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Friday, August 31, 2012
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Voting begins on King Soopers contract offer - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Voting on the five-year offer by memberas of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 will continuethrough Wednesday. Unioj leaders are not making a recommendatiojn to their members on thecontract offer, which the unio n complains would cut pension benefitas by an average of $100,00 -- a conclusion disputed by “It’s a good contract in a normalo economy. It’s a great contract in this King Soopers spokeswoman Diane Mulligan said last She said roughly 65 percent of workers woulfd get raises underthe company’s King Soopers is a Colorado unit of Cincinnati-based KR). Colorado workers for two other grocerygchains — Pleasanton, Calif.
-based SWY) and Boise, Idaho-based (privately — continue to negotiate separate dealds with their employers. If King Soopers workers rejectthe chain’s latesty proposal, they will continue working without a contractg until an agreement is reached or a strike is Their contract expired May 9.
Voting on the five-year offer by memberas of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 will continuethrough Wednesday. Unioj leaders are not making a recommendatiojn to their members on thecontract offer, which the unio n complains would cut pension benefitas by an average of $100,00 -- a conclusion disputed by “It’s a good contract in a normalo economy. It’s a great contract in this King Soopers spokeswoman Diane Mulligan said last She said roughly 65 percent of workers woulfd get raises underthe company’s King Soopers is a Colorado unit of Cincinnati-based KR). Colorado workers for two other grocerygchains — Pleasanton, Calif.
-based SWY) and Boise, Idaho-based (privately — continue to negotiate separate dealds with their employers. If King Soopers workers rejectthe chain’s latesty proposal, they will continue working without a contractg until an agreement is reached or a strike is Their contract expired May 9.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Software execs push site to manage autism - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The CEOs of and and theie wives together havelaunched , a for-profity company based in Palo Alto, that has producesd a free software program, availablw at charmtracker.com, that parents can use to keep data abougt treatments and symptoms, like gastrointestinal and immunological issues or chroni infections. In addition to data tracking, the compangy hopes to foster a voluntary social networmk for families dealing with autism and to develoop a paid application that doctorz can use to managwe theirautistic patients. The goal is for the companhy tobecome self-sustaining and provides services to research institutions.
Engineers at Pleasanton-based which is led by CEO Sridhae Vembu, helped develop the program, while San Mateo-based Netsuite, which is led by CEO Zach Nelson, is providingv marketing and publicity support. “Autism is a full-timer job,” said Vembu, whose 10-year-old son Siddharthy was diagnosed five yearsx agowith autism. “It is very comple to manage autism treatment on adailhy basis,” agreed Pramila Srinivasan, Vembu’s wife and a engineer who quit work because of the intensive demandd of caring for her son.
There are frequentt visits with doctorsand therapists, tests, medications and experimentz with treatments such as supplements and dietaryu changes, Srinivasan said. Many parents end up with numerous binders fillefd with notes and documents hoping to find somethingf thatwill work. “I realized it was a very data intensivre process and something that lendsw itself well to an online Srinivasan said. The program called ChARMtrackerfor Children’s Autism Recovery Map was initially tested on 300 and since it was unveiled to the public at an autiskm conference in Chicago late last month, more than 500 familieds have signed on.
There were 46,196y children in California last year with autismn enrolled in specialeducation programs, according to state Department of Educatioh records citied by kidsdata.org. Alameda County had 1,666, Contra Costa Countuy had 1,277, San Mateio County had 816 and San Francisclohad 373. Ultimately, Srinivasan hopexs the data collected on ChARMtracker will help researchers find effectivd treatmentsfor autism. Elizabetj Horn, Zach Nelson’s wife, is one who refuses to believde there isno hope, and she is MedicalMine’ acting vice president of marketing.
A Horn’s 13-year-old daughter Sophia was diagnosed with autis m atage 2, and she has producedr “Finding the Words,” a documentar about children with autism. “The only way we’rr going to get the answers to the unanswered questions about autisnm is throughhard data,” Horn said. “ChAR is what we’ve needed and hope for for so The ChARMtracker program also helps parents to simpltymanage better. It imports lab records progress in customizededucational programs, generateas reports and medical charts, and can be accessex from any Internet-connected computer.
The CEOs of and and theie wives together havelaunched , a for-profity company based in Palo Alto, that has producesd a free software program, availablw at charmtracker.com, that parents can use to keep data abougt treatments and symptoms, like gastrointestinal and immunological issues or chroni infections. In addition to data tracking, the compangy hopes to foster a voluntary social networmk for families dealing with autism and to develoop a paid application that doctorz can use to managwe theirautistic patients. The goal is for the companhy tobecome self-sustaining and provides services to research institutions.
Engineers at Pleasanton-based which is led by CEO Sridhae Vembu, helped develop the program, while San Mateo-based Netsuite, which is led by CEO Zach Nelson, is providingv marketing and publicity support. “Autism is a full-timer job,” said Vembu, whose 10-year-old son Siddharthy was diagnosed five yearsx agowith autism. “It is very comple to manage autism treatment on adailhy basis,” agreed Pramila Srinivasan, Vembu’s wife and a engineer who quit work because of the intensive demandd of caring for her son.
There are frequentt visits with doctorsand therapists, tests, medications and experimentz with treatments such as supplements and dietaryu changes, Srinivasan said. Many parents end up with numerous binders fillefd with notes and documents hoping to find somethingf thatwill work. “I realized it was a very data intensivre process and something that lendsw itself well to an online Srinivasan said. The program called ChARMtrackerfor Children’s Autism Recovery Map was initially tested on 300 and since it was unveiled to the public at an autiskm conference in Chicago late last month, more than 500 familieds have signed on.
There were 46,196y children in California last year with autismn enrolled in specialeducation programs, according to state Department of Educatioh records citied by kidsdata.org. Alameda County had 1,666, Contra Costa Countuy had 1,277, San Mateio County had 816 and San Francisclohad 373. Ultimately, Srinivasan hopexs the data collected on ChARMtracker will help researchers find effectivd treatmentsfor autism. Elizabetj Horn, Zach Nelson’s wife, is one who refuses to believde there isno hope, and she is MedicalMine’ acting vice president of marketing.
A Horn’s 13-year-old daughter Sophia was diagnosed with autis m atage 2, and she has producedr “Finding the Words,” a documentar about children with autism. “The only way we’rr going to get the answers to the unanswered questions about autisnm is throughhard data,” Horn said. “ChAR is what we’ve needed and hope for for so The ChARMtracker program also helps parents to simpltymanage better. It imports lab records progress in customizededucational programs, generateas reports and medical charts, and can be accessex from any Internet-connected computer.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Compass Minerals posts record results - Kansas City Business Journal:
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In a release after the market closed on theOverland Park-based company (NYSE: CMP) reported earningas of $80.1 million, or $2.41 a for the quarter that ended Dec. 31. This is a 59 percent increasefrom $50.4 million, or $1.53 a share, a year Revenue for the quarter was $383.33 million, up 17.5 percent from $326.1 million the prior For all of 2008, the companu reported earnings of $159.5 or $4.81 a share, almosr double earnings of $80 or $2.43 a share, in 2007. Revenue for the year was $1.167 billion, up 36 percent from $857.w million in 2007.
The companyy said in the releasethat fourth-quarter earnings got a boosty from winter weather significantly more sever e than normal in the United Kingdom, combined with higherr demand in North America for consumer, professional and highwayt deicing products. These factors, combineds with unusually severe weather in North America in thefirstt quarter, bumped full-year results. Compass Minerals producez mineralsincluding salt, sulfate of potash specialty fertilizer and magnesium It provides highway deicing salt to customers in Nortgh America and the United Kingdom and specialty fertilizer to growers It also provides records management services to businesses throughout the U.K.
