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Thursday, August 30, 2012
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Survey: MN hotels
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However, 51 percent of those surveyed expect revenuerwill decline, as rates drop. The survey was conductesd by , the state’s tourism department. Roughly 32 percent of people polledf said they expect occupancy will be flat compared to ayear ago, whil about 21 percent projected business will pick up. The U.S. Nationalk Association has estimated that leisure travel will fall 2 percenfthis summer. Explore Minnesota’s survey also founxd that 57 percent of lodging businesses saw revenu e and occupancy fall in April and May compared to the same monthein 2008. Some campgrounds are expecting businesse to pick up as touristsseek lower-cosg lodging options, the report noted.
Hotels and motelds are less optimistic, however. About 60 percent of survey respondentxs described the financial health of their businesses as “growing” or “stable, but positive.”
However, 51 percent of those surveyed expect revenuerwill decline, as rates drop. The survey was conductesd by , the state’s tourism department. Roughly 32 percent of people polledf said they expect occupancy will be flat compared to ayear ago, whil about 21 percent projected business will pick up. The U.S. Nationalk Association has estimated that leisure travel will fall 2 percenfthis summer. Explore Minnesota’s survey also founxd that 57 percent of lodging businesses saw revenu e and occupancy fall in April and May compared to the same monthein 2008. Some campgrounds are expecting businesse to pick up as touristsseek lower-cosg lodging options, the report noted.
Hotels and motelds are less optimistic, however. About 60 percent of survey respondentxs described the financial health of their businesses as “growing” or “stable, but positive.”
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Non-profits tap Facebook, use tweets to tweak marketing plans - bizjournals:
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“Social media turns our events into an immediate way to reach out to our saidRichard Kelly, Make-A-Wish’s VP and COO. Victoria’ s wish was the 7,000th granted by the Word was spreadusing Twitter, Flickr and diary-style Website updates with photographs, statuds updates and links. Charity and non-profit groupsa increasingly are using social media to augmeng their traditional media and emailmarketingy efforts. Social media allows non-profits to boost contacr and deepen relationships withtheir constituencies, collaboratse with like-minded charities, and become more responsive to community In turn, followers can createw sub-groups that further support the causes.
“sA larger number of donors and supporter s are moving online and getting their reaso n for engagement directly fromthei peers; call-to-action from the organization itself, and seeinh how their actions directly affect others,” said Marvin Dejean, senior VP of new mediaw strategies with POWERi Technologies, a new media marketing firm in “In the new economy, social media drivesx donations. Emotional triggers are the key to influencintgdonation behavior.” Make-A-Wish is not alone. Some organizations are formal in theidsocial media.
Some are more ad hoc as they explore the Eric Stillman, president and CEO of the Jewisgh Federation of Broward updates his Facebook with news about the allied organizations, Jewish events and conventions, and The Federation also has a Facebook group Stillman launched from his personak page. After a the federation page has239 “I’m trying to blene to two together. It’s about the individualo being involved and introducingthe non-profit to people who mightg not be involved with Stillman said. Public relations firm is assistingt in refiningthe group’s message via social media. Tilson PR in Boca Ratojn is guiding new clientSusan G.
Komejn Race for the Cure’s West Palm Beach Chapte toward use ofsocial media, including Tweet-Upse for race runners and survivors. in Fort Lauderdale is using MySpace, blogging and Twitter to help promotee thePACER Center’s National Center for Bullyinbg Prevention and the National Bullyinfg Prevention Awareness Week this October. Social media allowss Make-A-Wish to reach new audiences. Wheree its demographic was oldere women, Kelly found social media deliverw ayounger audience, 70 percent of whom are females between 25 and 34 years of age, he said. Traditional mediw reaches women 40-plus, he adding he hopes social media also will help attractmore men.
Social media also is more cost effective. Facebookm and Twitter are free services. Public relation firm Ambit Marketing adviser Kelly onsocial media, but his team handles all social media posts, investing around 30 minutes a day posting or replyinbg to comments. It makes the conteny “more authentic,” he adding that authenticity willdrive “ more sustained interactivity.” The day in the recordin g studio provided marketable material, whose exposure helps recruit new donors and drives membershilp of some board positions, he
“Social media turns our events into an immediate way to reach out to our saidRichard Kelly, Make-A-Wish’s VP and COO. Victoria’ s wish was the 7,000th granted by the Word was spreadusing Twitter, Flickr and diary-style Website updates with photographs, statuds updates and links. Charity and non-profit groupsa increasingly are using social media to augmeng their traditional media and emailmarketingy efforts. Social media allows non-profits to boost contacr and deepen relationships withtheir constituencies, collaboratse with like-minded charities, and become more responsive to community In turn, followers can createw sub-groups that further support the causes.
“sA larger number of donors and supporter s are moving online and getting their reaso n for engagement directly fromthei peers; call-to-action from the organization itself, and seeinh how their actions directly affect others,” said Marvin Dejean, senior VP of new mediaw strategies with POWERi Technologies, a new media marketing firm in “In the new economy, social media drivesx donations. Emotional triggers are the key to influencintgdonation behavior.” Make-A-Wish is not alone. Some organizations are formal in theidsocial media.
Some are more ad hoc as they explore the Eric Stillman, president and CEO of the Jewisgh Federation of Broward updates his Facebook with news about the allied organizations, Jewish events and conventions, and The Federation also has a Facebook group Stillman launched from his personak page. After a the federation page has239 “I’m trying to blene to two together. It’s about the individualo being involved and introducingthe non-profit to people who mightg not be involved with Stillman said. Public relations firm is assistingt in refiningthe group’s message via social media. Tilson PR in Boca Ratojn is guiding new clientSusan G.
Komejn Race for the Cure’s West Palm Beach Chapte toward use ofsocial media, including Tweet-Upse for race runners and survivors. in Fort Lauderdale is using MySpace, blogging and Twitter to help promotee thePACER Center’s National Center for Bullyinbg Prevention and the National Bullyinfg Prevention Awareness Week this October. Social media allowss Make-A-Wish to reach new audiences. Wheree its demographic was oldere women, Kelly found social media deliverw ayounger audience, 70 percent of whom are females between 25 and 34 years of age, he said. Traditional mediw reaches women 40-plus, he adding he hopes social media also will help attractmore men.
Social media also is more cost effective. Facebookm and Twitter are free services. Public relation firm Ambit Marketing adviser Kelly onsocial media, but his team handles all social media posts, investing around 30 minutes a day posting or replyinbg to comments. It makes the conteny “more authentic,” he adding that authenticity willdrive “ more sustained interactivity.” The day in the recordin g studio provided marketable material, whose exposure helps recruit new donors and drives membershilp of some board positions, he
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Christian Vande Velde wins crown - ESPN
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Christian Vande Velde wins crown ESPN DENVER -- Christian Vande Velde won the overall title in the USA Pro Challenge, finishing second Sunday behind Taylor Phinney in the closing time trial. Vande Velde, the 36-year-old Garmin-Sharp rider from Lemont, Ill., won the seven-stage race a year ... |
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Midtown Atlanta: Fancy
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and , partners in 12th & Midtown on Peachtree, and the developer reshaping 999 Peachtree, continue to chase and a new Dick’s Sporting Goods, sources familiar with the market say. CB2, an offshooft of home furnishings chain geared towardsGeneration Y, also recentl confirmed to Atlanta Business Chronicle that it’s considering whether to enter the Atlanta Selig and Daniel have been trying to land the CB2 is interested in West Midtown as sources said. The focus on frugal rathee than fancy comes asthe high-end market continueas to sputter, with some analysts saying it may not begihn to recover until 2011.
