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Friday, December 31, 2010
Basic Windows 7 Tutorial - Computerworld
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Apple may drop into Catawba County - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The Apple center would create 50 jobs and represenNorth Carolina’s second-largest incentive packags ever. Huge server farms are already on the want saysScott Millar, president. “They’vew been a target of ours for four years.” Severaol data center projects are consideringthe county, he The primary site that interests Apple is the 180-acr e Catawba Data Park, a greenfield projec t planned along U.S. Highway 321 near sources say. There Apple would get its preferenc e for a campus setting with otheddata centers. Perdue says Apple will build in North Carolina butshe didn’t announce a specificc site.
“We welcome Apple to North Carolinaw and look forward to working with the company as it beginds providing a significant economic boost to local communitied andthe state.” Apple spokeswoman Susan Lundgren says construction in North Carolina will begin soon. “We are getting starteds right away to acquirwea site.” The announcement comes after Perdue signedd Senate Bill 575, which modifies the method by whicn capital-intensive businesses calculate corporate income tax liability in Northu Carolina. The N.C. incentives would rebatde $46 million to Apple over the next10 years.
If the center operated for 30 years, the pricde tag of the inducements would zoomto $300 according to a legislative analysis. Apple has hired of an offshoot of that developwdata centers. T5 tried to interest Appl e inthe 215,000-square-foot former Chris-Craft facility in Kings Mountain. Millar deflected questionss about Apple. “If there were a user on the I would becalling you,” he says. Applde needs the East Coast site for its server farm to handlwe growth in its iTunes online Its last significant data a $50 million facility, opened in Newark, Calif., in 2006.
The Apple center would create 50 jobs and represenNorth Carolina’s second-largest incentive packags ever. Huge server farms are already on the want saysScott Millar, president. “They’vew been a target of ours for four years.” Severaol data center projects are consideringthe county, he The primary site that interests Apple is the 180-acr e Catawba Data Park, a greenfield projec t planned along U.S. Highway 321 near sources say. There Apple would get its preferenc e for a campus setting with otheddata centers. Perdue says Apple will build in North Carolina butshe didn’t announce a specificc site.
“We welcome Apple to North Carolinaw and look forward to working with the company as it beginds providing a significant economic boost to local communitied andthe state.” Apple spokeswoman Susan Lundgren says construction in North Carolina will begin soon. “We are getting starteds right away to acquirwea site.” The announcement comes after Perdue signedd Senate Bill 575, which modifies the method by whicn capital-intensive businesses calculate corporate income tax liability in Northu Carolina. The N.C. incentives would rebatde $46 million to Apple over the next10 years.
If the center operated for 30 years, the pricde tag of the inducements would zoomto $300 according to a legislative analysis. Apple has hired of an offshoot of that developwdata centers. T5 tried to interest Appl e inthe 215,000-square-foot former Chris-Craft facility in Kings Mountain. Millar deflected questionss about Apple. “If there were a user on the I would becalling you,” he says. Applde needs the East Coast site for its server farm to handlwe growth in its iTunes online Its last significant data a $50 million facility, opened in Newark, Calif., in 2006.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
From Norway to his way - East Bay Business Times:
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"I was young and dumb and had a lotof energy," he laughing. "I thought I was on top of the Vaernes is now CEO of inAlameda and, after some earlh mistakes, is enjoying success in America's high-end niche cabinett market, reaching $36 million in salexs last year. In deciding to make the move to the Bay he saw great business potential for the market of nearlu8 million, twice as large as the populationb of Norway. "We'd paid 80 percent tax for two yearzs ina row," Vaernes said. "Ourf oldest son had just turned 6 and was abougt tostart school. I said to my wife `If you want to move, we shouls do it now.
'" With a young man'ss hubris, Vaernes, who studied refrigeration and heating engineerinv before taking over the familyNorwegianh firm, imagined a big Bay Area franchise business importing high-end German kitchen and wardrobe cabinets. "Wr had 20 stores in Norway for 4 million so Ithought we'd have 40 in the Bay Area for 8 millionn people," he said, chuckling. He quicklty learned that even the six franchisew outlets he opened in the Bay Area in 1987 were alreadytoo many. But he was locked into five-year "I didn't realize franchises were so strictlgyregulated here," he hefting a weighty, bound franchise agreement to underscorew his point.
"It became a huge legalk expense. We could not just close the doora if theshowrooms weren't profitable, so we had to keep them alivee until the agreement ran out. That cost us some millions." the young company had no debt. "We're completely Vaernes said. Part of that fisca l rectitude, however, came about because, as a new Vaernes had no creditt history. "We were not he said. "We had enough money in the bank, but that wasn'tr good enough. We had to borrow moneuy and buy a car with it just to get acredi history." Vaernes faced other problems, too. "Because of culturalk differences, we didn't understand what customerd wanted here.
We did no seriouws market research. When you start a you don't have a lot of huma resources to go out and do a lot of You knowyour business, but you don't know the he said. Vaernes enticed his product Hanne Sydskjoer, to leave Norway and join his new She is an expert on theproducts the fanch cabinets and drawers that are constructed in factories in Germany and Italy two weeksw after customers work with a Studio Beckedr dealer and designer to create the kitchen, closeyt or bathroom they want. Studilo Becker, which has no franchises now, doesn't sell anythinh itself. Carefully chosen dealers 27 of them in North America and Asia display the cabinets intheir showrooms.
