Lackland to gain 74,000 sf training complex - Phoenix Business Journal:

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million contract to build a new airfield maintenance technical trainingt complex at Lackland Air Force The complex will supportthe Inter-American Air Forces Academgy at Lackland. The government will build a 74,000 square foot complex at Lackland that willhouser classrooms, aircraft operations and hangar maintenance training areaas as well as administrative The project is slated for completion in the fall of 2010. The Inter-Americajn Air Forces Academy currently offers this traininh at PortSan Antonio, the former Kelly Air Force Base.
By relocating technical trainingv from Port San Antonioto Lackland, Port San Antonik officials hope to reuse that space for additional commercial developmenft opportunities. The military is developing this complex as part of the 2005 San Antoni Base Realignment andClosure (BRAC) constructioh program. In all, the government expects to spend morethan $2 billionh on BRAC-related construction. The Air Force Center for Engineeringv and the Environment selectedPlymouth Meeting, Pa.-based AMEC Eartnh & Environmental Inc. as the Construction will be coordinated out ofthe company’ds San Antonio office. The Fort Worth Districrt office ofthe U.S.
Army Corps of Engineera will provideconstruction management.

NASA TV Show NASA 360 Garners Emmy and Other Awards

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June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA TV show "NAS 360" has won an one of the best-known awards in regionap television. This is the fift h honor in recent months forthe half-hou television program that explores NASA's contributions to everyday "We're thrilled NASA 360 has won recognition withi the video communications industry," said , NASA 360 executive produced at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. "Its visual contenrt and fast-paced feel are designed to appeakl to a wide varietyof audiences." NASA developed the program in partnership with the National Instituts of Aerospace, or NIA, also in Hampton. It is produced and edited by of NIA.
"Kevin and Mike are mastersw at finding exciting topics for NASA 360 episodes and tellingf engaging stories throughtheir editing," said , NIA president and executive director. "This latest honor is certainly well-deserved." NASA 360 won its Emmy for non-newsx program editing from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chaptefr of the National Academy of Television Arts and which includes 29 media outletsin Washington, Virginia and It was up against entriexs from Maryland Public Television and Colonial Williamsburgb Productions. The team won the editinf Emmy for a segment abougan all-electric racecar, the Wrightspee d X-1.
NASA 360 had additional help in shooting that storyt from Langleyvideographer . The segment aired in the show'z second episode. host NASA 360. Alonso has performedx in movies andon television, including in "Dawson's Creek" and "One Tree Hill." Pulley has appeares in "NASA Connect" and in television NASA 360's other honors in the last year includde Videographer, Telly, Communicator and EMPixx The team won a Videographer government/instructional "award of excellence" from the Associatiom of Marketing and Communication Professionals and a Communicator "awarfd of distinction" from the International Academty of the Visual Arts.
In addition, NASA 360 picked up a special 30th anniversary gold Tellyu award given foroutstanding local, regional, and cabler TV commercials and programs, film and video productions, and web commercials, videoas and films. It also received an EMPixcx "platinum," a new hono awarded by the American Pixel Academy to celebrate excellenc inmoving pixels. NASA 360 is part of the NASA eClipa project that provides free NASA educationalp video content forthe Internet. It airs on NASA TV and can be seen onlinesat NASA's Web site, on YouTube, MySpace and Viewers also can subscribe to the video podcasy through iTunes.
NASA 360 also can be seen on 450publicd broadcasting, cable and commercial stations acrossz the country. To find NASA 360, To access the NASA eClips visit: For additional information about NASA, For additional information abouy the National Instituteof Aerospace,

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Fabolous, Young Jeezy and Mary Mary Have Been Added to the Lineup of Performers for the BET AWARDS '09

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NEW YORK, June 11 /PRNewswire / -- Fabolous, Young Jeezy and , The Soulja Boy, Ne-Yo and , Taraji Henson, , , will also make appearances as The show will be hosted byAcademyt Award-winning actor and GRAMMY(R) Award-nominated R&Bh artist , and take place at Los Angeles' Shrinew Auditorium LIVE on Sunday, June 28 at 8:00 p.m. * with the most anticipatede performance of the evening cominvg from culturalicon Jay-Z. Logo: ( Visiyt BET.com for BET On Blast videi highlights, photos and continuous BET AWARDS '09 updates at . BET a division of Viacom Inc.
(NYSE: VIA, is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairzs television programming forthe African-American The primary BET channel reachesx more than 98 million householdws and can be seen in the Unitec States, Canada, the Caribbean, the Unite d Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-Americanj consumer brand with a diverse grouo ofbusinesses extensions: BET.
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Number of S. Fla. pending home sales falls - South Florida Business Journal:

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On June 1, there were 15,246 single-familu homes, condominium units and townhomes under contract inthe tri-county down from 15,399 on May 25, according to the which is produced using data from . "Wes don't know if the drop in pendiny sales in South Florida is an anomaly or the beginninyg ofa trend," said Peter Zalewski, a principa l with the Bal Harbour-based real estate service company. In Miami-Dade there were 6,776 pending sales on June 1, down from 6,78i on May 25. In Broward there were 5,844 pending down from 5,934 in the previous week.
And, in Palm Beacj County, there were 2,626 pending sales on June 1, down from There were 9,302 pending sales in Southn Florida for the weekending Nov. 24. Since that time, pending sales have increaseedby 63.9 percent, or 5,9454 properties, according to Condo Despite the slowdown in new contracts in the last the number of properties on the marker continues to fall. South Florida's available inventory dropped by 1.7 percent, to 83,491 residences for sale on June 1from 84,96q2 on May 25. Sincee Nov. 24, available inventory in South Florida has fallenby 24,0366 properties, or 22.4 percent.

Former Yahoo COO heads to Activision to lead Guitar Hero unit - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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Rosensweig will oversee Guitar Hero'ds global operations includinggame development, hardwarew manufacturing, supply chain, logistics and marketing. He will report directly to Mike president and CEO of Activision Kai Huang, former president and CEO of who along with his brother Charles Huangf created Guitar Hero, will continue workin g at RedOctane reporting to Rosensweig. Rosenweigh was COO of Yahoo (NASDAQ: from 2002-2006, and most recently served as an operating principapat , a private investmentg firm. "With a platform and content that universallyu engages a wide range of Guitar Hero has incrediblegrowth potential.
I look forwars to continuing to develop Guitar Hero into an even moresuccessfuk enterprise," Rosensweig said in a Activision Publishing is a division of Santa Monica'z (NASDAQ: ATVI).

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Hospitality tab triples, but still no UN plum for Canada - Vancouver Sun

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Ingenix buys health payment company AIM - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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AIM Healthcare Services Inc. of Tenn., uses its Intellijet software and teams of expertsto prevent, detecg and correct errors in health claims. Ingenix’es purchase of AIM will help it offer a single sourcde for payment accuracy services for health plans and Financial terms of the deal werenot disclosed. Ingenixz CEO Andy Slavitt said in a news release that the acquisitionm will help Ingenix focus on simplifying the healtnhpayments process. “AIM has unmatched capabilities for simplifyingh the administration of health care so that hospitalw and health plans can operate more efficiently and focues onpatient care.
Everyone including most importantly, the patient-consumee — wins,” Slavitt Ingenix is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Minnetonka-basedc UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH).

Strickland backing food safety board - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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Legislators from the Democrat-controlled and Republican-controlled state Senates on Monday unveiled details of joint resolutions moving through both chambers that would create the 13-member Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board. Pending approval in the legislature, plans for the board would go before voters in Novembetr as a proposed constitutional Legislatorssay they’re lookinfg to ultimately boost food safety and locallyg produced products. “Clearly, the public wantzs reassurance that the food they consum e is produced herein Ohio, and that it is safe to eat and responsibly farmed,” Rep.
Allan Sayre, D-Dover, said in a Sayre sponsored the Housejointr resolution, while Sen. Bob Gibbs, R-Lakeville, sponsored the Senate’a version. The board as outlined in legislators’ resolutions would be made up of10 governor-appointex members and one handpicked by the House and Senat e each. The leader of the state Agriculture Departmen t would serve as the 13th memberand chair. Stricklanf on Monday dubbed the proposed board a planthat “wil l make our state a national leadedr in the level of animal care and He’s joined in support by the , statse Pork Producers Council and Poultry Association.

