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Friday, June 8, 2012
NCR refutes criticism from Ohio officials - Portland Business Journal:
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The (NYSE: NCR) when Dayton-area and Ohio leaderss tried to contact the companuy about rumors it was leaving saying NCR often did not return callsor e-mails. NCR issuedf a statement Wednesday, stating its side of things and implyingv its level of interaction with local and state officialzs was misrepresented byarea leaders. “Wse have met regularly with state of Ohio and Dayton officials to discuss the business environmenrtand NCR’s requirements. The decision was not made solely on single factors, such as financial incentives.
It was basedd on a very careful and comprehensivr situation analysis of our employmen t centers using independent thirdparty data,” according to NCR. “Thr broad range of criterisa used for the review of the locations includedavailablee workforce, infrastructure, incentives given, the governmenyt tax structure and benefits to NCR employees, future employees and Company spokespeople would not provide specifics of meetings with governmenrt officials and refused to disclos e when their analysis begabn or where Ohio rankee in that analysis.
The statement comesd after officials from the cityof Dayton, Montgomery County and Ohio gatheres on the footsteps of the Old Court House in downtown Daytobn Tuesday to slam NCR. Lt. Gov. Lee Fishetr said the NCR standsfor “No opportunitu to Communicate or Respond,” and officialss joined in by telling reporters that all their efforts to engagee the company during the past two yearz were rebuked. Fisher said NCR was one of the firstg companiesOhio Gov. Ted Strickland and he reached out to when electein 2007. Despite numerous overtures, the first time Stricklanrd actually talked to Nuti was on the eve of the relocation announcement, Fisher said.
Nan Whaley, Daytom city commissioner, accused the company of failing to convegy itstrue intentions. City officials laid out a timetabled they say shows the company was not as responsivwe the requests for meetings as it shoulrhave been. According to the city of • In October Dayton officials requested a meeting with the highest ranking localNCR officials, but that was denied by NCR. • In January 2009, the city triee to get a meeting, but was unabler to. • In February, county, city and statr officials had a meeting with threre company officialsin Dayton.
They were supposed to meet with Chietf Executive OfficerBill Nuti, but he did not • On April 20, a meeting with county and city officials took place with NCR officials, whicy was a pre-meeting for another planned April meeting. • NCR canceler the second April meeting and rescheduledfor May. NCR then canceled the May meeting. Dayton did not provide meetint dates prior toOctober 2008.
The (NYSE: NCR) when Dayton-area and Ohio leaderss tried to contact the companuy about rumors it was leaving saying NCR often did not return callsor e-mails. NCR issuedf a statement Wednesday, stating its side of things and implyingv its level of interaction with local and state officialzs was misrepresented byarea leaders. “Wse have met regularly with state of Ohio and Dayton officials to discuss the business environmenrtand NCR’s requirements. The decision was not made solely on single factors, such as financial incentives.
It was basedd on a very careful and comprehensivr situation analysis of our employmen t centers using independent thirdparty data,” according to NCR. “Thr broad range of criterisa used for the review of the locations includedavailablee workforce, infrastructure, incentives given, the governmenyt tax structure and benefits to NCR employees, future employees and Company spokespeople would not provide specifics of meetings with governmenrt officials and refused to disclos e when their analysis begabn or where Ohio rankee in that analysis.
The statement comesd after officials from the cityof Dayton, Montgomery County and Ohio gatheres on the footsteps of the Old Court House in downtown Daytobn Tuesday to slam NCR. Lt. Gov. Lee Fishetr said the NCR standsfor “No opportunitu to Communicate or Respond,” and officialss joined in by telling reporters that all their efforts to engagee the company during the past two yearz were rebuked. Fisher said NCR was one of the firstg companiesOhio Gov. Ted Strickland and he reached out to when electein 2007. Despite numerous overtures, the first time Stricklanrd actually talked to Nuti was on the eve of the relocation announcement, Fisher said.
Nan Whaley, Daytom city commissioner, accused the company of failing to convegy itstrue intentions. City officials laid out a timetabled they say shows the company was not as responsivwe the requests for meetings as it shoulrhave been. According to the city of • In October Dayton officials requested a meeting with the highest ranking localNCR officials, but that was denied by NCR. • In January 2009, the city triee to get a meeting, but was unabler to. • In February, county, city and statr officials had a meeting with threre company officialsin Dayton.
They were supposed to meet with Chietf Executive OfficerBill Nuti, but he did not • On April 20, a meeting with county and city officials took place with NCR officials, whicy was a pre-meeting for another planned April meeting. • NCR canceler the second April meeting and rescheduledfor May. NCR then canceled the May meeting. Dayton did not provide meetint dates prior toOctober 2008.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
ONB: New hotel eyed for downtown - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Michael Calvert gave an update on the city centert Thursday to a group gatheredfor ONB’s monthlyg breakfast briefing. Calvert didn’t identify the developer but said the hotelk was being eyed nearthe ’se medical facilities, the Railroad Reservatioj Park and the upcoming apartment development Block 121. This wouls be the fourth hotel to be recently planned for he said, citing the Hyatt House and Residence Inn hotels in the city cented slated to open this year and the Marriott Renaissances hotel planned for downtown. Calvert also said Bayer Properties is actively moving forward with plans to redevelopp the former Pizitz building on SeconAvenue North.
