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The two ambulances, whicy cost about $200,000 each, are ownedc by the hospital and are in additionn to a fleet of about six ambulance s contracted fromother companies, said Jody Graham, the hospital’s chief operating officer. Children’s Memorial Herman n recently became the first pediatri c hospital in the region to be certified by the as a Levekl I pediatrictrauma center. The new vehiclese are designated as Specialized Emergency MedicalServices Vehicles, a level aboves Advanced Life Support ambulances, indicating that the vehiclezs are carrying extra personnel with specialized medicalk training.
The ambulances will enablee the Children’s transport team to carry out any procedure that is done in apediatricf ICU, including some surgical procedures. “Now that we are a Levekl 1 trauma center, we have expanded speciality services, so we have the abilitt to take care of more complex Graham said. “Our coverage area is more expandedx aswell — especially with the Galveston market shut down causing us to have to driver longer distances.
” The new ambulances’ additional capabilities include intravenous pumps, continuous cardiac and respiratory monitoring, carbon dioxides monitoring and invasive line En route to the hospital, the team can be in constant contact by phone with a pediatriv ICU physician at Children’s Memorial Hermann. Other features include a built-ij generator, a refrigerator, an IV fluid and storage and electrical outletsa for multiple IV ventilatorsand monitors.
The ambulances also are equipped withDVD
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Emergent BioSolutions anthrax vaccine gets boost - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The Rockville-based company’s BioThrax has been granter a shelf life extension from the from its currenft three yearsto four. Under its contract with the Departmeng of Health andHuman Services, the extensio n triggers a milestone payment of $30 milliob for doses of the vaccinew already delivered to the Strategic National Emergent expects to record that payment as revenue this quarter. The shelv life extension also allows Emergent to charge more for future dosesz of the vaccine delivered tothe government’s That could raise the value of the contracrt to as much as $405 million over the next severakl years. Last year, the FDA approved a reducesd vaccination schedule tofive doses.
Emergent continuesd research that could lead to a further reductioj in the number ofdosesx required, as well as the vaccine’s use to treaf patients after being exposed to not just as a pre-exposured vaccine. Emergent has supplied the government’s stockpils with 33 million doses of BioThrasxso far. It is contracted to continue adding to stockpiles throughlate 2011. BioThrax has been used to vaccinatee more than 2 million military personnel since the governmenrt first started buying the vaccinein 1998. Emergentg stock (NYSE: EBS) was up 90 cents to $14.
63 per share in afternoon
The Rockville-based company’s BioThrax has been granter a shelf life extension from the from its currenft three yearsto four. Under its contract with the Departmeng of Health andHuman Services, the extensio n triggers a milestone payment of $30 milliob for doses of the vaccinew already delivered to the Strategic National Emergent expects to record that payment as revenue this quarter. The shelv life extension also allows Emergent to charge more for future dosesz of the vaccine delivered tothe government’s That could raise the value of the contracrt to as much as $405 million over the next severakl years. Last year, the FDA approved a reducesd vaccination schedule tofive doses.
Emergent continuesd research that could lead to a further reductioj in the number ofdosesx required, as well as the vaccine’s use to treaf patients after being exposed to not just as a pre-exposured vaccine. Emergent has supplied the government’s stockpils with 33 million doses of BioThrasxso far. It is contracted to continue adding to stockpiles throughlate 2011. BioThrax has been used to vaccinatee more than 2 million military personnel since the governmenrt first started buying the vaccinein 1998. Emergentg stock (NYSE: EBS) was up 90 cents to $14.
63 per share in afternoon
Thursday, October 28, 2010
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Tom Salerno, a bankruptcy attorney representing Moyes and the Coyotezs inthe team’s Chaptetr 11 bankruptcy reorganization, said he and Moyes are open to purchasd offers that would keep the team in Glendale but stresses the need to be realisticv about the viability of hockey in “We welcome any and all offers. It’a about getting the best price you said Salerno, a Phoenix attorney with LLP. The National Hockey League has said it will unveilp an offer by the end of the week that promisess to keep the team in Glendaled where the Coyotes playat Jobing.coj Arena.
Moyes wants to sell the Coyotes to Canadia n billionaire Jim Balsilliefor $213 million — a deal that calls for a move to Ontario. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield T. Baum set an Aug. 5 date for an auctionb to sell the team to an ownedr who could keep the team in Arizona and a backupl dateof Sept. 10 in case that falls Salernosaid Baum’s foremost charge is to find the best deal for the team’w creditors. He notes that the Coyotes have lost morethan $315 millionh since moving to the Phoenix area from Winnipeg in 1996 and couls lose more than $40 million this year.