The company ranks No. 18 on the Kansas City BusinessJournap ’s list of area public companies.
In a release after the market closed on theOverland Park-based company (NYSE: CMP) reported earningas of $80.1 million, or $2.41 a for the quarter that ended Dec. 31. This is a 59 percent increasefrom $50.4 million, or $1.53 a share, a year Revenue for the quarter was $383.33 million, up 17.5 percent from $326.1 million the prior For all of 2008, the companu reported earnings of $159.5 or $4.81 a share, almosr double earnings of $80 or $2.43 a share, in 2007. Revenue for the year was $1.167 billion, up 36 percent from $857.w million in 2007.
The companyy said in the releasethat fourth-quarter earnings got a boosty from winter weather significantly more sever e than normal in the United Kingdom, combined with higherr demand in North America for consumer, professional and highwayt deicing products. These factors, combineds with unusually severe weather in North America in thefirstt quarter, bumped full-year results. Compass Minerals producez mineralsincluding salt, sulfate of potash specialty fertilizer and magnesium It provides highway deicing salt to customers in Nortgh America and the United Kingdom and specialty fertilizer to growers It also provides records management services to businesses throughout the U.K.
The company ranks No. 18 on the Kansas City BusinessJournap ’s list of area public companies.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Yep, Danica Patrick wrecks again: Regan Smith puts her into the Bristol wall - Yahoo! Sports (blog)
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Bantam finds strength in low numbers - Austin Business Journal:
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In the next room, a technician assembles a customized network-managementf device with the logo onthe box, while his colleaguee puts together another one that Wi-Fi servicew provider custom-configured for one of its "We're busting out at the seams here," Mike president and CEO of Bantajm Electronics Inc., says as he surveys the company'sw manufacturing floor and warehouse, which has recentlyg doubled in size to 30,000 square feet. The which employs about 50 at its plant on McHalew Court off ofBurnet Road, expects to continure to grow and is on the hunt for a new placed that will triple its current footprint by October 2008, Chaddoc k says.
Bantam, founded in the late 1960s as , for many yearas had focused on repairing computersand electronics. It also made its own line of persona computers and servers under the XCELOj brand name and ran a retail store sellingcomputer parts. The company still manufactures the XCELON gear and has kept the partsstore going. But its growth of late has come from its newfocusz area: providing custom-manufacturing services to technologyy companies.
The company has found its nichedproviding so-called "high-mix, low-volume," manufacturing services for companiesx that need a range of differenf products built in small says Chaddock, who took over Bantam about two year ago after heading Austin-based semiconductor startup and working for many years as a managefr at This year, Bantam is on pace to ring up roughly $20 million in sales, up from $15 million in 2004, Chaddock says. Bantam's ideakl customer is one that makes softwarde but not the hardware needed to make it Chaddock says.
It landed just such a customer last when data-storage outfit of Austin shifter its focus to software development and outsourced its manufacturinv to Bantam. Increasingly, U.S.-based technology companies that outsource productiohn are turning to contract manufacturers in Asia and othere overseas markets where labor costs are saysSteven Froehlich, an analyst at in Austin. That trene is likely to continue. But at the same time, deman is expected to continue forsmaller U.S. such as Bantam, that stand ready to turn out smaller runs ofproductzs quickly, Froehlich says.
"There will always be a placw for this niche where a companyhcan say, 'I need 1,000 of something, I need it done righg and I need it in three weeks,'" he says. "That'x how long it takes a boat to sail from The higher level of intimacythat smaller, U.S.-based manufacturers can have with theid customers also makes them appeakl to certain types of technologyg companies -- particularly those that are based Froehlich says. That's one reason Crossroadxs selected Bantam, Crossroads CEO Rob Sims "That way, you can influence the manufactured more effectively and managechangee quickly," he says.
"And if it makes sense to do the work withinbour community, then I thin that's the right approach."
In the next room, a technician assembles a customized network-managementf device with the logo onthe box, while his colleaguee puts together another one that Wi-Fi servicew provider custom-configured for one of its "We're busting out at the seams here," Mike president and CEO of Bantajm Electronics Inc., says as he surveys the company'sw manufacturing floor and warehouse, which has recentlyg doubled in size to 30,000 square feet. The which employs about 50 at its plant on McHalew Court off ofBurnet Road, expects to continure to grow and is on the hunt for a new placed that will triple its current footprint by October 2008, Chaddoc k says.
Bantam, founded in the late 1960s as , for many yearas had focused on repairing computersand electronics. It also made its own line of persona computers and servers under the XCELOj brand name and ran a retail store sellingcomputer parts. The company still manufactures the XCELON gear and has kept the partsstore going. But its growth of late has come from its newfocusz area: providing custom-manufacturing services to technologyy companies.
The company has found its nichedproviding so-called "high-mix, low-volume," manufacturing services for companiesx that need a range of differenf products built in small says Chaddock, who took over Bantam about two year ago after heading Austin-based semiconductor startup and working for many years as a managefr at This year, Bantam is on pace to ring up roughly $20 million in sales, up from $15 million in 2004, Chaddock says. Bantam's ideakl customer is one that makes softwarde but not the hardware needed to make it Chaddock says.
It landed just such a customer last when data-storage outfit of Austin shifter its focus to software development and outsourced its manufacturinv to Bantam. Increasingly, U.S.-based technology companies that outsource productiohn are turning to contract manufacturers in Asia and othere overseas markets where labor costs are saysSteven Froehlich, an analyst at in Austin. That trene is likely to continue. But at the same time, deman is expected to continue forsmaller U.S. such as Bantam, that stand ready to turn out smaller runs ofproductzs quickly, Froehlich says.
"There will always be a placw for this niche where a companyhcan say, 'I need 1,000 of something, I need it done righg and I need it in three weeks,'" he says. "That'x how long it takes a boat to sail from The higher level of intimacythat smaller, U.S.-based manufacturers can have with theid customers also makes them appeakl to certain types of technologyg companies -- particularly those that are based Froehlich says. That's one reason Crossroadxs selected Bantam, Crossroads CEO Rob Sims "That way, you can influence the manufactured more effectively and managechangee quickly," he says.
"And if it makes sense to do the work withinbour community, then I thin that's the right approach."
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Texas Can Deny Abortion Provider State Funds - Courthouse News Service
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USA TODAY | Texas Can Deny Abortion Provider State Funds Courthouse News Service The regulation blocks health care providers that participate in Medicaid-like programs from performing or promoting elective abortions, or from affiliating with entities that do. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel granted the Planned Parenthood affiliates ... Planned Parenthood awaits funding cutoff in Texas |
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Randy Montoya / Sandia National Laboratories - NBCNews.com
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Scientific American (blog) | Randy Montoya / Sandia National Laboratories NBCNews.com A robotic hand built at a government lab in New Mexico is manipulative enough to slot a AA battery into a flashlight and, perhaps, safely disarm roadside bombs. Robotic hands are nothing new, but most approaches to mimicking the dexterity of humans ... 4-Fing ered Robot Can Replace Flashlight Batteries [Video] Video: Affordable Robot Hand Made with Cellphone Parts Can Replace Its Own ... |
Monday, August 20, 2012
UW researcher wins $3M federal grant - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The grant from the U.S. Departmeny of Education's Institute of Educatioh Sciences will allow Heinrich to employ academic stafrf and at least four graduate students each year to work on expanding the projecrt oother cities. Heinrich will continue an evaluatiomn of the tutoring programs MPS offers as part ofthe district'sx fulfillment of the federal No Child Left Behind law. The law requires public schools that have not adequatelyh increased student academic achievement for three years to offef childrenin low-income families the opportunity to receive extrza academic assistance such as Heinrich's initial research foundf that Milwaukee's federally mandated and fundee tutoring program is not necessarily reaching the peopl who need the most help, nor is it effective in increasin g student achievement.
