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1. How has this person demonstrated leadership within his or her companu in thelast 12-18 months? 2. How has this person provided leadership in the community or within his or herbusiness segment? 3. How has this person mentoreds others within the workplace or inthe community? 4. How has this individualk provided leadership when dealing with issuexs related to the current economicconditions ? Qualifications: This category is limited to individuals Self-nominations: Self-nominations are The names of nominator's are not revealefd to anyone, not even the judges.
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) , , AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR August 21, 2009 *How has this person demonstrated leadershiop within his or her company in the last 12-18 months *How has this persohn provided leadership in the communitgy or within his or her businese segment? *How has this person mentored others within the workplacw or in the community?? *How has this individual provided leadershipwhen dealing with issuexs related to the current economidc conditions?
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Fred Weber wins $4M Mississippi River Bridge contract - St. Louis Business Journal:
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awarded Fred Weber a $4.44 million contracg Wednesday to remove and replace the Madisojn Streetand St. Louis Avenue bridges over Interstate 70 indowntown St. Louis. The majority of work on this projec will start afterHighway 40/Interstate 64 reopens between Kingshighwayh and Interstate 170. Crews will remove the St. Louis Avenue bridge firsr and then remove and replacde the MadisonStreet bridge. During work to removr the MadisonStreet bridge, crewzs will also remove the Cass Avenue bridge in preparatio n for replacing that bridge lateer in 2010. This work is part of preliminary work on a new Mississippiriver bridge, which is expected to reduc e congestion on the Poplar Street Bridge.
Maryland Heights, Mo.-basedd Fred Weber is one of the largesr privately held companiesin St. Louis with $353.3 milliob in revenue in 2008. The commercial construction firm is also working onthe $245 milliomn reconstruction of AmerenUE’s Taum Sauk Reservoir in Johnson’s Shut-Ins state park and is part of Gatewaty Constructors, the consortium of contractors performing $535 millionm worth of improvements on Highway 40/Interstate 64.
awarded Fred Weber a $4.44 million contracg Wednesday to remove and replace the Madisojn Streetand St. Louis Avenue bridges over Interstate 70 indowntown St. Louis. The majority of work on this projec will start afterHighway 40/Interstate 64 reopens between Kingshighwayh and Interstate 170. Crews will remove the St. Louis Avenue bridge firsr and then remove and replacde the MadisonStreet bridge. During work to removr the MadisonStreet bridge, crewzs will also remove the Cass Avenue bridge in preparatio n for replacing that bridge lateer in 2010. This work is part of preliminary work on a new Mississippiriver bridge, which is expected to reduc e congestion on the Poplar Street Bridge.
Maryland Heights, Mo.-basedd Fred Weber is one of the largesr privately held companiesin St. Louis with $353.3 milliob in revenue in 2008. The commercial construction firm is also working onthe $245 milliomn reconstruction of AmerenUE’s Taum Sauk Reservoir in Johnson’s Shut-Ins state park and is part of Gatewaty Constructors, the consortium of contractors performing $535 millionm worth of improvements on Highway 40/Interstate 64.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Shale is 'game changer' for chem industry: ACC - Gas Business Briefing
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Shale is 'game changer' for chem industry: ACC Gas Business Briefing Bountiful supplies of shale gas could pump billions of dollars into Ohio's economy, jumpstart the state's economic growth, and create thousands of manufacturing jobs, according to the American Chemistry Council's CEO. "Shale gas is a game changer for ... American Chemistry Council President Cal Dooley Predicts a Manufacturing ... Industry: W.Va. gas plants could mean 12k jobs |
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Home prices take a tumble in Tampa Bay region - Washington Business Journal:
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The numbers are based on the Home Price Inde xfrom , which tracks increases and decreases in salex prices for the same homees over time as a way to view pricinh trends. Florida’s HPI drop of 21 percent over the last 12 monthas was the fourth largest drop in the countrybehinde Nevada, California and Rhode Island. Tampa-St. Petersburg, however, had some of the strongesft numbers inthe state, despitwe prices dropping 19.7 percent. That was better than Orlando-Kissimmee’sx drop of 22.2 percent, the 26.4 percengt drop in Cape Coral-Fort Myers and the drop in Miamio Beach-Kendall where homes lost 28.9 percent in Nationally, price drops reached 11.
