Council approves new uniforms for firefighers Kilgore News Herald Coming on board the first day of the new Fiscal Year, Kilgore Fire Chief John Bellows didn't have the chance to weigh-in during the city's budgeting process. Still in the midst of the department's search for a new leader while ... |
Monday, October 31, 2011
Council approves new uniforms for firefighers - Kilgore News Herald
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
SmartCard creates payment-acceptance system for tradeshow market - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The company’s system will allo w exhibitors to rent secure devices that allow customers to paywith pre-paid debit SmartCard (Pink Sheets: officials say the market opportunity is huge for thess type of terminals with literally tens of thousands of exhibitor halls in Norty America and millions of trade show attendees each month. The averager trade event in the United States can host betweeb 200 to 300 exhibitors duringa three-dau event. Larger shows can host up to 800to 1,00o0 exhibitors during a four- to six-day event.
“We want to be innovativee and create market opportunitieds that other companies cannot service or are not capabled of delivering anaffordable solution,” SmartCard CEO Massim o Barone. “Our joint consignment program with exhibitor convention centers and Hotels with the rental serviced will allow exhibitors to rent the terminal for a minimal fee and process payment transactions from visitinb attendees on sitewith Velocitymoney.com.” Velocitymone is an online money remittance system that allows pre-pai d debit card customers to reload moneuy onto their cards.
The system may be usefu l to companies that are interested in settingup pre-paid debit card as corporate accounts to buy itemds at the trade show, Barone says. SmartCards is based in San Antonio.
The company’s system will allo w exhibitors to rent secure devices that allow customers to paywith pre-paid debit SmartCard (Pink Sheets: officials say the market opportunity is huge for thess type of terminals with literally tens of thousands of exhibitor halls in Norty America and millions of trade show attendees each month. The averager trade event in the United States can host betweeb 200 to 300 exhibitors duringa three-dau event. Larger shows can host up to 800to 1,00o0 exhibitors during a four- to six-day event.
“We want to be innovativee and create market opportunitieds that other companies cannot service or are not capabled of delivering anaffordable solution,” SmartCard CEO Massim o Barone. “Our joint consignment program with exhibitor convention centers and Hotels with the rental serviced will allow exhibitors to rent the terminal for a minimal fee and process payment transactions from visitinb attendees on sitewith Velocitymoney.com.” Velocitymone is an online money remittance system that allows pre-pai d debit card customers to reload moneuy onto their cards.
The system may be usefu l to companies that are interested in settingup pre-paid debit card as corporate accounts to buy itemds at the trade show, Barone says. SmartCards is based in San Antonio.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
House passes historic climate bill - Business First of Buffalo:
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Congressmen David Wu, Kurt Schrader and Earl Blumenauer votedr forthe bill, known as the Americab Clean Energy and Security Act. It is the firsr bill in U.S. history to cap carbon pollution. It also encouragez development of clean energy and requires utilities to get 20 percen of their power from renewable sourcesxby 2020. Forty-four Democrats voted against the including Eugene Democrat Peter RepublicanGreg Walden, who representw eastern Oregon, also opposed the bill. It passed by a seven-votee margin, 219-212.
“Some votes just feel different, and today’ws was truly historic,” Blumenauer said in a “For the first time, Congress has taken action to rein in global warmin pollution andjumpstart America’s clean energy industries.” The bill is expecteds to face a contentious debatee in the Senate.
Congressmen David Wu, Kurt Schrader and Earl Blumenauer votedr forthe bill, known as the Americab Clean Energy and Security Act. It is the firsr bill in U.S. history to cap carbon pollution. It also encouragez development of clean energy and requires utilities to get 20 percen of their power from renewable sourcesxby 2020. Forty-four Democrats voted against the including Eugene Democrat Peter RepublicanGreg Walden, who representw eastern Oregon, also opposed the bill. It passed by a seven-votee margin, 219-212.
“Some votes just feel different, and today’ws was truly historic,” Blumenauer said in a “For the first time, Congress has taken action to rein in global warmin pollution andjumpstart America’s clean energy industries.” The bill is expecteds to face a contentious debatee in the Senate.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Pandora sings for web radio advertisers - San Francisco Business Times:
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Its service also lays the groundwork for fresb marketing initiatives that couldbenefit non-mainstreamk musicians, said Tim Westergren, founder and chiefv strategy officer. Some 85 percentt of advertisers are doing repeat business with which recently predicted that it couldc be profitablenext year. This year’s revenues are projected to double toabout $40 Westergren said. The service has 27 million registered 10 million active a and isadding 50,000 to 60,000 a day. “We’rwe the biggest radio in almost everymarket already, and we’re doublinhg in size annually, so we’ves been hiring fast and furiously to build up locao ad salespeople,” Westergren said.
Pandora can target ads by genre, artist and ZIP code. It can guarantee a specifiv number of ad impressions becausd it delivers the impressions only when a user has just takejnan action, such as giving a thumbs-up to approvs a song choice. The compang this month began offeringan ad-free premiumj service for $36 a year. Santa Barbara-based home musivc system manufacturer rana 30-day ad campaignb targeting exclusively IPhone users from mid-March to mid-Aprik on Pandora, and found the click-through rate to be “Far and away, it was the most successful campaig we’ve ever conducted,” said Sonos spokesman Thomae Meyer.
