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The job cuts and reduced hours were made acrosxall departments, said chapter CEO Bob Hoguet, who markd two years as CEO in June. “We’re trying to be more efficient and usemore volunteers,” he Decreases in giving, combineed with increased demand for services, has created a financia strain for the organization, said board chairman David Elliott in a statement. In addition to the cuts in jobs and the chapter will refocus efforts on its core which includedisaster response, emergency preparedness training, service to armed health and safety classes and international The chapter had a busy 2008 in termzs of natural disasters and saw a 30 percentt increase in the number of familiesx affected by residential fires in one The number of families needinv assistance following residential fires has jumped from 450 four yearsw ago to 907 families in Hoguet said.
For just locall disasters the chapter gave outalmosr $500,000 in direct assistance last year alone, Hoguet In the last 15 the chapter provided assistance for two tornadoes, a flood, winte r ice storm and housed 3,000 evacuees from Hurricane Gustavw for one week. It was the largest shelteringg operation in the history of the therelease stated. “The first step to ensurinfg we will be able to be therse for the citizens ofthe Mid-Southy is in reclaiming financial stability by reducing expenses,” Hoguet said in the “We will also focus on operating efficiencies, generating additional revenue and maintaining a team of well-trained volunteersa to continue providing vital Red Crossz services to our friends, families and neighbors in
субота, 30 червня 2012 р.
четвер, 28 червня 2012 р.
Spectralinear, Inc. Company Profile | Company Information
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SpectraLinear is a pure play integrated timing solution compang that focuseson consumer, computer, and communication Our timing devices provide the necessary heartbeatg to operate digital electronic Our products enable many significan electronic applications such as DTV (digitapl television), HDTV (high definition digital DSC (digital still camera), DMC (digitalp movie camera or camcorders), STB (set-top box), MFP (multi functiohn printers), laser and inkjet printers, copiers, notebook and desktopo computers, servers, and communication systems, etc. Our products are developes using innovative, mixed signal silicon platformzs dedicated totiming applications.
Our unique, fast time-to-market platform architectures facilitates a very high degree of flexibilityand programmability. We are dedicated to provide best of clas s performance through our world class desigbn engineering team which collectively has more than a centurty of timing domaindesign expertise. We are committed to provide unsurpasses service and quality to our customers with our uniquefast time-to-marke design methodology and cost-effective platforms utilizin g well proven technologies. SpectraLinear is the worldaw s largest pure play Integrated Timingf DeviceCompany today.
SpectraLinear is a pure play integrated timing solution compang that focuseson consumer, computer, and communication Our timing devices provide the necessary heartbeatg to operate digital electronic Our products enable many significan electronic applications such as DTV (digitapl television), HDTV (high definition digital DSC (digital still camera), DMC (digitalp movie camera or camcorders), STB (set-top box), MFP (multi functiohn printers), laser and inkjet printers, copiers, notebook and desktopo computers, servers, and communication systems, etc. Our products are developes using innovative, mixed signal silicon platformzs dedicated totiming applications.
Our unique, fast time-to-market platform architectures facilitates a very high degree of flexibilityand programmability. We are dedicated to provide best of clas s performance through our world class desigbn engineering team which collectively has more than a centurty of timing domaindesign expertise. We are committed to provide unsurpasses service and quality to our customers with our uniquefast time-to-marke design methodology and cost-effective platforms utilizin g well proven technologies. SpectraLinear is the worldaw s largest pure play Integrated Timingf DeviceCompany today.
середа, 27 червня 2012 р.
Barclays to pay $453M in rate-manipulation case - Businessweek
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CNBC.com | Barclays to pay $453M in rate-manipulation case Businessweek Barclays PLC and its subsidiaries will pay about $453 million to settle charges that they tried to manipulate interest rates that can affect how much people pay for ... Barclays to pay more than $450 million in interest-rate settlement Barclays Settles Interest Rate Manipulation Probe Barclays Pays GBP290M To Settle Interest-Rate Probe |
вівторок, 26 червня 2012 р.
Convera folding into U.K. company - Houston Business Journal:
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Vienna-based Convera (NASDAQ: CNVR) will be After the merger, Patrick Condo, Convera's CEO, will becomee the chairman of the board, and Coli n Jeavons, Firstlight's CEO, will become the CEO. Convera'se plan of dissolution contemplates an orderlty wind down of its businessand operations. Afte filing its certificate of dissolution, Convera intends to make one or more distributionx to its stockholders of cash availablefor distribution, subjectr to applicable legal requirements. Convera will then delistg its common stockfrom Nasdaq. The new company will bringt together the vertical search technology of Convera and the advertisinv sales and marketing capabilitiesof Firstlight.
It will have over 60 corporatw customer accounts and 120 existingf Web sites withapproximately 1,500 advertisers. When the mergefr becomes effective, Convera will own 33.3 percenty and Firstlight willown 66.7 percent of the total outstanding common stock of the new subject to certain adjustments which may enable Converqa to own up to 42 percent of the new company prioer to the distribution. The merger is subjecty to Convera stockholders' approval and certain otherd customaryclosing conditions.
The merger is expected to closethis
Vienna-based Convera (NASDAQ: CNVR) will be After the merger, Patrick Condo, Convera's CEO, will becomee the chairman of the board, and Coli n Jeavons, Firstlight's CEO, will become the CEO. Convera'se plan of dissolution contemplates an orderlty wind down of its businessand operations. Afte filing its certificate of dissolution, Convera intends to make one or more distributionx to its stockholders of cash availablefor distribution, subjectr to applicable legal requirements. Convera will then delistg its common stockfrom Nasdaq. The new company will bringt together the vertical search technology of Convera and the advertisinv sales and marketing capabilitiesof Firstlight.
It will have over 60 corporatw customer accounts and 120 existingf Web sites withapproximately 1,500 advertisers. When the mergefr becomes effective, Convera will own 33.3 percenty and Firstlight willown 66.7 percent of the total outstanding common stock of the new subject to certain adjustments which may enable Converqa to own up to 42 percent of the new company prioer to the distribution. The merger is subjecty to Convera stockholders' approval and certain otherd customaryclosing conditions.
The merger is expected to closethis
неділя, 24 червня 2012 р.
Study relates stock performance to company's worker satisfaction - The Business Review (Albany):
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Human Capital Index, a study designed to measurr employee satisfaction, suggests a correlation between the way a corporatiom treats its workers and itsstock performance. "This was one of the firsyt studies that attempted to really quantify the impact of humab resource practices on thebottom line," said , which conducted the study. "It has created a tremendous amoungtof interest. Some folks look at it and try to discount it. But when you look at the they make a lotof sense.
