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The Bethesda-based developer's 26-acre offic e park in the Shady Grove Life Sciences Cente is currently approvedfor 669,538 square feet of densitt and the campus currently contains half of or 350,000 square feet. At a May 28 work session, the Montgomert County Planning Board decided to recommend in its draf Gaithersburg West Master Plan that the property be developed with up to twice asmuch density, or contain up to 1.34 millioj square feet of office, retail and residential space.
The southwest cornet of the land currently includesa 272,000-square-foot, three-buildingv complex that houses software and pharmaceutical The north side of the propertyg contains the Metropolitan Regional Informational Services 72,000-square-foot headquarters. Last the board also recommendedthat Danac'x Corridor Cities Transitway stop be located at or near its northeastern near the intersection of Diamondback Drive and Decoverly Drive. That is good news for since the board had left out the stop inearliere drafts. The transit stop near the cornet may be developed whether the state retainzs the current road alignment or adoptsthe county'sa locally preferred alternative.
The boare also picked that location because the northeastern corne r is considered to be convenient for pedestrians from the Decoverlyuresidential communities. "We have a long way to go, but we are encouragecd by theplanning board's recommendations," said Timothuy Dugan, a Danac attorney. Several more work sessions are scheduler over the nexttwo months, and in July the planniny board will send its draft masterf plan to the county executive who will have 60 days to revie w and comment before it is sent to the county counci for deliberations.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Bantam finds strength in low numbers - Austin Business Journal:
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In the next room, a technician assemblee a customized network-management device with the logo onthe box, whilee his colleague puts together another one that Wi-Fui service provider custom-configured for one of its customers. "We're busting out at the seams Mike Chaddock, president and CEO of Bantam Electronics Inc., says as he surveys the company's manufacturing floor and which has recently doubled in size to 30,000 squar e feet. The company, which employ s about 50 at its plant on McHald Court off ofBurnet Road, expects to continue to grow and is on the hunt for a new placde that will triple its current footprint by October Chaddock says.
Bantam, founded in the late 1960s as , for many years had focused on repairinbg computersand electronics. It also made its own line of personal computers and servers under the XCELONj brand name and ran a retail store sellingtcomputer parts. The company still manufactures the XCELOh gear and has kept the partsstord going. But its growth of late has come from its newfocusw area: providing custom-manufacturing services to technolog companies.
The company has founed its nicheproviding so-called "high-mix, manufacturing services for companies that need a rangd of different products built in smalpl numbers, says Chaddock, who took over Bantam abou t two years ago after heading Austin-based semiconductorr startup and working for many yearsw as a manager at This year, Bantamm is on pace to ring up roughly $20 milliojn in sales, up from $15 million in Chaddock says. Bantam's ideal customer is one that makes software but not the hardware needede to makeit work, Chaddock says.
It landed just such a customedrlast year, when data-storage outfit of Austin shiftec its focus to software development and outsourcec its manufacturing to Bantam. Increasingly, U.S.-based technology companies that outsource productio n are turning to contract manufacturers in Asia and othe overseas markets where laborf costsare lower, says Steven an analyst at in Austin. That trend is likely to But at the same demand is expected to continue forsmaller U.S. such as Bantam, that stand ready to turn out smalleer runs ofproducts quickly, Froehlich says.
"Thers will always be a place for this niche where a companycan say, 'I need 1,000 of I need it done right and I need it in three weeks,'" he says. "That's how long it takeas a boat to sailfrom China." The highere level of intimacy that smaller, U.S.-based manufacturers can have with their customers also makes them appeal to certai n types of technology companies -- particularly those that are basecd nearby, Froehlich says. That's one reason Crossroads selectef Bantam, Crossroads CEO Rob Sims says. "Tha way, you can influence the manufacturer more effectively and managedchanges quickly," he says.
"And if it makex sense to do the work withibour community, then I thini that's the right approach."
In the next room, a technician assemblee a customized network-management device with the logo onthe box, whilee his colleague puts together another one that Wi-Fui service provider custom-configured for one of its customers. "We're busting out at the seams Mike Chaddock, president and CEO of Bantam Electronics Inc., says as he surveys the company's manufacturing floor and which has recently doubled in size to 30,000 squar e feet. The company, which employ s about 50 at its plant on McHald Court off ofBurnet Road, expects to continue to grow and is on the hunt for a new placde that will triple its current footprint by October Chaddock says.
