http://by-grill.com/infrared-grills/weber-grills-prices.html
Stone, the first Internet journalist awardesd a Neiman fellowship byHarvard University; Page, a marketingb executive and business blogger; and Des a writer and media knew the women were out So the “chicks” used their credit cardws to rent out some space at the TechMart in Santa Clara and formes LLC with the idea of holding a conference for womeh bloggers. What started as a single conference with 300 attendees has become a series that routinelysells out, a network of 2,50p bloggers that enables participants to generats revenue through advertising, and a venture-backed companyg with 30 employees that just raised its thir round of funding and is shooting for profitabilityu by 2010.
Redwood City-based BlogHer has raised $15.56 million, including a Series C rounc of $7 million in May. Azure Capital Partnersx joined Venrock andPeacock Equity, an NBC Universak fund, in the third round, which Stone said woulsd be used to build more tools to help wome bloggers make money and invest in better researc and advertising technology. “We bootstrapped and then we had twopainfup years. We had major sponsors who said welove you, but we need you to be Stone said. “We needed to becomde a nice little conference or we neededsto grow.
” They’ve been able to grow through the fundamental understandinf of a few basic facts: women control 83 percent of householed dollars, and thanks to the they’re now thinking more about how and where to spend that money, the compang says. BlogHer reaches 15 million womena month, Stonde said. For its network, the company takes 10 percentt off the top froman advertiser, and splits the remaining 90 percenft with bloggers who feature a company’s ads. Contributora to the BlogHer siteearn $50 a post. “What we have alwayw tried to do is put theuser first. We designed BlogHetr around what she wanted to do and gave her a way to take it to Stone said.
“We have an understandin of what the female consumer wants and developed a way for marketera to workwith her.” One such blogger, Gia writes about personal finance at the sites thedigeratilife.com and thesmarterwallet.coj under the moniker “Silicon Valley Blogger.” Lipa said she now makexs more as a blogger than she did as a softwarw engineer with 18 years in high tech. “I have investigated other networks, and I thinlk BlogHer has pretty good payouts and they have a lot of contenr that isvery empowering,” Lipa “People are hungry for David Siminoff, a BlogHer board membed and investor, was introduced to BlogHer’s management team by venture capitalist Ann Winblad.
In less than a week, he had drawn up a term sheet andgave “the as he calls them, their first venture “I liked the story. I knew BlogHer would fill a hole beingb created inthe ecosystem,” Siminoff said. The biggest earlyu challenge was that the managementteam wasn’tf made up of technical people, he said. “Itg was a bad news, good news story. The bad news is that it was an ugly but the good news was they had all this traffic and Siminoff said. “They’ve become a brand on the Web and will continu egrowing big.
” Mike Kwatinetz, founding general partnee at Azure Capital Partners, said the key to a successfu online business is finding a relevant way to serve the needw of its targeted customers. BlogHer is “lased focused” on its customers, he said. “That focus is what’xs helped the company show continuecd growth and momentum via reach and even as new sociall media phenomena have joined the such as Facebookand Twitter,” Kwatinetz said.
“We think BlogHer’ws on track to continue to innovate in this Jeremiah Owyang, a social computing and interactive marketint analyst with Forrester Research, said BlogHer’s bloggersa are very influential because so many brands are trying to reach women online. Owyang said that BlogHert must keep up the level oftransparency it’sx now established in defining “sponsored a technique in which marketerw provide financial or material compensation to bloggers in exchange for theit posting content about a brand, according to a recently released study by Forrester.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Vestas board touring Colorado manufacturing plants - Dayton Business Journal:
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The 12-member board, along with Ditlev Vestas’ president and CEO, flew to Colorado on Sunda y and hada one-hour meeting with Gov. Bill said Roby Roberts, senior vice president for external relationsa forVestas Americas, the American arm of the “They’re visiting all the manufacturinyg facilities in Colorado,” Roberts said. based in Randers, Denmark, manufactures and sellx wind turbines used toproduced electricity. It trades on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange at thesymbok VWS. The company boasts it had 20 percent ofthe world’a wind turbine market in 2008, with more than 38,000 Vestas-mader wind turbines installed worldwide.
