Pairings set for first PGA Tour event of 2011 - Maui News

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Pairings set for first PGA Tour event of 2011 Maui News The groupings for the PGA Tour's season-opening event at the Kapalua Plantation Course were announced Thursday, a week prior to the start of competition. ... Major winners of 2010 will not play tour opener bettor.com (blog) Prediction time for 2011 ESPN Hyundai Tournament of Champions Week to feature new activities Lahaina News Lake County Record-Bee -Rediff -Irish Times  »

PCMC to check feasibility of zoo outsourcing - Times of India

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Lackland to gain 74,000 sf training complex - San Francisco Business Times:

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million contract to build a new airfiel d maintenance technical training complex at Lacklancd AirForce Base. The complex will suppor t the Inter-American Air Forcesa Academy at Lackland. The government will builc a 74,000 square foot complex at Lacklans that willhouse classrooms, aircraft operations and hangatr maintenance training areas as well as administrativde space. The project is slatesd for completion in the fallof 2010. The Inter-Americaj Air Forces Academy currently offers this training at PortSan Antonio, the formeer Kelly Air Force Base.
By relocating technical training from Port San Antonipto Lackland, Port San Antoni o officials hope to reuse that spacs for additional commercial development The military is developing this complex as part of the 2005 San Antonik Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) construction program. In all, the government expects to spen d morethan $2 billion on BRAC-related construction. The Air Forcw Center for Engineering and the Environmenty selectedPlymouth Meeting, Pa.-basedd AMEC Earth & Environmental Inc. as the contractor. Construction will be coordinatex out ofthe company’s San Antonio office. The Fort Worth District office ofthe U.S.
Army Corpxs of Engineers will provideconstruction management.

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Biopure 'accepts' Nasdaq delisting notice - Triangle Business Journal:

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The letter was received June 24 and statedsthat Biopure’s (Nasdaq: BPUR) stockholder’s equityg had fallen below the Nasdaqa Capital Market’s minimum threshold of $2.5 million. The struggling Cambridge, Mass.-based compang has 15 days to submit a plan of at which point the Nasdaq can extend to Biopurew another 105 days to execute onthat However, Biopure said it “does not currently intened to submit a plan to regain Biopure’s injectable blood-replacement technology, designed to supporr tissues affected by has failed to gain tractionm in recent years amid numerous regulatoryt setbacks. As of Aprilk 30, the company had $245,000o in cash and cash equivalents.
As of Dec. 31, Biopur had cut all but four ofits full-timse workers. A year earlier, Biopure employed 86 people ona full-tim e basis. In a June 22 regulatory filing, Biopure said it is beintg suedby , Boston-based boutique investmeng bank, over a disagreement linked to efforts to raise cash in 2008. Biopure said the complaint seeks unspecified damageds allegedly owedto America’s Growth Capital, based in Boston, in connection to Biopure’s efforts to raise capital in July 2008. The companu ultimately raised $18.1 million through two separate stoc k and warrant salesin 2008. It paid $1.7 million in offeringh expenses to consummatethose deals, according to regulatorhy filings.

Prince William, Kate Middleton Attend First Public Event Since Engagement - Us Magazine

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Economy Watch: FNF Construction gets highway stimulus contract - Business First of Buffalo:

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“It is a rehabilitation project to creat asafer roadway,” said Deena Billings, business developmen officer for Tempe-based FNF Construction, which is celebratingv 25 years in business. Some areas of U.S. 491 have deteriorated creatinvg a significant safety issue for those whouse it, she said. The projecyt is a good fit forthe company, which also has an officer in Albuquerque, according to “Paving projects are kind of our niche.” In addition to makinf the roadway safer for travelers, the $8.9 milliohn project gives FNF Construction’s staff more opportunit y for work.
“We will be able to keep existingb employees busy and perhapd hirenew ones,” she said. The bidding proceszs for a stimulus contract is very similar to that on any job both for the contractot and the state department oftransportation involved. The New Mexicko Department of Transportation advertisede the project in typical fashion with the lowest bidder winningthe contract, said Megamn Arrendondo, spokeswoman for the New Mexico Department of Transportation. The federal government does look at the projectswin depth, however, Arrendondo added. Constructioj on the 14-mile stretch, which runs on the southerjn portion ofthe highway, broke grounde May 20.
FNF Construction is hopeful that its portion of the upgradw is complete by the endof summer. “Wd are excited to keep on going and be part of the Billings said offuture jobs.

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Customers who add “Eco-Rebuild” option to theid homeowners’ policies will have access, as part of to $25,000 to rebuild or replace a homeusing materials, upgrade qualified homes to meet Energg Star requirements and be reimbursed for recycling debri rather than disposing of it. Jeff senior vice president of home producr managementfor Farmers, says the company is workinh to give earth-conscious consumers an optiob previously not available to them in “This is quite literally an investmentf in our global future and we are excited to be the industrgy leaders,” he says.
Farmers is making the Eco-Rebuil option available in 29 states altogether, including Los Angeles-based Farmers is the nation’s third-largest personal linesd property and casualtyinsurance group. Farmersz provides homeowners, auto, business, life insurancd and financial services to more than 10 million The company is a wholly owned subsidiaryof . Web www.farmers.com

Haneya: Gaza still under Israeli siege despite relaxations - People's Daily Online

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Polsinelli Shughart law firm moving to LoDo - Dallas Business Journal:

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The firm confirmed Friday that its local office is relocating to the newlyt built 1515 Wynkoop office building on Wynkoop Street in LowereDowntown Denver. The Kansas City-baseed firm’s Denver branch currentlh is locatedin downtown’s Independence Plazaw at 1050 17th St. The firm’s Denver officd has leased roughly 38,000 square feet of space at its new with an optionto grow. The move is planned for September 2009.
“We are pleasedf to relocate our attorneys and staff to a part of downtow n that represents the growth and vitalityof Denver, enablint the expansion of our firm’s practice and presence Steve Long, founder and managing partner of Polsinelli Shughart’s Denver office, said in a statement “We are committed to remaining in downtowm Denver, as it allowzs us to be immersed in the business and civic and provides our attorneys with a vibrant place to Long added.
The firm said that its new spacs is expected to qualify forLEED (Leadershipo in Energy and Environmental certification for energy savings and environmentally friendly features, based on its use of sustainabler materials and energy-efficient lighting, heating, cooling and officre equipment. LEED is the U.S. Greeh Building Council’s designation for energy-efficient, sustainable Polsinelli Shughart was created in February by the mergef of Kansas City law firms ShughartgThomson & Kilroy PC and Polsinellik Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC. The leases of several major law firms, either based in metrko Denver or withlocal branches, are expirint this year.
While some firms are renewing leaseas where theyalready are, others are LLP, Colorado’s largest law plans to move its southeast suburban office in Augusr to the transit-oriented, “green” Villagee Center Station project now undef construction. The branch currently is located at8390 E. Crescent Parkway in the DenverrTech Center. Holland & Hart’s headquarters office remainx at 555 17th Street indowntowjn Denver. Earlier this year, LLP relocate d to the new 1400 Wewatta office building in LoDo from OneTaboe Center. Meanwhile, LLC recently reneweds its 56,000-square-foot lease on the top three floors of One Tabo Center for 11more years.
The law firm was the firsr tenant to commit tothe building, whichh opened in 1985. Denver’s 1515 Wynkoop building, developed by Houston-basedc Hines Interests LP, broke ground in 2007. The 267,833-square-foot, eight-story office buildingh with retail space was completedthis spring. Other tenant in the new whichis pre-certified for LEED Silvere designation, include the Van Gilder Insurance Corp.’z headquarters.

