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Erika Szatmari has joined Goodman Co. as an associate in the firm’s Tysons Corner office. Prior to joininvg Goodman & Co., she was a junior controller for a small IT solutions companyin Fairfax. Alexandria-based Gifts In Kind International announcecd that Cindy Hallberlin has been appointed presidentand CEO. Prioe to joining Gifts In Kind, Hallberlin served as the chief ethics, diversity and accountability officerfor , a nationalo broadline distributor serving the multi-billion-dollar foodservicee industry.
She possesses more than 27 years of experience in labor andemployment law, alternativwe dispute resolution, public relations, ethics and compliance and corporates social responsibility. As the chief ethics and compliance officee followinga $1 billion fraud, she contributed to the cultural transformation of U.S. Foodservice by developing exceptionaol ethics training andawareness programs, a risk assessmenyt strategy and a model code of conduct. Prior to joining U.S.
Foodservice, Hallberlihn developed and successfully managedthe ’s REDRESS employment mediation program, whicgh successfully resolved more than 80 percent of discrimination claimzs and resulted in $60 million in cost Jose Parada has joined LLC, a D.C. mortgagse company, as branch manager of the Hispanic division. Ted Cadmus joined , a , as managing director of the , whicj is comprised of offices in McLeanand Alexandria. At in Fairfax, Tamala Gardner joined as seniot commercial loan officer and Carmines Eberhardt joined as assistant branch Anne Woodbury has joined the a global health carecommunications firm, as senio r vice president and managing director of a new D.C.
TogoRun’s D.C. team will work with clients toaffect legislative, regulatory and purchasing decisions at both the federalo and state level. Previously, Woodbury was a senior vice presidenftat , where she launched and servefd as managing director for Healthj Solutions Navigator, a specialty arm of the firm that focuses on healthj care public affairs. Prio to joining Fleishman-Hillard in Woodbury served as chief healty advocate for the Center forHealtyh Transformation. Edward Allmann , former director of marketintgfor , has joined Global Communicators LLC in D.C. as a senior international adviser in charges of new business development and clientmarketingt services.
Allmann worked for Colonial Williamsburg for the last eightf years and had also been director ofthe foundation’s hospitality advertising and public relations befors becoming marketing director in 2002. From 1990 to Allmann held a successionof high-level advertisintg and public relations positions with Allmann was deputhy director of the consumer products group at in New York for two years. Leig George has joined Moiré Studii in D.C. as director of strategy. George has nearluy a decade of agency and corporate experience creating and managing integrated In her new she will provide strategic directionfor Moiré’s branding and marketingg initiatives.
Before joining Moiré, Georgs was an account executiveat Greenfield/ a professional services design and marketinv firm based in D.C., wherde she managed national accounts including and Venabls LLP. Previously, at Westat, a research company based in Rockville, George managec the firm’s corporate brand across 15 Health communications and public affairs firm Spectrumin D.C. namedr Katherine J. Maynard as its chiefv operating officer, a new In 1998, Maynard relocated to Washington and joineds Spectrum from one ofthe firm’s charter clients, a biotechnology company.
Sinc then, she has directed strategy and execution of communicationsa programs for nationwide pharmaceutical product launchesx and patient advocacycommunications campaigns, spanning the women’ s health research, oncology, dermatology, contraception and cardiology categories. She became executive vice president of clien services inearly 2007, and today counselss health industry, hospitals, medical professional societies and third-party organization clients of At Spectrum, Maynard will assume responsibilit y for overall management of the firm’s day-to-day operations, including client business development, finance and human Arlene M.
Hill has been named director of the Kogo Center for Career Developmentin ’s . Hill will servee as chief career services officer for graduate andundergraduate students, provide leadershil for employer outreach, direct on campus recruitment effortws including tracking and outcomes reporting, and managw the KCCD’s resources related to career programming, tools, technology, and software. Hill comes to AU from wherd she served as associate director of MBA careetr management in the and previously as associate director of employert and alumni relations in the main campuxscareer center. She also has held career management roles atand .
Her industry experience includes project managemenr roles with ZKS Real Estate and the in In addition, Dr. Anne Ferrante has been appointed directoe of graduate programs at the Kogod School of Ferrante will have senior management responsibilitfor Kogod’s graduate degree portfolio and ensure quality in program development, curriculum management, and the studentg academic experience including advising and student Ferrante comes to AU from the schoool of management at the where she servexd as director of the global leadership executiv e MBA program.
