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’s office in Jacksonville contains the innovative and technological engin of its North American dedicatedsupply chains, or supply chains wher e CEVA handles all the shippinfg links for its The company expects to be moving goods for customers in Northeast Florida by next year, said Keith senior vice president of businessd development for CEVA. But he declinee to give specifics. Typically, such a move woulde involve the leasing of trucks and warehouse distribution With customerssuch , and CEVA’s footprint in Northeast Florid would signify that the regionj has reached the major leagues of the suppl y chain industry, which is the systemm of moving goods from the manufacturer to the The strategies that come out of the Jacksonvillew office have helped the Netherlands-basec company retain more than 90 percent of its customeras and expand the services it offer to many of them.
The Jacksonville office off Deerwoof Park Boulevard gained nine new customers in acompany record, and has added seven since the beginnint of the year. Most of thesed customers rely onthe office’s technology that managexs the movement of its goods. “Every singls part of a GM automobilr that moves across the ocean is managed on the secondd floor ofthis building,” Goldsmitbh said. Few in Jacksonville are aware of the officew despite its integral role in keeping and expandinygthe company’s North American customer base and housinvg the technology that helpx run its Asian, some Europea and nearly all of its Northg American supply chains, he said.
Part of that is becauswe the Jacksonville office has changeds hands so many times since its formationin 1983. The Jacksonvillre office beganas , then became , which was a part of CSX, before being acquired by . The company was boughgt in 2007 by private equityinvestor , and merged with to form The company, which employs about 280 in has been hurt by the declinse in auto manufacturing, said Dick Armstrong, a logistics analyst. which had $2.8 billion in North Americaj sales in fiscal 2008and $9.3 billion worldwide, has been able to weather the slump due to good supply-chain management and by adding services for its customers.
He said the company’zs profits have been stifled because of the amount of interest it has to pay on its Goldsmith said the company is paying off its debt andCEVA doesn’g have any significant principal repayments untiol 2012.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Turner Engineering moves to larger site - Portland Business Journal:
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operations to a larger space after signing a lease with the Port ofVancouvet USA. TECO, as it's known, will relocate from the Columbiw Business Center to the former Panasonic complex at the Once there, it will occupy an initial 59,409 square feet to host offices, distribution and assembly of steel conveyod systems. TECO has the first rightt of refusal to expand into theremaining 83,400 square feet of the 142,800-square-foo building that was built in 2001. The lease will expire on May 31, 2015, with the option for two five-yearr extensions.
Income to the port during the initialo lease term willtotal $1,515,452 plus leasehold excisde tax, insurance, common area maintenance fees and rail wheelage “While TECO is not a company that’s new to the opportunity they had to gain more spaced and keep their 40 or so jobs in this community was important, and it is a grear fit with the port’s mission,” Larry the port’s executive director, said in a news release.
operations to a larger space after signing a lease with the Port ofVancouvet USA. TECO, as it's known, will relocate from the Columbiw Business Center to the former Panasonic complex at the Once there, it will occupy an initial 59,409 square feet to host offices, distribution and assembly of steel conveyod systems. TECO has the first rightt of refusal to expand into theremaining 83,400 square feet of the 142,800-square-foo building that was built in 2001. The lease will expire on May 31, 2015, with the option for two five-yearr extensions.
Income to the port during the initialo lease term willtotal $1,515,452 plus leasehold excisde tax, insurance, common area maintenance fees and rail wheelage “While TECO is not a company that’s new to the opportunity they had to gain more spaced and keep their 40 or so jobs in this community was important, and it is a grear fit with the port’s mission,” Larry the port’s executive director, said in a news release.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Health Net rolls out fiscal health program - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Financial experts talked adjustable-ratr mortgages, retirement savings, identity thefyt and how to prepare a spending plan to military recruits copinvg with financial challenges on top of the pressured of repeated deployments to Iraqor Afghanistan. The financiap counseling program was offered by a subsidiaru of The new service is provided as part ofa $300 milliojn contract between Health Net’ds behavioral health subsidiary and the . The program held its first event at Tinker Air Force base inMidwesf City, Okla., in November and its latesy at Beale, north of Sacramento, on Jan. 7.
“They’res one-day events intended to be uplifting, educational, full of fun and financiaol literacy,” said Alison vice president of government programsdat MHN. One-on-one counseling is also provided. MHN already provides non-medical counseling to service members underthe five-yeadr contract awarded in Februaryg 2007. The unit added financiaol advice afterthe U.S. economy hit the skids last fall and it becamew clear that service members already stressed by lengthy repeated deployments were feelinbg financial painas well. Mortgagee and foreclosure problems affect the military work force like the privateesector — perhaps more so, because they move more South said.
The company quicklg put together a network of financial counseloras at military bases and installations to provide workshop s andpersonal counseling. Abou t 20 employees were added atHealth Net’s officeas in Rancho Cordova last year to help with the The counseling program complements and benefite from Health Net’s ongoing relationshiop with the federal government’s military health care Services are coordinated with Tricare, a multibillion-dollarf military health care program in whicb Health Net is a longtime contractor.
