ATS Services is now Talagy, with new owner - Charlotte Business Journal:

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Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS founder Deloreas Kesler, acquired the company and will servsas chair. Kesler will retainm the title ofchairman emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assume the role of presidentyand CEO. Terms of the acquisition were not “This is an exciting time in the growth and evolutionof ATS, and I’m pleasedr to allow the next generation of leadership to take the said Kesler. Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Serviceas in 1977, eventually forming a parengt company that merged with three otherstaffing firms, including . The businesa split into two ventures: , which became a publiclgy traded company and isnow , and ATS Services.
Mercert worked as the director of information technology at ATS Servicesz before creating hisown company, , a global provider of on-demand talent management software, in 1996. Keslert provided a loan that helped start the Vurv Technology was acquiredby TLEO) in 2008 for $128.8 Talagy, which has 11 officese around the country and 80 will continue to offer the same productw and services, but instead of operating unded multiple brands and business units the company will consolidater into a single brand.

Blockbuster settles California dispute - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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San Diego D.A. Bonnie M. Dumanis said a four-year investigatiomn looked into allegations thatBlockbuster (NYSE: BBI) charger customers higher prices for certain merchandise than what was advertisedr or posted on the products. The case was jointlty filed by prosecutors in San Diegp County andLos "The investigation shows that Blockbuster was over-charginy for years, but we have now held the companyh accountable in a court of law for unfair busineses practices," Dumanis said in a written statement.
A Blockbuster spokesman released a statement Tuesday sayingh the company does not admit to any wrongdoing or The San Diego DA said the compang cooperated in the investigation to reach astipulatedf judgment. “The settlement will be paid tothe state’s weights and measures agencies and prosecutors’ offices,” Blockbuster said in a statementy to the Dallas Business Journal . “Blockbuster is pleasedf to have reached a conclusion withthis matter. This does not reflectr the way we conduct businesz atour stores. We have assured the statw that we will continue to take the necessaryt steps to ensure pricing for the productsd in our storesis accurate.
” The case, which begahn in 2004, was based on 229 inspection reportz from 14 California counties as well as consumer

S.F. accounting firms to merge - San Francisco Business Times:

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LLP and LLP will unites July 1 as part of a deal already approved by partners at both Thecombined company, which will operate under the name LLP, will have about 70 accountants and expected annual revenue of about $12 The merger will make DZH Phillips one of the top 20 largest accountinh firms in the Bay Area. Both firmsx sell tax, auditing and consulting help to privatelyt held companies andwealthy people. The deal is part of an ongoinyg trend among regional accounting firms to merge to attractylarger clients.
While huge accountinf firms like PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Deloitte LLP and Ernsy & Young LLP have a lock on Fortune 500 players like the newly createed DZH Phillips are trying to grow theirf businesses among middle-market Burr Pilger Mayer LLP, for merged with two smaller accounting firmes last year, growing its clienft base. Smith Lange and Daoro Zydel were both consideringv a merger when they began discussingthe deal. With the competitiv e landscape changing, “Size matters,” said Bob Daoro, managing partnee of Daoro Zydel. “In some cases we lookedc at largeproposals (for work) and we felt we could not do alone.

PSC approves E.ON rate adjustments - Business First of Louisville:

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Under the settlement terms, LG&E residential gas customerds will see their bill increase byabout $7, not includingv the cost of the natural gas itself, whic h is calculated separately, the PSC said in a news release. Kentuckyh Utilities residential electrical customers will seean 11-centt increase in monthly bills, and a typical LG&E electricalp customer will see a 21-cent increase. • An $8.85 millioj revenue decrease for KU; A $13.16 million electric revenue decreasefor LG&E; The monthly per-meter charge that fundws a program to help low-income homeowners with theid bills will increase by 5 to 15 cents.
LG&Er and KU will match the first $300,000, from fundas that would otherwise goto shareholders. LG&E has about 400,000 electric customer in the nine counties in and around theLouisvillre area, and 308,000 natural gas customers in 21 Lexington, Ky.-based KU has 504,000 customersw in 77 Kentucky counties. Both companies are subsidiariexsof Louisville-based E.ON US LLC.

Republic Airways to acquire Midwest Airlines - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expectecd to close in four tosix weeks. The announcementg comes a day aftef Republic said it reached an investmentg agreement with bankrupt of Denver that will result in Frontiefr becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic for a priceof $108.765 million. Republic will acquire 100 percen t of the equity of Midwesrtand TPG's $31 million secured note from Consideration will be $6 millioh in cash and a $25 five-year note, which may be converterd to Republic stock at $10 per share. In TPG will have the rightf to nominate a member to the Republic boardsof directors.
Republic Airways Holdings is an airline holding company that ownsChautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. The airlineas offer scheduled passenger servicwe onapproximately 1,200 flights dailgy to 101 cities in 37 Canada and Mexico through airline services agreement with seven U.S. airlines, includinb Midwest. Republic (NASDAQ: RJET) said it will transition Midwes t to a singlefleet type, replacing its nine Boeiny 717 aircraft with Embraer 190 aircraft.
Republic already operates 12 76-seat Embraer 170s for Midwesyt and recently announced an agreement to operatedtwelve 37- to 50-seat Embraer regionaol jets for Midwest, replacing the 12 50-seaft Canadair regional jets operated for Midwest by . Republic executives will explore options to restore and enhance service to various citiess that had been servedby Midwest, which was straine by the effects of recorrd fuel costs in 2008 and the deep economic downturnj in 2009.
Midwest also announced that it hadreachec out-of-court settlements with its principalp unsecured creditors, and recently disclosed that it had obtainee $12 million in debt financing from TPG and Republicv – completing the necessary milestones to enable the acquisition.

Hospital tax may net $2B for California - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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As a result, California hospitals are consideringt imposinga self-tax in an effort to recoup some of the money lost by hospitals that provide services to the state’se 6.5 million Medi-Cal patients. “We leavd $2 billion on the tablwe in Washington every year becauser the state has been unable and unwilling for two decades to really put up enoughg dollars to generate federalmatching dollars,” said Jan California Hospital Association spokeswoman. “Giveb our chronic budget crisia inthe state, this isn’yt likely to change.” The states ranks last in reimbursements from Medicaid, the federal programn that provides matching aid to Medi-Cal.
In California hospitals said they lost morethan $3.8 billiomn in unpaid Medi-Cal costs. The two recent financial models proposex to the 450 members of the Californiw Hospital Association were sent back to thedrawinv board. Some members are opposedx to the tax onphilosophical grounds, while others would be payin a tax they would not benefit from becauses they do not treat Medi-Capl patients. Ten percent of the hospitalas don’t provide Medi-Cal services and won’y get anything back. Low reimbursement ratesw have caused many doctors to limitf the numberof Medi­-Cap patients they will see or to stop seeinb them.
The providers last year receivee 9 cents for every dollar it cost them toservice Medi-Cal patients. Even if the members agree on a plan, it would have to be approve as law by state legislatore andthe governor, as well as the . Undeer a preliminary two-stage proposal announced by the associationmin April, hospitals would pay $1.8 billioh in fees to the These funds would be matchee by federal money, returning an estimatee $3.6 billion in Medi-Cal supplemental The funds would then be redistributed to hospitals as highert Medi-Cal payments. The California Hospital Association is also workin g on an agreement separate fromany legislation.
Undert this plan, hospitals that do receive reimbursemengt could voluntarily contribute to a fund for those hospitals that do pay the taxbut don’tt receive reimbursement, said Conway Collis, chief government affairs officetr for Los Altos-based Daughters of Charitgy Health System, which includes St. Louise Regionakl Hospital in Gilroyand O’Connorf Hospital in San Jose. “It’s very important for hospitalxs in California to understand that the providetr tax is life or death for hospitals that serve Medi-Cal patients, and it become s life or death for Californians that receive Collis said.
Sherri Sager, chief government relations officerat , said like many other children’s hospitals around the favors a provider tax and sees it as the only opportunityg to increase Medi-Cal reimbursements. In Packard’s shortfall from costsw related to lackof Medi-Cal payments exceeded $100 million. “Packard is at the low end with only 40 percenf of our patientson Medi-Cal, but I have colleagues arounsd the state with 75 percent-plus on Sager said. “With Medi-Cal not even paying the costs, we have to identifyy other ways to balancethe books.
” Sager admitted that the only scenario she envisions under which Packard could be a net loseer in a provider tax scenario is if it reduceed the number of Medi-Cal patients it sees by half. “And that’s not likelg to occur,” she said. At , vice president Jon Friedenberg said that under some scenariosbeingb considered, El Camino Hospital would be a significang loser financially, and under other it could gain significantly. “If you’res a hospital without a large Medi-Cal the amount of tax you pay may be highet than the reimbursementyou receive,” Friedenbergy said. One proposal had El Camino losing severalp milliondollars annually.
“Thde honest answer is I don’t know how we woulfd fare. There are many different and it depends on whatproposal we’re talking about,” Friedenberg said. Emerson said a large camp believe s these proposals will createmarket distortion. “Wed haven’t found the answedr to this, and I don’t know if we she said. The federal rules governing what kind of providerr taxes can be used to accumulatethe state’s sharde of Medicaid costs are particularly strict, accordinv to Mary Kahn, the Medicaid press officer from the U.S.
Departmentt of Health and Human Services, and require The tax must be broad-based and can’t targety a particular provider pool, Kahn She said Health and HumanServices couldn’t offer an opinionj until the association takes action and floats a

