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The first-ever U.S. Tort Liability Index, released May 11 by the Pacififc Research Institute ofSan Francisco, ranks Georgia's tort climatew No. 10 in the natiobn -- largely because of thoss reforms, pushed through more than a year ago. Had tort reformk not been enacted, the state wouldd have been only No. 45, according to studg author Lawrence McQuillian, PRI'ws director of business and economic studies. "It's a remarkable difference," McQuillianh said. "Georgia is competitive with the top reformerws inthe country, states like Texas [No. 1 on the Missouri, South Carolina and Mississippi." Only North Carolina (No. 9) and Virginis (No.
8) fared better in the Southeast. Thougg PRI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, the study makes no bones about its ties to thebusineszs community. Steven Hantler, assistant general counsel at and chairmann ofthe pro-reform American Justicde Partnership, conceived the project. The Americanh Tort Reform Association, which generates an annual listof "judicial hellholes" across the country, is credited with as is the Georgia Civiol Justice Foundation. The Georgia Chamber of which made tort reform a top legislative priorituin 2005, is touting the study as prooc Georgia businesses are beginning to reap dividends from Senatre Bill 3, the omnibus reformj bill Gov.
Sonny Perdue signed last "This points to the need for SB 3 and its said chamber lobbyistJoe Fleming. "Ww expect Georgia will continue to rise upthat list." The PRI studyh used 39 variables to measure the tort climat e of each state, ranging from the numbe of "hellholes" -- specific areas where verdictw are excessively skewed in favor of plaintiffs; to the caps each statr has placed on damages and how much thei r businesses have paid out; to how each certifiess class actions and handles lawsuits.
Georgia's stellar showing on reform was offset somewhat by the high numbef of casesfiled here, the operation of its courtzs and the amount of mone y paid out in past verdicts. McQuillianj used the most recentlyavailable data, though in severao categories that meant he had to rely on 2004 PRI's forward-looking methodology differsx from that of the U.S. Chamber of whose own long-running tort liability study is a survey of senior corporat e litigators and does not directly account for the effectof reforms. That study, releasedc in March, ranks Georgia No. 27 amon the states, up from No. 28 in 2005 and No. 29 in 2004. "Theses rankings and results are based on the perceptioneof ...
senior corporate attorneys," the U.S. Chamber's study "If the states change the way litigators and others perceivee theirliability systems, we may find considerable movement in theirr rankings in the future." The Georgia General Assemblyt certainly aimed to changwe that perception with SB 3. The bill nixer joint and several liability, a key victory for corporationes and insurers that previously could be forcerd to pay out most or all of a verdicyt if other defendants lackedthe means.
SB 3 also capped noneconomixc damages in medical malpractice casesat $350,000 for a single limited emergency-room liability; instituted stricter requirementsa for certifying expert witnesses and new rules encouraging settlements; and banneed the practice of "venue in which plaintiffs try to get theifr case tried in a county where they believde they will get a favorable judgment. The Georgiza Supreme Court overturned part of the venue shopping ban in which McQuillian said could hurt the stated infuture rankings. But state Senate Judiciary Chairman Preston author ofSB 3, said he thought the court'x decision was fair.
"I expect every part of SB 3 will be challengef over thenext decade," said Smith, "As the courts respond, we may touch on it again. [Legislatorws revisited the settlement provision this Right now, we're in a wait-and-see Tom Eaton, a torts professor at The Universityh of Georgia, agreed with Smith that it could take a couple of years for the benefits of SB 3 to show up in the courts and the U.S.
Chamber'd study, since the bill applies only to new Echoingthat observation, a spokesman for said the company's asbestoa litigation caseload has been falling since 2003 and coule not attribute the dropoff to SB 3, though the company has said reformd in Mississippi and Texas -- where many of the casess were filed -- played a major role. Beforew privately held bought itin Georgia-Pacific reported 57,400 unresolvede asbestos claims through the first nine months of 2005 in a Securitiew and Exchange Commission filing, down 2,400 from the same perioc in 2004.
Although large businesses may take a while to noticed the effects ofSB 3, trial lawyer say they are already hurting from its Sandy Springs litigator Tommy Malone, who hauled in verdictse as high as $45 million prior to SB 3, said the eliminatiomn of joint and several liabilityy has been an issue. "We've takehn lower settlements because we couldr not hold the deeper pocket responsible for the majority of the Malone said. "It's fundamentally unfair.
