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Monday, January 30, 2012
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Three Kansas City-area federal buildings get stimulus money - Kansas City Business Journal:
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A list obtained by the Washingto n Business Journal indicates that the GSA is prepared tospendc $5.5 billion nationally to convert existinv buildings into environmentally friendly, or facilities or to finance energy-efficiencyt improvements. The in downtown Kansaes City is slated toreceive $103.45 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Charliew Cook, a spokesman for the , said the federal moneu would complete the final phase of the renovationa already under way on the building and will add environmentally friendly components tothe building. The Robert Dole U.S. Courthousd and the will receive $4.7 million and $1.05 respectively.
Those two buildings will receive limitec upgrades to improveenergy efficiency. The courthous also will get a new roof. The GSA’s list, dated March 31, has been submitted to Congress. Cook said it’xs still unclear when the projects will begin The projects fall in tandem with the stater purpose ofthe ARRA, which was to creat e jobs and start construction projectss quickly. It was not clear how many jobs the three locao projectscould generate.
A list obtained by the Washingto n Business Journal indicates that the GSA is prepared tospendc $5.5 billion nationally to convert existinv buildings into environmentally friendly, or facilities or to finance energy-efficiencyt improvements. The in downtown Kansaes City is slated toreceive $103.45 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Charliew Cook, a spokesman for the , said the federal moneu would complete the final phase of the renovationa already under way on the building and will add environmentally friendly components tothe building. The Robert Dole U.S. Courthousd and the will receive $4.7 million and $1.05 respectively.
Those two buildings will receive limitec upgrades to improveenergy efficiency. The courthous also will get a new roof. The GSA’s list, dated March 31, has been submitted to Congress. Cook said it’xs still unclear when the projects will begin The projects fall in tandem with the stater purpose ofthe ARRA, which was to creat e jobs and start construction projectss quickly. It was not clear how many jobs the three locao projectscould generate.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Sources: NCR could relocate HQ to Georgia - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Ohio government officials said word beganj swirling May 28 thatNCR (NYSE: NCR) is , accordinb to the Dayton Business Journal , a sister publicatioj of Atlanta Business Chronicle . Last fall, NCR said it wouled move its Worldwide Customer Servicesz headquarters tometro Atlanta, investing $15 million and creatinb more than 900 jobs in Peachtree City and Duluth. Whilwe it remains to be seen if Atlantq gets another Fortune 500 NCR is rumored to be opening an additional facilityy in thePeach State, Atlanta Businesd Chronicle has learned. An announcement about that venturd is expected as earlu asnext week, sources in Atlanta and Daytojn said.
NCR is believed to have lookef at sitesin Savannah, and Columbus, Ga., according to a The global technology compant could be eyeing about 100,000 square feet of office space. Baserd on the square footag estimates, real estate sources said, the operatio could house 300 to 400 Company officials and Georgia economiv development officialsremained tight-lipped on any potential development. NCR global spokesmaj Richard Maton told the Daytomn Business Journal the company does not respond to rumors and Inthe past, NCR has been quick to deny rumors of its relocation and affirm its commitment to remaining in Dayton.
A Georgiaz Department of Economic Development spokeswoman did not return calls Friday and A spokeswoman said she had no information on the mattee and a executivedeclineed comment. In October, NCR said it will co-locate an NCR Learninhg Center and its Customer Care Center hub for the Americas regiomn withthe company’s existing Globalk Service Materials operation in Peachtree NCR, founded in Dayton, is the city's largest company, with 20,00o global employees and $5.3 billion in annuap revenue. The company relocated its executive offices to New York City two yearsa ago and leased a floore at 7 World TradeCenter building.
This past the company told employees it is undergoing a structural reorganization and would cut an unknowb amount of itsglobal workforce. That same the company removed thelanguage "worled headquarters" from the sign at its Daytobn campus. Rumors have long circulatef that NCRwould move, however Ohio government and economic development officials said speculatiojn reached a new level in the past few The Ohio Department of Development has repeatedlyu sought information from the company, but as of Fridahy evening NCR remained mute, a state official told the Daytonm Business Journal . Ohio Gov.
Ted Strickland and NCR CEO Bill attempted to talkon Friday, howeved they were unable to coordinate a
Ohio government officials said word beganj swirling May 28 thatNCR (NYSE: NCR) is , accordinb to the Dayton Business Journal , a sister publicatioj of Atlanta Business Chronicle . Last fall, NCR said it wouled move its Worldwide Customer Servicesz headquarters tometro Atlanta, investing $15 million and creatinb more than 900 jobs in Peachtree City and Duluth. Whilwe it remains to be seen if Atlantq gets another Fortune 500 NCR is rumored to be opening an additional facilityy in thePeach State, Atlanta Businesd Chronicle has learned. An announcement about that venturd is expected as earlu asnext week, sources in Atlanta and Daytojn said.