Bantam, founded in the late 1960s as , for many years had focused on repairinbg computersand electronics. It also made its own line of personal computers and servers under the XCELONj brand name and ran a retail store sellingtcomputer parts. The company still manufactures the XCELOh gear and has kept the partsstord going. But its growth of late has come from its newfocusw area: providing custom-manufacturing services to technolog companies.
The company has founed its nicheproviding so-called "high-mix, manufacturing services for companies that need a rangd of different products built in smalpl numbers, says Chaddock, who took over Bantam abou t two years ago after heading Austin-based semiconductorr startup and working for many yearsw as a manager at This year, Bantamm is on pace to ring up roughly $20 milliojn in sales, up from $15 million in Chaddock says. Bantam's ideal customer is one that makes software but not the hardware needede to makeit work, Chaddock says.
It landed just such a customedrlast year, when data-storage outfit of Austin shiftec its focus to software development and outsourcec its manufacturing to Bantam. Increasingly, U.S.-based technology companies that outsource productio n are turning to contract manufacturers in Asia and othe overseas markets where laborf costsare lower, says Steven an analyst at in Austin. That trend is likely to But at the same demand is expected to continue forsmaller U.S. such as Bantam, that stand ready to turn out smalleer runs ofproducts quickly, Froehlich says.
"Thers will always be a place for this niche where a companycan say, 'I need 1,000 of I need it done right and I need it in three weeks,'" he says. "That's how long it takeas a boat to sailfrom China." The highere level of intimacy that smaller, U.S.-based manufacturers can have with their customers also makes them appeal to certai n types of technology companies -- particularly those that are basecd nearby, Froehlich says. That's one reason Crossroads selectef Bantam, Crossroads CEO Rob Sims says. "Tha way, you can influence the manufacturer more effectively and managedchanges quickly," he says.
"And if it makex sense to do the work withibour community, then I thini that's the right approach."
Saturday, June 25, 2011
House Hunting in ... Greece - New York Times
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New York Times | House Hunting in ... Greece New York Times The property market, which peaked almost three years ago, is still headed south, according to Nicolas Mugni, a partner at the real estate company Demeures de Grèce. Meanwhile, the number of home sales has dropped by as much as 75 percent, ... |
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Skyworks Unveils Industry's First Stand-Alone, High-Dynamic Range Power ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Skyworks Unveils Industry's First Stand-Alone, High-Dynamic Range Power ... MarketWatch (press release) The detectors' small size (1.2 mm x 1.5 mm) minimizes board space requirements, while their higher dynamic range increases power control and improves total radiated power performance. Their low current consumption enables both longer standby and talk ... |
Monday, June 20, 2011
Washington has third-highest internet use in U.S. - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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behind only Alaska and New Hampshire, according to information released Wednesday bythe U.S. Census. According to the Alaska has the highest rate ofinternet use, with 76.1 percen of its residents having access to the internet at any followed by New Hampshir e (74.6 percent) and Washington (73.e4 percent). Mississippi has the lowest internet-usagr rate (51.5 percent), followed by West Virgini a (52.9 percent). The national averagd is 62.4 percent The Censusz said that 75.7 percent of Washington resident have access to the internet at their which is third again behind NewHampshirse (82.6) and Alaska (78.5) percent, and well above the national average of 67.1 percent.
“As accesa to high-speed connections have become more prevalent, so too have the number of people that connectg to the internetat home,” Thom a statistician with the Censu Bureau's Housing and Household Economic Statistics said in a statement Wednesday. Nationwide, internet use strongly correspondsto education. Eighty-sevejn percent of people 25 and older with acollege bachelor’s degree used the interneg in 2007, versus 74 percent for those with only some 49 percent for those with only a high schoolo diploma and 19 percentf for those who didn't finish high Among age groups nationwide, 73 percent of 18- to 34-year-oldes use the internet, 56 percent of peoplw 3 to 17, and 35 percent of peoplse 65 and older.
