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Meelia had been a Haemonetics director since 2005 and his term was set to expiresin 2011. The company said Meelia stepped down to spend more time and energt in his executive role atCovidien (NYSE: COV), a Bermuda-based developer of medical devices and imaginv solutions, among other health care according to a filing with the . In a separate regulatoryu filing Wednesday, the company outlined the compensation parameters for newl hired CEO Brian Concannon and executive chairman Brad Concannon willreceive $550,000 in salarh and stands to earn another $412,500 in bonuses if certaim operating and management milestones are met.
Concannon also receiveed options tobuy 32,854 shares of Haemonetics common stock and was granteds 2,053 shares of its restricted Haemonetics (NYSE: HAE), based in Braintree, also outlined several change-in-controlp provisions that could pay Concannon up to threew times his annual pay if a company or person acquirezs 35 percent of Haemonetics common stock. Nutter, the company’s former CEO, will receive $300,000 in annual pay as both Haemonetics board’s executive chairman. He also remains an employee ofthe company, although his role was not detailee in Wednesday’s filing.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
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RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’ s sale has been filed on homes matching the description of Adams’ Nort h Portland Kenton neighborhood homes. The notice indicates that the homee will be put upfor auction. , which broke the story, noted that Adams’ lender has filedx a “notice of default,” meaninb he’s defaulted on his loan agreement with his Adams told thepaper he’s catching up on his mortgagd after paying “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosure are at2131 N. McClellan and 2121 N. McClellan. Adamw lives in the 2121 He also owns a triplex at2031 N.
Adams, who makes $118,144 yearly, is facingg an impending recall, scheduled to kick off in earlyy July, after admitting he had a sexualp relationship withBeau Breedlove. The pair met beforse Breedloveturned 18. Adams said the sexual relationshipo beganafter Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’s attorney generapl is investigating whether Adams didanythinf improper. The mayor conceded that he lied abourtwhether he’d had sex with Breedlove when a politicak opponent first made the charge durin the 2008 primary campaign season.
RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’ s sale has been filed on homes matching the description of Adams’ Nort h Portland Kenton neighborhood homes. The notice indicates that the homee will be put upfor auction. , which broke the story, noted that Adams’ lender has filedx a “notice of default,” meaninb he’s defaulted on his loan agreement with his Adams told thepaper he’s catching up on his mortgagd after paying “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosure are at2131 N. McClellan and 2121 N. McClellan. Adamw lives in the 2121 He also owns a triplex at2031 N.
Adams, who makes $118,144 yearly, is facingg an impending recall, scheduled to kick off in earlyy July, after admitting he had a sexualp relationship withBeau Breedlove. The pair met beforse Breedloveturned 18. Adams said the sexual relationshipo beganafter Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’s attorney generapl is investigating whether Adams didanythinf improper. The mayor conceded that he lied abourtwhether he’d had sex with Breedlove when a politicak opponent first made the charge durin the 2008 primary campaign season.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Dayton employment to remain sluggish into third quarter - Business First of Buffalo:
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Tom Traynor, an economics professor at Wrightr State and author ofthe report, said unemploymentf increases will continue at theier accelerated pace into the third quartert of this year. The Daytoh Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Montgomery, Miami and Preble counties, is projectede to lose 6,000 to 7,000 jobs in the third That would drop employmentto 373,900, down from 380,40 0 in the first quarter of the a 2 percent decline.
The hardest-higt area is one the Daytob area has longrelied on, “Manufacturing employment will fall substantially,” Traynor Forecasts from the report show employment in the sector fallinh from 42,300 in the first quartetr of this year to 36,100 by the thir d quarter, a nearly 15 percent Durable goods manufacturing will be hit in particular, Traynord said. “People aren’t spending. They are waiting to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and service employment are also expected to Retail employment is expected to dropto 39,100 by the third quarter, down from 40,000o in the first quarter, a 2 perceny drop.
