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Kokam’s , to be dubbed Summit Batter Park, would employ an estimated 900 people with average annualk salariesof $40,000. Kokam Presidenrt Don Nissanka has said he hopesw to break ground beforde the end ofthe year, probablg at a site of more than 40 acrees in the vicinity of Kokam’xs current 50,000-square-foot Lee’s Summit plant. Nissanka was out of the country Mondayuand couldn’t be reached for comment. Kokam, a startupp founded in October 2005, burst into the limelight this picked Kansas City for an assembly facilitu largely becauseof Kokam’s proximity.
And with federal stimulud dollars and state moneyseeking advanced-battery-makers, a joinr venture involving Kokam landed a commitment in April of nearlt $145 million in incentives from Michigan to builc a battery plant there that’s similar to the one plannee locally. The group also applied for federal stimulus money. Schaefer, R-Columbia, sent a letter to Nixon on Thursday proposing that financing be cutby $11.5 million combined for Kokam’ss Lee’s Summit plant and another battery plant in Joplin to help preserv e $31.2 million in financinhg for the in Columbia, which Schaefer called the cornerston e of a $200 million hospital project.
“Every indicatiohn that I’m getting is that (Nixon) intends to veto the moneg forthe hospital,” Schaefer said, addin g that Nixon’s veto probably would kill the entirse $200 million project. “Spending public funds on a canceer hospital owned by the citizens of Missouru is always going to win out over givin public funds to a private companh for abattery plant,” Schaefer “Nobody has told me that the lowe amount would kill (Kokam’s Lee’ss Summit) project.” Nixon spokesman Scott Holste said the governoer will have an announcement about the budgetf bill before June 30, the end of Missouri’s fiscalo year.
Nixon and his staffv have been reviewing the budgetbill “line by line to determin e what the state can afford,” Holste said, and they want to keep centrapl services in place. Jim Devine, CEO of the l, said he thoughtg Schaefer’s proposal was “noyt as serious” a threat as the EDC firstf thought, “but you never know in The EDC issued a release Fridagy encouraging Nixon to keep theKokajm plant’s financing fully in place.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Fake Memoir With Bogus Shakespeare - New York Times
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Fake Memoir With Bogus Shakespeare New York Times In a lengthy fake memoir that is supposed to be the “Introduction†to this Shakespeare play, Mr. Phillips pretends to be a fictional version of himself, recounting the story of how his con-man father â€" who is also named Arthur and who is serving jail ... |
Monday, April 25, 2011
Oldsmar investment broker gets book smart - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The companies that survived learned how to accesss the power of the Internet to make their own businessezsmore efficient, said J. Michael chairman of Pinson, who was an investment broker atthe time, saw the Internet "as a and also "as a great way to market investmentf books." Now Pinson markets a lot more than just investment His company acts as a distributor and Web portal for more than 13 including Random House, Simon and Schuster and Penguinb Putnam, and he handles more than 100,000 titles from his warehousw in Oldsmar.
Pinson has two basic business a wholesale model where he sells to other resellers and a franchise model where he sells to companied with Web sites who want to add books to theid existingproduct lines. Pinson can build a Web-basexd stand-alone store where his customer can develoo either a general line of books or a specialtg niche inany subject. Pinson handlees all of the book fulfillment duties and paysa 15-percent commissiobn to the Web-site owner for everyh book sold. It is like having a "plug and play bookstore," where Pinson does the lion' share of the work.
"This modelk is for people who are alreadyugetting 1,000 Web hits per month, not for someoned starting out," he With the book sales volume growing, Pinson is looking for more "We need a 20,000-square-foot building to expand our he said. Just two years ago, Pinson was shippinb books from his garageat home. "Our last monthh at home, we shipped 700 books. Last monthb here we shipped 13,000. "Right now I'm working on developint our infrastructure for the next he said. A full-fledged online shoppingh mall and an expansion of availablre titles are onthe horizon. Pinsoh started his company withnearlyt $100,000 in 1996.
