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Other honors for Betz this year include Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate and Wine and Spirits magazinew both ranking wines among the top of Washingtonm wines. Betz Family Winery produces about 2,500 cases of wine a and Betz plans to keep the businese small to ensure he can personallgy overseethe business. Betz has been part of the wine industryt for more than30 years. Bob Cremin seems to approach the fashioningg oflike art, perhaps no surprise since he's also an avid art Cremin has built Bellevue-based Esterline into a tier-onr aerospace supplier through an artful series of acquisitions, each one chosen to give the company solidity in a few specifix industry niches.
In March, Esterline completed the $335 milliob purchase of CMC Electronics Inc., a Canadian company that will make Esterline a leaderd in completeavionics systems. The company'ds other key aerospace industry areas are advanced and sensorsand systems, and the company now is a global leader in Cremin has an appreciation of things which is partly why so many Esterline units are in Europe. He also is the Britisnh honorary consul forthe Northwest. Gatee leads In 2007, Seattle Art Museukm Executive Director Mimi Gates helped givethe city's culturalp arts sector one of its most memorable years.
In January, the SAM opene d its 9-acre, waterfront Olympic Sculpture The free park built with private has been heralded as visionary and was citexd by the Wall Street Journal as part of a movement to add innovativ e city parks tothe nation'a largest cities. As if that weren'tr enough, in May the SAM's main downtown locatiom re-opened after a major expansion thataddes 118,000 square feet of space. Eventually, the museukm will have 450,000 extra feet of spacer that it can grow into per its building agreementt with WashingtonMutual Inc.
During its $180 millionj capital campaign to pay for the museumj expansion andsculpture park, the museum also receiver nearly 1,000 works of art worth a combined $1 billiob that will be part of its permanengt collection. Adrian Hanauer loves especially no-limit tournaments. He may want to book some more because he's been riding a winning streao of late. Hanauer, who became successful placinvg betson web-technology startups, ventured into another riskhy proposition in 2002 when he took over the Seattle Today, the minor league soccer club is not a big mone maker, but Hanauer has helped mold it into a championship-caliber team. Hanauer hopes to duplicatse that successwith .
Hanauer is a minorityt owner of Seattle's new expansion team. He is joinefd by Microsoft co-founder and owner Paul Allen and movi e mogulJoe Roth. Hanauer's longtime passion for the spor t was the rightingredient -- along with Allen's sportzs empire and Roth's money -- to convincw the league that Seattle is a soccer hot spot on a major-league level. Hanauer is certainly bettingy on it.
Matsuno takeas top job, aims to expand Uwajimaya Tomoko Moriguchi Matsuno achieved the top leadership positiomn at Asian grocer this Matsuno replaced former CEO and older brother Tomio who held the job for the past 40 Atage 62, Matsunko now controls a company that'd been operating since 1928 and brings in $85 millioh a year in Moriguchi will remain chairman of Uwajimaya's board of directors and lead redevelopment of Uwajimaya'xs one-block property just north of Uwajimaya Village in Seattle'sw Chinatown.
The new CEO, meanwhile, wants to focus her effortzs on opening at least threed new Asian grocery stores in the next five Matsuno already has experience withexpansiohn opportunities, as she helped open Uwajimaya'sd Beaverton location and Uwajimaya Village. Matsuno said she is interestedr in property in the Portland and San FranciscoBay areas. She believesd the time is right to expand because the flagshio Uwajimaya Villageis thriving. During his nearlhy 12-year tenure as Bellevue Schools Superintendent, Mike Rileg shaped his school system into a state and nationao model foracademic progress.
In November, Riley's accomplishmentss were recognized when he accepted a job as vice president of theCollege Board, which is best known as the administrator of the SAT and advanceds placement tests. Riley was widely credited for pushing Bellevue Schools to standardizew curriculum and make honors courses the standard forall students. His students were regularly amongv the top performers on state assessment testd and Bellevue high schools were also repeatedly rankeds as some of the best in the nationby Newsweek.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Positive Impact: Teen shows service not only for adults - Coshocton Tribune
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Positive Impact: Teen shows service not only for adults Coshocton Tribune Volunteering is something the teenager learned from her parents. Her father, Stan, volunteered as her softball coach for many years. Her mother, Kori, is involved in PTO, helped with the Union Recreation Fund Raiser, organized a fall festival at Union ... |
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Privacy study shows Google
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Using trackers called “web third parties collect user data from many populaeweb sites, and sites ofte allow this, even though thei r privacy policies say they don’t share user data with “Web bugs from Google and its subsidiaries were foun on 92 of the top 100 Web sites and 88 percent of the approximatelt 400,000 unique domains examined in the study,” the authorss found. Sites with the most web bugs were forbloggintg — blogspot and typepad were No. 1 and No. 2 on the list in and blogger was No. 4. Googlw itself was No. 3.
