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million needed to complete the deepening ofthe St. Johnw River to allow larger ships to call on the Port of Jacksonviller is available through the federakstimulus package. The money received by the will make it possible for it to deepenhthe river’s six-mile stretch from Damees Point to Talleyrand Marine Terminal to abougt 40 feet, said Tim Murphy, the ’w senior director of engineering and construction. He said the authorityt originally planned to borrow the moneyh so the work couldbegin sooner, but can now use its borrowinyg potential for other capital projects.
“oI seriously doubt the federal government would reimburser us for thebond interest,” authority Executive Director Rick Ferrinn said. Murphy said he expects the corps to award a contractg for the deepening within about30 days. The corpas also received about $1.2 million to continuw researching further deepening of the rivedrso post-Panamax ships can call on the port once the Panamaq Canal is widened in 2014, Murphy said. The authoritty hopes to have the channe deepened to50 feet. The deepening could cost $500 milliojn to $1 billion dependingg on how deep thecorps permits.
The authority hopess the funding will allowe the corps to complete a draft of the study earlier than the December 2010 Thecorps hasn’t determined what parts of the channelk will be deepened, but the stretch from the mout of the river to Dames Poin will need to be deepened to allow largetr ships. The corps also received about $150,000 to study altering the water flow wherethe St. Johns Riverd and the IntracoastalWaterwayg meet. Ships are limited to crossing the waterwagy just twice a day because the tidaol pull causeschoppy waters. It will cost abouf $60 million to widen the Intracoastal’s inlet so that the forcwe of thestream doesn’t disrupt ship routes.
The corps is also lookinyg at the potential environmental impacts of the proposed Ferrinsaid ’s planned $208 milliomn terminal at Dames Point coulc also receive funding through a federapl stimulus package if one comes
Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
A Metropolis Stilled: Lessons From A Storm - NPR (blog)
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A Metropolis Stilled: Lessons From A Storm NPR (blog) Most of the time, our airplanes can lift off even as thunderheads fill the skies. Most of the time, our ships can punch through waves even when they form ... |
Saturday, December 25, 2010
CHFA chief Alexander to retire in the fall - Houston Business Journal:
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Alexander started with CHFA in 1988 as head of its finance and became executive director inJanuary 2001. “I’m not headintg off to a retirement community,” Alexander said in a “Several years ago, I determined I needed to slow down and reduce the stress level in my But I still plan tobe active.” CHFA’s boardc has been preparing for Alexander’s and already has set up a searcuh committee to find his replacement. CHFA Chairman Joel Rosenstein said, in his own statement, that Alexandet will be missed.
“He has been in instrumental in CHFA’s success,” Rosenstein “We appreciate the strength of the team and organizationm heis leaving.” Created by the Coloradok Legislature in 1973, CHFA makes loanx to low- and moderate-income homebuyers, developerd of affordable multifamily housing as well as small- and medium-size businesses. Milroy “Roy” Alexande r grew up on the Caribbean island nationof Grenada, according to a Leadershipo Denver biography.
After moving to Denver, Alexander earnef an accounting degree fromin 1974, subsequently becomingf finance manager for a Colorado medical instrumentw maker and a senior manager at the Denvetr branch of the Touche Ross Co. accounting firm. Touche Ross now is Deloitte Toucher Tohmatsu, based in New He was accepted intothe ’s Leadership Denver class for 1985. After leavingt Touche Ross, Alexander started a specialty food store in Westminster But a fewyears later, in 1988, he became CHFA’x assistant director of finance. He was promoted to finances directorin 1990.
Alexander’s CHFA positionm and his retail business overlappeduntil 1994, when he sold the food Alexander succeeded David Herlingee as CHFA’s executive director in January 2001. Herlinger retirerd the same year.
Alexander started with CHFA in 1988 as head of its finance and became executive director inJanuary 2001. “I’m not headintg off to a retirement community,” Alexander said in a “Several years ago, I determined I needed to slow down and reduce the stress level in my But I still plan tobe active.” CHFA’s boardc has been preparing for Alexander’s and already has set up a searcuh committee to find his replacement. CHFA Chairman Joel Rosenstein said, in his own statement, that Alexandet will be missed.
“He has been in instrumental in CHFA’s success,” Rosenstein “We appreciate the strength of the team and organizationm heis leaving.” Created by the Coloradok Legislature in 1973, CHFA makes loanx to low- and moderate-income homebuyers, developerd of affordable multifamily housing as well as small- and medium-size businesses. Milroy “Roy” Alexande r grew up on the Caribbean island nationof Grenada, according to a Leadershipo Denver biography.
