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and claim HB 1171 wouldf pit the largest insurers againstythe smallest, which would be hamstrung by But, during a Wednesday news conference, Brad legislative advocate for Florida PIRG, said the answer is not deregulatioh of all companies. He said that rates need to more closel conform toreal risk, and that keeping rates artificiallu low, as did for several years, is not the Walter Dartland, the consumer federation’s executive emphasized that partial or complete deregulation is not the either. He maintains that the state’s rate review process has been a valuabls consumer protection tool against arbitraryyrate increases.
A practical solutionb would need to involve a deeper pool of specificallysmaller ones, and higher ratee that are regulated, Ashwelll said. “Florida is in the midsf of an economic crisis, and our residentsz cannot afford to be caughf in a volatile insurance market facee with erraticrate increases," he But, the insured also have to be realistic about the impacy a hurricane would have on them. Floridians will not be able toavoidd assessments. “It’s just a questio of how big the assessmentwill be,” Ashwell said.
The bill awaitinfg Crist’s signature would allow major carriers, such as Statse Farm, which earlier this year said it wouldleave Florida, to raises rates unchecked without a guarantee that they woul continue writing policies in the Dartland said his organization woul encourage State Farm and other s to poach the customers with the least leaving those with the most for companiews that are least capable of paying out in the eveny of a storm. “This doesn’gt help anybody except the few companiesx thatare involved,” he , one of the bill’s sponsors, Sen.
Michael R-Bradenton, asked Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty to resignh after McCarty requested that Crisf vetothe bill. During a news conference earlier inthe day, the governof hinted he might veto the bill.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
JD Power & Associates: Electric cars are currently more hope than reality - eGMCarTech
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Globe and Mail | JD Power & Associates: Electric cars are currently more hope than reality eGMCarTech Though there is much hype around the electric car evolution, JD Power & Associates says that we shouldn't count gasoline down and out just yet. ... JD Power Is Pessimistic About the EV Market, but It's Way Too Early to Tell |
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Collegiate appoints board members - Baltimore Business Journal:
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• Nelea Absher, vice presidenty and associategeneral counsel, • Anne-Mariee Brown, founder, • Suzanne Oldham, • Tuffy Wood, managing director, Morgan Keegan & Co. • Cindy Skarbek, director of the • Bashar Masri, director and senior engineerrof . Four trustees were reappointed tothe school’ board. They are: • Marine management consultang Barker Price, who will serve as boardx president forthe 2009-10 school year; • Merrell Wall general manager of the Monogram line for , and 1974 who will serve as vice • Former Brown-Forman vice chairwoman and CFO Phoebe Wood, who will servr as treasurer; and • Former managemenft consultant Leslie Geoghegan, who will serve as Corrie Nichols, president of the Louisville Collegiatwe School Parents Association, will serve as parent representative on the board.
Former Brown-Formanj president Bill Street, whose term on the board expired, was named a director emeritus.
• Nelea Absher, vice presidenty and associategeneral counsel, • Anne-Mariee Brown, founder, • Suzanne Oldham, • Tuffy Wood, managing director, Morgan Keegan & Co. • Cindy Skarbek, director of the • Bashar Masri, director and senior engineerrof . Four trustees were reappointed tothe school’ board. They are: • Marine management consultang Barker Price, who will serve as boardx president forthe 2009-10 school year; • Merrell Wall general manager of the Monogram line for , and 1974 who will serve as vice • Former Brown-Forman vice chairwoman and CFO Phoebe Wood, who will servr as treasurer; and • Former managemenft consultant Leslie Geoghegan, who will serve as Corrie Nichols, president of the Louisville Collegiatwe School Parents Association, will serve as parent representative on the board.
Former Brown-Formanj president Bill Street, whose term on the board expired, was named a director emeritus.
Friday, October 22, 2010
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Scott Thompson Executive Profile
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Prior to PayPal, Scott worked for Inovant, a subsidiar of Visa formed to oversee global technolog y forthe organization. As Executive Vice Presidenr of Technology Solutions at he was responsible forall development, support and maintenance of Visa'e global payment system. Scott was also Chief Informationh Officer of BarclaysGlobal Investors, where he implemented a new strategiv technology platform and global In addition, he has worked with Cooperse and Lybrand, delivering information technology solutions to leading financial services clientsz such as Wells Fargo. Scott received a Bachelor's Degree in Accountinbg and Computer Science fromStonehill [Morningstar.
com] **All Executive profile data providef by Dow Jones & Co., Inc.
Prior to PayPal, Scott worked for Inovant, a subsidiar of Visa formed to oversee global technolog y forthe organization. As Executive Vice Presidenr of Technology Solutions at he was responsible forall development, support and maintenance of Visa'e global payment system. Scott was also Chief Informationh Officer of BarclaysGlobal Investors, where he implemented a new strategiv technology platform and global In addition, he has worked with Cooperse and Lybrand, delivering information technology solutions to leading financial services clientsz such as Wells Fargo. Scott received a Bachelor's Degree in Accountinbg and Computer Science fromStonehill [Morningstar.
com] **All Executive profile data providef by Dow Jones & Co., Inc.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Police say man tricked woman to have sex - Sydney Morning Herald
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Sunday, October 17, 2010
Northern Virginia home sales up 5% - South Florida Business Journal:
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During the month, 1,803 homes were sold in the which includes the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church as well as the counties of Fairfa xand Arlington, according to Rockville-based market research firm In the same month in 2008, the number of homes sold was The median sale price of a home in the area fell 7 percentr in May to $375,000, according to MRIS. D.C. home sales did not do as well last There were 484units sold, down 9 percent from 533 homes sold in the same month last year. The median sale price dropped 10 percent, from $440,000 in May 2008 to $394,95p0 last month. Units spent an average of 91 days, or 13 more days, on the marke t last month overMay 2008.
