NPR (blog) | Conservatives Invoke NAACP Case In Fight For Secret Donors NPR (blog) And it's likely to loom large in 2013 as Rove and other conservatives demand continued secrecy for the new class of million-dollar political donors. A Wave Of Secret Money. This election year, secret money played a bigger role than in any other ... |
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Conservatives Invoke NAACP Case In Fight For Secret Donors - NPR (blog)
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Friday, December 28, 2012
2012 Year in Review: Murder of Autumn Pasquale - CBS Local
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CBS Local | 2012 Year in Review: Murder of Autumn Pasquale CBS Local CLAYTON, N.J. (CBS) â€"After a 12-year-old Burlington County, NJ girl went missing in mid-October (see news story), the story took a tragic turn to an ending few could comprehend. Hundreds of volunteers came out to help search for 12-year-old Autumn ... |
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
AAA: Gas up about $1/gallon since Jan. 1 - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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According to the AAA New Mexicl WeekendGas Watch, this week’s states average is $2.59. The most expensive gas among the states most populous cities can be founr in Santa Feat $2.57. Albuquerque and Las Cruces are the leas expensiveat $2.53. Nationally, gasoline is $2.5 a gallon, up 12 cents in a week and abougt 45 cents inone month. Pricesz are still about a $1.40 below where they were on this date oneyear ago. “To put the curreny prices into perspective, the average fill-up for a car with a 14 gallon tankis $36,” said AAA New Mexico spokesmanh Dan Ronan.
“Motorists are paying between $12 and $15 a gallon more per tank than what were they just fivemonthas ago, however, last summer that same tank of gas costx drivers nearly $56.” Analysts point to rising oil and wholesale gas price s as the reason for the increase. In late a barrel of oil cost $51 and now costs aboutt $69. Commodities investors are bumping up crude oil and wholesale gasolins prices because surveysshow there’s increasinhg optimism about the economy. And even whil e gasoline and oil suppliesremainn abundant, some analysts believe supplies will tightebn once the economy picks up momentum. •National $2.59 •Nee Mexico $2.59 •Texas $2.
45 •Albuquerque $2.53 •La Cruces $2.53 •Santa Fe Area $2.57 •Flagstaffg (Ariz.) $2.57 •Tucson (Ariz.) $2.32 •Denver (Colo.) $2.4 5 •Durango (Colo.) $2.65 •Las Vegas (Nev.) $2.58 •Amarillo (Tx.) $2.54r •El Paso (Tx.) $2.52
According to the AAA New Mexicl WeekendGas Watch, this week’s states average is $2.59. The most expensive gas among the states most populous cities can be founr in Santa Feat $2.57. Albuquerque and Las Cruces are the leas expensiveat $2.53. Nationally, gasoline is $2.5 a gallon, up 12 cents in a week and abougt 45 cents inone month. Pricesz are still about a $1.40 below where they were on this date oneyear ago. “To put the curreny prices into perspective, the average fill-up for a car with a 14 gallon tankis $36,” said AAA New Mexico spokesmanh Dan Ronan.
“Motorists are paying between $12 and $15 a gallon more per tank than what were they just fivemonthas ago, however, last summer that same tank of gas costx drivers nearly $56.” Analysts point to rising oil and wholesale gas price s as the reason for the increase. In late a barrel of oil cost $51 and now costs aboutt $69. Commodities investors are bumping up crude oil and wholesale gasolins prices because surveysshow there’s increasinhg optimism about the economy. And even whil e gasoline and oil suppliesremainn abundant, some analysts believe supplies will tightebn once the economy picks up momentum. •National $2.59 •Nee Mexico $2.59 •Texas $2.
45 •Albuquerque $2.53 •La Cruces $2.53 •Santa Fe Area $2.57 •Flagstaffg (Ariz.) $2.57 •Tucson (Ariz.) $2.32 •Denver (Colo.) $2.4 5 •Durango (Colo.) $2.65 •Las Vegas (Nev.) $2.58 •Amarillo (Tx.) $2.54r •El Paso (Tx.) $2.52
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Interns wanted: Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance, Dow Corning team up to ... - The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
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The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com | Interns wanted: Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance, Dow Corning team up to ... The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com Interns Mackinac Island 2012.JPG View full size To show them what Michigan has to offer, a group of Dow Corning Corp. interns were taken to Mackinac Island during their time with the company. Courtesy Dow Corning Corp. WILLIA MS TOWNSHIP, MI ... |
Monday, December 24, 2012
Saatchi lands state tourism contract again - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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is based in Los Angeles and is partof M&C Saatchi Worldwide. It created “The Best Place in the Universd - New Mexico, Earth” , which drew the ire of some in the tourismk industry for its use of largr aliens to toutNew Mexico. But state officialsd maintained that itgot people’s attentionb and used the limited marketing funds availabler to the state effectively. The campaign won a Platinumj 2007 Adrian Award for travelmarketinyg campaigns. It took a witty approach by having thealienxs golfing, fishing, mountain biking and soaking in hot springss at Ojo Caliente. was selecte from among 16 agencies that bid forthe contract.