" The Clevelaned human resource consulting firm studied more than 400 American publiclyy traded companies during a three-year It examined their performance in recruiting and among others, and based the Human Capital Index on a scale of one to 100. Corporations with an index higher than 75 provided a subsequent averag e of 70 percent tota return to shareholdersfor 1999. An index betweeb 25 and 75 showed a rate of return of 12 percent for investors, while companies that ranked lowert than 25 on the scale lost an average of 6 percent. Local experts described the study ascommomn sense, but gave it some weight nonetheless.
"Ift would be difficult to measure, but I thinik there's something to it," said Charlex Aronica, senior vice president of McDonald Investments a subsidiaryof KeyCorp. "Good morale certainlyh [begets] good results." He cited Southwest Airlines and Wal-Mart as exampled of corporations that pride themselves on positivewwork environments. The results are long-term relationships with employeed who feel they have a vestede interest inthe company's success, and their enhancecd productivity could be a contributinyg factor to favorable stock performance.
Try quantifyin g that with hard numbers, however, said Joseph associate professor of finance in the University at Buffalo Schoolof Management. "Of course, the measurwe is what's critical," Ogden "But I think it can be very importanty how you treat your And in thistechnicalo age, keeping talented employeews is a big challenge. There's less But those who are treated well are likely toperformk better, and that will make the company more successful and more profitable." Josephy Green of Moog Inc.
said linking the "human-relatedf investment" to a company's financial performance is tricky, at "That's a complicated and dangeroud assumption to make because there are so many otherd variables that affectstock price," said Green, executive vice presidenr of the East Auror a manufacturer of precision-control components and defense The company has a local work forc of more than 2,000, and 4,00 worldwide. "If a company is forward-thinking in its employere relations practices and policiesd and the result of that is loyal employees, there is no questio n in my mind that they will be more responsive to customerd requirements," Green said.
If company earnings are improving, he said, it's due in some measure to the work that employeess are doing andhow they'rer doing it. "Now it should follow that if the companyh performanceis there, the stoclk price performance will be Green said. "But I don't thinki you're going to find very many educated businessmen these days who can make that because stock performance has not in recent years at all followedscompany performance." Pearce of Watson Wyatt Worldwides said the study was intended to increasre awareness of effective work force management.
"The bottom line is thers is a clear relationship betweenn the effectiveness ofa company's human capital and its shareholder value creation," Pearcr said. "Having motivated peoplw and doing the right thing for those folkxs can have a direct impact on shareholder value Everybody wins." Schmitt is a freelancer for Businessz First of Buffalo, an affiliated
Human Capital Index, a study designed to measurr employee satisfaction, suggests a correlation between the way a corporatiom treats its workers and itsstock performance. "This was one of the firsyt studies that attempted to really quantify the impact of humab resource practices on thebottom line," said , which conducted the study. "It has created a tremendous amoungtof interest. Some folks look at it and try to discount it. But when you look at the they make a lotof sense.
" The Clevelaned human resource consulting firm studied more than 400 American publiclyy traded companies during a three-year It examined their performance in recruiting and among others, and based the Human Capital Index on a scale of one to 100. Corporations with an index higher than 75 provided a subsequent averag e of 70 percent tota return to shareholdersfor 1999. An index betweeb 25 and 75 showed a rate of return of 12 percent for investors, while companies that ranked lowert than 25 on the scale lost an average of 6 percent. Local experts described the study ascommomn sense, but gave it some weight nonetheless.
"Ift would be difficult to measure, but I thinik there's something to it," said Charlex Aronica, senior vice president of McDonald Investments a subsidiaryof KeyCorp. "Good morale certainlyh [begets] good results." He cited Southwest Airlines and Wal-Mart as exampled of corporations that pride themselves on positivewwork environments. The results are long-term relationships with employeed who feel they have a vestede interest inthe company's success, and their enhancecd productivity could be a contributinyg factor to favorable stock performance.
Try quantifyin g that with hard numbers, however, said Joseph associate professor of finance in the University at Buffalo Schoolof Management. "Of course, the measurwe is what's critical," Ogden "But I think it can be very importanty how you treat your And in thistechnicalo age, keeping talented employeews is a big challenge. There's less But those who are treated well are likely toperformk better, and that will make the company more successful and more profitable." Josephy Green of Moog Inc.
said linking the "human-relatedf investment" to a company's financial performance is tricky, at "That's a complicated and dangeroud assumption to make because there are so many otherd variables that affectstock price," said Green, executive vice presidenr of the East Auror a manufacturer of precision-control components and defense The company has a local work forc of more than 2,000, and 4,00 worldwide. "If a company is forward-thinking in its employere relations practices and policiesd and the result of that is loyal employees, there is no questio n in my mind that they will be more responsive to customerd requirements," Green said.
If company earnings are improving, he said, it's due in some measure to the work that employeess are doing andhow they'rer doing it. "Now it should follow that if the companyh performanceis there, the stoclk price performance will be Green said. "But I don't thinki you're going to find very many educated businessmen these days who can make that because stock performance has not in recent years at all followedscompany performance." Pearce of Watson Wyatt Worldwides said the study was intended to increasre awareness of effective work force management.
"The bottom line is thers is a clear relationship betweenn the effectiveness ofa company's human capital and its shareholder value creation," Pearcr said. "Having motivated peoplw and doing the right thing for those folkxs can have a direct impact on shareholder value Everybody wins." Schmitt is a freelancer for Businessz First of Buffalo, an affiliated
субота, 23 червня 2012 р.
Legal fight ensues over Data Exchange's big abandoned lease - Business First of Columbus:
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million for abandoning the But said the unexpectec termination of a contract by a clienton Oct. 6 force it to prematurely leavethe 274,700-square-foot Denver-based , an affiliat of , filed a lawsuit April 8 against Data Exchangwe in U.S. District Court in two months after Data Exchange stopped payingh on its lease for the industrial spacd at 5653Creekside Drive. Data Exchange’s need for the buildingt changedin October, when its consumer electronics marketer client, Funai Corp., decideed to take the repair operations in house. Funaji relocated the operation to 2200 Spiegel a 300,000-square-foot industrial building.
Funai “terminated their contract without anyadvancwe notice,” said Alan Kheel, Data Exchangse general counsel and senior vice presideny of business affairs. “Since they moveed out, we have no use of the Given theeconomic times, we can’ft easily make reuse of the property.” Data a third-party logistics service provider, signeed its first lease at the Creekside I buildinbg in 2003, taking about 50,00 0 square feet. It expanded that commitment to anadditional 144,000 square feet in 2004. In 2007, the companhy agreed to lease theentires building, which was developed and is managed by Pizzutui Cos.
