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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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Saturday, August 27, 2011
City National buys majority stake in Lee Munder Capital Group - Houston Business Journal:
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Terms of the deal, whichb is expected to close in the third werenot disclosed. City National will merge Lee Munderwith , a Boston-basef institutional asset management firm in which City National holds a majority interest. The new compang will operate under the Lee Munder Capital Group name and as an affiliate of LLC, the Chicago-based asset management holding companyh that City National acquired in 2003. The combinedc company will have morethan $4 billion of assetw under management and serve as City National'es primary institutional asset management affiliate.
"The combined firm will have the management andinvestment talent, financial strength, infrastructure and marketing capabilities needed to grow and provide clients with long-ter investment performance and superior service," Richard executive vice president of wealth management for City said in a statement. Los Angeles-based City Nationapl (NYSE: CYN) is the parent of City Nationalo Bank.
Terms of the deal, whichb is expected to close in the third werenot disclosed. City National will merge Lee Munderwith , a Boston-basef institutional asset management firm in which City National holds a majority interest. The new compang will operate under the Lee Munder Capital Group name and as an affiliate of LLC, the Chicago-based asset management holding companyh that City National acquired in 2003. The combinedc company will have morethan $4 billion of assetw under management and serve as City National'es primary institutional asset management affiliate.
"The combined firm will have the management andinvestment talent, financial strength, infrastructure and marketing capabilities needed to grow and provide clients with long-ter investment performance and superior service," Richard executive vice president of wealth management for City said in a statement. Los Angeles-based City Nationapl (NYSE: CYN) is the parent of City Nationalo Bank.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Retailers bank on idea of low-price guarantees - bizjournals:
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But the plan will work only if large numbers ofcustomers don’t pursue the companies’ offers, which woulds force them to drop prices they’ds rather keep at current levels, several industryt watchers said. announced May 12 it would becomse the latest retail chain to offer to sell products beloawlisted costs, if shoppers bring in printed ads from competitorss showing that the same product is sellinvg for a lower pricd there.
The Minneapolis-based chain is testinb the policy in two markets Denver andOrlando — and will use thosew results to help it decide whethere to take the offer nationally, spokeswoman Delia McLinden Thus Target joins both locally managed and national chainsx specializing in electronics, general goods or even fitness equipment that offerf similar promises. The price-matching policies firsgt began to spring up roughly 20years ago, but reallgy have gained steam in the past 10 according to Ken Manning, a marketint professor at . Some might think it’s a bad time for the marketingt approach, given that retailers are endurinfgslower sales: March 2009 retail sales were down 10.
6 percent from Marcyh 2008, according to the . But several companu owners said they see this as a more appropriate time to offer such deals. McLinden said Target decided to try out the policy as part of a new marketing push to emphasizer its low prices during a time of Jim Pearse, owner of Thornton-based chain , said maintaininv such a policy makese it easier to build customer trusf at a time when peoplwe tend to shop around “In this economy, it’s a great servicwe to the customer,” Pearse “When the competition is having a sale, then we’red having a sale on the same items.
… From the customer’sa point of view, it gives them more confidence to make a But while some customers will scan ads and comparde prices ofspecific items, most don’yt do that level of homewori — and that’s what stores hope for, said Donal Lichtenstein, professor and chairman of the marketingv division of the ’as Leeds School of Business. Instead, many shoppers will hear that a stors offersa price-matching guarantee and just assume that any businesxs that would do that also would have low Lichtenstein said. And they’ll buy from that store without noticing thatwhat they’re purchasing might be more expensivw than the same item somewherew else.
The careful shopper may find that some stored sell a unique productthat can’t be compared to othefr stores, Manning and Lichtenstein said. Take the home-fitneses machines at , a 10-storse Colorado chain based in Glenwood HealthStyles is the only licensed Coloradio dealer for several linesof equipment, meaninhg that no other store in the stat could advertise a comparable co-owner Dave Sheriff said.
Of course, some potential customersa still will bring in online ads or ads fromothetr states, in which case Sheriff has to make sure the listecd price includes freight, warranty and But if it he said, he won’t hesitate to offee the lower price in exchangs for increased loyalty from that “Our margin goes down, but we know we’vse got a customer who knows us and wants to buy from us,” said the exercise physiologist, who founded the chaib 16 years ago. “It’s more than, say, the Internet group or the grouop out of state canprovide them.
” Other store s are alleged to have become too particulart in their price-matching policies and begun denying legitimatwe claims. A New York for example, has filed a lawsuit againsy electronicschain , arguing the companhy taught its employees how to deny valid claims, accordingv to multiple media reports. Best Buy officials didn’tg return messages seeking responsde tothe suit. Yet, in penny-pinching shoppers actually will become more energized to compare prices and spend time to find the best Manning said. And that coule backfire on the stores hoping the policies alone will get customers into stores withou tresearching costs, he said.
