Jim Ryan, Ryan Cos. CEO, dies at 66 - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Jim Ryan, the CEO of , died Thursdat morning. Ryan, 66, had been battling melanoma cancerr for the past10 months. During his careet he helped buildRyan Cos. into one of the largesg construction and development firmsin Minnesota. Jim becames CEO of the companyin 1989, when he took over for his fatherr Russell. He also was an activ philanthropist. He helped establish the and , both in southg Minneapolis in 2007. Pat Ryan, Jim’s cousin and businesws partner is expected to succeed Jim as CEO ofthe Minneapolis-basee firm, which had 2008 revenue of more than $1 In a statement, Pat Ryan “Jim’s goal was not to buildd the biggest buildings or be the largesty company.
His goal was to build character in his build confidence in our customerx and to build better This world would be a bettere place if there were more CEOs withJim Ryan’s Jim is survived by his wife of 37 year Colleen, children Molly (Mike) Carson, Maggie (Craig) Allen, Kate Hegman, Tim, Nell, Dan, Sean and Tess; and six grandchildren. Funera arrangements are pending. Among his many Ryan of the BusineszJournal ’s Best in Real Estate Career Achievementt Award.
Jim Campbell, a retired Wells Fargo executive and friens of 25 yearssaid he's never known a more solifd and wholesome guy than Jim "I've never ever heard anyonw say a negative word abouty Jim Ryan, and that's from a wide variety of Ryan always had a vision for what coulrd be done, Campbell said. The formetr Sears building on Lake Street in Minneapolis thatRyan Cos. helpec transform into the MidtownExchange mixed-use project is a greatr example of his work. "Thar building sat there, with the lights out for 10 years and he alwayw had faith that somehow it woulddcome together," Campbell said. Despitse so many challenges tothat project, Ryan just kept plowinbg ahead.
Campbell said Ryan Cos. is well situated to succee d in the future due to its stronyfamily culture. "These are interesting time forall businesses, and Ryan [Cos.] is committedr to keep going forward just in the way that Jim had alway s envisioned."

Colts remain in control of AFC South, beat Raiders - ProFootballTalk

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Wachovia seeks foreclosure on 49-acre site - South Florida Business Journal:

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The property is part of Mandaribn Lakes, a planned 200-acre traditional neighborhood developmentof 1,500 homes and a village center split among severall builders. The undeveloped piece that faces foreclosure is ownesd by an affiliateof Ariz.-based Coronado West. On May 22, Wachoviaz filed the foreclosure actionin Miami-Dads County Circuit Court against Coronado West, affiliater CW Capital Fund One and Coronado West Presidenr John E. Cork. The lawsuit also name , a nationwide builder that had an option to purchaswthe 49-acre site from CW Capitapl Fund One. D.R. Horton is one of the buildersd on another part ofMandarinb Lakes, Cork said in a phone interview.
The lawsuit is based on a mortgage that was last modified in 2007at $6.8 The property is at the corner of Naranjwa Lakes Boulevard and Southwest 145tgh Avenue in Naranja. Cork said he is tryingb to negotiate a settlementr with Wachovia onthe mortgage, whicbh expired before he coul d pay it. He said D.R. Hortonj did not use its option to buythe land. His companhy has not started construction onthe site. Jacksonvillse attorney Harry M. Wilsonh III, who represents Wachovia in the lawsuit, did not immediately returnm a callseeking comment.

Smashburger inks expansion deals - Denver Business Journal:

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The fast-growing, Denver-based hamburger chain made twomajor announcements, both of which will lead to the buildinh of more Smashburger restaurants. • The companyg named its first jointventure partner, Smashburger WTO Acquisition LLC, basedf in Wichita, Kan. The partner will invest money to builds restaurants in Wichitaand Oklahoma’e Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Okla. The group includesz a franchise operator and realestatre developers.
Smashburger will have the larger ownership stake and operate thenew • Also, Smashburger has lined up its second franchisee and Founderw Club member, Areios LLC, which is a partnershil of franchise and restaurant operators Ron Denver, and Jim Cagle, Grand Junction. Areios will build Smashburger franchise restaurantsin Rifle, Montrose, Glenwood Springs and Steamboat in in the South Dakota citiesz of Brookings, Mitchell, Watertown, Aberdeen and Sioux and in Kansas City. The firsft five large franchisees to join Smashburger will be members of theFoundersw Club. Tuesday’s developments follow the Oct.
22 announcementf of a 30-store franchise deal with New Jersey-basedf Mascott Corp. for development in northeast New Jersey. Smashburgerd has seven restaurantsin Colorado, expects to open three more by and to have between 30 and 60 stores by the end of 2009. The company will open anotherr Denver restauranton Dec. 17, at 2690 W. 104tb Ave., in Federal Heights. Denver-based Consumer Capital Partners, a privatee equity firm, owns Smashburger.

State cracks down on credit insurance - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Commerce Commissioner Jim Bernstein todahy filed charges against theZale Irving, Texas, a nationwide jewelruy chain with approximately 20 stores in Minnesota. The complaintf cited 195 alleged violations of a Minnesota law that requiresa credit-issuerf to give extensive information on credigt insurance to customers. Zales rejected the An administrative law judge will hear the mattet and afterthis hearing, commissioner Bernsteimn will make a finao ruling on possible penalties. Richmond, Va.-based electronics store Circuit City agreee to pay a civil penaltyof $335,000 for similar alleged violations.
Circuig City, which has ten stores in Minnesota, didn'y admit or deny guilt but decided to paythe anyway. In addition, the company has agreer to stop selling credit insurancre in the state until new procedures are in Circuit City will also offer premium refunds to customers who have bought credit insurance in the lasttwo

Bizjournals: Denver area to approach 3 million people by 2025 - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The projected growth rate of Denver and its suburbsd ranks 78th among250 U.S. metropolita areas studied by bizjournals. Bizjournals forecasts that the Denver-Aurora metro area will grow 26.31 percenft from its 2005 estimated populationof 2,358,27 to a 2025 population of an increase of 620,441 residents. The report treatxs Boulder as a separate metro It ranks Boulder at 172nd out of250 U.S. with a 7.46 percent projected growtg rateby 2025. The Boulder area is expectes to growfrom 282,115 residentx in 2005 to 303,173 in 2025, bizjournals The bizjournals analysis ranks the Greeley area highest -- 17th -- amon Colorado metro areas studied, with a predicted growth rate of 60.
61 percenr by 2025. The report says Greeley will growfrom 226,353 residents to 363,539. The Fort Collinse area ranks 106th out of250 U.S. with a projected growth rate of 19.43 from 275,570 residents in 2005 to 329,129 in 2025. The Colorado Springs area ranks 122nd, with a predicted growth rate of 17.13 from 588,718 to 689,584. The bizjournala forecasts are based on population data and existintg ratesof growth. for the full bizjournals growth reporton U.S. metro-areaw growth. And for a chargt showing Colorado cities' rankings.

TV recycling bill awaits Perry

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The Texas Senate passes the TelevisionTakeBack Bill, which requires televisioh manufacturers to provide Texas residents with free and convenien t recycling for used TVs. Authored by Rep. Davir Leibowitz of San Antonio and sponsoredby Sen. Kirk Watson of Austin, the bill follows one passed in 2007 that set up a recyclin g program for computers and Older televisions typically contain between four and eight poundzof lead, which can cause health problems when it enters the watee or soil, according to the Texas Campaign for the Meanwhile, newer flat screenes contain mercury, and almost all electronicw are coated with brominated fire retardantxs and other chemicals.
Current programs for recycling televisionwsis limited. Goodwill locations across the statew will accept old TVs thatstilkl work, but the cost or recycling is sometimes prohibitive for non-working

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RehabCare hires Gross to oversee hospital division operations - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Gross joins RehabCare's hospital division, which currently consistsx of six freestanding rehabilitation hospitals andfive long-termm acute care hospitals that the company either wholly owns or holds majority ownership in throughy joint venture relationships. RehabCare President and CEO John Shor t said in a statement that the company expect s toown and/or operate 17 freestandingh hospitals by the end of 2009. appointment follows a nationwide search for a successodr toTom Davis, whose as executiver vice president of freestanding hospital operations was effectiv e Oct. 31, 2007.
Donald Smithburg, senior director for RehabCare'es business and the former CEOof , was fillinh the position on an interijm basis. Gross most recently servedc as president of the acute care division of Kingof Prussia, Pa.-based , overseeing operations of 24 hospitals acrosxs the United States. St. Louis-based RehabCare (NYSE: RHB) providese physical rehabilitation program management serviceas inover 1,200 hospitals, nursing homesz and other long-term care facilities throughouy the United States.
RehabCare also owns and operates freestandinfg rehabilitationand long-term acute care

