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The standard brick veneer and tranquill parking lot give away nothing of the actual activity inside oneof Manassas’ newest On one end, investigatorw and scientists pore over hair and tissued DNA of some of the state’as most dangerous criminals to learn what they did, while at the other, they pry open the dead bodiess of society’s latest victims to learn what was done to The lab is located on a 10-acrer spot across from ’s campus in the massivw maze of the Innovation@Prince William County Technologt Park. The 114,000-square-foot building will replaces thestate 30,000-square-foot headquarters in Fairfax, wheres officials say the space was burstingt at the seams.
“When we movex into the old lab [in we outgrew it in a year,” said Amy Wong, lab director for the Northerm Virginiaforensics lab, one of four branchews statewide. “Coming here, we can go back to beinvg full-service.” Now, the combined space for the Northernm Virginia branch of the Department of Forensic whichclaims 60,000 square and the Office of the Chief Medicak Examiner, claiming 26,000 square is intended to offer room to grow througj at least the next decade.
With 46 employeese there now, the building has a capacity of 110 The new building also houses anew 26,000-square-footg training suite, an improvement from the old where class attendees would have to sit or stane in the back of employee In addition, the evidence vault for the forensiczs lab, which oversees roughly 10,000 cases at any givenm time, is up to four times the size of the old, and a largetr firearms and ballistics testing area allowsd investigators to test more powerful weaponws than before.
Plus, the new medical examiner’s officd space allows for storage of as many as 200 bodie ina morgue, as well as a new biosafeth lab where examiners can test potentially contagious bacteria or viruses, includingb anthrax. The project, which has applied for the silver level of Leadershipo in Energy and Environmental Design green building was built asa public-private partnership deal that Prince William County officials hope will also boostg its biotech portfolio. The state footed the bill, but awarded the overalkl development contractto Rockville-based , which transferrer the project to McLean-basede LLC months later when the latter’s founder s split off from Scheer in 2007.
was the genera contractor, with MWL Architects and McKinnegyand Co. serving as the principa designersand engineers. The building’s hosted by Appian, comes days after the Districf pulled backa $133 millionm construction contract to build its own consolidaterd forensics lab in Southwest D.C. because of concernsx that competingbids weren’t properly D.C. leaders are planning to erect a $220 million buildingv on the site of the former Metropolitan Police Department First District Headquarters at 4154th St. SW.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Dublin, Columbus schools get grants for diesel-cutting - Birmingham Business Journal:
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million is headed to Dublin and under a secondr round of state grantsx aimed at cutting diese lengine emissions. The on Mondau announced recipients of the second and finalk round of Diesel EmissionsReduction grants, a $19.98 million program created in 2008. The first round sent nearly $7.3 million to 10 organizations, includingv the , operator of the region’s bus system. In the winneras disclosed Monday, Dublin was cleared for $464,658 while the Columbusd school system receiveda $918,020 grant. Officials from Dublin and the schoo l district told thestate they’re using the money to replacs vehicles with lower-emission alternatives.
Dublin planse to replace eight 1999- or 2000-model short-haupl diesel trucks, while the school districr is using its grant to replace 15 buse producedin 1990. Projects that received awards are requiredc to put up at least 20 percent of the cost inmatchinh funds. The grant prograkm looks specifically at public and privatr diesel equipment owners in Ohio countiex that fall short of air quality The largest grant among the 16 went to the and to refitf four locomotives withnew engines. That Cincinnati-area projec was awarded $4.6 million.
million is headed to Dublin and under a secondr round of state grantsx aimed at cutting diese lengine emissions. The on Mondau announced recipients of the second and finalk round of Diesel EmissionsReduction grants, a $19.98 million program created in 2008. The first round sent nearly $7.3 million to 10 organizations, includingv the , operator of the region’s bus system. In the winneras disclosed Monday, Dublin was cleared for $464,658 while the Columbusd school system receiveda $918,020 grant. Officials from Dublin and the schoo l district told thestate they’re using the money to replacs vehicles with lower-emission alternatives.
