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The U.S. Interior Department cleared plands by theTohono O'odham Nation for a casino on countyu land bordering Glendale to be further reviewed for final federal approval. The O'odham want to develolp a 1.2 million-square-foot casino and resort on unincorporated count land at 91st and Northern The O'odham reservation is located in but a 1983 federal law allows the tribe to acquird lands in the Phoenix and Casa Grandd areas to replace lands it previously lost. The O'odham pointg to that law in their attempt to get the Glendale casino approved bythe U.S. government. The approval receivedf this week was apreliminary review, and the U.S.
Interiof Department will further considerthe plan. The city of Glendalse is fighting thecasino plans, citing concerns abouty the costs of infrastructure, securityt and traffic. City officials and some real estat e developers in the West Valleg area also worry abouttthe casino's impact on the area's growtj and development. The casino is north of UOP Stadium, Jobing.com Arena and Westgate City Center. The Arizonza Cardinals and National Football League have said they do not opposrthe casino.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Survey: HR optimism inches up for Q3 - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The Labor Market Outlook survey by the Societt for Human Resource Management reported that 37 percent of respondentxs have some level of concern forthe U.S. job markey in the third quarter: 33 percent are somewhagt pessimistic about job growtjh and anticipate job losses and 4 percentf are very pessimistic and anticipate job cuts duringhthe quarter. This markss a reversal from the LMO’s second quarter when a combined 70 percent of respondentxs expressed some level of pessimism and predicted deepee cuts inthe U.S.
job A total of 69 percent of respondents said they will either eliminate jobs or keep their payrollsx flat in thethird quarter: 56 percent will maintain currentt staffing levels and 13 perceng will cut jobs. Among employer categories, 28 perceng of large companies (those with 500 or more employees) will conduct layoffws in the third quarter. During the second 81 percent of respondents said they eithefr cut jobs or keptpayrollsa flat: 43 percent maintained thei r staffing levels while 38 percent conducted The Society for Human Resource Management is the world’z largest association devoted to human resource managemeny and represents more than 250,000 members in over 140
The Labor Market Outlook survey by the Societt for Human Resource Management reported that 37 percent of respondentxs have some level of concern forthe U.S. job markey in the third quarter: 33 percent are somewhagt pessimistic about job growtjh and anticipate job losses and 4 percentf are very pessimistic and anticipate job cuts duringhthe quarter. This markss a reversal from the LMO’s second quarter when a combined 70 percent of respondentxs expressed some level of pessimism and predicted deepee cuts inthe U.S.
job A total of 69 percent of respondents said they will either eliminate jobs or keep their payrollsx flat in thethird quarter: 56 percent will maintain currentt staffing levels and 13 perceng will cut jobs. Among employer categories, 28 perceng of large companies (those with 500 or more employees) will conduct layoffws in the third quarter. During the second 81 percent of respondents said they eithefr cut jobs or keptpayrollsa flat: 43 percent maintained thei r staffing levels while 38 percent conducted The Society for Human Resource Management is the world’z largest association devoted to human resource managemeny and represents more than 250,000 members in over 140
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Report: California to shed 1M jobs during recession - Boston Business Journal:
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The pace of private-sector job losses will slow over the next few but state and local government layoffsware beginning, the Business Forecastiny Center at the said in its lates California and Metro Forecast releaserd Wednesday. The forecast said California’s unemployment will peak at 12.3 percentt early next year, and will remain in double-digits untipl the end of 2011. The center produces quarterly economic forecasts of theUnitedd States, California and nine metro from Sacramento to Fresno and the San Francisco Bay Area. In the Sacramento unemployment will risefrom 11.1 percent this year to peak at 11.4 percentg next year, before dipping to 10.
2 percentg in 2011, the report Unemployment is expected to reacu 9.2 percent in 2012. The Sacramento area is forecast to reboun in the third quarterr ofnext year, when job growt h will improve to 0.8 A “strong rebound is expected to take place in professionap and business, and educational and health services sectors,” the reportr said of Sacramento. “Job growth is expected to have its firstr positive full yearat 2.0 percent in 2011.” Sacramento’a real personal income, meanwhile, will grow at a slow rate of 1.5 percenty next year.
San Jose and San Franciscio will be the firstg metro areas in Northern California to returjn totheir pre-recession employment in the second and thircd quarters of 2012, respectively, the studyh said. Sacramento and Merced will be amony the last north state metro areas to regain peak in fourth-quarter 2013. Vallejo is last, with a returm expected in the second quarterof 2014. The Centrak Valley will be hard hit by the combination of recent state tax increases and massive expectesbudget cuts, the Business Forecastingh Center said.
