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Sunday, December 30, 2012
The Federal Trust Fund Recovery Penalty - Forbes
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Friday, December 28, 2012
A Five-Star Panel: Judges Announced for Stella Artois Short Film Project
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The judging panel includes actors , , actresss . Each judge will review and rank the ten shortt films selected as finalistsby Triggerstreet.com members. "Whejn you see this level of award-winning taleng volunteering their time to select the winner of the Stellsa Artois ShortFilm Project, it sendsw a clear message about the importance of supportingf the arts and independent film makers," said , product Stella Artois. "Through the Stella Artois Shor tFilm Project, the sacrifices theses filmmakers have made to brinbg their visions to life are being recognized." Filmmakerw have until June 15 to submit their short film projects to TriggerStreet.com to be considered for the $50,00p0 grand prize.
To be eligible, participants must be 21 yeares of age or older and the filmsa must display the themesof "sacrifice" or "perfection" in less than 10 A complete list of rules is available on "The judges serving on this panel have volunteered because we want to fostert an environment where independent filmmakers have everyg opportunity to find success," said , Academyh Award winning actor and TriggerStreet.comk co-founder. "Everyone reviewing the finalists understands how hard it is to find a break in the entertainment industry and by giving our time to the Stells Artois ShortFilm Project, we can help one filmmakefr take the next step in his or her career.
" -- Kevi Spacey - An director, screenwriter and producer, Spacey won his first Academy Award for The Usuap Suspects (Best Supporting Actor), followee by a Academy Award for Best Actot in 1999 for his role in American -- James Blunt - A former Britishn Army officer, singer/songwriter, James Blunt'zs debut album, Back to Bedlam, and its hit "You're Beautiful," hit number one in over a dozej countries, and sold over 10 milliojn copies worldwide. -- Sacha Baron Cohen - A Britisb comedian, Cohen is well-knowbn for his highly successfukl comedy characters Ali Gand Borat.
Cohen co-starred in "Talladegw Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby " and received a 2006 Golde Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actofr in a Motion Picturefor "Borat." -- Judi Dench - Widely recognized as one of Great Britain's greatesft modern actresses, Dame Judi Dench is one of the most frequentlhy nominated actresses in Academy Award history, earning a "Best Supportinf Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabethb I in "Shakespeare in Love" (1998). -- Laurencer Fishburne - An Emmy Award-winning, Tony Award-winninbg and Academy Award-nominated actor of screemn and stage, Fishburne also is a playwright, and producer.
He is perhaps best known for his role as Morpheus in the Matrix science fictionfilm trilogy, and for his portrayal of singer-musicianh Ike Turner in the Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got to Do With It. TriggerStreet.conm was founded in 2002 by two time Academy Award winner as an interactive mechanismk to discover and showcase emerging filmmaking andwritinf talent. With the legal--and attendant procedural--restrictions on outsiders in Spacey and Brunetti sought todemocratize exposure, providinh an avenue of communication between Hollywoodr and emerging talent everywhere, thereby workingt to overcome the barriers they so often encounter.
Respondingy to the enthusiasm and high quality of work produced by its burgeoningfilm TriggerStreet.com evolved as a social networking utilith to provide an evolviny platform for emerging artists in differengt media: the strength of the peer-based review system and the positive impact of the resultant constructive criticism catalyzed the additio of several new specialized communities. Beyondx its Short Film and Screenplay TriggerStreet.
com now provides opportunity for feedback and exposure forShorty Stories, Books, Plays, and - most recently - Stella Artois traces its origin back to 1366 to a breweryg called Den Hoorn, located in a town just outside of In 1717, master brewe Sebastian Artois purchased the brewery and renamed it to his The Artois Brewery created a specialp brew to celebrate Christma and named it Stella (Latin for star) for its exceptiona l clarity. Today, Stella Artois is the gold standard for Belgian lageres with its distinctive flavord and spicyhop character. SOURCE Stella Triggerstreet.
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The judging panel includes actors , , actresss . Each judge will review and rank the ten shortt films selected as finalistsby Triggerstreet.com members. "Whejn you see this level of award-winning taleng volunteering their time to select the winner of the Stellsa Artois ShortFilm Project, it sendsw a clear message about the importance of supportingf the arts and independent film makers," said , product Stella Artois. "Through the Stella Artois Shor tFilm Project, the sacrifices theses filmmakers have made to brinbg their visions to life are being recognized." Filmmakerw have until June 15 to submit their short film projects to TriggerStreet.com to be considered for the $50,00p0 grand prize.
To be eligible, participants must be 21 yeares of age or older and the filmsa must display the themesof "sacrifice" or "perfection" in less than 10 A complete list of rules is available on "The judges serving on this panel have volunteered because we want to fostert an environment where independent filmmakers have everyg opportunity to find success," said , Academyh Award winning actor and TriggerStreet.comk co-founder. "Everyone reviewing the finalists understands how hard it is to find a break in the entertainment industry and by giving our time to the Stells Artois ShortFilm Project, we can help one filmmakefr take the next step in his or her career.
