Sunday, August 21, 2011
Monsanto buys WestBred assets for $45M - Wichita Business Journal:
“…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
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:
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
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:
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)
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 ... |