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Norian, Synthes, executives charged with conducting medical trials without FDA authorization - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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its parent company , and four Synthes charging them with conducting clinical trialss of a medical device without authorization fromthe . The product at the centerf of the case isa fast-setting, cement material, Norian XR, used as a bone void fillef in surgery to repair certain fractures. The indictmentf charges Norianof Cupertino, Calif., with a total of 52 felony counts, including conspiracy to impairr and impede the lawfulk functions of the FDA and to commi crimes against the United States; seven counts of making fals e statements in connection with an FDA and 44 counts of shipping adulterated and misbranded Noria XR in interstate commerce with intenyt to defraud.
Synthes, which has its North American headquarters inWest Chester, Pa., referred callsa to its parent organization based in Switzerland. Officialx there were not immediatelyt availablefor comment. Norian was boughf by Synthes in 1998. The indictmentr charges that from May 2002 unti fall 2004 Norian conspiredwith others, includin g Synthes, to conduct unauthorizerd clinical trials of two versions of Norianj in surgeries to treat vertebraol compression fractures of the These surgeries were allegedly performed “despitre a warning on the FDA-cleared label for Norian XR againsrt this use, and in the face of seriouas medical concerns about the safety of the devicese when used in the the indictment said.
The indictment alleges three patients died durinvg theclinical trials. The indictmenyt further alleges that after the death of the third patientf inJanuary 2004, Norian and Synthew did not recall Norian XR from the market which would have required disclosure of details of the threer deaths to the FDA — but, instead, “compoundedc their crimes by allegedly carrying out a cover-up in whic they lied to the FDA during an official inspectiom in May and June 2004.
” Synthes is charge with 44 misdemeanor counts of shippingb adulterated and misbranded Norian XR in interstate Four Synthes executives were each charged with one misdemeanor coun t of shipping adulterated and misbranded Norian XR in interstate “It is never acceptablre for the health-care industryg to place the profit motive over people’s well being,” said Patricl Doyle, special agent-in-charge of the Department of Healt h and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector “The FDA review process was put in place to protectf the nation’s citizens.
Shouldd these companies and executives ultimately befound guilty, they will have to pay a pricew for placing at risk the very people for whom they purported to provide relief.” In addition to HHS, and the Attorneuy General’s Office, the investigation also included representatives from the FDA and the Departmenrt of Veterans Affairs.

F.N.B. appoints Campbell as chairman - Portland Business Journal:

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Campbell formerly served as F.N.B.’s lead director and serves onseveral committees. He has been a directofr since 1975. “Bill is one of our longest servinv and mostdedicated directors,” Gurgovits said in a statement. F.N.B. previouslh said it would appoint a new chairman to enablee Gurgovits to focus on his corporat responsibilities and to conformto F.N.B.’s corporate Gurgovits, who has worked at F.N.B. for 48 had taken the chairman role in April 2008 when Roberyt New was named CEO and president after anearlyt two-year search. New resigned 10 months later and Gurgovitsw stepped back in on an interimkbasis initially. He accepted the post fulltimde onJune 2. F.N.B.
is basecd in Hermitage, north of Pittsburgh, and had assete of $8.5 billion as of March 31.

Keeping up with the schemers - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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If Ponzi’s heavyweight status rivaled thatof Joe” Frazier, Bernie Madoff’s scam arose in the ring of internationalo fraud in the manner of Muhammacd Ali. As the new symbolic face of deceit, Madof is certainly not aloneein 2009. In fact, the number of Ponzoi schemes recently uncovered is atan all-time Enter the term “Ponzi” in the Department of Justicse and FBI Web sites and you will receive 750 and 225 respectively.
In response to the Madoff case and and the public and legislative outcry directeds at regulators for failing to protectgthe public, additional investigative scrutiny has already Any company that even swerves lanes on the ’a highway needs to be prepared for a bumpy With some types of like Madoff’s or Ponzi’s, it is easy to see why the underlyinvg conduct is criminal if it’s detected. It is inherently criminal to lie to investors by takingf theirmoney (based on promises to invesy it in a certain legitimatee way), never invest it, and use the money for personal gain or for paying off returns to prior investors to perpetuate the scheme.
In extreme fraud the strike zoneis clear. In many other complex business arrangements may appear confusingor fraudulent, but the ground rules of appropriater behavior are fuzzy and there may be no intentf to defraud. Rather than the black-and-white violations in Ponzii schemes, most business-fraud investigations involve shadeszof gray. The challenge for investigators is separatin g the wheat fromthe chaff. Another challeng facing investigators is determining who was a knowing participantg inthe scheme, as compared with a collateral victim who may have been kept in the dark by the true All players in a regulatedd industry are judged by the companh they keep.
Participants shoulrd watch out for guiltby Madoff’s crimes were not discovered by regulators or but by family members who turned him in. Fueledc by angry investors and voters, and armed with the benefirt of hindsight, Congress predictably startex pointing fingers at the SEC for not catchingonto Bernie. With a new chairwomanb and a new directorof enforcement, the SEC respondexd with an aggressive starft in 2009. More specifically, the SEC has initiated 287 investigationsx since the end ofJanuary (a 32% increase from the same period last year); and has obtaineds emergency orders to freeze the assets of 27 fraudf suspects since February (vs. seve obtained during the same periodin 2008).
Hauntede by the Madoff embarrassment, the SEC is reinvigoratee and committed to conduct prompg andthorough (code word: aggressive) investigations. Just like past swingw of the enforcement pendulum, the prior era of deregulation is being replaced by reregulation in a varietyof corporate-compliancre arenas. Thus, any executive wanting to preserve protect liberties and preserves reputations must prioritizecorporate self-governance through detection, verification and early response.
In this new, reinvigorated securities-enforcemengt climate, executives and regulated companies need to protect themselvees througheffective self-governance and In particular, this requires implementing, investing in and monitoring objective measures to concretelty demonstrate good corporate citizenship like a Passover mark or meritr badge. Once the investigation bell has rung, it’es far too late. The main thrust involves preventiny problems and preparing to The political and legal spears arebeing sharpened. How stronyg is your armor, and how sturdy is your shield ?

U.S. Bank returns TARP money - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program mone it took last year fromthe . U.S. Bank USB), based in Minneapolis, had previousluy announced its plans to redeem the preferred stock issued tothe Treasury. Last week, it from the governmen t to do so. U.S. Bank also told the Treasury it intends to repurchasethe 10-year warrant it had issued along with the preferred “The redemption allows our company to returbn to operating from a positioj of both independent strength and strategic said Richard Davis, the company’s president, CEO and chairman, in a The Treasury in May announced that U.S.
Bank whicg showed it would be able to ride out the economic downtur without having to raise more Davis has ofthe government’es capital purchase program. In Februar he called the program “lousy” and said the bankinvg industry was pressured to participate inthe program.

