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Roberts has been interim CEO sinceJuly 18, when then-President Michael Peninger took an interijm job as CFO of parent companyu . (NYSE: AIZ) in New York Kansas City-based Assurant Employee Benefits said in areleasw Monday. Peninger now is executive vice president and CFO ofAssurantr Inc., following the resignation of P. Bruc e Camacho. “John is a seasoned executive who is highly respectedf in the employee benefits Robert Pollock, Assurant Inc.’s CEO, said in the release.
“Withj more than 25 years of experiencd inthe disability, dental, life and speciak risk businesses, his leadership has earned him the respectf of his peers, both at Assurant and Roberts is the fourth president to lead Assuranyt Employee Benefits. The company came to Kansas City in 1975 as It nowhas 1,200 local employeee and ranks No. 47 on the Kansas City Business Journal ’s list of area private-sector employees.
The company specializes in employee benefitxsand services, including long-term and short-term disability, life and accidentaol death and dismemberment insurance, dental coveragde and disability reinsurance management
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Hawker announces furloughs, building closures - Phoenix Business Journal:
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In a letter to all employees, Vice President of Humajn Resources Rich Jiwanlal said the moves are partthe company’w ongoing effort to “resize our company to match the continuiny declines in consumer demand.” One of the measures will be furloughs whichn will include both product line and plant specific requirements. The dates for the furloughsa will beJune 29-July 2, Nov. 23-25 and Dec. The letter informs employees that if vacation or earnede time off is not available to coverf these days then the furloughs will be Hawker will also be relocating its financeand supply-chain teams back onto the company’as primary headquarters.
This will allow it to closew twobuildings “off-campus,” the letter There was no announcement regarding any furtherr layoffs. The company declined to give any more informatio atthis time.
In a letter to all employees, Vice President of Humajn Resources Rich Jiwanlal said the moves are partthe company’w ongoing effort to “resize our company to match the continuiny declines in consumer demand.” One of the measures will be furloughs whichn will include both product line and plant specific requirements. The dates for the furloughsa will beJune 29-July 2, Nov. 23-25 and Dec. The letter informs employees that if vacation or earnede time off is not available to coverf these days then the furloughs will be Hawker will also be relocating its financeand supply-chain teams back onto the company’as primary headquarters.
This will allow it to closew twobuildings “off-campus,” the letter There was no announcement regarding any furtherr layoffs. The company declined to give any more informatio atthis time.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Homeless man with golden voice Ted Williams leaves rehab against medical advice - AHN | All Headline News
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
Wendy Welsh
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As senior vice president of information technologufor , she manageds a staff of about 250 workers, two data centers and the IT operationz for E.On’s two subsidiaries, Louisville Gas & Electric Co. and Kentuckyg Utilities. It was her team that manned the outage-managementg system during the ice storm in andunder Welsh’s direction, E.On has made two significanty investments in its technology within the past year. The firstt was a $25 million data and transmissionm center that opened in Shelby Countylast August. More recently, E.
On implementex a customer-care system that mergec LG&E and Kentucky Utilities’ previous It was an $80 million plus training and operational Welsh said. Ability to merge business, IT goale Welsh’s training is not in the IT sector but in Alicensed CPA, Welsh joined LG&E as an auditor 25 yearsd ago. She was vice president of administratiohn and then vice president of IT before assuming her current rolein 2001. E.On’s IT operations were just emerginyg atthe time, and company officials knew they needexd to make significant investments in Vic Staffieri, E.
On’s chairman, CEO and president, said Welsh’s professiona l background has given her a uniqur set of skills needed to overseed this effort. She understands the utility operationsx and what is needed from atechnicaol standpoint, but she also can provid the financial analysis needed, Staffieri said. “We get well-thought-out solutions from Staffieri said. “She has developed another leg of our giving us the capabilities to do what we doevery day.
” Although Welsh has accomplished so she does not tout her successes, Staffieri She goes about her work in a very unassumingt way, he said, describinhg her as a deep thinker and a Debra Hoffer, president of Junior Achievement of agreed that Welsh’s personalityu is more reserved. She might not be the first boarde member to pipe up ina meeting, but behinde her quiet facade, she knows what she wants to do and how she’ss going to do it. “She gets Hoffer said. “She’s a highlyt effective manager while being a really warm persom at thesame time.
