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According to the new report, Faceboo users logged 13.9 billion minutesd on the site in making it the most popular social networking site onthe Web. was the seconsd most popular social networking site with abouyt 5 billion minutes spent loggedin April. Twittet logged roughly 300 milliojn minutes, and LinkedIn abour 202 million. According to the Nielsen study, totall minutes spent on social networking sitex has increased 83percent year-over-year. Twitter had far-and-awaty the fastest growth over the pastyear -- with abourt 37-times more minutes spent on the site in Aprilp 2009, compared to April of last year. Faceboom also posted rapid growth, with a seven-fold increasew over last year.
“We have seen some majoer growth in Facebook during thepast year, and a subsequenyt decline in MySpace. Twitter has come on the scene in an explosivr way perhaps changing the outlook for the entire saidJon Gibs, Nielsen vice president, online media and agencgy insights. “The one thing that is clear abour social networking is that regardless of how fast a site is growinvg or how bigit is, it can quicklty fall out of favor with While Facebook has become the top dog in the sociao networking space, MySpace is the leader in onlinde video. With 121 million videk streams, MySpace.com was the No.
1 socialk networking destination when ranked by streams and totalp minutes spentviewing video. MySpace visitors spent 384 milliob minutes viewing video onthe site, with an averagd of 38.8 minutes per In comparison, Facebook visitors spent only 114 millionj minutes viewing video in April, with an averagw of 11.2 minutes per video The Nielsen Co. is a global information and media companhy specializing in consumer television and othermedia
Monday, November 29, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Health care investment outlook slows as available cash dries up - South Florida Business Journal:
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That overall pattern may be changing as capitakl sources dry up and the deleveraging of the creditmarker continues. Ed Gordon, managing director of the health care practicesat Miami-based , sees the cost of capitalp in 2009 higher than in 2008 because investorx have grown more cautious. “Thei r investments’ exit values are projectexd lower, and most private equity has pulled back becauses of the shrinkagein leverage,” he said. the cost of money goes up.
” Gordohn sees the greatest health care investment opportunities currentlty to be in medical devices and facilitgy management situations that offer safe Kathy Harris, VP of Atlanta-based ventured capital firm , is cautiousluy optimistic about health care in South Florida. “Wew are looking at specialty areas withimn the health care field that range fromremotd sensing, monitoring and diagnosis to a one-stolp shop for diabetics,” she said. Hollywood-based Renal CarePartnerx – one of Noro-Moseley’s newest investmentsz – falls into the investment model described as the directt consumer delivery of medical It performs kidney dialysisto end-stag renal patients.
This latest of nine healthg care investments was funded froma $120 milliom fund, the sixth such fund raiserd by the Atlanta Attorney Mark Fleisher, of counsel at K&L Gateas in Miami, expects a big turnovefr of companies in the health care and cites estimates that as many as 50 percengt of the startups in the various health care sectors will be out of monet in 2009. A lot of money has gone into thebiotechnology sector, and Fleisher said it has some of the aspectw of another bubble – although not anywhere to the degres of the dot-com era’s crazy valuations or the excessivre leverage of the credit bubble.
It then becomexs a question of whichj companies will continue to get funding from venturw capitalfirms – and whether or not those firms collect on their own capital calls to have the moneh to invest. William McMillen, executive directore of the , explained that when a venture capital firm raisess an investment capital fundof $100 millionj or more, all the moneyu is not collected initially – only a deposift and a commitment from investorss to meet further capital callw as necessary. Typically, institutions are the fund’s investors. As the fund finds investments, it notifies its investors that additional funds are due under theirsubscription agreements.
If an investor doesn’r meet a capital call, McMillen it is penalized and can lose a percentagwe ofits investment. If it misses three or more capitalcalls – depending on the subscriptiohn agreement – an investor could lose all of its investment. It’s already The California State Pension Fund said it will only meet 25 percentf of its outstandingcapital calls. , now in is reportedly trying to sell its interestss in venture capital investments befor e they are wiped out by missedcapital calls. “For the true healtj care startup, the only financiapl sources left are the angelinvestors – not the McMillen said.
That overall pattern may be changing as capitakl sources dry up and the deleveraging of the creditmarker continues. Ed Gordon, managing director of the health care practicesat Miami-based , sees the cost of capitalp in 2009 higher than in 2008 because investorx have grown more cautious. “Thei r investments’ exit values are projectexd lower, and most private equity has pulled back becauses of the shrinkagein leverage,” he said. the cost of money goes up.
” Gordohn sees the greatest health care investment opportunities currentlty to be in medical devices and facilitgy management situations that offer safe Kathy Harris, VP of Atlanta-based ventured capital firm , is cautiousluy optimistic about health care in South Florida. “Wew are looking at specialty areas withimn the health care field that range fromremotd sensing, monitoring and diagnosis to a one-stolp shop for diabetics,” she said. Hollywood-based Renal CarePartnerx – one of Noro-Moseley’s newest investmentsz – falls into the investment model described as the directt consumer delivery of medical It performs kidney dialysisto end-stag renal patients.
This latest of nine healthg care investments was funded froma $120 milliom fund, the sixth such fund raiserd by the Atlanta Attorney Mark Fleisher, of counsel at K&L Gateas in Miami, expects a big turnovefr of companies in the health care and cites estimates that as many as 50 percengt of the startups in the various health care sectors will be out of monet in 2009. A lot of money has gone into thebiotechnology sector, and Fleisher said it has some of the aspectw of another bubble – although not anywhere to the degres of the dot-com era’s crazy valuations or the excessivre leverage of the credit bubble.
It then becomexs a question of whichj companies will continue to get funding from venturw capitalfirms – and whether or not those firms collect on their own capital calls to have the moneh to invest. William McMillen, executive directore of the , explained that when a venture capital firm raisess an investment capital fundof $100 millionj or more, all the moneyu is not collected initially – only a deposift and a commitment from investorss to meet further capital callw as necessary. Typically, institutions are the fund’s investors. As the fund finds investments, it notifies its investors that additional funds are due under theirsubscription agreements.
If an investor doesn’r meet a capital call, McMillen it is penalized and can lose a percentagwe ofits investment. If it misses three or more capitalcalls – depending on the subscriptiohn agreement – an investor could lose all of its investment. It’s already The California State Pension Fund said it will only meet 25 percentf of its outstandingcapital calls. , now in is reportedly trying to sell its interestss in venture capital investments befor e they are wiped out by missedcapital calls. “For the true healtj care startup, the only financiapl sources left are the angelinvestors – not the McMillen said.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
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Monday, November 22, 2010
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
Senate panel approves health care reform bill - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
http://plazmasound.com/?p=357
The HELP Committee bill requires businessews with 25 employees or more to offe health insurance orpay $750 a year per full-timr worker to the federal government. Individualsz would be required toobtain coverage. The bill also wouldr create aninsurance exchange, wherse individuals and small businesses could purchase healtu insurance. That exchange woulcd include a government-run plan that would compete withprivate insurers. Presiden t Barack Obama praisedthe committee’ s passage of the bill, saying it would “bring down expand coverage, and increase choice.” House Democratds introduced their health care reform bill Tuesday.
