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Monday, August 29, 2011
Camson tie-up with Netherland''s Wageningen University - IBNLive.com
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Saturday, August 27, 2011
Amazon Spends Millions to Fight Internet Sales Tax - New York Times
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Google+, Facebook duel is big boon for users - Computerworld
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USA Today | Google+, Facebook duel is big boon for users Computerworld Computerworld - Industry analysts have suspected that adding Google+ to the social networking mix would force Facebook to up its game. And it looks like that prediction is coming true. Facebook announced Tuesday that it tweaked its ... Google+, Facebook duel is big boon for users Facebook makes changes to privacy settings |
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Retail organized crime up 8% - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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And, nearly three-fourths of retailers reported the level of organized crime has increased by 11 percent over thelast “Organized retail crime rings have realized that tough economic times present new business opportunities by stealing valuable items from retailers and turning around to sell the merchandisse to consumers looking for bargains,” said Joe LaRocca, NRF senio asset protection adviser, in a news Forty-two percent of retailers say that, even as the econom y has forced them to cut staff and do more with they allocating more resources to battle crime. In the average retailer reportedspendinfg $215,000 a year just on labore costs to fight crime.
Six percent reported spending morethan $1 millionm a year to battle retail When asked how they would rank organized retail crime as a threagt to their company, nearly one-third of retaileras gave organized retail crime a “four” or “five” rating, identifyinb the problem as severe or On average, retailers gave organized retail crime a ratinyg of 2.87 on a five-point scale. The survey, conducteed last month, targeted loss prevention executivea from115 companies, including department, discount, drug, grocery, restauranrt and specialty retailers.
And, nearly three-fourths of retailers reported the level of organized crime has increased by 11 percent over thelast “Organized retail crime rings have realized that tough economic times present new business opportunities by stealing valuable items from retailers and turning around to sell the merchandisse to consumers looking for bargains,” said Joe LaRocca, NRF senio asset protection adviser, in a news Forty-two percent of retailers say that, even as the econom y has forced them to cut staff and do more with they allocating more resources to battle crime. In the average retailer reportedspendinfg $215,000 a year just on labore costs to fight crime.
Six percent reported spending morethan $1 millionm a year to battle retail When asked how they would rank organized retail crime as a threagt to their company, nearly one-third of retaileras gave organized retail crime a “four” or “five” rating, identifyinb the problem as severe or On average, retailers gave organized retail crime a ratinyg of 2.87 on a five-point scale. The survey, conducteed last month, targeted loss prevention executivea from115 companies, including department, discount, drug, grocery, restauranrt and specialty retailers.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Developer preps apartment project for turnaround - Washington Business Journal:
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Minder, president of Intowngroup, will join LLC June 18 at a zoninvg department hearing to continud cutting through red tape fora 404-unift rental complex on North Franklin Street north of Hermahn Massey Park. While dirt won’t be turned anytime soon, Minder says he wants to have everythinf in place for when the market is readgyto go. “I don’t know if a projecgt like this can get financed in the currenteconomi world,” Minder said. “Right now, we’rr just focusing on finishing up our rezoninb and continuing down the path of startingthis project. We are gointg to be in a position to where we can be firstr out withnew product.
” The North Franklin Street neighborhoodr has been Minder’s focus for development from the The area is within walkinhg distance of just about anythinbg downtown and has been overlooked by developere through the years. In fact, attorney Tony Cunninghamj and former wife Robin Lane have owned the property between Franklin and North Tampa Streey bordered by East Harrison Street on the since 1984. The couple paid more than $600,000 for the propertyy at the time, according to propertgy records, and it is now valued at just over The envisioned unnamed complex would rise roughly 26 smallerthan Minder’s two othe r nearby projects — the 35-story Element and the 32-stor y .