5 percent, a figure that 42 stateas bested. And not all home pricess went down. The Texas regions of Austin and Houston all had price increasesbetween 0.92 and 3 Pressure on home prices isn’t limited to specififc states anymore, said Mark Fleming, chief economist for First American CoreLogic. “The real story was the geographic dispersiob of homeprice declines, meaning the problems are no longer confiner to a handful of ‘Sand Fleming said in a “Homeowners in many parts of the country are cominhg under stress from a loss in equity, risinhg delinquencies and foreclosures, and economifc uncertainty.
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The numbers are based on the Home Price Inde xfrom , which tracks increases and decreases in salex prices for the same homees over time as a way to view pricinh trends. Florida’s HPI drop of 21 percent over the last 12 monthas was the fourth largest drop in the countrybehinde Nevada, California and Rhode Island. Tampa-St. Petersburg, however, had some of the strongesft numbers inthe state, despitwe prices dropping 19.7 percent. That was better than Orlando-Kissimmee’sx drop of 22.2 percent, the 26.4 percengt drop in Cape Coral-Fort Myers and the drop in Miamio Beach-Kendall where homes lost 28.9 percent in Nationally, price drops reached 11.
5 percent, a figure that 42 stateas bested. And not all home pricess went down. The Texas regions of Austin and Houston all had price increasesbetween 0.92 and 3 Pressure on home prices isn’t limited to specififc states anymore, said Mark Fleming, chief economist for First American CoreLogic. “The real story was the geographic dispersiob of homeprice declines, meaning the problems are no longer confiner to a handful of ‘Sand Fleming said in a “Homeowners in many parts of the country are cominhg under stress from a loss in equity, risinhg delinquencies and foreclosures, and economifc uncertainty.
”
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Private equity fundraising down year-over-year - Business First of Louisville:
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A study released Wednesdahy by Dow Jones Private Equity Analystsaid $54.9 billion was raised by 173 private equity funds in the firs t half of 2009 from pension funds, universitu endowments, foundations and other investors. As of June 30, 261 funds raised $152.7 and for the full $287.5 billion was raised, second highest total in history. But the studg also said there were signwsthe fund-raising market may be improving as the stocm market showed more stability in the seconds quarter and the institutions and firma that invest in private equity funds as limited partners had a better understanding of the state of their own balancw sheets.
The study said leveraged buyouy and corporate finance funds continue to attracty the largest proportion ofcapital investment. In the firstf half of 2009, 73 buyout funds raised $28.7 almost three-fourths less than last year. Fundx also have smaller goals. Just three were tryin to raise morethan $8 The dicey economy has prompted many pensiojn funds, endowments and foundations to try to sell their privatde equity fund stakes, the studyh said. Secondary funds, which pool capital form investorz to purchase existing stakes in privatrequity funds, frequently at reduced prices, have seen increasex investor interest as 18 secondaryt funds have raised $13.
9 That set a new annual record for the secondary fund categor y with six months remaining. Venture capitalk funds saw similar drops as 51 firmx raised acombined $5.1 billion by June 30, comparedf to $13.6 billion raisedd by 115 a year ago. The worst first-half total for venture capital fundsd was in 2003 when 34 funderaised $2.2 billion.
A study released Wednesdahy by Dow Jones Private Equity Analystsaid $54.9 billion was raised by 173 private equity funds in the firs t half of 2009 from pension funds, universitu endowments, foundations and other investors. As of June 30, 261 funds raised $152.7 and for the full $287.5 billion was raised, second highest total in history. But the studg also said there were signwsthe fund-raising market may be improving as the stocm market showed more stability in the seconds quarter and the institutions and firma that invest in private equity funds as limited partners had a better understanding of the state of their own balancw sheets.
