miércoles, 11 de abril de 2012

Two Colorado stimulus-funded road projects start - Denver Business Journal:

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• The $4.7 millioj resurfacing of a three-mile stretch of Colfasx Avenue between Kipling Street andSheridan Boulevard. The contractor is Asphaltt Paving Co. of Golden; the project is scheduled to be finishef by the endof September. The Colfax segmen t carries about 27,800 vehicles a day and is rateein “poor” condition by CDOT. • The $2.8 millionn resurfacing of University Boulevardbetweej C-470 and Arapahoe Road. The contractor for the Universityt project is LaFarge Westof Longmont; the projecy is scheduled to be done by the end of The University segment carries about 32,0009 vehicles a day and is rated in condition by CDOT.
In all, Colorado will receive more than $400 million for transportation projectsand $103 million for transit projectws through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The two projecta started Mondayare CDOT’ss third and fourth stimulus-related road projects to get started in the Denvert area. The first two Denver-area stimulus projects were a $407,407 effory to resurface Belleview Avenue between Federal Boulevardf and SantaFe Drive, which startede May 19 with a groundbreaking ceremony attendecd by Gov. Bill Ritter, CDOT’s executive director Russ George, and local and federa officials. Later that same day, New Designb Construction Co. of Denver started a $1.
4 milliojn project to repair concrete slabs on about three miles of Interstate between Wadswortb Boulevard andKipling Street.

lunes, 9 de abril de 2012

Dedicated employees, loyal clients keep 30-year-old company on the grid - bizjournals:

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While Quigley concedes he can’t alway s make the lowest offer on aggressively competitiveconstructio bids, clients continue to call on his 30-year-old company because of their relationship with Terry’s “We’ve got a good reputation in the industry. We’ve alwayx done right by our customers. If we’ve had a job, we’vs come through for them,” Quigley said, who creditsa his employees with being a key factor inthe company’sd success.
The company — which has completec projects such asthe 360,000-square-foot Orlando Magic RDV Sportspledx and the 10-story, 1,338-suitse Caribe Royale Resort & Convention Center — most recently finished the 100,000-square-foo t KOA Elementary School in The opening of Walt Disney Worlx was a major factor in choosing the company’e headquarters, said Quigley, who movef to Florida from Kansas City, Mo., in 1978. In Quigley sold the business to a utilities compantyin Hartford, Conn., and then bought it back in Decembefr 2006. Though Terry’s Electrif finished 2008 with $38.
5 million in revenue, Quigley said he has been forcesd to cut back significantly due to the effect of the economy onconstruction and, more the residential market. Quigley said the which previously brought inabout $1 million a month in residential is now lucky to do $100,000 a month. the company’s biggest project is International Drive’s 34-story Peabody Orland expansion, which will keep workers busy untilpSeptember 2010. The project includes a new 750-rooj hotel tower, 650,000 squarse feet of convention space and a privatewatet park.
Looking ahead, Quigley said several hote projects are in the and he has utility work to fall back on for including FloridaPower Light, Progress Energy and the Orland o Utilities Commission. Quigley also finds comfort knowingg his company is faring better than most of itscompetitorsw — which makes him optimistic about its ability to persevere through the down economy. In Quigley hopes to retiree next year, leaving his namesakw company in the hands of his Threeof Quigley’s seven children, all of whom have workef for the company at some point, currentlyg work for Terry’s Electric.
His stepson, Mark recently was promoted to president of the And Quigley’s wife, Jeanne, is the company’s executiv vice president.

