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.

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.

Monday, July 11, 2011

'Israelis can make tremendous money in South Sudan' - Jerusalem Post

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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 ...


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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.

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).

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 .

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.