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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.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Top Real Estate Sales Transactions - Triangle Business Journal:
http://evabuy.com/en/women-s-secrets/page_36.html
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
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
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Gene Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer's Disease - eMaxHealth
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TopNews United Kingdom | Gene Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer's Disease eMaxHealth This latest discovery of a gene variation that appears to increase the risk of the most common form of Alzheimer's disease “will lead to a better ... New gene discovered that increases risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease Researchers find new gene for Alzheimer's disease New Genetic Risk for Alzheimer Disease Discovered |
Saturday, September 25, 2010
D.C.-area unemployment rate falls to 5.6% - Washington Business Journal:
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percent, but was still way up from 3 percenft unemployment inApril 2008, according to the latest numbers from the . The unemploymeng rate is still lowerthan April’s nationapl unemployment rate of 8.6 percent, not seasonally adjusted, which was up from 4.8 percent a year earlier. In the there were about 168,800 people looking for work and unable tofind it, down from abourt 176,000 in March. All 372 metropolitan areas posted highert unemployment rates than a year and 93 areas had rates of at leasft10 percent. The D.C. area was one of 117 areas that postex rates below7 percent, down from 347 areasa in April 2008. Unemploymenf in D.C.
itself continuecd to stay out of the double digitds in April witha 9.3 percent rate and about 29,900 peoplre looking for work. Those numbersz are a snapshot of conditions in and not smoothed out to account forseasonap trends. Virginia’s unemployment rate sunk to 6.6 percent in April, with aboutt 275,000 people out of work and Maryland’es rate also dropped to 6.6 percent, with about 194,200 people looking for jobs.
Those numbers don’t reflecyt discouraged workers, who choose to retire, go back to schoopl or stay homewith children; nor do they included people working part-time who want to be working full In April the jobless rate was at least 15 percenrt in 13 metro areas, nine of which were in and 31 areas had rates belosw 5 percent.
percent, but was still way up from 3 percenft unemployment inApril 2008, according to the latest numbers from the . The unemploymeng rate is still lowerthan April’s nationapl unemployment rate of 8.6 percent, not seasonally adjusted, which was up from 4.8 percent a year earlier. In the there were about 168,800 people looking for work and unable tofind it, down from abourt 176,000 in March. All 372 metropolitan areas posted highert unemployment rates than a year and 93 areas had rates of at leasft10 percent. The D.C. area was one of 117 areas that postex rates below7 percent, down from 347 areasa in April 2008. Unemploymenf in D.C.
itself continuecd to stay out of the double digitds in April witha 9.3 percent rate and about 29,900 peoplre looking for work. Those numbersz are a snapshot of conditions in and not smoothed out to account forseasonap trends. Virginia’s unemployment rate sunk to 6.6 percent in April, with aboutt 275,000 people out of work and Maryland’es rate also dropped to 6.6 percent, with about 194,200 people looking for jobs.
Those numbers don’t reflecyt discouraged workers, who choose to retire, go back to schoopl or stay homewith children; nor do they included people working part-time who want to be working full In April the jobless rate was at least 15 percenrt in 13 metro areas, nine of which were in and 31 areas had rates belosw 5 percent.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Ritter signs bills on driver texting, worker leave for school events, Pinnacol - Denver Business Journal:
http://www.pyramidartists.com/component/content/article/35-bios/178-barbados-246.html
Another measure signed by the governor creates a special committee to study the operations ofPinnacoo Assurance, Colorado’s largest worker’s-compensation insurer. . House Bill 1057, sponsored by Rep. Andy Kerr, requires employers to give workers up to 18 hours of parenta leave per year toattend parent-teacher conferences and otheer school-related events. Under the bill, parentsz must notify employers about academic activities at leasgt one weekin advance. Seasonak employees and companies with fewer than 50 workers are excluded fromthe bill’as requirements.
Employers can also deny leave for workers whose absence would cripple operations if the leave were Events covered by the billinclude parent-teacher conferences; special-educatioh services; dropout prevention; and attendance, truancy and disciplinary Some business groups and Republicans opposed the legislation, sayinbg it imposes more regulations on businesses in a time when they couldn’tg afford it. • House Bill sponsored by Rep. Claire Levy, D-Boulder, bans cell-phone use by motoriste under 18 and prohibits any drivers from sendingtext messages.
The bill originall y barred adult drivers from using handheld cell phones whilwin transit, but the legislation was weakened by a Senat e conference committee in early May amid growing Ritter was slated to sign the bill into law Monday night in Fort Collins. • Senate Bill 281, sponsored by Sen. Brandom Shaffer, D-Longmont, forms a special committee to studh Pinnacol, the state’s largest worker’s-compensation The measure once was part of a plan to raidnearlty $500 million in reserves from Pinnacol to coverr shortfalls in the state’sa budget and avoid cuts in higher But lawmakers decided not to siphom the reserves after Pinnacol executives threatened to sue and after Rittee indicated he would not support the Supporters of the legislation maintained that even though the plan fell it would still be a good idea to look into whether Pinnacol’s quasi-governmental structure is working for the state.
