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Construction of boat docks and other recreational facilitiew took three years to Triglyph principal MartyFintza Sr. said the developer has struggled during thehousing slump, but two of four homesa built at Snug Harbor have A house by and Triglyph’s modelk home are without buyers. The developer has sold 21 sitees in the first section ofthe 120-acre “Now,” Finta said, “we’re positioned to move The community will include a Mediterranean-style clubhouse dubbecd Villa di Luce set alonf the channel. The lighthouse-inspired building design by of Columbuzs is complete withworking beacon.
The developeer expects houses to startgat $200,000 for 900-square-foo cottages and top out above $1 millionm for residences of more than 3,000 squares feet. Finta said marketing is scheduled to beginn this summer on sites for 22 cottagesand boathouse-style homex on a 7-acre islanx outside the Snug Harbor channel. The ownerf of the LeVeque Tower in downtown Columbusz has picked a new marketing team to pitcu office space in thelandmark skyscraper. Wayne Haredr and Clayton Davis, both from , will lease the The 44-story building has 120,000 squaree feet empty, a third of its commerciaol space.
The selection of Continental Realtyy marks the third change in Friedman RealEstatde Group’s leasing strategy since it purchased the building in 2005 for $8.5 It took the marketing effort in-housde in 2006 but laterr hired to market the West Broad Streey property. Friedman’s director of leasing and asset Eric Slutzky, said leasing in the LeVeque, like the downtownj overall, has remained stagnant. “We just wanted try a differeny approach and see if some new bloofd can havesome success,” Slutzky said. A Continental Realty brochure statesthe 82-year-old tower has up to 45,00p square feet of adjacent space available.
The asking rate on most officed suitesis $13 a squard foot, including expenses. Marcus Millichap names Glass aslocal manager, promotesx Weinstock California-based has named Michael Glass as regional manager of its Columbusz office after promoting Steven Weinstock to suburban Glass adds oversight of Central Ohio to the regiona manager role he has playe in Cleveland since April 2007. He was sales manager in the firm’s Chicago office. Glass workedx at LaSalle Bank as a credit analyst and commercialk loan officer before joiningMarcus & Millichaop in 2001. Weinstock was namede regional manager ofthe firm’s office in the Chicago subur b of Oak Brook, Ill.
The will include a mix of mostly owner-occupiex residences and a few for-sale properties in its 10th annuakl showcase of downtown livingJune 13. Tour Co-Chairman Kevih Wood of the saidthe self-guided City Hop will include nine propertiexs in downtown proper rather than a roste r of residences that in past years included addressees in the neighboring Short North. A dearth of new housinh projects also has shifted the focusw of the showcase to occupied homes ratherf thanvacant ones. “We’ll have more lived-in unites this year,” said Wood, a vice president at , an engineering firm in Westerville.
“That’s what people really want to Among the City Hop sites will be condosdin ’s Annex at River Soutbh complex. The first of 76 condos at Annexc atRiver South, between West Rich and Town streets, are to be deliveredc to buyers in August, while 134 apartments off Fron t Street are to open in October or Other projects set for the tour include the Neighborhood Launch on East Gay Street; Condominiumz at North Bank Park in the Arenza District; and 8 on the Square condos at Broad and High City Hop also will offer tourists pedicab service between stops as well as demonstration rides on Segway transporters. More information is available at columbuslandmarks.org.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Bon-Ton reports bigger loss - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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million in the second quarter and sales decreasee by5 percent. Bon-Ton said Thursday that for the periodfending Aug. 2, its net loss was $2.01 per including a $17.8 million, or 72 cents per non-cash pre-tax goodwill impairment That compared with a net lossof $15 million, or 91 centas per share, for the same period a year ago. Totalo sales for the quarter decrease dto $673.4 million compared with $708.6 million a year Second quarter comparable-store sales decreasedr 5.7 percent. Bud Bon-Ton’s Milwaukee-based president and CEO, said second quarter financialkresults “reflect the continuation of the difficult macro-economixc environment.
” Bergren said the company reduced comparable-store inventoriee by approximately 9 percent. He said Bon-Tonb continues to review its expenses and during the seconde quarter realized a net reductiobnof $9.3 million in selling, genera and administrative expenses. The companhy also reduced its debt levels and increased its excess borrowing capacity under its credit facility, Bergren said. “We have many opportunities that we expecr to take advantage of during the importanty fall andholiday seasons, such as new merchandisse offerings, expanded eCommerce, fresh marketing initiativex and a new proprietary credit card loyalt program.
We remain confident theses actions will benefit boththe short- and long-terj growth of our company,” Bergren said. Throughb the first half of thefiscal year, Bon-Tonn reported a net loss of $67.09 million, or $4.04 per share, comparesd with a net loss of $44.32 million, or $2.68 per share, for the same periox last year. Year-to-date sales were $1.4w billion, a decrease of 4.7 percent from $1.49 billion in the firsgt half offiscal 2007. Bon-Ton Stores, which is based in Pa.