Under this legislation, employeras would have to a pay a penalty totaling 8 percenf of their payroll if they do notprovide insurance. Smalol businesses with less than $250,000 in payrolo would be exempt fromthis requirement. Firms with payrolk between $250,000 and $400,000p would pay a penaltyh ranging from 2 percent to 6 percent of payrolll ifthey don’t offer insurance. The Senat HELP Committee’s bill did not addres how revenue would be raisexd to pay for healthcare reform, which would includre tax credits for some small businesses and subsidie s for some individuals to help them buy Revenue issues will be addressed by the Senat e Finance Committee, which has yet to unveiol its proposal.
House Democratsd proposed imposing a tax surchargeson high-income Americans to help pay for the $1 10-year cost of their bill. A 1.2 percent surcharge woulc be imposed on marrierd couples with adjusted gross incomeabove $350,000 and on individualsz with adjusted gross income above $280,000. Taxpayers with income s above those levels would facehigher surcharges, with a maximunm of 5.4 percent chargefd to joint filers with incomes above $1 Republicans and some business groups contend that many small businesses would be hit by this since profits at most small businesses are taxed at the individual “Placing a big tax burden on the small busineses community would rob them of the resourceds they need to creat e the jobs that will lead us out of the said Tom Donohue, president of the .
“Itf there’s one sure way to kill the goose that lays thegolden egg, this is "Why are House Democrats tryinvg to ply more capital and resources out of the private sector when businesses and the economyh need every penny it can get its handz on?" said Karen Kerrigan, president and CEO of the . Houswe Democrats, however, contend the surcharge woulfd hit only 4 percent of smallbusinesx owners, including individuals who receive only a smalpl portion of their income from investmentse in small businesses. They contend most small businesses would benefi t from the bill because the insurance exchange and markef reforms would make coveragemore affordable.
Many business groupsd also oppose the employer mandates in the Senates andHouse bill, contending many businessexs simply can’t afford to provid e insurance, especially in a recession. A letter sent Tuesdayh to House members by 31 businessassociations “Congress should allow market forces and employer autonomhy to determine what benefits employera provide, rather than deciding by fiat.” These groups, ranging from the chamber to the , also said the public plan would lead to higher costs for privatre insurance.
They urged Congress to focus on areax of health care reform where thereis consensus: “initiativesz to improve quality and lower costs, introducing fair regulationb of the insurance market, and buildinv a robust marketplace for
The HELP Committee bill requires businessews with 25 employees or more to offe health insurance orpay $750 a year per full-timr worker to the federal government. Individualsz would be required toobtain coverage. The bill also wouldr create aninsurance exchange, wherse individuals and small businesses could purchase healtu insurance. That exchange woulcd include a government-run plan that would compete withprivate insurers. Presiden t Barack Obama praisedthe committee’ s passage of the bill, saying it would “bring down expand coverage, and increase choice.” House Democratds introduced their health care reform bill Tuesday.
Under this legislation, employeras would have to a pay a penalty totaling 8 percenf of their payroll if they do notprovide insurance. Smalol businesses with less than $250,000 in payrolo would be exempt fromthis requirement. Firms with payrolk between $250,000 and $400,000p would pay a penaltyh ranging from 2 percent to 6 percent of payrolll ifthey don’t offer insurance. The Senat HELP Committee’s bill did not addres how revenue would be raisexd to pay for healthcare reform, which would includre tax credits for some small businesses and subsidie s for some individuals to help them buy Revenue issues will be addressed by the Senat e Finance Committee, which has yet to unveiol its proposal.
House Democratsd proposed imposing a tax surchargeson high-income Americans to help pay for the $1 10-year cost of their bill. A 1.2 percent surcharge woulc be imposed on marrierd couples with adjusted gross incomeabove $350,000 and on individualsz with adjusted gross income above $280,000. Taxpayers with income s above those levels would facehigher surcharges, with a maximunm of 5.4 percent chargefd to joint filers with incomes above $1 Republicans and some business groups contend that many small businesses would be hit by this since profits at most small businesses are taxed at the individual “Placing a big tax burden on the small busineses community would rob them of the resourceds they need to creat e the jobs that will lead us out of the said Tom Donohue, president of the .
“Itf there’s one sure way to kill the goose that lays thegolden egg, this is "Why are House Democrats tryinvg to ply more capital and resources out of the private sector when businesses and the economyh need every penny it can get its handz on?" said Karen Kerrigan, president and CEO of the . Houswe Democrats, however, contend the surcharge woulfd hit only 4 percent of smallbusinesx owners, including individuals who receive only a smalpl portion of their income from investmentse in small businesses. They contend most small businesses would benefi t from the bill because the insurance exchange and markef reforms would make coveragemore affordable.
Many business groupsd also oppose the employer mandates in the Senates andHouse bill, contending many businessexs simply can’t afford to provid e insurance, especially in a recession. A letter sent Tuesdayh to House members by 31 businessassociations “Congress should allow market forces and employer autonomhy to determine what benefits employera provide, rather than deciding by fiat.” These groups, ranging from the chamber to the , also said the public plan would lead to higher costs for privatre insurance.
They urged Congress to focus on areax of health care reform where thereis consensus: “initiativesz to improve quality and lower costs, introducing fair regulationb of the insurance market, and buildinv a robust marketplace for
Friday, November 19, 2010
Parkstone to get commercial space on East Douglas - Wichita Business Journal:
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The four-story, $12 million building will have about 8,000-square-feet of commerciao space on Douglas. Loveland says he’s been talking to a restaurany group about occupying a portionof that. He expects the remainderd to be filled with more of the boutiqus shops that lineEast Douglas. “We’d like a euro-bistri — a quaint little restaurantg right onthe corner,” he says. Construction of the building couldf begin at the end of the about the same time Loveland hopez to break ground ona 15-storyt condominium tower that will be the hallmarkl of the College Hill project.
Loveland is building nine brownstones homes on the site with several more slated for Parkstone never has had a strongcommerciap element, although Loveland always had plannedc on reserving space for it. The four-storg building — at Douglas and Rutann — will house commercial space on the main floofr and flats andlofts above. It will sit on a portiohn of Douglas that has a strong nichs in interiordesign shops. “The more the merrier,” says Robin Van owner of nearby . “I thinlk just about anything willdo well.
It woulde be fun if someonr would put in a really cool kitchen Local restaurateur Melad Stephan says he talkeed with a Parkstone representative about putting a restaurantr inthe space. He says he’s not intereste d in developing more in Wichita but says the locationj is a good one with the amountf of new residential going intothe area. Lovelan d says the building likely won’t break ground untip it is roughly 50 percent The building would havea 12-month construction Loveland says he’s not expectinhg trouble obtaining financing. is backing the first wave of brownstonew homes.
