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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Nvidia uses a sinister clown to push quad-core - TechEye
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Texas energy projects set to receive $200 million in stimulus money - Houston Business Journal:
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The funds will be administered bythe — which is overseenh by Texas Comptroller Susan Combs. State agencies, local governments, school districts, public colleges and universities, publi hospitals and municipal utilities will be able to applgy for money tofund energy-saving upgrades and installations. “This is a tremendous opportunity for agencies in state and local government to move forwardx with projects that will save valuable taxpayetr dollars through energy efficiency and help Texasd meet clean air goals and reducs itsenergy use,” Texas Comptroller Susan Combs Most of these dollara — $158.2 million — will go toward a revolvinf loan program.
The State Energy Conservation Office will accepft applications for loans upto $10 million at interest rates as low as 2 percent. The office will use the moneyg that’s repaid to make more loans. Another $16. million in stimulus funds will provide grants toward the purchase of alternative fuel vehiclesz and alternative fueling stations for government vehiclees as wellas energy-efficient traffivc signals. About $30 million in grants will help publidc entitiesinstall renewable-energy technologies, such as wind, biomass, hydroelectric and geothermalo projects.
The state will also use $6 million in stimuluse funds to partner with the to train workers forthe renewable-energy industry and $5 million on energhy education and outreach. www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/arra
The funds will be administered bythe — which is overseenh by Texas Comptroller Susan Combs. State agencies, local governments, school districts, public colleges and universities, publi hospitals and municipal utilities will be able to applgy for money tofund energy-saving upgrades and installations. “This is a tremendous opportunity for agencies in state and local government to move forwardx with projects that will save valuable taxpayetr dollars through energy efficiency and help Texasd meet clean air goals and reducs itsenergy use,” Texas Comptroller Susan Combs Most of these dollara — $158.2 million — will go toward a revolvinf loan program.
The State Energy Conservation Office will accepft applications for loans upto $10 million at interest rates as low as 2 percent. The office will use the moneyg that’s repaid to make more loans. Another $16. million in stimulus funds will provide grants toward the purchase of alternative fuel vehiclesz and alternative fueling stations for government vehiclees as wellas energy-efficient traffivc signals. About $30 million in grants will help publidc entitiesinstall renewable-energy technologies, such as wind, biomass, hydroelectric and geothermalo projects.
The state will also use $6 million in stimuluse funds to partner with the to train workers forthe renewable-energy industry and $5 million on energhy education and outreach. www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/arra
Friday, May 27, 2011
Aleem Gillani Executive Profile
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With 15 years in the banking Gillani has extensive experience and expertise in markegrisk management. Prior to joiningh PNC, he was the executive director of Globa l Market Risk Managementat Fleet/Bank Boston, where he workedf for the past eight years. He also previously held managemeny positions at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce andthe Toronto-Dominion Gillani holds a bachelor's degree from York Universitu in Toronto and completed the advanced management program at Harvarsd University. He has servex on the board of directords for the Risk Management Association and as chairmahn of its MarketRisk Council.
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With 15 years in the banking Gillani has extensive experience and expertise in markegrisk management. Prior to joiningh PNC, he was the executive director of Globa l Market Risk Managementat Fleet/Bank Boston, where he workedf for the past eight years. He also previously held managemeny positions at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce andthe Toronto-Dominion Gillani holds a bachelor's degree from York Universitu in Toronto and completed the advanced management program at Harvarsd University. He has servex on the board of directords for the Risk Management Association and as chairmahn of its MarketRisk Council.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Openet Introduces Load Balancer Appliance - TMC Net
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Openet Introduces Load Balancer Appliance TMC Net By relieving the "mesh" of communication between these elements, Dynamic Context Router simplifies network traffic management and reduces costs to wireless operators as they evolve their networks, according to company officials. ... Openet Launches Dynamic Context Router to Simplify Network Traffic Management |
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Kentucky natural gas costs decline - Business First of Louisville:
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The latest natural gas cost adjustment approvexd by the forthe state’s five largest naturall gas distribution utilities, shows an averaged decline of $1.10 per 1,000 cubic feet betweeb November and February, the PSC said in a news Dallas-based ; Lexington, Ky.-based of Kentuckyu Inc.; Winchester, Ky.-based Inc.; ; and , are the state’es five largest natural gas suppliers in the state. the companies serve more than 750,00o0 Kentucky customers and deliver aboutf 176 billion cubic feet of natural gasper year. A typical custometr using 10,000 cubic feet of natura gas per month willpay $11 less than they did threwe months ago.
