Man gets life sentence for murder of Brockton mechanic The Patriot Ledger By Anonymous Relatives of a Brockton auto mechanic who was shot dead after a dispute over auto parts were in court as a man pleaded guilty to his role in the murder. Cornelius Evans, 36, of Dorchester, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Tuesday in ... Man admits he killed mechanic over a Volvo engine |
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Man gets life sentence for murder of Brockton mechanic - The Patriot Ledger
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Most Florida banks swoon; three provide model for growth - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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USAmeriBank went from red to blackj ink by signing talented bankers who brought customerawith them. Acquisitions boosted the bottojm line at CenterState Bankof Florida. A mergere of related financial institutions cut expensedat , while a stronger balance sheet grew Each bank prospered by using different methodologies, yet their strategiex provide a road map for institutions struggling to turn their balancee sheets positive. Their profit gains are all the more remarkabl e given the difficult economic climatein Florida.
The said 305 bankws and thrifts in Florida reporte a combined net lossof $643 millionj for the 2009 first quarter, comparec to net income of $4 millio n for the year-ago period. Profitabilitty remains weak because banks continue to strugglw withbad loans, said Paula Johannsen, managing directore of , an investment bankiny firm in Tampa. Nonperforming assets don’t bring in interestt income, pressuring margins. The provisions bankws take for expected loan losses cut further into thei r income while the legal and management expense relatede to foreclosed propertygoes up. USAmeriBankl — which has amassed $650.
8 million in assets in its twoyearsa — has a clean balance sheet, said Joe Chillura, CEO. The bank avoide d development lending and the loans it does have that are securedr by real estate arefor owner-occupie d properties, Chillura said. Only $598,000 in USAmeriBank loans, or about one-tent of 1 percent of the totao $528.3 million in loans, were past due as of Marc h 31, according to a report filexd withthe . Chillura, a former Tampa marker presidentfor (NYSE: ), said the bankerse he’s hired have brought their a move that was possibler because bigger banks are distracted by bad loans and shrinking capital and aren’tf focused on customer service.
That’ s allowed USAmeriBank to grow more quicklythan expected, Chillura and post a significant turnaround, goingh from a $185,000 loss in the first quarter of 2008 to $881,00o0 in profit in the just-endesd quarter. CenterState saw first quarter 2009 profif swellto $1.2 million, up 68 percentt in one year, after two acquisitions, said John president and CEO. The Winter Haven-based lead banking subsidiary of CSFL) added a correspondent banking unit last fall when it hirer the bankers who handlef that business for theformer .
The unit sells bondws to roughly 200 othercommunity banks, and it is thrivinh because community banks aren’t doinfg as much lending as they were a year ago and are investinvg their cash in bonds. CenterState also bought the failedand $178 million in deposits on Jan. 30. “We’vw been putting that money to work in loanaand investments, and that’s helped us Corbett said. Aggressive planning that begamn around the end of the firsf quarter of 2008 kept Florids Bank on thegrowth track, said Katie Pemble, president and CEO. Florid a Bank’s $351,000 in net income for the first quarter of 2009 was a 73 percenr increase from ayear earlier.
Since the Tampa-based bank has merged with three sisterr institutionsin Sarasota, Jacksonville and Tallahassee, consolidating back-office operationx and cutting expenses. Each of the bankz was above the level regulatorsconsideredf well-capitalized, and their capital position was further strengthenedf when they combined. Additionally, executive officers and the board developed a seriesof 90-day plans focused on strengthenint the balance sheet with an emphasis on capital and on liquidity, or the abilityu to turn its assets into cash quickly.
A stron g balance sheet allowed Florida Bank to look for the leas expensive way to attract a move that boosts netinterest margin, or the spreae between the interest it pays on deposits and the interes it earns from Although there are glimmers of CenterState’s Corbett expects more loan writedowns acroses the industry in the next two to three The number of institutionsa on the watch list increased in the first three months of 2009, and as of March 31, 30 percent of Florida’sw banks were on the compared to 15 percent of the institutiona a year ago.
Access to the capitall market marketsis critical, Corbett said, adding the stressa tests the nation’s biggest banks just underwentt have inspired investor confidence in those institutions. Since resultsx were released May 7, the bankds collectively have raisednearlh $60 billion of the $75 billion in extrq capital regulators said they need. “As investments come back into the big I think overtime you’l l see that trickle down to the mid cap and communitt banks,” Corbett said.
USAmeriBank went from red to blackj ink by signing talented bankers who brought customerawith them. Acquisitions boosted the bottojm line at CenterState Bankof Florida. A mergere of related financial institutions cut expensedat , while a stronger balance sheet grew Each bank prospered by using different methodologies, yet their strategiex provide a road map for institutions struggling to turn their balancee sheets positive. Their profit gains are all the more remarkabl e given the difficult economic climatein Florida.
The said 305 bankws and thrifts in Florida reporte a combined net lossof $643 millionj for the 2009 first quarter, comparec to net income of $4 millio n for the year-ago period. Profitabilitty remains weak because banks continue to strugglw withbad loans, said Paula Johannsen, managing directore of , an investment bankiny firm in Tampa. Nonperforming assets don’t bring in interestt income, pressuring margins. The provisions bankws take for expected loan losses cut further into thei r income while the legal and management expense relatede to foreclosed propertygoes up. USAmeriBankl — which has amassed $650.
