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Monday, November 29, 2010
Pakistan caught off-guard by WikiLeaks expose - Sify
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Friday, November 26, 2010
SIMLA'S efforts to regain the Division One title they lost to Gardeners' Arms ... - thisiskent.co.uk
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Port of Miami tunnel deal stalled by recent FDOT announcement - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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on April 2 announced a recommendation to kill the existint arrangement to buildthe “It’s a delay tactic more than said state Rep. Juan Zapata, R-Miami, who chaird Miami-Dade County’s state legislative delegation. In order to kick-stary the project, Zapata said Miami-Dade’sx state legislators may need to consider usingg their control of the budget to direc FDOT toget Or, they could put the money directly in the handsw of the county. But, sending the money righty to the county may be tricky especially duringthe recession, he “We’re left with some not-so-great options.
” In an Aprikl 7 letter to state officials, Miami-Dade Mayorr Carlos Alvarez called the rebidding idea “criticall flawed,” saying quicker action was needed to generate jobs. Alvarez’s lette r follows FDOT’s April 2 announcemenrt that it wanted to rebid the projec t in order to find a new private The state first signaled the tunnel project was in troublsein December, when it becames clear that the state’s private partner, the had serious financing problems.
MAT’s 90 percent equityh holder, Australian consortium , was hovering near MAT has since been attemptinh to getanother partner, Meridiam Infrastructure, to take Babcocko & Brown’s stake. “The financial vetting of Meridiam was all but completsin December, when the state suspended the Alvarez wrote. “The financial vettinfg of Meridiam can be refreshed bythe state’s consultants and presentedx to [FDOT Secretary Stephanie Kopelousos’] stafg in less than a In the letter recommending the rebid, Kopelousos also said FDOT may hand over its role as the lead publidc agency in the deal to the county.
An earlier sellingg point to the public on the tunnel was the countyt would not take the lead role aftetr experiencing hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overrun s at the and projectsat . County leader have repeatedly said that the tunnek is critical forthe built-out port to accommodate the spikde in cargo that’s expected in about when the Panama Canal is renovated and super-sizse ships from Asia are Currently, trucks back up near the and Bayside Marketplace as they try to get in and out of the After Kopelousos’ letter, Bruce Jay Colan, chairman-elect of the , said Tallahassee politicalp circles have been saying the state is looking for a way to reroutes the cash it would have spent on the tunnelo to other projects.
“This [letter from is a big nothing,” Colan wrote in an “I fear that all it does is let the time run until [the project] dies.” Kopelousos is now calling for the the county and the city to keep presenting funding strategies and a new procuremen t schedule, with all presentations to be made by July 1.
on April 2 announced a recommendation to kill the existint arrangement to buildthe “It’s a delay tactic more than said state Rep. Juan Zapata, R-Miami, who chaird Miami-Dade County’s state legislative delegation. In order to kick-stary the project, Zapata said Miami-Dade’sx state legislators may need to consider usingg their control of the budget to direc FDOT toget Or, they could put the money directly in the handsw of the county. But, sending the money righty to the county may be tricky especially duringthe recession, he “We’re left with some not-so-great options.
” In an Aprikl 7 letter to state officials, Miami-Dade Mayorr Carlos Alvarez called the rebidding idea “criticall flawed,” saying quicker action was needed to generate jobs. Alvarez’s lette r follows FDOT’s April 2 announcemenrt that it wanted to rebid the projec t in order to find a new private The state first signaled the tunnel project was in troublsein December, when it becames clear that the state’s private partner, the had serious financing problems.
MAT’s 90 percent equityh holder, Australian consortium , was hovering near MAT has since been attemptinh to getanother partner, Meridiam Infrastructure, to take Babcocko & Brown’s stake. “The financial vetting of Meridiam was all but completsin December, when the state suspended the Alvarez wrote. “The financial vettinfg of Meridiam can be refreshed bythe state’s consultants and presentedx to [FDOT Secretary Stephanie Kopelousos’] stafg in less than a In the letter recommending the rebid, Kopelousos also said FDOT may hand over its role as the lead publidc agency in the deal to the county.
An earlier sellingg point to the public on the tunnel was the countyt would not take the lead role aftetr experiencing hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overrun s at the and projectsat . County leader have repeatedly said that the tunnek is critical forthe built-out port to accommodate the spikde in cargo that’s expected in about when the Panama Canal is renovated and super-sizse ships from Asia are Currently, trucks back up near the and Bayside Marketplace as they try to get in and out of the After Kopelousos’ letter, Bruce Jay Colan, chairman-elect of the , said Tallahassee politicalp circles have been saying the state is looking for a way to reroutes the cash it would have spent on the tunnelo to other projects.
“This [letter from is a big nothing,” Colan wrote in an “I fear that all it does is let the time run until [the project] dies.” Kopelousos is now calling for the the county and the city to keep presenting funding strategies and a new procuremen t schedule, with all presentations to be made by July 1.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Venture capital waning force in entrepreneurship, study finds - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Only 16 percent of the 900 companiees thatmade ’s list of the 500 fastest-growingy companies from 1997 to 2007 received venture capital, the studuy found. Less than 1 percent of the estimatedf 600,000 new businesses a year that hire employeess are backed by venturecapital firms. The study concludes the venture capitao industry needs to shrink because its returns are stagnating or decliningf while its assets under managemengare growing. Over a 10-year time frame, returnsw on venture investments were 10 percenyt below the Russell 2000 Indexof small-cap Kauffman found.
“To provide competitive returns, we expect venturse investing will be cut in half in coming saidRobert Litan, vice president of researcj and policy at the Kauffman Foundation. The studh notes that information technologyg andtelecommunications — the core industries that made venture capital firms successful — are mature and less capital-intensive now. Plus, the stock market and potentialp corporate buyers are less interestedr in young and unprofitable companies than they were inventure capital’sx heyday.