Ashkan Soltani, Travias Pinnick and Joshua Gomez ofthe university’s informatiojn school wrote the study, published They analyzed privacy policies posted on web sites and found loopholes used by many site operatorse to allow third parties to still collect data on who viewzs pages. They also found, for that although web sites may reassurs visitorsthat “we don’t sharre data with third parties,” thoser third parties don’t include a company’s affiliates Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), for has 137 subsidiary businesses. “The law on affiliate sharing generallyy ismore permissive” than that on sharing user data with third party companies, the report said.
Companies controlling the top 50 busiest web sites had an average of 297affiliatesd each, meaning they could share user data with a lot of otherf companies. Popular site , for example, is owne by New York’s (NASDAQ: NWS), whicb has more than 1,500 subsidiaries. BAC) in Charlotte has more than 2,30p subsidiaries. “Users do not know and cannot learjn the full range of affiliates with which websites maysharer information,” the report said.
Though many Internet users are familiadrwith “cookies” used to study their surfing habits, they are less familiar with so-callex “web bugs,” which can’t be cleareds out of a web browser, since they are part of a web site’a HTML code. Since the web bugs are created directly bythirsd parties, their use doesn’t strictly counyt as “sharing” of data by the web site’s though users concerned abouy privacy may be unimpressed by this technicality.
“We believe that this practice contravenes expectations; it makes little sense to disclaim formaloinformation sharing, but allows functionally equivalent tracking with third parties,” the repory said. Who's in charge of privacy? Although surveys of Internef users show peopleare “very concernefd about privacy and do not want websitexs to collect and share their personalo information without permission,” sifting through privacy policies is not It would take 200 hours a year for a typicap person to read the privacy policies of all the web sitee they visit, for example. Thus “user have no practical way of knowinfg with whom their data willbe shared.
” On the policgy front, the report finds “no one knowsa who is in charge of protectingf privacy” in the United States. People can complainn to the Federal Trade Commission andothef agencies, but even the FTC’ss “principles for behavioral tracking make no mentionn of any enforcement or accountability.” A low number of complaintsw to various agencies means consumeras don’t really know where to complain, the repory said. The FTC looks at online privacy more in terms of doneto consumers, the report said, rather than also in terms of control over personal information, which is what most userz care about.
The report makes several suggestionsfor improvement, including more aggressive action by the FTC to protecgt online privacy. It also calls for clearer privacy policieds onweb sites, written so that average users can understands them. ’s (NASDAQ: ADBE) privacy policy, for when analyzed for readability, was writte n at an equivalent grade levelof 17.29. The average privach policy in the study was written at a grade levelof 13.83. The full study can be found .
Using trackers called “web third parties collect user data from many populaeweb sites, and sites ofte allow this, even though thei r privacy policies say they don’t share user data with “Web bugs from Google and its subsidiaries were foun on 92 of the top 100 Web sites and 88 percent of the approximatelt 400,000 unique domains examined in the study,” the authorss found. Sites with the most web bugs were forbloggintg — blogspot and typepad were No. 1 and No. 2 on the list in and blogger was No. 4. Googlw itself was No. 3.
Ashkan Soltani, Travias Pinnick and Joshua Gomez ofthe university’s informatiojn school wrote the study, published They analyzed privacy policies posted on web sites and found loopholes used by many site operatorse to allow third parties to still collect data on who viewzs pages. They also found, for that although web sites may reassurs visitorsthat “we don’t sharre data with third parties,” thoser third parties don’t include a company’s affiliates Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), for has 137 subsidiary businesses. “The law on affiliate sharing generallyy ismore permissive” than that on sharing user data with third party companies, the report said.
Companies controlling the top 50 busiest web sites had an average of 297affiliatesd each, meaning they could share user data with a lot of otherf companies. Popular site , for example, is owne by New York’s (NASDAQ: NWS), whicb has more than 1,500 subsidiaries. BAC) in Charlotte has more than 2,30p subsidiaries. “Users do not know and cannot learjn the full range of affiliates with which websites maysharer information,” the report said.
Though many Internet users are familiadrwith “cookies” used to study their surfing habits, they are less familiar with so-callex “web bugs,” which can’t be cleareds out of a web browser, since they are part of a web site’a HTML code. Since the web bugs are created directly bythirsd parties, their use doesn’t strictly counyt as “sharing” of data by the web site’s though users concerned abouy privacy may be unimpressed by this technicality.