sábado, 7 de abril de 2012

Snap Fitness scours D.C. area for gym space - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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A dozen Snap Fitness locationas have opened between Northern Virginia and Baltimore over thepast year. “Mangy of them started off in areas like Ashburnm and Manassas and we are the firsty to go inside the beltwahy in the middle of adensr population,” said Snap Fitness franchise owner Dave Rudy, who just openex the 2,400 square-foot, renovated space in Old The former executive with Ikon Offic Solutions Inc., who recently completesd three Ironman triathlons, has signed on with Snap Fitnessz to open three locations but first wants to make sure the firsf one is fully operational.
He is scouring similat busy marketplaces aroundshopping areas, including Clarendon and possibly Crystal City. No specificx locations have beenidentified yet, said Glen Ulick, senior associate in Grubb & Ellis’ Baltimored office, who is helping Rudy sign his next two He will likely focus on Arlington, and/or east Fairfax. said “Most folks are not used to seeing fitness facilitieas in high traffic retail areas but the response has been positiv e from folks who live and work inthe [Old area,” said Rudy. “Two doors down is one of the top running stores in the so clients are already comin tothis block.
” The gym’s conceptg does not include bells and whistlews like fancy spas and saunas, he but rather straight workour equipment. The Chanhassen, six-year-old fitness chain says more than 1,800 Snap locationsx have been sold worldwide, with some 30 to 40 new storeaadded monthly. “It’s because peoplw refuse to giveup fitness. We are about makinb it fast, valuable and said Rudy.

jueves, 5 de abril de 2012

NCR refutes criticism from Ohio officials - Dayton Business Journal:

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The (NYSE: NCR) when Dayton-area and Ohio leaderd tried to contact the company abour rumors it wasleaving town, saying NCR often did not returnj calls or e-mails. NCR issued a statement Wednesday, stating its side of things and implying its levep of interaction with local and statwe officials was misrepresented byarea leaders. “Ww have met regularly with state of Ohio and Daytobn officials to discuss the business environmentand NCR’s The decision was not made solely on singl e factors, such as financial incentives. It was baseed on a very careful and comprehensive situation analysis of our employmen t centers using independent thirdpartt data,” according to NCR.
“Thr broad range of criteria used for the revieqw of the locations includeavailable workforce, infrastructure, incentives the government tax structure and benefitw to NCR employees, future employees and stakeholders.” Compan spokespeople would not provide specifics of meetings with governmen t officials and refused to disclose when their analysis begam or where Ohio rankedd in that analysis. The statement comes after officialxs from the cityof Dayton, Montgomery County and Ohio gatheresd on the footsteps of the Old Courf House in downtown Dayton Tuesday to slam NCR. Lt. Gov.
Lee Fishetr said the NCR standsfor “No opportunit y to Communicate or Respond,” and officialx joined in by telling reporters that all thei efforts to engage the company duringf the past two years were rebuked. Fisher said NCR was one of the firsy companiesOhio Gov. Ted Strickland and he reached out to when electein 2007. Despite numerous overtures, the firs time Strickland actually talked to Nuti was on the eve of therelocationb announcement, Fisher said. Nan Whaley, Daytom city commissioner, accused the company of failingt to convey itstrue intentions.
City officials laid out a timetablre they say shows the company was not as responsive the requestds for meetings as it shouldhave been. According to the city of • In October 2008, Dayton officials requestedc a meeting with the highesrt ranking localNCR officials, but that was deniee by NCR. • In January the city tried to geta meeting, but was unablr to. • In February, city and state officials had a meetingb with three company officials in They were supposed to meet with Chieft Executive OfficerBill Nuti, but he did not • On April 20, a meeting with state, county and city officials took place with NCR officials, whic h was a pre-meeting for anothet planned April meeting.
• NCR canceled the second Apri meeting and rescheduledfor May. • NCR then cancelee the May meeting. Dayton did not provide meetin dates prior toOctober 2008.

miércoles, 4 de abril de 2012

N.C. foreclosure filings drop - San Antonio Business Journal:

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North Carolina ranked 36th in the natiomn for foreclosure filingslast month. Foreclosure filingsa in the state fellnearly 16.1 percent in May from April. Across the foreclosure filings rose 18 percent in May from ayear ago. Therre were 321,480 foreclosure filings nationwide, which affected one in evert 398 U.S. households. Nevada, California and Florida postede the top foreclosure rateslast month. Filingzs nationwide fell 6 percent in Mayfrom April. Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac tracks default notices, auction-sale notices and bank Its figures exceed those compiled bythe N.C. Commissioneer of Banks.
The company counts everty foreclosure filing, including multiple filings for asingled household. The commissioner counts each household only regardless of the number of filingwit receives.

lunes, 2 de abril de 2012

Port San Antonio tenant begins air cargo service to Mexico - Baltimore Business Journal:

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, the port’s foreighn trade zone operator, will host the servicwe on Mexpress. LOGITEX USA will serv as the sales agent. Mexpress is an air cargp transportation company that catersto small- to medium-sizec companies that need to ship less than a trailer load of Mexpress, in turn, will aggregate the cargo and ship customers’ materialsd out via air cargo shippers at the port threse times a week. “Thie service will be very important to companiess in need of air cargo transport between our regio and the strategic cargo centersin Mexico,” says Jorge Canavati, vice president of business development for Port San Antonio.
“Ar the same time it is an efficient tool for smal and medium sized companies that need to ship a pallert or two ata time.” The companies involve d in this partnership envision offering this service to other markets in Mexico and Central America. The companiees could also serve as a feeder to and from Asia throug h international aircargo hubs. “Wde are opening new trade horizons in dealing with PortSan Antonio.” Mexpres President Carlos Duron says.

sábado, 31 de marzo de 2012

Athletic ability leaves Schalke shell-shocked - CNN

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jueves, 29 de marzo de 2012

Opus West Corp. plans bankruptcy filing - Austin Business Journal:

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Since April, dozens of subcontractoras have filed liens totaling morethan $4 million againsyt Opus Group and Phoenix-based Opus West tied to Two Addison Circle, a $23 million, 198,000-square-foo t speculative office building in The building was developed and is ownexd by Opus West Corp. The liens claim Opus owes the subcontractorss for labor or materials provided in the course of The six-story Two Addison Circle buildint on the west side of the Dallaw North Tollway just north of Arapaho Road was recently but has no tenants.
The credit crunch and slowing demandx for office space have left Opus unabls to get permanent financing to replacethe short-term constructiob loan on the Addison project, an Opus spokeswoman told the Dallasw Business Journal last month. Officials with Opus West coulr not immediately be reached for comment forthis story. Othee Opus West Corp. projects in North Texas include the 121 Lakepointe an office and industrial developmentin Lewisville, and Broadstonee Parkway, a 5.8-acre mixed-use project at 5005 Galleria Drived in North Dallas. , which is basede in Minnetonka, Minn.
, is a design-build development firm that specializezsin office, industrial, multifamily, government and institutional It also controls Washington-based LLC, which filed for Chapter 7 liquidation this according to the Washington Business Journal. Opus Groulp said its Opus South subsidiary, which is based in filed for reorganization in bankruptcy court onApril 22. In a preparee statement, Opus Group said the bankruptchy filings are a result of a steelp decline in commercial real estate values and difficulty creditmarket conditions. The company also indicated that and have been less affecte d by shaky economic conditions because of their mix of projec t types instronger markets.
The company said Opus West plands to maintain its Phoenixx headquartersand "a modest presence" in Texas and California that will focuws on asset sales.

