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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
Warren Buffett sells remaining Constellation shares - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Buffett, his company (NYSE: BRK.A, and that company’s subsidiarhy , are each no longer stockholderss inConstellation (NYSE: CEG), according to a form with the Securitied and Exchange Commission filed Monday. They have been slowlh divesting the stock over the past weeks and owning 7.3 percent in February and 6.3 percent last The sale ends the relationshipp between the investor and Constellation, one of two Fortune 500 companies in Baltimore City. Iowa-based MidAmericann got a 10 percent stakee in Constellation whenits $4.7 billion bid for the companyt made in September was rejectefd three months late.
That offer came afterd a cash crunch led to a steep declindin Constellation’s stock price over several days and some investors feared Constellation spurned the offer in favor of a deal to sell 49.99 percen t of its nuclear business for $4.5 billion to French firm , whic h had also been in the biddintg for the company in September. For the Constellation had to pay $175 million in breakup fees and $418 millio for stocks. It also had to repay a $1 billion loan from Buffetrt with 14percent interest.
A decisiobn on whether the deal with EDF requires Maryland approval is expected in a The deal is expected to closethis
Buffett, his company (NYSE: BRK.A, and that company’s subsidiarhy , are each no longer stockholderss inConstellation (NYSE: CEG), according to a form with the Securitied and Exchange Commission filed Monday. They have been slowlh divesting the stock over the past weeks and owning 7.3 percent in February and 6.3 percent last The sale ends the relationshipp between the investor and Constellation, one of two Fortune 500 companies in Baltimore City. Iowa-based MidAmericann got a 10 percent stakee in Constellation whenits $4.7 billion bid for the companyt made in September was rejectefd three months late.
That offer came afterd a cash crunch led to a steep declindin Constellation’s stock price over several days and some investors feared Constellation spurned the offer in favor of a deal to sell 49.99 percen t of its nuclear business for $4.5 billion to French firm , whic h had also been in the biddintg for the company in September. For the Constellation had to pay $175 million in breakup fees and $418 millio for stocks. It also had to repay a $1 billion loan from Buffetrt with 14percent interest.
A decisiobn on whether the deal with EDF requires Maryland approval is expected in a The deal is expected to closethis
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Musical chairs: Milwaukee arts groups see leadership changes - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The , the , the Milwaukeed Chamber Theatre and the have seen changee of their top business leaders in thepast year, whilr key executives at the and the have left or are preparing to leav their posts. The also is under new leadershipp after a year without a All thischange isn't necessarily bad, said Cristy herself new at her job since becoming presidenr of the United Performing Arts Fund in She believes turnover at the top in the arts industrh can spur creativity and growt as new leaders reconsider strategies and operations.
"It's an opportunitt to create different relationships," Garcia-Thomas Milwaukee's arts industry remains healthy, she said, in part because of diversre leadership that includes local veterans such as Tim Shieldas at the and Rob Goodmanat . The new leadershipl also doesn't reflect newcomers. Dennis Buehler was named executivee director of the Milwaukee Ballet in July vacating the same position at the Sharon Lynnd Wilson Center for the Artsin Brookfield. Jonathan a local arts executive who has serveds with the and the Milwaukere Institute ofArt & replaced Buehler at Sharojn Lynne Wilson.
MIAD recently hirex national arts education institution veteran Neil Hoffmanhas president, the only Milwaukee newcomer among the new Meanwhile, Milwaukee native David former director of marketing and corporatwe giving for a California nonprofit, has fillesd a long-vacant managing director position at the Milwaukes Chamber Theatre. Buehler said such changs is routine for the industry hereand "It's just the nature of thesee kinds of nonprofits," he said. Buehler's position at the Milwaukese Ballet has been restructured from the post held by formee executive directorAmy Marshall.
The job now includes a greater focuz on fundraising and while delegating some financial and operationsx management to a newly hiredbusinessz manager. The arrangement frees up artistic directofr Michael Pink to focus on theartistic side, givint up some "general director" duties he took on in the Buehler said. The move from the Wilsonh Center to the Ballet came at a turning pointr in theWilson Center's history. The organization recently acquired its building from the city of While the center still carries some debt from developmen t ofthe $13.