“Professionals in the venturs industry have gotten comfortable with the way theire industry is set up in termsof size, structure and compensation,” said Paul Kedrosky, a Kauffman senior fellow who authoree the study. “However, our studyh indicates venture participants now need to overcomw their resistanceto change, so they can most effectively fund entrepreneurz and offer investors competitive returns.” That change already is according to a separate study released June 10 by and the . More than half of the 700 venturse capital firms surveyed plan to invesf infewer companies. For more see www.kauffman.org or www.nvca.
org
Only 16 percent of the 900 companiees thatmade ’s list of the 500 fastest-growingy companies from 1997 to 2007 received venture capital, the studuy found. Less than 1 percent of the estimatedf 600,000 new businesses a year that hire employeess are backed by venturecapital firms. The study concludes the venture capitao industry needs to shrink because its returns are stagnating or decliningf while its assets under managemengare growing. Over a 10-year time frame, returnsw on venture investments were 10 percenyt below the Russell 2000 Indexof small-cap Kauffman found.
“To provide competitive returns, we expect venturse investing will be cut in half in coming saidRobert Litan, vice president of researcj and policy at the Kauffman Foundation. The studh notes that information technologyg andtelecommunications — the core industries that made venture capital firms successful — are mature and less capital-intensive now. Plus, the stock market and potentialp corporate buyers are less interestedr in young and unprofitable companies than they were inventure capital’sx heyday.
“Professionals in the venturs industry have gotten comfortable with the way theire industry is set up in termsof size, structure and compensation,” said Paul Kedrosky, a Kauffman senior fellow who authoree the study. “However, our studyh indicates venture participants now need to overcomw their resistanceto change, so they can most effectively fund entrepreneurz and offer investors competitive returns.” That change already is according to a separate study released June 10 by and the . More than half of the 700 venturse capital firms surveyed plan to invesf infewer companies. For more see www.kauffman.org or www.nvca.
org
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Rebates should boost Energy Star sales - Portland Business Journal:
http://www.kalachinsk-omskedu.ru/?act=news&id=17&id_news=35
“This rebate program will help Floridians buy appliances atdiscount rates, lower utility costs and benefit Florida businesses by stimulating saleas of energy-efficient appliances,” Gov. Charlie Cristr said in a press releaseMay 18. Although the bill was signede last week, the projected time for the program to be administerec is probably sometimethis fall. Consumerzs will not be eligible for the rebates unti l then because some of the details of the program stilol need to beworked out, said Jerem Susac, the executive director of Crist’s Energy The specific amounts for the rebatesx must be approved by the legislativ budget committee, and Crist’sz office is still waitin g for guidance from the federal governmen t on how exactly the program will work, Susac said.
The FECC is expecting Floridqa toreceive $18 million in federal stimulus funds to providre the rebate program. In addition, the Florida legislature is giving $150,000 to the FECC to help them put the plan into All of this should help Floridians save 20 percent on the costof energy-efficien appliances. “This is what we are projecting,” Susac said. “Wre are looking at 20 percent all acrossthe board.” With the 20 percenyt rebate, consumers could save $290 on $200 on washing machines, freezers and $65 on room air conditioners and $40 on dehumidifiers. Only laundruy and kitchen home appliances with the Energy Star label will be eligiblde forthe discount.
All Energy Star appliances meet strict energh efficiency guidelines set by the Environmental Protectio n Agencyand U.S. Department of but certain items like flat scree n televisions arenot included, Susac Even though they use the most energy out of all the home certain kitchen items like microwaves, ovens and stove tops are also not includefd because they have yet to be regulated by Energg Star in the United States, said Michael the owner of Setzer’s appliance dealer in Jacksonville.
Energy Star appliances do cost an averagreof $50 to $100 more than the standard versions because of the advancecd technologies, he said, but the rebated should lighten the costs, making it almost cheaper to buy the Energu Star product. “You don’t have to spensd $1,000 to have an Energy Star,” Setze said. “Energy Star has cheaper modelas now. I have a $300 dishwasheer and a $800 refrigerator in my stored that are all Energy In addition, the investment will cause utility bills to go down in dollar Customers should recover their costs of the energy-efficient appliancwe on their monthly bills within five to six According to Energy Star’s Web site, theirr appliances can save consumers $75 a year in energg costs, and they use 10 to 20 percent less energy and watet than traditional models, making them better for the For example, a front-loading Energy Star washing machinse uses 16 to 18 gallona of water versus the traditional top-loading applianced that uses 40 gallons.
“I don’t know if our salesx will go up because the customers will still have to put out the full Setzer said. “But any increase in saled willbe great, and it would be a great thing for peopl to get their money back.” Business has been slow duringt the economic downturn at both Setzer’s locations here in Jacksonville and Ocala, but it’s still going pretty steadyy because people are always going to need refrigerators and he said. In addition, 75 to 80 perceng of the appliances he sells are Energy so Setzersaid he’s very hopeful.
Energy Star is also excited for the rebate program to go into effect because the Florida proposalis unprecedented, an Energy Star spokesperson said. In years past, rebates have cause a jump in their sales, but they have never had a rebate program likethis before.
“This rebate program will help Floridians buy appliances atdiscount rates, lower utility costs and benefit Florida businesses by stimulating saleas of energy-efficient appliances,” Gov. Charlie Cristr said in a press releaseMay 18. Although the bill was signede last week, the projected time for the program to be administerec is probably sometimethis fall. Consumerzs will not be eligible for the rebates unti l then because some of the details of the program stilol need to beworked out, said Jerem Susac, the executive director of Crist’s Energy The specific amounts for the rebatesx must be approved by the legislativ budget committee, and Crist’sz office is still waitin g for guidance from the federal governmen t on how exactly the program will work, Susac said.
