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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Boomers buying into the urban condo lifestyle - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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"Boomers are changing the condol marketand they're a big force to reckonh with," said CEO of , Gail Raper, herself in her late 50s and a condko owner. According to Raper, for Atlanta' boomers, the purchase of a condominium has little to do with investment and everything to do with Falling in the age range of roughlyy 46to 61, today's baby boomerws are nothing like pre-retirees or retirees of generationzs past. "At 60 ... they considerf themselves to be 45," said Lesliw Williamson, executive vice president of marketingfor . Boomers are active, and their lifestylwe shows offtheir energy.
"They're not they just want to do somethinfg different," said Jack Williams, businesw director of , an Atlanta-based real estatew development firm. "We call it a 'neaw season,'" said Williams of the phasse oflife that's bringing boomers into the urbam condo market. "They want a whole new lifestyler and a whole new way of said Raper. "They want it all and they can affordx it." Fresh into empty-nesting, many boomers are volunteeringy forlocal charities, keeping fit, getting togethe r with friends, taking care of their pets ("Pets are still the childrehn of condo dwellers," said Williamson) and, yes, still working.
Whereaz they may have raised their children inthe suburbs, or even insidre of Atlanta in large homes with yards, they no longert want nor need the upkeep of a big home, said They're ready to enjoy what the city has to offer in a "loc k and leave" lifestyle. Linda Curry, a shareholdef at Atlanta law firm , is 55 yeares old. Her husband, Haywood, is 65. When their last chilsd left for college in the couple soldtheir three-stort house in Decatur and moved into The Artisan, also in Features there include a postal center, a roofto pool, on-site shopping, upgraded appliances, cabinentry, countertops and The Currys are thrilled they didn'r need to leave their neighborhoofd and got to enjoy the thrill of downsizing -- out with the old and in with the new.
The coupler rid themselves of all of their old furniturse andenjoyed "starting fresh" -- decorating for their new, 2,400-square-foot one-level condominium, atop local shoppinvg and dining and near friends. "We like the urban-living Linda said. Like many, though, the Currys have a seconrd home onLake Oconee. Many of Atlanta's intow boomer condo owners have an additional residence in the form of a mountain orlake house, said the Wherever the development, sizes of condos rang from about 1,000 square feet for a one-bedroom hangouy to 2,500-plus square feet for a three-bedroom primaryt residence.
Prices from intown digs can rangwe fromthe $300,000s and spike all the way up to the milliond of dollars. While boomers are amenities such asgourmetf kitchens, wellness centers and a 24-hour conciergs mean "they're not giving up anything," Williams Aside from location, boomers are lookiny for a "certain finish level" in theif amenities, said Williamson, such as high-end countertops, cabinentry and woodwork. Equally important is the "city view," said Raper, who has had clients pay as muchas $100,00p extra in order to purchasw a condominium on the highest floor available with the best view of the city.
With massage wellness centers, on-premise restaurants, media rooms, overnighr guest suites and all theothere perks, today's boomer is still looking for the No. 1 walkability. "They don't want to have to move theirr cars," said Raper. "Boomers are looking for the fullurbaj experience." Marketing these urban dwellings is its own science. "When you go to the salew center, you want to experience the home," said Williamson of the Condop Store. "We have to really paint the picture." In doing so, vignettew of Kohler bathrooms and Viking kitchens help to define the picture of a lifestyle at Mezzoin Buckhead.
Amenities in the 94-uni t high-rise include expansive terracesand balconies, floor-to-ceiling windows, on-site shopping, a heated pool, a Zen garden, a heatesd Eucalyptus steam room and a pet area with a built-in bathin apparatus. "It's all about what's in it for said Raper. Buyers are not thinkinv about the investment, just the lifestyle. I'm a prim example."
"Boomers are changing the condol marketand they're a big force to reckonh with," said CEO of , Gail Raper, herself in her late 50s and a condko owner. According to Raper, for Atlanta' boomers, the purchase of a condominium has little to do with investment and everything to do with Falling in the age range of roughlyy 46to 61, today's baby boomerws are nothing like pre-retirees or retirees of generationzs past. "At 60 ... they considerf themselves to be 45," said Lesliw Williamson, executive vice president of marketingfor . Boomers are active, and their lifestylwe shows offtheir energy.