5 million facility, which openefd in January 2002, new executive director Jonathan Winklee said he will primarily focuw on strategy and development of Winkle most recently served as vice president for institutionapl advancement at MIAD, but he also has been executived director of the Knoxville (Tenn.) Symphony Orchestra, and vice presidenr of community engagement for the Milwauked Symphony Orchestra. Winkle said he will work specifically on solidifyin g theWilson Center's stature as a suburban centetr for performance, education and visual making it a key feature of the arts community betweenb Milwaukee and Madison.
Part of that task will be to strengthe the Wilson Center brand by elevating theWilson Center'zs own presenting series and by refining educational The center wants to "dispell the notion that education in the arts is only for Winkle said. The center's relative novelt y remains a challenge. "Therer are many, many people who know nothinvg aboutthe center," he David Todd, new managing director at the Chambef Theatre, most recently worked as director of marketinh and corporate giving for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure affiliatd inOrange County, Calif.
His prioe experience includes marketing managefr for in Los Atthe Chamber, his responsibilities will include buildinh the donor and audience base through the expansion of sponsorships, he said. "Ther biggest challenge I'm facing is funding sources," Todd New leaders have yet to be namexd for two other major arts the Milwaukee Art Museum and the SkylightOpera Theatre. In May David Gordon announced he will retiree from the Milwaukee Art Museuby March. And Christopher Libby left the Skylight last June to becom e managing director ofthe .
Skylight marketing director Valeriew Woods saidthe board's search committee is taking time to find the righ fit for the Skylight, which blendsd opera and musical theater. EDITOR'S NOTE: Aftedr deadline for this article, the Milwaukese Art Museum announced , executive directo r of the San Jose Museumof Art, as the successor to David Gordon.
The , the , the Milwaukeed Chamber Theatre and the have seen changee of their top business leaders in thepast year, whilr key executives at the and the have left or are preparing to leav their posts. The also is under new leadershipp after a year without a All thischange isn't necessarily bad, said Cristy herself new at her job since becoming presidenr of the United Performing Arts Fund in She believes turnover at the top in the arts industrh can spur creativity and growt as new leaders reconsider strategies and operations.
"It's an opportunitt to create different relationships," Garcia-Thomas Milwaukee's arts industry remains healthy, she said, in part because of diversre leadership that includes local veterans such as Tim Shieldas at the and Rob Goodmanat . The new leadershipl also doesn't reflect newcomers. Dennis Buehler was named executivee director of the Milwaukee Ballet in July vacating the same position at the Sharon Lynnd Wilson Center for the Artsin Brookfield. Jonathan a local arts executive who has serveds with the and the Milwaukere Institute ofArt & replaced Buehler at Sharojn Lynne Wilson.
MIAD recently hirex national arts education institution veteran Neil Hoffmanhas president, the only Milwaukee newcomer among the new Meanwhile, Milwaukee native David former director of marketing and corporatwe giving for a California nonprofit, has fillesd a long-vacant managing director position at the Milwaukes Chamber Theatre. Buehler said such changs is routine for the industry hereand "It's just the nature of thesee kinds of nonprofits," he said. Buehler's position at the Milwaukese Ballet has been restructured from the post held by formee executive directorAmy Marshall.
The job now includes a greater focuz on fundraising and while delegating some financial and operationsx management to a newly hiredbusinessz manager. The arrangement frees up artistic directofr Michael Pink to focus on theartistic side, givint up some "general director" duties he took on in the Buehler said. The move from the Wilsonh Center to the Ballet came at a turning pointr in theWilson Center's history. The organization recently acquired its building from the city of While the center still carries some debt from developmen t ofthe $13.
5 million facility, which openefd in January 2002, new executive director Jonathan Winklee said he will primarily focuw on strategy and development of Winkle most recently served as vice president for institutionapl advancement at MIAD, but he also has been executived director of the Knoxville (Tenn.) Symphony Orchestra, and vice presidenr of community engagement for the Milwauked Symphony Orchestra. Winkle said he will work specifically on solidifyin g theWilson Center's stature as a suburban centetr for performance, education and visual making it a key feature of the arts community betweenb Milwaukee and Madison.
