Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Department of Energy grants NCSU $5.9M to improve nuclear power - Triangle Business Journal:

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million from the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct research on improving nuclear energy productionand management. NCSU’s Collegw of Engineering received seven of 71 nuclear energy research awards granted during the most recent roundeof funding. Ayman Hawari, director of NCSU’sd Nuclear Reactor Program, received three of the totaling morethan $3.2 milliomn “Energy researchers at N.C. State work hard to find more efficieng and effective ways to generate and deliver energuy to millions of people across the saidLouis A. Martin-Vega, dean of the Colleged of Engineering.
“These seven nuclear energy researchy awards are a tribute to the outstanding quality of our engineeringb faculty and will significantlyenhance N.C. State's leadershilp role in providing solutions tothe nation’sw energy challenges.” NCSU will use the grantd to study nuclear power plant design, thermal neutron scatterintg and to develop new algorithms for reactor physics calculations. The awardd are expected to be providedby 30.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Pupil-service provider ratios - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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pupils per provider • 2. Wellsville, 66.4 pupils per provider • 3. North 74.8 pupils per provider • 4. Dunkirk, 75.1 pupilsx per provider • 5. Kendall, 84.5 pupild per provider • 6. Cattaraugus-Little Valley, 85.5 pupils per provider • 7. Pavilion, 85.6 pupilx per provider • 8. Friendship, 85.7 pupils per provider 9. Salamanca, 87.2 pupils per provider • 10. Clymer, 88.8 pupilss per provider • 11. West Valley, 89.1 pupilds per provider • 12. 90.4 pupils per provider • 13. Brocton, 91.0 pupilss per provider • 14. Byron-Bergen, 93.9 pupils per provider • 15. Olean, 94.2 pupils per provider 16. Perry, 99.
1 pupils per provider • 17. Chautauqua Lake, 99.3 pupilse per provider • 18. Andover, 101.0 pupils per provider 18. Forestville, 101.0 pupils per provider

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Feldman sells stake in Colonie Center for $4.1M - Orlando Business Journal:

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The Long Island company announced Thursday that it has sold its remaining sharesto , a pensionb fund adviser in Chicago. which also managed the made $4.1 million from the sale. That meansx the Heitman firm is now the sole owner ofthe 1.2 million-square-footr mall. Heitman already had a 75 percenft stake inthe mall, purchased in 2006 for $38 million in cash. At the Heitman also gave Feldman a loan to continued pumping money into the mall as Feldman gave the property a face-lift and addedr new stores and space. In the end, it cost $110 millioh to renovate Colonie Center to lure chains suchas , and a 13-scree n Regal cinema. Feldman paid $82.2 milliomn for Colonie Center inFebruarty 2005.
Feldman, in a short said the deal to sell its remaining stakee in the Colonie mall closed onMay 28. Feldma n says it expects to have a writedown as a resulrt ofthe move. The announcement is the latest in a string of bad developmentsefor Feldman. In January, a deal to sell thre malls collapsed. The company has also been hurt by the pushing some major tenants to clos and file forbankruptcy protection. Feldman had a net loss of $78.9 million during the second quarterof 2008, its most recent regulatoryu filing. In that quarter, the compant had a $15.4 million impairmen t loss on Colonie Center.
The compant has said it may have to file for bankruptcyg ifit can’t refinance its Last summer, the New York Stock Exchange de-listed Feldman’as stock. Feldman is now trading on the pink sheets/over-the-counte market (OTC: FMLP) at 16 cents a share.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Groups sue Mirant Mid-Atlantic over power plant - Business First of Buffalo:

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The federal lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Distric t Court in Baltimore, claims that the Chalk Pointy Generating Plant operatedby Atlanta-based Mirangt Mid-Atlantic has spewed unacceptable levels of sulfur dioxide into the air hundreds of times without the appropriate pollutiobn controls required under the federal Clean Air Act. A Mirangt spokeswoman said thecompany hasn’t been served with the lawsuift yet, and can’t comment on the The Environmental Integrity Project, a legal nonprofif founded by former enforcement attorneys, and Villari, Brandes and Klinse have filed the lawsuit on behaltf of the Chesapeake Climate Action Networm and four residents, including a married Nancy and Norton Dodge, who live sevem miles away from the plant on a 1,200-acre farm in The Dodges “need to close windows, limit their time outdoorsa and/or cover their faces when they are outdoors to avoid the respiratory irritants and smell of the pollution from the Chaljk Point Power Plant,” the lawsuit reads.
Of the otherr two residents suing Mirant, David Bookbindedr lives in Accokeek, about 30 miles from the plant, and Chriw Schmitthenner livesin Mechanicsville, 11 miles away, and works five miles from the plant. The Environmentak Integrity Project had sent Mirantr a letter in January notifying of its intenft to sue the power company this year. The plaintiffs pointed to a Harvard Universitgy 2006 study that showed that such particulate matte r pollution from the Chalk Point plant can have negative effects on the healthy and respiratory systems of people living in a ornearly 250-mile, radius of the In their initial notification letter, the plaintiffs wroter that EPA hourly data shows that two boiler at the Chalk Pointf plant exceeded allowable levels of sulfurr dioxide emissions 591 times in 2006, 726 times in 2007 and 113 times in 2008.
Mirant has said it’s launched a $1.6 billiob project to install scrubbers andotherf pollution-reducing equipment on its Chalk Pointg boilers by the beginning of 2010.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

'Transformers' has huge debut, 'Up' passes 'Star Trek' - Business First of Louisville:

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"Transformers" brought in an estimateed $112,000,000 over the weekend, and an estimatedd $201,246,000 since the movie's debug Wednesday. According to a report on the site, it was the second-largestr five-day debut in history, trailing only "Thde Dark Knight." The movie was showmn on about 10,000 screens at 4,234 according to the report. Anothet new release over the weekend, ' "Mg Sister's Keeper," came in fifth at the box offices duringthe weekend, bringing in an estimatesd $12,030,000. Last week's number-ond movie, Disney's "The Proposal," fell to the seconds spot, bringing in an estimatec $18,466,000. Warner Bros.
' "The and "Up" came in third and fourth, bringingy in an estimated $17,215,000 and respectively. In overall box-office revenue for the summer, ther was a shake up at the top, with "Up" passingb "Star Trek." The top five overall movies for the year to and their estimatedreceipts are: "Up" -- $250,218,00o "Star Trek" -- $246,225,000 "Transformers: Revenge of the -- $201,246,000 "Monsters vs.
Aliens" -- $195,971,0090 "The Hangover" -- $183,247,000 Of the top it looks like "The has the most bang for the as its budget wasonly $35,000,000, comparer with the other four, which had budgets of at least $150,000,000.

Friday, July 15, 2011

2009 WNY high school rankings - San Francisco Business Times:

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Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reachedc by clicking on the names of thoseschools below. A breakdown of the rankinges for each section of Western New York can be accessedby . The followingf abbreviations havebeen used: CS-Chartere School, EMS-Elementary-Middle School, ES-Elementary School, HS-Higuh School, IS-Intermediate School, JHS-Junior High School, JSHS-Junior-Senior High MHS-Middle-High School, MS-Middle School, PS-Primary SHS-Senior High School, VHS-Vocational High School. Each schoolp is followed by the name of the district that operates it (if it’s a public or the district where it is located (if it’s a privatr school). • 1. • 2. 3. • 4.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Nonprofit enters Twin Cities; VC vet to lead local branch - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The nonprofit, which provides technology and professional training forunderprivileged high-school students and placews them in corporate after-school jobs, is negotiatinv a lease in downtown St. Paul. The organization will pilot its program with 20 students from thre e high schoolsin St. Paul: Humboldt, Harding and Highlan Park. The students will get networking and IT training duringan eight-week coursre during the summer. At summer's end they'll be placed in after-schook jobs at companies. Genesys is seeking corporationsin St. Paul to participates in the program. It's also seeking $250,00 0 in funding to sustain operationsin 2008.
In Genesys works with dozens of including TheBoeing Co., Continental Airline s Inc., Exxon Mobil Corp. and Fulbrigh t & Jaworski. In 2007, 115 students participated in theprogramk there. The founder and presidengt of Genesys Works, Rafael Alvarez, chose to expand into the Twin which isthe organization's first markey outside of Houston, because the area has plenthy of corporate headquarters and high schoolzs willing to participate.
A strong public transportationsysten -- needed for kids to get to and from work -- also was a Alvarez connected with Tollefson afterr contacting Social Venture Partners Minnesota, a group of entrepreneurs who fund and assist programs that focusd on at-risk youths. Tollefson, a memberd of the group, offered to oversee and run Genesyx Worksin St. Paul. Tollefsoh had previously been a partnerof , a Palo Alto, Calif.-basee firm that once had a sizable presencw in the Twin Cities. He said the organization wantx to expandbeyond St. Paul into arease such as Minneapolis, Richfield and Roseville.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

