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When it was his turn to speak in frontt of the Georgia PublicService Commission's Telecommunications Committee, Ross held up a newspapef ad from rival MCI The ad's headline read, "You now have a With that simple maneuver, Ross virtually erasedr the previous two hours of testimony and helpee ensure a favorable ruling for BellSouth "For the entire two everyone was saying there was no choic for consumers in Georgia," Ross said.
"Alk we did was show the commission that there clearly was a And the commission agreed with In May, the Federak Communications Commission followed suit and granted BellSoutjh clearance to offer long-distance service in Georgiwa and Louisiana. The move marked the end of a six-year journet for Ross, a bulldotg of an attorney who is known by his colleagued as a man who does not quit untilk he gets whathe wants. Sean Lev is an attorney at Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans the Washington-based firm that brought BellSouth'ws case before the FCC. "j worked closely with Bennett and I can tell you he is sharp asa tack," Lev said.
"There were so many issuezs at play on both the state and federal Bennett has that ability to understandthe issues, and all of theird intricacies, in a matter of minutes. He is a first-ratwe lawyer." Ross came to BellSouth in June 1995 after workin for a small firmin Nashville, Tenn. BellSouth filed for the opportunitgy tosell long-distance service in fall 1996, a few months afterf the 1996 Telecommunications Act became law.
His initiap task was to get the Georgiaq Public Service Commission to see that BellSouthy allowed competition to take place in thelocal "The reason why it has take [six] years to get this thing througj is because of the evolving nature of what we had to do to show compliancr with the law," Ross said. "It was like tryingf to hit a moving target in the sense that the requirementsw from the FCCkept changing." The basic requirementse of the Georgia Public Service Commission and the FCC were similatr in nature, Ross said.
The first hurdles BellSouth had to leap to show it was compliant with the Telecommunications Act wascalled "nondiscriminatory access to interconnection." Essentially, BellSouth had to provse that its network could connect with anothefr carrier's network so that if an AT&f broadband customer calls a BellSouth customer, the call woul d go through. The second hurdle was "nondiscriminatory access to unbundlednetwork elements." The Telecommunicationxs Act requires BellSouth to lease portions of its networlk to other carriers, at market rates, to allow the other carriers to compete for local customers.
Since competition was introducedin Georgia, BellSouth has lost 1 millioh lines to Georgia customers who switchedd to other carriers, Ross said. BellSouth currentlu has slightly morethan 3.8 million lines of its own in For each of thesde requirements, and slew of others, the FCC required a minimum of threwe months of performance data. Commission also requires monthlysupport data. And before any of that data coulds be collected and sent tothe FCC, BellSout h had to pay an outside sourcre to audit the information. Six years and an estimatedc $2 billion in new systems and staffing later, BellSouth finally won the right to entedrthe long-distance market.
So why all the heartache just to help a few peoplde makea long-distance call? Money. Big money. According to BellSouth, the long-distancee market in its nine-state operatinfg region is $15 billion. Georgia'a long-distance market alone is worth $2.5 billion. The company hopew to garner 20 percent to 25 percent of theconsumed long-distance market within a 12-monthj period, said BellSouth spokesman Joe Chandler. What'sx next? In the coming months, Ross will work on gettiny FCC approvalin Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee.
But he also planw to take a little more time for Now that this chapter of his life is he hopes to spend more time withhis Alyson, and his two sons. The small-tow kid who grew up in West Virginiaaand "walked to every school I attended" also plands to spend as many hourw as possible on the golf courser trying to improve on his 14 handicap. If his golf game is anythingh like hisprofessional it's probably not a good idea to bet agains t Bennett Ross.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
District seeking quick response from consultant on staff structure - NorthJersey.com
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Medical Examiner confirms Jason Yang was not shot - KARE
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Technical Problems Set Back Iranian Nuclear Effort - Voice of America
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Technical Problems Set Back Iranian Nuclear Effort Voice of America Officials close to the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency say technical problems are slowing down Iran's nuclear program. The officials said Monday ... |
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Feds look further into Google book deal: reports - San Francisco Business Times:
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Reports say the DOJ sent civil investigativ edemands — the civil equivalent of a subpoena to two publishers involved in the deal, asking for details. Last year Googlse (NASDAQ: GOOG) worked out the settlement, hoping to get on with its ambitiouzs project to digitize millions of books and make them publiclyy available in whole or in depending ontheir copyright. The project, and the irritated some publishersand authors, thougg publishers can opt out (like ’ s in October). The $125 million settlementg goes into a fund to pay authors and publisherws for use oftheir works.
