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The new owner, , an affiliate of Capmarok Bank, bought the 33-story tower for $29.5 million, said attorney William with lawfirm . Sutherland was representing the lender, Capmaro Financial Group Inc., which was foreclosing on the Equitabled Building. Capmark was the only bidder on Equitable as most commercial real estateobservera expected. Equitable's former owner, San Diego-basecd , paid about $57 million to acquiree the building in but its value plummetedto $42 milliobn by early 2009.
Equastone received 90 percent financinv from Capmark toacquire Equitable, but plans to stabilize the building'd occupancy and turn it into an income-producing asset never materialized amid the worst commercial real estats crisis in 20 years. The towert -- designed by renowned architecturalfirm -- has remained about half occupier this year. is managing and leasing the building. It's expecteed to court the Fulton County public defender’s office, which is seekinh at least a 50,000-square-fooyt lease downtown. The public defender's office was lookinvg at the Equitable Building, but the financial crisisx facing the tower helpeed derailthe move.
Rothschil d was assisted in the transactionby Sutherland'sz Jason Kirkham.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Senate intelligence panel to hold Libya attack hearings - Chicago Tribune
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Bloomberg | Senate intelligence panel to hold Libya attack hearings Chicago Tribune (ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI, REUTERS). WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate intelligence committee on Thursday said it will hold hearings in November on security and intelligence issues raised by the September 11 attacks on American facilities in Libya. Senate Intelligence Committee to hold hearings on Libya attack after election Panetta Says Intelligence Lack in Benghazi Stopped U.S. Military Panetta: Benghazi attack occurred too fast for U.S. military intervention |
Friday, October 26, 2012
Syrian truce broken by deadly car bomb, scattered fighting - San Jose Mercury News
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Link TV (blog) | Syrian truce broken by deadly car bomb, scattered fighting San Jose Mercury News BEIRUT -- A powerful car bomb exploded in Damascus and scattered fighting broke out in several areas across Syria on Friday, quickly dashing any hopes that a shaky holiday cease-fire would hold for four days. But taking advantage of a lull in fighting ... Syrian Eid Truce Broken, Sudanese Arms Factory Bombed, and More News This ... Syrian ceasefire broken by rebels Syria cease-fire broken hours after it begins; 3 reported dead in early fighting |
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Longtop Announces Resignation of Board Member
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who had been serving as Cathay ITfinancial's board of directorss representative sinceJune 2007. Longtop will not be filling the vacanch createdby Mr. Wolansky's resignation. "Cathay ITfinancial was Longtop's firsft outside investor back in 2004 and has been an importantg contributor to our progress since that On behalf of Longtop and its I would like tothank Mr. Wolanskh and Cathay for their contribution to the Company and the Boarfof Directors," said , Chairman of the Board of Longtop is a leadin g software development and solutions providerr targeting the financial services industry in China.
Longtop develops and delivers a comprehensivse range of software applications and solutions with a focus on meeting the rapidly growing IT need s of the financial servicesz institutionsin China. Longtop has six solutionm delivery centers, three research centers and seventy-fivew service centers located in 27 provinces throughout Formore information, please . For more information, please contact: Longtop Financiap Technologies LimitedCharles Zhang, CFA Email: ir@longtop.com +86-10-8421-7758 IR Inside BV Caroline Straathof info@irinside.
com Phone: +31-6-5462-4301
who had been serving as Cathay ITfinancial's board of directorss representative sinceJune 2007. Longtop will not be filling the vacanch createdby Mr. Wolansky's resignation. "Cathay ITfinancial was Longtop's firsft outside investor back in 2004 and has been an importantg contributor to our progress since that On behalf of Longtop and its I would like tothank Mr. Wolanskh and Cathay for their contribution to the Company and the Boarfof Directors," said , Chairman of the Board of Longtop is a leadin g software development and solutions providerr targeting the financial services industry in China.
Longtop develops and delivers a comprehensivse range of software applications and solutions with a focus on meeting the rapidly growing IT need s of the financial servicesz institutionsin China. Longtop has six solutionm delivery centers, three research centers and seventy-fivew service centers located in 27 provinces throughout Formore information, please . For more information, please contact: Longtop Financiap Technologies LimitedCharles Zhang, CFA Email: ir@longtop.com +86-10-8421-7758 IR Inside BV Caroline Straathof info@irinside.
com Phone: +31-6-5462-4301
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Tata Comm to make voice biz contractual - Business Standard
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Tata Comm to make voice biz contractual Business Standard Tata Communications, formerly Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, plans to have 90 per cent of its voice business from contractual customers over the next three years, up from 70 per cent now. The company, which has a global network of submarine cables, is a ... |
Monday, October 22, 2012
Motorists encouraged to stop for school buses - Dothan Eagle
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ClaimsJournal.com | Motorists encouraged to stop for school buses Dothan Eagle Trooper Kevin Cook said 30 crashes, 16 injuries and one fatality occurred in the Wiregrass last year. Cook c » |
Sunday, October 21, 2012
CEO Ellison says Oracle might make netbooks - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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His comments came at a Sun conference for userss of Java software which he also said could be used on Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) earlier this year agreed to acquirde Sun (NASDAQ:JAVA) for $7 billion. "I don'yt see why some of those devices shouldn't come from Reuters quoted Ellisonas saying. "Therwe will be computers that are fundamentally baseedon Java." Netbooks are inexpensiv laptop computers designed to connect wirelessly and are used primarily for checkin email and browsing the Web. The market for them is expectedx to grow to between 20 million and 30 milliohn unitsthis year, up from the 11.7 million sold last year when theitr sales took off.