” Welsh was JA Kentuckiana’s boarf chairwoman in 2002, when the nonprofit grou p was planning to open its James W. Robinsob Junior Achievement Center for Freedomof Enterprise. The facilitt is a learning center that teache s children basic financial She traveled with JA staff to review similatr facilities acrossthe country, and her involvementg and enthusiasm helped drive the project Hoffer said. Not only did she convey the concept to otherboars members, but she also led the $6.5 millioj capital campaign that funded the project. In addition, she convincecd her employer to be one of the firsrt donors witha $125,000 gift.
“Shd has a real can-do attitude and strong desire to help youngh people be successful and Hoffer said. “Her heart is in the right place.” Besidews her role with JA, Welsh has spoken to business and managementf classes atthe , and she has becomed a role model for youngv women, said husband John Welsh, an author and retirefd U of L higher education “She hasn’t become a CEO, but she’ws pretty darn high in an organization and an industry that has been John Welsh said. “She’s blazedx some trails for women.” Wendy Welsh said she never set out to brealk anyglass ceilings.
She simplh was raised in a middle-class home by parents who pushe d education and demonstrated a strongwork ethic. The lessons seemecd to have stuck as Welsu and her three siblings an accountant, CFO and a consultan t — all have found professionaol success. But, as a female in the IT industry, Welsh she clearly is a minority, and it concernsw her that there are even fewer womenm enteringthe profession. So she has met informallg with area professors and engineers to discuss how to encourage younhg women to pursue IT andengineering “As professionals, we need to do a betted job of getting the word out there,” Welshb said.
Meanwhile, Welsh triesd to lead by She takes avery hands-o role in the planning of all majore IT projects, which can be a challengde because of the ever-changing naturee of technology. Her time also is devoted to the managemen and supportof day-to-day operations, including the utility’a network of computers, servers and BlackBerry and its applications, such as the company’s payroll and customer-care “It’s like a different job every Welsh said, adding that the variety keepx her enthused about her position.
She also is prouf of the fact that she leveraged her training and brought more of a busineses focus to theIT operations, whether it’w having budget discussions with her staff or teaching them how to bettefr communicate with customers. About nine yearzs ago, shortly before Welsh took on her current she marriedJohn Welsh. Since she has learned to balancde work responsibilities andpersonao life. The two, who do not have schedule date nights, when they’ll go out for dinnetr and a theater performance. And traveling together is one of theirdfavorite pastimes.
At home, Wendy Welsbh said, she always finde something to do, so she doesn’t trulyt relax unless she’s on a plane headedd somewhere, typically Europe or Santa Fe, N.M., where the couplse just bought avacation home. For Welsh, planning a trip is half the fun, and she loveds to see the sights and experience the locaol historyand art. John Welsh shares those but he also just enjoys the time spen t withhis wife. He said she has the rare combinationh ofbeing smart, attractive — the “cutestt thing in the world,” in his termsx — and modest.
He loves her “even keel” personality and subtlw sense of humor, and being with her has helpedc him gain a new perspectiveon life, John Welsy said. “She made me want to be a betteer person.” Wendy Welsh spent her childhood daysin Louisville’sx Audubon Park neighborhood. Her father, Herbert was a lineman for the former South Central BellTelephoner Co. who worked his way through the managementr ranks and to theengineering department.
Her Peggy Heck, was a homemaketr who was involved in the PTA and coordinatedf family camping trips and Girl Scout After graduating from DurrettHigh School, Welsb attended the University of Louisville and rooted for the Cardinalss basketball team. Welsh remained a big fan after she movedf to Illinois and then Texas forher career. She remembersx driving around Dallas for hours in an effortf to tune in the U of L gamee on hercar radio. When Xerox, her employer at the decided to move her divisionto California, Welsh said she wrestledr with whether she should follow her job or returnm to her roots. Friends and family swayed her in the directiobof Louisville.
It helped that the city had begun its downtown revitalizatioj efforts with the addition of the Kentuck y Center forthe Arts, and a job offerr from Louisville Gas & Electricc Co. sealed the deal. At her husband’z urging, Wendy Welsh enrolled in a self-defense course he had taken known askrav maga, whichu is popular among law-enforcement officials. John Welsh said he realizedc how out of place she was when she showedx up in pink workout clothez and everyone else in the room was dressedin black. The experiencer was one that she endured rather than but John Welsh was impressed that she was willingb to pushher limits. She is an “extra gentle John Welsh said.