Critics of the deal say Google will be making moneuy off of books it puts into its and want the deal squelched onantitrusyt grounds. The quandary shows — like (NASDAQ: and music companies found in thei digital rights management struggles that copyright and creative royalty laws have lagge behind both technological progress and changesin people’e attitudes. Many young people in their 20s todayt grew up freely downloading andsharingy music, pictures, movies, television shows and othee creative products.
Businesses like and cateredx to their hungerfor music, and peopled would upload entire seasons of popular TV showds when the were releasexd on DVD, letting other people with enoughh patience and a good Internet connection download them for free. Apple struggled with so-callefd DRM software, but didn’t succeerd in completely sorting outthe issue. in Mountain View, makes most of its money from onlinwe searchand advertising, but it has many lofty ambitions for projects for the publiv good, including this book scanning deal. Though the deal has been criticizesby some, Google has made many out-of-print books available througb its efforts.
Many of them would still be molderin away in libraries or storerooms somewhere ifthey hadn’ t been scanned and put online for anyone to read. Although Google has professer manyaltruistic intentions, nevertheless it is a for-profitf business, and some libraries, like , have also , a nonprofit digita l book archive. Libraries, one university spokesman thinkin centuries, while privatre businesses come and go. Google has also put from Madrid’ds online and opened up archivexs of Lifemagazine .
Reports say the DOJ sent civil investigativ edemands — the civil equivalent of a subpoena to two publishers involved in the deal, asking for details. Last year Googlse (NASDAQ: GOOG) worked out the settlement, hoping to get on with its ambitiouzs project to digitize millions of books and make them publiclyy available in whole or in depending ontheir copyright. The project, and the irritated some publishersand authors, thougg publishers can opt out (like ’ s in October). The $125 million settlementg goes into a fund to pay authors and publisherws for use oftheir works.
Critics of the deal say Google will be making moneuy off of books it puts into its and want the deal squelched onantitrusyt grounds. The quandary shows — like (NASDAQ: and music companies found in thei digital rights management struggles that copyright and creative royalty laws have lagge behind both technological progress and changesin people’e attitudes. Many young people in their 20s todayt grew up freely downloading andsharingy music, pictures, movies, television shows and othee creative products.
Businesses like and cateredx to their hungerfor music, and peopled would upload entire seasons of popular TV showds when the were releasexd on DVD, letting other people with enoughh patience and a good Internet connection download them for free. Apple struggled with so-callefd DRM software, but didn’t succeerd in completely sorting outthe issue. in Mountain View, makes most of its money from onlinwe searchand advertising, but it has many lofty ambitions for projects for the publiv good, including this book scanning deal. Though the deal has been criticizesby some, Google has made many out-of-print books available througb its efforts.
Many of them would still be molderin away in libraries or storerooms somewhere ifthey hadn’ t been scanned and put online for anyone to read. Although Google has professer manyaltruistic intentions, nevertheless it is a for-profitf business, and some libraries, like , have also , a nonprofit digita l book archive. Libraries, one university spokesman thinkin centuries, while privatre businesses come and go. Google has also put from Madrid’ds online and opened up archivexs of Lifemagazine .
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Greif opens eighth plant in Russia - Business First of Columbus:
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The company announced it recently opened a plant in about 500 miles southeastof Moscow. The plany produces intermediate bulk containers but should be producinbg plastic canisters and large steep drums witha 100-person employee base by the company said in a release. "Russiwa continues to be an important growth market for and we are committed to providing our customers in the countruwith world-class quality, cost-effective industrial packaging and services for theire products," President and CEO Michael J. Gasser said in a Greif in May openecda 36-employee large steel drum plant in Angarsk, about 4,000 miles east of Greif (NYSE:GEF and GEF.
B), which also producess plastic drums, bulk containers and water bottles, employsa more than 10,200, including 200 in Centrakl Ohio. The company reportee $2.62 billion in revenue last year.
The company announced it recently opened a plant in about 500 miles southeastof Moscow. The plany produces intermediate bulk containers but should be producinbg plastic canisters and large steep drums witha 100-person employee base by the company said in a release. "Russiwa continues to be an important growth market for and we are committed to providing our customers in the countruwith world-class quality, cost-effective industrial packaging and services for theire products," President and CEO Michael J. Gasser said in a Greif in May openecda 36-employee large steel drum plant in Angarsk, about 4,000 miles east of Greif (NYSE:GEF and GEF.
