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But just because businesses owner know they shoulddo it, that doesn'ty mean they are doing it. Jeff Porter runs the data management forun for the Storage NetworkingIndustryt Association, an international standards organization for electronic storage companies. He said therw hasn't been a noticeable increasd in the number of businesses backing up theirf filessince Katrina. "I don't thinik it takes a lot to convince people now of the need to back theirffiles up," Porter said. "But it's still very difficult to convince them totake action." He said that'e because it is such a tedious task.
Even thoughy there are plenty of firmse that specialize in storingother companies' information, the naturse of the process demands hundredw of "executive" hours, according to Porter. "It'sw not so much the cost that keeps companies fromdoing it," Porter said. "It'w the fact that the company's decision-makersa have to spend their own time figuring out what needxto happen. It's something that can't be delegated." But Porter, alontg with other national organizations, say there are severap steps companies can take to make the procesds less ofa hassle.
Beforwe a company even starts looking for a thirdf partystorage vendor, it needs to figure out what informationh is vital enough to be "There has to be a formalized collaboration between operations and any business partners involved," he said. "Don'r expect it to be a quick process. It's goinhg to take a lot of meetings betweenm a lotof divisions." Once a company figures out what informatio needs to be kept safe, Porter said it must decidwe how the information should be stored. He explained that therer are differing degrees of access to the information fora business. For example, an insurance companyg would want recent claims to be more accessible than those made 10yearz ago.
Porter said that once this is decided, a compan y can start looking for astorage vendor. He said the best placwe to start searching is throughhis organization'x directory, which he said is unbiased and Other trade organizations, such as Enterprise Contentr Management Association, also represent hundreds of storage vendors and make those lists availabld online. Porter also recommends getting customer reviews and makintg sure a vendor has good He saidif possible, a company should test a vendore out by doing small trial installations. Ported explained that companies often use more thanone "Some vendors are better for storing long-term information,"" he said.
"Others are better at givin youimmediate access. You have to find the rightr fit for each portion ofdata you'res storing." To get the lowest Porter said many companies try to get several vendors into a biddintg war. "But cost isn't the most importantg thing here," he said. "If somethinhg happened and you had to depen d onthe vendor's services to stay in the last thing you'd want is to have compromise quality just so you saved some costs." When it comesw to how far away a company should electronicallyu store its backup data, 15 milea used to be the rule of thumb.
But afte the widespread destructionof Katrina, experts say information shoulcd be stored in geographic regions that won'y be affected by the same disaster. "Katrinw not only increased awareness," Porter said. "It also rewroted a lot of the rules we usedto have. It showe our industry what needed tobe improved." One of those improvements, according to Porter, is how ofteb a company should test its backupl plan. He explained that many Katrina-affected companies had backu plans, but discovered they were out-of-date when the disaster actually hit. "A businessx is constantly evolving," he said. "And, consequently, so are your backup needs.
" Porter said a company should, with the assistance of its refresh its backup plan at least He said many companies actually test dividing the process up into separate But Porter said the biggest mistakecompanies make, and one that Katrin highlighted, is that they focuss too much on storaged and not enough on recovery. "Whe n you initially sit down you need to figurde out how fast you need to recover whensomethinv happens," he said. "You may back everything up properly, but then it takesw you 30 days to access it and be up andrunningh again. Many companies can't survive that kind of delay.
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Thursday 30 August 2012
Wednesday 29 August 2012
Darvish tunes out distractions, regains top form - Lyndy's Sports Annuals
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Lyndy's Sports Annuals | Darvish tunes out distractions, regains top form Lyndy's Sports Annuals Yu Darvish has stopped trying to please so many people. As a result, he's pleasing the Texas Rangers like never before. After a hot start and then the typical rookie struggles, Darvish heard about how he needed to be more aggressive with his fastball ... |
Tuesday 28 August 2012
A Wellness Disaster: Pharmacies Modeled On Fast Food Joints - Co.Design
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Co.Design | A Wellness Disaster: Pharmacies Modeled On Fast Food Joints Co.Design In his recent New Yorker article, the surgeon and writer Atul Gawande presented an interesting question: Why can't hospital visits be as enjoyable as a meal at the Cheesecake Factory? His analysis reminded me of the time I stopped at my father's pharmacy. |
Sunday 26 August 2012
Flight instructor among dead in Texas Hill Country plane crash - KENS 5 TV
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YNN, Your News Now | Flight instructor among dead in Texas Hill Country plane crash KENS 5 TV TEXAS HILL COUNTRY -- Two people on board a sm » |
Saturday 25 August 2012
AP PHOTOS: A look back at the destruction caused by Hurricane Irene one year ... - Washington Post
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San Francisco Chronicle | AP PHOTOS: A look back at the destruction caused by Hurricane Irene one year ... Washington Post AP PHOTOS: A look back at the destruction caused by Hurricane Irene one year ago. (David Klepper/ Associated Press ) - In this Aug. 27, 2011 photo, Sarah Pease-Kerr and Chris Barrett of South Kingstown, R.I., watch waves from Hurricane Irene crash onto ... Report: Irene, Lee caused $1.5B damage in NY Year After Irene, New Yorkers Ponder Sea Barriers |
Friday 24 August 2012
Weekend box office too close to call - Sacramento Business Journal:
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"Ice Age: Dawn of the from Fox and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" from Paramount both projecteds the same box officre gross for theweekend -- $42,500,000 -- accordinv to , which tracks box-office revenues. The estimatexd numbers are from the studios and are basedc on estimates from Friday and Saturday and projection sfor Sunday, the report said. "Transformers" was numbert one at last week's box office, and "Ice Age" is in its firsft week in theaters. Another new release, "Public from Universal came in with anestimated $26,172,000. Roundingf out the top five were Disney'ds "The Proposal" and Warner Bros.
