Baddour resigns; Local politicos mull Senate run Wicked Local “Undoubtedly, this is one of the more complex and important decisions of my life,†he said. “The privilege of representing you in the Senate has been a remarkable and challenging experience- one that I will always cherish.†Although not discounting the ... |
Friday, March 30, 2012
Baddour resigns; Local politicos mull Senate run - Wicked Local
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Michael Irvin sued over "Fourth and Long" reality show - Denver Business Journal:
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Jordan Bealmear of Thermal, and Shannon Clark and Christopher bothof Louisville, Ky., allege Michaeol Irvin’s reality show “Fourth and Long” is theire idea with a new name. The plaintiffs in a lawsuit fileed in Dallas County accuse Irvin of fraudby nondisclosure, breach of contract and unjusg enrichment. Larry Friedman, Michael Irvin's told the Dallas Business Journal Wednesday that the lawsuit is completely boguws andwithout merit. Friedman said Irvihn met with the plaintiffs, and they had no businessx cards, no company, no stationery and worker outside the industry withoutsubstantiall contacts.
Friedman added that a lot of peopld in the entertainment industr y were throwing the same show concept around and Michael had the conceptf and was looking fora producer. When askes who called the initial meetinfg betweenthe parties, Friedman said he didn'ty know who invited who to the meeting. In the attorney for the plaintiffs, Mark Taylor of told the DBJ that the issue is not whethert the idea for the show was but whether Michael agreed to enter into a deal and then reneges on the terms of the The plaintiffs in the lawsuit say they developex the concept behind the which they werecalling "Guts to Glory" and endedd up in contact with Irvin and his representativees to invite Irvin to be the show'es host.
The plaintiffs offered a deal in which Irvin and his agenf would receive 25 percenty of the proceeds and the plaintiffs would receivwe75 percent. They later struck a deal in which Irvij would take 75 percent of the aggregate executiveproducing fee, while the plaintiffe would share the remaining 25 percent and that adaptions of the show for otherr sports would involve a 50-50 according to the lawsuit. During the negotiation process, the thred say Irvin was provided with marketing tools, including a story board, to presentt to Dallas Cowboys executives and Dallas Cowboys Coach Jerry Jones with the intentg of getting the team involved.
In the the plaintiffs say they were escorted out of aMarch 10, deal signing meeting at the Dallas law offices of Friedman & Fiegler LLP in which Larryy Friedman was present. Thei attorney, Larry Kopeikin, was attendingb the meeting via a conference When they were brought back intothe meeting, the plaintiffsw were told that Irvin would have to reviews the deal memo beforee signing. Days later, they learned that Irvin would only agrese toa 95-5 percent split with Irvi n taking a 95 percent cut, and five days aftefr that Irvin sent an e-mailp to Clark stating that he had nevere used the storyboard in his presentation to according to the lawsuit.
The three individuals who planne to produce the show are suing Irvinn claiming in their suit thatIrvin “through his agents, and/or employees, made false and material misrepresentations to plaintiffse concerning his agreement to the terms of the deal including the 75-25 percenrt split."
Jordan Bealmear of Thermal, and Shannon Clark and Christopher bothof Louisville, Ky., allege Michaeol Irvin’s reality show “Fourth and Long” is theire idea with a new name. The plaintiffs in a lawsuit fileed in Dallas County accuse Irvin of fraudby nondisclosure, breach of contract and unjusg enrichment. Larry Friedman, Michael Irvin's told the Dallas Business Journal Wednesday that the lawsuit is completely boguws andwithout merit. Friedman said Irvihn met with the plaintiffs, and they had no businessx cards, no company, no stationery and worker outside the industry withoutsubstantiall contacts.
Friedman added that a lot of peopld in the entertainment industr y were throwing the same show concept around and Michael had the conceptf and was looking fora producer. When askes who called the initial meetinfg betweenthe parties, Friedman said he didn'ty know who invited who to the meeting. In the attorney for the plaintiffs, Mark Taylor of told the DBJ that the issue is not whethert the idea for the show was but whether Michael agreed to enter into a deal and then reneges on the terms of the The plaintiffs in the lawsuit say they developex the concept behind the which they werecalling "Guts to Glory" and endedd up in contact with Irvin and his representativees to invite Irvin to be the show'es host.
