Thursday, September 30, 2010

CAD software maker Revware buys MicroScribe from Immersion Corp. - Triangle Business Journal:

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CAD in an acronym for computer-aided design. Immersion has severalo business lines with products developed for applicationws ranging from gaming tomedicaol uses. Revware president Tom Welsu said that his compan y has been using MicroScribe productsw for 15 years and when he saw that Immersion was lookin tosell MicroScribe, he jumped on the “We are going to be able to focusd on MicroScribe in a way that Immersion was not able Welsh said.
Revware was formerly knowh as , a company that was a softwarde developer as well as a reseller of the SolidWorks CAD The company grew in the 1990s alongy with the technology bubble andin 2001, Desigjn Automation made Triangle Business Journal’ s annual ranking of the 50 fastest-growing companies in the Raleigh-Durhamn area. Welsh said Design Automation, which peakedx at 15 employees, had pared down sinc e the technologybubble burst. Revware has fewer than five Welsh said with the acquisition of the company will grow in Raleigh and on the West But he declinedto elaborate, saying that negotiationa are still under way.
Welsh did say Revwar e is taking steps to reactivatee resale channelsfor MicroScribe.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Yolo County names new agricultural commissioner - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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Landon expressed confidence in his successor in anews “I have really enjoyexd working with the ag community, the Board of staff and the residents of Yolo Landon said. “Yolo County is trulyy unique in its desire to preserve its agricultural heritage and it has been very rewardinhg to be a part ofthat commitment. I feel confident passinbg the baton to John Young and know he will carryy onYolo County’s rich agricultural he said. Young has worked for the counth for the past 18 years and is a graduate of Californisa State University Sacramento witha bachelor’ds degree in business administration.
“Yolo County is truly a grea t place to workand live,” Young said in a news “Even in these difficult economicx times Yolo County agriculture is a brighty spot and I am enthusiastic abougt my opportunity to serve the constituents of Yolo Counth in this new The future will bring us many challengess but by working collectively we will be able to secure a vibranf local agricultural economy,” he said. He will assume his new role upon Landon’sx retirement. A date for the transition has not yetbeen set.

Monday, September 27, 2010

GM files for bankruptcy protection - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem Inc., a New York-based affiliatw of the Detroit automaker, was the first GM affiliate to seek bankruptcyh protection Monday morning throughthe U.S. Bankrutpcu Court's Southern District of New according tocourt records. The restructuring will enabl GM to emerge as a viabls entity under the brand namenew GM. It also will give the federa government, which plans to make availableabouy $30 billion of federal assistance to support the restructuring, a large ownership stake in the company. Two area companieds were among the list of creditorsin GM's New York-based Bank of New York Mellon, with claims of $176 and Downtown-based US Steel, with claims of $9.
6 For a list of see GM's . According to a releasre from theWhite House, the company plans to announce todayt that it will close 11 facilities and idle anothef three. GM had already announced in May .

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Subaru still weathering the recession well with June sales up 3% - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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Subaru continues to hold up well againsg rivalcar makers. June sales were off 33 percentf forGeneral Motors, 42 percenrt for Chrysler, and 11 percent for Ford. General Motorsz and Ford have closed factories while they work througg Chapter11 bankruptcy. Asian automaterw Toyota and Nissan reported declines of 32 percent and23 respectively. Subaru sold 18,620 vehicles in June, up from 18,007 a year Year to date, sales were down 1 percent. The Cherry N.J.-based car company, which is owned by Fuji Heavyt Industriesof Japan, is best known for produciny sporty sedans and crossovers, and for offering standardc all-wheel drive on all models.
Subaru’s best-selling the Forester, has sold 36,158 vehicles year to a 31 percent increased over the first six monthsof 2008. The Legac y followed with 12,677 models sold, an 11 percent increase. In the winners were the Legacy, with a 28 percen increase, and the Impreza models, whichj sold 24 percent more overlast year. The Outbacik slipped 21 percent and the Tribeca SUV was down27

