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New York-based Wicks Group hired Matt a 20-year publishing veteran, to run the business, and charged him with threwe goals: develop new products, explore strategicf partnerships and build the companythrough acquisition. Before that could the 135-year-old firm would have to move from its Mountr Healthy headquarters since the combinede warehouse and office spacw was owned bythe company's former parent, Thibeau said the move will let Standard Publishing build a more collaboratived atmosphere. The company spent 40 years in theold "We wanted to upgrad e the quality of our environment," he "And we have to drive processa improvement, get out of silos and work organically.
" Standardr hired Grubb & Ellis/West Shell Commercial to servew as a broker and a projecr manager. After a three-month search, Standard decidedd to split offits warehouse/distribution from its office The warehouse moved to 90,000 squars feet on Robertson Road in Oakley and the office will be at Governore Hill in Symmes Township. "We knew there was going to be a recognizec change geographically and in everything the companuwas doing," said Doug Altemeuhle, a broker with Grub b & Ellis. Standard Publishing's new offic e space of 33,000 square feet on one will be readyMarch 15.
"Now editorial can work with marketinyg and design and sales to developnew products," Thibeay said. The previous model was linear and Thibeau also hopes the new space will help the firm grow by Standard acquired Rainbow Studies International in and others are in the he said. Governors Hill offices will be readyMarcn 15. The 33,000 square feet of spacee will be onone
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Pinnacle Properties, McAlpine in marketing pact - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Darrell Palasciano of Pinnacle Propertied will handle the sales and leasingfor McAlpine'z portfolio, including the $5.5 million Prosperity Park mixed-use developmeng in north Charlotte and Dunn an $8 million, five-building mixed-use project on N.C. Highway 16 at Mount Holly-Huntersville Road. Financial terms of the agreement weren'y disclosed. Charlotte-based Pinnacle Propertiezs is a commercial real estate firm specializing inloca development, brokerage and management. McAlpine, also basedd in Charlotte, specializes in residential and land development throughougthe region.
The company is planningb a 250-home community in Gastoniaz that will include a site for addint a commercial district offUniob Road. Homes, which will sell from the mid-$200,000s to are aimed at second- and third-timr home buyers.
Darrell Palasciano of Pinnacle Propertied will handle the sales and leasingfor McAlpine'z portfolio, including the $5.5 million Prosperity Park mixed-use developmeng in north Charlotte and Dunn an $8 million, five-building mixed-use project on N.C. Highway 16 at Mount Holly-Huntersville Road. Financial terms of the agreement weren'y disclosed. Charlotte-based Pinnacle Propertiezs is a commercial real estate firm specializing inloca development, brokerage and management. McAlpine, also basedd in Charlotte, specializes in residential and land development throughougthe region.
The company is planningb a 250-home community in Gastoniaz that will include a site for addint a commercial district offUniob Road. Homes, which will sell from the mid-$200,000s to are aimed at second- and third-timr home buyers.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Screen Actors Guild members approve new labor deal - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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The two-year agreement covers film and digitaltelevisioh programs, motion pictures and new media It becomes effective at 12:011 a.m. on June 10 and expirez June 30, 2011. The agreement provides more than $105 million in increased pension contributions, and other gaina and establishes a template for SAG coverage of new media a major sticking point in the According to a statement fromthe SAG, the new deal was approvex by a vote of 78 percent to 22 percent. Abourt 35 percent of the 110,000 SAG members that receivedx ballotsreturned them. The SAG statement said the a returhnis "above average compareed with typical referenda on Screen Actors Guild contracts.
" Hollywood Division -- 70.70 percent to 29.30 perceny in favor New York Division -- 85.74 perceny to 14.26 percent in favor Regional Branch Division -- 89.06 percent to 10.94 percengt in favor The contentious debate causex some friction amongst SAG members, especially the group Membership First, which pushed to vote down the Even the SAG statement appeared to have some form of dissatisfactioh with the approval of the with SAG President Alan Rosenberg framin the new deal as almost a stop-gap solution.
"The membership has spokejn and has decided to work unded the terms of this contracg that manyof us, who have been involvedd in these negotiations from the beginning, believwe to be devastatingly unsatisfactory. Tomorrow morning I will be contacting the elected leadership of the other talent unions with the hope of beginning a seriessof pre-negotiation summit meetings in preparation for 2011.
I call upon all SAG membersd to begin to readyu themselves for thebattle ahead," Rosenberg said in the "Since the 'yes' campaign was all about the Contracyt Term expiring in 2011 's o SAG can unify with the other Unions to fighgt another day', Membership First will spensd a lot of time and recourses working to make that We will take the SAG Leadership at thei r word."
The two-year agreement covers film and digitaltelevisioh programs, motion pictures and new media It becomes effective at 12:011 a.m. on June 10 and expirez June 30, 2011. The agreement provides more than $105 million in increased pension contributions, and other gaina and establishes a template for SAG coverage of new media a major sticking point in the According to a statement fromthe SAG, the new deal was approvex by a vote of 78 percent to 22 percent. Abourt 35 percent of the 110,000 SAG members that receivedx ballotsreturned them. The SAG statement said the a returhnis "above average compareed with typical referenda on Screen Actors Guild contracts.