Kheel said Data Exchange last year movesd a multiclient logistics operation it also houseds at the Creekside building intoa 102,000-square-foot building at 5945 Opus Drivr in Groveport at Funai’s request. A few months Funai moved its repair “There’s an ongoing arbitration going onin California,” he said, “that will resolved that issue.” Data Exchange has acknowledged it has faileed to make lease payments sincre February. The lawsuit contends the unpaid rent from Februaryh to April amountedto $232,2177 with rent due through June 2010 adding $1.
48 million in unpaid In a March 9 letter from Kheel, whicyh was filed with the lawsuit, the executivre wrote that Data Exchange “would not be paying any furthe r rent and is surrendering the premiseas to the owner.” That’s enough for a claim, DCT Creeksidse I contended in its lawsuit. Rick an industrial leasing specialistat , called Data Exchange’as decision “definitely unusual” given the large blockk space involved and the 17 monthse remaining on the lease. But he worriee that Data Exchange’s move could prove a harbinger of tougheer times in a stagnant industrial markef for bigindustrial space.
“We see that (suddenj withdrawal) more with smaller tenants who do the midnight Trott said. “But that’s just a testament to the statwe of the marketright now.” Data Exchangr in February directed Columbus broker Matt Vekasyh of to begin marketing the abandonedr property as a sublease, according to a Central Ohio Commercial Information Exchange listing. That listing remainse active.
“If it gets Kheel said, “it’s certainly to everyone’s
million for abandoning the But said the unexpectec termination of a contract by a clienton Oct. 6 force it to prematurely leavethe 274,700-square-foot Denver-based , an affiliat of , filed a lawsuit April 8 against Data Exchangwe in U.S. District Court in two months after Data Exchange stopped payingh on its lease for the industrial spacd at 5653Creekside Drive. Data Exchange’s need for the buildingt changedin October, when its consumer electronics marketer client, Funai Corp., decideed to take the repair operations in house. Funaji relocated the operation to 2200 Spiegel a 300,000-square-foot industrial building.
Funai “terminated their contract without anyadvancwe notice,” said Alan Kheel, Data Exchangse general counsel and senior vice presideny of business affairs. “Since they moveed out, we have no use of the Given theeconomic times, we can’ft easily make reuse of the property.” Data a third-party logistics service provider, signeed its first lease at the Creekside I buildinbg in 2003, taking about 50,00 0 square feet. It expanded that commitment to anadditional 144,000 square feet in 2004. In 2007, the companhy agreed to lease theentires building, which was developed and is managed by Pizzutui Cos.
Kheel said Data Exchange last year movesd a multiclient logistics operation it also houseds at the Creekside building intoa 102,000-square-foot building at 5945 Opus Drivr in Groveport at Funai’s request. A few months Funai moved its repair “There’s an ongoing arbitration going onin California,” he said, “that will resolved that issue.” Data Exchange has acknowledged it has faileed to make lease payments sincre February. The lawsuit contends the unpaid rent from Februaryh to April amountedto $232,2177 with rent due through June 2010 adding $1.
48 million in unpaid In a March 9 letter from Kheel, whicyh was filed with the lawsuit, the executivre wrote that Data Exchange “would not be paying any furthe r rent and is surrendering the premiseas to the owner.” That’s enough for a claim, DCT Creeksidse I contended in its lawsuit. Rick an industrial leasing specialistat , called Data Exchange’as decision “definitely unusual” given the large blockk space involved and the 17 monthse remaining on the lease. But he worriee that Data Exchange’s move could prove a harbinger of tougheer times in a stagnant industrial markef for bigindustrial space.
“We see that (suddenj withdrawal) more with smaller tenants who do the midnight Trott said. “But that’s just a testament to the statwe of the marketright now.” Data Exchangr in February directed Columbus broker Matt Vekasyh of to begin marketing the abandonedr property as a sublease, according to a Central Ohio Commercial Information Exchange listing. That listing remainse active.
“If it gets Kheel said, “it’s certainly to everyone’s
пʼятниця, 22 червня 2012 р.
Business not using green energy credit - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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“Clean energy” tax credits to promote more sustainable developmentes for both businesses and homeowners were approved durinfg the last session of theGeorgia legislature. But few peoplwe are aware thatthe eco-credits exist. And the dollar s that have been set aside go awayif they’red not used. The Cleanh Energy Property Tax Credit allows corporations and homeowners to receivw credit for investing in a host of environmentallyfriendl technologies. The five-year progranm offers up to $2.5 million of tax creditw each year for a totaolof $12.5 million. But if any of those tax creditss go unused in one they do not roll over to thenext year.
Just this it appears as though millions of dollars inthe eco-credity program will go unused. (GEFA) and the Georgia Departmentf of Revenue, which are overseeing the program, say that as of late they had received 33 applications fortax credits; they have approvex a total of $87,713 out of the $2.5 Only a handful of those applicationzs have come from businesses. “Nobody is award of this program,” said Peterf Stathopoulos, director of state and local practicer for BennettThrasher P.C. accountingh firm. “Businesses are not and individuals arenot aware.
” The legislationm was passed to encourage businesses and homeowners to invesyt in renewable energy resources and in energy-efficient buildingsa and equipment. Those investments include solarenergyy equipment, geothermal heat pumps, energy-efficient lighting, wind power biomass equipment and the transportatiobn of wood residuals to a renewable biomasz facility. But businesses and individuals must first make the investment and then applg for thetax credit, whicgh then must be approved by GEFA and implementec by the Georgia Department of “Georgia has a long history of playing catcb up in regards to economic developmenyt incentives and tax Stathopoulos said.
“With the current wave of eco-creditz around the country, Georgia did not want to be on thetrailinhg end.” While some states have better eco-credits than Georgia (includinyg a market to buy and sell eco-tax the state legislation is fairlty competitive with other states. “We want to have more people take advantageof it,” Stathopoulos said. “Georgia doesn’t have the juiciest eco-creditz in the country, but I think this is a good Walter Brown, chairman-elect of the and a senior vice president of said the tax credit is a way to help encourag e a green economy inthe state.
The more peoplr who invest in solar and other renewable energy the lower the costwill be. Brown said Georgia actually is a good candidater for solar energy because of the amounft of sunlight itreceives “Germany has the largest installation of solaf power in the world,” Brown “And Germany is on par with New Englan as far as the amount of sun that hits their solard panels. We probably have 50 percenr more efficiency thanNew England.” The Cleanm Energy Property Tax Credit can help createe a market for these environmentally friendly “We want Georgia companies to starg stepping up to the plate to develolp skill sets,” Brown said.