martes, 27 de marzo de 2012

Ernst & Young names Entrepreneur of the Year winners - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The winners were announced at an event Thursda night at the Sheraton Overlan dPark (Kan.) Hotel. Winners were selectee by an independent judging panepl comprised ofregional business, academicx and community leaders. The Central Midwest progran recognizes companies basedin Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. The 2009 winnersz in the CentralMidwest are: Wholesale distribution category: Robert Reynolds Jr., president and CEO, Inc., based in St. Louis. Service category: Peter Spanos, foundefr and CEO, of St. Louis. • Masteer category: James Ferrell, chairman and CEO, of Overland Park, Kan. Technology category: August Grasis III, founder and of Kansas City, Mo.
• Life sciencea category: Christopher Nelson, president of , Des Iowa. • Private equity/ventures capital backed category: Dr. Nicholax Franano, chief scientific officer, and William Whitaker, vice presidentg and general counsel, , Kansa s City, Mo. • Consumer producte category: Alisa Shakespeare, president, , Davenport, Regional award winners will be eligible for consideration for theErnsg & Young LLP Entrepreneue Of The Year 2009 national awards. Winners in national categories as well as the overal nationalErnst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awarc winner will be announcedr Nov. 14.

domingo, 25 de marzo de 2012

D.C. wants stimulus funds for housing - Washington Business Journal:

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Recently released numbers show the need to addresa foreclosures in the city couldbe growing. Foreclosures starts — notices of comingb foreclosuresales — talliedf 911 for single-family homes in D.C. duringg the first quarter, far outpacing the 597 that were filefd for allof 2008. That means a spikd in foreclosures could be onthe way. The number also may reflect a backlog caused by a nationall foreclosure moratorium that endedApril 1. On May 4, the Department of Housing and Urba n Development issued guidelines forthe funds, called Neighborhoo d Stabilization Program 2, which will be dolledc out competitively, and D.C.
Director of Housingh and Community Development Leila Edmonds has laid out her strategy for applyinbgfor funds. Edmonds said her first two priorities are money for both the acquisition and renovation of properties that have fallejn out of use either due to marketr conditionsor foreclosure. A unique aspectf of the program is that governmentds can partner with nonprofitor for-profirt partners in seeking money. “Our goal would be to applt for acquisition of vacant orabandoned property, properties that becomse available through foreclosure specifically … and are not goinbg to move because of the market,” Edmonds said.
she said stimulus money could be used to augmentthe city’w Home Purchase Assistance Program, whicj sponsors home purchases for low- and moderate-incom residents but which is experiencing funding shortagews in the downturn. Lastly, Edmonds said she also plane to seek money for a revolving loan fund availablee for acquisitions of largerf properties that would be accessiblw bynonprofit developers. “All four of thosre are things that we do alreadyuand we’re hoping to get some funding to expand them,” Edmonds said. HUD is makinvg another $50 million available in technicaloservice grants. The deadline for application isJuly 17.

viernes, 23 de marzo de 2012

Azure Capital adds up $1.3 billion in 2008 deals - San Francisco Business Times:

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has sold or helped sell three companiew in which it wasan early, major investorf for nearly $1.3 billion. “We look prett good,” said General Partner Mike Kwatinetz, who founded Azure just before the tech bubblee burst in 2000 with threew partners who had workedd with him under famed Silicon Valley investmentt bankerFrank Quattrone. Azure’s good fortunes come in a year that has seen the lowestf number of merger and acquisition dealinvolving venture-backed companies this The firm’s most recent score was this month, when acquirerd Internet-based audio conferencing startup Inc., of Hoboken, for $26.6 million in cash, plus abouy $4.
4 million in promised performance The sale was relatively but it gave Azure — Vapps’ largesyt shareholder — a 3.6-fold returnh in less than 18 months. Azure led a $2.5 millionh Series A financing in the company inAprikl 2007. That deal paled in comparison tolast month’ss purchase by of Bill Me a service that enables Web shopperzs to extend payment for products for a fee, for $945 That deal provided an eight-times return for Azure, Bill Me Later’ largest stockholder, which invested more than $20 Azure’s third 2008 exit was the Januaryy sale of , an ethernet aggregatio company, to for about $300 million.
Azurd declined to say what it invested or what itsreturbn was. Kwatinetz founded Azure in 2000, with fellow research analyst Paul Weinstein and investmengt bankers Paul Ferris andCameron Lester, all forme colleagues at , where they workec under Quattrone in his tech (Quattrone was convicted in May 2004 on federap charges of obstruction of justice, but that conviction was and in 2006 the government dropped the charges. None of Azure’d partners were accused of wrongdoing.) Kwatinetaz says Quattrone’s tech unit, a “firm within a generated $1.5 billion in revenue a year aftere justfour years.
Azure, however, did not start off on such a The partners were able toraise $530 million in capital quickly, but at the time investore were throwing money at tech startups and valuationxs were high. Azure followed the crowd, made 20 investmentse in its firstyear — and stumbled during the dot-com bomb of 2001. Several of its initiap companies quickly sold orshut down, with no or very littlew return for Azure. “We probably were overlh aggressive thatfirst year,” admits Kwatinetz. Before their first the partners changed direction and adopted a strategt that has defined theirpractice since. They decided to slow doing only four to six deals a year.
No longer would they pay exorbitant They would focus on early stages investing when they could get a significant percentageof companies, averaginh 25 percent, and the ability to influence governance with one or two board And they would rely on their own research. While others were fleeing the tech market, Azure invested in Bill Me Later in late 2001 when the tech bubbl was bursting and the compan hadno revenue. Another 2001 bet was , a Palo Alto developere of virtualization software, in which Azuree invested $5 million. Numeroua venture capital firms checked thecompany out, but Azurre was the only one that Kwatinetz said. VMware was acquired by for $675 milliohn in December 2003.
This year, VMware will do abouy $1.8 billion in revenue. “It’s the largest software company builtt in the last10 years,” Kwatinetz said. “We pick good General Partner Paul Weinstein, who sat on the boarda of both Vapps and WorldWide Packets, said that Azure’s partnera were able to help Vapps changer its business model to providing an ongoinvg service instead of a product, and then introduceed the company to Citrix. Vapps is the firsty cash-out from Azure’s $127 million seconfd fund, raised in 2006.
With Worlr Wide Packets, originally a provider of broadbandaccess equipment, Weinstein said the company was challengecd after 2001 as the telecommunications industry contracted severely. Azure’s partnere liked the company’s technology and took theirt ownership stake from 5 to north of 20 A new executive team was recruited and WorleWide Packets’ strategy changed to focus on providing ethernet aggregatiob equipment. Then the companu won customers suchas , and . In the currenty economic doldrums Kwatinetz says he rememberse a lessonfrom 2002-2003: Invest steadilyu when the market is low.
“We’re certainly not walkingv away when valuations aremore attractive,” he “Don’t stop investing when the market is

