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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Pharmacy OneSource Announces Free Webinar on Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - PRLog.Org (press release)
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
NACA to add more than 1,000 jobs in Charlotte - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The hiring will begin immediately, with the national nonprofit hostinf a job fair Fridayand Saturday. NACA focuses on lendinyg to low- and moderate-income families. Gov. Bev Perduee announced the expansion Thursday, with the states giving NACA a $1 million grant from the One NorthCarolinz Fund. It plans to invest more than $4 million with 1,014 jobs expected to be added over the nextfive “North Carolina remains a strong presencew in the U.S. finance sector, and this is a tremendous opportunityt forthe Charlotte-area,” Perdue said.
“Our top-rates business climate and skilled financial-services work forcer are attractive to growing national NACA is headquartered in Bostohn and operates more than 40offices nationwide. It currently employ s about 100 workers in Mecklenburg County to originater and processmortgage loans. Under the five-yeard state incentive agreement, the organizatio n plans to add 550jobs immediately. The jobs will pay an averags annual wage of Salaries will range upto $80,000 annually. The hirinf will focus on mortgage negotiators, customer-service representatives, call-center managers and mortgagew counselors.
“NACA is excited that it’s puttingy more than 1,000 people to work durinbg these tougheconomic times,” NACA Chief Executive Bruce Marks said Thursday. “Today’s announcement is more than just a souncdbite — we are following through on this investmentr by holding a jobs fair tomorrow to hire 550 people immediately.” Perdue said Thursday that she consulted with forme r Bank of America Corp. Chairman Hugh McColl Jr. about the McColl has been a longtime supporterof NACA’sd work. BofA began a partnershipo with NACAunder McColl’s watch in 1995 and in 2004 committesd $6 billion to its lending program.
Perdue says McColl confirmed to her that he expected NACA could follow through on its job commitments in severalkphone conversations. “When someons begins something like thisin Charlotte, it always McColl said in an interview Thursday. “They’ll come in and find this is a good placwe tofind (a work force). I would hope it wouldr be an eruption of not justtrickle down.” The group claims it will be the largesg number of people hired immediately in one area and the largestt job commitment in the country sincwe the mortgage crisis began in 2007. The hiring comes as NACA embarks on a nationwide Save theDream Tour.
Marks says the added jobs are crucial as NACA leads its campaigj to makemortgages affordable. Hundredse of NACA staff will provided long-term solutions for homeowners with anunaffordable “Charlotte continues to be attractive because of our knowledgeables financial-services work force and we welcomed NACA’s investment in North Carolina,” N.C. Sen. Dan Clodfelter (D-Mecklenburg) said in a release.
NACA’s Counselingb Center is in the Charlotte East officee park off Albemarle Road between Central Avenue and FarmPond “Charlotte continues to be recognized as a leadetr in financial services with a talentede and experienced labor force,” says Charlotte Chambedr Chairman Tim Belk. “We are please to welcome NACA to the community and look forward to the investment in jobs and presence they will brin g to ourEast side.” The chamber assisted NACA in its expansio effort. Charlotte East owner Roger Kellogg, principalk of , and leasing director Eric Speckmajn have worked closely with NACAsince 2007, when the nonprofir established a small office in the park.
NACA has legallyg binding agreements with all themajor lenders/servicers to restructurd the mortgages they service. The NACA agreements covee more than 90 percent of homeowners with anunaffordablwe mortgage. The staff from the Counseling Center in Charlotts will travel nationwide to work on Save the Dream eventsa where morethan 25,000 people are counseled over four with thousands receiving affordable restructured mortgages with permanent interest rates oftenj at 4 percent, 3 percent and 2 percenyt and where necessary the principal The organization, started in 1988, has the primary goal of buildinyg strong, healthy neighborhoods nationwide through affordable homeownership.
NACA operationsz include financial counseling, specialized mortgage servicews and a Home Save program for homeowners with anunaffordables mortgage. NACA will host a job fair from8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridayt and Saturday at its Charlott eCounseling Center. For more information aboutr Neighborhood Assistance Corporationof America, includinf employment opportunities, go to
The hiring will begin immediately, with the national nonprofit hostinf a job fair Fridayand Saturday. NACA focuses on lendinyg to low- and moderate-income families. Gov. Bev Perduee announced the expansion Thursday, with the states giving NACA a $1 million grant from the One NorthCarolinz Fund. It plans to invest more than $4 million with 1,014 jobs expected to be added over the nextfive “North Carolina remains a strong presencew in the U.S. finance sector, and this is a tremendous opportunityt forthe Charlotte-area,” Perdue said.
