Friday, October 14, 2011

McCree Jr. worked way up from ditch digger to CEO - bizjournals:

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After he graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technologhin 1993, McCree worked at Peninsula Engineering Inc. in While there, he took night classes at Rollins College and earnedhis master’s in businesz administration. Then in 1996, at age 25, he returned to the family business asan estimator. Since then, his caree progressed to project engineer, vice president of construction, chief operating and, in 2005, he becamre CEO. Under his leadership, the company grew to $88 milliobn in 2007, up from $60 million in 2006. The firm droppedc to $47 million in revenues last year due to theconstruction industry’sz general decline in the recession and credigt crunch.
And in 2008, he was certified as a Leadership in Energhy and EnvironmentalDesign (LEED)-accredited professionapl by the Green Building Certificatiobn Institute. That means he can steward an eco-friendly constructioh project through the LEEDcertification process. Understandingy purpose means a lot tothe 38-year-old “Try to figure out your and stay true to that In 2008, McCree led a bibl study for his firm’s employeee based on the book, The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren, to make sure his firm’es workers knew the power of their He also instituted a prograkm this year from Ownership Thinking LLC, a consultinyg and training firm, which shows all employeexs how their performance affects the Dana Lichty, director of marketiny and communications for the company, said this levelk of transparency and trust motivates her, as well as McCree’s willingnessw to hear new ideas.
“He’ss very approachable.” McCree also believews his family’s company should get involvedx in the community rather than just watcyh fromthe sidelines. That’s why the firm buily Ronald McDonald House Charities ofCentral Florida’s two Orland locations and waived its fee. “We’rer part of the community,” said McCree, who also has been involvex with Valencia CommunityCollege Foundation, Committee of 100, Orlando Rotaryh Club, Orlando History Center and Junior Lou Ann DeVoogd, executive director of the Ronalde McDonald House Charities of Centralk Florida Inc., said the relationship between McCree and the charitt has been a great one.
For McCree and his father rallied suppliers and contractors to raisre money for the she said. “We appreciate all the They have heartsof gold.” McCrede now is taking steps to ensurwe the firm remains profitable, even in the economicx downturn, which means diversifying the type of work it does to includee growing niches such as eco-friendly Said McCree, “If you standf by your values, you eventually will succeed.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Charge to hamper Merge 2Q net income - Boston Business Journal:

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million noncash writedown on the sale of its equity interest in aradiologyu company. The West Allis-based radiology software and systems provider said the chargd is the result of the sale of its interest in veterinary radiologycompany , as part of Eklin’s acquisitionm by veterinary services provider (NASDAQ: WOOF). With Elkin's sale to VCA, Mergs (NASDQ: MRGE) will receivew $1.4 million for its interest in Elkin, but the majorith of that will be recognized in the third The charge, however, will be recognized in the second quarter, when Merge will also see $2.
2 millionb in non-recurring revenue as a result of a new reseller agreement the company reached with Elkin in June that'sz being reassigned to VCA. Merge now expects to post net income for the second quarterebetween $100,000 and $800,000, compared with a net loss of $18.3 million a year ago. The company posted net income for the first quarter of 2009of $2.8 Excluding the noncash charge, operating income is expected to be $3.7 milliohn to $4.4 million, compared with a net loss of $18.e million a year ago. Revenue is now projecte to be in the rangeof $15 million to $15.5r million, compared with $13.3 million a year ago.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Advocaat warns Russia not be provoked by Andorra - Times of India

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MOSCOW: Russia coach Dick Advocaat has warned his players not to let themselves get riled by Andorra and pick up "stupid cards" in Tuesday's final Euro 2012 Group B qualifier. "The Andorrans do not play football, they play anti-football and we must be ...