The NHL has been fundinv the team’s operations since November 2008 and has said it will do so unti l a new owneris found.
Tom Salerno, a bankruptcy attorney representing Moyes and the Coyotezs inthe team’s Chaptetr 11 bankruptcy reorganization, said he and Moyes are open to purchasd offers that would keep the team in Glendale but stresses the need to be realisticv about the viability of hockey in “We welcome any and all offers. It’a about getting the best price you said Salerno, a Phoenix attorney with LLP. The National Hockey League has said it will unveilp an offer by the end of the week that promisess to keep the team in Glendaled where the Coyotes playat Jobing.coj Arena.
Moyes wants to sell the Coyotes to Canadia n billionaire Jim Balsilliefor $213 million — a deal that calls for a move to Ontario. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield T. Baum set an Aug. 5 date for an auctionb to sell the team to an ownedr who could keep the team in Arizona and a backupl dateof Sept. 10 in case that falls Salernosaid Baum’s foremost charge is to find the best deal for the team’w creditors. He notes that the Coyotes have lost morethan $315 millionh since moving to the Phoenix area from Winnipeg in 1996 and couls lose more than $40 million this year.
The NHL has been fundinv the team’s operations since November 2008 and has said it will do so unti l a new owneris found.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Handmark launches mobile store platform - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The easily customized platform is ready for many Windows Mobile deviceds and will soon be ready for a varietu of other smartphoneoperating systems, Kansas City-basef Handmark said in a release late The stores, available from the phones or on desktop will offer mobile games, applications, ringtonee and themes. “Developers around the world have createdr an amazing array of titles that complementy the unique WindowsMobile experience,” Chriws Barnett, Handmark’s executive vice presidenyt of global sales, said in the “Our new Mobile Store Platform solution makes it easier than ever for consumers to access and downloax these titles with ease on Windowz Mobile devices and other platforms in the near ’s popular App Store, launched in July, has helpec such stores gain momentum.
Handmark’s offering will include full-service merchandisinv with quality control and certification a user review rating search functionality and navigation byvariouz groupings; carrier billing and standard payment and first-line customer care and services for bought or downloaded applications, the release said. The store’s easy use and abilitgy to be promoted as a branded icon on a phone can help drivew revenue for developersand partners, the release Handmark, which creates applications, games and other content for mobilee devices, is known for its ability to work across variouz major mobile platforms.
Pocket Express, its flagship is a free news and informatiom service that has been includedon S) phones.
The easily customized platform is ready for many Windows Mobile deviceds and will soon be ready for a varietu of other smartphoneoperating systems, Kansas City-basef Handmark said in a release late The stores, available from the phones or on desktop will offer mobile games, applications, ringtonee and themes. “Developers around the world have createdr an amazing array of titles that complementy the unique WindowsMobile experience,” Chriws Barnett, Handmark’s executive vice presidenyt of global sales, said in the “Our new Mobile Store Platform solution makes it easier than ever for consumers to access and downloax these titles with ease on Windowz Mobile devices and other platforms in the near ’s popular App Store, launched in July, has helpec such stores gain momentum.
Handmark’s offering will include full-service merchandisinv with quality control and certification a user review rating search functionality and navigation byvariouz groupings; carrier billing and standard payment and first-line customer care and services for bought or downloaded applications, the release said. The store’s easy use and abilitgy to be promoted as a branded icon on a phone can help drivew revenue for developersand partners, the release Handmark, which creates applications, games and other content for mobilee devices, is known for its ability to work across variouz major mobile platforms.
Pocket Express, its flagship is a free news and informatiom service that has been includedon S) phones.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Writer Fleshing Out The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn For Two Flicks - Dread Central
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Study: College students pile on credit card debt - Triangle Business Journal:
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The survey of 3,631 peoplre who had attended college, commissioned by Chicago-based TrueCredit.cok and conducted by pollster , found that 23 percent of respondentas finished college with morethan $5,000 worthb of credit card debt. One out of every 10 respondents reportedr leaving college with morethan $10,0009 worth of credit card debt. TrueCredit.com is a unit of , one of the threee major providers of credit scores inthe U.S. In a statement, the companyu says many students don’t understand their finances. They also could benefit from creatinb spending plans or consolidatingtheir loans.
Students also woul be wise to avoied special gifts and offers madeby credit-card companies, such as free T-shirtsa or food given when someon signs up for a card. The Zogby surveg found that one in four of the respondentds were wooed by special gifts and offerzs made by credit card companies during their timein college. Zogbyt International conducted its online poll from July 30to Aug. 4. It says that a samplingv of its online representative of the adult population ofthe U.S., was invited to participatr in the poll. The margin of error on the poll numberx is plus orminus 1.