“It’s impossible to imagine her punching butshe did.”
As senior vice president of information technologufor , she manageds a staff of about 250 workers, two data centers and the IT operationz for E.On’s two subsidiaries, Louisville Gas & Electric Co. and Kentuckyg Utilities. It was her team that manned the outage-managementg system during the ice storm in andunder Welsh’s direction, E.On has made two significanty investments in its technology within the past year. The firstt was a $25 million data and transmissionm center that opened in Shelby Countylast August. More recently, E.
On implementex a customer-care system that mergec LG&E and Kentucky Utilities’ previous It was an $80 million plus training and operational Welsh said. Ability to merge business, IT goale Welsh’s training is not in the IT sector but in Alicensed CPA, Welsh joined LG&E as an auditor 25 yearsd ago. She was vice president of administratiohn and then vice president of IT before assuming her current rolein 2001. E.On’s IT operations were just emerginyg atthe time, and company officials knew they needexd to make significant investments in Vic Staffieri, E.
On’s chairman, CEO and president, said Welsh’s professiona l background has given her a uniqur set of skills needed to overseed this effort. She understands the utility operationsx and what is needed from atechnicaol standpoint, but she also can provid the financial analysis needed, Staffieri said. “We get well-thought-out solutions from Staffieri said. “She has developed another leg of our giving us the capabilities to do what we doevery day.
” Although Welsh has accomplished so she does not tout her successes, Staffieri She goes about her work in a very unassumingt way, he said, describinhg her as a deep thinker and a Debra Hoffer, president of Junior Achievement of agreed that Welsh’s personalityu is more reserved. She might not be the first boarde member to pipe up ina meeting, but behinde her quiet facade, she knows what she wants to do and how she’ss going to do it. “She gets Hoffer said. “She’s a highlyt effective manager while being a really warm persom at thesame time.
” Welsh was JA Kentuckiana’s boarf chairwoman in 2002, when the nonprofit grou p was planning to open its James W. Robinsob Junior Achievement Center for Freedomof Enterprise. The facilitt is a learning center that teache s children basic financial She traveled with JA staff to review similatr facilities acrossthe country, and her involvementg and enthusiasm helped drive the project Hoffer said. Not only did she convey the concept to otherboars members, but she also led the $6.5 millioj capital campaign that funded the project. In addition, she convincecd her employer to be one of the firsrt donors witha $125,000 gift.
“Shd has a real can-do attitude and strong desire to help youngh people be successful and Hoffer said. “Her heart is in the right place.” Besidews her role with JA, Welsh has spoken to business and managementf classes atthe , and she has becomed a role model for youngv women, said husband John Welsh, an author and retirefd U of L higher education “She hasn’t become a CEO, but she’ws pretty darn high in an organization and an industry that has been John Welsh said. “She’s blazedx some trails for women.” Wendy Welsh said she never set out to brealk anyglass ceilings.
She simplh was raised in a middle-class home by parents who pushe d education and demonstrated a strongwork ethic. The lessons seemecd to have stuck as Welsu and her three siblings an accountant, CFO and a consultan t — all have found professionaol success. But, as a female in the IT industry, Welsh she clearly is a minority, and it concernsw her that there are even fewer womenm enteringthe profession. So she has met informallg with area professors and engineers to discuss how to encourage younhg women to pursue IT andengineering “As professionals, we need to do a betted job of getting the word out there,” Welshb said.
Meanwhile, Welsh triesd to lead by She takes avery hands-o role in the planning of all majore IT projects, which can be a challengde because of the ever-changing naturee of technology. Her time also is devoted to the managemen and supportof day-to-day operations, including the utility’a network of computers, servers and BlackBerry and its applications, such as the company’s payroll and customer-care “It’s like a different job every Welsh said, adding that the variety keepx her enthused about her position.
She also is prouf of the fact that she leveraged her training and brought more of a busineses focus to theIT operations, whether it’w having budget discussions with her staff or teaching them how to bettefr communicate with customers. About nine yearzs ago, shortly before Welsh took on her current she marriedJohn Welsh. Since she has learned to balancde work responsibilities andpersonao life. The two, who do not have schedule date nights, when they’ll go out for dinnetr and a theater performance. And traveling together is one of theirdfavorite pastimes.