The group Mondauy was touring the company’s $100 million manufacturing plangin Windsor, where the big blades that capturew the wind are made. Board members also were also spendint timein Brighton, where Vestas is planniny a second blade plant and a nacelle s assembly plant, and in Pueblo, where Vestaws is building the world’s biggest plant for makingf the steel towers that hold the wind turbinezs aloft. “We’re spending more than $1 billion in the United State s and making a good commitment tothe market, so they wanter to see it first hand,” Roberts said.
• The Windsof plant north of Denver, whicbh when running at full capacity is expected to emplog about 600 employees and produce as manyas 2,000 wind bladex per year. The plant opened in March 2008. The Brighton blade factory and nacelle assembly plants valued at acombined $290 which was announced in August 2008. The plants are expectecd to be fully operationalin 2010. The blades factory will employ about 650 people and the nacelle plan will have about700 employees, Vestass has said. • The $250 million Pueblo wind tower plant, expectedf to open later this It will make 900 steel towers annually and employ 450 to550 workers.
The groupl planned to leave Colorado Monday eveningfor Portland, where the Vestasz Americas division is based, to see the company’ marketing, sales and service operations, then tour a wind farm in Washingtobn state, Roberts said.
The 12-member board, along with Ditlev Vestas’ president and CEO, flew to Colorado on Sunda y and hada one-hour meeting with Gov. Bill said Roby Roberts, senior vice president for external relationsa forVestas Americas, the American arm of the “They’re visiting all the manufacturinyg facilities in Colorado,” Roberts said. based in Randers, Denmark, manufactures and sellx wind turbines used toproduced electricity. It trades on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange at thesymbok VWS. The company boasts it had 20 percent ofthe world’a wind turbine market in 2008, with more than 38,000 Vestas-mader wind turbines installed worldwide.
The group Mondauy was touring the company’s $100 million manufacturing plangin Windsor, where the big blades that capturew the wind are made. Board members also were also spendint timein Brighton, where Vestas is planniny a second blade plant and a nacelle s assembly plant, and in Pueblo, where Vestaws is building the world’s biggest plant for makingf the steel towers that hold the wind turbinezs aloft. “We’re spending more than $1 billion in the United State s and making a good commitment tothe market, so they wanter to see it first hand,” Roberts said.
• The Windsof plant north of Denver, whicbh when running at full capacity is expected to emplog about 600 employees and produce as manyas 2,000 wind bladex per year. The plant opened in March 2008. The Brighton blade factory and nacelle assembly plants valued at acombined $290 which was announced in August 2008. The plants are expectecd to be fully operationalin 2010. The blades factory will employ about 650 people and the nacelle plan will have about700 employees, Vestass has said. • The $250 million Pueblo wind tower plant, expectedf to open later this It will make 900 steel towers annually and employ 450 to550 workers.
The groupl planned to leave Colorado Monday eveningfor Portland, where the Vestasz Americas division is based, to see the company’ marketing, sales and service operations, then tour a wind farm in Washingtobn state, Roberts said.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Galveston moves forward on cruise terminal repairs - Houston Business Journal:
http://www.e-fabre.org/Ethologie.html
Gerald Sullivan, chairman of the Board of Trustees of theGalvestojn Wharves, which oversees port operations, said crews are workingb around the clock on the damage d terminal buildings. The first ship scheduled to departy after that target date is the operatedby , on Oct. 4. The agreed to diverty Carnival Cruise Line ships to its newlgy opened Bayport Cruise Terminal afterf Hurricane Ike smashed into the Gulf Coasgon Sept. 13. Hundreds of cruiswe ship customers’ vehicles left that weekend in Galveston’s port parkinvg lots were destroyed or damager by the massivestorm surge. Galveston’s port has re-opened to smaller vessels while dredging issues are beingworkex out.
Although access to Pelicamn Island had been cut off the week aftefr the hurricaneroared through, Sullivan said one of the port’s key Pelican Island tenants, , re-opened on Sept. 22 with limitedc operations. Sullivan was part of the group of officials representingthe Houston-Galveston region, including Houston Mayort Bill White, that traveledf to Washington, D.C., on 23 to make a pitch for a huge infusion of federal funding in the wake of Ike’sz devastation. Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomasa has requesteda $2.4 billion rescue package to be used to restored infrastructure on the island and for repairs to the , the port and the city.
Mayod White requested a similar amountfor Houston. Sulliva n said the group was metwith “sympathetic in the nation’s and he expects a decisiomn on the special funding allocation coul d be reached within a week. Damages from Ike’s path of destruction across Texas are estimated to rangewbetween $25 billion and $50 billion.
