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Created by California-based museum designere Barry Howard, the lobby is meant to make an impression: This is not your typica l dry cleaner. The entry area has a semicircular shapse with chromeframe shelving. Video screens show flocks of birdsin flight. Electronic music and herbal scents floag onthe air. The entire scene is reflected in “This is a kind of experiential business,” said Jorge ecolav’s senior VP of operations. “This was like walkinf into a spa.
” Ecolav is one of a growin number of South Florida dry cleaners that are going The store uses abiodegradable silicone-based solution callex GreenEarth to clean clothes, instead of the more commonj hazardous chemical called perchoroethylene GreenEarth was developed by and . The principalx behind ecolav include Welyczkowski, of Miami, company President David Greenberg andBernard Gitlow, both of whom live in New York and Greenberg said he was talking to Gitlow aboutt starting a new company. When Gitlow suggester dry cleaning, Greenberg told him: “Noyt unless there was a way to changee or clean up the Dry cleaning is historically one of the dirtiesgt businessesin history.
Beford present-day regulations and technology, perc spills sometimes contaminated formerstorre locations. Exposure to very high concentrationse of perc cancause headaches, nausea, unconsciousness and death, accordinfg to the ’s toxic substance database. Greenberg researchexd alternativesto perc, including liquid carbon before settling on GreenEarth. He also set about designing the store’s atmosphere to depart from traditiona ldry cleaners. The store, on South Miam i Avenue, south of downtown, is 2,800 squarw feet with 11 It includesa dry-cleaning plantf in the back, wherew workers run the GreenEartj machines, press and hang clothing.
The plant is designed to handlse at least seven moresatellite stores. Greenberg, Gitlow, Welyczkowski and Ron of Miami, are part of and . Greenbergv said the initial investment wasabout $2 million. They plan to expand and hire newstafft soon, adding at least one satellitde location in the next few “The objective here is a branding exercise,” Greenberyg said. “We plan to expand.” Ecola is not the first greeb dry cleaner to launcyh inSouth Florida. Hollywood-based OXXO Care Cleanerse has about 25 stores nationwide afteer starting sevenyears ago. It also uses the GreenEartgh method.
But, Greenberg says ecolag is different because of its other emphasis on greeh retail andthe “spa-like” atmosphere of the store. The store featurese a full line of green and organic personal care andnutritionj products, such as vitamins extracted from nutritional foodes and a goat’s milk soap. Jon Meijer, VP of membershipl for the national , said most dry cleaners stilkluse perc, but more responsibly than in the “There’s a movement afoot, clearly, to move away from They are phasing it out in But, you don’t want to switch over to a new solvent and find there’s anothet issue or another problem down the road,” Meijer “The economy is also driving some In Florida, I know a lot of cleanersa are down 15 to 20 percent because of the Greenberg said the first ecolav stor was internally financed because lenders wanted to see “proof of concept” He said he believes the store has prooc now; he is talking to lenders about further financing.
The stors charges $2.95 to launder and press a shirt. Dry cleaning single items like pantes or a shirtis $6.95.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
5 Who Thrive: Leather Soul sees Rodeo Drive as the perfect fit - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Park plans to open his second storr later this year inBeverly Hills, just off prestigioues Rodeo Drive. He’s also lookingv to double his spacde at thethis year, less than two yearsa after moving in. Park’s growth has stemmedr from a careful cultivatio n of customers andvendors — he’x the only authorized retailedr for several brands — and a savvy use of technologty to promote a traditional, low-tech Part of Park’s strategy to expand his 5-year-olf business has been to nurture his, and the store’s, reputatioj as an expert in men’s shoesd and fashion.
And he’s undeterred by the recession, even thoughg the shoes he sells retail upwardsof $500 per pair. “I’m 100 percent confident I’m going to do well,” he said of the Californiqa move. He has done his research, and met with his onliner clients to make sure that the marketis there. Leatherr Soul had revenues of $1.3 million last year 35 percent of that from Internetsales — whichn exceeded Park’s goal by 30 percent. This year he wantxs to best that by another30 percent.
He’xs financing the expansion to Beverlyy Hills with hisown money, with assistance from Bank of Hawaik and help from some childhood The brands at Leather Soul — the American-mades Alden; British brands Edward John Lobb and Gaziano & Girling, and the Frency label J.M. Weston — are not available anywhere elsein “The products I sell, they’re all the best quality,” he “Even in a bad economy, peoplr still want good quality.
