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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Monster Employment Index Rises 3% Year-over-Year - MarketWatch (press release)
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
ACC launches new
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The program was approved by the school’s board of trusteeds Monday night and is pending final approva l by the State Board of Community Withthe program, ACC hopes to position itsel f at the forefront of workforce training. “Across the community colleges areoffering ‘green’ jobs training for displaced or unemployerd workers,” Barry Weinberg, the school’s executive vice president, said in a preses release. “These programs train students to be windturbind mechanics, solar panel installers, fuel-cell engineers or energuy efficiency experts.” ACC is also developing an associate’s degree program in alternative/renewable energy.
The school is working on transferr agreements with Appalachian State Universityand N.C. A& State University so students who receivetheir associate’s degrere will be able to easily transition into four-yead programs already in placee at those schools.
The program was approved by the school’s board of trusteeds Monday night and is pending final approva l by the State Board of Community Withthe program, ACC hopes to position itsel f at the forefront of workforce training. “Across the community colleges areoffering ‘green’ jobs training for displaced or unemployerd workers,” Barry Weinberg, the school’s executive vice president, said in a preses release. “These programs train students to be windturbind mechanics, solar panel installers, fuel-cell engineers or energuy efficiency experts.” ACC is also developing an associate’s degree program in alternative/renewable energy.
The school is working on transferr agreements with Appalachian State Universityand N.C. A& State University so students who receivetheir associate’s degrere will be able to easily transition into four-yead programs already in placee at those schools.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Blogger tackles consumer questions about LFTB, BSE - Fence Post
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Blogger tackles consumer questions about LFTB, BSE Fence Post Anne Burkholder wears many hats. She's a cattle feeder and buyer from Cozad, Neb., and when she's not at a cattle sale or in the feedlot, she's taking care of her family. Being a part of a family-owned cattle operation, Burkholder realized that the ... |
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Appeals court orders First Horizon Home Loan to pay $2M in contested claims - Kansas City Business Journal:
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, formerly known as , which settled a suit aboutr second mortgage loans inFebruary 2007, appealed whether and how much about 288 claimants should get from the On appeal, First Horizon protesteds how much claimants who subsequently declared bankruptcy were entitledf to through the bankruptcyy trustee. First Horizon also disputed whether it had to pay claimantsw who filled out incorrect or incompleteclaimsw forms. The appeal had aboutr $2 million at or roughly $7,000 a claimant.
The appeals courtr ruled that bankruptcy courts were to decidw how settlement claims got dispersesd between bankrupt claimants and their That was the same conclusionh reached by special masters assigned to the a finding that FirstfHorizon appealed. Meanwhile, appeals judges ruled that the otheer claimants should have been given the opportunity to fix their flawefclaims forms. In short, First Horizojn is expected to pay out settlementg amounts to the288 claimants. “It’sx important right now for these folks,” said Fred class counsel from . “I’m sure they need the money in thesereconomic times.
” Mark Olthoff, a Polsinell i Shughart PC lawyer representing First Horizon, couldn’tf immediately be reached to comment on the decision or whetheer the company would appeal the case The company either can ask that the threr appeals judges who took up the case reheard arguments, ask that a full panel of appealsx judges hear the case or take it up with the . Walterz said that so far, between $17 million and $18 million has been paid out fromthe $36 millionb settlement.
The settlement put to an end a case in whicnh borrowers from First Horizon accused the companty of violating the Missouri Second Mortgage Loanas Act by charging illegal fees when it bought home loans and subsequently charged higherinterest Walters’ firm won a similar case in Jacksonh County Circuit Court in 2008 that involved a $99 million verdict against other second-mortgage loan originators.
, formerly known as , which settled a suit aboutr second mortgage loans inFebruary 2007, appealed whether and how much about 288 claimants should get from the On appeal, First Horizon protesteds how much claimants who subsequently declared bankruptcy were entitledf to through the bankruptcyy trustee. First Horizon also disputed whether it had to pay claimantsw who filled out incorrect or incompleteclaimsw forms. The appeal had aboutr $2 million at or roughly $7,000 a claimant.
The appeals courtr ruled that bankruptcy courts were to decidw how settlement claims got dispersesd between bankrupt claimants and their That was the same conclusionh reached by special masters assigned to the a finding that FirstfHorizon appealed. Meanwhile, appeals judges ruled that the otheer claimants should have been given the opportunity to fix their flawefclaims forms. In short, First Horizojn is expected to pay out settlementg amounts to the288 claimants. “It’sx important right now for these folks,” said Fred class counsel from . “I’m sure they need the money in thesereconomic times.
” Mark Olthoff, a Polsinell i Shughart PC lawyer representing First Horizon, couldn’tf immediately be reached to comment on the decision or whetheer the company would appeal the case The company either can ask that the threr appeals judges who took up the case reheard arguments, ask that a full panel of appealsx judges hear the case or take it up with the . Walterz said that so far, between $17 million and $18 million has been paid out fromthe $36 millionb settlement.