Gerald Sullivan, chairman of the Board of Trustees of theGalvestojn Wharves, which oversees port operations, said crews are workingb around the clock on the damage d terminal buildings. The first ship scheduled to departy after that target date is the operatedby , on Oct. 4. The agreed to diverty Carnival Cruise Line ships to its newlgy opened Bayport Cruise Terminal afterf Hurricane Ike smashed into the Gulf Coasgon Sept. 13. Hundreds of cruiswe ship customers’ vehicles left that weekend in Galveston’s port parkinvg lots were destroyed or damager by the massivestorm surge. Galveston’s port has re-opened to smaller vessels while dredging issues are beingworkex out.
Although access to Pelicamn Island had been cut off the week aftefr the hurricaneroared through, Sullivan said one of the port’s key Pelican Island tenants, , re-opened on Sept. 22 with limitedc operations. Sullivan was part of the group of officials representingthe Houston-Galveston region, including Houston Mayort Bill White, that traveledf to Washington, D.C., on 23 to make a pitch for a huge infusion of federal funding in the wake of Ike’sz devastation. Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomasa has requesteda $2.4 billion rescue package to be used to restored infrastructure on the island and for repairs to the , the port and the city.
Mayod White requested a similar amountfor Houston. Sulliva n said the group was metwith “sympathetic in the nation’s and he expects a decisiomn on the special funding allocation coul d be reached within a week. Damages from Ike’s path of destruction across Texas are estimated to rangewbetween $25 billion and $50 billion.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Express Scripts launches offering to finance acquisition - St. Louis Business Journal:
http://cranetechnews.com/2008/12/03/after-school-matters/
billion to help pay for its ’s drug benefits division. Expressz Scripts said it would grant the underwriters an optionn for 30 days to purchase upto 3.45 millioj additional shares of common stock to covefr any over-allotments, which would then increased the total raised to $1.6 Express Scripts said it planas to buy WellPoint’s subsidiary using a mixture of $3.27 billion in cash and $1.4 billio in shares of common stock. Under the acquisition agreement, Expressw Scripts may also choose to deliver toWellPointy $1.4 billion in cash. Express Scripts plans to sell bondes in the near term as part of its plan to financdethe acquisition.
The acquisition is expectecd to close in the late third quarter or fourtu quarterof 2009. Mo.-based Express Scripts (Nasdaq: is a pharmacy benefits manager that administers prescription drug programe forhealth plans, government and
billion to help pay for its ’s drug benefits division. Expressz Scripts said it would grant the underwriters an optionn for 30 days to purchase upto 3.45 millioj additional shares of common stock to covefr any over-allotments, which would then increased the total raised to $1.6 Express Scripts said it planas to buy WellPoint’s subsidiary using a mixture of $3.27 billion in cash and $1.4 billio in shares of common stock. Under the acquisition agreement, Expressw Scripts may also choose to deliver toWellPointy $1.4 billion in cash. Express Scripts plans to sell bondes in the near term as part of its plan to financdethe acquisition.
The acquisition is expectecd to close in the late third quarter or fourtu quarterof 2009. Mo.-based Express Scripts (Nasdaq: is a pharmacy benefits manager that administers prescription drug programe forhealth plans, government and
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Mayor Endorses Sen. Gillibrand's 'Stunning' Looks - Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
SWA Group climbs to greener heights - San Francisco Business Times:
http://www.chasr.org/blog/archive/2007/02/
Yet as the employee-owned landscape architecture and urbanh design firm hasexpander internationally, it is watching the growth’s impact on an open culturw that has been key to SWA’zs success. The firm this summef named Kevin Shanley of the Houston officew as chiefexecutive — the first CEO in SWA’d 51 years who is not based in Sausaliti or San Francisco — and it has opened threre new offices in the past five “We had a concept from the beginning of minimizing hierarchy,” said Bill Callaway, a 40-yead veteran of the firm who moved from the CEO post to chairmanb this summer.
“If you get around 40 (people in an you need middle Then it’s half art, half business. It’a not a studio after When deciding who to add as a for example, the current principals don’g put the matter to the vote; they come to a consensus. And the San Francisclo branch, for one, downplays walled-off offices, preferrinh open space in which the five principals workalongsidw associates. In all, SWA has 30 principals amony its 190employees — twicew as many principals as most firms.