2009 WNY middle school rankings - Nashville Business Journal:

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Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reacheed by clicking on the names of thoseschoolsx below. A breakdown of the rankingsd for each section of Western New York can be accessedby . The followinbg abbreviations havebeen used: CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middle School, ES-Elementary HS-High School, IS-Intermediate School, JHS-Junior High JSHS-Junior-Senior High School, MHS-Middle-High School, MS-Middle School, PS-Primart School, SHS-Senior High School, VHS-Vocational High Each school is followed by the name of the districy that operates it (if it’s a publifc school) or the district whers it is located (if it’sa a private school). • 1. 2. • 3. • 4.
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Delta joins in $30 one-day air fare war - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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announced a ticket sale Tuesday that allows customersd tobuy one-way tickets for as low as $30. Severa l of Southwest’s competitors – (NYSE: AMR), (NYSE: DAL), UAL), (NYSE: LCC) and JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) – then matched the Southwest Bloombergreported Tuesday. The special which also include $60 and $90 tickets, are availables through 11:59 p.m. Wednesdahy for selected flights Sept. 9 to Nov. 18. The pricse customers pay will be based on how far theyare traveling. For Southwest’s discounted tickets include $90 each way between Chicago and Houston; $60 from Burbank, Calif., to St. Louis; and $30 for Baltimor e to New York.
The other carriers are offering matching farees on routes that compete directly withSouthwest service. Deltw operates a hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentuckg International Airport. American, Uniter and US Airways also servethe airport.

Getting funds for international growth requires a little more planning, work than securing money for U.S. operations - Kansas City Business Journal:

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So Ted Nixon, CEO of , a companhy that makes coloring for the food andbeverage industry, was happgy when the Bank of Scotland finalizecd his multimillion loan for an acquisitiob of a company in England last August. The manufacturing facilityu dries liquid ingredients so they can be used to colof things such as cake mixes andbouillon cubes. “I think if we had closee (the loan) three weeks later, the financial crisis would have crunched he said. “So timing is everything.” D.D. Williamson now has 10 manufacturinhg locations: three in the United States andseven overseas.
The company has financed a numbe of international projects over the years and has learned that there are a number of ways to finance international Nixon said. Locally, the companuy works with loan officers at Chase bank for much of its Chase has banks in60 countries, so when D.D. Williamsonb needed funds for a project in they already had a depository account with the Chasebank there. “It was a lot easier than going into a bank wheryou don’t know anybody and you get assigned to some juniof loan officer and start from square Nixon said. On the flip side, Nixon currently is tryinfg to refinance a facilit y in Brazil through a bank there andsaid “it’s a joy a minute.
” Chasde is not involved in the Brazilian “The difference in dealing with Chase and dealiny with a local bank in the country is nigh and day,” he said. So he’s jumping througgh hoops to provide the documents and the higher securitu the Brazilianbank requires. Plus, he said, “Brazil has umptee n tax laws that make it more difficult to do businesedown there.” Paul Costel, presidenft of Chase bank’s operations in Kentucky, Southern Indianwa and Tennessee, said that although there is not much differencre between getting loans for domestix or international projects, there often are policiex and laws that differ when financing a project in another country.
He warned that both the clienf and the bank need to be awars that the laws in various countries candiffer widely. “That’s a key to their success,” he said. Other considerationsz are interest rates and fluctuating foreign currency When D.D. Williamson needed to borrow for a projecf in Ireland inthe 1980s, Nixon said the compang had two sets of loans: one in Louisville and the othetr with the Bank of Ireland at an interest rate that was two percentags points higher than the Louisvilld loan. When the company had an opportunityu to pay off one of the it chose to pay off the one withhighet interest.

UW researcher wins $3M federal grant - Austin Business Journal:

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The grant from the U.S. Department of Education'se Institute of Education Sciences will allowq Heinrich to employ academic stafr and at least four graduate students each year to work on expandinf the project oother cities. Heinrich will continue an evaluatio of the tutoring programs MPS offers as part ofthe district'ds fulfillment of the federal No Chil d Left Behind law. The law requires publicx schools that have not adequatelgy increased student academic achievement for threew years to offer childrenin low-income families the opportunitt to receive extra academic assistance such as tutoring.
Heinrich'sz initial research found that Milwaukee's federally mandated and funded tutoring program is not necessarilyy reaching the people who need the most nor is it effective in increasingstudent achievement. "Our preliminary results suggest that the studentz in the tutoring programs are not performing any betteron Wisconsin's standardized tests than eligible students not involve with the tutoring," Heinrich said. Heinrich and her co-workers have been conductingy the MPS study sinceApril 2006.
The next phase will involvre five urban school districts infour states: Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas and Austin,

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Greater Washington Initiative: Region

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percent this year for the firsg time in more than 20 according to the GreaterWashingtob Initiative. The initiative, the research and marketing affiliater ofthe , made the projectiohn in its 2009 Regionapl Report, released Wednesday morning at the . The repory says the region’s GRP — the tota l value of its economy including goods andservicees — hit $454 billion in 2008, up 2 percent. That makee it the fourth-largest regional economu in the nation, the group said, following New Los Angeles and Chicago. The groupp defines the region more broadly than thefederal government’s metropolitan statistica area.
The initiative’s definition is Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Howard, Anne Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties in Maryland; and Alexandria and Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince Fauquier, Stafford and Spotsylvania countiesin Virginia. The projecte drop in GRP is significant, because the regiob has posted positive annual growth even in past national recessions. But the area’ws top economist disagrees withthe projection. Stephen director of the Center for Regional Analysisat , predicts slighgt growth — 1.2 percent — in 2009 and gradual growtu to 3.2 percent in 3.7 in 2011 and 4.2 in 2012.
Fuller said the discrepancy between his number and the GreaterWashington Initiative’sx has to do with the countiesz included in the study. Fuller spokes at the report’s unveiling and assisted with the reporty but was not responsible for its final Though his numbers diffef fromthe initiative’s, Fuller said the GRP hasn’t grown this slowly since the earl y 1990s, when it crawled at 0.2 percent a Still, chanting the ever-popular “we have the federal mantra, the GWI maintains that the D.C. area will bounce back faster than other metropolitan Matt Erskine, executive director of the GWI, cited the economivc stimulus, Washington’s $65.
4 billion in federal procurement — nearly $20 billion over the closestg state, California — and the area’ws “global connectivity” as reasons for a faster recessioj recovery time. But with everg recession comes unemployment andthe D.C. area is no exception. Fulleer predicts a mere 13,500 growth in jobs this less than the 1 percent in growtg needed to absorb college and high schools gradws entering thework force. “People know the market is traditionallhy betterin D.C., so that adds extra influx,” Fuller said. “Hopefully they go home.” Fuller predictzs unemployment will peakmid year-2010.
“Ig takes until about September to absorb the new work he said. “Especially with companies hiring for seasona l positionsor part-time work.” Fuller said the Washingtoh area will maintain its current structurs with more than 20 percent of jobs in the professional and business services sector, nearly 12 percent in the federalp government and 11 percent in education and health. The initiative’s reportg said the region’s biggest job secto r continued to be professional servicesin 2008, with nearlyu 23 percent of the jobs in that Second was the federal government, with 11.6 followed by education and health, 11.2 state and local government, 10.4 percent; retail, 8.
8 and hospitality and leisure, 8.7 percent.

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Willow Glen Books buyer keeps up hope - Boston Business Journal:

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The long-time Willow Glen resident and businessmansaid he’s still attempting to securr financing to buy the 2,500-square-foot storde at 1330 Lincoln Ave. in downtown Willoe Glen even after an earlier deal to do sofell “I could not find adequate financing,” Vierrsa said of a previous attempt to strike a deal with formere book store owner, Cathy Adkins. She decidedc to sell her 17-year-old shop a year earliedr than originally planned because of decreasing sales and having to grapple withhealth issues. But owner of Flooring Forenics, a San Jose floorinv consulting firm, said he’s not giving up.
He’s still trying to secure a commercial bank loan or attracr the interestof investors. “I am so closse to my childhood dream of owning a book he said. “This is something I have alwayw wantedto do. I have gottenb great support from the bookselling community and the Willow Glen communityt is willing to support a independentbook store. It has a greart reputation throughout SantaClaraa County.” Adkins held a going-out-of-business sale and finalluy closed its doors in late May, but said at the time she hoped to pass the ownership baton to Vierra. But sinc then, the store has been closedd anda “for lease” sign put up in its window.
Vierraq said the owner of the building is willing to be patienft while he works to get adequated financial backing to reopenthe

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'Bored to Death' finale: X-Acto knives cut deep and other observations - Zap2it.com (blog)

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JPMorgan Chase, other creditors agree to Raymond James changes - Nashville Business Journal:

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The amendment eliminates approval to participate inthe ’w TARP Capital Purchase Program as a condition to borrowiny under the agreement, a release from the company Raymond James (NYSE: RJF), a financiapl services company headquartered in St. withdrew its application for TARP fund onMay 19. Otherd revisions were made to covenantx related to the useof proceeds, additional financial ratios and restricted payments, the releasee said. The administrative agent for the Feb. 6 credirt agreement is . Chase also is one of six lenders underthe agreement. Others are Regions Bank, , , and The .
The credir amendment improved liquidity, Raymond Jamews said in a separate release announcing May operating Commissionsand fees, assets under underwritings and assets under administration all improved in May, althougj volume remained low, Thomas James, chairman and chietf executive, said in that release.

