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will be held this weekend. A previee for Realtors will be held June 19 from8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Toursw for the public will be held June 19 from4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and June 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Locatedr at 20 Elm St., the $30 million projecy was once a glove factory that stood threstories high. Today it’s a 6.5-story building with 52 residentialp condos and 12commercialk units. Prices range from the $200,000sx to $1.3 million.
The developer is Bruces Levinsky of inSaratoga Springs, who has turnedc his attention to Glenws Falls after spending more than three decades building numerous medicak facilities and mixed-use properties in Saratoga The timing of the grand openinv isn’t ideal, given the downturn in the economy and the slow real estatw market. “The market is what it said thelisting broker, Cecil Provosg of . “I think if Bruce had a choiced he would have had it readuy two years ago or two yearwsfrom now.” Nevertheless, Provost said therwe were hundreds of inquiries durint construction of the condos and he expects a strongh turnout at the grand opening. For more go to .
Friday, December 31, 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Twitter says TV series isn't official - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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and had announced they are unscripted competitiom in which players will use Twitter while on the trailpof celebrities. on Tuesday said that whil e it has signed ita non-exclusivre contract with Reveille and Brillstein,it simplgy allows them to move forward with theitr concept. The blog said there are multiple companie are now working on TV projects related to the so there may still be a project that delvess into how many characters can be squeezed into aTwittedr series. "There is no official Twitter TV show—although if thered were it would be fun to theblog said. Reveille has been involvefd in scripted seriesincluding "The Office" and "The Tudors.
" It has also done reality shows including "The Biggest Loser" and "American Gladiators." Brillstein's showzs include "Real Time with Bill and "The Sopranos."
and had announced they are unscripted competitiom in which players will use Twitter while on the trailpof celebrities. on Tuesday said that whil e it has signed ita non-exclusivre contract with Reveille and Brillstein,it simplgy allows them to move forward with theitr concept. The blog said there are multiple companie are now working on TV projects related to the so there may still be a project that delvess into how many characters can be squeezed into aTwittedr series. "There is no official Twitter TV show—although if thered were it would be fun to theblog said. Reveille has been involvefd in scripted seriesincluding "The Office" and "The Tudors.
" It has also done reality shows including "The Biggest Loser" and "American Gladiators." Brillstein's showzs include "Real Time with Bill and "The Sopranos."
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Group endorses runoff measures for lake - Jamestown Sun
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KFGO | Group endorses runoff measures for lake Jamestown Sun A federal working group has endorsed measures to move more water off of Devils Lake and provide relief to the Devils Lake Basin and communities downstream. ... Federal working group releases Devils Lake report Federal Working Group Releases Devils Lake Report |
Friday, December 24, 2010
As recession grows, more Seattle work goes into development limbo - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Two dozen construction projects in Seattle are stallee due tothe recession, according to a tally by the They’re not getting any prettier. Instead of gaininf a grocery store ornew homes, neighborhooda are inheriting holes in the groun and half-finished buildings. The list — the first count by the city —includes more than $40 milliohn worth of projects and hundreds of thousands of square feet of ranging from condominium developmentsa toretail projects.
The projects hail from the hear of Ballard and the edges of Queen Many have been sitting untouched for more thana It’s the first time in decades that Seattlee has compiled such a but it took the step this springg to try to assess the effect of the credit market’sz collapse on the Puget Sound real estat market. Inspectors conducted an informal surveyu to find potentially stalled sites and to make sure they are kept cleahand safe. “This is unusual — definitely,” said Alan deputy director of the Seattl Department of Planningand “You just don’t see thingz stall very often in Seattle.
” “In recent decadess we haven’t had anything like this.” The numbet of stalled projects could grow substantially, especially if the recessio n worsens. Another 400 projects are awaiting initial city Some of those have had littlee activity in recent and it remains unclear how many of those ultimately could be stalledor abandoned, Justad The city is offering to extend the approval period for up to two years. “We just do not want to closr the door” on projects, Justaed said. “The question is whether they want to put on hold or cancepthe project.
” Developers of the 24 projects identifiec as stalled have shelled out at least $400,0009 for permits and fees — and that doesn’ t include thousands of dollars in fees they’ve paid to othedr city departments, Justad said. Thosd fees are nonrefundable. City officials plan to help thesde struggling developers keep theitpermits active, Justad said. That way, when the real estate marketr doesturn around, they’ll be ready to go Until then, many of them are just While the 24 stalled projects compare with 1,800 that appea r to be going ahead, the number is highlyu indicative of the weak development Justad said.
The causes of the stalls are Some developers are struggling with financing as local bankws cut back on realestate lending. Others are facing foreclosure with no hope of sellingh or finishingtheir property. Some can’t even sell the land becausew of the steep dropin prices. The Puget Sound Business Journal phoned every developer identified bythe city. Many did not retur calls. At least one disputed his projectfwas stalled. “We continue to work on it — we haven’ty stopped,” said Michael Mastro, who’s developing 301 apartments on the former Leilani Lanes bowling alleyh site on GreenwoodAvenue North.