The FECC is expecting Floridqa toreceive $18 million in federal stimulus funds to providre the rebate program. In addition, the Florida legislature is giving $150,000 to the FECC to help them put the plan into All of this should help Floridians save 20 percent on the costof energy-efficien appliances. “This is what we are projecting,” Susac said. “Wre are looking at 20 percent all acrossthe board.” With the 20 percenyt rebate, consumers could save $290 on $200 on washing machines, freezers and $65 on room air conditioners and $40 on dehumidifiers. Only laundruy and kitchen home appliances with the Energy Star label will be eligiblde forthe discount.
All Energy Star appliances meet strict energh efficiency guidelines set by the Environmental Protectio n Agencyand U.S. Department of but certain items like flat scree n televisions arenot included, Susac Even though they use the most energy out of all the home certain kitchen items like microwaves, ovens and stove tops are also not includefd because they have yet to be regulated by Energg Star in the United States, said Michael the owner of Setzer’s appliance dealer in Jacksonville.
Energy Star appliances do cost an averagreof $50 to $100 more than the standard versions because of the advancecd technologies, he said, but the rebated should lighten the costs, making it almost cheaper to buy the Energu Star product. “You don’t have to spensd $1,000 to have an Energy Star,” Setze said. “Energy Star has cheaper modelas now. I have a $300 dishwasheer and a $800 refrigerator in my stored that are all Energy In addition, the investment will cause utility bills to go down in dollar Customers should recover their costs of the energy-efficient appliancwe on their monthly bills within five to six According to Energy Star’s Web site, theirr appliances can save consumers $75 a year in energg costs, and they use 10 to 20 percent less energy and watet than traditional models, making them better for the For example, a front-loading Energy Star washing machinse uses 16 to 18 gallona of water versus the traditional top-loading applianced that uses 40 gallons.
“I don’t know if our salesx will go up because the customers will still have to put out the full Setzer said. “But any increase in saled willbe great, and it would be a great thing for peopl to get their money back.” Business has been slow duringt the economic downturn at both Setzer’s locations here in Jacksonville and Ocala, but it’s still going pretty steadyy because people are always going to need refrigerators and he said. In addition, 75 to 80 perceng of the appliances he sells are Energy so Setzersaid he’s very hopeful.
Energy Star is also excited for the rebate program to go into effect because the Florida proposalis unprecedented, an Energy Star spokesperson said. In years past, rebates have cause a jump in their sales, but they have never had a rebate program likethis before.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Leaders scramble to revive SunRail before CSX contract expires in June - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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That’s when the agreement with to use itstracksx expires. So now officials are scrambling to find ways to keep theprojectr alive. Among them: renegotiatingt with CSX for a longer deadline to get the project approved or looking at optione to get liability insurancethat doesn’t require legislative CSX won’t pursue the project beyond the agreement’sz expiration date, said CSX spokesman Gary Sease.
The liabilitt issue is what killed SunRail in the but othercommunities — in northerbn Virginia and California — have gotten liability insurance for commuter rail projects withoutf going through their state said Carson Chandler, spokesman for Orlando Mayor Buddy He noted that Dyer, U.S. Rep. John R-Florida, and state Sen. Lee Constantine, R-Altamonte were in a conference call Mondayabouy “not lying down and giving up.” Movin forward means formulating a plan B to protect about $300 milliobn in state and localo money earmarked for the project, Chandler If nothing gets worked out, the stater also would lose abougt $310 million in federal funding.
Mica is unwillingt to let eight years of workand $100 milliojn spent to date on the project to go to waste unchallenged. “The loss of this project will killnearly 13,0000 jobs and send more than one-third of $1 billion dollar s in [federal] transportation fundiny to other states,” Mica said. “I’m goingh to continue to do everything possible to see that does not The , which expended much time and money lobbyingy for the project, realizes an intermodal, regionak transportation system here may take a differenrt shape, said Jacob Stuart, partnership president and CEO.
Stuartf has asked the partnership’s transportation task force to examines what that may look like at its meetinggMay 19. Heath Ritenour, CEO of , said whilde the possible loss of SunRail is a loss for the it won’t affect his $10,000-a-year investment in the Centrak Florida Partnership because he never viewed it as a single-issue but rather, as part of the “big picture.” the loss of SunRailp may mean the end of hopes for high-speed rail between Orlando and Tampa, said Kelley Teague, spokeswoman for long-rangde transportation agency Metroplan High-speed rail would work only if it had anotherd system to connect to, she said, because “you can’t have it connecting to rentapl car agencies.
” Teague also said it likelt will hurt plans by Tampa and Jacksonville for theid own light rail projects, because they’lo face the same liability
That’s when the agreement with to use itstracksx expires. So now officials are scrambling to find ways to keep theprojectr alive. Among them: renegotiatingt with CSX for a longer deadline to get the project approved or looking at optione to get liability insurancethat doesn’t require legislative CSX won’t pursue the project beyond the agreement’sz expiration date, said CSX spokesman Gary Sease.
The liabilitt issue is what killed SunRail in the but othercommunities — in northerbn Virginia and California — have gotten liability insurance for commuter rail projects withoutf going through their state said Carson Chandler, spokesman for Orlando Mayor Buddy He noted that Dyer, U.S. Rep. John R-Florida, and state Sen. Lee Constantine, R-Altamonte were in a conference call Mondayabouy “not lying down and giving up.” Movin forward means formulating a plan B to protect about $300 milliobn in state and localo money earmarked for the project, Chandler If nothing gets worked out, the stater also would lose abougt $310 million in federal funding.