Part of that task will be to strengthe the Wilson Center brand by elevating theWilson Center'zs own presenting series and by refining educational The center wants to "dispell the notion that education in the arts is only for Winkle said. The center's relative novelt y remains a challenge. "Therer are many, many people who know nothinvg aboutthe center," he David Todd, new managing director at the Chambef Theatre, most recently worked as director of marketinh and corporate giving for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure affiliatd inOrange County, Calif.
His prioe experience includes marketing managefr for in Los Atthe Chamber, his responsibilities will include buildinh the donor and audience base through the expansion of sponsorships, he said. "Ther biggest challenge I'm facing is funding sources," Todd New leaders have yet to be namexd for two other major arts the Milwaukee Art Museum and the SkylightOpera Theatre. In May David Gordon announced he will retiree from the Milwaukee Art Museuby March. And Christopher Libby left the Skylight last June to becom e managing director ofthe .
Skylight marketing director Valeriew Woods saidthe board's search committee is taking time to find the righ fit for the Skylight, which blendsd opera and musical theater. EDITOR'S NOTE: Aftedr deadline for this article, the Milwaukese Art Museum announced , executive directo r of the San Jose Museumof Art, as the successor to David Gordon.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Marine Corps assignments varied for Girardin - Rockdale Citizen
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Marine Corps assignments varied for Girardin Rockdale Citizen Seven of the 10 boys entered military service: three in the Marine Corps, three in the Navy, and one in the Army. "Our brother in the Army caught the worst of it at family reunions," Girardin said with a grin. ... |
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Todd Shipyards Q4 income sinks - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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million, or 28 cents per dilutee share, from $3.5 or 63 cents a share a year earlier. Revenue fell to $33.2 million from $36.3 milliomn in 2008. For fiscal 2009, net income fell to $4.8 or 83 cents per diluted from $6.6 million, or $1.16 per share in 2008. Revenue fell to $113.5 million from $139.2 million a year The sole analyst who covers the companhyexpected fourth-quarter earnings of 21 centd per share and revenue of $26.u8 million, and fiscal 2009 earnings of 75 cents per share and revenuew of $107.1 million.
Officials at the Seattlew shipyard (NYSE: TOD) blamed the lower revenues on “lower new constructiomn volumes, lower Navy volumesw due to the lack of amajor (aircraft) carrier and the establishment of a $3.1 millio n reserve during fiscal year 2009 associated with questioned subcontractor costs incurred durinb our 2005 project on the Navy aircraf t carrier USS John C. Stennis.”
million, or 28 cents per dilutee share, from $3.5 or 63 cents a share a year earlier. Revenue fell to $33.2 million from $36.3 milliomn in 2008. For fiscal 2009, net income fell to $4.8 or 83 cents per diluted from $6.6 million, or $1.16 per share in 2008. Revenue fell to $113.5 million from $139.2 million a year The sole analyst who covers the companhyexpected fourth-quarter earnings of 21 centd per share and revenue of $26.u8 million, and fiscal 2009 earnings of 75 cents per share and revenuew of $107.1 million.
Officials at the Seattlew shipyard (NYSE: TOD) blamed the lower revenues on “lower new constructiomn volumes, lower Navy volumesw due to the lack of amajor (aircraft) carrier and the establishment of a $3.1 millio n reserve during fiscal year 2009 associated with questioned subcontractor costs incurred durinb our 2005 project on the Navy aircraf t carrier USS John C. Stennis.”
Friday, November 18, 2011
Thousands grieve for rapper Heavy D - USA Today
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New York Daily News | Thousands grieve for rapper Heavy D USA Today Sean "P. Diddy" Combs attends the viewing and wake service for Heavy D on Thursday at Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon,NY Sean "P. Diddy" Combs attends the viewing and wake service for Heavy D on Thursday at Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon,NY ... Heavy D's funeral draws music, entertainment notables to Mount Vernon church Obama sends note for Heavy D funeral |
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Report: Justin Bieber paternity suit dropped - CBS News
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CTV.ca | Report: Justin Bieber paternity suit dropped CBS News TMZ is reporting, without citing sources, that the 20-year-old woman who claimed Bieber fathered her infant son has dropped her paternity lawsuit. Mariah Yeater "quietly dismissed" the lawsuit last week, according to the website. ... Report: Mariah Yeater Drops Paternity S uit Against Justin Bieber Paternity suit against Justin Bieber dropped Grandmommy Issues |
Monday, November 14, 2011
Charlie Baker quitting Harvard Pilgrim - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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"Leaving the company is not an easy decisionjfor me, but there is no middle I am either the CEO of Harvard Pilgrim or I’m building a campaign organization. I cannotr do both," Baker said in a statement releasedWednesday morning. In a fairwell Baker thanked Harvard Pilgrim'sw staffers and touted the organization'a successes over the years. "Bugt I also recognize the terrible financial and operational strain that will face state and local government in theyearxs ahead. I know both sectors pretty well — better than I would say — and I believ I can bring ideas, energy and leadership to the taska that face state government in theyears ahead.
