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Under the award, the companyy said it will produce three more test vehicles of each versiojn to undergo additional survivability andmobility testing. One versionb of the vehicle is produced byBAE Systems' Globakl Tactical Systems business and the other by its U.S. Combat Systemd business. The former version will be produced atthe company'ws facilities in West Chester and in Texas, as well as other partner facilities. BAE Systems' Cincinnati-based Security & Survivability unit designed and developerd the survivability components of the Global TacticalSystemsw version.
Those components included its blast-protectedc hull, advanced armor solutionsa which utilizeproprietary light-weight materials developexd by BAE Systems, and seating and restraint The vehicles are referred to as MRAP All-Terrain or M-ATVs. They are lighter, more-mobilw versions of the company's mine-resistant, ambush-protecteds (MRAP) vehicles now used in BAE Systems said in a statement announcing thelatesrt contracts.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Solar Array, Gen. Mills detail expansions - San Antonio Business Journal:
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broke ground April 5 on the $100 176,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturingfacilit here, Keith Bone, general manager of the localk facility, told members of . AED held its quarterlyh meeting Thursdayat . Joe Hudgins, presidenf and CEO of Solar Array Ventures, outlined his company’w plan to build a massives solar manufacturing plant onthe city’d Westside. General Mills’ expansion should be completedcby November, Bone said. The cereal manufacturer will hire 60additional employees, bringing additional payroll to the area of $3.5 The expansion also brings $30 million in spendiny to New Mexico.
The Albuquerque City Council approvefda $100 million industrial revenue bond deal for the companhy in February. BE&K Corp. from Norty Carolina landed the design/build contract to build the but Bone said 80 percent ofthe firm’ws spending and employees will be local. The precast panel being used in the construction are manufacturedin Belen. General Millw has been in Albuquerquesince 1991. Its currenf facility is located near Paseo del Norte and Edith and has 190 with an annual payrollof $12 million, said The 275,000-square-foot plant produces about 135 millionj pounds annually of 35 different cereals.
The facilityh also has a lab on-site wherr the instructions for baking Generak Mills products at high altitudesare created. The companuy has given about $5 million to area nonprofitsx since 1998and $519,000 in scholarships, Bone added. Don chairman of AED, said the cereal company’ s donations illustrate one of the things the organization looks for inrecruitiny companies: community involvement.
Hudgins said Sola Array plans to break ground by the thirx quarter of this year ona 225,000-square-foot thin-filkm photovoltaic manufacturing plant in the Corderl Mesa business park, west of the mattress The company plans to add three more buildings of that size as it he said, with each facility employing about 225. Its annualo payroll in the first phase wouldbe $14 million. Aboutf five percent of the jobs woulspay $100,000, 45 percent would pay $70,009 and half of the jobs wouldd pay $45,000. The capital investment for the firs t phase willbe $170 million and the companyh would spend $40 million annually for raw materials.
The first phase is expectesd to have a capacity of75 megawatts, but that woulde grow to 300 mw with the full The plant also will have a spaced that will serve as a community and educational Solar Array is seeking $175 million in industrial revenude bonds from Bernalillo County. The company is working to raise $210 million in debt and equity, Hudgins Hudgins said New Mexico beat out two other statee for the plant, despite the fact that it did not offet the largest incentives.
But the coordination among loca and state government officials and other parties made New Mexico far more efficien in establishing a planning framework that the company coule then use to plan a budget for the hesaid “That was a major issue for Hudgins said. He also praise the labor force here and theeducational institutions. The facilityh is being designed byPageSoutherlandPage LLP, which has Texas officed in Austin, Dallas and Houston, as well as Washington, D.C. and London, U.K. Hoffman based in Portland, Ore., is building the facility.
broke ground April 5 on the $100 176,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturingfacilit here, Keith Bone, general manager of the localk facility, told members of . AED held its quarterlyh meeting Thursdayat . Joe Hudgins, presidenf and CEO of Solar Array Ventures, outlined his company’w plan to build a massives solar manufacturing plant onthe city’d Westside. General Mills’ expansion should be completedcby November, Bone said. The cereal manufacturer will hire 60additional employees, bringing additional payroll to the area of $3.5 The expansion also brings $30 million in spendiny to New Mexico.
The Albuquerque City Council approvefda $100 million industrial revenue bond deal for the companhy in February. BE&K Corp. from Norty Carolina landed the design/build contract to build the but Bone said 80 percent ofthe firm’ws spending and employees will be local. The precast panel being used in the construction are manufacturedin Belen. General Millw has been in Albuquerquesince 1991. Its currenf facility is located near Paseo del Norte and Edith and has 190 with an annual payrollof $12 million, said The 275,000-square-foot plant produces about 135 millionj pounds annually of 35 different cereals.
The facilityh also has a lab on-site wherr the instructions for baking Generak Mills products at high altitudesare created. The companuy has given about $5 million to area nonprofitsx since 1998and $519,000 in scholarships, Bone added. Don chairman of AED, said the cereal company’ s donations illustrate one of the things the organization looks for inrecruitiny companies: community involvement.
Hudgins said Sola Array plans to break ground by the thirx quarter of this year ona 225,000-square-foot thin-filkm photovoltaic manufacturing plant in the Corderl Mesa business park, west of the mattress The company plans to add three more buildings of that size as it he said, with each facility employing about 225. Its annualo payroll in the first phase wouldbe $14 million. Aboutf five percent of the jobs woulspay $100,000, 45 percent would pay $70,009 and half of the jobs wouldd pay $45,000. The capital investment for the firs t phase willbe $170 million and the companyh would spend $40 million annually for raw materials.
The first phase is expectesd to have a capacity of75 megawatts, but that woulde grow to 300 mw with the full The plant also will have a spaced that will serve as a community and educational Solar Array is seeking $175 million in industrial revenude bonds from Bernalillo County. The company is working to raise $210 million in debt and equity, Hudgins Hudgins said New Mexico beat out two other statee for the plant, despite the fact that it did not offet the largest incentives.
But the coordination among loca and state government officials and other parties made New Mexico far more efficien in establishing a planning framework that the company coule then use to plan a budget for the hesaid “That was a major issue for Hudgins said. He also praise the labor force here and theeducational institutions. The facilityh is being designed byPageSoutherlandPage LLP, which has Texas officed in Austin, Dallas and Houston, as well as Washington, D.C. and London, U.K. Hoffman based in Portland, Ore., is building the facility.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Chase opens D.C. mortgage help center - Washington Business Journal:
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The service center, at 1350 Eye St. NW, will help borrowersx who have a home loan servicedcby Chase, Washington Mutual or EMC — all now part of It is one of 24 walk-ij service centers Chase has opened across the “We created these local homeownership center as a place for our borrowerds to sit down and discuss their situation face-to-face with trained loan adviserws in these challenging times,” said David head of mortgage servicing at Chase, in a “They are part of a wide-ranging initiative to help families stay in their homes whenever possible.
” Chas has concentrated its walk-in service centers in areas where delinquency rates are the It has nine centerss in California, five in Florida and two in New York. In additiomn to the D.C. center, other cities with a single center include Phoenix, Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegazs and Philadelphia. Chase (NYSE: JPM) said that to date it has helpeeprevent 330,000 foreclosures and expects to help 650,000 borrowers and modify more than $110 billionh in home loans.
The service center, at 1350 Eye St. NW, will help borrowersx who have a home loan servicedcby Chase, Washington Mutual or EMC — all now part of It is one of 24 walk-ij service centers Chase has opened across the “We created these local homeownership center as a place for our borrowerds to sit down and discuss their situation face-to-face with trained loan adviserws in these challenging times,” said David head of mortgage servicing at Chase, in a “They are part of a wide-ranging initiative to help families stay in their homes whenever possible.
” Chas has concentrated its walk-in service centers in areas where delinquency rates are the It has nine centerss in California, five in Florida and two in New York. In additiomn to the D.C. center, other cities with a single center include Phoenix, Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegazs and Philadelphia. Chase (NYSE: JPM) said that to date it has helpeeprevent 330,000 foreclosures and expects to help 650,000 borrowers and modify more than $110 billionh in home loans.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
PRSA Arkansas Chapter to Host Presentation on Maximizing Multicultural Initiatives Featuring Multicultural Marketing Expert, Joe Carleo, APR
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June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In a nation rich with diverse cultures andethnicd identities, using just one approach to public relationa can be limiting. The Arkansas Chapter of the Publicx Relations Society ofAmerica (PRSA) is hosting an professional development panel on maximizing multicultural initiative s on Friday, June 19th at the Little Rock located on the 30th Floor of the Regionws Bank Building. , APR, Founder and Executiver Producer, Advanced Language and Media Servicews and 2009 Vice Chair of the PRSA National Diversity Committew who will discuss the latest trends and positioningb strategies to reachdiverse communities.
This program is part of the national tourentitled "From Media Relations to Maximizing Your Multicultural Initiatives in 2009," which is traveling to variouz PRSA chapters throughout the country. -- Key factsz and figures about the U.S. Hispanic and Africanh Americanmarkets -- Top trendsd in multicultural/ethnic public relations -- Commohn mistakes that marketers make in targetexd multicultural or integrated campaigns -- The meanss by which ethnic groups are drivingf the Web 2.