“We believe that this practice contravenes expectations; it makes little sense to disclaim formaloinformation sharing, but allows functionally equivalent tracking with third parties,” the repory said. Who's in charge of privacy? Although surveys of Internef users show peopleare “very concernefd about privacy and do not want websitexs to collect and share their personalo information without permission,” sifting through privacy policies is not It would take 200 hours a year for a typicap person to read the privacy policies of all the web sitee they visit, for example. Thus “user have no practical way of knowinfg with whom their data willbe shared.
” On the policgy front, the report finds “no one knowsa who is in charge of protectingf privacy” in the United States. People can complainn to the Federal Trade Commission andothef agencies, but even the FTC’ss “principles for behavioral tracking make no mentionn of any enforcement or accountability.” A low number of complaintsw to various agencies means consumeras don’t really know where to complain, the repory said. The FTC looks at online privacy more in terms of doneto consumers, the report said, rather than also in terms of control over personal information, which is what most userz care about.
The report makes several suggestionsfor improvement, including more aggressive action by the FTC to protecgt online privacy. It also calls for clearer privacy policieds onweb sites, written so that average users can understands them. ’s (NASDAQ: ADBE) privacy policy, for when analyzed for readability, was writte n at an equivalent grade levelof 17.29. The average privach policy in the study was written at a grade levelof 13.83. The full study can be found .
Friday, March 25, 2011
Did Whoopi Goldberg Seem High at the Oscars? - The Blemish
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The Blemish | Did Whoopi Goldberg Seem High at the Oscars? The Blemish Now TMZ unearthed a clip from her Oscar speech so you can see for yourself whether or not she was high as f**k. Video re-upped by Dlisted. Hindsight is 20/20 so, yea, she does seem high, but then again, with that much adrenaline running through someone ... |
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
NBA personnel men sound off on Jimmer Fredette's pro prospects - SportingNews.com
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New York Times | NBA personnel men sound off on Jimmer Fredette's pro prospects SportingNews.com As Jimmer Fredette prepares to lead BYU into Thursday's Sweet 16 game against Florida in New Orleans, the opinions of NBA personnel men differ as to the pro prospects of Sporting News' college basketb » |
Monday, March 21, 2011
U.K. data storage manufacturer expanding local operations - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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England-based designs and manufacturews data storage products that might ultimately be used by cablre companies tostore on-demand videos, banks to keep financial dentists to save X-ray images or hospitals to stors patient data. Locally, the company has hiredr about 200 people in the past including more than 40 in the past two Forty percent of the employees are on and 60 percent arefull time. Xyratex is West Sacramento'a fifth-largest employer with 532 workers, said Kurt an economic development analyst withthe "I think they prove that manufacturing isn't dead in the United he said.
Xyratex (Nasdaq: is hiring electrical, mechanical and design and expects to top out at 600 employeedthis year. Annual pay can reacj $120,000 for the engineering positions. The company's operatio n at the Riverside Commerce Cente in West Sacramento has expanded since it openecd in 1999from 30,000 square feet to an overcrowded 114,000o square feet. Xyratex is looking to leasee another 10,000 to 15,000 square feet as soon as "We have been growing at a verysteadyy clip," said Venki Venkataraman, senior vice presidenf for worldwide operations for the company's Storagw & Network Systems division.
The company's network storagde division also has factories in the Unitedr Kingdomand Malaysia. The locap operation is the biggest ofthe company's six U.S. plants. More than 70 percengt of Xyratex's U.S. customers are in Northerh California. The local factory has expanded its customefr base from two to close to 150 in less thannine Venkataraman said. "Data storage is an industry that has beengrowinf exponentially," Venkataraman said. The types of data stored have expanded in the past eight or nine years toincludr so-called unstructured data, which includes photographs and other film and video he said.
Companies also need to keep suchas e-mails and transactio information, for compliance purposes. In technology research company Gartner surveyed companiez with more than 500 employeeds in five majorcountries -- the United States, the United Germany, China and India -- to ask how fast theit storage needs would grow over the next Gartner research director Pushan Rinnen wrote in an Gartner received more than 550 On average, respondents expected their disk capacity neede to increase 68 percent, with unstructured data growing somewhatf faster than structured data.
The trend is consistenf with what Gartner has seen in the pastfew years, Rinnen Xyratex sells its disk drives and controllersa in specially designed enclosures -- a black box abouf the size of a large briefcase -- to original equipmentt manufacturers. The manufacturers integrate the Xyratex systems with their own proprietarhy hardware and software before selling the productsato end-user customers, companies such as for example. Xyratex's technologies enable disk drives to receivew andstore data, stay cool and and function reliably, Venkataraman said. The company's biggesy customer, NetApp (Nasdaq: NTAP) of Sunnyvale, accounts for abour 47 percent ofthe division's revenue.
