Monday, November 29, 2010
AAA: Memorial Day to spark rebound in travel - The Business Review (Albany):
Far lower gas prices coupled with deeply discountedhotel rates, shouldr lead 32.4 million Americans to travel at least 50 milew from home over the holiday AAA said. That would be an increased of 1.5 percent from last year. “The good news is sharply lower gasoline priced and plentiful travel bargains have Americans feeling better about takingf a road tripthis summer,” said Robert AAA president and chief executive. According to AAA, retaikl gas prices average $2.26 a gallonh nationwide, down from a high of $4.121 in July 2008. AAA said it does not expectt the national price of gas to goabovew $2.50 per gallon this summer.
The numberr of Americans planning to travel by car is expectedd to hit 27 accounting for 83 percent of thosetaking trips. Airline travelo is expected to fall 1 percent despite a projected 4 percent declinein airfares. Hotel rates nationwide are expectec to be between 7 percent and 12 perceng lower thanlast year, with travelera spending an average of $104 to $142 per according to AAA. Car rental rates are expectee to drop as well with consumerws paying an averageof $43 per day compare to $45 a year ago.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Southwest adds pet fares, raises bag fees - Nashville Business Journal:
Small cats and dogs can fly in the cabinjfor $75 each way. “These new programws and processes are just the starting poinyt with additional initiatives planned for later this Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said ina statement. “Ir is always our goal to be upfront with our customers and to set the righrtcustomer expectations. Our changes today associate a charge for itemsx that are truly anextrqa service.” All pets must fit in a carrieer that goes under the airplane which will count as the passenger’s carry-on bag. Customers can begin purchasing pet fares on June 1 for travel beginningJune 17.
Southwest also is increasing its servicr charge to check a third bag or an overweighg bag that weighs 51 to70 pounds. The fee will be raisef from $25 to $50 for customers traveling on or afterrJune 17. Southwest remains one of the only airlinees that allows the first two bagsfor “The increase in the baggage charger impacts less than one percen of our customers,” Kelly says. Southwest will star t charging $25 each way for unaccompanied minorx traveling alone between the ages of 5and 11. The chargw applies to tickets purchasedJune 1. Unaccompanierd minors may only travel on nonstop ordirecy flights, not on flights that change planes.
“Thixs service charge will help us covert our added costs and still maintain ourcompetitivde low-fare advantage,” Kelly
Monday, November 22, 2010
Swine flu count hits 547 in Arizona - Kansas City Business Journal:
So far, the has reported 11,054 casew and 17 deaths in the United Of those, 547 confirmed and probable casexs and four deaths are in That compares with 10,053 cases and 17 deaths on June 1 and 8,975t cases and 15 deaths on May 29. New York and Arizonaz are tied with the highest number of followed by three in Illinois and Texaz and one eachin Missouri, Utah and The World Health Organization reports 19,273 cased and 117 deaths in 66 countries, including the U.S. The CDC continuesx to take aggressive action to reduce the spreadf and severity ofthe illness.
It originally was callefd the swine flu because laboratory tests had shown that many of the genees in the new virus were similar to influenza virusesa that normally occur in pigs in North But further study has show n that the new virus is different from what normally circulatesz in NorthAmerican pigs, so it is now being calledr the H1N1 flu. Health officiales recommend frequent hand washing with soap and as well as avoiding touchingthe eyes, nose or Sick employees are encouraged to stay home to reduce the spreadr of the flu.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
S&B Industry to receive incentives - South Florida Business Journal:
In exchange, the company also would have toinvesyt $17.3 million “to renovate and build out new corporated headquarters and operations facilities in the according to the The company would expand its existing at 1551 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway, said Norm Taylor, directo r of Broward’s office of economic development. The jobs are supposefd to pay an average salaryof $98,000 – welcomer news to Taylor. “It means a wholwe bunch of people willpay mortgages, will pay taxesd and will support their locap supermarkets,” he said. “These are very high-wag e jobs that we didn’t have happening frequentlg inour market.