Service employment, which includes financiaol service, business service, utilities and leisuree service, is projected to decrease to 324,200 by the third quarter, down from 326,700 in the firsf quarter, a nearly 1 percenrt decline. “The next year to year and a half will be an unpleasan t time forthe region,” Traynor said. Constructioj employment is expected to rise as a part ofseasonal employment, to 13,400 from 11,400o in the first quarter, but that is 1,000p jobs fewer than the same time period last One area of employment that isn’t expected to be hit hard is healthn care.
In fact, Traynoe said he expects health care to add some jobs by thethirrd quarter, going up to 56,50o0 from 56,300 in the first He said the rate of decline in gross domestivc product will slow, but remain negativer through the third quarter and maybe into the fourthh quarter of this year. Even when GDP does become positivre again, it will take some time for employmenr to pick up because it is a lagging indicator ofeconomif recovery. Traynor said there is a greart deal of uncertainty stilp on thenational level, as businesses try to determinew the impact of government Traynor said the problem of high unemployment is not goinfg away anytime soon.
“This is something we’re goingh to be living with for quita while, well into next year,” he
Tom Traynor, an economics professor at Wrightr State and author ofthe report, said unemploymentf increases will continue at theier accelerated pace into the third quartert of this year. The Daytoh Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Montgomery, Miami and Preble counties, is projectede to lose 6,000 to 7,000 jobs in the third That would drop employmentto 373,900, down from 380,40 0 in the first quarter of the a 2 percent decline.
The hardest-higt area is one the Daytob area has longrelied on, “Manufacturing employment will fall substantially,” Traynor Forecasts from the report show employment in the sector fallinh from 42,300 in the first quartetr of this year to 36,100 by the thir d quarter, a nearly 15 percent Durable goods manufacturing will be hit in particular, Traynord said. “People aren’t spending. They are waiting to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and service employment are also expected to Retail employment is expected to dropto 39,100 by the third quarter, down from 40,000o in the first quarter, a 2 perceny drop.
Service employment, which includes financiaol service, business service, utilities and leisuree service, is projected to decrease to 324,200 by the third quarter, down from 326,700 in the firsf quarter, a nearly 1 percenrt decline. “The next year to year and a half will be an unpleasan t time forthe region,” Traynor said. Constructioj employment is expected to rise as a part ofseasonal employment, to 13,400 from 11,400o in the first quarter, but that is 1,000p jobs fewer than the same time period last One area of employment that isn’t expected to be hit hard is healthn care.
In fact, Traynoe said he expects health care to add some jobs by thethirrd quarter, going up to 56,50o0 from 56,300 in the first He said the rate of decline in gross domestivc product will slow, but remain negativer through the third quarter and maybe into the fourthh quarter of this year. Even when GDP does become positivre again, it will take some time for employmenr to pick up because it is a lagging indicator ofeconomif recovery. Traynor said there is a greart deal of uncertainty stilp on thenational level, as businesses try to determinew the impact of government Traynor said the problem of high unemployment is not goinfg away anytime soon.
“This is something we’re goingh to be living with for quita while, well into next year,” he
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Bing gives Microsoft bounce - Washington Business Journal:
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Internet traffic tracking firm says Microsoft sites increased daily penetrationamon U.S. searchers from 13.8 percent during the week of May 26to 15.5 percent during the week of June 2, the week of Bing’sx public launch. Microsoft’s share of search resulg pages inthe U.S. what comScore calls a proxg for overall searchintensity – rose from 9.1 percenrt to 11.1 percent during the same “These initial data suggest that Microsoft Bing has generatexd early interest, resulting in a spike in searc engagement and an immediate term improvemenyt to Microsoft’s position in the search comScore senior vice president Mike Hurt said in a statement.
“Si far it appears that the liftss in searcher penetration and engagement have held relatively steady throughout the five day While Reston-based comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) says it remaina to be seen if Microsoft’s searc gains will continue to grow because of Bing, it also says the new searcn engine “is off to a good start.” Microsoft trail , the number one ranked searcgh engine, by a wide margin. Google accounterd for more than 64 percenty ofall U.S. searches in April, threre times second-ranked Yahoo and eight times Microsoft’s according to comScore.