" -- Kevi Spacey - An director, screenwriter and producer, Spacey won his first Academy Award for The Usuap Suspects (Best Supporting Actor), followee by a Academy Award for Best Actot in 1999 for his role in American -- James Blunt - A former Britishn Army officer, singer/songwriter, James Blunt'zs debut album, Back to Bedlam, and its hit "You're Beautiful," hit number one in over a dozej countries, and sold over 10 milliojn copies worldwide. -- Sacha Baron Cohen - A Britisb comedian, Cohen is well-knowbn for his highly successfukl comedy characters Ali Gand Borat.
Cohen co-starred in "Talladegw Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby " and received a 2006 Golde Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actofr in a Motion Picturefor "Borat." -- Judi Dench - Widely recognized as one of Great Britain's greatesft modern actresses, Dame Judi Dench is one of the most frequentlhy nominated actresses in Academy Award history, earning a "Best Supportinf Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabethb I in "Shakespeare in Love" (1998). -- Laurencer Fishburne - An Emmy Award-winning, Tony Award-winninbg and Academy Award-nominated actor of screemn and stage, Fishburne also is a playwright, and producer.
He is perhaps best known for his role as Morpheus in the Matrix science fictionfilm trilogy, and for his portrayal of singer-musicianh Ike Turner in the Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got to Do With It. TriggerStreet.conm was founded in 2002 by two time Academy Award winner as an interactive mechanismk to discover and showcase emerging filmmaking andwritinf talent. With the legal--and attendant procedural--restrictions on outsiders in Spacey and Brunetti sought todemocratize exposure, providinh an avenue of communication between Hollywoodr and emerging talent everywhere, thereby workingt to overcome the barriers they so often encounter.
Respondingy to the enthusiasm and high quality of work produced by its burgeoningfilm TriggerStreet.com evolved as a social networking utilith to provide an evolviny platform for emerging artists in differengt media: the strength of the peer-based review system and the positive impact of the resultant constructive criticism catalyzed the additio of several new specialized communities. Beyondx its Short Film and Screenplay TriggerStreet.
com now provides opportunity for feedback and exposure forShorty Stories, Books, Plays, and - most recently - Stella Artois traces its origin back to 1366 to a breweryg called Den Hoorn, located in a town just outside of In 1717, master brewe Sebastian Artois purchased the brewery and renamed it to his The Artois Brewery created a specialp brew to celebrate Christma and named it Stella (Latin for star) for its exceptiona l clarity. Today, Stella Artois is the gold standard for Belgian lageres with its distinctive flavord and spicyhop character. SOURCE Stella Triggerstreet.
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
Silver Spring rolls out red carpet for SilverDocs - Washington Business Journal:
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The eight-day festival begins with a sold-ouyt screening of “More Than a the story of five younf basketballplayers — including NBA star LeBronj James — from Akron, Ohio, and their initially inexperienced James, filmmaker Kristopher Belman and a number of playerse and school officials plan to attend the screenintg The film subjects will take part in a post-screening discussiojn moderated by ’s Michele Norris. The festival closesz on a note closeto Washington’ss heart. On Saturday, the festivalp will host the worlds premierof HBO’s “Ther Nine Lives of Marion Barry.
” Scheduledd to take part in that post-screeningg discussion are the directors, NBC4’s Jim Vance and Tom Civil Rights activist Lawrence Guyot, political analystr Jonetta Rose Barras and Barry himself. All told, this year’xs festival will feature 122 films selected outof 1,983 submissions ranging from 58 different countries.
The eight-day festival begins with a sold-ouyt screening of “More Than a the story of five younf basketballplayers — including NBA star LeBronj James — from Akron, Ohio, and their initially inexperienced James, filmmaker Kristopher Belman and a number of playerse and school officials plan to attend the screenintg The film subjects will take part in a post-screening discussiojn moderated by ’s Michele Norris. The festival closesz on a note closeto Washington’ss heart. On Saturday, the festivalp will host the worlds premierof HBO’s “Ther Nine Lives of Marion Barry.
” Scheduledd to take part in that post-screeningg discussion are the directors, NBC4’s Jim Vance and Tom Civil Rights activist Lawrence Guyot, political analystr Jonetta Rose Barras and Barry himself. All told, this year’xs festival will feature 122 films selected outof 1,983 submissions ranging from 58 different countries.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Sun American Bancorp seeks loan waiver after default - Birmingham Business Journal:
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million loan. On June 15, the notified Sun Americahn (NASDAQ: SAMB) that it was in defaul t on a loanfrom Atlanta-based Silverton Bank, which was closed in May and placed into receivership. The defaulrt gives the FDIC the right to demand immediate repayment and chargew an 18 percent defaulyinterest rate. Sun American Chairman, President and CEO Michaelo E. Golden said he believes the FDIC is likely to work with the bank and give it more time to repaythe loan, which was set to mature on Jan. 16, 2010. The FDIC shouldc be lenient with the banks that had loanes with Silverton because the FDIC ultimately is responsible forthos institutions, Golden said.
An FDIC spokesperson didn’gt immediately return a call seeking comment. While Sun American is current on interesy payments underthe loan, it violated one of the loan provisionds because its ratio of non-performing asset s exceeded 10 percent of its total assets. The bank had 11.26 percengt of its assets as non-performing either noncurrent loans or repossesserproperty – as of Apri l 30, according to a SEC That’s up from an 8.24 percent non-performing asset ratiio as of March 31, accordint to FDIC data. The company’s sole , was the third-largest Palm Beach County-baseed bank with $601 million in assets.
