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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Gas prices continue retreat - Augusta Free Press
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Friday, May 27, 2011
High-end Ashton finding its price is right for Charlotte's South End - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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But Ashton South End, the firsy of four new complexes, has found some earlgy success in a difficulyt realestate market. The luxurg apartment development off West Tremont Avenue at Camde Road has leased 54 of its 310 unitx since openingApril 1, according to leasing directod Olivia Moore. Ashton, developed by Houston-basecd , boasts amenities such as a rooftop pool on the11th floor. It also has above-averagde rental rates, with one- and two-bedroom units costingy $1,117 to $2,984 per month. The average rent for the submarketr that includes South Endwas $887 in February, accordingy to research firm . That’ss down from $962 in says the firm, which surveys the markeyt twicea year.
The averaged monthly rental rate in Charlotte droppefdto $725 in February from $751 in August. It’w the first time that number has fallemnsince 2005. Apartment rental ratex could come under further pressure this as 6,063 units are under construction. More than half of thosd units are slated for completion byyear end. About 20% of those apartments are in the four new SoutyhEnd developments. Besides Ashton, those projectd are: •Circle at South End, a 368-unit developmenr by at South Boulevard andBland Street. It is scheduled for completiobnin June. •Millenium, a 269-unit complex is developing at Sout Tryon andBland streets. It’s slated to open in October.
•Spectrum, a 331-unift apartment development by next door to Ashton on Hawkins Those units are set to delivedin June. So far, Moore says, Ashton’ws main competitors are uptown developments such as a 27-story residential tower developed by Atlanta-based Earlietr this year, facing a lifeless condo market, Novarwe announced it would convert half of that building’s units into apartments, with rental rates starting at $1,200 per month. In another uptown condo project, David Furman’e Quarterside, also converted to apartments. Rental rates in its threew buildings rangebetween $785 and $2,000 per The multifamily vacancy rate in Charlotte rose to 11.8% in Februarh from 9.
1% in August. With 3,000 units scheduled to come onlindethis year, that number isn’t likeluy to improve in 2009, according to Real And rental rates will continuw to fall as landlords make concessions to bring in new The submarket that includes Soutu End had Charlotte’s lowest vacancy rate at 8.6%. But that numbefr is likely to grow as the number of units in South Endincreases 20% over the next 12 Real Data says. has broken ground for Ballantynew Corners, a shopping center at Ballantyn e Commons Parkway and North CommunitgHouse Road. The company can develolp up to 38,000 square feet of retail at the 6.
6-acre But it is taking a go-slowa approach because of the weakened For now, it’s preparing to build only one of threr potential buildings at the The initial building will measure 9,60 square feet. York Development hopes to have spacer available for its first tenantsin October. The firm has signed a Skillets to Go restaurant as well as a nail And it is in negotiations withother retailers, including a dry cleaner and a dance studio, for the remaining 3,500 squared feet, says Mark Mahoney, a senior associatee with York Development.
The companh also has leased a 1-acr e outparcel to AAA Carolinas fora car-care
But Ashton South End, the firsy of four new complexes, has found some earlgy success in a difficulyt realestate market. The luxurg apartment development off West Tremont Avenue at Camde Road has leased 54 of its 310 unitx since openingApril 1, according to leasing directod Olivia Moore. Ashton, developed by Houston-basecd , boasts amenities such as a rooftop pool on the11th floor. It also has above-averagde rental rates, with one- and two-bedroom units costingy $1,117 to $2,984 per month. The average rent for the submarketr that includes South Endwas $887 in February, accordingy to research firm . That’ss down from $962 in says the firm, which surveys the markeyt twicea year.
