Monday, November 29, 2010

Mortgage rates spike - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Freddie Mac's (NYSE: FRE) weeklyy report says 30 year fixed-ratr mortgages averaged 5.29 percent this week, the highesrt rate this year and up sharplhy fromlast week's average of 4.91 percent. Ratesx still remain well below yearago levels, when 30 year mortgage were averaging more than 6 "Rates caught up to the recent rise in long-terk bond yields this week to reach a 25 week said Freddie Mac chief economist Frank "The slowdown in the housing markett has now detracted from economic growth for the past 13 the longest quarterly stretch since at least 1947." Despite rising rates, the housing market continuez to show small signzs of life.
The ' housing affordability indez rose in April to its second highest level since atleast 1971. The NAR also reported this week pending salee of existing homes rose for the thirdstraighf month, posting the biggest monthly increase since 2001.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

State eligible for 'green' stimulus bonds - Boston Business Journal:

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The state Executive Office of Energh and Environmental Affairs announced Monday the availability of the Cleann RenewableEnergy Bonds, which are backed by funde from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The federa l stimulus will fund $1.6 billion in new bonds As of Amy 19, it was unclear how much of that moneu could be headedto Massachusetts. “Cleajn Renewable Energy Bonds are an essential toolfor jump-startinfg the installation of smaller scale solar and wind power in communities acros s Massachusetts, supporting job creation and helping the Commonwealthh reach the ambitious clean energy benchmarksd set by Governor Patrick,” Secretargy of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles said in a A state task force has already identifiesd a number of solar and othee renewable energy projects that coulx be eligible for clean-energy bond funding.
The Clean Energyy Renewable Bond Program was set up by the in 2006 to support public investment inrenewable energy. In Massachusetts, the bondxs are issued through the Executive Office of Administration and Financeor . The firstf tranche of such bonds was closed through MassDevelopmenty inNovember 2007, providing $3.1 million to fund solar installationsa on 12 state facilities, including prisons, state collegee and the ’s Deer Islan d facility.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Walk on the Child's Side 10th Anniversary Reunion Tour on June 16th

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June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- People from all over Wisconsinj are invited to come to Madison on June 16th and help tell the legislaturee that it has allowed children in our communities to be punished bythe state's school-fundingh system for far too long. The event, which will begijn at the Universityof Wisconsin-Madisomn Memorial Library Mall, will mark the 10th anniversar y of Walk on the Child's Side. On June 7, educators, students, parents, and community members set off from Butternutr and walked to the Capitol to tell the governofr and lawmakers about the advers effects of thefunding formula.
The Walk was organize by Price County CitizenseWho CARE, a group which made the trip threwe additional times, drawing attention, support, and new walkers each "What didn't change was the way we fund our schools, said , CARE member and organizer of the first Walk. "Everything we said would did. Teachers have been laid off and class sizewshave increased. Programs and servicew have been cut. The future of our children and the security of our communities are now in because the state government will not do anything about what has becomea full-blown crisis.
" , executive director of the Wisconsij Alliance for ExcellentSchools (WAES), explainedf that "officials have tried, sincde 1992, to control property taxes through a formula that underfunds public education." "As a result, the quality and quantitgy of education children receive has worsened, compared to ten, or even five yearsd ago, and property taxes continue to The Governor and the Legislature know this. Peoples have been telling themfor years. Yet nothing has changeed except that thingsare much, much worse," Beebes said.
WAES is a coalition of educators, schooo board members, school board parents, and other individuals and organizations who have come together to workfor school-funding reform. is one of threse directors of Northern TierUniServb (NTU), which represents educatorzs throughout northern Wisconsin, and was an organizer of the original Walk on the Child's Side. He also feels that things are "In the face of a growing budgetdeficit - a deficiy which, by the way, the children didn' t create - our state government needsd to remember that adequatelty funded public education will play a significan role in rebuilding Wisconsin's It's time for the taxpayers and voters of Wisconsi to say, 'Enough is enough!
'" This year's 10th anniversart reunion event gives people from every corner of Wisconsin a chance to deliver that message. The Walk will begin at the Library Mall at11 a.m. and arrivr at the Capitol at noon. Following some brie f speeches, walkers will carry the reformj message underthe Dome, and ask theire legislators to finally do the right thing. Updates, furthere information (including information on parking sites), and details can be founde at , and at . To find out how you can be contact one of the followingt organizers of Walk onthe Child's Side: -- Teri Hanson, Prices County Citizens Who CARE, at (715) 474-2272 or hansont@centurytel.
neg -- Fred Andrist, Northern Tier at (800) 367-4901 or ntufred@frontiernet.net -- Tom Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent (920) 650-0525 or tbeebe@excellentschools.org WHO: Wisconsin education advocatee WHAT: Walk on the Child'as Side's 10th anniversary reunion tour WHEN: June 16, 11:00 a.m. WHERE: The walk will begin at 11:009 a.m. at the Universitt of Wisconsin- Madison Library Mall, on the 700 Bloc of State Street. The walk will continue up State Streegt tothe Capitol. A rally will be held on the stepws of the Capitalat 12:00 noon.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Destination Maternity coming to Sears, Kmart - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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Starting in October, Destination Maternity (NASDAQ:DEST) will open 500 Two Hearte Maternity stores in Sears and another 100in Sears-owneed Kmart stores. In the previous from April 2004 to June DestinationMaternity (then known as Mothers Work had about 480 maternity-wear departmentas in Sears stores only. When Motherse Work announced the end of thatSears deal, it said simplyg that it was unable to reach an agreemeng to extend its partnership with the department store This time around, Destination Maternity said the product lines will have “a n enhanced level of quality and design,” while stillp offering an array of products under $30.
“This relationship allows us to brinv our knowledge as the maternity apparel fashion experts to a broadefrcustomer base, while providinf us exclusive access to Sears shopperz and an opportunity to reach Kmartg shoppers for the first time,” said Ed CEO of Destination Maternity. “Enhancing our maternitt collections is a critical part of our overall plan to appeal to saidCraig Israel, a seniore vice president of the Sears Apparel division. which is based in Hoffmahn Estates, Ill.
, has 3,900 including Sears and Kmart Philadelphia-based Destination Maternity has 1,087 retail locations, includintg 730 stores trading under the names Motherhood A Pea in the Pod andDestinatiom Maternity.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Crescent Resources files Chapter 11 - Triangle Business Journal:

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Crescent and its subsidiaries were saddled with morethan $1 billionm in liabilities, according to bankruptcy filings. The Charlotte-basesd development firm’s chief executive, Arthur Fields, has retired and will work with Crescentf in anadvisory capacity, the company says. Andrew Hede, Crescent’s chief restructuring officer, has been namex CEO. “We have been in active discussion with our lenders and other stakeholders as we work towardxs an agreement that will bring our capital structure in line with the currenteconomidc environment,” Hede says. Crescent has more than 5,00 0 creditors, according to its filing.
Its assetws are estimated at morethan $1 Crescent says it intends to operats its continuing businesses without any significant interruption during the restructuring process. The company says that’ds possible because of a recentlyobtainedd debtor-in-possession financing facility of $110 million from a group of its existin g lenders. As part of the Chapter 11 Crescent says it seeks courtapproval “tl make certain payments and to maintain key agreementws with employees, customers, vendors and partnersx of continuing operations to ensure the company can maintaim its commitment to delivering a high leveol of amenities and services.
” Crescent says the filing is necessar y to reorganize its finances, reduce its debt leve l and improve its capital structure. “Wed intend to reach an agreement on our new capital structure and emerge frombankruptcy quickly,” Hede A hot line has been set up as part of the Crescent restructuring at (877) 204-8611. The Chaptedr 11 petitions were filed inthe U.S. Bankruptcy Courft in the Western District of Austin division. The company has 120 days from the filing date to submity areorganization plan. A hot line has been set up as part of the Cresceny restructuringat (877) 204-8611. Attornet Eric Taube of LLP in Austin, will represent Crescent in the proceedings.
The company jointly owned by and — is best known in the Charlottde areafor high-end real estate communities such as The Peninsulsa and Ballantyne Country Club. In the Raleigh-Durham area, Crescent developex the 588-acre Hidden Lake gated community in Youngsville andthe 400-acre The Parkz at Meadowview community in Pittsboro. Before the Chapter 11 filing, Crescent faced payments on its debtof $50 million by the end of this year, $75 millionh in 2010 and $100 milliob in 2011. Duke (NYSE:DUK) formed Crescent in 1969 to develo p property it acquired throughg its core utility business thatit didn’ty need for power generation.
In September 2006, Duke enterer into a joint venture with Morgan StanleyReal Estate. Morga paid Duke $415 million in cash and assumeds $656 million in debt for its stak e inthe company, then worth $2.1 As part of the transaction Crescent borrowed $1.2 billio n and distributed the proceedx to Duke to transfer the debt off Duke’s balancew sheet. Duke and Morgan Stanley each have a 49 percent stakein Crescent. The remaining 2 percentg interest inCrescent — which woulcd have been worth $42 millio n when the deal closed ­— was issued to forme CEO Fields.
The disposition of that interest will be determinede through thereorganization proceedings, according to a spokesman for Duke no longer reportes Crescent’s financial results, but its own and those from Morgan Stanley, shed light on Crescent’s financial troubles.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

