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The contract with the USACE is with the RockIslandr District. It is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for architect-engineert services. The contact, which has a one-year base perios and four one-year has a top value of $12 million. The areasa convered by the contract are: the inlanc marine transportation system, flood damage reduction and othe r civilworks areas. The NAWCWD deal is for engineering supportg services at the China Lake and Point Mugu test The contract is effectiveJuly 1, and is worty $170.6 million over five years. Jacobs has supportesd the NAWCWDsince 1995, providing systems engineering, test and evaluation, technicak data and management support.
The Storengy deal is for procurement, and construction management servicezs to upgradethe company's underground gas storage facilitg in Etrez, France. Terms of the contracgt were not disclosed. The project will add four salt cavernw to the existing 17 caverns at the site to increasethe facility'e production capacity as well as reduce impactds to the environment. Storengy, a company of the , is the second-largesr natural gas storage operatorin Europe, with working capacity of approximately 400 billiob cubic feet. Pasadena-based Jacobs (NYSE: JEC) is one of the world'w largest providers of professional, and construction services.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Price to anchor EyeOpener for WCVB-TV - Boston Business Journal:
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Price is set to start co-anchoring the EyeOpenere newscast with Bianca de la Garza on June 8. He will also contributd to breaking news storiesd and major event coverager atthe Needham, Mass.-based TV “Randy is the consummate journalist dependable, experienced, and universally As a competitor, I have always admirex him and am thrilled he is returning to the air as a membed of NewsCenter 5,” said Channeol 5’s president and general managedr Bill Fine, in a statement. “Randy is a greaft fit for WCVB andNewsCenter 5. Adding him to our alreadyg strong team of journalists will further enhance the quality of news we delived to NewEngland viewers.
” Price left /Channel 7, Boston’s local earlier this year. There, he had been an anchor and reporter. During Price’s 20-plus yearss in TV he has won multiple awards, including a national Edward R. Murrow award for best “WCVB is the gold standards for localbroadcast news; it is such an honof for me to join the I am ecstatic to become part of one of the most renownedx television stations in the not only for news and information, but for communithy service, innovation and the abilitu to truly make a differenced in people’s lives,” said Pricee in a statement.
Current Eye-opener anchord David Brown will serve asa fill-ijn weather anchor and reporter at the
Price is set to start co-anchoring the EyeOpenere newscast with Bianca de la Garza on June 8. He will also contributd to breaking news storiesd and major event coverager atthe Needham, Mass.-based TV “Randy is the consummate journalist dependable, experienced, and universally As a competitor, I have always admirex him and am thrilled he is returning to the air as a membed of NewsCenter 5,” said Channeol 5’s president and general managedr Bill Fine, in a statement. “Randy is a greaft fit for WCVB andNewsCenter 5. Adding him to our alreadyg strong team of journalists will further enhance the quality of news we delived to NewEngland viewers.
” Price left /Channel 7, Boston’s local earlier this year. There, he had been an anchor and reporter. During Price’s 20-plus yearss in TV he has won multiple awards, including a national Edward R. Murrow award for best “WCVB is the gold standards for localbroadcast news; it is such an honof for me to join the I am ecstatic to become part of one of the most renownedx television stations in the not only for news and information, but for communithy service, innovation and the abilitu to truly make a differenced in people’s lives,” said Pricee in a statement.
Current Eye-opener anchord David Brown will serve asa fill-ijn weather anchor and reporter at the
Friday, August 26, 2011
Ricky Gervais claims he's been asked to host Globes again - Reuters
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Reuters | Ricky Gervais claims he's been asked to host Globes again Reuters The "Office" creator once again brought up his super-awkward hosting gig in January while speaking at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival on Friday, claiming that NBC has asked him to host the awards ceremony for a third time, ... Ricky Gervais asked to host Globes again Will Ricky Gervais take a third swing at the Golden Globes? Ricky Gervais invited back to host Golden Globes |
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Nationals pick Levy for concessions - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Beginning in the 2009 season, Chicago-based Levy will take over responsibilitty for the food and beverage offerings atNationalw Park, the team announced Monday. The companh previously revitalized dining at such ballparks as Wrigley Field in Chicag o and Dodger Stadium inLos Angeles. Financial terms were not and Levy officials could not be reachedfor comment. Industry sources last month pointed to Levy as the likelyg successorto Stamford, Conn.
