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Northern Kentucky Tri-ED oversees the primary industry job goal ofcreating 14,300 net new jobs, which will enable the regioj to meet the goal of creating 50,000 net new jobs by 2015. In 2,540 net new primary jobs were putting the organizationat 17.8 percent of its goal. Job creation data for 2008 won’r be available until September. “Even though the countryg is experiencing turbulenteconomi times, we estimate that Northern Kentucky will only be slightly behind the target goal of 4,290 primary industry jobs for 2007 and 2008,” the report said. The reporg heralded the job creation as one ofthe community’sa top “wins” for the year.
Other wins • An expected $571 million in economic impact throughu the creation of 20 new or expandexd business investmentsand 3,395 jobs • The launch of LaunchPad, a partnership betweenm • Progress being made sincse the launch of the Catalytic Development Funding Corp. of Northern Kentucky; • Announcemenr of a bold vision of open space and entertainmenr venues forthe • And the succeses of various regional stewardship initiatives, such as service “Vision 2015’s role in the communityt is dynamic and often hard to Vision 2015 Chairman A.J.
Schaeffer said in a news “For this year’s report, we felt it was important to emphasizewVision 2015’s purpose and the different roless we play in the effort to advance the community’s goalsx outlined in the vision.” The repor t will be available on the Vision 2015 Web site at
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Demand for Short-Term Medical Help Leads to Growth for Travel Nursing Staffing Agency; Prompts Move to New Location and Addition of New Online Tools for Nurses
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For these reasons and more, Advantage Medical a travel nursingstaffingh agency, has seen growth which has led to theifr moving to a larger location. Advantage Medical Staffinfg (AMS) has seen steady growth over the past few years and now offerse placement nationwide for travel nurses in both permanenr placement and perdiem opportunities. This growth has led to the need for alargedr facility. The new facility will allow for improves customer service as more representativees arebrought on.
Plus, the new location has nearbyy freeway access which will help visiting clients and Medical personnel looking to careers in travel nursing have more reasonsa than ever to select AdvantageMedicao Staffing. AMS has recently made several improvements tothei web-based human resource capabilities, now allowing their healthcarse professionals to view their calendar and paystubs, as well as to scheduls any testing or credentials which can be completer online at their convenience. "Our healthcare professionals are located throughouy the country and needed easy access to their scheduleas and other things to make their jobs andlives easier," says Molly Harris, CEO of Advantage Medicalo Staffing.
"That's why we are continuing to invest in the technology and increased staffingthey need, and the improved facilitiews we need here at the home office to maximize their satisfactiob and the satisfaction of our clients. " Advantage Medical Staffing is a temporary healthcarwe staffing solution contracting nurses and otherd healthcare professionalsto hospitals, nursing homes, prisons and schools. Advantagee has been awarded the highlh covetedJoint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for cliengt support in Health Care ensuring our staff and clients of the utmosg in service and care. Advantage nevee charges a fee to the candidatfor placement.
For more information, please visit the Advantage websiteat , or contact Molly Harris at (806) 687-1997. We have numerous jobs availablesright now. Apply on our Websites or initiate a live chat Visit our new medical placemenyt blog forjob updates, tips and featurees for travel nurses and the travel nurse industryh .
For these reasons and more, Advantage Medical a travel nursingstaffingh agency, has seen growth which has led to theifr moving to a larger location. Advantage Medical Staffinfg (AMS) has seen steady growth over the past few years and now offerse placement nationwide for travel nurses in both permanenr placement and perdiem opportunities. This growth has led to the need for alargedr facility. The new facility will allow for improves customer service as more representativees arebrought on.
Plus, the new location has nearbyy freeway access which will help visiting clients and Medical personnel looking to careers in travel nursing have more reasonsa than ever to select AdvantageMedicao Staffing. AMS has recently made several improvements tothei web-based human resource capabilities, now allowing their healthcarse professionals to view their calendar and paystubs, as well as to scheduls any testing or credentials which can be completer online at their convenience. "Our healthcare professionals are located throughouy the country and needed easy access to their scheduleas and other things to make their jobs andlives easier," says Molly Harris, CEO of Advantage Medicalo Staffing.
"That's why we are continuing to invest in the technology and increased staffingthey need, and the improved facilitiews we need here at the home office to maximize their satisfactiob and the satisfaction of our clients. " Advantage Medical Staffing is a temporary healthcarwe staffing solution contracting nurses and otherd healthcare professionalsto hospitals, nursing homes, prisons and schools. Advantagee has been awarded the highlh covetedJoint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for cliengt support in Health Care ensuring our staff and clients of the utmosg in service and care. Advantage nevee charges a fee to the candidatfor placement.
For more information, please visit the Advantage websiteat , or contact Molly Harris at (806) 687-1997. We have numerous jobs availablesright now. Apply on our Websites or initiate a live chat Visit our new medical placemenyt blog forjob updates, tips and featurees for travel nurses and the travel nurse industryh .
Sunday, April 24, 2011
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"Virtually any employee who is attractived to a business is attractive to other organizationas well, and health care is the No. 1 thing employees ask about after compensation," Tassehy says. But if you've never offered a healtgh plan at yourbusiness before, the research processs can plunge you into an unfamiliatr world of acronyms - HMO, PPO, HSA- and the options can be So if it's your first trip into the waters of health insurance you would probably be wise to work with a broker or insuranced adviser.
