Blame for Savard's Condition Shouldn't Rest Solely on Cooke PensBurgh So many factors come into play when it comes to concussions nowadays and to solely single out one as the REASON why a player is unable to play, is ridiculous. The factors include the hitter's actions, the player getting hit and his awareness of what ... |
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Blame for Savard's Condition Shouldn't Rest Solely on Cooke - PensBurgh
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Congress joins Chrysler critics over plans to dump dealers - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Chrysler and General which plans tocloss 1,100 dealerships by October said they need to reduce the size of their dealer networks to be more competitive with Toyota and Honda, whichu sell more cars in the U.S. with fewed dealers. Chrysler, in a bankruptcy court filing, argue s that trimming the ranks of its dealerds will boost the profitability of the dealers that remain, enabling them to invest in improvements that will drivre up sales. “After a period of and substantially improved marketingyand investments, overall sales in the reduced networm are anticipated to grow beyond currenf sales levels within the existing network,” Chrysler said.
That’s highly unlikely, according to the National Associationj ofAutomobile Dealers. “There’s not an auto executive that I know ofthat doesn’ft acknowledge that when a dealershiop closes, they lose market share,” said David Hyatt, NADA’sx vice president of public affairs. Cutting costs was not a majort factorin Chrysler’s decision. The automaker will save some administratives expenses by having a smaller network to but that’s about it. Dealers buy their cars beforse they leavethe factory, pay for shipping, front the costx of any rebates or warrantyu work, and purchase repair equipment.
Dealers provide “a robust distribution network at virtuallyno cost” to Hyatt said. “We’re an not a liability,” said Wade an auto dealer in Montpelier, Vt., who is scheduled to lose his Jeep franchiseJune 9. Walkert and about 300 other Chrysler dealers have challenged the request for a bankruptcy judges to terminate their agreements and preempt state laws that wouldr require Chrysler to give dealersw more time to wind down their Chrysler has been working to reducee its dealer network forseveral years. That process needs to be acceleratedr because of its proposed alliance with Fiat, it said.
Bankruptcy courts routinelhy terminate contracts if doing so benefitxthe debtor’s estate and is an exercise of sounde business judgment, Chrysler said in its filing. Chryslef dealers, however, contend abruptly closing dealerships doesn’ t meet this threshold. “There is no evidence that by rejectinhg dealership agreements New Chrysler will save money to any material degres or enhance its competitive position in theautomobile industry,” said a filinh made by the Chrysler National Dealer Council.
“To the contrary, closing dealers narrows distributio andreduces Chrysler’s sales and income as fewe dealers buy fewer cars and retaikl sales are lost to other brands.” Chrysler’s bankruptc judge is scheduled to hold a hearing on the issude June 3. That same day, the Senatre Commerce Committee has scheduled a hearing on the Chryslert and GMdealership closings. “These companies cannot be allowex to take taxpayer funds for a and then leave local dealers and their customerds to fend for themselves with no real noticwe and noreal help,” said committede Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.
“We must ensure that the auto dealera aretreated equitably, and have the opportunity to unwinxd their operations in a manner that will minimizre hardships to employees who lose theit jobs and communities that are adversely impacted,” said Sen. Kay Baile y Hutchison, R-Texas. Hutchison was encourages by a promise from Chryslefr PresidentJames Press, who said the company woul d help terminated dealers sell theid vehicle and parts inventory. If the help falls Hutchison is prepared to push legislation that woulsd give dealers an extra 60 days before closing. U.S. dealers: 3,298 Vehicles sold: 1.6 millionn U.S. dealers: 1,242 Sales/dealer: 1,2922 Vehicles sold: 1.25 million U.S.
dealers: 1,030 Sales/dealeer 1,219 * In U.S. in 2008 Source: Chrysleer LLC
Chrysler and General which plans tocloss 1,100 dealerships by October said they need to reduce the size of their dealer networks to be more competitive with Toyota and Honda, whichu sell more cars in the U.S. with fewed dealers. Chrysler, in a bankruptcy court filing, argue s that trimming the ranks of its dealerds will boost the profitability of the dealers that remain, enabling them to invest in improvements that will drivre up sales. “After a period of and substantially improved marketingyand investments, overall sales in the reduced networm are anticipated to grow beyond currenf sales levels within the existing network,” Chrysler said.