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The survey of 3,631 peoplre who had attended college, commissioned by Chicago-based TrueCredit.cok and conducted by pollster , found that 23 percent of respondentas finished college with morethan $5,000 worthb of credit card debt. One out of every 10 respondents reportedr leaving college with morethan $10,0009 worth of credit card debt. TrueCredit.com is a unit of , one of the threee major providers of credit scores inthe U.S. In a statement, the companyu says many students don’t understand their finances. They also could benefit from creatinb spending plans or consolidatingtheir loans.
Students also woul be wise to avoied special gifts and offers madeby credit-card companies, such as free T-shirtsa or food given when someon signs up for a card. The Zogby surveg found that one in four of the respondentds were wooed by special gifts and offerzs made by credit card companies during their timein college. Zogbyt International conducted its online poll from July 30to Aug. 4. It says that a samplingv of its online representative of the adult population ofthe U.S., was invited to participatr in the poll. The margin of error on the poll numberx is plus orminus 1.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
A shining remount of Raisin in the Sun - Globe and Mail
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Globe and Mail | A shining remount of Raisin in the Sun Globe and Mail Now that the great elation of that occasion has been drowned out by Tea Party howls, what the Nigerian character Asagai (the marvellous Awaovieyi Agie) has ... |
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Same Party Governors and Presidents Tend to Have Easier Time - 89.7 WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio
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89.7 WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio | Same Party Governors and Presidents Tend to Have Easier Time 89.7 WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio There are a variety of ways in which sharing the party with the president at least makes those relations a little easier,†Franklin says. ... |
Sunday, October 17, 2010
U.S.: Gas pipe blast not due to corrosion - UPI.com
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CBS News | U.S.: Gas pipe blast not due to corrosion UPI.com SAN BRUNO, Calif., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- There was no evidence of corrosion in last month's gas pipeline explosion in California but the cause of the blast ... San Bruno blast mystery deepens Did a Gas Line Pressure Spike Cause the San Bruno Blast? NTSB report cites power glitch in Milpitas before San Bruno blast |
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Virginia opens new forensics lab Thursday - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The standard brick veneer and tranquilk parking lot give away nothing of the actualk activity inside oneof Manassas’ newes building. On one end, investigators and scientists pore over hair and tissued DNA of some ofthe state’s most dangerouds criminals to learn what they did, whilr at the other, they pry open the dead bodies of society’w latest victims to learn what was done to The lab is located on a 10-acr e spot across from ’s campus in the massivde maze of the Innovation@Prince William County Technology Park. The 114,000-square-foot building will replacd thestate 30,000-square-foot headquarters in Fairfax, where official say the space was bursting at the seams.
“When we moverd into the old lab [in 1989], we outgree it in a year,” said Amy lab director for the Northern Virginiaforensics lab, one of four branchew statewide. “Coming here, we can go back to being Now, the combined space for the Northern Virginiwa branch of the Department ofForensic Science, whichh claims 60,000 square feet, and the Officer of the Chief Medical Examiner, claiming 26,0009 square feet, is intended to offer room to grow throug h at least the next decade. With 46 employeexs there now, the building has a capacity of110 employees.
The new building also houses anew 26,000-square-foot training suite, an improvemengt from the old building, where class attendees would have to sit or stanrd in the back of employee In addition, the evidenced vault for the forensics lab, whicj oversees roughly 10,000 casezs at any given time, is up to four times the size of the old, and a largee firearms and ballistics testing area allows investigators to test more powerfulo weapons than before. the new medical examiner’s officwe space allows for storage of as many as 200 bodiees ina morgue, as well as a new biosafety lab wherer examiners can test potentially contagious bacteriwa or viruses, including anthrax.
The which has applied for the silver levell of Leadership in Energy and Environmenta l Design greenbuilding standards, was built as a public-privatre partnership deal that Prince William Countyg officials hope will also boost its biotech The state footed the bill, but awardef the overall development contract to Rockville-basedd , which transferred the project to McLean-baseed LLC months later when the latter’s founders splitf off from Scheer in 2007. was the genera l contractor, with MWL Architects and McKinneyand Co. servingv as the principal designersand engineers.
The building’s opening, hosted by Appian, come s days after the District pulled backa $133 millio construction contract to build its own consolidated forensic s lab in Southwest D.C. because of concern s that competingbids weren’t properly evaluated. D.C. leaderw are planning to erect a $220 millio building on the site of the former Metropolitab Police Department First District Headquartersd at 4154th St. SW.
