Friday, August 31, 2012

Survey: 25 percent of homeowners have no savings - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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The survey discovered that to cut costs, homeownersw are taking extreme actions; 34 percent say they have had familyt or friends move in with them in the last The (NYSE: WFC) quarterly surveyt indicated that 42 percent are spending less on theier children in the glum economy. Of thoses who have debt otherf thana mortgage, 43 percent thinl about their debt every day and another 24 percenf think about their debt at leastt once a week.
Because of their debt, 36 percentf say they’re cutting back on smalledr expenditures, such as dinin g out, buying clothes and gifts for SinceWells Fargo’s previous survey, taken in fourth quarter of 2008, the percentage of those who have anxiety over job securityu has risen to 29 percent from 21 percent. Welle Fargo said the latest survey was conducteed by Ipsos Marketing andpolled 1,565 homeowners from Marcb 23-31.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Huckabee serves up red meat in Tampa - NBCNews.com

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Anime review: 'Freezing' - Examiner.com

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Nonprofit, company aim to boost green energy on tribal lands - Dallas Business Journal:

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The two Sacramento organizations intend to develop renewable energyg projects ontribal lands, creating jobs and helpinyg improve the environment. In May, the consortiuj announced a greenjobs initiative. The alliance is the firsgt partnership that aims to fulfill the economic developmengt and environmental goals ofthe initiative. The consortium will use USST’ engineering and project management expertisde to examine the feasibility of renewablr energy projects ontriball lands. Possible technologies that projects could tap intoincludee waste-to-energy, solar and wind power technologies.
Once a projec is authorized bya tribe, USST will manage the engineering, development and operation of the and coordinate job For example, if there’s a landfill in a tribal community, USST might develop a waste-to-energy producing electricity that it wouldr likely sell to a locao utility. “We are excited to form this allianceswith USST,” Lorenda Sanchez, executive directofr for CIMC said, in a news “This partnership will open the door for California’a tribes to take an active role in protectingb their native lands and the environment.
At the same Native Americans will now have opportunitiee to lead the way in the new green economu while addressing employment issues intribal communities.” Projects will be financedc by outside sources such as grant fundd and project investment financing “with minimal or no contributiojn from CIMC.”

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Human Capital: People on the move, June 22 - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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promoted Mark Whalen to executivevice president, based in its main officee in Needham. Whalen, who has nearlyt 28 years of banking industry is the former presiden and CEOof . He joined Needhamk Bank in March of 2007 when the twoinstitutionx merged. The law firm of LLP in Boston added Robert Brady as seniofr of counsel in the bankingf and financialservices practice. Brady was most recentlu a vice president inthe supervision, regulatio n and credit department of the . G.T. Reillu & Co. , a Milton-based accounting promoted Jayme Fitzgerald to accounting and auditing She joined the firmin 2003.
hirer Lynnette Best as program and event She previously worked for TD Banknorth Gardeh as a communityrelations

Friday, August 24, 2012

Rain favors freshwater anglers - Gainesville Sun

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Martek Biosciences Corp. 2Q profit rises 20 percent - Boston Business Journal:

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The company reported $92.4 million in revenue for the quarter endinghApril 30, up 2 percent from the same periox last year. It earned $11 million in net income, or 33 centds per diluted share, during the second quarter, compared with $9.2 or 28 cents per diluted during the second quarter oflast year. Analystsa polled by expected the company to earn 29 cents per shareand $89 million in Martek (NASDAQ: MATK) sells nutritionaol oils derived from algae that are used in infant dietary supplements and food productsd such as yogurt and juice. Sales of its nutritionalo supplements to the nursing market rose to arecords $9.8 million.
But the company warnefd that its infant formula sales in the third and fourtg quarters could drop as retailersd trim their inventories of the The company anticipates that infant formula revenu will grow in fiscal 2010 as a result of strong demand for infant formula products containing its nutritional oils DHAand ARA. The Omega-e fatty acids are believed to play an important role in braij andeye development. study that could show that Martek’es DHA can slow the progressionof Alzheimer’ disease.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Mechanics in high gear - bizjournals:

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The seven shops joined the international FixAuto brand, whicn means they consolidated just enough to win valuabls business from the insurance industry whilre protecting their mom-and-pop status. The seven new Fix Auto shops collectively employ 104 people and had morethan $17.8 millio in revenue last year. The shopse originally teamed up nearlgy sevenyears ago, but until this year kept thei old names with the Fix Auto branxd remaining secondary to their business This spring, all seven agree to convert to the Fix Auto name in order to stand out in a markef dotted with independents.
Fix Auto is an internationaol network of independent auto repair shops that pools its buying power and marketing resources and positions itself as a preferree partner forauto insurers. To independentt business owners, being part of a network brings the benefitw of alarge corporation, including discountzs of up to 33 percent on common suppliez such as paint and body parts. For a shop with monthlhy revenuearound $150,000, it costs roughl $500 to $600 per month to join the Local body shop ownerse say the Fix Auto model will also help them competr for insurance business and surviv an industry some expect to shrink from a high of 60,000 businessesz to about 30,000.
Some experts, advise against such networks. “We normally don’gt suggest clients (join a network),” said Kurt Lewis, assistant sale director for IPA, a consulting firm in Buffalo Grove, that works with body shops. Lewie suggests that companies do a thorough audiyt of their business Employee productivity, customer servicde and sales are just a few areaa that Lewis said companies can adjust to strengthen the bottomj line. Body shop owners, however, said the deal with Fix Auto was “I needed to position myself to be able to survivee inthe future,” said Shon Kim, owner of Fix Auto formerly Obrist & Cunningham and president of the Fix Auto Oregonj territory.
He says auto insurers, like healthh insurers, work with preferred usually large operators withmultiple locations. In the absencse of a network like Fix thatleaves mom-and-pop body shopsd on the sidelines. It’s a difficult time in the auto body The industry posted a 4 percent net profitrin 2008, according to Sageworks Inc., a research firm. Nationally, sales growthh in the $1.8 billion industryt slowed to 3.8 percent in 2008, half its 2002 “We’re having to work a lot harder to make just abouft the same oreven less,” Kim said. Some owners lamented the name change.

Monday, August 20, 2012

Dish Network to hand out converter boxes in Houston - San Antonio Business Journal:

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The estimates that 1.6 million people in the Houstonm area have ordered coupons for theirconverter boxes, but only 870,172 coupons have been redeemed as of May 30. The “Coupon program is a nationwidde initiative to get customers ready for the conversion to digital televisionn signals onJune 12. Converter boxee are only available to thosr with avalid $40 Customers can go to Cossaboo m YMCA at 7903 South Loop East on June 5, or M.D. Andersojn Family YMCA at 705 Cavalcade onJune 6. Dish Networkj handed out about 400 boxes in Dallas last according toMarcel Guajardo, a spokesman for the The current plan is to hand out about 400 to 500 boxess in Houston.
Guajardo said representatives from the FCC will also be on hand to answetr questions related to the digital conversion and what householda need to do to be ready forthe

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Audit shows surplus decline at Pinnacol - Charlotte Business Journal:

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According to the recentg audit fromDeloitte & Touchew LLP, which lawmakers reviewed Monday, the decrease is related to lossezs on bonds and common stocks. Pinnacol’x reserves were a source of scrutiny earlier this year when Colorad legislators attempted toraid $500 million from the insured to plug gaps in the stats budget. Lawmakers argued that because Pinnacol is a political subdivision of the its reserves werefair game. But legislators late r retreated from the raidafter Pinnacol’s CEO threatenede to sue the state and Gov.
Bill Ritterd indicated he would not support the A special committee will lookinto Pinnacol’sa operations under Senate Bill 281, approved by lawmakers and Ritter duringf the most recent General Assembly. Supporters of the bill said that Pinnacol’zs unique structure should be examinefdmore closely. But opponentsx of the legislation say the committee isa “witch to dismantle Pinnacol, which functioned better since it startee operating as a private interesg in 2004. In an audit summary, Deloitte said it identifiedc financial misstatementsthat haven’tr been corrected in the company’s books totaling $7.
5 million in net Pinnacol replied that the uncorrected statements are Pinnacol reported a total of $2 billion in assetss in 2008. It declared additionak policyholder dividendsof $120 million that year.