Among ethnic groups 73 percent of Asian Americans used the internet in 69 percentof whites, 51 percenrt of blacks and 48 percent of
behind only Alaska and New Hampshire, according to information released Wednesday bythe U.S. Census. According to the Alaska has the highest rate ofinternet use, with 76.1 percen of its residents having access to the internet at any followed by New Hampshir e (74.6 percent) and Washington (73.e4 percent). Mississippi has the lowest internet-usagr rate (51.5 percent), followed by West Virgini a (52.9 percent). The national averagd is 62.4 percent The Censusz said that 75.7 percent of Washington resident have access to the internet at their which is third again behind NewHampshirse (82.6) and Alaska (78.5) percent, and well above the national average of 67.1 percent.
“As accesa to high-speed connections have become more prevalent, so too have the number of people that connectg to the internetat home,” Thom a statistician with the Censu Bureau's Housing and Household Economic Statistics said in a statement Wednesday. Nationwide, internet use strongly correspondsto education. Eighty-sevejn percent of people 25 and older with acollege bachelor’s degree used the interneg in 2007, versus 74 percent for those with only some 49 percent for those with only a high schoolo diploma and 19 percentf for those who didn't finish high Among age groups nationwide, 73 percent of 18- to 34-year-oldes use the internet, 56 percent of peoplw 3 to 17, and 35 percent of peoplse 65 and older.
Among ethnic groups 73 percent of Asian Americans used the internet in 69 percentof whites, 51 percenrt of blacks and 48 percent of
Saturday, June 18, 2011
NCR refutes criticism from Ohio officials - Dayton Business Journal:
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The (NYSE: NCR) when Dayton-area and Ohio leaders tried to contacf the company about rumors it wasleaving town, sayingg NCR often did not return calls or e-mails. NCR issuecd a statement Wednesday, stating its side of thingzs and implying its level of interaction with local and statre officials was misrepresented byarea leaders. “W e have met regularly with stats of Ohio and Dayton officials to discuss the busines s environmentand NCR’s requirements. The decisiojn was not made solely on single such asfinancial incentives. It was based on a very carefuo and comprehensive situation analysis of our employment centers using independentr thirdparty data,” according to NCR.
“The broad range of criteria used for the review of the locations includedavailablew workforce, infrastructure, incentives given, the governmenty tax structure and benefits to NCR future employees and Company spokespeople would not provide specifics of meetingw with government officials and refused to disclose when theit analysis began or where Ohio ranked in that The statement comes after officialz from the city of Dayton, Montgomery Countu and Ohio gathered on the footsteps of the Old Courty House in downtown Daytom Tuesday to slam NCR. Lt. Gov.
Lee Fishee said the NCR standsfor “No opportunity to Communicate or Respond,” and officiales joined in by telling reporters that all theirf efforts to engage the companyg during the past two years were rebuked. Fisher said NCR was one of the firsty companiesOhio Gov. Ted Strickland and he reachedr out to when electedfin 2007. Despite numerous the first time Strickland actually talked to Nuti was on the eve of therelocationn announcement, Fisher said. Nan Dayton city commissioner, accused the company of failing to conve itstrue intentions.
City officials laid out a timetable they say show the company was not as responsived the requests for meetings as it should have According to the cityof Dayton: In October 2008, Dayton officials requested a meeting with the highesgt ranking local NCR officials, but that was denied by NCR. In January 2009, the city triede to get a meeting, but was unabl to. • In February, county, city and states officials had a meeting with three company officials in They were supposed to meet with Chieff Executive OfficerBill Nuti, but he did not • On April 20, a meeting with county and city officials took placr with NCR officials, which was a pre-meeting for anothee planned April meeting.
• NCR canceledf the second April meeting and rescheduledfor May. • NCR then cancelex the May meeting. Dayton did not provide meeting dates prior toOctobed 2008.
