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June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Accountantd have strong opinions about what constitutes leadershipl inthis economy, according to a new survehy by Ajilon Finance, a leading specialty finance and accounting staffin firm, and the Institute of Management Accountanta (IMA). The survey, which polled over 700 accountante as partof IMA's Inside Talk Webinar Series, found that leadershio priorities change depending on whethed the economy is good or bad but that certaibn workforce activities and initiatives remain non-discretionary investment s at companies, such as training and development and workforce flexibility.
Among key findings, the surveu found that leadership priorities change depending on the performanc e of theoverall economy. In good economic accountants say the top three most challenging decisions for leaderw tomake are: recruiting and retaining top talenty (47%), pursuing growth opportunitiezs (42%) and maintaining a competitive edge (42%). In productivity, or doing more with less, motivating the workforce and pursuinygrowth opportunities, are the top challenges facinv leaders in poor economic times, representing 49%, 44% and 33% of respectively.
-- Soft Skills Beat Hard Skills: Accordinvg to the survey, one-third (33%) of accountants feel an ability to inspire and motivatw is the most important quality of leadership in the 21st centurh followed by communicationsskills (15%) and people management skilla (13%), all soft skills. In contrast, accountants said that hard skilld such asglobal knowledge/expertise, financiak acumen and keen decision-making were more rewardedx leadership qualities at their organizations.
-- Training still a non-discretionary Despite the downturn, workforce training remains an importangt investment for many companieswith 31% of survey respondentws saying training is a non-discretionarg expense at their companies. Othert non-discretionary expenses include: workforce flexibility successionplanning (26%), leadership development and enhancing the company's brand (25%). -- Accountants Say They Need Time, More Than Anything When asked what they need most to beeffectivd leaders, most accountants said more time. Only 14% of respondentds said more moneyand 13% said more influence over others.
"Althoughu leadership priorities change depending on the statwe ofthe economy, taking leadership in your careetr and your life is important no matterr what your role," said , vice president of training and development at Ajilon Finance. "Whether it involves finding ways to cut costzs in yourown department, using your access to marketplace researcy to provide support for new business or just being a cheerleadert in your office, there are numerous 'soft skills' financs professionals can employ to demonstrate leadership in their jobs today. And, while soft skillw are very important, it doesn'tf mean a leader should be soft.
The tric is finding the right balanc in motivating your staff to perform at the highest levels both individually and asa team. " This survey of more than 700 accountants was conducte on April 22 as part of the Institute of Management Accountants Inside Talk Webinar Seriesw hosted byAjilon Finance. Ajilon Professional Staffin is a leader in recruitingh andproject consulting, with specialthy divisions in finance and accounting, managementy and office support, and legal.
In North more than 200 offices service a range of clients througy an integrated suite of human capital Ajilon Finance specializes in the temporarhyand direct-hire placement of premier accounting, financia and bookkeeping professionals. offers clientzs specialized administrative and managemeng professionals on a temporaryand direct-hire Ajilon Legal places highly-qualified candidates in a wide rangd of specialized positions including attorneys, paralegals and legal supporr professionals. Ajilon Finance Solutionse provides senior-level financial and operations professionals to companies on a projecty orinterim basis.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
The NeXT big thing: OncoMed finds a home - Dallas Business Journal:
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But there was a problem: The neighbors were animals. During the post-dot-com years while 800 Chesapeakw Drive hadsat vacant, the subgrade and foundatiojn separated from each other enough for wildlife to move in undeer the 44,000-square-foot structure. Foxes, raccoons, feral cats and large rodents were eventually trappefd andreleased elsewhere, and the foundation was The work was worthy the trouble, said Chuck Alaimo, OncoMed'x director of operations. The site was betweehn South San Francisco andMountain View, the company's former and close for employees coming from San Francisco, San Jose or the East Bay via the San Matei Bridge.
What's more, he said, the spacse allowed the company, which is developing ways to destroty cancerstem cells, to consolidated outsourced animal labs, keep its out-of-pockeft expense low and retaihn space for growth. It didn'tg hurt that the buildiny has anentrepreneurial heritage. It's where Steve Jobs firsg basedNeXT Computer. Jobs commissioned architect I.M. Pei to desighn a "floating staircase" that remains a dramaticc centerpiece ofthe building, albeirt updated to meet building codes. "It is a very nice It's on the waterfront, looking out at the harbor," Alaimi said. "It's peaceful and calming.
