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Monday, January 31, 2011
Bush book draws crowd - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Texas AG reaches deal with DISH Network - Austin Business Journal:
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According to the multi-states enforcement customers complained that DISH Network disclaimer responsibility for the conduct ofits third-party retailers and installers; advertisex rebates without disclosing limitations on rebate represented that equipment was new when, in it was used or refurbished; and electronically debited bank accounts and credit cards without theitr authorization. The agreement specifies that DISH Network denies any DISH Network, the nation’s No. 2 provider of direcg broadcast satellite television agreed to numerous corrective actions to remedy the conduct investigated bythe states.
Foremost amonvg these, the company’s advertising must clearly outline the following to itsprospective customers: • Whether penalties apply – and if so, the penaltyy amount – in the event a customer cancels • All fees and cost of service, including additional chargesx if the customer requests more than one satellitr receiver; • All limitations on available customer rebates. In addition, DISH Networkl must provide customers with a copy of the servics contract before its satellite is It must also providea toll-free customer servicr number for customers who have questions.
The agreemen will make it easier for customers to understandDISH Network’s billinf cycle – including when late fees apply – and bill paymentr options, as well as the fees that customerws will be assessed for failing to timelty return equipment. DISH Network also has to ensure thatits third-party retailers and installers abide by the terme of the agreement.
According to the multi-states enforcement customers complained that DISH Network disclaimer responsibility for the conduct ofits third-party retailers and installers; advertisex rebates without disclosing limitations on rebate represented that equipment was new when, in it was used or refurbished; and electronically debited bank accounts and credit cards without theitr authorization. The agreement specifies that DISH Network denies any DISH Network, the nation’s No. 2 provider of direcg broadcast satellite television agreed to numerous corrective actions to remedy the conduct investigated bythe states.
Foremost amonvg these, the company’s advertising must clearly outline the following to itsprospective customers: • Whether penalties apply – and if so, the penaltyy amount – in the event a customer cancels • All fees and cost of service, including additional chargesx if the customer requests more than one satellitr receiver; • All limitations on available customer rebates. In addition, DISH Networkl must provide customers with a copy of the servics contract before its satellite is It must also providea toll-free customer servicr number for customers who have questions.
The agreemen will make it easier for customers to understandDISH Network’s billinf cycle – including when late fees apply – and bill paymentr options, as well as the fees that customerws will be assessed for failing to timelty return equipment. DISH Network also has to ensure thatits third-party retailers and installers abide by the terme of the agreement.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Study: Kansas City-area hotel revenue will fall in 2009 - Dayton Business Journal:
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percent decrease in revenu per available room in 2009 compared with according to a studyby . The projected revenuwe decrease compares with anestimated 17.5 percent decrease in revenud per available room nationally in 2009, PKF Hospitalityy Research said in a Tuesdagy release. The uses data from , which report s “very consistent numbers with PKF,” Jill Van Houweling, vice presideng of marketing/communications for the said Wednesday. “Kansas City is doingf better than thenational average, and we’re on par with our competitivse set,” Van Houweling said. “Mid-sized value destinationse are doing better thanbig cities.
Our May is very What we’re seeing is that, even though it’x not great news, the effect on Kansa City is moderated because ofvalued pricing.” Van Houweling said the association attributes the lowedr revenue mainly to decreased business The average expenditure per overnight business traveler $260 a day, compare with $120 for a leisure traveler, she said.Arew hotels are projected to have 52 percent occupancg in 2009, down from 58.4 percent in PKF staffer Randy McCaslin said in the Because of increased competition in the local market, the average dailyh room rate is expected to fall to $84.67 in down 5.4 percent from $89.52 last year.
PKF attributexd the projected lower average occupancy rate toa 7.9 percentg decrease in demand for lodging and a 3.4 percent increase in the suppl of new hotel rooms. PKF’s forecasting model findzs that local income and employment figures are good predictorsd of hotelroom demand, the release Moody’s Economy.com, the source of PKF’s June 2009 Hotel Horizonws forecast report for Kansax City, predicts that Kansas City-area employment will fall 3.4 percenyt in 2009 from 2008. PKF’s study projects that area revenud per availableroom won’yt achieve sustained growth until the fourt h quarter of 2010.
“Until then, marketg conditions are favorablefor travelers, but troublesome for owners and operators,” PKF said in the Atlanta-based PKF Hospitality Research is the research affiliatre of
percent decrease in revenu per available room in 2009 compared with according to a studyby . The projected revenuwe decrease compares with anestimated 17.5 percent decrease in revenud per available room nationally in 2009, PKF Hospitalityy Research said in a Tuesdagy release. The uses data from , which report s “very consistent numbers with PKF,” Jill Van Houweling, vice presideng of marketing/communications for the said Wednesday. “Kansas City is doingf better than thenational average, and we’re on par with our competitivse set,” Van Houweling said. “Mid-sized value destinationse are doing better thanbig cities.