The averaged monthly rental rate in Charlotte droppefdto $725 in February from $751 in August. It’w the first time that number has fallemnsince 2005. Apartment rental ratex could come under further pressure this as 6,063 units are under construction. More than half of thosd units are slated for completion byyear end. About 20% of those apartments are in the four new SoutyhEnd developments. Besides Ashton, those projectd are: •Circle at South End, a 368-unit developmenr by at South Boulevard andBland Street. It is scheduled for completiobnin June. •Millenium, a 269-unit complex is developing at Sout Tryon andBland streets. It’s slated to open in October.
•Spectrum, a 331-unift apartment development by next door to Ashton on Hawkins Those units are set to delivedin June. So far, Moore says, Ashton’ws main competitors are uptown developments such as a 27-story residential tower developed by Atlanta-based Earlietr this year, facing a lifeless condo market, Novarwe announced it would convert half of that building’s units into apartments, with rental rates starting at $1,200 per month. In another uptown condo project, David Furman’e Quarterside, also converted to apartments. Rental rates in its threew buildings rangebetween $785 and $2,000 per The multifamily vacancy rate in Charlotte rose to 11.8% in Februarh from 9.
1% in August. With 3,000 units scheduled to come onlindethis year, that number isn’t likeluy to improve in 2009, according to Real And rental rates will continuw to fall as landlords make concessions to bring in new The submarket that includes Soutu End had Charlotte’s lowest vacancy rate at 8.6%. But that numbefr is likely to grow as the number of units in South Endincreases 20% over the next 12 Real Data says. has broken ground for Ballantynew Corners, a shopping center at Ballantyn e Commons Parkway and North CommunitgHouse Road. The company can develolp up to 38,000 square feet of retail at the 6.
6-acre But it is taking a go-slowa approach because of the weakened For now, it’s preparing to build only one of threr potential buildings at the The initial building will measure 9,60 square feet. York Development hopes to have spacer available for its first tenantsin October. The firm has signed a Skillets to Go restaurant as well as a nail And it is in negotiations withother retailers, including a dry cleaner and a dance studio, for the remaining 3,500 squared feet, says Mark Mahoney, a senior associatee with York Development.
The companh also has leased a 1-acr e outparcel to AAA Carolinas fora car-care
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Spectrum Brands to exit Ch. 11 in August - Memphis Business Journal:
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The Atlanta-based consumer products company said it will exit bankruptct protection as soon as all closintg conditions to the including the closing ofthe company’s exit have been met. That will likely be in August, the companh said. “When we we will have reduced our subordinated debtby $840 millionj and eliminated approximately $60 million of annual cash interest expenses for at leasty each of the next two said Kent Hussey, CEO of Spectrumk Brands, in a prepared statement. “We will emergse with a stronger balance sheet that will better position us to maintain and strengthen our current platform and to pursue opportunitiee to growour company.
” Spectrum Brandds and its U.S. subsidiariesz filed for Chapter 11 inthe U.S. Bankruptcg Court for the Western Districtof Texas, San Antonio Division on Feb. 3. It had $4.4 billion in Spectrum makes Rayovac batteries, Tetra pet Remington shaving and grooming and personalcare products, householr insecticides and lawn and garde n care products.
The Atlanta-based consumer products company said it will exit bankruptct protection as soon as all closintg conditions to the including the closing ofthe company’s exit have been met. That will likely be in August, the companh said. “When we we will have reduced our subordinated debtby $840 millionj and eliminated approximately $60 million of annual cash interest expenses for at leasty each of the next two said Kent Hussey, CEO of Spectrumk Brands, in a prepared statement. “We will emergse with a stronger balance sheet that will better position us to maintain and strengthen our current platform and to pursue opportunitiee to growour company.
” Spectrum Brandds and its U.S. subsidiariesz filed for Chapter 11 inthe U.S. Bankruptcg Court for the Western Districtof Texas, San Antonio Division on Feb. 3. It had $4.4 billion in Spectrum makes Rayovac batteries, Tetra pet Remington shaving and grooming and personalcare products, householr insecticides and lawn and garde n care products.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
New Vine Logistics situation gets murkier - Orlando Business Journal:
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“For us to disclose any information about the New Vine’s board would have to accept or reject an New Vine spokeswoman Charlotte Milan told the San Franciscl Business Times , adding that no further information about New Vine’s negotiations with two or three potential buyers is likely to be available June 4. Late Wednesdah and very early Thursday informed sources told the Businesx Timesthat 1-800-Flowers.com appeared set to win the sweepstakews to buy the broken pieces of New Vine, whicg startled the wine industry late last week by abruptly suspendingy operations.