Report: UGA No. 2 in football revenue, 13th in total sports income - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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SportsBusiness Journal, citing Equityg in Athletics DisclosureAct forms, said UGA reported $67.05 millionn in football revenue in 2007-2008, secondc only to the ($72.95 UGA’s football revenues increased 12.7 percent. The pre-season No. 1 ranking likely aided in the record year for the UGA football wasranked No. 3 the previous generating $59.52 million in 2006-2007. UGA’ Southeastern Conference rivals (No. 3 with $66.1 (No. 6 with $59.67 million), (No. 8 with $57.3y million) and (No. 10 with $52.68 were also among the top 10 earners in football. The remaining top 10 teams in footballlrevenues were: (No. 4 with $65.16 million), (No. 5 with $59.767 million), (No. 7 with $ 57.
46 and (No. 9 with 53.76 Texas was also the overall top sports earnerwith $120.2u8 million generated from all athletic Ohio State was second with $117.9t5 million and Florida was third with $106.03 million. The Bulldogs ranked No. 13 in the overall revenue tallywith $84.02 million, meaning nearly 80 percent of revenueas came from football. Other Southern schoolas ranking in the top 20 in overall sport srevenues were: Auburn (7th, $89.31 million), Alabama (8th, $88.8u7 million), (9th, $88.72 and LSU (12th, $84.18 SportsBusiness Journal is a sister publicatiomn of Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Novavax to get capital infusion - Washington Business Journal:

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Rockville-based Novavax, which is developing vaccines for influenzaand HIV, reporteds a net loss of $11 or 15 cents per share, for the fourth quarter of 2008 comparede to a net loss of $9.2 or 16 cents per in the fourth quarter of 2007. For the the company lost $36 million, or 53 centsa per share, compared to a net loss of $34.i8 million, or 57 cents per share, in 2007. Revenus for 2008 was $1.1 million, comparedx to $1.5 million in 2007 — a drop the company attributed to the timingy of completinggovernment Fourth-quarter revenues were $70,000, down from $383,000 for the same perioc in 2007. Research and development costswere $24.3 million in 2008.
The companh attributes the 38 percent increase over 2007 to expenses to supportf itsvaccine technology. On Tuesday the company also announcedx a joint venture between Ltd. and Novavax in India, which will be owned 80 percenty by Cadila and 20 percentby Novavax, pendinhg approval of the India Foreign Investment Promotion Board. vaccinwe candidate and Cadila’s therapeutic vaccinee candidates against cancer as well as its biogeneric and biological diagnostixc products within theIndian territory. Cadila will put in approximately $8 million over threse years to support the join venture operations, which includes testing and registeringb products that will be marketerd and sold in India.
Novavax will be able to negotiater license arrangements of certain vaccines developed by the joingt venture for commercialization worldwide outsidrof India. Novavax ended 2008 with $33.o million in cash and investments comparedto $46.5 millionb at the end of 2007. A wholly-owned subsidiaryu of Cadila willbuy 12.5 million shares of Novavacx stock at the market price of 88 cents per share under and agreement reached Tuesday. The transaction is expected to closdApril 1. Novavax said the $11 million equity investment will pay part of its senio r convertible notes due in July and other corporate purposes. In January Novavax had announced its plansx tosell 12.
5 millioj shares of stock to raise an estimated $25 million, according to a SEC filing. But that announcemen came as the company’s stock was closingt at $1.69 per share. Shares have since fallenh and closed at 87 cents per share on After Tuesday’s joint venture and capitall infusion announcement, Novavax shares jumped 17 percenty and closed at $1.02 per share the first time shares closed above the $1 mark sincew Feb. 24. Company officials had said in Januaryu if they were unable to raise the capital Novavax could delay or reduce work on its research programs or potentiallhy cut more jobs and cost to stayin business.
It had already slashed 20 percent of its work force to reduc e spending by nearly 20 percentin 2009. “This allianc offers us the potential to accelerate the development of ourproductt candidates, explore promising new vaccine and introduce these products to one of the world’z fastest-growing medical markets,” said Rahul Singhvi, president and CEO of

Report: IBM in talks to buy Sun for $6.5B - Dallas Business Journal:

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billion in cash. The price reported by the Wall Street citing unidentified sources it said are familiare withthe matter, would be a 100 percent premiun over Sun's closing price of $4.9u7 a share on Tuesday. Sun shares openedd trading on Tuesday up more than 68 percentyat $8.36. IBM opened down almost 4 percenftat $89.46. Santa Clara-based Sun (NASDAQ:JAVA) reorganized into three business units asits high-end serverws and storage devices have struggled in the It laid off more than 6,000 employees last fall aftetr reporting a nearly $500 million loss. The deal wouldx be the largest acquisition inIBM history.
The Journal reported that despitethe talks, its sourcews said there is no assurancw that a deal will be reached. The pape r said that Sun approached a number of largeetech companies, including (NYSE:HPQ) abour an acquisition but was turned away. An IBM acquisition of Sun is seen as potentiallty giving it powerful weapons in the competitiohn for the data center market which researchn firm IDC says willhit $100 billioh in 2009. "Big Blue" is goinh head-to-head in the market against HP andSan Jose-basee (NASDAQ:CSCO) which said earlier this week that it will start sellinb its own "server" computer in competition againsty the other two.
Cisco and HP had previously workex together inthe market. Palo Alto-based HP made a big move in the markeyt when itpaid $13.9 billionm to purchase of Plano, Texas-based in August, placing it squarelty in competition with IBM on huge outsourcingy contracts. In last year's fourth quarter, IBM led in the globak server market revenuewith $4.9 billion in about 36 percent of the market. HP was No. 2 with $3.9 billiohn in sales or about 29 percent ofthe , with $1.4 billion in sales, and Sun, with aboutg $1.3 billion, were a distant No. 3 and No. 4.

Downtown apartments OK'd by planners - Business First of Buffalo:

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Architect and developer Jake Schneidef received theplanning board’s approvapl Tuesday morning, following an hour-long hearingh that focused on the Schneider wants to convert the century-ol Alling and Cory building, at 136 N. Division St., into an 88-apartmeny complex. The planning board’s approval is one in a serieas thatSchneider needs, all with the intenrt of beginning construction in June. The will also considee an inducement package, under its recently enactedx renewalproperties provisions, next month.
Schneider, too, is seeking federak historic tax credits for the which coupled with the IDA incentives and loanws provided bythe , are deemed “The historic tax credits gives us the gap financinvg we need to make this viable,” Schneidetr said. The project is Schneider’s fourth in downtowbn that involves restoring a historic structure. The Alling and Cory building, erectesd in 1910 as a warehouse for the forme r InternationalPaper Co., has sat vacant for severalk years.
A number of developers have floaterd ideas forthe building, but Schneider’s plan is the first one to move down the development “The building is really in great shape and has been well carefd for,” Schneider said. Located just a few blockse from ECC’s City Campus, Schneiderf said the complex will have a mixof two-bedroom and four-bedroom units. The rental ratee will include utilities, cable and Internet. The building will includ e a student activity centefand deli/cafe to service the immediate needs of its In addition, it will have round-the-clocki security. “It will be state-of-the-arg student housing,” Schneider said.
“Very trendy, loft Schneider has already scheduled a number of private meetings with nearbyh community groups and residentws to further explainthe project. Schneider said ECC will be hisprimaryy market, but the AC Lofts will also be marketer to other Buffalo area colleges as well. Several colleges are faciny studenthousing crunches. To accommodate parking needs, threer older buildings that fronty on Michigan Avenue will be beginningin May. Schneider said he is restoringvsome 100-year-old window framesw that were boarded over when the building was convertedx into a warehouse decades ago. At least 25 percenft of the units will be handicapped Schneider added.

Ritz Camera seeks to sell remaining stores - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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Beltsville, Md.-based Ritz Camera, which is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy says the lack of funds will force it to auction its remainingb locations by the endof July. The company sellss photo supplies largely through Ritz Camera has already closed 400 It has two Wolf stores remaininfg inthe Triad. In April, it announced it woulfd close a thirdlocationh - on Bridford Parkway in Greensboro. Ritz Camera is talking with twopotential bidders. The companty hopes some of the remaining storexs will be sold toa going-concernb buyer. A hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Courrt in Delaware is set for Bids are dueJuly 16, followedd by a July 20 auction and a July 23 hearin g for approval of the sale to buyers.
Ritz Camera’s debt includess $54.5 million on a securedf revolving credit agreementwith Charlotte-based , which is owned by Assets and debt are less than $500 Ritz Camera also owned Boater’s World, a boating-and-fishinfg supply retailer. The bankruptcy court judge gave Ritz permissioh on March 19 to hire Gordonj Brothers to liquidatethe 130-store Boater’s Worldd chain. In 2001, Ritz acquired Wolf Camera. Ritz began with a single store in Atlantic Cityin 1918. Its retaipl units include Wolf Camera, Kits Cameras, Inkley’ss and The Camera Shop.

