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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
AT&T HQ leaving San Antonio for Dallas; Atlanta keeps wireless unit - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Atlanta will continue to be the headquartersefor AT&T's Mobility group. The company said in a press release the move to Dalla s gets the company closer to many of its key technologyy suppliers and other telecom companies with major operationdin Dallas, such as , , , , , , , and . Othee factors include the convenience of air travel to andfrom Dallas. The DFW airport is the third largest inthe U.S. and one of the top six in the offering daily nonstop service to 35 internationapl and133 U.S. destinations. Dallas enjoys a second major airport. Love Field -- the 50th largest U.S. airport -- offers more than 160 nonstoopflights daily.
AT&T said being near leadinbg air transportation facilities is critical to global companie s as the airline industr y continues to consolidate and reduce hubs and flights amid higher fuel pricee and industryeconomic pressures. Following the move, AT&Ty will have about 1,700p more employees in San Antonio than before it relocatefd its corporate headquarters to the cityfrom St. Louis in 1992.
Atlanta will continue to be the headquartersefor AT&T's Mobility group. The company said in a press release the move to Dalla s gets the company closer to many of its key technologyy suppliers and other telecom companies with major operationdin Dallas, such as , , , , , , , and . Othee factors include the convenience of air travel to andfrom Dallas. The DFW airport is the third largest inthe U.S. and one of the top six in the offering daily nonstop service to 35 internationapl and133 U.S. destinations. Dallas enjoys a second major airport. Love Field -- the 50th largest U.S. airport -- offers more than 160 nonstoopflights daily.
AT&T said being near leadinbg air transportation facilities is critical to global companie s as the airline industr y continues to consolidate and reduce hubs and flights amid higher fuel pricee and industryeconomic pressures. Following the move, AT&Ty will have about 1,700p more employees in San Antonio than before it relocatefd its corporate headquarters to the cityfrom St. Louis in 1992.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Why It Makes Sense To Ask (Some) Teachers To Teach (Somewhat) Larger Classes - Slate Magazine (blog)
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Why It Makes Sense To Ask (Some) Teachers To Teach (Somewhat) Larger Classes Slate Magazine (blog) By Matthew Yglesias MySlate is a new tool that you track your favorite parts Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more. In the first place, the time spent by these professions directly improves the ... |
Saturday, May 26, 2012
SeaPort launches Arkansas service - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The airline has landed a federal air servicee contract to serve four Arkansas communities from a hubin Tenn. SeaPort will receive slightly morethan $6 millionn over two years. SeaPort will serve leisure and businessz travelers through threedaily round-trip flights weekdays and thre e round-trip flights weekends to Jonesboro, El Dorado, Harrison, and Hot Springs. The flightxs begin this fall. SeaPort won the contract over severalpother airlines. The agreement is SeaPort’s first expansion outsidd the Pacific Northwest. It now fliews to and from Portland, Seattle, Astoria and Newport. The Arkansas contract is similart to recent ventures SeaPoryt hasentered into.
In October, SeaPort landesd a two-year contract in which it will bepaid $3.2 million in federao subsidies over two years to provide three dailyt flights between Portland and Pendleton. The contract which can be renewedonce — is part of the ’sw “essential air service” program aimed at keepinf commercial airlines at small This winter, SeaPort was awarded a two-year contract to offed three flights a day to Astorias and two a day to Newport. SeaPortt flies a small, propeller-driven aircrafr — the nine-seat Pilatuz PC-12. The privately held compan doesn’t disclose revenue.
The airline has landed a federal air servicee contract to serve four Arkansas communities from a hubin Tenn. SeaPort will receive slightly morethan $6 millionn over two years. SeaPort will serve leisure and businessz travelers through threedaily round-trip flights weekdays and thre e round-trip flights weekends to Jonesboro, El Dorado, Harrison, and Hot Springs. The flightxs begin this fall. SeaPort won the contract over severalpother airlines. The agreement is SeaPort’s first expansion outsidd the Pacific Northwest. It now fliews to and from Portland, Seattle, Astoria and Newport. The Arkansas contract is similart to recent ventures SeaPoryt hasentered into.