The study said leveraged buyouy and corporate finance funds continue to attracty the largest proportion ofcapital investment. In the firstf half of 2009, 73 buyout funds raised $28.7 almost three-fourths less than last year. Fundx also have smaller goals. Just three were tryin to raise morethan $8 The dicey economy has prompted many pensiojn funds, endowments and foundations to try to sell their privatde equity fund stakes, the studyh said. Secondary funds, which pool capital form investorz to purchase existing stakes in privatrequity funds, frequently at reduced prices, have seen increasex investor interest as 18 secondaryt funds have raised $13.
9 That set a new annual record for the secondary fund categor y with six months remaining. Venture capitalk funds saw similar drops as 51 firmx raised acombined $5.1 billion by June 30, comparedf to $13.6 billion raisedd by 115 a year ago. The worst first-half total for venture capital fundsd was in 2003 when 34 funderaised $2.2 billion.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
IBM and Oncor Team on Large Scale Advanced Metering Deployment
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July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (NYSE: ) todagy announced that it is the lead systemx integratorfor Oncor's advancedx metering systems deployment. The company contributed to Oncor'ds significant milestone this month -- the reporting of 15-minutr interval, billable quality data to the Texax market. Oncor, the largestg regulated transmission and distribution syste min Texas, is leadingh one of the most comprehensived and largest deployments of smartg grid technologies in the nation and is schedulef to replace 3.4 million standard meters with advanced meter systems by 2012.
IBM is assistinhg Oncor by providing expertise in smarr metering and systems integration along with its understandint of large meterdata management, business analytics, and security solutions. "As smart grid rapidlyt gains momentum around the we are pleased to be selectecd as the systems integrator for another full scale deploymentr withregulatory approval," said Guidio Bartels, General Manager of IBM's Globalk Energy & Utilities industry. "IBM is working with clients like Oncor to deliver on the promiser of a smarter grid by transforming a networm into somethingmore robust, secure and intelligeny -- enabling customers to manage electricity usag in a more informed manner.
IBM's Solution Architecture for Energyt andUtilities (SAFE) is a softwarer framework and products such as Data Maximo, Tivoli Identity Manager, Tivoli Compliance Manager, etc. will enhancde the security and reliability of the informationn technologysolution "Oncor's Smart Texas(SM) initiativse is one of the most advanced smart grid effort s underway today. IBM is responsibles for integrating the complex systemssupportinb Oncor's advanced meter system deployment," Mark vice president and chiegf information officer, said. "Achieving the important step ofreportinvg 15-minute interval, billable-quality data to the Texas marke t wouldn't have been possible without IBM'ds participation.
" Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC "Oncor" is a regulatedr electric transmission and distribution business that uses superiore asset management skills to provide reliable electricity deliverg to consumers. Oncor operates the largest distribution and transmission systemin Texas, delivering powedr to approximately 3 million homes and businesses and operatingh approximately 117,000 miles of transmission and distributiom lines in Texas. While Oncor is owned by a limiteds number ofinvestors (including majority Energy Future Holdings Corp.), Oncor is managed by its Boarde of Directors, which is comprised of a majoritu of independent directors.
Infrastructure investments are at the forefron t of stimulus packages around the world to spureconomicd growth. Smart systems are transformin genergy grids, supply chains, water management and the healthcarse industry to name a few. Modernizing the power grid provide s consumers with the information to understand their energy usages and take actions to reduce wasteful use and integraterenewablr (intermittent) energy sources like solar and IBM is working with clients in nearl 50 smart grid engagements across emerging and maturs markets.
More about IBM's vision to bring a new leve of intelligence to how the worldworks -- how every person, business, organization, government, natural system, and man-made system interacts, can be found here: For more informationm on smart utilities at IBM Emily Horn IBM Corporate External Relations 415.545.2634 horne@us.ibm.com
July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (NYSE: ) todagy announced that it is the lead systemx integratorfor Oncor's advancedx metering systems deployment. The company contributed to Oncor'ds significant milestone this month -- the reporting of 15-minutr interval, billable quality data to the Texax market. Oncor, the largestg regulated transmission and distribution syste min Texas, is leadingh one of the most comprehensived and largest deployments of smartg grid technologies in the nation and is schedulef to replace 3.4 million standard meters with advanced meter systems by 2012.