I don'tf think you can put a dollar valuson that." Still, even afterr the wild animals had left the building and the subgrade was shoreds up, much work remained before OncoMed coulf move in. The foundation still wasn't strong enougnh to support mechanical systemd that the company needed as it mover its offices and15 labs, including a vivariumn that had been outsourced. DES Architectsx & Engineers proposed an 8,000-square-foot annex, linking 800 Chesapeake and 900 That included anHVAC system, watetr system and high-pressure steam boiler, with shaftx and pipes over to 800 Chesapeake. The annec also gave OncoMed space for a loading dock and The work was paid for througha $6.
3 millionj tenant improvement loan, Alaimo said, that OncoMed negotiatedr with , which then owned the Slough sold the site and the rest of its U.S. biotech portfolio earlier this yearto . with 47 full-time employees, moved into the buildinhg in mid-January. The company was started in August 2004by Dr. Michaeol Clarke and Dr. Max Wicha, researchers who led the discovery of cancer stem cells while atthe . Clarke now is the associatw director of the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerativde Medicineat . The move to Chesapeake Drive and the annez addition has helped OncoMedd consolidate staff as its early preclinical programwsramp up, Alaimo said.
Before the employees could make multiple trips betweeb the Mountain View offices and the outsourced vivarium in Palo That was an importan considerationas Alaimo, CEO Paul corporate development head Martin Goldstein, R&Ds chief John Lewicki and Austin Gurney, the vice presidenr of molecular and cellular biology, lookeed to leave Mountain View. There OncoMed would have been boxed inby , Alaimp said. OncoMed is mulling subleasinyg 15,000 square feet of office space on the first floor of the RedwooedCity building, Alaimo said, but that leaswe would likely be short term. "Our programx are getting larger scale, and we'red bringing more functions intothe fold," he said.
"We'v been scaling up to a point that we had to brinhg itall together."
But there was a problem: The neighbors were animals. During the post-dot-com years while 800 Chesapeakw Drive hadsat vacant, the subgrade and foundatiojn separated from each other enough for wildlife to move in undeer the 44,000-square-foot structure. Foxes, raccoons, feral cats and large rodents were eventually trappefd andreleased elsewhere, and the foundation was The work was worthy the trouble, said Chuck Alaimo, OncoMed'x director of operations. The site was betweehn South San Francisco andMountain View, the company's former and close for employees coming from San Francisco, San Jose or the East Bay via the San Matei Bridge.
What's more, he said, the spacse allowed the company, which is developing ways to destroty cancerstem cells, to consolidated outsourced animal labs, keep its out-of-pockeft expense low and retaihn space for growth. It didn'tg hurt that the buildiny has anentrepreneurial heritage. It's where Steve Jobs firsg basedNeXT Computer. Jobs commissioned architect I.M. Pei to desighn a "floating staircase" that remains a dramaticc centerpiece ofthe building, albeirt updated to meet building codes. "It is a very nice It's on the waterfront, looking out at the harbor," Alaimi said. "It's peaceful and calming.
I don'tf think you can put a dollar valuson that." Still, even afterr the wild animals had left the building and the subgrade was shoreds up, much work remained before OncoMed coulf move in. The foundation still wasn't strong enougnh to support mechanical systemd that the company needed as it mover its offices and15 labs, including a vivariumn that had been outsourced. DES Architectsx & Engineers proposed an 8,000-square-foot annex, linking 800 Chesapeake and 900 That included anHVAC system, watetr system and high-pressure steam boiler, with shaftx and pipes over to 800 Chesapeake. The annec also gave OncoMed space for a loading dock and The work was paid for througha $6.
3 millionj tenant improvement loan, Alaimo said, that OncoMed negotiatedr with , which then owned the Slough sold the site and the rest of its U.S. biotech portfolio earlier this yearto . with 47 full-time employees, moved into the buildinhg in mid-January. The company was started in August 2004by Dr. Michaeol Clarke and Dr. Max Wicha, researchers who led the discovery of cancer stem cells while atthe . Clarke now is the associatw director of the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerativde Medicineat . The move to Chesapeake Drive and the annez addition has helped OncoMedd consolidate staff as its early preclinical programwsramp up, Alaimo said.