Missouri OKs Great Plains Energy unit rate increases - Kansas City Business Journal:

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For a typical residential customer near Kansas the increase is expected to beabou $9.13 a month, or $109.68 a year, up aboug 10.46 percent. For a typica residential customernear St. Joseph, the increasee is expected to beabout $8.58 a month, or $102.933 a year, up about 11.85 percent. In its originao rate request, filed Sept. 5, the company had asked for $66 milliobn and $17.1 million increases in the territories, respectively. The compant serves about 308,000 electric customers in Missouri. KCP&L Greateer Missouri Operations also received approval for an increased in annual base rate steam operating revenue ofabougt $384,000, beginning July 1, the release said.
The companyt serves five steam customersnear St. Joseph. Great Plainss Energy ranks No. 5 on the Kansas City Business Journal ’s list of area publixc companies. It closed on its purchase of Kansas City-bases Aquila .

Comcast to put Turner Broadcasting shows online - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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The companies also agreed to a set of principles governingf the online distribution of TV shows in a mode l they callTV Everywhere. The announcement by New York-based Time Warner (NYSE:TWC) and Philadelphia-based Comcasrt (NASDAQ:CMCSA,CMCSK) comes in the wake of the success of Web sitesd like the one run byHulu LLC, which streame popular shows and movies online for free. At the hearf of the principles to which they agreed is the concepg that cable subscribers should be able to use their computerws and cell phones to accesd the same programming they have paid to receive ontheir TVs.
As a step toward makingg that happen, Comcast said that next month it will begij testing a service it calls OnDemand Initially, Comcast will make programs from Turner Broadcasting’s TNT and TBS stationd available online to its cable customers at no Over time it intends to expanfd the amount of programming and add features to the as well as bringf in other programmers. Time Warner said it expects to announce simila trials withother distributors.

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ESPN to share Spanish soccer rights with GolTV - Charlotte Business Journal:

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One member of La Liga, Real Madrid, has made headlinex recently acquiring two of the biggest name s in thesport -- Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer recently made wavees for being the most expensive transfer in the sport'e history. Matches will be shown on both ESPN2 and ESPN as wellas ESPN360.com. ESPN Deportez and ESPN360.com will also have rightsz to Copadel Rey, Spain’s domestic cup tournament. "We’rw thrilled to work with GolTV to showcase La Liga on ESPN for the firsg time to soccer fans inthe U.S.
With the pending additionm of Cristiano Ronaldo and the timing is great to include this greatf property to the ESPNDeportesw line-up, as it is the most excitingv soccer league in the world today," Lino Garcia, genera l manager of ESPN Deportes, said in a statement.

Grand View, Penn Foundation closing their behavioral health unit - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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Both organizations are shifting their behavioral health focuz away from inpatient care and more towards outpatient Penn Foundationof Sellersville, Pa., will continued to operate its crisiw service program through the emergencty department of Grand View, also in and its crisis telephone hotline will continue. Penn Foundationm psychiatrists will remain on stafr atGrand View, wherre they will be on call to provide consultatived psychiatric services to hospital inpatients. An estimated 14 full-time equivalentt support staff employees of Granrd View and three PennFoundation full-timr equivalent employees will lose their jobs as resulft of the change.
They will be encouraged to pursuew other existing opportunities with thetwo “A key factor that has led to this decisionj is the very reduced level of utilizatiojn that is being experienced on the behavioral healtg unit,” said Stuart Fine, president and CEO of Grand View. “Nes medication regimens and restructuresd outpatient approaches to care have had a remarkable impactf uponbehavioral health. Our inpatient service that had long attende d to 12 to 16 patients per day is now attending to only six to eighsuch patients.
” Penn Foundation has piloteds several programs in recent years that are specifically designe d to prevent hospitalization and to promote independen t living and community The organization is planning an expansion of its facilitiee to support the community’s growing demand for several levels of outpatient services. “Penn Foundation and Grand View have had a clos e working relationship that extends back for over 50 saidJohn Goshow, Penn Foundation CEO. “Ourd organizations have coordinated in the development and operatio n of a variety of programsand services.
This decisionj has been made jointly, and we will continue to cooperatew in working to address as best we can the behaviora l health needs ofarea residents.”

Audiacom expands with purchase of Jeffersonville sign company - Business First of Louisville:

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Michael Becht, president of Audiacom, declined to disclose the financiap terms ofthe transaction. But he said his companyg gained L3’s assets and customer base in the deal. L3, a Jeffersonvills firm that was foundedin 2006, provider indoor digital signage services to customers in Kentucky and Utah. Its former Brian Laythe and his wife, Alexqa Laythe, will work as consultants with Audiacom for the next threre tosix months. They will help integrate the two companies’ operationsx and train Audiacom’s staff on the technicaol aspects related to digital The two ownerswere L3’z only employees.
Prior to the Becht said, customers had asked Audiacom to create marketin content that they could display on flat screend in their placeof business. Audiacom enlisted L3 as a in part because the company usedBrian Laythe’s insightx as a social psychologist to help clients determine the placementr of the screens and the type of contenty needed. The digital signag product seemed to be sucha “good with Audiacom’s other serv­ices that Becht approached the Laythexs in November about purchasing the company. Brianj Laythe said the deal was attractiver for him and his wife because it allowedf them to focus on otherrbusiness interests.
Brian Laythe also is a professotr at and a managing partner ofa customer-service traininh firm Shihan Kyu Ambassador Service. Alexa Laythe is the CEO of a startupbioremediation company, and a directo of Legacy Connections Networking, an organization for executivesd and business owners. The acquisitio closed on Jan. 30. Becht expects the deal to boost Audiacom’s revenue by at least 25 percentthis year. In the company generated nearly $600,00 in revenue. “From our it is quite significant,” Becht said. “It gived us an added tool that our customers have beenaskinvg for.
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Innovation Hot Spots: Thomson Reuters Analysis of World Patent Activity Identifies Technology Areas Showing Sharpest Growth

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The research paper, Innovation Hot Spots: Minint Patent Data for Tomorrow's Breakthroughs, trackes unique inventions published in patent applications and granted patents from 2008 and 2009 to identify technology areaz showing the sharpest growth over the last five Focused within the fieldsof biofuels, telecom and bio-relaterd nanotechnology -- areas that have been identified by Thomsonj Reuters analysts as hotbeds of inventive activity over the last five years -- researchers found that the three areax showing the biggest increases in patentintg activity are the -- Biofuels Based on Algae: Patentintg activity in the fielcd of algae-based biofuels -- third generation biofuels which producw a negligible impact on the human food chainj -- increased significantly from 2003 to 2009.
-- Cell Phonwe Data/Wireless Network Roaming: Patenting activity in the fielof cellular/wireless network roaming has increased 520% from with 26,415 unique inventions published in the most recenft period. -- Lab-on-a-Chip Patenting activity in the fieldrof lab-on-a-chip nanotechnology, which brings together the worlds of genetidc engineering and nanotechnology, grew 220% between 2003 and 2009, reachin g a total of 1,682 unique inventions in the most recengt period. In addition to trackin g the growth of patentintg activity ineach field, the analysis also identifies the companiews who are most active in thesed spaces and the countries in which they are seekinyg patent protection.
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SIUE goes to court over failed conference center - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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Developer William Shaw and couldn’t come up with financingf for the hotel and conference which was to be called the Spring Greenj Lodge and located atUniversity SIUE’s research and technology park, accordinv to university spokesman Gregorg Conroy. The project, first announced in died in 2007 when a grounsd lease between SIU and WLS expirefd following extensions forthe project. SIUE filed a declaratory judgment action Monday inMadison County, Ill.
, seekingy to have the court bring lega l closure to its hotel conference center If approved, WLS woulsd have to remove all construction equipment and materials and removee the building foundation it constructed to comply with the terms of the Conroy said. That would free up the site, locates at Illinois Route 157 and University Park to become available for lease and theuniversity said. University Park currently has 23 tenants representinfg a number of businese sectors includingagricultural biotechnology, healthb sciences, design professionals and information The most recent announced addition to the park is the Bloodd Processing Center and National Testin g Laboratory.
The American Red Cross plans to move toa 15-acr site at University Park Drivw and South Research Drive and bring more than 500 jobs to the

Greece will default, economy guru says - Kathimerini

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Punjab, Haryana procure over 10 mn tonnes of paddy - Sify

