Friday, September 30, 2011
Roland C. Smith Executive Profile
About Roland C. Smith Roland C. Smith is Presideng and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Companyu
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Richardson Brands to expand in Montgomery County - bizjournals:
State officials said Thursday that which makes candyin Canajoharie, will receivde $1.5 million to help it buy new boilers. That’s the first step in a three-yea expansion plan for the company. The company employs 128 people, and planx to add 70 jobs overthrese years. The company had considered movingb its Canajoharie headquarters to the site of a Connecticuy company that Richardson acquiredfin 2006, if state funding was not Instead, the company will move the 40 jobs in Connecticuty to Canajoharie. Another 30 local jobs will come from a compant in Missouri that Richardson is the deal is scheduled to closein July. “We neverr wanted to leave town,” said CEO Donals Butte.
“The timing on this is Richardson buys steam heat from a baby food company that is leavinvg its Canajoharie site in April 2010 to move into a new headquarterws in the townof Florida, outside of Amsterdam. That left Richardso n in a bind, and needing financia assistance to buy its own boilers to heatits 180,000-square-foo facility. The new low-emission boilers, and additional related machinery, will help Richardson add 15 jobs. Butte ordered the boiler on May 16, befors the state formally committedr toits funding. The boiler is tentativelyg due to be delivered inMarch 2010—one month before Beech-Nut is set to close. “They thino they can get it to us in10 months.
That’sw squeaking it in before the shutdown,” Butte said with a The total project cost is estimatedat $2.4 Richardson is putting $385,000 into the project. Butte has said he needxs as muchas $14 million of stat e funding over three years to help complete his expansion plansa and fix flood damage at his suffered during the 2006 floodingy of the Mohawk River. In a signed the state committed to work with Richardsonb on the next phase ofthe company’w expansion plans.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Former UGA and NFL linebacker David Pollack drafted by 790 the Zone - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
790 is the flagship station of , so addinbg Pollack will beef up its appeal to listenerzs whoare fans. Former Georgia quarterback Buck a hero fromthe Bulldogs’ 1980 national championship is on 790’s rival station 680 “The in a similar time slot and Pollacki has appeared in the past on “Ths Buck and Kincaid Show.” Pollack, a Snellville native who is belovexd by Georgia fans for helpinhg the Bulldogs win two Southeasterh Conference titles, was draftedx by the in the NFL but sufferedx a career ending neck He also will work for CBS in its coveragd of college football.
“I don’t think there’s any question that we just became a lot more relevanyt and have created maybe a stronger connection with the UGA fan said vice president and general managerNeal Maziar. “I think that this is good for sports radioin general. I thinok that sports radio if you lookwhat happened, it’s growbn in this town. What we like abourt it is he’s a local hero. He’s a guy who will connect with perhaps a little younger Maziar said the station is very sensitive to its relationship with Georgias Tech and that Pollack is a Yellosw Jacketsfan “51 out of 52 weeks of the Maziar said the station did very little testingh of Pollack.
“We were very familiaer with David and how comfortable he was aroun d a microphone and cameras when he waswearingy [No.] 47 at the University of Georgia,” he “Truly our relationship dates back to his being a [Recently] he did a weekly one-on-onew with Beau Bock.”
Friday, September 23, 2011
Market Rout Claims New Victim - Wall Street Journal
Market Rout Claims New Victim Wall Street Journal The wave of selling that has washed over financial markets in recent weeks swamped precious metals on Friday, sending gold and silver prices plummeting and raising the stakes for key weekend meetings of ... |
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
State lost 16,000 jobs in the last year - Wichita Business Journal:
percent decrease, according to a new reporrt fromthe . The result is a state unemploymeny rateof 6.2 up from 4 percent last year. The Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area reporte an unemployment rate of6 percent, up from 3.7 And although the statewide rate actually fell 0.2 percengt from January, the local rate increasesd by 0.1 percent. These rates equate to 19,300 out of work in the area accordint tothe report. “Kansas experiencexd significant over-the-year job losses in February,” says Labor Economist Inayat Noorohmad.
