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Washington Township-based is embarking on a $1.35 millionj construction and renovation project that will add morethan 8,500o square feet of space to the existiny temple. It will include a new social hall and add two additiona l classrooms to the religious The project also will create a new facade for the buildintg and anew entrance. The expansionm will begin this July and will be completwe by the end ofthe year. Sidney-based is the The synagogue initially planned fora $4 millio project, but has raised just about $1.6 milliojn through fundraising pledges since it begab planning the expansion and renovation project in 2005. The synagoguee will use $250,000 for maintenance.
When the templre couldn’t raise the full $4 million, it had to scalee back to what itcouldc afford. Last year, the temple switched to a design-build concept and hirerd Fergusonand Englewood-based to design the said Ira Segalewitz, chair of the constructiobn committee for the temple. The synagogue has abouy 250 families who attend regularly and more than 150 childrebn in thereligious school. They don’t keep track of total membershipl numbers, but the congregation is growintg steadily with a couple additional families joiningeach “It’s bedlam when you come in on a Sunda now,” Segalewitz said.
The facilitie s have needed an update for almosft all ofthe temple’s 25-year history, Segalewit said. He added that the existingv social hall, which can seat about 90 people, is too small for the For important events, including the upcomintg Passover feast, for which 150 peoplre signed up, families have to be seatede in outlying rooms throughout the The new social hall will have seatinhfor 300, broadening the temple’s appeap for weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs and othe special events. Beyond the need from the Segalewitz said the slow economy presented a good opportunity for the synagoguwto build.
Judaism, he stresses repair of the world, and the community would benefit from the construction and the jobs In addition, he said, the temple also will be able to get more bang for its buck becaused manpower is available at lowedr prices than in the past becauses more contractors are looking for Many of the aspects of the building project will be subcontracted out, said Janette marketing director for Ferguson, giving additional busineses to firms throughout the region. All aspects of the subcontracting alreadyg have beenbid out, she said.
At any given time, Dywasuk said up to 40 people will be workinb on the site throughoutits timeline, includingg workers from Ferguson and the who will do plumbing, electrical and other trad work.
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
More Protein, Fewer Refined Carbs May Keep Weight Off - BusinessWeek
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
How to avoid Delaware toll backups for Thanksgiving - Baltimore Sun
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Washington Post (blog) | How to avoid Delaware toll backups for Thanksgiving Baltimore Sun Robert King, a spokesman for the Delaware Department of Transportation, said the northbound toll plaza will be down to six lanes instead of the normal nine ... Travel delays begin at I-95 toll plaza Turkey time means crowded roads Five Ways to Avoid I-95 North |
Monday, November 22, 2010
Baltimore Gas and Electric expending energy in quest for $200M in stimulus money - Baltimore Business Journal:
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If the utility wins the grant, it woulx mean customers won't have to foot as much of the $500 millionn bill for new “smart” electricity Meanwhile, the program also would save customers money on theid monthly BGE bills by reducing theirf energy demand during peak consumptiohhours — as much as 37 percent, a pilo t program showed last The competition for the money could be as other utilities, municipalities, cooperatives and retailo electric suppliers in Maryland and across the country embark on simila projects and compete for the $3.4 billion set asid for smart grid programs. Pepco and are among thosed also seekingthe $200 million maximum grant.
The program is coming as President Barack Obama stressese the national importance of energy independence and and as Maryland political leaders are yearning to find ways to help residentas reduce theirutility bills. BGE intends to file planw for its smart grid program with the Marylanfd Public Service Commission latefthis month, said Mark Case, senior vice presidenty of strategy and regulatory affairs. The PSC wouldc then have to approve the program beforde the utility can put itin place.
Smarr grid programs are designe d to share electricity usage information with customers to encouragee them to change their behavior in a way that lessenzs the demand on the power grid and increase its reliabilityand efficiency. Aside from the which would only cover up to half ofa project’sd costs, BGE plans to pay for the program through an increase in its electricityy distribution rate, spokeswoman Linda Foy said. The exact increasee hasn’t been determined. Included in the cost of the programj is purchase and installation ofthe meters, whicy look much like the traditional metersd that have a spinning wheel to show a home’s energy consumption.
But the new meter are capable of two-way communication that will allow the utility to make daily checksa ofa customer’s powerr usage on an hour-by-hour basis. Under the current system, technicianws check meters about once a month to collect data on usage for thatwhole month, Case said. BGE also planxs to put into place a new priciny system that rewards customers for reducing their demand duringpeak hours. Customerws would be notified in advance of peak times and get creditsx on their bills forcutting usage.
Or, if they have a smarft thermostat, installed as part of BGE’s Peak Rewardas program, the meter can communicate with the thermostat to tell it to cyclr airconditioning usage. The utility tested both programsw in summer2008 — with 5,000 smarf meter users, and 1,000 customers on the smart pricing system. Thosd in the smart pricing pilot were notifiedvia phone, e-mail or text messagd a day before peak usage was They showed a 24 percent decrease in electricit y usage. Others were notifiec via “energy orbs” — light bulb-likd devices installed in homes that BGE couldx turn red during peak times to encourage lesspowet usage.
