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million for flood protection in Congresswoman Doris Matsuiannounced Tuesday. Congress coul d begin appropriating the funds as earlyyas July, according to Matsui’s “Sacramento is the most at-risk river city in the countryh and therefore we must make funding our flooe protection projects a priority,” Matsui said in a news “I am encouraged by the $91.5 million in Presidenty Obama’s budget for Sacramento area projects and I look forwardd to working with the new administration to ensure that federaol funding continues to flow towards Sacramento’s flood protection The has budgeted the followinb amounts, to be considered by $66.
7 million for a jointr federal project on the Americab River watershed, which involves building a 3,500-foot long auxiliary spillwauy with six submerged gates at Folsokm Dam. When completed, the project woulrd give much of Sacramentoi more thana 200-year level of flood protection. $15 milliobn to improve levees and prevent levee erosion problemzs on theSacramento River. $2.5 million to improve South Sacramento County steam channels and leveese in order to protect Sacramento from future high water fromthe Mokelumne-Cosumnea River system and the Morrisonj Creek watershed. $600,000 for additional improvement along theAmerican River, including raising Folson Dam reservoir dikes.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Browns Select Richardson 3rd - ESPN
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Bleacher Report | Browns Select Richardson 3rd ESPN The Cleveland Browns do not expect to trade quarterback Colt McCoy despite drafting 28-year-old quarterback Brandon Weeden in the first round Thursday night, a team source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Sunday. ESPN.com's Jamison Hensley writes ... McCoy Expected A t Browns Camp Colt McCoy: Browns QB Deserves Little More Than Backup Gig With Packers Browns: No 'substantive talks' toward McCoy trade |
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Concordia receives another $1M donation for pharmacy school - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The latest donation markd the fourth giftof $1 million withijn the last year, which Concordia plansa to open by the 2010-2011 academic “We’ve received several generous gifts now and are extremely grateful for this most recent anonymous said Curt Gielow, executive dean of Concordia University’s Schoolp of Pharmacy. "The support of the people and businesses in the communituy hasbeen overwhelming." Concordia University Wisconsin’s School of Pharmacgy will become just the second pharmacy schoop in the state, joining the University of Wisconsin-Madison Schoolp of Pharmacy.
The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Educatio n is scheduled to visit Concordiain November, a firsrt step in a national accreditation process, Dean the school’s academic dean said. The school also has been hiring administrative personnel and facult and preparing finalbuilding plans. Concordia is planning to accepty about 100 students per class once theschooo opens.
The latest donation markd the fourth giftof $1 million withijn the last year, which Concordia plansa to open by the 2010-2011 academic “We’ve received several generous gifts now and are extremely grateful for this most recent anonymous said Curt Gielow, executive dean of Concordia University’s Schoolp of Pharmacy. "The support of the people and businesses in the communituy hasbeen overwhelming." Concordia University Wisconsin’s School of Pharmacgy will become just the second pharmacy schoop in the state, joining the University of Wisconsin-Madison Schoolp of Pharmacy.
The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Educatio n is scheduled to visit Concordiain November, a firsrt step in a national accreditation process, Dean the school’s academic dean said. The school also has been hiring administrative personnel and facult and preparing finalbuilding plans. Concordia is planning to accepty about 100 students per class once theschooo opens.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Court again defines prevailing wage limits - Business First of Columbus:
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In its second high-profile ruling on Ohio’s prevailing wage law in as many the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesdag said the statute applies only to constructionj work ona “public improvement.” The unanimous decision, authored by Justic e Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, statew that the prevailing wage law doesn’t extendr to work on private projectzs that are partially funded by state and countyh incentives. Fellhauer Mechanical Systems Inc.
, a plumbing and electrical company in Port had been taken to court by the Northwesternb Ohio Building Trades Council over concerns that workersd on a company expansion project partially funded by state and localincentives weren’t receiving union-scals wages. The state law generally requiree employees working directly on government buildingsd and other public improvements be paid at a rate similatr to what union workers are paid for doing similar work inthe region. The tradesw council unsuccessfully sought a restraininv order and later took its case in a Toledkappeals court, which affirmed the lower court’s decision.
The councilo then took the case for revieebefore Ohio’s high court. Writing in Tuesday’ds opinion, Stratton says the council’s argumeng that a private projec helped by public funds fallwsunder prevailing-wage provisions would “unjustifiably expand the scope of prevailingv wage to include projects that are not publivc improvements, that are not constructed by a public authority, or that do not benefit a public authority.” The project in Stratton wrote, isn’t a project taken on by a public body or builrt by a contractor on behalf of one. Ohio Gov.
