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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Twin Ports snow will diminish tonight, but wind causing drifts - Duluth News Tribune
http://www.netook.org/checheconomic.html
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Free meals for public officials? - Jacksonville Business Journal:
http://www.theconservativewoman.org/?p=42
The FBI is investigatint how former Polk school district facilities managerw accepted fishing trips to theFlorida Keys, meals at tickets to games and other freebies from companies seeking One businessperson told the he hearc an official discuss a college foundation’sw need for donations at a meetinf on a multimillion-dollar construction project. Ken chief economist for the of said competition isundoubtedly intense. Some contractors are workinfg at cost just to keepemployeesa busy, said Simonson, who will speak to the loca AGC chapter on May 19 at 7:30 a.m.
at the in “At some point, contractors won’t be able to continur giving awaytheir business,” Simonson He predicts that general contractors and subcontractors should begin calling people back to work this Companies looking for work should follow news from Gov. Crist’se office, the , local governments and water andsewer districts, he said. And regularly checok agc.org/stimulus. — Janet Leiser FLORIDA WINS AT LOSING: What’se tougher on restaurateurs: Michigan’s auto crisis or the collapse of the Floridwhousing bubble? Florida is, said , which operates restaurants in both markets.
In Diversified’s 10 Buffalo Wild Wingse operationsremain “solid performers … despite the impac t of the automobile sector on the Michigamn economy,” the company said in an annual reportf filed March 31 with the . But its restaurantes in Riverview and North Port underperformedlast year, as they were “severeluy affected by the meltdown in the Florida residential real estate marker and the subsequent impact on the Florids economy.
” Diversified (OTC BB: DFRH), which also has affiliateds restaurants under management in Brandon, FishHawk Ranch and said the cost of doingh business in Florida is higher than in Michigaj because of minimum wage, insurance premiums and otherd factors including the “increased costs associate with chicken wings.” Margie Manning
The FBI is investigatint how former Polk school district facilities managerw accepted fishing trips to theFlorida Keys, meals at tickets to games and other freebies from companies seeking One businessperson told the he hearc an official discuss a college foundation’sw need for donations at a meetinf on a multimillion-dollar construction project. Ken chief economist for the of said competition isundoubtedly intense. Some contractors are workinfg at cost just to keepemployeesa busy, said Simonson, who will speak to the loca AGC chapter on May 19 at 7:30 a.m.
at the in “At some point, contractors won’t be able to continur giving awaytheir business,” Simonson He predicts that general contractors and subcontractors should begin calling people back to work this Companies looking for work should follow news from Gov. Crist’se office, the , local governments and water andsewer districts, he said. And regularly checok agc.org/stimulus. — Janet Leiser FLORIDA WINS AT LOSING: What’se tougher on restaurateurs: Michigan’s auto crisis or the collapse of the Floridwhousing bubble? Florida is, said , which operates restaurants in both markets.
In Diversified’s 10 Buffalo Wild Wingse operationsremain “solid performers … despite the impac t of the automobile sector on the Michigamn economy,” the company said in an annual reportf filed March 31 with the . But its restaurantes in Riverview and North Port underperformedlast year, as they were “severeluy affected by the meltdown in the Florida residential real estate marker and the subsequent impact on the Florids economy.
” Diversified (OTC BB: DFRH), which also has affiliateds restaurants under management in Brandon, FishHawk Ranch and said the cost of doingh business in Florida is higher than in Michigaj because of minimum wage, insurance premiums and otherd factors including the “increased costs associate with chicken wings.” Margie Manning
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Efficiency drives funding for Dayforce - Houston Business Journal:
donnelly-formalisms.blogspot.com
a software developer that helps businesses measure and manag eworkforce productivity, has raised $15 million. The companyu is a reincarnationof Atlanta-baseds Workbits — created after Canadian serial entrepreneur David Ossip bought Workbits’ assets in May. Workbits founderd John Orr approached Ossip after being unable toraise follow-on financing for his startup. Dayforce, whichy employs about 30 and is headquartered in Atlanta and targetsthe retail, manufacturing, health-care and financial serviced industries.