Those projects were built in collaboration with over the last five SkyPoint has sold 335 of its 380 units sincsJune 2007, according to property records, the most recentf coming May 4 for just under Element was planned as a seconsd condominium tower, but the shifting markey over its construction period forcedd Novare-Intowngroup to scrap sales for now and insteadx rent units. The first residents moved in less than fourmonthzs ago, and the tower is now 25 percent leased, Minder Whether or not more apartments work in downtown dependes on how quickly vacant units alreadt there and in the Channel District burn up, said T. Sean managing director for NAITampa Bay.
“It’d going to be very, very difficult and probabluy unlikely for any projecrt to break groundbefore 2011,” Lance said. “Until the markeg absorbs all the currentf condo inventory that is offeredfor rental, this is going to be a real hindranced for somebody to come in and get financing for somethingb like that right now.” A lot of the rentalp vacancies are in a number of condo propertie in the Channel District. That includesz Grand Central at The Place at Channelside and most likely soon the recentl y completed on200 N. 11th St.
“It’a good they’re doing everything short of going verticap with it because the market coule always turn sooner than people may Lance said. “But right now, it’s difficult if not impossibles tofinance construction. Banks are dealing with othe r firesright now, and they’re just not able to commiyt the funds for construction.” Mayor Pam Iorio championed residentialo development downtown when she first took office in 2003 when just 600 people lived within walking distance of the business district.
Now thousandws have the potential to live in the andthe “close-by-5” mentalith of retail and restaurants in the area is “People are really starting to recognize that downtowm is a desirable place to live,” said Bob McDonaugh, Tampa’sx urban development manager. “We have had 10 restaurants open up therer in thelast year, and a lot of youngef people are finding it’s exciting to live in an urban environmentt where they can walk to just aboutf anything.” There is no construction timetabld yet for Minder’s rental project, but he’s keepingg a close eye on the market.
“We’rs doing well overall, but is a relative term right now,” Minder “I would be lying to you if I said I was ecstaticc over the market conditionsright now, but we’llk take doing well, and I’m happy wher e we are. And when things pick back up, we’lo be right there to get the marketymoving again.”
Minder, president of Intowngroup, will join LLC June 18 at a zoninvg department hearing to continud cutting through red tape fora 404-unift rental complex on North Franklin Street north of Hermahn Massey Park. While dirt won’t be turned anytime soon, Minder says he wants to have everythinf in place for when the market is readgyto go. “I don’t know if a projecgt like this can get financed in the currenteconomi world,” Minder said. “Right now, we’rr just focusing on finishing up our rezoninb and continuing down the path of startingthis project. We are gointg to be in a position to where we can be firstr out withnew product.
” The North Franklin Street neighborhoodr has been Minder’s focus for development from the The area is within walkinhg distance of just about anythinbg downtown and has been overlooked by developere through the years. In fact, attorney Tony Cunninghamj and former wife Robin Lane have owned the property between Franklin and North Tampa Streey bordered by East Harrison Street on the since 1984. The couple paid more than $600,000 for the propertyy at the time, according to propertgy records, and it is now valued at just over The envisioned unnamed complex would rise roughly 26 smallerthan Minder’s two othe r nearby projects — the 35-story Element and the 32-stor y .
Those projects were built in collaboration with over the last five SkyPoint has sold 335 of its 380 units sincsJune 2007, according to property records, the most recentf coming May 4 for just under Element was planned as a seconsd condominium tower, but the shifting markey over its construction period forcedd Novare-Intowngroup to scrap sales for now and insteadx rent units. The first residents moved in less than fourmonthzs ago, and the tower is now 25 percent leased, Minder Whether or not more apartments work in downtown dependes on how quickly vacant units alreadt there and in the Channel District burn up, said T. Sean managing director for NAITampa Bay.
“It’d going to be very, very difficult and probabluy unlikely for any projecrt to break groundbefore 2011,” Lance said. “Until the markeg absorbs all the currentf condo inventory that is offeredfor rental, this is going to be a real hindranced for somebody to come in and get financing for somethingb like that right now.” A lot of the rentalp vacancies are in a number of condo propertie in the Channel District. That includesz Grand Central at The Place at Channelside and most likely soon the recentl y completed on200 N. 11th St.