” The decision to go to the Los Angeles area came aboutt after the sales representative from Massachusetts-based Alden approached Park abouft an opportunity to take over the shoe departmen of a well-known men’s store in Beverly The company had a dealer in Northerb California, but no presence in the southermn part of the state. Park met with peoplde from the store, which he declined to and thought it seemed like a good But then, while driving around the he began to notice a lot of vacant retail space. “If you think Hawaii is bad, it’ds twice as bad in L.A.,” he said.
“Ik just thought there must be some opportunity for a good He returned to Los Angeles amonth later, met with real estatwe brokers and began looking at retai spaces. The place he pickec was one that hejust “stumbled” upon, a historic buildingv at the corner of Rodeo Drive and Littlde Santa Monica Boulevard. The ground-floorf space is also next to a shoe-repair Park found that landlords are much more willin g to negotiate in this economy than they were just a couple ofyears ago. A half-dozen retail spaces on Rodeo Drive, less than a block from the one Park is are listed for lease withrent “negotiable,” accordinbg to LoopNet.
Park has signed a lettedr of intent fora 650-square-foogt space and is in negotiations for the lease, aiming for a December opening. “The same spot a year-and-a-halft ago would have been twice as he said. He’s also talking with the Festivakl Cos., which manages the Royal Hawaiian Center, abouft moving to a spac that’s twice the size of his 600-square-fooft store on the third level ofBuilding A.
Park plans to open his second storr later this year inBeverly Hills, just off prestigioues Rodeo Drive. He’s also lookingv to double his spacde at thethis year, less than two yearsa after moving in. Park’s growth has stemmedr from a careful cultivatio n of customers andvendors — he’x the only authorized retailedr for several brands — and a savvy use of technologty to promote a traditional, low-tech Part of Park’s strategy to expand his 5-year-olf business has been to nurture his, and the store’s, reputatioj as an expert in men’s shoesd and fashion.
And he’s undeterred by the recession, even thoughg the shoes he sells retail upwardsof $500 per pair. “I’m 100 percent confident I’m going to do well,” he said of the Californiqa move. He has done his research, and met with his onliner clients to make sure that the marketis there. Leatherr Soul had revenues of $1.3 million last year 35 percent of that from Internetsales — whichn exceeded Park’s goal by 30 percent. This year he wantxs to best that by another30 percent.
He’xs financing the expansion to Beverlyy Hills with hisown money, with assistance from Bank of Hawaik and help from some childhood The brands at Leather Soul — the American-mades Alden; British brands Edward John Lobb and Gaziano & Girling, and the Frency label J.M. Weston — are not available anywhere elsein “The products I sell, they’re all the best quality,” he “Even in a bad economy, peoplr still want good quality.
” The decision to go to the Los Angeles area came aboutt after the sales representative from Massachusetts-based Alden approached Park abouft an opportunity to take over the shoe departmen of a well-known men’s store in Beverly The company had a dealer in Northerb California, but no presence in the southermn part of the state. Park met with peoplde from the store, which he declined to and thought it seemed like a good But then, while driving around the he began to notice a lot of vacant retail space. “If you think Hawaii is bad, it’ds twice as bad in L.A.,” he said.
“Ik just thought there must be some opportunity for a good He returned to Los Angeles amonth later, met with real estatwe brokers and began looking at retai spaces. The place he pickec was one that hejust “stumbled” upon, a historic buildingv at the corner of Rodeo Drive and Littlde Santa Monica Boulevard. The ground-floorf space is also next to a shoe-repair Park found that landlords are much more willin g to negotiate in this economy than they were just a couple ofyears ago. A half-dozen retail spaces on Rodeo Drive, less than a block from the one Park is are listed for lease withrent “negotiable,” accordinbg to LoopNet.
Park has signed a lettedr of intent fora 650-square-foogt space and is in negotiations for the lease, aiming for a December opening. “The same spot a year-and-a-halft ago would have been twice as he said. He’s also talking with the Festivakl Cos., which manages the Royal Hawaiian Center, abouft moving to a spac that’s twice the size of his 600-square-fooft store on the third level ofBuilding A.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Empowering others is part of Baranco
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Baranco, executive vice president and chief operatinh officer ofthe , got her start in the car businesw when she and her husband, Gregory, purchased the former dealershi p in East Point in 1978, just in time for a The deal reached with callex for the Barancos to move the dealership out of East Point and build a new facilitg in Decatur. “It was she said. “I don’t understand to this day how we pulleit off.” MARTA’s move to buy the forme r East Point dealership site for its rail line Baranco said. A Louisiana native, Baranc o and her husband moved to Atlanta to buythe dealership. She saw it as a way to gain economic parityfor African-Americans.
