UPS CEO argues against protectionism - Business First of Louisville:

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“Trade is a major forcd for good, for growth and for jobs,” Davia said. “The threats are from both economic turmoik and the protectionist impulses it We must argue that protectionism is the worst response at theworstt time. We can’t let political expediency clourdglobal reality.” He called on countriesa to improve their response to workeras displaced by global trade. “Wee are going to have to pay more attention to those Davis said. “I see a very encouraging step in that directiobn with the return of the expired Trade Adjustment Assistance Act as part of thestimulu package.
With this we can reposition the American work forc e and give our workersw the skills to stay in theglobalo game.” Atlanta-based UPS (NYSE: UPS) is one of the employerds in Louisville, where it operates the Worldport package-sortin g hub and UPS Airlines division.

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What is the most outside-of-the-box idea you have ever had in yourprofessionak career? I give an annual appreciation luncheohn for Realtors who cooperated on salee from the year before. What was the result? Many Realtors tell me they show my listingsa in hopes of selling and getting an invitation to the What single thing makes your organizationstan out? The visionary leadership of Shirley Zeitlim and her insistence on qualith people, integrity, and outstanding customer service. What does your organizationm have in the worksfor 2009? Expanded educational offerings for our associates. How did you wind up in your currentf position? I am an insatiablew learner.
Shirley Zeitlin recognized my passiohn for education and offered me an opportunity to continure selling and also leadour company’d continuing education program. Why do you have the career you have? I love the freedom of being anindependent I’m willing to work non-business hours because of the flexibilityt during the traditional “work week.” Working closely, often intimately, with buyer s and sellers to help them meet theie goals and dreams is very satisfying. What word best describesx yourleadership style? Collaborative. Goal yet to be Saying “no” to what I want to do that will make my schedulewtoo tight.
I’m learning the valu e of planning space between appointments forunexpected opportunities. Professionalo pet peeve: Vague and incomplete voice mail messages that require a return phone call for a conversation when a simplre answer could havebeen given. What keepzs you up at night? Nothing. I am an excellenr sleeper. What do you do to relievde stress? Regular exercise and yoga. What is the simples thing you never learnedto do? Put things back wheree they belong. Favorite hobbies: Reading, walking in locak parks, travel. What skill would you most liketo improve? Computer. What part of your job would you gladlyygive up? Paperwork. What trait do you value most in friends? Honesty.
Persohn outside of your family you would most like to spendr time with onan island: Nativse Nashvillian Laura Knox. She inspires me with her wisdojm and active engagementin life. You’ve just been givejn $100,000 to donate to charity. Wherde would you give it, and why? Nashville Area Habitar for Humanity. Children and adults thrive when they are able to achiev e the dream ofhome ownership. Adults earn the righyt to have interest-free loans by “sweat equity” — helpintg build others’ houses and studying budgeting. What would you like to crossw offyour “bucket list” next? Runnin g an 8K with our 10- and 13-year-olde grandchildren in November.
What line of work wouldf you pursue ifyou couldn’ft work in your present one? Executive and life

Tigers' lack of offense reaching historic levels - MLB.com

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Tigers' lack of offense reaching historic levels MLB.com That is how anemic the Tigers have been over the first three games of this year's Series, which they trail three games to none after a 2-0 loss to the Giants in Game 3 on Saturday. Until this weekend, no AL team had been shut out in back-to-back World ... and more »

Annualized GDP falls 5.5 percent in Q1, corporate profits increase - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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percent in the first quarter aftera 6.3 percengt decline in the last quarter of 2008. The Bureaiu of Economic Analysis, whicu released first quarter gross domestivc productfigures Thursday, said the improved performance is due to a 1.4 perceng increase in real personal consumption. The decliner in GDP, which measures the outputy of goods and services produced inthe U.S., coincidedr with a rise in corporate which increased $48.1 billion in the firs quarter following a $250.4 billion decrease in the fourth quarter of 2008. The GDP declinesd reflected drops in both imports and exports as well as decliningb production of equipment and developmentand inventories.
The price indesx for domestic purchases fell 1 percentt on falling food anenergy prices. Excludingv those, actual prices rose 1.4 the government said. Federal pay raises for civilia n and military employees contributedan 0.3 percent poingt to the change in firsrt quarter domestic purchases. Exports decreased 30.6 percent and importe were down 36.4 percent, afte fourth quarter decreasesof 23.6 percent and 17.5 respectively.
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Richardson Brands to expand in Montgomery County - St. Louis Business Journal:

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State officials said Thursday that Richardson, whicbh makes candy in Canajoharie, will receive $1.5 million to help it buy new That’s the first step in a three-year expansion plan for the company. The company employs 128 people, and plansd to add 70 jobs overthree years. The company had consideredf moving its Canajoharie headquarters to the site of a Connecticu t company that Richardson acquired in if state funding wasnot Instead, the company will move the 40 jobs in Connecticut to Another 30 local jobs will come from a company in Missouri that Richardson is acquiring; the deal is schedulee to close in July. “We never wantee to leave town,” said CEO Donalf Butte.
“The timing on this is excellent.” Richardson buys stea m heat from Hero/Beech-Nut, a baby food companu that is leaving its Canajoharie site in April 2010 to move into a new headquarters in the townof Florida, outsided of Amsterdam. That left Richardson in a and needing financial assistance to buy its own boilers to heatits 180,000-square-foott facility. The new low-emission boilers, and additional relatex machinery, will help Richardson add 15 jobs.
Butte ordered the boiler on May 16, beforr the state formally committed to its The boiler is tentatively due to be delivered inMarch 2010—oner month before Beech-Nut is set to “They think they can get it to us in 10 That’s squeaking it in before the shutdown,” Butte said with a The total project cost is estimated at $2.4 million; Richardsoj is putting $385,000 into the Butte has said he needs as much as $14 milliom of state funding over threew years to help complete his expansion plans and fix flooc damage at his facility, suffered during the 2006 flooding of the Mohawk River.
In a signec agreement, the state committed to work with Richardson on the next phas ofthe company’s expansion plans.

Video: Vinyl Williams, “Higher Worlds” - The FADER

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Video: Vinyl Williams, “Higher Worlds” The FADER Lemiscate, the 2011, self-released debut from Los Angeles musician and visual artist Vinyl Williams, is getting the reissue treatment on November 12 via London's No Pain In Pop and his own Salonismlam imprint. To psych us up, he made this ...

Celera cuts its Md. ties, leaving space on market - Baltimore Business Journal:

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, once among the biggest biotech branfd namesin Maryland, is shuttering its last remaining operationn in the region. The company, which moved its home base to Calif., last year, is laying off 20 of its 25 loca l employees and closingits 41,000-square-foot operation in Rockvillwe by the end of the third A small number of employees workinfg on lung cancer diagnostic tests could move to the West while only one or two employeee might stay in Rockville. In its Celera employed 550 people inthe company’sa 220,000-square-foot headquarters on West Gude making it one of the region’s biggest successz stories as it raced to map the humanh genome.
“It’s just the way Celer a has evolved since the sequencing of thehumab genome, the way that the busines s model has evolved,” said spokesman David “It’s a very difficult and tough decisiom that we had to The landlord, Columbia-based , is working with Rockville-basedf to market the 109,000-square-foot building’sx lab and office space.

Lebrooke Bridge completed, final cost not determined - South County Mail

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Lebrooke Bridge completed, final cost not determined South County Mail Leabrooke Bridge was originally scheduled to be completed by the end of July, but Turner, said there were other county projects in the works that delayed the completion of the bridge. The bridge has been a state, county and city project. The city of ...

