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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Chris Brown Appears On 'Dancing With The Stars,' Fans React - MTV.com
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Taylor & Mathis takes leasing duties, agents from Advantis - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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First, it took over leasiny duties on three Tampa properties it managesfrom Then, in a move aimeds at continuity, it hired the leasing agent s who worked for Advantis at those buildings. Ann Adams and Irene Martinez are set to joinTaylor & Mathis startinyg April 1. They will be responsible for leasing availabl space atOne MetroCenter, Center Point Businessa Park and Tampa Distribution The properties total 1.5 million square feet and are ownedx by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Taylor & Mathis have managed them sincr 1998. The Atlanta-based real estatd firm also manages the VerizonWireless Inc.
buildingh in Tampa and The Conceptsin "One of the main focuses of our business plan has been to expan d in the Tampa Bay market," said Andreaw Taylor, president of Taylof & Mathis. "This is certainly a big step inthat Adams, who will serve as managintg director of leasing, has been active in the localp commercial market since 1984. She previouslyg served with Paragon Group, for which she was in chargw of leasingOne MetroCenter, and was with Advantis for the past thre years. Martinez, who will serve as directod of leasing, began her real estate career in 1996 with Floridz RealEstate Advisors, which was acquired by The St. Joe Co.
in 1999 and mergec with an Atlanta firm to form She is credited with maintainingb occupancy levels greater than 95 percentat MetLife's locakl properties. Adams said Taylor & Mathis' focus on landlors representation was a deciding factor in herand Martinez'zs decisions to change firms. "Having one compan y handling both functions makes a lot of Adams said. "I'm leaving one excellent company for Taylor & Mathis, established in 1967, provides real estate services in the office and industrial sectors. It leases and manage a total portfolioof 9.4 million squar feet, including nearly 4 millionj in Florida.
No changew are in store at the Tampsa office of Grubb Ellis Co., although its New York-based parent recentluy announced job cuts and other overhead reduction. Grubb & Ellias employs about 30 at its Rocky Point saidJeff Sweeney, the company's regional manager for Tampaa and Orlando. The cost-saving measures aren't expected locally becausd both those offices are he said. "We're still growing both the central Florida Sweeney said. Grubb & Ellis announced the cost-cutting measures earliefr this month. The business advisorgy company stated that it expects to reduce overheardby $13.5 million annually and is lookingy for more ways to streamline Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
has been retainecd to sell 29 retail big-box location s nationwide, including two in the Bay area. Sealeed bids will be accepted onthe properties, whicgh range between 32,000 and 135,000 square until April 12. The localo properties are at 800515th St. in Sarasotz with 118,849 square feet on 20 acres and at3600 U.S. 98 Northh in Lakeland with 111,322 squarre feet on 9.4 acres. More information is availablw online from Jones Lang LaSalleat , or by calling 527-2553, ext. 10. • TriMard Construction Inc. in Tampa was hires by Faller Davis & Associates Inc. to buildr a 10,000-square-foot engineering office at 5525 W. Cypresws St., Tampa. • Interior Design Servicez Inc.
will assist T. Rowe Price Services Inc. in its relocatiohn to Corporate Center Two at International Plazain Tampa. • Judy Genshaft, president of the Universityt ofSouth Florida, will address the Building Ownerx and Managers Association on March 27 at The Universityy Club in Tampa. For information, call (813) 866-3215.
First, it took over leasiny duties on three Tampa properties it managesfrom Then, in a move aimeds at continuity, it hired the leasing agent s who worked for Advantis at those buildings. Ann Adams and Irene Martinez are set to joinTaylor & Mathis startinyg April 1. They will be responsible for leasing availabl space atOne MetroCenter, Center Point Businessa Park and Tampa Distribution The properties total 1.5 million square feet and are ownedx by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Taylor & Mathis have managed them sincr 1998. The Atlanta-based real estatd firm also manages the VerizonWireless Inc.
