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Saturday, December 29, 2012
3 IPOs You'll Want to Watch for in 2013: Part 1 - DailyFinance
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3 IPOs You'll Want to Watch for in 2013: Part 1 DailyFinance One of the good things about being a privately owned company is not being beholden to the impatience of hedge fund managers and the myopic vision of some institutional investors. Unfortunately, the corporate aversion to going public can be a major lost ... |
Friday, December 28, 2012
Bauer takes stars from 17 banks - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The company uses federal regulatory data to rate banks basecd oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquent loans and other Bauer's rating ranks from a high of 5 stars to a low of 0 in Coral Gables lost a star going to four from five (superior) Four others maintained their five-stad ranking: American National Bank, Oaklanc Park City National Bank of Florida, Miami Firsgt National Bank, South Miami Intercontinental West Miami in Miami rose to threed stars from two. First United Bank in Boca Raton and Biscaynde Bank in Coconut Grove roseto 3.5 stars from in Fort Lauderdale made four stars, up from 3.5. Severall banks went to 3.5 from four stars.
They are: , Homesteae Doral-based slipped again, this time to three starw from three-and-a-half stars in the first That’s down from four stars in the thir d quarter oflast year. Other banks that slipped to threestars (good) from 3.5 are: Executive Miami , Miami , Miami U.S. Centurg Bank, Miami Valley Bank, Fort Lauderdale Lydian Private Bank inPalm Beach, Granf Eastern Bank of Florida in Metro Bank of Dade County, and in Miamu fell to two stars from three. , in North Lauderdale and in Boca Raton fell a notch to one down from two in thefourthj quarter.
Four banks retained zero Bauer’s lowest rating: , Miami Republic Federalo Bank, Miami , Miamio Integrity Bank, Jupiter
The company uses federal regulatory data to rate banks basecd oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquent loans and other Bauer's rating ranks from a high of 5 stars to a low of 0 in Coral Gables lost a star going to four from five (superior) Four others maintained their five-stad ranking: American National Bank, Oaklanc Park City National Bank of Florida, Miami Firsgt National Bank, South Miami Intercontinental West Miami in Miami rose to threed stars from two. First United Bank in Boca Raton and Biscaynde Bank in Coconut Grove roseto 3.5 stars from in Fort Lauderdale made four stars, up from 3.5. Severall banks went to 3.5 from four stars.
They are: , Homesteae Doral-based slipped again, this time to three starw from three-and-a-half stars in the first That’s down from four stars in the thir d quarter oflast year. Other banks that slipped to threestars (good) from 3.5 are: Executive Miami , Miami , Miami U.S. Centurg Bank, Miami Valley Bank, Fort Lauderdale Lydian Private Bank inPalm Beach, Granf Eastern Bank of Florida in Metro Bank of Dade County, and in Miamu fell to two stars from three. , in North Lauderdale and in Boca Raton fell a notch to one down from two in thefourthj quarter.
Four banks retained zero Bauer’s lowest rating: , Miami Republic Federalo Bank, Miami , Miamio Integrity Bank, Jupiter
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Aquino attends mass officiated by Tagle - Sun.Star
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Aquino attends mass officiated by Tagle Sun.Star MANILA -- President Benigno Aquino III joined Saturday the Catholic faithful in hearing mass celebrated by Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle held at the San Fernando De Dilao Parish Church in Paco, Manila. The President, who was joined by ... |
Monday, December 24, 2012
DAS manager at center of probe over COBRA checks - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The Office of the State Inspector in a reportreleased Tuesday, outlinecd an investigation into the department, specificallyh the operation that administers the Consolidated Omnibus Budgety Reconciliation Act, or program. That piece of 1986 federal legislatioh allows unemployed workers to buy health insurancer coverage for up to18 months. David Holbrook, chief of the COBRs division sincelast year, is the target of the state’s efforrt to fire him after investigators said hundreds of COBRA payment checks went missin g under his watch. Investigators found more than 500 about 200 more thanoriginally thought, valued at about $214,0000 in a credenza in Holbrook’s officd on April 10.
Holbrook, 45, by that time was on paid administrative leave and no longer had anofficw key. He denied any knowledge of the checkd or how they got intohis office. According to the it was unclear if he was purposefully holding the The department said Tuesday therewas “no indicationh that premium funds were misappropriated.” A key factor behind the missintg checks, the probe found, was a “dual accounting process” that was employesd because the department opted not to switch its COBRA recordws to a new Ohio Administrative Knowledge System, or OAKS, aimed at improvingy operations.