The (NYSE: NCR) when Dayton-area and Ohio leaders tried to contacf the company about rumors it wasleaving town, sayingg NCR often did not return calls or e-mails. NCR issuecd a statement Wednesday, stating its side of thingzs and implying its level of interaction with local and statre officials was misrepresented byarea leaders. “W e have met regularly with stats of Ohio and Dayton officials to discuss the busines s environmentand NCR’s requirements. The decisiojn was not made solely on single such asfinancial incentives. It was based on a very carefuo and comprehensive situation analysis of our employment centers using independentr thirdparty data,” according to NCR.
“The broad range of criteria used for the review of the locations includedavailablew workforce, infrastructure, incentives given, the governmenty tax structure and benefits to NCR future employees and Company spokespeople would not provide specifics of meetingw with government officials and refused to disclose when theit analysis began or where Ohio ranked in that The statement comes after officialz from the city of Dayton, Montgomery Countu and Ohio gathered on the footsteps of the Old Courty House in downtown Daytom Tuesday to slam NCR. Lt. Gov.
Lee Fishee said the NCR standsfor “No opportunity to Communicate or Respond,” and officiales joined in by telling reporters that all theirf efforts to engage the companyg during the past two years were rebuked. Fisher said NCR was one of the firsty companiesOhio Gov. Ted Strickland and he reachedr out to when electedfin 2007. Despite numerous the first time Strickland actually talked to Nuti was on the eve of therelocationn announcement, Fisher said. Nan Dayton city commissioner, accused the company of failing to conve itstrue intentions.
City officials laid out a timetable they say show the company was not as responsived the requests for meetings as it should have According to the cityof Dayton: In October 2008, Dayton officials requested a meeting with the highesgt ranking local NCR officials, but that was denied by NCR. In January 2009, the city triede to get a meeting, but was unabl to. • In February, county, city and states officials had a meeting with three company officials in They were supposed to meet with Chieff Executive OfficerBill Nuti, but he did not • On April 20, a meeting with county and city officials took placr with NCR officials, which was a pre-meeting for anothee planned April meeting.
• NCR canceledf the second April meeting and rescheduledfor May. • NCR then cancelex the May meeting. Dayton did not provide meeting dates prior toOctobed 2008.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
On This Day: Secretariat Wins the Triple Crown - findingDulcinea
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USA Today | On This Day: Secretariat Wins the Triple Crown findingDulcinea by findingDulcinea Staff On June 9, 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, becoming the first horse in 25 years to win the Triple Crown. In 1972, Secretariat won seven of nine starts as a 2-year-old to win the Horse of the Year award. ... Brisnet: Does racing need Triple Crown winner? 2011 Belmont Stakes television coverage Length of Belmont Stakes makes it a hard race to handicap |
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
QinetiQ signs lease in Reston - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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As the incoming lead tenant inthe 196,00 square-foot Class A office buildingv at 11091 Sunset Hills Road in its 11-year lease starts later this year. McLean-basex QinetiQ North America, a subsidiary of London-based QinetiQ that offerds technology-based defense and security products and service s tothe government, said its 42-percent revenue growth over its last fiscalp year has partly been due to its role in the intelligencw and cyber security markets and new work with the Departmenf of Homeland Security and It will be the fifth U.S. office for the which is also in Fairfax, Ala. and Waltham, Mass. The tenant was represented by Robb Johnson andDee MacDonald-Millef of Jones Lang LaSalle.
Vardell Realty Investments LLC was represented byMike Shuler, Rob Waltersd and Nate Krill of Millennium Realty Advisors LLC. Initially, 400 programj management-type employees be relocating from various office in Fairfax County into the Reston Down the road in 2011or 2012, the number of employeesa at the site will double to 800. Out of the 400 moving in, 75 will be part of QinetiQ’z technology solutions group and the othert 325 will be part of its missionsolutiond group.
“Like any company trying to attract andretaihn high-quality people, we were looking for more than just a This building has environmentally-friendly featurex the new generation of employeeas is looking for,” said Matthew director of public relations at He said the buildingt will also help cut down on overhead “by a great deal,” with expected savings of 65 to 70 percengt on power consumption through the use of virtualization software and greeb technology to reduce heating and utility costs.
He adds that the buildiny sits right off a bike trai and was built onan east-to-west access, which means employees can take advantage of a full day of sunlighrt and cut down on electricity.
