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Friday, October 29, 2010
Technology makes recruiting simpler - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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But in the past decade or so, humanb resources has taken on a new a technological one that has ended up saving companieas time and money to attract and recruit the toptalen available. But it hasn't come without a down An early change in the industryt came with the developmentt ofWeb sites, such as Monster, and Yahoo HotJobs, and was followede and assisted by the development of recruiting Often the two now work hand-in-hand to the benefitg of their human counterparts.
"Yoj can post an ad on the Interney andget 1,000 responses, only two of which are your said Barbara Schneider, director of staff sourcing with , the nation'ds largest privately-held professional employer "The way you handle that type of screeningf is important. Speed is important. And it can't be done withoutr some type of tracking system to managethe flow." Recruiting software allows a human resources department to post job input résumés and manage the résumés. "Recruiting is It has always been Schneider said.
"I could not function in the role I'n in without some way to streamline the applicanttracking Jacksonville-based , which was recently acquired by , offera its customers talent management software Vurv offers a software-as-a-service mode that allows customers to subscribe to services that woul run on the vender's hardwarr and also would be maintainec by the vendor. "We handle everything for our saidKevin Marasco, vice president of marketing for "Their recruiters log in on Web subscribe to our service and we'll handle their business over a number of Being able to wade through vast candidatde pools and select the ones with the most potentialo is a daunting, but important task.
"This technology allow you to look through 100 applications and look at the best peopl e instead of having to go through eachapplicatio manually," he said. "It allows you to spendr more time with the people you might hire." Web sites can offer similare aid in looking for candidates, said Cyndi Rooks, humam resources director for SkyeTec Inc., a Jacksonville-based environmentall consulting company. For one position, Rooks said she receivecd up to700 résuméxs from the Web But thanks to job recruitment Web it's not necessary to sift through each Instead, the software huntsd using keywords the recruiter enters into the system.
"Wre don't even look through half of those [700 Rooks said. The Web site will sort out "thde top 10 and we find what we're looking for Previously, Rooks, a 15-year veteran in human resources, said in orderf to recruit, one would have to advertised the position and thenfielde résumés through fax or mail. "Iyt was time-consuming." It was also expensive to pay for With job Web users paya flat, one-time fee, whichb allows the company to post as many jobs as it Finding the proper candidates with the critical competencieds required can be made even simpler.
Refining the search by mappingh out those competencies makes a company more saidElaine Waples, director of human resourcea services at Any organization that is able to tap into the markef for those critical skills will be able to get the top-talenf candidates into their pipeline and make job offersx more quickly, she said.
But in the past decade or so, humanb resources has taken on a new a technological one that has ended up saving companieas time and money to attract and recruit the toptalen available. But it hasn't come without a down An early change in the industryt came with the developmentt ofWeb sites, such as Monster, and Yahoo HotJobs, and was followede and assisted by the development of recruiting Often the two now work hand-in-hand to the benefitg of their human counterparts.
"Yoj can post an ad on the Interney andget 1,000 responses, only two of which are your said Barbara Schneider, director of staff sourcing with , the nation'ds largest privately-held professional employer "The way you handle that type of screeningf is important. Speed is important. And it can't be done withoutr some type of tracking system to managethe flow." Recruiting software allows a human resources department to post job input résumés and manage the résumés. "Recruiting is It has always been Schneider said.
"I could not function in the role I'n in without some way to streamline the applicanttracking Jacksonville-based , which was recently acquired by , offera its customers talent management software Vurv offers a software-as-a-service mode that allows customers to subscribe to services that woul run on the vender's hardwarr and also would be maintainec by the vendor. "We handle everything for our saidKevin Marasco, vice president of marketing for "Their recruiters log in on Web subscribe to our service and we'll handle their business over a number of Being able to wade through vast candidatde pools and select the ones with the most potentialo is a daunting, but important task.
"This technology allow you to look through 100 applications and look at the best peopl e instead of having to go through eachapplicatio manually," he said. "It allows you to spendr more time with the people you might hire." Web sites can offer similare aid in looking for candidates, said Cyndi Rooks, humam resources director for SkyeTec Inc., a Jacksonville-based environmentall consulting company. For one position, Rooks said she receivecd up to700 résuméxs from the Web But thanks to job recruitment Web it's not necessary to sift through each Instead, the software huntsd using keywords the recruiter enters into the system.
"Wre don't even look through half of those [700 Rooks said. The Web site will sort out "thde top 10 and we find what we're looking for Previously, Rooks, a 15-year veteran in human resources, said in orderf to recruit, one would have to advertised the position and thenfielde résumés through fax or mail. "Iyt was time-consuming." It was also expensive to pay for With job Web users paya flat, one-time fee, whichb allows the company to post as many jobs as it Finding the proper candidates with the critical competencieds required can be made even simpler.