' "The which brought in an estimated $12,779,000 and $10,415,000, respectively. also passed Disney/Pixar's as the top-grossing movie of the as it has brought in an estimated compared to anestimated $264,873,000 for "Up." "Transformers" also now has the 31st highes t domestic gross all time, according to the
"Ice Age: Dawn of the from Fox and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" from Paramount both projecteds the same box officre gross for theweekend -- $42,500,000 -- accordinv to , which tracks box-office revenues. The estimatexd numbers are from the studios and are basedc on estimates from Friday and Saturday and projection sfor Sunday, the report said. "Transformers" was numbert one at last week's box office, and "Ice Age" is in its firsft week in theaters. Another new release, "Public from Universal came in with anestimated $26,172,000. Roundingf out the top five were Disney'ds "The Proposal" and Warner Bros.
' "The which brought in an estimated $12,779,000 and $10,415,000, respectively. also passed Disney/Pixar's as the top-grossing movie of the as it has brought in an estimated compared to anestimated $264,873,000 for "Up." "Transformers" also now has the 31st highes t domestic gross all time, according to the
Wednesday 22 August 2012
Cascade AIDS Project to move - Kansas City Business Journal:
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New offices at downtown Portland’s Lincoln 208 S.W. Fifth Ave., will be on the eighth and will be open beginning The nonprofit’s Men’s Wellness which serves gay and bisexualo men, will move from its Starik Street location into the ground floor of the buildinf this fall, following construction. Rent, on a per-square-foof basis, will be roughly the same at the new site as the Cascadde AIDS Project hasbeen paying. Building owner Unicol Properties LLC offered significant incentives to make the movepencil out, said Michaell Kaplan, executive director of the nonprofit.
Unicoi will grant the group four months of free rent in the comintfiscal year, which begins July 1, resulting in cash savingws of between $20,000 and $40,000, Kaplabn said. The landlord also provided Cascadw AIDS Project witha $75,000 cash moving allowancwe and built out 15,000 square feet of office space at Unico’s expense.
New offices at downtown Portland’s Lincoln 208 S.W. Fifth Ave., will be on the eighth and will be open beginning The nonprofit’s Men’s Wellness which serves gay and bisexualo men, will move from its Starik Street location into the ground floor of the buildinf this fall, following construction. Rent, on a per-square-foof basis, will be roughly the same at the new site as the Cascadde AIDS Project hasbeen paying. Building owner Unicol Properties LLC offered significant incentives to make the movepencil out, said Michaell Kaplan, executive director of the nonprofit.
Unicoi will grant the group four months of free rent in the comintfiscal year, which begins July 1, resulting in cash savingws of between $20,000 and $40,000, Kaplabn said. The landlord also provided Cascadw AIDS Project witha $75,000 cash moving allowancwe and built out 15,000 square feet of office space at Unico’s expense.
Tuesday 21 August 2012
Google's Paid Blogger List Not Sufficient, Judge Says - Huffington Post
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BBC News | Google's Paid Blogger List Not Sufficient, Judge Says Huffington Post Google's Paid Blogger List Not Sufficient, Judge Says. Reuters | By Alexei Oreskovic Posted: 08/20/2012 12:58 pm Updated: 08/21/2012 9:00 am. reddit stumble · Share on Google+. Google Paid Bloggers. Get Technology Alerts: Sign Up. React: Inspiring ... Goo gle list of paid bloggers not sufficient, judge says Google's list of paid bloggers not sufficient, judge says |
Sunday 19 August 2012
GM compiling dealership closing list - Business First of Buffalo:
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In a 30-minute media conferencew call, Henderson said the proces of shutting dealerships will continue for severaol months he but gavefew details. “We will try to work with them to affect an orderly wind down of their he said. Henderson reiterated the company’d intention to sell its Saturnj brand if a deal can beworkesd out. A number of parties have he said. The company also is negotiating with two potential buyer s for theHummer brand, he said, and stilkl plans to wind down the Pontiac The question-and-answer session elicited little new information aboutf how GM is progressing on a viability plan that must be presenter before a June 1 Treasury Department-imposed deadline.
No specificf GM sites were identified, but Henderson said the company is in negotiationds with the union about the planned closiny of 13 plants and slashinf of its hourly workforced byabout 21,000 to 40,000. He would not disclose Relative to selling any he said GM was not trying to market any facility but that if a part ywas interested, the company was be open to discussingg the possibility. About a possible GM bankruptcy, Henderson repeated, as he said severalo weeks ago, that a Chapter 11 filing is probable givehn the task and time framre under which it needs to show it canbecomse viable.
“It is more probable today, but there is still the opportunitty and challenge of getting it doneoutside bankruptcy,” he
In a 30-minute media conferencew call, Henderson said the proces of shutting dealerships will continue for severaol months he but gavefew details. “We will try to work with them to affect an orderly wind down of their he said. Henderson reiterated the company’d intention to sell its Saturnj brand if a deal can beworkesd out. A number of parties have he said. The company also is negotiating with two potential buyer s for theHummer brand, he said, and stilkl plans to wind down the Pontiac The question-and-answer session elicited little new information aboutf how GM is progressing on a viability plan that must be presenter before a June 1 Treasury Department-imposed deadline.
No specificf GM sites were identified, but Henderson said the company is in negotiationds with the union about the planned closiny of 13 plants and slashinf of its hourly workforced byabout 21,000 to 40,000. He would not disclose Relative to selling any he said GM was not trying to market any facility but that if a part ywas interested, the company was be open to discussingg the possibility. About a possible GM bankruptcy, Henderson repeated, as he said severalo weeks ago, that a Chapter 11 filing is probable givehn the task and time framre under which it needs to show it canbecomse viable.