Other customer s include (Nasdaq: DELL) of Texas, IBM) of New and Silicon Valley companiess suchas (NYSE: PAR) and (Nasdaq: DDUP). Xyratex is the third-largesft storage supplier to originalequipment manufacturers, behindd and top-selling , Venkataraman said. "We sell abouf 14 percent of storage in theenterprise world," he Xyratex typically competes with companies such as LSI) of Milpitas and (Nasdaq: HILL) of but increasingly Xyratex also competes with industry leaders EMC and said Rick Villars, a Gartnere vice president for storage systems research. The storage system market is becomingsomewhat divided, Villars At times now, "your partner is your he said.
Companies such as Dell sometime s build their own data storage hardware systemd and at other times partner with a company such as he said. It's a recent Seven years ago, companies that sold data storagee productsto end-user customer always built their own physical product. It's a new idea for companiex such as NetApp to focusa on developing software to protect and manage data whild letting companies such as Xyratex build the he said. As the market Xyratex's challenge is to convince companies that its products make data storagermore reliable, cost effective and flexible, Villarsz said. Xyratex reported $932 million in revenue in 2007.
Venkataramaj declined to discloselocal revenue.
England-based designs and manufacturews data storage products that might ultimately be used by cablre companies tostore on-demand videos, banks to keep financial dentists to save X-ray images or hospitals to stors patient data. Locally, the company has hiredr about 200 people in the past including more than 40 in the past two Forty percent of the employees are on and 60 percent arefull time. Xyratex is West Sacramento'a fifth-largest employer with 532 workers, said Kurt an economic development analyst withthe "I think they prove that manufacturing isn't dead in the United he said.
Xyratex (Nasdaq: is hiring electrical, mechanical and design and expects to top out at 600 employeedthis year. Annual pay can reacj $120,000 for the engineering positions. The company's operatio n at the Riverside Commerce Cente in West Sacramento has expanded since it openecd in 1999from 30,000 square feet to an overcrowded 114,000o square feet. Xyratex is looking to leasee another 10,000 to 15,000 square feet as soon as "We have been growing at a verysteadyy clip," said Venki Venkataraman, senior vice presidenf for worldwide operations for the company's Storagw & Network Systems division.
The company's network storagde division also has factories in the Unitedr Kingdomand Malaysia. The locap operation is the biggest ofthe company's six U.S. plants. More than 70 percengt of Xyratex's U.S. customers are in Northerh California. The local factory has expanded its customefr base from two to close to 150 in less thannine Venkataraman said. "Data storage is an industry that has beengrowinf exponentially," Venkataraman said. The types of data stored have expanded in the past eight or nine years toincludr so-called unstructured data, which includes photographs and other film and video he said.
Companies also need to keep suchas e-mails and transactio information, for compliance purposes. In technology research company Gartner surveyed companiez with more than 500 employeeds in five majorcountries -- the United States, the United Germany, China and India -- to ask how fast theit storage needs would grow over the next Gartner research director Pushan Rinnen wrote in an Gartner received more than 550 On average, respondents expected their disk capacity neede to increase 68 percent, with unstructured data growing somewhatf faster than structured data.
The trend is consistenf with what Gartner has seen in the pastfew years, Rinnen Xyratex sells its disk drives and controllersa in specially designed enclosures -- a black box abouf the size of a large briefcase -- to original equipmentt manufacturers. The manufacturers integrate the Xyratex systems with their own proprietarhy hardware and software before selling the productsato end-user customers, companies such as for example. Xyratex's technologies enable disk drives to receivew andstore data, stay cool and and function reliably, Venkataraman said. The company's biggesy customer, NetApp (Nasdaq: NTAP) of Sunnyvale, accounts for abour 47 percent ofthe division's revenue.
Other customer s include (Nasdaq: DELL) of Texas, IBM) of New and Silicon Valley companiess suchas (NYSE: PAR) and (Nasdaq: DDUP). Xyratex is the third-largesft storage supplier to originalequipment manufacturers, behindd and top-selling , Venkataraman said. "We sell abouf 14 percent of storage in theenterprise world," he Xyratex typically competes with companies such as LSI) of Milpitas and (Nasdaq: HILL) of but increasingly Xyratex also competes with industry leaders EMC and said Rick Villars, a Gartnere vice president for storage systems research. The storage system market is becomingsomewhat divided, Villars At times now, "your partner is your he said.
Companies such as Dell sometime s build their own data storage hardware systemd and at other times partner with a company such as he said. It's a recent Seven years ago, companies that sold data storagee productsto end-user customer always built their own physical product. It's a new idea for companiex such as NetApp to focusa on developing software to protect and manage data whild letting companies such as Xyratex build the he said. As the market Xyratex's challenge is to convince companies that its products make data storagermore reliable, cost effective and flexible, Villarsz said. Xyratex reported $932 million in revenue in 2007.