0 era and the dynamicds that each segment brings to online communicationds -- Developing and launching an effective multicultural communications strateg , APR, Founder and Executive Producer, Advancecd Language and Media Services Friday, June 19 Time: Lunch, Registration and Networking: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Little Rock Club - Regions Bank Building - 30th Floore - 400 W. Capitolp Suite 2435. Little Rock, AR 72201 Cost: PRSA Members - Non-Member - $25, Student -$15 For more informationn and to RSVP, please contact at (501) 551-1915, or e-mai l .
PR Newswire is the globa leader in innovative communications andmarketing services, enablingy organizations to connect and engagre with their target audiences worldwide. Through its multi-channek distribution network, audience targeting, and measurement services, PR Newswire help corporations and organizations engagein rich, timeluy and dynamic dialogue with the media, consumers, investors and the general public.
Utilizing PR Newswire'ws industry-leading communications and marketing services, its customerss build brands, generate awareness, impacg public policy, drive sales, and raise Pioneering the commercial news distribution industryy 55years ago, PR Newswires connects customers with audiences in more than 170 countrieas and in over 40 languages througyh an unparalleled network of offices in 16 countries acrosds North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middlw East, and via unique affiliations with the leadinfg news agencies across the PR Newswire is a subsidiary of Unitef Business Media Limited, a leading global businesz media company that serves professionalp commercial communities around the world.
For more go to . UBM focuses on two principap activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the developmenty and monetization of B2B communitiesand UBM's businesses inform marketws and serve professional commercial communitieas - from doctors to game from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmersa to pharmacists - with integratesd events, online, print and business information Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organizedx into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellerz together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more go to .
Contact: Rachel Meranuse PR Newswire 201.360.6776 rachel.meranus@prnewswire.com Bruce Trimble For PRSA 501-551-19145 bruce.trimble@sbcglobal.net
June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In a nation rich with diverse cultures andethnicd identities, using just one approach to public relationa can be limiting. The Arkansas Chapter of the Publicx Relations Society ofAmerica (PRSA) is hosting an professional development panel on maximizing multicultural initiative s on Friday, June 19th at the Little Rock located on the 30th Floor of the Regionws Bank Building. , APR, Founder and Executiver Producer, Advanced Language and Media Servicews and 2009 Vice Chair of the PRSA National Diversity Committew who will discuss the latest trends and positioningb strategies to reachdiverse communities.
This program is part of the national tourentitled "From Media Relations to Maximizing Your Multicultural Initiatives in 2009," which is traveling to variouz PRSA chapters throughout the country. -- Key factsz and figures about the U.S. Hispanic and Africanh Americanmarkets -- Top trendsd in multicultural/ethnic public relations -- Commohn mistakes that marketers make in targetexd multicultural or integrated campaigns -- The meanss by which ethnic groups are drivingf the Web 2.
0 era and the dynamicds that each segment brings to online communicationds -- Developing and launching an effective multicultural communications strateg , APR, Founder and Executive Producer, Advancecd Language and Media Services Friday, June 19 Time: Lunch, Registration and Networking: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Little Rock Club - Regions Bank Building - 30th Floore - 400 W. Capitolp Suite 2435. Little Rock, AR 72201 Cost: PRSA Members - Non-Member - $25, Student -$15 For more informationn and to RSVP, please contact at (501) 551-1915, or e-mai l .
PR Newswire is the globa leader in innovative communications andmarketing services, enablingy organizations to connect and engagre with their target audiences worldwide. Through its multi-channek distribution network, audience targeting, and measurement services, PR Newswire help corporations and organizations engagein rich, timeluy and dynamic dialogue with the media, consumers, investors and the general public.
Utilizing PR Newswire'ws industry-leading communications and marketing services, its customerss build brands, generate awareness, impacg public policy, drive sales, and raise Pioneering the commercial news distribution industryy 55years ago, PR Newswires connects customers with audiences in more than 170 countrieas and in over 40 languages througyh an unparalleled network of offices in 16 countries acrosds North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middlw East, and via unique affiliations with the leadinfg news agencies across the PR Newswire is a subsidiary of Unitef Business Media Limited, a leading global businesz media company that serves professionalp commercial communities around the world.
For more go to . UBM focuses on two principap activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the developmenty and monetization of B2B communitiesand UBM's businesses inform marketws and serve professional commercial communitieas - from doctors to game from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmersa to pharmacists - with integratesd events, online, print and business information Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organizedx into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellerz together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more go to .
Contact: Rachel Meranuse PR Newswire 201.360.6776 rachel.meranus@prnewswire.com Bruce Trimble For PRSA 501-551-19145 bruce.trimble@sbcglobal.net
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Service Net CEO says assets to be sold in restructuring move - Business First of Louisville:
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A recent legal notice published inThe Courier-Journalo stated that the Jeffersonville company is slated to have all of its assetd sold at a public auction in New York City on May 21. , a Delawarr company that was formedin February, will sell all asseta that Service Net and its related entitiez used as collateral for loans received in May 2007. The assetsd will be sold to one and followingthe auction, Service Net and its related entities also will sell any remaining assets not listed as collaterakl in the loan documents. That will enablwe Service Net to be sold asa “going concern according to the which indicates that the compan y will continue to operate under new ownership.
, a Chicago private-equit y firm, currently is the majority owner ofService Net. GTCR officials could not be reached prior toBusiness First’d press deadline. Members of Service Net’s executive team also have an ownership stake inthe company. Kevin Service Net CEO, and Lansdon Robbins, company chairman, both said they have nondisclosurwe agreements that prevent them from discussing details aboutthe auction. Callahabn said the sale is part of a larger effortt to restructurethe company’s bank debt and “lessehn the burden” on the company, although he declined to disclosd the amount of the debt.
Services Net has about five main bank creditors that Callahan declined to He said company officials started the restructuring process aboutt fivemonths ago. The restructuring is a positive step for Servicee Net andits 400-plus employeea because it will put the company on stronget financial footing, Callahan said. Collateral that will be auctionexdincludes inventory, accounts receivable, furniture, office intellectual property, computer hardware and Internet domain names, electronic business and accounting records and capita stock, according to the notice. , a N.C., investment banking firm, is listesd as the contact forthe auction. Dragonfly managint director DonMillen Jr.
could not be reachef prior to Business First’s press deadline. Service Net generated abouf $90 million in revenue in 2006. Revenus was up slightly in 2007 and then remained flat in Callahan said. He declined to disclose specificvrevenue figures. Employment levels have followedr the same trend as revenue durintg the past coupleof years, Callahan said. Within the past 15 he said, Service Net has landed new including , Philips, and . But “the economy has put some pressureson margins,” he said.
“Everybody’s looking to cut
A recent legal notice published inThe Courier-Journalo stated that the Jeffersonville company is slated to have all of its assetd sold at a public auction in New York City on May 21. , a Delawarr company that was formedin February, will sell all asseta that Service Net and its related entitiez used as collateral for loans received in May 2007. The assetsd will be sold to one and followingthe auction, Service Net and its related entities also will sell any remaining assets not listed as collaterakl in the loan documents. That will enablwe Service Net to be sold asa “going concern according to the which indicates that the compan y will continue to operate under new ownership.
, a Chicago private-equit y firm, currently is the majority owner ofService Net. GTCR officials could not be reached prior toBusiness First’d press deadline. Members of Service Net’s executive team also have an ownership stake inthe company. Kevin Service Net CEO, and Lansdon Robbins, company chairman, both said they have nondisclosurwe agreements that prevent them from discussing details aboutthe auction. Callahabn said the sale is part of a larger effortt to restructurethe company’s bank debt and “lessehn the burden” on the company, although he declined to disclosd the amount of the debt.
Services Net has about five main bank creditors that Callahan declined to He said company officials started the restructuring process aboutt fivemonths ago. The restructuring is a positive step for Servicee Net andits 400-plus employeea because it will put the company on stronget financial footing, Callahan said. Collateral that will be auctionexdincludes inventory, accounts receivable, furniture, office intellectual property, computer hardware and Internet domain names, electronic business and accounting records and capita stock, according to the notice. , a N.C., investment banking firm, is listesd as the contact forthe auction. Dragonfly managint director DonMillen Jr.
could not be reachef prior to Business First’s press deadline. Service Net generated abouf $90 million in revenue in 2006. Revenus was up slightly in 2007 and then remained flat in Callahan said. He declined to disclose specificvrevenue figures. Employment levels have followedr the same trend as revenue durintg the past coupleof years, Callahan said. Within the past 15 he said, Service Net has landed new including , Philips, and . But “the economy has put some pressureson margins,” he said.
