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Financial terms of the deal weren't Birmingham, Ala.-based HealthSouth Corp. (NYSE: HLS) is a national provider of physicalrehabilitation services. RehabCare said in a releasr that operations atthe 38-bed freestandingt rehabilitation hospital are scheduled to end on or about Aug. 29. The patientxs remaining at the hospital at that time will be transferrede to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of a 60-bed rehabilitation hospital that openefd in 1993, the company said. RehabCarwe and HealthSouth have been providing similafr rehabilitation services tothe Midland-Odessa area for 15 according to the release.
"The need for two rehabilitatiomn hospitals in this area has been questioner forsome time," said John Short, RehabCare presidenft and CEO, said in a statement. "Ibn order to rationalize the marketgoingh forward, we need to remove unnecessary duplication of services. Likewise, when we look at the long-term potential of our total hospital portfolio, this divestiture makesx strategic sense for Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital in Midland opener in 1988 under contract managementby RehabCare, whicb bought the rehab facility's assetws in 2006 from Midland Memorial Hospital and renamed the facility RehabCare Rehabilitationh Hospital-Permian Basin.
Short said the RehabCare facility'xs more than 50 staff members "will have opportunitt to explore open at HealthSouth orwithin RehabCare'as network, which includes five locations in Midland-Odessq among more than 150 locations in Texas. St. Louis-based RehabCare (NYSE: RHB) provides physical rehabilitation programk management services in morethan 1,200p hospitals, nursing homes and other long-ter care facilities throughout the Unitedc States. RehabCare also owns and operates freestandinb rehabilitationand long-term acutre care hospitals.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Yahoo Board Renews Emphasis on CEO Hunt - Wall Street Journal
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle): Tech & Innovation : Business Advice
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Seems like 2008 left lots of people crying. So what does that mean for 2009 Once ina while, even Chickeh Little is right. The sky did fall in 2008, but that doesn'ty make Chicken Little a grea t strategist. Everyone is right sometimes. Use Chickenb Little as your 2009 model atyour peril. Bambi time is over. Capitalism has been described as "creativwe destruction." We saw lots of destruction last year. It'as time to focus on the creativs part. How do you do that in this environment?? First, change how you think.
For you'll need a battle plan, not just a business There's not one battle plan that works for but here are some universal principles for formulatin your personalbattle plan: 1. DON'T FIGHrT THE LAST WAR We don't know the future, but we know this year will be differengt thanlast year, even if some 2008 problemz persist during 2009. Don't expect that dusting off your 2008 plan will brinh successin 2009.
Sun Tzu, in "The Art of advises: "What enables … the good generapl to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reachb ofordinary men, is Resources are scarce these days but spenx some time and a little money gettinvg information about changes in your market and analyze how they affect your company. 2. MIGRATION - THE HEAD IS MOVINvG If you've ever been to the Serengeti, you know that dry weatherf causes millions of animals to movevast distances. Busineszs is like that, too. When everyonre is fat, dumb and happy in theit establishedmarket niches, they tend to stay Big changes occur more out of desperation than hope.
In timews like this, the business herd starts moving. You'ree in trouble if it'ss heading in your direction. Maybe your market niche has fares better than average in the generaleconomi downturn. That's great, but don'ft congratulate yourself yet. If you have a good you'll be facing new competitors soon. Why? Maybe your niche was too smalo when other companies had lotsof business. Maybew they were focused on products or customer withhigher margins. If their other opportunitiex dried up, your little nichs is probably looking pretty good tothem now. Assuminfg there are safe havensis 3.
MISFORTUNE BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES Good times briny more opportunities thantough times, but all economic conditionsw create new opportunities. Winners spot new opportunitiex and seize them quickerthan others.
Seems like 2008 left lots of people crying. So what does that mean for 2009 Once ina while, even Chickeh Little is right. The sky did fall in 2008, but that doesn'ty make Chicken Little a grea t strategist. Everyone is right sometimes. Use Chickenb Little as your 2009 model atyour peril. Bambi time is over. Capitalism has been described as "creativwe destruction." We saw lots of destruction last year. It'as time to focus on the creativs part. How do you do that in this environment?? First, change how you think.
For you'll need a battle plan, not just a business There's not one battle plan that works for but here are some universal principles for formulatin your personalbattle plan: 1. DON'T FIGHrT THE LAST WAR We don't know the future, but we know this year will be differengt thanlast year, even if some 2008 problemz persist during 2009. Don't expect that dusting off your 2008 plan will brinh successin 2009.
Sun Tzu, in "The Art of advises: "What enables … the good generapl to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reachb ofordinary men, is Resources are scarce these days but spenx some time and a little money gettinvg information about changes in your market and analyze how they affect your company. 2. MIGRATION - THE HEAD IS MOVINvG If you've ever been to the Serengeti, you know that dry weatherf causes millions of animals to movevast distances. Busineszs is like that, too. When everyonre is fat, dumb and happy in theit establishedmarket niches, they tend to stay Big changes occur more out of desperation than hope.
In timews like this, the business herd starts moving. You'ree in trouble if it'ss heading in your direction. Maybe your market niche has fares better than average in the generaleconomi downturn. That's great, but don'ft congratulate yourself yet. If you have a good you'll be facing new competitors soon. Why? Maybe your niche was too smalo when other companies had lotsof business. Maybew they were focused on products or customer withhigher margins. If their other opportunitiex dried up, your little nichs is probably looking pretty good tothem now. Assuminfg there are safe havensis 3.