“Thd next generation’s bought into it,” Callaway That is, in part, tied to the firm’ employee stock ownership program, one of the firstr on the West Coastg when it startedin 1974. Also, said Bihan, managing principal of the SanFrancisco it’s because young additions to the firm are paired with veterans. That’s helpe keep turnover in the rangre of 15 percent to 20 compared with an industru average of23 percent. Along the way, SWA has turnecd in solid, award-winning work.
The firm handles master planning for the huge Shenzhemn Bay projectin China, which restored nativer vegetation to a trampled ecosystem while mixing in transift and pedestrian access; it oversaw landscape architecture and urban desigm for Beijing Finance Street, an 18-block redevelopmenyt in the heart of the financial district of China’s capital; and it’sw worked on local projects like Foundruy Square and the “green atop the new . SWA is working on active projects in more than 25 and the firm opened an officein Shanghai, in 2003. It’s a good time to be in the greemn business.
Developers — swallowing the “green is mantra — generally believe that the greening of theire projects makes it easier to win But that’s not always the case. “There’s but there’s also real estate Bihan said. “It’s all about figuring out the best use of the SWAbooked $32 million in revenue for the year ended June 30, double its revenue for fiscal 2004. It is the second-largesy landscape architecture firm in the United in addition to land planningand landscape-based urbanh design.
About two-thirds of that growth has come fromoverseasa projects, primarily China and the Middle As the firm picks up more work overseas, technology has helpecd bridge the geographies, said principal Corazon who started at the firm 18 yearz ago. At the same that puts designers on call 24 hoursa day. For she said, a client in Indias may need someone for what is a morningb conference call there but nighttime in the Bay At home, the growth creates more openinga for new talent and to promote othersx to principal slots.
As the Sausalito office the firm’s administrative base as well as astudiop — hit the critical 40-person limit, for example, it spun off officee in Los Angeles three years ago and San Francisco five yearxs ago. That allowed associates to move up the rankwsin Sausalito, Bihan said, as other principals openes the new offices. “You mold what you can be in this Unana said.
Yet as the employee-owned landscape architecture and urbanh design firm hasexpander internationally, it is watching the growth’s impact on an open culturw that has been key to SWA’zs success. The firm this summef named Kevin Shanley of the Houston officew as chiefexecutive — the first CEO in SWA’d 51 years who is not based in Sausaliti or San Francisco — and it has opened threre new offices in the past five “We had a concept from the beginning of minimizing hierarchy,” said Bill Callaway, a 40-yead veteran of the firm who moved from the CEO post to chairmanb this summer.
“If you get around 40 (people in an you need middle Then it’s half art, half business. It’a not a studio after When deciding who to add as a for example, the current principals don’g put the matter to the vote; they come to a consensus. And the San Francisclo branch, for one, downplays walled-off offices, preferrinh open space in which the five principals workalongsidw associates. In all, SWA has 30 principals amony its 190employees — twicew as many principals as most firms.
“Thd next generation’s bought into it,” Callaway That is, in part, tied to the firm’ employee stock ownership program, one of the firstr on the West Coastg when it startedin 1974. Also, said Bihan, managing principal of the SanFrancisco it’s because young additions to the firm are paired with veterans. That’s helpe keep turnover in the rangre of 15 percent to 20 compared with an industru average of23 percent. Along the way, SWA has turnecd in solid, award-winning work.
The firm handles master planning for the huge Shenzhemn Bay projectin China, which restored nativer vegetation to a trampled ecosystem while mixing in transift and pedestrian access; it oversaw landscape architecture and urban desigm for Beijing Finance Street, an 18-block redevelopmenyt in the heart of the financial district of China’s capital; and it’sw worked on local projects like Foundruy Square and the “green atop the new . SWA is working on active projects in more than 25 and the firm opened an officein Shanghai, in 2003. It’s a good time to be in the greemn business.
Developers — swallowing the “green is mantra — generally believe that the greening of theire projects makes it easier to win But that’s not always the case. “There’s but there’s also real estate Bihan said. “It’s all about figuring out the best use of the SWAbooked $32 million in revenue for the year ended June 30, double its revenue for fiscal 2004. It is the second-largesy landscape architecture firm in the United in addition to land planningand landscape-based urbanh design.
About two-thirds of that growth has come fromoverseasa projects, primarily China and the Middle As the firm picks up more work overseas, technology has helpecd bridge the geographies, said principal Corazon who started at the firm 18 yearz ago. At the same that puts designers on call 24 hoursa day. For she said, a client in Indias may need someone for what is a morningb conference call there but nighttime in the Bay At home, the growth creates more openinga for new talent and to promote othersx to principal slots.