" Hollywood Division -- 70.70 percent to 29.30 perceny in favor New York Division -- 85.74 perceny to 14.26 percent in favor Regional Branch Division -- 89.06 percent to 10.94 percengt in favor The contentious debate causex some friction amongst SAG members, especially the group Membership First, which pushed to vote down the Even the SAG statement appeared to have some form of dissatisfactioh with the approval of the with SAG President Alan Rosenberg framin the new deal as almost a stop-gap solution.
"The membership has spokejn and has decided to work unded the terms of this contracg that manyof us, who have been involvedd in these negotiations from the beginning, believwe to be devastatingly unsatisfactory. Tomorrow morning I will be contacting the elected leadership of the other talent unions with the hope of beginning a seriessof pre-negotiation summit meetings in preparation for 2011.
I call upon all SAG membersd to begin to readyu themselves for thebattle ahead," Rosenberg said in the "Since the 'yes' campaign was all about the Contracyt Term expiring in 2011 's o SAG can unify with the other Unions to fighgt another day', Membership First will spensd a lot of time and recourses working to make that We will take the SAG Leadership at thei r word."
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Health clinic opening held up by parking issue - KGO-TV
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KGO-TV | Health clinic opening held up by parking issue KGO-TV (KGO) -- A parking problem could prevent Planned Parenthood from opening a women's health clinic in Redwood City. It's a dispute that involves the proposed clinic on El Camino Real, the nearby Enterprise Rent-A-Car service, and threats of protests. ... Planned Parenthood Must Provide Proof of Adequate Parking I choose to stand with Planned Parenthood Parking flap could sink Planned Parenthood's plan to open clinic in Redwood City |
Monday, July 18, 2011
ADP reports 532,000 May job cuts - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday that companies inthe U.S. cut an estimatef 532,000 workers from payrolls last month. ADP also revisexd higher its estimate of cuts in Apri lto 545,000 from the previousz estimate of 491,000. The ADP report noted losses across all sizese and categories of businessex with large business payrollsdeclining 100,000, medium businesses shedding 223,000o jobs and small businesses cutting 209,000 employees. The goods-producing sectorf lost 267,000 jobs while the service-producing sectotr declined by 265,000 positions.
The Labofr Department is due to release its jobs report on The average analyst estimate for that report of government as well as privatew payrolls is a lossof 520,000 payroll positionw and an increase in the unemploymen t rate to 9.2 percen from April’s rate of 8.9 On Monday, The Institute for Supplyt Management announced that its factory indexz rose to the highest level since last September as new orderas posted their first gain since the recession began. On Tuesday the National Associatioj of Realtors reported that pending sales ofexistingt homes, or contracts signed but not rose 6.7 percent in the largest increase in six years.
Payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday that companies inthe U.S. cut an estimatef 532,000 workers from payrolls last month. ADP also revisexd higher its estimate of cuts in Apri lto 545,000 from the previousz estimate of 491,000. The ADP report noted losses across all sizese and categories of businessex with large business payrollsdeclining 100,000, medium businesses shedding 223,000o jobs and small businesses cutting 209,000 employees. The goods-producing sectorf lost 267,000 jobs while the service-producing sectotr declined by 265,000 positions.
The Labofr Department is due to release its jobs report on The average analyst estimate for that report of government as well as privatew payrolls is a lossof 520,000 payroll positionw and an increase in the unemploymen t rate to 9.2 percen from April’s rate of 8.9 On Monday, The Institute for Supplyt Management announced that its factory indexz rose to the highest level since last September as new orderas posted their first gain since the recession began. On Tuesday the National Associatioj of Realtors reported that pending sales ofexistingt homes, or contracts signed but not rose 6.7 percent in the largest increase in six years.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Pope denounces China for illicit bishop ordination - The Associated Press
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Irish Times | Pope denounces China for illicit bishop ordination The Associated Press Amid a deepening standoff with Beijing, the Vatican issued a strongly worded statement denouncing the ordination and said Pope Benedict XVI "once again deplores the manner in which the church in China is being treated." Beijing severed ties with the ... Pope denounces China for illicit bishop ordination |
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Dynogen Pharma files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy - Triangle Business Journal:
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The Waltham, Mass.-based company, which had raiserd $67 million in venture capital overa half-doze n years, was developing therapies for irritabls bowel syndrome and other digestive disorders. Dynogebn was owned by a group of prominentf venture capitalfirms – of Research Triangle Park among them. According to courty documents, Pappas held 8 percent of HealthCare Ventureof Cambridge, Mass., held a 20 percentf stake in the company; of Boston also held 20 percent; of Londonj held 13 percent; Abingworth Management of Waltham, Mass.
, held 11 percent; and of Waltham held 9 Dynogen also had a research operation in Durham that had employed about 15 In 2006, the company sold that operationh to Astellas Pharma. An investor in speaking on the conditionof anonymity, said the therapy the companyy was developing wasn't moving alongv as quickly as was hoped and that filinyg for liquidation seemed like the best course of action. The investort specifically cited the current economic environment as amajorf consideration, and said investors might have givenh the company more time in bettet conditions. In its bankrupcty filing, Dynogen reports asset of $18,393, consisting primarily of officee equipmentand furnishings.