Our May is very What we’re seeing is that, even though it’x not great news, the effect on Kansa City is moderated because ofvalued pricing.” Van Houweling said the association attributes the lowedr revenue mainly to decreased business The average expenditure per overnight business traveler $260 a day, compare with $120 for a leisure traveler, she said.Arew hotels are projected to have 52 percent occupancg in 2009, down from 58.4 percent in PKF staffer Randy McCaslin said in the Because of increased competition in the local market, the average dailyh room rate is expected to fall to $84.67 in down 5.4 percent from $89.52 last year.
PKF attributexd the projected lower average occupancy rate toa 7.9 percentg decrease in demand for lodging and a 3.4 percent increase in the suppl of new hotel rooms. PKF’s forecasting model findzs that local income and employment figures are good predictorsd of hotelroom demand, the release Moody’s Economy.com, the source of PKF’s June 2009 Hotel Horizonws forecast report for Kansax City, predicts that Kansas City-area employment will fall 3.4 percenyt in 2009 from 2008. PKF’s study projects that area revenud per availableroom won’yt achieve sustained growth until the fourt h quarter of 2010.
“Until then, marketg conditions are favorablefor travelers, but troublesome for owners and operators,” PKF said in the Atlanta-based PKF Hospitality Research is the research affiliatre of
Monday, January 24, 2011
J.G. Wentworth bankruptcy plan OK
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As part of the J.G. Wentworth’s parent, private equituy firm of New York, will invest $100 million of new equityt to supportongoing operations. It will also provide as much as $35 million for the company to buy loands from lenders in exchange for new preferred interests in the TheBryn Mawr, Pa.-based company sought acceptancs of its plan from its lenders before what is called a prepackaged filing. More than 90 perceny of the termlenderds approved, the company said. J.G.
Wentworth said its decisio to file for Chapter 11 came after an extensivde review of alternatives to address pressuresfrom “extremelu challenging capital markets and high borrowing costs”, and was unanimousl y approved by the company’s board of In December, J.G. Wentworth laid off 120 of its 200 employees and close its LasVegas office. Founded in it moved from Philadelphia to Bryn Mawrin 2003.
As part of the J.G. Wentworth’s parent, private equituy firm of New York, will invest $100 million of new equityt to supportongoing operations. It will also provide as much as $35 million for the company to buy loands from lenders in exchange for new preferred interests in the TheBryn Mawr, Pa.-based company sought acceptancs of its plan from its lenders before what is called a prepackaged filing. More than 90 perceny of the termlenderds approved, the company said. J.G.
Wentworth said its decisio to file for Chapter 11 came after an extensivde review of alternatives to address pressuresfrom “extremelu challenging capital markets and high borrowing costs”, and was unanimousl y approved by the company’s board of In December, J.G. Wentworth laid off 120 of its 200 employees and close its LasVegas office. Founded in it moved from Philadelphia to Bryn Mawrin 2003.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Twitter worm leads users to malicious site - msnbc.com
http://allsportnews.eu/florida-athlete-only-needed-one-leg-to-have-a-hall-of-fame-career/
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Building Jack London Square - San Francisco Business Times:
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The office project has no tenantssigned yet. The publicx market has 15 lettersd of intent and but its opening has been delayed until the end of the Jim Ellis of and Jim Falaschiof , the lead developers on the project, recognize the challenges the projectg faces, but are pushing ahead with the developmenyt plans. “Larger scale projects like this take a longee timeto implement,” Ellis said. “Evem though we’re going though an unprecedented economicdownturn currently, our ownership is committef to seeing through the long-term plan for the which spans 10 years or The new office space will be availabler in June, Ellis said.
The Oakland metropolitahn office market hasabout 13.4 millionj square feet of Class A spaced with a vacancy rate of 8.1 percent during the first quarter of this according to , but market activituy has slowed down. “It’s just a matter of time before itis leased,” Ellis “Even in today’s market, it’s a very uniquse offering of setting, amenities and waterfront We are prepared to meet the market in leasing the The Jack London Market, housed on the bottom floorzs of that office building, delayed its openingf from spring or summer of this year to closert to the end of the year.
Falaschi said the developers want to have 20 to 25 tenantsd on board before themarket opens. “We certainly have been slowefd down in some of our negotiations with tenantds because ofmacroeconomic issues,” Ellis “Obtaining any type of crediy for these prospective businesses has been very The public market will resemble the one in San Francisco’sa Ferry Building and Pike Place Market in Seattle, whicgh offer a mix of produce, speciality foods and prepared foods. “That kind of concept is extremely popularr in Europe and in the futures will become a popular concept here in the saidKurt Fischer, of Mendocino-based , a food and hospitality consulting firm.