Mica is unwillingt to let eight years of workand $100 milliojn spent to date on the project to go to waste unchallenged. “The loss of this project will killnearly 13,0000 jobs and send more than one-third of $1 billion dollar s in [federal] transportation fundiny to other states,” Mica said. “I’m goingh to continue to do everything possible to see that does not The , which expended much time and money lobbyingy for the project, realizes an intermodal, regionak transportation system here may take a differenrt shape, said Jacob Stuart, partnership president and CEO.
Stuartf has asked the partnership’s transportation task force to examines what that may look like at its meetinggMay 19. Heath Ritenour, CEO of , said whilde the possible loss of SunRail is a loss for the it won’t affect his $10,000-a-year investment in the Centrak Florida Partnership because he never viewed it as a single-issue but rather, as part of the “big picture.” the loss of SunRailp may mean the end of hopes for high-speed rail between Orlando and Tampa, said Kelley Teague, spokeswoman for long-rangde transportation agency Metroplan High-speed rail would work only if it had anotherd system to connect to, she said, because “you can’t have it connecting to rentapl car agencies.
” Teague also said it likelt will hurt plans by Tampa and Jacksonville for theid own light rail projects, because they’lo face the same liability
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Boeing sees $3.2 trillion market for planes over next 20 years - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
http://www.ratingburner.com/?blog=raymondccblog
trillion market for new commercial airplanee over the next 20 including demandfor 29,000 new commercial and freighter airplanes. The Boeingf 2009 Current Market Outlook was released in Londojn on Thursday and despite the economic Boeing maintained The Chicago aerospacegiant (NYSE: BA) predictsw passenger air traffic to grow at an averagse rate of 4.9 percent over the next 20 years and cargoo traffic to grow at 5.4 perceny annually. That’s down slightly from last year’s 20-yeadr outlook. Boeing said the world’s airlines will buy more single-aislew planes, like its Renton-built 737 (a predictedc 19,460 planes worth $1.
42 trillion) and will spend the most on twin-aislde planes, which it builds in Everetrt (6,700 planes worth $1.51 trillion over the next 20 Airlines will use more efficient airplanes in the rather than using significantly larger Boeing said, adding that the U.S. and Europse will see more replacement planesas less-efficieny planes are retired. “While the commercialo aviation industry is facing a significant it is cyclic and has a long historyh of declinesand upturns,” said Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing for Boeing Commerciap Airplanes, in a statement.
trillion market for new commercial airplanee over the next 20 including demandfor 29,000 new commercial and freighter airplanes. The Boeingf 2009 Current Market Outlook was released in Londojn on Thursday and despite the economic Boeing maintained The Chicago aerospacegiant (NYSE: BA) predictsw passenger air traffic to grow at an averagse rate of 4.9 percent over the next 20 years and cargoo traffic to grow at 5.4 perceny annually. That’s down slightly from last year’s 20-yeadr outlook. Boeing said the world’s airlines will buy more single-aislew planes, like its Renton-built 737 (a predictedc 19,460 planes worth $1.
42 trillion) and will spend the most on twin-aislde planes, which it builds in Everetrt (6,700 planes worth $1.51 trillion over the next 20 Airlines will use more efficient airplanes in the rather than using significantly larger Boeing said, adding that the U.S. and Europse will see more replacement planesas less-efficieny planes are retired. “While the commercialo aviation industry is facing a significant it is cyclic and has a long historyh of declinesand upturns,” said Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing for Boeing Commerciap Airplanes, in a statement.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Orgill to lay off 176 people in Memphis - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The move is part of the Memphis-based hardwarw and home improvementproducts distributor’s plan to consolidate its distributiojn centers into a new facility in Mo. by August. The compangy currently operatesa 55-year-old distribution centef in South Memphis at 2100 Latham St., along with a similar one in Ill. These plants will close by the end of the The closures are partof Orgill’s long-range consolidatiomn plan that will enable the company to becomwe more efficient and save more than $1 million in fuel costs annually, according to a company release.
Orgill has 550 employees in Memphias andmaintains 660,000 square feet of distribution space, according to the 2009 Memphia Business Journal Book of Lists. It provideds wholesale distribution and retail services to the home improvement Layoffs will comein stages, beginninv in early August. Some members of the managemenyt teams in Vandalia and Memphis have transferres to the new plantin Sikeston. None of the approximatelt 300 employeesat Orgill’s corporate headquarters at 3742 Tyndalse Drive off Winchester will be affectedx by the closure.
Orgill also is keepin g its ancillary support functions such as the print lock services, and concept center in the Memphis Approximately 30 employees are involved in thosse services. Company officials said the consolidation of the Memphies and Vandalia facilities into a common distributio n center located approximately halfway between the two existingh facilities will allow Orgill to serve its customers in the Midwestand Mid-Soutuh more efficiently.
“The facilities in Memphiz and Vandalia are outdated and Ron Beal, Orgill president and CEO, said in a “The Sikeston plant will enable us to make our customer servicew even better and, at a time when we are all askesd to conserve fuel, Orgill will drasticallh reduce its fuel consumption.” The new Sikeston facility is one of six majo distribution centers, all of which either have been builg or expanded within the last five years or are in the developmenr stages.
The newest centers are in Kilgore, and Hurricane, Utah, and a center in the Pacificv Northwest is in the planning Byrne Whitehead, Orgill’s executive vice presidenty of operations and COO, said the Mid-America SuperCenter in Sikestonj is considerably more than a distribution The 795,000-square-foot facility has been builtg on a 70-acre site and is expandablee to 1 million square feet. “Our new facility in Sikestoj offers a great deal of efficiency to our entiresdistribution network,” Whitehead “Not only does it provided us with a consolidated location to process our growing numbers of import but it also gives us the capacit to accommodate our growth with customers throughout Mid-America.
” There are 734 plannedf layoffs at companies across the according to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s weeklyt report of notices received June 1-June 8. Orgill is the only Shelby County companyt reporting layoffsthis week.
