http://www.hgllc.com/huntc010.htm
AccelGolf, a participant in the recentlhy established TechStars program for startups in is developing software to help golfersd advance their games by keeping track of theidr progress on the links via iPhonessand BlackBerrys. “We’re providing a service ... to golferds specifically, which allows them to really drillo down into their game to find out wherd they needto improve,” said William Sulinski, co-founder of Portland, Maine-based mCaddid Inc., which does business as AccelGolf. Consumers who own one of Applew Inc.
’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhones or ’as (Nasdaq: RIMM) BlackBerry devices can download AccelGolf’sw application for use on the That application enables golfers to track their games using a digital which lets players store every game they have ever played online and compare themselves against other player withsimilar handicaps. Additionally, the software uses GPS technologu to track distances onthe course, enablingt golfers to gauge their distances to the fairwagy or the pin, for example. The startup is at work on a revamperd product that can track every shot andcommunicate “what club you shoulsd use based on your hitting patterns,” Sulinski said.
Thoughy AccelGolf is from Maine, it is currently one of the nine companies taking part in the localkTechStars program, which officially launched in May. The programn provides a select group of startups with upto $16,000 in seed fundiny and three months of closed guidance with mentors from the high-tecjh industry. AccelGolf was chosen from a pool of abourt300 applicants, said Shawn Broderick, executive director of TechStarz in Cambridge. “I was reallt impressed with the quality of what they had alreadu been able to producedfor super-short money,” he said.
John Fisher, a lecturer at in Wellesleuy and the former CEOof , said the technolog and others like it could be a big hit among avid “It appeals to the emotional, self-expressivwe aspect of the golf game,” he To date, AccelGolf, which is nine months old, has raisexd about $50,000 through various grants and business competition awards, and its founders have invested abou t $25,000 of their own money, Sulinskik said. The startup is currently looking for an angel investment ofabou $100,000. Currently, AccelGolf’s application is free to download. But the compan y plans eventually to chargee a quarterly subscription fee ofaround $35 for golfera who use it every day.
There are aboutr 28.6 million golfers in the Unitefd States, according to the . Sulinski said his company only needds a fraction of that market for his startup to turn a But there is plenty of Several devices containing GPS technologiezs are available to golfers forbetween $200 and $400. Sulinski, however, said the low-cost model of piggybacking on existing gadgets willmake AccelGolf’z product more appealing.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
BofA wording may cause more foreclosures - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
http://www.seaos2.org/article/Stellar-launches-Version-3-0-of-Phoenix-Macintosh-Data-Recovery-Software-.html
Moore listed the home in Edmondes forabout $30,000 less than she owed on the She thought the “short sale” agreement signed with the bank meant the bank wouldf absorb the loss. Then she discoverec that her lender, , might still come after her for the That means she may have to let the bank take back her or file for bankruptcy becauseshe can’tr afford to pay up. Experts say the wording, which was recentlt and quietly added to Bankof America’s short-sale agreement, could have majot ramifications for a large group of distressed homeowners in Washington and across the country.
As one of the country’sw largest home lenders — and the largest bank by depositws inWashington —Bank of America could end up pushing thousandd more homeowners into foreclosure or personal bankruptcy, said Richard a short sale consultant in Bellevue. It’w unclear whether other lenders arefollowing suit. But Bank of Americaq could be harming itself withthis tactic, Easterbn says, because the foreclosures would have to be carriexd on its books until sold. Bank of America also owns , one of the largestg mortgage lenders inthe country.
“You’re trying to do the righty thing by sellingthe house,” said Eastern, of his “But now you’re goinhg to owe them the difference. That’s huge.” Bank of Americw said in a statement that it asks for a promissoryg note fromsellers — the term used to describe the written promise to pay back the differencd — to protect its “investors and shareholdere from the losses in a short “Many investors and mortgage insurances companies require this process,” according to the The bank declined further While Bank of America’s short-sale agreement wordinf appears new, Kevin Kim, a short- sale consultant in said other lenders have similar wording in their agreements that would require homeowners to pay the moneyh left on their loan amount.
Bank of America’s short-sale agreement illustratesd the financial complexities facing hundreds of Washington homeowners struggling to deal with underwatermortgages (in whicj the owner owes more than the houswe sells for). It also showsa the tug-of-war between banks and borrowers as bankzs try to recoup as much money as they can from theirdfailed loans. As the foreclosure rate soarxsin Washington, and elsewhere, more homeowneras are turning toward short sales in a last-ditchb attempt to offload their property before foreclosurse hurts their credit score, say short-salre experts.
Of the singlwe family homes listed onthe , about 12 percenyt — or 4,400 — are listed as shoryt sales, according to Eastern, who analyzecd homes on the market. The Northwest MLS doesn’t officiallyt track short sales. But that’s only an The real number is likelymuch higher, as not every shor sale is identified as such, he said. The numbedr also is growing. Although no local agency trackdthose figures, short-sale consultants and real estatre agents say the volume in Washington has jumpecd dramatically in the last It’s not clear whether other banke will follow suit with Bank of America on short-sale but if they do, that woulcd be “alarming,” said Jason Bloom, president of the and vice presidenty at Elliott Bay Mortgage in Bloom, who only recently learned about the issue, said at least two homeownerz working with Elliott Bay Mortgage coulds be affected it.
While Bloom isn’tr sure why Bank of America would changeits agreement, he said it’z likely the bank is attempting to avoid unnecessary short sales. “They’re trying to recoup any of theirrcosts and, at the very least, try and discourage some people who might be able to make it througnh without doing a short sale,” said Bloom. Short sales could become a dead endfor homeowners, said Eastern, who’sx chief executive of . And that would complicate the clearinvg of bad debts from thehousinh market. About a third of the 150 homeownerz Eastern is currently working with would be affected by Bankof America’s more stringenyt short sale agreement.
Moore listed the home in Edmondes forabout $30,000 less than she owed on the She thought the “short sale” agreement signed with the bank meant the bank wouldf absorb the loss. Then she discoverec that her lender, , might still come after her for the That means she may have to let the bank take back her or file for bankruptcy becauseshe can’tr afford to pay up. Experts say the wording, which was recentlt and quietly added to Bankof America’s short-sale agreement, could have majot ramifications for a large group of distressed homeowners in Washington and across the country.
As one of the country’sw largest home lenders — and the largest bank by depositws inWashington —Bank of America could end up pushing thousandd more homeowners into foreclosure or personal bankruptcy, said Richard a short sale consultant in Bellevue. It’w unclear whether other lenders arefollowing suit. But Bank of Americaq could be harming itself withthis tactic, Easterbn says, because the foreclosures would have to be carriexd on its books until sold. Bank of America also owns , one of the largestg mortgage lenders inthe country.
“You’re trying to do the righty thing by sellingthe house,” said Eastern, of his “But now you’re goinhg to owe them the difference. That’s huge.” Bank of Americw said in a statement that it asks for a promissoryg note fromsellers — the term used to describe the written promise to pay back the differencd — to protect its “investors and shareholdere from the losses in a short “Many investors and mortgage insurances companies require this process,” according to the The bank declined further While Bank of America’s short-sale agreement wordinf appears new, Kevin Kim, a short- sale consultant in said other lenders have similar wording in their agreements that would require homeowners to pay the moneyh left on their loan amount.
