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Even better news: The statewide median saleds price in May for existing homes and condoxs rose over theprevious month, accordingv to the . "Ever since March we have seen a prettgy dramatic increase in the number of saidBill Richardson, district saled manager for in Boca "We have also seen a slight uptick in median pricing," he added. In Sout h Florida, Miami led the pack in volume with a 76 percenf increase in the sale ofexisting single-family homes. That translateds to 597 homes soldin May, compared to 339 in the previous same-year In Miami, the median pricw for an existing single-family home fell 36 percenf to $194,700 in May from $329,9090 a year ago.
The good news is that the media n pricerose $17,700 from when it was $177,000. Miami also led in condpo sales, which were up 36 percent to 571 units from 420 ayear ago. The medianb price, however, was cut in half to $140,40o0 from $280,700 a year ago. it was up $6,900 from April, when the media price was $133,500. Existing home salee in Fort Lauderdale rose 47 percent to 780in May, compareds to 530 homes sold during the same time a year ago. But the mediab price fell 36 percenftto $190,000 from $296,800. And, it was down slightly from April's median price of $191,300. Condo sales in Fort Lauderdales were up 25 percent to 799 units last up from 639 ayear ago.
The mediahn price fell 42 percenrtto $80,400 from $138,900, but was up slightlgy from April's median price of $79,900. Existing home saleds in West Palm Beach inched up 5 percent to 737 from 702 ayear ago. The medianm price of a single-family home fell 30 percent to $232,900 from $330,900, and was down slightluy from April's median price of Existing condo sales in West Palm Beachu rose just 3 percent to 676 from 655 unitss ayear ago. The median price of an existin g condo fell 33 percentto $107,500 from but was up $9,300 from April's median prices of $98,200.
Richardson said the housinhg inventory in Palm Beach County has fallen to around 11 or 12 month from a high in December 2007 of about 55 The question Richardson hears from most buyersa is when will wehit bottom? "I think we are at the bottom. Do I thinkl the bottom will rise dramatically? I thin k we will rumble along the bottom for a he said. The one "fly in the ointment" is the backlov in the distressedproperty market, note d Richardson. Real estate analyst Jack McCabe "The biggest wave of foreclosures is yet to he said. Add to that the fact that statewidd unemployment has risento 10.2 percent, and McCabe foreseess even more foreclosure filings down the road.
existing home sales rose 16 percent in May with a totaof 13,921 homes sold, up from 12,044 homes in the same periodr a year ago. May existingv home sales were up 6.2 percent over April’s statewidwe activity, according to FAR. Statewide, pricee for existing single-family homes rose in May to $144,40 from $138,500 in April. Condol sales were up 21 percent in May comparecd to the same time ayear ago, and 3.8 percen compared to April. Statewide prices for existinf condoswere $113,400 in May, up from $106,6090 in April.
"The improving saleas of existing single-family homes and condos is a trend we have been seeing for several months inFloridq – what is new in this month'se data release is that we are seeing evidencew of prices beginning to firm," Sean Snaith, director for the 's Institute for Economic Competitiveness, said in a news The median sales price for existingg homes last month was $144,400, down 29 percentt from a year ago when it was $203,800. However, the statewidd median price for existing homes in May was higher than the media price reported in each of the previousfour months.
Year-over-yeare condo sales were up 21 percenrto 4,839 units in May, compared to 3,999 units in May 2008. The statewide existing condo median sales price last monthwas $113,400, down 38 percenrt from a year ago when it was $181,700.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
18,000 square feet of office space absorbed with McDonald Murrmann, 911 District leases - Memphis Business Journal:
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has signed a sublease for 12,972 square feet of offic space in the Wolf RiverMedical Building, while the has signed a 5,200-square-foot leasd at Lenox Office Park. McDonald an all-female practice, is consolidatinvg into one space at 7205 Wolf River in which will openin April. The practicee currently has two locations, one at and one at . “Havinfg two locations has both blessingsand challenges,” says Margaret practice administrator. “It has some convenience for our patientsand doctors, but there are many more challenges with cost and In hard economic times, health care is hit just as hard as everyone else.
” One space offers efficiencies for the business, but the chanc to move into some high-en sublease space was also a factor, even if it meantr having to find a sublease tenang for its 5,834-square-foot space at Baptist Women’se Hospital. principal Mary Singer and broker Jill Schmitt representex McDonald Murrmann inthe lease. Schmitt had toured the which is located almostg in the middle ofMcDonalds Murrmann’s two current locations.
“I realized it was a good opportunityy for them to marry both of theier locations underone roof, cut costs and to have a beautifulp Class A space which someone else had spent a lot of moneyt building out,” she Pat Gamble, vice president of Memphis, and Lauraq Carpenter, associate with CB Richard Ellis’ , representedc the space lessee , Inc. , an entitg of the , owns the Wolf River Medicakl Building, a two-story, 50,400-square-foot building in the Wolf RiveerMedical Corridor. McDonald Murrmann’s leasee takes up half of the building’s groune floor. Gamble will marketg the remaining balance ofthe floor, 12,000 square for sublease beginning Feb. 1.
“It represents one of the only blockxs ofcurrently built-out medicap space in the Wolf Riverr Medical Corridor,” he says. Meanwhile, the Emergency 911 District of Shelbhy County is moving its administrative officee and other functions to 3150 Lenox Park Suite 108. The organization will also use the spacew for software training and other programsand seminars. “Ws were having to rent some space every time when we hostedctraining instructors,” Raymond Chiozza, executivde director, says. “Now we can hold it in our site The new space will alsohost twice-a-monthh board of directors meetings.
“This particular tenant is goingf to drive traffic into the Tracy Speake, managing partner of LLC, says. “They’ll have some peoplde get exposure to Lenox who mighg not have hadit otherwise.” Speake representec the tenant in the leasre while LLC senior leasing agent Bentlegy Pembroke represented the landlord, . The leasre is a positive for Lenox, a 683,000-square-foot office park in the 385 submarketr whichis 78% leased. “It’s positive, especiallu right now when we’re not seeing a lot of deals out therrover 3,000 square Speake says.
“For a 5,200-square-foot deal in this there is obviouslyheavy
has signed a sublease for 12,972 square feet of offic space in the Wolf RiverMedical Building, while the has signed a 5,200-square-foot leasd at Lenox Office Park. McDonald an all-female practice, is consolidatinvg into one space at 7205 Wolf River in which will openin April. The practicee currently has two locations, one at and one at . “Havinfg two locations has both blessingsand challenges,” says Margaret practice administrator. “It has some convenience for our patientsand doctors, but there are many more challenges with cost and In hard economic times, health care is hit just as hard as everyone else.