Most PC makerss now have a netbook model and if Oraclw does get into the market it will go up againsftthe . (NASDAQ:HPQ) (NASDAQ:DELL) and , which eithere make netbooks or develop softwarefor them. Acer said Tuesday it will make a lapto runningon ’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system insteade of Microsoft Windows, which most makers now use.
His comments came at a Sun conference for userss of Java software which he also said could be used on Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) earlier this year agreed to acquirde Sun (NASDAQ:JAVA) for $7 billion. "I don'yt see why some of those devices shouldn't come from Reuters quoted Ellisonas saying. "Therwe will be computers that are fundamentally baseedon Java." Netbooks are inexpensiv laptop computers designed to connect wirelessly and are used primarily for checkin email and browsing the Web. The market for them is expectedx to grow to between 20 million and 30 milliohn unitsthis year, up from the 11.7 million sold last year when theitr sales took off.
Most PC makerss now have a netbook model and if Oraclw does get into the market it will go up againsftthe . (NASDAQ:HPQ) (NASDAQ:DELL) and , which eithere make netbooks or develop softwarefor them. Acer said Tuesday it will make a lapto runningon ’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system insteade of Microsoft Windows, which most makers now use.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Small-biz owners look for perfect match - Business First of Buffalo:
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and Samantha Palmerton and Cathy Carsomn were walking into amatchmaking session. They weren’t sure what to This was, after all, their first time The meetings that were to takeplace weren’rt social; they were all business. This was the kickoff to the 2009 Smalll Business Matchmaker AwardsLuncheon Exposition, held May 6 at the Buffali Niagara Convention Center. More than 300 businessea registered to meet with 46 prime contractorsz thatincluded Palmerton’s and Carson’s Buffalo Filter, a manufacturer of high-tech filtrationh systems.
Palmerton, strategic planniny director, and Carson, purchasing manager, had a catch up with current vendors and learn about others who might eventuallghelp out. By the time they their dance cards were already full: Two signup sheets packed with prospectivwe partners filled up every 10-minute intervap from 8:00 a.m. untilp noon, germane discussions in speedc dating-type interviews: Say hello. Tell your story. Look for Then it’s the firm handshaked and “Goodbye,” because someone, somewhere else, is waitiny for you.
And another entrepreneure is waiting to takeyour “We look to see if (the are good fits,” said Palmerton who, after talkingy with Amity Lippes of about Buffalo Filter’s interest in hostintg a blood drive, looked at the signup Among the names she recognized were existinvg vendors: Amherst-based , which specializes in circuit boarcd assemblies, and , an electronics contract manufacturer. “Some of the companiesz here arethose we’re already dointg business with,” said Jeff Kryszak of K-Technologies.
“Thered are others we’d like to do more “If it wasn’t for this event, many small businessex wouldn’t have the ability to talk to buyersz from government agencies or Fortune 500 saidFranklin Sciortino, Buffalo District director for the . “Some people have been tryinvg to make inroads with certain and now can meet them faceto face. It’zs like opening 46 doors.” For HR expo helped drive business Learning how many SBA loanw directly result from the expo canbe difficult.
According to Sciortinol and anSBA spokeswoman, pinpointing the dollar amount and number of loans generated by the expo is tougyh to do, unless every attendere were to complete and return feedback forms. The event, in its fourtgh year, was sponsored by Business First, SCORE and U.S. Smalpl Business Administration. One small-business owner who had success atlast year’sa expo was Ellen Fechter, who runs Lancaster-bases At the 2008 matchmaker, she landed a five-yead contract for staffing and recruitment services for Fort Drum militargy base.
The business she gets from it, she said, was responsiblw for about one-quarter of her 2008 A year later, she’sa in constant contact with officials regardingtheir needs. Of her matchmaking meeting with Fort Drumlast year, she said, “Thehy were open and candid about the procesa of going ahead and Like Palmerton, another first-timer at the event is Don who runs For his small marketing-servicesz company that does a lot of direct-mail he was looking to meet with Bank to see if there was a chancde he could help it. His first meeting of the day waswith HSBC’ss manager of retail business Kelly Bettinger.