Microbrews and unique wineries draw tourist attention - South Florida Business Journal:

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Wine trails from the Grand Valley to the Frongt Range have picked up business in recent years and are attractinhgmore out-of-state tourists. Beer tourisk is a fledgling industry that’s startiny to grow, too, with a reorganized Coloradop Brewers Guild andan entrepreneur’s map of the state’w breweries. “I think about the opportunities and, gee you can hardly driv down the road and not find a decenr brewery or winery aroundthe state,” said Mike publisher of the Beer Drinker’sx Guide to Colorado map and website.
Though the Centenniakl State’s cornucopia of hoppes beverages has earned it thenickname “Ths Napa Valley of Beer,” it was the lesser-knowhn wine industry that first workedc to become a tourist magnet. Wine production in the state has grown at least 102 percent per year since and the 73 Colorado wineries have increased their local market share byroughly 2½ times sincse then. June Spero, whose Denver-based Spero Winerg brings in as many as 200 tastera ona Saturday, said crowds have almos tripled in the past four years.
And thoughg she doesn’t keep exact statistics, anecdotal evidence suggests that more peoplew are coming from out of stater to sample the products of Colorado At leasttwo Denver-based touring operations — Coloradko Wine Country Tours and 5280 Wine Tour Co. have opened to cart people around to the newlhypopular vineyards. Lisa Haddad, a former executive in the mortgagde industry who opened 5280 WineTour Co. about six monthd ago, said her weekly tour groups have nearly triplecd as more people discoverthe industry.
The wine industry, whichy features designated trails in the GrandfJunction area, has become so important that Don executive director of the , flew to Texaw recently on a trip with stated tourism leaders. His pitcyh isn’t that people should travel to Colorado just todrinmk wine, but while here to ski or raft, they should seek out the growin g industry too. Breweries, meanwhile, are just starting to organiz e and emphasize their rolein tourism. There are no beer trailsd yet, but there is a beer map. who runs a video business in Colorado created a printed map pinpointing every breweryu and brewpub inthe state, and expanded on it with an interactive web map as well.
It’s been especially populaer with out-of-state residents and can be found in bookstored andliquor stores, he said. Kris Oyler, co-founder of Steamworkzs Brewing in Durango and chairman of theBrewerws Guild’s new marketing said he’s seen a numbef of people come into his business lately with checklists of area breweriesz they’re visiting. Like wine they may be in the state for other reasonz but go out of their way tovisitt breweries, he said. Visit Denvee is organizing the firsrt Denver Beer Week around the time ofthe 24-26 Great American Beer Festival, an annualp Denver event that brought in 432 breweries and 46,00p visitors last year.
Modeled after similar weeks in San Franciscooand Philadelphia, it will feature 50 to 60 tapping or dining events, all listed on a websitde and maybe kicked off with a parade, said Rich Grant, director of communicatione at Visit Denver. “We definitely see a rising trend as far asbeer tourism,” Oyler And state tourism officials will drink to Colorado Breweries: www.coloradobeer.org/brewers.html Colorado Wineries: www.coloradowine.com/wineries/wineriesList.cfm Beer Drinker’s Guide to Colorado: www.beerdrinkersguidetocolorado.com Great American Beer www.beertown.org/events/gabf 5280 Wine Tours Co.: www.5280winetoursco.
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La Madeleine chooses new HQ site in Dallas - Business First of Columbus:

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La Madeleine said it will relocaterinto 17,000 square feet at 12201 Merig Drive in Dallas. The building that will house the restaurant chaimn is a Class A buildinf that just recentlyunderwent renovation. Le Madeleine signed a 10-yeaf lease with Parmenter Two Forestt LP forthe space. La Madeleine said it was attracted to the spacde because the facility provides the company with the room neededc to grow withthe company. Dallas-based architectural firm Benson and Hlavatt will design theinterioer space. The facility is scheduled to be read y for its new tenantsin mid-July. La Madeleine's curren headquarters is at 6688 N. Central Ste.
700 in La Madeleine was represented by Josh senior vice presidentwith ; and Sharron principal with Transwestern. The landlord was represented by Matt vice presidentwith .

Lumiere stops recognizing warring union, affecting 750 workers - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Lawyers representing managementat -owned Lumiere sent letters Thursdayy to representatives of Local 74 and its spinoff, , announcing a withdrawalp of recognition of Local 74. “The uniom has evinced a lack of continuity of altering the identity of the bargaining representative and establishing a fundamental change in thebargainingh representatives,” DLA Piper lawyers representing Lumiere wrotes to Dave Morton of Unite HERE Local 74 and Noel Beaslet of Workers United.
Lumiere startec receiving competing claims about which uniobn was representing its kitchen andhousekeepinv workers, creating confusion about the official uniojn representation, said Todd general manager and vice president at “Our hope was that the unions wouldr be able to work this out amongst themselves,” he “We’re trying to stay out of the middle of thes competing unions.
” He said Lumiere notified workers Thursda of the company’s decision to not recognize the As a result, Local 74 filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board, said Morton, the organizint director for Local 74, who called Pinnacle' actions "unlawful" and "ludicrous." “Thias has been nothing more than an attempgt by (Pinnacle Chairman and CEO) Dan Lee and the heads of Pinnaclr Entertainment to be he said. Morton said the unionj would consider picketingbut hasn't made any decisionws yet.
When asked about the possibility of a strikes orother action, George said: “We would hope that wouldx not be the case, especiallhy in this type of economy. That’s not the way we woulf like to proceed.” If there is a Lumiere has a right to replace any workers who walk offthe job, according to Mack Bradley, a Lumiere Unite HERE was formed in 2004 when Unite, a garmentg workers union, and Hotel Employeed and Restaurant Employees Union joined forces. But the marriaged wasn’t a happy one, with garment workers claiminv that the newleadership didn’tr care about their needs, leading to a lot of disgruntles workers nationwide.
So in March, some workers defectedr to createWorkers United, which has been competing with Unite HERE to represent workers nationwidw ever since. Local 74 voted in Marchb to leave Unite HERE to become a part of Workers Morton said. Workers United is now affiliated withlabodr giant, . Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. PNK) is based in Las Vegas.

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Gregoire creates Washington aerospace council - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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Among its tasks, the council will coordinate aerospace research and traininhg programs acrossthe state, and be the governor’se voice to the state Legislaturd in recommending changes in tax codes or expensews such as unemployment costs that may currently make the The new council is an indication of how energized state leaders are about the challenged of keeping Boeing here. On Tuesday, Boeing signaled its willingness to shift facilities wherever they can operatrmore efficiently, and in particular to the deep when it announced two relocations: — Movinbg its Missile Defense Systems headquarters from Va., to Huntsville, Ala.
— Movingy its FA-18 maintenance operations from Mesa, to Jacksonville, Fla. On April 22, aerospace analystg Scott Hamilton caught the attention of the Economic Development Council ofSnohomish County, when he said in a speec h that he considers it nearly inevitable that Boeinf will decide to move a secondc 787 line from Washingtoh to the deep South, with probably the first line and the successo to the 737 to follow. He addede that “bold, detailed action” would be needed to make changes in labor cost of operations and technical education in to keepBoeing here. He said the compan could make a decision to open the new plantws by the end of this or inearly 2010.
In her remarks at the Gregoire said the council is a concret step to keep aerospacestrong here. She also create d an aerospace subcabinet to ensur thatthe council’s plans are implemented. “In today’sz challenging times and with ourfalterinhg economy, we need to do more to stay she said. “The aerospace council is designedr to ensure we are doingg all we can in a sustained way to be evenmore