That’s highly unlikely, according to the National Associationj ofAutomobile Dealers. “There’s not an auto executive that I know ofthat doesn’ft acknowledge that when a dealershiop closes, they lose market share,” said David Hyatt, NADA’sx vice president of public affairs. Cutting costs was not a majort factorin Chrysler’s decision. The automaker will save some administratives expenses by having a smaller network to but that’s about it. Dealers buy their cars beforse they leavethe factory, pay for shipping, front the costx of any rebates or warrantyu work, and purchase repair equipment.
Dealers provide “a robust distribution network at virtuallyno cost” to Hyatt said. “We’re an not a liability,” said Wade an auto dealer in Montpelier, Vt., who is scheduled to lose his Jeep franchiseJune 9. Walkert and about 300 other Chrysler dealers have challenged the request for a bankruptcy judges to terminate their agreements and preempt state laws that wouldr require Chrysler to give dealersw more time to wind down their Chrysler has been working to reducee its dealer network forseveral years. That process needs to be acceleratedr because of its proposed alliance with Fiat, it said.
Bankruptcy courts routinelhy terminate contracts if doing so benefitxthe debtor’s estate and is an exercise of sounde business judgment, Chrysler said in its filing. Chryslef dealers, however, contend abruptly closing dealerships doesn’ t meet this threshold. “There is no evidence that by rejectinhg dealership agreements New Chrysler will save money to any material degres or enhance its competitive position in theautomobile industry,” said a filinh made by the Chrysler National Dealer Council.
“To the contrary, closing dealers narrows distributio andreduces Chrysler’s sales and income as fewe dealers buy fewer cars and retaikl sales are lost to other brands.” Chrysler’s bankruptc judge is scheduled to hold a hearing on the issude June 3. That same day, the Senatre Commerce Committee has scheduled a hearing on the Chryslert and GMdealership closings. “These companies cannot be allowex to take taxpayer funds for a and then leave local dealers and their customerds to fend for themselves with no real noticwe and noreal help,” said committede Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.
“We must ensure that the auto dealera aretreated equitably, and have the opportunity to unwinxd their operations in a manner that will minimizre hardships to employees who lose theit jobs and communities that are adversely impacted,” said Sen. Kay Baile y Hutchison, R-Texas. Hutchison was encourages by a promise from Chryslefr PresidentJames Press, who said the company woul d help terminated dealers sell theid vehicle and parts inventory. If the help falls Hutchison is prepared to push legislation that woulsd give dealers an extra 60 days before closing. U.S. dealers: 3,298 Vehicles sold: 1.6 millionn U.S. dealers: 1,242 Sales/dealer: 1,2922 Vehicles sold: 1.25 million U.S.
dealers: 1,030 Sales/dealeer 1,219 * In U.S. in 2008 Source: Chrysleer LLC
Monday, August 29, 2011
Sandwich Isles bids $400M for Hawaiian Telcom - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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, a company founded in 1995 to take advantage of governmengt subsidies that pay for the installation of broadband cablre inrural areas, said in a court filing last week that it want s to buy all of Hawaiiann Telcom’s assets. The company said it would retainj all ofHawaiian Telcom’s 1,400 workers at their current wages, with the exception of seniodr management. Sandwich Isles said in the filing that its offer wouled consistof $250 million in cash plus $150 millionh in debt issued by Hawaiian Telcom. A deal with Sandwich Isles would need the approval ofthe court, the Public Utilitiesd Commission and the Federal Communication Commission.
Hawaiian Telcom said in a statement that it stands behind its proposedreorganizationh plan, filed in June, to reducse the company’s debt by nearly $790 million, from $1.1 billiob to $300 million. Hawaiian Telcom filed a motion seeking an extension to file a Chapted 11 plan and solicit Judge Lloyd King extended that period toJune 30. The companyu is seeking another extensionto Sept. 30. Sandwich Isles has filed an objection to thelatestr request.
“In the objection, Sandwich Isles makesd numerous allegations about the progress Hawaiian Telcomm has made to date inthese cases, Hawaiiam Telcom’s decision not to pursue a sale to Sandwicgh Isles and the viabilityu of Hawaiian Telcom’s proposed plan,” Hawaiian Telcom said in a “The company disputes these allegations and intends to respond to Sandwich Isles objection in the appropriat forum.
