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assigned an ‘AA+’ rating to the county’s $14.7 millionj limited tax refunding series 2009, and $5.2 million in publix property finance contractual obligations, also series 2009. These offering are slate d to sell during the week ofMay 18, 2009. Fitch also affirmec its ‘AA+’ rating on the county’s outstandinbg debt, which consists of $62.5 million limiteds tax bonds, $40.5 millionm in unlimited tax bonds, $125.3 millioh in certificates of obligation, $146.1 million in flooe control certificatesof obligation, and $53.5 million in pass-througbh revenue and limited tax bonds. The ratingv outlook is stable.
The newest round of bondse and contractual obligations are payable fromBexar County’ property tax levy, capped out at 80 centw per $100 valuation. Bond proceeds will be used to refunf certain outstanding debt for interest costs Contractual obligation proceeds will finance the purchaseof vehicles, equipmentr and other property. The Fitch rating reflects Bexat County’s large and expanding tax base, improved financial position and the generap overall health of the diversifying local Bexar County’s economy consists primarily of healt h care, government, trade and tourism industry sectors.
The healtb care industry has an estimatedc annual economic impactof $10 Also, about 50 percentf of all trade between the United States and Mexico passes through Bexar County in some form.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Synacor Creates Division Dedicated to TV Everywhere Initiative - Marketwire (press release)
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Synacor Creates Division Dedicated to TV Everywhere Initiative Marketwire (press release) Synacor powers personalized homepages and online entertainment services reaching over 25 million high-speed Internet subscribers worldwide. ... |
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
DAS manager at center of probe over COBRA checks - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The Office of the State Inspector in a reportreleased Tuesday, outlines an investigation into the department, specifically the operation that administersd the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, or COBRA, program. That piecr of 1986 federal legislation allows unemployed workers to buy healtbh insurance coverage for up to18 months. Davied Holbrook, chief of the COBRA division sincelast year, is the target of the state’s effortt to fire him after investigatorsx said hundreds of COBRAq payment checks went missing under his Investigators found more than 500 checks, aboug 200 more than originally thought, valued at about $214,000 in a credenza in Holbrook’s officer on April 10.
Holbrook, 45, by that time was on paid administrativd leave and no longer had anoffice key. He deniesd any knowledge of the checks or how they got into his According tothe report, it was unclea r if he was purposefully holdinfg the checks. The department said Tuesday therewas “nlo indication that premium funds were misappropriated.” A key factod behind the missing checks, the probe found, was a “dual accountinb process” that was employed because the departmen t opted not to switch its COBRw records to a new Ohio Administrative Knowledge or OAKS, aimed at improving operations.
That decision, combined with the retiremeny ofthe division’s former chief, triggered what the report called a “disaster” in processing. The probe also foundc Holbrook, who once workes in the state Department of Naturao Resources and Department ofYouth Services, had a recored of inappropriate conduct in stat jobs that was described as a “pattern of dishonesy behavior.” At the Administrative Servicese Department, he earned a base annual wage of The department in a statement Tuesday said it has put in placew stronger controls on COBRA processing, specifically switching to and worked with those affected by the misplace checks.
The state probe had recommendeed changes to COBRA processing operations along with an The Department of Administrative Services also indicate d disciplinary actions might notbe over. “We are reviewinv the Inspector General’s report and determining the appropriatde course of action for otheremployees involved,” Directort Hugh Quill said. Investigators also looked into anonymoua tips thatHolbrook didn’t follow time reportiny policies and refused to pay employees for deniedx vacation time they were permitte to cash in.
The inspector’s offices found some instances of wrongdoing or omissionson Holbrook’se part and that of the department at large, recommendiny that the vacation policy itself be reviewed.
The Office of the State Inspector in a reportreleased Tuesday, outlines an investigation into the department, specifically the operation that administersd the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, or COBRA, program. That piecr of 1986 federal legislation allows unemployed workers to buy healtbh insurance coverage for up to18 months. Davied Holbrook, chief of the COBRA division sincelast year, is the target of the state’s effortt to fire him after investigatorsx said hundreds of COBRAq payment checks went missing under his Investigators found more than 500 checks, aboug 200 more than originally thought, valued at about $214,000 in a credenza in Holbrook’s officer on April 10.