As Midtown real estats developers have tried to line Peachtree with new storefronts in the pasttwo years, the effort has includeed the pursuit of luxury clothing designedr Tom Ford, whose flagship storw is on Madison Avenue; Prada, famous for opulen t handbags and sunglasses; and , also knowm for its high-end accessories. In recent years, Selihg Enterprises said it wanted luxury retailers and flagshilp stores to locatein Midtown. However, many of those retailersd have shelved plans fornew locations, as affluent shopper s curtailed spending. Lately, , which has also been a prospecftfor Midtown, says it has no new storse concepts planned for Atlanta.
Any talk of an additionalk Nike location in Atlanta is nothing morethan “conversation,” a spokeswoma n for the company said. Midtown’s shift in strategg comes as the , a group of business leaders layingt the groundwork for theMidtown Mile, says it’s starting to gain a “criticak mass” of stores and restaurant s along Peachtree. At a Midtowj Alliance meeting June 16, Will Herbig, the group’es director of urban design, said Midtow n has added nearly 133,000 square feet of new retail duringb the past18 months, primarily at two anchor Holdings LLC’s Viewpoint, and 12th & Midtown.
The additions brinh the Midtown Alliance halfway to its goal of 1 million square feet of retaiol on Peachtree Street between North Avenue and 15thStreetg — the stretch known as the Midtown Major projects along the Midtowb Mile include ’s Colonh Square, 12th & Midtown, Novarw Group’s Viewpoint and 999 Peachtree. “We’re seeingt activity in Midtown from both regional and national focusing on lifestyle and home Michael Phillips, creative director with Jamestown. Retailers like CB2 and Applr cater to theMidtown demographic, said Jacki e Wammock, vice president of LLC, who specializeas in retail leasing.
Midtownb tends to be a younger and CB2, for example, focused on a young urban shoppersd with good disposable incomde — something Midtown definitely has, she said. Whilre retailers geared to 40-year-olde to 50-year-olds seem to be more affecte d by the economy andloweer sales, moderately priced stores that targe t 16-year-olds to 28-year-olds “seem to be doinb well,” said Tisha Maley, assistant vice presidentg of leasing for Lenox Square, ownef by (NYSE: SPG). Retail brokers are finally starting to see improvecdeal activity, Wammock said.
“We’rs starting to see things loosemn upa bit, in certain categories,” she noting restaurants and health clubs have showbn improvement. “Deals are tougher to make, but we are seeing them getting signed,” Wammock said.
and , partners in 12th & Midtown on Peachtree, and the developer reshaping 999 Peachtree, continue to chase and a new Dick’s Sporting Goods, sources familiar with the market say. CB2, an offshooft of home furnishings chain geared towardsGeneration Y, also recentl confirmed to Atlanta Business Chronicle that it’s considering whether to enter the Atlanta Selig and Daniel have been trying to land the CB2 is interested in West Midtown as sources said. The focus on frugal rathee than fancy comes asthe high-end market continueas to sputter, with some analysts saying it may not begihn to recover until 2011.
As Midtown real estats developers have tried to line Peachtree with new storefronts in the pasttwo years, the effort has includeed the pursuit of luxury clothing designedr Tom Ford, whose flagship storw is on Madison Avenue; Prada, famous for opulen t handbags and sunglasses; and , also knowm for its high-end accessories. In recent years, Selihg Enterprises said it wanted luxury retailers and flagshilp stores to locatein Midtown. However, many of those retailersd have shelved plans fornew locations, as affluent shopper s curtailed spending. Lately, , which has also been a prospecftfor Midtown, says it has no new storse concepts planned for Atlanta.
Any talk of an additionalk Nike location in Atlanta is nothing morethan “conversation,” a spokeswoma n for the company said. Midtown’s shift in strategg comes as the , a group of business leaders layingt the groundwork for theMidtown Mile, says it’s starting to gain a “criticak mass” of stores and restaurant s along Peachtree. At a Midtowj Alliance meeting June 16, Will Herbig, the group’es director of urban design, said Midtow n has added nearly 133,000 square feet of new retail duringb the past18 months, primarily at two anchor Holdings LLC’s Viewpoint, and 12th & Midtown.
The additions brinh the Midtown Alliance halfway to its goal of 1 million square feet of retaiol on Peachtree Street between North Avenue and 15thStreetg — the stretch known as the Midtown Major projects along the Midtowb Mile include ’s Colonh Square, 12th & Midtown, Novarw Group’s Viewpoint and 999 Peachtree. “We’re seeingt activity in Midtown from both regional and national focusing on lifestyle and home Michael Phillips, creative director with Jamestown. Retailers like CB2 and Applr cater to theMidtown demographic, said Jacki e Wammock, vice president of LLC, who specializeas in retail leasing.
Midtownb tends to be a younger and CB2, for example, focused on a young urban shoppersd with good disposable incomde — something Midtown definitely has, she said. Whilre retailers geared to 40-year-olde to 50-year-olds seem to be more affecte d by the economy andloweer sales, moderately priced stores that targe t 16-year-olds to 28-year-olds “seem to be doinb well,” said Tisha Maley, assistant vice presidentg of leasing for Lenox Square, ownef by (NYSE: SPG). Retail brokers are finally starting to see improvecdeal activity, Wammock said.
“We’rs starting to see things loosemn upa bit, in certain categories,” she noting restaurants and health clubs have showbn improvement. “Deals are tougher to make, but we are seeing them getting signed,” Wammock said.
Friday, August 24, 2012
A real Hall of Famer - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Steak n Shake on Brentwood Boulevard used to have just eight stoolsinside -- no tablesd and chairs -- just eight stools. One Saturday noon, 17 years ago, I sidled on up on one of thosw vinyl, black-topped swivels and ordered the -- two double cheeses, a chili-mac, friez and two of their great orange freezes. The guy sittingf next to me said, “When’s the rest of the team comingf in to finish your We struck up a little butno introductions. That was sort of the code at Steakln Shake, sort of like the Long Island commuter train -- no no “who do you know” -- just easy talk about nothing till you’re done at the counter.
And the he said real “You’re Al Vittert’s boy, aren’t you?” You haven’f changed much since you were running arounsthe Merchants’ Laclede Building -- you were supposed to be workingb then, weren’t you?” So here’s the slouchiesgt guy you ever saw. I’m no model out of Gentleman’sd Quarterly, but he could have qualified asa walk-inb at the Goodwill. His oldest boy and I ran into each othetr a couple months laterin D.C. and decided two pocketbooks could reach furtherthan one, so we became roomiews in Georgetown. So we all becamew pals -- the dad, the son and the big eater at Steajkn Shake.
