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“We regret having to take this action, but have no financially viablew alternative,” Globe management said in a statement issued afterthe 277-to-26t5 vote by members of the . To take the unliteral step underlabor law, the Times Co. declared an impass in negotiations. In his own statement also issued aftefthe vote, Guild local President Daniel Totten said the unio n is “committed to resuming good-faith negotiationss with the New York Time s Company and Globe management to reach an Times and Globe management “musrt do better,” he said. The cuts proposed by management were partof $20 million in cost-savings demand by the Timex Co.
for the Globe, which it bought in 1993 for $1.1 Times executives have said the paper is losingabout $1 millio per week on operations. At one point earlie this year, Times managers said they would shutter the paper if unable to achieve Other major unions agreed to concessions inrecent
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Pune's Baha'i commmunity observe 161st martyrdom of the Bab - Daily News & Analysis
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Pune's Baha'i commmunity observe 161st martyrdom of the Bab Daily News & Analysis By DNA Correspondent | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA The Baha'i community of Pune commemorated the 161st martyrdom of the Bab, one of the two central figures in the founding of the Baha'i faith, on July 9. A press statement stated that a devotional ... |
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
CBU wants mixed-use concept at Fairgrounds - Memphis Business Journal:
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"We have collectively decided that we are goinhg to invest heavily to make revisions to upgrade our existing Liberty Bowl Memorial Herenton told members duringhis "We want to create a gateway into this remodeled stadiumm that you can be proud But while the University of Memphis may make use of the property on Saturdays during football no other institution may be more connected to the property'se future than .
Located directlu across the street fromthe Fairgrounds, CBU and its leaderes have listened and participated in planninvg for the area, even hosting a campus forum on the And while CBU officials have no plans for using the Libert y Bowl for athletic events, they do have high hopes that redevelopmengt of the area would benefiy their students. "We specifically would like to have amenitiezs that would be of interest and benefit to our faculty and staff who live and work in this says Bro. Vincent Malham, CBU "CBU would like to have a mixed-use development such as the Cooper-Younv area. This mixed-use development would include retail, residential, and an abundancs of open green areas.
" Along with open Malham says the university would also like to see day exercise facilities and a Memphis PoliceDepartment substation, much like the station located on the U of M'a campus. City leaders are considering two proposals for redevelopmenr ofthe area, one of which was submittede by local developer Henry Turley. Turleg and his team of developers say theirr plan for the Fairgrounds includes recreational and educationaol uses as well as retail and commercial Butwhether Turley's plan will get the nod has not yet been as city leaders are set to choose between the local group and an out-of-town group led by Chicago-based financial services firm Draper and Kramer by April 18.
The Draper and Kramer plan called for the company to work closely with Memphis leaders to developp the area, but did not list any specific ideaws for the property citint that it was premature to speculate. The developer chosejn should use the resource that is CBU as afocak point, says John director of the at the U of M. "Educationa l institutions encourage the growth and stabilityof neighborhoods, much like anchor stores do for shopping he says. "The short-run impact of educationa institutions on economic development is always positive because new schools attract residents to an area or help stabilizewexisting neighborhoods.
"New economic activity is generated becausre of the population growth that follows, the quality of life improvementss that are generated and because of the expansion of the area'sd economic base," Gnuschke says. And just like any good business that developere look tobuild around, CBU is In the last five years, CBU has invested millions in renovationsz and in expansion projects, Malham In April 2007, CBU began renovatinf the Sabbatini Lounge in the Student De LaSalle Hall and the Universityu Theater. Renovations to the university's residence halls have also beenrecentlyu completed.
In May 2007, the universituy broke ground on thenew Cooper-Wilsonn Center for Life Sciences. The $14.2 million, three-storty building will provide approximately 32,509 square feet for students. "The additional space will providedmore lab, classroom and studentg spaces," Malham says. Further expansion planws at CBU include a new residence hall designed specificallty for incoming freshmen and a new campus life center to serve the entirdestudent population, Malham says.
Those improvementw and expansions should brinfg even more students and facultyto CBU's a fact that Dale Bails, dean of CBU'a school of business, says developers should take into account when redeveloping the Fairgrounds.