“The state budget crisis is a dangerousz aftershock to a regiob still reeling from theforeclosure earthquake,” Jeff director of the Business Forecastinv Center, said in a news The Central Valley is an economic disaster but most of its “economif shocks are cyclical in natur e rather than permanent changezs such as closed military bases,” the news release • Construction continues to lead job lossew in percentage terms, declining another 15 percent to 110,000 in 2009. Manufacturing will lead the declinein 2009, losingy 135,000 jobs this year. • Retail sales will not return to theirf 2007 leveluntil 2011. New car and truck sales will fallbelo 1.
06 million in 2009, after exceeding 2 million for most of the Sales will gradually increase as the economy recovers, reaching 1.46 million next and 1.73 million in 2011. Housing starts hit bottom in 2009at 36,00 0 units, more than 80 percent belowe the levels seen in 2004 and 2005. Housing startz will be back to 100,000 units in 2011, and exceefd 150,000 by 2013. Health care is the only sector that will not shrink this year. The gain of 13,00p health care jobs, or 0.9 percent, is the slowestf growth this decade. • Personal incomes declines 0.8 percent in 2009. • Nonfarm payrollsw will declineby 1,020,000 jobs statewidd during the two-year recession.
• The California economy will finally hit bottom in the fourth quarter of this and will begina slow, multi-yearf recovery. It will be 2013 beford many key economic indicators such as unemploymenrt return tohealthy levels. • The state’s recessiohn should end in the last quarter of this but the job market will remaim weak through most ofnext year.
The pace of private-sector job losses will slow over the next few but state and local government layoffsware beginning, the Business Forecastiny Center at the said in its lates California and Metro Forecast releaserd Wednesday. The forecast said California’s unemployment will peak at 12.3 percentt early next year, and will remain in double-digits untipl the end of 2011. The center produces quarterly economic forecasts of theUnitedd States, California and nine metro from Sacramento to Fresno and the San Francisco Bay Area. In the Sacramento unemployment will risefrom 11.1 percent this year to peak at 11.4 percentg next year, before dipping to 10.
2 percentg in 2011, the report Unemployment is expected to reacu 9.2 percent in 2012. The Sacramento area is forecast to reboun in the third quarterr ofnext year, when job growt h will improve to 0.8 A “strong rebound is expected to take place in professionap and business, and educational and health services sectors,” the reportr said of Sacramento. “Job growth is expected to have its firstr positive full yearat 2.0 percent in 2011.” Sacramento’a real personal income, meanwhile, will grow at a slow rate of 1.5 percenty next year.
San Jose and San Franciscio will be the firstg metro areas in Northern California to returjn totheir pre-recession employment in the second and thircd quarters of 2012, respectively, the studyh said. Sacramento and Merced will be amony the last north state metro areas to regain peak in fourth-quarter 2013. Vallejo is last, with a returm expected in the second quarterof 2014. The Centrak Valley will be hard hit by the combination of recent state tax increases and massive expectesbudget cuts, the Business Forecastingh Center said.
“The state budget crisis is a dangerousz aftershock to a regiob still reeling from theforeclosure earthquake,” Jeff director of the Business Forecastinv Center, said in a news The Central Valley is an economic disaster but most of its “economif shocks are cyclical in natur e rather than permanent changezs such as closed military bases,” the news release • Construction continues to lead job lossew in percentage terms, declining another 15 percent to 110,000 in 2009. Manufacturing will lead the declinein 2009, losingy 135,000 jobs this year. • Retail sales will not return to theirf 2007 leveluntil 2011. New car and truck sales will fallbelo 1.
06 million in 2009, after exceeding 2 million for most of the Sales will gradually increase as the economy recovers, reaching 1.46 million next and 1.73 million in 2011. Housing starts hit bottom in 2009at 36,00 0 units, more than 80 percent belowe the levels seen in 2004 and 2005. Housing startz will be back to 100,000 units in 2011, and exceefd 150,000 by 2013. Health care is the only sector that will not shrink this year. The gain of 13,00p health care jobs, or 0.9 percent, is the slowestf growth this decade. • Personal incomes declines 0.8 percent in 2009. • Nonfarm payrollsw will declineby 1,020,000 jobs statewidd during the two-year recession.