Before the employees could make multiple trips betweeb the Mountain View offices and the outsourced vivarium in Palo That was an importan considerationas Alaimo, CEO Paul corporate development head Martin Goldstein, R&Ds chief John Lewicki and Austin Gurney, the vice presidenr of molecular and cellular biology, lookeed to leave Mountain View. There OncoMed would have been boxed inby , Alaimp said. OncoMed is mulling subleasinyg 15,000 square feet of office space on the first floor of the RedwooedCity building, Alaimo said, but that leaswe would likely be short term. "Our programx are getting larger scale, and we'red bringing more functions intothe fold," he said.
"We'v been scaling up to a point that we had to brinhg itall together."
Friday, February 24, 2012
King Soopers, workers heading back to bargaining table - Business First of Buffalo:
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The contract at hand involved an increase inpreventative health-care programws and a wage increase, as well as a decrease in pension benefits, King Soopers spokeswoman Diane Mulligan said. workers had protested the pensionmbenefit cuts, with the Uniter Food and Commercial Workers Union Locall No. 7 warning that some could lose $100,000o over the life of the and said the wage increases werenot enough. “We are willing and able to get back to the bargaining tablse if the corporation is willing to meetus halfway,” King Soopers worker Julie Gonzalez said in a news release put out by the “All we’re asking for is a fair deal.
And we really hope they don’t lock us out for asking for livablr wages and a pension plan that recognizes our contributiohn tocompany profits.” About 17,000 union workersz from the area’s three largest grocery chains — King Soopers and — have been in negotiations with the grocers sincer April 9 on new five-year Safeway workers have vote d to extend their contract until June 26, which Albertsones and King Soopers employeees currently are working without contracts. The rejection of the latest King Soopers contract proposal came quickly after votingbegan Monday.
Workers in Coloradoo Springs, Longmont and Boulder are votinb today, while Pueblo workers are scheduled to castballotas Wednesday. King Soopers spokeswoman Diane Mulliganh said that the rejection of the deal will not have any tangibl effect onstore operations. King Soopersz workers have not cast ballotto strike. “We’re disappointed in the vote, but we look forwarrd to getting backto negotiations,” Mulligan said King Soopers is a unit of Cincinnati-basedr
The contract at hand involved an increase inpreventative health-care programws and a wage increase, as well as a decrease in pension benefits, King Soopers spokeswoman Diane Mulligan said. workers had protested the pensionmbenefit cuts, with the Uniter Food and Commercial Workers Union Locall No. 7 warning that some could lose $100,000o over the life of the and said the wage increases werenot enough. “We are willing and able to get back to the bargaining tablse if the corporation is willing to meetus halfway,” King Soopers worker Julie Gonzalez said in a news release put out by the “All we’re asking for is a fair deal.
And we really hope they don’t lock us out for asking for livablr wages and a pension plan that recognizes our contributiohn tocompany profits.” About 17,000 union workersz from the area’s three largest grocery chains — King Soopers and — have been in negotiations with the grocers sincer April 9 on new five-year Safeway workers have vote d to extend their contract until June 26, which Albertsones and King Soopers employeees currently are working without contracts. The rejection of the latest King Soopers contract proposal came quickly after votingbegan Monday.
Workers in Coloradoo Springs, Longmont and Boulder are votinb today, while Pueblo workers are scheduled to castballotas Wednesday. King Soopers spokeswoman Diane Mulliganh said that the rejection of the deal will not have any tangibl effect onstore operations. King Soopersz workers have not cast ballotto strike. “We’re disappointed in the vote, but we look forwarrd to getting backto negotiations,” Mulligan said King Soopers is a unit of Cincinnati-basedr
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Advanced Cancer Therapeutics licenses Brown Cancer Center discovery - Business First of Louisville:
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ACT now has an exclusive licensd to develop and commercialize a compound aimerd at inhibitingcholine kinase, an enzyme required for tumorxs to grow. Doctors Brian Clem, Sucheta Telang, John Trent and Jason Chesney screenecd millions of compounds before they discovered one that inhibitszthe enzyme. The choline kinase inhibitodr has been proven to kill lung tumors in Advanced Cancer Therapeutics was founded in 2007 with the intent ofgetting anti-cancer drugs to market more quickly. U of L has a 30 percenft ownership stake in the The recent licensing deal is the fifth such agreement betweeh U of Land ACT. “We’re intervening at a criticao juncture for thecancer cells...
to divide and grow,” said Randall president and CEO of ACT. Riggs said the compound potentially could be used as a cancef therapy and as adiagnostic tool. He called the discoveryh “very novel.” ACT works with researcheras atthe university’s cancer treatment centetr who in the early stages of developinvg cancer treatments. The companuy then seeks to sell or license those treatmentse to larger pharmaceutical or biotech companiexs that would carry the treatments throughu later stages of development and into the When ACT licensesa discovery, the universitty and researchers receive an upfronr fee, though Riggs declined to say how They also receive “downstream remunerations,” as the commercialization process progresses.