“The market has to be more than a placd tobuy things. It has to be a combination betweenm abuying experience, a dining experience and an entertainmentf experience.” The development also features full-service restaurants sprinkle in various buildings. Rick Hackett, who plans to open 6,500-square-fooy Bocanova in August, said he is more concernecd about seeing the office space fill up than thepubliv market. “This project is special enough and important enougj to theBay Area, especially the East Bay, that it will generatde excitement,” said Hackett, who owns MarketBaf in San Francisco.
“I think my restauran t will get people tocome … It’s really important to hit the right pric point, keep prices on the low end and make it a fun and casuapl place.” The developers have teamef up with groups such as the and to recruirt and foster local merchants who could fill spacr in the market. Falaschi said they are setting up programd to provide significant tenant improvements and toolzs tohelp start-up vendors run theitr businesses better. “I don’yt think there’s any question we’re in difficultg times right now withthe economy,” he said. “Tko be successful, you have to get creative.
” One positivre factor is the growing number of residentzs inthe neighborhood. At least 1,000 dwellerxs have moved into new condos and apartmentsa nearby that were built as part of formet MayorJerry Brown’s 10K initiative. The campaign injecteed new housing into various areas ofthe city’s core such as downtown, Old Oakland and but services and retail are still catching up, said Lindwa Braz, a retail broker with in “People do see (Jack London as an opportunity,” she “You have a fairly high concentrationh of residents without a lot of places to go and buy thinges they need.
” The redevelopment of Jack Londobn Square started about nine years ago and still has other phaseas in the works, including a seconds hotel to complement ’s , whichh opened last autumn, as well as more retai l space and another 135,000-square-foot office The entire project will cost $350 million and is years from “It seems like it’s been a long time, which it has, but that’es how long the process takes,” Falaschi “If you look at our timeline and the hurdlez we had to go through to get to this point, we are on
The office project has no tenantssigned yet. The publicx market has 15 lettersd of intent and but its opening has been delayed until the end of the Jim Ellis of and Jim Falaschiof , the lead developers on the project, recognize the challenges the projectg faces, but are pushing ahead with the developmenyt plans. “Larger scale projects like this take a longee timeto implement,” Ellis said. “Evem though we’re going though an unprecedented economicdownturn currently, our ownership is committef to seeing through the long-term plan for the which spans 10 years or The new office space will be availabler in June, Ellis said.
The Oakland metropolitahn office market hasabout 13.4 millionj square feet of Class A spaced with a vacancy rate of 8.1 percent during the first quarter of this according to , but market activituy has slowed down. “It’s just a matter of time before itis leased,” Ellis “Even in today’s market, it’s a very uniquse offering of setting, amenities and waterfront We are prepared to meet the market in leasing the The Jack London Market, housed on the bottom floorzs of that office building, delayed its openingf from spring or summer of this year to closert to the end of the year.
Falaschi said the developers want to have 20 to 25 tenantsd on board before themarket opens. “We certainly have been slowefd down in some of our negotiations with tenantds because ofmacroeconomic issues,” Ellis “Obtaining any type of crediy for these prospective businesses has been very The public market will resemble the one in San Francisco’sa Ferry Building and Pike Place Market in Seattle, whicgh offer a mix of produce, speciality foods and prepared foods. “That kind of concept is extremely popularr in Europe and in the futures will become a popular concept here in the saidKurt Fischer, of Mendocino-based , a food and hospitality consulting firm.
“The market has to be more than a placd tobuy things. It has to be a combination betweenm abuying experience, a dining experience and an entertainmentf experience.” The development also features full-service restaurants sprinkle in various buildings. Rick Hackett, who plans to open 6,500-square-fooy Bocanova in August, said he is more concernecd about seeing the office space fill up than thepubliv market. “This project is special enough and important enougj to theBay Area, especially the East Bay, that it will generatde excitement,” said Hackett, who owns MarketBaf in San Francisco.
“I think my restauran t will get people tocome … It’s really important to hit the right pric point, keep prices on the low end and make it a fun and casuapl place.” The developers have teamef up with groups such as the and to recruirt and foster local merchants who could fill spacr in the market. Falaschi said they are setting up programd to provide significant tenant improvements and toolzs tohelp start-up vendors run theitr businesses better. “I don’yt think there’s any question we’re in difficultg times right now withthe economy,” he said. “Tko be successful, you have to get creative.
” One positivre factor is the growing number of residentzs inthe neighborhood. At least 1,000 dwellerxs have moved into new condos and apartmentsa nearby that were built as part of formet MayorJerry Brown’s 10K initiative. The campaign injecteed new housing into various areas ofthe city’s core such as downtown, Old Oakland and but services and retail are still catching up, said Lindwa Braz, a retail broker with in “People do see (Jack London as an opportunity,” she “You have a fairly high concentrationh of residents without a lot of places to go and buy thinges they need.
