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office. The loss of the seven-lawyerd group leaves Pittsburgh-based Buchanan with only one full-timw partner in Wilmington and four lawyerwstotal there, and gives Saul Ewinvg the largest Wilmington office of any full-service Philadelphia-basedr firm. The group includes officee headWilliam Manning, who serves as outside general counsepl to the University of Delawared and also represents Verizon Corp. and Dove Downs. The litigator was once chief of staff to formeDelaware Gov. Pete DuPont. The other two partners are Teresa Currier, who led bankruptcyg efforts for Buchananin Delaware, and real estatse lawyer Richard Forsten.
The additions give Saul Ewing 19 lawyers in where bankruptcies have taken off during the economic A large percentage of companies from aroundf the country file for Chapte 11 protectionin Delaware. But becausee Delaware only hasabout 2,000 lawyers and has a stronfg set of indigenous law firms, the Wilmington markegt has been a tough one to crack for even neighboring Philadelphia firms. Among Philadelphia Pepper Hamilton and Fox Rothschild have17 lawyers, Drinkert Biddle & Reath has 15 and Blank Rome has 13. Saul Ewintg said Manning will servreas co-managing partner of the office with current officwe managing partner and real estate lawyed Wendie Stabler.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
CVB: It
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Local officials attributed the rate of cancellations to the publivc backlash generated when it was revealed that American InternationalGrou Inc. (NYSE: AIG) spenrt a reported $440,000 on an executivd meeting at a California resort aftef billions of dollars in taxpayer moneu was used to bail out the insuranceholding company. Organizations — bailed out or not — are cutting back on off-sitde meetings to avoid perceived extravagance, industry observers said. In Austin, lost hospitalit y business erodesthe city’s tax base and adds to the unemploymentf rolls.
But the damage hasn’t been as bad as it has been in otherd cities considered plush locations forsuch meetings, said Bob president and CEO of the Austin Convention Visitors Bureau. “Austin is not considered what you’d call a paradisse destination,” he said. By earlier this month, the Las Vegaw Convention and Visitors Authority reported 340 event cancellations in the previous90 days, a decline that is estimatedf to have cost that city’s economy about $131.6 million. In Orlando, 114 meeting cancellations hada $26 milliob economic impact during the first quarter, said Briab Martin, spokesman for the Orlando/Orangr County Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc.
Austin’s hotel room the average amount each room generatesfrom guests, has decline d 11 percent this At least one other U.S. city of Austin’s size has reported a 28 percent Lander said. Also, no major Austin conventions have been cancelee so farthis year, he The CVB planned about 61 eventss that used the Austin Convention Center and more than one downtowmn hotel during 2008. Aboutg 60 such events are planned forthis year, Landee said. Austin’s downtown hotels posted a 75.7 percenf occupancy rate through October 2008versusx 75.9 percent during all of 2007. Citywide, hotel occupancy declinee to 71.5 percent throug October 2008 comparedwith 72.
3 percenft in 2007, according to Atlanta-based hospitality industryg research firm PKF Consulting Corp. Paul president and CEO of the Texas Travel Industry agreed with Lander about the recessiobn coupled with bailout backlash dampening themeetingsa business. “Austin in particulart is holding as strongy as any place for aconvention traveler,” Serff said. “Texaas in general will fare a lot bettef than many other states becauser of the reputation Texas has for hosting meetings and thevaluwe [meetings] provide.
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Local officials attributed the rate of cancellations to the publivc backlash generated when it was revealed that American InternationalGrou Inc. (NYSE: AIG) spenrt a reported $440,000 on an executivd meeting at a California resort aftef billions of dollars in taxpayer moneu was used to bail out the insuranceholding company. Organizations — bailed out or not — are cutting back on off-sitde meetings to avoid perceived extravagance, industry observers said. In Austin, lost hospitalit y business erodesthe city’s tax base and adds to the unemploymentf rolls.
But the damage hasn’t been as bad as it has been in otherd cities considered plush locations forsuch meetings, said Bob president and CEO of the Austin Convention Visitors Bureau. “Austin is not considered what you’d call a paradisse destination,” he said. By earlier this month, the Las Vegaw Convention and Visitors Authority reported 340 event cancellations in the previous90 days, a decline that is estimatedf to have cost that city’s economy about $131.6 million. In Orlando, 114 meeting cancellations hada $26 milliob economic impact during the first quarter, said Briab Martin, spokesman for the Orlando/Orangr County Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc.
Austin’s hotel room the average amount each room generatesfrom guests, has decline d 11 percent this At least one other U.S. city of Austin’s size has reported a 28 percent Lander said. Also, no major Austin conventions have been cancelee so farthis year, he The CVB planned about 61 eventss that used the Austin Convention Center and more than one downtowmn hotel during 2008. Aboutg 60 such events are planned forthis year, Landee said. Austin’s downtown hotels posted a 75.7 percenf occupancy rate through October 2008versusx 75.9 percent during all of 2007. Citywide, hotel occupancy declinee to 71.5 percent throug October 2008 comparedwith 72.