Ted Stricklansd issued guidelines last year that required all projectw using state money to applgy prevailingwage law. The court’s decisionh appears to reversethe governor’s guidelines. A spokeswoman for the governortsaid Strickland’s office is “currently reviewing” the court’ss decision. The court less than two weeka ago shortened the reach of the wage law ina 6-1 ruling that it applies only to companieas working directly on public-improvemeny project sites.
The case hit the Supreme Court aftedr an Ohio company was sued sued by an area labor unio representing an employee who worked in a fabricatioj shop that supplied products to a publicconstruction
In its second high-profile ruling on Ohio’s prevailing wage law in as many the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesdag said the statute applies only to constructionj work ona “public improvement.” The unanimous decision, authored by Justic e Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, statew that the prevailing wage law doesn’t extendr to work on private projectzs that are partially funded by state and countyh incentives. Fellhauer Mechanical Systems Inc.
, a plumbing and electrical company in Port had been taken to court by the Northwesternb Ohio Building Trades Council over concerns that workersd on a company expansion project partially funded by state and localincentives weren’t receiving union-scals wages. The state law generally requiree employees working directly on government buildingsd and other public improvements be paid at a rate similatr to what union workers are paid for doing similar work inthe region. The tradesw council unsuccessfully sought a restraininv order and later took its case in a Toledkappeals court, which affirmed the lower court’s decision.
The councilo then took the case for revieebefore Ohio’s high court. Writing in Tuesday’ds opinion, Stratton says the council’s argumeng that a private projec helped by public funds fallwsunder prevailing-wage provisions would “unjustifiably expand the scope of prevailingv wage to include projects that are not publivc improvements, that are not constructed by a public authority, or that do not benefit a public authority.” The project in Stratton wrote, isn’t a project taken on by a public body or builrt by a contractor on behalf of one. Ohio Gov.
Ted Stricklansd issued guidelines last year that required all projectw using state money to applgy prevailingwage law. The court’s decisionh appears to reversethe governor’s guidelines. A spokeswoman for the governortsaid Strickland’s office is “currently reviewing” the court’ss decision. The court less than two weeka ago shortened the reach of the wage law ina 6-1 ruling that it applies only to companieas working directly on public-improvemeny project sites.
The case hit the Supreme Court aftedr an Ohio company was sued sued by an area labor unio representing an employee who worked in a fabricatioj shop that supplied products to a publicconstruction
Monday, April 23, 2012
Pamela Anderson promotes ban on seal fur - New York Daily News
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Pamela Anderson promotes ban on seal fur New York Daily News London, April 22 â€" Actress-model Pamela Anderson, who is a prominent animal rights activist has jetted off to Berlin to promote a ban on killing seals for their fur. She visited Berlin on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to ... |
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Red Sox can't keep party going - ESPN
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Globe and Mail | Red Sox can't keep party going ESPN By Gordon Edes | ESPNBoston.com Karl Ravech and Buster Olney discuss another Red Sox in-game letdown following a beautiful ceremony to honor Fenway. BOSTON -- Even as reporters gathered up their tape recorders set before him on the table in the ... Yankees use power to keep Sox s kidding Red Sox Offense Must Produce More to Help Keep Pressure Off Pitching Staff Fenway Park Turns 100 |
Thursday, April 19, 2012
LMS Students Harvest Willows With Popo Agie Anglers and NOLS to Help Fish ... - County 10
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LMS Students Harvest Willows With Popo Agie Anglers and NOLS to Help Fish ... County 10 By Victoria Fregoso, Lead Reporter at County10.com (Red Canyon) â€" Students from Lander Middle School are getting their hands dirty with the Popo Agie Anglers and the National Outdoor Leadership School while learning about the environment that surrounds ... |
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
NCR moving HQ to Duluth, to bring 2,100-plus jobs to Georgia - Kansas City Business Journal:
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adding clout to metro Atlanta’s technology NCR will relocate 1,250 corporate jobs to its GwinnetgtCounty operation, a source familiar with the plan The company is also expected to launcuh a 550,000-square-foot manufacturing operation in Columbus, Ga., where it will employu nearly 880, the source Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is expectedr to make the officialannouncement Tuesday. NCR CEO Bill Nuti and Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklaned spoke by phone Monday and Nuti told Strickland the company has been lookin at Georgia forsome time, an official in the Ohio governor’ds office told Atlanta Business Chronicle sister publication Dayton Business Journa (DBJ).
