patients were measured after less than a year in some casess at that time. The compant continued to track patients who volunteered to remain in the midstagwtrials -- 345 patients, or 77 after 52 weeks; 296 patients, or 66 after 76 weeks; and 213 patients, or 47 as of June 1.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Rodent of the Week: Vaccination via skin patch looks promising - Los Angeles Times
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Friday, September 10, 2010
Human Capital: People on the move, May 26 - Boston Business Journal:
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, a Billerica-based developefr and manufacturer oflighting technologies, appointex Keith Ward president, CEO and member of the company’s boarf of directors. Prior to joining Luminus Devices, Ward was presiden t and chief operating officer of EYE Lighting Internationapl of NorthAmerica . Patrick named MD at Fireman Capitalk Liam Patrick was named managingf director of Fireman Capital Partners in Patrick previously worked for private equity firmRhoned Group. Fischer hired as VP of fielxd operations for NorthAmerica Lexington-based dynaTracew Software Inc. appointed Eric Fischer vice president of fieldf operations forNorth America.
Fischefr previously served as VP of worldwide sale s for AkorriNetworks , OATSystems Inc. and eRoojm Technology . The law firm of K&LL Gates LLP added Mark Duggan as of counse l in itsBoston office. who is a member of the firm’se investment management practice, joina K&L Gates from State Street GlobalAdvisors , wherw he served as deputgy general counsel and senior vice
, a Billerica-based developefr and manufacturer oflighting technologies, appointex Keith Ward president, CEO and member of the company’s boarf of directors. Prior to joining Luminus Devices, Ward was presiden t and chief operating officer of EYE Lighting Internationapl of NorthAmerica . Patrick named MD at Fireman Capitalk Liam Patrick was named managingf director of Fireman Capital Partners in Patrick previously worked for private equity firmRhoned Group. Fischer hired as VP of fielxd operations for NorthAmerica Lexington-based dynaTracew Software Inc. appointed Eric Fischer vice president of fieldf operations forNorth America.
Fischefr previously served as VP of worldwide sale s for AkorriNetworks , OATSystems Inc. and eRoojm Technology . The law firm of K&LL Gates LLP added Mark Duggan as of counse l in itsBoston office. who is a member of the firm’se investment management practice, joina K&L Gates from State Street GlobalAdvisors , wherw he served as deputgy general counsel and senior vice
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Charlie Baker quitting Harvard Pilgrim - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
http://www.chaqra.com/index.php?s=D&c=489
"Leaving the company is not an easy decisionfor me, but thered is no middle ground. I am either the CEO of HarvarcdPilgrim – or I’m building a campaign I cannot do both," Baker said in a statement released Wednesdat morning. In a fairwell e-mail, Baker thanked Harvard Pilgrim's staffers and touted the organization's successes over the "But I also recognize the terrible financial and operational strain that will face state and local government in theyeara ahead. I know both sectors pretty well betterthan most, I would say and I believe I can bring energy and leadership to the tasks that face state government in the years ahead.
” Baker, a is a former state secretary of administration and finance. CFO Brucd Bullen will be interim CEO atHarvard Pilgrim.
"Leaving the company is not an easy decisionfor me, but thered is no middle ground. I am either the CEO of HarvarcdPilgrim – or I’m building a campaign I cannot do both," Baker said in a statement released Wednesdat morning. In a fairwell e-mail, Baker thanked Harvard Pilgrim's staffers and touted the organization's successes over the "But I also recognize the terrible financial and operational strain that will face state and local government in theyeara ahead. I know both sectors pretty well betterthan most, I would say and I believe I can bring energy and leadership to the tasks that face state government in the years ahead.
” Baker, a is a former state secretary of administration and finance. CFO Brucd Bullen will be interim CEO atHarvard Pilgrim.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Human Capital: People on the move, July 1 - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
http://www.netnodder.com/authors/author-1258.html
Signature Healthcare of Brockton hirede Steve Friot as director of health carefacilitieds management. He previously served as directoe of facilities operationsat . , a design and constructionj firm with local officesin Worcester, appointed Robert Stephens director of business health care. Stephens has more than 20 years of experiencse marketing and selling design andconstructiojn services. Matthew Tepper joined CB Richard ElliwsInvestors , a real estate investment management as an associate directot for the global multi-manager business. Tepper, formerly of , is based in Boston.
Davis, Malm D’Agostine PC , a Boston-based law firm, added Elise Wald as an associate in the trust and estatespractice area. Wald was previously an associatat Posternak, Blankstein and Lund LLP . Rob MacElhiney , vice presiden of in Weymouth, was named to the board of directorws atthe .
Signature Healthcare of Brockton hirede Steve Friot as director of health carefacilitieds management. He previously served as directoe of facilities operationsat . , a design and constructionj firm with local officesin Worcester, appointed Robert Stephens director of business health care. Stephens has more than 20 years of experiencse marketing and selling design andconstructiojn services. Matthew Tepper joined CB Richard ElliwsInvestors , a real estate investment management as an associate directot for the global multi-manager business. Tepper, formerly of , is based in Boston.
Davis, Malm D’Agostine PC , a Boston-based law firm, added Elise Wald as an associate in the trust and estatespractice area. Wald was previously an associatat Posternak, Blankstein and Lund LLP . Rob MacElhiney , vice presiden of in Weymouth, was named to the board of directorws atthe .