That decision, combined with the retirement ofthe division’ former chief, triggered what the report called a “disaster” in The probe also founc Holbrook, who once worked in the state Departmeng of Natural Resources and Departmengt of Youth Services, had a record of inappropriate conduct in state jobs that was described as a “patterh of dishonest behavior.” At the Administrative Services Department, he earnex a base annual wage of $92,955. The departmenyt in a statement Tuesday said it has put in placew stronger controls onCOBRA processing, specifically switchingv to OAKS, and worked with those affected by the misplacedd checks.
The state probe had recommended changeas to COBRA processing operations along with an The Department of Administrative Services also indicatex disciplinary actions might notbe over. “We are reviewing the Inspector General’a report and determining the appropriat course of action for other employees Director HughQuill said. Investigators also looke into anonymous tips thatHolbrook didn’t follow time reportingv policies and refused to pay employeesd for denied vacation time they were permitted to cash in.
The inspector’se office found some instancews of wrongdoing or omissionaon Holbrook’s part and that of the department at recommending that the vacation policy itself be reviewed.
The Office of the State Inspector in a reportreleased Tuesday, outlinecd an investigation into the department, specificallyh the operation that administers the Consolidated Omnibus Budgety Reconciliation Act, or program. That piece of 1986 federal legislatioh allows unemployed workers to buy health insurancer coverage for up to18 months. David Holbrook, chief of the COBRs division sincelast year, is the target of the state’s efforrt to fire him after investigators said hundreds of COBRA payment checks went missin g under his watch. Investigators found more than 500 about 200 more thanoriginally thought, valued at about $214,0000 in a credenza in Holbrook’s officd on April 10.
Holbrook, 45, by that time was on paid administrative leave and no longer had anofficw key. He denied any knowledge of the checkd or how they got intohis office. According to the it was unclear if he was purposefully holding the The department said Tuesday therewas “no indicationh that premium funds were misappropriated.” A key factor behind the missintg checks, the probe found, was a “dual accounting process” that was employesd because the department opted not to switch its COBRA recordws to a new Ohio Administrative Knowledge System, or OAKS, aimed at improvingy operations.
That decision, combined with the retirement ofthe division’ former chief, triggered what the report called a “disaster” in The probe also founc Holbrook, who once worked in the state Departmeng of Natural Resources and Departmengt of Youth Services, had a record of inappropriate conduct in state jobs that was described as a “patterh of dishonest behavior.” At the Administrative Services Department, he earnex a base annual wage of $92,955. The departmenyt in a statement Tuesday said it has put in placew stronger controls onCOBRA processing, specifically switchingv to OAKS, and worked with those affected by the misplacedd checks.
The state probe had recommended changeas to COBRA processing operations along with an The Department of Administrative Services also indicatex disciplinary actions might notbe over. “We are reviewing the Inspector General’a report and determining the appropriat course of action for other employees Director HughQuill said. Investigators also looke into anonymous tips thatHolbrook didn’t follow time reportingv policies and refused to pay employeesd for denied vacation time they were permitted to cash in.
The inspector’se office found some instancews of wrongdoing or omissionaon Holbrook’s part and that of the department at recommending that the vacation policy itself be reviewed.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Obama hints at amnesty for illegal immigrants - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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who was at a Whited House meeting on the issue and has supported a lega path for undocumented immigrants and a guesworker program. “What’s also been acknowledged is that the 12 millioj or so undocumented workers arehere — who are not payingv taxes in the ways that we’dx like them to be payingg taxes, who are living in the shadows — that is a groupp that we have to deal with in a common-sense way,” Obama said after the meeting. “And I thinkk the American people are readuy for us todo so. But it’sz going to require some heavy it’s going to require a victoryy of practicality and common sense and good policy makingover short-terjm politics.
That’s what I’mk committed to doing as president.” On his forme campaign foe, he said: “o want to especially commend John McCain, who’s with me because along with folks like Lindsey he has already paid a significant political cost for doint theright thing. I stand with Obama also said Thursday he ismaking U.S. Homelandf Security Secretary Janet Napolitan a key point person on the immigrationreform push. As Arizona’s Napolitano signed an employer sanctions bill into law and backer deployment of National Guard troops alongthe Arizona-Mexico border.
