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just minutes from downtown Louisville. The Clarm County Council will hold a hearing on Indiana requeston Monday, May 12. If the councikl approves the request, the track will begibn negotiating in earnest on prospective properties forthe facility, Gil Indiana Downs' president of business said in a news release. The compant also would seek approval from the Indiansa Horse Racing Commission before beginning construction onthe building, he "We are convinced now more than ever that Clark Count y will be an excellent site for anothed satellite wagering facility," Short said in the release.
"There's a populatioj of approximately 180,000 in this region and great interest inhorsee racing. And its proximity to I-65 is of great importances to a business ofthis type. It'll bring up to 100 new jobs ranginv upto $15 per hour, hundreds of dailhy patrons and added tax revenue, along with a positive 'ripplinyg effect' for vendors throughout the area economyg and a healthy share of funds wagered annually going to local government (projected $100,000 the first The facility, which will complement the company's othed betting facilities in Shelbyville and Evansville, Ind., likely would compete with Louisville-based Churchill Downsd Inc.
's Trackside Louisville, formerly Sportse Spectrum. Indiana Downs, located just southeast of Indianapolis, alreadt competes with Churchill's Hoosier Downs in Anderson, Ind., and the company'zs Ellis Park in Ky. Churchill officials have voiced criticism of the creatiobn ofIndiana Downs, which begamn holding thoroughbred races in April. Indianw Downs is owned by Oliver Racing andLHT Capital.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Solar Array, Gen. Mills detail expansions - Boston Business Journal:
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broke ground April 5 on the $100 million, 176,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturinffacility here, Keith Bone, general manager of the localp facility, told members of . AED held its quarterlh meeting Thursdayat . Joe president and CEO of SolarArray Ventures, outlinedr his company’s plan to build a massives solar manufacturing plant on the city’ws Westside. General Mills’ expansion shoulc be completedby November, Bone said. The cereal manufacturer will hire 60additionalp employees, bringing additional payroll to the area of $3.5 million.
The expansio n also brings $30 million in spending to New The Albuquerque City Counci l approveda $100 million industrial revenue bond deal for the compant in February. BE&K Corp. from Nortbh Carolina landed the design/build contract to build the but Bone said 80 percent ofthe firm’as spending and employees will be local. The precas t panels being used in the construction are manufactured in General Mills has been in Albuquerquesince 1991. Its curreng facility is located near Paseo del Norte and Edith and has190 employees, with an annuao payroll of $12 million, said Bone. The 275,000-square-foo t plant produces about 135 million pounds annually of 35differenft cereals.
The facility also has a lab on-site wherwe the instructions for baking General Mills products at high altitudes are The company has givenabout $5 million to area nonprofitsd since 1998 and $519,000 in scholarships, Bone added. Don chairman of AED, said the cereal company’zs donations illustrate one of the thingas the organization looks for inrecruitiny companies: community involvement. Hudgins said Solat Array plans to break ground by the third quarte of this year ona 225,000-square-foot thin-filjm photovoltaic manufacturing plant in the Corderol Mesa business park, west of the mattress The company plans to add three more building of that size as it grows, he said, with each facilitt employing about 225.
Its annuakl payroll in the first phas e wouldbe $14 million. About five percent of the jobs wouldpay $100,000, 45 percent wouldd pay $70,000 and half of the jobs wouldc pay $45,000. The capital investment for the first phaser willbe $170 million and the company would spend $40 million annually for raw The first phase is expected to have a capacith of 75 megawatts, but that would grow to 300 mw with the full The plant also will have a space that will servr as a community and educationakl center. Solar Array is seeking $175 million in industria revenue bonds fromBernalillo County.
The company is working to raisre $210 million in debt and equity, Hudgins Hudgins said New Mexico beat out two othefr states forthe plant, despite the fact that it did not offert the largest incentives. But the coordination among local and states government officials and other parties made New Mexicp far more efficient in establishing a planniny framework that the company could then use to plan a budge t forthe plant, he said “That was a majoer issue for us,” Hudgins said. He also praised the labofr force here and theeducational institutions.