The move is part of the Memphis-based hardwarw and home improvementproducts distributor’s plan to consolidate its distributiojn centers into a new facility in Mo. by August. The compangy currently operatesa 55-year-old distribution centef in South Memphis at 2100 Latham St., along with a similar one in Ill. These plants will close by the end of the The closures are partof Orgill’s long-range consolidatiomn plan that will enable the company to becomwe more efficient and save more than $1 million in fuel costs annually, according to a company release.
Orgill has 550 employees in Memphias andmaintains 660,000 square feet of distribution space, according to the 2009 Memphia Business Journal Book of Lists. It provideds wholesale distribution and retail services to the home improvement Layoffs will comein stages, beginninv in early August. Some members of the managemenyt teams in Vandalia and Memphis have transferres to the new plantin Sikeston. None of the approximatelt 300 employeesat Orgill’s corporate headquarters at 3742 Tyndalse Drive off Winchester will be affectedx by the closure.
Orgill also is keepin g its ancillary support functions such as the print lock services, and concept center in the Memphis Approximately 30 employees are involved in thosse services. Company officials said the consolidation of the Memphies and Vandalia facilities into a common distributio n center located approximately halfway between the two existingh facilities will allow Orgill to serve its customers in the Midwestand Mid-Soutuh more efficiently.
“The facilities in Memphiz and Vandalia are outdated and Ron Beal, Orgill president and CEO, said in a “The Sikeston plant will enable us to make our customer servicew even better and, at a time when we are all askesd to conserve fuel, Orgill will drasticallh reduce its fuel consumption.” The new Sikeston facility is one of six majo distribution centers, all of which either have been builg or expanded within the last five years or are in the developmenr stages.
The newest centers are in Kilgore, and Hurricane, Utah, and a center in the Pacificv Northwest is in the planning Byrne Whitehead, Orgill’s executive vice presidenty of operations and COO, said the Mid-America SuperCenter in Sikestonj is considerably more than a distribution The 795,000-square-foot facility has been builtg on a 70-acre site and is expandablee to 1 million square feet. “Our new facility in Sikestoj offers a great deal of efficiency to our entiresdistribution network,” Whitehead “Not only does it provided us with a consolidated location to process our growing numbers of import but it also gives us the capacit to accommodate our growth with customers throughout Mid-America.
” There are 734 plannedf layoffs at companies across the according to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s weeklyt report of notices received June 1-June 8. Orgill is the only Shelby County companyt reporting layoffsthis week.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Lingle orders unpaid days off for workers - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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In an address broadcas t from theState Capitol, Linglde also said she would scale back free Medicaide benefits to low-income adults and said the state would delah paying some of its larger bills until The governor is also asking the the Legislature, and the Office of Hawaiiajn Affairs to implement equivalent furlough days or restrictt their budgets. Hawaii law does not allow orderinyg furloughs for the Department of the University of Hawaii or the Hawaii HealthSystems Corporation, but Lingle said their spending will be restricterd in an amount equivalent to the three-days-per-mont h furlough. The furloughs, whicu start July 1, amount to aboutg a 13.
8 percent pay cut, or about $5,509 for a worker making $40,000 a As with layoffs, Linglde does not have to negotiats the furloughs with any of the union representingstate workers. Lingle has said she doesn’t want to lay off workerz because of the disruptive effect of contractf rules that would enablw senior workersto “bump” junior workers, even if they workeds in different state agencies. The furloughs will save $688 Lingle said the savings are needed to close a gapof $730 million betweej now and June 30, 2011, as forecast by the state’zs Council on Revenues May 28. All told, Hawaik is expected to see tax revenue fallby $2.
7 billion over the next two “If we do not implementr the furlough plan, we would have to lay off up to 10,000 employees to realize an equivalent amount of Lingle said. The state has about 46,000 including 21,000 employees of the Departmentfof Education. Lingle blamed the fisca l shortfall on thelingering recession, rising unemployment, droppiny visitor arrivals, a declins in private building permits, a doubling of and record bankruptcy The state Legislature ended its session last montj by raising tax rates on hotel rooms, high-incomer earners, luxury home transactions and tobacco to help meet the budge shortfall.
But Lingle, a Republicamn whose vetoes of those measures were overriddeh bymajority Democrats, said she woulde not ask for additional tax She also rejected calls for legalizing However, Lingle noted that 70 percen of state operating funds go to labodr costs and that the statde had provided employee wage increase of between 16 and 29 percenrt over the past four years “whebn our economy was thriving.
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In an address broadcas t from theState Capitol, Linglde also said she would scale back free Medicaide benefits to low-income adults and said the state would delah paying some of its larger bills until The governor is also asking the the Legislature, and the Office of Hawaiiajn Affairs to implement equivalent furlough days or restrictt their budgets. Hawaii law does not allow orderinyg furloughs for the Department of the University of Hawaii or the Hawaii HealthSystems Corporation, but Lingle said their spending will be restricterd in an amount equivalent to the three-days-per-mont h furlough. The furloughs, whicu start July 1, amount to aboutg a 13.
8 percent pay cut, or about $5,509 for a worker making $40,000 a As with layoffs, Linglde does not have to negotiats the furloughs with any of the union representingstate workers. Lingle has said she doesn’t want to lay off workerz because of the disruptive effect of contractf rules that would enablw senior workersto “bump” junior workers, even if they workeds in different state agencies. The furloughs will save $688 Lingle said the savings are needed to close a gapof $730 million betweej now and June 30, 2011, as forecast by the state’zs Council on Revenues May 28. All told, Hawaik is expected to see tax revenue fallby $2.