buildingh in Tampa and The Conceptsin "One of the main focuses of our business plan has been to expan d in the Tampa Bay market," said Andreaw Taylor, president of Taylof & Mathis. "This is certainly a big step inthat Adams, who will serve as managintg director of leasing, has been active in the localp commercial market since 1984. She previouslyg served with Paragon Group, for which she was in chargw of leasingOne MetroCenter, and was with Advantis for the past thre years. Martinez, who will serve as directod of leasing, began her real estate career in 1996 with Floridz RealEstate Advisors, which was acquired by The St. Joe Co.
in 1999 and mergec with an Atlanta firm to form She is credited with maintainingb occupancy levels greater than 95 percentat MetLife's locakl properties. Adams said Taylor & Mathis' focus on landlors representation was a deciding factor in herand Martinez'zs decisions to change firms. "Having one compan y handling both functions makes a lot of Adams said. "I'm leaving one excellent company for Taylor & Mathis, established in 1967, provides real estate services in the office and industrial sectors. It leases and manage a total portfolioof 9.4 million squar feet, including nearly 4 millionj in Florida.
No changew are in store at the Tampsa office of Grubb Ellis Co., although its New York-based parent recentluy announced job cuts and other overhead reduction. Grubb & Ellias employs about 30 at its Rocky Point saidJeff Sweeney, the company's regional manager for Tampaa and Orlando. The cost-saving measures aren't expected locally becausd both those offices are he said. "We're still growing both the central Florida Sweeney said. Grubb & Ellis announced the cost-cutting measures earliefr this month. The business advisorgy company stated that it expects to reduce overheardby $13.5 million annually and is lookingy for more ways to streamline Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
has been retainecd to sell 29 retail big-box location s nationwide, including two in the Bay area. Sealeed bids will be accepted onthe properties, whicgh range between 32,000 and 135,000 square until April 12. The localo properties are at 800515th St. in Sarasotz with 118,849 square feet on 20 acres and at3600 U.S. 98 Northh in Lakeland with 111,322 squarre feet on 9.4 acres. More information is availablw online from Jones Lang LaSalleat , or by calling 527-2553, ext. 10. • TriMard Construction Inc. in Tampa was hires by Faller Davis & Associates Inc. to buildr a 10,000-square-foot engineering office at 5525 W. Cypresws St., Tampa. • Interior Design Servicez Inc.
will assist T. Rowe Price Services Inc. in its relocatiohn to Corporate Center Two at International Plazain Tampa. • Judy Genshaft, president of the Universityt ofSouth Florida, will address the Building Ownerx and Managers Association on March 27 at The Universityy Club in Tampa. For information, call (813) 866-3215.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
ITS inks two biologics deals - Houston Business Journal:
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Houston-based ITS said it also has expandexd its ongoing collaborative relationship with through completion of additional production serviceds forthat company. Aggregate proceeds to ITS from these contracts totak morethan $1 million. Under the termsd of these new agreements, ITS will produce high-grade biologicw for use in clinical trials for severao types ofcancer treatment. “The signing and executiojn of these new manufacturint agreements provide tremendous validation for ITS and the manufacturing serviceas that we offer to leadinb companies and academic institutions in the area of drug developmentgand research,” said David Enloe, ITS president and chiev executive officer.
, an Austin-baser biopharmaceutical company that is the parentof ITS, filed for Chapteer 11 bankruptcy protection in December. As part of its restructuring effort, Introgen said it hoped to sell its therapeutic producgt portfolio and reorganize around its contract manufacturingh businessin Houston.
Houston-based ITS said it also has expandexd its ongoing collaborative relationship with through completion of additional production serviceds forthat company. Aggregate proceeds to ITS from these contracts totak morethan $1 million. Under the termsd of these new agreements, ITS will produce high-grade biologicw for use in clinical trials for severao types ofcancer treatment. “The signing and executiojn of these new manufacturint agreements provide tremendous validation for ITS and the manufacturing serviceas that we offer to leadinb companies and academic institutions in the area of drug developmentgand research,” said David Enloe, ITS president and chiev executive officer.
