Draghi Slams Bankers' Shunning ECB Three-Year Loans San Francisco Chronicle 10 (Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank President Mario Draghi lashed out at bankers who said tapping the ECB's three-year-loan program carries a stigma, after executives including Deutsche Bank AG's Josef Ackermann said they shunned the loans. |
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Draghi Slams Bankers' Shunning ECB Three-Year Loans - San Francisco Chronicle
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Finding reasons, solutions when buying decisions are put on hold - bizjournals:
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Delays and stalls frequentlyy start when a decisioj isclose internally. The fear related to the consequences and difficulty of correctingh awrong decision. The risk compels many to go with a known vendor even if itssolution isn’tt the best. Minimizing or dismissingv concerns will surely resultin failure. Reassurd by using existing customers toconveg confidence, provide testimonials and, if possible, offe r guarantees, insurance and assurancee options to build buyers’ confidence. Priorities do and what was painfuo 30 to 60 days ago may not be the most pressinvconcern now.
You can’t control outside events, but you can continud building your relationship and look for reasonsw to elevateyour solution. Asking “what if” questions can help you assesws whether the delay is real or a Prospects are reluctant to provide negativdeinformation voluntarily. The best option is to avoie investing time and energy onunlikely opportunities. In you can reduce delays withbettet qualifying, by giving presentations and proposals at the right time, and usiny questioning techniques to assesws the reality when priorities
Delays and stalls frequentlyy start when a decisioj isclose internally. The fear related to the consequences and difficulty of correctingh awrong decision. The risk compels many to go with a known vendor even if itssolution isn’tt the best. Minimizing or dismissingv concerns will surely resultin failure. Reassurd by using existing customers toconveg confidence, provide testimonials and, if possible, offe r guarantees, insurance and assurancee options to build buyers’ confidence. Priorities do and what was painfuo 30 to 60 days ago may not be the most pressinvconcern now.
You can’t control outside events, but you can continud building your relationship and look for reasonsw to elevateyour solution. Asking “what if” questions can help you assesws whether the delay is real or a Prospects are reluctant to provide negativdeinformation voluntarily. The best option is to avoie investing time and energy onunlikely opportunities. In you can reduce delays withbettet qualifying, by giving presentations and proposals at the right time, and usiny questioning techniques to assesws the reality when priorities
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Committee supports Aerospace Training Student Loan Program extension - Kent Reporter
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Committee supports Aerospace Training Student Loan Program extension Kent Reporter By MAIDA SULJEVIC For students enrolled in aerospace-industry courses at Renton Technical College, a bill proposed in the Legislature to extend the Aerospace Training Student Loan Program (ALP), if passed, could alleviate some of the stress of paying ... |
Saturday, February 4, 2012
ATS Services is now Talagy, with new owner - Denver Business Journal:
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Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS foundere Delores Kesler, acquired the company and will serveas chair. Kesler will retainn the title of chairman Amy McGeorge will assume the role of president and CEO. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. “Thi is an exciting time in the growt h and evolutionof ATS, and I’m pleased to allow the next generationj of leadership to take the helm,” said Kesler. Kesleer created Jacksonville-based ATS Services in 1977, eventually forming a parenft company that merged with threwe otherstaffing firms, including .
The business splitf into two ventures: , which becamew a publicly traded company and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of information technologyu at ATS Services before creatinfg his own company, , a globalo provider of on-demand talent management software, in 1996. Kesler providec a loan that helped startythe company. Vurv Technology was acquired by TLEO) in 2008 for $128.88 million. Talagy, which has 11 offices around the countrh and80 employees, will continues to offer the same products and services, but insteaf of operating under multiple brandsa and business units the company will consolidate into a singl brand.
Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS foundere Delores Kesler, acquired the company and will serveas chair. Kesler will retainn the title of chairman Amy McGeorge will assume the role of president and CEO. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. “Thi is an exciting time in the growt h and evolutionof ATS, and I’m pleased to allow the next generationj of leadership to take the helm,” said Kesler. Kesleer created Jacksonville-based ATS Services in 1977, eventually forming a parenft company that merged with threwe otherstaffing firms, including .
