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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.
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