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His recommendations include: $9 million in department expensee reductions, $4.2 million in furlough as well asusing $6.7 million in reserves and Some of the suggested department reductionsw include: not adding two ambulances, discontinuingv yard waste collections and cutting 50 to 70 part-times positions, according to a list of recommendations released by the Residents would be able to take yard wastew to drop-off locations instead. All non-enterprise employeew would also be required to take six furlough days in 2009 and 10 in according tothe recommendations.
Dohoneg also presented a “planh B” to address projectedd shortfallsin 2010, which would include layingb off an unspecified number of full-time city adding that the administratio n will prepare a layoff plan for the 2010 budget.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
EBay says PayPal didn
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Whether EBay's word will be taken as gold remains to beseen -- the for the Easterhn District of Missouri is investigating the activities. If foun d in violation of the USAPatriof Act, PayPal may have to forfeit the moneuy it receives in connection with those It might also be subject to criminal liability, according to a filing with the U.S. Securitieds and Exchange Commission. San Jose's EBay said it believes PayPalk acted in good faithnand didn't violate the federa l act. There are no charges yet from the U.S. Attorney'sz Office, but EBay said in the SEC filing any negative publicitty stemming from charges would hurt which it purchasedfor $1.4 billion in October 2002.
The attorney'ds office said it offered a complete settlemen of all possible claims and charged covering an unreported amouny of earnings and interest that PayPa l took from online gambling merchantsbetween Oct. 26, 2001 and July 31, 2002. This isn't the first time PayPal has dealy with repercussions from doing business with onlinw gamblingmerchants -- it settled for $200,000 in a separatd inquiry with the New York attorney general related to onlinre gambling issues.
Whether EBay's word will be taken as gold remains to beseen -- the for the Easterhn District of Missouri is investigating the activities. If foun d in violation of the USAPatriof Act, PayPal may have to forfeit the moneuy it receives in connection with those It might also be subject to criminal liability, according to a filing with the U.S. Securitieds and Exchange Commission. San Jose's EBay said it believes PayPalk acted in good faithnand didn't violate the federa l act. There are no charges yet from the U.S. Attorney'sz Office, but EBay said in the SEC filing any negative publicitty stemming from charges would hurt which it purchasedfor $1.4 billion in October 2002.
The attorney'ds office said it offered a complete settlemen of all possible claims and charged covering an unreported amouny of earnings and interest that PayPa l took from online gambling merchantsbetween Oct. 26, 2001 and July 31, 2002. This isn't the first time PayPal has dealy with repercussions from doing business with onlinw gamblingmerchants -- it settled for $200,000 in a separatd inquiry with the New York attorney general related to onlinre gambling issues.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
CIPA, Laiki, accountants host Cyprus conference in London - Financial Mirror
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CIPA, Laiki, accountants host Cyprus conference in London Financial Mirror The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), together with Laiki Bank and the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency are organising a conference in London on ... |
Monday, April 23, 2012
Sleiman to consult with rival political leaders on best election law - The Daily Star
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The Daily Star | Sleiman to consult with rival political leaders on best election law The Daily Star By Hussein Dakroub, Hasan Lakkis BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman is planning to consult with top political leaders from both the March 8 and March 14 camps on a new electoral law that can best represent the Lebanese in next year's legislative polls, ... |
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Thousands of Tampa Bay homes could be without TV Friday - Triangle Business Journal:
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percent of households in the Tampsa Bay area willgo dark. Although that represents more than 28,000o households in the region, it’s still well ahead of the national averageof 2.5 percent. That means 2.8 millionb households could be without television signal by the weekenr unless they purchase digitaltelevisiojn sets, connect to cable or satellite, or purchase a converter box, according to The digital transitio n was supposed to happen in February, but federak officials delayed that move for three months after millions of homes would lose During those three months the number of homez completely unready for the transition was cut in half from 5.