She also has spent severalk years working in industrgywith AT&T/Lucent Technologies in various organizational development and human resourcezs roles. Emmy-award winning journalist Frankl Sesno has been named the new directorof . Currently a professod of media and public affairzat GW, he will assume his new positio in September, succeeding Lee Huebner who returns to GW’s Sesno is director of GW’s Public Affairs His career in journalism spans more than three decadees and includes 21 years at , where he served as White Housde correspondent, anchor and Washingto bureau chief. At GW, Sesno’s expertisee focuses on the media’sx impact on public policy.
In 2008, he partnered with Ambassadofr Karl Inderfurth at the to bring five former Secretaries of State to GW to discuss the challenges facinb the next American in Arlington namedGregorg R. Allen executive directoe for small business andveterans affairs. In Allen’s 30-pluw years of experience, he has been a strategic partnee with the Departments ofVeterans Affairs, Defense, Treasury and Agriculture. Allen’s duties include leading corporate policy, strategic planning and business development. His experiences includes workingfor SDB, Hub-zone, woman-owned and Native American small businesses. He has worked with the , individua agencies and large-business prime contractors.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Constituent Assembly term extended for three months - United We Blog! (blog)
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The West Australian | Constituent Assembly term extended for three months United We Blog! (blog) After hectic parleys late into Saturday night and wee hours of Sunday (today), the political parties struck a five-point deal, paving the way for a three-month extension of the Constituent Assembly. ... CA tenure extended by three-months Nepal's Constituent Assembly gets 3-month extension Nepal Constituent Assembly's tenure uncertain as parties fail to reach accord |
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Weas acquires Columbia St. Mary
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The price paid for the propertyu at2025 E. Newport Ave. was not revealecd by real estate brokers and lawyerws representingColumbia St. Mary’s and Weas Development Co. Doug president of the firm that bears his was unavailable to comment onthe acquisition. As , Weas is workinfg in partnership with an undisclosed national development UWM officials plan to meet with Weas Developmen t in early June to determine specific real estate spacw needs forthe university, said Tom Luljak, a UWM vice chancellot of public affairs and government relations. In Februar 2009, university officials were considering theColumbia St.
Mary’s propertyy for classroom space, student housing and offices for faculty and Themedical complex, once known as Columbiw Hospital prior to its merger with St. Mary’s Hospital in the earl 1990s, will close next year when the hospital system combines its operations at thenew $417 million, 835,000-square-foo t Columbia St. Mary’s hospitall campus along East North Avenue. Columbia St.
Mary’sz had no comment on the sale of Columbia according toGregory Hartzog, the hospital’xs director of marketing and
The price paid for the propertyu at2025 E. Newport Ave. was not revealecd by real estate brokers and lawyerws representingColumbia St. Mary’s and Weas Development Co. Doug president of the firm that bears his was unavailable to comment onthe acquisition. As , Weas is workinfg in partnership with an undisclosed national development UWM officials plan to meet with Weas Developmen t in early June to determine specific real estate spacw needs forthe university, said Tom Luljak, a UWM vice chancellot of public affairs and government relations. In Februar 2009, university officials were considering theColumbia St.
Mary’s propertyy for classroom space, student housing and offices for faculty and Themedical complex, once known as Columbiw Hospital prior to its merger with St. Mary’s Hospital in the earl 1990s, will close next year when the hospital system combines its operations at thenew $417 million, 835,000-square-foo t Columbia St. Mary’s hospitall campus along East North Avenue. Columbia St.
Mary’sz had no comment on the sale of Columbia according toGregory Hartzog, the hospital’xs director of marketing and
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Fast Facts - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Applications are due March 13. Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties are as are municipalities identifiedas “growing suburbs” and as “rural areas” that have at least 100 acres of designatefd “future growth area” in the planning commission’s “Destinatio 2030 Long-Range Plan.” Commercial construction spending is expecteds to decline by 11 percent this year, accordinyg to the biannual Consensus Construction Forecast, a survey of the nation’sd leading construction forecasters. Sectors that will suffer the most are projected to be office and retail construction.
The credit crisis has had a dramatic impacft onconstruction activity; since financing has become difficult, developers have put on hold or killedf construction projects. For those projects that do go developers will experience a decline in the cost sincwe prices have dropped for keyconstructio commodities, including steel, gypsum products, lumber and
Applications are due March 13. Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties are as are municipalities identifiedas “growing suburbs” and as “rural areas” that have at least 100 acres of designatefd “future growth area” in the planning commission’s “Destinatio 2030 Long-Range Plan.” Commercial construction spending is expecteds to decline by 11 percent this year, accordinyg to the biannual Consensus Construction Forecast, a survey of the nation’sd leading construction forecasters. Sectors that will suffer the most are projected to be office and retail construction.
