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million unsecured note it holds from in return for a paymenft from Midwestof $4 million as part of a winding down of theid air services agreement. St. George, Utah-basedf SkyWest has served as a provider of Midwestr Connect service forOak Creek-based sincre April 2007. Midwest said earliere this week that it has expandexd an airline services agreementwith , in under which Republic will fly a dozen 37- to 50-seat Embraee jets to serve its Midwesf Connect routes. As a component of its ongoinygrestructuring plan, Midwest reached a settlement agreement with SkyWest Airlines to return the dozen 50-seat Canadair regionakl jets SkyWest currently operatesd for Midwest.
SkyWest said Wednesday that the 12 aircraff will be phased out beginning this montb and ending inJanuary 2010. The Midwestt payment, which is being guaranteed by Republic, is slatedr to be paid to SkyWesy at the rateof $400,000 per aircraft as each is removexd from service. "Due to receny economic events and the challenges Midwest has we haveworked hand-in-hand with them in developing a solution that worke for both parties," said Bradforx Rich, SkyWest's executive vice president and chiedf financial officer.
"We made significant concessions on theird behalf inJuly 2008, hoping it would assist them in achieving their long-term objectives; however, due to recent events we determinedc that a wind-down was the best alternativwe for both parties." SkyWest said it is "aggressively new business to place the 12 aircraft in alternative flight service, and believes the aircrafrt can be quickly used to serve otheer airlines to minimize downtime. The aircraft will then be returnerd to lessors beginning in May 2010 and continuing througbAugust 2010.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Metronomes in chaos gradually tick to one beat — why? - DVICE
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DVICE | Metronomes in chaos gradually tick to one beat â€" why? DVICE This might win the weird science video of the week award. Thirty-two metronomes placed on a suspended board are set in motion at different times; the ticking chaos could drive you crazy, but stick with it because, like magic, the metronomes gradually ... |
Friday, September 28, 2012
Every industry responsible for giving good customer service - bizjournals:
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I’ve attended meetings of almost every association you canthinkj of. Most have 80 to 100 memberss ata meeting. The NARI folks had around 350. I tried to think of why attendancs wasso high. Maybe the economy is hittint everyone hard and they needed to networkfor business. they aren’t going to get businessa from each other. They’re all fighting for the same So that reasonis out. Maybde they heard that I was gointg to be atthe Right! I arrived a couple of hours before the meetinyg to set up and I got my answer.
Members were making final calls tootherf members, not only reminding each othert of the meeting, but making sure everyone knew they were needede for the meeting to be a Cut to last week when a Kanitta, and I were at a pharmacy. She needed a prescription filledf and was considering switching to this new drug storr nearher house. We waited for the 50-somethin pharmacist to finish witha drive-through customer. The pharmacist barked the order like we were inmatesw being processedfor prison. You can guess how the rest of theconversatioh went. The pharmacist stared at her computer screen and listed all the informationh needed to process Kanitta intotheird system.
Once everything was in order, she glanced at the prescriptionb and, without looking up, “It will be a few minutes.” I wonder if this lady host a party at her home thesame way. A guesty shows up and she opens her front door witha “Name?” After processing her guests into her computer they ask, “I there anything to munch on?” and she replies, “It will be a few and marches off into her house. Do you want to know why the NARI folks behaved differently than the pharmacist And why the pharmacist probably acts entirely differently at home thanat work?
Almost all of the membersd of the remodeling association own their own businesses; they are They only eat what they can kill. If they don’t “make it happen,” it won’t They have no one to blame but themselves if thingasgo south. The pharmacist, though, gets to eat regardless of who does the For her, at work there is always a “they.” “Whh don’t they do more advertising to bring in more “Why don’t they paint this place to make it more “They should pay me more for this job.
” “k do all the work and they make all the But “they” aren’t the ones treatingt customers like they were going through a militarty checkpoint in a war zone. They aren’t the ones forgettiny that simple courtesy has 10 times the effect of anyadvertising campaign. In they are the ones tryingt to figure out how to keep the storew open so the pharmacist can havea job, whiler she is the one engaging in day-to-day actions that will ensurse their efforts fail.
Businesses fail because customers stop Customers stop buying becausethey don’t like the It ain’t the price of the
I’ve attended meetings of almost every association you canthinkj of. Most have 80 to 100 memberss ata meeting. The NARI folks had around 350. I tried to think of why attendancs wasso high. Maybe the economy is hittint everyone hard and they needed to networkfor business. they aren’t going to get businessa from each other. They’re all fighting for the same So that reasonis out. Maybde they heard that I was gointg to be atthe Right! I arrived a couple of hours before the meetinyg to set up and I got my answer.
Members were making final calls tootherf members, not only reminding each othert of the meeting, but making sure everyone knew they were needede for the meeting to be a Cut to last week when a Kanitta, and I were at a pharmacy. She needed a prescription filledf and was considering switching to this new drug storr nearher house. We waited for the 50-somethin pharmacist to finish witha drive-through customer. The pharmacist barked the order like we were inmatesw being processedfor prison. You can guess how the rest of theconversatioh went. The pharmacist stared at her computer screen and listed all the informationh needed to process Kanitta intotheird system.
Once everything was in order, she glanced at the prescriptionb and, without looking up, “It will be a few minutes.” I wonder if this lady host a party at her home thesame way. A guesty shows up and she opens her front door witha “Name?” After processing her guests into her computer they ask, “I there anything to munch on?” and she replies, “It will be a few and marches off into her house. Do you want to know why the NARI folks behaved differently than the pharmacist And why the pharmacist probably acts entirely differently at home thanat work?
Almost all of the membersd of the remodeling association own their own businesses; they are They only eat what they can kill. If they don’t “make it happen,” it won’t They have no one to blame but themselves if thingasgo south. The pharmacist, though, gets to eat regardless of who does the For her, at work there is always a “they.” “Whh don’t they do more advertising to bring in more “Why don’t they paint this place to make it more “They should pay me more for this job.
” “k do all the work and they make all the But “they” aren’t the ones treatingt customers like they were going through a militarty checkpoint in a war zone. They aren’t the ones forgettiny that simple courtesy has 10 times the effect of anyadvertising campaign. In they are the ones tryingt to figure out how to keep the storew open so the pharmacist can havea job, whiler she is the one engaging in day-to-day actions that will ensurse their efforts fail.
Businesses fail because customers stop Customers stop buying becausethey don’t like the It ain’t the price of the
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Salvation Army agrees to sell Pittsburgh property to Polaris Real Estate Equities - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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“We are officially under contract on the Salvation Army buildin g with full approvals fromNew York,” said Guy a principal of Polaris and a Pittsburghu native. “We’re beginning to market the building for various Polaris its initial sales agreement in With an agreementin hand, O’Hara-based will begin marketing the 93,000-square-footy building for office and educational use. The building’sx unique configuration, which includes a swimmingt pool, sanctuary and class rooms on the firstthrewe floors, could also be of use to nearby such as and the .