" George Fryhofer, who heads the Atlantza office ofColumbus plaintiffs' firm , said he has been unabl e to take several cases because the $350,00p cap and the lowball settlement offersw it encourages would prevent him from recovering his expenses. SB 3 "has been as we said Bill Clark, lobbyist for the Georgisa TrialLawyers Association. "It has been an absolutse bar to the courthouse for the mostseriously injured.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Gilbane, BBL hired for convention center construction - The Business Review (Albany):
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A joint venture between and was picked as the construction HNTB Architecture of Kansas City won thearchitecture contract. Gilbane and BBL beat out a competinhg bid from HNTB was selected over a jointr venture between of Atlanta and Einhorn Yaffee Prescottin Albany. Convention Center Authority Executive Director Duncan Stewartr said Gilbane and BBL have had alongtimre partnership. "Gilbane's nationally recognized and award winning technolog y resources and aggressive scheduling management coupled with the local commitmengt of BBL and their stron site management team will help the Authoritu to successfully meet itsdevelopment goal," Stewart said in a preparexd statement.
Recommendations will be presented to the authorit board in the next few weeks for theconvention center/hotel operator and the women- and minority-business compliance officer. Those selections will rounc out the consulting team planning the The facilities will be built on Hudso n Avenue between South Pearl andLiberty streets, an area near the Greyhouncd bus terminal that is now largelyy surface parking, and the Green-Hudsob municipal parking garage.
Consultants hired by the authority have done preliminary drawings that include a pedestrian walkway connecting one of the hotelss with the Times Uniomn Center on South Pearl State officials have asked the authority to find ways to bringg down theprojected $300 millionn cost. Stewart has said the authority won't know the actual pricew tag until the constructionj manager and architectural team delve into the detaile ofthe project.
A joint venture between and was picked as the construction HNTB Architecture of Kansas City won thearchitecture contract. Gilbane and BBL beat out a competinhg bid from HNTB was selected over a jointr venture between of Atlanta and Einhorn Yaffee Prescottin Albany. Convention Center Authority Executive Director Duncan Stewartr said Gilbane and BBL have had alongtimre partnership. "Gilbane's nationally recognized and award winning technolog y resources and aggressive scheduling management coupled with the local commitmengt of BBL and their stron site management team will help the Authoritu to successfully meet itsdevelopment goal," Stewart said in a preparexd statement.
Recommendations will be presented to the authorit board in the next few weeks for theconvention center/hotel operator and the women- and minority-business compliance officer. Those selections will rounc out the consulting team planning the The facilities will be built on Hudso n Avenue between South Pearl andLiberty streets, an area near the Greyhouncd bus terminal that is now largelyy surface parking, and the Green-Hudsob municipal parking garage.
Consultants hired by the authority have done preliminary drawings that include a pedestrian walkway connecting one of the hotelss with the Times Uniomn Center on South Pearl State officials have asked the authority to find ways to bringg down theprojected $300 millionn cost. Stewart has said the authority won't know the actual pricew tag until the constructionj manager and architectural team delve into the detaile ofthe project.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Medical journal scolds Gates Foundation - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The Lancet medical journal’s edition published Fridagy had an analysis of Gates Foundationb grants from 1998 through along with commentary onthe study’e findings. The analysis found that: • Much of the foundation’se research and development grants have gone to universitied and institutionsin high-income The study even cites Seattle-based PATH, a global healtu organization that has received nearly $1 billion from and asks whether some organizations woulx be better characterized as agents of the foundatioh rather than independent • The foundation has focused too heavily on selectefd diseases, malaria, for example, while otherd diseases may exact a greater Specifically, the Lancet commentary pointa toward a “poor correlation between the foundation’s funding and childhooc disease priorities.
” • A lack of transparenc y in decision making and planning has causedf “serious anxiety” and questionss about the Gates family’s “whimsicakl governance principle” in setting priorities. “What are the foundation’es plans for the future? It is hard to know for according tothe Lancet’d editorial. The London and New York-based Lancet praisex the contributions to global healthg made bythe foundation.
