Saturday, January 29, 2011

North Shore theater likely to liquidate - Boston Business Journal:

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Theater executives announced Tuesdagy that the financially distressed theater has failed to raisethe $2 millionb it needed to put on 2009 productions, although more than $500,00o0 in pledges have been made sincde the theater announced a turn-around strategy in mid “The thing we know is that we’red not putting on a 2009 I think the very likelyy consequence of that is that we will very quicklh go out of business,” said David chairman of the North Shore Music Theatred board. “Whether it’s Chapter 11 or Chapter 7 it’s completely up in the air at the moment.
” Withou t a production season this year, the theater is unable to addressz the substantial debts of its creditords and restorethe theater’s economic health, said Fellows. The theate is approximately $10 million in debt, including larg mortgages on its property and buildings and debtsto vendors, the Stat of Massachusetts, and subscribers who paid in advance for the 2009 Fellows said most of the theater’s 4,400 subscribers are unlikelgy to get their money Subscriptions cost upwards of $350 per Theater executives are in discussions with senior creditors and are reviewintg a liquidation to maximize the value of the theater’s assetsd for its stakeholders as well as identify potential buyers of the property who might consider a lease back of the Fellows said.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Florida Blue insurance stores to open in Tampa, Orlando this year - South Florida Business Journal:

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The stores offer a productz and services, plans, denta and life coverage, and health savings account-compatible coverage. They also offee wellness-related services such as smokinbg cessation and weightmanagement programs. The firsf Florida Blue store opened in February 2007 in Jacksonvillre at a costof $300,000-$500,000 for The company opened a second opened in Januarhy 2008 in Pembroke Pines, just outsidee Fort Lauderdale. “Our goal is to add severap Florida Blue stores within the next saidLauralee Shapiro, spokeswoman for Jacksonville-based Blue the largest health insurer in Florida with 32 percent of the market and 4.2 million members.
The Orlandoo store’s size and location haven’t been determinefd yet, nor have an architecty or contractorbeen chosen. Blue Crosse decided to open a store in Orlando becaus e it has a steadyy influx ofnew residents, many of whom are age said Shapiro, who didn’t disclose the anticipated cost of openinhg the store. The number of employees for thestorw hasn’t been determined, but they’ll include insuranced agents and customer service workers.
About 15,000 to 20,000 people, or up to 50 a day, have visitecd the 2,500-square-foot Jacksonville store — whic employs 10 people — since it opened two years ago, said Nick store manager, who declined to reveao the number ofpolicies “We’ve been busy from .” Visitors to the storesz can research plans and existing clients can get face-to-facre service, Tant said. General information seminarsx and events also are The Jacksonville store mainly dealx with individual healthcare policies.
Business has pickex up since the recession began because many people were used to havinvg benefits through their employersand aren’t sure how to find coveragr themselves, Tant said. Retail insurance is a nichde Blue Cross expectsto grow, said adding that research shows 20- to 40-year-oldsw and young families are “morew comfortable making purchases in a retail store environment. The interactive nature makes it easier for consumers to understand the plan differencesw and benefits so they can make the best Dave Gentry, COO of Fringe Benefit Plans in Wintert Park, doesn’t expect the planned new Florida Blue storre to affect his agency.
Although it will be direcg competition, it will offed only Blue Cross And “most consumers are comparison shoppers who want accesws to multiple insurance companies and options,” which is exactlyu what independent insurance agents said Gentry, who last year added individual policies. Locao insurance specialist LeslieGlogau doesn’t expect to be hurt by the new Floridwa Blue store either. Blue Cross has some affordable she said, and it’s great if the insurer can reach peoplde she can’t. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida won’t be the only insurer with a storefront presence in Central Florida.
alreadyg has two local storefront Guidancr Centers that opened inOctoberf 2008, said spokeswoman Nancy Hanewinckel. Humana is Florida’s largest Medicare health benefits company with nearlya half-million memberss statewide. However, the Humana centers, staffed with a full-tims customer service representative, primarily are aimed at providing guidancde for seniors who have questions about theirMedicare policies, she They also offer seniorr exercise and wellness programs.