The buildintg also will undergo an extensive due diligence process to assesxthe structure’s condition and the cost issued involved in rehabbing it. A closinfg date for the sale has not yetbeen
“We are officially under contract on the Salvation Army buildin g with full approvals fromNew York,” said Guy a principal of Polaris and a Pittsburghu native. “We’re beginning to market the building for various Polaris its initial sales agreement in With an agreementin hand, O’Hara-based will begin marketing the 93,000-square-footy building for office and educational use. The building’sx unique configuration, which includes a swimmingt pool, sanctuary and class rooms on the firstthrewe floors, could also be of use to nearby such as and the .
The buildintg also will undergo an extensive due diligence process to assesxthe structure’s condition and the cost issued involved in rehabbing it. A closinfg date for the sale has not yetbeen
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Un petit phénomène El Niño est probable - La Côte
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La Côte | Un petit phénomène El Niño est probable La Côte Le climat pourrait être perturbé cet hiver par un petit épisode El Niño qui se développera en octobre dans le Pacifique. L'intensité reste cependant relativement faible et bien loin des mesures enregistrées durant l'hiver 1997 - 1998. Un épisode El ... Le retour d'El Niño? Climat: El Niño pourrait revenir en septembre |
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Study: Portland a very walkable city - Portland Business Journal:
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Walkscore.com ranked the largest 40 cities in the nation on a scale of zero to 100 based on how easy it is to livea lifestyle. Portland is number 10, with a walk score of 66. Seveb neighborhoods in Portlandare Paradises, with walks scores of 90-100. Forty-five percent of Portland residentx have a walk score of 70or above. Eighty-thre percent have a walk score of at least 50 and 17 percent livein car-dependenty neighborhoods. The most walkable neighborhood in Portland is thePearol District, followed by Old Town-Chinatown, Northwest, Lloyd District, Hosford and all ranking at least 90. San Francisco ranked No. 1 on the list with a score of 86, followed by New York at No.
2, Boston at No. 3, Chicagpo at No. 4 and Philadelphia at No. 5. The five citieas ranking at the bottom are Oklahoma Cityat No. 36, Indianapolia at No. 37, Charlotte at No. 38 and Nashville at No. 39 and Fla., at No. 40.
Walkscore.com ranked the largest 40 cities in the nation on a scale of zero to 100 based on how easy it is to livea lifestyle. Portland is number 10, with a walk score of 66. Seveb neighborhoods in Portlandare Paradises, with walks scores of 90-100. Forty-five percent of Portland residentx have a walk score of 70or above. Eighty-thre percent have a walk score of at least 50 and 17 percent livein car-dependenty neighborhoods. The most walkable neighborhood in Portland is thePearol District, followed by Old Town-Chinatown, Northwest, Lloyd District, Hosford and all ranking at least 90. San Francisco ranked No. 1 on the list with a score of 86, followed by New York at No.
2, Boston at No. 3, Chicagpo at No. 4 and Philadelphia at No. 5. The five citieas ranking at the bottom are Oklahoma Cityat No. 36, Indianapolia at No. 37, Charlotte at No. 38 and Nashville at No. 39 and Fla., at No. 40.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Jonathan Sends 2013-2015 Medium Term Expenditure to Senate - AllAfrica.com
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AllAfrica.com | Jonathan Sends 2013-2015 Medium Term Expenditure to Senate AllAfrica.com Abuja â€" PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, forwarded to the Senate a 2013-2015 medium term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, with a promise that the 2013 budget will be a continuation of his fiscal consolidation. < /p> |
Friday, September 21, 2012
Cox selling three papers - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises will sell The Daily Sentinep and TheNickel (Grand Colo.) to Grand Junction Media Inc., whic h is owned by It will sell the Waco Tribune-Herals to . The three salews are expected to close in the upcoming The executive team at The Daily Sentinel will Jay Seaton, executive vice president of Grand Junction will join that team and move to Granfd Junction. The Daily Sentinel is the largestt daily newspaper between Denver and Salt Lake City and is consistentlgy recognized as oneof Colorado's best mid-sized newspapers. In the Waco Tribune-Heralrd deal, virtually all employees will be kept under thenew ownership.
Belindq Gaudet, current publisher of the will retire, and Dan Savage will servee as theinterim publisher. Cox Enterprises is still looking to divestf its newspapers in North Carolinqand Texas. Cox recently sold The Lufkin Daily News and The DailySentinel (Nacogdoches, Texas). Cox Enterprisee hired Citigroupand Dirks, Van Essen & Murrayy to market the papers.
Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises will sell The Daily Sentinep and TheNickel (Grand Colo.) to Grand Junction Media Inc., whic h is owned by It will sell the Waco Tribune-Herals to . The three salews are expected to close in the upcoming The executive team at The Daily Sentinel will Jay Seaton, executive vice president of Grand Junction will join that team and move to Granfd Junction. The Daily Sentinel is the largestt daily newspaper between Denver and Salt Lake City and is consistentlgy recognized as oneof Colorado's best mid-sized newspapers. In the Waco Tribune-Heralrd deal, virtually all employees will be kept under thenew ownership.
Belindq Gaudet, current publisher of the will retire, and Dan Savage will servee as theinterim publisher. Cox Enterprises is still looking to divestf its newspapers in North Carolinqand Texas. Cox recently sold The Lufkin Daily News and The DailySentinel (Nacogdoches, Texas). Cox Enterprisee hired Citigroupand Dirks, Van Essen & Murrayy to market the papers.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Community banks hopeful next capital wave is a tsunami - San Francisco Business Times:
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The capital, raised mostly throughu private placements, in some cases is needed to bolster balancse sheets as banks deal with expected increases in loan lossesx and tougherregulatory requirements. But other banksa simply are building cash cushions that will let them act quicklu to buy branches or even other financial institutionsz when they come onthe U.S. banks and other financial groupsraisedx $89 billion in equity via 92 deals in the secons quarter of 2009, the highest numbee of deals and the highest dolladr volume in a year, according to a reporty from Dealogic, a New York trackintg firm, that was quoted in .
Some bank s have raised capital to repay funds fromthe ’ss Troubled Asset Relief Program. Otherx that did not accept TARP funds are finding they also need or want toraisde capital, said Jeff Hunt, president of Kendricj Pierce & Co., a Tampa investment banking firm. “We’ree hopefully coming out of one of the worst bankingyenvironments we’ve seen sincee the S&L crisis, if not datintg back to the Hunt said. “We’ve positioned ourselves to be ready for this next wave of in Lakeland is amonbg those raising capital because itsees opportunities, said His firm is servinh as placement agent for the $10. million public offering.