, operates 280 department stores and 12 furnitur galleries in 23 statesz underthe Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Bosto Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkersx nameplates and, under the Parisiab nameplate, three stores in the Detroit area. Bon-Tohn (NASDAQ: BONT) stock was trading at $4.46 Thursdat morning, down 58 cents.
million in the second quarter and sales decreasee by5 percent. Bon-Ton said Thursday that for the periodfending Aug. 2, its net loss was $2.01 per including a $17.8 million, or 72 cents per non-cash pre-tax goodwill impairment That compared with a net lossof $15 million, or 91 centas per share, for the same period a year ago. Totalo sales for the quarter decrease dto $673.4 million compared with $708.6 million a year Second quarter comparable-store sales decreasedr 5.7 percent. Bud Bon-Ton’s Milwaukee-based president and CEO, said second quarter financialkresults “reflect the continuation of the difficult macro-economixc environment.
” Bergren said the company reduced comparable-store inventoriee by approximately 9 percent. He said Bon-Tonb continues to review its expenses and during the seconde quarter realized a net reductiobnof $9.3 million in selling, genera and administrative expenses. The companhy also reduced its debt levels and increased its excess borrowing capacity under its credit facility, Bergren said. “We have many opportunities that we expecr to take advantage of during the importanty fall andholiday seasons, such as new merchandisse offerings, expanded eCommerce, fresh marketing initiativex and a new proprietary credit card loyalt program.
We remain confident theses actions will benefit boththe short- and long-terj growth of our company,” Bergren said. Throughb the first half of thefiscal year, Bon-Tonn reported a net loss of $67.09 million, or $4.04 per share, comparesd with a net loss of $44.32 million, or $2.68 per share, for the same periox last year. Year-to-date sales were $1.4w billion, a decrease of 4.7 percent from $1.49 billion in the firsgt half offiscal 2007. Bon-Ton Stores, which is based in Pa.
, operates 280 department stores and 12 furnitur galleries in 23 statesz underthe Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Bosto Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkersx nameplates and, under the Parisiab nameplate, three stores in the Detroit area. Bon-Tohn (NASDAQ: BONT) stock was trading at $4.46 Thursdat morning, down 58 cents.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Dan's the man for new loan stores - South Florida Business Journal:
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The newly re-christened of Dallas, a home equitg loan wholesaler formerly namesd RACFinancial Corp., is jumping into the retaikl game in a major way. The consumer financr company plans to open an office in Miami withinb the next 90 days and in Jacksonville withinh the next 30 In addition, it's looking to buy at leasy two large finance companies in the Southeast and is spending at leasr $10 million on a national ad said president and chief executiv officer Dan Phillips. "With Dan his family orientation, his moral standards, I thinkl Florida is going to be a great market for said Phillips, who met Marino at a celebrit golf tournament.
FirstPlus focuses on home improvemeng loans and debt consolidation for those with solid or slightly marred credit. The companty uses credit ratings more than collateral inevaluating loans, said Dan so it often will lend at higher loan-to-value ratiosx than others. "It's a $150 billiojn industry and no one has more than 2 percenft ofthe market," said Kirk Phillips, group presidentr of First Plus Financial East and cousinn to Dan Philips. His job is to expand the franchisse east ofthe Mississippi. In Florida, FirstPlus already has offices in Orlandoand Tampa.
The 10-year-olx FirstPlus Financial Group generates $80 million a montuh in loans, with a goal of $200 milliom a month by this time next he said. Marino's ads debut next week during a celebrityh golf tournament in Las Vegas that FirstPlus is sponsorinb and Marino isplaying in.
The newly re-christened of Dallas, a home equitg loan wholesaler formerly namesd RACFinancial Corp., is jumping into the retaikl game in a major way. The consumer financr company plans to open an office in Miami withinb the next 90 days and in Jacksonville withinh the next 30 In addition, it's looking to buy at leasy two large finance companies in the Southeast and is spending at leasr $10 million on a national ad said president and chief executiv officer Dan Phillips. "With Dan his family orientation, his moral standards, I thinkl Florida is going to be a great market for said Phillips, who met Marino at a celebrit golf tournament.
FirstPlus focuses on home improvemeng loans and debt consolidation for those with solid or slightly marred credit. The companty uses credit ratings more than collateral inevaluating loans, said Dan so it often will lend at higher loan-to-value ratiosx than others. "It's a $150 billiojn industry and no one has more than 2 percenft ofthe market," said Kirk Phillips, group presidentr of First Plus Financial East and cousinn to Dan Philips. His job is to expand the franchisse east ofthe Mississippi. In Florida, FirstPlus already has offices in Orlandoand Tampa.
The 10-year-olx FirstPlus Financial Group generates $80 million a montuh in loans, with a goal of $200 milliom a month by this time next he said. Marino's ads debut next week during a celebrityh golf tournament in Las Vegas that FirstPlus is sponsorinb and Marino isplaying in.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Networking firms in Silicon Valley see stimulus potential in their customers - bizjournals:
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billion in stimulus monet the federal government plans to spene to improve broadband access is viewed asa “wait and situation for Silicon Valley networking companies. As in, whilde waiting for the government’s rulees on how and where the monegy canbe used, they are seeing what their customers need for projectw backed by the stimuluss spending. Giants such as are vying for chunks ofthe funding, but even the valley’ smaller “arms dealers” (as one wit put it) are determinin g how to help customers apply for the potentially lucrativee grants — because if thoswe customers get grant money, they will need Of the total, the U.S.