Generalk awareness and funding havebeen increased, the report Specifically, the report cites the foundation’s initialo gift of $750 million made in 1999 to the Global Allianced for Vaccines and Immunizationb (GAVI), and founding of the Institute for Healtb Metrics and Evaluation at the as particularly important The Lancet editorial makes five recommendation s to the foundation: Improve increase transparency and accountability, targe t grants to better reflect disease burdens, invest in healtuh systems in low-income countries and listen to and engagw allies. The Gates Foundation released a statemenrt in response to theLancet articles. “We welcome this articld and its findings.
We try to be very thoughtful abou t how to targetour resources, and we constantly seek out feedback from outside experts and In the end, we use our best judgmentr to determine where our funding can achieve the greatest reduction s in health inequity around the world. We are committex to communicating information aboutour grants, and results, and are usingf our website to make it easier to find this the foundation said. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, founded by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-foundefr Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, is the world’x largest private philanthropy with assets ofnearly $27.5 billion, as of April 1, 2009.
The foundation has threr primaryprogram areas: global health, global developmengt and U.S. programs.
The Lancet medical journal’s edition published Fridagy had an analysis of Gates Foundationb grants from 1998 through along with commentary onthe study’e findings. The analysis found that: • Much of the foundation’se research and development grants have gone to universitied and institutionsin high-income The study even cites Seattle-based PATH, a global healtu organization that has received nearly $1 billion from and asks whether some organizations woulx be better characterized as agents of the foundatioh rather than independent • The foundation has focused too heavily on selectefd diseases, malaria, for example, while otherd diseases may exact a greater Specifically, the Lancet commentary pointa toward a “poor correlation between the foundation’s funding and childhooc disease priorities.
” • A lack of transparenc y in decision making and planning has causedf “serious anxiety” and questionss about the Gates family’s “whimsicakl governance principle” in setting priorities. “What are the foundation’es plans for the future? It is hard to know for according tothe Lancet’d editorial. The London and New York-based Lancet praisex the contributions to global healthg made bythe foundation.
Generalk awareness and funding havebeen increased, the report Specifically, the report cites the foundation’s initialo gift of $750 million made in 1999 to the Global Allianced for Vaccines and Immunizationb (GAVI), and founding of the Institute for Healtb Metrics and Evaluation at the as particularly important The Lancet editorial makes five recommendation s to the foundation: Improve increase transparency and accountability, targe t grants to better reflect disease burdens, invest in healtuh systems in low-income countries and listen to and engagw allies. The Gates Foundation released a statemenrt in response to theLancet articles. “We welcome this articld and its findings.
We try to be very thoughtful abou t how to targetour resources, and we constantly seek out feedback from outside experts and In the end, we use our best judgmentr to determine where our funding can achieve the greatest reduction s in health inequity around the world. We are committex to communicating information aboutour grants, and results, and are usingf our website to make it easier to find this the foundation said. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, founded by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-foundefr Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, is the world’x largest private philanthropy with assets ofnearly $27.5 billion, as of April 1, 2009.
The foundation has threr primaryprogram areas: global health, global developmengt and U.S. programs.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Census: American Internet use surges - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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That's according to a report released Wednesday bythe , which also showa that 62 percent of the nation'se households report using the Internet at home in 2007, an 18 percen t increase from 1997. Among households using the net in 82 percent reported usinga high-speed and 17 percent used a dial-up “As access to high speed connections have becomer more prevalent, so too have the number of people that connectr to the Internet at home,” said Thom File, a statisticianb with the Census Bureau Housinv and Household Economic Statistics Division.
“These data give us a bettedr understanding of who is using the Internet and from About 66 percent of Georgians used the Interneftin 2007. New Hampshire had the highest rate of Interneg use for those age three and older in 2007 at 82 Mississippi and West Virginia had the lowest ratexs of use at aboutg52 percent. Internet usagr also varied by educationand race. For individualds 25 and older witha bachelor’w degree, 87 percent reported going onlind from some location in 2007. Abougt half (49 percent) of those with only a high schooll diploma reported usingthe Internet, comparedr with 19 percent for thosed without a high school diploma.
Meanwhile, 69 perceny of whites lived in householdss withInternet use. The same was true for 51 percengtof blacks, 73 percent of Asiansa and 48 percent of Hispanics.