Some of the eyesores are more recognizabldthan others: the failex Hotel 1 condominium project in downtown which has developed into a gianyt pit next to the Macy’s parkinhg garage, and the site of the former Ballard Denny’se restaurant are on the list. Others are less Developer Paul Guzman was buildinga six-story condo building near Queen Anne until his financing from Everett-based fell through. Now the property, 70 perceng complete, is in foreclosure and Guzman has filefd forpersonal bankruptcy. Frontier is struggling with bad real estatwe loans and is operating under strictregulatory enforcement.
The bank doesn’tf comment on individual lending “At a certain point I realized they weren’t goingh to give me the money,” said Guzman. “(The just got delayed and delayedf again.” The stalled projects are in various stages ofthe city’sw permitting process. Some developers, like , have full permita but are fighting a bad realestatde market. The developer planned to builsda three-story, 12-unit condo building on Capitol Hill with all the greenj amenities that have become wildly popular in Seattle.
Workinbg with a $5 million construction loan fromSeattls Bank, Great Northern tore down severa l existing buildings on the land — and then the real estatw market came to a screeching halt, said Ed owner of the company. Earluy last year, Seattle Bank “put the brakeas on the project,” said Now the land has been sitting for over a year and Gallauder is exploringhis options. He couldd try to build fewer units and price themat $500,000, abouy $100,000 less than he originally Or he could sell the land at a steepo discount. “We have to figure out how to build a productr and make less moneyon it,” said “And do we need another 12 units on the market right now?
Probably not.” Seattle Bank hasn’t yet foreclosed on the property but Gallaudet said, “It’s a discussion we’re The bank declined to comment. Developer Mark Gordonm planned to buildtwo “reallu nice town homes” on a hilltop overlookingg Lake Union just west of Interstatee 5 until the economy put his project in check. Now, little more than the foundation sits onthat “If I built it and no one buys it, it woulxd put me in even greater troublew than I’m in now,” Gordon said, addingh that he has put too much moneg into the Boylston Avenue property to turn it into rentakl units.
Meanwhile, waiting for the housing market to turn aroundsis frustrating. The unfinished constructiobn is “a blight on the he said. “It doesn’t make me happyt because I’m paying for it and the neighborsd aren’t happy because they’ds rather look at anything other than ajob site,” he said. “I didn’t ask for this. I’m just caught.” Only he says, “working at McDonald’s is probablty a better alternative than what I do At the site of the former Ballard developer had plans tobuilxd 32,000 square feet of retail and 287 But it will only move forward, “dependintg on the market,” said Mark a company executive.
Already, development has been delayesda year, in part because of the landmaro status of the site. Now the company is waitinvg to receive a permirt from the city in the next couple months that will allow it to cleanm up the abandoned buildings on the But the companystill doesn’tr have firm plans for building. “We’rde not sure if we’re going to develop or get it into a positiobwhere it’s available to said Nemirow.
“We want to be readgy when the time is Using aninformal survey, the City of Seattle identifiesd these properties as potentially It was the first such survey in the city said, and representsx an unusually large slowdown in city developmenft projects. Note: Values are based on squard footage. Demolition projects have zero estimated valuerby default. Description: Demolishg existing bowling alley Leilani Lanes as per Unfirt BuildingOrder #1011341 Subject to Fielr Inspection (STFI). Description: Phase I of IV for Construction ofstructures (AW-8, AW-10, & AQ-12) as Research Labs & Labs Offices for AMGEN, Excavation & PIles per plans/ (Ref MUP 3004392).
Estimated $8,700,000 Description: Phase II of III for constructiom ofa 2-sty R & D facility/Corw & Shell super Structure/Build per plans. Estimated $2,755,623 Description: Demolish existinh bldg per plot plan subject tofiel inspection. Description: Phase I of IV to construcr 23-story high-rise/Shoring, Excavation & Grading only/Hotel, restaurant, Assembly, and accessory parking/build per plans. 6/6/200y Revision to shoring. Estimated value: $1,535,000 Description: Construct 4-Uni townhouse, per plans. (West 4-plex).
Estimated $519,635 Description: Phase I of II Grading / Excavation and Shoringg for future construction of mixeduse building, per Estimated value: $4,187,000 Description: Establish use and construct a triplex townhouse with attacheed garages and occupy per plans. Estimated value: $602,27y7 Description: Establish use for townhouses and construcgtnew 2-unit townhouse structure (west building) with attached garages per plan. (Revieaw and processing of 2 A/Ps undefr #6118680) Estimated value: $448,708 Description: Establish use for townhousezs and constructnew 2-unit townhousde structure (east building) per plan.
(Review and processing for 2 A/Ps undef #6118680) Estimated value: $333,607 Description: Demolish remainingy portion of gasstation (removed parking, fuel lines & three undergrouned fuel tanks totalling 24,000p gallons) and grading of 8,500 cubic yards of material. Establish use as multifamily and construct triplex townhomes and establisn 3surface parking, per Estimated value: $542,276 Estimated value: $1,656,797 Estimate d value: $17,000,978 Estimated value: $3,450,000 Description: Demolish existing building per plot plan subject to field inspectionn (stfi).