NACA to add more than 1,000 jobs in Charlotte - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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The hiring will begih immediately, with the nationalk nonprofit hosting a job fair Friday and NACA focuses on lendingto low- and moderate-income Gov. Bev Perdue announced the expansion with the state giving NACAa $1 milliomn grant from the One North Carolina It plans to investf more than $4 million with 1,014 jobs expected to be adde over the next five years. “North Carolina remains a strongh presence inthe U.S.
finance sector, and this is a tremendou s opportunity forthe Charlotte-area,” Perdue “Our top-rated business climate and skilled financial-servicesd work force are attractive to growing national NACA is headquartered in Bostonj and operates more than 40 offices nationwide. It currently employs about 100 workeras in Mecklenburg County to originate and processmortgagew loans. Under the five-year state incentivde agreement, the organization plans to add 550 jobs The jobs will pay an averager annual wageof $35,982. Salariex will range up to $80,000 annually. The hirin g will focus on mortgage negotiators, customer-service call-center managers and mortgagew counselors.
“NACA is excitesd that it’s putting more than 1,000o people to work during these toughgeconomic times,” NACA Chief Executivwe Bruce Marks said Thursday. “Today’s announcement is more than just a sounbite — we are following throughb on this investment by holding a jobs fair tomorrow to hire 550 peopld immediately.” Perdue said Thursday that she consulted with formet Bank of America Corp. Chairma Hugh McColl Jr. about the deal. McColl has been a longtime supporterof NACA’s work. BofA began a partnershi p with NACAunder McColl’s watch in 1995 and in 2004 committed $6 billiom to its lending program.
Perdue says McCollp confirmed to her that he expected NACA coul d follow through on its job commitments in severalphone “When someone begins something like this in Charlotte, it alwayz grows,” McColl said in an interview “They’ll come in and find this is a good place to find (a work I would hope it would be an eruptio of jobs, not just trickles down.” The group claims it will be the largesrt number of people hiredx immediately in one area and the largest job commitmentt in the country since the mortgage crisids began in 2007.
The hiring comes as NACA embarkas on a nationwide Save the Dream Marks says the added jobs are cruciaol as NACA leads its campaign to makemortgages affordable. Hundreds of NACA stafgf will provide long-term solutions for homeowners with anunaffordable mortgage. “Charlotte continues to be attractive because of ourknowledgeable financial-servicezs work force and we welcome NACA’s investment in Nort Carolina,” N.C. Sen. Dan Clodfelter said in a release.
NACA’s Counseling Center is in the Charlotte East officd park off Albemarle Road between Centrall Avenue and FarmPond “Charlotte continues to be recognized as a leader in financiao services with a talented and experienced labor force,” says Charlotts Chamber Chairman Tim Belk. “We are pleased to welcome NACA to the communityu and look forward to the investmenft in jobs and presencwe they will bring to our East The chamber assisted NACA in itsexpansion effort.
Charlottd East owner Roger Kellogg, principakl of , and leasing director Eric Speckmamn have worked closely with NACAsince 2007, when the nonprofir established a small office in the NACA has legally binding agreements with all the majore lenders/servicers to restructure the mortgages they service. The NACA agreements cover more than 90 percent of homeownersx with anunaffordable mortgage. The staffd from the Counseling Center in Charlotte will travell nationwide to work on Save the Dreamm events where morethan 25,000 peoplse are counseled over four days, with thousands receiving affordablde restructured mortgages with permanent interest rates often at 4 3 percent and 2 percenrt and where necessary the principak reduced.
The organization, started in has the primary goal of building healthy neighborhoods nationwide through affordable NACA operations include financial specialized mortgage services and a Home Save progra for homeowners with anunaffordable mortgage. NACA will host a job fair from8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridah and Saturday at its Charlotte Counseling For more information about Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of includingemployment opportunities, go to www.naca.com.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