In a lettedr to Nuti obtained by theChronicle , Stricklanx to convince Nuti to keep the companhy in Ohio. On May 31 , the Chronicle , and the DBJ , first reported . NCR (NYSE: NCR), whichu makes automated teller machines andretail self-checkouts, will be Georgia’w 14th Fortune 500 company and the seconxd in Duluth. Last July, (NYSE: ABG) announcedd the relocation of its headquarters to Duluthn fromNew York. NCR, which employs 20,0009 employees globally, ranked 446 on the 2009 Fortun e500 list. The company, which did not return calls reporteda $228 million profigt on $5.3 billion in revenue last year.
Last fall, NCR said it woulcd move its Worldwide Customer Servicesd headquarters tometro Atlanta, investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in Peachtrees City and Duluth. In October, NCR said it woulds co-locate an NCR Learning Center and its Customerd Care Center hub for the Americas regionh withthe company’s existing Global Service Materials operation in Peachtrewe City. NCR, which occupie s about 150,000 square feet at its Satellit e Boulevard operationin Duluth, will lease an additionakl 100,000 to 200,000 square feet at that The corporate jobs will pay on average about $70,00p0 annually.
The manufacturing distribution operatioj will be in two building s and willmake ATMs, according to the source. Employeesa at that facility will make on averageabou $43,000 annually, the source said. NCR received tax incentivese from both Gwinnett andColumbus governments, the source said, declinin g to disclose details about the state’s incentive While Dayton -- where NCR was founded in 1884 -- is the company’sw official headquarters, the city is not the center of the company’sx influence. Nuti, along with the company’ds chief financial officer and othersenior executives, maintain offices on an entire floor of 7 Worlsd Trade Center in Manhattan.
In NCR removed the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Daytonn campus. Nuti will not be moving to Relocating toAtlanta — the commercial capital of the Southeast — maked sense for the company. Four of the citiew in Ohio — Canton, Dayton and Cleveland— are amontg the top 10 dying citiesin America, accordint to an August 2008 report in “They [NCR] can’t recruit talent to move to Ohio,” the source said. (NYSE: (NYSE: HD) and (NYSE: STI) -- big NCR customerw -- are also based in metrop Atlanta.
NCR supplies Delta with self-service kiosks, and NCR and Home Depog announced a deal in 2002 to install self-checkout lanes in about 800 of its 1,487 stores. In 2007, the two companies announcesd a deal to expand the project into Home Depot storeswin Canada. In 2005, SunTrust said NCR would upgrade existing ATMs and provide new ATMs for all newSunTrusrt branches.
adding clout to metro Atlanta’s technology NCR will relocate 1,250 corporate jobs to its GwinnetgtCounty operation, a source familiar with the plan The company is also expected to launcuh a 550,000-square-foot manufacturing operation in Columbus, Ga., where it will employu nearly 880, the source Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is expectedr to make the officialannouncement Tuesday. NCR CEO Bill Nuti and Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklaned spoke by phone Monday and Nuti told Strickland the company has been lookin at Georgia forsome time, an official in the Ohio governor’ds office told Atlanta Business Chronicle sister publication Dayton Business Journa (DBJ).
In a lettedr to Nuti obtained by theChronicle , Stricklanx to convince Nuti to keep the companhy in Ohio. On May 31 , the Chronicle , and the DBJ , first reported . NCR (NYSE: NCR), whichu makes automated teller machines andretail self-checkouts, will be Georgia’w 14th Fortune 500 company and the seconxd in Duluth. Last July, (NYSE: ABG) announcedd the relocation of its headquarters to Duluthn fromNew York. NCR, which employs 20,0009 employees globally, ranked 446 on the 2009 Fortun e500 list. The company, which did not return calls reporteda $228 million profigt on $5.3 billion in revenue last year.
Last fall, NCR said it woulcd move its Worldwide Customer Servicesd headquarters tometro Atlanta, investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in Peachtrees City and Duluth. In October, NCR said it woulds co-locate an NCR Learning Center and its Customerd Care Center hub for the Americas regionh withthe company’s existing Global Service Materials operation in Peachtrewe City. NCR, which occupie s about 150,000 square feet at its Satellit e Boulevard operationin Duluth, will lease an additionakl 100,000 to 200,000 square feet at that The corporate jobs will pay on average about $70,00p0 annually.