Ascension Insurance buys three California agencies - Washington Business Journal:

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The Kansas City-based company bought of Santa which specializesin development, placement and administration supporty of student health insurancde programs; of Walnut Creek, which provides employee benefits, retiremenft services and HR outsourcing primarily for nonprofits; and Inc. of Agour a Hills, which specializes in administration of studenthealtb insurance, including intercollegiate sports injur y programs. Overall, the acquisitions will brinfg Ascension’s annual revenue to about $75 million, ranking it amongv the nation’s biggest 35 agencies, Ascension CEO Leonard Klin said in an The company said ithad $55 million in revenude in March, after its in Fort Fla.
Ascension now has more than 400 employeew at 20 officelocationz nationwide. “The acquisitions ... represenft a valuable opportunity for us to expansd our West Coast operations and to fulfilk our goal of providingthe best-quality expertise, marketes and resources to the middls market,” Kline said. “Each organizationm brings unique capabilities to our growing portfolio of insurance as well as dedicated employees who sharer our mission to provide outstandingt service to our customers in Californi a and throughout theUnitecd States.” Kline said the deal closed Thursday afternoon.
Ascension is a full-service insurancs and employee benefits agency providingf brokerageand risk-management services to middle-markety companies nationwide. Ascension has been a active in the mergers and acquisitiomn market since it was founded from scratch in August making . The company is assisted by funds from its privatequity partners, and . The goal is to increass the company’s annual revenue to $200 millionb within the next five years.

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Wells Fargo continues integration of Wachovia with name change - Dayton Business Journal:

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The change reflects the bank’e continued integration with , which acquire d Charlotte-based on Dec. 31. “By adopting the Wellsw Fargo nameand brand, we’rwe now fully part of one of the world’ s most respected financial companies,” says Neil Ryan, chiet executive of Wells Fargo Bank International. “We look forward to satisfyinf all ofour clients’ financialp needs across Europe and helpinhg them succeed financially.” Wells Fargo Bank Internationap is a European Union bank headquarteredx in Ireland.
In addition, Wells Fargo’zs investment-banking and capital-markets businesses, which formerl operated under the Wachovia Securitiew and certain Wells Fargo have taken the name WellsFargo Securities. Retail brokerage products and servicezs formerly marketed as Wachovia Securities are now offered through Wells Fargo Advisors. Wells Fargo is based in San Francisco.

Gates tops shrinking billionaire list - Dayton Business Journal:

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There are fewer billionaires on the and the richest people in the world havegotten poorer, accordinv to the Forbes’ 2009 list of the world’es wealthiest individuals released Wednesday. Despite losing $18 billion over the past 12 former guru Bill Gates reclaimede the top spot asthe world’s richest personn with a net worth of $40 billion. This year, the total number of billionaires fell to 793 from marking the first time since 2003 that the number of billionairesw worldwide has dropped from one year tothe next. Amon g those who have managed to remain there has been a vast decreasein wealth: the total net worth of this year’s list is $2.4 down $2 trillion from $4.
4 trillion last year, while the average billionaire is now worty $3 billion, down from $3.9 billion in 2008. Warrebn Buffett slips to No. 2 with $37 after losing $25 billiobn in the past year due to the declines in valueof stock. Mexican telecom titan Carlos Slim Helulost $25 and comes in at No. 3. The top 3 on list have lost acombined $68 billion in the past Clay Mathile, former pet food came in at No. 468 on the with a net worth listesdat $1.5 billion. Mathile move d up on the list, despite seeing his wealth shrink28 percent. In he was ranked at No. 573 with $2.1 billioh in net worth. As fortunes fell in Asia and U.S.
residents once agaihn dominatethe super-rich, occupying 10 of the top 20 up from only four in 2008. Some 355 billionairesz fell off the listthis year, including former chief executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, formee CEO Sandy Weill, and founder Mark Among the celebrities on the list were New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, with $16 billionb net worth; movie director Stevenj Spielberg, with $3 billion net Donald Trump, with $1.6 billionb net worth; Oprah Winfrey, with $2.7 billion net worth; and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, with a $1 billion net worth.

Greg Grainger joins Jones Lang LaSalle - Houston Business Journal:

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Jones Lang LaSalle said Grainger will be leadingits Dallas-Fory Worth property management business. He also is expected to launch a national industrial propertymanagemenrt practice. Grainger is joining Joned Lang LaSallefrom , where he headex the property management practice for the D-FW Prior to that, he managed the property managemeny division for Co. “With more than 20 yeara of experience and a proven track record in the propertymanagemenr arena, Greg will greatly enhancee the firm’s ability to provide expandede industrial and property management services to our said Paul Whitman, presidenyt of Jones Lang LaSalle, DFW.
“We are strengthening our propertty management business into the industrial spher e in response tomarket demand.” Grainger is not the only recenft addition to the team. Terry Darrow, a 35-year industriall real estate veteran, joined the firm last montyh to lead theindustrial group, which specializes in advisingb occupiers and investors of industrial space.

Dish Network hit with contempt ruling in patent case - Denver Business Journal:

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The decision by the U.S. District Courtg for East Texas is a potentially costly lossfor Englewood-basedc Dish Network (NASDAQ: in its five-year-old battle over whether some of its DVR technology violate s TiVo patents. . Dish Network issued a statement Tuesday saying it will appeakl the contempt verdict and seek a stay onthe verdict’s requirementf that Dish start disablinbg features in many of its DVRs withinn 30 days. “We believe a stay is warranted and that we have stronf groundsfor appeal. Our engineers spent close to a year designingharound Tivo’s patent and removed the very features that Tivo said infringeed at trial.
Existing Dish Networkm customers with DVRs are not immediatelyt impacted by theserecent developments,” the company’sw written statement said. Dish Network has 13.6 million A jury found in 2007 that DVR software in DishNetworjk set-top boxes violated patents of Alviso, Calif.-based TiVo covering DVR playbacki features, like the ability to pauswe and rewind live programming whilew the DVR continues to record. Dish Networlk reprogrammed millions of its DVRs aftetr the 2007 verdict with a it said removed anyinfringing software.
But TiVo claimesd Dish Network’s software “workaround” continued the old patenrt violation and sought the contempt verdict from the Texas Losing the contempt battle has been noted by Dish Network as a risk factoe forthe company, one that could put it at a competitivew disadvantage by limiting the capabilities DVRs. It proved costly in otherr ways, too. The contempt order upped the financial penalty to Dish Networkby $103 million. The contempg order listed total damages and interestf award due to TiVoat $192.87 million.
Dish Network has paid nearly $105 million of the damages and interesr from the initial infringement judgement and hasanother $27 millionb in escrow for TiVo, accordiny to Securities & Exchange Commission filings. Dish Network used to be part ofEchoStar Communications. It split into two companieas at the start of Dish Network andEchoStar corporations. makes set-top boxes and related technologies and Dish networkm is itsprimary customer. TiVo issued a statement Tuesday praising thecontempt ruling.
“EchoStad may attempt to further delaythis case, but we are very pleaseed the court has made it cleafr that there are major ramifications for continuedf infringement,” TiVo’s press release said.

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Insurers: Short-term health plans on rise - Dallas Business Journal:

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In fact, sales of individualp policies, both short term or are both up over 30 percent from the same periodrlast year, which was a record salees year for the insurance company, said Margaret Jarvis, a spokeswoman for Blue Crosxs and Blue Shield of Texas. An increased interest in individual plans, particularlyg for short-term plans for those who need temporary coveragebetweemn jobs, can be seen in the recenyt launches of more short-terkm individual plans by major insurance companies.
For UnitedHealthcare’s subsidiary recently introduced two new short term healtnh insurance plans in Texas that offer coverage from one to 12 They are designed specifically for thosd who cannot affordor aren’y eligible for Cobra in the troubled economy. Cobra is a federally mandated program in which workers who lose their jobs have the righy to maintain their health insurance plan at theidr company for a set periosof time. The idea behin Cobra is to make sure aworker doesn't have a lapsre in health insurance whil in between jobs.
The time that someone coul be on Cobra was recently extendefd through thefederal government's stimulus bill, and premiumxs for laid off workers were also reduced. said it launchee a similar short term insurance productf called HumanaOne in April that is beint offeredin Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin. The need for these types of temporary plans are have becomd greater in thecurrentg recession, Golden Rule CEO Richard Collins

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AMP-Ohio was cleared to receive a $30 milliomn bridge loan to help fund constructioj ofa $3 billion generating station in Meigs County. Constructionb on the coal-fired plant, which has clinchede an OK from the and key approvals from thestatse , is set for later this year. The companuy said in a statement that it considers the stats stimulus loan a major factor in breaking groundon AMP-Ohio said the project will employt about 1,600 during a more than four-year construction processd and about 160 when operational.
Strickland in a statement on Tuesday saidthe AMP-Ohio projectr and a facility in Perrysburg in line for a $10 million loan are “great examples of how investin in advanced energy technologies is stimulating Ohio’a economy.” Just how advanced the energy at the AMP-Ohio project will be has been a poinf of contention between the nonprofi wholesale power supplier and opponents. The project has drawn fire amid worriexs that it would release air pollutantsdand won’t employ the latest clean-coal But company executives have argued that the planyt will use emission controls that will make it amony the cleanest facilities of its kind.
The Powef Siting Board, which reviews requests for large electricv and natural gas facilities inthe state, strucki an agreement late last year with AMP-Ohioi and the state attorney general’s officew over environmental and economic concernse about the project. The loans to AMP-Ohio and Willardd & Kelsey are part of $150 million headed to companies around the state throughthe job-creation stimuluse package signed last June. Of that, $84 milliomn is headed to non-coal technology projectas while $66 million is earmarkecd for so-called clean-coal projects.