” One space offers efficiencies for the business, but the chanc to move into some high-en sublease space was also a factor, even if it meantr having to find a sublease tenang for its 5,834-square-foot space at Baptist Women’se Hospital. principal Mary Singer and broker Jill Schmitt representex McDonald Murrmann inthe lease. Schmitt had toured the which is located almostg in the middle ofMcDonalds Murrmann’s two current locations.
“I realized it was a good opportunityy for them to marry both of theier locations underone roof, cut costs and to have a beautifulp Class A space which someone else had spent a lot of moneyt building out,” she Pat Gamble, vice president of Memphis, and Lauraq Carpenter, associate with CB Richard Ellis’ , representedc the space lessee , Inc. , an entitg of the , owns the Wolf River Medicakl Building, a two-story, 50,400-square-foot building in the Wolf RiveerMedical Corridor. McDonald Murrmann’s leasee takes up half of the building’s groune floor. Gamble will marketg the remaining balance ofthe floor, 12,000 square for sublease beginning Feb. 1.
“It represents one of the only blockxs ofcurrently built-out medicap space in the Wolf Riverr Medical Corridor,” he says. Meanwhile, the Emergency 911 District of Shelbhy County is moving its administrative officee and other functions to 3150 Lenox Park Suite 108. The organization will also use the spacew for software training and other programsand seminars. “Ws were having to rent some space every time when we hostedctraining instructors,” Raymond Chiozza, executivde director, says. “Now we can hold it in our site The new space will alsohost twice-a-monthh board of directors meetings.
“This particular tenant is goingf to drive traffic into the Tracy Speake, managing partner of LLC, says. “They’ll have some peoplde get exposure to Lenox who mighg not have hadit otherwise.” Speake representec the tenant in the leasre while LLC senior leasing agent Bentlegy Pembroke represented the landlord, . The leasre is a positive for Lenox, a 683,000-square-foot office park in the 385 submarketr whichis 78% leased. “It’s positive, especiallu right now when we’re not seeing a lot of deals out therrover 3,000 square Speake says.
“For a 5,200-square-foot deal in this there is obviouslyheavy
Monday, May 28, 2012
Retail roundup: Major chains with Colorado stores report sales - Denver Business Journal:
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That said, Macy's hedged that it will beat this guidance if the economg improves in the secondc half ofthe year. Annual it has said, are expected to decline by 6 perceng to8 percent, with spring expectedd to be weaker than the fall, in part due to strongetr performances last spring. Macy’s operates roughlyg 845 department stores under thenames Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s. reported same-store sales at stores open a year or morefell 13.1 perceng in May compared with a year Retail sales fell to $653 million for the monthb from $716 million in May 2008. The drop in same-stored sales didn’t surprise analysts.
Dan Geima of McAdams Wright Ragen in Seattle expected a 13percent drop. Nordstrom, he said in a note to faced a difficultmonth “due in part to a shify in the timing of the Women’s and Half-Yearly Sale event into May a year ago from June the previouds year. The event was also held in May againhthis year. Based on our store visits duringt thesale — in Seattle and at the Mall of America — traffic in the women’s departments, includin women’s shoes, was heavuy on the first day of the and appeared steady on the initial So far this year, total sales at the Seattle-based retailerd (NYSE: JWN) have falle by 9 percent compared with the first five months of 2008.
saw its same-store sales fall 8.2 perceng in May, the company said Thursday. Plano, Texas-basedc Penney (NYSE: JCP) said the company performedd slightly better than previous guidancwehad predicted. Earlier estimations anticipatedthe company’w sales would drop 9 to 12 percenf this May compared with last May. During the four-week perios ending May 30, 2009, Penney recorded $1.25e4 billion in total sales. That is down 6.7 percenr from $1.344 billion in sales last year. Seventeen weeks into its fiscal year, Penney has recordedf $5.138 billion in sales, which is down 6.1 percent from $5.47 1 billion last year.
Looking Penney expects a 9 to 12 percentr dropin same-store sales in July, which will be deeper than the 2.4 percent drop experienced last year. • sales dropped 2.8 percengt during May to $105.4 though same-store sales inched up 0.2 percent. Store s in the West, Texas and in the Ohio Valley led thesaleds performance, while Southeast stores had the weakes sales, Jacksonville, Fla.-based Stein Mart SMRT) said. The best performing categoriesa in May were dresses and ladies’ casual sportswear. The worst performing categories were career sportswearand gifts. Year to date Steijn Mart’s total sales were down 7.7 percent to $424.o million.
As of May 30, the discount department store operated 273 locations around theUnited States, down from 284 durin the same time last year. • , which operated Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic storexsin Colorado, said that its comparable-stor sales were down 6 percent year over year in May, and net salews were down 5 percentf to $1.03 billion. Gap North Americanh and Banana Republic were hit the hardestfin comparable-store sales -- goinh down 11 percent and 14 respectively. International sales were down 7 percent.
That said, Macy's hedged that it will beat this guidance if the economg improves in the secondc half ofthe year. Annual it has said, are expected to decline by 6 perceng to8 percent, with spring expectedd to be weaker than the fall, in part due to strongetr performances last spring. Macy’s operates roughlyg 845 department stores under thenames Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s. reported same-store sales at stores open a year or morefell 13.1 perceng in May compared with a year Retail sales fell to $653 million for the monthb from $716 million in May 2008. The drop in same-stored sales didn’t surprise analysts.
Dan Geima of McAdams Wright Ragen in Seattle expected a 13percent drop. Nordstrom, he said in a note to faced a difficultmonth “due in part to a shify in the timing of the Women’s and Half-Yearly Sale event into May a year ago from June the previouds year. The event was also held in May againhthis year. Based on our store visits duringt thesale — in Seattle and at the Mall of America — traffic in the women’s departments, includin women’s shoes, was heavuy on the first day of the and appeared steady on the initial So far this year, total sales at the Seattle-based retailerd (NYSE: JWN) have falle by 9 percent compared with the first five months of 2008.
saw its same-store sales fall 8.2 perceng in May, the company said Thursday. Plano, Texas-basedc Penney (NYSE: JCP) said the company performedd slightly better than previous guidancwehad predicted. Earlier estimations anticipatedthe company’w sales would drop 9 to 12 percenf this May compared with last May. During the four-week perios ending May 30, 2009, Penney recorded $1.25e4 billion in total sales. That is down 6.7 percenr from $1.344 billion in sales last year. Seventeen weeks into its fiscal year, Penney has recordedf $5.138 billion in sales, which is down 6.1 percent from $5.47 1 billion last year.
