Thursday, June 30, 2011

bizjournals: Top 10 cities in wealth rankings

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Obama's Official Visit to Iowa has Campaign Feel - ABC News (blog)

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Obama's Official Visit to Iowa has Campaign Feel

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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Great solar power con: Rogue salesmen overestimate savings green panels ... - Daily Mail

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Three quarters of the salesmen overestimated how much energy the panels would produce by failing to take account of the location of the property and the likely number of cloudy days, Which? found. The main selling point for the panels is a claim that ...



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Friday, June 24, 2011

Traffic plan coming for new arena - Business First of Buffalo:

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David Reed, a senior vice president and landscapes architect withthe firm, told membera of the board of directors this morning that work will begijn on the study July 9 and a formal plan will be completefd by Nov. 1. The authority had its regular monthly meetingv today atthe . Reed said there will be a seriewsof as-yet-unscheduled forums, where the publix will be able to weigh in on the trafficd plan. All groups that will be affected by the including police, fire and garbagee collection, will have input. The Kentuckty Transportation Cabinet, and the Parking Authorityu of River City alsowill participate.
Amony the topics to be considered, Reed will be any and all permanentroadway alterations, potential directionakl changes and possible streett closures. “Everybody’s going to have a voice in said Arena Authority chairmanJim Host. “There will be a full that willbe “complete” and “well-documented.” Host said the traffiv question is the one most often posed to him by both the publifc and members of . Construction is well under way onthe $238 22,000-seat multipurpose arena, whicyh is being built in the downtown block bounded by Second, Main and Third streets and Rivert Road.
Its primary tenants will be U of L’ds men’s and women’s basketball teams when it opensx latenext year. Also at the arena authority meeting, Bill Hedge, construction executivd with Minneapolis-based , said that despitew a rainy May, 3,500 cubic yardd of concrete were poured at the site during the Mortenson is the construction manager for the Louisvillearenza project. To date, 20,500 cubic yards of concrete have been pouredc for the arena Hedge said, adding that that’s enough concretwe to build a sidewalk from Louisville to Workers also topped out the arena parking garagee during the past month, Hedge said. An average of 298 workerd are on siteeach day.
Arenw authority members also heard details of a partnershi p between the andLos Angeles-based booking agency AEG to bring sporting events, concerts, family shows and other programming to the new arenaq and Freedom Hall. “We’ll go after everything,” said Sims an AEG senior vice president for business AEG books tours for such artists as Bon Prince andKenny Chesney. It also represents a variety of sportd propertiesand family-oriented entertainment acts, such as ice

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Avigen gets $2.5M from Bayer - San Francisco Business Times:

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million milestone payment from . The Alameda-based developerr of gene delivery products said the payment allowsBayer HealthCare'zs Biological Products Division to continuse with the development program of which is currently under clinical investigation for gene therapy treatmentg of hemophilia B. Approximately 50,000 peopl e in North America and Europ ehave hemophilia, a sex-linked bleeding disorder caused by the absence or deficiency of a blood clotting Gene therapy represents a potential for a cure for peoplre with hemophilia B because it introduces the gene that is responsiblw for producing the factor IX clotting protein into the Bayer's investment in the developmenyt program included a $15 million purchase of Avigej stock, milestone payments, funding of the clinica l trial and certain manufacturing costs.
Avigen will receivr a royalty on net sales for its intellectual as well as a substantial shareof Coagulin-Bn sales. Avigen will manufacturre the product forworldwide distribution.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

'Mr. Popper's Penguins' review: Jim Carrey mars otherwise charming cute-animal ... - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

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'Mr. Popper's Penguins' review: Jim Carrey mars otherwise charming cute-animal ...

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But you wouldn't know otherwise; this is really wonderfully done, and the little guys caper about like silent comics. (In the movie's best joke, they're entranced by Charlie Chaplin movies.) Apart from the overacting Carrey, everyone dutifully plays ...



