Global retail provides investment opportunities - Memphis Business Journal:

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For the fourth time in five years, that countrg is considered the most attractive forretail investment, according to ’s annuao Global Retail Development Index, which looks at retailp investment attractiveness in 30 emerging "With economic conditions in developed marketse improving so slowly, emerging markets are becoming much more important sources of growth for global retailers," said Hana A.T. Kearney partner and co-leade of the study, in a news release. Russia, the United Arab Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Chile, Brazil, Slovenia and Malaysiq round outthe index’s 2009 top 10 countries.
As home pricesa decline and consumers keep tightf hold of their purse strings in the global expansion is becoming more important as a strategyfor growth, according to the global managemeny consulting firm. Low inflation and rent reductiones of up to 40 percentin tier-2 and tier-3e cities also help make India the most attractive retailk investment destination, the report notes. Meantime, retails sales in Russiz are projected to grow 15 percent a year over the nextfive years, while in China a $585 billionj stimulus package and efforts to boost economicv consumption are showing earlty signs of success, as retail salex have grown in early 2009, the report noted.

Philadelphia Business Journal: Moves at Lamb McErlane, Fox Rothschild

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There has not been a heavu flow of law firm partners switching firms this year when you take the refugeezs from the dissolving Wolf Block out of the The downturn in the economy may have limited some lawyers in their interestto move, and many firms in theirf ability to take on new lawyers

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Stuck with a true case of congestion Los Angeles Times A team of Texas traffic researchers confirms what many LA motorists have long suspected: the northbound stretch of Interstate 110 between I-10 and Stadium Way is the most congested in the nation. By Hector Tobar For much of my adult life, ...

Early applications on rise at colleges - The Boston Globe

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

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One member of La Liga, Real Madrid, has made headlines recentlty acquiring two of the biggest names in the sport -- Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo's transfer recentl made waves for being the most expensivse transfer inthe sport's history. Matches will be showh on both ESPN2 andESPN Deportes, as well as ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com will also have rightxs to Copa del Rey, Spain’z domestic cup tournament. "We’re thrilled to work with GolTV to showcas e La Liga on ESPN for the first time to soccer fans inthe U.S.
With the pending additionh of Cristiano Ronaldoand Kaka, the timing is great to includs this great property to the ESPN Deported line-up, as it is the most excitingy soccer league in the world today," Lino Garcia, generao manager of ESPN Deportes, said in a

Room disservice - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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Several hotels have implemented surcharges aimed at recouping some of the additionalmoney they've spent because of higher energy costs. The Pittsburgh Hilton, Station Square and -- formerly the Doubletrees -- each have started to charge nomina lper room, per day energy fees. Rick executive director of the Greater PittsburgnHotel Association, said several suburban hotels also have implementef nominal energy surcharges. In other Downtown hotels may join the Sheratonand Westin. "I do know several othert properties are lookingat this," Mr . Strunik said. The local hotels aren't alone.
Hotelsa in cities from San Diego to Atlantw have been implementing energy surcharges after a winter that saw some of the highestg natural gas pricesin history. In average monthly spot prices for naturapl gas had nearly quadrupled since the previous according to nationalenergy data. In each of the three hotelzs mentioned above that have implemented surcharges was directed by its corporatr parent todo so. Hilton genera manager Conrad Wangeman said the hotel chain instructesd Hilton managers in cities where energy costs have risenh steadily to implementa $3-per-dayh energy surcharge. The Pittsburgh Hilton implemented the surchargre around the second weekof April.
"It's a temporary chargd until this whole situationis settled," Mr. Wangeman "From our customers' standpoint, especiallg there in California, this is not a shocker to Mr. Wangeman said guests so far have not raisedf much of a fuss about the charge because theyunderstands hotels, like other businesses, could not have anticipate d the higher costs and budgeted for The Hilton didn't say how much its energy costd rose, but Mr. Wangeman said the surchargde won't be enough to recoul all of theadditional costs. He said the Hiltomn would try to accommodatelarge groups, like if they contend they can't afford the surcharge.
"Iv there's a group that says, `Hey, we didn't budgef for this either,' we'lp do the right Mr. Wangeman said. "In general, there'sa been a very understanding acceptanceof it." Over at the Westibn Convention Center Hotel, general manager Joe Kane said the hotelk implemented a $2.50-per-day energy surcharge within the past 45 Mr. Kane said the hotel explainsx the necessity of the surcharg toeach guest. "It's not something we're happy about," he said. "It's something we feel we're stucko with until we see some abatement of these highenergy costs." However, Mr.
Kane said the Westi n is taking steps in addition to the The hotel has asked guests staying more than one night to place on their beds a special card found in each ifthey don't mind not havint sheets changed after each night. Westinb employees will change the sheetsx daily in rooms where the cardw are not onthe Mr. Kane said. Also, if multiple-night guestw don't mind reusing towels after onlyone use, they're asked to hang them back on the bathroo rack. If they want new towels aftef each night, they're asked to put them on the so employees will know to stocknew ones.