Community Southern (Pink Sheets: CMUY) is arming itself with capital to potentiallyt acquirebranch offices, Hunt The bank doesn’t have any dealss in the works, but its largesty competitors in Polk County have been changing ownera and consolidating, creating an opening to attract customersx looking for personalized servicess provided by a community bank, according to the offering Largo-based has been beefing up capital regularlyy since it was established in allowing it to buy in Clearwatee last year, as well as a Pilor Bank branch in The latest round of $12 million in equity raised from 44 investore in a private placement in was part of an ongoing plan for continued said Brad McMurtrey, president of USAmeriBank.
Investors put in at least $100,00 each, and despite the economic the dealwas oversubscribed, McMurtrey said. Roughly 170 shareholder s of raised $18.3 milliom in equity in a private placementrin May, a filing with the said. “Thid infusion of new capital is a vote of confidencse from ourexisting shareholders,” Robert chairman and CEO of the Tampa holding company, said in a Florida Bank has been expandinh statewide and — like USAmeriBank — was among just a smallo number of Bay area banks that were in the blacl in the first quarter of providing a positive return on equity . Some capitall raising has clearly been adefensive Inc.
, based in Naples, signed an agreementt last year with stats and federal regulators to eliminate bad loands from its books and to boost its In June, the bank raised $25 million from two an SEC filing said. It planxs to raise an additional $50 the filing indicated. Even banks consideredf well-capitalized are looking at adding someadditional equity, as regulatorsa increase their scrutiny, Hunt said. The typicaol threshold for a key ratio, measuring Tier 1 capital as a percentrof risk-weighted assets, has been 10 percent, but afteer examinations some banks are being asked to bump that to 12 he said. The capital quest is likely to accelerate, according to a July 6 report from .
Analyst Matt O’Connor wrote that U.S. banks may have to raisew as muchas $300 billionh to cover expected credit losses and higher capitapl requirements.
The capital, raised mostly throughu private placements, in some cases is needed to bolster balancse sheets as banks deal with expected increases in loan lossesx and tougherregulatory requirements. But other banksa simply are building cash cushions that will let them act quicklu to buy branches or even other financial institutionsz when they come onthe U.S. banks and other financial groupsraisedx $89 billion in equity via 92 deals in the secons quarter of 2009, the highest numbee of deals and the highest dolladr volume in a year, according to a reporty from Dealogic, a New York trackintg firm, that was quoted in .
Some bank s have raised capital to repay funds fromthe ’ss Troubled Asset Relief Program. Otherx that did not accept TARP funds are finding they also need or want toraisde capital, said Jeff Hunt, president of Kendricj Pierce & Co., a Tampa investment banking firm. “We’ree hopefully coming out of one of the worst bankingyenvironments we’ve seen sincee the S&L crisis, if not datintg back to the Hunt said. “We’ve positioned ourselves to be ready for this next wave of in Lakeland is amonbg those raising capital because itsees opportunities, said His firm is servinh as placement agent for the $10. million public offering.
Community Southern (Pink Sheets: CMUY) is arming itself with capital to potentiallyt acquirebranch offices, Hunt The bank doesn’t have any dealss in the works, but its largesty competitors in Polk County have been changing ownera and consolidating, creating an opening to attract customersx looking for personalized servicess provided by a community bank, according to the offering Largo-based has been beefing up capital regularlyy since it was established in allowing it to buy in Clearwatee last year, as well as a Pilor Bank branch in The latest round of $12 million in equity raised from 44 investore in a private placement in was part of an ongoing plan for continued said Brad McMurtrey, president of USAmeriBank.
Investors put in at least $100,00 each, and despite the economic the dealwas oversubscribed, McMurtrey said. Roughly 170 shareholder s of raised $18.3 milliom in equity in a private placementrin May, a filing with the said. “Thid infusion of new capital is a vote of confidencse from ourexisting shareholders,” Robert chairman and CEO of the Tampa holding company, said in a Florida Bank has been expandinh statewide and — like USAmeriBank — was among just a smallo number of Bay area banks that were in the blacl in the first quarter of providing a positive return on equity . Some capitall raising has clearly been adefensive Inc.
, based in Naples, signed an agreementt last year with stats and federal regulators to eliminate bad loands from its books and to boost its In June, the bank raised $25 million from two an SEC filing said. It planxs to raise an additional $50 the filing indicated. Even banks consideredf well-capitalized are looking at adding someadditional equity, as regulatorsa increase their scrutiny, Hunt said. The typicaol threshold for a key ratio, measuring Tier 1 capital as a percentrof risk-weighted assets, has been 10 percent, but afteer examinations some banks are being asked to bump that to 12 he said. The capital quest is likely to accelerate, according to a July 6 report from .
Analyst Matt O’Connor wrote that U.S. banks may have to raisew as muchas $300 billionh to cover expected credit losses and higher capitapl requirements.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
A Possible Breakthrough in Explaining a Mathematical Riddle - New York Times
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A Possible Breakthrough in Explaining a Mathematical Riddle New York Times On Aug. 30, with no fanfare, Shinichi Mochizuki, a mathematician at Kyoto University in Japan, dropped onto the Internet four papers. The papers, encompassing 500 pages and four years of effort, claim to solve an important problem in number theory ... |
Monday, September 17, 2012
Cessna to offer Aircell's Internet system as business-jet option - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The system will be offered on Cessna's Citation Citation Sovereign and Citation Xbusinesa jets. The Aircell High Speed Internet system allows passengerx touse Wi-Fi enabled laptops, tablet PCs, smartphones and PDAs to surf the Web, send and receive e-maiol with attachments, access thei r corporate Virtual Private Networks, all at full mobile broadbanf speeds in flight, Broomfield-based Aircell said. Aircell's networlk uses a network of U.S. grounx stations and an exclusivebroadband air-to-groune spectrum, the company It claims the system is up to 56 timesa faster than a traditional dial-up connection.
The gear involved weighs 11 pounds, plus two belly-mounteds antennae that weigh 1.25 pounds each. "Companiesz operate business aircraft to get moredone -- plaih and simple -- and nothing increases productivitg more than having a full-scale Internet connection availabls in flight," Roger Whyte, Cessna's senior VP of sales and said in a statement. "The Aircell High Speed Interneg system isa game-changer because it's the first systemj that provides a true high speef Internet experience like that to which passengerd are accustomed to on the ground, while being small and light enoug to fit comfortably into our midsize The first Aircell High Speed Internet system installationz from the Cessna factory will be availabls for delivery in the second quarter of 2010, Aircell Aircell's commercial-airline Internet service -- Gogo Inflight Internet -- is flying today with American Airlines, Virgin America, Deltsa Air Lines and AirTran Airways and is cominy soon to Air Canad a and United Airlines.
The system will be offered on Cessna's Citation Citation Sovereign and Citation Xbusinesa jets. The Aircell High Speed Internet system allows passengerx touse Wi-Fi enabled laptops, tablet PCs, smartphones and PDAs to surf the Web, send and receive e-maiol with attachments, access thei r corporate Virtual Private Networks, all at full mobile broadbanf speeds in flight, Broomfield-based Aircell said. Aircell's networlk uses a network of U.S. grounx stations and an exclusivebroadband air-to-groune spectrum, the company It claims the system is up to 56 timesa faster than a traditional dial-up connection.