Friday, September 24, 2010

Report: Texas banks outperform the others - Dallas Business Journal:

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The report does concede that new foreclosures and job losses will affecyt banks during the nexttwo However, Austin-based Sheshunoff and Co. says Texas banks are stilp outperforming banks across the nation with theirprofitabilityy improving, asset quality staying in bettedr shape and the regulatory capital levels remaining strongerf than many banks across the U.S. “This first-quarted review showed us what we expectedto see, and in many ways it provided a reassurance about the state of our banks,” said Sheshunofvf Managing Director Curtis Carpenter.
“Our banks remaij well-capitalized, and while earnings are down insome markets, Texaas banks are — for the most part — performing very well.” Despite news of strengtnh in banking, the report suggests that Texas will face at leasr two more quarters where overal l economic conditions remain soft. The report also says rural banksa are doing better asrecent weather, whichn includes much precipitation, coincided with the needs of Banks are significantly affected by the number of cropws produced and if farmers can maintain a larger supply of crops, the banks generally do the report says.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Planning commission rejects May Town Center zoning - Washington Business Journal:

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The commission voted againsy changes to the land use plan for the Bells Bend wherethe $4.3 billion development has been proposed. The commissioj then voted down zoniny changes that would have allowed for a bridges tothe development, which is being backed by the May familg with Tony Giarratana actinhg as lead developer. The Metro Nashvillw City Council has final say on zoniny changes and will take up the issu in a public hearing onJuly 7. with a negative recommendatio from theplanning commission, the zoninhg measure will need 27 votess from the council, rather than the 21 usuallu required.
The planning staff had recommended approval of a zoning request to allosthe development, but that was contingent on the land use plan The commission then voted down the proposed zoning If approved, the complete town center will take some 22 yearss to build. Phase 1 of the project by 2013, bring online 425,000 squared feet of office space, 100 residentiall units and 50,000 square feet of retail, accordingg to the developer’s By 2031, the entire May Town complex would consist of 8 million square feet ofoffice 8,000 residential units and 600 hotelo rooms.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Stimulus funds lag health woes - bizjournals:

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That’s the view of the eight-member panep of industry and medical expertsx who were invited by the South Florida Business Journal to sharee their views of whatthe $787 billion federal stimulusa package means to the health care What emerged was a broaf discussion of how stimulus legislation is just one piece of change needed in an industry that has run financiallty amok due to an overreliance on specialists, shortfallz in information technology and patientss who are undereducated. The Congressional Budgert Office has projected that total national spending on healtgh care could hit 48 percent of groses domestic product by 2050 ifleft unchecked.
To solve this problemk will takemore money, though, in the short The Obama administration’s $59 billiojn for health care stimulus spendintg includes $19 billion for electronic healthh care records. Starting in doctors who can show meaningful use of electronic medicapl records will getincentives – and those who don’t will get declining Medicare payments. But, the old-fashioned general practitionerf may also have abig role. Lindw Quick, president of the , said health care reformn legislation that coincides with the stimulus calls for individuals to have a home locatiomn or a primarycare provider.
She said that allowsx for “a community location close to home and gettinv more done ina non-institutional, actually high clinical technologyy setting.” That, in turn, will also translate into a less costluy location, the panelists said. Rachel CEO of , said: “The reason I believe in the last 25 yearw of seeing health care costsw rise dramatically is we have moved away from the primary care physiciah knowing the patientto specialists.” Patients go from specialisr to specialist to get each ailment treated, but an overview of theif condition and family history is lacking.
Georges Foyo, executive VP and chief administrative officerat , “Piggybacking on primary care is absolutely All these specialties are adding thousands and thousandsx of dollars.” One problem is that specialistsd tend to overdo tests because they are so worried abou legal liability issues, he said. Dr. Tony a family practitioner and president of the Broward County Medical said reimbursement issues for tests done in his officee alsofrustrate him. A hospital might get $2,0009 for a test from Medicare, but he can only get “I don’t think it’s anything that’s going to work unlesas we use somecommon sense,” he said.
Foyo said primary care physiciansz historically put an emphasis on healthpreventiohn efforts, but the lack of it these days is contributin g to an epidemic of diabetes and heart issues. Baptisr Health, which is well knowb for hospitals in Kendall and is pushing forward with outpatienrcenters – and even venturinh into Broward County. One reason is emergency roomd are full, and providing care there is more costly than at anoutpatientf center. “Rather than have patients cometo us, the hospitalsa are going out to them,” Foyo said.
Florida’s 51 nonprofit community health centerz aregetting $28 millioj in competitive grants under the stimulus legislation, which will also keep patients out of expensive hospita settings for treatment. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi highlighted that durint an April visit to a community healt h center in Hollywood that willget $1.5 millio to open a satellite health center in West One of the advantages for these types of centers is that they are funded with the assumption that their doors will be open to all who which is important because of the number of uninsured Soutbh Floridians, including undocumented foreigners, Quick Dr.
Welby, meet Bill Gates Mark Sterling, administrative partner at the law firm ofin Miami, said electronic medicakl records (EMR) fall under the categoryy of “shovel-ready” projects in the worlxd of stimulus – meaning the technology existas and can be adoptee rapidly to put money in the economy.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Chrysler/Fiat merger - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Badedr Ginsberg granted a motion filed by Indiana state pension funds to delayu the merger between the America and Italian automakers in whatthe U.S. Treasurh Department said was an administrative extension designed to allow sufficient time for the Supreme Coury to explore whether or not a stay is according to several published reportzslate Monday. The Supreme Court move extend s a stay already issued by a lower couryt that was set to expire lateafternoon Monday. Fiat has givenn Chrysler until June 15 to finish the Attorneys for the pension funds arguedr that they would receive just pennieas on the dollar fora $42 milliojn loan given to Chrysler. However, U.S.
Solicitod General Elena Kagan said the imminent collapse ofChryslerd — said to be losingy upward of $100 million daily — was of greaterd concern to government officials than the loan dispute. When Chryslee filed for it announced it woulf reject 789 dealership agreements including nine inthe St. Louisw metro area. Chrysler’s restructuring plan also calls for closingeight plants, includingy Chrysler’s two plants in Fenton, Mo.
Chrysler’s Southh plant in Fenton, which assembleas minivans, was idled at the end of Chrysler’s North plant, which makes Dodge Ram was idled earlier this montu for one to two months and The plantsa hademployed 1,200 workers in Fenton, down from 5,000o several years ago.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Cincinnati ranked

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The report divided the 100 largest metrosinto 20-city segments, rangintg from “strongest” to “weakest.” San Antoniko ranked at the top of the “strongest” category, and Detroitr placed last in the “weakest” The Cincinnati metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100 metrosd overall, just behind Minneapolis, according to the first-quarter MetroMonitot report, released Wednesday. That placed it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor ranked cities according to four the percent change in employment from its peakto first-quarterd 2009; the percentage changer in the unemployment rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009; the percen t change in gross metropolitam product from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the percenty change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The grosws metropolitan product is the total value of goods and servicea produced within themetro area. Cincinnati rankefd 50th of 100 for changein employment, down 2.8 percenty from its peak; 56th for year-over-year changre in unemployment, up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-year housing price up 0.1 percent.
Two cities in the regiomn fared better: Columbus was 40th, at the bottomj of the “second-strongest” category. Indianapolis was 42nd, ranking at No.2 in the category. Other area metros in the second-weakesyt category included Cleveland, 64th; Louisville, Akron, 74th; and Dayton, 79th. Youngstown and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published quarterly, according to the Metropolitan Policy Programat Brookings. To read the completw report, .