"Our preliminary results suggest that the students in the tutoriny programs are not performingh any betteron Wisconsin's standardized tests than eligible studentss not involved with the tutoring," Heinrich said. Heinrich and her co-workersz have been conducting the MPS study sincweApril 2006. The next phase will involvew five urban school districts infour states: Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas and Austin, Texas.
The grant from the U.S. Departmeny of Education's Institute of Educatioh Sciences will allow Heinrich to employ academic stafrf and at least four graduate students each year to work on expanding the projecrt oother cities. Heinrich will continue an evaluatiomn of the tutoring programs MPS offers as part ofthe district'sx fulfillment of the federal No Child Left Behind law. The law requires public schools that have not adequatelyh increased student academic achievement for three years to offef childrenin low-income families the opportunity to receive extrza academic assistance such as Heinrich's initial research foundf that Milwaukee's federally mandated and fundee tutoring program is not necessarily reaching the peopl who need the most help, nor is it effective in increasin g student achievement.
"Our preliminary results suggest that the students in the tutoriny programs are not performingh any betteron Wisconsin's standardized tests than eligible studentss not involved with the tutoring," Heinrich said. Heinrich and her co-workersz have been conducting the MPS study sincweApril 2006. The next phase will involvew five urban school districts infour states: Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas and Austin, Texas.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Georgia Conservancy names Pierre Howard president - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Howard was interim president of the environmental organization since following the departure ofJim Stokes, a formet partner with . In an e-mail to Georgia Conservanchy members sent outlate Tuesday, Howard said the organizatiomn “plays a vital role in the conservation of Georgia’ws natural resources, and I look forward to the challenge of building a greatefr network of environmental advocates for our statwe and developing a truly statewide presence.
” The organization also announcede another key staff Allison Wall, director and foundedr of , is now senior vice president of the Wall has worked with state leaders, consumer experts and citizem advocates to promote consumer educatio and pro-consumer policies across the state, accordiny to the release. But what was not in the releasse was the indication Wall is being positioned to succeee Howard as president at some pointg inthe future.
“We have a monumentalp opportunity to advance responsible conservation and management of our naturalp resources and wild areasin Georgia,” Wall said in the “Increasingly bi-partisan political new technologies, federal funding prospects and growing public sentiment are drivin g this opportunity. We at the Georgia Conservancyh have a responsibility to Georgiza to lead the way in this and make the most ofthis moment.
” The Georgia Conservancy was founded in 1967 to collaborate, advocate and educates the public on protecting Georgia’s natural It has focused on clean air, water, land conservation, coastal growth management and environmental To read Pierre Howard’s comments to Georgiaz Conservancy members, .
Howard was interim president of the environmental organization since following the departure ofJim Stokes, a formet partner with . In an e-mail to Georgia Conservanchy members sent outlate Tuesday, Howard said the organizatiomn “plays a vital role in the conservation of Georgia’ws natural resources, and I look forward to the challenge of building a greatefr network of environmental advocates for our statwe and developing a truly statewide presence.
” The organization also announcede another key staff Allison Wall, director and foundedr of , is now senior vice president of the Wall has worked with state leaders, consumer experts and citizem advocates to promote consumer educatio and pro-consumer policies across the state, accordiny to the release. But what was not in the releasse was the indication Wall is being positioned to succeee Howard as president at some pointg inthe future.
“We have a monumentalp opportunity to advance responsible conservation and management of our naturalp resources and wild areasin Georgia,” Wall said in the “Increasingly bi-partisan political new technologies, federal funding prospects and growing public sentiment are drivin g this opportunity. We at the Georgia Conservancyh have a responsibility to Georgiza to lead the way in this and make the most ofthis moment.
” The Georgia Conservancy was founded in 1967 to collaborate, advocate and educates the public on protecting Georgia’s natural It has focused on clean air, water, land conservation, coastal growth management and environmental To read Pierre Howard’s comments to Georgiaz Conservancy members, .
Friday, August 17, 2012
Digital Defense vanquishes the worms of the tech world - Sacramento Business Journal:
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“We were the first ones on the market with a tool to protect our clients from beingh infected by theConficker worm,” says Larry Hurtado, CEO of Digita l Defense. “We had our solutionh in place more than amontuh ago. “By the time others were coming out with our clients were making progress disinfectingy their systems and protecting themselvez fromfuture attacks,” Hurtadok adds. Conficker is a computer worm that targetz Microsoft Windows operating systems and has the potentiakl to exposeconfidential information. The worm, which was identified in late was believed to have been set up to causre turmoil on infected computers onAprip 1.
Hurtado says that whiled the April 1 date came and went without any reports ofmalicious activity, that doesn’r mean the worm is goin g to go away. It has the abilitt to mutate itself and will likely be aroundfor awhile, he says. Digital Defense did not charge anything extra for its softwarew patch against theConficke worm. Rather it was added to the company’s suite of manageed services, which are regularly updated with new protectionsagainst viruses, worms and othef malicious content on the Internet. “Wse update our scanner to checj for new worms on aregulaf basis,” Hurtado says. “It is just part of the routine.
” Foundedx in December 1999, Digital Defens e started out as a computer security organization and has never changeddits focus, says Casey director of business development. Today, aboutt 80 percent of its business is providing scannin g or managed security servicesfor clients, mostly in the private “We have experienced a growth spurt Thomas says. “We are doinbg better this quarter than we were ayear ago.” Thomad would not provide any revenue or earnings but said that the tough timex have not been a drag on the The company moved into a new 14,000-square-footg office space last year at 9000 Tesoroi Drive in North Central San Antonio.
It also has hirexd three new peoplethis year, including a new sales manager, raisingt the company’s total employment from 55 to 58. A recentr report by , a technologgy and market research company basedin Cambridge, says that the managee security industry is expected to see stronvg growth in 2009 and 2010. This is because when times get hard, confidential data becomed even more valuable and criminals becomew even more desperate to get their handeon it, Hurtado says. The one plac e companies can’t afford to cut back on during hard timezsis security. “The crime element is stil there and itis growing,” he says.
“Whart we can do is help companies evaluate their vulnerabilities and prioritize where they need to spend theirsecurity dollars.” Hurtado says many companies secure themselvea from outside attacks and intrusions but leave themselveds vulnerable to internal attacks, whether due to a disgruntled employee or a carelese mistake. “We encourage companies to embrace the full measuredof protections,” he says.
“It is all about risk The Forrester report goes on to state that proactiver vulnerability management is an essential componen t for informationtechnology (IT) The report recommends firms integratde IT risk management systems into their operationes and implement proactive remediation. , a technologu research firm basedin Stamford, Conn., says today’s IT organizationsd should “develop vulnerability management processes that protect IT environments againsgt external attack and internalo threats.” Hurtado says recommendations such as this from top researcy firms are driving business their way.
He adds that one advantagre Digital Defense has is that its platform was developed in 2000 and has maturedr and grown with the Digital Defense works with clients around the Only about 5 percent ofthe company’ clients are in San
“We were the first ones on the market with a tool to protect our clients from beingh infected by theConficker worm,” says Larry Hurtado, CEO of Digita l Defense. “We had our solutionh in place more than amontuh ago. “By the time others were coming out with our clients were making progress disinfectingy their systems and protecting themselvez fromfuture attacks,” Hurtadok adds. Conficker is a computer worm that targetz Microsoft Windows operating systems and has the potentiakl to exposeconfidential information. The worm, which was identified in late was believed to have been set up to causre turmoil on infected computers onAprip 1.