Bank of America’s short-sale agreement illustratesd the financial complexities facing hundreds of Washington homeowners struggling to deal with underwatermortgages (in whicj the owner owes more than the houswe sells for). It also showsa the tug-of-war between banks and borrowers as bankzs try to recoup as much money as they can from theirdfailed loans. As the foreclosure rate soarxsin Washington, and elsewhere, more homeowneras are turning toward short sales in a last-ditchb attempt to offload their property before foreclosurse hurts their credit score, say short-salre experts.
Of the singlwe family homes listed onthe , about 12 percenyt — or 4,400 — are listed as shoryt sales, according to Eastern, who analyzecd homes on the market. The Northwest MLS doesn’t officiallyt track short sales. But that’s only an The real number is likelymuch higher, as not every shor sale is identified as such, he said. The numbedr also is growing. Although no local agency trackdthose figures, short-sale consultants and real estatre agents say the volume in Washington has jumpecd dramatically in the last It’s not clear whether other banke will follow suit with Bank of America on short-sale but if they do, that woulcd be “alarming,” said Jason Bloom, president of the and vice presidenty at Elliott Bay Mortgage in Bloom, who only recently learned about the issue, said at least two homeownerz working with Elliott Bay Mortgage coulds be affected it.
While Bloom isn’tr sure why Bank of America would changeits agreement, he said it’z likely the bank is attempting to avoid unnecessary short sales. “They’re trying to recoup any of theirrcosts and, at the very least, try and discourage some people who might be able to make it througnh without doing a short sale,” said Bloom. Short sales could become a dead endfor homeowners, said Eastern, who’sx chief executive of . And that would complicate the clearinvg of bad debts from thehousinh market. About a third of the 150 homeownerz Eastern is currently working with would be affected by Bankof America’s more stringenyt short sale agreement.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Five rejected applications to Obama's MTV town hall - Washington Post (blog)
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Danac gets good news from Montgomery County Planning Board - Dayton Business Journal:
http://bath-linen.com/a-buyers-guidebook-to-dining-furniture-we-outline-your-options-and-where-to-locate-the-cheapest-deals.html
The Bethesda-based developer's 26-acre office park in the Shady Grove Life Science Center is currently approvedfor 669,538 square feet of densit y and the campus currently contains half of that, or 350,00o0 square feet. At a May 28 work the Montgomery County Planning Boarfd decided to recommend in its drafty Gaithersburg West Master Plan that the propert be developed with up to twice asmuch density, or contain up to 1.34 million square feet of retail and residential space.
The southwest corner of the land currentlg includesa 272,000-square-foot, three-building complex that houses software and pharmaceutical The north side of the propertyg contains the Metropolitan Regional Informational Services' 72,000-square-foot headquarters. Last the board also recommendedthat Danac's Corridor Cities Transitwaty stop be located at or near its northeastern corner, near the intersectioj of Diamondback Drive and Decoverly That is good news for Danac, sinc e the board had left out the stop in earlieer drafts.
The transit stop near the corner may be developed whether the state retains the current road alignmeny or adoptsthe county's locally preferred The board also picked that location because the northeasterbn corner is considered to be convenient for pedestriansx from the Decoverly residential communities. "We have a long way to go, but we are encourageds by theplanning board's recommendations," said Timothy Dugan, a Danax attorney.
Several more work sessions are scheduler over the next two and in July the planning board will send its drafr master plan to the county executive who will have 60 days to revieaw and comment before it is sent to the county councilfor deliberations.
The Bethesda-based developer's 26-acre office park in the Shady Grove Life Science Center is currently approvedfor 669,538 square feet of densit y and the campus currently contains half of that, or 350,00o0 square feet. At a May 28 work the Montgomery County Planning Boarfd decided to recommend in its drafty Gaithersburg West Master Plan that the propert be developed with up to twice asmuch density, or contain up to 1.34 million square feet of retail and residential space.
The southwest corner of the land currentlg includesa 272,000-square-foot, three-building complex that houses software and pharmaceutical The north side of the propertyg contains the Metropolitan Regional Informational Services' 72,000-square-foot headquarters. Last the board also recommendedthat Danac's Corridor Cities Transitwaty stop be located at or near its northeastern corner, near the intersectioj of Diamondback Drive and Decoverly That is good news for Danac, sinc e the board had left out the stop in earlieer drafts.
The transit stop near the corner may be developed whether the state retains the current road alignmeny or adoptsthe county's locally preferred The board also picked that location because the northeasterbn corner is considered to be convenient for pedestriansx from the Decoverly residential communities. "We have a long way to go, but we are encourageds by theplanning board's recommendations," said Timothy Dugan, a Danax attorney.
Several more work sessions are scheduler over the next two and in July the planning board will send its drafr master plan to the county executive who will have 60 days to revieaw and comment before it is sent to the county councilfor deliberations.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Make a plan to ensure a smooth move - bizjournals:
http://faithrightss.com/questions-of-faith-i-am-dying-to-have-answered.html
Unfortunately, sometimes moving is a necessarg evil that cannot be especially during aglobal recession. When the time does come to pack up experts say there are a few things that can be done to minimiz e stress and keep employee productivity levelas from takinga dive. George spokesman for in Houston, said large movesa should occur onFriday nights. “This gives employeezs time over the weekencd to unpack their office and to get readgy for workon Monday,” he said. The IFMA advises clients to develoo a plan prior to the so work schedules areadjusted accordingly.
The organizatio encourages companies to provide standardized furniture and voicee and data solutions to allowminimal reconfigurations. Maris Colacurcio, co-founder of software provider , advises companies to star as early as eight weeks beforea move, and to get the entirw staff involved. “Collaborate with your she said. “Think employees don’t care about the new officed layout? Think again.” Including employees in a move ensures theworkload doesn’r fall on just one or two such as administrative stafff who often get saddled with the Colacurcio said.
Employers should considef assigning responsibility for packing the common areas of an office to a variety of Colacurcio also recommends haviny a command center dedicated to keeping track of newphonse numbers, vendor service datezs and other details about the move. Bill chief executive officer ofthe , an employee relocatiohn and workplace services company, said relocation rankxs third among life’s most stressful events, and today’s economic crisis can only increase stress levels. He said the best solutionsd for companies to help keep employees productive is to hire a move management company with a proven servicreperformance record.
Unfortunately, sometimes moving is a necessarg evil that cannot be especially during aglobal recession. When the time does come to pack up experts say there are a few things that can be done to minimiz e stress and keep employee productivity levelas from takinga dive. George spokesman for in Houston, said large movesa should occur onFriday nights. “This gives employeezs time over the weekencd to unpack their office and to get readgy for workon Monday,” he said. The IFMA advises clients to develoo a plan prior to the so work schedules areadjusted accordingly.
The organizatio encourages companies to provide standardized furniture and voicee and data solutions to allowminimal reconfigurations. Maris Colacurcio, co-founder of software provider , advises companies to star as early as eight weeks beforea move, and to get the entirw staff involved. “Collaborate with your she said. “Think employees don’t care about the new officed layout? Think again.” Including employees in a move ensures theworkload doesn’r fall on just one or two such as administrative stafff who often get saddled with the Colacurcio said.
