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Twenty-one hospitals qualified for the honor roll by earning high scoresx in at leastsix specialties. The hospitalp was ranked at No. 20, with high scoresz in seven specialities. Though Methodist was not rankedf in the Top 10 for any ofits specialities, its highesf scores were in neurology and kidney disorders; urology; gynecology; cancer; respiratory discorders; and heart and heart surgery. retainsw its rating as the top hospital for pediatrickidney disorders, according to the list. The hospitakl also received Top 10 pediatricf rankings in respiratorydisorders (No. 2); heartr and heart surgery (No. 3); a No. 4 rankinvg in both cancer and digestive neurology andneurosurgery (No.
5); neonatal care (no. 7); and No. 9 in both diabetes/endocrined disorders and urology. The also kept its top rankingh in thecancer specialty, and also was No. 2 for ear, nose and throart and No. 9 for urology. • — No. 4 in • — No. 9 in psychiatry • No. 5 for heart and heart surgery. In determiningb the rankings, U.S. News said 4,861 hospitals were considerexd fortheir reputations, mortality rate, patient safetyu and care-related factors including nurse staffing and Four specialties — ophthalmology, rehabilitation and rheumatology were ranked on hospita l reputation alone.
A total of 4,861 hospitals were considered for the ranking s withonly 174, or less than 0.4 percent, rankedx in even one of the 16 specialties. To see a complete listingh of the hospitals on2009 list, .
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Philips focussing on health, wellbeing - The Hindu
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Philips focussing on health, wellbeing The Hindu The team was focussed on making the time-tested Philips brand positively impact people of all walks of life. Mr. Chopra, who is also the head of the lighting vertical, said that รข€œLEDs (light emitting diodes) are the future of lighting. ... |
Saturday, March 26, 2011
U.S. Bank returns TARP money - Sacramento Business Journal:
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billion in Troubled Asset Relietf Program money it took last year fromthe . U.S. Bank USB), based in Minneapolis, had previousluy announced its plans to redeemj the preferred stock issued tothe Treasury. Last week, it from the governmentf to do so. U.S. Bank also told the Treasury it intendzs to repurchasethe 10-year warrant it had issuecd along with the preferred stock. “The redemption allows our company to return to operatin g from a position of both independent strengt andstrategic flexibility,” said Richard Davis, the company’w president, CEO and chairman, in a statement. The Treasurgy in May announcedthat U.S.
Bank which showed it would be able to ride out the economif downturn without having to raisemore capital. Davis has of the government’x capital purchase program. In February he called the program and said the banking industry was pressuredf to participate inthe program.
billion in Troubled Asset Relietf Program money it took last year fromthe . U.S. Bank USB), based in Minneapolis, had previousluy announced its plans to redeemj the preferred stock issued tothe Treasury. Last week, it from the governmentf to do so. U.S. Bank also told the Treasury it intendzs to repurchasethe 10-year warrant it had issuecd along with the preferred stock. “The redemption allows our company to return to operatin g from a position of both independent strengt andstrategic flexibility,” said Richard Davis, the company’w president, CEO and chairman, in a statement. The Treasurgy in May announcedthat U.S.
Bank which showed it would be able to ride out the economif downturn without having to raisemore capital. Davis has of the government’x capital purchase program. In February he called the program and said the banking industry was pressuredf to participate inthe program.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Vector Group Q4 income down - South Florida Business Journal:
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million, up slightly from the $555.4 million reportesd for 2007. The country's fifth-largesft cigarette company (NYSE: VGR) reporteds net income for of $60.5 or 80 cents a share, for the down from net incomeof $73.8 million, or $1.07 a for 2007. The results for 2008 includefd $12.6 million in pretax income fromthe Miami-based company’e investment in the St. Regis hotel, whichg was sold in March 2008. Fourth quarter 2008 revenus was $144.4 million, basically flat with the $145.1 milliomn reported in the fourthquarter 2007. Fourth quarter net incomw was $12.2 million, or 9 cents a down from net incomeof $14.2 million, or 21 centds a share, in the 2007 fourth quarter.
For the threer months and yearended Dec. 31, the company’ s conventional cigarette business, which includes cigarettews and USAbrand cigarettes, had revenue of $143.8 million and $562.7 million, respectively, down slightlu from $144.4 million and $551.7 millionn for the three months and year endedd 2007, respectively. Shares were down 50 cents to $11.1 in morning trading. The 52-week high was $19.4r5 on Sept. 19. The 52-weej low was $10.82 on Oct. 10.
million, up slightly from the $555.4 million reportesd for 2007. The country's fifth-largesft cigarette company (NYSE: VGR) reporteds net income for of $60.5 or 80 cents a share, for the down from net incomeof $73.8 million, or $1.07 a for 2007. The results for 2008 includefd $12.6 million in pretax income fromthe Miami-based company’e investment in the St. Regis hotel, whichg was sold in March 2008. Fourth quarter 2008 revenus was $144.4 million, basically flat with the $145.1 milliomn reported in the fourthquarter 2007. Fourth quarter net incomw was $12.2 million, or 9 cents a down from net incomeof $14.2 million, or 21 centds a share, in the 2007 fourth quarter.
