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million for the city of Raleigh to buil a new maintenance and operations facility for its Capitaol AreaTransit buses. Gov. Beverly Perdue announced that $103 million has been allocated for transitrprojects Statewide. Twenty-one urban transit systems will receiv morethan $70 million for 77 projects. The larges t allocation, at $20.8 million, goes to Charlotts Area Transit System's North Davidson Street bus Projects in rural areas acrosse the state totaled morethan $33 Government officials estimate the projects will create or retain more than 3,20p jobs.
Besides the CAT facility, Trianglew projects receiving stimulus money includrthe following: • Durham Area Transit Authority will receivd $4.3 million for projects including paratransit vehicle replacements and maintenance, bus repainting and bus GPS • Triangle Transit will receive $3.7 million for projectse including a vanpool expansion, vehicld locator systems, replacement buses, preventative maintenance and an expansion of the parkinf lot at the Nelson Road facility; Durham County Access will receives $39,075 that will be used to buy threer lift-equipped vans and also to hire a full-time mobility • Chapel Hill Transit will receive $2.
7 millio n for projects including replacement buseds and paratransit vehicles, preventative maintenance and computer technologty hardware and software; • Orange Public Transportation will receive about $550,000 for replacemenft transit vehicles; • Cary/C-Tran will receive $95,000 for bus shelters and benches • Wake Coordinated Transportation Servic will receive $84,420 for six lift-equippede replacement vans.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
To Tigers fans who want Jim Leyland fired: Careful what you wish for - The Detroit News
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Globe and Mail | To Tigers fans who want Jim Leyland fired: Careful what you wish for The Detroit News Tigers manager Jim Leyland has a 1611-1610 record for his career, 542-479 with Detroit. (Jim Rogash/Getty Images) So you want to fire Jim Leyland, huh? Picture a successful baseb » |
Monday, May 28, 2012
Forest Hills Eastern to honor military prior to tonight's game versus Hastings - MLive.com
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Forest Hills Eastern to honor military prior to tonight's game versus Hastings MLive.com Forest Hills Eastern baseball player Matt McCready poses with his grandfather, Gordon McCready, prior to last year's Forest Hills Eastern Army Appreciation Game. Gordon McCready served in the United States Army in World War II. |
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Catholic hospital chain backs out of joint venture with Centene - Business First of Columbus:
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, founded by the Archdiocese of said it was withdrawing from the partnershipFridah night, just days before it was to take effecyt Wednesday. Caritas plans to continue to participate inthe state-subsidized programm that will provide health-care services for 165,0000 low-income working adults who are not eligible for Medicaicd or employer-sponsored insurance. But the hospita system will participate only asa health-carr provider, not a co-ownerd of the venture.
“By withdrawingy from the joint venturse and serving the poor as a providetr inthe Connector, upholding Catholic moral teaching at all they are able to carry forward the criticao mission of Catholic health care,” Cardinalp Seán O’Malley said in a statemen Friday night. “Our singular goal has been to provide for the needx of the poor and underserved in a mannerr that is fully and completely in accored with Catholicmoral teaching.” Sandy McBride, a spokeswoman for told the Boston Globwe that the end of the joint venture won’t have an impact on the health She also said she couldn’t providw information about the financial impact of the change.
In Centene Corp.’s subsidiary, , a contract to managwe health-care services for thousand of low-income patients in partnership with Caritad ChristiHealth Care. Centend had said it would consolidate the financial operations of the jointf venture and by the fourtb quarterof 2010, had expected annual run rate revenue of $100 million to $125 St. Louis-based Centene Corp. (NYSE: led by Chairman and Chief ExecutiverMichael Neidorff, provides managed care programs and related servicex to individuals under It also operates health plans in Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin.
, founded by the Archdiocese of said it was withdrawing from the partnershipFridah night, just days before it was to take effecyt Wednesday. Caritas plans to continue to participate inthe state-subsidized programm that will provide health-care services for 165,0000 low-income working adults who are not eligible for Medicaicd or employer-sponsored insurance. But the hospita system will participate only asa health-carr provider, not a co-ownerd of the venture.
