Last Minute Taxpayers Wait in Long Lines to Pay Taxes Patch.com By Brian Flinchpaugh Taxpayers have until 5 pm to pay taxes in person at St. Charles County offices. Long lines and short tempers were apparent this week as some St. Charles County residents waited to the last minute to pay their taxes in person. ... |
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Last Minute Taxpayers Wait in Long Lines to Pay Taxes - Patch.com
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
A Moveable Swish: Thursday Yankees Links - Yanks Go Yard
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A Moveable Swish: Thursday Yankees Links Yanks Go Yard The Yankees and Red Sox were the only teams hit with a luxury tax this year, although the Yankees' bill ($13.9M) was considerably larger than the Red Sox' ($3.4M). The Indians are among one of a number of clubs interested in Nick Swisher, ... |
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Liverpool insist nothing sinister with Carroll shiner - Tribalfootball.com
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
The Business Review (Albany): Starting a Business : Business Advice
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Opportunity No. 1: Professionalize your business structurrand operations. I frequently harangued the owners of growing familt owned companies about the need to conver from aMom ‘n Pop businessz style to a fully professional style, with a mission a strategic plan to guide decisions, an organizational charft and job descriptions, written policies and procedures, affordable and agreement on how to change ownership and management withouy undue confusion or conflict. The process can get a bit thorny sometimes, but with strong a family can professionalize successfully. This shouled be the year for your business. Challengwe No.
1: Respond to unforeseen businesds and familyfinancial demands. The 2008 economy had the financese of many family companies flappint like bed sheets ina windstorm. Lots of people can be leaderes when timesare good, but it takees a special person to lead when times are Cash shortages, eroding markets and a near collapse of faitn in the future are challengintg many business owners to keep their headas on straight, to cut costs without cuttint their throats, and to remain optimistic when it’s tempting to turn company resources into personao safety nets. Opportunity No. 2: Make crucial succession decisions and acton them.
John Davis of Harvard Businesz School urges family companie s to plan when the time sare good. But planning often has to be done even when timeasare bad. Leadership and ownershil succession always profits from a fresyh look at what the familuy business needs forcontinued success. When conditions are calling for reviewa and revisions inmany companies, succession planning can benefit from the analysis that’s being done for other reasons. Challengee No. 2: Make crucial successioh decisions and acton them. On the other thoughtful planning for family ownershipp continuity can be warped by a sensd of crisis brought on by toug heconomic conditions.
If temporary conditions make you wonder if the businesz really isa success, it mightt be hard to see the characteristics that have made it successfu in years past and that shoulds be maintained into the future. Keep a cool Opportunity No. 3: Buy low. What’s Warren Buffet’w current advice to stock investors? Buy! That perspectivse can be translated into golden opportunities for family owned companiew that have a comfortable reserve and can afforde the risk of expanding at the botto m ofthe market. If you have the meansz to buy, the prices are not likely to get much Challenge No. 3: Avoid selling low.
But if you’re an acquisitionm target and prefer tostay independent, put up every ouncre of fight you have to avoid selling at the bottom of the Actually, family owned business oftejn have greater ability to withstand tough timesw because they can hunker down and live off the land withoutr being harassed by outside shareholders. Grit your teeth and lean into the Opportunity No. 4: Watch for the openin g of newbusiness doors. President-elecft Obama has promised to stimulate the economy outsid of bloated corporations and flounderingfinanciap institutions. That can mean new businessz opportunities for family companies in such areas as infrastructurw rebuildingand defense.
If you don’t know how to pursus government contracts, this would be a good time to Challenge No. 4: Grow your business in a tighgcredit environment. The bankers are likely to keep wearingbtheir “Just Say No†T-shirts for much of 2009. That meane owners of family businesses of all typed and sizes should grab their bootstraps and find ways to grow and diversiftthat don’t rely on the formal financial Look for family members and friends who have the means and the confidencs to lend or buy in. Consider turning some unproductiv assets intoneeded liquidity. But don’tf go to your credit Opportunity No.