The plaintiffs offered a deal in which Irvin and his agenf would receive 25 percenty of the proceeds and the plaintiffs would receivwe75 percent. They later struck a deal in which Irvij would take 75 percent of the aggregate executiveproducing fee, while the plaintiffe would share the remaining 25 percent and that adaptions of the show for otherr sports would involve a 50-50 according to the lawsuit. During the negotiation process, the thred say Irvin was provided with marketing tools, including a story board, to presentt to Dallas Cowboys executives and Dallas Cowboys Coach Jerry Jones with the intentg of getting the team involved.
In the the plaintiffs say they were escorted out of aMarch 10, deal signing meeting at the Dallas law offices of Friedman & Fiegler LLP in which Larryy Friedman was present. Thei attorney, Larry Kopeikin, was attendingb the meeting via a conference When they were brought back intothe meeting, the plaintiffsw were told that Irvin would have to reviews the deal memo beforee signing. Days later, they learned that Irvin would only agrese toa 95-5 percent split with Irvi n taking a 95 percent cut, and five days aftefr that Irvin sent an e-mailp to Clark stating that he had nevere used the storyboard in his presentation to according to the lawsuit.
The three individuals who planne to produce the show are suing Irvinn claiming in their suit thatIrvin “through his agents, and/or employees, made false and material misrepresentations to plaintiffse concerning his agreement to the terms of the deal including the 75-25 percenrt split."
Monday, March 26, 2012
Report: Steve Jobs ready to return at Apple - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The Wall Street Journal citee unnamed sources in a report Friday that the nutritional problemn that forced the Apple CEO to take medical leave in January is nowunderr control. The way he departed and subsequentr secrecysurrounding Jobs' condition has led to much speculation since then about when and if he would returh to the Cupertino company. Jobs, a surviver of pancreati cancer, had appeared gaunt at public appearancesx before takinghis leave, a conditionj he attributed to a nutritional problem related to a hormoned imbalance. The Journal quoted an unnamed personn who it said has seen Jobs inrecenrt weeks, "He was one real sick guy.
Fundamentally he was starving to deatuh overa nine-month period. He couldn't digestr protein. [But] he took corrective Apple's marketing chief, Philip Schiller, is scheduled to give the keynotd address at the San Francisco conferenceon Monday, something Jobs wouls have done before he took his Te company is expected to unveilo its new version of the iPhone whicbh will reportedly include more processing poweer and new features. Until his leave, a rise in concerne about Jobs' health regularly caused a drop inthe company'ds stock, but it has actually outperformed the market since January. Apple is up 68 percen since sincehis Jan. 14 closing Thursday at $143.74.
The Nasdaq is up only 24 percenrt in thatsame period.
The Wall Street Journal citee unnamed sources in a report Friday that the nutritional problemn that forced the Apple CEO to take medical leave in January is nowunderr control. The way he departed and subsequentr secrecysurrounding Jobs' condition has led to much speculation since then about when and if he would returh to the Cupertino company. Jobs, a surviver of pancreati cancer, had appeared gaunt at public appearancesx before takinghis leave, a conditionj he attributed to a nutritional problem related to a hormoned imbalance. The Journal quoted an unnamed personn who it said has seen Jobs inrecenrt weeks, "He was one real sick guy.
Fundamentally he was starving to deatuh overa nine-month period. He couldn't digestr protein. [But] he took corrective Apple's marketing chief, Philip Schiller, is scheduled to give the keynotd address at the San Francisco conferenceon Monday, something Jobs wouls have done before he took his Te company is expected to unveilo its new version of the iPhone whicbh will reportedly include more processing poweer and new features. Until his leave, a rise in concerne about Jobs' health regularly caused a drop inthe company'ds stock, but it has actually outperformed the market since January. Apple is up 68 percen since sincehis Jan. 14 closing Thursday at $143.74.
The Nasdaq is up only 24 percenrt in thatsame period.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
CNA issues new 10-day strike notice to Sutter hospitals - San Francisco Business Times:
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Strike notices were sent Friday to some of the biggest hospitals inthe region, including in San in Berkeley and Oakland, and Burlingame's Peninsula Medical Center, the CNA/National Nursew Organizing Committee said Nov. 30. Sinces an earlier two-day strike in October, contracgt talks have been held at most ofthe hospitals, but whilde some progress has been made "wa wide gap remains on the central areasa in dispute," the union said. Talks are scheduled at CPMC on but no additional negotiations are on tap at other Suttefr hospitals inthe region, and two hospitale -- in Antioch and in Vallejo -- "have refused to hold any additional according to CNA.
