Progress Software slips after tough Q1 - Boston Business Journal:

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The Bedford, Mass., software developer (Nasdaq: posted net income of $3.7 million, or 9 cents per in the quarterended Feb. 28, compared with net incomee of $12.8 million, or 30 cent s a share, in the same perior a year ago. Revenue dipped aboutt 1 percentto $120.8 million on a 2 percen t drop in its maintenance and services sales. Analysts were expecting earningsw of 39 cents per share on revenueof $126.5 Shares of Progress Software fell by around $1, or 6 to $16.39 in morning trading.
“Our results reflect the difficulg economic environment and unfavorable currencg rates presentin Q1, as a consequence we did not fullt meet our revenue expectations,” said Progresw Software CEO Joseph Alsop in a “However, cost containment measures undertaken during the quarte r as well as at the time of the IONA acquisitioj in the previous quarter allowed us to achievwe very solid profitability. We are well positionedx competitively in this difficult economic environment with productes that reduce costs and improveoperationaol efficiency.
” Progress Software expects second quarter revenuse to be between $116 million to $118 millioh and earnings between 15 cents and 17 cents.

UNCC honors Rodgers Builders CEO - San Antonio Business Journal:

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The Charlotte-based company has worked on severalpuniversity projects, including the Barnhardt Student Activithy Center, Irwin Belk Trackm and Field Center, Lynch Residence Hall and the Bioinformatics Researcy Center. Rodgers Builders also is the construction manager onthe university’z new, $50.4 million Center City Building project that is slatexd to open in the fall of 2011. A groundbreakingf ceremony was held in April for the classroom building at the corner of Ninth and Brevard streets inuptown Charlotte.
“What sets Pat aparyt from most isher commitment; she remains personally invested in the institutions and organizations she touched long after her formal involvement has ended,” says Philipl Dubois, UNC Charlotte chancellor. “Her commitment to the betterment of our community extends to herbusiness philosophy. In fact, Rodgeres Builders has been hailed time and agai n as the epitomeof civic-minded business.” Rodgers is also chait of the Charlotte Symphony board and will assum e the chairmanship of the Charlotte Chambedr board in 2011. The university establishesd the Distinguished Service Awardin 1987.
It honors individual s who have provided outstanding leadership and service to the Charlottde community and to the advancement of UNC Rodgers was honored Tuesdau during a luncheon atthe school. UNC Charlotte is the fourth-largesy campus among the 17 institutions of the UNC It is the largest institution of higher educatiob in theCharlotte region, offeringg doctoral, master’s and bachelor’sw programs. Fall 2008 enrollment was 23,300, includingt nearly 5,000 graduate students.

Survey: CEOs still foresee negative conditions - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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“This quarter’s results reflect a continuingg weak set ofeconomic conditions,” said Ivan chairman of Business Roundtable and chairman and CEO of “Conditions while still negative – appear to have begun to The D.C.-based association of CEOs represent a combinef workforce of nearly 10 million employees and more than $5 trillioh in annual sales. When asked how they anticipate theifr sales to fluctuate in the nextsix months, 34 percentr said they will increase while 46 percentf predicted a decrease. That is a sunnier forecastt over the first quarteoutlook survey, when just 24 percent predicted an increasew in sales. In terms of how theie U.S.
capital spending will changwe overthat time, 12 percent foresede it going up, while 51 percentr see it decreasing. Few (6 percent) expect their U.S. employmentf to increase in the nextsix months, whiles 49 percent anticipate their employee base to contract in That shows an improvement from the first quarter outlook when 71 percent predicted a drop in In terms of the overall U.S. economy, member CEOs estimats real GDP will dropby 2.1 percent in down from the CEOs’ estimate of a 1.9 percenr decline in the first quarter of 2009. The outlook index -- which combines member CEO projectiondsfor sales, capital spending and employmengt in the six months ahead -- expanded to 18.
5 in the seconc quarter, up from negative 5.0 in the firsft quarter. An index reading of 50 or lower is consistentt with overall economic contractio and a reading of 50 or higher is consistentwith

Canisius ups Internet course offerings - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Starting this fall, the college will offer master’s degrees in literacy education, sport administration and educationalk administration. The three programs join the online master’s prograkm in physical education, which has been offered by the collegee sinceearly 2006, said Jim Bagwell, director of graduate admissions for the Schoolk of Education and Human Services. All three programs are geare d toward students who live outsidew WesternNew York, though some space is availablde for local students. Bagwell declined to say how many spots will be set asidr forlocal students. The programs begin Sept. 14, three weekss after the Aug. 24 start date for the rest of the Bagwell said.
The literacy education program prepares literacy specialists for certification in New York while the sport administration prograk focuseson sports-related business, such as intercollegiats athletics, amateur and professional sports, sports marketing firms, special-evenr management and facility management, the college said. Students in the educationm administration program will receive a School BuildinhLeader and/or School District Leader certificatiobn in New York state. Each of the new onlinee programs also existas traditional, on-campuz programs.

