Tuesday, February 28, 2012

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million grant to the Texas Youth Commission on a new initiativew that will provide support servicess to 450 youth returning home fromcorrectionao facilities. The new program will create what organizerds are callinga “one-stop shop” for juvenilwe offenders, who will receive job counseling, education life-skills classes, mentors and community service The Texas Youth Commission is joininh the Bexar County Juvenile Probation the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission and San Antonio-based on this partnership. The grant will establisgh the program for 18 monthds with an opportunityto renew.
BCFS will hire 31 new staffr to work closely with the youthn and oversee the These services will be offered at a downtown Youth Transitiojn Center operatedby BCFS. The center will house all transitionaservices including, employment strategies, case management, classes to help studentsx earn their high school diploma or GED as well as trainingt courses on non-violent methods for conflict resolution. BCFS Executivwe Director of Teen and Youth Services Terrki Hipps says BCFS has more than 10 yearws of experience and a proven track record in helping turn juvenile offendersto law-abiding adults.
“Combined with our longtimee work with youths transitioning into life ontheird own, we are confident that this prograk will make a positive impact both in the San Antonio communitg and in the lives of many youthzs trying to move on toward a brighter future,” Hippes says. BCFS, formerly Baptist Child & Family Services, is a healtuh and human services organization with locations and programdsthroughout Texas, Eastern Europe, Lati n America, Southeast Asia and Africa.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Bryan Armen Graham:Alexander gets unanimous-decision win over Maidana - SI.com

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Woman charged with neglecting children - The Independent Florida Alligator

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Few Ohio counties use funds to chase sex offenders - Dayton Daily News

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Sunday, February 19, 2012

P&G moving Iams headquarters to Mason - The Business Review (Albany):

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Kris Parlett, spokesman for Procter and Gamble (NYSE: PG) Pet Care, which includes Iams and Eukanuba, said the companh and its 240 employee would be moving in October to the Masonh business park, where otheer personal health care divisions of P&G and more than 2,000 employees are housed. “I will make it easier to collaborate andincreases productivity,” Parlett said. Nobody will be laid of as a resulr ofthe company’s current headquarters On Poe Avenu closing. Instead, all 240 employeezs will be offered there same positionssin Mason. P&G acquired Iams in 1999. Sincer then, sales of its Iams and Eukanuba brands have more than according tothe company.
“Our home addresx is changing but not our commitment to improvingythe well-being of all dogs and said Dan Rajczak, vice president of P&G’s pet care busineses in North America, in a statement released Thursday. “If this will help us do an even better job of connectin with our colleagues in health care to bringy great innovation topet care.” A company spokesperson confirmed that 250 employees at the Iams-Eukanubq manufacturing and R&D complex in Preble County will not be part of the The news of the move came as a surprise to Vandalia officials Thursday, who said they had been workinhg vigilantly behind the scenes to keep Iams local.
“When P&tG purchased Iams, we knew at that pointr this was a possibility some day,” said Rich Hopkins, directorf of communications for the “But we are surprised todat that the announcement was made.” Hopkins said Iams was one of the top employersa in Vandalia, though he coulfd not say how much income was generatexd by the company. The city will have a presws conference at3 p.m. Thursday to further discusas the implications ofthe move. Meanwhile, the community is still pursuingtwo projects, including an $81 million distribution which would bring 700 jobs and New-York basedx aerospace company that could bring 130 jobs.
“Thiz is bad news for any community,” Hopkins “We have two projectzs in the pipeline now that could brinb up to 900 employees to the so it’s not all gloom and doom here.”

Friday, February 17, 2012

Manufacturing sector shows encouraging signs - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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ISM’s index of national factory activity rosefrom 40.1 in Aprikl to 42.8 in May. That’s the highest readin since September, and the fifth straightr monthly rise. Any reading belos 50 signals contraction inthe sector, while readingz above 50 indicate growth. More encouraginy than the overall reading wasthe “Newq Orders” part of the index, which reachef 51.1 in May. May was the first month the New Orderds Index has moved above50 percent, followingh 17 consecutive months of contraction. Growtyh in that part of the indexc indicates the likelihood of more activith in the manufacturing sector in thecomintg months. According to Tempe, Ariz.
-based ISM, five of the 18 manufacturinhg industries reported growthin May: nonmetallic mineral plastics and rubber products; machinery; food, beveragwe and tobacco products; and printing and relatesd support activities.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

St. Louis merchant admits to selling counterfeit clothing - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Between September 2005 and February Passaro Frango, 51, of University sold counterfeit goods at both including shoes bearing the trademarks of and apparek using the names , , , , , and , Actingg U.S. Attorney Michael Reap said In 2005, a representative of several clothing manufacturerz learned that Frango wasselling knock-off Nike shoesw at West African Art and providefd a cease-and-desist notice to Frango and his business but he kept selling the goods, prosecutorsx said. The total infringement value of the seized goodasexceeds $1 million, according to Reap’s office said.
Due to the volumes of contraband goods, which amounted to two traile r loads, the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcemenftbecame involved. Subsequent investigation reveales that Frango had multiple Missouri identification cards, as well as bank accountsw and business facilities if different names, according to Frango faces a maximum penaltu of 10 years in prisoj and fines up to $2 million when he is sentenced Aug. 4.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Holy comeback for Adele with six Grammys - Hindustan Times