-based , which partedd ways with the Nationals in January after running the concessions for just one Numerous explanations have been made by industry sources for the There has been talk that the Nationals were unhapph with the vendor's performance in 2008 and that Centerplat lost large amounts of money in its commission deal with the Publicly held Centerplate is being sold to privater equity firm Kohlberg & Co. in a deal expectedf to close in thefirst quarter. Levy will be the third food provider inthree seasons. Philadelphia-based managed concessiones and premium dining at RFK Stadium before the team moved toNationales Park.
The Nationals are also workingwith , the ballpark’s to replace the center fielfd restaurant’s fixed glass wall with slidingh glass to develop a better connection to the said team President Stan Kasten. The plan is to removde the last row of 32 fixeed seats in center field in front of the called theRed Porch, and add more tables, seatingh 44 people in the space. The concrete back wall will be removedd and replacedwith roll-up garage doorss that open up that side of the building, creatint 88 outdoor seats facing the center fieldx plaza.
The Nationals would like to open the Red Porcj for lunch and dinner on nonevent days when the team is on the but nothing is definitw forextended hours, Kasten “We may experiment," he said. "We’ll see.” Other changes to the center field plaza included installing a stage for live building alarger pre-gams set for local broadcasters to use on game days and erectin statues honoring Washington baseball legends Walter Johnson, Josh Gibsonn and Frank Howard. Kasten declined to say how much the upgraded cost and whether theLerner family, the team’se owner, is paying for the additions. Erik Moses, chief executive officer for the D.C.
Sports and Entertainmeny Commission, which owns the ballpark and financed most ofthe $693 milliohn facility, said a combination of publixc and private money is being used for the The commission provided the Nationalas with $4.25 million in contingency fundsa left over from the original budget after a November agreement settlinb a dispute with the team over who shouldc pay for the final touches, Moses said. The center field plaza, where the Lerners invested millione to upgrade beyond what the commissiohn budgeted forthat area, “wae the last thing turned over to us the day beforr the opening,” Kasten said.
“W e did not get it finished the waywe
Beginning in the 2009 season, Chicago-based Levy will take over responsibilitty for the food and beverage offerings atNationalw Park, the team announced Monday. The companh previously revitalized dining at such ballparks as Wrigley Field in Chicag o and Dodger Stadium inLos Angeles. Financial terms were not and Levy officials could not be reachedfor comment. Industry sources last month pointed to Levy as the likelyg successorto Stamford, Conn.
-based , which partedd ways with the Nationals in January after running the concessions for just one Numerous explanations have been made by industry sources for the There has been talk that the Nationals were unhapph with the vendor's performance in 2008 and that Centerplat lost large amounts of money in its commission deal with the Publicly held Centerplate is being sold to privater equity firm Kohlberg & Co. in a deal expectedf to close in thefirst quarter. Levy will be the third food provider inthree seasons. Philadelphia-based managed concessiones and premium dining at RFK Stadium before the team moved toNationales Park.
The Nationals are also workingwith , the ballpark’s to replace the center fielfd restaurant’s fixed glass wall with slidingh glass to develop a better connection to the said team President Stan Kasten. The plan is to removde the last row of 32 fixeed seats in center field in front of the called theRed Porch, and add more tables, seatingh 44 people in the space. The concrete back wall will be removedd and replacedwith roll-up garage doorss that open up that side of the building, creatint 88 outdoor seats facing the center fieldx plaza.