At the he was glued to computer screens, actively trading stocks. "I questioned what I was How could I even take a vacatiomlike this?" he said. That's when he decided to learj how to marketinvestment books. Withoutr access to a traditional bankbusinesss loan, Pinson financed much of the startup via credit "Banks don't like to finance small businesses," he Today his debt is down to Pinson maintains an almost obsessive goal of "paying billd early.
" If the invoice is net 30 days, Pinson instructx his staff to pay in 21 "As we grow, I expect our vendors to increases our lines of and the only way to do that is to have a perfecy pay record," he said. With sales of more than $4 millio in 2003, most of the growthh can now befinanced internally. And most of the profitx are used to finance technology advances for the Website "We spent $30,000 for hardwarer and software improvements in the first quarter this he said. The information technologu department isthe company's most important department and has the highest priorityy in the budget, he said.
The companies that survived learned how to accesss the power of the Internet to make their own businessezsmore efficient, said J. Michael chairman of Pinson, who was an investment broker atthe time, saw the Internet "as a and also "as a great way to market investmentf books." Now Pinson markets a lot more than just investment His company acts as a distributor and Web portal for more than 13 including Random House, Simon and Schuster and Penguinb Putnam, and he handles more than 100,000 titles from his warehousw in Oldsmar.
Pinson has two basic business a wholesale model where he sells to other resellers and a franchise model where he sells to companied with Web sites who want to add books to theid existingproduct lines. Pinson can build a Web-basexd stand-alone store where his customer can develoo either a general line of books or a specialtg niche inany subject. Pinson handlees all of the book fulfillment duties and paysa 15-percent commissiobn to the Web-site owner for everyh book sold. It is like having a "plug and play bookstore," where Pinson does the lion' share of the work.
"This modelk is for people who are alreadyugetting 1,000 Web hits per month, not for someoned starting out," he With the book sales volume growing, Pinson is looking for more "We need a 20,000-square-foot building to expand our he said. Just two years ago, Pinson was shippinb books from his garageat home. "Our last monthh at home, we shipped 700 books. Last monthb here we shipped 13,000. "Right now I'm working on developint our infrastructure for the next he said. A full-fledged online shoppingh mall and an expansion of availablre titles are onthe horizon. Pinsoh started his company withnearlyt $100,000 in 1996.
At the he was glued to computer screens, actively trading stocks. "I questioned what I was How could I even take a vacatiomlike this?" he said. That's when he decided to learj how to marketinvestment books. Withoutr access to a traditional bankbusinesss loan, Pinson financed much of the startup via credit "Banks don't like to finance small businesses," he Today his debt is down to Pinson maintains an almost obsessive goal of "paying billd early.
" If the invoice is net 30 days, Pinson instructx his staff to pay in 21 "As we grow, I expect our vendors to increases our lines of and the only way to do that is to have a perfecy pay record," he said. With sales of more than $4 millio in 2003, most of the growthh can now befinanced internally. And most of the profitx are used to finance technology advances for the Website "We spent $30,000 for hardwarer and software improvements in the first quarter this he said. The information technologu department isthe company's most important department and has the highest priorityy in the budget, he said.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Ivy Tech schedules hearing on tuition - Wichita Business Journal:
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in the fourth flooer auditorium of the North Meridian Centere atIvy Tech’s downtown Indianapolis campus. The campusx is located 50 W. Fall Creek Parkway North Drive. The 2008-09 in-state student tuition rate is $95 per credi hour with a $40 per-semester technologg fee. The proposed rates are $99.65 per creditt hour with a $50 per-semestert technology fee for the 2009-10 year and $104.5t5 per credit hour and $60 per-semestet technology fee for the 2010-1q year. The cost for full-timwe students, who take 15 credit would increaseby $79.75 per semester in 2009-1 and by $83.50 in 2010-11.
