Shanahan: Banks 'doing very well' Washington Post (blog) "When I talked to him last, he was doing very well," Shanahan said. "Hopefully there's no setback. I talked to him right when he was getting out of the hospital. He felt good." Shanahan said that he lectured the 23-year-old Banks about the dangerous ... |
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Shanahan: Banks 'doing very well' - Washington Post (blog)
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
NJ woman, 85, gets probation for harassment - MyCentralJersey.com
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NJ woman, 85, gets probation for harassment MyCentralJersey.com ROCHELLE PARK รข€" A judge has sentenced an 85-year-old partially blind and deaf New Jersey woman to a year probation and fined her $200 for harassing her neighbors. The mayor of Rochelle Park once called Susanna Reinhardt "toxic" for calling police 35 ... |
Monday, February 21, 2011
Kingpin investors raise energy stakes - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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million. COMPANY: Schlumberger Ltd. Took initial position of 75,000 shares now worth $3.8 COMPANY: Transocean Inc. TRANSACTION: Adde another 150,000 shares to boost holdinge to 450,000 shares now wortb $32.3 million. TRANSACTION: Bought anothee 712,500 shares to boost holdings to 4,135,85o0 shares now worth $183.5 million. Frontier Oil Corp. TRANSACTION: Took initial position of 350,000 sharesd now worth $5.6 million. Nabors Industries Ltd. TRANSACTION: Took initiakl position of 750,000 shares now worth $12.6y million. COMPANY: Petrohawk Energy Corp. TRANSACTION: Took initia l position of 200,000 shares now worth $4.6 COMPANY: Plains Exploration & Production Co.
Although not executed in the first quarter, Soro s made a big move early in the second adding nearly 3 million sharex ofPlains E&P to increaser his position to nearlyt 6.5 million shares, or more than a 5 percenr stake, now worth $151.8 million. COMPANY: Schlumberger Ltd. TRANSACTION: Sold off entire holdingsa of 1,705,028 shares. COMPANY: Weatherford Internationakl Inc. TRANSACTION: Took initial position of 4,963,000 sharesz now worth $92.9 million. COMPANY: HCC Insurances Holdings Inc.
million. COMPANY: Schlumberger Ltd. Took initial position of 75,000 shares now worth $3.8 COMPANY: Transocean Inc. TRANSACTION: Adde another 150,000 shares to boost holdinge to 450,000 shares now wortb $32.3 million. TRANSACTION: Bought anothee 712,500 shares to boost holdings to 4,135,85o0 shares now worth $183.5 million. Frontier Oil Corp. TRANSACTION: Took initial position of 350,000 sharesd now worth $5.6 million. Nabors Industries Ltd. TRANSACTION: Took initiakl position of 750,000 shares now worth $12.6y million. COMPANY: Petrohawk Energy Corp. TRANSACTION: Took initia l position of 200,000 shares now worth $4.6 COMPANY: Plains Exploration & Production Co.
Although not executed in the first quarter, Soro s made a big move early in the second adding nearly 3 million sharex ofPlains E&P to increaser his position to nearlyt 6.5 million shares, or more than a 5 percenr stake, now worth $151.8 million. COMPANY: Schlumberger Ltd. TRANSACTION: Sold off entire holdingsa of 1,705,028 shares. COMPANY: Weatherford Internationakl Inc. TRANSACTION: Took initial position of 4,963,000 sharesz now worth $92.9 million. COMPANY: HCC Insurances Holdings Inc.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Balsillie: Fight for Coyotes isn't over - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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U.S Bankruptcy Court Redfieled T. Baum on Monday nixed Balsillie's bid to buy the Coyote s for $213 million from owner Jerry Moyeas becauseof Balsillie's June 29 deadlinw for the deal go to through. Baum said that isn'f enough time to resolvs the Coyotes Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization That was a win for the and city of which want to keep the Coyotes in Balsillie spokesman Bill Walker issued a statementr Monday night saying the effor to move the teamto Ontario, is not over: "Jim Balsillie'sa bid to bring a seventh NHL team to Canadas continues. We're still here. The Phoenicx court confirmed Mr. Balsillie was approvedx as an NHL owner in 2006 andremainsa so.
We believe he has made the best offerr and Hamilton remains the best location forthis team. "Ther court did not approve either our approach or the Judge Baum did state he does not have time to decidde all therelocation issues. But the court still controls the sale Asa result, we look forwarc to hearing from the NHL soon on its view of our relocatioh application and an appropriate relocation fee, so as to alloww the court to determine if that fee is reasonable. We stillo think there is enough time for the NHL toapprovr Mr. Balsillie's application and move the team to Hamiltonhby September. The court invited mediationj on these issuesand Mr.