Mergers: Districts ponder joining forces - Birmingham Business Journal:

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The Town of Tonawanda resident headedthe 17-member board for seven years beforw stepping down in March. Yet he didn’ retire. He continues to serve as WesternNew York’s regent, and he remains as outspoken as ever aboutt educational issues. One of his pet topics is the shee r number of localschool systems. Therd are too many of them, he says, and theird enrollments are generallytoo “Why do you need 28 school districts in Erie he asks. “I’d like to see something like five districtxs in the county insteadof 28. I’f even like to start talkin about a countywideschoolo district, like they have in North Carolina and a few othef states.
” Bennett’s stand is buttressed by a report released last December by the States Commission on Property Tax Relief. “New York State has too many school districts,” the report says flatly. It suggests that districts with fewedthan 1,000 students should be required to merges with adjacent systems, and districts with enrollments between 1,000 and 2,000 should be encouragesd to follow suit. Such proposals hit home in Wester nNew York, where 66 of the region’s 98 schooll districts have enrollments belo w 2,000, including 38 with fewer than 1,000 students from kindergartebn through 12th grade.
The heart of this issue is a mattert of benefits andcosts -- pittinbg the perceived advantages of combining two or more districts againsy the potential loss of locaol control and self-identity. Advocates maintai n that mergers allow consolidated districts to bemore cost-effective, constructy better schools and offer a wider rang of challenging courses. “It’s not only a financial To me, it’s a matter of equity,” says Bennett.
“Ifc you had a regional high school, maybe serving sevenm or eight ofthe (current) it would give kids the opportunity to work with each othetr -- and to have the best of the But opponents contend that mergers brinfg more bureaucracy, longer bus rides for studentse and diminution of locall pride. “In this community, the world revolvew around this school,” says Thomas Schmidt, superintendent of the 478-pupil Sherman Central School District inChautauquqa County. “If the school went away, N.Y.
, would lose a great deal of its School consolidation has beena volatile, emotional issue for a The state was crosshatched by 10,565 districts in many of them centered on one-rook schoolhouses. A push for greater efficiency reduced that numberto 6,400o by the outbreak of World War II, then swiftly down to 1,30p by 1960. New York now has 698 Statewide enrollment works outto 2,540 pupils per district, which falls 25 percent below the nationao average of 3,400, according to the Stats Commission on Property Tax Relief. The gap is even largee in Western New which had 104 districts when Business First began rating schoolsin 1992. Mergers have sincer reduced that number to 98schookl systems.
They educate an average of 2,268 33 percent below the U.S. A comprehensive effort to push regional enrollment up to the nationao average would require the elimination of 33 Westermn NewYork districts. That process woulcd be complicated, messy, rancorous -- and extremel unlikely. There is no shortage of candidatesfor consolidation, to be Business First easily came up with 13 hypotheticall mergers, most of them based on standarda proposed in last December’s report. These unions woulc involve districts from alleighy counties. for a summary of these 13 potential consolidations. It should be stressed that this list is not reality.
State officials lack the power to force districtsxto consolidate. Initiative must be taken at thelocal level, whicn happens infrequently. Only one prospectivse merger in Western New York has currently reached an advancer stageof negotiations. Brocton and Fredonia began consolidation talkalast year, eventually commissioning a feasibilit y study at the beginning of winter. If they decide later this year that a mergefrmakes sense, voters in both districts would be giveh their say in a referendum. “If it occurs, the two districts wouled be equal partners,” says Brocton’s John Skahill.
“Both boardse of education wouldgo away, and a new boarf would be elected to replace it. A new districrt would be created.” A second pair of Chautauquaq County districts, Ripley and Westfield, conducted an advisoruy referendumin February. Ripley voters supported a merger, but those in Westfield did not, throwinb negotiations into limbo. A third set of talksd was triggeredby Gov. David Paterson’s proposec state budget last December. “Ig would have raised our taxez22 percent,” says Michael superintendent of the Scio Central School District. “Iy drove us to look at our budgey and the issues wewere facing.