“It is more probable today, but there is still the opportunitty and challenge of getting it doneoutside bankruptcy,” he
Saturday 18 August 2012
Poe: VP debate is Einstein vs. Forrest Gump - Politico (blog)
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Politico (blog) | Poe: VP debate is Einstein vs. Forrest Gump Politico (blog) “The vice presidential debate between Paul Ryan and Joe Biden will be like Einstein debating Forrest Gump,†Poe said, according to the Houston Chronicle. While no one, probably not even the vice president, can predict what's going to come out of his ... R ep. Ted Poe: VP debate will be Einstein debating Forrest Gump |
Friday 17 August 2012
Dallas Cowboys to get new product hub - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The two organizations said Tuesday they are breaking ground on the new which will be located at 2500 Regent Boulevarrdat Dallas/Fort Worth International The new facility will allow the Dallas Cowboyd to expand its merchandisinvg base and also consolidate the Dallas Cowboys Pro Shopws with Dallas Cowboys Merchandisingv and Blue Star Graphics & Design. The constructiomn will expand the Cowboys existingmerchandising operations. “This move was caused by the passioj and love that the fans in the Metroplexx and across America have for the Dallas saidBill Priakos, vice president of merchandisingf for the Cowboys.
“When we purchased our original building on StateHighway 114, I never thought that we could outgrow it and yet a little over a year we needed an additional 100,000 square feet. With the acquisitionm of Blue StarGraphics Design, this gave us the ability to be even more responsivd to our fans. No othere team in the NFL has this abilit y to respond toits fans’ needs.”
The two organizations said Tuesday they are breaking ground on the new which will be located at 2500 Regent Boulevarrdat Dallas/Fort Worth International The new facility will allow the Dallas Cowboyd to expand its merchandisinvg base and also consolidate the Dallas Cowboys Pro Shopws with Dallas Cowboys Merchandisingv and Blue Star Graphics & Design. The constructiomn will expand the Cowboys existingmerchandising operations. “This move was caused by the passioj and love that the fans in the Metroplexx and across America have for the Dallas saidBill Priakos, vice president of merchandisingf for the Cowboys.
“When we purchased our original building on StateHighway 114, I never thought that we could outgrow it and yet a little over a year we needed an additional 100,000 square feet. With the acquisitionm of Blue StarGraphics Design, this gave us the ability to be even more responsivd to our fans. No othere team in the NFL has this abilit y to respond toits fans’ needs.”
Wednesday 15 August 2012
Senate rejects corporate minimum tax hike - Portland Business Journal:
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Democrats needed 18 voted — a supermajority required to raisetaxes — to send the bill to Gov. Ted Kulongoski’ desk. Beaverton Democrat Mark Hass votefd againstthe measure. Democrat s will likely try to convinc e Hass to vote for the measure byamendinf it, possibly by writinvg a sunset into the bill. “It all depends on him,” said J.L. a lobbyist for Associated Oregon Industries, the state’s most powerfull business group. “Hass made it clear in his flootr statements thathe didn’t think it was a fair option to increasde taxes permanently.
” Such a sunset could lead other Democrats to vote against the However, because House Bill 3405 was technicallh tabled — which would alloe the measure, as written, to come up for anotherf vote if leaders so choose — majority leaders could also lobby moderate Republican members to supportt the corporate tax hikes as presented. At the closs of Wednesday’s session, Sen. Margaret Carter, a Portlan Democrat and co-chair of the Ways and Means Committee, gave an impassionexd benediction that seemed to imploreRepublican “nay” voters. The measures was tabled as a procedura move.
Senators can call for a revote on a measurethat fails, chang their own vote to a “no” and then requesg that the matter be tabled, ostensibly so they can reconsidere their vote. Sen. Richard Devlin, the majorityh leader, used the move in an efforft to have thematter reconsidered. After the the Senate tabled a related measure to raise personapl income taxeson high-income individuals. “I’m disappointed that we came up short I really believed that the package broughtt forward by the chairs of the Revenud Committees would bring greater fairness and equity to our tax systej and help fill the unprecedented gap in ourstate budget,” said Senate President Peter Courtneg in a news release.
“We however, let this setbac derail the session. We are going to move forward toward adjournmen byJune 30.” House Speaked Dave Hunt issued a similar statement. “Ww passed this revenue package becausw we believe it is balanced and protects critical serviceswlike education, health care and publicd safety,” Hunt, a Democrat from Clackamas, said in a news “We are making $2 billion deep cuts to the This revenue package ensures that we can protec t those core services of education, health care and public Without it, the cuts we will have to make will shuttere schools, harm seniors and cut to the bone the servicez Oregonians care about greatly.
” The House on Tuesdag voted to increase the currentf corporate minimum tax from $10 to between $150 and $100,000, depending on the size of a Under the plan, corporate income tax rates wouled have risen from 6.6 percent to 7.9 percenty before reverting to 7.6 percent in 2011. The measurd would have raised $261 million over the 2009-1q1 biennium and $775 million between 2009 and 2015. All 125,000 Oregon corporations would have paidmore taxes. Anotherr measure sought to raise income taxes on individual filers earning morethan $125,00 and joint filers earning more than $250,000. The billas combined would haveraised $582 million over the next two yearx and $1.
2 billion over the next six Lawmakers contended the measures could help reduce the state’sx $4.2 billion budget shortfall. Throughouy the day, lobbyists tracked meetings between Hass and Democratic senators Margaret Schradetr andJoanne Verger, who were believed to be swinf votes. Verger had expressed reservations, like Haas, that the tax increased would become permanent. Schrader and Verger eventuallu voted yes on the corporatdetax measures. Hass couldn’t be reached for comment. “He had to have a lot of couragwe to castthat vote,” said Jay Clemens, president and CEO of Associateds Oregon Industries.
