Seattle Post Intelligencer | UConn women's notebook: Moore most decorated player in Husky history Greenwich Time She will ascend to the next level not only as the most decorated player in team history, but as one of the most decorated in the history of the sport. Moore became just the second player in history Tuesday to be named a first-team » |
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
UConn women's notebook: Moore most decorated player in Husky history - Greenwich Time
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
State vying for big biotech facility - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The Peach State is amongf several vying for what might be a vaccine or pharmaceutica manufacturing operation that could locate on more than 100 Atlanta Business Chroniclehas learned. Winning the project coulf do for Georgia’s biotech industry what will do forthe state’e auto industry, said Mike president of the , after being briefee about the details. “I t would be an outstanding recruitment [tool for new business],” Cassidyt said. The company, whichg could be considering three is said to be negotiating economic incentiveds withthe state, a source said. Georgis economic development officials declined comment on the possible development dubbed “Project Boss.
” The potentia development could add to the region’s biotech credentials, alreadhy enhanced by hosting the 2009 BIO Internationap Convention, the world’s largest bio conference,in May. It would also be an economifc development coup akinto ’s global headquarterss relocation from Dayton, Ohio, to Duluth. The ATM and self-servic e kiosk maker said it would bring morethan 2,100 jobs to including nearly 900 at a manufacturing operatio n in Columbus, Atlanta Business Chronicle firs reported June 1.
Metro Atlanta, home to the , has the criticao infrastructure to support a biomedical manufacturing The region is home to the EmorygVaccine Center, billed as among the larges academic vaccine centers in the world and known for its expertiss in vaccine research and development, and clinical In 2007, and The launched the Cente r of Excellence for Influenza Researcjh and Surveillance to develop flu vaccines. Carol who directs the Innovation and Technologyh Office at the Georgia Department of Economic is leading efforts to land thebiotecj company, a source familiar with the effort said.
Activityu is said to have picked up in the pasttwo Henderson’s recruitment builds upon the existing alliances and resourcesz between the University System of Georgia, the Centers of the Georgia Research Alliance and the Georgi Biomedical Partnership and Biotechnology Industry Organization. The biotecuh firm has been shopping sitesx for at leasta year. Project Boss was “planning to potentially deploty twomanufacturing facilities” that combined could employ about according to a request for informationj dated June 5, 2008. The facilitie s could be located in thesame region, or in separatwe locations, the document noted.
The however, is said to have downsized thoseinitiall plans, sources said. The economy, and more specifically the pressure for companies tocut costs, is forcinbg companies in general to take longer to make big decisionsx such as a major relocation, said Heidi deputy commissioner of the Global Commerce Divisiomn at the Georgia Department of Economic Development. “It’ s typically taking 12 to 18 monthsto close,” Green declining to specifically comment on Project The biotech firm, said to have scouted Cobb, Dougla s and Gwinnett counties, is seeking locations with internationalp air access, available life science labor, and an abilityt to source and attract engineers and Ph.
D.s, the requesft for information noted. The firm could also have checkedx outthe 1,530-acre Stanton Springs, a master-plannefd development east of Interstate 285 near Covington. Modeledf on the Johns Creek project, Stantojn Springs includes areasfor office, research, business servicew and light industrial uses, accordiny to its Web The company might also have an interest in the 487-acrwe Fort McPherson, which state officials envision as a scientificc research facility on par with The Research Triangld Park in North Carolina.
The Georgi a sites being looked at are concentrated around what the stated is marketing asan “innovation crescent” — a regionj that spans a dozen countiesz surrounding Atlanta. The area stretchea from downtown’s and campuses to Athens-Clarke home of UGA. Metro Atlant has the skilled workforce, research institutionss and state government backing to lure a largedbiomedical development, said Eric Tomlinson, co-chairman of Georgia Bio and CEO of Atlanta-basede , who said he was not familiar with the potentiak biotech project.
Atlanta’s internationally connected airport and theSavannan port, Tomlinson said, would make the region attractives to vaccine manufacturing which are typically supported by global distribution networks. If the project came to “it would continue Georgia’sz march to become recognized as one of the key centeras of biotechnology in theUnited States,” Tomlinsohn said. “A lot of new industry [and could mutate around this.” The statre is actively recruiting thebiotechn industry, the GRA’s Cassidgy said. “All of the signals from the statr are: ‘We want to recruit and build this industry inthe ” Cassidy said.
Atlanta’s strengths as a globallyt accessible location make the regio attractive for a global biomedical company, just as it does for , and , said Tom managing director at Georgia Venture Partners. “Thd industry is looking for ways to save costs and increased through consolidation,” said Callaway, who was not familiar with Project Boss. “For [a company] to identify Georgia as a place to potentialluy consolidate would be a signal tothe ... biotech industryg that Georgia’s open for business.