In February, customers of the state’as five largest distributors, paid an average of $11.60p per 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas, comparec with $11.70 per 1,000 cubic feet in The cost remains up, however, from the average of $9.6e3 per thousand cubic feet customers paid ayear ago, the PSC The agency, which regulatews utilities in Kentucky, said that based on filingx it has received from various utilities, the cost of natural gas likely will declined again in March.
“Thes declines show that the downturn in the wholesaler price of natural gas is making its way to PSC chairman David Armstrong said inthe “If wholesale prices remain low, consumers shouldr see further decreases in their costs in the coming By federal law, naturalo gas prices are not regulated at the wholesale level and fluctuatd with supply and demand, the PSC said in the Under Kentucky law, gas companies are entitled to recoverf the wholesale cost of the gas deliverer to their customers, including the fees they pay to interstate pipelines to transport the gas to their retailk distribution systems.
Wholesale prices peaked in the summer of when natural gas distributors were storing natural gas for use durinf the winterheating season.
The latest natural gas cost adjustment approvexd by the forthe state’s five largest naturall gas distribution utilities, shows an averaged decline of $1.10 per 1,000 cubic feet betweeb November and February, the PSC said in a news Dallas-based ; Lexington, Ky.-based of Kentuckyu Inc.; Winchester, Ky.-based Inc.; ; and , are the state’es five largest natural gas suppliers in the state. the companies serve more than 750,00o0 Kentucky customers and deliver aboutf 176 billion cubic feet of natural gasper year. A typical custometr using 10,000 cubic feet of natura gas per month willpay $11 less than they did threwe months ago.
In February, customers of the state’as five largest distributors, paid an average of $11.60p per 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas, comparec with $11.70 per 1,000 cubic feet in The cost remains up, however, from the average of $9.6e3 per thousand cubic feet customers paid ayear ago, the PSC The agency, which regulatews utilities in Kentucky, said that based on filingx it has received from various utilities, the cost of natural gas likely will declined again in March.
“Thes declines show that the downturn in the wholesaler price of natural gas is making its way to PSC chairman David Armstrong said inthe “If wholesale prices remain low, consumers shouldr see further decreases in their costs in the coming By federal law, naturalo gas prices are not regulated at the wholesale level and fluctuatd with supply and demand, the PSC said in the Under Kentucky law, gas companies are entitled to recoverf the wholesale cost of the gas deliverer to their customers, including the fees they pay to interstate pipelines to transport the gas to their retailk distribution systems.
Wholesale prices peaked in the summer of when natural gas distributors were storing natural gas for use durinf the winterheating season.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Trooper Robert Higbee, cleared in fatal Cape May County crash, not entitled to ... - Press of Atlantic City
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Trooper Robert Higbee, cleared in fatal Cape May County crash, not entitled to ... Press of Atlantic City State Trooper Robert D. Higbee, who was found not guilty of vehicular homicide in the September 2006 deaths of two Upper Township sisters, should not receive back pay for the 27 months and 12 days he was suspended from the State Police, ... Judge: NJ trooper acquitted in crash that killed 2 teen sisters isn't entitled ... |
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
California settles with Kmart, sues Target - Portland Business Journal:
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The state’s attorney general, Jerr y Brown, joined by distric t attorneys from manyCalifornia counties, including Alameda, Santa Clarsa and Contra Costa, filed a suit against Minneapolis-based Targetf (NYSE: TGT), saying it sent hazardous waste to various landfills in violatioh of state law. The suit is meant to stop the Innews reports, Target said it has been cooperating with the AG’w office for three yearw on this matter and that it is committed to complyingt with all environmental laws.
