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Charge-offs totaled $104 million at the end of the first accordingto Associated’s filing with the Federalp Deposit Insurance Corp. Meanwhile, second quarter net charge-offs are expectedx to be between $60 milliob and $70 million, Green Bay-based Associated ASBC) said Monday afternoon. The figure was $56.9 million as of the end of the firsty quarter onMarch 31. The bank’ws management said weakness in the economyt has resultedin asset-quality downgradesx to Associated’s construction, commercial real estatew and commercial and industrial credits.
“We believe loan loss provisionsand charge-offsz will remain elevated due to the continued deteriorationn in the real estate sector and the weak said chairman and CEO Paul Beideman. “We expecy the pace of loan and asse t deterioration to moderate infuture quarters.” Associatedr executives said that, after taking into considerationm the increased loan-loss provision, the company’s capitalk levels will still exceed well-capitalized standards as of June 30. Associated said its boar d has formed a risk and credit committee to supplemenyt risk management oversight performed by the companyh andthe company's audit committee.
The board has appointec to the new committeeJohn Seramur, Eileenn Kamerick and Richard Lommen. The company will release second-quartere results on July 16. Associates stock closed at $13.37 on Monday.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Assembling an Avenger–Inside the Brain of Iron Man - Scientific American (blog)
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Scientific American (blog) | Assembling an Avengerâ€"Inside the Brain of Iron Man Scientific American (blog) ... in the 1963 debut story (penned by Stan-the-man-Lee, of course) “The Coming of the Avengers!â€, the original line-up included Iron Man, Ant-Man, Wasp, Thor, and the Hulk. This was arguably the most well-educated superhero group ever, well, assembled. |
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Dean Foods to relocate corporate office - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Dallas-based Dean (NYSE: DF) will relocate from its curreng location at 2515McKinney Ave. into 240,000o square feet of space inside The move is expected to take place in the first quarterof 2010. "We are pleased to be able to relocate our officesx within Dallascity limits. Many factors workedx in our favor, including the real estate market, spacre availability and othereconomic elements," said Gregg chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Dean "The City of Dallas is our and we are pleased to remain here and continuwe our many civic and community partnerships.
" Dean said in a statementg it is moving because the compang has outgrown its current workspace, and new spacs is needed to address the company’s changing needs. The lease will take occupanct at Cityplace to about 80 perceny from about 60percent now, said Sarah vice president at Stream Realty Partners, which handles leasing in the building. Employeews will begin moving in Decemberd and the move will be phased inthrouggh March, Payne said. "This was a huge win for the City of Dallad to keep them inthe city, becauser they looked all over," Payne said.
She said Dean Foodzs considered existing spaceand build-to-suits in the Legacy/Frisco as well as other buildingsa downtown. Brokers familiar with the search said Dean Foodw considered Fountain Place and Bank of Americqa Plaza among other downtowbn buildings with significant squarefootage available. The askingf lease rate for space in Cityplacweis $24 per square foot, plus electricity. Dean Foods will occupy floorss 34 through 40 inthe 1.2-million-square-foot building. Dean Food occupies about 150,000 square feet at its currenyt location.
Dallas-based Dean (NYSE: DF) will relocate from its curreng location at 2515McKinney Ave. into 240,000o square feet of space inside The move is expected to take place in the first quarterof 2010. "We are pleased to be able to relocate our officesx within Dallascity limits. Many factors workedx in our favor, including the real estate market, spacre availability and othereconomic elements," said Gregg chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Dean "The City of Dallas is our and we are pleased to remain here and continuwe our many civic and community partnerships.
" Dean said in a statementg it is moving because the compang has outgrown its current workspace, and new spacs is needed to address the company’s changing needs. The lease will take occupanct at Cityplace to about 80 perceny from about 60percent now, said Sarah vice president at Stream Realty Partners, which handles leasing in the building. Employeews will begin moving in Decemberd and the move will be phased inthrouggh March, Payne said. "This was a huge win for the City of Dallad to keep them inthe city, becauser they looked all over," Payne said.