Commerce Department’ National Telecommunications and Information Administration willdistributre $4.7 billion to build broadband infrastructure in underserved deliver broadband to public safet agencies and stimulate demand through traininb and education. The remaining $2.5 billion will be governer by the Rural Utilities Service underthe U.S. Departmentf of Agriculture for ruralbroadband development. The fina rules governing the broadband provisions are expecte to be releasedin June. Companies say it couls be the end of June before the two agencies administering the money will start takinggrant applications. It could be December beforew the money is readyto go.
Or the finalizatioj of the rules and the notice of fundxs becoming available couldhappen “In the end, this is about creatingg jobs, so the more jobs you’rew able to create with your the more support you’rw likely to get,” said Rich Wonders, executive vice presidenyt at Paris-based . “You need to lay out your advocacuy plan and start gathering suppory atthe local, state and federal Cisco is working on aspects of the stimulus packagse for government and private-sector customers includingv broadband deployment and information technology for health “The ultimate impact on Cisco will dependc on how those customers access and implement programs funde d with stimulus money,” spokeswoman Jennifer Greeson said.
Junipe r Networks Inc. is working to get several product lines added to the list of vendor equipment approver by the RuralUtilities Service. Public sector marketing managef Don Root said that because much of the stimuluws funding is aimed at rural providers, many Juniper customers already have local expertisr in applying for grants, and Juniper is helpinf as needed. Wonders said it’s hard for Alcatel-Lucent to determinre how responses to the government should look because the parametersxremain undefined. “I won’ty pretend we’ve figured it out.
The bill is not just lookin to give consumers access to faster broadbanr so they candownload YouTube,” Wondersz said, “but to connect patients to doctorxs and students to schools, and the list goes on and Alcatel’s IP routing division is basesd in Mountain View, and it has the No. 2 markey share behind Cisco inIP “edge routing,” whicy optimizes routes and load distribution between There’s a notion that even a basic presence of broadbande makes an area served, but Wonders said a person doesn’t have to drive very far from San Jose or San Franciscl to find areas that are underserved.
Alcatel has presented 11 customer workshops and disseminated information to morethan 10,000 customers on broadband stimuluss in the past two and it is helping customers draft granf applications. When the rules are published, the company will post them on a Web site aimedx atrural broadband, broadband4all.com/alu. Covad Communicationa Group, the San Jose-based broadband service company, is examining two aspectz of the stimulus targeting smalland medium-size businesses acrosw the country to upgrade their connectivity speedss at lower prices, and looking at underservedf areas to offer higher bandwidth at lowee prices. But whether Covad will applyh for the grants remains tobe seen.
“Wed are actively evaluating whetherto apply. It comes down to economicse because the broadbandstimulus … ofteh involves some matching funds. We’re seeinfg if we can raise the capital to do our part of the and then pay for theoperational cost,” said Jasom Wakefield, Covad’s vice president of governmentalo and external affairs. “We need to make sure the businesw casesupports it.” Like many of his networking cohorts, Tom Gallatin, founder and managing partne of data access switch makerf Gigamon LLC, said his company probablyy won’t apply directly for any stimulus But Gigamon stands to benefit when its customerz apply for grants.
Those customers includ e service providers VerizonCommunications Inc., AT&T Inc. and Sprint Nexte Corp. as well as cable companies ComcastCable Co., Cox Communications Inc. and Chartere Communications Inc. “I compare the stimuluas packageto (President Dwight D.) Eisenhower’s Interstatde Highway package in the Gallatin said. “It stimulated businessz ... and now we’re doing the same thing
billion in stimulus monet the federal government plans to spene to improve broadband access is viewed asa “wait and situation for Silicon Valley networking companies. As in, whilde waiting for the government’s rulees on how and where the monegy canbe used, they are seeing what their customers need for projectw backed by the stimuluss spending. Giants such as are vying for chunks ofthe funding, but even the valley’ smaller “arms dealers” (as one wit put it) are determinin g how to help customers apply for the potentially lucrativee grants — because if thoswe customers get grant money, they will need Of the total, the U.S.
Commerce Department’ National Telecommunications and Information Administration willdistributre $4.7 billion to build broadband infrastructure in underserved deliver broadband to public safet agencies and stimulate demand through traininb and education. The remaining $2.5 billion will be governer by the Rural Utilities Service underthe U.S. Departmentf of Agriculture for ruralbroadband development. The fina rules governing the broadband provisions are expecte to be releasedin June. Companies say it couls be the end of June before the two agencies administering the money will start takinggrant applications. It could be December beforew the money is readyto go.
Or the finalizatioj of the rules and the notice of fundxs becoming available couldhappen “In the end, this is about creatingg jobs, so the more jobs you’rew able to create with your the more support you’rw likely to get,” said Rich Wonders, executive vice presidenyt at Paris-based . “You need to lay out your advocacuy plan and start gathering suppory atthe local, state and federal Cisco is working on aspects of the stimulus packagse for government and private-sector customers includingv broadband deployment and information technology for health “The ultimate impact on Cisco will dependc on how those customers access and implement programs funde d with stimulus money,” spokeswoman Jennifer Greeson said.