The company’s liabilitiews total $10.6 million. They include $6.5 millionm in secured claims — $1.5 milliob for Arachnova Therapeuticsof $2.5 million for ; and $2.5 million for Oxford Financd Corp. of Alexandria, Va. Another though with no value assigned, is for Japan’sx Mitsibushi Pharma Co. The reason given is a potential claimto “certai intellectual property.” Liabilities also include $1.1 million in priority unsecured claimes — mostly wages and severance due employees. Accordinhg to the filing, Dynogen does not expect any moneu will be left after liquidation to paythosed claims. The largest unsecured nonpriority claim is from of Illinoizfor $1.
05 million for clinical tria services. Another large unsecured nonpriority claim iswith Ltd., a U.K. company that providesz manufacturing services. That claim is for $561,000. Total unsecurexd nonpriority claimsare $3 million. Auditor also is listed as beinggowed $410,000. This week’s bankruptcy filing follower a fiscal 2008 in which Dynogen said itlost $12.99 million on zero revenue. Expenses during that year includee $7 million on research and developmenytand $3 million on general and administrativs areas. Its interest expense was almost $2.9 Dynogen’s bankruptcy counsel is .
The firm, accordinhg to a filing, took the job for A year ago, Dynogen’s situation looked promising. According to a Boston Business Journal report atthe time, the company plannex to go public and give investors $98 million in stock in California’s Apex Bioventures (AMEX: But the deal fell through two monthx after it was announced. At the Dynogen CEO Lee Brettmabn attributed the demise of that transactiomn tomarket conditions.
The Waltham, Mass.-based company, which had raiserd $67 million in venture capital overa half-doze n years, was developing therapies for irritabls bowel syndrome and other digestive disorders. Dynogebn was owned by a group of prominentf venture capitalfirms – of Research Triangle Park among them. According to courty documents, Pappas held 8 percent of HealthCare Ventureof Cambridge, Mass., held a 20 percentf stake in the company; of Boston also held 20 percent; of Londonj held 13 percent; Abingworth Management of Waltham, Mass.
, held 11 percent; and of Waltham held 9 Dynogen also had a research operation in Durham that had employed about 15 In 2006, the company sold that operationh to Astellas Pharma. An investor in speaking on the conditionof anonymity, said the therapy the companyy was developing wasn't moving alongv as quickly as was hoped and that filinyg for liquidation seemed like the best course of action. The investort specifically cited the current economic environment as amajorf consideration, and said investors might have givenh the company more time in bettet conditions. In its bankrupcty filing, Dynogen reports asset of $18,393, consisting primarily of officee equipmentand furnishings.
The company’s liabilitiews total $10.6 million. They include $6.5 millionm in secured claims — $1.5 milliob for Arachnova Therapeuticsof $2.5 million for ; and $2.5 million for Oxford Financd Corp. of Alexandria, Va. Another though with no value assigned, is for Japan’sx Mitsibushi Pharma Co. The reason given is a potential claimto “certai intellectual property.” Liabilities also include $1.1 million in priority unsecured claimes — mostly wages and severance due employees. Accordinhg to the filing, Dynogen does not expect any moneu will be left after liquidation to paythosed claims. The largest unsecured nonpriority claim is from of Illinoizfor $1.
05 million for clinical tria services. Another large unsecured nonpriority claim iswith Ltd., a U.K. company that providesz manufacturing services. That claim is for $561,000. Total unsecurexd nonpriority claimsare $3 million. Auditor also is listed as beinggowed $410,000. This week’s bankruptcy filing follower a fiscal 2008 in which Dynogen said itlost $12.99 million on zero revenue. Expenses during that year includee $7 million on research and developmenytand $3 million on general and administrativs areas. Its interest expense was almost $2.9 Dynogen’s bankruptcy counsel is .
The firm, accordinhg to a filing, took the job for A year ago, Dynogen’s situation looked promising. According to a Boston Business Journal report atthe time, the company plannex to go public and give investors $98 million in stock in California’s Apex Bioventures (AMEX: But the deal fell through two monthx after it was announced. At the Dynogen CEO Lee Brettmabn attributed the demise of that transactiomn tomarket conditions.
Monday, July 11, 2011
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The practice, located at 5505 West Orem Dr., is part of a prograkm started by the hospital that provides affordable access to primaryg pediatric health care services for children in medically underservedc areasof Houston. Project Medical Home at Corinthiajn Pointe is staffed bypediatricians Dr. Cheryl Hardin and Dr. Tyeshiaq V. Babineaux, as well as nurses, a socialp worker and office The 5,000-square-foot facility has 12 examinatiohn rooms, a lobby with a play area, an aquariun and books to occupy waiting plus a health information kiosk for parents and manyother family-friendly An on-site licensed social worke r assists families in identifying and applying for financial and medica aid and connects them with other vitall community resources.
Project Medical Home offers extended evening andweekende hours, payment plans, confidentiality and an after-hours help Founded in 1999 by Texas Children’s Pediatric Project Medical Homes serve 12 of Houston’s most medically underserved zip codes and offer a full range of services includinyg sick-child visits, immunizations and physicals, plus support programs such as familyh wellness education and literachy coaching.
The practice, located at 5505 West Orem Dr., is part of a prograkm started by the hospital that provides affordable access to primaryg pediatric health care services for children in medically underservedc areasof Houston. Project Medical Home at Corinthiajn Pointe is staffed bypediatricians Dr. Cheryl Hardin and Dr. Tyeshiaq V. Babineaux, as well as nurses, a socialp worker and office The 5,000-square-foot facility has 12 examinatiohn rooms, a lobby with a play area, an aquariun and books to occupy waiting plus a health information kiosk for parents and manyother family-friendly An on-site licensed social worke r assists families in identifying and applying for financial and medica aid and connects them with other vitall community resources.
