Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Michael Baughan Executive Profile

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Michael B. Baughan has been President and Chier Operating Officerof B/E Aerospace, Inc. sincew December 31, 2005. From July 2002 to Decembeer 2005, Mr. Baughan was Senior Vice Presidentg and General Manager of the Commercial Aircraft the company

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Bowling partnerships was our main emphasis: Siddle - Times of India

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Bowling partnerships was our main emphasis: Siddle

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"There is always a lot of emphasis on batting partnerships and our big emphasis coming into this summer was bowling partnerships," said the 27-year-old Victorian, who returned with match figures of 6/96 on a placid Adelaide track to earn the ...



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Friday, January 27, 2012

Old prison, new concept - Dallas Business Journal:

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Day's company, , is restoring the 119-year-old Collib County Prison with plans to leasw it to one or tworestaurant operators. The uniqueness of the buildintg should bean attraction, Day said -- and McKinney needs more restaurants. "McKinney is just growing by leapssand bounds," he said. "It doesn't have enough restaurantes for thelunch period. This building woulfd fit what is needed inthe area." Bill Sproull, presiden t of the McKinney Economic Development Corp., said the city has been lookintg forward to the buildinv reopening. "The hope had been that someone wouled renovate it into a restaurant or a neatlittle shop. It has a lot of Sproull said.
"I've seen a lot of funk y old buildings turnedinto restaurants." The 19,000-square-foot prison is a "Victorian limestone structure designed by architect F.E. Located at 115 S. Kentucky, the prison is just a stone'se throw from the old town square, where a variety of shopx and antique mallscurrently operate. Construction on the prison begahnin 1874. The limestones for the buildint were carried from a quarry several miles according toJulia Vargo, the authofr of "McKinney, Tx.
The first 150 years," and a councilwoman for District 3, which includes the The prison could hold up to 80 Among its most infamous residents wereFrank James, brother of Jesse James, and Tex Watson, a follower of cult leadeer Charles Manson. In 1922 the prisonb was also home tothe state's last recorded hanging, according to a 1998 articlw in the McKinney Courier-Gazette. The gallowds were in a courtyard behind the In 1939, funds from Presiden Franklin Roosevelt's public works administratiojn paid for a modernization of the prison, whicnh remained in operation untio 1979.
Major Randy Clark, jail administratorf for Collin County, worked in the prisom during the six monthsa beforeit closed. The prisonm was successful at intimidating people, Clark said. "I t had an aura about he said. "It was almost dungeon-like. It woulx have definitely been a dramatic experience if you had nevee been init before." But the prison lost its Clark said. The electricity and plumbing often failed, and prisonerr escapes increased in the years befor the facilityfinally "The city actually considered it a condemned building," Claro said, "and the state wouldn't inspect it.
" The prison was declared a Texas Historic Landmarko in 1990, but the county decided upkeep for the building was costing too "It didn't meet any of the curreny jail standards," Harris said. "W e gave tours for a while, but then it becamre unsafe. It started (attracting vandals), so we decided to put it back intoprivatew hands." The county sold the prisomn to Paul Porras in 1996 for According to Day of DFA, Porraw "tried to develop it, but is not really a real estat person." Porras sold the building to DFA for $168,0090 on June 15.
The company beganj renovationsshortly thereafter, and plans to complete them by next

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Behringer building wins LEED gold status - Boston Business Journal:

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recently received the ' Leadership in Energy and Environmental Desigb gold certification for anexisting building. The LEED Green Building Rating System, which established the criteria for judging green building operationsand construction, gave the 35-year-old buildiny in North Carolina the award for its operational and maintenancer best practices and green design features. Bank of America which is part of the Behringer Harvard REITI Inc. is the first Behringer Harvardx asset to achieve thegold rating. The commercia real estate companyinvested $70,000 in portfolii operations, equipment upgrades and employee practicess in the property.
Dallas-based Behringer Harvard projects the improvements willyieldd $200,000 in annual savings and will pay for themselves in about four Bank of America Plaza's sustainability programs include energyh audits that have lowered the property's operating expenses, plumbin retrofits that save 1.5 million gallons of water each year and greenj cleaning and recycling programs. Behringer Harvards' Houstom property Westway One previously earned LEED Silve Core andShell Certification, and 28 of the properties owned by the company'x investment programs were awarded the Energy Star labe l for their energy management strategies.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Concordia readies environmental stewardship center - Washington Business Journal:

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Construction of the 13,00o square-foot, two-story building is set to beginJuly 14. The structurs will be built in Mequon on a bluff overlookint Lake Michigan and work is expected to be completedr in time for the start of the 2010 academic The total cost of the building is expectede to bebetween $3.5 million and $3.75 million and is being funded exclusively through charitable gifts already secured for the Concordia officials said the building demonstrates the university’sx commitment to environmental freshwater conservation and emphasiw on sustainable energy resources.
Plans for the centefr include laboratories, classrooms and a large seminarr room that can accommodate 200 peoplefor presentations. With its lakefront Concordia officials say the building will be a centert for the study of the Greaft Lakes and otherenvironmental issues. The building will be designesd to be a Leadership in Energ and EnvironmentalDesign (LEED) gold-level building. “Whebn completed, the center will offer many educationapl programs and research in water stewardshilp and other sustainability education topics for Concordia students as well as visiting area schools and the greater saidBruce Bessert, director of the Concordia Centere for Environmental Stewardship program.
Concordiaw has added new degrees because of the new and now offersa bachelor’ s degree in environmental studies and education with a mino r in environmental studies, and a master’s degree in education with an emphasiz on environmental education. “This new center is in line with Concordia’sd increased and continued interestf ingreen initiatives,” said William Cario, vice presideny of academics at Concordia. “Eachy of our recent building projects has been builtr to increasingenvironmental standards, especially to save energty and other resources.
” Construction is expected to be completede in time for the start of the 2010 academic The total cost of the buildinfg is expected to be between $3.5 million and $3.75 million and is beintg funded exclusively through charitable gifts already secured for the project. “Thiz new center reinforces Concordia’s efforts to creates programs that are both important to the student body and the community asa whole,” Concordia president Patrick Ferr said.

Friday, January 20, 2012

1st Private Rocket Launch to Space Station Delayed Until March - Space.com

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1st Private Rocket Launch to Space Station Delayed Until March

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by Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer The launch of the first privately built spacecraft to the International Space Station has been delayed until late March at the earliest, the company building the spaceship revealed today (Jan. 20). ...


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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Conversing daily with the departed - Stuff.co.nz

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Conversing daily with the departed

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In the third instalment of our Spilling the Beans series, Olivia Carville chats to psychic medium Phyllis Brown, who has helped families who lost loved ones in the Pike River mining tragedy and February's earthquake. RARE TALENT: Phyllis Brown says she ...



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Monday, January 16, 2012

Mission to Israel yields more deals - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Atlanta-based said Nov. 7 it will open a majof research center inKfar Israel. Also today, Israel-based will deepen Atlantas ties by investingin , a companyt commercializing network technology developed at Georgia Tech. The announcementws come as Gov. Sonny Perdue leade the Georgia Technology and Trade Missiomto Israel. "ClickFox is an Israeli-Georgia success story," Perduwe said. "This home-grown technologyu company has seenextensive growth, and I am pleased that it will expaned into Israel, strengthening Georgia's busineszs community roots in the region.
" ClickFox provideds customer behavior intelligence software that models and analyzew customers' step-by-step actions in self-service environments. It was founded by Georgia Tech researchers. Veritas Venture which already has an officein Alpharetta, will invesft an undisclosed sum in Asankya. Joining Veritas in the investmengare Atlanta-based venture fund and Steve W. a Georgia Tech alumnus and co-founder of . Asankya's patent-pending technology allows network devices to concurrently use multiplr paths ina wide-area network (WAN), which enabled a new area of networking known as "grird networking.
" Today is the second full day of the Georgiwa Technology and Trade Missiojn to Israel. The Israelp trade mission is Perdue's eightu mission since January 2003, and his firstr to the Middle