” a Republican, is a formerr state secretary of administration and finance. CFO Brucwe Bullen will be interim CEO atHarvard Pilgrim.
"Leaving the company is not an easy decisionjfor me, but there is no middle I am either the CEO of Harvard Pilgrim or I’m building a campaign organization. I cannotr do both," Baker said in a statement releasedWednesday morning. In a fairwell Baker thanked Harvard Pilgrim'sw staffers and touted the organization'a successes over the years. "Bugt I also recognize the terrible financial and operational strain that will face state and local government in theyearxs ahead. I know both sectors pretty well — better than I would say — and I believ I can bring ideas, energy and leadership to the taska that face state government in theyears ahead.
” a Republican, is a formerr state secretary of administration and finance. CFO Brucwe Bullen will be interim CEO atHarvard Pilgrim.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Refi rally for TexasLending.com - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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As many as 120 loan underwriters, accounting professionals, loan loan closers and clerical positions payingfbetween $30,000 to more than $100,000 a year will be said Kevin Miller, president, CEO and founder of TexasLending.com. The jobs will be added beginningv in August and will be phased in during the next six tonine months, he The company has 160 employeeds now, down from 180 at the peak of the Northh Texas housing boom two yearzs ago. Low mortgage rates and Miller’sa expectation of climbing home sales are spurringthe company’se growth, he said.
“We expect rates to be low for the next year and a then we expect home purchasint to be strong after thatin Texas,” he said. The locaol housing market certainly has a lot of groundto recover. New-homwe sales in the Dallas-Fort Wortn area were down 40% for the firstr four months of the year compared to the same period in and salesof pre-owned single-familu homes were down 24% during that according to housing market analyst Davidx Brown, director of the Dallaas office of Metrostudy. Ther e were 4,191 new-home closings and 18,4432 resales in the area through April, he said. Brown expectse 2009 sales to trailk year-ago numbers for the remainder ofthe year.
“We do expec t to begin to see some modest recovery in terms of transactions beginningin 2010, assuminyg we see the national economy begib to turn around and we see the jobs picturr begin to improve,” he said. Abougt 70% of TexasLending.com’s businesw today is refinancing, compared with 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 Miller said. With the additional employees, Miller’e goal is to reach $3 billion to $4 billiom in annual loan volume in the next five he said.
The company provides residentialk mortgage loansin Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan, Missouri and Colorado, servicing all of them from the Dallas For the week ending May 22, mortgag e loan application volume nationwide was up 28.5 % compared with the same week one year according to a weekly survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Refinancings made up 69.3% of the mortgags activity. Loan volume in Texas was $11.7 billion in the firsyt quarter ofthis year, down slightlg from $12.4 billion in according to the Texas Mortgage Bankers Associationj statistics.
Mortgage industry employment in Texas fell by more thana 30% from 2007 to but has since stabilized, said Scott Norman, vice president of the Texas Mortgage Bankera Association. Norman said he’s heard anecdotally that the surge in refinancings is prompting mortgage lenders to add but he did not have specific industryhemployment numbers. To make room for new TexasLending.com has signed a leaswe for 69,000 square feet in its existinbg location at 4100 Alphza Road inDallas — more than triplr the size it currently occupies, said Ben Hautt with the commercialo real estate firm Stream Realtt Partners LP.
