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Friday, June 29, 2012
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Express Scripts launches offering to finance acquisition - Kansas City Business Journal:
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billion to help pay for its ’s drug benefitw division. Express Scripts said it would grant the underwriters an optionj for 30 days to purchase upto 3.45 milliom additional shares of common stocjk to cover any over-allotments, which would then increase the totap raised to $1.6 billion. Express Scripts said it plans tobuy WellPoint’s subsidiarg using a mixture of $3.27 billion in cash and $1.4 billionj in shares of common Under the acquisition agreement, Express Scripts may also choosde to deliver to WellPoint $1.4 billiohn in cash. Express Scriptw plans to sell bonds in the near term as part of its plan to financthe acquisition.
The acquisition is expected to closed in the late third quarter or fourth quarterrof 2009. Bel-Ridge, Mo.-based Express Scripts (Nasdaq: ESRX) is a pharmacuy benefits manager that administers prescription drug programs forhealthu plans, government and corporations.
billion to help pay for its ’s drug benefitw division. Express Scripts said it would grant the underwriters an optionj for 30 days to purchase upto 3.45 milliom additional shares of common stocjk to cover any over-allotments, which would then increase the totap raised to $1.6 billion. Express Scripts said it plans tobuy WellPoint’s subsidiarg using a mixture of $3.27 billion in cash and $1.4 billionj in shares of common Under the acquisition agreement, Express Scripts may also choosde to deliver to WellPoint $1.4 billiohn in cash. Express Scriptw plans to sell bonds in the near term as part of its plan to financthe acquisition.
The acquisition is expected to closed in the late third quarter or fourth quarterrof 2009. Bel-Ridge, Mo.-based Express Scripts (Nasdaq: ESRX) is a pharmacuy benefits manager that administers prescription drug programs forhealthu plans, government and corporations.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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Twenty-one hospitals qualified for the honor roll by earningg high scores in at leastsix specialties. The hospital was rankeds at No. 20, with high scorezs in seven specialities. Though Methodisy was not ranked in the Top 10 for any of its its highest scores were in neurology and kidney disorders; urology; gynecology; cancer; respiratory and heart and heart surgery. retains its rating as the top hospital for pediatrixckidney disorders, according to the list. The hospital also receivexd Top 10 pediatric rankings in respiratorydisordera (No. 2); heart and heart surgeru (No. 3); a No. 4 ranking in both cancee and digestive disorders; neurology and neurosurgery (No. 5); neonatal care (no.
7); and No. 9 in both diabetes/endocrine disorder and urology. The also kept its top ranking in thecancer specialty, and also was No. 2 for ear, nose and throat and No. 9 for urology. — No. 4 in • — No. 9 in psychiatry • — No. 5 for hear t and heart surgery. In determinintg the rankings, U.S. News said 4,861 hospitals were considerex fortheir reputations, mortality rate, patient safety and care-relatede factors including nurse staffing and Four specialties — ophthalmology, psychiatry, rehabilitatiojn and rheumatology were ranked on hospital reputatio n alone. A total of 4,861 hospitals were considered for the rankinges withonly 174, or less than 0.
4 ranked in even one of the 16 specialties. To see a completr listing of the hospitals on2009 list, .
Twenty-one hospitals qualified for the honor roll by earningg high scores in at leastsix specialties. The hospital was rankeds at No. 20, with high scorezs in seven specialities. Though Methodisy was not ranked in the Top 10 for any of its its highest scores were in neurology and kidney disorders; urology; gynecology; cancer; respiratory and heart and heart surgery. retains its rating as the top hospital for pediatrixckidney disorders, according to the list. The hospital also receivexd Top 10 pediatric rankings in respiratorydisordera (No. 2); heart and heart surgeru (No. 3); a No. 4 ranking in both cancee and digestive disorders; neurology and neurosurgery (No. 5); neonatal care (no.
7); and No. 9 in both diabetes/endocrine disorder and urology. The also kept its top ranking in thecancer specialty, and also was No. 2 for ear, nose and throat and No. 9 for urology. — No. 4 in • — No. 9 in psychiatry • — No. 5 for hear t and heart surgery. In determinintg the rankings, U.S. News said 4,861 hospitals were considerex fortheir reputations, mortality rate, patient safety and care-relatede factors including nurse staffing and Four specialties — ophthalmology, psychiatry, rehabilitatiojn and rheumatology were ranked on hospital reputatio n alone. A total of 4,861 hospitals were considered for the rankinges withonly 174, or less than 0.
4 ranked in even one of the 16 specialties. To see a completr listing of the hospitals on2009 list, .
Monday, June 25, 2012
Mason Mingus Impressive In Winchester; Nets Another Career-Best ... - PaddockTalk
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
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Friday, June 22, 2012
MedCath, CFO part ways - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The company didn’t provide a reasonn for his departure. Hinton joined MedCath a year agoas CFO. The compan has named Art Parkedr interim chieffinancial officer. Parker is senior vice president of financeand development. “Arty has been a longtime participant as a membe r of senior management andis well-known to the investor community, banking community and throughou t MedCath as a very capable financiap manager,” says Ed French, MedCath’ss chief executive. “He is very much engaged in all of our assetss and has worked closely over the past yearx with our very capable accountinhg andfinance team.
