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Both suburban counties have been dealingg with a major increase in foreclosure filings and are working to finalizd a program that would include the conciliation conferenced that have taken place in the Philadelphiwa Common Pleas courts since it adoptedc a program nearly ayear ago. The conferences include the lawyers representing the homeownerand lender, creditr counselors and a presiding judge. The idea is to reviser the mortgage loan agreement and allow homeowners to keep thei r property if atall possible. The Philadelphia program has served as a model for other jurisdictionz nationwide and saved hundreds of homes from sheriff Delaware County Sheriff JosephMcGinn Jr.
said the County Counci has authorized a grant for to open additional offices to deal with the mounting foreclosure problem. County officials are finalizingf a plan that would determine how the conferenceswoulde work. He expects to have a program up and runnintgby September. Doug Praul, Bucks County court said the number of foreclosures in the countuy has increased by roughly 30 percent this He said county officials used the Delaward County proposal as an He saidthe county’s Common Pleas judges are reviewing the proposap this week and will most likely approve somethintg similar to it.
Neither countuy plans to adopt the portionh of the Philadelphia program that mandates couryt appearances for homeowners whose properties are in some stagrof foreclosure. Instead they will seek to implemen t a plan that will give homeownerz the option to respond to mailed notices and signify whether they want to opt into the They will then be responsible for gettinbg in touch with ahousinyg counselor. “We felt the Philadelphia program wastoo complicated, and we couls not devote the amounty of resources to this that they Praul said. “We were specifically concerned about no one showingg up tothe conferences.” Philadelphia Commohn Pleas Judge Annette M.
who oversees the city’s program, said in an interviea earlier this year that 30 percenf of homeowners do not show up forconciliation “They key is where does the incentive come McGinn said. “If a homeowner wants to save theier home, they will fill out informationand It’s your house, and it should be your top priorith other than your family.” Rizzo said mandating participationm has led to a successful program in Philadelphia, despite the no It holds more than 100 conciliation conferences every Thursday at City “We have the benefit of seeinbg how it’s worked, and we can handle the Rizzo said.
“Our mission is to reach as many homeownerws as possible and the mandatesupports that.” Rizzp said New Jersey adoptesd the Philadelphia program but included an opt-in provision and statd court officials are disappointed with the low number of homeowners participating. The Pennsylvania state legislaturde is considering legislation that would create conciliationh conferences in all 67Pennsylvania counties.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Geoeye, Inc. Company Profile | GEOY Company Information
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GeoEye, Inc. (GeoEye or the Company), together with its consolidated subsidiaries, provides geospatial information, imagery and solutions for the nationapsecurity community, strategic partners, resellers and commercial customerw to help them better map, measurd and monitor the world. Geospatial information is geographic informatiobn that can be used to identify a particulat locations spatial relationship to other We operate a constellation of Earth imaginb satellites and mapping aircraftwhichg collect, process, and distribute digital imagery of the Earths atmosphere and weather conditions and have an international network of grounds stations, a robust imagery archive, and advanced location-basecd imagery processing capabilities.
We maintain image processingy and production centers at our headquarterxsin Dulles, Virginia and our facilities in Colorado and Mission, Kansas. Our advanced image processing and location-based informatiomn technology development and production centerin St. Missouri is a world-renowned center for innovatioj inthe industry. Our satellite system also includeea U.S. ground system, including four ground stationd owned or leased bythe Company, to operatre the satellites and to collect, and distribute imagery from the satellites. ...
GeoEye, Inc. (GeoEye or the Company), together with its consolidated subsidiaries, provides geospatial information, imagery and solutions for the nationapsecurity community, strategic partners, resellers and commercial customerw to help them better map, measurd and monitor the world. Geospatial information is geographic informatiobn that can be used to identify a particulat locations spatial relationship to other We operate a constellation of Earth imaginb satellites and mapping aircraftwhichg collect, process, and distribute digital imagery of the Earths atmosphere and weather conditions and have an international network of grounds stations, a robust imagery archive, and advanced location-basecd imagery processing capabilities.
We maintain image processingy and production centers at our headquarterxsin Dulles, Virginia and our facilities in Colorado and Mission, Kansas. Our advanced image processing and location-based informatiomn technology development and production centerin St. Missouri is a world-renowned center for innovatioj inthe industry. Our satellite system also includeea U.S. ground system, including four ground stationd owned or leased bythe Company, to operatre the satellites and to collect, and distribute imagery from the satellites. ...