Kmart, owne by (NASDAQ: SHLD), agreedd to a settlement that includeecivil penalties, legal costs and some moneyg to boost protection of the environment in the Thomas Orloff, Robert Kochly, Jamee Fox and Dolores Carr, the DAs of Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Claraz counties respectively, joined Brown in the suit against According to court papers, Target has 180 facilities, includint stores and warehouses, in California.
The suit allegese Target threwout “ignitable aerosolk wastes” including propane canisters, in a trash compactor in Alamedz County on May 14 and May 21, for
The state’s attorney general, Jerr y Brown, joined by distric t attorneys from manyCalifornia counties, including Alameda, Santa Clarsa and Contra Costa, filed a suit against Minneapolis-based Targetf (NYSE: TGT), saying it sent hazardous waste to various landfills in violatioh of state law. The suit is meant to stop the Innews reports, Target said it has been cooperating with the AG’w office for three yearw on this matter and that it is committed to complyingt with all environmental laws.
Kmart, owne by (NASDAQ: SHLD), agreedd to a settlement that includeecivil penalties, legal costs and some moneyg to boost protection of the environment in the Thomas Orloff, Robert Kochly, Jamee Fox and Dolores Carr, the DAs of Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Claraz counties respectively, joined Brown in the suit against According to court papers, Target has 180 facilities, includint stores and warehouses, in California.
The suit allegese Target threwout “ignitable aerosolk wastes” including propane canisters, in a trash compactor in Alamedz County on May 14 and May 21, for
Sunday, May 15, 2011
North Carolina's $2B hog industry belted as farms fail - Triangle Business Journal:
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Two culprits – overlu large herds and risinb costs due to higher graibnprices – have been shrinking the bottom linesw at many hog operations in North Carolina, the nation’s secon largest hog-producing state, behind only To those factors can be added the recent swinse flu, or H1N1 flu, the effects of which the industry is only startinb to tally up. “A lot of people have just not realized what’s been going on in the says Deborah Johnson, CEO of the , an industryy trade group. Already, she “We are beginning to see some (hog farmers) leavee the industry due to financial hardship.
” At threer eastern North Carolina operations, relief from the pressurse will come from Chapter 11 or Chapter12 reorganization. Chaptet 12 is a provisiob written into the federal bankruptcy code in 1986 dealing exclusivelgy withfamily farms. Both Chapter 11 and Chapterf 12 allow a company breathing room to attempta reorganization. In theier reorganization filings, Bunting Swine Farms of Wilson listed assets of justunder $1 million and debts of $12.44 million; Perfect Pig of Newton Grove in Sampson County listef assets of $9.3 millio and debts of $23 million; and of Enfieldx listed assets and debts in the $1 millionm to $10 million range.
All three are consideres mid-level operations, producing between 100,000 and 200,000 hogs a year. Northb Carolina farmers raise about 10 million hogs a year for Some farmersare independent, taking their product directluy to the market. Other farmers operate under contractg with one of the major pork suchas Virginia-based , which in the past has had contracts with more than 1,000 Northb Carolina farms. Another prominent producer is , which has had deals with as many as 150 NortyCarolina farms. Recent developments at publicly traded Smithfield Foodsillustrate what’s ailing the The meat-producing giant, in a recent U.S.
Securities and Exchang e Commission filing, reported losses of $112 million for the nine monthsendingv Feb.1, 2009, explaining that its cost per hundred weight of hog had risen from $49 to $62, largeluy due to higher grain prices. The compang attributes the rise in grain coststo “thwe United States’ ‘corn to ethanol’ policy.” as costs were the Smithfield managers say, the market was glutteed because a record numbers of hogs were slaughteredr in 2008 and into 2009. Demands for pork at the grocery store has been flat inrecentt months.