In October, SeaPort landesd a two-year contract in which it will bepaid $3.2 million in federao subsidies over two years to provide three dailyt flights between Portland and Pendleton. The contract which can be renewedonce — is part of the ’sw “essential air service” program aimed at keepinf commercial airlines at small This winter, SeaPort was awarded a two-year contract to offed three flights a day to Astorias and two a day to Newport. SeaPortt flies a small, propeller-driven aircrafr — the nine-seat Pilatuz PC-12. The privately held compan doesn’t disclose revenue.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
U.S. Bank returns TARP money - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program money it took last year fromthe . U.S. Bank USB), based in Minneapolis, had previously announced its pland to redeem the preferred stock issued to the Last week, it from the government to do so. U.S. Bank also told the Treasuru it intends to repurchasethe 10-year warranf it had issued along with the preferrecd stock. “The redemption allowzs our company to return to operating from a position of both independentr strength andstrategic flexibility,” said Richarde Davis, the company’s CEO and chairman, in a statement. The Treasury in May announced that U.S.
Bank whicg showed it would be able to ride out the economivc downturn without having to raisemore capital. Davis has of the government’s capital purchase program. In February he called the program “lousy” and said the banking industry was pressuredc to participate inthe program.
billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program money it took last year fromthe . U.S. Bank USB), based in Minneapolis, had previously announced its pland to redeem the preferred stock issued to the Last week, it from the government to do so. U.S. Bank also told the Treasuru it intends to repurchasethe 10-year warranf it had issued along with the preferrecd stock. “The redemption allowzs our company to return to operating from a position of both independentr strength andstrategic flexibility,” said Richarde Davis, the company’s CEO and chairman, in a statement. The Treasury in May announced that U.S.
Bank whicg showed it would be able to ride out the economivc downturn without having to raisemore capital. Davis has of the government’s capital purchase program. In February he called the program “lousy” and said the banking industry was pressuredc to participate inthe program.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Tax pledges appeal most strongly to most conservative Texas, according to poll - LubbockOnline.com
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Tax pledges appeal most strongly to most conservative Texas, according to poll LubbockOnline.com By ROSS RAMSEY Tax pledges don't appeal to everyone, but they appeal strongly to the most conservative Texans, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Just over a third of those polled â€" 36 percent â€" agreed that “candidates ... |
Monday, May 21, 2012
Dean Foods to relocate corporate office - Dallas Business Journal:
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Dallas-based Dean (NYSE: DF) will relocate from its currentf location at 2515McKinney Ave. into 240,000 squarer feet of space inside The move is expected to take place in the first quarterof 2010. "Wee are pleased to be able to relocate our officea within Dallas city Many factors worked inour favor, includinvg the real estate market, space availability and other economic elements," said Greg g Engles, chairman of the board and chief executiv officer of Dean Foods. "The City of Dallaa is our home, and we are pleaserd to remain here and continue our many civixc andcommunity partnerships.
" Dean said in a statement it is movinhg because the company has outgrow n its current workspace, and new space is needes to address the company’s changing needs. The lease will take occupancy at Cityplacse to about 80 percent from about 60percent now, said Sarah Payne, vice president at Stream Realty Partners, which handles leasing in the building. Employees will begin moving in December and the move will be phased in through Payne said. "This was a huge win for the City of Dallads to keep them inthe city, because they looked all Payne said. She said Dean Foods considered existingb spaceand build-to-suits in the Legacy/Frisco as well as other buildings downtown.
Brokers familiard with the search said Dean Foods considered Fountainb Place and Bank of America Plaza among other downtowjn buildings with significant squarefootage available. The asking lease rate for spaced in Cityplaceis $24 per square foot, plus Dean Foods will occupt floors 34 through 40 in the 1.2-million-square-foot building. Dean Foods occupiess about 150,000 square feet at its current location.
Dallas-based Dean (NYSE: DF) will relocate from its currentf location at 2515McKinney Ave. into 240,000 squarer feet of space inside The move is expected to take place in the first quarterof 2010. "Wee are pleased to be able to relocate our officea within Dallas city Many factors worked inour favor, includinvg the real estate market, space availability and other economic elements," said Greg g Engles, chairman of the board and chief executiv officer of Dean Foods. "The City of Dallaa is our home, and we are pleaserd to remain here and continue our many civixc andcommunity partnerships.
" Dean said in a statement it is movinhg because the company has outgrow n its current workspace, and new space is needes to address the company’s changing needs. The lease will take occupancy at Cityplacse to about 80 percent from about 60percent now, said Sarah Payne, vice president at Stream Realty Partners, which handles leasing in the building. Employees will begin moving in December and the move will be phased in through Payne said. "This was a huge win for the City of Dallads to keep them inthe city, because they looked all Payne said. She said Dean Foods considered existingb spaceand build-to-suits in the Legacy/Frisco as well as other buildings downtown.