Monday, April 25, 2011
Marlins stadium deal clears another hurdle - Business First of Buffalo:
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Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Lawrenc A. Schwartz on Friday deniex a motion to stop the county from sellingthe bonds. Schwartzs ruled that while a pair Miamoi residents have standing to bringh the lawsuit challengingthe stadium's construction, the county’w effort to sell construction bonds is “notf unconstitutional.” The county had moved the date of the bond sale from this week to June 29 and June 30 as a resul of their motion. The county had worried that the lawsuiyt would create a cloud of uncertaintyg that could have affectedthe bonds’ interest rates.
County spokeswomanh Vicki Mallette said Friday that the county wouldx now move forward with the sale of the bondwas planned. County Mayor Carlos Alvarea said early Friday that he was confideny the county would prevail in the requesft foran injunction. Early Friday morningb Miami-Dade County Commissioners approved three measures designed to make possible the starf of construction on thenew stadium. Commissioners agreed to move up to the top of the list of creditorsx to be paid Wachovia is providinga $100 million letter of credit to the county for its variable rate These types of bonds requirw a line of credit.
Commissioners also voted to move back the termination date to July 15 for eithetrthe county, city or the Marlinsw to pull out of the deal and to conveg property to the city of Miamii for stadium garages. Miami-Dadew County Commissioner Joe Martinez voted againstprioritizing Wachovia's payback and changinv the termination date. He opposes the county's financing of the calling it "a bad deal.
" The ballpark project passesd another technical hurdle at the city of Miami on Miami city commissioners approved the termination date change as well as othere modifications that City Manager Pete Hernandez said would help protect the city inthe * Giving the county untik July 17 to terminate the deal if it has not closesd on the bond sale. * Extending the date of the city'd $13 million contribution to July 17. * Amendinyg the deal to allow the city to suspencd deposit of its contribution to the project if there is a delay dueto litigation.
* Add a revertet clause that gives the stadium land back to the city if the deal In April, county commissioners approved issuing bonds totalinvg a maximum of $536 million towarxd construction of the $640 million, 37,000-seay ballpark.
Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Lawrenc A. Schwartz on Friday deniex a motion to stop the county from sellingthe bonds. Schwartzs ruled that while a pair Miamoi residents have standing to bringh the lawsuit challengingthe stadium's construction, the county’w effort to sell construction bonds is “notf unconstitutional.” The county had moved the date of the bond sale from this week to June 29 and June 30 as a resul of their motion. The county had worried that the lawsuiyt would create a cloud of uncertaintyg that could have affectedthe bonds’ interest rates.
County spokeswomanh Vicki Mallette said Friday that the county wouldx now move forward with the sale of the bondwas planned. County Mayor Carlos Alvarea said early Friday that he was confideny the county would prevail in the requesft foran injunction. Early Friday morningb Miami-Dade County Commissioners approved three measures designed to make possible the starf of construction on thenew stadium. Commissioners agreed to move up to the top of the list of creditorsx to be paid Wachovia is providinga $100 million letter of credit to the county for its variable rate These types of bonds requirw a line of credit.
Commissioners also voted to move back the termination date to July 15 for eithetrthe county, city or the Marlinsw to pull out of the deal and to conveg property to the city of Miamii for stadium garages. Miami-Dadew County Commissioner Joe Martinez voted againstprioritizing Wachovia's payback and changinv the termination date. He opposes the county's financing of the calling it "a bad deal.
" The ballpark project passesd another technical hurdle at the city of Miami on Miami city commissioners approved the termination date change as well as othere modifications that City Manager Pete Hernandez said would help protect the city inthe * Giving the county untik July 17 to terminate the deal if it has not closesd on the bond sale. * Extending the date of the city'd $13 million contribution to July 17. * Amendinyg the deal to allow the city to suspencd deposit of its contribution to the project if there is a delay dueto litigation.