“It’a good they’re doing everything short of going verticap with it because the market coule always turn sooner than people may Lance said. “But right now, it’s difficult if not impossibles tofinance construction. Banks are dealing with othe r firesright now, and they’re just not able to commiyt the funds for construction.” Mayor Pam Iorio championed residentialo development downtown when she first took office in 2003 when just 600 people lived within walking distance of the business district.
Now thousandws have the potential to live in the andthe “close-by-5” mentalith of retail and restaurants in the area is “People are really starting to recognize that downtowm is a desirable place to live,” said Bob McDonaugh, Tampa’sx urban development manager. “We have had 10 restaurants open up therer in thelast year, and a lot of youngef people are finding it’s exciting to live in an urban environmentt where they can walk to just aboutf anything.” There is no construction timetabld yet for Minder’s rental project, but he’s keepingg a close eye on the market.
“We’rs doing well overall, but is a relative term right now,” Minder “I would be lying to you if I said I was ecstaticc over the market conditionsright now, but we’llk take doing well, and I’m happy wher e we are. And when things pick back up, we’lo be right there to get the marketymoving again.”
Thursday, August 18, 2011
US offers North Korea flood aid, but no food yet - Reuters
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US offers North Korea flood aid, but no food yet Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has offered North Korea up to $900000 in emergency flood assistance but has made no decision yet on a broader request for humanitarian food aid for the isolated country, the State Department said ... |
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
GM files bankruptcy - Houston Business Journal:
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billion and assets of $82.34 billion. The bankruptcy, filed in New lists unsecured claims bythe ($20.6y billion) and the International Union of Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers/Communication Workers ($2.7 billion). Othetr unsecured debt listed in the filingincludesw $22.8 billion serviced by and $4.5 billion by . Boca Raton-basexd has a claim for $4.75 million, according to the filed with the U.S. Bankruptcg Court of the Southerjn District ofNew York.
Auto retailera that survive the bankruptcies of GM and which filedin April, hope it helpx to pave the way to recovery in the “Today’s action will alloe GM to move forward and be competitive in the spokesman Marc Cannon said Mondayt in an e-mailed statement. “The goal of making GM profitablwe ata 10-million, new-unirt selling rate will position them for when the industry beginxs to recover later in 2010.” Fort Lauderdale-based AutoNation, the nation's largestr auto retailer, has six GM franchisesw and seven Chrysler franchisews on the automakers’ closure lists.
Although viewefd as inevitable and necessaryby many, Chairmamn John McEleney said in a news release that the filing marks “a historically sad day for American business.” Chrysler is expected to emerge from its Chapter 11 process soon after shuttering 789 dealerships. GM also announcedc plans to close 1,100 GM announced April 27 that it anticipatea reducingits U.S. dealer count from 6,24t6 to 3,605 by the end of 2010. Dealershio closings already have started. Accordiny to Associated Press, GM will rely on more governmenf assistance: $30 billion of additional financial assistance from theand $9.
5 billiomn from Canada, on top of about $20 billionb it already received in low-interest loans. GM’s lead bankruptcy law firm is WeilGotshaaw & Manges, with attorney Stephen Karotkin signing the In a news release, the automakedr said it would focus on the followingv priorities when emerging from bankruptcy: Focus on four core brandss in the U.S. – Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buickj and GMC - with fewer nameplates and a more competitivse level of marketing support per Close a competitive gap in activw labor costs compared with foreign auto Increase the percentageof U.S. sales manufactured domestically. Feature loweer costs at a U.S.
total industrty volume of approximately 10million vehicles, which woulc be substantially below the 15 millionb to 17 million annual vehicle sales rates recordeed between 1995 and 2007. Achieve lower structural in part, by further reducing 2009 salariexd employment in North America toapproximatelyg 27,200, from a year-end total of 35,100, and continue to improvd its balance sheet by reducing retireed benefits for salaried retirees and non-UAaW hourly retirees. Increase its investment in fuel economyy and advancedpropulsion technologies.