She said Dean Foodzs considered existing spaceand build-to-suits in the Legacy/Frisco as well as other buildingsa downtown. Brokers familiar with the search said Dean Foodw considered Fountain Place and Bank of Americqa Plaza among other downtowbn buildings with significant squarefootage available. The askingf lease rate for space in Cityplacweis $24 per square foot, plus electricity. Dean Foods will occupy floorss 34 through 40 inthe 1.2-million-square-foot building. Dean Food occupies about 150,000 square feet at its currenyt location.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Survey: CEOs still foresee negative conditions - St. Louis Business Journal:
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“This quarter’s results reflect a continuingb weak set ofeconomic conditions,” said Ivan Seidenberg, chairman of Businessd Roundtable and chairman and CEO of “Conditions while still negative — appear to have begun to The Washington-based association of CEOs represents a combinesd work force of nearly 10 million employees and more than $5 trillion in annualk sales. When asked how they anticipate their salesx to fluctuate in the nextsix months, 34 percentf said sales will increase, and 46 percent predicted a decrease. That is a sunnier forecast thanthe first-quarter outlook when 24 percent predicted higher sales. Fifty-one percent said theier U.S.
capital spending will fall in the second and 12 percent said itwill rise. Forty-nine percentr expect their U.S. employment to decrease in the next six up fromthe first-quarter outlooj survey, when 71 percenty predicted a drop in employment. Six percent anticipate theie employee baseto increase. Memberf CEOs estimated that the nation’s real gross domesticd product will dropby 2.1 percentt in 2009, compared with the first-quarter estimate of a 1.9 percentg decline. The outlook index — whichh combines member CEO projections for capital spending and employment in the six monthsahead — expanded to 18.5 in the second quarter, up from -5 in the firstt quarter.
An index reading of 50 or lowed is consistent with overalleconomic contraction, and a readingh of 50 or higher is consistent with
“This quarter’s results reflect a continuingb weak set ofeconomic conditions,” said Ivan Seidenberg, chairman of Businessd Roundtable and chairman and CEO of “Conditions while still negative — appear to have begun to The Washington-based association of CEOs represents a combinesd work force of nearly 10 million employees and more than $5 trillion in annualk sales. When asked how they anticipate their salesx to fluctuate in the nextsix months, 34 percentf said sales will increase, and 46 percent predicted a decrease. That is a sunnier forecast thanthe first-quarter outlook when 24 percent predicted higher sales. Fifty-one percent said theier U.S.
capital spending will fall in the second and 12 percent said itwill rise. Forty-nine percentr expect their U.S. employment to decrease in the next six up fromthe first-quarter outlooj survey, when 71 percenty predicted a drop in employment. Six percent anticipate theie employee baseto increase. Memberf CEOs estimated that the nation’s real gross domesticd product will dropby 2.1 percentt in 2009, compared with the first-quarter estimate of a 1.9 percentg decline. The outlook index — whichh combines member CEO projections for capital spending and employment in the six monthsahead — expanded to 18.5 in the second quarter, up from -5 in the firstt quarter.
An index reading of 50 or lowed is consistent with overalleconomic contraction, and a readingh of 50 or higher is consistent with
Monday, September 24, 2012
Colorado stimulus board boosts minority-outreach effort - Dayton Business Journal:
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Maranda Pleau, the small business coordinatorfor Greeley-basefd general contractor , will join the Coloradoi Economic Recovery and Accountability Board June 29, chairman Don Ellimam said during a boared meeting Thursday. Her job is to ensurr minority businesses are aware of contracts related to the stimulus Elliman said. Officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation told the boards they will recommend the agency review how it handle complaints about road and bridge contracts and the use ofthese small, minority- and woman-owned CDOT's move came after Hamon Contractors Inc.
in Denver raised concernx about a bridge repair project paid for with money from the American Recovery andReinvestment Act. Hamon lost a bid April 16 to rebuildf two bridges over Interstate 76 inAdams County. The lowest bid for the contract camefrom Centennial-based , whicuh bid $8 million for the nearly 15 percent under CDOT’ss estimate of $9.4 million. Statee contracts are typically awarded to thelowest bidder.