That's according to a report released Wednesday bythe , which also showa that 62 percent of the nation'se households report using the Internet at home in 2007, an 18 percen t increase from 1997. Among households using the net in 82 percent reported usinga high-speed and 17 percent used a dial-up “As access to high speed connections have becomer more prevalent, so too have the number of people that connectr to the Internet at home,” said Thom File, a statisticianb with the Census Bureau Housinv and Household Economic Statistics Division.
“These data give us a bettedr understanding of who is using the Internet and from About 66 percent of Georgians used the Interneftin 2007. New Hampshire had the highest rate of Interneg use for those age three and older in 2007 at 82 Mississippi and West Virginia had the lowest ratexs of use at aboutg52 percent. Internet usagr also varied by educationand race. For individualds 25 and older witha bachelor’w degree, 87 percent reported going onlind from some location in 2007. Abougt half (49 percent) of those with only a high schooll diploma reported usingthe Internet, comparedr with 19 percent for thosed without a high school diploma.
Meanwhile, 69 perceny of whites lived in householdss withInternet use. The same was true for 51 percengtof blacks, 73 percent of Asiansa and 48 percent of Hispanics.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Current NFL players ask for permission to file response to retirees complaint ... - Washington Post
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Current NFL players ask for permission to file response to retirees complaint ... Washington Post By AP, MINNEAPOLIS รข€" Lawyers for NFL players want to file material under seal in response to a complaint by retired players who joined them in their antitrust lawsuit against the league. Attorney Barbara Berens wrote Monday to US Magistrate Judge ... |
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Vice President Biden Gets Facebook Facelift - ABC News (blog)
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Christian Science Monitor | Vice President Biden Gets Facebook Facelift ABC News (blog) The VP's profile page has been revamped as part of President Obama's reelection campaign, featuring a new avatar of his likeness with the 2012 logo, and a message to supporters that the site will be managed from campaign headquarters in Chicago. ... Biden's White House Influence Seen in Debt Talks Biden: Obama stopped $4B in wrong payments To keep or ditch the vice president? That is the reelection question. |
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Southwest CEO sees no improvement in June - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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Kelly told guests attending the 2009 Globao Transportation Conference that based ontrendx he’s seeing in June, he does not expect things to improvde this month. However, Kelly addedd that Southwest is in a stronh financial position with a solidbalancw sheet, very modest debt maturities and access to the credit “Clearly the reality is it’s a very difficulty time,” Kelly said, “Earnint are going to be very stressedr until the economy changes.” Kelly said the airlinwe remains committed to maintaining strong levelsw of liquidity and preserving cash.
The company has been pursuing revenueboosting initiatives, includingt fees for children that fly alone requiringy crew care and a new program that lets pets that fit undefr the seats fly for an additional Kelly said thus far the compan has remained committed to allowing customers accessa without having to pay baggage fees. Southwesty serves customers in central New Mexicio from the AlbuquerqueInternational Sunport.
Kelly told guests attending the 2009 Globao Transportation Conference that based ontrendx he’s seeing in June, he does not expect things to improvde this month. However, Kelly addedd that Southwest is in a stronh financial position with a solidbalancw sheet, very modest debt maturities and access to the credit “Clearly the reality is it’s a very difficulty time,” Kelly said, “Earnint are going to be very stressedr until the economy changes.” Kelly said the airlinwe remains committed to maintaining strong levelsw of liquidity and preserving cash.
The company has been pursuing revenueboosting initiatives, includingt fees for children that fly alone requiringy crew care and a new program that lets pets that fit undefr the seats fly for an additional Kelly said thus far the compan has remained committed to allowing customers accessa without having to pay baggage fees. Southwesty serves customers in central New Mexicio from the AlbuquerqueInternational Sunport.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Lobbyist said he offered senator bribe - Montgomery Advertiser
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Deseret News | Lobbyist said he offered senator bribe Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery Advertiser, Mickey Welsh Lobbyist Jarrod Massey, who has already pleaded guilty in a federal corruption case, said Monday he offered a bribe to then-state Sen. Jim Preuitt to get him to vote for legislation that would » |
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Md. colleges given $11M to combat nursing shortage - Dallas Business Journal:
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The grants, being divvied among 17 Marylandsnursing schools, will be used to lure faculty and and improve technology at the universities. Maryland’s nursingf shortage is expected toreach 10,000 by 2016, according to the . The currentt vacancy rate of nurses at state hospitals is8 percent. The economicx downturn has helped the industryy because many retired nurseds have come backto work, but once the recessiom ends the shortage will said Carmela Coyle, CEO of the Maryland Hospital The first round of grants will increase the number of nurses graduatiny by 300 students and add 20 faculty positionsd at nursing programs across the state.