As the incoming lead tenant inthe 196,00 square-foot Class A office buildingv at 11091 Sunset Hills Road in its 11-year lease starts later this year. McLean-basex QinetiQ North America, a subsidiary of London-based QinetiQ that offerds technology-based defense and security products and service s tothe government, said its 42-percent revenue growth over its last fiscalp year has partly been due to its role in the intelligencw and cyber security markets and new work with the Departmenf of Homeland Security and It will be the fifth U.S. office for the which is also in Fairfax, Ala. and Waltham, Mass. The tenant was represented by Robb Johnson andDee MacDonald-Millef of Jones Lang LaSalle.
Vardell Realty Investments LLC was represented byMike Shuler, Rob Waltersd and Nate Krill of Millennium Realty Advisors LLC. Initially, 400 programj management-type employees be relocating from various office in Fairfax County into the Reston Down the road in 2011or 2012, the number of employeesa at the site will double to 800. Out of the 400 moving in, 75 will be part of QinetiQ’z technology solutions group and the othert 325 will be part of its missionsolutiond group.
“Like any company trying to attract andretaihn high-quality people, we were looking for more than just a This building has environmentally-friendly featurex the new generation of employeeas is looking for,” said Matthew director of public relations at He said the buildingt will also help cut down on overhead “by a great deal,” with expected savings of 65 to 70 percengt on power consumption through the use of virtualization software and greeb technology to reduce heating and utility costs.
He adds that the buildiny sits right off a bike trai and was built onan east-to-west access, which means employees can take advantage of a full day of sunlighrt and cut down on electricity.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Japanese visitors still spooked by flu - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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According to preliminary counts, a total of 8,879 passengers arrived June 1-4 on flightx to Hawaii from Japan. That’s a 32 percenr drop from the same periodin 2008, abou 1,000 fewer visitors per day. The Japanesde visitor falloff begin the seconrd week in May and was directly attributed toswine flu, also called H1N1 influenza A. Even though Japan has as of Wednesday, 385 swine flu cases of its own, ranking it among the top six countries affected bythe infection, many Japaneser companies have banned employees from overseas The swine flu outbreak is also affectingv travel from other Asian countries to North Americs and Europe, according to Hawaii Tourism Asia.
The South Korean travel industryreports 15-30 percent cancellationm rates in trips to U.S. destinatione since the end of April. Cancellations to Hawai i are under10 percent. The Chinese trave l industry, meantime, said cancellations in outbound travel are withfewer new-booked packagesd to the U.S.
According to preliminary counts, a total of 8,879 passengers arrived June 1-4 on flightx to Hawaii from Japan. That’s a 32 percenr drop from the same periodin 2008, abou 1,000 fewer visitors per day. The Japanesde visitor falloff begin the seconrd week in May and was directly attributed toswine flu, also called H1N1 influenza A. Even though Japan has as of Wednesday, 385 swine flu cases of its own, ranking it among the top six countries affected bythe infection, many Japaneser companies have banned employees from overseas The swine flu outbreak is also affectingv travel from other Asian countries to North Americs and Europe, according to Hawaii Tourism Asia.
The South Korean travel industryreports 15-30 percent cancellationm rates in trips to U.S. destinatione since the end of April. Cancellations to Hawai i are under10 percent. The Chinese trave l industry, meantime, said cancellations in outbound travel are withfewer new-booked packagesd to the U.S.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Kraft Foods Inc. Company Profile | KFT Company Information
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Kraft Foods, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engaged in the manufacture and sale of package d foods and beverages in theUnited States, Canada, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Middled East. It offers packaged food including snacks, such as crackers, salted snacks, and chocolate confectionery; beverages, including coffee, aseptix juice drinks, flavored water, and powderec beverages; and cheese and dairy, such as process, and cream cheeses. The companyy also offers grocery, including ready-to-eat cereals, enhancers, and desserts; and conveniengt meals, such as frozej pizza, packaged dinners, lunch combinations, and processed meats.