"We have collectively decided that we are goinhg to invest heavily to make revisions to upgrade our existing Liberty Bowl Memorial Herenton told members duringhis "We want to create a gateway into this remodeled stadiumm that you can be proud But while the University of Memphis may make use of the property on Saturdays during football no other institution may be more connected to the property'se future than .
Located directlu across the street fromthe Fairgrounds, CBU and its leaderes have listened and participated in planninvg for the area, even hosting a campus forum on the And while CBU officials have no plans for using the Libert y Bowl for athletic events, they do have high hopes that redevelopmengt of the area would benefiy their students. "We specifically would like to have amenitiezs that would be of interest and benefit to our faculty and staff who live and work in this says Bro. Vincent Malham, CBU "CBU would like to have a mixed-use development such as the Cooper-Younv area. This mixed-use development would include retail, residential, and an abundancs of open green areas.
" Along with open Malham says the university would also like to see day exercise facilities and a Memphis PoliceDepartment substation, much like the station located on the U of M'a campus. City leaders are considering two proposals for redevelopmenr ofthe area, one of which was submittede by local developer Henry Turley. Turleg and his team of developers say theirr plan for the Fairgrounds includes recreational and educationaol uses as well as retail and commercial Butwhether Turley's plan will get the nod has not yet been as city leaders are set to choose between the local group and an out-of-town group led by Chicago-based financial services firm Draper and Kramer by April 18.
The Draper and Kramer plan called for the company to work closely with Memphis leaders to developp the area, but did not list any specific ideaws for the property citint that it was premature to speculate. The developer chosejn should use the resource that is CBU as afocak point, says John director of the at the U of M. "Educationa l institutions encourage the growth and stabilityof neighborhoods, much like anchor stores do for shopping he says. "The short-run impact of educationa institutions on economic development is always positive because new schools attract residents to an area or help stabilizewexisting neighborhoods.
"New economic activity is generated becausre of the population growth that follows, the quality of life improvementss that are generated and because of the expansion of the area'sd economic base," Gnuschke says. And just like any good business that developere look tobuild around, CBU is In the last five years, CBU has invested millions in renovationsz and in expansion projects, Malham In April 2007, CBU began renovatinf the Sabbatini Lounge in the Student De LaSalle Hall and the Universityu Theater. Renovations to the university's residence halls have also beenrecentlyu completed.
In May 2007, the universituy broke ground on thenew Cooper-Wilsonn Center for Life Sciences. The $14.2 million, three-storty building will provide approximately 32,509 square feet for students. "The additional space will providedmore lab, classroom and studentg spaces," Malham says. Further expansion planws at CBU include a new residence hall designed specificallty for incoming freshmen and a new campus life center to serve the entirdestudent population, Malham says.
Those improvementw and expansions should brinfg even more students and facultyto CBU's a fact that Dale Bails, dean of CBU'a school of business, says developers should take into account when redeveloping the Fairgrounds.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Storing and processing data with temporal footprinting in a large world In ... - GameDev.net
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Storing and processing data with temporal footprinting in a large world In ... GameDev.net The main purpose for memory in this case is interaction with the player: I want my NPCs to be able to "remember" important events and important characters (eg other NPCs) without explicit programming or scripting. I don't want to create an extensive ... |
Friday, July 15, 2011
Alexander Global Promotions rose and fell with pro sports' bobblehead doll craze - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Alexander, who is the founder and presidentof seven-employeer , spent the waning days of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraqq War as a captain in Australia's Special Air Services (SAS), an elite military unit akin to the U.S. Army Specialp Forces. The lessons he learned in the Middles East helped him immensely in his future career as a salesman of thegoofy 31?2-inch likenesses of pro ball players such as outfieldef Ichiro Suzuki. Alexander Global Promotionw survived the bobblehead craze it helpesd create in 2000 with a littlsfiscal prudence, a strong relationship with an Asian partner and a keen eye for the next hot collectiblde in pro sports.