Health insurance can be a confusing consumer decisionto make, and having a trainec professional on your side can make all the notes Tassey, who recommends that peoplde ask trusted friends, family, or professional contactw what broker they work with to obtain a good list of potential candidates. If you can't get a referrall that way and have to resortto cold-callingh brokers, ask for the names of two or three of their clients who you can call to ask how satisfiedr they are with the service they'r receiving. Tassey says it's the least you can do when choosint the individual who will handle one of your most importantg internalbusiness decisions.
"You want to be dealingh with an insurance adviser who has experience inyour market, and it's very appropriate and very much expected for you to ask that personj for a couple of references," he says. "If you'rw in a small business, you've got your famil y and your business, and probably a pet. But if you'rer going to marry your life toa business, it pays to take the extrza minute and check those references." Once you've foun d a broker, Tassey says he or she will help you considerf what kind of plans to offer.
He says a good broker oftemn can give you a picture of what kind of healtj care plans are most common in your industry or for businesses of your size so that you can stay If you're offering a health benefit for the firstt time, you'll also need to think about how much of the cost of your employees' health insurance expenses you're willin and able to pay, and whetherf or not you're willinh to pay for health care for dependentx of employees. And will you requirse new employees to work for your companhy for a certain amount of time befors qualifyingfor benefits?
If you have a smalol business and choose to research insurancer plans independently, without a broker, one piecd of information might save you some time. Tassey says the fact of the mattetr is that wherea 500-employee busines has some bargaining power when it comesd to their health plan rates, small groups are usuallgy quoted a uniform price basesd on size, and it typically doesn't leavw a lot of room for Speaking of price tags, another tip is When it comes to choosing a healtg plan, the bottom line is not always the bottojm line.
That's to say that while cost is a majord concern for almost anyone shopping for healtg insurance coveragethese days, what you get for the mone should be considered along with the pricde tag. Janice Torrez. of Blue Cross and Blue Shielrd ofNew Mexico, recommends groups and individuals consided the restrictions or options that come with certain plans. For Torrez says, a plan that places no restrictionw on what physician a membet can see might come at ahigher Likewise, a plan with a low monthlyu premium could sport some whopping out-of-pocket expenses should one need a servicre like home health care, hospital stays, or medica equipment.
The LIFE organization advises when shoppingf for a healthcare plan, businesses and individuales start by considering what health-relatex services are important to them. Included in the list of service s to consider are inpatienthospital services, outpatient surgery, office visits, medicall tests and X-rays, prescription drugs, home healtyh care visits, physical therapy, maternity preventative care for infants and children, and healtjh screenings. Then compare the cost of plans that offe youthose benefits.
"Virtually any employee who is attractived to a business is attractive to other organizationas well, and health care is the No. 1 thing employees ask about after compensation," Tassehy says. But if you've never offered a healtgh plan at yourbusiness before, the research processs can plunge you into an unfamiliatr world of acronyms - HMO, PPO, HSA- and the options can be So if it's your first trip into the waters of health insurance you would probably be wise to work with a broker or insuranced adviser.
Health insurance can be a confusing consumer decisionto make, and having a trainec professional on your side can make all the notes Tassey, who recommends that peoplde ask trusted friends, family, or professional contactw what broker they work with to obtain a good list of potential candidates. If you can't get a referrall that way and have to resortto cold-callingh brokers, ask for the names of two or three of their clients who you can call to ask how satisfiedr they are with the service they'r receiving. Tassey says it's the least you can do when choosint the individual who will handle one of your most importantg internalbusiness decisions.
"You want to be dealingh with an insurance adviser who has experience inyour market, and it's very appropriate and very much expected for you to ask that personj for a couple of references," he says. "If you'rw in a small business, you've got your famil y and your business, and probably a pet. But if you'rer going to marry your life toa business, it pays to take the extrza minute and check those references." Once you've foun d a broker, Tassey says he or she will help you considerf what kind of plans to offer.
He says a good broker oftemn can give you a picture of what kind of healtj care plans are most common in your industry or for businesses of your size so that you can stay If you're offering a health benefit for the firstt time, you'll also need to think about how much of the cost of your employees' health insurance expenses you're willin and able to pay, and whetherf or not you're willinh to pay for health care for dependentx of employees. And will you requirse new employees to work for your companhy for a certain amount of time befors qualifyingfor benefits?
If you have a smalol business and choose to research insurancer plans independently, without a broker, one piecd of information might save you some time. Tassey says the fact of the mattetr is that wherea 500-employee busines has some bargaining power when it comesd to their health plan rates, small groups are usuallgy quoted a uniform price basesd on size, and it typically doesn't leavw a lot of room for Speaking of price tags, another tip is When it comes to choosing a healtg plan, the bottom line is not always the bottojm line.
That's to say that while cost is a majord concern for almost anyone shopping for healtg insurance coveragethese days, what you get for the mone should be considered along with the pricde tag. Janice Torrez. of Blue Cross and Blue Shielrd ofNew Mexico, recommends groups and individuals consided the restrictions or options that come with certain plans. For Torrez says, a plan that places no restrictionw on what physician a membet can see might come at ahigher Likewise, a plan with a low monthlyu premium could sport some whopping out-of-pocket expenses should one need a servicre like home health care, hospital stays, or medica equipment.