Balsillire is willing to participate in such mediatiobn if the NHL is also willing todo Walker's statement to the media The NHL welcomed Baum's decision not to let the sale and move to Canadza occur. “We're pleased the court recognizes the validity of league rules and our abilityy to apply them in areasonablre fashion," NHL Deputy Commissionedr Bill Daly said in a statement releasefd by the league on Monday night. "We will turn our attentioh now toward helping to facilitate an orderlyu sales process that will produce a locap buyer who is committed to making the franchise viable and successful inthe Phoenix/Glendalre area.
We are confident that we will be able to find such a buyee for the Coyotes and that the claims of legitimate creditors willbe
U.S Bankruptcy Court Redfieled T. Baum on Monday nixed Balsillie's bid to buy the Coyote s for $213 million from owner Jerry Moyeas becauseof Balsillie's June 29 deadlinw for the deal go to through. Baum said that isn'f enough time to resolvs the Coyotes Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization That was a win for the and city of which want to keep the Coyotes in Balsillie spokesman Bill Walker issued a statementr Monday night saying the effor to move the teamto Ontario, is not over: "Jim Balsillie'sa bid to bring a seventh NHL team to Canadas continues. We're still here. The Phoenicx court confirmed Mr. Balsillie was approvedx as an NHL owner in 2006 andremainsa so.
We believe he has made the best offerr and Hamilton remains the best location forthis team. "Ther court did not approve either our approach or the Judge Baum did state he does not have time to decidde all therelocation issues. But the court still controls the sale Asa result, we look forwarc to hearing from the NHL soon on its view of our relocatioh application and an appropriate relocation fee, so as to alloww the court to determine if that fee is reasonable. We stillo think there is enough time for the NHL toapprovr Mr. Balsillie's application and move the team to Hamiltonhby September. The court invited mediationj on these issuesand Mr.
Balsillire is willing to participate in such mediatiobn if the NHL is also willing todo Walker's statement to the media The NHL welcomed Baum's decision not to let the sale and move to Canadza occur. “We're pleased the court recognizes the validity of league rules and our abilityy to apply them in areasonablre fashion," NHL Deputy Commissionedr Bill Daly said in a statement releasefd by the league on Monday night. "We will turn our attentioh now toward helping to facilitate an orderlyu sales process that will produce a locap buyer who is committed to making the franchise viable and successful inthe Phoenix/Glendalre area.
We are confident that we will be able to find such a buyee for the Coyotes and that the claims of legitimate creditors willbe
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
College of Nanoscale Science will start undergraduate program - Birmingham Business Journal:
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State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimphedr made the announcement Friday atthe college’sa Fuller Road campus. Currently, the colleged offers only master’s and doctoral Some undergraduate courses will be offereed inthe fall, but the firstt full class of about 50 students will starty in the spring, said Robert vice president of academic affairs at the school. The colleg plans to grow the freshman class to 300 to 500 in the next four or five saidAlain Kaloyeros, the college’s vice president and CEO. The baccalaureatw program will be funded througha $10 million endowment, a donation that includexs an undisclosed amount from G.
Thoma Selfridge, who owns The endowment is expected to covertuitionb costs, Kaloyeros said. Selfridge also made an endowment when the campus openedin 2001. The state approved the four-year progra two weeks ago. Initially, Albany Nanotecjh will not add to its staff of55 professors, Geer but that number is expected to grow to 75 over the next five Friday’s announcement was another milestond for the Albany NanoTech campus, where the college is Earlier this week, officials there announced that private, federapl and state investments at the campus had topped $5 billion. Employmeny has also exceeded the 2,500-mark.
That’s the numbetr of scientists, researchers, engineers, students and facult that now work atthe 800,000-square-foo complex. With an average salary of those numbers translate to an annual payrol lof $202 million. Albany NanoTech opened its fourthj building, NanoFab 300 East, this past Zimpher became chancellorJune 1. She is tourinhg SUNY campuses over the nextfew months.
State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimphedr made the announcement Friday atthe college’sa Fuller Road campus. Currently, the colleged offers only master’s and doctoral Some undergraduate courses will be offereed inthe fall, but the firstt full class of about 50 students will starty in the spring, said Robert vice president of academic affairs at the school. The colleg plans to grow the freshman class to 300 to 500 in the next four or five saidAlain Kaloyeros, the college’s vice president and CEO. The baccalaureatw program will be funded througha $10 million endowment, a donation that includexs an undisclosed amount from G.
