Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Highwoods shares slip on $125M stock offering - Triangle Business Journal:

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million shares at $21.50 a A syndicate of three investmentbanks – , and are charged with selling the shares on behal of Highwoods. The underwriters have a 30-day optiom to buy as many as 915 million additionapl shares to coverany overallotments. Highwoods (NYSE: HIW) said it expects net proceedx from the stock offeringof $125.1 million. That projectioj does not factor in any possibleoverallotment sales. Highwoodds says it intends to use the money to repahy debt and for generalcorporate purposes. The announcemen of the offering came after the close ofmarketse Tuesday, with the pricing announced Wednesday morning before markets opened.
Investors then punished the stock, sendinhg it down more than 7 percent to closeat $21.66. As of Marcuh 31, 2009, Highwoods owned or had an interest in382 office, industrial and retail propertiex encompassing approximately 35.4 million square Highwoods also owned 580 acres of development

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Nosbusch: Government aid needed to improve U.S. manufacturing - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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Nosbusch, speaking at The Nationakl Summit, a gathering hosted by the Detroit Economic Club to promote actions toimprove America’s manufacturing competitiveness in the global said such "smart factories" are the best way to creat e higher-paying, long-term manufacturing jobs in the United States. “The publicf and private sectors need to invest in advanced technologyh that willlower costs, increase and make U.S. manufacturing competitive globally,” said “This investment is the best way tocreate enduring, higher-wags manufacturing jobs that can compete against otheer economies with lower costs of doing business.” Nosbuschb also called for a renewed U.
S. industriak policy that includes federal stimulus and research and developmeng on industrial automation andinformation technology, to keep U.S. manufacturing competitivee globally. Most Americans responding to a recent surveyy say the government should offed incentives for companies to invest inadvanced technologies. “A $50 billiohn investment in retooling factories wouldcreate 250,00o direct manufacturing jobs in the U.S., supporr an additional 725,000 indirect and generate up to $120 billion in revenue resulting from increased demand for products,” said citing a study by the , a business-labor coalition focused on job creation.
Nosbusch called for the Obam administration to double research and developmengt for manufacturing innovation to bring it backto 1970’se funding levels. “If you really want to inves t in long-term, high-quality job creation, you have to invest in he said. Nosbusch said that improver educationin science, technology, engineeringy and mathematics is necessary to train workers to operate in the smarrt factories.
Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) is a globapl manufacturer of industrial automation systemsand

Thursday, February 23, 2012

AMC Entertainment, Inc. Company Profile | Company Information

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Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMC) is one of the world's largesg and most innovative theatricalexhibition companies. With a history of industrty leadership dating back to the company today serves more than 230 millioh guests annually through interests in hundreds of theatres with thousandsd of screens inmany countries. AMC pioneerecd many of the most significantr innovations in the theatrical exhibition industry that made moviegoin gmore comfortable, convenient and memorable for milliones of guests worldwide.
Did you know: In 1963, AMC invented the the first "twin" theatre in Kansas City; 1981 marked the year AMC introducedd thecupholder armrest, a simple device that's now considerefd an industry standard; And more than 10 yearsd ago, we launched the firsy megaplex in North America (definecd at 14 or more screens) in Texas. Today, AMC remains dedicated to the highestf level of guest satisfaction and is committed to developing additional innovations to enhance theguest experience, providingv even more comfort, convenience and enjoyment for generationss to come.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Bryan Cave will stay in One Kansas City Place - Houston Business Journal:

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“We extended our lease that was set toexpired Feb. 28, 2011,” Managing Partner Robert Thompson saidlate “We negotiated an extension of 14 years and 10 With the new lease, Thompson said, Bryan Cave will continue to occupty about 100,000 square feet at One Kansaxs City Place, 1200 Main St. But it will vacatr the 32nd floor of the building and occupy the 38th That will put its roughly 100 lawyers on the 33rd through 38th floors ofthe 42-storty office building. With 785,000 square feet of rentable space, One Kansas City Placwe ranks No.
2 on the Kansas City Businesas Journal’s list of largest multitenant office In October, announced that it woulx move its headquarters from 1201 Walnut St. to about 300,000 square feet on 12 floors at One Kansaas City Placeby September. “We’re happy to have them as Thompson said, but he addef that KCP&L’s new 23-year lease had not affected Bryaj Cave’s decision. Late in 2007, Thompson said that buildingg a new office was an option the firm was which explained why it had begun scoutint for space four years before itslease expired.
But in the end, Bryan Cave officials decided that they liked theitrcurrent space, which is across Main Street from the retail and entertainment venues of the Kansasw City Power & Light District. “It’s a premier building Downtown, and we want to remain part of the downtownjbusiness community,” Thompson said. Tom Volinii of represented Bryan Cave in the siteselectionj process.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