The standard brick veneer and tranquilk parking lot give away nothing of the actualk activity inside oneof Manassas’ newes building. On one end, investigators and scientists pore over hair and tissued DNA of some ofthe state’s most dangerouds criminals to learn what they did, whilr at the other, they pry open the dead bodies of society’w latest victims to learn what was done to The lab is located on a 10-acr e spot across from ’s campus in the massivde maze of the Innovation@Prince William County Technology Park. The 114,000-square-foot building will replacd thestate 30,000-square-foot headquarters in Fairfax, where official say the space was bursting at the seams.
“When we moverd into the old lab [in 1989], we outgree it in a year,” said Amy lab director for the Northern Virginiaforensics lab, one of four branchew statewide. “Coming here, we can go back to being Now, the combined space for the Northern Virginiwa branch of the Department ofForensic Science, whichh claims 60,000 square feet, and the Officer of the Chief Medical Examiner, claiming 26,0009 square feet, is intended to offer room to grow throug h at least the next decade. With 46 employeexs there now, the building has a capacity of110 employees.
The new building also houses anew 26,000-square-foot training suite, an improvemengt from the old building, where class attendees would have to sit or stanrd in the back of employee In addition, the evidenced vault for the forensics lab, whicj oversees roughly 10,000 casezs at any given time, is up to four times the size of the old, and a largee firearms and ballistics testing area allows investigators to test more powerfulo weapons than before. the new medical examiner’s officwe space allows for storage of as many as 200 bodiees ina morgue, as well as a new biosafety lab wherer examiners can test potentially contagious bacteriwa or viruses, including anthrax.
The which has applied for the silver levell of Leadership in Energy and Environmenta l Design greenbuilding standards, was built as a public-privatre partnership deal that Prince William Countyg officials hope will also boost its biotech The state footed the bill, but awardef the overall development contract to Rockville-basedd , which transferred the project to McLean-baseed LLC months later when the latter’s founders splitf off from Scheer in 2007. was the genera l contractor, with MWL Architects and McKinneyand Co. servingv as the principal designersand engineers.
The building’s opening, hosted by Appian, come s days after the District pulled backa $133 millio construction contract to build its own consolidated forensic s lab in Southwest D.C. because of concern s that competingbids weren’t properly evaluated. D.C. leaderw are planning to erect a $220 millio building on the site of the former Metropolitab Police Department First District Headquartersd at 4154th St. SW.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Google ad clicks increased 16% in Q3 - InternetRetailer.com
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Host Christina Pratt Talks to Leo Rutherford on October 19 Why Shamanism Now ... - BigNews.biz (press release)
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Unbeaten Grundy travels to winless Graham - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Unbeaten Grundy travels to winless Graham Bluefield Daily Telegraph Grundy picked up its first Southwest District road in six years with last week's 21-6 victory at Marion. If the Golden Wave have any chance of making it two ... G-Men face perfect Wave |
Friday, October 8, 2010
With rental housing at a premium, older complexes need a facelift - Business First of Columbus:
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“Rental housing is at a premium,” said Jay executive director ofthe . Ken president of , a Columbus real estate researcgh firm, said buying and renovating existing properties is more attractivr these days thannew construction. “But buyers don’gt flip units once they’re fixed up,” he said. they raise rents and try to get backtheir investment.” Some older Danter said, don’t lend themselvexs to financial viability. A unit could have a good but couldbe “functionally obsolete.” In that case, ther might not be enough of a return in higher renta if a lot of money has to be sunk into improvinf the facility.
Obsolete units are those that would requirwe new plumbing and electrical services among othercostly improvements, such as making it accessible to the Small bedrooms with no closets also might be a limitinbg factor despite a good “Location is critical, if not the most importang factor,” Danter said, “but it has to be the right concept at the right J. Rosenbusch, vice president of investmentsat , said there’s a reason rental units need People who bought property in late 2004 througg 2006 now can’t keep up with the he said. “They’re over-leveraged and let it all go. They have a prettu significant vacancy issue and notablephysical issues.
You see a lot of work needsz tobe done,” he “It becomes more of a management They can’t handle the propertty any more.” Rosenbusch said he and his partner, Associatwe Vice President Matthew Gockstetter, have seen an increase in activity in the rehah market. The economy played some role in but he blamed ownerw for not understanding what they were getting While they thought they weregetting deals, they were actuallyh buying when the units were selling at peak prices, whicuh have since faltered. Buyers, particularly those coming into the marker for thefirst time, didn’t understand financing, taxess and insurance issues.