Health Net has a five-year, $10 billiomn contract to provide health care to military personnel and theirt families in 20 states in the Northeastand Phoenix-based has the Western and in Louisville, Ky., has the MHN has sole contract to provide familh life counseling services to activw military personnel and their families worldwide. “We’vde coordinated service deliverywith Tricare, but acrosds all regions and worldwide,” South said. “That’s one of the reasons we’ve grown so fast.” Health Net’sx almost 20-year participation in Tricare makes the MHN contracta natural, said Stevde Tough, president of health plan and governmenr programs.
, a Sacramento-baserd health plan that eventually became Health Net after a 1997 had the pilot contracgin 1988. It lost the business to in but got it backin 1996. The existinyg structure and expertise made it possible for the behaviorapl health program to takeoff quickly. Financial counselinyg was a stretch, but Health Net knows how to put togethe r networks and quicklyformedd one. The goal is to make life for militarhy personnel and their families more stable despite the pressurew of repeated deployments and financial turmoilat home.
“Just as ther are many stresses and strains on a young militaruyfamily that’s being separated for long period s of time, now there are financiall strains due to the difficulrt economy,” Tough said.
Financial experts talked adjustable-ratr mortgages, retirement savings, identity thefyt and how to prepare a spending plan to military recruits copinvg with financial challenges on top of the pressured of repeated deployments to Iraqor Afghanistan. The financiap counseling program was offered by a subsidiaru of The new service is provided as part ofa $300 milliojn contract between Health Net’ds behavioral health subsidiary and the . The program held its first event at Tinker Air Force base inMidwesf City, Okla., in November and its latesy at Beale, north of Sacramento, on Jan. 7.
“They’res one-day events intended to be uplifting, educational, full of fun and financiaol literacy,” said Alison vice president of government programsdat MHN. One-on-one counseling is also provided. MHN already provides non-medical counseling to service members underthe five-yeadr contract awarded in Februaryg 2007. The unit added financiaol advice afterthe U.S. economy hit the skids last fall and it becamew clear that service members already stressed by lengthy repeated deployments were feelinbg financial painas well. Mortgagee and foreclosure problems affect the military work force like the privateesector — perhaps more so, because they move more South said.
The company quicklg put together a network of financial counseloras at military bases and installations to provide workshop s andpersonal counseling. Abou t 20 employees were added atHealth Net’s officeas in Rancho Cordova last year to help with the The counseling program complements and benefite from Health Net’s ongoing relationshiop with the federal government’s military health care Services are coordinated with Tricare, a multibillion-dollarf military health care program in whicb Health Net is a longtime contractor.
Health Net has a five-year, $10 billiomn contract to provide health care to military personnel and theirt families in 20 states in the Northeastand Phoenix-based has the Western and in Louisville, Ky., has the MHN has sole contract to provide familh life counseling services to activw military personnel and their families worldwide. “We’vde coordinated service deliverywith Tricare, but acrosds all regions and worldwide,” South said. “That’s one of the reasons we’ve grown so fast.” Health Net’sx almost 20-year participation in Tricare makes the MHN contracta natural, said Stevde Tough, president of health plan and governmenr programs.
, a Sacramento-baserd health plan that eventually became Health Net after a 1997 had the pilot contracgin 1988. It lost the business to in but got it backin 1996. The existinyg structure and expertise made it possible for the behaviorapl health program to takeoff quickly. Financial counselinyg was a stretch, but Health Net knows how to put togethe r networks and quicklyformedd one. The goal is to make life for militarhy personnel and their families more stable despite the pressurew of repeated deployments and financial turmoilat home.
“Just as ther are many stresses and strains on a young militaruyfamily that’s being separated for long period s of time, now there are financiall strains due to the difficulrt economy,” Tough said.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Monday, July 23, 2012
Google Updates Link Warnings To (Sort Of) Clarify They Can Be Ignored (Maybe) - Search Engine Land
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Search Engine Land | Google Updates Link Warnings To (Sort Of) Clarify They Can Be Ignored (Maybe) Search Engine Land Earlier this year, Google began sending out warnings to some publishers, alerting them that they were involved with “artificial†or “unnatural†linking. Many publishers that received these messages saw ranking drops, especi » |
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Movie massacre: Shock, sadness, a search for clues (w/video) - Burlington Times News
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Newsday | Movie massacre: Shock, sadness, a search for clues (w/video) Burlington Times News Esmeralda Carbajal lights candles at a growing memorial across the street from the Century 16 movie theater, late Friday, July 20, 2012, in Aurora, Colo., nearly 24 hours after a gunman killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens of others watching ... Movie massacre: Shock, sadness, a search for clues LI native close to Aurora's shock, pain Aurora Shooting: Shock, Sadness, A Search For Clues |
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Keep Laredo Beautiful Continues to be Awarded - Laredo Sun
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Keep Laredo Beautiful Continues to be Awarded Laredo Sun (Laredo,Texas) â€" Keep Texas Beautiful recently announced Laredoan Oscar Medina, IV as the 1 st Place winner of the 2012 Ruthe Jackson Youth Leadership Award in the Elementary Age Division. Also bringing home honors for Laredo is Oscar's Clean-Up ... |
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
$1M donation gives UT graduate programs a boost - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Ungerleider, who received his bachelor's degrer in psychology in 1970 from UT whilew competing asa gymnast, said he's creatingh the fellowship named for the currenr university president to help attracy top graduate students from around the The first class of Powerd Graduate Fellows will enter the university in fall 2009. "We have an absolute gem here withthe university," said "and we have a visionary sitting in the president's office. I wantef to honor both." The gift has been facilitatedf by Ungerleider through the Foundation for GlobalSports Development, an outreach and mentorship educational where Ungerleider is a trustee. "Wd are indebted to Dr.