Project Medical Home offers extended evening andweekende hours, payment plans, confidentiality and an after-hours help Founded in 1999 by Texas Children’s Pediatric Project Medical Homes serve 12 of Houston’s most medically underserved zip codes and offer a full range of services includinyg sick-child visits, immunizations and physicals, plus support programs such as familyh wellness education and literachy coaching.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Warren Buffett sells remaining Constellation shares - San Francisco Business Times:
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Buffett, his company (NYSE: BRK.B), and that company’s subsidiary , are each no longer stockholders inConstellation (NYSE: according to a form with the Securities and Exchange Commissiob filed Monday. They have been slowly divesting the stoco over the past weeksand months, owning 7.3 percent in Februarhy and 6.3 percent last month. The sale ends the relationshipo between the investor and one of two Fortunee 500 companies inBaltimore City. Iowa-basesd MidAmerican got a 10 percent stake in Constellation whenits $4.7 billion bid for the companyu made in September was rejected three monthxs late.
That offer came afterf a cash crunch led to a steep declinein Constellation’s stock price over several days and some investores feared bankruptcy. Constellation spurned the offefr in favor of a deal tosell 49.99 percent of its nuclearf business for $4.5 billion to French firm , which had also been in the biddinhg for the company in September. For the Constellation had to pay $175 million in breakupo fees and $418 million for stocks. It also had to repayg a $1 billion loan from Buffett with 14percent interest. A decision on whethef the deal with EDF requires Marylansd approval is expected ina week. The deal is expected to clos ethis fall.
Buffett, his company (NYSE: BRK.B), and that company’s subsidiary , are each no longer stockholders inConstellation (NYSE: according to a form with the Securities and Exchange Commissiob filed Monday. They have been slowly divesting the stoco over the past weeksand months, owning 7.3 percent in Februarhy and 6.3 percent last month. The sale ends the relationshipo between the investor and one of two Fortunee 500 companies inBaltimore City. Iowa-basesd MidAmerican got a 10 percent stake in Constellation whenits $4.7 billion bid for the companyu made in September was rejected three monthxs late.
That offer came afterf a cash crunch led to a steep declinein Constellation’s stock price over several days and some investores feared bankruptcy. Constellation spurned the offefr in favor of a deal tosell 49.99 percent of its nuclearf business for $4.5 billion to French firm , which had also been in the biddinhg for the company in September. For the Constellation had to pay $175 million in breakupo fees and $418 million for stocks. It also had to repayg a $1 billion loan from Buffett with 14percent interest. A decision on whethef the deal with EDF requires Marylansd approval is expected ina week. The deal is expected to clos ethis fall.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Colorado skier visits down 5.5% for the season - Orlando Business Journal:
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percent from last year, reported But the state’s ski resorts had an uptici in visits by FrontRangr residents, and Melanie Mills, Ski Country’s president and CEO, pronounce d herself “very happy with where visitation is for this “The travel industry as a wholwe was put to the test this past Mills said in a statement. “But visitation numberws show not only the enduring value of a Colorado ski but the strong commitment our resident skiing and riding communityy has toour state’s signature Ski Country is a marketing and trade group for 22 Colorado mountain Those member resorts alone recorded 6.79 million skietr visits this season, down 6.
9 percenrt from the previous year, Ski Country Member resort numbers for 2008-09 were down 3.9 perceng from the average of the last five years, Ski Countryg said. Ski Country said that in-state resort visits were up 2.5 percengt over last year, as Front Range residents took advantags of bargains and stayed closer to home to keep down vacationm andrecreations costs. Ski areas operated by Broomfield-basex aren’t members of Ski Country. Those resort include Breckenridge, Vail, Beaver Creek and Keystone. Vail Resorta last week said its total skier visits at all itsresortss — including Heavenly in California-Nevadwa — were down 5.3 percent from the previoues season.
percent from last year, reported But the state’s ski resorts had an uptici in visits by FrontRangr residents, and Melanie Mills, Ski Country’s president and CEO, pronounce d herself “very happy with where visitation is for this “The travel industry as a wholwe was put to the test this past Mills said in a statement. “But visitation numberws show not only the enduring value of a Colorado ski but the strong commitment our resident skiing and riding communityy has toour state’s signature Ski Country is a marketing and trade group for 22 Colorado mountain Those member resorts alone recorded 6.79 million skietr visits this season, down 6.
9 percenrt from the previous year, Ski Country Member resort numbers for 2008-09 were down 3.9 perceng from the average of the last five years, Ski Countryg said. Ski Country said that in-state resort visits were up 2.5 percengt over last year, as Front Range residents took advantags of bargains and stayed closer to home to keep down vacationm andrecreations costs. Ski areas operated by Broomfield-basex aren’t members of Ski Country. Those resort include Breckenridge, Vail, Beaver Creek and Keystone. Vail Resorta last week said its total skier visits at all itsresortss — including Heavenly in California-Nevadwa — were down 5.3 percent from the previoues season.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Woodland Corporate Center building gets LEED gold certification - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The building, which opened early last year, was designedf and built to meet the secondd highest ranking ofthe Council’sd Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. was the general Liberty Property Trust Vice President Jody Johnston estimates the cost of building to greenm standards added an additional 5 percent to the overalldevelopment costs, but that will be more than offset by lowetr energy costs. Special features include showers and lockers for workers who need to wash or change clothes after they bike or jogto work. A deck made of recycleds plastic borders the back of the overlooking a wetlands area thatprovides shade.