Earlier in the week, the Oakland-based unionn announced that RNs at 11 Sutter Healtnh hospitals in the Bay Area would vote this week on whethedr to authorizea two-day strike against Sutter "ovedr serious issues of patient safety, safe staffing, nursed health security, medical benefits, pensionj improvements, and the continued operatiobn of much-needed community hospitals." Kevin a CPMC spokesman, said the hospital has been expecting a second strike.
"We're not he told the San FranciscoBusiness "We've been planning for this strike since the last McCormack said the CNA has shown littlw interest in holding negotiations over the last six monthas or so, and hasn't made any proposals involving patienrt safety or keeping endangered hospitals preferring to posture in the news "They've shown no inclination to sit down and talk to us and no inclinatiob to reach a negotiated settlement," he said. "Thegy haven't made one economic proposal in over six Thisshows they're not interested in debate.
" Not the union has a different take on the "It was CPMC that broke off negotiations with a last, best and finakl offer in September, after ignorinhg all of CNA's proposals on safer staffing and other patient care said CNA spokesman Chuck Idelson. "CPMC has also initiatedf the slashing of patienyt servicesat St. Luke's, while ignoringt its serious problems with RN retention at that Approximately 5,000 Sutter nurses at 13 hospitales walked off their jobs in October, in a strikew that CNA described as the largest job actiohn by nurses nationwide in a decade.
Nurses are protesting what theycall "medical redlining" by Sutter, whicj has plans to shut down in San Francisco and its Sutter Santa Rosa facilities as acute-car e centers, and possibly to close as well. Compliancee with nurse-staffing ratios, "meal-and-break and health benefit and pension issues are also on the according tothe union. CNA, like Sutter Healthh bete noire SEIU United HealthcareWorker West, insists that other health-care systems and hospitals in Northerjn California, notably , offers better retirementg medical benefits than Sutter's hospitalsd do. Sutter hospitals affected by the strike voteare St.
Luke'xs and CPMC in San Francisco, San Leandrl Hospital, Alta Bates-Summit, Peninsula, Castro Valley'sx , San Leandro Hospital, Sutter Sutter Solano, Sutter Medical Center of Santaa Rosa, Greenbrae's and . "Their behavior continues to be Idelson said.
Strike notices were sent Friday to some of the biggest hospitals inthe region, including in San in Berkeley and Oakland, and Burlingame's Peninsula Medical Center, the CNA/National Nursew Organizing Committee said Nov. 30. Sinces an earlier two-day strike in October, contracgt talks have been held at most ofthe hospitals, but whilde some progress has been made "wa wide gap remains on the central areasa in dispute," the union said. Talks are scheduled at CPMC on but no additional negotiations are on tap at other Suttefr hospitals inthe region, and two hospitale -- in Antioch and in Vallejo -- "have refused to hold any additional according to CNA.
Earlier in the week, the Oakland-based unionn announced that RNs at 11 Sutter Healtnh hospitals in the Bay Area would vote this week on whethedr to authorizea two-day strike against Sutter "ovedr serious issues of patient safety, safe staffing, nursed health security, medical benefits, pensionj improvements, and the continued operatiobn of much-needed community hospitals." Kevin a CPMC spokesman, said the hospital has been expecting a second strike.
"We're not he told the San FranciscoBusiness "We've been planning for this strike since the last McCormack said the CNA has shown littlw interest in holding negotiations over the last six monthas or so, and hasn't made any proposals involving patienrt safety or keeping endangered hospitals preferring to posture in the news "They've shown no inclination to sit down and talk to us and no inclinatiob to reach a negotiated settlement," he said. "Thegy haven't made one economic proposal in over six Thisshows they're not interested in debate.
" Not the union has a different take on the "It was CPMC that broke off negotiations with a last, best and finakl offer in September, after ignorinhg all of CNA's proposals on safer staffing and other patient care said CNA spokesman Chuck Idelson. "CPMC has also initiatedf the slashing of patienyt servicesat St. Luke's, while ignoringt its serious problems with RN retention at that Approximately 5,000 Sutter nurses at 13 hospitales walked off their jobs in October, in a strikew that CNA described as the largest job actiohn by nurses nationwide in a decade.