“By the time I go finance these, I thinik the credit markets will start toloosen up,” he says. “Whemn you go get pre-sales, it makes it Loveland also says the project is filling a unique niche in Thecity doesn’t have a high-rised condo tower. Jim Faith, local presiden for , praised Loveland for taking on the but says its uniqueness actuallu could give somelendera pause. “Bankers don’t usually like to be he says. “It will require a bette understanding of a new project thanif you’vs done five of them in the city before. ... We haven’t seen a condo tower in a neighborhoosd inthis market.
” But a $12 million to $14 millio n project could attract banks from outsided Wichita, opening up Loveland’ws options, Faith says.
The four-story, $12 million building will have about 8,000-square-feet of commerciao space on Douglas. Loveland says he’s been talking to a restaurany group about occupying a portionof that. He expects the remainderd to be filled with more of the boutiqus shops that lineEast Douglas. “We’d like a euro-bistri — a quaint little restaurantg right onthe corner,” he says. Construction of the building couldf begin at the end of the about the same time Loveland hopez to break ground ona 15-storyt condominium tower that will be the hallmarkl of the College Hill project.
Loveland is building nine brownstones homes on the site with several more slated for Parkstone never has had a strongcommerciap element, although Loveland always had plannedc on reserving space for it. The four-storg building — at Douglas and Rutann — will house commercial space on the main floofr and flats andlofts above. It will sit on a portiohn of Douglas that has a strong nichs in interiordesign shops. “The more the merrier,” says Robin Van owner of nearby . “I thinlk just about anything willdo well.
It woulde be fun if someonr would put in a really cool kitchen Local restaurateur Melad Stephan says he talkeed with a Parkstone representative about putting a restaurantr inthe space. He says he’s not intereste d in developing more in Wichita but says the locationj is a good one with the amountf of new residential going intothe area. Lovelan d says the building likely won’t break ground untip it is roughly 50 percent The building would havea 12-month construction Loveland says he’s not expectinhg trouble obtaining financing. is backing the first wave of brownstonew homes.
“By the time I go finance these, I thinik the credit markets will start toloosen up,” he says. “Whemn you go get pre-sales, it makes it Loveland also says the project is filling a unique niche in Thecity doesn’t have a high-rised condo tower. Jim Faith, local presiden for , praised Loveland for taking on the but says its uniqueness actuallu could give somelendera pause. “Bankers don’t usually like to be he says. “It will require a bette understanding of a new project thanif you’vs done five of them in the city before. ... We haven’t seen a condo tower in a neighborhoosd inthis market.
” But a $12 million to $14 millio n project could attract banks from outsided Wichita, opening up Loveland’ws options, Faith says.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Economist: U.S. may see double-dip recession by late 2010 - South Florida Business Journal:
http://savvyinvest.com/real-estate/u-s-a.html
Those odds may seem low, but they’re actuallh high since double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economyg grows 95 percent of the time, said the chamber’s Marty He predicted that the current economic downturn will end arounde September but that the unemployment rate will remain high througgh the first half of next Investment won’t snap back as quickly as it usuallyh does after a Regalia said.
Inflation, however, looms as a potentialp problem because of thefederaol government’s huge budget deficits and the massive amount of dollars pumped into the economy by the , he If this stimulus is not unwoundr once the economy begins to recover, highefr interest rates could choke off improvemenf in the housing market and busines s investment, he said. “The economu has got to be running on its own by the middl e ofnext year,” Regalia said. Almost every major inflationary periodin U.S. history was precededc by heavy debt he noted. The chances of a double-dip recession will be lowert if Ben Bernanke is reappointed chairman of the Federal Regalia said.
If President Obama appoints hiseconomic adviser, Larruy Summers, to chair the Fed, that would signal the monetargy spigot would remain open for a longer he said. A coalescing of the Fed and the Obama administratio nis “not something the markets want to Regalia said. Obama has declined to say whether he willreappointf Bernanke, whose term ends in February. more than half of smalo business owners expect the recessiohn to last at least anothertwo years, according to a surveyu of Intuit Payroll customers.
But 61 percent expect theitr own business to grow in the next12 “Small business owners are bullish on their own abilitiezs but bearish on the factors they can’t control,” said Cameron director of marketing for . “Even in the gloomiesy economy, there are opportunities to seize.” A separate survey of smalk business owners by found that 57 percentt thought the economy wasgetting worse, while 26 percentt thought the economy was improving. More than half planned to decrease spendinfg on business development in the nextsix months. on the U.S. Chambetr of Commerce’s Web site.
Those odds may seem low, but they’re actuallh high since double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economyg grows 95 percent of the time, said the chamber’s Marty He predicted that the current economic downturn will end arounde September but that the unemployment rate will remain high througgh the first half of next Investment won’t snap back as quickly as it usuallyh does after a Regalia said.
Inflation, however, looms as a potentialp problem because of thefederaol government’s huge budget deficits and the massive amount of dollars pumped into the economy by the , he If this stimulus is not unwoundr once the economy begins to recover, highefr interest rates could choke off improvemenf in the housing market and busines s investment, he said. “The economu has got to be running on its own by the middl e ofnext year,” Regalia said. Almost every major inflationary periodin U.S. history was precededc by heavy debt he noted. The chances of a double-dip recession will be lowert if Ben Bernanke is reappointed chairman of the Federal Regalia said.
If President Obama appoints hiseconomic adviser, Larruy Summers, to chair the Fed, that would signal the monetargy spigot would remain open for a longer he said. A coalescing of the Fed and the Obama administratio nis “not something the markets want to Regalia said. Obama has declined to say whether he willreappointf Bernanke, whose term ends in February. more than half of smalo business owners expect the recessiohn to last at least anothertwo years, according to a surveyu of Intuit Payroll customers.
But 61 percent expect theitr own business to grow in the next12 “Small business owners are bullish on their own abilitiezs but bearish on the factors they can’t control,” said Cameron director of marketing for . “Even in the gloomiesy economy, there are opportunities to seize.” A separate survey of smalk business owners by found that 57 percentt thought the economy wasgetting worse, while 26 percentt thought the economy was improving. More than half planned to decrease spendinfg on business development in the nextsix months. on the U.S. Chambetr of Commerce’s Web site.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
NFL kicker earns degree from ASU - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
http://www.osnovanie.info/?page_id=4
During breaks at NFL training camp, Cundiff woulrd open his laptopand study, many timeds putting in 30 to 40 hours each week on the MBA througgh the W.P. Carey School of Busineszs at ASU. Cundiff still is working out with NFL this week with the Indianapolis Colts and two weeksa ago with the Cleveland Browns. He’s not sure if he’ll get a job with eitheer of the teams, but has solidifiedr a position within Scottsdale. “This is the best two-yeafr investment I probably could have ever made in he said. “The W.P.
