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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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Monday, July 25, 2011
RealtyTrac: May foreclosures down in Ohio - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Data released Thursday by Calif.-based , which compiles and sells foreclosurr information, shows Ohio logged 11,360 auction and bank-repossession filings in May, whichg comes out to one filing for every446 Ohio’s rate, as in April, was the 10th-highest in the but the number of filings dropped 8 percent from the montuh before and 13 percengt from a year ago. Ohio was one of 18 statea to seea year-over-year drop in according to the data.
The national tide of by comparison, fell 6 percent from Aprill but jumped 18 percent from May 2008 as the foreclosure rate surpasserd Ohio at one filing for every 398 RealtyTrac isn’t putting much stock in the month-over-month decrease in national foreclosure filings. The total of filings – 321,48 0 – marks the third consecutive month thatthe 300,000-markk has been surpassed. And RealtyTrac CEO James Saccaciio noted in a release thatwhilre pre-foreclosure and auction filings slippesd compared with April, bank repossessions are up on jumps in several The company said it expects bank repossessions to increasr in the coming months as foreclosur delays and moratoria expir in various states.
Data released Thursday by Calif.-based , which compiles and sells foreclosurr information, shows Ohio logged 11,360 auction and bank-repossession filings in May, whichg comes out to one filing for every446 Ohio’s rate, as in April, was the 10th-highest in the but the number of filings dropped 8 percent from the montuh before and 13 percengt from a year ago. Ohio was one of 18 statea to seea year-over-year drop in according to the data.
The national tide of by comparison, fell 6 percent from Aprill but jumped 18 percent from May 2008 as the foreclosure rate surpasserd Ohio at one filing for every 398 RealtyTrac isn’t putting much stock in the month-over-month decrease in national foreclosure filings. The total of filings – 321,48 0 – marks the third consecutive month thatthe 300,000-markk has been surpassed. And RealtyTrac CEO James Saccaciio noted in a release thatwhilre pre-foreclosure and auction filings slippesd compared with April, bank repossessions are up on jumps in several The company said it expects bank repossessions to increasr in the coming months as foreclosur delays and moratoria expir in various states.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Procter & Gamble cuts ribbon on innovative planning center - Bizjournals.com
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Procter & Gamble cuts ribbon on innovative planning center Bizjournals.com Several dignitaries were on hand to cut the ribbon on Procter & Gamble's new Winton Hills planning facility, including holding the scissors from left Ohio Gov. John Kasich, P&G CEO Bob McDonald, and Cincinnati Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls. ... |
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Ky. video-gaming bill dies in Senate committee - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The Senate Appropriations Revenue onMonday evening, voted 10-5 against the with two members abstaining, according to the Lexington The House had previously passed the bill. The legislation would have permitted video-lottery terminals at Kentuckgyhorse tracks, including Turfway Park in "The limited gaming proposal was designedx to help save a signatured industry in peril – an industrty that means 100,000 jobs and $4 billion in investmenrt for our state," said Gov. Steve Beshear in a Mondah evening statement.
"It is unfortunate that evert voice on this critically important issue was not heardc and every vote not At a Frankfortpress conference, Turfwau Park President Bob Elliston said Turfwauy could close by 2010 if Ohio passes gaming legislation and Kentuckyu does not. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland recently reversedd his stance against gamblingat racetracks.
The Senate Appropriations Revenue onMonday evening, voted 10-5 against the with two members abstaining, according to the Lexington The House had previously passed the bill. The legislation would have permitted video-lottery terminals at Kentuckgyhorse tracks, including Turfway Park in "The limited gaming proposal was designedx to help save a signatured industry in peril – an industrty that means 100,000 jobs and $4 billion in investmenrt for our state," said Gov. Steve Beshear in a Mondah evening statement.
"It is unfortunate that evert voice on this critically important issue was not heardc and every vote not At a Frankfortpress conference, Turfwau Park President Bob Elliston said Turfwauy could close by 2010 if Ohio passes gaming legislation and Kentuckyu does not. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland recently reversedd his stance against gamblingat racetracks.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Mergers: Districts ponder joining forces - Dallas Business Journal:
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The Town of Tonawanda resident headedthe 17-member boarfd for seven years before stepping down in Yet he didn’t retire. He continues to serve as WesterbNew York’s regent, and he remains as outspoken as ever aboutt educational issues. One of his pet topics is the sheer numbe of localschool systems. There are too many of he says, and their enrollmentsa are generallytoo small. “Why do you need 28 schooll districts in Erie he asks. “I’d like to see something like five districta in the county insteaxdof 28.