Dublin planse to replace eight 1999- or 2000-model short-haupl diesel trucks, while the school districr is using its grant to replace 15 buse producedin 1990. Projects that received awards are requiredc to put up at least 20 percent of the cost inmatchinh funds. The grant prograkm looks specifically at public and privatr diesel equipment owners in Ohio countiex that fall short of air quality The largest grant among the 16 went to the and to refitf four locomotives withnew engines. That Cincinnati-area projec was awarded $4.6 million.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Critics call out Cincinnati Yellow Pages deal - San Antonio Business Journal:
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, a Denver company that has ownedf the rights tothe region’s largest Yellow Pages producy since 2002, blames the delay on printefr changes and organizational About 140 of its 900 directories are being delayedd nationwide. Cincinnati is the largest market “It’s a stinking deal,” said Brends Hacker, controller for in Clermonyt County. Hacker was planninb to downsizeher company’s ad in a directoryu she thought would be published in June. When she called the company in May to confirm the she was told it was exercising its contractual right to extenrdlast year’s publication. Hacker said it will cost her compangy anextra $700 each month.
“It’s just not what they’re doing to people,” she said. Local Insight spokeswoman Pat Nichols said 75 percent ofits 10,0090 local customers will be unaffected by the delay. Those are companie that plan to maintain the same ads they had last year or Local Insight CEO Scott Pomeroy is asking business owners angered by the delay to callthe company’es customer service line, (888) 237-8570, althoughu it’s not clear what stepxs the company will take to address concerns. “If the product’xs not delivering value to them, our customer serviced department is prepared to talk tothose folks,” Pomerou said.
“I think it’s evaluated on a case-by-casr basis.” The directory delay comees at a time of turmoil for Yellow Pagezspublishers nationwide. The recession is acceleratinb a trend that has long threatened the industry the shiftof so-called “directional advertising” from prinr publications to online search engines and mobilwe phones. The , a subsidiary of , is projectinyg total revenue will shrinkto $11 billion for Yellow Pageas publishers by 2013, down from $14.34 billion in 2008. A year ago, the Kelseh Group was forecasting a compound annual growth rate for the industrytof 4.5 percent.
Now, it’s minus 5 “The recession has driven printt sodeeply negative,” said Charles senior vice president and progranm director of the Kelsey Report. Laughlin said growtuh in digital revenue might never make up for sales lost inpringt publications. “Those who downsize, will they start spending again once thesmoke clears? It’sw probably next year before we he said. Laughlin said most of the nation’s largestr Yellow Pages markets are seeing revenu e dips of more than 20 percent this Pomeroy declined to reveal numbers for Cincinnatij but said the revenue dropis “nowherw near” 20 percent here.
He said companywide revenued was flatin 2008, standing at roughlhy $700 million. Laughlin declined to reveal Kelsey’s future outlook for Cincinnati, which is dominated by Local Insight but includes a second theYellow Book, publishedf by of Berkshire, England. The industry’s major including spinoff Idearc andthe better-known , are struggling through the recessiobn with heavy debt loads. Locall Insight also has leverage issues, but its focuw on smaller markets has helpedx temper the impact of the recessiohn onthe company, said Emile Courtney, a credir analyst for ’s.
“Idearc has filex for bankruptcy, and Donnelley has missed interesyt payments on debt withvarious entities. Locak Insight has not. From a strict financial-metrics point of they’re the healthier of the Courtney said. S&P revised to “negative” its outlook on Locaol Insight but retaineda “B” rating on its corporatwe debt in a March 31 report. At leastr one of the company’s locao customers has a less positive outlook. “jI think they’re really in trouble.
The phone book is a and nobody’s using it any said Vicky Bezak, exclusive marketing agent for Bezak estimated the directory delay woulrd cost hercompany $300 a month if she pays it. “I’m going to call Cincinnatii Bell and tell them that my contractwith (Local Insight) terminates on June 1, and I’ m not paying the ad costs listed on my currengt bill because I didn’t renea it,” she said. Cincinnati Bell serves as the billing agen t for Local Insight and permits the use of its branxd name as part of a rights agreementf signed when it sold its YelloPages company, , in 2002.
