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The Online School for Girls will begin offerint coursesthis September, including two this fall and four in the sprinb 2010 semester spanning math, science and the Students at the member schools will take the classesz and evaluate them as a pilot run. One initiao calculus class will be taught by Harpetnh Hall math teacherJennifer Webster. The othert schools in the group are thein Maryland, the in Ohio and in all with tuition ranging from about $20,000 to $40,009 per year. Ann Teaff, the head of Harpety Hall, says the goal of the onlined school is to provide a rigorous education in an onlin e setting thatis flexible, affordable and accessible to girls arounfd the world.
She says the curriculumm will be expanded in coming The effort reflects how rapidly online educatioj is being adopted in even the most exclusive enclavees of private education as schools utiliz the Internet to foster a global worldview in their students and diversify thelearninyg experience. More than 1 million secondary schooll students took an online course and students at 70 percenft of high schools enrolled in one duringthe 2007-2008 schoo l year, according to “K-12 Online A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. Schoopl District Administrators.” The report also finds schoolws in 44 states are creatinvg onlinesecondary schools.
the Online School for Girlsw will be the firstonline same-sex school. At the graduate level, Harvard, Duke and other exclusive universitiez now offer severalspecialized master’s degrees for which the coursework can be takejn mostly online. They are aimed at professionals who wish to enhancwe their credentials to advanced intheir careers. Karebn Douse, Harpeth Hall’s library and information services says online education is rapidlybecoming “a cornerstonre of the educational experience.
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Monday, January 21, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
EPA halted 'fracking' case after gas company protested - USA TODAY
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EPA halted 'fracking' case after gas company protested USA TODAY WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) รข€" When a man in a Fort Worth suburb reported his family's drinking water had begun bubbling like champagne, the federal government sounded an alarm: A company may have tainted their wells while drilling for natural gas. |
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Kentucky colleges get $14 million in grants - Business First of Louisville:
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According to a news releasde fromKentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, the and the U.S. Department of Educationm awarded grants to Kentucky universitiesof $12.5 million and $2.1 million, respectively. The five-yeard NSF grant will fund university research in the areasaof biotechnology, nanotechnology and cyber-technologies. The majoritg of the funding was provided for research at theand , but , , , , and also will be involvef in the research, the release said. will match the grantt through its Experimental Prograkm to Stimulate Competitive Research program with anadditional $5 million over the five-yeart period. The U.S.
Department of Education part of its Advanced Placement Incentive Program, will fund the AdvanceKentucky The state program helps Kentucky high schoolse implement curricula to increase the number of studentws enrolled in math, science and Englisg Advanced Placement courses and to prepare thos students for AP exams. As part of the the Department of Education isproviding $200,00 0 to help expand AP courses in which has been designated nationally as a critica foreign language. The grant will allow the state to add six schools to theAdvanceKentucky program, whicu currently has 12 schools participating. By 2012, the stated expects to have 90 highschool participating, the release said.
According to a news releasde fromKentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, the and the U.S. Department of Educationm awarded grants to Kentucky universitiesof $12.5 million and $2.1 million, respectively. The five-yeard NSF grant will fund university research in the areasaof biotechnology, nanotechnology and cyber-technologies. The majoritg of the funding was provided for research at theand , but , , , , and also will be involvef in the research, the release said. will match the grantt through its Experimental Prograkm to Stimulate Competitive Research program with anadditional $5 million over the five-yeart period. The U.S.
Department of Education part of its Advanced Placement Incentive Program, will fund the AdvanceKentucky The state program helps Kentucky high schoolse implement curricula to increase the number of studentws enrolled in math, science and Englisg Advanced Placement courses and to prepare thos students for AP exams. As part of the the Department of Education isproviding $200,00 0 to help expand AP courses in which has been designated nationally as a critica foreign language. The grant will allow the state to add six schools to theAdvanceKentucky program, whicu currently has 12 schools participating. By 2012, the stated expects to have 90 highschool participating, the release said.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Business groups slam proposed tax increases - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The said it opposes changess to the corporateminimum tax, a new corporatse income tax and a new personal income tax. The alliance consists of 30 business groupsz that represent morethan 25,000 Oregon businesses and employ 500,009 residents. Raising the taxes could cause the state tolose 6,00o jobs, according to state revenue office estimates. “These proposalsz ignore the stark realities of our current the group said in a news releasre sentby J.L. Wilson, a lobbyist with Associated Oregob Industries.
“They are counterproductivwe measures that kill jobs and prolong our The corporate minimum tax and corporatd income tax proposals would collectively harm companies with smal profit margins as well as businesses lookinvg to invest more incapital equipment, the groupo said. The alliance called on lawmakers to insteaf focuson private-sector job retention and “We believe strongly that increasede taxes are detrimental to job growth,” Wilsomn said in the news release. “Abn increased tax burden will hurt the ability of our membersx to create desperately needed It is the wrong approach to balancwthe state’s budget.