8 million in assets in its twoyearsa — has a clean balance sheet, said Joe Chillura, CEO. The bank avoide d development lending and the loans it does have that are securedr by real estate arefor owner-occupie d properties, Chillura said. Only $598,000 in USAmeriBank loans, or about one-tent of 1 percent of the totao $528.3 million in loans, were past due as of Marc h 31, according to a report filexd withthe . Chillura, a former Tampa marker presidentfor (NYSE: ), said the bankerse he’s hired have brought their a move that was possibler because bigger banks are distracted by bad loans and shrinking capital and aren’tf focused on customer service.
That’ s allowed USAmeriBank to grow more quicklythan expected, Chillura and post a significant turnaround, goingh from a $185,000 loss in the first quarter of 2008 to $881,00o0 in profit in the just-endesd quarter. CenterState saw first quarter 2009 profif swellto $1.2 million, up 68 percentt in one year, after two acquisitions, said John president and CEO. The Winter Haven-based lead banking subsidiary of CSFL) added a correspondent banking unit last fall when it hirer the bankers who handlef that business for theformer .
The unit sells bondws to roughly 200 othercommunity banks, and it is thrivinh because community banks aren’t doinfg as much lending as they were a year ago and are investinvg their cash in bonds. CenterState also bought the failedand $178 million in deposits on Jan. 30. “We’vw been putting that money to work in loanaand investments, and that’s helped us Corbett said. Aggressive planning that begamn around the end of the firsf quarter of 2008 kept Florids Bank on thegrowth track, said Katie Pemble, president and CEO. Florid a Bank’s $351,000 in net income for the first quarter of 2009 was a 73 percenr increase from ayear earlier.
Since the Tampa-based bank has merged with three sisterr institutionsin Sarasota, Jacksonville and Tallahassee, consolidating back-office operationx and cutting expenses. Each of the bankz was above the level regulatorsconsideredf well-capitalized, and their capital position was further strengthenedf when they combined. Additionally, executive officers and the board developed a seriesof 90-day plans focused on strengthenint the balance sheet with an emphasis on capital and on liquidity, or the abilityu to turn its assets into cash quickly.
A stron g balance sheet allowed Florida Bank to look for the leas expensive way to attract a move that boosts netinterest margin, or the spreae between the interest it pays on deposits and the interes it earns from Although there are glimmers of CenterState’s Corbett expects more loan writedowns acroses the industry in the next two to three The number of institutionsa on the watch list increased in the first three months of 2009, and as of March 31, 30 percent of Florida’sw banks were on the compared to 15 percent of the institutiona a year ago.
Access to the capitall market marketsis critical, Corbett said, adding the stressa tests the nation’s biggest banks just underwentt have inspired investor confidence in those institutions. Since resultsx were released May 7, the bankds collectively have raisednearlh $60 billion of the $75 billion in extrq capital regulators said they need. “As investments come back into the big I think overtime you’l l see that trickle down to the mid cap and communitt banks,” Corbett said.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Analyst: Not all lost in Axle walkout - Houston Business Journal:
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And when the end came last year tothe union’s three-month strikw against , hundreds of lost jobs, shuttere plants and shattered emotions were left in its The Feb. 26 through May 22 dispute the UAW’s eighth-longest strike ever – broughg production to a standstill at American Axle plants in Westernb New Yorkand Michigan. It also temporarily idled 35 plants that reliecd in some way on parts fromthe Detroit-based company. Many analyste said the union had huge economicleveragw – and yet lost the strike. But one expertt said that’s not the full story.
Arthur Wheatomn of ’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations said that even thouguh the UAW saw hundreds of jobs disappeat andits members’ wages and benefits slashed heavily, the union might have gained more than if therde had been no strike. In the agreementr ending the 87-day the union gained better buyout deal sfor 2,000 of its 3,650 members in New York and Michiganb – including hundreds in Western New York – than what the companyt probably would have grantex otherwise, said Wheaton, workplace and industryu education specialist. “American Axle workersx may actually have been the last supplier employeeds to get decentbuyoug packages,” he said.
Could the losses have been averted? “Hindsighty is always 20/20, but I think the writing was on the wall for yearzs in terms of American Axle trying to move most of their productio out of the Buffalo area eitherfto Detroit, Mexico or China,” Wheato said. Events preceding the strikw and in its aftermath were bitter for the union and all American Axle Until 2007, before the walkout, American Axle had three plant s in Buffalo and the immediatee area.
The four-year agreement that ended the strike closed two ofthem Buffalo, where production ended in December 2007, and the Town of A small Cheektowaga machining operation is the last remnant of the company’s once-commanding presence in the region. The death of the two plants was emotionalluy devastating for employees and the union leaders who signed theclosinh agreements. The more than 2,00p employees that American Axle had in Western New York only two yearxs ago has been reduced to fewertthan 100. After UAW members in New York and Michigann ratified the contract inMay 2008, the unionb president was quoted as saying that it was subpar but “thwe best we can do.
” Many unio members said they voted for the contractf because they feared the alternative. But the is what Western New York got. Wheaton though, that the damagr could have been avoided. “Even if they had not had some sortof war, the plantds probably were not likely to have had a strong future,” he “And since then, the company recentlty announced that they are closing thei r largest plant in Detroit and packing up and moving to Mexic o in July. “There is no questionh in my mind that both the union and the company lost inthe strike.