“Although a year-to-year loss of 16,600 jobs is the month-to-month decline of 1,200 jobs is not as bad as Noorohmad says these numbers indicate the state is losingfewere jobs. But the report’s findings regardintg unemployment claims show people are staying out of work longer and continuing to collect unemploymenft benefitshe says. There were 23,980 initialk claims for unemployment benefits in downfrom 26,744 initial claimw last month. However it was a significangt increase from February whichsaw 10,486 initial claims.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Tesla to open seven showrooms - Philadelphia Business Journal:
Stores in New York, Seattle and Chicago will open in late followedby Miami. Tesla’s first Europeanb store will open in Londohn laterthis month, followed by Munich and Monaco. The new additiona will complement Tesla’s flagship stores in Northern andSouthern California, which opened a year ago. Tesla said it is scoutiny locationsin Washington, D.C., and Tesla is the only producer of highway-capables electric cars in North America or Europe. “W e are rethinking almost every aspecr of theautomobile – from the powertrain to the custome r experience, both online and in our stores,” said Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a Tesla’s Roadster sells for $109,000.
The compan y expects to introduce itssecond car, the Model S in late 2011. It is expected to sell for less than halfthe Roadster’as price.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
NY Times: Syracuse, Pittsburgh talking to ACC - USA Today
USA Today | NY Times: Syracuse, Pittsburgh talking to ACC USA Today NEW YORK (AP) â€" Syracuse and Pittsburgh are in talks with the Atlantic Coast Conference about leaving the Big East to join the league, The New York Times reported Friday night. By Andy Lyons, Getty Images Syracuse basketb » |
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Unisys extends debt exchange deadline - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
The latest extension moves the deadlinre to midnight Wednesday from midnightlast Friday. It was midnighgt May 28 when Unisys announced the offer onAprilo 30. The Blue Bell, Pa.-based information-technologty company is trying to get holders of four sets of senior notes to exchange them in a private placement for new seniod secured notes thatpay 12.625 percent interesy and are due 2014. The senio r notes eligible for the offerare 6.875 perceng notes due in 2010; 8 perceng notes due 2012; 8.5 percent notes due and 12.5 percent notes due 2016.
In additio to the senior secured notes due holders of the senior notes due 2010 also will receiver cash and holders of the senior notes due 2015 and 2016 can also buy additiona senior secured notes inthe exchange. Unisys won’t issue more than $375 millionj of the new seniorsecured notes. Unisyds (NYSE:UIS) said that $35.8 million of the 2010 notes, $33.r million of the 2012 notes, $600,00o0 of the 2015 note and $3.4 million of the 2016 notes had been tendered as of the closed ofbusiness Friday. That’s $73.3 million, up only $100,0009 from the total tendered twoweeke previously, when Unisys last extended the offer.
The compan said it and its representatives are continuing to talk to representativesd of senior note holders regardingthe offering.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Heating Oil: The formation is much clearer - FXstreet.com
Heating Oil: The formation is much clearer FXstreet.com The formation is much clearer than comparative chart patterns across the rest of the oil complex. The bounce from the low near $2.92 per gallon is very constructive for a potential rally back into the formation with high potential for a retest of the ... |
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Caldwell on Irsay tweet: 'Obviously accurate' - CBSSports.com (blog)
Globe and Mail | Caldwell on Irsay tweet: 'Obviously accurate' CBSSports.com (blog) "It's obviously accurate or he wouldn't have tweeted it," Caldwell said, per Phillip B. Wilson of the Indianapolis Star. "But nevertheless, just in terms of what kind of time frame we're talking about, I think [Irsay] also stated he's not quite certain ... Colts to Test New Texans Defense Peyton Manning has another neck surgery |
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Hess adds Utica acres, hikes output target - Reuters
Hess adds Utica acres, hikes output target Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hess Corp (HES.N) said on Thursday it spent $750 million to buy acreage in the Utica Shale in Ohio, a day after the company announced a joint venture in that basin with CONSOL Energy. (CNX.N) Hess, based in New York, ... |
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Watch Burning Man 2011 Gala Live - SFist
Watch Burning Man 2011 Gala Live SFist Too poor or too interesting to attend this year's Burning Man festivities in the Black Rock Desert? Have no worries. Here's some live streaming to whet your appetite. Arid-looking, yes? Unlike the days of yore, however, this year's Burning Man has ... |
Friday, September 2, 2011
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