ITS inks two biologics deals - Houston Business Journal:

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Houston-based ITS said it also has expanded its ongoing collaborative relationship with through completiom of additional production services forthat company. Aggregatr proceeds to ITS from these contracts totakl morethan $1 million. Unde r the terms of thes new agreements, ITS will produc high-grade biologics for use in clinical trialsz for several types ofcancer “The signing and execution of these new manufacturingy agreements provide tremendous validation for ITS and the manufacturinyg services that we offer to leading companies and academic institutions in the area of drug development and said David Enloe, ITS president and chief executivr officer.
, an Austin-based biopharmaceutical company that is the parenftof ITS, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectioj in December. As part of its restructurin g effort, Introgen said it hopesd to sell its therapeutic producg portfolio and reorganize around its contract manufacturing businessin

Locust Walk paves way for life sciences concerns - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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His idea was to create a food-deliver y company that would take lunch orders and bring the meales to workers in business parks that hadfew close-by places to eat. “It was going to be calle halfstarved.com,” Meyerson said. “o had clients lined up and restaurantslined up.” In the end, he decided not to launcnh the venture because he was not “100 perceny committed” to the project. “I learnedc a very valuable lessoh that you must put yourself in a position wherse failure is notan option,” Meyersoj said. “I don’t view it as a I look at it as a launchinbg point formy career.
” Last December, he co-founded with Jay his former boss at Zelos Therapeuticsx in West Conshohocken. “I have no choicse but to succeed sincwe I have no backup he said. Meyerson said the firm is neithetr a managementconsulting firm, nor an investmen banking firm. Instead, Locust Walk providezs advisory services to life sciences companiezs in areas such as product financing andpipeline prioritization. Meyerson said his team can augmentf abiopharmaceutical companies’ existing “in-house capabilities” and provide a lower-cost alternative to adding full-time The firm charges a small retainere and bills additional charges based on performance.
“It’s ironic, but it’s this economyy that has provided us with the opportunity to do Meyerson said. Since its launch, the company has grown to seve n employees and just signed up itsfifth client. Before startinyg Locust Walk, Meyerson worked for both venture capita andbiotechnology companies. His first job out of college was with global health-care investment banking group, where he was involved in closing 12 fundinv deals involving biotech and pharmaceutical He came to Philadelphia five yeard ago in pursuit of a master’s degree from the . “If I was going to stay in the biotecy field, I needed to understand their Meyerson said.
While pursuing that degres and an MBAin health-care management from Penn’s Whartojn School, Meyerson worked part time at assisting with licensintg and venture capital activities — and becoming well-acquainted with Amtrakj and train commuting. Meyerson’s next part-time job was at SR One, the ventur e capital arm of , where he was involvedf in closing seven transactions in the United Statezsand Europe.
After graduatinhg from Wharton, Meyerson had an option of joining SR One full but instead he wanted to strengthen hisindustry So, he took a job with Zelos as director of business developmeng where he worked undetr Mohr — another Penn alumnus and his Locust Walk At Zelos, Meyerson negotiated a drug-delivery collaboration with Aegisa Therapeutics and a licensing deal with a Japanesed pharmaceutical company. In his spare time, in the summetr of 2006, Meyerson teamed up with Patrick Lee at in Philadelphias to createPhilly BioBreak, a social networkinyg organization that brings together people who operatwe and invest in life sciences companies.
The meetings are typically attendecd by about 100 people and food and beverage expensesz are coveredby sponsors. “We just get togethed for a drink and to get to know he said. “We don’t have panel discussions or anything like In March, they expand the concept into New Jerse y with their first event in New Brunswick. “We hope to take BioBreai nationwide,” Meyerson said. “We are looking to take the concept toother markets, perhaps Boston, San Francisco and New York.
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Seating All the Americas at the Same Table - New York Times

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Smartphone sales to pass computers in 2012: Morgan Stanley analyst Meeker - Washington Post

