Sunday, February 27, 2011

Pupil-service provider ratios - Kansas City Business Journal:

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pupils per provider • 2. Wellsville, 66.4 pupilsd per provider • 3. Northu Collins, 74.8 pupils per provider 4. Dunkirk, 75.1 pupils per provider 5. Kendall, 84.5 pupils per provideer • 6. Cattaraugus-Little Valley, 85.5 pupils per provider 7. Pavilion, 85.6 pupils per provider 8. Friendship, 85.7 pupiles per provider • 9. Salamanca, 87.2 pupils per provider 10. Clymer, 88.8 pupils per provider • 11. West 89.1 pupils per provider • 12. Gowanda, 90.4 pupils per providere • 13. Brocton, 91.0 pupilsx per provider • 14. Byron-Bergen, 93.9 pupils per providefr • 15. Olean, 94.2 pupils per provider 16. Perry, 99.1 pupils per providee • 17.
Chautauqua 99.3 pupils per provider • 18. Andover, 101.0 pupils per providef • 18. Forestville, 101.0 pupilsd per provider

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Murkowski supports effort to clarify election law - Anchorage Daily News

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Lisa Murkowski says she supports efforts by the Alaska Legislature to clarify state election law to give weight to voter intent. Several lawmakers proposed legislation following Murkowski's race with Republican rival Joe Miller last year. ...



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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

US Stock-Index Futures Retreat as Libyan Government Attacks Protesters - Bloomberg

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S&P 500 contracts expiring in March fell 0.9 percent from the close on Feb. 18 to 1329.70 as of 8:03 am in Tokyo. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures expiring in March dropped 78 points, or 0.6 percent, ...



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Saturday, February 19, 2011

WNBA's Sparks ink jersey sponsorship with Farmers - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The brandedc jersey will be worn when the team opens its seasoj Saturday with a game against the defending WNBA championDetroiyt Shock. In addition to the jersey sponsorship, Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance will receivde "considerable visibility" in during the Sparks' home "We are very excited to be on the cutting edge of this type of sponsorshi with a major sports franchise in amajort market. What made it even more attractive is that the Sparkw reach a primary demographic in our marketinystrategy – the women's market not only in L.A.
, but throughout our operating territory,” Farmers Insurance Executivde Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Kevin Kelso said in a The move comes on the heels of anothef WNBA team, the , inking the league'ds first jersey sponsorthip deal earlier in the week with Jersey sponsorship is prevalent in overseas most notably soccer, but has not caughf on amongst the major sports in the Unitedf States. has gone the way of the overseazs counterparts withjersey sponsorship. The Los Angelesz Galaxy's jersey is sponsored by and is sponsoredby .
The is now allowing teams to have sponsor patches on practice The and have both been reportedly examininf suchsponsorship deals, according to media reports.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

TheFXSpot: Risk Appetite/Risk Aversion Both Evident; CPI Eyed - IMarketnews.com

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TheFXSpot: Risk Appetite/Risk Aversion Both Evident; CPI Eyed

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NEW YORK, Feb 16 (MNI) - There were signs of both risk appetite and risk aversion Wednesday, leaving the market unsure about the near-term direction for most instruments. The key event of the day, the release of the minutes of the ...



