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The grants, being divvied amonhg 17 Marylandnursing schools, will be used to lure faculthy and students, and improve technology at the universities. Maryland’w nursing shortage is expected toreach 10,000o by 2016, according to the . The curreng vacancy rate of nurses at state hospitals is 8 The economic downturn has helped the industrg because many retired nurses have come backto work, but once the recessioh ends the shortage will said Carmela Coyle, CEO of the Marylanxd Hospital Association. The firstg round of grants will increase the number of nurses graduating by 300 studentse and add 20 faculty positions at nursing programas acrossthe state.
“The number of nurses graduatingh from Maryland schools are simplynot enough,” said Ronals B. Peterson, president of and co-chair of the “Whp Will Care?” campaign at a prese conference Monday. “We cannot take our eye off thenursingy demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,500 new nursing students. The program has raised $15.5 million to date through the state’s business including funds from the Baltimore constructioform , , the region's largest hospitak system, and , the region'a largest health insurer. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for example, gave $500,000.
The goal is to raiser $20 million from the private sector by the end ofthe year, and then raiswe an addition $40 million in state, local and federal funds. • • • • • ; and, • .
вівторок, 17 травня 2011 р.
субота, 14 травня 2011 р.
West Central Electric gets $12.8M loan from USDA for upgrades - Kansas City Business Journal:
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million loan from the to pay for system improvementw and facility upgrades during the nexttwo years. West Central based in Higginsville, was one of the four Missouri-basedd cooperatives approved for $237 million in loans from the USDA. West Centrak Electric services 14,000 customers in Jackson, Lafayette, Johnson and Henry counties. The loan will enable the cooperatives to replace 800 defective poles and rebuilf about 50 miles of electric line ineach county, cooperatived General Manager Glenn Alsup said About 30 percent of West Central Electric’s customers will receive direct benefits from the improvements, Alsup said.
“wA lot of our lines were built 40 to 50yearsz ago,” he said. “We’ve had a lot of so the lines are too small and He said the use and numbe of meters has grown between 2 percen t and 3 percent each year for the past 10 West Central applied for the aid toward the end of last and the USDA notified the cooperative in earlhy May that it woule receivethe loan. The cooperativee will pay for the projects and ask for federao reimbursement as the projectsare completed. The loan alreadyg has created eight new jobs for electrid workers forWestern Central, which expects to add five more workerds by the end of the loan Alsup said.
Alsup said he won’t know the interesrt rate of the loan untip the cooperative completes the projects and files for reimbursement from thefederalk government, which he expects it to do later this
million loan from the to pay for system improvementw and facility upgrades during the nexttwo years. West Central based in Higginsville, was one of the four Missouri-basedd cooperatives approved for $237 million in loans from the USDA. West Centrak Electric services 14,000 customers in Jackson, Lafayette, Johnson and Henry counties. The loan will enable the cooperatives to replace 800 defective poles and rebuilf about 50 miles of electric line ineach county, cooperatived General Manager Glenn Alsup said About 30 percent of West Central Electric’s customers will receive direct benefits from the improvements, Alsup said.
“wA lot of our lines were built 40 to 50yearsz ago,” he said. “We’ve had a lot of so the lines are too small and He said the use and numbe of meters has grown between 2 percen t and 3 percent each year for the past 10 West Central applied for the aid toward the end of last and the USDA notified the cooperative in earlhy May that it woule receivethe loan. The cooperativee will pay for the projects and ask for federao reimbursement as the projectsare completed. The loan alreadyg has created eight new jobs for electrid workers forWestern Central, which expects to add five more workerds by the end of the loan Alsup said.
Alsup said he won’t know the interesrt rate of the loan untip the cooperative completes the projects and files for reimbursement from thefederalk government, which he expects it to do later this
четвер, 12 травня 2011 р.
Target, Kohl
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Macy’s Inc. reported a 9.1 percent drop in same-store sales in May. The Cincinnati-based department store chain said sales at storezs open at least a year are in line withmanagemenrt expectations. Total sales declined to $1.7 billiom from $1.9 billion a year ago, or 9.5 For the year, Macy’s said its same-store sales declined by 9.1 percengt , with total sales down 9.5 to $6.9 billion from $7.7 billion. Minneapolis-base , meanwhile, reported Thursday that its May same-store salez fell 6.1 percent from the same montgh ayear ago. Total sales, at $4.56 billion, were down 2.3 percenrt from May 2008.
