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“It’s great to see revitalization,” says “We are thrilled – I thinkj it’s a win-win.” Peace Collegee itself is expanding. In the last 10 $18 million to $20 millionb has been spent on which expanded from 15 to 21 acrew and has been equipped with a new academic building and aresidence hall. The college also is investingy $3.7 million on expanding the library. Groundbreaking is set for October. Colleges near downtown contributeabout $5.5 billiomn annually to Wake County’s economy, according to a study by Michael Walden, an economist at . Institutionsw included the studywere NCSU, Peace College, , and .
Thesd institutions have also joined forces in an interinstitutionap registration program that allows easy registration so studentsx can take courses at any of the participating colleges. “Saint Augustine’s is a natural extension of the histor and growthof Raleigh,” says Dianne Boardleyu Suber, president of Saint Augustine’s which was established in 1867. Saint Augustine’s also is involvesd in the development of the Cooke Street which involves the construction of new homes and a greenway adjacent to the Oakwoorhistoric district.
The college also is currently building an internationalluy certified track and athletic area on The new facilities will bring international track meets to thearea and, attract more visitors. “Saint Augustine’s consistently maintains a world-clas s track program,” says Suber. Bershawn a former Saint Augustine’s won a bronze at the 2008 Olympics in Suber says additions such as the offer new opportunitieswfor students. With 33 percenty to 40 percent ofSaint Augustine’d graduates staying in the Raleigh students are actively giving back to the says Suber.
The newest educational institution to enterf downtownis , which announced in Octobet 2007 that Raleigh would be the new location for the Norma n Adrian Wiggins School of Law. Jerry president of Campbell University, says a downtown location gives studentse better access to the courts and gives Campbelk a presencein Raleigh. The law school is scheduled to open in August 2009 at 225Hillsborough Street.
The move will also give Raleigh aboost – adding 400 to 500 plus faculty and visitors, to the Since Campbell announced its new facilityy in Raleigh, Wallace says undergraduate applications have increased by 37 “We have received tremendous cooperation from North Carolina State University and other colleges in the says Wallace. Campbell is following on the footstepeof NCSU, which about five years ago moved the Colleged of Design to downtowbn Raleigh.
“We wanted students to becomd sensitized to being in downtownand working,” says Marvin dean of the College of He says that at first, studente didn’t see why they were Now, students love it because of the area’s restaurantas and nightlife. More students want to live downtowmn thanon campus, he says. “This is a grear time in Raleigh,” says Malecha. “There’ a momentum here that feels really, really Downtown also benefits from hosting the College of The college organizes the UrbanDesign Conference, partners with and is collaboratinvg with the Contemporary Art Museum, whicg is scheduled to open downtown in 2010.
The new CAM is expectedd to draw visiting artistz tothe area. The Collegde of Design Student Gallery, located on 133 Fayettevillee Street, participates in downtown’s first Friday gallery crawls. NCSU students also teachn at the .
Friday, March 30, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Consumer confidence wanes in June - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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points to 49.3 in "The decline in the Present Situation Index, caused by a less favorabl e assessment of business conditions and employment, continues to imply that economid conditions, while not as weak as earlier this year, are nonetheles weak," Lynn Franco, director of The Conferencwe Board Consumer Research Center, said in a "Expectations continue to suggest less negative conditions in the months as opposed to strong Those claiming business conditions are "good" decreased to 8.0 percen t from 8.8 percent, while thosed saying conditions are "bad" increased to 45.6 percent from 44.5 percent.
The number of people who said jobsare "harc to get" increased to 44.8 percentg from 43.9 percent. Those saying jobs are "plentiful" decrease d to 4.5 percent from 5.8 The number of consumers anticipating an improvemenrt in business conditions over the next six monthsa decreasedto 21.2 percent from 22.5 percent, while those expectinbg conditions will worsen increased to 20.2 percentf from 18.0 percent in May. The number of people who anticipated more jobs in the monthe ahead decreasedto 17.4 percent from 19.3 while those anticipating fewe jobs increased to 27.3 percenf from 25.6 percent. The number of consumersz expecting an increase in personal incomess declinedto 9.
8 percent from 10.8 percent.
points to 49.3 in "The decline in the Present Situation Index, caused by a less favorabl e assessment of business conditions and employment, continues to imply that economid conditions, while not as weak as earlier this year, are nonetheles weak," Lynn Franco, director of The Conferencwe Board Consumer Research Center, said in a "Expectations continue to suggest less negative conditions in the months as opposed to strong Those claiming business conditions are "good" decreased to 8.0 percen t from 8.8 percent, while thosed saying conditions are "bad" increased to 45.6 percent from 44.5 percent.
The number of people who said jobsare "harc to get" increased to 44.8 percentg from 43.9 percent. Those saying jobs are "plentiful" decrease d to 4.5 percent from 5.8 The number of consumers anticipating an improvemenrt in business conditions over the next six monthsa decreasedto 21.2 percent from 22.5 percent, while those expectinbg conditions will worsen increased to 20.2 percentf from 18.0 percent in May. The number of people who anticipated more jobs in the monthe ahead decreasedto 17.4 percent from 19.3 while those anticipating fewe jobs increased to 27.3 percenf from 25.6 percent. The number of consumersz expecting an increase in personal incomess declinedto 9.
8 percent from 10.8 percent.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Work begins at GlobalFoundries site - Denver Business Journal:
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billion chip fab marked the start ofa two-year-longh construction process for the Sunnyvale, company. About a dozen large pieces of equipment arrivexd Monday on the sitefor ground-clearing work that is scheduled to start this week. As many as 1,600 workers will be employede duringthe two-year construction process. The chip fab is expectefd to open in 2012 and employ 1,400 people when it’s running at full capacity in 2014. The 1.3-million-square-footr manufacturing facility—located on 223 acres in the in Malta— is the park’e first tenant.
“Having our anchor makes Luther Forest a realtech Before, we had infrastructure,” said Michaekl Relyea, president of Luther Forest. about 100 people will work on theGlobalFoundries “We’ll work in the several-hundred rang until the worst of winter,” said Rick Whitney, president of ’es U.S. Operations. Germany-based M+W Zander is the project’s general manager. “Those numbers will ramp up over the next six to nine he said. More than 1,000 peopl e will be working on the projecft a yearfrom now. M+W Zander is prepariny to award the contract for steel Whitney said.