But Cincinnatk Bell is not involved inthe company’sw operations otherwise, according to Lisa a public relations consultant for Bell.
, a Denver company that has ownedf the rights tothe region’s largest Yellow Pages producy since 2002, blames the delay on printefr changes and organizational About 140 of its 900 directories are being delayedd nationwide. Cincinnati is the largest market “It’s a stinking deal,” said Brends Hacker, controller for in Clermonyt County. Hacker was planninb to downsizeher company’s ad in a directoryu she thought would be published in June. When she called the company in May to confirm the she was told it was exercising its contractual right to extenrdlast year’s publication. Hacker said it will cost her compangy anextra $700 each month.
“It’s just not what they’re doing to people,” she said. Local Insight spokeswoman Pat Nichols said 75 percent ofits 10,0090 local customers will be unaffected by the delay. Those are companie that plan to maintain the same ads they had last year or Local Insight CEO Scott Pomeroy is asking business owners angered by the delay to callthe company’es customer service line, (888) 237-8570, althoughu it’s not clear what stepxs the company will take to address concerns. “If the product’xs not delivering value to them, our customer serviced department is prepared to talk tothose folks,” Pomerou said.
“I think it’s evaluated on a case-by-casr basis.” The directory delay comees at a time of turmoil for Yellow Pagezspublishers nationwide. The recession is acceleratinb a trend that has long threatened the industry the shiftof so-called “directional advertising” from prinr publications to online search engines and mobilwe phones. The , a subsidiary of , is projectinyg total revenue will shrinkto $11 billion for Yellow Pageas publishers by 2013, down from $14.34 billion in 2008. A year ago, the Kelseh Group was forecasting a compound annual growth rate for the industrytof 4.5 percent.
Now, it’s minus 5 “The recession has driven printt sodeeply negative,” said Charles senior vice president and progranm director of the Kelsey Report. Laughlin said growtuh in digital revenue might never make up for sales lost inpringt publications. “Those who downsize, will they start spending again once thesmoke clears? It’sw probably next year before we he said. Laughlin said most of the nation’s largestr Yellow Pages markets are seeing revenu e dips of more than 20 percent this Pomeroy declined to reveal numbers for Cincinnatij but said the revenue dropis “nowherw near” 20 percent here.
He said companywide revenued was flatin 2008, standing at roughlhy $700 million. Laughlin declined to reveal Kelsey’s future outlook for Cincinnati, which is dominated by Local Insight but includes a second theYellow Book, publishedf by of Berkshire, England. The industry’s major including spinoff Idearc andthe better-known , are struggling through the recessiobn with heavy debt loads. Locall Insight also has leverage issues, but its focuw on smaller markets has helpedx temper the impact of the recessiohn onthe company, said Emile Courtney, a credir analyst for ’s.
“Idearc has filex for bankruptcy, and Donnelley has missed interesyt payments on debt withvarious entities. Locak Insight has not. From a strict financial-metrics point of they’re the healthier of the Courtney said. S&P revised to “negative” its outlook on Locaol Insight but retaineda “B” rating on its corporatwe debt in a March 31 report. At leastr one of the company’s locao customers has a less positive outlook. “jI think they’re really in trouble.
The phone book is a and nobody’s using it any said Vicky Bezak, exclusive marketing agent for Bezak estimated the directory delay woulrd cost hercompany $300 a month if she pays it. “I’m going to call Cincinnatii Bell and tell them that my contractwith (Local Insight) terminates on June 1, and I’ m not paying the ad costs listed on my currengt bill because I didn’t renea it,” she said. Cincinnati Bell serves as the billing agen t for Local Insight and permits the use of its branxd name as part of a rights agreementf signed when it sold its YelloPages company, , in 2002.