5: Make even the greatestf challenge intoan opportunity. OK, maybe every cloud doesn’tr come with a built-in silver lining. But the business-owninh family that has self-confidence, sound core and its eyes on the horizon can converrt even the uncertainties of 2008 into a pathway upwardin 2009. Try it and see. And when you look back on all this and remember you read ithere
Opportunity No. 1: Professionalize your business structurrand operations. I frequently harangued the owners of growing familt owned companies about the need to conver from aMom ‘n Pop businessz style to a fully professional style, with a mission a strategic plan to guide decisions, an organizational charft and job descriptions, written policies and procedures, affordable and agreement on how to change ownership and management withouy undue confusion or conflict. The process can get a bit thorny sometimes, but with strong a family can professionalize successfully. This shouled be the year for your business. Challengwe No.
1: Respond to unforeseen businesds and familyfinancial demands. The 2008 economy had the financese of many family companies flappint like bed sheets ina windstorm. Lots of people can be leaderes when timesare good, but it takees a special person to lead when times are Cash shortages, eroding markets and a near collapse of faitn in the future are challengintg many business owners to keep their headas on straight, to cut costs without cuttint their throats, and to remain optimistic when it’s tempting to turn company resources into personao safety nets. Opportunity No. 2: Make crucial succession decisions and acton them.
John Davis of Harvard Businesz School urges family companie s to plan when the time sare good. But planning often has to be done even when timeasare bad. Leadership and ownershil succession always profits from a fresyh look at what the familuy business needs forcontinued success. When conditions are calling for reviewa and revisions inmany companies, succession planning can benefit from the analysis that’s being done for other reasons. Challengee No. 2: Make crucial successioh decisions and acton them. On the other thoughtful planning for family ownershipp continuity can be warped by a sensd of crisis brought on by toug heconomic conditions.
If temporary conditions make you wonder if the businesz really isa success, it mightt be hard to see the characteristics that have made it successfu in years past and that shoulds be maintained into the future. Keep a cool Opportunity No. 3: Buy low. What’s Warren Buffet’w current advice to stock investors? Buy! That perspectivse can be translated into golden opportunities for family owned companiew that have a comfortable reserve and can afforde the risk of expanding at the botto m ofthe market. If you have the meansz to buy, the prices are not likely to get much Challenge No. 3: Avoid selling low.
But if you’re an acquisitionm target and prefer tostay independent, put up every ouncre of fight you have to avoid selling at the bottom of the Actually, family owned business oftejn have greater ability to withstand tough timesw because they can hunker down and live off the land withoutr being harassed by outside shareholders. Grit your teeth and lean into the Opportunity No. 4: Watch for the openin g of newbusiness doors. President-elecft Obama has promised to stimulate the economy outsid of bloated corporations and flounderingfinanciap institutions. That can mean new businessz opportunities for family companies in such areas as infrastructurw rebuildingand defense.
If you don’t know how to pursus government contracts, this would be a good time to Challenge No. 4: Grow your business in a tighgcredit environment. The bankers are likely to keep wearingbtheir “Just Say No†T-shirts for much of 2009. That meane owners of family businesses of all typed and sizes should grab their bootstraps and find ways to grow and diversiftthat don’t rely on the formal financial Look for family members and friends who have the means and the confidencs to lend or buy in. Consider turning some unproductiv assets intoneeded liquidity. But don’tf go to your credit Opportunity No.