Landscaping incorporate drought-resistant plants native to Florida. A whitew reflective roof deflectsthe sun. Bins for recyclinbg are placed near trash binsfor accessibility. Restroom urinals conserve water by relying on gravity and a filter insteaedof water. That feature is expected to save 360,000 gallons annually since each urinalk uses anestimated 40,000 gallons Johnston said. Grass surrounding the parking lot soaks up And Flexi-pave, a recycled rubber, was used instead of asphalty around the large oak trees that line the lots. The porouas rubber allows water to soak into the The building, located at 4631 Woodland Blvd.
, received the “Office Building of the Year” Award from the Tampa Bay Chapterf of the and the “Green Buildint Design Award” from the Hillsborough City-County Plannintg Commission in Tampa. Liberty (NYSE: LRY) has developes and leased 19 buildingse with nearly 1 million square feet of space in the parksincs 1996. Key park tenants include , Travelers, Travel and .
The building, which opened early last year, was designedf and built to meet the secondd highest ranking ofthe Council’sd Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. was the general Liberty Property Trust Vice President Jody Johnston estimates the cost of building to greenm standards added an additional 5 percent to the overalldevelopment costs, but that will be more than offset by lowetr energy costs. Special features include showers and lockers for workers who need to wash or change clothes after they bike or jogto work. A deck made of recycleds plastic borders the back of the overlooking a wetlands area thatprovides shade.
Landscaping incorporate drought-resistant plants native to Florida. A whitew reflective roof deflectsthe sun. Bins for recyclinbg are placed near trash binsfor accessibility. Restroom urinals conserve water by relying on gravity and a filter insteaedof water. That feature is expected to save 360,000 gallons annually since each urinalk uses anestimated 40,000 gallons Johnston said. Grass surrounding the parking lot soaks up And Flexi-pave, a recycled rubber, was used instead of asphalty around the large oak trees that line the lots. The porouas rubber allows water to soak into the The building, located at 4631 Woodland Blvd.
, received the “Office Building of the Year” Award from the Tampa Bay Chapterf of the and the “Green Buildint Design Award” from the Hillsborough City-County Plannintg Commission in Tampa. Liberty (NYSE: LRY) has developes and leased 19 buildingse with nearly 1 million square feet of space in the parksincs 1996. Key park tenants include , Travelers, Travel and .
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Week in review - South Florida Business Journal:
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The New York-based investment team already owns 9.8 millionm Applica shares, or abouyt 40 percent of the company. With 24.49 millioh shares outstanding, that means picking up the additionapl 14.6 million shares will cost Harbingerabout $87.6 Applica (NYSE: APN) had previousluy agreed to merge with Cleveland-based Nacco Now, Applica's board said Harbinger's cash deal is superior to the termss of Nacco's (NYSE: NC) stock deal. Applicqa said it terminated the earlier merger agreement in accordance with its Seabourn Cruise Line said it has ordered two new shipa for a totalof $500 million for delivery in sprinb 2009 and 2010.
Combined, the two vesselxs are to more thandouble Seabourn'w current fleet capacity of 634 The sister ships, each 32,000 gross registered are to have 225 suites. The luxurg division of Miami-based and PLC (NYSE: CCL and NYSE: CUK) said it has signedd a letter of intent withshipbuildee T. Mariotti S.p.A. of Genoa, Italy. The has reportesd Miami Spice Restaurant Monthg led to a record Augusf food andbeverage tax. Collections of the 1 percent taxreacherd $1.11 million, up 9 percent from $1.02 milliobn in August last year.
Lissette Calderon, CEO of Neo, is to partneer with singer/songwriter Ricardo Montaner for a 52-story condominium tower on the Miami The 507 one-, two- and three-bedroom residences are to run from $330,00 to $900,000. Floor plans at the at Southwest Third Street and SouthMiamoi Avenue, range from 930 to 1,8023 square feet. Oct. 23, the Miami-Dadw Aviation Department received $20 million from the US. to instalpl explosive detectionsystems (EDS) machines in Miamji International Airport's new South Terminal. In a $640 millio n dermatology deal, said it will buy all outstandingv shares infor $17.50 each.
The Coral Gables-basexd pharmaceutical company said it will then mergeConnetics (NASDAQ: CNCT) into a Stiefe l subsidiary. said it wants to change its name and Richard Gathright, chairman and CEO of the Fort Lauderdale-based petroleuj product distributor, transportation logistics and emergencgy response firm, said becoming , incorporated in Delaware, is the next stagde in the company's development to establishj itself as a diversified energy service provider and product distributor. The potential changes are to come to shareholdef voteat Streicher's (NASDAQ: Dec. 8 annual meeting.
Gathrightg said he believes the company and its shareholdersd will benefit from the flexibleand well-defined corporate and legal environment provided by Delaware law." He said he expects operations to continud to be based in South Florida. he said the company believes Delawar e corporate governance will be more predictable and manageable than Floridsacorporate rules. The has picker , a Fort Lauderdale-based public relations and advertisingt firm, to provide servicesd for the ArtsPark at Young The public relations and marketing campaig is to raise awareness of the regionall cultural facility and motivate potential donor ArtsPark is under construction indowntownh Hollywood.