Unitxs on the Northern Virginia market, however, are beinf snapped up faster than last Homes are spending an average of 76 days on the or 13 less days than the same periof ayear ago. In Fairfaxz County, 1,331 homes were sold in May. That is up 4 percenr compared with ayear ago. The median sale pricde dipped nearly 10 percentto $360,00 last month. In Arlington County, the median sale prics was up 11 percentto $469,000 and 239 homes were sold — up nearl 5 percent from the same month a year ago. Princre William County experienced a 4 percent increase in salex of753 homes, compared with 724 homes sold in May 2008. The medianj sale price was down nearly 19 percentto $207,777.
Units spent an average of 78 or 50 less days on the than inMay 2008. Prince George’s County home sale were up 28 percent, with 494 units sold last The median sale price was down 21 percent to $224,900, but homes spent, on average, 33 more days on the markety than they did in May 2008. Montgomery Countty home sales last month totaled874 units. The medianj sale price was down 13 percentto $358,117, and homew spent, on average, two more days on the market than they did in May 2008.
During the month, 1,803 homes were sold in the which includes the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church as well as the counties of Fairfa xand Arlington, according to Rockville-based market research firm In the same month in 2008, the number of homes sold was The median sale price of a home in the area fell 7 percentr in May to $375,000, according to MRIS. D.C. home sales did not do as well last There were 484units sold, down 9 percent from 533 homes sold in the same month last year. The median sale price dropped 10 percent, from $440,000 in May 2008 to $394,95p0 last month. Units spent an average of 91 days, or 13 more days, on the marke t last month overMay 2008.
Unitxs on the Northern Virginia market, however, are beinf snapped up faster than last Homes are spending an average of 76 days on the or 13 less days than the same periof ayear ago. In Fairfaxz County, 1,331 homes were sold in May. That is up 4 percenr compared with ayear ago. The median sale pricde dipped nearly 10 percentto $360,00 last month. In Arlington County, the median sale prics was up 11 percentto $469,000 and 239 homes were sold — up nearl 5 percent from the same month a year ago. Princre William County experienced a 4 percent increase in salex of753 homes, compared with 724 homes sold in May 2008. The medianj sale price was down nearly 19 percentto $207,777.
Units spent an average of 78 or 50 less days on the than inMay 2008. Prince George’s County home sale were up 28 percent, with 494 units sold last The median sale price was down 21 percent to $224,900, but homes spent, on average, 33 more days on the markety than they did in May 2008. Montgomery Countty home sales last month totaled874 units. The medianj sale price was down 13 percentto $358,117, and homew spent, on average, two more days on the market than they did in May 2008.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Consumer loan delinquencies rise to record high - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The industry group blames the record wave of job lossex as amajor factor. More than 2 millionb Americans lost their jobs in the firsf three months ofthe year. Six million have lost theie jobs since therecession “Delinquencies won’t improve until companies start hirinyg again and we see a significant economic ABA chief economist James Chesse said in a news The ABA defines delinquency as a paymentg that is 30 days or more The composite delinquency rate among eight types of closed-end installmentr loan categories rose to 3.23 percent of all from 3.22 percent in the previous quarter. Bank card delinquencieds rose to 4.75 percent of all accounts, from 4.
52 percenty in the previous quarter. However, the balancesd on those delinquent accountsrose dramatically, to 6.6 percent of the value of all outstanding bank card debt marking a new record – from 5.52 Chessen said the unemployed may be using bank cards to bridgd a temporary income gap, especiall with less home equity to fall back on as housin prices continue to fall. Home equithy loan delinquencies increasedto 3.52 percent from 3.03 percent. Propertuy improvement loan delinquencies decreasedto 1.46 percentf from 1.75 percent. Indirect auto loan delinquencies decreasedto 3.42 percent from 3.53 Direct auto loan delinquencies increased to 3.01 percent from 2.
03 Marine loan delinquencies decreases to 2.04 percent from 2.35 percent. RV loan delinquencies increasedeto 1.52 percent from 1.38 percent. Mobile home loan delinquencies increaserdto 3.7 percent from 2.96 percent. Personal loan delinquencie s increasedto 3.47 percent from 2.88 percent.
The industry group blames the record wave of job lossex as amajor factor. More than 2 millionb Americans lost their jobs in the firsf three months ofthe year. Six million have lost theie jobs since therecession “Delinquencies won’t improve until companies start hirinyg again and we see a significant economic ABA chief economist James Chesse said in a news The ABA defines delinquency as a paymentg that is 30 days or more The composite delinquency rate among eight types of closed-end installmentr loan categories rose to 3.23 percent of all from 3.22 percent in the previous quarter. Bank card delinquencieds rose to 4.75 percent of all accounts, from 4.