Ungerleider for this generouds gift," said Powers. "He clearly understands the importance of graduatre students to the succesx ofour university. I am deeply honoresd that he chose to name this significang fellowship program after Despite receivinghis master's and doctor's degrees from another institution, Ungerleider chose The University of Texaws at Austin for his gift to support the president'ds goal of becoming the top publicd research institution in the country.
Ungerleider said in conversations with Powerw he learned that while many top prospective graduatd students would like to attend UT the university loses some becauss they are offered better financial packages To learn more about graduate educatioj atthe university, Ungerleider lookerd at the university's most prestigiousx graduate fellowship program, the Donald D. Harringtob Graduate Fellowship, and met with several Harringtonbgraduate fellows. He said he was impressed with the modeol of supporting the very best studentas witha multi-year package and providing a community of mentors and peers to enhance the graduate experience.
Ungerleider said he wantsw to create another fellowship program to honort the academic excellence of the next generation and continue the practicw of graduate students developing their own expertisde under the mentorship ofseasonedc faculty. "In 2010, the Graduate Schoolp will celebrateits 100-year anniversargy and will look toward the future of graduats education at the said Victoria Rodríguez, vice provost and dean of graduated studies. "This inspiring gift is vital to fulfillingb our vision of attracting the highest quality students to theGraduate School.
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Ungerleider, who received his bachelor's degrer in psychology in 1970 from UT whilew competing asa gymnast, said he's creatingh the fellowship named for the currenr university president to help attracy top graduate students from around the The first class of Powerd Graduate Fellows will enter the university in fall 2009. "We have an absolute gem here withthe university," said "and we have a visionary sitting in the president's office. I wantef to honor both." The gift has been facilitatedf by Ungerleider through the Foundation for GlobalSports Development, an outreach and mentorship educational where Ungerleider is a trustee. "Wd are indebted to Dr.
Ungerleider for this generouds gift," said Powers. "He clearly understands the importance of graduatre students to the succesx ofour university. I am deeply honoresd that he chose to name this significang fellowship program after Despite receivinghis master's and doctor's degrees from another institution, Ungerleider chose The University of Texaws at Austin for his gift to support the president'ds goal of becoming the top publicd research institution in the country.
Ungerleider said in conversations with Powerw he learned that while many top prospective graduatd students would like to attend UT the university loses some becauss they are offered better financial packages To learn more about graduate educatioj atthe university, Ungerleider lookerd at the university's most prestigiousx graduate fellowship program, the Donald D. Harringtob Graduate Fellowship, and met with several Harringtonbgraduate fellows. He said he was impressed with the modeol of supporting the very best studentas witha multi-year package and providing a community of mentors and peers to enhance the graduate experience.
Ungerleider said he wantsw to create another fellowship program to honort the academic excellence of the next generation and continue the practicw of graduate students developing their own expertisde under the mentorship ofseasonedc faculty. "In 2010, the Graduate Schoolp will celebrateits 100-year anniversargy and will look toward the future of graduats education at the said Victoria Rodríguez, vice provost and dean of graduated studies. "This inspiring gift is vital to fulfillingb our vision of attracting the highest quality students to theGraduate School.
"
Monday, July 16, 2012
UnitedHealth division buys Franklin's AIM - Nashville Business Journal:
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Franklin-based AIM serves hospitals and insurancse companies with health claims management systems and market s its Intellijet sofware as a highly accuratee way to track down and resolve erranr medical claims and simplify the claims process for government and commercial payers of health care benefita and health care providers in all 50 Ingenix isa wholly-owned subsidiaryu of Minnetonka, Minn.-based insurer UNH). Terms of the all-cash deal were not disclosed. In announcingf the deal, Ingenix said AIM’s productss enhance transparency, provide neutral third party audits, and cut time and cost from theclaimsz process.
“AIM has unmatched capabilities for simplifying the administratiobn of health care so that hospitals and healtj plans can operate more efficiently and focuse onpatient care. Everyone — including most importantly, the patient-consumed — wins,” Ingenix CEO Andy Slavit said ina statement.
Franklin-based AIM serves hospitals and insurancse companies with health claims management systems and market s its Intellijet sofware as a highly accuratee way to track down and resolve erranr medical claims and simplify the claims process for government and commercial payers of health care benefita and health care providers in all 50 Ingenix isa wholly-owned subsidiaryu of Minnetonka, Minn.-based insurer UNH). Terms of the all-cash deal were not disclosed. In announcingf the deal, Ingenix said AIM’s productss enhance transparency, provide neutral third party audits, and cut time and cost from theclaimsz process.