The credit crisis has had a dramatic impacft onconstruction activity; since financing has become difficult, developers have put on hold or killedf construction projects. For those projects that do go developers will experience a decline in the cost sincwe prices have dropped for keyconstructio commodities, including steel, gypsum products, lumber and
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Solar Array, Gen. Mills detail expansions - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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broke ground April 5 on the $100 176,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing facility Keith Bone, general manager of the local facility, told members of . AED held its quarterlyt meeting Thursdayat . Joe Hudgins, presidenrt and CEO of Solat Array Ventures, outlined his company’s plan to builds a massive solar manufacturing plant onthe city’s Westside. General Mills’ expansio should be completed by November, Bone The cereal manufacturer will hire 60additional employees, bringingh additional payroll to the area of $3.5 million.
The expansion also bring $30 million in spending to New The Albuquerque City Council approveda $100 million industrial revenue bond deal for the companu in February. BE&K Corp. from North Carolina landed the design/builf contract to build the expansion, but Bone said 80 perceny of the firm’s spendinv and employees will be local. The precast paneld being used in the construction are manufacturedin Belen. General Mills has been in Albuquerquesince 1991. Its current facility is locatef near Paseo del Norte and Edith and has 190 with an annual payrollof $12 million, said The 275,000-square-foot plant produces about 135 milliom pounds annually of 35 different cereals.
The facility also has a lab on-sitwe where the instructions for baking General Millxs products at high altitudes are The company has givejnabout $5 million to area nonprofit s since 1998 and $519,000 in scholarships, Bone added. Don Power, chairman of AED, said the cereao company’s donations illustrate one of the thing s the organization looks for inrecruitingv companies: community involvement.
Hudgins said Solar Array planes to break ground by the third quarter of this year ona 225,000-square-foo thin-film photovoltaic manufacturing plant in the Corderpo Mesa business park, west of the mattress The company plans to add three more buildingsa of that size as it he said, with each facility employing about 225. Its annualk payroll in the first phase wouldbe $14 million. Abour five percent of the jobs woulepay $100,000, 45 percent would pay $70,000 and half of the jobs woulxd pay $45,000. The capital investment for the firsyt phase willbe $170 milliohn and the company would spend $40 milliojn annually for raw materials.
The firsty phase is expected to have a capacityg of75 megawatts, but that would grow to 300 mw with the full The plant also will have a space that will serve as a community and educational center. Solar Array is seekinyg $175 million in industrial revenue bondxs fromBernalillo County. The company is workinvg to raise $210 million in debt and equity, Hudgin s said. Hudgins said New Mexico beat out two other states forthe plant, despite the fact that it did not offere the largest incentives.
But the coordination amonfg local and state government officials and other parties made New Mexico far more efficient in establishing a planning framework that the companyu could then use to plan a budgetr forthe plant, he said “That was a majorr issue for us,” Hudgins said. He also praisexd the labor force here and theeducational institutions. The facilityu is being designed byPageSoutherlandPage LLP, which has Texad offices in Austin, Dallas and Houston, as well as Washington, D.C. and U.K. Hoffman Construction, based in Portland, Ore.
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broke ground April 5 on the $100 176,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing facility Keith Bone, general manager of the local facility, told members of . AED held its quarterlyt meeting Thursdayat . Joe Hudgins, presidenrt and CEO of Solat Array Ventures, outlined his company’s plan to builds a massive solar manufacturing plant onthe city’s Westside. General Mills’ expansio should be completed by November, Bone The cereal manufacturer will hire 60additional employees, bringingh additional payroll to the area of $3.5 million.
The expansion also bring $30 million in spending to New The Albuquerque City Council approveda $100 million industrial revenue bond deal for the companu in February. BE&K Corp. from North Carolina landed the design/builf contract to build the expansion, but Bone said 80 perceny of the firm’s spendinv and employees will be local. The precast paneld being used in the construction are manufacturedin Belen. General Mills has been in Albuquerquesince 1991. Its current facility is locatef near Paseo del Norte and Edith and has 190 with an annual payrollof $12 million, said The 275,000-square-foot plant produces about 135 milliom pounds annually of 35 different cereals.
The facility also has a lab on-sitwe where the instructions for baking General Millxs products at high altitudes are The company has givejnabout $5 million to area nonprofit s since 1998 and $519,000 in scholarships, Bone added. Don Power, chairman of AED, said the cereao company’s donations illustrate one of the thing s the organization looks for inrecruitingv companies: community involvement.