Indiana residentes who want to address the committedbut can’t are encouraged to send written commentd to Bob Holmes, vice president for finance and treasurer of the college, at bholmes@ivytech.eduu or mailed to him at the Ivy Tech Communitgy College, 50 W. Fall Creek Parkway North Drive, Ind., 46208. Ivy Tech, the state’s community collegde system, operates 23 campuses in Indiana, including a Southern Indiana campu sin Sellersburg.
in the fourth flooer auditorium of the North Meridian Centere atIvy Tech’s downtown Indianapolis campus. The campusx is located 50 W. Fall Creek Parkway North Drive. The 2008-09 in-state student tuition rate is $95 per credi hour with a $40 per-semester technologg fee. The proposed rates are $99.65 per creditt hour with a $50 per-semestert technology fee for the 2009-10 year and $104.5t5 per credit hour and $60 per-semestet technology fee for the 2010-1q year. The cost for full-timwe students, who take 15 credit would increaseby $79.75 per semester in 2009-1 and by $83.50 in 2010-11.
Indiana residentes who want to address the committedbut can’t are encouraged to send written commentd to Bob Holmes, vice president for finance and treasurer of the college, at bholmes@ivytech.eduu or mailed to him at the Ivy Tech Communitgy College, 50 W. Fall Creek Parkway North Drive, Ind., 46208. Ivy Tech, the state’s community collegde system, operates 23 campuses in Indiana, including a Southern Indiana campu sin Sellersburg.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Round 3 of workers
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Florida’s workers’ compensation insurance rates were among the highestf in the nationbefore attorneys’ fee limitds were imposed in 2003. Insurance rates dropped every year sincwe then because lawyers refused many cases due to the limitee prospects formaking However, the Florida Supreme Court last fall ruled the language in the fee schedule is ambiguoux and allowed judges to approve larger fees a decision that cleared the way for plaintif f attorneys to make more money in on-the-job injury cases. As a result, workers’ comp insurance rates will rise 6.4 percentr in April.
But House Bill 903 and companion Senats Bill 2072 change the language to restrict attorneyt compensation to thefee formula. argued that the proposed law is needecd becauserising workers’ comp insurance rates create a hardshi for companies in the state and discourage thosee that might move to Florida. “If this bill doesn’t pass, Florida employers will see a series of costly increasezs intheir workers’ comp rates,” said Danieol Krassner, spokesman and strategist for the Floridaw Chamber of Commerce. “We want to get injured workers back on the job as quicklgyas possible. Settling claims quickly does that.
” Paul executive officer with the , a group representing trial said the bill would limit the hourly fees injureed workers can paytheir lawyers. Unless the plaintiff can find a lawyer willing to work for acontingency fee, the worker would have to represenr himself. “Working people will have to find theitr way through the system withoutan attorney,” Anderson said. By there are no limits on what insurance companies can pay attorneys torepresent them. Rep.
Dave R-Pensacola, co-sponsor of the Housde version of theproposed law, feels differently: “Thered will always be attorneys willingb to represent injured workers, just as there are always attorneys willing to represent criminalzs and accused criminals. The real issuw is the cost of doing business in which will increase dramatically withoutthese changes.” The Houses bill has been read out of committer and could soon go to a Houswe vote, and the Senatew version sponsored by Sen.
Garrett Richter, has been sent to committee forinitial
Florida’s workers’ compensation insurance rates were among the highestf in the nationbefore attorneys’ fee limitds were imposed in 2003. Insurance rates dropped every year sincwe then because lawyers refused many cases due to the limitee prospects formaking However, the Florida Supreme Court last fall ruled the language in the fee schedule is ambiguoux and allowed judges to approve larger fees a decision that cleared the way for plaintif f attorneys to make more money in on-the-job injury cases. As a result, workers’ comp insurance rates will rise 6.4 percentr in April.
But House Bill 903 and companion Senats Bill 2072 change the language to restrict attorneyt compensation to thefee formula. argued that the proposed law is needecd becauserising workers’ comp insurance rates create a hardshi for companies in the state and discourage thosee that might move to Florida. “If this bill doesn’t pass, Florida employers will see a series of costly increasezs intheir workers’ comp rates,” said Danieol Krassner, spokesman and strategist for the Floridaw Chamber of Commerce. “We want to get injured workers back on the job as quicklgyas possible. Settling claims quickly does that.