UNT Law School scores significant victory - Dallas Business Journal:

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The office of Rep. Dan Branch, said an official vote will take place in the housreon Thursday. Branch had authored a similadr bill in the House and much of that bill was incorporatedc into SenateBill 956, the bill that the House gave its supporg to on Wednesday. That bill, sponsorede by Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, authorizes $40 millioj in bonding authority. It will need to go back to the Senat e for a final vote because of an amendment adder bythe House. The Senate had previouslyg approvedthe bill. The amendment will allow a study to take placew of the Dallas law schooll model so it can be replicater in the South Texasborder Branch’s office said.
“My principle reasonm for doing this now is it take 20 to 30 years for a law schoo l to come intoits own,” Branchb said. “When we have 12 to 15 milliobn people in the Metroplex that is when this will be agreaft moment."

Friday, February 17, 2012

RF Micro to work on solar cells - San Antonio Business Journal:

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The goal of the project will be to usethe Greensboro-based company’s expertise with the gallium arsenidse material it uses to producw chips for wireless devices and its manufacturing facilities in the Triad in the sola r energy market. If successful, RF Micro could be makingt photovoltaic cells that convert the suns energy into electricityby 2012. The project won’t involve any additions to the company’sz 1,400-person Triad workforce immediately, according to RF Micro officials, but that coulf come down the road if the commercialization effortis successful.
RF Microo has been working to diversify itself in the face of a volatilee market for cell phone which has led to several rounds of layoffs for the companty over thepast year. The solar project will be run byRF Micro’zs New Technology Commercialization Center unit, which was formedr to identify new applications for the company’a technology, according to Executive Vice President Jerry Neal.
“This is a long-ranged project,” Neal said, “butf gallium arsenide has several potential uses in the greejnenergy field, and the one we’re focusingh on here is using our technology to produce very-high-efficiencyy photovoltaic cells for solar Neal said he hopes that by sharing knowledge and facilitieas with the National Renewable Energy Lab, the partnershil will be able to producee cells that can convertt more than 40.8 percent of the sun’s energy that hit them into useabls electricity.
That’s the current record recognizeed by theEnergy Department, he Neal said he expectss to find other privated partners and public agencies interested in also workinb on commercializing solar energy.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Anti-social behaviour in Caldicot drops by 41 percent - Free Press Series

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Monday, February 13, 2012

Winter Park apartments sell for $4M - Denver Business Journal:

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ONIC Golden Oaks LLC acquired the Golde Oaks apartments from Golden Oaks AffordablerPartners Ltd. and Golden Oaks of Florida LP May 18, accordint to Orange County records. Real Estatee Investment Services Orlando agents Patrickk Skinner andKevin Yaryan, alonhg with Washington agents Armand Tiberio, Robert Sheppard and Spencer Hurst, represented he seller, while Sheppard and Hurst also represented ONIC Goldebn Oaks. Orlando Neighborhood secured a $3.
7 million first mortgage through Seattle-based , a delegated underwriting andservicing lender, according to a news It also received $1 million in federa housing funds from the Orange County Housinyg and Community Development Division plus additionalo money from NeighborWorks/E-America, a network of nonprofig organizations promoting homeownership and neighborhood the release said. Orlando Neighborhood expects tospendd $1 million improving Golden Oaks, which was built in 1993, the releasde said. Lane Management LLC, the property management arm of Atlanta-based Lane Co., will handld leasing and property management. The Orlandoo Neighborhood Improvement Corp.
is a nonprofit developer and owned of affordableand mixed-income housinfg properties in Central Florida. The organization has developefor co-developed 2,592 housing unitas and has 1,215 in its

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Morris tapped for GlobalSCAPE board - San Antonio Business Journal:

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(NYSE Amex: GSB), headquartered in San is a global provider of managed file transfer software and services for securely exchanginhg critical information overthe Internet, within an enterprise, or to businesse partners. “Jim is a welcome addition to an alreadyu strong board of directorsxfor GlobalSCAPE,” says Thomas Brown, GlobalSCAPE chairmajn of the board. “Jim’s vision, and insights about customedr needs today and into the futurer will help GlobalSCAPEcontinue innovating, growing, and increasiny overall shareholder value for the company.
” Last GlobalSCAPE announced new partnership s in the government sector and was awarded its thirdf substantial contract award with the U.S. The most recent Army contract wasa $2.7 million order for Secure FTP Serverr and CuteFTP. The order includes new product licenses as well as 36 month of associated maintenance andsupport services. “I’jm delighted to be part of this great especially as we continue to expand our market footprint in both the commercial and government says Morris. “We’ve had excellent momentunm this year with new customer contractsw and strategic partnerships that position us for succesds now and well intothe future.
The government’sa recent Cyberspace Policy Review potentially creates an even stronger market need for our solutions across the government and within the industried that enablethe nation’s critical infrastructure.” Morris served in military intelligence, the civil service, and — for the past 25 yearsw — in senior executive positiond for leading companies including General Veridian, Veritect, and Trident Data Systems. He also co-lerd the Y2K Cyber Assurance cell for theWhitr House, was an independent advisor for two security software producty companies, and served on numerous industry and governmen t review panels.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Manpower: 6% of Honolulu employers to hire in 3Q - Washington Business Journal:

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From July to September, 6 percent of the companies intervieweds in the Honolulu metro area plan to hire more while 11 percent expect to reducetheir payrolls, according to the surveyu from Milwaukee-based (NYSE: MAN). Seventy-eigh percent expect to maintain their current staff levelxs and 5 percent remain uncertaib abouthiring plans. Hiring is expectede to be a little lighter than in thesecons quarter, when 10 percent of companiee surveyed planned to hire and 12 perceng expected to cut payrolls, said Manpower spokeswoman Mary Lou Callahan.
For the comintg quarter, job prospects in the Honolulu area appeare best in wholesale and retail trade and leisure and Employers in durablegoods manufacturing, nondurable goods information, professional and business education and health services and government intenfd to cut staffing. Hiring in construction, transportation and financial activities and other services is expectefd toremain unchanged. National survey results showed little change from thesecond quarter. Of the more than 28,000 employersa surveyed acrossthe country, 15 percent expect to increasw their staff levels during the third quarter, whilde 13 percent expect to reduce theie payrolls.
Sixty-seven percent expect no change in hiringh and 5 percent are undecided abouttheir third-quarter hiring plans. “The data shows continued hesitancy among saidJonas Prising, president of the Americas for “They are treading slowly and watchinhg with guarded optimism, hoping a few quarterse of stability will be the precursorf to the recovery.”

Monday, February 6, 2012

Fitch: Target's outlook still stable - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Chicago-baesd Fitch also affirmed its debtand issuer-default rating s for the Minneapolis retailer. “Thr ratings and outlook reflect Target’s disciplined execution of its business strategy ofofferinh value-oriented merchandise, which should help the company achieved long-term profitable growth,” Fitch said in a “The ratings also consider Target’s high percentag of real estate ownership and prudent financialk strategy.
This is balanced by declining comparable-storew sales resulting from a decrease in consumer higher charge-off rates in the creditf card business and intense competitionn in the discounter Target has generally farefd worse in the downturn than ; frequently cited reasonsz include Target’s heavier emphasisa on less-essential housewares (vs. Wal-Mart’s food items and stapleas like soap) and a perception that it’s not as price-conscious as its Ark.-based rival. Target is .
Fitch’s comment on Target’s real-estatee ownership (the retailer likes to own its storese ratherthan lease, as it givese greater control over operations) comes after activist investor Williajm Ackman lobbied the companyy to spin off its real estatr holdings to a real-estate investment trust (or arguing that doing so would help Target’s shares. Ackman, whosew Pershing Capital owns about 10 percentof Target, indicatex he’d continue to pursues the matter next year after being rebuffed by Targeg management, who called the proposal too Target (NYSE: TGT) shares were up $1.30, or about 4 percent, to $33.321 in afternoon trading on Wednesday.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Obama pressures Congress on mortgage refinance program - Fox News

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

ENORMOUS BACKSIDE FILMED FROM SPACE in moon flypast - Register

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