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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Will AT&T's pending purchase of T-Mobile benefit consumers? (12:10 pm) - Las Cruces Sun-News
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CNET | Will AT&T's pending purchase of T-Mobile benefit consumers? (12:10 pm) Las Cruces Sun-News AT&T announced earlier this year a plan to purchase T-Mobile for about $40 billion. Fuentes admits that while AT&T is trying to project into the future for what its customers need, the speed of technology is moving so fast, they are already playing ... Do you think the government should block AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile? Take our ... |
Friday, July 22, 2011
Solutia completes sale of nylon business - Houston Business Journal:
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The sale includes the unit’e management and employees, as well as all five of its manufacturing plantsin Alvin, Texas; Decatur, Ala.; S.C.; Pensacola, Fla.; and Foley, Ala. The nylonb business includes 2,000 of Solutia's 5,100 employees. All including 29 in St. Louis, becam e employees of the SK Capital affiliate. SK Capitall paid Solutia $50 million in cash for the nylon Solutia also received a 2 percent equity stak in the new company formed to hold the assets of the nylon business. In addition, Solutia will receive $4 millio in deferred cash payments to be paid inannual $1 millionn installments beginning in 2011.
SK Capital has secured replacementof $25 milliojn of letters of creditg associated with the nylon business, which has resultexd in increased availability for Solutia under its credit The affiliate of SK Capital will assume substantialluy all of the liabilities of the nylon including employee and pension liabilities relatingv to the active employees of the businesd and environmental liabilities, said Solutia, which plands to use the proceedws of the sale to pay down debt under its asset-baserd revolving credit facility. St. Louis-based Solutia Inc. SOA), led by Chairman, President and CEO Jeffry Quinn, develops specialty chemicals, fibers, fluidsa and other performance products.
The sale includes the unit’e management and employees, as well as all five of its manufacturing plantsin Alvin, Texas; Decatur, Ala.; S.C.; Pensacola, Fla.; and Foley, Ala. The nylonb business includes 2,000 of Solutia's 5,100 employees. All including 29 in St. Louis, becam e employees of the SK Capital affiliate. SK Capitall paid Solutia $50 million in cash for the nylon Solutia also received a 2 percent equity stak in the new company formed to hold the assets of the nylon business. In addition, Solutia will receive $4 millio in deferred cash payments to be paid inannual $1 millionn installments beginning in 2011.
SK Capital has secured replacementof $25 milliojn of letters of creditg associated with the nylon business, which has resultexd in increased availability for Solutia under its credit The affiliate of SK Capital will assume substantialluy all of the liabilities of the nylon including employee and pension liabilities relatingv to the active employees of the businesd and environmental liabilities, said Solutia, which plands to use the proceedws of the sale to pay down debt under its asset-baserd revolving credit facility. St. Louis-based Solutia Inc. SOA), led by Chairman, President and CEO Jeffry Quinn, develops specialty chemicals, fibers, fluidsa and other performance products.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Report: Ohio health premiums up 92 percent this decade - Business First of Columbus:
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The Status Quo Report includes state-by-state data on health-care cost and including the increasein premiums, as well as the percentage of stat residents without insurance and overall qualityg ratings. • Roughly 7.4 million Ohioanas get health insurance onthe job, where family premium average $12,689 a year, which is roughly the annual earningws of a full-time minimum wage job. • Household budgets are strainee byhigh costs: 20 percent of middle-income Ohio familied spend more than 10 perceng of their income on health care.
High costs block access to care: 12 percent of Ohioand report not visiting a doctor due tohigh • Ohio businesses and families shoulder a hidden healthb tax of roughly $1,000 a year on premiums as a resul of subsidizing the costs of the The report also includes information about the affordability of health care in the According to those findings, affordablse coverage is increasingly out of reach, researchers finding • 11 percent of peopled in Ohio are and 64 percent of them are in families with at leasy one full-time worker. • The percentage of Ohioans with employer coverage isdeclining – to 65 percengt in 2007 from 71 percent in 2000.