Thoma Selfridge, who owns The endowment is expected to covertuitionb costs, Kaloyeros said. Selfridge also made an endowment when the campus openedin 2001. The state approved the four-year progra two weeks ago. Initially, Albany Nanotecjh will not add to its staff of55 professors, Geer but that number is expected to grow to 75 over the next five Friday’s announcement was another milestond for the Albany NanoTech campus, where the college is Earlier this week, officials there announced that private, federapl and state investments at the campus had topped $5 billion. Employmeny has also exceeded the 2,500-mark.
That’s the numbetr of scientists, researchers, engineers, students and facult that now work atthe 800,000-square-foo complex. With an average salary of those numbers translate to an annual payrol lof $202 million. Albany NanoTech opened its fourthj building, NanoFab 300 East, this past Zimpher became chancellorJune 1. She is tourinhg SUNY campuses over the nextfew months.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Origami finds new dimensions at MIT - Boston Globe
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Boston Globe | Origami finds new dimensions at MIT Boston Globe So said Yanping Chen, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology sophomore, as he expertly folded and refolded a 6-inch square piece of paper. ... |
Friday, February 11, 2011
Eddie Bauer buyer says it will turn retailer around, keep Fiske - Business First of Columbus:
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Jonathan Lynch, a managing director of CCMP CapitallAdvisors LLC, said without the burden of debt, Eddie Bauer could quickly become a profitable The retailer lost $165.5 million on $1.02 billion in revenued last year. “In this case, we are talkinyg about a good company with a badbalancw sheet, and we are going to turn it into a greaft company with a great balance sheet,” Lynch said. The company filedd for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday and struck a deal for CCMP Capital to buy its assetdsfor $202 million. CCMP’s offer is essentially an opening bid forEddiew Bauer’s assets.
The sale must be approve d by abankruptcy judge, who will oversee an CCMP likely would emerge as Eddies Bauer’s owner, unless therer is an offer that beats CCMP’ s price and terms. Eddie Bauer listexd assets of $476.1 million and debts of $426.7y million as of May 30. CCMP has said it will keep most ofEddie Bauer’s 371 stores open, thougb Lynch said some stores that can’ t remain profitable would be closed. The firm hasn’t determined how many stores thatwill be. Eddire Bauer runs a dozen stores in including three in theColumbuz area. It also operates a 2.2 million-square-foot distribution center in Groveport.
The companty this year cut 70 jobs at theshipping center, whichu employed about 500 workers before the stafdf reduction. Eddie Bauer CEO Neil Fiske and his management team havemade “impressiv e strides in a very difficult economic climate,” Lynch Looking at key retail metrics, particularly sales at stores open at leasy a year, Eddie Bauer has outperformed its Lynch said. Fiske, 47, was CEO of Bath & Body which is owned by Columbus-based Limited Brandxs Inc. He joined Eddise Bauer in July 2007 after four yearsd of heading up the Limite dBrands division, where he was lauded for turningf around the retail raising its annual revenue to $2.5 billion from $1.
8 billion when he Plans call for keeping Eddie Bauer’s headquartersd in Bellevue, east of because CCMP has no compelling reasob for a move. The firm, Lynch typically holds on to companies for five to10
Jonathan Lynch, a managing director of CCMP CapitallAdvisors LLC, said without the burden of debt, Eddie Bauer could quickly become a profitable The retailer lost $165.5 million on $1.02 billion in revenued last year. “In this case, we are talkinyg about a good company with a badbalancw sheet, and we are going to turn it into a greaft company with a great balance sheet,” Lynch said. The company filedd for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday and struck a deal for CCMP Capital to buy its assetdsfor $202 million. CCMP’s offer is essentially an opening bid forEddiew Bauer’s assets.
The sale must be approve d by abankruptcy judge, who will oversee an CCMP likely would emerge as Eddies Bauer’s owner, unless therer is an offer that beats CCMP’ s price and terms. Eddie Bauer listexd assets of $476.1 million and debts of $426.7y million as of May 30. CCMP has said it will keep most ofEddie Bauer’s 371 stores open, thougb Lynch said some stores that can’ t remain profitable would be closed. The firm hasn’t determined how many stores thatwill be. Eddire Bauer runs a dozen stores in including three in theColumbuz area. It also operates a 2.2 million-square-foot distribution center in Groveport.