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford also addressed the crowc gathered at The Harbert Center and presente d the plan to expandthe , includingb how the city would pay for the On Tuesday, zoo officials presented the plan to the city The council supported the expansion but stripped any language from its supporg that involved funding the project, according to previouss news reports. Langford said he plans to put planzs to expand the onthe council’sz agenda as soon as possible, saying now is a good time to The city was able to bid the recen street repaving at half the price it initiallg expected to pay, enabling the city to put an additional $5.
5 million toward paving streets in all nine of the city’xs districts, he said. That proposal will go beforwe the councilnext week.
Michael Calvert gave an update on the city centert Thursday to a group gatheredfor ONB’s monthlyg breakfast briefing. Calvert didn’t identify the developer but said the hotelk was being eyed nearthe ’se medical facilities, the Railroad Reservatioj Park and the upcoming apartment development Block 121. This wouls be the fourth hotel to be recently planned for he said, citing the Hyatt House and Residence Inn hotels in the city cented slated to open this year and the Marriott Renaissances hotel planned for downtown. Calvert also said Bayer Properties is actively moving forward with plans to redevelopp the former Pizitz building on SeconAvenue North.
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford also addressed the crowc gathered at The Harbert Center and presente d the plan to expandthe , includingb how the city would pay for the On Tuesday, zoo officials presented the plan to the city The council supported the expansion but stripped any language from its supporg that involved funding the project, according to previouss news reports. Langford said he plans to put planzs to expand the onthe council’sz agenda as soon as possible, saying now is a good time to The city was able to bid the recen street repaving at half the price it initiallg expected to pay, enabling the city to put an additional $5.
5 million toward paving streets in all nine of the city’xs districts, he said. That proposal will go beforwe the councilnext week.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Livermore and Sandia labs retool for business - The Business Review (Albany):
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Technologies developed at the labs to build and test warheads and nuclear weapons couldfbe game-changers in cleam energy, climate change, biotech and other sectors. Lockefd away for five the federal agencies are pursuing better ways of commercializing theit technologywith other-than-weapons applications. They are partnering with the private sector in new ways and pushing for an open campusd on 50 acres to help the labs better collaborates with the best and In addition, the two Livermore-based labs are workint with the local business council, consultint with M.B.A.
students and launching a formal program to partner with the transportation The shift could mean a transformation of the role the labs play inthe Tri-Valle y and the Bay Area economy, creatingh an economic engine with tech transfer capabilitiew that rival UCSF and UC Berkeley’s. Livermore and Sandia federal agencies underthe U.S. Departmenrt of Energy and funded mostly through the National Nuclear SecurityAdministratiobn — are boosting tech transfer plans.
Erik Stenehje m and Roger Werne, director and deputt directory of the industrial partnerships office ofLawrence Livermore, are tasked with forging new partnershipss that will help get its discoveries to Stenehjem came to the lab when the ceded management in October 2007 to Lawrencee Livermore National Security, a partnership of the University of California, , , and . The new managementy marked a paradigm shift forthe labs, say communit members and industry insiders. “(The labs) tendec to be silos,” said Toby Brink, president of the Tri-Valley Businesxs Council.
“But now that the directivess have changed and managemenfthas changed, I think there’s a whold new attitude toward working collaboratively, and the (openh campus) park is just the next step in that evolution.” Lawrencw Livermore went through a process six months ago where it identifiexd seven priorities for its research funding. Energy and climatd change modeling are twoof them. Reducing America’ws dependence on foreign oil is viewed as a national security issue, so clean energy technologies that help Americaw toward that goal support the labs’ lab officials said.
For example, the recently openerd National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore was builg to test what happenz inside a nuclearfusion reaction, but the same technology coulcd also create nuclear fusion energy to meet massived energy demands. “Energy is almost exclusively a producg of theprivate sector. So in order for the labs to help solve theenergy crisis, we must partner with the privater sector,” Werne said. Lawrence Livermore has partnered withthe Tri-Vallehy Business Council to launch the Tri-Valley Innovation Network, which is workiny to match entrepreneurs with funding and mentors.
It has also reachedc out to Keiretsu Forum, an angel investoer network, and is working with three venturdecapital firms: Princeton, N.J.-basefd Battelle Ventures, Exceed Capital out of Calgary and Paladi n Capital Group of Washington, D.C. plus San Francisco-based tech consultinhg firm with whom it regularly sharess information on technologies that may havecommercial appeal. The partnerships will increase the odds that the technologyu that comes out of the lab can qualify forfederall money, including federal stimulus funds, said Bruce Tarter, former directof of Lawrence Livermore who helps connect Keiretsu investorz with potential tech spinouts, but doesn’tr invest in them “(The Keiretsu partnership) gets the technology developed and gets it to the And to the degree we can get that to that’s a plus,” said Tarter.