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Gates Foundation funds manufacturing training - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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million grant from the to create a national skills certification system to raise up a manufacturing work forcseamong low-income individuals. Community colleges throughout the country will participates in teaching the Manufacturing Skills CertificationSystem — which is endorsed by the . Thesed educational programs will helppreparw students, particularly low-income young adults and transitioning with entry-level skills needesd to succeed in a careee in manufacturing. “We need to get kids engaged in and we need to givethem options,” says NAM Presidentf John Engler.
“Moving these industry-recognizefd skills certifications into community college programs willprovidse meaningful, relevant education for students and ultimately producr a highly skilled and mobile work force – making us more competitiv in the global economy.” The Manufacturinh Skills Certification System will help prepare individuals for manufacturin careers in a range of fieldzs including alternative energy, computers, aerospace and The Manufacturing Institute is a 501(c)3 affiliatre of the National Association of It is based in Washington, D.C.
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Monday, September 13, 2010

Canterbury slides on weather, Internet betting in Q1 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The Shakopee-based card club and race track reported revenueof $11.5 million, down from $12.1 millioj during the same period last year. Its earnings fell to $892,377, or 21 cents per share, for the down from $1.2 million, or 26 cents per share, during the comparable period of 2006. Canterburgy (AMEX: ECP) said its revenue from simulcast bettinv dropped almost 10 percent due to competition fromonlined wagering. The company said it also had to canceol several races during the quarter due tocold Canterbury's card club revenue also dropped 6.2 a decline the company blamed partly on a "waningf interest nationwide" in poker.
Competition from area casinozs also contributedto declines, the compan said. Canterbury said it has responded to saggin g earnings byimplementing cost-cutting measures. The firm cut its operatinbg expenses by almost 1 percent duringthe quarter. Thosd cuts included spending less on advertisinbgand maintenance.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

LendingTree expands product offering - Baltimore Business Journal:

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According to the company, its customer-retentio technology identifies customers byloan loan-to-value ratio, loan purpose and FICO “With refinancing activity from borrowers representing a significant portion of overall originatioh volume, our lender network has expressed a desire to capture and retain current mortgage customers,” says Bob president of the LendingTree Exchange. “Ax part of the LendingTree network, banks and lendersz that use ournew customer-retention initiative will be able to significantlh impact the ratio of overall mortgage portfolio just as effectively as they can attracy new borrowers.
” LendingTree is owned by Charlotte-based (NASDAQ:TREE), an online lending and real estates company. Tree.com’s principle businesses are LendingTree, which matches potentiap mortgage borrowersto lenders, and which works with individuals seeking homes and real estatse agents. LendingTree says it has facilitated more than 25 millionj requests for loans onlineand $185 billion in closedf loan transactions.

Friday, September 10, 2010

American Bio Medica secures $1.5M credit line - South Florida Business Journal:

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The 3-year agreement with New York City-based provideas American Bio Medica ABMC) with a $1.5 million revolving line of This line replaces one ofthe Kinderhook, N.Y. drug-tesft kit manufacturer’s previous credit facilities with . That line was for up to About $650,000 of the proceeds from the new line have been used to repagyFirst Niagara, which is based in Lockport, N.Y. The rest will be used to providde American Bio Medica with increased liquidity for generalcorporatse purposes, including working capital.
“Give n the current status of thefinancial markets, we are please with the completion of this refinancing, and we appreciate the supportg provided by Rosenthal and Rosenthal, enabling us to increaser the size of our line of credift facility,” said Stan Cipkowski, CEO of Americam Bio Medica. “The additional borrowing capacity will provid the company with access to capital resources enablinhg us to weather these difficult economic as well as providee resources for our anticipated growth in theeventuak recovery.” He said the company now will focus on obtaininh new loans to replace its current term note and real estate mortgag e with First Niagara.
Those credits total about $1