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Friday, June 17, 2011

'Benevolent Sexism' is the last thing feminists should be worrying about - Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

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'Benevolent Sexism' is the last thing feminists should be worrying about

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“Benevolent Sexism” is a form of patriarchal control designed to promote sexist attitudes in a pseudo-friendly way. Manifestations of it â€" as identified by the authors â€" include c »

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Dish Network wins stay of contempt order in TiVo case - Portland Business Journal:

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“We are pleased that the Federal Appeals Courtf in Washington temporarily stayed thedistrict court’e order in the Tivo said Dish Network in a written statement. “Disj Network customers can continue usingttheir DVRs. We believe that we have strongy groundsfor appeal.” A jury in an east Texax U.S. District Court found in 2006 that DVR softwares in DishNetwork set-top boxes violatedx patents of Alviso, Calif.-based TiVo covering DVR playbacj features, like the ability to pause and rewind live programming whiles the DVR continues to record.
Dish Network reprogrammesd millions of its DVRs after the verdict with a it said removed any infringing But TiVo claimedDish Network’a software “workaround” continued the old patent violatiom and succeeded Tuesday in winning the contempt verdict from the Texas court. The contempt order upped the previous financial penalty to Dish Networmkby $103 million. The contempt order listeds total damages and interest award due to TiVoat $192.7u million. That total includes $105 million Dish Networko alreadyhas paid. It has another $27 milliojn in escrow for according toSecurities & Exchange Commission filings.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Northern Kentucky University breakfast events assist nonprofits - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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Institute Director John Vissma n saidthe group’s Breakthrough Breakfast eventes were created late last year to fill a void in the region’z nonprofit community, which these days is struggling undeer the pressure of increasesd demand for services and shrinking resources. Vissman said the forumss are an extension ofthe institute’s It helps connect service learning classes to nonprofits to provide services, most of which are free. “We can help the nonprofitzs do theirwork faster, more more effectively and hopefully with fewer he said.
Aaron Wolfe-Bertling said he’s founcd the breakfasts to be very Wolfe-Bertling, the executive director of the , estimate that he’s attended a half-dozenn of the forums. “You always learn from each Andif it’s a good you like to steal he said. In addition to the Wolfe-Bertling said he likes the fact that some breakfasf topics focuson hands-on skills, such as parliamentar procedure, while others give broader informatiohn on topics such as demographics or regionakl planning efforts. The next Breakthrough Breakfast on June 4 will focusw on the work ofAgenda 360, the regionakl planning effort. A session in August features a presentation on social mediaand nonprofits.
Vissman said the institutse has worked to make theforums affordable, too. Paid INC memberas receive free admission tothe Non-members pay $10. Seating is For more information, .

Friday, June 10, 2011

Genmar warranties still good - Denver Business Journal:

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Tracy Carrell says the letter came after boat manufacturedr on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Genmar owns 15 different brandwof boats, which means dealers everywhere are She says cash customersa for boats at her dealership have remained strong. But trouble financin in the current econom y means others have been forced tohold off. “The boating business has been affected a lot like cars she says. The petition to reorganizre its debts was filedin U.S. Bankruptcy Courtt in Minneapolis — where the company is headquarteree — along with more than 20 related subsidiaries.
Genmar has between 100 and 199 It lists its assets in the rageof $10 million to $50 millioh and its liabilities between $100 million and $500 million, accordinhg to court documents. The largesty unsecured creditorsare Maslon, Edelman, Borman, a Minneapolis-based law firm which is owed Merchant & Gould, a law firm in is owed $155,800. The only secured creditord are and Fifth Third according to a story in the MinneapolisStar Tribune. Genmad said it has received commitment fora debtor-in-possession financing proposal from both banks.
In a Genmar Chairman, CEO and largest shareholder Irwijn Jacobs said sales ofthe company’s fishing boats, luxury yachts and other products started to declinse in 2008, but worsened in recenyt months. The company’s sales in fiscalo 2009, which ends in are likely to beabout $460 million, off by more than 50 percentt from fiscal 2008. “If someone would have said to me as recentlty as even one month ago that Genma r would someday be filing forChapted 11, I would have said it was not even a remotre possibility,” Jacobs said. Genmar had been makiny some strategy changes inrecent months, announcing plans to launch a line of less-expensiv aluminum boats.
A spinoftf company, Greenville, Pa.-based VEC and other Jacobs-related companies aren’t included in the VEC is now in the business of making giant blade sfor energy-generating windmills. Law firm Fredriksonh & Byron in Minneapolis, is representin g Genmar in thebankruptct case.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Spin-off consulting firm helping San Antonio companies manage change - bizjournals:

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The new company is called (Transforming Business It was formed in January 2009 by a core groupl of 15 former Holland Davis consultants. TBO focuses on organizational change to help cliente keep up with evolving market In just six the company has grown to 20 employees and expects to doubles in size to 40 people by the end of the according to Skeeter senior partnerwith TBO. The firm has officez in Houston andSan Antonio, but most of the new hirezs will be based in the Alamo City, Lieberumk says. TBO currently has 12 employeesx in theAlamo City. “We’ved got a mix of people with experience inIT tourism, manufacturing and much more,” Lieberun says.
“It is hard to find a companyh that has all those things to the depty thatwe have. We have the abilityy to play in allthose Lieberum, who spent 24 years in the Air Forcre and 12 years with Holland & says TBO has an older, more experienced grouop of consultants working for it than is commo in the industry. Lieberum came to San Antoniko to supportHolland & Davis’ San Antonio office as it workedf with San Antonio-based insurance giant . “USAA had us out therwe when they started looking at changinvtheir focus,” Lieberum says.
That changes eventually included opening up thei services to military men and womenj in the enlisted The company’s services had previously been limited to officers. The San Antonilo office of Holland & Davis soon expanded and began workinfgwith retail, banking, real financial services and oil firms, including , , and . Now most of thosse clients and several including , are working with the TBO spin-off group. TBO operatee under a fee-based system. Lieberum declineds to reveal revenue figures forthe company.
Alan Markert, senio r consultant with TBO, had a 30-yead career with H-E-B where he served in variousd executive positionsover time, including vice president of financs and vice president of information technology. He says he joinesd TBO because the companyh has similar values to his and becauser he enjoys working withthe people. “Wse all have different skills and experiencews that tend to complementone another,” Markert “Very often someone will have the unique skill set that fits just what you need when workingv with a client.” Lieberum notes that TBO has severalk retired military people on staff as well as formerd executives with and USAA.
Most everyone comews in with years ofcorporatwe experience, he says. “One of our objectives is to bringf in the right expert at theright time,” Lieberum “That, in itself, saves the customerse a lot of time and money. ” The pace of changee in the business worlsd has only increased with the proliferatiob of technology and it is becoming harder to resisr the call for Lieberum says. Companies today are looking for tangiblwe benefits that can be gained from making Markert adds. They are looking for ways to reducwe costs.
TBO goes in and helps theif accounting departments and informationtechnologyy (IT) departments to better manage thesed changes so that they align with their core businesw functions and don’t do more harm than “When times get tough, companiee play a more defensive and if they are not they can get entrenched in that mode and neglecft to plan for success over the long haul,” Markerty says. For example, if a companyg responds to a downturn by sharplgy reducing staff and layinbg off a lot of people with experience and then whenthings turnaround, it has to spend a lot of time and moneyu rehiring and retraining people to get back to wherwe they were.
TBO’s objective is to help companies make reductionsdmore efficiently, so they don’t keep finding themselvess in that position. “There are parts of the economg that are stillpulling back, but I’m startinf to see guarded optimism from some clients,” Liebrum “It is better than I expectesd it would be at this point.” To take advantages of these times, companies need directiobn on which changes to make and he says. “The logo on our businesz cards is a triangle because that is the Greek symbolkfor change,” Lieberum says. “Thaf is who we are. We are agentds for change.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Franklin County woman in hospital after legs shot - Roanoke Times

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Franklin County woman in hospital after legs shot

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Tonya D. Lineberry, 29, of Henry was found with a gunshot wound in each leg when sheriff's deputies arrived at her home at 135 Dorothy Lane about 5 am, said Lt. Steve McGuire of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Matthew F. Coggins, Lineberry's ...



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Friday, June 3, 2011

NASCAR Hall of Fame to open May 11 - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The NASCAR Hall of Fame is under constructio off SouthCollege Street, near the Charlottde Convention Center. Organizers will launch a sales campaign this including ticket andmembership sales, and will featurr the marketing tagline “Where the race lives on.” The campaign is being developed by Charlottew marketing communications firm Wray Ward. “j am thrilled to announce that Charlottee will proudly welcome visitors to the NASCAR Hall of Fame with its grandd opening onMay 11, 2010,” says Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory.
“Ift is a testament to our strong historyt and an exciting glimpse intoour region’s dynami c future to be able to announcee this upcoming milestone date today, on our city’s 60th anniversaruy of its first NASCAR Charlotte hosted the first-evetr NASCAR “strictly stock” race — later called the Grane National and now the Sprinyt Cup series — on June 19, 1949. The NASCARd Hall of Fame broke groundon Jan. 25.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Stacey Says `Good Chance' RBA Will Hike Rates in June - Washington Post

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Stacey Says `Good Chance' RBA Will Hike Rates in June

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June 1 (Bloomberg) -- Gavin Stacey, an interest-rate strategist at Barclays Plc. in Sydney, talks about the outlook for Australia's economy and central bank monetary policy. Australia's economy shrank in the first quarter by the most in 20 years as ...



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