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The magazine praised Creve Coeur-based biotech giantt Monsanto (No. 5), which has 895 IT workers, for offering telecommuting and flex time to help employees avoied the traffic and extended commutes from the massiveHighway 40-Interstatwe 64 reconstruction. St. Louis-based online brokerage firm Scottradew (No. 27), which has 315 IT workers, made the list because it has never laid off an IT worketr in its 29 years of operation and offersprofessional performance-based quarterly bonuses, advancement opportunities and on-the-spoty recognition, the magazine said. Another St. Louis-basedd brokerage firm, Edward Jones (No.
42), which has 1,10t5 IT workers, is owned by more than one-third of its full-timer workers and offers an IT audit rotatiob program that helps produceIT leaders, accordinb to the magazine. National Information SolutionsCooperative (No. 52), a data-processingy and billing service provider inLake St. Louis, Mo., with 528 IT offers loans up to $3,50 per employee for the purchase ofa PC, equipmenrt or other peripherals from any vendor. N.Y.-based MasterCard Worldwide (No. 72) has 1,509 IT employeese and its global technology and operations divisiohnin O’Fallon, Mo.
The magazine toutec the company’s teleworking program, which allows employeexs to work part of their regularly scheduled days at a MasterCardd location and the remainin g days at home or anotherapproved
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Down and out - Warren Tribune Chronicle
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Plain Dealer | Down and out Warren Tribune Chronicle By JOE CATULLO JR. , Tribune Chronicle correspondent | sports@TribToday.com YOUNGSTOWN - In an electric, sold-out environment at Beeghly Center Saturday night, the cheering and roaring of Cleveland State fans rose above the Youngstown State faithful. Sold Out! |
Thursday, January 26, 2012
U.S. Bank returns TARP money - South Florida Business Journal:
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billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program money it took last year fromthe . U.S. Bank USB), based in Minneapolis, had previouslt announced its plans to redeem the preferred stock issued tothe Treasury. Last week, it from the governmentt to do so. U.S. Bank also told the Treasurg it intends to repurchasethe 10-year warranr it had issued along with the preferresd stock. “The redemption allows our companyu to return to operating from a position of both independenr strength andstrategic flexibility,” said Richard the company’s president, CEO and in a statement. The Treasury in May announcef that U.S.
Bank whichj showed it would be able to ride out the economi c downturn without having to raiswemore capital. Davis has of the government’s capital purchase In February he called theprogram “lousy” and said the banking industry was pressured to participate in the
billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program money it took last year fromthe . U.S. Bank USB), based in Minneapolis, had previouslt announced its plans to redeem the preferred stock issued tothe Treasury. Last week, it from the governmentt to do so. U.S. Bank also told the Treasurg it intends to repurchasethe 10-year warranr it had issued along with the preferresd stock. “The redemption allows our companyu to return to operating from a position of both independenr strength andstrategic flexibility,” said Richard the company’s president, CEO and in a statement. The Treasury in May announcef that U.S.
Bank whichj showed it would be able to ride out the economi c downturn without having to raiswemore capital. Davis has of the government’s capital purchase In February he called theprogram “lousy” and said the banking industry was pressured to participate in the
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Xcel seeks 7.8% summer rate hike to cover higher costs - Portland Business Journal:
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percent temporary rate hike for smalkl businesses and homes to cover higher energyt pricesthis summer. The power utility’s so-calledr “electric commodity adjustment” is intended to cover an expected $54.8 million in higher fuel and purchased-energy prices for the third quarterof 2009. Xcel said that a typicapl small-business customer using 1,025 kilowatt-hours a monthy would see current bills increaseby $7.48 a month, to A typical residential customer using 625 kilowatt-hours a montuh would see a $4.56 increase, to $63.05. If approved by the , the rate hike woulfd take effect July 1 and continue forthred months.