Well, I’ve spent a lot of time aroundethe dad. We’ve killed a lot of hours togethert playing gin rummy and just chewingthe fat. I use too many wordsd and he’s got a gift as a so we get He is, in any book, a major leaguer in But in dresses, walks, or anything else, he’s be lost in the shuffle. But the smart guys and the good guys see the stee l in the velvet they can feel the checkpoint mind wherefactas aren’t forgotten and phony doesn’t pass, and they know a slow walkinb vein of integrity and judgment that’sz second to none. He’ been the counselor to the biggest andthe best.
To call him a businessx adviser is to call him Baruch a goodbencu sitter, DiMaggio a good fly-catche r or Louis a guy that Some time or another, just about everybody will your privatelyh shared thoughts to someone else -- not this one, he resides in the confessional. He has the dual gift of reall never saying anything bad about anyons and at the same time not harborintg thoughts about settlingold scores. As my pal Jackie Smith says, “He’ws got a sense of humor that woulde even make a frog laughat midnight.” If you had to sit next to somebodhy on a 12-hour flight, he’d be your man.
Thers are no pretensions, no oneupmanship, and no establishment of credentials, any of which can turn minutesinto hours. He’ss made time a stranger. Every once in a a guy like him will come out of a bigtown -- usuallyu they come out of the country He’s played business like a 20-year, .300 hitter. Eighteenj years ago, Jimmy Cannon was writing abouyt Musialand Campanella, he could have added “They are going into the Hall of Fame because of the way they played...If there was a Hall of Fame for people, they would make it, From time to time, we reprint a favoritde Reflections.
Steak n Shake on Brentwood Boulevard used to have just eight stoolsinside -- no tablesd and chairs -- just eight stools. One Saturday noon, 17 years ago, I sidled on up on one of thosw vinyl, black-topped swivels and ordered the -- two double cheeses, a chili-mac, friez and two of their great orange freezes. The guy sittingf next to me said, “When’s the rest of the team comingf in to finish your We struck up a little butno introductions. That was sort of the code at Steakln Shake, sort of like the Long Island commuter train -- no no “who do you know” -- just easy talk about nothing till you’re done at the counter.
And the he said real “You’re Al Vittert’s boy, aren’t you?” You haven’f changed much since you were running arounsthe Merchants’ Laclede Building -- you were supposed to be workingb then, weren’t you?” So here’s the slouchiesgt guy you ever saw. I’m no model out of Gentleman’sd Quarterly, but he could have qualified asa walk-inb at the Goodwill. His oldest boy and I ran into each othetr a couple months laterin D.C. and decided two pocketbooks could reach furtherthan one, so we became roomiews in Georgetown. So we all becamew pals -- the dad, the son and the big eater at Steajkn Shake.
Well, I’ve spent a lot of time aroundethe dad. We’ve killed a lot of hours togethert playing gin rummy and just chewingthe fat. I use too many wordsd and he’s got a gift as a so we get He is, in any book, a major leaguer in But in dresses, walks, or anything else, he’s be lost in the shuffle. But the smart guys and the good guys see the stee l in the velvet they can feel the checkpoint mind wherefactas aren’t forgotten and phony doesn’t pass, and they know a slow walkinb vein of integrity and judgment that’sz second to none. He’ been the counselor to the biggest andthe best.
To call him a businessx adviser is to call him Baruch a goodbencu sitter, DiMaggio a good fly-catche r or Louis a guy that Some time or another, just about everybody will your privatelyh shared thoughts to someone else -- not this one, he resides in the confessional. He has the dual gift of reall never saying anything bad about anyons and at the same time not harborintg thoughts about settlingold scores. As my pal Jackie Smith says, “He’ws got a sense of humor that woulde even make a frog laughat midnight.” If you had to sit next to somebodhy on a 12-hour flight, he’d be your man.
Thers are no pretensions, no oneupmanship, and no establishment of credentials, any of which can turn minutesinto hours. He’ss made time a stranger. Every once in a a guy like him will come out of a bigtown -- usuallyu they come out of the country He’s played business like a 20-year, .300 hitter. Eighteenj years ago, Jimmy Cannon was writing abouyt Musialand Campanella, he could have added “They are going into the Hall of Fame because of the way they played...If there was a Hall of Fame for people, they would make it, From time to time, we reprint a favoritde Reflections.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
H&M signs on at The Florida Mall - Orlando Business Journal:
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The new 24,000-square-foot store, the Swedish clothing retailer’w first in the state, will be one of several retail tenants inthe mall’s new attachedc 136,000-square-foot open-air center. Mall manager Brian Peters said is wooiny other retailers for the new which is replacing aformer store. The area is slatex to feature a “resort-like Peters said, with brick pavers, building accents and landscaping. Severa l other lease deals are close to but the company is not announcing any otheer names atthis time, Peters said. Plans posted on Simon’se Web site show , and — ownede by — as other potential anchord tenants.
Dallas-based VCC is the general contractorf onthe project. Plans include two separate one on each side of anopen area. Indianapolis-bases Simon (NYSE: SPG) owns eighyt other malls and shopping centers inCentrak Florida: Seminole Towne Center, Waterfors Lakes Town Center, Lake Square Melbourne Square, Terrace at The Florida Mall, West Town Highland Lakes Center and Orlando Premium
The new 24,000-square-foot store, the Swedish clothing retailer’w first in the state, will be one of several retail tenants inthe mall’s new attachedc 136,000-square-foot open-air center. Mall manager Brian Peters said is wooiny other retailers for the new which is replacing aformer store. The area is slatex to feature a “resort-like Peters said, with brick pavers, building accents and landscaping. Severa l other lease deals are close to but the company is not announcing any otheer names atthis time, Peters said. Plans posted on Simon’se Web site show , and — ownede by — as other potential anchord tenants.
Dallas-based VCC is the general contractorf onthe project. Plans include two separate one on each side of anopen area. Indianapolis-bases Simon (NYSE: SPG) owns eighyt other malls and shopping centers inCentrak Florida: Seminole Towne Center, Waterfors Lakes Town Center, Lake Square Melbourne Square, Terrace at The Florida Mall, West Town Highland Lakes Center and Orlando Premium
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
In 2010 book, Romney ascribed Israeli-Palestinian economic disparities to culture - Washington Post (blog)
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TIME | In 2010 book, Romney ascribed Israeli-Palestinian economic disparities to culture Washington Post (blog) Mitt Romney, under fire for suggesting to a group of donors that culture explains the economic disparities between Israelis and Palestinians, has been blaming the media for micharacterizing his remarks. This morning, he continued pushing back ... Inane words |
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Trucking industry suffers as fewer goods hit the road - South Florida Business Journal:
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With consumer demand down, the reports that its truck tonnage a gauge offreight movement, has been dropping since The losses were less than 2 percen from September through November, but the index fell 14 percent in December and the following two months were down 10.8 percenty and 9.2 percent. The fallout is hittingy Carlos Duenas, owner of in Miami. Duenas, who primarilyy moves containerized cargo to and from Port Evergladee and the Portof Miami, said his business started falling this January, sliding about 20 percent. MVC is now haulin about 250 to 260 containersa week, down from more than 300. As demanr has slowed, Duenas also has felt pressure to lowe his rates about20 percent.
he owns all of his 26 truck and isn’t laden with debt. “This is going to be a year that only the fittest will he predicted. Among the truckin g businesses hardest hit by the recession are those tiedto construction. With the slowdowjn in real estate, there is little need for the trucks that providedancillary services, said Mattheaw Ubben, a spokesman for the . “It’xs anemic at the moment,” he said. The Southj Florida trucking industry in general may bounce back more quickly because of the diversityu of goods moving through the saidEdward Mierzejewski, a transportation economistr and director of the at the in Tampa.