miércoles, 21 de marzo de 2012

Ahmadinejad reiterates pressure won't resolve nuclear issue - Trend.az

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lunes, 19 de marzo de 2012

PwC hires CBRE for relocation opportunities - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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has hired CB . as its strategic real estate advisere forthe firm’s Atlanta office. New York-basexd PwC leases about 150,000 square feet at 10 Tenth The lease expires inlate 2012. The CBRE which consists of John Shlesingerfrom CBRE’a Atlanta office and Timothy Dempsey from CBRE’s New York will examine the accounting firm’s potential relocation opportunities throughout greater Atlanta, as well as represent PwC in any discussionsw with its current landlord. PwC’s national real estate services provider, providee transaction management and project management services throughou the United States on behalfof PwC.
Aboutg 10 years ago, PricewaterhouseCoopers move d nearly 860 employeesto Midtown’s 10 Tenth St., known as the Millennium office building, located at 10th and West Peachtree streets. That deal gave a huge boosft to what was then a strugglinfg Midtownoffice market. PricewaterhouseCooper s joins many other large professional services firms that are starting their search for new leases in the Atlanta including Big Four competitore and downtown officetenant , which is currentlyh housed at SunTrust GA-MET, a real estate joint venture between Georgia-Pacifi LLC and MetLife Inc.
, recently awarded the leasinvg and management of Georgia-Pacificx Center to The firm will begin the assignmenrt on June 16. has beenmarketing and managingtthe 52-story,1.1 million-square-foot tower at 133 Peachtree St. Georgia-Pacific leases 820,000 square feet for its corporatse headquarters. Georgia-Pacific Center has about 124,000 squarer feet of contiguous space available for lease onthe 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st floors. The building is 87 percent leased. Jones Lang LaSalld Managing Director Linda Bolan willlead management-transitio efforts, while Mark Harrington and Jamilyn Boze will be responsible for the dailyg management of the property.
Jonez Lang LaSalle senior vice presidents Glenn Aspinwalpl and Jeff Frantz willlead “We’ve assembled an all-star team to work with GA-MET to furthe the success of this landmark building,” said Clarik Gore, Jones Lang LaSalle Atlanta market director. “It’s a greaty asset and a terrific opportunity to continue to prov e our capabilities and the quality of our Atlantaleadership team.” Leasing and management of the Georgia-Pacific Center adds to Jonesz Lang LaSalle’s significant downtown presence. The firm also leases 230 Peachtree Streety and manages the Unitedf Way of MetropolitanAtlanta Inc.’z downtown headquarters.
In addition, Jones Lang LaSalle’s Project and Developmenft Services team is leading the redevelopment of the Hilton Atlanta and the HyatgRegency Atlanta, after also completinv development and redevelopment effortz for the World of Coca-Cola and the Atlantza Marriott Marquis in the past two The team is also developinb Georgia State University’s $160 millionh Science Park in Atlanta’s downtown submarket. Jones Lang LaSall e leases and manages about 9 million squarw feet inmetro Atlanta. recentlu sold its Post Dunwoody apartments forabout $47 million, the largest multifamilyh transaction of the year in Atlanta and a sign that some typese of real estate lending are picking up.
In a deal that closerd in April, Post (NYSE: PPS) sold the 530-uniyt apartment complex to andfor $47.4 or $89,434 a unit. Fulton County had valued the propertyy atnearly $51 million, or about $97,000 a unit. Freddie Mac (FRE) originated a nearly $36 millionj loan to fund the transaction, according to The deal resultes in a 75 percent loanto

viernes, 16 de marzo de 2012

Who's Who in Health Care - St. Louis Business Journal:

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a catalog supplier of electronic servicing now a part ofStanley Tools. Duringv his tenure at Axia, Aggarwal was responsible for planning and mergerse and acquisitions and oversaew twomanufacturing divisions, which had a reputation for custome r service and profitable J. Hord Armstrong III, 56 chief executive and treasuree J. Hord Armstrong III founded D & K in 1987 by acquiring and merging two drug He took the company publicin 1992, and today has $600 milliom in annual sales. He started his career in banking with Morga nGuaranty Trust, and also served as chief financialk officer of Arch Mineral for six years until he foundedf D&K. Ronald Ashworth, 52 Sisters of -St.
Louixs Ronald Ashworth oversees operations throughout the eighyt states in which Sisterw of MercyHealth System-St. Louis has a He recently aidedthe system'ds local operations, Unity Health, with the acquisition of , and integrated hospital and physician practices in St. Louisa and other markets. Ashworth joinedr the system in 1991from , wher he was national director of the health-care practice. Carrol 56 Sisters of Mercy Health System-St.
Louis Carroll Aulbaugh has administrative responsibility for operationz of the Sisters of Mercy Health Louis in Arkansas andKansas - two regionsa where the group has expanded its He helped create a managedd care joint venture with , serving 21 Arkansasd counties. Aulbaugh also oversaw upgrades tothe system'ws credit ratings, which should lowet borrowing costs. Aulbaugh came to the Sisters of Mercty after serving in management positionzs with the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnatee Word Health Care Systemin Houston.
William 44 Vice president, Central States Region

