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Friday, March 18, 2011
Lawmakers Consider Speeding Up Dismissals For Poorly Performing Teachers - Hartford Courant
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Triangle transit projects get $23M in stimulus funds - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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million for the city of Raleigyh to build a new maintenance and operations facility for its Capitaol AreaTransit buses. Gov. Beverlhy Perdue announced that $103 millio has been allocated for transitrprojects Statewide. Twenty-one urban transit systems will receive morethan $70 million for 77 projects. The largest at $20.8 million, goes to Charlottr Area Transit System's North Davidson Street bus Projects in rural areads across the state totaled morethan $33 million. Governmengt officials estimate the projects will createe or retain morethan 3,200 jobs. Besides the CAT Triangle projects receiving stimulus mone includethe following: • Durham Area Transit Authority will receive $4.
3 million for projectas including paratransit vehicle replacements and bus repainting and bus GPS • Triangle Transit will receive $3.7 million for projectds including a vanpool expansion, vehicle locatof systems, replacement buses, preventative maintenance and an expansion of the parkingy lot at the Nelson Road facility; Durham County Access will receive $39,07r that will be used to buy three lift-equippe vans and also to hire a full-time mobility • Chapel Hill Transit will receive $2.
7 million for project s including replacement buses and paratransit vehicles, preventative maintenancde and computer technology hardware and • Orange Public Transportation will receive about $550,000 for replacemenyt transit vehicles; • Cary/C-Tran will receive $95,000 for bus shelters and benches • Wake Coordinated Transportation Servicee will receive $84,420 for six lift-equipperd replacement vans.
million for the city of Raleigyh to build a new maintenance and operations facility for its Capitaol AreaTransit buses. Gov. Beverlhy Perdue announced that $103 millio has been allocated for transitrprojects Statewide. Twenty-one urban transit systems will receive morethan $70 million for 77 projects. The largest at $20.8 million, goes to Charlottr Area Transit System's North Davidson Street bus Projects in rural areads across the state totaled morethan $33 million. Governmengt officials estimate the projects will createe or retain morethan 3,200 jobs. Besides the CAT Triangle projects receiving stimulus mone includethe following: • Durham Area Transit Authority will receive $4.
3 million for projectas including paratransit vehicle replacements and bus repainting and bus GPS • Triangle Transit will receive $3.7 million for projectds including a vanpool expansion, vehicle locatof systems, replacement buses, preventative maintenance and an expansion of the parkingy lot at the Nelson Road facility; Durham County Access will receive $39,07r that will be used to buy three lift-equippe vans and also to hire a full-time mobility • Chapel Hill Transit will receive $2.
7 million for project s including replacement buses and paratransit vehicles, preventative maintenancde and computer technology hardware and • Orange Public Transportation will receive about $550,000 for replacemenyt transit vehicles; • Cary/C-Tran will receive $95,000 for bus shelters and benches • Wake Coordinated Transportation Servicee will receive $84,420 for six lift-equipperd replacement vans.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
WCI files reorganization plan - Houston Business Journal:
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Under the plan, senior secured lenders will receiv new first lien debt in the amountgof $450 million, which includes a $150 millioj payment-in-kind component and an initial 95 percent equituy stake in the reorganized company, WCI said in a news The remaining 5 percent would be shared by the company’s unsecured creditors, which would begin to increasde when the new debt is fully retired. Interim CEO Davied L. Fry said WCI’s goal is to emergew from Chapter 11 by thethird quarter. “Undert the plan, WCI will emerge as a deleveraged lifestyl e community developer and land holding company with the flexibilith to navigate its business during these unprecedented times and he said.
Fry said the Sarasota-based company will continuee to complete homes alreadtunder construction, but has suspended all new home constructiob activity in Florida.