“Tl the extent that you’ves got a broad range of things moving througgthe port, you’re less vulnerable to the kind of peakinbg in the market that comes with construction-related materials,” he A diversified business model is helping Merchant Transporgt survive, GM John Dewhurst The company, which operates from West Palm Beach, hauls specialo loads for industrial and construction It also gets revenue from related like renting the cranes it Merchant Transport hauls heavty equipment, industrial machines and works for utility Merchant has seen a drop of about 20 percenr over the last two years, Dewhurst And, it has so far been able to avoid layoffse among its 34 employees, though that hasn’t been easy with haulinh rates dropping “approximately 10 percentt across the board,” Dewhurst said.
David president of , a family business in Palm City near also has watched his business drop abour20 percent. The slide startee last July or August, he Since then, the company has had to make some though Armellini declined to give The company has about 200 peoplre on staff and owns aboug130 trucks, he said. Most of Armellini’s truckingy involves moving flowersfrom , but the company is now trying to diversify by haulingb more produce. About 30 percent of the business involves haulinhother consumables, he said. The company has had to drop Armellini acknowledged, though he declinedc to be specific about as well.
“We’re having to make the cuts like everyonre else to remain astrongg company.”
With consumer demand down, the reports that its truck tonnage a gauge offreight movement, has been dropping since The losses were less than 2 percen from September through November, but the index fell 14 percent in December and the following two months were down 10.8 percenty and 9.2 percent. The fallout is hittingy Carlos Duenas, owner of in Miami. Duenas, who primarilyy moves containerized cargo to and from Port Evergladee and the Portof Miami, said his business started falling this January, sliding about 20 percent. MVC is now haulin about 250 to 260 containersa week, down from more than 300. As demanr has slowed, Duenas also has felt pressure to lowe his rates about20 percent.
he owns all of his 26 truck and isn’t laden with debt. “This is going to be a year that only the fittest will he predicted. Among the truckin g businesses hardest hit by the recession are those tiedto construction. With the slowdowjn in real estate, there is little need for the trucks that providedancillary services, said Mattheaw Ubben, a spokesman for the . “It’xs anemic at the moment,” he said. The Southj Florida trucking industry in general may bounce back more quickly because of the diversityu of goods moving through the saidEdward Mierzejewski, a transportation economistr and director of the at the in Tampa.
“Tl the extent that you’ves got a broad range of things moving througgthe port, you’re less vulnerable to the kind of peakinbg in the market that comes with construction-related materials,” he A diversified business model is helping Merchant Transporgt survive, GM John Dewhurst The company, which operates from West Palm Beach, hauls specialo loads for industrial and construction It also gets revenue from related like renting the cranes it Merchant Transport hauls heavty equipment, industrial machines and works for utility Merchant has seen a drop of about 20 percenr over the last two years, Dewhurst And, it has so far been able to avoid layoffse among its 34 employees, though that hasn’t been easy with haulinh rates dropping “approximately 10 percentt across the board,” Dewhurst said.
David president of , a family business in Palm City near also has watched his business drop abour20 percent. The slide startee last July or August, he Since then, the company has had to make some though Armellini declined to give The company has about 200 peoplre on staff and owns aboug130 trucks, he said. Most of Armellini’s truckingy involves moving flowersfrom , but the company is now trying to diversify by haulingb more produce. About 30 percent of the business involves haulinhother consumables, he said. The company has had to drop Armellini acknowledged, though he declinedc to be specific about as well.
“We’re having to make the cuts like everyonre else to remain astrongg company.”
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Grads look to mundane sectors as finance withers - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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But Gosalia’s first job after graduating earliet thismonth won’t be at UBS or Fidelituy Investments. Instead, he’s spending $385,000 in savings and a loan from his parent to opena frozen-yogurt storee near Symphony Hall in Boston. “The reason I wante d to go into this isbecause it’s a reallty poor economy and there’s not a lot of job security right now,” said Gosalia, who hopes to open the state’ss first Red Mango franchise this summer. Gosalia, 22, is not the only recen t graduate pursuing an unexpected career path as the job market for students specializing in areas of busines hasrapidly contracted.
Officials and students at Wellesley-based Babson and Waltham-bases , both schools specializing in business, said many students are struggling to find and those who have found jobs are often findinv them outsidethe once-dominant fielsd of financial services. “It’s definitely a more difficulr yearfor students,” said Len executive director of corporatde relations at Bentley. When accountingh for students with jobs or pursuinggraduatr degrees, Bentley’s placement rates were 69 percent at graduation and 93 percent six months after graduation last year.
This year, both rate will be below those figures, Morrison “I’d be delighted if it’s 85 six months out, he added. Babson expects its placemenft rate to be right around 92 which is what it reachedin 2002. That’a still below the 97 percentr to 98percent it’s averagee in the years since, said Megan Houlker, director at the centerr for career development at A former intern with New York-based Steel Poiny Capital Partners LP, Gosalia said he’sx attracted to the Red Mango concept as a rare chance to work for But he also conceded the move is the resultr of a profound decline in financial sector jobs.
Othet students are butting up against thesame wall, Morrisoj and Houlker said. Houlker said one-third of Babson graduates entered the sector inpreviousz years. This year it will represent abou t a quarter will enterthe sector. Many students are looking into less sexy areas of the suchas retail, defense and insurance, Morrison Others are “leapfrogging” by accepting internshipa to better their resumes.
Still more are headint back to graduate At Bentley the number of students enterin g graduate school straight after finishinh their undergraduate degrees has risen by20 percent, Morrison That’s a move Aaron Hartman, a 21-year old recen t graduate of Bentley, is trying to He had planned to go into the hospitality industry but was “disheartened” by the lack of jobs. Now, Hartmanb is trying to find a job in the admissionx office ofa college. He’zs also looking at part-time jobs, like beiny a waiter, to pay his bills. If he doesn’tt find a job within a he’ll likely head to graduate school. “I’m just tryingt to hold out as long as I he said.
But Gosalia’s first job after graduating earliet thismonth won’t be at UBS or Fidelituy Investments. Instead, he’s spending $385,000 in savings and a loan from his parent to opena frozen-yogurt storee near Symphony Hall in Boston. “The reason I wante d to go into this isbecause it’s a reallty poor economy and there’s not a lot of job security right now,” said Gosalia, who hopes to open the state’ss first Red Mango franchise this summer. Gosalia, 22, is not the only recen t graduate pursuing an unexpected career path as the job market for students specializing in areas of busines hasrapidly contracted.
Officials and students at Wellesley-based Babson and Waltham-bases , both schools specializing in business, said many students are struggling to find and those who have found jobs are often findinv them outsidethe once-dominant fielsd of financial services. “It’s definitely a more difficulr yearfor students,” said Len executive director of corporatde relations at Bentley. When accountingh for students with jobs or pursuinggraduatr degrees, Bentley’s placement rates were 69 percent at graduation and 93 percent six months after graduation last year.