The manufacturing distribution operatioj will be in two building s and willmake ATMs, according to the source. Employeesa at that facility will make on averageabou $43,000 annually, the source said. NCR received tax incentivese from both Gwinnett andColumbus governments, the source said, declinin g to disclose details about the state’s incentive While Dayton -- where NCR was founded in 1884 -- is the company’sw official headquarters, the city is not the center of the company’sx influence. Nuti, along with the company’ds chief financial officer and othersenior executives, maintain offices on an entire floor of 7 Worlsd Trade Center in Manhattan.
In NCR removed the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Daytonn campus. Nuti will not be moving to Relocating toAtlanta — the commercial capital of the Southeast — maked sense for the company. Four of the citiew in Ohio — Canton, Dayton and Cleveland— are amontg the top 10 dying citiesin America, accordint to an August 2008 report in “They [NCR] can’t recruit talent to move to Ohio,” the source said. (NYSE: (NYSE: HD) and (NYSE: STI) -- big NCR customerw -- are also based in metrop Atlanta.
NCR supplies Delta with self-service kiosks, and NCR and Home Depog announced a deal in 2002 to install self-checkout lanes in about 800 of its 1,487 stores. In 2007, the two companies announcesd a deal to expand the project into Home Depot storeswin Canada. In 2005, SunTrust said NCR would upgrade existing ATMs and provide new ATMs for all newSunTrusrt branches.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
The Palais de Tokyo in Paris: Europe's biggest contemporary art center opens - Art Daily
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CBC.ca | The Palais de Tokyo in Paris: Europe's biggest contemporary art center opens Art Daily After a renovation that nearly tripled its size, the revamped Palais de Tokyo swung open its doors Thursday, inaugurating what is now the largest â€" and perhaps dustiest â€" contemporary arts center in Europe. The dust is not a mistake. Europe& #39;s Biggest Contemporary Art Center Opens |
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Kingpin investors raise energy stakes - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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COMPANY: Reliant Energy Inc. Sold all 600,000 sharesx held. COMPANY: Transocean Inc. TRANSACTION: Sold all 533,30 shares held. COMPANY: The Williams Cos Inc. TRANSACTION: Sold all 1,429,000 shares. COMPANY: Anadarko Petroleum Corp. TRANSACTION: Icahn had builtf up a major cache of Anadarkok shares in 2007and 2008, but began a sell-oftf after the oil stock bubble burst in mid-2008. Through Icahn Capital LP, the activist investor reducede his stake by more than 8 millionb shares during the fourth quarterto 7.6 and sold the remainder in the first quarter of 2009. COMPANY: Cyberonics Inc.
TRANSACTION: After stayin g pat for several quarters, Icahnb quietly upped his stake in the medicaldevice manufacturer, adding nearly 100,000 shares to boost his holdingxs to 2,107,972 shares — nearly 8 percent of the outstandingv shares — now worth $28.7 COMPANY: Baker Hughes Inc. TRANSACTION: Bought initial stake of 17,90o0 shares now worth $641,894. COMPANY: Caboyt Oil & Gas Corp. TRANSACTION: Took initialo position of 11,500 shares now worth COMPANY: Centerpoint Energy Inc. TRANSACTION: Took initial position of 38,809 shares now worth $382,180. Dow Chemical Co. Took initial position of 24,400 sharex now worth $421,632.
COMPANY: Reliant Energy Inc. Sold all 600,000 sharesx held. COMPANY: Transocean Inc. TRANSACTION: Sold all 533,30 shares held. COMPANY: The Williams Cos Inc. TRANSACTION: Sold all 1,429,000 shares. COMPANY: Anadarko Petroleum Corp. TRANSACTION: Icahn had builtf up a major cache of Anadarkok shares in 2007and 2008, but began a sell-oftf after the oil stock bubble burst in mid-2008. Through Icahn Capital LP, the activist investor reducede his stake by more than 8 millionb shares during the fourth quarterto 7.6 and sold the remainder in the first quarter of 2009. COMPANY: Cyberonics Inc.
TRANSACTION: After stayin g pat for several quarters, Icahnb quietly upped his stake in the medicaldevice manufacturer, adding nearly 100,000 shares to boost his holdingxs to 2,107,972 shares — nearly 8 percent of the outstandingv shares — now worth $28.7 COMPANY: Baker Hughes Inc. TRANSACTION: Bought initial stake of 17,90o0 shares now worth $641,894. COMPANY: Caboyt Oil & Gas Corp. TRANSACTION: Took initialo position of 11,500 shares now worth COMPANY: Centerpoint Energy Inc. TRANSACTION: Took initial position of 38,809 shares now worth $382,180. Dow Chemical Co. Took initial position of 24,400 sharex now worth $421,632.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
UnitedHealth Group sees membership decline - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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billion to $2.2 billion. UnitedHealth’s trading at around 40 percent of the valud it was at the end of coupled with its low annualized dividend putthe company’s return to shareholderes 75th for 2008. The company took a hit when announcinggan $895 million settlement of a shareholder lawsuit related to a stock-options scandal involving former CEO William McGuire. Legal settlements and rising medical costs cutinto second-quarter earnings for UnitedHealth, which reported earnings of $337 millionb for the period, down from $1.23 billion the previous year largely due to the settlement of two class-actiobn lawsuits that resulted in a totakl pretax charge of $922 million.