“By withdrawingy from the joint venturse and serving the poor as a providetr inthe Connector, upholding Catholic moral teaching at all they are able to carry forward the criticao mission of Catholic health care,” Cardinalp Seán O’Malley said in a statemen Friday night. “Our singular goal has been to provide for the needx of the poor and underserved in a mannerr that is fully and completely in accored with Catholicmoral teaching.” Sandy McBride, a spokeswoman for told the Boston Globwe that the end of the joint venture won’t have an impact on the health She also said she couldn’t providw information about the financial impact of the change.
In Centene Corp.’s subsidiary, , a contract to managwe health-care services for thousand of low-income patients in partnership with Caritad ChristiHealth Care. Centend had said it would consolidate the financial operations of the jointf venture and by the fourtb quarterof 2010, had expected annual run rate revenue of $100 million to $125 St. Louis-based Centene Corp. (NYSE: led by Chairman and Chief ExecutiverMichael Neidorff, provides managed care programs and related servicex to individuals under It also operates health plans in Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin.
Friday, May 25, 2012
BUTTERFINGER(R) Builds World's Most Extravagant News Van, Reveals Roving 'News ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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The restaurant served its last mealsMay 31. The Third Streeg restaurant employed 45 to50 people. Jesse Jabot, vice presideny of operations and chief operating officerof Harry’s Seafoosd and Grille LLC, said the recession forceds the company to close the restaurant aftedr 14 years because sales had been down there significantlyt since 2008. “We tried to keep it open as long as we Jabot said.
“It was a very tough decision to It was the second tough decision the company was force to make in as many The Roosevelt Boulevard location that employef 40 to 45 people closed in Thefirst Harry’s Seafood, which was not a full service restaurant, opened in the Jacksonville Landing in 1987. That locatiobn sold and changed names, and the Jacksonville-based company started openinvg full service restaurants in North andCentral Florida, eventually growing to eighr locations — including three in Jacksonville. The last remaining Jacksonville location, which is also the site of the corporated headquarters onGate Parkway, will remai open. The other locations in St.
Gainesville, Ocala, Tallahassee, Lakeland and Tampa will also remain open, Jabot said. Jabo t said the company does hope to open another Jacksonville locationb in a yearor two, but therer are no definite plans yet.
The restaurant served its last mealsMay 31. The Third Streeg restaurant employed 45 to50 people. Jesse Jabot, vice presideny of operations and chief operating officerof Harry’s Seafoosd and Grille LLC, said the recession forceds the company to close the restaurant aftedr 14 years because sales had been down there significantlyt since 2008. “We tried to keep it open as long as we Jabot said.
“It was a very tough decision to It was the second tough decision the company was force to make in as many The Roosevelt Boulevard location that employef 40 to 45 people closed in Thefirst Harry’s Seafood, which was not a full service restaurant, opened in the Jacksonville Landing in 1987. That locatiobn sold and changed names, and the Jacksonville-based company started openinvg full service restaurants in North andCentral Florida, eventually growing to eighr locations — including three in Jacksonville. The last remaining Jacksonville location, which is also the site of the corporated headquarters onGate Parkway, will remai open. The other locations in St.
Gainesville, Ocala, Tallahassee, Lakeland and Tampa will also remain open, Jabot said. Jabo t said the company does hope to open another Jacksonville locationb in a yearor two, but therer are no definite plans yet.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
GSO plans downtown parking changes - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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The Bellemeade Street parking deck will receive anew pay-in lane device, which allow hourly customers to use cash or credit/debif card to exit without goingv through the parking bootb attendant. If a customer’s parking ticket is validate d by adowntown merchant, it will stilol need to be given to the parkinb attendant at the Also, beginning Aug. 1, a tickeg retrieval system will be implemented at all downtownparking decks. Currently, downtown decks raise their gates at7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, at 6 p.m. on Fridayh and all day Saturdaty and Sunday to allow customerw to enter freeof charge.
The city said that methodc doesn’t allow its parking operations unit to keep an accuratwe count of usageafter hours. With the new system, customer can still enter for free after hours but they will need to take a tickety to raisethe gate. When customeres exit, they will deposit the ticket at the main If a ticketis lost, it will require a $1 deposit to exit.
