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Many of Icahn's various investment entities acquiredcabout 1.5 million sharexs (NYSE: LGF) in the latest saying in statement that "the common shareas of Lions Gate were undervalued." Icahn now controls about 19.8 million shares, and in a statement said that the investmentt entities might acquire more shares. The statement also hinted at a possibler shakeup of the Lionzs Gate board of directors at the nextshareholdefr meeting.
"The Icahn Affiliates may seek to add nominees designated by the Icahn Affiliates toLiond Gate's board of directors, which could include expandiny the size of the board of directorws of Lions Gate and/or removing individuals from the board of directors of Lionsa Gate," the statement said. Santa Monica-based Lionsd Gate's largest shareholder is still Mark a formerIcahn advisor. Rachesky's staks is just under 20 percent. Rumorw have persisted as to whetherIcahn . He has been critical of the studio's expenses and expenditures, especially .
среда, 29 февраля 2012 г.
понедельник, 27 февраля 2012 г.
All Virgin America flights now Wi-Fi enabled - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The San Francisco airline is using Aircell’sw Gogo broadband in-flight internet service on all ofits flights. Virgi said it will charge $12.955 for daytime flights over three hours, $9.9r for daytime flights of less thanthrer hours, $5.95 for red-eye flights and $7.95 for handhelrd devices. Virgin America is battling Seattle-based Alaska Airlines on routes up and down theWest Coast. Alasksa Airlines, a unit of ALK), is testing for its Wi-Fui a different technology — a service from tech company Row 44. Alaska’s service, currently being tested in just one uses satellite technology insteadof broadband.
This allows the Wi-Fi to be used on overseaa serviceto Hawaii, as well as other locationss where broadband isn’t available. Alasksa hasn’t set prices yet for Wi-Fii service, nor has it said when it will roll outexpandefd service, other than saying it will instalo it in additional aircraft “in the coming
The San Francisco airline is using Aircell’sw Gogo broadband in-flight internet service on all ofits flights. Virgi said it will charge $12.955 for daytime flights over three hours, $9.9r for daytime flights of less thanthrer hours, $5.95 for red-eye flights and $7.95 for handhelrd devices. Virgin America is battling Seattle-based Alaska Airlines on routes up and down theWest Coast. Alasksa Airlines, a unit of ALK), is testing for its Wi-Fui a different technology — a service from tech company Row 44. Alaska’s service, currently being tested in just one uses satellite technology insteadof broadband.
This allows the Wi-Fi to be used on overseaa serviceto Hawaii, as well as other locationss where broadband isn’t available. Alasksa hasn’t set prices yet for Wi-Fii service, nor has it said when it will roll outexpandefd service, other than saying it will instalo it in additional aircraft “in the coming
пятница, 24 февраля 2012 г.
Seattle Downtown Hotel Ensures Travelers Make It to Their Ship on Time and ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Seattle Downtown Hotel Ensures Travelers Make It to Their Ship on Time and ... MarketWatch (press release) With nearby businesses including Amazon.com, The Seattle Times, and the greater South Lake Union neighborhood, this downtown hotel is ideal for business travelers, with full access to a 24 Hour Fitness across the street, an indoor pool and Jacuzzi, ... |
среда, 22 февраля 2012 г.
No progress in TB diagnosis, says official - Jakarta Post
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No progress in TB diagnosis, says official Jakarta Post The Health Ministry's tuberculosis directorate head, Dyah Erti Mustikawati, said technological developments used to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) had not progressed, making Bioterrain analysis (BTA) and culture breeding the only TB detection methods. |
понедельник, 20 февраля 2012 г.
Opportunities abound for tenants to green their interiors - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Earlier this month, his architectural firm officially completedx renovations to itsexisting 8,500 feet of office spaced at Anchor Plaza in Westshorde — a project that is now being considereds for Leadership in Energy and Environmentakl Design certification under the ’s “CI” designation. One of the leastt used green building designationsso far, it allowxs tenants to gain certification for greenj building in their commercial interiors. While he’s invested money to save money, Collman, presidenf of and a co-founder of the local chapter ofthe U.S. Greeb Building Council, also was motivatee by the needto educate.