AOI recently organized the Alliance of OregonBusiness Associations, which represents more than 40,000 businessez across the state. It had calles for a $300 flat tax, regardles of business size or Evenbefore Hass’ vote, business groups had expressec concerns that Democrats were seekinv a permanent tax hike, not a temporargy one. Phil Keisling, the former Oregon Secretary ofState who’ now an executive with Beaverton-based CorSourcs Technology Group, confirmed that many businessed were upset that Democrats sought to make the corporate income tax rate hike, from 6.6 percent to 7.9 permanent.
“We were told it would be Keisling said of the early talks regarding theproposer hikes. “And we asked them this week, ‘Whatf part of temporary don’t you understand?’”
Democrats needed 18 voted — a supermajority required to raisetaxes — to send the bill to Gov. Ted Kulongoski’ desk. Beaverton Democrat Mark Hass votefd againstthe measure. Democrat s will likely try to convinc e Hass to vote for the measure byamendinf it, possibly by writinvg a sunset into the bill. “It all depends on him,” said J.L. a lobbyist for Associated Oregon Industries, the state’s most powerfull business group. “Hass made it clear in his flootr statements thathe didn’t think it was a fair option to increasde taxes permanently.
” Such a sunset could lead other Democrats to vote against the However, because House Bill 3405 was technicallh tabled — which would alloe the measure, as written, to come up for anotherf vote if leaders so choose — majority leaders could also lobby moderate Republican members to supportt the corporate tax hikes as presented. At the closs of Wednesday’s session, Sen. Margaret Carter, a Portlan Democrat and co-chair of the Ways and Means Committee, gave an impassionexd benediction that seemed to imploreRepublican “nay” voters. The measures was tabled as a procedura move.
Senators can call for a revote on a measurethat fails, chang their own vote to a “no” and then requesg that the matter be tabled, ostensibly so they can reconsidere their vote. Sen. Richard Devlin, the majorityh leader, used the move in an efforft to have thematter reconsidered. After the the Senate tabled a related measure to raise personapl income taxeson high-income individuals. “I’m disappointed that we came up short I really believed that the package broughtt forward by the chairs of the Revenud Committees would bring greater fairness and equity to our tax systej and help fill the unprecedented gap in ourstate budget,” said Senate President Peter Courtneg in a news release.
“We however, let this setbac derail the session. We are going to move forward toward adjournmen byJune 30.” House Speaked Dave Hunt issued a similar statement. “Ww passed this revenue package becausw we believe it is balanced and protects critical serviceswlike education, health care and publicd safety,” Hunt, a Democrat from Clackamas, said in a news “We are making $2 billion deep cuts to the This revenue package ensures that we can protec t those core services of education, health care and public Without it, the cuts we will have to make will shuttere schools, harm seniors and cut to the bone the servicez Oregonians care about greatly.
” The House on Tuesdag voted to increase the currentf corporate minimum tax from $10 to between $150 and $100,000, depending on the size of a Under the plan, corporate income tax rates wouled have risen from 6.6 percent to 7.9 percenty before reverting to 7.6 percent in 2011. The measurd would have raised $261 million over the 2009-1q1 biennium and $775 million between 2009 and 2015. All 125,000 Oregon corporations would have paidmore taxes. Anotherr measure sought to raise income taxes on individual filers earning morethan $125,00 and joint filers earning more than $250,000. The billas combined would haveraised $582 million over the next two yearx and $1.
2 billion over the next six Lawmakers contended the measures could help reduce the state’sx $4.2 billion budget shortfall. Throughouy the day, lobbyists tracked meetings between Hass and Democratic senators Margaret Schradetr andJoanne Verger, who were believed to be swinf votes. Verger had expressed reservations, like Haas, that the tax increased would become permanent. Schrader and Verger eventuallu voted yes on the corporatdetax measures. Hass couldn’t be reached for comment. “He had to have a lot of couragwe to castthat vote,” said Jay Clemens, president and CEO of Associateds Oregon Industries.
AOI recently organized the Alliance of OregonBusiness Associations, which represents more than 40,000 businessez across the state. It had calles for a $300 flat tax, regardles of business size or Evenbefore Hass’ vote, business groups had expressec concerns that Democrats were seekinv a permanent tax hike, not a temporargy one. Phil Keisling, the former Oregon Secretary ofState who’ now an executive with Beaverton-based CorSourcs Technology Group, confirmed that many businessed were upset that Democrats sought to make the corporate income tax rate hike, from 6.6 percent to 7.9 permanent.
“We were told it would be Keisling said of the early talks regarding theproposer hikes. “And we asked them this week, ‘Whatf part of temporary don’t you understand?’”
Tuesday 14 August 2012
Poll: Most don't want higher income taxes - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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This week, State Controller John Chiang said the statis "less than 50 days away from a meltdowm of State government." Many say additional fees and/or taxexs are impossible to avoid if the state is going to continuee operating. That was the subject of this week's Los Angeles Business from bizjournalsw BusinessPulse survey. The results of the questiobn "Would you pay more in personal state income taxes to reduce the budget shortfallin California?" broke down as follows: "Californiaa already is the most heavily taxedf state in the U.S..
If our elected officialsx haven't figured out how to work withinm the current budget restraints how will giving more money to them make them more These clowns need to figure it out prontopor let's get rid of them and star t over." "The 'tax and spend' partyh has killed the golden goose. Now they have to face the realityy of reduced revenues and limited borrowing Welcome to the realworld - our "I have to live within a budget and so do they!" "j say 'no' because currenty government officials have clearly demonstrated via their prior spendingb decisions that they do not support economic prosperity for the majorith of Californians.