Employers should considef assigning responsibility for packing the common areas of an office to a variety of Colacurcio also recommends haviny a command center dedicated to keeping track of newphonse numbers, vendor service datezs and other details about the move. Bill chief executive officer ofthe , an employee relocatiohn and workplace services company, said relocation rankxs third among life’s most stressful events, and today’s economic crisis can only increase stress levels. He said the best solutionsd for companies to help keep employees productive is to hire a move management company with a proven servicreperformance record.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Compass Airlines cuts ribbon on Louisville maintenance facility - Charlotte Business Journal:
http://www.faq-all.com/?id=866792
The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenance facilitt in January but held off on the ribbomn cutting until key personnelwere hired, and they “goft a little airplane grease under theie nails,” Compass president Tim Campbell said during a news Compass’ 70 employees maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-seat jets. Compass, whicj was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of NorthwesgAirlines Inc., was acquiresd by Delta as part of the Atlanta-based carrier’s mergere with Northwest in October 2008.
The jets previously had been servicefd bya third-party aircraft maintenance company, Campbell Compass’ Louisville International Airporrt facility, located at 5101 Crittenden Drive, consists of 42,7200 square feet of aircraft hangar space, 11,416t square feet of office, shop and storager space, an 80,601-square-foot concretde apron and 33,480 square feet of parking and roadways. At the news Chantilly, Va.-based Compass showed off its firsft jet painted in theDelta colors. The rest of its fleert will be converted from Northwesty Airlines colors over thenext year, Campbell said. At the news Kentucky Gov.
Steve Beshear said the Compass includingits $3 million annual “is a tremendous economic achievement in the midst of some prettuy tough economic times.” In August 2007, the board granted the airlin e preliminary approval for $2 million in statde tax incentives for up to 10
The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenance facilitt in January but held off on the ribbomn cutting until key personnelwere hired, and they “goft a little airplane grease under theie nails,” Compass president Tim Campbell said during a news Compass’ 70 employees maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-seat jets. Compass, whicj was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of NorthwesgAirlines Inc., was acquiresd by Delta as part of the Atlanta-based carrier’s mergere with Northwest in October 2008.
The jets previously had been servicefd bya third-party aircraft maintenance company, Campbell Compass’ Louisville International Airporrt facility, located at 5101 Crittenden Drive, consists of 42,7200 square feet of aircraft hangar space, 11,416t square feet of office, shop and storager space, an 80,601-square-foot concretde apron and 33,480 square feet of parking and roadways. At the news Chantilly, Va.-based Compass showed off its firsft jet painted in theDelta colors. The rest of its fleert will be converted from Northwesty Airlines colors over thenext year, Campbell said. At the news Kentucky Gov.
Steve Beshear said the Compass includingits $3 million annual “is a tremendous economic achievement in the midst of some prettuy tough economic times.” In August 2007, the board granted the airlin e preliminary approval for $2 million in statde tax incentives for up to 10
Thursday, October 21, 2010
GM enters bankruptcy filing - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
http://vinoculation.com/archives/122
Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-old automaker once the world’s biggest company and Western New York’sd largest manufacturing employer fordecadex — is among the largesf in U.S. history and largest-ever U.S. manufacturinb bankruptcy. Chapter 11, which allows the companty to operate while protected fromits creditors, pushes GM into a fast-tracjk bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to restructure itself.
General Motors CEO Fritz Henderso n said in a prepared statement that GM was beinyg reinvented and that the company is ready for the jobat "The economic crisis has caused enormous disruption in the auto industry, but with it has come the opportunityy for us to reinvent our business. We are going to do it once and do it The court-supervised process we are pursuing providess us with powerful tools to accelerate and completwe our reinvention, as well as strong safeguards for our customers and our he said. The GM plan as detailed by U.S. official s would allow a much smaller GM to emerge from courrt protection within 60 to90 days. GM also plans to close 11 U.S.
facilities and idle another thre e plants by the endof 2010. GM’s Tonawandas engine plant, where 1,100 people will remain open. The automakedr has not provided an updated targegt for job cuts but was looking toeliminate 21,00p0 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,000 uniobn members it now employs. Also not immediately cleaer iswhat GM’s bankruptcy filing will mean for ’sa plants in Lockport, Rochester and threed others. General Motors plans to take back the facilities from the former parts subsidiary that it spun offin 1999, according to a tentative deal reached last week between GM and the UAW.
The factoriez in New York, Michigan and Indiana woulf operateunder Delphi’s union rules, but be considered part of GM, once The Lockport plant — Delphi Thermakl Systems, which has 2,100 employees — was founded as Harrisonh Radiator Co. in 1910 and became part of GM in 1918. For 81 yearx it operated under General Motorxs ownership until the independentDelphi Corp. was formed. Delphi itselg is operating under bankruptcy court supervisiob having filed for Chapter 11 inOctober 2005. The Mich.-based company was ready to emerge from bankruptcy in April 2008 but thoses plans fell apart when a key investor dropped out ofa $2.5t5 billion stock deal with the supplier.
General Motors employs 92,000 in the United States and is indirectlyy responsiblefor 500,000 The U.S. government would hold a 60 percent financial interest in a reorganizer GM and the UAW would takea 17.5 percenf stake. The governments of Canada and the province of Ontarioo have agreed to a 12 percent ownershilp stake in exchange forfinancial aid. GM bondholderz would get 10 percent.
Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-old automaker once the world’s biggest company and Western New York’sd largest manufacturing employer fordecadex — is among the largesf in U.S. history and largest-ever U.S. manufacturinb bankruptcy. Chapter 11, which allows the companty to operate while protected fromits creditors, pushes GM into a fast-tracjk bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to restructure itself.
General Motors CEO Fritz Henderso n said in a prepared statement that GM was beinyg reinvented and that the company is ready for the jobat "The economic crisis has caused enormous disruption in the auto industry, but with it has come the opportunityy for us to reinvent our business. We are going to do it once and do it The court-supervised process we are pursuing providess us with powerful tools to accelerate and completwe our reinvention, as well as strong safeguards for our customers and our he said. The GM plan as detailed by U.S. official s would allow a much smaller GM to emerge from courrt protection within 60 to90 days. GM also plans to close 11 U.S.
facilities and idle another thre e plants by the endof 2010. GM’s Tonawandas engine plant, where 1,100 people will remain open. The automakedr has not provided an updated targegt for job cuts but was looking toeliminate 21,00p0 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,000 uniobn members it now employs. Also not immediately cleaer iswhat GM’s bankruptcy filing will mean for ’sa plants in Lockport, Rochester and threed others. General Motors plans to take back the facilities from the former parts subsidiary that it spun offin 1999, according to a tentative deal reached last week between GM and the UAW.
The factoriez in New York, Michigan and Indiana woulf operateunder Delphi’s union rules, but be considered part of GM, once The Lockport plant — Delphi Thermakl Systems, which has 2,100 employees — was founded as Harrisonh Radiator Co. in 1910 and became part of GM in 1918. For 81 yearx it operated under General Motorxs ownership until the independentDelphi Corp. was formed. Delphi itselg is operating under bankruptcy court supervisiob having filed for Chapter 11 inOctober 2005. The Mich.-based company was ready to emerge from bankruptcy in April 2008 but thoses plans fell apart when a key investor dropped out ofa $2.5t5 billion stock deal with the supplier.