The business splitf into two ventures: , which becamew a publicly traded company and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of information technologyu at ATS Services before creatinfg his own company, , a globalo provider of on-demand talent management software, in 1996. Kesler providec a loan that helped startythe company. Vurv Technology was acquired by TLEO) in 2008 for $128.88 million. Talagy, which has 11 offices around the countrh and80 employees, will continues to offer the same products and services, but insteaf of operating under multiple brandsa and business units the company will consolidate into a singl brand.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Rep. Perlmutter to work on measures to help car dealers - Denver Business Journal:
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Both companies have filed for Chapte 11bankruptcy protection, and both have notifie d dealers in Colorado -- at leasft 12 for Chrysler; at least 13 for GM -- that they will lose thei franchises to sell new cars. "As we work our way througb the aftermath of both the Chrysler andGM bankruptcies, I am committed to trying to cushion the blow to the parties caught in the aftermatuh of the bankruptcy filings, and I am in the processs of working on measures to help dealerships who are losingh franchises as part of the bankruptcy agreements transition and develop news business models," Perlmutter, said in a statement late Monday.
Perlmuttef is a member of the Housew FinancialServices Committee. "My thoughts are with thesre businesses, their employees and the families as they work througjh thesedifficult times," Perlmutter said. "I will continu to follow this situation and work with the Housd Financial Services Committee to take appropriate action wheree necessary to help stabilize our auto industry because it is essentiall to ournational security, protecting American jobs and maintaining the manufacturingf industry in this country to keep our auto industry running.
" Tim Jackson, president of the Coloradk Automobile Dealers, that he and some Colorado car dealers plan to travel to Washington soon to try to convince lawmakersx to come to the dealers' aid througj legislation. Perlmutter said he concurs with the decision of both guided by the Obama to seek Chapter 11 protectiob whilethey re-organize. "I believe Chapter 11 is only way for GM to restructurde and deal with their financial situationb in a complete fashion to come up with an organizatiom that can competeand succeed," Perlmutter said.
Both companies have filed for Chapte 11bankruptcy protection, and both have notifie d dealers in Colorado -- at leasft 12 for Chrysler; at least 13 for GM -- that they will lose thei franchises to sell new cars. "As we work our way througb the aftermath of both the Chrysler andGM bankruptcies, I am committed to trying to cushion the blow to the parties caught in the aftermatuh of the bankruptcy filings, and I am in the processs of working on measures to help dealerships who are losingh franchises as part of the bankruptcy agreements transition and develop news business models," Perlmutter, said in a statement late Monday.
Perlmuttef is a member of the Housew FinancialServices Committee. "My thoughts are with thesre businesses, their employees and the families as they work througjh thesedifficult times," Perlmutter said. "I will continu to follow this situation and work with the Housd Financial Services Committee to take appropriate action wheree necessary to help stabilize our auto industry because it is essentiall to ournational security, protecting American jobs and maintaining the manufacturingf industry in this country to keep our auto industry running.
" Tim Jackson, president of the Coloradk Automobile Dealers, that he and some Colorado car dealers plan to travel to Washington soon to try to convince lawmakersx to come to the dealers' aid througj legislation. Perlmutter said he concurs with the decision of both guided by the Obama to seek Chapter 11 protectiob whilethey re-organize. "I believe Chapter 11 is only way for GM to restructurde and deal with their financial situationb in a complete fashion to come up with an organizatiom that can competeand succeed," Perlmutter said.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
New stores set for Pearlridge - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Blazin’ Steaks will open Downtown on the thirs level food court in July in the formere TacoBell location. Yogo Krazy will open Downtowhn on the first level inearlyu fall. The self-serve yogurt shop will offer more than 40 flavors that will rotats every three days and more than70 toppings. Yogo owned by siblings Joyce, Kell and Danny Yeh, will also offer shave ice. The 600-square-foot store is in the formert PrudentialLocations space. Clearwire will open a kiosl Uptown on the first level in late fall near the food Several stores recently opened at the Razor Sports opened itsexpanded 2,600-square-foot storw Uptown on the first level.