Under the plan, senior secured lenders will receiv new first lien debt in the amountgof $450 million, which includes a $150 millioj payment-in-kind component and an initial 95 percent equituy stake in the reorganized company, WCI said in a news The remaining 5 percent would be shared by the company’s unsecured creditors, which would begin to increasde when the new debt is fully retired. Interim CEO Davied L. Fry said WCI’s goal is to emergew from Chapter 11 by thethird quarter. “Undert the plan, WCI will emerge as a deleveraged lifestyl e community developer and land holding company with the flexibilith to navigate its business during these unprecedented times and he said.
Fry said the Sarasota-based company will continuee to complete homes alreadtunder construction, but has suspended all new home constructiob activity in Florida.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Reuters: Hank Aaron among buyers of Florida Panthers - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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(AMEX: HMR-U), or SPAC, a venture that boasts Aaron as aboarx member, has reportedly agreed to buy the Panthers; its the ; the arena’s management firm and land, an unnamecd source familiar with the deal told Reuters A call to a representative of Aaron’s was not immediately Published reports last August linkedc SPAC to a bid to buy the Major League Baseball club. SPAC’w board includes Fred Malek, a Chicago nativde who is the founder and chairmanof ; Tony Tavares, a former basebalk executive with the Nationals; their predecessor, the Montreal Expos; and the then-Californiz Angels; and former New York Gov.
Maripo Cuomo, a one-time minor league baseball Asked about the perceived lean toward buying a baseball team by Atlantaa Business Chronicle in January Murstein said SPAC wouldbe “very open-minded to any of the
(AMEX: HMR-U), or SPAC, a venture that boasts Aaron as aboarx member, has reportedly agreed to buy the Panthers; its the ; the arena’s management firm and land, an unnamecd source familiar with the deal told Reuters A call to a representative of Aaron’s was not immediately Published reports last August linkedc SPAC to a bid to buy the Major League Baseball club. SPAC’w board includes Fred Malek, a Chicago nativde who is the founder and chairmanof ; Tony Tavares, a former basebalk executive with the Nationals; their predecessor, the Montreal Expos; and the then-Californiz Angels; and former New York Gov.
Maripo Cuomo, a one-time minor league baseball Asked about the perceived lean toward buying a baseball team by Atlantaa Business Chronicle in January Murstein said SPAC wouldbe “very open-minded to any of the
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
CareWorks deal for Plannet Group shines amid dull economy - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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, a homegrown tech companyg with agrowing clientele, was acquired May 21 by Dublin-basexd , which plans to add high-paying jobs to suppory the purchase over the coming year. Terms of the deal between the privately heldcompanies weren’f disclosed. The sale also frees Plannet Group founde r Jim Mazotas to start another tech operation that coul d begin hiring over the coming yearas well. “This firs t rush to the finish line endedc on apositive note,” Mazotas “And it looks like there is goingt to be another one past this.” The 39-year-old Mazotas has been runnint the race for seven years.
He foundeed Plannet Group in 2002 to develop network security andmanagement software. He starterd the business after becoming unhappg with the direction of the softward development company where had he Mazotas decided to focus on developing a programm that could help computer networkj managers visually managetheir environment, rather than forcing them to search through linesw of code for problems. He called the program Mission Controlo and financed Plannet Groupwith $70,000 from savings and a seconsd mortgage. He focused on government clienta – including the city of Columbus and CuyahogqaCounty – because of the largse computer networks they maintain.
Mazotas also moved into the gamingy industry in March after signing a contracwith , owner of the Indianza Live Casino outside Indianapolis. Missionn Control is what attractedCareWorks Technologies, said President Todd Part of the CareWorks Family of Companies, a compensation management company in Dublin, CareWorks Technologies provides informationn technology services to a broader client base than the parenrt company. Cameron said the addition of Plannet Group and its serviced should increase revenue at CareWorks Technologies by 25 percent this although he declined to be specificx abouteither company’s financials.