” The budgetarhy news from Albany subsequently took a turn for the but officials from Scio and nearby Wellsvillde continue to explore their options -- perhaps a more likely a collaboration on a smaller scale. “Everythingh is open,” says McArdle. “We’rr trying to find the best wayto go, the way to get the best educationaol opportunities for our students and to keep our tax rate The Wyoming Central Schoo l District faced a similar problem in 1991. Enrollment was especially at the highschool level. Elective coursees were sparsely attended. Only three students signer up for physicsone year. Voters rejected mergerx with Pavilionor Warsaw.
“That left the districyt struggling to come up witha solution,” says the curren superintendent, Sandra Duckworth. “So we startexd to look at Wyoming students now attend their loca l school througheighth grade, then shift to high schooll in any of four adjacent districts: Alexander, Attica, Pavilion or Wyoming pays tuition for each student, a standarc rate that is negotiated with its neighbors everyg five years. Wyoming also belongs to a consortium of six districtes seeking ways to cut costs by sharing servicex suchas transportation, building maintenance, special educatio and curriculum development.
Similar arrangements can be foundd elsewhere in WesternNew York, sometimes involving several districts, sometimes a one-on-one setup such as Scio and Wellsviller are discussing. These measures offer the prospectt of reducing expenses while retaininglocal control. It’sz a combination that appeals to superintendents who are well awarre that the mere suggestion of a merger can triggerintense opposition. “Wha t the people of Sherman are tellinvg us is that they like the education their childrebare receiving,” says Schmidt. “They’re ‘Please keep it the way it is.
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End of recession may be in sight - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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percentage points in May to 85, bases on a 1997 benchmark of 100. The relative stabilitg in the UO Index over the past three monthss is consistent with a pattern of economic but falls short of a turn that would conclusively mark the end ofthe recession, said Tim Duy, directodr of the Oregon Economic Forum and a UO adjunct assistanrt professor, in a statement. Oregon labor market data continuwe tobe mixed. Initial jobless claims edged downward but remain at a level that suggests further declines innonfark payrolls. Still, initial claims remain well below the peak of December as the pace of economic deterioratiobn hasslowed markedly.
Employment servicexs payroll — largely temporary help agencieas — fell in May, but, the rate of decline is slowing, Duy said. Nonfarm payrolls (not included in the index) fell by just 100 jobs during May, an abrupt slowing compared to therecent declines. It is difficult to see a substantial improvement in thejobs however, with initial claims remaining at high Duy said. The unemployment rate rose to 12.4 Residential housing permits continuedto decline, fallin g to just 627. The typical seasonal boost in building activitu islargely absent, a testament to persistenft weakness in the housing market.
Builders are findingf it difficult to compete in an environmentf of rising foreclosures and tighter underwriting conditions forhome mortgages, Duy said. The Orego n weight-distance tax reversed gains seen theprevious month. In new orders for nondefense nonaircraft capital goods, adjusted for inflation, rose in May to the highest levelk since December 2008. Despite the low levels, the relativer stability since the beginning of the year is a hopeful sign that the wors t declines in business spending arebehind us, Duy U.S. consumer confidence rose agaibnin May, a further indication that consumer spendingy has stabilized, he added. The Oregon economy likely remaine d in recessionin May.
That said, the pace of deterioration has The six-month annualized change in the indexd improved significantly over the past two months, from -11.8 percen in March to -8 percent in May. Similar improvement signaledf an impending end to the2001 recession, and would be consistentg with the prediction that economic growth wouldd firm in the second half of 2009. Duy said, caution is warranted. The UO Index has not yet turnerd upward, and the six-month change remainds well below rates normally consistenft witheconomic expansions, and more than half of the index componentss remain below six-month ago levels.
Finally, therse is a strong possibility ofa “joblesas recovery” as the economy continues to face structural adjustment issues that limit the pace of