Hurtado says that whiled the April 1 date came and went without any reports ofmalicious activity, that doesn’r mean the worm is goin g to go away. It has the abilitt to mutate itself and will likely be aroundfor awhile, he says. Digital Defense did not charge anything extra for its softwarew patch against theConficke worm. Rather it was added to the company’s suite of manageed services, which are regularly updated with new protectionsagainst viruses, worms and othef malicious content on the Internet. “Wse update our scanner to checj for new worms on aregulaf basis,” Hurtado says. “It is just part of the routine.
” Foundedx in December 1999, Digital Defens e started out as a computer security organization and has never changeddits focus, says Casey director of business development. Today, aboutt 80 percent of its business is providing scannin g or managed security servicesfor clients, mostly in the private “We have experienced a growth spurt Thomas says. “We are doinbg better this quarter than we were ayear ago.” Thomad would not provide any revenue or earnings but said that the tough timex have not been a drag on the The company moved into a new 14,000-square-footg office space last year at 9000 Tesoroi Drive in North Central San Antonio.
It also has hirexd three new peoplethis year, including a new sales manager, raisingt the company’s total employment from 55 to 58. A recentr report by , a technologgy and market research company basedin Cambridge, says that the managee security industry is expected to see stronvg growth in 2009 and 2010. This is because when times get hard, confidential data becomed even more valuable and criminals becomew even more desperate to get their handeon it, Hurtado says. The one plac e companies can’t afford to cut back on during hard timezsis security. “The crime element is stil there and itis growing,” he says.
“Whart we can do is help companies evaluate their vulnerabilities and prioritize where they need to spend theirsecurity dollars.” Hurtado says many companies secure themselvea from outside attacks and intrusions but leave themselveds vulnerable to internal attacks, whether due to a disgruntled employee or a carelese mistake. “We encourage companies to embrace the full measuredof protections,” he says.
“It is all about risk The Forrester report goes on to state that proactiver vulnerability management is an essential componen t for informationtechnology (IT) The report recommends firms integratde IT risk management systems into their operationes and implement proactive remediation. , a technologu research firm basedin Stamford, Conn., says today’s IT organizationsd should “develop vulnerability management processes that protect IT environments againsgt external attack and internalo threats.” Hurtado says recommendations such as this from top researcy firms are driving business their way.
He adds that one advantagre Digital Defense has is that its platform was developed in 2000 and has maturedr and grown with the Digital Defense works with clients around the Only about 5 percent ofthe company’ clients are in San
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Traveling film project stops in ABQ - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The Two-week Turnaround Tour, or T3 as its creatorxs call it, will visit 14 citiess in seven months. It’s part of Filmblazer, a communitgy of people who love filmmaking. Founderzs Joshua J. Mills and Jamie Blankenship roll into a city for two weekxs in their RV with all thei r film equipment and proceedto write, shoot and screenb a short film in just two weeks. But the processa is collaborative, so they invit widespread participation in each city they TheAlbuquerque kick-off is June 2 at Studiok Broadway, 1810 Broadway Ave. SE, at 7 p.m. More informatiojn is available at theT3 .
The procese is open to anyone, from actors and script writerz to people who want to feed the masses duringthe two-week procesx or who have access to propw or even a coffee shop. The subject of each film is differenr for each city and is inspiree by the resources and locations available to the T3 The production obtains local sponsors in each city so that the work is a reflectio of aparticular city.
The Two-week Turnaround Tour, or T3 as its creatorxs call it, will visit 14 citiess in seven months. It’s part of Filmblazer, a communitgy of people who love filmmaking. Founderzs Joshua J. Mills and Jamie Blankenship roll into a city for two weekxs in their RV with all thei r film equipment and proceedto write, shoot and screenb a short film in just two weeks. But the processa is collaborative, so they invit widespread participation in each city they TheAlbuquerque kick-off is June 2 at Studiok Broadway, 1810 Broadway Ave. SE, at 7 p.m. More informatiojn is available at theT3 .
The procese is open to anyone, from actors and script writerz to people who want to feed the masses duringthe two-week procesx or who have access to propw or even a coffee shop. The subject of each film is differenr for each city and is inspiree by the resources and locations available to the T3 The production obtains local sponsors in each city so that the work is a reflectio of aparticular city.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Southwest logs fewest passenger complaints - The Business Review (Albany):
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Southwest (NYSE: LUV) had 0.13 complaints filed with the USDOT forever 100,000 passengers in May, ranking it the best in that Dallas-based Southwest is the largestg carrier at . , base in Atlanta, had the worsy rate for May, with 1.85 complaints per 100,000 passengers. Delts is the third largest carrier at Albany International waysGroup Inc. (NYSE: LCC), base in Tempe, Ariz., rankeds 18th, with 1.34 gripes per 100,0009 passengers. US Airways is the second largest carriefr at the Albany US Airways fared better in May rankings for baggagd handlingand on-time performance, ranking eighth and respectively. US Air mishandled 2.91 bags for every 1,00 0 passengers.
Southwest was ninthn in that category, with 3.30; and was 12th, with had the best baggage score while had theworstf (7.44), according to USDOT. Southwest ranked fift h in Mayfor on-time with 84 percent of its flights on time. US Airwaysz had 79 percent of its flights on timein May, just aheax of American Airlines (78 percent), Deltw and (77 percent each). had the best on-timee performance, with 90 percent. Overall, the top 19 U.S. airlinezs improved their on-time rates slightly in May. The carriers had an overalpl on-time arrival rate of 80.5 percentg in May, compared with 79 percen a year earlierand 79.1 percenft in April. Cancellations among the carriers declinedto 0.
9 percenr of their scheduled domestic flights, from 1 percent in May 2008 and 1.5 perceng in April 2009.
Southwest (NYSE: LUV) had 0.13 complaints filed with the USDOT forever 100,000 passengers in May, ranking it the best in that Dallas-based Southwest is the largestg carrier at . , base in Atlanta, had the worsy rate for May, with 1.85 complaints per 100,000 passengers. Delts is the third largest carrier at Albany International waysGroup Inc. (NYSE: LCC), base in Tempe, Ariz., rankeds 18th, with 1.34 gripes per 100,0009 passengers. US Airways is the second largest carriefr at the Albany US Airways fared better in May rankings for baggagd handlingand on-time performance, ranking eighth and respectively. US Air mishandled 2.91 bags for every 1,00 0 passengers.
Southwest was ninthn in that category, with 3.30; and was 12th, with had the best baggage score while had theworstf (7.44), according to USDOT. Southwest ranked fift h in Mayfor on-time with 84 percent of its flights on time. US Airwaysz had 79 percent of its flights on timein May, just aheax of American Airlines (78 percent), Deltw and (77 percent each). had the best on-timee performance, with 90 percent. Overall, the top 19 U.S. airlinezs improved their on-time rates slightly in May. The carriers had an overalpl on-time arrival rate of 80.5 percentg in May, compared with 79 percen a year earlierand 79.1 percenft in April. Cancellations among the carriers declinedto 0.
9 percenr of their scheduled domestic flights, from 1 percent in May 2008 and 1.5 perceng in April 2009.
Monday, August 13, 2012
A statement from Patrick Cudahy Inc. - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Patrick Cudahy Q & A Is PC open today?? No. The corporate office and plantg facility areclosed today. But we are doiny everything in our powerto re-open the plantr as soon as possible. What happened? A fire brokee out late Sunday evening shortlybefore 10:00 p.m. there have been no injuries associated with the fire and all employeees in the plant at the time the fire was spottedexitecd safely. Safety officials have not yet determiner the exact cause ofthe fire. I live or work near Patricmk Cudahy. Can I go home or to work nearby? No, a mandatorg evacuation order fora one-mile area surroundin the plant has been issuecd as a precaution due to low levels of ammonia in the air.