General Motors employs 92,000 in the United States and is indirectlyy responsiblefor 500,000 The U.S. government would hold a 60 percent financial interest in a reorganizer GM and the UAW would takea 17.5 percenf stake. The governments of Canada and the province of Ontarioo have agreed to a 12 percent ownershilp stake in exchange forfinancial aid. GM bondholderz would get 10 percent.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Elected officials get 18 percent pay cut - Sacramento Business Journal:
http://indforex.net/about_welcomforex.html
The commission determines salarieas forstate officials. The move comes one day after a ballot measure to restrict raises for lawmakers during a budge deficit was overwhelmingly approved by An 18 percent pay cut woule reduce California elected official payto $95,291 from California has the highest-paid lawmakers in the nation. “The California Citizens Compensation Commission took the right actiob today in voting to reduce the salaries ofthe state’a elected officials by 18 percent,” Gov. Arnoldx Schwazenegger said in anews release.
“The people of California have spokeh loudand clear: they want the state to live withinm its means and do not want any more government waster or pay raises for California’s elected I completely agree and that is why I have cut back in my own office and ordered layoffs of state employees to save The state’s elected officials need to folloaw suit and cut back just as California families and businessez have in this tough
The commission determines salarieas forstate officials. The move comes one day after a ballot measure to restrict raises for lawmakers during a budge deficit was overwhelmingly approved by An 18 percent pay cut woule reduce California elected official payto $95,291 from California has the highest-paid lawmakers in the nation. “The California Citizens Compensation Commission took the right actiob today in voting to reduce the salaries ofthe state’a elected officials by 18 percent,” Gov. Arnoldx Schwazenegger said in anews release.
“The people of California have spokeh loudand clear: they want the state to live withinm its means and do not want any more government waster or pay raises for California’s elected I completely agree and that is why I have cut back in my own office and ordered layoffs of state employees to save The state’s elected officials need to folloaw suit and cut back just as California families and businessez have in this tough
Monday, October 18, 2010
Survey: Execs say energy independence is unrealistic - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
http://maximaspb.com/Nissan/what-radio-fits-in-2000-nissan-maxima-342.html
’s Global Energy Institute releasexd its annual energy surveythis week. It polled 382 oil and gas executivezsin April, more than three-quarters of whom said energt independence is not attainabler by 2030 or beyond. Despite the fact that America’sw energy consumption far outpaces its thesurvey — sent out to petroleum executivezs only — seemed to focus on energy independence as it pertainw to renewables and alternatives.
“Despite the increased focus on domesticenerg sources, energy infrastructure and alternative energy sources, a realistic assessmen t of technology and investment in the industrty suggests energy independence is not realistic for at leastg two decades,” said Bill Kimble, executive directore of the Global Energy Institute. “The perceptions of energy independence mirror their viewe on the viability of alternatives inthe near-term as well.” Some 52 percentf of the executives said mass production of any alternative energy source s by 2015 would not be viable.
In the 2008 survet that number was54 percent; two years ago it was 60 Respondents also said wind, naturalk gas and biofuels would be the biggest winners of President Barack Obama’s new energy policy, whiles coal and oil would be the biggest “Our data shows a noted swing in executived perceptions on the issue of greenhouse gases and globap warming, but there is clear reluctance to supportf proposed actions and regulationss to stem CO2 emissions,” Kimble A year ago, 60 percent of respondentsx said global warming was a natural weather This year, only 47 percent felt the However, 59 percent said they would not support eithe a cap-and-trade system or a carbon tax.
Sixty-fived percent expected capital spending at their companieds to decrease this year and almost as many 63percent — said eliminating intangible drillingt costs (thus eliminating the tax breaks that come with them) will resulrt in companies drilling outside the United States and less unconventionap domestic drilling. The results of the survey will be presenteduring KPMG’s Global Energy Conference on May 12 and 13 at the Intercontinentao Hotel, featuring keynote speakers former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Presidenyt Marvin Odum.
’s Global Energy Institute releasexd its annual energy surveythis week. It polled 382 oil and gas executivezsin April, more than three-quarters of whom said energt independence is not attainabler by 2030 or beyond. Despite the fact that America’sw energy consumption far outpaces its thesurvey — sent out to petroleum executivezs only — seemed to focus on energy independence as it pertainw to renewables and alternatives.
“Despite the increased focus on domesticenerg sources, energy infrastructure and alternative energy sources, a realistic assessmen t of technology and investment in the industrty suggests energy independence is not realistic for at leastg two decades,” said Bill Kimble, executive directore of the Global Energy Institute. “The perceptions of energy independence mirror their viewe on the viability of alternatives inthe near-term as well.” Some 52 percentf of the executives said mass production of any alternative energy source s by 2015 would not be viable.
In the 2008 survet that number was54 percent; two years ago it was 60 Respondents also said wind, naturalk gas and biofuels would be the biggest winners of President Barack Obama’s new energy policy, whiles coal and oil would be the biggest “Our data shows a noted swing in executived perceptions on the issue of greenhouse gases and globap warming, but there is clear reluctance to supportf proposed actions and regulationss to stem CO2 emissions,” Kimble A year ago, 60 percent of respondentsx said global warming was a natural weather This year, only 47 percent felt the However, 59 percent said they would not support eithe a cap-and-trade system or a carbon tax.
Sixty-fived percent expected capital spending at their companieds to decrease this year and almost as many 63percent — said eliminating intangible drillingt costs (thus eliminating the tax breaks that come with them) will resulrt in companies drilling outside the United States and less unconventionap domestic drilling. The results of the survey will be presenteduring KPMG’s Global Energy Conference on May 12 and 13 at the Intercontinentao Hotel, featuring keynote speakers former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Presidenyt Marvin Odum.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Sheriff Arpaio: Wilcox investigation goes beyond airport leases - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Arpaio said his officer received information regarding the lease and other business dealings and that his investigatiom is not related to disputesa with Wilcoxover immigration. Wilcox and her Earl, own El Portal Restaurant in Phoenicx and has a concessionws contract with the airportg fora Chili’s Too franchise in Terminaol 4. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office sent the Phoenis Aviation Department a public records request June 11 askinbthe city-run airport to make availablew lease, sublease and contracting documents relaterd to business entities owned by the Wilcox did not respond to request for comment from the Phoeni Business Journal, but has told other media that Arpaio is goingg after her because of her opposition to his immigration policies.
The sheriff’s office investigation of Wilcosx is the latest in a numbetr of fightsbetween Arpaio, Maricops County Attorney Andrew Thoma s and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Wilcox and Supervisor Don Stapley voted Wednesday toblock $1.4 milliobn in state money earmarked for Thomas’sw office to enforce immigratioj and human smuggling laws. The board deadlockeds at 2 to 2 on that vote stallin g thestate money. Supervisor Max Wilso missed the vote because of illnesx and the matter couldbe revisited. Stapley and Wilcox earlier this year tried tobloco $1.6 million in state funding for Arpaio’s immigratiomn enforcement.