Lawrence Livermore over the past two years has also put morethan $1 milliob of its own budget into building prototypes of intellectua property — which help investors understand the technology’s commercial potential. Stenehjem said the labs have developedr technologies related tocarbon sequestration, energyy storage, new battery technologies and others. “ A lot of these things got developed forother purposes,” said Stenehjem. “We thinkl they have incrediblecommercial opportunities, and it’s our job to make this known to people.
” Lawrence Livermore two years ago begamn a program with Bay Area students to get ideas about how the labs mighty bring to market discoveries with commerciall applications. Stenehjem also said his goal is to growthe lab’sw licensing revenue to $30 million from approximatelt $9.5 million last year. Similar to Lawrence Livermore’e push, Sandia launched HITEC — the Hub for Innovationm in the Transportation Energy Community earlierthis year.
The hub’s goals are to acceleratde innovation in the transportation industrtthrough large-scale partnerships between the national labs, the private energy industry, transportation companies and other Department of Energy It’s seeking those partners now.
Technologies developed at the labs to build and test warheads and nuclear weapons couldfbe game-changers in cleam energy, climate change, biotech and other sectors. Lockefd away for five the federal agencies are pursuing better ways of commercializing theit technologywith other-than-weapons applications. They are partnering with the private sector in new ways and pushing for an open campusd on 50 acres to help the labs better collaborates with the best and In addition, the two Livermore-based labs are workint with the local business council, consultint with M.B.A.
students and launching a formal program to partner with the transportation The shift could mean a transformation of the role the labs play inthe Tri-Valle y and the Bay Area economy, creatingh an economic engine with tech transfer capabilitiew that rival UCSF and UC Berkeley’s. Livermore and Sandia federal agencies underthe U.S. Departmenrt of Energy and funded mostly through the National Nuclear SecurityAdministratiobn — are boosting tech transfer plans.
Erik Stenehje m and Roger Werne, director and deputt directory of the industrial partnerships office ofLawrence Livermore, are tasked with forging new partnershipss that will help get its discoveries to Stenehjem came to the lab when the ceded management in October 2007 to Lawrencee Livermore National Security, a partnership of the University of California, , , and . The new managementy marked a paradigm shift forthe labs, say communit members and industry insiders. “(The labs) tendec to be silos,” said Toby Brink, president of the Tri-Valley Businesxs Council.
“But now that the directivess have changed and managemenfthas changed, I think there’s a whold new attitude toward working collaboratively, and the (openh campus) park is just the next step in that evolution.” Lawrencw Livermore went through a process six months ago where it identifiexd seven priorities for its research funding. Energy and climatd change modeling are twoof them. Reducing America’ws dependence on foreign oil is viewed as a national security issue, so clean energy technologies that help Americaw toward that goal support the labs’ lab officials said.
For example, the recently openerd National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore was builg to test what happenz inside a nuclearfusion reaction, but the same technology coulcd also create nuclear fusion energy to meet massived energy demands. “Energy is almost exclusively a producg of theprivate sector. So in order for the labs to help solve theenergy crisis, we must partner with the privater sector,” Werne said. Lawrence Livermore has partnered withthe Tri-Vallehy Business Council to launch the Tri-Valley Innovation Network, which is workiny to match entrepreneurs with funding and mentors.
It has also reachedc out to Keiretsu Forum, an angel investoer network, and is working with three venturdecapital firms: Princeton, N.J.-basefd Battelle Ventures, Exceed Capital out of Calgary and Paladi n Capital Group of Washington, D.C. plus San Francisco-based tech consultinhg firm with whom it regularly sharess information on technologies that may havecommercial appeal. The partnerships will increase the odds that the technologyu that comes out of the lab can qualify forfederall money, including federal stimulus funds, said Bruce Tarter, former directof of Lawrence Livermore who helps connect Keiretsu investorz with potential tech spinouts, but doesn’tr invest in them “(The Keiretsu partnership) gets the technology developed and gets it to the And to the degree we can get that to that’s a plus,” said Tarter.
Lawrence Livermore over the past two years has also put morethan $1 milliob of its own budget into building prototypes of intellectua property — which help investors understand the technology’s commercial potential. Stenehjem said the labs have developedr technologies related tocarbon sequestration, energyy storage, new battery technologies and others. “ A lot of these things got developed forother purposes,” said Stenehjem. “We thinkl they have incrediblecommercial opportunities, and it’s our job to make this known to people.
” Lawrence Livermore two years ago begamn a program with Bay Area students to get ideas about how the labs mighty bring to market discoveries with commerciall applications. Stenehjem also said his goal is to growthe lab’sw licensing revenue to $30 million from approximatelt $9.5 million last year. Similar to Lawrence Livermore’e push, Sandia launched HITEC — the Hub for Innovationm in the Transportation Energy Community earlierthis year.
The hub’s goals are to acceleratde innovation in the transportation industrtthrough large-scale partnerships between the national labs, the private energy industry, transportation companies and other Department of Energy It’s seeking those partners now.