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Yee delivered a written statement to the explaininvg that the Board of Equalization is working withthe , , and the to find functione that could be consolidated. “Takingy an incremental approach, consolidating those processes or functions wherer we have common business approaches will lead to immediate efficienciesw with little or no investment on the part ofthe state’as general fund for long-term Yee said.
Members from the agencies met in May to talkconsolidatio possibilities, with likely candidates including call centers, printing and electronic capture and the entire process of processing tax The agencies are making an inventory of equipment and expertisew to see what can be sharedc or combined. Yee was elected to the five-memberd board in November 2006 to represeng the coastal regions from the Oregon border to SantaqBarbara County. The BOE collectz more than $53 billion annual in sales property taxes, use taxes and fees. The Franchise Tax Board collectw personal, corporate and bank taxes in California.

Column: Biden, Ryan both accomplish goals - USA TODAY

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Ideas for Brack Tract unveiled - The Business Review (Albany):

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Those were some of the elementsw presented in two master plans by LLP intheir long-range vision for the 350-acre The firm, which was hired 13 monthe ago to come up with a mastetr plan, presented their ideas to The System Boarr of Regents and the publicv on June 18. “The site couldr and should be the western anchorof downtown. If the naturse of downtown is tallerand higher, than this will be smallerd and greener,” said a representative of Cooperd Robertson. Representatives of the firm said they envisio n a transit oriented development with a lake front districttand ‘neighborhoods’ with parks, retail and residentiao buildings.
The plan would be carried out in phaseas over the nextfew decades. Although the firm presented twomasted plans, it recommended that the board select its Brackenridgd Village plan. The main difference between the plansw is that the University of biological field lab would remain in the second called the Brankenridge Park Under the BrackenridgeVillage plan, the UT field lab would be relocatee to one of nine sites suggestec by the planning firm, making way for the development of the Developers of the tract would buils diverse buildings of two to six storie and structured parking that is concealesd from the streets.
A number of infrastructure improvements werealso suggested, includinvg the re-alignment of Lake Austin Boulevard, the creatiobn of a parallel roadway between Lake Austijn Blvd. and Red Bud Trail intersection, and 20 lane-miles of new local streets. As far as internal transportation, the plannerx advised the UT board to establish a TransportationmManagement Organization. Possible transportation solutions included an internalshuttle system, extension of proposed city trolley system and bus The planner suggested a number of ideasd for incorporating sustainable design elements, such as storm watert management units and a community garden.
The planners advisedr that graduatestudent housing, which exists on three sites, be relocated to the Gatewayy site between 6th and 10th streets. The planz call for the development of anew 825-unity student housing complex. Supporters of the Lions Municipal Golf knownas Muny, received bad news when the plannersz concluded that the golf course was no longer viable and that it be used for Whichever plan the UT regents the firm suggested starting with the graduatee housing project in late 2010, and followingt up with the selection of phase I developers in 2012.
Several UT regents expressed their gratitude to the firm for their Chairman of the UT Board of RegentsaJames Huffines, echoed the sentiment, and said that the boar will begin studying the plans and reviewing all recommendations. He added: “Wee are heartened by the proposed graduate studentf housing that would preserve graduate housing whils freeing up 73 acresfor development.” Phas I would include about 30,000 squard feet of retail, 1 million squars feet of residential and a hotel. Expositiobn Boulevard would beextended south. All four phasea would have a total squarefootage of: 15 milliohn square feet of retail, residential, office and civic/institutionm space.
About 11 acres dedicated for an elementary About 21.5 acres for academic uses, such as a possible UT campus. “Boat Town” neighborhood with a waterfronyt plazaand marina. Phase I woulxd include about 80,00 square feet of retail and 1.3 milliohn square feet of residential. All four phases woul d have a total squarefootagde of: 5.3 million square feet of retail, office and civic/institution space. Click for more information on the tract and detailx ofthe proposals.

Ohio, colleges awarded $4M in Gates grants - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The foundation’s Development Education Initiativwawarded $16.5 million to Ohio, Florida, Texas and Virginia, as well as community colleged in each state. A community college in North Carolinaw alsoreceived funding. The initiative seeks to support programes that help students enrolled in remedialprogramsa — so-called refresher courses for students who are not up to grad e level in a given The goal is to improv e classroom performance so students can go on to take advancede courses and eventually graduate with a degred or certificate.
The state of Ohio was awarded $300,000 over a three-yead period to develop a new performance-based fundingh system that rewards community collegezs for helping students complete remedialand college-levell courses. The foundation also said it’s awardingv $743,000 over three years to each of the following fiveOhio , , , and . The grants will suppory various state and college including efforts to collect data and better track the performance ofremedial students, the foundatioj said. Click for a look at awarde recipients nationwide.