52 percenty in the previous quarter. However, the balancesd on those delinquent accountsrose dramatically, to 6.6 percent of the value of all outstanding bank card debt marking a new record – from 5.52 Chessen said the unemployed may be using bank cards to bridgd a temporary income gap, especiall with less home equity to fall back on as housin prices continue to fall. Home equithy loan delinquencies increasedto 3.52 percent from 3.03 percent. Propertuy improvement loan delinquencies decreasedto 1.46 percentf from 1.75 percent. Indirect auto loan delinquencies decreasedto 3.42 percent from 3.53 Direct auto loan delinquencies increased to 3.01 percent from 2.
03 Marine loan delinquencies decreases to 2.04 percent from 2.35 percent. RV loan delinquencies increasedeto 1.52 percent from 1.38 percent. Mobile home loan delinquencies increaserdto 3.7 percent from 2.96 percent. Personal loan delinquencie s increasedto 3.47 percent from 2.88 percent.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Cancer survivors dress in pink to celebrate awareness month - WALB-TV
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Cancer survivors dress in pink to celebrate awareness month WALB-TV ALBANY, GA (WALB) â€" Phoebe Cancer survivors dressed in pink to call attention to breast cancer awareness month. ... |
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
T. Boone Pickens scraps huge wind farm - San Francisco Business Times:
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Pickens, who made much of his fortune buying up oil and gas companiesa inthe 1980s, put off the wind powerf project because of the difficulty of getting creditf for it in the sour economy. He’ d planned a 4,000-megawatt complex that might cost as muchas $10 and , his company, has already ordered 667 wind turbinese for it, though they won’tr be delivered for several years. One problem facing the huge projecgin Pampa, on U.S. Highway 60 northeastt of Amarillo, was a lack of heavy transmissioh lines needed to link any wind generators to thepowef grid.
“The capital markets have dealt us all a said Pickens in a statement emailed to the San Franciscp Business Times through hisPR firm. “j am committed to 667 wind turbines and I am goin to find projectsfor them.” Though Pickenss made his money in oil, he has worked in recent yearas to end this country’s dependencew on foreign oil. He’s put forwarc plans for widespread use of natural gas forexample (though they ) as well as pushiny for wind power. Pickense said he hasn’t abandoned the project. “I expect to continuee development of thePampa project, but not at the pace that I originallyt expected,” he said.
Pickens, who made much of his fortune buying up oil and gas companiesa inthe 1980s, put off the wind powerf project because of the difficulty of getting creditf for it in the sour economy. He’ d planned a 4,000-megawatt complex that might cost as muchas $10 and , his company, has already ordered 667 wind turbinese for it, though they won’tr be delivered for several years. One problem facing the huge projecgin Pampa, on U.S. Highway 60 northeastt of Amarillo, was a lack of heavy transmissioh lines needed to link any wind generators to thepowef grid.
“The capital markets have dealt us all a said Pickens in a statement emailed to the San Franciscp Business Times through hisPR firm. “j am committed to 667 wind turbines and I am goin to find projectsfor them.” Though Pickenss made his money in oil, he has worked in recent yearas to end this country’s dependencew on foreign oil. He’s put forwarc plans for widespread use of natural gas forexample (though they ) as well as pushiny for wind power. Pickense said he hasn’t abandoned the project. “I expect to continuee development of thePampa project, but not at the pace that I originallyt expected,” he said.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Tennessee cotton planting expected to rise in
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Farmers have told the that they intend toplant 340,000 acreds of cotton this year, a 19 percenf increase over 2008. The pendulum to cottobn swung aroundApril 1, accordingy to the TDA, as farmers watched low but stable cotton prices. Corn and soybean pricea have swung erratically and have dropped rapidly sincethe year’xs growing season began. Farmers also expect late summer and fall pricd rallies in cotton as droughf conditions in West Texas according tothe TDA. Persistent rainfall throughout April and May made for one of the most difficulft planting seasons inrecent times. Many cotton acrews had to be replanted this seasonn due to flooding andseed rot.
The rain also led many farmersa to adjust their overallplanting intentions. The rain led many farmer to plant 7 percent more soybeans than they did last Tennessee farmers willplant 1.6 million acres of soybeanas this year, the highest soybean acreage in 25 years. TDA attributez some of this to corn acreagse abandonment as the rains made farmere miss their planting Corn acreage is expected to be down 6 percent overall at 650,000 acres. This is down 20,000 acres from Marchg intentions anddown 40,000 acres from last year.
Farmers have told the that they intend toplant 340,000 acreds of cotton this year, a 19 percenf increase over 2008. The pendulum to cottobn swung aroundApril 1, accordingy to the TDA, as farmers watched low but stable cotton prices. Corn and soybean pricea have swung erratically and have dropped rapidly sincethe year’xs growing season began. Farmers also expect late summer and fall pricd rallies in cotton as droughf conditions in West Texas according tothe TDA. Persistent rainfall throughout April and May made for one of the most difficulft planting seasons inrecent times. Many cotton acrews had to be replanted this seasonn due to flooding andseed rot.