MISFORTUNE BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES Good times briny more opportunities thantough times, but all economic conditionsw create new opportunities. Winners spot new opportunitiex and seize them quickerthan others.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
House of Schwan among new sponsors to sign with Wichita Wild - Wichita Business Journal:
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The president and owner of , Wichita' distributor, was never convincexd that previous team owners were committed toindoor football'as success in Wichita. Now, House of Schwan is one of the firsty companies to agree to a sponsorship packag e forthe 's 2007 The deciding factor was local ownership. "It just seemedr like they'd finally gotten to the point througy all the different layers of ownershio in the past and different league affiliationsw that have comeand gone, that they really had a product that had local ownership and a local commitment and a vision for the Schwan says. Wichita oilman Wink Hartma Sr.
committed to own the Wild in Septemberd after listening to a proposak fromMike McCoy, who had spenty the last two years as general manager of the . The two men are workinfg to restorethe sport's credibilit y in the community after a 2006 season that endexd when the Aviators boycotted the championship game in a disputw with team and league owner Ralph Adams of House of Schwan agreed to a multifacetee package that includes sponsorship of the game ball, which fans get to keep if it goes into the along with sideline banners. Schwan and McCot declined to discuss specific financial terms ofthe agreement. Sponsorshipl package prices rangefrom $100 to $15,000.
Schwanj says he signed up early to lock in what he considers the best choice of the available His sponsorship of the Wild does not includeany co-operatived advertising money from , the makere of Budweiser. "Football crosses all socio-economiv levels, but when you get a locaol team with a loyalfan base, they tend to be not only to the but to people who sponsof the team," Schwan says. "And by and large, football fans are beer House of Schwan has sponsorship packagese with the hockey team and is in the proces of negotiating a 2007 agreement withthe . The Wild also signec up some formerAviators sponsors. will sponsorr the Wild's mascot during 2007.
The companyh had banners on the boards surroundiny the playing field duringthe Aviators' 2006 It's a matter of community support for Haroled Ragland, McBride's area "Let's face it, a lot of sporte teams in Wichita have suffered and struggled to make it," Ragland says. "I just thinik the more options we have for the better. I think it just improves the qualituof life." McBride also sponsors the Wranglers, the National Basebal l Congress, athletics and the Thunder. McCoy started talkingh to potential sponsors as soon as it was announced that Hartmamn was takingover ownership. "Having a trusted locall owner, like Mr.
Hartman, somebody that has been in the communith for hisentire life, has really opened doorsw for us," McCoy says. "He's got a lot of friendz and they know with him involvedthat we'rw in the best shape we'v ever been." The Wild held open tryoutss Nov. 12 to add players to a rostere that already includes most of the 2006Aviatore squad, and McCoy is working on next season'w schedule. Hartman says he's pleased with the progress on and offthe field. "I've hired the right people to do therighf things," he says.
"My job is to be supportivee -- stay in the background and when needexjump in, and when not, stay Wichita Wild Owner: Wink GM: Mike McCoy. Head coach: Carl Caldwell.
The president and owner of , Wichita' distributor, was never convincexd that previous team owners were committed toindoor football'as success in Wichita. Now, House of Schwan is one of the firsty companies to agree to a sponsorship packag e forthe 's 2007 The deciding factor was local ownership. "It just seemedr like they'd finally gotten to the point througy all the different layers of ownershio in the past and different league affiliationsw that have comeand gone, that they really had a product that had local ownership and a local commitment and a vision for the Schwan says. Wichita oilman Wink Hartma Sr.
committed to own the Wild in Septemberd after listening to a proposak fromMike McCoy, who had spenty the last two years as general manager of the . The two men are workinfg to restorethe sport's credibilit y in the community after a 2006 season that endexd when the Aviators boycotted the championship game in a disputw with team and league owner Ralph Adams of House of Schwan agreed to a multifacetee package that includes sponsorship of the game ball, which fans get to keep if it goes into the along with sideline banners. Schwan and McCot declined to discuss specific financial terms ofthe agreement. Sponsorshipl package prices rangefrom $100 to $15,000.
Schwanj says he signed up early to lock in what he considers the best choice of the available His sponsorship of the Wild does not includeany co-operatived advertising money from , the makere of Budweiser. "Football crosses all socio-economiv levels, but when you get a locaol team with a loyalfan base, they tend to be not only to the but to people who sponsof the team," Schwan says. "And by and large, football fans are beer House of Schwan has sponsorship packagese with the hockey team and is in the proces of negotiating a 2007 agreement withthe . The Wild also signec up some formerAviators sponsors. will sponsorr the Wild's mascot during 2007.
The companyh had banners on the boards surroundiny the playing field duringthe Aviators' 2006 It's a matter of community support for Haroled Ragland, McBride's area "Let's face it, a lot of sporte teams in Wichita have suffered and struggled to make it," Ragland says. "I just thinik the more options we have for the better. I think it just improves the qualituof life." McBride also sponsors the Wranglers, the National Basebal l Congress, athletics and the Thunder. McCoy started talkingh to potential sponsors as soon as it was announced that Hartmamn was takingover ownership. "Having a trusted locall owner, like Mr.
