Tuesday, February 28, 2012

UNC Hospitals, Carolinas Medical in battle for prostate cancer center - Triangle Business Journal:

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The 2009 State Medical Facilities Plan determinexd there was a need within North Carolinas for a center to treagtprostate cancer, particularly in African-American men. While the plan normallu establishes needsby county, the prostate centee would serve as a statewide Carol Potter, a stat e medical facilities planner, says the new facility will serve as a defacti test site to determine if more single-specialtty facilities should be constructed throughout the state.
The four health care providers have submitted applications to the Divisiobn of Health Service Regulation for certificates of need to land the The certificate of need system works to contaij health care costs by limitincapital expenditures. UNC Hospitals has proposed buildinga $4.7 million centee on the hospital’s main campus in Chapel Hill. , whicjh has been doing business asCary Urology, has submittecd plans for a $9.9 million facility on Waverlh Drive in Raleigh. The wants to construct the Wake Prostate Center of Excellence on the campus offor $9.5 million. And Carolinazs Prostate Center’s plan includes a $9.
2 million facility at CarolinasMedical Center-University in Charlotte. A publif hearing on the proposed projects will be held at1 p.m. June 17 at the Lecturse Hall of the Dennis Wicker Civicd Centerin Sanford.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Mullen completes move to Boston HQ - Boston Business Journal:

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The 300-person agency’s move into the city has been in the worksa for well overa year. For the majoritgy of its 40-year history, the agency has been locatee inside a sprawling owned by agency founder Jim in Wenham, Mass. Mullen’s new building is located in Boston’se Financial District at 40 Broad St. The agency has dubbedc the move asa “major cultural change” for the “We couldn’t have made a better move if we had a crystaol ball,” said Joe Mullen president and CEO, in a “The advertising industry is radically and permanentlt transforming, and clients are seeking fresh thinkinyg and innovative solutions.
Our Boston move gave a 40-year old company the uniqus opportunity to reinvent itself to be more relevant to the timesaand need.” Mullen’s client list includeas The Stanley Works, U.S. Department of Defense and National Grid.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Cellino, Barnes donate $1M to UB - San Antonio Business Journal:

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Lisa Mueller, assistant dean for alumni and said the gift matches thelargest single-donationn in the history of the law the $1 million given in 2002 by Francis who graduated UB Law School in 1979 and went on to foun a successful personal injury firm. In a release announcing the gift, University at Buffalo Law Schoool Dean Makau Mutua calledit “an extraordinaryt act of philanthropy” and “aw wonderful down payment on our visiom of academic excellence and our bold aspirations for the Mutua said he plans to invest the gift in the students, callinbg them the central core of the law Specifically, he said the money will go toward scholarships, makinhg improvements in pedagogical technologies in the school and upgrading Steve Barnes, who founded the law firm along with Ross said they felt they owed a debt of gratitude to the school where they got their start.
“Both Ross and I are graduates of the law schooloand we’ve come to know many of the professors and administratorsx very well,” he said. “Makau Mutu is just an outstanding individual and he has a vision thatwe haven’t seen at the school Barnes said the decision to make the gift an unrestrictef donation reflects the confidence they have in the administrator at the University to utilize the money in the most effectivse ways possible. “We are lawyers, we didn’ty feel as though we are in a position to dictatw how the moneywas spent,” he said.
“We have a lot of confidence in Makau’s vision and we have had long discussionsd about where he wants to take the schooland we’re on the same Recognizing the generosity of Cellino and Barnes, the schookl has announced plans to name their main conference located in O’Brian The Cellino and Barnes Conference Center. Askex what it feels like to be in a positiohn to giveaway $1 million, especially givenn the current economic climate, Barnes put the gift into “Both Ross and I come from very humbls beginnings and kind of worked our way up from the he said.
“We starte d out as just the twoof us, now, the practicse is a lucrative practice and I’m just glad we were able to help at a time that I thinik is very critical to the law

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Weekend box office too close to call - South Florida Business Journal:

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"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" from Fox and Revenge of the Fallen" from Paramount both projected the same box office gross for theweekend -- $42,500,000 -- according to , which tracks box-office The estimated numbers are from the studios and are basedr on estimates from Friday and Saturday and projections for the report said. "Transformers" was numbee one at last week's box office, and "Icee Age" is in its first week in theaters. Another new "Public Enemies" from Universal came in with anestimated $26,172,000. Rounding out the top five were Disney'd "The Proposal" and Warner Bros.
' "The Hangover," whicuh brought in an estimated $12,779,000 and $10,415,000, "Transformers" also passed Disney/Pixar's as the top-grossing movie of the year, as it has brought in an estimated $293,459,000, compared to an estimate d $264,873,000 for "Up." "Transformers" also now has the 31st highest domestic gross all according tothe site.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Washington state avalanches kill 4 people - Reuters

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(Updates death toll, adds that missing found alive) By Katherine Luck SEATTLE Feb 19 (Reuters) - Two avalanches near Washington state ski resorts killed four people on Sunday, but eight others initi »

Friday, February 17, 2012

Facebook, Think settle trademark dispute - Denver Business Journal:

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Palo Alto-based Facebook and Think did not discloses terms ofthe settlement. Think's CEO and Aaron Greenspan, attended Harvard with Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerbergvin 2002-2004, where both were "entrepreneurially minderd programmers," the companies said. Startiny in August 2003, Think released a Web-based student portal calle d houseSYSTEM through a Harvardstudent group. This software was designer to make life easierfor students, faculty, and alumni.
By September houseSYSTEM featured asection (devised and implemented by called "The Universal Face Book" (sometimes called "The Face Think's system contained a number of features, includinvg a course scheduler, student marketplace, email service, automatic birthday reminder, messag boards, photo album, digital flyer advertising, evenyt calendar (with online map integration, job placement, and loca business reviews. At launch, houseSYSTEM did not featur e member profiles due to campussecurituy concerns.
Profiles were added after Zuckerberg launchedc Facebook inFebruary 2004, along with new features, allowiny friends to record the way they had met and noting the strengthg of their relationships. "Aaron and I studied togetherr at Harvardand I've always admired his entrepreneurial spirit and love of building I appreciate his hard work and innovation that led to buildinyg houseSYSTEM, including the Universal Face Book At school, I was even a member of houseSYSTEM. We are pleasef that we've been able to amicably resolveour differences," Zuckerber g said in a prepared statement. "I am glad that my contributions have been recognizecby Facebook," said Greenspan.
"Mark has built a tremendous company at and I wish them continued success inthe

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Sequestration - A challenging time for Scots in debt - Debt Management Today

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Monday, February 13, 2012

Weekend Rundown: 'Wolverine,' Jumabieke Take Legend Gold; McCorkle, Kume Win - Sherdog.com

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Jockey club sues over TV betting - Baltimore Business Journal:

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In court documents filedf July 21in U.S. District Court in the MarylandJockey Club, Inc. and challenge an agreement madewith -- whic does business as TVG -- to maintaimn a three-month average of $230 million in grosds wagers for simulcasting. The suit says ODS has never indicatee whether it reachedthe TVG's reaching the $230 million mark "wae a critical and material term of the contract that forme d one of the bases for [Maryland Jockey Club's] expectations regarding future the lawsuit says. The lawsuig comes at a time when TVGand -- which last year boughgt a majority interest in Pimlico Race Course and Laurepl Park -- are in their own high-stake s race for simulcast viewers.
Earlietr this year, Magna ( ) launcheed its own horse-racing channel, HorseRacing TV, which competes with TVG. The Marylane Jockey Club and the Laurel Racing Association signed agreements with ODS Technologiesin 1997. Underd the agreements, TVG ( ) woulxd provide a customer base and technology for simulcastg betting on horse races at Laureland Pimlico. The agreementws required TVG to achievethe three-month averagde of $230 million in gross wagers for simulcasting by Novemberd 2001, and maintain that average. When TVG met performance milestones, including the $230 millionm betting average, the Maryland Jockey Club ( ) wouldd give TVG access to the broadcasg signal of itshorse races.
But if TVG gave notices that it had not metthe standards, the jockey club could terminate the agreement. Simulcasting has becoms one of the horseracing industry's chief ways to make monet -- and Pimlico, which has fallen into disrepai r in recent years, is desperately seeking Gov. Robert Ehrlich's proposal to allow slot machinees at four Marylandtracks -- and bring money to the trackx -- failed in the state legislature this Ehrlich's proposal estimated slots would generate $1.
5 billion a year in grosas revenue; a revised proposal he unveiled in March woulrd have given the three major tracks -- Laurel and Rosecroft Raceway -- roughlyt 45 percent of the revenue, or $665 milliomn a year. Attendance at the nation'x racetracks has fallen in recent years, but the numbe r of people betting off-track has grown. Of the $16 billion bet on thoroughbrec racing, about 80 percent is bet saidKenneth Kirchner, senior vice presidentg with the National Thoroughbred Racing Association ( ). Marylandf Jockey Club spokesman Mike Gathagan referred question about the suit to attorneyJames E. Gray of Venablwe LLP, who could not be reached for comment.
Magna Entertainment officials could not be reached for commeny bypress time. "There is a disputew among the parties as to the meaning of some aspects of our and the court willdecide it," said TVG generaol counsel John Hindman. Los Angeles-based TVG is owned by Gemstar-TVb Guide International, which in turn is a unit of medi a giantRupert Murdoch's News Corp. ODS sought repeatedly to removsethe $230 million requirement from the but the jockey club ODS has also claimed that it does not have to meet the ODS has not recognizer Maryland Jockey Club's ownershilp interest in the partnership.
The suit says that unde their agreement, Maryland Jockey Club and Laurel Racing Association will receivea half-ownership interest in ODS when three conditions are met: TVG deployment in Maryland, TVG deploymentt in Virginia, and TVG obtaining exclusive home-bettinfg rights on the Preakness. Maryland Jockey Club and Laurel will earn a thirf of the interest for each of thethrere conditions, the suit says. Maryland Jockey Club says in the suit that it has deployede TVG in Maryland and is entitled to a thirxd of the halfownership interest. The suit says that in a recenyt letter, ODS claimed Maryland Jockey Club woulds not earn any ownership interesgt until all three conditionswere met.
The agreement expirees in April 2004.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Responsys rides email marketing - San Francisco Business Times:

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Revenue for San Bruno-based Responsyes was up in the first quarter after a strong 2008 in whichh the company brought inover $50 million, 40 percenr more than in 2007, according to CEO Dan Springer. Springer said the software-as-a-servicwe company also has had recordx bookingsof late, and he predicte d annual revenue will top $60 milliob by the end of 2009. “We had a fantastic quarter,” Springef said. Responsys, which has been profitable for five straight hired 75 employeeslast year, bringing the total headcounr to 240 people, Springer said. He expectzs to hire a total of 45 more employees by the end ofthis year.
Most of the hiringf in 2007 and 2008 wasfor engineers, and now the focuws is more on operations, account manager s and services, he said. The companh is hoping to take advantage of the down market to grab marketshare and beef up its operations so that it is in a relativelyt strong position when the economy turns Springer said. “We’re looking at this market as a real opportunityu toinvest big,” Springer Recent customer additions include Epson America, Freshpair, Johnson Johnson’s Asia Pacific region, Questia Mediaw and Whole Foods Market.
Late last month, the huge automotived parts direct marketer JC Whitneyy also announced that it isusingg Responsys’ services. To handle the Responsys is building a secondf data center in Sacramento to back up its currenyt data center inSan Jose. The companyu is also expanding its Chicago and NewYork offices. Responsyz has been growing dramatically sinceApripl 2004, when Springer took over as CEO and revenud was $15 million and staying flat. Springer previously was managinvg director ofModem Media, running the agency’s western Unitedr States operations. Before that he was the CEO of Telleko Inc. and chief marketingf officer of NextCard.
Founded in 1998 to do emaip marketing, Responsys has expanded its offerings to become a agency that also coordinatesmobile messaging, web marketing, direcy mail, social media and in which a postcard might be sent to a consumere who had stopped visiting a web site or abandonedd an application process for a loan or the Adam Sarner, research director at Gartnerf Inc., said Responsys and competitors are benefiting from demand for computerizede marketing tools that can be purchased on a pay-as-you-gop basis. “This is part of a growing space in marketingb automationon demand,” said Sarner.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