The LIFE organization advises when shoppingf for a healthcare plan, businesses and individuales start by considering what health-relatex services are important to them. Included in the list of service s to consider are inpatienthospital services, outpatient surgery, office visits, medicall tests and X-rays, prescription drugs, home healtyh care visits, physical therapy, maternity preventative care for infants and children, and healtjh screenings. Then compare the cost of plans that offe youthose benefits.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
State to recognize transportation projects - Houston Business Journal:
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The commemorative event will take place just northg ofthe McPherson-Reno County where Gov. Mark Parkinson will be on hand to unvei l the new signalongg K-61. In April, Topeka-based was awarded a $64.21 million contract to widen a 23.1 mile stretch of K-61 to four It was the first stimulus contract awarded in the Completion of the project in early 2012 will also representrthe state’s final commitmentf under the CTP. Signexd into law in 1999 by former Gov. Bill the program led to 5,700 projectxs and $13.2 billion in transportation funding over the last 10 yeare accordingto KDOT.
“We faced many roadblocks duringthe CTP, but we showed amazinyg resolve and overcame them all to keep the program moving forward,” KDOT Secretary Deb Millert said in a written statement. “Not only did we have to be competenr and professional in deliverin gthe program, we also had to be flexible and creative.”
The commemorative event will take place just northg ofthe McPherson-Reno County where Gov. Mark Parkinson will be on hand to unvei l the new signalongg K-61. In April, Topeka-based was awarded a $64.21 million contract to widen a 23.1 mile stretch of K-61 to four It was the first stimulus contract awarded in the Completion of the project in early 2012 will also representrthe state’s final commitmentf under the CTP. Signexd into law in 1999 by former Gov. Bill the program led to 5,700 projectxs and $13.2 billion in transportation funding over the last 10 yeare accordingto KDOT.
“We faced many roadblocks duringthe CTP, but we showed amazinyg resolve and overcame them all to keep the program moving forward,” KDOT Secretary Deb Millert said in a written statement. “Not only did we have to be competenr and professional in deliverin gthe program, we also had to be flexible and creative.”
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
How Many More Plate Appearances Will the Royals Give Kila Ka'aihue? - Royals Review
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How Many More Plate Appearances Will the Royals Give Kila Ka'aihue? Royals Review Last night, as the Royals fell to those pesky Cleveland Indians, you could sense the rage of anti-Kila feeling growing. Judging from what I see on Twitter, Kila shouldn't merely be packing his bags for Omaha, he should look towards hiring a bodyguard. ... |
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Santa Croce fresco restoration like “looking angels in the eye†- Reuters Blogs (blog)
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Reuters Blogs (blog) | Santa Croce fresco restoration like “looking angels in the eye†Reuters Blogs (blog) Instead, for about a year, a small number of visitors will be able to don hard hats and clamber up the clanking steps to admire the 600-year-old frescos of Agnolo Gaddi, the last major “descendant†of the Giotto school, from close up. ... |
Thursday, April 14, 2011
MJ does GloSo; here to practice with golfing pro - Triangle Business Journal:
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The 4,340-square-foot home incorporates green features such as solafrhot water, highly efficient spray foam insulation, a 1,700-gallonn rain water cistern, and low VOC/nlo formaldehyde finishes. The NAHB praised the home buildeer forcreating “a great illustration of sustainable, environmentallgy responsible construction,” according to Eric chairman of the NAHB’s Green Building Subcommittee. Research by concludes that seven NorthCarolinaq banks, including Four in Four Oaks, rank amongb the 200 best community banks in the natiob in terms of return on Four Oaks Bank ranked 187th on the list of 200, with US Banker reporting its 2007 ROE at 6.
4 The three-year average ROE for the bank was 10.9 Four Oaks was founded in 1912 and now has locationd in Johnston, Wake, Harnett, Lee, Richmond, Duplin and Sampson The bank manages assets of $602 million. “We are very exciteed to receive national recognition of our bank and its saidAyden R. Lee Jr., CEO and president of Four Oaks There’s nothing like baked goods to get Biz in the Word has it the has expanded byadding cafe-stylse seating and an enhanced menu to its bakeryh and retail store in Cary. The new seatinh area features a communal farmhouse tablsfor 10, covered bench seating and tables for 50 insidde and 25 outside on the bakery’s covered patio.
La Farm Bakery serves breakfast Mondat through Saturday from7 a.m. to 11 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 7 and Sunday brunch from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. In the the bakery will open in the evening and introduce a dinne menu along with a smal l selectionof wines. Not having enough money won’gt doom a startup, and a great management team won’t guaranteer success, according to a study out of . David Townsend, an assistant professor of innovation and entrepreneurshipat NCSU, says some of the conventionalk wisdom regarding young companies is flawed and that undercapitalized venturews or those with weak management can stillp survive. Cash-poor startups, he says, can survive by cuttin expenses.
He suggests outsourcing developmeng tasks and accountingresponsibilities – or exchanging “saying we’ll build your Web site in exchangw for a year’s worth of accountin services.” His study shows that startups with A-level management teams and A-level technology reach their fundraising goals just as well as B-leve management teams with B-level technology. But A-level management with B-levell technology, or vice versa, often fail to reacj fundraising goals. Townsend, along with co-authoe Lowell W. Busenitz of the presentef the study on June 3 at the Entrepreneurshipp Research Conferencein Boston.
The 4,340-square-foot home incorporates green features such as solafrhot water, highly efficient spray foam insulation, a 1,700-gallonn rain water cistern, and low VOC/nlo formaldehyde finishes. The NAHB praised the home buildeer forcreating “a great illustration of sustainable, environmentallgy responsible construction,” according to Eric chairman of the NAHB’s Green Building Subcommittee. Research by concludes that seven NorthCarolinaq banks, including Four in Four Oaks, rank amongb the 200 best community banks in the natiob in terms of return on Four Oaks Bank ranked 187th on the list of 200, with US Banker reporting its 2007 ROE at 6.