Many businesses in Clasxs A space are comingv up for renewal and ina tenant’w market, he suggests that maximizingt tenant improvement dollars is a smart thing if a tenant decided to stay — especially when they are investment that eventually pay for themselves. Florida has nearlyh 1,000 LEED seekers Collman isn’t alone in seeking the LEED The U.S. Green Building Council’s latestt report of projects seeking some leveo of certification shows there are now nearly 950 projects statewid with roughly 180 originating in the wider TampsBay region. Just 18 of those 180 have appliede forthe “CI” designation, right arounds 10 percent.
Just a handful have won the designationso far, includinvg the Tampa office of the desighn and planning firm and in Sarasota. For that number should be higher. “It’s smart business,” he said. When the painterse left two weeks ago, it ended a eight-month proces s that included a complete refurbishing of allthe carpet, countertops, cubicles and paint at an investmen t of $13,000. That equates to 18 cents a square foot for its spacwe alone without anycommon area, a $1,6090 annual savings to the building, which is an eight-yearr payback, he said.
“It’s not exactly low-hanging fruit in the energyu savings arena, however we did it mainly to demonstrate how and what can be Collman said. New lightin g fixtures around the perimeter of the officee containdaylight sensors. Cubicles were lowered so that “everyone can have a Collman said. The lighting load was reduced 26 percent, whicj is savings that could be passed alongto “Any long-term building owner could reduce their [common area rate and make their spaces more attractive to new tenants and have spacews that are more comfortable to work he said.
It has been well documented that spaceds that are more comfortable to work in also havereducecd absenteeism, and that meanx more productivity and a positive impact on the bottom line of a Collman said. Carpet also was a big New office flooring is made from 100 percentt recycled carpet and was adherefdusing low-volatile organic compounds. All the old stuffc was recycled so that none of it ended up in Collman said. In an economyu with fewer new constructiohn projects, the demand for “CI” renovations shouldr rise, he said. “People are afraid of somethingthey don’t he said.
A lot of reporting on the greenm movement has been about the high costa associated withthe retrofitting. But that has change a lot. The costs were high earlg on, but that’s not the case any Collman said. Vendors are more educated and theidr niche products are no longerso niche, so the priceas have come way down, he said. With there is even more good saidJosh Bomstein, VP of business development at in Clearwaterd and a green building expert. “There’sd virtually no cost premium now in using anygreenj paints, adhesives or wall coverings, especially in this It’s nearly cost neutral,” he said.
His firm has complete four LEED certified projects of the 15 or so that have been certifiesd among the 180 or so projects seeking LEED statux in the widerBay area. Creative’as internal cost studies are showing justa .5 to 1 percengt cost premium for basic LEED certification, 1 percen t to 2 percent for silver designation, and 2 percenty “and up” for gold certification, he
Earlier this month, his architectural firm officially completedx renovations to itsexisting 8,500 feet of office spaced at Anchor Plaza in Westshorde — a project that is now being considereds for Leadership in Energy and Environmentakl Design certification under the ’s “CI” designation. One of the leastt used green building designationsso far, it allowxs tenants to gain certification for greenj building in their commercial interiors. While he’s invested money to save money, Collman, presidenf of and a co-founder of the local chapter ofthe U.S. Greeb Building Council, also was motivatee by the needto educate.
Many businesses in Clasxs A space are comingv up for renewal and ina tenant’w market, he suggests that maximizingt tenant improvement dollars is a smart thing if a tenant decided to stay — especially when they are investment that eventually pay for themselves. Florida has nearlyh 1,000 LEED seekers Collman isn’t alone in seeking the LEED The U.S. Green Building Council’s latestt report of projects seeking some leveo of certification shows there are now nearly 950 projects statewid with roughly 180 originating in the wider TampsBay region. Just 18 of those 180 have appliede forthe “CI” designation, right arounds 10 percent.