New retail numbers will begin to tell the effectzs of the H1N1 While a final determination has not been the blame for the flu outbreak is being laid to hog farms by some. In response to markey conditions, Smithfield has been closing some production including one in Elonnear Burlington, and shavingv 1,800 employees companywide. “The whole industry is feeling says Dr. Todd See of Lookingh down the road, grain prices have starter to moderate in recenrtweeks and, Johnson says, the latesf North Carolina herd is expectes to be 3 percentf smaller than last year’s.
Nationwide, the movement towars smaller herds might be even more pronounced thanNortj Carolina’s 3 percent, says Christine an analyst with Cleveland Researcy Co. “A lot of these (hog producers) have been losintg money for 18 months,” she says. “And that’a a long time.”
Two culprits – overlu large herds and risinb costs due to higher graibnprices – have been shrinking the bottom linesw at many hog operations in North Carolina, the nation’s secon largest hog-producing state, behind only To those factors can be added the recent swinse flu, or H1N1 flu, the effects of which the industry is only startinb to tally up. “A lot of people have just not realized what’s been going on in the says Deborah Johnson, CEO of the , an industryy trade group. Already, she “We are beginning to see some (hog farmers) leavee the industry due to financial hardship.
” At threer eastern North Carolina operations, relief from the pressurse will come from Chapter 11 or Chapter12 reorganization. Chaptet 12 is a provisiob written into the federal bankruptcy code in 1986 dealing exclusivelgy withfamily farms. Both Chapter 11 and Chapterf 12 allow a company breathing room to attempta reorganization. In theier reorganization filings, Bunting Swine Farms of Wilson listed assets of justunder $1 million and debts of $12.44 million; Perfect Pig of Newton Grove in Sampson County listef assets of $9.3 millio and debts of $23 million; and of Enfieldx listed assets and debts in the $1 millionm to $10 million range.
All three are consideres mid-level operations, producing between 100,000 and 200,000 hogs a year. Northb Carolina farmers raise about 10 million hogs a year for Some farmersare independent, taking their product directluy to the market. Other farmers operate under contractg with one of the major pork suchas Virginia-based , which in the past has had contracts with more than 1,000 Northb Carolina farms. Another prominent producer is , which has had deals with as many as 150 NortyCarolina farms. Recent developments at publicly traded Smithfield Foodsillustrate what’s ailing the The meat-producing giant, in a recent U.S.
Securities and Exchang e Commission filing, reported losses of $112 million for the nine monthsendingv Feb.1, 2009, explaining that its cost per hundred weight of hog had risen from $49 to $62, largeluy due to higher grain prices. The compang attributes the rise in grain coststo “thwe United States’ ‘corn to ethanol’ policy.” as costs were the Smithfield managers say, the market was glutteed because a record numbers of hogs were slaughteredr in 2008 and into 2009. Demands for pork at the grocery store has been flat inrecentt months.
New retail numbers will begin to tell the effectzs of the H1N1 While a final determination has not been the blame for the flu outbreak is being laid to hog farms by some. In response to markey conditions, Smithfield has been closing some production including one in Elonnear Burlington, and shavingv 1,800 employees companywide. “The whole industry is feeling says Dr. Todd See of Lookingh down the road, grain prices have starter to moderate in recenrtweeks and, Johnson says, the latesf North Carolina herd is expectes to be 3 percentf smaller than last year’s.
Nationwide, the movement towars smaller herds might be even more pronounced thanNortj Carolina’s 3 percent, says Christine an analyst with Cleveland Researcy Co. “A lot of these (hog producers) have been losintg money for 18 months,” she says. “And that’a a long time.”
Friday, May 13, 2011
Best Buy to sell electric motorcycles, bikes - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The Richfield retailer is embracinbgthe e-bike concept, preparing to begin selling next montj an electric motorcycle made by Powered bicycles made by Currie Technologies and Ultrwa Motors also are planned, according to a reporgt in Bicycle Retailer and Industry News . The Brammi bikes — which resemble a small motorcycle and can reac h speeds of 50mph — will go on sale July 6 at a Best Buy locatioj in Portland, Ore., as part of a test-marketiny effort, said John Farris, a spokesma for Brammo. Further West Coast Best Buy location swill follow. The firsgt Brammo model to go on sale at Best Buy iscallec Enertia.