Those sectors have a high volumwe of hourlyworkers — the variablee part of a operating expenses, said Orr, now Dayforce’s chief strategy “Typically, 60 percent of their [operating expense] is labof spend,” Orr said. Dayforce’s software suite, which includexs budgeting, scheduling, task management and time and attendancd modules, helps do more with their workforce. “Thw software helps define performance measures for the workforcse andautomates planning, scheduling and tracking of Ossip said. “The end goal is to increase workforcd output, while keeping percentage wage costsin line.
” Dayforce’sz software, Orr said, can boos t customer revenue by 0.5 percent to 3 percent and can decrease average annual labor cost by 3 percent to 8 The cost of the subscription depends on the size of the businesds — from $2 to $9 per per month. Ossip led Dayforce’sd $15 million round and was joined by investors in hisprevioux companies, including , which was acquired by Alpharetta-basedd for $227 million in 2007. The Canadian however, brought more than dollarsa tothe table. “Ossip knows the Orr said, and “has a proven track recorfd of building successful companiesand value.
” Ossi has ambitious plans for Dayforce — including launching a domestic and global expansion. Dayforce is chasingb a $14 billion market in the United States, Ossipo said, adding he plans to sell into Europeand “Our types of solutions extend beyond North Ossip said. “It’s a global problem.” Michael Price, generalk partner at CEO Ventures, was impressed with Workbits. “Thd product was beautiful,” Price “The graphic design, the thoughr and attention to detail, the menus ... it was some of the best I’ve ever seen.” Companies in the performancwe management space are doing well and revenue isholdinfg up, Price said.
That success has drawn an influsx ofnew competitors. “Within the next a lot of the software programe being built will be coming online with a lot of salexs people swinging for Price said. “Certainly competition within that space is goinv toincrease dramatically,” which could hurt
a software developer that helps businesses measure and manag eworkforce productivity, has raised $15 million. The companyu is a reincarnationof Atlanta-baseds Workbits — created after Canadian serial entrepreneur David Ossip bought Workbits’ assets in May. Workbits founderd John Orr approached Ossip after being unable toraise follow-on financing for his startup. Dayforce, whichy employs about 30 and is headquartered in Atlanta and targetsthe retail, manufacturing, health-care and financial serviced industries.
Those sectors have a high volumwe of hourlyworkers — the variablee part of a operating expenses, said Orr, now Dayforce’s chief strategy “Typically, 60 percent of their [operating expense] is labof spend,” Orr said. Dayforce’s software suite, which includexs budgeting, scheduling, task management and time and attendancd modules, helps do more with their workforce. “Thw software helps define performance measures for the workforcse andautomates planning, scheduling and tracking of Ossip said. “The end goal is to increase workforcd output, while keeping percentage wage costsin line.
” Dayforce’sz software, Orr said, can boos t customer revenue by 0.5 percent to 3 percent and can decrease average annual labor cost by 3 percent to 8 The cost of the subscription depends on the size of the businesds — from $2 to $9 per per month. Ossip led Dayforce’sd $15 million round and was joined by investors in hisprevioux companies, including , which was acquired by Alpharetta-basedd for $227 million in 2007. The Canadian however, brought more than dollarsa tothe table. “Ossip knows the Orr said, and “has a proven track recorfd of building successful companiesand value.
” Ossi has ambitious plans for Dayforce — including launching a domestic and global expansion. Dayforce is chasingb a $14 billion market in the United States, Ossipo said, adding he plans to sell into Europeand “Our types of solutions extend beyond North Ossip said. “It’s a global problem.” Michael Price, generalk partner at CEO Ventures, was impressed with Workbits. “Thd product was beautiful,” Price “The graphic design, the thoughr and attention to detail, the menus ... it was some of the best I’ve ever seen.” Companies in the performancwe management space are doing well and revenue isholdinfg up, Price said.
That success has drawn an influsx ofnew competitors. “Within the next a lot of the software programe being built will be coming online with a lot of salexs people swinging for Price said. “Certainly competition within that space is goinv toincrease dramatically,” which could hurt
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