Separate bid package s to erect steel forthe 800,0000-square-foot building and neighboring utility building were sent to 12 companies. Of the five companiew that responded, two are local, one is a partnershiop with a local company and twoare out-of-state. Whitney declined to disclosee the price ranges of those of Gloversville won the contract for the site development The cost of that project is estimaterd atabout $15 million. Foundation work will be bid in the next few Whitney said.
Steel work should begin in
billion chip fab marked the start ofa two-year-longh construction process for the Sunnyvale, company. About a dozen large pieces of equipment arrivexd Monday on the sitefor ground-clearing work that is scheduled to start this week. As many as 1,600 workers will be employede duringthe two-year construction process. The chip fab is expectefd to open in 2012 and employ 1,400 people when it’s running at full capacity in 2014. The 1.3-million-square-footr manufacturing facility—located on 223 acres in the in Malta— is the park’e first tenant.
“Having our anchor makes Luther Forest a realtech Before, we had infrastructure,” said Michaekl Relyea, president of Luther Forest. about 100 people will work on theGlobalFoundries “We’ll work in the several-hundred rang until the worst of winter,” said Rick Whitney, president of ’es U.S. Operations. Germany-based M+W Zander is the project’s general manager. “Those numbers will ramp up over the next six to nine he said. More than 1,000 peopl e will be working on the projecft a yearfrom now. M+W Zander is prepariny to award the contract for steel Whitney said.
Separate bid package s to erect steel forthe 800,0000-square-foot building and neighboring utility building were sent to 12 companies. Of the five companiew that responded, two are local, one is a partnershiop with a local company and twoare out-of-state. Whitney declined to disclosee the price ranges of those of Gloversville won the contract for the site development The cost of that project is estimaterd atabout $15 million. Foundation work will be bid in the next few Whitney said.
Steel work should begin in
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Wilshire moves beyond turmoil of turnaround - Portland Business Journal:
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Not so at Wilshire Financial ServicesGroup Inc., (WFSG) where last week'a $50 million acquisition offer from showed the company is back in play--thiz time for its financial rebirth, not the notoriety of its "It gets our name out there," said Bruc e Weinstein, Wilshire's chief financial officer. "We thin we're past the turnaround point and executing ourbusinessa plan." Two months ago, the Office of Thrift Supervisionn freed the Portland company and its affiliate, , from restrictions stemmingt from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
Wilshirw retreated into Chapter 11 at the end of 1998 aftetr its risky investments blew up in its causing multimillion-dollar trading losses and a liquidith crunch. The easing of OTS restrictions openede the door for Wilshire Financial to once agai n expand its portfolio ofmortgaged loans. Within a month, the companhy had purchased Life Bank's servicing rights portfolil of 5,000 loans totaling $500 million. The goal is to acquire servicingb rightsto $800 million in loan balances each Weinstein said. That made it all the easier for Wilshire'x board to handily reject Security NationallServicing Corp.
's $50 million purchase Besides First Bank, Wilshire owns and Wilshire Funding Corp. "We think we have an enterprise that is ofhigherd value," said Weinstein. "There's no doubf we've turned around the company. Peopl believe this is a stablebusinessw model. We've taken the risk out of the balance sheet." Standard & Poor's gave Wilshire Credit Corp., its servicing operation, an above-average ranking for recapitalizing its balanc e sheet. Rating service Fitch rated WilshirdeCredit Corp.
an RSS2, its second-highest ratingt for a special servicer of residential mortgage One of the benefits ofWilshire Financial'sw federal oversight was that it focused inward and implementec new credit systems, said Mary Felsch, a director at Fitch Investment. "Other companies woulc have letthings slide," she said. "They came out of it a strongerservicing shop. We're comfortable with their assets, They've been actively bidding on portfolios. Our concer at one time was if they couled convince the marketplace to bringthem business, and they have.
" The fact that othed loan servicers are even considering selling to Wilshire is a sign the compan was re-emerging from the Chapter 11 baggage. In Wilshire, then run by officers Andrew Wiederhorn andLarryt Mendelsohn, had filled its portfolio with subordinaterd mortgage-based securities and distressed real estate that were financex by short-term debt. By the end of the drop in valueof Wilshire's mortgage-backed securitiez and other assets had dried up its liquidity. The company voluntarilyh filed for bankruptcy inMarcyh 1999. What followed was a massivre reorganizing of its balance sheet and topmanagemenyt "to bring order from Weinstein said.
Wilshire has a new boarxd of directors, new management leadership at each of its principalk operating units and a different stockholder About 30 percent of Wilshire stockholders purchased share following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, Weinstein said. And Wilshir e sold off its two European unit s in France and England toFrencuh investors. Company founders Wiederhorn and Mendelsohnnwere ousted, and later they sued for wrongfukl termination. Stephen Glennon, a turnaround expert from New York was namedas CEO. Wiederhorn now runs the formetr Wilshire REIT called InAugust 2000, Wilshire Financial settled its dispute and lawsuite with the two executives.
In the process, a numberf of sweetheart deals betweehn the two companieswere eliminated, including a management contracy that ensured Wilshire Financial would benefit if Wiederhorn turned arouncd the REIT's fortune. "Wde are still a company in Weinstein said. "We had to build liquidity and had to deal withthis company'e long-running regulatory issues. It was a critical objectiver that had to be achieved and it was 2001 will be significantly less Last year, Wilshire reported net income of $3.4 or 17 cents a share, a far betteer outcome than 1999 when it ran up a $30 milliom loss, or $1.
51 a Its balance sheet also shrank to $700 mainly in bank quality assets, Weinsteihn said. He said the goal is to significantlyt boost price per share and eventuallgy regain itsNASDAQ listing. Wilshire'ss annual meeting is May 22. "The scenario today is dramatically different," said Gunther Karger, a portfolio managedr in DiscoveryGroup Inc. "There are no relatefd party transactions. No cash flow From that perspective, the business is significantlgmore stable." There are only two ongoinv connections between the two companies. Fogcutterd continues to own 14 percengt of the 20 million outstanding shares ofWilshire Financial. Wilshire is tradingt at $1.
75 a share over the counter. One of the liabilitiew that came out of the restructuring is if Fogcutter acquires anymortgaged loans, Wilshire will service Fogcutter has paid $2.8 millioh in fees related to And Wilshire Financial is a defendant in lawsuits filed againstf Wilshire in connection to Capitaol Consultants, a company under investigation for the raidingv of pension funds and loans to formedr Wilshire Credit Corp. "We continure to endure legacy costs," said Weinstein, adding that legal expensesz stretched to seven figuresin 2000.