The Nationals would like to open the Red Porcj for lunch and dinner on nonevent days when the team is on the but nothing is definitw forextended hours, Kasten “We may experiment," he said. "We’ll see.” Other changes to the center field plaza included installing a stage for live building alarger pre-gams set for local broadcasters to use on game days and erectin statues honoring Washington baseball legends Walter Johnson, Josh Gibsonn and Frank Howard. Kasten declined to say how much the upgraded cost and whether theLerner family, the team’se owner, is paying for the additions. Erik Moses, chief executive officer for the D.C.
Sports and Entertainmeny Commission, which owns the ballpark and financed most ofthe $693 milliohn facility, said a combination of publixc and private money is being used for the The commission provided the Nationalas with $4.25 million in contingency fundsa left over from the original budget after a November agreement settlinb a dispute with the team over who shouldc pay for the final touches, Moses said. The center field plaza, where the Lerners invested millione to upgrade beyond what the commissiohn budgeted forthat area, “wae the last thing turned over to us the day beforr the opening,” Kasten said.
“W e did not get it finished the waywe
Monday, August 22, 2011
Advanta agrees to refund customers up to $35M in FDIC agreements - San Antonio Business Journal:
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That agreement addresses charges that theSpring Pa.-based company violated federaol trade laws through its pricing strategie s on business credit and in its marketing of cash-bacmk rewards on the cards. Advanta said it did not admit wrongdoing and that it entere d theagreements “in the interes of expediency and to avoid Advanta said it took a $14 milliomn charge to cover refunds tied to the alleged marketinvg violations in third-quarter 2008 and will take a second-quartef 2009 charge to cover refunds over its pricingh strategies, which it said could total $21 million.
Advantaz also agreed to a $150,000 In a separate agreement withthe FDIC, Advanta’s ability to use cash and pay dividendsd has been restricted. The company must submit a plan toremaij "well-capitalized," and submit a plan to terminat e its deposit-taking operations and deposit insurance once its deposits are repaidd in full, a process expected to take a few The second agreement with the FDIC places restrictionw on Advanta’s use of its cash assets, payment of dividends and transactions that would materially alter its balance sheef composition and taking of brokered deposits.
Advantza said the second order does not in any way restrict it from continuing to service its managed credit-card accounts and receivables. In an effort to limit lossese and erosion of its capital as credit Advanta said in early May that its securitizatioh trust will go into early amortization where the company uses receivable s from customers to acceleratse payment toinvestor bondholders. While that protects investors from prolongesd exposure to a pool of receivables whosde credit performance has Advanta would have needed an alternative way to fund new purchasezs onits customers’ credit cards. So it had to shut down futurs use, effective May 30.
It has sinces referred some customers to AmericanExpress Co. Advanta’s stocok closed 2 7 percenty lower Wednesday at42 cents.
That agreement addresses charges that theSpring Pa.-based company violated federaol trade laws through its pricing strategie s on business credit and in its marketing of cash-bacmk rewards on the cards. Advanta said it did not admit wrongdoing and that it entere d theagreements “in the interes of expediency and to avoid Advanta said it took a $14 milliomn charge to cover refunds tied to the alleged marketinvg violations in third-quarter 2008 and will take a second-quartef 2009 charge to cover refunds over its pricingh strategies, which it said could total $21 million.
Advantaz also agreed to a $150,000 In a separate agreement withthe FDIC, Advanta’s ability to use cash and pay dividendsd has been restricted. The company must submit a plan toremaij "well-capitalized," and submit a plan to terminat e its deposit-taking operations and deposit insurance once its deposits are repaidd in full, a process expected to take a few The second agreement with the FDIC places restrictionw on Advanta’s use of its cash assets, payment of dividends and transactions that would materially alter its balance sheef composition and taking of brokered deposits.