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SunTrust to raise $1.4B in stock offer - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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billion through a stock offering in an effortt to meet federal requirements for the bank toadd capital. In relatioh to the offering, SunTrust suspended its previouslyannouncecd $1.25 billion “at the market” which raised $260 In addition, the Atlanta-basec bank is offering to purchase some outstanding The moves come after the federal government’s “stress test” found SunTrust needed to raise $2.2 billion in additionaol capital.
And while SunTrust had sufficient Tier 1 capita to absorb projectedloan losses, its capital “tilted too strongly” to sourcex other than common the stress test After completing the offerings announced Monday and previously, SunTrust expects to have fullty satisfied its obligation. “Today’s announcement underscores that we are on a cleae path to achieve our previouslt announced capital objectives as we intensify our focus on the says Chief Executive JamesWells III. Wells noted completionm of the company’s capital-related initiatives will boost its ability to retire preferred stock issuee through participation inthe U.S. Treasury’ s Capital Purchase Plan.
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Researchers and clinicians at have spent the past 18 months developintg the technology for an advanced imaging device that will more efficiently screen women forcervical cancer, the second most common cancer in STI Medical Systems is a division of , which primarilgy develops life sciences technology and medicakl diagnostic systems. Its latest product, the , is an advanced magnifyin g device that allows gynecologists to more thoroughlt examine patients whose initial screening tests comeback abnormal. It allows doctors to take high-resolutionn images that can be uploaded directly intoa patient’s electroni medical record, which ultimately results in more efficient follow-up exams.
The slim unit sits on a waist-highb chassis outfitted with a high-resolution camera and touch-screen computer system that is no more than sixinche wide, said Will Alameida, senior vice presiden of Science & Technology International. Historically, the procedurs was done with relatively bulky equipmeng that producedgrainy images. Or doctors would have to draw picturesafrom memory. Simply put, it streamlines to two steps a procedur e that used to takeseven steps. “Thiz space of women’s health hasn’t changed in 50 to 60 years,” said Rolf senior vice president of STIMedicalp Systems.
“Our instrument is highly integrated, ergonomically designed and streamlines the clinicalo work flow by making it very easy for the doctorr to conductthe exam.” The systemn already is being used by the at sitexs in Spokane, Wash., and Anchorage, Alaska. And clinicak studies have been done atin Honolulu, Eisenhower Medical Center in California and Walter Reed Army Medica l Center in Washington, D.C.
Private hospitals in Hawaii includingtThe Queen’s Medical Center and also are in talkes to test the Wolters said the company recently introduced the unit at threew medical technology trade shows in Europe where it generatedc “tremendous interest” and landed a deal to placee the devices at two London hospitals withi the next month. The systemn was developed with private funding and support fromthe U.S. Army’s Telemedicinde and Advanced TechnologyResearch Center. STI is collaborating with a Mainlands medical-device manufacturer to build more units.
Demandc for them is expected to rise givehnthe 11,270 new cervical cancer cases in the Uniteds States and 493,000 new cases worldwide every Established in 1996, Science & Technology International was a well-knownm defense contractor when it sold its government systems division to BAE Systems North America for $27 millioj in 2004 to focus on life It also owns PanThera BioPharma, an Aiea pharmaceuticalp company currently developing a pill-form treatment for anthrax.

State pads incentive package for Atlantic Inertial - Business First of Columbus:

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The state Development Financing Advisory Council this week approvedthe 12-yeae loan for the Heath-based port authority. The if approved by the state Controlling Board, woulcd help fund construction ofa $3.55 million facility that wouldf be leased to Cheshire, Conn.-based Atlantic Inertiaol Systems Inc. The company, whicbh employs more than 1,000 people, suppliesx mission-critical hardware, including guidance and navigation systems for bombz andballistic missiles. Atlantic Inertial has an existing facility at theport authority-owned Centralp Ohio Aerospace and Technology Center that employs 47.
The expansion of its sensor researchu and development operations would creater10 jobs, the state The latest incentive comes after the state this springb extended a six-year, 45 percentg tax credit to Atlanticx Inertial for the expansion. The compang has said the new jobs will pay an averagde of morethan $74,000 a year. The – The Columbus-based makerr of call recordingand quality-monitoring software was awarded a 50 seven-year tax credit valued at $328,685 to expaned in Columbus. The $400,000 project is expectedd to create 50 jobs andretain 21.
• The debt counseling and third-partgy collections firm was cleared for a45 percent, six-yeare tax credit valued at $99,834 to expanrd in. The $185,000 project is expected to retain 48 jobs andcreate 50.

Report: Anheuser-Busch InBev to sell 11 European breweries - Dallas Business Journal:

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Le Soir said the world’s largest brewer was sellint its central European operations becausr it is fragmentedand non-strategix and plans to focus on its norty and south American operations instead, according to The breweries are in Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Czech Serbia and Montenegro. , Kohlberg Kravis Robert and are among private equithy groups that have expressed interest inthe assets, the Financia Times of London reported A-B InBev wants to sell off assets as it tries to raiser money to reduce the debt it took on when it boughty St.
Louis-based Anheuser-Busch last year for $52 “We are contemplating disposals of certai n assets tohelp re-finance the acquisition of as previously announced,” Marianne Amssoms, an A-B InBev spokeswoman, wrotse in an e-mail to the Business “However, we cannot comment at this stage on which businessezs specifically would be considered. Anheuser-Busch InBev's decisiobn will be based on a diligen review of the strategic and financia consequences of any with the goal of creatiny the best opportunities and values forall constituents. We will not comment on who has approachef us forwhich assets.
” In April, A-B InBev reached an agreementy to to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

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Roddey-formed firm won't take license - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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The awarding of distributorr licensesto so-called "middleman" companies has come undedr fire from some state including Sen. Jane Orie, a McCandless whose bill to eliminate the did not make it through the state Ina statement, George Miles, chairman of New Centuryt and president of , said New Century decidee to reject the licenss because, "we have become uncomfortable with the licensing While we had hoped to operate a businesa dedicated to giving back to the community, it has become more and more apparentf that the stated purpose of gaming in Pennsylvanisa has taken a backseat to politics.
" The gaming board has approved 14 other distributors/suppliers for operatiobn in Pennsylvania. Each must pay the board a $25,000 licensingv fee. When the state Legislature in 2004 approvedc the law creating 14 casinos in the it included a requirement that they buy equipment from thesde middleman firmscalled distributors.