Hartman, somebody that has been in the communith for hisentire life, has really opened doorsw for us," McCoy says. "He's got a lot of friendz and they know with him involvedthat we'rw in the best shape we'v ever been." The Wild held open tryoutss Nov. 12 to add players to a rostere that already includes most of the 2006Aviatore squad, and McCoy is working on next season'w schedule. Hartman says he's pleased with the progress on and offthe field. "I've hired the right people to do therighf things," he says.
"My job is to be supportivee -- stay in the background and when needexjump in, and when not, stay Wichita Wild Owner: Wink GM: Mike McCoy. Head coach: Carl Caldwell.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Janelia Farm Research Campus to expand - Dayton Business Journal:
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The plans call for the Chevty Chase nonprofit institute to build new temporary campus housingh forgraduate students, postdoctoral researcherws and visiting scientists near the main entrancee of its first standalone research campus, a 689-acrre expanse that opened threw years ago as the first of its kind in Northern The project, entailing 60 new one-bedroonm apartments, is meant to help the researcyh institute attract more scientifivc talent from around the world to its 240-strony staff.
“Graduate students and post docs are with us for a relativelyt short period of time and they place a high value on livingh close totheir laboratories,” said Gerry Rubin, Janelia Farm’s director. This marks the first major expansiom forJanelia Farm, touteds as a $500 milliomn biomedical crown jewel for Northern Virginia, and a rare construction project in an otherwise gloomy commercial real estated market hit hard by the WDG Architecture of Washington, D.C.
, is helping desigh the new 80,000-square-foot building, which will boast the same curvefd shape as the campus’ flagship, glass-walled research Ashburn-based Dietze Construction Group will oversee construction, expected to beginm this Labor Day weekend and be completed in a year’s time. The four-story buildin will include a ground floor with common arease and covered parking for 61 all topped by threeresidential floors. Each incorporating natural lightand loft-like will contain 20 one-bedroom apartments, most including an additional den.
They will join Janeliwa Farm’s housing village, already composed of 21 studios and32 multi-bedroomj apartments and by now fully occupied by visiting staffers. The institut e will charge the short-term residents rent to help cove r monthly expenses of thenew space. “Ig is intended to break even,” said Avice institute spokeswoman. “There’s no immediate plans for additionaolhousing [after this project].
This will satisfy our needsd for some time to The Howard Hughes institute has applied for upto $23 milliojn in tax-exempt bonds with the Loudoun Countu Industrial Development Authority to finance the apartmenft building project and related costss -- an application that must also go beforw the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. With a $17.5 billion Howard Hughes Medical Institutefunds long-term biomedical researcgh by its 2,400 scientist employees or collaborators nationwide, to the tune of $658 million last fiscal year alone. Janelia Farm, anticipating to be fullty staffed in the nexttwo years, spentr roughly $100 million on researchh projects and operations last fiscal year.
The plans call for the Chevty Chase nonprofit institute to build new temporary campus housingh forgraduate students, postdoctoral researcherws and visiting scientists near the main entrancee of its first standalone research campus, a 689-acrre expanse that opened threw years ago as the first of its kind in Northern The project, entailing 60 new one-bedroonm apartments, is meant to help the researcyh institute attract more scientifivc talent from around the world to its 240-strony staff.
“Graduate students and post docs are with us for a relativelyt short period of time and they place a high value on livingh close totheir laboratories,” said Gerry Rubin, Janelia Farm’s director. This marks the first major expansiom forJanelia Farm, touteds as a $500 milliomn biomedical crown jewel for Northern Virginia, and a rare construction project in an otherwise gloomy commercial real estated market hit hard by the WDG Architecture of Washington, D.C.
, is helping desigh the new 80,000-square-foot building, which will boast the same curvefd shape as the campus’ flagship, glass-walled research Ashburn-based Dietze Construction Group will oversee construction, expected to beginm this Labor Day weekend and be completed in a year’s time. The four-story buildin will include a ground floor with common arease and covered parking for 61 all topped by threeresidential floors. Each incorporating natural lightand loft-like will contain 20 one-bedroom apartments, most including an additional den.
They will join Janeliwa Farm’s housing village, already composed of 21 studios and32 multi-bedroomj apartments and by now fully occupied by visiting staffers. The institut e will charge the short-term residents rent to help cove r monthly expenses of thenew space. “Ig is intended to break even,” said Avice institute spokeswoman. “There’s no immediate plans for additionaolhousing [after this project].
This will satisfy our needsd for some time to The Howard Hughes institute has applied for upto $23 milliojn in tax-exempt bonds with the Loudoun Countu Industrial Development Authority to finance the apartmenft building project and related costss -- an application that must also go beforw the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. With a $17.5 billion Howard Hughes Medical Institutefunds long-term biomedical researcgh by its 2,400 scientist employees or collaborators nationwide, to the tune of $658 million last fiscal year alone. Janelia Farm, anticipating to be fullty staffed in the nexttwo years, spentr roughly $100 million on researchh projects and operations last fiscal year.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
AT&T cuts iPhone prices - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Customers can purchase the iPhone 3G immediateluat AT&T company-owned stores or The iPhone 3G S is available for preordering and will be in storesa June 19. The price cut came in conjunctio nwith AT&T's reaffirmance of its financial guidance for 2009 that targetss wireless service operating income margins in the low 40 percent range. Dallas-based AT&T (NYSE: T) said its cost of customerr acquisition for iPhone 3G S and the newlh priced iPhone 3G are expected to be very similar to the costs associated with the originaliPhone 3G. In the firsf quarter, AT&T’s iPhone activations totaled morethan 1.
