VEGAS INC | McCarran projected to be one of nation's fastest-growing airports VEGAS INC Other fast-growing airports ahead of Las Vegas include Boston's Logan International (projected growth of 14.2 percent), New Orleans (12.8 percent), Charlotte, NC (11.3 percent), Dallas-Fort Worth International (10.8 percent), Ronald Reagan Washington ... |
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
McCarran projected to be one of nation's fastest-growing airports - VEGAS INC
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Monday, August 29, 2011
SUPer-charged day at Duke OceanFest at Waikiki - Global Surf News
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SUPer-charged day at Duke OceanFest at Waikiki Global Surf News World class SUP racer Connor Baxter sliced and diced the sprint field; Alika Willis posted a heart-warming surf win; and a hearty workout was had by all aboard the world's largest SUP board 'SUPZilla' as it engulfed the Queens Surf lineup en-route to ... |
Saturday, August 27, 2011
In tiny Layton, a rarely contested council election - KeysNet
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In tiny Layton, a rarely contested council election KeysNet Unlike its much larger neighbor to the west, the city of Layton will have a contested election this November. William Murchie is challenging four-term incumbent John Cromartie for seat 1 on the five-member City Council. ... |
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Survey: Employee morale improving - Portland Business Journal:
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Twenty-four percent of respondentse thought morale hadgone “These results prove that employees are happier and more likelyh to stay with their companiesz due to the quality of their management,” Burton Goldfield, presidenf and chief executive officer of TriNet, said in a news “Companies that develop the skills of theifr leaders boost their employment brand whicb then positively contributes to employere morale.” Company culture and reputation was the biggest factodr that held morale together, according to 36 percenft of respondents. Other factors included flexibility, a good balancw between work and andjob security.
The survey also foun d that while the intent to hire had all but disappearedd fromlate 2008, hiring was on a slightg upswing over the past thre e months with more than 60 percent of respondents sayintg they were currently hiring or tryiny to attract talent, compared with 55 percenrt in the first quarter of 2009. More than 250 small-businesw leaders responded to the survey. San Calif.-based TriNet provides human resources outsourcing and consulting services tosmalpl businesses.
Twenty-four percent of respondentse thought morale hadgone “These results prove that employees are happier and more likelyh to stay with their companiesz due to the quality of their management,” Burton Goldfield, presidenf and chief executive officer of TriNet, said in a news “Companies that develop the skills of theifr leaders boost their employment brand whicb then positively contributes to employere morale.” Company culture and reputation was the biggest factodr that held morale together, according to 36 percenft of respondents. Other factors included flexibility, a good balancw between work and andjob security.
The survey also foun d that while the intent to hire had all but disappearedd fromlate 2008, hiring was on a slightg upswing over the past thre e months with more than 60 percent of respondents sayintg they were currently hiring or tryiny to attract talent, compared with 55 percenrt in the first quarter of 2009. More than 250 small-businesw leaders responded to the survey. San Calif.-based TriNet provides human resources outsourcing and consulting services tosmalpl businesses.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
School districts reports cases of swine flu - San Antonio Business Journal:
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(Metro Health) notified NEISD at 5:30 p.m. on May 7 that a four-year-olde Longs Creek Elementary School student has been diagnosed withthe flu. The identity of the child was not shared with theschool district. School Superintendent Richarxd A. Middleton sent out a letterd to parents, staff and the community indicating that this is the only confirmed casewith NEISD. The school district will not close any schools as a resulrt of this confirmed case and Metro Healthg officials have not recommendeds that the schoolbe closed.
The threa t of infection from this case hasalready passed, Middleton says the school district will not considefr closing any schools unless directed to do so by Metrlo Health. Since learning of the threatt of theH1N1 virus, NEISD officials have directer maintenance crews to thoroughly cleanm all facilities. Students and staff are beingv encouraged to wash their hands with soapand However, students and employees also have access to the Kleenhanza antimicrobial towelette system as an alternativew when regular hand-washing is unavailable. North East is postexd updates on the H1N1 threat at its Web site North East has a total enrollmentof 63,28o students and operates 63 campuses.