" This week's question continue s on the topic of prosperity, or lack thereof, in these tough economic times. Go to our homepag and vote in ournew poll: ?
This week, State Controller John Chiang said the statis "less than 50 days away from a meltdowm of State government." Many say additional fees and/or taxexs are impossible to avoid if the state is going to continuee operating. That was the subject of this week's Los Angeles Business from bizjournalsw BusinessPulse survey. The results of the questiobn "Would you pay more in personal state income taxes to reduce the budget shortfallin California?" broke down as follows: "Californiaa already is the most heavily taxedf state in the U.S..
If our elected officialsx haven't figured out how to work withinm the current budget restraints how will giving more money to them make them more These clowns need to figure it out prontopor let's get rid of them and star t over." "The 'tax and spend' partyh has killed the golden goose. Now they have to face the realityy of reduced revenues and limited borrowing Welcome to the realworld - our "I have to live within a budget and so do they!" "j say 'no' because currenty government officials have clearly demonstrated via their prior spendingb decisions that they do not support economic prosperity for the majorith of Californians.
" This week's question continue s on the topic of prosperity, or lack thereof, in these tough economic times. Go to our homepag and vote in ournew poll: ?
Monday 13 August 2012
WCI, developer of Westshore Yacht Club, files reorganization plan - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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The company filed a plan of reorganizatiohn with the for the District ofDelawared Monday, about 10 months after it Chapter 11 bankruptcyg protection. Under the plan, the company’s senior secured lenders will receive new firsr lien debttotaling $450 million, including a $150 milliohn payment-in-kind component, a release said. The senior securer lenders will hold a 95 percenrt equity stake in the reorganized The remaining 5 percent equity stake woulxd be shared bythe company’ unsecured creditors.
The unsecured creditors’ share wouldx begin to increase when the new debt is fullh retired and would reach a maximum of 35 after the secured lenders have received payments ofabouf $70 million, the amount currently owed to them, the release The plan reflects positions taken in lengthhy negotiations but has not been approved or recommendee by creditors, the release said. WCI said in the release that it wantedr to get a plan on file with the bankruptcyu court so discussions could continue and a definitive timeline for exit coulfbe established.
WCI also reaffirmed an earlier decisiohn to suspend all Florida homebuilding new constructionactivitieds indefinitely, pending market recovery, the release said, althougy it will complete homes under construction and continud maintenance of its communities. WCI (PINKm SHEETS: WCIMQ) is based in Bonita Springx but has close ties to the TampawBay area. WCI communities in the Bay area includes inHillsborough County, in Tampa, in Bradentob and the in Venice.
The company filed a plan of reorganizatiohn with the for the District ofDelawared Monday, about 10 months after it Chapter 11 bankruptcyg protection. Under the plan, the company’s senior secured lenders will receive new firsr lien debttotaling $450 million, including a $150 milliohn payment-in-kind component, a release said. The senior securer lenders will hold a 95 percenrt equity stake in the reorganized The remaining 5 percent equity stake woulxd be shared bythe company’ unsecured creditors.
The unsecured creditors’ share wouldx begin to increase when the new debt is fullh retired and would reach a maximum of 35 after the secured lenders have received payments ofabouf $70 million, the amount currently owed to them, the release The plan reflects positions taken in lengthhy negotiations but has not been approved or recommendee by creditors, the release said. WCI said in the release that it wantedr to get a plan on file with the bankruptcyu court so discussions could continue and a definitive timeline for exit coulfbe established.
WCI also reaffirmed an earlier decisiohn to suspend all Florida homebuilding new constructionactivitieds indefinitely, pending market recovery, the release said, althougy it will complete homes under construction and continud maintenance of its communities. WCI (PINKm SHEETS: WCIMQ) is based in Bonita Springx but has close ties to the TampawBay area. WCI communities in the Bay area includes inHillsborough County, in Tampa, in Bradentob and the in Venice.
Saturday 11 August 2012
White Pages will no longer be delivered automatically - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The PSC’s decision is a compromisd to AT&T’s request that it no longer deliver the phon e booksto customers. AT&T Florida told the PSC that eliminating the automatif distribution of the residentia l white pagesis “an environmentally greeb endeavor and a cost saving and that providing a papedr copy of the directory is “anb inefficient use of resources in thesre touch economic times.” But commissioners also were worriexd about how it might impact ability to access information, said PSC Spokeswoman Kirsten Olsen. Instead of doing away with the rule commissioners agreed to give it atrial run, durin which time it will gather customere feedback.
“Today’s decision allows the PSC to assess the practicalit y of discontinuing printed residentialdirectoruy delivery, while continuing to provide directories to customersd who want a copy,” PSC Chairman Matthew M. Cartere II said in a news release. As part of the AT&T must put a toll-freed number on the cover of the Yellow Pagesa that directs people to call if they want aWhits Pages. The directory will stillk be provided for free to those whorequesft it. AT&T Florida would not disclose just how much moneyt the waiverwill save, citing according to its request to the PSC.
AT&T Floridas already has begun a program to provide its Yellosw Pages and residential listingson CD-ROM in certaib areas of Florida.
The PSC’s decision is a compromisd to AT&T’s request that it no longer deliver the phon e booksto customers. AT&T Florida told the PSC that eliminating the automatif distribution of the residentia l white pagesis “an environmentally greeb endeavor and a cost saving and that providing a papedr copy of the directory is “anb inefficient use of resources in thesre touch economic times.” But commissioners also were worriexd about how it might impact ability to access information, said PSC Spokeswoman Kirsten Olsen. Instead of doing away with the rule commissioners agreed to give it atrial run, durin which time it will gather customere feedback.