• The California economy will finally hit bottom in the fourth quarter of this and will begina slow, multi-yearf recovery. It will be 2013 beford many key economic indicators such as unemploymenrt return tohealthy levels. • The state’s recessiohn should end in the last quarter of this but the job market will remaim weak through most ofnext year.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Bayer's Investigational Riociguat Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase III Study of ... - Sacramento Bee
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
CNN Fact Check: Comparing costs of Iraq, Libya missions - CNN International
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CNN Fact Check: Comparing costs of Iraq, Libya missions CNN International (CNN) -- President Barack Obama asserted during Monday's presidential debate that it cost the United States less to help oust Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi than it did to run two weeks of the 2003-2011 war in Iraq. Obama, debating former ... |
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Airtel puts RAW request for tapping phones on hold - NDTV
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indiatvnews.com | Airtel puts RAW request for tapping phones on hold NDTV The request by Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) to Bharti Airtel for lawful interception of some telephone numbers came even as the telecom company was flooded with similar pleas by several agencies. A letter from Arun K Sinha, a joint secretary-rank ... You are in q ueue - Airtel tells RAW on phone tapping |
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Monfort, accused of killing cop, gets TV in isolated cell - Yakima Herald-Republic
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Friday, October 19, 2012
Hal Leonard, Music Sales start new venture - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The transaction expands the relationship betweem thetwo companies, which currently operate an Internet joint venture to sell sheet music online. Through the new joint called Music Sales Hal Leonard, the world's largesrt sheet music publisher, will exclusively distribute publications producef by Music Sales Group, with Hal Leonard contributing some of the creativer input to the publications. As part of the long-term deal, Hal Leonard also gains exclusivde distribution rights to the entire catalogof , the U.S. operations of London-basedf Music Sales Group. The transaction also makes Hal Leonard the exclusived distributor of other publishers represented by MusixcSales Corp.
New York City-based Music Sales Corp. publishew songbooks and sheet music for popular music artistsw suchas AC/DC, Tori Amos, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Paul Simo and Cat Stevens. Music Salex America will also distribute in North Americsa publications from the classical imprints within the MusicdSales Group, including Bosworthh & Co., Chester Music, Novello & J.Curwen & Sons, Edition Wilhelm Hansen, and Unión Musical "The formation of (Music Sales America) will alloqw us to expand the volume, availability and distributiohn of Music Sales product in North America," said Music Sales Group chairman and managinbg director Robert Wise.
"Hal Leonard is not only our provemn partner, but also the print publisher with the most extensivedistributiob network."
The transaction expands the relationship betweem thetwo companies, which currently operate an Internet joint venture to sell sheet music online. Through the new joint called Music Sales Hal Leonard, the world's largesrt sheet music publisher, will exclusively distribute publications producef by Music Sales Group, with Hal Leonard contributing some of the creativer input to the publications. As part of the long-term deal, Hal Leonard also gains exclusivde distribution rights to the entire catalogof , the U.S. operations of London-basedf Music Sales Group. The transaction also makes Hal Leonard the exclusived distributor of other publishers represented by MusixcSales Corp.
New York City-based Music Sales Corp. publishew songbooks and sheet music for popular music artistsw suchas AC/DC, Tori Amos, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Paul Simo and Cat Stevens. Music Salex America will also distribute in North Americsa publications from the classical imprints within the MusicdSales Group, including Bosworthh & Co., Chester Music, Novello & J.Curwen & Sons, Edition Wilhelm Hansen, and Unión Musical "The formation of (Music Sales America) will alloqw us to expand the volume, availability and distributiohn of Music Sales product in North America," said Music Sales Group chairman and managinbg director Robert Wise.
"Hal Leonard is not only our provemn partner, but also the print publisher with the most extensivedistributiob network."
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
FDIC launching new wave to aid assets in distress - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Larry Brewster, chairman and co-founder of Portfolio Propertu Advisors LLC, received FDIC certification in May as a membee of aLos Angeles-based joint venture called Portfolio Property Advisors has an equalo stake in Next Wave with two otherd partners: The Moote Group, a Santa Ana, Calif.-based land management and Third Wave Partners LLC, a real estate advisory compangy based in El Segundo, Calif. The partnership is poisex to find buyers for commercial propertie for the FDIC and assist in bank asset valuation, construction services and environmentall due diligence. Next Wave will also help bankw divest troubled properties before a governmenty takeoveris required.
Next Wave executives claim relationships with morethan 1,409 U.S. entities that are potential buyersa for distressed commercial assets beforre they are available on theopen market. Brewstee describes many of themas well-funded buyersa who are looking for office, industrial and multifamily properties. “I believe very strongly that there is a lot ofactivitty ... that will take place outsids oftraditional channels,” says Brewster, whosse local company was spun out last year from .
Hundredx of millions of dollars worth of commerciap assets could change hands over the next three to five yeara as part ofthe clean-up Dean Lyons, Next Wave’s president, cannot predict how much activityh is coming, but notes it will be a considerablr amount. “We believe there should be a great deal ofwork coming,” says Lyons, who is also a principall in joint venture partner Third Wave. “u think it really hasn’t broken loose yet.” Houston can expecft to be a hotbes of trading activity because local real estat prices are not as inflated as other partz ofthe country.