“Everybody’s looking to cut
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Rutherford chamber names new president - Nashville Business Journal:
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Latture, who will begin his new role Aug. 10, has been presidenrt and chief executive officer for the in Tennessessince 2002. “Paul has extensive experience leadingychamber organizations, and I am confidenf he will do a fantasticf job for Rutherford County,” searchu committee chairman Norman Brown says in a news During his leadership at the Jacksonj chamber, Madison County saw the creatioh of nearly 4,200 jobs, according to the Latture also coordinated Jackson’s economic development efforts with the Tennesseee Department of Economic and Community Development, where he servee as assistant commissioner befor coming to Jackson.
Latture has workef extensively in the chamber industry for more than 18 years and servese as vice president of the Tennessee EconomicDevelopmenyt Council, a statewide organization comprised of economif development professionals. Prior to his positiojn in Jackson, Latture was executive vice president for economic developmenft forthe Clarksville-Montgomery County Industrial Development Board and served as directort of membership and governmental affairz for the . “I am extremelt excited about the opportunity to work with such a truly progressive community asRutherford County,” Latturde says in the release.
“Rutherford Countyg is well-known not only on the state levep but on the national level for economiv andcommunity development.”
Latture, who will begin his new role Aug. 10, has been presidenrt and chief executive officer for the in Tennessessince 2002. “Paul has extensive experience leadingychamber organizations, and I am confidenf he will do a fantasticf job for Rutherford County,” searchu committee chairman Norman Brown says in a news During his leadership at the Jacksonj chamber, Madison County saw the creatioh of nearly 4,200 jobs, according to the Latture also coordinated Jackson’s economic development efforts with the Tennesseee Department of Economic and Community Development, where he servee as assistant commissioner befor coming to Jackson.
Latture has workef extensively in the chamber industry for more than 18 years and servese as vice president of the Tennessee EconomicDevelopmenyt Council, a statewide organization comprised of economif development professionals. Prior to his positiojn in Jackson, Latture was executive vice president for economic developmenft forthe Clarksville-Montgomery County Industrial Development Board and served as directort of membership and governmental affairz for the . “I am extremelt excited about the opportunity to work with such a truly progressive community asRutherford County,” Latturde says in the release.
“Rutherford Countyg is well-known not only on the state levep but on the national level for economiv andcommunity development.”
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Battle brewing over value of Legend gates - Dallas Business Journal:
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With lawmakers giving the nod recently to eventuallyallowinf long-haul flights out of city-owned Love Field, the terminal'w six gates are now more valuable, according to Bill Brewerd with Dallas-based . The new law -- which has sparked furiou local fare competition at Love betweenFort Worth-basex and Dallas-based Co. -- eventually repeald the 1979 Wright Amendment. It also mandates a gate cap from the existingy 32to 20. "Candidly, we have peopls analyzing thatright now. But frankly, the value'x gone up," said attorney for , the Dallas owners. "Mg guess is it's increasedx in value a factorof 50%.
We just went from beinv six of 32 to six of The facility was built in 1999for $21 million as a luxury terminal for the now-defunct Legend's DC-9 Love Terminal Partners has said a commercial airline this summer nearlgy closed on a $100 million deal for the Dallas Mayor Laura Miller has valuee the terminal at several million dollars and want s it razed. However, the new law doesn't designatee which gates must be destroyed, Brewer said. Choosinbg Legend's gates, he said, is an attempt to beef up Southwest'xs control over Love. "They are taking my client's gated for no other purpose than to createw a monopoly forSouthwest Airlines," he said.
Brewert believes Southwest requested thegate cap. Southwesr Airlines declined to comment, citing pending legalo battles. Love Terminal Partners has filed a suitin U.S. Districtt Court charging violation of federal antitrust laws and a suit in Dallazs County District Court charging violation of the Texa OpenMeetings Act. Miller, who initiated and led monthw of secret talks to reacbha mid-July compromise between Dallas, Fort Worth, Southwest and American, has said the gate cap was key to a which was the basiws for the law signed by President Bush this month. Milledr and Sen.
Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Dallas, both have said the revisee number of gates came from a Love Field masterplah updatefrom Tampa-based DMJM'ss late-June report found 20 gates "most to the noise, pollution and traffivc levels agreed to by the Love Fielr neighborhood in 2001 for the earlier That plan, assuming capped Love at 32 Documents obtained from the city of Dallas by the Dallaes Business Journal through the Texas Publivc Information Act, however, indicatew Miller envisioned gate cuts in August 2005 -- 10 months beforwe DMJM's report. In an Aug.
8, letter to Southwest Chairman Herb Miller proposed that Southwest buy anddemolish Legend's gates to win city supporgt for the airline's bid to repeal Wright. Miller declined to be In a March 22 lettetr to Miller and Fort Worth MayorMike American's Chairman and CEO, Gerard proposed capping Love Field at 16 On March 29, Miller directed Assistant City Manager Ryan Evans to have DMJM look at 26 In a May 11 letter to the region'ds , Kelleher cited a 21-gate maximum. Evans said Southwesg wanted more gates, whilew American wanted fewer.
With lawmakers giving the nod recently to eventuallyallowinf long-haul flights out of city-owned Love Field, the terminal'w six gates are now more valuable, according to Bill Brewerd with Dallas-based . The new law -- which has sparked furiou local fare competition at Love betweenFort Worth-basex and Dallas-based Co. -- eventually repeald the 1979 Wright Amendment. It also mandates a gate cap from the existingy 32to 20. "Candidly, we have peopls analyzing thatright now. But frankly, the value'x gone up," said attorney for , the Dallas owners. "Mg guess is it's increasedx in value a factorof 50%.
We just went from beinv six of 32 to six of The facility was built in 1999for $21 million as a luxury terminal for the now-defunct Legend's DC-9 Love Terminal Partners has said a commercial airline this summer nearlgy closed on a $100 million deal for the Dallas Mayor Laura Miller has valuee the terminal at several million dollars and want s it razed. However, the new law doesn't designatee which gates must be destroyed, Brewer said. Choosinbg Legend's gates, he said, is an attempt to beef up Southwest'xs control over Love. "They are taking my client's gated for no other purpose than to createw a monopoly forSouthwest Airlines," he said.
Brewert believes Southwest requested thegate cap. Southwesr Airlines declined to comment, citing pending legalo battles. Love Terminal Partners has filed a suitin U.S. Districtt Court charging violation of federal antitrust laws and a suit in Dallazs County District Court charging violation of the Texa OpenMeetings Act. Miller, who initiated and led monthw of secret talks to reacbha mid-July compromise between Dallas, Fort Worth, Southwest and American, has said the gate cap was key to a which was the basiws for the law signed by President Bush this month. Milledr and Sen.
Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Dallas, both have said the revisee number of gates came from a Love Field masterplah updatefrom Tampa-based DMJM'ss late-June report found 20 gates "most to the noise, pollution and traffivc levels agreed to by the Love Fielr neighborhood in 2001 for the earlier That plan, assuming capped Love at 32 Documents obtained from the city of Dallas by the Dallaes Business Journal through the Texas Publivc Information Act, however, indicatew Miller envisioned gate cuts in August 2005 -- 10 months beforwe DMJM's report. In an Aug.
8, letter to Southwest Chairman Herb Miller proposed that Southwest buy anddemolish Legend's gates to win city supporgt for the airline's bid to repeal Wright. Miller declined to be In a March 22 lettetr to Miller and Fort Worth MayorMike American's Chairman and CEO, Gerard proposed capping Love Field at 16 On March 29, Miller directed Assistant City Manager Ryan Evans to have DMJM look at 26 In a May 11 letter to the region'ds , Kelleher cited a 21-gate maximum. Evans said Southwesg wanted more gates, whilew American wanted fewer.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Census: American Internet use surges - Memphis Business Journal:
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That's according to a reportg released Wednesday bythe , which also shows that 62 percent of the nation's households reportg using the Internet at home in an 18 percent increase from 1997. Amontg households using the net in 82 percent reported usinga high-speed connection, and 17 percent used a dial-up connection. “Asx access to high speed connections have becomemore prevalent, so too have the numbere of people that connect to the Internet at said Thom File, a statistician with the Census Bureaj Housing and Household Economic Statistics “These data give us a bettef understanding of who is using the Internet and from About 66 percent of Georgians used the Internet in 2007.
New Hampshirer had the highest rate of Interne use for those age three and older in 2007 at 82 Mississippi and West Virginia had the lowest ratesx of use at about52 percent. Internef usage also varied by educationand race. For individualsw 25 and older witha bachelor’s 87 percent reported going online from some location in 2007. Abouf half (49 percent) of those with only a high school diploma reported usingthe Internet, compared with 19 percentg for those without a high school diploma. 69 percent of whites lived in householdxs withInternet use. The same was true for 51 percent of 73 percent of Asians and 48 percentof Hispanics.
That's according to a reportg released Wednesday bythe , which also shows that 62 percent of the nation's households reportg using the Internet at home in an 18 percent increase from 1997. Amontg households using the net in 82 percent reported usinga high-speed connection, and 17 percent used a dial-up connection. “Asx access to high speed connections have becomemore prevalent, so too have the numbere of people that connect to the Internet at said Thom File, a statistician with the Census Bureaj Housing and Household Economic Statistics “These data give us a bettef understanding of who is using the Internet and from About 66 percent of Georgians used the Internet in 2007.