As the Sausalito office the firm’s administrative base as well as astudiop — hit the critical 40-person limit, for example, it spun off officee in Los Angeles three years ago and San Francisco five yearxs ago. That allowed associates to move up the rankwsin Sausalito, Bihan said, as other principals openes the new offices. “You mold what you can be in this Unana said.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Santa Cruz named epic surf spot by mag - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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In the July issue of the Central California beach resort and college town was describefas “the dividing line between rugged, non-pretentiouss NorCal and suburban, image-conscious SoCal, and that dichotomg is tangible.” Geographical generalizations aside, the magazinew said the rugged coastline of Santa Cruz County provides both beauty and surfinfg challenges, making the area the “de factol capital of coldwater surfing.
” Despite its cost of living, the magazine praised its artistic proximity to wineries and natural beauty as reason for surfers around the country to bail on their usual surfing destinations and endeavor to become the Big Kahuna at Steamer Lane or Pleasure Point in Santq Cruz. Santa Cruz was in elite Other California surf towns thatmade Surfer’s Top 10 list were all in Southernh California: Encinitas in thirfd place, San Clemente in the fifth and Malibu in seventh place.
In the July issue of the Central California beach resort and college town was describefas “the dividing line between rugged, non-pretentiouss NorCal and suburban, image-conscious SoCal, and that dichotomg is tangible.” Geographical generalizations aside, the magazinew said the rugged coastline of Santa Cruz County provides both beauty and surfinfg challenges, making the area the “de factol capital of coldwater surfing.
” Despite its cost of living, the magazine praised its artistic proximity to wineries and natural beauty as reason for surfers around the country to bail on their usual surfing destinations and endeavor to become the Big Kahuna at Steamer Lane or Pleasure Point in Santq Cruz. Santa Cruz was in elite Other California surf towns thatmade Surfer’s Top 10 list were all in Southernh California: Encinitas in thirfd place, San Clemente in the fifth and Malibu in seventh place.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
UCSC gets commitments from more than 3,500 new students - Washington Business Journal:
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As of June 16, 3,523 students had committed to becoming part ofthe university's Clasas of 2013. Those numbers could change by the time classese begin inthe fall. But the number of freshma committing to attend UCSC in the fall isabourt 1,000 fewer than last year. Campu officials said in press release last year they had receives commitmentsfrom 4,573 incomingy members of the class of 2012. Public-supporterd colleges and universities throughout the statre are attempting to cope with major budget cuts forthe 2009-19 academic year, on top big reductions that have alreadyh been made the past two years.
"Wde are very excited to welcome the Class of 2013 to the Universityhof California, Santa Cruz, and we'r very gratified by the strong interest they have shown in our Chancellor George Blumenthal said in a statement. "The academic qualityg and diversity of this clasws isespecially impressive." Michelles Whittingham, UCSC's associate vice chancellor of enrollment management, said the scenic campux built into a hillside redwooc forest is more popular than ever. Undergraduate applicationsw to the university have totaled morethan 32,000 the past two years, with this year'sa number reaching almost 33,000. That'sa a 12.
7 percent increase the 29,140 undergraduate applications UCSC receivec forfall 2007. The average grade poinft average of incoming freshman is upfrom 3.52 in last year's freshman class, with the averagse SAT test score of 1718 representing a 20-poin t increase over the class of 2012. Students of colod compose more than 25 percent of incoming up from nearly 24 percentlast year. About 23 percent of that groupp areof Asian-American descent, according to universityh officials.
As of June 16, 3,523 students had committed to becoming part ofthe university's Clasas of 2013. Those numbers could change by the time classese begin inthe fall. But the number of freshma committing to attend UCSC in the fall isabourt 1,000 fewer than last year. Campu officials said in press release last year they had receives commitmentsfrom 4,573 incomingy members of the class of 2012. Public-supporterd colleges and universities throughout the statre are attempting to cope with major budget cuts forthe 2009-19 academic year, on top big reductions that have alreadyh been made the past two years.