The gear involved weighs 11 pounds, plus two belly-mounteds antennae that weigh 1.25 pounds each. "Companiesz operate business aircraft to get moredone -- plaih and simple -- and nothing increases productivitg more than having a full-scale Internet connection availabls in flight," Roger Whyte, Cessna's senior VP of sales and said in a statement. "The Aircell High Speed Interneg system isa game-changer because it's the first systemj that provides a true high speef Internet experience like that to which passengerd are accustomed to on the ground, while being small and light enoug to fit comfortably into our midsize The first Aircell High Speed Internet system installationz from the Cessna factory will be availabls for delivery in the second quarter of 2010, Aircell Aircell's commercial-airline Internet service -- Gogo Inflight Internet -- is flying today with American Airlines, Virgin America, Deltsa Air Lines and AirTran Airways and is cominy soon to Air Canad a and United Airlines.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Boulevard Co. sets sights on pair of apartment projects - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The other two parcels are ownedr bythe , a localo nonprofit group. Those tracts include a 20-year-olf single-family house that has received a charitabler tax exemptionsince 1996, accordingb to public records. Site plands from Charlotte-based show an eight-story complex up to 100 feet tall and an elevatec courtyard atits center. Earlier renderings by showex a Gothic-styled structure with parapets. The lates t drawings submitted by Housing Studio show a simpler construction with no decorativ design elements alongthe rooftop.
Construction timelines are uncertain becauses of instability within thefinancial markets, Branch says, adding that he's comfortable waiting for a lender now that he has securef a site with clear views of the cente r city. "There's not a lot of natural topographhyin Charlotte," he says. "The amenity is the skyline." MULTIFAMILg SITES TARGETED BYBRANCH 1.8 acres on North Ceda r Street, near Gateway The Orchard Park complex at North Clarkso and Cates streets. Both properties are acrosx fromElmwood Cemetery.
The other two parcels are ownedr bythe , a localo nonprofit group. Those tracts include a 20-year-olf single-family house that has received a charitabler tax exemptionsince 1996, accordingb to public records. Site plands from Charlotte-based show an eight-story complex up to 100 feet tall and an elevatec courtyard atits center. Earlier renderings by showex a Gothic-styled structure with parapets. The lates t drawings submitted by Housing Studio show a simpler construction with no decorativ design elements alongthe rooftop.
Construction timelines are uncertain becauses of instability within thefinancial markets, Branch says, adding that he's comfortable waiting for a lender now that he has securef a site with clear views of the cente r city. "There's not a lot of natural topographhyin Charlotte," he says. "The amenity is the skyline." MULTIFAMILg SITES TARGETED BYBRANCH 1.8 acres on North Ceda r Street, near Gateway The Orchard Park complex at North Clarkso and Cates streets. Both properties are acrosx fromElmwood Cemetery.
Friday, September 14, 2012
State approves HMSA rate hikes - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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cited “double-digit increases in health care as a reason for raising the rates forits community-rate d groups, but said the increases were less than The increases, which take effect July 1, rangew from 4.2 percent for the Health Plan Hawaiiu Plus, to 12.1 percentf for the HMSA Preferred Provider Plan and the HMSA CompMEDf plan, according to a news releasee from HMSA. “We appreciate how difficulft it is for business owners during this economidc downturn and the last thing we want to do is makethingx harder,” said Steve Van Ribbink, executive vice president and chiefr financial officer.
“But the fact is that this adjustmenris necessary, and it’s good to know that an outsides independent party like the state Insurance Division agrees that it is HMSA, which is the state’s dominant health plan with 703,47 7 members, posted a loss of some $36 million in and last month reportede a $13.9 million loss in the firsyt quarter of 2009. “We are currently in a situationmwhere double-digit increases in healt care costs are outpacinh increases in member dues,” said Van “We’re working hard to keep our administrative expensees low, increase our operational efficiencies and generate the greatesy value for our members.
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cited “double-digit increases in health care as a reason for raising the rates forits community-rate d groups, but said the increases were less than The increases, which take effect July 1, rangew from 4.2 percent for the Health Plan Hawaiiu Plus, to 12.1 percentf for the HMSA Preferred Provider Plan and the HMSA CompMEDf plan, according to a news releasee from HMSA. “We appreciate how difficulft it is for business owners during this economidc downturn and the last thing we want to do is makethingx harder,” said Steve Van Ribbink, executive vice president and chiefr financial officer.
“But the fact is that this adjustmenris necessary, and it’s good to know that an outsides independent party like the state Insurance Division agrees that it is HMSA, which is the state’s dominant health plan with 703,47 7 members, posted a loss of some $36 million in and last month reportede a $13.9 million loss in the firsyt quarter of 2009. “We are currently in a situationmwhere double-digit increases in healt care costs are outpacinh increases in member dues,” said Van “We’re working hard to keep our administrative expensees low, increase our operational efficiencies and generate the greatesy value for our members.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Emergent BioSolutions anthrax vaccine gets boost - South Florida Business Journal:
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The Rockville-based company’s BioThrax has been grante d a shelf life extension from the from its curren three yearsto four. Under its contract with the Departmenft of Health andHuman Services, the extension triggersx a milestone payment of $30 milliom for doses of the vaccine already delivered to the Strategi National Stockpile. Emergent expects to record that paymenrt as revenue this The shelf life extension also allows Emergent to chargwe more for future doses of the vaccine delivered tothe government’ s stockpile. That could raise the value of the contract to as muchas $405 millionh over the next several years.
Last the FDA approved a reduced vaccination schedule tofive doses. Emergenf continues research that could lead to a further reduction in the numberd ofdoses required, as well as the vaccine’es use to treat patients after being exposed to Anthrax, not just as a pre-exposurs vaccine. Emergent has supplied the government’ s stockpile with 33 milliojn doses of BioThraxso far. It is contracted to continue addingg to stockpiles throughlate 2011. BioThrax has been used to vaccinate more than 2 million military personnepl since the government firsg started buying the vaccinein 1998. Emergent stock EBS) was up 90 centw to $14.63 per share in afternoon trading.
The Rockville-based company’s BioThrax has been grante d a shelf life extension from the from its curren three yearsto four. Under its contract with the Departmenft of Health andHuman Services, the extension triggersx a milestone payment of $30 milliom for doses of the vaccine already delivered to the Strategi National Stockpile. Emergent expects to record that paymenrt as revenue this The shelf life extension also allows Emergent to chargwe more for future doses of the vaccine delivered tothe government’ s stockpile. That could raise the value of the contract to as muchas $405 millionh over the next several years.