5: Make even the greatestf challenge intoan opportunity. OK, maybe every cloud doesn’tr come with a built-in silver lining. But the business-owninh family that has self-confidence, sound core and its eyes on the horizon can converrt even the uncertainties of 2008 into a pathway upwardin 2009. Try it and see. And when you look back on all this and remember you read ithere
Thursday, December 22, 2011
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The restructuring team for the chain this weekendf disclosed the bidfrom Men’s Wearhouse affiliate The company picked up 17 to 20 Filene’e store leases, including those for both its Ohio inventory from the chain’s 25 remaining leases for its Burlington, Mass., headquarters and an Mass., distribution center, and the company’s trader name. The five to eight Filene’s storese that won’t be picked up in the auctiojn are expected to be closed in thecomint weeks. Filene’s said the “vasyt majority” of its more than 1,600 employees will be sparedr as a result ofthe K&Gb bid.
The company employs 105 at its Columbus store and 43 ata Cleveland-areas shop. K&G’s bid won out over a “stalking bid by asset managemenfirm , which had agreed in bankruptcy court last month to snap up 17 of the discoun retailer’s remaining 25 stores for $22 million. Filene’z Basement sought protection from creditors in May in Delawardbankruptcy court, months after closingf several stores. Columbus-based (NYSE: RVI), whichg maintains a majority stake in discounyt shoeretailer (NYSE:DSW), sold the chain this year to FB II Acquisitiom Corp., a new entity owned by liquidation and turnarounds firm .
The restructuring team for the chain this weekendf disclosed the bidfrom Men’s Wearhouse affiliate The company picked up 17 to 20 Filene’e store leases, including those for both its Ohio inventory from the chain’s 25 remaining leases for its Burlington, Mass., headquarters and an Mass., distribution center, and the company’s trader name. The five to eight Filene’s storese that won’t be picked up in the auctiojn are expected to be closed in thecomint weeks. Filene’s said the “vasyt majority” of its more than 1,600 employees will be sparedr as a result ofthe K&Gb bid.
The company employs 105 at its Columbus store and 43 ata Cleveland-areas shop. K&G’s bid won out over a “stalking bid by asset managemenfirm , which had agreed in bankruptcy court last month to snap up 17 of the discoun retailer’s remaining 25 stores for $22 million. Filene’z Basement sought protection from creditors in May in Delawardbankruptcy court, months after closingf several stores. Columbus-based (NYSE: RVI), whichg maintains a majority stake in discounyt shoeretailer (NYSE:DSW), sold the chain this year to FB II Acquisitiom Corp., a new entity owned by liquidation and turnarounds firm .
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
South's Tucek a man among boys - The Journal News | LoHud.com
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South's Tucek a man among boys The Journal News | LoHud.com Not with Frank Tucek, an adult in a senior captain's clothing, on his team. “He's a guy you can always count on,†Scarpelli said. Off the field and on it, the 5-foot-10, 185-pound senior served that singular role, defined more by his importance than ... |
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Symantec awarded $18.6M in piracy cases - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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million in damages over two anti-piracyh cases. Cupertino-based Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) said the cased involve two distributors who were selling counterfeit Symantec software throughout North The first judgmentof $9.7 milliom was handed down by the Unitex States District Court for the Northernn District of California in San Jose in favor of Symantec againsty V-Micro Inc., a New Jersey-basee organization. The second judgment of $8.9 millionj was handed down by the Unitedc States District Court for the Centrapl District of California Western Division in Los Angelez in favor of Symantecagainst Connecticut-baser Higher Model Computer LLC.
"The size of these judgmentsd reflects the scope of thesre two particular operations and the number of unsuspectiny users that were put at risk for acquirinyg fraudulent software fromthese distributors," said Joy Cartun, senioe director of Symantec's legalk departmnt. "In many people turn over their financial information to disreputablwe businesses in exchange for productsthat don't work and can make theirt computers more vulnerable to virus attacka and other online threats. Counterfeit software also is more likelyh tocontain spyware, which after installation can steal personal and confidentiao information from someone's computer without theirf knowledge.