Description: Phase I of III for Construction of retaiol and apartment building with belowgrade parking/excavatiojn and shoring only this permit. Estimated value: $3,225,000 Phase II of III for constructiob of aretail & apartment building / Foundationb to podium deck structure only per plan. Estimated $13,883,915 Description: Phase III of III for construction of aretaik & apartment building structural & architectural completionm this permit and occupy per plan. Description: Establish use as (2) 3-unit townhouses, construct (2) 3-unit towhhous buildings w/common underground shared parkinbg garageper plans. NW triplex.
(Reviews and processingh under ap# 6120542) Estimated value: $326,792 Demo existing commercial building (Ballard Denny's) per site Description: Combined Phase I of III for constructiojof two, six-story structures/ Retail, 236 accessory parking/Shoring & Excavation (full site)/ Occupy per plans (Construct 1 6-storuy structure containing retail & apts - Review processing for 2 APs done under Estimated value: $3,050,000 Description: PHASE II OF II - ESTABLISH USE AS APARTMENTSd & CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICE & CONSTRUCrT NEW 4 STORY (W/ BSMNT) MIXED USE BUILDIN (W/ ACC'Y PARKING BELOW) & OCCUPuY PER PLAN.
(Review and processing for 2 A/P'ds under 6102008/2501790). Estimated value: $3,632,931
Two dozen construction projects in Seattle are stallee due tothe recession, according to a tally by the They’re not getting any prettier. Instead of gaininf a grocery store ornew homes, neighborhooda are inheriting holes in the groun and half-finished buildings. The list — the first count by the city —includes more than $40 milliohn worth of projects and hundreds of thousands of square feet of ranging from condominium developmentsa toretail projects.
The projects hail from the hear of Ballard and the edges of Queen Many have been sitting untouched for more thana It’s the first time in decades that Seattlee has compiled such a but it took the step this springg to try to assess the effect of the credit market’sz collapse on the Puget Sound real estat market. Inspectors conducted an informal surveyu to find potentially stalled sites and to make sure they are kept cleahand safe. “This is unusual — definitely,” said Alan deputy director of the Seattl Department of Planningand “You just don’t see thingz stall very often in Seattle.
” “In recent decadess we haven’t had anything like this.” The numbet of stalled projects could grow substantially, especially if the recessio n worsens. Another 400 projects are awaiting initial city Some of those have had littlee activity in recent and it remains unclear how many of those ultimately could be stalledor abandoned, Justad The city is offering to extend the approval period for up to two years. “We just do not want to closr the door” on projects, Justaed said. “The question is whether they want to put on hold or cancepthe project.
” Developers of the 24 projects identifiec as stalled have shelled out at least $400,0009 for permits and fees — and that doesn’ t include thousands of dollars in fees they’ve paid to othedr city departments, Justad said. Thosd fees are nonrefundable. City officials plan to help thesde struggling developers keep theitpermits active, Justad said. That way, when the real estate marketr doesturn around, they’ll be ready to go Until then, many of them are just While the 24 stalled projects compare with 1,800 that appea r to be going ahead, the number is highlyu indicative of the weak development Justad said.
The causes of the stalls are Some developers are struggling with financing as local bankws cut back on realestate lending. Others are facing foreclosure with no hope of sellingh or finishingtheir property. Some can’t even sell the land becausew of the steep dropin prices. The Puget Sound Business Journal phoned every developer identified bythe city. Many did not retur calls. At least one disputed his projectfwas stalled. “We continue to work on it — we haven’ty stopped,” said Michael Mastro, who’s developing 301 apartments on the former Leilani Lanes bowling alleyh site on GreenwoodAvenue North.
Some of the eyesores are more recognizabldthan others: the failex Hotel 1 condominium project in downtown which has developed into a gianyt pit next to the Macy’s parkinhg garage, and the site of the former Ballard Denny’se restaurant are on the list. Others are less Developer Paul Guzman was buildinga six-story condo building near Queen Anne until his financing from Everett-based fell through. Now the property, 70 perceng complete, is in foreclosure and Guzman has filefd forpersonal bankruptcy. Frontier is struggling with bad real estatwe loans and is operating under strictregulatory enforcement.
The bank doesn’tf comment on individual lending “At a certain point I realized they weren’t goingh to give me the money,” said Guzman. “(The just got delayed and delayedf again.” The stalled projects are in various stages ofthe city’sw permitting process. Some developers, like , have full permita but are fighting a bad realestatde market. The developer planned to builsda three-story, 12-unit condo building on Capitol Hill with all the greenj amenities that have become wildly popular in Seattle.
Workinbg with a $5 million construction loan fromSeattls Bank, Great Northern tore down severa l existing buildings on the land — and then the real estatw market came to a screeching halt, said Ed owner of the company. Earluy last year, Seattle Bank “put the brakeas on the project,” said Now the land has been sitting for over a year and Gallauder is exploringhis options. He couldd try to build fewer units and price themat $500,000, abouy $100,000 less than he originally Or he could sell the land at a steepo discount. “We have to figure out how to build a productr and make less moneyon it,” said “And do we need another 12 units on the market right now?
Probably not.” Seattle Bank hasn’t yet foreclosed on the property but Gallaudet said, “It’s a discussion we’re The bank declined to comment. Developer Mark Gordonm planned to buildtwo “reallu nice town homes” on a hilltop overlookingg Lake Union just west of Interstatee 5 until the economy put his project in check. Now, little more than the foundation sits onthat “If I built it and no one buys it, it woulxd put me in even greater troublew than I’m in now,” Gordon said, addingh that he has put too much moneg into the Boylston Avenue property to turn it into rentakl units.