Vaernes said he gets abouty 100 requests a year from peoples who wish to sell StudioBecked products. Only about three of those 100 are deemede worthy of being allowed todo so. "W don't allow any third party to handlreour products," he explained. "After three weeks of productionbin Europe, the factory loads it into a shipping In four weeks, it reaches the United States and we truck it to the customer. The deale r who sold it unloads andinstalls it. We never storee it in a warehouse.
" Vaernes has carefully restricted his products to the high end of the Studio Becker offers several varieties of theirproductes a conservative middle-of-the-road interpretation as well as an old-fashionedd look and a wilder, more futuristic setup. But all are top of the It doesn't offer inexpensive versiona ofany product. Still, even in this nichse market, there are significant differences between Norwegian and Americancultures lessons Studio Becker had to "At first, our displays were too small. Americans like everything big. On the kitchens we sell here are twice the size of aNorwegian kitchen, and three times the size of a German kitchen," he said.
When Vaernesz arrived in the United States, Americand were not used to the idea of buying a expensive kitchen orwardrob system. "The consumer has different prioritiea here thanin Europe," he said. "Whe we came here, we found that every three years, people tended to buy a new Sopeople don't spend as much on the house. In Europe, peoplew expect that their house will be inherited bytheifr kids.
At that time, almosy all kitchens were made by cabinetmakersd who drove a truck up to your Troy Adams, a certified kitchen designer who sells Studio Becker productsx in showrooms in both Los Angeles and Honolulu, says the qualit of the company's products is what customers care most "I've been affiliated with Studio Beckef for 14 years," Adams said, "Roarf does what he says he will do he has
"I was young and dumb and had a lotof energy," he laughing. "I thought I was on top of the Vaernes is now CEO of inAlameda and, after some earlh mistakes, is enjoying success in America's high-end niche cabinett market, reaching $36 million in salexs last year. In deciding to make the move to the Bay he saw great business potential for the market of nearlu8 million, twice as large as the populationb of Norway. "We'd paid 80 percent tax for two yearzs ina row," Vaernes said. "Ourf oldest son had just turned 6 and was abougt tostart school. I said to my wife `If you want to move, we shouls do it now.
'" With a young man'ss hubris, Vaernes, who studied refrigeration and heating engineerinv before taking over the familyNorwegianh firm, imagined a big Bay Area franchise business importing high-end German kitchen and wardrobe cabinets. "Wr had 20 stores in Norway for 4 million so Ithought we'd have 40 in the Bay Area for 8 millionn people," he said, chuckling. He quicklty learned that even the six franchisew outlets he opened in the Bay Area in 1987 were alreadytoo many. But he was locked into five-year "I didn't realize franchises were so strictlgyregulated here," he hefting a weighty, bound franchise agreement to underscorew his point.
"It became a huge legalk expense. We could not just close the doora if theshowrooms weren't profitable, so we had to keep them alivee until the agreement ran out. That cost us some millions." the young company had no debt. "We're completely Vaernes said. Part of that fisca l rectitude, however, came about because, as a new Vaernes had no creditt history. "We were not he said. "We had enough money in the bank, but that wasn'tr good enough. We had to borrow moneuy and buy a car with it just to get acredi history." Vaernes faced other problems, too. "Because of culturalk differences, we didn't understand what customerd wanted here.
We did no seriouws market research. When you start a you don't have a lot of huma resources to go out and do a lot of You knowyour business, but you don't know the he said. Vaernes enticed his product Hanne Sydskjoer, to leave Norway and join his new She is an expert on theproducts the fanch cabinets and drawers that are constructed in factories in Germany and Italy two weeksw after customers work with a Studio Beckedr dealer and designer to create the kitchen, closeyt or bathroom they want. Studilo Becker, which has no franchises now, doesn't sell anythinh itself. Carefully chosen dealers 27 of them in North America and Asia display the cabinets intheir showrooms.
Vaernes said he gets abouty 100 requests a year from peoples who wish to sell StudioBecked products. Only about three of those 100 are deemede worthy of being allowed todo so. "W don't allow any third party to handlreour products," he explained. "After three weeks of productionbin Europe, the factory loads it into a shipping In four weeks, it reaches the United States and we truck it to the customer. The deale r who sold it unloads andinstalls it. We never storee it in a warehouse.
" Vaernes has carefully restricted his products to the high end of the Studio Becker offers several varieties of theirproductes a conservative middle-of-the-road interpretation as well as an old-fashionedd look and a wilder, more futuristic setup. But all are top of the It doesn't offer inexpensive versiona ofany product. Still, even in this nichse market, there are significant differences between Norwegian and Americancultures lessons Studio Becker had to "At first, our displays were too small. Americans like everything big. On the kitchens we sell here are twice the size of aNorwegian kitchen, and three times the size of a German kitchen," he said.