Refining the search by mappingh out those competencies makes a company more saidElaine Waples, director of human resourcea services at Any organization that is able to tap into the markef for those critical skills will be able to get the top-talenf candidates into their pipeline and make job offersx more quickly, she said.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Fed e-mails critical of BofA, Lewis - Dayton Business Journal:
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The e-mail messages were entered into the publicf record as partof Thursday’s hearing held by the U.S. Housr Committee on Oversight andGovernmenyt Reform. Lewis testified for abouyt three hours regardingthe government’s role in BofA’s purchasd of Merrill, saying government pressure to go through with the deal was a factord in his decision. But e-mails from various high-ranking Federal Reservde officials suggest regulators thoughgt Lewis was bluffing when he considered backinbg out of theMerrill “Ken Lewis’ claim that they were surprised by the rapid growtuh of the losses (at seems somewhat suspect,” Fed senior banking supervisor Tim Clark stated an e-mail to other “It calls into question the adequacy of the due diligenced process BAC has been doing in preparation for the Another e-mail from Fed counsel Scotr Alvarez to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said of “Making hard decisions is what he gets paid for ...
we shouldn’ take him off the hook.” One e-mail said Lewis used the threay to call off the Merrillo merger asa “bargaining chip.” In testimony Thursday, Lewis denied usingf Merrill as a bargaining Instead, he said his concerns abouft the deal were justified, but bank and federa l officials agreed proceeding with the purchase using taxpayer aid was in the best interest of the financialp system and Charlotte, N.C.
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The e-mail messages were entered into the publicf record as partof Thursday’s hearing held by the U.S. Housr Committee on Oversight andGovernmenyt Reform. Lewis testified for abouyt three hours regardingthe government’s role in BofA’s purchasd of Merrill, saying government pressure to go through with the deal was a factord in his decision. But e-mails from various high-ranking Federal Reservde officials suggest regulators thoughgt Lewis was bluffing when he considered backinbg out of theMerrill “Ken Lewis’ claim that they were surprised by the rapid growtuh of the losses (at seems somewhat suspect,” Fed senior banking supervisor Tim Clark stated an e-mail to other “It calls into question the adequacy of the due diligenced process BAC has been doing in preparation for the Another e-mail from Fed counsel Scotr Alvarez to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said of “Making hard decisions is what he gets paid for ...
we shouldn’ take him off the hook.” One e-mail said Lewis used the threay to call off the Merrillo merger asa “bargaining chip.” In testimony Thursday, Lewis denied usingf Merrill as a bargaining Instead, he said his concerns abouft the deal were justified, but bank and federa l officials agreed proceeding with the purchase using taxpayer aid was in the best interest of the financialp system and Charlotte, N.C.
-based BofA
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Grand Lacuna golf course hit with foreclosure - Houston Business Journal:
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This marks the second golf course in Palm Beach County with a pending foreclosure actionagainsft it. A different lender is suing the 110-acre Emerald Dunes Golf Course in RoyalPalm Beach. On May 29, Providence, R.I.-based filedx a foreclosure action agains and managing memberKennetu W. Brown, according to records. The lawsuitg was based on a mortgage last modifiedat $2.7 milliobn in 2004 – the same year Grandf Lacuna Group bought the golf course for $3.5 million. An official at the Grand Lacuna golf cours e said he would forward a messagdeto Brown, who did not immediately return the According to county property records, Grand Lacun a has 7,320 square feet of facilitieas on the 115.
4-acre site, at 6400 Grand Lacunw Blvd., in Lake Worth near the southwest corner of Lantana Road and Florida’s The par-71 course was developef in the late 1980s. Tampa-basee attorney Mark J. Wolfson, who representds Textron in the did not immediately return a callseekinh comment.
This marks the second golf course in Palm Beach County with a pending foreclosure actionagainsft it. A different lender is suing the 110-acre Emerald Dunes Golf Course in RoyalPalm Beach. On May 29, Providence, R.I.-based filedx a foreclosure action agains and managing memberKennetu W. Brown, according to records. The lawsuitg was based on a mortgage last modifiedat $2.7 milliobn in 2004 – the same year Grandf Lacuna Group bought the golf course for $3.5 million. An official at the Grand Lacuna golf cours e said he would forward a messagdeto Brown, who did not immediately return the According to county property records, Grand Lacun a has 7,320 square feet of facilitieas on the 115.
4-acre site, at 6400 Grand Lacunw Blvd., in Lake Worth near the southwest corner of Lantana Road and Florida’s The par-71 course was developef in the late 1980s. Tampa-basee attorney Mark J. Wolfson, who representds Textron in the did not immediately return a callseekinh comment.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Peco files power demand plan with PUC - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Act 129 required the seven largesy electricity distribution companies in Pennsylvania to file energyy efficiency and conservation plansd with the Pennsylvania PUCby Wednesday. which is a subsidiaryu of Chicago-based (NYSE:EXC), said its will help customerd reduce their power consumption by 3 percentby 2013. The Philadelphia-basedf electric and gas utilityy said the plan callds for it tospend $342 million, including: • $41 millionh on programs to directly manage power use, including one that enablesa it to remotely control air conditioners to reduce theidr power consumption; • and $20 million to give and give rebates on, compact fluorescent light bulbs.
Peco said the plan will help its customer reduce their power consumption by 1 perceny byMay 31, 2011, and 3 percent by May 31, as well as reduce power demand during the 100 hour s with the highest demand by 4.5 percent by May 31, 2013.
Act 129 required the seven largesy electricity distribution companies in Pennsylvania to file energyy efficiency and conservation plansd with the Pennsylvania PUCby Wednesday. which is a subsidiaryu of Chicago-based (NYSE:EXC), said its will help customerd reduce their power consumption by 3 percentby 2013. The Philadelphia-basedf electric and gas utilityy said the plan callds for it tospend $342 million, including: • $41 millionh on programs to directly manage power use, including one that enablesa it to remotely control air conditioners to reduce theidr power consumption; • and $20 million to give and give rebates on, compact fluorescent light bulbs.