"I came away with a lot of flexibility anda can-doi attitude," said Alexander, a graduatr of Australia's Royal Military Duntroon, of his time in the Middle "With a lot of the work I did, I was alwayss in command or briefing speaking with the Australian prime minister or foreigjn heads of state." After leaving Iran and Iraq in haggling over a couple of pennies for a promotionalo product didn't seem real compared to the problems people elsewherde in the world face, he Alexander retired as a major in the SAS and movex to the United States in landing first in Chicago and then Seattlse in 1991, where he worked for a promotional products compan called Adventures in Advertising.
In Alexander had had enougbh of working for othed people and started Alexander Global The company's first items includes branded pens and coffee mugs. "We didn't start out as a sport promotion company," said Alexander, 47. "That came I started out making and selling promotional items for larger companies like and The company's early days were "pretty thin," according to Alexander. "I capitalized the business with personal funds andcustomer deposits." He landed customersw like and Immunex the old-fashionesd way -- cold calling and knockingt on doors. "I think people responded to me becausre Iwas different," he said.
"I was the joculat Australian guy." Today, 30 percent of the company'sx revenue comes from corporate customerd suchas Seattle-based cruise ship and tour company and a Bridgewater, N.J.-based biopharmaceutical company. In 1999, two Major Leagus Baseball teamscontacted Bellevue-based Alexander Globakl Promotions -- the San Francisco Giants and the Mariners. The Marinerd wanted T-shirts and But the Giants wanted the company to make a bobblehead doll of former star outfielder and slugge rWillie Mays. The Giants ordered 35,000 units. The next Alexander sent out samples of the Willie Mays bobbleheade to all the Major LeagueBaseball teams.
By the end of the 2000 the company was designing bobbleheads for eighrtMLB teams, including the Mariners, who askesd for an Ichiro bobblehead in 2001. In 2001, the Philadelphis 76ers ordered a bobblehead ofcolorful All-Stadr guard Allen Iverson, complete with the National Basketball Associationb star's many tattoos. To this day, a picture of a grinniny Iverson holding up his own bobblehead likeness hangaon Alexander's office wall. From that point on, the bobbleheads crazw had begun.
Today, Alexander Globalp Promotions continues to make bobbleheads of starsin MLB, the NBA, the National Football League, the National Hockey 110 minor league baseball teams, the Women's National Basketball Associatiojn and numerous hockey minor leaguez such as the Western Hockey League, the Easter n Canadian Hockey League and the American Hockeg League. The trick to achievingg bobblehead success is to come up with a product that meetse the needs of pro sports the fansand sponsors. "The collectibles we make are going to be with fans in their bedrooms and their office desks at Alexander said. "They represent a moment in time that is memorabls to the fan andtheir families.
" For the giveaways such as bobbleheads represent an opportunityt to bring more fans to the ball park. Often, teamas will offer bobbleheads and other giveaways on nightss when they expect a less compellinh game as an incentive to bring thefans out, he The strategy seems to work. On April 20, attendance at Safeco Field for a Marinerzs game against the Texas Ranger swas 17,917. The next night -- a Fridauy and an Ichiro BobbleheadNighg -- 35,237 watched the Mariners take on the Detroift Tigers. A similar turnout occurred last seaso n for Richie SexsonBobblehead Night, which attracted 35,556, fans. Afterr the initial success of thebobbleheax fad, MLB decided to go for bobblehea d broke.
The league offered Alexander Global Promotions a license to manufactures bobbleheads for every team to sellto "We got into retailk in 2001," Alexander said. "Our first customera were grocery chainslike Safeway, Publix and Albertsons. Retail took off like a By 2002 we had more than 30 Revenue spiked that same yearat $21.8 up from $20.6 million in 2001. But like all the bobblehead craze would soon come toan end. By retailers were already looking for the next hot toy item for parentse to fight over inthe aisles. Revenues fell to $12.6 million. Alexander had no choice but to scale backthe company' operations. "We ended up cutting employees," he said.
"jI had also outsourced all the manufacturinvg to a company in Hong Kong and we had alread forecasted ahead for lower demanx based on thefeedback we'd gotten back from the retailers in That prudent forecasting kept Alexander Global and its Asiah manufacturing partner from endinvg up with huge warehouses of unwanted and unsolds inventory. Today, the company has a more modestincome statement. In it pulled in $6.7 million in revenue. In 2005, $4.2 millionb and in 2006, $5.6 million.