Thursday, September 9, 2010

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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Echo Global Logistics Announces Two Strategic Senior Hires - MarketWatch (press release)

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Monday, September 6, 2010

Pledges of $2.5M bring School of Mines close to goal for petroleum building - Denver Business Journal:

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million in pledges from and its boardexecutivee chairman, Harold Korell. Funds are beinhg raised by the Golden college forMarquez Hall, a $25 millio n teaching and research facility that will house petroleum engineering department. The new pledges consist of $1.25 millioj from Houston-based Southwestern Energy (NYSE: SWN) in honor of its former CEO and a 1968Minexs graduate; and a matching pledge from Korellp and his wife, Patricia. “The generoua gifts that Southwestern Energy and Harolx and Pat Korell have pledged toward Marquez Hall will help us to extene our leadership in energy education and said Mines PresidentBill Scoggins.
“Such support from corporats and alumni partners is critical to creating the campus infrastructure we need to keep our studentw and faculty at the forefronrof innovation.”

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Chatham creates School of Sustainability and the Environment - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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The school is expected to provider undergraduate, graduate and professional programs to preparde students to identify and solve challenges related to the environmentand sustainability. The Universitgy will begin a search fora dean, and will housse the new school's operations at its Eden Hall Farm Campus in Richland, north of Pittsburgh. The administration anticipates that the programs offered throughy the School will both attract new students and drive the Eden Hall Farm master plan.
The firs t program offered through the new school willbe Chatham'sx newest graduate program, the Master of Arts in Food The degree is designed to provide students with "aa deep understanding of the issues surroundingv food such as the environmentaol costs of food production and distribution, cultural issues, sustainability of communities, and safety of the food according to a release from the school.
Classes will begihn in spring 2010 at the Eden Hall Farm campus and the Shadysid campusin Pittsburgh's East End, and will include courses such as agricultura production systems, food processing, industrializationb and waste, food, sustainabilit and health, and food and

Friday, September 3, 2010

Foreclosure rates drop in three Tampa Bay counties - Memphis Business Journal:

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May was the thirx highest month of foreclosure activity on said , up 18 percent from the year before. Defaultse and scheduled foreclosure auctions were downfrom April, but bank repossessiond were up 2 percent and could continue to grow as foreclosurde delays and moratoriums are lifted in various states, said Jame J. Saccacio, RealtyTrac’s chief executive officer. Hernando County postee the biggest decrease in the Tampa Bayregion year-over-year, falliny more than 14.5 percent with 475 homes in some state of foreclosure. That represente one in every 169 homes under the threat of being taken backby lenders.
Sarasotza County was not far behincd with just under a 7 percent dropaffectiny 1,072 homes, or one in every 206 Manatee County had a 2 percent drop sincw May 2008 that hit 590 or one in 287 properties. On the other end of the Pasco County had the largest increasein foreclosures, jumpinvg more than 62 perceny to 1,500 properties. That represents one in every 145 homeszin foreclosure, ninth worst in the Despite falling more than 6 percent since April, Polk County was up nearlt 53 percent over the past year as 1,572 homes were in representing one in every 177 Pinellas County jumped 48 percent to 2,458u homes.
Hillsborough County climbed nearly 20 percent in foreclosures rates as lenderstargeted 2,408 homes. However, rates were down well over 25 percentsince April. Floridas had the third highesgt rate of foreclosure in the countrt affecting one in every 148 It had the second highest numbeer of foreclosures at just fewethan 59,000, a 50 percent jump from May 2008. Threse Florida metropolitan areas were ranked among the 10 worst foreclosurer rates inthe nation: Cape Coral-Fortt Myers at No. 6 with one in 82 homexs in foreclosure; Orlando-Kissimmee at No. 8 with one in 101 homeds in foreclosure; and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompanp Beach at No. 10 with one in 105 homes in foreclosure.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

U.S. Falls Short in Awarding Small-Business Contracts - Wall Street Journal

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