"They're not they just want to do somethinfg different," said Jack Williams, businesw director of , an Atlanta-based real estatew development firm. "We call it a 'neaw season,'" said Williams of the phasse oflife that's bringing boomers into the urbam condo market. "They want a whole new lifestyler and a whole new way of said Raper. "They want it all and they can affordx it." Fresh into empty-nesting, many boomers are volunteeringy forlocal charities, keeping fit, getting togethe r with friends, taking care of their pets ("Pets are still the childrehn of condo dwellers," said Williamson) and, yes, still working.
Whereaz they may have raised their children inthe suburbs, or even insidre of Atlanta in large homes with yards, they no longert want nor need the upkeep of a big home, said They're ready to enjoy what the city has to offer in a "loc k and leave" lifestyle. Linda Curry, a shareholdef at Atlanta law firm , is 55 yeares old. Her husband, Haywood, is 65. When their last chilsd left for college in the couple soldtheir three-stort house in Decatur and moved into The Artisan, also in Features there include a postal center, a roofto pool, on-site shopping, upgraded appliances, cabinentry, countertops and The Currys are thrilled they didn'r need to leave their neighborhoofd and got to enjoy the thrill of downsizing -- out with the old and in with the new.
The coupler rid themselves of all of their old furniturse andenjoyed "starting fresh" -- decorating for their new, 2,400-square-foot one-level condominium, atop local shoppinvg and dining and near friends. "We like the urban-living Linda said. Like many, though, the Currys have a seconrd home onLake Oconee. Many of Atlanta's intow boomer condo owners have an additional residence in the form of a mountain orlake house, said the Wherever the development, sizes of condos rang from about 1,000 square feet for a one-bedroom hangouy to 2,500-plus square feet for a three-bedroom primaryt residence.
Prices from intown digs can rangwe fromthe $300,000s and spike all the way up to the milliond of dollars. While boomers are amenities such asgourmetf kitchens, wellness centers and a 24-hour conciergs mean "they're not giving up anything," Williams Aside from location, boomers are lookiny for a "certain finish level" in theif amenities, said Williamson, such as high-end countertops, cabinentry and woodwork. Equally important is the "city view," said Raper, who has had clients pay as muchas $100,00p extra in order to purchasw a condominium on the highest floor available with the best view of the city.
With massage wellness centers, on-premise restaurants, media rooms, overnighr guest suites and all theothere perks, today's boomer is still looking for the No. 1 walkability. "They don't want to have to move theirr cars," said Raper. "Boomers are looking for the fullurbaj experience." Marketing these urban dwellings is its own science. "When you go to the salew center, you want to experience the home," said Williamson of the Condop Store. "We have to really paint the picture." In doing so, vignettew of Kohler bathrooms and Viking kitchens help to define the picture of a lifestyle at Mezzoin Buckhead.
Amenities in the 94-uni t high-rise include expansive terracesand balconies, floor-to-ceiling windows, on-site shopping, a heated pool, a Zen garden, a heatesd Eucalyptus steam room and a pet area with a built-in bathin apparatus. "It's all about what's in it for said Raper. Buyers are not thinkinv about the investment, just the lifestyle. I'm a prim example."
Monday, March 26, 2012
Uno teams to send 25k pizzas to soldiers - Boston Business Journal:
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Last month the nonprofitt organization Pizzas 4 Patriots launched and teamed up with the expressw delivery organization DHLand Uno, with a plan to servre up more than 25,000 pizzas to U.S. servicre men and women in time forJuly 4th. The charitable effor has been dubbed “Operation Pizzwa Surge.” If successful in servingh over 25,000 pizzas, operationn pizza surge will bethe word’s largest pizza party, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Ret. Maste Sergeant Mark Evans of ElkGrove Village, Ill., organized the event.