8 “Given the importance that television plays in the day-to-day life of most we expect that most of the remainintg unready homes will take the necessary steps to get ready once the stations make the finakl switch to digital transmission,” said Sara Erichson, presiden t of media client servicezs for Nielsen, in a release. Congress created the digital switch in 2005 as a way to free up analoyg spectrum for cellular phone companiez and others that could use signal that has been in use by televisiojn stationsfor decades.
Nielsen based its data on its Nationap People Meter panel as well as local metered The Tampa-Sarasota television market also cut its numbere of unready homes in half from 3.28 percent in Februarh to 1.55 percent in June. much of that drop happened through In Florida, the Fort Myers-Naples market has the best percentagse of prepared households with less than 1 percenf completely unready for the digital transition, representintg fewer than 5,000 homes. The Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne marke has 1.45 percent of its households completelgy unready, representing more than 21,200 The biggest problem area statewide remainsin Miami-For Lauderdale where 2.
81 percent, or 43,46i8 homes, are completely unready for the digital transition on Nationwide, Albuquerque-Santa Fe has the worst percentage of unready households at 7.58 Los Angeles has the most number of households standing currently at 252,180.
percent of households in the Tampsa Bay area willgo dark. Although that represents more than 28,000o households in the region, it’s still well ahead of the national averageof 2.5 percent. That means 2.8 millionb households could be without television signal by the weekenr unless they purchase digitaltelevisiojn sets, connect to cable or satellite, or purchase a converter box, according to The digital transitio n was supposed to happen in February, but federak officials delayed that move for three months after millions of homes would lose During those three months the number of homez completely unready for the transition was cut in half from 5.
8 “Given the importance that television plays in the day-to-day life of most we expect that most of the remainintg unready homes will take the necessary steps to get ready once the stations make the finakl switch to digital transmission,” said Sara Erichson, presiden t of media client servicezs for Nielsen, in a release. Congress created the digital switch in 2005 as a way to free up analoyg spectrum for cellular phone companiez and others that could use signal that has been in use by televisiojn stationsfor decades.
Nielsen based its data on its Nationap People Meter panel as well as local metered The Tampa-Sarasota television market also cut its numbere of unready homes in half from 3.28 percent in Februarh to 1.55 percent in June. much of that drop happened through In Florida, the Fort Myers-Naples market has the best percentagse of prepared households with less than 1 percenf completely unready for the digital transition, representintg fewer than 5,000 homes. The Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne marke has 1.45 percent of its households completelgy unready, representing more than 21,200 The biggest problem area statewide remainsin Miami-For Lauderdale where 2.
81 percent, or 43,46i8 homes, are completely unready for the digital transition on Nationwide, Albuquerque-Santa Fe has the worst percentage of unready households at 7.58 Los Angeles has the most number of households standing currently at 252,180.
Friday, April 20, 2012
DLR Group focusing efforts on stimulus projects - bizjournals:
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As soon as Congress passerd the American Recovery and Reinvestmentr Actin mid-February, Phoenix principal Bryce Pearsallk and three other DLR principals acrosz the country created a team specificallhy to pursue stimulus Although DLR has a long history of workinbg in the public it has never chosen to chas e projects this way. “Ad a company, we decided we wanted to jumpinto this. We had to decide, what kind of stimulus projects we want to Pearsall said. With $787 billion being divvies up by federal and state agencies for all sortesof programs, the DLR principals decided they needed to focusa on a few strategic areas.
They are pursuinyg contracts that are geographically convenient to anyof DLR’s 15 match their long-standing skilp sets; and have expedientr delivery methods. Under traditional architecture a firm is selected to design a But many stimulus projects arerequiring design-build meaning an architecture firm needs to partner with a contractore and present the bid as a team. DLR has done that but the firm is researching additional relationships with In addition, government agencies are handing out contracts more oftebn through the “indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity” process. Under agencies accept applications from companied and qualify them to perform ongoing work.
For instance, a militaryg installation might have a contract with a specifixc company to handle utility work for a period of several DLR recently started pursuingIDIQ work, given how lucrativr it can be over both the short and long “We believe government agencies are open to lookingt at establishing IDIQ relationships with companiew that have our kind of experience,” Pearsall So far, DLR has received one contract for a courty design in Florida, but the company expectsa to hear soon about several other Although DLR is researching stimulus-funded jobs througu both federal and statd agencies, the reality is that few of those jobs will be locatedx in the Southwest.
