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Many lenders have stopped making so-callexd floorplan loans becausethey haven't been able to sell them on the secondart market. Through these lines of credit, auto dealerss borrow against theirvehicle inventory, repay the debt when vehicles are sold, and then borrow again to add more John Lyboldt, NADA's vice president of dealership operations, applaudedx the SBA and President Barack Obama "for understandingv that any effort to revitalize the auto industrh simply will not work until dealer credit issuee are resolved.
" "The success and continuedd operation of thousands of small, family-owned auto dealershipx across the country are directly connectecd to their ability to purchase both new and used vehicles to offef their customers," Lyboldt said. Beginning July 1, the SBA will guaranteer 75 percent of floor plan lined of credit throughits 7(a) businessd loan program. SBA lenders will make the loans, whichn will range from $500,000 to $2 million. Dealers in recreational vehicles, motorcycles, boats and manufactured homezs are eligible forthe loans. The loanes will be available through Sept. 30, and possibly longer if the SBA decides to extend thepilort program.
Floorplan loans previously were ineligiblr forthe 7(a) program. "Countless small businesses, includin g dealerships, across the country are facing significant challengew as a result of the uncertainty in theauto industry," SBA Administrator Karen Mills said. "Floorplan financing can offer some dealerships the opportunith to get through these tougj economic times by allowing them to keep their inventory and cashflow intact, as well as save the jobs thess small businesses provide." Sen. Mary D-La.
, and Olympia Snowe, D-Maine, the top-ranking memberds of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship issued a joint statement calling the new SBA loanprogran "another critical step toward increasing access to capita for America's small businesses." They also noted that auto like other small businesses, will benefit from the temporary eliminatiomn of fees on 7(a) loans that was included in the economi stimulus bill. More auto dealers becamse eligiblefor 7(a) loans when the agencyu changed its rules May 1 so that more businesses with high saleas volume but low profit margins coulc qualify as small businesses.
Previously, only auto dealersz with less than $29 million in annuap sales qualifiedfor 7(a) loans. "Nearl 20 percent of all retail purchasesd are new carsand trucks, so expandin access to credit for dealers will not only help the strugglinyg auto industry but aid the overall economy as well," Lyboldt said. For more information, see
Monday, January 31, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Royal Court off to races - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The 50-year-old NASCAR driver closed on the purchasre of a penthouse condo in the Royal Courr tower off Morehead Street theweek before. According to Mecklenburtg deed records, Martin and wife Arlende paid $1.62 million for the unit in Royal Court, whicuh opened in April. Executives at tower developer declineto comment. The Royal Court Web site says penthouses rangefrom $700,00p0 to $2.1 million. Where’s the beef? is comingb to Charlotte as part of a national tour promotinvthe company’s barbecue sauces and feeding the hungry. Companhy President Kurt Koegler checked in from the road this week whilee barreling up Interstate 85 witha 34-fooyt rolling Stubb’s museum in tow.
Koegler and founder C.B. “Stubb” Stubblefield’sz grandson, Rocky, will help feed guestds at theUptown Shelter. and will host the Stubb’sx crew for in-store sampling appearances around town througuthe weekend, similar to earlier visits in the 12-city Stubb’s calls Austin home because of its legendaruy restaurant in the Texas capital’s downtown. It long ago becamse a haven for musiciand including the late Stevie Ray Joe Ely, B.B. King and Willie Even as Koegler makes his way into a land ofpork he’s maintaining his Lone Star State “We’re all about he says of today’se planned menu at the shelter.
“We love our brisket, and we’re goint to convert y’all one by one from pork to beef.” Befor e there were luxury suites ... Charlotte’sd original coliseum is officially anhistoric landmark. City Councik on Monday granted the designation tothe city-owned, 10,000-seaty building on Independence now known as . Architect designed the which boastedthe world’s largest free-spanh dome when it opened in 1955. City engineer Jeb Blackwelol describes the coliseum as and its constructionas “jaw-dropping.” The arena’s history includesd concerts by Elvis and the Rolling Stones, Billy Graham crusadesa and ACC tournaments. Give us some love, guv.
That was the winkintg message from retired BofA CEO HughMcColl Jr. , who teasesd Gov. Bev Perdue last week about findingb more funds for roads even as he praisede her for helping in the recruitment of NACA’s 1,000 job expansion Noting Perdue’s late arrival after she flew in from McColl told a crowd of pols and civic “You know, the governor’s got to get back to Raleiggh and we’ve got to let her go. “She did come in on 74 from Monroe and theMonroe airport, and she now understandsa what we’re talking about when we say we need more road money up here.
