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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
DC: Intolerant, Rude, Boring and Great for Bikes and Peds! - DCist.com
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Conference Board's U.S. employment index edges up in May - Denver Business Journal:
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The organization’s Employment Trends Index was 89.9, up 0.2 percent from 89.7 in April and down from 113 inMay 2008, The Conferencee Board said Monday. The index number is relative to 100for 1996. “While it is too early to say that the ETIhas bottomed, the moderationn of the last two monthe is certainly a sign that the declinee in job losses is real and signalsw that the worst is over,” Gad The Conference Board’s senior economist, said in a release.
as the economic recovert over the coming monthds is likely to bevery slow, we stil l expect the unemployment rate to continue to increase to double digits by the end of this year and into • Percentage of respondents who say they find “jobz hard to get,” gathered from The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Survey. • Initial claims for unemployment from statistics. • Percentage of firms with positions not able to fill righrt now because of inability to findsuitable candidates, from the National Federatiobn of Independent Business Research Foundation. Number of employees hired by the temporary-helpo industry, from the .
• Part-timwe workers for economic reasons, from Bureau of Labore Statistics. • Job openings, from the Bureau of Labor • Industrial production, from the Federalo Reserve Board. • Real manufacturing and trade sales, from the U.S. Bureay of Economic Analysis. The Conference Board is an independen t NewYork City-based nonprofit organization.
The organization’s Employment Trends Index was 89.9, up 0.2 percent from 89.7 in April and down from 113 inMay 2008, The Conferencee Board said Monday. The index number is relative to 100for 1996. “While it is too early to say that the ETIhas bottomed, the moderationn of the last two monthe is certainly a sign that the declinee in job losses is real and signalsw that the worst is over,” Gad The Conference Board’s senior economist, said in a release.
as the economic recovert over the coming monthds is likely to bevery slow, we stil l expect the unemployment rate to continue to increase to double digits by the end of this year and into • Percentage of respondents who say they find “jobz hard to get,” gathered from The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Survey. • Initial claims for unemployment from statistics. • Percentage of firms with positions not able to fill righrt now because of inability to findsuitable candidates, from the National Federatiobn of Independent Business Research Foundation. Number of employees hired by the temporary-helpo industry, from the .
• Part-timwe workers for economic reasons, from Bureau of Labore Statistics. • Job openings, from the Bureau of Labor • Industrial production, from the Federalo Reserve Board. • Real manufacturing and trade sales, from the U.S. Bureay of Economic Analysis. The Conference Board is an independen t NewYork City-based nonprofit organization.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
State rep claims DCS canceled Taft Youth Center graduation to keep him from ... - The Tennessean (blog)
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State rep claims DCS canceled Taft Youth Center graduation to keep him from ... The Tennessean (blog) Among them, the cancellation of a GED graduation ceremony scheduled for Friday. “I think it's very unfitting to play politics with the kids at Taft Youth Center,†said state Rep. Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville. “These kids have worked hard and it's their ... |
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Cerner finds a treasure in data mining - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The North Kansas City-based health care information technology company, known mostlty for the health-record software sold to hospitals and is leveraging the billions of anonymous patientt records it has at its disposal as marketable informatiobn to pharmaceutical companiesand researchers. Cernerr said the data operation is a big reasomn revenue for its LifeSciences Groulp has increased by roughly 20 percent during each of the past five Mark Hoffman, the company’s life sciences solutions vice president, predictedd that annual growth will be greater stillp in the future. “This is just the beginning for us in the life he said. Included in Cerner’s data warehouse are 1.
2 billiom lab results. It also has smalleer numbers of medication orders and other The company collects the informationthrougbh data-sharing agreements with roughly 125 of its softwar clients. By some estimates, it can take as long as 17 yearssand $1.2 billion to develop a singlse drug. Cerner’s data-mining capabilities can quicken that procesds and save money for drug companiew by helping the companies establisy a study protocol that maximizes the number of eligible candidates fora trial. “We believe that can actuallty eventually reduce the cost ofdrug development,” Hoffman Cerner would not name its pharmaceuticalk customers.