The company lost becausew it blew a lot of goodwill and destroyed itspublic image, especially immediatelh afterward with (CEO Dauch getting a huge, $8 millionb bonus.” Dauch’s personal image also suffered. It changee in a matter of weeka from labor hero tolabor villain. Collateral damagw also was suffered by the auto companies that rely on America nAxle products. Chrysler and GM lost marketg share, and that forced them to cut back drastically in a situation that still exists Had no severance packages been won in the negotiated closing ofthe company’s Tonawanda and Detroit plants, Wheaton said, American Axle employees would have been in the same situationj as 260 employees at ArcelorMittal’s Lackawanna steelp plant, which was shut down in or thousands of U.
S. workerse who will lose their jobs when GM and Chryslerr auto dealerships are closed in the monthd andyears ahead. “So the union, by getting buyouts or payouts as part of thestriker settlement, could have been in a better positio n and come out ahead because they got those packages,” Wheaton said. “Otherwise there might not have beenany ‘softr landing’ for their members – only a you’re gone’ and legally mandated minimum financial settlement,” he said.
And when the end came last year tothe union’s three-month strikw against , hundreds of lost jobs, shuttere plants and shattered emotions were left in its The Feb. 26 through May 22 dispute the UAW’s eighth-longest strike ever – broughg production to a standstill at American Axle plants in Westernb New Yorkand Michigan. It also temporarily idled 35 plants that reliecd in some way on parts fromthe Detroit-based company. Many analyste said the union had huge economicleveragw – and yet lost the strike. But one expertt said that’s not the full story.
Arthur Wheatomn of ’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations said that even thouguh the UAW saw hundreds of jobs disappeat andits members’ wages and benefits slashed heavily, the union might have gained more than if therde had been no strike. In the agreementr ending the 87-day the union gained better buyout deal sfor 2,000 of its 3,650 members in New York and Michiganb – including hundreds in Western New York – than what the companyt probably would have grantex otherwise, said Wheaton, workplace and industryu education specialist. “American Axle workersx may actually have been the last supplier employeeds to get decentbuyoug packages,” he said.
Could the losses have been averted? “Hindsighty is always 20/20, but I think the writing was on the wall for yearzs in terms of American Axle trying to move most of their productio out of the Buffalo area eitherfto Detroit, Mexico or China,” Wheato said. Events preceding the strikw and in its aftermath were bitter for the union and all American Axle Until 2007, before the walkout, American Axle had three plant s in Buffalo and the immediatee area.
The four-year agreement that ended the strike closed two ofthem Buffalo, where production ended in December 2007, and the Town of A small Cheektowaga machining operation is the last remnant of the company’s once-commanding presence in the region. The death of the two plants was emotionalluy devastating for employees and the union leaders who signed theclosinh agreements. The more than 2,00p employees that American Axle had in Western New York only two yearxs ago has been reduced to fewertthan 100. After UAW members in New York and Michigann ratified the contract inMay 2008, the unionb president was quoted as saying that it was subpar but “thwe best we can do.
” Many unio members said they voted for the contractf because they feared the alternative. But the is what Western New York got. Wheaton though, that the damagr could have been avoided. “Even if they had not had some sortof war, the plantds probably were not likely to have had a strong future,” he “And since then, the company recentlty announced that they are closing thei r largest plant in Detroit and packing up and moving to Mexic o in July. “There is no questionh in my mind that both the union and the company lost inthe strike.
The company lost becausew it blew a lot of goodwill and destroyed itspublic image, especially immediatelh afterward with (CEO Dauch getting a huge, $8 millionb bonus.” Dauch’s personal image also suffered. It changee in a matter of weeka from labor hero tolabor villain. Collateral damagw also was suffered by the auto companies that rely on America nAxle products. Chrysler and GM lost marketg share, and that forced them to cut back drastically in a situation that still exists Had no severance packages been won in the negotiated closing ofthe company’s Tonawanda and Detroit plants, Wheaton said, American Axle employees would have been in the same situationj as 260 employees at ArcelorMittal’s Lackawanna steelp plant, which was shut down in or thousands of U.
S. workerse who will lose their jobs when GM and Chryslerr auto dealerships are closed in the monthd andyears ahead. “So the union, by getting buyouts or payouts as part of thestriker settlement, could have been in a better positio n and come out ahead because they got those packages,” Wheaton said. “Otherwise there might not have beenany ‘softr landing’ for their members – only a you’re gone’ and legally mandated minimum financial settlement,” he said.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Ohio confirms 13th case of Swine Flu as concern grows across U.S. - Dayton Business Journal:
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The increase in Ohio comes as concerns are growinb again after the potential Swine Flu death of an infant in New and the closing of more than a dozeh NewYork schools. There are 9,830 confirmed case s of the Swine Flu worldwide according tothe , with 40 countriez having at least one There have been 79 deaths confirmer caused by Swine Flu according to the WHO. Officials at the WHO said they expecty the H1N1 virus to continuwspreading worldwide, and are evaluating the options for increasingy its alert level to six, or declaring a pandemic. The U.S. has the most with 5,469 confirmed in 48 states as of11 a.m. according to the federal . There have been six confirmed deathx inthe U.S.
, with three in Texas, two in Arizonqa and one in Washington. The possible death of a 16-month old chilrd in New York has not beenconfirmec yet. Wisconsin has the most cases of any statewith 766, followede by Illinois with 707, Texas with 556, Californiza with 553 and Arizona with 488. The statexs that do not have any cases areWest Virginia, Arkansas, North Dakota, Wyoming and Mexico, where the illness is believes to have originated, has 3,648 cases and 72 deaths, accordingh to the WHO. officials said that as of 12 p.m.
