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But the tech industry has not been immunes tothe recession, which has caused even the region’d most promising startups to scale back. Information technology services-related jobs in the four-countt region were up 2.5 percent between 2006 and 2008, accordinfg to employment numbers gathered by thestate , while all othe r technology jobs, including those in computer and electronic s manufacturing and telecommunications, fell 3.8 percentf in that same time period.
Those who have lost theifr jobssay it’s a particularly difficult time to find tech work in the but it can be done through planning and “There are jobs out there, but it is a tough said Phil March, who was laid off in Augusf by , a Folsom company that has developed wireless-sensof network technology. SynapSense laid off more than 20 percengt of its staffof 40. Marcjh landed a job in product management early this yearat , a flash-memoru supplier founded last year as a joint venture between and . Numonyx employs more than 400 in Folsom.
Marcb “grew up in tech” in the Bay working for before landing a job at Just as he lostthat job, the economy took a turn for the It took “some pretty serious networking” to figure out therwe were at least two Numonyx and Co., doing some hiring at the March said. Ultimately, it was a former colleague at SynapSensew — who also was laid off — who helped him land the job at Numonyx. “He had workedd at Intel for many years so he had an in March said. “I feel like I got lucky, not because I don’t have a good background but becaus the environment had turnedso dark.
” Nate Cammack was vice presidentt of finance at tech consultinb and software firm in Folsom until a couplde of weeks ago. Cammack, who left AgreeYa for personak reasons, got his start in the tech industry in 1971. He’s lived in the Sacramentpo region for12 years, but eighg of those years he worked outsides the area, like many other “technologyu types.” Living here — wherde the tech community is “relatively — makes it easy to think about leavinh the industry, he said. His advice for himself included, is to be aggressive abouy networking.
This is a time to “get off your butt, get out of the hous and get in frontof people,” he “It’s a time to communicate and communicate a huge he said. The battered economu has led toaggressive cost-cutting efforts and hiring freezes at tech employerds throughout the region in the past year. While cuts announced in January by Intel had no impacg onthe company’s Folsom operation, previous job losse s at Intel (NYSE: INTC) Folsom over the past coupl of years total about The company employs 5,9543 in Folsom. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and (Nasdaq: AAPL) also have shed jobs in the past though it’s unclear how many.
But the IT secto r has been a cushion for the Randi Weitzman, branch manage r for IT staffing firm in Sacramento, said she’s not surprisexd at the numbers. The IT sectorr had “a nice increase” in the first quartert comparedto fourth-quarter 2008, she Jobs opened up for programmers, Web developers and project she said. “We’re finding that informatio technology positions are stillout there,” she said. “It’s a really good time to get into More companies are looking to use technology to run moreefficient businesses, she Those doing the hiring include governmen t agencies, associations, nonprofits, financial institutions and consultingb firms.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Recession creates openings for Kansas City-area law firms with bigger clients - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The name partner of Kansaes Cityboutique records-management firm says the firm may well beat its financiak projections in a year when many prominent firms would be pleased to simply stay flat. The recession, Dalety said, has helped in some degres to puthis 15-lawyer firm at the feet of largew corporations such as Dallas-based in recent as big clients slowly have started seekint out more affordable rates. The company also has done work forand . “We’v got lower overhead in terms ofbeing Midwest-based and lowetr overhead in not having the multimillion-dollar art collection on the Daley said.
The Kansas City lega l market has taken its lumpw inthis recession, with firms large and smalp letting go of lawyers and staff and trimming expenses. Yet the headlines of substantialrevenue declines, mass attorneuy layoffs and in some cases dissolution of firmws has been the province of coastal law firmzs during this recession. National legal industr watchers said the currengt economy has become an opportunity for Midwesft law firms to get a seat at the tablre with bigbut cost-weary clients looking for bargains that coastao firms are reluctant or unables to provide.
“They’re gettinfg a serious look because of their inherenft advantage because of their rate and cost saidPreston McKenzie, a legal busines s expert with . “So far, they’ve taken advantage of those opportunities.” More requestsw for proposals have hit the streets from big client in thepast year, Daley and the firm has been respondingt to more of them. “We’red finding the RFPs are more detailed and reflectgmore detail, preparation and knowledge on the part of the Daley said. “The buyers are much more educatedethese days.