Westergren said he decided to makehis company’zs revenue public because advertisers had repeatedly questioneed the company’s health. Pandora has 135 30 of them hiredlast year, a dozem this year, and another dozen expectefd to be added by the end of 2009. Most employees are in the Oaklanf headquarters, and the company has offices in New Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and Boston. One reaso Westergren feels so optimistic is thata two-year battle with recorcd companies and artists over how much Interney radio services should pay in royalties may be over.
, whicb collects royalties for copyright owners and is negotiating for therecordr labels, announced “a potential agreement” with webcasters. Also, Pandora has been rapidly adoptecd by IPhone and Blackberryusers — 5 millionb in 11 months, about 1 milliobn after two months respectively. Now that Pandor is solid, Westergren wants to develop toolxs tohelp non-mainstream musicians get money. For Pandora’s user preference data can be plottex on a map for an artist to decide whereeto tour. Pandora could also send emaile to fans alerting them to an upcoming show and offering ticketw or merchandisefor sale.
Seventy percent of the 650,00o songs in Pandora’s library are from artists not signed to arecorsd label, he said. “We give accesw and promotion to this huge sea of reallgy talented but otherwiseinvisible artists,” Westergren said.
Its service also lays the groundwork for fresb marketing initiatives that couldbenefit non-mainstreamk musicians, said Tim Westergren, founder and chiefv strategy officer. Some 85 percentt of advertisers are doing repeat business with which recently predicted that it couldc be profitablenext year. This year’s revenues are projected to double toabout $40 Westergren said. The service has 27 million registered 10 million active a and isadding 50,000 to 60,000 a day. “We’rwe the biggest radio in almost everymarket already, and we’re doublinhg in size annually, so we’ves been hiring fast and furiously to build up locao ad salespeople,” Westergren said.
Pandora can target ads by genre, artist and ZIP code. It can guarantee a specifiv number of ad impressions becausd it delivers the impressions only when a user has just takejnan action, such as giving a thumbs-up to approvs a song choice. The compang this month began offeringan ad-free premiumj service for $36 a year. Santa Barbara-based home musivc system manufacturer rana 30-day ad campaignb targeting exclusively IPhone users from mid-March to mid-Aprik on Pandora, and found the click-through rate to be “Far and away, it was the most successful campaig we’ve ever conducted,” said Sonos spokesman Thomae Meyer.
Westergren said he decided to makehis company’zs revenue public because advertisers had repeatedly questioneed the company’s health. Pandora has 135 30 of them hiredlast year, a dozem this year, and another dozen expectefd to be added by the end of 2009. Most employees are in the Oaklanf headquarters, and the company has offices in New Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and Boston. One reaso Westergren feels so optimistic is thata two-year battle with recorcd companies and artists over how much Interney radio services should pay in royalties may be over.
, whicb collects royalties for copyright owners and is negotiating for therecordr labels, announced “a potential agreement” with webcasters. Also, Pandora has been rapidly adoptecd by IPhone and Blackberryusers — 5 millionb in 11 months, about 1 milliobn after two months respectively. Now that Pandor is solid, Westergren wants to develop toolxs tohelp non-mainstream musicians get money. For Pandora’s user preference data can be plottex on a map for an artist to decide whereeto tour. Pandora could also send emaile to fans alerting them to an upcoming show and offering ticketw or merchandisefor sale.
Seventy percent of the 650,00o songs in Pandora’s library are from artists not signed to arecorsd label, he said. “We give accesw and promotion to this huge sea of reallgy talented but otherwiseinvisible artists,” Westergren said.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Corker: Chrysler, GM should reimburse auto dealers - Memphis Business Journal:
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Sen. Bob Corker, R-Chattanooga, introduced the Auto Dealers Assistanc e Amendment yesterday in the Senate Banking The amendment would also give dealerships 180 days to wind downtheif operations. “We continue to receivew assurances from Chrysler and GM that theidr dealers across Tennessee and acrossx our country will betreaterd fairly,” Corker said in a statement. “Wew filed this amendment to apply pressure on the automakerw to keep their word to rejected dealerships and fullh reimburse them for their inventoriees of vehiclesand parts.
“We hope Chrysletr and GM will take these appropriate actions and make this amendment Chrysler and GM told Congress earlier this year that they need to reducwe their dealer networks tocut costs. Corker’s statement said dealerships have beengiven “inconsisteng treatment.” Some Chrysler dealerships, the statement said, have been forced to shut down in less than 30 days and are responsibld for selling their inventories.
GM Corker said, have been given longed contract terms, but face similar challenges in reimbursement for parts and The amendment would force the automakers to use any Treasurgy funds while in bankruptcy to reimburse their dealers for all parts and inventoryh on the date of thebankruptcy Also, the proposal would not allow Chryslere or GM to get debtor-in-possession fundinvg unless such agreements provide for the reimbursement of the
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Chattanooga, introduced the Auto Dealers Assistanc e Amendment yesterday in the Senate Banking The amendment would also give dealerships 180 days to wind downtheif operations. “We continue to receivew assurances from Chrysler and GM that theidr dealers across Tennessee and acrossx our country will betreaterd fairly,” Corker said in a statement. “Wew filed this amendment to apply pressure on the automakerw to keep their word to rejected dealerships and fullh reimburse them for their inventoriees of vehiclesand parts.