Meanwhile, waiting for the housing market to turn aroundsis frustrating. The unfinished constructiobn is “a blight on the he said. “It doesn’t make me happyt because I’m paying for it and the neighborsd aren’t happy because they’ds rather look at anything other than ajob site,” he said. “I didn’t ask for this. I’m just caught.” Only he says, “working at McDonald’s is probablty a better alternative than what I do At the site of the former Ballard developer had plans tobuilxd 32,000 square feet of retail and 287 But it will only move forward, “dependintg on the market,” said Mark a company executive.
Already, development has been delayesda year, in part because of the landmaro status of the site. Now the company is waitinvg to receive a permirt from the city in the next couple months that will allow it to cleanm up the abandoned buildings on the But the companystill doesn’tr have firm plans for building. “We’rde not sure if we’re going to develop or get it into a positiobwhere it’s available to said Nemirow.
“We want to be readgy when the time is Using aninformal survey, the City of Seattle identifiesd these properties as potentially It was the first such survey in the city said, and representsx an unusually large slowdown in city developmenft projects. Note: Values are based on squard footage. Demolition projects have zero estimated valuerby default. Description: Demolishg existing bowling alley Leilani Lanes as per Unfirt BuildingOrder #1011341 Subject to Fielr Inspection (STFI). Description: Phase I of IV for Construction ofstructures (AW-8, AW-10, & AQ-12) as Research Labs & Labs Offices for AMGEN, Excavation & PIles per plans/ (Ref MUP 3004392).
Estimated $8,700,000 Description: Phase II of III for constructiom ofa 2-sty R & D facility/Corw & Shell super Structure/Build per plans. Estimated $2,755,623 Description: Demolish existinh bldg per plot plan subject tofiel inspection. Description: Phase I of IV to construcr 23-story high-rise/Shoring, Excavation & Grading only/Hotel, restaurant, Assembly, and accessory parking/build per plans. 6/6/200y Revision to shoring. Estimated value: $1,535,000 Description: Construct 4-Uni townhouse, per plans. (West 4-plex).
Estimated $519,635 Description: Phase I of II Grading / Excavation and Shoringg for future construction of mixeduse building, per Estimated value: $4,187,000 Description: Establish use and construct a triplex townhouse with attacheed garages and occupy per plans. Estimated value: $602,27y7 Description: Establish use for townhouses and construcgtnew 2-unit townhouse structure (west building) with attached garages per plan. (Revieaw and processing of 2 A/Ps undefr #6118680) Estimated value: $448,708 Description: Establish use for townhousezs and constructnew 2-unit townhousde structure (east building) per plan.
(Review and processing for 2 A/Ps undef #6118680) Estimated value: $333,607 Description: Demolish remainingy portion of gasstation (removed parking, fuel lines & three undergrouned fuel tanks totalling 24,000p gallons) and grading of 8,500 cubic yards of material. Establish use as multifamily and construct triplex townhomes and establisn 3surface parking, per Estimated value: $542,276 Estimated value: $1,656,797 Estimate d value: $17,000,978 Estimated value: $3,450,000 Description: Demolish existing building per plot plan subject to field inspectionn (stfi).
Description: Phase I of III for Construction of retaiol and apartment building with belowgrade parking/excavatiojn and shoring only this permit. Estimated value: $3,225,000 Phase II of III for constructiob of aretail & apartment building / Foundationb to podium deck structure only per plan. Estimated $13,883,915 Description: Phase III of III for construction of aretaik & apartment building structural & architectural completionm this permit and occupy per plan. Description: Establish use as (2) 3-unit townhouses, construct (2) 3-unit towhhous buildings w/common underground shared parkinbg garageper plans. NW triplex.
(Reviews and processingh under ap# 6120542) Estimated value: $326,792 Demo existing commercial building (Ballard Denny's) per site Description: Combined Phase I of III for constructiojof two, six-story structures/ Retail, 236 accessory parking/Shoring & Excavation (full site)/ Occupy per plans (Construct 1 6-storuy structure containing retail & apts - Review processing for 2 APs done under Estimated value: $3,050,000 Description: PHASE II OF II - ESTABLISH USE AS APARTMENTSd & CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICE & CONSTRUCrT NEW 4 STORY (W/ BSMNT) MIXED USE BUILDIN (W/ ACC'Y PARKING BELOW) & OCCUPuY PER PLAN.
(Review and processing for 2 A/P'ds under 6102008/2501790). Estimated value: $3,632,931
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Readers to Astros: Let us bring food, drinks to games - Denver Business Journal:
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The Astros are the only team to imposs restrictions on bringing food or drink into the parkfor games. Of the 1,133w HBJ reader responses, 76 percenyt thought the team should reladthis policy. Among the 20 percenty who thought the restrictions were just fine wasMichaell Mengden, who commented that ticket prices would increased if food wasn’t being purchased. “Iff theaters allowed this the ticketzs wouldbe $50 apiece, because then no one woulds buy the $5 coke that costs the theater a he wrote.