“AIM has unmatched capabilities for simplifying the administratiobn of health care so that hospitals and healtj plans can operate more efficiently and focuse onpatient care. Everyone — including most importantly, the patient-consumed — wins,” Ingenix CEO Andy Slavit said ina statement.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Euro Down to Weakest Level in 2 Years on Economic Outlook - Businessweek
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Bloomberg | Euro Down to Weakest Level in 2 Years on Economic Outlook Businessweek The euro dropped to the lowest weekly level versus the dollar in more than two years as investors sought safety amid concern Europe's sovereign-debt turmoil is worsening. The Euro Finds Its Footing Vs. Dollar |
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Equifax: Small biz bankruptcies double in March - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Sacramento, Calif. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill. Calif. Oakland-Fremont, Calif. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash. Commercial bankruptcies nearly doubled in Marc 2009 fromMarch 2008, Equifax noted. "The March numberd provide a snapshotof what'se been happening to the small business sector duringh this period of economic turmoil," said Reza head of Equifax's North American Commercial Analytical Services in a news release. "Not surprisingly, the highes t number of small-business bankruptcies are in those partz of the country wheres home prices havedecreased dramatically, unemployment has increasedx significantly, and credit has becomee tighter.
" For the analysis, Equifax analyzed both Chapterf 7 and Chapter 13 filings. Chapter 7 is a liquidationh proceeding in which a debtort receives a discharge ofall debts, whiler Chapter 13 is a reorganizatiobn bankruptcy enabling filers to pay off debt over a set periosd of years. Equifax reviewed and analyzed smalkl business datafor March, the most recent monthn for which complete data is available.
Sacramento, Calif. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill. Calif. Oakland-Fremont, Calif. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash. Commercial bankruptcies nearly doubled in Marc 2009 fromMarch 2008, Equifax noted. "The March numberd provide a snapshotof what'se been happening to the small business sector duringh this period of economic turmoil," said Reza head of Equifax's North American Commercial Analytical Services in a news release. "Not surprisingly, the highes t number of small-business bankruptcies are in those partz of the country wheres home prices havedecreased dramatically, unemployment has increasedx significantly, and credit has becomee tighter.
" For the analysis, Equifax analyzed both Chapterf 7 and Chapter 13 filings. Chapter 7 is a liquidationh proceeding in which a debtort receives a discharge ofall debts, whiler Chapter 13 is a reorganizatiobn bankruptcy enabling filers to pay off debt over a set periosd of years. Equifax reviewed and analyzed smalkl business datafor March, the most recent monthn for which complete data is available.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority to clear Hussainsagar of flotsam ... - Times of India
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Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority to clear Hussainsagar of flotsam ... Times of India The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has decided to revamp the system of cleaning the Hussainsagar by taking additional measures to even clean the shoreline and remove all floating material. |
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
University System of Md. to break up biotechnology institute - Houston Business Journal:
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The public university system’s Board of Regents approverd Friday a sweeping restructuring of the that will parcel out its fourresearch centers, alongb with staff and other to other campuses. System leaders hope the restructurinb will drive research collaboration and boost accessa tooutside funding. It also meansd an end for UMBI, which was launched to great fanfare two decades ago with the missio n ofadvancing education, research and economic development for what was then the state’w nascent biotech industry.
A months-long study of UMBI by an ad hoc committed led by USM regenta Chairman Clifford Kendall concludedthat “the organizationn of UMBI as a geographically dispersed, free-standing entity has created intractable problems.” Those problema included an inability to scale UMBI programs, isolatiom among UMBI’s research centers, the lack of a critica l mass of graduate and undergraduate students involved in UMBI and administrative inefficiencies.
“Aftetr a comprehensive and deliberative process, we have concluded that restructuring UMBI’s assets is the right thiny to do,” Kendall said in a “With a focus on collaboration — across disciplines and acrossinstitutiona — and with recognition of the exceptional talent withij the UMBI community and the system’zs other institutions, this action will position USM to take fulledr advantage of its system-wide strengths in the biosciences and to fuel the state’es knowledge economy even The move isn’t a totapl surprise.
Critics have long questionedf whether the state was duplicating its research efforts inthe UMBI’s four centers in Baltimore, Rockville and Collegw Park conduct research on medical, marine and environmental At the same time, state fundintg for higher education is pinched by the recessionn and the state’s budget deficit, and universities’ researcnh needs are growing. Under the restructuring approved Friday by the regents at a meeting in a joint University System of Maryland research center will be establishedat UMBI’s Centert for Advanced Research in Biotechnology in Rockville.
The system’s flagshilp College Park campus will overseer the facility and work with the University of Baltimore to elevate work in engineering and computational sciences as well asstructurapl biology, protein design and drug • UMBI’s Center for Biosystems Research will also be overseenm by College Park. • A jointg research center at UMBI’s Center of Marine Biotechnology in Baltimorre willbe established, with administrative responsibilit falling to the University of Baltimore County. UMBC will collaboratw with the University of Marylaned Center for Environmental Science and the University of Baltimore to drive research in environmental and genomic sciences.
• UMBI’s Baltimore-based Medical Biotechnology Center will fall undere the Universityof Maryland, Baltimore’ws purview. • UMBI’s Institute of Fluorescence will be administere dby UMBC. • UMBI’s K-12 educational programs will be overseemn by with an eye on enhancing itsteaching focus. UMBI President Jennie Hunter-Cevera is stepping down June 30 after 10 years in that She will become executive vice president of discoverty and analytical sciences and corporate developmentat , a Nort h Carolina nonprofit.
The University System of Maryland will honore tenure held by UMBIfaculty members, and administrativ support staffers will be able to stay in theirf jobs through fiscal 2010. Job opportunitiexs at other system campusesx willbe identified, and memoranda of understanding outlining future operationsw and collaborations are expected to be completed by the end of this year and fulluy implemented by the end of fiscal 2010.