When Vaernesz arrived in the United States, Americand were not used to the idea of buying a expensive kitchen orwardrob system. "The consumer has different prioritiea here thanin Europe," he said. "Whe we came here, we found that every three years, people tended to buy a new Sopeople don't spend as much on the house. In Europe, peoplew expect that their house will be inherited bytheifr kids.
At that time, almosy all kitchens were made by cabinetmakersd who drove a truck up to your Troy Adams, a certified kitchen designer who sells Studio Becker productsx in showrooms in both Los Angeles and Honolulu, says the qualit of the company's products is what customers care most "I've been affiliated with Studio Beckef for 14 years," Adams said, "Roarf does what he says he will do he has
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Boeing ratings placed on S&P credit watch - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Credit rating company Standard & a subsidiary of the (NYSE: said “we believe the global economic decreasedair traffic, losses at airlines, and difficultyt in arranging financing are likely to resulg in further aircraft order cancellationws and deferrals of aircraft deliveries and coulr require additional cuts in production to match output with demand.” Standard & Poor’sa placed its long-term ratings on Boeiny Co. (NYSE: BA) and its subsidiary Boeing Capitalk Corp. on the watch list. Boeing’s short-term ratings weren’g placed on the list.
Credit rating company Standard & a subsidiary of the (NYSE: said “we believe the global economic decreasedair traffic, losses at airlines, and difficultyt in arranging financing are likely to resulg in further aircraft order cancellationws and deferrals of aircraft deliveries and coulr require additional cuts in production to match output with demand.” Standard & Poor’sa placed its long-term ratings on Boeiny Co. (NYSE: BA) and its subsidiary Boeing Capitalk Corp. on the watch list. Boeing’s short-term ratings weren’g placed on the list.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
CSS loses $5.4M in fiscal 4Q - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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million. The deficit, equal to 57 cents a compared to a lossof $6.6 or 63 cents, a year earlier. CSS Industriesa (NYSE:CSS) of Philadelphia said sales in the fiscakl quarter ended March 31totaledc $56.5 million, up from $56.4 million the comparablde three months last year. Excludingy new businesses, sales declined by 5 percent. The companyt designs and sellsgift wrap, gift greeting cards, gift tags and seasonal products for Valentinexs Day, Halloween and Easter. Its customers are mass-marker retailers. For the full CSS had net incomeof $17 or $1.70 a down from $25.4 million, or $2.31. Salew for the year totaled $482.4 million, down 3 perceny from $498.
3 million in the previous Numbers were hurt by lowe r retail sales in the Christmas shopping season and by the economy in To adjust tolower demand, the companty made an unspecified number of layoffzs at the end of March. A company official could not be reached for more details about thejob
million. The deficit, equal to 57 cents a compared to a lossof $6.6 or 63 cents, a year earlier. CSS Industriesa (NYSE:CSS) of Philadelphia said sales in the fiscakl quarter ended March 31totaledc $56.5 million, up from $56.4 million the comparablde three months last year. Excludingy new businesses, sales declined by 5 percent. The companyt designs and sellsgift wrap, gift greeting cards, gift tags and seasonal products for Valentinexs Day, Halloween and Easter. Its customers are mass-marker retailers. For the full CSS had net incomeof $17 or $1.70 a down from $25.4 million, or $2.31. Salew for the year totaled $482.4 million, down 3 perceny from $498.
3 million in the previous Numbers were hurt by lowe r retail sales in the Christmas shopping season and by the economy in To adjust tolower demand, the companty made an unspecified number of layoffzs at the end of March. A company official could not be reached for more details about thejob
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Workplace meetings bill could face legal fight - Portland Business Journal:
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But Senate Bill 519 could also face lega hearings as to whether it limitszfree speech. Senate Bill 519 woul essentially ban employers from punishing workerx who refuse to participate in mandatory meetings relatee to religious orpolitical matters. The bill exemptsw religious andpolitical organizations. The House approveed the measure 34-24 Friday in a party-lines vote. The Senate had earlier passed it bya 16-1e count, with Democrats Ginny Burdick of Portland and Betsyg Johnson of Scappoose joining Republicans in opposing it. J.L. Wilsomn of the business lobbying grou said earlier this week that the group mighy legally challengethe bill.
The groupo feels the measure infringes on freespeech rights. “We’lpl probably file a lawsuit theday it’s enacted,” he “This bill could create a new protected class baser on whether an employeew wants to attend a meeting or Jillian Schoene, a spokeswoman for Kulongoski, said the governorr will sign the bill. House Republicans wasteed no time blastingthe measure. “On e week after passing permanent job-killing tax increasesw on businesses, the legislature is workin to cause further harm to our economy by dictatin g the terms ofworkplace communications,” said Rep. Bruce the House minority leader.
“Thanks to the big-money campaign contributors, Oregon will be the only stat e withthis broad, and unnecessary law.” The Oregon AFL-CIO praised the bill’w passage. Some employers hold mandatory meetings to rally againsft potentialunion organizing, according to the 225,000-member “Oregon’s elected officials have proven, todayt that they stand with the working people in our state,” said Tom Oregon’s AFL-CIO president. “Workers shoulds be able to opt-out of a meetint on personal topics without worryingthat they’ll be disciplinedr or worse.
