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 |
Thursday, June 16, 2011
On This Day: Secretariat Wins the Triple Crown - findingDulcinea
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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
Palm Beach County clerk cuts 66 employees - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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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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