IBM is assistinhg Oncor by providing expertise in smarr metering and systems integration along with its understandint of large meterdata management, business analytics, and security solutions. "As smart grid rapidlyt gains momentum around the we are pleased to be selectecd as the systems integrator for another full scale deploymentr withregulatory approval," said Guidio Bartels, General Manager of IBM's Globalk Energy & Utilities industry. "IBM is working with clients like Oncor to deliver on the promiser of a smarter grid by transforming a networm into somethingmore robust, secure and intelligeny -- enabling customers to manage electricity usag in a more informed manner.
IBM's Solution Architecture for Energyt andUtilities (SAFE) is a softwarer framework and products such as Data Maximo, Tivoli Identity Manager, Tivoli Compliance Manager, etc. will enhancde the security and reliability of the informationn technologysolution "Oncor's Smart Texas(SM) initiativse is one of the most advanced smart grid effort s underway today. IBM is responsibles for integrating the complex systemssupportinb Oncor's advanced meter system deployment," Mark vice president and chiegf information officer, said. "Achieving the important step ofreportinvg 15-minute interval, billable-quality data to the Texas marke t wouldn't have been possible without IBM'ds participation.
" Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC "Oncor" is a regulatedr electric transmission and distribution business that uses superiore asset management skills to provide reliable electricity deliverg to consumers. Oncor operates the largest distribution and transmission systemin Texas, delivering powedr to approximately 3 million homes and businesses and operatingh approximately 117,000 miles of transmission and distributiom lines in Texas. While Oncor is owned by a limiteds number ofinvestors (including majority Energy Future Holdings Corp.), Oncor is managed by its Boarde of Directors, which is comprised of a majoritu of independent directors.
Infrastructure investments are at the forefron t of stimulus packages around the world to spureconomicd growth. Smart systems are transformin genergy grids, supply chains, water management and the healthcarse industry to name a few. Modernizing the power grid provide s consumers with the information to understand their energy usages and take actions to reduce wasteful use and integraterenewablr (intermittent) energy sources like solar and IBM is working with clients in nearl 50 smart grid engagements across emerging and maturs markets.
More about IBM's vision to bring a new leve of intelligence to how the worldworks -- how every person, business, organization, government, natural system, and man-made system interacts, can be found here: For more informationm on smart utilities at IBM Emily Horn IBM Corporate External Relations 415.545.2634 horne@us.ibm.com
Friday, September 16, 2011
O4 Corp. gets $15M to expand - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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O4 Corp. — which stands for Out Of OfficeOperations — develops mobile softwar applications that consumer products manufacturersa such as and use to instruct sales reps to checm inventory levels, products displays and pricing informatio in retail stores. The technology also wirelesslyy transmits data and product orders back to While consumer goods manufacturerz spend significantlyon in-store marketing promotions and new product launch, “they really don’t get visibility into what’s happeningg at the retail shelf,” said Laurqa Witt, general partner at , a Baltimore-basesd venture firm that invested the $15 million.
O4’s softwar e empowers manufacturers’ eyes and ears in retaipl stores — their salea force, Witt said. “It makes them much more effective and efficient,” she said. O4’s technology, designed to run on hand-helsd devices, is highly flexible, said Dale Hagemeyer, consumer goodd technology analystat “Think of it as a 12-way adjustable Hagemeyer said. “It really contours to how peopls dotheir work.” O4’s globe-trotting Desmond Miller, has an ambitious growth trajectorty for his firm. O4’s subscriber base is projected to explodes fromabout 25,000 today to about 250,000 userws in the next three Miller said, from Sydney, Australia.