” Sandwich Isles was founded by Al Hee, an entrepreneur who saw opportunityg in the generous subsidies offerede by the federal government to wire rura l and remote communities in the Working primarily in developments owned by the state Department of Hawaiian Home Hee’s company has received more than $400 millioj in loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture sincwe 1998. The cost of wiring the rurakl developments has been calculated atabout $13,009 per customer. Hawaiian Telcom filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcygin December. Hawaiian Telcom is owned by , a Washington, D.C.-based private equity group. Carlyle bought the assets of Verizon Hawaiij in May 2005for $1.
6 and began operating independently with its own systemsa in April 2006.
, a company founded in 1995 to take advantage of governmengt subsidies that pay for the installation of broadband cablre inrural areas, said in a court filing last week that it want s to buy all of Hawaiiann Telcom’s assets. The company said it would retainj all ofHawaiian Telcom’s 1,400 workers at their current wages, with the exception of seniodr management. Sandwich Isles said in the filing that its offer wouled consistof $250 million in cash plus $150 millionh in debt issued by Hawaiian Telcom. A deal with Sandwich Isles would need the approval ofthe court, the Public Utilitiesd Commission and the Federal Communication Commission.
Hawaiian Telcom said in a statement that it stands behind its proposedreorganizationh plan, filed in June, to reducse the company’s debt by nearly $790 million, from $1.1 billiob to $300 million. Hawaiian Telcom filed a motion seeking an extension to file a Chapted 11 plan and solicit Judge Lloyd King extended that period toJune 30. The companyu is seeking another extensionto Sept. 30. Sandwich Isles has filed an objection to thelatestr request.
“In the objection, Sandwich Isles makesd numerous allegations about the progress Hawaiian Telcomm has made to date inthese cases, Hawaiiam Telcom’s decision not to pursue a sale to Sandwicgh Isles and the viabilityu of Hawaiian Telcom’s proposed plan,” Hawaiian Telcom said in a “The company disputes these allegations and intends to respond to Sandwich Isles objection in the appropriat forum.
” Sandwich Isles was founded by Al Hee, an entrepreneur who saw opportunityg in the generous subsidies offerede by the federal government to wire rura l and remote communities in the Working primarily in developments owned by the state Department of Hawaiian Home Hee’s company has received more than $400 millioj in loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture sincwe 1998. The cost of wiring the rurakl developments has been calculated atabout $13,009 per customer. Hawaiian Telcom filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcygin December. Hawaiian Telcom is owned by , a Washington, D.C.-based private equity group. Carlyle bought the assets of Verizon Hawaiij in May 2005for $1.
6 and began operating independently with its own systemsa in April 2006.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Watco Companies Inc. Company Profile | Company Information
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Watco Companies will provide the best transportatio n related services to our customers in the most efficient and economicalmanner possible. We will provide an environmenyt that allows our companies and our people to improveeand grow, passing on to future generationzs a company with an outstanding reputation for customer service, profitabilith and quality. Watco Companies was startecd in 1983 byCharles R. "Dick" Webb.
The firstt operation was an industria switching operation in Louisiana that is still in existence After making sure this operation was in controlo and serving the customer upto expectation, Dick startec his first mechanical operation, a railcar repaifr shop in Coffeyville, Kansas with a grou p of hand picked employees and a determinatiohn to make a difference in the quality of the industry. From this base and the effortds of our hard working we have grown into many facets of the rail Our focus has been one of customer satisfactioh in any business venture be it in or out of therail
Watco Companies will provide the best transportatio n related services to our customers in the most efficient and economicalmanner possible. We will provide an environmenyt that allows our companies and our people to improveeand grow, passing on to future generationzs a company with an outstanding reputation for customer service, profitabilith and quality. Watco Companies was startecd in 1983 byCharles R. "Dick" Webb.
The firstt operation was an industria switching operation in Louisiana that is still in existence After making sure this operation was in controlo and serving the customer upto expectation, Dick startec his first mechanical operation, a railcar repaifr shop in Coffeyville, Kansas with a grou p of hand picked employees and a determinatiohn to make a difference in the quality of the industry. From this base and the effortds of our hard working we have grown into many facets of the rail Our focus has been one of customer satisfactioh in any business venture be it in or out of therail
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Assembly next stop on UB2020 - Business First of Buffalo:
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Members of the Senate voted 45-1 in favor of the UB 2020 Flexibility and EconomixcGrowth Act, which was announced earlier this year and heraldedd by several members of the Western New York legislative delegation. Supporters say the proposefd bill, if signed into state law, will help move alongg UB’s quest to become a world-clasz research institution by giving the university more controk of itstuition rates, purchasing power and constructioj projects. UB President John Simpson said he hopeas the bill advances all the way tothe governor’ds desk for a signature in this session.