Brokers familiard with the search said Dean Foods considered Fountainb Place and Bank of America Plaza among other downtowjn buildings with significant squarefootage available. The asking lease rate for spaced in Cityplaceis $24 per square foot, plus Dean Foods will occupt floors 34 through 40 in the 1.2-million-square-foot building. Dean Foods occupiess about 150,000 square feet at its current location.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Fisherman Mysteriously Survives Abduction - AllAfrica.com
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Fisherman Mysteriously Survives Abduction AllAfrica.com By Peti Siyame, 19 May 2012 Sumbawanga â€" A FISHERMAN from Kala village along the shores of Lake Tanganyika was abducted but later abandoned in deep waters by suspected bandits believed to be from DR Congo. Joseph Sungura (35) was taken hostage by a ... |
Friday, May 18, 2012
Broadway renews Matrix, MultiPlan leases - Denver Business Journal:
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The private real estate investment and managemenf firm is renegotiating leases with tenants at the same time it is tryin to clear up debt issues withits Broadway, which lost ownership of the Hancock Towerf after it defaulted on a has debt that matures this month. The financing in question is securec byseveral properties, including the 980,000-square-foot Bay Broadway is in discussions with lenders to renegotiate the termsd of the loan. Broadway was givehn an extension onthe loan, which was due earlieer this month, according to a source with knowledgse of the situation. However, the landlor renewed MultiPlan Inc.
, whicb leases 105,062 square feet, and Matrix Partners, which leasese 11,421 square feet, at the office complex. CB Richard Ellis represented DTZ/FHO Partners represented Broadway Partners and Matricx in thelease negotiations. Broadway acquired Bay Colonyg from Beacon Capital Partners LLC in May 2007 as part of a largerf portfolioof assets. The four-buildint complex office park sits ona 58-acrer site overlooking Route 128.
The private real estate investment and managemenf firm is renegotiating leases with tenants at the same time it is tryin to clear up debt issues withits Broadway, which lost ownership of the Hancock Towerf after it defaulted on a has debt that matures this month. The financing in question is securec byseveral properties, including the 980,000-square-foot Bay Broadway is in discussions with lenders to renegotiate the termsd of the loan. Broadway was givehn an extension onthe loan, which was due earlieer this month, according to a source with knowledgse of the situation. However, the landlor renewed MultiPlan Inc.
, whicb leases 105,062 square feet, and Matrix Partners, which leasese 11,421 square feet, at the office complex. CB Richard Ellis represented DTZ/FHO Partners represented Broadway Partners and Matricx in thelease negotiations. Broadway acquired Bay Colonyg from Beacon Capital Partners LLC in May 2007 as part of a largerf portfolioof assets. The four-buildint complex office park sits ona 58-acrer site overlooking Route 128.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
PMC-Sierra, Inc. Company Profile | PMCS Company Information
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Our current revenues are generated by a portfolii of more than350 products, whicuh we have designed and developed or Our diverse product portfolio services a number of key end markets: the Enterprise Networking market which includes our products and solutions that enable the high-speed interconnection of switches and storage devices that comprise thesd systems so that large quantitiese of data can be managed and moved securely; the Wide Area Networl Infrastructure market whereby our product and solutions are used in networking equipment such as multi-serviced switches and edge routers that gathef and process signals in different protocols, and then transmirt them to the next destination as quicklyg and efficiently as possible; and the Acces s Networks market which encompasses both wired and wirelese equipment that aggregates data trafficx from enterprises and homes and transmitsz it to the central officew in the metropolitan area of the We invest a substantial amount ever y year in the research and development of new semiconductofr devices.
We determine the amountg to invest in the development of new semiconductors based on our assessment of the futurde market opportunities forthose components, and the estimated return on investment. To compete globally we must invest in businessess and technologies that are both growin in demand and are cost competitivde in the geographic markets thatwe serve. ...
Our current revenues are generated by a portfolii of more than350 products, whicuh we have designed and developed or Our diverse product portfolio services a number of key end markets: the Enterprise Networking market which includes our products and solutions that enable the high-speed interconnection of switches and storage devices that comprise thesd systems so that large quantitiese of data can be managed and moved securely; the Wide Area Networl Infrastructure market whereby our product and solutions are used in networking equipment such as multi-serviced switches and edge routers that gathef and process signals in different protocols, and then transmirt them to the next destination as quicklyg and efficiently as possible; and the Acces s Networks market which encompasses both wired and wirelese equipment that aggregates data trafficx from enterprises and homes and transmitsz it to the central officew in the metropolitan area of the We invest a substantial amount ever y year in the research and development of new semiconductofr devices.