She, however, was skeptical about a bordefr wall and flirted with the idea of allowing illegal immigrants toobtain driver's licenses.
who was at a Whited House meeting on the issue and has supported a lega path for undocumented immigrants and a guesworker program. “What’s also been acknowledged is that the 12 millioj or so undocumented workers arehere — who are not payingv taxes in the ways that we’dx like them to be payingg taxes, who are living in the shadows — that is a groupp that we have to deal with in a common-sense way,” Obama said after the meeting. “And I thinkk the American people are readuy for us todo so. But it’sz going to require some heavy it’s going to require a victoryy of practicality and common sense and good policy makingover short-terjm politics.
That’s what I’mk committed to doing as president.” On his forme campaign foe, he said: “o want to especially commend John McCain, who’s with me because along with folks like Lindsey he has already paid a significant political cost for doint theright thing. I stand with Obama also said Thursday he ismaking U.S. Homelandf Security Secretary Janet Napolitan a key point person on the immigrationreform push. As Arizona’s Napolitano signed an employer sanctions bill into law and backer deployment of National Guard troops alongthe Arizona-Mexico border.
She, however, was skeptical about a bordefr wall and flirted with the idea of allowing illegal immigrants toobtain driver's licenses.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Skyline Exhibits Sponsors Educational Seminars on 'Successful Marketing Strategies for a Tough Economy'
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June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Skyline Exhibits & Events is hosting six fast-paced, information-packed educational classes in North Carolina that will help companies win more businesa at trade shows and event s while reducing their operating The Successful Trade Show Marketing Strategiess and Better Booth Staffing seminars are concentrated learninf experiences that will benefitB2B marketers. Gues t lecturer will lay out proven strategies that enablse sales and marketing professionals not only to controo operating expenses but maximize the effectiveness of the messager that is being The seminars will be hostexd in Greensboro onJune 9, Charlotte on June 10, and Raleigh on June 11.
The Marketingy Strategies Seminars will be heldfrom 9:30-12:090 and the Better Booth Staffing Seminar will be held from The morning session is free, while the afternoon sessiom is optional and fee-based. See for details. - Promoting your participation - Before, at and afte an event Attendees will also receivd twotraining booklets: a 68-page "Trade Show Marketin g Kit" and a "Booth Staffing Guidebook". Register now by visitinbg or bycalling 1-800-849-2601. is designing, and servicing innovative exhibif systems, as well as providingy concept-to-creation solutions for face-to-face marketingg environments, including trade shows and corporatse interiors.
From its three regional design centers inNorth Carolina, Skyline's clients enjoyt access to a worldwidw network of event marketing professionalsx in 47 countries and 138
June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Skyline Exhibits & Events is hosting six fast-paced, information-packed educational classes in North Carolina that will help companies win more businesa at trade shows and event s while reducing their operating The Successful Trade Show Marketing Strategiess and Better Booth Staffing seminars are concentrated learninf experiences that will benefitB2B marketers. Gues t lecturer will lay out proven strategies that enablse sales and marketing professionals not only to controo operating expenses but maximize the effectiveness of the messager that is being The seminars will be hostexd in Greensboro onJune 9, Charlotte on June 10, and Raleigh on June 11.
The Marketingy Strategies Seminars will be heldfrom 9:30-12:090 and the Better Booth Staffing Seminar will be held from The morning session is free, while the afternoon sessiom is optional and fee-based. See for details. - Promoting your participation - Before, at and afte an event Attendees will also receivd twotraining booklets: a 68-page "Trade Show Marketin g Kit" and a "Booth Staffing Guidebook". Register now by visitinbg or bycalling 1-800-849-2601. is designing, and servicing innovative exhibif systems, as well as providingy concept-to-creation solutions for face-to-face marketingg environments, including trade shows and corporatse interiors.
From its three regional design centers inNorth Carolina, Skyline's clients enjoyt access to a worldwidw network of event marketing professionalsx in 47 countries and 138
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Santa Clara University gets $5M gift - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Ann Bowers, the widow of Robert was a member ofthe school's board of trustees from 1986 through 1998, and said her donatio stems from her admiration for the SCU "I am very impressecd with Santa Clara University's emphasis on educating the wholr person," Bowers said. "The new core with its emphasis on social justice andstudent engagement, will help SCU students become leaders of competence, conscience, and compassion who will help make the world a bette r place.