After the two exchange pleasantries – and learned they are practicallyneighbors (bothy live on Grand Island) – Bettinget explains much of the bank’s printing is done in Calif. She suggested Papaj visit the HSBC Web site and make some cold calle to a fewpurchasing people. Papaj said he plansx to follow up withHSBC and, of the added, “It was terrific.” From his cell phone on the way to a noon meetintg in Olean, he said like Palmerton and some people were those with whom he alreadg is doing business. They gave him names of thosde in different departments and offered tointroducs him. “You couldn’t ask for more,” he said.
and Samantha Palmerton and Cathy Carsomn were walking into amatchmaking session. They weren’t sure what to This was, after all, their first time The meetings that were to takeplace weren’rt social; they were all business. This was the kickoff to the 2009 Smalll Business Matchmaker AwardsLuncheon Exposition, held May 6 at the Buffali Niagara Convention Center. More than 300 businessea registered to meet with 46 prime contractorsz thatincluded Palmerton’s and Carson’s Buffalo Filter, a manufacturer of high-tech filtrationh systems.
Palmerton, strategic planniny director, and Carson, purchasing manager, had a catch up with current vendors and learn about others who might eventuallghelp out. By the time they their dance cards were already full: Two signup sheets packed with prospectivwe partners filled up every 10-minute intervap from 8:00 a.m. untilp noon, germane discussions in speedc dating-type interviews: Say hello. Tell your story. Look for Then it’s the firm handshaked and “Goodbye,” because someone, somewhere else, is waitiny for you.
And another entrepreneure is waiting to takeyour “We look to see if (the are good fits,” said Palmerton who, after talkingy with Amity Lippes of about Buffalo Filter’s interest in hostintg a blood drive, looked at the signup Among the names she recognized were existinvg vendors: Amherst-based , which specializes in circuit boarcd assemblies, and , an electronics contract manufacturer. “Some of the companiesz here arethose we’re already dointg business with,” said Jeff Kryszak of K-Technologies.
“Thered are others we’d like to do more “If it wasn’t for this event, many small businessex wouldn’t have the ability to talk to buyersz from government agencies or Fortune 500 saidFranklin Sciortino, Buffalo District director for the . “Some people have been tryinvg to make inroads with certain and now can meet them faceto face. It’zs like opening 46 doors.” For HR expo helped drive business Learning how many SBA loanw directly result from the expo canbe difficult.
According to Sciortinol and anSBA spokeswoman, pinpointing the dollar amount and number of loans generated by the expo is tougyh to do, unless every attendere were to complete and return feedback forms. The event, in its fourtgh year, was sponsored by Business First, SCORE and U.S. Smalpl Business Administration. One small-business owner who had success atlast year’sa expo was Ellen Fechter, who runs Lancaster-bases At the 2008 matchmaker, she landed a five-yead contract for staffing and recruitment services for Fort Drum militargy base.
The business she gets from it, she said, was responsiblw for about one-quarter of her 2008 A year later, she’sa in constant contact with officials regardingtheir needs. Of her matchmaking meeting with Fort Drumlast year, she said, “Thehy were open and candid about the procesa of going ahead and Like Palmerton, another first-timer at the event is Don who runs For his small marketing-servicesz company that does a lot of direct-mail he was looking to meet with Bank to see if there was a chancde he could help it. His first meeting of the day waswith HSBC’ss manager of retail business Kelly Bettinger.
After the two exchange pleasantries – and learned they are practicallyneighbors (bothy live on Grand Island) – Bettinget explains much of the bank’s printing is done in Calif. She suggested Papaj visit the HSBC Web site and make some cold calle to a fewpurchasing people. Papaj said he plansx to follow up withHSBC and, of the added, “It was terrific.” From his cell phone on the way to a noon meetintg in Olean, he said like Palmerton and some people were those with whom he alreadg is doing business. They gave him names of thosde in different departments and offered tointroducs him. “You couldn’t ask for more,” he said.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
TD Bank scores well in mid-Atlantic - Washington Business Journal:
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TD Bank, which gained a foothol in the Washington area when itacquirer , got perfect scorews in five of six categories, including convenience, accoung statements and transactions, and scored four out of five possiblee points for fees. TD Bank, like the formef Commerce Bankit acquired, marketz its convenience and seven-day-per-week operatiohn as what sets it apart from other retai banks. Ranking second in the mid-Atlantic was . The New York-baseds bank has a heavy concentration of branchesdin Pennsylvania, but only one branch in in Cleveland Park. , and roundexd out J.D. Power’s top five for customer satisfaction inthe , now part of , ranked No.
6 on the Chevy Chase scored highin convenience, opening an account and and better than average for fees and account statements. PNC, SunTrusg and ranked seventh through ninth. , with no presence in the Washington area, ranked 10th among mid-Atlantic Despite high marks for the best-ranking banks, J.D. Power says customers are growing more dissatisfied with their banks overall. Only 35 percent of customers say they are highl committed totheir bank, down from 41 percenr in 2007. “Customers reporting the lowesy levels of commitment happen to be those with depositt balances that are 15 percent higher than saidMichael Beird, director of the banking practice at J.D. Power.
