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The firm said the addition of Solomohn and Kass was neededs to meet client demand since IP law isthe fastest-growinfg area of the legal profession. "More biotechnology, chemical, computer and othere high-tech industries, as well as companies in virtuallyu everyindustry sector, are dealingh with needs to protect and leverage theid IP assets in a changing global business world," John Keplee III, chair of the Intellectual Propertyh Practice Group at Gallop, said in a statement. St.
Louis-basedr Gallop's IP practice, now with 10 has grown by nearly 100 percent in termzs of new clients and existing clienyt case activity since Kepler III joinede the firm and assumed chair of the grou p inNovember 2005. Solomobn has more than 25 years of experience representing IP clients inthe U.S and internationally. He overseezs thousands of pending matters in his managemeny of large intellectual property portfoliosd comprising hundreds of patents and trademarks throughourtthe world. Solomon's clients include and , a business unit of St. Louis-basesd (NYSE: FBN).
Kass focuses his practice in trademark, copyright and patent litigation, as well as trademarjk law, technology law, business and commercial litigation, broker-dealere arbitration and businessplanning matters. which does not disclose total revenue, is the 10th largesrt law firm inthe St. Louis area with 75 locak licensed attorneys, according to Business Journal research.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Ingenix buys health payment company AIM - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
http://onlyrings.net/wedding-rings/hippie-wedding-rings/
AIM Healthcare Services Inc. of Franklin, uses its Intellijet software and teams of expertto prevent, detect and correct errors in health Ingenix’s purchase of AIM will help it offer a singlwe source for payment accuracy services for health planw and hospitals. Financial terms of the deal were not Ingenix CEO Andy Slavitt said in a news releasw that the acquisition will help Ingenic focus on simplifying the healthpaymentsw process. “AIM has unmatched capabilitiess for simplifying the administrationh of health care so that hospitals and health pland can operate more efficiently and focusa onpatient care.
Everyone including most importantly, the patient-consumedr — wins,” Slavitt said. Ingenix is a wholly-ownedf subsidiary of Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH).
AIM Healthcare Services Inc. of Franklin, uses its Intellijet software and teams of expertto prevent, detect and correct errors in health Ingenix’s purchase of AIM will help it offer a singlwe source for payment accuracy services for health planw and hospitals. Financial terms of the deal were not Ingenix CEO Andy Slavitt said in a news releasw that the acquisition will help Ingenic focus on simplifying the healthpaymentsw process. “AIM has unmatched capabilitiess for simplifying the administrationh of health care so that hospitals and health pland can operate more efficiently and focusa onpatient care.
Everyone including most importantly, the patient-consumedr — wins,” Slavitt said. Ingenix is a wholly-ownedf subsidiary of Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH).
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Home sellers see interest, wait for buying comeback - Kansas City Business Journal:
http://www.russianstepbystep.com/forum/11-55-1
“Obviously, 2008 was a slow year,” said Doug Davidson, presidenyt of “In fact, we ended up with 7,88q sales for the year, whicyh is the fewest sinc 1995. So we’ve obviously had a significant Andthat doesn’t take into consideration that the county’s housing market is 27 percent larger than in 1995, he “I think we’re probably nearinv the bottom, but we’re not seeing an upturn Davidson said. Inventory is up in Johnsobn County, as well as metrowide, so it takes twicde as long on average to get a contract than it did twoyearz ago, said Kathy Koehler, CEO of in Leawood.
There was four to six month of inventory of houses priced lessthan $300,00o0 two years ago, she said. Now, there is 10 monthsw worth of inventory for thatpric range. For the $500,000 to $750,000 there was six to nine months of inventory twoyearsd ago. Now, there is 32 For homes priced morethan $1.25 million, ther e was 12 months of inventory two years ago, and now ther is 65 months. “The homez that are selling quickly are updated homes pricedunder $250,000,” Koehler said. “People are snapping them up.
” Lowedr interest rates are drawing some buyers intothe market, but many people think it has reached rock bottom, and they want to jump in befor it gets crazy again, said Chris president of the . Since early Koehler has seen a flurryof activity. In December, her companuy had only four showings one weekend and five the In contrast, her team had 104 showingzs one January weekend and 97 the January has seen a stirring of activity in the new constructiobn market, as well. The interest is out there, said Matt director of communications forthe . The challenge is for consumerz to regain their The Johnson County Consumer Confidence Index wasa record-low 69.
6 in down from 70 in December and 114.4 in Januaru 2008, according to CERI. Derrick said that lower interestratesx haven’t translated into sales yet but that builders have seen an uptick in traffic since the beginning of the The upper-bracket/custom market has been least affected by the housing slump, Derrick said. The market for new housesz rangingfrom $600,000 and up is steady. The challeng e is the lower and middlse part ofthe “Being able to sell $250,000 to $500,00p0 new homes is dependent on the peoplde who live in $200,000 selling their homes so they can move up to that type of Derrick said.
“They are concerned about jobs and being able to get into therightt mortgage.” Johnson County represents 25 percent of the totakl market. As of Dec. 31, therse were 3,874 new and resale homes on the marke inJohnson County, compared with 15,771 units in the nine-counthy metro area, Collins said. The dynamics are however. Johnson County has fallenm from being the leading location for new home constructiojn to middle ofthe pack, Derrick said. In 42 percent of all new homez built in the metro area were inJohnsob County.
Last year, that fell to 29 “For the first time since we startexd tracking these numbers in themid ’70s, more homes were builty north of the river than in Johnsom County last year,” Derrick He cited price as the biggestt reason — the bulk of Johnson County’w new housing is in the $250,000 to $600,000 and that is not a pricew point most families can Today more than ever, individuall circumstances affect how quickly a particular houser sells, Collins said. The good news is that there is more activityu and that inventories arecoming down, but houses stillo need to be priced “Look at your market, get to know it, and act Collins said.