” Charlotte-based MedCath owns and operates nine specialty hospitals that diagnose and treat cardiovascular diseases. It has interestx in and operates nine hospitals around the countryt with a total of 755licensedd beds. In addition, the company and its MedCath Partners subsidiary provide services in diagnostic and therapeutic facilities invarious
The company didn’t provide a reasonn for his departure. Hinton joined MedCath a year agoas CFO. The compan has named Art Parkedr interim chieffinancial officer. Parker is senior vice president of financeand development. “Arty has been a longtime participant as a membe r of senior management andis well-known to the investor community, banking community and throughou t MedCath as a very capable financiap manager,” says Ed French, MedCath’ss chief executive. “He is very much engaged in all of our assetss and has worked closely over the past yearx with our very capable accountinhg andfinance team.
” Charlotte-based MedCath owns and operates nine specialty hospitals that diagnose and treat cardiovascular diseases. It has interestx in and operates nine hospitals around the countryt with a total of 755licensedd beds. In addition, the company and its MedCath Partners subsidiary provide services in diagnostic and therapeutic facilities invarious
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Timing right for DigitalGlobe IPO - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The private, Longmont-based supplier of satellite digital picturez from space has three notabld boasts todraw investors. It's the more profitable of the two domesticcommercial remote-sensing companies, reporting a $95.8 million profit and $151.7 million in revenue in 2007. It owns the largestt number ofprivate high-resolution satellitexs in orbit, three. Its newest one takess the most-detailed shots ever by a privated satellite. But competitor (NASDAQ: could knock out those last two bragginb points with one summersatellite launch.
"Right now, DigitalGlobd is in the laterthis year, GeoEye will be in the lead," said Jeff an investment analyst who follows the commercial remote sensing industry for Minneapolis-baseed Dougherty & Company LLC. DigitalGlobe fileds to issue stock on the New York Stockk Exchange under thesymbol DGI. Most companiee take at least two months from IPO registration to complet preparations andbegin trading. Chuck DigitalGlobe spokesman, said the company isn't commenting on its IPO.
That givesw the 410-employee company a short summer to gain any bounce with investorx by proclaiming itself the undisputed leader in the Companies need any advantage they can get in the currenIPO market. Only 10 operating companies went publixc in the first three months of the slowest stretch since saidJay Ritter, a University of Florida professord who studies IPOs. Market volatility and low trading pricees make it difficult to predict whether tradiny will be kind tonew shares, he said, but a profitablw company with a clear position in its industryt should be able to go public and do well even now.
"It'fd be impossible to say that quality companies are impervious to the Ritter said. "But they are less subject to its influence." DigitalGlobe needs money to pay investors, and to complete and launcn its WorldView-2 satellite in 2010, estimatedf to cost $283 million. That satellite wouldd again put it ahead of In 2007, Dulles, Va.-based GeoEye had more revenue ($183.7 but less profit ($42.4 million) than did DigitalGlobe. which employs 130 people in Thornton, pland to overtake DigitalGlobe in the space race by launchintgits GeoEye-1 orbiter Aug. 22.
GeoEye-1 will be capablw of taking clear pictures ofthinge one-half meter in size but, unlikw DigitalGlobe's WorldView, it will offer the images in If GeoEye-1 ran into troubld launching or turning on once in orbit -- problems that struc k DigitalGlobe's first two launches 10 yearz ago and nearly killed the company -- GeoEye woul be left with one satellite that has passe its predicted lifespan and another that's 18 months from its projectec longevity. "What we do is not for the fain tof heart," said GeoEye spokesmanh Mark Brender. But as long as both companies have functioninvg satellites tocollect images, their futures seem insurer by demand.
More than half of the companies' revenuer comes from the National GeoSpatial-Intelligence which procures images forthe U.S. militar and intelligence agencies. A tumultuous worls heightens that need and makes such companieas good investments for theforeseeable future, Evansonh said. "The biggest risk for these stockxs is apeaceful world," he said.
The private, Longmont-based supplier of satellite digital picturez from space has three notabld boasts todraw investors. It's the more profitable of the two domesticcommercial remote-sensing companies, reporting a $95.8 million profit and $151.7 million in revenue in 2007. It owns the largestt number ofprivate high-resolution satellitexs in orbit, three. Its newest one takess the most-detailed shots ever by a privated satellite. But competitor (NASDAQ: could knock out those last two bragginb points with one summersatellite launch.
"Right now, DigitalGlobd is in the laterthis year, GeoEye will be in the lead," said Jeff an investment analyst who follows the commercial remote sensing industry for Minneapolis-baseed Dougherty & Company LLC. DigitalGlobe fileds to issue stock on the New York Stockk Exchange under thesymbol DGI. Most companiee take at least two months from IPO registration to complet preparations andbegin trading. Chuck DigitalGlobe spokesman, said the company isn't commenting on its IPO.
That givesw the 410-employee company a short summer to gain any bounce with investorx by proclaiming itself the undisputed leader in the Companies need any advantage they can get in the currenIPO market. Only 10 operating companies went publixc in the first three months of the slowest stretch since saidJay Ritter, a University of Florida professord who studies IPOs. Market volatility and low trading pricees make it difficult to predict whether tradiny will be kind tonew shares, he said, but a profitablw company with a clear position in its industryt should be able to go public and do well even now.