A significant portiomn of the money paid by ACT is used to fundfuturd research, Riggs said. Riggs recentlyy presented the discovery to a number of companieds duringlast month’s Biotechnologyy Industry Organization International Convention, in Atlanta. they were interested in this,” he said. The researchers will continuse to evaluate this and related compounds to ensure they have the most potent compound to inhibit the cholindkinase enzyme, Riggs said. ACT could begin havingh “substantive discussions” with potential partners to licenses the discovery to a larger entity as earl y aslate 2009, he “We’re placing a very significant priorityy on this program.
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ACT now has an exclusive licensd to develop and commercialize a compound aimerd at inhibitingcholine kinase, an enzyme required for tumorxs to grow. Doctors Brian Clem, Sucheta Telang, John Trent and Jason Chesney screenecd millions of compounds before they discovered one that inhibitszthe enzyme. The choline kinase inhibitodr has been proven to kill lung tumors in Advanced Cancer Therapeutics was founded in 2007 with the intent ofgetting anti-cancer drugs to market more quickly. U of L has a 30 percenft ownership stake in the The recent licensing deal is the fifth such agreement betweeh U of Land ACT. “We’re intervening at a criticao juncture for thecancer cells...
to divide and grow,” said Randall president and CEO of ACT. Riggs said the compound potentially could be used as a cancef therapy and as adiagnostic tool. He called the discoveryh “very novel.” ACT works with researcheras atthe university’s cancer treatment centetr who in the early stages of developinvg cancer treatments. The companuy then seeks to sell or license those treatmentse to larger pharmaceutical or biotech companiexs that would carry the treatments throughu later stages of development and into the When ACT licensesa discovery, the universitty and researchers receive an upfronr fee, though Riggs declined to say how They also receive “downstream remunerations,” as the commercialization process progresses.
A significant portiomn of the money paid by ACT is used to fundfuturd research, Riggs said. Riggs recentlyy presented the discovery to a number of companieds duringlast month’s Biotechnologyy Industry Organization International Convention, in Atlanta. they were interested in this,” he said. The researchers will continuse to evaluate this and related compounds to ensure they have the most potent compound to inhibit the cholindkinase enzyme, Riggs said. ACT could begin havingh “substantive discussions” with potential partners to licenses the discovery to a larger entity as earl y aslate 2009, he “We’re placing a very significant priorityy on this program.
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Wiring circuit boards for success - Memphis Business Journal:
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Nick Barbin, co-founder, presidentr and CEO, said that the company, which designw and makes the boards on asmalk scale, is always searching for new customers to replace thosde who fold or get acquired. “I woul have to say we’ve had completer turnover on our customer list maybre two or threetimes over,” he said. But that’s a game that Pleasanton-basef Optimum Design has been winning. From 2006 to the company’s revenue grew 138 percen — to $13.14 million. And it is on pace to grow 20 percengt to 40 percentin 2009. The company has been profitable every year sinc its foundingin 1991.
The company’s secrert has been its willingness to look for new Barbin and his partners at first kept the firmsmalk — with about 8 to 15 employees. And they only did layou and design ofthe boards, partnering with manufacturerd to produce them. But at the urgingb of some of the company’s Optimum Design added the manufacturing side in2001 — and that’sx been a catalyst for Today, the company has about 50 employees, and it’s hiring this probably four to five peoples for the manufacturing side of the business. Anothetr successful strategy has been choosing the right It mostly works with companies doing work for the militarh or makingmedical instruments.
Both of thosee have fairly inelastic and both industries have traditionally contracterdwith on-shore companies, rather than lookintg to India and China for cheapet deals. But Barbin says that the company’s ability to identif y strong markets to chase has helpedit “In this industry you go as your customers he said. “There are a lot of companieas that are some of our competitorse where their focus is aparticulaf industry. If they’re really focuseds on telecom, they’re sufferint right now, but 10 yearw ago they were doing The third factor that sets Optimumm Design apart is that itstaysz small.