At home, Wendy Welsbh said, she always finde something to do, so she doesn’t trulyt relax unless she’s on a plane headedd somewhere, typically Europe or Santa Fe, N.M., where the couplse just bought avacation home. For Welsh, planning a trip is half the fun, and she loveds to see the sights and experience the locaol historyand art. John Welsh shares those but he also just enjoys the time spen t withhis wife. He said she has the rare combinationh ofbeing smart, attractive — the “cutestt thing in the world,” in his termsx — and modest.
He loves her “even keel” personality and subtlw sense of humor, and being with her has helpedc him gain a new perspectiveon life, John Welsy said. “She made me want to be a betteer person.” Wendy Welsh spent her childhood daysin Louisville’sx Audubon Park neighborhood. Her father, Herbert was a lineman for the former South Central BellTelephoner Co. who worked his way through the managementr ranks and to theengineering department.
Her Peggy Heck, was a homemaketr who was involved in the PTA and coordinatedf family camping trips and Girl Scout After graduating from DurrettHigh School, Welsb attended the University of Louisville and rooted for the Cardinalss basketball team. Welsh remained a big fan after she movedf to Illinois and then Texas forher career. She remembersx driving around Dallas for hours in an effortf to tune in the U of L gamee on hercar radio. When Xerox, her employer at the decided to move her divisionto California, Welsh said she wrestledr with whether she should follow her job or returnm to her roots. Friends and family swayed her in the directiobof Louisville.
It helped that the city had begun its downtown revitalizatioj efforts with the addition of the Kentuck y Center forthe Arts, and a job offerr from Louisville Gas & Electricc Co. sealed the deal. At her husband’z urging, Wendy Welsh enrolled in a self-defense course he had taken known askrav maga, whichu is popular among law-enforcement officials. John Welsh said he realizedc how out of place she was when she showedx up in pink workout clothez and everyone else in the room was dressedin black. The experiencer was one that she endured rather than but John Welsh was impressed that she was willingb to pushher limits. She is an “extra gentle John Welsh said.
“It’s impossible to imagine her punching butshe did.”
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Honeywell Wins Extended Contract to Continue Marine Corps Support for Logistics Support Services
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June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) Technology Solutions Inc. ( ) announcex today a 10-year contract with the U.S. Marine Corpxs for Prepositioning and Logistics Support which ensures Marine Corps ships are stockeds and available for deployment to combat The contract is valuedat $700 milliomn if all options are exercised. "For 25 years, the Marine Corpss has relied on Honeywell toaccuratelhy inventory, repair and re-supply the equipmentg they need to sustain forward deployments," said , HTSI. "HTSI has been an integral part of the MPS program sincwe its inception and it is an honor to server the Marine Corps in this outstanding program for tenmore years.
Under the agreement, Honeywell oversees three squadrons and 14 shipse stocked with supplies tosustain 15,000 Marineds in theater operations for 30 From the Blount Islan Command in Jacksonville, HTSI employees provide the management, inventory service checks, maintenance, repair and upgradesd to equipment and supplies placec aboard these ships. In a typical three-year HTSI repairs 11,000 itemss and tracks 45 million items that represent the equipmen t and supplies neededfor "HTSI enables the Marines to reinforcre amphibious operations and deploy rapidly through advancede processes it has developed and perfected," said Trim.
"Our Honeywel l Operating System sets the baseline forour quality, safety and metricsx management to achieve reliable, high-quality results." Honeywell International ( ) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, servinhg customers worldwide with aerospacd products and services; control technologies for homes and industry; automotive turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London, and Chicago Stoclk Exchanges. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visigt .
This release contains certain statements that may bedeemexd "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securitiese Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statementsw of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that we or ourmanagemeny intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occurf in the future are forward-looking Such statements are based upon certain assumptions and assessments made by our managemeng in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current expected future developments and otherd factors they believe to be The forward-looking statements includef in this release are also subject to a numbedr of material risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, governmental, and technological factorsx affecting our operations, markets, products, services and Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual developments and business decisions may differt from those envisaged by such forward-looking
June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) Technology Solutions Inc. ( ) announcex today a 10-year contract with the U.S. Marine Corpxs for Prepositioning and Logistics Support which ensures Marine Corps ships are stockeds and available for deployment to combat The contract is valuedat $700 milliomn if all options are exercised. "For 25 years, the Marine Corpss has relied on Honeywell toaccuratelhy inventory, repair and re-supply the equipmentg they need to sustain forward deployments," said , HTSI. "HTSI has been an integral part of the MPS program sincwe its inception and it is an honor to server the Marine Corps in this outstanding program for tenmore years.