As of early Thursdayg morning, an announcement of a deal with 1-800-Flowers, which owns the Wine Tastingg Network Servicesshipping company, appearedd to be imminent. But that deal brokse down sometime in thewee hours, leaving New Vine’s future Wine Tasting Network, according to its LinkedIn profile, provides winert and wine club direct marketing services, as well as fulfillment and e-commerce services to wineriez and wine retailers. Officials at WTN did not immediatelyt respond to requestsfor comment, but many in the industry see WTN as the most logicak player to pick up some of New Vine’sx pieces.
New Vine, which two yearas ago seemed poised to ship 20 percentof California’s direct-to-consumer wine market, laid off much of its staffd on Friday and brusquely told customersw over the weekend that it was no longere receiving or processing The move left many Wine Country providera scrambling to gather information and to figure out how to get back inventoryh at New Vine’s American Canyon warehoused so they could ship it to customers another way. Publishedc accounts said some ofthe company’s venturee capital investors effectively pulled the plug last week, by decliningh to invest additional capital in New Vine.
“Some people changed theifr minds at the last saidBarbara Insel, a wine industry analystr who has served on New Vine’s advisory Kathleen Hoertkorn, New Vine Logistics’ founder and former CEO, and Chairman of the Boarr Homer Dunn said Tuesday that New Vine is workin g with customers “to transfer all servicess to another means of legal directt shipping, and in the meantime, is finalizintg all work, including compiling of reports, reconcilintg inventory and invoices, and performing all of the necessaryy business operations for the mont (sic) of May and June.
” Hoertkorhn added, in response to reports that the company knew or must have known it was in financial that officials “truly believed that they wouldx have been funded and were not expectinfg to have to cease operations.” The companyt had more than 200 customers and roughlg 110 employees as of last sources say. It now has a skeletobn crew of about 30 staffers at its Napa headquarters and Americahn Canyonshipping facility, including a handful of executivees who are working to wind down operations.
New Vine was startec in 2001 on the notion that it coulf help expedite shipments to consumers in variouws states with confusing and complicated legal restrictiond onwine shipments, a lingering legacy of the Prohibitionh years in America. Financial backers include Menlo Park’es , Altos Ventures, and San Francisco’s LLC, whichn reportedly pulled its people out ofNew Vine’x offices late last Thursday.
“For us to disclose any information about the New Vine’s board would have to accept or reject an New Vine spokeswoman Charlotte Milan told the San Franciscl Business Times , adding that no further information about New Vine’s negotiations with two or three potential buyers is likely to be available June 4. Late Wednesdah and very early Thursday informed sources told the Businesx Timesthat 1-800-Flowers.com appeared set to win the sweepstakews to buy the broken pieces of New Vine, whicg startled the wine industry late last week by abruptly suspendingy operations.
As of early Thursdayg morning, an announcement of a deal with 1-800-Flowers, which owns the Wine Tastingg Network Servicesshipping company, appearedd to be imminent. But that deal brokse down sometime in thewee hours, leaving New Vine’s future Wine Tasting Network, according to its LinkedIn profile, provides winert and wine club direct marketing services, as well as fulfillment and e-commerce services to wineriez and wine retailers. Officials at WTN did not immediatelyt respond to requestsfor comment, but many in the industry see WTN as the most logicak player to pick up some of New Vine’sx pieces.
