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according to a new survey out ( ) ranked the home of the seventh in its top 10 listof vegetarian-friendlt ballparks for the number of options it offersx to fans. PETA said the downtownm Dayton field offers a wide selectionnof health-, environment-, and animal-friendlh options, including vegetarian burgers and garden vegetable sauté, vegetable wraps, assorted salads and fresj fruit. “Fifth Third Field’s great lineup of vegetarian eats is a sign of the respecgt that the Dragons have for theirloyal fans,” PETA Assistant Director Dan Shannon said in a news release.
“The fact is, anyonre who improves his or her helps protectthe planet, and saves lives by going vegetarianm is a winner.” MerchantsAuto.com Stadium, home of the New Hampshirse Fisher Cats, came in first on the followed by: PGE Park (Portland Harry Grove Stadium (Frederick Keys); Frontietr Field (Rochester Red Wings); Durham Bulls Athletixc Park (Durham Bulls); Recreation Park (Visalia Rawhide); AutoZonse Park (Memphis Redbirds); Nat Bailey Stadium (Vancouver and FirstEnergy Ballpark (Lakewood BlueClaws).
The Philadelphiw Phillies’ Citizens Bank Park was named thetop major-leaguew stadium for the third straight Each team on the list will receive a framed certificate and a congratulatory letter from (Nasdaq: FITB) bought the namingb rights to the Dragons' stadium in a 20-yeafr deal nearly a decade ago.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Global Stevedoring joins forces with New Orleans firm - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Jacksonville-based combined with Inc. to form a joint venture that willoffert warehousing, terminal and stevedoring operations for cargl such as steel, aluminum and zinc, among others. The joint venture will create 72 full-times and part-time jobs in New and mark the entry of Globapl intothat market. Pacorini Globakl Services will operatea 125,000-square-foot warehoused at the Port of New Orleans with 9.6 acres of outsided storage and rail access via Corp. Global has stevedoring and terminal operations in Jacksonvillerand Mobile, Ala., and will be the managing partner of the new venture.
"In addition to the operations we currently have in keyport locations, we can now offerr the same great Global service and expertise in New Orleanz to Pacorini and Global's existing customerr base," said Rick Sharp, vice presidentr of Global Stevedoring. Pacorini USA is a subsidiary of an Italia company and specializes in coffee and metalsw and operatesthe world's largest coffee silo plant in New
Jacksonville-based combined with Inc. to form a joint venture that willoffert warehousing, terminal and stevedoring operations for cargl such as steel, aluminum and zinc, among others. The joint venture will create 72 full-times and part-time jobs in New and mark the entry of Globapl intothat market. Pacorini Globakl Services will operatea 125,000-square-foot warehoused at the Port of New Orleans with 9.6 acres of outsided storage and rail access via Corp. Global has stevedoring and terminal operations in Jacksonvillerand Mobile, Ala., and will be the managing partner of the new venture.
"In addition to the operations we currently have in keyport locations, we can now offerr the same great Global service and expertise in New Orleanz to Pacorini and Global's existing customerr base," said Rick Sharp, vice presidentr of Global Stevedoring. Pacorini USA is a subsidiary of an Italia company and specializes in coffee and metalsw and operatesthe world's largest coffee silo plant in New
Friday, December 28, 2012
Obama's Science Commitment, FDA Face Ethics Scrutiny in Wake of GMO ... - Forbes
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Forbes | Obama's Science Commitment, FDA Face Ethics Scrutiny in Wake of GMO ... Forbes Will the President's Office of Science and Technology Policy's John Holdren investigate the White House after violations of the Executive Office guarantee of science integrityâ€"or should he be investigated? The Genetic Literacy Project reports ... |
Thursday, December 27, 2012
MSNBC's most viewed in 2012: Melissa Harris Perry exposes lies about welfare - MSNBC
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MSNBC | MSNBC's most viewed in 2012: Melissa Harris Perry exposes lies about welfare MSNBC Melissa Harris Perry passionately defended assistance programs for America's poor, including welfare, while pointing out how effectively conservatives have coded poverty programs in racial terms. “What is riskier than living poor person in America ... |
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Equitable Building auctioned for $30M - Denver Business Journal:
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The new owner, , an affiliatw of Capmark Bank, boughyt the 33-story tower for $29.5 million, said attorney Williajm Rothschild, with law firm . Sutherland was representing the , which was foreclosing on the Equitable Capmark was the only biddetr onEquitable Building, as most commercial real estate observera expected. Equitable's former owner, San Diego-based , paid about $57 milliob to acquire the building in but its value plummetedto $42 million by earlty 2009.