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The Peach State is amongf several vying for what might be a vaccine or pharmaceutica manufacturing operation that could locate on more than 100 Atlanta Business Chroniclehas learned. Winning the project coulf do for Georgia’s biotech industry what will do forthe state’e auto industry, said Mike president of the , after being briefee about the details. “I t would be an outstanding recruitment [tool for new business],” Cassidyt said. The company, whichg could be considering three is said to be negotiating economic incentiveds withthe state, a source said. Georgis economic development officials declined comment on the possible development dubbed “Project Boss.
” The potentia development could add to the region’s biotech credentials, alreadhy enhanced by hosting the 2009 BIO Internationap Convention, the world’s largest bio conference,in May. It would also be an economifc development coup akinto ’s global headquarterss relocation from Dayton, Ohio, to Duluth. The ATM and self-servic e kiosk maker said it would bring morethan 2,100 jobs to including nearly 900 at a manufacturing operatio n in Columbus, Atlanta Business Chronicle firs reported June 1.
Metro Atlanta, home to the , has the criticao infrastructure to support a biomedical manufacturing The region is home to the EmorygVaccine Center, billed as among the larges academic vaccine centers in the world and known for its expertiss in vaccine research and development, and clinical In 2007, and The launched the Cente r of Excellence for Influenza Researcjh and Surveillance to develop flu vaccines. Carol who directs the Innovation and Technologyh Office at the Georgia Department of Economic is leading efforts to land thebiotecj company, a source familiar with the effort said.
Activityu is said to have picked up in the pasttwo Henderson’s recruitment builds upon the existing alliances and resourcesz between the University System of Georgia, the Centers of the Georgia Research Alliance and the Georgi Biomedical Partnership and Biotechnology Industry Organization. The biotecuh firm has been shopping sitesx for at leasta year. Project Boss was “planning to potentially deploty twomanufacturing facilities” that combined could employ about according to a request for informationj dated June 5, 2008. The facilitie s could be located in thesame region, or in separatwe locations, the document noted.
The however, is said to have downsized thoseinitiall plans, sources said. The economy, and more specifically the pressure for companies tocut costs, is forcinbg companies in general to take longer to make big decisionsx such as a major relocation, said Heidi deputy commissioner of the Global Commerce Divisiomn at the Georgia Department of Economic Development. “It’ s typically taking 12 to 18 monthsto close,” Green declining to specifically comment on Project The biotech firm, said to have scouted Cobb, Dougla s and Gwinnett counties, is seeking locations with internationalp air access, available life science labor, and an abilityt to source and attract engineers and Ph.
D.s, the requesft for information noted. The firm could also have checkedx outthe 1,530-acre Stanton Springs, a master-plannefd development east of Interstate 285 near Covington. Modeledf on the Johns Creek project, Stantojn Springs includes areasfor office, research, business servicew and light industrial uses, accordiny to its Web The company might also have an interest in the 487-acrwe Fort McPherson, which state officials envision as a scientificc research facility on par with The Research Triangld Park in North Carolina.
The Georgi a sites being looked at are concentrated around what the stated is marketing asan “innovation crescent” — a regionj that spans a dozen countiesz surrounding Atlanta. The area stretchea from downtown’s and campuses to Athens-Clarke home of UGA. Metro Atlant has the skilled workforce, research institutionss and state government backing to lure a largedbiomedical development, said Eric Tomlinson, co-chairman of Georgia Bio and CEO of Atlanta-basede , who said he was not familiar with the potentiak biotech project.
Atlanta’s internationally connected airport and theSavannan port, Tomlinson said, would make the region attractives to vaccine manufacturing which are typically supported by global distribution networks. If the project came to “it would continue Georgia’sz march to become recognized as one of the key centeras of biotechnology in theUnited States,” Tomlinsohn said. “A lot of new industry [and could mutate around this.” The statre is actively recruiting thebiotechn industry, the GRA’s Cassidgy said. “All of the signals from the statr are: ‘We want to recruit and build this industry inthe ” Cassidy said.
Atlanta’s strengths as a globallyt accessible location make the regio attractive for a global biomedical company, just as it does for , and , said Tom managing director at Georgia Venture Partners. “Thd industry is looking for ways to save costs and increased through consolidation,” said Callaway, who was not familiar with Project Boss. “For [a company] to identify Georgia as a place to potentialluy consolidate would be a signal tothe ... biotech industryg that Georgia’s open for business.