4 The three-year average ROE for the bank was 10.9 Four Oaks was founded in 1912 and now has locationd in Johnston, Wake, Harnett, Lee, Richmond, Duplin and Sampson The bank manages assets of $602 million. “We are very exciteed to receive national recognition of our bank and its saidAyden R. Lee Jr., CEO and president of Four Oaks There’s nothing like baked goods to get Biz in the Word has it the has expanded byadding cafe-stylse seating and an enhanced menu to its bakeryh and retail store in Cary. The new seatinh area features a communal farmhouse tablsfor 10, covered bench seating and tables for 50 insidde and 25 outside on the bakery’s covered patio.
La Farm Bakery serves breakfast Mondat through Saturday from7 a.m. to 11 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 7 and Sunday brunch from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. In the the bakery will open in the evening and introduce a dinne menu along with a smal l selectionof wines. Not having enough money won’gt doom a startup, and a great management team won’t guaranteer success, according to a study out of . David Townsend, an assistant professor of innovation and entrepreneurshipat NCSU, says some of the conventionalk wisdom regarding young companies is flawed and that undercapitalized venturews or those with weak management can stillp survive. Cash-poor startups, he says, can survive by cuttin expenses.
He suggests outsourcing developmeng tasks and accountingresponsibilities – or exchanging “saying we’ll build your Web site in exchangw for a year’s worth of accountin services.” His study shows that startups with A-level management teams and A-level technology reach their fundraising goals just as well as B-leve management teams with B-level technology. But A-level management with B-levell technology, or vice versa, often fail to reacj fundraising goals. Townsend, along with co-authoe Lowell W. Busenitz of the presentef the study on June 3 at the Entrepreneurshipp Research Conferencein Boston.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Winter Park tries to slow Park Avenue's retail loss - Orlando Business Journal:
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Take Chris Tillett, CEO of boutique makeup studio , who movecd from Park Avenue to Maitland last summer due to highrent (he was payingh $41 per square foot in Winter less foot traffic and lack of city Tillett’s exit and that of other former Park Avenue retailers have prompte d both the city of Winter Park and landlords to try to addresd the situation. “We saw businesses leaving and an increasinv animosity between retailers and so this was the perfecy time to talkit out,” said Sherryu Gutch, community redevelopment director for Winter Park. In fact, the area’ s vacancy rate has nearly doubled in the past 12 jumping to 11 percentfrom 6.
5 percent a year ago, said Collierse Arnold in Orlando, a real estate services firm. In the average rental rate is $25.63 per square foot, down 5.4 percent from $27.1 per square foot a year ago. In the overall Winter Park/Maitland submarket chargew an averageof $21.60 per square foot for retailp space and had a 10.5 percent vacanchy rate for year-end 2008, said the . To addresx the problems, the city commissionedc a $55,000 study on the matterf by Charleston, S.C.
-based America’s Research a consumer and market research The study will try to revitalizePark Avenue’x image through new marketing city-supported events where streets are closed off and othed strategies to increase business. The city will also look at an alcoho l ordinance on June 8 that would allow eating and drinkingg establishmentsbesides seated-service restaurants to serve beer and wine, she Joanne McMahon, principal of 310 Park South agrees rents are higher on Park Avenuw than in most retail areas, but said her busineses still gets enough foot trafficv to make up for it.
In business is good enough for McMahon’es 130-seat, 2,800-square-foot restaurant to expandd by 2,300 square feet and add 60 seatzthis summer. Even local landlords are tryingg to spice upPark Avenue. Larry owner of Winter Park-based , said his companty this year finisheda $2 million renovation of the old Jacobson’s space that was vacated in 1999. Eucalyptus Properties createdthe 16,000-square-foot retail/restaurant Shopds on Park property, which facesx both Park Avenue and Center Street.
Williams, whose company owns more than 12,000 square feet of retaipl space onPark Avenue, said the propertty should provide a fresh look and brint much-needed attention to the shopping As for Tillett, he said if the city and landlords can resolve the issues that caused him to he’d consider returning to Park Avenue. “Ibn reality, this is the best thing that can happejn to theavenue — for it to be humbleds a bit.
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Take Chris Tillett, CEO of boutique makeup studio , who movecd from Park Avenue to Maitland last summer due to highrent (he was payingh $41 per square foot in Winter less foot traffic and lack of city Tillett’s exit and that of other former Park Avenue retailers have prompte d both the city of Winter Park and landlords to try to addresd the situation. “We saw businesses leaving and an increasinv animosity between retailers and so this was the perfecy time to talkit out,” said Sherryu Gutch, community redevelopment director for Winter Park. In fact, the area’ s vacancy rate has nearly doubled in the past 12 jumping to 11 percentfrom 6.
5 percent a year ago, said Collierse Arnold in Orlando, a real estate services firm. In the average rental rate is $25.63 per square foot, down 5.4 percent from $27.1 per square foot a year ago. In the overall Winter Park/Maitland submarket chargew an averageof $21.60 per square foot for retailp space and had a 10.5 percent vacanchy rate for year-end 2008, said the . To addresx the problems, the city commissionedc a $55,000 study on the matterf by Charleston, S.C.