Peco said the plan will help its customer reduce their power consumption by 1 perceny byMay 31, 2011, and 3 percent by May 31, as well as reduce power demand during the 100 hour s with the highest demand by 4.5 percent by May 31, 2013.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Sources say - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The East Coast ports are going to continude todo well. If the regional expectation was 2011, the currenrt answer is two years later. What’sx pushing it back isn’t just the economy, but that therre is a lot of capacity in the West Coast now due tothe —John Giles, RailAmerica Inc. CEO and president The port has several interestingf dynamics at play that will determine if and when the port will meet itsanticipatedr projections. The supply chain has become a very complex model and in many cases can providse a competitive advantage formanufacturing companies.
The company that can sourcr the best products for the lowest with the shortest lead timesa and carries the least amounyt of inventory while still meetinb demand usually has the bestprice point. The effectsz of the economy have forced many manufactureras to reassess their supply chains to maintainjthat advantage. The containers that flow through the port need to have local drayage to localcross docks, warehouseas and rail yards to continue their flow throughg the supply chain.
will benefit with the increased volumez across all of our service We have several customers who consolidate material in Jacksonville by way of rail or truck and then transloaf that material into shipping containers for exportthrougy Jaxport. In turn, we have a numbef of warehouse customers who bring their material through our warehouses wheree we performnumerous value-added activities befores eventually shipping to the fina destination. —Shawn Barnett, PenserSC, CEO Once the economt rebounds, imports should rebound.
The next thing the port needes is dredging to 50 feet of water to alloq the port to accommodate the larges and most efficientcontainer Lastly, the widening of the Panama Canal will make it a lot more efficiengt for the carriers to ship directly to the East The growth of the port in Jacksonvillde will not do much to grow the size of the U.S. to Puertoo Rico market — it’s driven on consumptiob — but it will allow the Puertop Rico carriers to become more The growth of imports into Jacksonville will continuew to shift the sourcing of goods to Puertio Rico from the Northeast to the Southeast as more distribution centers are built to accommodat e the growthin imports.
—Frank Peake, President Once the new Hanjijn [Shipping Company Ltd.] terminal is completed and steamship companie s have time under their belt using theTraPacf [Inc.] facility, Jaxport will be meetinfg its potential. Jaxport will hit its potential for onemain timing. Timing has given Jacksonville the abilith for planned infrastructure development aroundthe port. The immediate growth will stem from our truckin and drayage divisions servicinvgthe port. As new steamshil companies call on the we will be handling more localized incoming andoutgoinb freight.
We’ll also be able to use our vast truckm network that transports more round trip international containers by moving import freighg to the final customer and usinf these same containers to handleour customers’ export freight. —Alp Steele, , CEO and president
The East Coast ports are going to continude todo well. If the regional expectation was 2011, the currenrt answer is two years later. What’sx pushing it back isn’t just the economy, but that therre is a lot of capacity in the West Coast now due tothe —John Giles, RailAmerica Inc. CEO and president The port has several interestingf dynamics at play that will determine if and when the port will meet itsanticipatedr projections. The supply chain has become a very complex model and in many cases can providse a competitive advantage formanufacturing companies.
The company that can sourcr the best products for the lowest with the shortest lead timesa and carries the least amounyt of inventory while still meetinb demand usually has the bestprice point. The effectsz of the economy have forced many manufactureras to reassess their supply chains to maintainjthat advantage. The containers that flow through the port need to have local drayage to localcross docks, warehouseas and rail yards to continue their flow throughg the supply chain.
will benefit with the increased volumez across all of our service We have several customers who consolidate material in Jacksonville by way of rail or truck and then transloaf that material into shipping containers for exportthrougy Jaxport. In turn, we have a numbef of warehouse customers who bring their material through our warehouses wheree we performnumerous value-added activities befores eventually shipping to the fina destination. —Shawn Barnett, PenserSC, CEO Once the economt rebounds, imports should rebound.
The next thing the port needes is dredging to 50 feet of water to alloq the port to accommodate the larges and most efficientcontainer Lastly, the widening of the Panama Canal will make it a lot more efficiengt for the carriers to ship directly to the East The growth of the port in Jacksonvillde will not do much to grow the size of the U.S. to Puertoo Rico market — it’s driven on consumptiob — but it will allow the Puertop Rico carriers to become more The growth of imports into Jacksonville will continuew to shift the sourcing of goods to Puertio Rico from the Northeast to the Southeast as more distribution centers are built to accommodat e the growthin imports.
—Frank Peake, President Once the new Hanjijn [Shipping Company Ltd.] terminal is completed and steamship companie s have time under their belt using theTraPacf [Inc.] facility, Jaxport will be meetinfg its potential. Jaxport will hit its potential for onemain timing. Timing has given Jacksonville the abilith for planned infrastructure development aroundthe port. The immediate growth will stem from our truckin and drayage divisions servicinvgthe port. As new steamshil companies call on the we will be handling more localized incoming andoutgoinb freight.