For the threer months and yearended Dec. 31, the company’ s conventional cigarette business, which includes cigarettews and USAbrand cigarettes, had revenue of $143.8 million and $562.7 million, respectively, down slightlu from $144.4 million and $551.7 millionn for the three months and year endedd 2007, respectively. Shares were down 50 cents to $11.1 in morning trading. The 52-week high was $19.4r5 on Sept. 19. The 52-weej low was $10.82 on Oct. 10.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Six Flags files Chapter 11 bankruptcy - Baltimore Business Journal:
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has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Six Flagsa announced Saturday. Six Flags’ SIXF) board of directors on June 12 votee to begin reorganization proceedingsin U.S. Bankruptcyh Court for the Districtof Delaware. The company listed assete of $3.03 billion and debtes of $2.36 billion in its New York-based Six Flags is planning to reorganizethe company’w financial structure, which management said is feeling the pressure of an inheritefd $2.4 billion debt.
In a letter to employees, Six Flags CEO and president Mark Shapirop saidthe company’s debt is left over from previous management and despited the company making $275 million last year, it has been difficultf for Six Flags to improve its balance sheetr when paying out $175 milliohn in interest on debt, Shapiro asserted. He added that more than $400 millionj in debt is due withi the next12 months, and the companyu is having to spend $100 milliomn in park improvements in an atmospherew where refinancing is Shapiro assured employees no staff reductions will arise out of the and employees will continue to be paid and receivr benefits.
Shapiro said the bankruptcyg plan has the support ofthe company’s lenders and the agent administering the company’s $1.1 billion seniot secured credit facility. Six Flags parks, including Six Flags Great America, will continue to operatre as usualunder reorganization. Six Flag s sold several properties last year toraise capital. It still operates 20 amusementr parks inNorth America.
has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Six Flagsa announced Saturday. Six Flags’ SIXF) board of directors on June 12 votee to begin reorganization proceedingsin U.S. Bankruptcyh Court for the Districtof Delaware. The company listed assete of $3.03 billion and debtes of $2.36 billion in its New York-based Six Flags is planning to reorganizethe company’w financial structure, which management said is feeling the pressure of an inheritefd $2.4 billion debt.
In a letter to employees, Six Flags CEO and president Mark Shapirop saidthe company’s debt is left over from previous management and despited the company making $275 million last year, it has been difficultf for Six Flags to improve its balance sheetr when paying out $175 milliohn in interest on debt, Shapiro asserted. He added that more than $400 millionj in debt is due withi the next12 months, and the companyu is having to spend $100 milliomn in park improvements in an atmospherew where refinancing is Shapiro assured employees no staff reductions will arise out of the and employees will continue to be paid and receivr benefits.
Shapiro said the bankruptcyg plan has the support ofthe company’s lenders and the agent administering the company’s $1.1 billion seniot secured credit facility. Six Flags parks, including Six Flags Great America, will continue to operatre as usualunder reorganization. Six Flag s sold several properties last year toraise capital. It still operates 20 amusementr parks inNorth America.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Leader of HD fraud scheme gets 6 years in prison - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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million in restitution. Anthony M. Tesvicu to wire fraud and income tax evasio n for taking kickbacks from vendors seeking to do businesas withthe Atlanta-based retail chain’s flooring department. Durinbg Thursday’s sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Richard Storg noted that Tesvich showed great ability during a careerf at HomeDepot (NYSE: HD) spanning more than two rising from sweeping floors and cleaning bathrooms to become an internationao buyer. The judge also praised Tesvich for helping government prosecutorsd with the case and said he could have receivedf 10 years in prison if he hadnot cooperated.
But Storg said he could not ignore the role Tesvich played in a schemed that has already resulted intwo co-defendants beinfg given sentences of nearly four years and more than five years. “Yoiu were at the top of this process and shoulde bear the greatest responsibilitytfor it,” Story told Tesvich prioer to pronouncing sentence. Durin the scheme, which ran from 2002 to 2007, Tesvich took kickbacks from foreign vendors to make sure their productw were stocked in Home Depot stores across the Tesvich then passed along part of the kickbackxsto co-defendants James P. Robinson and Ronald K. who spent the money on luxury cars and lavisnhhome furnishings.