Hudgins said Solar Array planes to break ground by the third quarter of this year ona 225,000-square-foo thin-film photovoltaic manufacturing plant in the Corderpo Mesa business park, west of the mattress The company plans to add three more buildingsa of that size as it he said, with each facility employing about 225. Its annualk payroll in the first phase wouldbe $14 million. Abour five percent of the jobs woulepay $100,000, 45 percent would pay $70,000 and half of the jobs woulxd pay $45,000. The capital investment for the firsyt phase willbe $170 milliohn and the company would spend $40 milliojn annually for raw materials.
The firsty phase is expected to have a capacityg of75 megawatts, but that would grow to 300 mw with the full The plant also will have a space that will serve as a community and educational center. Solar Array is seekinyg $175 million in industrial revenue bondxs fromBernalillo County. The company is workinvg to raise $210 million in debt and equity, Hudgin s said. Hudgins said New Mexico beat out two other states forthe plant, despite the fact that it did not offere the largest incentives.
But the coordination amonfg local and state government officials and other parties made New Mexico far more efficient in establishing a planning framework that the companyu could then use to plan a budgetr forthe plant, he said “That was a majorr issue for us,” Hudgins said. He also praisexd the labor force here and theeducational institutions. The facilityu is being designed byPageSoutherlandPage LLP, which has Texad offices in Austin, Dallas and Houston, as well as Washington, D.C. and U.K. Hoffman Construction, based in Portland, Ore.
, is building the
Thursday, May 19, 2011
As schools tighten their belts, principals' powers erode - Pioneer Press
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As schools tighten their belts, principals' powers erode Pioneer Press Some experts say eroding principals' decision-making power can hurt districts and their ability to cut smart. P. Fred Storti of the Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association believes in what he calls a "loose-tight relationship" between ... |
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
OFFSTAGE: Lambert-Shelton Photographer Shoots a Perfect Day - CMT.com
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ABC News | OFFSTAGE: Lambert-Shelton Photographer Shoots a Perfect Day CMT.com Photographer Robert Evans had the assignment of a lifetime: to shoot the wedding of Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton on Saturday (May 14) in Texas. In his photographer's blog (which I guess would make him a blogographer?), he says the whole day was ... Mi! randa Lambert and Blake Shelton's Wedding Photographer Blogs About ... Miranda Lambert wedding photos: Who took them and when you can see them |
Sunday, May 15, 2011
SEC: N.Y. investment firm misled S. Fla. seniors - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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"They used free lunches as the low-techn bait for their high-scalre scheme," said Robert Khuzami, director of the SEC'sd Division of Enforcement. The SEC alleges elderly and retired investorsd were lured into purchasinbg highly unsuitable variable annuitiesx with lucrative sales commissions while ignoring the financiakl goalsof victims. The SEC alleges that Eric J. Browhn of Highland Beach, Matthew J. Collina of Boynton Beach, Kevin J. Walsh of Viera, and Mark W. Wellss of Boca Raton, were among thoses offering and sellingthe annuities.
It’s alleged that the firm and its representativee earned millions of dollars in sales PCS is aregistered broker-dealer and wholly-owned subsidiaryg of Gilman Ciocia, an income tax preparatio n business headquartered in Poughkeepsie that offerse financial services in New York, New Pennsylvania and Florida. Robert Heim, a NewYork attorney who representwsPrime Capital, Gilman Ciocia, and severap of the individuals, including Collins and said the conduct at issue in the complaintf is "very old" and occurred in the late 1990a and early 2000.
He said the compant reached a settlement withthe (FINRA), when it was called the As part of that the company implemented some wide-ranging updates to its supervisoryy and compliance systems in Heim said. He added that he didn'tt know why the SEC was going over thesame "All of these issues were addressed yearsa ago and we feel the company's response has been appropriate," he said. Whilee Brown and Walsh have since left, Collins and Welles are still with the he said. An administrative law judge will determine whether the allegation s against the respondents aretrue and, if so, whether they shoul d be ordered to cease and desistr from future violations.
"They used free lunches as the low-techn bait for their high-scalre scheme," said Robert Khuzami, director of the SEC'sd Division of Enforcement. The SEC alleges elderly and retired investorsd were lured into purchasinbg highly unsuitable variable annuitiesx with lucrative sales commissions while ignoring the financiakl goalsof victims. The SEC alleges that Eric J. Browhn of Highland Beach, Matthew J. Collina of Boynton Beach, Kevin J. Walsh of Viera, and Mark W. Wellss of Boca Raton, were among thoses offering and sellingthe annuities.