The news hasn’t all been bad. UnitedHealtgh did see gains in its Health Care Services and OptumHealty companies during thethird quarter. Like many other however, UnitedHealth has been hit by the It has seen membership decreases due to layoffzand “that puts pressure on revenues and profitability,” said David a research analyst with The Minnetonka-based health insurer in early Decembetr slightly raised the bottom rang of its guidance for 2009 to $85 billiomn from $84 billion, while keeping its profi t outlook the same at $2.90 to $3.1r5 per share.
billion to $2.2 billion. UnitedHealth’s trading at around 40 percent of the valud it was at the end of coupled with its low annualized dividend putthe company’s return to shareholderes 75th for 2008. The company took a hit when announcinggan $895 million settlement of a shareholder lawsuit related to a stock-options scandal involving former CEO William McGuire. Legal settlements and rising medical costs cutinto second-quarter earnings for UnitedHealth, which reported earnings of $337 millionb for the period, down from $1.23 billion the previous year largely due to the settlement of two class-actiobn lawsuits that resulted in a totakl pretax charge of $922 million.
The news hasn’t all been bad. UnitedHealtgh did see gains in its Health Care Services and OptumHealty companies during thethird quarter. Like many other however, UnitedHealth has been hit by the It has seen membership decreases due to layoffzand “that puts pressure on revenues and profitability,” said David a research analyst with The Minnetonka-based health insurer in early Decembetr slightly raised the bottom rang of its guidance for 2009 to $85 billiomn from $84 billion, while keeping its profi t outlook the same at $2.90 to $3.1r5 per share.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Medium Companies - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Extra perks and benefits: On-site fitness center or commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements. What employees say: “TRS has been the best placed that I have worked in the past10 years. I highly recommend the companyg to anyone whois self-motivated and wants to become part of a companhy that is highly trusted and respected in the technology industry.” “TRa is a great companh to work for. Management goes out of theitr way to make the employees feel welcome and almos t as if they are part ofthe family. No.
2 The Financial services company specializing in insurance and investment Extra perksand benefits: Wellness/stresd management program, discount or reimbursement for off-sitew fitness, commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements, outsidr vendor discounts. What employees say: “Ww are offered a trip everg year, and the company provides lunch for the entir staffon Fridays. We have the opportunitgy to participate incharitable endeavors, whichy makes it easy to give back to the “I worked on three continents, and The Meltzer Group tops every company in Europe or Asia and in the U.S. I have been employer at.” No. 3 Location: D.C.
Description: Commercial real estat brokerage companyrepresenting office, industrial and retaik tenants. Extra perks and On-site fitness center or instruction, wellness/stress management commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements, outside vendor discounta and/or company products or service discounts. What employeesd say: “As a 28-year Studle y veteran, I’ve been able to reinvent myself thred times here in significantlydifferent roles. I feel I’m makiny a valuable contribution and that my work helpds keepus profitable.” “I appreciate the flexibilitg to do whatever it takes to make my clientz successful, which in turn translates into success for Studley.
” No. 4 Provides analytical solutions tocomplex problems. Extra perks and Wellness/stress management program, discount or reimbursement for off-site fitness, commuter/parking discountz or reimbursements, outside vendor What employees say: “Decisive Analytics is a terrificv placeto work. Despite the rapid growthu and sophistication ofour company, this employee-ownerd company maintains a small company atmosphere.” “This company time and time again displays its commitmenft to its employee owners through generous profit-sharing flexible work schedules and company-sponsored No.
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Extra perks and benefits: On-site fitness center or commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements. What employees say: “TRS has been the best placed that I have worked in the past10 years. I highly recommend the companyg to anyone whois self-motivated and wants to become part of a companhy that is highly trusted and respected in the technology industry.” “TRa is a great companh to work for. Management goes out of theitr way to make the employees feel welcome and almos t as if they are part ofthe family. No.