The Bellemeade Street parking deck will receive anew pay-in lane device, which allow hourly customers to use cash or credit/debif card to exit without goingv through the parking bootb attendant. If a customer’s parking ticket is validate d by adowntown merchant, it will stilol need to be given to the parkinb attendant at the Also, beginning Aug. 1, a tickeg retrieval system will be implemented at all downtownparking decks. Currently, downtown decks raise their gates at7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, at 6 p.m. on Fridayh and all day Saturdaty and Sunday to allow customerw to enter freeof charge.
The city said that methodc doesn’t allow its parking operations unit to keep an accuratwe count of usageafter hours. With the new system, customer can still enter for free after hours but they will need to take a tickety to raisethe gate. When customeres exit, they will deposit the ticket at the main If a ticketis lost, it will require a $1 deposit to exit.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Dean Foods to acquire Alpro in $455 million deal - Dallas Business Journal:
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Dallas-based Dean Foods (NYSE: DF) said it will be acquiring the companyg for euro325 million, or about $455 milliomn in U.S. dollars. Alprko is known as Europe’s leade r in the branded soy based beverage and food products busines and has net sales of euro 260 based on2008 figures. The company currentlg has five manufacturing sitesin Belgium, the Uniteds Kingdom, France and the Netherlands and employs 750 "We think this is a great deal that establishe Dean Foods as a cleafr global leader in the attractive soy beverage and related-products category, with over $1 billion in combined annual retail sales," said Gregg Engles, Dean Foods chairmamn and chief executive officer.
After the transaction is Joe Scalzo, chief executive officer and president ofDean WhiteWave-Morningstar division, will oversee the Alpro brand, which is run by CEO Bernarcd Deryckere. Alpro will continue to operate as a separate European business.
Dallas-based Dean Foods (NYSE: DF) said it will be acquiring the companyg for euro325 million, or about $455 milliomn in U.S. dollars. Alprko is known as Europe’s leade r in the branded soy based beverage and food products busines and has net sales of euro 260 based on2008 figures. The company currentlg has five manufacturing sitesin Belgium, the Uniteds Kingdom, France and the Netherlands and employs 750 "We think this is a great deal that establishe Dean Foods as a cleafr global leader in the attractive soy beverage and related-products category, with over $1 billion in combined annual retail sales," said Gregg Engles, Dean Foods chairmamn and chief executive officer.
After the transaction is Joe Scalzo, chief executive officer and president ofDean WhiteWave-Morningstar division, will oversee the Alpro brand, which is run by CEO Bernarcd Deryckere. Alpro will continue to operate as a separate European business.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
FAA certifies Garmin vision technology - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The company, a unit of Olathe-baseed (Nasdaq: GRMN), said in a Monday release that it hadreceived supplemental-types certification for Garmin Synthetic Visiohn Technology, which integrates with the company's G100p0 avionics suite. SVT displays obstacles and traffic in three dimensions on the G10009 primary flight display to replicate what pilotsz would see on aclear day. "Garmin'z SVT brings an unprecedented level of integration and awareness to pilotasof G1000-equipped aircraft," Gary Kelley, Garmin'se marketing vice president, said in the "SVT transforms the cockpit by accurately displayin g synthetic terrain, flight hazards, flight path markerd and highway-in-the-sky on the (primary flight display) so that the pilotr maintains excellent airborne situational awareness even when flyiny in conditions of reduced visibility or darkness.
This results in reducedc pilot workload and safer SVT also includes features that predictrthe aircraft's flight path and help pilots stay on course. The technologh is expected to be availableon G900X-equipped aircraft by July and on the G100 0 King Air C90 retrofirt in 2009; integration into existing G1000 systems or G1000-equipped aircraft that haven't yet been delivered is bein g coordinated with aircraft manufacturers. "SVT is a retrofitable and we are working with OEMs to develop a proces s whereby customers will have the option of addinhg SVT to their aircraftf with verylittle downtime," Kelley said in the Garmin ranks No.
9 on the Kansas City Business Journalp 's list of area publicc companies.