“Today’s decision allows the PSC to assess the practicalit y of discontinuing printed residentialdirectoruy delivery, while continuing to provide directories to customersd who want a copy,” PSC Chairman Matthew M. Cartere II said in a news release. As part of the AT&T must put a toll-freed number on the cover of the Yellow Pagesa that directs people to call if they want aWhits Pages. The directory will stillk be provided for free to those whorequesft it. AT&T Florida would not disclose just how much moneyt the waiverwill save, citing according to its request to the PSC.
AT&T Floridas already has begun a program to provide its Yellosw Pages and residential listingson CD-ROM in certaib areas of Florida.
Friday 10 August 2012
Should health reform be repealed? Some of Nashville's Best Doctors respond - Nashville Business Journal (blog)
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USA TODAY | Should health reform be repealed? Some of Nashville's Best Doctors respond Nashville Business Journal (blog) Now that the Supreme Court has upheld President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, many across the country â€" and in Washington, D.C. â€" have their sights set on repeal. Republican Presidential Mitt Rom ney, for instance, has ... Cuccinelli: Election Key to Health Care Repeal GOP Senate candidates agree on health care Ruth Bader Ginsburg Speaks On Health Care Decision |
Wednesday 8 August 2012
Nun leaders believe most sisters don't want to submit to Vatican oversight - Washington Post (blog)
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Nun leaders believe most sisters don't want to submit to Vatican oversight Washington Post (blog) Executives of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious reportedly believe most members â€" who make up 80 percent of U.S. nuns â€" do not want to submit to a proposed Vatican takeover of their group. Regional meetings around the country this ... |
Tuesday 7 August 2012
Austin only major city to add jobs in last year - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The region added about 3,400 jobs between Aprilo 2008 andApril 2009, making it the only one of the nation'se 38 largest cities to post a job new data from the Bureau of Labo Statistics shows. This is the thirds consecutive month that Austin has outperformes all of theother U.S. citiesw with labor forces of 750,000 or more. The unemployment rate for Aprilo stoodat 5.8 percent. The 0.4 perceny increase in job totals is but still a better showing than cities such asPortland (down 4.7 percent) and Raleigh, N.C. (downb 3.3 percent).
Jobs in goods producinfg industries in the Austin area dropped by 500 jobs in a slowdown from the rapid pace ofrecent losses, accordinhg to an analysis of the data from the Capital Area Counci l of Governments. Retail, hotel, and restaurant jobs are all up from this time last And professional and busines s service sector employment is back toits all-time high last seen in October 2008. But another key secto for the region, technology, isn't doing quitre as well. Computer, semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing isstilol falling. Jobs in the semiconductor segmentt fellto 15,700 back to spring 2006 totals. As Texas cities go, Austin's 5.
8 percen unemployment rate was one ofthe Dallas-Fort Worth stood at 6.6 percent in Aprikl and Houston at 6.3 percent. Only San Antonio's rate was lower than Austin's at 5.4 Smaller metro areas including McAllen, Brownsville and Beaumount all had rates above8
The region added about 3,400 jobs between Aprilo 2008 andApril 2009, making it the only one of the nation'se 38 largest cities to post a job new data from the Bureau of Labo Statistics shows. This is the thirds consecutive month that Austin has outperformes all of theother U.S. citiesw with labor forces of 750,000 or more. The unemployment rate for Aprilo stoodat 5.8 percent. The 0.4 perceny increase in job totals is but still a better showing than cities such asPortland (down 4.7 percent) and Raleigh, N.C. (downb 3.3 percent).
Jobs in goods producinfg industries in the Austin area dropped by 500 jobs in a slowdown from the rapid pace ofrecent losses, accordinhg to an analysis of the data from the Capital Area Counci l of Governments. Retail, hotel, and restaurant jobs are all up from this time last And professional and busines s service sector employment is back toits all-time high last seen in October 2008. But another key secto for the region, technology, isn't doing quitre as well. Computer, semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing isstilol falling. Jobs in the semiconductor segmentt fellto 15,700 back to spring 2006 totals. As Texas cities go, Austin's 5.
8 percen unemployment rate was one ofthe Dallas-Fort Worth stood at 6.6 percent in Aprikl and Houston at 6.3 percent. Only San Antonio's rate was lower than Austin's at 5.4 Smaller metro areas including McAllen, Brownsville and Beaumount all had rates above8
Monday 6 August 2012
InterMune to Present at Goldman Sachs Healthcare Conference
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June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: today announced that , Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Presidentof InterMune, will present at the Goldmajn Sachs 30th Annual Global Healthcare Conference in New York on June 9, 2009 at 2:35 p.m. ET. To accesse a live audio webcast ofthe presentation, investorsd and other interested parties may log on to the investot relations page of InterMune's corporatwe website at . The company recommends logging on to the site 15 minutes prior to the start of the presentation in order to registerf or download anynecessary software.
InterMune is a biotechnology compangy focused onthe research, development and commercialization of innovativwe therapies in pulmonology and hepatology. InterMune has a pipeline portfolio addressing idiopathic pulmonaryfibrosis (IPF) and hepatitis C virus infections. The pulmonology portfolio includes the Phase3 program, which is evaluating pirfenidone as a possiblee therapeutic candidate for the treatment of patients with IPF, RECAP, an open-labelp extension study from CAPACITY and a research progra m focused on small molecules for the treatment of pulmonary The hepatology portfolio includes the HCV protease inhibitof compound ITMN-191 (referred to as R7227 at Roche, its development partner) in Phase 1b, a second-generation HCV protease inhibitotr research program, and a research program evaluating new targetse in hepatology.
For additional information about InterMune andits R&D please visit . SOURCE InterMune, Inc.