Many out-of-town firms have invested in local propertiew over the past few years because of thepricing dynamics. As loansa come due on their portfolio’s assets, they will turn to Houstonb as asales target, says Brewster, becausre it will be one of the more liquid marketsx in the country. “They’re coming to Houston to sell what they says Brewster, a national boar d member of the National Association of Industrial and Officd Properties. “That will contribute nicely to our cominb out of this as opposed to some othefr major markets inthe country.
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Larry Brewster, chairman and co-founder of Portfolio Propertu Advisors LLC, received FDIC certification in May as a membee of aLos Angeles-based joint venture called Portfolio Property Advisors has an equalo stake in Next Wave with two otherd partners: The Moote Group, a Santa Ana, Calif.-based land management and Third Wave Partners LLC, a real estate advisory compangy based in El Segundo, Calif. The partnership is poisex to find buyers for commercial propertie for the FDIC and assist in bank asset valuation, construction services and environmentall due diligence. Next Wave will also help bankw divest troubled properties before a governmenty takeoveris required.
Next Wave executives claim relationships with morethan 1,409 U.S. entities that are potential buyersa for distressed commercial assets beforre they are available on theopen market. Brewstee describes many of themas well-funded buyersa who are looking for office, industrial and multifamily properties. “I believe very strongly that there is a lot ofactivitty ... that will take place outsids oftraditional channels,” says Brewster, whosse local company was spun out last year from .
Hundredx of millions of dollars worth of commerciap assets could change hands over the next three to five yeara as part ofthe clean-up Dean Lyons, Next Wave’s president, cannot predict how much activityh is coming, but notes it will be a considerablr amount. “We believe there should be a great deal ofwork coming,” says Lyons, who is also a principall in joint venture partner Third Wave. “u think it really hasn’t broken loose yet.” Houston can expecft to be a hotbes of trading activity because local real estat prices are not as inflated as other partz ofthe country.
Many out-of-town firms have invested in local propertiew over the past few years because of thepricing dynamics. As loansa come due on their portfolio’s assets, they will turn to Houstonb as asales target, says Brewster, becausre it will be one of the more liquid marketsx in the country. “They’re coming to Houston to sell what they says Brewster, a national boar d member of the National Association of Industrial and Officd Properties. “That will contribute nicely to our cominb out of this as opposed to some othefr major markets inthe country.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Survey of IT managers suggests preference for Microsoft mobile platforms - Computerworld
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Survey of IT managers suggests preference for Microsoft mobile platforms Computerworld IDG News Service - Almost half of IT managers in a survey last month said that they plan to standardize their company's mobile platform on devices running Microsoft operating systems, including smartphone OSes Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows Phone 8 ... |
Monday, October 15, 2012
Album Review: Aimee Mann - Charmer - Minnesota Public Radio
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Minnesota Public Radio | Album Review: Aimee Mann - Charmer Minnesota Public Radio Albums were released but barely promoted, record labels she was signed to went under, unreleased finished albums languished on shelves â€" stuck there because the label was gone but the contract still entitled the defunct label to the rights of the ... |
Saturday, October 13, 2012
QinetiQ signs lease in Reston - Business First of Louisville:
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As the incoming lead tenant inthe 196,000 square-foot Classz A office building at 11091 Sunse Hills Road in Reston, its 11-year leas e starts later this year. McLean-based QinetiQ Northb America, a subsidiary of London-based QinetiQa that offers technology-based defense and security productds and services to the saidits 42-percent revenue growth over its last fiscao year has partly been due to its role in the intelligenced and cyber security markets and new work with the Departmentf of Homeland Security and NASA. It will be the fiftb U.S. office for the company, whichh is also in Fairfax, Huntsville, Ala. and Waltham, Mass.
The tenant was represented by Robb Johnson andDee MacDonald-Miller of Jonex Lang LaSalle. Vardell Realty Investmentsx LLC was represented byMike Shuler, Rob Walters and Nate Krillo of Millennium Realty Advisors LLC. Initially, 400 program management-typ employees be relocating from various officee in Fairfax County into the Reston Down the road in 2011 or the number of employees at the site will doubledto 800. Out of the 400 moving in, 75 will be part of QinetiQ’ss technology solutions group and the other 325 will be part of its missiomsolutions group.
“Like any company trying to attractt andretain high-quality people, we were looking for more than just a This building has environmentally-friendly features the new generatiob of employees is looking said Matthew Warnock, director of public relations at QinetiQ. He said the buildint will also help cut down onoverhead “buy a great deal,” with expected savings of 65 to 70 percengt on power consumption through the use of virtualization softwar and green technology to reducer heating and utility costs.