“I still have a passioh for women business ownersand African-America n business owners,” she Arlethia Perry-Johnson, ’s special assistant to the presidenty for external affairs, know s that firsthand. “I really learned civic servicde from her and what that shouldlook like,” said who met Baranco in 1994 when Perry-Johnson was interviewingf for a job with the Board of Regentzs in Atlanta. Baranco was a board membert atthe time. Baranco’s list of civic and communitgy serviceis long. She has served as a directo r of since 2003 and is a membe r of the board of directors of and the board of trusteedsof .
Baranco has also served on the boardx of directors of the and the Baranco was thefirsft African-American woman to serve as chairman of the Boardr of Regents. “She’s very empowering and motivating,” Perry-Johnson said. “An d she’s very supportive of women inthe workplace.” Baranco has been a mentod to countless people, particularly women, through the said Perry-Johnson. “Juanita says to ‘You don’t deserve to sit at the table ifyou aren’ willing to make change,’ ” Perrgy Johnson said. “I’ve trierd to live by that. You don’t deserves the opportunity if you are not going to affecypositive change.
” Becky Blalock, senior vice president and chietf information officer of Southerh Co., met Baranco in 1997, when Barancpo was on a panel to discussx leadership for the class. She told Blalock’s clases that leadership is not given, it is taken. “Don’tt wait for someone to make it happen. Leadership is abouty figuring out how to makeit happen. It was very empowering to hear her saythoswe words,” Blalock recalled. Baranco is willing to make changw and stand up to make things around her Blalock said.
Baranco, executive vice president and chief operatinh officer ofthe , got her start in the car businesw when she and her husband, Gregory, purchased the former dealershi p in East Point in 1978, just in time for a The deal reached with callex for the Barancos to move the dealership out of East Point and build a new facilitg in Decatur. “It was she said. “I don’t understand to this day how we pulleit off.” MARTA’s move to buy the forme r East Point dealership site for its rail line Baranco said. A Louisiana native, Baranc o and her husband moved to Atlanta to buythe dealership. She saw it as a way to gain economic parityfor African-Americans.
“I still have a passioh for women business ownersand African-America n business owners,” she Arlethia Perry-Johnson, ’s special assistant to the presidenty for external affairs, know s that firsthand. “I really learned civic servicde from her and what that shouldlook like,” said who met Baranco in 1994 when Perry-Johnson was interviewingf for a job with the Board of Regentzs in Atlanta. Baranco was a board membert atthe time. Baranco’s list of civic and communitgy serviceis long. She has served as a directo r of since 2003 and is a membe r of the board of directors of and the board of trusteedsof .
Baranco has also served on the boardx of directors of the and the Baranco was thefirsft African-American woman to serve as chairman of the Boardr of Regents. “She’s very empowering and motivating,” Perry-Johnson said. “An d she’s very supportive of women inthe workplace.” Baranco has been a mentod to countless people, particularly women, through the said Perry-Johnson. “Juanita says to ‘You don’t deserve to sit at the table ifyou aren’ willing to make change,’ ” Perrgy Johnson said. “I’ve trierd to live by that. You don’t deserves the opportunity if you are not going to affecypositive change.
” Becky Blalock, senior vice president and chietf information officer of Southerh Co., met Baranco in 1997, when Barancpo was on a panel to discussx leadership for the class. She told Blalock’s clases that leadership is not given, it is taken. “Don’tt wait for someone to make it happen. Leadership is abouty figuring out how to makeit happen. It was very empowering to hear her saythoswe words,” Blalock recalled. Baranco is willing to make changw and stand up to make things around her Blalock said.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Frontier cuts staff while other low-cost airlines boost theirs - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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percent since 2008, according to a report releasedf Wednesday. Overall, the number of employees in the strugglingv passenger airline industryfell 5.7 percent from Aprilk 2008, according to the Bureau of Transportatiomn Statistics, a division of the . The industry, whicu has been particularly hard hit by thecurrent recession, has seen year-over-yeaer employment declines for nine straighty months. Low-cost airlines — those operatingt under a low-cost business model with reducedf infrastructure and aircraft operatingcosts — registered year-over-year growthu for the first time since September 2007.
Carriere Virgin America and Allegianr led the waywith double-digitg percentage job growth, while , the third-largest carrier at , grew by 1,617 workers, a jump of 4.8 percent. But Denver-basede Frontier, which is cutting operational costs in its attempyt to come outof bankruptcy, reduceds its staff by 759 workers over the past according to the report. The 14.8 percent work forcre reductionfor Frontier, DIA’s second-largest carrier, was the third-largestg decline among the 37 airlinex listed in the report. United, DIA’s largest reduced staff by roughly 7,20p0 people in the past That 13.