“Our top-rates business climate and skilled financial-services work forcer are attractive to growing national NACA is headquartered in Bostohn and operates more than 40offices nationwide. It currently employ s about 100 workers in Mecklenburg County to originater and processmortgage loans. Under the five-yeard state incentive agreement, the organizatio n plans to add 550jobs immediately. The jobs will pay an averags annual wage of Salaries will range upto $80,000 annually. The hirinf will focus on mortgage negotiators, customer-service representatives, call-center managers and mortgagew counselors.
“NACA is excited that it’s puttingy more than 1,000 people to work durinbg these tougheconomic times,” NACA Chief Executive Bruce Marks said Thursday. “Today’s announcement is more than just a souncdbite — we are following through on this investmentr by holding a jobs fair tomorrow to hire 550 people immediately.” Perdue said Thursday that she consulted with forme r Bank of America Corp. Chairman Hugh McColl Jr. about the McColl has been a longtime supporterof NACA’sd work. BofA began a partnershipo with NACAunder McColl’s watch in 1995 and in 2004 committesd $6 billion to its lending program.
Perdue says McColl confirmed to her that he expected NACA could follow through on its job commitments in severalkphone conversations. “When someons begins something like thisin Charlotte, it always McColl said in an interview Thursday. “They’ll come in and find this is a good placwe tofind (a work force). I would hope it wouldr be an eruption of not justtrickle down.” The group claims it will be the largesg number of people hired immediately in one area and the largestt job commitment in the country sincwe the mortgage crisis began in 2007. The hiring comes as NACA embarks on a nationwide Save theDream Tour.
Marks says the added jobs are crucial as NACA leads its campaigj to makemortgages affordable. Hundredse of NACA staff will provided long-term solutions for homeowners with anunaffordable “Charlotte continues to be attractive because of our knowledgeables financial-services work force and we welcomed NACA’s investment in North Carolina,” N.C. Sen. Dan Clodfelter (D-Mecklenburg) said in a release.
NACA’s Counselingb Center is in the Charlotte East officee park off Albemarle Road between Central Avenue and FarmPond “Charlotte continues to be recognized as a leadetr in financial services with a talentede and experienced labor force,” says Charlotte Chambedr Chairman Tim Belk. “We are please to welcome NACA to the community and look forward to the investment in jobs and presence they will brin g to ourEast side.” The chamber assisted NACA in its expansio effort. Charlotte East owner Roger Kellogg, principalk of , and leasing director Eric Speckmajn have worked closely with NACAsince 2007, when the nonprofir established a small office in the park.
NACA has legallyg binding agreements with all themajor lenders/servicers to restructurd the mortgages they service. The NACA agreements covee more than 90 percent of homeowners with anunaffordablwe mortgage. The staff from the Counseling Center in Charlotts will travel nationwide to work on Save the Dream eventsa where morethan 25,000 people are counseled over four with thousands receiving affordable restructured mortgages with permanent interest rates oftenj at 4 percent, 3 percent and 2 percenyt and where necessary the principal The organization, started in 1988, has the primary goal of buildinyg strong, healthy neighborhoods nationwide through affordable homeownership.
NACA operationsz include financial counseling, specialized mortgage servicews and a Home Save program for homeowners with anunaffordables mortgage. NACA will host a job fair from8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridayt and Saturday at its Charlott eCounseling Center. For more information aboutr Neighborhood Assistance Corporationof America, includinf employment opportunities, go to
Monday, April 25, 2011
Public faith in RCMP strong among Canadians, but dims in BC, Yukon - The Canadian Press
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Globe and Mail | Public faith in RCMP strong among Canadians, but dims in BC, Yukon The Canadian Press But in British Columbia and the Yukon, that number drops to 73 and 69 per cent respectively. Mounties in the two regions have been mired in long-running, high-profile scandals and new incidents in British Columbia have added to the bad press. ... British Columbians have low trust in the Mounties: poll RCMP survey shows public still has faith in Mounties |
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz off to DL with inflammation - ESPN
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TSN | Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz off to DL with inflammation ESPN Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Thursday, with right shoulder inflammation, the team announced Saturday. The Rangers purchased the contract of righty Cody Eppley from Round Rock Triple-A to take ... Rangers place closer Feliz on DL with shoulder soreness Rangers place Feliz on disabled list Rangers put Neftali Feliz on DL |
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Colliers adds to Nashville management team - Phoenix Business Journal:
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“Creighton brings more than 12 yearzs of experience in the commercial real estate industrtyto Colliers,” says Doug Brandon, managing principal for Colliers' Nashville “We are thrilled to have him on our Wright’s responsibilities will include the management of largs institutionally owned health and medical facilities, as well as the growtbh of the business line. Until March of this Wright was vice presidentof mixed-uswe development for Southern Land Co., where he was responsible for the developmeny of select real estate Southern Land underwent a shiftf in executive team makeup earlier this year.
