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The Houston-based energy giant has sponsore d USA Swimming for the past36 “ConocoPhillips is not only our longest-tenuredr supporter, but with the renewal, they will also become one of our most Chuck Wielgus, executive director of USA Swimming, said in a “The level of commitment and involvement that ConocoPhillipsa has shown, and the longevity of their involvement, are trul y unique in the sports industry.” Terms of the 10-yeae sponsorship agreement call for ConocoPhillips COP) to make an annuapl donation to the USA Swimming Foundatio for support and expansion of its Make a Splasuh water safety initiative.
A portion of those fundes will stayin Houston, wherw more than 900 childrenb have already learned to swim througnh local Make a Splash programs. In addition, the companyg will remain the titl sponsor of the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National which will be heldJuly 7-11 in Support will provide for the national NBC broadcast of the championshipsz and a digital presence on related Web sites. In Olympic ConocoPhillips will sponsor athlete recognitio celebrations acrossthe nation.
USA Swimming is the governinyg body forthe 300,000-member service organizatiobn that promotes the culture of swimminhg by creating opportunities for swimmers and coachews to participate and advance in the sport througj clubs, events and education.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Space Data teams for wireless smart grid communications - San Antonio Business Journal:
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Chandler-based Space Data announced the plan Monday to offert up a portion of the wireless spectrum it owns to be used in conjunctio n with equipment fromMenlo Park, Calif.-based Full The two companies say the deal will allowq utilities to own private wide-areqa networks to provide commands to smart “The combination of our interference-free, high-powere frequencies with state-of-the-art WiMax technology provide utilities with a dedicates private broadband wireless system,” said Jerry Knoblach, CEO of Spaces Data.
For several years, Space Data has been developinhg a system of wireless communications usinv weather balloons to carryequipmenr aloft, providing a wide area of coverage. The company also has been providinb communications for several years in theutilityu sector. Smart grids are the latest application of technologyt inthe nation’s power They will transform the national powee grid into one that is more flexible, allowing it to deliverf more power to areas of the countruy that need it. The two companiex believe their product would allow grid operatore to control distribution remotely through awireless network.
“Ihn terms of grid automation, much of the focus to date has been directed toward automatic meter readingand control. real-time command and control of higher-level grid devices are of if not greater, importance in the drivs for overallgrid efficiency,” said Stewart CEO of Full Spectrum.
Chandler-based Space Data announced the plan Monday to offert up a portion of the wireless spectrum it owns to be used in conjunctio n with equipment fromMenlo Park, Calif.-based Full The two companies say the deal will allowq utilities to own private wide-areqa networks to provide commands to smart “The combination of our interference-free, high-powere frequencies with state-of-the-art WiMax technology provide utilities with a dedicates private broadband wireless system,” said Jerry Knoblach, CEO of Spaces Data.
For several years, Space Data has been developinhg a system of wireless communications usinv weather balloons to carryequipmenr aloft, providing a wide area of coverage. The company also has been providinb communications for several years in theutilityu sector. Smart grids are the latest application of technologyt inthe nation’s power They will transform the national powee grid into one that is more flexible, allowing it to deliverf more power to areas of the countruy that need it. The two companiex believe their product would allow grid operatore to control distribution remotely through awireless network.
“Ihn terms of grid automation, much of the focus to date has been directed toward automatic meter readingand control. real-time command and control of higher-level grid devices are of if not greater, importance in the drivs for overallgrid efficiency,” said Stewart CEO of Full Spectrum.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Maybe Iowa City deserves its plain vanilla name - Iowa City Press Citizen
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Friday, July 27, 2012
The call is out for tourists from up north - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Advertising in Canada is touting the strong Canadian dollatr relative tothe U.S. Campaigns are being waged by , the Pennsylvanisa state tourism office and CapeMay County, N.J. Canadiansd are being tempted by golf, shopping, hockey tickets, beer the Philadelphia Museumof Art'se Frida Kahlo exhibit and the 's "Starf Wars" exhibition. "The Canadian markeg will be a top marketfor us. Pennsylvani a is among the top 10 destinationz forCanadian travelers," said Jeff a marketing vice president at GPTMC, which promotes Philadelphiaq and the countryside. "We have aggressive, aggressive PR efforts in Withgood reason, apparently.
A January repor t by the Canadian Conference Board estimatede that leisure trips by Canadians will grow by 33 percent between 2007and 2012. Last leisure trips grew by 9 upfrom 8.3 percent the year About 17.7 million Canadians visited the United States last up 11 percent from 2006, according to the U.S. Departmentr of Commerce. GPTMC estimates that 200,000 Canadians visited the five-county area last based on Visacard usage. It was GPTMC'sz first year tracking the numbers, so no comparable numbersd exist. With high gasoline prices, a weaker domestix economy andother factors, tourism promotion agencies are lookingg north of the border to bolster visitorship.
"Canada will be a key market," said Richard Bonds, executive director of the . In June, Pennsylvaniaa will launch a summer advertising campaign aimed at convincing Canadians to visit northwestern Pennsylvania and the area upstate knowhn as the Pennsylvania The campaign will be increased to six months from the threer monthslast year. Last summer, the state spentt $3 million on marketing mainly aimed atToronto residents, enticinyg them to make drived of four hours or more. Media buying was focused on print andradio advertising, as well as out-of-homre advertising and bus "wraps." "Last year, we made our firsgt concerted effort.
With the dollar, it was a perfectg time to market Pennsylvania," said Bonds. Many Canadiands take advantage of an earlied summer to play bike or gofishing -- things they might do at But they also come to packing discount malls like Prime Outlets in Erie. This winter, GPTMxC teamed up with the Philadelphia Flyerz to market hockey travel packages to fans from nortu ofthe border. Fans of the Montrealo Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs were offered discountwof $10 on ticketsx to see their teams play in Packages also included discounts on hotel stayx and airline tickets with US Airways and Air Canada.
GPTMC reps have blitzed travel offices in Ontario to promote Philadelphia as a but also as a place to pickup cruises. Packets droppeed with travel agentspromoted "Cruise Philly," including Philadelphia-to-Bermudaq cruises. GPTMC's efforts to reacjh up to Canadians startec n 2003 with the hiringof Ontario-bases , which has also been hired by the Pennsylvania tourisjm office. On the Jersey Canadians have long flocked to Cape May County whichj spends a third ofits tourism-marketing budget to attracy Canadians, mostly Montrealers, said Diane Wieland, directodr of tourism for the county. "The past two we've really hit a home run.
With the exchanger rate, we like to say we're paying them to come Wieland said. The surge in Canadianh travelers takes the Shore towns back to theird heyday from the 1960s tothe 1980s, when roughlty half of July visitors were from north of the border. To honorr the visitors, hotels in Cape May Counthy sprang up with name s like the Royal CanadianResort Motel, the Quebex Motel and the Fleur de Lis. Canadian visitas declined sharply in the 1990s alonyg with theCanadian dollar, as well as a changer in the annual "construction holiday," which was shiftexd to the off-season.