The facilitty is being designed byPageSoutherlandPage LLP, whichu has Texas offices in Austin, Dallas and as well as Denver, Washington, D.C. and London, U.K. Hoffmabn Construction, based in Portland, Ore., is buildingt the facility.
broke ground April 5 on the $100 million, 176,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturinffacility here, Keith Bone, general manager of the localp facility, told members of . AED held its quarterlh meeting Thursdayat . Joe president and CEO of SolarArray Ventures, outlinedr his company’s plan to build a massives solar manufacturing plant on the city’ws Westside. General Mills’ expansion shoulc be completedby November, Bone said. The cereal manufacturer will hire 60additionalp employees, bringing additional payroll to the area of $3.5 million.
The expansio n also brings $30 million in spending to New The Albuquerque City Counci l approveda $100 million industrial revenue bond deal for the compant in February. BE&K Corp. from Nortbh Carolina landed the design/build contract to build the but Bone said 80 percent ofthe firm’as spending and employees will be local. The precas t panels being used in the construction are manufactured in General Mills has been in Albuquerquesince 1991. Its curreng facility is located near Paseo del Norte and Edith and has190 employees, with an annuao payroll of $12 million, said Bone. The 275,000-square-foo t plant produces about 135 million pounds annually of 35differenft cereals.
The facility also has a lab on-site wherwe the instructions for baking General Mills products at high altitudes are The company has givenabout $5 million to area nonprofitsd since 1998 and $519,000 in scholarships, Bone added. Don chairman of AED, said the cereal company’zs donations illustrate one of the thingas the organization looks for inrecruitiny companies: community involvement. Hudgins said Solat Array plans to break ground by the third quarte of this year ona 225,000-square-foot thin-filjm photovoltaic manufacturing plant in the Corderol Mesa business park, west of the mattress The company plans to add three more building of that size as it grows, he said, with each facilitt employing about 225.
Its annuakl payroll in the first phas e wouldbe $14 million. About five percent of the jobs wouldpay $100,000, 45 percent wouldd pay $70,000 and half of the jobs wouldc pay $45,000. The capital investment for the first phaser willbe $170 million and the company would spend $40 million annually for raw The first phase is expected to have a capacith of 75 megawatts, but that would grow to 300 mw with the full The plant also will have a space that will servr as a community and educationakl center. Solar Array is seeking $175 million in industria revenue bonds fromBernalillo County.
The company is working to raisre $210 million in debt and equity, Hudgins Hudgins said New Mexico beat out two othefr states forthe plant, despite the fact that it did not offert the largest incentives. But the coordination among local and states government officials and other parties made New Mexicp far more efficient in establishing a planniny framework that the company could then use to plan a budge t forthe plant, he said “That was a majoer issue for us,” Hudgins said. He also praised the labofr force here and theeducational institutions.
The facilitty is being designed byPageSoutherlandPage LLP, whichu has Texas offices in Austin, Dallas and as well as Denver, Washington, D.C. and London, U.K. Hoffmabn Construction, based in Portland, Ore., is buildingt the facility.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Anti-union business lobby pushing false claims on construction costs - Daily Kos
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
Grads look to mundane sectors as finance withers - Triangle Business Journal:
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But Gosalia’s first job aftee graduating earlier thismonth won’t be at UBS or Fidelityg Investments. Instead, he’s spending $385,000 in savings and a loan from his parentsx to opena frozen-yogurt store near Symphony Hall in “The reason I wantexd to go into this is because it’s a really poor economh and there’s not a lot of job security right now,” said Gosalia, who hopess to open the state’s first Red Mangio franchise this summer.
Gosalia, 22, is not the only recenft graduate pursuing an unexpected career path as the job marketf for students specializing in areas of business has rapidly Officials and studentsat Wellesley-based Babson and Waltham-based , both schools specializing in business, said many studentx are struggling to find and those who have found jobs are often findingf them outside the once-dominant field of financiak services. “It’s definitely a more difficult year for saidLen Morrison, executive director of corporat e relations at Bentley.
When accounting for students with jobs or pursuintggraduate degrees, Bentley’s placement rates were 69 percentr at graduation and 93 percent six months after graduation last year. This year, both rates will be below thosre figures, Morrison said. “I’d be delighter if it’s 85 six months out, he added. Babsonh expects its placement rate to be right around 92 which is what it reachedin 2002. That’s stilo below the 97 percent to 98percent it’s averaged in the years said Megan Houlker, director at the center for caree development at Babson.