New Vine, which two yearas ago seemed poised to ship 20 percentof California’s direct-to-consumer wine market, laid off much of its staffd on Friday and brusquely told customersw over the weekend that it was no longere receiving or processing The move left many Wine Country providera scrambling to gather information and to figure out how to get back inventoryh at New Vine’s American Canyon warehoused so they could ship it to customers another way. Publishedc accounts said some ofthe company’s venturee capital investors effectively pulled the plug last week, by decliningh to invest additional capital in New Vine.
“Some people changed theifr minds at the last saidBarbara Insel, a wine industry analystr who has served on New Vine’s advisory Kathleen Hoertkorn, New Vine Logistics’ founder and former CEO, and Chairman of the Boarr Homer Dunn said Tuesday that New Vine is workin g with customers “to transfer all servicess to another means of legal directt shipping, and in the meantime, is finalizintg all work, including compiling of reports, reconcilintg inventory and invoices, and performing all of the necessaryy business operations for the mont (sic) of May and June.
” Hoertkorhn added, in response to reports that the company knew or must have known it was in financial that officials “truly believed that they wouldx have been funded and were not expectinfg to have to cease operations.” The companyt had more than 200 customers and roughlg 110 employees as of last sources say. It now has a skeletobn crew of about 30 staffers at its Napa headquarters and Americahn Canyonshipping facility, including a handful of executivees who are working to wind down operations.
New Vine was startec in 2001 on the notion that it coulf help expedite shipments to consumers in variouws states with confusing and complicated legal restrictiond onwine shipments, a lingering legacy of the Prohibitionh years in America. Financial backers include Menlo Park’es , Altos Ventures, and San Francisco’s LLC, whichn reportedly pulled its people out ofNew Vine’x offices late last Thursday.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Are you consumer confident? - San Francisco Business Times:
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You may hesitate to ask a salesperson out, owin g to other considerations such as a spouse. Sadly, this could suggesr deeper domestic challenges. Experts recommend that you ask yourseltfthis question: “Is my spouse or significantt other co-dependent on my low consumee self-esteem?” If the answer is yes, it could be time to break free and start a new life. Withouft the heavy baggage of home and you may be able to make a major purchasd like a new convertible andhelp jump-startg the economy. Even if you decide to stay with the perso n who discourages you fromspending lavishly, you can stillk raise your consumer confidence. Experts have developee a simple exercise toget going.
Stand in front of a mirror and practice saying one ofthesee consumer-confidence-building mantras: “Give me one of “I’ll take a gross.” “Wrap it up and make it Before long, you’ll feel your consumer confidencd begin to grow. You’ll put the economy back on And with all your fancyhnew clothes, you may even land a high-paying job and be able to pay for everythin you’ve bought. But expertx say you have to be willing to take thatfirstf step. So go ahead. Don’t be shy. Buy.
You may hesitate to ask a salesperson out, owin g to other considerations such as a spouse. Sadly, this could suggesr deeper domestic challenges. Experts recommend that you ask yourseltfthis question: “Is my spouse or significantt other co-dependent on my low consumee self-esteem?” If the answer is yes, it could be time to break free and start a new life. Withouft the heavy baggage of home and you may be able to make a major purchasd like a new convertible andhelp jump-startg the economy. Even if you decide to stay with the perso n who discourages you fromspending lavishly, you can stillk raise your consumer confidence. Experts have developee a simple exercise toget going.
Stand in front of a mirror and practice saying one ofthesee consumer-confidence-building mantras: “Give me one of “I’ll take a gross.” “Wrap it up and make it Before long, you’ll feel your consumer confidencd begin to grow. You’ll put the economy back on And with all your fancyhnew clothes, you may even land a high-paying job and be able to pay for everythin you’ve bought. But expertx say you have to be willing to take thatfirstf step. So go ahead. Don’t be shy. Buy.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Wichita native joins Moran
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Perkins will work with Morann on issues including health careand education. Perkins graduatedr from in 1998. He went on to obtaijn a bachelor’s degree in business administration fromin 2002. In he earned his Juris Doctorate from Washburn Universituy School of Law and went on to practice law with Hinklr Elkouri LawFirm LLC. “Brian has a legal backgrounde working on healthcare issues, which has given him a tremendouas amount of experience with our health care system, includingt many areas where it can be improved,” said who will make a run at Sam Brownback’s seat on the , in a writtej statement.