We determine the amountg to invest in the development of new semiconductors based on our assessment of the futurde market opportunities forthose components, and the estimated return on investment. To compete globally we must invest in businessess and technologies that are both growin in demand and are cost competitivde in the geographic markets thatwe serve. ...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
'European axis has to be readjusted' - The Local.de
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The Local.de | 'European axis has to be readjusted' The Local.de The axis on which Europe was spinning “has to be readjusted,†it concluded. Over in eastern Germany, the Sächsiche Zeitung took a broader look at relations between the two leaders. It, like much of the German press, stressed the importance for Merkel ... |
Monday, May 14, 2012
Intrust Arena lands state wrestling tourney - Business First of Buffalo:
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Arena manager Chris Presson, who works for management companyy , says the has a one-year The tournament earlier this year was held at theKansaas Coliseum’s Britt Brown Arena, which will closed when Intrust Bank Arena open in January. “As a safety valve for both us and they wanted to doa one-yeae deal. We wanted to make sure it Presson says. This is the firstg high school sports eventthe 15,000-seat arena has attracted. Presson says he eventually hopes to lurethe 1A-4sA state wrestling tournaments as well so the wholes event is under one much like the state track meet at Cessnas Stadium at .
Presson also says the contract also openw up a relationship between SMGand KSHSAA, with the possibilith of luring other stat e high school events. “That is a big get for us. That is a majod feather in our cap,” Presson says. He declined to discloses the terms ofthe deal. “Theg were very easy to work with. They were very diligeng in protecting thosethey represent,” he says.
Arena manager Chris Presson, who works for management companyy , says the has a one-year The tournament earlier this year was held at theKansaas Coliseum’s Britt Brown Arena, which will closed when Intrust Bank Arena open in January. “As a safety valve for both us and they wanted to doa one-yeae deal. We wanted to make sure it Presson says. This is the firstg high school sports eventthe 15,000-seat arena has attracted. Presson says he eventually hopes to lurethe 1A-4sA state wrestling tournaments as well so the wholes event is under one much like the state track meet at Cessnas Stadium at .
Presson also says the contract also openw up a relationship between SMGand KSHSAA, with the possibilith of luring other stat e high school events. “That is a big get for us. That is a majod feather in our cap,” Presson says. He declined to discloses the terms ofthe deal. “Theg were very easy to work with. They were very diligeng in protecting thosethey represent,” he says.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
New-born baby boy found abandoned in Gurgaon - IBNLive.com
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Daily Bhaskar | New-born baby boy found abandoned in Gurgaon IBNLive.com There are some indications that the boy was born at some hospital. In earlier incidents, a 45-day-old baby girl was found abandoned on April 12 under a tree in the Civil Hospital premises. Another new-born baby girl was found dumped in a garbage dump ... Gurgaon: New-born baby boy found abandoned near garbage dump |
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Fiona Sze-Lorrain presents Westminster's Ellipsis - Salt Lake City Weekly
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Fiona Sze-Lorrain presents Westminster's Ellipsis Salt Lake City Weekly Westminster College hosts the 2011 Ellipsis debut with a free reading by poet Fiona Sze-Lorrain as part of the Anne Newman Sutton Weeks Poetry Series. The event will take place on April 20, 2012, at 7 pm in the Dumke Student Theatre in the Emma Eccles ... |
Monday, May 7, 2012
Embarq, CenturyTel will become CenturyLink after merger - Orlando Business Journal:
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billion sale to closes, expectefd this month. The rural phone companies on Tuesday announced the planned name and logo for thecombinede company. CenturyLink will retain the CenturyTek (NYSE: CTL) trading symbol. “Out new brand name was selected becausd our customers and employees told us it reflecte a company thatis forward-looking and committedd to linking the country together,” CenturyTelo CEO Glen Post III, who also will be chievf executive of CenturyLink, said in the release.
The companuy will begin operating under the new brand immediately upon closing the In thefollowing months, markets will be converteed to the new with customers being notified in advanced and the name being added to companuy signs, vehicles and marketing materials. The logo is intended to represent the power of connectin people and businesses to one anotherf and tonew opportunities, locally and nationally, the releaser said. Overland Park-based Embarq (NYSE: EQ) and CenturyTel, based in La., are — from the before the deal can close. The headquarterss will be in Monroe. A Denvee brand consulting agency, , helped develop the new brand strategy, name and the release said.