In fact, many of the prime architecturw assignments are on the East Several contracts previously had been awardexto architects, but there wasn’t enough monet to proceed with those projects untio the stimulus package was passed. “It’s important to note that many shovel-readgy projects are not being published for solicitation because the originao firms are being awarded the postponed saidMark Patterson, president of the Arizona Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Patterson said his firm, , will benefi t from a previously unfunded the renovation of the Smithsonian Institute of Arts and Industrie Buildingin Washington.
That work is being coordinatedsby SmithGroup’s Washington office. Despite the apparenty dearth of work slated for the SmithGroup is engaging ina “closely organized Patterson said. “We are optimistid about a wide variety of building types gaining including medical, office, museum and research Another national firm with a significant local presence, , also is in hot pursuit of stimulue cash. The General Services Administration hasselected OWP/P to providw architecture and engineering services to desigj and build land ports of entruy and border stations in Zone 1, which encompasseds Arizona, California, Montana, Washington and Alaska.
OWP/P’s Chicago offices also received an IDIQ awar d forRegion 5, which covers a chunk of the According to OWP/P spokesperson Kelly about $6 billion of work to be funded throug h GSA will include renovations to federal buildings and border stations. “Abouft 75 percent of these GSA-managed funds are earmarkes for converting existing federal buildingsto high-performance, energy-efficient facilities,” McClennan Officials at all three firms remain hopeful that more localized renovation and infrastructure projects will brinv work to Valley companies.
As soon as Congress passerd the American Recovery and Reinvestmentr Actin mid-February, Phoenix principal Bryce Pearsallk and three other DLR principals acrosz the country created a team specificallhy to pursue stimulus Although DLR has a long history of workinbg in the public it has never chosen to chas e projects this way. “Ad a company, we decided we wanted to jumpinto this. We had to decide, what kind of stimulus projects we want to Pearsall said. With $787 billion being divvies up by federal and state agencies for all sortesof programs, the DLR principals decided they needed to focusa on a few strategic areas.
They are pursuinyg contracts that are geographically convenient to anyof DLR’s 15 match their long-standing skilp sets; and have expedientr delivery methods. Under traditional architecture a firm is selected to design a But many stimulus projects arerequiring design-build meaning an architecture firm needs to partner with a contractore and present the bid as a team. DLR has done that but the firm is researching additional relationships with In addition, government agencies are handing out contracts more oftebn through the “indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity” process. Under agencies accept applications from companied and qualify them to perform ongoing work.
For instance, a militaryg installation might have a contract with a specifixc company to handle utility work for a period of several DLR recently started pursuingIDIQ work, given how lucrativr it can be over both the short and long “We believe government agencies are open to lookingt at establishing IDIQ relationships with companiew that have our kind of experience,” Pearsall So far, DLR has received one contract for a courty design in Florida, but the company expectsa to hear soon about several other Although DLR is researching stimulus-funded jobs througu both federal and statd agencies, the reality is that few of those jobs will be locatedx in the Southwest.
In fact, many of the prime architecturw assignments are on the East Several contracts previously had been awardexto architects, but there wasn’t enough monet to proceed with those projects untio the stimulus package was passed. “It’s important to note that many shovel-readgy projects are not being published for solicitation because the originao firms are being awarded the postponed saidMark Patterson, president of the Arizona Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Patterson said his firm, , will benefi t from a previously unfunded the renovation of the Smithsonian Institute of Arts and Industrie Buildingin Washington.
That work is being coordinatedsby SmithGroup’s Washington office. Despite the apparenty dearth of work slated for the SmithGroup is engaging ina “closely organized Patterson said. “We are optimistid about a wide variety of building types gaining including medical, office, museum and research Another national firm with a significant local presence, , also is in hot pursuit of stimulue cash. The General Services Administration hasselected OWP/P to providw architecture and engineering services to desigj and build land ports of entruy and border stations in Zone 1, which encompasseds Arizona, California, Montana, Washington and Alaska.