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Russian physicists plan to synthesize element 119 of periodic system - RIA Novosti
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The Voice of Russia | Russian physicists plan to synthesize element 119 of periodic system RIA Novosti "We do believe that element 118 is not the last one," he added. The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, where six elements of the periodic system were synthesized earlier, is currently celebrating the 55th anniversary of its foundation. Russians synthesize new chemical element |
Friday, March 25, 2011
Characteristics of CD8+ T cell subsets in Chinese patients with chronic HIV ... - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
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Characteristics of CD8+ T cell subsets in Chinese patients with chronic HIV ... 7thSpace Interactive (press release) However, the changes of CD8+ T cell subsets during early period of ART have not been fully studied. Methods: Twenty-one asymptomatic treatment-naive HIV-infected patients with CD4 T+ cells less than 350 cells/ul were enrolled in the study. ... |
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Metro seeks more control of convention center leadership - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Metro councilors Rod Park and Rex Burkholdef will introduce a measure next week givingg the council authority over individuals who lead the Metropolitanj ExpositionRecreation Commission. The motion comes after Metrk Council President David Bragdon criticized the performancwe of MERC General Manager David Councilors want to overseethe hiring, salary changesz and employment status of MERC’s top according to a letter Park and Burkholder sent to Don who chairs the commission. Trotter and other commissionersd currently oversee the position and have givej Woolson good marks during his firstt threejob reviews.
The council will considedr the motion at its June 11 In a March 31 letter to the commission regardingthe group’s budget requests, Bragdon questioned both Woolson’s leadershil as well as the agency’s higher Woolson’s office spent $470,568 during the 2007-0i fiscal year. The number jumpeds to $838,803 for the current year. Woolsonh requested $877,808 for the 2009-10 fiscal year.
However, in a lettedr dated March 12, 2009 to Bragdohn from Metro finance and administrative services directo rMargo Norton, Woolson says the cost increaseas are "primarily the result of a reorganizatio of the public affairse function and the cost and creatioj of a business development Specifically, MERC's public affairs manager and publi c affairs coordinator were "reclassified" to a directodr of communications and a director of business and community Woolson goes on to state that additional resourcesd for goods and services for the positions includec "advertising, consulting, sponsorships...
and other general officde expenses in order to have a more effective effory in this area." In the same letter, Woolson says the numberse alone don't paint an accurate picture becausr of unfilled positions in earlier budgets. Bragdonj also said Woolson moved his office downtown and boosteed consulting travel costs and other expenses last He alsocollected “large raises” that, by increasing his salary to make him more highly paid than his MERC moved downtown from the conventionj center last year. It occupies space in the Portland Centef for the Performing 1111 S.W. Broadway.
which operates the building, pays no rent for the One of theMERC Commission'se goals was to increase the organization's downtow presence. MERC's board approved Woolson's pay raises. The board said last year that Woolsoh “has accomplished (an) enormousd amount of work and inspired staff. He has quickl detected problems and has move to alleviatr orfix (sic). There appears to be a new energyat Metro’s annual budget is $40 Woolson is the agency’s highest-paid
Metro councilors Rod Park and Rex Burkholdef will introduce a measure next week givingg the council authority over individuals who lead the Metropolitanj ExpositionRecreation Commission. The motion comes after Metrk Council President David Bragdon criticized the performancwe of MERC General Manager David Councilors want to overseethe hiring, salary changesz and employment status of MERC’s top according to a letter Park and Burkholder sent to Don who chairs the commission. Trotter and other commissionersd currently oversee the position and have givej Woolson good marks during his firstt threejob reviews.
The council will considedr the motion at its June 11 In a March 31 letter to the commission regardingthe group’s budget requests, Bragdon questioned both Woolson’s leadershil as well as the agency’s higher Woolson’s office spent $470,568 during the 2007-0i fiscal year. The number jumpeds to $838,803 for the current year. Woolsonh requested $877,808 for the 2009-10 fiscal year.
However, in a lettedr dated March 12, 2009 to Bragdohn from Metro finance and administrative services directo rMargo Norton, Woolson says the cost increaseas are "primarily the result of a reorganizatio of the public affairse function and the cost and creatioj of a business development Specifically, MERC's public affairs manager and publi c affairs coordinator were "reclassified" to a directodr of communications and a director of business and community Woolson goes on to state that additional resourcesd for goods and services for the positions includec "advertising, consulting, sponsorships...
and other general officde expenses in order to have a more effective effory in this area." In the same letter, Woolson says the numberse alone don't paint an accurate picture becausr of unfilled positions in earlier budgets. Bragdonj also said Woolson moved his office downtown and boosteed consulting travel costs and other expenses last He alsocollected “large raises” that, by increasing his salary to make him more highly paid than his MERC moved downtown from the conventionj center last year. It occupies space in the Portland Centef for the Performing 1111 S.W. Broadway.
which operates the building, pays no rent for the One of theMERC Commission'se goals was to increase the organization's downtow presence. MERC's board approved Woolson's pay raises. The board said last year that Woolsoh “has accomplished (an) enormousd amount of work and inspired staff. He has quickl detected problems and has move to alleviatr orfix (sic). There appears to be a new energyat Metro’s annual budget is $40 Woolson is the agency’s highest-paid
Monday, March 21, 2011
Congress threatening to pull commuter rail funds - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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But a threat has emerged to those federal funds, jeopardizing a projecyt that represents the first step in a plannex commuter rail network radiating from the Georgia capital in all Leaders of the U.S. House of Rep-resentatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committeew sent a letter April 2 to House members warning of planxs to pull federal funding from highway or transit projectes approved by Congress more than a decadse ago that have not been built due to the lack ofstatee and/or local matching money. The Lovejoy line was includef inthe TEA-21 transportation reauthorization bill adopted by Congres s in 1998.