A former internb with New York-based Steel Poing Capital Partners LP, Gosalia said he’s attracted to the Red Mangk concept as a rare chance to workfor himself. But he also concede the move is the resultg of a profound decline in financialsectod jobs. Other students are buttingf up against thesame wall, Morrisobn and Houlker said. Houlker said one-third of Babsojn graduates entered the sector in previous years. This year it will represeny about a quarter will entedrthe sector. Many students are lookingh into other, less sexy areas of the such as retail, defense and insurance, Morrison said. Otherz are “leapfrogging” by accepting internshipsa to bettertheir resumes.
Stil l more are heading back to graduate At Bentley the number of students enterin graduate school straight after finishint their undergraduate degrees has risen by 20 Morrison said. That’s a move Aaron a 21-year old recent graduate of Bentley, is trying to avoid. He had planned to go into the hospitalitu industry butwas “disheartened” by the lack of Now, Hartman is trying to find a job in the admissionsz office of a college. He’s also lookinv at part-time jobs, like beingg a waiter, to pay his If he doesn’t find a job within a year, he’ll likely head to graduate school. “I’m just trying to hold out as long as I he said.
But Gosalia’s first job aftee graduating earlier thismonth won’t be at UBS or Fidelityg Investments. Instead, he’s spending $385,000 in savings and a loan from his parentsx to opena frozen-yogurt store near Symphony Hall in “The reason I wantexd to go into this is because it’s a really poor economh and there’s not a lot of job security right now,” said Gosalia, who hopess to open the state’s first Red Mangio franchise this summer.
Gosalia, 22, is not the only recenft graduate pursuing an unexpected career path as the job marketf for students specializing in areas of business has rapidly Officials and studentsat Wellesley-based Babson and Waltham-based , both schools specializing in business, said many studentx are struggling to find and those who have found jobs are often findingf them outside the once-dominant field of financiak services. “It’s definitely a more difficult year for saidLen Morrison, executive director of corporat e relations at Bentley.
When accounting for students with jobs or pursuintggraduate degrees, Bentley’s placement rates were 69 percentr at graduation and 93 percent six months after graduation last year. This year, both rates will be below thosre figures, Morrison said. “I’d be delighter if it’s 85 six months out, he added. Babsonh expects its placement rate to be right around 92 which is what it reachedin 2002. That’s stilo below the 97 percent to 98percent it’s averaged in the years said Megan Houlker, director at the center for caree development at Babson.
A former internb with New York-based Steel Poing Capital Partners LP, Gosalia said he’s attracted to the Red Mangk concept as a rare chance to workfor himself. But he also concede the move is the resultg of a profound decline in financialsectod jobs. Other students are buttingf up against thesame wall, Morrisobn and Houlker said. Houlker said one-third of Babsojn graduates entered the sector in previous years. This year it will represeny about a quarter will entedrthe sector. Many students are lookingh into other, less sexy areas of the such as retail, defense and insurance, Morrison said. Otherz are “leapfrogging” by accepting internshipsa to bettertheir resumes.
Stil l more are heading back to graduate At Bentley the number of students enterin graduate school straight after finishint their undergraduate degrees has risen by 20 Morrison said. That’s a move Aaron a 21-year old recent graduate of Bentley, is trying to avoid. He had planned to go into the hospitalitu industry butwas “disheartened” by the lack of Now, Hartman is trying to find a job in the admissionsz office of a college. He’s also lookinv at part-time jobs, like beingg a waiter, to pay his If he doesn’t find a job within a year, he’ll likely head to graduate school. “I’m just trying to hold out as long as I he said.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Rotech Healthcare Inc. Announces Closing of Registered Exchange Offer for ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Saturday, July 16, 2011
Filling NCR headquarters space to be difficult - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Brokers said donating NCR’s (NYSE: NCR) 1.3 million-square-foot building to an education institution or the city of Dayton may be thebest bet. The brokerxs said trying to markert the space to another corporate user wouldd be difficult as there are few singlw users out there needing thatmuch space. It could be parcelerd into an office complexx formultiple users. NCR intends to sell the a companyspokesperson said. The five-story property is amonv the largest office buildings in the Dayton Paul Hutchins, owner and broker with Dayton-based , said a good optiobn would be to donate the building to the .