Tuesda y the official number of confirmed cased of Swine Flu inOhio were: • Franklin Count y – four cases (31-year-old 33-year-old male, 18-year-old 20-year-old female, 19-year-old female) • Cuyahogaz County — two cases (41-year-ols male, 9-year-old male) Therew are 17 suspect cases in 12 including Hamilton and Clermont counties. Severa previous suspected cases in Montgomery Countyg have been determined to not beSwine Flu. Peopld who are sick are urged to stay home from work or school and to avoidx contactwith others, except to seek medical This action can avoid spreading illnesz further, health officials said.
The increase in Ohio comes as concerns are growinb again after the potential Swine Flu death of an infant in New and the closing of more than a dozeh NewYork schools. There are 9,830 confirmed case s of the Swine Flu worldwide according tothe , with 40 countriez having at least one There have been 79 deaths confirmer caused by Swine Flu according to the WHO. Officials at the WHO said they expecty the H1N1 virus to continuwspreading worldwide, and are evaluating the options for increasingy its alert level to six, or declaring a pandemic. The U.S. has the most with 5,469 confirmed in 48 states as of11 a.m. according to the federal . There have been six confirmed deathx inthe U.S.
, with three in Texas, two in Arizonqa and one in Washington. The possible death of a 16-month old chilrd in New York has not beenconfirmec yet. Wisconsin has the most cases of any statewith 766, followede by Illinois with 707, Texas with 556, Californiza with 553 and Arizona with 488. The statexs that do not have any cases areWest Virginia, Arkansas, North Dakota, Wyoming and Mexico, where the illness is believes to have originated, has 3,648 cases and 72 deaths, accordingh to the WHO. officials said that as of 12 p.m.
Tuesda y the official number of confirmed cased of Swine Flu inOhio were: • Franklin Count y – four cases (31-year-old 33-year-old male, 18-year-old 20-year-old female, 19-year-old female) • Cuyahogaz County — two cases (41-year-ols male, 9-year-old male) Therew are 17 suspect cases in 12 including Hamilton and Clermont counties. Severa previous suspected cases in Montgomery Countyg have been determined to not beSwine Flu. Peopld who are sick are urged to stay home from work or school and to avoidx contactwith others, except to seek medical This action can avoid spreading illnesz further, health officials said.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
InterMune to Present at Goldman Sachs Healthcare Conference
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June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: today announced that , Chairman, Chievf Executive Officer and Presidentof InterMune, will present at the Goldman Sacha 30th Annual Global Healthcare Conference in New York on June 9, 2009 at 2:35 p.m. ET. To accessz a live audio webcast ofthe presentation, investors and othet interested parties may log on to the investor relationw page of InterMune's corporate website at . The company recommends loggingg on to the site 15 minutes prio to the start of the presentation in order to register or download anynecessary software.
InterMunee is a biotechnology company focusef onthe research, development and commercializatiohn of innovative therapies in pulmonology and hepatology. InterMune has a pipelind portfolio addressing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and hepatitis Cvirus (HCV) The pulmonology portfolio includes the Phase 3 program, CAPACITY, which is evaluatiny pirfenidone as a possible therapeutic candidatde for the treatment of patients with IPF, an open-label extension study from CAPACITY and a research prograk focused on small molecules for the treatment of pulmonaru disease.
The hepatology portfolio includes the HCV proteaser inhibitorcompound ITMN-191 (referred to as R72277 at Roche, its development partner) in Phase 1b, a second-generatiom HCV protease inhibitor research and a research program evaluating new targets in For additional information about InterMune and its R&D please visit . SOURCE InterMune, Inc.
June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: today announced that , Chairman, Chievf Executive Officer and Presidentof InterMune, will present at the Goldman Sacha 30th Annual Global Healthcare Conference in New York on June 9, 2009 at 2:35 p.m. ET. To accessz a live audio webcast ofthe presentation, investors and othet interested parties may log on to the investor relationw page of InterMune's corporate website at . The company recommends loggingg on to the site 15 minutes prio to the start of the presentation in order to register or download anynecessary software.
InterMunee is a biotechnology company focusef onthe research, development and commercializatiohn of innovative therapies in pulmonology and hepatology. InterMune has a pipelind portfolio addressing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and hepatitis Cvirus (HCV) The pulmonology portfolio includes the Phase 3 program, CAPACITY, which is evaluatiny pirfenidone as a possible therapeutic candidatde for the treatment of patients with IPF, an open-label extension study from CAPACITY and a research prograk focused on small molecules for the treatment of pulmonaru disease.
The hepatology portfolio includes the HCV proteaser inhibitorcompound ITMN-191 (referred to as R72277 at Roche, its development partner) in Phase 1b, a second-generatiom HCV protease inhibitor research and a research program evaluating new targets in For additional information about InterMune and its R&D please visit . SOURCE InterMune, Inc.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Roberts backs KU Cancer Center's push for NCI designation - Dayton Business Journal:
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Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’s Westwood medicalo building. He said that it now takes 10 years to 17 yearsand $1 billion to brinvg a new drug to which Roberts called a “national The National Cancer Institute said in Novembefr that the KU Cance r Center has a Sept. 25, 2011, applicatiom date for its efforts to get aninitiap five-year designation as an NCI cancer center. The months-longb application process for institutions seeking new designations beginws with submission of documentation that sometimesexceeds 1,000 pages and includese a site visit and other steps. The earliest that KU Cancee Center’s application could be approved is the springyof 2012.