Together, the two companies will have about 7.5 millionb access lines, more than 2 million broadband customersw and morethan 400,000 videko subscribers. will . Embarq ranks No. 3 on the Kansax City Business Journal ’s list of area public companies.
billion sale to closes, expectefd this month. The rural phone companies on Tuesday announced the planned name and logo for thecombinede company. CenturyLink will retain the CenturyTek (NYSE: CTL) trading symbol. “Out new brand name was selected becausd our customers and employees told us it reflecte a company thatis forward-looking and committedd to linking the country together,” CenturyTelo CEO Glen Post III, who also will be chievf executive of CenturyLink, said in the release.
The companuy will begin operating under the new brand immediately upon closing the In thefollowing months, markets will be converteed to the new with customers being notified in advanced and the name being added to companuy signs, vehicles and marketing materials. The logo is intended to represent the power of connectin people and businesses to one anotherf and tonew opportunities, locally and nationally, the releaser said. Overland Park-based Embarq (NYSE: EQ) and CenturyTel, based in La., are — from the before the deal can close. The headquarterss will be in Monroe. A Denvee brand consulting agency, , helped develop the new brand strategy, name and the release said.
Together, the two companies will have about 7.5 millionb access lines, more than 2 million broadband customersw and morethan 400,000 videko subscribers. will . Embarq ranks No. 3 on the Kansax City Business Journal ’s list of area public companies.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Center for Practical Bioethics sets up $3M pain-care chair - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The Kansas City-based center said in a Tuesday release that the new chair will continu e to increase standards for pain education researcuand policy. Foley is a revered neuro-oncologist and internationa leader in pain andpalliatives care, the center said in the She is attending neuro-oncologisft in the Pain & Palliativee Care Service at in New York has provided a lead gift of $1.5 million, and the center is in the process of raising the balance of the “The chair is being createdc at a time when complexd and challenging pain management issues are impacting patients, caregivers and healthg care professionals,” Center for Practical Bioethicds CEO Myra Christopher said in the release.
“Thie new position ensures that a trustefd expert will have the chance to focus on ways to overcomw barriers to care for those in pain and champion the cause for generations of patientsto
The Kansas City-based center said in a Tuesday release that the new chair will continu e to increase standards for pain education researcuand policy. Foley is a revered neuro-oncologist and internationa leader in pain andpalliatives care, the center said in the She is attending neuro-oncologisft in the Pain & Palliativee Care Service at in New York has provided a lead gift of $1.5 million, and the center is in the process of raising the balance of the “The chair is being createdc at a time when complexd and challenging pain management issues are impacting patients, caregivers and healthg care professionals,” Center for Practical Bioethicds CEO Myra Christopher said in the release.
“Thie new position ensures that a trustefd expert will have the chance to focus on ways to overcomw barriers to care for those in pain and champion the cause for generations of patientsto
Friday, May 4, 2012
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Dubbed Green Phoenix, the plan could result in the firsrt carbon-neutral city in the U.S. But Phoenis will need help from businesses andresidents — and from other Vallegy communities — to make it No change will come quickly. But at the core of the plan could be an economic boom in terms ofjobs 8,000 to 12,000 for the private sector — and economic Gordon said. “You can’t have jobs if you don’tf have a good, sustainable economy. If you don’t have good if you don’t have cleaner air,” he said. One earlu effort is an attempt to find a private partne r to develop a proposed solar installation atthe city’se landfill.
The project would generate between 100 megawatts and 200 The private partner would cover the construction costszof $900 million to $1.2 billion and run the facility. The overall 17-poinf plan, developed in cooperation with ArizonaStatwe University, highlights a number of areas. Some, such as water have been a mainstay forthe Others, such as turning the city into a solae mecca, looking at better transit and more efficient lighting, and transformingg the city’s canal system into something more are more works in progress. “We’re tryinf to demonstrate that big products and littls products can all make a Gordon said.
Potential partners for the projectincludew , Arizona Public Service Co. and Salt River Project, as well as Tempe-basef First Solar Inc. and BrightSource a California solar company Phoenix has beenworkinf with. Funding is the key issue. Some such as a recent tree plantinh downtown that was conducted in partnership withValleu Forward, feature contracts with landowners who will pay for Other projects may be funded or expande with money from the American Reinvestmengt and Recovery Act.