He adds that the buildinfg sits right off a bike trail and was built onan east-to-wesrt access, which means employees can take advantage of a full day of sunlighg and cut down on
As the incoming lead tenant inthe 196,000 square-foot Classz A office building at 11091 Sunse Hills Road in Reston, its 11-year leas e starts later this year. McLean-based QinetiQ Northb America, a subsidiary of London-based QinetiQa that offers technology-based defense and security productds and services to the saidits 42-percent revenue growth over its last fiscao year has partly been due to its role in the intelligenced and cyber security markets and new work with the Departmentf of Homeland Security and NASA. It will be the fiftb U.S. office for the company, whichh is also in Fairfax, Huntsville, Ala. and Waltham, Mass.
The tenant was represented by Robb Johnson andDee MacDonald-Miller of Jonex Lang LaSalle. Vardell Realty Investmentsx LLC was represented byMike Shuler, Rob Walters and Nate Krillo of Millennium Realty Advisors LLC. Initially, 400 program management-typ employees be relocating from various officee in Fairfax County into the Reston Down the road in 2011 or the number of employees at the site will doubledto 800. Out of the 400 moving in, 75 will be part of QinetiQ’ss technology solutions group and the other 325 will be part of its missiomsolutions group.
“Like any company trying to attractt andretain high-quality people, we were looking for more than just a This building has environmentally-friendly features the new generatiob of employees is looking said Matthew Warnock, director of public relations at QinetiQ. He said the buildint will also help cut down onoverhead “buy a great deal,” with expected savings of 65 to 70 percengt on power consumption through the use of virtualization softwar and green technology to reducer heating and utility costs.
He adds that the buildinfg sits right off a bike trail and was built onan east-to-wesrt access, which means employees can take advantage of a full day of sunlighg and cut down on
Friday, October 12, 2012
Track developer inks deal with Spencer, adds to mix - Charlotte Business Journal:
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David Risdon would like to seediscount shopping, other retail, office space and perhaps some residential uses across from his High Rock Raceway. “Thde concept would be like a Birkdale Village but withpremiumn outlets,” he says, referring to the mixed-use centee in Huntersville. The timeline would be dictated by a recovery from the he says. Risdon, chief executive of , the limitedr liability company developing HighRock Raceway, woulcd devote 40 acres on U.S. Highway 29 to the new project. He would seek a retaio developer to build theoutlet center. The plan callz for as much as 300,00p square feet of retail space andabou 200,000 square feet of offices.
A museum and hotel are also planned onthe site. Combined with the $30 2.15-mile road-course racetrack and 114 adjacent townhouses, the totalk price tag for High Rock willbe $205
David Risdon would like to seediscount shopping, other retail, office space and perhaps some residential uses across from his High Rock Raceway. “Thde concept would be like a Birkdale Village but withpremiumn outlets,” he says, referring to the mixed-use centee in Huntersville. The timeline would be dictated by a recovery from the he says. Risdon, chief executive of , the limitedr liability company developing HighRock Raceway, woulcd devote 40 acres on U.S. Highway 29 to the new project. He would seek a retaio developer to build theoutlet center. The plan callz for as much as 300,00p square feet of retail space andabou 200,000 square feet of offices.
A museum and hotel are also planned onthe site. Combined with the $30 2.15-mile road-course racetrack and 114 adjacent townhouses, the totalk price tag for High Rock willbe $205
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Postcolonial hangover partly to blame for stunted local government in Pakistan ... - The Express Tribune
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The Express Tribune | Postcolonial hangover partly to blame for stunted local government in Pakistan ... The Express Tribune Today, much is revealed by the local government laws in place in different countries. Sophisticated scholarship and the evolution of local government in the more progressive countries highlight the shortcomings of the laggards. In Pakistan, the ... |
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
Jenkins of Publix boosts CompCare holdings - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Jenkins paid $2 million. The sharex will be issued in about three after CompCare completes a previously disclosexd increase in its authorized common stock, a filing with the said. Jenkins, who CompCar stock earlier this year, will own a totalk of 14 million shares, or 43.4 percen t of the total number ofsharesx outstanding, the filing said. Jenkins paid 25 centsw a share for the stock in the May 21 The stock traded on the open market that day at 55 centdsa share.
Its 52-weeki range has been between 15 cents and 95 cents a Jenkins currently is chairman of the executive committedat Publix, a Lakeland-based grocery chain and the largest privately owned company in the Tampa Bay CompCare (OTCBB: CHCR) said it plans to use the net proceedes from the sale of the securities for workinf capital and general corporate purposes. The Tampa-based company provides behaviorap health, substance abuse, direct-to-consumer marketin of health care products and employeerassistance programs. CompCare bought in and the former chairman and chiefv executiveof Core, Clark Marcus, was named chairmabn and co-chief executive of CompCare earlief this month.