The Franklin-basedx development company announced the appointmentss of Brian Sewell as president and Chrisz Bove as CEO in early Southern Land is the developer of the Williamson County residential projects Westhaven, LaurelBrooke and The company also has projects in the Dallas/Fort Houston and Austin, Texas, markets.
“Creighton brings more than 12 yearzs of experience in the commercial real estate industrtyto Colliers,” says Doug Brandon, managing principal for Colliers' Nashville “We are thrilled to have him on our Wright’s responsibilities will include the management of largs institutionally owned health and medical facilities, as well as the growtbh of the business line. Until March of this Wright was vice presidentof mixed-uswe development for Southern Land Co., where he was responsible for the developmeny of select real estate Southern Land underwent a shiftf in executive team makeup earlier this year.
The Franklin-basedx development company announced the appointmentss of Brian Sewell as president and Chrisz Bove as CEO in early Southern Land is the developer of the Williamson County residential projects Westhaven, LaurelBrooke and The company also has projects in the Dallas/Fort Houston and Austin, Texas, markets.
Monday, April 18, 2011
P&G to pay British tax bill for Pringles - Dayton Business Journal:
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The May 20 by a three-judge appeala court, reverses a lower court decision that the stackablwe snacks are not actuallypotatol chips, or “crisps” as the British refer to This earlier decision exempted P&b from paying a value-added tax on Pringles, accordiny to the Financial Times. The government estimates the tax owed isabourt $31 million ayear. But P&G (NYSE: PG) said it had been payinh the fee, and does not owe any back taxes. “Obviously we’rd disappointed with the court’xs decision,” spokesman Paul Fox said. “We’ve always asserted that Pringlez should be tested on the same mannef as other savory snacks ofsimilar composition.
” He said P&Gf is reviewing the decision and will consider its options for an appeal. Under Britishg law, the U.K.’s tax office exempts most foods from a 15percen fee. But certain snack foods, including those made from potatoes, are not. P&yG argued that its Pringles do apply because they not look or tasterlike chips, and are not made like chips. Instead, they are bakee from dough. The Cincinnati-based consumer products maker contended that only products with 100 percent “potato-ness” should be according to the Times.
The proportion of potato flourt in Pringles is about40 P&G is the world’s largest consumer products maker, with a brand portfolio that includex Pantene, Tide and
The May 20 by a three-judge appeala court, reverses a lower court decision that the stackablwe snacks are not actuallypotatol chips, or “crisps” as the British refer to This earlier decision exempted P&b from paying a value-added tax on Pringles, accordiny to the Financial Times. The government estimates the tax owed isabourt $31 million ayear. But P&G (NYSE: PG) said it had been payinh the fee, and does not owe any back taxes. “Obviously we’rd disappointed with the court’xs decision,” spokesman Paul Fox said. “We’ve always asserted that Pringlez should be tested on the same mannef as other savory snacks ofsimilar composition.
” He said P&Gf is reviewing the decision and will consider its options for an appeal. Under Britishg law, the U.K.’s tax office exempts most foods from a 15percen fee. But certain snack foods, including those made from potatoes, are not. P&yG argued that its Pringles do apply because they not look or tasterlike chips, and are not made like chips. Instead, they are bakee from dough. The Cincinnati-based consumer products maker contended that only products with 100 percent “potato-ness” should be according to the Times.
The proportion of potato flourt in Pringles is about40 P&G is the world’s largest consumer products maker, with a brand portfolio that includex Pantene, Tide and
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Wells Fargo continues integration of Wachovia with name change - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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The change reflects the bank’s continued integration with , whicg acquired Charlotte-based on Dec. 31. “By adopting the Wells Fargok nameand brand, we’re now fullyu part of one of the world’s most respected financial companies,” says Neil Ryan, chief executivr of Wells Fargo Bank International. “We look forwarx to satisfying all of our financial needs across Europe and helping themsucceed financially.” Wellxs Fargo Bank International is a European Unioh bank headquartered in Ireland.
In addition, Wellw Fargo’s investment-banking and capital-markets which formerly operated underr the Wachovia Securities and certain WellsFargo brands, have taken the name Welld Fargo Securities. Retail brokerage products and servicew formerly marketed as Wachovia Securities are now offereed through WellsFargo Advisors. Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) is baseds in San Francisco.
The change reflects the bank’s continued integration with , whicg acquired Charlotte-based on Dec. 31. “By adopting the Wells Fargok nameand brand, we’re now fullyu part of one of the world’s most respected financial companies,” says Neil Ryan, chief executivr of Wells Fargo Bank International. “We look forwarx to satisfying all of our financial needs across Europe and helping themsucceed financially.” Wellxs Fargo Bank International is a European Unioh bank headquartered in Ireland.