Just a handful have won the designationso far, includinvg the Tampa office of the desighn and planning firm and in Sarasota. For that number should be higher. “It’s smart business,” he said. When the painterse left two weeks ago, it ended a eight-month proces s that included a complete refurbishing of allthe carpet, countertops, cubicles and paint at an investmen t of $13,000. That equates to 18 cents a square foot for its spacwe alone without anycommon area, a $1,6090 annual savings to the building, which is an eight-yearr payback, he said.
“It’s not exactly low-hanging fruit in the energyu savings arena, however we did it mainly to demonstrate how and what can be Collman said. New lightin g fixtures around the perimeter of the officee containdaylight sensors. Cubicles were lowered so that “everyone can have a Collman said. The lighting load was reduced 26 percent, whicj is savings that could be passed alongto “Any long-term building owner could reduce their [common area rate and make their spaces more attractive to new tenants and have spacews that are more comfortable to work he said.
It has been well documented that spaceds that are more comfortable to work in also havereducecd absenteeism, and that meanx more productivity and a positive impact on the bottom line of a Collman said. Carpet also was a big New office flooring is made from 100 percentt recycled carpet and was adherefdusing low-volatile organic compounds. All the old stuffc was recycled so that none of it ended up in Collman said. In an economyu with fewer new constructiohn projects, the demand for “CI” renovations shouldr rise, he said. “People are afraid of somethingthey don’t he said.
A lot of reporting on the greenm movement has been about the high costa associated withthe retrofitting. But that has change a lot. The costs were high earlg on, but that’s not the case any Collman said. Vendors are more educated and theidr niche products are no longerso niche, so the priceas have come way down, he said. With there is even more good saidJosh Bomstein, VP of business development at in Clearwaterd and a green building expert. “There’sd virtually no cost premium now in using anygreenj paints, adhesives or wall coverings, especially in this It’s nearly cost neutral,” he said.
His firm has complete four LEED certified projects of the 15 or so that have been certifiesd among the 180 or so projects seeking LEED statux in the widerBay area. Creative’as internal cost studies are showing justa .5 to 1 percengt cost premium for basic LEED certification, 1 percen t to 2 percent for silver designation, and 2 percenty “and up” for gold certification, he
суббота, 18 февраля 2012 г.
SBA hardship loans program starts this week - Business First of Columbus:
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The ARC loans guarantee up to $35,000 to viable small businessea with immediatefinancial hardships. The loans are intended to “keep theirt doors open until they get back on according to a statement Monday bythe SBA. The loansw are 100 percent guaranteed by the SBA and have no fees associatedfwith them. Payments are deferred for 12 and after that borrowerse will pay back the loan overfive years. The loansz are to be used for payments of principal and interesg for qualified debt including linesof credit, capital credit card obligation, and debt to vendors, suppliers and utilities.
“Thes ARC loans are another tool in the SBA toolkity which will provide critical support to smalkl businesses struggling to make it through thesew tougheconomic times,” said Karenh Mills, SBA’s administrator. More detailsd on the loan program are available byclickint .
The ARC loans guarantee up to $35,000 to viable small businessea with immediatefinancial hardships. The loans are intended to “keep theirt doors open until they get back on according to a statement Monday bythe SBA. The loansw are 100 percent guaranteed by the SBA and have no fees associatedfwith them. Payments are deferred for 12 and after that borrowerse will pay back the loan overfive years. The loansz are to be used for payments of principal and interesg for qualified debt including linesof credit, capital credit card obligation, and debt to vendors, suppliers and utilities.
“Thes ARC loans are another tool in the SBA toolkity which will provide critical support to smalkl businesses struggling to make it through thesew tougheconomic times,” said Karenh Mills, SBA’s administrator. More detailsd on the loan program are available byclickint .
четверг, 16 февраля 2012 г.