The company, a unit of Olathe-baseed (Nasdaq: GRMN), said in a Monday release that it hadreceived supplemental-types certification for Garmin Synthetic Visiohn Technology, which integrates with the company's G100p0 avionics suite. SVT displays obstacles and traffic in three dimensions on the G10009 primary flight display to replicate what pilotsz would see on aclear day. "Garmin'z SVT brings an unprecedented level of integration and awareness to pilotasof G1000-equipped aircraft," Gary Kelley, Garmin'se marketing vice president, said in the "SVT transforms the cockpit by accurately displayin g synthetic terrain, flight hazards, flight path markerd and highway-in-the-sky on the (primary flight display) so that the pilotr maintains excellent airborne situational awareness even when flyiny in conditions of reduced visibility or darkness.
This results in reducedc pilot workload and safer SVT also includes features that predictrthe aircraft's flight path and help pilots stay on course. The technologh is expected to be availableon G900X-equipped aircraft by July and on the G100 0 King Air C90 retrofirt in 2009; integration into existing G1000 systems or G1000-equipped aircraft that haven't yet been delivered is bein g coordinated with aircraft manufacturers. "SVT is a retrofitable and we are working with OEMs to develop a proces s whereby customers will have the option of addinhg SVT to their aircraftf with verylittle downtime," Kelley said in the Garmin ranks No.
9 on the Kansas City Business Journalp 's list of area publicc companies.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Clouds and Climate, Redux - New York Times (blog)
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
BofA ends U.S. Olympic Committee sponsorship - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The Charlotte-based bank reached the decision over the last coupler of weeks and notified the USOC within the past coupledof days. Banks such as BofA have faced increaseed scrutiny over their sponsorships due to the economic downturhn andgovernment support. But BofA says this decision was driven by insufficient return on investment fromthe “Because we’ve invested so much over the past 16 this became an extremely difficult and emotional decision for us,” says Joe BofA senior vice president of national mediw relations. “It’s not about the it’s not about reducingf marketing, it’s not about (Troubled Asset Reliec Program) support.
But rather, it’s about the insufficient businessx results we were ableto generate.” BofA has receivee $45 billion in taxpayer funds under TARP, whichg is designed to help thaw the credit markets and boost the Goode says the bank enjoyed the brand alignment it had with the USOC and the emotionao connection it had as a resulf of being Team USA’s officia l bank. The bank will continue to support Chicago’z bid to host the Olympics in 2016 in the form of grantz foroperating expenses. BofA (NYSE:BAC) is the latesf in a series of sponsorx to leave the USOC over the past two includingand (NYSE:HD).
In losing the bank as a sponsor, the USOC losexs its support ofthe “hometown hopefuls” program that set athletes and their families at an exclusive center during the Olympics. BofA was close to a deal last summe withthe USOC. However, there is a chance the bank will stilo be able to offer Olympic creditt cards withthe five-ringy logo courtesy of pass-through rights with Goode says the decision not to renew does not signif y the end of BofA’s support of the Olympixc movement. “It’s our every intention to explore otherf ways to supportthe U.S.
Olympic movement, and our support of Chicago 2016 is an example of Sports Business Journal is a sister publication of Charlotte BusinessJournao .
The Charlotte-based bank reached the decision over the last coupler of weeks and notified the USOC within the past coupledof days. Banks such as BofA have faced increaseed scrutiny over their sponsorships due to the economic downturhn andgovernment support. But BofA says this decision was driven by insufficient return on investment fromthe “Because we’ve invested so much over the past 16 this became an extremely difficult and emotional decision for us,” says Joe BofA senior vice president of national mediw relations. “It’s not about the it’s not about reducingf marketing, it’s not about (Troubled Asset Reliec Program) support.
But rather, it’s about the insufficient businessx results we were ableto generate.” BofA has receivee $45 billion in taxpayer funds under TARP, whichg is designed to help thaw the credit markets and boost the Goode says the bank enjoyed the brand alignment it had with the USOC and the emotionao connection it had as a resulf of being Team USA’s officia l bank. The bank will continue to support Chicago’z bid to host the Olympics in 2016 in the form of grantz foroperating expenses. BofA (NYSE:BAC) is the latesf in a series of sponsorx to leave the USOC over the past two includingand (NYSE:HD).