Hautt recently left Stream’s Dallas offices to launch the company’s office in Atlanta, wherer he is managing partner. TexasLending.com will beginh moving into its expandedc spacein August, after the completio of renovations that are now under way. Aftedr expanding, TexasLending.com will occupy all of the fourth and fifth floor and part of the first floof inthe 11-story building, Haut said. “It’s an expansion, and today that’s not something you see a lot Hautt said. “They’re thriving in the current economy.” The 227,000-square-fooyt building at 4100 Alpha Road is part of The an 11-building office complex north of Interstate 635 off Midwah Road.
The asking leasr rate for the space isabout $16.50 per square foot. Hautt and Stream Realty colleagues Ben Sumner and Chad Henningsrepresented TexasLending.com in the lease, and Buddyg Tompkins and Seth Thatcher of commercial real estate firm GVA Cawley represented the landlord. Hautt said TexasLending.com searched the market before deciding to expand within itsexisting building. Nationwide, not many residentiall mortgage lenders areadding staff, despitw low interest rates and new federal tax credits for home said Jim Ryan, an equities analyst with Morningstar Inc. who followss real estate service businesses.
“Generally, that does buck the It looks like they’re gearing up for a turnaroune and they want to get ahea d ofthe curve,” said who does not follow TexasLending.conm because it is privatelgy held, but commented generally on residential mortgage industry conditions. Expanding now coulxd be risky if interest rates rise and home sale s continueto slide, Ryan Although borrowing costs remain near record lows, interest rate have risen slightly in recenty weeks. The rate increases are likely to continuer if theoverall U.S. economy continuexs to improve, said Dana Johnson, senior vice president and chiet economistfor Dallas-based Comerica Inc.
Even with the slight uptick in rates, the mortgage industrt is likely to see strong activity as fallingy prices make homesmore affordable, Johnson In that respect, adding mortgage industry jobs in the next severa months makes sense, he said. “There was a big pullback when a lot of mortgagee lenders went out of business after the subprime Johnson said. “I can certainly understand why some people woule view it as an opportunity to be a stront player when mortgageactivity
As many as 120 loan underwriters, accounting professionals, loan loan closers and clerical positions payingfbetween $30,000 to more than $100,000 a year will be said Kevin Miller, president, CEO and founder of TexasLending.com. The jobs will be added beginningv in August and will be phased in during the next six tonine months, he The company has 160 employeeds now, down from 180 at the peak of the Northh Texas housing boom two yearzs ago. Low mortgage rates and Miller’sa expectation of climbing home sales are spurringthe company’se growth, he said.
“We expect rates to be low for the next year and a then we expect home purchasint to be strong after thatin Texas,” he said. The locaol housing market certainly has a lot of groundto recover. New-homwe sales in the Dallas-Fort Wortn area were down 40% for the firstr four months of the year compared to the same period in and salesof pre-owned single-familu homes were down 24% during that according to housing market analyst Davidx Brown, director of the Dallaas office of Metrostudy. Ther e were 4,191 new-home closings and 18,4432 resales in the area through April, he said. Brown expectse 2009 sales to trailk year-ago numbers for the remainder ofthe year.
“We do expec t to begin to see some modest recovery in terms of transactions beginningin 2010, assuminyg we see the national economy begib to turn around and we see the jobs picturr begin to improve,” he said. Abougt 70% of TexasLending.com’s businesw today is refinancing, compared with 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 Miller said. With the additional employees, Miller’e goal is to reach $3 billion to $4 billiom in annual loan volume in the next five he said.
The company provides residentialk mortgage loansin Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan, Missouri and Colorado, servicing all of them from the Dallas For the week ending May 22, mortgag e loan application volume nationwide was up 28.5 % compared with the same week one year according to a weekly survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Refinancings made up 69.3% of the mortgags activity. Loan volume in Texas was $11.7 billion in the firsyt quarter ofthis year, down slightlg from $12.4 billion in according to the Texas Mortgage Bankers Associationj statistics.
Mortgage industry employment in Texas fell by more thana 30% from 2007 to but has since stabilized, said Scott Norman, vice president of the Texas Mortgage Bankera Association. Norman said he’s heard anecdotally that the surge in refinancings is prompting mortgage lenders to add but he did not have specific industryhemployment numbers. To make room for new TexasLending.com has signed a leaswe for 69,000 square feet in its existinbg location at 4100 Alphza Road inDallas — more than triplr the size it currently occupies, said Ben Hautt with the commercialo real estate firm Stream Realtt Partners LP.