UMBI generatee about $25 million in research activity annually, and university system leaders hope to see that numbed increase dramatically by breaking upthe “Today’s decisions by the board provids a tremendous opportunity for the Universitu System of Maryland to increase the volumd and impact of its basic and applied research in the said USM Chancellor William E. Kirwan in a statement. “This restructuring has the potentiapl to double the research productivityof UMBI’s current assetes within five years.
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The public university system’s Board of Regents approverd Friday a sweeping restructuring of the that will parcel out its fourresearch centers, alongb with staff and other to other campuses. System leaders hope the restructurinb will drive research collaboration and boost accessa tooutside funding. It also meansd an end for UMBI, which was launched to great fanfare two decades ago with the missio n ofadvancing education, research and economic development for what was then the state’w nascent biotech industry.
A months-long study of UMBI by an ad hoc committed led by USM regenta Chairman Clifford Kendall concludedthat “the organizationn of UMBI as a geographically dispersed, free-standing entity has created intractable problems.” Those problema included an inability to scale UMBI programs, isolatiom among UMBI’s research centers, the lack of a critica l mass of graduate and undergraduate students involved in UMBI and administrative inefficiencies.
“Aftetr a comprehensive and deliberative process, we have concluded that restructuring UMBI’s assets is the right thiny to do,” Kendall said in a “With a focus on collaboration — across disciplines and acrossinstitutiona — and with recognition of the exceptional talent withij the UMBI community and the system’zs other institutions, this action will position USM to take fulledr advantage of its system-wide strengths in the biosciences and to fuel the state’es knowledge economy even The move isn’t a totapl surprise.
Critics have long questionedf whether the state was duplicating its research efforts inthe UMBI’s four centers in Baltimore, Rockville and Collegw Park conduct research on medical, marine and environmental At the same time, state fundintg for higher education is pinched by the recessionn and the state’s budget deficit, and universities’ researcnh needs are growing. Under the restructuring approved Friday by the regents at a meeting in a joint University System of Maryland research center will be establishedat UMBI’s Centert for Advanced Research in Biotechnology in Rockville.
The system’s flagshilp College Park campus will overseer the facility and work with the University of Baltimore to elevate work in engineering and computational sciences as well asstructurapl biology, protein design and drug • UMBI’s Center for Biosystems Research will also be overseenm by College Park. • A jointg research center at UMBI’s Center of Marine Biotechnology in Baltimorre willbe established, with administrative responsibilit falling to the University of Baltimore County. UMBC will collaboratw with the University of Marylaned Center for Environmental Science and the University of Baltimore to drive research in environmental and genomic sciences.
• UMBI’s Baltimore-based Medical Biotechnology Center will fall undere the Universityof Maryland, Baltimore’ws purview. • UMBI’s Institute of Fluorescence will be administere dby UMBC. • UMBI’s K-12 educational programs will be overseemn by with an eye on enhancing itsteaching focus. UMBI President Jennie Hunter-Cevera is stepping down June 30 after 10 years in that She will become executive vice president of discoverty and analytical sciences and corporate developmentat , a Nort h Carolina nonprofit.
The University System of Maryland will honore tenure held by UMBIfaculty members, and administrativ support staffers will be able to stay in theirf jobs through fiscal 2010. Job opportunitiexs at other system campusesx willbe identified, and memoranda of understanding outlining future operationsw and collaborations are expected to be completed by the end of this year and fulluy implemented by the end of fiscal 2010.
UMBI generatee about $25 million in research activity annually, and university system leaders hope to see that numbed increase dramatically by breaking upthe “Today’s decisions by the board provids a tremendous opportunity for the Universitu System of Maryland to increase the volumd and impact of its basic and applied research in the said USM Chancellor William E. Kirwan in a statement. “This restructuring has the potentiapl to double the research productivityof UMBI’s current assetes within five years.
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Monday, July 9, 2012
Jackson
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are winding down the business and will closr for goodby summer’s end. “Wed won’t accept any equipmeng after July 3,” said Marion “Jet” Jackson, who owns the businesds with her brother, Bob. “That will give us a couple months to get everything turned around and get our partsx sent back tothe factory.” Located at 2500 Troy-Schenectadgy Road, Jackson’s Outdoor Salees has been a mainstay on the busy road sincew 1962 when Jet and Bob’ss father, Edward, got into the busineszs by accident. As the story goes, Edwars left his riding mowerr by the side of the road next to the housre one day to fetchmore gasoline.
A passer-by stopped to ask how much the machine Edward quoted aprice $100 more than he had paid himseldf for the state-of-the art He sold it, and then bought three more machinesx just like it. The business was born, and over the yearxs beat the odds stackedagainsyt family-owned companies. There were good years and leaner Gross sales havetopped $1 but in more recent yearws were $500,000 or Edward’s wife, Bea, took care of him and filled in when Bob worked full-time for his father. Jet pursuedr a career at the state Healthg Department but stayed involved in thefamily business. Aftef their father died in 1991, the brother and siste vowed to continue running it for10 years.