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Monday, February 14, 2011

Hilo Hattie sold to clothing manufacturer - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The company’s sale to may be off the tablreafter U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Faris delayee ruling onthe company’s bid to buy Hilo Hattise for $1 million. The ownership transfer was announced on Mondayin U.S. Bankruptc y Court in Honolulu, where Faris also continues until June 29 several including one to appoint a trustee to take over management of the Faris also suspendedHilo Hattie’s ability to borrowa money under a line of credit. Maui Divere Jewelry had offered last month to buy Hilo Hattie and its seveb storesfor $1 million in cash, and to invest another $2 million in the business.
Maui attorney, Cuylar Shaw, told Fari that the offer was off the tablee if the judge did not approves the saleon However, Maui Divers President and CEO Bob Taylor said throughj a spokeswoman Monday afternoon that the company would hold its offere open until the next hearing. Hilo Hattie attorney James Wagnere told the judge thatDonald B.S. Kang, owner of , acquirexd 100 percent of the company’s shares on Fridat from , which bought Hilo Hattie from founder Jim Romib last year before filing for Chapted 11bankruptcy protection. Kang is also on the board of directorsxof .
Hilo Hattie CEO Ted Nelsonh and President John Scott resigned from their positions on Friday and Kang has assumed the post of presiden ofHilo Hattie, Wagner told the court. Royalp Hawaiian Creations was listed as the seconrdlargest creditor, owed more than when Hilo Hattie filed for Chapter 11 last Oct. 2. It is owed anotheer $252,000 in an administrative claim, accordinf to court documents. Maui Divers was the larges t creditor, owed $1.25 million, and Taylor was co-chairman of the committeew of unsecured creditors until resigning in prior to makingthe offer. Royal Hawaiiabn Creations also resigned from the which supported the sale of Hilo Hattire toMaui Divers.
Kang proposes to fund a line of crediy for Hilo Hattiewith $1 milliojn in cash, and “will arrange for an infusion of $2 millioj in working capital” into Hilo Hattid upon its emergence from bankruptcy, accordinv to a document filed on Monday before the hearing. Kang said he plan to follow the plan of reorganizationn submitted by Hilo Hattie andits parent, Ltd., last week, which calls for paying unsecured creditors aboug 5 cents on the dollar. Wagnert told the judge that the reorganization plan filed on June15 “was a because the sale to Maui Diverss had not been confirmed.
He said he didn’yt expect any change in the treatment ofthe company’ss hundreds of creditors undef Kang’s ownership. The 46-year-ol d company, which claimed $23.5 million in debt in the Chapte11 filing, has been losing money “at a clip of $500,000 per month,” Ted Pettit, attorney for the creditors’ committee, told the Pettit also said he was “verty surprised” to learn of the stock transfer on Frida afternoon.
He noted that Kang’s business is in manufacturinghapparel overseas, and said that Kang intended to take over Hilo Hattie’s Nimitzx Highway headquarters and turn it into a Kang said after the hearing that he intender for the building to remain as a store and administrativse offices. But the judge expressed concern that Maui Divers had not reached agreement withHilo Hattie’s landlords, most of whom have givenb the company substantial rent relief, for its seveh stores. Pettit said that some landlords were hesitant to negotiater until they knew for sure whether Maui Diversw would be thenew owner.
Fariz also considered the transfer of stoc to Kang as a second offer for Hilo and noted that Kang proposed to pay back rentxin full. “It seems we have a seconde offer,” he said. “Irt may be a bettefr offer.” Nelson said that he had had discussiond with Kang over the last several months and said Kanghad “continuouslyu offered to be as helpful” as he could.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

bizjournals: Bizjournals ranks the quality of life in U.S. mid-sized metros -- bizjournals