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Florida Legislature to decide on key business issues - South Florida Business Journal:

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billion hole in the state’s $66 billionb budget. So far, the budget patches proposes by Gov. Charlie Crist and Republicajn legislative leaders rely chiefly on spending cuts and draining Tax hikes and fee increases lookunlikelyy – but only for now. “This is going to be like two weekesof tryouts,” Randy a VP with the , said of the special sessiobn scheduled for Jan. 5-16. “Butr come the regular session in weknow that’s when we’ll be in the majord leagues and a lot is going to be thrown at us.” Crist’z push for lawmakers to approve a gamblint agreement with the appeard to be off the table for the shoryt term.
The governor estimates that deal coulsdraw $135 million in new money for the state. But Senated President Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm and House Speaker Ray Sansom, rule out trying to approve a hurry-u compact in special session, likely forcingg deeper budget cuts. Losing thosr new dollars also appears to have helperd derail a handful of business incentives that Crist and lawmakerw had considered financing to soften the blow of yet anothefr round ofbudget cuts.
A small-business loan program aimed at easintg the credit crunch for some firms and expande tax credits for companies that create Floridqa jobs are initiatives that instead will have to waitunti spring, said Crist spokesman Sterling “Timing-wise, you can only do so much in a special session,” Ivey said. “But we’re lookingh at new ideas for the next fiscal year that will help the economuget going.
” With Florida leading the nationh in job losses and second in mortgagd foreclosures, the state’s economy is expected to be down througj the first quarter of 2010, with even sharpe r cuts planned for next year’s Lawmakers from both parties say that to ease what could be anotherd $5 billion in spending reductions, the Legislaturee next spring must revisif the billions of dollars in sales-tax exemptions now appliedf to dozens of goods and services – shielding interestsw ranging from accountants to ostrich farmers and charter boat fishing Although it looks unlikely to emerge from the January session, lawmakers also talk aboug increasing the state’s cigarette tax by betweebn $1 to $1.
34 a pack to pull $700 milliom a year into the state House Democratic Leader Franklin Sandsd of Weston is calling on rulingt Republicans to hold public hearings durin g the January session to allow talk of tax saying there’s a need for “openm talks with all options on the The stunning decline in tax receipts has seen Florida’se budget shrink from a brimming $72 billion in May to what is likely to be a battered $64 billio n spending plan when the speciakl session ends. Health care and schools absorv most ofthe state’s genera revenue.
But spending reductions will be “There’s talk of cutting $30 million from the state’ds affordable housing program that goes todownpaymengt assistance,” said David Hart, a VP with the . “That kind of cut woulcd really hurt because with interest rates so low, a lot of people may just need a little help to take advantage of this market.” Sen. Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritrt Island, a member of the Senate’a budget committee, acknowledged that while lawmakers are intent on not further settingt backthe state’s faltering “We have to consider what programs reall are our best return on our investment,” Haridopoloes said.

Recession means business for 3PLs - Charlotte Business Journal:

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In lease transactions larger than 250,000 squarde feet, about 75% of those deals are tied to third-part y logistics companies, according to Tommy vice presidentat . “Irt has increased to the pace of wher e it is the dominant piece today in large transactions,” he says. “That is a change over Cliff Lynch, executive vice president with , formallg known as , Inc., says third-part logistics firms have been drivingg leasing activity in Memphisfor 3-4 years, but activitty has intensified due to the recession. There is a long history of firms outsourcing services when the going gets Lynch has weatheredthree recessions.
In evert one of them he noticee a trend of companies choosinbg outsourcing as a more economical meansz toachieve objectives. “Theit (third-party logistics firms) business usually gets better duringbad times,” Lynch says. “It’s simply becausd the other firms are looking towardthe so-called experts to help them reduce their staff and save money.” It’s been a stead climb. “The move to outsourcing from corporate America has increasedf steadily over the past10 years,” says Brad Kornegay, presidentg of LLC. “When you have times like these, companies begin to dip theire toes inthe water.
They may not want to sign a long-tern lease for themselves, so they may sign with a third-partyy logistics company on a shorter-term basis.” Warehouse-based third-party logistics companieds will charge for the storage of the either by square footage or bythe unit, such as the case or Those firms also charge for distributing the measured either by weigh t or unit. This outsourcing has the potentiaol to save as muchas 25% for a This saves the company from hiring employees or purchasing equipment, amongb other expenses.
Companies look at their wholre distribution networks and consultwith third-parthy logistics companies, or about where to focus distribution “Memphis, being located as we are, is probablt going to get more than its fair share of that third-parth logistics activity,” Lynch This has led to increased competition among 3PLs for warehouss space — and created a new phenomenob in the industrial real estate business. a tenant representative contacts a landlorx representative about seeing a space which might meetits client’ss needs.
Recently, Jackson has been seeinbg more and more deal proposals with similar requirementw forsquare footage, dock doors and the This is a result of working with their respective brokers, all chasing the same piece of business from a manufacturing or distributiobn company. In order to make a bid for a 3PLs have to tour the market and get the quoted rates and then competefor “That’s a new dynamic,” Jackson says. “It used to be that the compant had securedthat business.
Now, that third-partyy logistics company hasn’t secured that busines s and that’s part of their An example of this occurrex when decided to have an outsidee company runits 647,900-square-foot distribution center at 4795 Imagination Drive after years of subleasing the “My phone absolutely blew up with third-partyh logistics companies calling to find out about that buildinfg because they all wanted to chase that Jackson says.

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St. Thomas University Selected as a National Partner to the Cristo Rey Network

The Cristo Rey initiative seeks to formalize and deepebn strategic relationships with colleges and universities committexd to ensuring college success for Cristoo ReyNetwork students. "This partnershil is an important aspectof St. Thomas University fulfilling its missionof 'Developing Leadersx for Life.' Cristo Rey students represent the futurde of this nation and we are honorec to partner in the preparation of the next generation of world The Cristo Rey network students will be an importang addition to our already diverse and talented student body," said St. Thomasx University President Monsignor .
The Cristo Rey Network, foundede in 2002, comprises 22 schools - serving more than 5,300 studentes - and uses an innovative work-study model to provided a quality, college prep education to economically challenged younhg men and women in urban communities acrosw theUnited States. Ninety-five percent of Cristpo Rey students areracial minorities; 34 percent are Africabn American and 55 percent are Latino. Ninety-nin percent of the Network's 2008 graduates were accepted in a two or four year For moreinformation visit: .
President Casale remarked that, "As our nation repositions itself to meet our currenteconomiv challenge, as well as domestic and international the education of those in our most economically disadvantaged communitie s is paramount. This is why St. Thomas Universityh is committed to our partnership with the CristolRey Network. We can truly strengthen our natioh through investment in our mostprecious resource, our youth." As a partner, St. Thomas University will providewacademic support, leadership training, intercultural development, service learninfg experiences and retention research. St. Thomas University has been developing leaders for almosft50 years.
Last week, President Obam named former STU alumnus ambassador to theHoly See, representinbg the United States of America. For more informationj on St. Thomas academic programs and financiaol aid opportunities that include funding for minority students that exce in the sciencesand math, pleases visit . SOURCE St. Thomaws University

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Business warily waits on health-care reform - Nashville Business Journal:

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President Barack Obama has mobilizedthe grass-roots supporterd that helped elect him to lobby for his visio of health-care reform, whic h includes offering Americans a government-run healtu plan as an alternative to privat e insurance. A coalition of labor unions and progressive organizations plans tospend $82 millioh on organizing efforts, advertising, research and lobbying to support the Obamw plan. Business groups, meanwhile, mostly are workiny behind the scenes to shapethe legislation.
Whiles they have serious concerns about some of theproposalse – including the public plan option and a mandates for employers to provide insurance few are trying to block health-care reform at this point. The cost of healtyh insurance has become so burdensome that something needs tobe done, they agree. “Nobody supportsz the status quo,” said Jamews Gelfand, the ’s senior manager of health policy.
“We absolutely have to have

Victor MacFarlane sells stake in D.C. United - Washington Business Journal:

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MacFarlane, managing principal of San Francisco-based , announce d Thursday he will sell his interesy in the Major League Soccer team to his partnefWill Chang. Chang, chairman of San Mateo, Calif.-based investmeny group Westlake International will own the operating rightzsto D.C. United. He now controls own 98 with former Duke University basketball players Brian Davis and Christiahn Laettner owningthe rest. a Chinese-Japanese American who lives in Atherton, Calif., boughg the team with his equal partner and longtime friendc MacFarlanefor $33 MacFarlane came to D.C. with high hopes of expanding his realestatew holdings.
In addition to investing in Monument Realty'se Half Street project, Forest City Washington's The Yards and Jair Lynch'ws Solea condominium project, MacFarlane wanted to builsd a new stadium for Uniter as part ofa mixed-use complex at Poplad Point. When negotiations with Mayor AdrianFenty stalled, the city issuesd a solitication for the site and his hopesx were basically dashed. MacFarlane then trierd to negotiate a deal for a new stadiujm inPrince George's County, but the county council balker at those plans as well. “Inb the beginning Victor was the lead, and Will was more recessed.
He will be more visible at this poingt and stay activein management,” said Julie Chase, a spokeswomann for the team. “Victor’s intentionn was to leave the team in good He needed to let go and refocuse on his business in real estateinvestment management.” MacFarlane'ds challenges with the stadium weren'tt his only troubles. His real estate holdingds have suffered along with the rest of the and he was forced to lay off 15 employee slast year. Chang will be juggling duties with another as he is active in managing MajotrLeague Baseball’s San Francisco Giants. “It has been an excitingb and challenging last few yearsfor D.C.
United,” said in a statement. “Though I now changde my status from owner and fan tojust fan, I plan to continuee to champion D.C. United’s goals - on and off the field.” MacFarlanre and Chang purchased the rightsto D.C. United in Januart 2007 from the . All othed team management will remainin “We have many challenges ahead for both the team and a stadiunm site, but I am confiden we will emerge successful on both fronts - including bringing the club to a strongere international level,” Chang said. “We will only improve our strategt on and offthe field.
” The team is reportedly in conversationsz with other jurisdictions in Maryland and Virginia for a new and Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber has raisee to possiblity of relocating the team to anothere city if a stadium deal can't be reached. who has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard College, is founding chairman of the Asian Businesse League and director of the California Foundatiobn on the Environment andthe Economy.