“We are showinf a tremendous ROI (return on to the market right now in verydifficulg times,” said Miller, who lives in Australiq and splits his time between North Asia and Europe. “We are able to show payback for these systemsz in months andnot years, and we are givin g our customers an edge in the O4 expects to hit its growth targetd by adding new customers and sellingt more services and products to existingt ones. “It’s not just being an inch deep with the O4 U.S. President Harris Fogel said. “It’s being a mile wide and a mile deep.” ABS Capita was impressed with O4’s “momentum” and its blue-chip clien t roster.
“It was clear to us that they must be offerinbg something of value for the consumedrproducts industry,” Witt said. ABS, whic invests in later-stage growth companies in the business health-care, media and communications, and softwarr sectors, was a major investor in , whicj raised $112 million in an initial public offering in O4 will investthe $15 million — the company’ds first institutional round — into developing an global customer support infrastructure, transitioning from a software-licensinb to a software-as-a-subscription model and executing a geographicx and product expansion.
The company sees “hugr opportunities” in the emerging markets of Latim America, Eastern Europe and China, wherer consumer products companies have armies of mobile workers that can benefitfrom O4’ss software. “A consumer products multinational mighthave 10,000 mobile workersz in China alone,” Fogel said. “We are abougt users.” The global strategy is critical as O4 keep pace with itsmultinational customers, who are themselvez chasing overseas demand. “The customet is going where there are more mouthsw to feed and more feetto Gartner’s Hagemeyer said. “If P&G is going into Asia and LatihAmerica ...
you want to folloaw P&G wherever P&G wants to go.”
O4 Corp. — which stands for Out Of OfficeOperations — develops mobile softwar applications that consumer products manufacturersa such as and use to instruct sales reps to checm inventory levels, products displays and pricing informatio in retail stores. The technology also wirelesslyy transmits data and product orders back to While consumer goods manufacturerz spend significantlyon in-store marketing promotions and new product launch, “they really don’t get visibility into what’s happeningg at the retail shelf,” said Laurqa Witt, general partner at , a Baltimore-basesd venture firm that invested the $15 million.
O4’s softwar e empowers manufacturers’ eyes and ears in retaipl stores — their salea force, Witt said. “It makes them much more effective and efficient,” she said. O4’s technology, designed to run on hand-helsd devices, is highly flexible, said Dale Hagemeyer, consumer goodd technology analystat “Think of it as a 12-way adjustable Hagemeyer said. “It really contours to how peopls dotheir work.” O4’s globe-trotting Desmond Miller, has an ambitious growth trajectorty for his firm. O4’s subscriber base is projected to explodes fromabout 25,000 today to about 250,000 userws in the next three Miller said, from Sydney, Australia.
“We are showinf a tremendous ROI (return on to the market right now in verydifficulg times,” said Miller, who lives in Australiq and splits his time between North Asia and Europe. “We are able to show payback for these systemsz in months andnot years, and we are givin g our customers an edge in the O4 expects to hit its growth targetd by adding new customers and sellingt more services and products to existingt ones. “It’s not just being an inch deep with the O4 U.S. President Harris Fogel said. “It’s being a mile wide and a mile deep.” ABS Capita was impressed with O4’s “momentum” and its blue-chip clien t roster.
“It was clear to us that they must be offerinbg something of value for the consumedrproducts industry,” Witt said. ABS, whic invests in later-stage growth companies in the business health-care, media and communications, and softwarr sectors, was a major investor in , whicj raised $112 million in an initial public offering in O4 will investthe $15 million — the company’ds first institutional round — into developing an global customer support infrastructure, transitioning from a software-licensinb to a software-as-a-subscription model and executing a geographicx and product expansion.
The company sees “hugr opportunities” in the emerging markets of Latim America, Eastern Europe and China, wherer consumer products companies have armies of mobile workers that can benefitfrom O4’ss software. “A consumer products multinational mighthave 10,000 mobile workersz in China alone,” Fogel said. “We are abougt users.” The global strategy is critical as O4 keep pace with itsmultinational customers, who are themselvez chasing overseas demand. “The customet is going where there are more mouthsw to feed and more feetto Gartner’s Hagemeyer said. “If P&G is going into Asia and LatihAmerica ...
you want to folloaw P&G wherever P&G wants to go.”
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