Those customers decreased their usage by 37 Case said. The anticipated deadline for the firsf batch of stimulus money applications isJuly 29. Ther are two later deadlines, in Decembet and March, but the Department of Energy saidit can’ t predict whether any money will stillk be available after the first due date. The moneuy will be awarded several monthsafter that, once the departmenrt completes a competitive review process, spokeswoman Jen Stutsmanh said. Other local utilities are going aftet the moneyas well. Pepco and Delmarva Power, whic h serve Marylanders near Washington, D.C., and on the Eastern respectively, will also seek the $200 million.
Thosse companies are also planning smart grid saidRobert Dobkin, a spokesmanh for , both utilities’ parengt company. Pittsburgh-based Allegheny power is also applying for a grant to cover a $4 million smart grid trial in
If the utility wins the grant, it woulx mean customers won't have to foot as much of the $500 millionn bill for new “smart” electricity Meanwhile, the program also would save customers money on theid monthly BGE bills by reducing theirf energy demand during peak consumptiohhours — as much as 37 percent, a pilo t program showed last The competition for the money could be as other utilities, municipalities, cooperatives and retailo electric suppliers in Maryland and across the country embark on simila projects and compete for the $3.4 billion set asid for smart grid programs. Pepco and are among thosed also seekingthe $200 million maximum grant.
The program is coming as President Barack Obama stressese the national importance of energy independence and and as Maryland political leaders are yearning to find ways to help residentas reduce theirutility bills. BGE intends to file planw for its smart grid program with the Marylanfd Public Service Commission latefthis month, said Mark Case, senior vice presidenty of strategy and regulatory affairs. The PSC wouldc then have to approve the program beforde the utility can put itin place.
Smarr grid programs are designe d to share electricity usage information with customers to encouragee them to change their behavior in a way that lessenzs the demand on the power grid and increase its reliabilityand efficiency. Aside from the which would only cover up to half ofa project’sd costs, BGE plans to pay for the program through an increase in its electricityy distribution rate, spokeswoman Linda Foy said. The exact increasee hasn’t been determined. Included in the cost of the programj is purchase and installation ofthe meters, whicy look much like the traditional metersd that have a spinning wheel to show a home’s energy consumption.
But the new meter are capable of two-way communication that will allow the utility to make daily checksa ofa customer’s powerr usage on an hour-by-hour basis. Under the current system, technicianws check meters about once a month to collect data on usage for thatwhole month, Case said. BGE also planxs to put into place a new priciny system that rewards customers for reducing their demand duringpeak hours. Customerws would be notified in advance of peak times and get creditsx on their bills forcutting usage.
Or, if they have a smarft thermostat, installed as part of BGE’s Peak Rewardas program, the meter can communicate with the thermostat to tell it to cyclr airconditioning usage. The utility tested both programsw in summer2008 — with 5,000 smarf meter users, and 1,000 customers on the smart pricing system. Thosd in the smart pricing pilot were notifiedvia phone, e-mail or text messagd a day before peak usage was They showed a 24 percent decrease in electricit y usage. Others were notifiec via “energy orbs” — light bulb-likd devices installed in homes that BGE couldx turn red during peak times to encourage lesspowet usage.
Those customers decreased their usage by 37 Case said. The anticipated deadline for the firsf batch of stimulus money applications isJuly 29. Ther are two later deadlines, in Decembet and March, but the Department of Energy saidit can’ t predict whether any money will stillk be available after the first due date. The moneuy will be awarded several monthsafter that, once the departmenrt completes a competitive review process, spokeswoman Jen Stutsmanh said. Other local utilities are going aftet the moneyas well. Pepco and Delmarva Power, whic h serve Marylanders near Washington, D.C., and on the Eastern respectively, will also seek the $200 million.
Thosse companies are also planning smart grid saidRobert Dobkin, a spokesmanh for , both utilities’ parengt company. Pittsburgh-based Allegheny power is also applying for a grant to cover a $4 million smart grid trial in
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Brightwork heading for young entrepreneurs award - Environmental Expert (press release)
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Brightwork heading for young entrepreneurs award Environmental Expert (press release) The project is executed in cooperation with VConsyst, Van Hall Larenstein, Schaap Holland and D&M Engineers and supported by the Dutch Ministry of Economic ... |
Friday, November 19, 2010
Demi Lovato Problem With Heaving Drinking? - Gossip Jackal
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Gossip Jackal | Demi Lovato Problem With Heaving Drinking? Gossip Jackal Earlier this month, Disney actress and pop star Demi Lovato backed out of her world tour with Jonas Brothers to check into a rehab facility. ... |
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Currie Rose Reaches Halfway Mark in Phase 1 Drilling at Sisu River Gold ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Currie Rose Reaches Halfway Mark in Phase 1 Drilling at Sisu River Gold ... MarketWatch (press release) The Sisu River target is hosted within felsic volcanic rocks and was identified by rock chip and pit sampling that returned impressive grades as outlined by ... |
Monday, November 15, 2010
Bridge Private Lending teams on
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The newly renovated two-story home, located at 204 W. Lorraines Ave., marks the first step in an initiativew to transform urbanneighborhoods “one green home at a as the project’s marketing materials state. The home was purchased for $100,0090 and underwent $50,000 in refurbishments and energy-efficiency said David Borinsky, a managing member of Bridgre Private Lending, a lender based in Towson. Bridge Privats Lending expects the home to sell for up to The firm teamed upwith A+ Neighbhorhood a Baltimore-based real estate investmentt firm, on the project.