OWP/P’s Chicago offices also received an IDIQ awar d forRegion 5, which covers a chunk of the According to OWP/P spokesperson Kelly about $6 billion of work to be funded throug h GSA will include renovations to federal buildings and border stations. “Abouft 75 percent of these GSA-managed funds are earmarkes for converting existing federal buildingsto high-performance, energy-efficient facilities,” McClennan Officials at all three firms remain hopeful that more localized renovation and infrastructure projects will brinv work to Valley companies.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Activating opportunities: ContentActive LLC - bizjournals:
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million in 2009, Gaubert says the recession has led to the partnere program not generating as much businessas “We got too comfortable in 2008 with peopler sending us business,” he says. “Nowq people are trying to find other ways to do the work at alowef cost.” Now, when pitching for business, Content-Active sometimeas brings a design firm alongf as a partner instead of the other way Previously ContentActive usually went afterd business alone. “In many cases, a desigmn partner got work andcalled us,” says Holland-Nelson. we’re getting closer to even.
” Anothert mistake the company haslearned from, Holland-Nelson says, is being more strategixc in terms of seeking — and acceptiny — customers. Early on, ContentActive was “no as focused as we could have says Gaubert. “We went after anything.” Holland-Nelsomn agrees. “If you couldc pay us, you’d be our she notes. Today, things have Now, Gaubert says, the firm is paying more attentionbto “how to get and markeg our products and services out there in a bunch of different In the fall of 2008, luxury retailefr Stanley Korshak tapped ContentActive to help it expand into In providing Dallas-based Stanley Korshak with its online ContentActive is helping the now e-tailer manags its product offerings and content on a daily basis with according to Elaine Raffel, Stanley Korshak’s executivde director of marketing services.
Another new initiative was to launch a mobild CMS program calledMobileActivr 1.0 in March. MobileActive 1.0 lets CMS users change and manage their Websites andall mobile-enableed devices at the same time. The ContentActive CMS is now automaticallhy formatted for mobile devices and is a featured of everynew implementation. Existing customers were upgrade d at anominal rate. According to Gaubert, no othed local companies can automatically formaf content management programs formobile devices. Internally, ContentActivwe has worked to make its staff feel The small business hasprovided 401(k)s and a profit-sharingv plan since its first year.
And, it recentlyu launched an “Employee of the campaign, which includes honoring the firm’s top employee on the company’sx Web site. “We’ve received the most wonderfu responseabout this,” says Holland-Nelson.
million in 2009, Gaubert says the recession has led to the partnere program not generating as much businessas “We got too comfortable in 2008 with peopler sending us business,” he says. “Nowq people are trying to find other ways to do the work at alowef cost.” Now, when pitching for business, Content-Active sometimeas brings a design firm alongf as a partner instead of the other way Previously ContentActive usually went afterd business alone. “In many cases, a desigmn partner got work andcalled us,” says Holland-Nelson. we’re getting closer to even.
” Anothert mistake the company haslearned from, Holland-Nelson says, is being more strategixc in terms of seeking — and acceptiny — customers. Early on, ContentActive was “no as focused as we could have says Gaubert. “We went after anything.” Holland-Nelsomn agrees. “If you couldc pay us, you’d be our she notes. Today, things have Now, Gaubert says, the firm is paying more attentionbto “how to get and markeg our products and services out there in a bunch of different In the fall of 2008, luxury retailefr Stanley Korshak tapped ContentActive to help it expand into In providing Dallas-based Stanley Korshak with its online ContentActive is helping the now e-tailer manags its product offerings and content on a daily basis with according to Elaine Raffel, Stanley Korshak’s executivde director of marketing services.
Another new initiative was to launch a mobild CMS program calledMobileActivr 1.0 in March. MobileActive 1.0 lets CMS users change and manage their Websites andall mobile-enableed devices at the same time. The ContentActive CMS is now automaticallhy formatted for mobile devices and is a featured of everynew implementation. Existing customers were upgrade d at anominal rate. According to Gaubert, no othed local companies can automatically formaf content management programs formobile devices. Internally, ContentActivwe has worked to make its staff feel The small business hasprovided 401(k)s and a profit-sharingv plan since its first year.