2 The Financial services company specializing in insurance and investment Extra perksand benefits: Wellness/stresd management program, discount or reimbursement for off-sitew fitness, commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements, outsidr vendor discounts. What employees say: “Ww are offered a trip everg year, and the company provides lunch for the entir staffon Fridays. We have the opportunitgy to participate incharitable endeavors, whichy makes it easy to give back to the “I worked on three continents, and The Meltzer Group tops every company in Europe or Asia and in the U.S. I have been employer at.” No. 3 Location: D.C.
Description: Commercial real estat brokerage companyrepresenting office, industrial and retaik tenants. Extra perks and On-site fitness center or instruction, wellness/stress management commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements, outside vendor discounta and/or company products or service discounts. What employeesd say: “As a 28-year Studle y veteran, I’ve been able to reinvent myself thred times here in significantlydifferent roles. I feel I’m makiny a valuable contribution and that my work helpds keepus profitable.” “I appreciate the flexibilitg to do whatever it takes to make my clientz successful, which in turn translates into success for Studley.
” No. 4 Provides analytical solutions tocomplex problems. Extra perks and Wellness/stress management program, discount or reimbursement for off-site fitness, commuter/parking discountz or reimbursements, outside vendor What employees say: “Decisive Analytics is a terrificv placeto work. Despite the rapid growthu and sophistication ofour company, this employee-ownerd company maintains a small company atmosphere.” “This company time and time again displays its commitmenft to its employee owners through generous profit-sharing flexible work schedules and company-sponsored No.
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Sunday, April 8, 2012
GR public libary plans $500k in cuts - WOOD-TV
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GR public libary plans $500k in cuts WOOD-TV By Dani Carlson GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - The Grand Rapids Public Library unanimously voted to eliminate 14 jobs by June 30. The cuts come from a need to eliminate nearly $500000 out of the library budget for fiscal year 2013. |
Friday, April 6, 2012
Recession creates openings for Kansas City-area law firms with bigger clients - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The name partner of Kansasw Cityboutique records-management firm says the firm may well beat its financiak projections in a year when many prominentt firms would be pleased to simplyu stay flat. The recession, Daley has helped in some degree to puthis 15-lawyefr firm at the feet of largs corporations such as Dallas-based in recent as big clients slowly have started seeking out more affordabld rates. The company also has done work forand . “We’ve got lowere overhead in terms ofbeing Midwest-based and lower overhead in not havinb the multimillion-dollar art collection on the Daley said.
The Kansas City legal market has taken its lumps inthis recession, with firmsd large and small letting go of lawyers and stafd and trimming expenses. Yet the headlines of substantialrevenue declines, mass attorne y layoffs and in some case dissolution of firms has been the province of coastal law firmsz during this recession. Nationaol legal industry watchers said the currentf economy has become an opportunity for Midwest law firms to get a seat at the tablew with bigbut cost-weary clients looking for bargains that coastal firms are reluctanf or unable to provide.
“They’re getting a serious look because of theirr inherent advantage because of their rate and cost saidPreston McKenzie, a legal business expert with . “Sp far, they’ve taken advantagee of those opportunities.” More requests for proposals have hit the streetsz from big clients in the past Daley said, and the firm has been responding to more of “We’re finding the RFPs are more detailed and reflect more preparation and knowledge on the part of the consumers,” Dalegy said. “The buyers are much more educatedxthese days. They’re not looking for but they’re looking for expertise and value.
” The general counsek for recently said the company woulrd trim its legal costs and look at smaller firmss throughout the country as a means tothat end. “Agt a time when general counsel are lookinv for alternativebilling arrangements, the playing fiele has been leveled, so smaller firms can make pitchez to big clients that would have falle n on deaf ears before,” Thomas DuPont general counsel, said in a recenf interview with . Although Kansasz City lawyers long have insisted that the locakl bar offers comparable expertise to that founf out eastor west, national observers report that perceptioh finally has begun catching on outside of the City of Fountains.
“oI think that clients are more willintg to look atregional firms, particularly if they have a very high-qualitg reputation,” said Brad Hildebrandt, a consultanrt with professional services consultingt company . “I think that’s particularly true with the banks becausr large banks who took over investotbanking don’t necessarily have as much affinityy to big East Coast firms that they once had.
” Bob an employee stock-ownership plan lawyer at , said severalk clients outside the firm’s markert have landed at its doorstep in the past Grossman, based in Kansas finds himself doing work for clientsx in crowded and often high-pricecd legal markets, such as Seattle, Detroit and ESOP practices generally function in tandem with transactionao work, which has waned by anyone’ss measure. Grossman said his practice remains as busy as despite the slowtransactional world.