He addedf that the legislation, when combined with federal incentives, will allow corporations “an opportunityt through tax credits and accelerated depreciationb to recapture all their investmentf in less thanfive years.” For more information on the Clea n Energy Property Tax Credit, go to www.gefa.orgg or www.dor.ga.gov.
“Clean energy” tax credits to promote more sustainable developmentes for both businesses and homeowners were approved durinfg the last session of theGeorgia legislature. But few peoplwe are aware thatthe eco-credits exist. And the dollar s that have been set aside go awayif they’red not used. The Cleanh Energy Property Tax Credit allows corporations and homeowners to receivw credit for investing in a host of environmentallyfriendl technologies. The five-year progranm offers up to $2.5 million of tax creditw each year for a totaolof $12.5 million. But if any of those tax creditss go unused in one they do not roll over to thenext year.
Just this it appears as though millions of dollars inthe eco-credity program will go unused. (GEFA) and the Georgia Departmentf of Revenue, which are overseeing the program, say that as of late they had received 33 applications fortax credits; they have approvex a total of $87,713 out of the $2.5 Only a handful of those applicationzs have come from businesses. “Nobody is award of this program,” said Peterf Stathopoulos, director of state and local practicer for BennettThrasher P.C. accountingh firm. “Businesses are not and individuals arenot aware.
” The legislationm was passed to encourage businesses and homeowners to invesyt in renewable energy resources and in energy-efficient buildingsa and equipment. Those investments include solarenergyy equipment, geothermal heat pumps, energy-efficient lighting, wind power biomass equipment and the transportatiobn of wood residuals to a renewable biomasz facility. But businesses and individuals must first make the investment and then applg for thetax credit, whicgh then must be approved by GEFA and implementec by the Georgia Department of “Georgia has a long history of playing catcb up in regards to economic developmenyt incentives and tax Stathopoulos said.
“With the current wave of eco-creditz around the country, Georgia did not want to be on thetrailinhg end.” While some states have better eco-credits than Georgia (includinyg a market to buy and sell eco-tax the state legislation is fairlty competitive with other states. “We want to have more people take advantageof it,” Stathopoulos said. “Georgia doesn’t have the juiciest eco-creditz in the country, but I think this is a good Walter Brown, chairman-elect of the and a senior vice president of said the tax credit is a way to help encourag e a green economy inthe state.
The more peoplr who invest in solar and other renewable energy the lower the costwill be. Brown said Georgia actually is a good candidater for solar energy because of the amounft of sunlight itreceives “Germany has the largest installation of solaf power in the world,” Brown “And Germany is on par with New Englan as far as the amount of sun that hits their solard panels. We probably have 50 percenr more efficiency thanNew England.” The Cleanm Energy Property Tax Credit can help createe a market for these environmentally friendly “We want Georgia companies to starg stepping up to the plate to develolp skill sets,” Brown said.
He addedf that the legislation, when combined with federal incentives, will allow corporations “an opportunityt through tax credits and accelerated depreciationb to recapture all their investmentf in less thanfive years.” For more information on the Clea n Energy Property Tax Credit, go to www.gefa.orgg or www.dor.ga.gov.
середа, 20 червня 2012 р.
Free Chick-fil-A meal on July 10 - East Bay Business Times:
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The giveaway is part of the Atlanta-based chain’ws fifth-annual Cow Appreciation Day, whichg honors its "Eat Mor Cows. In a related promotion, parents can entert photos of their cow-clad children as part of a "Shows Us the Cow" onlind photo contest, for a chance to win a $1,000 U.S. Savingw Bond. Between now and Aug. 31, children ages 10 and youngerf are encouraged to work with an adult to submirt creative photos of themselves dressecas cows. The contest Web www.CowAppreciationDay.com, has details about uploading photos for the Once the picturesare uploaded, the public can vote for theitr favorite photo through Aug. 31.
The 20 photographs that get the most Internetr votes will benamexd semifinalists. From the semifinalists, Chick-fil-A will select five finalista and one grand prize winner based onoverall appearance, originality, creativity and skill. The entrant'x age will be taken into accountfor Chick-fil-A said. The grand prize winner will receivsa U.S. Series EE Savings Bond with a maturithy valueof $1,000, a caterer party for their classroom, free Chick-fil-As Kid's Meals for a year and a digital among other gifts. Also each Kid's Meal from June 22 to July 25 will includwe miniatureCow figurines, whilre supplies last.
One out of everyy 100 of the cows will have gold spots instead of the traditional black spotsd and will be packaged with a card redeemable for a freeIce
The giveaway is part of the Atlanta-based chain’ws fifth-annual Cow Appreciation Day, whichg honors its "Eat Mor Cows. In a related promotion, parents can entert photos of their cow-clad children as part of a "Shows Us the Cow" onlind photo contest, for a chance to win a $1,000 U.S. Savingw Bond. Between now and Aug. 31, children ages 10 and youngerf are encouraged to work with an adult to submirt creative photos of themselves dressecas cows. The contest Web www.CowAppreciationDay.com, has details about uploading photos for the Once the picturesare uploaded, the public can vote for theitr favorite photo through Aug. 31.
The 20 photographs that get the most Internetr votes will benamexd semifinalists. From the semifinalists, Chick-fil-A will select five finalista and one grand prize winner based onoverall appearance, originality, creativity and skill. The entrant'x age will be taken into accountfor Chick-fil-A said. The grand prize winner will receivsa U.S. Series EE Savings Bond with a maturithy valueof $1,000, a caterer party for their classroom, free Chick-fil-As Kid's Meals for a year and a digital among other gifts. Also each Kid's Meal from June 22 to July 25 will includwe miniatureCow figurines, whilre supplies last.
One out of everyy 100 of the cows will have gold spots instead of the traditional black spotsd and will be packaged with a card redeemable for a freeIce
вівторок, 19 червня 2012 р.
Arlington lands $7 million to fund transportation projects - Washington Business Journal:
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Arlington is preparing seven projectw that will be worth a totallof $7.6 million. The Surface Transportation Programprovides 80% of the funding for with the caveat that city fund the remaininf 20%, or $1.4 million, and that the projectss be under way by November. Those projects include $300,000 for a traffic light at Milton-Wilson Road and Airlinre Road; a $2.6 million expansion of Airlinw Road near anew McDonald’s currently unded construction; a railroad crossing at Milton-Wilson Road Northb budgeted at $1.3 million; and a $2.7 million expansion of Milton-Wilson Road South, which will give the road four lanee in some places and five lanex in others.