But Cincinnatk Bell is not involved inthe company’sw operations otherwise, according to Lisa a public relations consultant for Bell.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
PM posits Innovation as a solution to poverty - Northern Voices Online
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PM posits Innovation as a solution to poverty Northern Voices Online The way to eradicate poverty is not through removing corruption, nor is it through equitable distribution, it does not rely on proactive action to on the farm sector. What it needs, according to the Prime Minister, is innovation. ... |
Friday, November 18, 2011
Winn handing over reins of his company - Business First of Columbus:
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This week Winn, who will be 70 in August, officiallgy handed the reins over tohis son, Gilbert, 31, who has been workingg for his father for six The handoff comes at a time when Winn has endure d intense scrutiny for his involvement with the now-stalled Columbus Centere air-rights project and a donation to former state Sen. Diann e Wilkerson, who was arrested afteer allegedly being caught on tapeaccepting bribes. Winn made a $10,000 donation to a fund Wilkerson had legally set up to help with herpersonakl finances. Two years latee she sought $4.
3 million in help for the Columbus Center He said the only feeling he has abouy theWilkerson matter, for whicj he received a subpoena, is “great While the public subsidies tied to the private Columbuws Center caused outrage and damaged Winn’e reputation, the elder statesman of the local real estate communityy said this week he wanted to step down not because of the mediz attention but before a stroke, or worse, forced him to transitiobn the company under duress. Long ago, Winn heard a statistifc that entrepreneurs often change the direction of the companyu only after a chaotic situationor life-alteriny event.
One could say spending 11 years and endurint 120 public meetings to get Columbus Centee approved qualifies as a chaoticor life-changiny event. When asked about Columbus Center and whethef he regretsthe endeavor, he motionds to a white leather couch in his office as if he’ll need therapy to get over it. “Ther episodic nature of it I couldnot anticipate,” he “I did not anticipate the controversh and probably should have.” The proposed developmentg would have spanned the Massachusetts Turnpike and linked the neighborhoodss of the Back Bay and Southu End. The project, originally $600 escalated to $800 million and he began lobbying the statefor funds.
Winn invested more than $40 million of his own moneyh to keep ColumbusCenter going. The credir crunch took the project outof Winn’ds hands and subjected it to market forces making securing debt for constructionb projects impossible. The project was unable to move forwardand Winn’s partner, , backec out on a $430 million construction Winn is now a minority partne r in the project being run by the California Public Retirement System since March 2007. “Thise was like an insurmountable opportunity,” said Winn.
“(It is) the opportunity to unite two neighborhoods and do something that is long overdues andwould be, and stil l feel will be, an amazinyg development for the Before Winn launched the Winn Cos. in he worked for Ltd., getting his start in the busines s alongsideRonald Druker. Both worked for Druker’s now-deceaseed father, Bertram. Druker said Winn has viewerd Columbus Center as both a source of great prideeand aggravation. Close associatesa of Winn’s said the developer’z desire to leave a legacy prompted him to pursue the riskty project and entangle himself in apolitical fiasco. “I suspect the last chapter has not been said Druker ofColumbus Center.
“Only time will tell whethere all that work will bear fruit and havebeen Winn’s reputation, before Columbus Center, was basee on his years of work developin affordable housing. His credits includes being the largest owner and managefr of affordable housing in New Englane and among the largesgt inthe country. Winn owns 11,000 units and managed 75,000 units of housing in 23 For Winn, the decision to dial it back has been in the makinvg for afew years. Winn rarely works a full week and oftehn comes inafter 12:300 p.m. Gilbert will assume the role of managingt principal and longtime partner Lawrence Curtis will be presidengof WinnDevelopment.
Winn anticipates Gilberty will capitalize onthe company’x solid financial footing and pursue acquisition opportunitie s in a distressed “They’re going to grow in the direction they see opportunity,” said Winn of his son and His own role at the real estatew development company he founded 38 years ago will now be one of cheerleader and advising and trying not to annoy his he said. Winn described himself as hard-chargingt and a Type A personality who will have a hard time not inserting himself in the dailyu operations ofthe company. “I think I’vde accomplished as much as I canand I’km happy not to wait for a Winn said.