It will retail for about $12,00o and qualifies for a 10 percent federaotax credit. It’s 100 percent plug-in can be plugged into any household electrica l socket and has a range of aboutr45 miles, Farris said. Brammo is headquartered in Ore., and has received funding from BestBuy (NYSE: according to Consumer Reports. Representatives of Best Buy couldn'g immediately be reached for comment.
The Richfield retailer is embracinbgthe e-bike concept, preparing to begin selling next montj an electric motorcycle made by Powered bicycles made by Currie Technologies and Ultrwa Motors also are planned, according to a reporgt in Bicycle Retailer and Industry News . The Brammi bikes — which resemble a small motorcycle and can reac h speeds of 50mph — will go on sale July 6 at a Best Buy locatioj in Portland, Ore., as part of a test-marketiny effort, said John Farris, a spokesma for Brammo. Further West Coast Best Buy location swill follow. The firsgt Brammo model to go on sale at Best Buy iscallec Enertia.
It will retail for about $12,00o and qualifies for a 10 percent federaotax credit. It’s 100 percent plug-in can be plugged into any household electrica l socket and has a range of aboutr45 miles, Farris said. Brammo is headquartered in Ore., and has received funding from BestBuy (NYSE: according to Consumer Reports. Representatives of Best Buy couldn'g immediately be reached for comment.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
The Fountains signs on additional retailers, first office tenant - Sacramento Business Journal:
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While the opening this month of ’s Seafood Restauran was the big buzz, some smalleer tenants will open at The Fountains over the next several filling 15,000 square feet, cented manager Gloria Wright said. Opening in two new retail buildings will bein 5,500o square feet, bakery in 3,500 square feet and , a restaurang franchise, in 2,600 square The three businesses are expected to open in July or Wright said. Coming to two existing buildingzare , a high-end home and businesz window covering company from Stockton, and , a franchisexd facial and body waxing services They’ll each take about 1,500 square feet and are schedulede to open in the spring.
The Fountaines center also has signed its firstt officetenant — a financial adviser company that will take about 2,00 square feet. The center, which is across from the Westfield Galleris atRoseville mall, has 20,000 square feet of office Office leasing has struggled, Wrighy said. Local father-and-son developers Peter and Paul Bollinger own The Fountainws and a dozenother centers. The a mixed-use development in downtowmn Davis, has filled up its retail space once again. A deli/market and clothingv store that closed have sinc e been replaced in the E Street building with a trio of food tenant sin 5,000 square feet.
The a franchise of , filled two-fifths of that space when it opened twomonths ago. The eatery joinws the independentand , which serves Japanese-style crepes and Shaun Morrow, a partner with the Terranomics division of in represents landlord and local developer Chuck Roe. Michelle and Matt Mattingluy don’t just own and operate theirf Beach Hut Deli franchise in the the couple also moved into TheLofts upstairs. They grew up in Orangeval e and Folsom, respectively, and remember grabbing a sandwic h from Beach Hut Deli in Granite Bay on the way to outingz atFolsom Lake.
For the past dozen years, they lived in the Sparks area of Nevada and owned a janitorial They grew tired of commuting and the snow and wante to return to theSacramentok area. Beach Hut Deli providex them that opportunity. Business is pretty considering the couple opened up only twomonthsz ago, Michelle Mattingly said. This week, they’re addint live music, and later, open mic to attract more Sam’s Town Marketplace in Cameron Park is gettinyg its third new tenant in the past few bringing its occupancy up to90 percent. , a new veterinary clinic being built for vet Erin expects to openMay 1.
The almosft 3,000-square-foot clinic will treat small with a focus on wellness andpreventative medicine. It also will care for canined that work for the El DoradCounty Sheriff’s Department, said Chris Felton, Erin’s husband and a sheriff’d deputy. Erin Felton, who has worked in the area for 11 is leaving her in Folsom to go solo in her own Cameron Park already has a few other animal In the pastfew months, the 92,000-square-foof shopping center also welcomed and , said who represents the landlordx and handled the lease for the clinid and mattress store. Sean Fulp of represented the bank.