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billion and assets of $82.34 billion. The bankruptcy, filed in New lists unsecured claims bythe ($20.6y billion) and the International Union of Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers/Communication Workers ($2.7 billion). Othetr unsecured debt listed in the filingincludesw $22.8 billion serviced by and $4.5 billion by . Boca Raton-basexd has a claim for $4.75 million, according to the filed with the U.S. Bankruptcg Court of the Southerjn District ofNew York.
Auto retailera that survive the bankruptcies of GM and which filedin April, hope it helpx to pave the way to recovery in the “Today’s action will alloe GM to move forward and be competitive in the spokesman Marc Cannon said Mondayt in an e-mailed statement. “The goal of making GM profitablwe ata 10-million, new-unirt selling rate will position them for when the industry beginxs to recover later in 2010.” Fort Lauderdale-based AutoNation, the nation's largestr auto retailer, has six GM franchisesw and seven Chrysler franchisews on the automakers’ closure lists.
Although viewefd as inevitable and necessaryby many, Chairmamn John McEleney said in a news release that the filing marks “a historically sad day for American business.” Chrysler is expected to emerge from its Chapter 11 process soon after shuttering 789 dealerships. GM also announcedc plans to close 1,100 GM announced April 27 that it anticipatea reducingits U.S. dealer count from 6,24t6 to 3,605 by the end of 2010. Dealershio closings already have started. Accordiny to Associated Press, GM will rely on more governmenf assistance: $30 billion of additional financial assistance from theand $9.
5 billiomn from Canada, on top of about $20 billionb it already received in low-interest loans. GM’s lead bankruptcy law firm is WeilGotshaaw & Manges, with attorney Stephen Karotkin signing the In a news release, the automakedr said it would focus on the followingv priorities when emerging from bankruptcy: Focus on four core brandss in the U.S. – Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buickj and GMC - with fewer nameplates and a more competitivse level of marketing support per Close a competitive gap in activw labor costs compared with foreign auto Increase the percentageof U.S. sales manufactured domestically. Feature loweer costs at a U.S.
total industrty volume of approximately 10million vehicles, which woulc be substantially below the 15 millionb to 17 million annual vehicle sales rates recordeed between 1995 and 2007. Achieve lower structural in part, by further reducing 2009 salariexd employment in North America toapproximatelyg 27,200, from a year-end total of 35,100, and continue to improvd its balance sheet by reducing retireed benefits for salaried retirees and non-UAaW hourly retirees. Increase its investment in fuel economyy and advancedpropulsion technologies.
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Sunday, August 14, 2011
Rhode Islander Mike Stefanik wins Whelen Modified race - The Union Leader
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MassLive.com (blog) | Rhode Islander Mike Stefanik wins Whelen Modified race The Union Leader LOUDON รข€" Mike Stefanik withstood a pair of overtime restarts and claimed his 71st NASCAR Whelen Modified Series victory with his Granite State Classic checkered flag at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Saturday. It was the seventh victory at ... Drought Breaker: Mike Stefanik Snaps NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Winless ... Mike Stefanik and Brian Hoar claim victories at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Rumors Of Driver Changes Abound On Modified Tour |
Friday, August 12, 2011
10 minutes with ... John Paeglow III - The Business Review (Albany):
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What was the first job you ever had? Flipping hamburgers at , in high school. It taughf me how successful or ‘perceived successful’ peoples lived. I do qualify them as ‘perceived to be people. It was a nice life I saw on the othere side ofthe bar. I thought it was something I’d aspire The ironic part is that I’ve belongerd to a club now for 10 and I go maybe six times a How did you getinto publishing? Bryan who owned in Castleton, belonged to that country club.
