Monday, November 29, 2010

Ritz-Carlton Denver names new GM - Baltimore Business Journal:

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Andrew Rogers comes to the 1881Curtis St. hotel from the Ritz-Carltobn Kapalua in Hawaii, where he oversaw the resort’ds $170 million re-launch. Before then, Rogers served as resort manager forthe Ritz-Carlton Club in St. U.S. Virgin Islands, and director of golf operationd forthe Ritz-Carlton in Rose Jamaica. Before beginning his employment for in Rogers workedin ’s golf division at threr separate resorts.
He hold s a bachelor of science in marketing from Ferris State University and has a wife andtwo “My family and I are excited to be in a city as wonderfulp as Denver and I look forward to becoming part of the Rogers said in a news The Ritz-Carlton Denver property includes 202 guesft rooms spread over 14 floors, a spa and Elway’s Downtown

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Bone leery: Boomers putting off orthopedic treatment - Boston Business Journal:

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Dr. Scott Oliver, an orthopedic surgeon at Jordanb Hospitalin Plymouth, said his department had four orthopedic surgeriesz canceled just last week. He said one patientt who cancelled ownsan air-conditioning business and was afraidf to miss work. Another patient, who did have was told she risked losing her job ifshe didn’ft return within six weeks, which was shorter than the recommende recovery period. Oliver reports that his overall volumer is down20 percent, and other surgeonse say they are hearing of similar especially at smaller hospitals.
According to Massachusettx HospitalAssociation numbers, 59 percent of hospitalds are reporting a decline in elective surgeryu for the quarter endinhg March 31. The MHA did not break out numbers fororthopedic “There is definitely a palpable increase in concern over missing work and possibluy losing a job,” said Dr. Danieo Snyder, an orthopedic surgeon at . Traditional knee replacements can require long recoveryy periods of six to12 weeks. “We try to accommodate differengwork schedules.
Landscapers want to do it in the slow accountants want to schedule the surgert for aftertax day,” he The pressure comes as the number of younger, working orthopedixc surgery patients is increasing. For instance, a studty in the journal Public Health Reportsa found that the number of knee replacementa roseby 81.5 percent between 1990 and 2000 and that the grouo with the fastest rate of growth was the 45- to 49-year-olxd age group. The study also found that while Medicarwe remains the most common payer for such the proportion of charges paid for by private insurance has risen 39 percent.
Orthopedic surgeons say that whilwe retired people want to get their surgeriea over with as soonas possible, those with jobs and employer-pair health insurance are asking more “How long is it safe to wait?” Dr. Mark head of the orthopedics departmentat , said that whilse his overall surgery volume is prettyg much flat, he has recently seen a number of cancellationes of procedures — two were knee replacements and the othefr two were sports-related arthroscopic surgeries.
Gebhardt said even for those patient swho aren’t afraid of losing theidr jobs, that for those with employer-based healty insurance, “some are well-covered and some are He pointed to increasing co-paya and deductibles as another reason some patients are putting off procedures. Orthopedic surgeonsw say that when working patientscome in, they are offereds an injection that can help buy them eightg to 12 months. Surgeons like Snyder also offed newer procedures that will help patientw get back towork quicker. Snyder uses a procedure callesd OtisKnee. “Four years ago, I did 30 of thesd procedures. In the past year I have done he said. Dr.
Bill Murzic, a surgeonn at New England Orthopedic Specialistsin Peabody, said he also has seen mostly for knee and shoulder surgeries, amony younger, working patients. He said he has also seen a drop-offv in initial appointments over thelast month. But, he “I have also had a few cases wherd patients have come to meand said, I’m going to lose my job and my can we do the surgery now?
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Aussie firm puts 745 Atlantic on the block - Boston Business Journal:

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According to published reports, the Sydney, Australia-based real estate investment companyhas $1.4 billion in debt expiring in 2009. Macquarie also is reportedly selling property and raising cash toimprovwe liquidity. Macquarie has owned the 170,306-square-foot property in Boston’s Financialp District since 2004. It is Macquarie’a only property in Massachusetts. The Boston property could sellfor $70 milliom or more, said Michael Smith, managingh director in the Bostom office of , whose firm is marketing the property. Smithh declined to comment on debt tied to 745Atlanticx Ave.
As part of the deal, Macquarie is offerintg the building “as-is” including “attractive in-placde debt that can be assumedor pre-paicd in February of next year,” according to the offering brochure. Many potential buyers have been unwillinb or unable to finance real estate acquisitions due to the lack of affordablw debt inthe market. Owners with maturingf debt are being forced to sell the assetxs or refinance the properties athighef rates. The lack of commerciap property sales this year compared with last is due to the pricr gap between buyersand sellers, Lisa Campolj of said during a market presentation last week.
She said traditionall buyers are tied to the debt causing many to sit on the Offers forthe 11-story property, whicb is 100 percent leased to tenants includin and , were due Wednesday. The property is located acrossz from on the corner of Atlantic Avenue andBeacbh St. in Boston’s Financial It includes 152 undergroundparking spaces.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Embarq, CenturyTel complete $11.6B deal - East Bay Business Times:

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Buyer (NYSE: CTL) completed its $11. 6 billion stock and debt purchase ofEmbarq EQ), the companies announcedf early Wednesday. The combined company, , will be based in La., and potentially have $8 billio in annual revenue. It has more than 2.1 million broadbanr customers, 440,000 video subscriberw and 7.5 million access lines in 33 Embarq shareholdersare two-thirds owners of the combinexd company, having received 1.37 CenturyTel shares for each Embar share they owned. The deal included CenturyTe l assuming $5.8 billion in Embarq debt.
The two brandss will be converted graduallyto CenturyLink, a process expectec to conclude later this “The completion of this merger is a significanyt event for our customers, communities, investors and CEO Glen Post III, who had been head of said in the release. “CenturyLink has the advancer networks, the people and the financial stability to delive r the reliable and innovative services that our customers wantand need. We look forwared to this exciting new chapted inour company’s history.
” CenturyLinjk will keep “a significant presence” in the Overland Park though that location wasn’t amongy the regional operating headquarters Las Vegas; Wentzville, Mo.; Orlando, Wake Forest, N.C.; and La Crosse, Wis. Embarq now employzs about 2,800 in the area, down from 4,50p when it spun off from S) in 2006. That drop reflects the sale of Embarq’s logistics unit earlier this year and continual job cuts as the compangy has attempted to keep a lid on costd in anindustry that’s losing core customers to mobilw phones.
The recession has accelerated that trend, and observersd say that could mean deeper and faster cuts than originally anticipated as thecompaniex integrate. By joining, the rural phone companiesz expect to saveaboug $400 million a year in operating and capital expensews by 2011. They expect combinedf operating cash flow of morethan $4.2 billionj and free cash flow of aboutg $1.9 billion. CenturyTel expects to continue its current annual dividendof $2.80 a share. The combination is expected to add to free cash flow per sharein 2010. Sharesa continue to trade under CenturyTel’s ticker symbol.
Embarq CEO Tom Gerke will serve as executive vice chairman of the CenturyLinm board and oversee regulatory and governmental relations andhumah resources. Embarq ranks No. 3 on the Kansaw City Business Journal ’s list of area publicx companies.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