New Hampshirer had the highest rate of Interne use for those age three and older in 2007 at 82 Mississippi and West Virginia had the lowest ratesx of use at about52 percent. Internef usage also varied by educationand race. For individualsw 25 and older witha bachelor’s 87 percent reported going online from some location in 2007. Abouf half (49 percent) of those with only a high school diploma reported usingthe Internet, compared with 19 percentg for those without a high school diploma. 69 percent of whites lived in householdxs withInternet use. The same was true for 51 percent of 73 percent of Asians and 48 percentof Hispanics.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Peyton Manning makes plenty of visits, but no decisions - Washington Post
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CBSSports.com (blog) | Peyton Manning makes plenty of visits, but no decisions Washington Post Where is Peyton Manning? The Dolphins, Titans, Broncos and Cardinals are among the teams that would like to get the former Colts quarterback to don No. 18 for them. His decision remains one of the biggest stories of the NFL offseason. Peyto n Manning's list trimmed to two, and Broncos are on it, sources say Report: Broncos are among Peyton Manning's top two choices Peyton Manning did throw the b » |
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Michigan's Largest Furniture Retailer Donates $1 Million to Focus: HOPE - Sacramento Bee
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WXYZ | Michigan's Largest Furniture Retailer Donates $1 Million to Focus: HOPE Sacramento Bee By Art Van Furniture WARREN, Mich., March 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wanting to make sure the work of Eleanor Josaitis continues, Art Van Furniture announced today it is donating one million dollars to Focus: HOPE and is ch » |
Friday, March 9, 2012
Pesky beetle found in S. Tier - Business First of Buffalo:
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The emerald ash borer, a voracious insecg that has devoured millions of ash trees ina seven-year march eastward from Michigan, has been found in Cattarauguss County. The first appearance of the bug in New Yorkstats — in Randolph 50 miles south of Buffalo was confirmed June 17 by the state and Department of Agriculture and Until now, the state had dodged the beetlwe bullet, but experts such as Richard Hoebeke, assistanf curator of Cornell’s insect collection, have warneed that its arrival was only a mattere of time.
If not contained, the emerald-coloresd insect puts at risk New York’s more than 900 millio n ash trees — about 7 percent of all treews inthe state, the state DEC said. The ash bore infests and kills North American ashtree species, including green, white, black and blue ash. It posex an especially potent risk to the logging industrt in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties and the entir e area withina 50-miler radius of Warren, Pa., which suppliesa the ash for the most famousw name in baseball bats — Louisville Kentucky-based has used white ash to make Louisville Sluggedr bats since 1884.
But loggers and bat maker s aren’t the only ones with a stake in confrontiny the spread of theash borer. Also watching closelyh for the last year have been manyothere businesses, including furniture makers, hardware stores and home and garden centers that sell toola with wooden handles, nurseries and landscapers, firewood sellers, and woodcarvers. Homeowners and communities, many of whicb planted ash trees to replace the elms destroyed decadeas ago by the Dutch elm also would be impacted if the invasion continuedsto spread. Trees often die withinh three to four years ofbecomingb infested.
One way the beetle has been spreae is in firewood transported from an infested area to campgroundwin non-infested areas. “There is littlew that can be done to stop the natural sprea of thisdevastating pest,” state Agriculture Commissioneer Patrick Hooker said in a “That being said, we will work diligently to learn more about the infestation and try to limit the artificiall spread of the beetle in New York througn regulations, surveys, and public Many of New York’s forests and parklands, includiny Allegany State Park which is near the recen t finding, are high-risk areae due to firewood movement, Hooker Since 2002, the emerald ash borer has destroyed more than 70 millio n trees in Michigan, Indiana, and 11 other stateds and Ontario and Quebec in Canadq and caused many quarantines, including some in Western Pennsylvania.
Until now, the borer’s closest confirmee presence to Buffalo hasbeen Toronto, Turkey Point, Ont., about 50 miles across Lake Erie from Chautauqua County, and northerjn Pennsylvania. Randolph is near the Pennsylvania state The spread ofthe beetle, a native of Asia with no naturall enemies in North America, has been watched and battled without success by using quarantines since 2002 when it was firsyt detected in Michigan.
The emerald ash borer, a voracious insecg that has devoured millions of ash trees ina seven-year march eastward from Michigan, has been found in Cattarauguss County. The first appearance of the bug in New Yorkstats — in Randolph 50 miles south of Buffalo was confirmed June 17 by the state and Department of Agriculture and Until now, the state had dodged the beetlwe bullet, but experts such as Richard Hoebeke, assistanf curator of Cornell’s insect collection, have warneed that its arrival was only a mattere of time.
If not contained, the emerald-coloresd insect puts at risk New York’s more than 900 millio n ash trees — about 7 percent of all treews inthe state, the state DEC said. The ash bore infests and kills North American ashtree species, including green, white, black and blue ash. It posex an especially potent risk to the logging industrt in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties and the entir e area withina 50-miler radius of Warren, Pa., which suppliesa the ash for the most famousw name in baseball bats — Louisville Kentucky-based has used white ash to make Louisville Sluggedr bats since 1884.
But loggers and bat maker s aren’t the only ones with a stake in confrontiny the spread of theash borer. Also watching closelyh for the last year have been manyothere businesses, including furniture makers, hardware stores and home and garden centers that sell toola with wooden handles, nurseries and landscapers, firewood sellers, and woodcarvers. Homeowners and communities, many of whicb planted ash trees to replace the elms destroyed decadeas ago by the Dutch elm also would be impacted if the invasion continuedsto spread. Trees often die withinh three to four years ofbecomingb infested.
One way the beetle has been spreae is in firewood transported from an infested area to campgroundwin non-infested areas. “There is littlew that can be done to stop the natural sprea of thisdevastating pest,” state Agriculture Commissioneer Patrick Hooker said in a “That being said, we will work diligently to learn more about the infestation and try to limit the artificiall spread of the beetle in New York througn regulations, surveys, and public Many of New York’s forests and parklands, includiny Allegany State Park which is near the recen t finding, are high-risk areae due to firewood movement, Hooker Since 2002, the emerald ash borer has destroyed more than 70 millio n trees in Michigan, Indiana, and 11 other stateds and Ontario and Quebec in Canadq and caused many quarantines, including some in Western Pennsylvania.
Until now, the borer’s closest confirmee presence to Buffalo hasbeen Toronto, Turkey Point, Ont., about 50 miles across Lake Erie from Chautauqua County, and northerjn Pennsylvania. Randolph is near the Pennsylvania state The spread ofthe beetle, a native of Asia with no naturall enemies in North America, has been watched and battled without success by using quarantines since 2002 when it was firsyt detected in Michigan.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Ryder donates $1M to Red Cross - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The foundation, affiliated with Miami-based (NSYE: R), will give $850,009 to the American Red Cross Disaste Relief Fundand $150,000 to the Greatee Miami & the Keys Red Cross chapter. In makingt the commitment, Ryder becomes the newest member of the Americanj Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving whichincludes , , , , , , , and . Gail president and CEO of the Greateer Miami AmericanRed Cross, said the prograk provides resources to help with a varietgy of disasters, ranging from apartment or house fires to hurricanse relief. Ryder's announcement came on the opening day of the 2009hurricanr season.
Ryder is extending preferred pricing for renta l vehicles to all local Red Cross chapters in the and will encourageits 20,000 U.S. employees to help suppor disaster preparednessand response. “The American Red Crosd is one of the most well respected charitablse organizations in the world and we greatly valuer the contributions it makes to communities where we live and Ryder Chairman and CEO Greg Swienton said in anews “As a transportation and logistics we also understand the complexity and depth of timely resources needed to respond to It is this strong linkage between Ryder’s business and the Red Cross’ operationapl needs that drove us to selecrt the Red Cross as Ryder’s primary, national charitablew partner.
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The foundation, affiliated with Miami-based (NSYE: R), will give $850,009 to the American Red Cross Disaste Relief Fundand $150,000 to the Greatee Miami & the Keys Red Cross chapter. In makingt the commitment, Ryder becomes the newest member of the Americanj Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving whichincludes , , , , , , , and . Gail president and CEO of the Greateer Miami AmericanRed Cross, said the prograk provides resources to help with a varietgy of disasters, ranging from apartment or house fires to hurricanse relief. Ryder's announcement came on the opening day of the 2009hurricanr season.
Ryder is extending preferred pricing for renta l vehicles to all local Red Cross chapters in the and will encourageits 20,000 U.S. employees to help suppor disaster preparednessand response. “The American Red Crosd is one of the most well respected charitablse organizations in the world and we greatly valuer the contributions it makes to communities where we live and Ryder Chairman and CEO Greg Swienton said in anews “As a transportation and logistics we also understand the complexity and depth of timely resources needed to respond to It is this strong linkage between Ryder’s business and the Red Cross’ operationapl needs that drove us to selecrt the Red Cross as Ryder’s primary, national charitablew partner.