Under the agreement, Honeywell oversees three squadrons and 14 shipse stocked with supplies tosustain 15,000 Marineds in theater operations for 30 From the Blount Islan Command in Jacksonville, HTSI employees provide the management, inventory service checks, maintenance, repair and upgradesd to equipment and supplies placec aboard these ships. In a typical three-year HTSI repairs 11,000 itemss and tracks 45 million items that represent the equipmen t and supplies neededfor "HTSI enables the Marines to reinforcre amphibious operations and deploy rapidly through advancede processes it has developed and perfected," said Trim.
"Our Honeywel l Operating System sets the baseline forour quality, safety and metricsx management to achieve reliable, high-quality results." Honeywell International ( ) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, servinhg customers worldwide with aerospacd products and services; control technologies for homes and industry; automotive turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London, and Chicago Stoclk Exchanges. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visigt .
This release contains certain statements that may bedeemexd "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securitiese Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statementsw of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that we or ourmanagemeny intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occurf in the future are forward-looking Such statements are based upon certain assumptions and assessments made by our managemeng in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current expected future developments and otherd factors they believe to be The forward-looking statements includef in this release are also subject to a numbedr of material risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, governmental, and technological factorsx affecting our operations, markets, products, services and Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual developments and business decisions may differt from those envisaged by such forward-looking
Monday, January 17, 2011
SEC: N.Y. investment firm misled S. Fla. seniors - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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"They used free lunches as the low-techu bait for their high-scale said Robert Khuzami, director of the SEC's Divisiojn of Enforcement. The SEC alleges elderly and retiredf investors were lured into purchasing highly unsuitable variablwe annuities with lucrative sales commissions whil ignoring the financial goals of The SEC alleges thatEric J. Brownb of Highland Beach, Matthewq J. Collins of Boyntojn Beach, Kevin J. Walsjh of Viera, and Mark W. Well s of Boca Raton, were among those offering and selling the annuities. It’s alleged that the firm and its representativew earned millions of dollars insales commissions.
PCS is a registerefd broker-dealer and wholly-owned subsidiary of Gilman Ciocia, an income tax preparatiob business headquartered in Poughkeepsie that offers financial services in New New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida. Robertg Heim, a NewYork attorney who representsPrime Capital, Gilmab Ciocia, and several of the including Collins and Wells, said the conduct at issue in the complaing is "very old" and occurred in the late 1990s and earlyy 2000.
He said the company reached a settlement withthe (FINRA), when it was called the As part of that agreement, the companty implemented some wide-ranging updates to its supervisoryh and compliance systems in 2005, Heim He added that he didn'ty know why the SEC was going over the same ground. "All of thes e issues were addressed years ago and we feelthe company'es response has been he said. While Brown and Walsu have since left, Collins and Wells are stil l withthe company, he said. An administrative law judgee will determine whether the allegations againstf the respondents aretrue and, if so, whethefr they should be ordered to cease and desist from future violations.
"They used free lunches as the low-techu bait for their high-scale said Robert Khuzami, director of the SEC's Divisiojn of Enforcement. The SEC alleges elderly and retiredf investors were lured into purchasing highly unsuitable variablwe annuities with lucrative sales commissions whil ignoring the financial goals of The SEC alleges thatEric J. Brownb of Highland Beach, Matthewq J. Collins of Boyntojn Beach, Kevin J. Walsjh of Viera, and Mark W. Well s of Boca Raton, were among those offering and selling the annuities. It’s alleged that the firm and its representativew earned millions of dollars insales commissions.
PCS is a registerefd broker-dealer and wholly-owned subsidiary of Gilman Ciocia, an income tax preparatiob business headquartered in Poughkeepsie that offers financial services in New New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida. Robertg Heim, a NewYork attorney who representsPrime Capital, Gilmab Ciocia, and several of the including Collins and Wells, said the conduct at issue in the complaing is "very old" and occurred in the late 1990s and earlyy 2000.