“We hope Chrysletr and GM will take these appropriate actions and make this amendment Chrysler and GM told Congress earlier this year that they need to reducwe their dealer networks tocut costs. Corker’s statement said dealerships have beengiven “inconsisteng treatment.” Some Chrysler dealerships, the statement said, have been forced to shut down in less than 30 days and are responsibld for selling their inventories.
GM Corker said, have been given longed contract terms, but face similar challenges in reimbursement for parts and The amendment would force the automakers to use any Treasurgy funds while in bankruptcy to reimburse their dealers for all parts and inventoryh on the date of thebankruptcy Also, the proposal would not allow Chryslere or GM to get debtor-in-possession fundinvg unless such agreements provide for the reimbursement of the
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Obama outlines financial regulatory overhaul - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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In his speech, the president said the goal isto “restorer markets in which we rewardr hard work and responsibility, not recklessnesas and greed – in which vigorous competition in the system is and those who game the systemm are thwarted.” Among other things, the president’s plan requires all financia l firms that post a significant risk to the financial system at larges to be overseen by strong, consolidated supervision and An 89-page report by the notesz that the “roots of the economic crisis go back Years without a serious economifc recession bred complacency among financial intermediaries and the report reads.
Rather than scrap the entire system, Obamqa said the reforms “pinpoint the structural weaknessed that allowed for this crisis and to make sure that thesed problems are dealt to avertfuturr crises.” Increase market discipline and transparency to make marketx strong enough to withstand system-wide stresw and the potential failure of one or more larg e financial institutions. Rebuild trust in the markets by creating the Consumer Financial Protection Provide the government with the tools neededx to manage financial crises so it is not forced to choosew between bailouts and financial Raise international regulatory standards and improveinternationaol coordination.
In his speech, the president said the goal isto “restorer markets in which we rewardr hard work and responsibility, not recklessnesas and greed – in which vigorous competition in the system is and those who game the systemm are thwarted.” Among other things, the president’s plan requires all financia l firms that post a significant risk to the financial system at larges to be overseen by strong, consolidated supervision and An 89-page report by the notesz that the “roots of the economic crisis go back Years without a serious economifc recession bred complacency among financial intermediaries and the report reads.
Rather than scrap the entire system, Obamqa said the reforms “pinpoint the structural weaknessed that allowed for this crisis and to make sure that thesed problems are dealt to avertfuturr crises.” Increase market discipline and transparency to make marketx strong enough to withstand system-wide stresw and the potential failure of one or more larg e financial institutions. Rebuild trust in the markets by creating the Consumer Financial Protection Provide the government with the tools neededx to manage financial crises so it is not forced to choosew between bailouts and financial Raise international regulatory standards and improveinternationaol coordination.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Towers Crescent starts to grow - Washington Business Journal:
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D.C.-based and will build a 13-story, 295,000-square-foot Class A structure at the site on TowerswCrescent Drive, and the building will includde a covered pedestrian bridge that connects to Tysonas Corner Center, a shopping complex with 300 storesw and restaurants. "We see greart potential for a property of this high caliber inTysonds Corner," said Robert Gladstone, Quadrangle's chairman, in a "With the planned extension of Tysons Corner will continue its evolution towards a dynamic urban center." Work is expected to be finished on the building in the spring of 2009.
It neighbors a trio of officwe buildings also owned by Quadrangle and AEW thattotao 750,000 square feet of Class A On another part of the property, Quadranglew and AEW are seeking approvals from Fairfax Counthy that would allow the construction of a 900-unig residential development and about 90,000 squar e feet of retail and restaurantt space. The proposal is currently going throughb a site plan and Quadrangle and AEW hope to starty the project in the fallof 2008.
D.C.-based and will build a 13-story, 295,000-square-foot Class A structure at the site on TowerswCrescent Drive, and the building will includde a covered pedestrian bridge that connects to Tysonas Corner Center, a shopping complex with 300 storesw and restaurants. "We see greart potential for a property of this high caliber inTysonds Corner," said Robert Gladstone, Quadrangle's chairman, in a "With the planned extension of Tysons Corner will continue its evolution towards a dynamic urban center." Work is expected to be finished on the building in the spring of 2009.
It neighbors a trio of officwe buildings also owned by Quadrangle and AEW thattotao 750,000 square feet of Class A On another part of the property, Quadranglew and AEW are seeking approvals from Fairfax Counthy that would allow the construction of a 900-unig residential development and about 90,000 squar e feet of retail and restaurantt space. The proposal is currently going throughb a site plan and Quadrangle and AEW hope to starty the project in the fallof 2008.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson show makes US premiere - USA Today
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Life sciences investing is doing relatively well locally, despite slow economy - St. Louis Business Journal:
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“I think, as I have for a few that there is a lot of good and interestin and verycompelling technology, which is the basix for developing any companies. So I think we have a lot of good materiak tostart with. “The issue that we have, which is not at all uniqur toLouisville … is the need for seed-stagr capital. And that is being addressexd here by a fewdifferenty ways. One, there are a couple of angel groupes thathave formed. The state has some programs. The seed fund that I managw is obviouslya source. So, there are some sourcews for seed capital, but we always can use more.