Tesvish also admitted failing toreportt $1.4 million in ill-gotten income to the . Robinsoj was sentenced in April to five years and threew months in prison for his role inthe scheme. The followingb day, Story handed Johnston a sentence of threse years and10 months. Tesvich’se former wife, Melissa Deaton Tesvich, who acted as bookkeepe for several of hisside businesses, to filingh a false tax return. She faces a maximumk of three years in prison when she is sentenceeon Aug. 3. On Thursday, Storyg also ordered Tesvich topay $8.3 million in restitution, a figurd that he said isn’t exact but was the best the courg could do under the circumstances.
“It’xs difficult to say how many dollars HomeDepogt lost,” the judge said. “(But) this was big. There was a lot of moneh involved here.” In brief remarks, Tesvich accepted blames for wasting a great opportunity he was given by hisformeer employer. “I didn’t do what I was suppose d to do atHome Depot,” he said. “II apologize to Home Depot. I apologizr to the court. I apologize to the IRS. I apologizse for putting my family through these Story granted a defense request to delay the startrof Tesvich’s sentence until mid-October. His current wife is expecting triplets earlythat month.
million in restitution. Anthony M. Tesvicu to wire fraud and income tax evasio n for taking kickbacks from vendors seeking to do businesas withthe Atlanta-based retail chain’s flooring department. Durinbg Thursday’s sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Richard Storg noted that Tesvich showed great ability during a careerf at HomeDepot (NYSE: HD) spanning more than two rising from sweeping floors and cleaning bathrooms to become an internationao buyer. The judge also praised Tesvich for helping government prosecutorsd with the case and said he could have receivedf 10 years in prison if he hadnot cooperated.
But Storg said he could not ignore the role Tesvich played in a schemed that has already resulted intwo co-defendants beinfg given sentences of nearly four years and more than five years. “Yoiu were at the top of this process and shoulde bear the greatest responsibilitytfor it,” Story told Tesvich prioer to pronouncing sentence. Durin the scheme, which ran from 2002 to 2007, Tesvich took kickbacks from foreign vendors to make sure their productw were stocked in Home Depot stores across the Tesvich then passed along part of the kickbackxsto co-defendants James P. Robinson and Ronald K. who spent the money on luxury cars and lavisnhhome furnishings.
Tesvish also admitted failing toreportt $1.4 million in ill-gotten income to the . Robinsoj was sentenced in April to five years and threew months in prison for his role inthe scheme. The followingb day, Story handed Johnston a sentence of threse years and10 months. Tesvich’se former wife, Melissa Deaton Tesvich, who acted as bookkeepe for several of hisside businesses, to filingh a false tax return. She faces a maximumk of three years in prison when she is sentenceeon Aug. 3. On Thursday, Storyg also ordered Tesvich topay $8.3 million in restitution, a figurd that he said isn’t exact but was the best the courg could do under the circumstances.
“It’xs difficult to say how many dollars HomeDepogt lost,” the judge said. “(But) this was big. There was a lot of moneh involved here.” In brief remarks, Tesvich accepted blames for wasting a great opportunity he was given by hisformeer employer. “I didn’t do what I was suppose d to do atHome Depot,” he said. “II apologize to Home Depot. I apologizr to the court. I apologize to the IRS. I apologizse for putting my family through these Story granted a defense request to delay the startrof Tesvich’s sentence until mid-October. His current wife is expecting triplets earlythat month.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Managing in uncertain times: Know what your people need - Kansas City Business Journal:
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You need to understand what is happeningto you, your team and your customersx to move forward in an effectivw way. It frames everything you do durintthis time. What motivates people? At the most basicd level, humans focus on safety and security needs. Someoned who is concerned abouy theirsafety won’t be able to focus on more sophisticaterd concepts like community building. Durinvg times of economic growth, security issues aren’t widespread amongh business teams, but they come to the forefronrtin downturns. What does this mean to you as a leader??
You need to provide different leadershipto individuals, teamz and organizations at the safety and security level versuws the self-esteem/self-actualization level. One group needs simplicity andfrequent communication; the other needes challenging assignments, freedom to grow and strategic direction. If you providee the same leadership provided during thegrowth times, you will experiencew anger, push back and demands for new All are signs that you have not shifteds your leadership to meet the current Even if your business is doing your employees, customers and vendorzs are being affected by the currenf economic state.
It may be theidr family members have beenlaid off, thei 401(k) has shrunk, they can’t make theifr house payment or numerous othed outside events that affect their needs when they come in the door to So recognizing the other factorsd will be critical to you leadintg effectively. Leadership can be a lonely job, but you set the tone for your team or organization so awareness and strategies to take care of your needs will influence how you leadyour team. Step 2 – Have a plan ! During times of uncertainty, plans need to be shorter in time focus andevaluated frequently.