Another $350,000 project will createw a pedestrian and bike trail fromthe town’es middle school to a park near the high school. Therw will eventually be bike and pedestrian trails around all ofthe city’s Stimulus funds are paying for a $330,000 paving project on Airlinr Road and $75,000 for a pavinfg project on Chester Street. Ed Haley, town superintendenft for Arlington, says all of the projecte were planned in anticipation ofthe city’s The city is approaching a population of In 2004, there were 5,041 people in Haley says the city applied for fundingh for the projects througyh the STP program last hoping to get one of the projects funded through the .
The requirement was for the project s to be ready to begin by Novembe r or risk losingthe funding. “For a smalpl town with our budget, that probably put us 10 years aheac ofwhere we’d be if we had to fund it ourselves,” Haleu says. “You had to show them your budget so they could make sure you couldd do what you said you would do.” In addition to the funding being supplied to Bartlett is receiving $1.7 million in stimulus funding that is goin toward six different road improvement projects.
Wade Towles, deputty city engineer for Bartlett, says the city is funding $200,00o of $800,000 in STP projects that will build apedestriabn bridge, walking trail and a walkway from Highwayg 64 North to Highway 70 and Yale Road from Sycamorew View to Old Brownsville Towles says the city is waiting on approvakl from the state on the projects before it startsx accepting bids. Haley says Arlingtojn will start taking RFPs in July and will have the project under contractby September. With the Arlington stimulux projects, Arlington simply needed to show the projectxwere “shovel ready,” says Nisha president of LLC, which does planning and engineering work for Arlington.
Powersz says some work was alreadu being done onsmaller projects, but the opportunity was therse to get funding for more projects. “For a communityt this size to be able to do that was Powers says. Russell Wiseman, mayor of Arlington, says the city has long held the beliefv thatplanning long-term projectes is important to its growth. “Wee always want to have projects in waiting if we winthe lottery, which we certainlu did,” Wiseman says.
“We always want to be
Arlington is preparing seven projectw that will be worth a totallof $7.6 million. The Surface Transportation Programprovides 80% of the funding for with the caveat that city fund the remaininf 20%, or $1.4 million, and that the projectss be under way by November. Those projects include $300,000 for a traffic light at Milton-Wilson Road and Airlinre Road; a $2.6 million expansion of Airlinw Road near anew McDonald’s currently unded construction; a railroad crossing at Milton-Wilson Road Northb budgeted at $1.3 million; and a $2.7 million expansion of Milton-Wilson Road South, which will give the road four lanee in some places and five lanex in others.
Another $350,000 project will createw a pedestrian and bike trail fromthe town’es middle school to a park near the high school. Therw will eventually be bike and pedestrian trails around all ofthe city’s Stimulus funds are paying for a $330,000 paving project on Airlinr Road and $75,000 for a pavinfg project on Chester Street. Ed Haley, town superintendenft for Arlington, says all of the projecte were planned in anticipation ofthe city’s The city is approaching a population of In 2004, there were 5,041 people in Haley says the city applied for fundingh for the projects througyh the STP program last hoping to get one of the projects funded through the .
The requirement was for the project s to be ready to begin by Novembe r or risk losingthe funding. “For a smalpl town with our budget, that probably put us 10 years aheac ofwhere we’d be if we had to fund it ourselves,” Haleu says. “You had to show them your budget so they could make sure you couldd do what you said you would do.” In addition to the funding being supplied to Bartlett is receiving $1.7 million in stimulus funding that is goin toward six different road improvement projects.
Wade Towles, deputty city engineer for Bartlett, says the city is funding $200,00o of $800,000 in STP projects that will build apedestriabn bridge, walking trail and a walkway from Highwayg 64 North to Highway 70 and Yale Road from Sycamorew View to Old Brownsville Towles says the city is waiting on approvakl from the state on the projects before it startsx accepting bids. Haley says Arlingtojn will start taking RFPs in July and will have the project under contractby September. With the Arlington stimulux projects, Arlington simply needed to show the projectxwere “shovel ready,” says Nisha president of LLC, which does planning and engineering work for Arlington.
Powersz says some work was alreadu being done onsmaller projects, but the opportunity was therse to get funding for more projects. “For a communityt this size to be able to do that was Powers says. Russell Wiseman, mayor of Arlington, says the city has long held the beliefv thatplanning long-term projectes is important to its growth. “Wee always want to have projects in waiting if we winthe lottery, which we certainlu did,” Wiseman says.
“We always want to be
неділя, 17 червня 2012 р.
Kentucky puts restrictions on livestock from Nebraska, Texas - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Kentucky now will requiree livestock brought to Kentucku from Nebraska and Texa s to pass a tuberculosis test within 60 daysof arrival. The testsz must be given to cattle 18 months and older and goatas and camelids six months and the said in anews release. Nebraska agriculture officialds have confirmed tuberculosis in two cattler inthe north-central part of the state. They have quarantined 32 cattle herds withabouyt 15,000 adult cattle, according to the The in Ames, Iowa confirmed a case of tuberculosis in a dairy cattle herd in west Texas, accordin to the release.
Kentucky also has banned entrhy of livestock from Starr County in south Texas because a horse there has been diagnosef withvesicular stomatits, a viral disease that can affect cattle, swine, sheep, goats and deer.
Kentucky now will requiree livestock brought to Kentucku from Nebraska and Texa s to pass a tuberculosis test within 60 daysof arrival. The testsz must be given to cattle 18 months and older and goatas and camelids six months and the said in anews release. Nebraska agriculture officialds have confirmed tuberculosis in two cattler inthe north-central part of the state. They have quarantined 32 cattle herds withabouyt 15,000 adult cattle, according to the The in Ames, Iowa confirmed a case of tuberculosis in a dairy cattle herd in west Texas, accordin to the release.
Kentucky also has banned entrhy of livestock from Starr County in south Texas because a horse there has been diagnosef withvesicular stomatits, a viral disease that can affect cattle, swine, sheep, goats and deer.
субота, 16 червня 2012 р.
Virginia Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors to move HQ to Loudoun County - Washington Business Journal:
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BE&K Building Group of Vienna won preconstruction and construction services for the which is expected to delivernext spring. The 37-year-oled statewide association represents constructionand construction-related firmd and has offices in Chantilly, Richmond, and Hamptohn Roads. Its Chantilly headquarters lease endsnext year, and the grouop was looking to expand since it provides apprenticeship in severalk trades, safety training, and a comprehensiv construction management education The new space will include training classrooms, support space, meeting space and administrativ offices.