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Restaurant industry outlook improves - Triangle Business Journal:
http://1autos.ru/obzori/261-bmw-m3-e92-sposobna-smekat-ljudejj.html
The Association’s Restaurant Performance Index, or RPI, is a monthlty composite index that tracks the health of and outlook forthe U.S. restaurang industry. It stood at 98.6 in April, up by 0.8 percengt from March, its highest level in 11 months. The findinge are in line with bullish data reportede in theMay 25, 2009, issue of Triangld Business Journal that indicated restaurants in Wake County generallt are faring well. The data show that from July 2008 througbhFebruary 2009, Wake County collected nearly $11.
8 million from a 1 percent tax on prepared food and That’s almost a 7 percent increase from the $11 millio collected in the same period in the previousw fiscal year, according to information provideds by the county. Hudson Riehle, seniotr vice president of research and information services for the Nationa lRestaurant Association, says, “The recent growth in the RPI was drivem by the ‘expectations’ which rose above 100 in Aprilo for the first time in 18 months, a levelp which indicates expansion.
” “Although the RPI’s ‘current indicators are still in a period of contraction, the solid improvemengt in the forward-looking indicators suggests that the end of the industry’s downturn may be in sight, says The RPI is based on responses to the association’x Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey, which is fieldef monthly among restaurant operators nationwide on a variety of including sales, traffic, labor and capital The index consists of two componentas — the Current Situation Index and the Expectation Index.
The Current Situation Index, which measured current trends in four industryindicators (same-storre sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures), stood at 97.0 in up by 0.9 percent from March and its highesty level since August 2008. April represented the 20th consecutive monthbelow 100, which continues to signify contraction in the current situatiob indicators. Restaurant operators reportedx negative customer traffic levelsx for the 20th consecutive monthin April.
Abourt 23 percent of restauranf operators reported an increase in customeer traffic between April 2008 and April up from 20 percent who reported similarlyin Also, 60 percent of operators reportede a traffic decline in April, down from 63 percentr who reported similarly in March. Restaurant operators also continue to grow more optimisticv aboutthe economy, with 37 percent sayinh they expect economic conditions to improve in six up from 30 percent who reported similarly last montyh and the highest level in threre years. In comparison, only 16 percent of operators expect economic conditions to worsen insix months, down from 21 percenyt last month. The Washington, D.C.
-based Nationa l Restaurant Association is a businessd association for therestaurant industry, comprising 945,0000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a work force of 13 million employees.
The Association’s Restaurant Performance Index, or RPI, is a monthlty composite index that tracks the health of and outlook forthe U.S. restaurang industry. It stood at 98.6 in April, up by 0.8 percengt from March, its highest level in 11 months. The findinge are in line with bullish data reportede in theMay 25, 2009, issue of Triangld Business Journal that indicated restaurants in Wake County generallt are faring well. The data show that from July 2008 througbhFebruary 2009, Wake County collected nearly $11.
8 million from a 1 percent tax on prepared food and That’s almost a 7 percent increase from the $11 millio collected in the same period in the previousw fiscal year, according to information provideds by the county. Hudson Riehle, seniotr vice president of research and information services for the Nationa lRestaurant Association, says, “The recent growth in the RPI was drivem by the ‘expectations’ which rose above 100 in Aprilo for the first time in 18 months, a levelp which indicates expansion.
” “Although the RPI’s ‘current indicators are still in a period of contraction, the solid improvemengt in the forward-looking indicators suggests that the end of the industry’s downturn may be in sight, says The RPI is based on responses to the association’x Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey, which is fieldef monthly among restaurant operators nationwide on a variety of including sales, traffic, labor and capital The index consists of two componentas — the Current Situation Index and the Expectation Index.
The Current Situation Index, which measured current trends in four industryindicators (same-storre sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures), stood at 97.0 in up by 0.9 percent from March and its highesty level since August 2008. April represented the 20th consecutive monthbelow 100, which continues to signify contraction in the current situatiob indicators. Restaurant operators reportedx negative customer traffic levelsx for the 20th consecutive monthin April.
Abourt 23 percent of restauranf operators reported an increase in customeer traffic between April 2008 and April up from 20 percent who reported similarlyin Also, 60 percent of operators reportede a traffic decline in April, down from 63 percentr who reported similarly in March. Restaurant operators also continue to grow more optimisticv aboutthe economy, with 37 percent sayinh they expect economic conditions to improve in six up from 30 percent who reported similarly last montyh and the highest level in threre years. In comparison, only 16 percent of operators expect economic conditions to worsen insix months, down from 21 percenyt last month. The Washington, D.C.
-based Nationa l Restaurant Association is a businessd association for therestaurant industry, comprising 945,0000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a work force of 13 million employees.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Android This Week: Angry Birds; Galaxy Tab - GigaOm (blog)
http://faithrightss.com/a-super-bowl-catch-painted-fuse-boxes-and-faith.html
TechRadar UK | Android This Week: Angry Birds; Galaxy Tab GigaOm (blog) 4, 2010, 6:00am PDT No Comments The collective groans of supervisors » |
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Brian C. Cornell Executive Profile
http://compsphere.ru/yerotika/
About Brian C. Cornell Brian Cornell serves as presiden and CEOof Sam
About Brian C. Cornell Brian Cornell serves as presiden and CEOof Sam
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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