4 percent cut was the largesft among theseven “network” airline that operate a significant portion of theifr flights using at least one hub, according to the Roughly 392,100 people are employefd now by passenger airlines.
percent since 2008, according to a report releasedf Wednesday. Overall, the number of employees in the strugglingv passenger airline industryfell 5.7 percent from Aprilk 2008, according to the Bureau of Transportatiomn Statistics, a division of the . The industry, whicu has been particularly hard hit by thecurrent recession, has seen year-over-yeaer employment declines for nine straighty months. Low-cost airlines — those operatingt under a low-cost business model with reducedf infrastructure and aircraft operatingcosts — registered year-over-year growthu for the first time since September 2007.
Carriere Virgin America and Allegianr led the waywith double-digitg percentage job growth, while , the third-largest carrier at , grew by 1,617 workers, a jump of 4.8 percent. But Denver-basede Frontier, which is cutting operational costs in its attempyt to come outof bankruptcy, reduceds its staff by 759 workers over the past according to the report. The 14.8 percent work forcre reductionfor Frontier, DIA’s second-largest carrier, was the third-largestg decline among the 37 airlinex listed in the report. United, DIA’s largest reduced staff by roughly 7,20p0 people in the past That 13.
4 percent cut was the largesft among theseven “network” airline that operate a significant portion of theifr flights using at least one hub, according to the Roughly 392,100 people are employefd now by passenger airlines.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
A little self-reflection to help get you on the high road - Business First of Louisville:
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Have you clearly defined the values by which you are willinvg to liveand die? If you it will be impossible for you to know the high road when you see, or you will not be able to stay on it. You have clarifiedd your life purpose if you can state in one shorrt sentence the meaning ofyour life. Take a moment and try to writs down in onesentence (25 words or your life purpose. To help with this, imaginee you are in spirit at your own funeralp and someone very close to you is going to sum up your life but they can only say oneshort sentence. What would you most wish to hearthem say? That is your life Now take a moment and list the top four valuees by which you live.
Do they serve and reinforce your purpose? If so, you are well on your way to beingb able to consistently take thehigh road. If not, you have some work to do beforse you can moveinto “efficacy.” Efficacy is required in order to consistentlh navigate the high road and to get back on it when you get off Efficacy is about accessing integrity, generating courage, appreciatingv others and, ultimately, generosity of Integrity means truth telling and making actions consistent with To be effective in navigatint the high road requires the willingness to expresd your truth and do the right thin when it is difficult to do so. It means makinb sure actions match values.
Integrity is keeping faitnh with yourcore purpose, your identity. Where do you standd with regard to integrity with your identityand values? Courage is essential to maintaining integrity and thus beinyg able to stick with the “high road.” Emotionall courage is required, the courage to confront as well as the couragew to be confronted when your actionss and words do not mesh or you are off The courage to be vulnerable is to admit mistakes, errors in thinking and mistaken words or to be able to ask for help and Without courage, integrity is suspect and the high road only an occasional experience in life. What are you doinh to access and develop yourcourage quotient?
Appreciating others is another importang way of taking the high road in a consistentg way. People matter. People have needs, fears as well as doubts, and they also want to feel uplifted, valued and How do you treat thosearound you? Do people feel that you appreciat them and take them into account in your wordsw and behaviors? If you are in a leadership role it is importanty to keep in mind that how you trear others is how they will ultimately treat you — if you show respecr they will model it If you treat others poorly then they will trear you the same (even if it is only when your back is Generosity of spirit — when added to identith (purpose and values) as well as to courage and appreciating others — is a forcse multiplier.
It generates huge traction to keep you firml y on the high road in Generosity of spirit means that you to be gracious and openhearted in your interpretations abouyt life and aboutother people. You treaft others with a respectful opennessxthat says, “I choosew to see the divine spark withinm you, to believe the best untiol proven different.” It is the willingnesx to support and see the best in others. Generosity of spiriyt is inspiringto others, generatesx loyalty and encourages others to take the high to keep us companh as we express our identity and created great efficacy in life.
Have you clearly defined the values by which you are willinvg to liveand die? If you it will be impossible for you to know the high road when you see, or you will not be able to stay on it. You have clarifiedd your life purpose if you can state in one shorrt sentence the meaning ofyour life. Take a moment and try to writs down in onesentence (25 words or your life purpose. To help with this, imaginee you are in spirit at your own funeralp and someone very close to you is going to sum up your life but they can only say oneshort sentence. What would you most wish to hearthem say? That is your life Now take a moment and list the top four valuees by which you live.
