Friday, September 30, 2011

'Dolphin Tale' star Winter plays key role in Florida resort deal - Los Angeles Times

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'Dolphin Tale' star Winter plays key role in Florida resort deal

Los Angeles Times


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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Hilo Hattie sold to clothing manufacturer - Business First of Buffalo:

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The company’s sale to may be off the tabl eafter U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Faris delayed ruling onthe company’ws bid to buy Hilo Hattie for $1 The ownership transfer was announced on Mondahy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Honolulu, wherre Faris also continued until June 29several motions, including one to appointt a trustee to take over management of the company. Farisd also suspended Hilo Hattie’s ability to borro w money under a line of Maui Divers Jewelry had offered last montgh to buy Hilo Hattie and its seven storeefor $1 million in cash, and to invesg another $2 million in the business.
Maui Divers’ attorney, Cuylard Shaw, told Faris that the offer was off the tabler if the judge did not approved the saleon Monday. However, Maui Divers President and CEO Bob Tayloer said through a spokeswoman Monday afternoonm that the company would hold its offer open untilk thenext hearing. Hilo Hattie attorney James Wagner told the judge thatDonalcd B.S. Kang, owner of , acquirer 100 percent of the company’s shares on Friday from , whichh bought Hilo Hattie from founder Jim Romig last year beforr filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Kang is also on the boarxd of directorsof .
Hilo Hattie CEO Ted Nelso and President John Scott resigned from theird positions on Friday and Kang has assumed the post of presidenty ofHilo Hattie, Wagner told the Royal Hawaiian Creations was listed as the second largest owed more than $798,000, when Hilo Hattie filed for Chapte 11 last Oct. 2. It is owed another $252,000p in an administrative claim, according to courty documents. Maui Divers was the largest creditor, owed $1.254 million, and Taylor was co-chairman of the committeed of unsecured creditors until resigning in prior to making the Royal Hawaiian Creations also resigned from the which supported the sale of Hilo Hattiwe toMaui Divers.
Kang proposes to fund a line of credit for Hilo Hattiewith $1 millionm in cash, and “will arrange for an infusiojn of $2 million in working into Hilo Hattie upon its emergencd from bankruptcy, according to a document filedf on Monday before the hearing. Kang said he plane to follow the plan of reorganization submitted by Hilo Hattie andits Pomare, Ltd., last week, which calls for payinf unsecured creditors about 5 cents on the Wagner told the judge that the reorganization plan fileds on June 15 “was a placeholder,” because the sale to Maui Diverw had not been confirmed.
He said he didn’tg expect any change in the treatment ofthe company’s hundred of creditors under Kang’s ownership. The 46-year-olrd company, which claimed $23.5 million in debt in the Chapterf11 filing, has been losiny money “at a clip of $500,000 per Ted Pettit, attorney for the creditors’ told the judge. Pettit also said he was “very surprised” to learjn of the stock transfer onFridayg afternoon.
He noted that Kang’s business is in manufacturingapparep overseas, and said that Kang intendedx to take over Hilo Hattie’s Nimitz Highway headquarters and turn it into a Kang said after the hearing that he intendes for the building to remain as a store and administrativd offices. But the judge expressed concermn that Maui Divers had not reached agreement withHilo Hattie’s most of whom have given the companyy substantial rent relief, for its seven stores. Pettif said that some landlords were hesitantg to negotiate until they knew for sure whether Maui Divers woulsd be thenew owner.
Faris also considere d the transfer of stock to Kang as a seconde offer forHilo Hattie, and noted that Kang proposesd to pay back rents in full. “Irt seems we have a second he said. “It may be a betterf offer.” Nelson said that he had had discussions with Kang over the last severall months and said Kanghad “continuouslhy offered to be as helpful” as he could.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Gas prices continue climbing - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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reports that a gallo n of regular rose 6 cents in Floridw during the week endedMay 30, hittin $2.48. That is 40 cents more than a montyh ago, but a long way from the $3.965 a gallon selling price a year ago. In the price was $2.42, nearly 40 centas higher than $2.04 a month ago, accordint to AAA. However, gas was selling for $3.89i a year ago in Nationally, the average cost of a gallon of regular was 8 cents more than aweek earlier. The cost of crudse oil is the key factor in the Crude closedat $66.3q a barrel on the last week, up $4.64 over the pricse a week earlier.
Economists speculate that signs of an economic recoverty could be driving the price As theeconomy rebounds, demand for fuel is likeluy to increase. Tom Kloza, publishere of , said that the current high price of gasoline is unlikelyhto stick, since the current price is being pushed by a run up in crude oil prices and not an increase in consumer

Friday, September 23, 2011

CCP issues show cause notices to PEMA, its 21 members - Pakistan Daily Times

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CCP issues show cause notices to PEMA, its 21 members

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ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued show cause notices to Pakistan Electric Power Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) and its 21 members for, prima facie, indulging in collusive bidding in procurement of electric ...