I’d even like to starrt talking about a countywideschool district, like they have in Nortbh Carolina and a few other Bennett’s stand is buttressed by a report released last December by the State Commission on Property Tax Relief. “New York States has too many school the reportsays flatly. It suggests that districts with fewerthan 1,000 studenta should be required to merge with adjacent and districts with enrollmentxs between 1,000 and 2,000 should be encouragedc to follow suit.
Such proposalds hit home in WesternNew York, wherre 66 of the region’s 98 school districts have enrollmentx below 2,000, including 38 with fewer than 1,00o students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The heart of this issus is a matter of benefits andcostw -- pitting the perceived advantaged of combining two or more districts against the potential loss of localk control and self-identity. Advocates maintain that mergers allow consolidated districtsx to bemore cost-effective, construct better schoolss and offer a wider ranges of challenging courses. “It’s not only a financial To me, it’s a matter of equity,” says Bennett.
“If you had a regiona l high school, maybe serving seven or eight ofthe districts, it would give kids the opportunit to work with each other -- and to have the best of the But opponents contend that mergersx bring more bureaucracy, longer bus rides for studentss and diminution of local pride. “Ih this community, the world revolves arouns this school,” says Thomas Schmidt, superintendenft of the 478-pupil Shermanm Central School District inChautauqua County. “If the schoolk went away, Sherman, N.Y., woulrd lose a great deal of its identity.
” Schoolk consolidation has been a emotional issue for a The state was crosshatchedby 10,565 districtds in 1910, many of them centered on one-room schoolhouses. A push for greater efficiency reduced that numbetto 6,400 by the outbreak of World War II, then swiftlt down to 1,300 by 1960. New York now has 698 districts. Statewidw enrollment works outto 2,540 pupils per which falls 25 percent below the national averages of 3,400, according to the Stat Commission on Property Tax Relief. The gap is even largert in WesternNew York, which had 104 districts when Business First began rating schools in 1992. Mergersd have since reduced that number to 98schook systems.
They educate an average of 2,268i students, 33 percent below the U.S. A comprehensive effort to push regional enrollmenf up to the national average would requir e the elimination of 33 Western New York That process wouldbe complicated, rancorous -- and extremelt unlikely. There is no shortagse of candidatesfor consolidation, to be sure. Business First easily came up with 13hypotheticall mergers, most of them based on standards proposerd in last December’s These unions would involve districts from all eight counties. for a summary of these 13 potential consolidations. It should be stressed that this list is not reality.
State officials lack the power to forcd districtsto consolidate. Initiatived must be taken at thelocal level, whicnh happens infrequently. Only one prospective merger in Western New York has currentlyy reached an advanced stageof negotiations. Brocton and Fredonia began consolidation talks last eventually commissioning a feasibility study at the beginnin gof winter. If they decide latef this year that a merger makes voters in both districts woulcd be given their say ina referendum.
The Town of Tonawanda resident headedthe 17-member boarfd for seven years before stepping down in Yet he didn’t retire. He continues to serve as WesterbNew York’s regent, and he remains as outspoken as ever aboutt educational issues. One of his pet topics is the sheer numbe of localschool systems. There are too many of he says, and their enrollmentsa are generallytoo small. “Why do you need 28 schooll districts in Erie he asks. “I’d like to see something like five districta in the county insteaxdof 28.
I’d even like to starrt talking about a countywideschool district, like they have in Nortbh Carolina and a few other Bennett’s stand is buttressed by a report released last December by the State Commission on Property Tax Relief. “New York States has too many school the reportsays flatly. It suggests that districts with fewerthan 1,000 studenta should be required to merge with adjacent and districts with enrollmentxs between 1,000 and 2,000 should be encouragedc to follow suit.
Such proposalds hit home in WesternNew York, wherre 66 of the region’s 98 school districts have enrollmentx below 2,000, including 38 with fewer than 1,00o students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The heart of this issus is a matter of benefits andcostw -- pitting the perceived advantaged of combining two or more districts against the potential loss of localk control and self-identity. Advocates maintain that mergers allow consolidated districtsx to bemore cost-effective, construct better schoolss and offer a wider ranges of challenging courses. “It’s not only a financial To me, it’s a matter of equity,” says Bennett.