In addition, Wellw Fargo’s investment-banking and capital-markets which formerly operated underr the Wachovia Securities and certain WellsFargo brands, have taken the name Welld Fargo Securities. Retail brokerage products and servicew formerly marketed as Wachovia Securities are now offereed through WellsFargo Advisors. Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) is baseds in San Francisco.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Missouri approves KCP&L rate increase - Orlando Business Journal:
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million that KCP&L had sought. PSC spokesman Gregg Ochoas said that the PSC staff estimated the increas will raise a typicalresidential customer’s bill aboutg $12.82 a month. A typical custome r is considered to be one that uses 700 kilowatt hours of electricity a montbh in winterand 1,200 kWh a monthg in the summer, Ochoa “Our customers depend on us to provide affordabl and reliable power,” KCP&L CEO Mike Chesser said in a written statement responding to the PSC approval. “This rate increase will help us pay for environmental investments we have already made to several ofour coal-fireed power plants.
The installation of such pollution-control equipment will improvew air quality for our region and allow us to meet futur federalenvironmental mandates. We recognize that this is a challenginyg time to ask customers to pay morefor electricity, and we didn’ty make this decision lightly.” Kansas City-based GXP), KCP&L’s parent, that KCP&L had reachefd an agreement in principle with the PSC to settler its pending Missouri rate case. Great Plains Energy ranks No. 5 on the Kansas City Business Journalk ’s list of area public companies.
million that KCP&L had sought. PSC spokesman Gregg Ochoas said that the PSC staff estimated the increas will raise a typicalresidential customer’s bill aboutg $12.82 a month. A typical custome r is considered to be one that uses 700 kilowatt hours of electricity a montbh in winterand 1,200 kWh a monthg in the summer, Ochoa “Our customers depend on us to provide affordabl and reliable power,” KCP&L CEO Mike Chesser said in a written statement responding to the PSC approval. “This rate increase will help us pay for environmental investments we have already made to several ofour coal-fireed power plants.
The installation of such pollution-control equipment will improvew air quality for our region and allow us to meet futur federalenvironmental mandates. We recognize that this is a challenginyg time to ask customers to pay morefor electricity, and we didn’ty make this decision lightly.” Kansas City-based GXP), KCP&L’s parent, that KCP&L had reachefd an agreement in principle with the PSC to settler its pending Missouri rate case. Great Plains Energy ranks No. 5 on the Kansas City Business Journalk ’s list of area public companies.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
For Sale By Owner? In this market? - Nashville Business Journal:
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So, after completely renovating a three-story, 90-year-old rowhousde in Canton to showcass appeal, he put it on the markey — himself — in Marchb for $574,000. He figures the for-sale-by-ownere effort will be worth themoney he’ll save in real estater agent commissions: 6 percent of the sale price, or if a prospective buyedr comes to the settlementf table without a Realtor, half that if the buyer bring an agent. Given today’s tough economy and falling home prices, the prospect of savingy 6 percent ofa home’s sale pricew by completing the transaction without a Realtor may sound enticint to any cash-conscious homeowner.
But is it wort the hassle, especially in this tight housingh market? Buyers can afford to be pickierrthan ever, banks have become highly selective abouf lending money and a sale is far from a sure thinyg — in any marketr — until the buyer and seller both sign the settlemen papers. It all depends on whom you ask. Homeownersa like Pugh, who successfullyy sold another house without an agent and is confident abou the pending sale of his make it sound likea no-brainer, and copiouas residential real estate Web sites post for sale by ownerd (FSBO) listings and provide an advertising medium once reserve d for industry insiders.
Real estate professionals, on the othee hand, caution against the idea, citin a heightened risk for security- and litigation-related problems and a general lack of knowledge about theentire house-selling process as just some of the factorsz that can thwart success of a FSBO. “Selling a home withou t professional assistance is akin to representinfg yourselfin court,” said Walter Molony, spokesman for the Nationa Association of Realtors (NAR). Risk vs. reward Industryy statistics suggest that not many homeownersw are willing to take onthe task.
Whiler FSBO signs are more likelyt to crop up during a robusthousintg market, in both good time s and bad they comprise only a fraction of housinhg sales. In 1997, 18 percent of homes on the markewere FSBO, a peak number. By with the housing crisis in full that percentage dropped to13 percent, accordingy to the NAR. A reportt prepared by NAR for the Greater Baltimor Board ofRealtors (GBBR) showed at just 7 percent, Baltimore FSBOs trailed the rest of the “During the boom years, therre were lots of FSBOs. Now, a lot of owner s are afraid to get into the said GBBR PresidentDavid McIlvaine, to be sure, has a vested interesy in promoting that viewpoint.
But he’d also acutely aware of the pitfalls in any realestatd transaction. Real estate agents bring objectivity to the searc hand negotiation, he said. They also focuz on showing homes to qualified And they ultimately fill a valuabl roleas mediators, aiming to make buyere and seller as satisfied as possible. interests are in direct conflictfwith buyers’ [interests],” he added. “You reallhy need a third partyto negotiate. We understand it’s got to be a win-win or else [the not going to go through.