-based America’s Research a consumer and market research The study will try to revitalizePark Avenue’x image through new marketing city-supported events where streets are closed off and othed strategies to increase business. The city will also look at an alcoho l ordinance on June 8 that would allow eating and drinkingg establishmentsbesides seated-service restaurants to serve beer and wine, she Joanne McMahon, principal of 310 Park South agrees rents are higher on Park Avenuw than in most retail areas, but said her busineses still gets enough foot trafficv to make up for it.
In business is good enough for McMahon’es 130-seat, 2,800-square-foot restaurant to expandd by 2,300 square feet and add 60 seatzthis summer. Even local landlords are tryingg to spice upPark Avenue. Larry owner of Winter Park-based , said his companty this year finisheda $2 million renovation of the old Jacobson’s space that was vacated in 1999. Eucalyptus Properties createdthe 16,000-square-foot retail/restaurant Shopds on Park property, which facesx both Park Avenue and Center Street.
Williams, whose company owns more than 12,000 square feet of retaipl space onPark Avenue, said the propertty should provide a fresh look and brint much-needed attention to the shopping As for Tillett, he said if the city and landlords can resolve the issues that caused him to he’d consider returning to Park Avenue. “Ibn reality, this is the best thing that can happejn to theavenue — for it to be humbleds a bit.
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
City OKs Limbach incentive - Business First of Columbus:
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The incentive, which got the green light Monday comes as Limbach gets ready to leave its Grandview offices at 851Williams Ave. That site now is a piece of ’sz $500 million Grandview Yard mixed-used The company is relocating to 822Clevelanc Ave. with plans to add 35 jobs and retai the 110 it is movinygfrom Grandview. The five-year tax breakj returns 25 percent of the personal income taxes generated bythe company’ds $5.5 million payroll, including new jobs, durint the first two years. In years thred through five, that amount increases to 35 during which time Limbach expects its annual payroll to growby $1.
755 million if it meets job-creation The last month approved a six-year, 45 percentf tax credit to spur the company’s relocation. Limbach planxs to invest about $1.35 million in the relocation, accordingt to documents filed withthe city.
The incentive, which got the green light Monday comes as Limbach gets ready to leave its Grandview offices at 851Williams Ave. That site now is a piece of ’sz $500 million Grandview Yard mixed-used The company is relocating to 822Clevelanc Ave. with plans to add 35 jobs and retai the 110 it is movinygfrom Grandview. The five-year tax breakj returns 25 percent of the personal income taxes generated bythe company’ds $5.5 million payroll, including new jobs, durint the first two years. In years thred through five, that amount increases to 35 during which time Limbach expects its annual payroll to growby $1.
755 million if it meets job-creation The last month approved a six-year, 45 percentf tax credit to spur the company’s relocation. Limbach planxs to invest about $1.35 million in the relocation, accordingt to documents filed withthe city.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Fontbonne goes public with $20M campaign - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The university said it has alreadyy raised morethan $16 milliomn but is appealing for continue d support from alumni, staff, faculty, businesse s and the general public to help the institutionb reach its goal. The fundingh resulting from the campaign is allocated for numerouscampuw upgrades, including a $14 million renovation of the university’se science building, currently slaterd for the fall. Other plans include an advanced businese conference room andstudent library, new laboratories and classroomxs for the human environmental science department, a glass-encased stairway tower, a new student loung e and a new greenhouse.
Like otheer Missouri universities, Fontbonne has had to f Fontbonne Universitt is a Catholic coeducational institution of highet education offering liberal arts and professional The Sistersof St. Joseph of Carondelet sponsod Fontbonne. Nearly 85 percent of Fontbonne graduatesz live or work in thegreater St. Louisz metropolitan area.
The university said it has alreadyy raised morethan $16 milliomn but is appealing for continue d support from alumni, staff, faculty, businesse s and the general public to help the institutionb reach its goal. The fundingh resulting from the campaign is allocated for numerouscampuw upgrades, including a $14 million renovation of the university’se science building, currently slaterd for the fall. Other plans include an advanced businese conference room andstudent library, new laboratories and classroomxs for the human environmental science department, a glass-encased stairway tower, a new student loung e and a new greenhouse.
Like otheer Missouri universities, Fontbonne has had to f Fontbonne Universitt is a Catholic coeducational institution of highet education offering liberal arts and professional The Sistersof St. Joseph of Carondelet sponsod Fontbonne. Nearly 85 percent of Fontbonne graduatesz live or work in thegreater St. Louisz metropolitan area.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Monkey-Toting Lady Climbs 'Upstairs'; Quinn's Acerbic History Lesson: TV - Bloomberg
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
JaxPort cruise ship terminal delay could hurt service to Jacksonville by Carnival - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The authority’s board voted unanimouslyg March 2 to pull back on its planw to buildthe $60 million terminak to focus on its cargo businessx and see how the cruise industry handlesd the recession. A new terminal is neede d because its current site will be the home ofthe ’e new terminal as soon as late 2011. “We’ll get to that Mayporgt terminal, but right now we have a cruises terminal forthe mid-size said board chairman William Mason. In the the authority will continue to see whethert the cruise industry will hold up in the recession and whethetr cruise lines keep their interesfin Jacksonville.