More out-of-statse firms bid this year thanever before, said Martinh Leger, advertising manager with the Tourism Department. Before Saatchoi got the current it had been held for 14 years by of which was one of the bidders for the new Michael Cerletti, secretary of tourism, said Saatchi’as presentation was considered by staff to be the best creatively, baseed on the state’s image as the Land of Enchantment. “Their ongoing association with the Department and stafft also gives us the opportunitt to move quickly into ournext campaign,” Cerlettii said. “We don’t want to lose any momentum in theser tougheconomic times.
” Leger said the new campaign will get back to promotinf more tradtional New Mexico attractions, culture and outdoor "But it will still be striking and interesting and he added. As for the alien Leger said their visit has come toan end. "Theuy have gone home, but as they went they spread the news about New he quipped. Most of the $3 million will be used to produce and purchase ads for national and also to crate a new online campaigm and television andradio spots. The contract is for one but it can be extended for up to three additional at which timea mandatory, new requesr for proposals for advertising servicese must be issued.
There’s no word on the themed for thenew campaign. Saatchi and the Tourismj Department will begin formal planning inthe fall. Saatchi’s partnerr agency, , will continue to handle medias planning and buying forthe M&C Saatchi Worldwide is one of the largestf independent agency networks in the world. M&C Saatchu Los Angeles was establishedin 2003. It has created campaignsx for , British Airways, , Ketel One Vodka and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
is based in Los Angeles and is partof M&C Saatchi Worldwide. It created “The Best Place in the Universd - New Mexico, Earth” , which drew the ire of some in the tourismk industry for its use of largr aliens to toutNew Mexico. But state officialsd maintained that itgot people’s attentionb and used the limited marketing funds availabler to the state effectively. The campaign won a Platinumj 2007 Adrian Award for travelmarketinyg campaigns. It took a witty approach by having thealienxs golfing, fishing, mountain biking and soaking in hot springss at Ojo Caliente. was selecte from among 16 agencies that bid forthe contract.
More out-of-statse firms bid this year thanever before, said Martinh Leger, advertising manager with the Tourism Department. Before Saatchoi got the current it had been held for 14 years by of which was one of the bidders for the new Michael Cerletti, secretary of tourism, said Saatchi’as presentation was considered by staff to be the best creatively, baseed on the state’s image as the Land of Enchantment. “Their ongoing association with the Department and stafft also gives us the opportunitt to move quickly into ournext campaign,” Cerlettii said. “We don’t want to lose any momentum in theser tougheconomic times.
” Leger said the new campaign will get back to promotinf more tradtional New Mexico attractions, culture and outdoor "But it will still be striking and interesting and he added. As for the alien Leger said their visit has come toan end. "Theuy have gone home, but as they went they spread the news about New he quipped. Most of the $3 million will be used to produce and purchase ads for national and also to crate a new online campaigm and television andradio spots. The contract is for one but it can be extended for up to three additional at which timea mandatory, new requesr for proposals for advertising servicese must be issued.
There’s no word on the themed for thenew campaign. Saatchi and the Tourismj Department will begin formal planning inthe fall. Saatchi’s partnerr agency, , will continue to handle medias planning and buying forthe M&C Saatchi Worldwide is one of the largestf independent agency networks in the world. M&C Saatchu Los Angeles was establishedin 2003. It has created campaignsx for , British Airways, , Ketel One Vodka and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
EPA Announces Final Coliform Rule to Control Pathogens, Including E. Coli - Bloomberg BNA
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EPA Announces Final Coliform Rule to Control Pathogens, Including E. Coli Bloomberg BNA The rule will provide greater public health protection than the 1989 rule it revises because it will require utilities to take steps to prevent exposure to dangerous pathogens and to take corrective action when E. coli bacteria are found, EPA said. The ... Safe Water Advocates Applaud Publication of Revised Total Coliform Rule |
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Newstar Financial reports $32M loss in Q4 - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The Boston company, which originatesa and markets corporate loans and related financing said net interest incomewas $9.5 million duringy the three-month period, compared to $4 million in the year-agi quarter. Newstar said it originated $657 million in loans between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31. Most of that volumse came from corporate with the remainder targeting commercial real estatand "structured products" clients, the compan y said. Newstar originated $1.4 billion in debt productsd for allof 2006. The company's operating expenses were $51.y6 million for the quarter, with $39.