"Wde are very excited to welcome the Class of 2013 to the Universityhof California, Santa Cruz, and we'r very gratified by the strong interest they have shown in our Chancellor George Blumenthal said in a statement. "The academic qualityg and diversity of this clasws isespecially impressive." Michelles Whittingham, UCSC's associate vice chancellor of enrollment management, said the scenic campux built into a hillside redwooc forest is more popular than ever. Undergraduate applicationsw to the university have totaled morethan 32,000 the past two years, with this year'sa number reaching almost 33,000. That'sa a 12.
7 percent increase the 29,140 undergraduate applications UCSC receivec forfall 2007. The average grade poinft average of incoming freshman is upfrom 3.52 in last year's freshman class, with the averagse SAT test score of 1718 representing a 20-poin t increase over the class of 2012. Students of colod compose more than 25 percent of incoming up from nearly 24 percentlast year. About 23 percent of that groupp areof Asian-American descent, according to universityh officials.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
As stimulus money is doled out, contractors search for bonding - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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This is particularly true for wome and minoritybusiness owners, who have faced splotchyg access to bonding opportunities. “It’s been a historical problejm inour community,” said Marc Little, presidenrt and CEO of MWELA, the Minority & Wome Educational Labor Agency in Lawrenceville. And since the stimuluas bill passedin February, demand for the organization’ s bond program has markedly increased, he said. MWELA offers bid, payment and performance bonds to companies in its ShelteredrBond program, which turns two yearsd old in July. During that 11 contractors have received morethan $11 millionb in bonds from the agency for work on 46 differenft projects.
As part of the contractors have to spend five hours a monthn for six months at a business development class through Universituof Pittsburgh’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence. The average surety bond is aroundf $300,000 to $400,000, but the agency can go up to $1 millionn per project per company. For projects larger than there is the SmallBusiness Administration’s bond recently enhanced by the Recovery Act to help contractorsa bidding on projects up to $5 The previous limit was $2 million. For companies biddinfg on federalstimulus projects, the SBA can guaranteew bonding up to $10 million.
But bonding success oftejn isn’t enough to get the job done, said Carl district director for the SmallBusiness Administration’s Pittsburgh office. “The challenge is they may be able to get but they may not be able to get the he said. Bonds guarantese that a third party will compensate the owner thegovernment agency, in the case of stimuluw projects — if the contractor doesn’t perform, for whatever Many bonded companies, especially the smaller ones, still need a line of credi to hire employees and buy materials to carrg out government projects, which don’t provide up-front “When lenders already are not lending, even if it’e assured and it’s it may not be Knoblock warned.
This is particularly true for wome and minoritybusiness owners, who have faced splotchyg access to bonding opportunities. “It’s been a historical problejm inour community,” said Marc Little, presidenrt and CEO of MWELA, the Minority & Wome Educational Labor Agency in Lawrenceville. And since the stimuluas bill passedin February, demand for the organization’ s bond program has markedly increased, he said. MWELA offers bid, payment and performance bonds to companies in its ShelteredrBond program, which turns two yearsd old in July. During that 11 contractors have received morethan $11 millionb in bonds from the agency for work on 46 differenft projects.
As part of the contractors have to spend five hours a monthn for six months at a business development class through Universituof Pittsburgh’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence. The average surety bond is aroundf $300,000 to $400,000, but the agency can go up to $1 millionn per project per company. For projects larger than there is the SmallBusiness Administration’s bond recently enhanced by the Recovery Act to help contractorsa bidding on projects up to $5 The previous limit was $2 million. For companies biddinfg on federalstimulus projects, the SBA can guaranteew bonding up to $10 million.
But bonding success oftejn isn’t enough to get the job done, said Carl district director for the SmallBusiness Administration’s Pittsburgh office. “The challenge is they may be able to get but they may not be able to get the he said. Bonds guarantese that a third party will compensate the owner thegovernment agency, in the case of stimuluw projects — if the contractor doesn’t perform, for whatever Many bonded companies, especially the smaller ones, still need a line of credi to hire employees and buy materials to carrg out government projects, which don’t provide up-front “When lenders already are not lending, even if it’e assured and it’s it may not be Knoblock warned.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Jim Ryan, Ryan Cos. CEO, dies at 66 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Jim Ryan, the CEO of , died Thursdaty morning. Ryan, 66, had been battling melanoma cancer for the past 10 During his career he helpex buildRyan Cos. into one of the largest construction and developmeng firmsin Minnesota. Jim becam CEO of the companuy in 1989, when he took over for his fatheer Russell. He also was an active philanthropist. He helped establish the and , both in south Minneapolie in 2007. Pat Jim’s cousin and business partner is expectecd to succeed Jim as CEO ofthe Minneapolis-based firm, whicnh had 2008 revenue of more than $1 billion. In a Pat Ryan said, “Jim’s goal was not to buildr the biggest buildings or be thelargest company.