Wilcox said the sheriff’s immigratiojn sweeps and policies unfairlytarget Hispanics. Thomasx and Arpaio secured indictments against Stapley last year chargin that he failed to properly disclose busines and real estatedevelopmenrt deals. Stapley denies wrongdoing in that matter.
Arpaio said his officer received information regarding the lease and other business dealings and that his investigatiom is not related to disputesa with Wilcoxover immigration. Wilcox and her Earl, own El Portal Restaurant in Phoenicx and has a concessionws contract with the airportg fora Chili’s Too franchise in Terminaol 4. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office sent the Phoenis Aviation Department a public records request June 11 askinbthe city-run airport to make availablew lease, sublease and contracting documents relaterd to business entities owned by the Wilcox did not respond to request for comment from the Phoeni Business Journal, but has told other media that Arpaio is goingg after her because of her opposition to his immigration policies.
The sheriff’s office investigation of Wilcosx is the latest in a numbetr of fightsbetween Arpaio, Maricops County Attorney Andrew Thoma s and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Wilcox and Supervisor Don Stapley voted Wednesday toblock $1.4 milliobn in state money earmarked for Thomas’sw office to enforce immigratioj and human smuggling laws. The board deadlockeds at 2 to 2 on that vote stallin g thestate money. Supervisor Max Wilso missed the vote because of illnesx and the matter couldbe revisited. Stapley and Wilcox earlier this year tried tobloco $1.6 million in state funding for Arpaio’s immigratiomn enforcement.
Wilcox said the sheriff’s immigratiojn sweeps and policies unfairlytarget Hispanics. Thomasx and Arpaio secured indictments against Stapley last year chargin that he failed to properly disclose busines and real estatedevelopmenrt deals. Stapley denies wrongdoing in that matter.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Wichita ranks high for economic performance - South Florida Business Journal:
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Brookings ranked the 100 largest U.S. metrko areas on six key employment, unemployment rates, wages, grossa metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosurre rates. The organization says the reportis “by far the most comprehensivd analysis to date of how metro areasw across the nation are faring during this economif downturn …” Wichita ranked high despite an unemployment rate of 7.1 percentt and thousands of layoffw associated with the aircraft industry. San Antonio ranke No. 1, followed by Oklahoma City, Houston and Dallas. Four of the last five are in Jacksonville, Lakeland, Tampa and Bradenton.
Detroit is the metro with the wors t economic performance in thefirsgt quarter. The report says all the metrio areas lost jobs during the and nearly all metro areas have seen a declinde ineconomic output.
Brookings ranked the 100 largest U.S. metrko areas on six key employment, unemployment rates, wages, grossa metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosurre rates. The organization says the reportis “by far the most comprehensivd analysis to date of how metro areasw across the nation are faring during this economif downturn …” Wichita ranked high despite an unemployment rate of 7.1 percentt and thousands of layoffw associated with the aircraft industry. San Antonio ranke No. 1, followed by Oklahoma City, Houston and Dallas. Four of the last five are in Jacksonville, Lakeland, Tampa and Bradenton.
Detroit is the metro with the wors t economic performance in thefirsgt quarter. The report says all the metrio areas lost jobs during the and nearly all metro areas have seen a declinde ineconomic output.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Collegiate appoints board members - Kansas City Business Journal:
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• Nelea Absher, vice president and associateegeneral counsel, • Anne-Marie Brown, • Suzanne Oldham, founder, • Tuffy Wood, managing director, Morgan Keeganh & Co. • Cindy Skarbek, director of the Bashar Masri, director and senior engineereof . Four trusteea were reappointed tothe school’s They are: • Marine management consultan Barker Price, who will serve as board president for the 2009-10 school year; • Merrell Wall Grant, general manager of the Monogram line for , and 1974 who will serve as vice president; Former Brown-Forman vice chairwoman and CFO Phoebe who will serve as and • Former management consultant Leslie Geoghegan, who will servd as secretary.
Corrie Nichols, president of the Louisvillee Collegiate SchoolParents Association, will serve as parent representative on the board. Former Brown-Forman president Bill Street, whosee term on the board was named adirector emeritus.
• Nelea Absher, vice president and associateegeneral counsel, • Anne-Marie Brown, • Suzanne Oldham, founder, • Tuffy Wood, managing director, Morgan Keeganh & Co. • Cindy Skarbek, director of the Bashar Masri, director and senior engineereof . Four trusteea were reappointed tothe school’s They are: • Marine management consultan Barker Price, who will serve as board president for the 2009-10 school year; • Merrell Wall Grant, general manager of the Monogram line for , and 1974 who will serve as vice president; Former Brown-Forman vice chairwoman and CFO Phoebe who will serve as and • Former management consultant Leslie Geoghegan, who will servd as secretary.
Corrie Nichols, president of the Louisvillee Collegiate SchoolParents Association, will serve as parent representative on the board. Former Brown-Forman president Bill Street, whosee term on the board was named adirector emeritus.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
California will run out of cash in 14 days - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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“California’s day of reckoning is here,” he said. With no the state will run out of cash in 14 Three months after the state budget was California facesa $24 billion deficit. Schwarzeneggee has already proposed massive cuts to health careand prisons. Now he’s lookinvg for structural reform to make governmentt more efficient and stretchtaxpayer dollars. He’s askerd the State Board of Education, for to make textbooks available in digitaklformats — a move that could save In 2004, the governor talked about blowing up boxes and consolidatingb agencies, but the initiatives never gained traction. They’re back.
Schwarzenegger is proposing once again to eliminats and consolidate more than a dozehnstate departments, boards and commissions. This includexs the Waste Management Board, the Courf Reporters Board, the Department of Boatingy and Waterways and the Inspectio and MaintenanceReview Committee. Earlier this year, the stater began consolidating information technology Now Schwarzenegger wants to consolidate departments that oversese financial institutions and merge taxcollection operations. In July, state leaders will receiv recommendations on how to modernizd thetax code.
“This will be a tremendou s opportunity to make our revenues more reliablew and less volatile and help the statd avoid the boom and bust budgets that have brought ushere today,” Schwarzeneggedr told lawmakers. It’s not going to happenm in 14 days, he said. But it couls happen before the Legislaturse adjourns for summer recess onJuly 17.
“California’s day of reckoning is here,” he said. With no the state will run out of cash in 14 Three months after the state budget was California facesa $24 billion deficit. Schwarzeneggee has already proposed massive cuts to health careand prisons. Now he’s lookinvg for structural reform to make governmentt more efficient and stretchtaxpayer dollars. He’s askerd the State Board of Education, for to make textbooks available in digitaklformats — a move that could save In 2004, the governor talked about blowing up boxes and consolidatingb agencies, but the initiatives never gained traction. They’re back.
Schwarzenegger is proposing once again to eliminats and consolidate more than a dozehnstate departments, boards and commissions. This includexs the Waste Management Board, the Courf Reporters Board, the Department of Boatingy and Waterways and the Inspectio and MaintenanceReview Committee. Earlier this year, the stater began consolidating information technology Now Schwarzenegger wants to consolidate departments that oversese financial institutions and merge taxcollection operations. In July, state leaders will receiv recommendations on how to modernizd thetax code.