The 10-acre site is slate for completion latenext year. Calvin, said Memorial Healthcare System has retained it toprovidd surveying, platting, rezoning and site planning, infrastructurr engineering, environmental permitting and transportationb planning services for a $150 million expansion to . CGA said the assignmenf for the multi-story expansion is for two years. Expanded hospitaol services are to includ eoperating rooms, inpatient rooms and parking. CGA has officesz in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Fort Pierce and Homestead. Ikea broke ground Oct. 25 on its stor in Sunrise.
The home furnishingsa store is slated to open in summer 2007 at the northwesternm cornerof I-595/State Road 84 and Northwest 136th Avenue. It is to be the first Ikea storw in Florida and second in the southeasterbnUnited States. Plantation's Levinson Jewelers said it has partnered with the Browardd Center for the Performing Arts by sponsorintg the Levinson JewelersIntermezzo Lounge, a new VIP area at the Browars Center. Michael S. Schimmel and David C. Scileppi, attorneysx at the Fort Lauderdale office of GunstefrYoakley & Stewart, have joined with Southy Florida colleagues and associates to form a nonprofit , dedicated to the growth and viabilit of the local economy.
Orbi s is to sponsor social panelsand speakers. The group is also to work with localp charities and other nonprofits to improv e the SouthFlorida community. The group has 11 members on its boarfd and is looking to fill an additionak five to 10 board positions. For more information, e-mail email@orbisusa.orh or visit . The Tamarac office of said it completex work at thenew 25,032-square-foot millworik production and distribution facility for Hollywood Woodworkj at 2951 Pembroke Road, in Hollywood. Tilt-Con said its work include foundations, slab-on-grade, tilt-up concrete wall panels and The building designer was Arcwerkz Architectureand Planning, of Davie.
'' Two groups have applied with states regulators to form banksw that would be based in Palm Beacbh County. In an application with the , organizersa of , Palm Beach Countt listed 595 S. Federal Highway in Boca Ratomn as itsproposed headquarters. Bank of Palm Beach County would be based at a currentg branch of Bankof Florida, Southeastr Florida, which is based in Fort Lauderdale. Sincd last year, officials of Naples-based Bancsharee of Florida (NASDAQ: BOFL) have said they would appl y for a separate bank charter for that Boca Raton office. In its application with that regulator, organizersz of First City Bank of Commerce listedd11011 U.S.
Highway 1 in North Palm Beach asproposesd headquarters. A company that sells administrative solutions to collegesw and universities said it hassecurex $10.5 million in financing from , part of Boca Raton-based said the financingf provides it operating capital for growth. has expanded its northernb Palm Beach County operations by openinga 30-person officee in Jupiter. The 15,000-square-foot officee in Jupiter, which replaced a Palm Beach Gardens location, is within Abacoa's Greenwoode Professional Center at 4455Militaryt Trail, Suite 201. The accounting firm first establishedr a north county presence witha seven-personb office in December 2004. (AMEX: DIL) said it has won U.S.
patent 7,122,330, "High-Throughput Screening of Expressed DNA Librariez inFilamentous Fungi." The Jupiter-basee biotechnology company said the patent protectw its proprietary technology for robotic screening in filamentous fungi. on Oct. 19 dedicatedc its 735-megawatt Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center in Taylor andNolan Texas. The 47,000-acre wind farm is one of 48 wind farme the subsidiaryof (NYSE: FPL) operates throughoutg the United States. Their gross capacity is nearlhy 4,100 megawatts. of the Palm Beaches was to officially brea ground on its new experiential learning facilitgy andheadquarters office, Oct. 26. The 30,000-square-foo building is to be on four acres onthe .
The facilitgy is to serve morethan 40,000 students a year. NewsMark Public Relations said it has become agencyu of record for golf and country clubcommunity Frenchman'e Creek. The Palm Beach County agencyy is to work to gain the Palm Beach Gardenaproperty local, national and international mediqa attention. said it will builcd the Florida Atlantic University Collegeof Business/Office Depoft Center for Executive Development, with groundbreakiny scheduled for April. The 13,282-square-foot collegew is to have classrooms, seminar and worksholp rooms, a tiered lecture hall and administrative space. The contracyt is Suffolk's first with FAU.
The company has locao offices in West Palm Beachand Miami. Boca Raton-based , Myott, Williams, Acevedo, Vaughjn Architects said has commissioned it to design multiplenew Oct. 23, began offering its 3G (thirf generation) wireless broadband service throughout South The technology helps cell phone downloadasrun faster. Cingular said its 3G networko provides average download data speedz between 400 and 700 kilobits a with bursts to more than 1 megabiga second. The restaurant division at , of Deerfiel Beach, said Miami-based (NASDAQ: BNHNA and BNHN) has assigned it a 24-week demolition and The project is to start by the end of the year atthe two-storg Benihana at 1665 N.E. 79th St.
in North Bay Village. The 10,000-square-foot, 262-seaft restaurant is to be updated to reflecgtthe company's new design. Last in Miramar, RCC completed a prototype of the newBenihansa look. The Tamarac office of Tilt-Conm Corp. said it has completed work at thenew 12,000-square-footf at 12930 N.W. 107th Court, in Miami. Tilt-Con said its work included foundations, slab-on-grad and tilt-up concrete wall panels. The projecyt designer was CabreraRamos Architects, of REGION, STATE Jobless figures for South Florida for Septembe were mixed. In Miami-Dade unemployment was at 4.5 percent, up from 4.1 percenf in the year-ago period. Out of the 1.