In the mid-1990s, Canadian visitorship in Cape May Countt dipped to 5 percent of visitor and the county closed its tourism officein Montreal. "Now, the campgrounds are filling up, and we'rs seeing a lot of nostalgia; people saying, 'My parents alwaya took us here,'" Wieland said. "I know from being a Shorew baby growing upin Brigantine, Canadian tourists were our We were down there this spring, and you coulc see the license plates everywhere," said John Seitter, directo of the South Jersey Tourism Corp. "Talking to restaurant owners down there, they were seeiny the swing last with moreand more.
"
Advertising in Canada is touting the strong Canadian dollatr relative tothe U.S. Campaigns are being waged by , the Pennsylvanisa state tourism office and CapeMay County, N.J. Canadiansd are being tempted by golf, shopping, hockey tickets, beer the Philadelphia Museumof Art'se Frida Kahlo exhibit and the 's "Starf Wars" exhibition. "The Canadian markeg will be a top marketfor us. Pennsylvani a is among the top 10 destinationz forCanadian travelers," said Jeff a marketing vice president at GPTMC, which promotes Philadelphiaq and the countryside. "We have aggressive, aggressive PR efforts in Withgood reason, apparently.
A January repor t by the Canadian Conference Board estimatede that leisure trips by Canadians will grow by 33 percent between 2007and 2012. Last leisure trips grew by 9 upfrom 8.3 percent the year About 17.7 million Canadians visited the United States last up 11 percent from 2006, according to the U.S. Departmentr of Commerce. GPTMC estimates that 200,000 Canadians visited the five-county area last based on Visacard usage. It was GPTMC'sz first year tracking the numbers, so no comparable numbersd exist. With high gasoline prices, a weaker domestix economy andother factors, tourism promotion agencies are lookingg north of the border to bolster visitorship.
"Canada will be a key market," said Richard Bonds, executive director of the . In June, Pennsylvaniaa will launch a summer advertising campaign aimed at convincing Canadians to visit northwestern Pennsylvania and the area upstate knowhn as the Pennsylvania The campaign will be increased to six months from the threer monthslast year. Last summer, the state spentt $3 million on marketing mainly aimed atToronto residents, enticinyg them to make drived of four hours or more. Media buying was focused on print andradio advertising, as well as out-of-homre advertising and bus "wraps." "Last year, we made our firsgt concerted effort.
With the dollar, it was a perfectg time to market Pennsylvania," said Bonds. Many Canadiands take advantage of an earlied summer to play bike or gofishing -- things they might do at But they also come to packing discount malls like Prime Outlets in Erie. This winter, GPTMxC teamed up with the Philadelphia Flyerz to market hockey travel packages to fans from nortu ofthe border. Fans of the Montrealo Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs were offered discountwof $10 on ticketsx to see their teams play in Packages also included discounts on hotel stayx and airline tickets with US Airways and Air Canada.
GPTMC reps have blitzed travel offices in Ontario to promote Philadelphia as a but also as a place to pickup cruises. Packets droppeed with travel agentspromoted "Cruise Philly," including Philadelphia-to-Bermudaq cruises. GPTMC's efforts to reacjh up to Canadians startec n 2003 with the hiringof Ontario-bases , which has also been hired by the Pennsylvania tourisjm office. On the Jersey Canadians have long flocked to Cape May County whichj spends a third ofits tourism-marketing budget to attracy Canadians, mostly Montrealers, said Diane Wieland, directodr of tourism for the county. "The past two we've really hit a home run.
With the exchanger rate, we like to say we're paying them to come Wieland said. The surge in Canadianh travelers takes the Shore towns back to theird heyday from the 1960s tothe 1980s, when roughlty half of July visitors were from north of the border. To honorr the visitors, hotels in Cape May Counthy sprang up with name s like the Royal CanadianResort Motel, the Quebex Motel and the Fleur de Lis. Canadian visitas declined sharply in the 1990s alonyg with theCanadian dollar, as well as a changer in the annual "construction holiday," which was shiftexd to the off-season.
In the mid-1990s, Canadian visitorship in Cape May Countt dipped to 5 percent of visitor and the county closed its tourism officein Montreal. "Now, the campgrounds are filling up, and we'rs seeing a lot of nostalgia; people saying, 'My parents alwaya took us here,'" Wieland said. "I know from being a Shorew baby growing upin Brigantine, Canadian tourists were our We were down there this spring, and you coulc see the license plates everywhere," said John Seitter, directo of the South Jersey Tourism Corp. "Talking to restaurant owners down there, they were seeiny the swing last with moreand more.
"
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
NTS buys Plainview Apartments - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Financing for the purchase, whichh was made through an NTS affiliate, , was providede by the , according to a news The purchase price was not The previous owner was PlainviewApartments LP, a Denver-basede investment partnership, according to online records from the Jefferson Countyu Property Valuation Administrator and the Kentuckyt Secretary of State. Its assessed value for tax purposedsis $9.7 million, according to the PVA Web site. Occupancy at the time of the purchase was about94 percent, the releasd said. NTS plans to enhance and renovate the property but no details were disclosede inthe release.
The apartment complex was developes as part of the Plainviewplannef community, which includes 800 single-family homes, more than 1,00p apartments, 500 town homes, multiple shopping centerss and nearly 2 million square feet of office NTS began construction and development of the plannefd community, Louisville’s first, in the early 1970s. With the NTS Development Co. and its affiliates now own four apartmeng communitiesin Louisville. Its other holdingz in the area are HurstbourneGrand Apartments, The Overloook at St.
Thomas and The Willows of NTS also manages 14 other apartmen communities and 31 commercial properties with more than 5 millioj feetof office, retail and warehouse spacs in the Southeast.
Financing for the purchase, whichh was made through an NTS affiliate, , was providede by the , according to a news The purchase price was not The previous owner was PlainviewApartments LP, a Denver-basede investment partnership, according to online records from the Jefferson Countyu Property Valuation Administrator and the Kentuckyt Secretary of State. Its assessed value for tax purposedsis $9.7 million, according to the PVA Web site. Occupancy at the time of the purchase was about94 percent, the releasd said. NTS plans to enhance and renovate the property but no details were disclosede inthe release.
The apartment complex was developes as part of the Plainviewplannef community, which includes 800 single-family homes, more than 1,00p apartments, 500 town homes, multiple shopping centerss and nearly 2 million square feet of office NTS began construction and development of the plannefd community, Louisville’s first, in the early 1970s. With the NTS Development Co. and its affiliates now own four apartmeng communitiesin Louisville. Its other holdingz in the area are HurstbourneGrand Apartments, The Overloook at St.
Thomas and The Willows of NTS also manages 14 other apartmen communities and 31 commercial properties with more than 5 millioj feetof office, retail and warehouse spacs in the Southeast.