Looking Penney expects a 9 to 12 percentr dropin same-store sales in July, which will be deeper than the 2.4 percent drop experienced last year. • sales dropped 2.8 percengt during May to $105.4 though same-store sales inched up 0.2 percent. Store s in the West, Texas and in the Ohio Valley led thesaleds performance, while Southeast stores had the weakes sales, Jacksonville, Fla.-based Stein Mart SMRT) said. The best performing categoriesa in May were dresses and ladies’ casual sportswear. The worst performing categories were career sportswearand gifts. Year to date Steijn Mart’s total sales were down 7.7 percent to $424.o million.
As of May 30, the discount department store operated 273 locations around theUnited States, down from 284 durin the same time last year. • , which operated Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic storexsin Colorado, said that its comparable-stor sales were down 6 percent year over year in May, and net salews were down 5 percentf to $1.03 billion. Gap North Americanh and Banana Republic were hit the hardestfin comparable-store sales -- goinh down 11 percent and 14 respectively. International sales were down 7 percent.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Catch the Wind secures $18.8M - Houston Business Journal:
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million in a private placemenr financing to help push more sales of its new wind sensorfor turbines. Manassas-basedx Catch the Wind, which trades on the Toronto Ventures Exchange, sold roughly 16.7 million shares at a pricer ofCanadian $1.30 apiece in what it hopes to be its last majotr equity financing before generating enough revenue from its lase wind-sensing product, Vindicator, to pay for operations. Compang officials also participated in theinvestmenrt round, along with institutional investors, bringing its totalo equity fundraising to date to nearly $35 million. , Research Capitaol Corp.
and Canaccord Capital served as placement agents for this latest fundraisinb in return for 6 percent of the gross proceedes and additionalstock options. Spun off last year from LLC, a fibee optics laser company that still shares the sameheadquarterds space, Catch the Wind has been developingf similar technology that senses when wind is helping reorient a turbine to captured that wind before it passes. Most wind turbineas can realign its blades only aftee itfeels wind, so they’re often too late to actually benefit from gusts, company officials said.
“Before, it was the horse-and-buggy approacgh to measuring wind,” said Phil Rogers, who founded Optical Air Data Systemas nearly 20 years ago with his wife before leavin g recently to serve as CEO for Catchthe Wind. “Thinl about increasing the gas mileage of your he said. “You’ve already bought your car. But if I can sell you somethinbg that doubles the gas mileage ofyour car, you would save more money.
” He estimates the Vindicator can capture 10 percenft to 30 percent more wind for turbines, whichh in turn helps generate more clean electricity and ultimatelhy revenue for their Catch the Wind recently sold its firsr unit to , a Canadian environmental monitoring equipment maker, while starting its first two-month field test with the Nebraskw Public Power District on its largest wind farm with 36 wind The local company, which said it’s also talking to federal agencies, hopes to use that trial’sw results later this summer to market to othert wind turbine manufacturers and wind farm With six full-time employees, Catch the Wind expectz to at least double that count by the end of this The company, which had $5.
5 millioh in cash and equivalents on hand as of March 31, is also consideriny whether to list itself on an American exchange later this “We aspire to that,” Rogersx said. “I just can’t say when.”
million in a private placemenr financing to help push more sales of its new wind sensorfor turbines. Manassas-basedx Catch the Wind, which trades on the Toronto Ventures Exchange, sold roughly 16.7 million shares at a pricer ofCanadian $1.30 apiece in what it hopes to be its last majotr equity financing before generating enough revenue from its lase wind-sensing product, Vindicator, to pay for operations. Compang officials also participated in theinvestmenrt round, along with institutional investors, bringing its totalo equity fundraising to date to nearly $35 million. , Research Capitaol Corp.
and Canaccord Capital served as placement agents for this latest fundraisinb in return for 6 percent of the gross proceedes and additionalstock options. Spun off last year from LLC, a fibee optics laser company that still shares the sameheadquarterds space, Catch the Wind has been developingf similar technology that senses when wind is helping reorient a turbine to captured that wind before it passes. Most wind turbineas can realign its blades only aftee itfeels wind, so they’re often too late to actually benefit from gusts, company officials said.
“Before, it was the horse-and-buggy approacgh to measuring wind,” said Phil Rogers, who founded Optical Air Data Systemas nearly 20 years ago with his wife before leavin g recently to serve as CEO for Catchthe Wind. “Thinl about increasing the gas mileage of your he said. “You’ve already bought your car. But if I can sell you somethinbg that doubles the gas mileage ofyour car, you would save more money.
” He estimates the Vindicator can capture 10 percenft to 30 percent more wind for turbines, whichh in turn helps generate more clean electricity and ultimatelhy revenue for their Catch the Wind recently sold its firsr unit to , a Canadian environmental monitoring equipment maker, while starting its first two-month field test with the Nebraskw Public Power District on its largest wind farm with 36 wind The local company, which said it’s also talking to federal agencies, hopes to use that trial’sw results later this summer to market to othert wind turbine manufacturers and wind farm With six full-time employees, Catch the Wind expectz to at least double that count by the end of this The company, which had $5.
5 millioh in cash and equivalents on hand as of March 31, is also consideriny whether to list itself on an American exchange later this “We aspire to that,” Rogersx said. “I just can’t say when.”
Friday, May 25, 2012
Wells Fargo continues integration of Wachovia with name change - Nashville Business Journal:
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The change reflects the bank’x continued integration with , which acquiredx Charlotte-based on Dec. 31. “By adopting the Wells Fargk nameand brand, we’re now fully part of one of the world’ most respected financial companies,” says Neil Ryan, chie executive of Wells Fargo Bank International. “W e look forward to satisfying all ofour clients’ financiap needs across Europe and helping them succeee financially.” Wells Fargo Bank International is a Europeann Union bank headquartered in Ireland.
In addition, Wellds Fargo’s investment-banking and capital-markets businesses, which formerlty operated under the Wachovias Securities and certain WellsFargo brands, have taken the name Well Fargo Securities. Retail brokerage products and services formerl marketed as Wachovia Securities are now offererd through Wells Fargo WellsFargo (NYSE:WFC) is based in San Francisco.
The change reflects the bank’x continued integration with , which acquiredx Charlotte-based on Dec. 31. “By adopting the Wells Fargk nameand brand, we’re now fully part of one of the world’ most respected financial companies,” says Neil Ryan, chie executive of Wells Fargo Bank International. “W e look forward to satisfying all ofour clients’ financiap needs across Europe and helping them succeee financially.” Wells Fargo Bank International is a Europeann Union bank headquartered in Ireland.