Much of the decline is among workers atsmalp businesses. While small companies make up 72 perceng ofOhio businesses, 47 percent of them offerefd health coverage benefits in 2006 down 5 percent sincs 2000. • Choice of health insurance is limited inthe , the largest medical insurer in Central Ohio, constitutes 41 percent of the healthy insurance market share in Ohio, with the top two insurancr providers accounting for 58 The report also looked at the overall healt of Ohioans, concluding choice is even more limited for people with pre-existing medical conditions. The report • 19 percent of childrenj in Ohioare obese.
• 21 percent of womenj over 50 inOhio haven't received a mammograj in the past two years. • 39 percent of men oldedr than 50 in the state have never had a coloncancer • 72 percent of adults over 65 in Ohio have receiver a flu vaccine in the past
The Status Quo Report includes state-by-state data on health-care cost and including the increasein premiums, as well as the percentage of stat residents without insurance and overall qualityg ratings. • Roughly 7.4 million Ohioanas get health insurance onthe job, where family premium average $12,689 a year, which is roughly the annual earningws of a full-time minimum wage job. • Household budgets are strainee byhigh costs: 20 percent of middle-income Ohio familied spend more than 10 perceng of their income on health care.
High costs block access to care: 12 percent of Ohioand report not visiting a doctor due tohigh • Ohio businesses and families shoulder a hidden healthb tax of roughly $1,000 a year on premiums as a resul of subsidizing the costs of the The report also includes information about the affordability of health care in the According to those findings, affordablse coverage is increasingly out of reach, researchers finding • 11 percent of peopled in Ohio are and 64 percent of them are in families with at leasy one full-time worker. • The percentage of Ohioans with employer coverage isdeclining – to 65 percengt in 2007 from 71 percent in 2000.
Much of the decline is among workers atsmalp businesses. While small companies make up 72 perceng ofOhio businesses, 47 percent of them offerefd health coverage benefits in 2006 down 5 percent sincs 2000. • Choice of health insurance is limited inthe , the largest medical insurer in Central Ohio, constitutes 41 percent of the healthy insurance market share in Ohio, with the top two insurancr providers accounting for 58 The report also looked at the overall healt of Ohioans, concluding choice is even more limited for people with pre-existing medical conditions. The report • 19 percent of childrenj in Ohioare obese.
• 21 percent of womenj over 50 inOhio haven't received a mammograj in the past two years. • 39 percent of men oldedr than 50 in the state have never had a coloncancer • 72 percent of adults over 65 in Ohio have receiver a flu vaccine in the past
Monday, July 18, 2011
Pfaff appointed to Wisconsin USDA post - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The Farm Service Agency works to increase economi c opportunity and improve the quality of life forrurall Americans. “Brad Pfaff has a solid understanding of the challenges and opportunitie s facing our rural communities and will help builc on theObama administration’s efforts to rebuild and revitalize rura l America,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Since 1997, Pfaffg has been a policy adviserto U.S. Representativd Ron Kind. He had previouslg worked on Sen. Herb Kohl’ state staff performing constituent outreach.
Pfaff now providesa guidance on agricultural and naturalresource issues, convenesa listening sessions with agricultural producers and commodity and has contributed to farm bill and dairu legislation. Some of the Farm Service Agency’z efforts include providing direct operating loans for farm seedand fertilizer, as well as rurapl housing loans to help rurakl people buy, build or rent
The Farm Service Agency works to increase economi c opportunity and improve the quality of life forrurall Americans. “Brad Pfaff has a solid understanding of the challenges and opportunitie s facing our rural communities and will help builc on theObama administration’s efforts to rebuild and revitalize rura l America,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Since 1997, Pfaffg has been a policy adviserto U.S. Representativd Ron Kind. He had previouslg worked on Sen. Herb Kohl’ state staff performing constituent outreach.
Pfaff now providesa guidance on agricultural and naturalresource issues, convenesa listening sessions with agricultural producers and commodity and has contributed to farm bill and dairu legislation. Some of the Farm Service Agency’z efforts include providing direct operating loans for farm seedand fertilizer, as well as rurapl housing loans to help rurakl people buy, build or rent
Friday, July 15, 2011
Honolulu City Councilman Duke Bainum dies - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Bainum was 56. He most recently represented Mano a in onthe council. A statementg read by Mallory Fujitani, a member of Bainum'ss staff, said Bainum "was feeling well at work and that there were no prior indicationsd of a health She said he suffered chest pains Tuesday nighgt and was taken to a hospitakemergency room, but could not be A medical doctor by training, Bainum was a Democrat who served in the state House of Representatives from 1990 to 1994 representingb Waikiki. After serving in the Bainum was a city council member from 1995to 2003. He was electecd to city council againin 2008.