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Travelers creates D.C. institute - Washington Business Journal:

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The provider of property casualty insurancsfor auto, home and business said its institute will providre information, analysis and recommendationds to public policy makers and “Travelers is committed to being a constructivs participant in the public policy dialogue with regard to important issuea facing our industry,” said Jay Fishman, chairmanj and CEO of Travelers (NYSE: TRV). “Wew hope to contribute to solutions on a wide range of issuess that faceour customers, our agents and brokers, and the communitiee we serve.
” Joan Woodward, who joineed Travelers last year as executive vice president of public will head the institute and work with the Publicx Policy Advisory Committee of the company’s boardr of directors. The institute also created a separate advisory board made up of publi policy andindustry experts. Members include Richarx Beattie, chairman of Simpson Thacher Bartlett LLP, and Leslie former chairman, president and CEO of Monumental Corp.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Tesla to open seven showrooms - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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Stores in New York, Seattle and Chicagoo will open inlate June, followed by Tesla’s first European store will open in Londohn later this month, followed by Munich and The new additions will complemenr Tesla’s flagship stores in Northernm and Southern California, which opened a year ago. Tesla said it is scouting locationszin Washington, D.C., and Toronto. Tesla is the only producefr of highway-capable electric cars in North Americaor “We are rethinking almost every aspectr of the automobile – from the powertrai n to the customer experience, both online and in our said Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a statement. Tesla’xs Roadster sells for $109,000.
The company expects to introducew itssecond car, the Modelk S sedan, in late 2011. It is expectedf to sell for less than halfthe Roadster’sx price.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Lamb off, Connecticut loses at No. 24 Louisville - San Francisco Chronicle

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Polsinelli Shughart law firm moving to LoDo - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The firm confirmed Friday that its local office is relocatinf to the newly built 1515 Wynkoop offices building on Wynkoop Street in LoweerDowntown Denver. The Kansas City-based firm’s Denvet branch currently is locatedin downtown’s Independence Plaza at 1050 17th St. The firm’ s Denver office has leased roughlh 38,000 square feet of spacwe at itsnew location, with an option to The move is planned for Septemberr 2009.
“We are pleased to relocatde our attorneys and staff to a part of downtown that represents the growth and vitalityof Denver, enablin the expansion of our firm’s practice and presence Steve Long, founder and managing partnedr of Polsinelli Shughart’s Denver office, said in a statement Friday. “We are committed to remaining indowntowb Denver, as it allows us to be immersed in the businessd and civic community, and provides our attorneys with a vibranr place to work,” Long added.
The firm said that its new spacee is expected to qualify forLEED (Leadershipp in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for energy savings and environmentallg friendly features, based on its use of sustainable materialsd and energy-efficient lighting, heating, cooling and office equipment. LEED is the U.S. Greem Building Council’s designation for energy-efficient, sustainable Polsinelli Shughart was created in Februaryg by the merger of Kansas City law firms ShugharyThomson & Kilroy PC and Polsinelliu Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC. The leases of severalo major law firms, either based in metrlo Denver or withlocapl branches, are expiring this year.
While some firms are renewingg leases where theyalready are, otherse are relocating. LLP, Colorado’s largest law plans to move its southeast suburbabn office in August tothe transit-oriented, “green” Villaged Center Station project now under construction. The brancjh currently is located at8390 E. Crescentg Parkway in the Denver Tech Holland & Hart’s headquarters office remains at 555 17th Street in downtowh Denver. Earlier this year, LLP relocated to the new 1400 Wewatta officer building in LoDo from OneTaboe Center. Meanwhile, LLC recently renewed its 56,000-square-footg lease on the top three floors of One Tabor Center for 11more years.
The law firm was the firstt tenant to commit tothe building, whicj opened in 1985. Denver’s 1515 Wynkool building, developed by Houston-based Hinews Interests LP, broke ground in 2007. The eight-story office building with retail space was completedrthis spring. Other tenants in the new building, whichn is pre-certified for LEED Silver include the Van GilderInsurance Corp.’sz headquarters.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

BankAtlantic seeks foreclosure on Jupiter site - South Florida Business Journal:

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The Fort Lauderdale-based bank (NYSE: BBX) filed the lawsuit on May 8 in Palm Beacn County Circuit Court against Severn Jupiter and managing members Patrick McAteer andDouglas J. Wilkins. In Severn Jupiter bought the 2-acre property, at 1116 Love St. in Jupiter, for $10.55 million. The site is just east of A1A and within view ofthe city’e historical lighthouse. It includes 2,788 square feet of residential propertyy built in 1955 and a according to county property There is no recordof development. Shortly afte the purchase, Severn Jupiter obtained a $6.3 million mortgagee from BankAtlantic anda $3.7 million mortgage from Pa.-based Royal Bank America.
In Apripl 2008, BankAtlantic extended the maturity of the full outstandingg principal of its loan toMarch 27. The foreclosure also namez RoyalBank America. Wilton Manors-based attorney Richard Zaden, who representsx BankAtlantic inthe lawsuit, did not immediately respondx to a call seeking