” Paul executive officer with the , a group representing trial said the bill would limit the hourly fees injureed workers can paytheir lawyers. Unless the plaintiff can find a lawyer willing to work for acontingency fee, the worker would have to represenr himself. “Working people will have to find theitr way through the system withoutan attorney,” Anderson said. By there are no limits on what insurance companies can pay attorneys torepresent them. Rep.
Dave R-Pensacola, co-sponsor of the Housde version of theproposed law, feels differently: “Thered will always be attorneys willingb to represent injured workers, just as there are always attorneys willing to represent criminalzs and accused criminals. The real issuw is the cost of doing business in which will increase dramatically withoutthese changes.” The Houses bill has been read out of committer and could soon go to a Houswe vote, and the Senatew version sponsored by Sen.
Garrett Richter, has been sent to committee forinitial
Monday, April 18, 2011
Colorado Hispanic business leaders to lobby Bennet, others on union bill - East Bay Business Times:
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The delegation includes memberxs of the Hispanic Contractorse ofColorado (HCC) and the Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The groupp will be in Washington on Tuesdaand Wednesday, joining small-business leaders from other states. The Coloradio business leaders want totell D-Colo., and other lawmakersw “why this bill would really hurt them as they try to emerger from a tough economy,” said HCC spokesman Sean Duffy said the group arranged to meet with Benneyt because he has not yet declared how he will vote on the labodr bill.
“In these very difficul economic times, companies are struggling to retain the jobs they Helga Grunerud, HCC executive director, said in a “We want to send a message that we want to help jump starf economic recovery but [the labo bill] would make that challenge far, far The Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the “card check” bill, woulxd allow workers to organize a uniob without a secret election, as now Instead, a local could be launched at a workplace if at leastg half its workers sign an authorizationj card.
Unions say the bill is neededx to protect worker rights in the But ina statement, HCC said that enactmenrt of the law “would unfairly tip the delicatew business-labor climate in Colorado sharply away from and would result in furthed economic damage and job loss.” As part of a largefr nationwide contingent organized by the , the Colorad group will meet with Sen. John R-S.D., and other legislators “tlo be determined,” Duffy said. The business leadersd also want to discuss other including health care reform and the allocation of federallstimulus funds.
The delegation includes memberxs of the Hispanic Contractorse ofColorado (HCC) and the Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The groupp will be in Washington on Tuesdaand Wednesday, joining small-business leaders from other states. The Coloradio business leaders want totell D-Colo., and other lawmakersw “why this bill would really hurt them as they try to emerger from a tough economy,” said HCC spokesman Sean Duffy said the group arranged to meet with Benneyt because he has not yet declared how he will vote on the labodr bill.
“In these very difficul economic times, companies are struggling to retain the jobs they Helga Grunerud, HCC executive director, said in a “We want to send a message that we want to help jump starf economic recovery but [the labo bill] would make that challenge far, far The Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the “card check” bill, woulxd allow workers to organize a uniob without a secret election, as now Instead, a local could be launched at a workplace if at leastg half its workers sign an authorizationj card.
Unions say the bill is neededx to protect worker rights in the But ina statement, HCC said that enactmenrt of the law “would unfairly tip the delicatew business-labor climate in Colorado sharply away from and would result in furthed economic damage and job loss.” As part of a largefr nationwide contingent organized by the , the Colorad group will meet with Sen. John R-S.D., and other legislators “tlo be determined,” Duffy said. The business leadersd also want to discuss other including health care reform and the allocation of federallstimulus funds.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Sporting Kansas City at forefront of MLS innovation - SI.com
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Sporting Kansas City at forefront of MLS innovation SI.com When MLS insiders discuss various clubs' operational ways, they tend to categorize teams in one of two ways: those still running the sluggish, old MLS 1.0 (figuratively speaking, of course) and those having graduated to the higher-capacity 2.0. ... |
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