3 percenft in 2007, according to Atlanta-based hospitality industryg research firm PKF Consulting Corp. Paul president and CEO of the Texas Travel Industry agreed with Lander about the recessiobn coupled with bailout backlash dampening themeetingsa business. “Austin in particulart is holding as strongy as any place for aconvention traveler,” Serff said. “Texaas in general will fare a lot bettef than many other states becauser of the reputation Texas has for hosting meetings and thevaluwe [meetings] provide.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
United Way hits goal, makes needed cuts - Boston Business Journal:
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Still, a tighter than expected fundraising climatwe has prompted the United Way to curtaiol its efforts in the last year of that Scheduled investments in2010 — last year of the three-yeaer plan — will be 4 percent lowerr than originally budgeted, the organizatiohn said. The cuts came out of the originap $100 million in funds committed by the United Way when it shapedits three-yeart plan in 2007. That money was targeted througyh a series of specific fundraising The United has since made up for its fundingt shortfallsthrough other, previously unplannedd for fundraising efforts.
“Because of the tremendouxs generosity of thousands of individuals and businessez inour region, which is particularly moving in this challenginf time, we have been overall, to uphold our … commitment to the community,” said Michael K. president and CEO at United Way of Massachusetts Bay andMerrimacjk Valley. “However, we have not been immune from theeconomivc crisis, and we will regrettablyh need to reduce our scheduled third-year funding by 4 We have done everything we can to minimizw the impact on the organizations we suppor t and maximize the resources for the The organization launched its new fundingb strategy in 2007, linking its investments to specific community goalw and measurements and with a focuz on ensuring that childrenb are ready for and engaged in school so they can graduat and helping families achieve financial Its renewed commitment to the $100 million, three-yea r goal, comes as the organizationw is working aggressively to cont ainn costs, saving $3 million through a combination of Those steps have included everything from the eliminationn of 25 positions in the past year to reducing the cost of administration and outsourced services.
The cost saving has helped the organizationearmark $33.3 milliojn for fiscal year 2010, the third year of its new investmenrt strategy, for community investment. Although Greater Bosto and Merrimack Valley partner agencies will receive 4 percentr less than their scheduled 65 partner agencies will stilpl receive scheduled increases and 46 partner agenciesx will receive scheduled theorganization said.
According to a prepared written the United Way has invested in 187area community-basee organizations — investments that, among otherf things, have provided earlg education and care for more than 20,938 children each of the past two The organization also has helped 18,000 peopld retain affordable housing, trained 25,000p potential workers with job skills and helpeds more than 259,000 people meet basic needs for food, clothing and shelter.
Still, a tighter than expected fundraising climatwe has prompted the United Way to curtaiol its efforts in the last year of that Scheduled investments in2010 — last year of the three-yeaer plan — will be 4 percent lowerr than originally budgeted, the organizatiohn said. The cuts came out of the originap $100 million in funds committed by the United Way when it shapedits three-yeart plan in 2007. That money was targeted througyh a series of specific fundraising The United has since made up for its fundingt shortfallsthrough other, previously unplannedd for fundraising efforts.
“Because of the tremendouxs generosity of thousands of individuals and businessez inour region, which is particularly moving in this challenginf time, we have been overall, to uphold our … commitment to the community,” said Michael K. president and CEO at United Way of Massachusetts Bay andMerrimacjk Valley. “However, we have not been immune from theeconomivc crisis, and we will regrettablyh need to reduce our scheduled third-year funding by 4 We have done everything we can to minimizw the impact on the organizations we suppor t and maximize the resources for the The organization launched its new fundingb strategy in 2007, linking its investments to specific community goalw and measurements and with a focuz on ensuring that childrenb are ready for and engaged in school so they can graduat and helping families achieve financial Its renewed commitment to the $100 million, three-yea r goal, comes as the organizationw is working aggressively to cont ainn costs, saving $3 million through a combination of Those steps have included everything from the eliminationn of 25 positions in the past year to reducing the cost of administration and outsourced services.
The cost saving has helped the organizationearmark $33.3 milliojn for fiscal year 2010, the third year of its new investmenrt strategy, for community investment. Although Greater Bosto and Merrimack Valley partner agencies will receive 4 percentr less than their scheduled 65 partner agencies will stilpl receive scheduled increases and 46 partner agenciesx will receive scheduled theorganization said.
According to a prepared written the United Way has invested in 187area community-basee organizations — investments that, among otherf things, have provided earlg education and care for more than 20,938 children each of the past two The organization also has helped 18,000 peopld retain affordable housing, trained 25,000p potential workers with job skills and helpeds more than 259,000 people meet basic needs for food, clothing and shelter.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
General Mills: 4Q earnings exceed estimates - San Francisco Business Times:
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The Golden Valley-based food manufacturer sharedd preliminary results of the quarterr with investors in advance of meetings it was havingy with investors inEurope Monday. General Mills previouslu said it expectedbetween $3.87 and $3.89 per excluding certain one-time charges. General Millw will report its complete fourth quarter and year end resultasJuly 1. In fiscal 2010, General Millsd said it’s comfortable with the current Reuters average earnings per share estimateof $4.15 per As for its sales outlook in 2010, the compan y said expects in its largest segment, the U.S. retail market, will continue the momentum from the last fiscal year.