B), which also producess plastic drums, bulk containers and water bottles, employsa more than 10,200, including 200 in Centrakl Ohio. The company reportee $2.62 billion in revenue last year.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Coke to kick off FIFA trophy tour - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The tour will take the solid gold trophy to 86 traveling 83,274 miles in 225 days. The trip begin Sept. 21 at FIFA headquarterd in Zurich, Switzerland, and ends in South Africq on May 4. Fans will get the chance to enjoy arare close-up view of the authentic FIFA Worlfd Cup Trophy. Free tickets to the 2009/19 Trophy Tour will be made available to consumersvia Coca-Cols promotions in countries on the route. Atlanta-based Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has had a formal association with FIFA sinces 1974 and an official sponsorship of FIFA World Cupsinces 1978. Coca-Cola has had stadium advertising at every FIFA World Cupsincwe 1950.
The , the , the and other interests are marshalinbg their energy behindthe U.S. Soccer Federation’ds bid to hold the World Cup in 2018or 2022. It is likelt or a replacement forthe 17-year-old, 70,000-seaty seat stadium.
The tour will take the solid gold trophy to 86 traveling 83,274 miles in 225 days. The trip begin Sept. 21 at FIFA headquarterd in Zurich, Switzerland, and ends in South Africq on May 4. Fans will get the chance to enjoy arare close-up view of the authentic FIFA Worlfd Cup Trophy. Free tickets to the 2009/19 Trophy Tour will be made available to consumersvia Coca-Cols promotions in countries on the route. Atlanta-based Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has had a formal association with FIFA sinces 1974 and an official sponsorship of FIFA World Cupsinces 1978. Coca-Cola has had stadium advertising at every FIFA World Cupsincwe 1950.
The , the , the and other interests are marshalinbg their energy behindthe U.S. Soccer Federation’ds bid to hold the World Cup in 2018or 2022. It is likelt or a replacement forthe 17-year-old, 70,000-seaty seat stadium.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
More 'stim' funds for RPCI, UB - Business First of Buffalo:
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million in research funding through federal stimulusgrant dollars. The announced by members of the Westernb New Yorkcongressional delegation, is from the comess through the American Recoverg and Reinvestment Act. Grants • $356,346 for a Roswell research project on overcomingg therapy resistance forlymphoma patients; • $145,399o for a Roswell study that looks at race and patternws of how parents navigate the health care communityt after a child is diagnosed with cancer; $335,208 for Roswell researchers to study of biomarkers in cance prognosis, progression and metastasis; $297,488 for a Roswell study on allergiv airway inflammation and drug • $191,544 for a study at UB that tests whethe r patient race or gendere affect immunosuppression drug responses in kidneuy transplant recipients; • $20,478 to UB for student and/or teacher summer research at NIH fundecd labs.
Candace Johnson, Roswell’s deputy director and seniofr vice president for translational says the institution is especially excite that many of these grants were previouslg submitted and just missefdthe cut-off, due in part to stagnan federal funding to the NIH budget. Withou the additional stimulus dollars, these researchers would likelty not havebeen funded. “The regular grantse are still being funded from the regular potof funding, but theser are additional awards. It’s she says. “Everyone is so hopeful.
Hopefullgy we can get science back on Johnson expects to hear about additional grant awardse that have beenprovisionalluy approved; as well as grant requests have been submittedf in the past several weeks specifically for the stimuluxs funds. The Recovery Act included $10.4 billion for the National Institutesof Health, includint $8.2 billion for scientific research In April, the two organizationws received a combined $2.2 million in stimuluse grants for research and technology initiatives.
million in research funding through federal stimulusgrant dollars. The announced by members of the Westernb New Yorkcongressional delegation, is from the comess through the American Recoverg and Reinvestment Act. Grants • $356,346 for a Roswell research project on overcomingg therapy resistance forlymphoma patients; • $145,399o for a Roswell study that looks at race and patternws of how parents navigate the health care communityt after a child is diagnosed with cancer; $335,208 for Roswell researchers to study of biomarkers in cance prognosis, progression and metastasis; $297,488 for a Roswell study on allergiv airway inflammation and drug • $191,544 for a study at UB that tests whethe r patient race or gendere affect immunosuppression drug responses in kidneuy transplant recipients; • $20,478 to UB for student and/or teacher summer research at NIH fundecd labs.
Candace Johnson, Roswell’s deputy director and seniofr vice president for translational says the institution is especially excite that many of these grants were previouslg submitted and just missefdthe cut-off, due in part to stagnan federal funding to the NIH budget. Withou the additional stimulus dollars, these researchers would likelty not havebeen funded. “The regular grantse are still being funded from the regular potof funding, but theser are additional awards. It’s she says. “Everyone is so hopeful.
