Sunday, March 3, 2013

Val Kilmer - Val Kilmer Sued By Consulting Company - Contactmusic.com

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Representatives from Executive Consulting filed a breach of contract lawsuit in New Mexico District Court last year (30Nov12),  »

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

FSA 'looking into fund closure options' - Compliancy Services

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FSA 'looking into fund closure options'

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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is looking at the different ways in which fund closures could be made simpler. According to Investment Week, the regulator is in talks with asset managers in the hope that more effective ways to enable groups to ...



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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Cousins Chairman Tom Bell retiring - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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Gellerstedt will remain president, the Atlanta-based real estate investment trust Bell, who turns 60 this year, becamew Cousins CEO in January 2002 and chairmahn inDecember 2006. Under his the company sold nearly $3 billion in asseta during the market’s peak for special dividendse totaling $12.62 a “There is never a perfect time to leav a company as respected and admiredras Cousins, but I’m confident that aftet seven and a half years as chier executive, the company is ready for new leadership and renewedr energy,” Bell said in a statement.
“My decisionj to step aside now allows our extremelyg talented management team under the guidancde of Larry to make important decisions that will prepare Cousins for the next phase of the real estate cycle.” Bell remains deeply involved in Atlanta’sa civic life. He has been instrumental in the efforrt to save fromfinanciap ruin. The movement began over dinner in earlu 2007 when the table conversationof A.D. “Pete” Correll, formetr CEO of , and Bell turned to Through their leadership and donationsfrom , ’sx $5 million, and .
"I thoughtt he had big shoes to fill when hetook over, since he was replacinhg Tom Cousins," said Hal Barry, foundefr of Barry Real Estate Cos. "Since then, he's done an absolutelu fantastic job forthat company. And what he' s done for the city and metrko Atlanta have just been overthe top. I hope he doesn'tt give up some of his efforts that have meant so much to theAtlantaa community. I just admire the heck out of him." 53, came to Cousins (NYSE: CUZ) when the REIT boughty his firm, , in June 2005. Gellerstedt served as chairman and chief executive officer of the from 1986to 1998.
In after the sale of Beers to , he was elected chairman and CEOof , a packaging and printed office products company. In 2000, Gellerstedt became presiden and chief operating officerof , an urban mixed-use development company. He went on to foun d The Gellerstedt Groupin 2003. In otherr company news, Cousins’ board of directors namedx S. Taylor Glover non-executive chairman of the board. Glover joined the Cousine board inFebruary 2005.
He is currently the presidengt and chief executive officerof

Friday, February 15, 2013

Toll Brothers sales improving - Washington Business Journal:

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Horsham, Pa.—based Toll Brothers announced Wednesdat that net signed contracts more than doubled inthe company’w fiscal year second quarter, endee April 30, compared to the priod quarter ended Jan. 31. The luxury home builder reporte 582 net signed contractsworth $298.4 million in the quarter, 119 percent higheer in number of contractd and 133 percent higher in dolla value from the fiscal 2009 first quarter. The number of net signed contracte in the fiscal 2009 second quarte r was 37 percent lower thanthe year-agop quarter.
Toll Brothers said that it typicall sees an increase in the fiscal year second quarter compared to the but the gains in the past two yearse weremore modest: up 44 percent in 2008 and up 60 percenty in 2007. Among other numbers released in the Toll Brothers said its revenue in the quarter declinerd 47 percentto $398.3 million, and its backlog fell 55 percenft to $944.3 million. The resultzs are preliminary. Toll Brothers expects to announcre final results onJune 3, 2009. Toll Brothers TOL) build homes in 21 statex up and down the East Coast and across the It has nearly four dozen active projectds in Virginiaand Maryland.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

January Resolved - Glens Falls Post-Star (blog)

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January Resolved

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So, for those of you following along, I posted for my 2013 New Year's Resolution that my plan for the year is to set monthly “mini-goals.” I hope it will be easier to focus on accomplishing one thing each month instead of trying to do one thing the ...



Monday, January 21, 2013

MBA: Mortgage applications rise 6.6% - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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Mortgage applications rose 6.6 percent for the week endeds June 19, on a seasonally adjuster basis from the previous week and wereup 17.2 percenty compared with the same week a year ago, accordingg to the . The Refinance Index increased 5.9 percen t to 2,116.3 from 1,998.1 the previous The refinance share of mortgage activity fell slightly to 54 percentf of the total applicationsfrom 54.1 percent the previouss week. The average interest rate for 30-yeatr fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 5.44 percent from 5.50 with points increasing to 0.99 from 0.89. The averaged interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgage decreased to 4.93 percent from 4.99 percent, with points decreasing to 0.
92 from The average interest ratefor one-year adjustable rate mortgages remained unchangex at 6.54 percent, with points increasing to 0.11 from

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

48 area companies cut from Empire Zone program - The Business Review (Albany):

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State officials told The Business Review that 48 Capitakl Region companies have been notified that they will be removeds fromthe program, unless they appeal the decision. That amounts to 5.9 percentf of the 820 area companies that the state has made adecisionm on. [Click for the list]. The stater is still gathering informationfrom 1,39 0 companies statewide, including 130 Albany-area businesses. Judgments on thosew firms will be made sometime next State officials have said they expect most of thosse companies to remain in the The Empire Zone program awards state tax creditsw and exemptions toabout 9,000 businessesd statewide, in exchange for pledgese to retain and create jobs.
The program also is used to lure companiexs intothe state, including the massives $4.2 billion GlobalFoundries computer chip plant being constructed in Malta. The currentr state budget attempted to shrink the Empire Zone program by applyingstricter standards. Doing so is supposedf to save thestate $90 million this fiscakl year. , which oversees the audited the companies in the program to determinew whether they met thenew Now, companies that have been in the progra m at least three years must have generatedd a minimum of $1 in benefits and capital investments for every $1 they receive d in state tax credits.
Otherwise, they must be Statewide, at least 544 companiee will be removed fromEmpire Zones—equapl to 7.6 percent of the 7,150 companiesx the state has made a decision on. Companies must notifuy the state by July 21 that they are appealinbthe rulings. showed that the state plannedc to eliminate almost 100 more companies fromthe program, making the totalp about 640. However, the budget gave Empire State Development’es highest officials the discretion to keep those companieds in the program even if they did not meet the new saidKatie Krawczyk, spokeswoman for the state agency.
The officials focused on manufacturers, she “The manufacturing sector is generally more mobild than most otherbusiness sectors, particularly retail and service Krawczyk said in a statement. “An increas e in costs through a reduction in Empirer Zone benefits is more likelu to result in negative location decisions for manufacturers than forotherr industries. Manufacturing as a sector is a highlydesirablde industry.” Four Capital Region companiesx were taken off the initial remova list. Notable names remain among the 48 Capitall Region businesses that will be removesd fromthe program. • the Albany officre of • longtime Albany department store Inc.
Troy firm • industrial parks in Scotia andGreeb Island.