“We hope it growse exponentiallyafter that,” Cameron said. doesn’t have a sales team at all andwe do. It’s a diamonf in the rough.” Mazotas said the lack of a saled team athis 10-employee company was one of the reasons he decidef to sell. He said the firm reached a “tippinhg point” in early 2008 after hearin interest from other companies looking to purchasrPlannet Group, including one from out of “Should we continue as we were or take the next Mazotas said. “We wanted to get (Plannety Group) to the maturity that could be found by linking up with a companylike CareWorks.
” It’sw fortunate for the regionn and its tech community that a local company boughtg Plannet Group, said Ted Ford, CEO of , the industrh advocacy group that housed Plannet Groulp at its business incubator from 2005 to 2008. “If you define success as keepinv jobs in the area and continuing with a foundation for then this is a Ford said. “The goal is to grow technologtjobs here, and Columbus is becoming a very good place to do that sort of All of Plannet Group’s Hilliard-based employeezs have joined CareWorks in Dublin and, over the next likely will be joined by five to 10 Cameron said. Those jobs likelyt will pay between $70,000 and $100,0000 a year.
While Mazotas is joining CareWorks, he does so as a His primary focus will be on his nextventurd – . Mazotas is building OnGuard around a behaviorap analysis security tool that flags suspicious patternds that could harm a computer A patent is being sought on the Mazotas said, and CareWorks Technologies has investede in the new business. By the time the producgt is ready for general releasein 2010, Mazotas hopesd to have a 25- to 30-worker payroll. Mazotas hopesd he will be telling a similarr story a yearfrom now. “Ift just goes to show that little guys can have a home he said. “Even in this economy.
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, a homegrown tech companyg with agrowing clientele, was acquired May 21 by Dublin-basexd , which plans to add high-paying jobs to suppory the purchase over the coming year. Terms of the deal between the privately heldcompanies weren’f disclosed. The sale also frees Plannet Group founde r Jim Mazotas to start another tech operation that coul d begin hiring over the coming yearas well. “This firs t rush to the finish line endedc on apositive note,” Mazotas “And it looks like there is goingt to be another one past this.” The 39-year-old Mazotas has been runnint the race for seven years.
He foundeed Plannet Group in 2002 to develop network security andmanagement software. He starterd the business after becoming unhappg with the direction of the softward development company where had he Mazotas decided to focus on developing a programm that could help computer networkj managers visually managetheir environment, rather than forcing them to search through linesw of code for problems. He called the program Mission Controlo and financed Plannet Groupwith $70,000 from savings and a seconsd mortgage. He focused on government clienta – including the city of Columbus and CuyahogqaCounty – because of the largse computer networks they maintain.
Mazotas also moved into the gamingy industry in March after signing a contracwith , owner of the Indianza Live Casino outside Indianapolis. Missionn Control is what attractedCareWorks Technologies, said President Todd Part of the CareWorks Family of Companies, a compensation management company in Dublin, CareWorks Technologies provides informationn technology services to a broader client base than the parenrt company. Cameron said the addition of Plannet Group and its serviced should increase revenue at CareWorks Technologies by 25 percent this although he declined to be specificx abouteither company’s financials.
“We hope it growse exponentiallyafter that,” Cameron said. doesn’t have a sales team at all andwe do. It’s a diamonf in the rough.” Mazotas said the lack of a saled team athis 10-employee company was one of the reasons he decidef to sell. He said the firm reached a “tippinhg point” in early 2008 after hearin interest from other companies looking to purchasrPlannet Group, including one from out of “Should we continue as we were or take the next Mazotas said. “We wanted to get (Plannety Group) to the maturity that could be found by linking up with a companylike CareWorks.
” It’sw fortunate for the regionn and its tech community that a local company boughtg Plannet Group, said Ted Ford, CEO of , the industrh advocacy group that housed Plannet Groulp at its business incubator from 2005 to 2008. “If you define success as keepinv jobs in the area and continuing with a foundation for then this is a Ford said. “The goal is to grow technologtjobs here, and Columbus is becoming a very good place to do that sort of All of Plannet Group’s Hilliard-based employeezs have joined CareWorks in Dublin and, over the next likely will be joined by five to 10 Cameron said. Those jobs likelyt will pay between $70,000 and $100,0000 a year.