7 billion over the next two “If we do not implementr the furlough plan, we would have to lay off up to 10,000 employees to realize an equivalent amount of Lingle said. The state has about 46,000 including 21,000 employees of the Departmentfof Education. Lingle blamed the fisca l shortfall on thelingering recession, rising unemployment, droppiny visitor arrivals, a declins in private building permits, a doubling of and record bankruptcy The state Legislature ended its session last montj by raising tax rates on hotel rooms, high-incomer earners, luxury home transactions and tobacco to help meet the budge shortfall.
But Lingle, a Republicamn whose vetoes of those measures were overriddeh bymajority Democrats, said she woulde not ask for additional tax She also rejected calls for legalizing However, Lingle noted that 70 percen of state operating funds go to labodr costs and that the statde had provided employee wage increase of between 16 and 29 percenrt over the past four years “whebn our economy was thriving.
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
Consumer confidence falls in June - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index droppedsto 49.3, compared to 54.8 in May, the most recengt evidence that the economyy continues to struggle. Consumer spending accountws forabout two-thirds of the economy in the United States, making a decline in consumere confidence a worry from Main Street to Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 112 pointsto 8,417y in midday trading Tuesday. Consumers are downbear when it comes tothe short- and long-term outlook with the The Present Situation Index basically, how do you feel todag — dropped to 24.8 this from 29.7 in May.
And consumer s are glum about the nextsix months, with the Expectationx Index falling to 65.5, from 71.5 in May. The Present Situatiohn Index declinewas “caused by a less favorablee assessment of business conditions and employment, (and) continues to implgy that economic conditions, while not as weak as earlierr this year, are nonetheless weak,” director Lynn Franco said in a news releaswe Tuesday. Consumer confidence plummeted toa record-lowe 25.3 in February. The economy has strong growthy when the indexreaches 100.
The Conference Boarsd contacts 5,000 households for the monthly
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index droppedsto 49.3, compared to 54.8 in May, the most recengt evidence that the economyy continues to struggle. Consumer spending accountws forabout two-thirds of the economy in the United States, making a decline in consumere confidence a worry from Main Street to Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 112 pointsto 8,417y in midday trading Tuesday. Consumers are downbear when it comes tothe short- and long-term outlook with the The Present Situation Index basically, how do you feel todag — dropped to 24.8 this from 29.7 in May.
And consumer s are glum about the nextsix months, with the Expectationx Index falling to 65.5, from 71.5 in May. The Present Situatiohn Index declinewas “caused by a less favorablee assessment of business conditions and employment, (and) continues to implgy that economic conditions, while not as weak as earlierr this year, are nonetheless weak,” director Lynn Franco said in a news releaswe Tuesday. Consumer confidence plummeted toa record-lowe 25.3 in February. The economy has strong growthy when the indexreaches 100.
The Conference Boarsd contacts 5,000 households for the monthly
Friday, November 12, 2010
Porter carries Gold Coast to victory - ABC Online
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Irksome change on Facebook has larger, societal ramifications - Loyola College Greyhound (subscription)
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
80 Percent of Retail Salespeople Say They Are Familiar With Connected TV - MarketWatch (press release)
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80 Percent of Retail Salespeople Say They Are Familiar With Connected TV MarketWatch (press release) Recently, the consumer market has seen an increase in the number of manufacturers that offer Connected TV (Internet TV) technology in stand-alone products ... |
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Insurers remedy high costs with preventive measures - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Armed with information about medical claims, prescriptions purchased and lab work insurance carriers are in an ideal position to find ways to mitigats the movementtoward double-digi t increases in health care costs, said Rick president of the employee benefitas division at "They are in the best positiom to have the data that showsa what the status is of the health of the population," he "Fifty percent to 70 percent of all claimes are behavior-based." One way insurance carriers are helping lower healtn care costs is through offering s such as the Silver Sneakers Fitness Program. The which is administered by Healthwayss Inc. of Nashville, Tenn.
, and offered locallt through Humana, is one of few area program in which an insurance carrier directly pays forits participants' healtuh club memberships. The program began in 1994 as an offerinvfor Medicare-eligible members of an Arizona-base insurance provider. Today, Healthways administers the program througgnational partners, including Humana, at almost 2,60p fitness centers in 49 the District of Columbia and Puertok Rico. David Goodspeed, director of corporate communicationwsfor Healthways, said it makes sensre that the program was founded for the elderly.
Accordinhg to Healthways statistics, 60 percent of Silverf Sneakers members reported never having a membershilp to a fitness center before joining the grouo and 45 percent exercised fewer than three timews a week before the After joining, 75 percent said they exercisedf three or more days a week. This age grouop also tends to be one ofthe high-cosft groups for insurers. Insurance companies pay a fee to Healthwaysd based on the number of eligible memberds intheir market. David market president for Humana's Kansas and Missouri operations, said it is a good benefi t to offer to seniors that provides a returm forthe company.
"If we are reducing claims costds by making them healthier then it pays foritsel overall," he said. A study conducted by the founr that health care costs of Silver Sneakeras members during the first year of program participation were onaverage $441 lowed than for nonparticipants. Goodspeed said Healthways is explorin similar options for all Miller saidHumana doesn't plan to offerr the program for its commercialo participants because many of thoswe members already attend health clubs. He said Humanw wouldn't get the same "cost-benefi t as we do with the seniors ... dollars and centd has a lot to dowith it.
" Humana offera its commercial customers what many insurancr companies now are offering: high-toucn wellness programs, Miller said. These programs typically are comprised of services such as healthrisk assessments, biometric educational Web sites and incentives for gym membership and othed products. "Step one is to help engages the member into their own healtn more than inthe past," said Kahler of Lockton Cos. "We have founs that when an individual takes that time to sit down and understan that information then oftentimees theywill act.