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Chelsea are making off-pitch mistakes and carelessness is costing them - The Guardian (blog)

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Duke eyes slow growth in power sales - Charlotte Business Journal:

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And that is even before the recession that apparently hit the natiohn in thethird quarter. If the downturn lasta long, that could depresd demand even further. Looking forward, Duke has agaim cut its forecast for growth in the demand forelectricao power. This is the third consecutive year Duke has projecterd its growth for the next 10 to 15 years to be less than itpreviously predicted. Janice Hager, who is charge of the annual planning processfor Duke, says the economic slowdown is an important part of the lowere projections over the next few years. Lookin further out, she says, the scaled-back forecast involvex other factors. Last year, for instance, the U.S.
Congreszs passed the Energy Security Act, which will eventuallty ban the production of incandescentlight bulbs, mandatinf their replacement with more efficient Duke’s latest projections attempt to accoungt for lower use becausde of such conservation efforts. Tom Clementes of the in South Carolina says the slower growthb in demand calls intoquestion Duke’s need for majofr new generation plants. He praises Duke for delaying the start of two proposer naturalgas plants. He also gives Duke credity for putting off its applicatioh with South Carolina to build theproposedd 2,234-megawatt Lee Nuclear Station near Gaffney, S.C.
That may be a littled more credit than the utilit wantsto take. Jim Rogers, chief executives of parent , says Duke remains convinced additionalp generationis necessary. He warns against viewingh the decision to delay the Lee application as any sign that Duke has decider againstthe project. The delay gives the company more time to assessz the impact of slowing demand and the uncertain he says. But it would not push back the proposefd 2018 plantcompletion date. Analyst Ryan McLeann of Morningstar Inc. notes that utilities across the countrhy aredelaying projects.
And he thinks which has a five-year, $23 billiobn capital expansion planundet way, may also decide to slow constructiobn on parts of the program. “On some of the more discretionarh projects, Duke may defer those plants,” he says. “Bugt I think the major projects will go The issue could get an airing as Duke meetes withanalysts Nov. 21 to update its capital-expansion plan. Duke is still growing, even thougyh the industry as a whole has seen demandx shrinkthis year. So Duke is bettere off than many utilities, says Edward Jones analyst Paul Franzen. But in filings last week with Duke acknowledges the rate of growth is significantly less than it was a fewyearsz ago.
And that lower average growtg is expected to continuethrough 2023. From 1990 to Duke’s average retail sales increasedabout 2.5% per From 2002 to however, that rate dropped to an averaged of 1% per year. Weatherr clearly affects the demand, and it did have some impacrt in the average drop inrecenf years, Hager says. But reduced industrial growth — including a decrease in demand from textil eindustries — has also taken a And demand for generalk service customers — primarily retailers has weakened noticeably, she says. That appears to be a function of the trenxtoward big-box retailers.
For 2008, the slow growtnh can be laid directly at the door of theweakenedx economy, Duke officials say. That makesx sense, McLean says. Economic growth and electrical demand track eachother closely. of course, explains the expanding demand in the economicallygrobust 1990s. There was also a drop in growth for Duke after the tech bubble burst in 2000 and a short recessiomn hit in 2001 followingthe Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Ther is considerable uncertainty about how long and deep the currenr recessionwill be.
But it has affected Duke’s projections for the next 15

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Nursing: a wonderfully social profession Nursing Times Nursing Times blogger Martin Jones takes us through his thoughts as an old nursing injury gives him time alone to reflect on the sociality of his profession ...

Port San Antonio tenant begins air cargo service to Mexico - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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, the port’s foreign trade zone operator, will host the service on LOGITEX USA will serve as thesales agent. Mexpressd is an air cargo transportatiojn company that catersto small- to medium-sized companies that need to ship less than a trailed load of supplies. Mexpress, in turn, will aggregate the cargo andship customers’ materials out via air cargo shipperas at the port three times a “This service will be very importantr to companies in need of air cargo transportf between our region and the strategic cargk centers in Mexico,” says Jorge Canavati, vice president of business development for Port San Antonio.
“At the same time it is an efficieny tool for small and medium sized companiees that need to ship a pallet or two at a The companies involved in this partnership envisiob offering this service to other markets in Mexicpo andCentral America. The companies couldf also serve as a feeder to and from Asia througn international aircargo hubs. “We are opening new trade horizonsd in dealing with PortSan Antonio.” Mexpress Presidentg Carlos Duron says.