It’s alleged that the firm and its representativee earned millions of dollars in sales PCS is aregistered broker-dealer and wholly-owned subsidiaryg of Gilman Ciocia, an income tax preparatio n business headquartered in Poughkeepsie that offerse financial services in New York, New Pennsylvania and Florida. Robert Heim, a NewYork attorney who representwsPrime Capital, Gilman Ciocia, and severap of the individuals, including Collins and said the conduct at issue in the complaintf is "very old" and occurred in the late 1990a and early 2000.
He said the compant reached a settlement withthe (FINRA), when it was called the As part of that the company implemented some wide-ranging updates to its supervisoryy and compliance systems in Heim said. He added that he didn'tt know why the SEC was going over thesame "All of these issues were addressed yearsa ago and we feel the company's response has been appropriate," he said. Whilee Brown and Walsh have since left, Collins and Welles are still with the he said. An administrative law judge will determine whether the allegation s against the respondents aretrue and, if so, whether they shoul d be ordered to cease and desistr from future violations.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Business Journal names 30 under 30 winners - Houston Business Journal:
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The awards honor 30 outstanding St. Louis-area business leaders under the ageof 30. The winnera are: Craig Albrecht, ; Evan Ardoin, ; Rob Eidelman Capital Management; |Gundaker Commercial; Candice Brown, Bethesda Dilworth; Cassie Burd, Butlers Pantry; Rep. Don Missouri House of Representatives; Kyle Darnell, .; Paul ; Kate Ewing, ; Erin Fann, ; Melissa Glauber, ; Kevi n Haar, ; Kate Heideman, ; Anna ; James Knowles, ; Kate Kromann, ; Katy ; Peter MacKercher, ; Christallyn McCloud, ; Sarah ; Katherine Murray, ; Lauren Niebruegge, ; Clarissa ; Keisha Patrick, ; William Reisner, ; Natashaa Rogers, ; Sondra Terry, ; Stephanie ; and Tricia Zimmee Ferguson, .
The winners will be featured in theBusinessx Journal’s special section July 10 and celebratedc at an awards reception July 16. The award are sponsored by the Crosby MBA Programm at Universityof Missouri-Columbia. For more information about the event, contact Kelly Rowland at (314) 421-830y7 or krowland@bizjournals.com.
The awards honor 30 outstanding St. Louis-area business leaders under the ageof 30. The winnera are: Craig Albrecht, ; Evan Ardoin, ; Rob Eidelman Capital Management; |Gundaker Commercial; Candice Brown, Bethesda Dilworth; Cassie Burd, Butlers Pantry; Rep. Don Missouri House of Representatives; Kyle Darnell, .; Paul ; Kate Ewing, ; Erin Fann, ; Melissa Glauber, ; Kevi n Haar, ; Kate Heideman, ; Anna ; James Knowles, ; Kate Kromann, ; Katy ; Peter MacKercher, ; Christallyn McCloud, ; Sarah ; Katherine Murray, ; Lauren Niebruegge, ; Clarissa ; Keisha Patrick, ; William Reisner, ; Natashaa Rogers, ; Sondra Terry, ; Stephanie ; and Tricia Zimmee Ferguson, .
The winners will be featured in theBusinessx Journal’s special section July 10 and celebratedc at an awards reception July 16. The award are sponsored by the Crosby MBA Programm at Universityof Missouri-Columbia. For more information about the event, contact Kelly Rowland at (314) 421-830y7 or krowland@bizjournals.com.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Louisville airport adds service to speed security lines for regular travelers - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Working with Vigilant Solutionsof Fla., the airport has launched the Preferred Traveler/Registered Traveler Program. The program, certified by the federal , allows busy travelers to register information with Vigilant Solutions so they can speede the securityscreening process. To participate, travelers can complete an application at and visif the localprogram office, located on the departure level of the next to the branch, according to informationn from the . At the which is open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 12:300 p.m., an attendant will take fingerprints andiris scans.
Members receive a card that allows them to use the Registered Traveler security lanes at 21 participating airportsw in theUnited States. The annua cost is $149 for silver level (lane accessd and discounts), $249 for gold levelo (lane access, discounts and free parking), and $349 for platinumk level (lane access, discounts and free parkinfg and membership tothe airport’s Altitudw Club.) For more information, visirt or call (502)
Working with Vigilant Solutionsof Fla., the airport has launched the Preferred Traveler/Registered Traveler Program. The program, certified by the federal , allows busy travelers to register information with Vigilant Solutions so they can speede the securityscreening process. To participate, travelers can complete an application at and visif the localprogram office, located on the departure level of the next to the branch, according to informationn from the . At the which is open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 12:300 p.m., an attendant will take fingerprints andiris scans.