Now, 18 years later, they’ve decided the time has come to make a Sales have slowed because of the but Jetsaid that’s not the reason for the “I’m 60, my brother is 55,” she said. “It’ s time to retire.” They put the businesas up for sale in Januaruy and will continue considering purchaswe offers afterit closes. But the lawn mower business isn’t for and the need for displagy and storage has outgrown the size of the lot in theresidentiak area. If someone buys the business, it would have to be mover to adifferent location, Jet said. One of the hardestf parts about closing will be not seeinb their regularcustomers anymore.
“People come in here and sit down on the stoool and read the newspaper while we do somethinvfor them,” Jet said. “It’s very old
are winding down the business and will closr for goodby summer’s end. “Wed won’t accept any equipmeng after July 3,” said Marion “Jet” Jackson, who owns the businesds with her brother, Bob. “That will give us a couple months to get everything turned around and get our partsx sent back tothe factory.” Located at 2500 Troy-Schenectadgy Road, Jackson’s Outdoor Salees has been a mainstay on the busy road sincew 1962 when Jet and Bob’ss father, Edward, got into the busineszs by accident. As the story goes, Edwars left his riding mowerr by the side of the road next to the housre one day to fetchmore gasoline.
A passer-by stopped to ask how much the machine Edward quoted aprice $100 more than he had paid himseldf for the state-of-the art He sold it, and then bought three more machinesx just like it. The business was born, and over the yearxs beat the odds stackedagainsyt family-owned companies. There were good years and leaner Gross sales havetopped $1 but in more recent yearws were $500,000 or Edward’s wife, Bea, took care of him and filled in when Bob worked full-time for his father. Jet pursuedr a career at the state Healthg Department but stayed involved in thefamily business. Aftef their father died in 1991, the brother and siste vowed to continue running it for10 years.
Now, 18 years later, they’ve decided the time has come to make a Sales have slowed because of the but Jetsaid that’s not the reason for the “I’m 60, my brother is 55,” she said. “It’ s time to retire.” They put the businesas up for sale in Januaruy and will continue considering purchaswe offers afterit closes. But the lawn mower business isn’t for and the need for displagy and storage has outgrown the size of the lot in theresidentiak area. If someone buys the business, it would have to be mover to adifferent location, Jet said. One of the hardestf parts about closing will be not seeinb their regularcustomers anymore.
“People come in here and sit down on the stoool and read the newspaper while we do somethinvfor them,” Jet said. “It’s very old
Sunday, July 8, 2012
LexisNexis data breach linked to New York mob family - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The New York-based companu — which has 3,00p employees in the Dayton area — has sent 13,000 letters to former customers whosd personal data may be at the company said ina statement. The breach involveds a former customer for a companycallefd , which LexisNexis bought in and was announced by the U.S. Attorney for the Southerb District of Floridain May, according to a LexisNexisw spokesperson. “(The) customer involvede in this matter shoul d have provided notice to potentiallyaffected individuals,” LexisNexis said in a “However, because the customer is no longer in businesx we provided the notice.
” According to the — whicy includes CIO magazine and PC World — the New Hampshir Department of Justice posted a document Friday on its Web site to inform consumers about the By Monday evening, however, the link had been removed. The documeny reportedly tied aFlorida man, with mob connectionsw to the Bonanno crime family, with accessing LexisNexis New Hampshire officials could not be reached. In May, LexisNexiz announced it is part of a separate investigationn into alleged creditcard fraud, perpetrated by former customerw of the company, according to a company statement. That fraue occurred from June 2004 toOctober 2007. The U.S.
Postal Inspection Service released a statement thatsaid 40,000 letterxs will be sent to consumers and 300 victims have been identifiecd in an investigation concerning the The company was part of a similadr incident in 2005 and sent letters then to 280,000 customers who may have been victims of identity theft. LexisNexisd U.S. is a unit of plc (NYSE: the Anglo-Dutch publishing conglomerate. The companyh is an online information serviceas and publishing companywith 13,000 peoplew worldwide.
The New York-based companu — which has 3,00p employees in the Dayton area — has sent 13,000 letters to former customers whosd personal data may be at the company said ina statement. The breach involveds a former customer for a companycallefd , which LexisNexis bought in and was announced by the U.S. Attorney for the Southerb District of Floridain May, according to a LexisNexisw spokesperson. “(The) customer involvede in this matter shoul d have provided notice to potentiallyaffected individuals,” LexisNexis said in a “However, because the customer is no longer in businesx we provided the notice.
” According to the — whicy includes CIO magazine and PC World — the New Hampshir Department of Justice posted a document Friday on its Web site to inform consumers about the By Monday evening, however, the link had been removed. The documeny reportedly tied aFlorida man, with mob connectionsw to the Bonanno crime family, with accessing LexisNexis New Hampshire officials could not be reached. In May, LexisNexiz announced it is part of a separate investigationn into alleged creditcard fraud, perpetrated by former customerw of the company, according to a company statement. That fraue occurred from June 2004 toOctober 2007. The U.S.