“It is a ‘use it or lose message to the committee spokesman JimBerard said. “We just can’t let monehy sit there when other projectd are ready to goand don’yt have funding.” The congressional warning marks another episodes in Georgia’s topsy-turvy flirtation with commuter rail, marked alternatelyg by state and local officials’ supportt for, and opposition to, offering commuters a way out of traffi c congestion. Just one day after the letter was the General Assembly adoptedan $18.6 billion budgey for 2010 with no money for Lovejoy. Yet last with gasoline pricesat $4 a Gov.
Sonny Perdue endorsed state fundinb of the line as a pilot projectr and even called for it to be extender further southto Griffin. “There’s always some excuse ... and nothing happens,” said Jim Dexter, vice president of the . congressional funding of commuter rail in Georgia was greetesd enthusiastically bythe state’s political and transportatiohn leaders. In 1999, the , a new agency steeredd through the legislatureby then-Gov. Roy and two other transportation agencies unveiled an ambitious plan for two commuter rail lines and a seriesof inter-cit passenger routes with Atlanta as the hub.
Besides the Lovejou project, envisioned as the first leg ofan Atlanta-to-Macon commuterf route, the plan also called for a commuteer line connecting Atlanta and But support for passenger rail waned aftert 2002, when Republican Perdue turned Democragt Barnes out of office and the GOP beganm a takeover of the General Assembly that was completed in 2004. Republicansw doubted ridership projections for the commuter lines in light of affinity for their cars and questioned the wisdok of investing in theLovejoy project. Similar reservationas surfaced on the StateTransportation Board.
A criticao juncture came in September 2005, when a motion sought by Lovejoy’ s supporters on the board to move aheaf with the project barely survived ina 7-5 The project also received a mixed receptiom from local government officials alonhg the planned route. The Clayton Count Commission agreed in 2005 tocover $4 million in annual operating costs for only to rescind that vote in 2007 when a new groupo of commissioners took office. Michael chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Davie Scott, D-Atlanta, said the local matcjh is a small but critical ingredientf in thefunding mix. “Congressman Scott absolutelg wants thisto happen,” Andeo said.
“But he can’t fund the operating Following Perdue’s endorsement of commuter rail last the Department of Transportationm askedfor $15.1 million to match the federaol commitment to Lovejoy. But in an austerd budget climate brought on by aworsening recession, the governodr didn’t recommend funding commuter rail. “Wre were finally getting some momentum toward implementing this thingh and then the economy went southgon us,” DOT spokesman Davic Spear said. With no immediate prospects for new statre or local moneyfor Lovejoy, Spear said the best the DOT can do is try to find existinf state funds, including bonds, that could be put towardc the project.
Beyond he said, state transportation officials will seek to persuadre Congress not to follow through onits threat. Briah Robinson, spokesman for U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, the only Georgian on the transportatiojn committee, said there’s probably still time for that Although the House plans to take up a new transportation reauthorizationbill soon, Robinson said the slower-moviny Senate isn’t expected to consider it until next
But a threat has emerged to those federal funds, jeopardizing a projecyt that represents the first step in a plannex commuter rail network radiating from the Georgia capital in all Leaders of the U.S. House of Rep-resentatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committeew sent a letter April 2 to House members warning of planxs to pull federal funding from highway or transit projectes approved by Congress more than a decadse ago that have not been built due to the lack ofstatee and/or local matching money. The Lovejoy line was includef inthe TEA-21 transportation reauthorization bill adopted by Congres s in 1998.
“It is a ‘use it or lose message to the committee spokesman JimBerard said. “We just can’t let monehy sit there when other projectd are ready to goand don’yt have funding.” The congressional warning marks another episodes in Georgia’s topsy-turvy flirtation with commuter rail, marked alternatelyg by state and local officials’ supportt for, and opposition to, offering commuters a way out of traffi c congestion. Just one day after the letter was the General Assembly adoptedan $18.6 billion budgey for 2010 with no money for Lovejoy. Yet last with gasoline pricesat $4 a Gov.
Sonny Perdue endorsed state fundinb of the line as a pilot projectr and even called for it to be extender further southto Griffin. “There’s always some excuse ... and nothing happens,” said Jim Dexter, vice president of the . congressional funding of commuter rail in Georgia was greetesd enthusiastically bythe state’s political and transportatiohn leaders. In 1999, the , a new agency steeredd through the legislatureby then-Gov. Roy and two other transportation agencies unveiled an ambitious plan for two commuter rail lines and a seriesof inter-cit passenger routes with Atlanta as the hub.