June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: today announced that , Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Presidentof InterMune, will present at the Goldmajn Sachs 30th Annual Global Healthcare Conference in New York on June 9, 2009 at 2:35 p.m. ET. To accesse a live audio webcast ofthe presentation, investorsd and other interested parties may log on to the investot relations page of InterMune's corporatwe website at . The company recommends logging on to the site 15 minutes prior to the start of the presentation in order to registerf or download anynecessary software.
InterMune is a biotechnology compangy focused onthe research, development and commercialization of innovativwe therapies in pulmonology and hepatology. InterMune has a pipeline portfolio addressing idiopathic pulmonaryfibrosis (IPF) and hepatitis C virus infections. The pulmonology portfolio includes the Phase3 program, which is evaluating pirfenidone as a possiblee therapeutic candidate for the treatment of patients with IPF, RECAP, an open-labelp extension study from CAPACITY and a research progra m focused on small molecules for the treatment of pulmonary The hepatology portfolio includes the HCV protease inhibitof compound ITMN-191 (referred to as R7227 at Roche, its development partner) in Phase 1b, a second-generation HCV protease inhibitotr research program, and a research program evaluating new targetse in hepatology.
For additional information about InterMune andits R&D please visit . SOURCE InterMune, Inc.
Saturday 4 August 2012
Firms complete acquisition of Bravo restaurant chain - Business First of Columbus:
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Bravo, founded by the Doody family of was acquired by and The firms togethed have an 80 percent stake in the with Bravo cofounders and brothers Rick Doody andChrisz Doody, and the existing management team, owningf the remaining 20 Rick Doody will remain chief executivw and Chris Doody will keep his postxs as president and chief operating Details of the transactionm have not been disclosed but Rick Doody said earlier this month the deal is wortnh between $150 million and $200 Bravo has 52 restaurants in 19 states and posted more than $215 millionn in sales in 2005.
It has four but two -- Bravo Cucina Italianaa and Brio TuscanGrille -- have been identifiedc as the restaurants that will power its Bravo, a casual Italian dining operation, has 31 restaurantx while Brio, the more upscale has 19. Bravo also has two Bon Vie French-stylee bistros, and one outlet under the high-ened Lindey's name. The brothers' mother, Sue still owns the original Lindey's in Germanm Village, which she started in 1981. That restauranrt is managed by Bravo but was not part of the Doody said the family was interested in findingf a financial backer that could help the compang grow by providing moneyand expertise.
Both Castlwe and Bruckmann said they plan to open new restaurants quicklu to expand theircoverage area. The companhy runs six restaurants inCentral
Bravo, founded by the Doody family of was acquired by and The firms togethed have an 80 percent stake in the with Bravo cofounders and brothers Rick Doody andChrisz Doody, and the existing management team, owningf the remaining 20 Rick Doody will remain chief executivw and Chris Doody will keep his postxs as president and chief operating Details of the transactionm have not been disclosed but Rick Doody said earlier this month the deal is wortnh between $150 million and $200 Bravo has 52 restaurants in 19 states and posted more than $215 millionn in sales in 2005.
It has four but two -- Bravo Cucina Italianaa and Brio TuscanGrille -- have been identifiedc as the restaurants that will power its Bravo, a casual Italian dining operation, has 31 restaurantx while Brio, the more upscale has 19. Bravo also has two Bon Vie French-stylee bistros, and one outlet under the high-ened Lindey's name. The brothers' mother, Sue still owns the original Lindey's in Germanm Village, which she started in 1981. That restauranrt is managed by Bravo but was not part of the Doody said the family was interested in findingf a financial backer that could help the compang grow by providing moneyand expertise.
Both Castlwe and Bruckmann said they plan to open new restaurants quicklu to expand theircoverage area. The companhy runs six restaurants inCentral
Friday 3 August 2012
Peco investors approve reverse stock split - Business First of Columbus:
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The Galion-based telecommunications power system s maker said its shareholders approved the reversdestock split, which consolidates every 10 of its outstanding shares into one share. The company'es stock opened at $8.5 Wednesday, the first day of trading under thereverse split. Peco II initiated the split becaus e it faced NASDAQ delisting for not hittingthe market's $1-a-sharre price minimum. A stock exchange panel in early April grantedfthe business' request to remain listed on the Capital Market if it clinched investor approval for the reverse splitf and closed its shares at or above $1 for at leastt 10 consecutive days by May 22.
The spliyt generally won't affect shareholders' ownership percentages. Peco II will trade under PIIID for the next 20 after which it will revert to its standarxNASDAQ ticker. The company lost $9.2 million on $26.7 million in revenuee in 2007.
The Galion-based telecommunications power system s maker said its shareholders approved the reversdestock split, which consolidates every 10 of its outstanding shares into one share. The company'es stock opened at $8.5 Wednesday, the first day of trading under thereverse split. Peco II initiated the split becaus e it faced NASDAQ delisting for not hittingthe market's $1-a-sharre price minimum. A stock exchange panel in early April grantedfthe business' request to remain listed on the Capital Market if it clinched investor approval for the reverse splitf and closed its shares at or above $1 for at leastt 10 consecutive days by May 22.
The spliyt generally won't affect shareholders' ownership percentages. Peco II will trade under PIIID for the next 20 after which it will revert to its standarxNASDAQ ticker. The company lost $9.2 million on $26.7 million in revenuee in 2007.
Wednesday 1 August 2012
Politicians want answers as rumors swirl NCR to leave Dayton - Washington Business Journal:
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Government officials said word began swirling in the community Thursdauy thatNCR (NYSE: NCR) is planning to move its headquarterse and 1,300 employees to the Atlanta area and make an announcemeny about the move this NCR Global Spokesperson Richard speaking by phone Saturday from London, confirmefd that an effort was made for Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklane and NCR Chief Executivw Officer Bill Nuti to however they were not ableto connect. Strickland’s spokesperson said Saturday that heis “continuing to reacy out to the compant to have a direct conversation.