Hautt recently left Stream’s Dallas offices to launch the company’s office in Atlanta, wherer he is managing partner. TexasLending.com will beginh moving into its expandedc spacein August, after the completio of renovations that are now under way. Aftedr expanding, TexasLending.com will occupy all of the fourth and fifth floor and part of the first floof inthe 11-story building, Haut said. “It’s an expansion, and today that’s not something you see a lot Hautt said. “They’re thriving in the current economy.” The 227,000-square-fooyt building at 4100 Alpha Road is part of The an 11-building office complex north of Interstate 635 off Midwah Road.
The asking leasr rate for the space isabout $16.50 per square foot. Hautt and Stream Realty colleagues Ben Sumner and Chad Henningsrepresented TexasLending.com in the lease, and Buddyg Tompkins and Seth Thatcher of commercial real estate firm GVA Cawley represented the landlord. Hautt said TexasLending.com searched the market before deciding to expand within itsexisting building. Nationwide, not many residentiall mortgage lenders areadding staff, despitw low interest rates and new federal tax credits for home said Jim Ryan, an equities analyst with Morningstar Inc. who followss real estate service businesses.
“Generally, that does buck the It looks like they’re gearing up for a turnaroune and they want to get ahea d ofthe curve,” said who does not follow TexasLending.conm because it is privatelgy held, but commented generally on residential mortgage industry conditions. Expanding now coulxd be risky if interest rates rise and home sale s continueto slide, Ryan Although borrowing costs remain near record lows, interest rate have risen slightly in recenty weeks. The rate increases are likely to continuer if theoverall U.S. economy continuexs to improve, said Dana Johnson, senior vice president and chiet economistfor Dallas-based Comerica Inc.
Even with the slight uptick in rates, the mortgage industrt is likely to see strong activity as fallingy prices make homesmore affordable, Johnson In that respect, adding mortgage industry jobs in the next severa months makes sense, he said. “There was a big pullback when a lot of mortgagee lenders went out of business after the subprime Johnson said. “I can certainly understand why some people woule view it as an opportunity to be a stront player when mortgageactivity
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Reactions to Joe Paterno's retirement - ESPN
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Globe and Mail | Reactions to Joe Paterno's retirement ESPN Stephon Morris, Penn State cornerback, on Paterno's announcement to players: "I've never seen players get that way. I've never seen coaches get that way. I've never seen coach get that down before." Nick Saban, Alabama coach: "It's a terrible, ... A range of reactions to Paterno's departure | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-11-09 Local reactions to Joe Paterno's firing at Penn State Inactions of Paterno, McQueary breed disparate reactions |
Monday, November 7, 2011
Artists can be in cahoots with business - ITWeb (blog)
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Artists can be in cahoots with business ITWeb (blog) Most corporate arts sponsors choose to work through NGOs and steer away from one-on-one relationships with artists. But an unlikely local pair has joined forces to show that art and business can be more intimate and successful than that. ... |
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Adopting growth strategies - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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While cutting costs, the firms also are focused ongrowingt revenue, even more challenging givem today’s economy. In the past, two or thre firms competed for work, but now it’z not unusual to see six to 10 people vyin fora client, said Tim Kemper, managing principakl of the Atlanta office of the city’s sixth-largest accounting firm. “Everybody’ s getting more aggressive,” he Reznick Group, which has about 1,40 employees nationally and about 200in Atlanta, is focused on sectorxs it sees growing, such as the renewable energy The firm is targeting 8 percent to 10 percenft growth this year, compared to 15 percent in the “You can’t just be a generalisr anymore.
You’ve got to create that reputation in those niche industries,” he said. Deep industry specialization is necessary and is an elemen t increating value, said Brad office managing partner of the Atlanta/Birmingham practice for Deloitte LLP, Atlanta’s largest accounting firm. “You don’t have the luxury of sending generalists inthe field,” he said. “Ivf you are more of a specialist inthe business, you can become more effective and more You also have a greater abilith when you are providing advisory to provide more relevant and effectivre advice.” Accounting firms also are reiningy in costs as they focus on adding clients.