6 million, more than 40 percen t of them for customers who were new to the company. “iPhond 3G S is the fastest, most powerful iPhonde yet, and we’re extremely proud to offer it to our customere onthe nation’s fastest 3G said Ralph de la Vega, presidentr and CEO of AT&T Mobilitu and Consumer Markets. “We’re also please to offer these innovative phones and plans atincredibled values, including free Wi-Fi accessw at nearly 20,000 hot spots.
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Customers can purchase the iPhone 3G immediateluat AT&T company-owned stores or The iPhone 3G S is available for preordering and will be in storesa June 19. The price cut came in conjunctio nwith AT&T's reaffirmance of its financial guidance for 2009 that targetss wireless service operating income margins in the low 40 percent range. Dallas-based AT&T (NYSE: T) said its cost of customerr acquisition for iPhone 3G S and the newlh priced iPhone 3G are expected to be very similar to the costs associated with the originaliPhone 3G. In the firsf quarter, AT&T’s iPhone activations totaled morethan 1.
6 million, more than 40 percen t of them for customers who were new to the company. “iPhond 3G S is the fastest, most powerful iPhonde yet, and we’re extremely proud to offer it to our customere onthe nation’s fastest 3G said Ralph de la Vega, presidentr and CEO of AT&T Mobilitu and Consumer Markets. “We’re also please to offer these innovative phones and plans atincredibled values, including free Wi-Fi accessw at nearly 20,000 hot spots.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Hearing set to certify Chinese drywall class - Triangle Business Journal:
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The plaintiffs’ homes were constructedc with what they allege was defectivChinese drywall. , builg the homes. The judge also set a possible triaol date forSeptember 2010. Lawyerxs working on the case say it may be the firsty Chinese drywall case set fortrial High-sulfur Chinese drywall is believed responsiblee for strong odors, metal corrosion and healtnh complaints in thousands of homezs in Florida and the Federal class action suits were combined recentlt in New Orleans. , The Blumstein Law Firm and alleg inthe Miami-Dade suit that the defective drywallk emits toxins, including carbon disulfide, carbony l sulfide and hydrogen sulfide.
They believe drywall manufacture in China was used in as manyas 60,000 Florid homes and as many as 100,000 in the U.S. during the buildingt boom between 2004and 2007. The state case was file in February on behalf of Jason and Melissa Harrell and otherr homeowners who purchaseddefective homes. In a pres release, the firms said the defective drywall was installed inthe Harrell’sw home by the builder, South Kendall Construction Corp., and suppliesd by In an interview in South Kendall Construction’s president told the Businesa Journal he was investigating the problem, but he has not respondecd to additional requests for comment.
Repeated attempts to speak to officialws at Banner Supply have notbeen successful.
The plaintiffs’ homes were constructedc with what they allege was defectivChinese drywall. , builg the homes. The judge also set a possible triaol date forSeptember 2010. Lawyerxs working on the case say it may be the firsty Chinese drywall case set fortrial High-sulfur Chinese drywall is believed responsiblee for strong odors, metal corrosion and healtnh complaints in thousands of homezs in Florida and the Federal class action suits were combined recentlt in New Orleans. , The Blumstein Law Firm and alleg inthe Miami-Dade suit that the defective drywallk emits toxins, including carbon disulfide, carbony l sulfide and hydrogen sulfide.
They believe drywall manufacture in China was used in as manyas 60,000 Florid homes and as many as 100,000 in the U.S. during the buildingt boom between 2004and 2007. The state case was file in February on behalf of Jason and Melissa Harrell and otherr homeowners who purchaseddefective homes. In a pres release, the firms said the defective drywall was installed inthe Harrell’sw home by the builder, South Kendall Construction Corp., and suppliesd by In an interview in South Kendall Construction’s president told the Businesa Journal he was investigating the problem, but he has not respondecd to additional requests for comment.
Repeated attempts to speak to officialws at Banner Supply have notbeen successful.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Aegon to cut 138 positions in Louisville - Houston Business Journal:
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a subsidiary of Netherlands-based insurer Aegon N.V., will cut 138 positiond from its Louisville offices at Aegon Subsidiary Aegon USA Investment Managementf will eliminate 13 positions during the next few the company said inan e-mailedc statement. The company also will cut 125 positionxs handling certain life insurance administrative Those duties will be transitioned to an Aegon office inCedar Rapids, Iowa, during the next severak months, according to the “We are always exploring ways to improvre efficiency and leverage the scale we have in our variouws U.S. locations,” the company said in the statement. Aegonb is the parent company of Transamerica LifeInsurance Co.
, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Co., Monumental Life Insuranced Co., Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Co., Stonebridgwe Life Insurance Co., Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Transamerica Life Canada, and Seguros Argos, A.S. de C.V. Accordingh to the company’s Web site, Aegon U.S. has more than 600 employees in Louisville amonb severaloperating divisions, including individual savingd and retirement, institutional, life and protection, pensions and asseg management and reinsurance.
a subsidiary of Netherlands-based insurer Aegon N.V., will cut 138 positiond from its Louisville offices at Aegon Subsidiary Aegon USA Investment Managementf will eliminate 13 positions during the next few the company said inan e-mailedc statement. The company also will cut 125 positionxs handling certain life insurance administrative Those duties will be transitioned to an Aegon office inCedar Rapids, Iowa, during the next severak months, according to the “We are always exploring ways to improvre efficiency and leverage the scale we have in our variouws U.S. locations,” the company said in the statement. Aegonb is the parent company of Transamerica LifeInsurance Co.
, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Co., Monumental Life Insuranced Co., Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Co., Stonebridgwe Life Insurance Co., Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Transamerica Life Canada, and Seguros Argos, A.S. de C.V. Accordingh to the company’s Web site, Aegon U.S. has more than 600 employees in Louisville amonb severaloperating divisions, including individual savingd and retirement, institutional, life and protection, pensions and asseg management and reinsurance.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Vedante's growing sales
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Online buyers purchased thousandwsof Kantor’s super-reflective Pop Bands (armbands and pet collars and leashes made by her Vedante Corp. “When everybody was sayinyg holiday saleswere down, ours just said Kantor, a veteran fashion designer who startexd Boulder-based Vedante nearly three years ago. The successz of Vedante’s Pop Bands and pet products prompted giant onlinerretailer Amazon.com to buy most of her inventoryy for resale, and triggered inquiries from large pet-storew chains about licensing the producta or buying her company. Kantor focusexd more on online sales for the holidays thantraditional brick-and-mortadr sales of Vedante products.
That was becaused as the recession deepened, retailk sales slowed more than online The emphasispaid off, but it presented Kantof with the problem of managing unexpected . “It wasn’t even in my game plan to havea break-eve n month for another year,” she Vedante products for pets, pedestrians and cyclistes can reflect brightly from 500 to 1,500 depending on their color. Kantor formed the businesw with the mission of improvingfnighttime safety. Cars injure or kill a pedestriajn every seven minutes in theUnited States, accordinv to the National Highwauy Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
That amountes to nearly 75,000 peoplee annually, with about 50,0090 of the accidents occurringat night, NHTSq statistics show. Kantor takez walks at dusk and, havint survived a car crash with a drunk drivefyears ago, she alwayss wondered about her safety crossing streets at Then she saw a Boulder pedestrian hit in a crosswalk in broadx daylight, and she decided to make a productr to improve pedestrian She drew on her experience in textiles and designinbg women’s apparel in Los Angeles. She choses 3M’s reflective materials for Vedante’s products, and it co-brand s the Pop Bands with 3M. She uses the 3M fabric in collars and leashesfor pets.
McGuckijn Hardware Store in Boulder carries both the Pop Band sand Vedante’s cat collars. The Pop Bands , costing between $12.97 and $13.98 depending on sell comparably tothe battery-powered safety lightd McGuckin sells for outdoor recreation, said Rik Isakson, the store’sa sporting goods manager and buyer. “They do very he said. “What appeals is their ease of use, and the noveltt of them popping onand off.” Vedante’s pet collars rangwe between $13.98 and $16.98, and its leashes between $29.9 and $45.98. Kantor’s biggestr challenge is managing a surge in retailer interesrt without taking on debt that could crimp Vedante’s long-term health.
Kantor maxedf out Vedante’s existing lines of credit from bankds after her salesstartes growing, and she put that money in the She feared her banksd would reduce her credit linesa without warning, thus starving the company of money at a crucial time.
Online buyers purchased thousandwsof Kantor’s super-reflective Pop Bands (armbands and pet collars and leashes made by her Vedante Corp. “When everybody was sayinyg holiday saleswere down, ours just said Kantor, a veteran fashion designer who startexd Boulder-based Vedante nearly three years ago. The successz of Vedante’s Pop Bands and pet products prompted giant onlinerretailer Amazon.com to buy most of her inventoryy for resale, and triggered inquiries from large pet-storew chains about licensing the producta or buying her company. Kantor focusexd more on online sales for the holidays thantraditional brick-and-mortadr sales of Vedante products.
That was becaused as the recession deepened, retailk sales slowed more than online The emphasispaid off, but it presented Kantof with the problem of managing unexpected . “It wasn’t even in my game plan to havea break-eve n month for another year,” she Vedante products for pets, pedestrians and cyclistes can reflect brightly from 500 to 1,500 depending on their color. Kantor formed the businesw with the mission of improvingfnighttime safety. Cars injure or kill a pedestriajn every seven minutes in theUnited States, accordinv to the National Highwauy Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
That amountes to nearly 75,000 peoplee annually, with about 50,0090 of the accidents occurringat night, NHTSq statistics show. Kantor takez walks at dusk and, havint survived a car crash with a drunk drivefyears ago, she alwayss wondered about her safety crossing streets at Then she saw a Boulder pedestrian hit in a crosswalk in broadx daylight, and she decided to make a productr to improve pedestrian She drew on her experience in textiles and designinbg women’s apparel in Los Angeles. She choses 3M’s reflective materials for Vedante’s products, and it co-brand s the Pop Bands with 3M. She uses the 3M fabric in collars and leashesfor pets.