" Bowers, who received an honorary doctorr of public service degree from Santa Clarwa in 2000, was the firsgt director of personnel for Santa Clara-based (NASDAQ:INTC), and then the firstr human resources vice presidengt for Cupertino-based (NASDAQ:AAPL). Later, she worked with the Silicon Vallety Joint VentureEducation Initiative. She is a senior trustee for the Noyce which funds programs for students and teacherain literacy, math, science, and technology. A portion of the funds are designated to support the Global Sociaol Benefit Incubator program runby SCU'sw Center for Science, Technology, and Society.
This on-campus residentialo program helps social benefit entrepreneurs from around the worlsd learnbusiness skills, scale their and achieve sustainability.
Ann Bowers, the widow of Robert was a member ofthe school's board of trustees from 1986 through 1998, and said her donatio stems from her admiration for the SCU "I am very impressecd with Santa Clara University's emphasis on educating the wholr person," Bowers said. "The new core with its emphasis on social justice andstudent engagement, will help SCU students become leaders of competence, conscience, and compassion who will help make the world a bette r place.
" Bowers, who received an honorary doctorr of public service degree from Santa Clarwa in 2000, was the firsgt director of personnel for Santa Clara-based (NASDAQ:INTC), and then the firstr human resources vice presidengt for Cupertino-based (NASDAQ:AAPL). Later, she worked with the Silicon Vallety Joint VentureEducation Initiative. She is a senior trustee for the Noyce which funds programs for students and teacherain literacy, math, science, and technology. A portion of the funds are designated to support the Global Sociaol Benefit Incubator program runby SCU'sw Center for Science, Technology, and Society.
This on-campus residentialo program helps social benefit entrepreneurs from around the worlsd learnbusiness skills, scale their and achieve sustainability.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Procter & Gamble acquires Zirh men
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The line includes shaving cream, deodorant, skin cleanserd and moisturizers. New York-baseed Zirh products are sold in high-enc department stores, specialty outlets and online. Locally they’re available at Macy’s in Anderson Township and Sephora at KenwoodTowne Centre. Financial terms of the purchase werenot “Although it is a relativeluy small, North American-centric business, super-premium positioning and product lineup is a perfect complemeny to our portfolio,” said Chip Bergh, P&G'es group president of male grooming, in a news release. This is the second for P&G this month. In early June, the compangy bought the Art of Shaving.
In addition to its men's shaving line, it sells shampoos, skin care fragrances and a line ofupscale women’s shavinhg products. The chain was founded in Manhattanbin 1996. In the fiscal thirdr quarter, sales of P&G’s groomin products declined by16 percent, to $1.7 Profits in the sector were down 24 percent, to $306 million. Proctet & Gamble (NYSE: PG), headquartered in Cincinnati, develops, manufactures and market s consumer productsand pharmaceuticals.
The line includes shaving cream, deodorant, skin cleanserd and moisturizers. New York-baseed Zirh products are sold in high-enc department stores, specialty outlets and online. Locally they’re available at Macy’s in Anderson Township and Sephora at KenwoodTowne Centre. Financial terms of the purchase werenot “Although it is a relativeluy small, North American-centric business, super-premium positioning and product lineup is a perfect complemeny to our portfolio,” said Chip Bergh, P&G'es group president of male grooming, in a news release. This is the second for P&G this month. In early June, the compangy bought the Art of Shaving.
In addition to its men's shaving line, it sells shampoos, skin care fragrances and a line ofupscale women’s shavinhg products. The chain was founded in Manhattanbin 1996. In the fiscal thirdr quarter, sales of P&G’s groomin products declined by16 percent, to $1.7 Profits in the sector were down 24 percent, to $306 million. Proctet & Gamble (NYSE: PG), headquartered in Cincinnati, develops, manufactures and market s consumer productsand pharmaceuticals.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
School Yoga Tries to Avoid Religious Controversy - ABC News - ABC News
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ABC News | School Yoga Tries to Avoid Religious Controversy - ABC News ABC News Public school yoga instructor Katie Campbell proudly looks out at 23 first graders as they contain their squirming in a kid-friendly version of the lotus position. In a voice barely above a whisper, she says into her microphone: "Why look at everyone ... < p size="-1">School yoga tries to avoid religious controversy |
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Ohio, colleges awarded $4M in Gates grants - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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The foundation’s Development Education Initiativeawarde $16.5 million to Ohio, Connecticut, Florida, Texaa and Virginia, as well as community colleges in each A community college in North Carolina also receivedr funding. The initiative seeks to support programw that help students enrollerd in remedialprograms — so-called refresher courses for studentsa who are not up to grads level in a given The goal is to improve classroom performancse so students can go on to take advance d courses and eventually graduate with a degree or The state of Ohio was awardef $300,000 over a three-year period to develop a new performance-base funding system that rewardz community colleges for helping students complete remedial and college-levek courses.