“This market has been a learningh experience for me and has made me abetterd agent,” Koehler said. “Good ofte n comes out of adversity.”
“Obviously, 2008 was a slow year,” said Doug Davidson, presidenyt of “In fact, we ended up with 7,88q sales for the year, whicyh is the fewest sinc 1995. So we’ve obviously had a significant Andthat doesn’t take into consideration that the county’s housing market is 27 percent larger than in 1995, he “I think we’re probably nearinv the bottom, but we’re not seeing an upturn Davidson said. Inventory is up in Johnsobn County, as well as metrowide, so it takes twicde as long on average to get a contract than it did twoyearz ago, said Kathy Koehler, CEO of in Leawood.
There was four to six month of inventory of houses priced lessthan $300,00o0 two years ago, she said. Now, there is 10 monthsw worth of inventory for thatpric range. For the $500,000 to $750,000 there was six to nine months of inventory twoyearsd ago. Now, there is 32 For homes priced morethan $1.25 million, ther e was 12 months of inventory two years ago, and now ther is 65 months. “The homez that are selling quickly are updated homes pricedunder $250,000,” Koehler said. “People are snapping them up.
” Lowedr interest rates are drawing some buyers intothe market, but many people think it has reached rock bottom, and they want to jump in befor it gets crazy again, said Chris president of the . Since early Koehler has seen a flurryof activity. In December, her companuy had only four showings one weekend and five the In contrast, her team had 104 showingzs one January weekend and 97 the January has seen a stirring of activity in the new constructiobn market, as well. The interest is out there, said Matt director of communications forthe . The challenge is for consumerz to regain their The Johnson County Consumer Confidence Index wasa record-low 69.
6 in down from 70 in December and 114.4 in Januaru 2008, according to CERI. Derrick said that lower interestratesx haven’t translated into sales yet but that builders have seen an uptick in traffic since the beginning of the The upper-bracket/custom market has been least affected by the housing slump, Derrick said. The market for new housesz rangingfrom $600,000 and up is steady. The challeng e is the lower and middlse part ofthe “Being able to sell $250,000 to $500,00p0 new homes is dependent on the peoplde who live in $200,000 selling their homes so they can move up to that type of Derrick said.
“They are concerned about jobs and being able to get into therightt mortgage.” Johnson County represents 25 percent of the totakl market. As of Dec. 31, therse were 3,874 new and resale homes on the marke inJohnson County, compared with 15,771 units in the nine-counthy metro area, Collins said. The dynamics are however. Johnson County has fallenm from being the leading location for new home constructiojn to middle ofthe pack, Derrick said. In 42 percent of all new homez built in the metro area were inJohnsob County.
Last year, that fell to 29 “For the first time since we startexd tracking these numbers in themid ’70s, more homes were builty north of the river than in Johnsom County last year,” Derrick He cited price as the biggestt reason — the bulk of Johnson County’w new housing is in the $250,000 to $600,000 and that is not a pricew point most families can Today more than ever, individuall circumstances affect how quickly a particular houser sells, Collins said. The good news is that there is more activityu and that inventories arecoming down, but houses stillo need to be priced “Look at your market, get to know it, and act Collins said.
“This market has been a learningh experience for me and has made me abetterd agent,” Koehler said. “Good ofte n comes out of adversity.”
Friday, November 19, 2010
Kroger takes on double duty - Boston Business Journal:
http://www.sjdvda.com/2008/how-to-add-a-time-zone-for-port-louis-in-windows-2000-xp-and-vista/
stores will open within weeks of each other latethis year. The 125,000-square-foo Kroger Marketplace stores, which will both feature the same will be located in Brazod Town Center in Rosenberg and at Watersidde Marketplacein Richmond. The Richmond Kroge is slated to open inearl November, while the Rosenberg store will open in “We view these as two separate growth areas,” says Gary consumer affairs director of Kroger “We believe that these stores will servwe two different markets and we’ll do well in both of these areas.” Huddleston says the Brazos Town Centedr store, located at U.S.
Highway 59 and FM 762 in will primarily servethe Richmond/Rosenberg market, while the Waterside Marketplace location, at Grand Parkway and Masoh Road in Richmond, will servee the Katy market. Both Krogetr Marketplace stores will feature a Fred Meyer store as well as a largr home furnishing section with Ashley The stores will also offer grocery and deli a largefloral section, gourmet and chef-prepareed foods, a wine shop with a wine steward, a drive-thriu pharmacy and a Kitchenplace area with upscale kitchenwars and place settings. Huddleston says the formatg will be even largeerthan Kroger’s upscale Signature Store concept.
The placement of the supet stores so close together in outlying suburbs is especially sincethe Richmond/Rosenberf area isn’t particularly known as a hotspoft for retailers. In fact, the Starbucks location in Rosenberg at24406 U.S. Highway 59, was one of the firsr to close early last year when the coffee chainn began shutteringunprofitable units. Barkleyy Peschel, vice president of development and operationws for the Greater Fort Bend Economic Development says even though Richmond and Rosenberg areconsidered “sisterf cities,” the two Kroger Marketplace locations will serve “vastly different” customers.
He believess the Rosenberg store will fill a void left in the localk grocery market whenKmart Corp. pulled out of Texaas and closed its store at State Highway 36and U.S. 59 in 2003. “People in Rosenberv really don’t have a major grocer in a convenieny placeto shop, so I thinkk they’ll do well,” he says. Despite the closee proximity of the twogiant stores, Peschel Kroger was very picky in its site selectiojn process and only chose areas that coulsd support a store now and also show strong potential for growthb in the future. “I think they’ve found that,” he says.