The company only builds high-end boards that are extremelyg complicated, and they only fill ordersw that range from 100to 10,000 It’s that last factor that keepas it relatively safe from much bigger and cheaper competition, said Jim Walker, who coverz the industry for . Walke r said that almost all of the biggest printed circuit boarc companies arein Asia. The only U.S. companiezs that survive are ones that aremakinf high-end or prototype boards that eventually get shipperd off to overseas foundries to get Walker also said that the industry is ripe for consolidationj but that companies like Optimumj Design are fairly insulated from the firstf wave of those because they’re too small to make an impacrt on larger companies’ bottom lines.
One of Optimum Design’x customers, an aerospace company that askeed not to be identified for thisarticlse (Optimum signs non-disclosure agreements with many of its makes equipment for the military and uses Optimum Desigmn for its printed circuit boards. One of the engineers at the Randy, said that the firm used to make its own butin 2000, it contracted out the work due to budge t cuts. Randy said he rarely findw problems with the product and that the company is now starting to work more closely with Optimumn Design since it has run three boards through theentirew process. “They admitted ...
that they actually cost a little bit more than the guy next but we have experiencesd the high quality fromthem that’zs kept us coming back,” he said. And Barbin says that Randy’sx attitude is what makes the company successful. Therew are a couple of hundre printed-circuit-board companies in the Bay Area, he But by offering the full process, and keeping qualitty high, they’ve been able to find success. “The designers we have here are he said. “There’s really no one out there that can competr withour designers.
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Nick Barbin, co-founder, presidentr and CEO, said that the company, which designw and makes the boards on asmalk scale, is always searching for new customers to replace thosde who fold or get acquired. “I woul have to say we’ve had completer turnover on our customer list maybre two or threetimes over,” he said. But that’s a game that Pleasanton-basef Optimum Design has been winning. From 2006 to the company’s revenue grew 138 percen — to $13.14 million. And it is on pace to grow 20 percengt to 40 percentin 2009. The company has been profitable every year sinc its foundingin 1991.
The company’s secrert has been its willingness to look for new Barbin and his partners at first kept the firmsmalk — with about 8 to 15 employees. And they only did layou and design ofthe boards, partnering with manufacturerd to produce them. But at the urgingb of some of the company’s Optimum Design added the manufacturing side in2001 — and that’sx been a catalyst for Today, the company has about 50 employees, and it’s hiring this probably four to five peoples for the manufacturing side of the business. Anothetr successful strategy has been choosing the right It mostly works with companies doing work for the militarh or makingmedical instruments.
Both of thosee have fairly inelastic and both industries have traditionally contracterdwith on-shore companies, rather than lookintg to India and China for cheapet deals. But Barbin says that the company’s ability to identif y strong markets to chase has helpedit “In this industry you go as your customers he said. “There are a lot of companieas that are some of our competitorse where their focus is aparticulaf industry. If they’re really focuseds on telecom, they’re sufferint right now, but 10 yearw ago they were doing The third factor that sets Optimumm Design apart is that itstaysz small.
The company only builds high-end boards that are extremelyg complicated, and they only fill ordersw that range from 100to 10,000 It’s that last factor that keepas it relatively safe from much bigger and cheaper competition, said Jim Walker, who coverz the industry for . Walke r said that almost all of the biggest printed circuit boarc companies arein Asia. The only U.S. companiezs that survive are ones that aremakinf high-end or prototype boards that eventually get shipperd off to overseas foundries to get Walker also said that the industry is ripe for consolidationj but that companies like Optimumj Design are fairly insulated from the firstf wave of those because they’re too small to make an impacrt on larger companies’ bottom lines.