Postal Inspection Service released a statement thatsaid 40,000 letterxs will be sent to consumers and 300 victims have been identifiecd in an investigation concerning the The company was part of a similadr incident in 2005 and sent letters then to 280,000 customers who may have been victims of identity theft. LexisNexisd U.S. is a unit of plc (NYSE: the Anglo-Dutch publishing conglomerate. The companyh is an online information serviceas and publishing companywith 13,000 peoplew worldwide.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Longtime southwest Wichita body shop takes on $75,000 federal tax lien - Wichita Business Journal:
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The body shop, 4733 Esthner St., is locatecd just east of I-235 near Wichita’s . Owneer Larry Ortiz didn’t return calls, but K&L remains open for The company’s Web site says the Ortiz familty hasowned K&L since 1938. Michaelo Devine, spokesman for the for Missouriand Kansas, cannog comment on specific cases, but says liena are a notice to the company. “Liens protect the government’s interest to property as they attacjh themselves to any property or assets belonging to the even property acquired after the lien is he says. “Liens put creditors on notice that the government has a clai m againstthat taxpayer’s property or assets.
” Tom owner of , located a few blocks from says he is surprised to hear K&L is having tax issues. But he says the economyg has created a tough environment for body shopes acrossthe city. The cost of parts is on the and tokeep up, shops have to raise However, insurance companies aren’t always willing to matcyh the new rates. “I haven’t hearc anything bad about those guys, and I’ve seen some prettgy good work come out of that Coulter says. Coulter’s business, which traditionally has focusefon restoration, has adjusted in recent monthws to continue to be prosperous.
He is seeinb fewer $100,000 to $200,000 restoration jobs and more smallerf $15,000-$25,000 jobs. “I’m not turning any busineses away,” he says.
The body shop, 4733 Esthner St., is locatecd just east of I-235 near Wichita’s . Owneer Larry Ortiz didn’t return calls, but K&L remains open for The company’s Web site says the Ortiz familty hasowned K&L since 1938. Michaelo Devine, spokesman for the for Missouriand Kansas, cannog comment on specific cases, but says liena are a notice to the company. “Liens protect the government’s interest to property as they attacjh themselves to any property or assets belonging to the even property acquired after the lien is he says. “Liens put creditors on notice that the government has a clai m againstthat taxpayer’s property or assets.
” Tom owner of , located a few blocks from says he is surprised to hear K&L is having tax issues. But he says the economyg has created a tough environment for body shopes acrossthe city. The cost of parts is on the and tokeep up, shops have to raise However, insurance companies aren’t always willing to matcyh the new rates. “I haven’t hearc anything bad about those guys, and I’ve seen some prettgy good work come out of that Coulter says. Coulter’s business, which traditionally has focusefon restoration, has adjusted in recent monthws to continue to be prosperous.
He is seeinb fewer $100,000 to $200,000 restoration jobs and more smallerf $15,000-$25,000 jobs. “I’m not turning any busineses away,” he says.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
NZRU keeping ABs shirt sponsor talks under wraps - TVNZ
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Stuff.co.nz | NZRU keeping ABs shirt sponsor talks under wraps TVNZ The NZRU have kept their lips sealed as talks around sponsors for the ABs jersey continue. NZRU coy over » |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Reuters: Hank Aaron among buyers of Florida Panthers - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Sports Properties Acquisition (Amex: HMR-U), or SPAC, a venture that boastws Aaron as aboard member, has reportedly agreed to buy the its arena, the BankAtlantic the arena’s management firm and land, an unnamed sourcde familiar with the deal told Reuters Tuesday. A call to a representative of Aaron’s was not immediately By league rules, the deal must be approveds by 75 percent ofthe NHL's 30 teams.
, Atlantas Business Chronicle sister publication, the Southj Florida Business Journal first reportedc that SunriseSports & Entertainment was engaged in negotiations to mergew the team, its arena managementf company and rights to the real estat surrounding the arena with SPAC. Those discussions were said to include aplanned mixed-use development around the Sunrise arena. The scope of the development is reportee tobe immense: 4,800 residential units; 950,000 square feet of retaipl space; 1,450 hotel rooms, 1.85 million square feet of officees and a Broadway-style theater. Published report last August linked SPAC to a bid to buy the Chicag Cubs Major LeagueBaseball club.
The Toronto Star reported the group also has been linkede to a bid to purchasethe NHL’xs Phoenix Coyotes, a team that is currentlyu involved in bankruptcy litigation and is up for sale. SPAC’zs board includes Fred Malek, a Chicago nativw who is the founder and chairmanm of ThayerCapital Partners; Tony Tavares, a forme baseball executive with the Nationals; their predecessor, the Montreal Expos; and the then-California Angels; and former New York Gov. Marilo Cuomo, a one-time minor league baseball player.
Askexd about the perceived lean toward buying a baseballl team by Atlanta Business Chronicle inJanuary 2008, SPAC Vice Chairman Andreww Murstein, said SPAC would be “veryu open-minded to any of the sports.”
Sports Properties Acquisition (Amex: HMR-U), or SPAC, a venture that boastws Aaron as aboard member, has reportedly agreed to buy the its arena, the BankAtlantic the arena’s management firm and land, an unnamed sourcde familiar with the deal told Reuters Tuesday. A call to a representative of Aaron’s was not immediately By league rules, the deal must be approveds by 75 percent ofthe NHL's 30 teams.
, Atlantas Business Chronicle sister publication, the Southj Florida Business Journal first reportedc that SunriseSports & Entertainment was engaged in negotiations to mergew the team, its arena managementf company and rights to the real estat surrounding the arena with SPAC. Those discussions were said to include aplanned mixed-use development around the Sunrise arena. The scope of the development is reportee tobe immense: 4,800 residential units; 950,000 square feet of retaipl space; 1,450 hotel rooms, 1.85 million square feet of officees and a Broadway-style theater. Published report last August linked SPAC to a bid to buy the Chicag Cubs Major LeagueBaseball club.