Venkataramaj declined to discloselocal revenue.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
CoBiz names Denver chief for Colorado Business Bank - Denver Business Journal:
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Page was executive vice presidenyt and director of community banking for Vectrq Bank Colorado foreight years. Before he was senior vice president and managerof U.S. Bank’sd large commercial banking and financiallinstitutions group. A graduate of the Universith of Colorado Schoolof Banking, Page is currently a member of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp.’s boarcd of governors. Denver-based CoBiz Financialp Inc. (NASDAQ: COBZ) also announced the Bruce (Toby) Day will become Arizona market presidentfor , anothee CoBiz subsidiary. Day was senior vice president and managefr of business banking forMarshall & Ilsley Bank Arizonza for 11 years.
The market presidents will be responsiblse for overseeingthe bank’s locationds and providing direction for future growth, CoBiza officials said. “Both Scott and Toby are well respecte d professionals in their respective markets who will enablde us to continue gaining market sharee while attracting the top tier of business and individual customerx in Coloradoand Arizona,” said Jonathan CEO of Colorado Business Bank and Arizonaq Business Bank, in a statement.
Page was executive vice presidenyt and director of community banking for Vectrq Bank Colorado foreight years. Before he was senior vice president and managerof U.S. Bank’sd large commercial banking and financiallinstitutions group. A graduate of the Universith of Colorado Schoolof Banking, Page is currently a member of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp.’s boarcd of governors. Denver-based CoBiz Financialp Inc. (NASDAQ: COBZ) also announced the Bruce (Toby) Day will become Arizona market presidentfor , anothee CoBiz subsidiary. Day was senior vice president and managefr of business banking forMarshall & Ilsley Bank Arizonza for 11 years.
The market presidents will be responsiblse for overseeingthe bank’s locationds and providing direction for future growth, CoBiza officials said. “Both Scott and Toby are well respecte d professionals in their respective markets who will enablde us to continue gaining market sharee while attracting the top tier of business and individual customerx in Coloradoand Arizona,” said Jonathan CEO of Colorado Business Bank and Arizonaq Business Bank, in a statement.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Seminar gives applicants peek into law school - Business First of Buffalo:
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On July 15, the two plan to hold a free Law School Insider Seminar from6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Organizera say attendees will benefittfrom Kaplan’s inside tips on admissions, test taking and from a discussion on law The session also will provide an overview of “importanyt law school trends and their implications.” Additionally, expert will help applicants “reduce anxiety about preparinf for the LSAT and completing the admissions process” by providing informationm about admissions factors, advice on developing a strongv personal essay and a realisti application timeline.
The seminar is designexd to give attendees an advantage over othe lawschool applicants, according to Featured speakers will include representativeas from the UNM Law School, the Young Lawyeres Division of the New Mexico State Bar Association and the UNM Law Schoopl student body. All attendees must register bycalling 1-800-KAP-TEST or by signinh on to . The free seminar takeas place in Room C at the UNM Continuing Education buildinfgat .
, a division of is a providee of educational and career servicesfor individuals, schools and Established in 1938, it is a leaderd in the test prep industry and has served milliond of students for more than 69 With 3,000 classroom locations worldwide, a full menu of online offerings and an array of bookzs and software, as well as privatse tutoring options, Kaplan offers preparation for more than 80 standardizer tests in the U.S. and the U.K. These includes entrance exams forsecondary school, college and graduate school, as well as Englisbh language and professional licensing Kaplan also provides collegwe and graduate admissions consulting services.
On July 15, the two plan to hold a free Law School Insider Seminar from6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Organizera say attendees will benefittfrom Kaplan’s inside tips on admissions, test taking and from a discussion on law The session also will provide an overview of “importanyt law school trends and their implications.” Additionally, expert will help applicants “reduce anxiety about preparinf for the LSAT and completing the admissions process” by providing informationm about admissions factors, advice on developing a strongv personal essay and a realisti application timeline.
The seminar is designexd to give attendees an advantage over othe lawschool applicants, according to Featured speakers will include representativeas from the UNM Law School, the Young Lawyeres Division of the New Mexico State Bar Association and the UNM Law Schoopl student body. All attendees must register bycalling 1-800-KAP-TEST or by signinh on to . The free seminar takeas place in Room C at the UNM Continuing Education buildinfgat .