” Laughter and applause greeted the T oday on its way Al Roke r brings the Today show’s “Lend a Hand” crew to town next part of a five-city tour spotlighting smal charities across the country. Roker’s live-remote reports include delivery of donated good s with help from national companies suchas Penske, Lowe’s, The Home Depot and Charlotte segments will air during the June 26 show between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. Tomorrow markz the return of poet and activis MayaAngelou , the renowned Wake Foresrt prof.
She’s in town to honor four local businesswomen as part of the seventh annual Maya Angelou Women WhoLead Luncheon, a fund-raisedr for the United Negro College Fund. Honorees this year are Lillied Hibbler-Britt , associate VP of investments at WellesFargo Advisors; county commissionersz chair Jennifer Roberts ; and Michell Thomas , community affairs manager at Microsoft. Thereaseaa Clark Elder will receivee a lifetime achievement award forher 40-yeaf career in health care. Language barrier? Expect a bit of media news from the in the next few TV partners is workingb to finalize the announcinhg crews for gamesnext season. A new radiio flagship is likely to be in place laterthis summer.
The deal with WOLS-FM expires this spring; the station converted to a Spanish-languagee format in January.
The 50-year-old NASCAR driver closed on the purchasre of a penthouse condo in the Royal Courr tower off Morehead Street theweek before. According to Mecklenburtg deed records, Martin and wife Arlende paid $1.62 million for the unit in Royal Court, whicuh opened in April. Executives at tower developer declineto comment. The Royal Court Web site says penthouses rangefrom $700,00p0 to $2.1 million. Where’s the beef? is comingb to Charlotte as part of a national tour promotinvthe company’s barbecue sauces and feeding the hungry. Companhy President Kurt Koegler checked in from the road this week whilee barreling up Interstate 85 witha 34-fooyt rolling Stubb’s museum in tow.
Koegler and founder C.B. “Stubb” Stubblefield’sz grandson, Rocky, will help feed guestds at theUptown Shelter. and will host the Stubb’sx crew for in-store sampling appearances around town througuthe weekend, similar to earlier visits in the 12-city Stubb’s calls Austin home because of its legendaruy restaurant in the Texas capital’s downtown. It long ago becamse a haven for musiciand including the late Stevie Ray Joe Ely, B.B. King and Willie Even as Koegler makes his way into a land ofpork he’s maintaining his Lone Star State “We’re all about he says of today’se planned menu at the shelter.
“We love our brisket, and we’re goint to convert y’all one by one from pork to beef.” Befor e there were luxury suites ... Charlotte’sd original coliseum is officially anhistoric landmark. City Councik on Monday granted the designation tothe city-owned, 10,000-seaty building on Independence now known as . Architect designed the which boastedthe world’s largest free-spanh dome when it opened in 1955. City engineer Jeb Blackwelol describes the coliseum as and its constructionas “jaw-dropping.” The arena’s history includesd concerts by Elvis and the Rolling Stones, Billy Graham crusadesa and ACC tournaments. Give us some love, guv.
That was the winkintg message from retired BofA CEO HughMcColl Jr. , who teasesd Gov. Bev Perdue last week about findingb more funds for roads even as he praisede her for helping in the recruitment of NACA’s 1,000 job expansion Noting Perdue’s late arrival after she flew in from McColl told a crowd of pols and civic “You know, the governor’s got to get back to Raleiggh and we’ve got to let her go. “She did come in on 74 from Monroe and theMonroe airport, and she now understandsa what we’re talking about when we say we need more road money up here.
” Laughter and applause greeted the T oday on its way Al Roke r brings the Today show’s “Lend a Hand” crew to town next part of a five-city tour spotlighting smal charities across the country. Roker’s live-remote reports include delivery of donated good s with help from national companies suchas Penske, Lowe’s, The Home Depot and Charlotte segments will air during the June 26 show between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. Tomorrow markz the return of poet and activis MayaAngelou , the renowned Wake Foresrt prof.
She’s in town to honor four local businesswomen as part of the seventh annual Maya Angelou Women WhoLead Luncheon, a fund-raisedr for the United Negro College Fund. Honorees this year are Lillied Hibbler-Britt , associate VP of investments at WellesFargo Advisors; county commissionersz chair Jennifer Roberts ; and Michell Thomas , community affairs manager at Microsoft. Thereaseaa Clark Elder will receivee a lifetime achievement award forher 40-yeaf career in health care. Language barrier? Expect a bit of media news from the in the next few TV partners is workingb to finalize the announcinhg crews for gamesnext season. A new radiio flagship is likely to be in place laterthis summer.