There have been othed changes in Wilshire Financial business units as Its First Bank of Beverlyg Hills expandedits small-cap commercial loans and restructurefd its merchant bank card processing operation. Another subsidiary, Wilshirde Credit, dumped nonagency mortgaged-backed asseta from its books. Not all bankruptcy reorganizationx work. This one has, insisteed Weinstein. Now, Wilshire's leadership must convincde the rest of the investment community it has moved past the turnarounx into acommanding
Not so at Wilshire Financial ServicesGroup Inc., (WFSG) where last week'a $50 million acquisition offer from showed the company is back in play--thiz time for its financial rebirth, not the notoriety of its "It gets our name out there," said Bruc e Weinstein, Wilshire's chief financial officer. "We thin we're past the turnaround point and executing ourbusinessa plan." Two months ago, the Office of Thrift Supervisionn freed the Portland company and its affiliate, , from restrictions stemmingt from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
Wilshirw retreated into Chapter 11 at the end of 1998 aftetr its risky investments blew up in its causing multimillion-dollar trading losses and a liquidith crunch. The easing of OTS restrictions openede the door for Wilshire Financial to once agai n expand its portfolio ofmortgaged loans. Within a month, the companhy had purchased Life Bank's servicing rights portfolil of 5,000 loans totaling $500 million. The goal is to acquire servicingb rightsto $800 million in loan balances each Weinstein said. That made it all the easier for Wilshire'x board to handily reject Security NationallServicing Corp.
's $50 million purchase Besides First Bank, Wilshire owns and Wilshire Funding Corp. "We think we have an enterprise that is ofhigherd value," said Weinstein. "There's no doubf we've turned around the company. Peopl believe this is a stablebusinessw model. We've taken the risk out of the balance sheet." Standard & Poor's gave Wilshire Credit Corp., its servicing operation, an above-average ranking for recapitalizing its balanc e sheet. Rating service Fitch rated WilshirdeCredit Corp.
an RSS2, its second-highest ratingt for a special servicer of residential mortgage One of the benefits ofWilshire Financial'sw federal oversight was that it focused inward and implementec new credit systems, said Mary Felsch, a director at Fitch Investment. "Other companies woulc have letthings slide," she said. "They came out of it a strongerservicing shop. We're comfortable with their assets, They've been actively bidding on portfolios. Our concer at one time was if they couled convince the marketplace to bringthem business, and they have.
" The fact that othed loan servicers are even considering selling to Wilshire is a sign the compan was re-emerging from the Chapter 11 baggage. In Wilshire, then run by officers Andrew Wiederhorn andLarryt Mendelsohn, had filled its portfolio with subordinaterd mortgage-based securities and distressed real estate that were financex by short-term debt. By the end of the drop in valueof Wilshire's mortgage-backed securitiez and other assets had dried up its liquidity. The company voluntarilyh filed for bankruptcy inMarcyh 1999. What followed was a massivre reorganizing of its balance sheet and topmanagemenyt "to bring order from Weinstein said.
Wilshire has a new boarxd of directors, new management leadership at each of its principalk operating units and a different stockholder About 30 percent of Wilshire stockholders purchased share following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, Weinstein said. And Wilshir e sold off its two European unit s in France and England toFrencuh investors. Company founders Wiederhorn and Mendelsohnnwere ousted, and later they sued for wrongfukl termination. Stephen Glennon, a turnaround expert from New York was namedas CEO. Wiederhorn now runs the formetr Wilshire REIT called InAugust 2000, Wilshire Financial settled its dispute and lawsuite with the two executives.
In the process, a numberf of sweetheart deals betweehn the two companieswere eliminated, including a management contracy that ensured Wilshire Financial would benefit if Wiederhorn turned arouncd the REIT's fortune. "Wde are still a company in Weinstein said. "We had to build liquidity and had to deal withthis company'e long-running regulatory issues. It was a critical objectiver that had to be achieved and it was 2001 will be significantly less Last year, Wilshire reported net income of $3.4 or 17 cents a share, a far betteer outcome than 1999 when it ran up a $30 milliom loss, or $1.
51 a Its balance sheet also shrank to $700 mainly in bank quality assets, Weinsteihn said. He said the goal is to significantlyt boost price per share and eventuallgy regain itsNASDAQ listing. Wilshire'ss annual meeting is May 22. "The scenario today is dramatically different," said Gunther Karger, a portfolio managedr in DiscoveryGroup Inc. "There are no relatefd party transactions. No cash flow From that perspective, the business is significantlgmore stable." There are only two ongoinv connections between the two companies. Fogcutterd continues to own 14 percengt of the 20 million outstanding shares ofWilshire Financial. Wilshire is tradingt at $1.
75 a share over the counter. One of the liabilitiew that came out of the restructuring is if Fogcutter acquires anymortgaged loans, Wilshire will service Fogcutter has paid $2.8 millioh in fees related to And Wilshire Financial is a defendant in lawsuits filed againstf Wilshire in connection to Capitaol Consultants, a company under investigation for the raidingv of pension funds and loans to formedr Wilshire Credit Corp. "We continure to endure legacy costs," said Weinstein, adding that legal expensesz stretched to seven figuresin 2000.
There have been othed changes in Wilshire Financial business units as Its First Bank of Beverlyg Hills expandedits small-cap commercial loans and restructurefd its merchant bank card processing operation. Another subsidiary, Wilshirde Credit, dumped nonagency mortgaged-backed asseta from its books. Not all bankruptcy reorganizationx work. This one has, insisteed Weinstein. Now, Wilshire's leadership must convincde the rest of the investment community it has moved past the turnarounx into acommanding
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Cincinnati-area firms win Ohio incentives - Boston Business Journal:
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, a maker of marketing simulation and planning received $1.1 million from the Innovationj Ohio Loan Fund, at an annual interest rate of 1 percen t for the first year and 8 percent for five years. The Cincinnati-basefd company will use the loan to develop a new generatio n of its Emerging Marketplace software and buycomputere equipment. The $2.2 million project is expectef to create 36 jobs and retainh10 jobs. Two local firms also received Job Creation Tax Credits forexpansion projects. • , a supplier of labelint systems for thebeverage industry, was awarded a 45 percent tax credig for five years for a $1 milliobn expansion project in Mason.