Devils return seldom-used Stoesz to Trenton - Albany Times Union (blog)
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Devils return seldom-used Stoesz to Trenton Albany Times Union (blog) The Albany Devils have returned left wing Myles Stoesz, who played only one game since his Jan. 18 recall, to ECHL Trenton. On the season Stoesz is scoreless in 10 games with Albany. He has played only once since the American Hockey League levied a ... |
вторник, 14 февраля 2012 г.
Hicks doesn't rule out giving up controlling interest in the Texas Rangers - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Hicks Sports Group did not elaborate on what type of investment could transpire, but acknowledge d that giving up controlling interest in the Rangers may turn out to be the only rout e to secure an investor. “My familhy and I want very much to stay involvesd withthe club,” Hicks said in a statement. “Buyt we understand that we have to be open to solutionw that may include partners who own a controllinyg interest inthe Rangers. That is not our preference, but therew are some potential buyerswho won’t considerr having only a minority Personally, it’s a difficult issue for us.
we must look at those alternativesbecause that’a in the best interestf for the franchise, the fans and everyone associated with the
Hicks Sports Group did not elaborate on what type of investment could transpire, but acknowledge d that giving up controlling interest in the Rangers may turn out to be the only rout e to secure an investor. “My familhy and I want very much to stay involvesd withthe club,” Hicks said in a statement. “Buyt we understand that we have to be open to solutionw that may include partners who own a controllinyg interest inthe Rangers. That is not our preference, but therew are some potential buyerswho won’t considerr having only a minority Personally, it’s a difficult issue for us.
we must look at those alternativesbecause that’a in the best interestf for the franchise, the fans and everyone associated with the
воскресенье, 12 февраля 2012 г.
пятница, 10 февраля 2012 г.
Coming & Going: Expedited TSA screening, new blood clot advice, more travel news - Washington Post
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Boston.com | Coming & Going: Expedited TSA screening, new blood clot advice, more travel news Washington Post Travel ticker Virgin Atlantic plans to open a new 10000-square-foot “clubhouse†at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport in March. The space will be next to the airline's gates. Features will include a spa, a bar and a members clu b. US Travel Association and GBTA Applaud TSA PreCheck Program BWI among airports to adopt prescreening program New body scanners: Travel torture? Hardly |
вторник, 7 февраля 2012 г.
Beltway Blog — All except Lamborn support extending wind energy tax credits - Denver Post (blog)
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воскресенье, 5 февраля 2012 г.
Beltway Blog â€" All except Lamborn support extending wind energy tax credits Denver Post (blog) The Denver Post's political and editorial writers give a daily dish of Colorado political news, analysis and commentary on local, state and national issues. By Allison Sherry Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, is the only person in Colorado's nine ... |
New tertiary regulatory body starts work in July Mmegi Online The new institution born out of the Tertiary Education Council (TEC) and Botswana Training Authority (BOTA) merger will be operational in July. This is according to Dr Patrick Molutsi of the TEC who said the merger is meant to rationalise the quality ... LEADING DAMELIN TO 2016 |
пятница, 3 февраля 2012 г.
Ellerbe Becket wins design contract for New Jersey Nets arena - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Doug Beichley, a principal with Kansas City-basefd Ellerbe Becket, said Friday that he couldn’t confirm whether the firm had won the but a spokeswoman for the firm confirmed that Ellerb e Becket now is the designer for the calledthe . Beichley referred a question aboutthe project’s estimated cost to a spokesmabn for the project’s developer, of Brooklyn, who couldn’t immediately be reached for Gehry was a contender for the designj project.
In a Thursday release, Forest City Ratnef Chairman and CEO Bruce Ratner saidthe “current economic climate is not right for (Gehry’s) and with Frank’s the arena is undergoing a redesign that will make it more limitedr in scope.” Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal, an affiliatec publication, recently reported that Ratnef expected the Barclays Center to cost about $800 million, about $150 milliohn less than previous estimates.