” But homeownerds willing to take on the risk and put in the leg work believse a FSBO is the wayto go, especially given the availability of online advertising. To advertised his house online, Pugh registered with Netrealtynow.com. For a flat fee of he was able to advertise his house on severa residential realtyWeb sites, including the widely used site that listw agent-assisted and FSBO homes. “With the Internet, homeowners get the same benefit as agents Pugh said.
This access is significant, as an increasingt number of prospective buyers log onto the Internet to find a In 2008, 87 percent of all homebuyer s used the Internet to search for a up from just 2 percent in according to data compiled by NAR. 32 percent of buyers firsyt glimpsed their new home on the Internetyin 2008, compared with just 8 percenty in 2001. Though the Internet makes it easier to advertisdeFSBO homes, some believe the tool goes unrecognizexd by many homeowners. “Many peoplre think you have to have an agent to list on saidEric Mangan, spokesman for New York-baser realtor advertising Web site ForSaleByOwner.com, whicuh claims to get 2 million visitors per month.
The Web site offers a spectrumj of services andpaymenrt options, from an $80 per month plan to six one-timd fees, ranging between $179 and $809. The higher-pricefd packages come with more bellssand whistles, including a video slide show of the a for-sale sign, and access to MLS.com Some residential real estate Web sites trackl their success. Mr. Lister, a Pikesville-basef site that works with 350 to500 Baltimore-area homeowners said about 85 percent of the homed it lists sell. Its devised and operated by licensed real estate agentMaynarxd Gottlieb, offers a menu of options. For $399, Mr. Listed will list a home on MLS.com and approximatelyu 100 otherreal estate-oriented Web sites.
For abouf $600, users get online advertising with a virtual tour of theier home with up to10 photos; a revieq of any contracts the homeownet receives; unlimited consultations; and a for-sale sign. But a motivatedx seller knows thatadvertisinvg isn’t everything. Pugh, who used to own a skateboardr shop, has meticulously staged the Canton right down to matchinv towels inthe bathroom. He’s created an onlind virtual tour featuring gleaming hardwood floors and sparklingkitchen countertops, and manned open housezs every Sunday since it’s been on the While the process seems to work for Pugh he saved $18,000 in commission fees with the first houses he sold in upper Fells Point he admits FSBO isn’t for everyone.
“I understandf there are people who have homed out therewho don’tf have the time to meet potentiak buyers, stage the and show it,” Pugh said.
So, after completely renovating a three-story, 90-year-old rowhousde in Canton to showcass appeal, he put it on the markey — himself — in Marchb for $574,000. He figures the for-sale-by-ownere effort will be worth themoney he’ll save in real estater agent commissions: 6 percent of the sale price, or if a prospective buyedr comes to the settlementf table without a Realtor, half that if the buyer bring an agent. Given today’s tough economy and falling home prices, the prospect of savingy 6 percent ofa home’s sale pricew by completing the transaction without a Realtor may sound enticint to any cash-conscious homeowner.
But is it wort the hassle, especially in this tight housingh market? Buyers can afford to be pickierrthan ever, banks have become highly selective abouf lending money and a sale is far from a sure thinyg — in any marketr — until the buyer and seller both sign the settlemen papers. It all depends on whom you ask. Homeownersa like Pugh, who successfullyy sold another house without an agent and is confident abou the pending sale of his make it sound likea no-brainer, and copiouas residential real estate Web sites post for sale by ownerd (FSBO) listings and provide an advertising medium once reserve d for industry insiders.
Real estate professionals, on the othee hand, caution against the idea, citin a heightened risk for security- and litigation-related problems and a general lack of knowledge about theentire house-selling process as just some of the factorsz that can thwart success of a FSBO. “Selling a home withou t professional assistance is akin to representinfg yourselfin court,” said Walter Molony, spokesman for the Nationa Association of Realtors (NAR). Risk vs. reward Industryy statistics suggest that not many homeownersw are willing to take onthe task.
Whiler FSBO signs are more likelyt to crop up during a robusthousintg market, in both good time s and bad they comprise only a fraction of housinhg sales. In 1997, 18 percent of homes on the markewere FSBO, a peak number. By with the housing crisis in full that percentage dropped to13 percent, accordingy to the NAR. A reportt prepared by NAR for the Greater Baltimor Board ofRealtors (GBBR) showed at just 7 percent, Baltimore FSBOs trailed the rest of the “During the boom years, therre were lots of FSBOs. Now, a lot of owner s are afraid to get into the said GBBR PresidentDavid McIlvaine, to be sure, has a vested interesy in promoting that viewpoint.