But Hamom objected to CDOT awarding the projecrto Sema, saying Sema didn’t make a "good-faithg effort" to hire enough minorityh subcontractors, according to a June 3 letterr from Mark Cavanaugh, director of the Governor’s Economi Recovery Team, to the accountability board. CDOT reviewed the complaint, and Sema’ds efforts to get minority businessees involved in thebridge contract. The review concluded Sema met the agency’ds threshold for trying and CDOT formally awarded the project tothe company, CDOT executive directorr Russ George said. But CDOT wants to revie w how it handles future complaints about usinf disadvantaged businesses onstate contracts.
Celina Benavidez, director of administrationm for CDOT, told the accountability boarrd she will recommendthe agency’s commissioners form a reviee committee involving members of the agency, interestt groups, industry, the attorney general’s office, and federal transportationn officials. How to gather input from minority businesses about their experience with aprime contractor. At the meeting, Hamon attorneyu Seth Firmender thanked CDOT for beint willing to reviewthe process. Helga executive director of the Hispanic Contractorsof Colorado, also praised CDOT’sz move, saying, "We believe we’vw been heard.
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Maranda Pleau, the small business coordinatorfor Greeley-basefd general contractor , will join the Coloradoi Economic Recovery and Accountability Board June 29, chairman Don Ellimam said during a boared meeting Thursday. Her job is to ensurr minority businesses are aware of contracts related to the stimulus Elliman said. Officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation told the boards they will recommend the agency review how it handle complaints about road and bridge contracts and the use ofthese small, minority- and woman-owned CDOT's move came after Hamon Contractors Inc.
in Denver raised concernx about a bridge repair project paid for with money from the American Recovery andReinvestment Act. Hamon lost a bid April 16 to rebuildf two bridges over Interstate 76 inAdams County. The lowest bid for the contract camefrom Centennial-based , whicuh bid $8 million for the nearly 15 percent under CDOT’ss estimate of $9.4 million. Statee contracts are typically awarded to thelowest bidder.
But Hamom objected to CDOT awarding the projecrto Sema, saying Sema didn’t make a "good-faithg effort" to hire enough minorityh subcontractors, according to a June 3 letterr from Mark Cavanaugh, director of the Governor’s Economi Recovery Team, to the accountability board. CDOT reviewed the complaint, and Sema’ds efforts to get minority businessees involved in thebridge contract. The review concluded Sema met the agency’ds threshold for trying and CDOT formally awarded the project tothe company, CDOT executive directorr Russ George said. But CDOT wants to revie w how it handles future complaints about usinf disadvantaged businesses onstate contracts.
Celina Benavidez, director of administrationm for CDOT, told the accountability boarrd she will recommendthe agency’s commissioners form a reviee committee involving members of the agency, interestt groups, industry, the attorney general’s office, and federal transportationn officials. How to gather input from minority businesses about their experience with aprime contractor. At the meeting, Hamon attorneyu Seth Firmender thanked CDOT for beint willing to reviewthe process. Helga executive director of the Hispanic Contractorsof Colorado, also praised CDOT’sz move, saying, "We believe we’vw been heard.
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Saturday, September 22, 2012
Texas hospital plans 'moonshot' against cancer - KENS 5 TV
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ABC News | Texas hospital plans 'moonshot' against cancer KENS 5 TV The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston expects to spend as much as $3 billion on the project over the next 10 years and already has "tens of millions" of dollars in gifts to jump start it now, said its president, Dr. Ronald DePinho. 'Moo n Shots' endeavor gives cancer patients hope Hospital plans 'moonshot' against cancer Program Aims to Eliminate 8 Cancers |
Friday, September 21, 2012
Air Canada to Hire Over 900 Employees - Sacramento Bee
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CBC.ca | Air Canada to Hire Over 900 Employees Sacramento Bee "Air Canada is undertaking a selective hiring process over the next 12 months in order to seize new commercial opportunities, enhance customer service and renew our workforce. This recruitment program is consistent with our focus on controlling costs ... Air Canada hiring frenzy to add more than 1000 jobs Air Canada hiring 1100 new workers Air Canada plans hiring spree |
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Eagles Notes: Eagles' Brandon Graham may get more playing time - Philadelphia Inquirer
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Eagles Notes: Eagles' Brandon Graham may get more playing time Philadelphia Inquirer That could change, however, after Graham made perhaps the most plays per snap on Sunday. He hurried Joe Flacco into two errant throws, hit the Baltimore quarterback another time, and stopped running back Ray Rice for a short gain. "They're trying to ... Eagles' Graham stuck in disheartening spot |
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
HHGregg Inc. planning major expansion in region starting next year - Dayton Business Journal:
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The Indianapolis-based company plans to open 40 to 45 new storesw infiscal 2011, mainly in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and The retailer’s fiscal 2011 runs from Marcnh 2010 to March 2011. The expansion will be HHGregg’es (NYSE: HGG) initial foray into the mid-Atlantic and will follosw onetime electronics giantCircuit City’s exit from the markey following bankruptcy. The new stores are part of an aggressivd growth strategy aimed at taking advantage of cheap rental rates and excess realestate capacity, Presidentg Dennis May said in a statement. The company also plands to open a distribution center inthe mid-Atlanticv region.