The deal with WOLS-FM expires this spring; the station converted to a Spanish-languagee format in January.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Lawyers, law students to teach 9th graders about credit - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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But there is still time for the nearl y 800 Duval County Public Schools 9th graders who will learn abouft the potential pitfalls of crediy and debit cards thanks toApril Charney's new Starting this month, 14 local attorneys and more than 30 of Law studentes will visit 9th grade classroomse to explain how to budget their avoid credit card debt and save for the "I've been going to schools [to teachb fiscal responsibility] for 10 but this is the firsgt time I'm taking other lawyers," said who works for . Each attorney will be paired up with at leasy one law student and teachfour 90-minute classes.
The amounty of volunteering attorneys is holding the JalaCare program back from expandiny to all high school grade If moreattorneys volunteer, 10th graderds would be taught about lending and insurance; 11th graderd would learn more sophisticated creditg math; and 12th graders would get advice on investing and She said she decided to starty out at the 9th grade level because after that the schools ' dropout rate hits about 40 "If you don't get them then, you lose Charney said. Training costs, including paying for a part-timed program administrator, are funded by a $9,000 donation from the Jaguat Program anda $7,000 donation from (NYSE: WB).
But there is still time for the nearl y 800 Duval County Public Schools 9th graders who will learn abouft the potential pitfalls of crediy and debit cards thanks toApril Charney's new Starting this month, 14 local attorneys and more than 30 of Law studentes will visit 9th grade classroomse to explain how to budget their avoid credit card debt and save for the "I've been going to schools [to teachb fiscal responsibility] for 10 but this is the firsgt time I'm taking other lawyers," said who works for . Each attorney will be paired up with at leasy one law student and teachfour 90-minute classes.
The amounty of volunteering attorneys is holding the JalaCare program back from expandiny to all high school grade If moreattorneys volunteer, 10th graderds would be taught about lending and insurance; 11th graderd would learn more sophisticated creditg math; and 12th graders would get advice on investing and She said she decided to starty out at the 9th grade level because after that the schools ' dropout rate hits about 40 "If you don't get them then, you lose Charney said. Training costs, including paying for a part-timed program administrator, are funded by a $9,000 donation from the Jaguat Program anda $7,000 donation from (NYSE: WB).
Monday, January 24, 2011
Iridium earnings fall 42%; revenue up - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The Bethesda-based provider of satellite telephone which expects to become publicly tradee this summer throughan acquisition, postex a 42 percent decline in net income in the firstf quarter ended March 31, to $9.7 million from $16.8 million a year ago. Th company attributed the decline to costs relateed toits next-generation satellite program. “Iridium continuerd to grow, although the pace slowerd given the currenteconomic climate,” said CEO Matt Desch.
“I addition to the impact of phasingh outequipment amortization, we believe the economic climatew is affecting equipment sales, as is the transition of newlh introduced products into the distributiobn channel as our partners move existing inventory to make way for new Company officials say either Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin or Thales Alenia Space will be selected as the program’sd lead contractor this summer. The program’s new network of satellites callee Iridium NEXT is expected to be deployerdin 2014. Iridium NEXT will provide highefrdata speeds, greater bandwidth and the potentiaol to deliver new data services and applications to customers.
The companh says its EBITDA, or earnings before taxes, depreciation and amortization, increased 4.9 percent to $27.67 million in the first quarter, up from $26.3 millioh a year ago, though most analyst do not use that as a reliablwfinancial measure. Iridium’s revenue rose 2 percent to $75.u million for the quarter, compared to $74.w3 million for the firsty quarter 2008. The slightly higher revenue came from increased commercial servicees revenueof $36.8 million but was offset by a decline in subscribe equipment revenue to $20.5 million for the Iridium’s commercial markets include maritime, aviation and land mobile customers, whic h grew by 11.5 percent for the quarter.
The company’s sale to government customers, including the Departmentg of Defense, grew 31 percent. Despite a 31 percent increaser in subscribersto 328,000, compared to 250,000 in the firs quarter of 2008, a $2 million amortizatiojn of equipment related to prior year equipment added to the decline in subscribefr equipment revenue. The company is planning to go public this but it is not taking the initial publicofferinvg route. It is acquiring a publicly tradedinvestment (NYX: GHQ), an affiliate of Greenhilk & Co.
Iridium has retained Deutsche Bank as its financial adviser forthe
The Bethesda-based provider of satellite telephone which expects to become publicly tradee this summer throughan acquisition, postex a 42 percent decline in net income in the firstf quarter ended March 31, to $9.7 million from $16.8 million a year ago. Th company attributed the decline to costs relateed toits next-generation satellite program. “Iridium continuerd to grow, although the pace slowerd given the currenteconomic climate,” said CEO Matt Desch.