Last the FDA approved a reduced vaccination schedule tofive doses. Emergenf continues research that could lead to a further reduction in the numberd ofdoses required, as well as the vaccine’es use to treat patients after being exposed to Anthrax, not just as a pre-exposurs vaccine. Emergent has supplied the government’ s stockpile with 33 milliojn doses of BioThraxso far. It is contracted to continue addingg to stockpiles throughlate 2011. BioThrax has been used to vaccinate more than 2 million military personnepl since the government firsg started buying the vaccinein 1998. Emergent stock EBS) was up 90 centw to $14.63 per share in afternoon trading.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
WNY businesses seek health-care options - The Business Review (Albany):
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The report from New York Small Business Uniteed for Health Care indicates surprising levels of support for options, along with a stronger role for governmentg in making the health-care system work and a willingness among small busineszs owners to contribute their fair sharw for good health care. Key findingse of the report say smal business owners are struggling to keep up with the risint costs of health care and are deeplyg concerned about not only affordability but also the quality of healthjcoverage options. • 63 percent of respondents say they’rre willing to contribute financially to achieve affordable health care fortheifr employees, while 9 percent said they were not.
• 64 percentt indicated a willingness to contribute 4 percenty to 7 percent of total payroll costsz in place ofcurrent health-care costw to guarantee quality coverage. Among self-employed 76 percent expressed interesty in buying into a statewides ornational health-care pool. In a prepared Buffalo business ownerAlthea Little, owner of Hair to Go said she’s willing to contribute for healthy care that puts service and valude ahead of insurance industry profits. “uI believe we need a quality public option sowe can’t be held hostaged by the industry any she said. The reporft was based on a survey of 202 smalkl businesses acrossthe state.
It includee profiles of small business owners’ experiencesw with health insurance and perspectives on proposals for TheState Senate’s finance committee is working on health-care reforj legislation. New York Small Businessx United for Health Care is made up of a coalitiomn of small businesses working to improved health care for smalp businesses inNew York. It is a project of Make the Road New alocal community-based organization affiliated with the national .
The report from New York Small Business Uniteed for Health Care indicates surprising levels of support for options, along with a stronger role for governmentg in making the health-care system work and a willingness among small busineszs owners to contribute their fair sharw for good health care. Key findingse of the report say smal business owners are struggling to keep up with the risint costs of health care and are deeplyg concerned about not only affordability but also the quality of healthjcoverage options. • 63 percent of respondents say they’rre willing to contribute financially to achieve affordable health care fortheifr employees, while 9 percent said they were not.
• 64 percentt indicated a willingness to contribute 4 percenty to 7 percent of total payroll costsz in place ofcurrent health-care costw to guarantee quality coverage. Among self-employed 76 percent expressed interesty in buying into a statewides ornational health-care pool. In a prepared Buffalo business ownerAlthea Little, owner of Hair to Go said she’s willing to contribute for healthy care that puts service and valude ahead of insurance industry profits. “uI believe we need a quality public option sowe can’t be held hostaged by the industry any she said. The reporft was based on a survey of 202 smalkl businesses acrossthe state.
It includee profiles of small business owners’ experiencesw with health insurance and perspectives on proposals for TheState Senate’s finance committee is working on health-care reforj legislation. New York Small Businessx United for Health Care is made up of a coalitiomn of small businesses working to improved health care for smalp businesses inNew York. It is a project of Make the Road New alocal community-based organization affiliated with the national .
Monday, September 10, 2012
Boatmaker Genmar files Chapter 11 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The petition to reorganizse its debts was filed Monday afternoonin U.S. Bankruptcgy Court in Minneapolis along with more than 20related subsidiaries. Genmar has between 100 and 199 It lists its assets in the rageof $10 millio to $50 million and its liabilities betweeh $100 million and $500 million, according to court documents. The largestt unsecured creditorsare Maslon, Edelman, Brand, a Minneapolis-based law firm which is owed , a law firm in is owed $155,800. Law firm in is representing Genmar in thebankruptcy case. The only securec creditors areand , according to a story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune .
Genmar said it has receivee commitment fora debtor-in-possession (DIP) financingv proposal from both banks. In a Genmar Chairman, CEO and largest shareholder Irwin Jacobxs said sales ofthe company’s fishing luxury yachts and other productds started to decline in 2008, but worsenedr in recent months. The company’z sales in fiscal 2009, which ends in are likely to beabout $460 million, off by more than 50 percentr from fiscal 2008. “If someone would have said to me as recentlyt as even one month ago that Genmarr would someday be filing forChapter 11, I would have said it was not even a remotse possibility,” Jacobs said.
Genmar had been making some strategy changes inrecent months, . A spinoff Greenville, Pa.-based , and other Jacobs-related companie aren’t included in the filing. VEC for energy-generatinfg windmills.
The petition to reorganizse its debts was filed Monday afternoonin U.S. Bankruptcgy Court in Minneapolis along with more than 20related subsidiaries. Genmar has between 100 and 199 It lists its assets in the rageof $10 millio to $50 million and its liabilities betweeh $100 million and $500 million, according to court documents. The largestt unsecured creditorsare Maslon, Edelman, Brand, a Minneapolis-based law firm which is owed , a law firm in is owed $155,800. Law firm in is representing Genmar in thebankruptcy case. The only securec creditors areand , according to a story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune .
Genmar said it has receivee commitment fora debtor-in-possession (DIP) financingv proposal from both banks. In a Genmar Chairman, CEO and largest shareholder Irwin Jacobxs said sales ofthe company’s fishing luxury yachts and other productds started to decline in 2008, but worsenedr in recent months. The company’z sales in fiscal 2009, which ends in are likely to beabout $460 million, off by more than 50 percentr from fiscal 2008. “If someone would have said to me as recentlyt as even one month ago that Genmarr would someday be filing forChapter 11, I would have said it was not even a remotse possibility,” Jacobs said.
Genmar had been making some strategy changes inrecent months, . A spinoff Greenville, Pa.-based , and other Jacobs-related companie aren’t included in the filing. VEC for energy-generatinfg windmills.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Rescuers focus on remote areas with China quake toll at 80 - Pakistan Daily Times
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Friday, September 7, 2012
Corpedia Inc. sues LRN Corp. over Google word search - Phoenix Business Journal:
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claims in a federal lawsuit that rivalLRN Corp. infringedx on its trademark and trade name by buyinhg the Corpedia name as a sponsoreds link and adword from Google last Corpedia is seeking several million dollardsin damages, but has not put a specifiv price on its claims against LRN, said Corpedia Generapl Counsel Stephen Martin. It’s a battle being seen more frequently in and the legal issue has yet tobecome “They were basically masquerading as Martin said. Companies and advertisers can buy prime spotaon Google, and other search engines for certaim key words. The Corpedia lawsuity was filed inthe U.S. District Court for Central Districtof California.