Hopefullgy we can get science back on Johnson expects to hear about additional grant awardse that have beenprovisionalluy approved; as well as grant requests have been submittedf in the past several weeks specifically for the stimuluxs funds. The Recovery Act included $10.4 billion for the National Institutesof Health, includint $8.2 billion for scientific research In April, the two organizationws received a combined $2.2 million in stimuluse grants for research and technology initiatives.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Schwarzenegger says day of reckoning is here - Birmingham Business Journal:
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“California’s day of reckoning is here,” he said. With no the state could run out of cash in14 days. Three months after the state budgetwas approved, Californi a faces a $24 billion deficit. Schwarzenegger has alread proposed massive cutsto education, health care and Now he’s looking for structural refornm to make government more efficientt and stretch taxpayer dollars. He’s asked the State Board of for example, to make textbooks available in digitaoformats — a move that could save In 2004, the governor talked about blowing up boxes and consolidating agencies, but the initiative s never gained traction. They’re back.
Schwarzenegger is proposingt once again to eliminate and consolidatr more than a dozenstate departments, boardsd and commissions. This included the Waste Management Board, the Court Reporters Board, the Department of Boating and Waterwayxs and the Inspection and MaintenanceReview Committee. Earlier this the state began consolidating information technology Now Schwarzenegger wants to consolidate departmentx that oversee financial institutions and mergse taxcollection operations. In July, state leaderes will receive recommendations on how to modernizwe thetax code.
“This will be a tremendousd opportunity to make our revenues more reliable and less volatilr and help the state avoid the boom and bust budgetsa that have brought ushere today,” Schwarzenegger told It’s not going to happen in 14 he said. But it could happehn before the Legislature adjourns for summer recesw onJuly 17.
“California’s day of reckoning is here,” he said. With no the state could run out of cash in14 days. Three months after the state budgetwas approved, Californi a faces a $24 billion deficit. Schwarzenegger has alread proposed massive cutsto education, health care and Now he’s looking for structural refornm to make government more efficientt and stretch taxpayer dollars. He’s asked the State Board of for example, to make textbooks available in digitaoformats — a move that could save In 2004, the governor talked about blowing up boxes and consolidating agencies, but the initiative s never gained traction. They’re back.
Schwarzenegger is proposingt once again to eliminate and consolidatr more than a dozenstate departments, boardsd and commissions. This included the Waste Management Board, the Court Reporters Board, the Department of Boating and Waterwayxs and the Inspection and MaintenanceReview Committee. Earlier this the state began consolidating information technology Now Schwarzenegger wants to consolidate departmentx that oversee financial institutions and mergse taxcollection operations. In July, state leaderes will receive recommendations on how to modernizwe thetax code.
“This will be a tremendousd opportunity to make our revenues more reliable and less volatilr and help the state avoid the boom and bust budgetsa that have brought ushere today,” Schwarzenegger told It’s not going to happen in 14 he said. But it could happehn before the Legislature adjourns for summer recesw onJuly 17.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
San Antonio remains a fertile market for apartment investors - San Antonio Business Journal:
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Those investors include newcomers like Conciergse AssetManagement (CAM) — a multifamily investor that is dualluy headquartered in Houston and Tiburon, Calif. CAM recently purchasedc SunriseCanyon — a 208-unit property locatede in Universal City, just northeast of San Also last month, Atlanta-based (ARA) announced the sale of threee multifamily properties: Wall Street, a 232-unit property in Northwest San Antonio; and North Centrapl Side communities Blue Swan and Copperfield, whichg feature 285 units and 258 units, respectively. “(Sanh Antonio’s) economy is still healthy relative toothetr areas,” says Casey A. Fry, an associats with the Austin officeof ARA.
Fry and Patton managing director for the ARA Austin were part of the ARA team that represented the sellerds of theWall Street, Copperfield and Blue Swan Down, but not out According to early figures compiled by Austin-base multifamily research firm , 13 local apartmenyt communities changed ownership during the third quarter of 2008 — quit a change from the mere three properties that changefd ownership during the previous On the whole, however, investment activity in San Antonio’s multifamily market has “certainly died down from 2006 and according to Janine Claycomb of the San Antonioo Division of Austin Investor.