The foundation also said it’s awardinh $743,000 over three years to each of the following fiveOhio , , , and . The grantsx will support various stated andcollege programs, including efforts to collecft data and better track the performancse of remedial students, the foundation Click for a look at award recipients
The foundation’s Development Education Initiativeawarde $16.5 million to Ohio, Connecticut, Florida, Texaa and Virginia, as well as community colleges in each A community college in North Carolina also receivedr funding. The initiative seeks to support programw that help students enrollerd in remedialprograms — so-called refresher courses for studentsa who are not up to grads level in a given The goal is to improve classroom performancse so students can go on to take advance d courses and eventually graduate with a degree or The state of Ohio was awardef $300,000 over a three-year period to develop a new performance-base funding system that rewardz community colleges for helping students complete remedial and college-levek courses.
The foundation also said it’s awardinh $743,000 over three years to each of the following fiveOhio , , , and . The grantsx will support various stated andcollege programs, including efforts to collecft data and better track the performancse of remedial students, the foundation Click for a look at award recipients
Friday, December 14, 2012
Family foundation issues $2M in grants - Boston Business Journal:
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The Foundation, a nonprofit committed to addressing the needas of children and families primarilyin Massachusetts, made the announcemenr at a ceremony Tuesday in the Bostojn Common. The Highland Street Foundation is making grantsxof $100,000 each to 20 nonprofit Recipients will include Career Collaborative; City Year; Cradlea to Crayons; St. Francis Best Buddies; ACCESS; Jump Start for Yount Children; Mass Mentoring Partnership; Boston Rising and others. To address the economixc reality that more Massachusettd residents will be staying local this summer rathere than takingpricey vacations, the Foundation also announcefd its Free Fun Fridays will kick off July 3.
Ever Friday for two admission will be free at different cultural The institutions include locations such as the Museukmof Science, Peabody Essex Museum, the Museumm of Fine Arts, Springfield Museum and the Boston Harborr Alliance. Free Fun Fridays, a donation of severalk hundred thousand dollars by The HighlandStreetr Foundation, runs from July 3 until Septembef 4. In addition to free admission, The Highland Streegt Foundation will beproviding 2,509 handouts for visitors, outlining all the venuese included in Free Fun Fridays and offering optionds to donate to various charitable organizations. The Highlandf Street Foundation was established in 1989 byDavid J. Jr.
, founder and owner of TAD ResourcesInternationapl Inc.. McGrath died in 1995 but his wife JoAnjn and her five children continue the work and compris e the membership of The Highland StreetrFoundation board. The Highland Street Foundation has donate dapproximately $100 million over the past 20 more than $80 million in Massachusetts, largely to social servicwe organizations working in the areass of education, housing, mentoring, healthcare, the environment and In November, The Highland Street Foundation joine d the Eos Foundation and the Fireman Foundation of Boston in creatingf a $1.
1 million Emergencg Assistance Fund for nonprofits across the state to help Massachusettxs residents meet their food and fuel needs.
The Foundation, a nonprofit committed to addressing the needas of children and families primarilyin Massachusetts, made the announcemenr at a ceremony Tuesday in the Bostojn Common. The Highland Street Foundation is making grantsxof $100,000 each to 20 nonprofit Recipients will include Career Collaborative; City Year; Cradlea to Crayons; St. Francis Best Buddies; ACCESS; Jump Start for Yount Children; Mass Mentoring Partnership; Boston Rising and others. To address the economixc reality that more Massachusettd residents will be staying local this summer rathere than takingpricey vacations, the Foundation also announcefd its Free Fun Fridays will kick off July 3.