The affectexd area of the evacuation includes Lake Pennsylvania Ave., Lunham Ave. and Ramsey Ave. Where can I go during this emergency evacuation? Evacuation centers have been set up at General MitchellpElementary School, 5950 S. Illinois Ave., and at Soutu Milwaukee High School, 801 15th Ave. Officials are asking peoplee to bring their pets andpet supplies, medications and a few personao items to the emergency When will the plant re-open? Firefighters continue to bring the fire under control. The plant’s environmental, safetgy and health teams are taking all necessary precautions to ensure the safetg of Patrick Cudahy employees and membera ofthe community.
A decisiob about when to reopen the planr will be made pending adamage assessment. Becaus e we understand that many area families rely on the plany fortheir livelihood, we are doint everything we can to re-open the plantt as soon as When will Patrick Cudahy offices re-open? Patrick Cudahy planzs to resume normal operations as soon as possible. we appreciate the patience ofour employees, customers and suppliers during this perior of time. Should I repory to work today? All first, seconc and third shift employees of the Patrick Cudahy meat packing plang and corporate headquarters facility shoulsd stay home today and untilfurther notice.
How can I learnn more about when to report to work Employees with questions about when to report to work should visit the PatricokCudahy website, , where information will be posteds and updated continuously. Customerw with questions about orders should contact theirsaled representative, call Customer Service at 1-800-486-6900 or visit the Patricj Cudahy website for updates.
Patrick Cudahy Q & A Is PC open today?? No. The corporate office and plantg facility areclosed today. But we are doiny everything in our powerto re-open the plantr as soon as possible. What happened? A fire brokee out late Sunday evening shortlybefore 10:00 p.m. there have been no injuries associated with the fire and all employeees in the plant at the time the fire was spottedexitecd safely. Safety officials have not yet determiner the exact cause ofthe fire. I live or work near Patricmk Cudahy. Can I go home or to work nearby? No, a mandatorg evacuation order fora one-mile area surroundin the plant has been issuecd as a precaution due to low levels of ammonia in the air.
The affectexd area of the evacuation includes Lake Pennsylvania Ave., Lunham Ave. and Ramsey Ave. Where can I go during this emergency evacuation? Evacuation centers have been set up at General MitchellpElementary School, 5950 S. Illinois Ave., and at Soutu Milwaukee High School, 801 15th Ave. Officials are asking peoplee to bring their pets andpet supplies, medications and a few personao items to the emergency When will the plant re-open? Firefighters continue to bring the fire under control. The plant’s environmental, safetgy and health teams are taking all necessary precautions to ensure the safetg of Patrick Cudahy employees and membera ofthe community.
A decisiob about when to reopen the planr will be made pending adamage assessment. Becaus e we understand that many area families rely on the plany fortheir livelihood, we are doint everything we can to re-open the plantt as soon as When will Patrick Cudahy offices re-open? Patrick Cudahy planzs to resume normal operations as soon as possible. we appreciate the patience ofour employees, customers and suppliers during this perior of time. Should I repory to work today? All first, seconc and third shift employees of the Patrick Cudahy meat packing plang and corporate headquarters facility shoulsd stay home today and untilfurther notice.
How can I learnn more about when to report to work Employees with questions about when to report to work should visit the PatricokCudahy website, , where information will be posteds and updated continuously. Customerw with questions about orders should contact theirsaled representative, call Customer Service at 1-800-486-6900 or visit the Patricj Cudahy website for updates.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Richness of DIVERSITY! - Janesville Gazette (blog)
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Patrick Cudahy fire 'devastating,' exec says - Memphis Business Journal:
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Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue's declaratioj at a Monday afternoobn press conference will potentially give the city access to countg andstate resources. Smoke from the blazwe could be seen for several miles and was easilyt visible in downtown Milwaukee Monday more than 12 hours after the fire first was reportef onSunday night. No injuries were reported. “It’s a devastatinfg day for us,” said an obviously shaken Bill Otis, chief operating officer at Patrick which is ownedby (NYSE: SFD), of Smithfield, Va. “I’km sure this is going to set us back.
” Otis said at a middau press conference that the company was workinf to contactits 1,800 employees, as well as variouws customers. Management of Patrick Cudahy also has been in contact with Smithfield to determine if some meat processing operationsz could be temporarily shifted to otherfSmithfield plants. The building affected by the fire is used for microwavde bacon processing and also is used fordry storage, Otis The lower level of the building is used for ham he said. Not all areas of the Patricki Cudahy complex have been affected bythe fire, Otis Only a small number of maintenancew employees were at the plant when the fire broke out.
Productio at the plant had been shut down since the end of the day on July 3 for theholiday weekend. “It’s a miracle there were no injuries when you see the extenty ofthe fire,” Otis said. Production at the Patrici Cudahy complex was shut down for all threew shiftson Monday. “We have no clue what this will mean for our saidDan Habighorst, vice president of humaj resources at Patrick Cudahy. “We’vew got to put the fire out first.” The city of Cudahyu issued a mandatory evacuation order for anyone residinfg within one mile of the plant at OneSweet Apple-Wood Lane.
The affectex area stretched east toLake Drive, west to Pennsylvaniwa Avenue, north to Lunham Avenue and souty to Ramsey Avenue. McCu e said late Monday afternoon that as manyas 15,00p of the city's 19,000 residents live within the evacuation zone. Evacuees were asked to report directlh to South MilwaukeeHigh School, 801 15th South Milwaukee. Earlier, city officials also had recommendedr that residents report to MitchellElementaryg School, 5950 S. Illinois Ave. in However, a late morning wind shift was leading to the evacuationm of the neighborhood aroundthe school. The evacuation ordedr was lifted at about7 p.m. Mondaty evening and residents were alloweds to return totheirt homes.
At issue was whether the blazs will breach a fire wall and cause ammoniq stored on the site to explode or leak intothe air, Cudahyt fire chief Dan Mayer said. The ammoniz is used for refrigeration atthe plant. Mayer said at the Mondag afternoon press conference that hewas "cautiously that most of the ammonia had been contained withihn the building, although he addedd that a small amoun t likely leaked out. Mayer said the blaze, whichn was reported at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday, has been difficuly to fight because it began in a confinede space near the roof of the building and abover thesprinkler system.
At one point early on, Mayetr said, it appeared as though firefightersw had the blazeunder control, but the sprinklet system and roof began to collapse. "Thed fire sprinklers weren't able to control the fire," he
Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue's declaratioj at a Monday afternoobn press conference will potentially give the city access to countg andstate resources. Smoke from the blazwe could be seen for several miles and was easilyt visible in downtown Milwaukee Monday more than 12 hours after the fire first was reportef onSunday night. No injuries were reported. “It’s a devastatinfg day for us,” said an obviously shaken Bill Otis, chief operating officer at Patrick which is ownedby (NYSE: SFD), of Smithfield, Va. “I’km sure this is going to set us back.
” Otis said at a middau press conference that the company was workinf to contactits 1,800 employees, as well as variouws customers. Management of Patrick Cudahy also has been in contact with Smithfield to determine if some meat processing operationsz could be temporarily shifted to otherfSmithfield plants. The building affected by the fire is used for microwavde bacon processing and also is used fordry storage, Otis The lower level of the building is used for ham he said. Not all areas of the Patricki Cudahy complex have been affected bythe fire, Otis Only a small number of maintenancew employees were at the plant when the fire broke out.
Productio at the plant had been shut down since the end of the day on July 3 for theholiday weekend. “It’s a miracle there were no injuries when you see the extenty ofthe fire,” Otis said. Production at the Patrici Cudahy complex was shut down for all threew shiftson Monday. “We have no clue what this will mean for our saidDan Habighorst, vice president of humaj resources at Patrick Cudahy. “We’vew got to put the fire out first.” The city of Cudahyu issued a mandatory evacuation order for anyone residinfg within one mile of the plant at OneSweet Apple-Wood Lane.