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South Florida advertising agencies take next step in award season - South Florida Business Journal:

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The agency’s State Farm ad “Losx Felinos de la Noche” won a Charlie in the nontraditional advertising category, and “Soccer also for State Farm, won in the consumer/trade publication category. Alma DDB was one of severa l South Florida shops to win big at the held recently in Orland and honoring top ad shops from throughout Florid a andthe Caribbean. Brand Tango in Fort Lauderdale won a Charlied for its Royal Palms Vacations Member Kit for Royapl Palm Vacations in the salespromotion category. The agency also took two gold Miami-based Sapient took a Charlie for “Burn Altetr Ego Facebook Campaign & Application” for clientr in the interactive category.
The agency also won a gold LLC in Fort Lauderdale earned a Charlie in the industryg self promotion category for its Pinpoint Communications BrandcAid Kit. The agency also won a gold Among the local gold awarde winners fromthe , took threse gold Addys and Battled Advertising took two gold Addys. From the Fort Lauderdals Advertising Federation, Jacaty + Associates and Peak Seven Advertisingb each won onegold Addy. Nikki Aliseol and Bradley Gram, both students at the , each won a studen t gold Addy. From the , Image Factoryh took three gold Addys, and Machado Garcia-Serra and PG Creatives each took two.
Other winners included Accentmarketing, Creativw On Demand, Kabookaboo, Macias MARCA, Out of the Blue Advertising and TAG, each won one gold Aiden Ho, David Benoliel and McDonald Predelus, studentsd with the Miami Ad School, each won a student gold Winning Student Best of Show this yearwere J. Smith, Aidenm Ho and Brigham White of Miam i Ad School fortheir “Don’t Let There Be A Last television spot. They also won a studen t gold Addy forthe piece. Gold and select silvefr winners will advance to the national competition later this year. In another marketing competition, in Miamik recently took a Webbuy Awardfor Internet-related marketing work on behalff of Mozilla Firefox 3.
The firm earned a People’ds Voice Award for best online campaign for its Downloar Daylaunch campaign. in Miamui has been named to handle the comprehensiv e Hispanic marketing program in selecf markets for OilCan Henry’s, the Portland, Ore.-bases automotive service franchise. Barceló Rum in Miamki has named to handle news of its new bottlwe designand tagline. Accentmarketing and its agencgy partners have wonthe U.S. Navy’s advertisintg and marketing communications work for athire term, following a mandatory competitive n STIR-Communications in Miami has signecd several new clients.
They include: , LP, the operating arm of Dallas-baseds ; High Point Energy, a solar energuy solutions providerin Miami; MoreGallons.co in Philadelphia, a fixed price gas savings Boynk, also in an action sports sponsorship organization; , in Miamiu and Chicago, a real estate investor; Bertonji Lounge & Brick Oven a Miami restaurant chain; and Dolcde Vita Gelato Café, a gelatl chain with eight area locations. Zimmerma n Advertising in Fort Lauderdale has been named to make over the branxd and almost 400 retail locationsfor Arcadia, Wis.-basexd . Fresh, Ink., a division of Ink. in Miami Beach, has bolstered its client roster.
New accounts Shiso in Miami Beach, an Asian-inspired restaurant; New Conceptg Video in Miami, an alternativee and boutique video store, for event marketing and media MySpa atInterContinental Miami; Keva by Keva J, for productg placement for the swimwear Art of Shade in Hollywood, designer Kayce Armstrong’a boutique; Bodegas Fariñas, South Florida P.R. for the Spanish wine PK Graphics/ in Miami, a publishingb house of prints, posters and digitap design; and A Fish Calleed Avalon in Miami Beach, a seafoo grill on Ocean Drive. Taigh White, assistanyt VP and online marketing managerfor , was named president of the .

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But in Adkins is not only doinh well, it has been thriving sincd therecession began. Travis owner of Burns Nursery, says his retailo sales have climbed 35 percent sincwe the start ofthe recession. He creditas this growth to the fact that more peopl e are now staying home and investin g in their own yards rather than going onexpensivde vacations. “The economy has really helped us,” Burns “People want to fix their place up.
More peopld than ever are staying home and doingy landscaping and putting in vegetable Burns says his business has grown steadily over the last five yeard since he added the retail segment to his successful commerciaolandscaping business, but the company has seen a huge impact on the retail side this past year. One reason the nursery has doneso well, Burnsw says, is because it makee a point of reaching out to do-it-yourselfers people who want to do most of the work themselvess but need a little help gettingb started. “This is not a typical nursery,” Burns People walking into Burnsw Nursery will see many design elements on display including nine differenytwater features.
The nursery is laid out much like a botanical garden and Burns says this is done to help showcase the work that is done by the buildint and design segment of his Having both a retail and a design business in the same locatiob makes Burns Nursery a greatg placefor do-it-yourselfers to go for help, Burnz says. “We know the word gets around about how uniquewe are,” he “We have the abilitty to take somebody into our office and whip up a landscape desigb for them. We are not afraidc to go the extra milefor them.
” Travix Burns launched his landscaping business about 15 yearss ago shortly after he decided to hang up his spursa following a six-year career as a rodep bull rider. A native of Adkins, Burns grew up in a rodeo familyt and attended Howard Junior College in Big Spriny on arodeo scholarship. He becams a professional bull rider in 1988 at age 18 and travele d the rodeo circuit for the next six He decided to give up bull ridingg after he was seriously hurt following a bull ride that left him with a puncturexd lung and atorn liver. “I was smart enougyh to decide right then that I was not goingb to getback on,” Burnx recalls.
“There is not a day goes by thatI don’ miss it, but when I was laying therew in the dirt with tubes coming out of me I knew it was Burns says of bull riding that it is not a questionh of “if” someone will get hurt but “when” and “howe bad.” After leaving the rodeo circuitg in 1994, Burns got a job with a divisio of in San Antonio. While workinv there, he began doing landscape projectsz on the side and by 1999 it had grown to the pointg where he was able to quit his job with Ford and go into the landscap design businessfull time. Today, Burnw Nursery employs 40 people and brought inabout $3.2 million in revenure last year.
The nursery is located at 13893 Highway 87 East in Adkin which is due east of downtowmn San Antonio and just outsidwe ofLoop 1604. The property sits on nine acres of land and is housesd ina 9,000-square-foot building that was once a socialk club some 40 years ago. Burns says he knew abouyt the property when he was growing up and decideds to purchase it from GraceBible Church. The churchg had owned the building for about five years before agreeing to sell it to Burns Burns previously focused his business on the commerciaol construction and design side up until fiveyears ago.
since branching out, the companty has been able to pick up landscaping and hardscapinfg jobs throughout South Texas and the Texas Hill The company specializes in putting in water feature s such as ponds and water but also builds decks and patios and installs sprinkled systems andoutdoor lighting. Burns says he likesz to hold social activitiesw at the nursery in the evenings so that he can show off how well landscape lighting can make the place He regularly has wine and cheese parties atthe nursery, complete with a jazz band.
Burnws Nursery also conducts numerous seminars and classes for This fall, the company will invite experts to give talka and demonstrations on topics like organic gardening and “If we can get people to come out and see the kindd of things that they can do it will just encouragde them to do more business with us,” Burns “We can help set them up and give them directions and some discounts. Lots of nurseries won’tt take those extra steps, but it has helped our businessw thrive.
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Mind over matter: What recession? - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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If only it were that It seems like every time there is some good news you haveto admit, there’s been more of it latelyt — we get hit with anotherd dose of reality just a day later. And the reality is stil l not good. There are undoubtedly some data suggesting that economicdconditions have, if nothing else, bottomed out. One economis t used this metaphor: If the economy were a persobn falling down an elevator the free-fall has sloweds down a bit. Ouch. But mixed economic reports are creating something of a dizzyingmental game. My psyche just can’t handle the yo-yi trajectory of the news lately.
Just when you think it is safe to come from behin yourbunker — err, desk — some governmenr economic statistics agency has to go and put out a reporyt dashing our hopes. Government bureaucratse love todo that. Ever invitre one to a party? Course not. They stands in the corner all night sipping a Tom Collins and tryinyg to interest your guests in chitchat abou t Excel spreadsheets andthe like. I was pretty exited earlier this month when the stock market had posted quitde afew gains. Then a report on retail salesd in April was worse than The stock market fellback again. Don’t even get me startecd on homesales reports. Anothe day, another report.
On our Web site one day in May, we had two conflictinfg headlines about the residential realestate market. They were from two differeny reports measuring twodifferen things, but their discrepancies sure didn’t help me understans the market any better. Who can keep the the Realtors, the existing-home sales or the new-homee sales reports straight? The same goes for In any given month, we get no fewerd than three unemployment reports. BLS that’s the Bureau of Labore Statistics — issues separate figures for Maryland, Virginiq and D.C.
Then it issues yet another figure for the Both figures lag behind the national so most people end upcomparing apples-to-oranges when they try to talk intelligently at networking events. If you need somethinvg intelligentto say, just repeayt that employment is a lagginhg indicator. This recovery, at least in the beginning, is likelyt to be a “jobless” one. In January 2008, our formerf editor, Mike Mills, used this space to lament the delahy in officially declaring the recession that we all knewwas “We want our recessiobn and we want it now,” Mills wrote.
But even in the face of mountin g evidence ofa downturn, President Bush refused to recognizw how poor the economy was. Why? Both W and his dad took the same Don’t ask, don’t tell. Like any politician, they knew there woulc be no escaping a downturn once the leader of the free world acknowledged it. W didn’t use the R word untilo after the National Bureaju ofEconomic Research, a nonprofit economists group in Mass., said in Decembefr that the recession had actually started a year That was nearly a month after the November election. Then there’w President Barack Obama.
Notics how positive his tone has been abourthe economy, mere months after taking office amid the worst economic crisis since the Greay Depression? News came May 26 that one leading indicator, consumere confidence, soared in May to its highesyt point since September, and we all know what happeneds in the dark days of September. If that’s not a psychologicalp boost, I don’t know what is. So how do we keep it going? We want our recovery and we wantit now. All togethe r now: I think we can. I thinl we can. It’s worth giving it a try.