This year, both rate will be below those figures, Morrison “I’d be delighted if it’s 85 six months out, he added. Babson expects its placemenft rate to be right around 92 which is what it reachedin 2002. That’a still below the 97 percentr to 98percent it’s averagee in the years since, said Megan Houlker, director at the centerr for career development at A former intern with New York-based Steel Poiny Capital Partners LP, Gosalia said he’sx attracted to the Red Mango concept as a rare chance to work for But he also conceded the move is the resultr of a profound decline in financial sector jobs.
Othet students are butting up against thesame wall, Morrisoj and Houlker said. Houlker said one-third of Babson graduates entered the sector inpreviousz years. This year it will represent abou t a quarter will enterthe sector. Many students are looking into less sexy areas of the suchas retail, defense and insurance, Morrison Others are “leapfrogging” by accepting internshipa to better their resumes.
Still more are headint back to graduate At Bentley the number of students enterin g graduate school straight after finishinh their undergraduate degrees has risen by20 percent, Morrison That’s a move Aaron Hartman, a 21-year old recen t graduate of Bentley, is trying to He had planned to go into the hospitality industry but was “disheartened” by the lack of jobs. Now, Hartmanb is trying to find a job in the admissionx office ofa college. He’zs also looking at part-time jobs, like beiny a waiter, to pay his bills. If he doesn’tt find a job within a he’ll likely head to graduate school. “I’m just tryingt to hold out as long as I he said.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Maderis stepping down from Five Prime - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The company has hired Juli Gregory, the former executive vice president and chief financiap officerat , as Maderis’ replacement. Maderis’ healthg condition was not disclosed, but she will continu to serve onFive Prime’s board of directorsz and as a consultant. Her final day on the job is June 18. “Gail’ leadership has been pivotal in the progress Five Prime has made in developing our pipelin and our new discovery said company founder and executivechairmabn Dr. Lewis “Rusty” Williams in a presx release.
Maderis said the companyt had been looking for a replacemenrt since late last year after doctorssaid "the 24/7 pace of a small-companyy CEO" could worsen her Besides her duties at Five Prime, Maderia has been a cheerleader for the Missioh Bay enclave, serving on the Mayor’a . Five Prime, a privately held, 7-year-olx company developing antibody and protein drugs for cancer andother diseases, was the firstt to locate in Mission Bay, taking abou t 30,000 feet in the buildinb on Owens Street. Earlier this year, it took an additional 5,00 0 square feet next door at 1700 Owensw as it makes batches for its Phase I oncologtydrug program.
The timin g of the executive change as Five Primee moves forward with its lead cancer programmakez Gregory’s appointment a crucial one. At Gregory was responsible forfinancing strategies, mergerse and acquisitions, business operations and all financial managemenr and accounting. She raised about $1 billion in public and private equity, producrt development financing andother transactions. who will join Five Prime’s was an investment banker for more than20 years. At and Read & Co. Inc. she was head of healthcarde andinvestment banking, leading several private and publi c equity deals as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Gregory also is a member of the boar of The andthe ’s .
The company has hired Juli Gregory, the former executive vice president and chief financiap officerat , as Maderis’ replacement. Maderis’ healthg condition was not disclosed, but she will continu to serve onFive Prime’s board of directorsz and as a consultant. Her final day on the job is June 18. “Gail’ leadership has been pivotal in the progress Five Prime has made in developing our pipelin and our new discovery said company founder and executivechairmabn Dr. Lewis “Rusty” Williams in a presx release.
Maderis said the companyt had been looking for a replacemenrt since late last year after doctorssaid "the 24/7 pace of a small-companyy CEO" could worsen her Besides her duties at Five Prime, Maderia has been a cheerleader for the Missioh Bay enclave, serving on the Mayor’a . Five Prime, a privately held, 7-year-olx company developing antibody and protein drugs for cancer andother diseases, was the firstt to locate in Mission Bay, taking abou t 30,000 feet in the buildinb on Owens Street. Earlier this year, it took an additional 5,00 0 square feet next door at 1700 Owensw as it makes batches for its Phase I oncologtydrug program.
The timin g of the executive change as Five Primee moves forward with its lead cancer programmakez Gregory’s appointment a crucial one. At Gregory was responsible forfinancing strategies, mergerse and acquisitions, business operations and all financial managemenr and accounting. She raised about $1 billion in public and private equity, producrt development financing andother transactions. who will join Five Prime’s was an investment banker for more than20 years. At and Read & Co. Inc. she was head of healthcarde andinvestment banking, leading several private and publi c equity deals as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Gregory also is a member of the boar of The andthe ’s .
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Developer plans $300M trade center in 2010 - Nashville Business Journal:
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A Dallas-based subsidiary of the family’s real estate holdingas announced plans Monday fora 1.5 million-square-foot medica l convention and trade center in downtown Nashville. The tradw center would be completed in four with the first finished byJuly 2010, says Bill chief executive officer of . He says specificas on the costs of the first phaser will be clearer afte r the site in downtown Nashville is Winsor is looking for a site forthe “multi-buildinfg and multi-stage private development” in downtownj Nashville. He says the complex will includee new buildings and existing buildingwsand sites.
Market Center looked at developinh such a medical trade center in severaloother markets, including Orlando and Chicago, but chosw Nashville because of the number of promineny health care companies and institutionse based here, Winsor says. “You’ve got the hospitals, HCA based there,” he “It makes all the sense in the The center would have showrooms for health care product information technology firmsand distributors; trade show and conference facilities for medical trade events, according to the Dalla s firm.
“I would say, that when you look at logical placee forvarious operations, this projecrt would be a great fit for says Janet Miller, economic development officer for the Nashville Area Chamberd of Commerse. For the past several months, Market Centee has had ongoing discussions with Nashville business and city though the project specificz and what local efforts it wouldc take to get it builtrare unclear, Miller says. “Allp of that remains to be but we’re evaluating this like we woulsd anyeconomic development,” she says. “This thing is in what I woulcd call anexploratory phase.
” Market Center Management, and its parentf company Dallas-based , operatesa trade centers in Shanghai and Brussels. The Nashville projecgt is meant to rival a medical trade center proposed for downtown of Chicago is slated to build the Ohio Merchandise Mart vice president Mark Falanga saysthe $425 1.1-million-square-foot project in Cleveland is in a city with extensivr medical infrastructure and facilities, including the . The which has been in the workxsince 2005, also has a head he says. “We’re very far down the road with this he says, noting that financingb is secure, including from an additionak city sales tax which has been in effectr since 2007.
Falanga says that over the past four several developers have made unsucessful attempts to copy the concepg of the medicaltrade center, including in New York, Denvet and Orlando. “The style of this grouop is trying to copy something from our but they will not have the followe through to sustain inthe marketplace,” he
A Dallas-based subsidiary of the family’s real estate holdingas announced plans Monday fora 1.5 million-square-foot medica l convention and trade center in downtown Nashville. The tradw center would be completed in four with the first finished byJuly 2010, says Bill chief executive officer of . He says specificas on the costs of the first phaser will be clearer afte r the site in downtown Nashville is Winsor is looking for a site forthe “multi-buildinfg and multi-stage private development” in downtownj Nashville. He says the complex will includee new buildings and existing buildingwsand sites.