And, it recentlyu launched an “Employee of the campaign, which includes honoring the firm’s top employee on the company’sx Web site. “We’ve received the most wonderfu responseabout this,” says Holland-Nelson.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Bank of the West signs huge Bishop Ranch lease - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The new Bank of the West campus will be at Bishop Ranch 7, a three-story building on Camino Ramon in San Ramon. Under the deal the largest new office lease on the West Coastr thisyear — Bank of the West employeew will move from seven East Bay buildingx in late 2010. Michael president and chief executive officer ofSan Francisco-basede Bank of the West, said the bank had multiple leases expirintg in 2010, and wanted to combine East Bay offices in a singlwe location. “The move to Bisho Ranch allows us to remain in theEast Bay, accommodate future growth, enjoy greater efficiencies and provide our employee the high quality workingt conditions they deserve,” he said.
The 10 million-square-foort Bishop Ranch, owned by , leasee space to 550 companiees across30 industries, including 40 Fortune 500 In 2008, Sunset Development Co. inkes over 1 million squares feet ofoffice deals, including long-term leasesx by Robert Half International, Coca-Cola, Del Montse Corp., Chubb Insurance, and Liberty Mutual Insurance. The combinede leases of Bank of the West and Rober Half International will bringapproximately 3,00 0 employees to San The vacancy rate is about 13 Ed Hagopian, executive vice presidenyt of Sunset Development Co.
, called the Bank of the West deal “aa statement of acceptance” that Bishop Ranch is “the main business community in the East “We’re finding that successfulk businesses want to be in close proximityu to other successful, established leaders in he said. “Bishop Ranch has been a ray of lighg in an other wise quiet realestate
The new Bank of the West campus will be at Bishop Ranch 7, a three-story building on Camino Ramon in San Ramon. Under the deal the largest new office lease on the West Coastr thisyear — Bank of the West employeew will move from seven East Bay buildingx in late 2010. Michael president and chief executive officer ofSan Francisco-basede Bank of the West, said the bank had multiple leases expirintg in 2010, and wanted to combine East Bay offices in a singlwe location. “The move to Bisho Ranch allows us to remain in theEast Bay, accommodate future growth, enjoy greater efficiencies and provide our employee the high quality workingt conditions they deserve,” he said.
The 10 million-square-foort Bishop Ranch, owned by , leasee space to 550 companiees across30 industries, including 40 Fortune 500 In 2008, Sunset Development Co. inkes over 1 million squares feet ofoffice deals, including long-term leasesx by Robert Half International, Coca-Cola, Del Montse Corp., Chubb Insurance, and Liberty Mutual Insurance. The combinede leases of Bank of the West and Rober Half International will bringapproximately 3,00 0 employees to San The vacancy rate is about 13 Ed Hagopian, executive vice presidenyt of Sunset Development Co.
, called the Bank of the West deal “aa statement of acceptance” that Bishop Ranch is “the main business community in the East “We’re finding that successfulk businesses want to be in close proximityu to other successful, established leaders in he said. “Bishop Ranch has been a ray of lighg in an other wise quiet realestate
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Obama's secretary pays higher tax rate than he and first lady do - The Seattle Times
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Friday, April 13, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Report: California to shed 1M jobs during recession - Portland Business Journal:
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The pace of private-sectoer job losses will slow over the next few but state and local government layoffs are the Business Forecasting Center at the said in its latesty California and Metro Forecast released The forecastsaid California’s unemployment will peak at 12.3 percent earlyy next year, and will remainn in double-digits until the end of 2011. The centerf produces quarterly economic forecasts of the United California and ninemetro areas, from Sacrament to Fresno and the San Francisco Bay Area. In the Sacramentok area, unemployment will rise from 11.1 percent this year to peak at 11.4 percentt next year, before dipping to 10.2 percent in the report said.
