Monday, February 28, 2011

Moving fast on remote housing - NTNews.com.au

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Moving fast on remote housing

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East Arnhem Shire is celebrating the first homes built as part of its "modular building program". Shire boss Ian Bodill said the day was a "celebration of an exciting concept (that was) developed by the council". The shire builds the houses in Darwin, ...


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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Haley plans private rooms for wounded vets - Charlotte Business Journal:

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About $10 million will be used to renovate existing ward spacd into private rooms suitable for polytrauma patientz who suffered severe injuries servinfg in Iraqand Afghanistan, said a release from Rep. Kathhy Castor, D-Tampa. Haley is the busiest of the nation’sz four polytrauma hospitals, and private rooms are the standard inmedicalo care, the release Haley also is slated to receive about $8.4 milliobn to renovate and expancd the Sterile Processing and Distribution service, which will make the Tampa hospitall more efficient, the release Another $3 million in new fundinbg is planned to acquire land for a new 500-space parkingy lot and to design and build it, the releaswe said.
“These initiatives will improvd the quality of life for veteranas and their families atour nation’sa busiest polytrauma hospital,” Castor said in the “At the same time, we are putting peopl e to work, constructing parking lots and renovating buildings.” Castodr also announced $384,000 for planning and design work for a new missionh support facility at in Tampa, and $7 million for a new chilr development center at MacDill. The funding is included in the Militar Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriationx Act for fiscal 2010 and was approved by the House of Representativewon Friday.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

ASEAN and the concept of sovereignty - Jakarta Post

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ASEAN and the concept of sovereignty

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It is at the domestic front that reordering sovereignty is having difficulties. ASEAN retains its non-interference stance. Nevertheless, interference the ASEAN way is breaking through. Aung San Suu Kyi can be reached by telephone by Indonesia's ...



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Monday, February 21, 2011

Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance awards recognize hiring and retention excellence - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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The third annual Busineszs Excellence Awards were presented Tuesday at the InterContinentakl Hotelin Tampa. The "emerging" category winnefr was in Tampa, a provider of remote support, management and monitoringy servicesfor servers, desktops, PDAs, and network devices. Winner in the category was the , and winner in the category was SGISin Tampa, a firm that providess IT, telecom and engineerin services to government agencies withimn the intelligence, homeland security, defensse and space communities. The winning companies will receive awardaof $15,000 each to be used for training.
At the the recognized nearly four dozen companies that demonstrate sound hiring andretention practices, diversity hiring, training initiatives and advancement opportunities to recruit and retain talent, a release said. The TBWA workz with businesses and candidates to leverage their retraining and competitive opportunities inthe workforce. With nearly 100,00 job candidates annually accessing its fourcaree centers, TBWA is one of the largest sources of job candidates in the region, it said.
Businesses can accesas TBWA's wide range of services that includeemployee recruiting; training; targeted career fairs and hiring events; workshops and business seminars; and retention suppory strategies. Tampa Bay WorkForcwe Alliance is a member of the Employ Florida statewide networkm of workforce servicesand

Friday, February 18, 2011

Florida posts small gain in online ads - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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Since January, online labor demand has fallen 71,000, but that’s a significant improvemenrt overthe 1.2 million declind in the previous five months between August 2008 and Januart 2009. "We are not out of the woodxs yet, but job demand has definitelgy stabilizedsince January," Gad Levanon, senior economis t at The Conference Board, said in a news The number of advertised vacancies fell in June in all four regione of the country ranging from a modesgt drop of 3,400 in the Southern region to 18,100 in the 13,400 in the Midwest and 10,300 in the West. which reported a 10.
2 perceng unemployment rate in May, experienced a sizeable gain, and was followed by Georgia (2,900), North Carolina (900) and Virginiqa (100), according to the report. Nationally, computefr and mathematical science saw the greatest declinedin demand, down 19,900, followefd by sales (-11,700), health practitioners and technical occupationd (-10,400) and architecture and engineering (-10,000). Some aread that saw growth werein art, entertainment, sports and which posted 98,200 advertised vacancies in June. The numberf of unemployed exceeded the numbefr of advertised vacancies in all of the 52 metrlo areas for which information isreportedd separately. Washington, D.C.
and Salt Lake City were the locations with the mostfavorablee supply/demand rates, where the number of unemployed looking for work was only slightlg larger than the number of advertised But, metro areas where the respectivre number of unemployed is substantially above the number of onliner advertised vacancies include Miami, where there are three jobs for everyy five people looking, according to the report.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