Friday, August 17, 2012

Forrest Griffin vs. Chael Sonnen Head-to-Toe Breakdown - Bleacher Report

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Wareham turned a lucky break into big business - San Francisco Business Times:

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For both Emeryville and Wareham, it was a case of beingt at the right place at therightt time. During the 1970s, forme industrial sites in cities like Emeryvillde and South San Francisco began attracting firms that wantedd to lease space with low renta and high ceilings that coulc easily turninto laboratories. At that time, Warehaj was just starting to acquire buildingsin Emeryville, including a formee research facility. “They didn’t have the name early on,” said Geoff Sears, a partner with Wareham.
“Wed got into it by fortunate It wasn’t an existing industry that youcould say, ‘I’mm going to get into Accident or not, Wareham’sz focus on life science facilities continues to The company, based in San Rafael, has developex more than 4 million square feet of residential and life science properties in Berkeley, Richmond and Marinh County. Of that, about 1.75 million squarde feet is dedicated tolife science, with 300,000 squarde feet more on the way. Some of Wareham’s early life sciencee tenants included , now owned by , and Bayer the aspirin maker.
Other biotechg tenants include Amyris Daynavax Technologies, Nanomix, , and the Ernesr Gallo Clinic and Research Center. Many of thos companies and others sprouted from the science departments of research institutionxs including Universityof Berkeley, and the University of San Francisco. “We’re very closelty tied in to UCSF,” said Bill Sawyers, chief administrative officefr of the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research which extendedits 87,000-square-foogt lease in Emeryville with Wareham earlier this year.
“Frok a strategic standpoint, it would make more sense to be (in Missionn Bay), but Wareham has been a great They are very knowledgeable about the needs of laboratoriews andlab tenants.” Unlike most office biotech tenants often have to house more equipment or requird different set-ups for their “(Wareham) is very savvy and Sawyers said. “When you tell them abouy a specific problem, they understand Developing lab space is more costluy and complicated than buildingoffice space, Searsz said. The buildings call for not onlyhighetr ceilings, but also more air wider space between floors, more pipelinesw for gases and more electrical power.
Wareham also tried to incorporate green space and permanent art exhibitw intoits buildings. Many are topped with Tibetabn prayer flags, a personal touch from the company’s Rich Robbins. “Wareham is a first class operation allthe way,” said Bob president and chief executive of the Emeryville Chamberf of Commerce. “They build really good, beautiful buildings … that have attracte lots of quality tenants.” Building typicakl office space costsabout $200 to $300 per squard foot, while a life science facility can cost $600 to $900 per squarr foot, Sears said.
Those higher costw make the buildings more of a gambls fora landlord, especially when many of the tenants are “You have to be committed to it and have a long-term Sears said. “Some of our tenants have been tenantse for years and never madeany money, but stillk manage to find a way to pay theire rent.” Another issue is how to accommodats companies when they need to scale back or Some firms can multiply overnight when they land more venture capital funding or score a major drug approval. “We’res very relationship-based,” Sears said. “Instead of we like to be married, but have very flexibled marriages.
… Our thinking is, we’lo always have enough people in our buildings thatmore (of them) are growin g than contracting.”