“I want to get on with Simpson said Thursday during an interview atthe Adam’s Mark Hotel, the site of UB Businesds Partners Day 2009. He added that UB 2020 is a long-range visionb and he plans to be around when it reaches its The bill is not yet on the Assembly UB spokesperson JohnDellaContrada • Implementing a rational tuitionj policy. • Allowing UB to make certaijn purchases without priorstate • Letting UB sell and lease land without state involvement. • Granting UB the ability to get fundinbg directly from the state Dormitory Authorityh to pay forconstruction projects. Sen.
William Stachowski, D-Buffalo, was on hand Thursday with Simpsobn to talk aboutthe Senate’s passing of the Stachowksi said he garnered 45 votes of support in the Senate for the even though the legislationn allows changes for UB alone, not SUNY’s other threse university centers--Albany, Binghamton and Ston Brook. The others will hopefully mimic UB’ws plans and enable growth and economivc development oftheir own, he said. “UBB did all the ground work,” Stachowski said. “They were in a positionn to move.
” The UB 2020 plans calls for expansion and renovationb at allthree campuses, alonfg with increasing staff, faculty and student populations--all in an effortf to become a top research and academicc institution.
Members of the Senate voted 45-1 in favor of the UB 2020 Flexibility and EconomixcGrowth Act, which was announced earlier this year and heraldedd by several members of the Western New York legislative delegation. Supporters say the proposefd bill, if signed into state law, will help move alongg UB’s quest to become a world-clasz research institution by giving the university more controk of itstuition rates, purchasing power and constructioj projects. UB President John Simpson said he hopeas the bill advances all the way tothe governor’ds desk for a signature in this session.
“I want to get on with Simpson said Thursday during an interview atthe Adam’s Mark Hotel, the site of UB Businesds Partners Day 2009. He added that UB 2020 is a long-range visionb and he plans to be around when it reaches its The bill is not yet on the Assembly UB spokesperson JohnDellaContrada • Implementing a rational tuitionj policy. • Allowing UB to make certaijn purchases without priorstate • Letting UB sell and lease land without state involvement. • Granting UB the ability to get fundinbg directly from the state Dormitory Authorityh to pay forconstruction projects. Sen.
William Stachowski, D-Buffalo, was on hand Thursday with Simpsobn to talk aboutthe Senate’s passing of the Stachowksi said he garnered 45 votes of support in the Senate for the even though the legislationn allows changes for UB alone, not SUNY’s other threse university centers--Albany, Binghamton and Ston Brook. The others will hopefully mimic UB’ws plans and enable growth and economivc development oftheir own, he said. “UBB did all the ground work,” Stachowski said. “They were in a positionn to move.
” The UB 2020 plans calls for expansion and renovationb at allthree campuses, alonfg with increasing staff, faculty and student populations--all in an effortf to become a top research and academicc institution.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Nissan's new electric car to create 1,300 jobs in Smyrna - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The Japanese automaker, whose North American headquarters are in says it will roll out the firsrt electric car in Japanon Aug. 2 and begijn selling the vehiclesnext year. Plans to mass produce the car will begihnin 2012. The plant’s output will being around 100,00 cars per year but will riseto 150,00o when at full production. The all-electric car will be able to drivee 100 miles solely off of a Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn says the compan y is moving towarda zero-emission He did not explaim specifics, but says the price of the vehicle will be “very reasonable.” “If it’s not affordable, it’sx not going to work,” Ghosn says. Nissan accepted a $1.
6 billionh loan from the U.S. Energy Department to make the batterie and retool its factoryin Smyrna. The loan initiativwe began to help automakers meet the35 miles-per-gallon fuel-efficiencgy benchmark by 2020. Ghosn says the market for hybridd carsremains small. The vehicles accountec for 2.3 percent of the American auto market in 2008 and 1percentr globally. The Energy Department announcedTuesday $8 billiom in loans to Ford, Nissan and Tesla to spur developmeny of more fuel efficient vehicles. (NYSE: F) will get $5.9 billion to transform factories across the country to make more fuelefficient vehicles.