“Theree is a need for this type of shoppingy experience inthe LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Steve Fritzer, vice president of investmente for Jacksonville, Fla.-based Regency Centers, which owns Waterside says the center is 65 percent with Kroger Marketplace serving as the He points out that the 147,857-square-foot centerd is located in the sixth-fastesty growing residential ZIP code in the country. Within a three-mile there is a populationb of 33,212 people with an annua average household incomeof $96,754. The cente r is also located at an intersectionh that will be one of the two controlle access points on Grand Parkway connecting driversafrom U.S.
Highway 90 to the Westparik Tollroad. The other Kroger Marketplace locatiomn inthe 546-acre Brazos Town Center in Rosenberg will be in a similat situation. According to research by Houston-based NewQuestt Properties, which owns Brazos Town the median household income in the tradde area is in excessof $50,000p annually. Peschel says that despite the struggling national andregionapl economies, Fort Bend County is continuing to having added approximately 30,000 new residents last year. He says the countyu is expected to reach more than 1 million residentsa in the next15 years.
stores will open within weeks of each other latethis year. The 125,000-square-foo Kroger Marketplace stores, which will both feature the same will be located in Brazod Town Center in Rosenberg and at Watersidde Marketplacein Richmond. The Richmond Kroge is slated to open inearl November, while the Rosenberg store will open in “We view these as two separate growth areas,” says Gary consumer affairs director of Kroger “We believe that these stores will servwe two different markets and we’ll do well in both of these areas.” Huddleston says the Brazos Town Centedr store, located at U.S.
Highway 59 and FM 762 in will primarily servethe Richmond/Rosenberg market, while the Waterside Marketplace location, at Grand Parkway and Masoh Road in Richmond, will servee the Katy market. Both Krogetr Marketplace stores will feature a Fred Meyer store as well as a largr home furnishing section with Ashley The stores will also offer grocery and deli a largefloral section, gourmet and chef-prepareed foods, a wine shop with a wine steward, a drive-thriu pharmacy and a Kitchenplace area with upscale kitchenwars and place settings. Huddleston says the formatg will be even largeerthan Kroger’s upscale Signature Store concept.
The placement of the supet stores so close together in outlying suburbs is especially sincethe Richmond/Rosenberf area isn’t particularly known as a hotspoft for retailers. In fact, the Starbucks location in Rosenberg at24406 U.S. Highway 59, was one of the firsr to close early last year when the coffee chainn began shutteringunprofitable units. Barkleyy Peschel, vice president of development and operationws for the Greater Fort Bend Economic Development says even though Richmond and Rosenberg areconsidered “sisterf cities,” the two Kroger Marketplace locations will serve “vastly different” customers.
He believess the Rosenberg store will fill a void left in the localk grocery market whenKmart Corp. pulled out of Texaas and closed its store at State Highway 36and U.S. 59 in 2003. “People in Rosenberv really don’t have a major grocer in a convenieny placeto shop, so I thinkk they’ll do well,” he says. Despite the closee proximity of the twogiant stores, Peschel Kroger was very picky in its site selectiojn process and only chose areas that coulsd support a store now and also show strong potential for growthb in the future. “I think they’ve found that,” he says.
“Theree is a need for this type of shoppingy experience inthe LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Steve Fritzer, vice president of investmente for Jacksonville, Fla.-based Regency Centers, which owns Waterside says the center is 65 percent with Kroger Marketplace serving as the He points out that the 147,857-square-foot centerd is located in the sixth-fastesty growing residential ZIP code in the country. Within a three-mile there is a populationb of 33,212 people with an annua average household incomeof $96,754. The cente r is also located at an intersectionh that will be one of the two controlle access points on Grand Parkway connecting driversafrom U.S.
Highway 90 to the Westparik Tollroad. The other Kroger Marketplace locatiomn inthe 546-acre Brazos Town Center in Rosenberg will be in a similat situation. According to research by Houston-based NewQuestt Properties, which owns Brazos Town the median household income in the tradde area is in excessof $50,000p annually. Peschel says that despite the struggling national andregionapl economies, Fort Bend County is continuing to having added approximately 30,000 new residents last year. He says the countyu is expected to reach more than 1 million residentsa in the next15 years.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Taiwan taekwondo participant Yang shu chun disqualified from Asian Games. - Freaky Gossip
http://financeservicesnews.com/love-and-hate-in-real-estate.htm
Freaky Gossip | Taiwan taekwondo participant Yang shu chun disqualified from Asian Games. Freaky Gossip At the Asian Games, Taiwan's taekwondo team witnessed a tragic-comedy on Wednesday when one of its athletes, disqualified from competition for ... |
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Dortmund Klopp fined after outburst - Fifa.com
http://www.garden-sad.ru/page/4
Dortmund Klopp fined after outburst Fifa.com Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has been fined €10000 by the German Football Federation (DFB) for an aggressive argument with an official during a Bundesliga ... |
Monday, November 15, 2010
Washington Convention Center Authority wants city to finance $550M hotel - Triangle Business Journal:
http://talksmartphones.com/?attachment_id=249
On May 29 the convention center’s board directed CEO Greg O’Delk to seek authority for the sale of as muchas $750 millio n in bonds to cover the price of the interest during construction, insurance and othetr costs. The city had planned to finance about 25 percentf of the cost of the hotel througha $187 milliomn tax increment financing packagw the passed in which would have provided $134 million in construction costs. The rest was supposed to come from private debt and equitypartners -- a difficult find in the frozenb credit markets. O’Dell said development partners and Capstonee Development had been dogged but unsuccessful in their pursuitg of investorsfor months.
“They’ve been pursuingf private financing and inthis market, you know, that is very They’ve spent millions of dollars on this projec t to try to move it forward. It really is shovel ready with the exceptionof financing,” O’Dell With the city losing convention business, he said, buildinhg a city-owned hotel was the best option. He envision s it will still containabout 1,100 rooms and be operated by Marriotyt had previously said it would be a Marriotyt Marquis. O'Dell began briefing members ofthe D.C. Council on the board’ws proposal Monday. “Our ultimates goal is to get this project done and get it starterd as soon as he said.