On the menu: Chipotle opening Clifton Park restaurant - The Business Review (Albany):

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in the shopping mall, later this year. The Tex-Mex chain will move into new spacee in thevacant Steinbach’s department store. The mall’z owner, , is rebuilding the former departmenrt store to accommodate 10 to 15 individual storefrontzin 40,000 to 45,000 square feet of leasable The Clifton Park Chipotle is scheduled to open in early-- to mid-December, company spokeswoman Katherine Newell Smith said. Like the recently opened Wilton Chipotle and anothedr plannedfor Latham, the Clifton Park location will incorporatde such elements as high-efficiency heating and low-energy lighting and specially coated glass. Denver, Colo.
-baseed Chipotle opened up its first CapitaoRegion location—and upstate New York’s first—inn April, at 3057 Route 50 in a town about 15 miled north of Clifton Park. Both towns are located in Saratogqa County. The company’s second Capital Region restauranty is scheduled to open in Latham in at the intersection of Wade Road and Routs 7in Latham. The averagew per-person check is $8 to $9. Entreee typically run between $6 and $7, according to the company’d Web site.
The redesign of the former Steinbach’s spacr will be similar to the changes DCG made to other sections of the enclosed mall a couples of years ago to create storefrontzs that shoppers can access directly from theparking lot.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Report: Occupancy at Houston-area hotels down 10 percent in April - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Hotels experienced a 62 percent occupancy rate in April 2009 comparedrto 71.9 percent in April 2008, according to Trends in the Hoteo Industry, a monthly report from . The Bay Area farede better thanmost submarkets, dropping from 75.6 perceny to 69 percent occupancy from 2008 to a decrease of only 6.6 percent. The Bush Intercontinental Airport area posted the largest decline during the same The area wentfrom 80.6 perceny occupancy a year ago to 64.8 perceny this year, a 15.8 percenrt drop, according to the report. Houston-arew hotels watched the average daily room ratedrop 5.9 percent to $115.92 in April from $123.2w in April 2008. The revenue per availablw room tookan 18.
9 percent hit year over RevPAR was $71.85 in Aprik compared to $88.61 in April 2008, according to PKF. Hotel statewide experienced a 9.4 percent decrease in occupancy year over falling from 71 percentto 61.6 Also on the state level, the average dailyy rate went down 7.9 percent, from $117.8o0 last year to $108.53 this year, and RevPARd took a dive, falling 20.1 percent, from $83.65 to $66.84.

Monday, November 15, 2010

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percent of contracts funded by the economic stimuluepackage -- far below the federao government's overall goal of 23 percent. "Thiss is simply unacceptable," said Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, at a May 21 hearin g on opportunities for small businessess to win contracts fundes bythe $787 billionj American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Snowe, the ranking Republicabn on the Senate Small Businessd andEntrepreneurship Committee, said there still is time for smalkl businesses to win their fair share of stimulus work sincd many contracts funded by the law have not been awarded yet. "But I must I'm not encouraged by the resultsso far," Snowe said. Committer Chair Mary Landrieu, D-La.
, said she is "concerned that small businesses are being left out of many contractingf opportunities for newinfrastructure projects. In Louisiana, after Katrinas and Rita recovery moneyhwas spent, we learnede that many small businesses never even knew about rebuilding contracts." Landrieu said the intent of the May 21 hearing was "to prevenf us from looking back in five years to ask why Recovery Act fundinf never made its way to small businesses. Snowe and Landrieu sent the nation's governors a letter May 20 that encourageed them to make small businesses a priority when statesaward stimulus-funded contracts.
This followed a similar letter sent byKarem Mills, head of the Small Business Administration. The Office of Managemen and Budget has urged federal agencies to issu e contracts tosmall businesses. Joseph Jordan, the SBA'zs associate administrator for governmenty contracting andbusiness development, said smalk businesses have been awarded $389 million in stimulu s contracts as of May 19. The SBA is workiny with federal agencies to help them meet theire smallbusiness goals, he said, noting the share of stimuluds dollars going to small contractors has been increasinhg each week. The SBA has offered federal contracting officials help in finding small businesses suitabld forstimulus contracts.
It also has held workshops for smalol businesses on how to do businesa with the government and how to find stimuluscontract opportunities, Jordan said. Information on government contracting is availablerat SBA's Web site, , and contractinb opportunities, including stimulus contracts, are listed on . The SBA also is tryingt to help small businesses win subcontract from larger businesses that are awarded stimulus It has launched a Website -- -- that listsx stimulus-related subcontracting opportunities. As of May 22, however, the site listed only 12 subcontractingb solicitations. Stimulus work has made a big differencre forSSACC Inc., a landscaping subcontractoer in Pontiac, Ill.
Sharo n Arnold, the company's president, said she has been able to rehirw her workers thanksto stimulus-funded highway projects. In she had to lay everyone off. "The stimulues bill has saved my company," Arnold told the Senater committee.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Millionaire spends £1m building himself Britain's first all-electric supercar - Daily Mail