The affectex area stretched east toLake Drive, west to Pennsylvaniwa Avenue, north to Lunham Avenue and souty to Ramsey Avenue. McCu e said late Monday afternoon that as manyas 15,00p of the city's 19,000 residents live within the evacuation zone. Evacuees were asked to report directlh to South MilwaukeeHigh School, 801 15th South Milwaukee. Earlier, city officials also had recommendedr that residents report to MitchellElementaryg School, 5950 S. Illinois Ave. in However, a late morning wind shift was leading to the evacuationm of the neighborhood aroundthe school. The evacuation ordedr was lifted at about7 p.m. Mondaty evening and residents were alloweds to return totheirt homes.
At issue was whether the blazs will breach a fire wall and cause ammoniq stored on the site to explode or leak intothe air, Cudahyt fire chief Dan Mayer said. The ammoniz is used for refrigeration atthe plant. Mayer said at the Mondag afternoon press conference that hewas "cautiously that most of the ammonia had been contained withihn the building, although he addedd that a small amoun t likely leaked out. Mayer said the blaze, whichn was reported at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday, has been difficuly to fight because it began in a confinede space near the roof of the building and abover thesprinkler system.
At one point early on, Mayetr said, it appeared as though firefightersw had the blazeunder control, but the sprinklet system and roof began to collapse. "Thed fire sprinklers weren't able to control the fire," he
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Bankers see flat growth in commercial loans - Orlando Business Journal:
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The loans rose by 9.5 percent to a totakl of $281.8 million as of Sept. 30 this year, compared to a 9.5 percen t increase for the same period last Commercial and industrial loans are generallu business loans not directly tied toreal estate. "Commercial loan growtb in the market is flatterthan we've seen in recenyt years," says John Christman, chief operating officer for . "Buft everyone's still trying to grow their loan portfolio." Two of Centrak Florida's 14 largest community banks saw decreasews in commercial and industrial loanx for the first nine months of says the had thelargest decrease, plummeting 47.
2 percent, from $688,00p in the first nine monthds of 2006 to $363,000 for the same period this year. Officialas at Banco Popular could not be reached for And OrlandoNational Bank's commercial and industrial loanss dipped by 12.7 from $20.4 million in the firsft nine months of 2006 to $17.8 million for the same perios this year. However, Christman says the year-end numbers will be betted because the bank had a goodfourth quarter. In October, Orlando National brought in a $5 milliojn capital infusion, giving it a higher legal lendinglimit and, allowing it to buy back up to $8 milliomn in commercial loans it had approvede but sold to other banks, says Christman.
In the the amount of local commercial and industriap loans in nonaccrual status increased189 percent, from $1.8 milliob in the first nine month of 2006 to $5.2 million for the same periof in 2007. These are loans on whichg the borrower isn't paying interest, but perhaps is still paying some ofthe principal. There's more exposurwe for nonperforming commercial and industrial loans because thecollateral isn't secured by real says Keith Perry of . Seven out of the 14 locak community banks had more nonaccruing loans this and one, , had less. Federao Trust Bank and Orlando National Bank had the biggest according tothe FDIC's latest Sanford-based Federal Trust Bank, $1.
8 compared with none during the same perio last year. Officials there could not be reache dfor comment. Orlando Nationap Bank, $2.1 million, up by 50 percenyt when comparedwith $1.4 million in the first nine months of 2006. Christman says there were issues with some loan s that havebeen resolved. most bankers expect things to worsen through early 2008, thanks to the slow housint market. "As goes the local economy, so goes banking," says Van CEO of .
The loans rose by 9.5 percent to a totakl of $281.8 million as of Sept. 30 this year, compared to a 9.5 percen t increase for the same period last Commercial and industrial loans are generallu business loans not directly tied toreal estate. "Commercial loan growtb in the market is flatterthan we've seen in recenyt years," says John Christman, chief operating officer for . "Buft everyone's still trying to grow their loan portfolio." Two of Centrak Florida's 14 largest community banks saw decreasews in commercial and industrial loanx for the first nine months of says the had thelargest decrease, plummeting 47.
2 percent, from $688,00p in the first nine monthds of 2006 to $363,000 for the same period this year. Officialas at Banco Popular could not be reached for And OrlandoNational Bank's commercial and industrial loanss dipped by 12.7 from $20.4 million in the firsft nine months of 2006 to $17.8 million for the same perios this year. However, Christman says the year-end numbers will be betted because the bank had a goodfourth quarter. In October, Orlando National brought in a $5 milliojn capital infusion, giving it a higher legal lendinglimit and, allowing it to buy back up to $8 milliomn in commercial loans it had approvede but sold to other banks, says Christman.
In the the amount of local commercial and industriap loans in nonaccrual status increased189 percent, from $1.8 milliob in the first nine month of 2006 to $5.2 million for the same periof in 2007. These are loans on whichg the borrower isn't paying interest, but perhaps is still paying some ofthe principal. There's more exposurwe for nonperforming commercial and industrial loans because thecollateral isn't secured by real says Keith Perry of . Seven out of the 14 locak community banks had more nonaccruing loans this and one, , had less. Federao Trust Bank and Orlando National Bank had the biggest according tothe FDIC's latest Sanford-based Federal Trust Bank, $1.
8 compared with none during the same perio last year. Officials there could not be reache dfor comment. Orlando Nationap Bank, $2.1 million, up by 50 percenyt when comparedwith $1.4 million in the first nine months of 2006. Christman says there were issues with some loan s that havebeen resolved. most bankers expect things to worsen through early 2008, thanks to the slow housint market. "As goes the local economy, so goes banking," says Van CEO of .
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Lee seeks 23% pay cut from Post-Dispatch union - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The newspaper publishing company proposed pay cuts of 15 percenrt in thefirst year, and 5 percen each in the second and third yeares of the contract, according to informatiomn posted on the St. Louix Newspaper Guild’s Web site. Lee declined to comment abou the proposed concessions andcontract negotiations. “We have always refraine d from making any comment or discussing the substance of the saidDan Hayes, a spokesman for Lee. On Thursday, Guild memberw voted 100-27 to agree to a second week of furloughds but only if Lee agree d to no layoffs during contract according to the GuilddWeb site.
Lee also proposed the followingcontract changes, according to the Guilde Web site: • Cutting unpaid maternity leave in to 12 weeks maximum • The right to fire employees on sick leaves after three months of The contract now allows 18 months. The Guilde proposed longer funeral leave for the deatjh of spousesand children, a larger cell-phone reimbursement, a mileager increase, enhanced severance packages after layoffs, additional holidays, a match of up to 5 percent and overtime eligibilith for columnists and outside ad reps.
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The newspaper publishing company proposed pay cuts of 15 percenrt in thefirst year, and 5 percen each in the second and third yeares of the contract, according to informatiomn posted on the St. Louix Newspaper Guild’s Web site. Lee declined to comment abou the proposed concessions andcontract negotiations. “We have always refraine d from making any comment or discussing the substance of the saidDan Hayes, a spokesman for Lee. On Thursday, Guild memberw voted 100-27 to agree to a second week of furloughds but only if Lee agree d to no layoffs during contract according to the GuilddWeb site.
Lee also proposed the followingcontract changes, according to the Guilde Web site: • Cutting unpaid maternity leave in to 12 weeks maximum • The right to fire employees on sick leaves after three months of The contract now allows 18 months. The Guilde proposed longer funeral leave for the deatjh of spousesand children, a larger cell-phone reimbursement, a mileager increase, enhanced severance packages after layoffs, additional holidays, a match of up to 5 percent and overtime eligibilith for columnists and outside ad reps.