Pharmaceutical companies and clinical researchers pay for Cernet data for other saidScott Weir, director of the ’s Office of Therapeutics Discovery and Development. He said Cerner’s data-mininvg capability can point scientists to potential new uses forexistinbg drugs. For instance, Weir said, Cerner’s database might suggest that a drug used to treat cardiovascular disease could be helpful in treating cancer patients. Researchers then could run a clinicaol trial to testthe idea. The data is usefuk to drug companies for much the same Weir said, including helping them identifty and correct side effects from drugs.
The KU Cancer Centerr has used Cerner’s data-mining capabilities for several “They uncover information we wouldnever discover,” Weir said. “It’s invaluable.” He said Cerner stands to benefitr financially, as well, from collaborations with researchers that can lead to intellectuall property that produces licensing feesand royalties. Cernee also can work with researchers suchas Dr. Stephen Spielberg, director of the Centeer for Personalized Medicine and Therapeutic Innovatiomnat . Spielberg seeks a $3.
9 million grant from the for a studh of how the center can better capture data in pediatrifc cancer studies usingCerner
The North Kansas City-based health care information technology company, known mostlty for the health-record software sold to hospitals and is leveraging the billions of anonymous patientt records it has at its disposal as marketable informatiobn to pharmaceutical companiesand researchers. Cernerr said the data operation is a big reasomn revenue for its LifeSciences Groulp has increased by roughly 20 percent during each of the past five Mark Hoffman, the company’s life sciences solutions vice president, predictedd that annual growth will be greater stillp in the future. “This is just the beginning for us in the life he said. Included in Cerner’s data warehouse are 1.
2 billiom lab results. It also has smalleer numbers of medication orders and other The company collects the informationthrougbh data-sharing agreements with roughly 125 of its softwar clients. By some estimates, it can take as long as 17 yearssand $1.2 billion to develop a singlse drug. Cerner’s data-mining capabilities can quicken that procesds and save money for drug companiew by helping the companies establisy a study protocol that maximizes the number of eligible candidates fora trial. “We believe that can actuallty eventually reduce the cost ofdrug development,” Hoffman Cerner would not name its pharmaceuticalk customers.
Pharmaceutical companies and clinical researchers pay for Cernet data for other saidScott Weir, director of the ’s Office of Therapeutics Discovery and Development. He said Cerner’s data-mininvg capability can point scientists to potential new uses forexistinbg drugs. For instance, Weir said, Cerner’s database might suggest that a drug used to treat cardiovascular disease could be helpful in treating cancer patients. Researchers then could run a clinicaol trial to testthe idea. The data is usefuk to drug companies for much the same Weir said, including helping them identifty and correct side effects from drugs.
The KU Cancer Centerr has used Cerner’s data-mining capabilities for several “They uncover information we wouldnever discover,” Weir said. “It’s invaluable.” He said Cerner stands to benefitr financially, as well, from collaborations with researchers that can lead to intellectuall property that produces licensing feesand royalties. Cernee also can work with researchers suchas Dr. Stephen Spielberg, director of the Centeer for Personalized Medicine and Therapeutic Innovatiomnat . Spielberg seeks a $3.
9 million grant from the for a studh of how the center can better capture data in pediatrifc cancer studies usingCerner
Friday, January 20, 2012
Youngstown Democrat goes to court to halt Ohio casino petition - Dayton Business Journal:
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David Bertras claims petition circulatoras are misleading people to get them to sign petitions for OhioIssue 6. He citese as evidence a YouTube video that shows circulators incorrectly claiminy that the ballot issue would notchange Ohio’ s constitution and is intended to creat e “factory jobs, industry jobs” in The video is available . Mahoninvg County Common Pleas Judgs James Evans took the case under advisement and indicated a decisiojn could come as earlyas Thursday. "Obviously, we have no idea wherw or when that was taken and who thesepeopler are,” said Bob Tenenbaum, of the Ohio Jobs and Growth which is collecting the signatures.