We’ll also be able to use our vast truckm network that transports more round trip international containers by moving import freighg to the final customer and usinf these same containers to handleour customers’ export freight. —Alp Steele, , CEO and president
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Winter Park apartments sell for $4M - Business First of Columbus:
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ONIC Golden Oaks LLC acquiredc the Golden Oaks apartments from Golden Oaks Affordable Partners Ltd. and Golden Oaks of Floridza LPMay 18, according to Orang County records. Real Estate Investmeng Services Orlando agents Patrick Skinner andKevin Yaryan, along with Washington agents Armand Tiberio, Robert Sheppared and Spencer Hurst, represented he seller, whils Tiberio, Sheppard and Hurst also represented ONIC Golden Orlando Neighborhood secured a $3.
7 millioh first mortgage through Seattle-based , a delegated underwritinh and servicing lender, according to a news It also received $1 million in federalo housing funds from the Orange Countu Housing and Community Development Division plus additional moneyt from NeighborWorks/E-America, a network of nonprofit organizationx promoting homeownership and neighborhood revitalization, the release said. Orlando Neighborhood expects tospend $1 millionh improving Golden Oaks, which was built in 1993, the releasd said. Lane Management LLC, the property managementf arm of Atlanta-based Lane Co., will handlr leasing and property management. The Orland Neighborhood Improvement Corp.
is a nonprofit developert and owner of affordableand mixed-income housingv properties in Central Florida. The organization has developed or co-developed 2,592 housinv units and has 1,215 in its portfolio.
ONIC Golden Oaks LLC acquiredc the Golden Oaks apartments from Golden Oaks Affordable Partners Ltd. and Golden Oaks of Floridza LPMay 18, according to Orang County records. Real Estate Investmeng Services Orlando agents Patrick Skinner andKevin Yaryan, along with Washington agents Armand Tiberio, Robert Sheppared and Spencer Hurst, represented he seller, whils Tiberio, Sheppard and Hurst also represented ONIC Golden Orlando Neighborhood secured a $3.
7 millioh first mortgage through Seattle-based , a delegated underwritinh and servicing lender, according to a news It also received $1 million in federalo housing funds from the Orange Countu Housing and Community Development Division plus additional moneyt from NeighborWorks/E-America, a network of nonprofit organizationx promoting homeownership and neighborhood revitalization, the release said. Orlando Neighborhood expects tospend $1 millionh improving Golden Oaks, which was built in 1993, the releasd said. Lane Management LLC, the property managementf arm of Atlanta-based Lane Co., will handlr leasing and property management. The Orland Neighborhood Improvement Corp.
is a nonprofit developert and owner of affordableand mixed-income housingv properties in Central Florida. The organization has developed or co-developed 2,592 housinv units and has 1,215 in its portfolio.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Downtown Sheraton growing its own herbs - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The hotel also is working with executivex at Philips Electronics to determine possible CFL or LED technologu for lighting fixtures that currently work only with traditionalincandescengt bulbs. Other efforts under way at the new hotel includer a banquetrecycling program; installment of a filtratioh system to purify water and reduce waste; and an interna l Green Team to identify ways the hotel can be more “In this day and age, it is crucial for all companiew to be good corporate Since well before the hote opened, we have been identifying ways we can reduce our carbon footprint while also operating as a first-class said Leo Percopo, general manager of the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown.
The seasonal garden is growinh chilies, okra, mint, peppers and a variet y of herbs to be used at District American Kitchen andWine Bar, the restaurant locatecd on the bottom floor of the hotel. Distric t will also return compostable such as fruit andvegetabls peelings, to Singh Farms where it buys some of its The compost can then be used by the local farm to aid in the growint of new produce, continuing a sustainable hotel officials said.
The hotel also is working with executivex at Philips Electronics to determine possible CFL or LED technologu for lighting fixtures that currently work only with traditionalincandescengt bulbs. Other efforts under way at the new hotel includer a banquetrecycling program; installment of a filtratioh system to purify water and reduce waste; and an interna l Green Team to identify ways the hotel can be more “In this day and age, it is crucial for all companiew to be good corporate Since well before the hote opened, we have been identifying ways we can reduce our carbon footprint while also operating as a first-class said Leo Percopo, general manager of the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown.
The seasonal garden is growinh chilies, okra, mint, peppers and a variet y of herbs to be used at District American Kitchen andWine Bar, the restaurant locatecd on the bottom floor of the hotel. Distric t will also return compostable such as fruit andvegetabls peelings, to Singh Farms where it buys some of its The compost can then be used by the local farm to aid in the growint of new produce, continuing a sustainable hotel officials said.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Jacksonville
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Walkscore.com ranked the largest 40 citiexs in the nation on a scale of zero to 100 based on how easy it is to livea lifestyle. Jacksonville, at number 40, had the lowest rankinh on the list with a scoreof 36. Accordingy to the Web site cities that scoredfbetween 25-49 were car-dependent with only a few destinatione within easy walking distance. The few walkable neighborhoods in according to theWeb site, are San Marco and Fairfax. San Francisco ranked No. 1 on the list with a score of 86, followed by New York at No. 2, Boston at No. 3, Chicagoo at No. 4 and Philadelphia at No. 5. The four citied ranking at the bottom just above Jacksonvilld were Oklahoma Cityat No. 36, Indianapolis at No.
37, Charlotts at No. 38 and Nashville at No. 39. Jacksonvills was the only Florida city onthe list. The state with the most cities on the listwas California, with a totapl of eight.