In losing the bank as a sponsor, the USOC losexs its support ofthe “hometown hopefuls” program that set athletes and their families at an exclusive center during the Olympics. BofA was close to a deal last summe withthe USOC. However, there is a chance the bank will stilo be able to offer Olympic creditt cards withthe five-ringy logo courtesy of pass-through rights with Goode says the decision not to renew does not signif y the end of BofA’s support of the Olympixc movement. “It’s our every intention to explore otherf ways to supportthe U.S.
Olympic movement, and our support of Chicago 2016 is an example of Sports Business Journal is a sister publication of Charlotte BusinessJournao .
Monday, May 14, 2012
Area home sales post big drop in May - Boston Business Journal:
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There were 1,783 home closings last month, a 29 percentg decrease from May 2008, according to the Greater Nashvillre Associationof Realtors. The median prics of single-family homes in May was a $5,400 increase from the priotr month, but a 10.6 percent declin from May 2008. “Real estate is feeliny the same effects as the rest of thenationakl economy,” Greater Nashville Association of Realtors President Mike Nichols says in a press release. “With the recent American Recovery and Reinvestmenft Act of 2009 supported bythe FHA, we are hopefuo that first-time home buyers will take advantage of the opportunity to use the $8,0090 tax credit to help with certaih costs at closing.
” Inventory on the market increas about 0.8 percent from April. There were 24,600 homeds on the market May 31. May’s numbers bringw year-to-date closings up to 7,149, down 31 percenft from the 10,406 closings at this pointg in 2008. The condo market had 228 closingsin May, a 25.2 percentf drop from the year That compares to 305 closings last The median price for a condo in May was down 1.7 percent from last There were 2,000 sales pending at the end of May. While that number was down from 2,489 pending saleds last year, it was only the second time since last September that pendingh sales figure hadreached 2,000 properties or more.
There were 1,783 home closings last month, a 29 percentg decrease from May 2008, according to the Greater Nashvillre Associationof Realtors. The median prics of single-family homes in May was a $5,400 increase from the priotr month, but a 10.6 percent declin from May 2008. “Real estate is feeliny the same effects as the rest of thenationakl economy,” Greater Nashville Association of Realtors President Mike Nichols says in a press release. “With the recent American Recovery and Reinvestmenft Act of 2009 supported bythe FHA, we are hopefuo that first-time home buyers will take advantage of the opportunity to use the $8,0090 tax credit to help with certaih costs at closing.
” Inventory on the market increas about 0.8 percent from April. There were 24,600 homeds on the market May 31. May’s numbers bringw year-to-date closings up to 7,149, down 31 percenft from the 10,406 closings at this pointg in 2008. The condo market had 228 closingsin May, a 25.2 percentf drop from the year That compares to 305 closings last The median price for a condo in May was down 1.7 percent from last There were 2,000 sales pending at the end of May. While that number was down from 2,489 pending saleds last year, it was only the second time since last September that pendingh sales figure hadreached 2,000 properties or more.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
EPA: Well water in Pa. gas drilling town is safe - The Associated Press
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The Associated Press | EPA: Well water in Pa. gas drilling town is safe The Associated Press (AP) â€" Federal environmental regulators say testing of scores of drinking-water wells in a northeastern Pennsylvania village has failed to turn up unsafe levels of contamination, providing ammunition to a gas driller that denies it polluted the ... EPA: Pa. village's water not polluted by gas fracking |
Friday, May 11, 2012
Tweets, tumors and life-saving surgery - Medill Reports: Chicago
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CBS News | Tweets, tumors and life-saving surgery Medill Reports: Chicago by MIchael Ahene One top tweet on Twitter shows step-by-step brain surgery that shows the removal of a cancerous tumor. Brain surgeons at Houston's Memorial Hermann hospital invited Twitter users to follow a live feed of an operation. Memorial Hermann hospital in Houst on to live tweet brain tumor surgery Brain Surgery, Live on Twitter Brain surgery tweeted live |
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Austin Business Journal:
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Date: Friday, June 26, 2009 Time: Topics 9:10 - 9:40 Career Strategies : Renee Career Strategists, LLC 9:45 - Re-Educating Yourself : Curt Schafer, Texad State University 10:20 - Workforce Training : Mike Midgley, Austin Communit y College 10:55 - 11:25 Networking : Scotr Ingram, Network Storming 11:30 - Support Systems for AspiringEntrepreneurs : Vicky Valdez, City of Austin Smalk Business Development Program 12:05 - Bootstrapping your Business : Bijoy Goswami, Bootstrap Austin Exhibitor Opportunitgy - One 6' draped pipe and drape not included - Two new 1-year subscriptions to the Austinj Business Journal, full online access and two Book of Listd Cost to Attend $10 Individual verification is required Contact Robert King for more informatioj and details at 512-494-2546 or .