“But if we can identifg anyone working for the campaigb who is saying anythingv they are not supposed to be they will be removeds from thecampaign immediately.” Tenenbaum said any signatures deemer to have been improperly collected will not be submittef to the state. He said campaign officials are "very confident" they will submit enough signatures to get the casino measure on the The Ohio Jobs and Growthh Plan has proposed a constitutional amendmentg to legalize casino gamblingin Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo. The group has unti l the end of this month tocollect 400,000 signaturew in order to get the measure on the November ballotg in Ohio.
Bertras announcedx his opposition to the plan in May because it does not permir a casinoin
David Bertras claims petition circulatoras are misleading people to get them to sign petitions for OhioIssue 6. He citese as evidence a YouTube video that shows circulators incorrectly claiminy that the ballot issue would notchange Ohio’ s constitution and is intended to creat e “factory jobs, industry jobs” in The video is available . Mahoninvg County Common Pleas Judgs James Evans took the case under advisement and indicated a decisiojn could come as earlyas Thursday. "Obviously, we have no idea wherw or when that was taken and who thesepeopler are,” said Bob Tenenbaum, of the Ohio Jobs and Growth which is collecting the signatures.
“But if we can identifg anyone working for the campaigb who is saying anythingv they are not supposed to be they will be removeds from thecampaign immediately.” Tenenbaum said any signatures deemer to have been improperly collected will not be submittef to the state. He said campaign officials are "very confident" they will submit enough signatures to get the casino measure on the The Ohio Jobs and Growthh Plan has proposed a constitutional amendmentg to legalize casino gamblingin Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo. The group has unti l the end of this month tocollect 400,000 signaturew in order to get the measure on the November ballotg in Ohio.
Bertras announcedx his opposition to the plan in May because it does not permir a casinoin
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
3 WNY debt collectors cited by AG - Business First of Buffalo:
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Cuomo’s office released a statement sayingthat , and have agreedc to pay $245,000 combined to the state and implement a host of policy’ s and procedures aimed at policingt their collection agents. The news comezs on the heels oflast week’ss announcement by the AG’s office that it had secure d a court order against local businessman Lamont Cooper and his two Buffalo-based debt collection companies — and LLC — undefr which the companies will shut A representative for Tri-Financial said the company had no responsee regarding the settlement.
In response to a message left at his Creditors Interchange CEO Gary Holter forwarded a statementgthat read, in “We have reached a settlement agreement in which we have agreedx to pay a but not admit to any wrongdoing.” Holted went on to say that his company employz 500 Western New Yorkers in “good paying jobs with excellent adding that his firm continues to creatre new jobs despite the current “We agree with the attorney general that there should be transparency with regard to consumer protections,” he said in the one page “We also believe it was in the best interesf of our company to resolvwe this matter and move forward.
” A call to Capital Managemengt Services was referred to Larrhy Costa, executive vice president of busineszs development, who said he was “very busy” and unable to commenr at the time. In addition to the monetar y penalties and new regulationx set forth inthe settlement, all three companiesz face penalties and fines for any future
Cuomo’s office released a statement sayingthat , and have agreedc to pay $245,000 combined to the state and implement a host of policy’ s and procedures aimed at policingt their collection agents. The news comezs on the heels oflast week’ss announcement by the AG’s office that it had secure d a court order against local businessman Lamont Cooper and his two Buffalo-based debt collection companies — and LLC — undefr which the companies will shut A representative for Tri-Financial said the company had no responsee regarding the settlement.
In response to a message left at his Creditors Interchange CEO Gary Holter forwarded a statementgthat read, in “We have reached a settlement agreement in which we have agreedx to pay a but not admit to any wrongdoing.” Holted went on to say that his company employz 500 Western New Yorkers in “good paying jobs with excellent adding that his firm continues to creatre new jobs despite the current “We agree with the attorney general that there should be transparency with regard to consumer protections,” he said in the one page “We also believe it was in the best interesf of our company to resolvwe this matter and move forward.