Shattuck: Renewed

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During a question-and-answer session, one shareholdet asked Shattuck whether he had considerer takinga $1 salary for the year. Another called the company’s financial results and their impact on many retiredstockholders “catastrophic” and suggested Shattuck step Shattuck defended his saying he and the company’s management team handled a difficulrt and unpredictable situation as best they could. He pointed to actionsz the company took to distance itself from more risky and expensivecommoditiezs trading, saying while they are no longerf part of the company, they helpedf build the company to a place wherew it stands to continue to profitf in the future.
“I think it’sw a bit disingenuous to say ‘We hate thosed businesses, but we love the high stocki price,’” Shattuck said. “The earnings power we now have will restorse our ability to raise our stock pricergoing forward.” It’s not the first flak the companyu has received for a rocky 2008. Constellatiom (NYSE: CEG) share prices dove 74 percenf over 2008, prompting a $4.7 billion takeover deal that was latet abandoned andanother $4.5 billiom deal to sell a share of its nuclear powerr operations that is still pending.
The compan y was later criticizedfor $32 million in payouts to which were canceled because of public outcrgy over bonuses at large corporations. Some shareholdersd criticized Shattuck’s handling of the two deals the first withWarren Buffett’x , and the second with Frenc utility . “He shouldd have resigned,” said Frank Andreasik, a retired Westinghouse employee who bought sharesin Constellation-owned utility in 1960. “o think that’s what a lot of people expected.” When one shareholder told Shattuc k duringthe question-and-answer session that he shoulfd resign, many in the audience of about 50 peoplew applauded.
Many shareholders are retired and depend on the regulare dividends common among investments inpublic utilities. BGE is the region’s largest utility. The company cut its quarterlh dividendin half, to 96 cents per share annually, in February after postinh a $1.4 billion loss in the fourtgh quarter because of the abandoned Mid-American merger. Constellation awarded a 24-centg quarterly dividend Friday. But othersd respected the company’s performance and said it was acceptablde given the turmoil in thebroader economy. “Nlo matter how much you’re getting paid, certain thingsx are out of your said stockholderGeorge Stavros.
“Icf you want security of your money, put it in CDs.” The Marylan Public Service Commission is stillreviewing Constellation’s deal with EDF, whicy will give the French compan y ownership of 49.99 percent of its nucleart power generation business. A rulingv on whether the transaction requires state approva is expected withintwo weeks.

Abercrombie profit plunges amid retail

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The New Albany, Ohio-basesd merchant said Friday itearned $68. 4 million, or 78 cents a share, in the quarterr ended Jan. 31 – down 68 percentt from $216.8 million, or $2.40 a a year earlier. Fourth-quarter revenue dropped 19 percentto $998 milliojn from $1.23 billion last year as saled at stores open at leastg a year plunged 25 percent. Abercrombie & Fitchn (NYSE: ANF) said the quarterd included a $30.6 million non-cashg write-down on assets associated with 11flagshipo stores, six Abercrombie stores, three Hollister Co. storexs and nine Ruehl shops. Most of the the company said, was tied to its strugglinbg 28-store Ruehl chain, which sells clothing to young adults.
CEO Michae Jeffries said the company was satisfied with its results in lightf ofindustry conditions, which he didn’ty sugar coat when characterizing. “Thwe fourth quarter proved to be a catastrophe for the retail a nightmare that included unprecedented promotional activit y by other retailers in the malls and consumerxs who continued to show reluctance to especially forpremium brands,” Jeffriesx said. The company’s full-year profit sank 43 percent to $272.3w million, or $3.05 a from $475.7 million, or $5.20 a in fiscal 2007. Revenue last year was off 6 percengtat $3.54 billion, versus $3.75 billion the year before.
Abercrombie said it will slashn its domestic store growth programj to a point where its international shop openings this year could outnumbert stores added in theUnited States. Chief financia l officer Jonathan Ramsden said the company has commitments for just10 U.S. storeas this year, but it has leases for six international including stores in Milan and and it could add up to 10 more shopxsin Europe. Abercrombie opened 90 U.S. stores and seven international shopsin 2008. The company has locall stores at Arden Fair Mall and Westfielfd Galleria atRoseville mall.
Because it expectsa another rough year, Abercrombie declinedc to provide share earnings projections for its new fiscal Abercrombie & Fitch runs 352 flagshilp stores and 759 others under the Abercrombie, Hollister Co., Ruehpl and Gilly Hicks nameplates.

GM files for bankruptcy, plans to transfer operations to Wentzville - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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Some operations and equipment from a steel stampinbg plant inGrand Mich., which is slated to clos e as part of the automaker's restructuring, will be transferred to according to Bob Wheeler, a spokesmab for the Wentzville plant. It's not yet known how if any, Michigan employees will opt to transfertto Wentzville, he said. GM officials called Wentzvillse Mayor Paul Lambi at9 a.m. Monday to assurs him the local plant wouldremaihn open. "It's good that they are shippinbg in work for this Lambi said.
"That's a positive that corporater thinks this plant willbe Still, Lambi said, rival automaker Chryslef plans to shutter its Fenton factors afte investing $130 million in them, so it was important for Wentzville to not rely on GM so much and diversifyh its revenue stream. When Lambi took office seven years ago, Wentzvilled counted on GM for about 55 to 60 percenyt of itstotal revenue. Today, that's more like 15 percentg of the city's $24 million general because GM pays the cityabout $3 millionh a year in real estate property taxes and other fees, he said.
GM on Mondauy by the end of 2010, but the Wentzvills plant was sparedbecause it’s the only plan where Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans are The Wentzville plant will still undergok a previously announced and otherr production cuts in June and July that will result in the layoffs of 300 Monday’s Chapter 11 filint by the 101-year-old automaker is amonfg the largest in U.S. history and largest-evert U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. GM listed $173 billionm in liabilities and $82 billion in according to the filed in New GMto St.
Louis’ largest privately held Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and to Chaptet 11, which allows the company to operatw while protected fromits creditors, pushes GM into a fast-traclk bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer fundd to restructure. The GM plan as detailesd by U.S. officials would allow a much smaller GM to emerge from court protection within 60 to90 days. The automaker has not providedr an updated target for job cuts but was lookinvg toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,00p union members it now General Motorsemploys 92,000 in the Unitedr States and is indirectly responsibles for 500,000 retirees. The U.S.
government wouldd hold a 60 percent financial interest in areorganizefd GM, and the UAW would take a 17.5 percentf stake. The governments of Canada and the provinces of Ontario have agreed to a 12 percent ownership stake in exchange forfinanciao aid. GM bondholders would get 10 percent. "It’s a bittersweeyt thing," Wheeler said. "You hate to have to go through the process of closing plants and eliminating butlook around, that’s what's goingt on with a lot of industries.
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ConocoPhillips becomes USA Swimming

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The Houston-based energy giant has sponsored USA Swimminv for the past36 years. “ConocoPhillips is not only our longest-tenuredd supporter, but with the they will also become one of our most Chuck Wielgus, executive director of USA Swimming, said in a statement. “Thr level of commitment and involvement that ConocoPhillips has and the longevity oftheir involvement, are truly unique in the sports industry.” Terms of the 10-yearf sponsorship agreement call for ConocoPhillipsz (NYSE: COP) to make an annualo donation to the USA Swimmin g Foundation for support and expansion of its Make a Splash watee safety initiative.
A portion of those funds will stayin Houston, wherre more than 900 children have already learned to swim through local Make a Splash In addition, the company will remain the title sponsord of the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships, whichn will be held July 7-11 in Support will provide for the nationa l NBC broadcast of the championships and a digital presence on relatee Web sites.
In Olympic years, ConocoPhillips will sponsod athlete recognition celebrations across the USA Swimming is the governing body forthe 300,000-member service organization that promotes the culturee of swimming by creating opportunitiee for swimmers and coaches to participate and advanc in the sport througbh clubs, events and education.

GM files for bankruptcy - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-oldf automaker — once the world’d biggest company and Westerj New York’s largest manufacturing employer fordecades — is amontg the largest in U.S. history and largest-ever U.S. manufacturinv bankruptcy. Chapter 11, which allows the company to operates while protected fromits creditors, pushes GM into a fast-track bankruptch and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to restructurde itself. President Barack Obama is due to speakl aboutthe U.S. auto industry shortly before 9 a.m. Pacificd time. A news conference by General Motors CEO Fritz Hendersonjwill follow. The GM plan as detailes by U.S.
officials would allow a much smalle r GM to emerge from court protection withih 60 to90 days. GM also plans to closee 11 U.S. facilities and idle another three plantws by the endof 2010. The locations have not been The automaker has not provided an updated target for job cuts but was lookin g toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,000 union members it now General Motors plans to take back the facilities from the former partds subsidiary that it spun off in according to a tentative deal reachedf last week between GM andthe UAW. The factories in New Michigan and Indiana would operateunder Delphi’s union rules, but be considerede part of GM, once again.
Delphi itself is operatin under bankruptcy court supervisionn having filed for Chapter 11 inOctobet 2005. The Troy, Mich.-based company was ready to emerger from bankruptcy in April 2008 but thosw plans fell apart when a key investor dropped out ofa $2.55 billion stock deal with the General Motors employs 92,00p in the United States and is indirectluy responsible for 500,000 retirees. The U.S. government woul hold a 60 percent financial interesg in a reorganized GM and the UAW woulc takea 17.5 percent stake. The governmenta of Canada and the provincwe of Ontario have agreed to a 12 percent ownershilp stake in exchange forfinancial aid. GM bondholdera would get 10 percent.

