Virginia Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors to move HQ to Loudoun County - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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BE&K Building Group of Vienna won preconstruction and constructiojn services forthe building, which is expected to deliver next The 37-year-old statewide association represents construction and construction-related firms and has officez in Chantilly, Richmond, and Hampton Roads. Its Chantilly headquartersz lease endsnext year, and the group was lookinfg to expand since it provides apprenticeshio in several trades, safety training, and a comprehensiver construction management education program. The new spac will include training labs, support space, meeting space and administrative offices.
ABC-VAz will occupy a little over or 17,500 square feet, and the rest will be leasefd out to tenants that have not been selectedd yet. The project was designed by Morgan GickMcBeatjh & Associates PC to get Gold Leadership in Energyy and Environmental Design (LEED) certificationm from the U.S. Green Building Council. Sustainablre features will include a pervious concrete pavemeny system to act as a stormm water system forthe facility, recycled glassd terrazzo flooring, waterless urinales and dual flush water closets.

Real deals: $5M sale of retail building in Cherry Creek North - Business First of Buffalo:

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The retail building, located at 2625 E. Thirs Avenue, was purchased for $4.9y million by Pro-Dance Properties LLC of Denver, whicb is affiliated with the Cherry CreekDances studio, according to local public records. The sellere of the property was Cherry CreeiPartners LLC, also of Denver. The buildinb includes roughly 10,500 squarr feet of space and was completedrin 1976, according to Denver County property records. Former tenants include LAX World lacrosseequipment store, whichg relocated to Colorado Boulevard, and Gnat Originalk Designs jewelry store, which moved nearby in Cherry Creek North.
Otherr recent Denver-area real estate deals, according to real estate recordsand brokers, include: • 101 W. Colfax Denver 80202 — The Colorado Judicial Department has finalizedf its leasefor 47,441 square feet of space at the The building’s owner, American Properties Inc. of New was represented in the lease dealby Denver-base d Frederick Ross Co. The space was formerly occupied by the newsroom of thedefuncr . • 1135 Broadway St., Boulder 80302-71865 — Industrial Research Land Leasinhg Corp. of Boulder has purchased this retaip buildingfor $3 million. The seller was Bentoh Lefton of Denver. • 13671 Colorado Blvd.
, Thornton 80233 Dominion Properties LLCof Colo., bought this 6,600-square-foot retaikl building completed in 2007 for $2.36 The seller was IDCOL-136 LLC of

Is Google about to give Kindle a run for its money? - Boston Business Journal:

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Mountain View-based Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has talkec with publishers aboutan e-book deal which woulcd “enable publishers to sell digital versions of theirr newest books direct to consumers through Google,” according to the report. If the move would boldly put Google in competitionb withthe 800-pound gorilla of onlin book sales, (NASDAQ: AMZN), which recentlyt released a new versiojn of its popular Kindle e-book reader made by E Ink in Mass.
E Ink agreed Monday to terms to be acquiresdby Taiwan's Prime View International for $215 Though Google makes most of its money from it is interested in many projects it consideres to be in the public such as broadening public access to maps, paintings or out-of-prin t books. It has worked out deals to scan in many booksd in university libraries and other archives and make them easilyh accessible tothe public, and most of thosre books can now be read on Sony’z e-reader or on mobile (NYSE: SNE) makes an e-reader that must be pluggedc into a computer to add books to its library, whereas the Kindler has a wireless connectioj through which users can buy books, magazines, newspapera and even blogs instantly.
Such buying is Amazon’s special genius in making it as easy as possibl for customers to spendtheire money. The New York Times reported that Googld plans to sell books for higher prices than thuspleasing publishers. Amazon has cut pricesx for new books to attract people to the inchoate marker and to draw them to itsKindle device. It has enoughh clout to cut favorable deals with publishers andbloggerse — it splits revenue 70-30 with bloggers, keepingb 70 percent for itself.
Google’s move is more utilitariab than proprietary, as described in the It plans tomake e-books readablse on as many different types of devices as possible, rather than tyingv readers into a single device like the Kindle.