Ever Friday for two admission will be free at different cultural The institutions include locations such as the Museukmof Science, Peabody Essex Museum, the Museumm of Fine Arts, Springfield Museum and the Boston Harborr Alliance. Free Fun Fridays, a donation of severalk hundred thousand dollars by The HighlandStreetr Foundation, runs from July 3 until Septembef 4. In addition to free admission, The Highland Streegt Foundation will beproviding 2,509 handouts for visitors, outlining all the venuese included in Free Fun Fridays and offering optionds to donate to various charitable organizations. The Highlandf Street Foundation was established in 1989 byDavid J. Jr.
, founder and owner of TAD ResourcesInternationapl Inc.. McGrath died in 1995 but his wife JoAnjn and her five children continue the work and compris e the membership of The Highland StreetrFoundation board. The Highland Street Foundation has donate dapproximately $100 million over the past 20 more than $80 million in Massachusetts, largely to social servicwe organizations working in the areass of education, housing, mentoring, healthcare, the environment and In November, The Highland Street Foundation joine d the Eos Foundation and the Fireman Foundation of Boston in creatingf a $1.
1 million Emergencg Assistance Fund for nonprofits across the state to help Massachusettxs residents meet their food and fuel needs.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Sri Lanka employers grouping disappointed over 'shelved' reforms - Lanka Business Online
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Sri Lanka employers grouping disappointed over 'shelved' reforms Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka employers grouping disappointed over 'shelved' reforms. Dec 11, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Employer's Federal of Ceylon (EFC) an industry body representing large firms said it was disappointed over a delay in two key labour law reforms that ... |
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
AAA Urges Motorists to Use Caution When Approaching and Driving Through Work Zones
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"Given the backlog of transportation needs acrossthe country, AAA advocated dedicating a portiom of the economic recoverg funds to transportation," said AAA President and CEO Robert L. Darbelnet . "It'a important for the driving publicd to be aware of the increasef construction activity and to adjust to changin g driving conditions and work zones when they encounter especially during this peaktravel period, added Darbelnet. According to the Federal HighwaygAdministration (FHWA), motorists can expect to encounterr an active work zone one out of every 100 miles on the Nationaol Highway System. In 2007, 835 people were killedf nationally in work zone motorrvehicle crashes.
It's estimated that nearlg four out of every five people injured or killedc in work zone crashes are not roadwayconstruction workers. Plan Ahead -- Motorists are encouragexd to check for planned workzone delays, traffidc advisories and allot extra travel time prior to departingg for their trip. Free to all the AAA TripTik(R) Travell Planner online mapping tool, availabls at , provides motorists with the latesty road construction and traffic congestionm information and motorists can plan and select alternativd travel routes totheir destinations.
Stay Alert -- Motoristsw should obey the directions of any police firefighter or road crew flagger and follow any posted work zone advisoriezsand signage. Temporary work zone signs are orangr and nearlyalways diamond-shaped. As with any driving situation, minimize interiot and exterior distractions. Construction zonex may contain unusual vehicles or machinery that can diverya driver's attention. Drivers should be prepared to slow down, shift lanes and yield to the movement of constructionh workers and equipment. Motorists should not turn off theire vehicles when stopped on the roadway unlessa they will be idling for a significant periodof time.
Reduce Speed -- For the safetyt of all drivers andconstructionn workers, normal posted speed limits are almost always reduced in work zones. Most statexs double fines for speedintg in work zones when workersare Motorists, while keeping consistent with the flow of should maintain a safe distance between vehicles traffic barriers and constructio n workers and equipment. As North America'as largest motoring and leisure travel AAA provides more than 51 milliom memberswith travel, insurance, financial and automotive-relatede services. Since its founding in 1902, the fully tax-paying AAA has been a leadedr and advocate for the safety and securityy ofall travelers.
AAA clubas can be visited on the Internet at . AAA news releases, high resolutiobn images, broadcast-quality video, fact sheets and podcasts are availabler on the AAA NewsRoomat . Availablee Topic Expert(s): For information on the listerd expert(s), click appropriate link.
"Given the backlog of transportation needs acrossthe country, AAA advocated dedicating a portiom of the economic recoverg funds to transportation," said AAA President and CEO Robert L. Darbelnet . "It'a important for the driving publicd to be aware of the increasef construction activity and to adjust to changin g driving conditions and work zones when they encounter especially during this peaktravel period, added Darbelnet. According to the Federal HighwaygAdministration (FHWA), motorists can expect to encounterr an active work zone one out of every 100 miles on the Nationaol Highway System. In 2007, 835 people were killedf nationally in work zone motorrvehicle crashes.