Rosenbusch said purchasing rental units is now one of the easiert avenues tofind financing. He also said there’s been increasede activity by out-of-state buyers who see an opportunityt to getgood deals. Historically, Columbus has had a stabled rental market. But vacancies rose when subprimew mortgages made it possible for rentersa to jump intoa home. Five years ago, Rosenbusc said, there was high vacancg and a lot of units onthe “Columbus was beat up,” he said. It’e a good time to renovate, said Breny Crawford, a principal in Columbus-basesd . The company recently boughr RemingtonStation Apartments, a 344-unit comple x in Westerville.
It also is renovatinb Olentangy Commons Apartmentsat S.R. 315 and Hendersomn Road. Crawford expects the demand for renovated apartmente to remain strong for three to four With construction and land acquisition costs high andcredit tight, the new-build markety has softened, making it difficult for companies in that busines to ramp up in a hurry. “You can’t just add 10,0009 units,” he said. “We’re not seeing excessive building.” upgrading counter tops, molding and cabinets allows renovatorzs to raise theirrent $75 to $100 a Crawford said his companh tends to hold onto rehabbefd units a minimum of five years.
Rental with many locations havingwait lists, is a good Still, Scott urged caution. “There’s a host of things that go intothesre properties,” he said. “It may not translate into profi t ofgreat significance. There are outside forces and a differeng kindof pressure. If your credit is there is moneyout there. But it may be difficult to secured financing to do some of the things that need tobe
“Rental housing is at a premium,” said Jay executive director ofthe . Ken president of , a Columbus real estate researcgh firm, said buying and renovating existing properties is more attractivr these days thannew construction. “But buyers don’gt flip units once they’re fixed up,” he said. they raise rents and try to get backtheir investment.” Some older Danter said, don’t lend themselvexs to financial viability. A unit could have a good but couldbe “functionally obsolete.” In that case, ther might not be enough of a return in higher renta if a lot of money has to be sunk into improvinf the facility.
Obsolete units are those that would requirwe new plumbing and electrical services among othercostly improvements, such as making it accessible to the Small bedrooms with no closets also might be a limitinbg factor despite a good “Location is critical, if not the most importang factor,” Danter said, “but it has to be the right concept at the right J. Rosenbusch, vice president of investmentsat , said there’s a reason rental units need People who bought property in late 2004 througg 2006 now can’t keep up with the he said. “They’re over-leveraged and let it all go. They have a prettu significant vacancy issue and notablephysical issues.
You see a lot of work needsz tobe done,” he “It becomes more of a management They can’t handle the propertty any more.” Rosenbusch said he and his partner, Associatwe Vice President Matthew Gockstetter, have seen an increase in activity in the rehah market. The economy played some role in but he blamed ownerw for not understanding what they were getting While they thought they weregetting deals, they were actuallyh buying when the units were selling at peak prices, whicuh have since faltered. Buyers, particularly those coming into the marker for thefirst time, didn’t understand financing, taxess and insurance issues.
Rosenbusch said purchasing rental units is now one of the easiert avenues tofind financing. He also said there’s been increasede activity by out-of-state buyers who see an opportunityt to getgood deals. Historically, Columbus has had a stabled rental market. But vacancies rose when subprimew mortgages made it possible for rentersa to jump intoa home. Five years ago, Rosenbusc said, there was high vacancg and a lot of units onthe “Columbus was beat up,” he said. It’e a good time to renovate, said Breny Crawford, a principal in Columbus-basesd . The company recently boughr RemingtonStation Apartments, a 344-unit comple x in Westerville.
It also is renovatinb Olentangy Commons Apartmentsat S.R. 315 and Hendersomn Road. Crawford expects the demand for renovated apartmente to remain strong for three to four With construction and land acquisition costs high andcredit tight, the new-build markety has softened, making it difficult for companies in that busines to ramp up in a hurry. “You can’t just add 10,0009 units,” he said. “We’re not seeing excessive building.” upgrading counter tops, molding and cabinets allows renovatorzs to raise theirrent $75 to $100 a Crawford said his companh tends to hold onto rehabbefd units a minimum of five years.
Rental with many locations havingwait lists, is a good Still, Scott urged caution. “There’s a host of things that go intothesre properties,” he said. “It may not translate into profi t ofgreat significance. There are outside forces and a differeng kindof pressure. If your credit is there is moneyout there. But it may be difficult to secured financing to do some of the things that need tobe
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Bauer Financial issues Q1 credit union ratings - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The company uses federal regulatory data to rate credir unions based oncapital profit/loss trend, delinquent loans and othetr factors. Bauer's rating ranks from a high of 5 starxs to a low of0 stars. Of the 10 largesg South Florida credit unions by six maintaineda five-star (superior) IBM Southeast Employees Credit Union and Brightstafr Credit Union held on to their four stars (excellent) in the first They had been downgraded from five stars in the thirdc quarter. Priority One Credit Union in Sunrisr fell from to thres stars from four stars in the firsgt quarterwith 69.9 millioh in assets, 1.6 percent of whichg were nonperforming.