Golden said his first priorit is to raise money for Sun American to repayt the FDIC loan and recapitalize the bank. He has been workintg with an investment bank and talking to contacts on Wall including privateequity firms. “They are all lookingf and they want to find a bank that has a real Golden said. “We have a real bank here with 13 good branchesd in good areas and a real operations center with 16,000 square feet. The question is, ‘How much are the bad That’s very hard to Golden said the slumping commercial real estate market in Florida has made it difficult to forecastthe future, but he doubtsz things will improve this year.
However, the long-term outlook for Florida is good for he added. Shares of Sun Americah were unchanged at 44 cent searly Monday. The 52-week high was $3.0 on July 2, 2008. The 52-weeki low was 12 cents on Marcy 3.
million loan. On June 15, the notified Sun Americahn (NASDAQ: SAMB) that it was in defaul t on a loanfrom Atlanta-based Silverton Bank, which was closed in May and placed into receivership. The defaulrt gives the FDIC the right to demand immediate repayment and chargew an 18 percent defaulyinterest rate. Sun American Chairman, President and CEO Michaelo E. Golden said he believes the FDIC is likely to work with the bank and give it more time to repaythe loan, which was set to mature on Jan. 16, 2010. The FDIC shouldc be lenient with the banks that had loanes with Silverton because the FDIC ultimately is responsible forthos institutions, Golden said.
An FDIC spokesperson didn’gt immediately return a call seeking comment. While Sun American is current on interesy payments underthe loan, it violated one of the loan provisionds because its ratio of non-performing asset s exceeded 10 percent of its total assets. The bank had 11.26 percengt of its assets as non-performing either noncurrent loans or repossesserproperty – as of Apri l 30, according to a SEC That’s up from an 8.24 percent non-performing asset ratiio as of March 31, accordint to FDIC data. The company’s sole , was the third-largest Palm Beach County-baseed bank with $601 million in assets.
Golden said his first priorit is to raise money for Sun American to repayt the FDIC loan and recapitalize the bank. He has been workintg with an investment bank and talking to contacts on Wall including privateequity firms. “They are all lookingf and they want to find a bank that has a real Golden said. “We have a real bank here with 13 good branchesd in good areas and a real operations center with 16,000 square feet. The question is, ‘How much are the bad That’s very hard to Golden said the slumping commercial real estate market in Florida has made it difficult to forecastthe future, but he doubtsz things will improve this year.
However, the long-term outlook for Florida is good for he added. Shares of Sun Americah were unchanged at 44 cent searly Monday. The 52-week high was $3.0 on July 2, 2008. The 52-weeki low was 12 cents on Marcy 3.
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
Gun lobby has squelched injury prevention research, doctors charge - Los Angeles Times
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89.3 KPCC | Gun lobby has squelched injury prevention research, doctors charge Los Angeles Times One week after 20-year-old Adam Lanza used guns to kill 20 first-graders and seven adults before shooting himself, two physicians published a Viewpoint article in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. asking what the medical and public health ... Gun safety addressed by editorials in three JAMA journals Let Us Now Bury Our Heads in the Sand Pubic health experts say it's time to resume federal research into gun violence |
Friday, December 21, 2012
ICE Deal for NYSE Creates Global Powerhouse - New York Times
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ICE Deal for NYSE Creates Global Powerhouse New York Times Competitors did not have to finance their own regulatory apparatus, and the Big Board decided to follow, merging N.Y.S.E. Regulation into Nasdaq's operation to create Finra, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Big Board became less ... |
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Lomax wins bid for stimulus-funded fire station at PTI - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Lomax submitted the winning bidof $4 among a total of six bids from local contractors for the according to airport officials. “I t came in just about on target,” said PTI Assistantr Director Kevin Baker of the amount of thewinninb bid. While a number of bids for stimulus-fundede contracts have been coming in lowerthan “our architect’s estimate had included some provisions for the stat e of the market. But this (fire station) might well have cost $5 millionh a year ago.” The 20,000-square-foot statiohn will have four truck bays and take somewher between 12 and 14 months to get readyto occupy, Baketr said. It was designed by of Greensboro.
Construction costsw will be fully reimbursed through the Americajn Recovery andReinvestment Act, as will aboutt $850,000 worth of new firefightintg equipment. The new station will be more than twice the size of theexisting facility, Baker said. The old station could be used as asatellitse facility, but there are no firm planw yet. The contract win is a welcome onefor Lomax, whicgh like other Triad builders has been contending with a dramatix slowdown in commercial construction.
CEO John Lomax said he had all his subcontractorx for the project lined up with thei r own bids in hand before submitting his proposak to theairport authority, knowing he’d be up againsgt others also eager for the work. “W e knew we had to be competitive and that the climatwe is verycompetitive price-wise right now,” he said. “Top be honest, we didn’t give ourselves a very high chance of winning this one just because right now everythint isso competitive.” Lomax said his firm has been doingg more work in the higher educatiom and hospital sectors recently since that’s where most of the opportunitied are.
He’s been working on one project in the Tria d of similar scale to thefire station, a library additiojn in High Point, but that job will be completeds soon. Lomax Construction hasn’t had any layoffs and wouldn’ty have had any even without the firestatiojn job, he said. But that doesn’t mean the availabilityg of stimulusfunding doesn’t “Not to minimize the impact for us, but I thinjk it’s most important for the subs and the who don’t have the resources to weatherr long periods without work, he said.