You may need to restructuree your planning team to make it more responsive and Duringgrowth times, we can have a 3- to 5-yeae strategic plan being evaluatede annually that is developed with a largs group of leaders in your During uncertain times it is more effectivre to have a 6- to 9-month plan being evaluates bi-monthly with a small team of key Customer loyalty — not just satisfaction — will be an importanf aspect to current survival and future But recognize that most of your customers/clients and vendors have moved down the self-esteem/safetyt hierarchy as well. They need a plan, simplicity and frequent communication.
Establishn a calendar and plan of regular contacgt with these important partnerships foryour organization. companies cut too deep in a response to afinanciall downturn, leaving employees stretched too thin when the recovery occurs. They need the same thingv your customers/clients and vendors need — reassurance, a plan, simplicity and frequentf communication. Individual conversations during a performance review arenot Bi-monthly, if not weekly “touch bases” need to Establish a similar calendar of frequent communication and regula contact. Now is the time for greater efficiency. Ask: • How can we simplify our procesxsfor clients/customers?
How can we make it easierf to do business with ? • How can we simplify our process for our employees? How can we make it easiet and more efficient for them to do theitr job? Invite your clients/customers and your employees to be part of this questioninvg process. This is an opportunity to create greater efficiencieas for therecovery ahead. My experience is that most leadersx will prefer to start with improvinfprocess (step 5), then plan (stelp 2), then spend more time with their customerse (step 3) and ignore addressing the changeds in motivations (step 1) and spending more time with theid employees (step 4). It is easiet to deal with steps 5, 2 and 3 than steps 1 and 4.
But recognizwe the steps are put together for a Your success in leading through the uncertaintg will be directly related to starting at step 1 and moving systematicall tostep 5. This is a different time and adiffereng need. Embracing the process will build an effective foundation for your busines now and as you retur to growth and stability inthe future.
You need to understand what is happeningto you, your team and your customersx to move forward in an effectivw way. It frames everything you do durintthis time. What motivates people? At the most basicd level, humans focus on safety and security needs. Someoned who is concerned abouy theirsafety won’t be able to focus on more sophisticaterd concepts like community building. Durinvg times of economic growth, security issues aren’t widespread amongh business teams, but they come to the forefronrtin downturns. What does this mean to you as a leader??
You need to provide different leadershipto individuals, teamz and organizations at the safety and security level versuws the self-esteem/self-actualization level. One group needs simplicity andfrequent communication; the other needes challenging assignments, freedom to grow and strategic direction. If you providee the same leadership provided during thegrowth times, you will experiencew anger, push back and demands for new All are signs that you have not shifteds your leadership to meet the current Even if your business is doing your employees, customers and vendorzs are being affected by the currenf economic state.
It may be theidr family members have beenlaid off, thei 401(k) has shrunk, they can’t make theifr house payment or numerous othed outside events that affect their needs when they come in the door to So recognizing the other factorsd will be critical to you leadintg effectively. Leadership can be a lonely job, but you set the tone for your team or organization so awareness and strategies to take care of your needs will influence how you leadyour team. Step 2 – Have a plan ! During times of uncertainty, plans need to be shorter in time focus andevaluated frequently.
You may need to restructuree your planning team to make it more responsive and Duringgrowth times, we can have a 3- to 5-yeae strategic plan being evaluatede annually that is developed with a largs group of leaders in your During uncertain times it is more effectivre to have a 6- to 9-month plan being evaluates bi-monthly with a small team of key Customer loyalty — not just satisfaction — will be an importanf aspect to current survival and future But recognize that most of your customers/clients and vendors have moved down the self-esteem/safetyt hierarchy as well. They need a plan, simplicity and frequent communication.
Establishn a calendar and plan of regular contacgt with these important partnerships foryour organization. companies cut too deep in a response to afinanciall downturn, leaving employees stretched too thin when the recovery occurs. They need the same thingv your customers/clients and vendors need — reassurance, a plan, simplicity and frequentf communication. Individual conversations during a performance review arenot Bi-monthly, if not weekly “touch bases” need to Establish a similar calendar of frequent communication and regula contact. Now is the time for greater efficiency. Ask: • How can we simplify our procesxsfor clients/customers?
How can we make it easierf to do business with ? • How can we simplify our process for our employees? How can we make it easiet and more efficient for them to do theitr job? Invite your clients/customers and your employees to be part of this questioninvg process. This is an opportunity to create greater efficiencieas for therecovery ahead. My experience is that most leadersx will prefer to start with improvinfprocess (step 5), then plan (stelp 2), then spend more time with their customerse (step 3) and ignore addressing the changeds in motivations (step 1) and spending more time with theid employees (step 4). It is easiet to deal with steps 5, 2 and 3 than steps 1 and 4.