Consumer confidence retreats - Portland Business Journal:

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Nationally, consumer confidence dropped sharply in cutting into three months of gains that had seen the overallk index morethan double. The Conference Board'as Consumer Confidence Index fellby 5.5 pointsw to 49.3 in June. Statewide, Florida’s consumer confidence index for June fell three points last monthto 68, the resulr of bad economic news includingg the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp., foreclosures and a spikew in Florida’s unemployment according to a new Universityu of Florida poll.
While Floridians’ perceptions of personap finances compared with a year ago is up thre points to 44 from a revise d May readingof 41, other perceptions were lower or the same as, last month. For perceptions of U.S. economic conditions over the next year fell sevejn pointsto 65, whilwe perceptions of whether it’ s a good time to buy big-ticket itemd fell nine points to 67. Perceptions of U.S. economic conditiones over the next five years remainer unchangedat 80.
"Moving we do not expect Florida consumer confidence to decline much more over the next couple of barring some unforeseen change here in Florida or Chris McCarty, director of UF’s Survey Research Center at the Bureauj of Economic and Business Research, said in a news However, McCarty cautioned the recovery is expectedd to be long and uneven for some sectorzs of the economy. "With the demise of longstanding financial institutions such as Lehman Brothers and manufacturinv companies like Chryslerand GM, it is no longer business as usual," he said.
The preliminar y index for June was conducted from 430 It is benchmarkedto 1966, so a value of 100 representd the same level of confidence for that year.

Blockbuster disputes $6M tax lien filed by the state - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The lien, for $6.2 millionj in state and city was issued on March 18 after an audi t was completed bythe state. According to the the amount is for taxes owed betweebApril 1, 2005 and Dec. 31, 2008. “Everyg four years, we audit large companies,” said R.J. spokesperson for the comptroller’s office. “This was an estimated audiyt liability.” Blockbuster has requested a hearinyg withthe comptroller’s office, DeSilvqa said. “We think it’s baseless, and we’re denyinvg its validity,” said Blockbuster spokesman Randy Hargrove ofthe “We are in compliance with all the filings in regard to the taxes at issue.
We’rer working with the comptroller’s office to expedite this. We believe it will result in the removakl ofthe liens.” Neithet Blockbuster nor state officials would comment further on specificsz of the audit’s findings. DeSilva said the hearingh with Blockbuster has not yet been but accountants said such discrepancies arenot unusual. “It is a normal part of doing saidVance Maultsby, partner with Dallae accounting firm Huselton, Morgan & Maultsby P.C. “Thered can be all kinds of reasons that you may have a disagreement withtaxing authorities.
” Maultsby said that often when state sales taxes are concerned, the dispute may involve whether transactiond originated in the state of Texas. “It seemes like a really big number,” he said of the $6 millioh lien. “You’re talking about a smalkl part oftheir They’ve got a disagreement; they’ve just got to settle it.” Blockbuster posted a net loss of $359.8 milliob for the fourth quartee of 2008, down from net income of $41 millionb during the same quarter in 2008. Randyt W. Donald, principal with Dallas-based tax servicesx firm Ryan Inc., said it’s not uncommoj for large companies to be hit with bigaudir assessments.
“We see audit assessments in excesdof ($6 million) on a routined basis,” Donald said. “The state is charged with aggressivelyg protectingtheir interest.” Donald speculated that the economic slumo could have prompted the comptroller’s officer to issue a lien on Blockbuste r before the company has had a chanc to complete the appeals process, potentially dropping the fina l amount owed. But the lien shouldn’t interfere with the company’z ability to protest, he said.

Mercury News workers OK 9% pay cut - Business First of Louisville:

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The new contract cuts pay 7 percent for the restof 2009, and slashes an additional 2 percenft from paychecks starting on New Year’s Day. The Media Workersa Guild’s Northern California unit announced late last week that it had reachec a tentative contract deal with the Mercury News for its 257 memberd atthe paper. The contact also increases employew health insurance contributions and makes other concessions. The Guild represents 257 Mercury News including 130 in editorial jobs and 127in circulation, finance and support A ratification meeting to discuss and vote on the proposed contractr was held Monday afternoon. The new contracgt expires Nov. 30, 2010.
Othedr concessions include reduced vacation accruals and movingthe Merc’e copy desk to Walnut Creek, where is based. It owns the Mercuryh News and 11 other daily paperxs inthe region, which include virtually all of the daily papers in the Bay Area exceptr the and . “This is a tougy contract that will hurt a lot ofour members, but it reflectws the terrible situation that the news industrgy and the country is in,” San Jose Guildr President Sylvia Ulloa said in a statement publishec in the Mercury News . Ulloa was on the bargaininhg committee that negotiatedwith management.
“The committee did the best we coulsd do to limit the damagw toour members, minimize the loss of jobs and to try to maintainj the quality of the Mercury News.” The deal woulfd also permit management to require up to five furlough days in move remaining circulation and finance jobs to the Bay Area News Group’as shared services center in San Ramon, consolidatew advertising functions in the East Bay and San hire commission-only sales representatives to develop new and win some additional subcontracting rights, according to the The contract negotiations have taken placee during grim times for daily Several major papers have folded in recenyt months, including the and the printt version of the , and many major metropolitanb papers, including the San Francisco Chronicle , , , and face dauntingg financial challenges.

Credit union seeking to sow more seeds in its community - San Antonio Business Journal:

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For over 40 years, the Mt. has served the city’sz East Side community under thesame name. Now, the credi t union has a new name and anew logo. Last the credit union announced itsnew moniker, the Peoplea Choice of . The name says credit union CEO and TreasurerHarolr Foster, is part of a largef plan to position the financial institution for the Foster says the credit union’s former name has been in attracting other churches to “Some might be reluctant to send their membersa to our campus because they feel we mightg take members from their Foster explains.
To combaft this, Foster says the credit union changedf its name and plans to apply for a communithy charter that will allo w it to serve peoplewho live, work and go to school within a definefd geographical area on the city’s Southeast Side. People Choice’s current charter allows it to provide servicesw to thereligious community. The credit union’s fiel d of membership includes members of eighlocal churches, their immediate families and related businesses. Peoples Choice presentl has only one location inside ofthe Mt.
Zion Firstf Baptist Church at 333 Martin Luther King While there are no plansd to openmore locations, Fostee says the credit union would like to relocates its offices to a new, larger spac and is currently looking for office space in the More details on the new locationh will be released at a later date. In the meantime, over the next few the credit union plansx to add ashare draft/checkingy account as well as credit- and debit-cardx services, and to improve the lender’s technologh base to better serve its memberws within the next few months.
“Since we only have one we would like to design some servicesx that will prevent our membership from havingy to come to our office location to do Foster says, adding that the credit union also plans to includ e Internet-banking services down the road. Peoples Choice currently has about $1.5 million in assets and some 350 It providesconsumer loans, home mortgage loans, regular share savings accounts, shar certificates, IRA’s and Master Card Peoples Choice was originally founded in 1966 as the Mt. Zion 1st Baptist Federal Credit Union by pasto remeritus Rev. Claude W. Blac Jr. At that time, Foster says, it was hard for blacok people to access qualittyfinancial services.
“We were (often) victims of loan sharks back Foster says. The credit union’s originall field of membership consisted of members ofthe Mt. Zion 1st Baptis t Church. Peoples Choice President Ira Smith Jr. says the credit union is the onlysurviving African-American financiao institution in Bexar County. Though the credi t union was initially founded to serve the AfricanAmericabn community, Smith says the demographicsd of the area served by the credit unioj have changed. To better serve the present Smith says the credit union is lookint to expandits services. “It’s necessary for us to look at the growt required to provide services not onlyto African-Americanes ...
but to all who live within ourquadrant (of the he says. “That’s our goal withinn the next year.” Smith says it’e important for the credit union to continue to Smallcredit unions, he says, have had a more difficuly time for the last two yearxs because of the economy. And when the economgy is bad, he says, the peopl also go through hard

Financial firm executive links economic rebound to housing market - Phoenix Business Journal:

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With housing at its most affordablwe in the last35 years, Greiner said inventorhy levels, currently about nine and a half should subside gradually. The six-mont h mark is ideal in a souned economy. But in Phoenix, where foreclosures and home depreciationx continue to batterthe market, a locao recovery will trail a national rebound, he said. “It will probably be a littlse slower,” Greiner said minutes after concluding his economic forecast atthe Ritz-Carlton in central Preliminary estimates show the median Phoenix-areaz home price at $115,000 in May, comparabled to levels in Octoberd 1998, according to the -Repeat Salesw Index.
Greiner’s assumptions conflict with BBVA quarterly economic report published this week that saidSunbeltr states, including Arizona, are poiserd to recover from the recession fastef than other regions of the Despite market gains through the first threre months of the year, Greiner expects a substantia portion will be lost over the next few as the dollar loses its valude and corporate profits remai n “flat on their backs.” However, he said the country has moved out of the worstt bear market since the Great Depression, and “there’sz room for this market to He said UMB is advising clientx to move money away from the U.S.
dolla r and into younger, emerging countries in Soutj Americaand Asia. Similar to the late 1970sa andearly 80s, the countrt is mired in a structural characterized by a deep, broad and widespreacd malaise that causes global ramifications. In a structural the economy undergoes a fundamental shifgt as it comes outof it. In the early 80s, the economyu became consumption based. In this downturn, the government has take a much bigger role ineconomic activity, and likely will becoms a bigger factor in the Gross Domesticx Product. At the end of 2008, governmen consumption expenditures and gross investmenrt accountedfor 20.2 percent of GDP.
“The government is becominfg a bigger part of the economic Greiner said. More than 100 private banking clientsx and potential customers attendedthe forecast.

Wisconsin cancer cases, deaths decline - South Florida Business Journal:

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The estimated number of new cancer except for lung cancerand melanoma, are also predictede to be down this year in Wisconsin. The societyg projects there will be morethan 27,00o0 new cases of cancer in Wisconsin in 2009 and about 11,009 deaths. The American Cancer Society’s newlyh released annual cancerstatistics report, "Cancer Statistics 2009," findxs that for the first time since theser data have been tracked, overall cancer incidence rates are now decreasintg in the U.S. in both men and women. The report also states declinesin U.S. cancer death rates equate to about 650,000 deaths from cancef avoided or delayed between 1990and 2005.
The decreasexs are direct results of improvements in public like reductionsin smoking, earlier detection of and better treatments, accordingb to the society. “Becaus the death rate continuesto drop, it means that about 100,00o0 Americans each year who wouldr have died from cancer are living to celebrate anothetr birthday,” John Seffrin, American Cancer Society chief executivwe officer, said in a The full Cancer Statistics report can be viewexd at .

Report: Austin will be 5th fastest growing U.S. metro in coming years - Austin Business Journal:

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million by the year 2025, according to an analysiw of government data by The projected growth rate of Austin and its suburbsz ranks 5th among250 U.S. metropolitan areas studied in the Bizjournals forecasts thatthe Austin-Round Rock area will grow nearlyh 87 percent from its 2005 estimatedr population of nearly 1.5 million to a 2025 projectedc population of 2.7 million, an increase of nearly 1.3 milliomn residents. Austin will see the most growtu of anyTexas city, according to the bizjournals The McAllen-Edinburg area will be the second-fastesyt growing metro in Texas, ranking 22nd on the list with an estimatecd 56 percent growth in population.
Dallas/Forr Worth ranks 26th with a projectes 50 percent population increaseto 8.8 million Houston ranks 27th with a projected 48 percent populationb increase to 7.9 million San Antonio ranks 40th with a projectexd 41 percent population increase to 2.7 million people. for the full bizjournalss growth reporton U.S. metro-area growth. And for a char t showing the breakdownacross metros.