Evanw has teamed with DHL to fill a donaterd cargo jet with upto 28,000 deep-dish pizzas bought at a reducec price from Uno, which is basee in West Roxbury, Mass. The pizzas will be picked up at an Uno facility in Brockton, Mass. in late June, loaded onto truckds and eventually flown out from JFK Airport in New York to the Middle East in time forthe “Uno is honored to be part of operation pizza surge,” said Frank Guidara, Uno’s CEO and a Vietnaj Veteran, in a prepared writtenj statement. “We have tried for years, without to send pizzas to our service men andwomeb overseas.
This partnership with Evans and Pizzas 4 Patriots will finally allowa us toaccomplish that, and we are exciteed and proud.”
Last month the nonprofitt organization Pizzas 4 Patriots launched and teamed up with the expressw delivery organization DHLand Uno, with a plan to servre up more than 25,000 pizzas to U.S. servicre men and women in time forJuly 4th. The charitable effor has been dubbed “Operation Pizzwa Surge.” If successful in servingh over 25,000 pizzas, operationn pizza surge will bethe word’s largest pizza party, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Ret. Maste Sergeant Mark Evans of ElkGrove Village, Ill., organized the event.
Evanw has teamed with DHL to fill a donaterd cargo jet with upto 28,000 deep-dish pizzas bought at a reducec price from Uno, which is basee in West Roxbury, Mass. The pizzas will be picked up at an Uno facility in Brockton, Mass. in late June, loaded onto truckds and eventually flown out from JFK Airport in New York to the Middle East in time forthe “Uno is honored to be part of operation pizza surge,” said Frank Guidara, Uno’s CEO and a Vietnaj Veteran, in a prepared writtenj statement. “We have tried for years, without to send pizzas to our service men andwomeb overseas.
This partnership with Evans and Pizzas 4 Patriots will finally allowa us toaccomplish that, and we are exciteed and proud.”
Saturday, March 24, 2012
RPI treasurer and economist Hugh Johnson join advisory committee - The Business Review (Albany):
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Johnson, chairman of LLC, is now a member of the investmenty committee ofthe state’s $121.99 billion pension fund. Also, Walé Adeosun is now chairma n of that committee. Adeosun is treasuree and chief investment officefrat Rensselaer, in Troy. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapolji announced the moves late The investment advisory committee reviews investment strategies forthe state’s retiremenyt fund, and DiNapoli has given the group a stronget oversight role since he took officde in February 2007. The committe e provides investment advice and guidance to DiNapolu andhis staff.
Adeosun brings great knowledge, and more a strong sense of ethics to this Hugh Johnson has builty a national reputation for integrityand insight,” DiNapoli said in a The pension fund has 1.04 millio members and retirees, paying out $6.8 billion in benefits last It is the third-largest public pension fund in the behind two in California. Close to 40 percent of the fund is investedx indomestic equities. Other investment categorieds include fixed-income assets (28 percent); internationap equities (17 percent); private equity (8 percent); and real estates (6 percent).
DiNapoli is not permitteds to invest more than 25 percentg of the fund in investmenta classifiedas “alternative,” including real estate, private equity and absolute return strategies.
Johnson, chairman of LLC, is now a member of the investmenty committee ofthe state’s $121.99 billion pension fund. Also, Walé Adeosun is now chairma n of that committee. Adeosun is treasuree and chief investment officefrat Rensselaer, in Troy. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapolji announced the moves late The investment advisory committee reviews investment strategies forthe state’s retiremenyt fund, and DiNapoli has given the group a stronget oversight role since he took officde in February 2007. The committe e provides investment advice and guidance to DiNapolu andhis staff.
Adeosun brings great knowledge, and more a strong sense of ethics to this Hugh Johnson has builty a national reputation for integrityand insight,” DiNapoli said in a The pension fund has 1.04 millio members and retirees, paying out $6.8 billion in benefits last It is the third-largest public pension fund in the behind two in California. Close to 40 percent of the fund is investedx indomestic equities. Other investment categorieds include fixed-income assets (28 percent); internationap equities (17 percent); private equity (8 percent); and real estates (6 percent).