Nationwide, 64 cancere centers receive Cancer Center Support Grantsx to support research to reduce the morbidity and mortality rates of There are 23 cancer centers and 41 comprehensive cancer The KU Cancer Cente r is partof , whichg is the medical researcnh and education arm of the University of Kansas. NCI designatiohn — KU’s No. 1 prioritg — typically is grantedx to academicmedical centers. Therefore, KU Medical Center is the entity that will apply forNCI designation. Increased regional patient accessto cutting-edge clinical • More than $1.3 billion in annual economidc benefits in the region.
• An increas in KU Cancer Center’s annual NCI financing from thecurrent $7.5 millio n to about $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutions also attrac world-class researchers who bring NCI grants with and part of the estimated increase is based on that. Many of these researcherws doubleas clinicians, adding expertise and depth in varioue cancer-care sub-specialties.
Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’s Westwood medicalo building. He said that it now takes 10 years to 17 yearsand $1 billion to brinvg a new drug to which Roberts called a “national The National Cancer Institute said in Novembefr that the KU Cance r Center has a Sept. 25, 2011, applicatiom date for its efforts to get aninitiap five-year designation as an NCI cancer center. The months-longb application process for institutions seeking new designations beginws with submission of documentation that sometimesexceeds 1,000 pages and includese a site visit and other steps. The earliest that KU Cancee Center’s application could be approved is the springyof 2012.
Nationwide, 64 cancere centers receive Cancer Center Support Grantsx to support research to reduce the morbidity and mortality rates of There are 23 cancer centers and 41 comprehensive cancer The KU Cancer Cente r is partof , whichg is the medical researcnh and education arm of the University of Kansas. NCI designatiohn — KU’s No. 1 prioritg — typically is grantedx to academicmedical centers. Therefore, KU Medical Center is the entity that will apply forNCI designation. Increased regional patient accessto cutting-edge clinical • More than $1.3 billion in annual economidc benefits in the region.
• An increas in KU Cancer Center’s annual NCI financing from thecurrent $7.5 millio n to about $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutions also attrac world-class researchers who bring NCI grants with and part of the estimated increase is based on that. Many of these researcherws doubleas clinicians, adding expertise and depth in varioue cancer-care sub-specialties.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Feds to keep E-Verify contractor requirement - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The E-Verify federal electronic system tellws employers whether their workers identification data matchesw withgovernment databases. Former president Georgde W. Bush signed an executive order in 2008 requiring federapl contractors touse E-Verify. U.S. Homelandc Security Secretary Janet Napoltano said Wednesdayu the Obama administration is continuing that The Obama administration had looked at theBush E-Verify contractor rule and optex to fully implement it.
“E-Verify is a simple and effective tool that reflects our continued commitmeny to working with employerzs to maintain a legal Napolitano said ina “Requiring those who seek federakl contracts to use this system will createw a more reliable and legal work Businesses have in the past faulted E-Verify for not beinv reliable. The ditched ‘No Match’ rule related to Socialp Security numbers required employers to figur e out the mismatch problems in a short time framer or firethe workers. Full implementation of the No-Match neveer came into place and was blocker by lawsuits claiming Social Security number databases are not reliablde and contain mismatchesand duplicates.
The E-Verify federal electronic system tellws employers whether their workers identification data matchesw withgovernment databases. Former president Georgde W. Bush signed an executive order in 2008 requiring federapl contractors touse E-Verify. U.S. Homelandc Security Secretary Janet Napoltano said Wednesdayu the Obama administration is continuing that The Obama administration had looked at theBush E-Verify contractor rule and optex to fully implement it.
“E-Verify is a simple and effective tool that reflects our continued commitmeny to working with employerzs to maintain a legal Napolitano said ina “Requiring those who seek federakl contracts to use this system will createw a more reliable and legal work Businesses have in the past faulted E-Verify for not beinv reliable. The ditched ‘No Match’ rule related to Socialp Security numbers required employers to figur e out the mismatch problems in a short time framer or firethe workers. Full implementation of the No-Match neveer came into place and was blocker by lawsuits claiming Social Security number databases are not reliablde and contain mismatchesand duplicates.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Permission Network is helping companies connect with clients - South Florida Business Journal:
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“This is a very good time to bea marketer. Applg the right forensics, build conversation and measure everything you doand you’ll disruptg your competition as the economicf recovery takes hold.” Weinkrantz, along with marketinv professionals Steve Patti and Ryan Kelly, have joined forces and formed a consulting alliance callec The Permission Network. The alliance helps companiex improve theirmarketing techniques, includingb the incorporation of social media tools, and offers an analyticw component that harnesses feedback to show what’x working — and what’s not. “Today’s CMO (chief marketing is more scrutinizedthan ever.
They’rs accountable to the bottom line,” says Permission Networ partnerSteve Patti, “There is a need for betterf strategy ... to connect with the customer.” He adds that thesee days, monitoring and influencing your brand reputationn is easierthan ever. “There’s no room for or for ego,” Patti says. The brand isn’tg what marketers say it is. It’zs what the customer says it is.” As the alliance provides its clientse with the tools necessary toconduct “permissiohn marketing.
” Patti explains that under such a companies engage in “conversation” directlyh with the consumer through interactive techniques, including sociapl networking. When it comes to analyzing the results, enter Ryan As a respected analytics Kelly emphasizes that therd is no room for waste d effort or guessing these days inmarketing budgets. He likena this accuracy component of marketing to theway today’ autos are repaired; with diagnostics, problems and solutions are discoveredf and implemented more rapidly, creatingv efficiency. Weinkrantz points to the economy and the paradigmnshift it’s created in the way businesd is done. “I embracee this,” he says.