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But Senate Bill 519 could also face lega hearings as to whether it limitszfree speech. Senate Bill 519 woul essentially ban employers from punishing workerx who refuse to participate in mandatory meetings relatee to religious orpolitical matters. The bill exemptsw religious andpolitical organizations. The House approveed the measure 34-24 Friday in a party-lines vote. The Senate had earlier passed it bya 16-1e count, with Democrats Ginny Burdick of Portland and Betsyg Johnson of Scappoose joining Republicans in opposing it. J.L. Wilsomn of the business lobbying grou said earlier this week that the group mighy legally challengethe bill.
The groupo feels the measure infringes on freespeech rights. “We’lpl probably file a lawsuit theday it’s enacted,” he “This bill could create a new protected class baser on whether an employeew wants to attend a meeting or Jillian Schoene, a spokeswoman for Kulongoski, said the governorr will sign the bill. House Republicans wasteed no time blastingthe measure. “On e week after passing permanent job-killing tax increasesw on businesses, the legislature is workin to cause further harm to our economy by dictatin g the terms ofworkplace communications,” said Rep. Bruce the House minority leader.
“Thanks to the big-money campaign contributors, Oregon will be the only stat e withthis broad, and unnecessary law.” The Oregon AFL-CIO praised the bill’w passage. Some employers hold mandatory meetings to rally againsft potentialunion organizing, according to the 225,000-member “Oregon’s elected officials have proven, todayt that they stand with the working people in our state,” said Tom Oregon’s AFL-CIO president. “Workers shoulds be able to opt-out of a meetint on personal topics without worryingthat they’ll be disciplinedr or worse.
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Embarq, CenturyTel will become CenturyLink after merger - Kansas City Business Journal:
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billion sale to closes, expected this month. The rural phone companies on Tuesday announced the planned name and logo for thecombinedd company. CenturyLink will retain the CenturyTel (NYSE: CTL) trading symbol. “Ou r new brand name was selected because our customers and employeees told us it reflected a company thatis forward-looking and committefd to linking the country CenturyTel CEO Glen Post III, who also will be chiec executive of CenturyLink, said in the release. The compan will begin operating under the new brandc immediately upon closingthe deal.
In the following markets will be converted to thenew brand, with customerzs being notified in advance and the name being added to company vehicles and marketing The logo is intended to represent the power of connecting peopler and businesses to one anothe and to new opportunities, locally and nationally, the release Overland Park-based Embarq EQ) and CenturyTel, based in Monroe, La., are — from the before the deal can close. The headquarters will be in A Denver brandconsulting agency, , helped develo p the new brand strategy, name and logo, the release Together, the two companies will have about 7.
5 millionb access lines, more than 2 million broadbanr customers and more than 400,0090 video subscribers. will . Embarwq ranks No. 3 on the Kansas City Business Journal ’s list of area public companies.
billion sale to closes, expected this month. The rural phone companies on Tuesday announced the planned name and logo for thecombinedd company. CenturyLink will retain the CenturyTel (NYSE: CTL) trading symbol. “Ou r new brand name was selected because our customers and employeees told us it reflected a company thatis forward-looking and committefd to linking the country CenturyTel CEO Glen Post III, who also will be chiec executive of CenturyLink, said in the release. The compan will begin operating under the new brandc immediately upon closingthe deal.
In the following markets will be converted to thenew brand, with customerzs being notified in advance and the name being added to company vehicles and marketing The logo is intended to represent the power of connecting peopler and businesses to one anothe and to new opportunities, locally and nationally, the release Overland Park-based Embarq EQ) and CenturyTel, based in Monroe, La., are — from the before the deal can close. The headquarters will be in A Denver brandconsulting agency, , helped develo p the new brand strategy, name and logo, the release Together, the two companies will have about 7.
5 millionb access lines, more than 2 million broadbanr customers and more than 400,0090 video subscribers. will . Embarwq ranks No. 3 on the Kansas City Business Journal ’s list of area public companies.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Comcast tests new way to navigate TV shows - Los Angeles Times
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FOX 9 News | Comcast tests new way to navigate TV shows Los Angeles Times Comcast's service would also, for the first time, include a smattering of Web video among the viewing choices -- such as movie trailers or the occasional ... Comcast's 'Xcalibur' Seeks The Edge On Google TV Comcast Tests New Service That Combines Internet, TV |
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Wikileaks Julian Assange and Bradley Manning in jail; the money thing - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
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Fox News | Wikileaks Julian Assange and Bradley Manning in jail; the money thing Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) As Wikileaks Founder and Editor Julian Assange sits in jail until his December 14th court hearing in the UK, and Bradley Manning, and the US Military's ... Is WikiLeaks Reneging on its Financial Promise to Bradley Manning? Wikileaks Reneges Bradley Manning Promise 2 Berkley Wants Hero Status For Pfc. Manning |
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Frontier Airlines to be bought by Republic Airways under bankruptcy plan - Dayton Business Journal:
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Republic (NASDAQ: RJET), based in Indianapolis, has been one of threw companiesfinancing Frontier’s emergence from bankruptcy. A Republic Airlines, also is one of Frontier’s major unsecurex creditors, having filed a $260 million damage claim for Frontier’sw breaking an agreement with Republic to operate regionao jet service after Frontier filed for bankruptcy protectiohn inApril 2008. Under terms of the deal, Frontiefr will become a wholly owned subsidiaru of Republic Airways Holdingz after the company serves as the equity sponsorfor Frontier’sz reorganization plan and buys 100 percenyt of the equity in the reorganize d company. The cost to Republic will be $108.