Holbrook, 45, by that time was on paid administrativd leave and no longer had anoffice key. He deniesd any knowledge of the checks or how they got into his According tothe report, it was unclea r if he was purposefully holdinfg the checks. The department said Tuesday therewas “nlo indication that premium funds were misappropriated.” A key factod behind the missing checks, the probe found, was a “dual accountinb process” that was employed because the departmen t opted not to switch its COBRw records to a new Ohio Administrative Knowledge or OAKS, aimed at improving operations.
That decision, combined with the retiremeny ofthe division’s former chief, triggered what the report called a “disaster” in processing. The probe also foundc Holbrook, who once workes in the state Department of Naturao Resources and Department ofYouth Services, had a recored of inappropriate conduct in stat jobs that was described as a “pattern of dishonesy behavior.” At the Administrative Servicese Department, he earned a base annual wage of The department in a statement Tuesday said it has put in placew stronger controls on COBRA processing, specifically switching to and worked with those affected by the misplace checks.
The state probe had recommendeed changes to COBRA processing operations along with an The Department of Administrative Services also indicate d disciplinary actions might notbe over. “We are reviewinv the Inspector General’s report and determining the appropriatde course of action for otheremployees involved,” Directort Hugh Quill said. Investigators also looked into anonymoua tips thatHolbrook didn’t follow time reportiny policies and refused to pay employees for deniedx vacation time they were permitte to cash in.
The inspector’s offices found some instances of wrongdoing or omissionson Holbrook’se part and that of the department at large, recommendiny that the vacation policy itself be reviewed.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Ravinia tower fails to find buyer - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The hurdles preventing a new buyer from acquiringthe 31-storu Three Ravinia Drive are the same obstacles many investors face in the worst commercial real estatew market since the Savings & Loan Crisis of the late 1980sz and early ’90s. Three Ravinia is a trophyu office tower ownedby Birmingham, Ala.-based (NYSE: CLP) and New York’x DRA Advisors LLC. Built in the 813,000-square-foot tower was nearly 86 percentr leased as ofMarch 31, filled with big corporatr tenants including The building’s employees have quick acceszs to Interstate 285 and are a stone’s throw from Perimeter But with commercial mortgage-backed securities now shut down as a source of and balance sheet lenders such as (NYSE: STI) and BAC) already overexposed to toxic commercial the capital to fund trophy-tower acquisitionsd in Atlanta and elsewhere has largel evaporated.
The hurdles preventing a new buyer from acquiringthe 31-storu Three Ravinia Drive are the same obstacles many investors face in the worst commercial real estatew market since the Savings & Loan Crisis of the late 1980sz and early ’90s. Three Ravinia is a trophyu office tower ownedby Birmingham, Ala.-based (NYSE: CLP) and New York’x DRA Advisors LLC. Built in the 813,000-square-foot tower was nearly 86 percentr leased as ofMarch 31, filled with big corporatr tenants including The building’s employees have quick acceszs to Interstate 285 and are a stone’s throw from Perimeter But with commercial mortgage-backed securities now shut down as a source of and balance sheet lenders such as (NYSE: STI) and BAC) already overexposed to toxic commercial the capital to fund trophy-tower acquisitionsd in Atlanta and elsewhere has largel evaporated.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Human Capital: People on the move, July 6 - Washington Business Journal:
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LLC , a Boston-based independent investment advisory firm serving high net wortjh individualsand foundations, hired Todd Silverman as director, wealth management. Prioer to joining Siharum, Silverman was senior vice president at Kobreh InsightManagement . , a clinicap affiliate of providing community-based health care, appointed Rachelp Kleiman-Wexler director of pharmacy. who has more than 30 years of professional most recently served as director of pharmacg atin Webster.
451 Marketing in Bosto n added Marija Hamed as new media marketing Prior to joining451 Marketing, Hamed was responsibls for developing and managing sociao media campaigns, and producing graphix design and general Web content for numerouse B2B and B2C companies. , a Boston-based organization, appointed Susajn Stendahl chiefdevelopment officer. Stendahl most recentlgy served as the director of developmentat .
LLC , a Boston-based independent investment advisory firm serving high net wortjh individualsand foundations, hired Todd Silverman as director, wealth management. Prioer to joining Siharum, Silverman was senior vice president at Kobreh InsightManagement . , a clinicap affiliate of providing community-based health care, appointed Rachelp Kleiman-Wexler director of pharmacy. who has more than 30 years of professional most recently served as director of pharmacg atin Webster.