” A call to Capital Managemengt Services was referred to Larrhy Costa, executive vice president of busineszs development, who said he was “very busy” and unable to commenr at the time. In addition to the monetar y penalties and new regulationx set forth inthe settlement, all three companiesz face penalties and fines for any future
Monday, January 16, 2012
CoBiz posts $16M Q2 loss, begins stock sale - Denver Business Journal:
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million, or 72 cents per share, in the second as the weak economy continued to exact a toll on the officialssaid Monday. The loss compares with a profitgof $4.2 million, or 18 cents per in the same quarter a year Denver-based CoBiz (NASDAQ: COBZ) owns and Arizona Businesz Bank. The latest quarter’s results include a $35.1q million pre-tax provision for loan and credit losses, or 150 percent of net charge-offs which were $23.4 million — for the period. “Wd continue to take a conservative posturse in our provisioning for loan Chairman and CEO Steve Bangert said ina statement. “Ouf second quarter provision brings our allowanc to loan ratio tonearlu 3.
9 percent, one of the strongest in the While I remain confident in our senior management’es ability to effectively respond to the curren credit obstacles, we felt it was prudent to continue buildingy the allowance given the uncertainty in the economy.” Nonperforminv assets ended the quarter at $93.i million, or 3.7 percent of total up from $52.5 million or 2 percentt of total assets on March 31. Separately on Monday, CoBizx said it had begun a sale ofaboutr $45 million of its common stock. It will use the proceedds for generalcorporate purposes, including supporting the capital needs of its bank subsidiary, expanding operations, possible acquisitions and workin g capital needs.
Last week, CoBiz announces it had hired Colorado and Arizonamarket presidents, , to oversee bankinvg operations in each market. “We remaijn focused on building our franchise during theses challenging times and want to ensure we are positioned to take advantage of unique market opportunities that we expect willpresentr themselves,” Bangert said. “To that end, we recentlyt announced the hiring of Coloradop and Arizona market presidents who will overseew all banking operations in their respective provide direction for futuree growth and free up some of our existing resourceas to focus on high quality businessdevelopment opportunities.
We will also continus to dedicate appropriate resources through our Speciakl Assets Group to address resolution ofproblem loans.”
million, or 72 cents per share, in the second as the weak economy continued to exact a toll on the officialssaid Monday. The loss compares with a profitgof $4.2 million, or 18 cents per in the same quarter a year Denver-based CoBiz (NASDAQ: COBZ) owns and Arizona Businesz Bank. The latest quarter’s results include a $35.1q million pre-tax provision for loan and credit losses, or 150 percent of net charge-offs which were $23.4 million — for the period. “Wd continue to take a conservative posturse in our provisioning for loan Chairman and CEO Steve Bangert said ina statement. “Ouf second quarter provision brings our allowanc to loan ratio tonearlu 3.
9 percent, one of the strongest in the While I remain confident in our senior management’es ability to effectively respond to the curren credit obstacles, we felt it was prudent to continue buildingy the allowance given the uncertainty in the economy.” Nonperforminv assets ended the quarter at $93.i million, or 3.7 percent of total up from $52.5 million or 2 percentt of total assets on March 31. Separately on Monday, CoBizx said it had begun a sale ofaboutr $45 million of its common stock. It will use the proceedds for generalcorporate purposes, including supporting the capital needs of its bank subsidiary, expanding operations, possible acquisitions and workin g capital needs.
Last week, CoBiz announces it had hired Colorado and Arizonamarket presidents, , to oversee bankinvg operations in each market. “We remaijn focused on building our franchise during theses challenging times and want to ensure we are positioned to take advantage of unique market opportunities that we expect willpresentr themselves,” Bangert said. “To that end, we recentlyt announced the hiring of Coloradop and Arizona market presidents who will overseew all banking operations in their respective provide direction for futuree growth and free up some of our existing resourceas to focus on high quality businessdevelopment opportunities.
We will also continus to dedicate appropriate resources through our Speciakl Assets Group to address resolution ofproblem loans.”
