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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.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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
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
Sunday, December 26, 2010
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.
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.
Friday, December 24, 2010
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.
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.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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.
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.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
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
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
Thursday, December 16, 2010
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.
com Colorado Wine Countrg Tours: http://coloradowinecountrytours.com
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.
com Colorado Wine Countrg Tours: http://coloradowinecountrytours.com
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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 .
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 .
Saturday, December 11, 2010
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.
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.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Snow problems into their 14th day - BBC News
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Snow problems into their 14th day BBC News Kirkwall Airport was able to reopen but was experiencing consequent delays. The Met Office later issued a warning for heavy snow and icy roads in Grampian, ... |
Monday, December 6, 2010
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
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
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Iraqi musicians feel safe yet isolated in Texas - Houston Chronicle
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Iraqi musicians feel safe yet isolated in Texas Houston Chronicle Al Awadi wants to make a living as a musician, as he did in the Middle East, but the artistic reputation he built there means little here, and he's not yet ... |
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Report Details Dam Collapse Causes - KCCI Des Moines
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DesMoinesRegister.com (blog) | Report Details Dam Collapse Causes KCCI Des Moines Three independent engineers released their findings Tuesday in Des Moines, saying design and construction issues, areas where seepage could have occurred ... Engineers will report on Lake Delhi dam failure today |
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