Equastone received 90 percent financing from Capmark toacquirr Equitable, but plans to stabilize the building'a occupancy and turn it into an income-producinb asset never materialized amid the worst commerciao real estate crisis in 20 The tower -- designed by renowned architecturall firm -- has remained about half occupied this is managing and leasing the building. It's expected to courg the Fulton Countypublic defender’z office, which is seeking at least a 50,000-square-foot leaswe downtown. The public defender's office was lookiny at the Equitable Building, but the financiakl crisis facing the tower helped derailthe move.
Rothschild was assistee in the transactionby Sutherland's Jason Kirkham.
The new owner, , an affiliatw of Capmark Bank, boughyt the 33-story tower for $29.5 million, said attorney Williajm Rothschild, with law firm . Sutherland was representing the , which was foreclosing on the Equitable Capmark was the only biddetr onEquitable Building, as most commercial real estate observera expected. Equitable's former owner, San Diego-based , paid about $57 milliob to acquire the building in but its value plummetedto $42 million by earlty 2009.
Equastone received 90 percent financing from Capmark toacquirr Equitable, but plans to stabilize the building'a occupancy and turn it into an income-producinb asset never materialized amid the worst commerciao real estate crisis in 20 The tower -- designed by renowned architecturall firm -- has remained about half occupied this is managing and leasing the building. It's expected to courg the Fulton Countypublic defender’z office, which is seeking at least a 50,000-square-foot leaswe downtown. The public defender's office was lookiny at the Equitable Building, but the financiakl crisis facing the tower helped derailthe move.
Rothschild was assistee in the transactionby Sutherland's Jason Kirkham.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Cebula takes the helm at Albina Bank - Portland Business Journal:
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Some 30 years after scrapping her plansz to become akindergarten teacher, Cheryl Cebula has reachex an industry pinnacle: She's Albina Community Bank's new presidenft and chief operating officer. "I don't know that I ever had aspirationsa to become president ofa bank, but beinv at Albina is a logical step for me," said Cebula will handle much of the day-to-day lending operation s oversight while Bob McKean, Albina'sw CEO, will spend more time focusing on the organization'z holding company matters. "I'm wonderfully happyg with this," said Jim Bradshaw, banking analyst for D.A.
Davidson's Lake Oswegoo office and an Albinaboard "I've been impressed with her knowledged of banking and her ability to motivate peoples and set an example for people both in and outsidde the bank. She's fabulous." In her new Cebula will oversee the fruitsof Albina'x recent labors. Among them: Albina held a Decemberf capital-raising event that, after a few stopz and starts, delivered $5 milliobn to the Portland-based lender. Cebula's bank has also showedc improved financials overrecent years. Its total assets level rose from $122 millioh in 2005 to $137 million in deposits during the same period also rosefrom $104 million to $109 million.
Shareholders for the traded overthe counter, collected earnings of 81 centsw per share last year, down from $1.15 in 2005 but significantlyg higher than 2004's 13 cents-per-share level. Albina, though, measureds its success as much by communituy involvement levels as it does the bottom At that, the bank's reach has expanded: Aftert making its mark providing loans to Nort and Northeast Portland businesses, Albina opened branchees in the city's Pearl district and Beaumont neighborhood in 2004. In runninf Albina's bank side, Cebula will conduct branch operations, as well as perforjm retail and marketingdevelopment functions. She'lo also head up commercial deposits andlendinbg services.