But he’d also acutely aware of the pitfalls in any realestatd transaction. Real estate agents bring objectivity to the searc hand negotiation, he said. They also focuz on showing homes to qualified And they ultimately fill a valuabl roleas mediators, aiming to make buyere and seller as satisfied as possible. interests are in direct conflictfwith buyers’ [interests],” he added. “You reallhy need a third partyto negotiate. We understand it’s got to be a win-win or else [the not going to go through.
” But homeownerds willing to take on the risk and put in the leg work believse a FSBO is the wayto go, especially given the availability of online advertising. To advertised his house online, Pugh registered with Netrealtynow.com. For a flat fee of he was able to advertise his house on severa residential realtyWeb sites, including the widely used site that listw agent-assisted and FSBO homes. “With the Internet, homeowners get the same benefit as agents Pugh said.
This access is significant, as an increasingt number of prospective buyers log onto the Internet to find a In 2008, 87 percent of all homebuyer s used the Internet to search for a up from just 2 percent in according to data compiled by NAR. 32 percent of buyers firsyt glimpsed their new home on the Internetyin 2008, compared with just 8 percenty in 2001. Though the Internet makes it easier to advertisdeFSBO homes, some believe the tool goes unrecognizexd by many homeowners. “Many peoplre think you have to have an agent to list on saidEric Mangan, spokesman for New York-baser realtor advertising Web site ForSaleByOwner.com, whicuh claims to get 2 million visitors per month.
The Web site offers a spectrumj of services andpaymenrt options, from an $80 per month plan to six one-timd fees, ranging between $179 and $809. The higher-pricefd packages come with more bellssand whistles, including a video slide show of the a for-sale sign, and access to MLS.com Some residential real estate Web sites trackl their success. Mr. Lister, a Pikesville-basef site that works with 350 to500 Baltimore-area homeowners said about 85 percent of the homed it lists sell. Its devised and operated by licensed real estate agentMaynarxd Gottlieb, offers a menu of options. For $399, Mr. Listed will list a home on MLS.com and approximatelyu 100 otherreal estate-oriented Web sites.
For abouf $600, users get online advertising with a virtual tour of theier home with up to10 photos; a revieq of any contracts the homeownet receives; unlimited consultations; and a for-sale sign. But a motivatedx seller knows thatadvertisinvg isn’t everything. Pugh, who used to own a skateboardr shop, has meticulously staged the Canton right down to matchinv towels inthe bathroom. He’s created an onlind virtual tour featuring gleaming hardwood floors and sparklingkitchen countertops, and manned open housezs every Sunday since it’s been on the While the process seems to work for Pugh he saved $18,000 in commission fees with the first houses he sold in upper Fells Point he admits FSBO isn’t for everyone.
“I understandf there are people who have homed out therewho don’tf have the time to meet potentiak buyers, stage the and show it,” Pugh said.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
White Pages will no longer be delivered automatically - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The PSC’s decision is a compromiss to AT&T’s request that it no longer delivet the phone booksto AT&T Florida told the PSC that eliminatinv the automatic distribution of the residentiall white pages is “an environmentally gree endeavor and a cost savingt measure” and that providing a pape copy of the directory is “an inefficient use of resourcea in these touch economic times.” But commissionerd also were worried about how it mighyt impact customers’ ability to access information, said PSC Spokeswoman Kirstemn Olsen.
Instead of doing away with the rule commissioners agreed to give it atrial run, durinh which time it will gather customefr feedback. “Today’s decision allows the PSC to assess the practicality of discontinuingt printed residentialdirectory delivery, while continuing to provide directories to customerds who want a copy,” PSC Chairman Mattheew M. Carter II said in a news As part ofthe AT&T must put a toll-free numbedr on the cover of the Yellowq Pages that directs peoplde to call if they want a Whitee Pages. The directory will still be provided for free to thos whorequest it.
AT&T Florid would not disclose just how much money the waiverrwill save, citing confidentiality, according to its requesrt to the PSC. AT&T Florida already has begun a program to provider its Yellow Pages and residential listingson CD-ROj in certain areas of
The PSC’s decision is a compromiss to AT&T’s request that it no longer delivet the phone booksto AT&T Florida told the PSC that eliminatinv the automatic distribution of the residentiall white pages is “an environmentally gree endeavor and a cost savingt measure” and that providing a pape copy of the directory is “an inefficient use of resourcea in these touch economic times.” But commissionerd also were worried about how it mighyt impact customers’ ability to access information, said PSC Spokeswoman Kirstemn Olsen.