And he said to me one day, from one side of the bar to the ‘You know, if this journaliskm thing doesn’t work out, look me up, and I’lol teach you how to make a I graduated in1979 [with a journalism degreer from ], and went to work for him. He put me through the school ofhard knocks, and it was worth the Tell me about your family. My wife has two I have two daughters and a son from aprevioux marriage, and we’ve had one childe together. We go from ages 8 to 28—I’mk sorry, 9 to 29, no, 9 to 27 It’s all odds this year: 9 to 27. They’re 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, and 27. Did you want that big a family?
We’d keep having kids, if we weren’r older. I have two brothers and a butI have, on one side, 28 So I grew up in a large What did your parents do for a living? My dad was a second-generationn plumber. I was the first John Paegloe not to be a For me, it was the whole thingt about getting dirty. He specialized in waterd lines. No matter what time of the yearit was, when they you had to fix them. He’d be out in the middlw of a street, 10 feet below ground welding solder joints usinglead products. I decidedc not to do that. No dirt for me. We did work for our father when wehad to. And our mom was the bookkeeper.
Your mothere also worked for you, correct When I started, it was all hands on My mom was mainlya bookkeeper, whatever I asked. She actuallg had two stints. I fired her once. You fired your own mother?? And lived to tell abouft it? I fired my own mother. She wanted to tell me how to runthe business—shs was used to tellinf me what to do. If you ask they’d say it was a parting of the It was, ‘I think maybe you shouldn’t come to work next (laughs) I had to hire her back I needed her. I fired my brother once, too, but he laterd came back. He’d work nights, I’dr work days. He’d work Saturdays, I’d work Sundays.
He’sa now down in Virginia, doing plumbing, of all things. It was for the At the time, it wasn’t right [to employ in either case. You’ve got to do what you’ve go to do to make it. Do you own a Kindle ? I refuse to. Othetr employees here test-drive If the [book manufacturing] industry doesn’t change, then it will be a real We think it can be an We haveprobably 50,000 titles archived here that have a life othetr than as a tactile book product. It’s a very undefine opportunity right now. The opportunity is coming, and everybody’d trying to position How do wesell it? What do we charge? What’ s the vehicle for distribution?
How are we going to make money, while maintaining the structured and sacredness of publishing? Do you like to read My kids are split right down the Three read tremendously, and the other threse are all over the place. My wife reads a two-book-a-week kind of person. It’s odd for her to not be in the 100-1590 books-a-year range. I’m the exact opposite. I read very slowly. It’sx much more work to me. What’s your greatesty fear? Not seeing this business plan to I used to think itwas dying, but I almosg did last year. I had open heart surgery at 52yearzs old. We had a familyh reality check there.
They did a five-way bypass [one arterhy was completely blocked and two more werepartiallyy blocked]. The irony is that the father of the third baseman onmy son’s baseball team did the I hear there’s a company perk you’ll neveer use. Well, I’m a big fan. The companty has season tickets to FenwatyPark [home of the ]. We use them for my kids have even satin I’ve never sat in those seats—nor will I ever.
I I don’t want the abuse of Red Sox
What was the first job you ever had? Flipping hamburgers at , in high school. It taughf me how successful or ‘perceived successful’ peoples lived. I do qualify them as ‘perceived to be people. It was a nice life I saw on the othere side ofthe bar. I thought it was something I’d aspire The ironic part is that I’ve belongerd to a club now for 10 and I go maybe six times a How did you getinto publishing? Bryan who owned in Castleton, belonged to that country club.
And he said to me one day, from one side of the bar to the ‘You know, if this journaliskm thing doesn’t work out, look me up, and I’lol teach you how to make a I graduated in1979 [with a journalism degreer from ], and went to work for him. He put me through the school ofhard knocks, and it was worth the Tell me about your family. My wife has two I have two daughters and a son from aprevioux marriage, and we’ve had one childe together. We go from ages 8 to 28—I’mk sorry, 9 to 29, no, 9 to 27 It’s all odds this year: 9 to 27. They’re 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, and 27. Did you want that big a family?