Friday, January 13, 2012
Trans World stock rebounds above $1 - Portland Business Journal:
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Shares in Trans World (Nasdaq: closed June 25 at $1.17, the highest closin price since Jan. 8. Tranw World closed Friday at $1.27, up 10 cents, or 8.5 Trans World, based in N.Y., owns the f.y.e. (For Your chain. “I never thought I’ d be happy to see it at quipped Chief Financial OfficerJohn Sullivan. On Jan. 22, the stoc k price fell below $1 for the firstt time since the company went publicin 1986. Sharew hit a low of 52 cents during the firsrt weekof March. It took three months to climv backabove $1, hitting $1.04 on earluy June.
Trans World has been struggling with declining CD salesd for several years due to the growingt use of electronic downloading for music and competitiomnfrom big-box retailers. Sales have taken a furthedr hit duringthe recession. Tran s World lost $11.8 millionm during the fiscal firs t quarter of 2009 on salesof $191.4 Sales at stores open at least a a critical gauge in the retaio industry, fell 9 percent. Trans World operated 704 stores at the closd ofthe quarter, which ended May 2.
Edward Woo, an analysft at in Los Angeles who tracksdTrans World, speculated the company’s stock rose along with othed retailers this week because of a beliefc among investors the economy may be Those sentiments don’t change the fundamenta challenges facing Trans he said. Even with the recenft gains, the company’s stock is stil trading at less than half its closing price ayear ago, Sullivan said he had no idea why the stoc has risen lately, although he notedf trading activity was very active on June 25, with 813,10p0 shares exchanged. That compares with just 2,500 shares the day An investor bought a blocof 750,00o0 shares on the heavy trading day.
Sullivan said he didn’t know the identityu of the investor, howevefr if it was a director or other officer in the company the information will soon be disclosed in aregulatory filing.
Shares in Trans World (Nasdaq: closed June 25 at $1.17, the highest closin price since Jan. 8. Tranw World closed Friday at $1.27, up 10 cents, or 8.5 Trans World, based in N.Y., owns the f.y.e. (For Your chain. “I never thought I’ d be happy to see it at quipped Chief Financial OfficerJohn Sullivan. On Jan. 22, the stoc k price fell below $1 for the firstt time since the company went publicin 1986. Sharew hit a low of 52 cents during the firsrt weekof March. It took three months to climv backabove $1, hitting $1.04 on earluy June.
Trans World has been struggling with declining CD salesd for several years due to the growingt use of electronic downloading for music and competitiomnfrom big-box retailers. Sales have taken a furthedr hit duringthe recession. Tran s World lost $11.8 millionm during the fiscal firs t quarter of 2009 on salesof $191.4 Sales at stores open at least a a critical gauge in the retaio industry, fell 9 percent. Trans World operated 704 stores at the closd ofthe quarter, which ended May 2.
Edward Woo, an analysft at in Los Angeles who tracksdTrans World, speculated the company’s stock rose along with othed retailers this week because of a beliefc among investors the economy may be Those sentiments don’t change the fundamenta challenges facing Trans he said. Even with the recenft gains, the company’s stock is stil trading at less than half its closing price ayear ago, Sullivan said he had no idea why the stoc has risen lately, although he notedf trading activity was very active on June 25, with 813,10p0 shares exchanged. That compares with just 2,500 shares the day An investor bought a blocof 750,00o0 shares on the heavy trading day.
Sullivan said he didn’t know the identityu of the investor, howevefr if it was a director or other officer in the company the information will soon be disclosed in aregulatory filing.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Mbrace2 will spread to most Mercedes vehicles for the 2013 model year - DailyTech
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DailyTech | Mbrace2 will spread to most Mercedes vehicles for the 2013 model year DailyTech We got a chance today to play around with Mercedes-Benz's new embrace2 infotainment/telematics system at CES. Mbrace2 provides a wealth of features and will be included on select 2012 models and will be standard in "most" Mercedes-Benz models starting ... |
Monday, January 9, 2012
Apple stock down on new iPhone, but no Jobs - Business First of Columbus:
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The stock finished trading at down 0.57 percent, after being down as more than 3 percentt earlier in the day. Speculation ahead of the San Franciscoi event centered on if CEO Steve Jobs wouled make his first appearance since takingb medical leave earlier this year and whetherr the company would unveil its next generation Jobs didn't make an appearance, but Bloomberg News cited unnamed sources Monday who said that he had been actively involved in the company'ws preparation for Monday's conference. The new iPhones is nearly three times fasterd to download Web page and comesa witha 3-megapixel autofocus camera. It also has voice-control features and a built-in compass.