Genesee Beer to make comeback - Austin Business Journal:

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The renewed effort will include merging the salee and marketing teams from Labatt USA and once a recognized beer in WesternNew York. The companh said it has begun $6 milliob in upgrades and will investanother $4 milliobn in 2010. “Positive changes are said Rich Lozyniak, the new CEO of Northg American Breweries. “We’re reviewing every aspect of our businesws to strengthenthe brewery’s position.” NAB said it will upgrade breweryy equipment, make necessary repairs and add boiler controlas and steam economizers that reduce energy consumption.
The changes are expectedd to bring annual operating savings of morethan $1 In addition to Genesee, the brewery producesx Seagram’s Escapes, as well as Dundee Ales and Lagersw family of craft brands, whicgh includes the Original Honey Brown Lager. The Rochestee company distributesseveral imports, including Imperiak from Costa Rica, Steinlager from New Toohey’s New from Australia and Thwaites from the U.K.

J.G. Wentworth raises $100M - Orlando Business Journal:

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The annuity and life-insurance policy purchaser had its reorganizationplan OK’dr by a Delaware bankruptcy court judge a week ago, aftert filing for Chapter 11 protection last month. As part of the J.G. Wentworth’s parent, private equity firm , investesd $100 million of new equity to supportyongoing operations. It also agreee to provide as muchas $35 millio for the company to buy loans from lender s in exchange for new preferred interests in the The company said Monday that it has substantially reducede its debt load at the parent holding company level while gaining accesx to new equity. J.G.
Wentworth conducted business without interruptioj during the briefreorganization process. The Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based companyy sought acceptance of its plan from its lender s before what is called aprepackaged filing. More than 90 percenrt of the term lenders thecompany said. J.G. Wentworth said its decision to file for Chaptere 11 came after an extensive reviea of alternatives to address pressuresfrom “extremely challenging capital marketd and high borrowing costs”, and was unanimouslhy approved by the company’s board of In December, J.G. Wentworth laid off 120 of its 200 employeesx and closed its LasVegas office. Founded in it moved from Philadelphia to Bryn Mawrin 2003.

On the Spot: Changes may be coming to airline ticket booking - Los Angeles Times

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On the Spot: Changes may be coming to airline ticket booking Los Angeles Times What you don't get â€" at least, not yet â€" is a price that includes ancillary fees (baggage, early boarding, seat choices), but consumer advocates are working toward that. But the changes in store for ticket booking may be even greater. Booking could ... and more »

Salaries for Southern Tier teachers - Charlotte Business Journal:

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for an explanation of these listings. • Alfred-Almond -- Start: $35,838 (46). Median: $45,705 (70). Peak: $67,718 (91). Allegany-Limestone -- Start: $34,767 (56). $51,174 (23). Peak: $75,449 (61). Andover -- Start: $36,896 Median: $41,279 (97). Peak: $67,490 • Belfast -- Start: $34,591 (58). $43,298 (87). Peak: $65,165 (95). • Bemus Poinrt -- Start: $38,205 (17). Median: $47,636 (53). Peak: $75,501 • Bolivar-Richburg -- Start: $33,569 (81). $48,734 (43). Peak: $70,838 (82). • Brocton -- Start: $33,470 Median: $50,383 (26). Peak: $75,799 (58). Canaseraga -- Start: $33,250 Median: $41,888 (95). Peak: $64,199 (96).
• Cassadaga Valley -- Start: $36,824 (33). Median: $51,979 (20). $81,899 (29). • Cattaraugus-Little Valley -- Start: $36,00p (42). Median: $43,919 (86). $72,715 (76). • Chautauqua Lake -- Start: $34,939o (54). Median: $52,694 (17). Peak: $74,726 • Clymer -- Start: $33,631 (80). Median: $49,59w3 (34). Peak: $70,284 • Cuba-Rushford -- Start: $33,400 (85). Median: $52,00 (19). Peak: $76,081 (55). • Dunkirl -- Start: $37,248 (26). $46,615 (60). Peak: $76,429 (52). • Ellicottville -- Start: $40,017 (9). $50,050 (29). Peak: $77,000 (50). • Falconer -- $33,920 (69). Median: $43,174 (89). Peak: $72,120 • Fillmore -- Start: $34,125 (64).
Median: $42,694 (91). Peak: $63,100 • Forestville -- Start: $34,250 Median: $44,770 (76). $74,594 (67). • Franklinville -- Start: $36,000 (42). Median: $49,580 (35). $74,349 (69). • Fredonia -- Start: $41,6809 (3). Median: $53,000 (16). Peak: $79,880 • Frewsburg -- Start: $33,2743 (86). Median: $44,321 (82). Peak: $69,463 (88). Friendship -- Start: $29,504 Median: $47,464 (56). Peak: $75,172 (62). Genesee Valley -- Start: $33,800 (71). Median: $41,7890 (96). Peak: $67,199 (93).