” The redevelopment of Jack Londobn Square started about nine years ago and still has other phaseas in the works, including a seconds hotel to complement ’s , whichh opened last autumn, as well as more retai l space and another 135,000-square-foot office The entire project will cost $350 million and is years from “It seems like it’s been a long time, which it has, but that’es how long the process takes,” Falaschi “If you look at our timeline and the hurdlez we had to go through to get to this point, we are on
Crescent Resources files Chapter 11 - South Florida Business Journal:
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Charlotte, N.C.-based Crescent Resources -- a joint venturw of and that specializesin mixed-use developments -- said the move is part of its strategyy to reduce debt and improve its capital structure. The bankruptcy filing was made inthe U.S. Bankruptc Court in the Western Districtof Texas, Austij Division. Before the Chapter 11 Crescent faced paymentsof $50 million by the end of this $75 million in 2010 and $100 millionh in 2011 on its Crescent Resources has landed $110 milliob in debtor-in-possession financing from a group of its existing lenders, which will provide sufficient funds to operate its ongoing busineses activities.
Crescent Resources CEO Arthur Fieldw has retired from the company and will continue to work with the company in anadvisory capacity. Andrew Hede, Crescent’d chief restructuring officer, will serve as CEO. Hede, a managiny director with , has more than 15 years of financial restructuring andbusiness experience. “We have been in active discussion s with our lenders and other stakeholderxs as we work towards an agreement that will bringb our capital structure in line with the currenteconomixc environment,” Hede said in a news “...
Despite the unprecedented challenges facing the realestate industry, we believe Crescent's underlying businesws model is solid, and our assets remain very We are encouraged that our lenders have agreedd to provide additional funding to support our continued operations and alloww us to maintain the high level of service and amenitiess our customers have come to expect. We intend to reach an agreemeny on our new capital structure and emerged frombankruptcy quickly.” Life insurances giant could keep Crescent Resources as its jointt development partner on the new 20-story Phippse Tower, commercial real estate brokers and developersw have said.
And Manulife has options to see the buildinv throughto completion, brokers and developers have Phipps Tower is a nearly 500,000-square-foot building next to Phippes Plaza in Atlanta’s posh Buckhead area. Crescent Resources is active in commerciakl and residential real estate developmeny and land management across the Southeast and Southwesr and hascreated mixed-use developments, businesx and industrial parks, country-club communities, single-family neighborhoods and apartment and condk complexes. It has 38 residential communities under development inthe Georgia, Texas, Florida and Arizona, and is currently buildinf 1,200 apartment units. It also owns 75,00p acres of land.
Crescent has 264 employees.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Crescent Resources -- a joint venturw of and that specializesin mixed-use developments -- said the move is part of its strategyy to reduce debt and improve its capital structure. The bankruptcy filing was made inthe U.S. Bankruptc Court in the Western Districtof Texas, Austij Division. Before the Chapter 11 Crescent faced paymentsof $50 million by the end of this $75 million in 2010 and $100 millionh in 2011 on its Crescent Resources has landed $110 milliob in debtor-in-possession financing from a group of its existing lenders, which will provide sufficient funds to operate its ongoing busineses activities.
Crescent Resources CEO Arthur Fieldw has retired from the company and will continue to work with the company in anadvisory capacity. Andrew Hede, Crescent’d chief restructuring officer, will serve as CEO. Hede, a managiny director with , has more than 15 years of financial restructuring andbusiness experience. “We have been in active discussion s with our lenders and other stakeholderxs as we work towards an agreement that will bringb our capital structure in line with the currenteconomixc environment,” Hede said in a news “...
Despite the unprecedented challenges facing the realestate industry, we believe Crescent's underlying businesws model is solid, and our assets remain very We are encouraged that our lenders have agreedd to provide additional funding to support our continued operations and alloww us to maintain the high level of service and amenitiess our customers have come to expect. We intend to reach an agreemeny on our new capital structure and emerged frombankruptcy quickly.” Life insurances giant could keep Crescent Resources as its jointt development partner on the new 20-story Phippse Tower, commercial real estate brokers and developersw have said.
And Manulife has options to see the buildinv throughto completion, brokers and developers have Phipps Tower is a nearly 500,000-square-foot building next to Phippes Plaza in Atlanta’s posh Buckhead area. Crescent Resources is active in commerciakl and residential real estate developmeny and land management across the Southeast and Southwesr and hascreated mixed-use developments, businesx and industrial parks, country-club communities, single-family neighborhoods and apartment and condk complexes. It has 38 residential communities under development inthe Georgia, Texas, Florida and Arizona, and is currently buildinf 1,200 apartment units. It also owns 75,00p acres of land.
Crescent has 264 employees.
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