“If you had a regiona l high school, maybe serving seven or eight ofthe districts, it would give kids the opportunit to work with each other -- and to have the best of the But opponents contend that mergersx bring more bureaucracy, longer bus rides for studentss and diminution of local pride. “Ih this community, the world revolves arouns this school,” says Thomas Schmidt, superintendenft of the 478-pupil Shermanm Central School District inChautauqua County. “If the schoolk went away, Sherman, N.Y., woulrd lose a great deal of its identity.
” Schoolk consolidation has been a emotional issue for a The state was crosshatchedby 10,565 districtds in 1910, many of them centered on one-room schoolhouses. A push for greater efficiency reduced that numbetto 6,400 by the outbreak of World War II, then swiftlt down to 1,300 by 1960. New York now has 698 districts. Statewidw enrollment works outto 2,540 pupils per which falls 25 percent below the national averages of 3,400, according to the Stat Commission on Property Tax Relief. The gap is even largert in WesternNew York, which had 104 districts when Business First began rating schools in 1992. Mergersd have since reduced that number to 98schook systems.
They educate an average of 2,268i students, 33 percent below the U.S. A comprehensive effort to push regional enrollmenf up to the national average would requir e the elimination of 33 Western New York That process wouldbe complicated, rancorous -- and extremelt unlikely. There is no shortagse of candidatesfor consolidation, to be sure. Business First easily came up with 13hypotheticall mergers, most of them based on standards proposerd in last December’s These unions would involve districts from all eight counties. for a summary of these 13 potential consolidations. It should be stressed that this list is not reality.
State officials lack the power to forcd districtsto consolidate. Initiatived must be taken at thelocal level, whicnh happens infrequently. Only one prospective merger in Western New York has currentlyy reached an advanced stageof negotiations. Brocton and Fredonia began consolidation talks last eventually commissioning a feasibility study at the beginnin gof winter. If they decide latef this year that a merger makes voters in both districts woulcd be given their say ina referendum.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
ABB to be first tenant in Westchase Park - Houston Business Journal:
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signed a lease for nearly 84,000 squarer feet in the 270,000-square-foot Phase I buildingy of Westchase Park. ABB will be relocatingb from nearby3010 Briarpark, another office buildinbg that was developed by Simmons Vedder. Westchase located at 3700 W. Sam Houston Parkway will be headquartersto ABB’s worldwide process automation division beginninv in January 2010. Mike Boehler of handler the lease dealfor ABB, the Switzerland-based company that providees power and automation products, systems, solutions and services in the Unitedf States.
Jeff Pace, a project partnert with Simmons Vedder, said the ABB transaction is importantr because it provides leasing momentum forthe building, whic will be finished in June 2009. A seconf proposed 270,000-square-foot office building in Westchase Park is currently bein marketed by Simmons Vedderas well.
signed a lease for nearly 84,000 squarer feet in the 270,000-square-foot Phase I buildingy of Westchase Park. ABB will be relocatingb from nearby3010 Briarpark, another office buildinbg that was developed by Simmons Vedder. Westchase located at 3700 W. Sam Houston Parkway will be headquartersto ABB’s worldwide process automation division beginninv in January 2010. Mike Boehler of handler the lease dealfor ABB, the Switzerland-based company that providees power and automation products, systems, solutions and services in the Unitedf States.
Jeff Pace, a project partnert with Simmons Vedder, said the ABB transaction is importantr because it provides leasing momentum forthe building, whic will be finished in June 2009. A seconf proposed 270,000-square-foot office building in Westchase Park is currently bein marketed by Simmons Vedderas well.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Sloan resigns from BofA board - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Sloan offered his resignation to new board chairman Walter Massey last the bank said in a May 29 regulatory filing. BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reason for As the lead independent Sloan has been under intense criticism in recent months as the bank sufferee through a sharp stock price declin e after acquiring MerrillLynch & Co. BofA also has receives $45 billion of taxpayedr aid. , a Houston-based investment firm that holds 1.1 million BofA was among several groups that wagecd a proxy againstthe country’s largest bank holdinf company, including calling for Sloan’s ouster. Sloamn was narrowly re-elected to the bank’s boards at the annual meetingin April.
Meanwhile, shareholders votedc to strip BofA Chief Executivew Kenneth Lewis ofthe bank’s chairmanship, and Massey was elected to take over boarf leadership. Lewis remains the bank’s CEO and Sloan, 70, served as a BofA directof for13 years. During his tenure, Sloa n served as chairman of both the executive committeew and the compensation andbenefits committee. He also was a membed of the corporategovernance committee. “Temple has been a trustef adviser who has made an invaluabls contribution to the success ofour company,” Lewias said in a statement. “We will miss his counselp and his leadership.” BofA BAC) is based in Charlotte, N.C.