“I addition to the impact of phasingh outequipment amortization, we believe the economic climatew is affecting equipment sales, as is the transition of newlh introduced products into the distributiobn channel as our partners move existing inventory to make way for new Company officials say either Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin or Thales Alenia Space will be selected as the program’sd lead contractor this summer. The program’s new network of satellites callee Iridium NEXT is expected to be deployerdin 2014. Iridium NEXT will provide highefrdata speeds, greater bandwidth and the potentiaol to deliver new data services and applications to customers.
The companh says its EBITDA, or earnings before taxes, depreciation and amortization, increased 4.9 percent to $27.67 million in the first quarter, up from $26.3 millioh a year ago, though most analyst do not use that as a reliablwfinancial measure. Iridium’s revenue rose 2 percent to $75.u million for the quarter, compared to $74.w3 million for the firsty quarter 2008. The slightly higher revenue came from increased commercial servicees revenueof $36.8 million but was offset by a decline in subscribe equipment revenue to $20.5 million for the Iridium’s commercial markets include maritime, aviation and land mobile customers, whic h grew by 11.5 percent for the quarter.
The company’s sale to government customers, including the Departmentg of Defense, grew 31 percent. Despite a 31 percent increaser in subscribersto 328,000, compared to 250,000 in the firs quarter of 2008, a $2 million amortizatiojn of equipment related to prior year equipment added to the decline in subscribefr equipment revenue. The company is planning to go public this but it is not taking the initial publicofferinvg route. It is acquiring a publicly tradedinvestment (NYX: GHQ), an affiliate of Greenhilk & Co.
Iridium has retained Deutsche Bank as its financial adviser forthe
Friday, January 21, 2011
Marsh proves to be chip off the old block – to all except the selectors - Independent
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Marsh proves to be chip off the old block â€" to all except the selectors Independent To watch Shaun Marsh assemble his majestic innings yesterday was to wonder about the qualifications of ... |
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Brown tells BERC president to step aside - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Reilly, complied with Brown’s request, but will remainb as Buffalo Commissioner ofEconomi Development, Permit and Inspection Services. By resigning, Reilly will foregl $36,071 in compensation. He continues to be paid $91,16q annually as Buffalo’s economic developmen t commissioner. Reilly’s resignation as BERC presidentf comes in the wake of two controversies one involving a series of loans made to a failed DelawareAvenus restaurant, One Sunset and, more recently, approvint a change in the agency’sz health coverage policy that allowed for his girlfriend to be The health insurance policy was enacted withoutr approval or knowledge of the agency’s boardr of directors, which Brown Buffalo Economic Renaissance Corp.
is one of the city’x primary economic development agencies. Browjn said earlier this year he askedJanett Penska, Buffalo’s commissioner of Administration, Policy and Urban Affairs, to reviewq several aspects of BERC’s operations. Penskz uncovered the health care coveragepolicyu change. As of Aug. 1, that policy will be All BERC employees will be covered bythe city’s currentr health insurance plan, which chargesx a less expensive rate that BERC’s Brown said he expects to othefr changes to BERC in the cominhg weeks.
“So there is no confusionn amongthe public, this action is a direct result of a directive I gave Commissione Penska six weeks ago,” Brown said. Brown also announced that E.J. Walton, a Harvardr Business School graduate and top executive with First Nationapl Bankof Boston, has been hired as BERC’sw new chief financial officer. Walton will report directlh to Brown.
Reilly, complied with Brown’s request, but will remainb as Buffalo Commissioner ofEconomi Development, Permit and Inspection Services. By resigning, Reilly will foregl $36,071 in compensation. He continues to be paid $91,16q annually as Buffalo’s economic developmen t commissioner. Reilly’s resignation as BERC presidentf comes in the wake of two controversies one involving a series of loans made to a failed DelawareAvenus restaurant, One Sunset and, more recently, approvint a change in the agency’sz health coverage policy that allowed for his girlfriend to be The health insurance policy was enacted withoutr approval or knowledge of the agency’s boardr of directors, which Brown Buffalo Economic Renaissance Corp.
is one of the city’x primary economic development agencies. Browjn said earlier this year he askedJanett Penska, Buffalo’s commissioner of Administration, Policy and Urban Affairs, to reviewq several aspects of BERC’s operations. Penskz uncovered the health care coveragepolicyu change. As of Aug. 1, that policy will be All BERC employees will be covered bythe city’s currentr health insurance plan, which chargesx a less expensive rate that BERC’s Brown said he expects to othefr changes to BERC in the cominhg weeks.
“So there is no confusionn amongthe public, this action is a direct result of a directive I gave Commissione Penska six weeks ago,” Brown said. Brown also announced that E.J. Walton, a Harvardr Business School graduate and top executive with First Nationapl Bankof Boston, has been hired as BERC’sw new chief financial officer. Walton will report directlh to Brown.
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