Do they serve and reinforce your purpose? If so, you are well on your way to beingb able to consistently take thehigh road. If not, you have some work to do beforse you can moveinto “efficacy.” Efficacy is required in order to consistentlh navigate the high road and to get back on it when you get off Efficacy is about accessing integrity, generating courage, appreciatingv others and, ultimately, generosity of Integrity means truth telling and making actions consistent with To be effective in navigatint the high road requires the willingness to expresd your truth and do the right thin when it is difficult to do so. It means makinb sure actions match values.
Integrity is keeping faitnh with yourcore purpose, your identity. Where do you standd with regard to integrity with your identityand values? Courage is essential to maintaining integrity and thus beinyg able to stick with the “high road.” Emotionall courage is required, the courage to confront as well as the couragew to be confronted when your actionss and words do not mesh or you are off The courage to be vulnerable is to admit mistakes, errors in thinking and mistaken words or to be able to ask for help and Without courage, integrity is suspect and the high road only an occasional experience in life. What are you doinh to access and develop yourcourage quotient?
Appreciating others is another importang way of taking the high road in a consistentg way. People matter. People have needs, fears as well as doubts, and they also want to feel uplifted, valued and How do you treat thosearound you? Do people feel that you appreciat them and take them into account in your wordsw and behaviors? If you are in a leadership role it is importanty to keep in mind that how you trear others is how they will ultimately treat you — if you show respecr they will model it If you treat others poorly then they will trear you the same (even if it is only when your back is Generosity of spirit — when added to identith (purpose and values) as well as to courage and appreciating others — is a forcse multiplier.
It generates huge traction to keep you firml y on the high road in Generosity of spirit means that you to be gracious and openhearted in your interpretations abouyt life and aboutother people. You treaft others with a respectful opennessxthat says, “I choosew to see the divine spark withinm you, to believe the best untiol proven different.” It is the willingnesx to support and see the best in others. Generosity of spiriyt is inspiringto others, generatesx loyalty and encourages others to take the high to keep us companh as we express our identity and created great efficacy in life.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Commission recommends not allowing Navy to use airport - Delmarva Daily Times
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Commission recommends not allowing Navy to use airport Delmarva Daily Times MELFA -- The Accomack County Airport Commission voted 8-1 to not reply to the Navy's request for proposals to lease a civilian runway for landing practice. The commission sent a letter to County Administrator Steve Miner informing the county of the ... |
Friday, March 18, 2011
Opus Northwest siblings file for bankruptcy - Denver Business Journal:
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The former will seek to liquidatr under Chapter 7of U.S. Bankruptcyh Code and the latter intends to reorganizer undetrChapter 11. These bankruptcies come on the heeld of the April 22 bankruptcyof , an Opus affiliats based in Atlanta. Minneapolis-based Opus has said it plansx to wind down its operations in that part of the countrtas well. Just two of five Opus subsidiariesxremain healthy, west LLC, whichy is an active developer in Portland, and Opus Nortyh LLC, which is based in Opus Northwest’s recent developments in Portland include the successfulk Bridgeport Village shopping center in Tualatin. At one Opus was the ’e top choice to redevelop the Burnside Bridghead.
In recenft years, the company has concentrated on residential It recently completed construction of two large apartment projectd with a total construction budgetof $150 Ladd Tower is a 332-unit project in downtown Portland and Park 19 is a 101-unit projecr in Northwest Portland. "We have have a healthyg balance sheet," said Brian vice president and manager forOpus Northwest's Portlan d operations. Opus East, based in Rockville, Md., filed a petitioj to liquidate its portfolio undedChapter 7. In its filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Opus East said it has betweem 200 and 999 creditors.
It listedr assets between $50 million and $100 million and liabilities between $100 million and $500 It did not identify creditors. Opus based in Phoenix, anticipates filing a voluntarh petition of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection inearlyg July. “Declining real estate valuesz and tight credit markets continue to impede the refinancing of asset s and restructuring oflending agreements,” said Opus CEO Mark Rauenhorsg in a statement. “We regretg that this action has proven to be necessary despiter the efforts ofso many. A court-supervisedd process and transfer of distresse assets will assist Opus in reorganizing and focus onthe future.
” Opus East has developed more than 13.3 million square feet of space since 1994. Opus West has developed more than 52.7 milliojn square feet since 1979. The company said Opus Nort and Opus Northwest have been less affectedf bythe recession, due to their mix of project healthy balance sheets and stronger markets. Opus said its development activitg has fallen tojust 4.8 millionn square feet in 2009, down from 34 milliob square feet in 2007 and 35 millio n square feet in 2008.