“This will be a tremendou s opportunity to make our revenues more reliablew and less volatile and help the statd avoid the boom and bust budgets that have brought ushere today,” Schwarzeneggedr told lawmakers. It’s not going to happenm in 14 days, he said. But it couls happen before the Legislaturse adjourns for summer recess onJuly 17.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Robot Airplanes Could Unlock the Mysteries of Mars - FOXNews
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FOXNews | Robot Airplanes Could Unlock the Mysteries of Mars FOXNews Levine champions the ARES Mars airplane mission at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. He believes that a robotic, rocket-powered airplane is the ... |
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Politicians want answers as rumors swirl NCR to leave Dayton - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Government officials said word began swirling in the communit y Thursday thatNCR (NYSE: NCR) is planning to move its headquartersd and 1,300 employees to the Atlanta area and make an announcement abou the move this week. NCR Global Spokesperso n Richard Maton, speaking by phone Saturda y from London, confirmed that an effortg was made forOhio Gov. Ted Strickland and NCR Chief Executivew Officer Bill Nutito speak, however they were not able to Strickland’s spokesperson said Saturday that he is “continuing to reacu out to the company to have a direct conversation.
” When askeed about NCR possibly moving its headquarters out of Maton said the company does not respond to rumors and speculation. NCR Corporate Spokesperson Alan Ulmah responded to questionsabout NCR’s plans with an e-maill message Saturday that “We have no announcement today.” In the past, NCR has been quic k to deny rumors of its relocation and affirm its commitment to remaining in Dayton. The has repeatedlgy sought information from the companysince Thursday, but NCR had not respondes to their requests as of Friday evening, a developmenty department spokesperson said.
Montgomery County Commissioneer Dan Foley said he is frustrated by the lack of Foley said he has asked multiple company via e-mail, to respond to the but has yet to receives any information. Foley said he, alongv with other county, state and city of Daytonn officials, have met with NCR representativee in the past in an effort tosafeguarxd NCR’s local jobs. “All that said, nobody has confirmedc to me that their statu shas changed,” Foley said Saturday. “I have to assums that -- I hope, I very much hope -- they are stayiny in Dayton, because our citizens have helped build that company up tobe world-clase and will continue to do so.
” Rumors have long circulatefd that the company would move, however multiple governmentt and economic development officials said they reached a new level in the past few NCR is said to be seeking abougt 100,000 square feet of office space in . NCR is believed to have lookexd at sitesin Savannah, and Columbus, Ga. Basef on the square footage estimates, the operatiom could house about 300 to400 people, accordingf to real estate sources. Georgia government and economivc development officialsremained tight-lipped on any potentiapl development.
In October, NCR said it would move its Worldwide Customerr Services headquarters to anAtlanta suburb, investing $15 million and creatin more than 900 jobs in the suburbs of Peachtree City and Deluth. The statw of Georgia provided morethan $8 million in incentives, according to NCR, founded locally in 1884, is the Dayton region’z second largest company, with 20,000 global employee s and $5.3 billion in revenue in 2008. The company, whichh sells ATMs and retail automation systems, is Dayton’s lone remaining Fortune 500 company. At one time, the companhy had more than 18,000 employees in the Dayto n area, but that number has dwindled during the pastseveral decades.
As recently as two yearse ago, NCR had about 2,000 Daytom employees. That number has declined by about 700 workers in the past several In 2007, NCR announced it was relocating its executived offices to New York City and leasingy an entire floor of the 7 World Trade Center But, on paper, its headquartersd remained in Dayton. In March, the company also told employeeas it is undergoing a structural reorganization and woulsd cut an unknown amount of itsglobakl workforce.
That same month, the company removed the languagd “world headquarters” from the sign at its Dayton campus, thoughn it said at the time it wasjust
Government officials said word began swirling in the communit y Thursday thatNCR (NYSE: NCR) is planning to move its headquartersd and 1,300 employees to the Atlanta area and make an announcement abou the move this week. NCR Global Spokesperso n Richard Maton, speaking by phone Saturda y from London, confirmed that an effortg was made forOhio Gov. Ted Strickland and NCR Chief Executivew Officer Bill Nutito speak, however they were not able to Strickland’s spokesperson said Saturday that he is “continuing to reacu out to the company to have a direct conversation.
” When askeed about NCR possibly moving its headquarters out of Maton said the company does not respond to rumors and speculation. NCR Corporate Spokesperson Alan Ulmah responded to questionsabout NCR’s plans with an e-maill message Saturday that “We have no announcement today.” In the past, NCR has been quic k to deny rumors of its relocation and affirm its commitment to remaining in Dayton. The has repeatedlgy sought information from the companysince Thursday, but NCR had not respondes to their requests as of Friday evening, a developmenty department spokesperson said.
Montgomery County Commissioneer Dan Foley said he is frustrated by the lack of Foley said he has asked multiple company via e-mail, to respond to the but has yet to receives any information. Foley said he, alongv with other county, state and city of Daytonn officials, have met with NCR representativee in the past in an effort tosafeguarxd NCR’s local jobs. “All that said, nobody has confirmedc to me that their statu shas changed,” Foley said Saturday. “I have to assums that -- I hope, I very much hope -- they are stayiny in Dayton, because our citizens have helped build that company up tobe world-clase and will continue to do so.
” Rumors have long circulatefd that the company would move, however multiple governmentt and economic development officials said they reached a new level in the past few NCR is said to be seeking abougt 100,000 square feet of office space in . NCR is believed to have lookexd at sitesin Savannah, and Columbus, Ga. Basef on the square footage estimates, the operatiom could house about 300 to400 people, accordingf to real estate sources. Georgia government and economivc development officialsremained tight-lipped on any potentiapl development.
In October, NCR said it would move its Worldwide Customerr Services headquarters to anAtlanta suburb, investing $15 million and creatin more than 900 jobs in the suburbs of Peachtree City and Deluth. The statw of Georgia provided morethan $8 million in incentives, according to NCR, founded locally in 1884, is the Dayton region’z second largest company, with 20,000 global employee s and $5.3 billion in revenue in 2008. The company, whichh sells ATMs and retail automation systems, is Dayton’s lone remaining Fortune 500 company. At one time, the companhy had more than 18,000 employees in the Dayto n area, but that number has dwindled during the pastseveral decades.
As recently as two yearse ago, NCR had about 2,000 Daytom employees. That number has declined by about 700 workers in the past several In 2007, NCR announced it was relocating its executived offices to New York City and leasingy an entire floor of the 7 World Trade Center But, on paper, its headquartersd remained in Dayton. In March, the company also told employeeas it is undergoing a structural reorganization and woulsd cut an unknown amount of itsglobakl workforce.
That same month, the company removed the languagd “world headquarters” from the sign at its Dayton campus, thoughn it said at the time it wasjust
Friday, October 8, 2010
Should companies have the power to mandate healthy after-work lifestyles? - Business First of Columbus:
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Dr. Edward T. Bope - Program Employers have a legitimate interest in the healtn of their employees and realize that good healthj habits beginat home. Because of the negative effectrof smoking, consuming alcohol in using drugs and overeating, it is reasonable to look for workers who are prepared to offer theie best each day. To that point, employersw have a very real interest inan employee's healtht lifestyle choice outside the workplace. Sincse most businesses shoulder the brunt ofthe health-carre premium, they have an additional interes in healthy, happy workers.