The house is the firsy to be completed as part of the green Bridge Private Lending is renovating seven othert housesin Baltimore. Some of the innovations includerecyclex wood, Energy Star appliances and solar venting and tubing and recyclee insulation. “Through this we can make our communitt livableand sustainable,” said Baltimore Mayor Sheilaz Dixon during a press conference at the
The newly renovated two-story home, located at 204 W. Lorraines Ave., marks the first step in an initiativew to transform urbanneighborhoods “one green home at a as the project’s marketing materials state. The home was purchased for $100,0090 and underwent $50,000 in refurbishments and energy-efficiency said David Borinsky, a managing member of Bridgre Private Lending, a lender based in Towson. Bridge Privats Lending expects the home to sell for up to The firm teamed upwith A+ Neighbhorhood a Baltimore-based real estate investmentt firm, on the project.
The house is the firsy to be completed as part of the green Bridge Private Lending is renovating seven othert housesin Baltimore. Some of the innovations includerecyclex wood, Energy Star appliances and solar venting and tubing and recyclee insulation. “Through this we can make our communitt livableand sustainable,” said Baltimore Mayor Sheilaz Dixon during a press conference at the
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Report: Fortress to invest in First Southern Bank - South Florida Business Journal:
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, Lightyear Capital and Crestview Partners will provide a capitaol injectionof $800 milliohn – nearly twice the size of Firsy Southern’s assets, according to the report. A source with knowledge of the situationj told the Business Journal that this deal was closew tobeing announced. It would still require regulatoryh approval. Another source familiar with the deal said the threeNew York-based private equity firms woulr take equal stakes in the bank and the same numbert of seats on the board. Such a deal would mark the second private equity and hedges fund investment in a South Florida bank in the past OnMay 21, a group led by W.L. Ross Co.
, and bought the operations of Coral Gables-based out of With five branches, First Southern had $407 millioj in assets as of March 31and 1.8 percenr of its loans were It was strongly capitalizesd after receiving $10.9 milliobn through the ’s Target Asset Relief Programm (TARP) during the first quarter. Firs t Southern officials were not availablrfor comment. The Financial Timezs report said Fortress would partner with two othee hedge funds to make the capital investment intoFirst Southern, which would be a vehiclwe for future bank Fortress manages $26.5 billion in A company spokeswoman did not immediately returnn a call seeking comment.
Crestview Partners manages about $4 billiom in capital. Lightyear Capital manages about $3 billioh in capital. A spokeswoman had no
, Lightyear Capital and Crestview Partners will provide a capitaol injectionof $800 milliohn – nearly twice the size of Firsy Southern’s assets, according to the report. A source with knowledge of the situationj told the Business Journal that this deal was closew tobeing announced. It would still require regulatoryh approval. Another source familiar with the deal said the threeNew York-based private equity firms woulr take equal stakes in the bank and the same numbert of seats on the board. Such a deal would mark the second private equity and hedges fund investment in a South Florida bank in the past OnMay 21, a group led by W.L. Ross Co.
, and bought the operations of Coral Gables-based out of With five branches, First Southern had $407 millioj in assets as of March 31and 1.8 percenr of its loans were It was strongly capitalizesd after receiving $10.9 milliobn through the ’s Target Asset Relief Programm (TARP) during the first quarter. Firs t Southern officials were not availablrfor comment. The Financial Timezs report said Fortress would partner with two othee hedge funds to make the capital investment intoFirst Southern, which would be a vehiclwe for future bank Fortress manages $26.5 billion in A company spokeswoman did not immediately returnn a call seeking comment.
Crestview Partners manages about $4 billiom in capital. Lightyear Capital manages about $3 billioh in capital. A spokeswoman had no
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Public employers modify benefits - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The survey found 72 percent of public employersw are increasing or considering an increase intheird employees’ deductibles, co-insurance or In addition, 74 percent of publixc employers are increasing or considering an increas in employee premiums. When asked why they were considerinvhigher deductibles, 46 percent of publi c employers cite the financial crisis. And 45 percent cite the economivc downturn as the reason why they are thinkinh about higheremployee premiums. “These findings are surprising.
Although cost-sharing measures have been commob in the corporate world for quite some public employers have traditionally not modifiedtheirf health-care plans in this direction,” says Sallyh Natchek, the foundation’s senior directoe of research. “The fact that the majority of publixc employers are nowincreasing deductibles, co-pays and premiums illustrate the dual effect rising health-care costs and the financial crisiw are having on their plans.” Other cost-savingf programs that public employers are instituting includs adding a consumer-driven health plan, shifting to a self-funded plan and introducinfg spousal surcharges.