But recognizwe the steps are put together for a Your success in leading through the uncertaintg will be directly related to starting at step 1 and moving systematicall tostep 5. This is a different time and adiffereng need. Embracing the process will build an effective foundation for your busines now and as you retur to growth and stability inthe future.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Guardian Angel Attacked By Teens On Metro - DCist.com
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Older population expected to triple by 2050 - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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In contrast, the population under 15 is expected to increase by only 6 percenyt during thesame period, from 1.83 billion to 1.93 billion. The Census Bureau said that in the Unitedx States those 65 and older will more than doublweby 2050, rising from 39 million today to 89 million. While children are projected to still outnumberf the older population worldwidein 2050, the undefr 15 population in the United Statesx is expected to fall below the older population by that increasing from 62 million today to 85 million.
Thess figures come from the world populationj estimates and projections released today through theCensu Bureau's International Data This latest update includes projections by age, including peoples 100 and older, for 227 countries and areas. Less than 8 percent of the world's population is 65 and older. By the world's population 65 and oldef is expected to reachb12 percent, and by that share is expecterd to grow to 16 percent. "This shifty in the age structure ofthe world'ws population poses challenges to families, businesses, health care provider s and policymakers to meet the needs of aging said Wan He, demographer in the Census Bureau's Population Division.
Europe likely will continue to be the oldest regiomn inthe world: by 2050, 29 perceny of its total population is projected to be 65 and On the other hand, sub-Saharan Africa is expected to remainh the youngest region as a resulyt of relatively higher fertility and, in some nations, the impact of Only 5 percent of Africa's population is projecte d to be 65 and older in 2050. Countries experiencinyg relatively rapid declines in fertilituy combined with longer life spans will face increasingl yolder populations.
These countries will see the highesg growth rates in their older populations over the next 40 There are four countries with 20 percenrt or more of their population 65and older: Italy, Japan and By 2030, 55 countriesd are expected to have at leasgt one-in-five of their total population in this age category; by the number of countries couldf rise to more than 100. Althoughg China and India are the world's most populouzs countries, their older populations do not represent large percentages of their totalpopulations However, these countries do have the larges t number of older peoples -- 109 million and 62 million, Both countries are projected to undergio more rapid aging, and by will have about 350 million and 240 million peoplre 65 and older, respectively.
In contrast, the population under 15 is expected to increase by only 6 percenyt during thesame period, from 1.83 billion to 1.93 billion. The Census Bureau said that in the Unitedx States those 65 and older will more than doublweby 2050, rising from 39 million today to 89 million. While children are projected to still outnumberf the older population worldwidein 2050, the undefr 15 population in the United Statesx is expected to fall below the older population by that increasing from 62 million today to 85 million.
Thess figures come from the world populationj estimates and projections released today through theCensu Bureau's International Data This latest update includes projections by age, including peoples 100 and older, for 227 countries and areas. Less than 8 percent of the world's population is 65 and older. By the world's population 65 and oldef is expected to reachb12 percent, and by that share is expecterd to grow to 16 percent. "This shifty in the age structure ofthe world'ws population poses challenges to families, businesses, health care provider s and policymakers to meet the needs of aging said Wan He, demographer in the Census Bureau's Population Division.
Europe likely will continue to be the oldest regiomn inthe world: by 2050, 29 perceny of its total population is projected to be 65 and On the other hand, sub-Saharan Africa is expected to remainh the youngest region as a resulyt of relatively higher fertility and, in some nations, the impact of Only 5 percent of Africa's population is projecte d to be 65 and older in 2050. Countries experiencinyg relatively rapid declines in fertilituy combined with longer life spans will face increasingl yolder populations.
These countries will see the highesg growth rates in their older populations over the next 40 There are four countries with 20 percenrt or more of their population 65and older: Italy, Japan and By 2030, 55 countriesd are expected to have at leasgt one-in-five of their total population in this age category; by the number of countries couldf rise to more than 100. Althoughg China and India are the world's most populouzs countries, their older populations do not represent large percentages of their totalpopulations However, these countries do have the larges t number of older peoples -- 109 million and 62 million, Both countries are projected to undergio more rapid aging, and by will have about 350 million and 240 million peoplre 65 and older, respectively.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Meet Microsoft's (creepy) photo-realistic talking heads - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
State OKs $840M clean energy program - San Francisco Business Times:
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Those involved with the $120-million-a-year plan and some outsidersa say it’s needed to accelerate R&D. “It’s really about a multiplied affect,” said Will Coleman, a venture capitalist with Menlop Park-based . “These dollars alon e won’t solve the problem, but if these dollars can unlociprivate dollars, they’re going to be more successful.” To be eligiblee for state cash, companies must also be applyingg to the federal government for stimulus funds in transportation, energy efficiency, fuel and transig categories. “This is a good said Dan Kammen, director of the Renewable and Appropriated Energy Laboratory atthe .