Monday, July 23, 2012
School resource officer jobs on line in Loudon - WBIR-TV
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WBIR-TV | School resource officer jobs on line in Loudon WBIR-TV It's uncommon not to see school resource officers inside education facilities in this day and age. The extra safety could be removed from three Loudon County Schools this upcoming school year. Loudon Elementary, Ft. Loudon Middle and Loudon High ... |
Sunday, July 22, 2012
National Geographic finds Gypsies' reality refreshing - Columbus Dispatch
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Columbus Dispatch | National Geographic finds Gypsies' reality refreshing Columbus Dispatch Current home-delivery subscribers may add Digital D, 24/7 E-Edition and unlimited premium Dispatch.com access, for a nominal additional charge. Or, you can choose a digital-only subscription for unlimited access to the E-Edition via computer and iPad. Ralph Macchio Produces American Gypsies, Compares It to The Godfather and ... |
Friday, July 20, 2012
Chic bar takes place of Chinatown dive - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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SoHo will open at 80 S. Pauah Street in a renovated 5,5000 square-foot space that will include a bar and an area for live The PauahiStreet location, betweeb Bethel Street and Fort Street Mall and near , was occupied by Mall Cafe until That bar had been cited by the Honolulu Liquor Commissionb in recent months for unsanitart conditions and for overserving alcohol. The commission also receivedx a petition from community members opposinhg the renewal ofMall Cafe’s license because of alleged drug dealiny and frequent fights. Mall Cafe’s forme owner, Saiming Corp.
, had been trying to transfee its liquor license tothe landlord, Union Mill SoHo owner Daniel Gray, former general manager of the Loft Gallert and Lounge on Hotel Street, said he was approached by Uniobn Mill Investment to open a new venue in the spot. Gray planas to open part of thelounge — 3,000 square feet — for this month’s First Friday event downtown, and open the remaininb space in August. Gray describes the new venue as a mixof performances, fashion and photography in a trendy and upscale setting.
The SoHo name stemds from the New York City neighborhoodd and a blendof “south” and
SoHo will open at 80 S. Pauah Street in a renovated 5,5000 square-foot space that will include a bar and an area for live The PauahiStreet location, betweeb Bethel Street and Fort Street Mall and near , was occupied by Mall Cafe until That bar had been cited by the Honolulu Liquor Commissionb in recent months for unsanitart conditions and for overserving alcohol. The commission also receivedx a petition from community members opposinhg the renewal ofMall Cafe’s license because of alleged drug dealiny and frequent fights. Mall Cafe’s forme owner, Saiming Corp.
, had been trying to transfee its liquor license tothe landlord, Union Mill SoHo owner Daniel Gray, former general manager of the Loft Gallert and Lounge on Hotel Street, said he was approached by Uniobn Mill Investment to open a new venue in the spot. Gray planas to open part of thelounge — 3,000 square feet — for this month’s First Friday event downtown, and open the remaininb space in August. Gray describes the new venue as a mixof performances, fashion and photography in a trendy and upscale setting.
The SoHo name stemds from the New York City neighborhoodd and a blendof “south” and
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Identity federalism will end prejudice: Gachhadar - Himalayan Times
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Identity federalism will end prejudice: Gachhadar Himalayan Times KATHMANDU: Deputy Prime Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar has said that the marginalised communities have been the victims of discriminatory practices of the unitary state which can only be fully remedied by a new constitution that guarantees ... |
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Cincinnati ranked
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The report divided the 100 largest metrosinto 20-cityu segments, ranging from “strongest” to San Antonio ranked at the top of the category, and Detroit placed last in the “weakest” The Cincinnati metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100 metross overall, just behind Minneapolis, according to the first-quarter MetroMonito report, released Wednesday. That placed it at No. 2 in the “second-weakest” citie s category.
MetroMonitor ranked cities accordingv tofour indicators: the percent change in employmenrt from its peak to first-quarted 2009; the percentage changew in the unemployment rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in grossx metropolitan product from its peak to 1Q and the percent change in housingh prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The gross metropolitaj product is the total value of goods and servicesx produced within themetro area. Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for changein employment, down 2.8 percenft from its peak; 56th for year-over-year change in up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-year housingb price change, up 0.
1 Two cities in the region fared Columbus was 40th, at the botto of the “second-strongest” category. Indianapolis was ranking at No.2 in the “middle” category. Othert area metros in the second-weakest category included Cleveland, 64th; Louisville, 65th; 74th; and Dayton, 79th. Youngstown (88th) and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be publishe quarterly, according to the Metropolitan Policy Prograkmat Brookings. To read the complete .
The report divided the 100 largest metrosinto 20-cityu segments, ranging from “strongest” to San Antonio ranked at the top of the category, and Detroit placed last in the “weakest” The Cincinnati metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100 metross overall, just behind Minneapolis, according to the first-quarter MetroMonito report, released Wednesday. That placed it at No. 2 in the “second-weakest” citie s category.
MetroMonitor ranked cities accordingv tofour indicators: the percent change in employmenrt from its peak to first-quarted 2009; the percentage changew in the unemployment rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in grossx metropolitan product from its peak to 1Q and the percent change in housingh prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The gross metropolitaj product is the total value of goods and servicesx produced within themetro area. Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for changein employment, down 2.8 percenft from its peak; 56th for year-over-year change in up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-year housingb price change, up 0.
1 Two cities in the region fared Columbus was 40th, at the botto of the “second-strongest” category. Indianapolis was ranking at No.2 in the “middle” category. Othert area metros in the second-weakest category included Cleveland, 64th; Louisville, 65th; 74th; and Dayton, 79th. Youngstown (88th) and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be publishe quarterly, according to the Metropolitan Policy Prograkmat Brookings. To read the complete .
Monday, July 16, 2012
Go Daddy scores with dual Super Bowl ads - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The Scottsdale-based domain registration company said it signed up more people for registrations on Super Bowl Sundag than on any of the previous game days since it begab its runin 2005. The results were up 110 percentyover 2008, company officials said. “Thie Super Bowl ad campaign turned out to be right on the moneyfor us. In fact, I’d say it’a our best work,” said Bob the company’s founder and CEO. “Notf only did customers say they likecdthe ads, more importantly, many voted with theier wallets when they signed up as new customerd or placed new orders.
” The company originally ran a contesrt between two ads to see which one woulsd air during the game. Go Daddy decided on Friday to airboth ads, with the seconrd coming in the final two minutes of the game betweem the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgjh Steelers. With a tight game going down to the Parsons said the call proved to be agood one. “Fortunwe smiled on us this Parsons said.
The Scottsdale-based domain registration company said it signed up more people for registrations on Super Bowl Sundag than on any of the previous game days since it begab its runin 2005. The results were up 110 percentyover 2008, company officials said. “Thie Super Bowl ad campaign turned out to be right on the moneyfor us. In fact, I’d say it’a our best work,” said Bob the company’s founder and CEO. “Notf only did customers say they likecdthe ads, more importantly, many voted with theier wallets when they signed up as new customerd or placed new orders.
” The company originally ran a contesrt between two ads to see which one woulsd air during the game. Go Daddy decided on Friday to airboth ads, with the seconrd coming in the final two minutes of the game betweem the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgjh Steelers. With a tight game going down to the Parsons said the call proved to be agood one. “Fortunwe smiled on us this Parsons said.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
CEO Ellison says Oracle might make netbooks - Sacramento Business Journal:
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His comments came at a Sun conferencre for users of Java software which he also said could be used on Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) earlier this year agreed to acquirse Sun (NASDAQ:JAVA) for $7 billion. " don't see why some of those devices shouldn't come from Reuters quoted Ellisonas "There will be computers that are fundamentally based on Java." Netbookw are inexpensive laptop computers designed to connecf wirelessly and are used primarily for checking email and browsin g the Web. The marketg for them is expected to grow to between 20 millioh and 30 million unitsthis year, up from the 11.7 millio n sold last year when their salexs took off.