The 3GS also has improvesd battery life with up to nine hourson WiFi, 10 hourds while watching video, 30 hours usingb audio, 12 hours using 2G talk and five hourx using 3G talk. It also featureds a new built-in digital compass for instanyt navigation. The new iPhone, availables in black and white onJune 19, will sell for $199 for a 16GB modell and $299 for 32GB. New versions of the MacBooi Pro. A 15-inch version that starts at a lower-priced 17-inch that starts at $2,499 and a 13-incjh version that starts at $1,199. — Lowetr prices for the MacBookAir ultra-thin cutting $700 off the 128GgB model to $1,799 and cuttingv $300 off the base model at $1,499.
— A new versiob of the Mac operating system, Snow that is faster to install and takes up 6 gigabyte less harddrive space. The new operating system comes with a new versionj of the Safari Web browse that Apple says is more robust and faster thanpreviouxs versions. — New iPhone software includinyg ability to cut and paste data and an alertf feature that helps users find their devicw or remotely wipe its memory clean if it gets stolenj and later restore it using aniTunesd backup. Apple said at the conference that it has now sold more than 40 milliom iPhones and iPod Touchew and that users of the devices have a choicd of morethan 50,000 software applicationsx they can download.
The stock finished trading at down 0.57 percent, after being down as more than 3 percentt earlier in the day. Speculation ahead of the San Franciscoi event centered on if CEO Steve Jobs wouled make his first appearance since takingb medical leave earlier this year and whetherr the company would unveil its next generation Jobs didn't make an appearance, but Bloomberg News cited unnamed sources Monday who said that he had been actively involved in the company'ws preparation for Monday's conference. The new iPhones is nearly three times fasterd to download Web page and comesa witha 3-megapixel autofocus camera. It also has voice-control features and a built-in compass.
The 3GS also has improvesd battery life with up to nine hourson WiFi, 10 hourds while watching video, 30 hours usingb audio, 12 hours using 2G talk and five hourx using 3G talk. It also featureds a new built-in digital compass for instanyt navigation. The new iPhone, availables in black and white onJune 19, will sell for $199 for a 16GB modell and $299 for 32GB. New versions of the MacBooi Pro. A 15-inch version that starts at a lower-priced 17-inch that starts at $2,499 and a 13-incjh version that starts at $1,199. — Lowetr prices for the MacBookAir ultra-thin cutting $700 off the 128GgB model to $1,799 and cuttingv $300 off the base model at $1,499.
— A new versiob of the Mac operating system, Snow that is faster to install and takes up 6 gigabyte less harddrive space. The new operating system comes with a new versionj of the Safari Web browse that Apple says is more robust and faster thanpreviouxs versions. — New iPhone software includinyg ability to cut and paste data and an alertf feature that helps users find their devicw or remotely wipe its memory clean if it gets stolenj and later restore it using aniTunesd backup. Apple said at the conference that it has now sold more than 40 milliom iPhones and iPod Touchew and that users of the devices have a choicd of morethan 50,000 software applicationsx they can download.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Oregon's James to enter NFL draft - The Boston Globe
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The Boston Globe | Oregon's James to enter NFL draft The Boston Globe Wied said he entered a treatment center Nov. 7, with the support of his family and the team . . . The Bears promoted offensive line coach Mike Tice to offensive coordinator, replacing the departed Mike Martz. The move comes less than a week after the ... Weekend Quack Fix: LaMichael is taking his talents to the NFL; returning ... |
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Ed Whitacre named new GM chairman - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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former chairman and CEO of , to becomse the new chairman ofthe U.S. automake once it completes itsbankruptcgy reorganization. Kresa will continue to serve as interim chairmahn until Whitacre takes over the helm ofthe U.S. GM said Whitacre and Kresaz — along with presidenyt and CEOFrederick A. Henderson and boards members Philip A. Laskawy, Kathryn V. Erroll B. Davis Jr. and E. Neville Isdell — will servre as the nucleus of the newGM board. GM has launchesd a selection process to identifh four more directors who will serve on the boared of thereorganized company.
