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Nine of the 75 stores to be closed are in including the one in The Avenues A secondJacksonville J. Jill location at the St. Johnzs Town Center will remain open. In a statement announcinhg the sale, Talbots Presiden t and CEO Trudy Sullivan saidit “enables us to focua our time, resources and attention exclusivelt on rejuvenating our core Talbote brand and return to profitabl e growth.” The transaction includes the transfer of certaim assets and liabilities to the buyer, including a distribution centere in New Hampshire, the sublease of a portio n of the Quincy, headquarters and substantially all of the brand’ws intellectual property and The remaining 204 stores will continue to operat under the J.
Jill brand. The headquarters for the compang will remainin Quincy. The J. Jill sale is expectex to be completed in the seconde quarter and is subject to postclosinh adjustments. San Francisco based-Goldeb Gate Capital acquired Jacksonville-based Venus in 2006. The acquisition was Golden Gate’s 11th in two Last month Venus announced that all 290 employees were in jeopardy of losing their jobs when the swimweafr and ladies apparel company lostits financing. With its latest catalog recentlybeing released, Venus employees are still at least for now, and companyy executives are looking for a new buyer to acquirre the company.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
BofA
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According to Dow Jones Newswires, Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) have asked Lewias to appear Thursday before the Houses Committee on Oversight andGovernmentg Reform. Towns and Kucinich have been investigatingh BofA’s acquisition of Merrill and the government’s decisiojn to give the Charlotte-based bank billions of dollars intaxpayerr aid. According to the news agency, they want to know when BofA foundf outabout Merrill’s weakened financial situation and how the role the federal government played in BofA’s decisionj to complete the deal. Lawmakers also want to know what BofA has done with the federalo aid ithas received.
A BofA spokesman told Dow Jone the bank will respond to thecommitter shortly. BofA bought the Merrill on Jan. 1 for $29.1q billion. The deal resulted in BofA’sa receiving an additional $20 billion in federal funds under the Troublefd AssetRelief Program. BofA has received a total of $45 billion in TARP funds. In Lewis testified under oath before New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo that Federal Reserve Chairmahn Ben Bernankeand then-Treasurty Secretary Henry Paulson pressured the bank not to discuss its increasinglhy troubled plan to buy Merrill. Lewis said he believec Paulson and Bernanke were instructintg him to keep silentabour Merrill’s financial problems.
Merrill lost $15.3 billion in the fourthy quarter. Lewis has been under intense pressure from BofA shareholders for not disclosingt the depthof Merrill’s financiall difficulties before the His testimony was part of an investigatiobn launched by Cuomo into the $3.6 billion in bonusees Merrill paid out in Cuomo has contended BofA (NYSE:BAC) was awarde of Merrill’s decision to award bonuses beforew the company’s fourth-quarter losses were The bank has said Merrill was an independent business when the bonusex were approved. North Carolina’s attorney generaol and the Securities and Exchange Commissiob are also investigatingthe matter.
According to Dow Jones Newswires, Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) have asked Lewias to appear Thursday before the Houses Committee on Oversight andGovernmentg Reform. Towns and Kucinich have been investigatingh BofA’s acquisition of Merrill and the government’s decisiojn to give the Charlotte-based bank billions of dollars intaxpayerr aid. According to the news agency, they want to know when BofA foundf outabout Merrill’s weakened financial situation and how the role the federal government played in BofA’s decisionj to complete the deal. Lawmakers also want to know what BofA has done with the federalo aid ithas received.
A BofA spokesman told Dow Jone the bank will respond to thecommitter shortly. BofA bought the Merrill on Jan. 1 for $29.1q billion. The deal resulted in BofA’sa receiving an additional $20 billion in federal funds under the Troublefd AssetRelief Program. BofA has received a total of $45 billion in TARP funds. In Lewis testified under oath before New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo that Federal Reserve Chairmahn Ben Bernankeand then-Treasurty Secretary Henry Paulson pressured the bank not to discuss its increasinglhy troubled plan to buy Merrill. Lewis said he believec Paulson and Bernanke were instructintg him to keep silentabour Merrill’s financial problems.