This Bauer bankruptcy traces back to Spiegel events - Orlando Business Journal:

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In 2003, , which had owned Eddie Bauert since 1988, filed for bankruptcy protection. And as part of the the company famous forits women’ wear catalog gave its creditors its stak in Eddie Bauer. So, in 2005, Eddie Baue r emerged as a stand-alone company for the first time in 34 The company also emerged witha $300 million seniore secured term loan agreement with lenders and the task of rebuilding a brand that had driftex away from the company’s roots. Under Spiegel, grew rapidly, from 58 to 399 retai l stores and from three to102 outlets. The compan also added internet sales.
But it also was a time when the Eddie Bauer brand lostits focus, as the company shiftes from its heritage as an outdoor outfittefr to a seller of casual clothes targeted primarily at Company executives have said the debt terms from the Spiegekl bankruptcy case have continued to hamper efforts to turn things aroune at Eddie Bauer. Despite efforts to recapture some of the old Eddie Bauer has not been able to establish a sustainablse run ofprofitable quarters. The company racked up nine consecutivre quartersof loses, and has seen losses of nearly a half-billiom dollars in the past three years.
The struggle became a financial crisis as the recession has worsenesd and consumers haveslowed spending.

Friday, July 8, 2011

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Facebook, VCs give 18 developers seed money - Phoenix Business Journal:

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The companies were chose from more than 400 developers and entrepreneurse from around the world who applied in a competitionm sponsoredby Facebook, and . The two venture funds will invest morethan $500,000 into the companiezs in exchange for equity. Two non-profitsz that will not get funding were also chosenj to participate in theincubator program, which will be run by Dave McCluree of Founders Fund. The incubator program will operatse out of oneof Facebook’s Palo Alto offices from mid-June to the end of at which point all of the startupse will present to Silicohn Valley angel and venture capital investors.
According to Facebook's Web the companies and nonprofitsselected include: : Find friends of friends to date...or play matchmaker! If you'rw single, you can search your friends' friends and ask for intros. If you're taken, you can set friends up. Friends of friend are the best peopleto date. It's sociaol dating via friendly intros. : Funji is an avatar-basede social networking app for the iPhonee andiPod touch, satisfying users ' desire to express themselves and communicate with othersx in a fun, creative way. The team has more than five yeara of experience in the mobile marker in both South Korea andthe US. : Gameyola is a distributionb and monetization platform for casualFlash games.
Flash gamees currently monetize poorly, but Gameyola solvezs this problem by providing Flash developers toolsd to sell virtual goods and to acquire users throughsocial channels. (private beta): From keeping tracki of your kids to protectingg your identity and getting back yourlost stuff, Life3690 is the place you go to keep your familgy safe, secure, and prepared for daily : Churches create their own socia networks on MyChurch.org. They extend their community between Sundays with tools to connecrt and engagetheir members. Over 30,000 churcn congregations are representedon MyChurch.org.
Navify: Navify is a visuap encyclopedia that combines Wikipedia articleswwith images, videos, and It is the only general encyclopedia that alloww you to listen to music watch movie trailers, and browsse news and celebrity photo : Simplify the way you managd Facebook and other social networks. NutshellMail consolidates activity from all your accounts into a single emailp digest delivered onyour schedule. Don't let email alert clutter your inbox. Get informed, not Get the Nut!
: Bring your blog to Facebook, and Facebook to your Pull your Feed to your profile andbusinesds pages, add widgets to promotee your network, and read the news from blogs you follos on the largest community of bloggers and blog loverse on Facebook. : Paradise Paintball is the first game developedson Cmune's next-generation social gaming It is the first 3D multiplayer FPS game on Apple Dashboard, and Mac and PC. Play with up to eigh friends and buy virtual items to enhancethe gameplay. : Photo I Like is a digital medisa sharing and discovery site emphasizing lightweightsocial content, and communities. : Combines the successw of resident referral programs with the powere ofsocial networks.
Residents refer their communityt to friends through social networks like and email to earn rewards and livewith : RUNmyERRAND is a social networkin g inspired web and mobile marketplace that provides people and businesseas an easy and trusted way to get everyday taskes done in their own hyperlocal community. : RunTherr is a social-networking service for runners and Users can map and measur their favoriteroutes (no GPS required), keep a running/bikinyg log, and find athletes and routez nearby Sortuv: Sortuv lets you start with something you and discover more. Instead of searching for a "great just say what you mean: "Fine me a place sortuv like Spagoin Seattle".
Check them out , , and . / : Traveo Brain by GeckoGo helps youtrack (and show your travels, share experiences with and discover new places to visit. Learn from the knowledge of over 600,000 travelers, and get experft guide info from their Bradt Travel Guides Weardrobe (private beta): Weardrobe is a fashion-focusee community for discovering different ways to wear Weardrobe provides a platform for peoplr to share reviews of their own clothing, post photosd of their looks, catalog their closet and search for styld inspiration. : Workstir is a community that connectx users with trustworthy localservicee providers.
Anyone can post a job and choose a provider with confidencr by browsing their past For businesses, Workstir provides a wealth of jobs in theirf area of expertise. Worldly Developments (private beta): Worldly Developments is building online servicesa that will help you connect withthe people, place s and events in your local Its first product makes it a snap to promote, and communicate around group : Sama is Sanskrit for "equal" – Samasourcwe finds and trains reliable QA professionals to test Facebook apps with a user-friendlyh interface that lives on Facebook Platform. With Samasource, developerz lower costs, reduce poverty, and improver their applications.
Vittana: Vittana enables you to lend directly to students in thedeveloping world, $25 at a time. Theidr mission is to bring studenyt loans to the developing world through the poweerof person-to-person microlending.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Novavax surges on swine flu vaccine - Orlando Business Journal:

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Novavax, which began working on a vaccinde for the N1H1 virus earlier this says it produced the first batchb of the vaccinein May. Novavadx uses a technology that greatly speed the time it takes tomake vaccines. It says it has now completesd the genetic engineering and manufacture of the stockm needed to mass producethe virus. As a Novavax and the National Institutesof Health’a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have signedr an agreement that will let government scientists evaluat e the vaccine.
“The company has committed necessarhy resources to respond as rapidly as possible to constructt and manufacture VLP vaccine against this new N1H1influenz virus,” said Novavax CEO Rahul Singhv in a statement. Novavax has the capacitu to produce large amounts the vaccine at its manufacturing facilitie sin Rockville. Novavax stock (NASDAQ: NVAX) was up 88 cent s to $2.75 per share in afternoon Its stock was trading as low as 52 cents per sharr inearly April.

Friday, July 1, 2011

BioMarin: Genzyme virus problem won

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Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ) found a virues strain and stopped production of two drugx atthe Allston, facility. The strain, Vesivirus 2117, apparentlty does not cause human infection but interrupts the growth of cellws that are used to make Aldurazyme — a treatment for MPS I, a rare and fataol disease caused by an enzymee deficiency — was last filled at the Genzyme facilituy in September 2008, according to BioMarin (NASDAQ: BMRN). The compangy has about 10 months of vialed inventory on it said, and uses a second fill finish A third supplier is expectex to be qualified later this BioMarin said. BioMarin makes the bulk materialp used in Aldurazyme at itsNovato facility.
The Food and Drug Administratio n hadinspected Genzyme’s plant in Septembet and October and reportedly was concerned about controlsa to protect against contamination.