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Monday, March 5, 2012
People on the Move: June 22 - Washington Business Journal:
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Stephanie Williamson has been namer director of marketing and business development with MatrixxDesign Cos. in the Matrid Settles office in Arlington. in D.C. namefd Brian Judis senior project manager for itshospitality practice. Judisx brings 15 years of experiencs managing large hospitality projects to theCORE team. Most recently associated with , where he was the directorf ofcapital expenditures, Judis implemented capital investmentt projects upwards of $70 millionn annually and was the lead manager for the desig and construction of numerous hotepl projects throughout the U.S.
Judis has workecd with a wide range of hotelkbrands including, but not limited to, Marriott, , Hyatt, , and Recently, he completed the renovation to the lobby, rotunds bar and restaurant of the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. Othed recent projects include the management of the design and constructiojn at the HyattCapitolp Hill, JW Marriott, Key Bridgs Marriott, Four Seasons Philadelphia, and Ritz-Carlton Tysonas Corner. Scott Boos , senior policy advise to Sen. Arlen D-Pa., has been named the new deputy directo r ofthe . Boos has more than sevenb years of legislative and polic experience gained during his tenursin Specter’s office and as staff directofr of the U.S.
Senate Steel In the Senate, Boos focused on a broafd range of issuesincluding manufacturing, climate change, veterans, appropriations, tax, telecom, housing, financial servicex and other business-related issues. As staff director of the bipartisan U.S. Senat e Steel Caucus, he worked to promote the health and stabilityy of the domestic steel as well as the interests of its Theof D.C. namee Bonnie I. Robin-Vergeer as director of the Project. She is an experiencec appellate litigator who comes to Legal Aid after nine yearz atLitigation Group, where she made three U.S.
Supreme Court arguments and numerous otherd before appellate courts throughout the country in cases involving theFirstg Amendment, access to the courts, and consumer healt h and safety, among other issues. Prior to her positio at Public Citizen, she worked for Joseph R. Biden Jr. on the reauthorizationb of the Violence Against Women Act in 2000 and was an associate at the law firm of LLP and a teachingy fellow at the Law Center AppellatweLitigation Clinic. The in Fairfax named Tiffanh Singleton tothe organization’s newly created position of directord of social entrepreneurship programs.
Singleton will be responsibles for overseeingthe design, development and implementatiom of UNCF social entrepreneurship while engaging stakeholders to develop a multiyear strategy for introducing a greateer number of young African Americans to social entrepreneurship the application of business managemeny practices and innovation to social reform efforts. In addition to overseeinvg the design and implementation of UNCF sociapentrepreneurship programs, Singleton will cultivatew and sustain strategic partnerships and collaborationxs with leading social entrepreneurs and theit organizations, and organize structured discussions with key ultimately establishing a national advisory committee of socialo entrepreneurs, academic, and social venture philanthropists who can providw ongoing guidance to UNCF.
has promoted Paul McManusz to assistantvice president. McManus, who joined the bank in is a financial center leader at 1470Rockvillse Pike. Francis P. Nelson has been promoted to administrativ vice presidentat . Nelson joined M&T in 1992. He is responsibl for leading and managing a retail sales and operations team for thePrinc George’s County region. in Rockville has named David E. Perkins as its new chief technology Perkinsjoins NIHFCU’s newly appointed CEO Juli Anne Callis to lead the credig union’s renewed focus on technologic innovation and delivery. Perkin previsouly worked at .
Over a 13-yeat career at SECU, with the last five as CIO, accomplishments include the completion of twocore conversions, implementationb of new loan origination, online banking and collection systems and the migrationm of new software. Cardinal Bank announced the promotions ofAndrea J. Peden to senior vice president, Katiew L. Golden to vice president and James N. Este to assistant vice president. Peden will oversee the relationshipl management of developers and realestats investors, with a primary focus on acquisition, construction financing and commercial including special use properties such as golf courses and He began his lending career at Cardinal Bank in 2000 as a credi analyst.
Golden will continue to overseee the relationship management of builderdsand developers, primarily in the areas of commercial project financing, acquisitions and client development. Golden joinecd Cardinal Bank in 2004 in real estate administration and currently manages the lendingb support unit for the commercial real estate Estep remains dedicated to smallbusiness lending, SBA guaranteed lending and business Estep began his financial services career at Cardinal Bank in 2004 in retaik lending. C. Fox Communications in Silver Spring named Tina McCormack as senior public relations associate, and Julie Feldman as public relationss associate. in D.C. named David W.
Whitmore as chie f operating officer andgeneral counsel. Whitmorse comes to Levick with more than 25 yearz of financial andoperational experience. He has spent the lion’es share of his career in the communications industry, working with public public affairs, lobbying and advertising firms. Before joining Levick, Whitmore was executive vice president ofin D.C. with operationaol responsibility forthe firm’s public affairs, government crisis management, and issues management practice groups. Prior to Whitmore provided communications and management counsel to numeroua clientsin D.C., Dubaki and Abu Dhabi.
At , Whitmore variously serve as executivevice president, chiegf financial officer, chief operating officer and generalk counsel. announced the hiring of Brian Brobst as vice presidenrt of business developmentin Brobst, a 20-plus year engineering and constructionj industry veteran, will be chargerd with expanding the firm’es presence in the high-density power and computing markets, inclusivs of finance, telecommunications, commercia data centers and government agencies. Brobst was previously employed by as critical facilityservices principal.
Prior to that, he served as principal and Eastern regioj director of business development for named Cyndie Shadoa as state vice president with oversight of campus operationswfor D.C., Delaware and Maryland. Shadow currently serves as campuw director forthe D.C. and Delawarse campuses. The university also has a campus locatiohin Columbia, Md., and three learning centers located in Greenbelt, Rockville and Md. Prior to joining the D.C. campus as campue director in 2007, Shadoq served as director of academic affaires forthe University’s Maryland campus, as well as campusx college chair for that campus’ .
Her backgroundf and experience also involves severao years as a senior system design associatw forInterData Corp. of Sanibel, Fla. Sam Ortiaz has been named campus directorat — Northern Virginia in Sterling. Engineering consulting firm hirefdMina L. Clark as a new federal programs project Clark will manage largwe public sector projectsfor G&O’sw growing federal programs division. Clark has 20 years of experience in domestix andEuropean projects, and has administered contractas for the U.S. government and as an industryh manager. She has workecd in military, government and corporate engineering environments. The Fairfasx at Embassy Row announced thatDavid F.
Bodettr has joined the hotel and its restaurant as assistantgeneralk manager. Bodette has been involved with four- and five-statr diamond hotels for more than a including food and beverage management positions with a numbedrof Ritz-Carlton properties across the U.S. In his new role, Bodettew will be responsible for food and beverage management andrelatef day-to-day operations for the Fairfax at Embassg Row, The Jockey Club and The Fairfax Joseph S. Skoloff joins Nova Medical’s team of expertes in Ashburn to leadthe facility’s pediatric division as the newest member of this integrativse medical group.
Board-certified in 1976 and then voluntarily, in 1988, Skoloff has been a pediatricia n in Loudoun County for more than30 years. Skolofrf currently holds positions as assistant clinicapl professor of pediatrics at the medical schools of George Washington andthe . He is a past vice chairmam of the department of pediatrics and chairmamn of the infection control committee atthe . Prior to joinin Nova Medical, Skoloff, served as chairmann of the department of pediatricsat , Robbinz AFB, achieved the rank of major, and entered a two-yea pediatric cardiology fellowship at the Children’s .
WellNet Healthcare, a health care technologgy companyin Bethesda, announced the appointmenr of Chris Kaiser as sales executives for the mid-Atlantic territory and Jay Thompsonn as sales executive for the Northeast Kaiser and Thompson will be responsiblr for selling software to companies that provide and pay for employeew health benefits. Prior to joining WellNet, Kaisert spent time in a territory saless role withVocus Inc. Previously, he was with the in Thompson most recently worked for the Corporate Executivs Board as aresearch consultant. Vedder Price PC announcesd thatAjay A. Jagtiani , Mark J, Guttag and David J. Lanzottiu will join the firm’s intellectual propertyy practicein D.
C. Jagtiani has nearlty 20 years of experience in all phases ofpatent prosecution, includinv patentability, validity and infringement procurement of domestic and foreign client counseling, licensing and use agreement preparatioh and negotiation, and the protection and valuation of intellectua l property in mergers and acquisitions. Guttag will becomd of counsel to the firm and Lanzott will be an associate inthe Jagtiani, Guttag and Lanzotti are registered to practicde with the . Prior to joining Veddet Price, they were with the law firm in Fairfax. announced a changs in leadership inthe firm’w Alexandria office. Intellectual property shareholderRobert G.
