Friday, December 30, 2011
As med-tech regulations tighten, a legal specialist grows - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
Medical-device companies are finding it harder to land needed approvalsw fromthe U.S. Food and Drug Administratiohn (FDA), which is putting pressurw on companies to provide increasinglg more clinical data andother information, said Mark DuVal, directord and managing partner of DuVal & That’s meant more business for prompting him to hire more attorneys. DuVal Associates specializes in “more intractable approval issues,” DuValp said. “We can go toe-to-toe with push them a bit and debate them a DuVal foundedDuVal & Associatesw five years ago.
In additiob to helping companies clearregulatoryh hurdles, the firm adviseds company officials on ensuring their marketing programs don’t run afoul of FDA guidelines. The firm also helpsa venture capitalists vet young companies before makinfgan investment.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Renowned art fair expands into Santa Fe - New Mexico Business Weekly:
The International Sculpture Objectsw & Functional Art Fair has been a standinh event in New Yorkand Chicago. SOFA WEST premiers in Santas Fe June 11 to 14 and will feature 35international dealers. SOFA focuses on three-dimensional, contemporary art works and will be accompaniecd by alecture series, including a talk by Pamela director of licensing for the , on Santaq Fe’s unique design aesthetic. takes placee at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center and ticketsare $15 for a singles day of general admission or $25 for a 4-dagy pass.
The opening night preview on June 10 benefitws the New Mexico Museum of Art Design Rebecca Wurzberger, mayor pro tem of Santaz Fe, said the event fits well with Santw Fe’s designation as a Creative City and its reputation as an internationakl arts market. The ’s Bureau of Businesd and Economic Research produced a study in 2002 that showec thecapital city’s arts and cultural industriese and cultural tourism generated more than $1 billiobn in receipts, employed 12,567 workers (or 17.5 percent of the county’w total employment) and paid $231.5 millionb in wages and salaries.
Arts and cultural industriesz are responsible fornearly $4 of every $10 that flow into the Santaa Fe economy. About $814 million, or 78 percent of total came from outside Sant aFe County. The university’s researchy bureau estimated that thesw funds could account for as much as 39 percentr of the total inflow of money into the SantqaFe economy.
Monday, December 26, 2011
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RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’s sale has been filed on homes matching the description of North Portland Kenton neighborhood homes. The noticd indicates that the homesa will be put upfor auction. , whicj broke the story, noted that Adams’ lendeer has filed a “notice of default,” meaning he’ defaulted on his loan agreement withhis lender. Adamd told the paper he’s catching up on his mortgage aftetrpaying “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosures are at2131 N. McClellan and 2121 N. Adams lives in the 2121 He also owns a triplex at2031 N. McClellan.
who makes $118,144 yearly, is facinv an impending recall, scheduled to kick off in earlt July, after admitting he had a sexual relationship with Beau The pair met befores Breedloveturned 18. Adams said the sexual relationship beganafterf Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’s attorney general is investigating whether Adames didanything improper. The mayor conceded that he lied aboutgwhether he’d had sex with Breedlove when a political opponent firsr made the charge during the 2008 primaryy campaign season.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Home sales rise again - Phoenix Business Journal:
The says existing-home sales — including single-famil y homes, condominiums and co-ops — rose 2.4 percent from the Aprilo level. It was the first back-to-back monthlyu gain on such sales since September theassociation says. “Historically low mortgage rates clearly drew buyers intothe market, and housing remains very affordabls even with a recent uptick in rates,” says Lawrenced Yun, the association’s chief economist. “First-timre buyers are also being drawn off the sidelines bythe $8,009 tax credit, which is helping to absorb inventory.” The numbers would be even if it weren’t for poor appraisals, the Realtorsa association contends.
Pending sales of existing homexs — those with signed contracts that haven’t yet closex — indicate stronger activity. But some contracts are fallingy through from faulty valuations that keep buyerzs from gettinga loan, Yun says. The associationb calls the appraisal problem serious, and says complaints abouf faulty appraisals have been snowballing acros s the country. First-time buyersd accounted for 29 percent of salewsin May. The number of buyerse actively looking is up almost 10 percent from ayear ago. Condk and co-op sales saw the biggest gain in May, up 6.1 percent from April.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Airline emissions row escalates ahead of EU ruling - EurActiv
msnbc.com | Airline emissions row escalates ahead of EU ruling EurActiv Bill Hemmings, programme manager for the Brussels environment group Transport and Environment, said the fees are âmodestâ. âBut from an environmental perspective,â he told EurActiv in a telephone news conference, âa higher carbon price will spur more ... Air transpo rt Europe's top court rejects airline emissions ch » |
Monday, December 19, 2011
Youngest son Kim Jong Un inherits the North Korea leader after Kim Jong Il dead - eTaiwan News
ABC News | Youngest son Kim Jong Un inherits the North Korea leader after Kim Jong Il dead eTaiwan News By Evelyn Lin North Korea announced the youngest son, Kim Jong Un, inherited the North Korea leader after the death of supreme leader Kim Jong Il and urged its people to r » |
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Browse MMJ Centers - Colorado Springs Independent (blog)
Browse MMJ Centers Colorado Springs Independent (blog) Last night, the El Paso County Board of Commissioners became the first such body in the state, and likely the nation, to pass a resolution in response to the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act. The resolution specifically points to sections in the ... |