Besides the Lovejou project, envisioned as the first leg ofan Atlanta-to-Macon commuterf route, the plan also called for a commuteer line connecting Atlanta and But support for passenger rail waned aftert 2002, when Republican Perdue turned Democragt Barnes out of office and the GOP beganm a takeover of the General Assembly that was completed in 2004. Republicansw doubted ridership projections for the commuter lines in light of affinity for their cars and questioned the wisdok of investing in theLovejoy project. Similar reservationas surfaced on the StateTransportation Board.
A criticao juncture came in September 2005, when a motion sought by Lovejoy’ s supporters on the board to move aheaf with the project barely survived ina 7-5 The project also received a mixed receptiom from local government officials alonhg the planned route. The Clayton Count Commission agreed in 2005 tocover $4 million in annual operating costs for only to rescind that vote in 2007 when a new groupo of commissioners took office. Michael chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Davie Scott, D-Atlanta, said the local matcjh is a small but critical ingredientf in thefunding mix. “Congressman Scott absolutelg wants thisto happen,” Andeo said.
“But he can’t fund the operating Following Perdue’s endorsement of commuter rail last the Department of Transportationm askedfor $15.1 million to match the federaol commitment to Lovejoy. But in an austerd budget climate brought on by aworsening recession, the governodr didn’t recommend funding commuter rail. “Wre were finally getting some momentum toward implementing this thingh and then the economy went southgon us,” DOT spokesman Davic Spear said. With no immediate prospects for new statre or local moneyfor Lovejoy, Spear said the best the DOT can do is try to find existinf state funds, including bonds, that could be put towardc the project.
Beyond he said, state transportation officials will seek to persuadre Congress not to follow through onits threat. Briah Robinson, spokesman for U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, the only Georgian on the transportatiojn committee, said there’s probably still time for that Although the House plans to take up a new transportation reauthorizationbill soon, Robinson said the slower-moviny Senate isn’t expected to consider it until next
Sunday, March 20, 2011
GM files for bankruptcy, plans to transfer operations to Wentzville - Denver Business Journal:
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Some operations and equipment from a steelk stamping plant inGrand Rapids, Mich., whicbh is slated to close as part of the automaker'e restructuring, will be transferres to Wentzville, according to Bob a spokesman for the Wentzvill plant. It's not yet known how if any, Michigan employees will opt to transfefto Wentzville, he said. GM officials callecd Wentzville Mayor Paul Lambi at9 a.m. Monday to assurr him the local plant wouldremain "It's good that they are shippingb in work for this plant," Lambi said. "That's a positive that corporatre thinks this plant willbe around.
" Still, Lambi rival automaker Chrysler plans to shutted its Fenton factors after investing $130 million in so it was important for Wentzville to not rely on GM so much and diversifu its revenue stream. When Lambi took officer seven years ago, Wentzville countedr on GM for about 55 to 60 perceng of itstotal revenue. Today, that's more like 15 percenrt of the city's $24 million general fund, becauss GM pays the city aboutf $3 million a year in real estates taxes, property taxes and other he said.
GM on Monday by the end of but the Wentzville plant was spareedbecause it’s the only plant whers Chevrolet Express and GMC Savanaz vans are made, The Wentzville plant will still undergoi a previously announced and other production cuts in June and July that will resulft in the layoffs of 300 Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-old automakee is among the largest in U.S. history and largest-eve U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. GM listed $173 billio in liabilities and $82 billion in assets, accordinv to the filed in New York. GM to St.
largest privately held company, Enterprisw Rent-a-Car, and to Chapter 11, whic allows the company to operate while protected from its pushes GM intoa fast-track bankruptcy and providezs $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to The GM plan as detailed by U.S. officials woulsd allow a much smaller GM to emergew from court protection within 60 to90 days. The automakef has not provided an update target for job cuts but was looking toeliminats 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,000 union members it now General Motorsemploys 92,000 in the United Statesa and is indirectly responsible for 500,000 The U.S.
government would hold a 60 perceny financial interest in areorganized GM, and the UAW woulxd take a 17.5 percenyt stake. The governments of Canada and the provincs of Ontario have agreed to a 12 percen t ownership stake in exchange forfinancial aid. GM bondholders would get 10 percent. "It’s a bittersweet Wheeler said. "You hate to have to go througbh the process of closinfg plants andeliminating jobs, but look around, that’s what'sa going on with a lot of Hopefully we can rebound, hire peopled in the future and be the vibrant company we once Download a copy of the
Some operations and equipment from a steelk stamping plant inGrand Rapids, Mich., whicbh is slated to close as part of the automaker'e restructuring, will be transferres to Wentzville, according to Bob a spokesman for the Wentzvill plant. It's not yet known how if any, Michigan employees will opt to transfefto Wentzville, he said. GM officials callecd Wentzville Mayor Paul Lambi at9 a.m. Monday to assurr him the local plant wouldremain "It's good that they are shippingb in work for this plant," Lambi said. "That's a positive that corporatre thinks this plant willbe around.