Monday, January 24, 2011

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Saturday, January 22, 2011

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Castle will oversee water and science policyy for thesprawling land-usw agency, and will be responsible for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamatiomn and the U.S. Geological Survey. “Ann e Castle has more than 25 years of experiencse inwater rights, water quality, and naturalo resources law,” Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, a forme r Colorado senator and attorney general, said in a statement. “I welcom Anne to our leadershilp team and look forward to working with her on the majotr water and science challenges we fromclimate impacts, to droughtr and regional water issues.” The U,S, Senate votesd Friday to confirm Castle.
She has servee on a number of Colorado panels concerned with wate andland use, including the Southh Platte River Basin Task Force, the Coloradi Ground Water Commission, and the Genesee Water and Sanitatiobn District. At Denver-based Holland & the largest locally based firm, Castle has focused on watert rights issues. She is a former chairwoman of Hollane & Hart’s management committee and of its naturallresources department. In 2005 she was a finalist for the DenverdBusiness Journal’s “Outstanding Women in Business” in the professionao services category. . .

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Van Lines driven to lawsuit - Business First of Columbus:

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In a lawsuit filee March 20 in Santa Clara Count ySuperior Court, Fort Wayne, Ind.-basedr North American contends Manpower's San Jose office broke its contracft by not performing background checks on 11 workerds placed with the moving company from late 1991 to earlyg 1995. The suit, whicn seeks damages of at least $2 million, accuseds one of Manpower's employees of stealing two computers whilre working forthe mover. North Americah began questioning Manpower abouf background checks in Januarh 1995 after receiving an anonymous tip that a worker had triesd to sellstolen computers.
Althougyh two police reports were no arrests were made ineither theft, said a San Jose Polics Department spokesman. According to the suit, Manpower "firstt represented that no background checkswere performed," then retractedd the statement and said it did conduct the The suit contends Manpower later admitted that at leastf 10 of its workersd had criminal records while they were workingg for North American. The mover then firex those workers.
Another was later terminated for failing a drug North American claimsit "suffered damage from the expedited dismissal of the or otherwise unacceptable, Manpower employeezs and was forced to brinbg on new, inexperienced employees unfamiliatr with [company] operations." San Francisc attorney Jeffrey Allen, who is representing Nortn American, declined to So did Manpower president Bob Lee. Lega analysts, however, said such cases are "You don't usually see a company suing its supplier," said John Fox, chairman of the employment and laboe law group of the Palo Alto law firm Fenwickmand West. Mr.
Fox said North American must prover that Manpower either failed to perform the background checks or deliberatelt concealedthe workers' criminal past. Otherd attorneys cautioned that staffing companiesw would be well advised to providew background information on their employees to avoidd violating publicsafety issues. For example, a persoh convicted of vehicular manslaughter while drunk shouldc not be given a job drivinga truck. Whiled legal analysts expressed surprise aboutthis case, employment experts say more such suits may be given the demands on staffing Such agencies provide companies nationwidee with 2.4 million temporary employees a day, compared with 1.
1 millionm in 1990, according to the National Associatiomn of Temporary and Staffing an Alexandria, Va.-based nonprofit industry group. Manpowefr is the largest temp agency in theUnitee States, with 16 offices in Californi alone. It employs 6,000 workers a day at several companiesa inSilicon Valley. NATSS senior vice president Edward Lenz said that because temporary agencies are struggling to find workerzs tofill orders, many have neither the time nor the resourcexs to conduct detailed background checks. "Customers want prompt service, often on short notice, and that is inconsistentr with doing thoroughbackground checks," said Mr.
"It's a real dilemma for staffinf companies." Mr. Lenz said temp agenciesa typically rely on private investigators for background making them costly as wellas

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Fitch gives Raleigh bonds top rating - Triangle Business Journal:

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million in general obligatiomn bonds the city plans to issue laterdthis summer. Ratings like this one are designed to measurew the riskto investors. The “AAA” rating, which is the strongest that a bond issue can receivefrom Fitch, indicates that analysts thinmk there is a low risk of Practically speaking, receiving a strong rating often helpse lower the interest costs paid on The Raleigh bonds consist of $35.4 millionm in refunding bonds, series 2009D, and $15.4 million in refunding bonds, seriesa 2009E. The bonds are slatecd to price via negotiation on or afterrJuly 8, 2009, which the decision beingv based on favorable market conditions. The ratingh outlook is stable.
Fitch said in a statement thatthe rating, “reflects the city's stront general credit characteristics, including a diverses economic base and excellent financia l management, as evidenced by strong reservw levels.”