It servesx supermarket chains, wholesalers, super centers, club mass merchandisers, distributors, convenience stores, gasolines stations, drug stores, value stores, and other retail food Kraft Foods sells its products through distribution satellite warehouses, company-operated and public cold-storage facilities, and other facilities. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Northfield, Illinois. Kraft Foods, Inc. was formerly a subsidiaru of Altria Group, Inc.
Kraft Foods, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engaged in the manufacture and sale of package d foods and beverages in theUnited States, Canada, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Middled East. It offers packaged food including snacks, such as crackers, salted snacks, and chocolate confectionery; beverages, including coffee, aseptix juice drinks, flavored water, and powderec beverages; and cheese and dairy, such as process, and cream cheeses. The companyy also offers grocery, including ready-to-eat cereals, enhancers, and desserts; and conveniengt meals, such as frozej pizza, packaged dinners, lunch combinations, and processed meats.
It servesx supermarket chains, wholesalers, super centers, club mass merchandisers, distributors, convenience stores, gasolines stations, drug stores, value stores, and other retail food Kraft Foods sells its products through distribution satellite warehouses, company-operated and public cold-storage facilities, and other facilities. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Northfield, Illinois. Kraft Foods, Inc. was formerly a subsidiaru of Altria Group, Inc.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
UNCC honors Rodgers Builders CEO - Business First of Louisville:
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The Charlotte-based company has worked on severakluniversity projects, including the Barnhardtr Student Activity Center, Irwin Belk Track and Fielde Center, Lynch Residence Hall and the Bioinformatics Research Center. Rodgerz Builders also is the construction manager onthe university’s new, $50.34 million Center City Building project that is slated to open in the fall of 2011. A groundbreakingh ceremony was held in April forthe 12-story, classroom buildinb at the corner of Nintn and Brevard streets in uptown Charlotte.
“Whay sets Pat apart from most isher commitment; she remainws personally invested in the institutions and organizationa she touches long after her formalk involvement has ended,” says Phili p Dubois, UNC Charlotte chancellor. “Her commitment to the betterment of our community extendes to herbusiness philosophy. In Rodgers Builders has been hailed time and again as the epitomeof civic-minded business.” Rodgersz is also chair of the Charlotte Symphony board and will assume the chairmanship of the Charlotte Chambere board in 2011. The university established the Distinguished Service Awardin 1987.
It honors individualss who have provided outstanding leadership and service to the Charlottw community and to the advancement ofUNC Charlotte. Rodgersd was honored Tuesday during a luncheonm atthe school. UNC Charlotts is the fourth-largest campus amongf the 17 institutions of the UNC It is the largest institution of higher education in theCharlottew region, offering doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s programs. Fall 2008 enrollment was 23,300, including nearly 5,009 graduate students.
The Charlotte-based company has worked on severakluniversity projects, including the Barnhardtr Student Activity Center, Irwin Belk Track and Fielde Center, Lynch Residence Hall and the Bioinformatics Research Center. Rodgerz Builders also is the construction manager onthe university’s new, $50.34 million Center City Building project that is slated to open in the fall of 2011. A groundbreakingh ceremony was held in April forthe 12-story, classroom buildinb at the corner of Nintn and Brevard streets in uptown Charlotte.
“Whay sets Pat apart from most isher commitment; she remainws personally invested in the institutions and organizationa she touches long after her formalk involvement has ended,” says Phili p Dubois, UNC Charlotte chancellor. “Her commitment to the betterment of our community extendes to herbusiness philosophy. In Rodgers Builders has been hailed time and again as the epitomeof civic-minded business.” Rodgersz is also chair of the Charlotte Symphony board and will assume the chairmanship of the Charlotte Chambere board in 2011. The university established the Distinguished Service Awardin 1987.
It honors individualss who have provided outstanding leadership and service to the Charlottw community and to the advancement ofUNC Charlotte. Rodgersd was honored Tuesday during a luncheonm atthe school. UNC Charlotts is the fourth-largest campus amongf the 17 institutions of the UNC It is the largest institution of higher education in theCharlottew region, offering doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s programs. Fall 2008 enrollment was 23,300, including nearly 5,009 graduate students.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Stirling Energy Systems expands its offices as solar efforts ramp up - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The Scottsdale company, which received a $100 million investmentr last yearfrom Dublin-based NTR plc, is movinh quickly to capture a segmeng of the utility-scale solar market with its Stirliny engine technology. The company opened its new 37,000-square-foot office in early May. It has hires about 100 employees this year and expectsx to add 60 to 80 more by the end of the for a totalof 180, said CEO Stevew Cowman, who joined the firm last year as part of NTR’sx investment. “We’ve always liked the solarf space, and this was a good he said.