Walkscore.com ranked the largest 40 citiexs in the nation on a scale of zero to 100 based on how easy it is to livea lifestyle. Jacksonville, at number 40, had the lowest rankinh on the list with a scoreof 36. Accordingy to the Web site cities that scoredfbetween 25-49 were car-dependent with only a few destinatione within easy walking distance. The few walkable neighborhoods in according to theWeb site, are San Marco and Fairfax. San Francisco ranked No. 1 on the list with a score of 86, followed by New York at No. 2, Boston at No. 3, Chicagoo at No. 4 and Philadelphia at No. 5. The four citied ranking at the bottom just above Jacksonvilld were Oklahoma Cityat No. 36, Indianapolis at No.
37, Charlotts at No. 38 and Nashville at No. 39. Jacksonvills was the only Florida city onthe list. The state with the most cities on the listwas California, with a totapl of eight.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Radnor biotech company gets FDA nod to study
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The approval is the second such studyy authorization for the Radnor biotechnology company within the pastthree months. In May, PolyMedix received regulatory approval in Canad to begin human testing of itsantibiotiv compound, PMX-30063. The company started enrolling patients ina phase-kI safety trial for the antibiotic at the end of last PolyMedix, which is focused on developinfg new therapeutic drug products to treat infectious diseasezs and acute cardiovascular disorders based on is attempting to commercialize technology licensed from the . Biomimeticz are small molecule drugs which mimic the activitof proteins, but are inexpensive to make and formulat into drugs.
Nicholas Landekic , PolyMedix CEO, said PMX-60056 is in an entirely new class of drug the companhycalls heptagonists. PMX-60056 is designed to reversre the effectsof heparins, which are used after surgeryu and during cardiothoracic procedures, such as cardiac to prevent blood clots from forming. Existing drugzs used to turn off heparin activity have limitationzs that include difficulty inadjustingv doses, unpredictable efficacy, post-operative bleedingv complications and allergic reactions. “We are proud to be the first and only compangy to be developing this completely new typeof drug,” Landekivc said.
Exton-based signed a licensed agreement with the National Cancer Institutw for the rights to a monoclonal antibody for a novel antigen identified byNCI researchers. The company plans to develop the antibody as a potentiakl treatment for prostate Terms of the deal werenot
The approval is the second such studyy authorization for the Radnor biotechnology company within the pastthree months. In May, PolyMedix received regulatory approval in Canad to begin human testing of itsantibiotiv compound, PMX-30063. The company started enrolling patients ina phase-kI safety trial for the antibiotic at the end of last PolyMedix, which is focused on developinfg new therapeutic drug products to treat infectious diseasezs and acute cardiovascular disorders based on is attempting to commercialize technology licensed from the . Biomimeticz are small molecule drugs which mimic the activitof proteins, but are inexpensive to make and formulat into drugs.
Nicholas Landekic , PolyMedix CEO, said PMX-60056 is in an entirely new class of drug the companhycalls heptagonists. PMX-60056 is designed to reversre the effectsof heparins, which are used after surgeryu and during cardiothoracic procedures, such as cardiac to prevent blood clots from forming. Existing drugzs used to turn off heparin activity have limitationzs that include difficulty inadjustingv doses, unpredictable efficacy, post-operative bleedingv complications and allergic reactions. “We are proud to be the first and only compangy to be developing this completely new typeof drug,” Landekivc said.
Exton-based signed a licensed agreement with the National Cancer Institutw for the rights to a monoclonal antibody for a novel antigen identified byNCI researchers. The company plans to develop the antibody as a potentiakl treatment for prostate Terms of the deal werenot
Friday, October 15, 2010
Compass Airlines cuts ribbon on Louisville maintenance facility - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenance facility in Januaru but held off on the ribbon cutting until key personnel were andthey “got a little airplaned grease under their nails,” Compass presidenr Tim Campbell said during a news conference. Compass’ 70 employeee maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-seaft jets. Compass, which was founded in 2006 as a subsidiart of NorthwestAirlines Inc., was acquired by Deltaz as part of the Atlanta-basee carrier’s merger with Northwest in Octobed 2008. The jets previously had been servicedr bya third-party aircraft maintenanc e company, Campbell said.
Compass’ Louisville International Airport located at 5101Crittendemn Drive, consists of 42,720 square feet of aircraft hangarf space, 11,416 square feet of shop and storage space, an 80,601-square-foot concretd apron and 33,480 square feet of parking and At the news conference, Chantilly, Va.-based Compass showef off its first jet paintee in the Delta colors. The rest of its fleet will be converteds from Northwest Airlines colors over the next Campbell said. At the news conference, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said the Compass includingits $3 million annual payroll, “is a tremendousw economic achievement in the mids of some pretty tough economic times.
” In August 2007, the boarsd granted the airline preliminary approval for $2 millioj in state tax incentives for up to 10
The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenance facility in Januaru but held off on the ribbon cutting until key personnel were andthey “got a little airplaned grease under their nails,” Compass presidenr Tim Campbell said during a news conference. Compass’ 70 employeee maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-seaft jets. Compass, which was founded in 2006 as a subsidiart of NorthwestAirlines Inc., was acquired by Deltaz as part of the Atlanta-basee carrier’s merger with Northwest in Octobed 2008. The jets previously had been servicedr bya third-party aircraft maintenanc e company, Campbell said.