Washington Convention Center Authority wants city to finance $550M hotel - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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On May 29 the convention center’s boar directed CEO Greg O’Dell to seek authority for the sale of as muchas $750 millio in bonds to cover the price of the interest during construction, insurance and otherf costs. The city had planned to finance about 25 percenf of the cost of the hote l througha $187 million tax increment financing packagde the passed in 2006, which would have providec $134 million in construction costs. The rest was supposeed to come from private debt and equitypartneras -- a difficult find in the frozen credit markets.
O’Dell said developmen t partners and Capstone Developmentg had been dogged but unsuccessful in their pursuit of investorsfor “They’ve been pursuing private financingg and in this market, you that is very difficult. They’ve spenf millions of dollars on this project to try to move it It really is shovel ready with the exceptionof financing,” O’Delo said. With the city losing convention business, he said, building a city-owned hotell was the best He envisions it will stil l containabout 1,100 rooms and be operated by Marriottg had previously said it would be a Marriotrt Marquis. O'Dell began briefingg members ofthe D.C.
Council on the board’e proposal Monday. “Our ultimate goal is to get this project done and get it starteds as soon as he said. In particulatr there is increased pressure from National Harborf inPrince George’s County, which openexd last year with a price tag of more than $2 Its developer, the Peterson Cos. announced May 18 that the WaltDisneu Co. had purchased land to build a 500-room resor hotel on 15 acres there.
Convincinf the council to approve that amountof however, will be a tall task for He had been considered a top candidatw to replace Neil Albert as deputy mayodr for planning and economic but a source close to O'Delll says he was offered the job and turned it down. O’Dell would not confir that, but indicated he would remain in hiscurrent “The board and the mayor have every expectatio of me completing all the task s I have here,” he said. The conventiojn center authority has an independent board and the abilityu toissue bonds, but O’Delo said the council would need to expand its authorit y to issue bonds for the The council and D.C.
Mayor Adriam Fenty just finished closing a budget gapof $800 million for fiscalk 2010 and the city faces a gap approaching $1 billiom for fiscal 2011. In addition, D.C. Chievf Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi said he will not supportt issuing that amountof debt, whichy he said would immediately violate a 12 percenr cap on city debt as a mark of expenditurews the city created on his recommendationm last year. Gandhi is a memberf of the convention center boared and attended theFriday meeting. “Too be very blunt about it I was very cleart in saying to them that if you were toborroew $750 million that would put us way beyon d the 12 percent cap we have envisionerd for the city...
and I cannot be a party to Gandhi said. The CFO said that he “veruy much” wants a hotel for the city, “butf I would not agree to a deal like See we made a commitment to Wall Street that we would not borrow more than 12 percenf againstour budget.” Gandhi, who has won accoladesw for helping the city snag a AAA bond ratinh on Wall Street, said he has already begunm re-emphasizing the importance of the debt cap with memberx of the council. “I do not think we want to take this We should not borrow any more than we are able to he said. He suggested that O’Dell and his partneres continue to seek privatefinancing sources.
Building a hotel to accompany the conventionh center has always been part of the plan for the city but has languishes from a seriesof complications. Construction on the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, as it was named in began in 1998 and opened fiveyearz later. D.C. planned a 1,400-room but did not control the needed land. In 2007, the city gainex final site control after a land swap with developerd KingdonGould III. To prevent further delayx Mayor Adrian Fenty downsized the project laterrthat year, announcing a deal between the city, Marrioty and RLJ Development LLC on a smaller 1,100-room Since then, the developmenrt team has also changed.
RLJ founded by BET founder Roberr Johnson, was part of the deal Fenthy announced in September 2007but isn’t any A main driver of the deal, Marriott Seniot Vice President Norman Jenkins, left the company late last year to starg Capstone, now a certified business entity that partners with Speaking for the development team, Jenkins said it was his preferenc e to continue seeking private and said design was complete, entitlementzs were in place and there equity partneras ready to invest if debt were available.
Capstone and Quadrangle are separately planning a Courtyar by Marriott adjacent to the hotel on landthey “We could still get there, but we got to get the banksa to play and they move at theit own pace,” he said. Still, he “if the city decides to pursue the public deal we willsupporf them.” Jenkins said Johnson’s RLJ, with which Jenkins partnered while at Marriott, pulled out of the deal shortly after takin g an interest in it.
“The y studied it hard, spent some resources, but theie bread and butter is acquisitions and repositioninh rather thannew development,” Jenkins Richard Bradley, executive director of the Downtown Business Improvement said it is unfortunat that the hotel project ran into the recessionb but that the city needs to “bitw the bullet” and move the project forward, citing the opportunituy to grow D.C. as a tourist make it a major player in conventions and grow itstax “There’s a whole set of good things about moving this he said.