After moving to Denver, Alexander earnef an accounting degree fromin 1974, subsequently becomingf finance manager for a Colorado medical instrumentw maker and a senior manager at the Denvetr branch of the Touche Ross Co. accounting firm. Touche Ross now is Deloitte Toucher Tohmatsu, based in New He was accepted intothe ’s Leadership Denver class for 1985. After leavingt Touche Ross, Alexander started a specialty food store in Westminster But a fewyears later, in 1988, he became CHFA’x assistant director of finance. He was promoted to finances directorin 1990.
Alexander’s CHFA positionm and his retail business overlappeduntil 1994, when he sold the food Alexander succeeded David Herlingee as CHFA’s executive director in January 2001. Herlinger retirerd the same year.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
David Horst column: Fox River's locks system can be a valuable resource - Appleton Post Crescent
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David Horst column: Fox River's locks system can be a valuable resource Appleton Post Crescent David Horst's nature column appears here regularly. E-mail him at sandhill@focol.org. If you know someone or are someone interested in retracing any or all ... |
Monday, December 20, 2010
OU's Cade Davis faces tall task of defending bigger players - NewsOK.com
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OU's Cade Davis faces tall task of defending bigger players NewsOK.com That's a tall order, literally, for a 6-foot-5 guard. OU coach Jeff Capel primarily went with a four-guard lineup Saturday night against Cincinnati. ... |
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Dennis Pendergast Executive Profile
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Memphis International Airport gets $22.5M grant for new parking garage - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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million grant through the Tennessee Departmenrtof Transportation’s Aeronautics Division to buildx a new $135-$140 million parking garage. The new garagse will be built just north of theexisting garage. It will be seveb levels with two levela for rental car retail spacr and the restfor parking. It will be connected to the terminal by a moving sidewalk on the lowest Construction is expected to begin late this year and take 24 monthwto complete.
The Shelby County legislative delegation helped securde these funds for MemphisInternationa Airport, according to a press “Investing in our commercial airports helpz our state remain competitive in the aeronautics industru and provide a good first impression to visitor s and business travelers to Tennessee,” Gov. Phil Bredesen said in a TDOT’s Aeronautics Division administers federa l and state funding to assist Tennessede airportsin location, design, construction and maintenance. Grantr applications are reviewed by the TennesseeAeronauticsd Commission, a five-member board charged with regulating changes in the state’ airport system plan.
million grant through the Tennessee Departmenrtof Transportation’s Aeronautics Division to buildx a new $135-$140 million parking garage. The new garagse will be built just north of theexisting garage. It will be seveb levels with two levela for rental car retail spacr and the restfor parking. It will be connected to the terminal by a moving sidewalk on the lowest Construction is expected to begin late this year and take 24 monthwto complete.
The Shelby County legislative delegation helped securde these funds for MemphisInternationa Airport, according to a press “Investing in our commercial airports helpz our state remain competitive in the aeronautics industru and provide a good first impression to visitor s and business travelers to Tennessee,” Gov. Phil Bredesen said in a TDOT’s Aeronautics Division administers federa l and state funding to assist Tennessede airportsin location, design, construction and maintenance. Grantr applications are reviewed by the TennesseeAeronauticsd Commission, a five-member board charged with regulating changes in the state’ airport system plan.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Mavenir bucks downturn by nearing financing goal - Dallas Business Journal:
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million in outside financing, according to a recent filinvg with thefederal . The company had raised aboutf $17.5 million from as many as eight investorss as of the Halloween The document does not disclose who put in how but backers of the businessinclude California’sz , Massachusetts’ and . Attempts to secure comment from Mavenir executivew werenot successful. Companies in fundraising mode typically shun the press for fear of earnintthe SEC’s wrath. In interviewd in November 2007, Mavenir officials told the Dallad Business Journal that they had raised a totalof $33.4 milliomn since the business’ inceptioh in early 2005.
At the time, Mavenirf had about 125 employees spread betweenj its Richardson headquartersand research-and-development centers in Chinqa and India. Executives of the privatelu held business did not discloseits revenue. The compan y sells a line of gear that it says allows any type of entertainmentr or communications service to be deliverec over any typeof network, regardless of what type of devices an end user has.
For instance, Mavenir technology would make it possiblr for a consumer to take a call on a land line switch the call to hiscell phone, and then switch it back to the land The technology, which consumersa will never see, also would permigt consumers to have a single number for their wireless and home phones. Mavenifr has not announced the names of any customerds ofits system, although that is not unusuall for a relatively small company in the world of telecommunications, in whicb large carriers and equipment vendors often want the namew of their suppliers kept quiet.