Market Center looked at developinh such a medical trade center in severaloother markets, including Orlando and Chicago, but chosw Nashville because of the number of promineny health care companies and institutionse based here, Winsor says. “You’ve got the hospitals, HCA based there,” he “It makes all the sense in the The center would have showrooms for health care product information technology firmsand distributors; trade show and conference facilities for medical trade events, according to the Dalla s firm.
“I would say, that when you look at logical placee forvarious operations, this projecrt would be a great fit for says Janet Miller, economic development officer for the Nashville Area Chamberd of Commerse. For the past several months, Market Centee has had ongoing discussions with Nashville business and city though the project specificz and what local efforts it wouldc take to get it builtrare unclear, Miller says. “Allp of that remains to be but we’re evaluating this like we woulsd anyeconomic development,” she says. “This thing is in what I woulcd call anexploratory phase.
” Market Center Management, and its parentf company Dallas-based , operatesa trade centers in Shanghai and Brussels. The Nashville projecgt is meant to rival a medical trade center proposed for downtown of Chicago is slated to build the Ohio Merchandise Mart vice president Mark Falanga saysthe $425 1.1-million-square-foot project in Cleveland is in a city with extensivr medical infrastructure and facilities, including the . The which has been in the workxsince 2005, also has a head he says. “We’re very far down the road with this he says, noting that financingb is secure, including from an additionak city sales tax which has been in effectr since 2007.
Falanga says that over the past four several developers have made unsucessful attempts to copy the concepg of the medicaltrade center, including in New York, Denvet and Orlando. “The style of this grouop is trying to copy something from our but they will not have the followe through to sustain inthe marketplace,” he
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Chase ups business focus - Portland Business Journal:
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Gone are the brightly colored signsproclaiming “Whooi hoo!” at every branch, replaced by Chase’se more somber emphasis on strength and stability through its “The Way campaign. Underpinning the marketinfg shiftis Chase’s effort to aggressively expand in areaxs that WaMu largely ignored. In an intervies with the PortlandBusiness Journal, newlyg hired Pacific Northwest Chairwoman Phyllis Campbell outlinerd Chase’s Oregon strategy — which will result in new midsizer business services, additional wealth management cuts to charitable giving and a more staid approacnh to branch-based banking. who was president of U.S.
Bank in Washingtob from 1991 to 2003, left the nonprofit Seattle Foundation in Aprilk tojoin Chase. She now travels regularlt from Chase’s Seattle office to Portlan d to meet with the fledging commercialbusiness
Gone are the brightly colored signsproclaiming “Whooi hoo!” at every branch, replaced by Chase’se more somber emphasis on strength and stability through its “The Way campaign. Underpinning the marketinfg shiftis Chase’s effort to aggressively expand in areaxs that WaMu largely ignored. In an intervies with the PortlandBusiness Journal, newlyg hired Pacific Northwest Chairwoman Phyllis Campbell outlinerd Chase’s Oregon strategy — which will result in new midsizer business services, additional wealth management cuts to charitable giving and a more staid approacnh to branch-based banking. who was president of U.S.
Bank in Washingtob from 1991 to 2003, left the nonprofit Seattle Foundation in Aprilk tojoin Chase. She now travels regularlt from Chase’s Seattle office to Portlan d to meet with the fledging commercialbusiness
Monday, August 13, 2012
Buffalo casino case will be appealed - Business First of Buffalo:
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The expected notice, which was filex late Friday, caps a busy week full of legal maneuverintg as casino opponents seek to shut down the downtow n Buffalo casino while the Seneca Natiohof Indians’ legal team continue to fightg the actions. The Department of Justice filing clears the way for the case to be hearby U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeal - a three-judge panel in New York. A rulingb may come within the next year, said Carol a former federal judge and now a member of the law firmin “It might be a little bit quicker, or it may be a bit but it should be in that time frame,” Heckmanj said.
Heckman is part of the Seneca Nation’s legal although the Indian tribre is not an official party to the lawsuits but has friend of thecoury status. The Justice Department filerd its appeal on behalf of the andthe . In the the interim Seneca Buffalo Creeik Casinoremains open. Construction of the permanent Senecz Buffalo Creek Casino was halted in late Augustf due to economic and market conditions and not the pending the Senecashave said. “We’re optimistic,” Heckman said late Friday. “We’re confidenyt our current course is the correct The Department of Justice is appealing a series of rulingz made this summerby U.S.
District Judg William Skretny that whilethe nine-acresw of land the Seneca Natiomn owns along South Park Avenue is sovereign it is not gaming eligible. Skretny made his decisions in a case brought by Citizens Against Casinlo Gambling in Erie County and Citizens for a Better groups that also want the temporarycasino closed. The temporary casino welcomes morethan 1,000 visitors daily and has been open sincre the National Indian Gaming Commission greenlightedd the project in July 2007. Seneca Nation Presidentr MauriceJohn Sr. said the casino will stay open and he expectd construction on the permanent casino to beginb once the currenteconomy stabilizes.
The permanenyt casino, a $333 million project, is expected to hire more than 1,0000 people and is considered to be a majotr economic drawto downtown’s Cobblestone District. “As we have said this is a long legal process and we are apatieng people,” John said in a prepared statement. “We remaijn optimistic that we will prevail.”
The expected notice, which was filex late Friday, caps a busy week full of legal maneuverintg as casino opponents seek to shut down the downtow n Buffalo casino while the Seneca Natiohof Indians’ legal team continue to fightg the actions. The Department of Justice filing clears the way for the case to be hearby U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeal - a three-judge panel in New York. A rulingb may come within the next year, said Carol a former federal judge and now a member of the law firmin “It might be a little bit quicker, or it may be a bit but it should be in that time frame,” Heckmanj said.
Heckman is part of the Seneca Nation’s legal although the Indian tribre is not an official party to the lawsuits but has friend of thecoury status. The Justice Department filerd its appeal on behalf of the andthe . In the the interim Seneca Buffalo Creeik Casinoremains open. Construction of the permanent Senecz Buffalo Creek Casino was halted in late Augustf due to economic and market conditions and not the pending the Senecashave said. “We’re optimistic,” Heckman said late Friday. “We’re confidenyt our current course is the correct The Department of Justice is appealing a series of rulingz made this summerby U.S.
District Judg William Skretny that whilethe nine-acresw of land the Seneca Natiomn owns along South Park Avenue is sovereign it is not gaming eligible. Skretny made his decisions in a case brought by Citizens Against Casinlo Gambling in Erie County and Citizens for a Better groups that also want the temporarycasino closed. The temporary casino welcomes morethan 1,000 visitors daily and has been open sincre the National Indian Gaming Commission greenlightedd the project in July 2007. Seneca Nation Presidentr MauriceJohn Sr. said the casino will stay open and he expectd construction on the permanent casino to beginb once the currenteconomy stabilizes.
The permanenyt casino, a $333 million project, is expected to hire more than 1,0000 people and is considered to be a majotr economic drawto downtown’s Cobblestone District. “As we have said this is a long legal process and we are apatieng people,” John said in a prepared statement. “We remaijn optimistic that we will prevail.”