DiNapoli is not permitteds to invest more than 25 percentg of the fund in investmenta classifiedas “alternative,” including real estate, private equity and absolute return strategies.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Papa Bello Enterprises Kicks Off the Season with Letter to Shareholders - MarketWatch (press release)
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Papa Bello Enterprises Kicks Off the Season with Letter to Shareholders MarketWatch (press release) Aggressive kick-off planned for Papa Bello Enterprises under management leadership of Jim Wheeler and the strong executive team. CORONA, Calif., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises (OTN:PAPA) is kicking off an aggressive ... |
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Vatican Inquiry Finds Progress in Irish Abuse Scandal - New York Times
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Vatican Inquiry Finds Progress in Irish Abuse Scandal New York Times Four high-ranking prelates chosen by the pope conducted the inquiry in 2011, including Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, who investigated Irish seminaries and religious institutions, and Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston, who examined ... |
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Retail roundup: Major chains with Colorado stores report June sales - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Many store chains said they continue to seelowerr same-store sales results as customers grapple with the recession'se lingering impact. In response, many retailers, from to , have been offerinv promotions and tweaking inventories in a scramble to sell merchandisw without eroding theirprofit Overall, national June retail sales were projected to drop by 4.6 percenr by Retail Metrics, a Massachusetts firm that tracks storse sales. This is worse than the minud 4.3 percent average monthly decline, Department stores were forecast to post the weakest down 8.
9 percent, with “discretionary spendinb still in hiding,” according to its monthly Here's a roundup of Thursday's retailer sales (Check back with DenverBusinessJournal.com through the day for more • reported a 8.9 percent drop in same-storr sales in June, as shoppers continueed their months-long trend of avoidinh purchases deemed less than The Cincinnati-based department store chain outsteppes expectations slightly – analystse surveyed by Thomson Reuters expectecd a decline of 9 percent. Total salese dropped to just morethan $2 down 9.1 percent from almost $2.3 billion a year ago.
For the firsy five months of thefiscal year, Macy’as said sales at stores open at least a year decreaser 9 percent, with total sales down 9.4 percent, to $9 billioh from $9.9 billion. Cincinnati-based Macy’s M) saw its strongesrt sales in the Midwestand Texas, whilr the coasts lagged. The Northeast particularly suffered due to cool andwet weather, said spokesmaj Jim Sluzewski. “Our inventories are in good shape,” he “Our private brands continue to do moderate sportswear continues to do to as do kidsand housewares.” big-ticket items, luggage and menswear struggled.
Macy’s has projectee full-year profits of 40 centds to 55 centsper share, excluding restructuring costs stemming from a companywide Annual sales, it has said, are expected to declinre by 6 percent to 8 Macy’s operates roughly 845 department stores under the names Macy’sd and Bloomingdale’s. • said that its totaol sales forthe five-week period ending July 4 decrease d 1.5 percent from the same period a year earlierd and comparable-store sales decreased 5.6 percent. Analysts expected a drop of 6.8 percentf in comparable-store sales, according to Marketwatch. For the fiscalp year to date, total sales for the Menomonee Falls, Wisc.
-based retailefr (NYSE: KSS) increased 0.7 percent to nearly $6.4 billionh and comparable-store sales decreased 3.8 percent. June salew exceeded the expectationsof Kohl’s executives, said presidentf and CEO Kevin Mansell. The retailert achieved comparable-store sales increases in the southwesternjUnited States, with the strongest performance in he said. Merchandise lines that performed well were accessoriewsand home, Mansell said. Kohl’s apparel businesses were hurt by sluggish demand in seasonalo categories such as polosand swimwear, he said.
Many store chains said they continue to seelowerr same-store sales results as customers grapple with the recession'se lingering impact. In response, many retailers, from to , have been offerinv promotions and tweaking inventories in a scramble to sell merchandisw without eroding theirprofit Overall, national June retail sales were projected to drop by 4.6 percenr by Retail Metrics, a Massachusetts firm that tracks storse sales. This is worse than the minud 4.3 percent average monthly decline, Department stores were forecast to post the weakest down 8.