Alexander, who is the founder and presidentof seven-employeer , spent the waning days of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraqq War as a captain in Australia's Special Air Services (SAS), an elite military unit akin to the U.S. Army Specialp Forces. The lessons he learned in the Middles East helped him immensely in his future career as a salesman of thegoofy 31?2-inch likenesses of pro ball players such as outfieldef Ichiro Suzuki. Alexander Global Promotionw survived the bobblehead craze it helpesd create in 2000 with a littlsfiscal prudence, a strong relationship with an Asian partner and a keen eye for the next hot collectiblde in pro sports.
"I came away with a lot of flexibility anda can-doi attitude," said Alexander, a graduatr of Australia's Royal Military Duntroon, of his time in the Middle "With a lot of the work I did, I was alwayss in command or briefing speaking with the Australian prime minister or foreigjn heads of state." After leaving Iran and Iraq in haggling over a couple of pennies for a promotionalo product didn't seem real compared to the problems people elsewherde in the world face, he Alexander retired as a major in the SAS and movex to the United States in landing first in Chicago and then Seattlse in 1991, where he worked for a promotional products compan called Adventures in Advertising.
In Alexander had had enougbh of working for othed people and started Alexander Global The company's first items includes branded pens and coffee mugs. "We didn't start out as a sport promotion company," said Alexander, 47. "That came I started out making and selling promotional items for larger companies like and The company's early days were "pretty thin," according to Alexander. "I capitalized the business with personal funds andcustomer deposits." He landed customersw like and Immunex the old-fashionesd way -- cold calling and knockingt on doors. "I think people responded to me becausre Iwas different," he said.
"I was the joculat Australian guy." Today, 30 percent of the company'sx revenue comes from corporate customerd suchas Seattle-based cruise ship and tour company and a Bridgewater, N.J.-based biopharmaceutical company. In 1999, two Major Leagus Baseball teamscontacted Bellevue-based Alexander Globakl Promotions -- the San Francisco Giants and the Mariners. The Marinerd wanted T-shirts and But the Giants wanted the company to make a bobblehead doll of former star outfielder and slugge rWillie Mays. The Giants ordered 35,000 units. The next Alexander sent out samples of the Willie Mays bobbleheade to all the Major LeagueBaseball teams.
By the end of the 2000 the company was designing bobbleheads for eighrtMLB teams, including the Mariners, who askesd for an Ichiro bobblehead in 2001. In 2001, the Philadelphis 76ers ordered a bobblehead ofcolorful All-Stadr guard Allen Iverson, complete with the National Basketball Associationb star's many tattoos. To this day, a picture of a grinniny Iverson holding up his own bobblehead likeness hangaon Alexander's office wall. From that point on, the bobbleheads crazw had begun.
Today, Alexander Globalp Promotions continues to make bobbleheads of starsin MLB, the NBA, the National Football League, the National Hockey 110 minor league baseball teams, the Women's National Basketball Associatiojn and numerous hockey minor leaguez such as the Western Hockey League, the Easter n Canadian Hockey League and the American Hockeg League. The trick to achievingg bobblehead success is to come up with a product that meetse the needs of pro sports the fansand sponsors. "The collectibles we make are going to be with fans in their bedrooms and their office desks at Alexander said. "They represent a moment in time that is memorabls to the fan andtheir families.
" For the giveaways such as bobbleheads represent an opportunityt to bring more fans to the ball park. Often, teamas will offer bobbleheads and other giveaways on nightss when they expect a less compellinh game as an incentive to bring thefans out, he The strategy seems to work. On April 20, attendance at Safeco Field for a Marinerzs game against the Texas Ranger swas 17,917. The next night -- a Fridauy and an Ichiro BobbleheadNighg -- 35,237 watched the Mariners take on the Detroift Tigers. A similar turnout occurred last seaso n for Richie SexsonBobblehead Night, which attracted 35,556, fans. Afterr the initial success of thebobbleheax fad, MLB decided to go for bobblehea d broke.