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Sprint brings mobile broadband network to laptops - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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WiMAX-based Intel notebooks can be bought online at and Overland Park-based Sprint (NYSE: S) said in a release. The so-calledr fourth-generation wireless broadband service, branded launched last month in Baltimore. The Xohm distributiojn strategy lets consumersbuy WiMAX-capable devicess independent of Xohm subscriptions, then activate their devices to WiMAs service. Sprint envisions a multitude of WiMAX-compatibl e products as manufacturers add embedded chipsets to portable multimedia andInternet devices. When Xohm launched, a Express aircard and device, and service offers were available.
Xohm products first will be availablee at six storesin Baltimore, with salez kiosks open in several Baltimore-area the release said. Items also will be sold on the Web and by The company listed several products availabl e or inthe works. (Nasdaq: INTC) is shipping its firsrt combined WiMAX/Wi-Fi module as part of a series that’ds an optional feature for InteklCentrino 2-based laptops, the releasw said. Later this month, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) will sell a new WiMAX-compatible Nokia N810 Internet tablet witha wide-screen display and keyboard at certain independenft Baltimore retailers and on its Web site.
Also in will begin offering a Xohm USB During thefourth quarter, Sprint will launch a devics compatible with third- and fourth-generation networks, the release Personal computer equipment manufacturers including , , and have said they plan to deliver Intel Centrino 2-based notebooks featurinhg a processor with WiMAX. (Nasdaq: DELL), (NYSE: PC), Ltd. and plan to support WiMAX in their laptops beginning next year, the release said. , Sprinty announced a $14.5 billion deal to combine its Xohm unit with the WiMAz unitof (Nasdaq: CLWR), forminf the new Clearwire. The deal, which includew $3.
2 billion in strategixc investments from an array companies suchas Intel, is expectesd to close during the fourth quarter. Sprint, the nation’sx third-largest wireless carrier, has almost 52 milliojn customers.
WiMAX-based Intel notebooks can be bought online at and Overland Park-based Sprint (NYSE: S) said in a release. The so-calledr fourth-generation wireless broadband service, branded launched last month in Baltimore. The Xohm distributiojn strategy lets consumersbuy WiMAX-capable devicess independent of Xohm subscriptions, then activate their devices to WiMAs service. Sprint envisions a multitude of WiMAX-compatibl e products as manufacturers add embedded chipsets to portable multimedia andInternet devices. When Xohm launched, a Express aircard and device, and service offers were available.
Xohm products first will be availablee at six storesin Baltimore, with salez kiosks open in several Baltimore-area the release said. Items also will be sold on the Web and by The company listed several products availabl e or inthe works. (Nasdaq: INTC) is shipping its firsrt combined WiMAX/Wi-Fi module as part of a series that’ds an optional feature for InteklCentrino 2-based laptops, the releasw said. Later this month, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) will sell a new WiMAX-compatible Nokia N810 Internet tablet witha wide-screen display and keyboard at certain independenft Baltimore retailers and on its Web site.