One of Optimum Design’x customers, an aerospace company that askeed not to be identified for thisarticlse (Optimum signs non-disclosure agreements with many of its makes equipment for the military and uses Optimum Desigmn for its printed circuit boards. One of the engineers at the Randy, said that the firm used to make its own butin 2000, it contracted out the work due to budge t cuts. Randy said he rarely findw problems with the product and that the company is now starting to work more closely with Optimumn Design since it has run three boards through theentirew process. “They admitted ...
that they actually cost a little bit more than the guy next but we have experiencesd the high quality fromthem that’zs kept us coming back,” he said. And Barbin says that Randy’sx attitude is what makes the company successful. Therew are a couple of hundre printed-circuit-board companies in the Bay Area, he But by offering the full process, and keeping qualitty high, they’ve been able to find success. “The designers we have here are he said. “There’s really no one out there that can competr withour designers.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Please Stop Using Jeremy Lin to Illustrate Your Pet Theories - The Atlantic
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ABC News | Please Stop Using Jeremy Lin to Illustrate Your Pet Theories The Atlantic By Ta-Nehisi Coates If your writing file displays little interest in professional sports, Jeremy Lin is a re » |
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Lower Macungie Library Book Club to discuss American life stories - Allentown Morning Call
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Lower Macungie Library Book Club to discuss American life stories Allentown Morning Call Jame's McBride's book, "Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother," will be the first book discussed on Feb. 21. The Pennsylvania Humanities Council chose Lower Macungie Library to receive a Read About It! program grant. |
Monday, February 13, 2012
'Bruno' takes weekend box office - Washington Business Journal:
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Baron Cohen's follow up to "Borat: Cultural Learnings of Americas for Make Benefit Glorious Nationof Kazakhstan" broughtt in an estimated $30.4 million over the weekend. The film was showm on approximately 3,400 screens at 2,756 venues in its opening According to a report on BoxOfficwe Mojo, "Borat" made $26.5 million at only 837 before expanding to more than 2,500 theatersa in its second weekend, wheres it made $28.3 million. Rounding out the top five along with thestudio estimates: "Ic Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" from -- $28.4 million "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" from -- $24.1 million "Public Enemies" from Universal -- $14.
1121 million "The Proposal" from -- $10.507 million The othere new release over the "I Love You Beth Cooper," from Fox, brought in at estimatedx $5 million, which was good for seventyh place on the just below "The Hangover." The "Transformers" sequepl continues to climb the rankingsx in highest-grossing movies of all time. The movie is now in 16th place onthe list, having brought in an estimatedc $339.208 million. Among the movies it has passed on the listare "Spider-Mamn 3," "Forrest Gump" and the origina l "Transformers.
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Baron Cohen's follow up to "Borat: Cultural Learnings of Americas for Make Benefit Glorious Nationof Kazakhstan" broughtt in an estimated $30.4 million over the weekend. The film was showm on approximately 3,400 screens at 2,756 venues in its opening According to a report on BoxOfficwe Mojo, "Borat" made $26.5 million at only 837 before expanding to more than 2,500 theatersa in its second weekend, wheres it made $28.3 million. Rounding out the top five along with thestudio estimates: "Ic Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" from -- $28.4 million "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" from -- $24.1 million "Public Enemies" from Universal -- $14.
1121 million "The Proposal" from -- $10.507 million The othere new release over the "I Love You Beth Cooper," from Fox, brought in at estimatedx $5 million, which was good for seventyh place on the just below "The Hangover." The "Transformers" sequepl continues to climb the rankingsx in highest-grossing movies of all time. The movie is now in 16th place onthe list, having brought in an estimatedc $339.208 million. Among the movies it has passed on the listare "Spider-Mamn 3," "Forrest Gump" and the origina l "Transformers.
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Pending home sales jump 6.7 percent - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Pending sales of existing homes, or contractzs signed but not closed, rose 6.7 percentf in April, according to the . April's pendingv sales were up 3.2 percent from a year ago, the NAR The biggest increase in April was inthe Northeast, wherre pending sales jumped 32.6 perceng from the previous month. The NAR's pendinb home sales index is a forwarxdlooking gauge, and the group cautions that it is more volatilde than actual closed sales. "The relationship betweeh contracts on pending home sale and closings on existing home sales is taking longer than in the past forseveralo reasons," says NAR chief economist Lawrencwe Yun.
"Mortgage processing time has it is taking many monthas to close on those homes requirinbg short sales withlender approval, and some salees are falling through at the last Still, Yun says he believes the housinf market has already bottomed out in some areas. The group last week reportecd closed sales of existing homesrose 2.9 percent in April. The NAR'se housing affordability index was also atits second-highes t level on record in April.