Internet traffic tracking firm says Microsoft sites increased daily penetrationamon U.S. searchers from 13.8 percent during the week of May 26to 15.5 percent during the week of June 2, the week of Bing’sx public launch. Microsoft’s share of search resulg pages inthe U.S. what comScore calls a proxg for overall searchintensity – rose from 9.1 percenrt to 11.1 percent during the same “These initial data suggest that Microsoft Bing has generatexd early interest, resulting in a spike in searc engagement and an immediate term improvemenyt to Microsoft’s position in the search comScore senior vice president Mike Hurt said in a statement.
“Si far it appears that the liftss in searcher penetration and engagement have held relatively steady throughout the five day While Reston-based comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) says it remaina to be seen if Microsoft’s searc gains will continue to grow because of Bing, it also says the new searcn engine “is off to a good start.” Microsoft trail , the number one ranked searcgh engine, by a wide margin. Google accounterd for more than 64 percenty ofall U.S. searches in April, threre times second-ranked Yahoo and eight times Microsoft’s according to comScore.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Stimulus: States allocated $5B for affordable housing - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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States will use the money to help developers finance the acquisition and constructio of affordable rental The funds are designed to fill the financingg gap created by the frozen market for Low Incomee HousingTax Credits, a federal program that providezs incentives for investment in rental housing for low- and moderate-incomee families. As many as 1,0000 housing projects around the country are on hold becausde the value of the tax credits has plummetedx due to the credit according to theTreasury Department. Treasurhy collaborated with the Department of Housingg and Urban Development on the programs to assist states in financing affordablhousing projects.
“These programs are an important step in achieving the goal of putting American people backto work, whilre at the same time providing quality, affordablde housing options for low-income families,” HUD Secretary Shaun Donovam said. HUD also signed an agreemeny with the Department of Energy that will make it easiedr for residents of HUD publid and assisted housing to weatherize their The income verification requirements for the Departmentof Energy’s Weatherizatiob Assistance Program, which received $5 billion through the economidc stimulus bill, are the same as for HUD housingb subsidies.
Under the agreement signed by thetwo agencies, residentas of HUD-assisted housing won’t have to go througu the income verification process again in orded to have their homes weatherized. “Thanks to this new we’re going to tear down the unnecessary barriers in makinfg the homesof low-income and elderly citizens more and shred the red tape that too often stands betweem government assistance and the people it is meanr to serve,” Vice Presiden t Joe Biden said. “In the process, we’ll not only brin down energy costs, but also create new greehn jobs that will be the foundation of oureconomi recovery.
” Construction companies that have receivexd contracts for projects funded by the economic stimulu s bill are beginning to hire new workeres or rehire laid-off employees, according to . “Early reports indicate that the infrastructure piece of the stimulud is beginning to do exactly what was put construction workers back onthe job,” said AGC Chieft Economist Ken Simonson. Othed contractors are canceling planned layoffs becauseof stimulus-funded Simonson said. For many stimulus projects are keeping a bad businesss environment fromgetting worse, he The number of construction jobs declined by 110,000 in April, according to the Bureai of Labor Statistics.
Without stimulus-funded that number would have been much Simonson said. Overall, nonfarm payroll employmenrt fellby 539,000 jobs in April, the smallesgt decline in six months. This could be a sign that the economh is beginningto stabilize, which “iss consistent with the notion that demand for new construction will begin to emerge later this year and into said Anirban Basu, chief economist for Associated Builders and “The stimulus package represents an importan element in that formula,” Basu said. “Witb the broader economy beginning to recover even before the stimulus packagr has had amajod impact, the implication is that better timezs are ahead.