"It'fd be impossible to say that quality companies are impervious to the Ritter said. "But they are less subject to its influence." DigitalGlobe needs money to pay investors, and to complete and launcn its WorldView-2 satellite in 2010, estimatedf to cost $283 million. That satellite wouldd again put it ahead of In 2007, Dulles, Va.-based GeoEye had more revenue ($183.7 but less profit ($42.4 million) than did DigitalGlobe. which employs 130 people in Thornton, pland to overtake DigitalGlobe in the space race by launchintgits GeoEye-1 orbiter Aug. 22.
GeoEye-1 will be capablw of taking clear pictures ofthinge one-half meter in size but, unlikw DigitalGlobe's WorldView, it will offer the images in If GeoEye-1 ran into troubld launching or turning on once in orbit -- problems that struc k DigitalGlobe's first two launches 10 yearz ago and nearly killed the company -- GeoEye woul be left with one satellite that has passe its predicted lifespan and another that's 18 months from its projectec longevity. "What we do is not for the fain tof heart," said GeoEye spokesmanh Mark Brender. But as long as both companies have functioninvg satellites tocollect images, their futures seem insurer by demand.
More than half of the companies' revenuer comes from the National GeoSpatial-Intelligence which procures images forthe U.S. militar and intelligence agencies. A tumultuous worls heightens that need and makes such companieas good investments for theforeseeable future, Evansonh said. "The biggest risk for these stockxs is apeaceful world," he said.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Genmar Holdings files for bankruptcy - Business First of Columbus:
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The petition to reorganize theboat builder’s debts was filec Monday afternoon in in Minneapolis. The filiny includes more than 20 ofthe company’s subsidiaries, one of whichj is Murfreesboro-based Genmar Tennessee LLC. The company has a boat manufacturintg and repair facility at the Murfreesboro Genmar Tennessee has from 200to 1,00p0 creditors and assets between $50,000 and The Tennessee company’s filinv lists about $750,000 in unsecured debts owed to its 20 largesf creditors. The parent company listx its assets in the rageof $10 million to $50 milliohn and its liabilities between $100 million and $500 according to court documents.
Genmar Holdings’ only secured creditorsw are and , according to a storg in the MinneapolisStar Tribune. Genmare said it has received commitment fora debtor-in-possessioh financing proposal from both banks. In a statement, Genmar’z largest shareholder, Chairman and CEO Irwin Jacobs says salesw ofthe company’s fishing boats, luxury yachts and othere products started to decline in but worsened in recent months.
The company’as sales in fiscal 2009, which ends in June, are likelh to be about $460 million, off by more than 50 percen t fromfiscal 2008, the company “If someone would have said to me as recentlgy as even one month ago that Genma r would someday be filing for Chapter 11, I woulcd have said it was not even a remote possibility,” Jacobs says. Genmad had been making some strategy changes in recent months and recentlyt announced plans to launch a lineof less-expensive aluminumm boats.
The petition to reorganize theboat builder’s debts was filec Monday afternoon in in Minneapolis. The filiny includes more than 20 ofthe company’s subsidiaries, one of whichj is Murfreesboro-based Genmar Tennessee LLC. The company has a boat manufacturintg and repair facility at the Murfreesboro Genmar Tennessee has from 200to 1,00p0 creditors and assets between $50,000 and The Tennessee company’s filinv lists about $750,000 in unsecured debts owed to its 20 largesf creditors. The parent company listx its assets in the rageof $10 million to $50 milliohn and its liabilities between $100 million and $500 according to court documents.
Genmar Holdings’ only secured creditorsw are and , according to a storg in the MinneapolisStar Tribune. Genmare said it has received commitment fora debtor-in-possessioh financing proposal from both banks. In a statement, Genmar’z largest shareholder, Chairman and CEO Irwin Jacobs says salesw ofthe company’s fishing boats, luxury yachts and othere products started to decline in but worsened in recent months.
The company’as sales in fiscal 2009, which ends in June, are likelh to be about $460 million, off by more than 50 percen t fromfiscal 2008, the company “If someone would have said to me as recentlgy as even one month ago that Genma r would someday be filing for Chapter 11, I woulcd have said it was not even a remote possibility,” Jacobs says. Genmad had been making some strategy changes in recent months and recentlyt announced plans to launch a lineof less-expensive aluminumm boats.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Census Bureau: Cary, Raleigh among top 10 fastest-growing U.S. cities; Durham in top 20 - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Raleigh, Cary and Durham ranked among the 25 fastest growing large cities in the natioj for the 12 monthws that endedJuly 1, 2008, the said in its annual population estimatews released Wednesday. Cary, which saw its population increasweby 6.9 percent, to 129,545, as of July 1, was the nation’s third fastesr growing city. Raleigh’s population climbec by 3.8 percent, to making North Carolina’s capital the eightyh fastest growing city. Durham was ranked 16th with a 3percengt increase. Its population rose to 223,284. New Orleans experiencerd an 8.
2 percent increase in its population, which rose to making the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the fastest growing city among placew with populations greaterthan 100,000. Charlotte, which saw its populatiojn increaseby 2.7 percent, to was ranked 23rd. Only Texas – with sevem cities – had more cities on the list thanNortu Carolina. Round Rock, Texas, experienced an 8.2 percenr increase, with its population rising to putting the Texas city insecond place. Colorado and Californisa each had three cities on the top25 list.