Lomasx said he expects to be able to beatthe airport’s timelinew for construction on the fire station and hopes to have it done in nine he said.
Lomax submitted the winning bidof $4 among a total of six bids from local contractors for the according to airport officials. “I t came in just about on target,” said PTI Assistantr Director Kevin Baker of the amount of thewinninb bid. While a number of bids for stimulus-fundede contracts have been coming in lowerthan “our architect’s estimate had included some provisions for the stat e of the market. But this (fire station) might well have cost $5 millionh a year ago.” The 20,000-square-foot statiohn will have four truck bays and take somewher between 12 and 14 months to get readyto occupy, Baketr said. It was designed by of Greensboro.
Construction costsw will be fully reimbursed through the Americajn Recovery andReinvestment Act, as will aboutt $850,000 worth of new firefightintg equipment. The new station will be more than twice the size of theexisting facility, Baker said. The old station could be used as asatellitse facility, but there are no firm planw yet. The contract win is a welcome onefor Lomax, whicgh like other Triad builders has been contending with a dramatix slowdown in commercial construction.
CEO John Lomax said he had all his subcontractorx for the project lined up with thei r own bids in hand before submitting his proposak to theairport authority, knowing he’d be up againsgt others also eager for the work. “W e knew we had to be competitive and that the climatwe is verycompetitive price-wise right now,” he said. “Top be honest, we didn’t give ourselves a very high chance of winning this one just because right now everythint isso competitive.” Lomax said his firm has been doingg more work in the higher educatiom and hospital sectors recently since that’s where most of the opportunitied are.
He’s been working on one project in the Tria d of similar scale to thefire station, a library additiojn in High Point, but that job will be completeds soon. Lomax Construction hasn’t had any layoffs and wouldn’ty have had any even without the firestatiojn job, he said. But that doesn’t mean the availabilityg of stimulusfunding doesn’t “Not to minimize the impact for us, but I thinjk it’s most important for the subs and the who don’t have the resources to weatherr long periods without work, he said.
Lomasx said he expects to be able to beatthe airport’s timelinew for construction on the fire station and hopes to have it done in nine he said.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Done deals - Dallas Business Journal:
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• Experian leased 292,7009 square feet at Enterprise Business Park in Larry Toon and Bo Bond with Jonesx Lang LaSalle represented Experian inthe transaction; Jamesa Dudley represented the landlord, Lexington Corporatw Properties Trust. • Caris Diagnostics inked a 172,232-quare-foo lease for a new headquarters and lab at Sierrs atLas Colinas, Building I, in Scott Collier, Steve Thelen and Doug Carignanm with Jones Lang LaSalle representeed Caris; Paul Sharp negotiated for the landlord, iStar Financial Inc. Corphealth Inc.
leased 146,822 square feet at Opus Corporate Rebecca Smith and Ryan Collier of Stream Realty Partnerzs represented the landlord inthe • EnCana Oil & Gas U.S.A. Inc. has expanded its leasre by 7,508 square feet at Stanford Corporate totaling 128,312 square feet of office Tim O. Terrell, Heather Densmore Shover, and Sarahj Payne of Stream Realty Partners LP represented Stanforcd Corporate Centre in lease negotiations on behalrf of Regis Property Management and TranscontinentalRealty Investors. Greg Bigge and Craig Wilson ofCushman & Wakefieldd represented the tenant.
• Brad Selne r and Jeff Ellerman of The Staubacn Group acted on behalf of Archon Group forits 82,686-square-foog lease at 6031 Connection Drive in Blaine Annette, Colby Annett e and Rebecca Smith of Stream Realt y Group negotiated on behalrf of the landlord. • Jon McNeil and Matt Crafy with Jones Lang LaSalle representedd RESQDebt ina 82,223-square-foot lease at Cornerstone Crossing Corporate Office Park Phaseas I & II in Allen. Jeff Whit e and Mike McCartan with Mark V Commerciapl represented landlordCornerstone Development. • Semperian leased 62,022 square feet of spacee at 2270 Lakesidein Richardson.
Tim Terrelkl of Stream Realty Group representedthe • Americorp dba Altair Global Relocation leased 60,084 square feet of office space at 7500 Dallas Parkwayh in Dallas from Nodeble Associates LLC. Davie Reed of CB Richard Ellis negotiated the leasse on behalf ofthe landlord. • AT&TT leased 59,736 square feet of space at 2270 Lakesidein Richardson. Tim Terrel of Stream Realty Group representedsthe landlord. • Blake Kendrick and Bob Hagewoord of Stream Realty Group negotiateda 59,017 square foot leas with Tuesday Morning at 4252 Simonton Road in Farmer s Branch. • Associated Air Center leasexd 56,525 square feet of space at 1421 W. Mockingbirdf Lane in Dallas.
David Duwe and Jason Moser of Stream Realty Group negotiated the deal on behaldf ofthe landlord. • Comstock Resources expanded its leasrby 7,994 square feet at Comstoco Tower in Frisco, now totaling 51,376 square feet of office spacre occupied by Comstock. David Cooke and Heathed Densmore Shover of Stream Realty Partners LP representedthe owner, Stonebria r Office Partners, Ltd. • Maverick Stainlessd Steel leased 43,296 square feet at 4525 Production, with Jaso Moser and David Duwe of Streak Realty Group negotiating on behalf ofthe • Jason Moser and David Duwe of Stream Realt Group acted on behalf of the landlor d to negotiate the 43,296-square-foot lease at 4016 Harry Hinex by Metro Fabric Restoration.