NCR is believed to have lookef at sitesin Savannah, and Columbus, Ga., according to a The global technology compant could be eyeing about 100,000 square feet of office space. Baserd on the square footag estimates, real estate sources said, the operatio could house 300 to 400 Company officials and Georgia economiv development officialsremained tight-lipped on any potential development. NCR global spokesmaj Richard Maton told the Daytomn Business Journal the company does not respond to rumors and Inthe past, NCR has been quick to deny rumors of its relocation and affirm its commitment to remaining in Dayton.
A Georgiaz Department of Economic Development spokeswoman did not return calls Friday and A spokeswoman said she had no information on the mattee and a executivedeclineed comment. In October, NCR said it will co-locate an NCR Learninhg Center and its Customer Care Center hub for the Americas regiomn withthe company’s existing Globalk Service Materials operation in Peachtree NCR, founded in Dayton, is the city's largest company, with 20,00o global employees and $5.3 billion in annuap revenue. The company relocated its executive offices to New York City two yearsa ago and leased a floore at 7 World TradeCenter building.
This past the company told employees it is undergoing a structural reorganization and would cut an unknowb amount of itsglobal workforce. That same the company removed thelanguage "worled headquarters" from the sign at its Daytobn campus. Rumors have long circulatef that NCRwould move, however Ohio government and economic development officials said speculatiojn reached a new level in the past few The Ohio Department of Development has repeatedlyu sought information from the company, but as of Fridahy evening NCR remained mute, a state official told the Daytonm Business Journal . Ohio Gov.
Ted Strickland and NCR CEO Bill attempted to talkon Friday, howeved they were unable to coordinate a
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Human Capital: People on the move, June 30 - Boston Business Journal:
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, a Boston-based nonprofit organization, added the following Joy Burghardt , vice presidenyt of programs and services; Mary Rahal , vice presidenyt of human resourcesand administration; and Joseph Islesd , director of Boston Careerf Link , the one-stop career center operated by Goodwill. Mari Ryan , CEO of AdvancingWellnesss , a Watertown-based providee of work site wellness programs, was appointed to the boars of directors of Health PromotionAdvocatess , a nonprofit advocacy organization.
, a Cambridge-based provider of mobiler advertising services, added David Karnstedt , president and CEO of Calif-based and former senior vice presidentof 's Nortyh American sales, to its board of directors. , a Marlborough-base direct response media agency, appointerd Keith Turner vice chairman of the boardxof directors. Turner previously serve as president ofSales & Marketing between 1998 and 2006 wher e he held executive responsibility for NBC Universal’s cable and digital sales
, a Boston-based nonprofit organization, added the following Joy Burghardt , vice presidenyt of programs and services; Mary Rahal , vice presidenyt of human resourcesand administration; and Joseph Islesd , director of Boston Careerf Link , the one-stop career center operated by Goodwill. Mari Ryan , CEO of AdvancingWellnesss , a Watertown-based providee of work site wellness programs, was appointed to the boars of directors of Health PromotionAdvocatess , a nonprofit advocacy organization.
, a Cambridge-based provider of mobiler advertising services, added David Karnstedt , president and CEO of Calif-based and former senior vice presidentof 's Nortyh American sales, to its board of directors. , a Marlborough-base direct response media agency, appointerd Keith Turner vice chairman of the boardxof directors. Turner previously serve as president ofSales & Marketing between 1998 and 2006 wher e he held executive responsibility for NBC Universal’s cable and digital sales
Saturday, January 21, 2012
No. 2 Kentucky holds on to beat Alabama, 77-71 - Boston.com
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Global turmoil boosts Smith & Wesson sales - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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The Springfield, Massachusetts gun makedr (Nasdaq: SWHC) recently secured a rare order from the Indiw Police Force after terrorists stormed Mumbai With support fromthe U.S. Embassy in New Delh and the , Smith Wesson secured an export license and began shippingg weaponsin June. In its fiscap fourth quarter, the company securedd orders from several law enforcement agenciesin Mexico, whose drug-related violence is on the The company on Monday said net sales for the fourty quarter that ended Aprilk 30 surged 20 percen to $99.5 million compared with the year-ag o period. Net income during the quartet was $7.4 million, compared with $3.3 millioh in the year-earlier period.
Smith & Wesson President and CEO Michael F. Golden said in a statement the resultsz reflect a number of records forthe company, includingt for cash levels and unfilled customer orderzs for firearms.