Surman on hold as surf flat - Sunshine Coast Daily

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Surman on hold as surf flat Sunshine Coast Daily Sunshine Coast surfer Mitch Surman was ready and waiting for his heat two clash with Brazilian Eduardo Bage. On another lay day on Sunday, the tour paid homage to the victims of the flooding which recently devastated the Cinque Terre area. ...

Season-ticket sales strong for Sabres - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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This past season, the Sabres countes 14,800 season-ticket holders at HSBC which hasa per-game capacity of 18,690. Althougjh the Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs for a seconfconsecutive season, team officialsa have expressed optimism that the season-ticket count could be The Sabres now plan to make available between 500 and 700 additionap season tickets this year for members of theire “Blue & Gold Club.” “Our seasonj ticket holders are the lifeblood of this said Chief Operating Officed Dan DiPofi. “Since the first day Tom Golisano purchasex the teamin 2003, we wanted to be sure our season-tickert holders received the best price on theirt tickets.
In return, our fans have been fiercelt loyal to us and we take great pride in the partnership we have nurture with them over the lastseveral years.” The Buffallo Sabres Blue & Gold Club was createf to accommodate the continuing interest fans have in obtainingb Buffalo Sabres season tickets by developing a priorityt “waiting list” for perspective buyers. Club members have the opportunityg toreserve priority-seating status and receive exclusived membership benefits as they wait for seating to become The NHL will release the 2009-10 Leagu schedule in early July and the Sabresd will announce individual game ticket pricexs at that time.
The Sabres will agaibn utilize variable ticket pricing for all home gamesnext season.

Tina Montgomery and Jennifer Hanseler

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Now they deliver fish. Their Seattlr company Surfin’ Seafood isn’t large, but it has struck a chord among upscale consumerzs willing to pay a little morefor high-end seafood that has been flash-frozenb to stay fresh, and that is delivererd to their doors. After gradualo but steady growth, Surfin’ Seafood now has aboutt 1,200 customers, in an area ranging from Federalk Wayto Everett. Revenue reacheed $250,000 last year and continues to grow, althougj the customer count has hita plateau.
With an eye to familhy life (both are married and have two children Montgomery and Hanseler have carefully set boundaries so that theirf business can be workeed aroundtheir children’s school and athletic schedules, and eveningx at home. For instance they don’tg take phone orders, but only over the And they deliver onlyonce monthly, driving theier family minivans to delivefr selections of frozen fish packed in blue plastic coolers that look like big The company has avoided debt and has only modestr growth plans. “Really, we don’t want to be We’re going to take it as it comes.
We have been on a very stead growth path, consistently from the very beginning,” Montgomery said. “We don’f want to have venture capital fundinhg to become this hugenationwide (leader) in One of the company’s chief selling pointse is seafood that is frozen quickly to keep it as fresh as possible. So-called freshj seafood often has perched on a pile of ice for and in these conditions seafoodc rapidly declines in Seafood doesn’t age well like beef does, and frozen seafoord is not a step down from as it is with produce.
“A lot is frozej at sea, or within hours of harvest, and it capturee that just-caught flavor,” said Linda Driscoll, assistant retaiol director forthe , based in Juneau. Surfin’ Seafood isn’tf exactly cheap; the “mini” package costs $110 a monthu for about eight pounds ofassorted salmon, prawns, sole and tuna. The company avoids lower-end seafood productas (no fish sticks here), and allows people to substitutwe in their ordersby email. One recession-era tren the company is tapping is that consumersw are moving awayfrom white-tablecloth restaurants — wherew most high-quality seafood is eaten — to eatinfg at home.
“I just think people are eatingv athome more, and they want to make it easy to have high-qualityy ingredients at home, so they can eat at home more Montgomery said. “This is a way to have restaurantyquality fish, at home.” While the companuy employs only the two partners and sometimes a helper, and sometimes their children, a key to makinvg it work is the South Seattled seafood packer Surfin’ Seafood uses T.H. Seafood freezersd to store its seafood, and also contractws out the cutting and packint tothe company. T.H. Seafood Corp.
Saless Director Cliff Davenport said he was at firstg dubious aboutthe proposal, when the partner approached him to supply and pack theirt seafood. “It only took two weeks, but we decided they’rw really nice people… They’rse in the same mindset of producing a qualityu product and guaranteeing it when it goes out the he said. “So we took them Davenport said that his warehouse has enougn room to store their frozen products as well astheidr coolers, adding that his own staff does the cuttinh and packing. “They don’t interfere with our side, and prettgy much they have their ownlittlew space.
We have enough room everyons can function without disrupting everybody he said. As for Surfin’ the partners say they’re just riding out the economic “We think this next year or two we want to be Hanseler said. “We’d love to but really if we could keepit steady, we’rse kind of happy.”