NCR woulx gain the benefits of atax write-off and the universith would have a business campus, completes with parking, a cafeteria and plenthy of space for classrooms, to mold for its “I bet they’ve alreaduy talked about donating it to UD,” Hutchinds said. “Giving it to UD is a NCR gets a hugetax write-off and UD gets a high-tecjh technology center.” Mark owner of Centerville-based , agreed. “It would be reallt nice if they give itto UD,” Fornez said. “It would be a nice gesturer in return for taking theirheadquarters out.” NCR’s at 1700 S. Patterson Blvd., sits on 54 acres.
Brokers said donating NCR’s (NYSE: NCR) 1.3 million-square-foot building to an education institution or the city of Dayton may be thebest bet. The brokerxs said trying to markert the space to another corporate user wouldd be difficult as there are few singlw users out there needing thatmuch space. It could be parcelerd into an office complexx formultiple users. NCR intends to sell the a companyspokesperson said. The five-story property is amonv the largest office buildings in the Dayton Paul Hutchins, owner and broker with Dayton-based , said a good optiobn would be to donate the building to the .
NCR woulx gain the benefits of atax write-off and the universith would have a business campus, completes with parking, a cafeteria and plenthy of space for classrooms, to mold for its “I bet they’ve alreaduy talked about donating it to UD,” Hutchinds said. “Giving it to UD is a NCR gets a hugetax write-off and UD gets a high-tecjh technology center.” Mark owner of Centerville-based , agreed. “It would be reallt nice if they give itto UD,” Fornez said. “It would be a nice gesturer in return for taking theirheadquarters out.” NCR’s at 1700 S. Patterson Blvd., sits on 54 acres.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
YouthBuild gets add-on from stimulus - Kansas City Business Journal:
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program received $699,600 in stimulus funds from the on Fridagy toprovide at-risk youths with educatiojn and career training. YouthBuilds is a nationwide program that helps youths ages 16 to 24 earn theid GED or high school diplomsa whileworking construction. The program also offers colleges preparatory classes andmentoring programs. United Way of Wyandott County has operated the prograkm inKansas City, for seven years. The amount releasecd Friday represents 63 percent ofthe program’s total fundinhg of $1.1 million. The DOL will issue the remaining $40,000 next year. Wendell Maddox, CEO of United Way of Wyandottw County, said the YouthBuild program usuallyreceivees $1.
1 million for the 30-month However, he said the programk typically receives 50 percent of the fundsa for the first 15 months, rather than 63 percent. Maddox said the stimuluds money also requires the program to start spending the fund byJuly 1. “That group of they really need the support ofthis program,” Maddox said. Of the 64 youths expected to enroll this Maddox said 32 youths will earn a highschoo diploma, GED or industry-certificate and 45 youthes will find a job or Maddox said the prograk usually receives funds from the Department of but that this year’s grant comes solelyy from the stimulus package. “I don’t know exactly what that he said.
“But I’m sure at some point in time we need to ask that questioj from ourDOL officials.” The extraq $47 million in stimuluxs funds increased the nationwide YouthBuilds budget to about $114 The stimulus funds increased the budgetxs of some of the existing 62 programs and adde d another 121 programs throughout the
program received $699,600 in stimulus funds from the on Fridagy toprovide at-risk youths with educatiojn and career training. YouthBuilds is a nationwide program that helps youths ages 16 to 24 earn theid GED or high school diplomsa whileworking construction. The program also offers colleges preparatory classes andmentoring programs. United Way of Wyandott County has operated the prograkm inKansas City, for seven years. The amount releasecd Friday represents 63 percent ofthe program’s total fundinhg of $1.1 million. The DOL will issue the remaining $40,000 next year. Wendell Maddox, CEO of United Way of Wyandottw County, said the YouthBuild program usuallyreceivees $1.
1 million for the 30-month However, he said the programk typically receives 50 percent of the fundsa for the first 15 months, rather than 63 percent. Maddox said the stimuluds money also requires the program to start spending the fund byJuly 1. “That group of they really need the support ofthis program,” Maddox said. Of the 64 youths expected to enroll this Maddox said 32 youths will earn a highschoo diploma, GED or industry-certificate and 45 youthes will find a job or Maddox said the prograk usually receives funds from the Department of but that this year’s grant comes solelyy from the stimulus package. “I don’t know exactly what that he said.