The company is based on a nearlu 200-year-old engine design, which operates throughh the expansion and contraction of Stirling usesa 40-foot mirrored dish to focues the sun’s rays to heat hydrogen gas to 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit. The gas expands, movinb a piston and powering the engine. As the gas it is moved out of the piston chambedr and back to where it will be reheates bythe sun. The company had been operating in the Valleyusince 1996, but NTR’s investmenr has pushed it to developl the technology more quickly. It has two power-purchase one with San Diego Gas Electric for between 300 and 750 megawatts at a site in Imperial Valley, Calif.
, and one with Southerbn California Edison for 500 to 900 megawattsz in the Mohave Desert. Cowman said it’s adding positions of all from engineeringto construction, to meet its growtj curve. To handle project management, NTR founded Tesserw Solar earlier this year to developthe utility-scalwe projects, with Stirling providing the equipment. Rampiny up both project development and construction has required capitapl and people to server what the company believes will be one of the largest solare markets inthe world, said Jim CEO of NTR. “Ww believe the U.S.
will be the global leader in renewabled energy, and that will happen in the nextfew years,” he NTR, founded 30 years ago to operate Ireland’s toll roads, has expanded into a numbet of renewable energy and recycling efforts. Stirling’sd technology — which offers an alternative tophotovoltaiv systems, as well as a different take on concentrater solar power — has a good base in Arizona that can serve markets throughout the Barry said. In addition to hiring, the companyg is looking at potential sites in the Valley to housea 1.5-megawatt test location. The company has a small site at the Sandia National Laboratoriesin N.M.
, but is hoping to find a largerf site to provide a location to brinyg clients. It has run into challenges securinv local permits for a site and finding a location that can be tied into theelectri grid, officials said. The company couldd be a boon for Arizona in more ways than simply providing It is using auto component suppliers to buil d itsengine parts, and officials are talking with those suppliers about the possibility of locating facilities in the Southwes to handle the bulk of Stirling’w projects, at least for the first few Cowman said. “If you can build your manufacturing clos to yourend facilities, that’s goinbg to benefit everyone,” he said.
Stirling is one of the solarf companies that could provide a base for other manufacturers to land inthe Valley, said Barry president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economidc Council. “This is a good example,” he “It’s got a small number of peoplse and it hopesto expand, and it couldc help its suppliers relocate here.” Stirling’s expansio in Arizona depends on state policies. Other states are offeringb manufacturing incentives, and Arizona’s efforft to develop such enticementws is mired inbudget problems. “We really want to grow our business in Arizona, but we need those incentives,” Cowman said.
The Scottsdale company, which received a $100 million investmentr last yearfrom Dublin-based NTR plc, is movinh quickly to capture a segmeng of the utility-scale solar market with its Stirliny engine technology. The company opened its new 37,000-square-foot office in early May. It has hires about 100 employees this year and expectsx to add 60 to 80 more by the end of the for a totalof 180, said CEO Stevew Cowman, who joined the firm last year as part of NTR’sx investment. “We’ve always liked the solarf space, and this was a good he said.
The company is based on a nearlu 200-year-old engine design, which operates throughh the expansion and contraction of Stirling usesa 40-foot mirrored dish to focues the sun’s rays to heat hydrogen gas to 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit. The gas expands, movinb a piston and powering the engine. As the gas it is moved out of the piston chambedr and back to where it will be reheates bythe sun. The company had been operating in the Valleyusince 1996, but NTR’s investmenr has pushed it to developl the technology more quickly. It has two power-purchase one with San Diego Gas Electric for between 300 and 750 megawatts at a site in Imperial Valley, Calif.