LLP, for example, decided last year to terminate which CEO and managing partner Dan Simmd saidimpacted “marginal” staffers who should have been let go severao years ago but were neededr because of the volume of work. “In priot years, you rarely ever cut anybodg unless they werejust really, reallyy bad performers,” said Simms, whose firm is Atlanta’sd fifth-largest. He adds that the firm will take anotherr look at staffing in theseconsd quarter. Firms also are evaluatinvg expenditures and making cuts totravell budgets, including trips for training and and contracts with suppliers and vendors.
“I thinjk 2009 and 2010 are going to bedifficultf years,” said Paul Paris, managing principal with LLC. “Youi have to manage your busineszsvery closely.” The firm started looking six months ago at cuttingy costs in areas that would not affect the overall marketing of Aarons Grant Habif, Paris said. The firm, which has abour 60 employees, also is not planning on addinbg staffthis year. For Reznick Group, salaries have increasedf by 6 percent to 8 percent over the last compared to 10 percent to 12 percent in the The firm has reduced travel as well as cutting those and other overhead costs by 10 percentg in theAtlanta office.
It doesn’t plan to add additional staff thisyear (after bringing on 18 junior-level associatesx recruited as students). Last year it acquireed TidwellDeWitt LLC, consolidating its offices with those in Atlantaz and Birmingham. A significant step is to increase Reznick’ market share in Atlanta by targeting privately held companieds in the areaseekinv assurance, tax and advisoryg services, Kemper said. Most of the business has come from outsidewof Atlanta. “Given the market and the way itis now, everybod y is very uncomfortable about where they’re going to be in the next 12 Kemper said.
“But what they do need is an adviser who has been throughu it and also has access to capital inthe marketplace.” In addition to renewabled energy, the firm is focusing on sectords such as commercial real estate and construction, segmentsx Kemper said have not lost business, but aren’t expected to either. Additionally, the firm will focus on health care, financiak services, manufacturing and professional Like withlaw firms, Deloitte, which adjusted its U.S. workforce last year but expect s a net increase in personnelthis year, is positionin itself and shifting resources to what it views as growth including government, energy and Branch said.
Habif, Arogeti & Wynns sees opportunities centered around consulting relatex to litigation due to the drop in the stocm market andqualified plans, Simmss said. The revenue-driven focuws has resulted in AaronsGrant & Habif increasing the number of employees responsible for generating businesss and its marketing and networking efforts. “The opportunities that we’vre landed recently are companiezs that are switching fromlarger firms; firms that are not givinf them the service,” Paris said. “They don’t want to necessarilyy pay the fees, but if they are paying the they are absolutely demanding the or they’re leaving.
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While cutting costs, the firms also are focused ongrowingt revenue, even more challenging givem today’s economy. In the past, two or thre firms competed for work, but now it’z not unusual to see six to 10 people vyin fora client, said Tim Kemper, managing principakl of the Atlanta office of the city’s sixth-largest accounting firm. “Everybody’ s getting more aggressive,” he Reznick Group, which has about 1,40 employees nationally and about 200in Atlanta, is focused on sectorxs it sees growing, such as the renewable energy The firm is targeting 8 percent to 10 percenft growth this year, compared to 15 percent in the “You can’t just be a generalisr anymore.
You’ve got to create that reputation in those niche industries,” he said. Deep industry specialization is necessary and is an elemen t increating value, said Brad office managing partner of the Atlanta/Birmingham practice for Deloitte LLP, Atlanta’s largest accounting firm. “You don’t have the luxury of sending generalists inthe field,” he said. “Ivf you are more of a specialist inthe business, you can become more effective and more You also have a greater abilith when you are providing advisory to provide more relevant and effectivre advice.” Accounting firms also are reiningy in costs as they focus on adding clients.
LLP, for example, decided last year to terminate which CEO and managing partner Dan Simmd saidimpacted “marginal” staffers who should have been let go severao years ago but were neededr because of the volume of work. “In priot years, you rarely ever cut anybodg unless they werejust really, reallyy bad performers,” said Simms, whose firm is Atlanta’sd fifth-largest. He adds that the firm will take anotherr look at staffing in theseconsd quarter. Firms also are evaluatinvg expenditures and making cuts totravell budgets, including trips for training and and contracts with suppliers and vendors.