“The number of nurses graduatiny from Maryland schools are simplynot enough,” said Ronaldf B. Peterson, president of and co-chair of the “Wh Will Care?” campaign at a pres conference Monday. “We cannot take our eye off thenursintg demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,500 new nursingg students. The program has raised $15.5 million to date throughu the state’s business including funds from the Baltimore constructionform , , the region's largest hospitak system, and , the region's largest health Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for example, gave $500,000.
The goal is to raisr $20 million from the private sector by the end of the and then raise an addition $40 million in state, local and federal • • • • • ; and, • .
The grants, being divvied among 17 Marylandsnursing schools, will be used to lure faculty and and improve technology at the universities. Maryland’s nursingf shortage is expected toreach 10,000 by 2016, according to the . The currentt vacancy rate of nurses at state hospitals is8 percent. The economicx downturn has helped the industryy because many retired nurseds have come backto work, but once the recessiom ends the shortage will said Carmela Coyle, CEO of the Maryland Hospital The first round of grants will increase the number of nurses graduatiny by 300 students and add 20 faculty positionsd at nursing programs across the state.
“The number of nurses graduatiny from Maryland schools are simplynot enough,” said Ronaldf B. Peterson, president of and co-chair of the “Wh Will Care?” campaign at a pres conference Monday. “We cannot take our eye off thenursintg demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,500 new nursingg students. The program has raised $15.5 million to date throughu the state’s business including funds from the Baltimore constructionform , , the region's largest hospitak system, and , the region's largest health Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for example, gave $500,000.
The goal is to raisr $20 million from the private sector by the end of the and then raise an addition $40 million in state, local and federal • • • • • ; and, • .
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Heineman determined to execute those on death row - Lincoln Journal Star
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Heineman determined to execute those on death row Lincoln Journal Star Dave Heineman said Wednesday he is more determined than ever that the state execute the men on Nebraska's death row. Heineman made the comment in a conference call with reporters after being asked about the state's difficulty in obtaining one of the ... |
Monday, July 4, 2011
Paladino surveys BNP members on Rudnick - Baltimore Business Journal:
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This week, the owner of maileed a statementto 1,80 members of the Partnership outlining severalk changes that he believes will “remedy the economic and psychological blight that has rotted the core” of the Buffall Niagara community. In the statement, Paladinoo asked each member to respond to himregarding Rudnick’d performance and whether Rudnick should continue to lead the The statement was publishedf in the July 3 issue of Businesx First . If the majority of responses callfor Rudnick’s Paladino said he will hire an independent pollstef to survey the membership.
Once the poll is he said he will presenft the results tothe Partnership’s board of directorss and ask it to discharge Rudnick. Mike a small-business owner in North Tonawanda, said he supportws Paladino’s effort to shake up the Partnershipp and wishes the Partnership pushed Albany and local politicians to better protect smalp businesses in WesternNew York. “Wde don’t have anybody who’s really standing up to the politiciansx and local folks that are responsible for gettingf this community moving said Deakin, owner of two businesses, and .
“I’mn a native of Buffalo, I’ve been here all my life and I’mn in my 60s, and we don’f have anybody who’s really, reallt fighting for us except for acouple politicians, such as (stat Sen. George) Maziarz.” Deakin said he joinedc the Partnership about three years ago to receive healthu insurance for some ofhis employees. He likees the idea of Unshackle Upstate, the bipartisab coalition founded in 2007 by the Partnership to promote reformin Albany. “I know they’re trying,” he said abourt the Partnership.
“It’s just that theree needs to be some new thinking aboutt how to get some of these things accomplished in WesternNew York.” Rudnicki declined to be interviewed for this article. Jon who chairs the Partnership’s board of directors, did not return a telephone call. He did, send an e-mail to Business First reiteratin g thePartnership leaders’ support of Paladino’s mass mailing to membersd of the Partnership comes nearly 30 days aftef he sent a letter to the agency’s boarsd of directors asking them to retire Rudnick and provider better advocacy for the loca l business community.