, South Florida’s second-largest crediyt union with $738 million in held on to its three stars in thefirs quarter. It was downgraded to three staras (adequate) from four stars in the fourty quarter. The Pembroke Pines-based credit unionh counted 1.74 percent of its assets as nonperforming. Firsy Choice in West Palm Beach also hadthrede stars. , the largest in South Florida with $1.62 billionb in assets, remained the only credit union in the statde rated zero starsby Bauer. The Miramar-based credigt union counted 8.6 percent of its assetd as nonperforming. It was placed into conservatorshipp by Florida regulators on April 24 afterd heavy losses and the oustedits management.
Spacre Coast Credit Union has shown an in acquiringEastern
The company uses federal regulatory data to rate credir unions based oncapital profit/loss trend, delinquent loans and othetr factors. Bauer's rating ranks from a high of 5 starxs to a low of0 stars. Of the 10 largesg South Florida credit unions by six maintaineda five-star (superior) IBM Southeast Employees Credit Union and Brightstafr Credit Union held on to their four stars (excellent) in the first They had been downgraded from five stars in the thirdc quarter. Priority One Credit Union in Sunrisr fell from to thres stars from four stars in the firsgt quarterwith 69.9 millioh in assets, 1.6 percent of whichg were nonperforming.
, South Florida’s second-largest crediyt union with $738 million in held on to its three stars in thefirs quarter. It was downgraded to three staras (adequate) from four stars in the fourty quarter. The Pembroke Pines-based credit unionh counted 1.74 percent of its assets as nonperforming. Firsy Choice in West Palm Beach also hadthrede stars. , the largest in South Florida with $1.62 billionb in assets, remained the only credit union in the statde rated zero starsby Bauer. The Miramar-based credigt union counted 8.6 percent of its assetd as nonperforming. It was placed into conservatorshipp by Florida regulators on April 24 afterd heavy losses and the oustedits management.
Spacre Coast Credit Union has shown an in acquiringEastern
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Tacoma
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The supplier of building materials invested the money with all of the business acumenand well-earnefd confidence that comes with being a 106-year-old companhy that isn’t afraid to admit what it knows well and, perhaps most importantly, what it doesn’ t know so well. The $80,000 went to two separate One of them rearranged the interior layout ofthe company’ws hardware store, located at its 3-acre sales cente along Tacoma’s heavily travelerd Sixth Avenue, to better pique the interesrt of customers. The other weedes out poorly selling hardware items and restocked binswith top-sellingh items.
“We’re not hardware professionals,” said Steve head of finance and administratio forthe company, as he discussed the futurre of the company his grandfather, Claude Gray, launchesd in 1903 and that his Neil Gray, handed over to Stevw and his brother, N.M. “Mac” Gray, presiden t and sales manager, in the 1980s.
The supplier of building materials invested the money with all of the business acumenand well-earnefd confidence that comes with being a 106-year-old companhy that isn’t afraid to admit what it knows well and, perhaps most importantly, what it doesn’ t know so well. The $80,000 went to two separate One of them rearranged the interior layout ofthe company’ws hardware store, located at its 3-acre sales cente along Tacoma’s heavily travelerd Sixth Avenue, to better pique the interesrt of customers. The other weedes out poorly selling hardware items and restocked binswith top-sellingh items.
“We’re not hardware professionals,” said Steve head of finance and administratio forthe company, as he discussed the futurre of the company his grandfather, Claude Gray, launchesd in 1903 and that his Neil Gray, handed over to Stevw and his brother, N.M. “Mac” Gray, presiden t and sales manager, in the 1980s.
Monday, October 4, 2010
St. John Properties takes over Opus East business park at Aberdeen Proving Ground - Orlando Business Journal:
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U.S. Army officials worked feverishly over the past week topull St. John Propertiees into the fold, fearfulk the project would come to a halt if Opus East filedr for bankruptcy protection before an arrangemenr couldbe struck, company spokesman Gerarxd J. Wit said in a telephone interview “It was a real round-the-clock, week-longt effort to get this done,” Wit “We’re going to get in and try to kick-startr this right away.” Aberdeen is gearinhg up for a significant influx of militaryu jobs underthe Pentagon’ws Base Realignment and Closure expected to be completed by Septembet 2011.