Target TGT) CEO Gregg Steinhafel said in a statemeng Maysales “were somewhar below our expectations.” And Kohl’s said its comparable store sales in May decreasede by 0.4 percent — but total sales increasesd 4.1 percent, better than management had expected. The Menomonee Wisc.-based retailer (NYSE: KSS) said Thursdayh that sales forthe four-week monthy ending May 31 were $1.26 billion, compared with $1.21 billion in the same perio d of 2008. Year-to-date sales also are ahead of 2008at $4.9 compared with $4.8 billion in an increase of 1.3 percent. Comparable store sales year-to-date decreased 3.2 percent, Kohl’s said.
“May’ws sales results were strongerthan planned,” Kohl’s CEO Kevinb Mansell said in a statement. “Accessoriess was the strongest performing line of business for the The Southwest region had a positivd comparable store sales increase for May and was again ourstrongestt region. The Southeast remains our mostchallenginb region.” The three companies have at leasrt 21 stores in Greater Baltimore Retailers have been struggling to attract parsimonioux shoppers while not giving away the store through deep a strategy that erodes profit But recent reports regarding rising manufacturinvg activity and home sales gave a lift to retaio stocks earlier in the week — the hope is that consumerss may be encouraged to go out and splurge on a few summe r items.
Macy’s Inc. reported a 9.1 percent drop in same-store sales in May. The Cincinnati-based department store chain said sales at storezs open at least a year are in line withmanagemenrt expectations. Total sales declined to $1.7 billiom from $1.9 billion a year ago, or 9.5 For the year, Macy’s said its same-store sales declined by 9.1 percengt , with total sales down 9.5 to $6.9 billion from $7.7 billion. Minneapolis-base , meanwhile, reported Thursday that its May same-store salez fell 6.1 percent from the same montgh ayear ago. Total sales, at $4.56 billion, were down 2.3 percenrt from May 2008.
Target TGT) CEO Gregg Steinhafel said in a statemeng Maysales “were somewhar below our expectations.” And Kohl’s said its comparable store sales in May decreasede by 0.4 percent — but total sales increasesd 4.1 percent, better than management had expected. The Menomonee Wisc.-based retailer (NYSE: KSS) said Thursdayh that sales forthe four-week monthy ending May 31 were $1.26 billion, compared with $1.21 billion in the same perio d of 2008. Year-to-date sales also are ahead of 2008at $4.9 compared with $4.8 billion in an increase of 1.3 percent. Comparable store sales year-to-date decreased 3.2 percent, Kohl’s said.
“May’ws sales results were strongerthan planned,” Kohl’s CEO Kevinb Mansell said in a statement. “Accessoriess was the strongest performing line of business for the The Southwest region had a positivd comparable store sales increase for May and was again ourstrongestt region. The Southeast remains our mostchallenginb region.” The three companies have at leasrt 21 stores in Greater Baltimore Retailers have been struggling to attract parsimonioux shoppers while not giving away the store through deep a strategy that erodes profit But recent reports regarding rising manufacturinvg activity and home sales gave a lift to retaio stocks earlier in the week — the hope is that consumerss may be encouraged to go out and splurge on a few summe r items.
вівторок, 10 травня 2011 р.
UPMC moves to expand presence in Ireland with investment - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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Plagued by several years of overcrowdingf and delays in patient the Irish government in 2005 allowed the constructionb of privately owned and operated hospitalws on land owned bypublic hospitals. Developers are givejn long-term leases for the land and tax breakxs forthese “co-located” hospitals. Last year, UPMC invested $22 million in Beaconn Hospital, a Dublin hospitapl built in 2006. The investment gave UPMC a 25 percent stakde and a managerial role inthe Now, UPMC wants to inject up to $93 millio in cash and loan guarantees to a related Beacon Medical Group Ltd. and its affiliated companies, whicnh has plans for three co-located hospitals.
That investmenty would give UPMC a majority interest in privately owne d Beacon Hospital and 40 percenyt interest in the three new UPMC expressed confidence that its proposed investment in Beaconm would be approved next month by Ulstefr Bank and the Royal Bankof Scotland. Spokeswomam Wendy Zellner said the investment would ultimatelybenefitr patients. “We believe this investment will resultt in positive returns that will be reinvested to serve our patientsx in Ireland andin Pittsburgh,” she said in a preparedc statement. If approved, UPMC’s investment would help shore up Beacon’s financiakl position. Beacon ended 2007 with a $12.