Monday, June 4, 2012
LoKal's Matthew Kuscher On Chat Chow TV: Sourcing, Ordering 'By The Alligator ... - Huffington Post
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LoKal's Matthew Kuscher On Chat Chow TV: Sourcing, Ordering 'By The Alligator ... Huffington Post Matthew Kuscher, the owner of Lokal in Coconut Grove, has a commitment to quality that is unmatched: he's tapping Floridian farmers, dairies and brewers in order to highlight the bounty of products, goods and ingredients available in the Sunshine State ... |
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Kauai home sales fall sharply - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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There were 28 single-family homes sold on the Gardeh Islein June, down 39 percent from June 2007 when 46 according to statistics from . Sales for the firsrt half of the year were down 40 with 148 homes sold between January and June of this compared to 245 sold during the same periodin 2007. The mediaj price of a single-family home on Kauau in June was $687,500, up 5 percen t from the same monthin 2007, when it was The median price for the first six montha of the year was $657,500, up only slightly from $655,009 last year. Condominium sales on Kauai last monthwere 12.5 percent down from last with just 21 sales in compared to 24 sales in 2007.
Salesx for the first six monthes ofthe year, however, were down 35 with 110 sold durintg the first half of this year compared to 170 sold durinvg the same period in 2007. Condo prices on Kauai are holding their own. The median price of a Kauau condo last monthwas $569,000, down less than 1 percen from last year when it was For the first half of the the median price of a condop was up 10 percent to from $525,000 during the first six months of 2007.
There were 28 single-family homes sold on the Gardeh Islein June, down 39 percent from June 2007 when 46 according to statistics from . Sales for the firsrt half of the year were down 40 with 148 homes sold between January and June of this compared to 245 sold during the same periodin 2007. The mediaj price of a single-family home on Kauau in June was $687,500, up 5 percen t from the same monthin 2007, when it was The median price for the first six montha of the year was $657,500, up only slightly from $655,009 last year. Condominium sales on Kauai last monthwere 12.5 percent down from last with just 21 sales in compared to 24 sales in 2007.
Salesx for the first six monthes ofthe year, however, were down 35 with 110 sold durintg the first half of this year compared to 170 sold durinvg the same period in 2007. Condo prices on Kauai are holding their own. The median price of a Kauau condo last monthwas $569,000, down less than 1 percen from last year when it was For the first half of the the median price of a condop was up 10 percent to from $525,000 during the first six months of 2007.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Mobilis Enable Biometric and NFC World Firsts for Mobile Wallets - MarketWatch (press release)
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Mobilis Enable Biometric and NFC World Firsts for Mobile Wallets MarketWatch (press release) ... announced its software services to enable what Mobilis believes to be world firsts for mobile wallets: point-of-sale fingerprint verification for international money transfers to mobile wallets and NFC mobile payments that support any mobile phone. |
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Xanodyne announces new president, equity financing - Washington Business Journal:
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Valentino was most recently president and CEO ofNew Jersey-basexd , which was acquired in 2008 by Britisj firm Reckett Benckiser. He has held managementt positions with majordrug companies, including Alpharma, Novartis, Pharmacia/Upjohn and Warner Lambert. Valentino replaces William who was named CEO of Xanodyne in 2004 and left the compangyin 2007. Xanodyne’s priorities will be to bringv to market its Zipsor acutepain treatment, and a drug in development for heavy menstrual Valentino said in a news release. The companyu also said it completed $38 million in equity financing, led by , a Boston-basef health care equity firm.
Other investors in the company includweAIG Investments’ sponsored funds, Aisling Capital, Blue Chip Venturr Co., Essex Woodlands, HealthCare Ventures LLC and Union “Mike brings major pharmaceutical and commercial experience to the team whil e the financing brings critical resources neede d for the launches,” said Rolf Classon, board chairman, in the Xanodyne, based in Newport, is a specialty pharmaceuticap company focused on treatments for women’ health care and pain management.
Valentino was most recently president and CEO ofNew Jersey-basexd , which was acquired in 2008 by Britisj firm Reckett Benckiser. He has held managementt positions with majordrug companies, including Alpharma, Novartis, Pharmacia/Upjohn and Warner Lambert. Valentino replaces William who was named CEO of Xanodyne in 2004 and left the compangyin 2007. Xanodyne’s priorities will be to bringv to market its Zipsor acutepain treatment, and a drug in development for heavy menstrual Valentino said in a news release. The companyu also said it completed $38 million in equity financing, led by , a Boston-basef health care equity firm.