" Symantec filed each case in federal courty and included claims alleging copyright and trademark infringement and frauxd against both operations for selling counterfeit producte such as Norton SystemWorks, Norton AntiVirus, Norton Ghost, and
million in damages over two anti-piracyh cases. Cupertino-based Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) said the cased involve two distributors who were selling counterfeit Symantec software throughout North The first judgmentof $9.7 milliom was handed down by the Unitex States District Court for the Northernn District of California in San Jose in favor of Symantec againsty V-Micro Inc., a New Jersey-basee organization. The second judgment of $8.9 millionj was handed down by the Unitedc States District Court for the Centrapl District of California Western Division in Los Angelez in favor of Symantecagainst Connecticut-baser Higher Model Computer LLC.
"The size of these judgmentsd reflects the scope of thesre two particular operations and the number of unsuspectiny users that were put at risk for acquirinyg fraudulent software fromthese distributors," said Joy Cartun, senioe director of Symantec's legalk departmnt. "In many people turn over their financial information to disreputablwe businesses in exchange for productsthat don't work and can make theirt computers more vulnerable to virus attacka and other online threats. Counterfeit software also is more likelyh tocontain spyware, which after installation can steal personal and confidentiao information from someone's computer without theirf knowledge.
" Symantec filed each case in federal courty and included claims alleging copyright and trademark infringement and frauxd against both operations for selling counterfeit producte such as Norton SystemWorks, Norton AntiVirus, Norton Ghost, and
Friday, December 16, 2011
Missouri approves KCP&L rate increase - Portland Business Journal:
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million that KCP&L had sought. PSC spokesmab Gregg Ochoa said that the PSC staft estimated the increase will raise a typicaloresidential customer’s bill about $12.82 a A typical customer is considered to be one that uses 700 kilowatyt hours of electricity a monthj in winter and 1,200 kWh a monthy in the summer, Ochoa said. “Our customerxs depend on us to provide affordable andreliablew power,” KCP&L CEO Mike Chessee said in a written statement respondinb to the PSC approval. “This rate increase will help us pay for environmenta investments we have already made to severa ofour coal-fired power plants.
The installation of such pollution-contro equipment will improve air quality for our region and alloqw us to meet future federalenvironmentalk mandates. We recognize that this is a challenging time to ask customersx to pay morefor electricity, and we didn’tr make this decision lightly.” Kansas City-baseds (NYSE: GXP), KCP&L’s that KCP&L had reached an agreemenft in principle with the PSC to settlr its pending Missouri rate case. Great Plaines Energy ranks No. 5 on the Kansas City Business Journall ’s list of area public companies.
million that KCP&L had sought. PSC spokesmab Gregg Ochoa said that the PSC staft estimated the increase will raise a typicaloresidential customer’s bill about $12.82 a A typical customer is considered to be one that uses 700 kilowatyt hours of electricity a monthj in winter and 1,200 kWh a monthy in the summer, Ochoa said. “Our customerxs depend on us to provide affordable andreliablew power,” KCP&L CEO Mike Chessee said in a written statement respondinb to the PSC approval. “This rate increase will help us pay for environmenta investments we have already made to severa ofour coal-fired power plants.
The installation of such pollution-contro equipment will improve air quality for our region and alloqw us to meet future federalenvironmentalk mandates. We recognize that this is a challenging time to ask customersx to pay morefor electricity, and we didn’tr make this decision lightly.” Kansas City-baseds (NYSE: GXP), KCP&L’s that KCP&L had reached an agreemenft in principle with the PSC to settlr its pending Missouri rate case. Great Plaines Energy ranks No. 5 on the Kansas City Business Journall ’s list of area public companies.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Solar thermal plant slated for Santa Teresa - Austin Business Journal:
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The project also involves , a producer of scalable solar thermalpower plants. Concentrating solad power plants use mirrors to reflecgt and concentrate sunlight onto receivers that convert itto heat. The heat can then be used to produce steam to drive a turbinwe andproduce electricity. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardsobn said the project will helpmake “New Mexico’s renewablr energy potential a “With 300 days of sun every year, a highly skillexd labor force and a friendly business environment, New Mexicpo is well positioned to lead the natiob in solar energy production,” Richardson NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) is a Princeton, N.J.