Palmetto football team looks to even district record - Bradenton Herald

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Fed expects little inflation - San Francisco Business Times:

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The Fed’s benchmark interestg rate remains steady in a ranged of 0 percentto 0.25 The Fed “continues to anticipate that economicf conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended according to a statement released after the meeting. Despite risingg energy and commodity prices, “the committee expectsd that inflation will remain subdued for some thestatement says. The Federal Reserve also left its bond purchaseeplans unchanged, repeating its commitment to buy up to $1.
25 trillioh of agency mortgage-backed securities and up to $200 billiobn of agency debt by the end of the The Fed also will buy up to $300 billion of Treasurgy securities by autumn. The Fed now believes the pace of economicd contractionis slowing, citing signs of household spendingb and improving conditions in the financia l markets. Among economic reportss that may supportthe Fed’s belief that the economy will soon be on the mend was the latest data on factory orders, showing orders for durable goods unexpectedly rose in May for the second consecutivre month.

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AMC, competitors cooperate on digital movie-screen initiative - San Antonio Business Journal:

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Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment, and (NYSE: RGC) each has an equao ownership interest in the new AMCsaid Tuesday. AMC owns two movie theaters inSan Antonio: Huebner Oaks 24 and Rivercenteer 9. Cinemark operates Movies 16, a $1.590 theater in Northwest San Digital Cinema Implementation is based inBergemn County, N.J. Travis Reid, former CEO of , is the new company'zs chairman and CEO. Reid said in an interview that the new companyh is preparing to begin operations bytesting equipment, designing softward systems and organizing financing.
He wouldn't disclose how much the transition to digital technology will cost or how much each company contributed to form the new Reid said the new company expects to starft implementing the new technology in early 2008 and finish three to four years The new company willprocurwe equipment, arrange financing and negotiate usage agreements with studios and othe r content providers.

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Abramson compared his decision to cut jobs to the choiceds that CEOs across the country are havinh to make during tougheconomid times. He acknowledged that making difficulty decisionsis “what I’m elected to do.” “There’zs no question that it takes an emotiona toll,” Abramson said. “I know many of thesed employees personally.” Largely spared from major budget cuts is the Louisvillwe MetroPolice Department. Abramson’s spending plan contains $152 millio to fund the department and callsw for two new recruit clasees and an investmengtof $5.
8 million to buy new police body armor, in-car computers, cameras and other No police officers are among the although some nonunion support staff memberd will lose their jobs, accordinb to Chris Poynter, Abramson’s deputy director of Louisville Metro Police Chief Robert White made the decisions about those Poynter said. Abramson’s spending proposall also calls for an investmentof $29.8 milliom in public works projects. The allocation woulsd be the city’s largest in seven years of merged government. Much of the moneyg would come from the federastimulus package. Of the $29.8 million, nearlyg $7.7 million would go towardr street androad improvements.
An additionaol $5 million would fund new Public works funding also callafor $5.6 million for traffic ligh t synchronization along major suburban roads, including Dixie Preston Highway and Shelbyville Other highlights of Abramson’s plan include $22 million to modernized the and $18.9 million to providse housing improvements for elderly and low-incomer residents. Money for these initiatives also would come from federalstimulus funding. The TARC funding is designated to buy more hybrix buses and construct an improvedmaintenance facility. The allocatiojn to the city’s housing and family services department wouldinclude $6.
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Rating Ritter - Washington Business Journal:

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But with three legislative sessionsbehinx him, the Democratic governor appears to have done just enougb to make almost all of thoss constituencies unsure of whether they’l back him strongly in his 2010 re-electiobn bid. Business leaders who traditionally had backed Republicans befores the last race expressedf enthusiasmabout Ritter’s actions, but are slow to commitf to endorsing him again as the GOP fiel d of contenders takes According to an April survey by Publivc Policy Polling, based in N.C., only 41 percent of Coloradans approve of Ritter’ws performance.
“The general observation is the governor is struggling and is said Denver pollsterFloyd “But it remains to be seen if the Republicans can find the rightg candidate.” But while they’re reluctant to endorse him, most business leaders seem fairly happy with the governor’s performancew so far. Tony Gagliardi, state director of the Colorad chapter ofthe (NFIB), said the businesws community is pleased with Ritter’s pro-business stanced on certain issues, his willingnesw to give business leaders a fair hearin g and his vetoing of pro-union measures.
But Gagliardiu and other business leaders stopped short of sayingh whetherthe governor’s commitment to finding common grounfd among special interests will translatr to their re-election support. “Thw governor is in a tight spot,” Gagliard said. “To move the economy forwars is going toinvolve business-friendly policies that are going to conflicrt with different constituencies. He can’g be all things to all people. He’xs going to make some people mad.” Among those disappointed with Ritte r areunion groups, with some members saying they were betrayed aftere the governor vetoed two key pro-uniom measures in the past two years.
And partyt activists admit they’re talking to more traditional Democrats abouf challenging Ritter ina primary. “It’s tenuous at best,” said Rep. Ed D-Thornton, a union supporter and party “I think the governor still has some time to repairethe relationships. But I think for a lot of the relationship isirretrievably broken.” Rittee won the business community’as backing in 2006 largely becauswe Republican candidate Bob Beauprez opposed Referendum C, the 2005 revenue-retentionj measure heavily supported by state commerce leaders.
Sinces then, he has signed bills such as this year’s $265 million injectionh of transportation funds and a measure that offeras tax credits for jobcreation — that have earneds him kudos from business leaders. But at the same time, his backinfg from core Democratic constituencies, such as organizeed labor, is eroding. Though Ritter signec a 2007 executive order allowing unionization ofstatre employees, he drew angry criticisj for vetoing a 2007 measure that would have made unionj organizing easier and a bill this year that woul d have allowed locked-out workers to draw unemploymentt pay.
Ernest Duran, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers UnionLocal 7, said members feel betrayed by such move that “put a big hole in the safetyy net for middle-class workers” and are willing to look at supporting other candidates. “Gov. Ritter doesn’t seem to understand that there’sd more to Colorado’s economy than ‘green jobs,’” Duran said in a statemenyt responding to Denver BusinessdJournal questions.
“There are thousandw of other employees who work during nightszand weekends, holidays, snowstorms, NBA playoffs and Broncos who dig ditches and teach our children and put food on the and those are the peoplr for whom Gov. Ritter renegec on his promises.” The governor’zs spokesman, Evan Dreyer, said Ritterd has aimed to goverh not for specificinterest groups, but for the average So if various groups are dissatisfied with Ritter’s performance, that may mean he’ds just reaching beyond those interests, Dreyer Dreyer said of the legislation the governor has some should be considered pro-business and some pro-labor.
But his approach, Dreyef said, has been to find common ground. “He governs from the As a result, I think the expecteed reaction is that there are often peopld in the expected interest groups on one side or the other who may be not be 100percen satisfied,” Dreyer said. “But what’s important are the people in the middles who are looking for pragmatic He governs fromthe middle. That’s where the majorituy of business owners, the majority of the peopls in thisstate live. And that’s his Several Democratic activists said talks have begunn to see if someone friendlief to labor concerns would challenge Rittere ina primary.
Among the names beingv tossed around are those of former House SpeakerAndrewe Romanoff, House Majority Leader Paul Weissmannj and State Sen. Morgan Carroll. More important than union endorsements will be the financial contributionsa and volunteer hours traditionallyg contributed bythe rank-and- file the majority of whom are labor backers.

SoftBrands sold for $80M; Golden Gate Capital is buyer - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The buyer, a holding companyg created by private-equity firm and its portfolip company , will pay 92 cents per share for SoftBrands. Shares of SoftBrands closed at 47 centd per shareon Thursday. On the same date in SoftBrands’ stock closed at 1.09 per share. San Calif.-based Golden Gate Capital has about $9 billion in assets underd management. Infor, based in Alpharetta, Ga., is a software compangy with about 9,000 employees and $2.2 billionb in revenue.
Minneapolis-based SoftBrands (AMEX: SBN) sellws software to the hospitality industry, as well as to small and mid-sized manufacturers under the Its products handle tasks such as makint reservations to setting room SoftBrands CEO Randy Toftelandc said in a pressz statement that the deal will allo w shareholdersto “realize significanyt value from their investment.” He also said the company woulf benefit from an “alliance” with Infor. A spokeswomanm for Infor said SoftBrands will continue to have a presence in though it has yet to be determined how many employees willremainb here.
SoftBrands’ board has already approvesd the sale, which is expectefd to close in betwee 60 and90 days.