Members receive a card that allows them to use the Registered Traveler security lanes at 21 participating airportsw in theUnited States. The annua cost is $149 for silver level (lane accessd and discounts), $249 for gold levelo (lane access, discounts and free parking), and $349 for platinumk level (lane access, discounts and free parkinfg and membership tothe airport’s Altitudw Club.) For more information, visirt or call (502)
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Government still the biggest industry in Hawaii - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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A few industries have grown faster over the past but government isstill No. 1 in the amoun it contributes to Hawaii’s economy, well aheadr of real estate and even In fact, the economic footprinft of federal, state and local government in Hawaiui expanded three times more than in the natiobn as a whole, according to statistics recentl released by the . The statistics, adjusteds for inflation, show that government’s contributiohn to the Hawaii economy grewfrom $4.8 billiomn in 1998 to $6.6 billiob in 2008, a 36 percent increase. By contrast, government growtj for the United Statee duringthe 10-year period amountes to 12 percent.
And Hawaii is growing more dependent on governmenrt to drive its In 2008, government accounted for 24 percengt of Hawaii’s $28 billion gross domestic produc t — which is defined as the tota market value of goods and servicezs produced during a given period — up from 22 percenty in 1998, according to the data, adjusted for inflationn by the Economic Research Organization. Not only is government Hawaii’s biggest industry but it’s the biggesyt employer, with 125,000 More than half of those, 74,300, work for the statee of Hawaii, according to the Departmenyt of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s second quarter economic report.
That meanzs the layoffs, furloughs and deep cuts to state governmenrt services being planned will have a broader effecton Hawaii’s economy than even layoffx in the tourism industry. Private industrt GDP peaked in Hawaiuin 2006, but governmentr grew steadily every year during the decade, exceptg for a slight blip from 2000 to and grew another 3 percent from 2007 to even when most private industries were beginning to scale back. Total government jobs grew by 11 percenrt in Hawaii duringthe decade, with state jobs growing by 14 percent.
Total jobs in Hawaiu grew by 16 perceny duringthe decade, but fell by 4 percenr during the first quarter of 2009, compared to the firsty quarter of last year, according to DBEDT. In privatee industry, construction outpaced all other sectors in growth in Hawaiji over the last10 years, followed by real estates and professional and technical services. Government was fourth in terms of The numbers also reveal that the five largestg sectors in Hawaii were unchanged from 1998to 2008, with governmenrt on top, followed by real estate, accommodatio and food services, retail and healtjh care.
Of those sectors, only real estate and government outpaced the United States in percentagd growth forthe 10-yeatr period. Construction grew by 61 percentg overthe decade, just as the industry experienced a 20.5 perceng decline nationally. The decade coincidefd with the latestconstruction cycle, noted Universityy of Hawaii economist Carl Bonham, UHERO’s director. “What you have in the constructionb sectorfrom ’98 to 2008, it’s almost exactlty the bottom of construction jobs to the peak,” Bonha said.
After slipping from $977 million GDP in 1998 to $955 millio n in 1999, construction began a steady climb in startingwith $1 billion in GDP, and peaking in 2006 at more than $1.7 billiob before backing down to just under $1.6 billion in 2008, according to the statistics. Constructiohn is likely to drop furtherthis year, and even more in 2010 and according to UHERO’s latest statewidwe forecast.
A few industries have grown faster over the past but government isstill No. 1 in the amoun it contributes to Hawaii’s economy, well aheadr of real estate and even In fact, the economic footprinft of federal, state and local government in Hawaiui expanded three times more than in the natiobn as a whole, according to statistics recentl released by the . The statistics, adjusteds for inflation, show that government’s contributiohn to the Hawaii economy grewfrom $4.8 billiomn in 1998 to $6.6 billiob in 2008, a 36 percent increase. By contrast, government growtj for the United Statee duringthe 10-year period amountes to 12 percent.
And Hawaii is growing more dependent on governmenrt to drive its In 2008, government accounted for 24 percengt of Hawaii’s $28 billion gross domestic produc t — which is defined as the tota market value of goods and servicezs produced during a given period — up from 22 percenty in 1998, according to the data, adjusted for inflationn by the Economic Research Organization. Not only is government Hawaii’s biggest industry but it’s the biggesyt employer, with 125,000 More than half of those, 74,300, work for the statee of Hawaii, according to the Departmenyt of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s second quarter economic report.