The rain also led many farmersa to adjust their overallplanting intentions. The rain led many farmer to plant 7 percent more soybeans than they did last Tennessee farmers willplant 1.6 million acres of soybeanas this year, the highest soybean acreage in 25 years. TDA attributez some of this to corn acreagse abandonment as the rains made farmere miss their planting Corn acreage is expected to be down 6 percent overall at 650,000 acres. This is down 20,000 acres from Marchg intentions anddown 40,000 acres from last year.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
GM enters bankruptcy filing - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-old automake r — once the world’s biggest compan and Western New York’s largest manufacturing employer fordecades — is amon the largest in U.S. history and largest-ever U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. Chapter 11, which allows the company to operate whiled protected fromits creditors, pushes GM into a fast-traci bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to restructure itself.
General Motors CEO Fritx Henderson said in a prepared statement that GM was being reinvented and that the companty is ready for the jobat "The economic crisis has causex enormous disruption in the auto industry, but with it has come the opportunituy for us to reinvent our business. We are going to do it once and do it The court-supervised process we are pursuin g provides us with powerful tools to acceleratw and complete our reinvention, as well as strong safeguardsx for our customers and our he said. The GM plan as detailed by U.S. officialxs would allow a much smaller GM to emerge from courf protection within 60 to90 days. GM also planw to close 11 U.S.
facilities and idle anotheer three plants by the endof 2010. GM’s Tonawandz engine plant, where 1,100 people work, will remain open. The automaker has not provided an updated target for job cuts but was lookinb toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,00 union members it now employs. Also not immediately clear is what GM’sa bankruptcy filing will meanfor ’s plantx in Lockport, Rochester and three General Motors plans to take back the facilities from the formeer parts subsidiary that it spun off in according to a tentative deal reached last week between GM and the UAW.
The factoriees in New York, Michigan and Indianw would operateunder Delphi’s union but be considered part of GM, once again. The Lockport plant — Delphi Thermal which has 2,100 employeesd — was founded as Harrison Radiator Co. in 1910 and becamd part of GM in 1918. For 81 years it operatesd under General Motors ownership untip the independentDelphi Corp. was formed. Delphi itself is operatin under bankruptcy court supervision havingv filed for Chapter 11 inOctober 2005. The Mich.-based company was ready to emerge from bankruptcy in April 2008 but those plans fell apart when a key investort dropped out ofa $2.
554 billion stock deal with the General Motors employs 92,000 in the United Statews and is indirectly responsiblre for 500,000 retirees. The U.S. government would hold a 60 percent financial interesr in a reorganized GM and the UAW woul d takea 17.5 percent stake. The governmentsd of Canada and the province of Ontarii have agreed to a 12 percent ownershi stake in exchange forfinancial aid. GM bondholders wouled get 10 percent.
Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-old automake r — once the world’s biggest compan and Western New York’s largest manufacturing employer fordecades — is amon the largest in U.S. history and largest-ever U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. Chapter 11, which allows the company to operate whiled protected fromits creditors, pushes GM into a fast-traci bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to restructure itself.
General Motors CEO Fritx Henderson said in a prepared statement that GM was being reinvented and that the companty is ready for the jobat "The economic crisis has causex enormous disruption in the auto industry, but with it has come the opportunituy for us to reinvent our business. We are going to do it once and do it The court-supervised process we are pursuin g provides us with powerful tools to acceleratw and complete our reinvention, as well as strong safeguardsx for our customers and our he said. The GM plan as detailed by U.S. officialxs would allow a much smaller GM to emerge from courf protection within 60 to90 days. GM also planw to close 11 U.S.
facilities and idle anotheer three plants by the endof 2010. GM’s Tonawandz engine plant, where 1,100 people work, will remain open. The automaker has not provided an updated target for job cuts but was lookinb toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,00 union members it now employs. Also not immediately clear is what GM’sa bankruptcy filing will meanfor ’s plantx in Lockport, Rochester and three General Motors plans to take back the facilities from the formeer parts subsidiary that it spun off in according to a tentative deal reached last week between GM and the UAW.
The factoriees in New York, Michigan and Indianw would operateunder Delphi’s union but be considered part of GM, once again. The Lockport plant — Delphi Thermal which has 2,100 employeesd — was founded as Harrison Radiator Co. in 1910 and becamd part of GM in 1918. For 81 years it operatesd under General Motors ownership untip the independentDelphi Corp. was formed. Delphi itself is operatin under bankruptcy court supervision havingv filed for Chapter 11 inOctober 2005. The Mich.-based company was ready to emerge from bankruptcy in April 2008 but those plans fell apart when a key investort dropped out ofa $2.
554 billion stock deal with the General Motors employs 92,000 in the United Statews and is indirectly responsiblre for 500,000 retirees. The U.S. government would hold a 60 percent financial interesr in a reorganized GM and the UAW woul d takea 17.5 percent stake. The governmentsd of Canada and the province of Ontarii have agreed to a 12 percent ownershi stake in exchange forfinancial aid. GM bondholders wouled get 10 percent.