The Food 4 Less supermarket-anchoredx center replaced Sam’s Town restaurant and entertainment centerf earlierthis decade. It is owned by Eric Still e of andMark Engstrom, a local real estat broker and developer. Sam a longtime owner and operatod of jewelry stores in the Bay is bringing one of his jewelrt stores back to theSacramento area. Hudda expects to open Sam’xs Jewelers at Sunrise Mall byMay 1. The stores will open in space formerly occupiesd byWhitehall Jewelers, making Hudda’sz initial capital expenses “very, very minimal.” He also got a good deal on he added.
Hudda hasn’t had a stored in the region since Florin Mall was demolishedc to make way for the new FlorinTownde Centre. He operates jewelry storesd under different namesin Antioch, Richmond and San
While the opening this month of ’s Seafood Restauran was the big buzz, some smalleer tenants will open at The Fountains over the next several filling 15,000 square feet, cented manager Gloria Wright said. Opening in two new retail buildings will bein 5,500o square feet, bakery in 3,500 square feet and , a restaurang franchise, in 2,600 square The three businesses are expected to open in July or Wright said. Coming to two existing buildingzare , a high-end home and businesz window covering company from Stockton, and , a franchisexd facial and body waxing services They’ll each take about 1,500 square feet and are schedulede to open in the spring.
The Fountaines center also has signed its firstt officetenant — a financial adviser company that will take about 2,00 square feet. The center, which is across from the Westfield Galleris atRoseville mall, has 20,000 square feet of office Office leasing has struggled, Wrighy said. Local father-and-son developers Peter and Paul Bollinger own The Fountainws and a dozenother centers. The a mixed-use development in downtowmn Davis, has filled up its retail space once again. A deli/market and clothingv store that closed have sinc e been replaced in the E Street building with a trio of food tenant sin 5,000 square feet.
The a franchise of , filled two-fifths of that space when it opened twomonths ago. The eatery joinws the independentand , which serves Japanese-style crepes and Shaun Morrow, a partner with the Terranomics division of in represents landlord and local developer Chuck Roe. Michelle and Matt Mattingluy don’t just own and operate theirf Beach Hut Deli franchise in the the couple also moved into TheLofts upstairs. They grew up in Orangeval e and Folsom, respectively, and remember grabbing a sandwic h from Beach Hut Deli in Granite Bay on the way to outingz atFolsom Lake.
For the past dozen years, they lived in the Sparks area of Nevada and owned a janitorial They grew tired of commuting and the snow and wante to return to theSacramentok area. Beach Hut Deli providex them that opportunity. Business is pretty considering the couple opened up only twomonthsz ago, Michelle Mattingly said. This week, they’re addint live music, and later, open mic to attract more Sam’s Town Marketplace in Cameron Park is gettinyg its third new tenant in the past few bringing its occupancy up to90 percent. , a new veterinary clinic being built for vet Erin expects to openMay 1.
The almosft 3,000-square-foot clinic will treat small with a focus on wellness andpreventative medicine. It also will care for canined that work for the El DoradCounty Sheriff’s Department, said Chris Felton, Erin’s husband and a sheriff’d deputy. Erin Felton, who has worked in the area for 11 is leaving her in Folsom to go solo in her own Cameron Park already has a few other animal In the pastfew months, the 92,000-square-foof shopping center also welcomed and , said who represents the landlordx and handled the lease for the clinid and mattress store. Sean Fulp of represented the bank.
The Food 4 Less supermarket-anchoredx center replaced Sam’s Town restaurant and entertainment centerf earlierthis decade. It is owned by Eric Still e of andMark Engstrom, a local real estat broker and developer. Sam a longtime owner and operatod of jewelry stores in the Bay is bringing one of his jewelrt stores back to theSacramento area. Hudda expects to open Sam’xs Jewelers at Sunrise Mall byMay 1. The stores will open in space formerly occupiesd byWhitehall Jewelers, making Hudda’sz initial capital expenses “very, very minimal.” He also got a good deal on he added.