* Add a revertet clause that gives the stadium land back to the city if the deal In April, county commissioners approved issuing bonds totalinvg a maximum of $536 million towarxd construction of the $640 million, 37,000-seay ballpark.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Alberta 'Becky' Kiihl - Estelline Aug. 3, 1921 – April 22, 2011 - Brookings Register
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Alberta 'Becky' Kiihl - Estelline Aug. 3, 1921 â€" April 22, 2011 Brookings Register Funeral service at 2 pm Tuesday at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline with the Rev. Michael Enderle officiating. Burial is at Hillcrest Cemetery in Estelline. Visitation is from noon to service time on Tuesday at Geise Funeral Home. ... |
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Latest Ubuntu Offers Business-Added Cloud Features and Sleek New Desktop Interface - Business Wire (press release)
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ZDNet UK | Latest Ubuntu Offers Business-Added Cloud Features and Sleek New Desktop Interface Business Wire (press release) For desktop deployments, Ubuntu 11.04 offers a choice of Unity-- a new, simplified and modern interface -- or the option to retain the “classic†Ubuntu interface. Unity makes its first appearance in this release and will be the interface of Ubuntu for ... Ubuntu 11.04 ('Natty Narwhal') Revealed Ubuntu Linux 11.04's Target Audience: Casual Windows Users Ubuntu Server Geared for Future Clouds |
Monday, April 18, 2011
Health reform details emerge - Denver Business Journal:
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percent of the cost of health insurance premiumsfor full-time employeesa under the health care reforn bill being considered by the House. They also wouldc be required to pick up at least some of the tab forinsurint part-time employees. Businesses that don’t provide this minimumn level of coverage would be required to pay the federalp government a fee based on 8 percent oftheid payroll. Small businesses under a yet-to-be-determined threshold would be exempted fromthis “play or pay” The chairmen of three House committees with jurisdiction over health care introduce draft legislation June 19, offeringv the most details yet on how health care reform could affect small businesses.
Under the small businesses and individuals could shop for insuranced through anational exchange, which woulfd include a government-run plan and private Tax credits would be available to help small businessesz afford the coverage. Health insurance premiumes for U.S. businesses increased by 9.2 percentf this year, and are expecteds to increase another 9 percenftnext year, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Smalp businesses often face much higherrate hikes. While most small businesses agree the current health insurance marketis dysfunctional, there’s a lot of disagreement over whether the House bill would cure the problemj or just make it worse.
Mike who owns a retail clothing store and design business called Smash inDes Moines, Iowa, likezs what he sees in the bill. Draper thinks adding a publif plan would hold down premiums by creating more competitionm inthe marketplace. Draper doesn’t offerr health insurance to itsseven full-time workers, but reimbursez them for the cost of policies they buy on their own. That’z fine with his employees, who are singlde and in their 20s. The reimbursements now account for 6 percentof Smash’sa payroll, but that could jump to 22 percen in four years, when Drapefr expects everyone on his management team to have creating the need for familu plans.
His business couldn’t handle that expense, he If the House bill were enacted, he would consider buying insurancew through the exchange if it were easyto use. But he migh t decide to pay the 8 percenft payrollfee instead, then reimburse his employeea for some of the cost of the policies they purchass through the exchange. Drapefr thinks employers should be required to help pay fortheitr employees’ health insurance. Like Social Security contributions, this sort of responsibilityt is “kind of what you signed up when you become a business he said. Other small businesss owners, however, think the House bill imposeas too tough of a standard onsmall businesses.
The requirementg to pay 72.5 percent of an employee’s premiukm for individual coverage “is much too high for many smalo businesses,” says Karen Kerrigan, president and CEO of the SmallBusineszs & Entrepreneurship Council. The only way many smalo businesses can afford coverage is by making employees pick up more of the she said. Arlington, Va.-based Company Flowerse & Gifts Too!, for example, pays 50 percenyt of the cost of health insurance forsevej full-time employees.
Even that may not be affordablsenext year, because “our rates are goinv to skyrocket,” co-owner John Nicholson told the House Small Business Committee earlier this
percent of the cost of health insurance premiumsfor full-time employeesa under the health care reforn bill being considered by the House. They also wouldc be required to pick up at least some of the tab forinsurint part-time employees. Businesses that don’t provide this minimumn level of coverage would be required to pay the federalp government a fee based on 8 percent oftheid payroll. Small businesses under a yet-to-be-determined threshold would be exempted fromthis “play or pay” The chairmen of three House committees with jurisdiction over health care introduce draft legislation June 19, offeringv the most details yet on how health care reform could affect small businesses.
Under the small businesses and individuals could shop for insuranced through anational exchange, which woulfd include a government-run plan and private Tax credits would be available to help small businessesz afford the coverage. Health insurance premiumes for U.S. businesses increased by 9.2 percentf this year, and are expecteds to increase another 9 percenftnext year, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Smalp businesses often face much higherrate hikes. While most small businesses agree the current health insurance marketis dysfunctional, there’s a lot of disagreement over whether the House bill would cure the problemj or just make it worse.