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Sirna set for major expansion - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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Alan Sachs, who has led since Mercm bought itin 2001, is charged with leadinvg the integration of Sirnq with Merck and pursuing a more aggressiv e plan for growth than expected when Sirna was an independengt company. He replaces Howarsd Robin, who left following the completion of the acquisition and now head sSan Carlos-based . The companh just signed a lease for an additional floord in the Alexandria Center for Life Scienced at 1700Owens St. in Missiojn Bay. The deal doubles Sirna's footprint in the building toaboutt 66,000 square feet. It expects to begin moving into the building in the fourt quarter when the space isbuilyt out.
"The head countg is going to be increasing pretty said Sachs, who carries the titles of vice president of molecular profiling and RNA He declined, however to offer projections on which today stands at around 90 peopld in San Francisco and Colo. Sirna, acquired by Merck at the end of last yearfor $1.1 is developing a new class of drugs that uses RNA interferencw or RNAi technology. RNAi is a selective process for turning off RNAi is triggeredby so-called shoryt interfering RNA or siRNAs. drugs work by binding with proteins that are the underlyinfg cause of aspecific disease. Sirna's technology, by contrast, prevents the production of theharmful protein.
Merckl had already been working in the area of RNAi throug its collaborationwith , a deal that placezs it at the forefront of a breakthrough technology that has the potentia for changing the way a wide range of diseasese are treated. It complements Merck's acquisition of Rosetta Inpharmatics, which provided the company with toold to analyzegene expression. Sirna is continuing to work on its collaborationh with Allergen to develop siRNsA therapeutics for eye disease and with for respiratory But Sachs is now leading a push withimn Merck to bring the technologhy to groups working in a wide variettof areas, including cancer, infectious disease and metabolic "My job is to now make availablw to Merck scientists all the opportunities Sirnz brings to Merck, which is about a new type of said Sachs.
Sachs said challenges remainh with developing methods to targetf and deliver siRNA therapeutics becausew cells do not naturally take up these but that Merck is makinga "major investment" in solving that problem. For who continues to have a roleoverseeing Rosetta, the expandedf responsibilities don't quite represent relocation. An M.D. and from and one-time professor at the , Sachs has commuted to Seattle from his home in Orindaz for more thanfive years. He vows he won'tg complain about traffic during his drives over the Bay Bridge toMission Bay.

Southwest, American make food and beverage upgrades - Dallas Business Journal:

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Southwest has added two new wines onits flights, a spokeswoman for the compang said Wednesday. The addition of the winee -- a Coastal Ridge Chardonnay and a Coastap Ridge Merlot producedby California's -- will not necessarily add new revenue to the airline since they'rw replacing existing brands and are stillp priced at $5 per glass. However, the wines are part of an ongoiny Southwest initiative toresearchu customers' desires and to use that data to enhancew the flying experience, Ashley Rogers, a spokeswoman for Dallas-baser Southwest (NYSE: LUV) said Rogers said Southwest has been researching what customerss want through surveys and taste testings.
The airline testeds more than a dozen wines beforrselected Ceres, Calif.-based Broncpo Wine Co. Rogers also said Southwest research showexd that 70 percent ofthe airline'ss customers were avid coffee drinkers. The airline used its customer research data to create its new Liftcoffew brand, which is now offeredr on board. At Fort Worth-based American Airline s Inc. (NYSE: ), the company has completeds the rollout of its newly enhanced table settingt inthe first- and business-class cabins. The airlins is now offering fliersnew china, cutlery and wine glasses in thosw cabins.
Customers flying on international first-clas s flights aboard the Boeing 777 and aboarrd transcontinentalBoeing 767-200 flights will now be sippintg wine out of glasses that feature a tulip-shaped globe, AMR said "We are committed to investing in products and services that our loyal customers value," said John Tiliacos, American'sz Managing Director - Onboard Products. "We continually evaluat our onboard product offeringz and make necessary adjustments based on feedback from our customerss and ourflight attendants." Economy class was included in the recentr food and beverage upgrades.
American said flieras traveling in economy class internationally started receiving enhanced food and beverage itemsin May. The new productxs include a gourmetsnacl mix, fresh green salads, cheese and crackers, a larger mid-flight snaclk box and a new dessert option with the

N.C. law extends COBRA enrollment - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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The law extends the enrollment period to 120 days from 60 The coverage, often called will ultimately allow employees to receive the federaol stimulus package’s 65 percent COBRA premium Laid-off personnel must have worked at small businesses with fewer than 20 employees. “Becaus e of this legislation and the federalkpremium subsidy, more North Carolinians who have been laid off will be able to maintai their insurance coverage,” says N.C. Insurancd Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. “We hear from a lot of consumerse who unfortunately have chosen not to extend their coveragse through COBRAor mini-COBRA because it is simply too expensive or they missed the election period.
” COBRA gives workerds and their families the option to continue group health benefits for limited periods of time under certaihn circumstances. Under federal law, COBRA generally appliese to companies with 20 ormore employees, and workera may be charged up to 102 percent of the full healthy insurance premium. Insurance companies of small employers those who have fewer than 20employees — are require d to offer continuation coverage undeer North Carolina’s Group Health Insurance Continuationb laws.
The federal stimulus package containe two provisions that expand the benefits available to employees whosd jobs have been It extends the election period for eligible employees to determine whethe they wish to enroll in the federaplCOBRA program. The new N.C. law provides the same extended election periodrfor mini-COBRA in North Carolina. The federalp package also provides a subsidy that pays for 65 percenrt of the premium for both COBRAand mini-COBRwA recipients who were laid off between Sept. 1, and Dec. 31, 2009.
Depending on the size of the formeer employer, either the employer or the insurance providet fronts 65 percent of the premium amountt and then recoups that expensde through federal payrolltax credits. Workerds are responsible for the remaininh 35 percent ofthe premium.

Gehl Foods plans major expansion - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The dairy products company recently won approval from the West Bend Plan Commission toadd 133,000 square feet to the 116,800-square-foo plant the company built in 2007 at 825 Rail Way in West Although Germantown-based Gehl Foods has delayex occupying the plant, it has beguh installing plastic blow molding liness that will be used to make plastic drink bottlees at the site, said Mark Piotrowicz, assistangt director of community development for West Bend. The compan y wants to expand the plant sooner than latert in anticipation of increased Gehl Foods officials also hope to take advantage of less expensivs buildingmaterial costs, company management said in a recentg letter to city officials.
The Plan Commission gave its approva l earlierthis month, though the companyy has not yet indicated when constructioh will begin. The addition would be used to store finishedd productsfor distribution, while the existing area would be used for makintg and storing plastic bottles, the letter “The original facility was built for new business which have been slow to company president Andy Gehl said in an interview. “Wed certainly still expect to use that The expansion is contingent on Gehl Foods securinbgnew business, Gehl said. “A lot of our opportunities are withlargee accounts,” he said. “You have to make sure all of your duckw are ina row.
” Formerly know n as Gehl Guernsey Farms Inc., the compant changed its name to Gehl Foods Inc. in Novemberd 2007. The company operates an aseptic manufacturing plang thatproduces shelf-stable, dairy-based products, including cheese pudding and pie fillings, and single-serve coffee drinks. The expansioh project’s construction start date depends on ongointg negotiations withpotential clients, Gehl Having the Plan Commission’s approval for the expansion plan “ias a big positive” at the bargainingh table with those parties, he Gehl is working on securinhg a co-packaging agreement with a major food company undere which Gehl Foods would make and package productz for the client.
If the expansionm is built in thenear future, the company would benefit from lower building materialp costs, Gehl acknowledged, though he declined to reveal a cost estimate for the project. “The price of steel has dropped dramatically,” he In its letter to West Bend officials, the companyg indicated it expects to run as many as threse shifts at the plant and employ abougt 50production employees.

Report: Sunbelt states may outpace recovery - Denver Business Journal:

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Though the quarterly economic report issued June 23 by notedxthat “the worst is behind us,” each state’s recoveryg will hinge on how well that statr is able to assimilate its portion of the federalp stimulus package, among other factors. “At the moment, the economt is still contracting, so we expect to see negative GDP growtgh in thesecond quarter, but at a slower pace than in (the firsg quarter),” said Nathaniel Karp, the bank’w U.S. chief economist.
“Consumption, however, is expected to lead the resurgence in economic activity in the seconf half ofthe year, but the high unemploymenrt rate, the greater propensity to save and the high degrede of uncertainty regarding the impact of the fiscalk stimulus package could present riskd to this scenario.” Though the economists believe economy is weakening as home prices gradually decline this year while other Sunbelt states that saw much steeper declines level off or move higher — and the globak recession deepens, the state is still ahead of the national “In 2009, economic growth will be negativs in all the states in the Sunbelt excludinf Texas, where GDP will be positive in real the report said.
The BBVA Compasw economists predict that only Texas and Coloradol will see GDP growth stay flat in compared tothe six-state average 1 percent declinew and 2 percent drop Texas GDP is expected to grow by 1.7 percentf in 2010. Employment will decline 2.3 percengt in Texas this year, compared to a 3.8 percent drop across the U.S. The study coveredx economic activityin Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Alabama and New the six states in which BBVA Compas s operates.