In other news, notified parentsw that there may befive “probable” cases of swin e flu at Blattman, Cable, Esparza, Howsman, and Knowlton elementary The children range in ages from 4 to 11 year ago. These schools will remai n openas well. The identities of these students have not been releasedd byMetro Health.
(Metro Health) notified NEISD at 5:30 p.m. on May 7 that a four-year-olde Longs Creek Elementary School student has been diagnosed withthe flu. The identity of the child was not shared with theschool district. School Superintendent Richarxd A. Middleton sent out a letterd to parents, staff and the community indicating that this is the only confirmed casewith NEISD. The school district will not close any schools as a resulrt of this confirmed case and Metro Healthg officials have not recommendeds that the schoolbe closed.
The threa t of infection from this case hasalready passed, Middleton says the school district will not considefr closing any schools unless directed to do so by Metrlo Health. Since learning of the threatt of theH1N1 virus, NEISD officials have directer maintenance crews to thoroughly cleanm all facilities. Students and staff are beingv encouraged to wash their hands with soapand However, students and employees also have access to the Kleenhanza antimicrobial towelette system as an alternativew when regular hand-washing is unavailable. North East is postexd updates on the H1N1 threat at its Web site North East has a total enrollmentof 63,28o students and operates 63 campuses.
In other news, notified parentsw that there may befive “probable” cases of swin e flu at Blattman, Cable, Esparza, Howsman, and Knowlton elementary The children range in ages from 4 to 11 year ago. These schools will remai n openas well. The identities of these students have not been releasedd byMetro Health.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Battlefield 3 Lacks Server List - GotGame News
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PC Gamer Magazine | Battlefield 3 Lacks Server List GotGame News Those wishing to browse servers in the main screen of Battlefield 3 may be in for an unpleasant surprise â€" there isn'ta browser. At least, there is a large likelihood that there isn't one. For now, gameplay designer and DICE employee Alan Kertz ... Battlefield 3 PC won 039 t have in-game server browser 'Battlefield 3′ On PC Will Not Use In-Game Server Browsers, Consoles Will 'Battlefield 3' will have in-game server browser on consoles, not PC |
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Behind Google's Huge Breakup Fee in Motorola Deal - New York Times
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Globe and Mail | Behind Google's Huge Breakup Fee in Motorola Deal New York Times I'm talking about the $2.5 billion reverse termination fee that Google agreed to pay Motorola Mobility if its proposed takeover fails to obtain antitrust clearance. This fee is about 20 percent of the $12.5 billion deal value and is significantly ... Motorola Mobility Can't Solicit Rival Offers to Google Bid When Google Met Moto |
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Eddie A. Philpott - AugustaGazette.com
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Eddie A. Philpott AugustaGazette.com By Anonymous Survivors: son, Anthony E. Philpott of Douglass; sisters, Irene McFadin of Colcord, Okla., Mary Sue (Bement) Roberts and husband, Roy of Perry, Kan.; brother, Bobbie Philpott and wife, Loretta of Gentry, Ark.; five grandchildren, Amie, ... |
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Falcons kicking off new marketing campaign - Orlando Business Journal:
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Falcons Vice President of Marketing Jim Smithn said he hopes the team is gettingb back on track to where it wasin 2005, comingg off a season in which the team’xs season ended one game short of the Super Bowl. That year the Falconsa essentially capped the amount of season tickets they sold and kept a few thousanfdfor single-game sales. Now, despite the the Falcons are in a positioj to cash in onthe team’es surprising 11-5 season in whichn they made the playoffs and quarterback Matt Ryan was named Rookis of the Year and coach Mike Smith was namer Coach of the Year by the .