Mueller sells Utah Railway for $54 million - Business First of Columbus:

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Mueller will recognize a gain on the sale ofabout $30 millionm after tax, or 80 cents per in the fiscal quarter ended September 28. Closing is conditioned upon approval of the SurfaceTransportation Board, among other things. Mueller says it anticipates the board'd approval on an expedited basis. Mueller chairmahn Harvey Karp says the sale of Utah Railwayconcludes Mueller's plan to dispose of non-core businesss assets. The transaction will increase the company's cash position by aboutt $50 million, he says. Mueller Industriesa is a manufacturerof copper, brass, plastic and aluminum Previously based in Kan.
, Mueller relocated its headquarters to Memphisa in 1996 to be closer to its main plants in the Tennessee and Michigan. In all, the companyg operates nine plantsin Tennessee, Mississippu and Arkansas. Greenwich, Conn.-based Genesee & Inc., is a world-class provider of rail-freight transportation and itssupportinfg services. It functions as a holding company with subsidiaries that own and operatw regionalfreight railroads. The company owns or has interestse in more than 20 railroads in theUnitedd States, Canada, Mexico, Bolivia and It operates more than 8,000 miles of owned and lease track, with access to an additional 2,350 miles througb track access arrangements.

Edison wins approval for solar panel installation - Business First of Buffalo:

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During the next five years Edisonwill install, own and operated 150 solar panels that will generate 250 megawattas of power. Edison was also granted the ability to solicigtother solar-power companies to install similard panel arrays and sell the power back to up to an additional 250 Edison says the 500 total megawattsd makes the project "the largesr photovoltaic program ever undertaken." “The program will creatwe hundreds of neighborhood soladr power plants, strengthen local grid reliability and producew hundreds of new green jobs to bolster Southernn California’s economic recovery,” Chairman and CEO Theodores F. Craver Jr., said in a statement.
The first Edison site has already been completed on the roof of a distributioj warehousein Fontana. According to it is the largest singler rooftop solar photovoltaic array inthe nation. Both Southernh California Edison and its parent Edison International (NYSE: EIX) are based in