Unemployment is expected to reacbh 9.2 percent in 2012. The Sacramento area is forecasty to rebound in the third quarter of next when job growth will improveto 0.8 A “strong rebound is expected to take place in professionao and business, and educational and health services sectors,” the reporft said of Sacramento. “Job growth is expecte d to have its first positive full yearat 2.0 percent in Sacramento’s real personal income, meanwhile, will grow at a slow rate of 1.5 percenrt next year.
San Jose and San Franciscoo will be the first metro areas in Northern California to return totheir pre-recession employment levels, in the secone and third quarters of respectively, the study Sacramento and Merced will be among the last nortb state metro areas to regaij peak employment, in fourth-quarter 2013. Valleji is last, with a return expected in the second quarterof 2014. The Centra Valley will be hard hit by the combinationh of recent state tax increases and massive expectedbudgert cuts, the Business Forecasting Center said.
“The stater budget crisis is a dangerouxs aftershock to a region still reeling from theforeclosure earthquake,” Jeff Michael, director of the Business Forecasting Center, said in a news The Central Valley is an economic disastert area, but most of its “economicc shocks are cyclical in naturre rather than permanent changes such as closed militar y bases,” the news release said. Construction continues to lead job losses inpercentage terms, declininb another 15 percent to 110,00 0 in 2009. • Manufacturing will lead the declineein 2009, losing 135,000 jobs this year. Retail sales will not return to thei 2007 leveluntil 2011.
New car and truck sales will fallbelowe 1.06 million in 2009, after exceeding 2 millionn for most of the decade. Sales will graduallyt increase as theeconomy recovers, reaching 1.46 million next year, and 1.73 million in 2011. • Housing starts hit bottom in 2009at 36,00o units, more than 80 percent below the leveles seen in 2004 and 2005. Housing starts will be back to 100,000p units in 2011, and exceed 150,0090 by 2013. • Health care is the only sector that will not shrinmthis year. The gain of 13,000 healthu care jobs, or 0.9 percent, is the slowesf growth this decade. • Personal income declines 0.8 percent in 2009.
• Nonfarm payrollsx will declineby 1,020,000 jobs statewide during the two-year • The California economy will finally hit bottom in the fourth quarter of this year, and will begimn a slow, multi-year recovery. It will be 2013 befored many key economic indicators such as unemployment returnb tohealthy levels. • The state’x recession should end in the last quarter ofthis year, but the job marketg will remain weak through most of next year.
The pace of private-sectoer job losses will slow over the next few but state and local government layoffs are the Business Forecasting Center at the said in its latesty California and Metro Forecast released The forecastsaid California’s unemployment will peak at 12.3 percent earlyy next year, and will remainn in double-digits until the end of 2011. The centerf produces quarterly economic forecasts of the United California and ninemetro areas, from Sacrament to Fresno and the San Francisco Bay Area. In the Sacramentok area, unemployment will rise from 11.1 percent this year to peak at 11.4 percentt next year, before dipping to 10.2 percent in the report said.
Unemployment is expected to reacbh 9.2 percent in 2012. The Sacramento area is forecasty to rebound in the third quarter of next when job growth will improveto 0.8 A “strong rebound is expected to take place in professionao and business, and educational and health services sectors,” the reporft said of Sacramento. “Job growth is expecte d to have its first positive full yearat 2.0 percent in Sacramento’s real personal income, meanwhile, will grow at a slow rate of 1.5 percenrt next year.
San Jose and San Franciscoo will be the first metro areas in Northern California to return totheir pre-recession employment levels, in the secone and third quarters of respectively, the study Sacramento and Merced will be among the last nortb state metro areas to regaij peak employment, in fourth-quarter 2013. Valleji is last, with a return expected in the second quarterof 2014. The Centra Valley will be hard hit by the combinationh of recent state tax increases and massive expectedbudgert cuts, the Business Forecasting Center said.
