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The facility, the first phase of which is schedule toopen Oct. 1, 2010, will be designeed to give urban youth a chance to experienceoutdoorr adventures, said John Andrews, scout executive and CEO of Northerj Star Council. The organization runs the in 21 countiesd in Minnesota and four counties inWesternh Wisconsin. “It’s very much in the middlwe of the metroarea [giving accesss to] low-income and immigrant communities who mighg have a barrier of transportatioj or perception,” Andrews The facility will include indoor and outdoor ropee courses, climbing walls, archery, leadershi p training, sports facilities and accessd to 14,000 acres of the Fort Snellingt Wildlife Refuge and Fort Snelling State The facility will be open to community and school groups, Andrewsx said.
The and other youth groups are expecte to usethe facility. Funds for the projecgt are being raised throughgprivate contributions. The architecf is LHB Corp., based in Minneapolis, and the generak contractor is JE DunnConstructionh Co., based in Eden
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Costco Q3 earnings fall - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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million, or 48 cents per share, from $295. 1 million, or 67 cents per diluted shars ayear earlier. Net sales fell to $15.t billion from $16.3 billiobn in the third quarterof 2008. In the latest the Issaquah retailer (NASDAQ: COST) took a one-time charg e of $34 million. Analysts polledx by Thomson Reuters First Callexpected third-quartef earnings of 53 cents per share and net sales of $16.q billion.
“Third-quarter 2009 earnings results were negativelg impacted byseveral factors, including: a pretax charge of $34 million (mostly related to a litigation settlement concerninh our membership renewal policy; higher employee benefits costs, mainly consistiny of higher health care usage; lower international profits, a result of the significant strengthening of the U.S. dollarr when compared to the currenciesof Canada, the Unitesd Kingdom, Korea and Mexico; and ongoing weakness in sales, particularly salesx of higher-ticket, discretionary items,” said Richard Galanti, chief financiakl officer, in a statement.
million, or 48 cents per share, from $295. 1 million, or 67 cents per diluted shars ayear earlier. Net sales fell to $15.t billion from $16.3 billiobn in the third quarterof 2008. In the latest the Issaquah retailer (NASDAQ: COST) took a one-time charg e of $34 million. Analysts polledx by Thomson Reuters First Callexpected third-quartef earnings of 53 cents per share and net sales of $16.q billion.
“Third-quarter 2009 earnings results were negativelg impacted byseveral factors, including: a pretax charge of $34 million (mostly related to a litigation settlement concerninh our membership renewal policy; higher employee benefits costs, mainly consistiny of higher health care usage; lower international profits, a result of the significant strengthening of the U.S. dollarr when compared to the currenciesof Canada, the Unitesd Kingdom, Korea and Mexico; and ongoing weakness in sales, particularly salesx of higher-ticket, discretionary items,” said Richard Galanti, chief financiakl officer, in a statement.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Summit brings Cuba, Latin American economy into focus - South Florida Business Journal:
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With other countries pressuring Presiden Barack Obama to liftthe embargo, Cuba casts a long And while the embargo is not likelty to end any time soon, the president on Aprill 13 removed all restrictions on Cuban in America who want to visit or send money to family members residing on the Communist The move overturns hard-line policies that were enacted in 2004 unde r President George W. Bush. The removal of the travel ban for Cuband with family had been expectexunder Obama’s pro-engagement but the White House said it does not have plans to remove restrictions for all Americans travelinfg to the island.
“I don’t think we’rer going to get there unless there’s a sense that the Cuban government is willing to give some kind ofreciprocatingg gesture,” said Susan Purcell, director of the at the . Tessi Aral, whose Miami company, ABC is one of a handful in the U.S. that is licenser to transport travelersto Cuba, welcomedr the announcement and said it could mean that her businessa improves to the point where it was before the Bush-era rules took That could mean her businessx doubles, she said.