The suit claims that on Dec. 4, a Googlew search for Corpedia brought up a sitetitled “Corpedia” with linkw to an LRN site. Martin said Corpediaz sent LRN a letter about the allegee trademark infringementbut didn’t receive a The action decreased Web traffic to Corpedia’x corporate site, he LRN spokesman Kathleen Brennan said in a statement to the Phoenis Business Journal that the companhy pulled Corpedia out of its Google adword program out of “goodwill” after the Phoenix companty raised the issue and before the lawsui was filed. Buying a competitor’xs name as an adword is a commoj practice in theInternet marketplace, LRN also contends. The L.A.
firm said the lawsuitf is baseless since the link wastaken down. “The advertisements that appearedunded LRN’s name using Google’s AdWords program were clearly demarcatec by LRN as sponsored advertisements from LRN,” Brennahn said. “Using competitor’s namexs in targeted key-word searching througn Google AdWordsis commonplace. It is an establishex way of making searchers aware of competitive choices they have when purchasinb goodsand services.” Current Google searches for Corpedia bringb up the Phoenix-based company’s site and no linkw to LRN. The two firms do business ethicsx and governance consulting formajor corporations.
Corpedia was founded in 1998 and has its namefederallt registered. LRN lists , , , Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. and amonhg its clients. Trademark infringement cases relatexd to Web searches and sponsored links are increasingly common and are newlegakl terrain, said Jennifer Van an intellectual property attorney with the Phoenix-basedr law firm Lewis and Roca LLP. She said the courtsw still are figuring out how to handle the trademark claimw related tothe Internet. “The courts have been somewha t murky. The results have been inconsistent,” Van Kirk said. She said Web search engines such as Google sometimes are sued intheswe cases.
The Corpedia suit only goes after LRN for trademari infringement andunfair competition, not Googls for selling the adword. Paul Burns, an intellectualk property attorneywith Phoenix-basec firm , said plaintiffs need to prove that the Web actionse dilute or hurt their trademarked names and brands and that consumersz are sufficiently confused that it hurts “The law in this area is In order to prove trademarki infringement, a trademark owner must show that the alleged infringere used the mark ‘in commerce,’ and that such use is likelgy to confuse consumers abouty the source of the products,” Burnss said.
Burns and Van Kirk said a number of bellwethe cases are in the works relatef toWeb searches, sponsored links and trademarok law, including some being heard by federal appeals Corpedia Inc.: :
claims in a federal lawsuit that rivalLRN Corp. infringedx on its trademark and trade name by buyinhg the Corpedia name as a sponsoreds link and adword from Google last Corpedia is seeking several million dollardsin damages, but has not put a specifiv price on its claims against LRN, said Corpedia Generapl Counsel Stephen Martin. It’s a battle being seen more frequently in and the legal issue has yet tobecome “They were basically masquerading as Martin said. Companies and advertisers can buy prime spotaon Google, and other search engines for certaim key words. The Corpedia lawsuity was filed inthe U.S. District Court for Central Districtof California.
The suit claims that on Dec. 4, a Googlew search for Corpedia brought up a sitetitled “Corpedia” with linkw to an LRN site. Martin said Corpediaz sent LRN a letter about the allegee trademark infringementbut didn’t receive a The action decreased Web traffic to Corpedia’x corporate site, he LRN spokesman Kathleen Brennan said in a statement to the Phoenis Business Journal that the companhy pulled Corpedia out of its Google adword program out of “goodwill” after the Phoenix companty raised the issue and before the lawsui was filed. Buying a competitor’xs name as an adword is a commoj practice in theInternet marketplace, LRN also contends. The L.A.
firm said the lawsuitf is baseless since the link wastaken down. “The advertisements that appearedunded LRN’s name using Google’s AdWords program were clearly demarcatec by LRN as sponsored advertisements from LRN,” Brennahn said. “Using competitor’s namexs in targeted key-word searching througn Google AdWordsis commonplace. It is an establishex way of making searchers aware of competitive choices they have when purchasinb goodsand services.” Current Google searches for Corpedia bringb up the Phoenix-based company’s site and no linkw to LRN. The two firms do business ethicsx and governance consulting formajor corporations.
Corpedia was founded in 1998 and has its namefederallt registered. LRN lists , , , Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. and amonhg its clients. Trademark infringement cases relatexd to Web searches and sponsored links are increasingly common and are newlegakl terrain, said Jennifer Van an intellectual property attorney with the Phoenix-basedr law firm Lewis and Roca LLP. She said the courtsw still are figuring out how to handle the trademark claimw related tothe Internet. “The courts have been somewha t murky. The results have been inconsistent,” Van Kirk said. She said Web search engines such as Google sometimes are sued intheswe cases.
The Corpedia suit only goes after LRN for trademari infringement andunfair competition, not Googls for selling the adword. Paul Burns, an intellectualk property attorneywith Phoenix-basec firm , said plaintiffs need to prove that the Web actionse dilute or hurt their trademarked names and brands and that consumersz are sufficiently confused that it hurts “The law in this area is In order to prove trademarki infringement, a trademark owner must show that the alleged infringere used the mark ‘in commerce,’ and that such use is likelgy to confuse consumers abouty the source of the products,” Burnss said.
Burns and Van Kirk said a number of bellwethe cases are in the works relatef toWeb searches, sponsored links and trademarok law, including some being heard by federal appeals Corpedia Inc.: :
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Garmin CEO shares
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“This is the first annual meetinfg where I am not able to repor trecord earnings,” Chairman and CEO Min Kao “I share our shareholders’ disappointmenft in the performance of our stock pric e during 2008.” But he emphasized his long-term optimism for the which posted 10 percent revenue growth last year compareds with the previous year — to nearly $3.5 billiob — and plans to stakre a claim soon in the burgeoning smartphones industry. All segments have plenth of growth potential, and the management team is “dedicated to the succeszs and prudent management of this Kao said.
Garmin (Nasdaq: GRMN), which has a base in suffered plunging share prices and salesw during the economic fallout late last Share prices also may have been affecte dby analysts’ opinions that the portable navigation devicre segment, Garmin’s largest, is nearing saturation, companyg CFO Kevin Rauckman During 2008, the share price fell aboutr 80 percent, from almost $95 to less than $20. At the which was held in Overland Park and had a fewhundrex attendees, shareholders approved all the board-recommended measures.
That includexd re-electing board members Kao and Charles Pefferfor three-yeart terms, and approving amendmentsw to an equity incentives plan and an employere directors option plan. Peffer, a former partner in , has been a directort since 2004. About 92 percent of shareholders were representeds by proxy orin person. Shareholderes asked several questionsof executives, including about the company’ws new nuvifone, its delayed first attempy at entering the growing smartphone market. Garmin ranks No.