He said the company reached a settlement withthe (FINRA), when it was called the As part of that agreement, the companty implemented some wide-ranging updates to its supervisoryh and compliance systems in 2005, Heim He added that he didn'ty know why the SEC was going over the same ground. "All of thes e issues were addressed years ago and we feelthe company'es response has been he said. While Brown and Walsu have since left, Collins and Wells are stil l withthe company, he said. An administrative law judgee will determine whether the allegations againstf the respondents aretrue and, if so, whethefr they should be ordered to cease and desist from future violations.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Jagged X Takes Parker 250 in RANGER RZR S - UTV Guide
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Ribbon Microphones make a come back - Techwatch
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Sunday, January 9, 2011
Fed's Beige Book: Midwest contraction
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Whereas some industries experience d substantial drops in activit y during the pastsix weeks, modest increases in other sectorsw led the Fed to characterizde the Ninth District’s contraction as moderating. The Ninth Federal District includes Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South the Upper Peninsula of Michiganm andnorthwestern Wisconsin. Consumer spending and tourism werestilkl weak, but had “improved somewhat from the previous few months,” according to the Fed. The servic sector continued to experiencedecreased revenue, employmenty and profits compared to a year ago, and further profit contractionn is likely.
The Fed characterized the commercial real estate sectoras “anemic,” adding that residentialo construction continued at steadily low The residential real estate market did see more activitgy than in the previous reportinh period. Manufacturing continued its as did energyand However, some wind energy projects continue to move forward, and gold mine are at “near capacity production.” Labor marketds continued to struggle. Job cuts in Minnesota, many of them in the healtbh careand medical-device fields, were cited by the Fed in its assessmenrt of labor conditions. Wage increases were modest, and firms surveyedx by the Fed expect toincreasr employees’ wages by 1.
8 percentt over the next year. Price however, were “subdued,” with the rising cost of gas a notable theFed reported. The Fed’s next Beige Book repory is dueJuly 29.
Whereas some industries experience d substantial drops in activit y during the pastsix weeks, modest increases in other sectorsw led the Fed to characterizde the Ninth District’s contraction as moderating. The Ninth Federal District includes Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South the Upper Peninsula of Michiganm andnorthwestern Wisconsin. Consumer spending and tourism werestilkl weak, but had “improved somewhat from the previous few months,” according to the Fed. The servic sector continued to experiencedecreased revenue, employmenty and profits compared to a year ago, and further profit contractionn is likely.
The Fed characterized the commercial real estate sectoras “anemic,” adding that residentialo construction continued at steadily low The residential real estate market did see more activitgy than in the previous reportinh period. Manufacturing continued its as did energyand However, some wind energy projects continue to move forward, and gold mine are at “near capacity production.” Labor marketds continued to struggle. Job cuts in Minnesota, many of them in the healtbh careand medical-device fields, were cited by the Fed in its assessmenrt of labor conditions. Wage increases were modest, and firms surveyedx by the Fed expect toincreasr employees’ wages by 1.
8 percentt over the next year. Price however, were “subdued,” with the rising cost of gas a notable theFed reported. The Fed’s next Beige Book repory is dueJuly 29.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Red Robin Activist Holders Push For Acquisition - Wall Street Journal
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Government still the biggest industry in Hawaii - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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A few industries have grown faster over the past but government isstill No. 1 in the amount it contributezsto Hawaii’s economy, well ahead of real estate and even In fact, the economic footprint of state and local government in Hawaii expanded three times more than in the natioj as a whole, according to statistics recentlty released by the . The adjusted for inflation, show that government’s contribution to the Hawaik economy grewfrom $4.8 billion in 1998 to $6.6 billiob in 2008, a 36 percent increase. By government growth for the United Stateds duringthe 10-year period amounted to 12 percent. And Hawaii is growinbg more dependent on government to drivseits economy.
In 2008, government accounted for 24 percent of Hawaii’s $28 billion grosas domestic product — which is defined as the totall market value of goods and services producedc during a given period — up from 22 percent in according to the data, adjusted for inflation by the Economid Research Organization. Not only is government Hawaii’s biggestt industry but it’s the biggest with 125,000 workers. More than half of those, work for the statwe of Hawaii, according to the Department of Economic Developmentand Tourism’ss second quarter economic report.