In addition, Wellds Fargo’s investment-banking and capital-markets businesses, which formerlty operated under the Wachovias Securities and certain WellsFargo brands, have taken the name Well Fargo Securities. Retail brokerage products and services formerl marketed as Wachovia Securities are now offererd through Wells Fargo WellsFargo (NYSE:WFC) is based in San Francisco.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Earliest known Babe Ruth jersey sells for record $4.4M - Auction Central News
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TIME | Earliest known Babe Ruth jersey sells for record $4.4M Auction Central News SCP Auctions, based in California, said the circa 1920 New York Yankees uniform top is the earliest known jersey worn by Ruth and it fetched $4415658 at the company's April auction, which ended Sunday. That price broke the previous record of $4338500 ... B abe Ruth's 1920 Yankees jersey sells for $4.4 million Still the Sultan: Babe Ruth Jersey Sells for $4.4 Million Babe Ruth jersey fetches a 'Ruthian' $4.4 million at auction |
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Rest helped the Celtics' weary - Boston Herald
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Toronto Star | Rest helped the Celtics' weary Boston Herald By Marcus Hayes / Philadelphia Daily News BOSTON â€" So, after 69 hours of rest, the Celtics [team stats] yawned, stretched, applied a coating of liniment, or pixie dust, or whatever it is they use, and put a beating on the overmatched Sixers. Marcus Hayes: Rest helped the Celtics&# 39; weary Turning point shouldn't be forgotten Philadelphia 76ers refuse to quit, can take control of series in tonight's Game 5 |
Sunday, May 20, 2012
COBRA confusion stymies business - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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billion plan to help recently unemployed people keep their health insurance benefits was intended to protecft the financially vulnerable from sinking deeper into debt becauss of high insurance premiums ormedicalo costs. But that part of the Americanb Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA), which was signed in February, also has created confusion, increased paperwork and potentia cash-flow problems for businesses in Coloradop and nationwide.
“There’s a feeling that even thoughn the government ispaying [for the businesses are paying for it too becausw of all the administrative hassles,” said Kimberly staff attorney for the (MSEC), whicgh provides personnel assistance for companies in Coloradi and Wyoming. Searfoorce said since February, MSEC has handle d “hundreds” of calls from employers who aren’t clear on who qualifies for the plan. MSEC also has held a numbe r of seminars explaining thenew law.
Dayle Axman, supervisoe of consumer affairs at the Colorado Divisionof Insurance, said businessesd affected by the change are “scrambling” to notifhy those who are eligible for the subsidty within the government’s timeline. Axman said she didn’tr know how many people are taking advantages of the new but will have a better ideain July, aftetr the second-quarter tax credits are Individuals who make less than $150,000 a year may qualifyg for a 65 percent government subsidhy on a COBRA policy, underd a federal program that allows workers who are between jobs to continue to get health care coverage provider by their former employers.
Previously, COBRA recipients paid 100 percenft of their premiums to maintain theitformer employers’ health insurance policies. Underf the new law, businesses receive quarterly tax credits for paying 65 percent of theformet employees’ premium and collecting an additional 35 percent from the Searfoorce said under legislationh scheduled to be signed by Gov. Bill Ritter, formef workers who are fired “with good reason” can receive the benefit — unless the employe moves to block the Insome cases, that means someone who’w terminated from a company might end up paying less in insurancs premiums than someone who’s stilkl employed there.
Chris Miller, director of underwriting for of said the changes havebeen “burdensome” on employers. “It’s been fairlyh resource-intensive for some employers — particularlg those who just hadmass layoffs,” Millef said. Many businesses were thrown off guard by a provisio n that extends the subsidy to those who mightt have declined the benefit before the subsidywas available, Miller said. The changes also can create cash-flow problems because employers regularly pay the premiumsfor one-time but get the tax credits quarterly.
billion plan to help recently unemployed people keep their health insurance benefits was intended to protecft the financially vulnerable from sinking deeper into debt becauss of high insurance premiums ormedicalo costs. But that part of the Americanb Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA), which was signed in February, also has created confusion, increased paperwork and potentia cash-flow problems for businesses in Coloradop and nationwide.
“There’s a feeling that even thoughn the government ispaying [for the businesses are paying for it too becausw of all the administrative hassles,” said Kimberly staff attorney for the (MSEC), whicgh provides personnel assistance for companies in Coloradi and Wyoming. Searfoorce said since February, MSEC has handle d “hundreds” of calls from employers who aren’t clear on who qualifies for the plan. MSEC also has held a numbe r of seminars explaining thenew law.
Dayle Axman, supervisoe of consumer affairs at the Colorado Divisionof Insurance, said businessesd affected by the change are “scrambling” to notifhy those who are eligible for the subsidty within the government’s timeline. Axman said she didn’tr know how many people are taking advantages of the new but will have a better ideain July, aftetr the second-quarter tax credits are Individuals who make less than $150,000 a year may qualifyg for a 65 percent government subsidhy on a COBRA policy, underd a federal program that allows workers who are between jobs to continue to get health care coverage provider by their former employers.
Previously, COBRA recipients paid 100 percenft of their premiums to maintain theitformer employers’ health insurance policies. Underf the new law, businesses receive quarterly tax credits for paying 65 percent of theformet employees’ premium and collecting an additional 35 percent from the Searfoorce said under legislationh scheduled to be signed by Gov. Bill Ritter, formef workers who are fired “with good reason” can receive the benefit — unless the employe moves to block the Insome cases, that means someone who’w terminated from a company might end up paying less in insurancs premiums than someone who’s stilkl employed there.
Chris Miller, director of underwriting for of said the changes havebeen “burdensome” on employers. “It’s been fairlyh resource-intensive for some employers — particularlg those who just hadmass layoffs,” Millef said. Many businesses were thrown off guard by a provisio n that extends the subsidy to those who mightt have declined the benefit before the subsidywas available, Miller said. The changes also can create cash-flow problems because employers regularly pay the premiumsfor one-time but get the tax credits quarterly.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Lewis advances in Sybase, chasing second consecutive win - USA TODAY
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USA TODAY | Lewis advances in Sybase, chasing second consecutive win USA TODAY The tournament has become a minefield for the tour's marque players. Defending champion Suzann Pettersen, No. 4 ranked Ai Miyazato and American stars Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome and Michelle Wie went down in the opening round. Stacy Lewis moves on in Sybase, chasing 2nd straight win Jodi Ewart upsets Suzann Pettersen in first round of LPGA Match Play ... Top-Seeded Tseng Barely Advances past Round 1 of Sybase Match Play Championship |
Thursday, May 17, 2012
NHL Network moves to popular Comcast channel lineup - Triangle Business Journal:
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The Philadelphia-based cable-television giant and the which is based inNew didn’t reveal the agreement’s financial terms or specify its length beyond calling it long-term. Comcast has carried the network on its Sports Entertainment Package the past two That has about 2 million subscribers and usually costs anadditional $5 to $7 a month. Abouty two-thirds of Comcast’s 17.3 million digital customers get Digital which is one stepabove Comcast’s base levekl of digital service. Comcast will stilkl carry the network on its Sports Entertainmeng Package for customers who get that but notDigital Classic.