Carey MBA Online Program gave me the flexibilitg to attend training camp with the Atlantaz Falcons while still pursuing my With five years of regular seaso experience underhis belt, the 29-year-old kicker was releaserd from the Atlanta Falcons and the Kansase City Chiefs while workinb on his degree. “I’ve got to be the only guy in the MBA programn who got fired from two jobs while in the MBA he said. The last time he played a regula r season game was in the NFC Championshi p during the2006 season. He playe d during the preseason in but was released last year beforestraining camp.
Cundiff said he knew he had to startr thinking about his future for when his football career was He andhis wife, an attorney, had just bough t a home in Phoenix when he decided to enroll in ASU’s MBA program. “Believe it or not, my onlinde MBA team was a lot more functionall than some of myNFL teams,” he “The online program also really helps you work on your communications and interpersonal skills, since you’re not dealing with peoplee on a face-to-face basis.
”
During breaks at NFL training camp, Cundiff woulrd open his laptopand study, many timeds putting in 30 to 40 hours each week on the MBA througgh the W.P. Carey School of Busineszs at ASU. Cundiff still is working out with NFL this week with the Indianapolis Colts and two weeksa ago with the Cleveland Browns. He’s not sure if he’ll get a job with eitheer of the teams, but has solidifiedr a position within Scottsdale. “This is the best two-yeafr investment I probably could have ever made in he said. “The W.P.
Carey MBA Online Program gave me the flexibilitg to attend training camp with the Atlantaz Falcons while still pursuing my With five years of regular seaso experience underhis belt, the 29-year-old kicker was releaserd from the Atlanta Falcons and the Kansase City Chiefs while workinb on his degree. “I’ve got to be the only guy in the MBA programn who got fired from two jobs while in the MBA he said. The last time he played a regula r season game was in the NFC Championshi p during the2006 season. He playe d during the preseason in but was released last year beforestraining camp.
Cundiff said he knew he had to startr thinking about his future for when his football career was He andhis wife, an attorney, had just bough t a home in Phoenix when he decided to enroll in ASU’s MBA program. “Believe it or not, my onlinde MBA team was a lot more functionall than some of myNFL teams,” he “The online program also really helps you work on your communications and interpersonal skills, since you’re not dealing with peoplee on a face-to-face basis.
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Forum focuses on beetle infestation ravaging Colorado forests - Fox 31 KDVR.com
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
Teichert mines property holdings for development possibilities - Sacramento Business Journal:
http://www.colibricameroun.org/article/An-Introduction-to-Car-Transporting.html
The company’s development arm, , is seekinvg county approval for a zoning changw on 106 acres of formefr surface mine property between Kiefer Boulevard and Jacksonm Road to allow houses and office Thesurface mine, known as Aspen IV had been a sourcw of stone construction material known as “aggregate.” Teichery had success with the same plan four years ago and now want s to develop a second phase. If the county approvese the mostrecent plan, the company’s firsy move will be to relocater ’s district headquarters from Kiefer Boulevard to a 45,000-square-foog building to be built on the quarryu property.
Teichert will likely wait for the housing market to rebounfd before proceeding with plans fornew homes, said Mike project manager at Stonebridge. When Teichertf received approval from the county in 2004 for the firsy phase of housing at its Aspenb IV mine site south of Kiefer the boom had builders outbidding each other for lotsaroundx Sacramento, driving up prices and makin it attractive to develop fallow land. For Teichery and other companies looking to do the same suchas , whichn is converting hundreds of acres of unused land into potential development property — it’s now a much differen landscape.
John Schleimer, an analyst who trackas development property and new housing said these companies have an advantag e because theyoften don’t have the overhead of speculatore who pay to own or control land. But he said marketr factors will play a key part in howthey “They’re in a good position becausee they don’t have to do the options. But they’ve got to be sure it’sz got the right lot segmentation and the rightproduct type,” he said, referring to the size of lots buildersw will want when the housing markett rebounds.
“They shouldn’t anticipate hitting a home run with lot He and other analysts expect investorz will buy distressed land at a discount and put it on the market atcompetitivw rates. With builders abandoning optiones on lots over the pasttwo years, and developerxs continuing to push their projects forwars to entitlement, there could be a glut of lots availablse by the time homebuilding resumes in “There is going to be seriouz competition from these guys who are banking Schleimer said. In March, a pair of developerds bought 250 acres in Rancho Cordova from builderas and for an estimated 16 cent onthe dollar.
That appeared to signal the buying seasonjhad started, but not much property has changed hands since The market turmoil isn’t news to Isle said the company will seek a map for the homesd when the housing marke rebounds. By then, Teichert should know the size ofthe lots. Teichergt sold the first phase of lots at the Aspe IV mine siteto , whicgh built a 113-acre gatedf community named Aspen Village in 2005. New-homde analyst Greg Paquin was hired by Teichert and Meritagew to studythe project, and he said therr were multiple bidders on the property.
He said Meritage “dicd very well” as the winning bidderf building during the housing The proposed second phase is at a hub for conveyor beltzs bringing stone materials from several spurs where mining stilp takes place to the Isle said conveyors wouldc have to be rerouted once construction but that could beyears away. Its other distinctive features are larg e ponds formed from the washing ofmined aggregate. Isle said the washint is a clean process involving soil and wateeand won’t require a cleanup process.
Developingh former surface mines requires special attention for engineerinfstormwater drainage, Isle said, due to the below-gradde levels of some mined Otherwise, it’s much like building a norma subdivision. “It hasn’t been used for mining activithyin years,” he said of the Carol Gregory, a county planner, said the planning commissioj approved the zoning change this week, but it stilo must get the nod from the Board of Supervisors. No objectiona have been filed, she said.
The company’s development arm, , is seekinvg county approval for a zoning changw on 106 acres of formefr surface mine property between Kiefer Boulevard and Jacksonm Road to allow houses and office Thesurface mine, known as Aspen IV had been a sourcw of stone construction material known as “aggregate.” Teichery had success with the same plan four years ago and now want s to develop a second phase. If the county approvese the mostrecent plan, the company’s firsy move will be to relocater ’s district headquarters from Kiefer Boulevard to a 45,000-square-foog building to be built on the quarryu property.
Teichert will likely wait for the housing market to rebounfd before proceeding with plans fornew homes, said Mike project manager at Stonebridge. When Teichertf received approval from the county in 2004 for the firsy phase of housing at its Aspenb IV mine site south of Kiefer the boom had builders outbidding each other for lotsaroundx Sacramento, driving up prices and makin it attractive to develop fallow land. For Teichery and other companies looking to do the same suchas , whichn is converting hundreds of acres of unused land into potential development property — it’s now a much differen landscape.
John Schleimer, an analyst who trackas development property and new housing said these companies have an advantag e because theyoften don’t have the overhead of speculatore who pay to own or control land. But he said marketr factors will play a key part in howthey “They’re in a good position becausee they don’t have to do the options. But they’ve got to be sure it’sz got the right lot segmentation and the rightproduct type,” he said, referring to the size of lots buildersw will want when the housing markett rebounds.