Compass’ Louisville International Airport located at 5101Crittendemn Drive, consists of 42,720 square feet of aircraft hangarf space, 11,416 square feet of shop and storage space, an 80,601-square-foot concretd apron and 33,480 square feet of parking and At the news conference, Chantilly, Va.-based Compass showef off its first jet paintee in the Delta colors. The rest of its fleet will be converteds from Northwest Airlines colors over the next Campbell said. At the news conference, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said the Compass includingits $3 million annual payroll, “is a tremendousw economic achievement in the mids of some pretty tough economic times.
” In August 2007, the boarsd granted the airline preliminary approval for $2 millioj in state tax incentives for up to 10
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Orgill to lay off 176 people in Memphis - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The move is part of the Memphis-basedx hardware and home improvementproducts distributor’s plan to consolidat e its distribution centers into a new facilitt in Sikeston, Mo. by The company currently operatesa 55-year-old distributionb center in South Memphis at 2100 Latham St., along with a similad one in Vandalia, Ill. Thesew plants will close by the end ofthe year. The closuree are part of Orgill’s long-range consolidation plan that will enable the company to becomed more efficient and save morethan $1 million in fuel costsx annually, according to a company release.
Orgill has 550 employees in Memphis andmaintains 660,000 square feet of distributiojn space, according to the 2009 Memphis Business Journap Book of Lists. It provides wholesale distributioh and retail services to the homeimprovement industry. Layoffws will come in stages, beginning in early Some members of the management teamsx in Vandalia and Memphis have transferred to the new planyin Sikeston. None of the approximately 300 employeexat Orgill’s corporate headquarters at 3742 Tyndal Drive off Winchester will be affecte by the closure. Orgill also is keeping its ancillart support functions such as theprint shop, lock and concept center in the Memphis area.
Approximately 30 employees are involved inthose services. Company officials said the consolidationb of the Memphis and Vandaliza facilities into a common distributionb center located approximately halfway between the two existing facilitiese will allow Orgill to serve its customerxs in the Midwestand Mid-South more “The facilities in Memphis and Vandalia are outdateds and inefficient,” Ron Beal, Orgill president and CEO, said in a “The Sikeston plant will enable us to make our customer services even better and, at a time when we are all askedr to conserve fuel, Orgill will drasticallhy reduce its fuel consumption.
” The new Sikeston facilituy is one of six major distributio n centers, all of which either have been builg or expanded within the last five years or are in the development stages. The newest centers are in Kilgore, Texas, and Utah, and a center in the Pacific Northwest is in theplanninv stage. Byrne Whitehead, Orgill’s executive vice presideng of operationsand COO, said the Mid-Americs SuperCenter in Sikeston is considerably more than a distributionj center. The 795,000-square-foot facility has been builft ona 70-acre site and is expandabled to 1 million square feet.
“Our new facility in Sikeston offerx a great deal of efficiency to our entiredistributiohn network,” Whitehead said. “Not only does it providd us with a consolidated location to procesas our growing numbers ofimport containers, but it also givezs us the capacity to accommodatr our growth with customers throughout Mid-America.” There are 734 plannex layoffs at companies across the state, according to the Department of Labof and Workforce Development’s weekly report of notices received June 1-Junew 8. Orgill is the only Shelbg County company reporting layoffsthis week.
The move is part of the Memphis-basedx hardware and home improvementproducts distributor’s plan to consolidat e its distribution centers into a new facilitt in Sikeston, Mo. by The company currently operatesa 55-year-old distributionb center in South Memphis at 2100 Latham St., along with a similad one in Vandalia, Ill. Thesew plants will close by the end ofthe year. The closuree are part of Orgill’s long-range consolidation plan that will enable the company to becomed more efficient and save morethan $1 million in fuel costsx annually, according to a company release.
Orgill has 550 employees in Memphis andmaintains 660,000 square feet of distributiojn space, according to the 2009 Memphis Business Journap Book of Lists. It provides wholesale distributioh and retail services to the homeimprovement industry. Layoffws will come in stages, beginning in early Some members of the management teamsx in Vandalia and Memphis have transferred to the new planyin Sikeston. None of the approximately 300 employeexat Orgill’s corporate headquarters at 3742 Tyndal Drive off Winchester will be affecte by the closure. Orgill also is keeping its ancillart support functions such as theprint shop, lock and concept center in the Memphis area.
Approximately 30 employees are involved inthose services. Company officials said the consolidationb of the Memphis and Vandaliza facilities into a common distributionb center located approximately halfway between the two existing facilitiese will allow Orgill to serve its customerxs in the Midwestand Mid-South more “The facilities in Memphis and Vandalia are outdateds and inefficient,” Ron Beal, Orgill president and CEO, said in a “The Sikeston plant will enable us to make our customer services even better and, at a time when we are all askedr to conserve fuel, Orgill will drasticallhy reduce its fuel consumption.
” The new Sikeston facilituy is one of six major distributio n centers, all of which either have been builg or expanded within the last five years or are in the development stages. The newest centers are in Kilgore, Texas, and Utah, and a center in the Pacific Northwest is in theplanninv stage. Byrne Whitehead, Orgill’s executive vice presideng of operationsand COO, said the Mid-Americs SuperCenter in Sikeston is considerably more than a distributionj center. The 795,000-square-foot facility has been builft ona 70-acre site and is expandabled to 1 million square feet.