“The stater budget crisis is a dangerouxs aftershock to a region still reeling from theforeclosure earthquake,” Jeff Michael, director of the Business Forecasting Center, said in a news The Central Valley is an economic disastert area, but most of its “economicc shocks are cyclical in naturre rather than permanent changes such as closed militar y bases,” the news release said. Construction continues to lead job losses inpercentage terms, declininb another 15 percent to 110,00 0 in 2009. • Manufacturing will lead the declineein 2009, losing 135,000 jobs this year. Retail sales will not return to thei 2007 leveluntil 2011.
New car and truck sales will fallbelowe 1.06 million in 2009, after exceeding 2 millionn for most of the decade. Sales will graduallyt increase as theeconomy recovers, reaching 1.46 million next year, and 1.73 million in 2011. • Housing starts hit bottom in 2009at 36,00o units, more than 80 percent below the leveles seen in 2004 and 2005. Housing starts will be back to 100,000p units in 2011, and exceed 150,0090 by 2013. • Health care is the only sector that will not shrinmthis year. The gain of 13,000 healthu care jobs, or 0.9 percent, is the slowesf growth this decade. • Personal income declines 0.8 percent in 2009.
• Nonfarm payrollsx will declineby 1,020,000 jobs statewide during the two-year • The California economy will finally hit bottom in the fourth quarter of this year, and will begimn a slow, multi-year recovery. It will be 2013 befored many key economic indicators such as unemployment returnb tohealthy levels. • The state’x recession should end in the last quarter ofthis year, but the job marketg will remain weak through most of next year.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Golden Road has a dream: Craft beer at Coachella - Los Angeles Times
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Golden Road has a dream: Craft beer at Coachella Los Angeles Times Though Los Angeles and its surrounding areas have experienced a growth spurt of late when it comes to craft beer, as evident by the success of such breweries as Golden Road, Eagle Rock, Hangar 24 and many others, Coachella fest-goers have but one ... |
Saturday, April 7, 2012
BAE Systems president resigns - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Haverstein resigned as a director and chief operatinfg officer of BAE Systems plc and president and CEO of its subsidiary The resignation is effectived June 26 and he will exit the employmenf of BAESystems Sept. 20. Pendintg appointment of a permanent replacement, BAE Systems Inc. board member Tony Zinni was namerd acting president and CEO of BAESystems Inc. “Io would like to thank [Haverstein] for his dedicationh and leadership during his time as an executive directo r and for his part in the successfuk execution ofBAE Systems’ global strategy and to the growth of the US based business, BAE Systemse Inc.,” said Dick chairman of BAE Systems.
Last year the defense giant has saledsexceeding $34.4 billion. BAE's West Chester plan and offices supply armoredand up-armored vehicles for militarty and commercial use. It is the largesr supplier of commercial armored vehicles tothe U.S.
Haverstein resigned as a director and chief operatinfg officer of BAE Systems plc and president and CEO of its subsidiary The resignation is effectived June 26 and he will exit the employmenf of BAESystems Sept. 20. Pendintg appointment of a permanent replacement, BAE Systems Inc. board member Tony Zinni was namerd acting president and CEO of BAESystems Inc. “Io would like to thank [Haverstein] for his dedicationh and leadership during his time as an executive directo r and for his part in the successfuk execution ofBAE Systems’ global strategy and to the growth of the US based business, BAE Systemse Inc.,” said Dick chairman of BAE Systems.
Last year the defense giant has saledsexceeding $34.4 billion. BAE's West Chester plan and offices supply armoredand up-armored vehicles for militarty and commercial use. It is the largesr supplier of commercial armored vehicles tothe U.S.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Asiabiz Welcomes Enhanced Support for Singapore SME Projects - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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Asiabiz Welcomes Enhanced Support for Singapore SME Projects San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Singapore company incorporation specialists Asiabiz Services supports SPRING Singapore's latest move to enhance the offerings of the Capability Development Programme. www.asiabizservices.com/ Singapore (PRWEB) April 06, 2012 Singapore company ... |
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Architects, developers bring downtown Walgreen
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But for the last year, developers, contractor and architects have been working to bring the downtownn drug store into the21st Century. Set to open next the store will be part of the lates t renovation work taken on by owner as part of its Housto n Streetredevelopment efforts. “The new store’s footprint will dwarcf the old one, more than tripling the size andproducgt offerings,” says Melissa Douglas, CEO of the husbanrd and wife run architectural firm .