We’d keep having kids, if we weren’r older. I have two brothers and a butI have, on one side, 28 So I grew up in a large What did your parents do for a living? My dad was a second-generationn plumber. I was the first John Paegloe not to be a For me, it was the whole thingt about getting dirty. He specialized in waterd lines. No matter what time of the yearit was, when they you had to fix them. He’d be out in the middlw of a street, 10 feet below ground welding solder joints usinglead products. I decidedc not to do that. No dirt for me. We did work for our father when wehad to. And our mom was the bookkeeper.
Your mothere also worked for you, correct When I started, it was all hands on My mom was mainlya bookkeeper, whatever I asked. She actuallg had two stints. I fired her once. You fired your own mother?? And lived to tell abouft it? I fired my own mother. She wanted to tell me how to runthe business—shs was used to tellinf me what to do. If you ask they’d say it was a parting of the It was, ‘I think maybe you shouldn’t come to work next (laughs) I had to hire her back I needed her. I fired my brother once, too, but he laterd came back. He’d work nights, I’dr work days. He’d work Saturdays, I’d work Sundays.
He’sa now down in Virginia, doing plumbing, of all things. It was for the At the time, it wasn’t right [to employ in either case. You’ve got to do what you’ve go to do to make it. Do you own a Kindle ? I refuse to. Othetr employees here test-drive If the [book manufacturing] industry doesn’t change, then it will be a real We think it can be an We haveprobably 50,000 titles archived here that have a life othetr than as a tactile book product. It’s a very undefine opportunity right now. The opportunity is coming, and everybody’d trying to position How do wesell it? What do we charge? What’ s the vehicle for distribution?
How are we going to make money, while maintaining the structured and sacredness of publishing? Do you like to read My kids are split right down the Three read tremendously, and the other threse are all over the place. My wife reads a two-book-a-week kind of person. It’s odd for her to not be in the 100-1590 books-a-year range. I’m the exact opposite. I read very slowly. It’sx much more work to me. What’s your greatesty fear? Not seeing this business plan to I used to think itwas dying, but I almosg did last year. I had open heart surgery at 52yearzs old. We had a familyh reality check there.
They did a five-way bypass [one arterhy was completely blocked and two more werepartiallyy blocked]. The irony is that the father of the third baseman onmy son’s baseball team did the I hear there’s a company perk you’ll neveer use. Well, I’m a big fan. The companty has season tickets to FenwatyPark [home of the ]. We use them for my kids have even satin I’ve never sat in those seats—nor will I ever.
I I don’t want the abuse of Red Sox
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Frisco nabs NBA minor league team - Denver Business Journal:
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The team was purchased by LLC and will play its home game s at the Dr Pepper Arena beginning withthe 2010-2011 basketball The team will not play during the 2009-2010 Donnie Nelson, president of basketball operations and general will serve as principal owner and operator of the The ownership group also includes Evan Wyly, chairmam of . The acquisition and subsequent move to Frisco was officiallg announced by NBA Development League President Dan Reedon “We’re very excited to be in Frisco, an area with deep fan supporgt and a history of successfulo sports teams,” Reed said.
“We'rw thrilled to welcome such a well-respecter and experienced group to theNBA D-Leagu ownership ranks. Not only are Donnie Nelson’s basketball credentialss terrific, but he has assemblerd a group with impressive business credentialsas Donnie’s investment in an NBA D-Leaguse team is a great validation of both our league’ds past success and future growty prospects.” The new owners plan to announce the team's new colors and logo, along with the coaching staff, at a latee date. was formed in 2001 and includerd 16 minor league teams duringthe 2008-0i9 season.
The team was purchased by LLC and will play its home game s at the Dr Pepper Arena beginning withthe 2010-2011 basketball The team will not play during the 2009-2010 Donnie Nelson, president of basketball operations and general will serve as principal owner and operator of the The ownership group also includes Evan Wyly, chairmam of . The acquisition and subsequent move to Frisco was officiallg announced by NBA Development League President Dan Reedon “We’re very excited to be in Frisco, an area with deep fan supporgt and a history of successfulo sports teams,” Reed said.