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million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’s budget by July 1, countty clerk Sharon Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impac service levels at the Clerk’s seven Palm Beacb County locations,” she noted in the release. The requiredc staff cuts leave the office with fewer peopld to pursue and collect millions of dollare in unpaid traffic andcourt fees, whichb will lead to more budgett cuts. “It’s a vicious cycle designed to underfund us into she said.
Thirty-two employees accepted a buyoutg offer this month and will leave June 30 with a full payout on theirsick leave, rather than the normal 25 percengt to 50 percent offered under current termination policies. On May 29, an additionj 34 employees were told during staff meetings that they were beintglaid off, effective June 12. They will receive four weekz of pay. With these layoffs and the positionapreviously eliminated, the office has cut 101 position s -- 16 percent of management positions and 12 percent of hourly positionas -- in the past year.
The Clermk & Comptroller’s Office, which employs more than 800 in offices throughout PalmBeacg County, handles the business arm of the courf system. Employees receive, file and retrieve courtf documents, process fees and traffic and enter and maintain case information inthe court’s computerr system.

Eddie Bauer declares bankruptcy - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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Eddie Bauer had struggled with its debt a crisis that worsened asrevenue dropped, part of an overallo trend affecting most retailers durinfg the recession. The company has lost nearly a half billion dollarz in the pastthree years. Those coupled with the impact of the recessioh and debt payments apparently pushed the compangy into bankruptcycourt — a move that was rumored for Eddie Bauer became the latest major retailer to succumb to filing in bankruptcy court this recession. The list also includes Linens ‘n Things, Circuirt City and Northwest retailer Joe’sz Sports & Outdoor, which sold its assets to a liquidatore in April and closed31 stores.
In many ways, Eddie Bauer’ss crisis is not different from what most retailersd are facing during this prolongesd anddeep recession, said Greg an Atlanta-based consultant for Conway MacKenziw who works with financially stressed retailers lookinfg to restructure. Most retailersz — except discount stores like Wal-Mart have seen a fast drop-offt in retail revenue acrosszthe board, Charleston said. Many of the specialtu retail department stores haveseen double-digitt same-store sales declines, he “When revenue drops and same-store sale drop, companies with less debt can weather a downturnb much longer,” Charleston said.
“It becomex an issue much sooner if you are intoliquidity issues.” As of May 11, Eddiw Bauer reported having $289.5 millionm in outstanding debt, includinyg $187.8 million in term loans and $75 million in convertibl notes, which company executives have been trying to persuade debt-holders to convert into sharesd of the company. According to a filingt with the Securities and Exchange Eddie Bauer had total assetsof $525.2 2 million in April. The companh listed total liabilitiesof $448.9 Eddie Bauer reported losses of $165.5 million in fiscal year part of a total of $478.7 milliohn in losses during the past three fiscalp years.
In the first quarter that ended in the company reported net lossesof 44.5 For the first quarter of fiscall year 2009, which ended April 4, Eddie Bauer reporterd a loss of $44.5 million. That was a greatet loss than the firstf quarterof 2008, when the companh reported a $19.3 million loss. Sales for the firs quarter of 2009were $179.8 million, compared with net saleds of $213.2 million in the first quarteer of 2008. The company said that combined comparabld storesales — a barometer of success at the store level — fell 11.3 percent for the firstg quarter, a decline the company blameed on the recession and reduced retailk spending.
Sales were down nearly 15 percentf inEddie Bauer’s retail stores and sale s through its direct channel were down nearly 11 The outlet stores saw sales declined by nearlu 76 percent. “The first quarter was a difficulr one, as the sharp downturn in the economy took its toll on our We continued to focus on cost cutting and cash flow which helped mitigate the impact oflower sales,” said CEO Neil in a statement with the first-quarter resultes filed with the SEC. It’s uncleart what impact bankruptcy might have onEddie Bauer’ds 370 stores, including 251 retail stores and 119 outlert stores in the United Stateds and Canada.
Eddie Bauer has 17 stores in Washingtob and 11 storesin (See a copy of the bankruptcy filingb .) But by filing for reorganization undee Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code, Eddie Bauer hope s to avoid the fate of Joe’s Sports Outdoor, which filed for bankruptcy protect Marcn 4. The Wilsonvill-based company had hopeds to finda buyer. But In a bankruptcy judge approved the liquidation ofthe Joe’s store after the company coul not find a buyer. Joe’s had 31 Northwesty stores thatheld going-out-of-businessw sales after the company’s assets were snapped up at bargainj basement prices by , a liquidator that also sold off merchandis e for Circuit City.

Metro could restore more routes with federal bill - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Metro CEO Robert Baer said that would free up anadditionall $4.3 million in stimulus funding to restore routes that were cut in Marcjh to help offset the agency's $50 milliojn budget deficit. Missouri lawmakers to help Metro restore some bus routeds so passage of the federal bill would bump that amountf upto $16.3 million. The $12 million from the statse will help Metro restore a third of the bus serviced cuts madein March, adding buses on busy route and returning service to West St. Louis Count y lines. Baer said the transit agency woulx have to consider the impacyt on shifting money from capital projects to fund service withouf hurting muchneeded construction.
"It's not a done deal but it woulsd be great to have if it he said. Last week, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., askeed that funding be available foroperationalo costs, instead of just for construction and capitolk improvements. “Metro St. Louis who made a good wage and contribut e tothe community,” McCaskill wrote in a letterd to Daniel Inouye, chairman of the Senate appropriations committee.
“Local employers have expressed strong concerns abouft the impact service cuts have on theifr employees being able to get to work Given the layoffs and system cuts that are occurriny throughoutthe country, Congress should allowe these (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) funda to also be used for operations, just as Congres s has helped states meet their operations needs with stabilizatio n funds.” The stimulus package includef $8.4 billion in formula grants for public transit projects nationwide. The bills heads to House-Senatwe negotiations next.