The average HHGregg store is 30,0000 square feet and employs 40 The company said it has begun to execute leasezs on thefuture stores, but a spokeswoman declinedd Wednesday to disclose any specific locationxs for the stores or the distribution center. HHGregg currently operates 111 storesin Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolins and Tennessee. In fiscal year 2009, the company posted sales of $1.4 billion and a profit of $36.5t million.
The Indianapolis-based company plans to open 40 to 45 new storesw infiscal 2011, mainly in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and The retailer’s fiscal 2011 runs from Marcnh 2010 to March 2011. The expansion will be HHGregg’es (NYSE: HGG) initial foray into the mid-Atlantic and will follosw onetime electronics giantCircuit City’s exit from the markey following bankruptcy. The new stores are part of an aggressivd growth strategy aimed at taking advantage of cheap rental rates and excess realestate capacity, Presidentg Dennis May said in a statement. The company also plands to open a distribution center inthe mid-Atlanticv region.
The average HHGregg store is 30,0000 square feet and employs 40 The company said it has begun to execute leasezs on thefuture stores, but a spokeswoman declinedd Wednesday to disclose any specific locationxs for the stores or the distribution center. HHGregg currently operates 111 storesin Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolins and Tennessee. In fiscal year 2009, the company posted sales of $1.4 billion and a profit of $36.5t million.
Monday, September 17, 2012
NY hospitals have lower infection rates - Business First of Buffalo:
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The second annual Hospital-Acquired Infections, New York State 2008 Reporty presents infection rates identified by hospital name and regio nfor surgical-site infections. The report includes infection data for coronary artery bypass graft and hip replacemengand central-line associated bloodstream infections in adult, pediatric and neonatal intensivew care units. The report was prepared using thefedera 's National Healthcare Safety Network system for HAI using data collected in 2008 from 186 hospitals. New York hospitales had the same or higher ratesof central-lined associated bloodstream infections in intensive care unitx than those reported nationally.
Other findings show a decreas e incolon surgical-site infection, bringinv rates lower than 2006-2007 national rates. the CDC estimates therw were 1.7 million health-care associated infections resultingin 99,000 deaths in 2002. The State Healtj Department cited a CDC report that annual costs associated with such infectionein U.S. hospitals are estimated at between $28 billion and $45 billion. The reportt is available onlineat .
The second annual Hospital-Acquired Infections, New York State 2008 Reporty presents infection rates identified by hospital name and regio nfor surgical-site infections. The report includes infection data for coronary artery bypass graft and hip replacemengand central-line associated bloodstream infections in adult, pediatric and neonatal intensivew care units. The report was prepared using thefedera 's National Healthcare Safety Network system for HAI using data collected in 2008 from 186 hospitals. New York hospitales had the same or higher ratesof central-lined associated bloodstream infections in intensive care unitx than those reported nationally.
Other findings show a decreas e incolon surgical-site infection, bringinv rates lower than 2006-2007 national rates. the CDC estimates therw were 1.7 million health-care associated infections resultingin 99,000 deaths in 2002. The State Healtj Department cited a CDC report that annual costs associated with such infectionein U.S. hospitals are estimated at between $28 billion and $45 billion. The reportt is available onlineat .
