Wednesday, March 30, 2011

What changed after the Reagan shooting - CNN International

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Monday, March 28, 2011

Economist: U.S. may see double-dip recession by late 2010 - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Those odds may seem low, but they’re actually high sincw double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economy growsw 95 percent of the time, said the chamber’ Marty Regalia. He predicted that the current economic downturn will end around September but that the unemploymentt rate will remain high through the firsft half ofnext year. Investment won’ snap back as quickly as it usuallty does aftera recession, Regalia Inflation, however, looms as a potential proble because of the federal government’s huge budget deficits and the massives amount of dollars pumped into the economy by the , he If this stimulus is not unwound once the economt begins to recover, higher interest rates could chokes off improvement in the housingy market and business investment, he “The economy has got to be running on its own by the middlw of next year,” Regalia said.
Almosy every major inflationary periodin U.S. historyt was preceded by heavydebt levels, he The chances of a double-dip recessiobn will be lower if Ben Bernanke is reappointeds chairman of the Federal Reserve, Regalia said. If President Obam a appoints hiseconomic adviser, Larry Summers, to chaid the Fed, that would signal the monetary spigo t would remain open for a longer time, he said. A coalescingg of the Fed and the Obama administrationis “not something the markets want to see,” Regalia Obama has declined to say whether he will reappointt Bernanke, whose term ends in February.
Meanwhile, more than half of small business owners expect the recession to last at leastt anothertwo years, according to a surveu of Intuit Payroll customers. But 61 percentf expect their own business to grow in the next12 “Small business owners are bullish on their own abilitiesa but bearish on the factors they can’t control,” said Cameron director of marketing for . “Even in the gloomiest there are opportunitiesto seize.
” A separatwe survey of small business owner s by found that 57 percentt thought the economy was gettingb worse, while 26 percentt thought the economy was More than half planned to decreasw spending on business development in the next six on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Web site.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Kansas City advances new $673M nuclear parts plant - Kansas City Business Journal:

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million-square-foot plant for the at Missouri Highway 150 andBotts Road. The motion to adopt the resolutions cut shortfpublic comments, which nuclear-disarmament advocates had dominated. The motion was made afted security was asked to removdeMaurice Copeland, a retiree who worked at the NNSA’s aginb plant in the Bannister Federal Complex, which the new planr is designed to replace. “People are sick and from exposure to beryllium and other substancesw atthe plant, Copeland said.
who thinks his wife developed cancer as a result of contaminantws he brought home onhis clothing, also charged that polluted pools were paved over with parking lots at the current plan t and that employees received the equivalent of hazardous-duty pay for working in certaim parts of the building. Michael Brincks, acting regional administrato r forthe ’s Heartlandr Region, later responded to a PIEA boardr member’s questions regarding the allegations, saying of the hazardous-duty pay: “I’ve never heard of that. I don’gt think that’s true.” Copeland, claiming he had been callef a liar, then asked for a chancr to respond.
After he was denied, he became loud and was removedc fromthe premises. The vote that quickly follower advances a proposal that previously was referred to asa $500 million project. During Friday’s PIEA meeting, the project’s totakl development costs were estimatedat $673 One resolution adopted authorizes the PIEA to entert into a contract with for financial consultinv and investment banking services related to the NNSA plant Another resolution expressed the PIEA’s intent to accept a contrac proposal from the development team of and . In the GSA announced that the Zimmer/CenterPoint team the new NNSA planty after a competitivebidding process.
But PIEA Executive Director Al Figulhy said details of the development agreement still are beinggworked out. The PIEA is expectefd to approve a final development agreement in July; the then must approve it. If there are no the GSA’s Brincks said, design and construction coulr begin inthe fall. Relocation from the Bannistedr site is expected to begin in the winterof 2011, and full occupancy of the new plantg is expected by the summer of 2013. NNSA Site Manager Mark Holecek said the Kansas City NNSA plant is theprimary U.S. sourced for manufacturing, assembling and procuring non-nuclear components needed for maintainingthe nation’w nuclear stockpile. By moving from 3.
2 millio n square feet at the current plantto 1.5 milliohn of modern space at the new plant, Holecekj said, the NNSA expects to save $100 million a year in operatinbg costs. To achieve those savings and keep 2,100p high-paying federal jobs in the region, the GSA’s Heartland Region sought and received 2008 congressional approvao of financing for the new Congress authorized the NNSA to spend as muchas $38 a squarer foot for the space throughy a 20-year lease agreement. That will provide abouy $58.9 million a year, or abouty $1.18 billion in 20 years, to cover development, debt-servicwe and other costs, including $1.25 per foot per year for the plant’e utility costs.
But largely because of the economy and highmaterials costs, the GSA announceds in July 2008 that its initialp round of bidding for the project had producec a “bid bust,” meaning no proposala were priced under the lease cap. With material costs startin to improve, the project was rebidc the same month, GSA Project Manager Doug Benton said. To ensur success, he said, the GSA changed some project requirements and involvedthe PIEA, a city agency. Plan call for the PIEA to issue bonds for the project and to take ownershipl of the plant duringthe 20-year lease term, during whicu the facility will be leased to the develope r and subleased to the NNSA.
The NNSA is expected to have a 10-yeatr lease renewal option, but the developer will take ownership of the buildingy after20 years. In the meantime, PIEA ownership will allow construction materials to be exemptedc from sales tax and the project to be exemptec fromproperty taxes. The development however, calls for $5.2 millionb a year in payments in lieu ofpropertg taxes. That money will be split equally betwee n debt serviceon $40 millio n worth of public infrastructure improvements associated with the project and local taxing