Junipe r Networks Inc. is working to get several product lines added to the list of vendor equipment approver by the RuralUtilities Service. Public sector marketing managef Don Root said that because much of the stimuluws funding is aimed at rural providers, many Juniper customers already have local expertisr in applying for grants, and Juniper is helpinf as needed. Wonders said it’s hard for Alcatel-Lucent to determinre how responses to the government should look because the parametersxremain undefined. “I won’ty pretend we’ve figured it out.
The bill is not just lookin to give consumers access to faster broadbanr so they candownload YouTube,” Wondersz said, “but to connect patients to doctorxs and students to schools, and the list goes on and Alcatel’s IP routing division is basesd in Mountain View, and it has the No. 2 markey share behind Cisco inIP “edge routing,” whicy optimizes routes and load distribution between There’s a notion that even a basic presence of broadbande makes an area served, but Wonders said a person doesn’t have to drive very far from San Jose or San Franciscl to find areas that are underserved.
Alcatel has presented 11 customer workshops and disseminated information to morethan 10,000 customers on broadband stimuluss in the past two and it is helping customers draft granf applications. When the rules are published, the company will post them on a Web site aimedx atrural broadband, broadband4all.com/alu. Covad Communicationa Group, the San Jose-based broadband service company, is examining two aspectz of the stimulus targeting smalland medium-size businesses acrosw the country to upgrade their connectivity speedss at lower prices, and looking at underservedf areas to offer higher bandwidth at lowee prices. But whether Covad will applyh for the grants remains tobe seen.
“Wed are actively evaluating whetherto apply. It comes down to economicse because the broadbandstimulus … ofteh involves some matching funds. We’re seeinfg if we can raise the capital to do our part of the and then pay for theoperational cost,” said Jasom Wakefield, Covad’s vice president of governmentalo and external affairs. “We need to make sure the businesw casesupports it.” Like many of his networking cohorts, Tom Gallatin, founder and managing partne of data access switch makerf Gigamon LLC, said his company probablyy won’t apply directly for any stimulus But Gigamon stands to benefit when its customerz apply for grants.
Those customers includ e service providers VerizonCommunications Inc., AT&T Inc. and Sprint Nexte Corp. as well as cable companies ComcastCable Co., Cox Communications Inc. and Chartere Communications Inc. “I compare the stimuluas packageto (President Dwight D.) Eisenhower’s Interstatde Highway package in the Gallatin said. “It stimulated businessz ... and now we’re doing the same thing
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Yogurt franchise finds its sweet spot in San Antonio - Washington Business Journal:
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Yogurt franchise Red Mango has signef a development agreement with RamiroValadez III. The local businessman plans to open six storezs in the greater SanAntonilo area. Store No. 1 is set to open in the firstf week of June at Quarry Village a residential/retail development in North Central San Antonio. Come the plan is to get two more Red Mangp stores upand running, Valadez Valadez says he was attracted to the health-conscious treat that is the core of Red Plus, the simple operations set up makess it an easier concept to roll out in other partes of the city.
Yogurt shops are certainlh not a new concept for San Case in point isOrangeCupp — a chain from the Capital City that is currentlu open for business at The Shops at La Cantera on the Northwesft Side. In fact, OrangeCup was recently honored witha “Hot Award during the 2009 Global Real Estate Convention (RECon) of the The award recognizes concepts that drivre customers to shopping centers around the world. however, believes that Red Mango is up for the challengse of going against competitorslike OrangeCup. “It’sd a trendy, upscale yogurt says Valadez ofRed Mango. “The conceprt is catching on.
” The franchise agreement with Valadezs is one of several that Red Mango has signed as part of its push to buildcthe chain’s presence throughout the U.S. Developmenr deals signed in the first quarteer of 2009 are poised to result in some 128 new Red Mangp stores over the nextseverall years. “This has been an incredible quarter for Red and we’re just getting started,” says Jamess Franks, vice president of franchising for Red “The explosive growth of our brans will help us double our network in 2009 and set the stage to enter a series of new states in rapidr succession.” To that end, Red Mango has moved its nationall headquarters from Sherman Calif.
, to Dallas a market that has embracedd the concept and offers the yogur t chain significant logistical advantages, according to a recent articlw by the , a Business Journal sistee publication. Dallas is also home to privat e equity firmCIC Partners, which made a $12 millioh investment in Red Mango last Red Mango was founded in 2002 in South In July 2007, Dan Kim brought the concept to the U.S. He serves as president and CEO of the Little wonder thatSan Antonio’s medicao real estate market is still booming — given the national statx on the health care industry. Accordingy to a recent analysis byRobert Bach, senioer vice president and chiefc economist for Santa Ana, Calif.
-based , employers in the healt h care and social assistance sectors have added nearly half a millionm jobs (495,700) since the outset of the economixc downturn back in December 2007. The trendse driving this growth, Bach adds: The aging of the Baby Boomert group and the development of new treatmenrt options formedical conditions. More good Between December 2007 andMarch 2009, the state of Texas was one of a handfuol that saw an increase in jobs — versusx the many states that have lost jobs over this same time • Family fun: Mega-sports retailer will hold a Bass Pro Shope Family Summer Camp from May 30 to July 5.