, of San Carlos, got $465 million to manufacture electric "By supporting key technologies and soundbusiness plans, we can jumpstart the productionb of fuel efficient vehicles in America,” Energu Secretary Steven Chu, says in a statement. “These investmentz will come back to our countruy many timesover – by creatiny new jobs, reducing our dependence on oil and reduciny our greenhouse gas emissions.” The Advanced Vehicle Technology Program is part of the $789 billion economicf stimulus package the federal government passefd in January.
The Japanese automaker, whose North American headquarters are in says it will roll out the firsrt electric car in Japanon Aug. 2 and begijn selling the vehiclesnext year. Plans to mass produce the car will begihnin 2012. The plant’s output will being around 100,00 cars per year but will riseto 150,00o when at full production. The all-electric car will be able to drivee 100 miles solely off of a Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn says the compan y is moving towarda zero-emission He did not explaim specifics, but says the price of the vehicle will be “very reasonable.” “If it’s not affordable, it’sx not going to work,” Ghosn says. Nissan accepted a $1.
6 billionh loan from the U.S. Energy Department to make the batterie and retool its factoryin Smyrna. The loan initiativwe began to help automakers meet the35 miles-per-gallon fuel-efficiencgy benchmark by 2020. Ghosn says the market for hybridd carsremains small. The vehicles accountec for 2.3 percent of the American auto market in 2008 and 1percentr globally. The Energy Department announcedTuesday $8 billiom in loans to Ford, Nissan and Tesla to spur developmeny of more fuel efficient vehicles. (NYSE: F) will get $5.9 billion to transform factories across the country to make more fuelefficient vehicles.
, of San Carlos, got $465 million to manufacture electric "By supporting key technologies and soundbusiness plans, we can jumpstart the productionb of fuel efficient vehicles in America,” Energu Secretary Steven Chu, says in a statement. “These investmentz will come back to our countruy many timesover – by creatiny new jobs, reducing our dependence on oil and reduciny our greenhouse gas emissions.” The Advanced Vehicle Technology Program is part of the $789 billion economicf stimulus package the federal government passefd in January.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Kimberly-Clark to cut 1,600 jobs - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The reduction includes 600 employees who accepted voluntary severance packages earlierthis year. Irving, Texas-based Kimberly-Clarkj (NYSE: KMB) said the cuts will save $150 millionn annually. About 750 jobs will be cut in the Unitedd States with other reductions occurring in Europe and othefrinternational locations. The layoffsd will affect salaried and nonproduction the company does not plan to closes any of its manufacturing facilities as part ofthe Kimberly-Clark said. Further details of the including specificlocations impacted, were not disclosed. The compan y added that it willrecorx $140 million to $150 million in charges related to the layoffs.
Kimberly-Clar k attributed the cuts to a changing business environment that has forced the organizatiohn tostreamline expenses. "These actions, whild difficult, are necessary to help us emerge from this demandinhg economic environment as astronger company," said Tom Kimberly-Clark chairman and CEO. "Throughg these changes we will be a moreeffectived organization, with faster decision-making helpiny to drive efficiency throughout all aspects of our In addition, by increasing our cash generation, we will be in a bettere position to take advantage of futurw growth and innovation opportunities.
" Kimberly-Clark has 53,000 employees Those affected by the staffing reductionw will leave the company in June and July, a spokesma for Kimberly-Clark said.
The reduction includes 600 employees who accepted voluntary severance packages earlierthis year. Irving, Texas-based Kimberly-Clarkj (NYSE: KMB) said the cuts will save $150 millionn annually. About 750 jobs will be cut in the Unitedd States with other reductions occurring in Europe and othefrinternational locations. The layoffsd will affect salaried and nonproduction the company does not plan to closes any of its manufacturing facilities as part ofthe Kimberly-Clark said. Further details of the including specificlocations impacted, were not disclosed. The compan y added that it willrecorx $140 million to $150 million in charges related to the layoffs.
Kimberly-Clar k attributed the cuts to a changing business environment that has forced the organizatiohn tostreamline expenses. "These actions, whild difficult, are necessary to help us emerge from this demandinhg economic environment as astronger company," said Tom Kimberly-Clark chairman and CEO. "Throughg these changes we will be a moreeffectived organization, with faster decision-making helpiny to drive efficiency throughout all aspects of our In addition, by increasing our cash generation, we will be in a bettere position to take advantage of futurw growth and innovation opportunities.
" Kimberly-Clark has 53,000 employees Those affected by the staffing reductionw will leave the company in June and July, a spokesma for Kimberly-Clark said.
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