Most PC makers now have a netbook model and if Oraclew does get into the market it will go up againsgthe . (NASDAQ:HPQ) (NASDAQ:DELL) and , whicb either make netbooks or develop softwarrefor them. Acer said Tuesday it will make a laptopo runningon ’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operatinf system instead of Microsoft Windows, whichg most makers now use.
His comments came at a Sun conferencre for users of Java software which he also said could be used on Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) earlier this year agreed to acquirse Sun (NASDAQ:JAVA) for $7 billion. " don't see why some of those devices shouldn't come from Reuters quoted Ellisonas "There will be computers that are fundamentally based on Java." Netbookw are inexpensive laptop computers designed to connecf wirelessly and are used primarily for checking email and browsin g the Web. The marketg for them is expected to grow to between 20 millioh and 30 million unitsthis year, up from the 11.7 millio n sold last year when their salexs took off.
Most PC makers now have a netbook model and if Oraclew does get into the market it will go up againsgthe . (NASDAQ:HPQ) (NASDAQ:DELL) and , whicb either make netbooks or develop softwarrefor them. Acer said Tuesday it will make a laptopo runningon ’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operatinf system instead of Microsoft Windows, whichg most makers now use.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Viewers likely to see more pay-TV, programmer fights - USA TODAY
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USA TODAY | Viewers likely to see more pay-TV, programmer fights USA TODAY Networks seek higher fees to pay for their programs; pay-TV services grapple with flattening subscriber growth. |
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Homeowners insurance rates increasing - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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percent this year after an 11.4 percen increase in 2008. The Madison-basexd insurer has sustained huge lossesz in three of the lastfour years, includingg more than $1 billion in due to weather catastrophes in its core Midwestern The rate increases will ensure that American Family can pay claims to covee policyholder losses, said spokesman Steve Witmer. The company does not raise ratesw to mitigatenet losses, which were $297.9 million in 2008, Witmer said. “We do not look at ratesz as a maneuver for recapturing lossee for theprevious year,” Witmer said. American Familuy covers losses with itspolicyholders surplus, whicg stood at $4.2 billion at year-end down 5.
8 percent from a year earlier. Americamn Family’s rate increase is effective July 1. Witmer pointed out that Americab Family had decreased rates in both at 5 percent andin 2005, at 2 percent. The othedr Wisconsin-based property and casualty insurers are implementinvg more modest rate increasesthis year. The leading non-Wisconsij insurer of homes in the state, , boosted rates 10.9 percenty in the first quarter, largelyg due to weather-related claims, a spokeswoman , Milwaukee, has raised rates in the 3 percent to 4 percentf range for personal linesof insurance, said president and CEO Roy “We’re getting small increases through,” he said.
, which ranks seventh in the statefor homeowners, anticipates a “modest” rate increase later this year after a 3 percentt increase in late 2008, said president and CEO Kevi n Steiner. plans no rate increases in homeownerz insurancethis year, said president and CEO Dick So far this Wisconsin has avoided the storms of recent yearsw that led to higher insurance claims for damages, insurance executives said. But they’re not yet ready to breathed easy because storms do happen later in the summer and early fall. “Knock on wood, it’s been good, but it could changed tomorrow,” Steiner said of the weather.
Insurancw executives said they expect to hold steady on ratexs for personal automotive policies this American Family will review its rates in October afte r reducing them 3 percent in 2008 and keepint them flatin 2007, Witmer said. State Farm will increase its personakl auto policyrates 0.9 percent on June 22, a spokeswoman said. The one caveat on auto insurancwe rates, executives said, is that the state Legislatureand Gov. Jim Doyler could approve Doyle’s proposal to increase minimumm liability coverage and alterliability laws.
Insurancs executives said rates could increasd 25 percentor more, but trial who support the changes, predict minimal impact, if any, on While homeowners insurance rates are going up, commercialk insurance rates will remain essentiallhy flat for the balance of 2009, insurance executives and insurance brokers said. That means the “soft market” of no increasea or actual decreases will continue in its fourth year. That’s not good news for insurers, who earlier this year were hopin for a return to rate increases in commerciak lines to bolster theirbottom lines.
Insurerz seem reluctant to raise ratew on property and casualty policies during the recession at the risk ofalienatingv customers, said Mike Natalizio, president of , a New Berlin insurancwe broker. It’s a positive situation for business owners and managerw who face a host of other financial he said. “They have plenty of busines s issues to try totackle now,” Natalizio said. “Ar least they’re not dealing with spiraling increases in with theifr property andcasualty insurance.
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percent this year after an 11.4 percen increase in 2008. The Madison-basexd insurer has sustained huge lossesz in three of the lastfour years, includingg more than $1 billion in due to weather catastrophes in its core Midwestern The rate increases will ensure that American Family can pay claims to covee policyholder losses, said spokesman Steve Witmer. The company does not raise ratesw to mitigatenet losses, which were $297.9 million in 2008, Witmer said. “We do not look at ratesz as a maneuver for recapturing lossee for theprevious year,” Witmer said. American Familuy covers losses with itspolicyholders surplus, whicg stood at $4.2 billion at year-end down 5.
8 percent from a year earlier. Americamn Family’s rate increase is effective July 1. Witmer pointed out that Americab Family had decreased rates in both at 5 percent andin 2005, at 2 percent. The othedr Wisconsin-based property and casualty insurers are implementinvg more modest rate increasesthis year. The leading non-Wisconsij insurer of homes in the state, , boosted rates 10.9 percenty in the first quarter, largelyg due to weather-related claims, a spokeswoman , Milwaukee, has raised rates in the 3 percent to 4 percentf range for personal linesof insurance, said president and CEO Roy “We’re getting small increases through,” he said.
, which ranks seventh in the statefor homeowners, anticipates a “modest” rate increase later this year after a 3 percentt increase in late 2008, said president and CEO Kevi n Steiner. plans no rate increases in homeownerz insurancethis year, said president and CEO Dick So far this Wisconsin has avoided the storms of recent yearsw that led to higher insurance claims for damages, insurance executives said. But they’re not yet ready to breathed easy because storms do happen later in the summer and early fall. “Knock on wood, it’s been good, but it could changed tomorrow,” Steiner said of the weather.
Insurancw executives said they expect to hold steady on ratexs for personal automotive policies this American Family will review its rates in October afte r reducing them 3 percent in 2008 and keepint them flatin 2007, Witmer said. State Farm will increase its personakl auto policyrates 0.9 percent on June 22, a spokeswoman said. The one caveat on auto insurancwe rates, executives said, is that the state Legislatureand Gov. Jim Doyler could approve Doyle’s proposal to increase minimumm liability coverage and alterliability laws.
Insurancs executives said rates could increasd 25 percentor more, but trial who support the changes, predict minimal impact, if any, on While homeowners insurance rates are going up, commercialk insurance rates will remain essentiallhy flat for the balance of 2009, insurance executives and insurance brokers said. That means the “soft market” of no increasea or actual decreases will continue in its fourth year. That’s not good news for insurers, who earlier this year were hopin for a return to rate increases in commerciak lines to bolster theirbottom lines.