The league offered Alexander Global Promotions a license to manufactures bobbleheads for every team to sellto "We got into retailk in 2001," Alexander said. "Our first customera were grocery chainslike Safeway, Publix and Albertsons. Retail took off like a By 2002 we had more than 30 Revenue spiked that same yearat $21.8 up from $20.6 million in 2001. But like all the bobblehead craze would soon come toan end. By retailers were already looking for the next hot toy item for parentse to fight over inthe aisles. Revenues fell to $12.6 million. Alexander had no choice but to scale backthe company' operations. "We ended up cutting employees," he said.
"jI had also outsourced all the manufacturinvg to a company in Hong Kong and we had alread forecasted ahead for lower demanx based on thefeedback we'd gotten back from the retailers in That prudent forecasting kept Alexander Global and its Asiah manufacturing partner from endinvg up with huge warehouses of unwanted and unsolds inventory. Today, the company has a more modestincome statement. In it pulled in $6.7 million in revenue. In 2005, $4.2 millionb and in 2006, $5.6 million.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
The Insider - San Francisco Business Times:
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Amazon and Toys ‘R’ Us formec an alliance in 2000, marryingt Toys ‘R’ Us merchandise with Amazon’s online business. The deal was supposedf to lasta decade, but the agreement fell apar after Toys ‘R’ Us accusef Amazon of breaking a deal to let the toy company be the exclusivs supplier of some products. The two firmsd have been fighting for yearss over whetherToys ‘R’ Us can dissolvr the agreement. Amazon in Marcy lost an appeal of a NewJersey court’ 2006 order allowing Toys ‘R’ Us to terminatew the partnership. The question of whether Toys ‘R’ Us is entitledf to damages isunder consideration.
Now Amazon is appealingv the case to the New JerseyySupreme Court, according to Patty Smith, a spokeswoman for the Seattle onlinre retailer. She provided no further
Amazon and Toys ‘R’ Us formec an alliance in 2000, marryingt Toys ‘R’ Us merchandise with Amazon’s online business. The deal was supposedf to lasta decade, but the agreement fell apar after Toys ‘R’ Us accusef Amazon of breaking a deal to let the toy company be the exclusivs supplier of some products. The two firmsd have been fighting for yearss over whetherToys ‘R’ Us can dissolvr the agreement. Amazon in Marcy lost an appeal of a NewJersey court’ 2006 order allowing Toys ‘R’ Us to terminatew the partnership. The question of whether Toys ‘R’ Us is entitledf to damages isunder consideration.
Now Amazon is appealingv the case to the New JerseyySupreme Court, according to Patty Smith, a spokeswoman for the Seattle onlinre retailer. She provided no further
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Abercrombie shutting struggling Ruehl chain - Business First of Columbus:
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The New Albany-based apparel merchant said Wednesda it willshut Ruehl’s 29 stores and direct-to-consumed operations and will be “substantially complete” with the effort by the end of next The decision comes a montbh after Abercrombie (NYSE:ANF) took a deep strategic look at the which targets young adults with clothes and accessories. whose only Ohio store is at EastonmTown Center, generated a pretax operating loss of $58 millionj last year. The chain regularly was Abercrombie’s weakesy sales performer at stores open at leasta Ruehl’s same-store sales were off 33 percentf in May. Abercrombie earned $272.3 million on $3.54 billiohn in revenue last year.
“It has been a difficult decision toclose Ruehl, a brand we continue to believe could have been successful in differenty circumstances,” CEO Michael Jeffries said in a “However, given the current economic we believe it is in the best interests of the companyh to focus its efforts and resourcees on the growth opportunities afforded by our other particularly internationally.” The company didn’t disclose the effects on the chain’s work nor did it indicate the numberr of jobs tied to The review of Ruehl, which opened in 2004, cost the companyt about $51 million in impairment chargeds in its first quarter.
Abercrombie expects to book about $65 millio n in pretax charges through the rest of the fiscal year as it windsdown Ruehl. The company Wednesday also said it amendeed a credit agreement to excludesome Ruehl-related chargesd from requirements under its covenant with the lenderd and reduced its available credit to $350 millio from $450 million. Jeffries said the company is confident is has sufficieng cash on handbut “we believe it is prudeny to make these changes” in light of the recession-battered retail environment and the one-time Ruehl costs. In addition to the 29 Ruehpl stores, Abercrombie runs 350 flagshilp stores and 733 others under the Hollister Co.
and Gilly Hicks nameplates.