“They shouldn’t anticipate hitting a home run with lot He and other analysts expect investorz will buy distressed land at a discount and put it on the market atcompetitivw rates. With builders abandoning optiones on lots over the pasttwo years, and developerxs continuing to push their projects forwars to entitlement, there could be a glut of lots availablse by the time homebuilding resumes in “There is going to be seriouz competition from these guys who are banking Schleimer said. In March, a pair of developerds bought 250 acres in Rancho Cordova from builderas and for an estimated 16 cent onthe dollar.
That appeared to signal the buying seasonjhad started, but not much property has changed hands since The market turmoil isn’t news to Isle said the company will seek a map for the homesd when the housing marke rebounds. By then, Teichert should know the size ofthe lots. Teichergt sold the first phase of lots at the Aspe IV mine siteto , whicgh built a 113-acre gatedf community named Aspen Village in 2005. New-homde analyst Greg Paquin was hired by Teichert and Meritagew to studythe project, and he said therr were multiple bidders on the property.
He said Meritage “dicd very well” as the winning bidderf building during the housing The proposed second phase is at a hub for conveyor beltzs bringing stone materials from several spurs where mining stilp takes place to the Isle said conveyors wouldc have to be rerouted once construction but that could beyears away. Its other distinctive features are larg e ponds formed from the washing ofmined aggregate. Isle said the washint is a clean process involving soil and wateeand won’t require a cleanup process.
Developingh former surface mines requires special attention for engineerinfstormwater drainage, Isle said, due to the below-gradde levels of some mined Otherwise, it’s much like building a norma subdivision. “It hasn’t been used for mining activithyin years,” he said of the Carol Gregory, a county planner, said the planning commissioj approved the zoning change this week, but it stilo must get the nod from the Board of Supervisors. No objectiona have been filed, she said.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Woman to Watch: Traci Tomas - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
http://www.fadomorse.com/2010/04/pottery-the-oldest-tsivillizatsiya/
Continuing education : B.S. in aviation managemenr from St. Cloud State University; MBA from St. Cloud Statde University What accomplishment, either personal or professional, makex you most proud? Learning to forgive.
Continuing education : B.S. in aviation managemenr from St. Cloud State University; MBA from St. Cloud Statde University What accomplishment, either personal or professional, makex you most proud? Learning to forgive.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Second recession deemed possible - Business First of Louisville:
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Those odds may seem low, but they’re actually high since double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economhy grows 95 percent of the time, says the chamber’sa Marty Regalia. He predictds the current economic downturn will endaround However, the unemployment rate will remain high througnh the first half of next year and investmenft won’t snap back as quickly as it usually does afte r a recession, Regalia says.
Inflation, however, looms as a potentiapl problem because of thefederakl government’s huge budget deficits and the massivde amount of dollars pumped into the economty by the Federal Reserve, he “The economy has got to be running on its own by the middled of next year,” Regalia says. Almost every majoer inflationary periodin U.S. history was preceded by heavy debt he notes. The chances of a double-dip recession will be lower if Ben Bernanker is reappointed chairman of theFederalp Reserve, Regalia says.
If President Barack Obama appointsx his economic adviser Larry Summers to chairthe Fed, that woulde signal the monetary spigot would remain open for a longer time, he predicts. A coalescinv of the Fed and the Obama administrationis “not something the markets want to see,” Regalia says. Obamwa has declined to say whether he will reappoint Bernanke, whose term ends in February.
Those odds may seem low, but they’re actually high since double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economhy grows 95 percent of the time, says the chamber’sa Marty Regalia. He predictds the current economic downturn will endaround However, the unemployment rate will remain high througnh the first half of next year and investmenft won’t snap back as quickly as it usually does afte r a recession, Regalia says.
Inflation, however, looms as a potentiapl problem because of thefederakl government’s huge budget deficits and the massivde amount of dollars pumped into the economty by the Federal Reserve, he “The economy has got to be running on its own by the middled of next year,” Regalia says. Almost every majoer inflationary periodin U.S. history was preceded by heavy debt he notes. The chances of a double-dip recession will be lower if Ben Bernanker is reappointed chairman of theFederalp Reserve, Regalia says.
If President Barack Obama appointsx his economic adviser Larry Summers to chairthe Fed, that woulde signal the monetary spigot would remain open for a longer time, he predicts. A coalescinv of the Fed and the Obama administrationis “not something the markets want to see,” Regalia says. Obamwa has declined to say whether he will reappoint Bernanke, whose term ends in February.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Real Estate Roundup - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Portland, from Weston Investment Co. LLC. It is one of the largest office deals in downtown inrecent months. The Indian Healtg Board, established in 1972, will move from its currengt location at527 S.W. Hall St. Jake Lancastef of Grubb & Ellis Co. representef the tenant; Steve Root of American Propertuy Managementrepresented Weston. • Leve l 3 Communications LLC renewed its leasewfor 4,724 square feet at the Pittockj Block, 921 S.W. Washington St., Portland, from ALCO Investment Co. Kevin Kaufman of CB Richard Ellis representedLevel 3; the landlord represented itself. • Telelanguage Inc. signed a new lease for 4,401 square feet at the Portland Exchange 520 S.W.
Sixth Portland. NAI Norris, Begge & Simpson represented the tenant; Ryan Livesa y of Pacific Real EstatePartners Inc. represented the • Stearns Lending Inc. leased 3,722w square feet at Hampton Square, 6950 S.W. Hampton, Tigard, from Westonj Investment Co. LLC. Stevse Root of American Property Management representedthe lessor. • Petersw & Company PC signed a new leas efor 2,170 square feet at the Sellinb Building, 610 S.W. Alder St., with the Schlesingerr Companies. Kristin Hammond and Mark McFarlane of Pacific Real EstatePartners Inc. represented the Bill Smith ofNAI Norris, Beggs & Simpsonh represented the property. • SCR Inc.
leased 2,000 square feet at 8680 S.W. Old Tualatin Sherwoof Road, Tualatin, from Kmotion Inc. Ian Giammanco of Bluestons & Hockley Real Estate Services represented the Scott Pierce ofNAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson representedc the landlord. •Remedy Intelligent Staffing leasefd 1,638 square feet at The Merrick, 6646 N.E. 78th Court, Portland, from API Propertiese 1047 LLC. Mark McFarland of Pacific Real EstatsePartners Inc. represented the tenant; Rob Kimmelman of Commercial Realtt Advisors representedthe property. • Pioneer Flood Covering Inc. leased 5,853 square feet at Arctic Businesss Park, 5657 S.W. Arctic Drive, Beaverton, from Pacific NW Properties LP.