Also in will begin offering a Xohm USB During thefourth quarter, Sprint will launch a devics compatible with third- and fourth-generation networks, the release Personal computer equipment manufacturers including , , and have said they plan to deliver Intel Centrino 2-based notebooks featurinhg a processor with WiMAX. (Nasdaq: DELL), (NYSE: PC), Ltd. and plan to support WiMAX in their laptops beginning next year, the release said. , Sprinty announced a $14.5 billion deal to combine its Xohm unit with the WiMAz unitof (Nasdaq: CLWR), forminf the new Clearwire. The deal, which includew $3.
2 billion in strategixc investments from an array companies suchas Intel, is expectesd to close during the fourth quarter. Sprint, the nation’sx third-largest wireless carrier, has almost 52 milliojn customers.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Australian company buys Solar Power modules - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Solar Power Inc. did not disclose specific termas ofthe deal. The agreement providews BBS with exclusive access toSolar Power’s 170- to 220-watr solar panels for use throughout Australia. The two-yeare supply agreement calls for a minimum purchas eof 5.7-megawatts of modules, the companh said. Shipments begin this month. “We are very pleasec to engage with Beyond Buildintg Systems as a key supplier of solar modules for their projects as they work towarr meeting the demands of the growing solar marketthroughoutg Australia,” Bradley Ferrell, president of Solar Power’zs commercial sales division, said in a news Earlier this week the company announced it had signed a supplg agreement with a German solart installation company serving the residential and commercial marketxs in Germany and southern The company announced a deal for modulee that would produce 2 Financial te rms were not Founded in 2005, Solar Power (OTCBB: works with clients to obtain permitds and manage the installatioh of solar power systems in small and medium-sizex businesses.
The company also manufactures or procures all the partsd and pieces to make the systems In addition, Solar Power installs home solar systemd through Yes! Solar Solutions.
Solar Power Inc. did not disclose specific termas ofthe deal. The agreement providews BBS with exclusive access toSolar Power’s 170- to 220-watr solar panels for use throughout Australia. The two-yeare supply agreement calls for a minimum purchas eof 5.7-megawatts of modules, the companh said. Shipments begin this month. “We are very pleasec to engage with Beyond Buildintg Systems as a key supplier of solar modules for their projects as they work towarr meeting the demands of the growing solar marketthroughoutg Australia,” Bradley Ferrell, president of Solar Power’zs commercial sales division, said in a news Earlier this week the company announced it had signed a supplg agreement with a German solart installation company serving the residential and commercial marketxs in Germany and southern The company announced a deal for modulee that would produce 2 Financial te rms were not Founded in 2005, Solar Power (OTCBB: works with clients to obtain permitds and manage the installatioh of solar power systems in small and medium-sizex businesses.
The company also manufactures or procures all the partsd and pieces to make the systems In addition, Solar Power installs home solar systemd through Yes! Solar Solutions.
Friday, May 4, 2012
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
5 Who Thrive: Aloha Salads grows by staying true to its mission - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The signature salad dressings are among the reasonss forthe company’s success. Alohza Salads continues to despite theweak economy, and is expected to gross more than $1 millionj this year. A third location is set to open in Juneat , followed by another in the by There are plans to franchise Aloha Salads And a California food group has agreed to bottld four of the six salad dressings for retail The Lufranos’ success is due to a number of They open stores only in high-profile locationse and form business partnerships with trusted They also stick to theidr core mission, which is to serve healthy foods using local ingredients.
Now theirf goal is to expandr strategically in anticipation ofthe economy’sz rebound in 2010. “We have to continuwe reinventing ourselves to keep thingsw fresh for customers and attractnew customers, as Chris said. “We’re not goingt to rush in. We’re going to make sure we make the righft decisionsmoving forward.” Careful growth has been the company’ds philosophy from the start. In December after seven years awayfrom home, the Lufranosz returned to Hawaii from Chicago, where she was a patent lawyedr and he worked in finance.
For more than a they scouted potential store locationzs on Oahu and experimented with recipesat Sara’s parents’ home in The couple opened their firsft Aloha Salads in May 2006 in a 440-square-foot spacwe in the , using personal capital and a $50,000 loan guarantee d by the U.S. Small Businesss Administration. The company’s creative salads “Aloha Mediterranean,” “Maui and “The Goddess” — instantly drew loyalk customers. One customer was loca contractorFreddie Franco, owner of BEK Inc., whose building creditds include Waikiki DFS Galleria, Neiman Marcua and Tony Auto-plex.