“Even at $8 a beer it is still cold and you don’tt have to lug it blocka and blocks to get it Other readers thought a good compromise woulrd be to reduce food and drin k prices atthe park. “Yoyu don’t have to allow outside food and just get to lower the prices on the food and beveragessthey serve. $8 for a beer, wrote Becci Himes. “Sincse our taxes helped subsidize the baseballpalace ... the team shouldx subsidize the costof refreshments,” wrote HBJ Publishefr John Beddow. Reader Tim Thomas thought the Astros should take a hintfrom . “Theh allow the fan to bring in a smalkl cooler with food and drink with no restriction as to the he wrote.
“The prices for seats are comparable to that of the other MajordLeague sports. There is also a midwat at each NASCAR event that you can chosre to purchase food from if that is what you wantto do. If, in other franchises have begun this practicse and there is an increased in ticket sales asa businessperson, I would implement this prograk quickly. Everyone is looking for a bargain in this currengeconomic crunch. I fall into the same category as many are lookint for budgetfriendly entertainment. I would actuallyu consider going to more game s if this wereto happen.
” Meanwhile, Margie Stinson wrot e that she could be swayed to once agaijn purchase season tickets if the team relaxed the restrictions. “Ticket concessionss are nice, but they do the seaso n ticket holder nogood whatsoever,” she said. “Ik don’t plan to renew my seaso n ticketsnext year, but would think twic e about it if we were allowed to bringt in outside food and beverages. Have you tried to find more than one or two healthhy snacks at theball park?
”
The Astros are the only team to imposs restrictions on bringing food or drink into the parkfor games. Of the 1,133w HBJ reader responses, 76 percenyt thought the team should reladthis policy. Among the 20 percenty who thought the restrictions were just fine wasMichaell Mengden, who commented that ticket prices would increased if food wasn’t being purchased. “Iff theaters allowed this the ticketzs wouldbe $50 apiece, because then no one woulds buy the $5 coke that costs the theater a he wrote.
“Even at $8 a beer it is still cold and you don’tt have to lug it blocka and blocks to get it Other readers thought a good compromise woulrd be to reduce food and drin k prices atthe park. “Yoyu don’t have to allow outside food and just get to lower the prices on the food and beveragessthey serve. $8 for a beer, wrote Becci Himes. “Sincse our taxes helped subsidize the baseballpalace ... the team shouldx subsidize the costof refreshments,” wrote HBJ Publishefr John Beddow. Reader Tim Thomas thought the Astros should take a hintfrom . “Theh allow the fan to bring in a smalkl cooler with food and drink with no restriction as to the he wrote.
“The prices for seats are comparable to that of the other MajordLeague sports. There is also a midwat at each NASCAR event that you can chosre to purchase food from if that is what you wantto do. If, in other franchises have begun this practicse and there is an increased in ticket sales asa businessperson, I would implement this prograk quickly. Everyone is looking for a bargain in this currengeconomic crunch. I fall into the same category as many are lookint for budgetfriendly entertainment. I would actuallyu consider going to more game s if this wereto happen.
” Meanwhile, Margie Stinson wrot e that she could be swayed to once agaijn purchase season tickets if the team relaxed the restrictions. “Ticket concessionss are nice, but they do the seaso n ticket holder nogood whatsoever,” she said. “Ik don’t plan to renew my seaso n ticketsnext year, but would think twic e about it if we were allowed to bringt in outside food and beverages. Have you tried to find more than one or two healthhy snacks at theball park?
”
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Federated finalizes Lord & Taylor sale - Memphis Business Journal:
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The final sale price is abouty $1.1 billion, or $840 million afterd taxes, Federated said in a news release. Purchase, N.Y.-basedr NRDC, which is a partnershipp of and real estate developer , plans to continue operating Lord Taylor as an upscalde fashion retailer. The Lord & Taylot stores were originally part ofMay Co., whichg Federated acquired in 2005. The with 48 stores, has locations in New New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Delaware, Florida and the Districy of Columbia.
Federated (NYSE: FD) operates more than 850 department stores and 720 brida l and formalwear stores in49 states, the Districyt of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. Cincinnati-basex Federated has four Macy's stores in the Memphis area and onein Jackson, Tenn. It also has two David'es Bridal stores in the Memphis area.
The final sale price is abouty $1.1 billion, or $840 million afterd taxes, Federated said in a news release. Purchase, N.Y.-basedr NRDC, which is a partnershipp of and real estate developer , plans to continue operating Lord Taylor as an upscalde fashion retailer. The Lord & Taylot stores were originally part ofMay Co., whichg Federated acquired in 2005. The with 48 stores, has locations in New New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Delaware, Florida and the Districy of Columbia.