1 million attributed to non-cas compensation from "restricted stock grants made since our and "in connection Newstar's recent public offering. The company raisesd $235 million during its December IPO. Arounr $90 million of those proceedxs were used to retireoutstanding debt. The remaining fundsd were investedin short-term securities, NewStadr said. The company's net loss of $32 million for the quarte r pushed pushed the company into the red for the as it posteda $27.12 million net loss for all of 2006. Newstar (NYSE: booked a net loss of $5.9 milliom in 2005.
The Boston company, which originatesa and markets corporate loans and related financing said net interest incomewas $9.5 million duringy the three-month period, compared to $4 million in the year-agi quarter. Newstar said it originated $657 million in loans between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31. Most of that volumse came from corporate with the remainder targeting commercial real estatand "structured products" clients, the compan y said. Newstar originated $1.4 billion in debt productsd for allof 2006. The company's operating expenses were $51.y6 million for the quarter, with $39.
1 million attributed to non-cas compensation from "restricted stock grants made since our and "in connection Newstar's recent public offering. The company raisesd $235 million during its December IPO. Arounr $90 million of those proceedxs were used to retireoutstanding debt. The remaining fundsd were investedin short-term securities, NewStadr said. The company's net loss of $32 million for the quarte r pushed pushed the company into the red for the as it posteda $27.12 million net loss for all of 2006. Newstar (NYSE: booked a net loss of $5.9 milliom in 2005.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Roddy White: Falcons no longer “ducking†top teams - NBCSports.com
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NBCSports.com | Roddy White: Falcons no longer “ducking†top teams NBCSports.com The Falcons have been playing good football for several years, but they're no longer worried about playing other good football teams. Flush with confidence after thrashing the defending champion Giants yesterday, Falcons wide receiver Roddy White said ... |
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Austin only major city to add jobs in last year - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The region added about 3,400 jobs between April 2008 andApril 2009, making it the only one of the nation'sd 38 largest cities to post a job new data from the Bureau of Labor Statisticx shows. This is the third consecutive montj that Austin has outperformed all of theothefr U.S. cities with labor forces of 750,000 or more. The unemployment rate for Aprio stoodat 5.8 percent. The 0.4 percen t increase in job totalsis modest, but stilkl a better showing than cities such as Portland (down 4.7 and Raleigh, N.C. (downb 3.3 percent).
Jobs in goods producing industries in the Austijn area dropped by 500 jobs in a slowdown from the rapid pace ofrecenyt losses, according to an analysis of the data from the Capitap Area Council of Governments. Retail, hotel, and restaurant jobs are all up from this time last And professional and business service sector employment is back toits all-timd high last seen in October 2008. But anotheer key sector for the region, technology, isn't doing quite as well. semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing isstilll falling. Jobs in the semiconductor segment fellto 15,700 back to spring 2006 As Texas cities go, Austin's 5.
8 perceny unemployment rate was one of the Dallas-Fort Worth stood at 6.6 percent in April and Houstoh at 6.3 percent. Only San Antonio's rate was lowerd than Austin's at 5.4 percent. Smalledr metro areas including McAllen, Brownsville and Beaumoun all had rates above8 percent.
The region added about 3,400 jobs between April 2008 andApril 2009, making it the only one of the nation'sd 38 largest cities to post a job new data from the Bureau of Labor Statisticx shows. This is the third consecutive montj that Austin has outperformed all of theothefr U.S. cities with labor forces of 750,000 or more. The unemployment rate for Aprio stoodat 5.8 percent. The 0.4 percen t increase in job totalsis modest, but stilkl a better showing than cities such as Portland (down 4.7 and Raleigh, N.C. (downb 3.3 percent).
Jobs in goods producing industries in the Austijn area dropped by 500 jobs in a slowdown from the rapid pace ofrecenyt losses, according to an analysis of the data from the Capitap Area Council of Governments. Retail, hotel, and restaurant jobs are all up from this time last And professional and business service sector employment is back toits all-timd high last seen in October 2008. But anotheer key sector for the region, technology, isn't doing quite as well. semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing isstilll falling. Jobs in the semiconductor segment fellto 15,700 back to spring 2006 As Texas cities go, Austin's 5.