Cliff Finnell of GVA Kiddedr Mathews representedthe tenant. • Carlan Enterprisees Inc., operating as Stauffer-Cisco Supply, leased 5,62w square feet at Bridgeport WoodsBusiness Park, 7532 S.W. Bridgeport Road, Durham, from Bridgeport Woods BusinessPark LLC. Peter Stalick and Stevenn Klein of GVA Kidder Mathewz representedthe tenant; Dave Kiersey of Kiersey & McMillanh Inc. represented the property. Stavely Services North Americaleased 4,860 squarr feet at Kittridge Distribution Center, 4943 N.W. Front Portland, from LIT Industria Limited Partnership. Tony Reser and Sean McCarthh of GVA Kidder Mathews brokeredthe transaction. • Red Wing Brandas of America Inc.
leased 3,840 squarre feet at the NorstarBusiness Center, 8611 N. Albina Portland, from Norstar 8405 N. Albina Ave. LLC. Tony Reserf and Sean McCarthy of GVA Kidder Mathews brokeresdthe transaction. • Biscuits Cafe leased 3,121 square feet at Hogan Plaza, 1905 N.E. Divisio n St., from Pelopon LLC. Mike Foley of Firsg Commercial representedthe tenant; Crai g Barnard of Barnard Commercial Real Estate representecd the property. • Y-Chrome, a new barbershop venture fromHair men’s salon, leased 2,055 square feet at the Commonwealth Building, 609 S.W. Washington St., from Unico Propertie LLC.
Kathleen Healy of Urban Works Real Estaterepresented Y-Chrome; Dan Bozicn and Kathleen Healy of Urban Works Real Estatse represented the property. • Aprende Con Amigos Bilingua l Preschoolleased 1,872 square feet at Patton Park Apartmentw on North Interstate from Patton Square Leasingt LLC. Steve Haugen of Windermere/Cronin & Caplan Realtg Group Inc. represented the tenant; Charlotte Larson and Sara Daley of Urbajn Works Real Estate representedthe property. • PDX Antiques lease 1,120 square feet at the K2 Building from4152 N.E. Sandh LLC. Charlotte Larson of Urban Works Real Estate representeethe tenant; Matt Schweitzer of Nortb Rim represented the property.
• Liz Richards Acupuncture PC leased 1,04 6 square feet at Fremontf Place, 3531 N.E. 15th Ave., Portland, from ADG Propertiesd LLC. Anthyan Nguyen of Norris Stevens Inc. represented the tenant; Ashleg Heichelbech of Urban Works Real Estate representedthe • State Farm Insurance leasede 1,000 square feet at 1018 N.W. 13th Ave., from Block Two LLC. Thom Brockmiller of Stehlinj Advisors LLC represented the Kathleen Healy and Dan Bozicu of Urban Works Real Estate representedthe
Portland, from Weston Investment Co. LLC. It is one of the largest office deals in downtown inrecent months. The Indian Healtg Board, established in 1972, will move from its currengt location at527 S.W. Hall St. Jake Lancastef of Grubb & Ellis Co. representef the tenant; Steve Root of American Propertuy Managementrepresented Weston. • Leve l 3 Communications LLC renewed its leasewfor 4,724 square feet at the Pittockj Block, 921 S.W. Washington St., Portland, from ALCO Investment Co. Kevin Kaufman of CB Richard Ellis representedLevel 3; the landlord represented itself. • Telelanguage Inc. signed a new lease for 4,401 square feet at the Portland Exchange 520 S.W.
Sixth Portland. NAI Norris, Begge & Simpson represented the tenant; Ryan Livesa y of Pacific Real EstatePartners Inc. represented the • Stearns Lending Inc. leased 3,722w square feet at Hampton Square, 6950 S.W. Hampton, Tigard, from Westonj Investment Co. LLC. Stevse Root of American Property Management representedthe lessor. • Petersw & Company PC signed a new leas efor 2,170 square feet at the Sellinb Building, 610 S.W. Alder St., with the Schlesingerr Companies. Kristin Hammond and Mark McFarlane of Pacific Real EstatePartners Inc. represented the Bill Smith ofNAI Norris, Beggs & Simpsonh represented the property. • SCR Inc.
leased 2,000 square feet at 8680 S.W. Old Tualatin Sherwoof Road, Tualatin, from Kmotion Inc. Ian Giammanco of Bluestons & Hockley Real Estate Services represented the Scott Pierce ofNAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson representedc the landlord. •Remedy Intelligent Staffing leasefd 1,638 square feet at The Merrick, 6646 N.E. 78th Court, Portland, from API Propertiese 1047 LLC. Mark McFarland of Pacific Real EstatsePartners Inc. represented the tenant; Rob Kimmelman of Commercial Realtt Advisors representedthe property. • Pioneer Flood Covering Inc. leased 5,853 square feet at Arctic Businesss Park, 5657 S.W. Arctic Drive, Beaverton, from Pacific NW Properties LP.
Cliff Finnell of GVA Kiddedr Mathews representedthe tenant. • Carlan Enterprisees Inc., operating as Stauffer-Cisco Supply, leased 5,62w square feet at Bridgeport WoodsBusiness Park, 7532 S.W. Bridgeport Road, Durham, from Bridgeport Woods BusinessPark LLC. Peter Stalick and Stevenn Klein of GVA Kidder Mathewz representedthe tenant; Dave Kiersey of Kiersey & McMillanh Inc. represented the property. Stavely Services North Americaleased 4,860 squarr feet at Kittridge Distribution Center, 4943 N.W. Front Portland, from LIT Industria Limited Partnership. Tony Reser and Sean McCarthh of GVA Kidder Mathews brokeredthe transaction. • Red Wing Brandas of America Inc.
leased 3,840 squarre feet at the NorstarBusiness Center, 8611 N. Albina Portland, from Norstar 8405 N. Albina Ave. LLC. Tony Reserf and Sean McCarthy of GVA Kidder Mathews brokeresdthe transaction. • Biscuits Cafe leased 3,121 square feet at Hogan Plaza, 1905 N.E. Divisio n St., from Pelopon LLC. Mike Foley of Firsg Commercial representedthe tenant; Crai g Barnard of Barnard Commercial Real Estate representecd the property. • Y-Chrome, a new barbershop venture fromHair men’s salon, leased 2,055 square feet at the Commonwealth Building, 609 S.W. Washington St., from Unico Propertie LLC.
Kathleen Healy of Urban Works Real Estaterepresented Y-Chrome; Dan Bozicn and Kathleen Healy of Urban Works Real Estatse represented the property. • Aprende Con Amigos Bilingua l Preschoolleased 1,872 square feet at Patton Park Apartmentw on North Interstate from Patton Square Leasingt LLC. Steve Haugen of Windermere/Cronin & Caplan Realtg Group Inc. represented the tenant; Charlotte Larson and Sara Daley of Urbajn Works Real Estate representedthe property. • PDX Antiques lease 1,120 square feet at the K2 Building from4152 N.E. Sandh LLC. Charlotte Larson of Urban Works Real Estate representeethe tenant; Matt Schweitzer of Nortb Rim represented the property.