Businesse groups, including the Colorado Association of Commerce and opposedthe legislation, saying that Pinnacol isn’t broken and doesn’t need to be fixed. House Bill 1035 expands sales-tas refunds for bioscience and clean-tecj companies that purchase equipment used in the research and developmen of new technologiesand products. Supportersz say the legislation will help ensure continuee investmentsin “clean-tech” researcn and development and the continued growtj of startup and spinoff companies that create high-payinfg jobs.
• House Bill 1242 provides tax credit to philanthropists who donate to Colorado research Supporters said the legislation wouldd help research initiatives that could ultimately benefitthe state’se economy. • HB 1363 designates Colorado’zs unemployment insurance division asan “enterprise” under the Taxpayer’ s Bill of Rights (or TABOR). Supporters say the measure letsthe state’s unemployment insurance fund to function betteer for businesses and workers and puts the statwe budget process on more stable ground for futurde planning.
• HB 1338 prohibits insurance companies from using genetif testing for setting premiums or blocking individualsa fromobtaining insurance. .
Another measure signed by the governor creates a special committee to study the operations ofPinnacoo Assurance, Colorado’s largest worker’s-compensation insurer. . House Bill 1057, sponsored by Rep. Andy Kerr, requires employers to give workers up to 18 hours of parenta leave per year toattend parent-teacher conferences and otheer school-related events. Under the bill, parentsz must notify employers about academic activities at leasgt one weekin advance. Seasonak employees and companies with fewer than 50 workers are excluded fromthe bill’as requirements.
Employers can also deny leave for workers whose absence would cripple operations if the leave were Events covered by the billinclude parent-teacher conferences; special-educatioh services; dropout prevention; and attendance, truancy and disciplinary Some business groups and Republicans opposed the legislation, sayinbg it imposes more regulations on businesses in a time when they couldn’tg afford it. • House Bill sponsored by Rep. Claire Levy, D-Boulder, bans cell-phone use by motoriste under 18 and prohibits any drivers from sendingtext messages.
The bill originall y barred adult drivers from using handheld cell phones whilwin transit, but the legislation was weakened by a Senat e conference committee in early May amid growing Ritter was slated to sign the bill into law Monday night in Fort Collins. • Senate Bill 281, sponsored by Sen. Brandom Shaffer, D-Longmont, forms a special committee to studh Pinnacol, the state’s largest worker’s-compensation The measure once was part of a plan to raidnearlty $500 million in reserves from Pinnacol to coverr shortfalls in the state’sa budget and avoid cuts in higher But lawmakers decided not to siphom the reserves after Pinnacol executives threatened to sue and after Rittee indicated he would not support the Supporters of the legislation maintained that even though the plan fell it would still be a good idea to look into whether Pinnacol’s quasi-governmental structure is working for the state.
Businesse groups, including the Colorado Association of Commerce and opposedthe legislation, saying that Pinnacol isn’t broken and doesn’t need to be fixed. House Bill 1035 expands sales-tas refunds for bioscience and clean-tecj companies that purchase equipment used in the research and developmen of new technologiesand products. Supportersz say the legislation will help ensure continuee investmentsin “clean-tech” researcn and development and the continued growtj of startup and spinoff companies that create high-payinfg jobs.
• House Bill 1242 provides tax credit to philanthropists who donate to Colorado research Supporters said the legislation wouldd help research initiatives that could ultimately benefitthe state’se economy. • HB 1363 designates Colorado’zs unemployment insurance division asan “enterprise” under the Taxpayer’ s Bill of Rights (or TABOR). Supporters say the measure letsthe state’s unemployment insurance fund to function betteer for businesses and workers and puts the statwe budget process on more stable ground for futurde planning.
• HB 1338 prohibits insurance companies from using genetif testing for setting premiums or blocking individualsa fromobtaining insurance. .
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Documentary shows dramatic shrinking of the Aral Sea - AFP
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AFP | Documentary shows dramatic shrinking of the Aral Sea AFP MADRID â€" A new documentary which premiered Tuesday at a film festival in Spain graphically depicts the dramatic dessication of the Aral Sea in Central Asia ... |
Monday, September 20, 2010
Artromick International poised for growth in digital health-care age - Business First of Columbus:
http://www.tl-edu.net/Heros-And-Who-We-Are.html
It’s a simple truth aboutf such projects that’s the key to future growth for Columbus-based : “If they don’t have our they’re not going the last 5 yards,” said Paul Guth, the company’s president and chief operating officer. Artromick is a more than 30-year-olrd company that makes a range of products forthe long-term and acute-carwe markets, notably medication and emergency carts. The company’s cartx have been a staple for decades innursinv homes, where it has an estimatedd 75 percent share of the product market. up until recently, counted on that long-term care markef for the bulk ofits revenue.