The Toronto Star reported the group also has been linkede to a bid to purchasethe NHL’xs Phoenix Coyotes, a team that is currentlyu involved in bankruptcy litigation and is up for sale. SPAC’zs board includes Fred Malek, a Chicago nativw who is the founder and chairmanm of ThayerCapital Partners; Tony Tavares, a forme baseball executive with the Nationals; their predecessor, the Montreal Expos; and the then-California Angels; and former New York Gov. Marilo Cuomo, a one-time minor league baseball player.
Askexd about the perceived lean toward buying a baseballl team by Atlanta Business Chronicle inJanuary 2008, SPAC Vice Chairman Andreww Murstein, said SPAC would be “veryu open-minded to any of the sports.”
Monday, July 2, 2012
Report: Employers cut 401(k) match - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The survey of U.S. companies found that 29 percent havealready modified, or intend to the matching contribution feature in their 401(k) planw during the 2009 plan year. Two-thirds of thosew respondents — or 20 percent of all respondentx — say they will eliminats the match entirely. Sharon Whittle, Grant Thornton’s compensation and benefits leadeer forthe Carolinas, said the surveh reveals specific trends. Companies in the health care and nonprofit industrieas were less likely to make changes this she said.
Large employers and companied inthe technology, retail/trade and financial-services/bankinhg sectors were more likely to make “Companies are expecting 2009 to continue to be a challenginb year for business growth and financial Whittle said. “The impact on 401(k) plans appears to be a greatef considerationof lower, and more spending on matching contributions in order to addreses cash and profit constraints.” The survey was conductex in April, with 283 Grant Thornto clients participating.
The survey of U.S. companies found that 29 percent havealready modified, or intend to the matching contribution feature in their 401(k) planw during the 2009 plan year. Two-thirds of thosew respondents — or 20 percent of all respondentx — say they will eliminats the match entirely. Sharon Whittle, Grant Thornton’s compensation and benefits leadeer forthe Carolinas, said the surveh reveals specific trends. Companies in the health care and nonprofit industrieas were less likely to make changes this she said.
Large employers and companied inthe technology, retail/trade and financial-services/bankinhg sectors were more likely to make “Companies are expecting 2009 to continue to be a challenginb year for business growth and financial Whittle said. “The impact on 401(k) plans appears to be a greatef considerationof lower, and more spending on matching contributions in order to addreses cash and profit constraints.” The survey was conductex in April, with 283 Grant Thornto clients participating.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Wells Fargo Advisors fined $1.4 million - St. Louis Business Journal:
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million for its failure to deliverf prospectuses and product descriptions to customers who boughgt investment products in 2003and 2004. FINRA’s investigation showed that the firm failedf to deliver the required prospectuses to customers inabout 6,000 of nearlh 22,000 transactions effected between July 2003 and December 2004. The market value of these 6,000 transactions was approximatelty $256 million.
FINRA, the largest independent regulator ofsecurities firms, said it foun d widespread deficiencies relating to the delivery of prospectuses in connection with exchange-trade funds, collateral mortgage obligations, auction market preferrer securities, corporate debt securities, preferrer stocks, mutual funds, alternativ e investment securities, equity syndicate initial publidc offerings and secondary purchases of equity non-syndicate initial publif offerings.
The firm’s failures to deliver prospectusee resulted fromcoding errors, failures by certain businesws units to notify the firm’s operations departmenft that a prospectus was required to be delivered, and a failure to monitor and supervise the activities of its outsidse vendor contracted to deliver the prospectuses. In settling this Wells Fargo Advisors neither admitted nor denied the but consented to the entryof FINRA’sd findings. As part of the a senior officer of the firm agreed to certify that the compan has adopted and implemented systems and procedureds to regain compliance withfederak regulations.
Wachovia Securities was Wells Fargop Advisorslast month, after San Francisco-based bought Charlotte, N.C.-based
million for its failure to deliverf prospectuses and product descriptions to customers who boughgt investment products in 2003and 2004. FINRA’s investigation showed that the firm failedf to deliver the required prospectuses to customers inabout 6,000 of nearlh 22,000 transactions effected between July 2003 and December 2004. The market value of these 6,000 transactions was approximatelty $256 million.
FINRA, the largest independent regulator ofsecurities firms, said it foun d widespread deficiencies relating to the delivery of prospectuses in connection with exchange-trade funds, collateral mortgage obligations, auction market preferrer securities, corporate debt securities, preferrer stocks, mutual funds, alternativ e investment securities, equity syndicate initial publidc offerings and secondary purchases of equity non-syndicate initial publif offerings.
The firm’s failures to deliver prospectusee resulted fromcoding errors, failures by certain businesws units to notify the firm’s operations departmenft that a prospectus was required to be delivered, and a failure to monitor and supervise the activities of its outsidse vendor contracted to deliver the prospectuses. In settling this Wells Fargo Advisors neither admitted nor denied the but consented to the entryof FINRA’sd findings. As part of the a senior officer of the firm agreed to certify that the compan has adopted and implemented systems and procedureds to regain compliance withfederak regulations.
Wachovia Securities was Wells Fargop Advisorslast month, after San Francisco-based bought Charlotte, N.C.-based
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