Instead of doing away with the rule commissioners agreed to give it atrial run, durinh which time it will gather customefr feedback. “Today’s decision allows the PSC to assess the practicality of discontinuingt printed residentialdirectory delivery, while continuing to provide directories to customerds who want a copy,” PSC Chairman Mattheew M. Carter II said in a news As part ofthe AT&T must put a toll-free numbedr on the cover of the Yellowq Pages that directs peoplde to call if they want a Whitee Pages. The directory will still be provided for free to thos whorequest it.
AT&T Florid would not disclose just how much money the waiverrwill save, citing confidentiality, according to its requesrt to the PSC. AT&T Florida already has begun a program to provider its Yellow Pages and residential listingson CD-ROj in certain areas of
Friday, April 8, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Morgan Lewis adds 11 lawyers in Boston - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Partners Robert A.J. Barry, Jonathan K. Bernstein, Sula R. Fiszman, Matthe w F. Furlong, and Sandra J. Vreja n joined the firm from Bingham McCutchen and will focuas their practice on corporate finance and They bring with them six associates and have experiencse representingthe retail, manufacturing, food and beverage, energy, media, communicationsx and sports industries. Bernstein, a Law Schooll alumnus, was co-chairman of the corporate finance grou pat Bingham. The move puts Morganh Lewis on the map in The firm opened an office there in 2003 when it acquiref 27 lawyersfrom Washington-based Zevnik Horton but that only includecd a few litigators.
“Particularly in light of the difficult credit marketzs faced by both our lender andborrowed clients, there is an ever-increasing need for us to be able to providre additional top-flight financing expertise acrosse a multitude of industries,” Morgan Lewis Chairman Francis M. Milone said. “This expansion reflects our continued commitment to providinyg clients with the kind of counsel they need to executes credit transactions in any business Morgan Lewis, with 1,400 lawyera in 22 offices, is the largest Philadelphia-based law firm.
Partners Robert A.J. Barry, Jonathan K. Bernstein, Sula R. Fiszman, Matthe w F. Furlong, and Sandra J. Vreja n joined the firm from Bingham McCutchen and will focuas their practice on corporate finance and They bring with them six associates and have experiencse representingthe retail, manufacturing, food and beverage, energy, media, communicationsx and sports industries. Bernstein, a Law Schooll alumnus, was co-chairman of the corporate finance grou pat Bingham. The move puts Morganh Lewis on the map in The firm opened an office there in 2003 when it acquiref 27 lawyersfrom Washington-based Zevnik Horton but that only includecd a few litigators.
“Particularly in light of the difficult credit marketzs faced by both our lender andborrowed clients, there is an ever-increasing need for us to be able to providre additional top-flight financing expertise acrosse a multitude of industries,” Morgan Lewis Chairman Francis M. Milone said. “This expansion reflects our continued commitment to providinyg clients with the kind of counsel they need to executes credit transactions in any business Morgan Lewis, with 1,400 lawyera in 22 offices, is the largest Philadelphia-based law firm.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
VA move to Parklane Shopping Center helps fill vacant commercial space - Houston Business Journal:
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The VA recently launched a new low-vision intermediate levell clinic at the that will move to the center at Lincolnand Oliver. Its other eye-carer services will consolidate thereas “We, quite frankly, ran out of room to do that says VA facility plannere Ken Allensworth. The VA in Wichitsa long has faced limitef space at the Dole campus at Kellogg and Oliver and has been seeking to place some of its operationx in other space across The agency last year moved some of its administrativr officesto Parklane, just a mile away. Its new leasee swells its total space thereto 18,0009 square feet. The VA selected the centedr through competitivebid process.
“The vendor has just presentedd ideal optionsfor us,” Allensworth says. The lease rate advertised at $8.50 per square foot wasn’t disclosed. The new eye care clinic will employ 15 to 20 It will open in late July orearlyu August. The lease puts the 300,000-square-foot Parklane at 94 percent full in what has been a difficultleasing “You really have to work at says Dennis Fitzroy, managing broker for Buildersx Inc., which owns Parklane. “There are fewer and when they do actually come in and look at there seems to be more concessions lower rent.
” But the centedr has scored well with government Parklane also is home to offices for Sedgwick Government leases have been a point of emphasis recently for other local landlords. , at 4031 E. recently added the . The formef Wichita Mall already has several contracts withSedgwick “It’s going to be government for the next few I think,” says Office This owner Max Some landlords, he says, aren’tf able to abide by strict government spaced requirements, such as ensuring ADA “They cross every ‘t’ and dot everhy ‘i’,” says CEO Michael Monteferrante, whose firm recently won a bid for a 6,500-square-foo lease with the at Northwes Centre.
“They’re competitive (bids). They’rwe extremely thorough in the amount of detailo and the actual complexity ofthe lease.” But governmen t agencies usually are stable, large “Once you get in with the they generally tend to come back to you for another opportunity,” Monteferrante says.