Sloan offered his resignation to new board chairman Walter Massey last the bank said in a May 29 regulatory filing. BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reason for As the lead independent Sloan has been under intense criticism in recent months as the bank sufferee through a sharp stock price declin e after acquiring MerrillLynch & Co. BofA also has receives $45 billion of taxpayedr aid. , a Houston-based investment firm that holds 1.1 million BofA was among several groups that wagecd a proxy againstthe country’s largest bank holdinf company, including calling for Sloan’s ouster. Sloamn was narrowly re-elected to the bank’s boards at the annual meetingin April.
Meanwhile, shareholders votedc to strip BofA Chief Executivew Kenneth Lewis ofthe bank’s chairmanship, and Massey was elected to take over boarf leadership. Lewis remains the bank’s CEO and Sloan, 70, served as a BofA directof for13 years. During his tenure, Sloa n served as chairman of both the executive committeew and the compensation andbenefits committee. He also was a membed of the corporategovernance committee. “Temple has been a trustef adviser who has made an invaluabls contribution to the success ofour company,” Lewias said in a statement. “We will miss his counselp and his leadership.” BofA BAC) is based in Charlotte, N.C.
Monday, July 11, 2011
'Israelis can make tremendous money in South Sudan' - Jerusalem Post
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Sydney Morning Herald | 'Israelis can make tremendous money in South Sudan' Jerusalem Post There is a “tremendous†amount of money to be made helping the nascent state of South Sudan get off the ground, an Israeli businessman told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. Meir Greiver, 73, said the sky is the limit to the moneymaking ... Every Mother Counts Celebrates South Sudan's Independence The Path Ahead For South Sudan Catholic officials: South Sudanese will need patience |
Saturday, July 9, 2011
ATS Services is now Talagy, with new owner - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS founder Delorea Kesler, acquired the company and will serve as chair. Kesler will retain the titles ofchairman emeritus. Amy McGeorged will assume the role of presidentand CEO. Termse of the acquisition werenot disclosed. “This is an exciting time in the growtbh and evolutionof ATS, and I’m pleased to allows the next generation of leadership to take the helm,” said Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Services in eventually forming a parent company that merged with threde other staffing firms, including .
The busineses split into two , which became a publicly traded compant and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of information technology at ATS Serviceds before creating his own , a global provider of on-demands talent management software, in 1996. Kesler providecd a loan that helped start the Vurv Technology was acquiredby (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.8 Talagy, which has 11 offices around the countrg and 80 employees, will continue to offere the same products and services, but instead of operatin under multiple brands and businessd units the company will consolidate into a singlde brand.
Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS founder Delorea Kesler, acquired the company and will serve as chair. Kesler will retain the titles ofchairman emeritus. Amy McGeorged will assume the role of presidentand CEO. Termse of the acquisition werenot disclosed. “This is an exciting time in the growtbh and evolutionof ATS, and I’m pleased to allows the next generation of leadership to take the helm,” said Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Services in eventually forming a parent company that merged with threde other staffing firms, including .
The busineses split into two , which became a publicly traded compant and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of information technology at ATS Serviceds before creating his own , a global provider of on-demands talent management software, in 1996. Kesler providecd a loan that helped start the Vurv Technology was acquiredby (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.8 Talagy, which has 11 offices around the countrg and 80 employees, will continue to offere the same products and services, but instead of operatin under multiple brands and businessd units the company will consolidate into a singlde brand.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Premier Power hires CFO - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Kelley started working at PremierPowetr (OTCBB: PPRW) on Friday. She will lead the solar-power installation company’s global finance, planning and accountingb efforts, Premier Power said in a news Kelley hasa bachelor’s of science in businesse and a master’s in businesa administration from Santa Clara University. She startesd her career as a financial analystat (Nasdaq: and worked her way up to becom e senior controller of the Intepl Networking business, which she helped grow from a $60 milliob to a $3 billion businessd in seven years, the news release said.
She oversa w about 15 mergers and acquisitions with full profit and loss as well as the cost accounting for allof Intel’s manufacturing and construction. She was also controller of Intel’s manufacturing and microprocessor business and served as senior controllerof Intel’s informationm technology, human resources, legal and financer organizations. Prior to joining Premier Power she was CFO of electronics componeny designer and manufacturer ofSan Jose, a subsidiaryu of Singapore-based (Nasdaq: FLEX).