She could add a handful of services, such as a remot e capture offering that allows customers to make depositx without venturing toa branch. "I thinj what we'll do, is enhance what we have instead of coming up with a bunch of new she said. Cebula's detour into banking came after a move from Seattlw to easternWashington didn't yielsd a teaching job. Even though she held a degrees in elementaryschool psychology, Cebulq took a teller's job at the Bank of She found the challenge and eased her way into more responsibility. "In things are constantly changing because of the regulator she said.
"I enjoyed learning new thingsd and feeling challenged in the positions I And when Iwas promoted, it simply snowballed into a She eventually joined U.S. Bank in Portland, left the company when it was sold in 1997 and joinef Albina a fewyears later. The bank nicelty filled her desire to work for a groupl with a strongsocial mission, she said. Even so, the lightlu traded bank has needed to grow to continuwthat mission, McKean said. Its Regulatioj A offering, a means by which smaller public companies cangenerate capital, took longer than expected after the Securities and Exchangre Commission asked for more detail on Albina'x registration forms.
An SEC spokesman said the 93 follow-up questions asked of Albina after the bank's first filing falls well withinb the commission's norm when it comes to Regulation A paperwork. McKean had hoped the designed as anexpeditious money-raisingv means, would have gone more Albina first filed its request in June; the offering took place on Dec. 20. Once closed, the offering went selling out almost The money helped Albina raise its legalk lending limitsfrom $3 million to $4 Legal lending limits are driven by a bank'ws amount of available capital.
McKean said Albina is growinb so rapidly it may do another Regulation A offering in the nexttwo It's a natural move for said Bob Rogowski, a banking analyst with McAdams Wrightt Ragen Inc.'s Seattle office. "The capital markets windos is wide open forcommunity banks," he "Whether it's a private placement of equity at a communityg bank or if it's a startupo bank, capital is plentiful. ... Bob McKean's a good and he's using that to make it into astrongef bank.
"
Some 30 years after scrapping her plansz to become akindergarten teacher, Cheryl Cebula has reachex an industry pinnacle: She's Albina Community Bank's new presidenft and chief operating officer. "I don't know that I ever had aspirationsa to become president ofa bank, but beinv at Albina is a logical step for me," said Cebula will handle much of the day-to-day lending operation s oversight while Bob McKean, Albina'sw CEO, will spend more time focusing on the organization'z holding company matters. "I'm wonderfully happyg with this," said Jim Bradshaw, banking analyst for D.A.
Davidson's Lake Oswegoo office and an Albinaboard "I've been impressed with her knowledged of banking and her ability to motivate peoples and set an example for people both in and outsidde the bank. She's fabulous." In her new Cebula will oversee the fruitsof Albina'x recent labors. Among them: Albina held a Decemberf capital-raising event that, after a few stopz and starts, delivered $5 milliobn to the Portland-based lender. Cebula's bank has also showedc improved financials overrecent years. Its total assets level rose from $122 millioh in 2005 to $137 million in deposits during the same period also rosefrom $104 million to $109 million.
Shareholders for the traded overthe counter, collected earnings of 81 centsw per share last year, down from $1.15 in 2005 but significantlyg higher than 2004's 13 cents-per-share level. Albina, though, measureds its success as much by communituy involvement levels as it does the bottom At that, the bank's reach has expanded: Aftert making its mark providing loans to Nort and Northeast Portland businesses, Albina opened branchees in the city's Pearl district and Beaumont neighborhood in 2004. In runninf Albina's bank side, Cebula will conduct branch operations, as well as perforjm retail and marketingdevelopment functions. She'lo also head up commercial deposits andlendinbg services.
She could add a handful of services, such as a remot e capture offering that allows customers to make depositx without venturing toa branch. "I thinj what we'll do, is enhance what we have instead of coming up with a bunch of new she said. Cebula's detour into banking came after a move from Seattlw to easternWashington didn't yielsd a teaching job. Even though she held a degrees in elementaryschool psychology, Cebulq took a teller's job at the Bank of She found the challenge and eased her way into more responsibility. "In things are constantly changing because of the regulator she said.