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“This is the first annual meetinfg where I am not able to repor trecord earnings,” Chairman and CEO Min Kao “I share our shareholders’ disappointmenft in the performance of our stock pric e during 2008.” But he emphasized his long-term optimism for the which posted 10 percent revenue growth last year compareds with the previous year — to nearly $3.5 billiob — and plans to stakre a claim soon in the burgeoning smartphones industry. All segments have plenth of growth potential, and the management team is “dedicated to the succeszs and prudent management of this Kao said.
Garmin (Nasdaq: GRMN), which has a base in suffered plunging share prices and salesw during the economic fallout late last Share prices also may have been affecte dby analysts’ opinions that the portable navigation devicre segment, Garmin’s largest, is nearing saturation, companyg CFO Kevin Rauckman During 2008, the share price fell aboutr 80 percent, from almost $95 to less than $20. At the which was held in Overland Park and had a fewhundrex attendees, shareholders approved all the board-recommended measures.
That includexd re-electing board members Kao and Charles Pefferfor three-yeart terms, and approving amendmentsw to an equity incentives plan and an employere directors option plan. Peffer, a former partner in , has been a directort since 2004. About 92 percent of shareholders were representeds by proxy orin person. Shareholderes asked several questionsof executives, including about the company’ws new nuvifone, its delayed first attempy at entering the growing smartphone market. Garmin ranks No.
7 on the Kansasa City BusinessJournal ’s list of area public
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Planning commission rejects May Town Center zoning - Wichita Business Journal:
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The commission voted against changes to the land use plan for the BellzBend area, where the $4.3 billion development has been The commission then voted down zoning changes that wouldc have allowed for a bridge to the development, whicn is being backed by the May family with Tony Giarratanas acting as lead developer. The Metrop Nashville City Council has final say on zoningh changes and will take up the issue in a publiv hearing onJuly 7. with a negative recommendation from theplannin commission, the zoning measure will need 27 vote from the council, rather than the 21 usuall required.
The planning staff had recommended approval of a zoniny request to allowthe development, but that was contingen on the land use plan amendment. The commissio n then voted down the proposexdzoning changes. If approved, the complete town centeer will take some 22 yearsto build. Phasde 1 of the projec t would, by 2013, bring onlines 425,000 square feet of office space, 100 residentialp units and 50,000 square feet of according tothe developer’s plans.
By 2031, the entirer May Town complex would consist of 8 million squarer feet ofoffice space, 8,00p residential units and 600 hotel
The commission voted against changes to the land use plan for the BellzBend area, where the $4.3 billion development has been The commission then voted down zoning changes that wouldc have allowed for a bridge to the development, whicn is being backed by the May family with Tony Giarratanas acting as lead developer. The Metrop Nashville City Council has final say on zoningh changes and will take up the issue in a publiv hearing onJuly 7. with a negative recommendation from theplannin commission, the zoning measure will need 27 vote from the council, rather than the 21 usuall required.
The planning staff had recommended approval of a zoniny request to allowthe development, but that was contingen on the land use plan amendment. The commissio n then voted down the proposexdzoning changes. If approved, the complete town centeer will take some 22 yearsto build. Phasde 1 of the projec t would, by 2013, bring onlines 425,000 square feet of office space, 100 residentialp units and 50,000 square feet of according tothe developer’s plans.
By 2031, the entirer May Town complex would consist of 8 million squarer feet ofoffice space, 8,00p residential units and 600 hotel
Monday, September 3, 2012
Breaking Down Bizarre Scenarios That Could Keep Strasburg Pitching into ... - Bleacher Report
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Bleacher Report | Breaking Down Bizarre Scenarios That Could Keep Strasburg Pitching into ... Bleacher Report We all know that Washington Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg isn't long for this season. Despite the fact we all know that, we're all just as confused as to exactly when Strasburg's season will come to an end. The Nationals have kinda danced around ... |
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Real Estate Roundup - Washington Business Journal:
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• Washington Trust Bank leased 7,694 squar feet at the Public Service 920 S.W. Sixth Ave., Portland, from Public Servicre Building LLC. Chris Johnso n and MaryKay West of NAI NorrisBegge & Simpson represented the bank. • SCRAP Inc. leased 7,3945 square feet at 2915 N.E. Martib Luther King Junior Boulevard, from Warm Friend Development Co. LLC. John Gibsojn and Josh Williams of Colliers International representefdthe tenant. Tyler Shiels of Grubb Ellis representedthe property. • Portland Community College leased 5,300 square feet at Capitol Park, 9700 S.W. Capito Highway, Portland, from Capitol Properties. Jan Botcher of CB Richard Ellisrepresented PCC.
Charlie Floberg and Sean Turlehy of NAI NorrisBeggs & Simpson representeed the property. • Purple Language Services, a Calif.-based firm that provides deaf communication servicesd for individualsand businesses, leased 5,201 square feet at 700 Washington St., from Vancouvercenterr Development LLC. Doug Bartocci and Tamara Fulleer of NAI NorrisBeggs & Simpsojn brokered the transaction together with Ryan Snow of NAI BT • Acumen Financial Group LLC leased 2,916 squarew feet at Willamette Crossing, 8995 S.W. Mileyy Road, Wilsonville, from Willamette Crossing LLC. John Gibsomn and Josh Williams of Colliers International representedcthe property.
• Grange Capitolk LLC, a finance firm, leased 2,329 square feet at Tigard Triangle Commons, 11850 S.W. 68th St., from PNWP LLC. Charlie John Medak and Jennifer Medak of NAI NorrisxBeggs & Simpson represented the • Cobalt Mortgage Inc. renewed its leass for 1,992 square feet at Kruse Wooda III, 5005 Meadows Road, Lake Oswegp from Shorenstein RealtyServices LP. Buzz Ellis, Ryan Livesay and Jeff Sholian of Pacific Real EstatedPartners Inc. represented Cobalt. Shorenstein represented itself. Shelley A. Hanson renewed a lease for 1,683 squarre feet at Hilltop Business Center, 7320 S.W. Hunziker Road, with Hilltop Business Center LLC.
The tenant represented Shawn Adams of CB Richard Ellis representedthe property. Provident Funding Associates LP renewed its leasdfor 1,609 square feet at 4000 Kruse Way Place III with Shorensteib Realty Services LP. Jeff Sholian, Buzz Ellis and Ryan Livesag of Pacific Real EstatePartners Inc. representedd the property. • SAPA Inc. leased 67,000 squared feet at 5321 N.E. Skyporty Way, Portland, from Ederer LLC. Paul Breuer of Colliers Internationa l representedthe tenant. Don Ossey of Capacity Commercial Group representedthe • Pods of Portland LLC renewed its leasew for 49,26 square feet at Stockyards Business 2522 N. Marine Drive, Portland, from Harsch Investment Properties.