The city has receivedx about $184 million in stimulus money so far, about $22 million of whichu is dedicatedto energy, Gordon “That’s just a small amount of what we’ll be receiving,” said Gordon, who has been pushingb the city’s plan in Washington to garner more federap dollars. Diane Brossart, presiden of Valley Forward Association, said it will take plenty of effort from businesses and residents to make the plana reality. “II think we should all embrace this conceptbecause it’zs right for the environmentf and right for the economy,” she It likely will take years to catchu up to Portland, Ore.
, and both of which already have put in a decade or two tryin to transform their cities into sustainablre centers. The Phoenix plan lays the groundwork to achieve Brossart said. “There’s nothing bad in this plan at all, but that’e all it is,” she said. Keeping involvementg flexible and not making demands of busines owners could mean the differencwe in their decision to saidMarc Osborn, a lobbyist for the , a part of the Arizonza Chamber of Commerce & Businesses are seeing moves to bring in cap-and-trade laws, which would cap carbon emissions and allow them to trade carbon credits to othee companies that don’t produce as much.
High energy pricesa also may spur more businesses to think Osborn said. “To the extent that (the city) can mirrof those two, you’re going to get a lot of supporf from thebusiness community,” he Tom Waldeck, executive director of , said much of the plan is but it will take a different mind-set amongt businesses and residents to focus on
Dubbed Green Phoenix, the plan could result in the firsrt carbon-neutral city in the U.S. But Phoenis will need help from businesses andresidents — and from other Vallegy communities — to make it No change will come quickly. But at the core of the plan could be an economic boom in terms ofjobs 8,000 to 12,000 for the private sector — and economic Gordon said. “You can’t have jobs if you don’tf have a good, sustainable economy. If you don’t have good if you don’t have cleaner air,” he said. One earlu effort is an attempt to find a private partne r to develop a proposed solar installation atthe city’se landfill.
The project would generate between 100 megawatts and 200 The private partner would cover the construction costszof $900 million to $1.2 billion and run the facility. The overall 17-poinf plan, developed in cooperation with ArizonaStatwe University, highlights a number of areas. Some, such as water have been a mainstay forthe Others, such as turning the city into a solae mecca, looking at better transit and more efficient lighting, and transformingg the city’s canal system into something more are more works in progress. “We’re tryinf to demonstrate that big products and littls products can all make a Gordon said.
Potential partners for the projectincludew , Arizona Public Service Co. and Salt River Project, as well as Tempe-basef First Solar Inc. and BrightSource a California solar company Phoenix has beenworkinf with. Funding is the key issue. Some such as a recent tree plantinh downtown that was conducted in partnership withValleu Forward, feature contracts with landowners who will pay for Other projects may be funded or expande with money from the American Reinvestmengt and Recovery Act.
The city has receivedx about $184 million in stimulus money so far, about $22 million of whichu is dedicatedto energy, Gordon “That’s just a small amount of what we’ll be receiving,” said Gordon, who has been pushingb the city’s plan in Washington to garner more federap dollars. Diane Brossart, presiden of Valley Forward Association, said it will take plenty of effort from businesses and residents to make the plana reality. “II think we should all embrace this conceptbecause it’zs right for the environmentf and right for the economy,” she It likely will take years to catchu up to Portland, Ore.
, and both of which already have put in a decade or two tryin to transform their cities into sustainablre centers. The Phoenix plan lays the groundwork to achieve Brossart said. “There’s nothing bad in this plan at all, but that’e all it is,” she said. Keeping involvementg flexible and not making demands of busines owners could mean the differencwe in their decision to saidMarc Osborn, a lobbyist for the , a part of the Arizonza Chamber of Commerce & Businesses are seeing moves to bring in cap-and-trade laws, which would cap carbon emissions and allow them to trade carbon credits to othee companies that don’t produce as much.
High energy pricesa also may spur more businesses to think Osborn said. “To the extent that (the city) can mirrof those two, you’re going to get a lot of supporf from thebusiness community,” he Tom Waldeck, executive director of , said much of the plan is but it will take a different mind-set amongt businesses and residents to focus on
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Mammograms may be worth risks for some in their 40s - Fox News
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ABC News | Mammograms may be worth risks for some in their 40s Fox News REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil New research suggests that starting breast cancer screening at age 40 might be worthwhile for some women who have a higher-than-average risk of the disease, for example because their mother had cancer. Study: Mammogram benefi ts outweigh risks for some women in their 40s Studies: Mammograms right for some high-risk women in 40s Benefits Outweigh Risks for Mammograms for Women in 40s |
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