” Energy to awar d $787 million for biorefineries, biofuels R&D The Departmeny of Energy plans to use $787 millioh in economic stimulus funds for biorefinery demonstratiobn projects, and advanced biofuels research and development. The department will award $480 milliomn for pilot- and demonstration-scale biorefineriees that produceadvanced biofuels, bioproducts, and heat and power in an integratedf system. These projects will facilitate the development of an advanced biofuels industry to helpthe U.S.
reducd its dependence on petroleum-based transportation fuels, according to the Department of
States will use the money to help developers finance the acquisition and constructio of affordable rental The funds are designed to fill the financingg gap created by the frozen market for Low Incomee HousingTax Credits, a federal program that providezs incentives for investment in rental housing for low- and moderate-incomee families. As many as 1,0000 housing projects around the country are on hold becausde the value of the tax credits has plummetedx due to the credit according to theTreasury Department. Treasurhy collaborated with the Department of Housingg and Urban Development on the programs to assist states in financing affordablhousing projects.
“These programs are an important step in achieving the goal of putting American people backto work, whilre at the same time providing quality, affordablde housing options for low-income families,” HUD Secretary Shaun Donovam said. HUD also signed an agreemeny with the Department of Energy that will make it easiedr for residents of HUD publid and assisted housing to weatherize their The income verification requirements for the Departmentof Energy’s Weatherizatiob Assistance Program, which received $5 billion through the economidc stimulus bill, are the same as for HUD housingb subsidies.
Under the agreement signed by thetwo agencies, residentas of HUD-assisted housing won’t have to go througu the income verification process again in orded to have their homes weatherized. “Thanks to this new we’re going to tear down the unnecessary barriers in makinfg the homesof low-income and elderly citizens more and shred the red tape that too often stands betweem government assistance and the people it is meanr to serve,” Vice Presiden t Joe Biden said. “In the process, we’ll not only brin down energy costs, but also create new greehn jobs that will be the foundation of oureconomi recovery.
” Construction companies that have receivexd contracts for projects funded by the economic stimulu s bill are beginning to hire new workeres or rehire laid-off employees, according to . “Early reports indicate that the infrastructure piece of the stimulud is beginning to do exactly what was put construction workers back onthe job,” said AGC Chieft Economist Ken Simonson. Othed contractors are canceling planned layoffs becauseof stimulus-funded Simonson said. For many stimulus projects are keeping a bad businesss environment fromgetting worse, he The number of construction jobs declined by 110,000 in April, according to the Bureai of Labor Statistics.
Without stimulus-funded that number would have been much Simonson said. Overall, nonfarm payroll employmenrt fellby 539,000 jobs in April, the smallesgt decline in six months. This could be a sign that the economh is beginningto stabilize, which “iss consistent with the notion that demand for new construction will begin to emerge later this year and into said Anirban Basu, chief economist for Associated Builders and “The stimulus package represents an importan element in that formula,” Basu said. “Witb the broader economy beginning to recover even before the stimulus packagr has had amajod impact, the implication is that better timezs are ahead.
” Energy to awar d $787 million for biorefineries, biofuels R&D The Departmeny of Energy plans to use $787 millioh in economic stimulus funds for biorefinery demonstratiobn projects, and advanced biofuels research and development. The department will award $480 milliomn for pilot- and demonstration-scale biorefineriees that produceadvanced biofuels, bioproducts, and heat and power in an integratedf system. These projects will facilitate the development of an advanced biofuels industry to helpthe U.S.
reducd its dependence on petroleum-based transportation fuels, according to the Department of
Friday, June 3, 2011
Northwestern's Smith earns lacrosse's top honor - Chicago Daily Herald
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Northwestern's Smith earns lacrosse's top honor Chicago Daily Herald By From Daily Herald News Services WASHINGTON, DC รข€" Northwestern lacrosse junior Shannon Smith, MVP of the 2011 NCAA Championship and a first-team » |
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Training to aid ABQ hospitality workers - Triangle Business Journal:
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If not, then the Albuquerqure Convention and Visitors Bureau wants tochangde that. So it’s rolling out an updated version of AlbuquerqueConcierge Excellence, or ACE, The program was developes in partnership with Central New Mexic Community College and the CNM Workforce Training The training push kicks off June 24 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton Albuquerque Hotel. Bob Murphy, executive directorf of the Economic Forum and chairman of the Hospitalitg TrainingAdvisory Committee, will introducs the ACE program and customer service expert Ann Rhoadex will discuss the value of top-notch Rhoades developed programs for , , P.F.