Mukai has been nameed office head. Mukai takes the placer of fellow intellectual property shareholder William C. Rowland, who was recentlyt elected to serve onthe firm’s advisoryy committee and, therefore, has steppe down from head of the office. Mukai formerly serve d on the Advisory Committee; however, his term recentluy expired. Mukai focuses his practicde on polymer chemistry includingbiodegradable polymers, synthetixc fibers, petroleum chemistry, health care photographic and lithographic solvent-based and solvent-less coating metallurgy and inorganic chemistry. Michaeo A. Bell , Laura E. Jordan and Alfrecd L. Scanlan Jr.
joined ’s business law and generao litigation groupsin D.C. as directors. announcexd that J. Page Scully has joined the firmin D.C. as an associatew in its state and localtax group. Page’a addition expands Sutherland’s fast-growinhg State Tax Practice to 20 attorneyesdedicated full-time to advising clients on state and local tax A former associate with LLP in Chicago, Scullu has experience in combined reporting, allocatiohn and apportionment, realty transfer tax, Internet and e-commerc e matters, unclaimed property and federal and state constitutional issues. announcedx that Daniel E. Cooper has joined the firm’s energh practice in the D.C. office.
Cooper is a non-lawyer consultinyg engineer inthe firm’sx energy practice group. He is a registered professionapl engineer focusing his consulting work on electricutilitgy matters, including economic and feasibility analysis, oversight of electric generatinh resource operations and development, power supply and transmission oversight of bulk power operations, compliancer with environmental regulations and reliability and review and oversight of transmission and bulk electric powedr contracts. Cooper joined the firm afte serving with the Michigan Publivc Power Agency for more than 16 Prior to joining Michigan Public Power Dan worked for 12 yeares for the firmof R. W. Beck.
LLP announcedr that Valyncia R. Simmons has joinex the firm’s D.C. office as an associate in its trial practice. Simmons’ practice focuses on trademarkj enforcementand litigation, as well as matters relatingt to unfair competition and copyrighted In addition to Simmons maintains trademark portfolios comprised of both foreignh and domestic trademark prosecution matters; handles opposition and cancellation proceedings before the ; acquirez domain names through implementationm of the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolutioj Policy; and analyzes trademark searcnh reports and provides clearancde opinions.
Leslie Nicholson , immediate past generalk counsel ofthe , joine d Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as senior counseol in the firm’s litigation practice. It is a homecoming for Nicholson, who was one of the firsgt three associates at Pillsbury predecessor firm Shaw Pittman when he begabn in private practicein 1968. He speng 28 years at the six as leader of itslitigation practice. Afterd earning his J.D. from of Law in 1965, Nicholson joined the U.S. Department of Justice as a membe of theAttorney General’s Honorsw Program, where he worked under two assistant attorneys general for the civipl division before joining Shaw Pittman.
During his nearluy three decades withthe firm, he personally handled casess in 37 states, involving securities, ERISA, construction complex commercial and real estate disputes, environmenta compliance, aircraft sales and class actions and employment law In 1996, Nicholson was named executive vice presidentt and general counsel to , wherde he created and managed the legalk department of the $12 billion financial institution, led government relations efforts at the federal and stated level, and supervised and administered multiplew other bank functions. A complianced program developed under his leadership was used as a modek of excellence by the Office ofThrifyt Supervision.
In 2002, Nicholson co-founded investment fund Kenwood LLC, where he was Presidentt and CEO until retuning to publid service at the GSAin 2008. Seyfarth Shaw LLP announceed thatMinh N. Vu has joinefd the firm’s D.C. office as a partner in the laborf andemployment department. She was previouslyy a partner at , where she served as co-chaif of the firm’s disability law group. Vu is an experienceed litigator with special expertise in handling disabilit discrimination lawsuits brought under the Americans with DisabilitiezAct (ADA) and other civil rights Since returning to the privatw sector, Vu has defended employers and public accommodations in a varietg of complex disability and employment law matters.
Vu also devotexs a substantial portion of her practice to employment law litigatioband counseling. She has defended employers againstt lawsuits and government investigations broughtunder anti-discrimination laws such as Title VII, the D.C. Humabn Rights Act, and the FMLA. LLP announceds that former U.S. Trade Representative General CounsepWarren H. Maruyama has rejoined the firm as a partne r inthe D.C. office. He will resume his practicre in the international tradre law and policy group ofthe firm.
As USTR Generall Counsel, Maruyama oversaw World Trade Organization and Free TradedAgreement disputes, worked with congressional leaders and other executive branch agencied on trade legislation, U.S. FTA and the WTO Doha Maruyama played a key role in negotiatingthe “May 10 Bipartisan Agreement” between the Bush administrationh and Democratic congressional leadership to address the labot and environmental provisions of U.S. FTAs. Rogeer E. Smith has joines LLP as a partner in the energy and publicc utilities group inthe D.C.
office from Troutmaj Sanders LLP where he was a Smith concentrates his practice inenergy regulation, litigation and He represents investor-owned utilities, independent system operatorz and regional transmission organizations, electric distribution companiea and power marketers. Kevin Spurlock has joinedc Penzance, where he will manage construction, design, and development for Penzance-owned projectas as well as for tenantsand third-partuy groups. Spurlock comes to Penzance from , where he was senior vice presidenrfor construction. In his 30 years on the job he has workex in senior positions for many of the majo players in themetro area, including , , and .
His project experiencew includes the training facility in renovation of1310 N. Courrt House, Cox Communications Regional Headquartersin Herndon, Dulles Town Centee Regional Mall, 1750 Tysons Boulevard in McLean, and the in North Bethesda, to name a few. Jeffory Grovesa has joined EDGE Commercial’s landlord and tenant advisory practicefor Maryland. Groves has seven year of experience. Gates Hudson announcer that Joe Schechtel has joined the companyt as senior vice president of its commercial He will be responsible for a team of professionalse providingasset management, property management and leasing services to the company’ss 3.
7 million square foot commercial real estate portfoliop in the Washington area. Schechtel brings with him more than 20 years of commercial realestate experience, including the last 14 years with , wherw he was director of client solutions and responsible for the firm’w third-party property management, facilityh management and project management services throughout the Washingtonb and Baltimore areas. Dave Jones joinee wife Pam Jones’ Loudoun-based marketing team at as comprehensivwe buyer repin Ashburn. in Resto n appointed George PeachTaylor Jr.
, vice president and chiedf medical officer, and Amy King , vice presidenty of health information technology programsx forthe company’s information systems As vice president and chief medical Taylor will provide strategic direction for Northrop Grumman’s health, homeland biomedical sciences and humaj system integration business. Previously, Taylor was vice president of HealtnIT Programs. Taylor joinedf Northrop Grumman in 2008 from the Washingtobn federal practiceof , where he was a senio r managing director following his 2006 retirement as a lieutenan t general and surgeon general of the U.S.
Air As vice president of health IT King will overseeNorthrop Grumman’a overall health business, which providee mission-critical enterprisewide health applications, interoperables architecture, and large-scale systems integration and engineerint to leading health organizations. Previously, she was directore of . King has more than 25 years of experience with civilian and defense agenciesx inthe management, analysis, design, development and implementationh of large-scale automated health and related administrative information systems using mainframs and Web-based technology.
Prior to joining Northropo Grummanin 2006, she was vice presideng of the Public Sector Health Account Grouop at . Northrop Grumman Corp. in Restob also named Cheryl L. Janey vice presidentr of operations for the informationsystems sector’sd civil systems division. Janey will oversee the division’sw financial growth and operational objectives withinbthe federal-civil, and state and local She will also lead civipl system’s integrated planning process, leading and managin special projects and initiatives. Janety has nearly 30 years of experience in the informatiohntechnology industry.
Most recently, she was president of civi programsfor , supportingf the technology needs of federal agencies. Prior to joining she spent almost six years in variousx leadership roles with Northrop Grumman supportingthe company’s state and local business. Reston-basesd announced that Chip Block has joined the company as vice presidenty ofstrategic development. He will be responsible for strategic planning, customer relationships, and leading the growthj of GITI into newmarkey sectors. Prior to joining GITI, Block was director of Defensed Advanced Solutions for McDonaldBradley / . Before MBI, he was president and chiev technology officer forSpearhead Innovations.
in Herndon announced that Laurz W. Thomas has been promoted to chiecfinancial officer. In her role as CFO, Thomasx will lead XO Communications’ financial strategy includin all reporting, auditing, taxation and investor relations She will work withthe company’s senio r executive team to develop and implementg the company’s long-term business Thomas brings more than 30 yearws of experience in finance and telecommunications to the position. Durinv the past nine years, Thomas served as vice presidengt of financefor XO. Prior to joining XO, Thomasd was the vice president of finance atConcerr Communications, a joint venture between .
In this role, she servee as acting CFO for six months and managed all revenuse and telecommunicationsaccounting functions. She also served as director of finance at where she directed revenue reportingand analysis, as well as managedx investor relations and financial planning acrosas all of MCI’s business
Stephanie Williamson has been namer director of marketing and business development with MatrixxDesign Cos. in the Matrid Settles office in Arlington. in D.C. namefd Brian Judis senior project manager for itshospitality practice. Judisx brings 15 years of experiencs managing large hospitality projects to theCORE team. Most recently associated with , where he was the directorf ofcapital expenditures, Judis implemented capital investmentt projects upwards of $70 millionn annually and was the lead manager for the desig and construction of numerous hotepl projects throughout the U.S.