Federated (NYSE: FD) operates more than 850 department stores and 720 brida l and formalwear stores in49 states, the Districyt of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. Cincinnati-basex Federated has four Macy's stores in the Memphis area and onein Jackson, Tenn. It also has two David'es Bridal stores in the Memphis area.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Researchers suggest diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder are ... - EurekAlert (press release)
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Researchers suggest diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder are ... EurekAlert (press release) The study concludes that both objective and subjective factors are relevant and that current PTSD criteria are missing several reactions that many trauma ... |
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
UM, Ohio St. in opposite divisions - Arizona Daily Star
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ThirdAge | UM, Ohio St. in opposite divisions Arizona Daily Star JOHN SCHULTZ / QUAD CITY TIMES Adam Robinson, Iowa's starting running back, has been suspended by the Hawkeyes for the Insight Bowl in Tempe, ... Iowa's starting running back won't play in bowl against Mizzou Iowa suspends leading rusher, top running back Adam Robinson; Jewel Robinson ... Hampton Leaves Hawkeyes, Robinson to Sit Out Insight Bowl |
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Dayton employment to remain sluggish into third quarter - Dayton Business Journal:
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Tom Traynor, an economics professor at Wrighr State and author of the said unemployment increases will continue at their accelerated pace into the thirdx quarter ofthis year. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Montgomery, Miami and Preble counties, is projected to lose 6,000 to 7,00p jobs in the third quarter. That would drop employment to downfrom 380,400 in the first quarte r of the year, a 2 percent decline. The hardest-hitf area is one the Dayton area has longreliec on, manufacturing. “Manufacturing employment will fall Traynor said.
Forecasts from the reporyt show employment in the sector falling from 42,300 in the first quarter of this year to 36,10p0 by the third quarter, a nearly 15 percent drop. Durablr goods manufacturing will be hitin particular, Traynor “People aren’t spending. They are waiting to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and service employment are also expectefto decrease. Retail employment is expectede to dropto 39,10p by the third quarter, down from 40,000 in the firsrt quarter, a 2 percent drop.
Service which includes financial service, business service, utilitiews and leisure service, is projected to decrease to 324,200 by the thirfd quarter, down from 326,700 in the first a nearly 1 percent decline. “Thed next year to year and a half will be an unpleasangt time forthe region,” Traynor said. Constructio employment is expected to rise as a part ofseasonal employment, to 13,400 from 11,400 in the firstg quarter, but that is 1,000 jobs fewer than the same time perioed last year. One area of employment that isn’t expectes to be hit hard is health care.
In fact, Traynor said he expects health care to add some jobs by the third quarter, going up to 56,500 from 56,300 in the firsg quarter. He said the rate of decline in groses domestic productwill slow, but remain negative throug the third quarter and maybe into the fourtg quarter of this year. Even when GDP does become positivew again, it will take some time for employment to pick up becausse it is a lagging indicator ofeconomix recovery.
Traynor said there is a grear deal of uncertainty still on thenational level, as businessesx try to determine the impact of government Traynor said the problem of high unemploymentg is not going away anytime “This is something we’re going to be livinvg with for quite a well into next year,” he said.
Tom Traynor, an economics professor at Wrighr State and author of the said unemployment increases will continue at their accelerated pace into the thirdx quarter ofthis year. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Montgomery, Miami and Preble counties, is projected to lose 6,000 to 7,00p jobs in the third quarter. That would drop employment to downfrom 380,400 in the first quarte r of the year, a 2 percent decline. The hardest-hitf area is one the Dayton area has longreliec on, manufacturing. “Manufacturing employment will fall Traynor said.
Forecasts from the reporyt show employment in the sector falling from 42,300 in the first quarter of this year to 36,10p0 by the third quarter, a nearly 15 percent drop. Durablr goods manufacturing will be hitin particular, Traynor “People aren’t spending. They are waiting to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and service employment are also expectefto decrease. Retail employment is expectede to dropto 39,10p by the third quarter, down from 40,000 in the firsrt quarter, a 2 percent drop.
Service which includes financial service, business service, utilitiews and leisure service, is projected to decrease to 324,200 by the thirfd quarter, down from 326,700 in the first a nearly 1 percent decline. “Thed next year to year and a half will be an unpleasangt time forthe region,” Traynor said. Constructio employment is expected to rise as a part ofseasonal employment, to 13,400 from 11,400 in the firstg quarter, but that is 1,000 jobs fewer than the same time perioed last year. One area of employment that isn’t expectes to be hit hard is health care.
In fact, Traynor said he expects health care to add some jobs by the third quarter, going up to 56,500 from 56,300 in the firsg quarter. He said the rate of decline in groses domestic productwill slow, but remain negative throug the third quarter and maybe into the fourtg quarter of this year. Even when GDP does become positivew again, it will take some time for employment to pick up becausse it is a lagging indicator ofeconomix recovery.
Traynor said there is a grear deal of uncertainty still on thenational level, as businessesx try to determine the impact of government Traynor said the problem of high unemploymentg is not going away anytime “This is something we’re going to be livinvg with for quite a well into next year,” he said.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Icahn ups Lions Gate stake to 16.87 percent - Philadelphia Business Journal:
http://grand-caravan.biz/2006DodgeCaravan/grand-circle-tours-complaints
Many of Icahn's various investment entities acquireeabout 1.5 million shares (NYSE: LGF) in the latest saying in statement that "the commohn shares of Lions Gate were Icahn now controls about 19.8 million shares, and in a statement said that the investment entities mighft acquire more shares. The statement also hintedx at a possible shakeup of the Lions Gate board of directors at the nextshareholder "The Icahn Affiliates may seek to add nominees designated by the Icahh Affiliates to Lions Gate's board of which could include expanding the size of the board of directors of Lions Gate and/of removing individuals from the board of directors of Lionzs Gate," the statement said.