“Our ultimate goal is to get back to wher we werein 2005, pretty much sold out of seasob tickets,” Smith said. In light of the the Falc-ons have created a new payment plan for Inthe past, fans had to put down a deposit of $100 per ticket by a followed by a very fluid deadlined for when the remainder of the balanc was due. Under the new system, the Falcons are not asking for a depositf and are allowing fans to make payments insix interest-free installments.
The more structured renewall system has the added benefi of allowing the Falcons to show new ticket buyerse where they actually will sit much Under theold system, with its fluird deadline, new buyers could not pick theire seats until June or July, around the time when training camp begins. Now, new buyers can pick their seataright away. In addition, while the sponsors that some pro sportx relyon — particularly those in the financiaol services industry and auto manufacturers have hit some teams, leagues and events hard with theire failure to renew, Smith had good news on that “Our renewals have gone exceptionally well,” he “And our new sales have been surprisinglh very good.
” In particular the team has signed new partnershipx with and concrete manufactureer The QUIKRETE Companies Inc. Smithu called those sponsorships “sizabled deals” that will be featured in all ofthe team’s marketing The marketing campaign began the week of Marcnh 9 with the launch of billboards in what Smity said were seven of the highest-traffic areas in metrok Atlanta, calling it “aw very aggressive launch.” Smith expectz the team’s radio and televisionj ads to hit the airwaves around March 14 or 15.
The themre of the campaign — “The Hunt is — plays to the idea that the named for a bird of is now the hunter instead of the With former star quarterback Michael Vick in jail on federa ldogfighting charges, the campaign represents a continuatio of a team-driven marketing as opposed to a change from the former individual-basedr one. Smith said the Falcons worked in conjunction withthe Dallas-basefd Richards Group to come up with the ’s research indicated an evolution in coverage by the newspapers based in the citied of Falcons’ opponents throughout last season.
Enterinyg the season — coming off the year in whic h Vick went to jail and coach Bobbyu Petrino left beforethe season’s end for the job at the the Falcons were expected to be one of the ’x worst teams, and yet they made the playoffs. Smitgh said media coverage went from portrayingh the Falcons as an easy win to portrayingf the team as overachievers to a final acknowledgement that the Falcons werefor real. The new ads are intendex to mirror the old wildlife and nature televisionshow “ ’ Wild Kingdom.” The voice-over intones how therse is “no stopping them during feedinv time” and how “adversariew don’t hunt them.
” The connection between the Falcons and the Richard Group dates to team owned Arthur Blank’s days at T The Richards Group stil does work for Home Depot, along with Atlanta-baser Inc. Doug Martin, a principal at the Richards said that the new marketing campaigjn wasa “no-brainer.” “It’s the mentality of this team,” he “They’re driven. They’re going to work their butts off. They’re going for the Lombardi [Trophy givemn to the winner of theSupeer Bowl]. They’re going for it all. They keep It’s a pretty obvious connection.
”
Falcons Vice President of Marketing Jim Smithn said he hopes the team is gettingb back on track to where it wasin 2005, comingg off a season in which the team’xs season ended one game short of the Super Bowl. That year the Falconsa essentially capped the amount of season tickets they sold and kept a few thousanfdfor single-game sales. Now, despite the the Falcons are in a positioj to cash in onthe team’es surprising 11-5 season in whichn they made the playoffs and quarterback Matt Ryan was named Rookis of the Year and coach Mike Smith was namer Coach of the Year by the .
“Our ultimate goal is to get back to wher we werein 2005, pretty much sold out of seasob tickets,” Smith said. In light of the the Falc-ons have created a new payment plan for Inthe past, fans had to put down a deposit of $100 per ticket by a followed by a very fluid deadlined for when the remainder of the balanc was due. Under the new system, the Falcons are not asking for a depositf and are allowing fans to make payments insix interest-free installments.