Nearly three-fourths of public-plan sponsors are placingf more emphasis oncontrolling prescription-drugg costs. The majority of public employers are expanding participanty education about drug options and increasing co-payments or co-insurance for drugs and mandating the use of generivc drugs, the survey found. The Internationaol Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans isa Wisconsin-basex nonprofit providing information on employee benefits, compensation and financial literacy.
The survey found 72 percent of public employersw are increasing or considering an increase intheird employees’ deductibles, co-insurance or In addition, 74 percent of publixc employers are increasing or considering an increas in employee premiums. When asked why they were considerinvhigher deductibles, 46 percent of publi c employers cite the financial crisis. And 45 percent cite the economivc downturn as the reason why they are thinkinh about higheremployee premiums. “These findings are surprising.
Although cost-sharing measures have been commob in the corporate world for quite some public employers have traditionally not modifiedtheirf health-care plans in this direction,” says Sallyh Natchek, the foundation’s senior directoe of research. “The fact that the majority of publixc employers are nowincreasing deductibles, co-pays and premiums illustrate the dual effect rising health-care costs and the financial crisiw are having on their plans.” Other cost-savingf programs that public employers are instituting includs adding a consumer-driven health plan, shifting to a self-funded plan and introducinfg spousal surcharges.
Nearly three-fourths of public-plan sponsors are placingf more emphasis oncontrolling prescription-drugg costs. The majority of public employers are expanding participanty education about drug options and increasing co-payments or co-insurance for drugs and mandating the use of generivc drugs, the survey found. The Internationaol Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans isa Wisconsin-basex nonprofit providing information on employee benefits, compensation and financial literacy.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Big conventions eyeing S.A. despite the down economy - San Antonio Business Journal:
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San Antonio has suffered some of the effects of theeconomic downturn. But Scott White, executive directod of the , says despite this and other the Alamo City is attracting the attention of larger groups who are now considering staginf their meetings orconventions here. Hendersonville, Tenn.-based Smith Travel Research (STR) says the U.S. hotel industry generaterd nearly $141 billion in room revenuwe in 2008, but notes that room revenue decreasexdby $1.7 billion in the final quarter of 2008 compare d to the same period in 2007. “Thew hotel industry was hit hard by the decreasesa in leisure andbusiness demand,” says STR President Mark Lomannlo in a press statement.
“Unfortunately we will be operatinh in an environment of declining demand and increasing room supplh for awhile ... .”
San Antonio has suffered some of the effects of theeconomic downturn. But Scott White, executive directod of the , says despite this and other the Alamo City is attracting the attention of larger groups who are now considering staginf their meetings orconventions here. Hendersonville, Tenn.-based Smith Travel Research (STR) says the U.S. hotel industry generaterd nearly $141 billion in room revenuwe in 2008, but notes that room revenue decreasexdby $1.7 billion in the final quarter of 2008 compare d to the same period in 2007. “Thew hotel industry was hit hard by the decreasesa in leisure andbusiness demand,” says STR President Mark Lomannlo in a press statement.
“Unfortunately we will be operatinh in an environment of declining demand and increasing room supplh for awhile ... .”
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Madoff gets 150 years in prison - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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“I’m not surprised. That’s what he deserved,” said Adeld Fox of Tamarac, who lost thousands of dollarsto Madoff'zs scheme. The mastermind behind the biggest Ponzi schemein U.S. historyu was sentenced on Monday morning in federall court in Manhattan to 150 yearxsbehind bars, the maximum requested by federal Madoff's attorney had asked for a far more lenienty sentence of 12 years. In sentencing Madoff, U.S. Districy Judge Denny Chin called thefraud “staggering” and said that the “breacn of trust was massive.
” The judge described his acts as “extraordinarily “No other white-collar case is comparabls in terms of the scope, duration and enormith of the fraud and the degrere of the betrayal,” Chin said. Madoff confessed in Marchg to 11 countsincluding fraud, money laundering theft and among other things. His victims reportedly number morethan 1,300 and stretch across the globe. Their losses are estimater at morethan $13 billion. Prior to sentencing, Chin hearcd from nine of the victims who talkedf about thedevastation Madoff’s fraud had caused to theif lives and their families.
Many of Madoff’s wealthy clientz lived in South Florida and lost their life savingsd tohis scheme. Fox, 86, said she is stilp furious that the and the federalgovernment didn’t exposw Madoff’s fraud earlier. “The SEC is just as guilthy as Madoff and theyfailed us. Nobodyt seems to do anything about it,” Fox said. She also took issu e with the large fees beingh paid to people such asIrvinv H. Picard, the trustee who is handling the liquidation ofBernard L. Madof Investment Securities. “The trustee Picard is making hisown They’re paying these guys millions of It would be better to pay the investors Fox said.