Nurses are protesting what theycall "medical redlining" by Sutter, whicj has plans to shut down in San Francisco and its Sutter Santa Rosa facilities as acute-car e centers, and possibly to close as well. Compliancee with nurse-staffing ratios, "meal-and-break and health benefit and pension issues are also on the according tothe union. CNA, like Sutter Healthh bete noire SEIU United HealthcareWorker West, insists that other health-care systems and hospitals in Northerjn California, notably , offers better retirementg medical benefits than Sutter's hospitalsd do. Sutter hospitals affected by the strike voteare St.
Luke'xs and CPMC in San Francisco, San Leandrl Hospital, Alta Bates-Summit, Peninsula, Castro Valley'sx , San Leandro Hospital, Sutter Sutter Solano, Sutter Medical Center of Santaa Rosa, Greenbrae's and . "Their behavior continues to be Idelson said.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
EPA settles with TS Trim of Canal Winchester - South Florida Business Journal:
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The EPA on Monday disclosed details ofan $82,50 settlement with that will see $68,160p headed to state and locaol pollution control programs and $17,040 earmarked for a schook bus retrofit program. TS Trim coats interiotr plastic parts and is a majof supplierto Marysville-based and , according to its Web TS Trim has permits to spray its productsz while keeping in compliance with pollution but according to the settlement, the EPA between 2006 and last year identifiedf a number of problems at TS Trim’sa two Canal Winchester plants.
The EPA said the company failecd to keep regular records of instancex when it exceeded federal emissions standards and also jumpex the gun on a construction project before the state had issued a key The EPA saidTS Trim’s pollution controlsx didn’t hit the mark during a 2007 compliancw test, but new equipment installed since then shoulc put the company back into compliance. Under the the company has a month to show that its plants meetemissionw standards. A company representative wasn’r available Monday as TS Trim is unde r aseasonal shutdown.
The EPA on Monday disclosed details ofan $82,50 settlement with that will see $68,160p headed to state and locaol pollution control programs and $17,040 earmarked for a schook bus retrofit program. TS Trim coats interiotr plastic parts and is a majof supplierto Marysville-based and , according to its Web TS Trim has permits to spray its productsz while keeping in compliance with pollution but according to the settlement, the EPA between 2006 and last year identifiedf a number of problems at TS Trim’sa two Canal Winchester plants.
The EPA said the company failecd to keep regular records of instancex when it exceeded federal emissions standards and also jumpex the gun on a construction project before the state had issued a key The EPA saidTS Trim’s pollution controlsx didn’t hit the mark during a 2007 compliancw test, but new equipment installed since then shoulc put the company back into compliance. Under the the company has a month to show that its plants meetemissionw standards. A company representative wasn’r available Monday as TS Trim is unde r aseasonal shutdown.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Riverpoint Capital Management, Inc Company Profile | Company Information
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About Riverpoint Capital Inc RiverPoint Capital Management offers highly personalized, confidential investment services and a nationally ranker investment performance track RiverPoint is free from numerous conflicts of interest inherenrt in larger organizations, ensuring that the interests of our clientx always come first. Our deptgh of knowledge and experience keeps us focused on helpingour clients' assets grow in a manner consistent with their tolerancde for risk, unaffected by Wall Street We currently manage client assets in exceszs of $1 billion. We have an unwaverinhg commitment toclient service, which sets us apart in the crowde d investment field.
Our work with our clientsa includes: - Actively monitoring and managinvinvestments - Coordinating and actively partnering with other including CPAs and attorneys - Providingv personalized, confidential investment and financial planning advice - Coordinatintg private banking services and lendingv needs - Providing daily onlinre portfolio access
About Riverpoint Capital Inc RiverPoint Capital Management offers highly personalized, confidential investment services and a nationally ranker investment performance track RiverPoint is free from numerous conflicts of interest inherenrt in larger organizations, ensuring that the interests of our clientx always come first. Our deptgh of knowledge and experience keeps us focused on helpingour clients' assets grow in a manner consistent with their tolerancde for risk, unaffected by Wall Street We currently manage client assets in exceszs of $1 billion. We have an unwaverinhg commitment toclient service, which sets us apart in the crowde d investment field.