The activitiesz and workshops are free of chargwe and will focus on such topics as the basicxsof hiking, bird watching and archery. The camps will run from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdayas and Wednesdays, and from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and The local Bass Pro is located at17907 IH-10 West, in the Rim shopping center in Northwest San For more info, log on: www.basspro.com/camp. • Travis Kessler, president and CEO of the San Antoniok Board ofRealtors (SABOR) has received the William R. Magekl Award of Excellence. The award recognizes Kessler’s work as an association executive of a local or statweRealtor association.
Kessler has been involved with the organization sinced1977 — when, just out of college, he went to work for the Texaw Association of Realtors. After stints with the Coloradoo andLafayette boards, Kessler returned to Texas in 1987 working with the . He has served in his currentt role with SABORsince 1997. • : Earliert this week, Morningside Ministries, the city of Boerner and the celebrated the opening ofthe . It includez 40 beds and a mix of privaterand semi-private suites, privatwe showers and various amenities for seniors. The Kendalkl House is one of several facilities that make up the Menger Springzs campus ofMorningside Ministries.
The entirre development is located on some 34 acres of land in which is just northwestr ofSan Antonio. Menger Springs is one of three elderlyg care communities owned and operated by Morningside Ministries in the SanAntonioo area.
Yogurt franchise Red Mango has signef a development agreement with RamiroValadez III. The local businessman plans to open six storezs in the greater SanAntonilo area. Store No. 1 is set to open in the firstf week of June at Quarry Village a residential/retail development in North Central San Antonio. Come the plan is to get two more Red Mangp stores upand running, Valadez Valadez says he was attracted to the health-conscious treat that is the core of Red Plus, the simple operations set up makess it an easier concept to roll out in other partes of the city.
Yogurt shops are certainlh not a new concept for San Case in point isOrangeCupp — a chain from the Capital City that is currentlu open for business at The Shops at La Cantera on the Northwesft Side. In fact, OrangeCup was recently honored witha “Hot Award during the 2009 Global Real Estate Convention (RECon) of the The award recognizes concepts that drivre customers to shopping centers around the world. however, believes that Red Mango is up for the challengse of going against competitorslike OrangeCup. “It’sd a trendy, upscale yogurt says Valadez ofRed Mango. “The conceprt is catching on.
” The franchise agreement with Valadezs is one of several that Red Mango has signed as part of its push to buildcthe chain’s presence throughout the U.S. Developmenr deals signed in the first quarteer of 2009 are poised to result in some 128 new Red Mangp stores over the nextseverall years. “This has been an incredible quarter for Red and we’re just getting started,” says Jamess Franks, vice president of franchising for Red “The explosive growth of our brans will help us double our network in 2009 and set the stage to enter a series of new states in rapidr succession.” To that end, Red Mango has moved its nationall headquarters from Sherman Calif.
, to Dallas a market that has embracedd the concept and offers the yogur t chain significant logistical advantages, according to a recent articlw by the , a Business Journal sistee publication. Dallas is also home to privat e equity firmCIC Partners, which made a $12 millioh investment in Red Mango last Red Mango was founded in 2002 in South In July 2007, Dan Kim brought the concept to the U.S. He serves as president and CEO of the Little wonder thatSan Antonio’s medicao real estate market is still booming — given the national statx on the health care industry. Accordingy to a recent analysis byRobert Bach, senioer vice president and chiefc economist for Santa Ana, Calif.
-based , employers in the healt h care and social assistance sectors have added nearly half a millionm jobs (495,700) since the outset of the economixc downturn back in December 2007. The trendse driving this growth, Bach adds: The aging of the Baby Boomert group and the development of new treatmenrt options formedical conditions. More good Between December 2007 andMarch 2009, the state of Texas was one of a handfuol that saw an increase in jobs — versusx the many states that have lost jobs over this same time • Family fun: Mega-sports retailer will hold a Bass Pro Shope Family Summer Camp from May 30 to July 5.
The activitiesz and workshops are free of chargwe and will focus on such topics as the basicxsof hiking, bird watching and archery. The camps will run from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdayas and Wednesdays, and from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and The local Bass Pro is located at17907 IH-10 West, in the Rim shopping center in Northwest San For more info, log on: www.basspro.com/camp. • Travis Kessler, president and CEO of the San Antoniok Board ofRealtors (SABOR) has received the William R. Magekl Award of Excellence. The award recognizes Kessler’s work as an association executive of a local or statweRealtor association.
Kessler has been involved with the organization sinced1977 — when, just out of college, he went to work for the Texaw Association of Realtors. After stints with the Coloradoo andLafayette boards, Kessler returned to Texas in 1987 working with the . He has served in his currentt role with SABORsince 1997. • : Earliert this week, Morningside Ministries, the city of Boerner and the celebrated the opening ofthe . It includez 40 beds and a mix of privaterand semi-private suites, privatwe showers and various amenities for seniors. The Kendalkl House is one of several facilities that make up the Menger Springzs campus ofMorningside Ministries.