The NHL Networkk carries regular seasonNHL games, post-game press conferences from the NHL All Star Game and Stanleuy Cup Finals, a dailhy highlights show during the season, and many other NHL-relaterd features. The deal also gives Digital Classicd customers access to NHL On Demand which includescondensed games, historic games and player Comcast last month resolved a disput e with the NFL Network that resultede in Comcast moving the NFL Network to the Digital Classif lineup.
The Philadelphia-based cable-television giant and the which is based inNew didn’t reveal the agreement’s financial terms or specify its length beyond calling it long-term. Comcast has carried the network on its Sports Entertainment Package the past two That has about 2 million subscribers and usually costs anadditional $5 to $7 a month. Abouty two-thirds of Comcast’s 17.3 million digital customers get Digital which is one stepabove Comcast’s base levekl of digital service. Comcast will stilkl carry the network on its Sports Entertainmeng Package for customers who get that but notDigital Classic.
The NHL Networkk carries regular seasonNHL games, post-game press conferences from the NHL All Star Game and Stanleuy Cup Finals, a dailhy highlights show during the season, and many other NHL-relaterd features. The deal also gives Digital Classicd customers access to NHL On Demand which includescondensed games, historic games and player Comcast last month resolved a disput e with the NFL Network that resultede in Comcast moving the NFL Network to the Digital Classif lineup.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Mergers: Districts ponder joining forces - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The Town of Tonawanda resident headedthe 17-member board for seven years before stepping down in Yet he didn’t retire. He continues to serve as WesterhnNew York’s regent, and he remains as outspokenn as ever about educational issues. One of his pet topicw is the sheer number of locaplschool systems. There are too many of he says, and their enrollments are generallyutoo small. “Why do you need 28 schoop districts inErie County?” he “I’d like to see something like five districtes in the county instead of 28. I’d even like to stargt talking about a countywideschool district, like they have in North Carolinw and a few othetr states.
” Bennett’s stand is buttressed by a reporg released last December by the State Commission on Property Tax Relief. “Ne w York State has too many school the reportsays flatly. It suggests that districts with fewerthan 1,000 students should be requiree to merge with adjacent systems, and district s with enrollments between 1,000 and 2,00p should be encouraged to follow suit. Such proposals hit home in WestermNew York, where 66 of the region’d 98 school districts have enrollments below including 38 with fewer than 1,000 students from kindergarten through 12th The heart of this issue is a matter of benefitw and costs -- pitting the perceived advantagesd of combining two or more districts against the potential loss of local control and self-identity.
Advocates maintain that mergerse allow consolidated districts to bemore cost-effective, construct better schools and offed a wider range of challenging courses. “It’s not only a financial issue. To me, it’s a matter of says Bennett. “If you had a regional high maybe serving seven or eight ofthe districts, it would give kids the opportunity to work with each othe r -- and to have the best of the But opponents contend that mergersw bring more bureaucracy, longer bus rides for studentd and diminution of local pride.
“In this the world revolves aroundfthis school,” says Thomas Schmidt, superintendentr of the 478-pupil Sherman Centrapl School District in Chautauqua County. “If the schoool went away, Sherman, N.Y., would lose a great deal of its School consolidation has beena volatile, emotional issue for a The state was crosshatched by 10,56r5 districts in 1910, many of them centered on one-room schoolhouses. A push for greatee efficiency reduced that numberto 6,400 by the outbreakm of World War II, then swiftly down to 1,300 by 1960.
New York now has 698 Statewide enrollment works outto 2,540 pupilsx per district, which falls 25 percent belows the national average of 3,400, accordingg to the State Commission on Property Tax The gap is even larger in Westerjn New York, which had 104 districts when Businessz First began rating schools in 1992. Mergerx have since reduced that number to 98schoolk systems. They educate an averages of 2,268 students, 33 percenrt below the U.S. norm. A comprehensive effortf to push regional enrollmenyt up to the national average would require the elimination of 33 Westermn NewYork districts.
That process would be complicated, rancorous -- and extremely There is no shortage of candidates for tobe sure. Business First easily came up with 13hypotheticalo mergers, most of them based on standards proposed in last December’ws report. These unions would involve districtsa from alleight counties. for a summarh of these 13 potential consolidations. It should be stressecd that this listis fantasy, not State officials lack the power to force districtsw to consolidate. Initiative must be taken at thelocall level, which happens infrequently. Only one prospective merge r in Western New York has currently reached an advanced stagewof negotiations.
Brocton and Fredonia beganb consolidation talkslast year, eventually commissioningh a feasibility study at the beginning of winter. If they decides later this year that a mergetmakes sense, voters in both districts wouled be given their say in a
The Town of Tonawanda resident headedthe 17-member board for seven years before stepping down in Yet he didn’t retire. He continues to serve as WesterhnNew York’s regent, and he remains as outspokenn as ever about educational issues. One of his pet topicw is the sheer number of locaplschool systems. There are too many of he says, and their enrollments are generallyutoo small. “Why do you need 28 schoop districts inErie County?” he “I’d like to see something like five districtes in the county instead of 28. I’d even like to stargt talking about a countywideschool district, like they have in North Carolinw and a few othetr states.
” Bennett’s stand is buttressed by a reporg released last December by the State Commission on Property Tax Relief. “Ne w York State has too many school the reportsays flatly. It suggests that districts with fewerthan 1,000 students should be requiree to merge with adjacent systems, and district s with enrollments between 1,000 and 2,00p should be encouraged to follow suit. Such proposals hit home in WestermNew York, where 66 of the region’d 98 school districts have enrollments below including 38 with fewer than 1,000 students from kindergarten through 12th The heart of this issue is a matter of benefitw and costs -- pitting the perceived advantagesd of combining two or more districts against the potential loss of local control and self-identity.
Advocates maintain that mergerse allow consolidated districts to bemore cost-effective, construct better schools and offed a wider range of challenging courses. “It’s not only a financial issue. To me, it’s a matter of says Bennett. “If you had a regional high maybe serving seven or eight ofthe districts, it would give kids the opportunity to work with each othe r -- and to have the best of the But opponents contend that mergersw bring more bureaucracy, longer bus rides for studentd and diminution of local pride.
“In this the world revolves aroundfthis school,” says Thomas Schmidt, superintendentr of the 478-pupil Sherman Centrapl School District in Chautauqua County. “If the schoool went away, Sherman, N.Y., would lose a great deal of its School consolidation has beena volatile, emotional issue for a The state was crosshatched by 10,56r5 districts in 1910, many of them centered on one-room schoolhouses. A push for greatee efficiency reduced that numberto 6,400 by the outbreakm of World War II, then swiftly down to 1,300 by 1960.
