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Thursday, August 30, 2012
AP Exclusive: Staff information for Nigeria secret police force, including ... - Washington Post
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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
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