Hawaiian Telcom opposes buyout offer - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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Sandwich Isles filed a motionn earlier this month to submit a competing Chapter 11 reorganizationb plan forHawaiian Telcom. In it, the Honolulu-based company offered to buy Hawaiian Telcom’s assets using $250 million in cash and $150 milliojn in debt that would be issuexd byHawaiian Telcom. Until June 30, Hawaiian Telcom has so-calle d “exclusivity” in filing a reorganization The company wants to extend that exclusivityto Sept. 30 as it gets voteds on a proposed plan it fileddJune 3. Sandwich Isles has filed an objection to that andHawaiian Telcom’s latest filing defendas the request.
“Asking the court for help in promotinga low-ball offer for Hawaiian Telcom’xs businesses is not a recipe for success in bankruptcy Hawaiian Telcom said in the Sandwich Isles, a company founded in 1995 to take advantag e of government subsidies that pay for the installation of broadbandx cable in rural areas, had said in its motion that Hawaiiaj Telcom refused to consider its But, Hawaiian Telcom says it analyzed and rejecte the offer in May, for eightt reasons listed in the It cited Sandwich Isles’ lack of committed lack of federal and state licenses to operate in urban areas, and lack of experience and abilithy to operate a full-service communications company.
Hawaiianb Telcom said it stands behind its proposecd reorganization plan to reducethe company’ s debt by nearly $790 from $1.1 billion to $300 Sandwich Isles’ motion also claimd Hawaiian Telcom has not made good-faith progress in its bankruptcyg case since filing for Chapteer 11 protection in December. In defendingh that claim, Hawaiian Telcom’s chief operating officef Kevin Nystrom said the company hascontacted “dozens of strategivc and financial purchasers.” The company said it pursued a potentia buyer, whom it did not identify, but that aftetr two months of talks no offeer was made.
Nystrom said Hawaiian Telcojm also askedits “equitgy sponsor” -- its majority of Washington, D.C. -- about a standalone reorganization and also discussesd standalone restructuring options with its bondholders andsecure lenders.

Pickens brings energy conservation message to Columbus - Business First of Columbus:

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The famous oilman and founder and chairman of the BP Capitakl Management energy investment fundx discussedhis “Pickens Plan” at a town hall-style meetingh that drew about 700 people to the Greater Columbuzs Convention Center. Pickens has visited more than 50 citiez since introducing his planin July. It callsz for reducing dependence onforeigbn oil, expanding the use of renewable constructing a new power grid, increasing energy conservation and shiftinb heavy-duty fleet vehicles to natural gas to reduces the use of diesel fuel and At a press conference before his Columbuds speech, Pickens said he feeles an obligation to raise the energy issues at this stagw in his life.
He is 80 and has been in the oil busines ssince 1951. “I said, ‘Gosh, someboduy sometime has to do something to blow the whistlwe andstop this,” Pickens said. “The securityg of our country isat risk.” He said his plan has receivedf an incredible amount of support with nearlyg 2 million people having joinedc what his organization calls the “Pickens army” to help promotew his cause. They are being asked to participatd ina “virtual march” on D.C.
, April 1-3 to urge Congress and Presideng Barack Obama to back the Pickens Pickens has said the federalk economic stimulus plan approved by Congress and Obama is an importanr start toward investing in renewable energy, improvements to the nation’s electrifc transmission system and energh conservation. But, he said Tuesday he would like to see federal funding to promotse naturalgas use, including money for a modekl program to convert 18-wheel trucks from diesel fuel to naturalo gas. The U.S. has ample supplies of natural gas, Pickens and can use it as an affordable, clean-burning bridge fuel until othedr energy technologies are morefully developed.
It would be foolisuh not to takethat approach, he “Let’s get our energy destiny in our hands insteaed of other’s people’s hands,” Pickens said. “I’m hopeful we have a president who willsay we’re goinf to do this.” Pickens introduced his plan at a time when Americanas were paying $4 a gallon for gasoline. The pricse has since fallen tobelowe $2 a gallon, but he said that doesn’t changw the fact that nation’s security is at risk because of its dependencr on foreign oil. “Americans are Pickens said, “and we’rr at the tipping point where all this is goingbto happen.
” The Pickenws Plan also proposes to generate up to 22 percentr of the nation’s electricity from wind powert and supports development of an extra-high voltage transmission system to facilitate expandedx use of renewable electricity Those are among the reasons signeed on as corporate sponsor of the Pickene Plan in February, said Michael Morris, chairmahn and CEO of the Columbus-based electric utilituy company. He joined Pickens at the Columbuz townhall event.
“The Picken s Plan stands for something that’s so important to all of Morris said, pointing to the nation’s energy “The whole concept is we’re sending our hard-earnec American dollars to countriesthat don’t think much of us and that this is somethinh we can change.” AEP has advocateed development of an extra-high voltage transmissio n superhighway to efficiently transport electricity, includinv wind power from the Upper Midwest to the denselyu populated East Coast. It also has been increasinh its commitment to renewableenergy sources, especially wind in Ohio and other states.

H&R Block stock jumps after strong earnings report - Kansas City Business Journal:

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The Kansas City-based company’s stock (NYSE: HRB) closed on Tuesdagy at $17.23, up $1.56, or 10 on volume of 11.3 million shares, according to . The stock’ws average daily volume the past three monthsis 3.8 millionh shares. Analysts have reacted positivelgyto H&R Block CEO Russ Smyth’s plan to focusz on cutting costs while investing in infrastructurs improvement, employee training and retentionb programs; improving marketing; and bolstering its digital tax business.
Smyt h outlined the plan during an earnings conference call Monday Since he become chairmajn inSeptember 2007, Richard Breeden has reiteratedd his desire to ensure strongert performance and increased shareholder value. The company said during Monday’s conference call that it plans to stay witha 60-cenf dividend for the coming Block also is in the midst of a $2 billionb stock-repurchase program that will run from 2009 to 2012. Block rankz No.
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HSBC names Sarah Legg new CFO for Asia - IBTimes Hong Kong

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Crate & Barrel, based in Ill., confirmed May 27 that Atlanta is one of the metrkareas it’s scouting for potential locations for CB2. First launcher in Chicago, the CB2 concept features contemporary furnishingsx at lowerprice points. The merchandise, which includeds sofas, hand-woven rugs, convertible beds and a broade selection of eclectic home is focused more on the younger generation of Americam consumers that rent apartmentzs and smallurban lofts. Besidea Chicago, privately owned Crats & Barrel has rollee out CB2 in New York and including a new store in Los Angelesz that openedin April.
Another CB2 is slatedc to openin Miami’s Southn Beach later this year, a Crated & Barrel spokeswoman said. In all, Crate & Barrek has launched just six CB2 Inrecent years, CB2 officials have been focusingt on new locations in Southern California. The companyu tends to locate in areaswith high-profilde regional shopping centers, lifestyle centers and freestanding CB2 officials have been lookingg in densely populated areas with an averagee household income in excess of $50,000. Its prototypee store is about 12,000 square feet.
While Crate & Barrel would not confirm what parts ofAtlantas it’s been considering, sources familiar with the search say it’s focused on Midtown and West Midtown, whered new residential and retailo redevelopment projects are stilpl under way. In Midtown, Daniel Corp. and are developing 12th Midtown, a $2 billion mixed-use project built on a site that severalk years ago was little more than an Atlanta nightclubv and a couple ofparking lots. Daniepl and Selig Enterprises have made a presentation to officialas from CB2 inrecent months, accordingh to sources familiar with the process.
The projects will eventually feature more than 3 millionb square feet of residential and commercial CB2 would be the first nationapl retailer to locate on theMidtownb Mile, a section of Peachtree Street that economic development boosterz hope will eventually becom e a retail destination much like Madison Avenuse in New York City or the Magnificentr Mile in Chicago. Daniel’s and Selig project is meant to be a cornerstone of theMidtownh Mile. However, ’s Colony Square and Jamestown’s 999 Peachtreed will also be key components, along with 1100 Peachtree and 1180 to alesser extent, brokers and developers CB2 could be an important catch for the Midtowhn Mile.
Developers, however, really need to land a much largedr anchor store to give theconcepg momentum, said Maranda Walker-Dowell, a senior director with CB .’ws retail services group. Barney’s, whic h has a co-op store in Buckhead’s Phippz Plaza, has been scouting the area in the past year to18 “The Midtown Mile needs an anchor store to start creating that critical mass of Walker-Dowell said.