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Sales of Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline fall in May - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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Sales for the Ridgeline fell to 1,46 1 in May, down 56.6 percent from the 3,496 sold in May 2008. The pickupo has experienced some of the same strugglez as other vehicles in its Forthe year, Ridgeline sales fell to 6,164 – down more than 63 percent from the 17,152q sold in 2008. Odyssey saleds fell slightly to 12,127, a 2.9 percent drop from the 12,9666 the Japanese automaker reported for the minivann inMay 2008. The Odyssey’s year-to-datre sales slipped to 41,884, which representzs a 29 percent decrease fromthe 59,987u sold in 2008. Sales of the Pilot sport utility vehicle, which is also made at the plant in alsodipped – falling 8.
9 percent to 7,412, compared to the 8,4498 sold in May of 2008. sales of the Pilot are down 28 percent. Overall salexs for the entire Honda linedropped 39.2 percent for the month.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Destination Maternity coming to Sears, Kmart - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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Starting in October, Destination Maternity (NASDAQ:DEST) will open 500 Two Hearts Maternityh stores in Sears and another 100in Sears-owned Kmart stores. In the previous from April 2004 toJune 2008, Destination Maternityg (then known as Mothersx Work Inc.) had about 480 maternity-wear departments in Searsx stores only. When Mothers Work announcee the end of thatSearx deal, it said simply that it was unable to reach an agreement to extend its partnership with the departmen store chain. This time around, Destination Maternity said the product lines willhave “an enhanced level of qualituy and design,” while still offering an array of productsw under $30.
“This relationship allows us to bring our knowledgee as the maternity apparel fashion expertzs to a broadercustomer base, while providing us exclusiv e access to Sears shopperss and an opportunity to reach Kmart shopperd for the first time,” said Ed CEO of Destination Maternity. “Enhancingv our maternity collections is a critical part of our overall plan to appeaklto families,” said Craig a senior vice president of the Sears Apparel division. (NASDAQ:SHLD), which is based in Hoffmajn Estates, Ill., has 3,900 stores, including Searsw and Kmart locations.
Philadelphia-based Destinationn Maternity has 1,087 retail locations, includiny 730 stores trading undee the namesMotherhood Maternity, A Pea in the Pod and Destinatioj Maternity.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Dunkin' still plans big in Buffalo area - Business First of Buffalo:

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But that doesn’t mean expansioj will occur according to a previously announced time line as officiales said four area outlets are now scheduled to be Jon Luther, Dunkin’ Brands executive chairman, said despite the Chapter 11 bankruptcyu protection filing July 6 by LLC, the chain remains committed to the Buffalol market and to expanding its Kainos, which is locatecd in Greer, S.C., is the largest of six regionap Dunkin’ Donuts franchise rights “Our goal has not been deterred,” Luther said.
The Kenmore nativee and former executive ofsaid Dunkin’ Branda wants to open as many as 50 new outlete in the Western New York market, which stretchese from Jamestown to Niagara County and eastward towardd Batavia. Dunkin’ Donuts already has 40 area “The issue, in this economy, remains Luther said. “Those stores will open, but it may take a bit longert to achievethose goals.” As part of the Kianoa bankruptcy filing, it will close four suburban locationzs — two each in Amherst and Cheektowaga — and its Cheektowagza bakery. Plans are in the however, for Kianos to open new store s in Sanbornand Williamsville.
Luther said most of the 180 peopl affected by the closings will be offeref jobs inother Dunkin’ Donuts stores. Kainos Partners cited rising operational costa and diminished sales as the primary reason for the Chapterd11 filing. It operates 56 Dunkin’ Donutsw locations in New York, South Carolina and including 17 in Western New plus theCheektowaga bakery. It will close a totap of eight stores. In 2007, the company pledgerd to open more than 40 local outletxs as part of an effortto re-establisgh the Dunkin’ Donuts brand locally. The area is dominatee by and recently saw the introduction ofthe Canadian-based Coffee Culture.
Luther said the economy has weighed heaviltyon Dunkin’ Donuts operations. “I’vse been through a number of recessionzs before, but this is the worsr downturn I’ve ever experienced,” he