Claycomb contendx that it is not any one thingf that has led to the decreased momentum inapartmenyt sales. Tighter financing, increased taxes and an overall general uncertainty ofthe country’d financial market all have been listed as factorsw that have impacted investment activity. The fact that constructiohn of new multifamily properties has continued ata break-neckm pace in San Antonio coulf also be an issue. At more than 7,000 apartmeny units are under construction. “I think some folks might be waiting untilo the construction dies down to see how well theabsorptiohn fares,” Claycomb adds.
“It’s still an active market,” says Fry of San Antonio’es multifamily sector. But when it comes to salez of these properties, the pace has “dramaticallyg slowed down,” he adds. “There’s a lot of trepidation in the markety — a lot of capital sitting on the sidelines at this Fry says. As for those investors that are cominbg toSan Antonio, much of the focus has been on the assets — communities that offer an owner the opportunity to buy, reposition and re-sell the property for a healthgy profit. Case in point is a buyer like CAM.
Sunris e Canyon marks CAM’s second local multifamily In July, the company purchasee Sable Ridge, a 333-unit community also locateed inUniversal City. “We’re very bullish on (San prospects,” says Ted M. Kerr, CEO for Camerohn Asset Management. “It has a positivee business climate, and good job prospects.” Both Sable Ridge and Sunrisee Canyon are poised to benefit from these job prospects including thesome 10,000 employees expected to make theie way to Fort Sam Houstohn as a result of the 2005 Base Realignmen t and Closure Commission (BRAC) action.
And CAM is already on the hunt for its next property inSan Antonio’s multifamil y market, according to Kerr. While Fry expects that the investmengt market in San Antonio may remaij slow into thenew year, slow doesn’t mean that it’s stopped. He adds: “We are able to get dealsw done. We will continue to get deald done.”
Those investors include newcomers like Conciergse AssetManagement (CAM) — a multifamily investor that is dualluy headquartered in Houston and Tiburon, Calif. CAM recently purchasedc SunriseCanyon — a 208-unit property locatede in Universal City, just northeast of San Also last month, Atlanta-based (ARA) announced the sale of threee multifamily properties: Wall Street, a 232-unit property in Northwest San Antonio; and North Centrapl Side communities Blue Swan and Copperfield, whichg feature 285 units and 258 units, respectively. “(Sanh Antonio’s) economy is still healthy relative toothetr areas,” says Casey A. Fry, an associats with the Austin officeof ARA.
Fry and Patton managing director for the ARA Austin were part of the ARA team that represented the sellerds of theWall Street, Copperfield and Blue Swan Down, but not out According to early figures compiled by Austin-base multifamily research firm , 13 local apartmenyt communities changed ownership during the third quarter of 2008 — quit a change from the mere three properties that changefd ownership during the previous On the whole, however, investment activity in San Antonio’s multifamily market has “certainly died down from 2006 and according to Janine Claycomb of the San Antonioo Division of Austin Investor.
Claycomb contendx that it is not any one thingf that has led to the decreased momentum inapartmenyt sales. Tighter financing, increased taxes and an overall general uncertainty ofthe country’d financial market all have been listed as factorsw that have impacted investment activity. The fact that constructiohn of new multifamily properties has continued ata break-neckm pace in San Antonio coulf also be an issue. At more than 7,000 apartmeny units are under construction. “I think some folks might be waiting untilo the construction dies down to see how well theabsorptiohn fares,” Claycomb adds.
“It’s still an active market,” says Fry of San Antonio’es multifamily sector. But when it comes to salez of these properties, the pace has “dramaticallyg slowed down,” he adds. “There’s a lot of trepidation in the markety — a lot of capital sitting on the sidelines at this Fry says. As for those investors that are cominbg toSan Antonio, much of the focus has been on the assets — communities that offer an owner the opportunity to buy, reposition and re-sell the property for a healthgy profit. Case in point is a buyer like CAM.
Sunris e Canyon marks CAM’s second local multifamily In July, the company purchasee Sable Ridge, a 333-unit community also locateed inUniversal City. “We’re very bullish on (San prospects,” says Ted M. Kerr, CEO for Camerohn Asset Management. “It has a positivee business climate, and good job prospects.” Both Sable Ridge and Sunrisee Canyon are poised to benefit from these job prospects including thesome 10,000 employees expected to make theie way to Fort Sam Houstohn as a result of the 2005 Base Realignmen t and Closure Commission (BRAC) action.
And CAM is already on the hunt for its next property inSan Antonio’s multifamil y market, according to Kerr. While Fry expects that the investmengt market in San Antonio may remaij slow into thenew year, slow doesn’t mean that it’s stopped. He adds: “We are able to get dealsw done. We will continue to get deald done.”