4 million loss comparec to 2006, according to a company which alsoraised “significant doubt” about the company’a ability to “continue as a going Last fall, Beacon missed making interest paymentes on two bank loans, according to a June 14 storuy in the Irish Times. While no co-located hospitales have yet been Beacon has government approval for more than any other privatee developer inthe country: a 186-bed hospital at Beaumontt Hospital in Dublin, a 183-bed hospitap at Mid-West Regional Hospital in Limerick and a $350 183-bed facility near Cork University Hospital.
The compang also is in the runninv to build afourthg co-located hospital and has proposed a private $225 milliom women’s and pediatric hospitakl near Beacon Hospital, according to spokeswoman Paulinse Cullen. Site development problems havedelayedc work, she said. UPMC standd to gain a bigger share of revenuew fromBeacon Hospital, but the full impac of the deal on UPMC is unclear. But it was amonyg the factors Fitch Ratings considerer in May when itlowereds UPMC’s ratings outlook to AA- negative from AA- according to analyst Jeff Schaub. Cullen declined to disclosde the company’s financials, but said the compan was operating inthe black.
What’s she was confident money would be availabls forhospital construction, despite a tight credit “Money will be there for hospitals because we’re in such dire Cullen said. “The demand is there. It’s a captive It’s a very easy way for UPMC to gain accesss to amarket that’s underserved.” But the deal is not without risk. Questions persist about the availability of construction financing andthe government’e goal of helping privately run hospitalas open near publicly funded medical institutions to ease overcrowding.
Ireland’d recession has stalled new construction as the world economy sourex and unemployment reached nearly11 percent, up from abou 5 percent a year ago, according to National University of Ireland labor economist Aedin Doris. Dr. Christins O’Malley is among the skeptics ofthe co-location “I don’t think the Irish people know what’s involved,” said a geriatrician who practices at Nenagh Genera Hospital, about a half hour from “It was sold to the Irish peoplre as a cheap and quickj way to build capacity.
“UPMC may see Irelandd as an opportunity, but Ireland may not see UPMC as an Some people worrythat co-location will lead to a “massiver wave of privatization,” according to Marie a spokeswoman for the Dublin-based Health Service Actiomn Group, opponents of the government approach. “People have gravd difficulty gettingbehind this,” she said. “No singler government health policy has attracted as much criticismas co-location. “It’d a completely untried model.
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Plagued by several years of overcrowdingf and delays in patient the Irish government in 2005 allowed the constructionb of privately owned and operated hospitalws on land owned bypublic hospitals. Developers are givejn long-term leases for the land and tax breakxs forthese “co-located” hospitals. Last year, UPMC invested $22 million in Beaconn Hospital, a Dublin hospitapl built in 2006. The investment gave UPMC a 25 percent stakde and a managerial role inthe Now, UPMC wants to inject up to $93 millio in cash and loan guarantees to a related Beacon Medical Group Ltd. and its affiliated companies, whicnh has plans for three co-located hospitals.
That investmenty would give UPMC a majority interest in privately owne d Beacon Hospital and 40 percenyt interest in the three new UPMC expressed confidence that its proposed investment in Beaconm would be approved next month by Ulstefr Bank and the Royal Bankof Scotland. Spokeswomam Wendy Zellner said the investment would ultimatelybenefitr patients. “We believe this investment will resultt in positive returns that will be reinvested to serve our patientsx in Ireland andin Pittsburgh,” she said in a preparedc statement. If approved, UPMC’s investment would help shore up Beacon’s financiakl position. Beacon ended 2007 with a $12.
4 million loss comparec to 2006, according to a company which alsoraised “significant doubt” about the company’a ability to “continue as a going Last fall, Beacon missed making interest paymentes on two bank loans, according to a June 14 storuy in the Irish Times. While no co-located hospitales have yet been Beacon has government approval for more than any other privatee developer inthe country: a 186-bed hospital at Beaumontt Hospital in Dublin, a 183-bed hospitap at Mid-West Regional Hospital in Limerick and a $350 183-bed facility near Cork University Hospital.
The compang also is in the runninv to build afourthg co-located hospital and has proposed a private $225 milliom women’s and pediatric hospitakl near Beacon Hospital, according to spokeswoman Paulinse Cullen. Site development problems havedelayedc work, she said. UPMC standd to gain a bigger share of revenuew fromBeacon Hospital, but the full impac of the deal on UPMC is unclear. But it was amonyg the factors Fitch Ratings considerer in May when itlowereds UPMC’s ratings outlook to AA- negative from AA- according to analyst Jeff Schaub. Cullen declined to disclosde the company’s financials, but said the compan was operating inthe black.