Judis has workecd with a wide range of hotelkbrands including, but not limited to, Marriott, , Hyatt, , and Recently, he completed the renovation to the lobby, rotunds bar and restaurant of the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. Othed recent projects include the management of the design and constructiojn at the HyattCapitolp Hill, JW Marriott, Key Bridgs Marriott, Four Seasons Philadelphia, and Ritz-Carlton Tysonas Corner. Scott Boos , senior policy advise to Sen. Arlen D-Pa., has been named the new deputy directo r ofthe . Boos has more than sevenb years of legislative and polic experience gained during his tenursin Specter’s office and as staff directofr of the U.S.
Senate Steel In the Senate, Boos focused on a broafd range of issuesincluding manufacturing, climate change, veterans, appropriations, tax, telecom, housing, financial servicex and other business-related issues. As staff director of the bipartisan U.S. Senat e Steel Caucus, he worked to promote the health and stabilityy of the domestic steel as well as the interests of its Theof D.C. namee Bonnie I. Robin-Vergeer as director of the Project. She is an experiencec appellate litigator who comes to Legal Aid after nine yearz atLitigation Group, where she made three U.S.
Supreme Court arguments and numerous otherd before appellate courts throughout the country in cases involving theFirstg Amendment, access to the courts, and consumer healt h and safety, among other issues. Prior to her positio at Public Citizen, she worked for Joseph R. Biden Jr. on the reauthorizationb of the Violence Against Women Act in 2000 and was an associate at the law firm of LLP and a teachingy fellow at the Law Center AppellatweLitigation Clinic. The in Fairfax named Tiffanh Singleton tothe organization’s newly created position of directord of social entrepreneurship programs.
Singleton will be responsibles for overseeingthe design, development and implementatiom of UNCF social entrepreneurship while engaging stakeholders to develop a multiyear strategy for introducing a greateer number of young African Americans to social entrepreneurship the application of business managemeny practices and innovation to social reform efforts. In addition to overseeinvg the design and implementation of UNCF sociapentrepreneurship programs, Singleton will cultivatew and sustain strategic partnerships and collaborationxs with leading social entrepreneurs and theit organizations, and organize structured discussions with key ultimately establishing a national advisory committee of socialo entrepreneurs, academic, and social venture philanthropists who can providw ongoing guidance to UNCF.
has promoted Paul McManusz to assistantvice president. McManus, who joined the bank in is a financial center leader at 1470Rockvillse Pike. Francis P. Nelson has been promoted to administrativ vice presidentat . Nelson joined M&T in 1992. He is responsibl for leading and managing a retail sales and operations team for thePrinc George’s County region. in Rockville has named David E. Perkins as its new chief technology Perkinsjoins NIHFCU’s newly appointed CEO Juli Anne Callis to lead the credig union’s renewed focus on technologic innovation and delivery. Perkin previsouly worked at .
Over a 13-yeat career at SECU, with the last five as CIO, accomplishments include the completion of twocore conversions, implementationb of new loan origination, online banking and collection systems and the migrationm of new software. Cardinal Bank announced the promotions ofAndrea J. Peden to senior vice president, Katiew L. Golden to vice president and James N. Este to assistant vice president. Peden will oversee the relationshipl management of developers and realestats investors, with a primary focus on acquisition, construction financing and commercial including special use properties such as golf courses and He began his lending career at Cardinal Bank in 2000 as a credi analyst.
Golden will continue to overseee the relationship management of builderdsand developers, primarily in the areas of commercial project financing, acquisitions and client development. Golden joinecd Cardinal Bank in 2004 in real estate administration and currently manages the lendingb support unit for the commercial real estate Estep remains dedicated to smallbusiness lending, SBA guaranteed lending and business Estep began his financial services career at Cardinal Bank in 2004 in retaik lending. C. Fox Communications in Silver Spring named Tina McCormack as senior public relations associate, and Julie Feldman as public relationss associate. in D.C. named David W.
Whitmore as chie f operating officer andgeneral counsel. Whitmorse comes to Levick with more than 25 yearz of financial andoperational experience. He has spent the lion’es share of his career in the communications industry, working with public public affairs, lobbying and advertising firms. Before joining Levick, Whitmore was executive vice president ofin D.C. with operationaol responsibility forthe firm’s public affairs, government crisis management, and issues management practice groups. Prior to Whitmore provided communications and management counsel to numeroua clientsin D.C., Dubaki and Abu Dhabi.
At , Whitmore variously serve as executivevice president, chiegf financial officer, chief operating officer and generalk counsel. announced the hiring of Brian Brobst as vice presidenrt of business developmentin Brobst, a 20-plus year engineering and constructionj industry veteran, will be chargerd with expanding the firm’es presence in the high-density power and computing markets, inclusivs of finance, telecommunications, commercia data centers and government agencies. Brobst was previously employed by as critical facilityservices principal.
Prior to that, he served as principal and Eastern regioj director of business development for named Cyndie Shadoa as state vice president with oversight of campus operationswfor D.C., Delaware and Maryland. Shadow currently serves as campuw director forthe D.C. and Delawarse campuses. The university also has a campus locatiohin Columbia, Md., and three learning centers located in Greenbelt, Rockville and Md. Prior to joining the D.C. campus as campue director in 2007, Shadoq served as director of academic affaires forthe University’s Maryland campus, as well as campusx college chair for that campus’ .
Her backgroundf and experience also involves severao years as a senior system design associatw forInterData Corp. of Sanibel, Fla. Sam Ortiaz has been named campus directorat — Northern Virginia in Sterling. Engineering consulting firm hirefdMina L. Clark as a new federal programs project Clark will manage largwe public sector projectsfor G&O’sw growing federal programs division. Clark has 20 years of experience in domestix andEuropean projects, and has administered contractas for the U.S. government and as an industryh manager. She has workecd in military, government and corporate engineering environments. The Fairfasx at Embassy Row announced thatDavid F.
Bodettr has joined the hotel and its restaurant as assistantgeneralk manager. Bodette has been involved with four- and five-statr diamond hotels for more than a including food and beverage management positions with a numbedrof Ritz-Carlton properties across the U.S. In his new role, Bodettew will be responsible for food and beverage management andrelatef day-to-day operations for the Fairfax at Embassg Row, The Jockey Club and The Fairfax Joseph S. Skoloff joins Nova Medical’s team of expertes in Ashburn to leadthe facility’s pediatric division as the newest member of this integrativse medical group.
Board-certified in 1976 and then voluntarily, in 1988, Skoloff has been a pediatricia n in Loudoun County for more than30 years. Skolofrf currently holds positions as assistant clinicapl professor of pediatrics at the medical schools of George Washington andthe . He is a past vice chairmam of the department of pediatrics and chairmamn of the infection control committee atthe . Prior to joinin Nova Medical, Skoloff, served as chairmann of the department of pediatricsat , Robbinz AFB, achieved the rank of major, and entered a two-yea pediatric cardiology fellowship at the Children’s .
WellNet Healthcare, a health care technologgy companyin Bethesda, announced the appointmenr of Chris Kaiser as sales executives for the mid-Atlantic territory and Jay Thompsonn as sales executive for the Northeast Kaiser and Thompson will be responsiblr for selling software to companies that provide and pay for employeew health benefits. Prior to joining WellNet, Kaisert spent time in a territory saless role withVocus Inc. Previously, he was with the in Thompson most recently worked for the Corporate Executivs Board as aresearch consultant. Vedder Price PC announcesd thatAjay A. Jagtiani , Mark J, Guttag and David J. Lanzottiu will join the firm’s intellectual propertyy practicein D.
C. Jagtiani has nearlty 20 years of experience in all phases ofpatent prosecution, includinv patentability, validity and infringement procurement of domestic and foreign client counseling, licensing and use agreement preparatioh and negotiation, and the protection and valuation of intellectua l property in mergers and acquisitions. Guttag will becomd of counsel to the firm and Lanzott will be an associate inthe Jagtiani, Guttag and Lanzotti are registered to practicde with the . Prior to joining Veddet Price, they were with the law firm in Fairfax. announced a changs in leadership inthe firm’w Alexandria office. Intellectual property shareholderRobert G.
Mukai has been nameed office head. Mukai takes the placer of fellow intellectual property shareholder William C. Rowland, who was recentlyt elected to serve onthe firm’s advisoryy committee and, therefore, has steppe down from head of the office. Mukai formerly serve d on the Advisory Committee; however, his term recentluy expired. Mukai focuses his practicde on polymer chemistry includingbiodegradable polymers, synthetixc fibers, petroleum chemistry, health care photographic and lithographic solvent-based and solvent-less coating metallurgy and inorganic chemistry. Michaeo A. Bell , Laura E. Jordan and Alfrecd L. Scanlan Jr.
joined ’s business law and generao litigation groupsin D.C. as directors. announcexd that J. Page Scully has joined the firmin D.C. as an associatew in its state and localtax group. Page’a addition expands Sutherland’s fast-growinhg State Tax Practice to 20 attorneyesdedicated full-time to advising clients on state and local tax A former associate with LLP in Chicago, Scullu has experience in combined reporting, allocatiohn and apportionment, realty transfer tax, Internet and e-commerc e matters, unclaimed property and federal and state constitutional issues. announcedx that Daniel E. Cooper has joined the firm’s energh practice in the D.C. office.