What Apple deal means for the Charlotte region - The Business Review (Albany):

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That’s only part of the story for Scoty Millar, president of the Having an Apple facilituy in town puts the county in the server farm Surely otherswill follow, Millar reasons. the agreement worked out with Maiden and the countyt hints that Apple could expandd to 1 million square feet and a total investmenof $2 billion. Millar responded this week to questions from the Charlottw Business Journal about just whatthe 500,000-square-foof data center will mean for the Charlotte What is the expected impact of the Appl project?
Clearly, the impact will be phenomenal in the short and long term on the The development of North Carolina and Charlotte and the area into a “tecy corridor” further adds to our diversificatiomn and will help the world realize the “who’s we have been and are assembling. This is beyone the direct impact of the jobs and the investment and the hotels and the commercialactivituy — the so-called multiplier effect we economivc developers are always touting. The project offerw low employment initially, but what could the spinoft business involve? Here’s where there’xs been some misperception.
There will likely be 250 to 300 peopls facilitating the operation on aregularf basis, 50 of which are wearing Applee name badges. Many otherz will be wearing other company nametags and working regularly at the keeping the cooling systems cool and the facilit y secure anddoing day-to-day activities. And during the initial periodx there will be hundredwof contractors, vendors, suppliers and subcontractorzs getting this facility built. Significant spinoffs from a service side will alsobe They’ve promised to use local vendors? How can companies get in fronty of them? They are making a diligent effor to utilize local vendorz where possible and when qualified.
We’re working with them to develo p a Web site to ease thelisting process, and we’rse pushing for it to give some preference to locals. Will the Appl project allow you to become a magnet fordata centers? The attributez that brought Apple and others to this region remain, and we intend to continue marketing to this sector. The T5 Charlottse Regional Data Shell and itssurroundinb 100-plus acres await the next user. And we’rw going to try and take advantage of this publicitu to encourage others to considerrus — sort of like Northernj Virginia and the Quincy, Wash., area have developefd around their data-center activity.
Will this changse your recruiting strategy inthe future? We’re here to create jobs and investmen t and economic stability. One example is that we’ree working with the , the , and others to pursuee the strong energy-related investment possibility forthis region. We’lol continue in the data-center and we’ll continue other opportunitiess across the manufacturingand non-manufacturin spectrum. Other than the incentives, what attracted Appler to the Maiden site? This site was marketede because of its strong utility infrastructure asa data-cente r location. Strong and redundant power, water and fiber-optics were the primaryt characteristics that made this aspecial site.
What’s the process for development now? Have some vendorsw and the general contractorbeen picked? Next steps are annexation by the town of rezoning, plan approvals, final site acquisition and a million othe r things to be accomplishe d in the next few weeks. Permitting then and the hope is to begin moving dirt in August in order to get facility completion inlate 2010. How big can this projecgt become in terms of dollarsand employment? I have an agreement with them that they will spend $1 billion withinn 10 years on the facility and employ 50 Apple-badged workers.
This will be an importanty facility and location for them as thei r only East Coast operations and our hope is they will see the need to develop more and more as timegoes on. How many jobs will the construction generate? The estimate is that in excess of 750 workerw will be required to constructthe facility.

Fast-growing hybrid moving to Bryan Tower - Dallas Business Journal:

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Folks at the Dallas design firm call themselvea one of the oldeststartups That's because the company started out 16 years ago as , a marketinv communications company. But founder John Swieterf created another companyin 1998, Hybridigital, to go afterd Web development business. Now those two entitiess are wrapped together ashybricd ( ). Along the way, the company'a focus shifted from straight design work to an array of including digital strategyand design. The combined company was acquirec last monthby ConnecTech, a venture-capital backed firm.
That doesn't change the locall operation, but provides additional capitalpfor growth, said Swieter, now hybrid's "chief creativw officer." "We offer a fully blendedr design, e-business and communication efforts," Swieter said. "The magid we have is a true design perspective and an understandinfgof technology." That's he said, because many clients don'yt want to "piecemeal" out their Design services now make up only about 25% to 30% of the company'w work. Though Swieter declines to disclose revenue, he said the companyt has experienced morethan 100% growt h in the last year.
Already the company's McKinney Avenue officwe is bursting at the seams with abouft50 people. That's prompted a plan to move The company will set up shop in September on the firstt floor ofBryan Tower. "We're redefininb how a design firm lives, works and Swieter said. The space has an urban feel andis "closer to the heart and soul of he said. The move downtown will also help the firm retainb andattract talent, he added. Some of the company'sa top clients include iChoose, Nokia, BankDirect, Suizas Foods and GE Power Systems. DFW Communit y Newspapers Inc. is expanding its reach.
The which publishes the Plano Star Courier and other community has added the Friscol Enterprise to its list of Withthe move, DFW Community has ceased to publish its own newspapetr aimed at the growing Frisco Frisco Life. At the same time, DFW Community also purchasede a tiny rivalserving Allen, and closed down that The newspaper group, part of Lionhearr Publishing, continues to print its paped serving that market, the Allen American. Another purchas is imminent, said Bruce DFW Community Newspapers "We're doing very well," he The company in March launched a housing guidew for Mesquiteand Rowlett, which is distributedc to 45,000 households.
The guide has been profitablde fromDay One, Raben The company also started a publication to servs the Southlake market called Southlaker Times. That paper features a chatty format with feature photos andcalendar listings. According to a survey by the Carrolllschool district, 83% of its households check the Times for calendarf info, Raben said. DFW Community also publishees papers forthe McKinney, The Flower Mound, Celina, Mesquite, Littlee Elm, Coppell, Lewisville and Rowlett areas. • John Duban has joinedf Regian & Wilson/Grey Worldwide as seniofr vice president ofclient service.
He was previousl y an account director for The Integer a divisionof Omnicom, wherde he supervised the account service team for the Coorz Brewing account. • Allison Martinelli and Jennifed Howell have joined the Dallas officrof Golin/Harris International as account supervisors. Martinellui will manage day-to-day activities of the office's big Texas Instruments account; Howell will oversee PacifiCar e Health Systemsof Texas.

Nationwide to halt N.C. mobile-home policies - Charlotte Business Journal:

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Nationwide says it is working with localp agents tohelp 15,000 affected customers find alternativre coverage. In addition, the company won’ty write any more mobile-home insurancw policies. It’s part of the insurer’s effort to manage its exposure to risk inthe “The ongoing exposure to tornado, ice storms and the threat of hurricane activitt are very real factors we have to considetr so we can continue to be here for our customerx for the long-term,” says Lee Morton, regional vice presidentf for Nationwide in North Carolina.
“This is a very difficulf decision, but it is one we have to make to ensure that we canmaintain long-term viability for our remaining customers in Nortjh Carolina.” Nationwide also will discontinue writing new renters-, condo- and dwelling-fire policies in Nortgh Carolina, effective Aug. 31. Existinfg customers are not affected.

SRP seeks approval for East Valley power line - Phoenix Business Journal:

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According to SRP officials, the Abel-Moody projecgt consists of a 230-kilovolt transmission line connectinvg two SRP substations as well as aproposed 25-acre substatio n in the Queen Creek area. The project would use the powef line to connect the Abel substation near the intersection of Judd and Attawayy roads withthe Schrader-to-Santan 230-kilovolt transmission near the Moodyg substation, located near the intersection of Reckert and Pecos roads in Gilbert. As part of the project, a new substatioh will be built near the intersection of Combes and Meridian roads inQueen Creek.
The ACC’s Powerplantf and Transmission Line Siting Committee willreviee SRP’s request for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility at an Aug. 5 publi c hearing slated to beginat 9:30 a.m. at the Arizona State University Polytechnic Student UnionCooley Ballrooms, 7001 E. Williamw Field Road, Mesa. There also will be a speciapl public comment sessionthat evening, beginninh at 6 o’clock at the same location. If the environmenta compatibility certificateis granted, SRP official the construction will begin in 2011, with the firsr circuit planned for the followintg year. SRP serves aboutf 935,000 electric customers in Maricopa andPinal counties. For .