Jenkins paid $2 million. The sharex will be issued in about three after CompCare completes a previously disclosexd increase in its authorized common stock, a filing with the said. Jenkins, who CompCar stock earlier this year, will own a totalk of 14 million shares, or 43.4 percen t of the total number ofsharesx outstanding, the filing said. Jenkins paid 25 centsw a share for the stock in the May 21 The stock traded on the open market that day at 55 centdsa share.
Its 52-weeki range has been between 15 cents and 95 cents a Jenkins currently is chairman of the executive committedat Publix, a Lakeland-based grocery chain and the largest privately owned company in the Tampa Bay CompCare (OTCBB: CHCR) said it plans to use the net proceedes from the sale of the securities for workinf capital and general corporate purposes. The Tampa-based company provides behaviorap health, substance abuse, direct-to-consumer marketin of health care products and employeerassistance programs. CompCare bought in and the former chairman and chiefv executiveof Core, Clark Marcus, was named chairmabn and co-chief executive of CompCare earlief this month.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Orinda, Octagon plan loft/retail conversion - Washington Business Journal:
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Atlanta-based and Charlotteville, Va.-based reporte their plans for the property at 222Mitchelpl Street, but they did not discloser financial terms of the The 350,000-square-foot structure was built in stagess from 1929 to 1979 on 2.1 acre s and occupies the entire city bloci bounded by Spring, Forsyth, Mitchelp and Nelson Streets. Orinda and Octagon will convert the propertty into a rental building with 205 loft unitxs and morethan 70,000 squar feet of commercial space. Occupanchy is expected in January 2011.
“Ths redevelopment of 222 Mitchell Street into rental lofts and retaik space will play a significant role in the rebirth of this part ofdowntown Atlanta,” said Dillo Baynes, president of in a statement. “We’re certain that living at 222 Mitchelo Street will appeal to young professionalse whowork downtown, as well as to college especially those who already attend one of the many fine institutionxs in the area, such as Georgi State University, Spelman, Morehouse, Clark Atlanta University and Georgia
Atlanta-based and Charlotteville, Va.-based reporte their plans for the property at 222Mitchelpl Street, but they did not discloser financial terms of the The 350,000-square-foot structure was built in stagess from 1929 to 1979 on 2.1 acre s and occupies the entire city bloci bounded by Spring, Forsyth, Mitchelp and Nelson Streets. Orinda and Octagon will convert the propertty into a rental building with 205 loft unitxs and morethan 70,000 squar feet of commercial space. Occupanchy is expected in January 2011.
“Ths redevelopment of 222 Mitchell Street into rental lofts and retaik space will play a significant role in the rebirth of this part ofdowntown Atlanta,” said Dillo Baynes, president of in a statement. “We’re certain that living at 222 Mitchelo Street will appeal to young professionalse whowork downtown, as well as to college especially those who already attend one of the many fine institutionxs in the area, such as Georgi State University, Spelman, Morehouse, Clark Atlanta University and Georgia
Friday, October 5, 2012
Fungal meningitis outbreak expands with hardest blow to Tennessee - Examiner.com
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Examiner.com | Fungal meningitis outbreak expands with hardest blow to Tennessee Examiner.com The expanding threat, which was announced by federal health officials Thursday, hits close to home for those of us in the Southeast. Twenty-five of the meningitis cases, three of them fatal, occurred in Tennessee, where more than 900 residents received ... Me ningitis Outbreak: Clinics Rush To Inform Patients In 23 States Of Steroid ... Officials Seeking Patients Who May Have Received Contaminated Steroid 4 Dead From Rare Fungal Meningitis |
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
$10M boost expected from Hispanic Chamber convention in Denver - Denver Business Journal:
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Leaders of Colorado’s Hispanic business community and locak officials gathered at the Colorado Conventionj Center Tuesday to formally announce theconventiom — the third time the city has been host to the nationa Hispanic chamber. The gathering will be at the ColoradoConventionj Center, Sept. 16-19. Previous conventionse were held in Denver in 1995and 1997. is a primde sponsor of the convention with a commitmentof $200,000. Jerryu Natividad, co-chair of the event’s host committe and a board member ofthe USHCC, said the conventiobn will focus on four key areas: sustainabl growth and the greening of the U.S.
growth of Hispanic businesses, especially among Hispanic women; the federal economic stimulus program and refininvg economic survival and innovation skills amonbHispanic businesses. “Hispanic business owners acrossa the country are facing continuous challenges onmany fronts,” Natividad said. “They need all the help they can get, makinbg key connections, gaining accesws to crucial information abouf accessto capital, new industries and other trends that will help lead our countryt out of the current recession.
This year’sd national convention will provide such an Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said the convention is a chancw tohighlight Denver’s successes before one of the fastest-growingy business sectors in the U.S. “Thde timing couldn’t be more Hickenlooper said, noting the city’s planned Biennia l of the Americas celebration next which includesa two-month-long curatedc event of contemporary art and ideaws from throughout the Americas. Hickenlooper is meeting with diplomat from South and Central Americz this week in Washington this week to promotew the2010 event.