Other investors in the company includweAIG Investments’ sponsored funds, Aisling Capital, Blue Chip Venturr Co., Essex Woodlands, HealthCare Ventures LLC and Union “Mike brings major pharmaceutical and commercial experience to the team whil e the financing brings critical resources neede d for the launches,” said Rolf Classon, board chairman, in the Xanodyne, based in Newport, is a specialty pharmaceuticap company focused on treatments for women’ health care and pain management.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
MULTIMEDIA UPDATE: EcoCAR 2 Announces Year One Winner: Mississippi State ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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MULTIMEDIA UPDATE: EcoCAR 2 Announces Year One Winner: Mississippi State ... MarketWatch (press release) Sponsors have contributed a total of $745 million in software, hardware and cash donations including: General Motors; US Department of Energy; Natural Resources Canada; MathWorks; California Air Resources Board; Clean Cities; dSPACE, Inc.; A123 Systems ... |
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Saturday, May 26, 2012
Grill utensil does triple duty - CNET
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Grill utensil does triple duty CNET The Stake 3-in-1 BBQ Tool combines three popular grilling utensils into one design. In addition to tongs and a spatula, the device hides a retractable fork. by Brian Krepshaw May 23, 2012 12:34 PM PDT The Stake 3-in-1 BBQ Tool is one grill utensil that ... Three Tools Combine To Give You One Ultimate Grill Stake < nobr> » |
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Gen Y not into Twitter - South Florida Business Journal:
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A new survey by the Participatoryy Marketing Network finds just 22 percent of Generation Y consumerd areusing Twitter. However, when asked about how much they usesocial networking, 99 percent from this group, who in general have not yet hit 30, reportg having an active profile on at leastg one social networking site. "Twitter dominates the news, but clearlty we're only touching the surfacre of its potential as amarketing vehicle," said Michael Della Penna, PMN’s co-founder and executive chairman.
"This is a classic 'glass half full' scenario for Twitter because it's clear that Gen Y has an appetitwe forsocial networking, but still hasn't fully embraced micro-blogging. There is a tremendoues opportunity now for marketers to develop strategiese to get this important groupo activeon Twitter, More than 85 percent follow More than 54 percent follow celebrities. More than 29 percen t follow family. More than 29 percent folloq companies.
Of those who use a sociall network, 89 percent have downloaded one of the followin to theirprofile page: photos (89 percent), games (53 entertainment (51 percent), news (32 percent) and weather (29 Thirty-eight percent of Gen Y have an iPhones or iPod Touch. Games (53 percent), entertainmenty (35 percent), lifestyle (31 percent), financial - "free" (28 financial "paid" (seven percent) are the most popular mobils applications.
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A new survey by the Participatoryy Marketing Network finds just 22 percent of Generation Y consumerd areusing Twitter. However, when asked about how much they usesocial networking, 99 percent from this group, who in general have not yet hit 30, reportg having an active profile on at leastg one social networking site. "Twitter dominates the news, but clearlty we're only touching the surfacre of its potential as amarketing vehicle," said Michael Della Penna, PMN’s co-founder and executive chairman.
"This is a classic 'glass half full' scenario for Twitter because it's clear that Gen Y has an appetitwe forsocial networking, but still hasn't fully embraced micro-blogging. There is a tremendoues opportunity now for marketers to develop strategiese to get this important groupo activeon Twitter, More than 85 percent follow More than 54 percent follow celebrities. More than 29 percen t follow family. More than 29 percent folloq companies.
Of those who use a sociall network, 89 percent have downloaded one of the followin to theirprofile page: photos (89 percent), games (53 entertainment (51 percent), news (32 percent) and weather (29 Thirty-eight percent of Gen Y have an iPhones or iPod Touch. Games (53 percent), entertainmenty (35 percent), lifestyle (31 percent), financial - "free" (28 financial "paid" (seven percent) are the most popular mobils applications.
More than one-quarter (26 percent) indicated You can click to folloa the South Florida Business Journalon
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Local women business leaders honored - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Maxine Clark, founder and CEO of St. Louis-basedf was the keynote speaker at a lunch reception atthe . Mary president of won entrepreneur of the year for her leadershi atthe 12-year-old commercial general contractintg company, which is committed to green philosophh and sustainable construction. She was previously designatedsa “Women of Influence” by the . Also nominatec were Dr. Erika Hamer, owner of , and Tina partner at . Carolyn area marketing managerfor , won corporate leade of the year. She is active in a numbeer of community organizations and provides sponsorshipsand in-kinc advertising for community organizations including the Clarsa White Mission, Hands on .
Patriciwa Neuendord, a CPA at LLP, was also Peggy Johnson, owner of Petuniaw Patch Boutiques and authorof “Dressing for Prime Time,” won pioneer of the She has created innovative marketing systems for the fashiomn industry and has been teaching a Toastmasterxs Youth Leadership Program at the jail for 12 Also nominated were Chere owner of Chere’s , and Robin managing partner for
Maxine Clark, founder and CEO of St. Louis-basedf was the keynote speaker at a lunch reception atthe . Mary president of won entrepreneur of the year for her leadershi atthe 12-year-old commercial general contractintg company, which is committed to green philosophh and sustainable construction. She was previously designatedsa “Women of Influence” by the . Also nominatec were Dr. Erika Hamer, owner of , and Tina partner at . Carolyn area marketing managerfor , won corporate leade of the year. She is active in a numbeer of community organizations and provides sponsorshipsand in-kinc advertising for community organizations including the Clarsa White Mission, Hands on .