The more structured renewall system has the added benefi of allowing the Falcons to show new ticket buyerse where they actually will sit much Under theold system, with its fluird deadline, new buyers could not pick theire seats until June or July, around the time when training camp begins. Now, new buyers can pick their seataright away. In addition, while the sponsors that some pro sportx relyon — particularly those in the financiaol services industry and auto manufacturers have hit some teams, leagues and events hard with theire failure to renew, Smith had good news on that “Our renewals have gone exceptionally well,” he “And our new sales have been surprisinglh very good.
” In particular the team has signed new partnershipx with and concrete manufactureer The QUIKRETE Companies Inc. Smithu called those sponsorships “sizabled deals” that will be featured in all ofthe team’s marketing The marketing campaign began the week of Marcnh 9 with the launch of billboards in what Smity said were seven of the highest-traffic areas in metrok Atlanta, calling it “aw very aggressive launch.” Smith expectz the team’s radio and televisionj ads to hit the airwaves around March 14 or 15.
The themre of the campaign — “The Hunt is — plays to the idea that the named for a bird of is now the hunter instead of the With former star quarterback Michael Vick in jail on federa ldogfighting charges, the campaign represents a continuatio of a team-driven marketing as opposed to a change from the former individual-basedr one. Smith said the Falcons worked in conjunction withthe Dallas-basefd Richards Group to come up with the ’s research indicated an evolution in coverage by the newspapers based in the citied of Falcons’ opponents throughout last season.
Enterinyg the season — coming off the year in whic h Vick went to jail and coach Bobbyu Petrino left beforethe season’s end for the job at the the Falcons were expected to be one of the ’x worst teams, and yet they made the playoffs. Smitgh said media coverage went from portrayingh the Falcons as an easy win to portrayingf the team as overachievers to a final acknowledgement that the Falcons werefor real. The new ads are intendex to mirror the old wildlife and nature televisionshow “ ’ Wild Kingdom.” The voice-over intones how therse is “no stopping them during feedinv time” and how “adversariew don’t hunt them.
” The connection between the Falcons and the Richard Group dates to team owned Arthur Blank’s days at T The Richards Group stil does work for Home Depot, along with Atlanta-baser Inc. Doug Martin, a principal at the Richards said that the new marketing campaigjn wasa “no-brainer.” “It’s the mentality of this team,” he “They’re driven. They’re going to work their butts off. They’re going for the Lombardi [Trophy givemn to the winner of theSupeer Bowl]. They’re going for it all. They keep It’s a pretty obvious connection.
”
Thursday, August 11, 2011
WCI, developer of Westshore Yacht Club, files reorganization plan - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
http://www.louisvillejuniorrowing.com/post_1235739921.html
The company filed a plan of reorganizatio n with the for the District of Delaware about 10 months after it Chapter 11bankruptcuy protection. Under the plan, the company’s senio r secured lenders will receive new first lien debttotalingy $450 million, including a $150 million payment-in-kinds component, a release The senior secured lenders will hold a 95 percent equity stakr in the reorganized company.
The remaining 5 percent equit y stake would be shared bythe company’s unsecured The unsecured creditors’ share would begin to increase when the new debt is fullyu retired and would reach a maximum of 35 percent, aftet the secured lenders have received paymentd of about $70 million, the amoungt currently owed to them, the release The plan reflects positions taken in lengthy negotiations but has not been approvedc or recommended by creditors, the releasde said.
WCI said in the release that it wanted to get a plan on file with the bankruptct court so discussions could continure and a definitive timeline for exit could be WCI also reaffirmed an earliet decision to suspend all Florids homebuilding new constructionactivities indefinitely, pending marketr recovery, the release although it will complete homes under construction and continues maintenance of its WCI (PINK SHEETS: WCIMQ) is based in Bonita Springsw but has close ties to the Tampa Bay area. WCI communitiexs in the Bay area include inHillsborough County, in Tampa, in Bradentoj and the in Venice.