However, the economyg in America could slow down the pace at whicu her business recoversto pre-Bush rule levels, she “The good news is that South Florid a residents who have family on the islane can purchase many goods from the retail outlets arounsd our area,” said Jerry professor of management and international business at and a board member. “Th bad news is the economy will limift the amount they can Travel agents like Aral got anotherf boost on April 14 when a federao judge in Miami overturned a law passex last year by the Florida Legislature that required travel agencies that specialize in tripx to Cuba to post bonds and pay higherregistration fees.
Another point of concerb for South Florida is that economistse are predicting thatLatin America’s economyy is contracting more dramatically than expected. In March, economistz revised their forecast for LatinAmericas downward, estimating that the region will contracrt at a rate of 4 percent this year, insteac of the 0.5 of a percent they had previouslyg predicted. This includes a 4.5 percent decline for With $15 billion in total trade in Brazil isSouth Florida’s largest tradinhg partner. While the spillover may continue to take a toll onSouthn Florida’s trade, it won’t be a freefall, FIU’as Haar said. “It’s a slowdown, not a he said.
“It is not catastrophic.” There’s a well-developee infrastructure that supportsSouth Florida’s trade with Latin and this insures that when Latin America importers ramp up again, they won’t flock to other trades centers, Haar noted. “South Florida is the of Latin This is thebuying place,” he said. “It’ss through the blessings of geography and professionaservices – law, accounting, logisticsx – that puts us wher we are.
” As bad as the globalk recession is, it’s also important to remember that Lati America is more developed now than durinb previous recessions, “when you had countries sitting on empty coffersx and enormous debt,” said Manuel senior VP of international trade and businessd development at . “Obviously, we’re heavily reliant on our Latin Americaj markets forour trade, particularly, from my for foreign exports,” he said. “So, a downturn in Latin America has serious implicationz forSouth Florida. So far, the good news has been that the downturmn of our exports has been significantly less than thenationalo rate.
”
With other countries pressuring Presiden Barack Obama to liftthe embargo, Cuba casts a long And while the embargo is not likelty to end any time soon, the president on Aprill 13 removed all restrictions on Cuban in America who want to visit or send money to family members residing on the Communist The move overturns hard-line policies that were enacted in 2004 unde r President George W. Bush. The removal of the travel ban for Cuband with family had been expectexunder Obama’s pro-engagement but the White House said it does not have plans to remove restrictions for all Americans travelinfg to the island.
“I don’t think we’rer going to get there unless there’s a sense that the Cuban government is willing to give some kind ofreciprocatingg gesture,” said Susan Purcell, director of the at the . Tessi Aral, whose Miami company, ABC is one of a handful in the U.S. that is licenser to transport travelersto Cuba, welcomedr the announcement and said it could mean that her businessa improves to the point where it was before the Bush-era rules took That could mean her businessx doubles, she said.
However, the economyg in America could slow down the pace at whicu her business recoversto pre-Bush rule levels, she “The good news is that South Florid a residents who have family on the islane can purchase many goods from the retail outlets arounsd our area,” said Jerry professor of management and international business at and a board member. “Th bad news is the economy will limift the amount they can Travel agents like Aral got anotherf boost on April 14 when a federao judge in Miami overturned a law passex last year by the Florida Legislature that required travel agencies that specialize in tripx to Cuba to post bonds and pay higherregistration fees.
Another point of concerb for South Florida is that economistse are predicting thatLatin America’s economyy is contracting more dramatically than expected. In March, economistz revised their forecast for LatinAmericas downward, estimating that the region will contracrt at a rate of 4 percent this year, insteac of the 0.5 of a percent they had previouslyg predicted. This includes a 4.5 percent decline for With $15 billion in total trade in Brazil isSouth Florida’s largest tradinhg partner. While the spillover may continue to take a toll onSouthn Florida’s trade, it won’t be a freefall, FIU’as Haar said. “It’s a slowdown, not a he said.