Some vets look to East for treatments - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Now, some pet owners spend $100 per week on acupuncture fortheir dogs. "That' a pretty expensive treatment if you can get a Westerhn medicine that does thesame thing," said Al Raymond, a veterinariaj and co-owner of the in But sometimes there is no Western medical treatment that can help an ailinvg dog or cat. That's when pet desperate to keep their best friends alivweand pain-free, turn to more unusual licensed veterinarians who advertise a holistic health with services such as acupuncture, homeopathy and chiropracticd care. "It's not mainstream," said Jodi Van Tine, a veterinaria n with in Sacramento.
"You can't get certified in acupuncture orherbal medicine." But those treatments are becomingh more common, said Peter a veterinary anesthesiologist at who also practiceds animal acupuncture. Organizations such as the in Fort Colo., and the Chi Institutre in Reddick, Fla., offer coursesz annually for veterinarians who want to learbnthe skills. Pascoe said thers were about 100 people in the class he took at the International Veterinary Acupuncture Societyin 2001. "A lot of veterinarianes who were there thought it woulc be a good addition totheirf practice," he said. "They had clients who were askingfor it.
" TURNAROUND Veterinarian Signe Beebe foundee the Integrative Veterinary Center in 2000. It offerds acupuncture, herbal medicine, physical therapy and chiropracticf carefor pets. Van who previously had a veterinary practiceein Folsom, joined the clinic last year afte bringing her own golden retriever to Beebe for cancerf treatment. Van Tine said she chose acupuncturre to easethe retriever's pain and improve her dog's energ levels instead of tryin to cure the cancer with "I've seen what (chemotherapy) does," she "It just makes them sick. it kills the animal before it killsthe cancer.
" Raymoned and his business partner, Kris Dailey, are licensed veterinarians who workef for an animal hospital in Ranchop Cordova before deciding to open theirf own practice in Davis. "We were both getting frustrated that there werecases (for we couldn't offer any suggestions for our patients, cases where Wester medicine stopped," Raymond said. In additioj to traditional veterinary services, their clinifc offers acupuncture, chiropractic techniques, herbal remedies, Chinese medicine and treatmen with a machine called theBICOM 2000, which the clinix advertises as a computer that sends an electromagnetic wave to destroyg disease-causing microorganisms and Roseville resident Tracy Herson credits acupuncturde and BICOM 2000 treatmentds at the Animal Wellneses Center for saving her miniatur pinscher, Bella.
She said she first went to a differengt veterinarian who gave Bella standard veterinary care for treatinh pancreatitis andliver disease. But Bella kept getting worse. "Sh e had gone from 10 pounds to 4," Herson "She wouldn't eat. She wouldn't She would just look at me with thosesad ...I was to the point where I was feeling like I was keepin g her alive for myself, and she was suffering." She took the dog to who started acupuncture treatments to calm Bella's digestive system, and then startex the BICOM treatment. "The turnaroundd was amazing," Herson "In one week she started eatingt again.
Her liver enzymes went Herson estimates she and her husband have spent closeto $10,000 over two years on treatments for Bella, including almost $5,000 for the gallstonee surgery and $1,500 for one year of treatment at the Anima l Wellness Center. One year later, Bella is healthy and Herson said.

Sources say - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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The East Coast ports are going to continue to do If the regional expectation was the current answer is twoyears later. What’s pushing it back isn’t just the economy, but that there is a lot of capacity in the West Coasft now due tothe —John Giles, RailAmerica Inc. CEO and president The port has severaol interesting dynamics at play that will determine if and when the port will meet itsanticipatedr projections. The supply chain has become a very complexx model and in many casezs can provide a competitive advantag e formanufacturing companies.
The company that can source the best productsx for thelowest cost, with the shortest lead time and carries the least amountg of inventory while still meetinb demand usually has the best price point. The effectss of the economy have forced many manufacturers to reassess their supply chains to maintaimnthat advantage. The containers that flow throug the port need to have local drayage to locacross docks, warehouses and rail yarda to continue their flow through the supplyy chain.
will benefit with the increased volumes acrossw all of our service We have several customers who consolidatse material in Jacksonville by way of rail or truc k and then transload that material into shippinhg containers for exportthrough Jaxport. In we have a number of warehouse customers who bringb their material through our warehouses wherr we performnumerous value-added activities beford eventually shipping to the final destination. —Shawn PenserSC, CEO Once the economy importsshould rebound. The next thing the port needsd is dredging to 50 feet of watetr to allow the port to accommodate the largestg and most efficientcontainer vessels.
Lastly, the wideninhg of the Panama Canal will make it a lot more efficientt for the carriers to ship directly to the East The growth of the port in Jacksonville will not do much to grow the size ofthe U.S. to Puertok Rico market — it’s driven on consumptionb — but it will allow the Puerto Rico carrierzs to becomemore efficient. The growth of imports into Jacksonvilled will continue to shift the sourcingb of goods to Puerto Rico from the Northeast to the Southeastf as more distribution centere are built to accommodate the growthin —Frank Peake, President Once the new Hanjin [Shippinbg Company Ltd.
] terminal is completed and steamshipp companies have time under theie belt using the TraPac [Inc.] facility, Jaxport will be meeting its potential. Jaxport will hit its potential for onemain reason: timing. Timing has givem Jacksonville the ability for plannedd infrastructure development aroundthe port. The immediatw growth will stem from our trucking and drayage divisions servicingfthe port. As new steamship companies call on the we will be handling more localize d incoming andoutgoing We’ll also be able to use our vast truckm network that transports more round trip internationap containers by moving import freight to the finakl customer and using these same containers to handls our customers’ export freight.
—Al Steele, , CEO and president

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