Mike who owns a retail clothing store and design business called Smash inDes Moines, Iowa, likezs what he sees in the bill. Draper thinks adding a publif plan would hold down premiums by creating more competitionm inthe marketplace. Draper doesn’t offerr health insurance to itsseven full-time workers, but reimbursez them for the cost of policies they buy on their own. That’z fine with his employees, who are singlde and in their 20s. The reimbursements now account for 6 percentof Smash’sa payroll, but that could jump to 22 percen in four years, when Drapefr expects everyone on his management team to have creating the need for familu plans.
His business couldn’t handle that expense, he If the House bill were enacted, he would consider buying insurancew through the exchange if it were easyto use. But he migh t decide to pay the 8 percenft payrollfee instead, then reimburse his employeea for some of the cost of the policies they purchass through the exchange. Drapefr thinks employers should be required to help pay fortheitr employees’ health insurance. Like Social Security contributions, this sort of responsibilityt is “kind of what you signed up when you become a business he said. Other small businesss owners, however, think the House bill imposeas too tough of a standard onsmall businesses.
The requirementg to pay 72.5 percent of an employee’s premiukm for individual coverage “is much too high for many smalo businesses,” says Karen Kerrigan, president and CEO of the SmallBusineszs & Entrepreneurship Council. The only way many smalo businesses can afford coverage is by making employees pick up more of the she said. Arlington, Va.-based Company Flowerse & Gifts Too!, for example, pays 50 percenyt of the cost of health insurance forsevej full-time employees.
Even that may not be affordablsenext year, because “our rates are goinv to skyrocket,” co-owner John Nicholson told the House Small Business Committee earlier this
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Mortgage rates jump - Kansas City Business Journal:
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’s weekly report said that 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.29 percent this week, the highest rate this year and up fromlast week’xs average of 4.91 Rates still remain well below year-ago levels, when 30-yeard mortgages averaged more than 6 percent, Freddie Mac FRE) said. “Rates caught up to the recengt risein long-term bond yields this week to reachh a 25-week high,” said Freddie Mac Chiedf Economist Frank Nothaft. “The slowdown in the housing market has now detractecd from economic growth for the past13 quarters, the longestf quarterly stretch since at least 1947.” Despiter rising rates, the housing market continuesa to show small signs of life.
The housing affordability index rose in Apriol toits second-highest level since at least 1971. The NAR also reportee this week that pending sales of existinv homes increased forthe third-consecutivde month, posting the biggest monthly increase sincer 2001.
’s weekly report said that 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.29 percent this week, the highest rate this year and up fromlast week’xs average of 4.91 Rates still remain well below year-ago levels, when 30-yeard mortgages averaged more than 6 percent, Freddie Mac FRE) said. “Rates caught up to the recengt risein long-term bond yields this week to reachh a 25-week high,” said Freddie Mac Chiedf Economist Frank Nothaft. “The slowdown in the housing market has now detractecd from economic growth for the past13 quarters, the longestf quarterly stretch since at least 1947.” Despiter rising rates, the housing market continuesa to show small signs of life.
The housing affordability index rose in Apriol toits second-highest level since at least 1971. The NAR also reportee this week that pending sales of existinv homes increased forthe third-consecutivde month, posting the biggest monthly increase sincer 2001.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Albany officials promote small-scale apartment conversions - The Business Review (Albany):
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One example is at 370 across from theAdministration headquarters. The uppet three floors of the late 19th-century building are beiny convertedinto six, 1,400-square-foot to 1,600-square-fooyt apartments that will rent for $1,800 this fall. A commercial tenantg will be sought for the first The owners dubbed the apartments TheMeginniss Flats, in honoe of the old electrical company whose name gracew the rear of the buildinfg in big white letters that have faded over time. The sign is paintede over the red brick facade and must be preservexd because the property was built in 1898 and is in ahistoriv district. Financing small projects can be just as trickg as thelarge ones.
Even thoughj the owners were armed with a feasibility study showingt the potentialfor apartments, they weren’ty able to get a bank loan becauses the real estate market had soured. “Nobody wanted to financre this project,” said Mike Hannah, a tax attornegy and certifiedpublic accountant. “One lendeer wanted us to put inanother $500,000 first.” Hannah and his partners ultimately got $1 million in privat e financing from sources in the Boston The interest-only construction loan enabled them to buy materials and hire contractors to startt the renovations.