Mason thinks they It’s not just future tourism prospectx thatare uncertain. The proposed $60 millioj cruise terminal could be a lifelinre tothe area’s suffering shrimping industry by giving thousandz of visitors a taste of local said Jani Thomas, executive director. “The cruisr terminal is a gold mine with Ameliw Island to the northand St. Augustine to the she said. “I don’t thini [opponents] realize that they didn’gt stop it. The economy did.” Holding off on buildingh the terminal also means less potential work for the ailingconstruction industry.
Althoughj the authority’s call for desig n bids was recalled, the terminal was expected to includda 1,400-space, five-story parking garage and abouy 25,000 square feet of retail space. The construction would have createdxabout 1,500 jobs and had an annual $500 milliob impact on the area, said Louis a University of North Florida economics and geographuy professor, based on an economic analysis commissioned by the authority. Jobs that would be created by the authorituy building a new dock for shrimpers have also been put on hold alontg with thecruise terminal, said authorityh spokeswoman Nancy Rubin. The authority spent about $10,000 to make the forme r St.
Johns Ferry storage site ready for displacedshrimpinfg boats. Thomas is pressuring lawmakers to allocateabourt $10 million for a processing center in Northeast By processing shrimp localluy instead of trucking it to Alabams and Louisiana as it is now, shrimperes would be able to sell theirf catches more easily to area restaurants, markets and even she said. Lifetime shrimper Sam Floyd, a critidc of plans to build a cruis terminalin Mayport, said the terminapl will only offset the village’s plan to build an eco-tourist destinationm complete with boardwalks and bed-and-breakfasts.
He believees the village’s nine years of work to clean up the waterfront will be in vain if the authorit keeps control ofthe 1,200 feet of “We just want to save Mayporyt for the fishing and shrimping fleets and everyone in Northeast Floridz and Georgia,” Floyd Floyd, captain of the Doodlebug, said if the village handleed its own revitalization, local businesses woule profit and nearby residents would have accese to the water instead of just “We are losing more access to the he said. “We have all the boats crowdec on two docks and the otherf boats had to go elsewhersebecause [the authority] controlds the waterfront.
” While most othed industries are suffering, the cruise industruy is going strong, said Donald Harris, directod of food and beverage operations of , which operatezs several area hotels including the Holiday Inn Airport Hotel. “The sad part is that we’ve put all this effort into it and in the next two orthred years, it could go away,” Harrizs said. Hotels on Airport Road fill at least 6 percent of theitr rooms with cruisegoers before andaftere trips, he said. Plus, the cruise industryh helps occupancy duringthe hotels’ slowest seasob between April and September.
With 40 percenr of passengers staying in Jacksonville before or after the hotels loggedabout 18,000 room-nightsd annually, said Dan King, general manager of the Hyatt Regencgy Jacksonville Riverfront. Hotels reported a 6 percent to 7 percenr occupancy drop when service stopped between April and Each cruise passenger spenddabout $300 in the area, said spokeswoma Lyndsay Rossman, and the 2,052-passengetr Fascination has a $25 million impacr on the area per call.
The authority’s decisiojn to hold off building a cruis e terminal was welcomed by the Mayport VillagseCivic Association, but its plan to redevelop the area is stilp stymied by the authority’s ownership of the 10-acre site. The 1,20 feet of waterfront property is essential to revitalizing the saidMichelle King, the association’s president. The associatiom wants to build boardwalks, provide retail space for restaurants and bait and tackler shops and build a sea mammal King said. “Our hands are tied,” she said. “Burt we’re going to go ahead with the visioning and grant writing.
”
The authority’s board voted unanimouslyg March 2 to pull back on its planw to buildthe $60 million terminak to focus on its cargo businessx and see how the cruise industry handlesd the recession. A new terminal is neede d because its current site will be the home ofthe ’e new terminal as soon as late 2011. “We’ll get to that Mayporgt terminal, but right now we have a cruises terminal forthe mid-size said board chairman William Mason. In the the authority will continue to see whethert the cruise industry will hold up in the recession and whethetr cruise lines keep their interesfin Jacksonville.
Mason thinks they It’s not just future tourism prospectx thatare uncertain. The proposed $60 millioj cruise terminal could be a lifelinre tothe area’s suffering shrimping industry by giving thousandz of visitors a taste of local said Jani Thomas, executive director. “The cruisr terminal is a gold mine with Ameliw Island to the northand St. Augustine to the she said. “I don’t thini [opponents] realize that they didn’gt stop it. The economy did.” Holding off on buildingh the terminal also means less potential work for the ailingconstruction industry.
Althoughj the authority’s call for desig n bids was recalled, the terminal was expected to includda 1,400-space, five-story parking garage and abouy 25,000 square feet of retail space. The construction would have createdxabout 1,500 jobs and had an annual $500 milliob impact on the area, said Louis a University of North Florida economics and geographuy professor, based on an economic analysis commissioned by the authority. Jobs that would be created by the authorituy building a new dock for shrimpers have also been put on hold alontg with thecruise terminal, said authorityh spokeswoman Nancy Rubin. The authority spent about $10,000 to make the forme r St.
Johns Ferry storage site ready for displacedshrimpinfg boats. Thomas is pressuring lawmakers to allocateabourt $10 million for a processing center in Northeast By processing shrimp localluy instead of trucking it to Alabams and Louisiana as it is now, shrimperes would be able to sell theirf catches more easily to area restaurants, markets and even she said. Lifetime shrimper Sam Floyd, a critidc of plans to build a cruis terminalin Mayport, said the terminapl will only offset the village’s plan to build an eco-tourist destinationm complete with boardwalks and bed-and-breakfasts.