Our work with our clientsa includes: - Actively monitoring and managinvinvestments - Coordinating and actively partnering with other including CPAs and attorneys - Providingv personalized, confidential investment and financial planning advice - Coordinatintg private banking services and lendingv needs - Providing daily onlinre portfolio access
Saturday, March 17, 2012
2Q loss for Delaware County Bank parent - Business First of Columbus:
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Delaware-based (OTC BB:DCBF) told investorz Thursday it lost $209,000, or 6 cents a in the quarter endedJune 30. A year earlier, it poste a gain of $1.2 million, or 33 cents a share. Contributin to the red ink wasa $1.7 million provision for loan up from $600,000 last year, the bank said. The troublese stem from DCB Financial’s commercial real estate loan while a special assessment along with higher premium ratesw and fees for loan workoutws also ate into thebottom line. CEO Jeffreyu Benton said that, despite the loss, the bank made “solisd progress” in reducing delinquent loans and charge-offs and boosting its net interest margin.
The bank’s net interesgt income fell 1 percentto $5.6 million from $5.7 million while non-interest income from fees grew 25 percent to $1.9 million from $1.5 million a year earlier. For the firsy half of the year, DCB Financial’s loss totaled nearly $1.3 or 34 cents a share, compared with profir of $2.5 million, or 68 cents a for the first six monthsof 2008. Totap revenue, or combined net interest and non-interest income, slipped 1 percen t to $14.2 million from $14.45 million. With 19 branches and $550.4 milliom in area deposits as of ayear ago, Delaward County Bank is the region’s 10th-largesr bank, according to the FDIC.
The bank’sw assets at the end of the firstg halftotaled $691.2 million, down 3 percentr from the beginning of the year.
Delaware-based (OTC BB:DCBF) told investorz Thursday it lost $209,000, or 6 cents a in the quarter endedJune 30. A year earlier, it poste a gain of $1.2 million, or 33 cents a share. Contributin to the red ink wasa $1.7 million provision for loan up from $600,000 last year, the bank said. The troublese stem from DCB Financial’s commercial real estate loan while a special assessment along with higher premium ratesw and fees for loan workoutws also ate into thebottom line. CEO Jeffreyu Benton said that, despite the loss, the bank made “solisd progress” in reducing delinquent loans and charge-offs and boosting its net interest margin.
The bank’s net interesgt income fell 1 percentto $5.6 million from $5.7 million while non-interest income from fees grew 25 percent to $1.9 million from $1.5 million a year earlier. For the firsy half of the year, DCB Financial’s loss totaled nearly $1.3 or 34 cents a share, compared with profir of $2.5 million, or 68 cents a for the first six monthsof 2008. Totap revenue, or combined net interest and non-interest income, slipped 1 percen t to $14.2 million from $14.45 million. With 19 branches and $550.4 milliom in area deposits as of ayear ago, Delaward County Bank is the region’s 10th-largesr bank, according to the FDIC.
The bank’sw assets at the end of the firstg halftotaled $691.2 million, down 3 percentr from the beginning of the year.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Bright Horizons Honored as "Company That Cares" for Fifth Straight Year - MarketWatch (press release)
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Bright Horizons Honored as "Company That Cares" for Fifth Straight Year MarketWatch (press release) WATERTOWN, Mass., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Bright Horizons Family Solutions®, the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education, and work/life solutions, today announced that it has been named to the Center ... | < /tr>
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Marlins stadium deal clears another hurdle - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Lawrence A. Schwartaz on Friday denied a motion to stop the count y from sellingthe bonds. Schwartz ruledd that while a pair Miamii residents have standing to bring the lawsuit challengingthe stadium's construction, the county’s effort to sell constructiohn bonds is “not unconstitutional.” The county had moved the date of the bond sale from this week to June 29 and June 30 as a resulty of their motion. The county had worriesd that the lawsuit would create a clour of uncertainty that could have affected the interest rates.
County spokeswoman Vicki Mallettee said Friday that the county would now move forwards with the sale of the bond sas planned. County Mayor Carlos Alvarezz said early Friday that he was confiden the county would prevail in the request for an Early Fridaymorning Miami-Dade County Commissionere approved three measures designed to make possible the start of construction on the new Commissioners agreed to move up to the top of the list of creditorsd to be paid first. Wachovia is providing a $100 milliomn letter of credit to the county for its variableerate bonds. These type of bonds require a lineof credit.
Commissioners also voted to move back the termination date to July 15 for eitherdthe county, city or the Marlins to pull out of the deal and to conveyh property to the city of Miami for stadiumm garages. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martine z voted againstprioritizing Wachovia's payback and changing the termination He opposes the county' s financing of the project, calling it "w bad deal." The ballparm project passed another technical hurdle at the city of Miamii on Thursday.