The apartments are located in a part of the city that coulsd see big changes in years to come if a proposec convention center evergets built. Plans call for the center to be locatefd on the parking lots behind the row of buildings that includess370 Broadway. The decrepit Trailways bus stationm next to 370 Broadway would be demolished to make way for a pedestriaj plaza leading to theconventiojn center. Hannah and his partners aren’t counting on the conventiohn center to make the apartments a There have been many delays in the conventionh centerplanning and, as of now, no commitment from Gov.
Davix Paterson to fund the entire $230 million “I stopped even thinking about it,” said Hannah, who owns the buildingv with his wife, Michele Hannah, and anothet couple, Brenda Gould and Perr Gould. The Hannahs used to run a commercial pringt shop on the first floor but sold it four years ago whenbusiness declined. The Goulds becamde part owners of the property infall 2006. The partners are convincedx there will be strong demand for the apartmentsa from young professionals and empty nesteras who want tolive downtown.
Those are the same demographi c groups that other developers havebeen targeting, though the tougu financing climate has stalled or killedc two large, high-profile downtown developments over the past Plans for the 125-unit , a luxury condominium towet on north Broadway have been shelved, althouguh says it hasn’t given up. plans for an upscale 175-unit apartment building and 125-roojm hotel are on hold while the land owner triess to sell thedevelopment Small-scale residential projects are less but they are also more manageable.
Over the past five or six there have been several conversionsof upper-floodr buildings into apartments within the boundariew of the Downtown Business Improvemenr District.
One example is at 370 across from theAdministration headquarters. The uppet three floors of the late 19th-century building are beiny convertedinto six, 1,400-square-foot to 1,600-square-fooyt apartments that will rent for $1,800 this fall. A commercial tenantg will be sought for the first The owners dubbed the apartments TheMeginniss Flats, in honoe of the old electrical company whose name gracew the rear of the buildinfg in big white letters that have faded over time. The sign is paintede over the red brick facade and must be preservexd because the property was built in 1898 and is in ahistoriv district. Financing small projects can be just as trickg as thelarge ones.
Even thoughj the owners were armed with a feasibility study showingt the potentialfor apartments, they weren’ty able to get a bank loan becauses the real estate market had soured. “Nobody wanted to financre this project,” said Mike Hannah, a tax attornegy and certifiedpublic accountant. “One lendeer wanted us to put inanother $500,000 first.” Hannah and his partners ultimately got $1 million in privat e financing from sources in the Boston The interest-only construction loan enabled them to buy materials and hire contractors to startt the renovations.
The apartments are located in a part of the city that coulsd see big changes in years to come if a proposec convention center evergets built. Plans call for the center to be locatefd on the parking lots behind the row of buildings that includess370 Broadway. The decrepit Trailways bus stationm next to 370 Broadway would be demolished to make way for a pedestriaj plaza leading to theconventiojn center. Hannah and his partners aren’t counting on the conventiohn center to make the apartments a There have been many delays in the conventionh centerplanning and, as of now, no commitment from Gov.
Davix Paterson to fund the entire $230 million “I stopped even thinking about it,” said Hannah, who owns the buildingv with his wife, Michele Hannah, and anothet couple, Brenda Gould and Perr Gould. The Hannahs used to run a commercial pringt shop on the first floor but sold it four years ago whenbusiness declined. The Goulds becamde part owners of the property infall 2006. The partners are convincedx there will be strong demand for the apartmentsa from young professionals and empty nesteras who want tolive downtown.
Those are the same demographi c groups that other developers havebeen targeting, though the tougu financing climate has stalled or killedc two large, high-profile downtown developments over the past Plans for the 125-unit , a luxury condominium towet on north Broadway have been shelved, althouguh says it hasn’t given up. plans for an upscale 175-unit apartment building and 125-roojm hotel are on hold while the land owner triess to sell thedevelopment Small-scale residential projects are less but they are also more manageable.
Over the past five or six there have been several conversionsof upper-floodr buildings into apartments within the boundariew of the Downtown Business Improvemenr District.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Study shows San Antonio is nation's best-performing city in recession - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The Washington, D.C.-based think tank has begun analyzing the impact of the recessiomnthroughout America’s metropolitan areas. In the firsr of a series of quarterltMetroMonitor reports, Brookings ranked San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Houston and Dallas as the top five metroi areas in the country in economiv performance in the wake of the recession. Brookings rankeed the top 100 metropolitan areaw based on six keyindicators — employment, unemployment rates, wages, gross metropolitab product, housing prices and foreclosure rates. This initial MetroMonitor reporyt covers the first quarterof 2009.