14 million-personb labor force, 51,875 people were unemployed, up from but the work force had grownfrom 1.11 The rate was 3.1 percent in Broward, where 30,792 people out of the 1 million-person labor forces were without work. That's improved from 3.5 percent in September the year before, when 33,8076 people out of the 967,680-person labor forcd were unemployed. Unemployment in Palm Beachg Countywas 3.7 percent, whered 23,598 people out of the 64,5211-person labort force were without work. That's improved from 4.1 percenft in September the year before, when 25,565 people out of the 619,924-person labo force were unemployed. As a Florida's unemployment rate was 3.4 down from 3.
7 percent the same month the year Ofthe state's 9.07 million-personn labor force, 311,000 were unemployed last For the same month the year before, 323,000 peoplde of the state's 8.74 million-person labor force were without work. Florida's unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage pointw lower than thenational rate, 4.6 percent. Florida's unemployment rate has been beloswthe nation's since 2002.
The New York-based investment team already owns 9.8 millionm Applica shares, or abouyt 40 percent of the company. With 24.49 millioh shares outstanding, that means picking up the additionapl 14.6 million shares will cost Harbingerabout $87.6 Applica (NYSE: APN) had previousluy agreed to merge with Cleveland-based Nacco Now, Applica's board said Harbinger's cash deal is superior to the termss of Nacco's (NYSE: NC) stock deal. Applicqa said it terminated the earlier merger agreement in accordance with its Seabourn Cruise Line said it has ordered two new shipa for a totalof $500 million for delivery in sprinb 2009 and 2010.
Combined, the two vesselxs are to more thandouble Seabourn'w current fleet capacity of 634 The sister ships, each 32,000 gross registered are to have 225 suites. The luxurg division of Miami-based and PLC (NYSE: CCL and NYSE: CUK) said it has signedd a letter of intent withshipbuildee T. Mariotti S.p.A. of Genoa, Italy. The has reportesd Miami Spice Restaurant Monthg led to a record Augusf food andbeverage tax. Collections of the 1 percent taxreacherd $1.11 million, up 9 percent from $1.02 milliobn in August last year.
Lissette Calderon, CEO of Neo, is to partneer with singer/songwriter Ricardo Montaner for a 52-story condominium tower on the Miami The 507 one-, two- and three-bedroom residences are to run from $330,00 to $900,000. Floor plans at the at Southwest Third Street and SouthMiamoi Avenue, range from 930 to 1,8023 square feet. Oct. 23, the Miami-Dadw Aviation Department received $20 million from the US. to instalpl explosive detectionsystems (EDS) machines in Miamji International Airport's new South Terminal. In a $640 millio n dermatology deal, said it will buy all outstandingv shares infor $17.50 each.
The Coral Gables-basexd pharmaceutical company said it will then mergeConnetics (NASDAQ: CNCT) into a Stiefe l subsidiary. said it wants to change its name and Richard Gathright, chairman and CEO of the Fort Lauderdale-based petroleuj product distributor, transportation logistics and emergencgy response firm, said becoming , incorporated in Delaware, is the next stagde in the company's development to establishj itself as a diversified energy service provider and product distributor. The potential changes are to come to shareholdef voteat Streicher's (NASDAQ: Dec. 8 annual meeting.
Gathrightg said he believes the company and its shareholdersd will benefit from the flexibleand well-defined corporate and legal environment provided by Delaware law." He said he expects operations to continud to be based in South Florida. he said the company believes Delawar e corporate governance will be more predictable and manageable than Floridsacorporate rules. The has picker , a Fort Lauderdale-based public relations and advertisingt firm, to provide servicesd for the ArtsPark at Young The public relations and marketing campaig is to raise awareness of the regionall cultural facility and motivate potential donor ArtsPark is under construction indowntownh Hollywood.
The 10-acre site is slate for completion latenext year. Calvin, said Memorial Healthcare System has retained it toprovidd surveying, platting, rezoning and site planning, infrastructurr engineering, environmental permitting and transportationb planning services for a $150 million expansion to . CGA said the assignmenf for the multi-story expansion is for two years. Expanded hospitaol services are to includ eoperating rooms, inpatient rooms and parking. CGA has officesz in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Fort Pierce and Homestead. Ikea broke ground Oct. 25 on its stor in Sunrise.
The home furnishingsa store is slated to open in summer 2007 at the northwesternm cornerof I-595/State Road 84 and Northwest 136th Avenue. It is to be the first Ikea storw in Florida and second in the southeasterbnUnited States. Plantation's Levinson Jewelers said it has partnered with the Browardd Center for the Performing Arts by sponsorintg the Levinson JewelersIntermezzo Lounge, a new VIP area at the Browars Center. Michael S. Schimmel and David C. Scileppi, attorneysx at the Fort Lauderdale office of GunstefrYoakley & Stewart, have joined with Southy Florida colleagues and associates to form a nonprofit , dedicated to the growth and viabilit of the local economy.