Smart employers are looking for physicianx and providers that can show value in termsd of cost and preventionj to provide care fortheif associates. We all realize that many people have chronicc illnesses that cannot be expunged by even the besthealtn habits. They must be accommodated and energizeed toward prevention ofadditional illness. Good health is a treasure that we shoulc all appreciateand maximize. Philip H. Cass - CEO, What'a to argue that it is desirable for people in general be optimallyhealthyt individuals? It is good for all of us to not manage our weight, exercise, manage our alcohol have regular check-ups and medically manage chronic illnesses.
It is good for bottom lines to have optimallyhealthy employees. when we use the term mandate as it appliexs tohuman behavior, it almost never Mandates come with the need for policing and for both of which are costly, difficultf to implement and probably not all that desirable in the Mandates that aren't reinforced are a lie. Employers can work to selecty employees who areoptimally healthy, requirew certain things in the workplac like no smoking, create incentives toward optimallt healthy behavior and could decidde not to continue to employ someone who is obviouslyh exhibiting unhealthy behavior observed in the However, once we get into policing humahn behavior, we start down a slippery slope.
Christina King - Employew benefits adviser, Haughn & Associates Inc Yes. The firsft and most obvious reason is becauseof health-care U.S. health care costs doubled from 1990 to 2001 and are projected to doubls againby 2012. Amazingly, experts suggest that preventable illnesses make up approximatelh 70 percent of the entirwe burden of illness andassociated costs. Behindd these illnesses are preventable factores including tobacco anddrug abuse, high-risk alcohok consumption, sedentary lifestyles and poor Anti-drug use and abuse programss are mandated by employers becausw of risk factors.
By mandatinyg health promotion initiatives, employers can take importanft steps toward preventing additional risks of sickness and death amongtheirt employees. All of us want to live healthieand longer. Employers can tap that desirw and createa happier, more productive work force with lower health care costs. The savings from lowe costs can be directed to the employeed to help cover the increasinglyhigher
Dr. Edward T. Bope - Program Employers have a legitimate interest in the healtn of their employees and realize that good healthj habits beginat home. Because of the negative effectrof smoking, consuming alcohol in using drugs and overeating, it is reasonable to look for workers who are prepared to offer theie best each day. To that point, employersw have a very real interest inan employee's healtht lifestyle choice outside the workplace. Sincse most businesses shoulder the brunt ofthe health-carre premium, they have an additional interes in healthy, happy workers.
Smart employers are looking for physicianx and providers that can show value in termsd of cost and preventionj to provide care fortheif associates. We all realize that many people have chronicc illnesses that cannot be expunged by even the besthealtn habits. They must be accommodated and energizeed toward prevention ofadditional illness. Good health is a treasure that we shoulc all appreciateand maximize. Philip H. Cass - CEO, What'a to argue that it is desirable for people in general be optimallyhealthyt individuals? It is good for all of us to not manage our weight, exercise, manage our alcohol have regular check-ups and medically manage chronic illnesses.
It is good for bottom lines to have optimallyhealthy employees. when we use the term mandate as it appliexs tohuman behavior, it almost never Mandates come with the need for policing and for both of which are costly, difficultf to implement and probably not all that desirable in the Mandates that aren't reinforced are a lie. Employers can work to selecty employees who areoptimally healthy, requirew certain things in the workplac like no smoking, create incentives toward optimallt healthy behavior and could decidde not to continue to employ someone who is obviouslyh exhibiting unhealthy behavior observed in the However, once we get into policing humahn behavior, we start down a slippery slope.
Christina King - Employew benefits adviser, Haughn & Associates Inc Yes. The firsft and most obvious reason is becauseof health-care U.S. health care costs doubled from 1990 to 2001 and are projected to doubls againby 2012. Amazingly, experts suggest that preventable illnesses make up approximatelh 70 percent of the entirwe burden of illness andassociated costs. Behindd these illnesses are preventable factores including tobacco anddrug abuse, high-risk alcohok consumption, sedentary lifestyles and poor Anti-drug use and abuse programss are mandated by employers becausw of risk factors.
By mandatinyg health promotion initiatives, employers can take importanft steps toward preventing additional risks of sickness and death amongtheirt employees. All of us want to live healthieand longer. Employers can tap that desirw and createa happier, more productive work force with lower health care costs. The savings from lowe costs can be directed to the employeed to help cover the increasinglyhigher
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
GDP shrinks in early 2009, but less than in late 2008 - Denver Business Journal:
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percent in the first quarter of 2009, the U.S. said but the drop was less thanthe 6.3 percenty in the final quarter of 2008. The economy's 5.7 perceng Q1 shrinkage was also less severw than theexpected 6.1 percent decline that the Commercs Department's Bureau of Economid Analysis (BEA) had forecast a montj ago, based on partial data. "The decreased in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected negative contributions from equipmentand software, private inventory nonresidential structures, and residentialp fixed investment that were partly offset by a positive contributiom from personal-consumption expenditures," BEA said in a statemenf Friday.
"Imports, which are a subtractiom in the calculationof GDP, Personal-consumption spending went up 1.5 percenft in the quarter versus a 4.3 percen drop in the previous quarter. BEA cited that fact in explainingb whythe nation's GDB declinedr less in Q1 than in the previous quarter. It also citeed a larger decreasein imports. The GDP decline in Q4 2008 wasthe nation'sd largest since the mid-1980s. GDP measures tota goods and services produced inthe U.S. .
percent in the first quarter of 2009, the U.S. said but the drop was less thanthe 6.3 percenty in the final quarter of 2008. The economy's 5.7 perceng Q1 shrinkage was also less severw than theexpected 6.1 percent decline that the Commercs Department's Bureau of Economid Analysis (BEA) had forecast a montj ago, based on partial data. "The decreased in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected negative contributions from equipmentand software, private inventory nonresidential structures, and residentialp fixed investment that were partly offset by a positive contributiom from personal-consumption expenditures," BEA said in a statemenf Friday.
"Imports, which are a subtractiom in the calculationof GDP, Personal-consumption spending went up 1.5 percenft in the quarter versus a 4.3 percen drop in the previous quarter. BEA cited that fact in explainingb whythe nation's GDB declinedr less in Q1 than in the previous quarter. It also citeed a larger decreasein imports. The GDP decline in Q4 2008 wasthe nation'sd largest since the mid-1980s. GDP measures tota goods and services produced inthe U.S. .
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
No raise for Puget Sound maritime pilots - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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This is the first time in the past five year that a rate increase request has been deniefdthe pilots, who guide large vessels into ports throughoutt Puget Sound. The , whichu represents ocean carriers, asked for a 6 percent pilo rate decreasethis year, said Peggy Larson, administrator of the pilotagwe commissioners. Last year the association askedr fora 10.3 percent decrease. Even with the rate increasr denial, the pilots should make about $368,000 for according to projections supplied by The commission, which operates under the state Departmengt of Transportation, is a nine-person board that sets pilot rates and denied the request May 19.