The stud also says customer perceptionsx of bank brand image have declined for the thirdrstraight year, with low ratings for customer focus and
TD Bank, which gained a foothol in the Washington area when itacquirer , got perfect scorews in five of six categories, including convenience, accoung statements and transactions, and scored four out of five possiblee points for fees. TD Bank, like the formef Commerce Bankit acquired, marketz its convenience and seven-day-per-week operatiohn as what sets it apart from other retai banks. Ranking second in the mid-Atlantic was . The New York-baseds bank has a heavy concentration of branchesdin Pennsylvania, but only one branch in in Cleveland Park. , and roundexd out J.D. Power’s top five for customer satisfaction inthe , now part of , ranked No.
6 on the Chevy Chase scored highin convenience, opening an account and and better than average for fees and account statements. PNC, SunTrusg and ranked seventh through ninth. , with no presence in the Washington area, ranked 10th among mid-Atlantic Despite high marks for the best-ranking banks, J.D. Power says customers are growing more dissatisfied with their banks overall. Only 35 percent of customers say they are highl committed totheir bank, down from 41 percenr in 2007. “Customers reporting the lowesy levels of commitment happen to be those with depositt balances that are 15 percent higher than saidMichael Beird, director of the banking practice at J.D. Power.
The stud also says customer perceptionsx of bank brand image have declined for the thirdrstraight year, with low ratings for customer focus and
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Forex: USD/JPY ranges ahead of 79.00 sellers - NASDAQ
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Forex: USD/JPY ranges ahead of 79.00 sellers NASDAQ FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - While descending to the low extreme of its 20 pips range, the nature of the USD/JPY moves still remains inconclusive to help gauge next direction. The pair trades within the context of a bid market since the bounce off sub-78 ... Forex Flash: EUR/GBP upside capped at September high of 0.8116 â€" RBS |
Monday, October 15, 2012
DownEast makes California debut at Galleria - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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DownEast Basics, a Salt Lake City chaih with more than40 stores, markets itselfg as an “affordable fashion” Nothing costs more than $50, and most items from swimwear to summer dresses — costx around $20 to $30. The Roseville store’s firsyt weekend exceeded the company’s projections by 25 Based on the initialsales results, DownEast Basics very much wantsx to further expand in California, and is please it launched its first California store in the Sacramentlo region, a spokeswoman said.
CEO Klane who lived in El Dorado Hills from 2000 to figured Sacramento-area consumers care about fashion, but also are cost He also likes the population growth this region has experiencesd over the past decade. Testing out this area’s Murphy sent the retailer’s catalog to all his wife’es local friends. His wife also introducesd her friends to the product line at a local party she hosted with more than 50 Based on the sales atthat “we knew we had a product that resonateds with the local community here in Murphy wrote in an e-mail. A franchised is coming to the Roe Building, the mixed-uses building built last year at 5th and G street s indowntown Davis.
The Aventura, Fla.-based chain of body and facia waxing centers willtake 1,491 square The franchisees are readying the spac e for an opening in a few On the first floor, European Wax Centee will join a Duramed medical supplies store and Baristaq Brew Café. Two retail spaces remain: one of 925 squaree feet on the corner, and another of 1,227 square feet, said Shaunm Morrow, the landlord’s broker with the Terranomicx divisionof . The eighgt residential condos on the second and thirx floorsall sold. In February, European Wax Cente r area developers told the Business Journal that they planned to open at leastf a dozen locations inthe region.
The companuy already has two storesin Roseville, at Renaissance Creel shopping center and at The Broker Scott Carruth of CB Richard Elli s represents European Wax Center locally. Vending machine dispenses wipes, pacifiers Westfiel d Galleria at Roseville will be one of the firstf malls within the Westfield chai to get a custom vending machine withbabycard supplies. in Corona announced Thursdagy that it is placing its Baby Stationxs vending machines in Westfield malle acrossthe state, starting July 15.
The goal is to placs these vending machines with baby necessities in Westfiels malls nationwide within eight months toa year, AVT A pilot project for Westfield, the venting machines carrhy feeding products, toys, first aid baby wipes, bottles and pacifiers. “This bringx peace of mind to families knowinv there is a convenieny and accessible solution forevery baby’sx need,” Shannon Illingworth, AVT founder, said in a news The malls that install the Baby Stations benefigt because parents don’t have to stop shoppinv when they discover they left home without some essentialp baby item, she Baby Station machines are hard to miss, with theie blue-and-black color scheme and bold graphics.
They contaij a 7” widescreen LCD display to streamn information and video feeds aboutf the products contained in thevending machine. , a chain of gyms that enteres this market sixyears ago, is expanding to Fitness 19 will take 7,500 square feet within Sycamore Pointe shopping center at Main Streetf and Pioneer Avenue. This is new retailp space constructed between Food 4 Less and Big 5Sportingf Goods. Another 9,000 square feet is The gym is expected to open in the said Morrow, who represented the landlord in the lease. Fitnesw 19 has five othert locations inthe region.