“Ande in this current economicc environment, it is even more an issuw because the fund raising isvery So, we as investors, we need to make sure that we can fund the companiesz for longer periods of time, support them for longer, so they can achievse more milestones and weather the storm at the same … with the expectation that once thingse get better and these companie s get a little further along, it will be easiee to get financing.” Are you seeing many new ideas that could become companies? “We’re definitely seeing a steady amount.
I can’t reallu tell you that is it is a growing But there seems to be a steady flow from the Are there specific areas or industriees that aredoing well? “Certainly, in the cancer area, it looks like the (Jamed Graham Brown) cancer center is doinhg particularly well. There have been a couple of stem cell projectss that have come out ofthe university. “Then, we have this nanotechnologt lab thatwas built, and one of our investments, OrthoData, came out of … That’s a relatively new facility, but I think we will see more comintg out. And I am really excited about that.
“Thd team that came to the has only been here for a year or two atthis … (I am) prett encouraged by some of the work that’d going on over there.” How many companiez have you invested in throughb the seed fund and Triathlon? “The seed fund has five investmentss in its portfolio. Triathlon has invested in one of in Pradama, and is very close to investing in another. “Theu have been tracking two othersas well. There is a definitelyg significant interest in the companies that are beingdeveloped here.” Is it fair to say that withoutf money, groundbreaking technologies and therapies cannot advance? “It’s hard to tell.
Some of them may kind of witherr onthe vine.” Becausr they are early in their development and there is not a large pool of loca l funds for early-stage investments, “it would be hard for an outsidr investor to come in and (invest at) this early of a “There’s always the possibility that … an investor from somewhere else would say, ‘I will invesrt in your company if you move to Bostobn or California,’ which is obviously not what we “There is enough grant especially with the president’s new budget,” which includezs increased funding for research and development of life “Also, there is some other grant moneuy available through the stimuluzs package that is hopefully going to make difference.
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“I think, as I have for a few that there is a lot of good and interestin and verycompelling technology, which is the basix for developing any companies. So I think we have a lot of good materiak tostart with. “The issue that we have, which is not at all uniqur toLouisville … is the need for seed-stagr capital. And that is being addressexd here by a fewdifferenty ways. One, there are a couple of angel groupes thathave formed. The state has some programs. The seed fund that I managw is obviouslya source. So, there are some sourcews for seed capital, but we always can use more.
“Ande in this current economicc environment, it is even more an issuw because the fund raising isvery So, we as investors, we need to make sure that we can fund the companiesz for longer periods of time, support them for longer, so they can achievse more milestones and weather the storm at the same … with the expectation that once thingse get better and these companie s get a little further along, it will be easiee to get financing.” Are you seeing many new ideas that could become companies? “We’re definitely seeing a steady amount.
I can’t reallu tell you that is it is a growing But there seems to be a steady flow from the Are there specific areas or industriees that aredoing well? “Certainly, in the cancer area, it looks like the (Jamed Graham Brown) cancer center is doinhg particularly well. There have been a couple of stem cell projectss that have come out ofthe university. “Then, we have this nanotechnologt lab thatwas built, and one of our investments, OrthoData, came out of … That’s a relatively new facility, but I think we will see more comintg out. And I am really excited about that.
“Thd team that came to the has only been here for a year or two atthis … (I am) prett encouraged by some of the work that’d going on over there.” How many companiez have you invested in throughb the seed fund and Triathlon? “The seed fund has five investmentss in its portfolio. Triathlon has invested in one of in Pradama, and is very close to investing in another. “Theu have been tracking two othersas well. There is a definitelyg significant interest in the companies that are beingdeveloped here.” Is it fair to say that withoutf money, groundbreaking technologies and therapies cannot advance? “It’s hard to tell.
Some of them may kind of witherr onthe vine.” Becausr they are early in their development and there is not a large pool of loca l funds for early-stage investments, “it would be hard for an outsidr investor to come in and (invest at) this early of a “There’s always the possibility that … an investor from somewhere else would say, ‘I will invesrt in your company if you move to Bostobn or California,’ which is obviously not what we “There is enough grant especially with the president’s new budget,” which includezs increased funding for research and development of life “Also, there is some other grant moneuy available through the stimuluzs package that is hopefully going to make difference.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Central Florida jobless rate hits 10.2% - Orlando Business Journal:
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percent in May, the reported. Osceola, Lake and Volusis counties allhad 10.8 percen jobless rates, the region’s highest level. Orange Countyt followed with 10.2 percent. Seminole County, with a 9.6 perceny rate, was the only county in the region to fall belowq10 percent. Central Florida’s jobless rate nearly doubled fromthe 5.2 percent rate in May 2008. It was up 0.3 percentg from April. The region lost 64,200 jobs year-over-year, the secondc largest decline in the stater amongmetropolitan area. The statewide unemploymenf rate wasalso 10.2 percent, the highesr level since 1975. It surpassed the national whichwas 9.4 percent in May.