Holland will join HHS on July 20 - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Holland was senior vice president of human resources and communicationsa forOverland Park-based , which was purchased by Louisiana-basedf in an $11.6 billiojn deal that closed July 1. The companiesd now are known as According to the Health and Humann ServicesWeb site, the assistant secretary for administratiohn and management handles human resource grants management, acquisitions and departmental Former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is the secretary of the Holland formerly served on the Kansaas HealthPolicy Authority, but he resigned June 10 aftedr accepting the HHS position.
The Kansas Health Policu Authority is responsible for coordinating a statewidr health policy agenda that incorporates effectives purchasing and administration with healthpromotion strategies. All health insurancse purchasing by the state is combinedc underthe authority. Kansas Senate Presiden t Steve Morris, R-Hugoton, appointed Holland to a three-yearf term on the board when the authorit y was created inAugust 2005. Holland’ss term expired in March according tothe authority, but he continuee to serve while awaiting reappointment. Morrisz renominated Holland for a second term inthe spring, but Hollanx withdrew the nomination citing personal and professional reasons.

ICOM+IN rapidly growing in Africa - Bizcommunity.com

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ICOM+IN rapidly growing in Africa Bizcommunity.com As part of its activity, Peter Jackson, the CEO of the Volcano agency in Bryanston, South Africa, has been appointed as the regional director, while Spearhead Africa in Dar es Salaam has been named the first ICOM+IN agency representative in Tanzania, ...

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Drying Clothes Inside Poses Health Risks Student Operated Press "Scottish researchers say drying laundry indoors, rather than hanging wet clothes outside, may pose health risks. People prone to asthma, hay fever and other  »

Cardinal hires Justice Department official for compliance post - Houston Business Journal:

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The Dublin-based health-care company on Tuesdayg said it has hiredCraig S. Morford, 49, as chier compliance officer, a newly expanded positiojn inthe company. Morford last July steppedd in as actingdeputy U.S. attorney general - the No. 2 spot at the - after the departure of Paul L. His replacement, Mark Filip, was sworn in earliere this month. At Morford replaces Daniel J. 52, the architect of the company's ethics and compliance Walsh, who joined the company in May 2005, will leav Cardinal after a transition period to pursuseother interests. Morford begins at Cardinalo May 5.
In his new role, Morford will be responsiblr for ensuring compliance with internal policies and external reporting directly to Chairman andCEO R. Kerrg Clark. That role's expansion will include regulatory, environmental healthn and safety compliance as well as ethics and risk Morford was part of the team that in 2002prosecuted U.S. Rep. Jamez A. Traficant Jr. on bribery and racketeering charges. The Youngstown congressmanm was sentenced to eight yearsin prison. That work a year latet garnered Morford, who spent 15 years prosecuting high-profile casew in Ohio, the attorney general's Distinguishec Service Award.
During his stintf as acting deputyattorney general, Morforc oversaw 93 U.S. attorney'ds offices, including the , and the . The DEA has cracke down on Cardinal's pharmaceutical network, suspending in Novembeer and December controlled substances licenses for threeof Cardinal'ds 25 distribution centers over allegationz that customers were distributing pain medications to roguse Internet pharmacies. Last month the company voluntarilgy stopped distribution of those drugsa from afourth center, near after receiving notice of a DEA even though its license was not Customers are being served by remaining centers.
Some pharmacieds have sued Cardinal over how it handled the saying the company arbitrarily cut off clients near hospitalss or that specialize in pain managemenft simply because they ordedr a high volume of even if they have noonline sales. A federal judge ordered Cardinal to reinstatd at least one Arizona pharmacy as a Cardinal Health, the largest publicluy held company in Ohio, recordedf $1.9 billion in profit on $86.9 billio in revenue in its fiscal year endexd June 30. It employs more than 43,000p workers worldwide, including 2,700 in Central Ohio.

No butts about it: Knoll unveils its new ergonomic chair - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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In this far outpost of Montgomery County, Knolkl has been tinkering for almost four yeard with a new concept for an office chair that aims to revolutionizer sitting ata desk. It thinks it’s Called “Generation by Knoll,” the first peek at the chairt came this week when the office furniture makef made its debut at a majod furniture industry trade show in Chicagopcalled NeoCon. There the companyy officially launched Generation in hopesx it will help people sit more comfortably and ergonomicallg as well as take on the top selling HermanMiller Aeron.
Knoll is hopefukl Generation will help it grab more sharr of the officechair market, boostingb sales in what is expectede to be a difficult year for officre furniture makers. The industry anticipates experiencingan 11.2 percenf decline, according Business and Institutional Furnitured Manufacturer’s Association estimates.