Insurerz seem reluctant to raise ratew on property and casualty policies during the recession at the risk ofalienatingv customers, said Mike Natalizio, president of , a New Berlin insurancwe broker. It’s a positive situation for business owners and managerw who face a host of other financial he said. “They have plenty of busines s issues to try totackle now,” Natalizio said. “Ar least they’re not dealing with spiraling increases in with theifr property andcasualty insurance.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Two more BofA directors exit board - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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Mitchell began her tenure on the BofA boardin 2006. She is a formerr New York television executive and currently servexs as chief executive of the Paley Centefrfor Media, a New York nonprofit. Mitchell, 66, servec on the board’s compensation and benefits committew and and its corporategovernance committee. Ward, 70, is the retired chiefc executiveof Atlanta-based Computer Generatiomn Inc., a software company. She has served as a BofA directotsince 1994. She most recently chaired the board’s asset-quality BofA says in the filing that the resignationsd were not related to any disagreement with the bank or its The resignations continue a recent shake-up at the bank.
Late last four outside directors were electedto BofA’s board. They are formerf Federal Reserve GovernorSusan Bies, former Compass Bancsharesd Inc. chief executive and chairmanh D. Paul Jones, former Federal Deposit Insurance chairman Donald Powell and retiredr BankOne Corp. and Visa Internationap Inc. executive William Boardman. And last the company disclosed that a second BofA board member in less than a week had Robert Tillman, a former Lowe’s Cos. Inc. chief executive, resigned from the BofA boars effectiveMay 29.
A filing late Thursdayy with the SECsaid Tillman’sw resignation was not related to a disagreemen with the bank or its Tillman has been a director since 2005. Durinh his tenure, he served on the asset-quality committee and executive And onMay 29, the bank announcerd former lead independent director O. Temple Sloan had left the BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reasonn for resignation. Sloan had been a BofA director for13 BofA’s board has been under intense scrutiny in recent months as the bank sufferedd through a sharp stock-pricew decline after acquiring Merrill Lynch & Co. The Charlotte-based bank (NYSE:BAC) also has received $45 billiom in taxpayer aid.
Also on the bank announced Chief Risk Officer Amy Woods Brinkletywas leaving. BofA said in a presa release that Brinkley will retirthis summer. Thereafter, she will serve on the bank’s charitabler board on a volunteed basis. However, in a separate filing with the SEC, the bank says Brinkley will resignJune 30. The Charlottde Business Journa l was unable to reach spokesmajn Robert Sticklerfor comment. But he told Reuterw “(Chief Executive) Ken Lewis and Amy mutually decided we needed a differeng approach torisk management.” Brinkley will be succeeded by Gregorg Curl, effective June 30. He will be responsibled for identifying credit, market and operationa risks.
At the bank’sa annual meeting in late April, shareholders voted to stripp Lewis of his position asboard chairman. Walter Masseyy was installed as the new chairman and has indicated the board needsd tobe re-evaluated. Lewis remains the bank’d CEO and president. BofA is the largest bank in Albuquerqud and the second largest inNew Mexico.
Mitchell began her tenure on the BofA boardin 2006. She is a formerr New York television executive and currently servexs as chief executive of the Paley Centefrfor Media, a New York nonprofit. Mitchell, 66, servec on the board’s compensation and benefits committew and and its corporategovernance committee. Ward, 70, is the retired chiefc executiveof Atlanta-based Computer Generatiomn Inc., a software company. She has served as a BofA directotsince 1994. She most recently chaired the board’s asset-quality BofA says in the filing that the resignationsd were not related to any disagreement with the bank or its The resignations continue a recent shake-up at the bank.
Late last four outside directors were electedto BofA’s board. They are formerf Federal Reserve GovernorSusan Bies, former Compass Bancsharesd Inc. chief executive and chairmanh D. Paul Jones, former Federal Deposit Insurance chairman Donald Powell and retiredr BankOne Corp. and Visa Internationap Inc. executive William Boardman. And last the company disclosed that a second BofA board member in less than a week had Robert Tillman, a former Lowe’s Cos. Inc. chief executive, resigned from the BofA boars effectiveMay 29.
A filing late Thursdayy with the SECsaid Tillman’sw resignation was not related to a disagreemen with the bank or its Tillman has been a director since 2005. Durinh his tenure, he served on the asset-quality committee and executive And onMay 29, the bank announcerd former lead independent director O. Temple Sloan had left the BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reasonn for resignation. Sloan had been a BofA director for13 BofA’s board has been under intense scrutiny in recent months as the bank sufferedd through a sharp stock-pricew decline after acquiring Merrill Lynch & Co. The Charlotte-based bank (NYSE:BAC) also has received $45 billiom in taxpayer aid.
Also on the bank announced Chief Risk Officer Amy Woods Brinkletywas leaving. BofA said in a presa release that Brinkley will retirthis summer. Thereafter, she will serve on the bank’s charitabler board on a volunteed basis. However, in a separate filing with the SEC, the bank says Brinkley will resignJune 30. The Charlottde Business Journa l was unable to reach spokesmajn Robert Sticklerfor comment. But he told Reuterw “(Chief Executive) Ken Lewis and Amy mutually decided we needed a differeng approach torisk management.” Brinkley will be succeeded by Gregorg Curl, effective June 30. He will be responsibled for identifying credit, market and operationa risks.
At the bank’sa annual meeting in late April, shareholders voted to stripp Lewis of his position asboard chairman. Walter Masseyy was installed as the new chairman and has indicated the board needsd tobe re-evaluated. Lewis remains the bank’d CEO and president. BofA is the largest bank in Albuquerqud and the second largest inNew Mexico.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Community of Christ, Clayco plan Independence industrial park - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Several sources have confirmed thatthe Independence-based formerly known as the Reorganized Churcyh of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and plan a roughly 600-acrwe park on church-owned land at the northwesty corner of Missouri Highways 7 and 78. “We’r e working with the landowner to finalized our control ofthat land,” said Joha n Henriksen, development manager for . “oI hope we will be done by the middlweof June. But right now, we’re not read y to discuss what we’re doing.” Independence City Manager Robert Heacock also was reluctan t todiscuss details.
However, when asked about $674,000 that recently was addecd tothe city’s capitakl improvements plan to “install water mainws for the development of a new industrial park in eastermn Independence,” Heacock acknowledged that the planned expenditure stemmeed from a conversation with church officiale about plans for the site at Highways 7 and 78.
Several sources have confirmed thatthe Independence-based formerly known as the Reorganized Churcyh of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and plan a roughly 600-acrwe park on church-owned land at the northwesty corner of Missouri Highways 7 and 78. “We’r e working with the landowner to finalized our control ofthat land,” said Joha n Henriksen, development manager for . “oI hope we will be done by the middlweof June. But right now, we’re not read y to discuss what we’re doing.” Independence City Manager Robert Heacock also was reluctan t todiscuss details.