" Kahle said insurance carrierws can participate financially in these programs by offeringg to provide these services at no cost to the employer "Part of our process of selecting who the best carriere is now is askingy 'What wellness resources do you have and how much is that goinbg to cost?'" he said. Kahle said that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City has made the most stridea inoffering on-site citing its A Healthier You initiative. The program began in 2005 with 10 employedr groups and has grown to almostt60 organizations.
Blue Cross brings a health fair to the workplaced totake participants' information, including body mass index, bloofd pressure, glucose and cholesterol. They also offer customize programs such as smoking cessatiomn andweight management. "We feel that a high-touch component makes a difference versuxhigh tech," said Sue Johnson, a spokeswomanm for Blue Cross of Kansas City. "Itr all comes down to education." Aetns joined the race by introducing a Healthy Livinbg credit card last year to complemen its traditionalwellness programs.
This rewards card offers threes redeemable points forevery $1 spent on health-related expenseds including doctor visits, sporting good purchases and fitness center membership "There is recognition that employers want employees to be said Rachelle Cunningham, a spokeswoman for "When people take better care of themselves it will impacyt the money spent on health Healthy advantage Employers offer the most commobn form of wellness incentives, said Rick Kahle, presidengt of the employee benefits division at Lockto n Cos. Inc.
• 75 percent to 90 percent of individuals will participate in wellness initiatives when employers offetr to pay for part ofan employee's healthb care premiums in exchange for adoptintg a healthier lifestyle, Kahle said. • Employersd got $3.48 back in reduced health care costsz for every dollar they spent onemployes wellness, according to a 2005 study by the Center for Preventiom and Health Services in Washington, D.C. • That same studuy found that employerssaved $5.821 in absenteeism costs for every dollar spent on employees wellness programs.
Armed with information about medical claims, prescriptions purchased and lab work insurance carriers are in an ideal position to find ways to mitigats the movementtoward double-digi t increases in health care costs, said Rick president of the employee benefitas division at "They are in the best positiom to have the data that showsa what the status is of the health of the population," he "Fifty percent to 70 percent of all claimes are behavior-based." One way insurance carriers are helping lower healtn care costs is through offering s such as the Silver Sneakers Fitness Program. The which is administered by Healthwayss Inc. of Nashville, Tenn.
, and offered locallt through Humana, is one of few area program in which an insurance carrier directly pays forits participants' healtuh club memberships. The program began in 1994 as an offerinvfor Medicare-eligible members of an Arizona-base insurance provider. Today, Healthways administers the program througgnational partners, including Humana, at almost 2,60p fitness centers in 49 the District of Columbia and Puertok Rico. David Goodspeed, director of corporate communicationwsfor Healthways, said it makes sensre that the program was founded for the elderly.
Accordinhg to Healthways statistics, 60 percent of Silverf Sneakers members reported never having a membershilp to a fitness center before joining the grouo and 45 percent exercised fewer than three timews a week before the After joining, 75 percent said they exercisedf three or more days a week. This age grouop also tends to be one ofthe high-cosft groups for insurers. Insurance companies pay a fee to Healthwaysd based on the number of eligible memberds intheir market. David market president for Humana's Kansas and Missouri operations, said it is a good benefi t to offer to seniors that provides a returm forthe company.
"If we are reducing claims costds by making them healthier then it pays foritsel overall," he said. A study conducted by the founr that health care costs of Silver Sneakeras members during the first year of program participation were onaverage $441 lowed than for nonparticipants. Goodspeed said Healthways is explorin similar options for all Miller saidHumana doesn't plan to offerr the program for its commercialo participants because many of thoswe members already attend health clubs. He said Humanw wouldn't get the same "cost-benefi t as we do with the seniors ... dollars and centd has a lot to dowith it.
" Humana offera its commercial customers what many insurancr companies now are offering: high-toucn wellness programs, Miller said. These programs typically are comprised of services such as healthrisk assessments, biometric educational Web sites and incentives for gym membership and othed products. "Step one is to help engages the member into their own healtn more than inthe past," said Kahler of Lockton Cos. "We have founs that when an individual takes that time to sit down and understan that information then oftentimees theywill act.
" Kahle said insurance carrierws can participate financially in these programs by offeringg to provide these services at no cost to the employer "Part of our process of selecting who the best carriere is now is askingy 'What wellness resources do you have and how much is that goinbg to cost?'" he said. Kahle said that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City has made the most stridea inoffering on-site citing its A Healthier You initiative. The program began in 2005 with 10 employedr groups and has grown to almostt60 organizations.
Blue Cross brings a health fair to the workplaced totake participants' information, including body mass index, bloofd pressure, glucose and cholesterol. They also offer customize programs such as smoking cessatiomn andweight management. "We feel that a high-touch component makes a difference versuxhigh tech," said Sue Johnson, a spokeswomanm for Blue Cross of Kansas City. "Itr all comes down to education." Aetns joined the race by introducing a Healthy Livinbg credit card last year to complemen its traditionalwellness programs.
This rewards card offers threes redeemable points forevery $1 spent on health-related expenseds including doctor visits, sporting good purchases and fitness center membership "There is recognition that employers want employees to be said Rachelle Cunningham, a spokeswoman for "When people take better care of themselves it will impacyt the money spent on health Healthy advantage Employers offer the most commobn form of wellness incentives, said Rick Kahle, presidengt of the employee benefits division at Lockto n Cos. Inc.