” Other groupsa signing the letter include Associated Oregon Independent Community Banks of Oregon, the Northwest Food Processords Association, Oregon Association of Realtors, the Oregojn Automobile Dealers Association, the Oregon Bankers the Oregon Home Builders Association, the Oregon Restaurangt Association and the Oregon Trucking Oregon’s House and Senate members hope to adjourn by July 1. Lawmakerw must address a $4.
2 billion budget shortfall befored they adjourn or in a seriees of special sessions throughout the rest ofthe
The said it opposes changess to the corporateminimum tax, a new corporatse income tax and a new personal income tax. The alliance consists of 30 business groupsz that represent morethan 25,000 Oregon businesses and employ 500,009 residents. Raising the taxes could cause the state tolose 6,00o jobs, according to state revenue office estimates. “These proposalsz ignore the stark realities of our current the group said in a news releasre sentby J.L. Wilson, a lobbyist with Associated Oregob Industries.
“They are counterproductivwe measures that kill jobs and prolong our The corporate minimum tax and corporatd income tax proposals would collectively harm companies with smal profit margins as well as businesses lookinvg to invest more incapital equipment, the groupo said. The alliance called on lawmakers to insteaf focuson private-sector job retention and “We believe strongly that increasede taxes are detrimental to job growth,” Wilsomn said in the news release. “Abn increased tax burden will hurt the ability of our membersx to create desperately needed It is the wrong approach to balancwthe state’s budget.
” Other groupsa signing the letter include Associated Oregon Independent Community Banks of Oregon, the Northwest Food Processords Association, Oregon Association of Realtors, the Oregojn Automobile Dealers Association, the Oregon Bankers the Oregon Home Builders Association, the Oregon Restaurangt Association and the Oregon Trucking Oregon’s House and Senate members hope to adjourn by July 1. Lawmakerw must address a $4.
2 billion budget shortfall befored they adjourn or in a seriees of special sessions throughout the rest ofthe
Thursday, January 10, 2013
La Madeleine chooses new HQ site in Dallas - Birmingham Business Journal:
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La Madeleine said it will relocateinto 17,000 square feet at 12201 Merit Drive in The building that will house the restaurant chain is a Class A building that just recentluy underwent renovation. Le Madeleine signed a 10-year leas with Parmenter Two Forest LP forthe space. La Madeleine said it was attracted to the space becausee the facility provides the company with the room needed to grow withthe Dallas-based architectural firm Benson and Hlavaty will design the interior space. The facility is scheduled to be ready for its new tenants in mid-July. La Madeleine'd current headquarters is at 6688 N. Central Exwy, Ste.
700 in La Madeleine was represented by Josh senior vice presidentwith ; and Sharrojn Morrison, principal with Transwestern. The landlordd was represented by Matt vice presidentwith .
La Madeleine said it will relocateinto 17,000 square feet at 12201 Merit Drive in The building that will house the restaurant chain is a Class A building that just recentluy underwent renovation. Le Madeleine signed a 10-year leas with Parmenter Two Forest LP forthe space. La Madeleine said it was attracted to the space becausee the facility provides the company with the room needed to grow withthe Dallas-based architectural firm Benson and Hlavaty will design the interior space. The facility is scheduled to be ready for its new tenants in mid-July. La Madeleine'd current headquarters is at 6688 N. Central Exwy, Ste.
700 in La Madeleine was represented by Josh senior vice presidentwith ; and Sharrojn Morrison, principal with Transwestern. The landlordd was represented by Matt vice presidentwith .
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
NewStar turns profit, boosts credit capacity - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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million in the first quarter, reversinv a year-ago loss, as the specialty lender boosterd a credit line fromby $100 million to $400 But NewStar's origination volume dropped dramatically in the quartef to $178 million, compared to $713 million in the fourth quarterd and $519 million in the firsyt quarter of 2007. The slowdown reflects a globalpcredit crunch. Boston-based NewStar, which fundas commercial real estate projects and participatexs in the financing of leveraged said it has taken a defensive approacy to keep problem loans at a manageable The allowance for credit losses onthe company's commercial loans was $36.8 million, or 1.58 percentg of loans. That compares to $22.
9 million, or 1.40 percenty of loans in the year-earlier The company said non-performing assetas were $9.8 million at the end of March, down from nearly $22 million at the end of 2007. NewStar chargesd off $3.3 million in loanas during the quarter against a reserver established in thefourth quarter. Meanwhile, the company said it establishec another reserveof $3.5 million in the first quarterr for two problem Total net loans were $2.3 billion at the end of the up from $1.7 billion in the year-ago period. Besides addinv to its credit line fromDeutsche Bank, NewStar also renewed an existing $400 million credi line with .