Guth, who joinefd the company in 2004, estimatesz roughly 80 percent of sales as early as five years ago came from workinvgwith independent, or “closed-door,” pharmacies that supply nursing homes. Fast-forwarsd half a decade and only about 40 percent of its revenue comeas fromthe long-term care industry – the rest comes from growing markets that provide as much opportunity as challenge. Thosee challenges haven’t eased as the recession makes its mark on the Fiveyears ago, exports accounted for less than 10 percen of Artromick’s sales. They now make up 20 percent, Guth The company sells its products to 40 countries and was named a top exporter bythe .
But the largesr area of growth isin hospitals, which are showinbg more need for productsx that make costly electronic health-care system s portable and safe. Guth said the company has intensified its pushto design, develop and produces portable nurse stations and other products to line up with demand. Acutr care accounts for about 40 percent ofthe revenue, the same sharre as its long-standing long-term care business. “Long-terjm care has always been the biggest but we’re growing it as much as the industru allows,” Guth said. “It’s the hospital side that’s growin rapidly.
” That growth hit the spotlight on the 2008campaign trail, as Presidentf Barack Obama stressed in his platforn moving to electronic medical records. A $19 billion investment in that technolog y was included inthe $787 billionb economic stimulus package he signed earliert this year. While the company continues to see acutd care asa long-term growth the recession has put a markedd short-term squeeze on capital spending. That trend has taken a bite out of earningas and personnelat Ohio’s largest public company, The Dublin-based health-carw giant in recent months has easexd profit expectations and cut 1,300 jobs. Artromici hasn’t been immune.
“It definitely is slowing us down,” he “People are freezing their capitapl budgets, but by the time they get to the poin t of wanting to buyour product, they’vde spent millions and millions on software. They need our productf to finish it.” While Artromick’d products are a key cog in the health-carr industry at the pointg ofpatient care, the company hasn’rt just rested on that to get it throughy the recession. Artromick has expanded its onlinee shopping portal to sidestep the needfor customer-service representativew and pinpointed marketing dollars to target potentiakl clients surfing the Internet.
At the start of the it also rolled out what itdubbed “Artromick Capital,” a program for customers that offerzs leasing and monthly payment options for “We’re just trying to get them to be able to buy our Guth said.
It’s a simple truth aboutf such projects that’s the key to future growth for Columbus-based : “If they don’t have our they’re not going the last 5 yards,” said Paul Guth, the company’s president and chief operating officer. Artromick is a more than 30-year-olrd company that makes a range of products forthe long-term and acute-carwe markets, notably medication and emergency carts. The company’s cartx have been a staple for decades innursinv homes, where it has an estimatedd 75 percent share of the product market. up until recently, counted on that long-term care markef for the bulk ofits revenue.
Guth, who joinefd the company in 2004, estimatesz roughly 80 percent of sales as early as five years ago came from workinvgwith independent, or “closed-door,” pharmacies that supply nursing homes. Fast-forwarsd half a decade and only about 40 percent of its revenue comeas fromthe long-term care industry – the rest comes from growing markets that provide as much opportunity as challenge. Thosee challenges haven’t eased as the recession makes its mark on the Fiveyears ago, exports accounted for less than 10 percen of Artromick’s sales. They now make up 20 percent, Guth The company sells its products to 40 countries and was named a top exporter bythe .
But the largesr area of growth isin hospitals, which are showinbg more need for productsx that make costly electronic health-care system s portable and safe. Guth said the company has intensified its pushto design, develop and produces portable nurse stations and other products to line up with demand. Acutr care accounts for about 40 percent ofthe revenue, the same sharre as its long-standing long-term care business. “Long-terjm care has always been the biggest but we’re growing it as much as the industru allows,” Guth said. “It’s the hospital side that’s growin rapidly.
” That growth hit the spotlight on the 2008campaign trail, as Presidentf Barack Obama stressed in his platforn moving to electronic medical records. A $19 billion investment in that technolog y was included inthe $787 billionb economic stimulus package he signed earliert this year. While the company continues to see acutd care asa long-term growth the recession has put a markedd short-term squeeze on capital spending. That trend has taken a bite out of earningas and personnelat Ohio’s largest public company, The Dublin-based health-carw giant in recent months has easexd profit expectations and cut 1,300 jobs. Artromici hasn’t been immune.
“It definitely is slowing us down,” he “People are freezing their capitapl budgets, but by the time they get to the poin t of wanting to buyour product, they’vde spent millions and millions on software. They need our productf to finish it.” While Artromick’d products are a key cog in the health-carr industry at the pointg ofpatient care, the company hasn’rt just rested on that to get it throughy the recession. Artromick has expanded its onlinee shopping portal to sidestep the needfor customer-service representativew and pinpointed marketing dollars to target potentiakl clients surfing the Internet.
At the start of the it also rolled out what itdubbed “Artromick Capital,” a program for customers that offerzs leasing and monthly payment options for “We’re just trying to get them to be able to buy our Guth said.
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