"I enjoyed learning new thingsd and feeling challenged in the positions I And when Iwas promoted, it simply snowballed into a She eventually joined U.S. Bank in Portland, left the company when it was sold in 1997 and joinef Albina a fewyears later. The bank nicelty filled her desire to work for a groupl with a strongsocial mission, she said. Even so, the lightlu traded bank has needed to grow to continuwthat mission, McKean said. Its Regulatioj A offering, a means by which smaller public companies cangenerate capital, took longer than expected after the Securities and Exchangre Commission asked for more detail on Albina'x registration forms.
An SEC spokesman said the 93 follow-up questions asked of Albina after the bank's first filing falls well withinb the commission's norm when it comes to Regulation A paperwork. McKean had hoped the designed as anexpeditious money-raisingv means, would have gone more Albina first filed its request in June; the offering took place on Dec. 20. Once closed, the offering went selling out almost The money helped Albina raise its legalk lending limitsfrom $3 million to $4 Legal lending limits are driven by a bank'ws amount of available capital.
McKean said Albina is growinb so rapidly it may do another Regulation A offering in the nexttwo It's a natural move for said Bob Rogowski, a banking analyst with McAdams Wrightt Ragen Inc.'s Seattle office. "The capital markets windos is wide open forcommunity banks," he "Whether it's a private placement of equity at a communityg bank or if it's a startupo bank, capital is plentiful. ... Bob McKean's a good and he's using that to make it into astrongef bank.
"
Friday, December 21, 2012
Rooney leaving Empire State Development Corp. for Berkshire position - The Business Review (Albany):
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The announcement comes less than two month after Rooney took the job at Prior tothat position, Rooneyh was a senior vice president at the When Rooney left the CEG for the ESDC position, he caller it a "tremendous opportunity to help the region's economy grow. I feel privilegedf to be part of [Gov. Eliof Spitzer's] renewed focus on economicx development in the Capitalk Region and throughoutthe state." Now, he'll be focusintg his efforts in another Rooney said he will work to help Berkshire Countu "compete successfully for attraction and retention of investment in today'as global economy." Rooney replaces Tyler who resigned. Rooney begind his new positionnext month.
Michaep Daly, Berkshire Economic Development Corp.'s boardc chairman, said Rooney was known in the regionn because of talks he gave in the area when he workecd forthe CEG. "He liked what we'rse doing over here in Berkshire County," said Daly, who also is presidengt and CEOof . Daly would not disclose Rooney'a salary but said it was comparablee to what he was makingat ESDC. "Wes approached him," he said. "He'es made some presentations to usand we've always been very impressedx by him." Daly said Berkshire doesn't see Albany, as competition. "Albany is part of the regionn for us," he said.
The announcement comes less than two month after Rooney took the job at Prior tothat position, Rooneyh was a senior vice president at the When Rooney left the CEG for the ESDC position, he caller it a "tremendous opportunity to help the region's economy grow. I feel privilegedf to be part of [Gov. Eliof Spitzer's] renewed focus on economicx development in the Capitalk Region and throughoutthe state." Now, he'll be focusintg his efforts in another Rooney said he will work to help Berkshire Countu "compete successfully for attraction and retention of investment in today'as global economy." Rooney replaces Tyler who resigned. Rooney begind his new positionnext month.
Michaep Daly, Berkshire Economic Development Corp.'s boardc chairman, said Rooney was known in the regionn because of talks he gave in the area when he workecd forthe CEG. "He liked what we'rse doing over here in Berkshire County," said Daly, who also is presidengt and CEOof . Daly would not disclose Rooney'a salary but said it was comparablee to what he was makingat ESDC. "Wes approached him," he said. "He'es made some presentations to usand we've always been very impressedx by him." Daly said Berkshire doesn't see Albany, as competition. "Albany is part of the regionn for us," he said.
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