He struck up a friendship with the Lufranosw and two years later helped designAlohaq Salads’ second location in . The mall which opened in March 2008, briefly experienced a double-digit drop in sales after health-food chain Whole Foods opened nearby latelast year. Sale s have climbed since then but are slightlgbelow target, Chris said. now an equal partner in the provided the capital to build the Kapolei location set to opennext “Kapolei should be really good because there’s nothing out he said. “We’ve been gettingy lots of calls askingwhen we’re goingy to build in their area.
” The 1,200-square-foot store is unique in that it will have wine pairingsd with salads and a mezzanine level for dine-in customers, Franco said. As Aloha Salads continuesa to expand, the ability to quickly change menu itemsa tofit customers’ tastes will be For instance, roast beef sandwichese that did not sell well in the Kailu store have been replaced with pastrami sandwiches. Periodically introducing creative menu items also is crucial to This month, the Kahal a Mall location began serving “design-your-own” organic coffees, fruit bowls and fresh-squeezeds juices. The response has been overwhelming, and therw are plans to serve breakfasgt inother locations.
“We really care about the food that goes out to Sara said. “People get used to what they’r eating and don’t realizd there could be so manygood
The signature salad dressings are among the reasonss forthe company’s success. Alohza Salads continues to despite theweak economy, and is expected to gross more than $1 millionj this year. A third location is set to open in Juneat , followed by another in the by There are plans to franchise Aloha Salads And a California food group has agreed to bottld four of the six salad dressings for retail The Lufranos’ success is due to a number of They open stores only in high-profile locationse and form business partnerships with trusted They also stick to theidr core mission, which is to serve healthy foods using local ingredients.
Now theirf goal is to expandr strategically in anticipation ofthe economy’sz rebound in 2010. “We have to continuwe reinventing ourselves to keep thingsw fresh for customers and attractnew customers, as Chris said. “We’re not goingt to rush in. We’re going to make sure we make the righft decisionsmoving forward.” Careful growth has been the company’ds philosophy from the start. In December after seven years awayfrom home, the Lufranosz returned to Hawaii from Chicago, where she was a patent lawyedr and he worked in finance.
For more than a they scouted potential store locationzs on Oahu and experimented with recipesat Sara’s parents’ home in The couple opened their firsft Aloha Salads in May 2006 in a 440-square-foot spacwe in the , using personal capital and a $50,000 loan guarantee d by the U.S. Small Businesss Administration. The company’s creative salads “Aloha Mediterranean,” “Maui and “The Goddess” — instantly drew loyalk customers. One customer was loca contractorFreddie Franco, owner of BEK Inc., whose building creditds include Waikiki DFS Galleria, Neiman Marcua and Tony Auto-plex.
He struck up a friendship with the Lufranosw and two years later helped designAlohaq Salads’ second location in . The mall which opened in March 2008, briefly experienced a double-digit drop in sales after health-food chain Whole Foods opened nearby latelast year. Sale s have climbed since then but are slightlgbelow target, Chris said. now an equal partner in the provided the capital to build the Kapolei location set to opennext “Kapolei should be really good because there’s nothing out he said. “We’ve been gettingy lots of calls askingwhen we’re goingy to build in their area.
” The 1,200-square-foot store is unique in that it will have wine pairingsd with salads and a mezzanine level for dine-in customers, Franco said. As Aloha Salads continuesa to expand, the ability to quickly change menu itemsa tofit customers’ tastes will be For instance, roast beef sandwichese that did not sell well in the Kailu store have been replaced with pastrami sandwiches. Periodically introducing creative menu items also is crucial to This month, the Kahal a Mall location began serving “design-your-own” organic coffees, fruit bowls and fresh-squeezeds juices. The response has been overwhelming, and therw are plans to serve breakfasgt inother locations.
“We really care about the food that goes out to Sara said. “People get used to what they’r eating and don’t realizd there could be so manygood
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