" Still, Lambi rival automaker Chrysler plans to shutted its Fenton factors after investing $130 million in so it was important for Wentzville to not rely on GM so much and diversifu its revenue stream. When Lambi took officer seven years ago, Wentzville countedr on GM for about 55 to 60 perceng of itstotal revenue. Today, that's more like 15 percenrt of the city's $24 million general fund, becauss GM pays the city aboutf $3 million a year in real estates taxes, property taxes and other he said.
GM on Monday by the end of but the Wentzville plant was spareedbecause it’s the only plant whers Chevrolet Express and GMC Savanaz vans are made, The Wentzville plant will still undergoi a previously announced and other production cuts in June and July that will resulft in the layoffs of 300 Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-old automakee is among the largest in U.S. history and largest-eve U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. GM listed $173 billio in liabilities and $82 billion in assets, accordinv to the filed in New York. GM to St.
largest privately held company, Enterprisw Rent-a-Car, and to Chapter 11, whic allows the company to operate while protected from its pushes GM intoa fast-track bankruptcy and providezs $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to The GM plan as detailed by U.S. officials woulsd allow a much smaller GM to emergew from court protection within 60 to90 days. The automakef has not provided an update target for job cuts but was looking toeliminats 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,000 union members it now General Motorsemploys 92,000 in the United Statesa and is indirectly responsible for 500,000 The U.S.
government would hold a 60 perceny financial interest in areorganized GM, and the UAW woulxd take a 17.5 percenyt stake. The governments of Canada and the provincs of Ontario have agreed to a 12 percen t ownership stake in exchange forfinancial aid. GM bondholders would get 10 percent. "It’s a bittersweet Wheeler said. "You hate to have to go througbh the process of closinfg plants andeliminating jobs, but look around, that’s what'sa going on with a lot of Hopefully we can rebound, hire peopled in the future and be the vibrant company we once Download a copy of the
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Djelic on visit to Leipzig - EMportal
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Djelic on visit to Leipzig EMportal Djelic will participate in the part of the programme in which Zoran Zivkovic's novel "Five Wonders of the Danube" will be presented. This novel is an important contribution to the EU Strategy for the Danube region. On that occasion, the Deputy Prime ... |
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Feds ready to ramp up stimulus projects - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Vice President Joseph Biden claimed in a conferencse call with reporters Monday that the stimulus helpedcreate 150,000 jobs in the first 100 days after the American Recover y and Reinvestment Act was passedf in February. Biden said the contracts and funding could resultin 600,000 jobs beinbg created this summer. ARRA also will fund 135,000 state and local education jobsand 125,000 summer youtnh jobs. To that end, Biden said the governmenyt is fast trackingstimulus projects, including: Construction and energy conservation contracts at 107 national parks. Improvementd at 90 veterans medical Construction funding for 200 water and wastewater treatment plants inruraol areas.
Construction at 98 airports nationwideand 1,500 highwaysd and at just undere 400 military bases. The priority projects have not yet been brokehn down by stateor locality. The move comes as some city governmentxs say it is taking months for ARRA money to hit the localk level so contract bidding can Other critics have complained that construction and governmentt contractors already working in the publi c sector are getting most ofthe
Vice President Joseph Biden claimed in a conferencse call with reporters Monday that the stimulus helpedcreate 150,000 jobs in the first 100 days after the American Recover y and Reinvestment Act was passedf in February. Biden said the contracts and funding could resultin 600,000 jobs beinbg created this summer. ARRA also will fund 135,000 state and local education jobsand 125,000 summer youtnh jobs. To that end, Biden said the governmenyt is fast trackingstimulus projects, including: Construction and energy conservation contracts at 107 national parks. Improvementd at 90 veterans medical Construction funding for 200 water and wastewater treatment plants inruraol areas.
Construction at 98 airports nationwideand 1,500 highwaysd and at just undere 400 military bases. The priority projects have not yet been brokehn down by stateor locality. The move comes as some city governmentxs say it is taking months for ARRA money to hit the localk level so contract bidding can Other critics have complained that construction and governmentt contractors already working in the publi c sector are getting most ofthe
Saturday, March 12, 2011
IN RE INTEREST OF N.K. - Leagle.com
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Free Chick-fil-A meal on July 10 - Business First of Louisville:
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The giveaway is part of the Atlanta-basexd chain’s fifth-annual Cow Appreciation Day, whicuh honors its "Eat Mor Chikin" Cows. In a relateds promotion, parents can enter photos of their cow-clad children as part of a "Showw Us the Cow" onlin photo contest, for a chance to win a $1,000 U.S. Savinge Bond. Between now and Aug. 31, childrenb ages 10 and youngeer are encouraged to work with an adulr to submit creative photos of themselves dressefdas cows. The contest Web site, www.CowAppreciationDay.com, has details aboutr uploading photos forthe contest. Once the pictures are the public can vote for theirf favorite photothrough Aug. 31.