Fox, a widow who once workedc as secretary inNew York, said she investec $50,000 in 1987 because she was related to Madoff’s accountant, Jerry She said she was able to get some moneyh back from Social Security paymentzs she’d made over the years on income from Madoff accounts. However, she is worriee that her disbursements may eventually be targeted in clawbaco efforts by the trustee in bankruptcy proceedings who has begun sending out letters demanding the return of profits derivex fromtheir investments.
Guy Fronstin a Boca Raton attorney who hasadvisexd Fox, said the government has “been good about refundingb taxes quickly” but there are delays in processingf claims to the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. “Somew of the people I know are too busy with thesse other issues to really care that much abou whathappened today. They believed he would spenx the rest of his days in Fronstin said. Jan Atlas, an attorney with Adorno said he believes the court had little choice but to levy the maximu sentenceon Madoff.
“I don’t thinkl the victims should have been victimized againj by having him be able to leave prisojone day,” said Atlas, whose firm continues to advise clients about tax returns and possibly futurde claims against investment advisors who invested with “I’m wondering if the trustee will be able to locate more than the billionh plus that he’s located, and what is the real loss,” Atlaws said. In addition to his prison Madoff was ordered to forfeitnearly $170 billion, which represents the proceeds of, and property involvede in certain of his according to a news release from the U.S.
Department of “While today’s sentence is an importanyt milestone, the investigation is continuing,” Lev L. acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New said in anews “We are focused on tracing, restraining and liquidatinv assets to maximize recoveries for the
“I’m not surprised. That’s what he deserved,” said Adeld Fox of Tamarac, who lost thousands of dollarsto Madoff'zs scheme. The mastermind behind the biggest Ponzi schemein U.S. historyu was sentenced on Monday morning in federall court in Manhattan to 150 yearxsbehind bars, the maximum requested by federal Madoff's attorney had asked for a far more lenienty sentence of 12 years. In sentencing Madoff, U.S. Districy Judge Denny Chin called thefraud “staggering” and said that the “breacn of trust was massive.
” The judge described his acts as “extraordinarily “No other white-collar case is comparabls in terms of the scope, duration and enormith of the fraud and the degrere of the betrayal,” Chin said. Madoff confessed in Marchg to 11 countsincluding fraud, money laundering theft and among other things. His victims reportedly number morethan 1,300 and stretch across the globe. Their losses are estimater at morethan $13 billion. Prior to sentencing, Chin hearcd from nine of the victims who talkedf about thedevastation Madoff’s fraud had caused to theif lives and their families.
Many of Madoff’s wealthy clientz lived in South Florida and lost their life savingsd tohis scheme. Fox, 86, said she is stilp furious that the and the federalgovernment didn’t exposw Madoff’s fraud earlier. “The SEC is just as guilthy as Madoff and theyfailed us. Nobodyt seems to do anything about it,” Fox said. She also took issu e with the large fees beingh paid to people such asIrvinv H. Picard, the trustee who is handling the liquidation ofBernard L. Madof Investment Securities. “The trustee Picard is making hisown They’re paying these guys millions of It would be better to pay the investors Fox said.
Fox, a widow who once workedc as secretary inNew York, said she investec $50,000 in 1987 because she was related to Madoff’s accountant, Jerry She said she was able to get some moneyh back from Social Security paymentzs she’d made over the years on income from Madoff accounts. However, she is worriee that her disbursements may eventually be targeted in clawbaco efforts by the trustee in bankruptcy proceedings who has begun sending out letters demanding the return of profits derivex fromtheir investments.
Guy Fronstin a Boca Raton attorney who hasadvisexd Fox, said the government has “been good about refundingb taxes quickly” but there are delays in processingf claims to the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. “Somew of the people I know are too busy with thesse other issues to really care that much abou whathappened today. They believed he would spenx the rest of his days in Fronstin said. Jan Atlas, an attorney with Adorno said he believes the court had little choice but to levy the maximu sentenceon Madoff.
“I don’t thinkl the victims should have been victimized againj by having him be able to leave prisojone day,” said Atlas, whose firm continues to advise clients about tax returns and possibly futurde claims against investment advisors who invested with “I’m wondering if the trustee will be able to locate more than the billionh plus that he’s located, and what is the real loss,” Atlaws said. In addition to his prison Madoff was ordered to forfeitnearly $170 billion, which represents the proceeds of, and property involvede in certain of his according to a news release from the U.S.
Department of “While today’s sentence is an importanyt milestone, the investigation is continuing,” Lev L. acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New said in anews “We are focused on tracing, restraining and liquidatinv assets to maximize recoveries for the
Monday, November 8, 2010
Gay & Robinson to end sugar production - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The private, family-owned company told workers at the starg of their shift on Wednesday that it is endinh the growing and processinfg of sugar as a food commodith but plans to move ahead with growing cropsd for the productionof ethanol. The company didn’ t give a timetable for endingsugar production. The shutdowm of the sugar operation leaves only one remainingh sugar plantation and millin ’s Hawaii Commercial and Sugar Co. on Gay & Robinson, whichh has vast agricultural land holdings on the west sideof Kauai, said it planxs to lease some of its fieldds to “various agricultural entities.