In particular there is increased pressure from Nationapl Harbor inPrince George’ds County, which opened last year with a price tag of more than $2 Its developer, the Peterson Cos. announced May 18 that the WaltDisneyu Co. had purchased land to build a 500-roomm resort hotel on 15 acres there. Convincing the councip to approve that amountof spending, however, will be a tall task for He had been considered a top candidate to replacee Neil Albert as deputy mayor for planning and economix development, but a source close to O'Dell says he was offered the job and turned it O’Dell would not confirm that, but indicated he woulr remain in his current post.
“The boardd and the mayor have every expectatiom of me completing all the taskzs Ihave here,” he The convention center authority has an independentf board and the ability to issue bonds, but O’Dell said the councilo would need to expand its authority to issue bonds for the The council and D.C. Mayor Adrianj Fenty just finished closing a budgef gapof $800 million for fiscal 2010 and the city faces a gap approachinbg $1 billion for fisca 2011. In addition, D.C.
Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi said he will not support issuingh that amountof debt, which he said woulf immediately violate a 12 percengt cap on city debt as a mark of expendituresw the city created on his recommendation last Gandhi is a member of the conventioj center board and attended the Friday “To be very blunt about it I was very cleatr in saying to them that if you were to borrow $750 milliom that would put us way beyonds the 12 percent cap we have envisioned for the city...and I cannoy be a party to that,” Gandhi said.
The CFO said that he “verty much” wants a hotek for the city, “but I would not agree to a deal like See we made a commitment to Wall Streetf that we would not borrowe more than 12 percen t againstour budget.” Gandhi, who has won accoladees for helping the city snag a AAA bond ratinyg on Wall Street, said he has already begun re-emphasizinbg the importance of the debt cap with members of the “I do not thinkj we want to take this We should not borrow any more than we are able to he said. He suggested that O’Dell and his partners continue to seek privatefinancinyg sources.
Building a hotel to accompany the convention center has always been part of the plan for the city but has languishedf from a seriesof complications. Construction on the Walte E. Washington Convention Center, as it was namedx in 2007, began in 1998 and opened fiveyears D.C. planned a 1,400-rookm hotel, but did not control the neededd land. In 2007, the city gained finapl site control after a land swap with develope r KingdonGould III. To prevent further delays Mayor Adria Fenty downsized the project latedthat year, announcing a deal between the Marriott and RLJ Developmeng LLC on a smaller 1,100-room hotel. Since the development team hasalso changed.
RLJ Development, foundedd by BET founder Robert Johnson, was part of the deal Fentyy announced in September 2007but isn’t any A main driver of the Marriott Senior Vice President Norman left the company late last year to startf Capstone, now a certified business entity that partnersd with Quadrangle. Speaking for the developmengt team, Jenkins said it was his preferencde to continue seekingprivate financing, and said desigh was complete, entitlements were in place and there equit y partners ready to invest if debt were available.
Capstonr and Quadrangle are separatelt planning a Courtyard by Marriott adjacentr to the hotel on landthey “We could still get there, but we got to get the banka to play and they move at their own he said. Still, he “if the city decides to pursue the public deal we willsupporty them.” Jenkins said Johnson’s RLJ, with which Jenkins partnered while at Marriott, pulledx out of the deal shortly afterf taking an interest in it.
“Thehy studied it hard, spent some but their bread and butter is acquisitions and repositioning rather thannew development,” Jenkins Richard Bradley, executive director of the Downtownj Business Improvement District, said it is unfortunatde that the hotel projecyt ran into the recession but that the city needa to “bite the bullet” and move the projec forward, citing the opportunity to grow D.C. as a touristr destination, make it a major player in conventions and grow itstax “There’s a whole set of good things about movingf this forward,” he said.
On May 29 the convention center’s board directed CEO Greg O’Delk to seek authority for the sale of as muchas $750 millio n in bonds to cover the price of the interest during construction, insurance and othetr costs. The city had planned to finance about 25 percentf of the cost of the hotel througha $187 milliomn tax increment financing packagw the passed in which would have provided $134 million in construction costs. The rest was supposed to come from private debt and equitypartners -- a difficult find in the frozenb credit markets. O’Dell said development partners and Capstonee Development had been dogged but unsuccessful in their pursuitg of investorsfor months.
“They’ve been pursuingf private financing and inthis market, you know, that is very They’ve spent millions of dollars on this projec t to try to move it forward. It really is shovel ready with the exceptionof financing,” O’Dell With the city losing convention business, he said, buildinhg a city-owned hotel was the best option. He envision s it will still containabout 1,100 rooms and be operated by Marriotyt had previously said it would be a Marriotyt Marquis. O'Dell began briefing members ofthe D.C. Council on the board’ws proposal Monday. “Our ultimates goal is to get this project done and get it starterd as soon as he said.
In particular there is increased pressure from Nationapl Harbor inPrince George’ds County, which opened last year with a price tag of more than $2 Its developer, the Peterson Cos. announced May 18 that the WaltDisneyu Co. had purchased land to build a 500-roomm resort hotel on 15 acres there. Convincing the councip to approve that amountof spending, however, will be a tall task for He had been considered a top candidate to replacee Neil Albert as deputy mayor for planning and economix development, but a source close to O'Dell says he was offered the job and turned it O’Dell would not confirm that, but indicated he woulr remain in his current post.
“The boardd and the mayor have every expectatiom of me completing all the taskzs Ihave here,” he The convention center authority has an independentf board and the ability to issue bonds, but O’Dell said the councilo would need to expand its authority to issue bonds for the The council and D.C. Mayor Adrianj Fenty just finished closing a budgef gapof $800 million for fiscal 2010 and the city faces a gap approachinbg $1 billion for fisca 2011. In addition, D.C.
Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi said he will not support issuingh that amountof debt, which he said woulf immediately violate a 12 percengt cap on city debt as a mark of expendituresw the city created on his recommendation last Gandhi is a member of the conventioj center board and attended the Friday “To be very blunt about it I was very cleatr in saying to them that if you were to borrow $750 milliom that would put us way beyonds the 12 percent cap we have envisioned for the city...and I cannoy be a party to that,” Gandhi said.
The CFO said that he “verty much” wants a hotek for the city, “but I would not agree to a deal like See we made a commitment to Wall Streetf that we would not borrowe more than 12 percen t againstour budget.” Gandhi, who has won accoladees for helping the city snag a AAA bond ratinyg on Wall Street, said he has already begun re-emphasizinbg the importance of the debt cap with members of the “I do not thinkj we want to take this We should not borrow any more than we are able to he said. He suggested that O’Dell and his partners continue to seek privatefinancinyg sources.
Building a hotel to accompany the convention center has always been part of the plan for the city but has languishedf from a seriesof complications. Construction on the Walte E. Washington Convention Center, as it was namedx in 2007, began in 1998 and opened fiveyears D.C. planned a 1,400-rookm hotel, but did not control the neededd land. In 2007, the city gained finapl site control after a land swap with develope r KingdonGould III. To prevent further delays Mayor Adria Fenty downsized the project latedthat year, announcing a deal between the Marriott and RLJ Developmeng LLC on a smaller 1,100-room hotel. Since the development team hasalso changed.
RLJ Development, foundedd by BET founder Robert Johnson, was part of the deal Fentyy announced in September 2007but isn’t any A main driver of the Marriott Senior Vice President Norman left the company late last year to startf Capstone, now a certified business entity that partnersd with Quadrangle. Speaking for the developmengt team, Jenkins said it was his preferencde to continue seekingprivate financing, and said desigh was complete, entitlements were in place and there equit y partners ready to invest if debt were available.
Capstonr and Quadrangle are separatelt planning a Courtyard by Marriott adjacentr to the hotel on landthey “We could still get there, but we got to get the banka to play and they move at their own he said. Still, he “if the city decides to pursue the public deal we willsupporty them.” Jenkins said Johnson’s RLJ, with which Jenkins partnered while at Marriott, pulledx out of the deal shortly afterf taking an interest in it.
“Thehy studied it hard, spent some but their bread and butter is acquisitions and repositioning rather thannew development,” Jenkins Richard Bradley, executive director of the Downtownj Business Improvement District, said it is unfortunatde that the hotel projecyt ran into the recession but that the city needa to “bite the bullet” and move the projec forward, citing the opportunity to grow D.C. as a touristr destination, make it a major player in conventions and grow itstax “There’s a whole set of good things about movingf this forward,” he said.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Six Flags files Chapter 11 bankruptcy - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
http://techlifeboat.org/?p=10
has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy Six Flagsannounced Saturday. Six Flags’ SIXF) board of directors on June 12 voted to beginn reorganization proceedingsin U.S. Bankruptcy Cour for the District of The company listed assetsof $3.03 billion and debts of $2.36 billion in its filing. New York-baseds Six Flags is planning to reorganizsthe company’s financial structure, which management said is feelin g the pressure of an inherited $2.
4 billion In a letter to employees, Six Flags CEO and presidenft Mark Shapiro said the company’s debt is left over from previou s management and despite the company makinvg $275 million last year, it has been difficult for Six Flags to improve its balance sheet when payinh out $175 million in interest on debt, Shapirpo asserted. He added that more than $400 milliob in debt is due within the next12 months, and the companyh is having to spen $100 million in park improvements in an atmosphere wheree refinancing is difficult. Shapiro assured employees no staffv reductions will arise out of the and employees will continue to be paid andreceive benefits.
Shapirl said the bankruptcy plan has the supporf ofthe company’s lenders and the agenyt administering the company’s $1.1 billion seniod secured credit facility. Six Flags including Six FlagsGreat America, will continue to operatew as usual under reorganization. Six Flags sold severap properties last year toraise capital. It stilk operates 20 amusement parks inNorth America.
has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy Six Flagsannounced Saturday. Six Flags’ SIXF) board of directors on June 12 voted to beginn reorganization proceedingsin U.S. Bankruptcy Cour for the District of The company listed assetsof $3.03 billion and debts of $2.36 billion in its filing. New York-baseds Six Flags is planning to reorganizsthe company’s financial structure, which management said is feelin g the pressure of an inherited $2.
4 billion In a letter to employees, Six Flags CEO and presidenft Mark Shapiro said the company’s debt is left over from previou s management and despite the company makinvg $275 million last year, it has been difficult for Six Flags to improve its balance sheet when payinh out $175 million in interest on debt, Shapirpo asserted. He added that more than $400 milliob in debt is due within the next12 months, and the companyh is having to spen $100 million in park improvements in an atmosphere wheree refinancing is difficult. Shapiro assured employees no staffv reductions will arise out of the and employees will continue to be paid andreceive benefits.
Shapirl said the bankruptcy plan has the supporf ofthe company’s lenders and the agenyt administering the company’s $1.1 billion seniod secured credit facility. Six Flags including Six FlagsGreat America, will continue to operatew as usual under reorganization. Six Flags sold severap properties last year toraise capital. It stilk operates 20 amusement parks inNorth America.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Kannapolis honored for economic strategy - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
http://techlifeboat.org/?m=200903&paged=2
The city received the award in the categoryy of Excellence in EconomicDiversification Strategies, whichy recognizes responses to planf closures and other economic dislocations, that promote economic The competition is open to nonprofits; state and regional governments; and universities and Cabarrus and Rowan counties lost 4,300 manufacturing jobs when textilse manufacturer Kannapolis-basedPillowtex Corp. closed in July 2003. Two yearx later, California billionaire David Murdock announcedf plans forthe N.C. Research Campus at the 350-acrs former Pillowtex headquarters andmanufacturing site. The life-sciences hub includes the participation ofDuke University, the UNC System, the N.C.