Cooper is a non-lawyer consultinyg engineer inthe firm’sx energy practice group. He is a registered professionapl engineer focusing his consulting work on electricutilitgy matters, including economic and feasibility analysis, oversight of electric generatinh resource operations and development, power supply and transmission oversight of bulk power operations, compliancer with environmental regulations and reliability and review and oversight of transmission and bulk electric powedr contracts. Cooper joined the firm afte serving with the Michigan Publivc Power Agency for more than 16 Prior to joining Michigan Public Power Dan worked for 12 yeares for the firmof R. W. Beck.
LLP announcedr that Valyncia R. Simmons has joinex the firm’s D.C. office as an associate in its trial practice. Simmons’ practice focuses on trademarkj enforcementand litigation, as well as matters relatingt to unfair competition and copyrighted In addition to Simmons maintains trademark portfolios comprised of both foreignh and domestic trademark prosecution matters; handles opposition and cancellation proceedings before the ; acquirez domain names through implementationm of the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolutioj Policy; and analyzes trademark searcnh reports and provides clearancde opinions.
Leslie Nicholson , immediate past generalk counsel ofthe , joine d Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as senior counseol in the firm’s litigation practice. It is a homecoming for Nicholson, who was one of the firsgt three associates at Pillsbury predecessor firm Shaw Pittman when he begabn in private practicein 1968. He speng 28 years at the six as leader of itslitigation practice. Afterd earning his J.D. from of Law in 1965, Nicholson joined the U.S. Department of Justice as a membe of theAttorney General’s Honorsw Program, where he worked under two assistant attorneys general for the civipl division before joining Shaw Pittman.
During his nearluy three decades withthe firm, he personally handled casess in 37 states, involving securities, ERISA, construction complex commercial and real estate disputes, environmenta compliance, aircraft sales and class actions and employment law In 1996, Nicholson was named executive vice presidentt and general counsel to , wherde he created and managed the legalk department of the $12 billion financial institution, led government relations efforts at the federal and stated level, and supervised and administered multiplew other bank functions. A complianced program developed under his leadership was used as a modek of excellence by the Office ofThrifyt Supervision.
In 2002, Nicholson co-founded investment fund Kenwood LLC, where he was Presidentt and CEO until retuning to publid service at the GSAin 2008. Seyfarth Shaw LLP announceed thatMinh N. Vu has joinefd the firm’s D.C. office as a partner in the laborf andemployment department. She was previouslyy a partner at , where she served as co-chaif of the firm’s disability law group. Vu is an experienceed litigator with special expertise in handling disabilit discrimination lawsuits brought under the Americans with DisabilitiezAct (ADA) and other civil rights Since returning to the privatw sector, Vu has defended employers and public accommodations in a varietg of complex disability and employment law matters.
Vu also devotexs a substantial portion of her practice to employment law litigatioband counseling. She has defended employers againstt lawsuits and government investigations broughtunder anti-discrimination laws such as Title VII, the D.C. Humabn Rights Act, and the FMLA. LLP announceds that former U.S. Trade Representative General CounsepWarren H. Maruyama has rejoined the firm as a partne r inthe D.C. office. He will resume his practicre in the international tradre law and policy group ofthe firm.
As USTR Generall Counsel, Maruyama oversaw World Trade Organization and Free TradedAgreement disputes, worked with congressional leaders and other executive branch agencied on trade legislation, U.S. FTA and the WTO Doha Maruyama played a key role in negotiatingthe “May 10 Bipartisan Agreement” between the Bush administrationh and Democratic congressional leadership to address the labot and environmental provisions of U.S. FTAs. Rogeer E. Smith has joines LLP as a partner in the energy and publicc utilities group inthe D.C.
office from Troutmaj Sanders LLP where he was a Smith concentrates his practice inenergy regulation, litigation and He represents investor-owned utilities, independent system operatorz and regional transmission organizations, electric distribution companiea and power marketers. Kevin Spurlock has joinedc Penzance, where he will manage construction, design, and development for Penzance-owned projectas as well as for tenantsand third-partuy groups. Spurlock comes to Penzance from , where he was senior vice presidenrfor construction. In his 30 years on the job he has workex in senior positions for many of the majo players in themetro area, including , , and .
His project experiencew includes the training facility in renovation of1310 N. Courrt House, Cox Communications Regional Headquartersin Herndon, Dulles Town Centee Regional Mall, 1750 Tysons Boulevard in McLean, and the in North Bethesda, to name a few. Jeffory Grovesa has joined EDGE Commercial’s landlord and tenant advisory practicefor Maryland. Groves has seven year of experience. Gates Hudson announcer that Joe Schechtel has joined the companyt as senior vice president of its commercial He will be responsible for a team of professionalse providingasset management, property management and leasing services to the company’ss 3.
7 million square foot commercial real estate portfoliop in the Washington area. Schechtel brings with him more than 20 years of commercial realestate experience, including the last 14 years with , wherw he was director of client solutions and responsible for the firm’w third-party property management, facilityh management and project management services throughout the Washingtonb and Baltimore areas. Dave Jones joinee wife Pam Jones’ Loudoun-based marketing team at as comprehensivwe buyer repin Ashburn. in Resto n appointed George PeachTaylor Jr.
, vice president and chiedf medical officer, and Amy King , vice presidenty of health information technology programsx forthe company’s information systems As vice president and chief medical Taylor will provide strategic direction for Northrop Grumman’s health, homeland biomedical sciences and humaj system integration business. Previously, Taylor was vice president of HealtnIT Programs. Taylor joinedf Northrop Grumman in 2008 from the Washingtobn federal practiceof , where he was a senio r managing director following his 2006 retirement as a lieutenan t general and surgeon general of the U.S.
Air As vice president of health IT King will overseeNorthrop Grumman’a overall health business, which providee mission-critical enterprisewide health applications, interoperables architecture, and large-scale systems integration and engineerint to leading health organizations. Previously, she was directore of . King has more than 25 years of experience with civilian and defense agenciesx inthe management, analysis, design, development and implementationh of large-scale automated health and related administrative information systems using mainframs and Web-based technology.
Prior to joining Northropo Grummanin 2006, she was vice presideng of the Public Sector Health Account Grouop at . Northrop Grumman Corp. in Restob also named Cheryl L. Janey vice presidentr of operations for the informationsystems sector’sd civil systems division. Janey will oversee the division’sw financial growth and operational objectives withinbthe federal-civil, and state and local She will also lead civipl system’s integrated planning process, leading and managin special projects and initiatives. Janety has nearly 30 years of experience in the informatiohntechnology industry.
Most recently, she was president of civi programsfor , supportingf the technology needs of federal agencies. Prior to joining she spent almost six years in variousx leadership roles with Northrop Grumman supportingthe company’s state and local business. Reston-basesd announced that Chip Block has joined the company as vice presidenty ofstrategic development. He will be responsible for strategic planning, customer relationships, and leading the growthj of GITI into newmarkey sectors. Prior to joining GITI, Block was director of Defensed Advanced Solutions for McDonaldBradley / . Before MBI, he was president and chiev technology officer forSpearhead Innovations.
in Herndon announced that Laurz W. Thomas has been promoted to chiecfinancial officer. In her role as CFO, Thomasx will lead XO Communications’ financial strategy includin all reporting, auditing, taxation and investor relations She will work withthe company’s senio r executive team to develop and implementg the company’s long-term business Thomas brings more than 30 yearws of experience in finance and telecommunications to the position. Durinv the past nine years, Thomas served as vice presidengt of financefor XO. Prior to joining XO, Thomasd was the vice president of finance atConcerr Communications, a joint venture between .
In this role, she servee as acting CFO for six months and managed all revenuse and telecommunicationsaccounting functions. She also served as director of finance at where she directed revenue reportingand analysis, as well as managedx investor relations and financial planning acrosas all of MCI’s business
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Packers plan to keep Woodson at corner - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Packers plan to keep Woodson at corner Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Coach Mike McCarthy says he sees little to be gained by having Charles Woodson line up at safety. By Bob McGinn of the Journal Sentinel Will Russell Wilson ever be a starting quarterback in the NFL? Green Bay - Charles Woodson probably will play a few ... |
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Syria: The fear of carnage to come - msnbc.com (blog)
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Jakarta Globe | Syria: The fear of carnage to come msnbc.com (blog) On Wednesday, a Syrian official heightened fears of greater carnage to come when he said the government would "cleanse" the area. "Baba Amr will be the straw that will break the regime's back," Mohaimen al-Rumaid told Reuters from an area in Turkey ... Syria's rebels fea r they face massacre as troops close in on Homs Inside Syria's Anti-Uprising, 'Loyalists' Fear the Worst Syria's Homs bleeds: Assad regime forces renew barrage |
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