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Opened in early 2008, the bistro was the brainchild of Mike who successfully launched and then soldthe Sportsman’s Fine Wine and Spirits concept now owned by The restaurant closed May 30, Fine said. “It’e just been a struggle from the beginning. We opened at a really bad time,” he While the restaurant had strong monthw during thepast year, summer 2008 was toughy — and Fine saw summee approaching once again. “We seemed to be doing all he said. “But in all of a sudden thingsa changed.” He approached his financialp backers, and they made the decision to closdthe restaurant.
“We just really had to make a businesa decision, not an emotional one. It was all dollarw and cents,” Fine said. Now, like many othersw across the Valley and the Fine is hittingthe pavement. “Right now, I am lookinvg for a job. I’ve worked 80, 90, 100 hourxs a week for the pasttwo years,” he

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Regents to issue $7.7M in stimulus funds for deferred maintenance - Wichita Business Journal:

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The money is part of $7.7 million in higher educatiojn federal stimulus funding made available throug h the for fiscalyear 2009. However, the total addresseas about 1 percent ofthe $825 milliohn backlog the regents’ universities face in deferre d maintenance projects. • — $466,033 for a fume hood and ventilatiob replacement in itsscience hall. • $584,856 for roof repairs and • — $2,307,016 for campus utility and Powe rPlant improvements.
• $569,424 for heating ventilation and air conditioning replacement and electrical and firecode • The — $2,073,228 for campu s fire code improvements, roof repair and replacement, electrical service improvements American’ with Disabilities Act improvements and infrastructurw improvements. • The — $868,024 for infrastructure improvements, campua elevator repairs, and roof repaidr and replacement.
The board will distribute additional fundsto , the 19 communitgy colleges and six technical colleges it governs during its June A recent study by the founcd that every $1 millionb spent on university deferred maintenance projectsx generates an economic impact of $2.2 million in increasede economic output of goods and services, $644,50 0 in increased state earnings and creates 19 new Kansas In 2007, Kansas lawmakers approvede a five-year maintenance funding plan, which was to provid $90 million in direct state funds and approximately $44 million in retainedx interest earnings to the six state In addition, the legislation provided state-funded tax creditx intended to generate up to $158 million in private contributions to the statse universities, Washburn University, and the community and technica colleges.
If fully funded, the five-year plan would have addressed abouty 31 percent ofthe $825 million maintenance But funding has been scarce since. This year, the Legislaturd reduced the state appropriationby $1.3 million and additionakl reductions are necessary to offset reduceds interest earnings. Since the five-year plan was 91 projects havebeen approved. Of that, 37 have been started and 10 of whicg havebeen completed. The regents in January issuerd an updated report that showed the maintenance backlog had balloonedcto $825 million. The backlogh on each campus isas follows: K-State — $290.6 million. KU — $226 million.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Marquette law school to run foreclosure mediation program - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The Milwaukee Foreclosure Mediation program will bea court-based independent mediation option for lenders and The program, located at the Milwaukee County will seek to alleviate the current backlogf of foreclosure cases in the countyy court system by offeringf the option of mediation to residentia homeowners who reside in owner-occupied According to the Law in most cases, successful mediatio will serve as a venue to work out new loan a short sale or other solution that is mutuallh agreeable, and execute a final agreemenf between the parties. The fundinyg includes proceeds from a settlementwith Countrywide, which was accusedx of misrepresenting the quality and benefits of its products.
Undetr the settlement, announced in February, Countrywidwe agreed to pay $1.6 million for foreclosure reliefg benefits. The mortgage lending giant also agree to waive various loan fees and modifg loans for customers that could result in a totak settlement valueof $41.1 million, according to the Attorneuy General's office. Beginning May 28, an informational phone line will be operationa for those interested in learning more abouttthe program. Interested parties may call 414-288-4040. Mediation activitiexs will begin afterJuly 1.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

'Comma' after Grade 3 El Camino Real - ESPN

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'Comma' after Grade 3 El Camino Real

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The field for the Grade 3, $200000 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate on Saturday will include the third Grade 1 winner in the race's history: ...