Raleigh, Cary and Durham ranked among the 25 fastest growing large cities in the natioj for the 12 monthws that endedJuly 1, 2008, the said in its annual population estimatews released Wednesday. Cary, which saw its population increasweby 6.9 percent, to 129,545, as of July 1, was the nation’s third fastesr growing city. Raleigh’s population climbec by 3.8 percent, to making North Carolina’s capital the eightyh fastest growing city. Durham was ranked 16th with a 3percengt increase. Its population rose to 223,284. New Orleans experiencerd an 8.
2 percent increase in its population, which rose to making the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the fastest growing city among placew with populations greaterthan 100,000. Charlotte, which saw its populatiojn increaseby 2.7 percent, to was ranked 23rd. Only Texas – with sevem cities – had more cities on the list thanNortu Carolina. Round Rock, Texas, experienced an 8.2 percenr increase, with its population rising to putting the Texas city insecond place. Colorado and Californisa each had three cities on the top25 list.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Nursing students donate testing equipment to local health clinics - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Nikki Love and Rebecca who are inthe college’s nurse practitionetr program at the , raised fundse through the sale of safety kits and bakefd goods as well as donations to purchase the two systems, whichg will benefit low-income and uninsurecd patients suffering from a variety of problems that affect the brainj and nervous system. “These new upgrades will allow us to offetr a higher and more accuratw levelof testing,” clinic administrator Elizabeth Cassin said in a news “We could not have done it without the support of our fellowe students,” Owen said.
“It’s really encouraging and uplifting to know we are working alongsides health care professionals who have the best interestz ofthe patients. Each one of us wantw to make a differencew in the community that we live and work The monitors will be presented Monday at4 p.m. at Midtowjn Medical Center on J Streetin Sacramento.
Nikki Love and Rebecca who are inthe college’s nurse practitionetr program at the , raised fundse through the sale of safety kits and bakefd goods as well as donations to purchase the two systems, whichg will benefit low-income and uninsurecd patients suffering from a variety of problems that affect the brainj and nervous system. “These new upgrades will allow us to offetr a higher and more accuratw levelof testing,” clinic administrator Elizabeth Cassin said in a news “We could not have done it without the support of our fellowe students,” Owen said.
“It’s really encouraging and uplifting to know we are working alongsides health care professionals who have the best interestz ofthe patients. Each one of us wantw to make a differencew in the community that we live and work The monitors will be presented Monday at4 p.m. at Midtowjn Medical Center on J Streetin Sacramento.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
John Malone to pay $1.4M to settle federal antitrust lawsuit - Denver Business Journal:
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million to settle a federal antitrust lawsuiyt alleging that he violated reporting the U.S. Department of Justice announceed Tuesday. Federal authorities filed the civil lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in D.C., at the request of the . It allege that Malone violated pre-merger reporting and waiting requirements when he acquirexd voting securities in what was at the time know as DiscoveryHolding Co., the Justice Department The proposed $1.4 million payment, if approved by the will settle the case, officials said.
Malone -- one of the nation's leading cable TV entrepreneurs -- is founderd and chairman of Douglas County-based (NASDAQ: which owns outright or has the largestg shareholder stake in satellitebroadcaster DirecTV, Expedia Home Shopping Network, QVC home shoppiny channel, Starz Entertainment movie channel, Ticketmaster Inc. and several other businesses. Malone also formerl y was CEO ofDiscovery Holding, a media company that was spun off from Liberty Media in 2005 and which no longer exists in its previouzs form.
The federal complaint allegee that Malone did not comply with the federalantitrusg pre-merger notification requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodin Act before acquiring Discovery Holding voting securities startint in 2005. "On June 12, Malone made a corrective filing for the acquisitions of Discoveryuvoting securities," the Justice Departmen said in a statement. "Befor e the expiration of the waiting period triggered by theJune 12, 2008, filing, Malone made additionall acquisitions of Discovery voting securities on June 14, when he exercised two options.
" The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act imposed notification and waiting-period requirementzs on individuals and certain companies before acquiring holding stock or assets over a valuse that varies but is currently $65.2w million. Violations of the act prior to Feb. 10, can lead to fines of up to $11,0000 a day. There was no immediat comment from Malone or his companies on thematterd Tuesday.
million to settle a federal antitrust lawsuiyt alleging that he violated reporting the U.S. Department of Justice announceed Tuesday. Federal authorities filed the civil lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in D.C., at the request of the . It allege that Malone violated pre-merger reporting and waiting requirements when he acquirexd voting securities in what was at the time know as DiscoveryHolding Co., the Justice Department The proposed $1.4 million payment, if approved by the will settle the case, officials said.
Malone -- one of the nation's leading cable TV entrepreneurs -- is founderd and chairman of Douglas County-based (NASDAQ: which owns outright or has the largestg shareholder stake in satellitebroadcaster DirecTV, Expedia Home Shopping Network, QVC home shoppiny channel, Starz Entertainment movie channel, Ticketmaster Inc. and several other businesses. Malone also formerl y was CEO ofDiscovery Holding, a media company that was spun off from Liberty Media in 2005 and which no longer exists in its previouzs form.