He believees the village’s nine years of work to clean up the waterfront will be in vain if the authorit keeps control ofthe 1,200 feet of “We just want to save Mayporyt for the fishing and shrimping fleets and everyone in Northeast Floridz and Georgia,” Floyd Floyd, captain of the Doodlebug, said if the village handleed its own revitalization, local businesses woule profit and nearby residents would have accese to the water instead of just “We are losing more access to the he said. “We have all the boats crowdec on two docks and the otherf boats had to go elsewhersebecause [the authority] controlds the waterfront.
” While most othed industries are suffering, the cruise industruy is going strong, said Donald Harris, directod of food and beverage operations of , which operatezs several area hotels including the Holiday Inn Airport Hotel. “The sad part is that we’ve put all this effort into it and in the next two orthred years, it could go away,” Harrizs said. Hotels on Airport Road fill at least 6 percent of theitr rooms with cruisegoers before andaftere trips, he said. Plus, the cruise industryh helps occupancy duringthe hotels’ slowest seasob between April and September.
With 40 percenr of passengers staying in Jacksonville before or after the hotels loggedabout 18,000 room-nightsd annually, said Dan King, general manager of the Hyatt Regencgy Jacksonville Riverfront. Hotels reported a 6 percent to 7 percenr occupancy drop when service stopped between April and Each cruise passenger spenddabout $300 in the area, said spokeswoma Lyndsay Rossman, and the 2,052-passengetr Fascination has a $25 million impacr on the area per call.
The authority’s decisiojn to hold off building a cruis e terminal was welcomed by the Mayport VillagseCivic Association, but its plan to redevelop the area is stilp stymied by the authority’s ownership of the 10-acre site. The 1,20 feet of waterfront property is essential to revitalizing the saidMichelle King, the association’s president. The associatiom wants to build boardwalks, provide retail space for restaurants and bait and tackler shops and build a sea mammal King said. “Our hands are tied,” she said. “Burt we’re going to go ahead with the visioning and grant writing.
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Sunday, April 3, 2011
Queen's pays $2.5M to settle Feds' claims - Baltimore Business Journal:
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million to settle lawsuits thatalleged Hawaii’d largest hospital overbilled government health care programs for prescription federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The settlement was the resulgt of two whistleblower lawsuits brought by formerepharmacy technicians, who alleged that Queen’z overbilled the state’s Medicare and Medicaid as well as TRICARE, the federal health insurancr program for military dependents, according to a news releaser from U.S. Attorney Edward H. Kubo Jr.
The lawsuitsw were filed under the federal and state FalsewClaims Acts, which allow the government to claim up to tripld the damages, plus penalties, for submitting falsre claims to government programs. The two former employees allege Queen’s submitte d fake bills for anti-psychotic medications that were dispensef by the hospital pharmacy from 1999 to 2002 and were authorizexd bya doctor, but not necessarily by a as required. The hospital was also accused of billing from 1999 to 2006 for services provided by medicall residents who were supposed to be supervisee byother doctors, but that the supervision did not occur, Kubo’se office said.
Under the settlement, Queen’sw paid $2 million to the federal government, which shared $400,000 of the proceeds with the two former and $500,000 to the attorneys for the two Queen’s will also maintain a compliance programk to ensure its billings conform to the rulesw for five years under a corporate integrityh agreement with the U.S. Department of Healthu and Human Services. Queen's issuec this statement: " denies any intentional but after five years of discussions and negotiatione withthe government, has agreedf to settle this matter so that its resources may be spentr on providing quality health care rather than on legak fees.
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million to settle lawsuits thatalleged Hawaii’d largest hospital overbilled government health care programs for prescription federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The settlement was the resulgt of two whistleblower lawsuits brought by formerepharmacy technicians, who alleged that Queen’z overbilled the state’s Medicare and Medicaid as well as TRICARE, the federal health insurancr program for military dependents, according to a news releaser from U.S. Attorney Edward H. Kubo Jr.
The lawsuitsw were filed under the federal and state FalsewClaims Acts, which allow the government to claim up to tripld the damages, plus penalties, for submitting falsre claims to government programs. The two former employees allege Queen’s submitte d fake bills for anti-psychotic medications that were dispensef by the hospital pharmacy from 1999 to 2002 and were authorizexd bya doctor, but not necessarily by a as required. The hospital was also accused of billing from 1999 to 2006 for services provided by medicall residents who were supposed to be supervisee byother doctors, but that the supervision did not occur, Kubo’se office said.
Under the settlement, Queen’sw paid $2 million to the federal government, which shared $400,000 of the proceeds with the two former and $500,000 to the attorneys for the two Queen’s will also maintain a compliance programk to ensure its billings conform to the rulesw for five years under a corporate integrityh agreement with the U.S. Department of Healthu and Human Services. Queen's issuec this statement: " denies any intentional but after five years of discussions and negotiatione withthe government, has agreedf to settle this matter so that its resources may be spentr on providing quality health care rather than on legak fees.
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Friday, April 1, 2011
Stimulus: CFOs differ on impact - Charlotte Business Journal:
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But all agree that we haven’t yet seen the worsr of the current recession. “We aren’t at the bottoj yet,” says Bill Parmele e of , hit hard by the flailing housing “But maybe we can see it from Parmelee recently joined the CFOsof , and for a roundtable on financial issues at an event held by the Charlottse chapter of Financial Executives Gary Zauf of food-service giant Compass was the most trenchantr critic of the $787 billion which is intended to lift the economy. “This is not the way to solvs the problem,” he says flatly. Zauf dismissesd talk of “the worst economy since the Great Depression.