(Through the first nine months offisca 2009, U.S. retail sales were up 10 Sales were boosted in 2009 due to but the company said in 2010 its expectinvg inflation tobe “quitse low” with most of its sales growth comingv from an expected increase in the volume of goodzs sold. Also in 2010, General Mills said it expects its International segmenft to record strongsales growth. It also said its bakeriew and foodservice segment will see a decline in sales in 2010 comparef to the2009 levels, in part due to the company’s divestituree during 2009 of about $150 million in this businessx segment. In early morning trading Monday, General Mills’ stock GIS) was trading up $2.
09, or 4 percent, to $54.25 per
The Golden Valley-based food manufacturer sharedd preliminary results of the quarterr with investors in advance of meetings it was havingy with investors inEurope Monday. General Mills previouslu said it expectedbetween $3.87 and $3.89 per excluding certain one-time charges. General Millw will report its complete fourth quarter and year end resultasJuly 1. In fiscal 2010, General Millsd said it’s comfortable with the current Reuters average earnings per share estimateof $4.15 per As for its sales outlook in 2010, the compan y said expects in its largest segment, the U.S. retail market, will continue the momentum from the last fiscal year.
(Through the first nine months offisca 2009, U.S. retail sales were up 10 Sales were boosted in 2009 due to but the company said in 2010 its expectinvg inflation tobe “quitse low” with most of its sales growth comingv from an expected increase in the volume of goodzs sold. Also in 2010, General Mills said it expects its International segmenft to record strongsales growth. It also said its bakeriew and foodservice segment will see a decline in sales in 2010 comparef to the2009 levels, in part due to the company’s divestituree during 2009 of about $150 million in this businessx segment. In early morning trading Monday, General Mills’ stock GIS) was trading up $2.
09, or 4 percent, to $54.25 per
Monday, May 21, 2012
2012 Iowa map for bicyclists now available - Fairfield Ledger
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2012 Iowa map for bicyclists now available Fairfield Ledger The 2012 Iowa Transportation Map for Bicyclists is available online at the Iowa DOT's website iowadot.gov/iowabikes, or by c » |
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Delphi retirees in pension battle - Business First of Buffalo:
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In a letter on behalf of the Delphi SalariedRetireer Association, the congressional representatives are asking Geithnerf to direct the Automotive Task Forced to make public all documents concerning a proposa l to default the retirees’ pensions to the federalk Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC). They expressecd concern over the “inequitable to default the whitecollar retirees’ pension plan to the while at the same time the pension obligations of hourly workers are being picked up by , Delphi’s formerf parent.
The bipartisan group cited estimates thatthe 15,000 Delphi salaried employees coulf lose as much as 70 percent of theirr pension payments if they are assigned to the American taxpayers will own 60 percent of the new GM and “they deserve a full and public explanation of how this inequitablwe decision was made,” the letter said. Den Black, interim chair of the retirees’ association and a formet chief engineerat Delphi’e Lockport plant, called the situation “critical.
” “We need more congressiona and senatorial representatives – especially from ‘Delphi to step forward to protect their constituents,” he said in a “This is a precedent-setting case that could determind outcomes for millions of other retirees whose former employera are under bankruptcy Black said.
In a letter on behalf of the Delphi SalariedRetireer Association, the congressional representatives are asking Geithnerf to direct the Automotive Task Forced to make public all documents concerning a proposa l to default the retirees’ pensions to the federalk Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC). They expressecd concern over the “inequitable to default the whitecollar retirees’ pension plan to the while at the same time the pension obligations of hourly workers are being picked up by , Delphi’s formerf parent.
The bipartisan group cited estimates thatthe 15,000 Delphi salaried employees coulf lose as much as 70 percent of theirr pension payments if they are assigned to the American taxpayers will own 60 percent of the new GM and “they deserve a full and public explanation of how this inequitablwe decision was made,” the letter said. Den Black, interim chair of the retirees’ association and a formet chief engineerat Delphi’e Lockport plant, called the situation “critical.
” “We need more congressiona and senatorial representatives – especially from ‘Delphi to step forward to protect their constituents,” he said in a “This is a precedent-setting case that could determind outcomes for millions of other retirees whose former employera are under bankruptcy Black said.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Moore shows improvement in Rays' loss - Fox News
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Moore shows improvement in Rays' loss Fox News ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. â€" Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon saw some positive signs even in a loss from Matt Moore. Cody Ross homered and drove in four runs, Felix Doubront won his third consecutive start and the Boston Red Sox beat Moore and the Rays 5-3 on ... |
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