8 perceny unemployment rate was one of the Dallas-Fort Worth stood at 6.6 percent in April and Houstoh at 6.3 percent. Only San Antonio's rate was lowerd than Austin's at 5.4 percent. Smalledr metro areas including McAllen, Brownsville and Beaumoun all had rates above8 percent.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Lumiere stops recognizing warring union, affecting 750 workers - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Lawyers representing managementat -ownef Lumiere sent letters Thursday to representatives of Local 74 and its , announcing a withdrawal of recognition of Locak 74. “The union has evinced a lack of continuityuof representation, altering the identity of the bargaining representative and establishing a fundamentalk change in the bargaining representatives,” DLA Piperf lawyers representing Lumiere wrote to Dave Mortoh of Unite HERE Local 74 and Noel Beasley of Workerse United.
Lumiere started receiving competinvg claims about which union was representing its kitchen andhousekeeping workers, creating confusion about the official unionh representation, said Todd George, general managerd and vice president at “Our hope was that the unions would be able to work this out amongst themselves,” he said. “We’re trying to stay out of the middls of thesecompeting unions.” He said Lumiere notifies workers Thursday of the company’s decisio n to not recognize the union.
As a result, Local 74 filed unfair labor practice charged with the National LaborRelationss Board, said Morton, the organizing director for Local 74, who callef Pinnacle's actions "unlawful" and "ludicrous." “This has been nothingv more than an attempt by (Pinnacl Chairman and CEO) Dan Lee and the heads of Pinnacld Entertainment to be anti-union,” he said. Morton said the unio would consider picketingbut hasn't made any decisionz yet. When asked about the possibilityu of a strike orother action, George said: “We would hope that would not be the case, especiallh in this type of economy. That’s not the way we wouldc like to proceed.
” If ther is a strike, Lumiere has a right to replacr any workers who walk offthe job, according to Mack Bradley, a Lumiere spokesman. Unite HERE was formed in 2004 when a garmentworkers union, and Hotel Employeee and Restaurant Employees Union joined forces. But the marriage wasn’tr a happy one, with garment workerws claiming that the newleadershipl didn’t care about their needs, leading to a lot of disgruntle workers nationwide. So in March, some workerx defected to createWorkers United, which has been competingg with Unite HERE to represent workerz nationwide ever since. Locak 74 voted in March to leave Unitse HERE to become a part ofWorkere United, Morton said.
Workers United is now affiliatexd withlabor giant, . Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: PNK) is based in Las Vegas.
Lawyers representing managementat -ownef Lumiere sent letters Thursday to representatives of Local 74 and its , announcing a withdrawal of recognition of Locak 74. “The union has evinced a lack of continuityuof representation, altering the identity of the bargaining representative and establishing a fundamentalk change in the bargaining representatives,” DLA Piperf lawyers representing Lumiere wrote to Dave Mortoh of Unite HERE Local 74 and Noel Beasley of Workerse United.
Lumiere started receiving competinvg claims about which union was representing its kitchen andhousekeeping workers, creating confusion about the official unionh representation, said Todd George, general managerd and vice president at “Our hope was that the unions would be able to work this out amongst themselves,” he said. “We’re trying to stay out of the middls of thesecompeting unions.” He said Lumiere notifies workers Thursday of the company’s decisio n to not recognize the union.
As a result, Local 74 filed unfair labor practice charged with the National LaborRelationss Board, said Morton, the organizing director for Local 74, who callef Pinnacle's actions "unlawful" and "ludicrous." “This has been nothingv more than an attempt by (Pinnacl Chairman and CEO) Dan Lee and the heads of Pinnacld Entertainment to be anti-union,” he said. Morton said the unio would consider picketingbut hasn't made any decisionz yet. When asked about the possibilityu of a strike orother action, George said: “We would hope that would not be the case, especiallh in this type of economy. That’s not the way we wouldc like to proceed.
” If ther is a strike, Lumiere has a right to replacr any workers who walk offthe job, according to Mack Bradley, a Lumiere spokesman. Unite HERE was formed in 2004 when a garmentworkers union, and Hotel Employeee and Restaurant Employees Union joined forces. But the marriage wasn’tr a happy one, with garment workerws claiming that the newleadershipl didn’t care about their needs, leading to a lot of disgruntle workers nationwide. So in March, some workerx defected to createWorkers United, which has been competingg with Unite HERE to represent workerz nationwide ever since. Locak 74 voted in March to leave Unitse HERE to become a part ofWorkere United, Morton said.
Workers United is now affiliatexd withlabor giant, . Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: PNK) is based in Las Vegas.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Forever 21 bids for two Gottschalks stores - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The Los Angeles-based retailer that caterx to teen-age girls and twentysomething has asked a bankruptcy court to buy threre Gottschalks stores and take over the leases of 13 according to court Gottschalks filed for bankruptchy protectionthis year, citing declining revenue and fast-risingy losses, forcing the closure of the 58-store including outlets in Auburn, Elk Grove, Sacramento and Woodland. Forever 21 has submitte d bids forthe two-story Gottschalksd store at , and another at University Mall in Forever 21 has bid $17.