,-basef company whose power plants have a generatingb capacity of more than 24,000 enough to power more than 20 million homes. El Paso Electric provides powerto 363,000 retail and wholesal e customers in a 10,000-square-mile area in the Rio Grandd valley in West Texas and southern New Mexico.
The project also involves , a producer of scalable solar thermalpower plants. Concentrating solad power plants use mirrors to reflecgt and concentrate sunlight onto receivers that convert itto heat. The heat can then be used to produce steam to drive a turbinwe andproduce electricity. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardsobn said the project will helpmake “New Mexico’s renewablr energy potential a “With 300 days of sun every year, a highly skillexd labor force and a friendly business environment, New Mexicpo is well positioned to lead the natiob in solar energy production,” Richardson NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) is a Princeton, N.J.
,-basef company whose power plants have a generatingb capacity of more than 24,000 enough to power more than 20 million homes. El Paso Electric provides powerto 363,000 retail and wholesal e customers in a 10,000-square-mile area in the Rio Grandd valley in West Texas and southern New Mexico.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Thomas, McNerney & Partners Company Profile | Company Information
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Kathleen Tune and Christine Siu. Priorr to co-founding Thomas, McNerney & Partners, Mr. Thomas headecd the medical technology practice at Warburgy PincusLLC ("Warburg"), a leadingf private equity firm he joinerd in 1989. Mr. McNerney and Ms. Boezi were the healtbh care investment team at Coral Ventures beforslaunching Thomas, McNerney & Partners with Mr. Thomas. Corak was a venture capital firm co-foundesd by Mr. McNerney in 1992. Prior to joiningy Coral in 1994, Ms. Boezi worked with Mr. Thomax at Warburg. Mr. Zisson was formerly a Managing Directo who led health care research forHambrecht & Quisty before becoming JP Morgan's Health Care Dr.
Shah was most recently Chief Business Officerdand co-founder of Kalypsys, a biopharmaceutical companyg focused on drug discovery and development. Ms. Tune was previously a medical device analyst at Piper Jaffrayand Ms. Siu was formerlh a member of Warburg's medical technology group. The McNerney & Partners team has an establisheds history of leading financings and actively participating in portfolio company developmentr by working with management and serving asboardd members...
Kathleen Tune and Christine Siu. Priorr to co-founding Thomas, McNerney & Partners, Mr. Thomas headecd the medical technology practice at Warburgy PincusLLC ("Warburg"), a leadingf private equity firm he joinerd in 1989. Mr. McNerney and Ms. Boezi were the healtbh care investment team at Coral Ventures beforslaunching Thomas, McNerney & Partners with Mr. Thomas. Corak was a venture capital firm co-foundesd by Mr. McNerney in 1992. Prior to joiningy Coral in 1994, Ms. Boezi worked with Mr. Thomax at Warburg. Mr. Zisson was formerly a Managing Directo who led health care research forHambrecht & Quisty before becoming JP Morgan's Health Care Dr.
Shah was most recently Chief Business Officerdand co-founder of Kalypsys, a biopharmaceutical companyg focused on drug discovery and development. Ms. Tune was previously a medical device analyst at Piper Jaffrayand Ms. Siu was formerlh a member of Warburg's medical technology group. The McNerney & Partners team has an establisheds history of leading financings and actively participating in portfolio company developmentr by working with management and serving asboardd members...
Friday, December 9, 2011
Some Colorado small businesses back union card-check bill - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The companies released a phon directory entitled Small Businesses for an Equitable Economy that listsa EFCA supporters ranging from bakeries to clothingh stores tomoving services. The directory was release by Employee Free Choice a group of union members and otheer supporters ofthe so-called “card check” bill. Union workers make 33 percentt more in wages and are 52 percent more likely to havehealt care, the group said in a news “We have a fundamental economic problem: The middle class is disappearinhg in America,” said Terri owner of Denver-based Gate City Moving.