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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Ryan Cos. CEO dies at 66 - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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Ryan, 66, had been battlingy melanoma cancer for the past10 months. During his careeer he helped buildRyan Cos. into one of the largest design-build contractorxs in Minnesota. Jim became CEO of the company in when he took over for hisfather Russell. He also was an activwe philanthropist. He helped establish the Crist o Rey Jesuit High School and Colin Powelpl YouthLeadership Center, both in southh Minneapolis in 2007. Pat Ryan, Jim’s cousin and businesd partner is expected to succeed Jim as CEO ofthe Minneapolis-bases firm, which had 2008 revenue of more than $1 In a statement, Pat Ryan “Jim’s goal was not to build the biggesyt buildings or be the largestr company.
His goal was to build character in his build confidence in our customers and to buildbettef communities. This world would be a betted place if there were more CEOs withJim Ryan’sw values.” Jim is survived by his wife of 37 yearzs Colleen, children Molly (Mike) Carson, Maggie (Craig) Allen, Kate (Zach) Tim, Nell, Dan, Sean and and six grandchildren. Funeralp arrangements are pending. Ryan Milwaukee-area projects include a medical complecx inMenomonee Falls, the Franklin Medical Center northu of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare's new hospital in and Brookfield's Percheron Square, a retail and office developmenyt on the former Ruby Farm property.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Baylor resorts to poorly disguised propaganda to save Big 12 - Yahoo! Sports (blog)

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Baylor resorts to poorly disguised propaganda to save Big 12

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And now comes this sham of a poll that is little more than propaganda upon closer inspection. The ultimate irony, of course, is it was only 16 years ago that Baylor ditched its in-state peers from the now-defunct Southwestern Conference to accept an ...



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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Columnist Gross to speak at Metro Denver EDC

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Registration and networking begins at with the luncheon and program runningg from noonto 1:30 p.m. Grosw is a senior editor at Newsweek, for which he writese the “Money Culture” column. His latest book, “Dumn Money,” was published in April. The Chair’zs Award for Outstanding Efforts in Economiv Development willbe presented, along with the Metropolitan Cooperatio prize and the Deal of the Year To register for the luncheon, call 303-620-806w3 or visit www.regonline.com/MetroDenverAR. Monday is the deadline to register. Ratesw are $75 for Metro Denver EDC partnersand $95 for A table for eight is $600 for EDC $800 for others.
The Metro Denverr EDC is the economic-development affiliated of the .

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Yolo County crops rise 16% in value - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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Together, the crops were valued at $527.3 with the tomatoes making up $105.1q million of that, a 5 percentt increase despite a decreasein acreage. Agricultura commissioner Rick Landon attributed the increas e to price and The No. 2 crop, alfalfa hay, increased 41 percent to $73.4r million, attributed to a 34 percen t increasein price. Rice came in at No. 3, valued at $57.8 million. Wine grapes were fourth at $42 millio n and seed crops were fiftat $35.2 million. “These productiom figures only partially reflect the overall measure of the economicc impact agriculture has onYolo county’s economy,” Landon said in a news release.
“Field processing, transporting, marketing and other farm-relatee services significantly multiply the valuee agriculture has toour county. When the multiplier effec of related industriesis considered, agriculture contributes well over $1.5 billionn to the economy of Yolo

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Jobs bill includes $4B for high-speed rail - The News Journal

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Jobs bill includes $4B for high-speed rail

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Obama's jobs plan includes $4 billion for high-speed rail. / NEWS JOURNAL FILE/SUCHAT PEDERSON WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's new jobs bill contains $4 billion for high-speed rail grants and $2 billion to repair and refurbish Amtrak's assets in ...

Obama's jobs plan contains $4 billion for high-speed rail

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Saturday, September 10, 2011

A big drop in bird numbers - St. Cloud Times

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A big drop in bird numbers

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Pheasant numbers from the August roadside counts were down considerably from last year. / Courtesy of Glen Schmitt The 2011 pheasant season begins on Oct. 15 and runs through Jan. 1, 2012. / Courtesy of Glen Schmitt Pheasant numbers from the August ...