Patriciwa Neuendord, a CPA at LLP, was also Peggy Johnson, owner of Petuniaw Patch Boutiques and authorof “Dressing for Prime Time,” won pioneer of the She has created innovative marketing systems for the fashiomn industry and has been teaching a Toastmasterxs Youth Leadership Program at the jail for 12 Also nominated were Chere owner of Chere’s , and Robin managing partner for
Monday, May 21, 2012
Tire Kingdom banking on incentives to stay in Palm Beach County - Denver Business Journal:
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has 345 employees at its U.S. headquarter in Palm Beach Gardens. The job growthy incentive proposal would give thecompany $40,000 in county funds for keeping those jobs and addingv and maintaining 50 more. Those positione would pay an average annual salar yof $62,500, excluding benefits. The measure now heads to the which could awardTBC Corp. an additiona $160,00 to meet those goals. The expansionm also is contingent ona $50,000 grant from the City of Palm Beacg Gardens. The city will consider the requesrton Thursday. Charlie Zacharias, TBC Corp.
’s senior vice president of real estate and said the company would wait until it hears back from Floridwa on the offer before deciding whethedr to expand here or in other TBC Corp. also has offices in Memphis, near Denver; outside of Philadelphia and near Atlanta that could host itsexpanded headquarters. “Thes other states are offering incentives,” Zacharias said. “We are waitinv to see what the consolidatedc packages are before we makea decision.” Palm Beacyh County has some advantages, including the fact that TBC Corp.’xs workforce already is basede here, he said. However, the other cities have a cheaper cost of and recruitingis easier.
The incentivse deal could mean the difference between keeping TBC there and losing it to another saidKelly Smallridge, president of the , whichn helped arrange the deal. Her office estimatezs the deal would havea $10.7 million economic impact. “This is exactly the type of operation we have been Smallridge said. “We are really excited about landinvg this corporate headquarters and adding it to ourimpressivr portfolio.” If TBC Corp. chooses to expanc in Palm Beach County, it would increase its totapl office space therefrom 60,0009 square feet in four buildingsa to 80,000 square feet in two buildings, Zacharia s said.
It would stay in its Juno Beach office and look foranother 30,000-plus square feet, he said. TBC Corp. is a subsidiar y of Japan-based According to its Web site, TBC Corp. has its privater brands officein Memphis, Tenn.; its office in Colo.; and its Treadways office in Eagleville, Pa. Tire Kingdom has more than 600 storesand 7,000 It also operates under the namesa Merchant’s Tire and Auto Centers and Big O Tires is a franchiser with more than 500 Its subsidiary operates 38 warehouses that distribute tirezs to more than 10,000 retailers. The private brands divisionn ofTBC Corp.
manufactures tires under the namezs Multi-Mile, Cordovan, Sigma and
has 345 employees at its U.S. headquarter in Palm Beach Gardens. The job growthy incentive proposal would give thecompany $40,000 in county funds for keeping those jobs and addingv and maintaining 50 more. Those positione would pay an average annual salar yof $62,500, excluding benefits. The measure now heads to the which could awardTBC Corp. an additiona $160,00 to meet those goals. The expansionm also is contingent ona $50,000 grant from the City of Palm Beacg Gardens. The city will consider the requesrton Thursday. Charlie Zacharias, TBC Corp.
’s senior vice president of real estate and said the company would wait until it hears back from Floridwa on the offer before deciding whethedr to expand here or in other TBC Corp. also has offices in Memphis, near Denver; outside of Philadelphia and near Atlanta that could host itsexpanded headquarters. “Thes other states are offering incentives,” Zacharias said. “We are waitinv to see what the consolidatedc packages are before we makea decision.” Palm Beacyh County has some advantages, including the fact that TBC Corp.’xs workforce already is basede here, he said. However, the other cities have a cheaper cost of and recruitingis easier.
The incentivse deal could mean the difference between keeping TBC there and losing it to another saidKelly Smallridge, president of the , whichn helped arrange the deal. Her office estimatezs the deal would havea $10.7 million economic impact. “This is exactly the type of operation we have been Smallridge said. “We are really excited about landinvg this corporate headquarters and adding it to ourimpressivr portfolio.” If TBC Corp. chooses to expanc in Palm Beach County, it would increase its totapl office space therefrom 60,0009 square feet in four buildingsa to 80,000 square feet in two buildings, Zacharia s said.
It would stay in its Juno Beach office and look foranother 30,000-plus square feet, he said. TBC Corp. is a subsidiar y of Japan-based According to its Web site, TBC Corp. has its privater brands officein Memphis, Tenn.; its office in Colo.; and its Treadways office in Eagleville, Pa. Tire Kingdom has more than 600 storesand 7,000 It also operates under the namesa Merchant’s Tire and Auto Centers and Big O Tires is a franchiser with more than 500 Its subsidiary operates 38 warehouses that distribute tirezs to more than 10,000 retailers. The private brands divisionn ofTBC Corp.
manufactures tires under the namezs Multi-Mile, Cordovan, Sigma and
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Study: Colorado clean-energy jobs growing twice as fast as other industries - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The report — the Colorad o portion of a 50-state analysis — said clean-energy jobs in Colorado increased 18.2 percent between 1998 and versus anoverall job-growth rate of 8.2 Pew said there were 17,00 clean-energy jobs at 1,778 companies in Coloradl as of 2007. Colorado tied for 18th among the states in the pace ofits clean-energu job growth over the 10-yearf period studied by Pew. The top stateds were Idaho, with 126 percent clean-jonb growth, followed by Nebraska, 109 percent, but both states still have smallertotal clean-energy job totalsd than Colorado.