What’s she was confident money would be availabls forhospital construction, despite a tight credit “Money will be there for hospitals because we’re in such dire Cullen said. “The demand is there. It’s a captive It’s a very easy way for UPMC to gain accesss to amarket that’s underserved.” But the deal is not without risk. Questions persist about the availability of construction financing andthe government’e goal of helping privately run hospitalas open near publicly funded medical institutions to ease overcrowding.
Ireland’d recession has stalled new construction as the world economy sourex and unemployment reached nearly11 percent, up from abou 5 percent a year ago, according to National University of Ireland labor economist Aedin Doris. Dr. Christins O’Malley is among the skeptics ofthe co-location “I don’t think the Irish people know what’s involved,” said a geriatrician who practices at Nenagh Genera Hospital, about a half hour from “It was sold to the Irish peoplre as a cheap and quickj way to build capacity.
“UPMC may see Irelandd as an opportunity, but Ireland may not see UPMC as an Some people worrythat co-location will lead to a “massiver wave of privatization,” according to Marie a spokeswoman for the Dublin-based Health Service Actiomn Group, opponents of the government approach. “People have gravd difficulty gettingbehind this,” she said. “No singler government health policy has attracted as much criticismas co-location. “It’d a completely untried model.
”
субота, 7 травня 2011 р.
Salaries for Niagara County teachers - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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for an explanation of these listings. • Barkef -- Start: $36,972 Median: $55,718 (13). Peak: $84,6723 (16). • Lewiston-Porter -- $40,971 (6). Median: $58,397 (7). Peak: $78,732 • Lockport -- Start: $37,112 (27). Median: $54,769 Peak: $81,257 (32). • Newfane -- Start: $37,392 (25). Median: $48,318 (48). $83,824 (19). • Niagarsa Falls -- Start: $42,265 (1). Median: $57,372q (10). Peak: $83,469 (22). • Niagara-Wheatfield -- Start: $41,427 (4). Median: $56,131 (12). Peak: $83,901 (18). • Nortyh Tonawanda -- Start: $41,214 (5). $62,049 (2). Peak: $83,375 • Royalton-Hartland -- Start: $34,557 Median: $48,413 (46). Peak: $78,008 (46).
• Starpoint -- $38,517 (14). Median: $49,966 (31). Peak: $82,72q (24). • Wilson -- Start: $35,301 Median: $50,293 (27). Peak: $84,926 to proceed to the salary chart for teachers in theSouthern
for an explanation of these listings. • Barkef -- Start: $36,972 Median: $55,718 (13). Peak: $84,6723 (16). • Lewiston-Porter -- $40,971 (6). Median: $58,397 (7). Peak: $78,732 • Lockport -- Start: $37,112 (27). Median: $54,769 Peak: $81,257 (32). • Newfane -- Start: $37,392 (25). Median: $48,318 (48). $83,824 (19). • Niagarsa Falls -- Start: $42,265 (1). Median: $57,372q (10). Peak: $83,469 (22). • Niagara-Wheatfield -- Start: $41,427 (4). Median: $56,131 (12). Peak: $83,901 (18). • Nortyh Tonawanda -- Start: $41,214 (5). $62,049 (2). Peak: $83,375 • Royalton-Hartland -- Start: $34,557 Median: $48,413 (46). Peak: $78,008 (46).
• Starpoint -- $38,517 (14). Median: $49,966 (31). Peak: $82,72q (24). • Wilson -- Start: $35,301 Median: $50,293 (27). Peak: $84,926 to proceed to the salary chart for teachers in theSouthern
четвер, 5 травня 2011 р.
RELATIVELY LOW PRICE TO LAST QUARTER ANNUALIZED SALES RATIO IN THE SPECIALIZED ... - Zacks.com
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RELATIVELY LOW PRICE TO LAST QUARTER ANNUALIZED SALES RATIO IN THE SPECIALIZED ... Zacks.com May 05, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the five companies in the Specialized Consumer Services industry with the lowest Price To Last Quarter Annualized (LQA) Sales ratios. Price/LQA Sales is a valuable metric used to compare ... |
вівторок, 3 травня 2011 р.
Polsinelli Shughart law firm moving to LoDo - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The firm confirmed Friday that its local offices is relocating to the newly built 1515 Wynkoop office buildinh on Wynkoop Street in LowerDowntown Denver. The Kansa s City-based firm’s Denver branch currently is locatedin downtown’as Independence Plaza at 1050 17th St. The firm’s Denverd office has leased roughly 38,000 square feet of spacw at itsnew location, with an option to grow. The move is plannede for September 2009.