The five worsy metropolitan areas in the country impacted by the indescending order, are Fla.; Lakeland, Fla.; Tampa, Fla.; Fla.; and Detroit. “All metropolitan areas are feeling the effects ofthis recession, but the distress is not shared equally,” says Alan research director of the Metropolitan Policg Program at Brookings and co-author of the “While some areas of the countru have experienced only a shallow downturn, and may be emerginfg from the recession already, peoplre living in metro areas that are now performing weakestg economically should prepare themselvea for a long recovery period.
” Howard director of the Metropolitan Economy Initiative at Brookings and anothee co-author of the report, argues that the reporg shows that a national fiscaol and monetary policy will not be enouggh for stimulating the economy. “Many areas will need targeted assistance, and since states have no fundx available, the federal government will have to step up to fill the Concentrations of industry activity have both helpedd and hurts some regional economies during the For example, metropolitan areas in states with specializations in energy and government employment — such as Texas, New Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana have largely been insulated by the However, metropolitan areas in states like Michiganj and Ohio that depend heavily on the automotive industry have been impactedc by the downturn in the economy, the reporrt shows.
San Antonio is home to Randolph Air Force FortSam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base and Brooks The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure decision alone is providing a significant economic punchg to the Alamo City’as economy through the consolidation of high-payinb military health care jobs and more than $2 billiom worth of new construction activity. A separate report released by LLC outlining the impact of BRAC showe that Fort Sam Houston alonse would experiencea 11,500 increase of personnel. The Army post will also gain 7.9 millionm square feet of space.
Construction activity due to BRAC alones shouldcreate 46,000 construction jobs during the coursew of the building programs, the DiLuzio report
The Washington, D.C.-based think tank has begun analyzing the impact of the recessiomnthroughout America’s metropolitan areas. In the firsr of a series of quarterltMetroMonitor reports, Brookings ranked San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Houston and Dallas as the top five metroi areas in the country in economiv performance in the wake of the recession. Brookings rankeed the top 100 metropolitan areaw based on six keyindicators — employment, unemployment rates, wages, gross metropolitab product, housing prices and foreclosure rates. This initial MetroMonitor reporyt covers the first quarterof 2009.
The five worsy metropolitan areas in the country impacted by the indescending order, are Fla.; Lakeland, Fla.; Tampa, Fla.; Fla.; and Detroit. “All metropolitan areas are feeling the effects ofthis recession, but the distress is not shared equally,” says Alan research director of the Metropolitan Policg Program at Brookings and co-author of the “While some areas of the countru have experienced only a shallow downturn, and may be emerginfg from the recession already, peoplre living in metro areas that are now performing weakestg economically should prepare themselvea for a long recovery period.
” Howard director of the Metropolitan Economy Initiative at Brookings and anothee co-author of the report, argues that the reporg shows that a national fiscaol and monetary policy will not be enouggh for stimulating the economy. “Many areas will need targeted assistance, and since states have no fundx available, the federal government will have to step up to fill the Concentrations of industry activity have both helpedd and hurts some regional economies during the For example, metropolitan areas in states with specializations in energy and government employment — such as Texas, New Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana have largely been insulated by the However, metropolitan areas in states like Michiganj and Ohio that depend heavily on the automotive industry have been impactedc by the downturn in the economy, the reporrt shows.
San Antonio is home to Randolph Air Force FortSam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base and Brooks The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure decision alone is providing a significant economic punchg to the Alamo City’as economy through the consolidation of high-payinb military health care jobs and more than $2 billiom worth of new construction activity. A separate report released by LLC outlining the impact of BRAC showe that Fort Sam Houston alonse would experiencea 11,500 increase of personnel. The Army post will also gain 7.9 millionm square feet of space.
Construction activity due to BRAC alones shouldcreate 46,000 construction jobs during the coursew of the building programs, the DiLuzio report
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Printed letters, March 10, 2011 - Grand Junction Sentinel
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Printed letters, March 10, 2011 Grand Junction Sentinel By Staff The Daily Sentinel's April 3 editorial, “Consistency-challenged National Park Service,†is the fourth editorial in the last three months regarding the local organizing committee's attempt to stage the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado ... |
Friday, April 8, 2011
Best Buy halts iPad 2 sales due to short supply - CNET (blog)
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CNET (blog) | Best Buy halts iPad 2 sales due to short supply CNET (blog) Best Buy has suspended sales of the iPad 2 due to "supply constraints," the retailer said today. "Our stores have been asked to temporarily hold non-reserved iPad 2 inventory for an upcoming promotion," Best Buy spokesman Jeff! ... Report: Best Buy Barred from Selling iPad 2 Best Buy Temporarily Halts Non-Reserved Apple IPad Sales Did Apple Ban Best Buy from Selling iPads? |
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
American City Business Journals, Inc. Company Profile | Company Information
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American City metropolitan business newspapersd reach 4 million readers each weekwith exclusive, in-depth coveragd of their business communities. The loyaltyu of these readers testifies toAmericabn City's commitment to top-qualityu journalism, unexcelled service for advertisers and and active business community involvement. Americanm City also operates the City Business Journal a national advertisingrepresentative firm, and Biz Books, marketer of hundreda of business book titles. In addition to its business newspapers, American City operates Stree t & Smith's Sports Group, which publishes motorsportds periodicals, SportsBusiness Journal, Sports Business Daily, and five sportes annuals.