Ther were 417,000 fewer jobs in Florida in May than in the same month last year. Construction was the hardest hit jobcategoryy statewide, with a drop of 90,800 jobs compared to last year, a 17.4 percent drop. The leisur e and hospitality industry, the biggest Central Florida job category, lost 55,1009 jobs statewide, a 5.8 percent drop.
percent in May, the reported. Osceola, Lake and Volusis counties allhad 10.8 percen jobless rates, the region’s highest level. Orange Countyt followed with 10.2 percent. Seminole County, with a 9.6 perceny rate, was the only county in the region to fall belowq10 percent. Central Florida’s jobless rate nearly doubled fromthe 5.2 percent rate in May 2008. It was up 0.3 percentg from April. The region lost 64,200 jobs year-over-year, the secondc largest decline in the stater amongmetropolitan area. The statewide unemploymenf rate wasalso 10.2 percent, the highesr level since 1975. It surpassed the national whichwas 9.4 percent in May.
Ther were 417,000 fewer jobs in Florida in May than in the same month last year. Construction was the hardest hit jobcategoryy statewide, with a drop of 90,800 jobs compared to last year, a 17.4 percent drop. The leisur e and hospitality industry, the biggest Central Florida job category, lost 55,1009 jobs statewide, a 5.8 percent drop.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Skyline drums up strong data center business - San Francisco Business Times:
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With traditional office tenant improvement workpainfully slow, San Francisco-base d Skyline has been beefing up its critical facilities and infrastructurse group, growing revenue in that area to $22 milliom last year from $8 million in 2007. The San Francisco companh expects revenue in the divisiomn totop $20 million again in 2009. The critical facilities and infrastructure group focuses on building and expanding data both for individual companies andat co-locationj facilities where multiple customers locate their network, server and storagee gear. In the past year, Skyline builtt a new $3.3 million data center for Hosting.com’sa co-location facility at 630 Thirc St.
; a $3 million coolingh tower for 555California St.; and a $3 millio n data center for . The divisiomn is building a $2.1 million data centefr expansion for RHIDeer Park. It has also built data centerssfor , and . Jumping into critical facilities is somewhat unusual fora mid-sized generall contractors like Skyline, which had revenue of $105 millionj in 2008. This is largely because buildinhg critical infrastructure carriesenormous risk, according to Randy senior vice president and head of Skylins Construction’s critical facilities and infrastructurre group.
With traditional office tenant improvement workpainfully slow, San Francisco-base d Skyline has been beefing up its critical facilities and infrastructurse group, growing revenue in that area to $22 milliom last year from $8 million in 2007. The San Francisco companh expects revenue in the divisiomn totop $20 million again in 2009. The critical facilities and infrastructure group focuses on building and expanding data both for individual companies andat co-locationj facilities where multiple customers locate their network, server and storagee gear. In the past year, Skyline builtt a new $3.3 million data center for Hosting.com’sa co-location facility at 630 Thirc St.
; a $3 million coolingh tower for 555California St.; and a $3 millio n data center for . The divisiomn is building a $2.1 million data centefr expansion for RHIDeer Park. It has also built data centerssfor , and . Jumping into critical facilities is somewhat unusual fora mid-sized generall contractors like Skyline, which had revenue of $105 millionj in 2008. This is largely because buildinhg critical infrastructure carriesenormous risk, according to Randy senior vice president and head of Skylins Construction’s critical facilities and infrastructurre group.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Streamlined student visa process in the US - Expat Forum
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Streamlined student visa process in the US Expat Forum ... expand public engagement between the government and academia, and provide a central on-line information hub for DHS and its agency partners to provide current and prospective students with updated and relevant visa requirements in a streamlined, ... |
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
HIV/AIDS Therapeutics Market to 2017 - Superior Combination Therapies and ... - Sacramento Bee
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HIV/AIDS Therapeutics Market to 2017 - Superior Combination Therapies and ... Sacramento Bee ... the leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, "HIV/AIDS Therapeutics Market to 2017 - Superior Combination Therapies and Decreasing Mortality to Sustain Market Growth Despite Major Patent Expiries". ... |
Monday, October 3, 2011
Polsinelli Shughart law firm moving to LoDo - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The firm confirmed Friday that its local office is relocatinhg to the newly built 1515 Wynkoop offic e building on Wynkoop Streetf in LowerDowntown Denver. The Kansas City-base firm’s Denver branch currently is locateein downtown’s Independence Plaza at 1050 17th St. The firm’s Denver office has leased roughly 38,000 square feet of spacre at itsnew location, with an option to grow. The move is planner for September 2009.
“We are pleased to relocats our attorneys and staffc to a part of downtown that represents the growth and vitalityof Denver, enabling the expansion of our firm’e practice and presence here,” Steve founder and managing partner of Polsinelli Shughart’ s Denver office, said in a statement “We are committed to remaining in downtowhn Denver, as it allowa us to be immersed in the busines s and civic community, and provides our attorneysx with a vibrant place to work,” Long The firm said that its new space is expectedc to qualify for LEED (Leadership in Energ and Environmental Design) certification for energy savingsx and environmentally friendly features, based on its use of sustainabled materials and energy-efficient heating, cooling and officde equipment.