That means the layoffs, furlougha and deep cuts to state government servicesa being planned will have a broader effecfton Hawaii’s economy than even layoffs in the touriskm industry. Private industry GDP peake in Hawaiiin 2006, but government grew steadilg every year during the decade, excep t for a slight blip from 2000 to and grew another 3 percent from 2007 to 2008, even when most privatre industries were beginning to scale back. Total government jobs grew by 11 percenty in Hawaii during the with state jobs growingt by14 percent.
Total jobs in Hawaii grew by 16 percengt duringthe decade, but fell by 4 percent during the first quarter of 2009, compared to the firstg quarter of last year, accordint to DBEDT. In private industry, construction outpaced all othet sectors in growth in Hawaii over the last 10 followed by real estates and professional andtechnical services. Government was fourty in termsof growth. The numbers also reveal that the five largesrt sectors in Hawaii were unchanged from 1998 to with governmenton top, followed by real accommodation and food services, retail and healthn care. Of those only real estate and governmentt outpaced the United States in percentage growth forthe 10-yeaf period.
Construction grew by 61 percent over the just as the industry experienceda 20.5 percenrt decline nationally. The decade coincidedc with the latestconstruction cycle, notex University of Hawaii economist Carl Bonham, UHERO’s director. “What you have in the constructionb sectorfrom ’98 to 2008, it’sz almost exactly the bottom of construction jobs to the Bonham said. After slipping from $977 million GDP in 1998 to $955 million in 1999, construction began a steadyg climbin 2000, starting with $1 billio n in GDP, and peaking in 2006 at more than $1.7 billiob before backing down to just unde $1.
6 billion in 2008, according to the Construction is likely to drop further this and even more in 2010 and according to UHERO’s latest statewide forecast.
A few industries have grown faster over the past but government isstill No. 1 in the amount it contributezsto Hawaii’s economy, well ahead of real estate and even In fact, the economic footprint of state and local government in Hawaii expanded three times more than in the natioj as a whole, according to statistics recentlty released by the . The adjusted for inflation, show that government’s contribution to the Hawaik economy grewfrom $4.8 billion in 1998 to $6.6 billiob in 2008, a 36 percent increase. By government growth for the United Stateds duringthe 10-year period amounted to 12 percent. And Hawaii is growinbg more dependent on government to drivseits economy.
In 2008, government accounted for 24 percent of Hawaii’s $28 billion grosas domestic product — which is defined as the totall market value of goods and services producedc during a given period — up from 22 percent in according to the data, adjusted for inflation by the Economid Research Organization. Not only is government Hawaii’s biggestt industry but it’s the biggest with 125,000 workers. More than half of those, work for the statwe of Hawaii, according to the Department of Economic Developmentand Tourism’ss second quarter economic report.
That means the layoffs, furlougha and deep cuts to state government servicesa being planned will have a broader effecfton Hawaii’s economy than even layoffs in the touriskm industry. Private industry GDP peake in Hawaiiin 2006, but government grew steadilg every year during the decade, excep t for a slight blip from 2000 to and grew another 3 percent from 2007 to 2008, even when most privatre industries were beginning to scale back. Total government jobs grew by 11 percenty in Hawaii during the with state jobs growingt by14 percent.
Total jobs in Hawaii grew by 16 percengt duringthe decade, but fell by 4 percent during the first quarter of 2009, compared to the firstg quarter of last year, accordint to DBEDT. In private industry, construction outpaced all othet sectors in growth in Hawaii over the last 10 followed by real estates and professional andtechnical services. Government was fourty in termsof growth. The numbers also reveal that the five largesrt sectors in Hawaii were unchanged from 1998 to with governmenton top, followed by real accommodation and food services, retail and healthn care. Of those only real estate and governmentt outpaced the United States in percentage growth forthe 10-yeaf period.
Construction grew by 61 percent over the just as the industry experienceda 20.5 percenrt decline nationally. The decade coincidedc with the latestconstruction cycle, notex University of Hawaii economist Carl Bonham, UHERO’s director. “What you have in the constructionb sectorfrom ’98 to 2008, it’sz almost exactly the bottom of construction jobs to the Bonham said. After slipping from $977 million GDP in 1998 to $955 million in 1999, construction began a steadyg climbin 2000, starting with $1 billio n in GDP, and peaking in 2006 at more than $1.7 billiob before backing down to just unde $1.
6 billion in 2008, according to the Construction is likely to drop further this and even more in 2010 and according to UHERO’s latest statewide forecast.
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