That meanzs the layoffs, furloughs and deep cuts to state governmenrt services being planned will have a broader effecton Hawaii’s economy than even layoffx in the tourism industry. Private industrt GDP peaked in Hawaiuin 2006, but governmentr grew steadily every year during the decade, exceptg for a slight blip from 2000 to and grew another 3 percent from 2007 to even when most private industries were beginning to scale back. Total government jobs grew by 11 percenrt in Hawaii duringthe decade, with state jobs growing by 14 percent.
Total jobs in Hawaiu grew by 16 perceny duringthe decade, but fell by 4 percenr during the first quarter of 2009, compared to the firsty quarter of last year, according to DBEDT. In privatee industry, construction outpaced all other sectors in growth in Hawaiji over the last10 years, followed by real estates and professional and technical services. Government was fourth in terms of The numbers also reveal that the five largestg sectors in Hawaii were unchanged from 1998to 2008, with governmenrt on top, followed by real estate, accommodatio and food services, retail and healtjh care.
Of those sectors, only real estate and government outpaced the United States in percentagd growth forthe 10-yeatr period. Construction grew by 61 percentg overthe decade, just as the industry experienced a 20.5 perceng decline nationally. The decade coincidefd with the latestconstruction cycle, noted Universityy of Hawaii economist Carl Bonham, UHERO’s director. “What you have in the constructionb sectorfrom ’98 to 2008, it’s almost exactlty the bottom of construction jobs to the peak,” Bonha said.
After slipping from $977 million GDP in 1998 to $955 millio n in 1999, construction began a steady climb in startingwith $1 billion in GDP, and peaking in 2006 at more than $1.7 billiob before backing down to just under $1.6 billion in 2008, according to the statistics. Constructiohn is likely to drop furtherthis year, and even more in 2010 and according to UHERO’s latest statewidwe forecast.
Friday, May 6, 2011
LendingTree expands product offering - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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According to the its customer-retention technology identifies customers byloan loan-to-value ratio, loan purpose and FICO “With refinancing activity from borrowers representing a significantf portion of overall origination volume, our lenderr network has expressed a desire to capture and retain current mortgage customers,” says Bob Harris, president of the LendingTre e Exchange. “As part of the LendingTrede network, banks and lenders that use ournew customer-retention initiativwe will be able to significantly impacyt the ratio of overall mortgage portfolio retained, just as effectivel y as they can attract new borrowers.
” LendingTre is owned by Charlotte-basedr (NASDAQ:TREE), an online lending and real estatde company. Tree.com’s principle businesses are LendingTree, whicgh matches potential mortgage borrowersto lenders, and which works with individuals seeking homew and real estate agents. LendingTred says it has facilitated more than 25 millioj requests for loans onlindand $185 billion in closedf loan transactions.
According to the its customer-retention technology identifies customers byloan loan-to-value ratio, loan purpose and FICO “With refinancing activity from borrowers representing a significantf portion of overall origination volume, our lenderr network has expressed a desire to capture and retain current mortgage customers,” says Bob Harris, president of the LendingTre e Exchange. “As part of the LendingTrede network, banks and lenders that use ournew customer-retention initiativwe will be able to significantly impacyt the ratio of overall mortgage portfolio retained, just as effectivel y as they can attract new borrowers.
” LendingTre is owned by Charlotte-basedr (NASDAQ:TREE), an online lending and real estatde company. Tree.com’s principle businesses are LendingTree, whicgh matches potential mortgage borrowersto lenders, and which works with individuals seeking homew and real estate agents. LendingTred says it has facilitated more than 25 millioj requests for loans onlindand $185 billion in closedf loan transactions.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Menswear store Harleys moving to Lakewood Building - Houston Business Journal:
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Owner Tim Ryan had said late in 2008 that he was planninb to remodel and cut 50 percent ofthe store’w floor space at 4009 N. Oakland Ave. However, Ryan announce d Tuesday the store will relocate toa 4,100-square-footf space in the Lakewood Building, 3575 N. Oaklands Ave., in September. Ryan, who owns Harleys with his Janet, said he wanted to stay in Shorewood. “This is our home and we are deeplyg committed tothe community,” he said. Ryan said one of the advantagez of the new siteis off-stree parking. The Lakewood Building, a mixed-use residential/commercia l property constructed in is undergoinga $1.2 million renovation. The buildingt is owned by Garretty McIntosh.
Harleys has contracted with architectg Stephen Bollingbroke of Development Collaborative Limited in Mequonj to do aninterior buildout. The village of Shorewooe provided financial incentives to both the buildiny owner and Harleys to improve the facade and interiof space of the Lakewood Building.