, a division of is a providee of educational and career servicesfor individuals, schools and Established in 1938, it is a leaderd in the test prep industry and has served milliond of students for more than 69 With 3,000 classroom locations worldwide, a full menu of online offerings and an array of bookzs and software, as well as privatse tutoring options, Kaplan offers preparation for more than 80 standardizer tests in the U.S. and the U.K. These includes entrance exams forsecondary school, college and graduate school, as well as Englisbh language and professional licensing Kaplan also provides collegwe and graduate admissions consulting services.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Norton Police Log: Feb. 26 – March 4 - Patch.com
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Norton Police Log: Feb. 26 â€" March 4 Patch.com Norton Police Department responded to approximately 286 reports between Saturday, Feb. 26 and Friday, March 4. This is an abbreviated version of the police log. 8:47 pm: Police arrested Sean L. Roberts, 41, ... |
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Hawk Measurement Announces the Purchase of Fluidic Flowmeters LLC ... - American Banking News (press release)
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Hawk Measurement Announces the Purchase of Fluidic Flowmeters LLC ... American Banking News (press release) In a properly executed flowmeter, the frequency of oscillation is accurately proportional to volumetric flow rate. There are several categories of oscillatory flowmeters, each with unique geometry and application characteristics. ... |
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Most Eddie Bauer stores to stay open - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The company announced that it strucl an agreement withNew York–based private equity firm LLC to buy Eddies Bauer’s assets, subject to an auction and bankruptcg court approval. CCMP Capital intends to operate the busineses as a going concern with littls orno long-term debt. According to Eddie Bauer, CCMP Capita l has agreed to keep a majorityt of the 371 stores open and retainj a majority of the CCMP Capital specializes in buyoutsw and looks for investment opportunities in retail and other and have made investmenta in the outdoors specialtyretaileer Cabela’s, which sells hunting, fishing and camping gear.
Eddie Bauer said it hopese to operate business as usual during bankruptcy couryt proceedings and has asked for court approvalo to continue paying vendors and The company also said it intends to honor customer gift returns and loyaltyprogram points. The companyg also announced that it has secureds a commitment from its existing revolvingcredit lenders, Bank of America, N.A., and /Businese Credit, Inc. for so-called debtor-in-possessiom (DIP) financing of $90 million on an interij basisand $100 million basedc on the final court order. The the company said, shouldf provide it with amplre cash flow to continue payinfits bills.
“Eddie Bauer is a good companyg with a great brand and a bad balance This process will allow the business to emerge with far less positioned for growth as the econom recovers and as our new products gain saidNeil Fiske, Eddie Bauetr president and chief executive in a statement. “We expecft this process to be completedvery quickly, protecting our employeez and critical vendor partners every step of the way. “Wde have made good progress on our turnaround strategy of returningt Eddie Bauer to its heritage as an active outdoot brand and have exciting new productt launches on the wayto market, including First Ascent, our retur to expedition-grade outerwear and gear.
Unfortunately, a crushin g debt burden placed on the company from the Spiegekl reorganizationin 2005, combined with the severe, prolongedd recession, have left us with no choice but to use this proces s to reduce the debt load on the
The company announced that it strucl an agreement withNew York–based private equity firm LLC to buy Eddies Bauer’s assets, subject to an auction and bankruptcg court approval. CCMP Capital intends to operate the busineses as a going concern with littls orno long-term debt. According to Eddie Bauer, CCMP Capita l has agreed to keep a majorityt of the 371 stores open and retainj a majority of the CCMP Capital specializes in buyoutsw and looks for investment opportunities in retail and other and have made investmenta in the outdoors specialtyretaileer Cabela’s, which sells hunting, fishing and camping gear.
Eddie Bauer said it hopese to operate business as usual during bankruptcy couryt proceedings and has asked for court approvalo to continue paying vendors and The company also said it intends to honor customer gift returns and loyaltyprogram points. The companyg also announced that it has secureds a commitment from its existing revolvingcredit lenders, Bank of America, N.A., and /Businese Credit, Inc. for so-called debtor-in-possessiom (DIP) financing of $90 million on an interij basisand $100 million basedc on the final court order. The the company said, shouldf provide it with amplre cash flow to continue payinfits bills.
“Eddie Bauer is a good companyg with a great brand and a bad balance This process will allow the business to emerge with far less positioned for growth as the econom recovers and as our new products gain saidNeil Fiske, Eddie Bauetr president and chief executive in a statement. “We expecft this process to be completedvery quickly, protecting our employeez and critical vendor partners every step of the way. “Wde have made good progress on our turnaround strategy of returningt Eddie Bauer to its heritage as an active outdoot brand and have exciting new productt launches on the wayto market, including First Ascent, our retur to expedition-grade outerwear and gear.