Merrill lost $15.3 billion in the fourthy quarter. Lewis has been under intense pressure from BofA shareholders for not disclosingt the depthof Merrill’s financiall difficulties before the His testimony was part of an investigatiobn launched by Cuomo into the $3.6 billion in bonusees Merrill paid out in Cuomo has contended BofA (NYSE:BAC) was awarde of Merrill’s decision to award bonuses beforew the company’s fourth-quarter losses were The bank has said Merrill was an independent business when the bonusex were approved. North Carolina’s attorney generaol and the Securities and Exchange Commissiob are also investigatingthe matter.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
'Track is still dusty, dirty' - The Hindu
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The Hindu | 'Track is still dusty, dirty' The Hindu Like any new track, the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) is dusty and dirty just before the Friday free practice session. However, drivers from various teams are ready to face the ch » |
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Dean Foods to relocate corporate office - South Florida Business Journal:
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Dallas-based Dean (NYSE: DF) will relocate from its curreng location at 2515McKinney Ave. into 240,00o square feet of spacr inside Cityplace. The move is expected to take place in the first quarterdof 2010. "We are pleasex to be able to relocate our offices withijn Dallascity limits. Many factors workex in our favor, including the real estate space availability and othereconomif elements," said Gregg Engles, chairman of the board and chief executives officer of Dean Foods. "The City of Dallas is our and we are pleased to remainh here and continue our many civixc andcommunity partnerships.
" Dean said in a statemeng it is moving because the company has outgrownb its current workspace, and new spacd is needed to addreszs the company’s changing needs. The lease will take occupanch at Cityplace to about 80 percenr from about 60percent now, said Sarah vice president at Stream Realty Partners, which handles leasing in the Employees will begin moving in December and the move will be phases in through March, Payne said. "This was a huge win for the City of Dallasd to keep them in the because they looked all Payne said. She said Dean Foods considered existing spaceand build-to-suits in the Legacy/Friscpo area, as well as othet buildings downtown.
Brokers familiar with the search said Dean Foods considerex Fountain Place and Bank of America Plaz among other downtown buildings with significant squarefootage available. The asking lease rate for space in Cityplacsis $24 per square plus electricity. Dean Foods will occupy floorsd 34 through 40 inthe 42-floor, 1.2-million-square-foot building. Dean Foods occupiesx about 150,000 square feet at its current
Dallas-based Dean (NYSE: DF) will relocate from its curreng location at 2515McKinney Ave. into 240,00o square feet of spacr inside Cityplace. The move is expected to take place in the first quarterdof 2010. "We are pleasex to be able to relocate our offices withijn Dallascity limits. Many factors workex in our favor, including the real estate space availability and othereconomif elements," said Gregg Engles, chairman of the board and chief executives officer of Dean Foods. "The City of Dallas is our and we are pleased to remainh here and continue our many civixc andcommunity partnerships.
" Dean said in a statemeng it is moving because the company has outgrownb its current workspace, and new spacd is needed to addreszs the company’s changing needs. The lease will take occupanch at Cityplace to about 80 percenr from about 60percent now, said Sarah vice president at Stream Realty Partners, which handles leasing in the Employees will begin moving in December and the move will be phases in through March, Payne said. "This was a huge win for the City of Dallasd to keep them in the because they looked all Payne said. She said Dean Foods considered existing spaceand build-to-suits in the Legacy/Friscpo area, as well as othet buildings downtown.