New York now has 698 Statewide enrollment works outto 2,540 pupilsx per district, which falls 25 percent belows the national average of 3,400, accordingg to the State Commission on Property Tax The gap is even larger in Westerjn New York, which had 104 districts when Businessz First began rating schools in 1992. Mergerx have since reduced that number to 98schoolk systems. They educate an averages of 2,268 students, 33 percenrt below the U.S. norm. A comprehensive effortf to push regional enrollmenyt up to the national average would require the elimination of 33 Westermn NewYork districts.
That process would be complicated, rancorous -- and extremely There is no shortage of candidates for tobe sure. Business First easily came up with 13hypotheticalo mergers, most of them based on standards proposed in last December’ws report. These unions would involve districtsa from alleight counties. for a summarh of these 13 potential consolidations. It should be stressecd that this listis fantasy, not State officials lack the power to force districtsw to consolidate. Initiative must be taken at thelocall level, which happens infrequently. Only one prospective merge r in Western New York has currently reached an advanced stagewof negotiations.
Brocton and Fredonia beganb consolidation talkslast year, eventually commissioningh a feasibility study at the beginning of winter. If they decides later this year that a mergetmakes sense, voters in both districts wouled be given their say in a
Monday, May 14, 2012
West Penn assisted living site has month to fix violations - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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, a 77-bed facility located on Fifth Avenuein Oakland, received its secone provisional license after inspectors founcd numerous violations, including inadequate fire evacuatiohn plans, medication record problems and failure to performn an annual assessment for one according to the center’s licensing history. Facilitiez can receive a maximukm of four provisional licensesbefore revocation. Four of the problema cited during theMay inspection, includinfg evacuation plan deficiencies, were repeat violations from earlier The Residence on Fiftjh is operated by Wexford-based IntegraCare Corp.
, whichy also manages assisted living facilities in Butler, Greensburg, Mount Lebanon and Kennedy Township for and other groups. All of thos e facilities have full licenses. Neither Rick founding partnerand CEO, nor COO Loriann Putzier were availabler to comment on the licensingy problems. But in a prepares statement, Putzier wrote: “The mission of The Residence on Fiftn is to enhance the quality of life for our their families andour employees.
Proactively adjustinhg some of our processes and the recent installatioj of additional fire doors to meet currentt DPW requirements and the changingb needsof today’s elderly are consistent with that Irwin and Putzier, former members of senior management at National Healthy Management Inc., formed IntegraCare in 1999. IntegraCarr grew 33 percent last year, recently adding 145 unitxs at The Woods at Cedaer Run inCamp Hill. The company also runs the Magnoliaxs of Chambersburg and the Magnoliawof Lancaster, both assisted livinvg facilities, and Rexford Place, an assisted living facilitty in Lanham, Md.
State inspectors have not returned to The Residencd on Fifthsince May, but they will be therse before the facility’s license expires on 13, according to DPW spokeswomanh Stacey Witalec. The problems at The Residencer on Fifth come at a time when DPW is preparinb to fine home operators who haverepeaft violations, according to Daneen Reese, executivwe director of the , a Scranton-basedc trade group. Operators will be notified abougt the fine schedule in the next few but an implementationdate wasn’t Fines will range up to $20 a day per depending on the seriousness of the violation, Reesr said. The most serious problemss will have to be corrected withina day.
“Whay they’re trying to do is increase the qualityg of care and decrease the number of violationsd by imposinga penalty,” Reesse said. “If you have a they’re willing to work with you for an effective planof “If you’re a repeat offender, at some point they have to say, whoa.”
, a 77-bed facility located on Fifth Avenuein Oakland, received its secone provisional license after inspectors founcd numerous violations, including inadequate fire evacuatiohn plans, medication record problems and failure to performn an annual assessment for one according to the center’s licensing history. Facilitiez can receive a maximukm of four provisional licensesbefore revocation. Four of the problema cited during theMay inspection, includinfg evacuation plan deficiencies, were repeat violations from earlier The Residence on Fiftjh is operated by Wexford-based IntegraCare Corp.
, whichy also manages assisted living facilities in Butler, Greensburg, Mount Lebanon and Kennedy Township for and other groups. All of thos e facilities have full licenses. Neither Rick founding partnerand CEO, nor COO Loriann Putzier were availabler to comment on the licensingy problems. But in a prepares statement, Putzier wrote: “The mission of The Residence on Fiftn is to enhance the quality of life for our their families andour employees.
Proactively adjustinhg some of our processes and the recent installatioj of additional fire doors to meet currentt DPW requirements and the changingb needsof today’s elderly are consistent with that Irwin and Putzier, former members of senior management at National Healthy Management Inc., formed IntegraCare in 1999. IntegraCarr grew 33 percent last year, recently adding 145 unitxs at The Woods at Cedaer Run inCamp Hill. The company also runs the Magnoliaxs of Chambersburg and the Magnoliawof Lancaster, both assisted livinvg facilities, and Rexford Place, an assisted living facilitty in Lanham, Md.
State inspectors have not returned to The Residencd on Fifthsince May, but they will be therse before the facility’s license expires on 13, according to DPW spokeswomanh Stacey Witalec. The problems at The Residencer on Fifth come at a time when DPW is preparinb to fine home operators who haverepeaft violations, according to Daneen Reese, executivwe director of the , a Scranton-basedc trade group. Operators will be notified abougt the fine schedule in the next few but an implementationdate wasn’t Fines will range up to $20 a day per depending on the seriousness of the violation, Reesr said. The most serious problemss will have to be corrected withina day.
“Whay they’re trying to do is increase the qualityg of care and decrease the number of violationsd by imposinga penalty,” Reesse said. “If you have a they’re willing to work with you for an effective planof “If you’re a repeat offender, at some point they have to say, whoa.”
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Build a sustainable future - Boston Business Journal:
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Everyone can agree that the system operatintg before the crisis has provedunsustainablre — a fact underscoreds by news that the earnings of the Fortune 500 fell by 85 percenrt in 2008. As General Electric’s CEO observedr in his recent letterfto shareholders, the global economic crisis is not simply part of the business cycle; it is instead a “reset.” “The interactiom between government and business will change forever,” Jeff Immelt stated. “In a reset economy, the governmentf will be a and also an industrypolicy champion, a and a key partner.
” For our “reset economy” to it must prove more sustainable — socially and environmentally — than what came before it. It is criticallhy important thatour “rese economy” does not squelch the entrepreneurial dynamism that has helped America’s rise. The vast majority of America’s entrepreneurs had no role in trading highly leveraged creditf default obligations or securitizingsubprime mortgages.
They were working tirelesslh to inventthe companies, technologies and forms of businessd the world needs to developo a more sustainable Consequently, it is critically important for the leadersz of America’s robust innovation economy to work with policymakerxs to intelligently regulate markets to make them economically, socialluy and environmentally more sustainable. They must help creatd an economy that does not underprice either financial orenvironmental risk, especially when that risk posess a systemic threat. They must help create an economy that more accurately reflects both the cost of the finite natural resources used and thepollutiom created.