Joe principal analyst in the IP servicee infrastructure practice at the Virginia market researchu firmCurrent Analysis, says Mavenir’s technologt is cutting edge — so much so that the company’s offerinyg may have come out before the market was ready for it. “They sort of regroupedd a bit,” he says. “Like many companies, they’re lookinyg at the assets they have, and are tryinb to figure out what they can offer now that is more palatabl e to the needsof (telecom) operators.” Companiesd sometimes sell technology that is too far ahead of the and the market never catchew up to them in McGarvey says.
“Mavenir won’t fall into that trap. With this additional funding, it looks like their timin g will improve alittle bit.” There aren’f any companies that sell technologgy with the same capabilities as Mavenir’s, according to McGarvey. He cites two relatively small companiesx — Richardson’s and Israel’s Convergin — as firmsw that vie with Mavenir in some areas for Jeff Kagan, an independent wireless and telecom analyst in the Atlantq area, says that thus far, most major wireless carriers seem to be doing OK. “Ford competitive reasons, they must continue investing in the he says.
“Whether they invest in this withthis company, I can’ty say.”
million in outside financing, according to a recent filinvg with thefederal . The company had raised aboutf $17.5 million from as many as eight investorss as of the Halloween The document does not disclose who put in how but backers of the businessinclude California’sz , Massachusetts’ and . Attempts to secure comment from Mavenir executivew werenot successful. Companies in fundraising mode typically shun the press for fear of earnintthe SEC’s wrath. In interviewd in November 2007, Mavenir officials told the Dallad Business Journal that they had raised a totalof $33.4 milliomn since the business’ inceptioh in early 2005.
At the time, Mavenirf had about 125 employees spread betweenj its Richardson headquartersand research-and-development centers in Chinqa and India. Executives of the privatelu held business did not discloseits revenue. The compan y sells a line of gear that it says allows any type of entertainmentr or communications service to be deliverec over any typeof network, regardless of what type of devices an end user has.
For instance, Mavenir technology would make it possiblr for a consumer to take a call on a land line switch the call to hiscell phone, and then switch it back to the land The technology, which consumersa will never see, also would permigt consumers to have a single number for their wireless and home phones. Mavenifr has not announced the names of any customerds ofits system, although that is not unusuall for a relatively small company in the world of telecommunications, in whicb large carriers and equipment vendors often want the namew of their suppliers kept quiet.
Joe principal analyst in the IP servicee infrastructure practice at the Virginia market researchu firmCurrent Analysis, says Mavenir’s technologt is cutting edge — so much so that the company’s offerinyg may have come out before the market was ready for it. “They sort of regroupedd a bit,” he says. “Like many companies, they’re lookinyg at the assets they have, and are tryinb to figure out what they can offer now that is more palatabl e to the needsof (telecom) operators.” Companiesd sometimes sell technology that is too far ahead of the and the market never catchew up to them in McGarvey says.
“Mavenir won’t fall into that trap. With this additional funding, it looks like their timin g will improve alittle bit.” There aren’f any companies that sell technologgy with the same capabilities as Mavenir’s, according to McGarvey. He cites two relatively small companiesx — Richardson’s and Israel’s Convergin — as firmsw that vie with Mavenir in some areas for Jeff Kagan, an independent wireless and telecom analyst in the Atlantq area, says that thus far, most major wireless carriers seem to be doing OK. “Ford competitive reasons, they must continue investing in the he says.
“Whether they invest in this withthis company, I can’ty say.”
Friday, December 10, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Flat-rate drug programs rate high - Orlando Business Journal:
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Now in its seconx year, the report measures customefr satisfaction with pharmacies in boththe brick-and-mortar and mail order Satisfaction among brick-and-mortar pharmacy customers in flat-rate prescription pricing programs averages 826 on a 1,000-point scale, comparerd with 817 among customers not in thesed programs. Nearly one-fourth of pharmac customers participate ina "$4 generic" or similar flat-rate prescription pricingt program, with the greatest participationm rate among those 44 years and The study scored highest for chain while Target was tops among mass merchandised pharmacies.
Ranking supermarket the studyfound Lakeland-based came in first in the Among mail order pharmacies, rankecd highest. The 2008 National Pharmacy Study is based on responsezfrom 15,163 consumers filling or refilling a prescriptiomn in the three months prior to the survey period. The Web-basef study was fielded June throughAugusy 2008. Headquartered in Westlake Calif., J.D. Power and Associatee is a global marketing information services company operatintg inmarket research, forecasting, performance training and customer satisfaction.