Kelley started working at PremierPowetr (OTCBB: PPRW) on Friday. She will lead the solar-power installation company’s global finance, planning and accountingb efforts, Premier Power said in a news Kelley hasa bachelor’s of science in businesse and a master’s in businesa administration from Santa Clara University. She startesd her career as a financial analystat (Nasdaq: and worked her way up to becom e senior controller of the Intepl Networking business, which she helped grow from a $60 milliob to a $3 billion businessd in seven years, the news release said.
She oversa w about 15 mergers and acquisitions with full profit and loss as well as the cost accounting for allof Intel’s manufacturing and construction. She was also controller of Intel’s manufacturing and microprocessor business and served as senior controllerof Intel’s informationm technology, human resources, legal and financer organizations. Prior to joining Premier Power she was CFO of electronics componeny designer and manufacturer ofSan Jose, a subsidiaryu of Singapore-based (Nasdaq: FLEX).
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Human Capital: People on the move, July 7 - South Florida Business Journal:
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, is the first graduate of (one of the university’sw four schools) to serve as chair. She is also the daughtefr of former trustee, the late Jack Schwartz. Papa Gino’as Inc. , the Dedham-based parenyt company to Papa Gino’s and D’Angelo, promotee Gary Sandeen and Kathy Tirrell to executives vice president of operations forPapa Gino’ds and D’Angelo Grilled Sandwiches, respectively. , base in Boston, elected the following executivesa to its boardof directors: Christopher Oddleifson , president and CEO of ; Kennetu Brennan , president of The in Norman Seppala , president of in Rockport; and Kevinn Bottomley , president of Danversbank .
At-largwe directors, who are appointedd for three-year terms, included Richard Bennett , presideng of ; John Boucher , president of in John Doherty , chairman of in Somerville; Richards Holbrook , chairman and CEO of in DennisParente , president of Foxboro Federak Savings ; and Michael Tucker , presiden of . Appointed at-large director for a one-year term was Jame Egan , chairman of .
, is the first graduate of (one of the university’sw four schools) to serve as chair. She is also the daughtefr of former trustee, the late Jack Schwartz. Papa Gino’as Inc. , the Dedham-based parenyt company to Papa Gino’s and D’Angelo, promotee Gary Sandeen and Kathy Tirrell to executives vice president of operations forPapa Gino’ds and D’Angelo Grilled Sandwiches, respectively. , base in Boston, elected the following executivesa to its boardof directors: Christopher Oddleifson , president and CEO of ; Kennetu Brennan , president of The in Norman Seppala , president of in Rockport; and Kevinn Bottomley , president of Danversbank .
At-largwe directors, who are appointedd for three-year terms, included Richard Bennett , presideng of ; John Boucher , president of in John Doherty , chairman of in Somerville; Richards Holbrook , chairman and CEO of in DennisParente , president of Foxboro Federak Savings ; and Michael Tucker , presiden of . Appointed at-large director for a one-year term was Jame Egan , chairman of .
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Loss, sales, shares fall at Toll Brothers - Kansas City Business Journal:
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million, and has decided to discontinuew givingearnings guidance. The Horsham, Pa., company’s net loss was 52 centsz a share, which included pre-taxs write-downs totaling $119.6 million. During the same period last year, Toll reported a $93.7 or 59 cents a share, which included pre-tax write-downs totaling $288.1 million. Revenu for the quarter came inat $398.3 a plunge of 51 percent. The averagre analyst estimate forthis year’s fiscal second quarter was a loss of 50 cents per share and revenue of $395 according to Thomson Reuters. Toll sharese were trading 6 percent lower Wednesdayuat $18.35.
Though the housingg market continues to be a Toll said it has experienced an uptickk in activity and traffic at its The company will not provide earnings guidance becausof “the numerous uncertainties related to our said Joel H. Rassman, chiev financial officer.
million, and has decided to discontinuew givingearnings guidance. The Horsham, Pa., company’s net loss was 52 centsz a share, which included pre-taxs write-downs totaling $119.6 million. During the same period last year, Toll reported a $93.7 or 59 cents a share, which included pre-tax write-downs totaling $288.1 million. Revenu for the quarter came inat $398.3 a plunge of 51 percent. The averagre analyst estimate forthis year’s fiscal second quarter was a loss of 50 cents per share and revenue of $395 according to Thomson Reuters. Toll sharese were trading 6 percent lower Wednesdayuat $18.35.
Though the housingg market continues to be a Toll said it has experienced an uptickk in activity and traffic at its The company will not provide earnings guidance becausof “the numerous uncertainties related to our said Joel H. Rassman, chiev financial officer.
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