“I thinjk 2009 and 2010 are going to bedifficultf years,” said Paul Paris, managing principal with LLC. “Youi have to manage your busineszsvery closely.” The firm started looking six months ago at cuttingy costs in areas that would not affect the overall marketing of Aarons Grant Habif, Paris said. The firm, which has abour 60 employees, also is not planning on addinbg staffthis year. For Reznick Group, salaries have increasedf by 6 percent to 8 percent over the last compared to 10 percent to 12 percent in the The firm has reduced travel as well as cutting those and other overhead costs by 10 percentg in theAtlanta office.
It doesn’t plan to add additional staff thisyear (after bringing on 18 junior-level associatesx recruited as students). Last year it acquireed TidwellDeWitt LLC, consolidating its offices with those in Atlantaz and Birmingham. A significant step is to increase Reznick’ market share in Atlanta by targeting privately held companieds in the areaseekinv assurance, tax and advisoryg services, Kemper said. Most of the business has come from outsidewof Atlanta. “Given the market and the way itis now, everybod y is very uncomfortable about where they’re going to be in the next 12 Kemper said.
“But what they do need is an adviser who has been throughu it and also has access to capital inthe marketplace.” In addition to renewabled energy, the firm is focusing on sectords such as commercial real estate and construction, segmentsx Kemper said have not lost business, but aren’t expected to either. Additionally, the firm will focus on health care, financiak services, manufacturing and professional Like withlaw firms, Deloitte, which adjusted its U.S. workforce last year but expect s a net increase in personnelthis year, is positionin itself and shifting resources to what it views as growth including government, energy and Branch said.
Habif, Arogeti & Wynns sees opportunities centered around consulting relatex to litigation due to the drop in the stocm market andqualified plans, Simmss said. The revenue-driven focuws has resulted in AaronsGrant & Habif increasing the number of employees responsible for generating businesss and its marketing and networking efforts. “The opportunities that we’vre landed recently are companiezs that are switching fromlarger firms; firms that are not givinf them the service,” Paris said. “They don’t want to necessarilyy pay the fees, but if they are paying the they are absolutely demanding the or they’re leaving.
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
UTMB wins community service award - Houston Business Journal:
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The hospital is being recognize d for itsinnovative program, Continuum of A Mental Health and Substance Abuse Model for Galveston and Brazoris Counties. With the help of federal grantr funding, UTMB created an innovative partnership with other communityand faith-basec social services organizations to brinh desperately needed mental health and substancs abuse services to adultss and teens, thereby reducing their visits to UTMB emergencty rooms. In one year, the savinga amounted to nearly $700,000, with potentia savings estimatedat $3.7 "UTMB's program is a stellar model for other healtg care providers to follow," said Dr. Dan Stultz, president and CEO of THA.
"By filling the gap in mentak health services, UTMB has improved the quality of life for hundredesof individuals, while demonstrating cost savings over the long The award was presented during THA's 2007 Leadershilp Conference Oct. 16 in Austin.
The hospital is being recognize d for itsinnovative program, Continuum of A Mental Health and Substance Abuse Model for Galveston and Brazoris Counties. With the help of federal grantr funding, UTMB created an innovative partnership with other communityand faith-basec social services organizations to brinh desperately needed mental health and substancs abuse services to adultss and teens, thereby reducing their visits to UTMB emergencty rooms. In one year, the savinga amounted to nearly $700,000, with potentia savings estimatedat $3.7 "UTMB's program is a stellar model for other healtg care providers to follow," said Dr. Dan Stultz, president and CEO of THA.
"By filling the gap in mentak health services, UTMB has improved the quality of life for hundredesof individuals, while demonstrating cost savings over the long The award was presented during THA's 2007 Leadershilp Conference Oct. 16 in Austin.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
How To Delegate Social Media (And Other Things) - Small Business Trends
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How To Delegate Social Media (And Other Things) Small Business Trends By Small Business News Thoughts on how to delegate. This post is about delegating social media efforts, but it could be about delegation in almost any part of your business. At some point you will most likely need to get others to handle some of your ... |
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