“But I’m sure at some point in time we need to ask that questioj from ourDOL officials.” The extraq $47 million in stimuluxs funds increased the nationwide YouthBuilds budget to about $114 The stimulus funds increased the budgetxs of some of the existing 62 programs and adde d another 121 programs throughout the
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Employers' health care costs expected to rise 9 percent - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The 9 percent projected cost increasr is slightly lower thanthe 9.2 percent increased in 2009 and 9.9 percent increase in according to Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Despite the medical cost increases continue to outpace inflation and wage One of the reasons medical costs continue to climn is that American workers are acceleratingy use of health care services in anticipatio n of losing theirjobs and, their health insurance, the report suggests. Rising unemployment, growinyg numbers of people with littler or no insurance and a growinvg percentage of the population on Medicaidr further ramp up medical costtrends — the figures actuariews use to set futurwe health insurance premiums.
Coupled with big declines in corporatde profits, employers surveyed by Pricewaterhouse Coopers said they will push more of the costws of health insurance to their workers in while expecting workers to take more responsibilithy for managing theirpersonal health. The national trends suggesty most employers and employees will pay far more than thosed in the purchasing pool run by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. The pension fund approved an overallk 2.9 percent increase in health care premiums for members in the lowest rate hike in14 years.
The 9 percent projected cost increasr is slightly lower thanthe 9.2 percent increased in 2009 and 9.9 percent increase in according to Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Despite the medical cost increases continue to outpace inflation and wage One of the reasons medical costs continue to climn is that American workers are acceleratingy use of health care services in anticipatio n of losing theirjobs and, their health insurance, the report suggests. Rising unemployment, growinyg numbers of people with littler or no insurance and a growinvg percentage of the population on Medicaidr further ramp up medical costtrends — the figures actuariews use to set futurwe health insurance premiums.
Coupled with big declines in corporatde profits, employers surveyed by Pricewaterhouse Coopers said they will push more of the costws of health insurance to their workers in while expecting workers to take more responsibilithy for managing theirpersonal health. The national trends suggesty most employers and employees will pay far more than thosed in the purchasing pool run by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. The pension fund approved an overallk 2.9 percent increase in health care premiums for members in the lowest rate hike in14 years.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Three more states approve Embarq sale to CenturyTel - Kansas City Business Journal:
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said in a release late Tuesday. Shareholder of the companies approvedthe $11.6y billion merger . Overland Park-basedd Embarq (NYSE: EQ) shareholders will receive 1.37 CenturyTel sharees for eachEmbarq share. After the deal, Embarq shareholders will own abouty 66 percent of the combined CenturyTel CEO Glen Post will lead the combined The transaction is on track to close in thesecons quarter, the companies said in Tuesday’s Combined, CenturyTel and Embarq will have approximately 7.5 million access lines, more than two milliob broadband customers and more than 400,000 video subscribers, basec on data as of March 31, 2009. Embarq ranks No.
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said in a release late Tuesday. Shareholder of the companies approvedthe $11.6y billion merger . Overland Park-basedd Embarq (NYSE: EQ) shareholders will receive 1.37 CenturyTel sharees for eachEmbarq share. After the deal, Embarq shareholders will own abouty 66 percent of the combined CenturyTel CEO Glen Post will lead the combined The transaction is on track to close in thesecons quarter, the companies said in Tuesday’s Combined, CenturyTel and Embarq will have approximately 7.5 million access lines, more than two milliob broadband customers and more than 400,000 video subscribers, basec on data as of March 31, 2009. Embarq ranks No.
3 on the Kansasd City Business Journal’s list of area public
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Egypt angry over EU ban on Egyptian seed imports - Xinhua
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USA Today | Egypt angry over EU ban on Egyptian seed imports Xinhua CAIRO, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Egypt was angry about the European Union temporary ban on importing seeds and crops from Egypt, which was revealed in a statement of Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday. The unilateral measure ignored Egyptian and ... European farm-product ban adds to Egypt's woes Russia Bans Vegetables Seeds From Egypt Over E. Coli Fears Talks held on Egypt seed ban |
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Processes for obtaining ecological compound that can optimise biodiesel enhanced - Basque Research
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Processes for obtaining ecological compound that can optimise biodiesel enhanced Basque Research He examined the system of reaction usually employed for obtaining it, and proposed alternative measures for the process to be more efficient. He defended his thesis at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) with the title Innovative reaction ... |
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Officials: Underwood Pool Follows Strict Safety Measures - Patch.com
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Fox News | Officials: Underwood Pool Follows Strict Safety Measures Patch.com รข€œWe would not open it if we couldn't see the bottom of the deep or the sh » |
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