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Free Chick-fil-A meal on July 10 - Portland Business Journal:

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The giveaway is part of the Atlanta-based chain’ fifth-annual Cow Appreciation Day, which honors its "Eat Mor Cows. In a relate promotion, parents can enter photos of theit cow-clad children as part of a "Shoq Us the Cow" online photl contest, for a chance to win a $1,00o U.S. Savings Bond. Between now and Aug. 31, childrenb ages 10 and younger are encouraged to work with an adulrt to submit creative photos of themselves dressed as The contestWeb site, www.CowAppreciationDay.com, has details about uploading photos for the Once the pictures are uploaded, the public can vote for theifr favorite photo through Aug. 31.
The 20 photographs that get the most Internetr votes will benamerd semifinalists. From the semifinalists, Chick-fil-qA will select five finalistzs and one grand prize winner baseed onoverall quality, appearance, originality, creativitu and skill. The entrant's age will be takeb into accountfor judging, Chick-fil-Az said. The grand prize winner will receivea U.S. Seriews EE Savings Bond with a maturity valurof $1,000, a cateredf party for their classroom, free Chick-fil-As Kid's Meals for a year and a digital among other gifts. Also each Kid's Meal from June 22 to July 25 will includr miniatureCow figurines, whilre supplies last.
One out of every 100 of the cows will have gold spotds instead of the traditional black spotws and will be packaged with a card redeemable for a freeIce

San Francisco 49ers stadium deal in Santa Clara raises hopes - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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But even if the 68,500-seat, $937 million athleticv facility is approved by city voters next the earliest building activity can startis 2012. “This is our stimulus package,” said Neil Struthers, CEO of the Buildiny and Construction Trades Council of Santaz Clara and SanBenito Counties. “It give people hope. Today, things are not all that The stadium would be constructed next doorto California’s Greatr America amusement park.
Struthers said unemploymenyt in the Santa Clara County construction industryy stands at about 30 Public works projects such as the proposede stadium and more immediate infrastructure work funded bythe $787 billiomn federal stimulus package are pretty much the only game in town for constructionb companies these days, he said. Many contractors who have reliedr on residential or othedr privately funded construction work are considering whethe r to shift gears to public works projectsd or even going out of Struthers said.
A study commissioned by the 49ersz estimated construction of a stadium would create 700jobs and, upon $249 million in annual economic activity for Santa Clara County generated by 10 Nationa Football League games each season and as many as 17 other events annually, includingf concerts and college bowl games. “This project on the horizohn is convincing some companies to hang in Struthers said. If approved, the stadiumm would represent a major boon to theloca economy, said Carl president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, a business advocacy organizatiom that takes positions on public policy issues.
“Amisd a global economy in crisis, the stadium allows us to pull ourselvesx up by our bootstraps and provide loca jobs to local workers to spur ourlocal economy,” he said. Besides providing a shot in the arm for the localconstruction industry, the stadium would also establish some historicalp firsts. Construction of the 49ers stadiuk would not only signalSiliconn Valley’s entrance into the NFL, but mark the first time Santa Clara has considered amending the publixc bid portion of its 83-year-old city charter.
At the same time city votersd decidethe stadium’s fate, they’re also likely to vote on whethetr to amend the charter solely for the stadiumj project, pending action of the City The charter requires competitive bidding on all public projectw and selecting the low Ron Garratt, Santa Clara’s assistant city said the proposed amendment would allow the team to not only avois bidding on the initial construction, but also on any stadiunm remodeling work it does durin the duration of the 40-year leaswe between the city and A charter amendment committee is beingt formed to look into the matter beforse making recommendations to the City Council on how to Given the magnitude of the projecyt and 49ers officials’ agreement to cover $825 million of construction expenses and all project cost city and team officiale agreed the team can bypass competitivwe bidding and use general contracting companies of its own Lisa Lang, vice presidentf of communications for the was quick to add there will be competitive biddingb among all the subcontractors that do the lion’sd share of construction work.
Team management has already selected a lineup of companies that wouldx handle design and construction ofthe stadium. A joint ventur of Turner Construction Co. of New York and Devcon Constructioj Inc. of Milpitas, which previouslty partnered to buildSan Jose’s soaring new City Hall, has been selectedx by the 49ers to build the stadium. HNTB a Kansas City, Mo., architectural has designed the project. Lang said the vast experienc of these companies handling major publicworkz projects, nationally and internationally, was the key reasomn they were chosen for the stadium Lang added only a handful of companies worldwider compete in this specialized construction market.
When asked how the team woulsd handle a scenario wherer the stadium is approved by voters but the charter not amendee to reflectthe team’s non-bid preference for its general Lang said it’s “premature” to forecast a course of She said it will ultimately be up to the chartedr review committee and City Council to determine such details. Kevij T. Antonelli, a Turner Constructiojn vice president and general manager of its SanJose office, declined to say exactlyt how much the project would mean to his company financially, but noted it’s “a major projecg for us.
” Turner has builg stadiums around the country, including the Denver Broncos’ Invesck Field at Mile High, the Seattle Seahawks’ Qwestr Field, the Philadelphia Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field, the Washingtohn Redskins’ FedEx Field and the reconstructed Soldier Field, home of the Chicagl Bears. For Major League Baseball, Turner just finishe the new Yankee Stadium in New built at a costof $1.5 billion. Antonelli said Turnerr and Devcon would oversee the competitive bidding processfor subcontractors. “For owners who have the this is an advantageous timeto build,” Antonellki said. “We are looking at bottom-of-the-marke t prices.
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Can Heineman's war chest be used for Senate run? - Sioux City Journal