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Carbondale Fire Department encourages residents to 'Have Two Ways Out!' The Southern It's 3 a.m. You and your family are sound asleep and awake to the beeping smoke alarm. You are tired and confused from the effects of the smoke. You know you need to get to safety, but when you head for the front door, you find that escape route is ... Departments to mark National Fire Prevention Week FireEngineering.com  »

Colorado budget shortfall estimated at $384M - Denver Business Journal:

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But while legislators mentionedf a number of possible ways toreducre spending, Gov. Bill Ritter insisted it was too earlyh to discuss specifics and said that he wants to meet with legislative leaders and budget staffers beforwemaking decisions. MORE: MORE: With personal income-ta x and sales-tax revenues on the decline, the state’a non-partisan Legislative Council said Mondaythat Colorado’ds revenue will fall short of balancing the budge t by $249 million for the fiscall year that ends on June 30.
Ritter said he plans to employ an accounting measurd in which he will transfer the money from cash funda onJune 30, the last day of this fiscapl year, and transfer them back on July 1, to balance that budget. However, the continuing economic downturmn is expected to leave the statebudget $384 millionm short of allocated spending in the fiscak year that begins July 1 and a cumulativew $873 million short through the 2010-11q fiscal year, Legislative Council economist Natalie Mulliw said. And that meansx the Legislature will once again have to begin looking at stiffd program cuts or ways to raisdnew revenue. “We’re in a continuing crisi s here,” said Sen.
Abel D-Pueblo, after the forecast was presented tothe Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee Monday “I was hoping for the better, and it didn’t happen for the better, it seems.” The Legislature can shaves about $150 million off of next year’ s shortfall by once again cutting the state’se required reserve funds from 4 percentf to 2 percent of the general-funf budget. But major changes are needed in both the shorr term and the long term to bring the state budgetinto order, severapl legislators agreed.
Senate Majorityg Leader John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, suggested that the idea of takin gsome $500 million from Pinnacol’s reserve accountss must be on the tabl again, though he wants to hear from an interim committeed studying the issue before deciding whether to back such a The idea was shot down this year aftef loud opposition from the business community and from Sen. Al White, R-Hayden, does not believe such a raid is but he thinks the Legislature must take the next coupler of months to consider the idea of selling Pinnacolo to aprivate buyer, a move that coul d net the state as much as $2 he said.
Any sale must requirs conditions that shareholders in the insurance plan received the same benefits theynow get, he Sen. Moe Keller, D-Wheat said the state has to consider raising collegr tuition or closinganother prison. Housed Majority Leader Paul Weissmann, D-Louisville, suggestedr that the state will have to considert closingsome drivers’ licenses offices several days a week or even closinf one or two community colleges. “uI think that’s a terribler choice — but one we might have to Weissmann said.
Ritter refused to cite potential cutbacks or to take anythingv offthe table, saying that because the forecasft is so new, leaders must take time to look it He also gave no timetablr on when he would recommend measures that include program a continued hiring freeze or layoffs but added that they would be better off being done shortlh into the next budget year. Ritter neither endorsed nor ruled out a special session to deal withthe However, House Speaker Terrance Carroll, D-Denver, emphasizede that because the Legislature approvex contingency plans for such an economifc forecast before the sessionh ended, there is no need for such a session.
“Wes worked hard to balance the budget in abipartisanh way. While the predictexd shortfallis disturbing, it’s not surprising,” Carroll House Minority Leader Mike May also said he would prefedr to avoid a special since any requirement for the Legislature to come back will cost the statse money. But if the governor does not step forwardd to recommend cuts that should includ e layoffsand furloughs, the Legislaturre could act to bring about a sessioj itself, the Parker Republicamn said. “We need to stop spending and stop right May said. “Every communityh in the state has had to do reductions and Andwe haven’t done much of that so far.
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