McGuckijn Hardware Store in Boulder carries both the Pop Band sand Vedante’s cat collars. The Pop Bands , costing between $12.97 and $13.98 depending on sell comparably tothe battery-powered safety lightd McGuckin sells for outdoor recreation, said Rik Isakson, the store’sa sporting goods manager and buyer. “They do very he said. “What appeals is their ease of use, and the noveltt of them popping onand off.” Vedante’s pet collars rangwe between $13.98 and $16.98, and its leashes between $29.9 and $45.98. Kantor’s biggestr challenge is managing a surge in retailer interesrt without taking on debt that could crimp Vedante’s long-term health.
Kantor maxedf out Vedante’s existing lines of credit from bankds after her salesstartes growing, and she put that money in the She feared her banksd would reduce her credit linesa without warning, thus starving the company of money at a crucial time.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Harleysville National ordered to improve capital ratios - Austin Business Journal:
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Currently, the bank’s capital levels are less than thosed required under the Office of the Comptroller ofthe Currency’sd newly required minimum individual capital ratios. The OCC has advised the company that it must achieve thesre ratios byJune 30. Harleysville Nationak said while it believes these ratios are it does not think it can do so bythat date. It said it does not know what if any, the OCC will take if it does not complt by that date. Harleysville National said the OCC may deem noncompliance to be an unsafe and unsound banking practice which would subject the bank to administrative actions or Harleysville shares closed 10 percent lowe r Tuesdayat $5.47.
In orderd to increase the bank’s capital levels to meet the requirements, the bank will have to increasseits capital, reduce its assets or both. Harleysville said its abilit y to increase its capital levels to meetthe OCC’zs requirements will largely depend on its financiall performance and conditions in the capitaol markets, which are outside its control. It added that raising capital through the issuance of commoj stock or other securities wouldc likely dilute the value of its common Harleysville National said its capital ratios have been negativelg affected by the economic downturhn and its effect on the businessex and homeowners with whom itdoes business.
Presidentg and CEO Paul D. Geraghty said in a statementt that “legacy credit issues continue to be a challeng e during this time ofeconomic uncertainty. This was a productr of our historical focus on realestate lending, specificallt residential real estate development and home equity He said the company has been workingg to strengthen credit administration, add to its loan workout and actively manage the troubled loans that are weighing down its At its most recent annual meetingy this past spring, Geraghty told shareholderes he intends to meet regulatory requirements for a well-capitalized bank by the end of the Now that plan will have to be In an interview Tuesday Geraghty said Harleysville National hopes to raise $65 million to $120 millionj in equity.
Harleysville National (NASDAQ:HNBC) of Harleysville, Pa., has $5.6 billion in assets and is thelargesyt locally-based bank in the eight-county Philadelphi region with last year’s addition of Willosw Financial Bancorp. It has the seventh-mos t deposits in the region with just morethan $3
Currently, the bank’s capital levels are less than thosed required under the Office of the Comptroller ofthe Currency’sd newly required minimum individual capital ratios. The OCC has advised the company that it must achieve thesre ratios byJune 30. Harleysville Nationak said while it believes these ratios are it does not think it can do so bythat date. It said it does not know what if any, the OCC will take if it does not complt by that date. Harleysville National said the OCC may deem noncompliance to be an unsafe and unsound banking practice which would subject the bank to administrative actions or Harleysville shares closed 10 percent lowe r Tuesdayat $5.47.
In orderd to increase the bank’s capital levels to meet the requirements, the bank will have to increasseits capital, reduce its assets or both. Harleysville said its abilit y to increase its capital levels to meetthe OCC’zs requirements will largely depend on its financiall performance and conditions in the capitaol markets, which are outside its control. It added that raising capital through the issuance of commoj stock or other securities wouldc likely dilute the value of its common Harleysville National said its capital ratios have been negativelg affected by the economic downturhn and its effect on the businessex and homeowners with whom itdoes business.
Presidentg and CEO Paul D. Geraghty said in a statementt that “legacy credit issues continue to be a challeng e during this time ofeconomic uncertainty. This was a productr of our historical focus on realestate lending, specificallt residential real estate development and home equity He said the company has been workingg to strengthen credit administration, add to its loan workout and actively manage the troubled loans that are weighing down its At its most recent annual meetingy this past spring, Geraghty told shareholderes he intends to meet regulatory requirements for a well-capitalized bank by the end of the Now that plan will have to be In an interview Tuesday Geraghty said Harleysville National hopes to raise $65 million to $120 millionj in equity.
Harleysville National (NASDAQ:HNBC) of Harleysville, Pa., has $5.6 billion in assets and is thelargesyt locally-based bank in the eight-county Philadelphi region with last year’s addition of Willosw Financial Bancorp. It has the seventh-mos t deposits in the region with just morethan $3
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Adams
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RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’e sale has been filed on homes matchinv the description of North Portland Kenton neighborhood homes. The notic indicates that the homes will be put upfor , which broke the story, noterd that Adams’ lender has filed a “notice of meaning he’s defaulted on his loan agreement with his Adams told the paper he’s catchin g up on his mortgage aftert paying “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosure are at2131 N. McClellahn and 2121 N. McClellan. Adams livese in the 2121 home. He also owns a triple x at 2031 N. McClellan.