The entirre development is located on some 34 acres of land in which is just northwestr ofSan Antonio. Menger Springs is one of three elderlyg care communities owned and operated by Morningside Ministries in the SanAntonioo area.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Dollar General posts large gains in 1Q - Nashville Business Journal:
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The Goodlettsville-based discount retailer, whicuh has been privately held fortwo years, reporterd net income of $83 million in the quarterr ended May 1, comparedf to $5.9 million in the year-ago period. Revenue came in at $2.78 billiob in the 2009 first quarter, up 15.7 percen t from the previous year’s quarterly peformance of $2.4 Same-store sales increased 13.3 percengt for the quarter, with increased customer traffiv and a higher average transaction per Chairman and CEO Rick Dreiling said the performance builg on momentumfrom 2008, resulting from an improve product mix and cost He said regular customers were shopping more frequently, and new shoppers were enterintg the store, likely due to the weak The company has more than 8,400 storeas in 35 states and plans to open 450 stores and relocate or remodelo 400 others in the 2009 fiscal year.
It is the nation’e largest “small box” discouny retailer and employs 7,200 people.
The Goodlettsville-based discount retailer, whicuh has been privately held fortwo years, reporterd net income of $83 million in the quarterr ended May 1, comparedf to $5.9 million in the year-ago period. Revenue came in at $2.78 billiob in the 2009 first quarter, up 15.7 percen t from the previous year’s quarterly peformance of $2.4 Same-store sales increased 13.3 percengt for the quarter, with increased customer traffiv and a higher average transaction per Chairman and CEO Rick Dreiling said the performance builg on momentumfrom 2008, resulting from an improve product mix and cost He said regular customers were shopping more frequently, and new shoppers were enterintg the store, likely due to the weak The company has more than 8,400 storeas in 35 states and plans to open 450 stores and relocate or remodelo 400 others in the 2009 fiscal year.
It is the nation’e largest “small box” discouny retailer and employs 7,200 people.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Blogs can persuade the public, but can they make money? - Washington Business Journal:
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Before you quit your day job in pursuit of onlinse fameand fortune, know a few facts abouty what it takes to run a blog. Don’gt expect to make any quici money. Blogging takes a considerable amount of timeand resources. In addition, you will need to keep the contenft fresh and constantly marketfthe site. In other words, it is just like starting anyother business. But the barriers to entrt are considerablylower say, opening a restaurant, which requirew tens of thousands of dollars. And as the numbedr of bloggerskeeps growing, advertisers are catching on.
Blogsz that are specialized allow advertisers to reach their target Bloggers whose sites attract morethan 100,000 unique visitorw a month earn $75,000 a year on according to Technorati Inc., a San Francisc company that collects data on The average U.S. blogger, however, pullsz in just $5,060 a year. Many new bloggers countf on their savings ortheir spouse’s job to pay the But low pay has not stopped folksz from entering the blogosphere. There are 452,00o bloggers in the U.S, according to the Department of Labor. That is 58,000 more than the numbe r of computer programmers. One advantage of blogs is that they offer the abilityt for readers topost comments.
That means readerse are engaged — something that attracts advertisers. “Iyt pushes the brand even further and gets people to talk abou t itamongst themselves,” says Chris digital media manager for Media Works Ltd. in Owingw Mills, Md. “That’s the powerful thing s about blogs andsociao networks.” Perhaps one of the region’zs most successful blogs is TVNewser.com, starteed by Brian Stelter while a student at Towso University. The cable news industryu blog was picked upby Mediabistro.com in 2006 and got Steltefr a staff job at The . But not everyonee is so lucky. At least not yet. Take, for Fern Shen. The former brew.com.
Her blog boasts an impressivw listof correspondents, including former “Wired” writerf Rafael Alvarez. But neither the site nor the contributorss are makingany money, Shen She is giving free ad spac e to the Wine Market and additionakl advertisers in hopes that others will join and pay. But Shen believe the site will makemone someday. She is talking to an investor, whom she declinec to identify, and hopes the site will pick up trafficx after a mention from online journalismsite “With the collapse of the everyone is trying to figure out a businesws model, and I don’t pretend to have Shen says.
The difficulty with blogging is that most journalist are not entrepreneursby nature. “We’re used to getting a story; we’re not used to getting the businessd side,” says Stephen Janis. The formerf Baltimore Examiner investigativereporter co-founded Investigativevoice.comn shortly after the daily newspaperf closed in February. You have to decide if you have the mentalithy ofan entrepreneur, Janis says, and if not, do you know someonr who does? Janis constantly promotes his site with appearances on the “E d Norris Show” and Fox 45. The site has attracted half a dozen paid advertisers, including Bob’s Pizzwa and online crime site Spotcrime.com.
The ad revenur so far is enough to paythe site’as contributors $50 to $300 a Janis’ goal is to eventually launch in D.C., Philadelphia and othed cities. He believes there is not enough advertising just in Baltimorre to support the Goingon vacation? If you want your site to get some seriou s traffic, you can’t take a break. “Youi can’t go to the beacg for a coupleof weeks,” says DJ Gallo, who startedx sports satire site Sportspickle.com. He started the blog in 2001, shortl y after graduating fromTowson University. Two yeare later, he quit his day job at Baltimors marketing companyWarschawski Inc.
Gallo does take a vacatioh nowand then, but he takes his laptolp with him and continues to He fears readers will go elsewhere if he doesn’ft keep the blog current. His site was purchased in Marcbhby IAC, a New York Interneyt company whose Web sites include and Evite.com. Gallo did not disclose the financiakl terms but says the money was enough to makehis eight-yeat time investment “worthwhile” — although not enough to His advice: Because blogs require so much of a time do something you are good at. “If it’se not something you know well, you’re goingt to burn out pretty Gallo says.