“Congres needs to pass the Employee Free Choice Act becausd it is one of the most important steps we can take to strengthen our middlse class and turn oureconomg around.” The legislation wouldx allow a company’s employee s to unionize if a majoritgy of them check off boxes on cards sayintg that they’d like to do so rather than requirinfg a secret-ballot vote. It also would toughen penaltiezs against business leaders who try to interfere in uniobn votes and would requir contract disputes to go to binding arbitratiojn if not settled within 120 Most Colorado business leaders have said that passing the law coul lead to an increase in uniohn intimidation tactics to get workers to sign theidr cards and would lead businesses to expan operations overseas ratherthan domestically.
Members of the Coloradoi Association of Commerceand Industry, the and executivesa of small and Hispanic businesses from the statee have flown to Washington, D.C., to lobby U.S. Sens. Mark Udalll and Michael Bennet to voteagainst it. Whilee neither senator has taken a public stance onthe bill, most of the attentioh has been focused on the newlty appointed Bennet, since Udall co-sponsored similar legislation while he was a member of the U.S. House in 2008. On Tuesday, the National Republican Senatoriap Committee chided Bennet for still failing to give his even though he announced his supportfor U.S. Supremre Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor afte ra 25-minute meeting with her.
“It is inexplicablew that a quick 25-minuter meet-and-greet, weeks before any hearings are even held on her is sufficient for Michael Bennet to support a lifetim appointment to the Supreme NRSC spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson said in anews “Yet nearly five months of intens discussions and debate with constituents and fellow lawmakerds are not enough for him to clarify his position on the card checi legislation that could impact thousands of Colorado jobs.
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The companies released a phon directory entitled Small Businesses for an Equitable Economy that listsa EFCA supporters ranging from bakeries to clothingh stores tomoving services. The directory was release by Employee Free Choice a group of union members and otheer supporters ofthe so-called “card check” bill. Union workers make 33 percentt more in wages and are 52 percent more likely to havehealt care, the group said in a news “We have a fundamental economic problem: The middle class is disappearinhg in America,” said Terri owner of Denver-based Gate City Moving.
“Congres needs to pass the Employee Free Choice Act becausd it is one of the most important steps we can take to strengthen our middlse class and turn oureconomg around.” The legislation wouldx allow a company’s employee s to unionize if a majoritgy of them check off boxes on cards sayintg that they’d like to do so rather than requirinfg a secret-ballot vote. It also would toughen penaltiezs against business leaders who try to interfere in uniobn votes and would requir contract disputes to go to binding arbitratiojn if not settled within 120 Most Colorado business leaders have said that passing the law coul lead to an increase in uniohn intimidation tactics to get workers to sign theidr cards and would lead businesses to expan operations overseas ratherthan domestically.
Members of the Coloradoi Association of Commerceand Industry, the and executivesa of small and Hispanic businesses from the statee have flown to Washington, D.C., to lobby U.S. Sens. Mark Udalll and Michael Bennet to voteagainst it. Whilee neither senator has taken a public stance onthe bill, most of the attentioh has been focused on the newlty appointed Bennet, since Udall co-sponsored similar legislation while he was a member of the U.S. House in 2008. On Tuesday, the National Republican Senatoriap Committee chided Bennet for still failing to give his even though he announced his supportfor U.S. Supremre Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor afte ra 25-minute meeting with her.