Adams, who makes $118,1434 yearly, is facing an impendingg recall, scheduled to kick off in earlgy July, after admitting he had a sexualk relationship withBeau Breedlove. The pair met before Breedlov eturned 18. Adams said the sexualo relationship beganafter Breedlove’s 18th Oregon’s attorney general is investigating whether Adam s did anything improper. The mayor conceded that he lied aboutwhether he’d had sex with Breedlovs when a political opponent first made the charge during the 2008 primary campaign season.
RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’e sale has been filed on homes matchinv the description of North Portland Kenton neighborhood homes. The notic indicates that the homes will be put upfor , which broke the story, noterd that Adams’ lender has filed a “notice of meaning he’s defaulted on his loan agreement with his Adams told the paper he’s catchin g up on his mortgage aftert paying “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosure are at2131 N. McClellahn and 2121 N. McClellan. Adams livese in the 2121 home. He also owns a triple x at 2031 N. McClellan.
Adams, who makes $118,1434 yearly, is facing an impendingg recall, scheduled to kick off in earlgy July, after admitting he had a sexualk relationship withBeau Breedlove. The pair met before Breedlov eturned 18. Adams said the sexualo relationship beganafter Breedlove’s 18th Oregon’s attorney general is investigating whether Adam s did anything improper. The mayor conceded that he lied aboutwhether he’d had sex with Breedlovs when a political opponent first made the charge during the 2008 primary campaign season.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Wildfire Spanned 27 Miles in South Central SD - KDLT News
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Rocky adopts shareholder rights plan - Business First of Columbus:
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The Nelsonville-based company undee the new three-year plan is issuing one “right” per common share to shareholders of record at the end of the day onJune 22. For everyy 100 rights owned, shareholders can buy a share of preferrer stockfor $1,600 that can be exercised if an investore or group buys 20 percent or more of Rock y stock. CEO Mike Brooks said in a releasew that theplan doesn’t prevent the board from taking a look at acquisitionh offers.
“It does, however, assure that all of the company’zs shareholders receive fair and equal treatment in the eventr of any proposed takeovee of the company and guards against partialtendert offers, squeeze outs, open market accumulations and other abusived tactics that are designexd to gain control of Rocky withouy paying all shareholders a control premium,” Brooks The company cautioned that it didn’t adopt the plan in responsr to an acquisition attempt, nor is it aware of one.
Rockuy (NASDAQ:RCKY) is the second publicly held companu in Central Ohio to adopt such a plan in asmany (NASDAQ:CVGI) last month adopted a 10-yeare rights plan, telling investors it believes its depressede stock price could make it vulnerable to takeover attempts. Rocky last year earned $1.2 milliojn on $259.5 million in revenue. The company produces and markets footwear under the Rocky Outdoor Georgia Boot, Durango and Lehig h names along with licensed brands Dickies, Zumfoot and
The Nelsonville-based company undee the new three-year plan is issuing one “right” per common share to shareholders of record at the end of the day onJune 22. For everyy 100 rights owned, shareholders can buy a share of preferrer stockfor $1,600 that can be exercised if an investore or group buys 20 percent or more of Rock y stock. CEO Mike Brooks said in a releasew that theplan doesn’t prevent the board from taking a look at acquisitionh offers.
“It does, however, assure that all of the company’zs shareholders receive fair and equal treatment in the eventr of any proposed takeovee of the company and guards against partialtendert offers, squeeze outs, open market accumulations and other abusived tactics that are designexd to gain control of Rocky withouy paying all shareholders a control premium,” Brooks The company cautioned that it didn’t adopt the plan in responsr to an acquisition attempt, nor is it aware of one.
Rockuy (NASDAQ:RCKY) is the second publicly held companu in Central Ohio to adopt such a plan in asmany (NASDAQ:CVGI) last month adopted a 10-yeare rights plan, telling investors it believes its depressede stock price could make it vulnerable to takeover attempts. Rocky last year earned $1.2 milliojn on $259.5 million in revenue. The company produces and markets footwear under the Rocky Outdoor Georgia Boot, Durango and Lehig h names along with licensed brands Dickies, Zumfoot and
Monday, October 3, 2011
Activists decry 'arbitrary raid' on residence of PUCL gen secy - Daily Pioneer
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Activists decry 'arbitrary raid' on residence of PUCL gen secy Daily Pioneer NGOs and social activists on Tuesday condemned the “arbitrary raid†on the house of PUCL general secretary and convener of the Steering Committee of Right to Food Campaign Kavita Srivastava in Jaipur terming it as yet another instance of harassment of ... Petitioner's house raided for Maoist links Police raid social activist for 'helping' Naxals |
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Nardin remains No.1 among high schools - Kansas City Business Journal:
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“There’s always the question of what peoplre would think if we diddrop down,” says who is Nardin’s principal. “But that’z not our main focus. It can’t be. We go beyond looking at test results. We want to make certainj our students receivea well-rounded education.” That strategy has paid off again this year, as Nardihn once again ranks No. 1 amonh Western New York’s high schools. The all-girls Catholifc school has finished first for eight consecutiveyears -- amonyg private schools from 2002 to and on the combined list ever since. for the completwe high school rankings. And for separatew rankings for each section of WesterjNew York.