Friday, January 14, 2011

New albums by Social Distortion, British Sea Power aren't punk but they're not bad - The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Judge: Sandwich Isles can bid for phone company - Dayton Business Journal:

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Hawaiian Telcom had opposed the buyouf offer by Sandwich Isles while itmaintained so-called “exclusivity” to file a reorganizatioj plan through June 30. Hawaiian Telconm was seeking an extensionuntil Sept. 30, but that requesrt was denied Wednesdayby U.S. Bankruptcyh Judge Lloyd King. King said his decisiojn was not a criticism ofHawaiianb Telcom’s reorganization plan, filed June 3, nor an endorsemenyt of Sandwich Isles, according to Hawaiiaj Telcom spokesman Brian Tanner. Tanner said the compangy stands behind its proposed plan to reduce theHawaiian Telcom’ss debt by nearly $790 million, from $1.1 billiob to $300 million.
Honolulu-based Sandwich Isles’ competinf Chapter 11 reorganization plan for Hawaiian Telcom includesd an offer to buy thephone company’as assets using $250 million in cash and $150 millionb in debt. Hawaiian Telcom has said it rejectedSandwicuh Isles’ offer in May, citing Sandwicg Isles’ lack of committedc financing, lack of federaol and state licenses to operate in urbabn areas, and lack of experiencde and ability to operate a full-services communications company.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Texas budget shortfall likely to spur tax-increase debate - Fort Worth Star Telegram

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Thursday, January 6, 2011

International tuna transported to Port San Antonio - San Antonio Business Journal:

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OpTech will be utilizing the port’ s Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ #10-80) to accept the tuna shipmentf on behalf ofits client, an international importer based out of OpTech would not disclose the importer’s Customers use FTZs to accept and store international shipments befor they are tested, labele d and packaged for FTZs allow products be held in the zone withouyt being subject to import duties or other ad valoremm taxes. OpTech is a tenant at Port San Antonio, a master-planned logistics center built on the former Kelly Air Force The entire site is a FTZ for which all tenantes can activate forbusiness purposes.
Port San Antonio Busines s Development Vice President Jorge Canavati worked three years finalizing the deal for PortSan “This is what Port San Antonio is all says Canavati of the finalization of this “We have the ability to accept shipments from around the world.” The California customer delivering the shipmenf specializes in sales of private label products to nationap distributors, food service distributor and retail grocery chains. The companty also supplies many major manufacturers with ingredients suchas beef, tuna, pineapple, mushrooms, fruit, vegetables, shellfish and fin fish.
Founded in 1986, OpTecb is a San Antonio-based, minority-ownedc company that provides a wide range of servicese to businesses and government agencies in the United State sand Mexico. The supply chai management divisionoffers purchasing, ordef management, customer service, warehousing, fulfillment, distribution, testing, repair and refurbishmeny services. In 2008, OpTech was ranked as one of the Top100 Fastest-Growin Companies in America by Hispanix Business Magazine. The company ranked 45th on the listwith 297.6 percenr sales growth over the five-year period. The compangy experienced revenue growthfrom $9.78 million in 2003 to $38.877 million in 2007.
Designated as a Foreign-Tradr Zone, Port San Antonio is a 1,900 acre International Logistics Centerd which houses aninternational heavy-air cargoi airport, a railport and onsite access to multiple interstatw highways. Port San Antonio has a federal inspectionm station operated bya full-timw customs border patrol officer who is available to inspecty international air and rail cargo.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Army-Navy game coming to FedEx Field - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The , the and Destinatiomn D.C. have announced that the 112th Army-Navy game will be played at in Marylandon Dec. 10, 2011. Alongg with the football game, the event bringds with it a weekend ofancillaru events, including the Army-Navy “This is a phenomenalp achievement by the three organizations to secure such an historivc event for our nation’s said Robert Sweeney, president of the Greate Washington Sports Alliance. “With nearly a half million active and retireds military personnel currently living in our region and the historicc memorials that honorour nation’es service men and women, it just makes sense to have a game of this magnitudew played in Washington.
” The event is part of an eight-yearf packaged announced Tuesday by the and the . Philadelphia will host the gamein 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017. The game will take placee in Baltimore in 2014and 2016.