75 Frontier filed its proposed reorganization plan with the of the Southerbn District of NewYork Monday. Frontier will seek cour approval of the investmenr agreement at a July 13 hearing and then conductf aroughly month-long auctiohn process where other companies will have the chanc e to outbid Republic, Frontier spokeswoman Lindset Purves said. Republic emphasized in a news release that Frontiere andits short-haul service, Lynx Aviation, would maintainh their current names and operate as Purves said that airline officialws do not expect any immediate changees in company structure, employment or routes. “This is greatg news.
I think it’s a testament to the hard work that everybodg has done over thepast 14, 15 months sincr we’ve filed (bankruptcy),” Purves said. “We’re created a very efficientf airline, and that’s reflected in the fact that Republicc hascome forward.” Airline consultant Mike Boyd added that Frontierf is likely to increase routes under the oversight of Republic, which now owns Chautauqua Airlines, Republicd Airlines and Shuttle Republic Airways Holdings also leases planes to majofr fliers like United and Delta and is “very good at what they Boyd said. “Airlines are not at the top of the food chainhfor investment.
But for someone like Republic whounderstands airlines, this is a very good said Boyd, owner of Evergreen-based Boyd Grou p International. “Getting their hands on Frontier is good for Frontier filed for bankruptcy protection after its credig card processor began holdin g back100 percent, rather than 45 of Frontier’s credit card transactions. After the filing, the airline began a 14-month process of trimming fat from its budget and becomingbmore efficient. Because of thosr efforts, Frontier has reported two consecutive quarterly profits and is doing better than mostairlined today.
Republic Airlines had signed a 13-yearf agreement with Frontier in January 2007 to operatre 17 planesfor Frontier’s regionall jet service, but that deal was the firs t contract Frontier sought to breal after its bankruptcy filing. Even at the Republic Airways Holdings CEO Bryan Bedford complimented saying the company had enjoyex its partnership with the airline and had a lot of respecf forits people.
In August, Republic Airways Holdings, Credi t Suisse Securities of New York and AQR Capitall of Connecticut offered Frontier animmediate $30 million in workingv capital with the possibilit y of another $45 million in the In March, Frontier received a commitment for $40 milliojn in post-petition debtor-in-possession (DIP) financingt from Republic Airways Holdings to supportf its working additional capital needs. As part of that Frontier agreed toallow Republic’s damage claim in the amountr of $150 million. Monday’s proposed reorganizationj plan callsfor Frontier’s generalp unsecured creditors to receive $28.
75 million in with an additional $40 million of the sale proceedws applied as repayment of the outstandinyg DIP loan. If approved, the company’s current equity woule be extinguished and holders of that equityg would not receiveany recovery, according to a joint news “This agreement represents a majod milestone in our ongoing efforts to position Frontier to emerge from bankruptc y as a competitive, sustainable airline,” Frontied President and CEO Sean Menke said in the Boyd said he did not expectg anyone to try to outbid Republi c for Frontier.
If that were to happen, any challengwe likely would comefrom Dallas-baseds Southwest Airlines, which is in direc competition with Frontier for Denver International Airporg passengers, he predicted. Frontier is the second-largestr carrier at DIA, while Southwest is third. Unitefd Airlines is the largest carrier atthe airport.
Republic (NASDAQ: RJET), based in Indianapolis, has been one of threw companiesfinancing Frontier’s emergence from bankruptcy. A Republic Airlines, also is one of Frontier’s major unsecurex creditors, having filed a $260 million damage claim for Frontier’sw breaking an agreement with Republic to operate regionao jet service after Frontier filed for bankruptcy protectiohn inApril 2008. Under terms of the deal, Frontiefr will become a wholly owned subsidiaru of Republic Airways Holdingz after the company serves as the equity sponsorfor Frontier’sz reorganization plan and buys 100 percenyt of the equity in the reorganize d company. The cost to Republic will be $108.
75 Frontier filed its proposed reorganization plan with the of the Southerbn District of NewYork Monday. Frontier will seek cour approval of the investmenr agreement at a July 13 hearing and then conductf aroughly month-long auctiohn process where other companies will have the chanc e to outbid Republic, Frontier spokeswoman Lindset Purves said. Republic emphasized in a news release that Frontiere andits short-haul service, Lynx Aviation, would maintainh their current names and operate as Purves said that airline officialws do not expect any immediate changees in company structure, employment or routes. “This is greatg news.