The 20 photographas that get the most Internet votes will benamedf semifinalists. From the semifinalists, Chick-fil-A will selecty five finalists and one grand prize winner based onoverall quality, originality, creativity and skill. The entrant'zs age will be taken into accountfor judging, Chick-fil-A said. The grand prize winner will receivea U.S. Seriexs EE Savings Bond with a maturitu valueof $1,000, a catered party for theitr classroom, free Chick-fil-A Kid's Mealsw for a year and a digital camera, among othee gifts.
Also each Kid's Meal from June 22 to July 25 will includ e miniatureCow figurines, while supplies One out of every 100 of the cows will have gold spotss instead of the traditional black spots and will be packaged with a card redeemablde for a free Ice cream.
The giveaway is part of the Atlanta-basexd chain’s fifth-annual Cow Appreciation Day, whicuh honors its "Eat Mor Chikin" Cows. In a relateds promotion, parents can enter photos of their cow-clad children as part of a "Showw Us the Cow" onlin photo contest, for a chance to win a $1,000 U.S. Savinge Bond. Between now and Aug. 31, childrenb ages 10 and youngeer are encouraged to work with an adulr to submit creative photos of themselves dressefdas cows. The contest Web site, www.CowAppreciationDay.com, has details aboutr uploading photos forthe contest. Once the pictures are the public can vote for theirf favorite photothrough Aug. 31.
The 20 photographas that get the most Internet votes will benamedf semifinalists. From the semifinalists, Chick-fil-A will selecty five finalists and one grand prize winner based onoverall quality, originality, creativity and skill. The entrant'zs age will be taken into accountfor judging, Chick-fil-A said. The grand prize winner will receivea U.S. Seriexs EE Savings Bond with a maturitu valueof $1,000, a catered party for theitr classroom, free Chick-fil-A Kid's Mealsw for a year and a digital camera, among othee gifts.
Also each Kid's Meal from June 22 to July 25 will includ e miniatureCow figurines, while supplies One out of every 100 of the cows will have gold spotss instead of the traditional black spots and will be packaged with a card redeemablde for a free Ice cream.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Aerie Raises $30M to Progress Glaucoma Drug into Phase III - Genetic Engineering News
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Genetic Engineering News | Aerie Raises $30M to Progress Glaucoma Drug into Phase III Genetic Engineering News Osage University Partners and existing investors Alta Partners and TPG Biotech also participated. Aeri plans to use the new funds to continue development of its glaucoma portfolio, and in particular progress lead candidate AR-12286 into Phase III ... Duke spinoff Aerie raises $30M to test glaucoma drug Aerie Pharma banks $30M round for Ph3 glaucoma drug study Aerie Pharmaceuticals Completes $30 Million Series B Financing to Fund Further ... |
Friday, March 4, 2011
Boehner launches effort to defend gay-marriage ban - Washington Post
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Fox News | Boehner launches effort to defend gay-marriage ban Washington Post ... chamber will take action to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, a little over a week after President Obama instructed the Justice Department to no longer defend the constitutionality of the law that bans federal recognition of same-sex marriages. ... Boehner launches effort to defend gay marriage ban House Republicans Move to Uphold Marriage Act House defends marriage act |
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Pittsburgh area banks are cautious, but optimistic about future - Business First of Columbus:
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“I wouldn’t categorize the Pittsburgh market as really being doomand gloom,” said Vincenty Locher, president of Columbus-based ’s Pittsburgh region, who has workefd in banking for 23 “Pittsburgh never had the high highs. We’re not experiencintg the low lows.” Huntington is Pittsburgh’s seventh-largesty bank, according to deposits. It does not break out financialsby “We are still seeing good lending demand in what I’ll classifyg as business banking and commercial,” Lochee said. “Commercial real estate financinb hascertainly slowed, particularly arouns retail developments.
I would say we still see good demande forconsumer lending, althoughb that has slowed, certainly from a historic And we continue to see very nice deposi t growth, which we’ve been very pleaserd with.” Huntington lost 65 centsw per share during the fourth quarter of 2007, due to a combination of factors, including a $512 million provisiobn for credit losses, mostly stemming from its relationshilp with subprime mortgage lender and servicer Analyst are estimating it will earn betweejn 21 cents and 28 cents for the threee months ending Dec. 31.
Huntington raisedx $569 million in a preferred stock offering inthe spring, and in October announced it’s participating in the Treasurh Department’s Capital Repurchase program to the tune of $1.4 The large banks “havre their hands full,” said CEO John so the Indiana, Pa.-based bank, like fellow regionapl financial institutions, is trying to capitalize. “We’re doinvg all we can to be able to fill the creditt needsof communities, and there’s sometimes a limit to your capital that keeps you from bein able to fill that,” Dolan said.
That’s why, he First Commonwealth raised morethan $100 millioh through a public offerinhg of common stock in October. Dolanb and Locher see opportunities to gain customerz and employeeswith ’s pending acquisitiob of , the Pittsburgh region’s second-largest bank in terms of “Anytime there’s a merger, there’z opportunity in the market,” said Locher, who was an executivew at Three Rivers Bank, boughft by , which was acquired by Huntington last “We really are executint the same way we alway have, and we’ll continue to do that.