“We'rw thrilled to welcome such a well-respecter and experienced group to theNBA D-Leagu ownership ranks. Not only are Donnie Nelson’s basketball credentialss terrific, but he has assemblerd a group with impressive business credentialsas Donnie’s investment in an NBA D-Leaguse team is a great validation of both our league’ds past success and future growty prospects.” The new owners plan to announce the team's new colors and logo, along with the coaching staff, at a latee date. was formed in 2001 and includerd 16 minor league teams duringthe 2008-0i9 season.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Huntington gets dubious distinction - San Francisco Business Times:
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It is, however, near the top of a thinkm tank’s list on what it thinkw are the worst investments made as part ofthe government’sa Troubled Asset Relief Program. The New York-baserd came up with an index estimating the valure ofthe government’s investments in banks. It said the $1.4 billio n put into Columbus-based Huntington in November in exchange for preferred sharesa and warrants hadlost 85.1 percent of its value as of Feb. 20. That was the largesy percentage drop for any institution receiving TARP fundasave , which lost 87.2 percenty and was dubbed by the group as a “calamityt investment.
” Huntington may have ranked highly for its percentage but , which receivecd $6.6 billion in November, has lost the most valus in dollars – $4.1 billion, according to Ethisphere. Ethisphered based its calculations on the valuew of publicly traded stock in banks that received TARP moneyt and otherinvestment calculations. Huntington’s stock closed at $8.44 on Nov. 13, the day before it receivedf itsTARP money, and had fallehn to $1.36 on Feb. 20. Ethisphere put the resultw of itsTARP Index, as well as its methodology, on its Web site at Sometimes a shipment of fruig or vegetables will go bad durint transit, but a bunch of furniture?
, the 125-stors furniture chain owned by , ordered $4 millio n worth of merchandise from two Chinese businessesw and discovered that the merchandise was contaminated with The company is suing the supplierw – and Ltd. – alleging breach of contracty andother claims, hoping to either be repai d plus damages or get the moldy merchandise American Signature declined to comment on the filed Feb. 10 in Franklin County Commonn Pleas Court. Would you buy a car from Joel Pizzuti? No, the chief operating officef ofPizzuti Cos. hasn’ty traded the real estate business for life as anauto dealer, especiall in this economy.
But he does hope to jump-start the sale of condominiumes atthe company’s Prescott Place developmen in Marble Cliff by offering Smarf cars designed for urban living to thosee buying homes there throughy June 30. “We were lookingy for a way to gain some exposure for the projec t and to give buyers an incentive to come out and look at our Pizzuti said. The developer will launch the buy-a-home, drive-a-cad promotion with at Prescotf Place fromMarch “We’re working together to promote each of our Pizzuti said.
Those attracted to ’s Smart micro autos, which list for aboutf $17,000, fit the profile of creativw and urban types Pizzuti is targeting with the PrescottPlacee condos, he said. Pizzutij has sold six townhouses built on the estate of Columbus businessman SamuelPrescott Bush, the great-grandfather of former President George W. The developer has 14 townhouses awaiting buyers as well as the nortbh half of theformer mansion. Pizzuti’s pitch is not the firsft time a Columbus developer has trief to entice business through the offer ofa Smart.
Short Northu developer Arms Properties declared nearly a year ago that thosee who signed a contract to purchase a condop in the proposed Ibiza condo tower at830 N. High St. woulde be entered into a contesgt forthe car. While that developetr did award the Smartin June, the Ibizqa project itself has yet to rise from the Salon chain opens 3rd Florida with plans for several more A Columbuss business that rents space to hairstylists has opened its third shop in Florida, and 15th overall sinc starting six years ago. Salonn Lofts LLC put its third Florida outpostin St. where it debuted its first salon when it expanded to the stats in 2007 to provide a space for celebrity stylistAlbie Mulcahy.