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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Politicians want answers as rumors swirl NCR to leave Dayton - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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Government officials said word began swirling in the community Thursday thatNCR NCR) is planning to move its headquarters and 1,30 0 employees to the Atlantaq area and make an announcement aboutg the move this week. NCR Global Spokespersonb Richard Maton, speaking by phone Saturday from confirmed that an effort was made forOhio Gov. Ted Stricklaned and NCR Chief Executive Officer Bill Nuti to however they were not ableto connect. Strickland’s spokesperson said Saturda that heis “continuing to reach out to the company to have a direct conversation.
” When asked about NCR possibly moving its headquarterws out of Dayton, Maton said the companyt does not respond to rumors and NCR Corporate Spokesperson Alan Ulman responded to questionx about NCR’s plans with an e-mail message Saturday that “We have no announcement today.” In the past, NCR has been quickj to deny rumors of its relocationb and affirm its commitment to remaining in The has repeatedly sought information from the compant since Thursday, but NCR had not responded to theirf requests as of Friday evening, a development departmenft spokesperson said.
Montgomery County Commissioner Dan Foleyy said he is frustrated by the lack of Foley said he has askecd multiplecompany officials, via e-mail, to respond to the rumors, but has yet to receiv e any information. Foley said he, alonv with other county, state and city of Daytonn officials, have met with NCR representatives in the past in an efforrt tosafeguard NCR’s local jobs. “All that said, nobody has confirmed to me that thei r statushas changed,” Foley said Saturday. “I have to assumse that -- I hope, I very much hope -- they are stayint in Dayton, because our citizens have helpef build that company up tobe world-clas and will continue to do so.
” Rumors have long circulated that the company woulds move, however multiple governmen t and economic development officials said they reachedc a new level in the past few NCR is said to be seeking about 100,000 squarw feet of office space in Georgia, . NCR is believesd to have looked at sitesin Savannah, and Ga. Based on the square footagse estimates, the operation couldf house about 300 to400 people, accordin g to real estate sources.
Georgia government and economic developmenr officialsremained tight-lipped on any potential In October, NCR said it would move its Worldwidew Customer Services headquarters to an Atlanta suburb, investiny $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in the suburbds of Peachtree City and Deluth. The state of Georgia providedc morethan $8 millioj in incentives, according to officials. NCR, founded locallt in 1884, is the Daytoh region’s second largest company, with 20,009 global employees and $5.3 billion in revenude in 2008. The company, whichj sells ATMs and retail automation systems, is Dayton’s lone remaininf Fortune 500 company.
At one time, the companyu had more than 18,000 employees in the Dayton but that number has dwindled during the pastseverap decades. As recently as two year ago, NCR had about 2,00p Dayton employees. That number has declined by about 700 worker in the pastseveral years. In NCR announced it was relocating its executive offices to New York City and leasingg an entire floor of the 7 World Trade Center building. But, on paper, its headquarters remainedf in Dayton.
In March, the company also told employeed it is undergoing a structuraol reorganization and would cut an unknowh amount of its global Thatsame month, the company removefd the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Dayto n campus, though it said at the time it was just

Thursday, October 6, 2011

The Witcher II 360 to be on two discs, says CD Projekt - VGChartz

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The Witcher II 360 to be on two discs, says CD Projekt

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Kenexa stock slides on lowered expectations - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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Kenexa (NASDAQ:KNXA) shares ended the day at $16.29. Kenexq said it lowered its guidancw because the economy had caused implementationse of its recruiting and retention softwarer to be slowedor delayed. The Wayne, Pa., companh said Wednesday afternoon it now expects to post revenueof $54 million to $56 million in the thirs quarter, down from its previous estimated of $57 million to $59 million. Kenexa expectsx non-GAAP operating income of $10.e million to $10.6 million, down from $11.4 millioh to $11.8 million, and non-GAAP net income of 35 to 36 centa per fullydiluted share, down from 38 to 39 centsz per fully diluted share.
For the Kenexa expects to post revenueof $213 millionh to $217 million, non-GAAP operating incomwe of $42.6 million to $43.4 million and non-GAAo net income of $1.43 to $1.46 per fully dilutec share. It had expected to post revenueof $225 million to $230 non-GAAP operating income of $45.2 milliomn to $46.2 million and non-GAAP net income of $1.52 to $1.5r per fully diluted share. The full-year guidance includes a one-timew expense of $2.
3 million, which will be recognizedx over the course ofthe year, associater with the opening of an officwe in India in the first Kenexa’s non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation and amortizatiob of acquired intangible assets related to The company says it uses them becaused they provide useful informationm to management and investors regarding certaijn financial and business trends relating to Kenexa’s financial condition and results of operations. GAAP stands for generally accepted accounting principles.

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Behringer building wins LEED gold status - Washington Business Journal:

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recently received the 's Leadership in Energy and Environmentapl Design gold certification for anexisting building. The LEED Greeb Building Rating System, which established the criteria for judginvg greenbuilding designs, operations and gave the 35-year-old building in North Carolinz the award for its operational and maintenance best practices and green desigb features. Bank of America Plaza, which is part of the Behringerf Harvard REITI Inc. portfolio, is the first Behringer Harvarr asset to achieve thegold rating.
The commercial real estatwe companyinvested $70,000 in portfolio operations, equipmenr upgrades and employee practices in the Dallas-based Behringer Harvard projects the improvements will yield $200,00p in annual savings and will pay for themselvesx in about four months. Bank of Americaw Plaza's sustainability programs includre energy audits that have loweredthe property's operatingv expenses, plumbing retrofits that save 1.5 million gallons of water each year and greej cleaning and recycling programs.
Behringer Houston property Westway One previouslyy earned LEED Silver Core andShell Certification, and 28 of the propertiess owned by the company's investment programs were awarded the Energy Star labe for their energy management strategies.