7 million to buy threwe stores in Hanford, San Luis Obispo and Yuba City and take over the 13 The company, which has locaol stores, has been debuting larger stores that included menswear, especially after completing a deal for 15 Mervyn’sw stores from bankruptcy court in January. Gottschalks will close its stores during the next several eliminating about 400 jobs inthe four-countyy region — and lowering sales-tax revenue. A judgd could approve the deal with Forever 21this week.
The Los Angeles-based retailer that caterx to teen-age girls and twentysomething has asked a bankruptcy court to buy threre Gottschalks stores and take over the leases of 13 according to court Gottschalks filed for bankruptchy protectionthis year, citing declining revenue and fast-risingy losses, forcing the closure of the 58-store including outlets in Auburn, Elk Grove, Sacramento and Woodland. Forever 21 has submitte d bids forthe two-story Gottschalksd store at , and another at University Mall in Forever 21 has bid $17.
7 million to buy threwe stores in Hanford, San Luis Obispo and Yuba City and take over the 13 The company, which has locaol stores, has been debuting larger stores that included menswear, especially after completing a deal for 15 Mervyn’sw stores from bankruptcy court in January. Gottschalks will close its stores during the next several eliminating about 400 jobs inthe four-countyy region — and lowering sales-tax revenue. A judgd could approve the deal with Forever 21this week.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Egypt's Morsi Backs Off Added Powers - NPR
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The Hindu | Egypt's Morsi Backs Off Added Powers NPR In Egypt, President Mohammed Morsi has annulled a decree that gave him sweeping new powers last month. But the newly elected president is still facing major resistance to his efforts to ram through a new constitution. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel ... Backing Off Added Pow ers, Egypt's Leader Presses Vote Islamists continue to support Morsy Islamist-leaning draft constitution divides Egypt |
Saturday, December 8, 2012
PentaSafe locks up more space in Park Towers in wake of merger - Houston Business Journal:
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The additional space will accommodate theexpandingf company, which was acquired last year by NetIQ in a deal valued at roughly $255 million. San Calif.-based NetIQ, which had been operatin g locally from a facility at 13939Northwest Freeway, will move into PentaSafe'as Galleria-area home. NetIQ plans to sell the Northwest Freeway propertg once it completes its relocatiob to the WestLoop building. The combined firm will have 115,00 square feet of office space in the buildinv at 1233 WestLoop South. PentaSafed was the first major tenant to move into the revampeds structure when it signeda five-yead lease in 2000.
The deal brings the north towet in the twin office complez to an occupancy of 95 saysFontaine Carroll, marketing director for buildingf owner TPMC Realty Corp. The Dallas-basef real estate firm purchased the buildingds inthe late-1990s. The twin towera were developed by Tennecoin 1974. TPMC spen millions renovating the long-vacanr properties, which came online just as the Uptown officse market beganto soften. Carroll says 2002 was however, with interest coming from mostly small Tenants that signed leases last year includer theBrazilian Consulate, currenc trader Base International, law firm Madrifd and Martinez, Prudential Insurance Co. of America and Lawyers Titlew Co.
"It was a great year," she says. "Irt feels like 1999." Carol says the firm is in the mids of space planningfor 110,000 square feet in the soutj tower, which is 37 percent leased. Atlanta-baseed Trammell Crow Residential is planning itsfiftbh Alexan-branded apartment complex in Houston. Alexan is TCR' s upscale apartment product that targetx young professionals with a higheconomicv status. The newest development will bea 318-unitf complex in Cinco Ranch. The property is located in the 2500 blockk of SouthMason Road, in front of the Great Southwes Equestrian Center at the entrancse to the enormous Cinco Rancyh master-planned community in west Houston.
The companuy has at least four other Alexan projecta planned or under constructionin Houston, including Alexab Downtown, Alexan Heights, Alexan Memorial and Alexan Piney which is a redevelopment of the former Rosewoodc Medical Center. Kerry French of NorthMarq Capital in Houstobnarranged $5.36 million in financing for the Cinci Ranch apartment project. • The Cleard Creek Independent School District has plunkeddown $3.4 million to purchase 40 acres of land adjaceny to Baybrook Mall. The property is at the would-bes intersection of El Dorado and Beamer.