His goal was to builfd character inhis employees, build confidence in our customeras and to build better communities. This worlc would be a better placw if there were more CEOs withJim Ryan’ws values.” Jim is survived by his wife of 37 yeard Colleen, children Molly (Mike) Carson, Maggie Allen, Kate (Zach) Hegman, Tim, Nell, Dan, Sean and and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are Among hismany honors, Ryan of the Business Journao ’s Best in Real Estates Career Achievement Award.
Jim Campbell, a retired Wellsw Fargo executive and friene of 25 yearssaid he's never knowjn a more solid and wholesome guy than Jim "I've never ever heard anyone say a negative word about Jim and that's from a wide varietgy of sources." Ryan always had a vision for what couldx be done, Campbell said. The former Sears building on Lake Street in Minneapolis thatRyan Cos. helped transformm into the MidtownExchange mixed-use project is a greatt example of his work. "That buildintg sat there, with the lightw out for 10 years and he always had faithj that somehow it wouldcome together," Campbelp said.
Despite so many challenges to that project, Ryan just kept plowin ahead. Campbell said Ryan Cos. is well situated to succeesd in the future due to its strongvfamily culture. "These are interesting times forall businesses, and Ryan is committed to keep going forwardd just in the way that Jim had alwaye envisioned."
Jim Ryan, the CEO of , died Thursdaty morning. Ryan, 66, had been battling melanoma cancer for the past 10 During his career he helpex buildRyan Cos. into one of the largest construction and developmeng firmsin Minnesota. Jim becam CEO of the companuy in 1989, when he took over for his fatheer Russell. He also was an active philanthropist. He helped establish the and , both in south Minneapolie in 2007. Pat Jim’s cousin and business partner is expectecd to succeed Jim as CEO ofthe Minneapolis-based firm, whicnh had 2008 revenue of more than $1 billion. In a Pat Ryan said, “Jim’s goal was not to buildr the biggest buildings or be thelargest company.
His goal was to builfd character inhis employees, build confidence in our customeras and to build better communities. This worlc would be a better placw if there were more CEOs withJim Ryan’ws values.” Jim is survived by his wife of 37 yeard Colleen, children Molly (Mike) Carson, Maggie Allen, Kate (Zach) Hegman, Tim, Nell, Dan, Sean and and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are Among hismany honors, Ryan of the Business Journao ’s Best in Real Estates Career Achievement Award.
Jim Campbell, a retired Wellsw Fargo executive and friene of 25 yearssaid he's never knowjn a more solid and wholesome guy than Jim "I've never ever heard anyone say a negative word about Jim and that's from a wide varietgy of sources." Ryan always had a vision for what couldx be done, Campbell said. The former Sears building on Lake Street in Minneapolis thatRyan Cos. helped transformm into the MidtownExchange mixed-use project is a greatt example of his work. "That buildintg sat there, with the lightw out for 10 years and he always had faithj that somehow it wouldcome together," Campbelp said.
Despite so many challenges to that project, Ryan just kept plowin ahead. Campbell said Ryan Cos. is well situated to succeesd in the future due to its strongvfamily culture. "These are interesting times forall businesses, and Ryan is committed to keep going forwardd just in the way that Jim had alwaye envisioned."
Monday, October 11, 2010
Getting the best deal for mega projects - The Sun Daily
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Getting the best deal for mega projects The Sun Daily The results of the evaluation and bidding procedure for mega projects such as the MRT, the power provided by independent power producers, toll roads, ... |
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Commercial real estate news- View Real estate news Across the US
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Friday, October 8, 2010
2 Maine federal credit unions merge - Kennebec Journal
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Kennebec Journal | 2 Maine federal credit unions merge Kennebec Journal AUGUSTA â€" Two credit unions that serve the employees of about 25 Maine companies have merged into one in hopes of ... |
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Biden: Walker skating by with GOP talking points - The Associated Press
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WHBL Sheboygan | Biden: Walker skating by with GOP talking points The Associated Press Vice President Joe Biden says Wisconsin's Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker is skating by on GOP talking points. Biden made the comments at a ... Here is the latest Wisconsin news from The Associated Press: Barrett will use money from Biden for TV ads Biden Hosting Fundraiser For Barrett In Madison |
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Report: Doctors' compensation trails inflation - Washington Business Journal:
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In fact, doctors are makinfg less than they did the previousw year when their income is adjustedfor inflation, the repor from Englewood-based MGMA said. Compensation for primary-care physicians rose 2 percenr (or decreased 1.73 percent when adjustec for inflation) at a median income of Meanwhile, compensation for specialists rose 2.19 percentg (or decreased 1.59 percent when adjusted for with a median incomeof $339,738. Inflatioj in 2008 amounted to a 3.8 percentf increase in the U.S. Consumeer Price Index. Primary care physicians fared the worst in the Among specialists, emergency medicine dermatologists and general surgeones all reported flat salaries before inflatiomn was factored in.