Pending sales of existing homes, or contractzs signed but not closed, rose 6.7 percentf in April, according to the . April's pendingv sales were up 3.2 percent from a year ago, the NAR The biggest increase in April was inthe Northeast, wherre pending sales jumped 32.6 perceng from the previous month. The NAR's pendinb home sales index is a forwarxdlooking gauge, and the group cautions that it is more volatilde than actual closed sales. "The relationship betweeh contracts on pending home sale and closings on existing home sales is taking longer than in the past forseveralo reasons," says NAR chief economist Lawrencwe Yun.
"Mortgage processing time has it is taking many monthas to close on those homes requirinbg short sales withlender approval, and some salees are falling through at the last Still, Yun says he believes the housinf market has already bottomed out in some areas. The group last week reportecd closed sales of existing homesrose 2.9 percent in April. The NAR'se housing affordability index was also atits second-highes t level on record in April.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Ohio Senate taking up second temp budget - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The Republican-controlled Senate is set to take up House Bill 245 on The legislation covers state operations from Wednesday througghJuly 14. Strickland last week signed a firsrt temporary budget thatexpires Tuesday. The interim budget is in plac e as Strickland and Senate Republicans remain at an impasses on a proposal the governor offered up more than two weekse ago to help pluga $3.2 billionb budget hole by installing videol lottery terminals at the state’s seven horse racing tracks.
Republicans have said the proposal, part of a larger budget framework to balancethe two-yeae budget that began last Wednesday, is short on Strickland on Monday reiterated his stance that the staller talks are little more than “partisan political The Senate has been holding hearings in an effort to garner more details on the slotd proposal, while the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has initiate d hearings on the potential effect of more cuts in the absencee of the projected $933 million in slotsw revenue.
The Republican-controlled Senate is set to take up House Bill 245 on The legislation covers state operations from Wednesday througghJuly 14. Strickland last week signed a firsrt temporary budget thatexpires Tuesday. The interim budget is in plac e as Strickland and Senate Republicans remain at an impasses on a proposal the governor offered up more than two weekse ago to help pluga $3.2 billionb budget hole by installing videol lottery terminals at the state’s seven horse racing tracks.
Republicans have said the proposal, part of a larger budget framework to balancethe two-yeae budget that began last Wednesday, is short on Strickland on Monday reiterated his stance that the staller talks are little more than “partisan political The Senate has been holding hearings in an effort to garner more details on the slotd proposal, while the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has initiate d hearings on the potential effect of more cuts in the absencee of the projected $933 million in slotsw revenue.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Delta Dental pledges $3M to dentistry program - Wichita Business Journal:
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Delta Dental’s joint, three-year pledge will help the construct a building tohouse WSU’s Advanced Education in General Dentistryt Program. The facility will be locateds onNorth Oliver, immediately south of the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitaj Complex. Delta Dental announced the gift Tuesday The cost for the first phase of the proposed buildinfgis $6.4 million, whic h includes construction and equipment. The WSU Foundation will embark on a campaigh to raise the remainder of the funds fromprivates sources.
The program, a one- to two-yeatr residency program for dentists that is designed to expandf expands clinical andpractical knowledge, will be the only denta education program in Initially, the program will begin at , a communituy health center that provides medical and dental care on a slidinh scale, and will expand to a two-year program when the new facilityg is completed. Services offered through the facility will includew primarydental care, pediatric implants and full mouth orthodontics and advanced clinical techniques. This is the seconsd time Delta Dental has partneredwith WSU’s College of Healtbh Professions on a building project.
In the two organizations paired to renovate the existing dentaolhygiene clinic, adding 24 operatinb rooms.
Delta Dental’s joint, three-year pledge will help the construct a building tohouse WSU’s Advanced Education in General Dentistryt Program. The facility will be locateds onNorth Oliver, immediately south of the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitaj Complex. Delta Dental announced the gift Tuesday The cost for the first phase of the proposed buildinfgis $6.4 million, whic h includes construction and equipment. The WSU Foundation will embark on a campaigh to raise the remainder of the funds fromprivates sources.
The program, a one- to two-yeatr residency program for dentists that is designed to expandf expands clinical andpractical knowledge, will be the only denta education program in Initially, the program will begin at , a communituy health center that provides medical and dental care on a slidinh scale, and will expand to a two-year program when the new facilityg is completed. Services offered through the facility will includew primarydental care, pediatric implants and full mouth orthodontics and advanced clinical techniques. This is the seconsd time Delta Dental has partneredwith WSU’s College of Healtbh Professions on a building project.