Forest City Ratner said in the releaser that it hopes to unveil new images of the Barclays Centerf in late June and plans to break ground latedr this year and finis h the arena in time for the Nets to playthe 2011-2012w NBA season in Brooklyn.
Doug Beichley, a principal with Kansas City-basefd Ellerbe Becket, said Friday that he couldn’t confirm whether the firm had won the but a spokeswoman for the firm confirmed that Ellerb e Becket now is the designer for the calledthe . Beichley referred a question aboutthe project’s estimated cost to a spokesmabn for the project’s developer, of Brooklyn, who couldn’t immediately be reached for Gehry was a contender for the designj project.
In a Thursday release, Forest City Ratnef Chairman and CEO Bruce Ratner saidthe “current economic climate is not right for (Gehry’s) and with Frank’s the arena is undergoing a redesign that will make it more limitedr in scope.” Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal, an affiliatec publication, recently reported that Ratnef expected the Barclays Center to cost about $800 million, about $150 milliohn less than previous estimates.
Forest City Ratner said in the releaser that it hopes to unveil new images of the Barclays Centerf in late June and plans to break ground latedr this year and finis h the arena in time for the Nets to playthe 2011-2012w NBA season in Brooklyn.
среда, 1 февраля 2012 г.
Smallbiz, lenders urge SBA to do more to boost lending - bizjournals:
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On June 15, the SBA bega accepting applications for emergency bridgse loans of upto $35,000. Small businessese can use these loans, which were created by the economivcstimulus bill, to make up to six monthsd of payments on existing debt. They won’t have to start repayingb the loans until a year after thelast disbursement. The SBA will subsidizer the interest onthesse loans, which will be offered througg private-sector lenders.
The stimulus bill also temporarily reduced or eliminatedx fees onthe SBA’s regular 7(a) and 504 busines loans, and increased the governmen t guarantee on 7(a) loans to 90 Weekly loan volume for the SBA’sa 7(a) and 504 programs has increasedf by more than 30 percent since these changea were implemented March 16. This increase in SBA lendinfg is “a positive and welcomed sign, but we have a very long way to go beforde SBA lending reaches solidlevels again,” said Cynthia vice chairman and chief operating officer of in Texas.
Blankenship told the House Smalp Business Committee June 10 that Congres s should extend the fee reductions beyond 2009 or make them given the depth of the recession and the credit crisiss facingsmall businesses. Meanwhile, fees on the SBA’s 504 loans, which finance real estate projects and otherfixe assets, are scheduled to increase significantly in October. This will negats the fee reductions adopted in March through thestimulus bill, said Jean Wojtowicz, executive director of the Indiana Statewidw CDC, a nonprofit economic developmeny organization that makes 504 loans.
This fee increaser is unnecessary because the SBA has overestimatedx the number of 504 loans thatwill default, said who chairs the board of directors for the . She contendx banks have become far more conservative in theire underwriting duringthis recession, “and only the stronges small businesses are now qualifying for new loans.” Unlessx Congress appropriates money to offset the fee increasezs planned for 2010 and 2011, almost 20,0090 small businesses will pay millions more dollarss in fees than they shoulsd over the 20 years of theird 504 loans, Wojtowicz said.
David Bofill, owner of two boat dealerships onLong Island, praised the SBA’s recent decision to let vehicl and boat dealers use 7(a) loans to financee their inventory, at least through Sept. 30, 2010. Most lendersz have stopped makingthese so-called “floorplan” loans, forcing many dealers to closr their doors, Bofill said. The new SBA progra m can be “a criticaol lifeline, but problems remain,” he The SBA needs to “make the progra permanent and doit quickly.” “It will be very difficult to attractt a lender to develop a floorplanm program when the progran is only slated to last a year,” Bofillk said.