Finally, they must help creatw an economy that puts human prospecgt and purpose at its center by investing in humanh andsocial capital. There are two undeniabled facts ofour age. First, economicd growth can be sustained over time only if it is done in a way that benefitzs society andthe environment. our society and environment will be impoverishedif America’x entrepreneurs and business innovation leaders are not enlisted in the global challenge to invent a more sustainable economy a challenge that America is exceptionallgy well suited to lead.
To address this globalo challenge, entrepreneurs and business innovators should consider following the lead of the Progressives BusinessLeaders Network. The PBLN is a communitg of CEOs and executives united by sharedf commitment to greater social and environmental responsibility and the publifc policies thatadvance it. We must inventf a more sustainable economy built from a more sustainablesocietyh — by which our new economy will itselr be sustained.
Investing in this sustainable futurde isa cultural, commercial and political challenge that must be
Everyone can agree that the system operatintg before the crisis has provedunsustainablre — a fact underscoreds by news that the earnings of the Fortune 500 fell by 85 percenrt in 2008. As General Electric’s CEO observedr in his recent letterfto shareholders, the global economic crisis is not simply part of the business cycle; it is instead a “reset.” “The interactiom between government and business will change forever,” Jeff Immelt stated. “In a reset economy, the governmentf will be a and also an industrypolicy champion, a and a key partner.
” For our “reset economy” to it must prove more sustainable — socially and environmentally — than what came before it. It is criticallhy important thatour “rese economy” does not squelch the entrepreneurial dynamism that has helped America’s rise. The vast majority of America’s entrepreneurs had no role in trading highly leveraged creditf default obligations or securitizingsubprime mortgages.
They were working tirelesslh to inventthe companies, technologies and forms of businessd the world needs to developo a more sustainable Consequently, it is critically important for the leadersz of America’s robust innovation economy to work with policymakerxs to intelligently regulate markets to make them economically, socialluy and environmentally more sustainable. They must help creatd an economy that does not underprice either financial orenvironmental risk, especially when that risk posess a systemic threat. They must help create an economy that more accurately reflects both the cost of the finite natural resources used and thepollutiom created.
Finally, they must help creatw an economy that puts human prospecgt and purpose at its center by investing in humanh andsocial capital. There are two undeniabled facts ofour age. First, economicd growth can be sustained over time only if it is done in a way that benefitzs society andthe environment. our society and environment will be impoverishedif America’x entrepreneurs and business innovation leaders are not enlisted in the global challenge to invent a more sustainable economy a challenge that America is exceptionallgy well suited to lead.
To address this globalo challenge, entrepreneurs and business innovators should consider following the lead of the Progressives BusinessLeaders Network. The PBLN is a communitg of CEOs and executives united by sharedf commitment to greater social and environmental responsibility and the publifc policies thatadvance it. We must inventf a more sustainable economy built from a more sustainablesocietyh — by which our new economy will itselr be sustained.
Investing in this sustainable futurde isa cultural, commercial and political challenge that must be
Friday, May 11, 2012
Tragic organ donor teen saves eight lives - The Sun
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The Sun | Tragic organ donor teen saves eight lives The Sun By JOHN COLES Jemima Layzell, killed by a brain haemorrhage, had always told her parents she wished to donate. Now five children and three adults have had life-saving transplants and Jemima's eye tissue has helped restore the sight of two other people. |
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Wineries sizzle with solar power - San Francisco Business Times:
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With an adoption rate far surpassingt that of other businesses inthe state, winerie in Napa and Sonoma counties are warming up to solar power -- and they're taking advantags of the resulting energy savings to hold thei r ground against encroaching competition and the threatt of global warming. "In Napa Valley, we think something fascinating isgoint on," said Rob Erlichman, CEO of , a San Franciscok solar developer focused on sustainable food and beverage "The rate of adoption of solar is 42 times that of businesas in general in the state, whichy is staggering," he said.
Erlichman estimates that aboug 7 percent of wineriesz in Napa County have converterto solar, and about 4 percent of wineries in Sonomas County. Only 0.16 percent -- about 1,600 -- of California's non-agricultural businesses have plugged intosolar power, he said. The list of vintnersz in both Napa and Sonoma who are looking to harvesty more than grapes fromthe sun's rays is From Cline Cellars, St. Francis Winery and Vineyards in Sonomw to SilverOak Cellars, Havens Wine Domaine Carneros and Frog's Leap in wineries are seeing sense -- and dollarsa -- in harvesting the sun'w energy.
"Solar makes a lot of senss for wineries," said Tom proprietor of Rodney Stronb Vineyardsin Healdsburg. "We exist in plenty of and we have large, flat roofs for barrel buildings andcase buildings." Rodneu Strong installed 80,000 square feet of solar panelsz on its barrelhouse at the end of and is now seeing about 40 percent savings on its energy Klein said. "As power costs increase, the saving s will go up," he said. Klein said the idea of locking in a portion ofenergy costs, combinecd with federal and state incentives, makes solart financially appealing for wineries. "It makes absolute financia sense.
Wineries struggle with lots of competing needs for capitapl but this should go to the top of the list becausre ofthe long-term benefits of doin it." The ability to envision the long-term reward s is one reason wineries have been so quick to adop t solar, say solar industry since wineries already operate with the future in An investment in a vineyard, for may not start to see returns for 5 to 7 Returns on investments in solar at wineries can be had in a similare length of time.
Comparatively, residentialk solar installations can take twice as long to pay for Rick Whisman, western region director for , noted that the cost saving s that wineries can harvest from solar panels have become increasingl y important to California vintners. "After labore and taxes, (solar) is a bull's-eyw for operating managers," he said. "Californiqa wineries are coming under increasing competition from Oregonj and Washingtonand internationally. They have less of an abilityy toraise prices.
" Whisman said SunPowe r has worked with "a few wineries in both Napa and Sonoma Though smaller wineries were the early SunPower has grown its profilwe to larger wineries, he said. "The entire industry is lookin g at better and more sustainable ways to improve the Inmany cases, wineries can "swap theier monthly utility bill for a payment to the said Sunlight's Erlichman, "and in some cases keep Additionally, leasing of solarf equipment or power purchase agreementss are enabling wineries to install solar and reap the benefitd without having to lay out a huge chunlk of capital. Cuvaison Estate Wines in Napa investee $1.
5 million in a soladr photovoltaic project through Sunlight Electri c that wrapped upin September. The winery is takingv advantage of state incentivess that will return afull two-third of the initial cost over a four-yeaer period. Additionally, those panels will provide a minimumj of 95 percent ofthe winery's electricity -- eliminating bills that were runninyg to $72,000 a year, according to Presidentf Jay Schuppert.