” S&B is a subsidiary of Foxconn Internationao Holdings, a subsidiary of a Ltd., a Chinesee computer and electronics giant based in Taiwan. If S&B creates the 150 it potentially couldreceive $850,000 in combinedd incentives from the county, city and the state. Browarde and Sunrise each agreed to contribute for a totalof $250,000. The statd would contribute an additional $650,000 if it approve s the deal. S&B could not immediately be reachefor comment. The company stated on its grantt application that it employs 51 in Taylor said, but it’s not clear how many, if any, are employesd separately under the Foxconn brand.
Both companies list theirf address at 1551 SawgrasesCorporate Parkway. S&B/Foxconn is part of a growing technology cluster in Sunrise thatincludes Ariz.-based General Dynamics C4 Systems (NYSE: GD) and Canada-baseed Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM). The companies sprunvg up in Sunrise in sprinvg 2008 after laid off about 300 workers – mostly engineers working on next-generatiomn wireless technology – from its Plantation facility.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Nation's Report Card Shows Reading Levels of High School Seniors Are Worse ... - ParentDish
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Covidien now Irish corporation - Dayton Business Journal:
The Supreme Court of Bermuda approved the move Shareholders had approved the move parentof St. Louis-based Covidien Imaging Solutions and Pharmaceutical had cited tax and legislative reasona for wanting to move the country of Covidien has conducted business in Irelan d for nearly 30 years andhas 2,000 employeesz there and six facilities, including four factories servingy the Imaging Solutions and Medical Devices segments. Richarcd Meelia, Covidien’s chairman, presiden and chief executive, cited Ireland’s stable legal and regulatory environmentand “goos network of tax treaties” with the U.S., Europeann Union and many countries where Covidiemn has major operations.
As a result of the common shares were canceled and Covidien plc ordinaryu shares were issued to all Covidienplc (NYSE: COV) will continure to be subject to U.S. Securitieds and Exchange Commission reporting Covidien plc, formerly known as , operates Covidiemn Imaging Solutions and Pharmaceutical also known as , which is located in St. Louis and providezs medical imaging technologyand pharmaceuticals. Covidien was spun off from in 2007. With 2008 revenud of nearly $10 billion, Covidien has 3,000 employees in the St. Louis area and more than 41,00 employees worldwide.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Semifinal Show-stoppers - Entertainment Weekly
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Best Buy to sell electric motorcycles, bikes - Denver Business Journal:
The Richfield retailer is embracingthe e-bike concept, preparingv to begin selling next month an electric motorcycle made by Brammo. Powered bicycles made by Currie Technologies and Ultra Motors alsoare planned, accordingg to a report in Bicycld Retailer and Industry News . The Brammlo bikes — which resemble a small motorcyclse and can reach speeds of 50 mph will go on sale July 6 at a Best Buy locationhin Portland, Ore., as part of a test-marketing effort, said John a spokesman for Brammo. Further West Coast Best Buy locationeswill follow. The first Brammo model to go on sale at Best Buy iscalledc Enertia.
It will retail for about $12,0090 and qualifies for a 10 percent federapltax credit. It’s 100 percent plug-in electric, can be plugged into any householsd electrical socket and has a range of aboutg45 miles, Farris said. Brammo is headquartered in Ore., and has received funding from BestBuy BBY), according to Consumer Reports. Representatives of Best Buy couldn'yt immediately be reached for
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Army-Navy game coming to FedEx Field - South Florida Business Journal:
The , the and Destination D.C. have announced that the 112ty Army-Navy game will be played at in Marylandxon Dec. 10, 2011. Alonb with the football game, the event brings with it a weekenr ofancillary events, including the Army-Nav y Gala. “This is a phenomenal achievement by the thre organizations to secure such an historic event forour nation’s said Robert Sweeney, president of the Greater Washingtomn Sports Alliance. “With nearly a half million active and retireds military personnel currently living in our region and the historic memorialsz that honorour nation’ s service men and women, it just makezs sense to have a game of this magnitude played in Washington.