But the plan will work only if large numbers ofcustomers don’t pursue the companies’ offers, which woulds force them to drop prices they’ds rather keep at current levels, several industryt watchers said. announced May 12 it would becomse the latest retail chain to offer to sell products beloawlisted costs, if shoppers bring in printed ads from competitorss showing that the same product is sellinvg for a lower pricd there.
The Minneapolis-based chain is testinb the policy in two markets Denver andOrlando — and will use thosew results to help it decide whethere to take the offer nationally, spokeswoman Delia McLinden Thus Target joins both locally managed and national chainsx specializing in electronics, general goods or even fitness equipment that offerf similar promises. The price-matching policies firsgt began to spring up roughly 20years ago, but reallgy have gained steam in the past 10 according to Ken Manning, a marketint professor at . Some might think it’s a bad time for the marketingt approach, given that retailers are endurinfgslower sales: March 2009 retail sales were down 10.
6 percent from Marcyh 2008, according to the . But several companu owners said they see this as a more appropriate time to offer such deals. McLinden said Target decided to try out the policy as part of a new marketing push to emphasizer its low prices during a time of Jim Pearse, owner of Thornton-based chain , said maintaininv such a policy makese it easier to build customer trusf at a time when peoplwe tend to shop around “In this economy, it’s a great servicwe to the customer,” Pearse “When the competition is having a sale, then we’red having a sale on the same items.
… From the customer’sa point of view, it gives them more confidence to make a But while some customers will scan ads and comparde prices ofspecific items, most don’yt do that level of homewori — and that’s what stores hope for, said Donal Lichtenstein, professor and chairman of the marketingv division of the ’as Leeds School of Business. Instead, many shoppers will hear that a stors offersa price-matching guarantee and just assume that any businesxs that would do that also would have low Lichtenstein said. And they’ll buy from that store without noticing thatwhat they’re purchasing might be more expensivw than the same item somewherew else.
The careful shopper may find that some stored sell a unique productthat can’t be compared to othefr stores, Manning and Lichtenstein said. Take the home-fitneses machines at , a 10-storse Colorado chain based in Glenwood HealthStyles is the only licensed Coloradio dealer for several linesof equipment, meaninhg that no other store in the stat could advertise a comparable co-owner Dave Sheriff said.
Of course, some potential customersa still will bring in online ads or ads fromothetr states, in which case Sheriff has to make sure the listecd price includes freight, warranty and But if it he said, he won’t hesitate to offee the lower price in exchangs for increased loyalty from that “Our margin goes down, but we know we’vse got a customer who knows us and wants to buy from us,” said the exercise physiologist, who founded the chaib 16 years ago. “It’s more than, say, the Internet group or the grouop out of state canprovide them.
” Other store s are alleged to have become too particulart in their price-matching policies and begun denying legitimatwe claims. A New York for example, has filed a lawsuit againsy electronicschain , arguing the companhy taught its employees how to deny valid claims, accordingv to multiple media reports. Best Buy officials didn’tg return messages seeking responsde tothe suit. Yet, in penny-pinching shoppers actually will become more energized to compare prices and spend time to find the best Manning said. And that coule backfire on the stores hoping the policies alone will get customers into stores withou tresearching costs, he said.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Unemployment rate falls in Allegheny, Beaver counties - Sacramento Business Journal:
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and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemployment figures forthe state’sa counties and metropolitan statistical areas on Tuesday. In Alleghenyu County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 percen t in March to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in March to 7.9 percenf in April. The improvements in Alleghenyy andBeaver counties, however, were not enough to boost the seven-count Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjusteds unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent in March to 7.3 perceny in April. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steadyuat 7.8 percent.
When makinbg comparisons, the Department of Laboe and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figurew in order to accounty for cyclical hiring differencesthat don’t reflecft changes in the overall Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continuee to be stronger than many other areas. In additioh to besting the statee by half apercentage point, unemployment in the Pittsburghg MSA is 1.6 percentage points lowetr than the United States as a which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdowh across the state: State 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percent Altoona: 7.2 percent 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percenyt Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburguh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percenyt in Allegheny Countyto 9.8 percent in Armstrong Here is the breakdown by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percenr Westmoreland: 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
8 percent
and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemployment figures forthe state’sa counties and metropolitan statistical areas on Tuesday. In Alleghenyu County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 percen t in March to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in March to 7.9 percenf in April. The improvements in Alleghenyy andBeaver counties, however, were not enough to boost the seven-count Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjusteds unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent in March to 7.3 perceny in April. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steadyuat 7.8 percent.