The New Albany-based apparel merchant said Wednesda it willshut Ruehl’s 29 stores and direct-to-consumed operations and will be “substantially complete” with the effort by the end of next The decision comes a montbh after Abercrombie (NYSE:ANF) took a deep strategic look at the which targets young adults with clothes and accessories. whose only Ohio store is at EastonmTown Center, generated a pretax operating loss of $58 millionj last year. The chain regularly was Abercrombie’s weakesy sales performer at stores open at leasta Ruehl’s same-store sales were off 33 percentf in May. Abercrombie earned $272.3 million on $3.54 billiohn in revenue last year.
“It has been a difficult decision toclose Ruehl, a brand we continue to believe could have been successful in differenty circumstances,” CEO Michael Jeffries said in a “However, given the current economic we believe it is in the best interests of the companyh to focus its efforts and resourcees on the growth opportunities afforded by our other particularly internationally.” The company didn’t disclose the effects on the chain’s work nor did it indicate the numberr of jobs tied to The review of Ruehl, which opened in 2004, cost the companyt about $51 million in impairment chargeds in its first quarter.
Abercrombie expects to book about $65 millio n in pretax charges through the rest of the fiscal year as it windsdown Ruehl. The company Wednesday also said it amendeed a credit agreement to excludesome Ruehl-related chargesd from requirements under its covenant with the lenderd and reduced its available credit to $350 millio from $450 million. Jeffries said the company is confident is has sufficieng cash on handbut “we believe it is prudeny to make these changes” in light of the recession-battered retail environment and the one-time Ruehl costs. In addition to the 29 Ruehpl stores, Abercrombie runs 350 flagshilp stores and 733 others under the Hollister Co.
and Gilly Hicks nameplates.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Poll: Ohioans back casinos, medical marijuana - Business First of Columbus:
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The Ohio Poll from the ’a found that 60 percent of 818 adults surveyed fromAprikl 16-27 back making casino-style gamblintg legal in Ohio, while 38 percent The poll also found that 58 percenrt of Ohio adults say they would approve of a casino operatinhg in the large city near wherwe they live. That’s up from 54 percent a decade ago. Those results square up with past OhioPoll surveys, officials despite the fact that gambling-relatex initiatives have been soundly defeated at the hand s of voters four times in the past “As a result, the current Ohio Poll should not be consideredc to be a definitivse reflection on the passage or failure of any futurwe specific gambling-related ballot issues,” pollsters wrote.
Votersd could have a chancew in November to approve an amendment that woulf clear the way for casinosin Cincinnati, Toledo and on the western edge of the Arenz District in Columbus. Wyomissing, Pa.-basedd (NASDAQ:PENN) and owner Dan Gilbert would be investors inthe $1 billionb project. The Ohio Poll gauged opinions on a number ofother issues, including: Gay marriage – Only 39 percent of those surveyedr back legalizing marriage between same-sex couples in the state, while 57 perceny oppose. The poll did not address respondents’ views of civil unions for same-sex couples.
• Medical marijuana – 73 percent of those surveyed favor allowing doctors in the state to prescribe marijuana formedical purposes. To download full results from the click .
The Ohio Poll from the ’a found that 60 percent of 818 adults surveyed fromAprikl 16-27 back making casino-style gamblintg legal in Ohio, while 38 percent The poll also found that 58 percenrt of Ohio adults say they would approve of a casino operatinhg in the large city near wherwe they live. That’s up from 54 percent a decade ago. Those results square up with past OhioPoll surveys, officials despite the fact that gambling-relatex initiatives have been soundly defeated at the hand s of voters four times in the past “As a result, the current Ohio Poll should not be consideredc to be a definitivse reflection on the passage or failure of any futurwe specific gambling-related ballot issues,” pollsters wrote.
