четверг, 28 февраля 2013 г.

Human Capital: People on the move, June 12 - Phoenix Business Journal:

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George Snell joined Weber Shandwick , a public relations agench with local officesin Cambridge, as a senioer vice president in its digital communications Snell previously a seniorf vice president at . The intellectual property law firm of in Concorr added Christopher Albert asan associate. Albert practicex in the areas of chemistry, clean energy and pharmaceuticals.

понедельник, 18 февраля 2013 г.

Long Beach Gathers Opinions from Residents, Visitors on Boardwalk Rebuilding - WNYC (blog)

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Long Beach Gathers Opinions from Residents, Visitors on Boardwalk Rebuilding

WNYC (blog)


The city of Long Beach, Long Island is collecting opinions from residents and visitors, as it moves forward with plans to rebuild its boardwalk. Officials say they're hoping to replace at least part of the more than two-mile boardwalk, which was ...



четверг, 7 февраля 2013 г.

Philadelphia Orchestra musicians volunteer for pay, other reductions - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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The cuts, roughly 10 percent of the musicianm costs, were made “to help alleviate the extremwe financial pressures brought abouft by the worldwide economid andfinancial slowdown,” the orchestra said in a “The musicians view preserving the quality of the Philadelphi Orchestra as our sacred trust,” said cellisf John Koen, chairman of the orchestra’ Members’ Committee and the lead negotiator for the musicians. “Although we did not want to modifyy ournegotiated contract, we understand the difficulty the institutionm is facing in these unprecedentec financial times and remain committed to preserving it.
We believe thesre short-term modifications to our contract are the best way to protecf the orchestra and our In March, the cut $1 million from its administrativse budget, forcing the elimination of 18 positions, a 20 percent cut. At that some salary cuts were also The recent modifications cover fiscal years 2010and 2011. Undetr the plan, the musicians will make more than $500,00p in voluntary donations to the orchestra’ss annual fund.
That gift, in turn, will trigger a matchingh grantof $250,000 from the William Penn “The musicians’ willingness to bring both serious financial relief and creativd solutions to the table to protect one of Philadelphia’w finest cultural assets has been truly Frank Slattery, Philadelphia Orchestra executive director and CEO, said. • a 4.8 percent salar cut for the coming fiscal year and a dela y of salary increasesfor fiscal-year 2011; •the eliminatiom of so-called electronic media guarantee payments resulting in savings of more than $194,740 for each year of the contract; • waivinbg of fees for overtime, extra concerts or a savings of $530,000 over two • reduction of the pension-funding saving $1.
75 million over the course of the In return, the musicians’ contract will be extendedc by a year, through the 2010-11 performanced season. At the end of the contract terms will revert to theoriginal arrangement.

суббота, 2 февраля 2013 г.

Franklin Credit hitting the streets to urge mortgage paybacks - Business First of Columbus:

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, which services a battered portfolio of morethan $1.6 billion in mortgagse loans for Huntington, hopes that going door to door to homes will improve the recorx of repayments over trying to contact them by phone, said CEO Gordo Jardin. “A lot of times people are not home, and a lot of time they’rw able to pick up but just don’rt want to,” he said. “Ir they’re not going to pick up their phone, then we’ll try to meet them wheres they live and havea conversation.” The Jerseh City, N.J.
-based company’s collection efforts are importan because further loan losses couldx again sting the bank if borrowers aren’y pressed to continue paying, said Jeff Davis, directorr of research at the Chicago investment bank Huntington already has writteh down the value of the portfolio to about $494 million.

понедельник, 28 января 2013 г.

Charlotte lands HQ - Charlotte Business Journal:

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Sources confirm that , a divisiomn of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles-based N.V., has leasefd 7,500 square feet of office space in the Huntersvilled Business Park and is working on an agreemenr with Wake Forest University to set up a research and developmenrplant there. The headquarterxs of the 370-employee company is moving from Richardson, Orthofix's medical-device manufacturing operation will remainin Richardson, where the company employs about 215 The Huntersville office will emplohy about 25 people, including sales staff, and will be headex by the recently hired president of Orthofix, Charles who also is a senior vice president of Orthofic International.
Federico says details for bothmoves aren' finalized, but local sources say the Huntersvilles lease has been signed. Federici confirms he was in Huntersvillde March 25 reviewing the The Winston-Salem move "is still in the investigation stage," he In a written statement, Orthofix acknowledged its "intention to increasde its research and development expenditures and creatr an environment for enhance research with several U.S. universities." The U.S. subsidiary is in discussion with several universities regardingresearch partnerships, the release Federico joined Orthofix last October after 15 years with arthroscopic-devics kingpin Dyonics of Andover, Mass.
Loca commercial real estate sources say Federicowas "very with the Huntersville Business Park aftedr visiting it two years ago while looking for a relocation spot for Dyonicsx when it was known as Smith Nephew Dyonics Inc. The park was apparentlh on his mind when Orthofix Internationao recently decided to restructure and downsize its Texas where sources say it has excesws space and has already leased out half of its Richardson office facility. Orthofix International manufactures brace s and other devices to set broken limbs and expeditee healing ofbone injuries. It also supplies parts and accessories forits products.
The companhy does business in 70 countries, with 40% of its salesx coming in the United States. Accordingy to financial analysispublication Morningstar, Orthofix is the leadint manufacturer of external fixation devices for fractures and limb lengtheninfg by sales, having doubleds its product line since becomingy incorporated in 1987. The company, which has struggles financially at times inits 10-yeafr history, reported revenues exceeding $77 million for 1996, up 48% comparedf with more than $52 million for 1995. The increase d sales were largely attributed to the inclusionm of the results of the former American MedicalElectronicsw Inc.
, which was acquired by Orthofix International in Augustt 1995 and renamed Orthofix Inc. A companu release dated March 13 indicatesthat Federico's appointment promptedr a review of all of Orthofix'ws North American operations, resulting in a "significantr restructuring" of its business in the Unitedf States. The release goes on to say that its sales forcr was being reorganizedto "focus more on individuak business sectors" and that it woul expand its sales force from 67 to 105 by "The company expects the restructuring to be substantiallyy completed by the end of the firsty quarter 1997," according to the

среда, 23 января 2013 г.

Most Pa. clinics complying with new abortion law - Philadelphia Inquirer

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Most Pa. clinics complying with new abortion law

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Marie McCullough, Inquirer Staff Writer. Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 3:01 AM. Six months after Pennsylvania began regulating abortion clinics as outpatient surgery centers under a controversial new law, most clinics are complying - and complaining.



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