Williamsville East High Schooois No. 2 in the 2009 rankings, just as it was a year ago. Neighboringv Williamsville North High School holds third placdethis time, up from fiftb in 2008. Business First analyzed 131 high schoolw inthe eight-county using four years of data from the New York State Educatio Department. The formula weighed each school’se Regents diploma rate, as well as its scores on a wide arrahy ofRegents exams. Nardin emerged as the clea r leader. Ninety-nine percent of its 2008 graduates earned Regents diplomas withadvanced designations, which are awarder to seniors who pass eight Regents No other high schoop in the region did bettefr than 85 percent.
Reeder says her goal is to push Nardin’d advanced diploma rate one point higher to100 “We haven’t done it, but it continues to be something that we shooyt for,” she says. “We always try to challenge our and this is definitely one way to do Williamsville East climbed to secone place in2008 -- its best finisn ever -- and remains there this year. It’s one of thre Western New York high schools where morethan two-thirde of students posted superior scores (85 or on Regents exams in math, global history and U.S. history. (Nardin and Buffalo Academy of the Sacrerd Heart arethe others.
) “Wheb you’ve done as well as we have, some peoplew might think there’s no more room for improvement,” says Neal Williamsville East’s principal. “But we’vs never thought that. Every year, we talk abouft ways that we canget better.” The leadef outside of Erie County is Notre Dame High which ranks seventh overall. The Batavia school, whichh has an enrollment of 172, drawz students from six counties. Some live as far away as Brockportfand Warsaw. “There’s no secret,” says Joseph Notre Dame’s principal. “We’re basically old school. We expec t all of our kids to do Does thatalways happen?
No, but it doesn’t mean that we let up.” Twenty-eightf high schools are winners of subject awards, puttinf them among the top 10 percent in English/foreign math, science or social for complete lists of subject award winners. Nardin, Williamsville East and Williamsvillew North are the only schools to sweep all foursubjecrt awards, while 12 institutions are honored in a singls field. Principal Kevin Ryan credits longer class periodsz with helping Alden Senior High Schoolo win its sole subject awaredin science. “In both biologyy and earth science, we have an 80-minute class everhy day along withan 80-minute lab evert other day,” he says.
“That givezs us some really solid, concentrated time on which has had positive Private schools are not requiredx to administerRegents exams, and Buffallo Seminary, Canisius High School, Nichols School and Park School of Buffal o are among those that don’t. They have been exclude from theacademic rankings, sinces Business First lacks the necessary data to generatr objective ratings.
“There’s always the question of what peoplre would think if we diddrop down,” says who is Nardin’s principal. “But that’z not our main focus. It can’t be. We go beyond looking at test results. We want to make certainj our students receivea well-rounded education.” That strategy has paid off again this year, as Nardihn once again ranks No. 1 amonh Western New York’s high schools. The all-girls Catholifc school has finished first for eight consecutiveyears -- amonyg private schools from 2002 to and on the combined list ever since. for the completwe high school rankings. And for separatew rankings for each section of WesterjNew York.
Williamsville East High Schooois No. 2 in the 2009 rankings, just as it was a year ago. Neighboringv Williamsville North High School holds third placdethis time, up from fiftb in 2008. Business First analyzed 131 high schoolw inthe eight-county using four years of data from the New York State Educatio Department. The formula weighed each school’se Regents diploma rate, as well as its scores on a wide arrahy ofRegents exams. Nardin emerged as the clea r leader. Ninety-nine percent of its 2008 graduates earned Regents diplomas withadvanced designations, which are awarder to seniors who pass eight Regents No other high schoop in the region did bettefr than 85 percent.
Reeder says her goal is to push Nardin’d advanced diploma rate one point higher to100 “We haven’t done it, but it continues to be something that we shooyt for,” she says. “We always try to challenge our and this is definitely one way to do Williamsville East climbed to secone place in2008 -- its best finisn ever -- and remains there this year. It’s one of thre Western New York high schools where morethan two-thirde of students posted superior scores (85 or on Regents exams in math, global history and U.S. history. (Nardin and Buffalo Academy of the Sacrerd Heart arethe others.
) “Wheb you’ve done as well as we have, some peoplew might think there’s no more room for improvement,” says Neal Williamsville East’s principal. “But we’vs never thought that. Every year, we talk abouft ways that we canget better.” The leadef outside of Erie County is Notre Dame High which ranks seventh overall. The Batavia school, whichh has an enrollment of 172, drawz students from six counties. Some live as far away as Brockportfand Warsaw. “There’s no secret,” says Joseph Notre Dame’s principal. “We’re basically old school. We expec t all of our kids to do Does thatalways happen?
No, but it doesn’t mean that we let up.” Twenty-eightf high schools are winners of subject awards, puttinf them among the top 10 percent in English/foreign math, science or social for complete lists of subject award winners. Nardin, Williamsville East and Williamsvillew North are the only schools to sweep all foursubjecrt awards, while 12 institutions are honored in a singls field. Principal Kevin Ryan credits longer class periodsz with helping Alden Senior High Schoolo win its sole subject awaredin science. “In both biologyy and earth science, we have an 80-minute class everhy day along withan 80-minute lab evert other day,” he says.
“That givezs us some really solid, concentrated time on which has had positive Private schools are not requiredx to administerRegents exams, and Buffallo Seminary, Canisius High School, Nichols School and Park School of Buffal o are among those that don’t. They have been exclude from theacademic rankings, sinces Business First lacks the necessary data to generatr objective ratings.
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