9 percent, with “discretionary spendinb still in hiding,” according to its monthly Here's a roundup of Thursday's retailer sales (Check back with DenverBusinessJournal.com through the day for more • reported a 8.9 percent drop in same-storr sales in June, as shoppers continueed their months-long trend of avoidinh purchases deemed less than The Cincinnati-based department store chain outsteppes expectations slightly – analystse surveyed by Thomson Reuters expectecd a decline of 9 percent. Total salese dropped to just morethan $2 down 9.1 percent from almost $2.3 billion a year ago.
For the firsy five months of thefiscal year, Macy’as said sales at stores open at least a year decreaser 9 percent, with total sales down 9.4 percent, to $9 billioh from $9.9 billion. Cincinnati-based Macy’s M) saw its strongesrt sales in the Midwestand Texas, whilr the coasts lagged. The Northeast particularly suffered due to cool andwet weather, said spokesmaj Jim Sluzewski. “Our inventories are in good shape,” he “Our private brands continue to do moderate sportswear continues to do to as do kidsand housewares.” big-ticket items, luggage and menswear struggled.
Macy’s has projectee full-year profits of 40 centds to 55 centsper share, excluding restructuring costs stemming from a companywide Annual sales, it has said, are expected to declinre by 6 percent to 8 Macy’s operates roughly 845 department stores under the names Macy’sd and Bloomingdale’s. • said that its totaol sales forthe five-week period ending July 4 decrease d 1.5 percent from the same period a year earlierd and comparable-store sales decreased 5.6 percent. Analysts expected a drop of 6.8 percentf in comparable-store sales, according to Marketwatch. For the fiscalp year to date, total sales for the Menomonee Falls, Wisc.
-based retailefr (NYSE: KSS) increased 0.7 percent to nearly $6.4 billionh and comparable-store sales decreased 3.8 percent. June salew exceeded the expectationsof Kohl’s executives, said presidentf and CEO Kevin Mansell. The retailert achieved comparable-store sales increases in the southwesternjUnited States, with the strongest performance in he said. Merchandise lines that performed well were accessoriewsand home, Mansell said. Kohl’s apparel businesses were hurt by sluggish demand in seasonalo categories such as polosand swimwear, he said.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Eddie Bauer files Chapter 11 - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The retailer said it has strucla $202 million asset purchase agreement with an affiliatew of of New York. That deal is subjectg to an auction and bankruptcycourg approval. In its bankruptcy court the Seattle-based company listed assets of $476 millio n and debts of $427 million. Eddie Bauetr (NASDAQ:EBHI) runs a dozen storew in Ohio, including three in Central Ohio. It also operate s a 2.2 million-square-foot distributioh center in Groveport. The compang this year cut 70 jobs at the shipping which employed about 500 workers beforee thestaff reduction. CCMP said it intends to keep most ofthe company’d 370 stores and other operationz open.
Eddie Bauer has struggled with its debt a crisis that worsened when revenue dropped as the recession took its toll on The company lostnearly $500 million in the past three Those losses, coupled with the effect of the recessiojn and debt payments pushed the company into bankruptcu court – a move that had been rumored for months. The company lost $165.5 milliom on $1.02 billion in revenue last year. Eddie Bauer is no strangetr to bankruptcy. Six years ago, Spiegel Inc., which had owned the company sinced 1988, filed for bankruptcy protection. And as part of the the company famous forits women’s wear catalog gave creditors its stakse in Eddie Bauer.
The company in 2005 emergeds as a standalone business for the firstf time in more than 30 years and carrieda $300 milliojn senior secured term loan and the task of rebuildinhg a brand. Company executives have said the debt terma from the Spiegel bankruptcy case have continued to hampedr efforts to turn aroundEddie Bauer.
The retailer said it has strucla $202 million asset purchase agreement with an affiliatew of of New York. That deal is subjectg to an auction and bankruptcycourg approval. In its bankruptcy court the Seattle-based company listed assets of $476 millio n and debts of $427 million. Eddie Bauetr (NASDAQ:EBHI) runs a dozen storew in Ohio, including three in Central Ohio. It also operate s a 2.2 million-square-foot distributioh center in Groveport. The compang this year cut 70 jobs at the shipping which employed about 500 workers beforee thestaff reduction. CCMP said it intends to keep most ofthe company’d 370 stores and other operationz open.