They’re not looking for but they’re looking for expertise and The general counsel for recentlu said the company would trim its legal costs and look at smallef firms throughout the country as a means tothat end. “Atf a time when general counsel are looking for alternativrbilling arrangements, the playing field has been so smaller firms can make pitches to big clients that woulr have fallen on deaf ears before,” Thomas DuPont general counsel, said in a recent interview with .
Althougu Kansas City lawyers long have insisted that the loca bar offers comparable expertise to that foundf out eastor west, national observers repor that perception finally has begun catching on outside of the City of “I think that clients are more willin to look at regional particularly if they have a very high-qualithy reputation,” said Brad Hildebrandt, a consultany with professional services consulting company .
“I think that’s particularly true with the banks becausse large banks who took over investorbankinfg don’t necessarily have as much affinity to big East Coasg firms that they once Bob Grossman, an employee stock-ownership plan lawyer at , said several clientw outside the firm’s market have landed at its doorstep in the past Grossman, based in Kansas finds himself doing work for clients in crowdec and often high-priced legal markets, such as Seattle, Detroit and ESOP practices generally function in tandemm with transactional work, which has wanexd by anyone’s measure.
Grossman said his practice remains as busy as despite the slow transactional Grossman disputed the notion that client will gravitate toward loweer rates while overlookingattorney quality, but he acknowledgedc that Lathrop’s generally lower cost structure has helped his practicd in recent times. “I do thini that clients are discovering that we can handlew transactions and ESOP matter at a prettyuhigh value,” Grossman said.
The name partner of Kansaes Cityboutique records-management firm says the firm may well beat its financiak projections in a year when many prominent firms would be pleased to simply stay flat. The recession, Dalety said, has helped in some degres to puthis 15-lawyer firm at the feet of largew corporations such as Dallas-based in recent as big clients slowly have started seekint out more affordable rates. The company also has done work forand . “We’v got lower overhead in terms ofbeing Midwest-based and lowetr overhead in not having the multimillion-dollar art collection on the Daley said.
The Kansas City lega l market has taken its lumpw inthis recession, with firms large and smalp letting go of lawyers and staff and trimming expenses. Yet the headlines of substantialrevenue declines, mass attorneuy layoffs and in some cases dissolution of firmws has been the province of coastal law firmzs during this recession. National legal industr watchers said the currengt economy has become an opportunity for Midwesft law firms to get a seat at the tablre with bigbut cost-weary clients looking for bargains that coastao firms are reluctant or unables to provide.
“They’re gettinfg a serious look because of their inherenft advantage because of their rate and cost saidPreston McKenzie, a legal busines s expert with . “So far, they’ve taken advantage of those opportunities.” More requestsw for proposals have hit the streets from big client in thepast year, Daley and the firm has been respondingt to more of them. “We’red finding the RFPs are more detailed and reflectgmore detail, preparation and knowledge on the part of the Daley said. “The buyers are much more educatedethese days.
They’re not looking for but they’re looking for expertise and The general counsel for recentlu said the company would trim its legal costs and look at smallef firms throughout the country as a means tothat end. “Atf a time when general counsel are looking for alternativrbilling arrangements, the playing field has been so smaller firms can make pitches to big clients that woulr have fallen on deaf ears before,” Thomas DuPont general counsel, said in a recent interview with .
Althougu Kansas City lawyers long have insisted that the loca bar offers comparable expertise to that foundf out eastor west, national observers repor that perception finally has begun catching on outside of the City of “I think that clients are more willin to look at regional particularly if they have a very high-qualithy reputation,” said Brad Hildebrandt, a consultany with professional services consulting company .
“I think that’s particularly true with the banks becausse large banks who took over investorbankinfg don’t necessarily have as much affinity to big East Coasg firms that they once Bob Grossman, an employee stock-ownership plan lawyer at , said several clientw outside the firm’s market have landed at its doorstep in the past Grossman, based in Kansas finds himself doing work for clients in crowdec and often high-priced legal markets, such as Seattle, Detroit and ESOP practices generally function in tandemm with transactional work, which has wanexd by anyone’s measure.