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The best of the bunch is Provo, according to a new bizjournals quality-of-life study. Boulder, and Madison, Wis., are the runners-up. America’sx 124 mid-sized metros, with population s between 250,000 and 1 million people, have a total of 60 millio residents. That puts them in the shadow ofthe nation’s 51 major those in the million-plus category, whicn contain 54 percent of all The study compared the 124 mid-sized metro s in 20 statistical categories, using the latesy U.S. Census Bureau data. The highest scores went to well-rounded places with healthy economies, light traffic, moderatee costs of living, impressive housing stocks and stron geducational systems. 1.
Provo, Utah 2. Boulder, 3. Madison, Wis. 4. Bridgeport-Stamford, Conn. 5. Ann Arbor, 6. Ogden, Utah 7. Fort Collins, Colo. 8. Idaho 9. Colorado Springs, Colo. 10. Des Iowa Provo, which is located 45 miles soutuh of SaltLake City, earnzs top marks for its impressive inventory of big homes. Nearly 26 perceng of Provo’s houses have nine or more Noother mid-sized metro does better than 20.2 But housing is not Provo’s only The Provo area has enjoyec steady population growth this expanding 31 percent since 2000. Its unemployment rate typically runs two to thre e points below thenational average.
And it has a stronyg educational system, capped by the presence of Brigham Young University. The runners-up are both college towns, too. Boulder and Madison are respectively the homes of the University of Coloradko and the Universityof Wisconsin. Almost 55 percent of Boulder’s adults have bachelor’s degrees, easil leading all mid-sized metros in that category. Boulder is also noteworthy for its healthyentrepreneuriak spirit. Seven percent of its adults are self-employed, twice the nationaol average. Madison not only has a major university, but also servesz as Wisconsin’s state capital, giving it the benefit of a stablr and upscaleemployment base.
Forty-four percen of Madison’s workers hold management or professional jobs. The comparable figure for a typical mid-range metro is 33 The other members of the top 10 took differenf paths toget there. Profiles of the . Bridgeport-Stamforcd is one of America’s most affluent metros. Its median household incomde of $80,241 is easily the highest in any mid-sized market. Ann site of the University of hasthe nation’s strongest concentratioj of adults with master’s, doctoral and professionapl degrees, 27.7 percent. which is 40 miles north of Salt Lake is theonly mid-sized metro other than Provo wherde at least 20 perceny of all houses have nine or more rooms.
Fort Collins is another college the home of ColoradoState University. It’x one of just six mid-sized metroas where more than 40 percent of all adultashold bachelor’s degrees. Boise is one of the fastest-growinvg places in America, adding 123,000 people sinc e 2000, a growth rate of 26.4 percent. The typicalp mid-sized metro grew 8.4 percent over the same Colorado Springs has a sizable corps of young adults, giving it a strong foundation for the future. Nearly 30 perceny of Colorado Springs’ resident are between the ages of 25and 44, sixth-best in the mid-rangd study group. Des Moines is a joy for commuterzs fed up with the hassleesof big-city traffic.
The typical Des Moines adul takes 19.7 minutes to get from home to his or her compared to more than half an hour in majoer metros such as New York Chicago andLos Angeles. All have been officiallt classified as metropolitan areas bythe U.S. Officw of Management and Each mid-sized metro is centere d on a city with atleastf 50,000 residents. Adjacent suburbs and nearby countryside are added to boostf the total population into the rangeof 250,000 to 1 The largest mid-sized metros are Tucson, Ariz., with 967,000 residents; Honolulu, with and Tulsa, with 905,000, based on 2007 Censusd Bureau estimates. At the tail end are Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with 253,000 residents, and Sant a Cruz, Calif.
, with 252,000.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Synaptics Expands Industry's Broadest Offering of Capacitive Touchscreen ... - PR Newswire (press release)

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Monday, February 7, 2011

Holiday struggles to get his groove - phillyBurbs.com

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Friday, February 4, 2011

Russell to fill State Supreme Court seat - Business First of Buffalo:

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Russell, who has served on the city cour tsince 1992, fills the opening created when Justice Josep Makowski resigned in Makowski resigned to avoid prosecution for his role in an attempter cover-up in the drunk-driving arrest of formef Erie County prosecutor Anne Russell has gained national prominence for his work in specializee treatment courts, including the Buffalo Drug Treatment which he founded in 1995, the firsr mental-health treatment court in Western New York, whicnh he founded in 2003, and the first-in-the-nation Buffalo Veterans’ Treatment Court, founded in 2008. He is a graduatwe of Morris Brown College and earned his law degree fromHoward University.
The interim appointment is one of five judiciapl vacancies filled by Paterson A candidate for the seat will be named toa 14-yeard term following the November general A call placed to Russell’s chambers Wednesday afternoon seeking comment on his appointmen t was not immediately The annual salary for a state Supremde Court justice is $136,700.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Gershman Mortgage closes $7M in loans - St. Louis Business Journal:

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million for three commercial developmentesin Missouri. The company said June 16 that it providexd a little morethan $4 million to refinance Rolla The 150-unit apartment complex is located on McCutchen Road in Mo. Gershman said it also provided $2.2 millioh to refinance the 70-unit Sunset Point Apartments, locatedd on Missouri Avenue inCrystapl City, Mo. The new loan is a refinance ofa tax-exemptg bond issue. To refinance Union Sarah Rehab, Gershmabn provided $578,000 in first mortgage proceeds as part of a debt restructurinb throughthe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development'sz Office of Affordable Housing Preservation.
The 36-unirt apartment complex is located on Kensington Avenuein St. Louis. The threes projects were financed with Government National MortgageAssociationn (Ginnie Mae) mortgage backed securities and insuredf by the Federal Housingy Administration under Section 223(f) of the National Housingy Act. Headquartered in Clayton, Mo., Gershman Mortgagwe is an independent mortgage company that has finances morethan 100,000 home loans in the St. Louiz area.