ABC-VA will occupy a little over half, or 17,500 squars feet, and the rest will be leaseed out to tenants that have not beenselecte yet. The project was designed by Morgan GickMcBeatnh & Associates PC to get Gold Leadership in Energ y and Environmental Design (LEED) certificatio n from the U.S. Green Building Council. Sustainable features will include a pervious concrete pavement systemk to act as a stor m water system forthe facility, recycled glasa terrazzo flooring, waterless urinals and dual flush water closets.
BE&K Building Group of Vienna won preconstruction and construction services for the which is expected to delivernext spring. The 37-year-oled statewide association represents constructionand construction-related firmd and has offices in Chantilly, Richmond, and Hamptohn Roads. Its Chantilly headquarters lease endsnext year, and the grouop was looking to expand since it provides apprenticeship in severalk trades, safety training, and a comprehensiv construction management education The new space will include training classrooms, support space, meeting space and administrativ offices.
ABC-VA will occupy a little over half, or 17,500 squars feet, and the rest will be leaseed out to tenants that have not beenselecte yet. The project was designed by Morgan GickMcBeatnh & Associates PC to get Gold Leadership in Energ y and Environmental Design (LEED) certificatio n from the U.S. Green Building Council. Sustainable features will include a pervious concrete pavement systemk to act as a stor m water system forthe facility, recycled glasa terrazzo flooring, waterless urinals and dual flush water closets.
четвер, 14 червня 2012 р.
Rove to Obama: Keep blaming Bush, the American people don't like ... - Fox News
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Rove to Obama: Keep blaming Bush, the American people don't like ... Fox News Former Bush senior adviser Karl Rove: The American people see a weak leader in Pres. Obama, and we don't like to elect 'excuse makers.' Rove: Obama Blaming Bush Shows He Is 'Excuse Maker' |
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вівторок, 12 червня 2012 р.
AutoZone beats the odds with double-digit growth - bizjournals:
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million for the quarter, up 9.5% compared to last year. Earnings per shar increased 25.9% to $3.13, the company’s 11th consecutive quarte of double-digit earnings per share growth. Frank Goodmanb served as vice president of business planning and analysis with helping determine newstore locations, before leavin g in 2000. “It’s a great mouse trap and they’ve done a greatt job running it,” he says. Now a chiec portfolio strategistwith , an investment advisor firm, Goodman was part of the team that helped AutoZonw expand from 500 stores to more than 3,00o locations across the U.S.
and When he was AutoZone executives looked at motoer vehicle registrations providedby , a data “So you know where the cars are and then wher you should consider building a Goodman says. “It’s really quitw the advantage to have that mechanicaldemandd feature, so it’s not all the whim of the population, but it’sw also the demands of theidr cars.” At AutoZone’s peak, the company was openingh a store every day. In the company’s most recent third it opened 42new stores, bringinyg it to 4,172 locationsd in the U.S. and 168 in Mexico. The compant could open more next quarter, sincd store openings are seasonal, according to Goodman.
“It’x very difficult to get storesx open at the end ofthe winter, it’s much easiet at the end of the he says. Goodman attributes a large partof AutoZone’ success to the company’s culture of WITTDTJR, which is an acronym for “What It Takes To Do The Job Right.” AutoZon research revealed that a person seeking to repair a car wouldr make an average 2.3 visitw to an auto parts store to get the problem completelyy solved. “Usually, that .3 was a visit to a differenty autoparts store,” Goodman says. “So management, understandinbg this, said that the company had to get the numbet ofvisits down.
” AutoZone has convinced employees to build a sales ticket, not just to get the customedr to buy useless itemsa but to help solve their problem Also, since fear of doing something wrong in do-it-yourselfv projects is a big concern for customers, employees are trained to be forthcominfg with their automotive knowledge. John R. retail analyst at , says another reasoj AutoZone has excelled recently is due to an increase in the number of cars whichhare seven-eight years old and older out on the “They’re out of warranty, they have to be fixee and in this everybody gets pinched and you have to find the cheapes t alternative to keep your car Lawrence says.
AutoZone might also be gaining sales from car and their relatedservice departments, closing. Besides providing auto parts for do-it-yourself customers, the majorit y of its business, AutoZone also sells parts to People are also deferring maintenance on their and when they do perform this they are often buying better qualityu parts and increasing their purchaseas at storeslike AutoZone. Brian AutoZone’s vice president of investor agrees the company has some tailwinde in this economy because peopl e are looking tosave money.
“It’ws a healthy one-two punch of the challengexs of the economy and spending some dollars to make surethat we’re capturing those customers once they come into our stores,” Campbell An example of this is AutoZone’s domestif same store sales, which increased 7.4% last The company’s sales per square at $58 last quarter, is the highesg in the industry. Campbell attributes that to many but focuses onthe company’s systems.
million for the quarter, up 9.5% compared to last year. Earnings per shar increased 25.9% to $3.13, the company’s 11th consecutive quarte of double-digit earnings per share growth. Frank Goodmanb served as vice president of business planning and analysis with helping determine newstore locations, before leavin g in 2000. “It’s a great mouse trap and they’ve done a greatt job running it,” he says. Now a chiec portfolio strategistwith , an investment advisor firm, Goodman was part of the team that helped AutoZonw expand from 500 stores to more than 3,00o locations across the U.S.
and When he was AutoZone executives looked at motoer vehicle registrations providedby , a data “So you know where the cars are and then wher you should consider building a Goodman says. “It’s really quitw the advantage to have that mechanicaldemandd feature, so it’s not all the whim of the population, but it’sw also the demands of theidr cars.” At AutoZone’s peak, the company was openingh a store every day. In the company’s most recent third it opened 42new stores, bringinyg it to 4,172 locationsd in the U.S. and 168 in Mexico. The compant could open more next quarter, sincd store openings are seasonal, according to Goodman.
“It’x very difficult to get storesx open at the end ofthe winter, it’s much easiet at the end of the he says. Goodman attributes a large partof AutoZone’ success to the company’s culture of WITTDTJR, which is an acronym for “What It Takes To Do The Job Right.” AutoZon research revealed that a person seeking to repair a car wouldr make an average 2.3 visitw to an auto parts store to get the problem completelyy solved. “Usually, that .3 was a visit to a differenty autoparts store,” Goodman says. “So management, understandinbg this, said that the company had to get the numbet ofvisits down.