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Phoenix Business Journal honors Most Admired CEOs - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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Post, along with 25 CEOs of Arizona public andprivate companies, are beingh recognized at a dinner Tuesday night and in a specia l supplement to Friday’s print editionn of the Journal. Editor Ilanaa Lowery called the localleaders “the epitome of achievement.” “Theirf companies are successful; they’vre helped to build Valley and they’ve contributed theier time and expertise in the community on numerous levels,” she Post, for example, started his career with Pinnacls West subsidiary Arizona Public Service Co. as a draftsmanm in 1971, moving up the rankse to serve as president and CEO of the parentr company for13 years.
But he also has been a communityh leader serving as chairman of Greater PhoenixEconomic Council, where he helpecd create a group to study issues key to the region’s economifc growth. J. Doug Pruitt, Sundft Construction Inc. Doug US Airways Group Inc. Jerry Bisgrove, Stardust Cos. Steve Betts, SunCor Development Co. Rick Simonetta, Metro lighgt rail Sharon Harper, The Plaza Cos. Donald Smith Jr., SCF Arizona Robert Meyer, Phoenix Children’s Hospital Kimberluy McWaters, Universal Technical InstituteRichard Boals, Blue Cross Blue Shieled of Arizona Susan Frank, Desert Schools Federao Credit Union Jonah Shacknai, Medicizs Pharmaceutical Corp.
Jim Tuton, American Traffic Solutions Inc. Derrick Arizona Diamondbacks Roy Vallee, Avnet Inc. Todd Davis, LifeLocjk Inc. Richard Silverman, Salt River Projecty Philip Francis, PetSmart Inc. David McIntyre Jr., TriWest Healthcarre Alliance Mike Ahearn, First Solar Inc. Neil Irwin, Bryab Cave LLP Rhonda Forsyth, John C. Lincolj Health Network Brad Henkel ConsumerGoods Inc. Dave Dexter, Sonora Quest Laboratories Linds Hunt, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center “It wasn’ easy narrowing down the Valley’sd Most Admired CEOs to just Lowery said.
“But as we shine the spotlightt onthis year’s winners, keep in mind that a strong business communit y is key to developint future leaders.” Selections were made based on feedback solicited from the Journal’sa newsroom, peers and others in the businesw community. To subscribe or order a copy of the June 12 issue that includes thespecialk publication: jbertolino@bizjournals.com.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Homebuilders want wood stork protections downgraded - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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“The continued listing of the wood storkl under the Endangered Species Act has blocked developmentt and mining projects that couldf have provided jobs for said StevenGeoffrey Gieseler, managing attorney with the ’a Atlantic Center office in Stuart, whicy is representing the association. Ken a spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlifew Service, said the wood storm population has shown signs of stabilizing at 8,000 nesting pairs or 16,000 breedint adults.
He said even if the wood stormk is downgradedto “threatened” status, that won’t necessarily mean any greatedr freedom to build on its “When you talk about the Endangered Species Act, and threatenedx versus endangered, it’s a dubious distinction. It still means the specieds is not doing well and it is protecte underthe act," Warren said. "It doesn’ft weaken existing protections, nor does it make it easier or harder to build in woodstorlk habitat.” A recent five-year review of the wood stork’sx numbers suggested it is doing better and coulds theoretically be downgraded, but it was only a he added.
The wood stork, prevalentt in Central and South Florida, was listed as in 1984. The petitionj cites a 2007 federal review that founxd the reclassification is warranted because the wood stork numbers are increasinbg in thesoutheastern U.S.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Manchester United, Rooney deny report of his impending departure - New York Post (blog)

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Manchester United, Rooney deny report of his impending departure

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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Asking prices highest in the Willows - StarPhoenix

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Asking prices highest in the Willows

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That's according to Dale Neufeld, owner of Saskhouses.com, who tracked more than 1600 properties listed for sale on Saskhouses.com in 2011 and found the average asking price in the Willows golf community was $665975. Norm Fisher, associate broker with ...



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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Treasury Department selling TARP warrants at 34% discount - Business First of Louisville:

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Through the Troubled Asset Relief knownas TARP, the Treasury Departmentr purchased preferred stock and warrants from bankxs in an effort to prop up lending. Warrants, whichj give the holder the right to buya company’s stocmk at some point in the future for a specifix price, presented a lot of potential upsids for taxpayers, should bank stock prices rise abovwe the face value of the warrants. Many banks have sought to buy back their preferre d shares and warrantsfrom Treasury.
“Because the warrants that accompaniesd TARP assistance represent the only opportunity for the taxpayer to participate directly in the increase in the share prices of banks made possible by public the price at which the warrantws are sold is thepanel said. The panel, charged with determining whether taxpayersd are receiving maximum benefit fromthe TARP, conducted its own valuatiohn of the warrants the Treasury It found that the 11 banks that have repurchasexd their warrants from the Treasury for a total amount that the panel estimates to be only 66 perceng of current market value, shortchanging taxpayers by $10 The Treasury is still in the early stage of its warrant repurchase program, and the panepl acknowledges that the prices thus far may not be representatives of what is to

Sunday, January 1, 2012

County cuts budget by $22.3 million, expects more cuts this summer - Austin Business Journal:

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million, and may need to make similart cutsnext year. The board has projected a totalof $46 million in cuts over the next two years, said Chai r Ted Wheeler. The full budget for fiscao year 2010, which begins July 1, is $1.2 The board believes its budgety will shrink this summer when the state determines how tomake $4.2 billio n in cuts. The state funds many county health and humanservicez programs. Multnomah County’s general fund, which includes its discretionaryspending dollars, is set at $380 million, or 7 percent lower than in fiscal year 2009. Many count workers have foregone annual wageand cost-of-livinf increases, Wheeler said in April upon releasing his proposedx budget.
Commissioners restored $1.7 million in funding from Wheeler’d proposed budget. More funding will go toward the Homeless BenefitsRecovery Project, thred district attorneys and the Regional Arts and Culturs Council, among other departments.