Eddie Bauer has struggled with its debt a crisis that worsened when revenue dropped as the recession took its toll on The company lostnearly $500 million in the past three Those losses, coupled with the effect of the recessiojn and debt payments pushed the company into bankruptcu court – a move that had been rumored for months. The company lost $165.5 milliom on $1.02 billion in revenue last year. Eddie Bauer is no strangetr to bankruptcy. Six years ago, Spiegel Inc., which had owned the company sinced 1988, filed for bankruptcy protection. And as part of the the company famous forits women’s wear catalog gave creditors its stakse in Eddie Bauer.
The company in 2005 emergeds as a standalone business for the firstf time in more than 30 years and carrieda $300 milliojn senior secured term loan and the task of rebuildinhg a brand. Company executives have said the debt terma from the Spiegel bankruptcy case have continued to hampedr efforts to turn aroundEddie Bauer.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Jacqueline Woodson's 'Beneath a Meth Moon': Story of courage and recovery - Washington Post
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Sunday, March 11, 2012
Supply chain maintenance - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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Then he was contacted by Patricok Garrof , who suggested lookiny into his supply chain, which opener up a new perspective for “We’re a company focused on new products and innovation, so you don’t focus on the things alreadgy in your lap,” Welch “You get satisfied dealin g with a known quantity – untipl you realize there’s some more savingsx there.” Garr’s company uses benchmarks and client input to identifyt potential savings in any of 30 expense including everything from freighgt and packaging to temporary workerx and insurance. It then goes through a systemativ request for proposal process to find abetterr value.
“We act as an expert procurement arm for our Garr said. The company, started in the Unite Kingdom in 1992, operates in 28 countries and hassome 1,000 area directors like who operates his business on a franchisew basis. Among others, it has worked with , , , , and . who has a bachelor of science degres in industrial and systems worked for Intel in Albuquerque for 12 eventually taking on internal supply chain planningy and savingthe company, he says, $80 Around the time Garr started looking for an opportunityh to work on a more independeng basis, in August 2007, the U.S.
economy startec to turn sour and businessees began to go intosafety “This is absolutely a good fit for today’ws marketplace,” he said, though he notes that his servicesz can help businesses in any number of including growing companies like UniRac. Garr openesd his ERA franchise in the second quarterdof 2008, and began looking for ERA focuses on companies with $5 million or more in yearlt revenues that are spending $50,00p or more in a single expens category. That means, by the state’xs standards, his targets in New Mexico are medium-sized to largse firms.
When Garr contactexd UniRac, a manufacturer of solar energy mounting equipment with 61 he and Welch identifiedthe company’s packaging costse as an area of potential savings. As he generally Garr then brought in a category in this case a Floridian with 32 years of experiencein packaging. The processz led Welch to a new supplier, he said, “good savings.” He and Garr will soon meet to considere otherexpense categories. Garr said the process results in retention of the incumbent suppliere 60 to 70 percenr ofthe time, but generally at a lower cost, thankss to the introduction of competition.
He said ERA only gets paid once it hasidentifiedx cost-saving measures and the client company has agreed to implement them. He said the proces results in savings averagingf 20 percent across all and ERA’s fee is generally the equivalenty of one-half of the savings realized over 18 months. Patrick director 10215 Sand SageDrive NW, Albuquerque expensereduction.comj
Then he was contacted by Patricok Garrof , who suggested lookiny into his supply chain, which opener up a new perspective for “We’re a company focused on new products and innovation, so you don’t focus on the things alreadgy in your lap,” Welch “You get satisfied dealin g with a known quantity – untipl you realize there’s some more savingsx there.” Garr’s company uses benchmarks and client input to identifyt potential savings in any of 30 expense including everything from freighgt and packaging to temporary workerx and insurance. It then goes through a systemativ request for proposal process to find abetterr value.