Friday, November 12, 2010
SAGE Ramps Up New Auto-Dimming Window Technologies - GreenBiz.com (blog)
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Chrysler/Fiat merger - Washington Business Journal:
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsber g granted a motion filed by Indiana state pensiomn funds to delay the merger betweenm the American and Italian automakers in what the said was an administrativr extension designed to alloqw sufficient time for the Supreme Courgt to explore whether or not a stay is according to several published reportslate Monday. The Supremw Court move extends a stay alreadgy issued by a lower court that was set to expires lateafternoon Monday. Fiat has givenh Chrysler until June 15 to finisjhthe merger. Attorneys for the pensiojn funds argued that they would receive just penniees on the dollar fora $42 million loan givenj to Chrysler. However, U.S.
Solicitor General Elena Kagan said the imminent collapsse ofChrysler — said to be losing upwarr of $100 million daily — was of greated concern to government officials than the loan dispute. When Chrysler filedf for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionlast month, it announced it would reject 789 dealership agreementxs nationwide, including 35 in Florida. Local dealershi p affected include GoldenMotors Inc. dba , Jim Boasy Dodge Inc. dba in Bradenton, Plattner Automotived dba Tarpon SpringsDodge Inc., Regaol dba in Lakeland, Ltd., St. Pete Jeep Eagle dba and 1099 LLCdba . 1099 LLC is majoritgy owned by CongressmanVern R-Longboat Key.
On May 27, Florida Attornehy General Bill McCollum filed a formal objection to the Floridadealershilp rejections. On Monday, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he was introducinh a measure that would use government fundsz to full reimburse rejected dealerships for vehiclesz and parts while both Chrysletrand (OTC PK: GMGMQ) worked through bankruptcy. GM filedf for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionJune 1.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsber g granted a motion filed by Indiana state pensiomn funds to delay the merger betweenm the American and Italian automakers in what the said was an administrativr extension designed to alloqw sufficient time for the Supreme Courgt to explore whether or not a stay is according to several published reportslate Monday. The Supremw Court move extends a stay alreadgy issued by a lower court that was set to expires lateafternoon Monday. Fiat has givenh Chrysler until June 15 to finisjhthe merger. Attorneys for the pensiojn funds argued that they would receive just penniees on the dollar fora $42 million loan givenj to Chrysler. However, U.S.
Solicitor General Elena Kagan said the imminent collapsse ofChrysler — said to be losing upwarr of $100 million daily — was of greated concern to government officials than the loan dispute. When Chrysler filedf for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionlast month, it announced it would reject 789 dealership agreementxs nationwide, including 35 in Florida. Local dealershi p affected include GoldenMotors Inc. dba , Jim Boasy Dodge Inc. dba in Bradenton, Plattner Automotived dba Tarpon SpringsDodge Inc., Regaol dba in Lakeland, Ltd., St. Pete Jeep Eagle dba and 1099 LLCdba . 1099 LLC is majoritgy owned by CongressmanVern R-Longboat Key.
On May 27, Florida Attornehy General Bill McCollum filed a formal objection to the Floridadealershilp rejections. On Monday, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he was introducinh a measure that would use government fundsz to full reimburse rejected dealerships for vehiclesz and parts while both Chrysletrand (OTC PK: GMGMQ) worked through bankruptcy. GM filedf for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionJune 1.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Business groups slam proposed tax increases - Denver Business Journal:
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The said it opposes changes to the corporateminimum tax, a new corporatr income tax and a new personal incomw tax. The alliance consists of 30 business group s that represent morethan 25,00 0 Oregon businesses and employ 500,000 residents. Raising the taxes could causs the state tolose 6,000 jobs, according to statwe revenue office estimates. “These proposals ignore the stark realities of ourcurrengt recession,” the group said in a news release sent by J.L. a lobbyist with Associateds Oregon Industries. “They are counterproductive measures that kill jobs and prolonour recession.
” The corporatd minimum tax and corporate incomre tax proposals would collectively harm companies with smallk profit margins as well as businesses looking to invesr more in capital equipment, the group The alliance called on lawmakers to instead focus on private-sector job retention and “We believe strongly that increased taxesa are detrimental to job Wilson said in the news release. “Amn increased tax burden will hurt the ability of our memberes to create desperatelyneeded jobs. It is the wrongv approach to balancethe state’s budget.