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Burgess: Property tax losses
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The Miami-Dade County property appraiser released its preliminary tax roll information with all four taxingjurisdictionas – fire rescue, library, the unincorporated area and Miami-Dads overall – seeing a The countywide decrease comparing preliminary tax numbers from year to year show s a 9 percent decrease, or a total of $22.545 billion.” “These losses would have been worse if not for new constructionn that was added to the property tax roll as of Jan. County Manager George Burgess said in a memo sent tocountt commissioners. North Bay Village took the biggesyt hit, down 20.2 percent from 2008 levels. Homesteae saw an 18.
2 percent decline, followerd by Normandy Shores, down 17.5 percent, and Aventuraw which was down 17.3 percent. Golden Beach and the tiny city of Islandiwa sawno change. Medley saw a 1.5 percent drop while Biscayne Park saw a 4percen decline. Click for the full list. Staffers reviewed property tax rolls going back to 1985 and founed that 1993 saw taxable valuse shrinkby 2.9 percent, or $1.9 “Even in 2008, when we absorbed the impacf of doubling the homestead exemptiob from $25,000 to $50,000, the property tax roll was relativelu flat,” Burgess explained in the memo.
“Thesre losses in property tax roll values are Burgess warned of a lot more pain on the using the last two years as a barometerr of whatis coming. For the second consecutive Miami-Dade faced a $200 million budgert gap in the lastfiscal year. Core services were kept intact by tightening but assuming the same tax rate adoptedfor 2008-09, the estimater ad valorem revenues for fiscal year 2009-100 would shrink by $174.1 million, according to the memo.
Taking into accountf the impact of normal inflationary growth and theeconomi slowdown, combined with the non ad valorem revenue sources, results in propertyt tax subsidized operations facing a budget gap of $350 million to $400 million, Burgess said. “Wwe are working diligently to prepare a proposedx budget forFY [fiscal year] 2009-109 that to the extent preserves essential services and minimize s service impacts to our residents,” he wrotre in the memo. “However, closing a budgetary gap of this size will requirer some verydifficult decisions.
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The Miami-Dade County property appraiser released its preliminary tax roll information with all four taxingjurisdictionas – fire rescue, library, the unincorporated area and Miami-Dads overall – seeing a The countywide decrease comparing preliminary tax numbers from year to year show s a 9 percent decrease, or a total of $22.545 billion.” “These losses would have been worse if not for new constructionn that was added to the property tax roll as of Jan. County Manager George Burgess said in a memo sent tocountt commissioners. North Bay Village took the biggesyt hit, down 20.2 percent from 2008 levels. Homesteae saw an 18.
2 percent decline, followerd by Normandy Shores, down 17.5 percent, and Aventuraw which was down 17.3 percent. Golden Beach and the tiny city of Islandiwa sawno change. Medley saw a 1.5 percent drop while Biscayne Park saw a 4percen decline. Click for the full list. Staffers reviewed property tax rolls going back to 1985 and founed that 1993 saw taxable valuse shrinkby 2.9 percent, or $1.9 “Even in 2008, when we absorbed the impacf of doubling the homestead exemptiob from $25,000 to $50,000, the property tax roll was relativelu flat,” Burgess explained in the memo.
“Thesre losses in property tax roll values are Burgess warned of a lot more pain on the using the last two years as a barometerr of whatis coming. For the second consecutive Miami-Dade faced a $200 million budgert gap in the lastfiscal year. Core services were kept intact by tightening but assuming the same tax rate adoptedfor 2008-09, the estimater ad valorem revenues for fiscal year 2009-100 would shrink by $174.1 million, according to the memo.
Taking into accountf the impact of normal inflationary growth and theeconomi slowdown, combined with the non ad valorem revenue sources, results in propertyt tax subsidized operations facing a budget gap of $350 million to $400 million, Burgess said. “Wwe are working diligently to prepare a proposedx budget forFY [fiscal year] 2009-109 that to the extent preserves essential services and minimize s service impacts to our residents,” he wrotre in the memo. “However, closing a budgetary gap of this size will requirer some verydifficult decisions.
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Restaurant industry outlook improves - Boston Business Journal:
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The Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) — a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook forthe U.S. restaurantf industry — stood at 98.6 in up 0.8 percent from March, its highest level in 11 months. “The recent growth in the RPI was drivej bythe ‘Expectations’ component, which rose above 100 in Apri l for the first time in 18 a level which indicates said Hudson Riehle, senior vice presidentt of research and information services for the “Although the RPI’s ‘Current Situation’ indicators are still in a period of contraction, the solid improvemenrt in the forward-looking indicators suggestas that the end of the industry’s downturn may be in The RPI is based on the responses to the association’w Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey, which is fielded monthly among restauranty operators nationwide on a va riety of indicatorsw including sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures.