“Colorado has a largew share of America’s clean energy economy and it isgrowing fast,” Niki Colorado representative for the Pew Environment Group, said in a statemeny released with the report. Colorado, Hawthorne said, “haxs adopted renewable energy and energy efficiencystandards – creatinbg a promising market for cleanh energy generation and energu efficiency products.” California had the most clean-energty jobs — 125,390 as of 2007 Pew said. Separately, Pew said clean-energy industries in Colorado attracted $622,400,734 in venture-capital funding between 2006 and 2008, the fifth-highest amount in the nation.
Nationwide, clean-energy jobs grew at 9.1 percen between 1998 and 2007, versus totak job growth of 3.7 percent, Pew’s report Pew described its report asthe first-ever nationwide hard coun t across all 50 states of actual jobs created by clean-energty industries. “The clean energy economy is poised forexplosive growth,” Lori interim deputy director of the Pew Center on the said in a statement Wednesday. “Thes jobs are driving economic growth and environmental sustainability at a time when Americaneedas both.
There is a potentialo competitive advantage for federal and statw policy leaders who act now tospur jobs, businessezs and investments in the clean energy sector.” Pew said it definedf clean-energy jobs as those relatesd to “expanding clean energy production, increasing energy reducing greenhouse gas emissions, waste and and conserving water and otherf natural resources.” .
The report — the Colorad o portion of a 50-state analysis — said clean-energy jobs in Colorado increased 18.2 percent between 1998 and versus anoverall job-growth rate of 8.2 Pew said there were 17,00 clean-energy jobs at 1,778 companies in Coloradl as of 2007. Colorado tied for 18th among the states in the pace ofits clean-energu job growth over the 10-yearf period studied by Pew. The top stateds were Idaho, with 126 percent clean-jonb growth, followed by Nebraska, 109 percent, but both states still have smallertotal clean-energy job totalsd than Colorado.
“Colorado has a largew share of America’s clean energy economy and it isgrowing fast,” Niki Colorado representative for the Pew Environment Group, said in a statemeny released with the report. Colorado, Hawthorne said, “haxs adopted renewable energy and energy efficiencystandards – creatinbg a promising market for cleanh energy generation and energu efficiency products.” California had the most clean-energty jobs — 125,390 as of 2007 Pew said. Separately, Pew said clean-energy industries in Colorado attracted $622,400,734 in venture-capital funding between 2006 and 2008, the fifth-highest amount in the nation.
Nationwide, clean-energy jobs grew at 9.1 percen between 1998 and 2007, versus totak job growth of 3.7 percent, Pew’s report Pew described its report asthe first-ever nationwide hard coun t across all 50 states of actual jobs created by clean-energty industries. “The clean energy economy is poised forexplosive growth,” Lori interim deputy director of the Pew Center on the said in a statement Wednesday. “Thes jobs are driving economic growth and environmental sustainability at a time when Americaneedas both.
There is a potentialo competitive advantage for federal and statw policy leaders who act now tospur jobs, businessezs and investments in the clean energy sector.” Pew said it definedf clean-energy jobs as those relatesd to “expanding clean energy production, increasing energy reducing greenhouse gas emissions, waste and and conserving water and otherf natural resources.” .
Friday, May 18, 2012
Stimulus funds lag health woes - South Florida Business Journal:
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That’s the view of the eight-membetr panel of industry and medical experts who were invited by the Soutgh Florida Business Journal to share their views of whatthe $787 billionn federal stimulus package means to the health care sector. What emergec was a broad discussion of how stimulus legislatio n is just one piece of changew needed in an industryy that has run financiallyg amok due to an overrelianceon specialists, shortfallds in information technology and patients who are undereducated.
The Congressional Budgetg Office has projected that tota national spending on health care could hit 48 percent of gross domestic product by 2050 if left To solve this problem will takemore though, in the short term. The Obama administration’sz $59 billion for health care stimulus spendingincludesz $19 billion for electronic health care Starting in 2011, doctorws who can show meaningfulk use of electronic medical recordds will get incentives – and those who don’tt will get declining Medicare But, the old-fashioned general practitioner may also have a big role.
Lind Quick, president of the , said health care reformj legislation that coincides with the stimulus calls for individualsx to have a home location or a primaryycare provider. She said that allows for “w community location close to home and getting more done in a actually high clinicaltechnology setting.” in turn, will also translater into a less costly location, the panelists said. Rache l Sapoznik, CEO of , “The reason I believe in the last 25 years of seeingb health care costs rise dramaticallg is we have moved away from the primarg care physician knowing the patienytto specialists.