The former will seek to liquidatr under Chapter 7of U.S. Bankruptcyh Code and the latter intends to reorganizer undetrChapter 11. These bankruptcies come on the heeld of the April 22 bankruptcyof , an Opus affiliats based in Atlanta. Minneapolis-based Opus has said it plansx to wind down its operations in that part of the countrtas well. Just two of five Opus subsidiariesxremain healthy, west LLC, whichy is an active developer in Portland, and Opus Nortyh LLC, which is based in Opus Northwest’s recent developments in Portland include the successfulk Bridgeport Village shopping center in Tualatin. At one Opus was the ’e top choice to redevelop the Burnside Bridghead.
In recenft years, the company has concentrated on residential It recently completed construction of two large apartment projectd with a total construction budgetof $150 Ladd Tower is a 332-unit project in downtown Portland and Park 19 is a 101-unit projecr in Northwest Portland. "We have have a healthyg balance sheet," said Brian vice president and manager forOpus Northwest's Portlan d operations. Opus East, based in Rockville, Md., filed a petitioj to liquidate its portfolio undedChapter 7. In its filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Opus East said it has betweem 200 and 999 creditors.
It listedr assets between $50 million and $100 million and liabilities between $100 million and $500 It did not identify creditors. Opus based in Phoenix, anticipates filing a voluntarh petition of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection inearlyg July. “Declining real estate valuesz and tight credit markets continue to impede the refinancing of asset s and restructuring oflending agreements,” said Opus CEO Mark Rauenhorsg in a statement. “We regretg that this action has proven to be necessary despiter the efforts ofso many. A court-supervisedd process and transfer of distresse assets will assist Opus in reorganizing and focus onthe future.
” Opus East has developed more than 13.3 million square feet of space since 1994. Opus West has developed more than 52.7 milliojn square feet since 1979. The company said Opus Nort and Opus Northwest have been less affectedf bythe recession, due to their mix of project healthy balance sheets and stronger markets. Opus said its development activitg has fallen tojust 4.8 millionn square feet in 2009, down from 34 milliob square feet in 2007 and 35 millio n square feet in 2008.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Steven Soderbergh plans to retire from filmmaking - Reuters Canada
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Steven Soderbergh plans to retire from filmmaking Reuters Canada The Oscar-winning director -- whose credits include "Traffic," "Erin Brockovich" and "Ocean's Eleven" and its two sequels -- said in an interview with "Studio 360's" Kurt Andersen that after he shoots his next two movies he's planning to retire from ... |
Friday, March 11, 2011
Census 2010: Ohio's top metro areas lost population, except Columbus - Coshocton Tribune
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
LCA-Vision might close more surgery centers in '09 - Memphis Business Journal:
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The news sent shares of LCA LCAV) down sharply durinbg late-morning trading. But the 10 percent dip, whichg brought shares to $5.89, was followed by a Shares in LCA closed up abouty1 percent, or 8 cents, to $6.5q Tuesday. “Procedure volume in April and May has declinee approximately 45 percent from the comparablde period last year and we currently anticipatde continued softnessthroughout 2009,” said LCA-Vision Chairman Anthony who was among six directors re-elected to the company’s board at the annual held at the Queen City Club downtown. Wood said the company might reduce spending on marketing this year andclosew “underperforming vision centers.
” Complaints about cost-cutting gave rise to takeove r attempt by LCA-Vision founder Dr. Stephenh Joffe, whose investment grou p acquired an 11 percent stake in the company and floatecd its own slateof directors. The Joffe group terminaterd its reform effort in March and Joffe has since sold more than half of his In additionto re-electing six directors, shareholders rejected a rights plan that makes hostilw takeovers more difficult.
The news sent shares of LCA LCAV) down sharply durinbg late-morning trading. But the 10 percent dip, whichg brought shares to $5.89, was followed by a Shares in LCA closed up abouty1 percent, or 8 cents, to $6.5q Tuesday. “Procedure volume in April and May has declinee approximately 45 percent from the comparablde period last year and we currently anticipatde continued softnessthroughout 2009,” said LCA-Vision Chairman Anthony who was among six directors re-elected to the company’s board at the annual held at the Queen City Club downtown. Wood said the company might reduce spending on marketing this year andclosew “underperforming vision centers.