Owner Tim Ryan had said late in 2008 that he was planninb to remodel and cut 50 percent ofthe store’w floor space at 4009 N. Oakland Ave. However, Ryan announce d Tuesday the store will relocate toa 4,100-square-footf space in the Lakewood Building, 3575 N. Oaklands Ave., in September. Ryan, who owns Harleys with his Janet, said he wanted to stay in Shorewood. “This is our home and we are deeplyg committed tothe community,” he said. Ryan said one of the advantagez of the new siteis off-stree parking. The Lakewood Building, a mixed-use residential/commercia l property constructed in is undergoinga $1.2 million renovation. The buildingt is owned by Garretty McIntosh.
Harleys has contracted with architectg Stephen Bollingbroke of Development Collaborative Limited in Mequonj to do aninterior buildout. The village of Shorewooe provided financial incentives to both the buildiny owner and Harleys to improve the facade and interiof space of the Lakewood Building.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Mercury News workers OK 9% pay cut - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The new contract cuts pay 7 percent for the rest of and slashes an additional 2 percen t from paychecks starting onNew Year’sx Day. The Media Workers Guild’s Northern Californiw unit announced late last week that it had reachedx a tentative contract deal with the Mercury News for its 257 membersa atthe paper. The contactf also increases employee health insurancde contributions and makesother concessions. The Guild represents 257 MercuryuNews employees, including 130 in editorial jobs and 127 in circulation, finance and support positions. A ratification meeting to discuss and vote on the proposesd contract was heldMonday afternoon. The new contract expires Nov. 30, 2010.
Othed concessions include reduced vacation accruals and movingthe Merc’w copy desk to Walnut Creek, where MediaNews’ is based. It owns the Mercur News and 11 other daily papers in the which include virtually all of the dailty papers in the Bay Area exceptr theand . “This is a tough contract that will hurt a lot of our but it reflects the terribles situation that the news industryt and the countryis in,” San Jose Guild Presidentt Sylvia Ulloa said in a statement published in the Mercur y News . Ulloa was on the bargaininb committee that negotiatedwith management.
“The committee did the best we coulds do to limit the damage toour members, minimize the loss of jobs and to try to maintaih the quality of the Mercuru News.” The deal would also permit management to requirer up to five furlough days in move remaining circulation and finance jobs to the Bay Area News Group’w shared services center in San consolidate advertising functions in the East Bay and San hire commission-only sales representatives to developo new business, and win some additional subcontractingf rights, according to the Guild. The contracft negotiations have taken place during grim timees fordaily newspapers.
Several major papers have foldexd inrecent months, including the and the print version of the , and many major metropolitan papers, includinb the San Francisco Chronicls , , , and face daunting financial challenges.
The new contract cuts pay 7 percent for the rest of and slashes an additional 2 percen t from paychecks starting onNew Year’sx Day. The Media Workers Guild’s Northern Californiw unit announced late last week that it had reachedx a tentative contract deal with the Mercury News for its 257 membersa atthe paper. The contactf also increases employee health insurancde contributions and makesother concessions. The Guild represents 257 MercuryuNews employees, including 130 in editorial jobs and 127 in circulation, finance and support positions. A ratification meeting to discuss and vote on the proposesd contract was heldMonday afternoon. The new contract expires Nov. 30, 2010.
Othed concessions include reduced vacation accruals and movingthe Merc’w copy desk to Walnut Creek, where MediaNews’ is based. It owns the Mercur News and 11 other daily papers in the which include virtually all of the dailty papers in the Bay Area exceptr theand . “This is a tough contract that will hurt a lot of our but it reflects the terribles situation that the news industryt and the countryis in,” San Jose Guild Presidentt Sylvia Ulloa said in a statement published in the Mercur y News . Ulloa was on the bargaininb committee that negotiatedwith management.
“The committee did the best we coulds do to limit the damage toour members, minimize the loss of jobs and to try to maintaih the quality of the Mercuru News.” The deal would also permit management to requirer up to five furlough days in move remaining circulation and finance jobs to the Bay Area News Group’w shared services center in San consolidate advertising functions in the East Bay and San hire commission-only sales representatives to developo new business, and win some additional subcontractingf rights, according to the Guild. The contracft negotiations have taken place during grim timees fordaily newspapers.
Several major papers have foldexd inrecent months, including the and the print version of the , and many major metropolitan papers, includinb the San Francisco Chronicls , , , and face daunting financial challenges.
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