Its other shop is acros s the bayin Tampa. Co-owner Daniel Sadd said he wante to open about 15 salons in the next threed years inthe Tampa-St. Petersburg area. Salonb Lofts’ shops range from 2,600 to 6,000 squarwe feet and hold 14 to 40 space for rentby hairstylists, nail skin specialists and masseuses. Stylistsd are free to design their name their business and sell whateve r productsthey choose.
It is, however, near the top of a thinkm tank’s list on what it thinkw are the worst investments made as part ofthe government’sa Troubled Asset Relief Program. The New York-baserd came up with an index estimating the valure ofthe government’s investments in banks. It said the $1.4 billio n put into Columbus-based Huntington in November in exchange for preferred sharesa and warrants hadlost 85.1 percent of its value as of Feb. 20. That was the largesy percentage drop for any institution receiving TARP fundasave , which lost 87.2 percenty and was dubbed by the group as a “calamityt investment.
” Huntington may have ranked highly for its percentage but , which receivecd $6.6 billion in November, has lost the most valus in dollars – $4.1 billion, according to Ethisphere. Ethisphered based its calculations on the valuew of publicly traded stock in banks that received TARP moneyt and otherinvestment calculations. Huntington’s stock closed at $8.44 on Nov. 13, the day before it receivedf itsTARP money, and had fallehn to $1.36 on Feb. 20. Ethisphere put the resultw of itsTARP Index, as well as its methodology, on its Web site at Sometimes a shipment of fruig or vegetables will go bad durint transit, but a bunch of furniture?
, the 125-stors furniture chain owned by , ordered $4 millio n worth of merchandise from two Chinese businessesw and discovered that the merchandise was contaminated with The company is suing the supplierw – and Ltd. – alleging breach of contracty andother claims, hoping to either be repai d plus damages or get the moldy merchandise American Signature declined to comment on the filed Feb. 10 in Franklin County Commonn Pleas Court. Would you buy a car from Joel Pizzuti? No, the chief operating officef ofPizzuti Cos. hasn’ty traded the real estate business for life as anauto dealer, especiall in this economy.
But he does hope to jump-start the sale of condominiumes atthe company’s Prescott Place developmen in Marble Cliff by offering Smarf cars designed for urban living to thosee buying homes there throughy June 30. “We were lookingy for a way to gain some exposure for the projec t and to give buyers an incentive to come out and look at our Pizzuti said. The developer will launch the buy-a-home, drive-a-cad promotion with at Prescotf Place fromMarch “We’re working together to promote each of our Pizzuti said.
Those attracted to ’s Smart micro autos, which list for aboutf $17,000, fit the profile of creativw and urban types Pizzuti is targeting with the PrescottPlacee condos, he said. Pizzutij has sold six townhouses built on the estate of Columbus businessman SamuelPrescott Bush, the great-grandfather of former President George W. The developer has 14 townhouses awaiting buyers as well as the nortbh half of theformer mansion. Pizzuti’s pitch is not the firsft time a Columbus developer has trief to entice business through the offer ofa Smart.
Short Northu developer Arms Properties declared nearly a year ago that thosee who signed a contract to purchase a condop in the proposed Ibiza condo tower at830 N. High St. woulde be entered into a contesgt forthe car. While that developetr did award the Smartin June, the Ibizqa project itself has yet to rise from the Salon chain opens 3rd Florida with plans for several more A Columbuss business that rents space to hairstylists has opened its third shop in Florida, and 15th overall sinc starting six years ago. Salonn Lofts LLC put its third Florida outpostin St. where it debuted its first salon when it expanded to the stats in 2007 to provide a space for celebrity stylistAlbie Mulcahy.
Its other shop is acros s the bayin Tampa. Co-owner Daniel Sadd said he wante to open about 15 salons in the next threed years inthe Tampa-St. Petersburg area. Salonb Lofts’ shops range from 2,600 to 6,000 squarwe feet and hold 14 to 40 space for rentby hairstylists, nail skin specialists and masseuses. Stylistsd are free to design their name their business and sell whateve r productsthey choose.
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