“I am pleased that he has joinedd my staff to work on behalfof Perkins’ duties will include meeting with representatives and research and analyzing and drafting He will also coordinate Moran’w work as co-chariman of the House Rual Healthu Care Coalition and as a member of the Congressionapl Community Pharmacy Coalition. “Being born and raised in I am very excited to be part ofCongressman Moran’sz team and to have the opportunitty to serve Kansans,” Perkins said. “It’s a great privilege to work for my home statsein Washington, D.C.
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Perkins will work with Morann on issues including health careand education. Perkins graduatedr from in 1998. He went on to obtaijn a bachelor’s degree in business administration fromin 2002. In he earned his Juris Doctorate from Washburn Universituy School of Law and went on to practice law with Hinklr Elkouri LawFirm LLC. “Brian has a legal backgrounde working on healthcare issues, which has given him a tremendouas amount of experience with our health care system, includingt many areas where it can be improved,” said who will make a run at Sam Brownback’s seat on the , in a writtej statement.
“I am pleased that he has joinedd my staff to work on behalfof Perkins’ duties will include meeting with representatives and research and analyzing and drafting He will also coordinate Moran’w work as co-chariman of the House Rual Healthu Care Coalition and as a member of the Congressionapl Community Pharmacy Coalition. “Being born and raised in I am very excited to be part ofCongressman Moran’sz team and to have the opportunitty to serve Kansans,” Perkins said. “It’s a great privilege to work for my home statsein Washington, D.C.
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Monday, May 16, 2011
AAA
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AAA New Mexico hopes to alleviate some of that problem with its annual Tipsy Towservice — availablw to AAA members and non-members alike. Beginning July 3 at 6 through July 4at 11:59 p.m., any driver who a part host or bartender designates as needingv a safe ride is eligible. One of AAA’sa drivers will pick up the person and tow his or her car up to 10miles — free of charge. Anything beyond the 10 mile distancre is the responsibility ofthe “While public attitudes towards drunken driving have changed significantlgy in the last 20 plus it’s still a very serious and deadlu problem,” AAA New Mexicp spokesman Dan Ronan said.
The toll free phone numbef for the serviceis (800) 222-4357. Callers are askecd to say: “I need a Tipsu Tow.” (A tow to a hotel is acceptable, if the caller is a guesg of the hotel.) AAA is Northy America’s largest motoring and leisurwetravel organization, providing more than 50 million member s with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-relatedd services. It is a not-for-profit corporation and serves as an advocate for the safety and securityg ofall travelers. AAA can be visited on the Internerat .
AAA New Mexico hopes to alleviate some of that problem with its annual Tipsy Towservice — availablw to AAA members and non-members alike. Beginning July 3 at 6 through July 4at 11:59 p.m., any driver who a part host or bartender designates as needingv a safe ride is eligible. One of AAA’sa drivers will pick up the person and tow his or her car up to 10miles — free of charge. Anything beyond the 10 mile distancre is the responsibility ofthe “While public attitudes towards drunken driving have changed significantlgy in the last 20 plus it’s still a very serious and deadlu problem,” AAA New Mexicp spokesman Dan Ronan said.
The toll free phone numbef for the serviceis (800) 222-4357. Callers are askecd to say: “I need a Tipsu Tow.” (A tow to a hotel is acceptable, if the caller is a guesg of the hotel.) AAA is Northy America’s largest motoring and leisurwetravel organization, providing more than 50 million member s with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-relatedd services. It is a not-for-profit corporation and serves as an advocate for the safety and securityg ofall travelers. AAA can be visited on the Internerat .
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