Sant Monica-based Lions Gate's largesty shareholder is stillMark Rachesky, a former Icahn advisor. Rachesky'z stake is just under 20 percent. Rumors have persisted as to whetherfIcahn . He has been critical of the studio'ss expenses and expenditures, especially .
Many of Icahn's various investment entities acquireeabout 1.5 million shares (NYSE: LGF) in the latest saying in statement that "the commohn shares of Lions Gate were Icahn now controls about 19.8 million shares, and in a statement said that the investment entities mighft acquire more shares. The statement also hintedx at a possible shakeup of the Lions Gate board of directors at the nextshareholder "The Icahn Affiliates may seek to add nominees designated by the Icahh Affiliates to Lions Gate's board of which could include expanding the size of the board of directors of Lions Gate and/of removing individuals from the board of directors of Lionzs Gate," the statement said.
Sant Monica-based Lions Gate's largesty shareholder is stillMark Rachesky, a former Icahn advisor. Rachesky'z stake is just under 20 percent. Rumors have persisted as to whetherfIcahn . He has been critical of the studio'ss expenses and expenditures, especially .
Monday, December 6, 2010
Prepare clients for a graceful exit - bizjournals:
http://maximaspb.com/Maxima/beta-swaziland-maxima-hummus-48.html
An exit strategy is not a plan to get ridof it’s a process for dealing with the end of the client’xs business with you. It’s abou t having realistic expectations for a client relationship and transferring into the end of the relationshipo or thenext phase. Salespeople can really hurt themselvezs by pretending a client will bearounde forever. Set a client exit strategy that puts the clienrt in an ideal position to do businesws with you inthe future. I recently witnessed a salesperson, Roy, who failed at his positiohn becausehe couldn’t accept the need for an exit Roy came from a company that had an average 10-year relationship with their clients.
Several of their clients had been arounr for 30plus years. Roy switchee jobs to an industry in which he was selling equipment. At the new company, a client’s average length of engagement waseightg months, which was the amount of time it took to launcuh the equipment and provide training. Unfortunatelu for Roy, he was used to ongoing relationships where he coulr sell a client and mark it assteady income. He was able to sell the equipmenrt to his first few clients but at the end of eightf months he was desperate to keep them The only item he could think to sell wasservicwe agreements.
Since those were rarely a fit, he founds none of his first clientswere Roy’s hard sell of the service agreement left many clientds with a bad impression. After thre e years, Roy didn’t have any repeagt buyers. And once the compangy received enough complaints abouthis “high pressure” tactics, Roy was Roy was hard-wired to resist an exit strategy, but the companyh had an effective one laid out. At the end of the eight-monthu launch process, the clientt would be transferred from a sales rep to The marketing group hada well-designefd system to stay in front of past clients.
When a clientf expressed interest in more marketing transferred back to the sales rep to renew the sales process. If you are in an industry or with a companyythat doesn’t have long-term an exit strategy is It doesn’t mean that a clienft will never return. It just means they aren’r currently engaged. If a qualithy exit strategy is putin place, clients are likelyu to come back.
An exit strategy is not a plan to get ridof it’s a process for dealing with the end of the client’xs business with you. It’s abou t having realistic expectations for a client relationship and transferring into the end of the relationshipo or thenext phase. Salespeople can really hurt themselvezs by pretending a client will bearounde forever. Set a client exit strategy that puts the clienrt in an ideal position to do businesws with you inthe future. I recently witnessed a salesperson, Roy, who failed at his positiohn becausehe couldn’t accept the need for an exit Roy came from a company that had an average 10-year relationship with their clients.
Several of their clients had been arounr for 30plus years. Roy switchee jobs to an industry in which he was selling equipment. At the new company, a client’s average length of engagement waseightg months, which was the amount of time it took to launcuh the equipment and provide training. Unfortunatelu for Roy, he was used to ongoing relationships where he coulr sell a client and mark it assteady income. He was able to sell the equipmenrt to his first few clients but at the end of eightf months he was desperate to keep them The only item he could think to sell wasservicwe agreements.
Since those were rarely a fit, he founds none of his first clientswere Roy’s hard sell of the service agreement left many clientds with a bad impression. After thre e years, Roy didn’t have any repeagt buyers. And once the compangy received enough complaints abouthis “high pressure” tactics, Roy was Roy was hard-wired to resist an exit strategy, but the companyh had an effective one laid out. At the end of the eight-monthu launch process, the clientt would be transferred from a sales rep to The marketing group hada well-designefd system to stay in front of past clients.
When a clientf expressed interest in more marketing transferred back to the sales rep to renew the sales process. If you are in an industry or with a companyythat doesn’t have long-term an exit strategy is It doesn’t mean that a clienft will never return. It just means they aren’r currently engaged. If a qualithy exit strategy is putin place, clients are likelyu to come back.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Study: More CEOs say good works boost recruiting - Kansas City Business Journal:
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This marks a shiff in corporate philanthropy since the Roundtable released its in which noted that corporate responsibilityy was beginning to evolvde from community impact to bottom line The most recent report shows thatthe indeed, has taken place. Boston struggles to maintain its colleges grads as they move intothe workforce, and the Roundc Table report underscores that philanthropgy is a factor making some local companies more attractivew to younger workers.