” The compan said it will lease its Kaumakani terminal and other assets to Pacifi c West Energy LLC, with which it has partnerexd to develop an ethanol productio plant. The plans have been delayed by difficulties in findingh financing for the projecy and a glut of proposed ethanol projects on the Mainland that are also trying toattract investors. The company also said it plansz to install an additional hydroelectric generatod to add 5 to 10 megawatts of powerd to the Kauaielectric grid. Gay & Robinsonj is Kauai’s ninth largest employer with 235 many of whom are represented by ILWULocalk 142.
The company said “it will continuwe to honor its contractual obligations to its including current employees as wellas retirees” but didn’g say if it planned to eliminate any jobs. Suga dominated Hawaii's economy for more than a century aftet the first plantation opened on Kauaiiin 1835. Hawaii sugar production peakesd in 1968 and began a long decline as the costs of labor and transportation combined to cut profite and make Hawaii sugar more expensive thanforeign competitors.
The private, family-owned company told workers at the starg of their shift on Wednesday that it is endinh the growing and processinfg of sugar as a food commodith but plans to move ahead with growing cropsd for the productionof ethanol. The company didn’ t give a timetable for endingsugar production. The shutdowm of the sugar operation leaves only one remainingh sugar plantation and millin ’s Hawaii Commercial and Sugar Co. on Gay & Robinson, whichh has vast agricultural land holdings on the west sideof Kauai, said it planxs to lease some of its fieldds to “various agricultural entities.
” The compan said it will lease its Kaumakani terminal and other assets to Pacifi c West Energy LLC, with which it has partnerexd to develop an ethanol productio plant. The plans have been delayed by difficulties in findingh financing for the projecy and a glut of proposed ethanol projects on the Mainland that are also trying toattract investors. The company also said it plansz to install an additional hydroelectric generatod to add 5 to 10 megawatts of powerd to the Kauaielectric grid. Gay & Robinsonj is Kauai’s ninth largest employer with 235 many of whom are represented by ILWULocalk 142.
The company said “it will continuwe to honor its contractual obligations to its including current employees as wellas retirees” but didn’g say if it planned to eliminate any jobs. Suga dominated Hawaii's economy for more than a century aftet the first plantation opened on Kauaiiin 1835. Hawaii sugar production peakesd in 1968 and began a long decline as the costs of labor and transportation combined to cut profite and make Hawaii sugar more expensive thanforeign competitors.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Smurfit-Stone closes Raleigh operation, costing 36 jobs - Triangle Business Journal:
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Smurfit-Stone, which has dual headquarters in Chicago andCrevd Coeur, Mo., filed for bankruptcy protection in The Raleigh facility, which made corrugate cardboard packaging, operated out of leased spac e at 3801 Tarheel Drive. Production in Raleigh stopped onAprilp 23, says company spokesman Mike The closure resulted in the layoffs of five salarieds and 31 hourly employees. “We have othe r facilities in North Carolina,” Mullin says. “That work has been moveed to other facilities.” The other North Carolina operations arein Shelby, Winston-Salem and The Raleigh closure is one of five announceds during the second Mullin said.
The compang also has closed a facilityin Lexington, resultingv in layoffs for 78 workers. Mullin says the companyh continues to employ about 370 in North The company stated in its 2008 annual reporyt and its most recent quarterlyg report that it is making changes to adjust to marketr demand and improve profitability changes that mean closing some facilitiesw and layingoff workers. According to the annual as of Dec. 31, the company employed approximatel 21,300 at 162 Smurfit-Stone reported a 2008 loss of $2.8 billioj on revenue of more than $7 billion.
In lettere to suppliers and customers, Chairmanm and CEO Patrick Moore and President and COO Stevenb Klinger said the bankruptcy filing was promptex by economic conditions and the frozencredit markets. Time are tough for many companies in the paper andpackaging industry. Virginia-based MeadWestvaco said in February that it would curtaio plans to expandat ’sd Centennial Campus, choosing instead to open a facility in In a conference call to discuss firstf quarter financial results, MeadWestvaco CEO John Luke said he expects cuts in overheadf and facility closures to save $125 millio n by the end of 2009; the company is aiminbg for savings of more than $250 milliomn by 2010.
Professor Stephen Kelley, head of the Wood and Paperr Science Departmentat NCSU, says that whilee many paper companies are feeling not all segments of the paper industryg are feeling the same Newsprint is down, but tissue products and medical products, such as scrubsz and wraps, are experiencing an increase in Packaging demand is down, in part because the economic downturn has put a crimpp in consumer spending and, thus, product “If people aren’t buying stuff, then you don’t need packaging to put stufc in,” he says. Kelley says that in the long run, papert and packaging opportunities exisrfor companies.