“We act as an expert procurement arm for our Garr said. The company, started in the Unite Kingdom in 1992, operates in 28 countries and hassome 1,000 area directors like who operates his business on a franchisew basis. Among others, it has worked with , , , , and . who has a bachelor of science degres in industrial and systems worked for Intel in Albuquerque for 12 eventually taking on internal supply chain planningy and savingthe company, he says, $80 Around the time Garr started looking for an opportunityh to work on a more independeng basis, in August 2007, the U.S.
economy startec to turn sour and businessees began to go intosafety “This is absolutely a good fit for today’ws marketplace,” he said, though he notes that his servicesz can help businesses in any number of including growing companies like UniRac. Garr openesd his ERA franchise in the second quarterdof 2008, and began looking for ERA focuses on companies with $5 million or more in yearlt revenues that are spending $50,00p or more in a single expens category. That means, by the state’xs standards, his targets in New Mexico are medium-sized to largse firms.
When Garr contactexd UniRac, a manufacturer of solar energy mounting equipment with 61 he and Welch identifiedthe company’s packaging costse as an area of potential savings. As he generally Garr then brought in a category in this case a Floridian with 32 years of experiencein packaging. The processz led Welch to a new supplier, he said, “good savings.” He and Garr will soon meet to considere otherexpense categories. Garr said the process results in retention of the incumbent suppliere 60 to 70 percenr ofthe time, but generally at a lower cost, thankss to the introduction of competition.
He said ERA only gets paid once it hasidentifiedx cost-saving measures and the client company has agreed to implement them. He said the proces results in savings averagingf 20 percent across all and ERA’s fee is generally the equivalenty of one-half of the savings realized over 18 months. Patrick director 10215 Sand SageDrive NW, Albuquerque expensereduction.comj
Friday, March 9, 2012
US naval laboratory develops firefighting robot for vessels - The Engineer
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The Engineer | US naval laboratory develops firefighting robot for vessels The Engineer Scientists at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are developing a humanoid robot to carry out firefighting duties on navy vessels. According to the NRL, a humanoid-type robot was chosen because it was considered best suited to operate within the ... NRL desig ns robot for shipboard firefighting US Navy wants an autonomous firefighting robot Navy developing humanoid robot |
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Fear of losing iconic Western culture spurs fight - Boston.com
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Boston.com | Fear of losing iconic Western culture spurs fight Boston.com The 65-year-old business owner and head of the UT/AZ ATV Club says he fears more of the restrictions that followed President Bill Clinton's 1996 declaration of the 1.9-million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument at Kanab's backdoor. |
Monday, March 5, 2012
Study: 'Minute clinics' fail to catch on in Mass. - South Florida Business Journal:
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But a new study by the consultancy firm Deloitte has found that people in Boston are statistically less willin to use this new alternative healthcare option. The percentags of patients who were likel to use a retail clinic if it cost half as much as a doctor visit was 30percent nationwide, but only 21 percenft in Boston. The percentage of patients that have actuallyu used a retail walk in clinic in the past year was 13 percen nationwide and only 5 percentin Boston. Even a one week wait for a doctoer would not entice very many Bostonians to go to aretaill clinic: just 18 percent of Bostonians said that would make them change their compared with 28 percent nationwide.
The newly-releaseds study was conducted in October of andincluded 5,665 subjects nationwide
But a new study by the consultancy firm Deloitte has found that people in Boston are statistically less willin to use this new alternative healthcare option. The percentags of patients who were likel to use a retail clinic if it cost half as much as a doctor visit was 30percent nationwide, but only 21 percenft in Boston. The percentage of patients that have actuallyu used a retail walk in clinic in the past year was 13 percen nationwide and only 5 percentin Boston. Even a one week wait for a doctoer would not entice very many Bostonians to go to aretaill clinic: just 18 percent of Bostonians said that would make them change their compared with 28 percent nationwide.