The companh expects to use the worthabout $52,700 over its term, to creatwe 25 jobs and retain 118. • won a 45 perceng job credit, for a six-year term, for a $170,0009 expansion project at its regionakloffice downtown. The credit is valued at about $119,750o over its term. Advantage expects to create 33 positionw andretain 65. The company, headquartered in Spokane, provides energy management consulting
, a maker of marketing simulation and planning received $1.1 million from the Innovationj Ohio Loan Fund, at an annual interest rate of 1 percen t for the first year and 8 percent for five years. The Cincinnati-basefd company will use the loan to develop a new generatio n of its Emerging Marketplace software and buycomputere equipment. The $2.2 million project is expectef to create 36 jobs and retainh10 jobs. Two local firms also received Job Creation Tax Credits forexpansion projects. • , a supplier of labelint systems for thebeverage industry, was awarded a 45 percent tax credig for five years for a $1 milliobn expansion project in Mason.
The companh expects to use the worthabout $52,700 over its term, to creatwe 25 jobs and retain 118. • won a 45 perceng job credit, for a six-year term, for a $170,0009 expansion project at its regionakloffice downtown. The credit is valued at about $119,750o over its term. Advantage expects to create 33 positionw andretain 65. The company, headquartered in Spokane, provides energy management consulting
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
AmeriSpec home energy audits soar - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Memphis-based AmeriSpec has 250 franchise ownersz throughoutthe U.S. and Canada who provide services to homebuyers and The company has seen its business skyrocke t in Canada as the Canadian government has mandatedc homes be more energy efficient and reducecarbon footprints. Breng Armstrong, vice president and general managereof AmeriSpec, says the company is the only national providefr of inspection services in Canada. It conductedr 50,000 audits in 2008, compared to 18,500 in 2007 and 14,0000 in 2006. Part of AmeriSpec’s inspectiom process creates an artificial draft to find out wherwe air seeps in or leaks outof homes.
An inspectionh also covers the energy efficiency of HVAC After an inspectionin Canada, homew are given a rating and owners are give 18 months to improve or retrofit the While the Canadian governmenty doesn’t penalize homeowners who don’t make changes, up to $5,00o in grant money is available for improvements and homeowners can get reimbursed for energy-related work they have Armstrong says the Obama administration is lookinyg at implementing similar changex in the U.S. “There’s a growing awareness in the Unitedd States, and to some degree, all of us are askingt the same questions,” Armstrong says. He says all 50 statesz have weatherization programs.
The federap government has allotted $5 billiojn in stimulus funding tohelp low-income familiexs replace roofs on their homeds and change inefficient furnaces. As the attentionn to energy efficiency grows, AmeriSpec is training its franchise owners to be certified in Home Energy RatinbgSystem inspection. Inspectors are required to take an exam for HERS but the national pass rateis 20%. At a training sessiobn at AmeriSpec’s Memphis facilities last week, 11 of the 15 participants passed. Owners can train at othed AmeriSpec facilities acrossthe country, but the most comprehensive traininf is located in Memphis.
Armstrong says AmeriSpecx offers three different courses that are open to itsfranchisse owners. Its facilities include a fullyfunctionalp “flood house” that can be flooded to simulate a home The house offers inspectors full field traininvg without them having to intrude on customersd in the field. It also allows them learhn from their mistakes withoutbeinvg liable. Gale Colvin, director of technical traininvg and developmentfor AmeriSpec, says inspectorx who pass the test will have the highest certification in energy Following that certification, they must performn three field evaluations.
“We loan out the equipmenf they need to getthat done,” Colvin “We want to keep everything fresh for them out in the Steve Anderson, owner of two franchisesw in Memphis, is one of the ownera who passed last week’s While the course isn’t a requirement for franchise owners, it gives them another levelk of service for customers. Anderson, who is also a licensed can now offer complete home services from design to makingh sure existing homes areenergy efficient.
“The cost of energy for homeowners issteadilu rising, so being able to assisf people in how well their homes work and where improvementz can be made is a servicr that will be needed in the Anderson says. “We’re positioned to tap into the markert and help folks that are interested ingoing green.”
Memphis-based AmeriSpec has 250 franchise ownersz throughoutthe U.S. and Canada who provide services to homebuyers and The company has seen its business skyrocke t in Canada as the Canadian government has mandatedc homes be more energy efficient and reducecarbon footprints. Breng Armstrong, vice president and general managereof AmeriSpec, says the company is the only national providefr of inspection services in Canada. It conductedr 50,000 audits in 2008, compared to 18,500 in 2007 and 14,0000 in 2006. Part of AmeriSpec’s inspectiom process creates an artificial draft to find out wherwe air seeps in or leaks outof homes.
An inspectionh also covers the energy efficiency of HVAC After an inspectionin Canada, homew are given a rating and owners are give 18 months to improve or retrofit the While the Canadian governmenty doesn’t penalize homeowners who don’t make changes, up to $5,00o in grant money is available for improvements and homeowners can get reimbursed for energy-related work they have Armstrong says the Obama administration is lookinyg at implementing similar changex in the U.S. “There’s a growing awareness in the Unitedd States, and to some degree, all of us are askingt the same questions,” Armstrong says. He says all 50 statesz have weatherization programs.
The federap government has allotted $5 billiojn in stimulus funding tohelp low-income familiexs replace roofs on their homeds and change inefficient furnaces. As the attentionn to energy efficiency grows, AmeriSpec is training its franchise owners to be certified in Home Energy RatinbgSystem inspection. Inspectors are required to take an exam for HERS but the national pass rateis 20%. At a training sessiobn at AmeriSpec’s Memphis facilities last week, 11 of the 15 participants passed. Owners can train at othed AmeriSpec facilities acrossthe country, but the most comprehensive traininf is located in Memphis.
Armstrong says AmeriSpecx offers three different courses that are open to itsfranchisse owners. Its facilities include a fullyfunctionalp “flood house” that can be flooded to simulate a home The house offers inspectors full field traininvg without them having to intrude on customersd in the field. It also allows them learhn from their mistakes withoutbeinvg liable. Gale Colvin, director of technical traininvg and developmentfor AmeriSpec, says inspectorx who pass the test will have the highest certification in energy Following that certification, they must performn three field evaluations.
“We loan out the equipmenf they need to getthat done,” Colvin “We want to keep everything fresh for them out in the Steve Anderson, owner of two franchisesw in Memphis, is one of the ownera who passed last week’s While the course isn’t a requirement for franchise owners, it gives them another levelk of service for customers. Anderson, who is also a licensed can now offer complete home services from design to makingh sure existing homes areenergy efficient.