JeffSTAT's medical rescue team now includes helicopter - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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, the university's ground medical recently added a medically equipped helicopter andtransportr team, making the air servicde available to all area hospitals. The an EC 135, is owned by Air a publicly traded company basedin Englewood, Colo. Air Methods provides air medicalp transportation services to more than 60 hospitals acroswthe country. Its partnership with Jefferson, which includew Air Methods managing the aviation aspects of the marksthe company's first forah into the Philadelphia area. Jeffersohn annually transports about 400 patientsby air. In the past, it relierd on outside helicopter services.
"The addition of a helicopter to JeffSTAT'sw fleet of vehicles will reduce our dependencwe on other helicopter services that were not alwayws available when weneeded them," said Brian Sweeney, directord of JeffSTAT. Jefferson has added 10 full-time paramedica and nurses for thehelicopter service. The Healt System announced three changes to its management including naming John Buckley as themedical center's new executive director and CEO. Buckleh most recently served as president and CEOof , the parentt company of . He replaces Robert Perry, who had been with the hospitall forfour years. Tom Bielecki has assume d the position of chieffinanciao officer.
He recently came to Temple from ChestnugtHill Healthcare, where he held a number of senior levell positions over the past 25 including executive vice president and CFO. Bielecki replaces Ray Lefton, who had been with the hospital foreight years. Kay Graham of the Temple health systen human resources department has assumed the positiojn of associate hospital director of human resourcezs on an interim Graham replacesDave Williamson, who had been with the hospital for four Temple officials declined further comment on what it describeds as "personnel moves.
" King of Prussia-based RecoverCare raiser $5 million in a privatde stock sale, which the company will use to expand its The company provides low air-loss mattresa and overlays, preventive foam and gel and specialty hospital beds and patient transfef systems to acute-care hospitals, nursing homes, and othe providers of wound-care services. The completed earlier this month, was provided by NewSpring Venturee and CommerceHealth Ventures, which are also baser in King of Prussia. Related to the Brian G.
Murphy of NewSprintg Ventures joined RecoverCare's board of "This financing will provide RecoverCare with the resources to continue to invest in salesand marketing, as well as selected acquisitions," said Jon the company's CEO. The is presenting a program on stem cell research that will feature bioethicisrtArthur Caplan; U.S. Rep. Jamez Greenwood, who is taking over as president of the Biotechnology Industry Associationnext year; and scientist Kennet Zaret. The free public forum, "Stem Cellas in Medicine: A Dialogue On the Ethical, Biologica l and Policy Issues," will take place Oct. 25 at 4:30 p.m. on the colleged campus at 19 S. 22nd St.

McCormick & Schmick's closes downtown restaurant - Boston Business Journal:

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The Portland-based company notified the restaurant’w 38 employees of its decision and immediately closed the restauranythis afternoon. All employees were offered positions at othertMcCormick & Schmick’s locations in the Portlands metro area. Rumors the restaurant would close have circulated sincs atleast April. Two yearx ago, McCormick & Schmick’s stopped serving lunch at the in part because ongoing construction in downtownbcurtailed traffic. CEO Williaj Freeman said the company and its landlorrd worked hard to reach an agreemenyt that would have allowed the restaurany tocontinue operating. In the end, it wasn’yt possible.
He said none of the company’s 96 remaining locationsx in the U.S. and Canads is in similar jeopardy. McCormick & Schmick’se (NASDAQ: MSSR) has struggled with mounting losses sincse the recession started more than ayear ago, including double-digit declines in same store sales at restaurants open more than a It lost nearly $70 millioh in 2008 and $1.1 million in the firs quarter of 2009. It will open no more than three new restaurantdsthis year, far below its usual pace of 10 to 12 new locationss a year.
Freeman, who joined the company earlier this said the decision to close the firsrMcCormick & Schmick’s location was “It’s obviously a special unit for he said. The company acted quicklgy to close the restaurant so employees can report to thei r new locations in time for the stargt of the busysummer season. The companh has several weeks left on the leasee and will spend that time taking inventory and determinint where furnishings and other equipment might bestbe used. McCormicik & Schmick’s founders Bill McCormick and Doug Schmicki openedthe wood-paneled restaurant in 1979.
The 9,400-square-foot downtowmn location, in the Henry Failing Building, was placec on the market Tuesday by brokers Don Drake and Tim Parkere of Melvin MarkBrokerage Co. The asking rent is $18 per squar foot per year. The spacs includes 5,070 square feet of ground a mezzanine forprivate dining, kitchen, bar and lower level prep kitchen, storage and offices. It is on the Max line in the SkidmoreFountain district.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Bid to ban 'execution drug' exports - The Press Association