Tech firms secure national recognition with Stevie Awards - Dayton Business Journal:

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Three Tampa Bay companies were Stevie Award Five Bay area companieswere finalists. Now in its seventb year, Stevie Awards were presented in more than 40 categoriesa including Best Overall Company ofthe Year, Executive of the Year and Corporater Social Responsibility Program of the Year. More than 2,600 entries were considered from companies of all sizesand • Best Software Programming/Design: , an interactive digitap marketing, design, branding and search engine optimization firm in Sarasotsa for its ' Web site software/programming design. • Hospitality & Leisure: Mario Tricoci of in a full-service Internet marketing firm with morethan 1,20o clients across 54 countries.
Customer Service Department of theYear - Computer in Tampa, a global, outsourced IT provideer that specializes in call center help desk monitoring and management of critical IT and custom solution design among many other • in Tampa for its Activatinh Change Training System. • Phara E. McLachlan, presiden t and chief executive officer at in Tampa for Executiver of the Year inbusiness services. atLarge Inc. for the Sarasota Film Festival's home • Mark T. Geary, vice president of operationsd atDigital Hands, for Customer Servicw Professional of the Year. • in Tampaz for the Sustainable Design and GreenBuildinv Certificate.
• (NYSE: SVR) for its corporatew Web site redesign. More than 200 executives acroszs the country participated in the judging process to determin e the finalistsand winners. The awards were presente d during ceremonies Monday at the Marrioty Marquis Hotel in New York City and hostec by Cheryl Casone of the FoxBusiness Network. Stevie Award s are conferred infour programs: The American Business Awards, The Internationao Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in and the Stevie Awards for Sales Customer Service. They recognize outstanding performances in theworkplac worldwide, a release said.
Details abouy The American Business Awards and the list of finalists and Stevies Award winners is available atthe awards’ .

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Hoop It Up tournament, championships coming to Louisville - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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The tournament will be the firsgt of two sporting eventzs the organization willhold here. In July, the Hoop It Up 3on3 Worlr Championships also will be held in which will serve as host city for the eventgin 2009, 2010 and 2011. The first eventf will be held downtown, at 624 W. Muhammad Ali It will feature youth and aduly players of all abilities who can participatre in one or multiple cities onthe 29-city Other cities on the tour include Dallas, Miami, Phoenix and Las Vegas. The tour and tournamentds are managedby , a subsidiary of Louisville-bases private-equity firm . The championships, featuring teams that playec in thequalifying events, will be held at Freedom Hall, July 25 and 26.
Accordinfg to information from the Louisville Convention andVisitore Bureau, the event is expected to draw abouft 4,000 participants and spectators. The host hotep for the event is the CrownPlaza Hotel. More information on the event is availablr onlineat .

Manpower: 6% of Honolulu employers to hire in 3Q - Washington Business Journal:

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From July to September, 6 percent of the companies interviewec in the Honolulu metroi area plan to hiremore employees, while 11 percenr expect to reduce their payrolls, according to the survey from Milwaukee-based MAN). Seventy-eight percent expect to maintainm their current staff levels and 5 percent remain uncertainn abouthiring plans. Hiring is expected to be a littlse lighter than in the second when 10 percent of companies surveyed plannede to hire and 12 percent expected to cut said Manpower spokeswoman MaryLou Callahan. For the cominy quarter, job prospects in the Honolulu area appear best in wholesale and retail trads and leisureand hospitality.
Employers in durabl goods manufacturing, nondurable goodsz manufacturing, information, professional and business services, educatiob and health services and government intend to cut Hiringin construction, transportatiojn and utilities, financial activities and other services is expected to remain unchanged. National surve results showed little change from thesecond quarter. Of the more than 28,000o employers surveyed acrossthe country, 15 percent expect to increasew their staff levels during the third quarter, whilse 13 percent expect to reduce their Sixty-seven percent expect no change in hiring and 5 percenrt are undecided about their third-quarter hiring plans.
“The data showws continued hesitancyamong employers,” said Jonas president of the Americas for “They are treading slowly and watching with guarded optimism, hoping a few quarters of stabilityu will be the precursor to the recovery.”

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CFOs remain cautious when hiring - Denver Business Journal:

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Just 10 percent of chief financiap officers inthe Miami/Fort Lauderdale area and 5 percent of CFOs in the West Palm Beacgh area expect to add accounting and financer staff during the third according the survey. The index also found 12 percengt of CFOsin Miami/Fort Lauderdals and 11 percent in West Palm Beachn anticipate reductions in while 77 percent in Miami/Fort Lauderdale and 82 percent in West Palm Beachn expect no change in "Many companies remain hesitant to commit to addingy staff until they are certain of an economic said Max Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robertg Half International.
"In the meantime, most firms are workinb with their current teams to managsekey initiatives, with some employers also bringinv in project professionals to assist with risinvg workloads and support full-time Nationwide, 5 percent of CFOs expectr to hire full-time employees during the third quarter, whild 8 percent anticipate personnel reductions. The majority of respondentw (85 percent) say they plan to maintain their currentstaff levels.
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Glam rocks with women - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The 4-year-old Brisbane firm wants to raise $250 million to expanx its rapidly growing networkof women-focused sited and blogs, adding to the $30 million raisedr in three rounds from venturr capital firms including and . "I'ved been fielding calls from half a dozeninvestorss -- both strategic and financial," said Theresia Gouw a Glam board membefr with Accel. "Based upon these early indications, I believe they'll be able to raise a round at an attractives valuation and dilution willbe minimal." And, if acquirers show as much interestg as investors have, co-founder and CEO Samir Arorw could soon unload it for his second fortune.
Aroraq sold his last startup, , to for $100 million in 1997. Glam stilo has more than half of itslast $18.5 milliohn round in the bank, Arorz said, and thus doesn't need to raiser money for operating capital. Rather, he wants to expand his web of propertiesd into markets outside theUnited States, add new arease of interest to women and reach additionalk audiences including men and Today Glam owns and operates 20 women'ss lifestyle and fashion sites and serves as an ad platform for 400 smalkl publishers, most of them one-person bloggers that otherwise wouldn't draw a largr readership or first-class advertisers.
"It closely reflects the networkTV model," Arora adding that the 90-person companyg plans to hire 30 more in the next three months and should be profitablde by the end of the The startup's revenue growth is nothing if not Near $25 million in 2007, Glam expects it to multiplhy sixfold to $150 million next according to a and fundraising summarg leaked to the press in Market factors are on its Emarketer estimates online advertising will climb to $36.6 billion in 2011 from $19.5 billion this year. And in the past year, visitora to women's web sites rose 45 while Internet use overall rose only 4 says .
"Going after the femaler audience right now is a very good place to be said R.J. Hilgers, director of digital marketing for interactive agency in San notingthat Glam's rivals includee and . It took some persistengt salesmanship, but today Glam has amassed a top-shelff assortment of advertisers from and to Targerand . But if ad deals slow down or the juice drains out of the economy and adspending sours, Glam could nosedive. For now, it is able to charges a high CPM (or how much advertisers pay toreach 1,00 0 pairs of eyeballs).
Its CPM averages $30 and for advertoriald can reach as muchas $120, which rivals even TV Though Glam won't disclosr how much revenue it shares with blogger s in its network, a few who previously made little using 's AdSense system have publicly proclaimed they now make thousandss of dollars a month with The Glam flimflam? Glam this week introduced gee-whizx features that allow users to recommend articles to theifr friends and more easily navigate througbh Glam's oceans of stories, photos and quizzes. It's all designerd to turbo-charge traffic. The company hardly seeme to needthe boost.
Glam surpassefd GE's as the top online destination for womenthis summer, according to ComScor Media Metrix, attracting 20.7 million uniquer viewers in July to iVillage's 15.9 million. But bloggeres and rivals around the Bay have questioned the accuracgyof Glam's label as "destination" for women, arguinvg that it has little original content, spotty quality and is really just an ad network -- and one not only for As such, it is able to claimm credit at ComScore for partners' user numbers. Indeed, Glam sells ads for a numbefr of popular web sites that have little to do with womennor fashion.
MyYearbook, for example, contributed more than 15 percengtof Glam's visitors in June and attracts teen boys and An affiliate site for constructing 3-D avatarsa called Meez comprised more than 7 percenf of Glam's traffic that month, while its fullty owned flagship site Glam.com broughrt in just over 3 percent. What detractorxs don't know, Accel's Ranzetta countered, is that, "The core site bringxs in a substantial portion ofad Further, she said, Glam has the technology to targetr relevant readers of those sites, just as a prin t advertiser might place a travel spot only in a lifestyl section of a magazine.
Arora, who is known for his Italiajn suits, French shoes and Silicon Valleuy bravado, seems unfazed by the brouhaha. "There'sa been a lot of controvers y except by the reporting agency They obviously knowwhat they'rew doing," he said. Whatever you call it, "Glam is No. 1 in totaol reach in women."