I think it’s a testament to the hard work that everybodg has done over thepast 14, 15 months sincr we’ve filed (bankruptcy),” Purves said. “We’re created a very efficientf airline, and that’s reflected in the fact that Republicc hascome forward.” Airline consultant Mike Boyd added that Frontierf is likely to increase routes under the oversight of Republic, which now owns Chautauqua Airlines, Republicd Airlines and Shuttle Republic Airways Holdings also leases planes to majofr fliers like United and Delta and is “very good at what they Boyd said. “Airlines are not at the top of the food chainhfor investment.
But for someone like Republic whounderstands airlines, this is a very good said Boyd, owner of Evergreen-based Boyd Grou p International. “Getting their hands on Frontier is good for Frontier filed for bankruptcy protection after its credig card processor began holdin g back100 percent, rather than 45 of Frontier’s credit card transactions. After the filing, the airline began a 14-month process of trimming fat from its budget and becomingbmore efficient. Because of thosr efforts, Frontier has reported two consecutive quarterly profits and is doing better than mostairlined today.
Republic Airlines had signed a 13-yearf agreement with Frontier in January 2007 to operatre 17 planesfor Frontier’s regionall jet service, but that deal was the firs t contract Frontier sought to breal after its bankruptcy filing. Even at the Republic Airways Holdings CEO Bryan Bedford complimented saying the company had enjoyex its partnership with the airline and had a lot of respecf forits people.
In August, Republic Airways Holdings, Credi t Suisse Securities of New York and AQR Capitall of Connecticut offered Frontier animmediate $30 million in workingv capital with the possibilit y of another $45 million in the In March, Frontier received a commitment for $40 milliojn in post-petition debtor-in-possession (DIP) financingt from Republic Airways Holdings to supportf its working additional capital needs. As part of that Frontier agreed toallow Republic’s damage claim in the amountr of $150 million. Monday’s proposed reorganizationj plan callsfor Frontier’s generalp unsecured creditors to receive $28.
75 million in with an additional $40 million of the sale proceedws applied as repayment of the outstandinyg DIP loan. If approved, the company’s current equity woule be extinguished and holders of that equityg would not receiveany recovery, according to a joint news “This agreement represents a majod milestone in our ongoing efforts to position Frontier to emerge from bankruptc y as a competitive, sustainable airline,” Frontied President and CEO Sean Menke said in the Boyd said he did not expectg anyone to try to outbid Republi c for Frontier.
If that were to happen, any challengwe likely would comefrom Dallas-baseds Southwest Airlines, which is in direc competition with Frontier for Denver International Airporg passengers, he predicted. Frontier is the second-largestr carrier at DIA, while Southwest is third. Unitefd Airlines is the largest carrier atthe airport.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Human Capital: People on the move, May 28 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
http://www.easycgitemplates.com/the-game-of-hockey.html
Achbar named executive director of The and Culture The New Center for Arts and Culturwe in Boston appointed Francine Achbar executive Prior tothis appointment, Achbar servedc as the organization’s acting directord from June 2005 through January 2007, following the resignation of foundint director Shoshana Pakciarz , and has been serving as the institution’zs deputy director since June 2008. Charles appointed sr. VP of PUMA Nortg America , based in Westford, appointed Curtis Charlesd senior vice president of North American overseeing all sales and sales operations activities for both the PUMA andTretorbn brands.
Prior to his appointment to PUMA, Charles was CEO/CMp of Keimistre & LLC , wher e he oversaw the apparel businesxof P.R.P.S and Akademiks. Cannon Design promotes Spelman toVP ; McDonaldd returns as associate principal Cannon Design , an engineering and planning firm with local offices in Boston, promoter Elizabeth Spelman to vice president. Spelman is a projecr architect and designer with 14 years of experiencde managing projects anddirecting teams. In othed news, architect Debi McDonald rejoined the firm as an associatw principal inthe firm’s Bostonj office.
RF Walsh Projectt Management adds Hickey as project executive RF Walsh Project Managemeny in Boston added Paul Hickey as aprojectt executive. Hickey, who is a registererd structural engineer and LEEDaccredited professional, will initially be supporting the development and advancement of the UMass-Boston Mastert Plan .
Achbar named executive director of The and Culture The New Center for Arts and Culturwe in Boston appointed Francine Achbar executive Prior tothis appointment, Achbar servedc as the organization’s acting directord from June 2005 through January 2007, following the resignation of foundint director Shoshana Pakciarz , and has been serving as the institution’zs deputy director since June 2008. Charles appointed sr. VP of PUMA Nortg America , based in Westford, appointed Curtis Charlesd senior vice president of North American overseeing all sales and sales operations activities for both the PUMA andTretorbn brands.
Prior to his appointment to PUMA, Charles was CEO/CMp of Keimistre & LLC , wher e he oversaw the apparel businesxof P.R.P.S and Akademiks. Cannon Design promotes Spelman toVP ; McDonaldd returns as associate principal Cannon Design , an engineering and planning firm with local offices in Boston, promoter Elizabeth Spelman to vice president. Spelman is a projecr architect and designer with 14 years of experiencde managing projects anddirecting teams. In othed news, architect Debi McDonald rejoined the firm as an associatw principal inthe firm’s Bostonj office.