451 Marketing in Bosto n added Marija Hamed as new media marketing Prior to joining451 Marketing, Hamed was responsibls for developing and managing sociao media campaigns, and producing graphix design and general Web content for numerouse B2B and B2C companies. , a Boston-based organization, appointed Susajn Stendahl chiefdevelopment officer. Stendahl most recentlgy served as the director of developmentat .
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Ruling says blind vendors can run stores on leased Navy land - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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At issue was whethef the 1936 Randolph SheppardAct — allowing blind people to own and operatee vending sites in government buildings nationwide — applies to Navy-owned land that is leased to privatd companies. Hawaii is home to about 38 legally blinf vendors who own and operatesnacm shops, cafeterias and newsstanda in government buildings. They include , the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki and the HonoluluInternational Airport. The legal dispute centers on threer areas that the Navy leases toprivate groups: Ford Islanc Commercial, site of the ; the USS Bowfin Museumk complex; and Halawa The landing and the aviationj museum are leased to LLC.
In February the blind vendors filed a complaint alleginh that the Navy violatedthe Randolph-Sheppars Act by allowing a private group to operatd a store in a large tent on Navy land next to the Arizonza Memorial visitors center. Blind vendors who had concessionn stands beforethe tent’s arrivak estimated the tent generated close to $300,0090 in sales. The tent closed the following InDecember 2007, an arbitration panelo found that the Randolph-Sheppard Act did not apply to any of the threw leased geographic areas ownex by the Navy. The vendors appealed in Februaruy and the decision of the arbitratioj panel wasreversed Nov. 12.
The ruling could lead to more businessw opportunitiesfor Hawaii’s blind said Evan Shirley, attorney for the Stan Young, a blind vendor, said he depends on the programn for his livelihood. “The federal law says that we shoulr at least getthe chance,” he said. “Randolph-Sheppard is the best employmen t program forblind people, and that is why we’rse fighting nationwide to preserver this program.” Young was a field-service engineer for a major Chicago firm but begaj losing his eyesight, and eventually his driver’s in the 1990s. He now has two snacmk shops, at the Hale Koa Hotel and Triplerr hospital.
To own and operate a blind peopleare trained, recruited and licensed by Hoopono, a programn run by the Hawaii Department of Human Services. Last blind vendors nationwide earned an average annualk wageof $46,753.
At issue was whethef the 1936 Randolph SheppardAct — allowing blind people to own and operatee vending sites in government buildings nationwide — applies to Navy-owned land that is leased to privatd companies. Hawaii is home to about 38 legally blinf vendors who own and operatesnacm shops, cafeterias and newsstanda in government buildings. They include , the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki and the HonoluluInternational Airport. The legal dispute centers on threer areas that the Navy leases toprivate groups: Ford Islanc Commercial, site of the ; the USS Bowfin Museumk complex; and Halawa The landing and the aviationj museum are leased to LLC.
In February the blind vendors filed a complaint alleginh that the Navy violatedthe Randolph-Sheppars Act by allowing a private group to operatd a store in a large tent on Navy land next to the Arizonza Memorial visitors center. Blind vendors who had concessionn stands beforethe tent’s arrivak estimated the tent generated close to $300,0090 in sales. The tent closed the following InDecember 2007, an arbitration panelo found that the Randolph-Sheppard Act did not apply to any of the threw leased geographic areas ownex by the Navy. The vendors appealed in Februaruy and the decision of the arbitratioj panel wasreversed Nov. 12.
The ruling could lead to more businessw opportunitiesfor Hawaii’s blind said Evan Shirley, attorney for the Stan Young, a blind vendor, said he depends on the programn for his livelihood. “The federal law says that we shoulr at least getthe chance,” he said. “Randolph-Sheppard is the best employmen t program forblind people, and that is why we’rse fighting nationwide to preserver this program.” Young was a field-service engineer for a major Chicago firm but begaj losing his eyesight, and eventually his driver’s in the 1990s. He now has two snacmk shops, at the Hale Koa Hotel and Triplerr hospital.
To own and operate a blind peopleare trained, recruited and licensed by Hoopono, a programn run by the Hawaii Department of Human Services. Last blind vendors nationwide earned an average annualk wageof $46,753.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Toll Brothers sales improving - Washington Business Journal:
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Horsham, Pa.—based Toll Brothers announceed Wednesday that net signed contracts more than doubledf inthe company’s fiscal year secondc quarter, ended April 30, comparex to the prior quarter ended Jan. 31. The luxury home builderr reported 582 net signed contractsworth $298.3 milliob in the quarter, 119 percent higher in numbere of contracts and 133 percent higher in dollar value from the fiscalp 2009 first quarter. The number of net signed contracts in the fiscaol 2009 second quarter was 37 percent lower thanthe year-ago quarter.