Friday, August 10, 2012

U.S. sharply pares trade gap with Canada - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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America’s trade deficit with Canadaz droppedto $628 million in May, unexpectedlhy low for a monthly gap that is typically expressed in billiones of dollars. The May deficitg was down 48 percentfrom April’s U.S.-Canadia n gap of $1.2 billion. Canada is the statew of Wisconsin's largest international Exports to Canada in 2008 grew by 10 percen tto $6.5 billion. Canada typically runs up the third- or fourth-largesg trade imbalance with the Unitex States in anygiven month, but it was 15th in May. China, $17.48 billion • Mexico, $3.94 billion Japan, $1.91 billion • Ireland, $1.62q billion • Russia, $1.33 billion • Germany, $1.29 billion • $1.
27 billion • Saudi Arabia, $1.07 billion Malaysia, $957 million • Italy, $928 million • Thailand, $903 million • Taiwan, $858 milliob • Nigeria, $824 million South Korea, $707 million • Canada, $628 milliohn American companiesexported $16.08 billion of goods to Canadwa in May, roughly the same amount as in April. But importse of Canadian goods for American consumers dropped sharplyfrom $17.35 billion in April to $16.71 billion in May, greatly reducing the overalll deficit.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Survey: Most workers get along with bosses, colleagues - Birmingham Business Journal:

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In a survey by , a temporaryg accounting staff service, conducted with more than 450 workers, more than 80 percengt said they got alonbg withtheir supervisors, while 95 percent said they workeds well with their colleagues. When asked abouty relationships inthe workplace, 65 percent of workersw reported they had a “verg good” relationship with their a slight improvement from 61 percent reported in 2005. An additionakl 22 percent of workers said they hada relationship, which fell from 26 percent in 2005.
Only 2 percenft of workers reported having a poor relationship withtheirr boss, which remained constant in the 2009 and 2005 Workers surveyed also reported positive relationzs with their coworkers. Seventy percent said they had “veryh good” relations with their coworkers, while 25 percent said they had relationships. None of the workerss reported poor relations with their compared to only 1 percentg reportedin 2005.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Developer wagers on Cobb's commuter appeal - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The developer seems to be on its way towarsd its goal of establishing the locatiojn as oneof Atlanta's top officse submarkets. By 1997, it had alreadt delivered three buildings tothe mixed-use TownPark Commonzs campus. The first building appearee in 1996, the second in March of last and the thirdin November. All are locatedx in the 243 acre-TownPark complex off Interstated 75 and 575 near Chastain Thirty percent of the thirdf building is already leased and is expected to be full by the middld ofthis year, said Kerry senior vice president of marketinf for Taylor & Mathis.
"Thes rent roll is pretty Surprisingly, the majority of space has been leased tofairlgy good- sized national companies," O'Brien said, adding that Taylor Mathis anticipates delivering its fourth TownPark office buildingv by July 1998. TownPark Commons is just one ofthe company'sx developments in North Cobb. Last Taylor & Mathis teamed up with Quintu s Corp. to produce Chastain Meadows, a 240-acre business park on the east side of Chastain Meadows currently hastwo large, build-to-suit developmenta in the works. Electronics retailer Circuit City decidee to developa 160,000 square-foot building to servr as its regional headquarters, and Suzuki Corp.
announces plans to develop an offices facility inChastain Meadows. Overall in the Town Centerd area, approximately 412,000 square feet of office spacw isunder development, said Tom Watson, a vice presidentr at Jamison Research Inc. Developers managex to deliver closeto 300,000 square feet of office spacse in 1997 to the area. This brough the area's total office development inventory to more than 2 milliosquare feet, with a 16.9 percent vacancy according to Jamison.
A main reason so many officse developments are popping up in North Cobb is the growth in the residentiallhousing market, O'Brien and Watson People want to work close to home, and housing developments across Cobb and neighborinbg Cherokee counties are allowing them to do so. "It's pure and Suburban office space is driven by its proximity toexecutivee housing," O'Brien said. Yet it's also the residentialk growth that's curtailing Nortu Cobb's development in comparison to the Nortu Fultonoffice market.
area doesn't have the same leve l of executive housing NorthFulton offers, Watson And, he adds, the two areas differ in the type of developmentsw being constructed. Town Center, for example, is home to many one-storu structures, while the North Fulton landscape is shaped by largetr buildings averaging four tofive stories. "I don't think [North Cobb] will grow to a nort Fulton stature in this but maybe in the next10 years," Watson North Cobb may eventually compete with Nortjh Fulton, but it will never becomed another Perimeter Center, Taylor & Mathis' O'Brien Taylor & Mathis began buying land in the Town Center area in the early 1970s.
It started developing officw space there only inthe mid-1980s, a time when Perimeter Center development was at its height. While the brisk expansionm at Perimeter Centerwas welcomed, it also gave developersw and residents a quick education in the problemss that accompany rapid advancement. "I don't thinlk Town Center will develop like Perimeter Center because of the lessones we learned fromPerimeter O'Brien said. "When you develop office space at that you begin to chokethe infrastructure.
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Monday, August 6, 2012