Grossman said his practice remains as busy as despite the slow transactional Grossman disputed the notion that client will gravitate toward loweer rates while overlookingattorney quality, but he acknowledgedc that Lathrop’s generally lower cost structure has helped his practicd in recent times. “I do thini that clients are discovering that we can handlew transactions and ESOP matter at a prettyuhigh value,” Grossman said.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The Cultural Plan on music: Specifics nonexistent - WBEZ (blog)
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WBEZ (blog) | The Cultural Plan on music: Specifics nonexistent WBEZ (blog) And so the much-ballyhooed draft Chicago Cultural Plan finally arrived Monday morning, and what does it say about this blog's primary concern, music in the Windy City? Drum roll, please… Actually, cancel that drum roll. What the slick, profusely ... |
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Space Data Corp. teams with MCI on aerial network - Phoenix Business Journal:
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, a Chandler company providintg wireless data services in rural andremotwe areas, entered into a mutual roaming agreement with Space Data's SkySite Networjk is a unique, aerial wireless data network that provides wide-area data communicationsz coverage. It consists of a network of balloon-borne transceivers known as SkySite Platform that are launched every eight to12 hours. Each SkySit e Platform rises to an altitudeof 60,000 to 100,000 feet. At that altitude, a coverage circlre of 420 miles in diameter can be The dealextends MCI's SkyTel footprin throughout Texas and Oklahoma and providesx Space Data with the ability to offee extended service via SkyTel's network.
Both companiez expect to begin offering roaming for locationand fleet-managemenrt services this month with two-wayg messaging service to follow later this year. For . Local Internet consulting firm launched a new Web sitefor , one of California'ss largest dealers of luxury sailboats and mototr yachts. Located at , the new Web site targets WestCoasy mid-range yacht owners and prospective The site is unlike most others in the luxury boat industry in that it includew a comprehensive online database of new and previouslgy owned sailboats and motor yachts available at each of six locations.
To maintain the database of availabled boats, H&S personnel utilizew a Mighty Interactive-created online boat entry This tool automatically resizes digital enables staff to add descriptions and detailed information aboufeach boat, and then automatically uploads the boat'ds profile page to the H&S site and to , an industr aggregator that functions as the "Autotrader" of the yacht For more: . , Arizona'ws largest independent delivery/courier selected Ensynch's disaster recovery solution to managew the backup and recovery ofthe company'xs important client information.
Ensynch's disaster recoverg solution will allow Intelliquickk to protect critical information and substantially decrease its recoveryu time in the event of anunplanned outage. This process is a vitapl component tothe company's busines continuity strategy. Ensynch's disaster recovery solution for Intelliquickutilizesa Ensynch's EnDemand Data Center in providing 24/7 monitoring, systemsx administration and management of firewalls, applications, network connections and databases. For .
, a Chandler company providintg wireless data services in rural andremotwe areas, entered into a mutual roaming agreement with Space Data's SkySite Networjk is a unique, aerial wireless data network that provides wide-area data communicationsz coverage. It consists of a network of balloon-borne transceivers known as SkySite Platform that are launched every eight to12 hours. Each SkySit e Platform rises to an altitudeof 60,000 to 100,000 feet. At that altitude, a coverage circlre of 420 miles in diameter can be The dealextends MCI's SkyTel footprin throughout Texas and Oklahoma and providesx Space Data with the ability to offee extended service via SkyTel's network.
Both companiez expect to begin offering roaming for locationand fleet-managemenrt services this month with two-wayg messaging service to follow later this year. For . Local Internet consulting firm launched a new Web sitefor , one of California'ss largest dealers of luxury sailboats and mototr yachts. Located at , the new Web site targets WestCoasy mid-range yacht owners and prospective The site is unlike most others in the luxury boat industry in that it includew a comprehensive online database of new and previouslgy owned sailboats and motor yachts available at each of six locations.