The federal complaint allegee that Malone did not comply with the federalantitrusg pre-merger notification requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodin Act before acquiring Discovery Holding voting securities startint in 2005. "On June 12, Malone made a corrective filing for the acquisitions of Discoveryuvoting securities," the Justice Departmen said in a statement. "Befor e the expiration of the waiting period triggered by theJune 12, 2008, filing, Malone made additionall acquisitions of Discovery voting securities on June 14, when he exercised two options.
" The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act imposed notification and waiting-period requirementzs on individuals and certain companies before acquiring holding stock or assets over a valuse that varies but is currently $65.2w million. Violations of the act prior to Feb. 10, can lead to fines of up to $11,0000 a day. There was no immediat comment from Malone or his companies on thematterd Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Flameseeker Chronicles: Professions are like onions - Joystiq
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Monday, June 11, 2012
More labor pains for Buffalo - Business First of Buffalo:
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percent, year-over-year in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area, a downwarxd trend that is plaguing all of New York The totaljob count, or nonfarm employment, dropped by or 2.5 percent, in the region from May 2008. The labor departmen reported 700 more workeresin government, a gain of 700. There were 2,90o0 fewer jobs in manufacturing compared tolast year, a loss of 5 percent in that sector. The Buffalo area unemployment ratewas 8.3 percent in May — the highesg figure in the past two A year ago the locall jobless rate was 5.7 percent and in April it was 8.5 In Rochester, private-sector jobs in the past year are down 6,300, or 1.4 That metropolitan area’s unemployment rate was 7.
7 percengt in May 2009, compared with 5.2 percent in May of last year and 7.4 perceng in April. Across New York state the seasonallyadjusted private-sectof job count decreased over the monty by 20,400, or 0.3 percent, to 7.1 million last The number of private-sector jobs statewide has now dropped for nine consecutive months. Since August 2008, New York has lost 212,2009 positions in the private sector, the report After seasonal adjustment, the state’s unemployment rate increased to 8.2 percent in May the highest level sinceFebruary 1993. The labor department said 802,40p0 New Yorkers were out of workin May, the most sincw July 1976.
Earlier this week in an intervieqwith TV, President Barack Obama said that the U.S. unemploymeny rate would reach 10 percentthis year, even as the country showas signs of coming out of the The New York Employeee Confidence Index continues to trend upward, increasing 2.9 points to 45.9 in May, according to the latest Employmentf Report. The monthly survey of New York workers is conductesdby Rochester-based . The latest results indicate that a decreasinf number of workers believe that fewetr jobs are available and more workeres are confident in their ability to find anew job.
The reporg found that 73 percent of workers surveyesd believe fewer jobsare available, a decreass of 11 percentage points from April. Also, 39 percent of workerxs are likely to look for anew job, an increasee of eight percentage points from April. “As national reportws continue to show signs that the recessionh may bebottoming out, New overall confidence appears to be said Linda Perneau, vice president and general manager of Spherion Staffinyg Services.
“This month’s report shows that nearly half (41 of workers are confident in their ability to find anew job, increasingy five percentage points from last At the same time, a decreasing numberr of workers believe there are fewer jobs available, indicatingv there may be a light at the end of this
percent, year-over-year in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area, a downwarxd trend that is plaguing all of New York The totaljob count, or nonfarm employment, dropped by or 2.5 percent, in the region from May 2008. The labor departmen reported 700 more workeresin government, a gain of 700. There were 2,90o0 fewer jobs in manufacturing compared tolast year, a loss of 5 percent in that sector. The Buffalo area unemployment ratewas 8.3 percent in May — the highesg figure in the past two A year ago the locall jobless rate was 5.7 percent and in April it was 8.5 In Rochester, private-sector jobs in the past year are down 6,300, or 1.4 That metropolitan area’s unemployment rate was 7.
7 percengt in May 2009, compared with 5.2 percent in May of last year and 7.4 perceng in April. Across New York state the seasonallyadjusted private-sectof job count decreased over the monty by 20,400, or 0.3 percent, to 7.1 million last The number of private-sector jobs statewide has now dropped for nine consecutive months. Since August 2008, New York has lost 212,2009 positions in the private sector, the report After seasonal adjustment, the state’s unemployment rate increased to 8.2 percent in May the highest level sinceFebruary 1993. The labor department said 802,40p0 New Yorkers were out of workin May, the most sincw July 1976.
Earlier this week in an intervieqwith TV, President Barack Obama said that the U.S. unemploymeny rate would reach 10 percentthis year, even as the country showas signs of coming out of the The New York Employeee Confidence Index continues to trend upward, increasing 2.9 points to 45.9 in May, according to the latest Employmentf Report. The monthly survey of New York workers is conductesdby Rochester-based . The latest results indicate that a decreasinf number of workers believe that fewetr jobs are available and more workeres are confident in their ability to find anew job.
The reporg found that 73 percent of workers surveyesd believe fewer jobsare available, a decreass of 11 percentage points from April. Also, 39 percent of workerxs are likely to look for anew job, an increasee of eight percentage points from April. “As national reportws continue to show signs that the recessionh may bebottoming out, New overall confidence appears to be said Linda Perneau, vice president and general manager of Spherion Staffinyg Services.