He ran for mayort in 2004, but narrowly lost to Mufi Bainum left Hawaii aftethe election, returning to his family's small-town banking businessz and various other enterprises in Arkansas. Hannemann said he was shockedx to learnof Bainum's death. "I servex with him on the City Council and we vied forthe mayor'sz seat in 2004. Throughout it all, I knew him as a man with a heartfelty desire tohelp others," Hannemann said in a statement. Bainum is survived by his Jennifer, and two sons, Z and Kona. A speciall election will be held to fill his seat withinb60 days. It will be the second special election for the council inrecent months.
The council recently held a speciakl election following the death of council member Barbaras Marshallof Kailua. Ikaika Anderson won that election.
Bainum was 56. He most recently represented Mano a in onthe council. A statementg read by Mallory Fujitani, a member of Bainum'ss staff, said Bainum "was feeling well at work and that there were no prior indicationsd of a health She said he suffered chest pains Tuesday nighgt and was taken to a hospitakemergency room, but could not be A medical doctor by training, Bainum was a Democrat who served in the state House of Representatives from 1990 to 1994 representingb Waikiki. After serving in the Bainum was a city council member from 1995to 2003. He was electecd to city council againin 2008.
He ran for mayort in 2004, but narrowly lost to Mufi Bainum left Hawaii aftethe election, returning to his family's small-town banking businessz and various other enterprises in Arkansas. Hannemann said he was shockedx to learnof Bainum's death. "I servex with him on the City Council and we vied forthe mayor'sz seat in 2004. Throughout it all, I knew him as a man with a heartfelty desire tohelp others," Hannemann said in a statement. Bainum is survived by his Jennifer, and two sons, Z and Kona. A speciall election will be held to fill his seat withinb60 days. It will be the second special election for the council inrecent months.
The council recently held a speciakl election following the death of council member Barbaras Marshallof Kailua. Ikaika Anderson won that election.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Fine
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Opened in early 2008, the bistr was the brainchild of Mike who successfully launched and then soldthe Sportsman’z Fine Wine and Spirits concep t now owned by Bashas’. The restaurant closer May 30, Fine “It’s just been a struggle from the We opened at a really bad he said. While the restaurant had strong months durinyg thepast year, summe 2008 was tough and Fine saw summer approaching once again. “Wr seemed to be doingb all right,” he said. “But in mid-April, all of a suddehn things changed.” He approacherd his financial backers, and they made the decisioj to closethe restaurant.
“We just reallh had to make a business decision, not an emotionak one. It was all dollars and cents,” Fine said. Now, like many others acroses the Valley andthe nation, Fine is hitting the pavement. “Righr now, I am looking for a job. I’vd worked 80, 90, 100 hours a week for the past two he said.
Opened in early 2008, the bistr was the brainchild of Mike who successfully launched and then soldthe Sportsman’z Fine Wine and Spirits concep t now owned by Bashas’. The restaurant closer May 30, Fine “It’s just been a struggle from the We opened at a really bad he said. While the restaurant had strong months durinyg thepast year, summe 2008 was tough and Fine saw summer approaching once again. “Wr seemed to be doingb all right,” he said. “But in mid-April, all of a suddehn things changed.” He approacherd his financial backers, and they made the decisioj to closethe restaurant.
“We just reallh had to make a business decision, not an emotionak one. It was all dollars and cents,” Fine said. Now, like many others acroses the Valley andthe nation, Fine is hitting the pavement. “Righr now, I am looking for a job. I’vd worked 80, 90, 100 hours a week for the past two he said.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Collegiate appoints board members - Philadelphia Business Journal:
http://gordonforasheville.com/economic-sustainability.html
• Nelea Absher, vice presidenyt and associategeneral counsel, • Anne-Marie Brown, founder, Suzanne Oldham, founder, • Tuffg Wood, managing director, Morgajn Keegan & Co. • Cindy director of the • Bashar Masri, director and seniodr engineerof . Four trustees were reappointed tothe school’se board. They are: • Marine management consultant Barker Price, who will serve as board president forthe 2009-10 schoopl year; • Merrell Wall Grant, generap manager of the Monogram line for , and 1974 who will serve as vice president; Former Brown-Forman vice chairwoman and CFO Phoebse Wood, who will serve as and • Former managementt consultant Leslie Geoghegan, who will serve as Corrie Nichols, president of the Louisvillw Collegiate School Parents will serve as parent representative on the board.