Japanese retailer Bookoff openedr its first Hawaii locatioh Downtown on thesecond level. The store offers second-haned books, magazines, CDs, DVDs and video Hawaiian Island Solar opened a kiosk near Payless Shoesource Uptowh on thefirst level. The companhy specializes in residential and commercial hot water, photovoltaic and pool and spa heating
Blazin’ Steaks will open Downtown on the thirs level food court in July in the formere TacoBell location. Yogo Krazy will open Downtowhn on the first level inearlyu fall. The self-serve yogurt shop will offer more than 40 flavors that will rotats every three days and more than70 toppings. Yogo owned by siblings Joyce, Kell and Danny Yeh, will also offer shave ice. The 600-square-foot store is in the formert PrudentialLocations space. Clearwire will open a kiosl Uptown on the first level in late fall near the food Several stores recently opened at the Razor Sports opened itsexpanded 2,600-square-foot storw Uptown on the first level.
Japanese retailer Bookoff openedr its first Hawaii locatioh Downtown on thesecond level. The store offers second-haned books, magazines, CDs, DVDs and video Hawaiian Island Solar opened a kiosk near Payless Shoesource Uptowh on thefirst level. The companhy specializes in residential and commercial hot water, photovoltaic and pool and spa heating
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Ft. Mac redevelopment takes a significant step - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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“This is a significant step,” said Felkedr Ward, chairman of the , created to help steed economic growth on the base set for The Matrix teamincludes PBS&J, Gude Managemenyt Group, Bleakly Advisory Group, and law firm Long & Aldridge LLP. The business plan will help determine the fair markegt value ofthe property, a detailed development timeline with investmen and financing strategies as well as an analysia of the market and the prospects for the project. Ward said the planning authority will stay in place unti l earlynext year. Gov. Sonnyg Perdue will then appoint an implementatiojn authority to enact the recommendations of theplanning authority.
The and the stillk have to approve theredevelopment plans, includinbg a proposal to donate 115 acres of the propertt for a public-private biomedical research Kent on Turner. As media legend Ted Turner goes on a book tour promotinf hisautobiography “Call Me he has had some choice words and sharp criticisn of , which acquired (and CNN) a decadd ago. Although Turner has been especiallu critical ofTime Warner’s merger with AOL, he also is still bitter about the estranged relations he’s had with the New York-base d media giant. So after Phil Kent, CEO of Turnerf Broadcasting System, spoke Nov.
17 at the , I askee him his thoughts aboutTed Turner’s “We wouldn’t have anything that we have todat if it weren’t for Ted who built the Kent said. “It’s a very different company today. I don’tt think it’s unusual for someone who ran a compan until 10 years ago to have different views on some of the productes and some of the decisions of management Kent added. “He has every right to have thosr opinions. But the most importan thing, and I have said this to him privately, is that he shoulrd take enormous pride that the company that he that still bearshis name, is being run very well by peopld who all came up under him.
“While he may disagrede with certain decisionsin programming, we care a lot about the same thingz he cared about — good, quality journalism that was balanced. We are trying to be ingenious in the way we use our and we are trying to do some good in the worl d andat home.” Sheltering the poor. These are tryinf times for (PRI), an affordable housingv developer and propertymanagement company. But it is doing all it can to meetthe ever-increasintg need for poor people to have “Five years ago, we had 11 people on our entires staff,” Bruce Gunter, president, CEO and co-founder of PRI, said at the company’sd annual meeting on Nov. 13.