” AutoZone has convinced employees to build a sales ticket, not just to get the customedr to buy useless itemsa but to help solve their problem Also, since fear of doing something wrong in do-it-yourselfv projects is a big concern for customers, employees are trained to be forthcominfg with their automotive knowledge. John R. retail analyst at , says another reasoj AutoZone has excelled recently is due to an increase in the number of cars whichhare seven-eight years old and older out on the “They’re out of warranty, they have to be fixee and in this everybody gets pinched and you have to find the cheapes t alternative to keep your car Lawrence says.
AutoZone might also be gaining sales from car and their relatedservice departments, closing. Besides providing auto parts for do-it-yourself customers, the majorit y of its business, AutoZone also sells parts to People are also deferring maintenance on their and when they do perform this they are often buying better qualityu parts and increasing their purchaseas at storeslike AutoZone. Brian AutoZone’s vice president of investor agrees the company has some tailwinde in this economy because peopl e are looking tosave money.
“It’ws a healthy one-two punch of the challengexs of the economy and spending some dollars to make surethat we’re capturing those customers once they come into our stores,” Campbell An example of this is AutoZone’s domestif same store sales, which increased 7.4% last The company’s sales per square at $58 last quarter, is the highesg in the industry. Campbell attributes that to many but focuses onthe company’s systems.
неділя, 10 червня 2012 р.
Crist signs bill to battle securities fraud - South Florida Business Journal:
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During a ceremonial bill signinvg Monday atthe Miami-Dade County Crist, with Attorney General Bill McCollum and some of the bill’es sponsors at his side, signeds the Investor Protection Act (HB 483). It gives McCollum’s office, with approval from the , the authority to investigater andprosecute large-scale securities scams under the state’s securities law. Previously, white-collar criminaol prosecutions fell under theracketeering statute, which is harder to prove. Prosecutions also were limited to the officde ofthe state’s attorney, McCollum pointed out.
Crist notedr that this kind of authority was lacking durinh his tenure as attorney general and that this law woulxdput “teeth” into the state’s prosecutorial powers. The law enhancesw the Office ofFinancial Regulation’s enforcement powers by increasiny penalties for violators and strengthening the license registration requirements for securitiesz dealers. Penalties double from $5,000 to $10,000 as a result of the law, whic goes into effect Wednesday. State authorities will also be able to pursu e civil lawsuits to recoverlost money, McCollum McCollum worked with Rep. Tom Grady, R-Naples and Sen. Garrett R-Naples on the legislation. Both attended the signing. Sen.
Dan Gelber, D-Miamo Beach, a bill sponsor, also attended Monday’s ceremony. Gradyh is a securities attorney and experft in securities regulation who drafted the bill and sponsoresd it inthe House. “Now the attorneyy general will have the tools to do the said Grady, prior to the signing. “Out economy will grow stronger if investorsa have confidence in ourfinancial markets,” he said in a statement.
“Byg increasing the tools available to the state to prosecutee violators of oursecurities laws, we protect investors and foster needed trust in the
During a ceremonial bill signinvg Monday atthe Miami-Dade County Crist, with Attorney General Bill McCollum and some of the bill’es sponsors at his side, signeds the Investor Protection Act (HB 483). It gives McCollum’s office, with approval from the , the authority to investigater andprosecute large-scale securities scams under the state’s securities law. Previously, white-collar criminaol prosecutions fell under theracketeering statute, which is harder to prove. Prosecutions also were limited to the officde ofthe state’s attorney, McCollum pointed out.
Crist notedr that this kind of authority was lacking durinh his tenure as attorney general and that this law woulxdput “teeth” into the state’s prosecutorial powers. The law enhancesw the Office ofFinancial Regulation’s enforcement powers by increasiny penalties for violators and strengthening the license registration requirements for securitiesz dealers. Penalties double from $5,000 to $10,000 as a result of the law, whic goes into effect Wednesday. State authorities will also be able to pursu e civil lawsuits to recoverlost money, McCollum McCollum worked with Rep. Tom Grady, R-Naples and Sen. Garrett R-Naples on the legislation. Both attended the signing. Sen.
Dan Gelber, D-Miamo Beach, a bill sponsor, also attended Monday’s ceremony. Gradyh is a securities attorney and experft in securities regulation who drafted the bill and sponsoresd it inthe House. “Now the attorneyy general will have the tools to do the said Grady, prior to the signing. “Out economy will grow stronger if investorsa have confidence in ourfinancial markets,” he said in a statement.
“Byg increasing the tools available to the state to prosecutee violators of oursecurities laws, we protect investors and foster needed trust in the
субота, 9 червня 2012 р.
Response to "Shop talk, and talk, and talk ..." - Boston.com
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Response to "Shop talk, and talk, and talk ..." Boston.com ... address the problem directly. katemc gave excellent advice: It sounds like you have made a couple of very nice and appropriate responses in an attempt to shift the conversation but they may have been too nice--with your reflection of "that sounds ... |
четвер, 7 червня 2012 р.
Garmin CEO shares
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“This is the first annual meeting where I am not able to reporyrecord earnings,” Chairman and CEO Min Kao said. “oI share our shareholders’ disappointment in the performance of our stocok priceduring 2008.” But he emphasized his long-termn optimism for the company, which posted 10 percenft revenue growth last year compared with the previouws year — to nearly $3.5 billionh — and plans to stake a claimk soon in the burgeoning smartphone industry. All segmente have plenty of growth potential, and the managemenf team is “dedicated to the success and prudent management of this Kao said.
Garmin (Nasdaq: GRMN), which has a base in suffered plunging share prices and sales duringv the economic fallout late last Share prices also may have been affected by opinions that the portable navigatiomdevice segment, Garmin’s largest, is nearing saturation, company CFO Kevijn Rauckman said. During 2008, the share price fell about 80 percent, from almostf $95 to less than $20. At the which was held in Overlanrd Park and had a few hundred shareholders approved allthe board-recommended measures. That included re-electiny board members Kao and Charles Pefferfor three-yeadr terms, and approving amendmenta to an equity incentived plan and an employee directorz option plan.
Peffer, a formerd partner in , has been a director since 2004. Abouf 92 percent of shareholders were representee by proxy orin person. Shareholdersx asked several questions of including aboutthe company’s new its delayed first attempt at entering the growinf smartphone market. Garmin ranks No. 7 on the Kansas City Businesz Journal ’s list of area publivc companies.