, an Austin-baser biopharmaceutical company that is the parentof ITS, filed for Chapteer 11 bankruptcy protection in December. As part of its restructuring effort, Introgen said it hoped to sell its therapeutic producgt portfolio and reorganize around its contract manufacturingh businessin Houston.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Parents picket girl with peanut allergy, ask her to withdraw from school - CNN (blog)
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Parents picket girl with peanut allergy, ask her to withdraw from school CNN (blog) They can't ask their kids to wash their hands an extra time because it might save a life?!? What's up with the kid holding a sign that says "No Dogs?" What does that say about the protesters... Seeiously parents, get over yourselves! ... |
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Great deals: Tight credit, reappraisals will bring more bargains on the market - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The market might take awhile to rebound from the said Lowe, a managingb partner with . But in the he told his fellow professionals, they coulxd benefit from a wave ofbargaij buildings, land and commercial real estate debt that woulrd be hitting the market. To allow some bargain shoppinbg ofits own, RED securec a $200 million equity commitment from a pensionb fund, Lowe said at the But today, RED still is waiting to pull the triggef on its first discount purchase, and the localo market has seen only one obvious commercial propertuy steal: the $20.5 million purchase of in Olathe.
So does that mean the commercial real estate market has eluded the type of value meltdown that the subprime crisis triggered on theresidentiaol side? No, local market experts said, the credit-market heat is on and preparingh to touch off fire sales throughout the “The commercial real estate loan marketf in this country is $3.5 said Bob Arthur, division manageer for the commercial real estatr group at . “In 2009, $400 billion of that matures.” Lenders have the money to refinancwthose loans, Arthur said, but interest rates will be higher and loan-to-valuw ratios lower than borrowers expected when the dealsx originally were financed.
And here’s the kicker: Many commercial properties up for refinancingt will be reappraised at drastically lower Those values, combined with the lower loan-to-value ratios, will creates substantial equity gaps that owners will have to fill with cash unleses they want to sell or give their properties back to lenders. “Once they are returned to the the lender is free to make any transaction that they saidTom Turner, executive vice president of , which service s about $25 billion in commercia real estate loans. “But I suspect those transactionx will be ata discount. In fact, I’xd be shocked if they weren’t.
” Kevin Nunnink, chairman of , whicb specializes in commercial appraisals, said steep discounts alread can be seen in recent salezs of the real estate debt of closex banks bythe Integra’s data shows that performing residential loans went for 59.8 centse on the dollar, and similar deals were available on the commerciao side. “What that tells you is that when the loansw wereinitially priced, the risk wasn’t priced into them,” Nunninki said, “and the market’s recognized that.” That helps explaim the higher interest rates that are contributing to declining commercial real estate values.
Anotherd factor in the tailspin, Turner is the disappearance of a huge segment of the permanentt lendingmarket — commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) For the three-year period from 2005 through 2007, CMBS lenderxs made $605 billion in permanent loans, which they then packaged and sold as In 2008, after the meltdowbn of the residential MBS market touched off fears on the commercial side, less than $15 billion in CMBS loands were made, Turner said.
That meana borrowers, who used to get 80 percent to 90percengt loan-to-value ratios from CMBS lenders, now must settle for 50 percent to 70 percenft — plus higher interest rates — from life insurance lenderas or from banks willing to extend permanentg financing. Unlike the residential subprime however, the financing problem s facing commercial real estate owners today did not begin withunderwritin problems, Nunnink said. “Unlike in the commercial property today was underwrittenreasonably well, with the exceptiohn of the pricing of risk,” Nunnink said. “And it wasn’t that peoplr couldn’t pay or that we had too much supply.
No, the reasonn why the commercial real estate market is sufferinyg is because the economy has gone into a That means lost less consumerspending and, therefore, lower demand for retail and industrial space. Nunnink said that the depth of the commercial real estate slide will depend on how quicklu the economy turns aroundand that, in any it will be less severe in Kansas City than bubbl markets in the Sun Belt or on the But he and a partnef in Denver are convinced that plenty of bargain — particularly land will be coming available in the near They’re creating a fund that will spend $500 milliomn on undervalued residential and commerciapl real estate via five investment rounds, Nunnink of Leawood also is putting togethe r an opportunity fund that will investg $50 million on the residential lots priced as low as 8 centxs on the dollar throughoutt the Midwest and Sun Principals with Mariner already have boughf 1,000 lots that owned in the Kansasw City area &! mdash; part of a Midwest marketf where lots are generally ranging from 20 to 70 centas on the dollar.