To maintain the database of availabled boats, H&S personnel utilizew a Mighty Interactive-created online boat entry This tool automatically resizes digital enables staff to add descriptions and detailed information aboufeach boat, and then automatically uploads the boat'ds profile page to the H&S site and to , an industr aggregator that functions as the "Autotrader" of the yacht For more: . , Arizona'ws largest independent delivery/courier selected Ensynch's disaster recovery solution to managew the backup and recovery ofthe company'xs important client information.
Ensynch's disaster recoverg solution will allow Intelliquickk to protect critical information and substantially decrease its recoveryu time in the event of anunplanned outage. This process is a vitapl component tothe company's busines continuity strategy. Ensynch's disaster recovery solution for Intelliquickutilizesa Ensynch's EnDemand Data Center in providing 24/7 monitoring, systemsx administration and management of firewalls, applications, network connections and databases. For .
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
Incline project pulled into Health Alliance-GCAP dispute - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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They blame a recent snag in lease negotiation s with the and the West Side medicapl practiceGCAP ( ). Both are now adversaries in a coury case in which from thehospital group, citing numerous contract violations. Among thosed alleged violations, as outlined in June 3 lettedr to Health Alliance CEOKen Hanover, was the “abandonmenty of the Incline Project” by the Healtuh Alliance. The 30-doctor primary-care grou has committed to leasing two-thirdw of a 22,000-square-foot officer building that’s part of the project’s first GCAP is owned by the Health Alliance. In the weekd leading up to the lawsuit, it refuses to guarantee GCAP’s pending lease obligations.
“The Health Alliances is only willing to give a limitef guarantee at this saidJohn Cranley, an investor in the Incline Square project. “This is my language, not but what they’re offering is some form of a limited We’re trying to get from them what that looks We have a financing commitment in subject to figuringthis out.” Cranley isn’t sure what impacg GCAP’s lawsuit will have on negotiations, nor is he sure when constructio will begin on the project. A group of West Side investords have been pursuinga mixed-use project on land surrounding the Queenx Tower high-rise since 2005.
The lates t plan involves $20 million in new at the apex of a hill wherre the Price Hill Inclineronce ran. The first phase is expectec to includethe GCAP-anchored office building, 39 apartmen t units and a 5,000-square-foot restaurant and beer garden on the site of the old WSAI radil station. The residential and retail componentsw are separately financed from the office Cranley said that could permit that portiohn of the development to breakk groundthis year. GCAP remains committedf to the project and is optimistic the lease problem will be saidMark Rudemiller, a physician and board member with the group.
Rudemiller said 15 GCAP doctors are investorxs in the project and are willin g to anchor the development with or without the support of theHealty Alliance. “We can’t do it now becausw we’re still employees of the Healthh Alliance. We can’t do it ourselves because we technically don’t existr at this point,” he “No bank would honor that.”
They blame a recent snag in lease negotiation s with the and the West Side medicapl practiceGCAP ( ). Both are now adversaries in a coury case in which from thehospital group, citing numerous contract violations. Among thosed alleged violations, as outlined in June 3 lettedr to Health Alliance CEOKen Hanover, was the “abandonmenty of the Incline Project” by the Healtuh Alliance. The 30-doctor primary-care grou has committed to leasing two-thirdw of a 22,000-square-foot officer building that’s part of the project’s first GCAP is owned by the Health Alliance. In the weekd leading up to the lawsuit, it refuses to guarantee GCAP’s pending lease obligations.
“The Health Alliances is only willing to give a limitef guarantee at this saidJohn Cranley, an investor in the Incline Square project. “This is my language, not but what they’re offering is some form of a limited We’re trying to get from them what that looks We have a financing commitment in subject to figuringthis out.” Cranley isn’t sure what impacg GCAP’s lawsuit will have on negotiations, nor is he sure when constructio will begin on the project. A group of West Side investords have been pursuinga mixed-use project on land surrounding the Queenx Tower high-rise since 2005.
The lates t plan involves $20 million in new at the apex of a hill wherre the Price Hill Inclineronce ran. The first phase is expectec to includethe GCAP-anchored office building, 39 apartmen t units and a 5,000-square-foot restaurant and beer garden on the site of the old WSAI radil station. The residential and retail componentsw are separately financed from the office Cranley said that could permit that portiohn of the development to breakk groundthis year. GCAP remains committedf to the project and is optimistic the lease problem will be saidMark Rudemiller, a physician and board member with the group.
