Monday, November 29, 2010

Ohio confirms 13th case of swine flu - Business First of Columbus:

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The H1N1 virus is now in eight different countiezs as it continuesto spread. Cases throughout the country are growinbas well, and the U.S. has more than half of all confirmecd cases of theillness worldwide, accordinyg to the . Around the officials have tracked 9,830 cases, with 40 countries having at leasftone case. The reported 5,469 confirmed cases in 48 states as of11 a.m. Six deaths tied to swine flue have been with threein Texas, two in Arizonas and one in Washington. The possibles death of a 16-month old child in New York hasn’ been confirmed.
Wisconsin has the most cases of any statsewith 766, followed by Illinois with 707, Texas with 556, Californisa with 553 and Arizona with 488. officials said that as of 12 p.m. the official number of confirmed cased of Swine Flu inOhio were: • Franklin County five cases (31-year-old male, 33-year-old male, 18-year-old 20-year-old female, 19-year-old female) • Cuyahoga County — two cases (41-year-olfd male, 9-year-old male)

Friday, November 26, 2010

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Christian Science Church, Maples house top endangered list - Washington Business Journal:

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Rebecca Miller, executive director of the D.C. Preservation announced the list Tuesday at the site of an on the the Maples, 619 D St. SE near Easterj Market. The D.C. nonprofit has published the list annuallhsince 1996, hoping to draw attentiom to Washington’ historic and culturao landmarks most threatened by ill-advisef alteration, demolition through neglect or abandonment. The one of Capitol Hill’s oldest residences, was buil between 1795 and 1798 forWilliamj Duncanson, personal friend to Georg Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
Although the propertg has gone through periodd of neglect and prosperity duringits 135-year history, recent developers hope to restore it to its formef state. Friendship House, as it’s affectionately called, once served as the home of FrancisScotty Key, Sen. John Clayton, and Major Augustus Nicholson. Anothed of this year’s entries, the Third Churcb of Christ Scientist, 900 16th St., NW, is particularly endangered, give the recent decision by Planning DirectorHarriet Tregoning, actingv as the mayor’s to allow the church to proceed with demolition so it can buildd a new one. Built in 1971, the comple was designed by I.M. Pei partner Arald o Cassutta.
While church’s “brutalistic” concrete design has its championsand critics, it has been citer for architectural excellence by variouzs publications, including Architecture magazine. The church’s efforts to raze the buildingy has ignited passions on both The Foundry Branch Trolleytrestle (crossinbg Foundry Branch of Potomac Rivetr in Glover Archbold Park, just north of Cana Road NW). This line, constructed in was used by Washingtonians to access the Glen Echo Amusemenf Park insouthern Maryland. All track have been removed from the former trolley line, but the right-of-way stilol serves as a trail alony the Potomac River overlookinh D.C.’s Palisades neighborhood.
The Barney Circle neighborhooxd — bounded by Potomac Avenue, 17th Street, Kentuckyg Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue SE just east of CapitoHill — was developed to provide affordable housing for peopl e moving to Washington following Worlxd War I. As housing prices and rents have increasedd inrecent years, developers have moved to build larger houses there. Mead’s Row, 1305-1331 H St. NE, comprisex row houses with two living levels above retailstorefront shops. A proposap to build a new parking lot forH Street’xs up-and-coming restaurant/bar scene threatense these unique properties.
The Superintendent’s House, 5211 Little Falls Road NW, a two-story Civil War-erza home, and the adjacent Dalecarlia Reservoirt are NationalHistoric Landmarks. The Washington owner of the property, recentl y proposed to demolishthe building. DCPL officials have encouraged the aqueducty to either rehabilitate the buildiny or lease it to a user who woulcd bettermaintain it. Three of the structures are repeats from last the church, the Foundry Branch Trolley trestlde and the Barney Circlse neighborhood. Miller said preservatio needs to be acommunity effort.
“It’ss not as productive to have preservatiojn put down on someond as it is to have it percolates fromthe residents,” she said.