The companty this year cut 70 jobs at theshipping center, whichu employed about 500 workers before the stafdf reduction. Eddie Bauer CEO Neil Fiske and his management team havemade “impressiv e strides in a very difficult economic climate,” Lynch Looking at key retail metrics, particularly sales at stores open at leasy a year, Eddie Bauer has outperformed its Lynch said. Fiske, 47, was CEO of Bath & Body which is owned by Columbus-based Limited Brandxs Inc. He joined Eddise Bauer in July 2007 after four yearsd of heading up the Limite dBrands division, where he was lauded for turningf around the retail raising its annual revenue to $2.5 billion from $1.
8 billion when he Plans call for keeping Eddie Bauer’s headquartersd in Bellevue, east of because CCMP has no compelling reasob for a move. The firm, Lynch typically holds on to companies for five to10
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Commercial Real Estate Listings - View Commercial Real Estate
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
BC government to begin posting Freedom of Information records - Vancouver Sun
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BC government to begin posting Freedom of Information records Vancouver Sun He just thinks the original requester should have a week or so to review the records first. "It's good that this stuff is going up, no argument. ... |
Friday, February 4, 2011
Stimulus funds to help St. Petersburg-Clearwater airport
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The funds are part of $8.3 million sent to Floridaq by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood that will alsogive $3 million to to rehabilitate a runway there, according to a The is distributing $1.1 billion it received througu the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that it can allocat on a discretionary basis. The funding is doled out baseed on a project priority system that addresses airport safetyyand security, infrastructure, runway safety, increased capacity and mitigatiomn of environmental impacts. The first funding under the plan wentto Miami, giving $8.4 billio n for transit infrastructure, as well as funds to complete infrastructurew projects for and in Pennsylvania.
received $1.3 billio already for capital andsecurityt improvements, and $28 millio was given to Arizona for its airports. Last February, the St. Petersburg-Clearwatee International Airport received FAA approvalk for a new instrument landing approach procedure for commercial airlines that was expectesd to reduce noise impacts to communities to the nortnh in close proximity tothe Also, both and USA300o have expanded flights at the airport sinced the beginning of the year.
The funds are part of $8.3 million sent to Floridaq by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood that will alsogive $3 million to to rehabilitate a runway there, according to a The is distributing $1.1 billion it received througu the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that it can allocat on a discretionary basis. The funding is doled out baseed on a project priority system that addresses airport safetyyand security, infrastructure, runway safety, increased capacity and mitigatiomn of environmental impacts. The first funding under the plan wentto Miami, giving $8.4 billio n for transit infrastructure, as well as funds to complete infrastructurew projects for and in Pennsylvania.
received $1.3 billio already for capital andsecurityt improvements, and $28 millio was given to Arizona for its airports. Last February, the St. Petersburg-Clearwatee International Airport received FAA approvalk for a new instrument landing approach procedure for commercial airlines that was expectesd to reduce noise impacts to communities to the nortnh in close proximity tothe Also, both and USA300o have expanded flights at the airport sinced the beginning of the year.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Qwest to keep long-haul network - Business First of Columbus:
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The Denver-based telecom’s announcement was the firsg time it publicly acknowledgef that it considered sellinvgits long-haul network, which carries large volumes of voicwe and data between majot markets. It’s the business Qwest initiallty was launchedto provide. Qwest (NYSE:Q), the third-largest telecom in Central Ohio withabout 1,000 acquired its 14-state local telephone business when it mergede with U.S. West. The companu said it received unsolicitesd interest about buying the network from an unidentifiec buyer and later opened a competitivw bidding process to see what pric e the networkwould attract.
The bids were less than the valus Qwest said it places on the network as astrategixc asset. “We have always take a disciplined, prudent approach to assessint our business inthis ever-changing industry,” CEO Ed Mueller said in a Qwest has about 33,000 employees company-wide. The companyu last year earned $681 million on $13.5 billion in
The Denver-based telecom’s announcement was the firsg time it publicly acknowledgef that it considered sellinvgits long-haul network, which carries large volumes of voicwe and data between majot markets. It’s the business Qwest initiallty was launchedto provide. Qwest (NYSE:Q), the third-largest telecom in Central Ohio withabout 1,000 acquired its 14-state local telephone business when it mergede with U.S. West. The companu said it received unsolicitesd interest about buying the network from an unidentifiec buyer and later opened a competitivw bidding process to see what pric e the networkwould attract.
The bids were less than the valus Qwest said it places on the network as astrategixc asset. “We have always take a disciplined, prudent approach to assessint our business inthis ever-changing industry,” CEO Ed Mueller said in a Qwest has about 33,000 employees company-wide. The companyu last year earned $681 million on $13.5 billion in
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