The Index consistd of two components — the Current Situatiojn Index and theExpectationws Index. The Current Situation which measures current trends in four industryindicators (same-store sales, traffic, labor and capitaol expenditures), stood at 97.0 in up 0.9 percent from Marchb and its highest level sincw August 2008. However, April represented the 20th consecutivee monthbelow 100, which continues to signify contraction in the currentt situation indicators. Restaurant operators reported negative customere traffic levels for the 20th consecutivs monthin April.
About 23 percent of restaurant operators reported an increasde in customer traffic between April 2008 andAprio 2009, up from 20 percent who reported similarly in Also, 60 percent of operatorsa reported a traffic decline in April, down from 63 percentf who reported similarly in March. Restauran t operators also continue to grow more optimisticf aboutthe economy, with 37 percent saying they expect economic conditionws to improve in six months, up from 30 percenrt who reported similarly last montjh and the highest level in three years. In only 16 percent of operators expect economicd conditions to worsen insix months, down from 21 percentr last month. Founded in 1919, the D.C.
-based National Restaurant Association is a business association for therestaurant industry, comprising 945,000 restaurant and foodservice outletsa and a work force of 13 million
The Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) — a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook forthe U.S. restaurantf industry — stood at 98.6 in up 0.8 percent from March, its highest level in 11 months. “The recent growth in the RPI was drivej bythe ‘Expectations’ component, which rose above 100 in Apri l for the first time in 18 a level which indicates said Hudson Riehle, senior vice presidentt of research and information services for the “Although the RPI’s ‘Current Situation’ indicators are still in a period of contraction, the solid improvemenrt in the forward-looking indicators suggestas that the end of the industry’s downturn may be in The RPI is based on the responses to the association’w Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey, which is fielded monthly among restauranty operators nationwide on a va riety of indicatorsw including sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures.
The Index consistd of two components — the Current Situatiojn Index and theExpectationws Index. The Current Situation which measures current trends in four industryindicators (same-store sales, traffic, labor and capitaol expenditures), stood at 97.0 in up 0.9 percent from Marchb and its highest level sincw August 2008. However, April represented the 20th consecutivee monthbelow 100, which continues to signify contraction in the currentt situation indicators. Restaurant operators reported negative customere traffic levels for the 20th consecutivs monthin April.
About 23 percent of restaurant operators reported an increasde in customer traffic between April 2008 andAprio 2009, up from 20 percent who reported similarly in Also, 60 percent of operatorsa reported a traffic decline in April, down from 63 percentf who reported similarly in March. Restauran t operators also continue to grow more optimisticf aboutthe economy, with 37 percent saying they expect economic conditionws to improve in six months, up from 30 percenrt who reported similarly last montjh and the highest level in three years. In only 16 percent of operators expect economicd conditions to worsen insix months, down from 21 percentr last month. Founded in 1919, the D.C.
-based National Restaurant Association is a business association for therestaurant industry, comprising 945,000 restaurant and foodservice outletsa and a work force of 13 million
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Large, vacant spaces citywide subdivided into smaller stores [The Arizona ... - Businessweek
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Large, vacant spaces citywide subdivided into smaller stores [The Arizona ... Businessweek Similar to other markets, Tucson is seeing churches, fitness facilities and other large spaces such as the former Bally's on Grant Road marketing themselves to call centers in case retailers aren't interested, McClure said. "We're seeing some nice ... |
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The Recording Industry's Crusade Against Regular People Validated By ... - Gizmodo
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My Moinfo | The Recording Industry's Crusade Against Regular People Validated By ... Gizmodo The Recording Industry's Crusade Against Regular People Validated By $222,000 Appeal Today an appeals court helped the RIAA extort $222,000 from Jammie Thomas-Rasset for distributing 24 songs on the internet. The original verdict c » |
Monday, September 10, 2012
Feds want to build a better stimulus website - Wichita Business Journal:
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That’s why the issued a pre-solicitatiob notice Thursday, informing the contracting community that it will seek an informatio technology contractor to make improvements to the site by implementing and hostingthe 2.0 A solicitation is expected to be postef to FedBizOpps.gov on June 15, and the deadlinw for proposals is expected to be aboutr June 26. Specifically, the work will include updatexs and changes tothe site’s user information architecture and design According to GSA’s pre-solicitation, the contractor needs expertise in project management, and the abilitg to “deliver a website with interactive and web-application level functionality.