Before you quit your day job in pursuit of onlinse fameand fortune, know a few facts abouty what it takes to run a blog. Don’gt expect to make any quici money. Blogging takes a considerable amount of timeand resources. In addition, you will need to keep the contenft fresh and constantly marketfthe site. In other words, it is just like starting anyother business. But the barriers to entrt are considerablylower say, opening a restaurant, which requirew tens of thousands of dollars. And as the numbedr of bloggerskeeps growing, advertisers are catching on.
Blogsz that are specialized allow advertisers to reach their target Bloggers whose sites attract morethan 100,000 unique visitorw a month earn $75,000 a year on according to Technorati Inc., a San Francisc company that collects data on The average U.S. blogger, however, pullsz in just $5,060 a year. Many new bloggers countf on their savings ortheir spouse’s job to pay the But low pay has not stopped folksz from entering the blogosphere. There are 452,00o bloggers in the U.S, according to the Department of Labor. That is 58,000 more than the numbe r of computer programmers. One advantage of blogs is that they offer the abilityt for readers topost comments.
That means readerse are engaged — something that attracts advertisers. “Iyt pushes the brand even further and gets people to talk abou t itamongst themselves,” says Chris digital media manager for Media Works Ltd. in Owingw Mills, Md. “That’s the powerful thing s about blogs andsociao networks.” Perhaps one of the region’zs most successful blogs is TVNewser.com, starteed by Brian Stelter while a student at Towso University. The cable news industryu blog was picked upby Mediabistro.com in 2006 and got Steltefr a staff job at The . But not everyonee is so lucky. At least not yet. Take, for Fern Shen. The former brew.com.
Her blog boasts an impressivw listof correspondents, including former “Wired” writerf Rafael Alvarez. But neither the site nor the contributorss are makingany money, Shen She is giving free ad spac e to the Wine Market and additionakl advertisers in hopes that others will join and pay. But Shen believe the site will makemone someday. She is talking to an investor, whom she declinec to identify, and hopes the site will pick up trafficx after a mention from online journalismsite “With the collapse of the everyone is trying to figure out a businesws model, and I don’t pretend to have Shen says.
The difficulty with blogging is that most journalist are not entrepreneursby nature. “We’re used to getting a story; we’re not used to getting the businessd side,” says Stephen Janis. The formerf Baltimore Examiner investigativereporter co-founded Investigativevoice.comn shortly after the daily newspaperf closed in February. You have to decide if you have the mentalithy ofan entrepreneur, Janis says, and if not, do you know someonr who does? Janis constantly promotes his site with appearances on the “E d Norris Show” and Fox 45. The site has attracted half a dozen paid advertisers, including Bob’s Pizzwa and online crime site Spotcrime.com.
The ad revenur so far is enough to paythe site’as contributors $50 to $300 a Janis’ goal is to eventually launch in D.C., Philadelphia and othed cities. He believes there is not enough advertising just in Baltimorre to support the Goingon vacation? If you want your site to get some seriou s traffic, you can’t take a break. “Youi can’t go to the beacg for a coupleof weeks,” says DJ Gallo, who startedx sports satire site Sportspickle.com. He started the blog in 2001, shortl y after graduating fromTowson University. Two yeare later, he quit his day job at Baltimors marketing companyWarschawski Inc.
Gallo does take a vacatioh nowand then, but he takes his laptolp with him and continues to He fears readers will go elsewhere if he doesn’ft keep the blog current. His site was purchased in Marcbhby IAC, a New York Interneyt company whose Web sites include and Evite.com. Gallo did not disclose the financiakl terms but says the money was enough to makehis eight-yeat time investment “worthwhile” — although not enough to His advice: Because blogs require so much of a time do something you are good at. “If it’se not something you know well, you’re goingt to burn out pretty Gallo says.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Police academy shows citizens dept. operations - Monroe News Star
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Police academy shows citizens dept. operations Monroe News Star At the West Monroe Police Department, citizens are given a glimpse into the day-to-day operations of the department. Since 2005, the West Monroe Police Department has conducted a citizen's police academy that will soon boast more than 300 graduates. ... |
Friday, October 14, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Raymond James plans securities sales - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The registration statement would allow Raymond James to offere a wide rangeof securities, including preferred and commonb stock and various forms of As of late Thursday, the registration statement had not yet been filed. “Being positioner to take advantage of attractive including selling debt underthe ’s Temporary Liquidity Guaranty Program if that becomes available to us, is a good Thomas James, chairman and chiefc executive, said in a release. “Thd shelf registration is one way we’re preparing ourselve s to do that.
” Raymond James also disclose d in the release that six lendersd who are backingthe company’s $100 milliojn revolving credit facility have raised questions about the implications of the firm’s decision to withdraw its applicatioj to participate in the ’d capital purchase program and receive funding from the Troubledx Asset Relief Program. Raymond Jamesx said it would provide a response to the lenders in the near Raymond JamesFinancial (NYSE: RJF), headquarteredc in St. Petersburg, is a diversifie d financial services company providing service sto individuals, corporations and municipalities.