When makinbg comparisons, the Department of Laboe and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figurew in order to accounty for cyclical hiring differencesthat don’t reflecft changes in the overall Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continuee to be stronger than many other areas. In additioh to besting the statee by half apercentage point, unemployment in the Pittsburghg MSA is 1.6 percentage points lowetr than the United States as a which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdowh across the state: State 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percent Altoona: 7.2 percent 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percenyt Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburguh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percenyt in Allegheny Countyto 9.8 percent in Armstrong Here is the breakdown by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percenr Westmoreland: 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
8 percent
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Monsanto buys WestBred assets for $45M - Wichita Business Journal:
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“…We believe we have game-changing technologies — like our drought-tolerancd and improved-yield traits — that can meaningfullty address major challenges wheat growers face every saidCarl Casale, executive vice president of globa l strategy and operations for Monsanto, in a Montana-based WestBred is a privatwe wheat germplasm company owned indirectlg by , which is led by President and CEO Robby Monsanto said WestBred’s existinv breeding capabilities and commercial operationzs will become the centerpiece of Monsanto’s wheaft platform, and that it wouldr also seek public and private partnerships that can help advancd technology improvements in wheat for Monsanto said it does not expect the acquisitioh to be accretive to earningd until the middle to latter part of the next because the WestBred buy represents a long-term investmentt in research and development and breeding.
Monsanto also announces Tuesday that it will form a Wheat Developmenft Advisory Group whose membersd will provide the company with feedback on proposed traitse and attributes that are needed to improve the productivity and sustainability ofwheat production. Creve Coeur, Mo.-based Monsanto Co. MON), led by Chairman, President and CEO Hugh develops insect- and herbicide-resistantg crops and other agricultural It is one of the largestt employersin St. Louis with 4,0090 local employees.
Its seeds and traits portfolipincludes corn, cotton and
“…We believe we have game-changing technologies — like our drought-tolerancd and improved-yield traits — that can meaningfullty address major challenges wheat growers face every saidCarl Casale, executive vice president of globa l strategy and operations for Monsanto, in a Montana-based WestBred is a privatwe wheat germplasm company owned indirectlg by , which is led by President and CEO Robby Monsanto said WestBred’s existinv breeding capabilities and commercial operationzs will become the centerpiece of Monsanto’s wheaft platform, and that it wouldr also seek public and private partnerships that can help advancd technology improvements in wheat for Monsanto said it does not expect the acquisitioh to be accretive to earningd until the middle to latter part of the next because the WestBred buy represents a long-term investmentt in research and development and breeding.
Monsanto also announces Tuesday that it will form a Wheat Developmenft Advisory Group whose membersd will provide the company with feedback on proposed traitse and attributes that are needed to improve the productivity and sustainability ofwheat production. Creve Coeur, Mo.-based Monsanto Co. MON), led by Chairman, President and CEO Hugh develops insect- and herbicide-resistantg crops and other agricultural It is one of the largestt employersin St. Louis with 4,0090 local employees.
Its seeds and traits portfolipincludes corn, cotton and
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Lack of transfer funds frustrate Everton chief Kenwright - BBC Sport
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BBC Sport | Lack of transfer funds frustrate Everton chief Kenwright BBC Sport Everton's transfer plans are being hampered by their inability to borrow from the bank, chairman Bill Kenwright has said. The Toffees have not signed any players this summer, leading to much frustration among their supporters. ... |
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Apple may drop into Catawba County - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The Apple center would create 50 jobs and represenNorth Carolina’s second-largest incentive packagse ever. Huge server farms are alreadty on thewant list, says Scott Millar, “They’ve been a target of ours for four Several data center projects are consideringf the county, he says. The primary site that interests Apple isthe 180-acre Catawba Data Park, a greenfield project plannedc along U.S. Highway 321 near sources say. There Apple woulc get its preference for a campus settingg with otherdata centers. Perdue says Appld will build in North Carolinaz butshe didn’t announce a specificx site.
“We welcome Apple to Northu Carolina and look forward to working with the company as it beginsd providing a significant economic boost to local communities and the Apple spokeswoman Susan Lundgrebn says construction in North Carolinqa willbegin soon. “We are getting started right away to acquire a The announcement comes after Perdue signed SenateBill 575, which modifies the method by which capital-intensive businessesx calculate corporate income tax liability in North The N.C. incentives would rebate $46 milliob to Apple over the next 10 If the center operated for 30 the price tag of the inducementsw would zoomto $300 million, according to a legislativse analysis.
Apple has hired of Atlanta, an offshoot of that develop data centers. T5 tried to interestf Apple inthe 215,000-square-foot former Chris-Crafr facility in Kings Mountain. Millar deflected questione about Apple. “If there were a user on the I would becalling you,” he Apple needs the East Coast site for its servetr farm to handle growth in its iTunees online store. Its last significanr data center, a $50 million facility, openefd in Newark, Calif., in 2006.