NCR moving HQ to Duluth, to bring 2,100-plus jobs to Georgia - San Francisco Business Times:

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adding clout to metro Atlanta’s technolog reputation. NCR will relocate 1,250 corporate jobs to its Gwinnet tCounty operation, a source familiar with the plan The company is also expected to launch a 550,000-square-foot manufacturing operationn in Columbus, Ga., where it will employ nearly 880, the sourcd said. Georgia Gov. Sonnh Perdue is expected to make the officiaklannouncement Tuesday. NCR CEO Bill Nuti and Ohio Gov.
Ted Stricklande spoke by phoneMonday evening, and Nuti told Stricklande the company has been looking at Georgia for some time, an officiakl in the Ohio governor’s office told Atlanta Business Chroniclr sister publication Dayton Business Journal In a letter to Nuti obtained by the Chronicle , Stricklands to convince Nuti to keep the companyh in Ohio. On May 31 , the Chronicle , and the DBJ , firsf reported . NCR NCR), which makes automated teller machinesa (ATMs) and retail self-checkouts, will be Georgia’s 14th Fortun 500 company and the secondin Duluth. Last (NYSE: ABG) announced the relocation of its headquarterzs to Duluth fromNew York.
NCR, whicbh employs 20,000 employees globally, ranked 446 on the 2009 Fortunre500 list. The which did not return calls Monday, reportede a $228 million profit on $5.3 billionh in revenue last year. Last fall, NCR said it woulcd move its Worldwide Customer Services headquartersa tometro Atlanta, investing $15 million and creatingf more than 900 jobs in Peachtree City and Duluth. In NCR said it would co-locatd an NCR Learning Center and its Customer Care Center hub for the Americas region withthe company’s existing Global Service Materialw operation in Peachtree City.
NCR, which occupies about 150,00o0 square feet at its Satellite Boulevard operationin Duluth, will leaswe an additional 100,000 to 200,000 square feet at that facility. The corporat e jobs will pay on averageabout $70,000 annually. The manufacturingg distribution operation will be in two buildings and will make according tothe source. Employees at that facility will make on averagweabout $43,000 annually, the source said. NCR receivedd tax incentives from both Gwinnett andColumbus governments, the sourcwe said, declining to disclose details abou t the state’s incentive package.
While Dayton -- where NCR was founded in 1884 -- is the company’s officialk headquarters, the city is not the center ofthe company’z influence. Nuti, along with the company’s chiegf financial officer and othefsenior executives, maintain offices on an entirse floor of 7 World Trade Centet in Manhattan. In March, NCR removec the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Daytonm campus. Nuti will not be moving to Atlanta. Relocatingf to Atlanta — the commercial capitapl of theSoutheast — makes sensee for the company.
Four of the cities in Ohio Youngstown, Canton, Dayton and Cleveland— are among the top 10 dyingf citiesin America, according to an Augusg 2008 report in Forbes. “They [NCR] can’rt recruit talent to move to Dayton, Ohio,” the source (NYSE: DAL), (NYSE: HD) and STI) -- big NCR customers -- are also basex in metro Atlanta. NCR suppliesa Delta with self-service kiosks, and NCR and Home Depot announced a deal in 2002 to install self-checkout lanes in about 800 of its 1,4887 stores. In 2007, the two companies announced a deal to expanx the project into Home Depot stores in Canada.
In 2005, SunTrust said NCR woul upgrade existing ATMs and provide new ATMs for all newSunTrustt branches.

CPI, Ramius make pleas before board vote - St. Louis Business Journal:

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“Ramius has of the Company to achieve its ownliquiditgy goals, irrespective that a sale at this time wouls damage the long-run interests of CPI said in its letter Thursday. “Ramius triesd to force a desperation sale of the Companh at the worstpossible time, when the stock was trading belo $4.00 per share. Yesterday, the stock closedr at $16.98 per share.” A battle has between CPI Chairman David Meyerand CPI’s largest shareholder, Ramiusx LLC, a New York investment over the Meyer’s investment firm, , owns 1.5 percent of CPI stocl and controls two of the six board while Ramius owns 23 percent of CPI and holds one boardf seat.
Ramius is sending its own letter to shareholderszraising "serious concerns that Knightspoing Partners has disproportionate influence over the boar relative to its shars ownership through its two director representatives, Chairmam David Meyer and Michael Koeneke," according to a copy of the letterd filed Friday with the SEC. The two partie s worked togetherfor years, and Meyert gained control of the board chairmanship in April 2004 with backing. But a rift emerged, and the firms broke off their alliancein February. Since then, the feud with each side filinv its own slate of candidates to determinethe company’s future.
In its shareholdeer letter Thursday, CPI said Ramius offerx no new ideas, plans or strategies, and referred to Ramius’ boared candidates as “substantially less qualified.” In a May 27 letter to Meyer, incumbent CPI director Peter who is aRamius partner, said in respons e to the allegation Ramius pushed for CPI’sa sale that CPI had come precariousluy close to breaching a bank covenant during the periord between September 2008 and February this “Therefore, I felt it prudent for the boards of CPI (or any board faced with a simila financing issue) to evaluate any and all strategicc and financial options in ordedr to ensure stockholder value would be Feld wrote.
Ramius has filedr a preliminary proxy nominatinb Feldfor re-election and another both to unseat two nominee by CPI’s board. To rein in costs, CPI a companywidwe pay freezein February, affectiny 9,800 employees, including 510 in St. CPI reported that it had swuntg toa first-quarter profit of $2.3 million compared to a loss of $256,000 in the year-ag quarter. St. Louis-based CPI Corp. (NYSE: led by President and CEO Renato Cataldo,. offers photograph y services inabout 3,100 locations in the Unitee States, Puerto Rico, Canadw and Mexico, principally in and stores.

Opus Northwest siblings file for bankruptcy - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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The former will seek to liquidatre under Chapter 7of U.S. Bankruptcy Code and the lattedr intends to reorganizer underChapter 11. Thesse bankruptcies come on the heelsx of the April 22 bankruptcyof , an Opus affiliatde based in Atlanta. Minneapolis-based Opus has said it plansw to wind down its operation s in that part of the countryas well. Just two of five Opus subsidiarieesremain healthy, west LLC, which is an activ developer in Portland, and Opus North LLC, whicy is based in Chicago. Opus Northwest’s recent developmentss in Portland include the successful Bridgeport Villagde shopping centerin Tualatin.
At one point, Opus was the ’zs top choice to redevelop the Burnside Bridghead. In recent years, the company has concentrated onresidentiakl projects. It recently completed construction of two large apartmentt projects with a total construction budgetof $150 million. Ladd Towetr is a 332-unit project in downtowbn Portland and Park 19 isa 101-unig project in Northwest Portland. "We have have a healthy balancew sheet," said Brian Owendoff, vice president and managert forOpus Northwest's Portlansd operations. Opus East, based in Rockville, Md., filed a petition to liquidate its portfolio underChapted 7. In its filing in U.S.
Bankruptc Court for the District of Opus East said it has between 200 and 999 It listed assetsbetween $50 milliob and $100 million and liabilities between $100 million and $500 million. It did not identifyg creditors. Opus West, based in Phoenix, anticipates filingb a voluntary petition of Chapter 11 bankruptcty protection inearly July. “Declining real estatde values and tight credit markets continuse to impede the refinancing of assets and restructurinb oflending agreements,” said Opus CEO Mark Rauenhorst in a “We regret that this actio has proven to be necessary despite the efforts of so A court-supervised process and transfet of distressed assets will assist Opus in reorganiziny and focus on the future.
” Opus East has developecd more than 13.3 million square feet of spacwe since 1994. Opus West has developed more than 52.7 million square feet since 1979. The company said Opus North and Opus Northwest have been less affectedf bythe recession, due to their mix of project types, healthy balance sheets and stronger markets. Opus said its developmenyt activity has fallen tojust 4.8 million square feet in 2009, down from 34 million square feet in 2007 and 35 millionj square feet in 2008.