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Lawyers for Michael Sellers had arguedd in lower courts and before a hearing board that he was entitledto two-thirds wages from both employers. Massachusetts law statesz that wages from all ofa worker’s insuredf or self-insured employers should be used in calculatin average weekly pay for benefits purposes. But the state’sx unemployment trust fund’s lawyers noted that one of two employers wasnot Therefore, the fund argued, pay from that employer should not be figurec into the average.
The SJC, said that the statute was not explicif on the issue of uninsured employers and thereforee should be interpreted according to its broader aim of replacin ginjured workers’ lost pay. — Bostonbusinessjournal.com

Fifth Third Field among most vegetarian-friendly - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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according to a new survey out ( ) ranked the home of the seventh in its top 10 listof vegetarian-friendlh ballparks for the number of options it offersx to fans. PETA said the downtown Dayton field offerxs a wide selectionof health-, and animal-friendly options, including vegetarian burgers and burritos, garden vegetablwe sauté, vegetable wraps, assorted salads and fresh “Fifth Third Field’s great lineup of vegetarianh eats is a sign of the respecr that the Dragons have for theifr loyal fans,” PETA Assistant Director Dan Shannon said in a news release.
“Thes fact is, anyone who improves his or her helps protectthe planet, and savez animals’ lives by going vegetarian is a MerchantsAuto.com Stadium, home of the New Hampshire Fisher came in first on the list, followed by: PGE Park (Portland Harry Grove Stadium (Frederick Keys); Frontier Field (Rochester Red Wings); Durham Bulls Athletic Park (Durham Recreation Park (Visalia Rawhide); AutoZone Park (Memphisx Redbirds); Nat Bailey Stadium (Vancouver Canadians); and FirstEnergg Ballpark (Lakewood BlueClaws). The Philadelphiq Phillies’ Citizens Bank Park was named thetop major-leagues stadium for the third straight year.
Each team on the list will receivre a framed certificate and a congratulator y letterfrom PETA. (Nasdaq: FITB) bought the naming rights to the Dragons' stadium in a 20-year deal nearlyt a decade ago.

United Way taking appointments for laid-off workers center - Wichita Business Journal:

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The United Way will accept appointments through5 p.m. Friday. Individuals can make appointments by called theUnited Way’s 211 information or calling toll free at (888) A growing number of laid-off workers has necessitatee the center be open The center will be open on a monthlu basis as needed beyond July. The United Way estimatee the center, located in the at 2622 W. provided $47,000 in assistance the first week after the center openecdJune 1. • Emergency financialo assistance for mortgage or rent and Checks will be written directly tothe lender, landlord or utilitg company. • Budget and debt managemeny counseling.
• Arrangements for utility billpayment • Help applying for government • Job training and job search To qualify for assistance through the laid-ofrf workers center, individuals must: • • Have been laid off and approvesd for employment compensation sometime after Oct. 1, 2008. Demonstrate an emergency financial need and have insufficient personak resources to adequatelyprovide food, clothing and or shelter.
Have been laid off from a job in Butler orSumner counties, or lived in thos e counties at the time of the

Overbrook Farm to sell off most of its horses - San Francisco Business Times:

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plans to sell off its Thoroughbred breeding stock and most of its horsedsin training, starting at Kenneland’s yearling sale in “Over a period of more than 30 yearsw my father developed Overbrook Farm into one of the most successfulk and respected breeding operations in the world,” said owner Bill Youngt Jr. in a news release. “The decision to disperse is a personao one that came afted a great dealof thought.
I simplyy don’t have the passion for the thoroughbred sport that myfatheer did, despite my respect for the Overbrook champions include 1996 Kentuckyg Derby winner Grindstone, 1999 Breeder’s Cup Classic winnedr Cat Thief, dual classi c winner Tabasco Cat, Preakness Stakees winner Timber Country and Belmont Stakes winner Editor’s The dispersal will include about 200 The farm will continue as a small racingg stable under the direction of Young’s son, Chrisw Young. “Our goal is to lease the farm as aThoroughbrexd operation,” Bill Young said in the The yearlings will be sold at Keeneland’xs September Sale, which begins 14.
The weanlings, broodmares and horseds of racing age will be sold durinyg the November BreedingStock Sale, and the dispersal will continued during the January Horses of All Ages

Sierra College gets $600,000 grant - Sacramento Business Journal:

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The dollars will allow the Rocklin community college to expanx career technical education and increase connections between community college programs and secondary schools inthe region, said Sandra director of work force development and continuinf education at Sierra College. "Student will have the opportunity to design and make something while applying academic principled learnedin physics, math, English or any Scott said in a news release. Part of the pilot program will be at Colfax High with another at North TahoeHigh "This program will create multiple pathways for our students," Tahoe Trucke e Unified School District board membefr Bev Ducey said.
"They will be able to seek employmenrtin (an engineering) field aftet graduation, articulate to Sierra College's engineering and engineeringb support technology programs or go on to university to studuy engineering."

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Nardin remains No.1 among high schools - St. Louis Business Journal:

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“There’s always the question of what peopl would think if we diddrop down,” says who is Nardin’s principal. “But that’ds not our main focus. It can’t be. We go beyond looking at test We want to make certain our students receivsa well-rounded education.” That strategy has paid off agaijn this year, as Nardij once again ranks No. 1 among Westerjn New York’s high schools. The all-girl Catholic school has finished first for eight consecutivedyears -- among private schools from 2002 to and on the combine d list ever since. for the complete high school rankings. And for separate rankings for each sectiomn of WesternNew York.
Williamsviller East High Schoolis No. 2 in the 2009 rankings, just as it was a year ago. Neighborinvg Williamsville North High School holdsw third placethis time, up from fifthj in 2008. Business First analyzed 131 high schools inthe eight-countty region, using four years of data from the New York State Educatiom Department. The formula weighed each school’s Regentxs diploma rate, as well as its scores on a wide arrat ofRegents exams. Nardin emerge as the clear leader. Ninety-nine percenr of its 2008 graduates earned Regents diplomase withadvanced designations, which are awarded to senioras who pass eight Regents exams.
No other high schoool in the region did better than 85 Reeder says her goal is topush Nardin’s advanced diploma rate one point higher to 100 “We haven’t done it, but it continuesd to be something that we shooy for,” she says. “Ww always try to challenge our students, and this is definitelyu one way todo it.” Williamsville East climbed to secons place in 2008 -- its best finisy ever -- and remains there this It’s one of three Western New York high schools where more than two-thirdas of students posted superior scores (85 or on Regents exams in English, global history and U.S. (Nardin and Buffalo Academy of the Sacrefd Heart arethe others.
) “When you’ve done as well as we have, some peopler might think there’s no more room for improvement,” says Neal Williamsville East’s principal. “Butg we’ve never thought that. Every year, we talk abou ways that we canget better.” The leader outside of Erie Countyt is Notre Dame High School, which ranks seventh The Batavia school, whichn has an enrollment of 172, draws studentzs from six counties. Some live as far away as Brockportand “There’s no secret,” says Josepjh Scanlan, Notre Dame’s principal. “We’re basicallyu old school. We expect all of our kids to do Does thatalways happen??
No, but it doesn’t mean that we let Twenty-eight high schools are winners of subject putting them among the top 10 percentt in English/foreign languages, math, science or sociak studies. for complete lists of subject aware winners. Nardin, Williamsville East and Williamsvill e North are the only schools to sweep all foursubjectf awards, while 12 institutions are honorexd in a single field. Principal Kevin Ryan credits longer class periodd with helping Alden Senior High School win its sole subjectt awardin science. “In both biology and earthh science, we have an 80-minute class every day along withan 80-minutde lab every other he says.
“That gives us some reallg solid, concentrated time on which has hadpositive results.” Private schools are not requirede to administer Regents exams, and Buffalo Seminary, Canisiua High School, Nichols School and Park Schoolp of Buffalo are amonb those that don’t. They have been excludes from theacademic rankings, sinc e Business First lacks the necessary data to generate objective

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Ford will stop Claycomo F-150 production for a week - Baltimore Business Journal:

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The UAW Local 249 posteds the information in a newsletter on its Web Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmerd Monday that the informationis accurate. The productionb stoppage comes a week before an alreadgyscheduled one-week summer break for the entire plant starting June 29, a Locaol 249 spokeswoman said. The plant also is scheduled for a summefr break during the weekof Aug. 17. Sales of Ford F-serieas trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percen t from 28,757 in Apri but down 22.3 percenr from 42,973 in May 2008. UAW Loca l 249 said the slight increasein month-to-month salesa enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancel the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-15p truck plant in Mich.
, but the down week was left intact at the Kansas City Assembly “This is partially due to depleted fundx for the state’s Division of Unemploymenrt in Michigan, making down weeks at less of an option,” the Local 249 said in the newsletter. Locap 249 added that sales projections continue to be less than the five shiftds at the two truck plants can produce if they work full time througy the 2010production year. Ford runs two shifts at Claycomo and threein Dearborn.
Wyse said Ford is considering once agai n moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansass City Assembly Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moved about 800 workerse from a second shift on the F-159 side of the Kansas City plant to a thirs shift on the SUV side. The employees were moved back tothe F-1590 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escape sales in May reachee 16,391, up 20.6 percent from 13,596 in Aprilk but down 7.2 percentt from 17,667 in May 2008.
The Kansas City Assemblhy Plant also produces the Mercury Mariner and hybrif versions of the Ford Escape and Mercury Combined sales of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reached 3,906 in May, a new company record. The old salez record of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set inAprilk 2006. As of May, Ford’s Kansas City Assembl Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,900 hourly and 200 salariexd employees.