The Apple center would create 50 jobs and represenNorth Carolina’s second-largest incentive packagse ever. Huge server farms are alreadty on thewant list, says Scott Millar, “They’ve been a target of ours for four Several data center projects are consideringf the county, he says. The primary site that interests Apple isthe 180-acre Catawba Data Park, a greenfield project plannedc along U.S. Highway 321 near sources say. There Apple woulc get its preference for a campus settingg with otherdata centers. Perdue says Appld will build in North Carolinaz butshe didn’t announce a specificx site.
“We welcome Apple to Northu Carolina and look forward to working with the company as it beginsd providing a significant economic boost to local communities and the Apple spokeswoman Susan Lundgrebn says construction in North Carolinqa willbegin soon. “We are getting started right away to acquire a The announcement comes after Perdue signed SenateBill 575, which modifies the method by which capital-intensive businessesx calculate corporate income tax liability in North The N.C. incentives would rebate $46 milliob to Apple over the next 10 If the center operated for 30 the price tag of the inducementsw would zoomto $300 million, according to a legislativse analysis.
Apple has hired of Atlanta, an offshoot of that develop data centers. T5 tried to interestf Apple inthe 215,000-square-foot former Chris-Crafr facility in Kings Mountain. Millar deflected questione about Apple. “If there were a user on the I would becalling you,” he Apple needs the East Coast site for its servetr farm to handle growth in its iTunees online store. Its last significanr data center, a $50 million facility, openefd in Newark, Calif., in 2006.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
For older workers, 'scary' economy delays retirement - San Jose Mercury News
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For older workers, 'scary' economy delays retirement San Jose Mercury News The economic downturn has been brutal to older workers and retirees, and this week's market turmoil hasn't made it any easier. Older workers face a myriad of employment challenges, from layoffs to difficulties getting re-hired; if they haven't been ... |
Friday, August 12, 2011
Extended Stay Hotels files Chapter 11 - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The Spartanburg, S.C.-based company filed the reorganization petition in New Yorkbankruptcyy court, Secretary and General Counsel Joseph Teichmamn writing that Extended Stay had about $7.1 billion in assetes and $7.6 billion in liabilitiesa at the end of 2008. Extendeed Stay, whose more than 680 properties are managede byHVM LLC, has 21 locations in Greatet Baltimore. The company bills itself as the largest operatorrof mid-priced extended-stay hotelss in the nation.
Teichman in a courtt filing on Monday wrote that the compan y sought protection from creditors amid a general downturn in the hospitality industry and a hit taken as fewer potential customersd needthe company’s “Since the typical Extended Stay customefr seeks a lengthy stay based on commercial the contraction of construction and new business development began to significantlyt and adversely affected Extended Stay’s revenue Teichman wrote. The company said its average revenue per room dropped about 23 percenrt in the first five months of the year compared with the same periosof 2008.
As a result, it was unable to deal with its debt burdej with cash flow and is seekinga “comprehensive restructuringb of the entire capital structure.” Extendedr Stay said it plans to run operationsz following the Chapter 11 petitiob under a lender-approved arrangement using cash collateral. Debtor-in-possession financingt won’t be needed, the company About 9,900 employees work in hotels operated byExtendede Stay.
The company is in 44 statese and hasabout 77,000
The Spartanburg, S.C.-based company filed the reorganization petition in New Yorkbankruptcyy court, Secretary and General Counsel Joseph Teichmamn writing that Extended Stay had about $7.1 billion in assetes and $7.6 billion in liabilitiesa at the end of 2008. Extendeed Stay, whose more than 680 properties are managede byHVM LLC, has 21 locations in Greatet Baltimore. The company bills itself as the largest operatorrof mid-priced extended-stay hotelss in the nation.
Teichman in a courtt filing on Monday wrote that the compan y sought protection from creditors amid a general downturn in the hospitality industry and a hit taken as fewer potential customersd needthe company’s “Since the typical Extended Stay customefr seeks a lengthy stay based on commercial the contraction of construction and new business development began to significantlyt and adversely affected Extended Stay’s revenue Teichman wrote. The company said its average revenue per room dropped about 23 percenrt in the first five months of the year compared with the same periosof 2008.
As a result, it was unable to deal with its debt burdej with cash flow and is seekinga “comprehensive restructuringb of the entire capital structure.” Extendedr Stay said it plans to run operationsz following the Chapter 11 petitiob under a lender-approved arrangement using cash collateral. Debtor-in-possession financingt won’t be needed, the company About 9,900 employees work in hotels operated byExtendede Stay.
The company is in 44 statese and hasabout 77,000
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Injuries can't hold this Titan down - The Tennessean
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Sunday, August 7, 2011
Time to Coordinate the Uncoordinated - Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Time to Coordinate the Uncoordinated Wall Street Journal (blog) That is what we have been watching over the last day or two as first the Swiss National Bank tried to push the franc down and then the Bank of Japan opted to do the same for the yen. In both cases, the policy moves in terms of ... |
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