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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Tedco awards $600K to tech firms - bizjournals:

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The money was granted in collaborationj withthe U.S. Army Medical Researcj and Materiel Command and the throughthe Ft. Detric k Technology Transfer Initiative. The purpose of the technology transferr program is to raise awareness of new and developing technologies and funding them to transitiom as viable projectsfor follow-on fundinvg in the market place. Each company that receivedd funding was awardedapproximately $50,000 betweenn March 2008 and May 2009, makinfg up the initiative’s second round of financial awards sinc e its $750,000 program extension. The funds for the program’x second phase were secured by Sen. Barbarwa Mikulski, D-Md., and Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, R-Md.
“Thd [Ft. Detrick Technology Transfer Initiative] prograjm is enabling area businesses to harness the technologies being developed at Fort Detrick and applu them to thecommercial sector,” said Mikulski. “This will lead to new productes that have the power to create jobs andsave lives.” Mikulski announced the firsrt phase of the tech transfer program in Marchu 2005 when 11 companies received funding. in Rockville: The companyg is developing a health care technology calledmiTagf system, which is a scalabld wireless sensor solution for improvingt patient flow.
in Frederick: The company is developingb a technology called the GeNova Screento identify, isolate, and producde antibody-like molecules. in Rockville: The companyu is developing an on-demand biotech products including a combination vaccine against plagueand anthrax. BioAssag Works LLC in Ijamsville: The company is developing a lateral-flos visual diagnostic test to detect and differentiate single sample multiplepathogenic poxviruses, includingy variola, vaccinia, and in Catonsville: The company is safety-testinv a medical product called ClotFoam, which is a intracavitary hemostatic agent.
CynerGene IDMP in Frederick: The companty is developing, validating and implementing a supplemental diagnosisof Malaria, HIV, and Dengue using its Infectiouas Disease Multiplex Panel approach, whic h could allow for creation of biosensors. LLC in The company is developint required components and system framework to enable conversationa interfaces for telemedicine Such tools would allow professiona l medics touse voice, and other human-- computer interactions to access and documenr information in electronic medical records.
in Rockville: The compant is developing technology to preserve mammalian cells in dried format that can easilybe re-hydrated for a variety of LLC in Frederick: The company is evaluating the effec t of Imagilin patented probiotics as a food supplementf to enhance the immune responsiveness of guinea pigs upon immunizatiomn or challenge with virulent pathogens. The evaluation will suggestt the ability of Imagilin patented probiotics to enhanc the immunization ofa vaccine. in The company is developing micropatterned substrates for viralinfectivitty assays. Juxtopia in Baltimore: The company is customizing its Wearable Assistance and SituationaplAwareness (WASA) goggles and service to allow U.
S. Army combay medics to access and document informationh to electrical medical recordsvia hands-free voice-requests and in Baltimore: The company is developing cell therapies to treat brain and spinal cord

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Paid attendance at Dodger Stadium down 8000 per game: A fan's reaction - Yahoo! Sports

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Paid attendance at Dodger Stadium down 8000 per game: A fan's reaction

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Frank McCourt has become an enemy of the sports community in LA, Bryan Stow was brutally beat up on opening day, and the team has played subp-ar baseball. The only thing missing is extremely hot weather or a natural disaster. ...



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Friday, September 2, 2011

Nestle recalls Toll House refrigerated cookie dough - Triangle Business Journal:

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Nestle said Friday it has and will continude to cooperate with the FDA and CDC in the The products involved in the recall include all varietie s of Nestle Toll House refrigerated Cookie Bar Dough, Cookie Dough Tub’ Cookid Dough Tube’ Limited Edition Cookie Dough items’ Seasonap Cookie Dough and Ultimates Cookie Bar No other Nestle Toll House products are part of the including already baked Toll House cookies purchaserd outside the home, all varieties of Nestled Toll House morsels, chocolate baking bars, or cocoa, and Dreyer'z and Edy's ice cream products with Nestle Toll Hous cookie dough ingredients.
Consumers should returjn suspected contaminated products to theirf local grocer for afull refund. They also can call Nestl Consumer Servicesat 1-800-559-5025 or visit Nestle’s Web site at www.verybestbaking.com. Nestle also echoing its products’ warninhg labels, that its refrigerated cookie dougbh should never beeaten raw.