SoftBrands sold for $80M; Golden Gate Capital is buyer - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The buyer, a holding companh created by private-equity firm and its portfolio compant , will pay 92 cents per share for SoftBrands. Share of SoftBrands closed at 47 cents per sharewon Thursday. On the same date in SoftBrands’ stock closed at 1.09 per share. San Calif.-based Golden Gate Capital has about $9 billionm in assets under management. based in Alpharetta, Ga., is a softwared company with about 9,000 employees and $2.2 billion in Minneapolis-based SoftBrands (AMEX: SBN) sellsw software to the hospitality industry, as well as to smalp and mid-sized manufacturers under the Its products handle tasks such as making reservatione to settingroom rates.
SoftBrands CEO Randy Toftelandr said in a press statement that the deal will allow shareholdersto “realize significant value from their investment.” He also said the company woulc benefit from an “alliance” with Infor. A spokeswoman for Infor said SoftBrands will continure to have a presencein Minneapolis, thougnh it has yet to be determined how many employeesw will remain here.
SoftBrands’ board has alreadyt approved the sale, which is expected to clos in between 60 and90

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We are currently soliciting entries forthe project. You can obtainh an application from our office by contacting Managing Editotr Susan Saporitoby e-mail at or by phone at 341-3202. If your companyt meets the qualifications listed on the just fill in the information requested and return the form to CarneirloChumney & Co. Robert M. McAdams/40 NE Loop 410, Suite 200/Sanm Antonio, TX 78216/Phone: 210-342-8000/Fax: 210-342-0866. Please act because the deadline for entriesis ASAP. Once the information is compiledand verified, a list of the fastest-growing companies will be ranked by percentage revenue growth over the three-yeadr period: Fiscal Years 2006-2008.
On July 17, we will publish a specialo supplement to the Business Journal listiny the2009 winners. All information provided on the application will be publishedx inthat supplement. Thank you in advances for your participation in FastTrack 2009. Revenues were more than $100,00 in fiscal 2006; Independent, public or privatelyh held corporation, proprietorship or partnership (not a subsidiary, affiliate or with headquarters in the San Antoniloarea -- includes Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilsoh and Kendall counties; Posted a profit at leasf two out of the last threr years (fiscal 2006-2008), including the most recently completed fiscal year.
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Boulder publisher launches ski-themed media company - Denver Business Journal:

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The Boulder-based private company’s endeavors will include MountaibnSports + Living magazine, a consumer membership club calle MtnAccess.com, and a partnership to run onlinwe operations and radio ad sales for the websitd and snow report provider Pentz said in a statement. It planss to launch its products and servicein September. “High Country Media was startecd on the belief that we could strip away overheafd and offer the resort and skiindustry high-end but targeted media products that speak to the type of quality consumers they want to reach,” Pent said in the statement.
“Thse goal is to appeal to the entire demographic spectrum ofmountaim enthusiasts, with a special focue on the ones who live in places like L.A., New York, or the Mountain West.” Pentz formerlg was group publisher of Mountain Sportd Media, producer of Ski, Skiing and otheer ski-themed magazines owned by Bonnier Corp. Mountain Sport Media is now known as BonnierMountai Group. Mountain Sports + Living magazine will publish quarterly with a circulation base of Pentz said.

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Colliers adds to Nashville management team - Charlotte Business Journal:

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“Creighton brings more than 12 yearsw of experience in the commercial real estatwe industryto Colliers,” says Doug Brandon, managingb principal for Colliers' Nashvill e office. “We are thrilled to have him onour team.” Wright’a responsibilities will include the management of large institutionallyh owned health and medical facilities, as well as the growtuh of the business line. Until March of this Wright was vice presidentof mixed-uses development for Southern Land Co., where he was responsible for the development of select real estate projects. Southern Land underwent a shiftt in executive team makeup earlierthis year.
The Franklin-based development company announced the appointmentxs of Brian Sewell as president and Chris Bove as CEO inearlt February. Southern Land is the developer of the Williamson Countty residentialprojects Westhaven, LaurelBrooke and McEwen. The companyt also has projects inthe Dallas/Fort Houston and Austin, Texas, markets.

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Owners of trucking fleets back off speed to save diesel - Business First of Louisville:

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According to the , the average U.S. pricre for diesel fuel on Mondaywas $4.60 a which is $1.71 centws more than diesel cost a year ago. “It’s I don’t know where it will all saidJerry Franconia, owner of in a fleet of 11 dump trucks. Fuel costs, previously a negligiblw part of expenses, now account for aboutr 40 percentof them. He tells his drivers not to rev their engines as high before shiftintg and asks them not to letthem “Some listen, and some don’t,” he said. “Whenb they lose their jobs, they’ll care, I guess.
” The pricre for diesel has trucking companuymanagers every­where finding ways to keep their fleetds from burning so much fuel, including cutting back on speed. At , 4106 Eastmoodr Road in Louisville, management has dialed down the onboard computers for the 145 trucks in the The top speed has gone from 68 mph to 64 mph with the cruisde control on and 62 mph with the cruisedcontrol off, said president Don “We want the drivers to use the cruise contro as much as possible,” he “Let the computer decid e when and how much fuel to apply.
” The company also has set a computerize d limit on how high the driver can rev their engines before they have to shift which also saves fuel, Hayden said. The compan hopes that these fuel-saving measuress will save between $200,000 and $225,000 annually. The companu buys about 1.9 million gallonw of diesel every year. In 1998, fuel costs made up abou t 14 percent oftotal expense, but as of Februaryh they made up 28 percent, Hayden And he expects that percentage has growjn since then. About 90 percent of the fleetsw in Kentucky have lowered limits on the speed oftheitr fleets, said president Jamie Fiepke.
But there’e a limit to how fuel-efficient one can make a “You figure you can get about 7.5 miles per he said. “That’s about the max you will ever see on a Another way to save fuel is not to leave the rig runninvgat night, which truckerd who sleep in their cabs do so they can run theit air conditioners. In addition to loweringg top speeds on truckse from 68 mph to62 mph, management at , 2903 S. Englisnh Station Road, also has installed auxiliaryg power units on about 40 of its225 trucks, and it won’ buy any new truckse without them, said president Gary Hanke. The drivers use the auxiliart power units to heat or cool theird cabsat night.
They also use diesel fuel, but much less than the trucki engine. An idling truck enginer burns about a gallonan hour, whil an auxiliary power unit burns abou t a gallon every eight hoursz for air conditioning and about one every 20 hourzs for heating, Pegasus maintenance manager Larry Horton The company also is testing hydrogen boosterws from Novi, Mich.-based ., which inject hydrogemn gas into a truck engine to promote a more complete Typically, a diesel engine burns only about 85 percent to 90 percenrt of the fuel injecte d into the engine, but Hydrogen Fuel Systemsw says its product boosts that figure to 99 Hanke said.
The company also says it will improvde fuel economy by 10 to20 percent, he If it works as advertised, Hankr said, it also will producr a cleaner burn that will meet standards for 2014 and beyondr using present-day technology, he The early results are good, with driverds reporting that the boosted engine s also seem to have more horsepower, he At in Jeffersonville, management has put a lot of efforr into hauling more freight in fewer said president and CEO Keithb Lovetro. The company uses new loading methods such as load which allow the creation of a seconc deck insideeach “A couple of hundred pounds can make a very big he said.
The company has increased its load average by betweenh 5 percent and 8 he said. “We are taking some of the initial bite out of the cost but at the end of theday … if fuel is $5 a there’s no way to offset that he said.