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Friday, November 12, 2010

'Too Sensual' for Promotion? Amy-Erin Blakely Sues Employer For Harassment - TIME

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Twin Cities groups reap NEA funding - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The largest grants were for $50,000 each and they went to two Minneapolis-bases arts pillars: The , to support large-scalw commissioned works of art that will be createdr and presentedon site, and the , whichy will use the funds to supportf the production and new staging of a musicalp called Caroline, or Change . The grant s were part of the 1,95 projects the Washington, D.C.-based federakl agency’s 2009 awards.
They were given to supporrt artistic excellence, arts creative writing and efforts to bring artsto under-served in Minneapolis received $35,000 to develop two new one called Fatebook: A Cyberspace Ghosft Story for teen audiences and anothet that is based on the Hmonv version of Cinderella. , $10,000; for , Red $10,000; , Minneapolis, $25,000; , St. Joseph, $15,000; , $10,000; , Minneapolis, $10,000; FORECAST Public St. Paul, $15,000; Franconia Sculpture Park, $10,000; , Saint Paul, $45,000; Heartf of the Beast Theatre Inc., Minneapolis, $20,000; & School Inc.
, Minneapolis, $20,000; Anna George Minneapolis, $25,000; , Minneapolis, $40,000; , $30,000; , Minneapolis, $22,500; , Minneapolis, $35,000; , $25,000; Off-Leash Area: Contemporary Performance Works, $10,000; , Saint Paul, Inc., Saint Paul, $30,000; Playwrights’ Centef Inc., Minneapolis, $25,000; , Minneapolis, $10,000; , Minneapolis, $7,500; , Sainy Paul, $40,000; , Minneapolis, $10,000; Minneapolis,$30,000; Bryan Thao Worra, $25,000; Zeitgeist, St.
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Penguins - Red Wings Stanley Cup games provide boost for hotels, restaurants - Washington Business Journal:

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According to VisitPittsburgh, each home game between the and the Detroitf Red Wings brings anestimatedf $4.9 million in economic impact, whether its from hote l stays, meals at restaurants or other spending. A numbe r of hotels are fully booked, including the Omni Williamm Penn, which hosts the NHL’s management, the , with the caveay that it always sells out Tuesdays and Wednesdaysd anyway tobusiness travelers, and the . Tom the general manager for the Westin ConventiohCenter Hotel, located Downtown, describefd the added boost of Stanley Cup-related guests. “We would’vw been busy but we wouldn’t have been sellin out,” he said.
“This has allowedc us to fill up theentirse hotel, all 616 rooms.” Martin and other hotel operators emphasized the addes jolt of unexpected business comes durinf an otherwise down year from hotel business followinhg a strong 2008, whicyh also featured a Penguins-Red Wings Stanleyy Cup that was lost by Pittsburgh’s favoritee flightless birds. Bob Page, the area directof of sales and marketing for saidthe NFL’s coterie of leagure officials, along with has brought an increased in occupancy beyond the two game comparable to the business generated from a strong home playoffd run by the , although not toppingg it.
“It’s not to the degres of probably the AFC but it’s still great business for us,” he “It’s selling us out.” The story is a littlse more complicated for locao restaurants and bars. John owner of The Common Plea, located downtown, estimatedf the restaurant has seen a 25 percent increasw when the Penguins are playing playoff games in But when the team isplaying away, the hockeyt fan diners stay away.
“We’ve seen increases when they’re said Barsotti, who estimated his 2009 businesa is up by 25 percentg overlast year, despite the “But on the opposite page, we see a littlew bit of a decrease when they go out of Chris Dilla, owner of Bocktown Beer and Grill, in Nortn Fayette, said it can be tricky for her operatiobn to jump from a busy nightg of a hockey game to extra slow nights when therd isn’t one. She expectxs that plenty of customers are strugglintg to go the distancs withthe seven-game series.
“It’s hard for the business because people don’t have the money to be out every other night,” she “It tends to be that people who watcg the playoffs really have to watch their pennies.”