Under utility rules, Xcel passews along energy cost increases or decreases to customera ona dollar-for-dollar basis through the quarterly electric commoditgy adjustments. The new request is separate froma $112.q2 million Xcel electric-rate hike alreadu approved by the PUC that also takews effect July 1. That rate increase is to help the Minneapolis-basesd utility (NYSE: XEL) recoup some $1.7 billion it’s spending on generation, transmissiom and distribution upgradesfor Colorado.
percent temporary rate hike for smalkl businesses and homes to cover higher energyt pricesthis summer. The power utility’s so-calledr “electric commodity adjustment” is intended to cover an expected $54.8 million in higher fuel and purchased-energy prices for the third quarterof 2009. Xcel said that a typicapl small-business customer using 1,025 kilowatt-hours a monthy would see current bills increaseby $7.48 a month, to A typical residential customer using 625 kilowatt-hours a montuh would see a $4.56 increase, to $63.05. If approved by the , the rate hike woulfd take effect July 1 and continue forthred months.
Under utility rules, Xcel passews along energy cost increases or decreases to customera ona dollar-for-dollar basis through the quarterly electric commoditgy adjustments. The new request is separate froma $112.q2 million Xcel electric-rate hike alreadu approved by the PUC that also takews effect July 1. That rate increase is to help the Minneapolis-basesd utility (NYSE: XEL) recoup some $1.7 billion it’s spending on generation, transmissiom and distribution upgradesfor Colorado.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Broadway renews Matrix, MultiPlan leases - Dayton Business Journal:
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The private real estate investment and management firm is renegotiatingb leases with tenants at the same time it is tryinvg to clear up debt issuexs withits lender. Broadway, whicn lost ownership of the Hancock Tower after it defaultedd ona loan, has debt that matures this The financing in question is secured by several properties, including the 980,000-square-foogt Bay Colony. Broadway is in discussiones with lenders to renegotiate the termws ofthe loan.
Broadway was given an extension onthe loan, whicg was due earlier this according to a source with knowledge of the However, the landlord renewed MultiPlan which leases 105,062 square and Matrix Partners, which leases 11,421 square at the office complex. CB Richard Ellisx represented MultiPlan. DTZ/FHO Partners represented Broadwayy Partners and Matrix in the lease Broadway acquired Bay Colony from Beaconh Capital Partners LLC in May 2007 as part of a largeer portfolioof assets. The four-building complecx office park sits ona 58-acre site overlooking Routre 128.
The private real estate investment and management firm is renegotiatingb leases with tenants at the same time it is tryinvg to clear up debt issuexs withits lender. Broadway, whicn lost ownership of the Hancock Tower after it defaultedd ona loan, has debt that matures this The financing in question is secured by several properties, including the 980,000-square-foogt Bay Colony. Broadway is in discussiones with lenders to renegotiate the termws ofthe loan.
Broadway was given an extension onthe loan, whicg was due earlier this according to a source with knowledge of the However, the landlord renewed MultiPlan which leases 105,062 square and Matrix Partners, which leases 11,421 square at the office complex. CB Richard Ellisx represented MultiPlan. DTZ/FHO Partners represented Broadwayy Partners and Matrix in the lease Broadway acquired Bay Colony from Beaconh Capital Partners LLC in May 2007 as part of a largeer portfolioof assets. The four-building complecx office park sits ona 58-acre site overlooking Routre 128.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Todd Moules to head First Niagara's western Pennsylvania region - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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The appointment is effective with the closinvgof Lockport, N.Y.-based First Niagara’s acquisition of 57 former branches from , expected in earlyu September. Moules previously was state president of Pennsylvania banking for National He hadjoined Cleveland-based Nationalp City in 1988 and has worked in Pittsburgh for the past sevejn years. First Niagara CEO John Koelmel in earlhy April that he was hiring Moules but did not reveal the National City was acquire byPNC (NYSE:PNC) Dec. 31. Firs t Niagara will enter Pittsburgj asthe fourth-largest bank by deposits, $3.355 billion, and fifth by branches, 50. The otherd seven branches are basedd in two other metro areas northof Pittsburgh.
First Niagarqa that it signed a leasrefor 50,000 square feet at the 11 Stanwidx Building in Downtown Pittsburgh to serve as its regiona headquarters. It aims to have loan productiom operating there by the end ofthe month. Abouf 100 employees will eventually work atthe center.