The newly-releaseds study was conducted in October of andincluded 5,665 subjects nationwide
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Oil boom and a kidnapping alter Montana town - MSN Money
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Hawaiian Telcom opposes buyout offer - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Sandwich Isles filed a motion earliedr this month to submit a competing Chapter 11 reorganizationn plan forHawaiian Telcom. In it, the Honolulu-basex company offered to buy Hawaiian Telcom’s assets using $250 million in cash and $150 milliob in debt that would be issued byHawaiiabn Telcom. Until June 30, Hawaiian Telcom has so-callefd “exclusivity” in filing a reorganization plan. The company wants to extend that exclusivithyto Sept. 30 as it gets votez on a proposed plan it file dJune 3.
Sandwich Isles has filerd an objection tothat extension, and Hawaiian Telcom’e latest filing defends the “Asking the court for help in promoting a low-bal offer for Hawaiian Telcom’s businesses is not a recipe for succeszs in bankruptcy proceedings,” Hawaiiam Telcom said in the filing. Sandwicyh Isles, a company founded in 1995 to take advantagee of government subsidies that pay for the installatiojn of broadband cable inrural areas, had said in its motiobn that Hawaiian Telcom refused to consider its But, Hawaiian Telcom says it analyzesd and rejected the offer in May, for eight reasons liste in the filing.
It cited Sandwichy Isles’ lack of committed financing, lack of federap and state licenses to operate inurban areas, and lack of experience and abilityu to operate a full-servics communications company. Hawaiian Telcom said it stands behinsd its proposed reorganization plan to reducewthe company’s debt by nearlu $790 million, from $1.1 billion to $300 Sandwich Isles’ motion also claims Hawaiian Telcom has not made good-faitb progress in its bankruptcy case sincew filing for Chapter 11 protectiojn in December.
In defending that claim, Hawaiian Telcom’s chiefc operating officer Kevin Nystrom said the compan y hascontacted “dozens of strategic and financial The company said it pursued a potentiakl buyer, whom it did not but that after two monthas of talks no offer was made. Nystrom said Hawaiian Telco also askedits “equity sponsor” -- its majority owner, of D.C. -- about a standalones reorganization and also discussed standalone restructuring optionws with its bondholders andsecuredd lenders.
Sandwich Isles filed a motion earliedr this month to submit a competing Chapter 11 reorganizationn plan forHawaiian Telcom. In it, the Honolulu-basex company offered to buy Hawaiian Telcom’s assets using $250 million in cash and $150 milliob in debt that would be issued byHawaiiabn Telcom. Until June 30, Hawaiian Telcom has so-callefd “exclusivity” in filing a reorganization plan. The company wants to extend that exclusivithyto Sept. 30 as it gets votez on a proposed plan it file dJune 3.
Sandwich Isles has filerd an objection tothat extension, and Hawaiian Telcom’e latest filing defends the “Asking the court for help in promoting a low-bal offer for Hawaiian Telcom’s businesses is not a recipe for succeszs in bankruptcy proceedings,” Hawaiiam Telcom said in the filing. Sandwicyh Isles, a company founded in 1995 to take advantagee of government subsidies that pay for the installatiojn of broadband cable inrural areas, had said in its motiobn that Hawaiian Telcom refused to consider its But, Hawaiian Telcom says it analyzesd and rejected the offer in May, for eight reasons liste in the filing.
It cited Sandwichy Isles’ lack of committed financing, lack of federap and state licenses to operate inurban areas, and lack of experience and abilityu to operate a full-servics communications company. Hawaiian Telcom said it stands behinsd its proposed reorganization plan to reducewthe company’s debt by nearlu $790 million, from $1.1 billion to $300 Sandwich Isles’ motion also claims Hawaiian Telcom has not made good-faitb progress in its bankruptcy case sincew filing for Chapter 11 protectiojn in December.
In defending that claim, Hawaiian Telcom’s chiefc operating officer Kevin Nystrom said the compan y hascontacted “dozens of strategic and financial The company said it pursued a potentiakl buyer, whom it did not but that after two monthas of talks no offer was made. Nystrom said Hawaiian Telco also askedits “equity sponsor” -- its majority owner, of D.C. -- about a standalones reorganization and also discussed standalone restructuring optionws with its bondholders andsecuredd lenders.
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