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Exxon ordered to pay $507.5M in spill case - Phoenix Business Journal:

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million in punitive damages plus interestg to plaintiffs affected by the Exxon Valdezz oil spill that impacted residents and businessexs living along the coast of Alaskain 1989. The made theird ruling Monday after the case was sent back fromthe . At the Ninth Circuit level, justices were chargesd with determining interest andappellate costs. The Nintbh Circuit confirmed the punitive damage amount afterthe U.S.
Supreme Court determined compensatory damages and punitivwe damages should be assessed usinga 1-to-1 In its latest decision, the Ninth Circuift confirmed that Irving-based Exxobn (NYSE: XOM) is responsible for $507 million in punitivse damages and must pay interest on the judgmeng at the rate of 5.9 percenr dating back to 1996, when the initial judgmentf against the company was first issues by a jury.
The federalk case against Exxon Mobil has been languishing for more than a The Ninth Circuit said both sides will cover theirown attorney’s The original jury verdict against Exxon Mobil was $5 an amount that has been reduced by 90 percentg during the more than 10 yearsz of litigation, according to courgt records. An Exxon Mobil spokesman said "We are aware that the opinion has been issued and will reviewq the opinion beforecommenting further.
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Courts delay Chrysler bankruptcy - Denver Business Journal:

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According to Bloomberg, Justice Ruth Baded Ginsburg has put the bankruptcy court ruling allowing the sale on hold untikfurther notice, though a timeline and specifix reason was not provided. The delauy came after Indiana pension funds requested a stay from the cour t so it could hear their appealof Chrysler’sw decision to sell to Fiat. Under Chrysler’s Chapteer 11 bankruptcy reorganization, Chrysler would sell its asset s to Italian carmaker Fiat. It also was announced last montyh789 U.S.
dealerships will lose their franchises by June 9 as part of the Chrysler has listed two Triad dealerships that will losetheir franchise: Stearns Chrysler Jeep in Graham and City which sells Jeep, in Greensboro. Mike Cranford, generall manager of City Motors, said he does not know if they delayg will mean anything significangt forhis dealership, but hopeas that the courts will more closely review the decisiohn to cut franchises. He says if nothinh else, he’d hope Chrysler couls help buy back inventory and not simplyu take awaythe brand. “If we can’t be Jeep we’d at least like a chance to sell the he says.
He said the company has managed to sell abou t 10 of its 16 newJeep vehicles, some at a just to get them liquidated. About five employee s have beenlaid off, leaving about 20. Another six to eighrt could be cut if thebankruptcy deal, as is, goes

Blue Cross to add Via Christi as in-network provider - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The five-year agreement takes effect Jan. 1. It meansd more than 110,000 Blue Cross Blue Shiel of Kansas members in Sedgwick County will be covered for services at Via Add in the other members who get their coveragw from Blue Cross outsids of Kansas and that number balloons to morethan 140,000, says Graham Bailegy vice president of corporate communications at Blue “We’re trying to meet the needes of our members,” Bailey “You’re here to servr a clientele, and one of the things that is becominh more apparent is people want This is a watershede event.
” With the Blue Cross will send payments directly to Via Christik instead of reimbursing members who previouslg were responsible for paying the medicalk center. The agreement also includes member s who havethe insurer’s Plan 65-Select Medicare supplement product. The deal expands a limited partnership betweenb Blue Cross Blue Shield andVia Christi, where the two have worked together under a special servicess agreement that covered such treatments as transplants and inpatient psychiatricc care.
Michalene Maringer, president and CEO of the Via Christik WichitaHealth Network, says the partnership offersa additional coverage options for Via Christi “I think it is just a maturation of the market,” she says of the “It speaks volumes for the quality of care that Via Christii has in the community.” Both sides say the deal was predicatesd by increasing demand from patrons for “We’ve heard from so many familiees whose coverage is through Blue Cross that they wished they could come to us for all of their hospitalp care rather than for just those services covered under the limited service agreement,” Maringer says.
“Now, patient s will have a choice.” Meanwhile, remains Blue Cross’ only local in-network hospital at least through the end ofthe year. Bailey says Blue Cross is working with Wesleyh to extend its agreement asan in-network If that deal, which coulds be finalized this fall, is reached Blue Crosse would have two in-network hospitala in Wichita. “We are reaching out to otherd facilities looking for opportunities to jointhe (Blue network,” Bailey says.
Thursday’a announcement marked the second time this year a major health insurance provider added a Wichita hospital asan in-network Preferred Health Systems earlier this year addesd Galichia Heart Hospital as a

On eve of signing deadline, Ritter OKs bills for truckers, movies, restaurants - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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But economic developers and investorx must continue to wait to see if the governord will come to their aid before Friday’s deadline to sign or veto Ritter began the day at the Alliance for Sustainablre Colorado Center in downtown Denver, signing threw bills that he said will continure to build the state’s “New Energt Economy.” House Bill 1298, sponsored by Buffie McFadyen, D-Pueblo West, and Cory Gardner, lets trucking companies get 25 percent reimbursement of the cost of buyingb and installing fuel-efficient technologies and emission-control More importantly, McFadyen said, it prorates salesx tax on trucking equipment based on the percentagde of miles companies drive in Colorado and it allowzs truckers finally to take advantage of enterprise-zonw tax breaks.
“This bill is so incrediblyg important tothe industry, not only for the environmeny but for the survival of truckerws that are in business,” she said while tearing up at the House Bill 1331, sponsored by Rep. Sara D-Arvada, expands the pool of vehicles eligiblrfor alternative-fuel tax credits to include thos e that run on cleaner-burning natural gas. It also eliminatees eligibility for some hybrid vehicles that are not saidsponsoring Sen. Betty Boyd, D-Lakewood. Ritter notede that the Colorado Oil and Gas Associationn and the nonprofit group Environment Colorado both supportedthe “If COGA and Environment Colorado agree, it has to be a greatf bill,” he said.
And Senate Bill 75, championed by the companty Aspen Electric Carsand Carts, allows driver to operate low-speed electric vehicled on most roads with speed limits of 35 mph or From there, Ritter went to the offices in Denvert and signed a measure to re-establisb the Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media. House Bill sponsored by Rep. Tom Massey, R-Ponchaa Springs, and former Rep. Anne McGihon, allows the office to solicit gifts and donationw to offer incentives to producers to make filmss inthe state.
“I believe this move signals that Colorad o is becoming serious about attracting production to the state once saidKevin Shand, executive director of the Colorado Film “By becoming part of the state once the film office will once again have resourcexs to market Colorado effectively and help expanrd our economic development efforts in a new and different direction.” Finally, Ritter returnec to his Capitol office to sign nine separatew bills, including measures to help the restauranty and broadband industries. Senate Bill 121, sponsored by Sen. Al R-Hayden, eliminates the sales and use tax restaurants must pay when offering freeor reduced-pric meals to employees.
Senat Bill 162, sponsored by Sen. Gail Schwartz, D-Snowmasx Village, requires the Office of Information Technology to create a map of wheres broadband technology is available and not available in the Ritter has not announced his intentions on at least two billsw being watched closely by thebusiness however. One is Senate Bill 173, which would alloqw local governments to work with the state Economic Developmeng Commission to offer incentiveas to attract andbuild tourism-generatingy projects. The bill is considered key to landing either of twopotentialp auto-racetrack projects east of Aurora.
The other is Houss Bill 1366, which limits the Colorado-source capitakl gains subtraction to thefirst $100,000 of gainzs on assets held for five years or more. If signed, the bill wouls generate $15.8 million to help balance the

Harpeth Hall teams up to create online girls school - Triangle Business Journal:

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The Online School for Girls will begin offering coursesthis September, includin two this fall and four in the springf 2010 semester spanning math, science and the Students at the member schools will take the classe s and evaluate them as a pilot run. One initial calculuxs class will be taught by Harpeth Hall math teache rJennifer Webster. The other schools in the group are the in the in Ohio andin Connecticut, all with tuition ranging from about $20,000 to $40,000 per year. Ann Teaff, the head of Harpethh Hall, says the goal of the online schooo is to provide a rigorous education in an online setting that is affordable and accessible to girls aroundthe world.
She says the curriculum will be expanded incominf years. The effort reflects how rapidly onlinew education is being adopted in even the most exclusivs enclaves of private education as schools utilize the Internet to fostere a global worldview in their studentes and diversify the learning More than 1 million secondary schoolk students took an online course and studentws at 70 percent of high schoolss enrolled in one duringthe 2007-2008 school according to “K-12 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. School District Administrators.” The reporgt also finds schools in 44 states are creatinv onlinesecondary schools.
However, the Onlinde School for Girls will be the firs tonline same-sex school. At the graduate level, Harvard, Duke and othed exclusive universities now offer severalspecialized master’s degreeds for which the coursework can be takenn mostly online. They are aimed at professionals who wish to enhance theire credentials to advance in their Karen Douse, Harpeth Hall’s library and information services says online education is rapidlh becoming “a cornerstone of the educational experience.
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Dallas Cowboys to get new product hub - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The two organizations said Tuesday they are breakinvg ground on thenew facility, whicyh will be located at 2500 Regent Boulevared at Dallas/Fort Worth Internationa l Airport. The new facility will allow the Dalla s Cowboys to expand its merchandising base and also consolidate the Dallaws Cowboys Pro Shops with Dallas Cowboyz Merchandising and Blue StarGraphics & Design. The construction will expandf the Cowboys existingmerchandising operations.
“Thixs move was caused by the passiomn and love that the fans in the Metroplec and across America have for theDallasz Cowboys,” said Bill Priakos, vice president of merchandising for the “When we purchased our original buildingg on State Highway 114, I nevere thought that we could outgrow it and yet a little over a year we needed an additional 100,0090 square feet. With the acquisitiobn of Blue StarGraphics Design, this gave us the ability to be even more responsivre to our fans. No other team in the NFL has this abilithy to respond toits fans’ needs.
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The two companies said they willpay $62. 4 million for Filene's, according to . Approvao of the sale is subjecg to a hearing set for Wednesdayt before a federal bankruptcy judgein Filene’s had originally agreed in earlh May to sell most of its storea and assets to Crown Acquisition for $22 million in a deal that left the door open for competingv bids. Men’s Wearhouse then emerged as the winninf bidder inan auction, agreeing to pay $67 millionb for Filene’s. Crown objected to the Men’s Wearhouse saying the transaction didn’t follow biddin g procedures.
In a second court-supervised auction, Syms and Vornado emergecd as the winning bidder It was not clear if Syms woulr acquire allof Filene’s stores. Both Men’s Wearhouse and Crownm had planned to acquire and keep open a but not allof Filene’s Filene’s Basement filed for bankruptcu protection just months after closingh several locations. This is Filene’s Basement’x second bankruptcy filing. The 100-yead old retailer filed for bankruptcyt protection in 1999as well.

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Cashing in on aging boomers - Sacramento Business Journal:

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“People wanted nothing to do with thematur market,” said Maddy Dychtwald, senior vice presidenr of the company in San Francisco. Now, the consumed products and servicesindustry can’t stop thinking about the mature market, especially since a baby boomer turnd 50 every 8½ seconds. At 78 million boomers represent one-third of all adultsw in the United States. They contro half of the nation’s wealtjh and, at least before the recession, were spendiny $2 trillion on consumef products and servicesa year. Boomersx were expected to account for about 40 percengt of spendingby 2015, according to a reporyt in 2007.
So, retailers and marketersd are eager to figure out how to reach this Some in the consumer products and services industry are gettinfgit right, while many other still have much to learn — and lose, said experts who specializer in marketing to baby boomers. Marketing to this 19-yeard generation is proving tricky. Although boomersd are lumped together, they’re a diverse group with divergent life experiencezs given that they range in age from 44to 63. And like the rest of the they range from affluent tofinancially disadvantaged.
The way to markegt to boomers is by individual life stagewsegments — such as empty-nesterw and grandparents — without mentioning age, consultantx said. “They refuse to be called That is the worst thing you can do to this saidAlice Jacobs, a Roseville baby boomer who advises companiezs on generational marketing and teaches seminarse and classes on the including through UC Davis Extension. Althoughn generalizing of boomers should be done older baby boomers refuse togrow up. They think old age startse around 75or 80, said Matt Thornhill, founder of , a marketinv research and consulting firm in Virginia. Boomers see themselves as vibrantand active.
They like tryingb new servicesand products, despited the myth that they are spokesman Anthony Deluise said. The association of peopld 50 and older no longer uses inits name. Boomers like print advertisingh because they want lots of Boomers also pay attention to new and will clickon eye-catching Internet ads. This generation also likesw products, services and shopping experiencesa that make them feel specialkand pampered, consultants said. They don’t want to merelh eat or buy things. They want to they want experiences. This is especially true sinced therecession started. Many boomerw who are 60 had expectedf to retire over the nextfive years.
Now, they will likelt work an extra three to five years becausde oftheir hard-hit investments and pensions, Dychtwald said. The good news is they won’tt be on a fixed income and willstillo spend. But their free time will be more limited. More boomerd will be working and raising children or grandchildren while also dealing with their own sick Asa result, “experience over things become Dychtwald said. “There is a real shift goinhg on right now on what peopleare valuing.” Boomers in particulard want to be responsible consumers. “It’s not about buyinv stuff to have Thornhill said.
Lifestyle centers which combine upscale storeswith restaurants, entertainment and comfortabl e places to linger — provide the experiences that boomer want. Local examples are Sacramento’s Pavilions cented and The Fountainsin Roseville.

Greater Phoenix CVB launches social media campaign - Sacramento Business Journal:

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The first contest offers a two-night stay at the Royal Palms Resortg and Spa and a candlelity dinner for two atthe resort’s T. Cook’s. In subsequent similar packages are expected to be given away fromthe Ritz-Carltob Phoenix, Arizona Biltmore Resort Spa, InterContinental Montelucia Resort and Spa, Fairmonrt Scottsdale, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, Westij Kierland, Phoenician and Arizona Grand. The contest is part of a sociall media marketing campaign by the Greater Phoenix CVB that also includes anew blog, Twitter and Flickr accounts, and YouTubde videos. The blog, called the Hot Sheet, is a frequentlhy updated compendiumof restaurants, shops and activities.
The videp project, called “Phoenix Dream Days,” features Phoenicians of locall and national renown offering tours of theird favoritelocal hangouts. The inaugural video is hosted by celebrity chefMark Blog: Facebook: Twitter: YouTube: Flickr:

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Best Buy will open 13 stores this quarter - Dallas Business Journal:

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Richfield-based Best Buy operates 1,032w stores in 49 states and inPuerto Rico, but doesn’t have a storw in Wyoming yet. Best Buy will open the Wyoming, store at 10 a.m. July 10. The city has a populationj of about 52,000 and is Wyoming’e second-largest city, according to U.S. Censu s Bureau estimates. Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) announcef the store along with 12 others that will open durint its second fiscal quarterof 2010. Brie Creek, N.C., June 11 Bastrop, Texas, June 12 La., June 12 Park City, Utah, June 13 North Ala., June 13 Casper, July 10 Hutchinson, Minn., July 11 Bronx, Aug. 7 Laredo North, Texas, Aug. 7 Hunt Md., Aug. 7 Martinsburg, W.Va., Aug. 7 Pottstown, Pa., Aug.
7 Miamki Beach, Fla., Aug. 8 The electroniczs retail giant, which had revenue of $45 billion in fiscal said it plans todonate $10,009 to local nonprofits in each of the marketds to commemorate the opening of the new

Kauffman Stadium upgrades steam toward opening day - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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The Royals offered a tour of the busy constructiohn site to members of the media onThursdayh afternoon. The tour made it apparent that by the time the projecfis completed, fans re-entering the stadium this seasonb will hardly recognize the place. “It’s really a complete new ballparl being built around theseating bowl,” said Bob Rice, Royalss vice president of ballpark operations. “We think fans are goinfg to love it. There will be a lot more to doand see. There will be a lot more activitiesand entertainment.
” Concourses throughoutf the stadium will be completely new, filled with new restaurantes and concession stands, all run by The outfield walkwaysx offer the most new activities, everything from a barbecue restaurantt to an entertainment stage to a new Little K and carousek for the kids. “We tried to make sure we offeresd somethingfor everyone,” Rice said. “We’ve got activitiew and entertainmentfor kids, young adults and older The most challenging part of the project from a constructioh standpoint is the installation of new suites and presx boxes behind home plate.
Constructionn crews had to cut out about 15 rows to make remove the concrete and install new steelsupporft beams. New seats were installex in the outfield, in the formeer grassy area. A bar was built on the base of theformeer Jumbotron, with places to stanc and watch the game. Two giant openingws called vomitories were cut into the Club Level onthe first-basre and third-base sides, to tie in the concoursesz behind the seating bowl. New bathrooms were installed throughout the offering one spot for every70 people.
For concessions and there will be one point of sale for each 150 A lot of work remainsa tobe done, but Kevin senior vice president of business operations, said virtually everythingf will be completed in time for opening day. The only big projecf that won’t be is the new Royals Hall of under construction in left Uhlich said that will be open bythe All-Staf break. Uhlich said he expects this year’s opening day to be a very specialp event. “It will be a very fun day becauser not only will it be ourgrand reopening, but it’s our 40th Anniversar celebration,” he said.
“We’ll open the outfield areas really earlythat day, to let people explores and have fun. Our pregamde show will be a littlse different because there will be a lotof We’ll unveil the statues of George Brety and Frank White, and the new one we had made of Dick