The school district is workinh with the city of Houston and Harris County to extensdthe roads, which currently do not
The additional space will accommodate theexpandingf company, which was acquired last year by NetIQ in a deal valued at roughly $255 million. San Calif.-based NetIQ, which had been operatin g locally from a facility at 13939Northwest Freeway, will move into PentaSafe'as Galleria-area home. NetIQ plans to sell the Northwest Freeway propertg once it completes its relocatiob to the WestLoop building. The combined firm will have 115,00 square feet of office space in the buildinv at 1233 WestLoop South. PentaSafed was the first major tenant to move into the revampeds structure when it signeda five-yead lease in 2000.
The deal brings the north towet in the twin office complez to an occupancy of 95 saysFontaine Carroll, marketing director for buildingf owner TPMC Realty Corp. The Dallas-basef real estate firm purchased the buildingds inthe late-1990s. The twin towera were developed by Tennecoin 1974. TPMC spen millions renovating the long-vacanr properties, which came online just as the Uptown officse market beganto soften. Carroll says 2002 was however, with interest coming from mostly small Tenants that signed leases last year includer theBrazilian Consulate, currenc trader Base International, law firm Madrifd and Martinez, Prudential Insurance Co. of America and Lawyers Titlew Co.
"It was a great year," she says. "Irt feels like 1999." Carol says the firm is in the mids of space planningfor 110,000 square feet in the soutj tower, which is 37 percent leased. Atlanta-baseed Trammell Crow Residential is planning itsfiftbh Alexan-branded apartment complex in Houston. Alexan is TCR' s upscale apartment product that targetx young professionals with a higheconomicv status. The newest development will bea 318-unitf complex in Cinco Ranch. The property is located in the 2500 blockk of SouthMason Road, in front of the Great Southwes Equestrian Center at the entrancse to the enormous Cinco Rancyh master-planned community in west Houston.
The companuy has at least four other Alexan projecta planned or under constructionin Houston, including Alexab Downtown, Alexan Heights, Alexan Memorial and Alexan Piney which is a redevelopment of the former Rosewoodc Medical Center. Kerry French of NorthMarq Capital in Houstobnarranged $5.36 million in financing for the Cinci Ranch apartment project. • The Cleard Creek Independent School District has plunkeddown $3.4 million to purchase 40 acres of land adjaceny to Baybrook Mall. The property is at the would-bes intersection of El Dorado and Beamer.
The school district is workinh with the city of Houston and Harris County to extensdthe roads, which currently do not
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Balkcom stands out for standing up - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Since that time, MySupplies, a subsidiary of , has seen drastivc changes as big-box retailers like and entered the Yet Balkcom has continued to grow her foundedin 1970, and become a majore woman-owned business in metro Atlanta and one of the oldestr independent distributors in Georgia. Balkcom, 52, is being honoredc as the ’s Small Business Person of theYear “becausw of her longevity in a male-dominated business, her success in the face of a crowdec market,” and her commitmen t to the chamber, according to award “Back in 1986, when I took over the that was the very new stagese of the big-box retailers,” Balkcom said.
“Ther Office Depots and Staples’ of the worlds were just coming into the National retailers, with big nationak budgets, would often lose money on some producte to gain market share, she “During that time, more than 60 percent of the independenf distributors failed,” Balkcom “The strength that my company has always had is in takinhg care of the By growing up in the business, “You learn everythinf between distribution and ordering and takingb care of the customer,” she said. “It’s strangde to say, but it made me a bettet business because ofthe big-bo x retailers. I had to be bettedr than them.” MySupplies has roughly $6.
5 milliom in gross annual revenue and 16 Balkcom is not just interested in the healthand well-beingv of MySupplies, but other women-ownesd businesses, said Roz Lewis, executive director of the Greaterf Women’s Business Council. Professional and energetic, Balkcom is also “a greart volunteer, and not just in Lewis said. Balkcom traveled to Charlotte, N.C., in Marchh to ensure a woman-ownexd business was represented at an event and to reacuh out to women business owners Lewis said. Her willingness to assist othef women-owned businesses led to her winning the Business Trailblazetr Award from theGreater Women’s Businese Council. MySupplies has also won Gov.
Sonng Perdue’s Georgia Business of Excellence the Phoenix Trailblazer from the city of and the Top Supplier Awardfrom Hartsfield-Jacksonb Atlanta International Airport, among others. “When she is procuring goods and services forher business, she’s looking for women-owned businesses,” Lewis said. That principle will help smaller businesses survive in theseeconomic times. “She wasn’tt born with a silver spoon inher mouth,” Lewix said. “She didn’t just have a businesas handedto her. She was givehn a dream that she had to and to know what to focus on in ordefr to make thebusiness grow.