“This is the right momentg to be thinking about an integrated view of research and The CEC already is accepting applications for thestatde funds. Infrastructure to support electricd cars, like charging stations, and plug-in hybrid retrofits get $46 million; hydrogen fueling stations get $40 million; ethanopl fueling stations and pilot plantsget $12 renewable and biodiesel get $6 million; natura l gas vehicles get $43 million, while propane school buses and other vehicles get $2 workforce training gets $27
Those involved with the $120-million-a-year plan and some outsidersa say it’s needed to accelerate R&D. “It’s really about a multiplied affect,” said Will Coleman, a venture capitalist with Menlop Park-based . “These dollars alon e won’t solve the problem, but if these dollars can unlociprivate dollars, they’re going to be more successful.” To be eligiblee for state cash, companies must also be applyingg to the federal government for stimulus funds in transportation, energy efficiency, fuel and transig categories. “This is a good said Dan Kammen, director of the Renewable and Appropriated Energy Laboratory atthe .
“This is the right momentg to be thinking about an integrated view of research and The CEC already is accepting applications for thestatde funds. Infrastructure to support electricd cars, like charging stations, and plug-in hybrid retrofits get $46 million; hydrogen fueling stations get $40 million; ethanopl fueling stations and pilot plantsget $12 renewable and biodiesel get $6 million; natura l gas vehicles get $43 million, while propane school buses and other vehicles get $2 workforce training gets $27
Sunday, March 6, 2011
New Mexico's pro bono push could help meet growing need for legal assistance - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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“I think the issue is, one, our clientws are poor, so they don’t exactly have a stront lobby, and since we’re not an agency of the state, we don’r have that kind of presence inthe Legislature,” Rochq says. “There’s no one really willing to take up the fightgfor us.” While directors of state agencies saw cuts of abouf 12 percent heading into the fiscal year that startws July 1, Rocha, the executive director of legal assistancre provider Law Access New Mexico, watched the totalk legislative appropriation to legal services fall 24 “For me, that meant a hit of which is the cost of a couple of attorneys,” said Rocha, who superviseds seven full-time and five part-time attorneys.
“That will impact us unless we can find anotherefunding source.”
“I think the issue is, one, our clientws are poor, so they don’t exactly have a stront lobby, and since we’re not an agency of the state, we don’r have that kind of presence inthe Legislature,” Rochq says. “There’s no one really willing to take up the fightgfor us.” While directors of state agencies saw cuts of abouf 12 percent heading into the fiscal year that startws July 1, Rocha, the executive director of legal assistancre provider Law Access New Mexico, watched the totalk legislative appropriation to legal services fall 24 “For me, that meant a hit of which is the cost of a couple of attorneys,” said Rocha, who superviseds seven full-time and five part-time attorneys.
“That will impact us unless we can find anotherefunding source.”
Thursday, March 3, 2011
- Phoenix Business Journal:
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The purchase from Grand CanyonTelevision Co. Inc. adds the secondx and third Arizona television stations that operate undert the GannettBroadcasting umbrella. Phoenixz television station 12, headed by C.E. Cooney, is also a Gannett Broadcastingv property. With the Gannett Broadcasting has 18 stations reachin g an estimated 16 percent ofthe U.S. televisiojn homes. Other Arizona operations of parentt companyGannett Co. Inc. include Phoenix Offset, a printet in Chandler, and the Tucson Citizen newspaper. KNAZ-TVV is an NBC affiliate; KMOH-TVV is a Warner Brothers networkl affiliate. Cooney has been president of KPNXBroadcastinfg Co. since June 1995.
Colleen Browbn is president and general manager of Construction is on scheduleand one-thirdx complete on the new Mayo hospital near 56th Streetr and Union Hills Drive in Phoenix. Completionb is scheduled for latesumme 1998. In March, the Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Foundation announces that the new hospital will offetr both liver andkidney transplantation. The president of Ohio's Toledo Regional Growth Partnership has been selectedf as the top candidate to run the Greater PhoenixEconomiv Council, and a handshake could cinch the deal by Toledo's Rick Weddle and his wife have been touringg the Valley all week, checking out houses, meetingt with area business leaders and dining with Bank One Arizonaa chairman Mike Welborn, a membet of the search committee.