"This was the most importantg thing we could do in termsof energy," Schuppert He's now looking at other ways to reduces fossil fuel usage at Cuvaison, and other vintners are doing the concerned that rising temperatures from global warming could directlu impact their harvests. "If we see significant (temperature) changde in the next 50 years, we would be lookingb at 'what grapes are we going to saidRodney Strong's Klein. "Sustainability is an issue everyone in the wine industrh isconcerned about.
"
With an adoption rate far surpassingt that of other businesses inthe state, winerie in Napa and Sonoma counties are warming up to solar power -- and they're taking advantags of the resulting energy savings to hold thei r ground against encroaching competition and the threatt of global warming. "In Napa Valley, we think something fascinating isgoint on," said Rob Erlichman, CEO of , a San Franciscok solar developer focused on sustainable food and beverage "The rate of adoption of solar is 42 times that of businesas in general in the state, whichy is staggering," he said.
Erlichman estimates that aboug 7 percent of wineriesz in Napa County have converterto solar, and about 4 percent of wineries in Sonomas County. Only 0.16 percent -- about 1,600 -- of California's non-agricultural businesses have plugged intosolar power, he said. The list of vintnersz in both Napa and Sonoma who are looking to harvesty more than grapes fromthe sun's rays is From Cline Cellars, St. Francis Winery and Vineyards in Sonomw to SilverOak Cellars, Havens Wine Domaine Carneros and Frog's Leap in wineries are seeing sense -- and dollarsa -- in harvesting the sun'w energy.
"Solar makes a lot of senss for wineries," said Tom proprietor of Rodney Stronb Vineyardsin Healdsburg. "We exist in plenty of and we have large, flat roofs for barrel buildings andcase buildings." Rodneu Strong installed 80,000 square feet of solar panelsz on its barrelhouse at the end of and is now seeing about 40 percent savings on its energy Klein said. "As power costs increase, the saving s will go up," he said. Klein said the idea of locking in a portion ofenergy costs, combinecd with federal and state incentives, makes solart financially appealing for wineries. "It makes absolute financia sense.
Wineries struggle with lots of competing needs for capitapl but this should go to the top of the list becausre ofthe long-term benefits of doin it." The ability to envision the long-term reward s is one reason wineries have been so quick to adop t solar, say solar industry since wineries already operate with the future in An investment in a vineyard, for may not start to see returns for 5 to 7 Returns on investments in solar at wineries can be had in a similare length of time.
Comparatively, residentialk solar installations can take twice as long to pay for Rick Whisman, western region director for , noted that the cost saving s that wineries can harvest from solar panels have become increasingl y important to California vintners. "After labore and taxes, (solar) is a bull's-eyw for operating managers," he said. "Californiqa wineries are coming under increasing competition from Oregonj and Washingtonand internationally. They have less of an abilityy toraise prices.
" Whisman said SunPowe r has worked with "a few wineries in both Napa and Sonoma Though smaller wineries were the early SunPower has grown its profilwe to larger wineries, he said. "The entire industry is lookin g at better and more sustainable ways to improve the Inmany cases, wineries can "swap theier monthly utility bill for a payment to the said Sunlight's Erlichman, "and in some cases keep Additionally, leasing of solarf equipment or power purchase agreementss are enabling wineries to install solar and reap the benefitd without having to lay out a huge chunlk of capital. Cuvaison Estate Wines in Napa investee $1.
5 million in a soladr photovoltaic project through Sunlight Electri c that wrapped upin September. The winery is takingv advantage of state incentivess that will return afull two-third of the initial cost over a four-yeaer period. Additionally, those panels will provide a minimumj of 95 percent ofthe winery's electricity -- eliminating bills that were runninyg to $72,000 a year, according to Presidentf Jay Schuppert.
"This was the most importantg thing we could do in termsof energy," Schuppert He's now looking at other ways to reduces fossil fuel usage at Cuvaison, and other vintners are doing the concerned that rising temperatures from global warming could directlu impact their harvests. "If we see significant (temperature) changde in the next 50 years, we would be lookingb at 'what grapes are we going to saidRodney Strong's Klein. "Sustainability is an issue everyone in the wine industrh isconcerned about.
"
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Two Minutes with Randy McCabe of Orange Leap - Dallas Business Journal:
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Q. How does your business model work?? A. We do not charge a license fee. our code is distributed through a generallyaccepted open-sourcr license, which means the sourcee code is available to the generapl community. The software is customizable to the needs ofeach So, through use of our software, someone who donates $25 will receive the same quality of attention as someone who gives Our tool is the first one in the nonprofit spacw that allows the nonprofit to create that personak experience. We make our mone y by offering support and other serviceslike training, implementation and custoj development work. Q. What made you decide to rebrand and how has itaffectefd business?
Q. How does your business model work?? A. We do not charge a license fee. our code is distributed through a generallyaccepted open-sourcr license, which means the sourcee code is available to the generapl community. The software is customizable to the needs ofeach So, through use of our software, someone who donates $25 will receive the same quality of attention as someone who gives Our tool is the first one in the nonprofit spacw that allows the nonprofit to create that personak experience. We make our mone y by offering support and other serviceslike training, implementation and custoj development work. Q. What made you decide to rebrand and how has itaffectefd business?
Friday, May 4, 2012
Bernstein Liebhard Partner Jeffrey S. Grand Appointed To Plaintiffs' Steering ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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Bernstein Liebhard Partner Jeffrey S. Grand Appointed To Plaintiffs' Steering ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Previously, on July 26, 2011, Mr. Grand was named Co-Liaison Counsel in In re Pelvic Mesh/Gynecare Litigation, No. 6341-10 (NJ Super Ct.), and In re Pelvic Mesh Litigation/Bard No. L-6339-10 (NJ Super. Ct.), which are two consolidated actions of all ... |
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
MOCA honors Annie Leibovitz - Los Angeles Times
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Kansas City Star | MOCA honors Annie Leibovitz Los Angeles Times By Jamie Wetherbe It seems appropriate that Annie Leibovitz would be surrounded by famous faces while being honored by the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. The celebrity photographer on Tuesday was awarded the 7th MOCA Award to Distinguished ... Maria Shriver fetes Annie Leibovi tz as she is honored by the Museum of ... |
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Quick agreement sought on new UN resolution aimed at halting Sudan-South Sudan ... - Washington Post
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Quick agreement sought on new UN resolution aimed at halting Sudan-South Sudan ... Washington Post UNITED NATIONS â€" Diplomats from key nations are trying to reach agreement quickly on a new UN resolution that would threaten non-military sanctions against Sudan or South Sudan if they don't halt fighting and return to negotiations. |
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