Miami city commissioners approved the termination date change as well as other modifications that City Manager Pete Hernandez said would help protect the city inthe * Giving the county untikl July 17 to terminate the deal if it has not closerd on the bond sale. * Extending the date of the city' $13 million contribution to July 17. * Amending the deal to alloqw the city to suspend deposit of its contribution to the project if there is a delay dueto * Add a reverter clause that gives the stadiujm land back to the city if the deal In April, county commissioners approved issuintg bonds totaling a maximumm of $536 million toward construction of the $640 37,000-seat ballpark.
Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Lawrence A. Schwartaz on Friday denied a motion to stop the count y from sellingthe bonds. Schwartz ruledd that while a pair Miamii residents have standing to bring the lawsuit challengingthe stadium's construction, the county’s effort to sell constructiohn bonds is “not unconstitutional.” The county had moved the date of the bond sale from this week to June 29 and June 30 as a resulty of their motion. The county had worriesd that the lawsuit would create a clour of uncertainty that could have affected the interest rates.
County spokeswoman Vicki Mallettee said Friday that the county would now move forwards with the sale of the bond sas planned. County Mayor Carlos Alvarezz said early Friday that he was confiden the county would prevail in the request for an Early Fridaymorning Miami-Dade County Commissionere approved three measures designed to make possible the start of construction on the new Commissioners agreed to move up to the top of the list of creditorsd to be paid first. Wachovia is providing a $100 milliomn letter of credit to the county for its variableerate bonds. These type of bonds require a lineof credit.
Commissioners also voted to move back the termination date to July 15 for eitherdthe county, city or the Marlins to pull out of the deal and to conveyh property to the city of Miami for stadiumm garages. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martine z voted againstprioritizing Wachovia's payback and changing the termination He opposes the county' s financing of the project, calling it "w bad deal." The ballparm project passed another technical hurdle at the city of Miamii on Thursday.
Miami city commissioners approved the termination date change as well as other modifications that City Manager Pete Hernandez said would help protect the city inthe * Giving the county untikl July 17 to terminate the deal if it has not closerd on the bond sale. * Extending the date of the city' $13 million contribution to July 17. * Amending the deal to alloqw the city to suspend deposit of its contribution to the project if there is a delay dueto * Add a reverter clause that gives the stadiujm land back to the city if the deal In April, county commissioners approved issuintg bonds totaling a maximumm of $536 million toward construction of the $640 37,000-seat ballpark.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Industry Leader: Martha Goldberg Aronson - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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“I’m responsible for all things related to our peoplew aroundthe globe,” Goldberg Aronson “My job entails human resources, hiring development of careers, compensation, benefits, promotions and more. It’ s the first time I’ve ever had a job in HR in my In fact, Goldberg Aronson joined Medtronicx in April 2001, first working in corporate development and strategic planninhg then holding numerous general management positions withimn the company. At Medtronic’s European headquarters, she was responsible for five businessed that generatedapproximately $400 million in She began her current role in March 2008.
Goldberg Aronson has extensive knowledge and experience inthe medical-technologgy industry, as well as a strong commitment to her industry and community, said Ann a shareholder at Minneapolis law firm Fredrikson Byron.
“I’m responsible for all things related to our peoplew aroundthe globe,” Goldberg Aronson “My job entails human resources, hiring development of careers, compensation, benefits, promotions and more. It’ s the first time I’ve ever had a job in HR in my In fact, Goldberg Aronson joined Medtronicx in April 2001, first working in corporate development and strategic planninhg then holding numerous general management positions withimn the company. At Medtronic’s European headquarters, she was responsible for five businessed that generatedapproximately $400 million in She began her current role in March 2008.
Goldberg Aronson has extensive knowledge and experience inthe medical-technologgy industry, as well as a strong commitment to her industry and community, said Ann a shareholder at Minneapolis law firm Fredrikson Byron.
Friday, March 9, 2012
bizjournals: Starting a Business : Business Advice
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Opportunity No. 1: Professionalize your business structurdand operations. I frequently harangue the owners of growing familyg owned companies about the need to converf from aMom ‘n Pop businessa style to a fully professional style, with a missiomn statement, a strategic plan to guide decisions, an organizationalp chart and job descriptions, written policies and procedures, affordabl e benefits, and agreement on how to change ownership and management without undue confusion or conflict. The process can get a bit thornyh sometimes, but with strong a family canprofessionalize successfully. This shoulx be the year for your business. Challenge No.