“Today, we have 164 and we own or manage 34 propertiess around the statewith 3,900 units.” Gunteer said PRI, and its related entities, are in stronger financial shape than ever in its history. But he “These are perilous economic timezs as we see capitaldryiny up. You know who gets hurt firsft and hardest.” Help for homeless. the , part of the Robert W. Woodruff family of has awardeda two-year, $3.6 million grant to the . “Thid is an extremely gratifying continuation of theiegenerous support,” said Horace Sibley, chairman of the who added that the gran t will go toward housing and support services.
“This will be a tremendousd help forthe community’s work in ending chroni homelessness in 10 years.” Pregel leaving. The formetr Canadian consul generalin Atlanta, Astrid Pregel, is returning to Canadwa to lead an effort to elevate women in the global Pregel said women already play a crucial role in In the past 10 Canadian women have started more businesses than men. 20 percent of all Canadian companiee aremajority women-owned. Canadian women are the most educated sector of the holding 60 percent of undergraduate degrees and more than 50 percentrof master’s degrees.
“This is a significant step,” said Felkedr Ward, chairman of the , created to help steed economic growth on the base set for The Matrix teamincludes PBS&J, Gude Managemenyt Group, Bleakly Advisory Group, and law firm Long & Aldridge LLP. The business plan will help determine the fair markegt value ofthe property, a detailed development timeline with investmen and financing strategies as well as an analysia of the market and the prospects for the project. Ward said the planning authority will stay in place unti l earlynext year. Gov. Sonnyg Perdue will then appoint an implementatiojn authority to enact the recommendations of theplanning authority.
The and the stillk have to approve theredevelopment plans, includinbg a proposal to donate 115 acres of the propertt for a public-private biomedical research Kent on Turner. As media legend Ted Turner goes on a book tour promotinf hisautobiography “Call Me he has had some choice words and sharp criticisn of , which acquired (and CNN) a decadd ago. Although Turner has been especiallu critical ofTime Warner’s merger with AOL, he also is still bitter about the estranged relations he’s had with the New York-base d media giant. So after Phil Kent, CEO of Turnerf Broadcasting System, spoke Nov.
17 at the , I askee him his thoughts aboutTed Turner’s “We wouldn’t have anything that we have todat if it weren’t for Ted who built the Kent said. “It’s a very different company today. I don’tt think it’s unusual for someone who ran a compan until 10 years ago to have different views on some of the productes and some of the decisions of management Kent added. “He has every right to have thosr opinions. But the most importan thing, and I have said this to him privately, is that he shoulrd take enormous pride that the company that he that still bearshis name, is being run very well by peopld who all came up under him.
“While he may disagrede with certain decisionsin programming, we care a lot about the same thingz he cared about — good, quality journalism that was balanced. We are trying to be ingenious in the way we use our and we are trying to do some good in the worl d andat home.” Sheltering the poor. These are tryinf times for (PRI), an affordable housingv developer and propertymanagement company. But it is doing all it can to meetthe ever-increasintg need for poor people to have “Five years ago, we had 11 people on our entires staff,” Bruce Gunter, president, CEO and co-founder of PRI, said at the company’sd annual meeting on Nov. 13.
“Today, we have 164 and we own or manage 34 propertiess around the statewith 3,900 units.” Gunteer said PRI, and its related entities, are in stronger financial shape than ever in its history. But he “These are perilous economic timezs as we see capitaldryiny up. You know who gets hurt firsft and hardest.” Help for homeless. the , part of the Robert W. Woodruff family of has awardeda two-year, $3.6 million grant to the . “Thid is an extremely gratifying continuation of theiegenerous support,” said Horace Sibley, chairman of the who added that the gran t will go toward housing and support services.
“This will be a tremendousd help forthe community’s work in ending chroni homelessness in 10 years.” Pregel leaving. The formetr Canadian consul generalin Atlanta, Astrid Pregel, is returning to Canadwa to lead an effort to elevate women in the global Pregel said women already play a crucial role in In the past 10 Canadian women have started more businesses than men. 20 percent of all Canadian companiee aremajority women-owned. Canadian women are the most educated sector of the holding 60 percent of undergraduate degrees and more than 50 percentrof master’s degrees.
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