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Monday, November 15, 2010

ERA Presents The Great Ideas Summit 2011 - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Aurora's Southlands shopping center damaged by tornado - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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A twister reportedly touched down nearbyat 1:49 p.m. Sundauy and crossed through the area on an eightto 10-mile-long path for aboug 30 minutes, the said. . Firefighters foundx moderate damageat Southlands, located at E-470 and Smokt Hill Road, CBS4 News reported. Rooftop venting and air-conditioning units were windowswere broken, a shed was and a car was overturned. Natural-gas leaks also were Authorities shut down gas service to Southlands earlySunday afternoon.
No seriouss injuries were reported onthe shopping-center but a man in a nearbyu neighborhood who was trying to take pictures reportedlyh was hospitalized with unspecified serious injuries, according to news A Southlands spokeswoman told CBS4 most of the center'x stores will be closed Monday to allow for continued damage assessment. She said customers should call individual stores to verify whether they are closedeor open. Southlands, whicj opened in 2006, is the Denver area'z largest shopping center by retail space, at 1.7 milliobn square feet. It consists of severao freestanding buildings connected by pedestrian corridorsand streets.
The complex is owneed by Granite Southlands Town Center LLC and manage d by Forest City CommercialManagement Inc. Four other tornadoes were spottedr north and east of DenveeSunday afternoon, and baseball-sized hail struck some As many as 3,000 customers were withourt power for a time in partxs of Aurora and Centennial. .

Friday, November 12, 2010

Coastal Banking Company Reports Third Quarter 2010 Results - MarketWatch (press release)

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Stora Enso posts highest quarterly earnings in years - EUWID Wood Products and Panels

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Downtown Schnucks construction starts Wednesday - St. Louis Business Journal:

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grocery store, planned for the groundf floor of the at Ninth andOlivde streets. Last month, Schnuck Markets closed on $6 millionm in New Markets Tax Creditsfrom , which translates into nearly $2 million for the project, said Zack Boyers, CEO of . That financinhg enables the store to open the summerof 2009, said Schnucki Markets Chairman and CEO Scott “We think it’s going to have a very strong responsr from downtown residents and office he said recently. “Downtown lacks the kindsz of servicesa full-service grocery storre has for things like a pharmacy.” St.
Louis-based Legacu Building Group, a certified Minority Business Enterprise and commerciakl generalcontracting firm, is led by Presidenft Todd Weaver. Tom Collora Jr. was named storew manager for the downtown Getting the store up and running is estimated tocost $7.5y6 million. Schnuck Markets is payinh $3.42 million for tenant inventory and other opening The remainder is coming from a combinationof state, federak and city subsidies, including the federal New Markets Tax Credits.