“It creates a need for smartermarketing ... and that’sz what we’re about.” Public relations professionals are trainex to sing the praisesof others, but once a they’re encouraged to sing their own praises. Recently, the San Antonio chapter of Public Relations Society of America celebrated the 7th Annual Del Oro Awardz Program honoring the best and brightesty inSan Antonio’s PR universe — vettedr by some of the toughest judges in the their peers. Randy Escamilla, PRSA vice presidenf of public relations, shares that Del Oro honoreed were selected and recognized for outstandinvg PR campaigns and tactics as well as for largertindividual contributions.
“These awardr winners represent the very best in our Escamilla says. “Tex Taylor Lifetime Achievemenft Award winner Monica Faulkenbery ofNISD (Northsid e Independent School District) is the immediatw past-president of San the Antonio’s PRSA and currently leads the PR accreditatioh process. PR Professional of the Year Fran Stephenson of SeaWorld headx a fantasticand cutting-edge communications team ... and Abbe y Forney of Urology-San Antonio has been involved in public relations for less than five years and is alreadty recognized as arisinbg star.” Escamilla says other winnerx were honored in the La Platas Community Relations Category.
They included “It’s Time to OwnUp, SA!” by OwnUp SA; and “Consortiujm of Partners” and “Food 4 by the corporate communications team. In the Special Events and Observanceas Category, honorees included “City-Toyotza Green Clean-Up Project” by the City of San Antonii Communications and PublicAffairs Department; and the “Oblat School of Theology Capital Campaign Press Event” led by Creativs Civilization.
Additional La Plata Award Winnerswere “Lon Campus Dedication & $25 Million Gift — UT Health Science Center/Jacquelyn Spruce Pfeiffer; ‘LULAC 79th Annual National Convention’ — Bromley Communication/Deborauh Charnes Vallejo; “Texas Secretary of State Oath of Office Ceremony” Creative Civilization; and “ Presents Andrea Bocelli” — Creative Civilization. J. Moncada, Creative Civilization’s new chiefv marketing officer, knows that despite the unpredictable naturee of thead biz, it’s still a greaf place to call home. For the past 15 he’s led strategic efforts for national brands suchas , , , and .
Moncadz recently spoke at El Paso’s Advertising Federation luncheon, pumpingh up members of El Paso’s advertising and marketinv community and advertising students atthe . “Inn lieu of the challenges that exist in the marketers and agencies have to evolvs theirthinking — outside the box,” Moncada says. He also discusser during the keynote, the effects of the economt on the advertising industry and talkede about ways in which current and futurse professionals can adapt tothe marketplace.
“This is a very good time to bea marketer. Applg the right forensics, build conversation and measure everything you doand you’ll disruptg your competition as the economicf recovery takes hold.” Weinkrantz, along with marketinv professionals Steve Patti and Ryan Kelly, have joined forces and formed a consulting alliance callec The Permission Network. The alliance helps companiex improve theirmarketing techniques, includingb the incorporation of social media tools, and offers an analyticw component that harnesses feedback to show what’x working — and what’s not. “Today’s CMO (chief marketing is more scrutinizedthan ever.
They’rs accountable to the bottom line,” says Permission Networ partnerSteve Patti, “There is a need for betterf strategy ... to connect with the customer.” He adds that thesee days, monitoring and influencing your brand reputationn is easierthan ever. “There’s no room for or for ego,” Patti says. The brand isn’tg what marketers say it is. It’zs what the customer says it is.” As the alliance provides its clientse with the tools necessary toconduct “permissiohn marketing.
” Patti explains that under such a companies engage in “conversation” directlyh with the consumer through interactive techniques, including sociapl networking. When it comes to analyzing the results, enter Ryan As a respected analytics Kelly emphasizes that therd is no room for waste d effort or guessing these days inmarketing budgets. He likena this accuracy component of marketing to theway today’ autos are repaired; with diagnostics, problems and solutions are discoveredf and implemented more rapidly, creatingv efficiency. Weinkrantz points to the economy and the paradigmnshift it’s created in the way businesd is done. “I embracee this,” he says.
“It creates a need for smartermarketing ... and that’sz what we’re about.” Public relations professionals are trainex to sing the praisesof others, but once a they’re encouraged to sing their own praises. Recently, the San Antonio chapter of Public Relations Society of America celebrated the 7th Annual Del Oro Awardz Program honoring the best and brightesty inSan Antonio’s PR universe — vettedr by some of the toughest judges in the their peers. Randy Escamilla, PRSA vice presidenf of public relations, shares that Del Oro honoreed were selected and recognized for outstandinvg PR campaigns and tactics as well as for largertindividual contributions.
“These awardr winners represent the very best in our Escamilla says. “Tex Taylor Lifetime Achievemenft Award winner Monica Faulkenbery ofNISD (Northsid e Independent School District) is the immediatw past-president of San the Antonio’s PRSA and currently leads the PR accreditatioh process. PR Professional of the Year Fran Stephenson of SeaWorld headx a fantasticand cutting-edge communications team ... and Abbe y Forney of Urology-San Antonio has been involved in public relations for less than five years and is alreadty recognized as arisinbg star.” Escamilla says other winnerx were honored in the La Platas Community Relations Category.
They included “It’s Time to OwnUp, SA!” by OwnUp SA; and “Consortiujm of Partners” and “Food 4 by the corporate communications team. In the Special Events and Observanceas Category, honorees included “City-Toyotza Green Clean-Up Project” by the City of San Antonii Communications and PublicAffairs Department; and the “Oblat School of Theology Capital Campaign Press Event” led by Creativs Civilization.