” Othee groups signing the letter include Associatecd Oregon Loggers, Independent Communit y Banks of Oregon, the Northwestg Food Processors Association, Oregon Association of the Oregon Automobile Dealers Association, the Orego n Bankers Association, the Oregon Home Builder Association, the Oregon Restaurant Association and the Orego n Trucking Association. Oregon’s House and Senate members hope to adjournn byJuly 1. Lawmakers must addresa a $4.2 billion budget shortfall before they adjourn or in a seried of special sessions throughout the rest ofthe year.
The said it opposes changes to the corporateminimum tax, a new corporatr income tax and a new personal incomw tax. The alliance consists of 30 business group s that represent morethan 25,00 0 Oregon businesses and employ 500,000 residents. Raising the taxes could causs the state tolose 6,000 jobs, according to statwe revenue office estimates. “These proposals ignore the stark realities of ourcurrengt recession,” the group said in a news release sent by J.L. a lobbyist with Associateds Oregon Industries. “They are counterproductive measures that kill jobs and prolonour recession.
” The corporatd minimum tax and corporate incomre tax proposals would collectively harm companies with smallk profit margins as well as businesses looking to invesr more in capital equipment, the group The alliance called on lawmakers to instead focus on private-sector job retention and “We believe strongly that increased taxesa are detrimental to job Wilson said in the news release. “Amn increased tax burden will hurt the ability of our memberes to create desperatelyneeded jobs. It is the wrongv approach to balancethe state’s budget.
” Othee groups signing the letter include Associatecd Oregon Loggers, Independent Communit y Banks of Oregon, the Northwestg Food Processors Association, Oregon Association of the Oregon Automobile Dealers Association, the Orego n Bankers Association, the Oregon Home Builder Association, the Oregon Restaurant Association and the Orego n Trucking Association. Oregon’s House and Senate members hope to adjournn byJuly 1. Lawmakers must addresa a $4.2 billion budget shortfall before they adjourn or in a seried of special sessions throughout the rest ofthe year.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Eli Lilly to buy Philadelphia drugmaker for up to $800M - USA Today
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MiamiHerald.com | Eli Lilly to buy Philadelphia drugmaker for up to $800M USA Today Under the terms of the agreement, Lilly (LLY) will acquire » |
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Unique book lovingly 'paints' realistic, multifaceted portrait of Totoy Dans - Inquirer.net
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Unique book lovingly 'paints' realistic, multifaceted portrait of Totoy Dans Inquirer.net â€"Instead, it sought to “paint†a realistic, multifaceted portrait of Totoy Dans, the man, as some 40 of the people he lived and worked with knew him. ... |
Friday, November 5, 2010
Hawks allowing many more shots than last season - Chicago Tribune
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Chicago Tribune | Hawks allowing many more shots than last season Chicago Tribune ST. PAUL, Minn. â€" Troy Brouwer had the Wild's Nick Schultz in his sights and the bruising Blackhawks winger lowered the boom with a crunching check early ... |
Thursday, November 4, 2010
'Dog' Chapman hit with $1.8M IRS tax lien - Dallas Business Journal:
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The Honolulu-based TV bounty hunter and his wifeAlicwe E. Smith, known as Beth owe $1.8 million to the on 2006 and 2007 according to a federal tax lien recorderd May 19 by the Hawaiki Bureauof Conveyances. The liens come five months aftetr were filed in Hawaii against the Chapmans for unpair taxes from 2002through 2005. The Los Angeles-based accountant, Dennis Duban, told PBN in February that some of the federalp tax bills had already been paid and blamedd a lag between the time of paymenyt and the release of the But according to records on file with the Bureau of none of the liens filer in January have been Duban was out of the office this week and was not availablsefor comment.
Chapman, who owns Da Kine Bail Bonds on Queen Emma Street and lives inHawaii Kai, stars in the A& E program “Dog the Bounty Hunter.” In 2006, the IRS filer liens against Chapman for almost $200,000 in 2004 income but in earlhy 2007 Duban said those tax bills had been The IRS had previously filexd liens against him for unpaidd 1993 and 1994 income.
The Honolulu-based TV bounty hunter and his wifeAlicwe E. Smith, known as Beth owe $1.8 million to the on 2006 and 2007 according to a federal tax lien recorderd May 19 by the Hawaiki Bureauof Conveyances. The liens come five months aftetr were filed in Hawaii against the Chapmans for unpair taxes from 2002through 2005. The Los Angeles-based accountant, Dennis Duban, told PBN in February that some of the federalp tax bills had already been paid and blamedd a lag between the time of paymenyt and the release of the But according to records on file with the Bureau of none of the liens filer in January have been Duban was out of the office this week and was not availablsefor comment.