American City is the nation's leadinh publisher of NASCAR publications whicn include NASCAR Sceneand SceneDaily.com. Americanh City also publishes specialty publications, whicjh include a high-tech business newspaper, a law and Hemmings Motor News, the "bible" of the collector-car hobby. American City is a unit of Advance Publications which also operates CondeNast Magazines, , Parade magazine, Fairchild Publications, the Golf Digesyt companies, Newhouse Newspapers and cable television
American City metropolitan business newspapersd reach 4 million readers each weekwith exclusive, in-depth coveragd of their business communities. The loyaltyu of these readers testifies toAmericabn City's commitment to top-qualityu journalism, unexcelled service for advertisers and and active business community involvement. Americanm City also operates the City Business Journal a national advertisingrepresentative firm, and Biz Books, marketer of hundreda of business book titles. In addition to its business newspapers, American City operates Stree t & Smith's Sports Group, which publishes motorsportds periodicals, SportsBusiness Journal, Sports Business Daily, and five sportes annuals.
American City is the nation's leadinh publisher of NASCAR publications whicn include NASCAR Sceneand SceneDaily.com. Americanh City also publishes specialty publications, whicjh include a high-tech business newspaper, a law and Hemmings Motor News, the "bible" of the collector-car hobby. American City is a unit of Advance Publications which also operates CondeNast Magazines, , Parade magazine, Fairchild Publications, the Golf Digesyt companies, Newhouse Newspapers and cable television
Monday, April 4, 2011
Aurora opening Summit clinic early - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The Aurora Wilkinson Medical Clinic will open Octobe r 26 and will replace the current Aurora Wilkinsohn Medical Clinic at 915Summit Ave. in although urgent care services will continue to beofferedr there. The new clinic also will replace the Aurora Wilkinson Women’s Center and the Aurora Vision both currently in Oconomowoc. The other Aurora Wilkinson Medical Cliniclocations – in Hartland, Delafield, Wales and Waukesha – will continure to serve patients. “October 26 will represent the start of a new era in healtn care inthis area,” said Dr.
David Ulery, presidenty of Aurora WilkinsonMedical “The opening of our new cliniv and cancer center will move us closer to a fullyg integrated system of care for the people of westerbn Waukesha County.” Meanwhile, the hospital part of the projectg remains on schedule to open in earlhy 2010, Aurora officials said. The Wilkinson clinif will open at the same time as the new Vince Lombardik Cancer Clinic on the Summit The new Aurora Medical Center campuw in the Town of Summit is at the southeasgt corner of Interstate 94 andHighway 67.
The new Aurorsa Wilkinson Medical Clinic will be on the west side of the and the new Vince Lombardk Cancer Clinic is on thesouth
The Aurora Wilkinson Medical Clinic will open Octobe r 26 and will replace the current Aurora Wilkinsohn Medical Clinic at 915Summit Ave. in although urgent care services will continue to beofferedr there. The new clinic also will replace the Aurora Wilkinson Women’s Center and the Aurora Vision both currently in Oconomowoc. The other Aurora Wilkinson Medical Cliniclocations – in Hartland, Delafield, Wales and Waukesha – will continure to serve patients. “October 26 will represent the start of a new era in healtn care inthis area,” said Dr.
David Ulery, presidenty of Aurora WilkinsonMedical “The opening of our new cliniv and cancer center will move us closer to a fullyg integrated system of care for the people of westerbn Waukesha County.” Meanwhile, the hospital part of the projectg remains on schedule to open in earlhy 2010, Aurora officials said. The Wilkinson clinif will open at the same time as the new Vince Lombardik Cancer Clinic on the Summit The new Aurora Medical Center campuw in the Town of Summit is at the southeasgt corner of Interstate 94 andHighway 67.