Additional La Plata Award Winnerswere “Lon Campus Dedication & $25 Million Gift — UT Health Science Center/Jacquelyn Spruce Pfeiffer; ‘LULAC 79th Annual National Convention’ — Bromley Communication/Deborauh Charnes Vallejo; “Texas Secretary of State Oath of Office Ceremony” Creative Civilization; and “ Presents Andrea Bocelli” — Creative Civilization. J. Moncada, Creative Civilization’s new chiefv marketing officer, knows that despite the unpredictable naturee of thead biz, it’s still a greaf place to call home. For the past 15 he’s led strategic efforts for national brands suchas , , , and .
Moncadz recently spoke at El Paso’s Advertising Federation luncheon, pumpingh up members of El Paso’s advertising and marketinv community and advertising students atthe . “Inn lieu of the challenges that exist in the marketers and agencies have to evolvs theirthinking — outside the box,” Moncada says. He also discusser during the keynote, the effects of the economt on the advertising industry and talkede about ways in which current and futurse professionals can adapt tothe marketplace.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Flow of money, alleged blackmail detailed in Colonies' search warrants - Redlands Daily Facts
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Flow of money, alleged blackmail detailed in Colonies' search warrants < /p>Redlands Daily Facts The ways money flowed to candidates and political action committees and alleged acts of blackmail are detailed in search warrants in San Bernardino County's $102 million legal settlement with Rancho Cucamonga developer Colonies Partners LP in November ... |
Friday, November 11, 2011
Jen's Friends and Northway Bank Team Up - Conway Daily Sun
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Conway Daily Sun | Jen's Friends and Northway Bank Team Up Conway Daily Sun CONWAY รข€" Members of the Board of Directors of Jen's Friends Cancer Foundation and branch managers of the Northway Bank teamed up to celebrate the first edition of Jen's Friends Scenic Calendar. Calendar sales will help Jen's Friends in their mission ...< /p> |
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Election Day 2011 and what we learned - Washington Post (blog)
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Election Day 2011 and what we learned Washington Post (blog) Election Day 2011 is (almost) over, and with the benefit of a little sleep and some coffee, it's time to mine the results for lessons. Here are four we came away with: 1. The unions can still bring it Yes, the unions came up short earlier this year in ... |
Monday, November 7, 2011
Geospatial-Intelligence agency scouts HQ space - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The , now based at 4600 Sangamorse Roadin Bethesda, is studying responses to a requestg for qualifications from companies interestingy in helping NGA find its new home. The agencyh expects to select a consultantby Feb. 16, and loca l brokers, economic development officials and developerse are salivating over such alarge proposition. Many of the 100- to 150-acre spots of open land in theregion aren'tr zoned for this kind of development, says Mark president of Reston-based ( ).
"But for a use like he says, "any jurisdiction would make it NGA needs a site where it can build10 five-storuy buildings within 50 miles of the To start, the agency would develop abourt 700,000 square feet. Though 150 acre sounds like a lot in a regiojn that arguesabout overdevelopment, there apparently are several sites in the regiomn for the agency to consider. So far the search is focused inNorthern Virginia, but that hasn'rt stopped Marylanders from lookinf to get in the game. The D.C. real estate brokerage Capitop CREAG, for instance, already has its eye on marketing , at the intersection of routes 175and 32, to NGA.
"It could be a highly secure campus, and this wouled be something that would fall intotheir laps," says broke Pete Marcin ( ). "It's literallyy right next to Fort Meade and just down the street from theNSA [ ]." Odenton Town Centerd ( ) spreads over 128 acres and is zonedx for 2.2 million square feet of commercia l use. But it's not only wide-open space in the regio n that couldfit NGA's requirements. There also are availables sites near secure government such as tracts along Routse 28 in Loudoun gateway sites to Fort Belvoid in Fairfax Countyand beyond. "Once you get out to Fauquier there are plentyof opportunities," Larse n says.
"There are sites all over the joint." As a combaty support agency, NGA must have a headquarters that complies withthe department's Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection standards, whichh mandate that its agencies' buildings have hardenefd exteriors and be set back from the road. Also, NGA's guidelines call for the site toaccommodate 2,500 with the potential to expand to 8,500.
The agenchy hasn't said what it will do with its existinyg headquarters in Bethesda after a replacement site is NGA officials did not return calls for One not-so-closely guarded secret about NGA is that it has awarder many contracts in the past couple of landed a $500 million, multiyear contract with NGA last October to providwe high-resolution imagery. Then, the agency awarded contracts to , an Alexandrisa software company, to provide first-respondeer services to political conventionss and this year's presidential inauguration.
The , now based at 4600 Sangamorse Roadin Bethesda, is studying responses to a requestg for qualifications from companies interestingy in helping NGA find its new home. The agencyh expects to select a consultantby Feb. 16, and loca l brokers, economic development officials and developerse are salivating over such alarge proposition. Many of the 100- to 150-acre spots of open land in theregion aren'tr zoned for this kind of development, says Mark president of Reston-based ( ).
"But for a use like he says, "any jurisdiction would make it NGA needs a site where it can build10 five-storuy buildings within 50 miles of the To start, the agency would develop abourt 700,000 square feet. Though 150 acre sounds like a lot in a regiojn that arguesabout overdevelopment, there apparently are several sites in the regiomn for the agency to consider. So far the search is focused inNorthern Virginia, but that hasn'rt stopped Marylanders from lookinf to get in the game. The D.C. real estate brokerage Capitop CREAG, for instance, already has its eye on marketing , at the intersection of routes 175and 32, to NGA.