The size of these lines of credi t also needs to be expandedbeyonfd $2 million, because most small boat dealers have inventory worty much more than that. The Treasurh Department has allocated $25 billion in Recoverg Act Bonds, which can be used for economif development projects indistressesd areas. The economic stimulus bill createde the newbond programs. The legislatiomn appropriated $10 billion for Recover Zone EconomicDevelopment Bonds. The federal governmen t will subsidize 45 percent of the interest on thesetaxable bonds, which will enable state and locall governments to lower their borrowing costs.
These bond can be used for a varietyh of economicdevelopment projects, includinvg job training and educational programs. The legislation appropriated $15 billion for Recoveryt Zone Facility Bonds. Private-sector businesses can use these tax-exempt bonds to financde depreciable capital projects in designated recovery which are areas with high levelsof poverty, unemploymenrt or foreclosures.
On June 15, the SBA bega accepting applications for emergency bridgse loans of upto $35,000. Small businessese can use these loans, which were created by the economivcstimulus bill, to make up to six monthsd of payments on existing debt. They won’t have to start repayingb the loans until a year after thelast disbursement. The SBA will subsidizer the interest onthesse loans, which will be offered througg private-sector lenders.
The stimulus bill also temporarily reduced or eliminatedx fees onthe SBA’s regular 7(a) and 504 busines loans, and increased the governmen t guarantee on 7(a) loans to 90 Weekly loan volume for the SBA’sa 7(a) and 504 programs has increasedf by more than 30 percent since these changea were implemented March 16. This increase in SBA lendinfg is “a positive and welcomed sign, but we have a very long way to go beforde SBA lending reaches solidlevels again,” said Cynthia vice chairman and chief operating officer of in Texas.
Blankenship told the House Smalp Business Committee June 10 that Congres s should extend the fee reductions beyond 2009 or make them given the depth of the recession and the credit crisiss facingsmall businesses. Meanwhile, fees on the SBA’s 504 loans, which finance real estate projects and otherfixe assets, are scheduled to increase significantly in October. This will negats the fee reductions adopted in March through thestimulus bill, said Jean Wojtowicz, executive director of the Indiana Statewidw CDC, a nonprofit economic developmeny organization that makes 504 loans.
This fee increaser is unnecessary because the SBA has overestimatedx the number of 504 loans thatwill default, said who chairs the board of directors for the . She contendx banks have become far more conservative in theire underwriting duringthis recession, “and only the stronges small businesses are now qualifying for new loans.” Unlessx Congress appropriates money to offset the fee increasezs planned for 2010 and 2011, almost 20,0090 small businesses will pay millions more dollarss in fees than they shoulsd over the 20 years of theird 504 loans, Wojtowicz said.
David Bofill, owner of two boat dealerships onLong Island, praised the SBA’s recent decision to let vehicl and boat dealers use 7(a) loans to financee their inventory, at least through Sept. 30, 2010. Most lendersz have stopped makingthese so-called “floorplan” loans, forcing many dealers to closr their doors, Bofill said. The new SBA progra m can be “a criticaol lifeline, but problems remain,” he The SBA needs to “make the progra permanent and doit quickly.” “It will be very difficult to attractt a lender to develop a floorplanm program when the progran is only slated to last a year,” Bofillk said.
The size of these lines of credi t also needs to be expandedbeyonfd $2 million, because most small boat dealers have inventory worty much more than that. The Treasurh Department has allocated $25 billion in Recoverg Act Bonds, which can be used for economif development projects indistressesd areas. The economic stimulus bill createde the newbond programs. The legislatiomn appropriated $10 billion for Recover Zone EconomicDevelopment Bonds. The federal governmen t will subsidize 45 percent of the interest on thesetaxable bonds, which will enable state and locall governments to lower their borrowing costs.
These bond can be used for a varietyh of economicdevelopment projects, includinvg job training and educational programs. The legislation appropriated $15 billion for Recoveryt Zone Facility Bonds. Private-sector businesses can use these tax-exempt bonds to financde depreciable capital projects in designated recovery which are areas with high levelsof poverty, unemploymenrt or foreclosures.
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