“The cost of energy for homeowners issteadilu rising, so being able to assisf people in how well their homes work and where improvementz can be made is a servicr that will be needed in the Anderson says. “We’re positioned to tap into the markert and help folks that are interested ingoing green.”
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Gas prices up for 9th straight day - CNN
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Friday, March 16, 2012
Ford will stop Claycomo F-150 production for a week - Portland Business Journal:
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The UAW Local 249 posted the information in a newslettet on itsWeb site. Local 249 Vice Presidenrt Bobby Wyse confirmed Monday that the information is The production stoppage comes a week beforee an alreadyscheduled one-week summer break for the entire plant startint June 29, a Locaol 249 spokeswoman said. The plant also is scheduled for a summer breakk during the weekof Aug. 17. Sales of Ford F-seriess trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,7577 in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,974 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slight increasein month-to-montb sales enabled Ford F) to cancel the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-15o0 truck plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intacg at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “This is partialluy due to depleted funds forthe state’s Divisio of Unemployment in Michigan, making down weekws at (Dearborn) less of an option,” the Locak 249 said in the newsletter. Local 249 adder that sales projections continue to be less than the five shiftsx at the two truck plants can produced if they work full time througuh the 2010production year. Ford runs two shiftxs at Claycomo and threein Dearborn. Wyse said Ford is consideringb once again moving a shif fromthe F-150 side of the Kansas City Assemblyt Plant and putting them to work on the SUV side.
nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moved aboug 800 workers from a second shift onthe F-150 side of the Kansaws City plant to a third shifr on the SUV side. The employeez were moved back tothe F-15 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escape salesd in May reached up 20.6 percent from 13,596 in Aprio but down 7.2 percent from 17,667 in May 2008. The Kansa s City Assembly Plant also produces the Mercury Mariner and hybridd versions of the Ford Escape andMercury Mariner. Combined sales of hybrid versionw of theFord Fusion, Mercury Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reached 3,90y in May, a new company The old sales record of 3,420 hybridr vehicles was set in April 2006.
As of May, Ford’ds Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,900 hourl and 200 salaried employees.
The UAW Local 249 posted the information in a newslettet on itsWeb site. Local 249 Vice Presidenrt Bobby Wyse confirmed Monday that the information is The production stoppage comes a week beforee an alreadyscheduled one-week summer break for the entire plant startint June 29, a Locaol 249 spokeswoman said. The plant also is scheduled for a summer breakk during the weekof Aug. 17. Sales of Ford F-seriess trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,7577 in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,974 in May 2008. UAW Local 249 said the slight increasein month-to-montb sales enabled Ford F) to cancel the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-15o0 truck plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intacg at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “This is partialluy due to depleted funds forthe state’s Divisio of Unemployment in Michigan, making down weekws at (Dearborn) less of an option,” the Locak 249 said in the newsletter. Local 249 adder that sales projections continue to be less than the five shiftsx at the two truck plants can produced if they work full time througuh the 2010production year. Ford runs two shiftxs at Claycomo and threein Dearborn. Wyse said Ford is consideringb once again moving a shif fromthe F-150 side of the Kansas City Assemblyt Plant and putting them to work on the SUV side.
nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moved aboug 800 workers from a second shift onthe F-150 side of the Kansaws City plant to a third shifr on the SUV side. The employeez were moved back tothe F-15 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escape salesd in May reached up 20.6 percent from 13,596 in Aprio but down 7.2 percent from 17,667 in May 2008. The Kansa s City Assembly Plant also produces the Mercury Mariner and hybridd versions of the Ford Escape andMercury Mariner. Combined sales of hybrid versionw of theFord Fusion, Mercury Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reached 3,90y in May, a new company The old sales record of 3,420 hybridr vehicles was set in April 2006.
As of May, Ford’ds Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,900 hourl and 200 salaried employees.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Budget repercussions - Portland Business Journal:
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“It does not look pretty,” said Superintendentr Carole Smith. Kulongoski’s budget, released this week, calls for $1.2 billioh less in spending the nexttwo years. Some predicg the shortfall couldhit $2 billion in the next few That concerns Smith, othefr educators and social service providers who worry abourt slashing jobs and cutting programs. “Come as earlyt as March, we might be looking back to this day as a pointr where people wish they saidJillian Schoene, Kulongoski’s spokeswoman. “This couldx be the high-water mark.
” l If health care providers are forcefd to pay a set of proposedrnew fees, Oregon employers could experiencw health care cost increases, in the form of higherf premiums or other of 5.5 percent. l The Campaign for Oregon’sd Seniors & People with Disabilitiea projects thatnearly 5,800 of Oregon’s most vulnerable seniords and people with disabilities could lose accesas to critical services. Though Kulongoski’s budget steers 6.8 percent more towarsd Department of Human Services programs overthe 2007-09 budget, the governor said maintaining the department’ds current services level would required a 28 percent funding increase.
The budge t proposal could lead tonearlyy 15,000 lost jobs and eliminate some $806 millio in economic activity. l Communituy colleges, which frequently team with businesse s on jobs training face collectivebudgets that, at a base leveol of $485 million, are 8.9 percent lower than moneu allotted for the 2007-09 budget. At , that meanws a hit of $1.8 million in what spokesmajn Dana Haynescalls “hard “We took a serious cut at a time when the governotr said we’ll hold education she said. “But he didn’t hold us harmless.
” Hayned said PCC’s financial managers don’t expect to cut positions or entire programs, but that it will be difficult to builx on varioustraining curricula. “When people are cominh to us every single dayand saying, we want to be technicians, nurses, it’s not a good time for us to retrencnh and offer less,” he said. Even Smith, with K-12 schools earning a 2.4 percenr spending increase overthe 2007-09 worries that the figure isn’t enougj to cover the district’s existing services for the next threer years. The district’s annual budget is $452 Kulongoski, who released his budget Dec.
1, concedesa that public schools across the state could fallsome $150 million short unless the statew finds other money. Others are nervous as collectsabout $1 million, about 8 percent of its operatiny budget, each year from the state. If other serviced providers lose theiroperating capacity, theire clients could seek help from the food bank’w regional branches. The Oregon Food Bank alreadt distributes more food thanit collects. “Becausd some people will no longerhave they’ll be driven into the emergench food system,” said Rachel Bristol, Oregoh Food Bank CEO.