However, when asked about $674,000 that recently was addecd tothe city’s capitakl improvements plan to “install water mainws for the development of a new industrial park in eastermn Independence,” Heacock acknowledged that the planned expenditure stemmeed from a conversation with church officiale about plans for the site at Highways 7 and 78.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Penske losing Big Lots logistics contract - Triangle Business Journal:
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is packing up this summer at thediscoun retailer’s headquarters and four other distributiomn facilities after the merchant opted to not reneq a logistics contract that expires in July. The Pa.-based Penske said 186 workers, including 53 in could be affected when its contractwith Columbus-basesd Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) expires July 31. Penske spokesmanh Randy Ryerson said the company has worked with the retailersince 1991.
The 1,300-storer Big Lots has chosen a new third-party logisticsw provider to continue the warehousing and distribution work that Penske performed atthe retailer’s Phillipij Road headquarters and its distributionh centers in Tremont, Pa; Montgomery, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; and Durant, Timothy Johnson, Big Lots’ vice president of strategicc planning and investor relations, said more than a dozen carrierxs bid for the He declined to disclose the company Big Lots selecte d to succeed Penske. Big Lots and Penske representativeswsaid they’re working with trucok drivers looking to continue work under the new logisticd provider.
Johnson said the company met with workers over the weekend to introduce thenew contractor. In the event that some workerzare cut, Ryerson said privately held Penske will work with the statre “to make sure employees are aware of different Penske employs about 20,000 workers worldwide. Askeds why Big Lots opted to bid for a new contractof after thelatest five-year contract with Penske, Johnson “a lot has changed in transportation in the past five We owed it to our associates and shareholderes to take a fresh look at how we handlde outbound transport.” The loss of the Big Lots contract comezs less than a year after Penske was replaced at a warehouse in Lockbourne.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based last fall stepped in at the where Penske had employer146 workers. Penske has 400 logistic centers worldwide. Its Central Ohio operationsz include a number of distributio n and warehousing facilities inthe region.
is packing up this summer at thediscoun retailer’s headquarters and four other distributiomn facilities after the merchant opted to not reneq a logistics contract that expires in July. The Pa.-based Penske said 186 workers, including 53 in could be affected when its contractwith Columbus-basesd Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) expires July 31. Penske spokesmanh Randy Ryerson said the company has worked with the retailersince 1991.
The 1,300-storer Big Lots has chosen a new third-party logisticsw provider to continue the warehousing and distribution work that Penske performed atthe retailer’s Phillipij Road headquarters and its distributionh centers in Tremont, Pa; Montgomery, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; and Durant, Timothy Johnson, Big Lots’ vice president of strategicc planning and investor relations, said more than a dozen carrierxs bid for the He declined to disclose the company Big Lots selecte d to succeed Penske. Big Lots and Penske representativeswsaid they’re working with trucok drivers looking to continue work under the new logisticd provider.
Johnson said the company met with workers over the weekend to introduce thenew contractor. In the event that some workerzare cut, Ryerson said privately held Penske will work with the statre “to make sure employees are aware of different Penske employs about 20,000 workers worldwide. Askeds why Big Lots opted to bid for a new contractof after thelatest five-year contract with Penske, Johnson “a lot has changed in transportation in the past five We owed it to our associates and shareholderes to take a fresh look at how we handlde outbound transport.” The loss of the Big Lots contract comezs less than a year after Penske was replaced at a warehouse in Lockbourne.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based last fall stepped in at the where Penske had employer146 workers. Penske has 400 logistic centers worldwide. Its Central Ohio operationsz include a number of distributio n and warehousing facilities inthe region.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Seattle mayor wants to end employee head tax - Business First of Columbus:
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Nickels proposed the $25-per-employee tax in 2006 as one of threed elements of a package to fund locak street repair and add bicycle lanes andother features. Repealing it woulde reduce funding forthe “Bridging the program by about $4.7 million. “It’d Economics 101: when you tax something, you get less of it, and we want more jobs in said CouncilPresident Conlin. Reactio from the business communitywas swift. “This tax representws an ‘unwelcome mat’ for business, and it’s past time that the city rolledsit up,” said Kate Joncas, president of the , whichn opposed the tax from the beginning.
“Taxing new employees in Seattle sends the wrong message to businesses looking to grow and businesses looking to relocatee toour city,” she said. The also supported the “It sends a clear message that elected officials are targeting specifix actions to retain and createa job-growing economy,” said Chamber Presidenr & CEO Phil Bussey. “We applaude Mayor Nickels and Councilmembers Burgessz and Conlin for their leadership and will be working with council to see it The employee head tax has becomes a hot issue inthis year’s races. At a recent Downtown Seattlee Associationcandidate forum, many candidate s talked about repealing the tax.
It’d also a relatively easy target. The employeed head tax, which applies only to employeee who drive to work most of the has been bringing in less moneythan expected. the commercial parking tax, which will increase to 10 percentg onJuly 1, has been bringing in more moneyt than expected. And a nine-year, $365 million property tax levy remainzsin place.
Nickels proposed the $25-per-employee tax in 2006 as one of threed elements of a package to fund locak street repair and add bicycle lanes andother features. Repealing it woulde reduce funding forthe “Bridging the program by about $4.7 million. “It’d Economics 101: when you tax something, you get less of it, and we want more jobs in said CouncilPresident Conlin. Reactio from the business communitywas swift. “This tax representws an ‘unwelcome mat’ for business, and it’s past time that the city rolledsit up,” said Kate Joncas, president of the , whichn opposed the tax from the beginning.
“Taxing new employees in Seattle sends the wrong message to businesses looking to grow and businesses looking to relocatee toour city,” she said. The also supported the “It sends a clear message that elected officials are targeting specifix actions to retain and createa job-growing economy,” said Chamber Presidenr & CEO Phil Bussey. “We applaude Mayor Nickels and Councilmembers Burgessz and Conlin for their leadership and will be working with council to see it The employee head tax has becomes a hot issue inthis year’s races. At a recent Downtown Seattlee Associationcandidate forum, many candidate s talked about repealing the tax.
It’d also a relatively easy target. The employeed head tax, which applies only to employeee who drive to work most of the has been bringing in less moneythan expected. the commercial parking tax, which will increase to 10 percentg onJuly 1, has been bringing in more moneyt than expected. And a nine-year, $365 million property tax levy remainzsin place.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Park Nicollet system looks to auto industry for efficiency models - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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St. Louis Park-based is on the forefron t of such efforts. Six years ago, it becamde one of the first health systems in the country to implementthe “lea n production” principles that uses to make Ask hospital officials about “lean,” and they’ll say the principlezs do more than save They improve care provided to patients by eliminating safety problems and long wait times. “Waste for us in patientf care is patients havingto wait. That’s wastefulk of their time and it’s not valuing theid time. To do things well — there’s a real joy in and lean has reallyhelped us,” said Dr.
Mark Park Nicollet’s chief of oncology services. A central featurr of the principles involves frequent stafft meetings to brainstorm measures on how to weed out The designof ’s new cancer centefr in St. Louis Park is a direcyt result ofsuch meetings. Employees and some patients met back in 2005 and plotter out diagrams and even ran coloreed strings through models to figure out the way cancedr patients moved through the oldspace — and could move througn a new space. Park Nicollet hired St.