Former Brown-Formahn president Bill Street, whose term on the boarc expired, was named a director emeritus.
• Nelea Absher, vice presidenyt and associategeneral counsel, • Anne-Marie Brown, founder, Suzanne Oldham, founder, • Tuffg Wood, managing director, Morgajn Keegan & Co. • Cindy director of the • Bashar Masri, director and seniodr engineerof . Four trustees were reappointed tothe school’se board. They are: • Marine management consultant Barker Price, who will serve as board president forthe 2009-10 schoopl year; • Merrell Wall Grant, generap manager of the Monogram line for , and 1974 who will serve as vice president; Former Brown-Forman vice chairwoman and CFO Phoebse Wood, who will serve as and • Former managementt consultant Leslie Geoghegan, who will serve as Corrie Nichols, president of the Louisvillw Collegiate School Parents will serve as parent representative on the board.
Former Brown-Formahn president Bill Street, whose term on the boarc expired, was named a director emeritus.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Look beyond the basics before making a commitment to buy - Portland Business Journal:
http://capitalrealestatewa.com/rising-rents-predicted---a-fair-better-reason-to-invest-in.html
“Preparation, preparation, preparation” is the key to striking a good he says. Enlist the help of trustec legal and financial advisers to carefully research the business, its health and its potential. “You can’t afford not to do due Coratolo said. “It doesn’t have to be high-priced legal It all depends on the scale ofthe business.” Herb Engert, Ernstt and Young’s strategic growth marketz leader for the mid-Atlantic region, recommendxs using a cross-functional team well versed in tax and humab resources matters. One key factor to look for is the qualitgyof earnings.
Are earnings and cash flow projections sustainable and based on a reasonablefinancial model? “It’s a reality check on the forecasyt and the assumptions built into it,” Engert said. Businesses often look less profitabler becauseof tax-minimizing accounting practices, said Scott executive director of the Small Business and Technologyg Development Center in Raleigh, N.C. Daugherty advises lookinyg at several years of tax returnzs as well asfinancial reports. Even the smallestg businesses often use QuickBooks or other accounting software with detailed income andexpense data.
If possible, spenx several weeks or months with the current ownef learningthe business, visiting customers and suppliers and going over the said Bo Fishback, vice president for entrepreneurship at the nonprofiyt Kauffman Foundation in Kansas Mo. “It’s a little like dating someoned before youmarry them,” he Coratolo at the U.S. Chamber said a prospective buyer also needs to understand why the owner is sellin gthe business. “There are alwaya two reasons — one he’lpl tell you and one he won’t,” he That means it’s important to check for any hidden liabilities.
Is anything lurking that could taintthe company’s brand such as a problem with a product or frauc by a principal? And, Coratolo says, make sure you know whethert the fundamentals of the business are strongt enough to support the “Are you entering into an industry that’a in transition?” Coratolo said. “How will technology eliminate yourcompetitive edge? You don’t want to buy into an old technology.” Such a “marketplacde audit” is critical in determiningh the potential for growth, said Karen president and chief executive at the Smalol Business and Entrepreneurship Council in Oakton, Va.
“The owners may want to sell when the busineswhas peaked,” she said. “Look at the Are they a threat? How can you differentiatwe yourself in theglobal marketplace? Can you survive the markey trends and any regulatory changes?? What’s the client customer base, and are they Daugherty says trade association often have detailed data that can help you measurse a company’s performance against industrty standards. And software similar to what banks use can rate the strengthu of a company base onfinancial documents. A buyer also needs to determine if he will have enough cash to run theacquiree business.
“The biggest thing that sinks most peoplew going into business isbeingg undercapitalized,” Coratolo said. “One littlw bump in the road and you’r e stuck.” It can be important to develop a closse relationship withthe seller. Fishback says some sellers will issue a note that deferzs some of the purchase payment over The seller, if retained after the purchase, can also ease the transitionm and mitigate some of the early risk. Revenue often drops under new ownership, especiallty if the previous owner was highly identifiabls as the face of the A 5 percent to 10 perceny loss in the customer base is Fishback said.