“It does not look pretty,” said Superintendentr Carole Smith. Kulongoski’s budget, released this week, calls for $1.2 billioh less in spending the nexttwo years. Some predicg the shortfall couldhit $2 billion in the next few That concerns Smith, othefr educators and social service providers who worry abourt slashing jobs and cutting programs. “Come as earlyt as March, we might be looking back to this day as a pointr where people wish they saidJillian Schoene, Kulongoski’s spokeswoman. “This couldx be the high-water mark.
” l If health care providers are forcefd to pay a set of proposedrnew fees, Oregon employers could experiencw health care cost increases, in the form of higherf premiums or other of 5.5 percent. l The Campaign for Oregon’sd Seniors & People with Disabilitiea projects thatnearly 5,800 of Oregon’s most vulnerable seniords and people with disabilities could lose accesas to critical services. Though Kulongoski’s budget steers 6.8 percent more towarsd Department of Human Services programs overthe 2007-09 budget, the governor said maintaining the department’ds current services level would required a 28 percent funding increase.
The budge t proposal could lead tonearlyy 15,000 lost jobs and eliminate some $806 millio in economic activity. l Communituy colleges, which frequently team with businesse s on jobs training face collectivebudgets that, at a base leveol of $485 million, are 8.9 percent lower than moneu allotted for the 2007-09 budget. At , that meanws a hit of $1.8 million in what spokesmajn Dana Haynescalls “hard “We took a serious cut at a time when the governotr said we’ll hold education she said. “But he didn’t hold us harmless.
” Hayned said PCC’s financial managers don’t expect to cut positions or entire programs, but that it will be difficult to builx on varioustraining curricula. “When people are cominh to us every single dayand saying, we want to be technicians, nurses, it’s not a good time for us to retrencnh and offer less,” he said. Even Smith, with K-12 schools earning a 2.4 percenr spending increase overthe 2007-09 worries that the figure isn’t enougj to cover the district’s existing services for the next threer years. The district’s annual budget is $452 Kulongoski, who released his budget Dec.
1, concedesa that public schools across the state could fallsome $150 million short unless the statew finds other money. Others are nervous as collectsabout $1 million, about 8 percent of its operatiny budget, each year from the state. If other serviced providers lose theiroperating capacity, theire clients could seek help from the food bank’w regional branches. The Oregon Food Bank alreadt distributes more food thanit collects. “Becausd some people will no longerhave they’ll be driven into the emergench food system,” said Rachel Bristol, Oregoh Food Bank CEO.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Dayton employment to remain sluggish into third quarter - Nashville Business Journal:
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Tom Traynor, an economics professort at Wright State and author ofthe report, said unemploymentt increases will continue at their accelerated pace into the thirf quarter of this year. The Dayton Metropolitah Statistical Area, which includes Montgomery, Greene, Miami and Preblw counties, is projected to lose 6,00p0 to 7,000 jobs in the third quarter. That wouldc drop employment to 373,900, down from 380,400 in the firsrt quarter of the year, a 2 percent The hardest-hit area is one the Dayton area has longrelies on, manufacturing. “Manufacturing employment will fall Traynor said.
Forecasts from the report show employment in the sectord fallingfrom 42,300 in the first quarter of this year to 36,10 by the third quarter, a nearly 15 percent drop. Durable goods manufacturing will be hit in Traynor said. “People aren’t They are waiting to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and service employmenrt are also expected to Retail employment is expected to dropto 39,100p by the third quarter, down from 40,00o in the first quarter, a 2 percent Service employment, which includees financial service, business utilities and leisure service, is projected to decrease to 324,20 0 by the third quarter, down from 326,700 in the first quarter, a nearly 1 percent decline.
“The next year to year and a half will be an unpleasantf time forthe region,” Traynor said. Constructiohn employment is expected to rise as a part of seasonal to 13,400 from 11,400 in the first but that is 1,000 jobs fewer than the same time periods last year. One area of employment that isn’r expected to be hit hard is healtu care. In fact, Traynofr said he expects health care to add some jobs by thethirrd quarter, going up to 56,500 from 56,30o0 in the first quarter.
He said the rate of decline in groszs domestic productwill slow, but remain negative through the thired quarter and maybe into the fourth quarter of this Even when GDP does becomse positive again, it will take some time for employment to pick up becauswe it is a lagging indicator of economic recovery. Traynod said there is a great deal of uncertainty still on the national level, as businesses try to determine the impactt of government actions. Traynor said the problem of high unemploymentr is not going awayanytimed soon.
“This is somethinvg we’re going to be living with for quite a well intonext year,” he
Tom Traynor, an economics professort at Wright State and author ofthe report, said unemploymentt increases will continue at their accelerated pace into the thirf quarter of this year. The Dayton Metropolitah Statistical Area, which includes Montgomery, Greene, Miami and Preblw counties, is projected to lose 6,00p0 to 7,000 jobs in the third quarter. That wouldc drop employment to 373,900, down from 380,400 in the firsrt quarter of the year, a 2 percent The hardest-hit area is one the Dayton area has longrelies on, manufacturing. “Manufacturing employment will fall Traynor said.
Forecasts from the report show employment in the sectord fallingfrom 42,300 in the first quarter of this year to 36,10 by the third quarter, a nearly 15 percent drop. Durable goods manufacturing will be hit in Traynor said. “People aren’t They are waiting to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and service employmenrt are also expected to Retail employment is expected to dropto 39,100p by the third quarter, down from 40,00o in the first quarter, a 2 percent Service employment, which includees financial service, business utilities and leisure service, is projected to decrease to 324,20 0 by the third quarter, down from 326,700 in the first quarter, a nearly 1 percent decline.
“The next year to year and a half will be an unpleasantf time forthe region,” Traynor said. Constructiohn employment is expected to rise as a part of seasonal to 13,400 from 11,400 in the first but that is 1,000 jobs fewer than the same time periods last year. One area of employment that isn’r expected to be hit hard is healtu care. In fact, Traynofr said he expects health care to add some jobs by thethirrd quarter, going up to 56,500 from 56,30o0 in the first quarter.
He said the rate of decline in groszs domestic productwill slow, but remain negative through the thired quarter and maybe into the fourth quarter of this Even when GDP does becomse positive again, it will take some time for employment to pick up becauswe it is a lagging indicator of economic recovery. Traynod said there is a great deal of uncertainty still on the national level, as businesses try to determine the impactt of government actions. Traynor said the problem of high unemploymentr is not going awayanytimed soon.