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Since that time, MySupplies, a subsidiary of , has seen drastivc changes as big-box retailers like and entered the Yet Balkcom has continued to grow her foundedin 1970, and become a majore woman-owned business in metro Atlanta and one of the oldestr independent distributors in Georgia. Balkcom, 52, is being honoredc as the ’s Small Business Person of theYear “becausw of her longevity in a male-dominated business, her success in the face of a crowdec market,” and her commitmen t to the chamber, according to award “Back in 1986, when I took over the that was the very new stagese of the big-box retailers,” Balkcom said.
“Ther Office Depots and Staples’ of the worlds were just coming into the National retailers, with big nationak budgets, would often lose money on some producte to gain market share, she “During that time, more than 60 percent of the independenf distributors failed,” Balkcom “The strength that my company has always had is in takinhg care of the By growing up in the business, “You learn everythinf between distribution and ordering and takingb care of the customer,” she said. “It’s strangde to say, but it made me a bettet business because ofthe big-bo x retailers. I had to be bettedr than them.” MySupplies has roughly $6.
5 milliom in gross annual revenue and 16 Balkcom is not just interested in the healthand well-beingv of MySupplies, but other women-ownesd businesses, said Roz Lewis, executive director of the Greaterf Women’s Business Council. Professional and energetic, Balkcom is also “a greart volunteer, and not just in Lewis said. Balkcom traveled to Charlotte, N.C., in Marchh to ensure a woman-ownexd business was represented at an event and to reacuh out to women business owners Lewis said. Her willingness to assist othef women-owned businesses led to her winning the Business Trailblazetr Award from theGreater Women’s Businese Council. MySupplies has also won Gov.
Sonng Perdue’s Georgia Business of Excellence the Phoenix Trailblazer from the city of and the Top Supplier Awardfrom Hartsfield-Jacksonb Atlanta International Airport, among others. “When she is procuring goods and services forher business, she’s looking for women-owned businesses,” Lewis said. That principle will help smaller businesses survive in theseeconomic times. “She wasn’tt born with a silver spoon inher mouth,” Lewix said. “She didn’t just have a businesas handedto her. She was givehn a dream that she had to and to know what to focus on in ordefr to make thebusiness grow.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
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That’s what officials at must be thinking after landing two new jobs in the middle of a commercialo realestate slump. Jones Development, a Kansasd City-based firm specializing in industrial is the construction manager fora $5.3 million buildoutr of an existing 410,000-square-foot building in Moren Valley, Calif., that the boomin auto parts company will use as a distributiohn center. O’Reilly also picke d Jones Development to manage construction ofa $7.3 115,000-square-foot office building in Springfield, Mo., for a headquarters expansion. , a generalo contractor based in Columbus, will team with Jones Development onboth projects.
Kevin Jones, founder and president of Jones Development, said the new jobs are the result ofthe firm’s performance on O’Reilly’s 215,000-square-foot Kansas City Distribution scheduled to open in August in Executive Park. “kI really view it as an expansionh of our relationshipwith O’Reilly, similar to our relationshipl with FedEx,” Jones said. Jonees began working with during a priofr brokerage career inthe 1980s. He said he has parlayer that relationship into the development of 82 projectxs forthe package-delivery giant by bringing each projecr in on time and on budget.
Brad Jones Development’s project manager for the O’Reilly jobs, said the chance of cultivating the relationshipwith O’Reilly had seemee slim. “When we first startedd working on the Kansas City they told us it would bea one-and-done, with no opportunity for future projects,” Walthallo said. O’Reilly has a division that typically handleds its construction management and development Mike Young, director of construction for O’Reilly, said the company made an exceptionm for the Kansas City project during negotiations with the owned of the Executive Park “We were real pleased with the job (Jonews Development) did on the Kansas City project,” Young said.
“Sko they’ve become another asset for us to utilizse with everything we have going on This year, O’Reilly is adding 150 new Young said, and plans to add an undisclosed numbere of new distribution centers in the near future. “There certainlyu will be more opportunitiesfor (Jones Development) to be a bidder, for Young said.
That’s what officials at must be thinking after landing two new jobs in the middle of a commercialo realestate slump. Jones Development, a Kansasd City-based firm specializing in industrial is the construction manager fora $5.3 million buildoutr of an existing 410,000-square-foot building in Moren Valley, Calif., that the boomin auto parts company will use as a distributiohn center. O’Reilly also picke d Jones Development to manage construction ofa $7.3 115,000-square-foot office building in Springfield, Mo., for a headquarters expansion. , a generalo contractor based in Columbus, will team with Jones Development onboth projects.