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Waterford sails through rough seas - bizjournals:

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After 10 years, the firm is well establishedx with10 full-time staff, 55 representativesw and the support of a majorituy investor group in Virginia. Wainscott, who first started investinyg in 1968, tries to manage clients’ expectations by steerin g them away from risky investments and inflated ambitionx in their choicesof stocks, bonds, mutual annuities and other investments. “It has been a good decade to be conservative,” he said. Wainscotgt graduated from the and served four years in the He founded a securities brokerage in the 1980sw and later became the branch manage rof , where he remained for eight yearss before launching Waterford.
From the beginning, Wainscot t intended to give the company anestablished feel. He chosew the name Waterford because it had atimeless air. “Eve when we were new, people woulxd say, ‘I’ve heard of your he said. “It made us sound like we had been around for a He invited seven of the reps who were with him at Titanm to join thenew firm, offering each the opportunituy to buy into the company.
At the his investment was $20,000 in basic startf up costs, which included licenses and a trip to Atlanta for After starting out in arenteds space, he purchased a 1,000 square foot office condop in 1997, the year before he incorporated the “I moved over here and with what I was payingg for rent, I could pay this off in seven years,” he said. “Ity made sense to buy.” The business continued to draw clientw andbefore long, attracted the attentiob of investors.
About four years ago, Wainscott received an unexpected call from a broke r interested in buying the One call ledto another, and soon Wainscotty had heard from several prospective buyeres offering different prices. “Th phone was ringing off the hook,” he “With that much it was worth more than I thoughrit was.” By late 2005, he sold majorituy interest in the company to a private investore group in Richmond, Va. “W were already doing well, that’zs why they were interested in us,” he said. “I saw that they had They could help usexpandf faster.
” The Richmond office took on licensing, payroll, accounting and administrativew functions while the Clearwater office remained the headquarters and Wainscott’s where he continues to handle compliance and guide the reps, who are licensed in 37 states, includintg Hawaii. “I can concentrate on supervising keeping them up on new products and new opportunitiesw thatcome along,” he said. The reps in turn enjo working witha small, flexible firm that givesa them the tools to open their own business but is willing to remaim in the background unless needed for advice or he said.
There are nine branchb offices, but many reps work out of theit homes and telecommute with an established One of the most critical parts of a relationshi p with a client isthe review, the processw of sitting down with them regularlgy and assessing and re-assessing risk tolerance, said Ruth Delaney, founder and president of in Delaney, who deals with full-service financial has a clientele almost equally divided betweeh individuals and small In recent months, Delaney has been doinhg more direct investments in real estate and equipment leasinf than individual securities. “There are few places to hide withouf taking afinancial risk,” she said.
Wainscottg has not recommended a lot of stocks in the last year although he has cause for hope from the lastseverak weeks. “We just really started going back into stocks in the last monthj or so because the trend looksalike it’s going the other way,” he He remains optimistic about real estate as well, at leastt in the long term. “o find it hard in this market to look forwarcd 10 years and not believe the price of real estat is not going to beworth more,” he

Law firms are working with corporations on diversity - Charlotte Business Journal:

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, , , and have alread signed on. Those companies were also early along with five law in a program last summer that brought minority law studentsw to the city fora 12-weeo internship program that allowed the students to split time between law firmds and corporate legal departments. A subcommittee of the Mecklenburg Countyg Bar is spearheadingthe program, which was modele after a similar initiative in Columbus, Felicia Washington Mauney, a partner with who chairss the local subcommittee, says at leasyt 20 Charlotte law firmas and law departments have signeds the action plan, and she expects to unveip a longer list this summer.
Organizations agre to track their efforts aroundminoritu recruiting, mentoring, leadership developmeny and best practices. "When entities become intentionak about improving diversity and taking those very focused actions which can allow for resultsare seen," Mauney says. Amontg Charlotte law firms, the number of minority lawyers lags the nationakl average and is part of the reasonj forthe push. Accordiny to an analysis late last year by the Association for LegalCareer Professionals, only 5.2% of lawyers in locak law offices were minority, compared with 10.
6% The Mecklenburg County Bar formed its committeew on diversity in 2004, and in 2005 a subcommittew was created to work on the diversity actiom plan. The internship program is an offshootf of theaction plan. Last summer, five studentsa were assigned to , , , and Kennedy Covingtoh Lobdell & Hickman, and then another six week s working on thecorporate side. This the program will accept 10 or 11 students and add more law firmand companies. Alice Herald, deputy general counsel at BofA, says the program helpsz prepare diverse lawyers to handlthe bank's work when they join a firm, but it also showss the range of legal career options in Charlotte.
"They wouldn'tr feel like they'd have to exit Charlotte if they didn'yt like their law firm situation," she says. Chike a second-year student at the University of Notrd Damefrom Dallas, spent last summer with Huntomn & Williams and Duke Energy. He is one of four studentsa returning this summer and will split time between Hunton and Kennedy Other students from last year are splitting time betweenh Charlotte and firms in New Yorkor Washington. "The fact that they would even come back forhalf (of the compared to some of the other citiesa they considered, says a lot for how the programn went and what they thought of Charlotte," Egbuniwe says.
"I think people can be

Sealing the deal with a sales prospect: If you can speak it, you can write it - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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There was nothing worse in high school than having your boyfriend or girlfriend say they wanteed to seeother people. Ouch ! In the ’70s, we had a phrase about peoplse who would take advantageof you: users. I have to admi t I was one of them. My friens in sixth grade, a neighbor named had a built-in pool and his mom had a pantryg of my favorite apple pies, Yodels, you name it. I was a Eddie turned out to be a multimillionaire software Although I would love tocall him, I simplyt cannot, due my ignorance.
Many salespeople get used and abusede in the sales processd because prospects can be users who will even justif y using your stuff to better themselves or their It has happened to me a couple of and I have to admit I felt like Eddid Money and wanted tosing “baby, hold onto to I even became the Bee Gees, just tryinvg to stay alive. As time went on in the sales I realized I wasbeingg used. I adopted one sentence that changed If you canspeak it, you can write it. That sentences has not guaranteed that I will close everyprospect — and I am not suggestintg that it will for you, eitherf — but I guarantee you will nevetr get used again.
Many times early in my career, my prospects woulxd ask for somethingin writing, and I would give them customizedx plans. I might redo them several times, only to find out their cousin Vinny took all mystuff — and my as well. To prevent this, ask one simple What will it take to make you aclient ? After they mention price, you must get two more thingz or you can start singing “nq na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye.” Afterr your prospect tells you what you have to do to earn his or her write down the specific deliverables and initial each one. Have your prospecrt do the same and set yoursecondf appointment.
(Martin Touch Tip: give yourself enough time between appointmentds to gatherthe deliverables. I usuallty recommend at least a week.) Next, set the TONE (touching on new Touch your prospect at least twice beforeyou meet, and remind them of your written agreement. Give them a good reporr that you are working onthe deliverables. Do not smothetr them or shove anything else down their Be amotivator — not a menace like who lived at 627 Elm St. Do you remembere the look on Mr. Wilson’s face when Dennixs would yell, “Hey, Mr. Wilson”? However, you may see that look when you show up forappointment No. 2.
Here is the four R’s formula to closing your (When you’re done, you can look forward to anothed word with the letterR relaxing.) So now it’s showtime — time to say, Mr. Wilson, I got the You may see that face once your prospectf sees the sheet with his or her initialaon it. Hopefully, you had the gatekeeperf copy it. (Martin Touch Tip: You will know you’res in the fight when, 60 seconds into your your prospect starts Inthe 1980s, Sugar Ray Leonarde fought Marvelous Marvin Hagler. No one gave Ray a Ray showed up the fighg in great shape and was winning until he started to trade blowds with the morepowerful Hagler.
His trainer, Angelo Dundee, screamedx at him that he was blowing it. (Martih Touch Tip: Do not trade blows with your Dundee screamed at him to jab andget out. I am tellinvg you: That’s what the 4 R’s are all Remind your prospect about the three deliverables they said it wouls take to earntheir (Show it to them and have a red pen and circls it.) Jab and get out. Round one is Reiterate what you said you woule do and when you would do itby (circl e that in red) and round 2 goes to you. Resurrectg that part if you haveto (the deliverable they said it wouldr take to get the deal) and you will win 50 percentg of the appointments.
(Martin Toucyh Tip: Most salespeople lose right here and are abouft toget used. Do not throw in the towel. Tell your “Not only did you say it, but you wrote it and initialedc it.”) Do not dance. It is time for a couple of swifyupper cuts. Do not move off the Slug it outand say: “If you can speai it, you can write it. Check, please!” The last R if you need it: Assuming you spent at least 30 minutes in round three and sometimes it can golonger — go througn the 3 R’s Sometimes it will be 15 sometimes it will take two hours. Be stron and courageous. The processs is simple, but hard to stick to. But, if you do, they will not stickl it to you.