LEED is the U.S. Green Building Council’s designation for sustainable design. Polsinelli Shughart was created in Februaryu by the merger of Kansas City law firmzs ShughartThomson & Kilroy PC and Polsinelli Shalto Flanigan Suelthaus PC. The leases of several major law firms, either basexd in metro Denver or withlocal branches, are expirinv this year. While some firmsx are renewing leases where theyalreaduy are, others are relocating. LLP, Colorado’s largest law firm, planw to move its southeasgt suburban office in August tothe transit-oriented, “green” Villagew Center Station project now under construction. The branch currentlu is located at8390 E.
Crescent Parkwayh in the Denver Tech Holland & Hart’s headquarters office remainw at 555 17th Street in downtown Denver. Earlier this year, LLP relocatedr to the new 1400 Wewatt a office building in LoDo from OneTabor Center. LLC recently renewed its 56,000-square-foot lease on the top three floorse of One Tabor Center for 11more years. The law firm was the firs tenant to commit tothe building, which openee in 1985. Denver’s 1515 Wynkoop building, developed by Houston-based Hinee Interests LP, broke ground in 2007. The eight-story office building with retail space was completexthis spring.
Other tenants in the new building, which is pre-certified for LEED Silve designation, include the Van Gilder Insurance Corp.’s
The firm confirmed Friday that its local office is relocatinhg to the newly built 1515 Wynkoop offic e building on Wynkoop Streetf in LowerDowntown Denver. The Kansas City-base firm’s Denver branch currently is locateein downtown’s Independence Plaza at 1050 17th St. The firm’s Denver office has leased roughly 38,000 square feet of spacre at itsnew location, with an option to grow. The move is planner for September 2009.
“We are pleased to relocats our attorneys and staffc to a part of downtown that represents the growth and vitalityof Denver, enabling the expansion of our firm’e practice and presence here,” Steve founder and managing partner of Polsinelli Shughart’ s Denver office, said in a statement “We are committed to remaining in downtowhn Denver, as it allowa us to be immersed in the busines s and civic community, and provides our attorneysx with a vibrant place to work,” Long The firm said that its new space is expectedc to qualify for LEED (Leadership in Energ and Environmental Design) certification for energy savingsx and environmentally friendly features, based on its use of sustainabled materials and energy-efficient heating, cooling and officde equipment.
LEED is the U.S. Green Building Council’s designation for sustainable design. Polsinelli Shughart was created in Februaryu by the merger of Kansas City law firmzs ShughartThomson & Kilroy PC and Polsinelli Shalto Flanigan Suelthaus PC. The leases of several major law firms, either basexd in metro Denver or withlocal branches, are expirinv this year. While some firmsx are renewing leases where theyalreaduy are, others are relocating. LLP, Colorado’s largest law firm, planw to move its southeasgt suburban office in August tothe transit-oriented, “green” Villagew Center Station project now under construction. The branch currentlu is located at8390 E.
Crescent Parkwayh in the Denver Tech Holland & Hart’s headquarters office remainw at 555 17th Street in downtown Denver. Earlier this year, LLP relocatedr to the new 1400 Wewatt a office building in LoDo from OneTabor Center. LLC recently renewed its 56,000-square-foot lease on the top three floorse of One Tabor Center for 11more years. The law firm was the firs tenant to commit tothe building, which openee in 1985. Denver’s 1515 Wynkoop building, developed by Houston-based Hinee Interests LP, broke ground in 2007. The eight-story office building with retail space was completexthis spring.
Other tenants in the new building, which is pre-certified for LEED Silve designation, include the Van Gilder Insurance Corp.’s
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Isilon Software Innovation Drives Enterprise Applicability of Scale-Out NAS
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"Enterprise data storage requirement s are rapidly converging with the hallmark benefitseof scale-out NAS as the continuing explosion of file-basedd data growth, increasing reliance on virtualization, and unrelenting pressure to reduc capital and operational expenditures drive enterprises further away from the limitation of traditional architectures," said , senior directo r of product management, Isilon Systems.
"Buildinvg on the broad expansion of our hardwaree platform announcedin March, Isilon continues to advance its leadership and innovatioh in scale-out NAS by deliverinb solutions that enable greater efficiency, scalability, and data protectionb to meet the file-based storage challenges of today's enterprisde businesses." Fueled by continuous innovation in its award-winninyg operating system, OneFS 5.5 delivers more than 5 petabytes (PB) of 45 Gigabytes per second (Gbps) of aggregatse performance, and 1.7 million IOPS of performance in a singls file system. OneFS 5.
5 further extends the enterprise-readinesas of Isilon's leading scale-out NAS solutions by seamlesslyg integrating with enterprise IT environments to deliver a robust set ofdata protection, security, and business continuance features. With Isilon IQ and OneFSS 5.5, customers can increase applicatiojn performance and business while reducing storage acquisition andmanagement costs. In Isilon's new SyncIQ 2.5 provides increased speed, intelligencee and efficiency, enabling fast, highly-reliable data replicatiojn for enterpriseIT environments.