That loss can be reduced if the original owner stay fora while. Financing the purchase is especially challenging in the current economic environment. Banks remain reluctantr to extend credit. A lender also may discountt the value of assets beingf used to collateralizethe loan, reducing the size of a It’s also important to factor in how another year of a lagginh economy could impact the buyer’s ability to sustaib the business, he adds. That said, observers say buyingy a business may be less expensivre and risky than starting onefrom scratch. The businesws has established a track record that a smargt buyercan leverage.
“You just want to look at a businesa where the marketis durable, where there’s a need for the producg or service despite the economy, and see if you can differentiate Kerrigan said. “It’s a great time to buy a businesz that is strong andadd value.”
“Preparation, preparation, preparation” is the key to striking a good he says. Enlist the help of trustec legal and financial advisers to carefully research the business, its health and its potential. “You can’t afford not to do due Coratolo said. “It doesn’t have to be high-priced legal It all depends on the scale ofthe business.” Herb Engert, Ernstt and Young’s strategic growth marketz leader for the mid-Atlantic region, recommendxs using a cross-functional team well versed in tax and humab resources matters. One key factor to look for is the qualitgyof earnings.
Are earnings and cash flow projections sustainable and based on a reasonablefinancial model? “It’s a reality check on the forecasyt and the assumptions built into it,” Engert said. Businesses often look less profitabler becauseof tax-minimizing accounting practices, said Scott executive director of the Small Business and Technologyg Development Center in Raleigh, N.C. Daugherty advises lookinyg at several years of tax returnzs as well asfinancial reports. Even the smallestg businesses often use QuickBooks or other accounting software with detailed income andexpense data.
If possible, spenx several weeks or months with the current ownef learningthe business, visiting customers and suppliers and going over the said Bo Fishback, vice president for entrepreneurship at the nonprofiyt Kauffman Foundation in Kansas Mo. “It’s a little like dating someoned before youmarry them,” he Coratolo at the U.S. Chamber said a prospective buyer also needs to understand why the owner is sellin gthe business. “There are alwaya two reasons — one he’lpl tell you and one he won’t,” he That means it’s important to check for any hidden liabilities.
Is anything lurking that could taintthe company’s brand such as a problem with a product or frauc by a principal? And, Coratolo says, make sure you know whethert the fundamentals of the business are strongt enough to support the “Are you entering into an industry that’a in transition?” Coratolo said. “How will technology eliminate yourcompetitive edge? You don’t want to buy into an old technology.” Such a “marketplacde audit” is critical in determiningh the potential for growth, said Karen president and chief executive at the Smalol Business and Entrepreneurship Council in Oakton, Va.
“The owners may want to sell when the busineswhas peaked,” she said. “Look at the Are they a threat? How can you differentiatwe yourself in theglobal marketplace? Can you survive the markey trends and any regulatory changes?? What’s the client customer base, and are they Daugherty says trade association often have detailed data that can help you measurse a company’s performance against industrty standards. And software similar to what banks use can rate the strengthu of a company base onfinancial documents. A buyer also needs to determine if he will have enough cash to run theacquiree business.
“The biggest thing that sinks most peoplew going into business isbeingg undercapitalized,” Coratolo said. “One littlw bump in the road and you’r e stuck.” It can be important to develop a closse relationship withthe seller. Fishback says some sellers will issue a note that deferzs some of the purchase payment over The seller, if retained after the purchase, can also ease the transitionm and mitigate some of the early risk. Revenue often drops under new ownership, especiallty if the previous owner was highly identifiabls as the face of the A 5 percent to 10 perceny loss in the customer base is Fishback said.
That loss can be reduced if the original owner stay fora while. Financing the purchase is especially challenging in the current economic environment. Banks remain reluctantr to extend credit. A lender also may discountt the value of assets beingf used to collateralizethe loan, reducing the size of a It’s also important to factor in how another year of a lagginh economy could impact the buyer’s ability to sustaib the business, he adds. That said, observers say buyingy a business may be less expensivre and risky than starting onefrom scratch. The businesws has established a track record that a smargt buyercan leverage.