Friday, October 8, 2010
EMC Corp. - Triangle Business Journal:
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Q&A with Bob Hawkins, vice president of Northg Carolinaoperations Q: Name three factors you consider criticao in creating a healthy work environment. Hawkins: EMC is a great place to work because employeesd believe in this companhy andits future. We recognize that custome r satisfaction and business success arewhat it's all In order to achieve such satisfaction and success, EMC encourageas innovative thinking, ensures all employees focus on a commomn goal and strategy and engages everyond in interesting and challenging work. Furthermore, EMC has a strongf link to its communitiesthrough volunteerism.
In Nortbh Carolina, employees organize on-site blood drivesz and are active in publicschool systems, MS Society, Habitat for Humanity, Leukemia & Lymphomz Society and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, to name a few organizations. Q: What do you believe is the most valuabl element of your benefitx package in the eyes ofyour employees? Hawkins: EMC believesw proactive education (on) health-care topics is criticak in helping employees negotiate the complex systems of health-cars management.
Our on-site employee assistance program enables employees to learn abourt topics rangingfrom elder-care issues to raising childreb in an ever-changing Here are two toold we offer to help our employees live healthier, less stressfup lives and make it easierr for them to balance work and family HealthLink, an online program, is an employee'sd own Personal Health Manager, designex to provide employees and their familiesw with the tools and resourcea to effectively manage all aspects of their health.
DASH (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) is a Web-bases nutrition education program that provides informatiomn employees and their families need to improve nutritio n and stay healthy by understandingvthe "why" and "how" for improvinv your health. Q: How do you communicate your company'se mission and vision in a way that makes each employee feel that they are part ofthe company'sa future? Hawkins: EMC's management team regularly communicatess with employees. One of EMC's most effectiv tools for communicationis e-mails from our executivess discussing major news and explaining the strategicx benefits of the news and how it will affectf employees.
Other examples are the employeeintranet portal; the monthly employe newsletter; and town meetings where a variety of topicd are discussed, including facility enhancements to individual/team rewards and Furthermore, EMC encourages employees to speak openly and oftemn with management through many For instance, EMC employees participate in an annual Employee Satisfactioh and Motivation Survey, where employees can communication what'ds working well and what the company needse to improve upon. Q: What are the majoe challenges your business is facingv in offering benefits and retainingtop talent? Hawkins: As with all companies, the rising cost of health care poses a challenge to EMC.
EMC remains dedicated to providing employees with the finesr health benefitsprogram available. In addition to providint world-class medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, and vision-carer coverage, EMC has teamed with WebMs to develop HealthLink Personal Health Manager and other programsz to put employees and their families in controll oftheir health-care future. These tools include on-sitde health workshops, health risk assessment tests, DrugComparee and Symptom Checker. As a the company and the health-care industry as a whole save monegevery year. Q: What was your business' averag e annual turnover rate between 2001and 2005??
Hawkins: EMC has been steadilu increasing its work force since 2001. Q: You have been judge as one of the best places to work in the What will you do to raisd your scores even higher fornext year? Hawkins: EMC will continued to enhance its processes, measurements and rewards to consistently exceed our customers ' expectations for quality, service, innovation and EMC will also continue to invest in the development of its And EMC will continue to host and sponsort local and national level programws that aim to improve the qualithy of math and science education for gradesa K-12 and at the university level. Q: What makes your workplacse special?
Kiser: EMC is a place where I feel empowered, challenged and encouraged to achieve excellence. As a youngv woman of color, I'm pleased to find minorities, and especially in positions of powerat EMC. I'm also delighted to have such a supremd selection of role modelsto emulate. As a new college I value the university workshops EMC provideds to all of its employeeds to improve not only the quality of theitr work life but personal lifeas well. This has been a tremendouss help in my transition from college tocorporate America. I also love EMC'as employee health initiatives and its desire to give back to thesurroundiny community.
And I love the fact that EMC showsw its appreciation for diversitgy by supporting many minority andwomen initiatives.
Q&A with Bob Hawkins, vice president of Northg Carolinaoperations Q: Name three factors you consider criticao in creating a healthy work environment. Hawkins: EMC is a great place to work because employeesd believe in this companhy andits future. We recognize that custome r satisfaction and business success arewhat it's all In order to achieve such satisfaction and success, EMC encourageas innovative thinking, ensures all employees focus on a commomn goal and strategy and engages everyond in interesting and challenging work. Furthermore, EMC has a strongf link to its communitiesthrough volunteerism.
In Nortbh Carolina, employees organize on-site blood drivesz and are active in publicschool systems, MS Society, Habitat for Humanity, Leukemia & Lymphomz Society and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, to name a few organizations. Q: What do you believe is the most valuabl element of your benefitx package in the eyes ofyour employees? Hawkins: EMC believesw proactive education (on) health-care topics is criticak in helping employees negotiate the complex systems of health-cars management.
Our on-site employee assistance program enables employees to learn abourt topics rangingfrom elder-care issues to raising childreb in an ever-changing Here are two toold we offer to help our employees live healthier, less stressfup lives and make it easierr for them to balance work and family HealthLink, an online program, is an employee'sd own Personal Health Manager, designex to provide employees and their familiesw with the tools and resourcea to effectively manage all aspects of their health.
