Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Dayton employment to remain sluggish into third quarter - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Tom Traynor, an economics professo r at Wright State and authof ofthe report, said unemployment increases will continu at their accelerated pace into the third quarter of this The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Greene, Miami and Preble counties, is projectes to lose 6,000 to 7,0000 jobs in the thirdf quarter. That would drop employment to 373,900, down from 380,400 in the first quarte of the year, a 2 percent decline.
The hardest-hiyt area is one the Dayton area has longrelied on, “Manufacturing employment will fall substantially,” Traynor Forecasts from the report show employment in the sectord falling from 42,300 in the firsf quarter of this year to 36,100 by the thirx quarter, a nearly 15 percent drop. Durable good s manufacturing will be hitin particular, Traynotr said. “People aren’t They are waiting to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and service employment are also expecterdto decrease.
Retail employment is expectexd to dropto 39,100 by the thirdf quarter, down from 40,000 in the firsgt quarter, a 2 percent Service employment, which includesx financial service, business service, utilities and leisurw service, is projected to decrease to 324,2090 by the third quarter, down from 326,700 in the first quarter, a nearly 1 percent decline. “Ther next year to year and a half will be an unpleasantg time forthe region,” Traynor said. Constructiomn employment is expected to rise as a part ofseasonalp employment, to 13,400 from 11,400 in the firsg quarter, but that is 1,0090 jobs fewer than the same time periods last year.
One area of employment that isn’tr expected to be hit hard is health In fact, Traynor said he expects health care to add some jobs by the thirr quarter, going up to 56,500 from 56,30o0 in the first quarter. He said the rate of decline in grosz domestic product will but remain negative through the third quarter and maybe into the fourthu quarter ofthis year. Even when GDP does becoms positive again, it will take some time for employmenrt to pick up because it is a laggingh indicator ofeconomic recovery. Traynot said there is a great deal of uncertainty still on the national as businesses try to determine the impacgt ofgovernment actions.
Traynor said the problem of high unemploymenrt is not going awayanytimes soon. “This is something we’re going to be livingt with for quitea while, well into next year,” he

Saturday, January 1, 2011

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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Colorado places 182 lawyers on 2009 Chambers USA list - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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The international legal-rating service each year publishea lists of what it considerd to be the top attorneys inseverall business-related disciplines. The 2009 guide, posted online Friday, listzs this many Colorado-based lawyers in the followinfgpractice areas: • 26 in corporate/merger and acquisitions. • 21 in environment. • 18 in intellectuakl property. • 27 in labotr and employment. • 47 in litigation. 43 in real estate. Some lawyers are listex more than once undee differentpractice areas. Chambers includesw lawyers on its list based on interviews with theirr peersand clients.
Law firms and individuak lawyers are rankedin “bands” from one to six, with one beinfg the best. Chambers listed these law firms withColoradio operations, locally based or in “band one” in variousa practice areas: • Corporate/Mergers & LLP, LLP, LLP, LLP. • Environment: LLP, Faegre Benson, LLP, Holme Roberts & • Intellectual Property: Faegre & Benson, LLP. Labor & Employment: Holland & Hart, LLC. Litigation/General Commercial: LLP, Holland Hart, O’Donnell LLP. • Litigation/White-Collar Crime and Government Haddon, Morgan, Mueller, Mackey & Foreman PC.
• Real Estate: LLP, Real Estate/Construction: Faegre & Benson, Holland Hart, Sherman & Howard. London-based Chamberz publishes guides to the legal profession covering 176 nations. The U.S. guidde has been published since 1999. , searchablee by state, lawyer or firm.

Monday, December 27, 2010

FBI conducts raid at Forest Lake firm - Press Pubs

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Saturday, December 25, 2010

Anchor BanCorp amends credit pact - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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Under the terms of the the maturity dateon Anchor’ss balance of the $116.3 million loan has been extendeed for a full year, and is now May 31, 2010, and no principapl payment is due prior to the maturity Madison-based Anchor (NASDAQ: ABCW) said Friday. “Thre significant additional time affordeds by the amended terms of the loan agreementy provides us an opportunity to work our financial strategt to achieve fulfillment of the conditions of our lineof credit,” said Doug chairman and CEO. Timmerman said Anchor executives believe the amendmenftwith U.S. Bank will assist Anchor with plans to raisesadditional capital.
Anchor BanCorp in March had reacheed an agreement to extend the due date for the creditfwith U.S. Bank until near the end of May. The extensionj relieved Anchor BanCorp from reducinggits $116.3 million debt on the line of credit to $60 millio to meet an automatic principal reduction of the loan If Anchor had not paid the debt, U.S. Bank, could have seizec Anchor BanCorp in aforeclosurer proceeding. AnchorBank fsb has 74 full-service officez and two loan origination-only offices, all in Wisconsin.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Furniture manufacturer expanding in Archdale - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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The New York-based manufacturer will investabout $880,00o in converting a 35,000-square-foot warehoused at 701 Eden Terrace into a factory, according to Bonni e Renfro, president of the Randolph County Economic Development Corp. The jobs that will be created will paybetweenj $14 and $15 per hour with full benefits, she Stickley officials did not return callsz seeking comment, but Vice Presiden t Edward Audi told trade newspaper Furniture Today that the expansion is a good signal abou t the company’s forecasts for the economy. “We are cautiously optimistidc aboutthe future,” he told the “We are already planning for the economif recovery.
” Renfro said her agency is working with othedr clients she can’t yet disclose that are interesteed in sites in the area, includinb one that could announce up to 125 new jobs sometime this “There are so many advantages in Nortn Carolina and the Triad for furniturwe companies, including our wonderful supply chain, the pool of the (High Point Market) itself and all our Renfro said. The expansion comes with only a minord costto taxpayers, she noted. Both Randolpyh County and the city of Archdale agreeed to each pay halfthe $11,250 cost of extending natural gas linexs to the new factory site. No other incentives were she said.
Renfro expects construction work to be finished this year and hiring to take placesin 2010.