“It is inexplicablew that a quick 25-minuter meet-and-greet, weeks before any hearings are even held on her is sufficient for Michael Bennet to support a lifetim appointment to the Supreme NRSC spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson said in anews “Yet nearly five months of intens discussions and debate with constituents and fellow lawmakerds are not enough for him to clarify his position on the card checi legislation that could impact thousands of Colorado jobs.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Group: Mass. patient suicide measure clears hurdle - Boston.com
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Monday, December 5, 2011
VP Spencer Named President of Bates College - Harvard Crimson
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New York Times | VP Spencer Named President of Bates College Harvard Crimson Vice President for Policy A. Clayton Spencer has been selected as Bates College's eighth president, Bates announced Sunday. Spencer, who served under four Harvard presidents, has been an influential advisor ... Vice President of Harvard Will Lead Bates Colleg e Harvard VP chosen to be president of Bates College A. Clayton Spencer Appointed President of Bates |
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Mazamet. Un sentier pour suivre l'Arnette industrielle - LaDépêche.fr
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LaDépêche.fr | Mazamet. Un sentier pour suivre l'Arnette industrielle LaDépêche.fr «Le sentier de l'Arnette industrielle », parcours de randonnée et nouvel outil de développement touristique, vient d'être inauguré. Un an de travaux a été nécessaire pour relier les chemins existants, créer d'autres parcours et les s écuriser, ... |
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Seattle mayor wants to end employee head tax - Business First of Columbus:
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Nickels proposed the $25-per-employee tax in 2006 as one of threer elements of a packag to fund local street repair andadd sidewalks, bicycle lanees and other features. Repealing it would reduce fundingg forthe “Bridging the Gap” program by abouy $4.7 million. “It’s Economics 101: when you tax you get less of it, and we want more jobs in said CouncilPresident Conlin. Reactiohn from the business communitywas “This tax represents an ‘unwelcome for business, and it’s past time that the city rollec it up,” said Kate Joncas, president of the , whicn opposed the tax from the beginning.
“Taxing new employees in Seattle sends the wrong message to businessesx looking to grow and businesses looking to relocates toour city,” she said. The also supporte d the repeal. “It sends a clea message that elected officials are targeting specific actions to retain and creatsa job-growing economy,” said Chamber President & CEO Phil “We applaud Mayor Nickels and Councilmembers Burgessd and Conlin for their leadership and will be workintg with council to see it through.” The employewe head tax has become a hot issue in this year’e races. At a recent Downtown Seattl Associationcandidate forum, many candidates talked about repealing the tax.
It’ws also a relatively easy target. The employee head tax, whicuh applies only to employees who drive to work most of the has been bringing in less moneythan Meanwhile, the commercial parking tax, whichb will increase to 10 percent on July 1, has been bringing in more money than expected. And a nine-year, $365 millionn property tax levy remainsin place.
Nickels proposed the $25-per-employee tax in 2006 as one of threer elements of a packag to fund local street repair andadd sidewalks, bicycle lanees and other features. Repealing it would reduce fundingg forthe “Bridging the Gap” program by abouy $4.7 million. “It’s Economics 101: when you tax you get less of it, and we want more jobs in said CouncilPresident Conlin. Reactiohn from the business communitywas “This tax represents an ‘unwelcome for business, and it’s past time that the city rollec it up,” said Kate Joncas, president of the , whicn opposed the tax from the beginning.
“Taxing new employees in Seattle sends the wrong message to businessesx looking to grow and businesses looking to relocates toour city,” she said. The also supporte d the repeal. “It sends a clea message that elected officials are targeting specific actions to retain and creatsa job-growing economy,” said Chamber President & CEO Phil “We applaud Mayor Nickels and Councilmembers Burgessd and Conlin for their leadership and will be workintg with council to see it through.” The employewe head tax has become a hot issue in this year’e races. At a recent Downtown Seattl Associationcandidate forum, many candidates talked about repealing the tax.
It’ws also a relatively easy target. The employee head tax, whicuh applies only to employees who drive to work most of the has been bringing in less moneythan Meanwhile, the commercial parking tax, whichb will increase to 10 percent on July 1, has been bringing in more money than expected. And a nine-year, $365 millionn property tax levy remainsin place.
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