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Syrian crisis: Clinton talks contingency plans with Turkey - CNN (blog)
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Examiner.com | Syrian crisis: Clinton talks contingency plans with Turkey CNN (blog) Her announcement in Istanbul came 17 months into an escalating crisis that has claimed more than 17000 lives and forced an estimated 150000 refugees to flee into neighboring nations, including Turkey, which is hosting 50000 people. "There is a very ... US, Turkey Coll aborate on Syria Crisis Syria crisis: US and Turkey consider no-fly zones U.S. pledges more emergency aid for Syrian refugees as crisis worsens in Turkey |
Friday, August 10, 2012
MassDOT to drop 617 phone numbers for 857-DOT lines; eventually will save ... - Boston.com
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MassDOT to drop 617 phone numbers for 857-DOT lines; eventually will save ... Boston.com By Matt Rocheleau, Town Correspondent. As part of a move to reduce its yearly phone bill and upkeep costs by nearly half a million dollars, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is rolling out new phone numbers that begin with 857-368 รข€" or ... |
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Elaine Scruggs: Weiers is right man at right time to be Glendale's next mayor - AZ Central.com (blog)
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Elaine Scruggs: Weiers is right man at right time to be Glendale's next mayor AZ Central.com (blog) By Mayor Elaine Scruggs. I was not going to make any endorsements in the upcoming Glendale elections. I have had the privilege of serving as mayor since 1993 and was content to remain silent on the sidelines. That changed after several conversations ... Mayoral candidate Jerry Weiers wants Glendale to dump suite at Jobing.com ... |
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The Collective helps YouTube stars go mainstream - Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times | The Collective helps YouTube stars go mainstream Los Angeles Times Then a manager from the Collective pitched the Nebraska teenager a vision for his squeaky-voiced character that would result, three years later, in a holiday album, three made-for-TV movies, and a series on Nickelodeon. "So many people in the industry ... |
Monday, August 6, 2012
Medical Education and Research Institute purchases adjacent property to create more space for expanded research areas - Memphis Business Journal:
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The building at 1831 Madison has been vacant for nearlyeight years. MERI is now preparint the old facility for employee parking andfor Long-term plans for the building and its lot have not been But space needs at the 44 Monror building are evident and “we’rde at kind of a tilt internally right now.” “Wed can’t fit one more thing in says MERI executive director Elizabeth “We want to remaimn a state-of-the-art training facility so that may mean we placew some of our staff into the (Madison) buildinfg or a new building.
” Ostric and her staff will decide whether or not to build a new facilitg on the site this summer and present their decisions to the MERI boarc this fall. Nothing new is expectex on the siteanytime soon. In the near term, moving administrative functions to the Madison building would allow the researcjh facility to dedicate more of its square footage to laboratoryh andmeeting space. “Thisw gives us options for growth as there are other thing out there we are looking at to suppory themedical community,” says Diana MERI’s manager of institutional “If we do we just have to create more MERI officials just wrapped up a year-lony expansion project that brought 2,000 additional square feet for morgue and storagee space.
The facility’s auditorium was expanded from 60 seatseto 85. A dining facilitg was converted to lab spac so MERI can now conduct two large classese ata time. Also, the second-floor lab has been outfitted with up-to-dats audio/visual equipment that allows traineesw and researchers to watch medical procedurese from aroundthe globe. director Beth Flanagaj says MERI is an amazing asset toMemphise “that no one knows about.” Whilde practicing surgical procedures and techniquesd on fresh, frozen cadavers may not be Flanagan says MERI’s economic impact is unmistakable.
The dozenws of executive-level doctors and professionals the facilithy brings in weekly translates to hotel staysw and mealsat Memphis’ finerd establishments, she says. “Also, if we’re goinv to stay competitive (in the life science industry) and do the researchu and development piece, we have to have thesed guys,” she says. “If you only think about and , you’ve got to have Ostric says MERI’s growth is two yeares ahead of a level predicted in an economic impact studuy threeyears ago. The study projected MERI’s impactr to be $34 million by now, although Ostric says it is closefrto $41 million.
In five years, she says, it is expectefd to account for anannual $54 million economif impact to the Memphisw economy. But MERI has not been immune to theglobakl recession. The organization has expanded its three-year, $10 milliojn capital campaign that begahn in 2007 byanothetr year. “We realize a lot of our donorz are cutting back right now or extendin g their time frames on says Kelly. “So the capital is certainlt a little slowerright now.” Also, demand for education servicezs has not waned, but it has not growj as quickly as predicted, Ostric MERI brought in $7.4 million in 2007, according to its most recently filed tax documents.
The building at 1831 Madison has been vacant for nearlyeight years. MERI is now preparint the old facility for employee parking andfor Long-term plans for the building and its lot have not been But space needs at the 44 Monror building are evident and “we’rde at kind of a tilt internally right now.” “Wed can’t fit one more thing in says MERI executive director Elizabeth “We want to remaimn a state-of-the-art training facility so that may mean we placew some of our staff into the (Madison) buildinfg or a new building.
” Ostric and her staff will decide whether or not to build a new facilitg on the site this summer and present their decisions to the MERI boarc this fall. Nothing new is expectex on the siteanytime soon. In the near term, moving administrative functions to the Madison building would allow the researcjh facility to dedicate more of its square footage to laboratoryh andmeeting space. “Thisw gives us options for growth as there are other thing out there we are looking at to suppory themedical community,” says Diana MERI’s manager of institutional “If we do we just have to create more MERI officials just wrapped up a year-lony expansion project that brought 2,000 additional square feet for morgue and storagee space.
The facility’s auditorium was expanded from 60 seatseto 85. A dining facilitg was converted to lab spac so MERI can now conduct two large classese ata time. Also, the second-floor lab has been outfitted with up-to-dats audio/visual equipment that allows traineesw and researchers to watch medical procedurese from aroundthe globe. director Beth Flanagaj says MERI is an amazing asset toMemphise “that no one knows about.” Whilde practicing surgical procedures and techniquesd on fresh, frozen cadavers may not be Flanagan says MERI’s economic impact is unmistakable.
The dozenws of executive-level doctors and professionals the facilithy brings in weekly translates to hotel staysw and mealsat Memphis’ finerd establishments, she says. “Also, if we’re goinv to stay competitive (in the life science industry) and do the researchu and development piece, we have to have thesed guys,” she says. “If you only think about and , you’ve got to have Ostric says MERI’s growth is two yeares ahead of a level predicted in an economic impact studuy threeyears ago. The study projected MERI’s impactr to be $34 million by now, although Ostric says it is closefrto $41 million.
In five years, she says, it is expectefd to account for anannual $54 million economif impact to the Memphisw economy. But MERI has not been immune to theglobakl recession. The organization has expanded its three-year, $10 milliojn capital campaign that begahn in 2007 byanothetr year. “We realize a lot of our donorz are cutting back right now or extendin g their time frames on says Kelly. “So the capital is certainlt a little slowerright now.” Also, demand for education servicezs has not waned, but it has not growj as quickly as predicted, Ostric MERI brought in $7.4 million in 2007, according to its most recently filed tax documents.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Barry Alpert of Raymond James: Got his start by helping friends - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Name: Barry M. Alpergt Title and company: Managing director, investmeng banking and head of business developmen at Years withthe company: Years in Tampa Bay: Nature of business: Education: Undergraduate, and ; Hometown: How do you manage the informationh flow? Read, read, It is not always manageable. Where is the best sourc for new ideas? I mostly learn from anyond youngerthan me. Investmen bankers today are smart, well versed in theie fields and talented. I taught at Roosevelt University in Chicagpo where I learned every day from very bright people who choswe to be in my What was your bestbusiness idea?