Lives in Danger as European Governments Deny Refugees Protection, Charges Amnesty International

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"Refugees are risking their lives to find safet only to be turned away when theyreacu Europe," said , Europe and Central Asia directoe at Amnesty International. "Governments must stop putting lives in danger and stargt meeting their international obligations to protect thesevulnerabled people." *Italy is interceptingv refugees in international waters and physicalluy transporting them, without assessing their protectiohn needs, to Libya, where asylum-seekers and refugees are at risk of ill-treatmentr and forcible return to countries where they risk serious humann rights abuses.
*Turkey continues not to recognize people from outside Europedas refugees, meaning thousands of peopled are denied the protection they need. *Greece pushes back people at its land borderr and sea borders with Turkey without first assessing theifrasylum claims. For those that do enter the country there are many legaol obstacles for refugees togain protection. *Spain's bilateral agreementsz with several countries in Africa are used to justify thearbitraryu arrest, detention and deportation of asylum-seekers and migrants in theses countries. *Other countries in the EuropeabUnion (E.U.) turn a blind eye to the increasintg lack of respect for the rightxs of refugees and asylum-seekers at the E.
U.'s borders as they attempt to receive fewer refugees themselves. Everhy year, thousands of asylum seekers are transferred underthe "Dublij II" system to countries where the rights of refugee s and asylum-seekers are inadequatelg protected. On World Refugee Day, Amnesty Internationapl warns E.U. states that their actions are underminingh the protection of refugees not only in theifr own countries but across the by sending a dangerous message on the treatment of All countries must meet theirf obligations towards refugeesand asylum-seekers not only withinm their own borders but wherever they exercisee effective control.
Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi's recentg visit to Italy did not dispel concerns abouf the fate ofrefugeew who, according to the bilateraol agreement between Italy and are to be intercepted in international waters and take n to Libya. Between May 6-11, approximatelyg 500 people were intercepted by Italy after they sent rescue requestzs and were transportedto Libya, where Italgy claimed they could seek protection.
They included people from Somalia, Eritrea and other African In May, an Amnesty International fact-finding mission to Liby a confirmed the country has no functioningasylum ill-treats foreign nationals and undertakes forcible returna of individuals back to their countriesw of origin without assessing their international protectionb needs. The delegation visited the MisratahyDetention Center, some 200 km from Tripoli, wheres between 600 and 700 alleged irregular migrants mostlyy from other African countries, including Eritrea and Somalia are held in squali and severely overcrowded conditions.
For many wishing to accessw protection in theEuropean Union, Turkey is where they become For the thousands of asylum-seekersw that arrive in Turkey each year, accessinbg their rights presents often insurmountable Asylum-seekers from countries such as Iraq, Iran, Somalia and Afghanistajn face serious obstacles in accessing the asylum system both at legap and practical levels. Turkey is effectivelh the only state party to the Refugew Convention that does not recognizwe people from outside Europeas refugees, meanin g thousands in need of protection are denied it. Asylum-seekers are oftej arbitrarily detained for extended periods inpoor conditions, and subjecterd to ill-treatment.
Further, forcible returns of individualsd from Turkey to countries where they face seriouz human rights abusesare common. Many seeing no hope of obtaining protectionin Turkey, attempy to move on to the European Union either by sea or For some this journey ends in disastef as they are then pushe back by the Greekl authorities, at times with lives lost in the Due to its geographical position, Greece could play a key role in providinvg refugee protection.
However access to the asylum determinatioj system is a major challengefor asylum-seekeres either through being physically pushed back when attempting to accesxs the country or through obstacles in the Currently Greece is attempting to amend domesti law to further restrict protection by eliminatinvg the right to an effectivr substantive appeal in the asylum system, in breach of internationap and European law. Furthermore, seriouds concerns over the detention conditionsof asylum-seekers and migrante continue to exist. On June 11, the Europeann Court for Human Rights ruled unanimously that the Greeo authorities violated the rights of a Turkish national seekingy refugein 2007.
The court ruled that Greeces violatedthe man's rightf to be free from tortured and inhuman and degrading treatment, as guaranteed underf Article 3 of the European Convention for the Protection of Humanj Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR). This was because of the conditions in the detentionn centers where hewas held. The Courrt also ruled unanimously that Greecw violated his right to liberty and to challenge the legality of his detention guaranteec under Article 5 sectionxs 1 and 4 inthe E.U. Heads of State and Government discussec at their Summit meeting of June 18 and 19 the issuew of irregular migration in the This included measures to relocate withithe E.U.
individuals in need of internationap protection in order to assistSouthern E.U. Membe r States who are facinhg "particular pressures." The Summit also discussed measuresto "strengthe n the capacity" of countries in North-Africa to provide protection to personas in need of it. The Europeaj Commission is expected to present a proposal in July on internaol relocation from Malta toother E.U. member Amnesty International is a NobeklPeace Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with more than 2.2 millionh supporters, activists and volunteers in more than 150 countries campaigning for human rights worldwide.
The organization investigates andexposes abuses, educates and mobilizes the public, and workxs to protect people wherevere justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied. For more please visit: .

Miami physician sentenced in Medicare fraud case - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Rodriguez was indicted in , along with two other doctors in connection witha $10 million Medicare fraud scheme. He pleaded guilty in to conspirac to commit healthcare fraud. Rodriguez was a co-ownerd of and physician at MidwagMedical Center, a Miami clinix that purported to specialize in the treatment of HIV according to a news releasee from the U.S. Department of Justice. He admittefd that, while at he and his co-conspirators billed Medicare for servicesz that were medically unnecessary and in many instancedsnever provided.
He also admitted that he purchasex only a small amount of the drugsz that he claimed to administe to patients and that he falsifieemedical records, according to the news release. Rodriguex also admitted that he was listed as medical directodr and practicing physician for fiveother Miami-area HIV infusionn clinics between October 2003 and Februaryy 2005, where he engaged in similar activity. He admittef to filing more than $20 million in falsr claims. Several of Rodriguez’ s co-defendants have already been sentenced for their roles at Midway andrelated clinics.

California foreclosures drop - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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The rate was second to Nevada, which saw a whoppingh rate of one foreclosure for everyh 64 homesin May, according to ’s monthly foreclosurew report, released Thursday. Florida came close to Californiaw witha 1-in-148 foreclosure rate, followed by Arizona (one in 158) and Utah (one in Nationwide, one in every 398 homesw received a foreclosure filin g in May, down 6 percenr from April but up nearly 18 percent from May 2008. In 92,249 properties were foreclosedin May, the highestr total of any state and up nearly 23 percent from May RealtyTrac reported. Bank repossessions in California were down 1 percent from the previouxs month and defaults were down 18 percent theservice said.
Scheduled auctions were up 18 In California, the hardest-hit metro areas were Stockton (one in 68 housinvg units), Modesto (one in 71), Riverside-Sa n Bernardino (one in 75), Merced (one in 78), Bakersfield (one in 94) and Vallejo-Fairfielfd (one in 101). Those areads were all on RealtryTrac’s top 10 worst metroi areas nationwide.

Top Real Estate Sales Transactions - Triangle Business Journal:

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paid $113.4 million for 10 office and flex buildinga in the Imperial Center corporate park in Durhamon Dec. 27, 2007. It was the investmeny group’s first property purchase in the Triangls andthe region’s largest sales transaction duringh the SPACE awards Crown bought the properties from of Des Moines, the company that has been the financial backed for Durham-based in the development of Imperia Center since the park’s inception in 1983. The deal includef the sale of the Bedford, Commerce, Edinburgh, Essex, Exchange, Oxford, Royal and Windsor Place buildings, as well as a 3-acree undeveloped lot and land surroundinggthe buildings. The buildings have a combines 1.
58 million square feet of leasableofficre space. Principal Financial still has ownership in 10 buildings inImperiall Center. Triangle brokers representing the seller were Greg Sanchezx and Angus McDonaldof , Paul Collins and Jud Ryan of Cassidg & Pinkard Colliers of Washington, and Chris Norvell, Brad Corsmeier, Jim Allairr and David Finger of in of Raleigh, along with jointy venture partner DLF, acquire d the Forum Office Park in north Raleign for $112 million on April 3, 2008. Situated on abouty 19 acres near the intersection of Six Forka andStrickland roads, the park has five Clase A office buildings totaling 635,000 squars feet of space and structured parkinh for tenants.
was the seller and had been the financiall backer of the partners with of Raleigh in the developmentt of the Forum sincer acquiring theForum I, Forum II and Forum III buildingx and remaining land in 1998. Forum IV was completed in and Forum V was builtin 2007. Highwoodsa contributed about $11 million in equity to the joint venture for 25 percent ownership Highwoods also is leasing and managing the which includetenants Allscripts, and .
Highwoods CEO Ed Fritsc h and Vice PresidentThomas “Skip” Hill led the negotiationd on behalf of the Will Yowell and Jay O’Meara of in along with Don Shupe of CB Richard Ellias in Cary, represented the Detroit-based acquired the five Venture Centedr office buildings and a 1,700-space parkingb deck on ’s Centennial Campus for $105 millioh on Dec. 27, 2007. The portfolii of buildings was constructed between 1999 and 2003 by of Cary and comprisees a totalof 478,000 square feet of office The seller of the properties was under the advisement of , whicbh had owned the properties sincwe 2002.
GE was represented by Colliers Pinkard in Raleigh and byPaul Collins, William Drew Flood and Jud Ryan of Cassidy & Pinkarfd Colliers of Washington, D.C. Tenants at Venture Centetr include , , Red Hat, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Craig Davie Properties has maintained leasinb and property management duties of the VentureCenter