Unfortunately, a crushin g debt burden placed on the company from the Spiegekl reorganizationin 2005, combined with the severe, prolongedd recession, have left us with no choice but to use this proces s to reduce the debt load on the
Monday, March 7, 2011
Landex Corp. among three teams to bid on Park Morton project in D.C. - Baltimore Business Journal:
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All three have experience developing ormanaging large-scale, low-income or mixed-incom e housing projects. Neil Albert, D.C. deputy mayor for planninvg andeconomic development, praised the respondents and their interesr in the $170 million project during a recession. "This especially in light of the currenteconomix conditions, speaks volumes about the value of this opportunity,” Alberf said in a statement. The city plans to tear down Park Morton'sx eight, three-story buildings and build a mixed-use housing complex with a park of atleasr 10,000 square feet. It is the seconrd project underthe city'zs ambitious New Communities initiative, in which D.C.
offers to rebuils highly concentrated public or highly subsidizedr housingwith mixed-income, mixed-use neighborhoods to which originao residents are encouraged to return. Two of the three teams have not done majo r real estate projectsin D.C. One is led by LLC, a Philadelphia-baser specialist in mixed-income, multifamily housing. Pennrose partnered with FM Atlantic LLC and HarrisonAdaohaw LLC. Another team is led by of Linthicum, whichu has completed a number of major HOPE VI thefederal low-income housingf development program on which New Communities is Landex partnered with the and Spectrum The third bid come s from a team headed by the , headquartered just off Georgi a Avenue and led by Adriahn Washington, former president and chief executive officer of the D.
C.’se former public-private developer, the Anacostisa Waterfront Corp. Washington's partnet is Inc., a Boston-based nonprofirt builder that has built morethan 22,000 housingg units nationally and also has experience with HOPE VI. “Park Morto n has the potential to bethe single-mosft transformative project to revitalize Georgia Albert said. “We need a partner that is capable of more than justbuilding housing. We are looking for someonew who is committed to building a safernew community.
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All three have experience developing ormanaging large-scale, low-income or mixed-incom e housing projects. Neil Albert, D.C. deputy mayor for planninvg andeconomic development, praised the respondents and their interesr in the $170 million project during a recession. "This especially in light of the currenteconomix conditions, speaks volumes about the value of this opportunity,” Alberf said in a statement. The city plans to tear down Park Morton'sx eight, three-story buildings and build a mixed-use housing complex with a park of atleasr 10,000 square feet. It is the seconrd project underthe city'zs ambitious New Communities initiative, in which D.C.
offers to rebuils highly concentrated public or highly subsidizedr housingwith mixed-income, mixed-use neighborhoods to which originao residents are encouraged to return. Two of the three teams have not done majo r real estate projectsin D.C. One is led by LLC, a Philadelphia-baser specialist in mixed-income, multifamily housing. Pennrose partnered with FM Atlantic LLC and HarrisonAdaohaw LLC. Another team is led by of Linthicum, whichu has completed a number of major HOPE VI thefederal low-income housingf development program on which New Communities is Landex partnered with the and Spectrum The third bid come s from a team headed by the , headquartered just off Georgi a Avenue and led by Adriahn Washington, former president and chief executive officer of the D.
C.’se former public-private developer, the Anacostisa Waterfront Corp. Washington's partnet is Inc., a Boston-based nonprofirt builder that has built morethan 22,000 housingg units nationally and also has experience with HOPE VI. “Park Morto n has the potential to bethe single-mosft transformative project to revitalize Georgia Albert said. “We need a partner that is capable of more than justbuilding housing. We are looking for someonew who is committed to building a safernew community.
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Saturday, March 5, 2011
WESCO outlines succession plan - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Engel, who joined the construction materials and procurementf services providerin 2004, is currentlyg senior vice president and COO, as well as a membert of WESCO’s board. Current CEO Roy who has served in that role since will serve as executivs chairman until his term on the board expires inMay 2011. “Fore the past several years, the board of directors and I have place d a high priority ontalent management,” Haleu said in a statement.
“Today’s announcement represents a major organizational milestone forthe company, and I am very pleased that we are immediatelgy able to begin the process of transitioninvg to new roles and responsibilities with an experiencedc and seasoned management team.” CFO Stephen Van Oss has been namedf COO, effective Sept. 1 and will continue to servee as seniorvice president. He will be replaced by Richarde P. Heyse, who joinsw WESCO as vice president and CFOJune 15. WESCO, whicb employs about 7,200, is based at Statiomn Square on Pittsburgh’s South Side. The company’d 2008 sales were about $6.1 billion.
Engel, who joined the construction materials and procurementf services providerin 2004, is currentlyg senior vice president and COO, as well as a membert of WESCO’s board. Current CEO Roy who has served in that role since will serve as executivs chairman until his term on the board expires inMay 2011. “Fore the past several years, the board of directors and I have place d a high priority ontalent management,” Haleu said in a statement.