Monday, November 8, 2010

CECO Environmental Announces Two New Orders Totaling Approximately $4.7 Million

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Million CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CECO Environmental (NasdaqGM: CECE), a leadinyg provider of air pollution control and industrialventilationn systems, announced today that it has receivec two new orders totaling approximately $4.7 , President and Chiefr Operating Officer, stated, "These orders were secured by two units of our equipmen group. They are orders for equipment that will be delivere d to customers in thepower industry." , Chairmah and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "The larger of the two orderzs is for equipment that will be delivere to a customer in South America.
We are continuinvg to build the international component of our We see great opportunities in the powerr industry aroundthe world." CECO Environmentalo Corp. is North America's largest independent air pollutioncontropl company. Through its subsidiaries -- CECOaire, CECO Filters, CECO Abatementr Systems, kbd/Technic, Kirk & Blum, H. M. White , Effox, GMD, Fisher-Klosterman, Flextor and AVC Specialistds -- CECO provides a wide spectrum of air qualit y services andproducts including: industrial air environmental maintenance, monitoring and managementf services, and air quality improvements CECO is a full-service provider to the military, aluminum, automotive, ethanol, aerospace, electric semiconductor, chemical, cement, metalworking, foundry and virtually all industrial procesd industries.
For more information on CECO Environmental, pleas e visit the company's website at . , CECO Environmental Email: This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaninvg of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Actof 1995. All forward-looking statements are subject to certain uncertaintiesand assumptions. These risks and which are more fullyh describedin CECO's Annual and Quarterlyg Reports filed with the Securitiesx and Exchange Commission, included changes in market conditions in the industries in which the Companyu operates.
Should one or more of these risks oruncertaintiesz materialize, or should the assumptions prove actual results may vary in material aspectzs from those currently anticipated. SOURCsE CECO Environmental Corp.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Crist signs bill to battle securities fraud - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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During a ceremonial bill signingf Monday atthe Miami-Dade County Courthouse, Crist, with Attorney Genera l Bill McCollum and some of the bill’s sponsorws at his side, signed the Investor Protectiob Act (HB 483). It gives McCollum’ss office, with approval from the , the authorityy to investigate andprosecuter large-scale securities scams underd the state’s securities law. Previously, white-collar criminal prosecutions fell undert theracketeering statute, which is hardee to prove. Prosecutions also were limited to the office ofthe state’s attorney, McCollum pointed out.
Crist noted that this kind of authorith was lacking during his tenure as attorney general and that this law woulddput “teeth” into the state’s prosecutorial powers. The law enhancews the Office ofFinancial Regulation’s enforcement power s by increasing penalties for violators and strengthenin g the license registration requirements for securitieds dealers. Penalties double from $5,000 to $10,00p0 as a result of the law, whicnh goes into effect Wednesday. State authorities will also be able to pursuew civil lawsuits to recover lost McCollum said. McCollum worked with Rep. Tom R-Naples and Sen. Garrett Richter, R-Naplesw on the legislation. Both attended the Sen.
Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach, a bill also attended Monday’s Grady is a securities attorney and expert in securitiea regulation who drafted the bill and sponsored it inthe “Now the attorney general will have the toolzs to do the job,” said Grady, prioe to the signing. “Our economy will grow stronger if investorzs have confidence in ourfinancial markets,” he said in a “By increasing the tools available to the statre to prosecute violators of our securitie laws, we protect investors and foster needef trust in the system.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Channel tunnel rail link sold for £2.1bn to Canadian pension funds - The Guardian

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

$1M donation gives UT graduate programs a boost - The Business Review (Albany):

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Ungerleider, who received his bachelor's degrer in psychology in 1970 from UT whils competing as a said he's creating the fellowship nameed for the current university president to help attract top graduate students from around the The first class of Powers Graduate Fellows will entefr the university in fall 2009. "We have an absolutew gem here with the said Ungerleider, "and we have a visionary sitting in the president'xs office. I wanted to hono both." The gift has been facilitateed by Ungerleider through the Foundationj for GlobalSports Development, an outreach and mentorshipp educational fund, where Ungerleider is a trustee. "We are indebtedc to Dr.
Ungerleider for this generouss gift," said Powers. "He clearly understands the importancr of graduate students to the success of our I am deeply honoredr that he chose to name this significant fellowship programafter me." Despite receiving his master's and doctor's degrees from another Ungerleider chose The University of Texas at Austinj for his gift to support the president's goal of becoming the top publiv research institution in the country.
Ungerleider said in conversations with Powerse he learned that while many top prospective graduatee students would like to attenxdUT Austin, the university loses some becauswe they are offered better financial packaged elsewhere. To learn more about graduate education at the Ungerleider looked atthe university's most prestigiouzs graduate fellowship program, the Donald D. Harrington Graduat e Fellowship, and met with several Harringtohgraduate fellows. He said he was impressed with the modeo of supporting the very best studente witha multi-year package and providinhg a community of mentors and peers to enhancr the graduate experience.
Ungerleider said he wants to create anothedr fellowship program to honor the academic excellence of the next generation and continue the practice of graduatre students developing their own expertise under the mentorshil ofseasoned faculty. "In 2010, the Graduat School will celebrateits 100-yea r anniversary and will look toward the future of graduate education at the university," said Victoria Rodríguez, vice provost and dean of graduated studies. "This inspiring gift is vitalo to fulfilling our vision of attracting the highesrt quality students to theGraduated School.
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