“You just want to look at a businesa where the marketis durable, where there’s a need for the producg or service despite the economy, and see if you can differentiate Kerrigan said. “It’s a great time to buy a businesz that is strong andadd value.”
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Foley Equipment CEO Konecny plays favorites when it comes to machines - Wichita Business Journal:
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“I think the 980 whee loader is myfavorite machine,” says the CEO of , a Caterpilla dealership serving much of Kansas. It’s a hot machine.” Thosre into large earth-moving machinery would instantl recognize the Caterpillar 980wheel loader. But not many woulds be quick to callit hot. Maybwe the large bucket in the front, which allows the operator to pick up large quantities and move them brings to mind those carefree day ofchildhoofd — where a Tonka and a sandboz was all one needed for hourss of entertainment. For the record, a Caterpillar 980 wheelp loader is far bigger thana Tonka.
“It’s mundanr to most people, but I really like that machine,” Konecny says. But can she operate one? “I’ve never been encouraged to quit myday job, but yes, I Konecny says. Then comesd her laughter as she remembers the day she climbed aboutt the massive machine and got behindxthe wheel. It was a demonstration day at Foley Equipmentg and she took a dare from one of her Little did she know there was a camera inthe vicinity. “I am a fairly competitive individual so despite my lack ofoperatinhg skills, I was giving it my all,” she says. “Thre machine was lurching around.
I have this picturse of me driving it and inthe background, therew is an employee slapping his leg, he was laughingt so hard. “I love the picture because I know I suck at operatingthe machinery, but it was Larry Hatteberg found his way to when he was a colleg student at . Working part time in the film lab, he figuredr it was the perfectsummer job. “It was going to be a summer job and it has ended up beinv anendless summer,” says who transferred to , got his degree in broadcastingy and became a trusted face in this city. In 45 years at KAKE TV, Larry Hatteberg has traveled Kansas to producd what has becomethe longest-running news seriesa in state history.
Over the “Hatteberg’s People,” has introduced viewers to thousands of everydayfolkes — Kansans with compelling stories. the Winfield native and Emmy Award-winning journalist, has selectee 30 such stories to feature on the inaugural editiom of the newDVD series, “Larry Hatteberg’s Kansas The DVD is available for purchase in Kansas video stores and gift storezs and online at The cost of the DVD is Pam McCutcheon, owner of Wichita’s , receivec national — worldwide, actually attention last week when the license platwe from one of her compan vehicles found its way onto the a Southerj California-based blog site called Organizing LA.
The Kansas platre — NOCLUTR — was pictured on the Web site with a complimentr tothe state’s “Homes on the Range” mantra. It also asked readers to voice an opinionon McCutcheon’s plates and personalized license plates in Of the dozen or so responses to the blog, one came from an apparentt former Wichitan: “I love it. Seeing interestingf license plates makes my morning commutmore enjoyable.
I currently clutter (er, live) in but grew up in Wichitza and my heart is still so this one makes meespecially
“I think the 980 whee loader is myfavorite machine,” says the CEO of , a Caterpilla dealership serving much of Kansas. It’s a hot machine.” Thosre into large earth-moving machinery would instantl recognize the Caterpillar 980wheel loader. But not many woulds be quick to callit hot. Maybwe the large bucket in the front, which allows the operator to pick up large quantities and move them brings to mind those carefree day ofchildhoofd — where a Tonka and a sandboz was all one needed for hourss of entertainment. For the record, a Caterpillar 980 wheelp loader is far bigger thana Tonka.
“It’s mundanr to most people, but I really like that machine,” Konecny says. But can she operate one? “I’ve never been encouraged to quit myday job, but yes, I Konecny says. Then comesd her laughter as she remembers the day she climbed aboutt the massive machine and got behindxthe wheel. It was a demonstration day at Foley Equipmentg and she took a dare from one of her Little did she know there was a camera inthe vicinity. “I am a fairly competitive individual so despite my lack ofoperatinhg skills, I was giving it my all,” she says. “Thre machine was lurching around.
I have this picturse of me driving it and inthe background, therew is an employee slapping his leg, he was laughingt so hard. “I love the picture because I know I suck at operatingthe machinery, but it was Larry Hatteberg found his way to when he was a colleg student at . Working part time in the film lab, he figuredr it was the perfectsummer job. “It was going to be a summer job and it has ended up beinv anendless summer,” says who transferred to , got his degree in broadcastingy and became a trusted face in this city. In 45 years at KAKE TV, Larry Hatteberg has traveled Kansas to producd what has becomethe longest-running news seriesa in state history.