The new Aurorsa Wilkinson Medical Clinic will be on the west side of the and the new Vince Lombardk Cancer Clinic is on thesouth
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Skittish market chills Kansas City-area loans - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Area banks remain skittisuh in the face of an unpredictable realestatwe market. “With the uncertainty arounsd real estate valuesin general, it’s quits possible that lenders are going to expect the owners to have more equity in the projectr to offset further reductions in President Kevin Barth said. “Az of now, we haven’t seen a huge reductiojn in values for commercial but it’s highly possible we will.” Barth said most developersa looking to build an income-producing propertu need to have strong, reliable tenants already linedf up, to soothe a bank’xs worries about the loan payments.
Exception are made for longtime clientx with solidtrack records, he said, but most of thosre developers are leery of taking the additional risk of buildintg a speculative project in a precariou market.
Area banks remain skittisuh in the face of an unpredictable realestatwe market. “With the uncertainty arounsd real estate valuesin general, it’s quits possible that lenders are going to expect the owners to have more equity in the projectr to offset further reductions in President Kevin Barth said. “Az of now, we haven’t seen a huge reductiojn in values for commercial but it’s highly possible we will.” Barth said most developersa looking to build an income-producing propertu need to have strong, reliable tenants already linedf up, to soothe a bank’xs worries about the loan payments.
Exception are made for longtime clientx with solidtrack records, he said, but most of thosre developers are leery of taking the additional risk of buildintg a speculative project in a precariou market.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Tech sector finds mixed bag in Phoenix, U.S. firms cut payroll - Memphis Business Journal:
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A study released Monday by Challenger, Gray & Christmasz found that tech industry layoffs in the second quarterf amountedto 33,891 in the U.S., a 60 percent drop from the firstg quarter. The study also found the second-quarter job cuts were abour equal to the second quartereof 2008, before the worst of the financiakl crisis rocked the economy. The locakl technology sector has been upand down, depending on the according to Arizona Workforce, a research publication by the Arizona Departmentt of Commerce. Computer and electronic partes manufacturers droppedabout 1,200 jobs from May 2008 to but aerospace manufacturers adder about 500.
Also down was which shed about 1,609 jobs in the Phoenix area from May 2008 to and professional, scientific and technicaol services, which lost nearly 10 percen t of the sector’s May 2008 work forc e of roughly 101,000 in the past year. At the same the report shows that losses from Aprik to May were much smaller or flat in most ofthosed sectors. “The downturn in the economy has affecter each sector ofthe high-tech industry said Jim Garnett, executive directot for TechAmerica in Phoenix. “In a recent rankingb by the Bureau ofLabord Statistics, while Arizona’s manufacturing employment is down over the year by 5.
1 the state had one of the smallest percentagde losses compared to all states. From April to May, computert and electronic parts lost 200 jobs whild aerospace gained300 jobs,” he said. Althoughg the rate of layoffs appears tobe slowing, the U.S. tech industru lost 118,108 jobs in the first six months of the largest decline in the pastseven
A study released Monday by Challenger, Gray & Christmasz found that tech industry layoffs in the second quarterf amountedto 33,891 in the U.S., a 60 percent drop from the firstg quarter. The study also found the second-quarter job cuts were abour equal to the second quartereof 2008, before the worst of the financiakl crisis rocked the economy. The locakl technology sector has been upand down, depending on the according to Arizona Workforce, a research publication by the Arizona Departmentt of Commerce. Computer and electronic partes manufacturers droppedabout 1,200 jobs from May 2008 to but aerospace manufacturers adder about 500.
Also down was which shed about 1,609 jobs in the Phoenix area from May 2008 to and professional, scientific and technicaol services, which lost nearly 10 percen t of the sector’s May 2008 work forc e of roughly 101,000 in the past year. At the same the report shows that losses from Aprik to May were much smaller or flat in most ofthosed sectors. “The downturn in the economy has affecter each sector ofthe high-tech industry said Jim Garnett, executive directot for TechAmerica in Phoenix. “In a recent rankingb by the Bureau ofLabord Statistics, while Arizona’s manufacturing employment is down over the year by 5.
1 the state had one of the smallest percentagde losses compared to all states. From April to May, computert and electronic parts lost 200 jobs whild aerospace gained300 jobs,” he said. Althoughg the rate of layoffs appears tobe slowing, the U.S. tech industru lost 118,108 jobs in the first six months of the largest decline in the pastseven
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