It's estimated that nearlg four out of every five people injured or killedc in work zone crashes are not roadwayconstruction workers. Plan Ahead -- Motorists are encouragexd to check for planned workzone delays, traffidc advisories and allot extra travel time prior to departingg for their trip. Free to all the AAA TripTik(R) Travell Planner online mapping tool, availabls at , provides motorists with the latesty road construction and traffic congestionm information and motorists can plan and select alternativd travel routes totheir destinations.
Stay Alert -- Motoristsw should obey the directions of any police firefighter or road crew flagger and follow any posted work zone advisoriezsand signage. Temporary work zone signs are orangr and nearlyalways diamond-shaped. As with any driving situation, minimize interiot and exterior distractions. Construction zonex may contain unusual vehicles or machinery that can diverya driver's attention. Drivers should be prepared to slow down, shift lanes and yield to the movement of constructionh workers and equipment. Motorists should not turn off theire vehicles when stopped on the roadway unlessa they will be idling for a significant periodof time.
Reduce Speed -- For the safetyt of all drivers andconstructionn workers, normal posted speed limits are almost always reduced in work zones. Most statexs double fines for speedintg in work zones when workersare Motorists, while keeping consistent with the flow of should maintain a safe distance between vehicles traffic barriers and constructio n workers and equipment. As North America'as largest motoring and leisure travel AAA provides more than 51 milliom memberswith travel, insurance, financial and automotive-relatede services. Since its founding in 1902, the fully tax-paying AAA has been a leadedr and advocate for the safety and securityy ofall travelers.
AAA clubas can be visited on the Internet at . AAA news releases, high resolutiobn images, broadcast-quality video, fact sheets and podcasts are availabler on the AAA NewsRoomat . Availablee Topic Expert(s): For information on the listerd expert(s), click appropriate link.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
Canal Side hotel site may be on move - Portland Business Journal:
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The hotel concept, while still may be a highlight of a slightly tweaked development plan forthe $315 million Canal Side pegged for the lower Main Street area, just soutb of the New York State Canal Side was unveiled in December by , the locao arm of , which is charged with overseeing project s along Buffalo’s waterfront. Canal Side’s final development plansd will be shown to the public in July as part of a seriee of mandated public hearingse connected to environmental reviews ofthe project. The environmentaol reviews are due to be completedthis fall.
Movinh the hotel, rumored to be one from the Marriottcorporatd family, is perhaps the biggest adjustment in the Canalp Side development plan. proposed renovating the eight-story Donovan Building into a multi-use complexd anchored by a hotel. Sources now indicate the Donova n Building may be primarily used for Class A office space and apartmentsor condos. A hotep is considered a crucial element in Canal Side’s overall development plan.
The Webster blocik is currently used as a surface parking lot for downtownb workers during the day and for patronss attending events at HSBC Arena on nights and The block is located between HSBC Atrium and thearenaa and, at one was considered the site of a proposed 14-story Adelphia Matt Davison, spokesman for Erie Canall Harbor Development Corp., said while the Canak Side plan is being revised, the agency’sa primary focus remains on finishing the demolitioh of Memorial Auditorium and preparing for construction of a 150,000-square-foot Bass Pro stored to anchor the downtown development project.
The hotel concept, while still may be a highlight of a slightly tweaked development plan forthe $315 million Canal Side pegged for the lower Main Street area, just soutb of the New York State Canal Side was unveiled in December by , the locao arm of , which is charged with overseeing project s along Buffalo’s waterfront. Canal Side’s final development plansd will be shown to the public in July as part of a seriee of mandated public hearingse connected to environmental reviews ofthe project. The environmentaol reviews are due to be completedthis fall.
Movinh the hotel, rumored to be one from the Marriottcorporatd family, is perhaps the biggest adjustment in the Canalp Side development plan. proposed renovating the eight-story Donovan Building into a multi-use complexd anchored by a hotel. Sources now indicate the Donova n Building may be primarily used for Class A office space and apartmentsor condos. A hotep is considered a crucial element in Canal Side’s overall development plan.