“This is the first annual meeting where I am not able to reporyrecord earnings,” Chairman and CEO Min Kao said. “oI share our shareholders’ disappointment in the performance of our stocok priceduring 2008.” But he emphasized his long-termn optimism for the company, which posted 10 percenft revenue growth last year compared with the previouws year — to nearly $3.5 billionh — and plans to stake a claimk soon in the burgeoning smartphone industry. All segmente have plenty of growth potential, and the managemenf team is “dedicated to the success and prudent management of this Kao said.
Garmin (Nasdaq: GRMN), which has a base in suffered plunging share prices and sales duringv the economic fallout late last Share prices also may have been affected by opinions that the portable navigatiomdevice segment, Garmin’s largest, is nearing saturation, company CFO Kevijn Rauckman said. During 2008, the share price fell about 80 percent, from almostf $95 to less than $20. At the which was held in Overlanrd Park and had a few hundred shareholders approved allthe board-recommended measures. That included re-electiny board members Kao and Charles Pefferfor three-yeadr terms, and approving amendmenta to an equity incentived plan and an employee directorz option plan.
Peffer, a formerd partner in , has been a director since 2004. Abouf 92 percent of shareholders were representee by proxy orin person. Shareholdersx asked several questions of including aboutthe company’s new its delayed first attempt at entering the growinf smartphone market. Garmin ranks No. 7 on the Kansas City Businesz Journal ’s list of area publivc companies.
середа, 6 червня 2012 р.
Consumers
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The has filed for a stay on the detailk in a rate increase PUCO approved this monthnfor Columbus-based American Electridc Power (NYSE:AEP). Part of the PUCO orderd allows the company to pick up revenud it would have received had the rate increase takenb effect at the beginning of the AEP received roughly half of the 15 percenft annual electricity rate increase it sought for this yearthrougnh 2011.
If the commission next week gives approval to tariff AEP has filed since therate ruling, the increasew the PUCO approved for 2009 will be compresse into bills for the remaining months of this The consumers’ counsel opposed the retroactive rate but the request for a stay asks the PUCO to not put it into effectt until a determination is made aboug the legality of the provision. Consumers’ counsel spokesmab Ryan Lippe said the agency thinksw the retroactive increase violated Ohio lawand isn’t permitted in the sweepinhg electricity deregulation plan Gov. Ted Strickland signed last That paved the way for the rate increase AEP filecdlast summer.
The joined the Ohio Counsel in requestingthe stay. Shana a spokeswoman for the PUCO, wouldn’rt comment on the legal questions, stating only that the retroactiv e provision is an element ofthe commission’xs order. “If arguments are raised there is an opportunity for a rehearingy and the commission will have to consideer arguments as theycome up,” she said. An AEP spokeswomamn couldn’t be reached for comment. Lippe said the counsel intends to seek a rehearing on therate increase.
The has filed for a stay on the detailk in a rate increase PUCO approved this monthnfor Columbus-based American Electridc Power (NYSE:AEP). Part of the PUCO orderd allows the company to pick up revenud it would have received had the rate increase takenb effect at the beginning of the AEP received roughly half of the 15 percenft annual electricity rate increase it sought for this yearthrougnh 2011.
If the commission next week gives approval to tariff AEP has filed since therate ruling, the increasew the PUCO approved for 2009 will be compresse into bills for the remaining months of this The consumers’ counsel opposed the retroactive rate but the request for a stay asks the PUCO to not put it into effectt until a determination is made aboug the legality of the provision. Consumers’ counsel spokesmab Ryan Lippe said the agency thinksw the retroactive increase violated Ohio lawand isn’t permitted in the sweepinhg electricity deregulation plan Gov. Ted Strickland signed last That paved the way for the rate increase AEP filecdlast summer.
The joined the Ohio Counsel in requestingthe stay. Shana a spokeswoman for the PUCO, wouldn’rt comment on the legal questions, stating only that the retroactiv e provision is an element ofthe commission’xs order. “If arguments are raised there is an opportunity for a rehearingy and the commission will have to consideer arguments as theycome up,” she said. An AEP spokeswomamn couldn’t be reached for comment. Lippe said the counsel intends to seek a rehearing on therate increase.
понеділок, 4 червня 2012 р.
Landmark health reform bill passes Senate - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Also winning passage on Thursday was a the creatiob of a state agency charged with improving the delivery of health care acrossthe state. The “Healthy Kids Healthy Oregon” bill, which will increasw taxes on hospitals and healtnh insurersby $150 million per year, markws a major victory for Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who proposee the measure. It faced fierce opposition by hospitaol groups, who were pacified when their proposed tax hike was Insurers still maintain that the measure will increase the cost of health coverage for thousanddof Oregonians, by adding a 1 percenrt premium to the cost of commercial health By raising additional funds, however, the state will receiv e $500 million in unclaimed federal healthg care dollars.
The second which allocates two-year funding of $3 million from the state’as general fund, creates the Oregon Healthn Authority to oversee existing state programa that touch onhealth care. The new state agencty is charged with establishing healtyh industry cost control measures and with promoting healty care reform at anational level. Both billss now head to the governor forhis
Also winning passage on Thursday was a the creatiob of a state agency charged with improving the delivery of health care acrossthe state. The “Healthy Kids Healthy Oregon” bill, which will increasw taxes on hospitals and healtnh insurersby $150 million per year, markws a major victory for Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who proposee the measure. It faced fierce opposition by hospitaol groups, who were pacified when their proposed tax hike was Insurers still maintain that the measure will increase the cost of health coverage for thousanddof Oregonians, by adding a 1 percenrt premium to the cost of commercial health By raising additional funds, however, the state will receiv e $500 million in unclaimed federal healthg care dollars.
The second which allocates two-year funding of $3 million from the state’as general fund, creates the Oregon Healthn Authority to oversee existing state programa that touch onhealth care. The new state agencty is charged with establishing healtyh industry cost control measures and with promoting healty care reform at anational level. Both billss now head to the governor forhis
неділя, 3 червня 2012 р.
Amazing encore season just warming up - MLB.com
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Amazing encore season just warming up MLB.com You continue to be amazed by the Rays, and just when you're ready to count the Red Sox out, they start looking like a team capable of winning a World Series championship. It's pretty much the same story in the NL East. This might end up being Charlie ... |
пʼятниця, 1 червня 2012 р.
Muirfield Villiage is a gem modeled to some degree after Augusta National ... - CBSSports.com
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CBSSports.com | Muirfield Villiage is a gem modeled to some degree after Augusta National ... CBSSports.com Muirfield Village Golf Club is one of the gems of the PGA Tour and a decidedly private course modeled in some regards after Augusta National. The best chance for a civilian to play is to befriend, if not marry, one of Jack's nearly two-dozen ... |
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