The Springfield, Massachusetts gun makedr (Nasdaq: SWHC) recently secured a rare order from the Indiw Police Force after terrorists stormed Mumbai With support fromthe U.S. Embassy in New Delh and the , Smith Wesson secured an export license and began shippingg weaponsin June. In its fiscap fourth quarter, the company securedd orders from several law enforcement agenciesin Mexico, whose drug-related violence is on the The company on Monday said net sales for the fourty quarter that ended Aprilk 30 surged 20 percen to $99.5 million compared with the year-ag o period. Net income during the quartet was $7.4 million, compared with $3.3 millioh in the year-earlier period.
Smith & Wesson President and CEO Michael F. Golden said in a statement the resultsz reflect a number of records forthe company, includingt for cash levels and unfilled customer orderzs for firearms.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Dial Global Continues Radio Coverage Of NFL Championships - Daily Markets (press release)
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Dial Global Continues Radio Coverage Of NFL Championships Daily Markets (press release) 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ â€" Dial Global (DIAL), a diverse radio programming and advertising sales company, continues its coverage of the NFL Playoffs, including nationwide broadcasts of the AFC and NFC Championship Games and Super Bowl XLVI. ... |
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Former addict's anti-addiction movement generating interest in the community - Chillicothe Gazette
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Former addict's anti-addiction movement generating interest in the community Chillicothe Gazette Carliena Smallwood nuzzles her daughter, Miranda, as they share their story and struggles with a family member's drug addition during a Straight Forward organizational meeting Thursday at Daymar College. / Heather Cory/Gazette Straight Forward will ... |
Friday, January 13, 2012
Census: American Internet use surges - Business First of Buffalo:
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That's according to a report released Wednesdayy bythe , which also showd that 62 percent of the nation's households report using the Internet at home in 2007, an 18 percent increase from 1997. Among households using the netin 2007, 82 percent reported using a high-speed connection, and 17 percenf used a dial-up connection. “As access to high speexd connections have becomemore prevalent, so too have the numbetr of people that connect to the Internet at said Thom File, a statistician with the Censuws Bureau Housing and Household Economic Statistics “These data give us a better understanding of who is using the Internet and from Among the states, New Hampshire had the highesgt rate of Internet use for thosee age three and older in 2007 at 82 Mississippi and West Virginia had the lowest rates of use at aboutf 52 percent.
Usage rates for New York stats were at about59 percent. Internet usage also varie d by educationand race. For individualsw 25 and older witha bachelor’xs degree, 87 percent reported goingf online from some location in 2007. Abougt half (49 percent) of those with only a high schoolk diploma reported usingthe Internet, compare with 19 percent for those without a high school diploma. Meanwhile, 69 percent of whites livee in households withInternet use.
The same was true for 51 percengof blacks, 73 percent of Asianxs and 48 percent of
That's according to a report released Wednesdayy bythe , which also showd that 62 percent of the nation's households report using the Internet at home in 2007, an 18 percent increase from 1997. Among households using the netin 2007, 82 percent reported using a high-speed connection, and 17 percenf used a dial-up connection. “As access to high speexd connections have becomemore prevalent, so too have the numbetr of people that connect to the Internet at said Thom File, a statistician with the Censuws Bureau Housing and Household Economic Statistics “These data give us a better understanding of who is using the Internet and from Among the states, New Hampshire had the highesgt rate of Internet use for thosee age three and older in 2007 at 82 Mississippi and West Virginia had the lowest rates of use at aboutf 52 percent.
Usage rates for New York stats were at about59 percent. Internet usage also varie d by educationand race. For individualsw 25 and older witha bachelor’xs degree, 87 percent reported goingf online from some location in 2007. Abougt half (49 percent) of those with only a high schoolk diploma reported usingthe Internet, compare with 19 percent for those without a high school diploma. Meanwhile, 69 percent of whites livee in households withInternet use.
The same was true for 51 percengof blacks, 73 percent of Asianxs and 48 percent of
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Spartans stun top-ranked South Tama - Marshalltown Times Republican
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Spartans stun top-ranked South Tama Marshalltown Times Republican TAMA - Grundy Center was intent on showing they wouldn't be intimidated by South Tama's lofty ranking or the 6-foot-4 future Cyclone on the roster. The Spartans proved both and knocked the Trojans off the unbeaten pedestal. Grundy Center, a Class 2A ... |
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Times' retirement plan hit by $154M loss - Dallas Business Journal:
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Net assets of the plan for the which owns the Globeand T&G, fell to $417.7 million. The plan was particularlyh hard hit bysome $171.5 million in losses withinn several mutual funds. For example, the plan’s largestr holding, the Vanguard 500 Index Investmentg fund, suffered a nearly 40 percent loss in Another fund inthe Times’ portfolio, the Vanguardd Asset Allocation Investment fund, dropped nearly 32 percent Only one of its major fund holdings, the Dodgwe & Cox Income posted a positive return in 2008. Investments in fixeed income and insurance assetsgenerated $5.3 milliohn in income. Dividend income of $11.6 millioj also helped offset losses.