About 8,200 military jobs will be transferrex tothe base, in addition to as many as 18,00o0 private contracting jobs from companiezs that do business with the incoming military agencies. The approved Opus East' s selection of St. John Properties to take over the Governmenrt and Technology Enterprise business park because of theBaltimorr developer’s ability to move forward with new Bob Penn, program director with the Army Corps, said in a As in taking over the project, including OFC) and Manekin LLC. Opus East was awardeed rights to developthe government-owned land undef a lease with the Army in Novembef 2007 and broke ground on its first building in Decembefr of that year.
Sincre then, the company became straddled with millions of dollarse in construction loans it has been unable to and the company has not startedd any new construction at the projecg for more thana year. The deal was inkesd June 19 betweenOpus East, St. John Properties, with the backin g of the Army. St. John and the Army Corpse of Engineers issued statements Tuesdah announcingthe deal. Wit said St. John will pay Opus East an undisclosed amount of money for its development righteat Aberdeen. In connection with the deal, St. John has hiref Opus East project manager Matthew Holbrook to oversee the GATE project as its directof of defense andgovernment business.
“Aberdeen Proving Ground is excites about moving the projec forwardwith St. John Properties,” Tim APG deputy garrison commander, said in a statement. “Wee consider it a positive step to have thei experienced management team spearheadingthe build-out of this As the to help it consider optionse including bankruptcy. Its parent company, , has also soughtr bankruptcy protectionfor it’s Opus South subsidiargy and for two more subsidiaries of its Opus West regionaol operation. Opus Corp. spokeswoman Winston Hewety said Opus East is still evaluating its optionw but has not made any decisionsabourt bankruptcy.
The company was forced to relinquish its rightas to the Aberdeen project because it has been unabl e to finance morethan $50 million in constructiomn loans it took out to finance its Most pressing among those debts is $35 million the developer spen t to build a new headquarterxs for the National Oceanic and Atmospheri Administration in College Park, for which it has sued the federap government to collect its wages on that project, Hewetf said. St.
John plans to breaki ground in the next two monthes on at least three new buildingsw at the Harford Countymilitary base, with commitments from defensew contractors for up to 300,000 square feet of research and development space, Wit Wit did not disclose the names of any of thoses tenants. Those buildings would be in additionm toa 60,000-square-foot building Opus East completedf in December 2008 for defense contractor “We view this development as the most significantf commercial real estate opportunity in the history of our St. John President Edward A. St.
John said in a “This is based on the amount of square footag e that can eventually be developed as well as the importanty work that will be completedby end-userzs that occupy this space.” St. John Propertie s is the third-largest property management firm in Greater with nearly 11 million square feet of commercialk space inthe region. But taking over the Aberdeen projecg represents a shift for the which has sought to tap into the demand for government contracting space upuntil now. Wit said the companyh has also sought in the past to buy land for its own rather than to lease property from the governmentf such asat Aberdeen.
Opus East preliminarily receiveds commitments from firms seeking space atits 413-acre Government and Technology Enterprise busines s park but did not starty any additional construction. The developer was unwilling to divide any of its buildingsxinto multi-tenanted space, Wit said, preferring instead to construcyt buildings for a single tenant. That’s created a pent-u p demand for companies seekingfrom 5,000 square feet to upwarcd of 20,000 square feet, Wit “For all the hooplaw that BRAC has there’s really only one buildin that Opus was able to build,” Wit “If you don’t have the place to park thosr people, if you don’ty have the buildings to put them in, there was gointg to be a real logistical
U.S. Army officials worked feverishly over the past week topull St. John Propertiees into the fold, fearfulk the project would come to a halt if Opus East filedr for bankruptcy protection before an arrangemenr couldbe struck, company spokesman Gerarxd J. Wit said in a telephone interview “It was a real round-the-clock, week-longt effort to get this done,” Wit “We’re going to get in and try to kick-startr this right away.” Aberdeen is gearinhg up for a significant influx of militaryu jobs underthe Pentagon’ws Base Realignment and Closure expected to be completed by Septembet 2011.
About 8,200 military jobs will be transferrex tothe base, in addition to as many as 18,00o0 private contracting jobs from companiezs that do business with the incoming military agencies. The approved Opus East' s selection of St. John Properties to take over the Governmenrt and Technology Enterprise business park because of theBaltimorr developer’s ability to move forward with new Bob Penn, program director with the Army Corps, said in a As in taking over the project, including OFC) and Manekin LLC. Opus East was awardeed rights to developthe government-owned land undef a lease with the Army in Novembef 2007 and broke ground on its first building in Decembefr of that year.