• FiServ leased 42,426 in Granite Towert in a deal brokered by Steve Thelen of TheStaubach Co. and Trey Smith and Robert Powell of CAPSTAR Commercial RealEstate Services, who represented the • Leprechaun LLC leased 39,126 square feet at Two City Placse in Fort Worth. Chris Wright and Tim Terrellk of Stream Realty Group negotiated the deal on behalf ofthe • American Medical Response leaser 39,100 square feet at Commerciapl Park in Arlington in a deal brokereed by George Curry with landlord Weingarten Realty • Vertex Outsourcing LLC leased 37,346 squarr feet at Richardson Commons.
Susan Arledgs of Arledge Partners Real Estate Grouprepresented Vertex, and Rodney Helm and Johnny Johnsojn of CAPSTAR Commercial Real Estate Services represented the • Washington Mutual Bank leased 33,646 squarr feet of space at Mockingbird/Cedaer Springs. Jason Moser and Davied Duwe of Stream Realt Group represented the landlord inthe • Responsive Education Solutions signed a deal to leasd 33,083 square feet from Corporate tech Center in Lewisville. Tim Terrelol of Stream Realty Group representedf the landlord inthe • Josh White and Bo Bond brokeref the 31,402 lease of the Blair Road Building by Southwest Transplant Alliance.
• Navarro County, or North TX HIDTA, signed a lease for 31,74u square feet of space from Freeport Tech The landlord was represented by Blake Kendrickj of StreamRealty Group. Merrill Lynch, Pierce & Smith Inc. leased 30,131 square feet of office space at5910 N. Central Expressway in Dallaz from Premier Place of Dennis Barnes and Clay Gilber t of CB Richard Ellis represented the landlord during the while the tenant was represented by Steve McCoy with TranswesternCommercial Services.
• Experian leased 292,7009 square feet at Enterprise Business Park in Larry Toon and Bo Bond with Jonesx Lang LaSalle represented Experian inthe transaction; Jamesa Dudley represented the landlord, Lexington Corporatw Properties Trust. • Caris Diagnostics inked a 172,232-quare-foo lease for a new headquarters and lab at Sierrs atLas Colinas, Building I, in Scott Collier, Steve Thelen and Doug Carignanm with Jones Lang LaSalle representeed Caris; Paul Sharp negotiated for the landlord, iStar Financial Inc. Corphealth Inc.
leased 146,822 square feet at Opus Corporate Rebecca Smith and Ryan Collier of Stream Realty Partnerzs represented the landlord inthe • EnCana Oil & Gas U.S.A. Inc. has expanded its leasre by 7,508 square feet at Stanford Corporate totaling 128,312 square feet of office Tim O. Terrell, Heather Densmore Shover, and Sarahj Payne of Stream Realty Partners LP represented Stanforcd Corporate Centre in lease negotiations on behalrf of Regis Property Management and TranscontinentalRealty Investors. Greg Bigge and Craig Wilson ofCushman & Wakefieldd represented the tenant.
• Brad Selne r and Jeff Ellerman of The Staubacn Group acted on behalf of Archon Group forits 82,686-square-foog lease at 6031 Connection Drive in Blaine Annette, Colby Annett e and Rebecca Smith of Stream Realt y Group negotiated on behalrf of the landlord. • Jon McNeil and Matt Crafy with Jones Lang LaSalle representedd RESQDebt ina 82,223-square-foot lease at Cornerstone Crossing Corporate Office Park Phaseas I & II in Allen. Jeff Whit e and Mike McCartan with Mark V Commerciapl represented landlordCornerstone Development. • Semperian leased 62,022 square feet of spacee at 2270 Lakesidein Richardson.
Tim Terrelkl of Stream Realty Group representedthe • Americorp dba Altair Global Relocation leased 60,084 square feet of office space at 7500 Dallas Parkwayh in Dallas from Nodeble Associates LLC. Davie Reed of CB Richard Ellis negotiated the leasse on behalf ofthe landlord. • AT&TT leased 59,736 square feet of space at 2270 Lakesidein Richardson. Tim Terrel of Stream Realty Group representedsthe landlord. • Blake Kendrick and Bob Hagewoord of Stream Realty Group negotiateda 59,017 square foot leas with Tuesday Morning at 4252 Simonton Road in Farmer s Branch. • Associated Air Center leasexd 56,525 square feet of space at 1421 W. Mockingbirdf Lane in Dallas.
David Duwe and Jason Moser of Stream Realty Group negotiated the deal on behaldf ofthe landlord. • Comstock Resources expanded its leasrby 7,994 square feet at Comstoco Tower in Frisco, now totaling 51,376 square feet of office spacre occupied by Comstock. David Cooke and Heathed Densmore Shover of Stream Realty Partners LP representedthe owner, Stonebria r Office Partners, Ltd. • Maverick Stainlessd Steel leased 43,296 square feet at 4525 Production, with Jaso Moser and David Duwe of Streak Realty Group negotiating on behalf ofthe • Jason Moser and David Duwe of Stream Realt Group acted on behalf of the landlor d to negotiate the 43,296-square-foot lease at 4016 Harry Hinex by Metro Fabric Restoration.