"Enterprise businesses continure to face two major challenges accentuatedx by the current economicclimate - decreasing budgets and increasing needx for greater storage capacity," said Pushabn Rinnen, research director, "While traditional architectures were not designed to deliver cost-effectivse scalability and ongoing ease of management, scale-out NAS offere non-disruptive scalability and flexibility in capacit and performance management for file-based data. Theswe unique characteristics make scale-ou NAS a compelling alternative to traditional especiallyas file-based data growth continues to drive enterprises data storage priorities.
" Isilon's latest version of its OneFS operatinb system software extends the scalability of a single Isilojn IQ cluster to 144 nodes, deliverinb more than 5 PB of capacity, 45 Gbps of aggregate and 1.7 million IOPS of performance in a singlee file system to accelerate a wide spectruk of file-based data OneFS 5.5 includes a new version of the FlexProtecy data protection application, providing Isilon's industry-leading levels of data protection with 50 percent less increasing system efficiency while reducing storages acquisition and management costs.
The new versiom of OneFS also features enhanced storage monitoring and reporting as well as native Windows Activs Directoryand byte-range locking to increase enterprise Meanwhile, Isilon's SyncIQ 2.5 brings to market significantlyt increased speed and efficiency for replication of file-based data. "As the scope of our researcbh initiativeshas expanded, we've experiencer a dramatic increase in the amount of genomicx data that must be efficiently and reliably analyzed and archived," said , storage team J. Craig Venter "With Isilon IQ and the new OneFS 5.
5, we have the flexibilityg to 'pay as we grow,' allowing us to seamlesslh expand our storage only as need while still maintaining the high performancw necessary to powerour data-intensive workflow and advance our research." "Enterprises increasinglh need to distribute large, mission-criticalo data sets to multiple shared storages systems and teams in multiple locations," said , Talon Data. "With SyncIQ 2.5, Isilon has raisex the bar for network and storage resource efficiency and providing customers with atruly enterprise-class data replicatiobn solution." Isilon's OneFS 5.5 and SyncIQ 2.5 are both immediately availables and are free-of-charge with an activde support contract.
Isilon Systems (NASDAQ: ISLN) is the provebn leader in scale-out NAS. Isilon's clustered storages and data management solutions drive unique businessd value for customers by maximizing the performance oftheid mission-critical applications, workflows and processes. Isilonj enables enterprises and research organizations worldwidd to manage large and rapidly growin g amountsof file-based data in a highly scalable, easy-to-manage, and cost-effectivre way. Information about Isilon can be founeat . This press releasw contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Privatee Securities Litigation Reform Actof 1995. These statements are not guaranteed offuture performance.
These forward-looking statements are baseds on management's expectations as of and assumptions which are inherently subjectto uncertainties, risks and changea in circumstances that are difficult to predict. The use of wordsd such as "intends" and "expects," amon g others, generally identify forward-looking statements. However, these words are not the exclusivew means of identifyingsuch statements. Such forward-looking statement s may relate, among other things, to our expected business growth, financia and operating results, the benefits of our products, technologiexs and services and our ability to achieveour goals, plana and objectives.
Actual results and the timingg and outcome of events may differ materially from thosed expressed or implied inthe forward-looking statements for a variethy of reasons, including, among others: riska associated with anticipated growth in the storag e of file-based data and scale-out NAS demand for the Company's products and competitive factors, including changes in the competitive environment, priciny pressures, sales cycle time and increased our ability to improve operational efficiency while buildingb and expanding our direct sales, reseller and distribution channels; new product introduction and our ability to develop and deliver innovative products and provide high-quality service and supporg offerings; disruption from our recent workforce reduction and its potentia impact on research and developmenty efforts; U.
S. and global macroeconomicv and industry conditions, including expenditure trends for storage-relater products; our reliance on a limited numbed of suppliers and our ability to forecasr demand for our products and potential shortage s or price fluctuations in oursupplyu chain; and other important risk factors and assumption detailed in documents filed with the Securities and Exchanges Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year endedc December 31, 2008, filed Februargy 20, 2009, subsequently filed Quarterly Reportw on Form 10-Q and othefr filings with the Securities and Exchanged Commission. Except as required by law, Isilon Inc.
undertakes no obligation to updateany forward-looking or other statements in this press whether as a result of new future events or otherwise. The names of companie s mentioned herein are the trademarks of thei rrespective owners.
"Enterprise data storage requirement s are rapidly converging with the hallmark benefitseof scale-out NAS as the continuing explosion of file-basedd data growth, increasing reliance on virtualization, and unrelenting pressure to reduc capital and operational expenditures drive enterprises further away from the limitation of traditional architectures," said , senior directo r of product management, Isilon Systems.