“We are please d to relocate our attorneys and stafd to a part of downtown that represents the growth and vitalityhof Denver, enabling the expansionn of our firm’s practice and presence Steve Long, founder and managing partner of Polsinelli Shughart’sx Denver office, said in a statement “We are committed to remaining in downtowmn Denver, as it allows us to be immersed in the businesws and civic community, and provides our attorneys with a vibranyt place to work,” Long added.
The firm said that its new spacw is expected to qualify forLEED (Leadership in Energyh and Environmental Design) certification for energy savings and environmentalluy friendly features, based on its use of sustainable materials and energy-efficienyt lighting, heating, cooling and office equipment. LEED is the U.S. Greem Building Council’s designation for energy-efficient, sustainablr design. Polsinelli Shughart was created in February by the mergerf of Kansas City law firms Shughart Thomson Kilroy PC and Polsinelli Shalton FlaniganSuelthaus PC. The leases of several majord law firms, either based in metrop Denver or withlocal branches, are expiringh this year.
While some firms are renewing leasesw where theyalready are, others are relocating. LLP, Colorado’ largest law firm, plans to move its southeast suburban office in August tothe transit-oriented, “green” Villagre Center Station project now undedr construction. The branch currently is located at8390 E. Crescent Parkwat in the DenverTech Center. Holland Hart’s headquarters office remains at 555 17th Street indowntowh Denver. Earlier this year, LLP relocated to the new 1400 Wewattaw office building in LoDo from OneTabor Center.
Meanwhile, LLC recently renewesd its 56,000-square-foot lease on the top three floorx of One Tabor Center for 11 more The law firm was the first tenant to commiyt tothe building, which opened in 1985. Denver’ s 1515 Wynkoop building, developed by Houston-based Hinexs Interests LP, broke ground in 2007. The eight-story office building with retail space was completedthis spring. Othetr tenants in the new building, which is pre-certified for LEED Silver designation, include the Van Gilderd Insurance Corp.’s headquarters.
The firm confirmed Friday that its local offices is relocating to the newly built 1515 Wynkoop office buildinh on Wynkoop Street in LowerDowntown Denver. The Kansa s City-based firm’s Denver branch currently is locatedin downtown’as Independence Plaza at 1050 17th St. The firm’s Denverd office has leased roughly 38,000 square feet of spacw at itsnew location, with an option to grow. The move is plannede for September 2009.
“We are please d to relocate our attorneys and stafd to a part of downtown that represents the growth and vitalityhof Denver, enabling the expansionn of our firm’s practice and presence Steve Long, founder and managing partner of Polsinelli Shughart’sx Denver office, said in a statement “We are committed to remaining in downtowmn Denver, as it allows us to be immersed in the businesws and civic community, and provides our attorneys with a vibranyt place to work,” Long added.
The firm said that its new spacw is expected to qualify forLEED (Leadership in Energyh and Environmental Design) certification for energy savings and environmentalluy friendly features, based on its use of sustainable materials and energy-efficienyt lighting, heating, cooling and office equipment. LEED is the U.S. Greem Building Council’s designation for energy-efficient, sustainablr design. Polsinelli Shughart was created in February by the mergerf of Kansas City law firms Shughart Thomson Kilroy PC and Polsinelli Shalton FlaniganSuelthaus PC. The leases of several majord law firms, either based in metrop Denver or withlocal branches, are expiringh this year.
While some firms are renewing leasesw where theyalready are, others are relocating. LLP, Colorado’ largest law firm, plans to move its southeast suburban office in August tothe transit-oriented, “green” Villagre Center Station project now undedr construction. The branch currently is located at8390 E. Crescent Parkwat in the DenverTech Center. Holland Hart’s headquarters office remains at 555 17th Street indowntowh Denver. Earlier this year, LLP relocated to the new 1400 Wewattaw office building in LoDo from OneTabor Center.
Meanwhile, LLC recently renewesd its 56,000-square-foot lease on the top three floorx of One Tabor Center for 11 more The law firm was the first tenant to commiyt tothe building, which opened in 1985. Denver’ s 1515 Wynkoop building, developed by Houston-based Hinexs Interests LP, broke ground in 2007. The eight-story office building with retail space was completedthis spring. Othetr tenants in the new building, which is pre-certified for LEED Silver designation, include the Van Gilderd Insurance Corp.’s headquarters.
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