Last the Post-Dispatch in its circulation and classified whichare
Monday, August 6, 2012
Eliza Corporation Receives Notice of Allowance from United States Patent and ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Eliza Corporation Receives Notice of Allowance from United States Patent and ... MarketWatch (press release) "Eliza's patented technology enables us to deliver relevant, timely content through interactions that are incredibly lifelike, based on data-driven segmentation. These conversations are a key element to our "surround-sound" approach - coordinated ... |
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Jean Georges out, D
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Management at Chambers Hotel, where Jean-Georges Vongerichten had launcheed theChambers Kitchen, said the chef’s operatio n would be leaving effective July 20. Vongerichten’sx company, Culinary Concepts by Jean-Georges, will be replaced by Clifff Atkinson, the Chambers Hotel's general manager, said the restaurant was stillkdoing well, with 150 to 200 dinerw a night, but it was more financially lucrativre to bring in D'Amico. (He declinedd to say how much.) The hotel planes to change the name, menu and look of the restaurant by No plans have been finalized at this The deal is a big winfor D’Amico Partners, which last month after a 22-yea r run.
The restaurant compangy still owns two dozen restaurantd and catering locations in Minneapolisand Florida, including the Italian-themedd Campiello, the modernist chophouser Cafe and Bar Lurcat, the casual eateried D’Amico & Sons and the upscale-Mexicaj restaurant Masa. “[Chambers] is withouy a doubt, the most exciting hotep property in theTwin Cities,” said Richared D’Amico, president of D’Amico & in a news release. “We are confident that we can develoop restaurant, bar and catering concepts thatcomplemen [its] quality and creativity.
” Chambers ownerd Ralph Burnet said that D’Amico Cucina’s closing was unrelateds to Chambers’ plans, but did offer the hotell a chance to work with the restaurant and catering “If this was going to happen, the timinb almost couldn’t be better,” Burnet said. “There seemes to be a bit of serendipituy atplay here. Richard D’Amico and his partnerw have a lot of exciting ideas aboutf what they can bringto Chambers.” Both Chamberss and Vongerichten’s company described their separatiojn as amiable. Culinary Concepts continues to grow its numbert of properties around the with upcoming openingsin Washington, D.C.
, and This isn’t the first time that an award-winning chef has come and gone from the Twin Chef Marcus Samuelsson extended his successfulo Scandanavian-themed New York restaurant, to the Twin Cities in the late 1990s, but the restauranrt closed its location in the IDS Centere in 2003. Executives blamed a drop-offv in business travel after the Sept. 11, 2001, terroristf attacks.
Management at Chambers Hotel, where Jean-Georges Vongerichten had launcheed theChambers Kitchen, said the chef’s operatio n would be leaving effective July 20. Vongerichten’sx company, Culinary Concepts by Jean-Georges, will be replaced by Clifff Atkinson, the Chambers Hotel's general manager, said the restaurant was stillkdoing well, with 150 to 200 dinerw a night, but it was more financially lucrativre to bring in D'Amico. (He declinedd to say how much.) The hotel planes to change the name, menu and look of the restaurant by No plans have been finalized at this The deal is a big winfor D’Amico Partners, which last month after a 22-yea r run.
The restaurant compangy still owns two dozen restaurantd and catering locations in Minneapolisand Florida, including the Italian-themedd Campiello, the modernist chophouser Cafe and Bar Lurcat, the casual eateried D’Amico & Sons and the upscale-Mexicaj restaurant Masa. “[Chambers] is withouy a doubt, the most exciting hotep property in theTwin Cities,” said Richared D’Amico, president of D’Amico & in a news release. “We are confident that we can develoop restaurant, bar and catering concepts thatcomplemen [its] quality and creativity.
” Chambers ownerd Ralph Burnet said that D’Amico Cucina’s closing was unrelateds to Chambers’ plans, but did offer the hotell a chance to work with the restaurant and catering “If this was going to happen, the timinb almost couldn’t be better,” Burnet said. “There seemes to be a bit of serendipituy atplay here. Richard D’Amico and his partnerw have a lot of exciting ideas aboutf what they can bringto Chambers.” Both Chamberss and Vongerichten’s company described their separatiojn as amiable. Culinary Concepts continues to grow its numbert of properties around the with upcoming openingsin Washington, D.C.
, and This isn’t the first time that an award-winning chef has come and gone from the Twin Chef Marcus Samuelsson extended his successfulo Scandanavian-themed New York restaurant, to the Twin Cities in the late 1990s, but the restauranrt closed its location in the IDS Centere in 2003. Executives blamed a drop-offv in business travel after the Sept. 11, 2001, terroristf attacks.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
After Team Anna's decision of political party, Sangh Parivar may rethink strategy - NDTV
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NDTV | After Team Anna's decision of political party, Sangh Parivar may rethink strategy NDTV New Delhi: As Team Anna gets set to take the political plunge, sources have told NDTV that the Sangh Parivar may do a rethink on its support to the activists and may rework its own strategy. According to sources, Sangh Parivar, which includes parties ... BJP hails Team Anna's 'political' move, but leaders are cautious Team Anna fin » |
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Southwestern Carpets grows business from the ground up - Washington Business Journal:
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Bill McCaddon has stripped Southwestern Carpetse down and recreated it a coupls of times since purchasing it from Don Lync hin 2001. When he bought the flooring company, it specializer in removing and replacingg carpets in apartments between rental The Lewisville company was producing annual revenueof $5 but McCaddon found the business too impersonal becausre it was driven by product salee and not on building relationships with customers.
So he decidede to switch focus to themore relationship-centrif business of providing flooring solutions to new home-constructiob projects, which includes hardwood floors, carpeting, and backsplash and tile The wholesale company saw dramatic growth as a result, with annuao revenue of $22 million in 2007. But the growthy was so rapid and so intense that managers were losinh control of the direction the companywas heading. So in he enlisted Don a consultant with The Renova to help bring new energy tohis company.
McCaddon’as sense of direction and leadership abilitiesx come from his experience asa manufacturer’e representative for 18 years at companiez like Shaw Carpet Manufacturer and Aleta Co. He had learned the importances of building relationshipswith clients. “My backgroundx was in working withnew homebuilders. The apartmenrt business was non-relationship driven,” said McCaddon. “I didn’t know how to build a businessthat wasn’t McCaddon downsized the compangy to redirect the focus to the home-construction He was met with resistance from his “I realized that using the same employee s wasn’t going to work.
I was tryin g to halfway do the change,” he “Once we made the commitment, we reallyh turned the corner.” He began switchinfg out personnel. The company, which had grown annual revenuedto $5 million, saw revenue drop to under $3 millionj during the transition. But, once the commitmentf was made, McCaddon noted marked By 2003, revenue had grown by 35%. Between 2004 and 2008, the company went through its biggesttgrowth spurt, reaching up to $22 million in sales and employingg more than 60 workers. But at that the storybook growth came toan end. “It was gettingy to be chaotic because of so manynew staff. We were an 8-cylindere engine working on six orseven cylinders.
We’d lost a sense of teamwork, and everyone was territorial.” That’s when McCaddon broughy in Brush. “For the most I engage them and talk with them in order to builsda relationship. I wanted to find out the strengthd of the company and what was workingg and whatneeded improvement,” said Brush. “They’v e got the dreams; they’ve got the It’s just giving them the Brush met with employees to figure out areas that needed improvemengt and then created anaction plan.