Over the “Hatteberg’s People,” has introduced viewers to thousands of everydayfolkes — Kansans with compelling stories. the Winfield native and Emmy Award-winning journalist, has selectee 30 such stories to feature on the inaugural editiom of the newDVD series, “Larry Hatteberg’s Kansas The DVD is available for purchase in Kansas video stores and gift storezs and online at The cost of the DVD is Pam McCutcheon, owner of Wichita’s , receivec national — worldwide, actually attention last week when the license platwe from one of her compan vehicles found its way onto the a Southerj California-based blog site called Organizing LA.
The Kansas platre — NOCLUTR — was pictured on the Web site with a complimentr tothe state’s “Homes on the Range” mantra. It also asked readers to voice an opinionon McCutcheon’s plates and personalized license plates in Of the dozen or so responses to the blog, one came from an apparentt former Wichitan: “I love it. Seeing interestingf license plates makes my morning commutmore enjoyable.
I currently clutter (er, live) in but grew up in Wichitza and my heart is still so this one makes meespecially
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Report: MediaNews Group, Verve Wireless to partner on mobile news - Business First of Columbus:
http://steroid-union.com/cytomel.html
Encinitas, Calif.-based Verve is initiating partnerships with MediaNews as well as othetnewspaper companies: The Hearst Corp., a minority ownere of the Post and most otherr MediaNews newspapers, as well as Belo and Cox Newspapers, . Verve's business is building mobile sitesfor newspapers. Its CEO, Art Howe, is a 30-yeadr newspaper veteran who won a Pulitzer Prizer in 1986 as a reporter for the Philadelphias Inquirer for his articles on the InternaplRevenue Service. Verve already is working with the Associated Presss news service as well asMcClatchyu Co., New York Times Regional Group and Medisa General, Mediaweek said.
Another mobile-news company, Crispo Wireless, is working with Gannett Co. Inc., America's largesrt newspaper chain, as well as the Washingtonh Post. The Denver Post currently offers a that features a list ofrecengt headlines. But newspapers nationwide are lookingb for ways to generatw more revenue from their mobile news feedxs through such means as targetedlocal advertising. Mediaweekj quoted a forecast from the Kelsey Group that localk mobile ad revenue willtop $3.1 billionn by 2013, up from $160 million in 2008. The New York Timesx Co.
has said recently it may start charging readerxs for news delivered tomobile devices, Mediaweek Last month, MediaNews executives said they and will develop ways to chargre readers for some of its web "We cannot continue to give all of our content away for MediaNews CEO William Dean Singleton and Presiden Joseph "Jody" Lodovic .
Encinitas, Calif.-based Verve is initiating partnerships with MediaNews as well as othetnewspaper companies: The Hearst Corp., a minority ownere of the Post and most otherr MediaNews newspapers, as well as Belo and Cox Newspapers, . Verve's business is building mobile sitesfor newspapers. Its CEO, Art Howe, is a 30-yeadr newspaper veteran who won a Pulitzer Prizer in 1986 as a reporter for the Philadelphias Inquirer for his articles on the InternaplRevenue Service. Verve already is working with the Associated Presss news service as well asMcClatchyu Co., New York Times Regional Group and Medisa General, Mediaweek said.
Another mobile-news company, Crispo Wireless, is working with Gannett Co. Inc., America's largesrt newspaper chain, as well as the Washingtonh Post. The Denver Post currently offers a that features a list ofrecengt headlines. But newspapers nationwide are lookingb for ways to generatw more revenue from their mobile news feedxs through such means as targetedlocal advertising. Mediaweekj quoted a forecast from the Kelsey Group that localk mobile ad revenue willtop $3.1 billionn by 2013, up from $160 million in 2008. The New York Timesx Co.
has said recently it may start charging readerxs for news delivered tomobile devices, Mediaweek Last month, MediaNews executives said they and will develop ways to chargre readers for some of its web "We cannot continue to give all of our content away for MediaNews CEO William Dean Singleton and Presiden Joseph "Jody" Lodovic .
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