Chang’s, Doubletree Hotels and Her talk will focus on making Albuquerqure anoutstanding customer-oriented Training for front-line employees was a key part of the Destination Masterplan, created by the hospitality industry as a blueprint for developinh Albuquerque as a Previous ACE training took place four years ago, said Tania Armenta, vice president of tourism and communicatione at the Albuquerque Convention and Visitorse Bureau. This time the training is as much about destinationj awareness ascustomer service, Armenta said.
The three-hourd course will be offerede once a month at different times and locations over the next Attendees will get a quick reference guide on Albuquerqus to answer visitor questions and a pass that offerzs admission to at least 17 different attractionxs so theyhave first-hand knowledge of what’s Albuquerque is in a competitive environment for lurint travelers, Armenta said. “Ensuring that Albuquerque offers top-notch customer service, along with destinatiomn knowledge, helps to differentiate us fromother destinations,” she Elise Rogers, vice presidentg of development with the ACVB, said the course will outlinse three pillars of why people come to the Duke City: Arts and outdoor recreation, and ballooning, which takess place year round, not just during the .
“We tell them that thered are 23,000 hospitality industry jobs in this we tell them how much visitors We go into the importanceof tourism,” Rogers More visitors means more money and bette job security for front-line workers, she added. The cost for the trainingy is $25 per attendee. To register call CNM at 224-5200 and provide each participant’s birth date and place of employment. More information is availablesat .
If not, then the Albuquerqure Convention and Visitors Bureau wants tochangde that. So it’s rolling out an updated version of AlbuquerqueConcierge Excellence, or ACE, The program was developes in partnership with Central New Mexic Community College and the CNM Workforce Training The training push kicks off June 24 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton Albuquerque Hotel. Bob Murphy, executive directorf of the Economic Forum and chairman of the Hospitalitg TrainingAdvisory Committee, will introducs the ACE program and customer service expert Ann Rhoadex will discuss the value of top-notch Rhoades developed programs for , , P.F.
Chang’s, Doubletree Hotels and Her talk will focus on making Albuquerqure anoutstanding customer-oriented Training for front-line employees was a key part of the Destination Masterplan, created by the hospitality industry as a blueprint for developinh Albuquerque as a Previous ACE training took place four years ago, said Tania Armenta, vice president of tourism and communicatione at the Albuquerque Convention and Visitorse Bureau. This time the training is as much about destinationj awareness ascustomer service, Armenta said.
The three-hourd course will be offerede once a month at different times and locations over the next Attendees will get a quick reference guide on Albuquerqus to answer visitor questions and a pass that offerzs admission to at least 17 different attractionxs so theyhave first-hand knowledge of what’s Albuquerque is in a competitive environment for lurint travelers, Armenta said. “Ensuring that Albuquerque offers top-notch customer service, along with destinatiomn knowledge, helps to differentiate us fromother destinations,” she Elise Rogers, vice presidentg of development with the ACVB, said the course will outlinse three pillars of why people come to the Duke City: Arts and outdoor recreation, and ballooning, which takess place year round, not just during the .
“We tell them that thered are 23,000 hospitality industry jobs in this we tell them how much visitors We go into the importanceof tourism,” Rogers More visitors means more money and bette job security for front-line workers, she added. The cost for the trainingy is $25 per attendee. To register call CNM at 224-5200 and provide each participant’s birth date and place of employment. More information is availablesat .
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