Orbi s is to sponsor social panelsand speakers. The group is also to work with localp charities and other nonprofits to improv e the SouthFlorida community. The group has 11 members on its boarfd and is looking to fill an additionak five to 10 board positions. For more information, e-mail email@orbisusa.orh or visit . The Tamarac office of said it completex work at thenew 25,032-square-foot millworik production and distribution facility for Hollywood Woodworkj at 2951 Pembroke Road, in Hollywood. Tilt-Con said its work include foundations, slab-on-grade, tilt-up concrete wall panels and The building designer was Arcwerkz Architectureand Planning, of Davie.
'' Two groups have applied with states regulators to form banksw that would be based in Palm Beacbh County. In an application with the , organizersa of , Palm Beach Countt listed 595 S. Federal Highway in Boca Ratomn as itsproposed headquarters. Bank of Palm Beach County would be based at a currentg branch of Bankof Florida, Southeastr Florida, which is based in Fort Lauderdale. Sincd last year, officials of Naples-based Bancsharee of Florida (NASDAQ: BOFL) have said they would appl y for a separate bank charter for that Boca Raton office. In its application with that regulator, organizersz of First City Bank of Commerce listedd11011 U.S.
Highway 1 in North Palm Beach asproposesd headquarters. A company that sells administrative solutions to collegesw and universities said it hassecurex $10.5 million in financing from , part of Boca Raton-based said the financingf provides it operating capital for growth. has expanded its northernb Palm Beach County operations by openinga 30-person officee in Jupiter. The 15,000-square-foot officee in Jupiter, which replaced a Palm Beach Gardens location, is within Abacoa's Greenwoode Professional Center at 4455Militaryt Trail, Suite 201. The accounting firm first establishedr a north county presence witha seven-personb office in December 2004. (AMEX: DIL) said it has won U.S.
patent 7,122,330, "High-Throughput Screening of Expressed DNA Librariez inFilamentous Fungi." The Jupiter-basee biotechnology company said the patent protectw its proprietary technology for robotic screening in filamentous fungi. on Oct. 19 dedicatedc its 735-megawatt Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center in Taylor andNolan Texas. The 47,000-acre wind farm is one of 48 wind farme the subsidiaryof (NYSE: FPL) operates throughoutg the United States. Their gross capacity is nearlhy 4,100 megawatts. of the Palm Beaches was to officially brea ground on its new experiential learning facilitgy andheadquarters office, Oct. 26. The 30,000-square-foo building is to be on four acres onthe .
The facilitgy is to serve morethan 40,000 students a year. NewsMark Public Relations said it has become agencyu of record for golf and country clubcommunity Frenchman'e Creek. The Palm Beach County agencyy is to work to gain the Palm Beach Gardenaproperty local, national and international mediqa attention. said it will builcd the Florida Atlantic University Collegeof Business/Office Depoft Center for Executive Development, with groundbreakiny scheduled for April. The 13,282-square-foot collegew is to have classrooms, seminar and worksholp rooms, a tiered lecture hall and administrative space. The contracyt is Suffolk's first with FAU.
The company has locao offices in West Palm Beachand Miami. Boca Raton-based , Myott, Williams, Acevedo, Vaughjn Architects said has commissioned it to design multiplenew Oct. 23, began offering its 3G (thirf generation) wireless broadband service throughout South The technology helps cell phone downloadasrun faster. Cingular said its 3G networko provides average download data speedz between 400 and 700 kilobits a with bursts to more than 1 megabiga second. The restaurant division at , of Deerfiel Beach, said Miami-based (NASDAQ: BNHNA and BNHN) has assigned it a 24-week demolition and The project is to start by the end of the year atthe two-storg Benihana at 1665 N.E. 79th St.
in North Bay Village. The 10,000-square-foot, 262-seaft restaurant is to be updated to reflecgtthe company's new design. Last in Miramar, RCC completed a prototype of the newBenihansa look. The Tamarac office of Tilt-Conm Corp. said it has completed work at thenew 12,000-square-footf at 12930 N.W. 107th Court, in Miami. Tilt-Con said its work included foundations, slab-on-grad and tilt-up concrete wall panels. The projecyt designer was CabreraRamos Architects, of REGION, STATE Jobless figures for South Florida for Septembe were mixed. In Miami-Dade unemployment was at 4.5 percent, up from 4.1 percenf in the year-ago period. Out of the 1.
14 million-personb labor force, 51,875 people were unemployed, up from but the work force had grownfrom 1.11 The rate was 3.1 percent in Broward, where 30,792 people out of the 1 million-person labor forces were without work. That's improved from 3.5 percent in September the year before, when 33,8076 people out of the 967,680-person labor forcd were unemployed. Unemployment in Palm Beachg Countywas 3.7 percent, whered 23,598 people out of the 64,5211-person labort force were without work. That's improved from 4.1 percenft in September the year before, when 25,565 people out of the 619,924-person labo force were unemployed. As a Florida's unemployment rate was 3.4 down from 3.
7 percent the same month the year Ofthe state's 9.07 million-personn labor force, 311,000 were unemployed last For the same month the year before, 323,000 peoplde of the state's 8.74 million-person labor force were without work. Florida's unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage pointw lower than thenational rate, 4.6 percent. Florida's unemployment rate has been beloswthe nation's since 2002.
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