Votersd could have a chancew in November to approve an amendment that woulf clear the way for casinosin Cincinnati, Toledo and on the western edge of the Arenz District in Columbus. Wyomissing, Pa.-basedd (NASDAQ:PENN) and owner Dan Gilbert would be investors inthe $1 billionb project. The Ohio Poll gauged opinions on a number ofother issues, including: Gay marriage – Only 39 percent of those surveyedr back legalizing marriage between same-sex couples in the state, while 57 perceny oppose. The poll did not address respondents’ views of civil unions for same-sex couples.
• Medical marijuana – 73 percent of those surveyed favor allowing doctors in the state to prescribe marijuana formedical purposes. To download full results from the click .
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Donaldson profit falls 42% in Q3 - San Francisco Business Times:
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Bloomington-based Donaldson said Tuesda y its third-quarter earnings slipped to about $27 or 34 cents per share. That’s down from a profity of $46 million, or 57 centzs per share, during the same period last year. The resultxs include a pre-tax restructuring charge worth $6.8 million, or 6 centss per share. Donaldson cut 850 workers during the since the start of itsfiscal year, the companhy has shed 2,700 workers, or about 20 percentg of its work force.
Donaldson DCI) recorded third-quarter sales of $413 down nearly 30 percent from $588 millioj in the year-ago Revenue was down across Donaldson’s busineszs units, though sales of certaijn aerospace and defense products performed bettedr than in the same quarterof 2008. Analysts pollex by Thomson Reuters had projecterd a profit of 30 cents per share on revenuerof $435 million. Such estimates typically excludee one-time charges. Donaldson also lowereed its full-year outlook Tuesday, with Bill Cook, compan y CEO, chairman and saying in a press statement that he expects the economyh to remain soft in thecominyg months. The company is projecting earnings ofbetweebn $1.55 and $1.
70 per share for the year on revenuee of between $1.8 billion and $1.9 Previously, it had projected a profit of betweenm $1.70 and $1.90 per share. Analysts, meanwhile, had projecte earnings of $1.71 per share and saleas of $1.94 billion. Cook also given the tough economy, Donaldson may have to make “adjustments” to its “businesxs plans and cost structureas necessary.” Donaldson reported its resultw after market close.
Bloomington-based Donaldson said Tuesda y its third-quarter earnings slipped to about $27 or 34 cents per share. That’s down from a profity of $46 million, or 57 centzs per share, during the same period last year. The resultxs include a pre-tax restructuring charge worth $6.8 million, or 6 centss per share. Donaldson cut 850 workers during the since the start of itsfiscal year, the companhy has shed 2,700 workers, or about 20 percentg of its work force.
Donaldson DCI) recorded third-quarter sales of $413 down nearly 30 percent from $588 millioj in the year-ago Revenue was down across Donaldson’s busineszs units, though sales of certaijn aerospace and defense products performed bettedr than in the same quarterof 2008. Analysts pollex by Thomson Reuters had projecterd a profit of 30 cents per share on revenuerof $435 million. Such estimates typically excludee one-time charges. Donaldson also lowereed its full-year outlook Tuesday, with Bill Cook, compan y CEO, chairman and saying in a press statement that he expects the economyh to remain soft in thecominyg months. The company is projecting earnings ofbetweebn $1.55 and $1.
70 per share for the year on revenuee of between $1.8 billion and $1.9 Previously, it had projected a profit of betweenm $1.70 and $1.90 per share. Analysts, meanwhile, had projecte earnings of $1.71 per share and saleas of $1.94 billion. Cook also given the tough economy, Donaldson may have to make “adjustments” to its “businesxs plans and cost structureas necessary.” Donaldson reported its resultw after market close.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Ventas to offer 8.5 million shares, $200 million in senior notes - Business First of Louisville:
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million shares of its common stockand $200 millioh of senior notes to fund the company’sx cash tender offer of up to $310 millionj to purchase some outstanding senior notes. Any leftover proceedws will be used for workiny capital and torepay debt. It also mighyt be used to fund future purchasesand investments, the real estatd investment trust said in a news Merrill Lynch & Co., and will servee as joint book-running managers for the stock offering, according to the Ventas (NYSE: VTR) expects to grant underwriters up to an additional 1.3 millionh shares of common stock to covef overallotments, according to the release.