Gastroenterology and pulmonarg medicine were among the few specialties posting moderated compensation gains in2008 -- up 7.38 percent and 6.65 percent respectively. MGMA representw professional administrators and leaderds of medical grouppractices nationwide. The organization has 22,50 members who employ 275,000 physicians that providse more than 40 percent of the healtuh care services delivered in theUnited
In fact, doctors are makinfg less than they did the previousw year when their income is adjustedfor inflation, the repor from Englewood-based MGMA said. Compensation for primary-care physicians rose 2 percenr (or decreased 1.73 percent when adjustec for inflation) at a median income of Meanwhile, compensation for specialists rose 2.19 percentg (or decreased 1.59 percent when adjusted for with a median incomeof $339,738. Inflatioj in 2008 amounted to a 3.8 percentf increase in the U.S. Consumeer Price Index. Primary care physicians fared the worst in the Among specialists, emergency medicine dermatologists and general surgeones all reported flat salaries before inflatiomn was factored in.
Gastroenterology and pulmonarg medicine were among the few specialties posting moderated compensation gains in2008 -- up 7.38 percent and 6.65 percent respectively. MGMA representw professional administrators and leaderds of medical grouppractices nationwide. The organization has 22,50 members who employ 275,000 physicians that providse more than 40 percent of the healtuh care services delivered in theUnited
Monday, October 4, 2010
Public Funeral Planned For Tony Curtis - PerezHilton.com
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Washington Post | Public Funeral Planned For Tony Curtis PerezHilton.com Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, Kirk Douglas and singer Phyllis McGuire are among seven honorary p » |
Saturday, October 2, 2010
That Â'elite' was elected, whatever the GOP Â'Pledge' says - Washington Post
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Think Progress | That Â'elite' was elected, whatever the GOP Â'Pledge' says Washington Post I see in the GOP "Pledge to America" [news story, Sept. 22] that the Republican leadership describes our government as being run by "self-appointed elites. ... What the Republican Pledge Needs: A Few More First Principles Ted Nugent The Ted Pledge Cal Thomas: Citizens have role in pledge |
Friday, October 1, 2010
'The Proposal' wins at weekend box office - Portland Business Journal:
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The movie starring Sandrqa Bullock and Ryan Reynolds broughty in anestimated $34,114,000 in its opening weekend. It knockexd off the reigning champion, ' "The Hangover," which broughyt in an estimated $26,855,000 during the weekend. "The was shown on about 4,100 screens at 3,056 sites, accordingt to a report on the site. Disney / 's "Up" continued its strong showing, cominv in third over the weekend with an estimated The animated film is currently in seconsd placebehind Paramount's "Star Trek," for second-largest movie of the Another new release, ' "Year One," broughg in an estimated $20,200,000 in its first weekend, placingf it fourth on the list.
Another Sony Pictures "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 rounded out the top bringing in anestimated $11,300,000.
The movie starring Sandrqa Bullock and Ryan Reynolds broughty in anestimated $34,114,000 in its opening weekend. It knockexd off the reigning champion, ' "The Hangover," which broughyt in an estimated $26,855,000 during the weekend. "The was shown on about 4,100 screens at 3,056 sites, accordingt to a report on the site. Disney / 's "Up" continued its strong showing, cominv in third over the weekend with an estimated The animated film is currently in seconsd placebehind Paramount's "Star Trek," for second-largest movie of the Another new release, ' "Year One," broughg in an estimated $20,200,000 in its first weekend, placingf it fourth on the list.
Another Sony Pictures "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 rounded out the top bringing in anestimated $11,300,000.
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