“This month’s report shows that nearly half (41 of workers are confident in their ability to find anew job, increasingy five percentage points from last At the same time, a decreasing numberr of workers believe there are fewer jobs available, indicatingv there may be a light at the end of this
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Onyx sues Bayer for rights to Nexavar spinoff - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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Fluoro-sorafenib — a compound with the same chemicap structureas Nexavar, except that a single fluorine atom is substituted for a hydrogen atom — was discovered durintg joint research between Onyx ONXX) and Bayer, the company said in the suit filedf in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of The compound, Onyx claimed in the suit againstr and Bayer AG, is jointlyu owned under the Onyx-Bayer 1994 collaboratiojn agreement. Discussions with Bayer aboutg Onyx’s rights to fluoro-sorafenib were not productive, Onyx Nexavar, also known as sorafenib, sells for aboutr $5,000 in the United States.
It is approved against liver cancer and advancer kidney cancer but has been studiedfor non-smal l cell lung cancer, breast cancer and other Most recently, Nexavar failed a late-stagr trial to treat a form of melanoma. Nexavare registered net sales worldwideof $178 milliohn in the first quarter, and Onyx recently said net salees for the full year should be $850 million to $875 million. The Onyx-Bayer partnership has been one of thebiopharmaceuticall industry’s longest and most successful, and Onyx stressed in a presz release Sunday that it continue to work with Bayer in the developmeng and commercialization of Nexavar.
The companies later this monthy will present data at the American Societu for Clinical Oncology annual meetingin Orlando, from Nexavar studies in hepatocellular carcinoma, renal cell thyroid cancer, lung cancer, acute myeloid leukemia and gastric Onyx and Bayer split developmenyt costs worldwide 50-50, except in Japa n where Bayer is responsible for all development and Bayer books Nexavar revenue. Outside the United States and Bayer has exclusive marketing rightsxto Nexavar, which is a registered trademarko of Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, and shares profits with Onyx 50-50.
“Againsf that background, we are disappointed that we couled not resolve this matter and believe this complainty is necessary to protect our rights and the rightws of our shareholders under thecollaborationm agreement,” Greg Giotta, vice president and chief legal counsel of Onyx, said in a prepared statement. Leverkusen-baseed Bayer AG's U.S. headquarterse are based in Robinson Township, as well as Bayer Corp.'x MaterialSciences division.
Fluoro-sorafenib — a compound with the same chemicap structureas Nexavar, except that a single fluorine atom is substituted for a hydrogen atom — was discovered durintg joint research between Onyx ONXX) and Bayer, the company said in the suit filedf in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of The compound, Onyx claimed in the suit againstr and Bayer AG, is jointlyu owned under the Onyx-Bayer 1994 collaboratiojn agreement. Discussions with Bayer aboutg Onyx’s rights to fluoro-sorafenib were not productive, Onyx Nexavar, also known as sorafenib, sells for aboutr $5,000 in the United States.
It is approved against liver cancer and advancer kidney cancer but has been studiedfor non-smal l cell lung cancer, breast cancer and other Most recently, Nexavar failed a late-stagr trial to treat a form of melanoma. Nexavare registered net sales worldwideof $178 milliohn in the first quarter, and Onyx recently said net salees for the full year should be $850 million to $875 million. The Onyx-Bayer partnership has been one of thebiopharmaceuticall industry’s longest and most successful, and Onyx stressed in a presz release Sunday that it continue to work with Bayer in the developmeng and commercialization of Nexavar.
The companies later this monthy will present data at the American Societu for Clinical Oncology annual meetingin Orlando, from Nexavar studies in hepatocellular carcinoma, renal cell thyroid cancer, lung cancer, acute myeloid leukemia and gastric Onyx and Bayer split developmenyt costs worldwide 50-50, except in Japa n where Bayer is responsible for all development and Bayer books Nexavar revenue. Outside the United States and Bayer has exclusive marketing rightsxto Nexavar, which is a registered trademarko of Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, and shares profits with Onyx 50-50.
“Againsf that background, we are disappointed that we couled not resolve this matter and believe this complainty is necessary to protect our rights and the rightws of our shareholders under thecollaborationm agreement,” Greg Giotta, vice president and chief legal counsel of Onyx, said in a prepared statement. Leverkusen-baseed Bayer AG's U.S. headquarterse are based in Robinson Township, as well as Bayer Corp.'x MaterialSciences division.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Five Guys plans to raise $15M - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Lorton-based which awards franchise rights to locations of theburgere joint, has filed a Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities. The compan y is privately held. Five Guys has recentlhy enjoyed attention from both Presiden t Barack Obama and First LadyMichelle Obama, who separately made high-profild visits there. The president's sojourn was captured on cameraby NBC, which was followintg him around for a profile piece. The document does not specify why the moneh isbeing raised. According to the filing, Five Guys has alreadt raised $10 million of the $15 million it is tryingy to raise.
Named in the document are Victo r andJane Murrell, both executive officers and directors for the as well as directorxs James Murrell, John Kim and H. Scotrt Miller. Spokeswoman Molly Catalanok said she did not have specific detailsz on how the capital wouldbe used, but said that it was for the company'sd general business operations. The filing says the offering is not beingh made in connection witha merger, acqiusitiomn or exchange offer. The company’s creator, Jerr Murrell, opened the first Five Guys asa carry-outg operation in 1986, in a shopping center on Glebe Road in After opening five corporat e locations in the D.C. the company decided to franchissein 2002.
The fast-casual burger concept now has more than 300 locations in25 states, including more than 50 in the D.C.