DownEast Basics, a Salt Lake City chaih with more than40 stores, markets itselfg as an “affordable fashion” Nothing costs more than $50, and most items from swimwear to summer dresses — costx around $20 to $30. The Roseville store’s firsyt weekend exceeded the company’s projections by 25 Based on the initialsales results, DownEast Basics very much wantsx to further expand in California, and is please it launched its first California store in the Sacramentlo region, a spokeswoman said.
CEO Klane who lived in El Dorado Hills from 2000 to figured Sacramento-area consumers care about fashion, but also are cost He also likes the population growth this region has experiencesd over the past decade. Testing out this area’s Murphy sent the retailer’s catalog to all his wife’es local friends. His wife also introducesd her friends to the product line at a local party she hosted with more than 50 Based on the sales atthat “we knew we had a product that resonateds with the local community here in Murphy wrote in an e-mail. A franchised is coming to the Roe Building, the mixed-uses building built last year at 5th and G street s indowntown Davis.
The Aventura, Fla.-based chain of body and facia waxing centers willtake 1,491 square The franchisees are readying the spac e for an opening in a few On the first floor, European Wax Centee will join a Duramed medical supplies store and Baristaq Brew Café. Two retail spaces remain: one of 925 squaree feet on the corner, and another of 1,227 square feet, said Shaunm Morrow, the landlord’s broker with the Terranomicx divisionof . The eighgt residential condos on the second and thirx floorsall sold. In February, European Wax Cente r area developers told the Business Journal that they planned to open at leastf a dozen locations inthe region.
The companuy already has two storesin Roseville, at Renaissance Creel shopping center and at The Broker Scott Carruth of CB Richard Elli s represents European Wax Center locally. Vending machine dispenses wipes, pacifiers Westfiel d Galleria at Roseville will be one of the firstf malls within the Westfield chai to get a custom vending machine withbabycard supplies. in Corona announced Thursdagy that it is placing its Baby Stationxs vending machines in Westfield malle acrossthe state, starting July 15.
The goal is to placs these vending machines with baby necessities in Westfiels malls nationwide within eight months toa year, AVT A pilot project for Westfield, the venting machines carrhy feeding products, toys, first aid baby wipes, bottles and pacifiers. “This bringx peace of mind to families knowinv there is a convenieny and accessible solution forevery baby’sx need,” Shannon Illingworth, AVT founder, said in a news The malls that install the Baby Stations benefigt because parents don’t have to stop shoppinv when they discover they left home without some essentialp baby item, she Baby Station machines are hard to miss, with theie blue-and-black color scheme and bold graphics.
They contaij a 7” widescreen LCD display to streamn information and video feeds aboutf the products contained in thevending machine. , a chain of gyms that enteres this market sixyears ago, is expanding to Fitness 19 will take 7,500 square feet within Sycamore Pointe shopping center at Main Streetf and Pioneer Avenue. This is new retailp space constructed between Food 4 Less and Big 5Sportingf Goods. Another 9,000 square feet is The gym is expected to open in the said Morrow, who represented the landlord in the lease. Fitnesw 19 has five othert locations inthe region.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Witness says Montreal 'Officer 728' revised notes - CBC.ca
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National Post | Witness says Montreal 'Officer 728' revised notes CBC.ca A witness to the Oct. 2 incident that led to the suspension of a Montreal police constable said she overheard Const. Stéfanie Trudeau tell fellow officers what to write in their notes, so that she wouldn't get in trouble. Catia Moreau, who lives a few ... Montreal protesters c » |
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Moving Picture: Vinyl rules at Barrington shop - Chicago Daily Herald
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Moving Picture: Vinyl rules at Barrington shop Chicago Daily Herald Record stores have long since gone the way of the head shop, lost somewhere in the 1960s and '70s. One exception is Rainbow Records in Barrington, a little slice of those days when you'd rush out to buy the latest album by your favorite group, and ... |
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Southwest implements new fees for pets, kids, third bags - Houston Business Journal:
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William P. Hobby Airport in Houston is the sixth-busiest airport in termsz of daily departuresfor Southwest. The Dallas-based airline will alloww passengers to bring a small dog or cat into the cabinb with them during flights for a feeof $75 each way. The pet must be containedx in a carrier that fits underthe seat, and that carried will count as the passenger’s carry-on bag for thosse flights. "We know from customer and employee feedbacko that ournew 'pet' customers will be a welcomexd addition to any flight," Southwest Airlines Chairman, President and CEO Gary Kellg said in a news releasw Friday.
However, Southwest (NYSE: LUV) also will begin implementingha $25 each-way service charge to watch over children ages 5 to 11 who are unaccompaniesd by adults. That service previously was offeredefor free. "We are proud to offer an outstandintg service for our young customers travellint alone but realize that the extra service does come at a cost to the Kelly said inthe release. Also, Southwesty will increase its existing servic e charge for a third bag oroverweight (51 to 70 bag from $25 to $50. Passengers will continuw to be able to check two bags under 51 pounds withouyta charge.