“This is somethinvg we’re going to be living with for quite a well intonext year,” he
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Market for Bills tickets thrives in cyberspace - Business First of Buffalo:
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"I don't know that I could commif to a season said Hauser of his onlinepurchasinyg habits. "The staff at VIP and I get to know each othere pretty well during football and hockey seasons." That relationship is likelyt to be both long and Six of the eight home games for the upcomingb season are already sold out. But whilre the box office is bare, Hauserr knows there are tickets out there in Loadsof 'em. Sites such as VIPseats.com, .com and provides an abundance of choices of seat locations andtickett listings. Want to sit in the end zone? The nosebleeds? 50-yard-line? How many do you need? A pair, two pair? Two hundreed pair? No trouble.
Among the firsft three Bills games to sell out were the 9 season opener against the Denver the Sept. 30 game againstf the New York Jets, and an Oct. 8 Mondag night game against theDallaw Cowboys. On Aug. 17, StubHub had 2,216 ticketsw available for theDenver game, 2,834 for the Jets and 2,575 for the Monday nighter. For all eighy Bills home games, StubHub listingx totaled 25,552, enough to fill more than a thir d of RalphWilson Stadium. TicketsNow boasted 16,5589 listings, and VIPseats, 15,925. While these totals seem Della Giammusso, co-owner of , said seats listed at one brokee site are also listedon others. So it's difficulg to get an exact counttof what's really available.
To arrive at a final numbed wouldbe overwhelming. Brokers, wholesalers and distributords post tickets ontoa network, which then get listed to multiple sites like hers. "They're all linked together," said Giammusso of the network, whichb allows her Williamsville-based company to list tickets for eventsw overseas such as soccerand rugby. "Tickets listec on our site are also listeeon StubHub, and vice versa." The volume gives only an idea of what'es available. Think of a listing as an ad that gets repeates inmultiple places. Each listing should be considere d an opportunityto buy, not an actual tickeft inventory.
"We're a middle man, per se," said Giammusso. "Sop if you're looking at our site, you can comparer our price tosomeone else's. Some peopl e may have posted the ticket to our site and markex up the price10 percent. The same ticke t may be more expensivd onother sites, based on where the posting originated." As an on Aug. 20, a pair of end zone seats for the Denver game insection 143, row 31 on StubHu b goes for $156. The same seatsw on VIPseats totals $162.
According to the Buffalo Bills Web these seats originallycost $46 each, or $92 for the The high quantities of tickets posted online may be one reason why so many gamew are sold out for a team that hasn't made the playoffz in seven years. Consumers are shut out at the box Supply decreases, while demand and pricwe increase. But is the secondary ticket market impactin gthe Bills' ability to market to an appropriate demographic or customer? "The industry is still so new that we are unabled to determine at this time the true impact of how the secondar y market will affect us," said Scotft Berchtold, vice president of communications for the Buffaloi Bills.
"It is something that we continue to monitor and in whichy we have a strong interest inresearcb data." So much so that the like other pro franchises, have gotten into the re-selling game. The Billsz are in the first year of an exclusive partnershipl with to offer seats on thesecondaru market. At , fans lookint for seats to sold out games can buy Just like atbroker sites, similad listings appear at TicketExchange, a service offered through Ticketmaster. No fees are chargede to sellers unless a sale is Other links allow fans to connect with othera whoare selling, or participatr in Bills ticket auctions. Estimates have taggee the U.S.
secondary ticket market as a $3 billiomn industry. In June, Gov. Eliot Spitzer signed a law that eliminateas the ceiling for ticketsbeinvg re-sold, but required ticket brokers to be licensedf by the state, and prohibited organizations from regulatinyg the resale of season tickets.
"I don't know that I could commif to a season said Hauser of his onlinepurchasinyg habits. "The staff at VIP and I get to know each othere pretty well during football and hockey seasons." That relationship is likelyt to be both long and Six of the eight home games for the upcomingb season are already sold out. But whilre the box office is bare, Hauserr knows there are tickets out there in Loadsof 'em. Sites such as VIPseats.com, .com and provides an abundance of choices of seat locations andtickett listings. Want to sit in the end zone? The nosebleeds? 50-yard-line? How many do you need? A pair, two pair? Two hundreed pair? No trouble.
Among the firsft three Bills games to sell out were the 9 season opener against the Denver the Sept. 30 game againstf the New York Jets, and an Oct. 8 Mondag night game against theDallaw Cowboys. On Aug. 17, StubHub had 2,216 ticketsw available for theDenver game, 2,834 for the Jets and 2,575 for the Monday nighter. For all eighy Bills home games, StubHub listingx totaled 25,552, enough to fill more than a thir d of RalphWilson Stadium. TicketsNow boasted 16,5589 listings, and VIPseats, 15,925. While these totals seem Della Giammusso, co-owner of , said seats listed at one brokee site are also listedon others. So it's difficulg to get an exact counttof what's really available.
To arrive at a final numbed wouldbe overwhelming. Brokers, wholesalers and distributords post tickets ontoa network, which then get listed to multiple sites like hers. "They're all linked together," said Giammusso of the network, whichb allows her Williamsville-based company to list tickets for eventsw overseas such as soccerand rugby. "Tickets listec on our site are also listeeon StubHub, and vice versa." The volume gives only an idea of what'es available. Think of a listing as an ad that gets repeates inmultiple places. Each listing should be considere d an opportunityto buy, not an actual tickeft inventory.
"We're a middle man, per se," said Giammusso. "Sop if you're looking at our site, you can comparer our price tosomeone else's. Some peopl e may have posted the ticket to our site and markex up the price10 percent. The same ticke t may be more expensivd onother sites, based on where the posting originated." As an on Aug. 20, a pair of end zone seats for the Denver game insection 143, row 31 on StubHu b goes for $156. The same seatsw on VIPseats totals $162.
According to the Buffalo Bills Web these seats originallycost $46 each, or $92 for the The high quantities of tickets posted online may be one reason why so many gamew are sold out for a team that hasn't made the playoffz in seven years. Consumers are shut out at the box Supply decreases, while demand and pricwe increase. But is the secondary ticket market impactin gthe Bills' ability to market to an appropriate demographic or customer? "The industry is still so new that we are unabled to determine at this time the true impact of how the secondar y market will affect us," said Scotft Berchtold, vice president of communications for the Buffaloi Bills.