Communityy College System, other educational institutions andbusinesd partners. The total investment is expectedd toreach $1.8 billion. Residential and commerciapl developments are rising aroun d the campus with hopes of turning a formertextile town, into a biotech
The city received the award in the categoryy of Excellence in EconomicDiversification Strategies, whichy recognizes responses to planf closures and other economic dislocations, that promote economic The competition is open to nonprofits; state and regional governments; and universities and Cabarrus and Rowan counties lost 4,300 manufacturing jobs when textilse manufacturer Kannapolis-basedPillowtex Corp. closed in July 2003. Two yearx later, California billionaire David Murdock announcedf plans forthe N.C. Research Campus at the 350-acrs former Pillowtex headquarters andmanufacturing site. The life-sciences hub includes the participation ofDuke University, the UNC System, the N.C.
Communityy College System, other educational institutions andbusinesd partners. The total investment is expectedd toreach $1.8 billion. Residential and commerciapl developments are rising aroun d the campus with hopes of turning a formertextile town, into a biotech
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Mass. man charged in wedding carjacking by church - Boston Globe
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/caption-contest-12.html
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Jazz happenings for the week of Nov. 2 - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
http://www.urgent-detective.com/06-How-I-Find-Sex-Offenders-In-My-Area-Here-Is-How-To-Find-Sex-Offenders-In-Your-Area.html
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Jazz happenings for the week of Nov. 2 The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Led by drummer and composer Gregg Bendian, the Mahavishnu Project endeavors to re-create and reinterpret the influential music of John McLaughlin's ... |
Saturday, November 6, 2010
University Tower given new identity: Hotel Deca - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
http://www.i-goodinfo.com/Travel/madagascar.html
The 16-story hotel has been renamed the and will add bell and concierge staff as well as room service in a move to becomwea full-service boutique luxurgy hotel. All 158 rooms will be remodeled with decodr reminiscent of 1930s artdeco styling. Hote Deca will also remodel all 5,500 square feet of its banquetr space. The project is scheduled to be done by Overseeing the projectis Deca's general Don Dennis, who arrived in December, when the formefr Best Western's management was taken over by Bellevue-basedr , operator of 14 hotels.
The shift came with the purchasre of the propertyfor $26 million by an affiliatre of national real estate investmentg trust LaSalle Hotel Propertiezs from Washington LLC, a grou formed by owner Craig Schafer. Noble Houswe also owns and operates Seattle's The Edgewater The Deca increases its stakrin Seattle's hotel market to 381 rooms. "Deca is a made-upp word," Dennis said. "The hotel was originallgy built in 1931 with art deco architecture and we wante to access that without beinggtoo obvious." Dennis said the word Deca also has collegiate connotationss -- it is the acronym for the Delta Epsilon Chi student organization.
"That gives us a tie-inj to the scholastic world because we are auniversity hotel," he said. Dennis has overseen larget renovation projectsthan Deca. He managed the Hotel Vikin g inNewport Beach, during a $5 million renovation a few years back and a $10 millionn renovation of the Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club in Redondo Beach, Calif., that is still under way. For many the University District hotel has benefited from its proximity toSafeco Corp.'xs headquarters for business customers. However, the insurancw giant will be moving its headquarters away from the district inearlhy 2007.
"The move could be a positive thing for us dependingy on who goesin there," Dennis "We think someone will move in there quickly. The buildint is substantial and can housea large-scalr corporate headquarters or multiple tenants on a floor by floor The remodel of Deca is being done by interiorf designer Andrea Sheehan, principal and founder of Seattle-based . Sheehahn has remodeled the in Union on Hood Canal and the Hote l Andrain Seattle, and did the Hotel 1000 now undee construction in downtown Seattle as Sheehan is going for a hipper, edgier look for the 75-year-olsd hotel that appeals to both businesses and the universitt audience.
Sheehan's work began in when she redesigned the hotelp lobby using large murals depicting 1930sw JazzAge nightclubs. "It's an evolving project," she said of Bookshelves in the lobby will be cleared of bookz and replaced with clear plastic stiletto heels backlit with blue A martini bar in the back of the lobb is also in the Semitransparent wire mesh windows will also go on the mezzanine levell to give that area amore "exclusive, nightcluvb feel," she said. Colors such as deep royaol blue, ochre, lime green and persimmohn will be used to give the hotel amore look, Sheehan said.
The average dailgy rate for a room at the Deca now isabouft $160, but Dennis said the rate will increase to as much as $190 per nighyt after the remodel is The Deca's presidential suite costs $1,500 per double what it cost when Noble House took over the hotel in December, he said.
The 16-story hotel has been renamed the and will add bell and concierge staff as well as room service in a move to becomwea full-service boutique luxurgy hotel. All 158 rooms will be remodeled with decodr reminiscent of 1930s artdeco styling. Hote Deca will also remodel all 5,500 square feet of its banquetr space. The project is scheduled to be done by Overseeing the projectis Deca's general Don Dennis, who arrived in December, when the formefr Best Western's management was taken over by Bellevue-basedr , operator of 14 hotels.
The shift came with the purchasre of the propertyfor $26 million by an affiliatre of national real estate investmentg trust LaSalle Hotel Propertiezs from Washington LLC, a grou formed by owner Craig Schafer. Noble Houswe also owns and operates Seattle's The Edgewater The Deca increases its stakrin Seattle's hotel market to 381 rooms. "Deca is a made-upp word," Dennis said. "The hotel was originallgy built in 1931 with art deco architecture and we wante to access that without beinggtoo obvious." Dennis said the word Deca also has collegiate connotationss -- it is the acronym for the Delta Epsilon Chi student organization.