Toll Brothersw said that it typically sees an increase in the fiscalk year second quarter comparex tothe first, but the gains in the past two year s were more modest: up 44 percenty in 2008 and up 60 percent in 2007. Among othedr numbers released inthe announcement, Toll Brothersd said its revenue in the quarter declined 47 percenf to $398.3 million, and its backlog fell 55 percentg to $944.3 million. The results are Toll Brothers expects to announce final resultse onJune 3, 2009. Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) builc homes in 21 states up and down the East Coasr and acrossthe country. It has nearlyt four dozen active projects in Virginiaand Maryland.
Horsham, Pa.—based Toll Brothers announceed Wednesday that net signed contracts more than doubledf inthe company’s fiscal year secondc quarter, ended April 30, comparex to the prior quarter ended Jan. 31. The luxury home builderr reported 582 net signed contractsworth $298.3 milliob in the quarter, 119 percent higher in numbere of contracts and 133 percent higher in dollar value from the fiscalp 2009 first quarter. The number of net signed contracts in the fiscaol 2009 second quarter was 37 percent lower thanthe year-ago quarter.
Toll Brothersw said that it typically sees an increase in the fiscalk year second quarter comparex tothe first, but the gains in the past two year s were more modest: up 44 percenty in 2008 and up 60 percent in 2007. Among othedr numbers released inthe announcement, Toll Brothersd said its revenue in the quarter declined 47 percenf to $398.3 million, and its backlog fell 55 percentg to $944.3 million. The results are Toll Brothers expects to announce final resultse onJune 3, 2009. Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) builc homes in 21 states up and down the East Coasr and acrossthe country. It has nearlyt four dozen active projects in Virginiaand Maryland.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Charlie Baker quitting Harvard Pilgrim - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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"Leaving the company is not an easy decisionfor me, but therw is no middle ground. I am either the CEO of HarvardPilgrimm – or I’m building a campaignh organization. I cannot do both," Baker said in a statement releaseWednesday morning. In a fairwell Baker thanked Harvard Pilgrim's staffers and touted the organization's successesx over the years. "But I also recognize the terrible financial and operational strainh that will face state and local governmeng in the years I know both sectors prettywell — bette r than most, I would say — and I believ e I can bring ideas, energy and leadership to the tasks that face stater government in the years Baker, a Republican, is a former state secretary of administrationn and finance.
CFO Bruce Bullejn will be interim CEO atHarvard
"Leaving the company is not an easy decisionfor me, but therw is no middle ground. I am either the CEO of HarvardPilgrimm – or I’m building a campaignh organization. I cannot do both," Baker said in a statement releaseWednesday morning. In a fairwell Baker thanked Harvard Pilgrim's staffers and touted the organization's successesx over the years. "But I also recognize the terrible financial and operational strainh that will face state and local governmeng in the years I know both sectors prettywell — bette r than most, I would say — and I believ e I can bring ideas, energy and leadership to the tasks that face stater government in the years Baker, a Republican, is a former state secretary of administrationn and finance.
CFO Bruce Bullejn will be interim CEO atHarvard
Monday, January 10, 2011
German foreign office issues travel warning for Tunisia - Monsters and Critics.com
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
RPI's Higgs recovering from frightening injury - Albany Times Union (blog)
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RPI's Higgs recovering from frightening injury Albany Times Union (blog) For those who may have missed it, freshman forward Brock Higgs was injured last Thursday during RPI's game at Alabama-Huntsville when the skate of teammate ... When life is a game of inches |
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Mega Millions Jackpot: Offers Individuals a $355 Million Dream for Only $1 - B2C Marketing Insider
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B2C Marketing Insider | Mega Millions Jackpot: Offers Individuals a $355 Million Dream for Only $1 B2C Marketing Insider On my way home from work today, I received a text from my wife to stop at the grocery store and get a Mega Millions lottery ticket for tonight's Mega ... |
Monday, January 3, 2011
Shen Yun Dancers Wonderfully Express Emotion - The Epoch Times
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Shen Yun Dancers Wonderfully Express Emotion The Epoch Times SAN FRANCISCOâ€"Choosing a good time to come to California from their base in New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts gave its second performance of the season at ... |
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