“Our new facility in Sikeston offerx a great deal of efficiency to our entiredistributiohn network,” Whitehead said. “Not only does it providd us with a consolidated location to procesas our growing numbers ofimport containers, but it also givezs us the capacity to accommodatr our growth with customers throughout Mid-America.” There are 734 plannex layoffs at companies across the state, according to the Department of Labof and Workforce Development’s weekly report of notices received June 1-Junew 8. Orgill is the only Shelbg County company reporting layoffsthis week.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Paguyuban Persaudaraan Trisakti Geruduk Komisi III - Inilah.com
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Bauer takes stars from 17 banks - Business First of Columbus:
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The company uses federal regulatory data to rate banks basedx oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinqueng loans and other factors. Bauer's rating ranks from a high of 5 stares to a low of 0 in Coral Gables lost a star goinbg tofour (excellent) from five (superior) Four others maintained their five-star ranking: America National Bank, Oakland Park City National Bank of Florida, Miamu First National Bank, South Miami Intercontinental Bank, West Miamki in Miami rose to threse stars from two. First United Bank in Boca Ratohn and Biscayne Bank in Coconutg Grove roseto 3.5 stars from three. in Fort Lauderdaled made four stars, up from 3.5. Several banks went to 3.
5 from four They are: , Homestead Doral-basedc slipped again, this time to three stars from three-and-a-halrf stars in the first quarter. That’s down from four starse in the third quarter oflast year. Otheer banks that slipped to threestars (good) from 3.5 are: Executivse National, Miami , Miami , Miami U.S. Century Miami Valley Bank, Fort Lauderdale Lydian Private Bank inPalm Beach, Grand Easternb Bank of Florida in Miami, Metro Bank of Dade County, and in Miamji fell to two stars from three.
, Miami, in Nortn Lauderdale and in Boca Raton fell a notch to one down from two in the fourth Four banks retainedzero stars, Bauer’s lowest , Miami Republic Federal Miami , Miami Integrity Bank, Jupiter
The company uses federal regulatory data to rate banks basedx oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinqueng loans and other factors. Bauer's rating ranks from a high of 5 stares to a low of 0 in Coral Gables lost a star goinbg tofour (excellent) from five (superior) Four others maintained their five-star ranking: America National Bank, Oakland Park City National Bank of Florida, Miamu First National Bank, South Miami Intercontinental Bank, West Miamki in Miami rose to threse stars from two. First United Bank in Boca Ratohn and Biscayne Bank in Coconutg Grove roseto 3.5 stars from three. in Fort Lauderdaled made four stars, up from 3.5. Several banks went to 3.
5 from four They are: , Homestead Doral-basedc slipped again, this time to three stars from three-and-a-halrf stars in the first quarter. That’s down from four starse in the third quarter oflast year. Otheer banks that slipped to threestars (good) from 3.5 are: Executivse National, Miami , Miami , Miami U.S. Century Miami Valley Bank, Fort Lauderdale Lydian Private Bank inPalm Beach, Grand Easternb Bank of Florida in Miami, Metro Bank of Dade County, and in Miamji fell to two stars from three.
, Miami, in Nortn Lauderdale and in Boca Raton fell a notch to one down from two in the fourth Four banks retainedzero stars, Bauer’s lowest , Miami Republic Federal Miami , Miami Integrity Bank, Jupiter
Saturday, October 9, 2010
OSU students combat, mock anti-gay Fred Phelps rally - Breakaway Trends
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OSU students combat, mock anti-gay Fred Phelps rally Breakaway Trends Read more about href=â€http://www.thelantern.com/campus/osu-students-counter-mock-anti-gay-rally-1.1664525″> The Lantern Family watches free speech case ... |
Friday, October 8, 2010
Cincinnati ranked
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The report divided the 100 largestg metrosinto 20-city ranging from “strongest” to “weakest.” San Antonio ranked at the top of the category, and Detroit placed last in the category. The Cincinnati metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100 metros justbehind Minneapolis, accordinb to the first-quarter MetroMonitor report, releasedx Wednesday. That placed it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor ranked cities according to four the percent change in employment from its peakto first-quartedr 2009; the percentage change in the unemploymengt rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in grossa metropolitan product from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the percenrt change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The grosds metropolitan product is the total valuw of goods and services producerd within themetro area. Cincinnati rankerd 50th of 100 for changein employment, down 2.8 percent from its peak; 56th for year-over-year change in unemployment, up 3.6 78th for GMP, down 4.4 percent; and 37th for year-over-yeard housing price change, up 0.1 percent.
Two cities in the regiojn fared better: Columbus was 40th, at the bottojm of the “second-strongest” category. Indianapolis was ranking at No.2 in the category. Other area metros in the second-weakest category included Cleveland, 64th; Louisville, Akron, 74th; and Dayton, Youngstown (88th) and Toledo both fell into the “weakest” The MetroMonitor will be published according to the Metropolitan Policy Programat Brookings. To read the completer report, .
The report divided the 100 largestg metrosinto 20-city ranging from “strongest” to “weakest.” San Antonio ranked at the top of the category, and Detroit placed last in the category. The Cincinnati metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100 metros justbehind Minneapolis, accordinb to the first-quarter MetroMonitor report, releasedx Wednesday. That placed it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor ranked cities according to four the percent change in employment from its peakto first-quartedr 2009; the percentage change in the unemploymengt rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in grossa metropolitan product from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the percenrt change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The grosds metropolitan product is the total valuw of goods and services producerd within themetro area. Cincinnati rankerd 50th of 100 for changein employment, down 2.8 percent from its peak; 56th for year-over-year change in unemployment, up 3.6 78th for GMP, down 4.4 percent; and 37th for year-over-yeard housing price change, up 0.1 percent.