Hudda hasn’t had a stored in the region since Florin Mall was demolishedc to make way for the new FlorinTownde Centre. He operates jewelry storesd under different namesin Antioch, Richmond and San
Sunday, May 8, 2011
April housing starts jump on multifamily permits - Sacramento Business Journal:
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There were no multifamily buildin permits issued inthe four-county region in that jumped to 230 units in April. Home construction in 2009 is still about 40 percent lower than it was ayear ago. Accordint to the permit data, permits for 976 residentiakl permits were issuedfor single-family and multifamilu structures so far this year. Through the same four-month period of 2008, 1,607 permitzs were issued. Single-family home construction in Californisa showed a significant increase in largest monthly total sinceOctober 2008. Officials with the Californisa Building Industry Association said the construction activity is evidence that a homebuyer tax credit is leadingto new-homwe construction.
Throughout the 2,265 single-family permits were up 21 percent when comparedto
There were no multifamily buildin permits issued inthe four-county region in that jumped to 230 units in April. Home construction in 2009 is still about 40 percent lower than it was ayear ago. Accordint to the permit data, permits for 976 residentiakl permits were issuedfor single-family and multifamilu structures so far this year. Through the same four-month period of 2008, 1,607 permitzs were issued. Single-family home construction in Californisa showed a significant increase in largest monthly total sinceOctober 2008. Officials with the Californisa Building Industry Association said the construction activity is evidence that a homebuyer tax credit is leadingto new-homwe construction.
Throughout the 2,265 single-family permits were up 21 percent when comparedto
Friday, May 6, 2011
Flyers have any fight left? - CBC.ca (blog)
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CBC.ca | Flyers have any fight left? CBC.ca (blog) Boston forward Nathan Horton, right, tangled with Philadelphia defenceman Sean O'Donnell in Game 3. (Charles Krupa/Associated Press) By Tim Panaccio, CSNPhilly.com The Boston Bruins can almost taste it now, as they are so close to going to an Eastern ... Flyers unlikely to ! make another comeback Game 4 is an important one for the Boston Bruins: Fan's take |
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
The Mandarine spa fights recession with creativity - Business First of Columbus:
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, a West Chester salon and spa, had the unfortunatre luck of opening inlate 2007, just beforee the nation’s economy shiftesd the sands of discretionary That’s the bad news, and the The spa had been open long enough to builxd a client list when the recessionn settled over the Its owners, Maria Espaldon and Chrise Conlan, had a bead on their customer base. So when gas priced rose last spring and traffic begahto decline, the team launched a series of promotions with an unlikelu message for a place where one comes to indulge: Hey, you can afforde us! Now, slowly, the needle is beginning to pull back up. “It’ s really more of grass-root awareness,” Espaldon said.
“We have to be a little bit smarte r about how to survive inthis economy. We don’f have a big treasure chesgt of cash tothrow
, a West Chester salon and spa, had the unfortunatre luck of opening inlate 2007, just beforee the nation’s economy shiftesd the sands of discretionary That’s the bad news, and the The spa had been open long enough to builxd a client list when the recessionn settled over the Its owners, Maria Espaldon and Chrise Conlan, had a bead on their customer base. So when gas priced rose last spring and traffic begahto decline, the team launched a series of promotions with an unlikelu message for a place where one comes to indulge: Hey, you can afforde us! Now, slowly, the needle is beginning to pull back up. “It’ s really more of grass-root awareness,” Espaldon said.
“We have to be a little bit smarte r about how to survive inthis economy. We don’f have a big treasure chesgt of cash tothrow
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Maan Memories - Indian Express
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Maan Memories Indian Express April 23 is a date that Gurdaas Maan will continue to cherish. It is the historic day on which the Punjabi singer became the second Indian, after Lata Mangeshkar, to perform at the prestigious Royal Albert H » |
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