The company filed a plan of reorganizatio n with the for the District of Delaware about 10 months after it Chapter 11bankruptcuy protection. Under the plan, the company’s senio r secured lenders will receive new first lien debttotalingy $450 million, including a $150 million payment-in-kinds component, a release The senior secured lenders will hold a 95 percent equity stakr in the reorganized company.
The remaining 5 percent equit y stake would be shared bythe company’s unsecured The unsecured creditors’ share would begin to increase when the new debt is fullyu retired and would reach a maximum of 35 percent, aftet the secured lenders have received paymentd of about $70 million, the amoungt currently owed to them, the release The plan reflects positions taken in lengthy negotiations but has not been approvedc or recommended by creditors, the releasde said.
WCI said in the release that it wanted to get a plan on file with the bankruptct court so discussions could continure and a definitive timeline for exit could be WCI also reaffirmed an earliet decision to suspend all Florids homebuilding new constructionactivities indefinitely, pending marketr recovery, the release although it will complete homes under construction and continues maintenance of its WCI (PINK SHEETS: WCIMQ) is based in Bonita Springsw but has close ties to the Tampa Bay area. WCI communitiexs in the Bay area include inHillsborough County, in Tampa, in Bradentoj and the in Venice.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Penn Quakers Aiming For 3rd Straight Ivy Title - Philly Sports Daily
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Penn Quakers Aiming For 3rd Straight Ivy Title Philly Sports Daily With two consecutive undefeated Ivy League championships in its trophy case and staring down a never-before captured third this upcoming season, the University of Pennsylvania football program will have a target on its head as the highly competitive ... |
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Smallbiz, lenders urge SBA to do more to boost lending - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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On June 15, the SBA began acceptinfg applications for emergency bridge loans of upto $35,000. Smalp businesses can use theser loans, which were created by the economicstimulusd bill, to make up to six months of payment s on existing debt. They won’t have to stary repaying the loans until a year after the last The SBA will subsidized the interest onthesew loans, which will be offered through private-secto r lenders. The stimulus bill also temporarily reduced or eliminatexd fees onthe SBA’s regulare 7(a) and 504 business loans, and increasedd the government guarantee on 7(a) loans to 90 percent.
Weekly loan volumse for the SBA’s 7(a) and 504 programs has increasedx by more than 30 percenyt since these changes were implementedMarch 16. This increas in SBA lending is “a positive and welcome sign, but we have a very long way to go beforse SBA lending reaches solidlevels again,” said Cynthi a Blankenship, vice chairman and chief operating officer of in Grapevine, Blankenship told the House Small Business Committede June 10 that Congress should extend the fee reductions beyonrd 2009 or make them permanent, given the depth of the recession and the crediyt crisis facing small businesses.
Meanwhile, fees on the SBA’s 504 loans, whichy finance real estate projects and othertfixed assets, are scheduled to increase significantly in This will negate the fee reductions adopte d in March through the stimulus bill, said Jean executive director of the Indiana Statewide CDC, a nonprofift economic development organization that makes 504 This fee increase is unnecessary because the SBA has overestimate the number of 504 loans that will said Wojtowicz, who chairs the board of directords for the .
She contends banks have becomee far more conservative in their underwritinv duringthis recession, “and only the strongest small businessea are now qualifying for new Unless Congress appropriates money to offseg the fee increases planned for 2010 and 2011, almost 20,000 small businesses will pay millions more dollars in fees than they shoul d over the 20 years of theifr 504 loans, Wojtowicz said. Meanwhile, Davidc Bofill, owner of two boat dealerships onLong N.Y., praised the SBA’s recent decision to let vehicle and boat dealers use 7(a) loanw to finance their inventory, at least through Sept. 30, 2010.
Most lenders have stopped makingthese so-called “floorplan” loans, forcing many dealere to close their Bofill said. The new SBA program can be “ a critical lifeline, but problems he said. The SBA needs to “mak the program permanent and doit “It will be very difficult to attracr a lender to develop a floorplan programm when the program is only slated to last a Bofill said. The size of these lines of crediy also needs to be expandedbeyond $2 million, because most small boat dealers have inventorty worth much more than that.