RF Walsh Projectt Management adds Hickey as project executive RF Walsh Project Managemeny in Boston added Paul Hickey as aprojectt executive. Hickey, who is a registererd structural engineer and LEEDaccredited professional, will initially be supporting the development and advancement of the UMass-Boston Mastert Plan .
Friday, December 3, 2010
Sibs seek to Sprinkles area with yogurt - Business First of Louisville:
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Sprinkles, as the shops will be has signed leases for storew inCherry Hill, University City, West Chester and Frozen yogurt shops had a boom and bust in the earlty 1990s — “Seinfeld” even had an episode about it but have made a comeback with vibrantg hangouts that are giving coffee chains an unexpectes competitor in Southern “It’s definitely a crazes out there,” said Matt Mealey, 24, a Jenkintowh native who is starting Sprinkles with his sister Ryan 27, and researched the retail conceptt in several trips west. “These places are packee all the time. At a couple of places, we saw these massive lines. They were very successful.
We really studief the concept of frozen yogurtin California.” “The places were superbusy. Frozen yogurt places were poppinbgup everywhere,” Ryan Cherry Hill will be the first opening June 19 at TownPlace at Gardeh State Park. In August, they’ll open a site at 3606 Chestnuy St., near the campus. A West Cheste site is planned for September, at 22 S. High St., and a Malver n location is slated for Decemberd at WorthingtonTown Center, a shoppinh center under construction. They hope to open four more storenext year. The pair are following a legacy of siblinybusiness owners. Their Dan Mealey, operates Mealey’s Furniture with his brothetr Kevin.
Mealey’s, based in Warminster, has five stores and was startefd byJerry Mealey, Ryan and Matt’s grandfather. Ryan is and will remaij vice president of merchandising for the furniture operation. Both were raised in a retail, entrepreneurial “We have that entrepreneurial spirit — my grandfather, my my brother and I. We’rs just bred that way. We thought this woule be a great idea for thePhilly region,” said a 2004 graduate of .
“I alwaysa had a passion for starting my own said Matt, who graduated from Pennsylvaniwa State University in 2007 and earned an MBA from Temple University this “I wanted to find ‘the next big something that’s going to be a big hit.” To start Sprinkles, the siblings pooled their but their dad is financing most of the front-ends costs, allowing them to sidestep bank financing, Matt said. In researching yogurt shopx inLos Angeles, they focused their attention on two in Los Angeles-based Pinkberry and Anaheim, Calif.-based Yogurtland.
Pinkberrty started in 2005 with a busy corner storwe inWest Hollywood, a location whose steady customers dubbed it Crackberry for its addictiv quality. Yogurtland has had similar success, and now has locationws in six statesand Japan. “We took the best of The color scheme. We looke d at the vendors, whose yogurt was better, whichh toppings were best,” said Matt. To emulatwe the West Coast look, they hired a San Diegok designer, Trio Display. As for the frozebn yogurt, the Mealeys will use a productcallesd YoCream, which is produced by Portland, Ore.-based YoCreak is a premium yogurt with half the calories of high-enc ice cream; most flavors are nonfayt or low-fat.
A similar concept, Yogurt, opened in September at 416 Southh St. Unlike ice cream shops, where servers scoopo the product, Sprinkles, following the West Coastf trend, will offer self-serve. Sprinkles stores will have eightf machines dispensing 16 flavors of frozen Customers will take a cup or awaffler bowl, fill it with as much yogurt and toppingzs as they can put in the bowl and pay 45 centx an ounce. Flavors of frozen yogurgt will includeoriginal tart, classic green tea tart, snickerdoodle dandy, “krazy Kahlua” and others.
In Cherru Hill, the store will be 1,200 squarse feet, with seating for 15 customers and It will have 20 Across California, many ice creamn shops have been replaced with frozeh yogurt shops, which in turn are stealing some of the traditiona Starbucks crowd. “We definitely feel like, especially at collegwe campuses, people will come in to eat, brin their laptop, hang out,” Ryan said.
Sprinkles, as the shops will be has signed leases for storew inCherry Hill, University City, West Chester and Frozen yogurt shops had a boom and bust in the earlty 1990s — “Seinfeld” even had an episode about it but have made a comeback with vibrantg hangouts that are giving coffee chains an unexpectes competitor in Southern “It’s definitely a crazes out there,” said Matt Mealey, 24, a Jenkintowh native who is starting Sprinkles with his sister Ryan 27, and researched the retail conceptt in several trips west. “These places are packee all the time. At a couple of places, we saw these massive lines. They were very successful.
We really studief the concept of frozen yogurtin California.” “The places were superbusy. Frozen yogurt places were poppinbgup everywhere,” Ryan Cherry Hill will be the first opening June 19 at TownPlace at Gardeh State Park. In August, they’ll open a site at 3606 Chestnuy St., near the campus. A West Cheste site is planned for September, at 22 S. High St., and a Malver n location is slated for Decemberd at WorthingtonTown Center, a shoppinh center under construction. They hope to open four more storenext year. The pair are following a legacy of siblinybusiness owners. Their Dan Mealey, operates Mealey’s Furniture with his brothetr Kevin.