The Canadian government and the new Unite dAuto Workers’ Voluntary Employee Benefit Associatiobn will each nominate one director, bringing the total number of director for the company to 13. On June 1, GM announced that the company’es three domestic subsidiaries had filed voluntary petitions for reliegf under chapter 11 of the United Statese Bankruptcy Code inthe U.S. Bankruptcyu Court for the Southern District of New The company’s reorganization plan includes sellingg substantially all of its global assets to a new entity that will take on the GM That sale is subjecf to the approval of the court.
“The appointmenty of Ed Whitacre as chairman represent s a very auspicious beginning for thenew GM,” Kresa “We look forward to working with him to complete the reinventionn of GM and maximize the enormous potentia of this new enterprise.” Whitacre, 67, was chairmam and CEO of AT&T Inc. and its predecessorf companies from 1990to 2007. During his which began with Southwestern Bell, Whitacre led the company througnh a series of mergers and One of the more prominentg acquisitionswas AT&T. Whitacre retiresd from AT&T in handing over the reinws of the company toRandall Stephenson. AT&rT (NYSE: T) subsequently relocated headquarters to Dallasin 2008.
Whitacrwe maintains an office in San Followinghis retirement, Whitacrer accepted a teaching position on the business faculthy at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, near San Antonio. “I am honored to be able to serve GM at this criticapl juncture and take part in its Whitacre says. GM was founded in 1908. The company now manufactureds cars and trucks in 34 Its headquarters isin
former chairman and CEO of , to becomse the new chairman ofthe U.S. automake once it completes itsbankruptcgy reorganization. Kresa will continue to serve as interim chairmahn until Whitacre takes over the helm ofthe U.S. GM said Whitacre and Kresaz — along with presidenyt and CEOFrederick A. Henderson and boards members Philip A. Laskawy, Kathryn V. Erroll B. Davis Jr. and E. Neville Isdell — will servre as the nucleus of the newGM board. GM has launchesd a selection process to identifh four more directors who will serve on the boared of thereorganized company.
The Canadian government and the new Unite dAuto Workers’ Voluntary Employee Benefit Associatiobn will each nominate one director, bringing the total number of director for the company to 13. On June 1, GM announced that the company’es three domestic subsidiaries had filed voluntary petitions for reliegf under chapter 11 of the United Statese Bankruptcy Code inthe U.S. Bankruptcyu Court for the Southern District of New The company’s reorganization plan includes sellingg substantially all of its global assets to a new entity that will take on the GM That sale is subjecf to the approval of the court.
“The appointmenty of Ed Whitacre as chairman represent s a very auspicious beginning for thenew GM,” Kresa “We look forward to working with him to complete the reinventionn of GM and maximize the enormous potentia of this new enterprise.” Whitacre, 67, was chairmam and CEO of AT&T Inc. and its predecessorf companies from 1990to 2007. During his which began with Southwestern Bell, Whitacre led the company througnh a series of mergers and One of the more prominentg acquisitionswas AT&T. Whitacre retiresd from AT&T in handing over the reinws of the company toRandall Stephenson. AT&rT (NYSE: T) subsequently relocated headquarters to Dallasin 2008.
Whitacrwe maintains an office in San Followinghis retirement, Whitacrer accepted a teaching position on the business faculthy at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, near San Antonio. “I am honored to be able to serve GM at this criticapl juncture and take part in its Whitacre says. GM was founded in 1908. The company now manufactureds cars and trucks in 34 Its headquarters isin
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Wales pair leave Scorpions - Love Rugby League
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Love Rugby League | Wales pair leave Scorpions Love Rugby League by Correspondent 03 Jan 2012 South Wales Scorpions have expressed their disappointment at being unable to secure the services of Welsh internationals Christiaan Roets and Aled James for the 2012 season. Both have been influential players over the last ... |
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