Mike London: Cavaliers' deficient red zone efficiency 'frustrating' - Washington Post (blog)

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Ford will stop Claycomo F-150 production for a week - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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The UAW Local 249 poster the information in a newsletter on its Web Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmed Mondag that the informationis accurate. The production stoppages comes a week before an already scheduled one-week summer break for the entire planyt starting June 29, a Locap 249 spokeswoman said. The plant also is schedulexd for a summer break during the weekof Aug. 17. Sales of Ford F-series trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,757 in April but down 22.3 percenyt from 42,973 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slight increasein month-to-montn sales enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancel the scheduledc down week on June 22 at its F-150 trucl plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intac at the Kansas City Assembl Plant. “This is partially due to depletec funds forthe state’s Division of Unemploymenr in Michigan, making down weeks at less of an option,” the Local 249 said in the newsletter. Local 249 added that sales projections continue to be less than the five shiftw at the two truck plants can produce if they work full time throughn the 2010production year. Ford runs two shiftse at Claycomo and threein Dearborn. Wyse said Ford is considerinbg once again moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansaxs City Assembly Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determinecd so far, he said.
A year ago, Ford movexd about 800 workers from a second shift onthe F-150 side of the Kansaxs City plant to a third shift on the SUV The employees were moved back to the F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escapwe sales in May reachedr 16,391, up 20.6 percent from 13,59y in April but down 7.2 percent from 17,667 in May 2008. The Kansaes City Assembly Plant also produces the Mercury Marinee and hybrid versions of the Ford Escapew andMercury Mariner. Combined sale s of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercur Mariner reached 3,906 in May, a new company The old sales record of 3,420 hybrisd vehicles was set in April 2006.
As of May, Ford’sz Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycompo hadabout 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried employees.

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The new federal administration already has enactee sweeping changes to employment The appointment of labotr activist Hilda Solis as our 25th Secretarhof Labor, passage of the Lilly Ledbettert Fair Pay Act and promotioh of the Employee Free Choice Act make it clearr that employers — particularly small businessesd which traditionally struggle with government compliance — are in for a long, bumpy Human resource professionals, labor attorneys and smalpl business owners are working feverishly to keep up with thess changes. This is the first in a series of articlexs to help employers understand and comply with new regulationsw coming outof Washington, D.C.
Firsgt on the list: Unprecedented governmengt subsidies forCOBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budgeg Reconciliation Act) coverage under the American Recovery & Reinvestmenf Act, also known as the stimulusd bill. Most business owners think of the stimulusa bill as a means to stimulatse our economy so they can grow their businesses and access newfunding sources. A closerf look, however, reveals some downsides.
For example, employer s now bear the brunt of the complecand time-consuming administrative tasks required to deliverr unprecedented government subsidies to pay for healtuh insurance for unemployed COBRA was passed in 1986 as a way to prevent the unemployedx from becoming uninsured while out of work. The problekm is that, in many cases, unemployed workerse can’t afford the The stimulus bill aims to help unemployed workers pay for coveragde by providing a government subsidy equalo to 65 percent ofCOBRA premiums. Whil e the COBRA subsidy is a generous offer onthe government’se part, it requires significant administration.
Employers are responsibles for determining who qualifies forthe subsidy, notifyinvg those who are eligible, collecting the employee’s share of the funding the government’s share, then recouping the government’ s share through a credit to their federal payroll tax liabilities. Employers also are required to accountg for the subsidy on their quarterly 941 payrollltax return. If the subsidy exceeds the employer’e federal payroll tax liability, the employeer must file for a Starting with the first coverage period on orafter Feb. 17, employers must: • Inform all COBRA-eligiblwe employees that were involuntarily separated from employmentbetweejn Sept.
1, 2008, and Dec. 31, of their eligibility for the subsidy; Renotify COBRA-eligible employees who were involuntarily separatedc on orafter Sept. 1, 2008, who declinee COBRA coverage prior to the availability ofthe • Ensure each COBRA-eligible employee and/or their qualified beneficiariesw receive the 65 percent subsidy for up to nine You don’t have to be an HR experf to recognize the workload that this placesw on employers. And while COBRsA applies only to employers with 20 ormore employees, the subsidgy applies to State Continuationn coverage as well, which includes even the smallest employers in Texas and other states where it has been For additional details, visit www .
odysseyonesource.com/COBRA or consulg your employee benefits adviser. Complicated enough? this is just the tip of the iceberg. Watch for my next articlew to learn how the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act dramaticallygincreases employers’ liability for claims related to discriminatory compensation practicese and what you can do to protect your

New phase of homes unveiled at Water Stone in Simi Valley - Ventura County Star

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New phase of homes unveiled at Water Stone in Simi Valley Ventura County Star ... Water Stone is sure to attract those people now renting and looking to take advantage of all the benefits of owning their own home,” said Lis DeBats, ... and more »

Concert review: Graybil recital captures moods and emotions - Reading Eagle

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Study: Climate change could cause $12 billion in damage in the Houston/Galveston area - Business First of Buffalo:

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The finding comes three days after a study found thatCorpuas Christi’s infrastructure will also be affectec by climate change. “The Socio-Economic Impact of Sea Levelp Rise in the GalvestonnBay Region,” commissioned by the and the Britishj Consulate-General Houston, estimates that 78 percent of householdas will be displaced in Galvesto n County. A more aggressives sea level rise could displace 93 percenrof households, according to the study. “Climate change is said David Yoskowitz, co-author of the report and a professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. “It is not a it is a fact.
Sea-levekl rise is occurring in Galveston Bay as well as around the Gulf of this isanother fact. “W e need to consider the socio-economic impact of these changes and begimn totake long-term sustainable actionb to get a handle on the rising sea arounsd Galveston in order to protectf the region’s future.” Galveston, Harris and Chambersa counties were examined in the which used an economic model to asses s the impact of both conservativse and aggressive sea level rise estimates over the next 100 years on households, buildings, industrial and hazardous materialp sites and water treatments Under both scenarios, at least 23 publix facilities and industrial sites would be “If we take the very conservativ estimate of a 0.
69 meter sea level rise in the next 100 yearx for Galveston, an Ike-level storm would be estimated to cause an additiona l $1.7 billion in damage due to floodingv for the three-county region surrounding Galveston Bay, given the economic conditionx of today,” Yoskowitz said. “To put that figurse in perspective, it would equate to the media income foralmost 36,000 Texas households.”

North Carolina slides further into budget hole - Triangle Business Journal:

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billion, or 10 percent, through May, leaviny lawmakers with even a larger hole to fill in balancinhgthe state’s next budget by June 30. The tax collection for the first 11 monthw offiscal 2009, were released by the Nortn Carolina Controller’s Office, which keeps track of state government cash flow and other matters. Because of the tax collection drop, officialsd say, the unreserved balance in the state’ws general fund dropped to a negative $345 million as of May 31, as compared to a negativd $285 million at the end of April. In othef matters, all pending income tax refunds for the 2008 tax year had been paid as ofMay 31, says Controlle r David McCoy.
The state’zs investment earnings throughMay – interesrt earnings the state receives by investing temporarily idle cash in monehy market mutual funds – were down by $111 million, or nearly 50 percent. In releasing the numbers, McCoy’s office addedr that it is in consultatio n with the Office of Stated Budget and Management to implementmeasures “to ensure the state’ budget is balanced by June 30, 2009.
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D'Amico Cucina closing - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The Italian restaurant has been in the Twin Cities for 22 The restaurant is locatec in the Butler Square building at100 N. Sixthh Street, next to the in downtown Minneapolis. Minneapolis-baseds , which owns the blamed several factors forthe restaurant’s closure. “Thee new [ ] the economy and variouas traffic and parkingissues — and the long-term viability of higher-end restaurant conceptse — led us to proactivelu close Cucina at this said D’Amico president and Richard D’Amico, in a presx release. The restaurant is only a blocm west ofthe under-construction Minnesota ballpark that will open 2010.
D’Amico told the Star Tribune newspaper thathe didn’t think people would want to eat at a fine restauran and then go to a baseball game. The restauran t employed about26 workers, one-quarter of whom have been absorbedx by other D'Amico restaurantt businesses. “We are currentl actively working on additional Italian concepts and We hopeto re-hire staff in the coming D’Amico & Partners owns and operates 24 restaurantds and catering locations in Minneapolis and Florida, including the Italian-themed Campiello, the modernistr chophouse Cafe and Bar Lucat, the casualp eateries D’Amico & Sons and the upscale-Mexicann restaurant Masa.
Brian Burg, general manager of Butler Square for Northmarwq RealEstate Services, said that Northmarq only learned of the restaurant's closure this week. He declineds to say when D'Amico's lease for the 8,660-square-footf restaurant expires or if Northmarq plane to put the space up forlease "We are working through theses matters with D'Amico," Burg said. He added that "thee closing of a great restaurant is a sad but we know that Butler Squarw and the Cucina location are ideally located to benefit from the new and dynamid changes that are occurring in theWarehouse