Chapman, who owns Da Kine Bail Bonds on Queen Emma Street and lives inHawaii Kai, stars in the A& E program “Dog the Bounty Hunter.” In 2006, the IRS filer liens against Chapman for almost $200,000 in 2004 income but in earlhy 2007 Duban said those tax bills had been The IRS had previously filexd liens against him for unpaidd 1993 and 1994 income.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Survey finds small businesses favor health care reform - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The report with new polling of Wisconsin smallk businesses owners was released on a media callMonday co-sponsored by and . The statewide survey of smalkl business owners conducted by Small Business a national small busines advocacy organization focused on healtycare reform, found that affordability is the primary obstacle to small business owners obtainin g health insurance. Eighty-four percent of smallp businesses not offering healtuh insurance saythey can’t afford to, whilse 70 percent of those who do are strugglingf to provide it.
Smalkl business owners also see the cost of health insurancer as a significant barrier to entrepreneurship and say reforj is important in helping theeconomu recover. “Small business owners aren’t shirking theitr responsibility where health careis concerned,” said John founder and chief executive officer of Smal Business Majority. “They feel a responsibility to provid health care for their employees and are willingy to do their part in fixingy ourbroken system.
” The report found 75 percenty of small business owners support having the option of a private or publix health insurance plan as part of health care They also believe employers, insurers, the government and healthb care providers should share the responsibility for making coverage more “The findings in the Small Business Majoritty poll of Wisconsin small business owners parallel what we have been hearin all over the state,” said Robert program director for Citizen Action of “Skyrocketing health care costs are a tremendousx burden on Wisconsin small businesses, and small business owners strongl support fundamental reform.
”
The report with new polling of Wisconsin smallk businesses owners was released on a media callMonday co-sponsored by and . The statewide survey of smalkl business owners conducted by Small Business a national small busines advocacy organization focused on healtycare reform, found that affordability is the primary obstacle to small business owners obtainin g health insurance. Eighty-four percent of smallp businesses not offering healtuh insurance saythey can’t afford to, whilse 70 percent of those who do are strugglingf to provide it.
Smalkl business owners also see the cost of health insurancer as a significant barrier to entrepreneurship and say reforj is important in helping theeconomu recover. “Small business owners aren’t shirking theitr responsibility where health careis concerned,” said John founder and chief executive officer of Smal Business Majority. “They feel a responsibility to provid health care for their employees and are willingy to do their part in fixingy ourbroken system.
” The report found 75 percenty of small business owners support having the option of a private or publix health insurance plan as part of health care They also believe employers, insurers, the government and healthb care providers should share the responsibility for making coverage more “The findings in the Small Business Majoritty poll of Wisconsin small business owners parallel what we have been hearin all over the state,” said Robert program director for Citizen Action of “Skyrocketing health care costs are a tremendousx burden on Wisconsin small businesses, and small business owners strongl support fundamental reform.
”
Monday, November 1, 2010
Yolo County crops rise 16% in value - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Together, the crops were valued at $527.3 with the tomatoes making up $105.1 million of that, a 5 percent increase despite a decreasesin acreage. Agricultural commissioner Rick Landonm attributed the increase to priceand yield. The No. 2 alfalfa hay, increased 41 percent to $73.4 million, attributed to a 34 percenrt increasein price. Rice came in at No. 3, valuexd at $57.8 million. Wine grapees were fourth at $42 million and seed cropsx were fifthat $35.2 million. “Thesd production figures only partially reflect the overall measure of the economic impactf agriculture has onYolo county’ds economy,” Landon said in a news release.
“Fieled labor, processing, transporting, marketing and other farm-relate services significantly multiply the value agriculture has to our When the multiplier effect of relaterd industriesis considered, agriculture contributes well over $1.5 billioh to the economy of Yolo
Together, the crops were valued at $527.3 with the tomatoes making up $105.1 million of that, a 5 percent increase despite a decreasesin acreage. Agricultural commissioner Rick Landonm attributed the increase to priceand yield. The No. 2 alfalfa hay, increased 41 percent to $73.4 million, attributed to a 34 percenrt increasein price. Rice came in at No. 3, valuexd at $57.8 million. Wine grapees were fourth at $42 million and seed cropsx were fifthat $35.2 million. “Thesd production figures only partially reflect the overall measure of the economic impactf agriculture has onYolo county’ds economy,” Landon said in a news release.
“Fieled labor, processing, transporting, marketing and other farm-relate services significantly multiply the value agriculture has to our When the multiplier effect of relaterd industriesis considered, agriculture contributes well over $1.5 billioh to the economy of Yolo
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