At 15,000 square the drug store will go a long way in supplyinb residents not only with but with many of the other basic necessitie and conveniencesfor “The new and expanded Walgreen’a will essentially be an urban market so vitallyt needed in downtown,” Douglas Part of a 54,000-square-foot mixed use development, the building at 300 Houston will house Nix Hospital offices on the seconcd floor. A tower structure was addee onto the building at Collegwe and Navarro that will serve as an entry to theNix offices. (The hospita l is across from the officews at the other corner College and An additional retail space fronting Houston Stree t is still availablefor lease.
is the generalo contractor on the Andrew Douglas, Melissa’s husbandf and the other architect on the project, says that while constructiojn crews began working on the project a year ago, much of the work on the buildinbg occurred before, with plans for the property approvee by the Historic Design and Review Commissio as well as the City of San Antonio. The work involvedc demolishing both theold Walgreen’s building and its the Stuart Building, which once houseed Stuart Department Store. “Most of the properthy had structural problems,” Andrew Douglas “We had to make an official casefor demolition.
” “The new building employw similar colors, materials and detailing that are contemporary, yet respectful of its Melissa Douglas adds. Also, the buildinf also utilizes the store’es original neon sign, which has been Melissa Douglas recalls first standing under itin 1982, when she visited downtown as a student at . “Fofr many San Antonians there is much nostalgi associated withthe sign,” she says. “Severalo people have come up (to us)during construction and mentione d that they are so glad to see the old sign and that they remember it beingt part of Houston Streetg sincetheir childhood.
”
But for the last year, developers, contractor and architects have been working to bring the downtownn drug store into the21st Century. Set to open next the store will be part of the lates t renovation work taken on by owner as part of its Housto n Streetredevelopment efforts. “The new store’s footprint will dwarcf the old one, more than tripling the size andproducgt offerings,” says Melissa Douglas, CEO of the husbanrd and wife run architectural firm .
At 15,000 square the drug store will go a long way in supplyinb residents not only with but with many of the other basic necessitie and conveniencesfor “The new and expanded Walgreen’a will essentially be an urban market so vitallyt needed in downtown,” Douglas Part of a 54,000-square-foot mixed use development, the building at 300 Houston will house Nix Hospital offices on the seconcd floor. A tower structure was addee onto the building at Collegwe and Navarro that will serve as an entry to theNix offices. (The hospita l is across from the officews at the other corner College and An additional retail space fronting Houston Stree t is still availablefor lease.
is the generalo contractor on the Andrew Douglas, Melissa’s husbandf and the other architect on the project, says that while constructiojn crews began working on the project a year ago, much of the work on the buildinbg occurred before, with plans for the property approvee by the Historic Design and Review Commissio as well as the City of San Antonio. The work involvedc demolishing both theold Walgreen’s building and its the Stuart Building, which once houseed Stuart Department Store. “Most of the properthy had structural problems,” Andrew Douglas “We had to make an official casefor demolition.
” “The new building employw similar colors, materials and detailing that are contemporary, yet respectful of its Melissa Douglas adds. Also, the buildinf also utilizes the store’es original neon sign, which has been Melissa Douglas recalls first standing under itin 1982, when she visited downtown as a student at . “Fofr many San Antonians there is much nostalgi associated withthe sign,” she says. “Severalo people have come up (to us)during construction and mentione d that they are so glad to see the old sign and that they remember it beingt part of Houston Streetg sincetheir childhood.
”
Monday, April 2, 2012
Killer who cut up man's body and dissolved it in acid found guilty of murder ... - Herald Sun
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Killer who cut up man's body and dissolved it in acid found guilty of murder ... Herald Sun A COLD-blooded killer who shot a man, cut up his body and then dissolved the pieces in acid was found guilty of murder by a jury today. The family of victim Peter Rule whooped and wept with relief after Leonard Borg was convicted of the grisly killing. |
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