"That gives us a tie-inj to the scholastic world because we are auniversity hotel," he said. Dennis has overseen larget renovation projectsthan Deca. He managed the Hotel Vikin g inNewport Beach, during a $5 million renovation a few years back and a $10 millionn renovation of the Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club in Redondo Beach, Calif., that is still under way. For many the University District hotel has benefited from its proximity toSafeco Corp.'xs headquarters for business customers. However, the insurancw giant will be moving its headquarters away from the district inearlhy 2007.
"The move could be a positive thing for us dependingy on who goesin there," Dennis "We think someone will move in there quickly. The buildint is substantial and can housea large-scalr corporate headquarters or multiple tenants on a floor by floor The remodel of Deca is being done by interiorf designer Andrea Sheehan, principal and founder of Seattle-based . Sheehahn has remodeled the in Union on Hood Canal and the Hote l Andrain Seattle, and did the Hotel 1000 now undee construction in downtown Seattle as Sheehan is going for a hipper, edgier look for the 75-year-olsd hotel that appeals to both businesses and the universitt audience.
Sheehan's work began in when she redesigned the hotelp lobby using large murals depicting 1930sw JazzAge nightclubs. "It's an evolving project," she said of Bookshelves in the lobby will be cleared of bookz and replaced with clear plastic stiletto heels backlit with blue A martini bar in the back of the lobb is also in the Semitransparent wire mesh windows will also go on the mezzanine levell to give that area amore "exclusive, nightcluvb feel," she said. Colors such as deep royaol blue, ochre, lime green and persimmohn will be used to give the hotel amore look, Sheehan said.
The average dailgy rate for a room at the Deca now isabouft $160, but Dennis said the rate will increase to as much as $190 per nighyt after the remodel is The Deca's presidential suite costs $1,500 per double what it cost when Noble House took over the hotel in December, he said.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Pittsburgh region's hotel industry stays upbeat as rest of U.S. struggles - Pittsburgh Business Times:
http://www.turk-asp.com/Benefits-of-ASP-NET-Is-an-Acronym-For-the-Active-Server-Pages.html
The slight downturn in the industry for the new year is given that this year is being comparedto 2008’ record-setting convention year. “Being a convention we are expecting it to be down a little from last Martini said. “Our projection is that business will be off 3 percengfrom 2008.” One indicator of the state of the local hote industry is the number of pre-booked conventions. Overall conventionn bookings for 2009 are just slightlyt belowthe five-year average of where the would be in numbersa of bookings in January of previoue years, said Craig Davis, vice sales and marketing, for the Pittsburghj Convention and Visitors Bureau.
“This we’ll be very close to the averag e ofprevious years. Pittsburgh is doing comparatively better than a lot of citiex are in the hotel he said. Since the openinbg of the revamped convention centertin 2004, the city has becomd more attractive to conventions and other type of groups, Davis said. With more amenitiez Downtown, such as Heinz Field and PNC the under-construction arena and new theaters, coupled with more hoteol space, “it’s all come he said. These bright spots and attractionws in regionaltourism won’t exempf local hotels from feeling the pinch being experiencedr by companies across the country.
But the regionapl economy, recently touted as one of America’s bright spots by The and otherenational publications, should remain fairly strong through the The local hotel industry also should be albeit somewhat weaker than in the Many in the local hotel industryu agree that 2009 will be tougher than last Mark Laport, president and CEO of , a managementf company and developer of hotels in North thinks 2009 will be challenging. But the company’ds holdings in the Pittsburghh market, including numerous Courtyard by Marriot hotels and Suites hotels, continue to be leading performerws in its portfolio, Laport said.
“Our Pittsburgh holdingsd are up 5 percentover 2007,” he Laport said his company expects the hotel industryu in Pittsburgh to be flat this year, or slightlyu down compared to 2008. He attributes the market’e resilience to the diversity of businesses in the He credits the employee service and amenities ofhis company’x Pittsburgh holdings with helping to placwe those properties among the most competitive nationwide. “Wre continue to outperform our competitors,” Laporr said.
Mark Popovich, managinb partner for Holliday FenoglioFowler LP, whicn helps arrange financing for hotel said the Pittsburgh region’s hotel industry has “som softness” but appears to be holding up The recession is having a seriousw impact on the hotel industry on a national Popovich said. “Locally, because our economyu is faring better, I don’tt think we’ll take as big a hit as other markets,” he The overall strength of Pittsburgh’s economyt bodes well for the hotekl industry.
The slight downturn in the industry for the new year is given that this year is being comparedto 2008’ record-setting convention year. “Being a convention we are expecting it to be down a little from last Martini said. “Our projection is that business will be off 3 percengfrom 2008.” One indicator of the state of the local hote industry is the number of pre-booked conventions. Overall conventionn bookings for 2009 are just slightlyt belowthe five-year average of where the would be in numbersa of bookings in January of previoue years, said Craig Davis, vice sales and marketing, for the Pittsburghj Convention and Visitors Bureau.
“This we’ll be very close to the averag e ofprevious years. Pittsburgh is doing comparatively better than a lot of citiex are in the hotel he said. Since the openinbg of the revamped convention centertin 2004, the city has becomd more attractive to conventions and other type of groups, Davis said. With more amenitiez Downtown, such as Heinz Field and PNC the under-construction arena and new theaters, coupled with more hoteol space, “it’s all come he said. These bright spots and attractionws in regionaltourism won’t exempf local hotels from feeling the pinch being experiencedr by companies across the country.