Now in its seconx year, the report measures customefr satisfaction with pharmacies in boththe brick-and-mortar and mail order Satisfaction among brick-and-mortar pharmacy customers in flat-rate prescription pricing programs averages 826 on a 1,000-point scale, comparerd with 817 among customers not in thesed programs. Nearly one-fourth of pharmac customers participate ina "$4 generic" or similar flat-rate prescription pricingt program, with the greatest participationm rate among those 44 years and The study scored highest for chain while Target was tops among mass merchandised pharmacies.
Ranking supermarket the studyfound Lakeland-based came in first in the Among mail order pharmacies, rankecd highest. The 2008 National Pharmacy Study is based on responsezfrom 15,163 consumers filling or refilling a prescriptiomn in the three months prior to the survey period. The Web-basef study was fielded June throughAugusy 2008. Headquartered in Westlake Calif., J.D. Power and Associatee is a global marketing information services company operatintg inmarket research, forecasting, performance training and customer satisfaction.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Midwest, Frontier set ticketing partnership - bizjournals Business Travel Guide
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Such agreements typically expand the number of destinations available to both airlinesx while consolidating ticketing and customerservice "Under the codeshare, customers of both airlines will benefit from a wider choice of travel destinations and additiona flight options and connection possibilities," said Gregorty Aretakis, vice president of planning and revenu e management for Midwest. "They will also have the conveniences of booking their entire flight on asinglse ticket.
" The agreement, which is scheduled to begib by late summer, will expaned Frontier's network by allowing its customers to connect to a Midwesg flight through Midwest's hub at Milwaukee's General Mitchell Internationalo Airport, all using the same Frontier code. Midwest customers will also see an expandee network by connecting on Frontiere and Lynx Aviation flightsin Denver. "Thix partnership allows us to broaden our networkl and provide even more destinations to ourloyap customers," said Frontier vice presidentg for strategy and planning Daniel Shurz.
"Wde also look forward to showcasing our airlines to many new customerx who may be flying Frontier and Lynx for the firsrt time by connectingfrom Midwest." The codeshare agreement will also allow membere of each airline's frequent flier programs to earn milesd while flying the othedr airline's routes. More details of the along with specific cities that will be available for the will be announced at alatef date, Frontier said. Last week, Midwest and Frontier each agreedc in separate transactions to be acquiredby Indianapolis-based . Republic'w $31 million acquisition of Midwest is expected to close within four to six weekds after it was announcedJune 23.
Republic's $108.9 million deal for bankrupty Frontier requires the approval of thebankruptcyh court. Republic already provides air carrier services for Midwest unde an airlineservices agreement.
Such agreements typically expand the number of destinations available to both airlinesx while consolidating ticketing and customerservice "Under the codeshare, customers of both airlines will benefit from a wider choice of travel destinations and additiona flight options and connection possibilities," said Gregorty Aretakis, vice president of planning and revenu e management for Midwest. "They will also have the conveniences of booking their entire flight on asinglse ticket.
" The agreement, which is scheduled to begib by late summer, will expaned Frontier's network by allowing its customers to connect to a Midwesg flight through Midwest's hub at Milwaukee's General Mitchell Internationalo Airport, all using the same Frontier code. Midwest customers will also see an expandee network by connecting on Frontiere and Lynx Aviation flightsin Denver. "Thix partnership allows us to broaden our networkl and provide even more destinations to ourloyap customers," said Frontier vice presidentg for strategy and planning Daniel Shurz.
"Wde also look forward to showcasing our airlines to many new customerx who may be flying Frontier and Lynx for the firsrt time by connectingfrom Midwest." The codeshare agreement will also allow membere of each airline's frequent flier programs to earn milesd while flying the othedr airline's routes. More details of the along with specific cities that will be available for the will be announced at alatef date, Frontier said. Last week, Midwest and Frontier each agreedc in separate transactions to be acquiredby Indianapolis-based . Republic'w $31 million acquisition of Midwest is expected to close within four to six weekds after it was announcedJune 23.
Republic's $108.9 million deal for bankrupty Frontier requires the approval of thebankruptcyh court. Republic already provides air carrier services for Midwest unde an airlineservices agreement.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Michael Douglas feels 'stronger every day' - AFP
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Straits Times | Michael Douglas feels 'stronger every day' AFP But the 66-year-old actor, who was diagnosed with throat cancer in August, must wait for a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan in January to see whether ... Michael Douglas feels better after undergoing throat cancer treatment |
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