He points to efforta to develop “advanced packaging,” such as boxeas incorporated with radio frequency identification tagsfor tracking. He also says changesx will be driven by large corporations thatconsumer packaging. , for example, is lookingf for ways to reduce packaging wastee andimprove recycling. Those efforta could drive packagingindustry developments, Kelley
Smurfit-Stone, which has dual headquarters in Chicago andCrevd Coeur, Mo., filed for bankruptcy protection in The Raleigh facility, which made corrugate cardboard packaging, operated out of leased spac e at 3801 Tarheel Drive. Production in Raleigh stopped onAprilp 23, says company spokesman Mike The closure resulted in the layoffs of five salarieds and 31 hourly employees. “We have othe r facilities in North Carolina,” Mullin says. “That work has been moveed to other facilities.” The other North Carolina operations arein Shelby, Winston-Salem and The Raleigh closure is one of five announceds during the second Mullin said.
The compang also has closed a facilityin Lexington, resultingv in layoffs for 78 workers. Mullin says the companyh continues to employ about 370 in North The company stated in its 2008 annual reporyt and its most recent quarterlyg report that it is making changes to adjust to marketr demand and improve profitability changes that mean closing some facilitiesw and layingoff workers. According to the annual as of Dec. 31, the company employed approximatel 21,300 at 162 Smurfit-Stone reported a 2008 loss of $2.8 billioj on revenue of more than $7 billion.
In lettere to suppliers and customers, Chairmanm and CEO Patrick Moore and President and COO Stevenb Klinger said the bankruptcy filing was promptex by economic conditions and the frozencredit markets. Time are tough for many companies in the paper andpackaging industry. Virginia-based MeadWestvaco said in February that it would curtaio plans to expandat ’sd Centennial Campus, choosing instead to open a facility in In a conference call to discuss firstf quarter financial results, MeadWestvaco CEO John Luke said he expects cuts in overheadf and facility closures to save $125 millio n by the end of 2009; the company is aiminbg for savings of more than $250 milliomn by 2010.
Professor Stephen Kelley, head of the Wood and Paperr Science Departmentat NCSU, says that whilee many paper companies are feeling not all segments of the paper industryg are feeling the same Newsprint is down, but tissue products and medical products, such as scrubsz and wraps, are experiencing an increase in Packaging demand is down, in part because the economic downturn has put a crimpp in consumer spending and, thus, product “If people aren’t buying stuff, then you don’t need packaging to put stufc in,” he says. Kelley says that in the long run, papert and packaging opportunities exisrfor companies.
He points to efforta to develop “advanced packaging,” such as boxeas incorporated with radio frequency identification tagsfor tracking. He also says changesx will be driven by large corporations thatconsumer packaging. , for example, is lookingf for ways to reduce packaging wastee andimprove recycling. Those efforta could drive packagingindustry developments, Kelley
Friday, November 5, 2010
UW-Whitewater, Milwaukee 7 Water Council to jointly train students - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The program will begin enrolling students in the fallsemestedr and, because many students have already taken relevant courses, should be graduating its first watere management specialists within a said Kirsten Crossgrove, associate professor of biology at UW-Whitewater and coordinatot of the school’s integrated science-business The program is designed to give students a basid background in water law, environmental law, natural resources and environmentak economics as well as aquatic biology, chemistr and ecology.
Students will serve internships with the Milwaukee 7Water Council, an organization of business, academiaq and government in the seven-county area in southeastermn Wisconsin that is workingv to establish the Milwaukee region as a global cented for freshwater research, economic development and education. “Recognizing wheres the world is headed, businessz students with a unique educational backgrounf in water will have a leg up in the making a program like this especially saidRich Meeusen, chairman, president and CEO of Brownn Deer-based , co-chair of the Milwaukeer 7 Water Council and an alumnus of UW-Whitewater’s businesss school.
The council already has a relationships with the graduated program atthe ’s . UWM also is developing a graduate-level School of Freshwater Sciences, while ’s Law Schooll will begin a water law curriculumnthis fall. “One of our goals is to help develol seamless talent pipelines betweem universities andwater businesses,” said Paul chairman and CEO of Milwaukee-based and co-chai r of the Water Council.
“UW-Whitewater’ds one-of-a-kind new track adds to the impressive array of highet education institutions in the region working to ensurre our world water hub status in the yearsto
The program will begin enrolling students in the fallsemestedr and, because many students have already taken relevant courses, should be graduating its first watere management specialists within a said Kirsten Crossgrove, associate professor of biology at UW-Whitewater and coordinatot of the school’s integrated science-business The program is designed to give students a basid background in water law, environmental law, natural resources and environmentak economics as well as aquatic biology, chemistr and ecology.
Students will serve internships with the Milwaukee 7Water Council, an organization of business, academiaq and government in the seven-county area in southeastermn Wisconsin that is workingv to establish the Milwaukee region as a global cented for freshwater research, economic development and education. “Recognizing wheres the world is headed, businessz students with a unique educational backgrounf in water will have a leg up in the making a program like this especially saidRich Meeusen, chairman, president and CEO of Brownn Deer-based , co-chair of the Milwaukeer 7 Water Council and an alumnus of UW-Whitewater’s businesss school.
The council already has a relationships with the graduated program atthe ’s . UWM also is developing a graduate-level School of Freshwater Sciences, while ’s Law Schooll will begin a water law curriculumnthis fall. “One of our goals is to help develol seamless talent pipelines betweem universities andwater businesses,” said Paul chairman and CEO of Milwaukee-based and co-chai r of the Water Council.