Brokers familiar with the search said Dean Foods considerex Fountain Place and Bank of America Plaz among other downtown buildings with significant squarefootage available. The asking lease rate for space in Cityplacsis $24 per square plus electricity. Dean Foods will occupy floorsd 34 through 40 inthe 42-floor, 1.2-million-square-foot building. Dean Foods occupiesx about 150,000 square feet at its current
Sunday, October 23, 2011
ABS Capital closes $420M fund - Washington Business Journal:
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The Baltimore-based managed buy-out and investmenty firm has eight active portfoliio companies inthe D.C. area. ABS Capital beat its target ofraisinfg $400 million for its sixth fund, which will be used to suppory about 15 to 20 growing companies with annual revenue near $20 million. ABS startecd raising money for its newest fund inearlyy 2008, just before a noticeable pulling back of limitedd partner investors as the economy took a turn for the And at the same time as some othefr venture capitalists grew reluctant to attempt tappinbg them for new money.
Limiter partners in ABS’s new fund includd state employee pension funds such as Pennsylvaniaw State Employees Retirement Partners Healthcare, Abbott Capital and WP Global as well as college endowments and individual family offices. “Ww are glad that limited partners continue to be enthusiasticx about our strategy and share our view that it is a good time to saidPhil Clough, managing general partner for ABS. “We look forward to continuing to find interesting growtu companies and work with the CEOs and their teamzs to fully realizetheir opportunity.
” ABS focusesa on backing expansion-stage companies across the business health care, media and communicationsa and the software industries. The firm has about $2 billiobn under management. The firm’s most recent win for its generap partners and limited partner investors occurrexd in Aprilwhen Arlington-based Rosetta Stone, which sellsz language learning software, went public by raising $112.5 ABS made back three times what it investesd in Rosetta Stone, Clough said.
ABS owned 44 percent of the companyg prior to the public The firm now owns a 28percent
The Baltimore-based managed buy-out and investmenty firm has eight active portfoliio companies inthe D.C. area. ABS Capital beat its target ofraisinfg $400 million for its sixth fund, which will be used to suppory about 15 to 20 growing companies with annual revenue near $20 million. ABS startecd raising money for its newest fund inearlyy 2008, just before a noticeable pulling back of limitedd partner investors as the economy took a turn for the And at the same time as some othefr venture capitalists grew reluctant to attempt tappinbg them for new money.
Limiter partners in ABS’s new fund includd state employee pension funds such as Pennsylvaniaw State Employees Retirement Partners Healthcare, Abbott Capital and WP Global as well as college endowments and individual family offices. “Ww are glad that limited partners continue to be enthusiasticx about our strategy and share our view that it is a good time to saidPhil Clough, managing general partner for ABS. “We look forward to continuing to find interesting growtu companies and work with the CEOs and their teamzs to fully realizetheir opportunity.
” ABS focusesa on backing expansion-stage companies across the business health care, media and communicationsa and the software industries. The firm has about $2 billiobn under management. The firm’s most recent win for its generap partners and limited partner investors occurrexd in Aprilwhen Arlington-based Rosetta Stone, which sellsz language learning software, went public by raising $112.5 ABS made back three times what it investesd in Rosetta Stone, Clough said.
ABS owned 44 percent of the companyg prior to the public The firm now owns a 28percent
Friday, October 21, 2011
Introduction is merely the beginning for U freshman Joe Coleman - Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
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Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) | Introduction is merely the beginning for U freshman Joe Coleman Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) For some, Friday's dunk contest was a first look at dynamic freshman Joe Coleman. But Tubby Smith has had his eye on the Hopkins grad for years -- ever since the driven guard would trail his older brother, former Gopher Dan Coleman, t o campus. ... |
Monday, October 17, 2011
Kokua Kailua welcomes pedestrians to Alii Drive (Oct. 16) - Hawaii 24/7 (press release)
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Kokua Kailua welcomes pedestrians to Alii Drive (Oct. 16) Hawaii 24/7 (press release) Residents and visitors may stroll Alii Drive, which is converted during Kokua Kailua into a festive pedestrian-only walkway. The atmosphere at Kokua Kailua is always celebratory as vendors and merchants line the oceanfront walkway with crafts, ... |
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