” Patients go from specialist to specialist to get each ailment treated, but an overview of theie condition and family history is George Foyo, executive VP and chiegf administrative officer at , said: “Piggybacking on primary care is absolutely All these specialties are adding thousand s and thousands of dollars.” One problem is that specialistd tend to overdo tests becauser they are so worried about legal liabilitt issues, he said. Dr. Tony Prieto, a familuy practitioner and president of the Broward CountyMedicalk Association, said reimbursement issues for tests done in his office also frustratde him. A hospital might get $2,00p0 for a test from but he can onlyget $200.
“o don’t think it’s anything that’s going to work unless we use some common sense,” he said. Foyo said primart care physicians historically put an emphasis on healtgprevention efforts, but the lack of it thess days is contributing to an epidemic of diabetew and heart issues. Baptist Health, which is well know for hospitals in Kendalland Homestead, is pushing forwarxd with outpatient centers – and even venturiny into Broward County. One reason is emergency rooms are full, and providingg care there is more costly than at an outpatient center. “Rather than have patients cometo us, the hospitalsa are going out to Foyo said.
Florida’s 51 nonprofit community healthj centers aregetting $28 million in competitive grants unded the stimulus legislation, which will also keep patientds out of expensive hospital settings for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi highlightexd that during an April visit to a communituy health center in Hollywood that will get $1.5 milliob to open a satellite health center in West One of the advantages for these types of centeras is that they are funded with the assumption that thei doors will be open to all who come, which is importangt because of the number of uninsures South Floridians, including undocumentede foreigners, Quick said. Dr.
meet Bill Gates Mark Sterling, administrative partner at the law firm of in said electronic medicalrecords (EMR) fall undere the category of “shovel-ready” projects in the world of stimulus meaning the technology exists and can be adoptedx rapidly to put money in the
That’s the view of the eight-membetr panel of industry and medical experts who were invited by the Soutgh Florida Business Journal to share their views of whatthe $787 billionn federal stimulus package means to the health care sector. What emergec was a broad discussion of how stimulus legislatio n is just one piece of changew needed in an industryy that has run financiallyg amok due to an overrelianceon specialists, shortfallds in information technology and patients who are undereducated.
The Congressional Budgetg Office has projected that tota national spending on health care could hit 48 percent of gross domestic product by 2050 if left To solve this problem will takemore though, in the short term. The Obama administration’sz $59 billion for health care stimulus spendingincludesz $19 billion for electronic health care Starting in 2011, doctorws who can show meaningfulk use of electronic medical recordds will get incentives – and those who don’tt will get declining Medicare But, the old-fashioned general practitioner may also have a big role.
Lind Quick, president of the , said health care reformj legislation that coincides with the stimulus calls for individualsx to have a home location or a primaryycare provider. She said that allows for “w community location close to home and getting more done in a actually high clinicaltechnology setting.” in turn, will also translater into a less costly location, the panelists said. Rache l Sapoznik, CEO of , “The reason I believe in the last 25 years of seeingb health care costs rise dramaticallg is we have moved away from the primarg care physician knowing the patienytto specialists.
” Patients go from specialist to specialist to get each ailment treated, but an overview of theie condition and family history is George Foyo, executive VP and chiegf administrative officer at , said: “Piggybacking on primary care is absolutely All these specialties are adding thousand s and thousands of dollars.” One problem is that specialistd tend to overdo tests becauser they are so worried about legal liabilitt issues, he said. Dr. Tony Prieto, a familuy practitioner and president of the Broward CountyMedicalk Association, said reimbursement issues for tests done in his office also frustratde him. A hospital might get $2,00p0 for a test from but he can onlyget $200.
“o don’t think it’s anything that’s going to work unless we use some common sense,” he said. Foyo said primart care physicians historically put an emphasis on healtgprevention efforts, but the lack of it thess days is contributing to an epidemic of diabetew and heart issues. Baptist Health, which is well know for hospitals in Kendalland Homestead, is pushing forwarxd with outpatient centers – and even venturiny into Broward County. One reason is emergency rooms are full, and providingg care there is more costly than at an outpatient center. “Rather than have patients cometo us, the hospitalsa are going out to Foyo said.
Florida’s 51 nonprofit community healthj centers aregetting $28 million in competitive grants unded the stimulus legislation, which will also keep patientds out of expensive hospital settings for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi highlightexd that during an April visit to a communituy health center in Hollywood that will get $1.5 milliob to open a satellite health center in West One of the advantages for these types of centeras is that they are funded with the assumption that thei doors will be open to all who come, which is importangt because of the number of uninsures South Floridians, including undocumentede foreigners, Quick said. Dr.
meet Bill Gates Mark Sterling, administrative partner at the law firm of in said electronic medicalrecords (EMR) fall undere the category of “shovel-ready” projects in the world of stimulus meaning the technology exists and can be adoptedx rapidly to put money in the
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