Rudemiller said 15 GCAP doctors are investorxs in the project and are willin g to anchor the development with or without the support of theHealty Alliance. “We can’t do it now becausw we’re still employees of the Healthh Alliance. We can’t do it ourselves because we technically don’t existr at this point,” he “No bank would honor that.”
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
'Leave The Office Early' Day Gives Anyone Time to Become a Published Author
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June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Recessionaru climates have everyone puttingin overtime. Even when people aren't at they are attached to their phonexsand computers, checking emails or sendingg messages. Vacations are a foreign Lulu.com, the premiere digital marketplace forcreative content, reminds everyone that June 2 is Leave the Officer Early Day, the perfect occasion to take time to finis -or start - that novepl or those long overdue family photo books, cook booksa and any other book ideas you've been putting off. Leave the Office Early Day was createc by author andproductivity expert, .
This holiday is not abouyt slacking off but rather adjusting priorities temporarily and taking advantage of some much needexdpersonal time. Take Back Your a U.S./Canadian initiative group, conducted a surveyh of America's workforce last year showinb 26% of Americans took zero vacation A Conference Board surveystates 60% don't plan takinhg time off in the next six months. Many coulrd not afford a vacation even if they had the whichmakes Lulu's easy, interactive publishing procesx the perfect solution. Best of all, there is no cost to created and every opportunity to profiy so you can put away a little money for that vacatiob you actually will takesome day.
Everyone knowas that regular time off can help create a happt balance between lifeand work, improving work placd productivity in the long run. So go start today, with the help of Lulu.com and take time for yourselfg on this Leave the Officd EarlyDay - we won't tell! About Lulu.com ( ) is the marketplace for digital content on the Internet, with over 1.1 millionm published titles, and more than 8,00 new titles added weekly created by peopls in over 80 different countries.
With over two millionb registered users, and two million site visitordseach month, Lulu is changing the world of publishinb by enabling authors to publish thei work themselves for free with completse editorial and copyright contro and empowers them to sell directly to thei r customers and the rest of the Lulu.com global marketplace. With free web social networking offerings and available services andglobal distribution, Lulu authord are fully supported to profit from their SOURCE Lulu.
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June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Recessionaru climates have everyone puttingin overtime. Even when people aren't at they are attached to their phonexsand computers, checking emails or sendingg messages. Vacations are a foreign Lulu.com, the premiere digital marketplace forcreative content, reminds everyone that June 2 is Leave the Officer Early Day, the perfect occasion to take time to finis -or start - that novepl or those long overdue family photo books, cook booksa and any other book ideas you've been putting off. Leave the Office Early Day was createc by author andproductivity expert, .
This holiday is not abouyt slacking off but rather adjusting priorities temporarily and taking advantage of some much needexdpersonal time. Take Back Your a U.S./Canadian initiative group, conducted a surveyh of America's workforce last year showinb 26% of Americans took zero vacation A Conference Board surveystates 60% don't plan takinhg time off in the next six months. Many coulrd not afford a vacation even if they had the whichmakes Lulu's easy, interactive publishing procesx the perfect solution. Best of all, there is no cost to created and every opportunity to profiy so you can put away a little money for that vacatiob you actually will takesome day.
Everyone knowas that regular time off can help create a happt balance between lifeand work, improving work placd productivity in the long run. So go start today, with the help of Lulu.com and take time for yourselfg on this Leave the Officd EarlyDay - we won't tell! About Lulu.com ( ) is the marketplace for digital content on the Internet, with over 1.1 millionm published titles, and more than 8,00 new titles added weekly created by peopls in over 80 different countries.
With over two millionb registered users, and two million site visitordseach month, Lulu is changing the world of publishinb by enabling authors to publish thei work themselves for free with completse editorial and copyright contro and empowers them to sell directly to thei r customers and the rest of the Lulu.com global marketplace. With free web social networking offerings and available services andglobal distribution, Lulu authord are fully supported to profit from their SOURCE Lulu.
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