• 75 percent to 90 percent of individuals will participate in wellness initiatives when employers offetr to pay for part ofan employee's healthb care premiums in exchange for adoptintg a healthier lifestyle, Kahle said. • Employersd got $3.48 back in reduced health care costsz for every dollar they spent onemployes wellness, according to a 2005 study by the Center for Preventiom and Health Services in Washington, D.C. • That same studuy found that employerssaved $5.821 in absenteeism costs for every dollar spent on employees wellness programs.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
FHP identifies hit-and-run victim - MiamiHerald.com
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FHP identifies hit-and-run victim MiamiHerald.com She had not been carrying identification, complicating the effort of authorities to identify her and notify relatives. FHP said in a news release on ... |
Friday, November 5, 2010
Ronan might punt on Oz - Herald Sun
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Hawaiian Telcom files reorganization plan - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The company, which filed for Chapte r 11 bankruptcyin December, said the steering committeee representing those who hold claims underf the company’s secured credit agreement supports the plan. “Thse filing of the plan and disclosure statement is an importang achievement in our restructuring saidEric K. Hawaiian Telcom’s president and CEO, in a statement. “Thw plan provides for a significantly deleveraged capital and the terms of the new debt give us greaterd financial flexibility to execute our busines plan and invest innew products, better positioninvg the company for future success.
” A hearing to consided approval of the disclosure statement has been tentativelh scheduled for July 23. The plan includes the conversion ofapproximately $590 million of the company’s seniofr secured credit facility and swap liabilities into the new equitt of the reorganized compant and a new $300 million senioe secured term loan maturing in five Holders of $350 million in seniorf notes will get warrants to buy 12.75 percent of the reorganizecd company’s new equity and subscription rights to buy new equity up to $50 million.
The company said it expectsx to emerge from Chapter 11with $30 million undrawbn revolving credit facility and at leasyt $45 million of cash on Hawaiian Telcom is owned by , a Washington, D.C.-basede private equity group. Carlylwe bought the assets of in May 2005for $1.6 and began operating independently with its own systemsa in April 2006. The plan and diclosurw statementare .
The company, which filed for Chapte r 11 bankruptcyin December, said the steering committeee representing those who hold claims underf the company’s secured credit agreement supports the plan. “Thse filing of the plan and disclosure statement is an importang achievement in our restructuring saidEric K. Hawaiian Telcom’s president and CEO, in a statement. “Thw plan provides for a significantly deleveraged capital and the terms of the new debt give us greaterd financial flexibility to execute our busines plan and invest innew products, better positioninvg the company for future success.
” A hearing to consided approval of the disclosure statement has been tentativelh scheduled for July 23. The plan includes the conversion ofapproximately $590 million of the company’s seniofr secured credit facility and swap liabilities into the new equitt of the reorganized compant and a new $300 million senioe secured term loan maturing in five Holders of $350 million in seniorf notes will get warrants to buy 12.75 percent of the reorganizecd company’s new equity and subscription rights to buy new equity up to $50 million.
The company said it expectsx to emerge from Chapter 11with $30 million undrawbn revolving credit facility and at leasyt $45 million of cash on Hawaiian Telcom is owned by , a Washington, D.C.-basede private equity group. Carlylwe bought the assets of in May 2005for $1.6 and began operating independently with its own systemsa in April 2006. The plan and diclosurw statementare .
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
AAA: Gas up about $1/gallon since Jan. 1 - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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According to the AAA New Mexicl WeekendGas Watch, this week’s state averagde is $2.59. The most expensive gas among the statess most populous cities can be found in Santa Fe at Albuquerque and Las Crucese are the least expensiveat $2.53. Nationally, gasolines is $2.59 a gallon, up 12 centxs in a week and about 45 cents in one Prices are still abouta $1.40 below where they were on this date one year ago.
“Too put the current prices into perspective, the average fill-upo for a car with a 14 gallohn tankis $36,” said AAA New Mexico spokesman Dan “Motorists are paying between $12 and $15 a gallonh more per tank than what were they just five monthsx ago, however, last summer that same tank of gas costs drivers nearly $56.” Analystse point to rising oil and wholesal gas prices as the reason for the In late April, a barrel of oil cost $51 and now costes about $69. Commodities investors are bumpingg up crude oil and wholesalw gasoline prices because surveysshow there’se increasing optimism about the economy.
And even whilr gasoline and oil suppliesremain abundant, some analystz believe supplies will tightehn once the economy picks up momentum. •Nationalo $2.59 •New Mexico $2.59 •Texas $2.45 •Albuquerque $2.53 •Las Cruces $2.53 •Santa Fe Area $2.58 •Flagstaff (Ariz.) $2.57 •Tucson $2.32 •Denver (Colo.) $2.45 •Durangp (Colo.) $2.65 •Las Vegas $2.58 •Amarillo (Tx.) $2.54 •El Paso (Tx.) $2.
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According to the AAA New Mexicl WeekendGas Watch, this week’s state averagde is $2.59. The most expensive gas among the statess most populous cities can be found in Santa Fe at Albuquerque and Las Crucese are the least expensiveat $2.53. Nationally, gasolines is $2.59 a gallon, up 12 centxs in a week and about 45 cents in one Prices are still abouta $1.40 below where they were on this date one year ago.
“Too put the current prices into perspective, the average fill-upo for a car with a 14 gallohn tankis $36,” said AAA New Mexico spokesman Dan “Motorists are paying between $12 and $15 a gallonh more per tank than what were they just five monthsx ago, however, last summer that same tank of gas costs drivers nearly $56.” Analystse point to rising oil and wholesal gas prices as the reason for the In late April, a barrel of oil cost $51 and now costes about $69. Commodities investors are bumpingg up crude oil and wholesalw gasoline prices because surveysshow there’se increasing optimism about the economy.
And even whilr gasoline and oil suppliesremain abundant, some analystz believe supplies will tightehn once the economy picks up momentum. •Nationalo $2.59 •New Mexico $2.59 •Texas $2.45 •Albuquerque $2.53 •Las Cruces $2.53 •Santa Fe Area $2.58 •Flagstaff (Ariz.) $2.57 •Tucson $2.32 •Denver (Colo.) $2.45 •Durangp (Colo.) $2.65 •Las Vegas $2.58 •Amarillo (Tx.) $2.54 •El Paso (Tx.) $2.
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