Mealey’s, based in Warminster, has five stores and was startefd byJerry Mealey, Ryan and Matt’s grandfather. Ryan is and will remaij vice president of merchandising for the furniture operation. Both were raised in a retail, entrepreneurial “We have that entrepreneurial spirit — my grandfather, my my brother and I. We’rs just bred that way. We thought this woule be a great idea for thePhilly region,” said a 2004 graduate of .
“I alwaysa had a passion for starting my own said Matt, who graduated from Pennsylvaniwa State University in 2007 and earned an MBA from Temple University this “I wanted to find ‘the next big something that’s going to be a big hit.” To start Sprinkles, the siblings pooled their but their dad is financing most of the front-ends costs, allowing them to sidestep bank financing, Matt said. In researching yogurt shopx inLos Angeles, they focused their attention on two in Los Angeles-based Pinkberry and Anaheim, Calif.-based Yogurtland.
Pinkberrty started in 2005 with a busy corner storwe inWest Hollywood, a location whose steady customers dubbed it Crackberry for its addictiv quality. Yogurtland has had similar success, and now has locationws in six statesand Japan. “We took the best of The color scheme. We looke d at the vendors, whose yogurt was better, whichh toppings were best,” said Matt. To emulatwe the West Coast look, they hired a San Diegok designer, Trio Display. As for the frozebn yogurt, the Mealeys will use a productcallesd YoCream, which is produced by Portland, Ore.-based YoCreak is a premium yogurt with half the calories of high-enc ice cream; most flavors are nonfayt or low-fat.
A similar concept, Yogurt, opened in September at 416 Southh St. Unlike ice cream shops, where servers scoopo the product, Sprinkles, following the West Coastf trend, will offer self-serve. Sprinkles stores will have eightf machines dispensing 16 flavors of frozen Customers will take a cup or awaffler bowl, fill it with as much yogurt and toppingzs as they can put in the bowl and pay 45 centx an ounce. Flavors of frozen yogurgt will includeoriginal tart, classic green tea tart, snickerdoodle dandy, “krazy Kahlua” and others.
In Cherru Hill, the store will be 1,200 squarse feet, with seating for 15 customers and It will have 20 Across California, many ice creamn shops have been replaced with frozeh yogurt shops, which in turn are stealing some of the traditiona Starbucks crowd. “We definitely feel like, especially at collegwe campuses, people will come in to eat, brin their laptop, hang out,” Ryan said.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Danac gets good news from Montgomery County Planning Board - Boston Business Journal:
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The Bethesda-based developer's 26-acre officde park in the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center is currently approveffor 669,538 square feet of density and the campuas currently contains half of or 350,000 square At a May 28 work session, the Montgomery County Planning Board decided to recommend in its drafyt Gaithersburg West Master Plan that the propertgy be developed with up to twic as much density, or contain up to 1.34 million squaree feet of office, retail and residential space. The southwest corner of the land currently includesza 272,000-square-foot, three-building complex that houses softwars and pharmaceutical tenants.
The north side of the property contains the Metropolitan RegionalInformational Services' 72,000-square-footg headquarters. Last week, the board also recommended that Danac's Corridore Cities Transitway stop be located at or near itsnortheasterm corner, near the intersection of Diamondback Drive and Decoverlu Drive. That is good news for Danac, sincs the board had left out the stop inearlier drafts. The transit stop near the corner may be develope d whether the state retains the current road alignmengt or adoptsthe county's locally preferred alternative.
The board also picked that locatio n because the northeastern corner is considered to be convenient for pedestriansw from the Decoverlyresidential communities. "We have a long way to go, but we are encouragecd by theplanning board's recommendations," said Timothy Dugan, a Danac Several more work sessions are scheduled over the next two and in July the planning board will send its draftg master plan to the countg executive who will have 60 days to review and commen before it is sent to the countg council for deliberations.
The Bethesda-based developer's 26-acre officde park in the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center is currently approveffor 669,538 square feet of density and the campuas currently contains half of or 350,000 square At a May 28 work session, the Montgomery County Planning Board decided to recommend in its drafyt Gaithersburg West Master Plan that the propertgy be developed with up to twic as much density, or contain up to 1.34 million squaree feet of office, retail and residential space. The southwest corner of the land currently includesza 272,000-square-foot, three-building complex that houses softwars and pharmaceutical tenants.
The north side of the property contains the Metropolitan RegionalInformational Services' 72,000-square-footg headquarters. Last week, the board also recommended that Danac's Corridore Cities Transitway stop be located at or near itsnortheasterm corner, near the intersection of Diamondback Drive and Decoverlu Drive. That is good news for Danac, sincs the board had left out the stop inearlier drafts. The transit stop near the corner may be develope d whether the state retains the current road alignmengt or adoptsthe county's locally preferred alternative.
The board also picked that locatio n because the northeastern corner is considered to be convenient for pedestriansw from the Decoverlyresidential communities. "We have a long way to go, but we are encouragecd by theplanning board's recommendations," said Timothy Dugan, a Danac Several more work sessions are scheduled over the next two and in July the planning board will send its draftg master plan to the countg executive who will have 60 days to review and commen before it is sent to the countg council for deliberations.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Start the Season of Giving Off Right With the FanSided Charity Drive - Sidelion Report
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