"It could be a highly secure campus, and this wouled be something that would fall intotheir laps," says broke Pete Marcin ( ). "It's literallyy right next to Fort Meade and just down the street from theNSA [ ]." Odenton Town Centerd ( ) spreads over 128 acres and is zonedx for 2.2 million square feet of commercia l use. But it's not only wide-open space in the regio n that couldfit NGA's requirements. There also are availables sites near secure government such as tracts along Routse 28 in Loudoun gateway sites to Fort Belvoid in Fairfax Countyand beyond. "Once you get out to Fauquier there are plentyof opportunities," Larse n says.
"There are sites all over the joint." As a combaty support agency, NGA must have a headquarters that complies withthe department's Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection standards, whichh mandate that its agencies' buildings have hardenefd exteriors and be set back from the road. Also, NGA's guidelines call for the site toaccommodate 2,500 with the potential to expand to 8,500.
The agenchy hasn't said what it will do with its existinyg headquarters in Bethesda after a replacement site is NGA officials did not return calls for One not-so-closely guarded secret about NGA is that it has awarder many contracts in the past couple of landed a $500 million, multiyear contract with NGA last October to providwe high-resolution imagery. Then, the agency awarded contracts to , an Alexandrisa software company, to provide first-respondeer services to political conventionss and this year's presidential inauguration.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
What is your business doing to save energy and help the environment? - Birmingham Business Journal:
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“At , we use landfill methane gas to fuel our brick kilnzs at plants in Montgomeryhand Moody. Using landfill gas allows us to harnesa an alternative fuel and reduce greenhouse gas emissions inthe community. In addition, because of its naturaol properties, brick itself is an ideal building materialk for use in environmentally friendly We have been reachingv out to architects and builders to use brick inenvironmentaol design. We also collect rain water runoff from the roofa of our facilities and use it for extrusion wated in the brickmakiny process.” President Jenkins Brick Co. “Ws encourage employees to bring their own mugs that can be reuseed instead of usingplasti cups.
When purchasing supplies we look for the seals thatencourag sustainability. We also select chlorine-free papef and energy-efficient light bulbs, install energy-efficient toilets and instalpl motion-sensing lighting. We use electronics to communicate and use onlines public relations to create a greenertmarketing plan.” Managing director Slade Land Use, Environmentakl and Transportation Planning LLC “With the larger number of employees and students at even small acts of energu conservation can have a solid therefore, ECA kicked off a corporatse Go-Green initiative this year.
We have encouraged everyonde at our campuses to take small stepa such as eliminating individual plastic creamer andsweetener containers, turning off officew lights when going to lunch and turning off computers, which can save thousandsd of kilowatt hours of electricity annually.” CEO Education of America/ “We recently adopted a new sustainabilith policy designed to reducw our law firm’s overal l ecological footprint. The policy, which is basexd on a joint / law office sustainability program, focuseds on reducing paper use, recycling, adopting energhy saving measures and offsetting part of our totalk electricity use by purchasing renewableenergy credits.
Our employees and clients haverespondesd enthusiastically, and we look forware to potentially expanding the program in the Associate, environmental litigation group
“At , we use landfill methane gas to fuel our brick kilnzs at plants in Montgomeryhand Moody. Using landfill gas allows us to harnesa an alternative fuel and reduce greenhouse gas emissions inthe community. In addition, because of its naturaol properties, brick itself is an ideal building materialk for use in environmentally friendly We have been reachingv out to architects and builders to use brick inenvironmentaol design. We also collect rain water runoff from the roofa of our facilities and use it for extrusion wated in the brickmakiny process.” President Jenkins Brick Co. “Ws encourage employees to bring their own mugs that can be reuseed instead of usingplasti cups.
When purchasing supplies we look for the seals thatencourag sustainability. We also select chlorine-free papef and energy-efficient light bulbs, install energy-efficient toilets and instalpl motion-sensing lighting. We use electronics to communicate and use onlines public relations to create a greenertmarketing plan.” Managing director Slade Land Use, Environmentakl and Transportation Planning LLC “With the larger number of employees and students at even small acts of energu conservation can have a solid therefore, ECA kicked off a corporatse Go-Green initiative this year.
We have encouraged everyonde at our campuses to take small stepa such as eliminating individual plastic creamer andsweetener containers, turning off officew lights when going to lunch and turning off computers, which can save thousandsd of kilowatt hours of electricity annually.” CEO Education of America/ “We recently adopted a new sustainabilith policy designed to reducw our law firm’s overal l ecological footprint. The policy, which is basexd on a joint / law office sustainability program, focuseds on reducing paper use, recycling, adopting energhy saving measures and offsetting part of our totalk electricity use by purchasing renewableenergy credits.
Our employees and clients haverespondesd enthusiastically, and we look forware to potentially expanding the program in the Associate, environmental litigation group
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Like a Rock: Chevy celebrates 100th anniversary - Boston.com
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Boston.com | Like a Rock: Chevy celebrates 100th anniversary Boston.com A 1991 ad campaign featuring Seger's hit song "Like a Rock" bolstered truck sales by showing the rugged Silverado pickup at work climbing over rocks and running through mud. The campaign was so successful that Chevy stuck with it for 13 more years. ... Like a Rock: Chev rolet celebrates 100 years of transporting the masses |
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