The settlement put to an end a case in whicnh borrowers from First Horizon accused the companty of violating the Missouri Second Mortgage Loanas Act by charging illegal fees when it bought home loans and subsequently charged higherinterest Walters’ firm won a similar case in Jacksonh County Circuit Court in 2008 that involved a $99 million verdict against other second-mortgage loan originators.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Durbin, McCaskill, Bond continue push for FutureGen - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Kit Bond, R-Mo., Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and other lawmakerd called on energy Secretary Steven Chu to releasw the recordof decision, the final public decision that certifies that a $1.8 billion coal-fueled experimentao power plant in Mattoon, Ill. meets environmentao requirements. Releasing the record of decision is the firstr step toward putting the FutureGehn project backon track, Durbin’s officed said Thursday. After facing resistance to the projectr from theBush administration, Durbimn and other senators are hoping to push the projecf forward under the Obama administration. Rolan Burris, D-Ill., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio., and George R-Ohio, are also supporters of the project.
“Oncew you take this step, the (energy) department can move quickly to negotiater a final contract with the so that the projecyt can movetoward construction,” the senatorsx wrote to Chu. the FutureGen Alliance and Coleas Together, the economic development organization forColes County, bough t a 400-plus-acre site using nearly $3 million raisec locally by Coles Together, along with other funds providefd by the group’s 13 member including St. Louis-based Initial estimates state that 1,3090 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs woulsd be createdthrough FutureGen.
In addition, a studyu showed that during the four-year construction there would also be morethan $1 billioh in economic impact statewide and 1,225 indirect and induceed spinoff jobs created as a result of the ripple effecg generated by FutureGen. Once the facility is the study pointed out that FutureGen wouldgeneratre $135 million annually in total statewide economic with an $85 million annual increasse in Coles County. It will also creatre an additional 360 indirect andinducee full-time jobs statewide, according to the report.
Kit Bond, R-Mo., Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and other lawmakerd called on energy Secretary Steven Chu to releasw the recordof decision, the final public decision that certifies that a $1.8 billion coal-fueled experimentao power plant in Mattoon, Ill. meets environmentao requirements. Releasing the record of decision is the firstr step toward putting the FutureGehn project backon track, Durbin’s officed said Thursday. After facing resistance to the projectr from theBush administration, Durbimn and other senators are hoping to push the projecf forward under the Obama administration. Rolan Burris, D-Ill., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio., and George R-Ohio, are also supporters of the project.
“Oncew you take this step, the (energy) department can move quickly to negotiater a final contract with the so that the projecyt can movetoward construction,” the senatorsx wrote to Chu. the FutureGen Alliance and Coleas Together, the economic development organization forColes County, bough t a 400-plus-acre site using nearly $3 million raisec locally by Coles Together, along with other funds providefd by the group’s 13 member including St. Louis-based Initial estimates state that 1,3090 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs woulsd be createdthrough FutureGen.
In addition, a studyu showed that during the four-year construction there would also be morethan $1 billioh in economic impact statewide and 1,225 indirect and induceed spinoff jobs created as a result of the ripple effecg generated by FutureGen. Once the facility is the study pointed out that FutureGen wouldgeneratre $135 million annually in total statewide economic with an $85 million annual increasse in Coles County. It will also creatre an additional 360 indirect andinducee full-time jobs statewide, according to the report.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Best Buy to sell electric motorcycles, bikes - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The Richfield retailer is embracingthe e-bike preparing to begin selling next month an electric motorcycle made by Brammo. Powerefd bicycles made by Curries Technologies and Ultra Motords alsoare planned, according to a reporgt in Bicycle Retailer and Industry News . The Brammoo bikes — which resemble a small motorcyclse and can reach speeds of 50 mph will go on sale July 6 at a Best Buy locatiobnin Portland, Ore., as part of a test-marketin effort, said John Farris, a spokesman for Further West Coast Best Buy locations will The first Brammo model to go on sale at Best Buy is calledc Enertia. It will retail for abou $12,000 and qualifies for a 10 percenyt federaltax credit.
It’s 100 percent plug-in electric, can be plugge d into any household electrical socket and has a range of about45 miles, Farris said. Brammo is headquarteree in Ashland, Ore., and has receiver funding from BestBuy (NYSE: BBY), accordinbg to Consumer Reports. Representatives of Best Buy couldn't immediatelhy be reached for comment.
The Richfield retailer is embracingthe e-bike preparing to begin selling next month an electric motorcycle made by Brammo. Powerefd bicycles made by Curries Technologies and Ultra Motords alsoare planned, according to a reporgt in Bicycle Retailer and Industry News . The Brammoo bikes — which resemble a small motorcyclse and can reach speeds of 50 mph will go on sale July 6 at a Best Buy locatiobnin Portland, Ore., as part of a test-marketin effort, said John Farris, a spokesman for Further West Coast Best Buy locations will The first Brammo model to go on sale at Best Buy is calledc Enertia. It will retail for abou $12,000 and qualifies for a 10 percenyt federaltax credit.
It’s 100 percent plug-in electric, can be plugge d into any household electrical socket and has a range of about45 miles, Farris said. Brammo is headquarteree in Ashland, Ore., and has receiver funding from BestBuy (NYSE: BBY), accordinbg to Consumer Reports. Representatives of Best Buy couldn't immediatelhy be reached for comment.
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