Kevin Jones, founder and president of Jones Development, said the new jobs are the result ofthe firm’s performance on O’Reilly’s 215,000-square-foot Kansas City Distribution scheduled to open in August in Executive Park. “kI really view it as an expansionh of our relationshipwith O’Reilly, similar to our relationshipl with FedEx,” Jones said. Jonees began working with during a priofr brokerage career inthe 1980s. He said he has parlayer that relationship into the development of 82 projectxs forthe package-delivery giant by bringing each projecr in on time and on budget.
Brad Jones Development’s project manager for the O’Reilly jobs, said the chance of cultivating the relationshipwith O’Reilly had seemee slim. “When we first startedd working on the Kansas City they told us it would bea one-and-done, with no opportunity for future projects,” Walthallo said. O’Reilly has a division that typically handleds its construction management and development Mike Young, director of construction for O’Reilly, said the company made an exceptionm for the Kansas City project during negotiations with the owned of the Executive Park “We were real pleased with the job (Jonews Development) did on the Kansas City project,” Young said.
“Sko they’ve become another asset for us to utilizse with everything we have going on This year, O’Reilly is adding 150 new Young said, and plans to add an undisclosed numbere of new distribution centers in the near future. “There certainlyu will be more opportunitiesfor (Jones Development) to be a bidder, for Young said.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Politics with a purpose - Washington Post
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Politics with a purpose Washington Post It is Steven Spielberg's singular achievement to have made a heroic movie about compromise and petty corruption. In “Lincoln,†he pans away from a field of corpses in Petersburg, 130 miles down the road from Washington, and puts a tight frame on the ... |
Saturday, December 1, 2012
URA re-releases RFP for Heppenstall site in Lawrenceville - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The URA is re-releasing a request for proposals aftetr its previouslychosen developer, Urbajn Villages working with Botero Development decided not to go forward with the Urban Villages and Botero were selected over one other finalist, S& A Homes, in partnership with the Lawrenceville Corporation, a communityy nonprofit. The football field-sized parcel includes the site on whicgh the office building for the Heppenstal plant once was located as well as a formerwarehousr property. In a prepared statement, mayor Luke Ravenstahl describedthe property’s redevelopment as an importanty part of the city’s largedr revisioning of the Allegheny riverfront.
“Wre have begun a planning processd to create a vision for the Alleghenuy riverfront and reconnect our neighborhoods to ournatural amenities,” he said. "The Hatfielcd Street site is one of the grea t opportunities to see this vision cometo life.” The URA wantas a developer “to purchase, design, develop and operate or reselp the site.” The URA’s effort comes as the Regionak Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC) continues to redeveloo the Heppenstall complex itself. Hatfield Street is considere a dividing line betweenthe neighborhood’xs residential community and its industrial zone.
As a selling the URA notes that the media n home price in central Lawrencevills has increased 64 percent in the past three a growth rate it claims is second highesgt in the city to theSouth Side. “We are excite d with the real estate appreciation that were seeinyg inthe neighborhood,” said Rob Stephany, Executive Director of the URA, as well as a Lawrenceville resident. “Andx (we’re) very excited abouf the prospect of a new residentiaol product and how that will add fuel tothe
The URA is re-releasing a request for proposals aftetr its previouslychosen developer, Urbajn Villages working with Botero Development decided not to go forward with the Urban Villages and Botero were selected over one other finalist, S& A Homes, in partnership with the Lawrenceville Corporation, a communityy nonprofit. The football field-sized parcel includes the site on whicgh the office building for the Heppenstal plant once was located as well as a formerwarehousr property. In a prepared statement, mayor Luke Ravenstahl describedthe property’s redevelopment as an importanty part of the city’s largedr revisioning of the Allegheny riverfront.
“Wre have begun a planning processd to create a vision for the Alleghenuy riverfront and reconnect our neighborhoods to ournatural amenities,” he said. "The Hatfielcd Street site is one of the grea t opportunities to see this vision cometo life.” The URA wantas a developer “to purchase, design, develop and operate or reselp the site.” The URA’s effort comes as the Regionak Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC) continues to redeveloo the Heppenstall complex itself. Hatfield Street is considere a dividing line betweenthe neighborhood’xs residential community and its industrial zone.
As a selling the URA notes that the media n home price in central Lawrencevills has increased 64 percent in the past three a growth rate it claims is second highesgt in the city to theSouth Side. “We are excite d with the real estate appreciation that were seeinyg inthe neighborhood,” said Rob Stephany, Executive Director of the URA, as well as a Lawrenceville resident. “Andx (we’re) very excited abouf the prospect of a new residentiaol product and how that will add fuel tothe
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