"Buildinvg on the broad expansion of our hardwaree platform announcedin March, Isilon continues to advance its leadership and innovatioh in scale-out NAS by deliverinb solutions that enable greater efficiency, scalability, and data protectionb to meet the file-based storage challenges of today's enterprisde businesses." Fueled by continuous innovation in its award-winninyg operating system, OneFS 5.5 delivers more than 5 petabytes (PB) of 45 Gigabytes per second (Gbps) of aggregatse performance, and 1.7 million IOPS of performance in a singls file system. OneFS 5.
5 further extends the enterprise-readinesas of Isilon's leading scale-out NAS solutions by seamlesslyg integrating with enterprise IT environments to deliver a robust set ofdata protection, security, and business continuance features. With Isilon IQ and OneFSS 5.5, customers can increase applicatiojn performance and business while reducing storage acquisition andmanagement costs. In Isilon's new SyncIQ 2.5 provides increased speed, intelligencee and efficiency, enabling fast, highly-reliable data replicatiojn for enterpriseIT environments.
"Enterprise businesses continure to face two major challenges accentuatedx by the current economicclimate - decreasing budgets and increasing needx for greater storage capacity," said Pushabn Rinnen, research director, "While traditional architectures were not designed to deliver cost-effectivse scalability and ongoing ease of management, scale-out NAS offere non-disruptive scalability and flexibility in capacit and performance management for file-based data. Theswe unique characteristics make scale-ou NAS a compelling alternative to traditional especiallyas file-based data growth continues to drive enterprises data storage priorities.
" Isilon's latest version of its OneFS operatinb system software extends the scalability of a single Isilojn IQ cluster to 144 nodes, deliverinb more than 5 PB of capacity, 45 Gbps of aggregate and 1.7 million IOPS of performance in a singlee file system to accelerate a wide spectruk of file-based data OneFS 5.5 includes a new version of the FlexProtecy data protection application, providing Isilon's industry-leading levels of data protection with 50 percent less increasing system efficiency while reducing storages acquisition and management costs.
The new versiom of OneFS also features enhanced storage monitoring and reporting as well as native Windows Activs Directoryand byte-range locking to increase enterprise Meanwhile, Isilon's SyncIQ 2.5 brings to market significantlyt increased speed and efficiency for replication of file-based data. "As the scope of our researcbh initiativeshas expanded, we've experiencer a dramatic increase in the amount of genomicx data that must be efficiently and reliably analyzed and archived," said , storage team J. Craig Venter "With Isilon IQ and the new OneFS 5.
5, we have the flexibilityg to 'pay as we grow,' allowing us to seamlesslh expand our storage only as need while still maintaining the high performancw necessary to powerour data-intensive workflow and advance our research." "Enterprises increasinglh need to distribute large, mission-criticalo data sets to multiple shared storages systems and teams in multiple locations," said , Talon Data. "With SyncIQ 2.5, Isilon has raisex the bar for network and storage resource efficiency and providing customers with atruly enterprise-class data replicatiobn solution." Isilon's OneFS 5.5 and SyncIQ 2.5 are both immediately availables and are free-of-charge with an activde support contract.
Isilon Systems (NASDAQ: ISLN) is the provebn leader in scale-out NAS. Isilon's clustered storages and data management solutions drive unique businessd value for customers by maximizing the performance oftheid mission-critical applications, workflows and processes. Isilonj enables enterprises and research organizations worldwidd to manage large and rapidly growin g amountsof file-based data in a highly scalable, easy-to-manage, and cost-effectivre way. Information about Isilon can be founeat . This press releasw contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Privatee Securities Litigation Reform Actof 1995. These statements are not guaranteed offuture performance.
These forward-looking statements are baseds on management's expectations as of and assumptions which are inherently subjectto uncertainties, risks and changea in circumstances that are difficult to predict. The use of wordsd such as "intends" and "expects," amon g others, generally identify forward-looking statements. However, these words are not the exclusivew means of identifyingsuch statements. Such forward-looking statement s may relate, among other things, to our expected business growth, financia and operating results, the benefits of our products, technologiexs and services and our ability to achieveour goals, plana and objectives.
Actual results and the timingg and outcome of events may differ materially from thosed expressed or implied inthe forward-looking statements for a variethy of reasons, including, among others: riska associated with anticipated growth in the storag e of file-based data and scale-out NAS demand for the Company's products and competitive factors, including changes in the competitive environment, priciny pressures, sales cycle time and increased our ability to improve operational efficiency while buildingb and expanding our direct sales, reseller and distribution channels; new product introduction and our ability to develop and deliver innovative products and provide high-quality service and supporg offerings; disruption from our recent workforce reduction and its potentia impact on research and developmenty efforts; U.
S. and global macroeconomicv and industry conditions, including expenditure trends for storage-relater products; our reliance on a limited numbed of suppliers and our ability to forecasr demand for our products and potential shortage s or price fluctuations in oursupplyu chain; and other important risk factors and assumption detailed in documents filed with the Securities and Exchanges Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year endedc December 31, 2008, filed Februargy 20, 2009, subsequently filed Quarterly Reportw on Form 10-Q and othefr filings with the Securities and Exchanged Commission. Except as required by law, Isilon Inc.
undertakes no obligation to updateany forward-looking or other statements in this press whether as a result of new future events or otherwise. The names of companie s mentioned herein are the trademarks of thei rrespective owners.
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