Monday, November 22, 2010

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Ferrellgas profit dips, sales drop - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission aftert the market closed on theOverland Park-based propane retaileer (NYSE: FGP) reported earnings available to commonm shareholders of $32.5 million, or 48 cents a share, for the This compares with earnings of $34.8 million, or 55 cent a share, for the same period last year. Revenue for the quarterd was $561.1 million, down from $712.1 million last Ferrellgas said in the SEC filing that lowee propane prices contributed tothe quarter’ds lower revenue. The company said it sold 239.2 millionj gallons of propane duringthe quarter, down 5 percentt from 252.1 million gallons in the same quartetr last year.
Retail sales volumea decreased mainly because of temperatures that were 5 percenty warmer than last year and customer conservation relatefd to theweak economy, the company said. Ferrellgas rankz No. 10 on the Kansax City BusinessJournal ’s list of area public companies.

Friday, November 19, 2010

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Manny's Steakhouse, Chino Latino get new CEO - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Monroe, chairman of Bloomington, Minn.-based Krass Monroe, has provided Parasolw with legal, financial and business advicesince 2000. He will stay on at the law shiftingsome day-to-day operations to other membere of the management team. In a statement, Parasole co-foundet Phil Roberts said that the company has increasingly reliefd on Monroeas it’s grown. “I’m an enthusiastic but when it comes to finance andlegal matters, I’m as competent as a wheel of Roberts said. “Having aboard in a formal capacity justmakews sense, since he has long since become integra to our operations.
” In additionb to Manny’s and Chino Latino, Parasol e also operates Figlio, Good Earth, The Living Room, Mufaletta Café, Pittsburgh Blue, Prohibitionh and Salut Bar Américain. The companu also founded and The Oceanair eSeafood Room, but have since spun them off.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Builder seeks priority treatment in Fontainebleau bankruptcy - Dallas Business Journal:

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Nevada-based , a sister company to FontainebleahLas Vegas, has filed a lawsuitr within the bankruptcy action, asking to be amonbg the first paid. It claims it is owed $669 million. If the claim could wipe out some interests of some major lenders on the including , . “Turnberry West Construction requests the courft find its lien is superior to any other type of mortgaged or encumbrance that was incurred aftert constructionhad begun,” the lawsuit Turnberry West filed and recorded a claim of lien in Nevada on June 4.
Fontainebleauy Las Vegas LLC and two of its affiliates LLCand – filed for bankruptcy protection on June 10 in Fontainebleau Las Vegas is an affiliate of the compang that holds ownership interest in the Fontainebleau Miamki Beach. However, the Miami Beach hotel is not included in the Scott Baena, the attorney who represents the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, said Soffefr and Turnberry West did not want to file the which has the potential to eat up huge amountsa of cash for legal fees that is needed to completes the hotel project. The $2.
9 billion resort-casin project on the Las Vegas Strip is 70percent “I think it’s extremely expensive and impairz our ability to reorganize,” Baena said during the first meeting of creditors on Wednesday in Miami. “Great harm and damage will be visitefd on the debtor is this litigation goesahead now.” Baensa said he will likely seek a stay of the Miami-based Berger Singerman is handling the litigation.
The company has said that the decisioh to file Chapter 11 was the direcrt result of litigation with lenders on the Las Vegasw hotel construction project that had to do with contractual disputes related tonearly $800 million in construction funding for the

Monday, November 15, 2010

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Saturday, November 13, 2010

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Friday, November 12, 2010

Hanger Orthopedic gets credit rating upgrade - Birmingham Business Journal:

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Bethesda-based Hanger Orthopedic announced Monday thatStandar & Poor's Rating Services had raised its rating on Hanget Orthopedic Group, Inc. to from "B;" raised the issue level ratinhgon Hanger's senior secured debt to from "B+;" and raised the senioer unsecured debt rating to "B-" from "CCC+." Standar d & Poor’s outlook for Hanger is “stable.” "Wew are extremely pleased with the S&P upgrade especiallu given the current economic said Hanger Orthopedic chief financial officer George McHenry.
"Thed upgrade reflects, among other things, our consistentr performance over the lastthree years, solid liquidity as well as no significang near-term debt maturities." In its latesty quarter Hanger Orthopedic (NYSE: HGR) reported that net income increased 27 percent to $4.5 million as revenue increased 7 percent to $169.q1 million.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

MMAC: Milwaukee-area economy still sluggish - Charlotte Business Journal:

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Only three of 20 April indicators registered improvementfrom year-ago levels, matching the numberf of upward-pointing indicators recordee in March, the MMAC said in its Economic Trendss report. "The employment situation continued to deteriorate with deepening job declinew and unemployment indicators over double what they were one year saidBret Mayborne, economic research director for the "But metro area existing homes salews rose for only the second time in nearly threwe years giving some hope for near-term improvement in a stagnantr local housing and real estate market." Nonfarm employment in the metro area fell 4.8 percent in April to down from March’s 4.
3 percent Employment levels have now declinef compared with year-ago levels in each of the past 12 with April’s decline being the steepestt registered in this period, the MMAC Only two of 10 majofr industry sectors registered April job gainas compared with one year ago, while eight registered declines. Unemployment indicators for the metri area both measured more than twicetheir year-earlieer levels. The number of unemployeed in metro Milwaukeerose 117.6 % against year-ago levels, to 70,300 compared with 32,300p in April 2008. Likewise, new unemployment compensation claims rose ata 104.
6 percent rate in April to 12,101, this indicator’z third consecutive year-over-year increase of 100 percen t or greater. On the positive existing homes sales for the metrio arearose 5.6 percent in the first year-over-year increase in this indicatorr in seven months and only the second such gain in nearlyg three years.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Harry Potter film studios set for revamp - Monsters and Critics.com

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Sunday, November 7, 2010

Doing without or with less - Business First of Buffalo:

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While full-time employees at the Buffalol nonprofit organization paid a portion of theid healthcare costs, part-timers were saddler with the entire bill. Executive Director Linda Mabry was worried risin costs would prompt some employeezs togo without. “It was realluy important for me and the organizatiob to find something that was manageable for our she says. Both for-profiyt and nonprofit companies are exploring their options diligently to try to cut going with slimmed down benefits packages or shiftinhg more costs to their The result: Insurance provider are stepping up their game to meet the needs of more demandin g clients.
The Community Music School isan example: March 1, employees mover from an plan to BlueCross BlueShield of WNY’s Aqua with supplemental coverage througgh a medical bridge plan with Colonial Paul “It was really all on what our employees couls afford, and we absolutely did not want anyone thinkinf they could go Mabry says. Insurance brokers say the landscape isdefinitelg changing. In some cases, policies offer significantly less than what many employees have grownm accustomedto receiving, says Mark Byrne, vice presidenyt at LLC.
“(Compared to) when I startefd in this business in theearlyy 90s, if a normal employee actuallyg saw what is being offered today, they’d say ‘absolutely not,’” he Brian Murphy, a partnerd at , a subsidiary of Lawleyg Insurance, says employers seem to be a lot more willingv to change carriers and modify benefits In the past, an employer would have to have seen a savingz of at least 8-10 percentr to justify a switch.
Now, 4-5 perceny is enough, he Employers are also willing to make morechangeds simultaneously: Rather than reducing benefitx one year while keeping the employee contributionsx level, they may shift employew responsibility from 15 to 30 percent of while also decreasing the benefits “Because of the economy, peoplse are either just doing it because they feel that they have to, or becaus they think it’s a good time to do it,” he says. “Id there’s some money on the they’re willing to take that Insurers say the economy is definitely pushingf more creativityin plans.
But Pam Pawenski, regional vice presiden of salesat , says competition is alwayes heated between carriers. Pawenski says the costs go up everyh year in health care regardless of how much people are using it because oftrend factors, not the But a tight economy mean s people may not have enough moneyu to access the care they need. And oftemn when people access healthcare less, they end up sickee later with higher coste for that care. That’ss an issue that affects all carriers. “o suspect that all of our competitors are aware of the pressures of the she says. “I really don’t thinj the change in the economy increasea the level of competition inthe market.
I thinik we’re always trying to get a cuttinyg edge in the market from a competitive perspective to be the best we can Melissa Hayes, vice president for product management at Independent Health, says she’s getting lots of calls from employersd looking for lower cost including more than just typicall buy-downs. And when companies currently with acompetitoe call, Independent Health offers a variety of she says, including high-deductible plans that push more of the cost to the membe r as opposed to the “Benefits that would have been way too bare bonesa in the past are now beinb considered very attractive to employeres where they never were she says.
“They’re trying to change the benefitsdso they’re still palatable and the membeer is still able to acces s care, but also drivde down the rates so employers don’t have to drop the Cost-cutting measures have driven interest in consumerd driven plans at BlueCross says Michael Giaquinto, senior vice president of the company’s generapl business unit. Since mid-2008, the company has grownh its consumer-driven plans from about 2,000 memberw to 28,000 by the end of the firs quarter. “It puts more responsibilith in the hands ofthe consumer,” he says.
“We The message from our clientsis ‘hey, help us providde affordable health care options to our employees’.” Though it can’t control rising health care costs. Giaquinto says the company works to reducee premiums by driving down operating costs by using technologgy as muchas possible. That includes puttinvg more information onlinefor customers, rather than printingt and mailing. “Competition is certainly healtu and we do seegroups – as we have in the past continue to shop for the best value,” he says. “Inn some cases, that means a bettedr price orricher benefits.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Retail Brokers Inc. principals face lawsuits related to investments - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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million in loans from an Oklahomw bank tothe pair’s real estate partnerships. The two men also are defendantse in three investor lawsuits claiming they mismanaged investments in theirr retail realestate endeavors. The developers are trying to settld theinvestor complaints, according to several attorneysz familiar with the cases. In 2008, the pair settled a similar investor suit out of Barnessand Papakyriakou, principals of Scottsdale-basex , own shopping centers in Tempe, Gilbert and Glendale. They operate each centerd under a separatebusiness partnership. The pair also are involveds in a numberof Phoenix-area charitable organizations.
Barness, for example, is active with local Jewisu community causes and helped raise moneu forArizona Sen. John McCain’s 2008 presidential bid. Papakyriakouy also goes by the name Alex The filed its suits in late January in Maricopa County Superior Court, claiming the developers failed to pay back three loanes totaling $9.5 million, according to court documents. Mike Phoenix managing partnerof , the law firm representinyg the bank, declined to comment on the pendinh matters.
“We cannot comment on the record,” Manning RBI and Barness’ charitable foundatio n did not respond to requests for No official response to the lawsuit was fileed by the defendants bypressa time. The investor lawsuits were filed in Maricopa County Superioer Court against Barnessand Papakyriakou’sw real estate businesses. Those three investor claims may be consolidated under Maricopa Superior Court Judge John Buttricmk andsettled together, according to legal source s who would not go on the Barness and Papakyriakou’s attorney, Jeffrey Leonard, said he expectx the investor lawsuits to be resolved He said the resolutions would be via mutual agreement, but declines to say whether they would involve out-of-court settlements.
Leonars also would not commengt about the resolution or settlementy of the 2008investor lawsuit. Barness and Papakyriakou did not commentt forthis story. Other lawyers familiar with the investort suits said a settlement isbeingv negotiated. Robert Mitchell, the investor/plaintiff’s attorneyu in the 2008 claim against Barnessand Papakyriakou, said he coulsd not comment. “All I can tell you is that the case was he said.
The 2008 case claimed Barness and Papakyriakou deceived investorswith self-deale and misrepresented sales and financial One of the 2009 in-vestor suits was filedr by Phoenix cardiologist Na-than Lauferd and four other investors who say Barnesss and Papakyriakou raised as much as $400 million in equity investments and loansw for their real estate and shoppinv center businesses. They claim the defendants “wrongfully diverted nearly $50 milliob to themselves,” according to court documents.
The Laufer suit also contendsd Barness and Papakyriakou improperly used investment money in some dealx between business entitiesthey owned, and that the salesw benefited the defendants but not the investors. The suit claimsz fraud, breach of contract and failure to meet fiduciary Plaintiffs in the Laufer case say theyinvesteds $1.3 million in Barness-Papakyriakou real estate endeavors. Attorneys representin g the plaintiffs in the Laufet case wouldnot comment. A second investoer suit, filed by the Eugene and Lenore Schupak Family Trust, claims the trust invested $10.4 million in Barness- and Papakyriakou-owned shopping centers in Arizona and real estate partnerships.
The same suit contendw anotherfamily entity, Schupak Partners I, invested $953,000 in Castle Yuma Dev Partners, an investmeny entity created by the defendants.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Kentucky puts restrictions on livestock from Nebraska, Texas - Business First of Buffalo:

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Kentucky now will require livestock brought to Kentuckhy from Nebraska and Texas to pass a tuberculosie test within 60 daysof arrival. The tests must be given to cattlwe 18 months and older and goatsd and camelids six months and the said in anews release. Nebraska agriculture officialsw have confirmed tuberculosis in two cattle inthe north-centralo part of the state. They have quarantinec 32 cattle herds withabout 15,000 adult according to the release. The in Ames, Iowa confirmed a case of tuberculosis in a dairyt cattle herd inwest Texas, accordin g to the release.
Kentucky also has banneds entry of livestock from Starr Countgy in south Texas because a horse there has been diagnosed withvesiculart stomatits, a viral disease that can affecft horses, cattle, swine, sheep, goats and deer.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Mass transit programs eyed as fix for Fort Sam traffic woes - San Antonio Business Journal:

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One way they say the traffic bottleneck aroundc the installation can be eased is by engagin g VIA Metropolitan Transit to help get peoplw to and from FortSam Houston. Tommt Adkisson, Bexar County commissioner and member ofthe (MPO), says a solutiohn is not far off, but he says all the players still need to come together to discuse the problem. "It is an issue, but not one that can'ft be resolved, in my opinion..." he says. "Thee main thing is we need to sit down at the tablew and begin the processe of finding out what Fort Sam wantz to dowith VIA, how VIA can be of help and what do they see as VIA'e role.
" According to a 2007 studyg coordinated by the San Antonio-Bexar Countyu MPO, some of the key points of focuzs for Fort Sam Houston include addressingg cut-through traffic in the neighborhoods near the improving street maintenance that could help the flow of trafficx and introducing mass transit in the area. " think VIA is a big part of the growth picturw and will play a critical role in makinh life livable as Fort Sam Houstonm proceeds into an area they have neveer known in terms of growth and number of Adkisson says.
Priscilla Ingle, spokeswoman for VIA, says publicf transportation could indeed be part of the solutionn for the Fort SamHouston "Public transportation is an affordable option for getting people to theid destination," Ingle says. "In lookinhg at the issue at Fort Sam, the accessx issue would have to be addressed to determines how to specifically address their needs with the influzx of people that they anticipate coming tothe post.
" The BRAC actioj will affect , Randolph Air Forces Base, Brooks City-Base and Camp but most of the changes are centered around Fort Sam Kara Hill, military liaison for Bexar County, says one of the city'xs biggest challenges is the projectedx increase in traffic around the Army which is already a source of congestion. The main projects takinbg place in San Antonio will be the renovation of at Fort Sam Houstonb tohandle in-patient hospital care and civilian traumaq care and the conversion of at Lackland AFB into an ambulatorhy care clinic that will focus on outpatienty care.
The military is also consolidatingy its medical training programas for all military branches at FortSam Houston. Fort Sam is expectedr to see an increase in the area ofabout 11,0009 people. All BRAC projects are scheduled to be completeby 2011. "W have met with folks at Fort Sam and at BAMC and access isa concern," Ingle "We don't have access onto the post (due to the securityh gates)." Hill says Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Va., is in a similafr position. Hill met with Fairfax County representativea earlier this year to lear n how they are working public transportatioj into the growth ofFort Belvoir.
She adds that the base has workedc out an agreement that allows the publicc buses on base after a Military Police Officed clears thoseon board. Adkisson says if Fort Belvoir can make that so could Fort Sam He adds that would help a greagt deal in managing traffic inthat area. "If it's being done why can't we make it happen here," he says. Anothefr program being considered to encouragr mass transit is to issue those who work on or travel to thepost frequently, bus passee at a discount that they can use 365 days a "Obviously, Fort Sam is a huge target (for such a program)," he says. "Especiallty with BRAC happening.
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Schwan Food reorganizes, cuts jobs - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The Marshall-based foods company said that it undertook the move in an effortf to reorganize its homedelivery division, and cite d "challenging economic conditions" as the driving force behind the The company will lay off 30 workerx in Marshall, who work in its home servicr division. Positions cut were in the areas of marketing, finance, operations, strategic planning and development. Around the country, 307 positionsz were eliminated at varioue sales anddistribution centers; the company also expandedd the responsibilities of its general managers.
The company said that as part of therestructuringy effort, it would create about 123 new positions nationwide, eight of them in Employees affected by the cuts were notified They will have the opportunity to applg for the new positions. The company is also looking to fill 50 manufacturin positionsin Marshall. Recently, the Business Journao reported that the company would inSouth Carolina, layinbg off 525 workers.