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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Scotts expansion in the works - Boston Business Journal:

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A resolution is moving through Marysville City Council that would providse fora 10-year, 75 percent propertt tax abatement valued at about $1 million for Scotts, one of Central Ohio’s 50 largest employers and amongt its 10 largest public companies. Scotte is looking to mount a $23 milliomn project to build a 40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility that will retain 15 jobs and create 33 full-time and 39 part-time Marysville Administrator Jillian Froment said. The new plany would process coir, the outer husk of coconuts that’s used in EZ Seed products.
“(Thes product) has seen success and they can’t keep it on shelves,” she The proposed new manufacturing jobs, Fromeng said, would generate an annual payroll ofabout $3 milliojn in the city, home to more than 1,000 Scottsa employees. Scotts also has committed to find permanent space for 150 employeezs it has temporarily housed in portabler school buildings atits headquarters, Froment said. That will mean a new 20,000-square-fooft facility, cost details for which weren’tr available. “This is ensuring 150 jobs remain in Marysville instead of another CentralOhio community,” Froment said.
A Scotts representative wasn’t immediately available for commentFriday afternoon. Council clearec a first read of the proposec incentive and could finalizre the proposal as early asJuly 23, Fromen t said. A public hearinbg on the company’s plans is set for July 9. Scotts in the year ended Sept. 30, 2008, lost $10.9 millio on $2.98 billion in revenue. The company has abouft 6,400 full-time workers

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Man charged in attempt to disarm Wyckoff police caption found guilty - NorthJersey.com

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Banks move to take advantage of freedom - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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To start with, has a growinhg family of mutual funds. Its ARK funds have expandef by six, due to the conversion of its last commojntrust funds. These trust funds were an old way of doingvbusiness -- pooling funds from among a groupo of well-heeled investors or institutions. But, unlikre mutual funds, they are not priced daily in the Moreover, they were not as easily And banks are competing with other financiall serviceorganizations -- such as mutual fund families -- for the investment dollar.
So banks like First National continue to add to their portfolio of products available to the average The bank's mutual funds were createdx about three years ago "to take advantage of the investmentf expertise that existed and then be able to bring it to a broade variety of clients," said Michelr Dalton, vice president and productf manager for the ARK funds. The newest productsa expand the bank's mutual fund roster to 17 and raiser their value by about 15 percentto $2.98 The new funds are splift evenly between equity and fixed They include the Maryland Tax-Free and Pennsylvania Tax-Frere funds, which will be generally available in the first quartert of 1997.
Mid-Cap Equituy and Equity Income will be availablwe laterin 1997. The funds are managedc by Baltimore-based Allied Investmenyt Advisors Inc., a subsidiary of First National. First National is a subsidiaryu of FirstMaryland Bancorp. The crumbliny of the walls preventinvg banks from offering various investmenft products has accompanied the fall of the wallz prohibitinginterstate expansion. And so Taneytown Bank & Trust Co. has invadexd Gettysburg, Pa. Based close to the Pennsylvania and with many customers who live inthat state, the bank has long droolef over the prospect of tapping into that territory.
Taneytown has been planningv its marchsince 1995, when rule changeds allowed banks to cross state lines. This week, it openede a business development office, modelecd on its Howard County branch. Althougb it will be full-service, the branch will have no tellers and will concentrateon "business according to Frank Neubauer, president. This will be Taneytown' 11th branch, adding to ones located in Howard andBaltimore counties. It is the fourtyh branch to openin 1996. Neubauer said this move completeds currentexpansion plans, at least for now. He added, that once the new branches become officialswill "begin looking at other locations" probablgy around the end of 1997. Alex.
Brow is on the move. The Baltimore-based investmenty firm is in the process of leaving an East Baltimorse Street building it has inhabitexd for92 years, as well as other nearby offices. It is not movingb far -- merely consolidating in new digs down the blockj at 1South St. Beginning with its researchn division, which settled in Nov. 25, the firm intendas to shift most ofits 1,000-plus Baltimorer employees -- division by division -- to the 30-stor Commerce Place building by March 3. With locationsd at 22 offices around the the 196-year-old firm has about 2,50o employees overall. Alex. Brown is leaving, among othert locations, 135 E. Baltimore, where it has been doing businessasince 1904.
By contrast, its new building, where the firm will occupyu about 50 percent ofthe space, was built in 1991.