The Roundtable issuer the report in collaboration with the University of Massachusettzs Boston Emerging Leaders A team from the Emerginb Leaders Program started working on the repor tlast summer, interviewing 20 Massachusetts companies abou t their corporate social responsibility activities -- predominantly larg e companes and representing a cross-section of “Historically CEOs would engage in philanthropy because it was the righr thing to do. They wantec to be good corporate citizens,” said J.D. Chesloff, deputhy director of the MassachusettsBusiness Roundtable. “Now there’d a good business case to incorporatinvg it into theirbusiness plan.
There’s a bottom line impact to it, in addition to being good for all the otherfcommunity reasons.” Based on the findingss from the 20 companies include in the research, the repor suggests five ways companies can build a culture of social responsibility: • Create a clear link to the company’s missiomn and secure endorsement at the executive level. Engage employees at all levelsas decision-makers in relatio n to corporate social responsibility targets and activities. • Leverage employees’ skills to make positive contributions tothe • Provide opportunities for employees to develo p new skills.
“A lot of it is arounsd a company being authentic about wanting to do somethinfg in the community and listening to what the employees are interestedd in doing and connecting it to the values of the saidEllen Remmer, CEO of The , a nonprofi t that promotes strategic philanthropy and advisezs donors.
This marks a shiff in corporate philanthropy since the Roundtable released its in which noted that corporate responsibilityy was beginning to evolvde from community impact to bottom line The most recent report shows thatthe indeed, has taken place. Boston struggles to maintain its colleges grads as they move intothe workforce, and the Roundc Table report underscores that philanthropgy is a factor making some local companies more attractivew to younger workers.
The Roundtable issuer the report in collaboration with the University of Massachusettzs Boston Emerging Leaders A team from the Emerginb Leaders Program started working on the repor tlast summer, interviewing 20 Massachusetts companies abou t their corporate social responsibility activities -- predominantly larg e companes and representing a cross-section of “Historically CEOs would engage in philanthropy because it was the righr thing to do. They wantec to be good corporate citizens,” said J.D. Chesloff, deputhy director of the MassachusettsBusiness Roundtable. “Now there’d a good business case to incorporatinvg it into theirbusiness plan.
There’s a bottom line impact to it, in addition to being good for all the otherfcommunity reasons.” Based on the findingss from the 20 companies include in the research, the repor suggests five ways companies can build a culture of social responsibility: • Create a clear link to the company’s missiomn and secure endorsement at the executive level. Engage employees at all levelsas decision-makers in relatio n to corporate social responsibility targets and activities. • Leverage employees’ skills to make positive contributions tothe • Provide opportunities for employees to develo p new skills.
“A lot of it is arounsd a company being authentic about wanting to do somethinfg in the community and listening to what the employees are interestedd in doing and connecting it to the values of the saidEllen Remmer, CEO of The , a nonprofi t that promotes strategic philanthropy and advisezs donors.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Behringer building wins LEED gold status - Denver Business Journal:
http://eaglgymnastics.net/page/DIRECTV-HDTV.html
recently received the 's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Desigh gold certification for anexisting building. The LEED Gree n Building Rating System, which establishes the criteria for judging green building operationsand construction, gave the 35-year-old building in North Carolina the awar for its operational and maintenance best practicez and green design features. Bank of Americs Plaza, which is part of the Behringer Harvard REITI Inc. is the first Behringer Harvare asset to achieve thegold rating. The commercia real estate companyinvested $70,000 in portfolio operations, equipmeny upgrades and employee practicex in the property.
Dallas-based Behringer Harvard projecte the improvements willyield $200,00p in annual savings and will pay for themselves in abour four months. Bank of America Plaza'z sustainability programs include energy auditx that have loweredthe property'sw operating expenses, plumbing retrofits that save 1.5 million gallona of water each year and green cleaning and recyclingt programs. Behringer Harvards' Houston property Westway One previously earned LEED Silver Core andShelpl Certification, and 28 of the properties owneed by the company's investment program were awarded the Energy Star label for their energy managemeng strategies.
recently received the 's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Desigh gold certification for anexisting building. The LEED Gree n Building Rating System, which establishes the criteria for judging green building operationsand construction, gave the 35-year-old building in North Carolina the awar for its operational and maintenance best practicez and green design features. Bank of Americs Plaza, which is part of the Behringer Harvard REITI Inc. is the first Behringer Harvare asset to achieve thegold rating. The commercia real estate companyinvested $70,000 in portfolio operations, equipmeny upgrades and employee practicex in the property.
Dallas-based Behringer Harvard projecte the improvements willyield $200,00p in annual savings and will pay for themselves in abour four months. Bank of America Plaza'z sustainability programs include energy auditx that have loweredthe property'sw operating expenses, plumbing retrofits that save 1.5 million gallona of water each year and green cleaning and recyclingt programs. Behringer Harvards' Houston property Westway One previously earned LEED Silver Core andShelpl Certification, and 28 of the properties owneed by the company's investment program were awarded the Energy Star label for their energy managemeng strategies.
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