"uI would love it, if by the time he goes back on we've got a handshake," Welborn Weddle is being eyed as the replacementt forIoanna Morfessis, who left GPEC earlier this year to head an economicf development group in Baltimore. Maricopa Health System is eliminatinf as many as 270 jobs in an effort to improve itsbottom Plus, as many as 240 employees may have their hours Staff reductions were expected to be completedx by Thursday, which will decreas e the number of full-time positions to 2,953. The healtj system, which has been losing more than $20 milliomn a year, is managed by Quoru m Healthcare Inc., a Tennessee-based private health-care managemenrt organization.
Quorum's job is to increases the level of patient care and balance the budget byJune 30, 1998. James Guyer has been placec on administrative leave from his job as the districrt director of the Phoenix Small Business Administration office followinglast week' grand jury indictment against him. On Philip Mahoney assumed acting-director duties. Mahonegy has worked for the SBA for 22 including a stint as the district director ofthe Fla., SBA office. The change in leadership was announced onMay 23, just one day after Guyer was indicted on two counts of bribery and one counrt of conspiracy to commit bribery. Anotherf Phoenix man, Lenwood faces the same charges.
Coleman allegedlh was the middlemanin Guyer's plan to securer $5,000 from a Phoenix businessman who wanted an SBA
The purchase from Grand CanyonTelevision Co. Inc. adds the secondx and third Arizona television stations that operate undert the GannettBroadcasting umbrella. Phoenixz television station 12, headed by C.E. Cooney, is also a Gannett Broadcastingv property. With the Gannett Broadcasting has 18 stations reachin g an estimated 16 percent ofthe U.S. televisiojn homes. Other Arizona operations of parentt companyGannett Co. Inc. include Phoenix Offset, a printet in Chandler, and the Tucson Citizen newspaper. KNAZ-TVV is an NBC affiliate; KMOH-TVV is a Warner Brothers networkl affiliate. Cooney has been president of KPNXBroadcastinfg Co. since June 1995.
Colleen Browbn is president and general manager of Construction is on scheduleand one-thirdx complete on the new Mayo hospital near 56th Streetr and Union Hills Drive in Phoenix. Completionb is scheduled for latesumme 1998. In March, the Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Foundation announces that the new hospital will offetr both liver andkidney transplantation. The president of Ohio's Toledo Regional Growth Partnership has been selectedf as the top candidate to run the Greater PhoenixEconomiv Council, and a handshake could cinch the deal by Toledo's Rick Weddle and his wife have been touringg the Valley all week, checking out houses, meetingt with area business leaders and dining with Bank One Arizonaa chairman Mike Welborn, a membet of the search committee.
"uI would love it, if by the time he goes back on we've got a handshake," Welborn Weddle is being eyed as the replacementt forIoanna Morfessis, who left GPEC earlier this year to head an economicf development group in Baltimore. Maricopa Health System is eliminatinf as many as 270 jobs in an effort to improve itsbottom Plus, as many as 240 employees may have their hours Staff reductions were expected to be completedx by Thursday, which will decreas e the number of full-time positions to 2,953. The healtj system, which has been losing more than $20 milliomn a year, is managed by Quoru m Healthcare Inc., a Tennessee-based private health-care managemenrt organization.
Quorum's job is to increases the level of patient care and balance the budget byJune 30, 1998. James Guyer has been placec on administrative leave from his job as the districrt director of the Phoenix Small Business Administration office followinglast week' grand jury indictment against him. On Philip Mahoney assumed acting-director duties. Mahonegy has worked for the SBA for 22 including a stint as the district director ofthe Fla., SBA office. The change in leadership was announced onMay 23, just one day after Guyer was indicted on two counts of bribery and one counrt of conspiracy to commit bribery. Anotherf Phoenix man, Lenwood faces the same charges.
Coleman allegedlh was the middlemanin Guyer's plan to securer $5,000 from a Phoenix businessman who wanted an SBA
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Tech industry struggles with layoffs, but IT sector helps bulk ranks - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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But the tech industry has not been immunwe tothe recession, which has cause even the region’s most promisinb startups to scale back. Information technology services-related jobs in the four-countu region were up 2.5 percent between 2006 and 2008, accordinfg to employment numbers gathered by thestate , whilde all other technology jobs, including those in computer and electronicds manufacturing and telecommunications, fell 3.8 percent in that same time Those who have lost their jobs say it’s a particularlgy difficult time to find tech work in the but it can be done throug planning and networking.
“There are jobs out but it is a tough saidPhil March, who was laid off in Augus by , a Folsom companyh that has developed wireless-sensor network technology. SynapSens e laid off more than 20 percent of its stafftof 40. March landedr a job in product managemengt early this yearat , a flash-memorh supplier founded last year as a joinf venture between and . Numonyx employ more than 400 in March “grew up in tech” in the Bay Area, workingh for before landing a job at SynapSense. Just as he lost that job, the economy took a turn for the Ittook “some pretty serious networking” to figurre out there were at least two companies, Numonyxs and Co.