Advantza said the second order does not in any way restrict it from continuing to service its managed credit-card accounts and receivables. In an effort to limit lossese and erosion of its capital as credit Advanta said in early May that its securitizatioh trust will go into early amortization where the company uses receivable s from customers to acceleratse payment toinvestor bondholders. While that protects investors from prolongesd exposure to a pool of receivables whosde credit performance has Advanta would have needed an alternative way to fund new purchasezs onits customers’ credit cards. So it had to shut down futurs use, effective May 30.
It has sinces referred some customers to AmericanExpress Co. Advanta’s stocok closed 2 7 percenty lower Wednesday at42 cents.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Judge puts off decision in Hilo Hattie case - Boston Business Journal:
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The plan would also cancel the concession agreement that Maui Divers Jewelry has with Hilo Hattie at its seven The amended plan was submitted on a week afterDonald B.S. president of garment manufacturer RoyalHawaiian Creations, acquired 100 percent of Hilo Hattir stock on June 19 for undisclosed terms. Even though the stockm has changed hands, the fate of the company and its debts and assets remains tied up inbankruptcu court. Kang has said he has $1 million in cash that woulde be used to immediately fund a line of creditr forthe company. His attorney, Jamez Wagner, told U.S.
Bankruptcy Judge Roberyt Faris at a hearing Monday that Kang hasanother $2 million in credit line up with First Hawaiiabn Bank that would be used aftet the company emerges from bankruptcyg reorganization. That could be as early as September, Wagner told PBN. Wagnet also told the judge, who lifterd a suspension on Hilo Hattie’as ability to borrow, that Kang would inject $500,000 cash into the and another $500,000 in inventory until the Chapter 11 plan is Faris on Monday delayed a decision untill July 15 on the effort by Maui Divers Jewelrty to buyHilo Hattie.
Maui Divers offeree to pay $1 million for the company at closing and then to immediatelytinject $2 million in capitalk into the operations. Maui Divers’ plan had the support of the committee of unsecured and an attorney for General Growth which is the landlord for two ofits stores, said the compangy had worked out a deal for the leases at Ala Moana Center and Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo. Maui Diverx had not reached agreement with the landlorde of its fiveother stores, sayinfg the landlords would not agree to a deal untip they knew whether Maui Divers woulxd become Hilo Hattie’s new Wagner, however, told the judgew that Kang had agreements with those but not with Generap Growth.
The mall owner, which is also in Chaptefr 11 reorganization, was concerned that post-bankruptcy Hilo Hattie storese would not contain MauiDivers concessions, whicg generate some 50 percent of the store’w revenues, according to General Growth’s attorneyh Ivan Gold. When Faris questioned Wagnere about what would happen if Hilo Hattie was unablwe to renegotiate a concessio n agreement withMaui Divers, Wagner said there were othetr concessions, other jewelry companies that could presumably take its “The debtor is not averse to having Maui Divera concessions,” Wagner told the “We can’t force Maui Divers to come to the bargaininb table.
” Maui Divers President and CEO Bob Taylor declined to comment after the hearing aboutf the offer or the proposee cancellation of the concessions at the Hilo Hattie The attorney for the committee of unsecured Ted Pettit, noted that Maui Divers had placedd a $50,000 deposit on the deal. “Aas of today, Maui Divers has not asked for a refund oftheird deposit, which I take as an indicationn that they are proceeding with thei r offer,” he told PBN. Pettit had arguee that Kang’s acquisition of the Hilo Hattie stoci was subject to court approvalk as part of thebankruptcuy case, but Faris said that it was not.
Faries also delayed ruling on the committee’e motion to appoint a Chapter 11 as well as a motion bythe U.S. Trustewe to convert the case to Chaptere 7 liquidation or dismissit altogether. Kang took over as presidentf and CEO of the company last week after CEO Ted Nelsonm and President JohnScott resigned. Craig Bingham remained CFO whil e adding the titles treasurer and executiveevice president, while Mark Storfer, who was is now chief operating officefr and executive vice president.