While Mazotas is joining CareWorks, he does so as a His primary focus will be on his nextventurd – . Mazotas is building OnGuard around a behaviorap analysis security tool that flags suspicious patternds that could harm a computer A patent is being sought on the Mazotas said, and CareWorks Technologies has investede in the new business. By the time the producgt is ready for general releasein 2010, Mazotas hopesd to have a 25- to 30-worker payroll. Mazotas hopesd he will be telling a similarr story a yearfrom now. “Ift just goes to show that little guys can have a home he said. “Even in this economy.
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Saturday, March 5, 2011
Fitness Together contestant flexes inner Superman - MiamiHerald.com
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Fitness Together contestant flexes inner Superman MiamiHerald.com The Fitness Together foursome near the end of the eight-week challenge. Chris Fritzius leads the pack in weight loss and body sculpting. By Howard Cohen Chris Fritzius looks in the mirror and Superman stares back at him. Is this some alternate reality ... |
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Two more leave BofA board - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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According to a filing with the Securities andExchanges Commission, Prueher and Frank didn’t resign because of any disagreement with the company. Jackie Ward and Patricia Mitchell resigned earlythis month. Mitchell is a formerf New York television executive and currently serves as chiec executive of the Paley Centerfor Media, a New York Ward is the retired chiefd executive of Atlanta-based Computer Generation a software company. Robert Tillman, a formed Lowe’s Cos. Inc. (NYSE:LOW) chieft executive, resigned from the BofA board effectiveMay 29. And on May 29, the bank announced formerr lead independentdirector O.
Temple Sloan had left the BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reason for resignation. Sloan had been a BofA directo r for13 years. In earlty June, four outside directors were electedto BofA’se board. They are former Federal Reserve GovernodrSusan Bies, former Compass Bancshares Inc. chiefd executive and chairman D. Paul former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chairma n Donald Powell and retired Bank One and VisaInternational Inc. executive Williamm Boardman. BofA’s board has been under intenser scrutiny in recent months as the bank sufferedd through asharp stock-price decline after acquiring Merrill Lyncyh & Co.
The Charlotte-based bank (NYSE:BAC) also has receivef $45 billion in taxpayer aid. At the bank’es annual meeting in late shareholders voted to strip Chief Executivde Kenneth Lewis of his position asboard chairman. Walterf Massey was installed as the new chairman and has indicatex the board needs tobe re-evaluated. Lewis remainsx the bank’s CEO and president.
According to a filing with the Securities andExchanges Commission, Prueher and Frank didn’t resign because of any disagreement with the company. Jackie Ward and Patricia Mitchell resigned earlythis month. Mitchell is a formerf New York television executive and currently serves as chiec executive of the Paley Centerfor Media, a New York Ward is the retired chiefd executive of Atlanta-based Computer Generation a software company. Robert Tillman, a formed Lowe’s Cos. Inc. (NYSE:LOW) chieft executive, resigned from the BofA board effectiveMay 29. And on May 29, the bank announced formerr lead independentdirector O.
Temple Sloan had left the BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reason for resignation. Sloan had been a BofA directo r for13 years. In earlty June, four outside directors were electedto BofA’se board. They are former Federal Reserve GovernodrSusan Bies, former Compass Bancshares Inc. chiefd executive and chairman D. Paul former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chairma n Donald Powell and retired Bank One and VisaInternational Inc. executive Williamm Boardman. BofA’s board has been under intenser scrutiny in recent months as the bank sufferedd through asharp stock-price decline after acquiring Merrill Lyncyh & Co.
The Charlotte-based bank (NYSE:BAC) also has receivef $45 billion in taxpayer aid. At the bank’es annual meeting in late shareholders voted to strip Chief Executivde Kenneth Lewis of his position asboard chairman. Walterf Massey was installed as the new chairman and has indicatex the board needs tobe re-evaluated. Lewis remainsx the bank’s CEO and president.
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