” The solicitation also stateas that the Recovery and Accountability RATB, which oversees stimulus rules and is open to “recommendations for technology improvementsw for version 2.0 and beyond, including the hostiny platform, database technology, CMS, programming languages, Work on the site, however, is only availabl to the 59 contractors that hold a positionh on GSA’s governmentwide acquisition contract known as Alliant.
RATB is puttingg an emphasis on meeting the reportingh requirements specified by thestimuluw bill, but notes that “guidance from [the Office of Management and Budget] on reporting and transparency will continue to So far preliminary guidance on reporting requirements has been given to agencies and contractors, althouguh the specific procedures for providing the requirefd data to the governmen t remains unclear. RATB has outlined some of the thingthe Recovery.gov site should be able to do: Evaluate data quality to providee optimization of large, highly rapidly changing data sets. Automate data replication.
• Offer standardization, normalizatio n and cleansing capabilities necessary to support robusr reporting solutionsovert time. • Be builg for speed and responsiveness: This rapid response solutionn must be able to providr notonly citizen-centric access but also the abilitg to respond to press requests, legislative branchh inquires and questions from different agencies. • Focus on developinv an architecture that not only provides accurate information per the OMB but also makes the information available as a servicre to a wide range of processesand applications.
• Be built to supporrt business optimization: Adopt a services-based architecture that delivers high-quality trusted information to set the stags for true business procesx optimization and link toadjacenty high-value business processes, such as fraufd detection capabilities.
That’s why the issued a pre-solicitatiob notice Thursday, informing the contracting community that it will seek an informatio technology contractor to make improvements to the site by implementing and hostingthe 2.0 A solicitation is expected to be postef to FedBizOpps.gov on June 15, and the deadlinw for proposals is expected to be aboutr June 26. Specifically, the work will include updatexs and changes tothe site’s user information architecture and design According to GSA’s pre-solicitation, the contractor needs expertise in project management, and the abilitg to “deliver a website with interactive and web-application level functionality.
” The solicitation also stateas that the Recovery and Accountability RATB, which oversees stimulus rules and is open to “recommendations for technology improvementsw for version 2.0 and beyond, including the hostiny platform, database technology, CMS, programming languages, Work on the site, however, is only availabl to the 59 contractors that hold a positionh on GSA’s governmentwide acquisition contract known as Alliant.
RATB is puttingg an emphasis on meeting the reportingh requirements specified by thestimuluw bill, but notes that “guidance from [the Office of Management and Budget] on reporting and transparency will continue to So far preliminary guidance on reporting requirements has been given to agencies and contractors, althouguh the specific procedures for providing the requirefd data to the governmen t remains unclear. RATB has outlined some of the thingthe Recovery.gov site should be able to do: Evaluate data quality to providee optimization of large, highly rapidly changing data sets. Automate data replication.
• Offer standardization, normalizatio n and cleansing capabilities necessary to support robusr reporting solutionsovert time. • Be builg for speed and responsiveness: This rapid response solutionn must be able to providr notonly citizen-centric access but also the abilitg to respond to press requests, legislative branchh inquires and questions from different agencies. • Focus on developinv an architecture that not only provides accurate information per the OMB but also makes the information available as a servicre to a wide range of processesand applications.
• Be built to supporrt business optimization: Adopt a services-based architecture that delivers high-quality trusted information to set the stags for true business procesx optimization and link toadjacenty high-value business processes, such as fraufd detection capabilities.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
'I don't want to forget what happened,' says Montreal shooting victim - CTV News
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'I don't want to forget what happened,' says Montreal shooting victim CTV News The man who survived the shooting at a Montreal bar as premier-elect Pauline Marois was giving her victory speech Tuesday evening says he wants “everyone to learn from what happened,†an ordeal that included the death of a good friend. Dave Courage ... |