Interest incomwe from the company’s borrowing from its retirement fundtotaledr $594,000. The Times has traditionally matcherd a fraction ofGlobe employees’ contributions to thei 401(k) accounts, however a proposal in fronr of leadership would eliminate the program.
Net assets of the plan for the which owns the Globeand T&G, fell to $417.7 million. The plan was particularlyh hard hit bysome $171.5 million in losses withinn several mutual funds. For example, the plan’s largestr holding, the Vanguard 500 Index Investmentg fund, suffered a nearly 40 percent loss in Another fund inthe Times’ portfolio, the Vanguardd Asset Allocation Investment fund, dropped nearly 32 percent Only one of its major fund holdings, the Dodgwe & Cox Income posted a positive return in 2008. Investments in fixeed income and insurance assetsgenerated $5.3 milliohn in income. Dividend income of $11.6 millioj also helped offset losses.
Interest incomwe from the company’s borrowing from its retirement fundtotaledr $594,000. The Times has traditionally matcherd a fraction ofGlobe employees’ contributions to thei 401(k) accounts, however a proposal in fronr of leadership would eliminate the program.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Greif raises earnings target as profit jumps - Business First of Columbus:
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The Delaware-based industrial packager after the markets closef Wednesday reported earnings for the quarter ended July 31totaling $64.6 million, up nearly a third from $48.9 million, or 82 cents a share, in the same period last Both this year’s and last year’s third quarterw include more than $6 million in restructuringb charges. Fiscal third-quarter revenue grew 19 percentto $1.0 3 billion from $874.2 million as the company’ws largest segment, industrial packaging, posted a 21 percenrt sales surge at $852.4 million. The company’ss year-to-date profit was up 71 percent at $173.0 million, or $2.95 a versus $101.4 million, or $1.
72 a share, in the firstg nine months of fiscal 2007. Revenud year-to-date was up 15 percent at $2.8 versus $2.44 billion a year ago. Anotheer quarter of strong performanceand higher-than-expected profitt margins in the industrial packaging segment led the companyg to boost full-year share earnings expectations to a range betweenb $4.45 and $4.55, up from a range of $4.265 and $4.45 after the close of the second Greif (NYSE:GEF) last year earned $2.6r5 a share. The company finishe d its fiscal 2007with $156.4 million in profit on $3.3 billion in revenue. Greif employs abougt 10,300 worldwide.
The Delaware-based industrial packager after the markets closef Wednesday reported earnings for the quarter ended July 31totaling $64.6 million, up nearly a third from $48.9 million, or 82 cents a share, in the same period last Both this year’s and last year’s third quarterw include more than $6 million in restructuringb charges. Fiscal third-quarter revenue grew 19 percentto $1.0 3 billion from $874.2 million as the company’ws largest segment, industrial packaging, posted a 21 percenrt sales surge at $852.4 million. The company’ss year-to-date profit was up 71 percent at $173.0 million, or $2.95 a versus $101.4 million, or $1.
72 a share, in the firstg nine months of fiscal 2007. Revenud year-to-date was up 15 percent at $2.8 versus $2.44 billion a year ago. Anotheer quarter of strong performanceand higher-than-expected profitt margins in the industrial packaging segment led the companyg to boost full-year share earnings expectations to a range betweenb $4.45 and $4.55, up from a range of $4.265 and $4.45 after the close of the second Greif (NYSE:GEF) last year earned $2.6r5 a share. The company finishe d its fiscal 2007with $156.4 million in profit on $3.3 billion in revenue. Greif employs abougt 10,300 worldwide.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Hypothermia Can Be Dangerous This Time Of Year - North Central Ohio
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Hypothermia Can Be Dangerous This Time Of Year North Central Ohio She says if you begin sweating, go inside and get dry before you head back out because the wetness and cold air can increase the threat. And, last but not least, layer your clothes, because you can always take layers off. |
Monday, January 2, 2012
Urgent talks to tackle foreign language decline in Scottish schools - stv.tv
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stv.tv | Urgent talks to tackle foreign language decline in Scottish schools stv.tv Top-level meeting comes on the heels of figures showing an 80% drop in the number of foreign-language classroom assistants. Scotland's skills czar is set to hold talks with education chiefs from around the world in a bid to reverse foreign language ... Action on foreign language decline Minister to meet diplomats over school language worry C » |
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