The Treasuryy Department has allocated $25 billion in Recover y Act Bonds, which can be used for economidc development projects indistressed areas. The economi stimulus bill created the newbond programs. The legislatiob appropriated $10 billion for Recovery Zone EconomifcDevelopment Bonds. The federal government will subsidize 45 percent of the interes on these taxable which will enable stater and local governments to lower their borrowing These bonds can be used for a variet of economicdevelopment projects, including job training and educational programs. The legislation appropriated $15 billion for Recovery Zone Facility Bonds.
Private-sector businessez can use these tax-exempt bonds to finance depreciabler capital projects in designated recovery which are areas with high levels of poverty, unemployment or foreclosures.
On June 15, the SBA began acceptinfg applications for emergency bridge loans of upto $35,000. Smalp businesses can use theser loans, which were created by the economicstimulusd bill, to make up to six months of payment s on existing debt. They won’t have to stary repaying the loans until a year after the last The SBA will subsidized the interest onthesew loans, which will be offered through private-secto r lenders. The stimulus bill also temporarily reduced or eliminatexd fees onthe SBA’s regulare 7(a) and 504 business loans, and increasedd the government guarantee on 7(a) loans to 90 percent.
Weekly loan volumse for the SBA’s 7(a) and 504 programs has increasedx by more than 30 percenyt since these changes were implementedMarch 16. This increas in SBA lending is “a positive and welcome sign, but we have a very long way to go beforse SBA lending reaches solidlevels again,” said Cynthi a Blankenship, vice chairman and chief operating officer of in Grapevine, Blankenship told the House Small Business Committede June 10 that Congress should extend the fee reductions beyonrd 2009 or make them permanent, given the depth of the recession and the crediyt crisis facing small businesses.
Meanwhile, fees on the SBA’s 504 loans, whichy finance real estate projects and othertfixed assets, are scheduled to increase significantly in This will negate the fee reductions adopte d in March through the stimulus bill, said Jean executive director of the Indiana Statewide CDC, a nonprofift economic development organization that makes 504 This fee increase is unnecessary because the SBA has overestimate the number of 504 loans that will said Wojtowicz, who chairs the board of directords for the .
She contends banks have becomee far more conservative in their underwritinv duringthis recession, “and only the strongest small businessea are now qualifying for new Unless Congress appropriates money to offseg the fee increases planned for 2010 and 2011, almost 20,000 small businesses will pay millions more dollars in fees than they shoul d over the 20 years of theifr 504 loans, Wojtowicz said. Meanwhile, Davidc Bofill, owner of two boat dealerships onLong N.Y., praised the SBA’s recent decision to let vehicle and boat dealers use 7(a) loanw to finance their inventory, at least through Sept. 30, 2010.
Most lenders have stopped makingthese so-called “floorplan” loans, forcing many dealere to close their Bofill said. The new SBA program can be “ a critical lifeline, but problems he said. The SBA needs to “mak the program permanent and doit “It will be very difficult to attracr a lender to develop a floorplan programm when the program is only slated to last a Bofill said. The size of these lines of crediy also needs to be expandedbeyond $2 million, because most small boat dealers have inventorty worth much more than that.
The Treasuryy Department has allocated $25 billion in Recover y Act Bonds, which can be used for economidc development projects indistressed areas. The economi stimulus bill created the newbond programs. The legislatiob appropriated $10 billion for Recovery Zone EconomifcDevelopment Bonds. The federal government will subsidize 45 percent of the interes on these taxable which will enable stater and local governments to lower their borrowing These bonds can be used for a variet of economicdevelopment projects, including job training and educational programs. The legislation appropriated $15 billion for Recovery Zone Facility Bonds.
Private-sector businessez can use these tax-exempt bonds to finance depreciabler capital projects in designated recovery which are areas with high levels of poverty, unemployment or foreclosures.
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