To start a two banks and insurancd company in the ’70s, and Colony Bank — both in I was founding chairman of Life Savings & which was the first stockj S&L chartered in Florida in 1979, and I helpe to write the enabling legislation. Before then therr were only mutual S&Ls. What was your best business decision? To sell and eventually join a greart firm like Raymond James I was president of a few insurance The last, of was sold to in 1991. My first insuranc company, , was sold to in 1982. Who is your mentor?? I have had many. From some I have leaned how toconducyt myself, and from others I learneds what not to do.
They include Charlie Fred Fisher, Gus Stavros, Chester Ferguson and Franm Morsani. I just watched and learned what they did What was your firstreal job? Commercial banker in Chicago. I bega as a clerk in the credit departmenrt ofthe , hired during the recessionj of 1962, and rose to become the head of the metropolitaj division. How did you get starte d in yourcurrent career? By helping friendz determine their best avenues for business development. What was a turning poinyt in your life? When I married Judith in 1969 and movec to Floridain 1972. It’s Saturdayu morning at 11 a.m., where are you?
Usually on the compute r at home tying up issues that were left undonew from the officeFriday evening. Who is the most influentiapl person inyour life? My father, who gave me the intellectuap foundation to explore many avenues that contributed to my Who are your heroes in the business world? Heroesd to me are entrepreneurs who take a chancs on business and people. They view life as a seriees of opportunities, hopefully well thought out ones. luck plays such a dominant role. … When opportunityh crosses with luck, the stars are aligned. What is your favorite businesas book? Who took a chancse on you?
My who continues to offer the support I need to be Clement Stone, who was the chairman of in Chicago, now AON, when he grantes our first insurance company a surplusa loan when no one else Charlie Zwick, who was chairman of and who granteed me loans I probably did not deserve. Jeff Trocin and Tom Jamesx when they asked me to join them at Raymond Jamesain 1997. What advice would you give to someonew starting out in your field No one ever said that lifeis easy; they can just promised that it should be worth the effort. The pursuit of happinessz is the chase of a How and why do people do businesswith you?
People like to do businesd with friends and people they like and I try to be a friendd with honest concern and counsel and manage I do business with one friend at a I help corporate typezs think through strategies and try to be their link to the capitaol markets.
Name: Barry M. Alpergt Title and company: Managing director, investmeng banking and head of business developmen at Years withthe company: Years in Tampa Bay: Nature of business: Education: Undergraduate, and ; Hometown: How do you manage the informationh flow? Read, read, It is not always manageable. Where is the best sourc for new ideas? I mostly learn from anyond youngerthan me. Investmen bankers today are smart, well versed in theie fields and talented. I taught at Roosevelt University in Chicagpo where I learned every day from very bright people who choswe to be in my What was your bestbusiness idea?
To start a two banks and insurancd company in the ’70s, and Colony Bank — both in I was founding chairman of Life Savings & which was the first stockj S&L chartered in Florida in 1979, and I helpe to write the enabling legislation. Before then therr were only mutual S&Ls. What was your best business decision? To sell and eventually join a greart firm like Raymond James I was president of a few insurance The last, of was sold to in 1991. My first insuranc company, , was sold to in 1982. Who is your mentor?? I have had many. From some I have leaned how toconducyt myself, and from others I learneds what not to do.
They include Charlie Fred Fisher, Gus Stavros, Chester Ferguson and Franm Morsani. I just watched and learned what they did What was your firstreal job? Commercial banker in Chicago. I bega as a clerk in the credit departmenrt ofthe , hired during the recessionj of 1962, and rose to become the head of the metropolitaj division. How did you get starte d in yourcurrent career? By helping friendz determine their best avenues for business development. What was a turning poinyt in your life? When I married Judith in 1969 and movec to Floridain 1972. It’s Saturdayu morning at 11 a.m., where are you?
Usually on the compute r at home tying up issues that were left undonew from the officeFriday evening. Who is the most influentiapl person inyour life? My father, who gave me the intellectuap foundation to explore many avenues that contributed to my Who are your heroes in the business world? Heroesd to me are entrepreneurs who take a chancs on business and people. They view life as a seriees of opportunities, hopefully well thought out ones. luck plays such a dominant role. … When opportunityh crosses with luck, the stars are aligned. What is your favorite businesas book? Who took a chancse on you?
My who continues to offer the support I need to be Clement Stone, who was the chairman of in Chicago, now AON, when he grantes our first insurance company a surplusa loan when no one else Charlie Zwick, who was chairman of and who granteed me loans I probably did not deserve. Jeff Trocin and Tom Jamesx when they asked me to join them at Raymond Jamesain 1997. What advice would you give to someonew starting out in your field No one ever said that lifeis easy; they can just promised that it should be worth the effort. The pursuit of happinessz is the chase of a How and why do people do businesswith you?
People like to do businesd with friends and people they like and I try to be a friendd with honest concern and counsel and manage I do business with one friend at a I help corporate typezs think through strategies and try to be their link to the capitaol markets.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Tennessee to Hold Celebration of Human Rights Day in December - PR.com (press release)
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Tennessee to Hold Celebration of Human Rights Day in December PR.com (press release) Nashville, TN, August 03, 2012 --(PR.com)-- International Human Rights Day occurs every year to commemorate the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations on Dec 10, 1948. In Tennessee, Human Rights Day is ... |
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Loss, sales, shares fall at Toll Brothers - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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million, and has decided to discontinue giving earnings The Horsham, Pa., company’s net loss was 52 cent s a share, which included pre-tax write-downs totalingb $119.6 million. During the same perio last year, Toll (NYSE:TOL) reportecd a $93.7 million, or 59 cents a share, which included pre-tax write-downs totaling $288.1 million. Revenue for the quarter came inat $398.w million, a plunge of 51 percent. The averagd analyst estimate forthis year’s fiscal second quarterf was a loss of 50 cents per sharew and revenue of $395 according to Thomson Reuters. Toll sharez were trading 6 percent lowerf Wednesdayat $18.35.
Though the housing markety continues to bea challenge, Toll said it has experienced an uptick in activity and traffic at its The company will not providew earnings guidance because of “the numeroues uncertainties related to our business,” said Joel H. chief financial officer.
million, and has decided to discontinue giving earnings The Horsham, Pa., company’s net loss was 52 cent s a share, which included pre-tax write-downs totalingb $119.6 million. During the same perio last year, Toll (NYSE:TOL) reportecd a $93.7 million, or 59 cents a share, which included pre-tax write-downs totaling $288.1 million. Revenue for the quarter came inat $398.w million, a plunge of 51 percent. The averagd analyst estimate forthis year’s fiscal second quarterf was a loss of 50 cents per sharew and revenue of $395 according to Thomson Reuters. Toll sharez were trading 6 percent lowerf Wednesdayat $18.35.
Though the housing markety continues to bea challenge, Toll said it has experienced an uptick in activity and traffic at its The company will not providew earnings guidance because of “the numeroues uncertainties related to our business,” said Joel H. chief financial officer.
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