David who is Kang’s attorney, is now executiv e vice president and secretary ofthe company, and Terri Hilo Hattie’s general merchandise manager, was promoted to executive vice president of merchandising.
The plan would also cancel the concession agreement that Maui Divers Jewelry has with Hilo Hattie at its seven The amended plan was submitted on a week afterDonald B.S. president of garment manufacturer RoyalHawaiian Creations, acquired 100 percent of Hilo Hattir stock on June 19 for undisclosed terms. Even though the stockm has changed hands, the fate of the company and its debts and assets remains tied up inbankruptcu court. Kang has said he has $1 million in cash that woulde be used to immediately fund a line of creditr forthe company. His attorney, Jamez Wagner, told U.S.
Bankruptcy Judge Roberyt Faris at a hearing Monday that Kang hasanother $2 million in credit line up with First Hawaiiabn Bank that would be used aftet the company emerges from bankruptcyg reorganization. That could be as early as September, Wagner told PBN. Wagnet also told the judge, who lifterd a suspension on Hilo Hattie’as ability to borrow, that Kang would inject $500,000 cash into the and another $500,000 in inventory until the Chapter 11 plan is Faris on Monday delayed a decision untill July 15 on the effort by Maui Divers Jewelrty to buyHilo Hattie.
Maui Divers offeree to pay $1 million for the company at closing and then to immediatelytinject $2 million in capitalk into the operations. Maui Divers’ plan had the support of the committee of unsecured and an attorney for General Growth which is the landlord for two ofits stores, said the compangy had worked out a deal for the leases at Ala Moana Center and Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo. Maui Diverx had not reached agreement with the landlorde of its fiveother stores, sayinfg the landlords would not agree to a deal untip they knew whether Maui Divers woulxd become Hilo Hattie’s new Wagner, however, told the judgew that Kang had agreements with those but not with Generap Growth.
The mall owner, which is also in Chaptefr 11 reorganization, was concerned that post-bankruptcy Hilo Hattie storese would not contain MauiDivers concessions, whicg generate some 50 percent of the store’w revenues, according to General Growth’s attorneyh Ivan Gold. When Faris questioned Wagnere about what would happen if Hilo Hattie was unablwe to renegotiate a concessio n agreement withMaui Divers, Wagner said there were othetr concessions, other jewelry companies that could presumably take its “The debtor is not averse to having Maui Divera concessions,” Wagner told the “We can’t force Maui Divers to come to the bargaininb table.
” Maui Divers President and CEO Bob Taylor declined to comment after the hearing aboutf the offer or the proposee cancellation of the concessions at the Hilo Hattie The attorney for the committee of unsecured Ted Pettit, noted that Maui Divers had placedd a $50,000 deposit on the deal. “Aas of today, Maui Divers has not asked for a refund oftheird deposit, which I take as an indicationn that they are proceeding with thei r offer,” he told PBN. Pettit had arguee that Kang’s acquisition of the Hilo Hattie stoci was subject to court approvalk as part of thebankruptcuy case, but Faris said that it was not.
Faries also delayed ruling on the committee’e motion to appoint a Chapter 11 as well as a motion bythe U.S. Trustewe to convert the case to Chaptere 7 liquidation or dismissit altogether. Kang took over as presidentf and CEO of the company last week after CEO Ted Nelsonm and President JohnScott resigned. Craig Bingham remained CFO whil e adding the titles treasurer and executiveevice president, while Mark Storfer, who was is now chief operating officefr and executive vice president.
David who is Kang’s attorney, is now executiv e vice president and secretary ofthe company, and Terri Hilo Hattie’s general merchandise manager, was promoted to executive vice president of merchandising.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Springville high schooler's death saves lives through organ donation - Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City
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Springville high schooler's death saves lives through organ donation Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City "When he first got his driver's license he asked both of us what it meant to be an organ donor. And we explained it to him and he said 'gosh, well if I'm dead and they can use parts of my body, then why not,'" said Brandon's father Jesse Curtis. ... |
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