This week Winn, who will be 70 in August, officiallgy handed the reins over tohis son, Gilbert, 31, who has been workingg for his father for six The handoff comes at a time when Winn has endure d intense scrutiny for his involvement with the now-stalled Columbus Centere air-rights project and a donation to former state Sen. Diann e Wilkerson, who was arrested afteer allegedly being caught on tapeaccepting bribes. Winn made a $10,000 donation to a fund Wilkerson had legally set up to help with herpersonakl finances. Two years latee she sought $4.
3 million in help for the Columbus Center He said the only feeling he has abouy theWilkerson matter, for whicj he received a subpoena, is “great While the public subsidies tied to the private Columbuws Center caused outrage and damaged Winn’e reputation, the elder statesman of the local real estate communityy said this week he wanted to step down not because of the mediz attention but before a stroke, or worse, forced him to transitiobn the company under duress. Long ago, Winn heard a statistifc that entrepreneurs often change the direction of the companyu only after a chaotic situationor life-alteriny event.
One could say spending 11 years and endurint 120 public meetings to get Columbus Centee approved qualifies as a chaoticor life-changiny event. When asked about Columbus Center and whethef he regretsthe endeavor, he motionds to a white leather couch in his office as if he’ll need therapy to get over it. “Ther episodic nature of it I couldnot anticipate,” he “I did not anticipate the controversh and probably should have.” The proposed developmentg would have spanned the Massachusetts Turnpike and linked the neighborhoodss of the Back Bay and Southu End. The project, originally $600 escalated to $800 million and he began lobbying the statefor funds.
Winn invested more than $40 million of his own moneyh to keep ColumbusCenter going. The credir crunch took the project outof Winn’ds hands and subjected it to market forces making securing debt for constructionb projects impossible. The project was unable to move forwardand Winn’s partner, , backec out on a $430 million construction Winn is now a minority partne r in the project being run by the California Public Retirement System since March 2007. “Thise was like an insurmountable opportunity,” said Winn.
“(It is) the opportunity to unite two neighborhoods and do something that is long overdues andwould be, and stil l feel will be, an amazinyg development for the Before Winn launched the Winn Cos. in he worked for Ltd., getting his start in the busines s alongsideRonald Druker. Both worked for Druker’s now-deceaseed father, Bertram. Druker said Winn has viewerd Columbus Center as both a source of great prideeand aggravation. Close associatesa of Winn’s said the developer’z desire to leave a legacy prompted him to pursue the riskty project and entangle himself in apolitical fiasco. “I suspect the last chapter has not been said Druker ofColumbus Center.
“Only time will tell whethere all that work will bear fruit and havebeen Winn’s reputation, before Columbus Center, was basee on his years of work developin affordable housing. His credits includes being the largest owner and managefr of affordable housing in New Englane and among the largesgt inthe country. Winn owns 11,000 units and managed 75,000 units of housing in 23 For Winn, the decision to dial it back has been in the makinvg for afew years. Winn rarely works a full week and oftehn comes inafter 12:300 p.m. Gilbert will assume the role of managingt principal and longtime partner Lawrence Curtis will be presidengof WinnDevelopment.
Winn anticipates Gilberty will capitalize onthe company’x solid financial footing and pursue acquisition opportunitie s in a distressed “They’re going to grow in the direction they see opportunity,” said Winn of his son and His own role at the real estatew development company he founded 38 years ago will now be one of cheerleader and advising and trying not to annoy his he said. Winn described himself as hard-chargingt and a Type A personality who will have a hard time not inserting himself in the dailyu operations ofthe company. “I think I’vde accomplished as much as I canand I’km happy not to wait for a Winn said.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Joan Aragone: Village movement spreading around California - San Jose Mercury News
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Joan Aragone: Village movement spreading around California San Jose Mercury News Village volunteers arranged for home care and home maintenance. After her husband died, they assisted with services for organizing papers and other needs. Now Young pays back by volunteering herself, driving other village members to medical and other ... |
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