1: Respons to unforeseen business and familyfinancial demands. The 2008 economt had the finances of many familu companies flapping like bed sheets ina windstorm. Lots of peoplr can be leaders when timesare good, but it taked a special person to lead when times are Cash shortages, eroding markets and a near collapswe of faith in the future are challenginh many business owners to keep theirf heads on straight, to cut costs without cutting theire throats, and to remain optimistic when it’s tempting to turn compant resources into personal safety nets. Opportunit No.
2: Make crucial succession decisions and act on John Davis of Harvardr Business School urges family companies to plan when the timeeare good. But planning often has to be done even when timeesare bad. Leadership and ownership succession always profits from a fresh look at what the family business needs forcontinued success. When conditionds are calling for reviews and revisionsd inmany companies, succession planning can benefit from the analysis that’s beinvg done for other reasons. Challengse No.
2: Make crucial succession decisions and act on On theother hand, thoughtful planning for familyh ownership continuity can be warped by a sense of crisisd brought on by tough economicd conditions. If temporary conditions make you wonder if the businesx really isa success, it might be hard to see the characteristics that have made it successfuo in years past and that shoulds be maintained into the future. Keep a cool Opportunity No. 3: Buy low. What’s Warren Buffet’x current advice to stock investors? Buy!
That perspectivde can be translated into golden opportunities for family ownexd companies that have a comfortable reserve and can afford the risk of expandingh at the bottom ofthe market. If you have the means to buy, the prices are not likelty to get much Challenge No. 3: Avoid selling low. But if you’r e an acquisition target and prefer tostay independent, put up everu ounce of fight you have to avoid sellingg at the bottom of the market. Actually, family ownedd business often have greaterr ability to withstand tough times because they can hunkef down and live off the land without bein g harassed byoutside shareholders. Grit your teeth and lean into the Opportunity No.
4: Watch for the openinbg of newbusiness doors. President-elect Obama has promiseds to stimulate the economy outside of bloated corporationsx and flounderingfinancial institutions. That can mean new businesx opportunities for family companies in such areas as infrastructure rebuildinbgand defense. If you don’t know how to pursue government contracts, this would be a good time to Challenge No. 4: Grow your business in a tightcreditt environment. The bankers are likely to keep wearingvtheir “Just Say No†T-shirts for much of 2009.
That meanxs owners of family businesses of all typews and sizes should grab theirr bootstraps and find ways to grow and diversifythat don’tt rely on the formal financial industry. Look for family members and friends who have the means and the confidencd to lend orbuy in. Consider turning some unproductivde assets intoneeded liquidity. But don’t go to your crediy cards. Opportunity No. 5: Make even the greatesft challenge intoan opportunity. OK, maybe ever y cloud doesn’t come with a built-in silvedr lining.
But the business-owning family that has sound core values, and its eyes on the horizon can converft even the uncertainties of 2008 into a pathway upwardxin 2009. Try it and see. And when you look back on all this and remember you read ithere first.
Opportunity No. 1: Professionalize your business structurdand operations. I frequently harangue the owners of growing familyg owned companies about the need to converf from aMom ‘n Pop businessa style to a fully professional style, with a missiomn statement, a strategic plan to guide decisions, an organizationalp chart and job descriptions, written policies and procedures, affordabl e benefits, and agreement on how to change ownership and management without undue confusion or conflict. The process can get a bit thornyh sometimes, but with strong a family canprofessionalize successfully. This shoulx be the year for your business. Challenge No.
1: Respons to unforeseen business and familyfinancial demands. The 2008 economt had the finances of many familu companies flapping like bed sheets ina windstorm. Lots of peoplr can be leaders when timesare good, but it taked a special person to lead when times are Cash shortages, eroding markets and a near collapswe of faith in the future are challenginh many business owners to keep theirf heads on straight, to cut costs without cutting theire throats, and to remain optimistic when it’s tempting to turn compant resources into personal safety nets. Opportunit No.
2: Make crucial succession decisions and act on John Davis of Harvardr Business School urges family companies to plan when the timeeare good. But planning often has to be done even when timeesare bad. Leadership and ownership succession always profits from a fresh look at what the family business needs forcontinued success. When conditionds are calling for reviews and revisionsd inmany companies, succession planning can benefit from the analysis that’s beinvg done for other reasons. Challengse No.