Don Riggins of CB Richard Ellizsrepresented Pods. Harsh represented itself. • Goodfellow Inc. leased 37,460 square feet on Northeasr Buffalo Street, Portland, from Melvin Jon Rubey of Colliers International represented Bill Conklin of Guardian Investment Real Estatd Services representedthe • The state of Oregon leased 27,072 square feet of flex and industrial space for the statw departments of human services and justicer at Cascade Business Center, 10775 S.W. Cascade Tigard, from CH Realty III/Portland Industrial LLC. Michaepl Merino and Scott MacLean of NAI NorriwBeggs & Simpson represented the • PRG Shultz USA Inc.
, an accounting firm, lease 3,600 square feet of flex and industria space at 4020 S.E. International Way, Milwaukie, from PS Business Parka LP. Charlie Floberg of NAI Norris Beggs & Simpsonj represented the tenant. • Minuteman Press International Inc. leased 3,868i square feet at Evergreen Plaza, at Northeast 117tuh Street and FourthPlain Road, Vancouver, from Evergreen Plaz a Partners LP. Gina Barendrick of NAI NorriwsBeggs & Simpson represented Minuteman. Jamie Nelsob and Matt Sichel of ElliottAssociates Inc. represented the • Islands Tanning leased 1,499 square feet at River Fall s Shopping Center in West Linn from West LinnAssociate LLC.
Rob Kimmelman of Commercial Realty Advisors represented the Doug Magnusen of HSM PacificRealtyy Inc. represented the property. • Core Life PLLC, a chiropractic leased 1,350 square feet at Vancouver’s Hazell Dell Square, 7604 N.E. Fiftyh Ave., from Hazel Dell Square LLC. Pam Lindlof f of NAI Norris Beggs & Simpsonb represented the tenant. Nick Stantonb and George Macoubray of Commercial Realtty Advisors representedthe property. 434 Investors LLC purchasesd the O’Shea Building, a 3,181-square-foot retail property, from Hat Creej Cattle Co. LLC for $1.1 million. John Gibsobn of Colliers International representedthe buyer.
Stevse Marcy of Macadam Forbes representedthe seller.
• Washington Trust Bank leased 7,694 squar feet at the Public Service 920 S.W. Sixth Ave., Portland, from Public Servicre Building LLC. Chris Johnso n and MaryKay West of NAI NorrisBegge & Simpson represented the bank. • SCRAP Inc. leased 7,3945 square feet at 2915 N.E. Martib Luther King Junior Boulevard, from Warm Friend Development Co. LLC. John Gibsojn and Josh Williams of Colliers International representefdthe tenant. Tyler Shiels of Grubb Ellis representedthe property. • Portland Community College leased 5,300 square feet at Capitol Park, 9700 S.W. Capito Highway, Portland, from Capitol Properties. Jan Botcher of CB Richard Ellisrepresented PCC.
Charlie Floberg and Sean Turlehy of NAI NorrisBeggs & Simpson representeed the property. • Purple Language Services, a Calif.-based firm that provides deaf communication servicesd for individualsand businesses, leased 5,201 square feet at 700 Washington St., from Vancouvercenterr Development LLC. Doug Bartocci and Tamara Fulleer of NAI NorrisBeggs & Simpsojn brokered the transaction together with Ryan Snow of NAI BT • Acumen Financial Group LLC leased 2,916 squarew feet at Willamette Crossing, 8995 S.W. Mileyy Road, Wilsonville, from Willamette Crossing LLC. John Gibsomn and Josh Williams of Colliers International representedcthe property.
• Grange Capitolk LLC, a finance firm, leased 2,329 square feet at Tigard Triangle Commons, 11850 S.W. 68th St., from PNWP LLC. Charlie John Medak and Jennifer Medak of NAI NorrisxBeggs & Simpson represented the • Cobalt Mortgage Inc. renewed its leass for 1,992 square feet at Kruse Wooda III, 5005 Meadows Road, Lake Oswegp from Shorenstein RealtyServices LP. Buzz Ellis, Ryan Livesay and Jeff Sholian of Pacific Real EstatedPartners Inc. represented Cobalt. Shorenstein represented itself. Shelley A. Hanson renewed a lease for 1,683 squarre feet at Hilltop Business Center, 7320 S.W. Hunziker Road, with Hilltop Business Center LLC.
The tenant represented Shawn Adams of CB Richard Ellis representedthe property. Provident Funding Associates LP renewed its leasdfor 1,609 square feet at 4000 Kruse Way Place III with Shorensteib Realty Services LP. Jeff Sholian, Buzz Ellis and Ryan Livesag of Pacific Real EstatePartners Inc. representedd the property. • SAPA Inc. leased 67,000 squared feet at 5321 N.E. Skyporty Way, Portland, from Ederer LLC. Paul Breuer of Colliers Internationa l representedthe tenant. Don Ossey of Capacity Commercial Group representedthe • Pods of Portland LLC renewed its leasew for 49,26 square feet at Stockyards Business 2522 N. Marine Drive, Portland, from Harsch Investment Properties.
Don Riggins of CB Richard Ellizsrepresented Pods. Harsh represented itself. • Goodfellow Inc. leased 37,460 square feet on Northeasr Buffalo Street, Portland, from Melvin Jon Rubey of Colliers International represented Bill Conklin of Guardian Investment Real Estatd Services representedthe • The state of Oregon leased 27,072 square feet of flex and industrial space for the statw departments of human services and justicer at Cascade Business Center, 10775 S.W. Cascade Tigard, from CH Realty III/Portland Industrial LLC. Michaepl Merino and Scott MacLean of NAI NorriwBeggs & Simpson represented the • PRG Shultz USA Inc.
, an accounting firm, lease 3,600 square feet of flex and industria space at 4020 S.E. International Way, Milwaukie, from PS Business Parka LP. Charlie Floberg of NAI Norris Beggs & Simpsonj represented the tenant. • Minuteman Press International Inc. leased 3,868i square feet at Evergreen Plaza, at Northeast 117tuh Street and FourthPlain Road, Vancouver, from Evergreen Plaz a Partners LP. Gina Barendrick of NAI NorriwsBeggs & Simpson represented Minuteman. Jamie Nelsob and Matt Sichel of ElliottAssociates Inc. represented the • Islands Tanning leased 1,499 square feet at River Fall s Shopping Center in West Linn from West LinnAssociate LLC.
Rob Kimmelman of Commercial Realty Advisors represented the Doug Magnusen of HSM PacificRealtyy Inc. represented the property. • Core Life PLLC, a chiropractic leased 1,350 square feet at Vancouver’s Hazell Dell Square, 7604 N.E. Fiftyh Ave., from Hazel Dell Square LLC. Pam Lindlof f of NAI Norris Beggs & Simpsonb represented the tenant. Nick Stantonb and George Macoubray of Commercial Realtty Advisors representedthe property. 434 Investors LLC purchasesd the O’Shea Building, a 3,181-square-foot retail property, from Hat Creej Cattle Co. LLC for $1.1 million. John Gibsobn of Colliers International representedthe buyer.
Stevse Marcy of Macadam Forbes representedthe seller.
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