There are an estimatedc 15,000 Hispanic-owned businesses in Denver, Hickenlooper
Leaders of Colorado’s Hispanic business community and locak officials gathered at the Colorado Conventionj Center Tuesday to formally announce theconventiom — the third time the city has been host to the nationa Hispanic chamber. The gathering will be at the ColoradoConventionj Center, Sept. 16-19. Previous conventionse were held in Denver in 1995and 1997. is a primde sponsor of the convention with a commitmentof $200,000. Jerryu Natividad, co-chair of the event’s host committe and a board member ofthe USHCC, said the conventiobn will focus on four key areas: sustainabl growth and the greening of the U.S.
growth of Hispanic businesses, especially among Hispanic women; the federal economic stimulus program and refininvg economic survival and innovation skills amonbHispanic businesses. “Hispanic business owners acrossa the country are facing continuous challenges onmany fronts,” Natividad said. “They need all the help they can get, makinbg key connections, gaining accesws to crucial information abouf accessto capital, new industries and other trends that will help lead our countryt out of the current recession.
This year’sd national convention will provide such an Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said the convention is a chancw tohighlight Denver’s successes before one of the fastest-growingy business sectors in the U.S. “Thde timing couldn’t be more Hickenlooper said, noting the city’s planned Biennia l of the Americas celebration next which includesa two-month-long curatedc event of contemporary art and ideaws from throughout the Americas. Hickenlooper is meeting with diplomat from South and Central Americz this week in Washington this week to promotew the2010 event.
There are an estimatedc 15,000 Hispanic-owned businesses in Denver, Hickenlooper
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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Monday, October 1, 2012
D.C. Mayor taps Valerie Santos as deputy mayor - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Santos, as chief operating officer under has been closely involvedin decision-makinvg on many of the real estate dealx Albert managed, including major city projects such as Poplard Point. Albert began his new job as city administratordon Monday, replacing Dan Tangherlini, who is taking a job in the Obam a administration. "In Ms. we not only have a steady hand who knowwsthe job, we have someoned who is a consummate professional who will bring private-sectodr talents to get the job done,” Fentyg said. Santos was previousl y a vice president at commercial real estatre services firm and a managertwith 's real estate group.
She holds both an MBA and master'as of public policy from the Kennedyu School of Governmentat . Santos has displayef a no-nonsense approach appearing as Albert’s stand-in to testifuy at D.C. Council meetings and in public forum representing the city when hewas unavailable. She is already getting her feet wet in dealing with the political aspects ofthe job. On Tuesday, when the D.C. Council was busy squaring away final details of budget implementation legislation, Santos and Albert’s other top Director of Development David moved around the Wilson Buildinfg seeking changes from council members. Santos apparentlg was not Fenty’s initial choic e to be deputy mayor.
Greg O’Dell, Washington Convention Center Authorityu CEO and a former staff membe of thedeputy mayor’s office, had been considerecd a top candidate to replace but a source close to O'Dell says he was offered the job and turnedf it down. O’Dell would not confirm but indicated he would remain in hiscurrent post, where he is now tasked with seeking public financinbg for all of a $550 million convention centee hotel. “The board and the mayor have every expectation of me completing all the tasks I have he said. Fenty would not say whether he had offered the jobto O’Dello or anyone else before Santos.
He announced the pick outsid the Walker JonesElementary School, which is beiny rebuilt as part of a new Northwestr One neighborhood, and said she was “the firsgt person who has risen to the deputy mayor’es position from within the ranks.” “I thinki it’s a great sign for the D.C. governmentg that not only does Valerie Santoxs have amazing experience in the privatse sector butthat she’s been hard at work servingt the people of the Districtr of Columbia for the last two the mayor said.
He said Santos shared the visiom that he and Albert had for how economixc development in the city shouldbe run, not by owning or overl managing projects but by allowing the private sector to bring ideasx to the city. “Wew should try to just facilitate development. We’ve got the greatest businesws community in the world herein D.C. We don’t need to try to replicat what they’re doing. We don’t need an emphasisa on owning or building inthe D.C. We need to facilitate.
And to do so, we need to hire the best and the brightesftand we’ve done Santos, 36, who lives in Columbiq Heights, was working for Jones Lang LaSallew as a consultant to the city when Albert -- whom she calledc a mentor -- recruiterd her to work for him. She is believed to be the firsf woman to serve in the rolefor D.C. and will manages 65 employees and as well as oversees the Officeof Planning, Departmeng of Housing and Community the Office of Property Management and the Washingtomn D.C. Economic Partnership, a contractor.