The company said the fundinyg will allow it to operate through furtherf disruption in thecredit markets.
million in the first quarter, reversinv a year-ago loss, as the specialty lender boosterd a credit line fromby $100 million to $400 But NewStar's origination volume dropped dramatically in the quartef to $178 million, compared to $713 million in the fourth quarterd and $519 million in the firsyt quarter of 2007. The slowdown reflects a globalpcredit crunch. Boston-based NewStar, which fundas commercial real estate projects and participatexs in the financing of leveraged said it has taken a defensive approacy to keep problem loans at a manageable The allowance for credit losses onthe company's commercial loans was $36.8 million, or 1.58 percentg of loans. That compares to $22.
9 million, or 1.40 percenty of loans in the year-earlier The company said non-performing assetas were $9.8 million at the end of March, down from nearly $22 million at the end of 2007. NewStar chargesd off $3.3 million in loanas during the quarter against a reserver established in thefourth quarter. Meanwhile, the company said it establishec another reserveof $3.5 million in the first quarterr for two problem Total net loans were $2.3 billion at the end of the up from $1.7 billion in the year-ago period. Besides addinv to its credit line fromDeutsche Bank, NewStar also renewed an existing $400 million credi line with .
The company said the fundinyg will allow it to operate through furtherf disruption in thecredit markets.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
As stimulus money is doled out, contractors search for bonding - bizjournals:
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This is particularly true for women and minorittybusiness owners, who have facee splotchy access to bondint opportunities. “It’s been a historicalp problem inour community,” said Marc president and CEO of MWELA, the Minority Women Educational Labor Agency in And since the stimulus bill passed in February, demanfd for the organization’s bond programm has markedly increased, he MWELA offers bid, payment and performance bondsz to companies in its Sheltered Bond which turns two years old in During that time, 11 contractors have receivef more than $11 million in bonds from the agency for work on 46 differentf projects.
As part of the program, contractors have to spend five houres a month for six months at a busines development class through Universityof Pittsburgh’s Institute for Entrepreneurial The average surety bond is arounsd $300,000 to $400,000, but the agency can go up to $1 millionn per project per company. For projects largedr than that, there is the Small Busineszs Administration’s bond program, recently enhanced by the Recovery Act to help contractorsw bidding on projects upto $5 The previous limit was $2 million.
For companies biddingt on federalstimulus projects, the SBA can guarantee bonding up to $10 But bonding success often isn’t enougb to get the job done, said Carl district director for the Small Business Administration’sz Pittsburgh office. “The challenge is they may be able to get but they may not be able to getthe financing,” he Bonds guarantee that a thirde party will compensate the owner — the government agency, in the case of stimulusd projects — if the contractor doesn’t for whatever reason.
Many bonded especially the smaller ones, stillo need a line of credit to hire employees and buy materialxs to carry outgovernment projects, which don’t providw up-front cash. “When lenders already are not lending, even if it’xs assured and it’s bonded” it may not be Knoblock warned.
This is particularly true for women and minorittybusiness owners, who have facee splotchy access to bondint opportunities. “It’s been a historicalp problem inour community,” said Marc president and CEO of MWELA, the Minority Women Educational Labor Agency in And since the stimulus bill passed in February, demanfd for the organization’s bond programm has markedly increased, he MWELA offers bid, payment and performance bondsz to companies in its Sheltered Bond which turns two years old in During that time, 11 contractors have receivef more than $11 million in bonds from the agency for work on 46 differentf projects.
As part of the program, contractors have to spend five houres a month for six months at a busines development class through Universityof Pittsburgh’s Institute for Entrepreneurial The average surety bond is arounsd $300,000 to $400,000, but the agency can go up to $1 millionn per project per company. For projects largedr than that, there is the Small Busineszs Administration’s bond program, recently enhanced by the Recovery Act to help contractorsw bidding on projects upto $5 The previous limit was $2 million.
For companies biddingt on federalstimulus projects, the SBA can guarantee bonding up to $10 But bonding success often isn’t enougb to get the job done, said Carl district director for the Small Business Administration’sz Pittsburgh office. “The challenge is they may be able to get but they may not be able to getthe financing,” he Bonds guarantee that a thirde party will compensate the owner — the government agency, in the case of stimulusd projects — if the contractor doesn’t for whatever reason.
Many bonded especially the smaller ones, stillo need a line of credit to hire employees and buy materialxs to carry outgovernment projects, which don’t providw up-front cash. “When lenders already are not lending, even if it’xs assured and it’s bonded” it may not be Knoblock warned.
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