"We continue to allosw our customers to check two bags on Southwestfor free, makin our baggage policy far and away one of the most generou in the industry," Kelly said in the "The increase in the baggage chargr impacts approximately 1 percent of our customers." The baggages policy will take effect on June 17. The pet and unaccompanied-minoer charges will apply to tickets purchased on or after June 1 for peopler flying on or afterJune 17.
William P. Hobby Airport in Houston is the sixth-busiest airport in termsz of daily departuresfor Southwest. The Dallas-based airline will alloww passengers to bring a small dog or cat into the cabinb with them during flights for a feeof $75 each way. The pet must be containedx in a carrier that fits underthe seat, and that carried will count as the passenger’s carry-on bag for thosse flights. "We know from customer and employee feedbacko that ournew 'pet' customers will be a welcomexd addition to any flight," Southwest Airlines Chairman, President and CEO Gary Kellg said in a news releasw Friday.
However, Southwest (NYSE: LUV) also will begin implementingha $25 each-way service charge to watch over children ages 5 to 11 who are unaccompaniesd by adults. That service previously was offeredefor free. "We are proud to offer an outstandintg service for our young customers travellint alone but realize that the extra service does come at a cost to the Kelly said inthe release. Also, Southwesty will increase its existing servic e charge for a third bag oroverweight (51 to 70 bag from $25 to $50. Passengers will continuw to be able to check two bags under 51 pounds withouyta charge.
"We continue to allosw our customers to check two bags on Southwestfor free, makin our baggage policy far and away one of the most generou in the industry," Kelly said in the "The increase in the baggage chargr impacts approximately 1 percent of our customers." The baggages policy will take effect on June 17. The pet and unaccompanied-minoer charges will apply to tickets purchased on or after June 1 for peopler flying on or afterJune 17.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Refi rally for TexasLending.com - Kansas City Business Journal:
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As many as 120 loan consultants, accounting professionals, loan processors, loan closers and clerical positions payingbetween $30,00o0 to more than $100,0000 a year will be added, said Kevinm Miller, president, CEO and founder of The jobs will be added beginning in August and will be phased in durinv the next six to nine months, he The company has 160 employees now, down from 180 at the peak of the Nort h Texas housing boom two years ago. Low mortgage rateas and Miller’s expectation of climbing home sales are spurringthe company’z growth, he said.
“We expecyt rates to be low for the next year and a then we expect home purchasing to be strongb after thatin Texas,” he said. The local housinv market certainly has a lot of groundeto recover. New-home sales in the Dallas-Fort Worth area were down 40% for the firstg four months of the year compared to the same periordin 2008, and sales of pre-owned single-familyy homes were down 24% during that period, accordingh to housing market analyst Davic Brown, director of the Dallas office of There were 4,191 new-home closings and 18,442 resalews in the area through he said.
Brown expects 2009 sales to trail year-agko numbers for the remainder ofthe “We do expect to begin to see some modes recovery in terms of transactions beginning in assuming we see the national economy begibn to turn around and we see the jobs picturwe begin to improve,” he About 70% of TexasLending.com’s business today is refinancing, compare with 40% to 50% at this time last year, Milled said. TexasLending.
com closes $60 millio n to $80 million in monthly loan volume now, or aboutr $850 million annually, Miller With the additional employees, Miller’s goal is to reacj $3 billion to $4 billion in annual loan volumd in the nextfive years, he The company provides residential mortgage loanas in Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan, Missouri and Colorado, servicinyg all of them from the Dallae office. For the week ending May 22, mortgagse loan application volume nationwidew wasup 28.5% compared with the same week one year according to a weekly survey by the Mortgage Bankers Refinancings made up 69.3% of the mortgage Loan volume in Texas was $11.
7 billiojn in the first quarter of this year, down slightly from $12.3 billion in 2008, according to the Texads Mortgage Bankers Association statistics. Mortgage industrhy employment in Texas fell by more thana 30% from 2007 to but has since stabilized, said Scott vice president of the Texaas Mortgage Bankers Association. Norman said he’s heard anecdotallhy that the surge in refinancingse is prompting mortgage lenders toadd employees, but he did not have specifiv industry employment numbers. To make room for new TexasLending.
com has signed a leaser for 69,000 square feet in its existing location at 4100 Alpha Road in Dallas more than triple the size itcurrently occupies, said Ben Hauty with the commercial real estate firm Stream Realty Partnersd LP. Hautt recently left Stream’s Dallas office to launchy the company’s office in Atlanta, wherer he is managing partner. TexasLending.conm will begin moving into its expandexd spacein August, after the completion of renovations that are now under way. After expanding, TexasLending.com will occupy all of the third, fourtb and fifth floor and part of the first flood inthe 11-story building, Hautg said.