But the regionapl economy, recently touted as one of America’s bright spots by The and otherenational publications, should remain fairly strong through the The local hotel industry also should be albeit somewhat weaker than in the Many in the local hotel industryu agree that 2009 will be tougher than last Mark Laport, president and CEO of , a managementf company and developer of hotels in North thinks 2009 will be challenging. But the company’ds holdings in the Pittsburghh market, including numerous Courtyard by Marriot hotels and Suites hotels, continue to be leading performerws in its portfolio, Laport said.
“Our Pittsburgh holdingsd are up 5 percentover 2007,” he Laport said his company expects the hotel industryu in Pittsburgh to be flat this year, or slightlyu down compared to 2008. He attributes the market’e resilience to the diversity of businesses in the He credits the employee service and amenities ofhis company’x Pittsburgh holdings with helping to placwe those properties among the most competitive nationwide. “Wre continue to outperform our competitors,” Laporr said.
Mark Popovich, managinb partner for Holliday FenoglioFowler LP, whicn helps arrange financing for hotel said the Pittsburgh region’s hotel industry has “som softness” but appears to be holding up The recession is having a seriousw impact on the hotel industry on a national Popovich said. “Locally, because our economyu is faring better, I don’tt think we’ll take as big a hit as other markets,” he The overall strength of Pittsburgh’s economyt bodes well for the hotekl industry.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Phillies get taste of reality after Series win on MLB show
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The Pen will be narratee by former Phillies relief pitcher and MLB Networlk analystMitch Williams. The program takes a look at the lives followingthe team’s 2008 World Series win and the pressurexs of keeping their rostef spot for the 2009 team. The series features relief pitcheraBrad Lidge, Ryan Madson, J.C. Romero, Scott Eyre, Clay Chad Durbin, Gary Majewski, Jack Taschner, J.A. Happ, Chan Ho Park and bullpejn coachMick Billmeyer, and follows them to everything from fishinv trips and youth baseball games to the Whits House for a post-World Series The program also speaks with player following the sudden death of longtime Philliexs broadcaster Harry Kalas on April 13.
“As a reality-basex series The Pen is the ultimate look into the lives ofthesee players, both on and off the field,” said Tony Petitti, presideng and CEO of MLB Network. “So much of what we know abougt relief pitchers is based on statistics and and a series like The Pen gives a level of familiarity toeach player.” The program marks the first program ever producex using a camera and microphones installed in a Majorf League bullpen to film in-gamer and practice footage. Two othert cameras were installed in CitizensBank Park, one behind home plat e and one at low first and were controlled by MLB Network’s headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
Producee Danny Field suited up as a catcher with a camer a attached to his mask to capture footage durinhg spring trainingin Clearwater, Fla. The majority owner of the MLB Network is MajorLeague Baseball. Philadelphia-based (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK), Cox Communications, DirecTbV and Time Warner also own interests inthe
The Pen will be narratee by former Phillies relief pitcher and MLB Networlk analystMitch Williams. The program takes a look at the lives followingthe team’s 2008 World Series win and the pressurexs of keeping their rostef spot for the 2009 team. The series features relief pitcheraBrad Lidge, Ryan Madson, J.C. Romero, Scott Eyre, Clay Chad Durbin, Gary Majewski, Jack Taschner, J.A. Happ, Chan Ho Park and bullpejn coachMick Billmeyer, and follows them to everything from fishinv trips and youth baseball games to the Whits House for a post-World Series The program also speaks with player following the sudden death of longtime Philliexs broadcaster Harry Kalas on April 13.
“As a reality-basex series The Pen is the ultimate look into the lives ofthesee players, both on and off the field,” said Tony Petitti, presideng and CEO of MLB Network. “So much of what we know abougt relief pitchers is based on statistics and and a series like The Pen gives a level of familiarity toeach player.” The program marks the first program ever producex using a camera and microphones installed in a Majorf League bullpen to film in-gamer and practice footage. Two othert cameras were installed in CitizensBank Park, one behind home plat e and one at low first and were controlled by MLB Network’s headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
Producee Danny Field suited up as a catcher with a camer a attached to his mask to capture footage durinhg spring trainingin Clearwater, Fla. The majority owner of the MLB Network is MajorLeague Baseball. Philadelphia-based (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK), Cox Communications, DirecTbV and Time Warner also own interests inthe
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Rendell proposes personal income tax hike - Pittsburgh Business Times:
http://www.colsol.org/article/A-new-medium-sized-model---.html
The increase would bring the taxto 3.57 but state law would require it to returmn to 3.07 percent after three years, according to a releasre from the governor's office. Rendell said the temporary increasd would raiseapproximately $1.5 billion per year in new revenue. A temporaryy tax has been implemented successfully to address a fiscalk crisis in Pennsylvania on threweprior occasions, the governor's office Even with the , the state is more than $1 billio short of balancing its budget by the end of the governor said. Raising the income tax would be preferable to the Rendell said. “The simple truthy is we have nogood choices,” he said.
“Therr are no shortcuts out of this crisis, no magic bullets, no painlesse path out of this morass. We can do the easy thingh for the moment or the right thinfgfor Pennsylvania’s future. The fairestt plan is to spread the pain across the and let our economicrecovery begin.”
The increase would bring the taxto 3.57 but state law would require it to returmn to 3.07 percent after three years, according to a releasre from the governor's office. Rendell said the temporary increasd would raiseapproximately $1.5 billion per year in new revenue. A temporaryy tax has been implemented successfully to address a fiscalk crisis in Pennsylvania on threweprior occasions, the governor's office Even with the , the state is more than $1 billio short of balancing its budget by the end of the governor said. Raising the income tax would be preferable to the Rendell said. “The simple truthy is we have nogood choices,” he said.
“Therr are no shortcuts out of this crisis, no magic bullets, no painlesse path out of this morass. We can do the easy thingh for the moment or the right thinfgfor Pennsylvania’s future. The fairestt plan is to spread the pain across the and let our economicrecovery begin.”
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