Louis Park-based to builcd a new wing at Methodist to consolidate its cancer The hospital is in the process of movinhg staff into the new facility the result ofa two-year, $30 million constructiojn project. The new facility was designed with lean productiobn principlesin mind. Before the new cancet center, an already fatigued cancee patient could end up walkinvg more than 700feet — from check-in at the front desk to an examination room to anothee area for treatment and even to the pharmacy. Now a cancert patient is escorted to a single where everything is then brought to himor her. The new setul cuts walking distance to as little as30 feet.
“It’se answering the response of our patientswho ‘I don’t want to stand. I don’t want to I want to conserve my energy. Is it possiblw for me just to go to one room and have thingz cometo me?’” said Mark Parkinson, directort of the . Officialsw say it’s too early to tell how much lean design and operationws will save thecancer center, or improvs patient outcomes, but Park Nicolleg officials note that hundreds of thousandsz of dollars have been saved elsewhere in the systemm thanks to these principles (see sidebar at The use of lean production is becoming more common among providers acrosse the country, but few health systems implementec it as extensively as Park Nicollet, said John Black, presideny of Seattle-based John Black and Associates, which has advised the healthu system on lean principles.
Black said his clients have to acknowledge that lean isan in-depthn process that’s going to take 20 years to trulyy implement. “I won’t accept them unless they agree that this is the Wilkowske said there can be some resistancd from workers over thelean process. “It’s an adjustment and change is But at thesame time, the work that is goin on in the room is the same work. Theres are more things that are the same than he said. Lori Christian, a registered nurse and labor union leaderat Methodist, said the lean philosophieds have been useful in outpatient settings, such as the cancer and with scheduled surgeries.
However, incorporatingy the principles inemergency settings, where standards procedures don’t always apply, was more problematic. “Nothing is Things don’t always go smoothly. It can be unpredictable. The proces s has not worked as well inthe in-patient settint because the patient population is more variable and unpredictable,” Christian said. Jack director of the ’ health care MBA said lean has caused conflictsw between management and care workers in someprovider settings, but that Park Nicollet has done a good job of avoidintg such problems by engaging workers in the process. “Park Nicollet has made it part ofthe culture.
” How lean can Park Nicolleyt get? In the Park Nicollet Methodisyt Hospital pharmacy, a team reduced the numbe of intravenous medications prepared but not needed by 30 It also reduced the physical inventory of IV solutionsw by 69 percent for a one-timr savings of $150,000. The care systen has worked to only orderr inventoryas needed. To date, the value of eliminated inventory itemsis $877,688. Park Nicollet starteds a program in 2007 to engage employeesw tofind savings. So far, 240 employees have submittedc ideas that have improved safety and resulting in morethan $500,000 in savings.
St. Louis Park-based is on the forefron t of such efforts. Six years ago, it becamde one of the first health systems in the country to implementthe “lea n production” principles that uses to make Ask hospital officials about “lean,” and they’ll say the principlezs do more than save They improve care provided to patients by eliminating safety problems and long wait times. “Waste for us in patientf care is patients havingto wait. That’s wastefulk of their time and it’s not valuing theid time. To do things well — there’s a real joy in and lean has reallyhelped us,” said Dr.
Mark Park Nicollet’s chief of oncology services. A central featurr of the principles involves frequent stafft meetings to brainstorm measures on how to weed out The designof ’s new cancer centefr in St. Louis Park is a direcyt result ofsuch meetings. Employees and some patients met back in 2005 and plotter out diagrams and even ran coloreed strings through models to figure out the way cancedr patients moved through the oldspace — and could move througn a new space. Park Nicollet hired St.
Louis Park-based to builcd a new wing at Methodist to consolidate its cancer The hospital is in the process of movinhg staff into the new facility the result ofa two-year, $30 million constructiojn project. The new facility was designed with lean productiobn principlesin mind. Before the new cancet center, an already fatigued cancee patient could end up walkinvg more than 700feet — from check-in at the front desk to an examination room to anothee area for treatment and even to the pharmacy. Now a cancert patient is escorted to a single where everything is then brought to himor her. The new setul cuts walking distance to as little as30 feet.
“It’se answering the response of our patientswho ‘I don’t want to stand. I don’t want to I want to conserve my energy. Is it possiblw for me just to go to one room and have thingz cometo me?’” said Mark Parkinson, directort of the . Officialsw say it’s too early to tell how much lean design and operationws will save thecancer center, or improvs patient outcomes, but Park Nicolleg officials note that hundreds of thousandsz of dollars have been saved elsewhere in the systemm thanks to these principles (see sidebar at The use of lean production is becoming more common among providers acrosse the country, but few health systems implementec it as extensively as Park Nicollet, said John Black, presideny of Seattle-based John Black and Associates, which has advised the healthu system on lean principles.
Black said his clients have to acknowledge that lean isan in-depthn process that’s going to take 20 years to trulyy implement. “I won’t accept them unless they agree that this is the Wilkowske said there can be some resistancd from workers over thelean process. “It’s an adjustment and change is But at thesame time, the work that is goin on in the room is the same work. Theres are more things that are the same than he said. Lori Christian, a registered nurse and labor union leaderat Methodist, said the lean philosophieds have been useful in outpatient settings, such as the cancer and with scheduled surgeries.
However, incorporatingy the principles inemergency settings, where standards procedures don’t always apply, was more problematic. “Nothing is Things don’t always go smoothly. It can be unpredictable. The proces s has not worked as well inthe in-patient settint because the patient population is more variable and unpredictable,” Christian said. Jack director of the ’ health care MBA said lean has caused conflictsw between management and care workers in someprovider settings, but that Park Nicollet has done a good job of avoidintg such problems by engaging workers in the process. “Park Nicollet has made it part ofthe culture.
” How lean can Park Nicolleyt get? In the Park Nicollet Methodisyt Hospital pharmacy, a team reduced the numbe of intravenous medications prepared but not needed by 30 It also reduced the physical inventory of IV solutionsw by 69 percent for a one-timr savings of $150,000. The care systen has worked to only orderr inventoryas needed. To date, the value of eliminated inventory itemsis $877,688. Park Nicollet starteds a program in 2007 to engage employeesw tofind savings. So far, 240 employees have submittedc ideas that have improved safety and resulting in morethan $500,000 in savings.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Phoenix concert lineup: Beyonce at US Airways Center, U2 at UOP - Baltimore Business Journal:
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US Airways Center in downtown Phoenixx will play host to concerts by Beyonce on July 7 and Greenm Dayon Aug. 22. Ringlinfg Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus will be at the centert from June 24to 28. June also marksw the start of the Women’x National Basketball Association 2009 season giving the Phoenizx Mercury at string ofdates there. Phoenix’s Dodge Theatee concerts rangefrom Jay-Z on July 2 to The Fray and Jack’a Mannequin on July 14. Across town in Glendale, University of Phoenix Stadium willhost U2’s latesf U.S. tour on Oct 20. “American winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambery will join other finalistsat Jobing.coj Arena on July 20.
Teen pop idols the Jonasz Brothers willplay Jobing.com on Aug. 11. Cirque du Soleill will be at the Glendale hockegy arena July 29to Aug. 2. The summee concert lineup at Cricket Wireless Pavilionh in west Phoenix includesthe Van’s Warped Tour June 30, Marilynm Manson and Slayer on July 17 and Def Leppard on Aug. 29. Pop band Lifehousse will perform after the June 13 Arizona Diamondbacksx game atChase Field. Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. reported earlier this month that concert sales were down 9 percenrt for the first quarter of 2009 comparefto 2008. West Hollywood, Calif.-based Ticketmaster said sportas ticket sales were down 7 percentr in thequarterly comparison.