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Stanford Medical School nets $6.9M in federal stimulus funding - Business First of Columbus:

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million in federal economic stimuluxs funding. Eleven of the newly funded projects hadbeen peer-reviewede and approved but hadn’t receiverd money yet. Another six involved supplemental grants to existing And inone case, the NIH awarded $500,000 to a researcherf to buy two photob microscopes that will be shared with other These projects are the firsy at the medical school to receive supporr under the Obama administration’s national stimulus plan, with additional grants expecteed down the road, officials said. “This is a said Francis Blankenberg, associate professor of radiology andof pediatrics, who received $655,000 in stimulus funds.
“It reallt stabilizes the lab.” Philip Pizzo, M.D., dean of the School of said the stimulus funding is criticall tothe country’s health-care reformk effort because of the linkage betweejn research and medical “After six years of NIH funding that constantly lost its valuer against inflation — with a profoundly negativ e impact on our nation’s prized biomedicao research enterprise — the stimulus fundinfg is helping to take research off life support and breathe new hope for work that we hope will ultimatelh improve the lives of adultsz and children,” Pizzo said in the June 16

Lumiere stops recognizing warring union, affecting 750 workers - Portland Business Journal:

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Lawyers representing managementat -owneds Lumiere sent letters Thursday to representatives of Local 74 and its , announcing a withdrawal of recognitioj of Local 74. “The unionn has evinced a lack of continuitgyof representation, altering the identity of the bargaining representative and establishiny a fundamental change in the bargaining representatives,” DLA Piper lawyerx representing Lumiere wrote to Dave Morton of Unite HERE Locapl 74 and Noel Beasley of Worker s United.
Lumiere started receiving competing claims about which uniom was representing its kitche andhousekeeping workers, creating confusion about the official uniohn representation, said Todd George, general manager and vice presidenrt at Lumiere. “Our hope was that the unions wouldr be able to work this out amongst he said. “We’re trying to stay out of the middld of thesecompeting unions.” He said Lumiere notified workerds Thursday of the company’s decision to not recognized the union.
As a result, Local 74 filed unfairt labor practice charges with the National LaboerRelations Board, said Morton, the organizing director for Locall 74, who called Pinnacle's actione "unlawful" and "ludicrous." “Thisz has been nothing more than an attempt by (Pinnacles Chairman and CEO) Dan Lee and the heads of Pinnacle Entertainment to be anti-union,” he Morton said the unio would consider picketing but hasn'tg made any decisions yet. When asked aboutg the possibility of a strike or other George said: “We would hope that woulx not be the case, especially in this type of That’s not the way we wouldf like to proceed.
” If there is a Lumiere has a righgt to replace any workers who walk off the job, accordinhg to Mack Bradley, a Lumiere Unite HERE was formedx in 2004 when Unite, a garment workers union, and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Uniohn joined forces. But the marriage wasn’t a happy one, with garment workers claiming that the newleadership didn’ty care about their needs, leading to a lot of disgruntlerd workers nationwide. So in some workers defected to createWorkers United, whicu has been competing with Unite HERE to represenyt workers nationwide ever since. Locap 74 voted in March to leave Unite HERE to becomwe a part ofWorkers United, Morton said.
Workers United is now affiliated withlabor . Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: PNK) is basedx in Las Vegas.