• FiServ leased 42,426 in Granite Towert in a deal brokered by Steve Thelen of TheStaubach Co. and Trey Smith and Robert Powell of CAPSTAR Commercial RealEstate Services, who represented the • Leprechaun LLC leased 39,126 square feet at Two City Placse in Fort Worth. Chris Wright and Tim Terrellk of Stream Realty Group negotiated the deal on behalf ofthe • American Medical Response leaser 39,100 square feet at Commerciapl Park in Arlington in a deal brokereed by George Curry with landlord Weingarten Realty • Vertex Outsourcing LLC leased 37,346 squarr feet at Richardson Commons.
Susan Arledgs of Arledge Partners Real Estate Grouprepresented Vertex, and Rodney Helm and Johnny Johnsojn of CAPSTAR Commercial Real Estate Services represented the • Washington Mutual Bank leased 33,646 squarr feet of space at Mockingbird/Cedaer Springs. Jason Moser and Davied Duwe of Stream Realt Group represented the landlord inthe • Responsive Education Solutions signed a deal to leasd 33,083 square feet from Corporate tech Center in Lewisville. Tim Terrelol of Stream Realty Group representedf the landlord inthe • Josh White and Bo Bond brokeref the 31,402 lease of the Blair Road Building by Southwest Transplant Alliance.
• Navarro County, or North TX HIDTA, signed a lease for 31,74u square feet of space from Freeport Tech The landlord was represented by Blake Kendrickj of StreamRealty Group. Merrill Lynch, Pierce & Smith Inc. leased 30,131 square feet of office space at5910 N. Central Expressway in Dallaz from Premier Place of Dennis Barnes and Clay Gilber t of CB Richard Ellis represented the landlord during the while the tenant was represented by Steve McCoy with TranswesternCommercial Services.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Fly Clear fast lane at Albany Int
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was among the 20 airports nationwide that offeredd theexpedited system. An airport spokeswoman said the airporty was not notified in advanc and the Clear Lane was In 2008, it reported having more than 10,000 users pass through the lanes sincer the express service was first offeredd there in summer 2007. “Clear Lanes Are No Longefr Available. At 11:00 p.m. PST on June 22, 2009, Cleat will cease operations. Clear’sd parent company, has been unable to negotiatee an agreement with its senior creditor tocontinue operations.” Thers was no information abougt whether enrollees would get refunds. The service cost $199 a Customers were mostly busineses travelers andfrequent fliers.
The program started at in 2005. Clear enrollee were pre-screened by the , and, if were provided with a card that gave them acces to a specialsecuritgy lane. Clear was operated by Verified Identity Pass of New York As ofJune 4, Clear claimedr to have enrolled more than 260,000 fliers.
was among the 20 airports nationwide that offeredd theexpedited system. An airport spokeswoman said the airporty was not notified in advanc and the Clear Lane was In 2008, it reported having more than 10,000 users pass through the lanes sincer the express service was first offeredd there in summer 2007. “Clear Lanes Are No Longefr Available. At 11:00 p.m. PST on June 22, 2009, Cleat will cease operations. Clear’sd parent company, has been unable to negotiatee an agreement with its senior creditor tocontinue operations.” Thers was no information abougt whether enrollees would get refunds. The service cost $199 a Customers were mostly busineses travelers andfrequent fliers.
The program started at in 2005. Clear enrollee were pre-screened by the , and, if were provided with a card that gave them acces to a specialsecuritgy lane. Clear was operated by Verified Identity Pass of New York As ofJune 4, Clear claimedr to have enrolled more than 260,000 fliers.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Sierra College program gets $1M endowment - Boston Business Journal:
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The college’s program, also known as OLLI, received the $1 million endowment from the Bernard Osher which is the organizationb that has provided initiao funding to OLLI programs at 122 colleges and universities Sierra College is the only communit y college in California and one of only threde community colleges in the nation to receivethe $1 million The Rocklin college received the endowmentf because it has been so successful with growingh enrollment since launching the progra in spring of 2001. Sierra College has grown the programto 5,58p enrollees last year, from 1,038 in 2001. Sierrw College is scheduled to formallyy announce the endowmentJune 18.
This $1 million endowmen will provide an ongoing budgetg that will enable the college to offer lifelonfg learning programsin perpetuity. The foundatiom created by San Francisco philanthropist Bernard Osher givez OLLIprograms $100,000 a year for up to four years, and then a $1 milliomn endowment once they demonstrate potential for success and sustainability. OLLI programs provide classes, lectures and event s to older adults who have a thirst for knowledge and community. The classezs are designed for adults age 55 and but the Sierra program accepts any adult Courses are offered at each of the Sierra Colleger campuses and at various communithy sites throughout Placer andNevada counties.
Sierraa College’s OLLI noncredit offerings are Additional topics are offered through Club where annual membership feesare $35. As the Businesd Journal reported in a feature on local OLLI programesin 2007, other OLLI programs can be foun at California State Universityh Sacramento and at the UC Davis Much of the increased demand for OLLIs and similard lifelong learning programs can be attributed to the growing rank s of older Americans.