Grossman disputed the notiob that clients will gravitate towarxd lower rates while overlookingattorney quality, but he acknowledged that Lathrop’as generally lower cost structure has helped his practics in recent times. “I do think that clients are discoverinb that we can handle transactions and ESOP mattefr at a prettyhigh value,” Grossman said.
The name partner of Kansasw Cityboutique records-management firm says the firm may well beat its financiak projections in a year when many prominentt firms would be pleased to simplyu stay flat. The recession, Daley has helped in some degree to puthis 15-lawyefr firm at the feet of largs corporations such as Dallas-based in recent as big clients slowly have started seeking out more affordabld rates. The company also has done work forand . “We’ve got lowere overhead in terms ofbeing Midwest-based and lower overhead in not havinb the multimillion-dollar art collection on the Daley said.
The Kansas City legal market has taken its lumps inthis recession, with firmsd large and small letting go of lawyers and stafd and trimming expenses. Yet the headlines of substantialrevenue declines, mass attorne y layoffs and in some case dissolution of firms has been the province of coastal law firmsz during this recession. Nationaol legal industry watchers said the currentf economy has become an opportunity for Midwest law firms to get a seat at the tablew with bigbut cost-weary clients looking for bargains that coastal firms are reluctanf or unable to provide.
“They’re getting a serious look because of theirr inherent advantage because of their rate and cost saidPreston McKenzie, a legal business expert with . “Sp far, they’ve taken advantagee of those opportunities.” More requests for proposals have hit the streetsz from big clients in the past Daley said, and the firm has been responding to more of “We’re finding the RFPs are more detailed and reflect more preparation and knowledge on the part of the consumers,” Dalegy said. “The buyers are much more educatedxthese days. They’re not looking for but they’re looking for expertise and value.
” The general counsek for recently said the company woulrd trim its legal costs and look at smaller firmss throughout the country as a means tothat end. “Agt a time when general counsel are lookinv for alternativebilling arrangements, the playing fiele has been leveled, so smaller firms can make pitchez to big clients that would have falle n on deaf ears before,” Thomas DuPont general counsel, said in a recenf interview with . Although Kansasz City lawyers long have insisted that the locakl bar offers comparable expertise to that founf out eastor west, national observers report that perceptioh finally has begun catching on outside of the City of Fountains.
“oI think that clients are more willintg to look atregional firms, particularly if they have a very high-qualitg reputation,” said Brad Hildebrandt, a consultanrt with professional services consultingt company . “I think that’s particularly true with the banks becausr large banks who took over investotbanking don’t necessarily have as much affinityy to big East Coast firms that they once had.
” Bob an employee stock-ownership plan lawyer at , said severalk clients outside the firm’s markert have landed at its doorstep in the past Grossman, based in Kansas finds himself doing work for clientsx in crowded and often high-pricecd legal markets, such as Seattle, Detroit and ESOP practices generally function in tandem with transactionao work, which has waned by anyone’ss measure. Grossman said his practice remains as busy as despite the slowtransactional world.
Grossman disputed the notiob that clients will gravitate towarxd lower rates while overlookingattorney quality, but he acknowledged that Lathrop’as generally lower cost structure has helped his practics in recent times. “I do think that clients are discoverinb that we can handle transactions and ESOP mattefr at a prettyhigh value,” Grossman said.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
McIlroy ready to apply lessons from collapse - Tampabay.com
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The Guardian | McIlroy ready to apply lessons from collapse Tampabay.com AUGUSTA, Ga. â€" The young star looked as uncomfortable as one would expect considering the events he had just experienced. His shirt untucked and his hands pressed against the brim of his cap while they covered the sides of his face, Rory McIlroy faced ... AP comment ary: Augusta still so 50 years ago |
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Blockbuster denies bankruptcy rumors - Orlando Business Journal:
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A spokeswoman for Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. BBI) told the , a sistere publication of , March 3 that Blockbuster did hire as a consultanf to assistwith capital-raisinv initiatives, but says bankruptcy is not a strategyy the company is pursuing. The spokeswoman says Blockbuste has a bank facility that is duein August, and the companhy is hoping to get another facilitgy in place by the time the firs t line of credit expires. The spokeswoman said even without a newcreditg facility, Blockbuster, if it had to, could fund its business through the rest of the But she added, the companyt hopes that will not be so it is exploring financial options. She reiterated that a Ch.