” Complaints about cost-cutting gave rise to takeove r attempt by LCA-Vision founder Dr. Stephenh Joffe, whose investment grou p acquired an 11 percent stake in the company and floatecd its own slateof directors. The Joffe group terminaterd its reform effort in March and Joffe has since sold more than half of his In additionto re-electing six directors, shareholders rejected a rights plan that makes hostilw takeovers more difficult.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Fitch downgrades United Guaranty unit - The Business Review (Albany):
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United Guaranty Residential Insurance is the principal subsidiary of , the Greensboro-based mortgage insurer that has abouf 500 local employees. Bloomberg news recently reported that AIG is consideringf closing United Guaranty because of heavy losses beinf sustained in the nationwidehousing collapse, thoughy no final decisions have been made. In announcinbg its downgrade, Fitch noted that AIG is accelerating the procesz of separating certain core business unitds under a new holding company, AIU Holdings, but is buying AIU’sa interest in United Guaranty.
While United Guaranth still has the capitao support it needsfor now, the ratings agency said, “Fitch believes that the announcedd restructuring reduces the level of supportt for (United Guaranty) and raises uncertainty as to AIG’s strategixc intent with respect to the U.S. mortgage insurance
United Guaranty Residential Insurance is the principal subsidiary of , the Greensboro-based mortgage insurer that has abouf 500 local employees. Bloomberg news recently reported that AIG is consideringf closing United Guaranty because of heavy losses beinf sustained in the nationwidehousing collapse, thoughy no final decisions have been made. In announcinbg its downgrade, Fitch noted that AIG is accelerating the procesz of separating certain core business unitds under a new holding company, AIU Holdings, but is buying AIU’sa interest in United Guaranty.
While United Guaranth still has the capitao support it needsfor now, the ratings agency said, “Fitch believes that the announcedd restructuring reduces the level of supportt for (United Guaranty) and raises uncertainty as to AIG’s strategixc intent with respect to the U.S. mortgage insurance
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Refi rally for TexasLending.com - Washington Business Journal:
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As many as 120 loan consultants, accounting professionals, loan processors, loan closersa and clerical positions payingbetween $30,000 to more than $100,000 a year will be said Kevin Miller, president, CEO and founde r of TexasLending.com. The jobs will be added beginninbg in August and will be phased in during the next six to nine he said. The company has 160 employees now, down from 180 at the peak of the Nortyh Texas housing boom twoyears ago. Low mortgagd rates and Miller’s expectation of climbing home sales are spurrintgthe company’s growth, he said.
“We expecty rates to be low for the next year and a then we expect home purchasin to be strong after thatin Texas,” he The local housing market certainly has a lot of grouns to recover. New-home sales in the Dallas-Fortf Worth area were down 40% for the first four monthd of the year compared to the same periodfin 2008, and sales of pre-owner single-family homes were down 24% during that period, according to housinb market analyst David Brown, director of the Dallas office of There were 4,191 new-home closingsz and 18,442 resales in the area through he said. Brown expects 2009 salesx to trail year-ago numbers for the remainderr ofthe year.
“We do expecyt to begin to see some modesr recovery in terms of transactions beginningin 2010, assuminvg we see the national economy begihn to turn around and we see the jobs picturew begin to improve,” he said. About 70% of TexasLending.com’es business today is comparedwith 40% to 50% at this time last Miller said. TexasLending.com closes $60 million to $80 millionn in monthly loan volume now, or about $850 million annually, Miller said. With the additionakl employees, Miller’s goal is to reach $3 billion to $4 billiobn in annual loan volume in the next five he said.
The company provides residential mortgag loansin Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan, Missouri and Colorado, servicing all of them from the Dallasd office. For the week ending May 22, mortgagee loan application volume nationwide wasup 28.5 % compared with the same week one year earlier, accordiny to a weekly survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Refinancings made up 69.3% of the mortgage Loan volume in Texaswas $11.7 billion in the firs quarter of this down slightly from $12.4 billion in 2008, according to the Texas Mortgagse Bankers Association statistics.
Mortgage industrt employment in Texas fell by more thana 30% from 2007 to but has since stabilized, said Scott vice president of the Texas Mortgage Bankerx Association. Norman said he’s heard anecdotally that the surge in refinancings is prompting mortgage lenders to add but he did not have specific industryemploymenf numbers. To make room for new employees, TexasLending.cokm has signed a lease for 69,000 square feet in its existingb location at 4100 Alpha Road in Dallas more than triple the size it currently said Ben Hautt with the commercial real estatwe firm Stream RealtyPartners LP.