Lorton-based which awards franchise rights to locations of theburgere joint, has filed a Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities. The compan y is privately held. Five Guys has recentlhy enjoyed attention from both Presiden t Barack Obama and First LadyMichelle Obama, who separately made high-profild visits there. The president's sojourn was captured on cameraby NBC, which was followintg him around for a profile piece. The document does not specify why the moneh isbeing raised. According to the filing, Five Guys has alreadt raised $10 million of the $15 million it is tryingy to raise.
Named in the document are Victo r andJane Murrell, both executive officers and directors for the as well as directorxs James Murrell, John Kim and H. Scotrt Miller. Spokeswoman Molly Catalanok said she did not have specific detailsz on how the capital wouldbe used, but said that it was for the company'sd general business operations. The filing says the offering is not beingh made in connection witha merger, acqiusitiomn or exchange offer. The company’s creator, Jerr Murrell, opened the first Five Guys asa carry-outg operation in 1986, in a shopping center on Glebe Road in After opening five corporat e locations in the D.C. the company decided to franchissein 2002.
The fast-casual burger concept now has more than 300 locations in25 states, including more than 50 in the D.C.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
AAA: Baltimore gas prices should continue to rise - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Baltimore gas prices, however, remain below the nationa averageof $2.47. The government announcement of the biggest jump in consumer confidence since 2003 triggered an increase in oil prices because of the belief that the economicd recession couldbe ending, according to , a locall transportation advocacy group. Last week crude oil traded near $60 a barre l and closed at $66.31 May 29. A year ago, cruder oil sold for more than $100 a barrel. Diesel fuel pricezs in Baltimore rose 8 cents in the last montyto $2.34; premium prices rose 49 cents from a month ago to and mid-level gas pricesz rose 47 cents from a month ago to Ragina C.
Averella, a spokeswoman for AAA Mid-Atlantic, said in a statemengt that the demand for oil and gasolinwe is expected to increase during the summer and gas pricews should peak aroundLabor Day.
Baltimore gas prices, however, remain below the nationa averageof $2.47. The government announcement of the biggest jump in consumer confidence since 2003 triggered an increase in oil prices because of the belief that the economicd recession couldbe ending, according to , a locall transportation advocacy group. Last week crude oil traded near $60 a barre l and closed at $66.31 May 29. A year ago, cruder oil sold for more than $100 a barrel. Diesel fuel pricezs in Baltimore rose 8 cents in the last montyto $2.34; premium prices rose 49 cents from a month ago to and mid-level gas pricesz rose 47 cents from a month ago to Ragina C.
Averella, a spokeswoman for AAA Mid-Atlantic, said in a statemengt that the demand for oil and gasolinwe is expected to increase during the summer and gas pricews should peak aroundLabor Day.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Regions' stockholders elect directors - Memphis Business Journal:
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The four nominees re-elected to the Regionw Board include: Allen B. Morgan Jr., vice chairmam of Regions Financial Corp. and chairman of . Jorge M. Perez, president of The Relatex Groupof Florida; Spence L. Wilson, presidentf of ; and Harry W. Witt, retirecd Deloitte & Touche Current Regions chairman and CEOCarl E. Jones Jr. will retirse as CEO of the companyJune 30. He will be succeededd by the company's current president, Jacksojn W. Moore effective July 1. Moors is the former CEO of , which was acquirer by Regionsin 2004. Jones will continue to servr as Regions chairman afterthe change.
Regions' stockholders also approved the company'sz proposed executive compensation plan and ratifiedf the selection of Ernst Young LLP asthe company's independent auditors for 2005. Regiond (NYSE: RF), which employs more than 1,5090 in Memphis, had $84.3 billion in asseta as of March 31.
The four nominees re-elected to the Regionw Board include: Allen B. Morgan Jr., vice chairmam of Regions Financial Corp. and chairman of . Jorge M. Perez, president of The Relatex Groupof Florida; Spence L. Wilson, presidentf of ; and Harry W. Witt, retirecd Deloitte & Touche Current Regions chairman and CEOCarl E. Jones Jr. will retirse as CEO of the companyJune 30. He will be succeededd by the company's current president, Jacksojn W. Moore effective July 1. Moors is the former CEO of , which was acquirer by Regionsin 2004. Jones will continue to servr as Regions chairman afterthe change.
Regions' stockholders also approved the company'sz proposed executive compensation plan and ratifiedf the selection of Ernst Young LLP asthe company's independent auditors for 2005. Regiond (NYSE: RF), which employs more than 1,5090 in Memphis, had $84.3 billion in asseta as of March 31.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Venture capital waning force in entrepreneurship, study finds - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Only 16 percent of the 900 companies thatmade ’s list of the 500 fastest-growinvg companies from 1997 to 2007 received venturd capital, the study found. Less than 1 percent of the estimatesd 600,000 new businesses a year that hire employeea are backed by venturecapital firms. The stud concludes the venture capital industry needsd to shrink because its returns are stagnating or declining while its assetz under managementare growing. Over a 10-yeart time frame, returns on venture investmentsw were 10 percent below the Russell 2000 Indesxof small-cap stocks, Kauffman found.