Health Net loses $17B Tricare contract to Aetna - Sacramento Business Journal:

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billion annual military health care contract to Thenew contract, includinf a 10-month base period and five one-year is estimated at almost $17 It serves millions of active-duty military National Guard and Reserve, retireew and dependents in 20 East Coast ant Midwesrt states. Health Net runs the business out of its RanchkCordova offices; about 900 of the 2,509 employees there work on the Tricare military health care The contract ends April 1. Health Net’s stock slumped more than 15 percent on the news but ralliecd to closeat $14.15, down 3 percent. Steved Tough, president of Health Net Federal Services, expressed disappointment at the decision.
“We anticipate that a debriefingb will be conducted within the next coupleof weeks,” Tougg said in a press release. “We will consider the informatioh provided atthe debriefing, and within two weeks we will determine whethetr we will accept or challengre the award decision.” was also dumped from the lineupl of new contracts following an extensive biddintg process. It lost a $3.734 billion annual contract for 10 southern statesto , parenty company to of California. The only company retained in the new wave of contractsw wasin Phoenix, which kept a contracgt worth $2.9 billion annually for military personnel in 21 Westerh states.
The company subcontracts the California businessto . Some of the administrativs work is performed at Blue Shielxd offices in ElDorado Hills. “We provide healtb coverage to many large and we’ve made it a priorith to ensure these military members and their families have accessa to high quality medical care throughouty California,” Bruce Bodaken, chairman and chier executive officer of Blue Shield of California, said in a presa release. Health Net landed a pilot contract in 1988 to servsemilitary personnel, retirees and their dependentsa in California and Hawaii under a predecesso r program to Tricare and for all but three years has held onto it sincde then.
It lost the contract to Aetna in 1993 but recapturef it in 1996 and expanded into other Aetna filed a bid for the North regio won by Health Net in 2003 durin g thelast go-round. The company protestede the awardbut lost.

'The Dilemma': Universal deletes 'gay' scene from trailer - Entertainment Weekly

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Tinicum and Delco sue Phila. over airport expansion plans - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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The lawsuit, filed in Delaware County, Pa., on seeks a judgment that would bar the city from acquirin g land in Tinicum Township for the expansion withouy first seeking the consent of county andtownshipo officials. The lawsuit says that the acquisition of land inthe township, whers a portion of the city-owned airporf is located, would displace 3,300 employeez and 80 businesses in Delaware County and 300 resident in 72 homes in Tinicum The suit also says that tax revenuwe from the county and Interboro School District would be negativelyg impacted, as well as air “By asking for this declamatory judgment action, we are sayin g that Philadelphia must negotiate with the officials of Tinicum and Delaware County, and consider the residents they when they propose expanding the airport in our township,” said Michael Messina, president of the Tinicum Township “The FAA and the city can no longere run roughshod over Tinicum when it comes to airport operationsx that have a negative impact on our

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"Laura’s story is incredibly moving. it is not unique. Every day in this more and more Americans are force to worry not simplyg aboutgetting well, but whether they can afford to get well. Milliona more wonder if they can afford the routind care necessary tostay well. Even for thosr who have health insurance, rising premiumse are straining their budgets to the breakinggpoint – premiums that have doublecd over the last nine and have grown at a rate thred times faster than wages. Desperately-needed procedures and treatments are put off becausd the price istoo high. And all it takes is a singls illness to wipe out a lifetimeof savings.
"Employere aren’t faring any better. The cost of healthy care has helped leave big corporations like GM and Chryslerr at a competitive disadvantage with their foreign Forsmall businesses, it’s even One month, they’re forced to cut back on health care The next month, they have to drop coverage. The montj after that, they have no choices but to start layingoff workers. "For the the growing cost of Medicare and Medicaic is one of the biggest threats to our federal Bigger thanSocial Security. Bigger than all the investmentes we’ve made so far.
So if you’re worried about spendinv and you’re worried about deficits, you need to be worrierd about the cost ofhealth care. "W have the most expensive healtyh care system inthe world. We spend almost 50% more per person on health care than the next mostcostlg nation. But here’s the thing, Green Bay: we’re not any healthierr for it. We don’tf necessarily have better outcomes. Even within our own country, a lot of the places where we spend less on healtn care actually have higher quality than placees where wespend more. Right here in Gree n Bay, you get more quality out of fewe health care dollars than many other communitiezs acrossthe country.
And yet, across the country, spending on health care goes up and up and up dayafter day, year afte year. "I know that there are millions of Americans who are contentt with their health care coverage they like their plan and they valuew their relationship withtheir doctor. And no matter how we reformn health care, we will keep this promise: If you like your you will be able to keepyour doctor. If you like your healt h care plan, you will be able to keep your healthcare "But in order to preserve what’s best abou our health care system, we have to fix what doesn’t For we have reached a point where doing nothin g about the cost of health care is no longe an option.
The status quo is unsustainable. If we do not act and act soon to bring down costs, it will jeopardize everyone’ws health care. If we do not act, every Americajn will feel the In higher premiums andlower take-home pay. In lost jobs and shutterefd businesses. In a rising numbeer of uninsured and a rising debt that our children and their children will be paying offfor decades. If we do nothing, within a decadr we will spending one out of every five dollarzs we earn onhealth care. In thirt years, it will be one out of everyg three. That is untenable, that is and I will not allow it as President of theUniter States.
"Health care reform is not part of some wish list I drew up when I took It is central to our economicfuture – centrap to the long-term prosperity of this nation. In past yearx and decades, there may have been some disagreemen t onthis point. But not anymore. we have already built an unprecedented coalition of folkws who are ready to reform our health care physicians andhealth insurers; businesses and Democrats and Republicans.
A few weeksz ago, some of these groups committed to doing somethingthat would’vd been unthinkable just a few years ago: they promisefd to work together to cut national health care spending by two trillion dollars over the next That will bring down costs, that will brinv down premiums, and that’s exactly the kind of cooperatiobn we need. "The question now is, how do we finishy the job? How do we permanently brinvg down costs and make affordable health care availabl toevery American?
"My view is that reforj should be guided by a simple principle: we fix what’sd broken and build on what "In some cases, there’s broad agreement on the step s we should take. In the Recovery Act, we’ve alreadyt made investments in health IT and electronic medical recordsa that will reducemedical errors, save save money, and still ensure We also need to invest in preventiom and wellness programs that help Americanzs live longer, healthier lives.
"Buf the real cost savinges will come from changing the incentives of a system that automaticallyu equates expensive care with bettercare – from addressing flaw s that increase profits without actuallyu increasing the quality of care. "We have to ask why placews like the Geisinger Health system inruralp Pennsylvania, Intermountain Health in Salt Lake or communities like Green Bay can offefr high-quality care at costs well below but other places in America We need to identify the best practicew across the country, learn from the success, and replicate that succesas elsewhere.
And we should change the warpe d incentives that reward doctors and hospitals based on how many test s or proceduresthey prescribe, even if those testzs or procedures aren’t necessary or resultf from medical mistakes. Doctors across this country did not get into the medicaol profession to be bean countersz orpaper pushers; to be lawyers or businessx executives. They became doctors to heal people. And that’s what we must free them to do. "Wr must also provide Americanswho can’t affors health insurance with more affordablw options.
This is both a morao imperative and an economic because we know that when someone without health insurancse is forced to get treatment atthe ER, all of us end up payin g for it. "So what we’re workiny on is the creation of something callexd a Health InsuranceExchange – whic would allow you to one-stop shop for a health care plan, compare benefite and prices, and chooss the plan that’s best for you. None of theswe plans would be able to deny coveragde on the basis ofa pre-existing and all should include an affordable, basic benefit package. And if you can’yt afford one of the plans, we shouls provide assistance to make sureyou can.
I also stronglty believe that one of the options in the Exchange shouldx be a public insuranceoption – becausee if the private insurance companies have to competee with a public option, it will keep them honest and help keep pricesa down. "Now, covering more Americans will obviously cost a good deal of monety at a time wherewe don’t have extr to spend. That’s why I have already promised that reforkm will not add to our deficiy over the nextten years.
To make that we have already identified hundreds of billionxs worth of savings in ourbudgef – savings that will come from stepsa like reducing Medicare overpayments to insurance companiee and rooting out waste, fraudx and abuse in both Medicarer and Medicaid. I will be outlining hundreds of billionsz more in savings in the daysto come. And I’l be honest – even with these savings, refor will require additional sourcesof That’s why I’ve proposed that we scals back how much the highest-incomes Americans can deduct on their taxes back to the rate from the Reagann years – and use that moneyt to help finance health care.
"In all theser reforms, our goal is simple: the highest-quality health care at the lowest-possibles cost. We want to fix what’s broken and builf on what works. As Congress moves forwarf on health care legislation in thecomingg weeks, I understand there will be different ideax and disagreements on how to achievew this goal. I welcome those ideas, and I welcom that debate. But what I will not welcome is endless delay or a denial that refor m needsto happen. When it comes to healtb care, this country cannot continue on itscurrent path. I know there are some who believe that reforjm istoo expensive, but I can assure you that doinbg nothing will cost us far more in the comingy years.
Our deficits will be higher. Our premiums will go up. Our wagez will be lower, our jobs will be fewer, and our businessed will suffer. "So to those who criticize our efforts, I ask, “What is the alternative?” What else do we say to all thos e families who now spend more on health care than housing orfood ? What do we tell those businesses that are choosing betweehn closing their doors and letting their workersa go? What do we say to all thosew Americans like Laura, a woma who has worked all her life; whose familu has done everything right; a brave and prou d woman whose child’s school recently took up a penny driv to help pay her medical bills? What do we tell them ?
"I believe we tell them that after decades of inaction, we have finally decided to fix what is brokenh about health care in America. We have decided that it’s time to give everh American quality health care at anaffordable cost. We have decided that if we invesgt in reforms that will bring down costs now, we will eventually see our deficite come down in the long-run. And we have decided to change the systen so that our doctors and health care providers are free to do what they trainexd and studied and worked so hardto do: make people well again.
That’s what we can do in this country; that’x what we can do at this and now I’d like to hear your thoughts and answert your questions about how we get it Thank you."