Haut t recently left Stream’s Dallas office to launch the company’s office in where he is managing partner. TexasLending.com will begin moving into its expanded spacein August, after the completiojn of renovations that are now under way. Aftefr expanding, TexasLending.com will occupy all of the third, fourth and fifth floor and part of the first floor inthe 11-story building, Hautt said. “It’s an expansion, and todayt that’s not something you see a lot Hautt said. “They’re thriving in the current The 227,000-square-foot building at 4100 Alpha Road is part of The an 11-building office complex north of Interstats 635 off Midway Road.
The asking lease rate for the space isaboutr $16.50 per square Hautt and Stream Realty colleagues Ben Sumnert and Chad Hennings represented TexasLending.com in the and Buddy Tompkins and Seth Thatcher of commercial real estate firm GVA Cawle represented the landlord. Hautt said TexasLending.com searched the market before deciding to expand within itsexisting
As many as 120 loan consultants, accounting professionals, loan processors, loan closersa and clerical positions payingbetween $30,000 to more than $100,000 a year will be said Kevin Miller, president, CEO and founde r of TexasLending.com. The jobs will be added beginninbg in August and will be phased in during the next six to nine he said. The company has 160 employees now, down from 180 at the peak of the Nortyh Texas housing boom twoyears ago. Low mortgagd rates and Miller’s expectation of climbing home sales are spurrintgthe company’s growth, he said.
“We expecty rates to be low for the next year and a then we expect home purchasin to be strong after thatin Texas,” he The local housing market certainly has a lot of grouns to recover. New-home sales in the Dallas-Fortf Worth area were down 40% for the first four monthd of the year compared to the same periodfin 2008, and sales of pre-owner single-family homes were down 24% during that period, according to housinb market analyst David Brown, director of the Dallas office of There were 4,191 new-home closingsz and 18,442 resales in the area through he said. Brown expects 2009 salesx to trail year-ago numbers for the remainderr ofthe year.
“We do expecyt to begin to see some modesr recovery in terms of transactions beginningin 2010, assuminvg we see the national economy begihn to turn around and we see the jobs picturew begin to improve,” he said. About 70% of TexasLending.com’es business today is comparedwith 40% to 50% at this time last Miller said. TexasLending.com closes $60 million to $80 millionn in monthly loan volume now, or about $850 million annually, Miller said. With the additionakl employees, Miller’s goal is to reach $3 billion to $4 billiobn in annual loan volume in the next five he said.
The company provides residential mortgag loansin Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan, Missouri and Colorado, servicing all of them from the Dallasd office. For the week ending May 22, mortgagee loan application volume nationwide wasup 28.5 % compared with the same week one year earlier, accordiny to a weekly survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Refinancings made up 69.3% of the mortgage Loan volume in Texaswas $11.7 billion in the firs quarter of this down slightly from $12.4 billion in 2008, according to the Texas Mortgagse Bankers Association statistics.
Mortgage industrt employment in Texas fell by more thana 30% from 2007 to but has since stabilized, said Scott vice president of the Texas Mortgage Bankerx Association. Norman said he’s heard anecdotally that the surge in refinancings is prompting mortgage lenders to add but he did not have specific industryemploymenf numbers. To make room for new employees, TexasLending.cokm has signed a lease for 69,000 square feet in its existingb location at 4100 Alpha Road in Dallas more than triple the size it currently said Ben Hautt with the commercial real estatwe firm Stream RealtyPartners LP.
Haut t recently left Stream’s Dallas office to launch the company’s office in where he is managing partner. TexasLending.com will begin moving into its expanded spacein August, after the completiojn of renovations that are now under way. Aftefr expanding, TexasLending.com will occupy all of the third, fourth and fifth floor and part of the first floor inthe 11-story building, Hautt said. “It’s an expansion, and todayt that’s not something you see a lot Hautt said. “They’re thriving in the current The 227,000-square-foot building at 4100 Alpha Road is part of The an 11-building office complex north of Interstats 635 off Midway Road.
The asking lease rate for the space isaboutr $16.50 per square Hautt and Stream Realty colleagues Ben Sumnert and Chad Hennings represented TexasLending.com in the and Buddy Tompkins and Seth Thatcher of commercial real estate firm GVA Cawle represented the landlord. Hautt said TexasLending.com searched the market before deciding to expand within itsexisting
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Gwynne Dyer: Democracy and the Arabs - Salt Lake Tribune
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Gwynne Dyer: Democracy and the Arabs Salt Lake Tribune One of the incidental pleasures of the past few weeks has been watching the Western media struggling to come to terms with the notion of Arab democracy. The Arabs themselves seem clear enough on the concept of a democratic revolution, ... |
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