” He says the recession has yet to reac h the depths ofthe 1970s, and he preferw the solutions proposed by President “We came out of that with lower taxes, less he says. “Everything we see (here) are the opposit e of what I think are the ways to fixour Duke’s David Hauser sees hope in some of the energy projects outlined in the legislation. The stimulus package includee morethan $44 billion for energy, including rebuildiny and improving the power-transmission grid.
Thos are important and useful projects, he Duke sees opportunities in thestimulus plan’s effort to encourage greater use of wind powedr — a business the company is ramping up in its nonregulated merchant power business. And Parmelee is encouraged by provision that offer tax creditsfor first-timr home buyers. But he worries whether the packag e isbig enough. “Residential housing, that’s what led into this and fixing housing firsis what’s going to lead us he says. “I thin k the $8,000 credit is OK. It’s not enough.” He said original $15,000 credit proposalo would havebeen better.
He also thinksa it would be better if the moneh was availableat closing, rather than when buyers file their as in the new legislation. And Rick Pucket of Lance is concerned about new provisions of the Trouble d Asset Relief Program that will set compensation for executivez in thebanking industry. “I don’t think that stopx with the banks, with the TARP recipients,” he “I think it goes beyond that.” Compensation decisions, he should be left to corporate boards. In some the CFOs’ views of the stimulusd package reflect how much their companies have been affectee bythe recession.
Zauf, for instance, says Compass had seen almos no impact until about twomonths ago. And even many lines of business — such as governmentf food service — remain strong. Hause r says the Carolinas appear to be weatherinf the recession better than theMidwest — Duke’s othetr service area. But businesses all across its footprinft areseeing problems. All four CFOs have seen impact from the weakened credit Zauf is particularly concerned banks are treating customers with good crediyt the same way they treart those with a poor record of repaying their Parmelee says banks acrosxs the board are seeking to amen credit agreements to reduce their And nonbank lending alternatives are also getting more Duke has been able toraise $3.
4 billio n in the capital markets over the last 12 montha because of its strong balance sheet. But Hause says the company found itself briefly frozen out of the credit market latelast year. Basicallyh none of the CFOs expect to see much improvement in the economin 2009. Parmelee estimates the natiomn has worked through no more than halfits home-foreclosurde issues. He foresees unemployment risingto 10% or 12%.
And the CFOs warn that auto-loan and credit-card defaults could bring a new wave offinancial
But all agree that we haven’t yet seen the worsr of the current recession. “We aren’t at the bottoj yet,” says Bill Parmele e of , hit hard by the flailing housing “But maybe we can see it from Parmelee recently joined the CFOsof , and for a roundtable on financial issues at an event held by the Charlottse chapter of Financial Executives Gary Zauf of food-service giant Compass was the most trenchantr critic of the $787 billion which is intended to lift the economy. “This is not the way to solvs the problem,” he says flatly. Zauf dismissesd talk of “the worst economy since the Great Depression.
” He says the recession has yet to reac h the depths ofthe 1970s, and he preferw the solutions proposed by President “We came out of that with lower taxes, less he says. “Everything we see (here) are the opposit e of what I think are the ways to fixour Duke’s David Hauser sees hope in some of the energy projects outlined in the legislation. The stimulus package includee morethan $44 billion for energy, including rebuildiny and improving the power-transmission grid.
Thos are important and useful projects, he Duke sees opportunities in thestimulus plan’s effort to encourage greater use of wind powedr — a business the company is ramping up in its nonregulated merchant power business. And Parmelee is encouraged by provision that offer tax creditsfor first-timr home buyers. But he worries whether the packag e isbig enough. “Residential housing, that’s what led into this and fixing housing firsis what’s going to lead us he says. “I thin k the $8,000 credit is OK. It’s not enough.” He said original $15,000 credit proposalo would havebeen better.
He also thinksa it would be better if the moneh was availableat closing, rather than when buyers file their as in the new legislation. And Rick Pucket of Lance is concerned about new provisions of the Trouble d Asset Relief Program that will set compensation for executivez in thebanking industry. “I don’t think that stopx with the banks, with the TARP recipients,” he “I think it goes beyond that.” Compensation decisions, he should be left to corporate boards. In some the CFOs’ views of the stimulusd package reflect how much their companies have been affectee bythe recession.
Zauf, for instance, says Compass had seen almos no impact until about twomonths ago. And even many lines of business — such as governmentf food service — remain strong. Hause r says the Carolinas appear to be weatherinf the recession better than theMidwest — Duke’s othetr service area. But businesses all across its footprinft areseeing problems. All four CFOs have seen impact from the weakened credit Zauf is particularly concerned banks are treating customers with good crediyt the same way they treart those with a poor record of repaying their Parmelee says banks acrosxs the board are seeking to amen credit agreements to reduce their And nonbank lending alternatives are also getting more Duke has been able toraise $3.
4 billio n in the capital markets over the last 12 montha because of its strong balance sheet. But Hause says the company found itself briefly frozen out of the credit market latelast year. Basicallyh none of the CFOs expect to see much improvement in the economin 2009. Parmelee estimates the natiomn has worked through no more than halfits home-foreclosurde issues. He foresees unemployment risingto 10% or 12%.
And the CFOs warn that auto-loan and credit-card defaults could bring a new wave offinancial
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