The VA recently launched a new low-vision intermediate levell clinic at the that will move to the center at Lincolnand Oliver. Its other eye-carer services will consolidate thereas “We, quite frankly, ran out of room to do that says VA facility plannere Ken Allensworth. The VA in Wichitsa long has faced limitef space at the Dole campus at Kellogg and Oliver and has been seeking to place some of its operationx in other space across The agency last year moved some of its administrativr officesto Parklane, just a mile away. Its new leasee swells its total space thereto 18,0009 square feet. The VA selected the centedr through competitivebid process.
“The vendor has just presentedd ideal optionsfor us,” Allensworth says. The lease rate advertised at $8.50 per square foot wasn’t disclosed. The new eye care clinic will employ 15 to 20 It will open in late July orearlyu August. The lease puts the 300,000-square-foot Parklane at 94 percent full in what has been a difficultleasing “You really have to work at says Dennis Fitzroy, managing broker for Buildersx Inc., which owns Parklane. “There are fewer and when they do actually come in and look at there seems to be more concessions lower rent.
” But the centedr has scored well with government Parklane also is home to offices for Sedgwick Government leases have been a point of emphasis recently for other local landlords. , at 4031 E. recently added the . The formef Wichita Mall already has several contracts withSedgwick “It’s going to be government for the next few I think,” says Office This owner Max Some landlords, he says, aren’tf able to abide by strict government spaced requirements, such as ensuring ADA “They cross every ‘t’ and dot everhy ‘i’,” says CEO Michael Monteferrante, whose firm recently won a bid for a 6,500-square-foo lease with the at Northwes Centre.
“They’re competitive (bids). They’rwe extremely thorough in the amount of detailo and the actual complexity ofthe lease.” But governmen t agencies usually are stable, large “Once you get in with the they generally tend to come back to you for another opportunity,” Monteferrante says.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Gates Foundation, MDC give $1M grant - Business First of Buffalo:
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Valencia will get $743,000 over three yearxs to create a centralizedremedial program, used across four It plans to align high school, remedial and college-level standards, expand its remedial learning communities, and embec reading skills into remedial math courses. The grants, announced June 22, will supporr remedial programs developed by Valencia through Achieving the CommunityColleges Count, a multiyear national initiative aimeed at increasing college graduationm rates among disadvantaged students. The state will get also get $300,0090 over three years to collaborateswith K-12 to reduce the need for remediakl education.
Connecticut, Ohio, Texas and Virginia also got the which will be used to develop new policiexs acceleratingthe states’ remedial education programs. The Floridz grants are part ofa $16.5 milliojn effort to improve remedial education at community colleges in five reaching about 45,000 students Four states and 14 other colleges receivedf similar Gates grants for their Achievinf the Dream program. Each community college will receiv $743,000 over three years to expandits programs. Lumin Foundation for Education has alsocommitted $1.5 million to this initiatived for evaluation and communications.
About 375,000 Floridqa degree-seeking students annually attend a localpcmmunity college, with nearly 40 percent of them takinf remedial classes to build basic academivc skills. National studies have shown nearly two-thirds of those taking remediap classesnever graduate, but successful programs at several colleges demonstrate thesd numbers can be improved.
Valencia will get $743,000 over three yearxs to create a centralizedremedial program, used across four It plans to align high school, remedial and college-level standards, expand its remedial learning communities, and embec reading skills into remedial math courses. The grants, announced June 22, will supporr remedial programs developed by Valencia through Achieving the CommunityColleges Count, a multiyear national initiative aimeed at increasing college graduationm rates among disadvantaged students. The state will get also get $300,0090 over three years to collaborateswith K-12 to reduce the need for remediakl education.
Connecticut, Ohio, Texas and Virginia also got the which will be used to develop new policiexs acceleratingthe states’ remedial education programs. The Floridz grants are part ofa $16.5 milliojn effort to improve remedial education at community colleges in five reaching about 45,000 students Four states and 14 other colleges receivedf similar Gates grants for their Achievinf the Dream program. Each community college will receiv $743,000 over three years to expandits programs. Lumin Foundation for Education has alsocommitted $1.5 million to this initiatived for evaluation and communications.
About 375,000 Floridqa degree-seeking students annually attend a localpcmmunity college, with nearly 40 percent of them takinf remedial classes to build basic academivc skills. National studies have shown nearly two-thirds of those taking remediap classesnever graduate, but successful programs at several colleges demonstrate thesd numbers can be improved.
Friday, April 1, 2011
New disc from Timber Timbre April 5 - Newsdurhamregion.com
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New disc from Timber Timbre April 5 Newsdurhamregion.com It was Jonas Bonnetta of Evening Hymns that set Taylor Kirk of Timber Timbre on his present path. It was seeing Jonas perform one of his first shows as a one-man sonic trapeze act at the Velvet Elvis that was the catalyst, he says, when he phoned in ... |
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