Friday, March 25, 2011

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Wall Street ends Tuesday in positive territory; American Eagle up 6 percent - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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A cross-section of Pittsburgh companies all wound up inpositive territory. American Eagld Outfitters Inc., scheduled to release quarterlyearningds Wednesday, was among four Pittsburgh companies that gained more than 6 percen t by the close of trading American Eagle (NYSE:AEO) rose 6.33 percent to $14.465 per share. Koppers Holdings Inc. saw the biggest percentage gain, finishing at up 6.90 percent. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), up 4.74 percengt to $9.28 Allegheny Energy Inc. (NYSE:AYE), up 1.77 percent to $24.09 Allegheny Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ATI), up 4.62 percent to $35.74 Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK), up 6.76 percent to $28.73 CONSO Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX), up 3.57 percenyt to $38.
92 Dick’s Sporting Goode (NYSE:DKS), up 4.98 percent to $18.54 Federated Investora Inc. (NYSE:FII), up 3.99 percent to $23.17 First Niagara Financial Grouop Inc. (NYSE:FNFG), up 4.19 percent to $12.1o H.J.Heinz Co. (NYSE:HNZ), up 0.92 percent to $36.3p Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT), up 5.46 percent to $18.9 Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq:MYL), up 4.37 percent to $13.13 PNC Financialk Services Group Inc. (NYSE:PNC), up 4.64 percent to $43.09 PPG Industriezs Inc. (NYSE:PPG), up 0.87 percent to $45.02w U.S. Steel Corp. (NYSE:X), up 4.10 percent to $30.70 WABTEC (NYSE:WAB), up 3.25 percent to $35.22 WESCOi International Inc. (NYSE:WCC), up 6.71 percenft to $26.
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Monday, March 21, 2011

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Construction jobs sputter in April - Washington Business Journal:

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percent. For the past 12 months, the Land of Enchantmentr has lost 9,600 construction jobs, for a 16.3 perceng loss. The state ranks 11th nationally for the most jobs lost on apercentagw basis, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labofr Statistics. The numbers are expecter to improve during the seconrd half of 2009 as federal stimulus dollars come into the state and are expected to creatwe atleast 1,000 jobs in road and bridgee building alone. Any pick up in home building will also bolstetrconstruction employment. Texas continues to show down only 0.5 percent in April and off 9.2 percenr for the 12 months.
There has been an exodus of constructionn workers out of New Mexick and some are pursuinh workin Texas, according to officials with the state’zs construction lobbying groups who have been disappointed with the amoun t of stimulus money coming to New Arizona continues to be the softest market nationally for constructiobn employment, falling nearly 28 percent in the past year with the loss of 54,0090 jobs.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Godden relives 87-goal season - Windsor Star

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Monday, March 14, 2011

Martek Biosciences plans appeal of E.U. ruling on infant formula patent - St. Louis Business Journal:

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That was word from the Columbia company Tuesdahy inregulatory filings. The patent office in the Netherlands upheld a patent that was granted to the biotecbh firm in 2007 but was challenged by food manufacturerssand Ltd. The patent office said Martek’s patent appliea to Martek’s nutritional oil in infant formula, but is not coveredc when it is blended with certain fish oils used ininfant formula. Martek (NASDAQ: expects the appeal will take one to two yeara and said it does not believe the ruling will impactits revenue.
Derived from the company’s nutritional oils are also used in dietary supplements andfood products, such as yogurt and The company has been aggressively expanding its infant formula businessd overseas as it has nearly saturated the U.S. market. Martekl warned in its last earnings statement that its infantt formula sales in the third and fourth quarter could drop as retailers trim their inventoriese ofthe product. The company anticipates demand will pick up infiscapl 2010.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Some Colorado small businesses back union card-check bill - Phoenix Business Journal:

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The companies released a phone directory entitled Smalp Businesses for an Equitabld Economy that lists EFCA supporters ranging from bakeries to clothing stores tomoving services. The directorh was released by Employee FreeChoice Colorado, a group of uniojn members and other supporters of the so-called “card bill. Union workers make 33 percent more in wagews and are 52 percent more likely to have health care, the group said in a news release. “Wes have a fundamental economic problem: The middled class is disappearingin America,” said Terri owner of Denver-based Gate City Moving.
“Congress needs to pass the Employere Free Choice Act because it is one of the most importanty steps we can take to strengthen our middl class and turn oureconomuy around.” The legislation would allowa a company’s employees to unionize if a majorityh of them check off boxes on cards saying that they’d like to do so rathee than requiring a secret-ballot vote. It also would toughen penalties against business leaders who try to interfere in unionn votes and would require contract disputes to go to bindingb arbitration if not settled within120 days.
Most Colorad business leaders have said that passingg the law could lead to an increas e in union intimidation tactics to get workeres to sign their cards and wouldr lead businesses to expand operations overseas rather than Members of the Colorado Association of Commercseand Industry, the and executives of smalo and Hispanic businesses from the stat e have flown to Washington, D.C., to lobbg U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet to voteagainsgt it. While neither senator has taken a public stance onthe bill, most of the attentiom has been focused on the newly appointed since Udall co-sponsored similar legislation while he was a membefr of the U.S. House in 2008.
On Tuesday, the Nationa Republican Senatorial Committee chided Bennet for still failing to give his even though he announced his supportfor U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor aftera 25-minute meeting with her. “Irt is inexplicable that a quico 25-minute meet-and-greet, weeks before any hearing are even held onher nomination, is sufficient for Michael Bennet to support a lifetime appointmentt to the Supreme Court,” NRSC spokeswomanj Amber Wilkerson said in a news “Yet nearly five months of intense discussions and debate with constituentd and fellow lawmakers are not enough for him to clarify his positiobn on the card checl legislation that could impact thousands of Coloradp jobs.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Bemis buys South American packaging business - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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Bemis is buying, from Finland-based , the common stock of Huhtamaki Plasticoes Rigidos Brasil Ltda and Huhtamaki Argentina SA. The purchase price was paid with a combinationof $32.43 million in cash, $1.9 million of debt assumed, and an $8.8 millio note payable to the sellef due May 31, 2010. The rigird packaging business includes three facilitieas in Brazil and one facility in It recorded annual net salesin U.S. dollar of approximately $85.8 million in 2008, primarily to dairuy and food service markets.
"This acquisitionm supports Bemis' growth strategy to expand in South American markets that fit our strengthssand capabilities," said Henry Theisen, president and CEO of "Huhtamaki's rigid packaging operations are well-managed, state-of-the art This business will complement our existing South American operations. We expect this acquisition to be modestly accretive to earningw per sharein 2009." Bemis (NYSE: BMS) is a majotr supplier of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive materials used by consumer products, manufacturing, and other companies worldwide. Bemis had 2008 net sale of $3.8 billion and employs about 15,200 workers in 57 plantz in 11 countries.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

N.Y attorney general ends BofA probe - San Francisco Business Times:

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Cuomo says the banks have and will continue to providw liquidityto investors. Last agreed to buy back as muchas $4.7 billion in auction-rat securities it sold to aboutr 5,500 investors, small businesses and smallo charities before the market collapsed in February 2008. Accordinyg to the Securities and Exchange the settlement also required BofAto “use its best efforts” to provide up to $5 billion in liquidityy to businesses and institutional investors with accounts valuer at $15 million or more, and charitieds with accounts valued at $25 million or The agreement resolved allegations that securities dealers made misrepresentationx to customers during sales of auction-rate securities about thei safety and liquidity.
Auction-rate securities have interest rate that are reset at weekly or monthlh auctions run byinvestment firms. The $330 billion market collapsecd last year, when investors became alarmedr at the prospects of the abilityy of corporate borrowers covering debt service on the Many were left with securities they could not sell into the BofA (NYSE:BAC) neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing. The SEC also has finalizec a settlement with BofA overthe securities.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

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