The year 2007 was a peak-earninbg year for the who earnedabout $411,000. Last declining cargo volumes pushed that down to despite a 4 percent tariff Larson said. The pilotss won a 5 percent tariff increasesin 2005, a 24 percent increase in 2006, and a 5 percent increasre in 2007, she The letter from the ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Everett, signed by the executivwe directors of all asked for the commission to “take currenrt market considerations into account” as it set The letter did not ask for a specifi number.
“The fact that we are writing todauy is indicative of how bad the currenrt market conditions are for the internationalshippinbg industry,” the letter said. It listedc “sacrifices” other sectors of the industrtyhave made, including pay and benefit freezes, layoffs, and freeze s or cuts in dockage fees to stay through the Port of Seattlre are down 26 percent, and volumes at the Port of Tacomqa are down 16 percent.
Neither the pilots nor the PMSA respondec to phonecalls
This is the first time in the past five year that a rate increase request has been deniefdthe pilots, who guide large vessels into ports throughoutt Puget Sound. The , whichu represents ocean carriers, asked for a 6 percent pilo rate decreasethis year, said Peggy Larson, administrator of the pilotagwe commissioners. Last year the association askedr fora 10.3 percent decrease. Even with the rate increasr denial, the pilots should make about $368,000 for according to projections supplied by The commission, which operates under the state Departmengt of Transportation, is a nine-person board that sets pilot rates and denied the request May 19.
The year 2007 was a peak-earninbg year for the who earnedabout $411,000. Last declining cargo volumes pushed that down to despite a 4 percent tariff Larson said. The pilotss won a 5 percent tariff increasesin 2005, a 24 percent increase in 2006, and a 5 percent increasre in 2007, she The letter from the ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Everett, signed by the executivwe directors of all asked for the commission to “take currenrt market considerations into account” as it set The letter did not ask for a specifi number.
“The fact that we are writing todauy is indicative of how bad the currenrt market conditions are for the internationalshippinbg industry,” the letter said. It listedc “sacrifices” other sectors of the industrtyhave made, including pay and benefit freezes, layoffs, and freeze s or cuts in dockage fees to stay through the Port of Seattlre are down 26 percent, and volumes at the Port of Tacomqa are down 16 percent.
Neither the pilots nor the PMSA respondec to phonecalls
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Mortgage Bankers Association Company Profile | Company Information
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MBA invests in communities acrose the nation by ensuring the continued strengthy ofthe nation's residential and commercial real estatee markets; expanding homeownership and extending access to affordablre housing to all Americanz and supporting financial literacy efforts. Make no mistake about it; we are an organizatiobn dedicated to helping our members dotheir business. We activelyh advocate for our members, and have done so for nearlyg a century. We have seen the real estatw finance industry evolve into one of the strongest and most sophisticatedr ofglobal markets.
We promote fair and ethical lendinhg practices and foster professional excellenced among real estate finance employees through a wide range of educationa programs and a variety of We haveover 3,000 member companies, includingf all elements of real estate mortgage companies, mortgage brokers, commercial banks, thrifts, life insurance companies and otherd in the mortgage lending We provide up-to-the minute news and information to our memberz so they are better able to meet the needw of their customers. ...
MBA invests in communities acrose the nation by ensuring the continued strengthy ofthe nation's residential and commercial real estatee markets; expanding homeownership and extending access to affordablre housing to all Americanz and supporting financial literacy efforts. Make no mistake about it; we are an organizatiobn dedicated to helping our members dotheir business. We activelyh advocate for our members, and have done so for nearlyg a century. We have seen the real estatw finance industry evolve into one of the strongest and most sophisticatedr ofglobal markets.
We promote fair and ethical lendinhg practices and foster professional excellenced among real estate finance employees through a wide range of educationa programs and a variety of We haveover 3,000 member companies, includingf all elements of real estate mortgage companies, mortgage brokers, commercial banks, thrifts, life insurance companies and otherd in the mortgage lending We provide up-to-the minute news and information to our memberz so they are better able to meet the needw of their customers. ...
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Lockheed Martin Develops Airborne Laboratory for C4ISR Experimentation
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(Photo: "The AML will be a key assetf in furthering our abilittto develop, test and fieldr rapidly deployable capabilities that warfighters need in the field today," said , Presiden of Lockheed Martin's IS&GS-Defense. "It is important to note this is not abouy proving the valueof multi-INfT or mobile communications - that is the state of the practice. This is abou expediting our ability to provides intelligence across the full spectrunmof conflict." Complementing investments the corporation has made in multi-INT transit case and Humvee based the AML completes a unique C4ISR experimentatioh constellation.
The AML, a Gulfstream III business jet, providez a readily reconfigurable platform for a wide variethyof multi-INT experiments and sensor as well as participation in governmenyt and coalition exercises. Using the AML as a multi-rolwe cooperative research platform testbed, the team will work with operational commandx to develop innovative ways to bring ISR to the investigatenew Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Targert Acquisition (RSTA) approaches and develop operational conceptes that link battlefield resources at all echelons.
Planned experimentationn exercises include improvement ofthe end- to-enx intelligence enterprise from initial intercept through sensort cross queuing, precision geo-location and rapied transmission to the end user. Designed for rapide reconfiguration ofonboard sensors, the testbed draws from Lockheedf Martin's expertise in service oriented architecture based solutions. This SOA architecture embraces changes and accommodates reach back to other collectiohn sourcesand databases. While future C4ISR technology advancements cannot alwaysbe predicted, this architectur e allows new capabilities, operational uses and cyber security schemz to be easily Headquartered in Bethesda, Md.
, Lockheed Martin is a globapl security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwidde and is principally engaged in the research, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technologgy systems, products and The corporation reported 2008 salesa of $42.7 billion. For additionaol information, visit our website:
(Photo: "The AML will be a key assetf in furthering our abilittto develop, test and fieldr rapidly deployable capabilities that warfighters need in the field today," said , Presiden of Lockheed Martin's IS&GS-Defense. "It is important to note this is not abouy proving the valueof multi-INfT or mobile communications - that is the state of the practice. This is abou expediting our ability to provides intelligence across the full spectrunmof conflict." Complementing investments the corporation has made in multi-INT transit case and Humvee based the AML completes a unique C4ISR experimentatioh constellation.
The AML, a Gulfstream III business jet, providez a readily reconfigurable platform for a wide variethyof multi-INT experiments and sensor as well as participation in governmenyt and coalition exercises. Using the AML as a multi-rolwe cooperative research platform testbed, the team will work with operational commandx to develop innovative ways to bring ISR to the investigatenew Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Targert Acquisition (RSTA) approaches and develop operational conceptes that link battlefield resources at all echelons.
Planned experimentationn exercises include improvement ofthe end- to-enx intelligence enterprise from initial intercept through sensort cross queuing, precision geo-location and rapied transmission to the end user. Designed for rapide reconfiguration ofonboard sensors, the testbed draws from Lockheedf Martin's expertise in service oriented architecture based solutions. This SOA architecture embraces changes and accommodates reach back to other collectiohn sourcesand databases. While future C4ISR technology advancements cannot alwaysbe predicted, this architectur e allows new capabilities, operational uses and cyber security schemz to be easily Headquartered in Bethesda, Md.
, Lockheed Martin is a globapl security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwidde and is principally engaged in the research, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technologgy systems, products and The corporation reported 2008 salesa of $42.7 billion. For additionaol information, visit our website:
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