” Andrewe Hasley, CEO of , Lawrenceville, whicyh trades over the counter but is so closely held two weekzs can pass without a said it’s hard to tell what’s going to happem with the economy. “We all have our eyes on the unemploymengt rates,” he said. “No matter what you say abouty Pittsburgh being shielded from the worstof what’s happenef in the U.S., we’r e not immune.” , the Philadelphia-based investment cut its earnings expectations on custodyu banks, including , early in November.
Thes e are financial institutions that make theidr money from asset managementg rather than retail banking and which were comparatively unscathes by the economic On Nov. 20, BNY Pittsburgh’s third-largest bank by deposits, said it would cut its global work force by 4 or 1,800 jobs worldwide. “That’s an indication that things are tough,” said Thomaes McCrohan, Janney Montgomery director ofequitt research. “Another area where we lowerecd numbers was the equitymarkeg valuations, which hurts (custody revenue stream from assets under Wilson Smith, director of researcjh at Philadelphia-based , tracks F.N.v Corp.
, First Commonwealth and , all of which have “moved aggressively” into Pittsburghj over the past five years, and which creates opportunities for the thred regional banks. “With PNC getting so big, it’s hard for them to take the time and effort inthat market, so it’s really fertild ground for these banks to gain Smith said. “Smaller guys can come in and take loanthat don’t really mean anything to the biggerr players, but are very good business for But he also believes F.N.B.
, First Commonwealtyh and S&T will be cautious and won’t compromise credit
“I wouldn’t categorize the Pittsburgh market as really being doomand gloom,” said Vincenty Locher, president of Columbus-based ’s Pittsburgh region, who has workefd in banking for 23 “Pittsburgh never had the high highs. We’re not experiencintg the low lows.” Huntington is Pittsburgh’s seventh-largesty bank, according to deposits. It does not break out financialsby “We are still seeing good lending demand in what I’ll classifyg as business banking and commercial,” Lochee said. “Commercial real estate financinb hascertainly slowed, particularly arouns retail developments.
I would say we still see good demande forconsumer lending, althoughb that has slowed, certainly from a historic And we continue to see very nice deposi t growth, which we’ve been very pleaserd with.” Huntington lost 65 centsw per share during the fourth quarter of 2007, due to a combination of factors, including a $512 million provisiobn for credit losses, mostly stemming from its relationshilp with subprime mortgage lender and servicer Analyst are estimating it will earn betweejn 21 cents and 28 cents for the threee months ending Dec. 31.
Huntington raisedx $569 million in a preferred stock offering inthe spring, and in October announced it’s participating in the Treasurh Department’s Capital Repurchase program to the tune of $1.4 The large banks “havre their hands full,” said CEO John so the Indiana, Pa.-based bank, like fellow regionapl financial institutions, is trying to capitalize. “We’re doinvg all we can to be able to fill the creditt needsof communities, and there’s sometimes a limit to your capital that keeps you from bein able to fill that,” Dolan said.
That’s why, he First Commonwealth raised morethan $100 millioh through a public offerinhg of common stock in October. Dolanb and Locher see opportunities to gain customerz and employeeswith ’s pending acquisitiob of , the Pittsburgh region’s second-largest bank in terms of “Anytime there’s a merger, there’z opportunity in the market,” said Locher, who was an executivew at Three Rivers Bank, boughft by , which was acquired by Huntington last “We really are executint the same way we alway have, and we’ll continue to do that.
” Andrewe Hasley, CEO of , Lawrenceville, whicyh trades over the counter but is so closely held two weekzs can pass without a said it’s hard to tell what’s going to happem with the economy. “We all have our eyes on the unemploymengt rates,” he said. “No matter what you say abouty Pittsburgh being shielded from the worstof what’s happenef in the U.S., we’r e not immune.” , the Philadelphia-based investment cut its earnings expectations on custodyu banks, including , early in November.
Thes e are financial institutions that make theidr money from asset managementg rather than retail banking and which were comparatively unscathes by the economic On Nov. 20, BNY Pittsburgh’s third-largest bank by deposits, said it would cut its global work force by 4 or 1,800 jobs worldwide. “That’s an indication that things are tough,” said Thomaes McCrohan, Janney Montgomery director ofequitt research. “Another area where we lowerecd numbers was the equitymarkeg valuations, which hurts (custody revenue stream from assets under Wilson Smith, director of researcjh at Philadelphia-based , tracks F.N.v Corp.
, First Commonwealth and , all of which have “moved aggressively” into Pittsburghj over the past five years, and which creates opportunities for the thred regional banks. “With PNC getting so big, it’s hard for them to take the time and effort inthat market, so it’s really fertild ground for these banks to gain Smith said. “Smaller guys can come in and take loanthat don’t really mean anything to the biggerr players, but are very good business for But he also believes F.N.B.
, First Commonwealtyh and S&T will be cautious and won’t compromise credit
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