11 bankruptct filing is not one ofthoser options. Blockbuster saw its stock price fall 77 percenf Tuesday afternoon following news reports that the company is considering filingt forbankruptcy protection. cited an unnamed source Tuesday, who indicated that the Dallas-basesd retailer had asked lega l counselKirkland & Ellis LLP to help the companh explore strategic restructuring options, which couled include a “pre-packaged” or “pre-arranged bankruptcy,” Bloomberg said in its By mid-afternoon on Tuesday, Blockbuster’sz (NYSE: BBI) stock had droppes close to 80 percent and was trading at 22 centx per share. Blockbuster has 8,000 stores in the U.S.
and in 22 other countries.
A spokeswoman for Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. BBI) told the , a sistere publication of , March 3 that Blockbuster did hire as a consultanf to assistwith capital-raisinv initiatives, but says bankruptcy is not a strategyy the company is pursuing. The spokeswoman says Blockbuste has a bank facility that is duein August, and the companhy is hoping to get another facilitgy in place by the time the firs t line of credit expires. The spokeswoman said even without a newcreditg facility, Blockbuster, if it had to, could fund its business through the rest of the But she added, the companyt hopes that will not be so it is exploring financial options. She reiterated that a Ch.
11 bankruptct filing is not one ofthoser options. Blockbuster saw its stock price fall 77 percenf Tuesday afternoon following news reports that the company is considering filingt forbankruptcy protection. cited an unnamed source Tuesday, who indicated that the Dallas-basesd retailer had asked lega l counselKirkland & Ellis LLP to help the companh explore strategic restructuring options, which couled include a “pre-packaged” or “pre-arranged bankruptcy,” Bloomberg said in its By mid-afternoon on Tuesday, Blockbuster’sz (NYSE: BBI) stock had droppes close to 80 percent and was trading at 22 centx per share. Blockbuster has 8,000 stores in the U.S.
and in 22 other countries.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Bauer takes stars from 17 banks - Nashville Business Journal:
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The company uses federal regulatory data to rate bankes based oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquent loands and other factors. Bauer's rating ranksz from a high of 5 starz to a low of 0 in Coral Gables lost a star goingh tofour (excellent) from five (superior) stars. Four otherws maintained their five-star ranking: American Nationall Bank, Oakland Park City National Bankof Florida, Miami First National South Miami Intercontinental Bank, West Miamik in Miami rose to three stars from two. First United Bank in Boca Raton and Biscayne Bank in Coconut Grovw roseto 3.5 stars from three. in Fort Lauderdalse made four stars, up from 3.5. Severapl banks went to 3.
5 from four They are: , Homestead Doral-based slippedf again, this time to three stars from three-and-a-half starz in the first That’s down from four stars in the thir d quarter oflast year. Other banks that slipped to thre estars (good) from 3.5 are: Executived National, Miami , Miami , Miamui U.S. Century Bank, Miamo Valley Bank, Fort Lauderdale Lydian Private Bank in Palm Grand Eastern Bank of Floridain Miami, Metrop Bank of Dade County, and in Miamu fell to two stars from three. , in North Lauderdale and in Boca Raton fell a notcn toone star, down from two in the fourthj quarter.
Four banks retained zero stars, Bauer’ds lowest rating: , Miami Republic Federal Miami , Miami Integrity Jupiter
The company uses federal regulatory data to rate bankes based oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquent loands and other factors. Bauer's rating ranksz from a high of 5 starz to a low of 0 in Coral Gables lost a star goingh tofour (excellent) from five (superior) stars. Four otherws maintained their five-star ranking: American Nationall Bank, Oakland Park City National Bankof Florida, Miami First National South Miami Intercontinental Bank, West Miamik in Miami rose to three stars from two. First United Bank in Boca Raton and Biscayne Bank in Coconut Grovw roseto 3.5 stars from three. in Fort Lauderdalse made four stars, up from 3.5. Severapl banks went to 3.
5 from four They are: , Homestead Doral-based slippedf again, this time to three stars from three-and-a-half starz in the first That’s down from four stars in the thir d quarter oflast year. Other banks that slipped to thre estars (good) from 3.5 are: Executived National, Miami , Miami , Miamui U.S. Century Bank, Miamo Valley Bank, Fort Lauderdale Lydian Private Bank in Palm Grand Eastern Bank of Floridain Miami, Metrop Bank of Dade County, and in Miamu fell to two stars from three. , in North Lauderdale and in Boca Raton fell a notcn toone star, down from two in the fourthj quarter.
Four banks retained zero stars, Bauer’ds lowest rating: , Miami Republic Federal Miami , Miami Integrity Jupiter
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