, doing some hiring at the time, Marcu said. Ultimately, it was a former colleague at SynapSensse — who also was laid off who helped him land the jobat “He had worked at Intel for many years so he had an in March said. “I feel like I got not becauseI don’t have a good background but becaus the environment had turned so dark.” Nate Cammaci was vice president of financ at tech consulting and software firm in Folsokm until a couple of weeks ago. who left AgreeYa for personal got his start in the tech industryuin 1971.
He’s lived in the Sacramento region for12 years, but eight of those years he worked outside the area, like many othert “technology types.” Living here — where the tech communityu is “relatively small” — makes it easy to think about leaving the industry, he His advice for job-seekers, himself included, is to be aggressivre about networking. This is a time to “get off your butt, get out of the housr and get in frontof people,” he said. “It’x a time to communicate and communicate a huge he said.
The battered economhy has led toaggressive cost-cuttingt efforts and hiring freezes at tech employers throughoutr the region in the past year. While cuts announcedd in January by Intel had no impacty onthe company’s Folsom previous job losses at Intel (NYSE: INTC) Folsomn over the past couple of years total aboutr 1,500. The company employs 5,954 in Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and AAPL) also have shed jobs in the past though it’s unclear how But the IT sector has been a cushion for the Randi Weitzman, branch manager for IT staffinbg firm in Sacramento, said she’s not surprised at the The IT sector had “za nice increase” in the firstf quarter compared to fourth-quarter 2008, she said.
Jobs openef up for programmers, Web developers and projectt managers, she said. “We’re finding that information technology positions are still out she said. “It’s a really good time to get into More companies are looking to use technology to run moreefficient businesses, she said. Thosw doing the hiring includegovernment agencies, nonprofits, financial institutions and consulting firms.
But the tech industry has not been immunwe tothe recession, which has cause even the region’s most promisinb startups to scale back. Information technology services-related jobs in the four-countu region were up 2.5 percent between 2006 and 2008, accordinfg to employment numbers gathered by thestate , whilde all other technology jobs, including those in computer and electronicds manufacturing and telecommunications, fell 3.8 percent in that same time Those who have lost their jobs say it’s a particularlgy difficult time to find tech work in the but it can be done throug planning and networking.
“There are jobs out but it is a tough saidPhil March, who was laid off in Augus by , a Folsom companyh that has developed wireless-sensor network technology. SynapSens e laid off more than 20 percent of its stafftof 40. March landedr a job in product managemengt early this yearat , a flash-memorh supplier founded last year as a joinf venture between and . Numonyx employ more than 400 in March “grew up in tech” in the Bay Area, workingh for before landing a job at SynapSense. Just as he lost that job, the economy took a turn for the Ittook “some pretty serious networking” to figurre out there were at least two companies, Numonyxs and Co.
, doing some hiring at the time, Marcu said. Ultimately, it was a former colleague at SynapSensse — who also was laid off who helped him land the jobat “He had worked at Intel for many years so he had an in March said. “I feel like I got not becauseI don’t have a good background but becaus the environment had turned so dark.” Nate Cammaci was vice president of financ at tech consulting and software firm in Folsokm until a couple of weeks ago. who left AgreeYa for personal got his start in the tech industryuin 1971.
He’s lived in the Sacramento region for12 years, but eight of those years he worked outside the area, like many othert “technology types.” Living here — where the tech communityu is “relatively small” — makes it easy to think about leaving the industry, he His advice for job-seekers, himself included, is to be aggressivre about networking. This is a time to “get off your butt, get out of the housr and get in frontof people,” he said. “It’x a time to communicate and communicate a huge he said.
The battered economhy has led toaggressive cost-cuttingt efforts and hiring freezes at tech employers throughoutr the region in the past year. While cuts announcedd in January by Intel had no impacty onthe company’s Folsom previous job losses at Intel (NYSE: INTC) Folsomn over the past couple of years total aboutr 1,500. The company employs 5,954 in Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and AAPL) also have shed jobs in the past though it’s unclear how But the IT sector has been a cushion for the Randi Weitzman, branch manager for IT staffinbg firm in Sacramento, said she’s not surprised at the The IT sector had “za nice increase” in the firstf quarter compared to fourth-quarter 2008, she said.
Jobs openef up for programmers, Web developers and projectt managers, she said. “We’re finding that information technology positions are still out she said. “It’s a really good time to get into More companies are looking to use technology to run moreefficient businesses, she said. Thosw doing the hiring includegovernment agencies, nonprofits, financial institutions and consulting firms.
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