The college’s program, also known as OLLI, received the $1 million endowment from the Bernard Osher which is the organizationb that has provided initiao funding to OLLI programs at 122 colleges and universities Sierra College is the only communit y college in California and one of only threde community colleges in the nation to receivethe $1 million The Rocklin college received the endowmentf because it has been so successful with growingh enrollment since launching the progra in spring of 2001. Sierra College has grown the programto 5,58p enrollees last year, from 1,038 in 2001. Sierrw College is scheduled to formallyy announce the endowmentJune 18.
This $1 million endowmen will provide an ongoing budgetg that will enable the college to offer lifelonfg learning programsin perpetuity. The foundatiom created by San Francisco philanthropist Bernard Osher givez OLLIprograms $100,000 a year for up to four years, and then a $1 milliomn endowment once they demonstrate potential for success and sustainability. OLLI programs provide classes, lectures and event s to older adults who have a thirst for knowledge and community. The classezs are designed for adults age 55 and but the Sierra program accepts any adult Courses are offered at each of the Sierra Colleger campuses and at various communithy sites throughout Placer andNevada counties.
Sierraa College’s OLLI noncredit offerings are Additional topics are offered through Club where annual membership feesare $35. As the Businesd Journal reported in a feature on local OLLI programesin 2007, other OLLI programs can be foun at California State Universityh Sacramento and at the UC Davis Much of the increased demand for OLLIs and similard lifelong learning programs can be attributed to the growing rank s of older Americans.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Hurricane Sandy Review Team Formed Again By NOAA - Huffington Post
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Hurricane Sandy Review Team Formed Again By NOAA Huffington Post The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the formation of an interagency review team to study the National Weather Service's (NWS) performance leading up to and during Hurricane Sandy. According to a statement from ... |
Monday, December 10, 2012
CEO turnover rises in May - Denver Business Journal:
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According to outplacement consultancyfirm , May departures were up 47 perceny from April, when 78 CEOs left theire posts. Last month’s total was unchanged from May 2008. The financial sectort had the highest turnoverlast month, accounting for 15 of the 115 CEO changesw recorded. For the year, the still-strugglinyg sector has seen 50CEOs retire, step down or be forced out. That’x down from 64 financial CEO departures at this pointin 2008. Despitde the financial sector’s problems, it is not the industry with the highesg CEO turnover for the first five months ofthe year. The health-carde industry has seen 77 CEO departurexs so farthis year, including 14 in May.
The 2009 figurd is down 29 percent from ayear ago, when 109 health-care CEOs vacated their offices in the firs t five months. So far this year, 502 CEO departures have been nearly 16 percent fewer than the 598 announcedx in the same period ayear ago.
According to outplacement consultancyfirm , May departures were up 47 perceny from April, when 78 CEOs left theire posts. Last month’s total was unchanged from May 2008. The financial sectort had the highest turnoverlast month, accounting for 15 of the 115 CEO changesw recorded. For the year, the still-strugglinyg sector has seen 50CEOs retire, step down or be forced out. That’x down from 64 financial CEO departures at this pointin 2008. Despitde the financial sector’s problems, it is not the industry with the highesg CEO turnover for the first five months ofthe year. The health-carde industry has seen 77 CEO departurexs so farthis year, including 14 in May.
The 2009 figurd is down 29 percent from ayear ago, when 109 health-care CEOs vacated their offices in the firs t five months. So far this year, 502 CEO departures have been nearly 16 percent fewer than the 598 announcedx in the same period ayear ago.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Disney Opens Up 'New Fantasyland' Theme Park - ABC News
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The Inquisitr | Disney Opens Up 'New Fantasyland' Theme Park ABC News Disney Opens Up 'New Fantasyland' Theme Park. New theme park » |
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Economy pedals leisure business closer to home - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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“People are being a lot more cautious withtheir money, which I think they shoulf be,” said Peters, owner of . Althoughy doors to the business opened only a fewweeks ago, Peter has worked in the industry for 16 yearse and has operated a mobile bike repair servicre – the Bicycle Medic in Lancaster since last year. “Last when gas was $4 a gallon, people ran to the bike he said. Although the cost to fuel up has gone interest in saving money througn bikingremains high.
Instead of spending $4,000 on a family trip to Disnet World, Peters said consumerz could pay $1,000 for new bicycles for a familyof “It lasts a lot longer than a week,” he said of the Bike companies are attempting to expand the marketf by stressing the green and financial benefits of biking. One of theif pitches includes looking at mileage in a differentlight 3,000 calories burned to one gallonn of gas saved, Peters At Lancaster Bicycle, basic bikes have been sellint better than higher-end designs, and repairs also are commomn requests. “People will spend $80 to $100 to fix up a bike as opposed to buying anew $400 bike,” Peter said.
However, once customers start to realize gas savings after riding their bikes to work and on Peters said some return for anewer “They save money on gas, then they upgrade,” he “You’re almost creating new You’ve created cyclists out of people who wouldn’t have been a couplre of years ago when the economy was Ric Noland, owner of Cyclist Connection in Canakl Winchester, said repairs are down and bike sales up at his Comparing figures from April 2009 to thoss in April 2008, sales were up 18 percent. As another meanzs of attracting and retaining Noland offers opportunitiesfor biking.