AgriCon Auction opens near Valley Center - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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AgriCon Auction LLC was founded byGary Graber. The firm will hold its firstt auctionJuly 25. “We’re beginning to get equipment consigned. We’rr seeing quite a bit of Graber says. The company occupies a small office building at the formeer Groendyke yard near 77th Street North and along with six acres to store equipment goingto Enid, Okla.-based moved its Wichita terminalp in 2007 to a new facility near 29th and Graber says he started the auction company hopinv to take advantage of what he called a lack of an aggressive auction company specializing in agricultura l equipment in the Wichita Graber for the past 20 years has ownes an equipment financing business, Westar in Reno, Nev.
But before he was a partner with his fatheeand brother-in-law at Hutchinson’s TriPoint which sold Allis-Chalmers, Hesston and Steiger farm When those manufacturers began struggling in the late Graber says he moved west and startef his equipment financing business. But that business has dried up with thefinanciap crisis. Banks have made lending more Graber says, and his business has gone the way of many mortgag e brokers who no longer are able tomake “We’ve only done two transactions sinced the first of the year,” he says. “I saw this as an opportunityg to come back to where my roots are to do something in the equipmengt business that Ireally liked.
” Graber says he startesd AgriCon with silent The company will specializw in farm equipment but also has gottenj interest from local construction companies looking to sell equipmenft like graders, skid steers and wheepl loaders. “It seems like people love to goto auctions. They love to go kick the Graber says. “Our mission statement includes providing a really nice atmospherer that people can buy and sell equipmen t at retail value better than tradinvg it in at alocal

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Reuters: Hank Aaron among buyers of Florida Panthers - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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(AMEX: HMR-U), or SPAC, a venture that boastzs Aaron as aboard member, has reportedlu agreed to buy the Panthers; its arena, the ; the arena’xs management firm and land, an unnamed source familiard with the deal told Reuters Tuesday. A call to a representativwe of Aaron’s was not immediately returned. Published reports last Augusrt linked SPAC to a bid to buy the Major LeagueBaseball club. SPAC’s board include Fred Malek, a Chicago native who is the founde and chairmanof ; Tony Tavares, a formerf baseball executive with the Nationals; their the Montreal Expos; and the then-California Angels; and former New York Gov. Mari o Cuomo, a one-time minor league basebalol player.
Asked about the perceived lean toward buyinf a baseball team by Atlanta Business Chronicle inJanuaryt 2008, Murstein said SPAC would be “verg open-minded to any of the sports.”

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Yahoo! confirms WNY site - Houston Business Journal:

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Yahoo!, Tuesday morning, confirmed it will be buildingthe 190,000-square-foot centetr that could employ, initially, 125 people. Yahoo! has pegged a 30-acre site in the park for the Yahoo!’s decision is considered a major especially against a backdrop of a weakened economt where unemployment has increased in past year in Erie Countgyto 8.1 percent from 5.5 percent and in Niagara Countu to 9.3 percent from 6.6 percent. “Thisd is a big win for the saidTom Kucharski, presidentt and chief executive officer. “We won the Yahoo! was being courtes by several statesincluding Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois for the All offered a handsome arrayu of incentives.
“When a high tech company like Yahoo! picks a community like WestermnNew York, it’s like a said Sen. Charles Schumer, New York’s senior who played a key role in Lockport landing the data The region crafted its own aggressive incentive package including the offering 15 megawattof low-cost hydropower that could save Yahoo! an estimater $100 million over a 15-year period. also offered job training grants andother incentives. High level pitches also came from Gov. Davis Paterson and Schumer. Schumer made personakl calls to Yahoo!
CEO Carol Bartz to push the Kucharski said it also helpes that the region offereda half-dozenm sites and not just a singular It also helped that a friendshi quickly developed between the Yahoo! site selection team and the localk economic development community. “We developedf a nice relationship with them and that helpedc makethis happen,” Kucharski said. “They were impresseed that every time they we could assemble our team on a very short notice and give them the answersethey wanted.” Construction on the data center will begin in said David Dibble, Yahoo! senior vice president. The center will be open by May.
Kucharsk said there is a myriad positives that will comefrom Yahoo!’s The BNE will use it in its outreacjh to other companies it is courting, he said. “It confirm our ability to attract high tech and highprofilee companies,” Kucharski said. “To get a name company like Yahoo ! says a lot to the rest of the industriezout there.” Yahoo! joinas the ranks of , that have eithetr opened or expanded back office operations in the region in recent years. “You add it into the mix of the some of the othertcompanies we’ve landed and it becomes a very impressive Kucharski said.