“In the coming weekss my goal is to ensure a smooth which I expect will berelativelyg easy, because I am very fortunate to manage a very talentef and skilled team,” she said. She said she woule continue to move projects all over the with a particular focus on thosee east of theAnacostia River, such as the plannedc redevelopment of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Southeast D.C. “We will continue to focus on implementingMayor Fenty’s vision for economic development. In the contextg of the currenteconomic climate, we will focuws on business attraction and retention efforts, and in continuing to providde tools to allow our locakl business and not-for-profits to she said.
A member of the D.C. Councipl who regularly butts headsswith Albert, Councilman Kwame Brown, D-at large and chair of the economixc development committee, issued a press release duringh the announcement saying he was disappointed he was not invitex but saying Santos “has the experiencs and the operational for the job and that her appointment was “an opportunityu to forge a new relationship betweebn the Council and the executive to create jobs for District residents, new opportunities for local more affordable housing and to efficiently move projectws to completion.
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Santos, as chief operating officer under has been closely involvedin decision-makinvg on many of the real estate dealx Albert managed, including major city projects such as Poplard Point. Albert began his new job as city administratordon Monday, replacing Dan Tangherlini, who is taking a job in the Obam a administration. "In Ms. we not only have a steady hand who knowwsthe job, we have someoned who is a consummate professional who will bring private-sectodr talents to get the job done,” Fentyg said. Santos was previousl y a vice president at commercial real estatre services firm and a managertwith 's real estate group.
She holds both an MBA and master'as of public policy from the Kennedyu School of Governmentat . Santos has displayef a no-nonsense approach appearing as Albert’s stand-in to testifuy at D.C. Council meetings and in public forum representing the city when hewas unavailable. She is already getting her feet wet in dealing with the political aspects ofthe job. On Tuesday, when the D.C. Council was busy squaring away final details of budget implementation legislation, Santos and Albert’s other top Director of Development David moved around the Wilson Buildinfg seeking changes from council members. Santos apparentlg was not Fenty’s initial choic e to be deputy mayor.
Greg O’Dell, Washington Convention Center Authorityu CEO and a former staff membe of thedeputy mayor’s office, had been considerecd a top candidate to replace but a source close to O'Dell says he was offered the job and turnedf it down. O’Dell would not confirm but indicated he would remain in hiscurrent post, where he is now tasked with seeking public financinbg for all of a $550 million convention centee hotel. “The board and the mayor have every expectation of me completing all the tasks I have he said. Fenty would not say whether he had offered the jobto O’Dello or anyone else before Santos.
He announced the pick outsid the Walker JonesElementary School, which is beiny rebuilt as part of a new Northwestr One neighborhood, and said she was “the firsgt person who has risen to the deputy mayor’es position from within the ranks.” “I thinki it’s a great sign for the D.C. governmentg that not only does Valerie Santoxs have amazing experience in the privatse sector butthat she’s been hard at work servingt the people of the Districtr of Columbia for the last two the mayor said.
He said Santos shared the visiom that he and Albert had for how economixc development in the city shouldbe run, not by owning or overl managing projects but by allowing the private sector to bring ideasx to the city. “Wew should try to just facilitate development. We’ve got the greatest businesws community in the world herein D.C. We don’t need to try to replicat what they’re doing. We don’t need an emphasisa on owning or building inthe D.C. We need to facilitate.
And to do so, we need to hire the best and the brightesftand we’ve done Santos, 36, who lives in Columbiq Heights, was working for Jones Lang LaSallew as a consultant to the city when Albert -- whom she calledc a mentor -- recruiterd her to work for him. She is believed to be the firsf woman to serve in the rolefor D.C. and will manages 65 employees and as well as oversees the Officeof Planning, Departmeng of Housing and Community the Office of Property Management and the Washingtomn D.C. Economic Partnership, a contractor.
“In the coming weekss my goal is to ensure a smooth which I expect will berelativelyg easy, because I am very fortunate to manage a very talentef and skilled team,” she said. She said she woule continue to move projects all over the with a particular focus on thosee east of theAnacostia River, such as the plannedc redevelopment of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Southeast D.C. “We will continue to focus on implementingMayor Fenty’s vision for economic development. In the contextg of the currenteconomic climate, we will focuws on business attraction and retention efforts, and in continuing to providde tools to allow our locakl business and not-for-profits to she said.
A member of the D.C. Councipl who regularly butts headsswith Albert, Councilman Kwame Brown, D-at large and chair of the economixc development committee, issued a press release duringh the announcement saying he was disappointed he was not invitex but saying Santos “has the experiencs and the operational for the job and that her appointment was “an opportunityu to forge a new relationship betweebn the Council and the executive to create jobs for District residents, new opportunities for local more affordable housing and to efficiently move projectws to completion.
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