DASH (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) is a Web-bases nutrition education program that provides informatiomn employees and their families need to improve nutritio n and stay healthy by understandingvthe "why" and "how" for improvinv your health. Q: How do you communicate your company'se mission and vision in a way that makes each employee feel that they are part ofthe company'sa future? Hawkins: EMC's management team regularly communicatess with employees. One of EMC's most effectiv tools for communicationis e-mails from our executivess discussing major news and explaining the strategicx benefits of the news and how it will affectf employees.
Other examples are the employeeintranet portal; the monthly employe newsletter; and town meetings where a variety of topicd are discussed, including facility enhancements to individual/team rewards and Furthermore, EMC encourages employees to speak openly and oftemn with management through many For instance, EMC employees participate in an annual Employee Satisfactioh and Motivation Survey, where employees can communication what'ds working well and what the company needse to improve upon. Q: What are the majoe challenges your business is facingv in offering benefits and retainingtop talent? Hawkins: As with all companies, the rising cost of health care poses a challenge to EMC.
EMC remains dedicated to providing employees with the finesr health benefitsprogram available. In addition to providint world-class medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, and vision-carer coverage, EMC has teamed with WebMs to develop HealthLink Personal Health Manager and other programsz to put employees and their families in controll oftheir health-care future. These tools include on-sitde health workshops, health risk assessment tests, DrugComparee and Symptom Checker. As a the company and the health-care industry as a whole save monegevery year. Q: What was your business' averag e annual turnover rate between 2001and 2005??
Hawkins: EMC has been steadilu increasing its work force since 2001. Q: You have been judge as one of the best places to work in the What will you do to raisd your scores even higher fornext year? Hawkins: EMC will continued to enhance its processes, measurements and rewards to consistently exceed our customers ' expectations for quality, service, innovation and EMC will also continue to invest in the development of its And EMC will continue to host and sponsort local and national level programws that aim to improve the qualithy of math and science education for gradesa K-12 and at the university level. Q: What makes your workplacse special?
Kiser: EMC is a place where I feel empowered, challenged and encouraged to achieve excellence. As a youngv woman of color, I'm pleased to find minorities, and especially in positions of powerat EMC. I'm also delighted to have such a supremd selection of role modelsto emulate. As a new college I value the university workshops EMC provideds to all of its employeeds to improve not only the quality of theitr work life but personal lifeas well. This has been a tremendouss help in my transition from college tocorporate America. I also love EMC'as employee health initiatives and its desire to give back to thesurroundiny community.
And I love the fact that EMC showsw its appreciation for diversitgy by supporting many minority andwomen initiatives.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Central Valley bank earnings fall to $1.7M - Washington Business Journal:
http://www.alzheimerforum.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=
million in the first half of the down from earningsof $2.6 million the year earlier period. The bank holdintg company of earned $464,000 in the seconde quarter, down from $1.3 million the year earlier “While we remained the disappointing earnings in the secon quarter is a reflection of the increaseds provision for credit losses in the light of the overall weak economy and the potential impact it many have on our borrowinvg customers during this economic cycle and the significany increase in the FDIC insurancse premiums from both the increase in regularr assessment rates as well as the special assessment rate placeed on all FDIC insured institutionzs insecond quarter,” said Dan Doyle, president of the bank holdinbg company.
The bank has 15 branchex in the Central Valley from the Fresno area to The bank companygot $7 millionb in Capital Purchase Program monety from the Department of Treasury earlie r this year. It acquired the Stockton, Lodi and Tracy brancheds of Service 1st Bancorpin November.
million in the first half of the down from earningsof $2.6 million the year earlier period. The bank holdintg company of earned $464,000 in the seconde quarter, down from $1.3 million the year earlier “While we remained the disappointing earnings in the secon quarter is a reflection of the increaseds provision for credit losses in the light of the overall weak economy and the potential impact it many have on our borrowinvg customers during this economic cycle and the significany increase in the FDIC insurancse premiums from both the increase in regularr assessment rates as well as the special assessment rate placeed on all FDIC insured institutionzs insecond quarter,” said Dan Doyle, president of the bank holdinbg company.
The bank has 15 branchex in the Central Valley from the Fresno area to The bank companygot $7 millionb in Capital Purchase Program monety from the Department of Treasury earlie r this year. It acquired the Stockton, Lodi and Tracy brancheds of Service 1st Bancorpin November.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Rohm and Haas earnings fall 82% - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The Philadelphia company (NYSE: ROH) saw earninga trimmed to $32 million, or 17 centsd per share, compared with $180 million, or 91 centxs per share, for the same period in 2007. Saleds fell by 13 percent to $2 billiobn as a result of market declines that affectedc all businesses and regionsexcept salt. The quarter's resultzs include special items totaling 52 centds a share including 8 cents a share in costs associatedf with the proposed merger with the DowChemical Co. DOW). Rohm has sued Michigan-based Dow, which has missedf the deadline to close the deal and says closingy the deal right now wouldsbe harmful, to forcre the merger. Excluding special Rohm earned 69 centasper share.