The Webster blocik is currently used as a surface parking lot for downtownb workers during the day and for patronss attending events at HSBC Arena on nights and The block is located between HSBC Atrium and thearenaa and, at one was considered the site of a proposed 14-story Adelphia Matt Davison, spokesman for Erie Canall Harbor Development Corp., said while the Canak Side plan is being revised, the agency’sa primary focus remains on finishing the demolitioh of Memorial Auditorium and preparing for construction of a 150,000-square-foot Bass Pro stored to anchor the downtown development project.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
ECIDA backs 3 projects - Business First of Buffalo:
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The ’s directors approved an incentive package that will enable the storer to open at 517Niagara Street. The unanimously, approved the incentiveds for and the 1093 Group for theproposed store. The projectr carries a $1.26 million development pricee tag. Construction on the 8,000-square-foot stord is expected to start this monthb and the Family Dollar outlet is due to open by late The store will employ 15 people ona full- and part-time basis. The store is being constructeds on the site of a long vacant gas Ellicott Development invested morethan $250,000 remediatingy the site, about $150,000 more than originall anticipated.
“This a brownfield redevelopment saidKaren Fiala, ECIDA coordinator of Tax Incentive “It is in a highly distressed area that’s in the heart of city’s lower West Side. It is providingv retail services to some of the pooresgt residents in the Cityof Buffalo.” Fial said, according to information, there is a high percentage headed by females, that have median incom e levels well below the povertuy level. Some 56 perceng of the households in the area immediatelg surrounding the proposed store do not have access or can afforda “Having a general merchandise store there is very importantg to the residents,” Fialw said.
• The ECIDA directors also unanimouslyg approveda $5.45 million inducemeng resolution package that will help 2880 Transirt Road LLC finance the construction of Katie’s a senior apartment complex along Transit Road in West Katie’s Place is being developed by The projecy features 50 senior apartments in a two-story • The agency’s directors amended a previouslyy approved incentive package for that will enable the company to stargt a $10.14 million expansion and renovation of its Cheektowagw plant. API will be adding 61,000-square-feet to the Walden Avenus plant.
The ’s directors approved an incentive package that will enable the storer to open at 517Niagara Street. The unanimously, approved the incentiveds for and the 1093 Group for theproposed store. The projectr carries a $1.26 million development pricee tag. Construction on the 8,000-square-foot stord is expected to start this monthb and the Family Dollar outlet is due to open by late The store will employ 15 people ona full- and part-time basis. The store is being constructeds on the site of a long vacant gas Ellicott Development invested morethan $250,000 remediatingy the site, about $150,000 more than originall anticipated.
“This a brownfield redevelopment saidKaren Fiala, ECIDA coordinator of Tax Incentive “It is in a highly distressed area that’s in the heart of city’s lower West Side. It is providingv retail services to some of the pooresgt residents in the Cityof Buffalo.” Fial said, according to information, there is a high percentage headed by females, that have median incom e levels well below the povertuy level. Some 56 perceng of the households in the area immediatelg surrounding the proposed store do not have access or can afforda “Having a general merchandise store there is very importantg to the residents,” Fialw said.
• The ECIDA directors also unanimouslyg approveda $5.45 million inducemeng resolution package that will help 2880 Transirt Road LLC finance the construction of Katie’s a senior apartment complex along Transit Road in West Katie’s Place is being developed by The projecy features 50 senior apartments in a two-story • The agency’s directors amended a previouslyy approved incentive package for that will enable the company to stargt a $10.14 million expansion and renovation of its Cheektowagw plant. API will be adding 61,000-square-feet to the Walden Avenus plant.
Monday, December 3, 2012
DISH: Diverse menu attracts diverse clientele - Columbus Other Paper
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Columbus Alive | DISH: Diverse menu attracts diverse clientele Columbus Other Paper Located right next to the discount movie theater in the Carriage Place shopping center, Buffalo Wings & Bowls made its debut last month with a full bar, big televisions, several flavors of chicken wingsâ€"and beef bulgogi. It's sort of logical. The ... Restaurant review: Buffalo Wings and Bowl |
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Our view: Link e-government to regional push - GoErie.com
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Our view: Link e-government to regional push GoErie.com For more than a decade, Erie leaders from government and community groups have talked about the need for regional cooperation to encourage government efficiency and to make Erie a more attractive market for business investment and development. |
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