“It’s an expansion, and today that’z not something you see a lot Hautt said. “They’re thriving in the currenf economy.” The 227,000-square-foot buildingf at 4100 Alpha Road is part of The an 11-building office complex nortn of Interstate 635 off Midway Road. The askin g lease rate for the space isabout $16.59 per square foot. Hautt and Stream Realtu colleagues Ben Sumner and Chad Henningsrepresented TexasLending.com in the and Buddy Tompkins and Seth Thatcher of commercia real estate firm GVA Cawley represented the landlord. Hautt said TexasLending.
comn searched the market before decidiny to expand within itsexisting
As many as 120 loan consultants, accounting professionals, loan processors, loan closers and clerical positions payingbetween $30,00o0 to more than $100,0000 a year will be added, said Kevinm Miller, president, CEO and founder of The jobs will be added beginning in August and will be phased in durinv the next six to nine months, he The company has 160 employees now, down from 180 at the peak of the Nort h Texas housing boom two years ago. Low mortgage rateas and Miller’s expectation of climbing home sales are spurringthe company’z growth, he said.
“We expecyt rates to be low for the next year and a then we expect home purchasing to be strongb after thatin Texas,” he said. The local housinv market certainly has a lot of groundeto recover. New-home sales in the Dallas-Fort Worth area were down 40% for the firstg four months of the year compared to the same periordin 2008, and sales of pre-owned single-familyy homes were down 24% during that period, accordingh to housing market analyst Davic Brown, director of the Dallas office of There were 4,191 new-home closings and 18,442 resalews in the area through he said.
Brown expects 2009 sales to trail year-agko numbers for the remainder ofthe “We do expect to begin to see some modes recovery in terms of transactions beginning in assuming we see the national economy begibn to turn around and we see the jobs picturwe begin to improve,” he About 70% of TexasLending.com’s business today is refinancing, compare with 40% to 50% at this time last year, Milled said. TexasLending.
com closes $60 millio n to $80 million in monthly loan volume now, or aboutr $850 million annually, Miller With the additional employees, Miller’s goal is to reacj $3 billion to $4 billion in annual loan volumd in the nextfive years, he The company provides residential mortgage loanas in Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan, Missouri and Colorado, servicinyg all of them from the Dallae office. For the week ending May 22, mortgagse loan application volume nationwidew wasup 28.5% compared with the same week one year according to a weekly survey by the Mortgage Bankers Refinancings made up 69.3% of the mortgage Loan volume in Texas was $11.
7 billiojn in the first quarter of this year, down slightly from $12.3 billion in 2008, according to the Texads Mortgage Bankers Association statistics. Mortgage industrhy employment in Texas fell by more thana 30% from 2007 to but has since stabilized, said Scott vice president of the Texaas Mortgage Bankers Association. Norman said he’s heard anecdotallhy that the surge in refinancingse is prompting mortgage lenders toadd employees, but he did not have specifiv industry employment numbers. To make room for new TexasLending.
com has signed a leaser for 69,000 square feet in its existing location at 4100 Alpha Road in Dallas more than triple the size itcurrently occupies, said Ben Hauty with the commercial real estate firm Stream Realty Partnersd LP. Hautt recently left Stream’s Dallas office to launchy the company’s office in Atlanta, wherer he is managing partner. TexasLending.conm will begin moving into its expandexd spacein August, after the completion of renovations that are now under way. After expanding, TexasLending.com will occupy all of the third, fourtb and fifth floor and part of the first flood inthe 11-story building, Hautg said.
“It’s an expansion, and today that’z not something you see a lot Hautt said. “They’re thriving in the currenf economy.” The 227,000-square-foot buildingf at 4100 Alpha Road is part of The an 11-building office complex nortn of Interstate 635 off Midway Road. The askin g lease rate for the space isabout $16.59 per square foot. Hautt and Stream Realtu colleagues Ben Sumner and Chad Henningsrepresented TexasLending.com in the and Buddy Tompkins and Seth Thatcher of commercia real estate firm GVA Cawley represented the landlord. Hautt said TexasLending.
comn searched the market before decidiny to expand within itsexisting
Monday, October 8, 2012
Qantas says Emirates tie-up secures jobs - Ninemsn
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Qantas says Emirates tie-up secures jobs Ninemsn Mr Joyce said the unveiling of the Emirates deal was cheered by staff at Qantas' Mascot headquarters because "they know this is important for securing Australian and Qantas jobs". In September, Qantas and Emirates unveiled a global partnership that ... |
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Oncor seeks $300M in stimulus funds - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Oncor will apply for the funds throughn the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actof 2009. The deadlinr to apply is Aug. 6. Citing data from the Councio ofEconomic Advisers, Oncor believes the stimuluws funds would support the creation of 1,600 jobs in 2010. If the fundinb is approved, Oncor will spenfd the money to deploy moresmart switches, which will help the energyy company isolate problems in neighborhood s and reconfigure power lines. Other enhancements will includde controlling the feeder voltage throughthe company’s capacitofr control and enhancements that will help the electrid provider locate electric delivery problemd in a faster, more efficient manner, Oncoe said.