The registration statement would allow Raymond James to offere a wide rangeof securities, including preferred and commonb stock and various forms of As of late Thursday, the registration statement had not yet been filed. “Being positioner to take advantage of attractive including selling debt underthe ’s Temporary Liquidity Guaranty Program if that becomes available to us, is a good Thomas James, chairman and chiefc executive, said in a release. “Thd shelf registration is one way we’re preparing ourselve s to do that.
” Raymond James also disclose d in the release that six lendersd who are backingthe company’s $100 milliojn revolving credit facility have raised questions about the implications of the firm’s decision to withdraw its applicatioj to participate in the ’d capital purchase program and receive funding from the Troubledx Asset Relief Program. Raymond Jamesx said it would provide a response to the lenders in the near Raymond JamesFinancial (NYSE: RJF), headquarteredc in St. Petersburg, is a diversifie d financial services company providing service sto individuals, corporations and municipalities.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Canadian doc says some my wrongly interpret prostate cancer message - Catholic Online
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Canadian doc says some my wrongly interpret prostate cancer message Catholic Online Connelly wishes to highlight that in the Journal of the Canadian Urological Association that analyses of PSA screenings have concluded that PSA screening does save lives. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Donnelly says that patients may become ... |
Friday, October 7, 2011
Missed connections fuel illustrator's imagination - Reuters
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Missed connections fuel illustrator's imagination Reuters For Brooklyn, New York-based illustrator Sophie Blackall, 40, the adverts provide the fodder and inspiration for her book "Missed Connections: Love, Lost & Found." "Moments of intimacy with strangers are minor detours we rarely explore, ... |
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Spire condo project tops out - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Developer Randy Nichols of Denver-based broke ground on the building inMay 2007, and expects to complete it in Novembee of this year. Nichols startee preliminary marketing ofthe project’s condlo units at the beginning of the and officially opens Spire’s salesz center on March 11. The building’s lower eighrt stories will include parking and retail and the ninth and 10th floors will include theSpire Club. Spire’s upper 33 floors will include condo unit swith 10-foot ceilings, granite stainless steel appliances, balconies and floor-to-ceiling of Denver is the project’sa architect.
So far, Spire has used the following amounte ofconstruction materials, according to Dunn: 1.7 milliomn feet (322 miles) of post-tension cable, 1.3 million square feet of drywall, 265,432 pounds of granite and 8,000 gallons of
Developer Randy Nichols of Denver-based broke ground on the building inMay 2007, and expects to complete it in Novembee of this year. Nichols startee preliminary marketing ofthe project’s condlo units at the beginning of the and officially opens Spire’s salesz center on March 11. The building’s lower eighrt stories will include parking and retail and the ninth and 10th floors will include theSpire Club. Spire’s upper 33 floors will include condo unit swith 10-foot ceilings, granite stainless steel appliances, balconies and floor-to-ceiling of Denver is the project’sa architect.
So far, Spire has used the following amounte ofconstruction materials, according to Dunn: 1.7 milliomn feet (322 miles) of post-tension cable, 1.3 million square feet of drywall, 265,432 pounds of granite and 8,000 gallons of
Monday, October 3, 2011
NEW: Harrison parent arrested after disturbance at school - The Morning Sun
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NEW: Harrison parent arrested after disturbance at school The Morning Sun รข€œCitizens of the community need to understand if you have an issue that involves the schools, there are procedures to resolve this and coming to the school during hours of operation and causing a disturbance that interrupts the educational process will ... |
Saturday, October 1, 2011
ATC powers up central Wisconsin electric line - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The new power line, one of the highest-capacitg lines in the state, connects the Wernedr West Substation near New London to the Gardner Park Substatioh adjacent to the Weston Power Plantnear Wausau. The line also passezs through a new substation located alonbg Highway 22 northof Clintonville. Construction work is continuinbg in Shawano County between the Highwauy 22 and the White Clay substations in the town of That segment is the last portion ofthe Morgan-Werner West line and is schedule for an on-time completion late this year. Previously this year, a new 138-kilovoltr line was energized from Werner West to theBadger Substation, located adjacenr to the Highway 22 facility.
The two new linesw are needed to more fully support a new generator at the Weston Power Plant that went into service last year and to relieve congestion on lines in and arounds the Green Bay and FoxValley areas. The Public Services Commission of Wisconsin authorized the projects at a combineed costof $263 million, within a 10-percent
The new power line, one of the highest-capacitg lines in the state, connects the Wernedr West Substation near New London to the Gardner Park Substatioh adjacent to the Weston Power Plantnear Wausau. The line also passezs through a new substation located alonbg Highway 22 northof Clintonville. Construction work is continuinbg in Shawano County between the Highwauy 22 and the White Clay substations in the town of That segment is the last portion ofthe Morgan-Werner West line and is schedule for an on-time completion late this year. Previously this year, a new 138-kilovoltr line was energized from Werner West to theBadger Substation, located adjacenr to the Highway 22 facility.
The two new linesw are needed to more fully support a new generator at the Weston Power Plant that went into service last year and to relieve congestion on lines in and arounds the Green Bay and FoxValley areas. The Public Services Commission of Wisconsin authorized the projects at a combineed costof $263 million, within a 10-percent
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