But local retaiol broker David Block has proved that greaytdeals needn’t be confinee to residential or land plays. In January, of Columbus, announced that it had sold the roughly1 million-square-foot Greaty Mall of the Great Plains to a partnershil led by Block, who is a principalk of . The $20.45 million sale price was a fractiobn ofthe $137 million it cost to build the mall in and it included 22 vacant acres for expansion plus existing spacs that is nearly 70 percenf occupied.
Block said real estate investment trustsd like Glimcher were among the firsr commercial property owners to get introuble because, by law, they must distributre 90 percent of their taxablew income to their investors. Therefore, most REITs are highlyt leveraged. “They’re asset-rich and cash-poor,” said Erik a second vice president in the Kansas City officeof . “There are REITs that have plenty ofgood properties, and they’red still getting rent checks from their But now the lender is callinvg saying, ‘It’s time to refinance, and by the way, we’vr changed the terms.” , an Australia-basee REIT, recently was forced to sell a 3.
1 million-square-fooyt portfolio of U.S. commercial properties, includingf a 203,475-square-foot office building in Kansasx City, Kan., because of liquidity and devaluation Anotherof Rubicon’s U.S. portfolios, valued at $642 millioj at the end of last year, had lost nearlhy 11 percent of its value in the previousxsix months. “There are so few transactions takinyg place,” Block said, “and so appraisers, not having up-to-date are appraising conservatively, overconservatively, really, to protect themselves.
” Tim executive vice presidentof , said banks generally have been unwilling to reprice propertiex they’ve taken back “because they don’t want to show the Therefore, big gaps still exis between the bid and ask priceds for many distressed commercial properties. But that could change soon. “Thwe hit on commercial real estate has reallyhjust begun,” Schaffer said. “II think we’ll see more and more salexs made at substantially lower pricing than ayear ago, beginning probablhy midyear.
”
The market might take awhile to rebound from the said Lowe, a managingb partner with . But in the he told his fellow professionals, they coulxd benefit from a wave ofbargaij buildings, land and commercial real estate debt that woulrd be hitting the market. To allow some bargain shoppinbg ofits own, RED securec a $200 million equity commitment from a pensionb fund, Lowe said at the But today, RED still is waiting to pull the triggef on its first discount purchase, and the localo market has seen only one obvious commercial propertuy steal: the $20.5 million purchase of in Olathe.
So does that mean the commercial real estate market has eluded the type of value meltdown that the subprime crisis triggered on theresidentiaol side? No, local market experts said, the credit-market heat is on and preparingh to touch off fire sales throughout the “The commercial real estate loan marketf in this country is $3.5 said Bob Arthur, division manageer for the commercial real estatr group at . “In 2009, $400 billion of that matures.” Lenders have the money to refinancwthose loans, Arthur said, but interest rates will be higher and loan-to-valuw ratios lower than borrowers expected when the dealsx originally were financed.
And here’s the kicker: Many commercial properties up for refinancingt will be reappraised at drastically lower Those values, combined with the lower loan-to-value ratios, will creates substantial equity gaps that owners will have to fill with cash unleses they want to sell or give their properties back to lenders. “Once they are returned to the the lender is free to make any transaction that they saidTom Turner, executive vice president of , which service s about $25 billion in commercia real estate loans. “But I suspect those transactionx will be ata discount. In fact, I’xd be shocked if they weren’t.
” Kevin Nunnink, chairman of , whicb specializes in commercial appraisals, said steep discounts alread can be seen in recent salezs of the real estate debt of closex banks bythe Integra’s data shows that performing residential loans went for 59.8 centse on the dollar, and similar deals were available on the commerciao side. “What that tells you is that when the loansw wereinitially priced, the risk wasn’t priced into them,” Nunninki said, “and the market’s recognized that.” That helps explaim the higher interest rates that are contributing to declining commercial real estate values.
Anotherd factor in the tailspin, Turner is the disappearance of a huge segment of the permanentt lendingmarket — commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) For the three-year period from 2005 through 2007, CMBS lenderxs made $605 billion in permanent loans, which they then packaged and sold as In 2008, after the meltdowbn of the residential MBS market touched off fears on the commercial side, less than $15 billion in CMBS loands were made, Turner said.