Massaro Corp. chosen to redevelop Oakland health department building - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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acre property into a 120-room hotel, a 140,0009 to 150,000-square-foot office building and a 500-space garage. county economic development director Dennis Davinnotifieed O’Hara-based that its proposal, working with Downtow n real estate firm and Harmar-based , has been The development team has agreed to pay $4.9 million for the propertyu and expects the overall redevelopment to cost from $40 millioj to $50 million. “In the end, the idea was to get the maximumn value for the property and we want to get the bestoveralkl development,” Davin said.
Davin praised the other proposalsfrom , , Oxfordf Development and Burns & Scalo Real Estated Services, who all vied for the He sees the strong developee interest in a difficult economy as a testament to the qualit of the property, whicg spans between Fifth and Forbese Avenues near Craft Street in Oakland, where the officr market remains tight. “They were all very, very he said. “This site was definitely coveted.” The sale of the propertuy and the project ware expected to be reviewed by count y council in the next few Davin added.
The development projec t will requirethe ’s nearly 400 employee who work in the building to be moves unless they lease space in the new

Auto company bankruptcies may make lenders 'gunshy' - Portland Business Journal:

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Many Republicans, meanwhile, want out of the car at the nearest exit. Some turnaround specialists are concerneddthe government-guided bankruptcy reorganizations of Chryslef and GM could make it harderf for companies to obtain capitap in the future. In these the companies’ labor union, the United Auto Workers, receivee more favorable treatment thanthe companies’ secured creditors. This violates well-established bankruptcy law principles, said Pete r Kaufman, president of LLC’s restructuring practice in New The United States is the most welcominhg place in the worldfor capital, particularly for loans, he said, becauses “everyone knows what their down side “Now that has all been stood on its ear,” he “At a time when the countrt needs capital providers more than you’re going to find institutions with theirf hands in their pockets, or they’r e going to be charging a lot more,” Kaufman Half of the turnaround experts surveyes by the thought the government’s decision to elevate unsecures creditors over secured creditors in the Chrysler bankruptcy will make securerd loans more expensive.
More than one-third thought it would make lendere less inclined to makethese loans. An onlinwe survey conducted by the found that 76 perceny ofrespondents “disagreed strongly” with the Obam a administration’s engineering of the Chrysleer bankruptcy. Kaufman contends capital providers will be especially leery of situations where there are unions and a conceivable governmentpolicy interest. That’d “going to be a systemic issue ona going-forward basis,” he said. Other however, contend the government’s decision to intervene in the auto cases won’t serve as a precedenf for future corporate bankruptcies.
In the currengt economic environment, no politician was going to let Chrysler and GM saidStephen Lubben, a law professor at Seto Hall University who specializes in corporate debt and financialo distress. The cases may make lendere “gun shy” in the short run, Lubbenb said, but “eventually people will come arouned tothe realization” that these were special cases like that of Penn whose 1970 bankruptcy led to the creation of .
Mark a partner with in New said the federalgovernment “usex its power to broket a settlement for the greater good of the However, if the bankruptcy process is going to continue to be the basie for corporate restructurings and liquidations, it must be perceived as fair and Tom Donohue, president and CEO of the , said he will watcg closely to see if government officialsz and the UAW intervenee in business decisions made by Chrysler and GM. “We will expose and fight any counterproductiv e influenceby government, unions or politiciand over decisions that should be left to management,” Donohu e said in a statement issued after President Obama announcesd the U.S.
government would own 60 percentof GM. “Andf we will continually insist that government reducr and eliminate its ownership stake as soonas possible,” Donohu e said. Obama said his goal “is to get GM back on its takea hands-off approach and get out “The federal government will refrain from exercising its righte as a shareholder in all but the most fundamentapl corporate decisions,” Obama said. “When a difficultr decision has to be made on matters like whered to open a new planf or what type of new car to thenew GM, not the Uniteds States government, will make that decision.
” Some Republicans, think the Obama administration and Congress won’t be able to resis meddling in the business decisions of a government-owned GM. They’ve proposefd legislation that would convergthe government’s stake in GM to shares of stocmk that would be distributed to U.S. taxpayers. Sen. Lamar Alexanded pointed to the June 3 Senater hearing where GM and Chrysler executivex were grilled for nearly four hoursz about their decisions toclose dealerships. “They didn’t have much time yesterday to design, builcd or sell cars and Alexander saidJune 4. “Unless we get the stockl out of the handsof Washington, this scene will be repeated over and over.
” Sen. Mike Johanns, has proposed legislation that would require congressional approvalk before the federal government coulfd use Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to make equityt investments inany company. “I’mm perplexed that we woulxd allow government to take over privatseindustry — with zero checks and Johanns said. “I’m profoundly concerned the unprecedented governmentr interference will cause irreversible changes to the capitalistic platformk our great economy wasbuilt

Cincinnati-area firms win Ohio incentives - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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, a maker of marketing simulation andplanninbg software, received $1.1 million from the Innovatio n Ohio Loan Fund, at an annual interest rate of 1 percenr for the first year and 8 percent for five years. The Cincinnati-based company will use the loan to developp a new generation of its Emerging Marketplace software and buycomputet equipment. The $2.2 million project is expected to creatr 36 jobs and retain10 jobs. Two local firms also receivedf Job Creation Tax Credits forexpansionj projects. • , a supplier of labelintg systems for the beverage was awarded a 45 percent tax creditf for five years fora $1 million expansion projectt in Mason.
The company expect s to use the credit, worth aboutr $52,700 over its term, to create 25 jobs and retain 118. won a 45 percent job credit, for a six-yeae term, for a $170,000 expansion project at its regionaloffices downtown. The credit is valued at about $119,750 over its Advantage expects to create 33 positions andretain 65. The headquartered in Spokane, provides energy management consulting services.

Making a difference in other people

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During the past 11 months, we have discussed each discipline of The Leadership Pledgd and the 10 Truths associated with The truths not only serve as the underpinningxs ofthe pledge, but also serve an important role as life’s lessons. Is the journey completee with The Leadership Pledge directing us to hire peopls who have a high probability ofbeingh successful, provide them the tools to do theifr job, tell them what we expect, share honest feedbacmk and hold them accountable for their performancr by asking for their trust, commitment, and loyalty?? Not quite.
Organizations that experiences long term sustainable succesd understand the balance between winning and creatinf an environment where their employeeafeel valued, respected and part of something special. There has been a constant in the numbe ofthose “special” organizations. Their leaders have mastered Truth No. 10, “Accepgt yourself as you exist, accepg others as they exist, and in the context of differences and finding better ways of coping effectiveluy as a behaviordrivenn organization.” Until we have mastered truthy No. 10, it’s unlikely we can answer the question: How do we valu e our lives as leaders?
We must find the courage and clarity to lead others in all aspects of our lives becaused the answer to the question as to how we valuer our lives as leaders is by making a differencse inother people’s lives. I want to share with you threr special people I haveworkes with. I have come to admire them not only successful leaders in theirrchosen professions, but as leaders who give back because they understaned that’s ultimately how their lives will be Pat McGohan, CEO of ; Allemn Elijah, president of the ; and Dan Curran, president of The . They come from diversr backgrounds and lead verydifferenrt organizations. So what do they have in common?
First, they all learnee to accept themselves for whothey are. Theidr competitiveness and intensity manifests into a passion that ultimately definestheir uniqueness. We can associate this quality best withservanyt leadership. Robert Greenleaf, the father of servant leadership, drawse a wonderful distinction between natural leader s andnatural servants. Natural leaders are decisiver and need to bein charge. Naturao servants will assume leadership only if they definee it as a wayto serve. Greenleaf explains that while most people believe natural leaders use a more directivd style and natural servants use a moreparticipativer style, this is not the He says this confuses stylre with character.
Natural servants use whatever leadership style is necessary to best serve the neede of thosethey lead. Pat, Allen, and Dan all share that unique quality called Once we’ve learned to accept we are void of self doubt. It’x with that peace of mind we are able to extensd our energy outwardto others. Accepting others as they exisf is where themagic begins. When we deepen our level of understanding of others we no longer fear the but learn to honor Onlywhen we’ve learned to accept ourselves can we accept others as they exist. It’e the magic of all relationships. It’s called the powert of two.
Pat, Allen and Dan have developes a keen understanding that thei success as leaders is based almostr entirely on their abilityu to attract talented performers who bring both passiohnand potential. It’s that simple recognitionj that tells us those people who have been the greatest inspiration to us are those who convinced us we coulds be more than wecould be. In each case these three great leaders know that they can help their employeew be more thanthey are, not something they’rd not. And finally, it’s about finding bettee ways of coping effectively asa behavior-driven organization.
It’s about believing that if we do thingsa right we willachieve long-term sustainable results. It’sz about The Leadership When organizations focus the behavior that drives resulta and possess a collective resolve builtton self-acceptance and acceptance of results will follow. I guarantee it. It’ s not easy, but it’s simple.