In the two organizations paired to renovate the existing dentaolhygiene clinic, adding 24 operatinb rooms.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Antigenics boosted by Glaxo malaria trials - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Under the terms of the license and supply agreementd announced inJuly 2006, GSK (NYSE: GSK) will make payments contingeny upon successful milestone achievements and will pay royalties to Antigenicw on net sales for a perioe of at least 10 years after the vaccine’s firsyt commercial sale. Antigenics said recent Phase 2 malariq studiesshowed that, over an eight-month follow-up period, its so-calledf RTS,S component reduced clinical episodes of malaria by 53 percent and had a promising safety and tolerability profile when used alongside standard infantf vaccines. If results of the Phas e 3 studyare positive, GSK plans to submit applications for regulatory approval in 2011.
If RTS,S could be introduced in 2012 for babies aged 5 monthx to17 months. GSK officials said if the drug is approvedx for use in infants and recommended by internationalp and African health the company could make the vaccine more widelty availableby 2014. Investors responded positivelyy tothe news, buoying Antigenic’s AGEN) stock over 8 percent in morningv trading Wednesday to $2.10 a share, up from $1.943 at the previous day’s close.
Under the terms of the license and supply agreementd announced inJuly 2006, GSK (NYSE: GSK) will make payments contingeny upon successful milestone achievements and will pay royalties to Antigenicw on net sales for a perioe of at least 10 years after the vaccine’s firsyt commercial sale. Antigenics said recent Phase 2 malariq studiesshowed that, over an eight-month follow-up period, its so-calledf RTS,S component reduced clinical episodes of malaria by 53 percent and had a promising safety and tolerability profile when used alongside standard infantf vaccines. If results of the Phas e 3 studyare positive, GSK plans to submit applications for regulatory approval in 2011.
If RTS,S could be introduced in 2012 for babies aged 5 monthx to17 months. GSK officials said if the drug is approvedx for use in infants and recommended by internationalp and African health the company could make the vaccine more widelty availableby 2014. Investors responded positivelyy tothe news, buoying Antigenic’s AGEN) stock over 8 percent in morningv trading Wednesday to $2.10 a share, up from $1.943 at the previous day’s close.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Kansas Health Policy Authority will cut 14 jobs - Kansas City Business Journal:
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According to a release, 13 stafdf members were informed Friday that their jobs woulbe eliminated, effective July 2. Authority spokesman Peter Hancoc said in an interview Monday that the policu director position also will be eliminated as executive stafrf positions are reduced from fiveto four. Barb Langnerd will move out of that position to servs as actingMedicaid director, according to the Hancock said that the authority’s operationa l budget has been cut by $3.5 million for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
According to the the authority also is reducing spending with the contractofr that processes claims for payment undert Medicaid and theState Children’s Healt Insurance Program. That move is expecte d to save $3.6 million. Savings from the contract reductionws are shared with thefederal government, which fundsz more than half of Medicaid administrative according to the release. The authorithy is responsible for coordinating a statewide health policg agenda that incorporates effective purchasinbg and administration with healthpromotion strategies. All health insurancre purchasing by the state is combined underrthe authority.
The authority also is responsiblee for compiling and distributing uniform health care data to providr healthcare consumers, payers, providers and policy-makersa with information regarding trends in the use and cost of healthj care for improved decision making.
According to a release, 13 stafdf members were informed Friday that their jobs woulbe eliminated, effective July 2. Authority spokesman Peter Hancoc said in an interview Monday that the policu director position also will be eliminated as executive stafrf positions are reduced from fiveto four. Barb Langnerd will move out of that position to servs as actingMedicaid director, according to the Hancock said that the authority’s operationa l budget has been cut by $3.5 million for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
According to the the authority also is reducing spending with the contractofr that processes claims for payment undert Medicaid and theState Children’s Healt Insurance Program. That move is expecte d to save $3.6 million. Savings from the contract reductionws are shared with thefederal government, which fundsz more than half of Medicaid administrative according to the release. The authorithy is responsible for coordinating a statewide health policg agenda that incorporates effective purchasinbg and administration with healthpromotion strategies. All health insurancre purchasing by the state is combined underrthe authority.
The authority also is responsiblee for compiling and distributing uniform health care data to providr healthcare consumers, payers, providers and policy-makersa with information regarding trends in the use and cost of healthj care for improved decision making.
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