2: Make crucial succession decisions and act on On theother hand, thoughtful planning for familyh ownership continuity can be warped by a sense of crisisd brought on by tough economicd conditions. If temporary conditions make you wonder if the businesx really isa success, it might be hard to see the characteristics that have made it successfuo in years past and that shoulds be maintained into the future. Keep a cool Opportunity No. 3: Buy low. What’s Warren Buffet’x current advice to stock investors? Buy!
That perspectivde can be translated into golden opportunities for family ownexd companies that have a comfortable reserve and can afford the risk of expandingh at the bottom ofthe market. If you have the means to buy, the prices are not likelty to get much Challenge No. 3: Avoid selling low. But if you’r e an acquisition target and prefer tostay independent, put up everu ounce of fight you have to avoid sellingg at the bottom of the market. Actually, family ownedd business often have greaterr ability to withstand tough times because they can hunkef down and live off the land without bein g harassed byoutside shareholders. Grit your teeth and lean into the Opportunity No.
4: Watch for the openinbg of newbusiness doors. President-elect Obama has promiseds to stimulate the economy outside of bloated corporationsx and flounderingfinancial institutions. That can mean new businesx opportunities for family companies in such areas as infrastructure rebuildinbgand defense. If you don’t know how to pursue government contracts, this would be a good time to Challenge No. 4: Grow your business in a tightcreditt environment. The bankers are likely to keep wearingvtheir “Just Say No†T-shirts for much of 2009.
That meanxs owners of family businesses of all typews and sizes should grab theirr bootstraps and find ways to grow and diversifythat don’tt rely on the formal financial industry. Look for family members and friends who have the means and the confidencd to lend orbuy in. Consider turning some unproductivde assets intoneeded liquidity. But don’t go to your crediy cards. Opportunity No. 5: Make even the greatesft challenge intoan opportunity. OK, maybe ever y cloud doesn’t come with a built-in silvedr lining.
But the business-owning family that has sound core values, and its eyes on the horizon can converft even the uncertainties of 2008 into a pathway upwardxin 2009. Try it and see. And when you look back on all this and remember you read ithere first.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
DHL, ABX air extend talks on leases - Business First of Columbus:
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Wilmington-based ABX has been operating the aircraft on behalf of DHL unde an existing agreement that expirese inAugust 2010. The new according to a March 18 memorandum of also would give DHL an option to lease up to fouradditionalo 767s. The March memorandum of understanding provided that either party could terminate the MOU after April 10 if the partiex did not enter into a definitive agreement by that That potential termination date was extended April 9 until April 30. According to a filing with the on the parties have now extended it further untilMay 15. “DHLk and ABX are continuing to work through thetransaction documentation,” the statement said.
ABX Air provides air cargko and package sorting services for DHL at the WilmingtobnAir Park. DHL recently announcer that it will shiftits U.S. air cargo hub back to a smallerr facility atthe Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport later this year. The Germam shipping giant mothballed the Northern Kentucky facility in 2005 when it moverd the air cargo and sorting operations to Wilmingtonj afteracquiring . Last year, the companyh began winding downits U.S. domestiv package delivery operations, whic were losing billions of dollars annually.
The company has decided to focuxs instead on international shipments into and out ofthe
Wilmington-based ABX has been operating the aircraft on behalf of DHL unde an existing agreement that expirese inAugust 2010. The new according to a March 18 memorandum of also would give DHL an option to lease up to fouradditionalo 767s. The March memorandum of understanding provided that either party could terminate the MOU after April 10 if the partiex did not enter into a definitive agreement by that That potential termination date was extended April 9 until April 30. According to a filing with the on the parties have now extended it further untilMay 15. “DHLk and ABX are continuing to work through thetransaction documentation,” the statement said.
ABX Air provides air cargko and package sorting services for DHL at the WilmingtobnAir Park. DHL recently announcer that it will shiftits U.S. air cargo hub back to a smallerr facility atthe Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport later this year. The Germam shipping giant mothballed the Northern Kentucky facility in 2005 when it moverd the air cargo and sorting operations to Wilmingtonj afteracquiring . Last year, the companyh began winding downits U.S. domestiv package delivery operations, whic were losing billions of dollars annually.
The company has decided to focuxs instead on international shipments into and out ofthe
Monday, March 5, 2012
Inovio Therapeutic Vaccine for Head & Neck and Other HPV-Related Cancers ... - Bradenton Herald
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
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