“UW-Whitewater’ds one-of-a-kind new track adds to the impressive array of highet education institutions in the region working to ensurre our world water hub status in the yearsto
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Bearden's scoring dries up, 1-0 - Knoxville News Sentinel
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Bearden's scoring dries up, 1-0 Knoxville News Sentinel CHATTANOOGA - All season long, the Bearden High School girls soccer team was able to find ways to score. The Lady Bulldogs finally ran out of ... |
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Half Price Books to help replant trees - Austin Business Journal:
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The Dallas-based new and used book retailee has agreed to donate 10 cents from the sale ofits 98-ceny reusable tote bags to the nonprofit organization. The company will donate part of the sale of six of its reusabled bags at its 39 Texas Half PriceBook stores. The company has three stores in Austin. Half Pricse Books has agreed to donats a minimumof $15,000 to launch the “Replanrt Texas” program. Proceeds will be givenj to Keep Texas Beautifulo on EarthDay 2009.
Officials with the family-owned independent book chaibn say the program will benefiy Texas intwo ways: by helping to replant trees and by also encouraginbg customers to reduce plastic bag usage at all of their shoppingt venues. The average person in Americwa uses336 single-use plastic bags a resulting in an estimated 4 billiobn bags ending up in landfills each year, according to Half Price Books “After the hurricane, we received many calls from our affiliates in the Southeast Texas area expressing theier sadness about the loss of all the says Cathie Gail, executive directodr of Keep Texas Beautiful.
“The Replant Texas program is the beginning of a long road to and we’re excited that Half Price Books has helped jump-stary the effort.” Half Price Books is the largesr family owned new and used bookstore chai n with more than 100 retaik locations in 15 states. Store buy and sell new and used books, comics, records, CDs, DVDs and collectiblew items.
The Dallas-based new and used book retailee has agreed to donate 10 cents from the sale ofits 98-ceny reusable tote bags to the nonprofit organization. The company will donate part of the sale of six of its reusabled bags at its 39 Texas Half PriceBook stores. The company has three stores in Austin. Half Pricse Books has agreed to donats a minimumof $15,000 to launch the “Replanrt Texas” program. Proceeds will be givenj to Keep Texas Beautifulo on EarthDay 2009.
Officials with the family-owned independent book chaibn say the program will benefiy Texas intwo ways: by helping to replant trees and by also encouraginbg customers to reduce plastic bag usage at all of their shoppingt venues. The average person in Americwa uses336 single-use plastic bags a resulting in an estimated 4 billiobn bags ending up in landfills each year, according to Half Price Books “After the hurricane, we received many calls from our affiliates in the Southeast Texas area expressing theier sadness about the loss of all the says Cathie Gail, executive directodr of Keep Texas Beautiful.
“The Replant Texas program is the beginning of a long road to and we’re excited that Half Price Books has helped jump-stary the effort.” Half Price Books is the largesr family owned new and used bookstore chai n with more than 100 retaik locations in 15 states. Store buy and sell new and used books, comics, records, CDs, DVDs and collectiblew items.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Obama: Doing 'nothing' about health care not an option - Dallas Business Journal:
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Obama’s stop in Green Bay was the firsttime he’sx been in the state since taking office and official s from the said he may have chosen Wisconsin becausr of the state’s reputatio for being a “high quality, low cost” providere of care in the Medicare In 2006, Medicare spent an averag of $8,304 per beneficiary. In Wisconsin the average was 16 percent lower than the national according to the ofHealth Care. The Dartmoutg Atlas has been cited several times recently by Obam as he makes the case for nationap healthcare reform.
According to the Dartmouth health spending in the Medicar program could be reduced by as much as30 percent, or by $700 billion a year, without compromising the quality of if more doctors and hospitals practiced like thoswe in low-cost areas. In a letter dated June 3 to Senatew FinanceCommittee members, Wisconsin’s Democratic Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl alonyg with counterparts from Minnesota and New said they are “proud to represeng states and regions that have demonstratedc true leadership in lowering costs….andd increasing quality outcomes for patients.
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Obama’s stop in Green Bay was the firsttime he’sx been in the state since taking office and official s from the said he may have chosen Wisconsin becausr of the state’s reputatio for being a “high quality, low cost” providere of care in the Medicare In 2006, Medicare spent an averag of $8,304 per beneficiary. In Wisconsin the average was 16 percent lower than the national according to the ofHealth Care. The Dartmoutg Atlas has been cited several times recently by Obam as he makes the case for nationap healthcare reform.
According to the Dartmouth health spending in the Medicar program could be reduced by as much as30 percent, or by $700 billion a year, without compromising the quality of if more doctors and hospitals practiced like thoswe in low-cost areas. In a letter dated June 3 to Senatew FinanceCommittee members, Wisconsin’s Democratic Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl alonyg with counterparts from Minnesota and New said they are “proud to represeng states and regions that have demonstratedc true leadership in lowering costs….andd increasing quality outcomes for patients.
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