miércoles, 14 de marzo de 2012

National Semiconductor to cut up to 1,725 jobs - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Santa Clara-based National Semi (NYSE:NSM) also reportedf third quarter net incomeof $21.32 million, or 9 cents a share, and saless of $292 million. Compared to last sales decreased approximately 36 percent fromthe $453 milliohn reported in the third quarter of fisca l 2008, and earnings per diluted sharew declined from the 29 centsw recorded one year ago. The company, which said it expects fourth quarter sales to be down 5 to10 percent, said it is taking step s to reduce overall expense and shift more of its R&eD investments "towards new and emerging growth opportunities." The job cuts will be made worldwide in producrt lines, sales and manufacturing and support functions.
The companyy will close its assembly and test planfin Suzhou, China and its wafer fabrication plant in Arlington, The closures will occur in phases over several quarters, eventuallyu resulting in the elimination of an additional 875 The volume currently beingg supported by these two facilities will be transferred primaril to other National locations, the company said. Afterr the consolidation, National will have threee manufacturing facilities: wafer fabricatio plants in South Portland, Maine and Greenock, Scotland and an assemblu and test facilityin Malaysia.
The company expectzs to incur between $160 million and $180 milliob in charges, consisting of asset impairments andother exit-relatefd costs, of which $130 million to $145 millioh would likely be recorded in the fourthh quarter of fiscal 2009 and the remainded in ensuing quarters. National currentlhy employs about 6,500 people worldwide, and these action s will result in the elimination of 26 percent ofthe company'x workforce.

lunes, 12 de marzo de 2012

North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund grants $1.9M to improve dental care - Nashville Business Journal:

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million to seven organizations to improve dental care and promotdoral health. The trust fund begab its Oral Health Initiative to increase accessz to treatment and preventative servicesfor high-need individuals, as well as to traij dentists and other oral health professionals to serve thosew people. In 2006, about 32 percent of Nortg Carolinians reported that they did not see a dentist that The percentages were highef among NativeAmericans (39 percent) African-Americans (42 and Hispanics (56 percent). "It is unfortunate that many North Carolinaw citizens do not receivee basicdental care, which is so critical for overalp good health," said Vandana Shah, HWTF executive director.
"Wes hope that these grant funds will providde more North Carolina citizens with accesss tohigh quality, accessible oral health care." Studiesw have shown connections between chronic oral infections and othe r conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, lung stroke, low birth weight and premature

sábado, 10 de marzo de 2012

Veteran newsman Hamill launches online Rocky Mountain Magazine - Denver Business Journal:

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Rocky Mountain Magazine will begin as a quarterly publicatiojn and increase its frequency to as ofte as monthly ifpublication demands, said Blair publisher for the new Hamill now works as the presentation editor for the Boulder Daily Camera and is a former Denve Post graphics editor. The magazine is laid out as a prin publication and will be an onlind feature to be in line with the environmentakl tendencies of itsexpected readers, Hamill said. Its storiex on destinations throughout the region include interactive features like mapsof hikes, slideshowsw of the areas and links to festivap information.
The debut of Rockt Mountain Magazine comes not long after Metro Mountaih Media launched a publication called Mountain Vacations that spotlights vacation destinationd in theRocky Mountains, though that publication is aimed more at affluent households in the Fronyt Range area. Metro Mountain Media is owned by Media News which also owns the BoulderDailyu Camera. And Thursday, Boulder publishing executive Jamie Pentz to offer prinft and online media and other products focused on skiing and snowboarding under the name HighCountry Media., includingg a revived Mountain Sports + Livint magazine. Rocky Mountain Magazine can be foundat .

jueves, 8 de marzo de 2012

South Africa: SA, Nigeria clarify deportation incident - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

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martes, 6 de marzo de 2012

Seven plead guilty in federal court to illegally transporting more than 400 ... - Corpus Christi Caller Times

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domingo, 4 de marzo de 2012

Windows Server 8 Beta: 10 Big Feature Boosts - PC Magazine

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