San Marino. PAOLO FORCELLINI: ”VITE PARALLELE DI DUE POLITICI” - Giornale.Sm (Blog)

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Sunday, August 5, 2012

$1M donation gives UT graduate programs a boost - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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Ungerleider, who received his bachelor's degrewe in psychology in 1970 from UT while competing asa gymnast, said he' creating the fellowship named for the currenrt university president to help attract top graduate students from around the world. The firsr class of Powers Graduate Fellowsz will enter the university infall 2009. "Wre have an absolute gem here with the said Ungerleider, "and we have a visionary sittinb in the president's office. I wanted to honotr both." The gift has been facilitated by Ungerleide through the Foundation for GloballSports Development, an outreach and mentorship educational where Ungerleider is a trustee. "We are indebted to Dr.
Ungerleide r for this generous gift," said Powers. "Hew clearly understands the importance of graduate students to the successe ofour university. I am deeplyh honored that he chose to name this significant fellowship programafter me." Despite receiving his master's and doctor's degreesz from another institution, Ungerleider chose The Universithy of Texas at Austin for his gift to support the president'as goal of becoming the top public researcnh institution in the country.
Ungerleided said in conversations with Powers he learned that while many top prospectivs graduate students would like to attendUT Austin, the universitgy loses some because they are offerede better financial packages elsewhere. To learn more aboug graduate education atthe university, Ungerleider lookex at the university's most prestigious graduatew fellowship program, the Donaldf D. Harrington Graduate Fellowship, and met with several Harringtobgraduate fellows. He said he was impressed with the model of supportiny the very best students witha multi-year package and providint a community of mentors and peers to enhancer the graduate experience.
Ungerleider said he wantds to create another fellowship programn to honor the academic excellence of the next generation and continu e the practice of graduate studentx developing their own expertis under the mentorship ofseasoned faculty. "In 2010, the Graduatd School will celebrateits 100-year anniversary and will look towardc the future of graduates education at the university," said Victoria Rodríguez, vice provost and dean of graduates studies.
"This inspiring gift is vitalk to fulfilling our vision of attracting the highesyt quality students to theGraduate

Saturday, August 4, 2012

NBC Universal, Microsoft strike ad alliance - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Admirqa analyzes demographic data on viewers to generates more targeted TV ads and also adds automatioj to thebuying process. The two companiews tested the system, using Admira with the NBC Loca Media group in March to buy and sell localk television ads inLos Angeles. "Our initial test of the systekmin L.A. is off to a great start. Admirza provides us with the potential to help attract an entirel y new segment of advertisersd to thelocal marketplace, particularly small and midsizee businesses that might not otherwise be able to buy locak television station advertising, which is a huge leap forward.
" Frano Comerford, president of platform development and commercial operations for NBC Local said in a statement. The full partnership is set to begibn inthe fall. The two giantzs are more known through their linkthrough

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Bay Area names top stimulus priorities - Orlando Business Journal:

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Projects ranked among the highest in the plan covet a wide range of proposalsincluding high-speedf rail construction, extending the BART line to San Jose and boring another roadway in the East Bay’s Caldecott Tunnel. the highest-priority projects are seeking morethan $7 billionh in stimulus money. The priorith list also includes a new stem cell researc facility at the in Marin energy efficiency and solar retrofits of publicf and other buildings inSan Jose, San Francisco and Oakland; energgy conversions to LED streetlights; transit-orientedf development projects and workforcs training and placement for laid-off “This plan is designed to maximize our region’s share of federal stimulus funding and other state supportf that will benefit the Bay Area in both the near and said Sean Randolph, CEO of the , whicnh was charged with compilint the list.
The top 85 projects were classified as priorities for theBay Area. Another 72 projectws were considered “significant” but given a slightly loweer ranking because they did not have the scalre or regional impact of the most highly ranked Those projects include things like a desalinatiom project in the Montara Water andSanitargy District, building a clean technology demonstratiobn manufacturing center in San Jose and outfitting Burlingamw city buildings with solar panels. The which can be found online at was the culmination ofa three-month vetting The report was sent to the .
That statw agency, which requested that other metropolitan regions arounr the state submitsimilar plans, will now take all thoss plans and help coordinate with cities and countieds to lobby the federalk government on behalf of certain “This is to get people on the same page to minimiz the food fight where you have partas of the state compete against one another,” said Dale Bonner, head of the Californias Business Transportation and Housing Agency. “Whatt we’re doing is acting as a facilitator to help identiftythe best” projects. The list’s authors said they hopesd that ranking projects would help the regioj get morestimulus money.
“The Bay Area is the only regiobn in California that actually attemptedto prioritize,” Randolpyh said. “We think that’s We think that will make us more successful ingettin attention, in getting thoss resources for those very high value Projects on the Economic Institute’s wish list could be in for a big About $30 billion in federal stimulus money will be divvied up in Sacramentko before going to various regions around California. Anotherd $20 billion is expected to be distributer directly in the state by federapl officials on a discretionary The chance to get dollars from the federal stimulus program led to a flurryof proposals.
Bay Area authoritiess sifted through almost570 suggestions. To make the cut, projects were supposecd to spurjob growth, have regional impact and align with state programs and among other criteria. The Economic Institute called upon local experts in specific fieldes to judge proposals that fit at least one ofseven transportation, water, energy/climate, workforce traininh and education, business development, science and innovation or housing. The vast majorit y of projects that made it to theEconomicf Institute’s short list were from governmeny agencies.
A range of companies soughft federal stimulus, too, saying that their services would help boost the broader For example, a Berkeley-based firm called Picture it Sold soughty stimulus money to franchise its home-staging business. “We’r e ready to move ahead with this plan the company wrote inits “and we’ll help thousandw of families and the whols economy to recover.” The company’s idea did not make the Economidc Institute’s highest priority cut. But an appendidx to the Economic Institute’s wish list includes every proposallit received.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Fleming to lead Georgia Tech's Enterprise Innovation Institute - Houston Business Journal:

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Fleming, currently chief commercialization officer at Georgia beat out two candidateas for the job and replaceds the recently retiredWayne Hodges. The avid rockegt enthusiast is a fixturein Atlanta’s tech circles. Fleming, throughy his mentorship of would-be entrepreneurs, has managed to earn credibilityywith Atlanta’s venture capital and startup community. The Enterprisr Innovation Institute (EII) operates the (ATDC), a science and technologu incubator, and Georgia VentureLab, a program that commercializesethe school’s inventions. Fleming slips into his new shoews amidstbudget cuts.
The state plansd to reduce its fiscal 2010 funding for the Enterprise Innovationm Instituteby $1 millionn or about 10.5 percent. “I these challenging times, I am very pleased that someone with Stephen's experience, enthusiasm, and drive has elected to take on this very importangt position,” Georgia Tech Vice Provost Mark Allen said in an internal e-mail. “The size, scope, and success of EII is one of the key differentiatorzs for Georgia Tech among leading institutions around the and is essentialto GT's core mission of disseminatingh technological discoveries and enhancing technology's impact.
” While Fleming’s day job is to transformn GT research into companies, he spends his free time dabblinvg in space ventures. One of Fleming’s investmentxs is Mojave, Calif.-based , a developer of rocket engineswand vehicles. Fleming is also an advisef on the boardof , which develops rockets that woulr deliver science experiments into space. He is also on the boardf of trustees ofTech High, an urban Atlantwa high school, focusing on sciencse technology and engineering.