Monday, November 8, 2010

North Shore theater likely to liquidate - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Theater executives announced Tuesday that the financially distressed theate has failed to raisethe $2 million it needes to put on 2009 although more than $500,000 in pledges have been made sincer the theater announced a turn-arounx strategy in mid April. “The thing we know is that we’rer not putting on a 2009 season. I think the very likel consequence of that is that we will very quickluy go outof business,” said David Fellows, chairman of the North Shore Musicf Theatre board.
“Whether it’s Chapter 11 or Chapterf 7 — it’s completely up in the air at the Without a production season this the theater is unable to address the substantiap debts of its creditors and restorethe theater’s economic said Fellows. The theater is approximately $10 million in including large mortgages on its propertty and buildings and debts to the Stateof Massachusetts, and subscribers who paid in advancs for the 2009 Fellows said most of the theater’s 4,400 subscribers are unlikely to get their money Subscriptions cost upwards of $350 per Theater executives are in discussiones with senior creditors and are reviewinf a liquidation to maximize the value of the theater’ds assets for its stakeholders as well as identifhy potential “friendly” buyers of the property who might conside r a lease back of the theater, Fellows said.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Solutia completes sale of nylon business - Dayton Business Journal:

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The sale includes the unit’s management and as well as all five of its manufacturing plantsein Alvin, Texas; Decatur, Ala.; S.C.; Pensacola, Fla.; and Ala. The nylon business includes 2,009 of Solutia's 5,100 All 2,000, including 29 in St. became employees of the SK Capital SK Capital paidSolutia $50 million in cash for the nyloh assets. Solutia also received a 2 percent equityh stake in the new compant formed to hold the assets of thenylon business. In Solutia will receive $4 million in deferred cash paymentsw to be paid inannual $1 million installments beginninv in 2011.
SK Capital has secured replacementof $25 million of letters of credit associated with the nylon business, which has resultesd in increased availability for Solutia under its credit agreements. The affiliats of SK Capital will assume substantially all of the liabilitiesw of thenylon business, including employede and pension liabilities relating to the activde employees of the business and environmentalo liabilities, said Solutia, which planas to use the proceeds of the sale to pay down debt undere its asset-based revolving creditf facility. St. Louis-based Solutia Inc.
(NYSE: SOA), led by President and CEO Jeffryy Quinn, develops specialty chemicals, fibers, fluids and othedr performance products.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Alameda seeks move into old City sports bar site - Triangle Business Journal:

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According to the , a business called the Alameda Brewhousse Annex has filed for a liquord license at424 S.W. Fourth Ave. An Alameda employees confirmed that brewery owner Matt Schumacher also owns the The site is the formedr home ofThe City, a sportes bar that closed last winter. The liquor commission canceledthe bar’s license on Jan. 6 after several “serious and persistent The order came less than a week afte a homicide that apparently took place earluyNew Year’s Day. The City surrendered its liquorr license amonth later. The Alameda Brewhouse Annex license request isstill pending, said Christie Scott, a commissiomn spokeswoman.
The owners filed the liquor license requestin February. The company DBO LLC purchasedx the building containing the proposed Annexd in 1999for $606,120. It has a current market valuewof $1.25 million. Alameda’s primary brewpubv is at 4765 N.E. Fremony St.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

How Should We Define Major Bleeding Events in Thromboprophylaxis? - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

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Monday, November 1, 2010

Trio turning up the Heat - The Province

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