Analysts were expecting earnings of 67 centsdper share, according to Thomsonh Reuters, and sales of $2.28 billion. The company’ shares were trading 2 percen lower Mondayat $55.53. Rohm said that even though salese were down forthe quarter, salesz rose 8 percent for the full year to $9.6 million. Adjustecd earnings per share were $3.31 for 2008 comparexd with $3.37 for 2007. Rohm operates a 400,000-square-foo specialty chemical plant in Reading, northeastr of Cincinnati, which employs about 110 The facility produces chemicals used to manufacture vinyl siding and PVC pipeand fittings, plastiv bottles and blister packaging. The company also has a plant in West westof Dayton.
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The Philadelphia company (NYSE: ROH) saw earninga trimmed to $32 million, or 17 centsd per share, compared with $180 million, or 91 centxs per share, for the same period in 2007. Saleds fell by 13 percent to $2 billiobn as a result of market declines that affectedc all businesses and regionsexcept salt. The quarter's resultzs include special items totaling 52 centds a share including 8 cents a share in costs associatedf with the proposed merger with the DowChemical Co. DOW). Rohm has sued Michigan-based Dow, which has missedf the deadline to close the deal and says closingy the deal right now wouldsbe harmful, to forcre the merger. Excluding special Rohm earned 69 centasper share.
Analysts were expecting earnings of 67 centsdper share, according to Thomsonh Reuters, and sales of $2.28 billion. The company’ shares were trading 2 percen lower Mondayat $55.53. Rohm said that even though salese were down forthe quarter, salesz rose 8 percent for the full year to $9.6 million. Adjustecd earnings per share were $3.31 for 2008 comparexd with $3.37 for 2007. Rohm operates a 400,000-square-foo specialty chemical plant in Reading, northeastr of Cincinnati, which employs about 110 The facility produces chemicals used to manufacture vinyl siding and PVC pipeand fittings, plastiv bottles and blister packaging. The company also has a plant in West westof Dayton.
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Monday, October 4, 2010
Arizona looks for ways to tap green collar jobs grants - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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The state would have to get in line with others for thecompetitivew grants, but it is something the is said spokesman David Drennon. “Arizonas Department of Commerce staff is reviewingthe opportunities, and will be weighinyg the best options to bring the most impact to grow green-collae jobs for Arizonans,” he said in an The grants would be doled out by the U.S. Department of Labo and would funnel through five national andstat programs: the Energy Training Partnership grants, Pathwaya out of Poverty grants, State Energy Sector Partnershi and Training grants, Gree n Capacity Building grants, and State Labor Market Information Improvement The program will allow states to collect and analyzwe market information and direct people to green Department of Labor of officialzs are hoping grant applications line up with federal programws to maximize the potential for creating gree n jobs.
The state would have to get in line with others for thecompetitivew grants, but it is something the is said spokesman David Drennon. “Arizonas Department of Commerce staff is reviewingthe opportunities, and will be weighinyg the best options to bring the most impact to grow green-collae jobs for Arizonans,” he said in an The grants would be doled out by the U.S. Department of Labo and would funnel through five national andstat programs: the Energy Training Partnership grants, Pathwaya out of Poverty grants, State Energy Sector Partnershi and Training grants, Gree n Capacity Building grants, and State Labor Market Information Improvement The program will allow states to collect and analyzwe market information and direct people to green Department of Labor of officialzs are hoping grant applications line up with federal programws to maximize the potential for creating gree n jobs.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Off the Cuff - Nashville Business Journal:
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Industrial market The Clarksvillse market is currently in the best Once gets upand running, bulk space in Clarksville will be hard to come by and will probably create speculative and build-to-suit opportunities along Interstate 24 betweeh Nashville and Clarksville. The I-24/La Vergne corridor is somewhat and the characteristics that contributed to itssustainability — proximity both to Metro Nashville and to I-24 — alloq it to maintain solid, if not occupancy. The state Route 840/Beckwith Road sector in Wilson County isless mature. Vi-Jon’s lease at Rockdale but more than 2 million squarwe feet of speculative space vacancyg remains inthat submarket.
Retail marke t We have been very encouraged by the continued activity in the especially with regard to the uniqud new restaurants and retailera that are moving full steamn ahead withplanned developments. Urban Flats Flatbreard & Wine Co. is nearing completion, Cantina Laredo’d restaurant buildout is underway, and Casablancsa Coffee will startconstruction shortly. The Urban Outfitteres retail construction is reallycoming along, right on schedule.
Even in a challengingg economy, quality tenants like these are attractes to the Gulch forits energy, which is uniqude to Nashville — an urba mixed-use neighborhood where people can live, work, shop and be Senior vice president | Cool Springws market The Class A officse market in Cool Springs is not only holding up during this tougg economy, it is expanding. Because we offer what is not readilyuavailable elsewhere. When Crescent Resourcew started developing in Cool Springs in there was no Class Aoffice market. (Cool Springs) remains the leading provider todayby far.
Cool expansion is being fueled by existinyg growth companies inWilliamsonb County, as well as relocations from Nashville, Brentwoodr and out of state. With nearly 7.5 million squarw feet, businesses have numerous option from existing spaceor second-generationj space ranging in size from 12,000 square feet to a full 200,000-square-foof building. Richard Fleming Sr. Principal, office building specialistg | Nashville-area office market In the office Cool Springs continues to dominate in 2008with 850,000 square feet of new office space being, not only but 100 percent leased. This accounted for almost 85 percen t of all leasingactivity city-wide.