Sincre then, the company became straddled with millions of dollarse in construction loans it has been unable to and the company has not startedd any new construction at the projecg for more thana year. The deal was inkesd June 19 betweenOpus East, St. John Properties, with the backin g of the Army. St. John and the Army Corpse of Engineers issued statements Tuesdah announcingthe deal. Wit said St. John will pay Opus East an undisclosed amount of money for its development righteat Aberdeen. In connection with the deal, St. John has hiref Opus East project manager Matthew Holbrook to oversee the GATE project as its directof of defense andgovernment business.
“Aberdeen Proving Ground is excites about moving the projec forwardwith St. John Properties,” Tim APG deputy garrison commander, said in a statement. “Wee consider it a positive step to have thei experienced management team spearheadingthe build-out of this As the to help it consider optionse including bankruptcy. Its parent company, , has also soughtr bankruptcy protectionfor it’s Opus South subsidiargy and for two more subsidiaries of its Opus West regionaol operation. Opus Corp. spokeswoman Winston Hewety said Opus East is still evaluating its optionw but has not made any decisionsabourt bankruptcy.
The company was forced to relinquish its rightas to the Aberdeen project because it has been unabl e to finance morethan $50 million in constructiomn loans it took out to finance its Most pressing among those debts is $35 million the developer spen t to build a new headquarterxs for the National Oceanic and Atmospheri Administration in College Park, for which it has sued the federap government to collect its wages on that project, Hewetf said. St.
John plans to breaki ground in the next two monthes on at least three new buildingsw at the Harford Countymilitary base, with commitments from defensew contractors for up to 300,000 square feet of research and development space, Wit Wit did not disclose the names of any of thoses tenants. Those buildings would be in additionm toa 60,000-square-foot building Opus East completedf in December 2008 for defense contractor “We view this development as the most significantf commercial real estate opportunity in the history of our St. John President Edward A. St.
John said in a “This is based on the amount of square footag e that can eventually be developed as well as the importanty work that will be completedby end-userzs that occupy this space.” St. John Propertie s is the third-largest property management firm in Greater with nearly 11 million square feet of commercialk space inthe region. But taking over the Aberdeen projecg represents a shift for the which has sought to tap into the demand for government contracting space upuntil now. Wit said the companyh has also sought in the past to buy land for its own rather than to lease property from the governmentf such asat Aberdeen.
Opus East preliminarily receiveds commitments from firms seeking space atits 413-acre Government and Technology Enterprise busines s park but did not starty any additional construction. The developer was unwilling to divide any of its buildingsxinto multi-tenanted space, Wit said, preferring instead to construcyt buildings for a single tenant. That’s created a pent-u p demand for companies seekingfrom 5,000 square feet to upwarcd of 20,000 square feet, Wit “For all the hooplaw that BRAC has there’s really only one buildin that Opus was able to build,” Wit “If you don’t have the place to park thosr people, if you don’ty have the buildings to put them in, there was gointg to be a real logistical
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Smitty
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The Alexandria-based supplier of buildint materialsto homebuilders, remodelers and contractor had been affected by the crumblingb housing industry and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcyg Court for the Eastern Districgt of Virginia in Alexandriaon Jan. 5. is providing Smitty’s with a revolving line of creditytotaling $5 million, and a term loan of $9.5 million. Ever y voting creditor class acceptedthe plan, which forms a distribution trust that offers potential payout s for secured and unsecured creditors.
“With Bank of America’ws continued support through an exitloan facility, Smitty’s is successfullyu emerging from bankruptcy as a new company that will continud to serve our local said CEO Rick Smith. The family-owned businesas was founded in 1975 by Nelson and Pat It was the first time the company filed forChaptet 11.
The Alexandria-based supplier of buildint materialsto homebuilders, remodelers and contractor had been affected by the crumblingb housing industry and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcyg Court for the Eastern Districgt of Virginia in Alexandriaon Jan. 5. is providing Smitty’s with a revolving line of creditytotaling $5 million, and a term loan of $9.5 million. Ever y voting creditor class acceptedthe plan, which forms a distribution trust that offers potential payout s for secured and unsecured creditors.
“With Bank of America’ws continued support through an exitloan facility, Smitty’s is successfullyu emerging from bankruptcy as a new company that will continud to serve our local said CEO Rick Smith. The family-owned businesas was founded in 1975 by Nelson and Pat It was the first time the company filed forChaptet 11.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Carl Paladino: Andrew Cuomo Lacks "Integrity" To Be Governor » - New York Daily News (blog)
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New York Daily News (blog) | Carl Paladino: Andrew Cuomo Lacks "Integrity" To Be Governor » New York Daily News (blog) Appearing on WOR-AM's John Gambling program, Paladino said it's Cuomo, not himself, who lacks the “character and integrity†to be governor. ... |
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