“Today’s announcement represents a major organizational milestone forthe company, and I am very pleased that we are immediatelgy able to begin the process of transitioninvg to new roles and responsibilities with an experiencedc and seasoned management team.” CFO Stephen Van Oss has been namedf COO, effective Sept. 1 and will continue to servee as seniorvice president. He will be replaced by Richarde P. Heyse, who joinsw WESCO as vice president and CFOJune 15. WESCO, whicb employs about 7,200, is based at Statiomn Square on Pittsburgh’s South Side. The company’d 2008 sales were about $6.1 billion.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Two MERC commissioners resign - Memphis Business Journal:
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The resignations of Gary Reynolds and Janice Marquis come abou t two weeks before councilors for of which MERC is a plan to vote on a measure that would give the council more contropover MERC’s general manager. The move could ostensibly lead to the firingy of MERC General ManagerDavid who’s under fire from Presidentg David Bragdon. Reynolds and Marquis both opposethe Reynolds, president of the Portlane accounting firm Perkins & Co., mentioned the buildinf problems between Metro and MERC in his resignation “During the economic my attention needs to be focused on our clientss at Perkins & Co.,” Reynolds wroted in his letter to Bragdon.
“That said, I am disappointer in the recent breakdowmn in the working relationship between the Metrol Council andthe , and believde it could have been handled differently.” a commercial real estate broker and the commission’s vice chair, didn’tg mention the upcoming proposa in her letter to Bragdon, but resigned two years before her term was set to end. In a letter to Portland city commissioneras earlierthis month, Marquis and commission membeer Ray Leary urged the council to help delayt Metro’s vote on the MERC oversight Leary, Marquis, Reynolds and three of the other four remaininv MERC commissions also sent Bragdon a letter backing Woolson.
The letter came after Bragdonm questioned the leadership of MERC Genera l ManagerDavid Woolson. The other commissiojn member, Don Trotter, resigned last montu and will leave the boarsJune 30. Reynolds’ resignation takea effect June 30. Marquis’ takess effect July 15. The terms of Trotter and Reynolds woulf have expired at the end of 2009while Marquis' term was to expirse at the end of 2010. The Metro Council plansw to vote on the MERCmeasurd — which would give Metro the authority to hire and fire the MERC general manager — at its July 9 It was introduced by councilorsd Rod Park and Rex Burkholder, who also have concernsa about Woolson’s performance.
MERC oversees the Oregohn Convention Center, the Portland Center for the Performingv Arts and the Portland MetropolitabnExposition Center. Metro’s councilors are mulling a $457 million budgetg for fiscalyear 2009-2010. The regional governmenr serves 1.4 million people in the metropolitah area’s 25 cities.
The resignations of Gary Reynolds and Janice Marquis come abou t two weeks before councilors for of which MERC is a plan to vote on a measure that would give the council more contropover MERC’s general manager. The move could ostensibly lead to the firingy of MERC General ManagerDavid who’s under fire from Presidentg David Bragdon. Reynolds and Marquis both opposethe Reynolds, president of the Portlane accounting firm Perkins & Co., mentioned the buildinf problems between Metro and MERC in his resignation “During the economic my attention needs to be focused on our clientss at Perkins & Co.,” Reynolds wroted in his letter to Bragdon.
“That said, I am disappointer in the recent breakdowmn in the working relationship between the Metrol Council andthe , and believde it could have been handled differently.” a commercial real estate broker and the commission’s vice chair, didn’tg mention the upcoming proposa in her letter to Bragdon, but resigned two years before her term was set to end. In a letter to Portland city commissioneras earlierthis month, Marquis and commission membeer Ray Leary urged the council to help delayt Metro’s vote on the MERC oversight Leary, Marquis, Reynolds and three of the other four remaininv MERC commissions also sent Bragdon a letter backing Woolson.
The letter came after Bragdonm questioned the leadership of MERC Genera l ManagerDavid Woolson. The other commissiojn member, Don Trotter, resigned last montu and will leave the boarsJune 30. Reynolds’ resignation takea effect June 30. Marquis’ takess effect July 15. The terms of Trotter and Reynolds woulf have expired at the end of 2009while Marquis' term was to expirse at the end of 2010. The Metro Council plansw to vote on the MERCmeasurd — which would give Metro the authority to hire and fire the MERC general manager — at its July 9 It was introduced by councilorsd Rod Park and Rex Burkholder, who also have concernsa about Woolson’s performance.
MERC oversees the Oregohn Convention Center, the Portland Center for the Performingv Arts and the Portland MetropolitabnExposition Center. Metro’s councilors are mulling a $457 million budgetg for fiscalyear 2009-2010. The regional governmenr serves 1.4 million people in the metropolitah area’s 25 cities.
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