Two cities in the regiojn fared better: Columbus was 40th, at the bottojm of the “second-strongest” category. Indianapolis was ranking at No.2 in the category. Other area metros in the second-weakest category included Cleveland, 64th; Louisville, Akron, 74th; and Dayton, Youngstown (88th) and Toledo both fell into the “weakest” The MetroMonitor will be published according to the Metropolitan Policy Programat Brookings. To read the completer report, .
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Study: Higher job levels get better severance - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Mercer said severance packages are often basedf onjob ranking. Seventy-four percent of employers provide continuation of benefits to but only 61 percent do so for hourly workers. Outplacement services are offered to 69 percentfof executives, but only 49 percent of clerical or technicakl staffers. More than half the Mercer survey respondentsw saythey don’t have a minimum lengtu of service requirement for paying severance, and 70 percengt of the firms said they have no plans to change severancde policies, despite the economic downturn.
“Severance pay helps preserve the futured goodwillof employees, which can be a difficulf investment to measure over the short said Steve Gross, global leader for Mercer’ s performance and rewards consulting business.
Mercer said severance packages are often basedf onjob ranking. Seventy-four percent of employers provide continuation of benefits to but only 61 percent do so for hourly workers. Outplacement services are offered to 69 percentfof executives, but only 49 percent of clerical or technicakl staffers. More than half the Mercer survey respondentsw saythey don’t have a minimum lengtu of service requirement for paying severance, and 70 percengt of the firms said they have no plans to change severancde policies, despite the economic downturn.
“Severance pay helps preserve the futured goodwillof employees, which can be a difficulf investment to measure over the short said Steve Gross, global leader for Mercer’ s performance and rewards consulting business.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Bush, Tenet directors
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Bush, now the president of consultinvfirm , was awarded $111,046 in fees earnedx or paid in cash and stock units value d at $130,000, according to a proxy filed by Tenegt (NYSE: THC), a Dallas-based hospitak company. An unspecified portion of the cash compensation was deferredxat Bush’s request, the proxy Bush’s 2008 compensation from Tenet is nearly double the Florid governor’s salary, which is $132,932 for the current fiscal Bush is one of nine membersx of Tenet’s board. Directors received between $233,046 and $404,0465 in total compensation last year, with the highesy amount going toEdward Kangas, board chairman, the proxyh said.
Tenet’s non-employee directors received a $75,00p annual retainer fee in 2008, and additional fees for attending board andcommittee meetings. In 2007, Tenet’s non-employed directors received a $65,000 annualo retainer fee. Bush, who served as Florida’s governor from 1999 to also serves on the board of directorzof (NYSE: RYN), a real estate development company based in Jacksonville, and on the boards of severap private companies, including , and
Bush, now the president of consultinvfirm , was awarded $111,046 in fees earnedx or paid in cash and stock units value d at $130,000, according to a proxy filed by Tenegt (NYSE: THC), a Dallas-based hospitak company. An unspecified portion of the cash compensation was deferredxat Bush’s request, the proxy Bush’s 2008 compensation from Tenet is nearly double the Florid governor’s salary, which is $132,932 for the current fiscal Bush is one of nine membersx of Tenet’s board. Directors received between $233,046 and $404,0465 in total compensation last year, with the highesy amount going toEdward Kangas, board chairman, the proxyh said.
Tenet’s non-employee directors received a $75,00p annual retainer fee in 2008, and additional fees for attending board andcommittee meetings. In 2007, Tenet’s non-employed directors received a $65,000 annualo retainer fee. Bush, who served as Florida’s governor from 1999 to also serves on the board of directorzof (NYSE: RYN), a real estate development company based in Jacksonville, and on the boards of severap private companies, including , and
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Senate eyes 25-employee threshold for health mandate - Orlando Business Journal:
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A “play or pay” employer mandate has been looming for but Democrats on theSenate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee finally definedd how small a business would need to be in orderr to be exempted from the Most business groups oppose requiring employers to provide healthj care or pay a fee to the government, even if ther is an exemption for small They contend it would kill jobs and hurt businessesd that are struggling to survive in a toughn economy. Plus, they said the mandate would do nothingt to addresshealth care’s underlying It costs too much. Take Tanya owner of , who eliminated health care coverage for her 35 employeessthis year.
The Orlando-based electrical contractor had providedx the benefit for15
A “play or pay” employer mandate has been looming for but Democrats on theSenate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee finally definedd how small a business would need to be in orderr to be exempted from the Most business groups oppose requiring employers to provide healthj care or pay a fee to the government, even if ther is an exemption for small They contend it would kill jobs and hurt businessesd that are struggling to survive in a toughn economy. Plus, they said the mandate would do nothingt to addresshealth care’s underlying It costs too much. Take Tanya owner of , who eliminated health care coverage for her 35 employeessthis year.
The Orlando-based electrical contractor had providedx the benefit for15
Saturday, October 2, 2010
American Tourists Arrested with Human Skulls in Athens - About - News & Issues
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American Tourists Arrested with Human Skulls in Athens About - News & Issues The tourists stated that they had bought the skulls in a souvenir shop on the Greek island of Mykonos and believed them to be fakes, eKathimerini and other ... |
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