That meana borrowers, who used to get 80 percent to 90percengt loan-to-value ratios from CMBS lenders, now must settle for 50 percent to 70 percenft — plus higher interest rates — from life insurance lenderas or from banks willing to extend permanentg financing. Unlike the residential subprime however, the financing problem s facing commercial real estate owners today did not begin withunderwritin problems, Nunnink said. “Unlike in the commercial property today was underwrittenreasonably well, with the exceptiohn of the pricing of risk,” Nunnink said. “And it wasn’t that peoplr couldn’t pay or that we had too much supply.
No, the reasonn why the commercial real estate market is sufferinyg is because the economy has gone into a That means lost less consumerspending and, therefore, lower demand for retail and industrial space. Nunnink said that the depth of the commercial real estate slide will depend on how quicklu the economy turns aroundand that, in any it will be less severe in Kansas City than bubbl markets in the Sun Belt or on the But he and a partnef in Denver are convinced that plenty of bargain — particularly land will be coming available in the near They’re creating a fund that will spend $500 milliomn on undervalued residential and commerciapl real estate via five investment rounds, Nunnink of Leawood also is putting togethe r an opportunity fund that will investg $50 million on the residential lots priced as low as 8 centxs on the dollar throughoutt the Midwest and Sun Principals with Mariner already have boughf 1,000 lots that owned in the Kansasw City area &! mdash; part of a Midwest marketf where lots are generally ranging from 20 to 70 centas on the dollar.
But local retaiol broker David Block has proved that greaytdeals needn’t be confinee to residential or land plays. In January, of Columbus, announced that it had sold the roughly1 million-square-foot Greaty Mall of the Great Plains to a partnershil led by Block, who is a principalk of . The $20.45 million sale price was a fractiobn ofthe $137 million it cost to build the mall in and it included 22 vacant acres for expansion plus existing spacs that is nearly 70 percenf occupied.
Block said real estate investment trustsd like Glimcher were among the firsr commercial property owners to get introuble because, by law, they must distributre 90 percent of their taxablew income to their investors. Therefore, most REITs are highlyt leveraged. “They’re asset-rich and cash-poor,” said Erik a second vice president in the Kansas City officeof . “There are REITs that have plenty ofgood properties, and they’red still getting rent checks from their But now the lender is callinvg saying, ‘It’s time to refinance, and by the way, we’vr changed the terms.” , an Australia-basee REIT, recently was forced to sell a 3.
1 million-square-fooyt portfolio of U.S. commercial properties, includingf a 203,475-square-foot office building in Kansasx City, Kan., because of liquidity and devaluation Anotherof Rubicon’s U.S. portfolios, valued at $642 millioj at the end of last year, had lost nearlhy 11 percent of its value in the previousxsix months. “There are so few transactions takinyg place,” Block said, “and so appraisers, not having up-to-date are appraising conservatively, overconservatively, really, to protect themselves.
” Tim executive vice presidentof , said banks generally have been unwilling to reprice propertiex they’ve taken back “because they don’t want to show the Therefore, big gaps still exis between the bid and ask priceds for many distressed commercial properties. But that could change soon. “Thwe hit on commercial real estate has reallyhjust begun,” Schaffer said. “II think we’ll see more and more salexs made at substantially lower pricing than ayear ago, beginning probablhy midyear.
”
Monday, March 21, 2011
Putin calms Sakhalin's radation fears - The Moscow News
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Putin calms Sakhalin's radation fears The Moscow News Vladimir Putin made a personal visit to Russia's Far East at the weekend to calm fears over radiation and offer more help to Japan. Visiting Sakhlin, one of the islands off Russia's Pacific coast, he was scheduled to ... |
Saturday, March 19, 2011
A chat with 'Win Win' director Thomas McCarthy - San Francisco Chronicle
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New York Times | A chat with 'Win Win' director Thomas McCarthy San Francisco Chronicle Thomas McCarthy, who directed "The Station Agent" and "The Visitor," was mentored by the great Sidney Lumet. "He's re » |
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