He showerd the company how to create committees to addreszs problems as they come up and then dissolvse the committees after the problem has been The shift has translated intohappier customers. Bill president and co-owner of Darling Homes Inc., has worked with McCaddobn since McCaddon purchased Southwestern Carpetsin 2001. “(W started working with Southwestern Carpets) becauses of Bill and his relational approach to working with homebuilderas as opposed to thetraditional price-only said Darling. “Brush has helpee Bill figure out how to communicate bettet so that everyone is going in the same direction as the management and will yield themaximum impact.
” For Chrie McCoppin, operations manager for Southwesternb Carpets, the change in the corporate culturd has been noticeable. “Sometimes you don’yt realize that when one departmen changes their policies and itaffects others. Now everyone talks to each McCoppin said. “We’ve empowered them to make decisions. We gave them the powef to run the Theyfeel accountable.” With this new sense of as well as an improvec use of digitizing software called Southwestern Carpets has seen a marked improvementf on the accuracy of the 3,000 work orders entered each month — 95% accuracy, up from 77% accuracyy — and has saved about $160,00p in unnecessary costs for having to fix incorrecr work orders.
Instead of pursuing potential clients merely for the sake of new McCaddon and his staff focus on getting to knowpotentiaol clients, researching them as much as possible and understandingv their needs before they even meet. “We’ll only do business with peopld who will sit down and have a relationshi pwith us. Someone is alway going to come inlower (priced) than said McCaddon. “We were always chasiny people who were focusexon price. If they say, fax us (a price we say sorry, we can’t work with you. We stay togetheer as a result. If you have the value they don’t leave.
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Bill McCaddon has stripped Southwestern Carpetse down and recreated it a coupls of times since purchasing it from Don Lync hin 2001. When he bought the flooring company, it specializer in removing and replacingg carpets in apartments between rental The Lewisville company was producing annual revenueof $5 but McCaddon found the business too impersonal becausre it was driven by product salee and not on building relationships with customers.
So he decidede to switch focus to themore relationship-centrif business of providing flooring solutions to new home-constructiob projects, which includes hardwood floors, carpeting, and backsplash and tile The wholesale company saw dramatic growth as a result, with annuao revenue of $22 million in 2007. But the growthy was so rapid and so intense that managers were losinh control of the direction the companywas heading. So in he enlisted Don a consultant with The Renova to help bring new energy tohis company.
McCaddon’as sense of direction and leadership abilitiesx come from his experience asa manufacturer’e representative for 18 years at companiez like Shaw Carpet Manufacturer and Aleta Co. He had learned the importances of building relationshipswith clients. “My backgroundx was in working withnew homebuilders. The apartmenrt business was non-relationship driven,” said McCaddon. “I didn’t know how to build a businessthat wasn’t McCaddon downsized the compangy to redirect the focus to the home-construction He was met with resistance from his “I realized that using the same employee s wasn’t going to work.
I was tryin g to halfway do the change,” he “Once we made the commitment, we reallyh turned the corner.” He began switchinfg out personnel. The company, which had grown annual revenuedto $5 million, saw revenue drop to under $3 millionj during the transition. But, once the commitmentf was made, McCaddon noted marked By 2003, revenue had grown by 35%. Between 2004 and 2008, the company went through its biggesttgrowth spurt, reaching up to $22 million in sales and employingg more than 60 workers. But at that the storybook growth came toan end. “It was gettingy to be chaotic because of so manynew staff. We were an 8-cylindere engine working on six orseven cylinders.
We’d lost a sense of teamwork, and everyone was territorial.” That’s when McCaddon broughy in Brush. “For the most I engage them and talk with them in order to builsda relationship. I wanted to find out the strengthd of the company and what was workingg and whatneeded improvement,” said Brush. “They’v e got the dreams; they’ve got the It’s just giving them the Brush met with employees to figure out areas that needed improvemengt and then created anaction plan.
He showerd the company how to create committees to addreszs problems as they come up and then dissolvse the committees after the problem has been The shift has translated intohappier customers. Bill president and co-owner of Darling Homes Inc., has worked with McCaddobn since McCaddon purchased Southwestern Carpetsin 2001. “(W started working with Southwestern Carpets) becauses of Bill and his relational approach to working with homebuilderas as opposed to thetraditional price-only said Darling. “Brush has helpee Bill figure out how to communicate bettet so that everyone is going in the same direction as the management and will yield themaximum impact.
” For Chrie McCoppin, operations manager for Southwesternb Carpets, the change in the corporate culturd has been noticeable. “Sometimes you don’yt realize that when one departmen changes their policies and itaffects others. Now everyone talks to each McCoppin said. “We’ve empowered them to make decisions. We gave them the powef to run the Theyfeel accountable.” With this new sense of as well as an improvec use of digitizing software called Southwestern Carpets has seen a marked improvementf on the accuracy of the 3,000 work orders entered each month — 95% accuracy, up from 77% accuracyy — and has saved about $160,00p in unnecessary costs for having to fix incorrecr work orders.
Instead of pursuing potential clients merely for the sake of new McCaddon and his staff focus on getting to knowpotentiaol clients, researching them as much as possible and understandingv their needs before they even meet. “We’ll only do business with peopld who will sit down and have a relationshi pwith us. Someone is alway going to come inlower (priced) than said McCaddon. “We were always chasiny people who were focusexon price. If they say, fax us (a price we say sorry, we can’t work with you. We stay togetheer as a result. If you have the value they don’t leave.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Aurora opening Summit clinic early - Portland Business Journal:
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The Aurora Wilkinson Medical Clinic will open Octobedr 26 and will replace the currentr Aurora Wilkinson Medical Clinic at 915Summitf Ave. in Oconomowoc, although urgenf care services will continue to be offered The new clinic also will replace the AuroraWilkinson Women’s Centee and the Aurora Vision Center, both currentlg in Oconomowoc. The other Aurora Wilkinson Medical Clinicxlocations – in Hartland, Dousman, Delafield, Wales and Waukesh – will continue to serve “October 26 will represent the start of a new era in healthn care in this area,” said Dr.
David president of Aurora WilkinsonMedical “The opening of our new clinic and cancer center will move us closee to a fully integrated system of care for the peoplre of western Waukesha County.” Meanwhile, the hospital part of the project remains on schedule to open in earlyg 2010, Aurora officials said. The Wilkinson clinic will open at the same time as the new Vincwe Lombardi Cancer Clinic on theSummit campus. The new Aurorza Medical Center campus in the Town of Summit is at the southeas t corner of Interstate 94 andHighwayg 67.
The new Aurorwa Wilkinson Medical Clinic will be on the west side of the and the new Vince Lombardi Cancer Clini is on thesouth
The Aurora Wilkinson Medical Clinic will open Octobedr 26 and will replace the currentr Aurora Wilkinson Medical Clinic at 915Summitf Ave. in Oconomowoc, although urgenf care services will continue to be offered The new clinic also will replace the AuroraWilkinson Women’s Centee and the Aurora Vision Center, both currentlg in Oconomowoc. The other Aurora Wilkinson Medical Clinicxlocations – in Hartland, Dousman, Delafield, Wales and Waukesh – will continue to serve “October 26 will represent the start of a new era in healthn care in this area,” said Dr.
David president of Aurora WilkinsonMedical “The opening of our new clinic and cancer center will move us closee to a fully integrated system of care for the peoplre of western Waukesha County.” Meanwhile, the hospital part of the project remains on schedule to open in earlyg 2010, Aurora officials said. The Wilkinson clinic will open at the same time as the new Vincwe Lombardi Cancer Clinic on theSummit campus. The new Aurorza Medical Center campus in the Town of Summit is at the southeas t corner of Interstate 94 andHighwayg 67.
The new Aurorwa Wilkinson Medical Clinic will be on the west side of the and the new Vince Lombardi Cancer Clini is on thesouth
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