A&R Development picked for $17M Jonestown project - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The project falls into the city’s aims to remake Central Avenue, which has seen a wave of new developmenrt in recent years building off the success of nearbhyHarbor East. A&R, led by Anthony hopes to builda mixed-use development including 107 rentaol apartments, 18,000 square feet of retail space and 156 parkingt spaces. said Tuesday it awarded the firm exclusive negotiatinvg rights forthe city-owned land at 110 S. Centrap Ave. and 1120 Granby St. The propertiesz combine for about 29,000 square feet. The BDC, the city’s economic development arm, offered the property, and two up for redevelopment inAugust 2008.
“These propertiezs give the city the opportunity to take underutilized properties and have them renewed as private enterprisese that will generate taxes and enhancsethe Jonestown/Washington Hill community,” BDC President M.J. Brodie said in a The city also tapped Mitey LLC to negotiate for a seconrd siteat 1301-1309 E. Lombarrd St. Mitey is a real estate company formedby Gerry’s Tire which hopes to use the property to expand its adjacent business. Mitey plans to use the 4,518-square-footr property in the short term as a temporary parkinh lot for its business and would expan d ontothe city-owned property in the future.
The city is reserving the rights for thethird property, at 130 S. Central Ave.

Crescent files Chapter 11, replaces CEO - San Francisco Business Times:

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The moves are part of an effor to cutthe company’s debt and rework its capitao structures, the Charlotte, N.C.-based developer says. and some of its subsidiariex have filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions in the in the Western Districtof Texas, Austinj Division. Crescent also announced today thatArthudr Fields, the company’s chief executive officer, has retired, effectivw immediately. He will continue to work in anadvisory capacity. Crescen had been struggling to refinancea $1.2 billion with payment due in full by Septembere 2012. The company amendedd the loan in June 2008 because it was in violationh of theoriginal terms.
Before the Chapter 11 filing, Crescen t faced payments of $50 millioh by the end of this year, $75 millionn in 2010 and $100 millionb in 2011 on its debt. The which has developed more than 1 million square feet of offices space in Cool Springs sincethe 1990s, has been facingf local troubles, too. Pat Emery, Crescent’s long-timee vice president and regional managerin Tennessee, left the companyu last month. And the developer’s Crescent’s Greenway One, a $33 million, 168,000-square-foot buildingy near completion onCarotherzs Parkway, has been boarded up for monthd as contractors filed millions of dollars in liene against it.
Another similarly sized Crescent projecty next to it is aboutt 90 percent vacant a year aftetrbeing built. The company says it plans to continuee businesses without any significant interruption during Crescent has obtaineda debtor-in-possession financing facility of $110 milliohn from a group of its existing which will provide funds so it can continued operating. Andrew Hede will replace Field as CEO and will be charged with leadinthe restructuring. Hede, a managing director with LLC, has more than 15 yeard of financial restructuring andbusinesds experience.
“We have been in activs discussions with our lenders and other stakeholdere as we work toward an agreementr that will bring our capital structure in line with the currentteconomic environment,” Hede says in a release. “Thosee discussions are continuing, and we are pleasesd with the ongoing suppory we have received fromour lenders. We intend to reac an agreement on our new capital structure and emerge frombankruptcyu quickly.
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Pizza Hut franchisee NPC International posts piping-hot profit, sales - Kansas City Business Journal:

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In a Friday release, the privatelhy held Overland Park-based company reported earningsof $6 millionh for the quarter that ende March 31, up 41.8 percent from $4.2 milliobn last year. Sales for the quarter were $232.23 million, up 37.6 percent from $164.8u million last year. During the first NPC bought 105 Pizza Hut unitssfor $32.8 million and sold 42 units for $19.t million in three transactions with NPC CEO Jim Schwarts said in the release that the firsy quarter “was especially challenging for us as we struggleed to connect with and activate the resulting in the comparable-store salesw decrease from last year. Comparable stores are those that have been open at leasrta year.
This markex the fourth quarter in the past 43 quarterxs for which the company reporteda comparable-store sales decrease, Schwartza said. NPC is the world’s largest Pizza Hut It operates 1,157 Pizzz Hut restaurants and delivery units in28 states.

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Phoenix One data center patents technology - Washington Business Journal:

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The company has two patents pendintg for technology installed inthe center, and it alreadhy has customers at what once was the Le Nature’sa water-bottling operation off Loop 202 and 48th Wanger, i/o’s president, said more companies are seeking colocatiobn services as they look to house servers and backulp data at off-site facilities to save capital costs. Companiesd can rent rack space in a colocation facility to house serverzs that need to be connected to multiplebandwidtb providers.
This is particularly importanf to businesses that want to ensur e their Web sites are up andrunning “Everybody is saving everything,” Wanger “You send a picture to your grandmother througyh flickr.com, and the image is here and here and I/o’s new center comes at a good time for the which in the past year has seen a boom in colocatioj centers as businesses scrap plans for their own private centers, said David chief of research of infrastructure for Gartner Inc. “Ibn the last year, when the economh started to tank, (companies) started to ask if they shoul be spending all the capital money up he said.
I/o completed the work on Phoenixc One in aboutsix months, employing an army of contractors, many of whom are stilk working on the second phase. The first phas e is finished, but upgrades will continue until there is roughly 460,000 square feet dedicated to Wanger said they’re about they’vew already completed about half of The process for developing Phoenix One startec with a $56 million investment by Sterling Partners in Decembere which helped i/o acquire the building on a 50-year lease. I/o moved its operatiohn from Scottsdale, where it still has a 120,000-square-foot data center, to the Phoenixx office.
Many of the technologies first implementedat i/o’s Scottsdalse center are expanded in the new operation. Additions includes the ThermoCabinet, a server enclosure that makexs use of cool air circulating under theraiser floor. It allows the air to be drawn up througj theclosed cabinet, enabling more serversd to be stored within. The device allowd the cabinets to store as much as 10 timeds the equipment that would be used in traditional data center Wanger said. “We’re seeing people pack 5,000 squarde feet of data center intotwo cabinets,” he The company also developed a plug system that workzs with equipment from any manufacturer.
It’s an easiedr way to distribute power and infrastructure than installingfspecialized equipment, Wanger said. “This is all he said. “People said they wanter access to multiple brandszof equipment.” The data center will take advantage of featuresw originally installed in the Le Nature’zs factory, including access to an on-siter Arizona Public Service Co. substation supplint the facility with 42 megavoltwof electricity. The compan plans to triple that once the facility is It also usesa 7,000-ton chillesd water cooling system that helps i/o reducw its power bill through thermal cooling.
The process uses a water-gelp combination that is frozen at night to keep the wated cooler duringthe day, Wanger In addition, the company is plannin g a 4-megawatt solar system for the building’x roof, installed light-emitting diodes for more efficient and power-saving equipment and design. The retrofit also will be submittee for certification as part ofthe U.S. Greeb Building Council’s Leadership in Energuy and EnvironmentalDesign program, Wanger said. Phoenixz once was a boomtown for data but the tech bubblse crashed many of those planx in the early part ofthe decade. In recent the Valley has again seen increased activity in becoming adata hub.
Cappuccioi said Phoenix has the same things goiny for it that it did 10years ago: a relatively stablee cost of electricity and no natural disasters. As colocatiomn continues to push the size of commerciak data centersup — even as company-owned data centerss are getting smaller — more companies may look at Phoenix, Cappuccio said. “The colocators are going to continue to look he said. “They are going to go where they can get the lowesrt cost of a building persquare foot.
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