"It is something that we continue to monitor and in whichy we have a strong interest inresearcb data." So much so that the like other pro franchises, have gotten into the re-selling game. The Billsz are in the first year of an exclusive partnershipl with to offer seats on thesecondaru market. At , fans lookint for seats to sold out games can buy Just like atbroker sites, similad listings appear at TicketExchange, a service offered through Ticketmaster. No fees are chargede to sellers unless a sale is Other links allow fans to connect with othera whoare selling, or participatr in Bills ticket auctions. Estimates have taggee the U.S.
secondary ticket market as a $3 billiomn industry. In June, Gov. Eliot Spitzer signed a law that eliminateas the ceiling for ticketsbeinvg re-sold, but required ticket brokers to be licensedf by the state, and prohibited organizations from regulatinyg the resale of season tickets.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Equifax: Small biz bankruptcies double in March - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Sacramento, Calif. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill. Anaheim-Irvine, Oakland-Fremont, Calif. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash. Commercial bankruptciez nearly doubled in Marcu 2009 fromMarch 2008, Equifax noted. "The Marchu numbers provide a snapshotof what's been happening to the small businessz sector during this perioc of economic turmoil," said Reza Barazesh, head of Equifax's Northy American Commercial Analytical Services Group, in a news "Not surprisingly, the highest numbere of small-business bankruptcies are in those parts of the countr y where home prices have decreased dramatically, unemploymeng has increased significantly, and credi t has become tighter.
" For the Equifax analyzed both Chapter 7 and Chapte r 13 filings. Chapter 7 is a liquidationm proceeding in which a debtor receivese a discharge ofall debts, while Chapter 13 is a reorganizatioj bankruptcy enabling filers to pay off debt over a set perio of years. Equifax reviewed and analyzec small business data for the most recent month for which complete datais
Sacramento, Calif. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill. Anaheim-Irvine, Oakland-Fremont, Calif. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash. Commercial bankruptciez nearly doubled in Marcu 2009 fromMarch 2008, Equifax noted. "The Marchu numbers provide a snapshotof what's been happening to the small businessz sector during this perioc of economic turmoil," said Reza Barazesh, head of Equifax's Northy American Commercial Analytical Services Group, in a news "Not surprisingly, the highest numbere of small-business bankruptcies are in those parts of the countr y where home prices have decreased dramatically, unemploymeng has increased significantly, and credi t has become tighter.
" For the Equifax analyzed both Chapter 7 and Chapte r 13 filings. Chapter 7 is a liquidationm proceeding in which a debtor receivese a discharge ofall debts, while Chapter 13 is a reorganizatioj bankruptcy enabling filers to pay off debt over a set perio of years. Equifax reviewed and analyzec small business data for the most recent month for which complete datais
Monday, March 5, 2012
Hispanic Professional Women
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As president, Pierre aims to increase membershilp with an upcoming event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the HPWA in She hopes the event will brinb back old members and presidentsand “reinvigorate the Pierre said. The HPWA currently has 55 memberse but once had as many as150 members, Pierre She considers one of her priorities to promote involvementy in the association’s mentoring initiative. “The keenest interestt I have is in ensuring that our mentorinvg program is very strongand well-participated in by our professionao members and students at (the University of South she said. “We have a lot of advocatingv to do.
” The Tampa Bay area is home to about 90Latinl organizations, Pierre said, and she intends to reachu out to other local Hispanic groups as well. “It’se very hard for Latina women to have role modelsd of veryhigh achievement,” she said. “That we have such a collectionh of Latina women who have achievedr and contribute to the community in the Tamps Bay area isa marvel.” Pierre is chied operating officer for LLC, a management consultinh firm in Tampa but has also workex as a counselor and administrator at various social agencies and as spiritual director at in a release said. She holdss a Bachelor’s degree in sociology from , the organizatiojn said.
Founded in 1990, HPWA develops educational opportunities for Hispanic women that foster professional provide scholarships and advance leadership on issues that addresxHispanic concerns. Pierre will formally assumw the position with HPWA on June 19 at a publivc induction atin Tampa. Dr. Marcia school psychologist for the School District of Hillsborough was the previous president ofthe association. Cost for members is $20 in advancwe and $25 for others. More informatiomn is available atthe organization’se .
As president, Pierre aims to increase membershilp with an upcoming event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the HPWA in She hopes the event will brinb back old members and presidentsand “reinvigorate the Pierre said. The HPWA currently has 55 memberse but once had as many as150 members, Pierre She considers one of her priorities to promote involvementy in the association’s mentoring initiative. “The keenest interestt I have is in ensuring that our mentorinvg program is very strongand well-participated in by our professionao members and students at (the University of South she said. “We have a lot of advocatingv to do.
” The Tampa Bay area is home to about 90Latinl organizations, Pierre said, and she intends to reachu out to other local Hispanic groups as well. “It’se very hard for Latina women to have role modelsd of veryhigh achievement,” she said. “That we have such a collectionh of Latina women who have achievedr and contribute to the community in the Tamps Bay area isa marvel.” Pierre is chied operating officer for LLC, a management consultinh firm in Tampa but has also workex as a counselor and administrator at various social agencies and as spiritual director at in a release said. She holdss a Bachelor’s degree in sociology from , the organizatiojn said.
Founded in 1990, HPWA develops educational opportunities for Hispanic women that foster professional provide scholarships and advance leadership on issues that addresxHispanic concerns. Pierre will formally assumw the position with HPWA on June 19 at a publivc induction atin Tampa. Dr. Marcia school psychologist for the School District of Hillsborough was the previous president ofthe association. Cost for members is $20 in advancwe and $25 for others. More informatiomn is available atthe organization’se .
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Republican voters can no longer ignore the obvious: There is only one GOP ... - Cincinnati.com
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Republican voters can no longer ignore the obvious: There is only one GOP ... Cincinnati.com “Obviously if we get a stop right there, you come down and you still have a chance to chip into (the deficit). But him making that â€" that's a big swing.†Holloway scored 10 points in the last 5:18. The point guard went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line ... |
KCRG | Iowa Secretary Of Agriculture To Attend China Trade Mission KCRG US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks to the International Association for Food Protection Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger) By Eric Stidman AMES, Iowa (AP) â€" US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says his ... USDA leads largest ever agricultural trade mission to China Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Trade Mission to China with 40 US ... Vilsack: USDA to lead trade mission to China in March; 40 US companies to be ... |
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