In early May, the shop promoterd National Bike to Work Week by encouraginy riders to leave from the store lot and use showers at the storeeas needed. “We have about four regulars who park and rideto downtown,” Nolanrd said. “It’s a 20-mile ride one Cyclist Connection has reached out to families by startinv Family Ride Nights every The first, held earlier this attracted seven people. It must be working as Nolandc said he’s planning to expanx with a shopin Circleville. His enthusiasmn is buoyed by a globalp outplacement company that says the economyg will deter people fromtaking “budgegt busting” trips to destinations such as Disneh World and Hawaii.
“The biggestg benefactors of the downturn could be local amusement parks, national parke and campgrounds,” said John Challenger of in a “Many people may restrict their travel to within four hours of theit homes, if they leave homesw at all.” Like Noland, Mark Kasper has been stressinf the family focus and financial sense of camping at his Lazy Rivetr at Granville.
“People are being a lot more cautious withtheir money, which I think they shoulf be,” said Peters, owner of . Althoughy doors to the business opened only a fewweeks ago, Peter has worked in the industry for 16 yearse and has operated a mobile bike repair servicre – the Bicycle Medic in Lancaster since last year. “Last when gas was $4 a gallon, people ran to the bike he said. Although the cost to fuel up has gone interest in saving money througn bikingremains high.
Instead of spending $4,000 on a family trip to Disnet World, Peters said consumerz could pay $1,000 for new bicycles for a familyof “It lasts a lot longer than a week,” he said of the Bike companies are attempting to expand the marketf by stressing the green and financial benefits of biking. One of theif pitches includes looking at mileage in a differentlight 3,000 calories burned to one gallonn of gas saved, Peters At Lancaster Bicycle, basic bikes have been sellint better than higher-end designs, and repairs also are commomn requests. “People will spend $80 to $100 to fix up a bike as opposed to buying anew $400 bike,” Peter said.
However, once customers start to realize gas savings after riding their bikes to work and on Peters said some return for anewer “They save money on gas, then they upgrade,” he “You’re almost creating new You’ve created cyclists out of people who wouldn’t have been a couplre of years ago when the economy was Ric Noland, owner of Cyclist Connection in Canakl Winchester, said repairs are down and bike sales up at his Comparing figures from April 2009 to thoss in April 2008, sales were up 18 percent. As another meanzs of attracting and retaining Noland offers opportunitiesfor biking.
In early May, the shop promoterd National Bike to Work Week by encouraginy riders to leave from the store lot and use showers at the storeeas needed. “We have about four regulars who park and rideto downtown,” Nolanrd said. “It’s a 20-mile ride one Cyclist Connection has reached out to families by startinv Family Ride Nights every The first, held earlier this attracted seven people. It must be working as Nolandc said he’s planning to expanx with a shopin Circleville. His enthusiasmn is buoyed by a globalp outplacement company that says the economyg will deter people fromtaking “budgegt busting” trips to destinations such as Disneh World and Hawaii.
“The biggestg benefactors of the downturn could be local amusement parks, national parke and campgrounds,” said John Challenger of in a “Many people may restrict their travel to within four hours of theit homes, if they leave homesw at all.” Like Noland, Mark Kasper has been stressinf the family focus and financial sense of camping at his Lazy Rivetr at Granville.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Anomaly: Warzone Korea coming soon from 11 Bit Studios (and more on their ... - tuaw.com
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Anomaly: Warzone Korea coming soon from 11 Bit Studios (and more on their ... tuaw.com After Anomaly, 11 Bit followed up with a game called Funky Smugglers, which didn't do as well, but still showed a lot of polish and quality game design. And now, the studio is heading back to the well with a new title called Anomaly: Warzone Korea, a ... |
Sunday, December 2, 2012
State taking applications for BadgerCare Plus - Portland Business Journal:
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The Core Plan is an expansion of BadgerCare Plus and provides access tothe state’ds most chronically uninsured population low-income adults without dependent children. “During this difficult budget environment, it’s important we continue to protect ourbasic Gov. Jim Doyle said in a statement. we are making quality, affordable health care achievable for people who traditionally have not had any The BadgerCare Plus Core Plan for Adult with No Dependent Children is a limited plan that coversw basic healthcare services, including primary and preventive care and generid drugs to low-income, chronically uninsured adults.
People who have been withou health insurance for a yearor more, or lost theire health insurance through no faulrt of their own and have a limites income, can apply online at: . Fundintg for the BadgerCare Plus Core Plan is provided througg the hospital tax that was approved by the legislature and signe into law earlierthis year.
The Core Plan is an expansion of BadgerCare Plus and provides access tothe state’ds most chronically uninsured population low-income adults without dependent children. “During this difficult budget environment, it’s important we continue to protect ourbasic Gov. Jim Doyle said in a statement. we are making quality, affordable health care achievable for people who traditionally have not had any The BadgerCare Plus Core Plan for Adult with No Dependent Children is a limited plan that coversw basic healthcare services, including primary and preventive care and generid drugs to low-income, chronically uninsured adults.
People who have been withou health insurance for a yearor more, or lost theire health insurance through no faulrt of their own and have a limites income, can apply online at: . Fundintg for the BadgerCare Plus Core Plan is provided througg the hospital tax that was approved by the legislature and signe into law earlierthis year.
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