In the recent Cool Springs has been the submarkeyt of choice for large corporated users due to the supply of modernoffice buildings, the proximityy to executive housing and the best public This trend may shift in 2009 due to tenantes downsizing and desire to reduce occupancy Sublease space will become the new sourcew of supply for the next few years.
Industrial market The Clarksvillse market is currently in the best Once gets upand running, bulk space in Clarksville will be hard to come by and will probably create speculative and build-to-suit opportunities along Interstate 24 betweeh Nashville and Clarksville. The I-24/La Vergne corridor is somewhat and the characteristics that contributed to itssustainability — proximity both to Metro Nashville and to I-24 — alloq it to maintain solid, if not occupancy. The state Route 840/Beckwith Road sector in Wilson County isless mature. Vi-Jon’s lease at Rockdale but more than 2 million squarwe feet of speculative space vacancyg remains inthat submarket.
Retail marke t We have been very encouraged by the continued activity in the especially with regard to the uniqud new restaurants and retailera that are moving full steamn ahead withplanned developments. Urban Flats Flatbreard & Wine Co. is nearing completion, Cantina Laredo’d restaurant buildout is underway, and Casablancsa Coffee will startconstruction shortly. The Urban Outfitteres retail construction is reallycoming along, right on schedule.
Even in a challengingg economy, quality tenants like these are attractes to the Gulch forits energy, which is uniqude to Nashville — an urba mixed-use neighborhood where people can live, work, shop and be Senior vice president | Cool Springws market The Class A officse market in Cool Springs is not only holding up during this tougg economy, it is expanding. Because we offer what is not readilyuavailable elsewhere. When Crescent Resourcew started developing in Cool Springs in there was no Class Aoffice market. (Cool Springs) remains the leading provider todayby far.
Cool expansion is being fueled by existinyg growth companies inWilliamsonb County, as well as relocations from Nashville, Brentwoodr and out of state. With nearly 7.5 million squarw feet, businesses have numerous option from existing spaceor second-generationj space ranging in size from 12,000 square feet to a full 200,000-square-foof building. Richard Fleming Sr. Principal, office building specialistg | Nashville-area office market In the office Cool Springs continues to dominate in 2008with 850,000 square feet of new office space being, not only but 100 percent leased. This accounted for almost 85 percen t of all leasingactivity city-wide.
In the recent Cool Springs has been the submarkeyt of choice for large corporated users due to the supply of modernoffice buildings, the proximityy to executive housing and the best public This trend may shift in 2009 due to tenantes downsizing and desire to reduce occupancy Sublease space will become the new sourcew of supply for the next few years.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Space Data teams for wireless smart grid communications - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
http://www.newmusicindustry.com/article/Wine-Serving-Temperature-Guide.html
Chandler-based Space Data announced the plan Monday to offet up a portion of the wireless spectru m it owns to be used in conjunction with equipmenf fromMenlo Park, Calif.-based Full Spectrum. The two companiew say the deal will allow utilities to ownprivatew wide-area networks to provide commands to smart grids. “The combination of our high-powered frequencies with state-of-the-art WiMax technology provides utilities with a dedicated privatwe broadbandwireless system,” said Jerry CEO of Space Data. For several Space Data has been developing a system of wireless communications usinyg weather balloons to carryequipment aloft, providingg a wide area of coverage.
The companhy also has been providing communications for several years in theutilitu sector. Smart grids are the latest applicatiomn of technology inthe nation’s powefr system. They will transform the national power grid into one that is more allowing it to deliver more power to areas of the country thatneed it. The two companiess believe their product would allo w grid operators to control distribution remotely throug awireless network.
“In terms of grid much of the focus to date has been directec toward automatic meter readingand However, real-time command and control of higher-levep grid devices are of equal, if not importance in the drive for overall grid efficiency,” said Stewart CEO of Full Spectrum.
Chandler-based Space Data announced the plan Monday to offet up a portion of the wireless spectru m it owns to be used in conjunction with equipmenf fromMenlo Park, Calif.-based Full Spectrum. The two companiew say the deal will allow utilities to ownprivatew wide-area networks to provide commands to smart grids. “The combination of our high-powered frequencies with state-of-the-art WiMax technology provides utilities with a dedicated privatwe broadbandwireless system,” said Jerry CEO of Space Data. For several Space Data has been developing a system of wireless communications usinyg weather balloons to carryequipment aloft, providingg a wide area of coverage.
The companhy also has been providing communications for several years in theutilitu sector. Smart grids are the latest applicatiomn of technology inthe nation’s powefr system. They will transform the national power grid into one that is more allowing it to deliver more power to areas of the country thatneed it. The two companiess believe their product would allo w grid operators to control distribution remotely throug awireless network.
“In terms of grid much of the focus to date has been directec toward automatic meter readingand However, real-time command and control of higher-levep grid devices are of equal, if not importance in the drive for overall grid efficiency,” said Stewart CEO of Full Spectrum.
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