” The event is part of an eight-year package announced Tuesday by the and the . Philadelphiw will host the gamein 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2017. The game will take plac e in Baltimore in 2014and 2016.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Danac gets good news from Montgomery County Planning Board - Business First of Louisville:
The Bethesda-based developer's 26-acre office park in the Shadyu Grove Life Sciences Center is currently approvedfor 669,538 square feet of density and the campuz currently contains half of or 350,000 square feet. At a May 28 work the Montgomery County Planning Board decided to recommend in its draftf Gaithersburg West Master Plan that the property be developed with up to twicde asmuch density, or contain up to 1.34 millionj square feet of office, retail and residential space. The southwest cornefr of the land currently includesa 272,000-square-foot, three-buildingy complex that houses software and pharmaceuticaol tenants.
The north side of the properthy contains the Metropolitan RegionalInformational Services' 72,000-square-foor headquarters. Last week, the board also recommendeed that Danac's Corridor Cities Transitway stop be locatefd at or near itsnortheastern corner, near the intersectio n of Diamondback Drive and Decoverly Drive. That is good news for since the board had left out the stop inearlie drafts. The transit stop near the cornefr may be developed whether the state retainz the current road alignment or adoptsthe county's locally preferred alternative.
The board also picked that locatiohn because the northeastern corner is considered to be convenienrt for pedestrians from the Decoverlyresidential "We have a long way to go, but we are encouragedf by the planning board's recommendations," said Timothy Dugan, a Danav attorney. Several more work sessions are schedulerd over the nexttwo months, and in July the planniny board will send its draft master plan to the countyh executive who will have 60 days to review and commengt before it is sent to the county council for
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Verio-sponsored survey finds long-term optimism among world's small businesses - Memphis Business Journal:
According to the 83 percent of small business executives are optimistic abouttheir company’s long-terk ability to rebound when the econom y improves, 65 percent expect theirf company’s market share to have increasef by the time the recession and 73 percent expect revenues to have Only 6 percent of the worldwidw executives surveyed said they expect the qualithy of talent in their organizations to decreaser once the economy improves; 38 percent expect it to Yet many of the busines s leaders surveyed say their governments are doing too littlew to support them through the worldwider downturn.
Forty-eight percent of those surveyed said local governmen is unsupportive oftheir business, and 39 percent say the same of national Asked to explain this lack of government support, small-business executives worldwides said smaller companies "do not attract enougyh attention" (39 percent), "the publid at large perceives large companies as more importanf than small- and mid-size companies" (28 percent), and "small and mid-size businesses have fewer advocates than large companies" (24 percent). Colo.-based Web-hosting company Verio is a unitof Tokyo-basef NTT Communications Group. .
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Jacksonville Business Journal: Jacksonville Commercial Real Estate Listings - View Commercial Real Estate
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
2010 Breeders' Cup Results & Entries; Blame, Zenyatta, & Uncle Mo Dominate - ADAN News
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Saturday, November 6, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
U.S. Cyber Command A Wild Card at Fort Meade - Patch
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
DeMint: We'll Ban Earmarks Right Away - CBS News
DeMint: We'll Ban Earmarks Right Away CBS News ... why don't we just do away with the constitution and declare a dictatorship or maybe communism (which fails in post cases) That way we can have 1 party ... |
Monday, November 1, 2010
Chick-fil-A to rebuild on Roadhouse site - The Business Review (Albany):
The fast-food chain signec a 25-year lease deal effectivd May 7 to take overa 10,000-square-foot shuttereed Roadhouse Grill near the corner of Michigan Stree t and Orange Avenue, said Mary Hurley, real estatew and leasing manager for landlord Chick-Fil-A’s plane include demolishing the existingy building and building a 3,800-square-foot restaurant with drive-through, Hurley told Orlandlo Business Journal. The companies involved would not disclose financial details ofthe transaction. Jorge Rodriguez with in Orlandorepresented Orlando-basec Pineloch in the deal.
Chick-fil-A was not represented by a Chick-fil-A is slated to meet with the cityof Orlando’zs engineer for a pre-constructiomn meeting this week, Hurley said. Roadhouse Grill in May 2008 converted from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectiojn to Chapter7 liquidation, closing restaurants in Dayton Beach, Longwood, Orlando, Titusville and Winterr Park.