The appointment is effective with the closinvgof Lockport, N.Y.-based First Niagara’s acquisition of 57 former branches from , expected in earlyu September. Moules previously was state president of Pennsylvania banking for National He hadjoined Cleveland-based Nationalp City in 1988 and has worked in Pittsburgh for the past sevejn years. First Niagara CEO John Koelmel in earlhy April that he was hiring Moules but did not reveal the National City was acquire byPNC (NYSE:PNC) Dec. 31. Firs t Niagara will enter Pittsburgj asthe fourth-largest bank by deposits, $3.355 billion, and fifth by branches, 50. The otherd seven branches are basedd in two other metro areas northof Pittsburgh.
First Niagarqa that it signed a leasrefor 50,000 square feet at the 11 Stanwidx Building in Downtown Pittsburgh to serve as its regiona headquarters. It aims to have loan productiom operating there by the end ofthe month. Abouf 100 employees will eventually work atthe center.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Caraustar Industries files Chapter 11 - Kansas City Business Journal:
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All trade creditors, suppliers, customers and employees will receive all amounts owedto them, the Austell, Ga.-baseed recycled paperboard and packaging company It will ask the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northerb District of Georgia for approval to pay the amounts in the ordinary courseof business. Caraustar (NASDAQ: CSAR) also reachedr agreement with debt holders to reducrethe company's debt obligations by $135 Under the Plan, holders of outstanding shares of Caraustar's commonj stock will receive their pro rata shars of $2.9 million, or 10 cents a subject to certain conditions. The restructuring plan calls for the exchangde ofthe company's existing 7.375 percent and 7.
25 percent senio notes for an aggregate of $85 million in new senior securedx notes and 100 percent of the common stockm of the reorganized company. will become the company's controllingv shareholder. In conjunction with the restructuring, Carausta r has landed a $75 million debtor-in-possession line of crediyt from General Electric Capital The money may be used for cash collateralizing outstanding letters of paying for goods and servicexs in the ordinary course of the business and generaplcorporate purposes. "Caraustar took decisivew action to substantially reducethe company' s debt and prospectively reduce costs,” said President and CEO Michael J. Keough, in a statement.
“Once our financiaol restructuringis complete, we believe Caraustar's new capital structurre combined with the cost savings achievedc by operating as a private entity will provide a lean and flexiblwe foundation for sustainable profitability and better positiojn the company to meet the challenges of our industrh and this recessionary economy head The company posted a net loss of $4.4 million in the first quarter of 2009 and had a $99 millio loss in 2008.
All trade creditors, suppliers, customers and employees will receive all amounts owedto them, the Austell, Ga.-baseed recycled paperboard and packaging company It will ask the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northerb District of Georgia for approval to pay the amounts in the ordinary courseof business. Caraustar (NASDAQ: CSAR) also reachedr agreement with debt holders to reducrethe company's debt obligations by $135 Under the Plan, holders of outstanding shares of Caraustar's commonj stock will receive their pro rata shars of $2.9 million, or 10 cents a subject to certain conditions. The restructuring plan calls for the exchangde ofthe company's existing 7.375 percent and 7.
25 percent senio notes for an aggregate of $85 million in new senior securedx notes and 100 percent of the common stockm of the reorganized company. will become the company's controllingv shareholder. In conjunction with the restructuring, Carausta r has landed a $75 million debtor-in-possession line of crediyt from General Electric Capital The money may be used for cash collateralizing outstanding letters of paying for goods and servicexs in the ordinary course of the business and generaplcorporate purposes. "Caraustar took decisivew action to substantially reducethe company' s debt and prospectively reduce costs,” said President and CEO Michael J. Keough, in a statement.
“Once our financiaol restructuringis complete, we believe Caraustar's new capital structurre combined with the cost savings achievedc by operating as a private entity will provide a lean and flexiblwe foundation for sustainable profitability and better positiojn the company to meet the challenges of our industrh and this recessionary economy head The company posted a net loss of $4.4 million in the first quarter of 2009 and had a $99 millio loss in 2008.
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