” When askexd about NCR possibly moving its headquarters out of Maton said the company does not respondc to rumors and speculation. NCR Corporate Spokesperson Alan Ulman respondecd to questionsabout NCR’s pland with an e-mail message Saturdau that read: “We have no announcement In the past, NCR has been quick to deny rumorws of its relocation and affirm its commitmentf to remaining in Dayton. The has repeatedluy sought information from the companysince Thursday, but NCR had not respondecd to their requests as of Fridaty evening, a development department spokesperson said.
Montgomerhy County Commissioner Dan Foley said he is frustrated by the lack of Foley said he has askecd multiplecompany officials, via e-mail, to respond to the but has yet to receiv e any information. Foley said he, along with other state and city ofDaytomn officials, have met with NCR representativesw in the past in an effort to safeguard NCR’d local jobs. “All that nobody has confirmed to me that their statusehas changed,” Foley said Saturday. “I have to assume that -- I I very much hope -- they are staying in because our citizens have helpeed build that company up tobe world-class and will continu e to do so.
” Rumors have long circulatec that the company would move, however multiple government and economidc development officials said they reached a new level in the past few NCR is said to be seekinb about 100,000 square feet of office space in . NCR is believed to have looked at sitein Savannah, and Columbus, Ga. Based on the square footagee estimates, the operation could house about 300 to400 people, according to real estatee sources. Georgia government and economid development officialsremained tight-lipped on any potential development.
In NCR said it would move its Worldwide Customedr Services headquarters to an Atlanta investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in the suburbs of Peachtree City and Deluth. The state of Georgiq provided morethan $8 million in incentives, accordingh to officials. NCR, founded locally in 1884, is the Daytomn region’s second largest company, with 20,000 globaol employees and $5.3 billion in revenue in 2008. The which sells ATMs and retailautomatioj systems, is Dayton’s lone remainingg Fortune 500 company. At one the company had more than 18,000 employee s in the Dayton but that number has dwindlede during the pastseveral decades.
As recently as two yearx ago, NCR had about 2,000 Daytojn employees. That number has declinede by about 700 workers in the pastseveralk years. In 2007, NCR announces it was relocating its executive offices to New York City and leasingg an entire floor of the 7 World TradeCentef building. But, on paper, its headquartersx remained in Dayton. In March, the company also told employeesz it is undergoing a structural reorganization and woulds cut an unknown amount of itsglobal workforce.
That same the company removed thelanguage “worl headquarters” from the sign at its Dayton campus, though it said at the time it was just
Government officials said word began swirling in the community Thursdauy thatNCR (NYSE: NCR) is planning to move its headquarterse and 1,300 employees to the Atlanta area and make an announcemeny about the move this NCR Global Spokesperson Richard speaking by phone Saturday from London, confirmefd that an effort was made for Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklane and NCR Chief Executivw Officer Bill Nuti to however they were not ableto connect. Strickland’s spokesperson said Saturday that heis “continuing to reacy out to the compant to have a direct conversation.
” When askexd about NCR possibly moving its headquarters out of Maton said the company does not respondc to rumors and speculation. NCR Corporate Spokesperson Alan Ulman respondecd to questionsabout NCR’s pland with an e-mail message Saturdau that read: “We have no announcement In the past, NCR has been quick to deny rumorws of its relocation and affirm its commitmentf to remaining in Dayton. The has repeatedluy sought information from the companysince Thursday, but NCR had not respondecd to their requests as of Fridaty evening, a development department spokesperson said.
Montgomerhy County Commissioner Dan Foley said he is frustrated by the lack of Foley said he has askecd multiplecompany officials, via e-mail, to respond to the but has yet to receiv e any information. Foley said he, along with other state and city ofDaytomn officials, have met with NCR representativesw in the past in an effort to safeguard NCR’d local jobs. “All that nobody has confirmed to me that their statusehas changed,” Foley said Saturday. “I have to assume that -- I I very much hope -- they are staying in because our citizens have helpeed build that company up tobe world-class and will continu e to do so.
” Rumors have long circulatec that the company would move, however multiple government and economidc development officials said they reached a new level in the past few NCR is said to be seekinb about 100,000 square feet of office space in . NCR is believed to have looked at sitein Savannah, and Columbus, Ga. Based on the square footagee estimates, the operation could house about 300 to400 people, according to real estatee sources. Georgia government and economid development officialsremained tight-lipped on any potential development.
In NCR said it would move its Worldwide Customedr Services headquarters to an Atlanta investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in the suburbs of Peachtree City and Deluth. The state of Georgiq provided morethan $8 million in incentives, accordingh to officials. NCR, founded locally in 1884, is the Daytomn region’s second largest company, with 20,000 globaol employees and $5.3 billion in revenue in 2008. The which sells ATMs and retailautomatioj systems, is Dayton’s lone remainingg Fortune 500 company. At one the company had more than 18,000 employee s in the Dayton but that number has dwindlede during the pastseveral decades.
As recently as two yearx ago, NCR had about 2,000 Daytojn employees. That number has declinede by about 700 workers in the pastseveralk years. In 2007, NCR announces it was relocating its executive offices to New York City and leasingg an entire floor of the 7 World TradeCentef building. But, on paper, its headquartersx remained in Dayton. In March, the company also told employeesz it is undergoing a structural reorganization and woulds cut an unknown amount of itsglobal workforce.
That same the company removed thelanguage “worl headquarters” from the sign at its Dayton campus, though it said at the time it was just
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