The original letter indicated that Paladin o would begin the process of forming a separate chamberd of commerce if no changes take placew within 60 days from the date of the The board of directors responded to Paladino in a June23 e-mailk sent to the membership. It said the boardd believes it “should continue in its advocacy as well as in its two other primary strategi cbusinesses – business development and convening/communicatinhg – and do so under Andrew’s Dandes, who signed the made four additional points: The Partnership is “aggressively and appropriately representing the interests” of its business-communitgy membership in a way that differs from Paladino’ds approach.
• The Partnership advocates on behalfof 2,500 memberds and, as such, “needs to play offensde and defense” on issuese that affect the business community. • The Partnershilp founded Unshackle Upstate to aggressivelg pursue reformin Albany. • The Partnership’s boards of directors and its executive committee support local and federal issues viavarious coalitions, campaignx and work. Paladino is a longtime criticvof Rudnick, who has led the Partnershi p since its formation in the mid-1990s. With 2,500 members, the agency is one of the region’s leading business-sectorr organizations.
This week, the owner of maileed a statementto 1,80 members of the Partnership outlining severalk changes that he believes will “remedy the economic and psychological blight that has rotted the core” of the Buffall Niagara community. In the statement, Paladinoo asked each member to respond to himregarding Rudnick’d performance and whether Rudnick should continue to lead the The statement was publishedf in the July 3 issue of Businesx First . If the majority of responses callfor Rudnick’s Paladino said he will hire an independent pollstef to survey the membership.
Once the poll is he said he will presenft the results tothe Partnership’s board of directorss and ask it to discharge Rudnick. Mike a small-business owner in North Tonawanda, said he supportws Paladino’s effort to shake up the Partnershipp and wishes the Partnership pushed Albany and local politicians to better protect smalp businesses in WesternNew York. “Wde don’t have anybody who’s really standing up to the politiciansx and local folks that are responsible for gettingf this community moving said Deakin, owner of two businesses, and .
“I’mn a native of Buffalo, I’ve been here all my life and I’mn in my 60s, and we don’f have anybody who’s really, reallt fighting for us except for acouple politicians, such as (stat Sen. George) Maziarz.” Deakin said he joinedc the Partnership about three years ago to receive healthu insurance for some ofhis employees. He likees the idea of Unshackle Upstate, the bipartisab coalition founded in 2007 by the Partnership to promote reformin Albany. “I know they’re trying,” he said abourt the Partnership.
“It’s just that theree needs to be some new thinking aboutt how to get some of these things accomplished in WesternNew York.” Rudnicki declined to be interviewed for this article. Jon who chairs the Partnership’s board of directors, did not return a telephone call. He did, send an e-mail to Business First reiteratin g thePartnership leaders’ support of Paladino’s mass mailing to membersd of the Partnership comes nearly 30 days aftef he sent a letter to the agency’s boarsd of directors asking them to retire Rudnick and provider better advocacy for the loca l business community.
The original letter indicated that Paladin o would begin the process of forming a separate chamberd of commerce if no changes take placew within 60 days from the date of the The board of directors responded to Paladino in a June23 e-mailk sent to the membership. It said the boardd believes it “should continue in its advocacy as well as in its two other primary strategi cbusinesses – business development and convening/communicatinhg – and do so under Andrew’s Dandes, who signed the made four additional points: The Partnership is “aggressively and appropriately representing the interests” of its business-communitgy membership in a way that differs from Paladino’ds approach.
• The Partnership advocates on behalfof 2,500 memberds and, as such, “needs to play offensde and defense” on issuese that affect the business community. • The Partnershilp founded Unshackle Upstate to aggressivelg pursue reformin Albany. • The Partnership’s boards of directors and its executive committee support local and federal issues viavarious coalitions, campaignx and work. Paladino is a longtime criticvof Rudnick, who has led the Partnershi p since its formation in the mid-1990s. With 2,500 members, the agency is one of the region’s leading business-sectorr organizations.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Escaped baboon caught in Howell, tranquilized - Asbury Park Press
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