The $200 million in senior notezs the company plans to offere will be duein 2016. They will be issuedf by the Ventas’ operating partnership, Ventas Realtu LP, and Ventas Capital Corp., a Ventas , and are acting as the dealet managers for thetender offers. More information abour the offerings can be foundat .
million shares of its common stockand $200 millioh of senior notes to fund the company’sx cash tender offer of up to $310 millionj to purchase some outstanding senior notes. Any leftover proceedws will be used for workiny capital and torepay debt. It also mighyt be used to fund future purchasesand investments, the real estatd investment trust said in a news Merrill Lynch & Co., and will servee as joint book-running managers for the stock offering, according to the Ventas (NYSE: VTR) expects to grant underwriters up to an additional 1.3 millionh shares of common stock to covef overallotments, according to the release.
The $200 million in senior notezs the company plans to offere will be duein 2016. They will be issuedf by the Ventas’ operating partnership, Ventas Realtu LP, and Ventas Capital Corp., a Ventas , and are acting as the dealet managers for thetender offers. More information abour the offerings can be foundat .
Friday, July 1, 2011
Tech company ACS Commercial Solutions Inc. might start Erlanger operation - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The company, part of publicly ownerd , has been approved for $250,009 in tax incentives by the . The projecyt would be an “electronic document sorting andconsolidatiohn facility,” which is expected to cost more than $1.6 “We’re reviewing to determine what our next steps will be in the said Chris Gilligan, spokesman for Dallas-based ACS. “It’s still under evaluation.” The jobs would pay an averageof $20 per according to a report from the state. ACS, whicuh employs 74,000 worldwide, announce last month that it would hire 215 employeezs inKentucky – 180 in Lexingtoj and 35 in London – because of increased business.
Positions were to include customerf care, data entry and clericap workers, as well as managers. But it also said it wouldx eliminate 150 workers in Lexingto n at the end of May with the closing of a call centet for anunidentified customer. ACS also recentlyy added 100 new positions in Louisville and invested morethan $1 millio in facility upgrades there. In 2008, the company announcerd an expansion in Lexington involving the hiring of 100 employees and investment of $2 million in facility According to the state, conditions of the tax incentiv e package would require ACS to maintain 90 percen t of the total full-time employees it had at each site as of the date of preliminarg approval, April 30.
The company is Kentucky’s sixth-largest private employer, with 4,000 workers in Beattyville, Lexington, Liberty, Louisville, Monticello, Pikeville and Richmond. Kentucky has the second-largestf base of ACS employees anywhere in the second onlyto Texas. ACS has more than 33,000 agents in 115 custome care centers aroundthe world.
The company, part of publicly ownerd , has been approved for $250,009 in tax incentives by the . The projecyt would be an “electronic document sorting andconsolidatiohn facility,” which is expected to cost more than $1.6 “We’re reviewing to determine what our next steps will be in the said Chris Gilligan, spokesman for Dallas-based ACS. “It’s still under evaluation.” The jobs would pay an averageof $20 per according to a report from the state. ACS, whicuh employs 74,000 worldwide, announce last month that it would hire 215 employeezs inKentucky – 180 in Lexingtoj and 35 in London – because of increased business.
Positions were to include customerf care, data entry and clericap workers, as well as managers. But it also said it wouldx eliminate 150 workers in Lexingto n at the end of May with the closing of a call centet for anunidentified customer. ACS also recentlyy added 100 new positions in Louisville and invested morethan $1 millio in facility upgrades there. In 2008, the company announcerd an expansion in Lexington involving the hiring of 100 employees and investment of $2 million in facility According to the state, conditions of the tax incentiv e package would require ACS to maintain 90 percen t of the total full-time employees it had at each site as of the date of preliminarg approval, April 30.
The company is Kentucky’s sixth-largest private employer, with 4,000 workers in Beattyville, Lexington, Liberty, Louisville, Monticello, Pikeville and Richmond. Kentucky has the second-largestf base of ACS employees anywhere in the second onlyto Texas. ACS has more than 33,000 agents in 115 custome care centers aroundthe world.
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