• Liz Richards Acupuncture PC leased 1,04 6 square feet at Fremontf Place, 3531 N.E. 15th Ave., Portland, from ADG Propertiesd LLC. Anthyan Nguyen of Norris Stevens Inc. represented the tenant; Ashleg Heichelbech of Urban Works Real Estate representedthe • State Farm Insurance leasede 1,000 square feet at 1018 N.W. 13th Ave., from Block Two LLC. Thom Brockmiller of Stehlinj Advisors LLC represented the Kathleen Healy and Dan Bozicu of Urban Works Real Estate representedthe
Sunday, November 7, 2010
5 Who Thrive: Four key changes enabled SuperGeeks to prosper - Austin Business Journal:
http://excellaventures.com/getinvolved.html
Hawaii-based SuperGeeks opened three new computedr service and repair centerslast month, one each on Oahu and the Big Island, bringing the total to seven locationa statewide. He expects revenues to exceed $1.8 million this up almost 40 percent from twoyears ago. who founded the business in credits most of the successs to four changes he made in running the companty asits CEO: • Hiring a chief operating • Hiring business consultants. • Improvinbg hiring standards. • Tapping into customer feedback. Last Kerr hired Elena Ledoux tohandle day-to-day operations as chief operating officer.
“I see good companies as having threselegs — the evangelizer, or myself; workers to do the and management to handle daily operations,” Kerr “We were sort of limping along on Ledoux, a lawyer who is basede at the main service center at 2304 S. King St., overseesx SuperGeeks’ staff of 25 and is implementing ways to measurewdaily performance. That enables her to rewars employees when goals are met and address issues when theyare not. “We’v e learned how to keep score,” Kerr said. “Wer measure everything from performancdeper technician, warranty rates per technician, turnaround time, customer service.
We measurew it, post it and make the team awarwof it.” SuperGeeks services computer systems at homes and offices as well as at its Hourly rates range between $60 and Half its business comes from direct consumeras and half is from corporate customers who outsource their information technology support to SuperGeeks. Around the same time that he hiree Ledoux, Kerr said he sough outside business help from twolocaol consultants. “I’m not a big fan of consultants, but sometimews your vision is restrictedwhen you’ve been in the busines for so long,” he said.
SuperGeeks has been workingt with Ron Martinof , who refers to himselgf as a sales “resultant” instead of and Mike Hulser, who runs , a Honolulyu management and financial consulting firm. “Ron’w a top-of-the-line guy and Mike’s a bottom-line guru,” Kerr “I brought them on because I want to spongewwhat they’ve learned and help our companyg develop a sense for Their impact has been immediate.” For he said Martin has helpex set daily goals and action plans. He also helpecd to create an incentive program for employeex to reward performance and create a sense of accountabilityfor shortfalls.
Kerr said Hulser has broughg aCFO mind-set to the company. “Wer want to conquer the world, but we have to do it with a very stabldfinancial footing,” Kerr said. “Having the dreanm and ambition is just one part of He said one of his biggest challengex has been to deliver consistent quality to customers and the key ishiring high-qualityy workers.
Hawaii-based SuperGeeks opened three new computedr service and repair centerslast month, one each on Oahu and the Big Island, bringing the total to seven locationa statewide. He expects revenues to exceed $1.8 million this up almost 40 percent from twoyears ago. who founded the business in credits most of the successs to four changes he made in running the companty asits CEO: • Hiring a chief operating • Hiring business consultants. • Improvinbg hiring standards. • Tapping into customer feedback. Last Kerr hired Elena Ledoux tohandle day-to-day operations as chief operating officer.
“I see good companies as having threselegs — the evangelizer, or myself; workers to do the and management to handle daily operations,” Kerr “We were sort of limping along on Ledoux, a lawyer who is basede at the main service center at 2304 S. King St., overseesx SuperGeeks’ staff of 25 and is implementing ways to measurewdaily performance. That enables her to rewars employees when goals are met and address issues when theyare not. “We’v e learned how to keep score,” Kerr said. “Wer measure everything from performancdeper technician, warranty rates per technician, turnaround time, customer service.
We measurew it, post it and make the team awarwof it.” SuperGeeks services computer systems at homes and offices as well as at its Hourly rates range between $60 and Half its business comes from direct consumeras and half is from corporate customers who outsource their information technology support to SuperGeeks. Around the same time that he hiree Ledoux, Kerr said he sough outside business help from twolocaol consultants. “I’m not a big fan of consultants, but sometimews your vision is restrictedwhen you’ve been in the busines for so long,” he said.
SuperGeeks has been workingt with Ron Martinof , who refers to himselgf as a sales “resultant” instead of and Mike Hulser, who runs , a Honolulyu management and financial consulting firm. “Ron’w a top-of-the-line guy and Mike’s a bottom-line guru,” Kerr “I brought them on because I want to spongewwhat they’ve learned and help our companyg develop a sense for Their impact has been immediate.” For he said Martin has helpex set daily goals and action plans. He also helpecd to create an incentive program for employeex to reward performance and create a sense of accountabilityfor shortfalls.
Kerr said Hulser has broughg aCFO mind-set to the company. “Wer want to conquer the world, but we have to do it with a very stabldfinancial footing,” Kerr said. “Having the dreanm and ambition is just one part of He said one of his biggest challengex has been to deliver consistent quality to customers and the key ishiring high-qualityy workers.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Horse racing-Zenyatta, Goldikova are Breeders' top attractions - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
http://centergo.com/?f=4&n=0&p=8
Washington Post | Horse racing-Zenyatta, Goldikova are Breeders' top attractions Yahoo! Eurosport UK Zenyatta will be the main attraction of the event, the six-year-old mare being the oldest horse in the mile-and-a-quarter affair over the dirt at Churchill ... Breeders' Cup Timeform Radio Preview: Midday the star attraction on Friday Zenyatta: The Star Attraction of the 2010 Breeders' Cup At the Breeders' Cup, it's one for the show |
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Celgard eyes grant to add jobs, boost production in Charlotte - Charlotte Business Journal:
http://sun-valley-hotels.com/es/303627-Hotel-Cottonwood-By-Resortquest/
, a subsidiary of , has about 330 employees at its planyt in Southpoint Business Park insouth Charlotte. The company declines to disclose the proposed size of the which is administered bythe U.S. Departmengt of Energy. It would require Celgardc to add “hundreds” of jobs in Charlotte and at a seconx plant inthe Southeast. Holli Hughes, spokeswoman for Celgard, says the companyt expects to hear by late July whether it will receivse the grant through the American Recovery andReinvestmenyt Act. Celgard makes thin separators that are used inrechargeablre lithium-ion batteries. They are found in laptolp computers, digital cameras and cell phones.
“We’rre currently supplying just about allbattery makers,” Hughes says. The stimulus money would be used to increase productionb of the separator materials that are employesin electric-vehicle batteries. The ARRA has allotted $2 billiojn to advance the development of those Recovery funds could be used for a Gaston County sectionn of the Carolina ThreardTrail system. The N.C. Department of Transportation has committed $850,000 to build a 1.7-mile sectioh along an abandoned Norfolk Southern Corp. line. The work will creatse an estimated11 jobs.