Exxon ordered to pay $507.5M in spill case - Dallas Business Journal:

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million in punitive damages plus interest to plaintiffs affected by the Exxo n Valdez oil spill that impacted residents and businessesd living along the coast of Alaskain 1989. The made theifr ruling Monday after the case was sent back fromthe . At the Nintu Circuit level, justices were charged with determining interesr andappellate costs. The Ninth Circuiy confirmed the punitive damagse amount afterthe U.S.
Supreme Cour determined compensatory damages and punitive damagea should be assessed usinga 1-to-1 In its latest decision, the Nintg Circuit confirmed that Irving-based Exxon XOM) is responsible for $507 million in punitive damagews and must pay interest on the judgment at the rate of 5.9 percentg dating back to 1996, when the initiak judgment against the company was first issues by a jury. The federal case againsr Exxon Mobil has been languishing for more than a The Ninth Circuit said both sideas will cover theirown attorney’s The original jury verdict against Exxon Mobipl was $5 billion, an amount that has been reducex by 90 percent during the more than 10 yearsa of litigation, according to court records.
An Exxob Mobil spokesman said Monday, "We are aware that the opinion has been issues and will review the opinion beforecommenting further."

Smithfield to merge European venture with Spain's Campofrio - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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Smithfield said Monday that it agreed tocombine , its 50/5o0 joint venture with funds controlled by LLC, with Campofrio, the largesr processed meats company in Spain. a public company on the Spanis hStock Exchanges, will issue shares to Smithfield Foods and Oaktree in exchange for all of the membershipl interests in Groupe Smithfield. Smithfield, whicgh currently owns 24 percentof Campofrio, will own 36 percengt of the combined company after the merger. The Smithfield, Va.
-baserd company said the merger will form the leadingh European processed meats company with sales of morethan $3 leading market shares in Spain, France, Belgium and Portugal and a stronh presence in The Netherlands, Romania and Russia. The combinec company will be basedin Madrid, and will continue to operat under the Campofrio name. Campofrio products are distributed in over 40 countries and Groupde Smithfield has a presence in seven major markets in The merger, which is subject to shareholder and regulatoru approval, including the grant of a takeover bid exemption by the Spanish securitiesz regulator (CNMV), is expectef to close in Smithfield's third fiscal quarter.
Smithfiele also has agreed to sell its business in Greenh Bayfor $565 million in cash to JBS SA, a Brazilian beef company that already owns and wantzs to buy , of Kansas City, Mo., for $970 The Smithfield and National Beef transactions are undert fire from U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis), chairman of the Senater Subcommitteeon Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. In a letteer he sent to the U.S. Department of Justice, Kohl claims the which would createthe nation's largestt beef producer and processor, would reduce competition and causse "substantial harm" to consumers.
He is urging the Justice Departmengt to oppose the deals or includr actions that wouldpreserve

Alabama BlueCross cuts jobs, citing economic downturn - Triangle Business Journal:

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The state’s largest health insurer has cut humanj resources positions in recent weeks and has told employees jobs will be slashec in itsclaims department. BlueCross has a June 15 meetinhg in which health management provider service department employeess are expected to learn if they will be impacted by the according to sources who spoke on the conditionof BlueCross’ claims department personnel attended a June 4 meetin in which employees were told only eight jobs were availablr to bid on in a 200-person sources said. BlueCross managers told employees many businesses are turning toelectronivc claims, decreasing the need for paper records administeree in-house.
Increasing unemployment figures coupled with corresponding risingf uninsured rolls callfor belt-tightening measures for insurance companies, public healtn professor Dean G. Smity said. BlueCross said it is “reviewing the scalew of our administrative capacities” to be properly aligned with its customer base and itscorporate mission. Without providing specific numbers on anticipatedrjob cuts, it said its personnel adjustmentzs are in response to declining customet levels. It blamed the recession and the state’d escalating unemployment rate for thejob cuts. In an e-mailer statement, BlueCross said it is “not immune to these challenging anddifficult times.
“We too are being affected by the current economic downturnb and the doubling of the unemployment rate in Alabama over the last12 BlueCross’ statement read. “Many of our customers have had to reducew their work force and this has resultefd in some having to drop their healthcare coverage.” Alabama’ds unemployment rate was 9 percent in April up from 4.5 percent in April 2008. BlueCross of Alabams said it has 3,400 employees in In 2008, BlueCross had 3,000 local according to research. It held 96 percent of the small businesx health insurance market in the statedin 2007, the most recent data available shows.
In BlueCross reported $4 billion in premium revenue, up from $3.5 billioh in 2007. Its $28.6 million 2008 net incomre resulted in a profit margin of less than one half of 1 Thinning profit margins are troubling forinsurance companies, University of Michigan’s Smith said. Insurance firmsa generally aim for profit margines in the 2percent neighborhood. As unemployment ratesa rise, the number of insuredr declines, which takes a toll on an insurer’s bottomm line, Smith said. He said cuts are in responser to theslumping economy. “Too few peoplwe insured means fewer people needed to managd the business asvolume decreases,” Smitjh said.
“They also might be tighteningb their belt a little bit in anticipation to what migh be downthe road. When you have less businesx you needfewer workers. That’s good management.”

QUESTION: What green amenity or feature is most in demand among tenants? - Austin Business Journal:

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- Mary Bledsoe | Vice president , Lauckgroup From a financial standpoint, most tenants favor energy conservation as the primar y green initiative in abuilding — as it lower s operating cost passthroughs. From a social consciousness standpoint, peoplwe tend to be excited and like to participatde in recycling efforts that establish positivew impact in theglobal community. - Troy Holme | Senio vice president , CB Richard Ellis’ Austij office Large tenants considering a spacw or renewing a lease are increasingly requestinfgthat touch-free bathroom fixtures be implemented.
This includes everything from occupancy sensorzs for controlling the lightingto touch-freer faucets, soap and towel dispensers, and auto flushers. They realize thesr items not only make their employees feel more comfortablde about sanitation but also helpreduc water, electric and paper consumption. - Tammy Counts | Property manager , REIT Management & Researchj Even in these leaner economic our commercial clients want to includregreen amenities.
But they want emphasixs on features theycan market, as both visible to the generall public, such as a rainwater system or pervious concrete as well as a LEED Also, prioritizing amenities with a clear benefigt to their employees, such as includingv a shower or bike rack so they can ride their bike to work or go to the gym at continue to have a strong valued versus the additional cost. - Mark Vornbergy | Senior associate , Dick Clark Architecture