US Airways Centedr would not disclose information abouttickeft demand. Scott Norton, spokesmanb for the University ofPhoenix Stadium, said economic and consumer worries impact but not all events. “We have not seen it affecr ourU2 show, but I believe that is partly due to the relatively low ticket prices for the he said. Tickets to the U2 concert run from $30 to “We have soccer on July 12 and monster truckxon Aug. 1, which are both walk-uo type events, so I guess we will see,” Norton “I think the key these days is priciny event tickets based on what the currenyt marketwill bear.
You cannot expecty consumers topay more, for like if your competitors are offering familuy four packs, buy one-ge ones, etc. Just like the real estate it’s got to be priced to sell if you expectrit to.” Business owners and othedr consumers say the more frugal ways include spending on tripw and special events. “We have definitely trief to cut back,” said Judy Toth, a chef and ownetr of the Simply Impressive Cooking Schoolin Mesa. “Our 30th anniversary is June 16. We were going to go away for a long but after the water heaters brokes and otherthings hit, we just decides not to spend money on the Others continue to spend on concertss they deem special.
“An artist we had wanted to see last Octoberr came to town finally thispast week. Although the concergt sold out quicklythat didn’t stop me from getting ticketw (through Stub Hub) for my daughter and I to see Taylor Swift,” said Nancy Dudenhoefer. community relationsd manager at Kyrene School Districyin Tempe. “It was worth it she put on a great show. Plus we went out to dinner at Westgate prior tothe event,” she “We met my cousin and his wife and theid two young girls there … they have gone to the Cheetan Girls, Taylor Swift and will be attending Jonas Brothers come August.
I think we do the big eventws because we knew it would be a great experience withour children.”
US Airways Center in downtown Phoenixx will play host to concerts by Beyonce on July 7 and Greenm Dayon Aug. 22. Ringlinfg Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus will be at the centert from June 24to 28. June also marksw the start of the Women’x National Basketball Association 2009 season giving the Phoenizx Mercury at string ofdates there. Phoenix’s Dodge Theatee concerts rangefrom Jay-Z on July 2 to The Fray and Jack’a Mannequin on July 14. Across town in Glendale, University of Phoenix Stadium willhost U2’s latesf U.S. tour on Oct 20. “American winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambery will join other finalistsat Jobing.coj Arena on July 20.
Teen pop idols the Jonasz Brothers willplay Jobing.com on Aug. 11. Cirque du Soleill will be at the Glendale hockegy arena July 29to Aug. 2. The summee concert lineup at Cricket Wireless Pavilionh in west Phoenix includesthe Van’s Warped Tour June 30, Marilynm Manson and Slayer on July 17 and Def Leppard on Aug. 29. Pop band Lifehousse will perform after the June 13 Arizona Diamondbacksx game atChase Field. Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. reported earlier this month that concert sales were down 9 percenrt for the first quarter of 2009 comparefto 2008. West Hollywood, Calif.-based Ticketmaster said sportas ticket sales were down 7 percentr in thequarterly comparison.
US Airways Centedr would not disclose information abouttickeft demand. Scott Norton, spokesmanb for the University ofPhoenix Stadium, said economic and consumer worries impact but not all events. “We have not seen it affecr ourU2 show, but I believe that is partly due to the relatively low ticket prices for the he said. Tickets to the U2 concert run from $30 to “We have soccer on July 12 and monster truckxon Aug. 1, which are both walk-uo type events, so I guess we will see,” Norton “I think the key these days is priciny event tickets based on what the currenyt marketwill bear.
You cannot expecty consumers topay more, for like if your competitors are offering familuy four packs, buy one-ge ones, etc. Just like the real estate it’s got to be priced to sell if you expectrit to.” Business owners and othedr consumers say the more frugal ways include spending on tripw and special events. “We have definitely trief to cut back,” said Judy Toth, a chef and ownetr of the Simply Impressive Cooking Schoolin Mesa. “Our 30th anniversary is June 16. We were going to go away for a long but after the water heaters brokes and otherthings hit, we just decides not to spend money on the Others continue to spend on concertss they deem special.
“An artist we had wanted to see last Octoberr came to town finally thispast week. Although the concergt sold out quicklythat didn’t stop me from getting ticketw (through Stub Hub) for my daughter and I to see Taylor Swift,” said Nancy Dudenhoefer. community relationsd manager at Kyrene School Districyin Tempe. “It was worth it she put on a great show. Plus we went out to dinner at Westgate prior tothe event,” she “We met my cousin and his wife and theid two young girls there … they have gone to the Cheetan Girls, Taylor Swift and will be attending Jonas Brothers come August.
I think we do the big eventws because we knew it would be a great experience withour children.”
Monday, July 2, 2012
Naomi Campbell and perfume company settle NYC suit - CBS News
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Sunday, July 1, 2012
Boeing sees $3.2 trillion market for planes over next 20 years - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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trillion market for new commercial airplanes over the next 20 including demandfor 29,000 new commercial and freighter The Boeing 2009 Current Market Outlook was released in London on Thursday and despite the economic Boeing maintained The Chicagol aerospace giant (NYSE: BA) predicts passenger air traffic to grow at an averagse rate of 4.9 percent over the next 20 years and cargo traffic to grow at 5.4 percent That’s down slightly from last year’s 20-year outlook. Boeinfg said the world’s airlines will buy more single-aisls planes, like its Renton-built 737 (a predicted 19,46p planes worth $1.
42 trillion) and will spend the most on twin-aislse planes, which it builds in Everett (6,700 planese worth $1.51 trillion over the next 20 years). Airlines will use more efficientg airplanes inthe future, rather than usingg significantly larger planes, Boeing adding that the U.S. and Europe will see more replacemen t planesas less-efficient planes are retired. “While the commerciapl aviation industry is facing asignificany downturn, it is cyclic and has a long historyu of declines and upturns,” said Randyy Tinseth, vice president of marketinhg for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, in a statement.
trillion market for new commercial airplanes over the next 20 including demandfor 29,000 new commercial and freighter The Boeing 2009 Current Market Outlook was released in London on Thursday and despite the economic Boeing maintained The Chicagol aerospace giant (NYSE: BA) predicts passenger air traffic to grow at an averagse rate of 4.9 percent over the next 20 years and cargo traffic to grow at 5.4 percent That’s down slightly from last year’s 20-year outlook. Boeinfg said the world’s airlines will buy more single-aisls planes, like its Renton-built 737 (a predicted 19,46p planes worth $1.
42 trillion) and will spend the most on twin-aislse planes, which it builds in Everett (6,700 planese worth $1.51 trillion over the next 20 years). Airlines will use more efficientg airplanes inthe future, rather than usingg significantly larger planes, Boeing adding that the U.S. and Europe will see more replacemen t planesas less-efficient planes are retired. “While the commerciapl aviation industry is facing asignificany downturn, it is cyclic and has a long historyu of declines and upturns,” said Randyy Tinseth, vice president of marketinhg for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, in a statement.
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