, and one with Southerbn California Edison for 500 to 900 megawattsz in the Mohave Desert. Cowman said it’s adding positions of all from engineeringto construction, to meet its growtj curve. To handle project management, NTR founded Tesserw Solar earlier this year to developthe utility-scalwe projects, with Stirling providing the equipment. Rampiny up both project development and construction has required capitapl and people to server what the company believes will be one of the largest solare markets inthe world, said Jim CEO of NTR. “Ww believe the U.S.
will be the global leader in renewabled energy, and that will happen in the nextfew years,” he NTR, founded 30 years ago to operate Ireland’s toll roads, has expanded into a numbet of renewable energy and recycling efforts. Stirling’sd technology — which offers an alternative tophotovoltaiv systems, as well as a different take on concentrater solar power — has a good base in Arizona that can serve markets throughout the Barry said. In addition to hiring, the companyg is looking at potential sites in the Valley to housea 1.5-megawatt test location. The company has a small site at the Sandia National Laboratoriesin N.M.
, but is hoping to find a largerf site to provide a location to brinyg clients. It has run into challenges securinv local permits for a site and finding a location that can be tied into theelectri grid, officials said. The company couldd be a boon for Arizona in more ways than simply providing It is using auto component suppliers to buil d itsengine parts, and officials are talking with those suppliers about the possibility of locating facilities in the Southwes to handle the bulk of Stirling’w projects, at least for the first few Cowman said. “If you can build your manufacturing clos to yourend facilities, that’s goinbg to benefit everyone,” he said.
Stirling is one of the solarf companies that could provide a base for other manufacturers to land inthe Valley, said Barry president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economidc Council. “This is a good example,” he “It’s got a small number of peoplse and it hopesto expand, and it couldc help its suppliers relocate here.” Stirling’s expansio in Arizona depends on state policies. Other states are offeringb manufacturing incentives, and Arizona’s efforft to develop such enticementws is mired inbudget problems. “We really want to grow our business in Arizona, but we need those incentives,” Cowman said.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
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million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’s budget by July 1, county clerk Sharonm Bock said in a news The cuts are expecterto “significantly impact service levels at the Clerk’s sevenm Palm Beach County locations,” she noted in the release. The requirec staff cuts leave the office with fewer people to pursue and collect millions of dollars in unpaif traffic andcourt fees, which will lead to more budgeyt cuts. “It’s a vicious cycle designed to underfund us into she said.
Thirty-two employeez accepted a buyout offer this month and will leave June 30 with a full payou t on theirsick leave, rather than the normalk 25 percent to 50 percenf offered under current termination policies. On May 29, an additiojn 34 employees were told during staftf meetings that they were beinglaid off, effectivd June 12. They will receive four weeks of pay. With these layoffsd and the positionspreviously eliminated, the office has cut 101 position s -- 16 percent of management positions and 12 percent of hourly positions -- in the past The Clerk & Comptroller’s Office, which employs more than 800 in officed throughout Palm Beach County, handles the business arm of the courgt system.
Employees receive, file and retrieve court documents, process fees and traffic and enter and maintain case information inthe court’d computer system.
million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’s budget by July 1, county clerk Sharonm Bock said in a news The cuts are expecterto “significantly impact service levels at the Clerk’s sevenm Palm Beach County locations,” she noted in the release. The requirec staff cuts leave the office with fewer people to pursue and collect millions of dollars in unpaif traffic andcourt fees, which will lead to more budgeyt cuts. “It’s a vicious cycle designed to underfund us into she said.
Thirty-two employeez accepted a buyout offer this month and will leave June 30 with a full payou t on theirsick leave, rather than the normalk 25 percent to 50 percenf offered under current termination policies. On May 29, an additiojn 34 employees were told during staftf meetings that they were beinglaid off, effectivd June 12. They will receive four weeks of pay. With these layoffsd and the positionspreviously eliminated, the office has cut 101 position s -- 16 percent of management positions and 12 percent of hourly positions -- in the past The Clerk & Comptroller’s Office, which employs more than 800 in officed throughout Palm Beach County, handles the business arm of the courgt system.
Employees receive, file and retrieve court documents, process fees and traffic and enter and maintain case information inthe court’d computer system.
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