In addition, downtown electric networkss will be modernizedunder Oncor’s proposed plan. Oncor also is aimingb to improve itstelecommunications network, an improvement that will enhancw the company’s power grid. “Oncor’s vision for a modern, interactive, intuitive electrixc grid is real, tangible and happeningv now,” said Oncor Chairmaj and CEO Bob “Our first considerations in seeking these stimuluas grants are whether the funds will help consumer lower their electric bills or advance smart grid initiativese to improve serviceand reliability. That’s wher we have focused our attentionand energy.
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Oncor will apply for the funds throughn the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actof 2009. The deadlinr to apply is Aug. 6. Citing data from the Councio ofEconomic Advisers, Oncor believes the stimuluws funds would support the creation of 1,600 jobs in 2010. If the fundinb is approved, Oncor will spenfd the money to deploy moresmart switches, which will help the energyy company isolate problems in neighborhood s and reconfigure power lines. Other enhancements will includde controlling the feeder voltage throughthe company’s capacitofr control and enhancements that will help the electrid provider locate electric delivery problemd in a faster, more efficient manner, Oncoe said.
In addition, downtown electric networkss will be modernizedunder Oncor’s proposed plan. Oncor also is aimingb to improve itstelecommunications network, an improvement that will enhancw the company’s power grid. “Oncor’s vision for a modern, interactive, intuitive electrixc grid is real, tangible and happeningv now,” said Oncor Chairmaj and CEO Bob “Our first considerations in seeking these stimuluas grants are whether the funds will help consumer lower their electric bills or advance smart grid initiativese to improve serviceand reliability. That’s wher we have focused our attentionand energy.
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Saturday, October 6, 2012
Improviser In Chief: Clinton Text Vs. Audio - KQED
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Improviser In Chief: Clinton Text Vs. Audio KQED Improviser In Chief: Clinton Text Vs. Audio. September 6, 2012 â€" 8:03 AM. Enlarge. AFP/Getty Images. Former President Bill Clinton delivers remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday. As president and as a candidate ... |
Thursday, October 4, 2012
RSPCA award for East Herts stray dog service - Herts and Essex Observer
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Herts and Essex Observer | RSPCA award for East Herts stray dog service Herts and Essex Observer Claire Robinson, the RSPCA's government relations manager, said: “This year's Innovator Awards attracted some bright new ideas from organisations trying to find new angles to longstanding problems such as irresponsible dog ownership and noise, to some ... |
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Cincinnati ranked
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The report divided the 100 largest metrowsinto 20-city segments, ranging from “strongest” to San Antonio ranked at the top of the “strongest” and Detroit placed last in the “weakest” The Cincinnati metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100 metrow overall, just behind Minneapolis, according to the first-quarter MetroMonitor released Wednesday. That placed it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor ranke d cities according to four the percent change in employment from its peakto first-quartedr 2009; the percentage change in the unemploymentf rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in gross metropolitanh product from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the percent change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The grosa metropolitan product is the total value of goods and serviceas produced within themetro area. Cincinnatij ranked 50th of 100 for change in down 2.8 percent from its 56th for year-over-year change in up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-year housing pric e change, up 0.1 percent.
Two cities in the regiojn fared better: Columbus was 40th, at the bottom of the category. Indianapolis was 42nd, ranking at No.2 in the category. Other area metros in the second-weakest category includerd Cleveland, 64th; Louisville, 65th; Akron, 74th; and Dayton, Youngstown (88th) and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published quarterly, accordinv to the Metropolitan Policy Program at To read thecomplete report, .
The report divided the 100 largest metrowsinto 20-city segments, ranging from “strongest” to San Antonio ranked at the top of the “strongest” and Detroit placed last in the “weakest” The Cincinnati metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100 metrow overall, just behind Minneapolis, according to the first-quarter MetroMonitor released Wednesday. That placed it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor ranke d cities according to four the percent change in employment from its peakto first-quartedr 2009; the percentage change in the unemploymentf rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in gross metropolitanh product from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the percent change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The grosa metropolitan product is the total value of goods and serviceas produced within themetro area. Cincinnatij ranked 50th of 100 for change in down 2.8 percent from its 56th for year-over-year change in up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-year housing pric e change, up 0.1 percent.
Two cities in the regiojn fared better: Columbus was 40th, at the bottom of the category. Indianapolis was 42nd, ranking at No.2 in the category. Other area metros in the second-weakest category includerd Cleveland, 64th; Louisville, 65th; Akron, 74th; and Dayton, Youngstown (88th) and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published quarterly, accordinv to the Metropolitan Policy Program at To read thecomplete report, .
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Europe's finest continue their rolling maul over Heineken Cup's future - The Guardian (blog)
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Europe's finest continue their rolling maul over Heineken Cup's future The Guardian (blog) European harmony may have been thrillingly evident at the Ryder Cup but it was in much shorter supply at the UK launch of this season's Heineken Cup in west London. Even the venue, Sky's headquarters in Isleworth, felt like a pointed rebuke to the ... |
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