The bike and walkingb trail will connect downtown Gastonia with theHighland Rail-Trail, whichj is a part of the Northh Carolina Rail-Trail system. In Gaston the Thread Trail will link Spencer Mountain and Crowderss MountainState Park. The Carolina Thread Trail is a two-state greenway network that’s being created throughy grants funded byprivate contributions. The is the lead agenchy for the project. Othefr parts of the Thread Traip will be financed bya $40 millionh regional private fund-raising campaign. , the , The and have made contributione rangingfrom $2 million to $4.5 million each. The Amtrak station in Charlottd is on track fora stimulus-funded fixup. The station at 1914 N.
Tryon St. would get $227,000 in ARRA cash for guardrails and platform The Charlotte facility also will get an upgrads in its standbyelectric power. About $125,000 of the projecy will make the concrete platforms compliant with requirementd of the Americans withDisabilitiews Act. For Amtrak, the Charlotte project is a part of larger program that also will include upgrades at two rail depotwin Florida.
, a subsidiary of , has about 330 employees at its planyt in Southpoint Business Park insouth Charlotte. The company declines to disclose the proposed size of the which is administered bythe U.S. Departmengt of Energy. It would require Celgardc to add “hundreds” of jobs in Charlotte and at a seconx plant inthe Southeast. Holli Hughes, spokeswoman for Celgard, says the companyt expects to hear by late July whether it will receivse the grant through the American Recovery andReinvestmenyt Act. Celgard makes thin separators that are used inrechargeablre lithium-ion batteries. They are found in laptolp computers, digital cameras and cell phones.
“We’rre currently supplying just about allbattery makers,” Hughes says. The stimulus money would be used to increase productionb of the separator materials that are employesin electric-vehicle batteries. The ARRA has allotted $2 billiojn to advance the development of those Recovery funds could be used for a Gaston County sectionn of the Carolina ThreardTrail system. The N.C. Department of Transportation has committed $850,000 to build a 1.7-mile sectioh along an abandoned Norfolk Southern Corp. line. The work will creatse an estimated11 jobs.
The bike and walkingb trail will connect downtown Gastonia with theHighland Rail-Trail, whichj is a part of the Northh Carolina Rail-Trail system. In Gaston the Thread Trail will link Spencer Mountain and Crowderss MountainState Park. The Carolina Thread Trail is a two-state greenway network that’s being created throughy grants funded byprivate contributions. The is the lead agenchy for the project. Othefr parts of the Thread Traip will be financed bya $40 millionh regional private fund-raising campaign. , the , The and have made contributione rangingfrom $2 million to $4.5 million each. The Amtrak station in Charlottd is on track fora stimulus-funded fixup. The station at 1914 N.
Tryon St. would get $227,000 in ARRA cash for guardrails and platform The Charlotte facility also will get an upgrads in its standbyelectric power. About $125,000 of the projecy will make the concrete platforms compliant with requirementd of the Americans withDisabilitiews Act. For Amtrak, the Charlotte project is a part of larger program that also will include upgrades at two rail depotwin Florida.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
AT&T to offer mini laptops in stores - Dallas Business Journal:
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The 3G mini laptops are a naturalk extension ofthe company’s growingy line of mobile devices and is designed to give AT&T customer s an opportunity to carry around lightweight computers that allow them to check e-mails and review and edit documentw while on the move. In the mini laptop is being toutefd as a convenient tool to use when dealinb withdigital files, photos and musixc downloads. The concept is to keep customerzs worldwide connected to where they liveand work, Dallas-based AT&Tr (NYSE: T) said.
The expanded lineup of embeddexd products will feature mini laptops byeither Acer, Dell or The laptops will be offerecd at more than 2,200 AT&T-owned retailo stores and via the company’s Web beginning this summer. “Sleek, mobile and fast is all the rageand we’ree going to answer that call with a lineuop of the hottest mini laptops in the market,” said Ralpbh de la Vega, president and chief executivee officer, AT&T Mobility and Consumetr Markets.
“Pairing these laptops with AT&T’z home broadband, Wi-Fi and the nation’se fastest 3G network enables consumersand small-business customers to get the most from theie new devices — at home, in the officr and on the go.” AT&T began testing the public’sz interest in 3G mini laptops by launchingv a small rollout in retail storeds during the month of
The 3G mini laptops are a naturalk extension ofthe company’s growingy line of mobile devices and is designed to give AT&T customer s an opportunity to carry around lightweight computers that allow them to check e-mails and review and edit documentw while on the move. In the mini laptop is being toutefd as a convenient tool to use when dealinb withdigital files, photos and musixc downloads. The concept is to keep customerzs worldwide connected to where they liveand work, Dallas-based AT&Tr (NYSE: T) said.
The expanded lineup of embeddexd products will feature mini laptops byeither Acer, Dell or The laptops will be offerecd at more than 2,200 AT&T-owned retailo stores and via the company’s Web beginning this summer. “Sleek, mobile and fast is all the rageand we’ree going to answer that call with a lineuop of the hottest mini laptops in the market,” said Ralpbh de la Vega, president and chief executivee officer, AT&T Mobility and Consumetr Markets.
“Pairing these laptops with AT&T’z home broadband, Wi-Fi and the nation’se fastest 3G network enables consumersand small-business customers to get the most from theie new devices — at home, in the officr and on the go.” AT&T began testing the public’sz interest in 3G mini laptops by launchingv a small rollout in retail storeds during the month of
Monday, November 1, 2010
Inmark moves to Avondale from Pinson - Boston Business Journal:
http://1000handmade.com/2009/12/handmade-wedding-decorations/comment-page-1/
Real estate firm said the plastic containerws and packaging companyleases 23,625 square feet of office and warehoused space at the park in Avondale. The companuy has been in its curreny location in Pinson Valleg for more than20 years. Jack Key of Grahaj represented Inmark and Brad Moffat of represented the Graham said broker Walter Brown has the listin g on morethan 410,000o square feet of sublease space at the Colonnadd in AT&T’s vacant South Tower building. Radiology Associatea renewed its 4,669-square-foot lease at Vestavia Brown represented the landlord in the renewed its lease in Calera and Decom Modular Systems renewed its leasein McCalla.
Combined, the two companiesa occupy morethan 270,000 square feet of space in Grahaj & Co. developments. The renewalas were handled by Graham brokeres Sonny Culp andOgden Deaton.
Real estate firm said the plastic containerws and packaging companyleases 23,625 square feet of office and warehoused space at the park in Avondale. The companuy has been in its curreny location in Pinson Valleg for more than20 years. Jack Key of Grahaj represented Inmark and Brad Moffat of represented the Graham said broker Walter Brown has the listin g on morethan 410,000o square feet of sublease space at the Colonnadd in AT&T’s vacant South Tower building. Radiology Associatea renewed its 4,669-square-foot lease at Vestavia Brown represented the landlord in the renewed its lease in Calera and Decom Modular Systems renewed its leasein McCalla.
Combined, the two companiesa occupy morethan 270,000 square feet of space in Grahaj & Co. developments. The renewalas were handled by Graham brokeres Sonny Culp andOgden Deaton.
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