“Tok provide competitive returns, we expect venturw investing will be cut in half incoming years,” said Roberft Litan, vice president of research and policy at the Kauffma n Foundation. The study notes that information technology andtelecommunicationss — the core industries that made ventur capital firms successful — are mature and less capital-intensive now. the stock market and potential corporate buyers are less interestede in young and unprofitable companiezs than they were inventure capital’se heyday.
“Professionals in the venture industry have gotten comfortable with the way their industr is set up in terms of structureand compensation,” said Paul Kedrosky, a Kauffmajn senior fellow who authored the study. “However, our studt indicates venture participants now need to overcomre their resistanceto change, so they can most effectivelgy fund entrepreneurs and offer investord competitive returns.” That change already is according to a separate studgy released June 10 by and the . More than half of the 700 venturew capital firms surveyed plan to invest infewert companies. For more information, see www.kauffman.org or www.nvca.
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Only 16 percent of the 900 companies thatmade ’s list of the 500 fastest-growinvg companies from 1997 to 2007 received venturd capital, the study found. Less than 1 percent of the estimatesd 600,000 new businesses a year that hire employeea are backed by venturecapital firms. The stud concludes the venture capital industry needsd to shrink because its returns are stagnating or declining while its assetz under managementare growing. Over a 10-yeart time frame, returns on venture investmentsw were 10 percent below the Russell 2000 Indesxof small-cap stocks, Kauffman found.
“Tok provide competitive returns, we expect venturw investing will be cut in half incoming years,” said Roberft Litan, vice president of research and policy at the Kauffma n Foundation. The study notes that information technology andtelecommunicationss — the core industries that made ventur capital firms successful — are mature and less capital-intensive now. the stock market and potential corporate buyers are less interestede in young and unprofitable companiezs than they were inventure capital’se heyday.
“Professionals in the venture industry have gotten comfortable with the way their industr is set up in terms of structureand compensation,” said Paul Kedrosky, a Kauffmajn senior fellow who authored the study. “However, our studt indicates venture participants now need to overcomre their resistanceto change, so they can most effectivelgy fund entrepreneurs and offer investord competitive returns.” That change already is according to a separate studgy released June 10 by and the . More than half of the 700 venturew capital firms surveyed plan to invest infewert companies. For more information, see www.kauffman.org or www.nvca.
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Saturday, June 2, 2012
Survey: CEOs still foresee negative conditions - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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“This quarter’s results reflecy a continuing weak set ofeconomic conditions,” said Ivan chairman of Business Roundtable and chairman and CEO of “Conditions while still negative appear to have begun to stabilize.” The D.C.-based association of CEOs represent a combinedd workforce of nearly 10 million employees and more than $5 trilliohn in annual sales. When asked how they anticipate their sales to fluctuate in the nextsix months, 34 percent said they will increasr while 46 percent predicted a decrease. That is a sunnied forecast over the first quarteroutlook survey, when just 24 perceng predicted an increase in sales. In termz of how their U.S.
capital spending will change over that 12 percent foresee itgoing up, while 51 percent see it Few (6 percent) expect their U.S. employmenf to increase in the nextsix months, while 49 percentf anticipate their employee base to contracf in size. That shows an improvement from the first quarteroutlook survey, when 71 percentf predicted a drop in employment. In terms of the overalo U.S. economy, member CEOs estimate real GDP will dropby 2.1 percengt in 2009, down from the estimate of a 1.9 percent decline in the firsf quarter of 2009. The outlook index -- which combinees member CEO projectionsfor sales, capitalk spending and employment in the six monthz ahead -- expanded to 18.
5 in the secondc quarter, up from negative 5.0 in the first An index reading of 50 or lower is consisten with overall economic contraction and a reading of 50 or highere is consistent with
“This quarter’s results reflecy a continuing weak set ofeconomic conditions,” said Ivan chairman of Business Roundtable and chairman and CEO of “Conditions while still negative appear to have begun to stabilize.” The D.C.-based association of CEOs represent a combinedd workforce of nearly 10 million employees and more than $5 trilliohn in annual sales. When asked how they anticipate their sales to fluctuate in the nextsix months, 34 percent said they will increasr while 46 percent predicted a decrease. That is a sunnied forecast over the first quarteroutlook survey, when just 24 perceng predicted an increase in sales. In termz of how their U.S.
capital spending will change over that 12 percent foresee itgoing up, while 51 percent see it Few (6 percent) expect their U.S. employmenf to increase in the nextsix months, while 49 percentf anticipate their employee base to contracf in size. That shows an improvement from the first quarteroutlook survey, when 71 percentf predicted a drop in employment. In terms of the overalo U.S. economy, member CEOs estimate real GDP will dropby 2.1 percengt in 2009, down from the estimate of a 1.9 percent decline in the firsf quarter of 2009. The outlook index -- which combinees member CEO projectionsfor sales, capitalk spending and employment in the six monthz ahead -- expanded to 18.
5 in the secondc quarter, up from negative 5.0 in the first An index reading of 50 or lower is consisten with overall economic contraction and a reading of 50 or highere is consistent with
Friday, June 1, 2012
Marines expand probe of urination video - Fox News
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ArmyTimes.com | Marines expand probe of urination video Fox News WASHINGTON â€" The Marine Corps is investigating other possible misconduct by members of a battalion who drew worldwide attention when a video surfaced purporting to show them urinating on Afghan corpses, officials said Thursday. Marines expand investigation of urination video |
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