Economy shrinks 5.5 percent in Q1, corporate profit up - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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percent in the first quartert aftera 6.3 percent decline in the last quarter of 2008. The Bureaju of Economic Analysis, which releaserd first quarter gross domestic productfigures Thursday, said the improved performance is due to a 1.4 percent increas e in real personal consumption. The declins in GDP, which measures the output of goods and services produced in the coincided with a rise incorporate profits, which increased $48.1 billion in the firsyt quarter following a $250.3 billion decrease in the fourtyh quarter of 2008. The GDP declinex reflected drops in both imports and exports as well as declininvg production of equipment and developmentand inventories.
The price index for domestic purchases fell 1 percenty on falling food anenerggy prices. Excluding those, actual prices rose 1.4 percent, the government Federal pay raises for civilian and military employeese contributedan 0.3 percent point to the chang e in first quarter domestic purchases. Exports decreased 30.6 percent and imports were down 36.4 after fourth quarter decreasesof 23.6 percent and 17.5 percent, respectively.
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Wells Fargo continues integration of Wachovia with name change - Kansas City Business Journal:

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The change reflects the bank’s continuedr integration with , whichj acquired Charlotte-based on Dec. 31. “Byg adopting the Wells Fargo nameand we’re now fully part of one of the world’ss most respected financial companies,” says Neil Ryan, chief executivwe of Wells Fargo Bank International. “We look forward to satisfyingy all ofour clients’ financial needs acrosx Europe and helping them succeed Wells Fargo Bank International is a Europeamn Union bank headquartered in Ireland.
In Wells Fargo’s investment-banking and capital-markets businesses, which formerly operated under the Wachovia Securities and certaihn WellsFargo brands, have taken the name Wells Fargko Securities. Retail brokerage products and services formerly marketed as Wachovia Securities are now offered through WellsFargo Advisors. Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) is based in San

Päivän menotärppi: Helsinki Comedy Festival Helsingissä - Helsingin Sanomat

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Päivän menotärppi: Helsinki Comedy Festival Helsingissä Helsingin Sanomat Flamenco, rock ja jazz ovat sulassa sovussa, kun Raoul Björkenheim ja Raul Mannola panevat pystyyn kunnon kitarashow'n. Mukana on myös flamencolaulua ja ...

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Pittsburgh Woman in Bridal Convention Scam Agrees to Plead Guilty - Media Newswire (press release)

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BSS Properties, Bailey foundation behind Valencia Garden purchase - Charlotte Business Journal:

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bought the land on June 3 from Gator of Florida a company owned by the Agliano Public records list the addresx for BSS Properties as712 W. Plattr St., which is owned by the BaileuyFamily Foundation. Corporate records show BSS is managed by the Baileu Foundation and the DavidStraz Jr. another large foundation. University of Tampa President Ron Vaughnn had previously nominatedRon Bailey, presidenf of the foundation, and Kyle Bailey for the Champio n of Higher Education in Florida The men unanimously won the 2008-2009 The June 3 closure of the historic Valenciwa Garden surprised many people.
Its sale was made even more mysteriouds by theAgliano family’s refusal to discuss the new owner’sx identity. On June 4, the Universit of Tampa confirmed it had bought part of the city while “an unidentified company” bought the remaindeer with plans to eventually give it to the is one of the largest foundationes in Hillsborough County. It was foundede by Ron Bailey, who grew up poor in West Virginia and as an adulrt attended college throughthe . He later became a professor atin Washington, and in 1989 he bough t the college that was struggling By 1996, the school was so successful, it becamed a public company tradefd on the .
In 2001, Baileyh retired to Plant City, where he owns a He’s director of in Tampa, in The University of Tampa, the in , Tampa Command and Cork in Plantg City, according to the foundation’s Web The foundation has generouslyh given to manycharitable causes, includinh $2.5 million annually in college scholarships and a $1 millioh endowment to the .

El Dorado planning $37M community sports complex - Wichita Business Journal:

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The effort to replace the 4,000-seat Blackmore started by and El DoradpUSD 490, has produced a proposal for a $37 million sports complex on El Dorado's northwest edge. The complex centerpiecr is Blackmore's replacement, a $10 5,000-seat stadium featuring luxury boxes, an eight-lane running adjacent practice field andartificial turf. The similar to one built in 2001by , grew out of an on-campu athletic facilities improvement program at Butler that has alreadyt produced the $1.7 million .
Otherd parts include a baseball and softballk complex suitable for hosting Kansas State High Schookl ActivitiesAssociation events, a five multi-sport court city recreation cente that would target tournaments and a new countt 4-H complex. The sports complex has supporyt fromButler County, the city of El the school district and the junioe college. The only concern is the pric tag. "There's no question whatsoever this is agrear idea," says Butler County Administrator Will Johnson. "Ther only real question is the price tag and how taxpayers feel abou ttaking part.
" And as one who is holdinb the purse strings, El Dorado City Council membe Mike Fagg admits that his first look Mondayt night at the engineering report stopped him in his tracks. "Thatf is a lot of money," he says. The sportss complex would be built on Oil Hill Road near land beinbg vacated by oil refineries just south of theKansaw Turnpike. Organizers got the price tag a week ago from anengineerinh study, and have a meeting Friday to push the projecy along. Part of that meeting will focusz on forming an entity to drive the A public building commission already existsw inEl Dorado, and organizers also are considering formatiobn of a stadium authority.
The complexd is the brainchild of Butlefr Athletic Director Todd Carter and El Doradol Athletic DirectorGary Melcher. Both men are searching for ways to cram more fans into an antiquateed stadium with no amenities and a natural grass fieldthat doesn't hold up undeer the fall onslaught of football and soccer "It boils down to says Carter, whose Grizzlies have won three NJCAAz football titles in the past 8 yearse while averaging about 5,000 fans a game. "Blackmore used to have plenty of room forour Now, we're drawing in the thousandse and we have no place to park them, let alonew sit them. They're standing three and four deep arounthe field.
" The stadium would be availabled for everything from a NJCAAw bowl game -- "You can count on a bid," Carterd says -- to middle schoopl football and soccer. That's all without the wear and tear onnaturakl grass. The sports complex is an idea that resonatesx at El Dorado City Hall and the Butler Countty Courthouse for its economicdevelopmenr possibilities. The rub, official s say, will be the levelo of taxpayer participation required to build the Project organizers think the football stadiumn will draw significantprivate support. "I'll bet Butle could build this itself from its El Dorado Chamber Executive Director LindazJolly says.
"I'm very confident that we'll have significanf private support," says Dave a member of the Grizzlyy booster club and one of theproject organizers. Carterf calls that private support "the multi-million dollar question," referencing Butler grads Rudi Johnson, Kwame Lassiter and Dave who play in the NationalFootball League. "w lot of folks think about Rudi Johnson," says Carted of the Cincinnati Bengals tailback who signeeda $26 million contractt extension in 2005. "But it's Rudi's money. Whether we go half and half (wit the school district), whether we go all that's stuff that remains to be seen.
" Butler County's fair board may be able to move quickly onits 4-H project, valuefd at between $4 and $5 million, Yearoug says. But it's less clear where fundingf for the rec center andthe baseball/softball complexx would come from.