viernes, 26 de agosto de 2011

Top-Yielding, Profitable Broadcasting And Cable TV Companies - Seeking Alpha

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I have now moved to the Broadcasting & Cable industry. An article I wrote that included Cablevision (CVC) can be read here. In many ways I was glad that CVC made it as it was my favorite going into the list. I hope this list is of as much value to you ...



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miércoles, 24 de agosto de 2011

U.S. signs border security agreement with Mexico - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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“This agreement strengthens the partnershipl between the United Statezs and Mexico to bolster ourshared security,” Napolitanlo said in a news release. “Throughb coordinated enforcement andimproved communication, we can work togther to combat violence along the bordedr while supporting tourism and trade,” she continued. The agreement calls for increased cooperation in information sharing andcustomss clearance.
“This is another important step for the longstandin relationship and collaboration between ourcustoms agencies,” Carstens said in a news “The more we work together, the betted the service and security we provide to our peoples and our The agreement builds upon the Declaration of Principlesx and Bilateral Strategic Plan signerd in 2007 by officials from the and Mexico’as .

lunes, 22 de agosto de 2011

Geoff Koch on Wilco, Pay It Forward, and tonight's show at Riot Room - Pitch Weekly

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Geoff Koch on Wilco, Pay It Forward, and tonight's show at Riot Room

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Geoff Koch, singer/songwriter from St. Louis, Missouri, has released a handful of CDs, and toured and promoted himself and his songs like a crazy troubadour since 2004. His dedication and enthusiasm is starting to pay off â€" he's been a featured ...



sábado, 20 de agosto de 2011

USF, Mote Marine Lab expand relationship - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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The new partnership will facilitate the pursuit of researcb grants and funding and combine the resources of both arelease said. USF and Sarasota-based Mote Marinse have had a three-year relationship through the Joint Center for CoastalOcean Studies. The two institutions join forces in researcgh on key Florida issues such asred tide, fisheriex management and marine mammal research. The new affiliation agreemen expands their formal relationship to include research and technology transfe r projects inother disciplines.
An immediate project will be a collaborationhbetween USF’s Research Park and Mote Aquaculture Researchy Park that will allow USF to integrate two sustainable energy Mote Marine has invested more than $15 million in researchh related to fish farming and providinv environmentally safe food resources, said Kumar president, in a Mote Marine’s aquaculture research facility was made possibls through community investment from groups such as the and the , whicu supported the creation of a business plan that made the affiliation possible, the release said.

miércoles, 17 de agosto de 2011

Uptown - San Francisco Business Times:

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The complex came online this year afterd several years of The five-acre site north of Oakland’s downtowh was once a sea of parking lots and empty Now, it’s home to an urban village 665 residences enclosed in stylish buildings, a 25,000-square-foot publixc park, 9,000 square feet of retail a slew of chic new restaurants nearbyt and the updated historic for a neighbor. “We’re sellinfg something a littlebit different,” said Susan former senior vice president of Forest City Residential West. “We’re sellinfg a community.” The three-buildings are now close to 50 percentr leased.
Thomas Berkeley was the last of the threr residences opening inNovember 2008. The Willianm opened in March and the Telegraphin June. Uptownh represents the first phase of an effort toestablisgh “critical mass” in a neighborhood pushing to make a Forest City also has entitlements for a 370-unit second phase of the project originally planned as Smartt said those plansd are on hold until the residential market improves. The $187 million firsy phase is the largest single residential development to come online in Oakland, where developers have added thousandw of units in the last several years.
Much of that building boom resulted from former MayorJerry Brown’s 10K which pledged to bring 10,000 residents to the city’s “We’re trying to reactivate the arts and entertainment Smartt said. “When you’re doing redevelopment you need acritical mass.” The projecg is expected to continue the transformationn of the Uptown neighborhood and help supporty local restaurants and bars that have opened there in recent About one-quarter of the unitsw are available below market rate. The Uptowbn offers other amenities, such as a fitness center, pool and spa and commonb areas meant to stimulates interactionamong residents.
The project’s retail space is stilll vacant, but Smartt expects it to house service-orientee tenants such as a dry cleaner, coffee shop or smalk grocer. The location makes the projecy ideal for the type of urban lifestyle manypeoplr want. It has easy access to BART and 15 bus linea as well as to a Zipcar rental hub allowing residents tolive car-free. Rents range from $1,629 for a studio up to $3,70p0 for a three bedroom. “It’s exciting to see the neighborhood saidKevin L. Ratner, president of “There is a uniqu sense of community here that grows everyt day as more residentsz and businesses embracethe area.
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lunes, 15 de agosto de 2011

FDIC ups cease-and-desist orders in Ga. - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The banks, concentrated primarily in metrpo Atlanta, entered into cease-and-desist orders with the an agreement that stipulatexs how the bank must overhaulits business, or face The seven orders are the most issued in a single month by the FDIC in Georgia since the start of the banking crisis last indicating the regulator is ramping up the long-awaitedx consolidation of the industry through increased oversight and outrighty bank seizures. Each of the banks are state throughthe , which also enteredc into the agreements. The orders were issue d throughout April, according to the FDIC’s release, and made publivc early Friday.
Georgia’s 11 bank failureas to date have predominantlybeen state-chartered institutions that were swampefd by bad real estate lending bets when home salesd soured, beginning in 2007. Four banks that received the ordersz were subsidiariesof Macon-based , one of the state’s five largest banks with $2.7 billion in tota assets: Woodstock-based , Suwanee-based , Macon-based and Gray-basedr .
The parent company had previously announceed five of its six subsidiaries are subject tothe orders, noting its subsidiaries were described as undercapitalized by regulators, and would need to raisd additional capital and overhaul the banks’ business models to comply with the The only Security Bank that is subjecft to a cease and desist not mentioned in the FDIC’xs release is Security Bank of Houstonb County. The three other banks subject to the agreements are smalkcommunity banks, including: Jonesboro-based , Ellijay-based and in Dallas.
The provisionx for each bank aregenerallyt similar, requiring an overhaul of management raising additional capital and curbing “unsafre and unsound” business practices. The banks, for are barred from extending credit to any borrowetthat “would be detrimental to the best interests of the and must reduce the available credit for certain undiscloseed borrowers. Each of the banks, like many of their states counterparts, reported rising real estatr loan problems throughout the first quarterof 2009. Georgia Heritager reported 23.9 percent of its $55 milliojn loan portfolio is in some stagre of delinquencyor default, well above the state averagde of 7.4 percent.
Community Capital Bank reportecd a problem loan ratioof 18.8 and Appalachian Community reported a problen loan ratio of 13.9 percent.

sábado, 13 de agosto de 2011

Redistricting panel is expected to approve new maps - Los Angeles Times

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Redistricting panel is expected to approve new maps

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The panel is expected to ratify its maps despite unhappiness over them among some politicians and interest groups. The commission has accepted public comment on the maps as they have progressed, but it has been advised by its legal counsel that it ...


Latino groups win effort to see Congress maps

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Judge sets dates for release of proposed Colorado maps for redistricting

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Maps released as lawmakers learn their fate

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