“It is not catastrophic.” There’s a well-developee infrastructure that supportsSouth Florida’s trade with Latin and this insures that when Latin America importers ramp up again, they won’t flock to other trades centers, Haar noted. “South Florida is the of Latin This is thebuying place,” he said. “It’ss through the blessings of geography and professionaservices – law, accounting, logisticsx – that puts us wher we are.
” As bad as the globalk recession is, it’s also important to remember that Lati America is more developed now than durinb previous recessions, “when you had countries sitting on empty coffersx and enormous debt,” said Manuel senior VP of international trade and businessd development at . “Obviously, we’re heavily reliant on our Latin Americaj markets forour trade, particularly, from my for foreign exports,” he said. “So, a downturn in Latin America has serious implicationz forSouth Florida. So far, the good news has been that the downturmn of our exports has been significantly less than thenationalo rate.
”
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Maryland Board of Public Works approves $1.4B State Center project - Kansas City Business Journal:
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billion and to take at least a decadeto complete. The boars voted 3-0 to approve a master development agreementy forthe project, clearing the way for a privatew development team to begin design work on the project’ s first phase. The board includes Gov. Martinh O’Malley, Treasurer Nancy Kopp and Comptroller Peter Franchot and weighsd all major state spending The vote wasnot unexpected, as O’Malley has supportedr the project since he was mayor of Baltimors and Kopp has said thath, despiter financial concerns, she believes the project should move As proposed, the state would lease the land off Martinh Luther King Boulevard to Stats Center LLC, which would redevelop the site into a mixed-usr complex with homes, offices and commerciaol space.
The state would then leasew office space from the developers for use by itsstatw agencies. The development team includesz McCormack, Baron & Salizar, a national housing developer, and PS Partnerxs LLC, led by Linden Associates Inc. President Christophetr Kurz. Struever Bros. Eccles Rouse Inc. and Doracon Contracting, originao members of the team, have since withdrawn but Struevere Bros. will remain part of the project asa consultant. A thirf equity partner will also be brought on to Statwe Center LLC to replaces Doracon as aminority business. in the final days of the General Assembly’s last session.
Thei efforts failed, but they succeeder in hinging the project on an analysis of by Kopp and Franchot focusingh on whether undertaking the redevelopment would hurtthe state’es ability to borrow money for other capitaol projects. Kopp’s report, issued May 15, The distinction means the state would be required to list the projectd costs on its balance sheet as assets and liabilitiesa rather than just listing its costs for rentingy the office space from the developerxs asan expense. That, in could max out the state’s ability to borrowa money.
The state budget committees met May 28 If all goes as the developers could break ground onthe project’a first of four phases in June 2010. But for that to the developers will have to come back to the statde with morespecific designs, project costs, and lease terms.
billion and to take at least a decadeto complete. The boars voted 3-0 to approve a master development agreementy forthe project, clearing the way for a privatew development team to begin design work on the project’ s first phase. The board includes Gov. Martinh O’Malley, Treasurer Nancy Kopp and Comptroller Peter Franchot and weighsd all major state spending The vote wasnot unexpected, as O’Malley has supportedr the project since he was mayor of Baltimors and Kopp has said thath, despiter financial concerns, she believes the project should move As proposed, the state would lease the land off Martinh Luther King Boulevard to Stats Center LLC, which would redevelop the site into a mixed-usr complex with homes, offices and commerciaol space.
The state would then leasew office space from the developers for use by itsstatw agencies. The development team includesz McCormack, Baron & Salizar, a national housing developer, and PS Partnerxs LLC, led by Linden Associates Inc. President Christophetr Kurz. Struever Bros. Eccles Rouse Inc. and Doracon Contracting, originao members of the team, have since withdrawn but Struevere Bros. will remain part of the project asa consultant. A thirf equity partner will also be brought on to Statwe Center LLC to replaces Doracon as aminority business. in the final days of the General Assembly’s last session.
Thei efforts failed, but they succeeder in hinging the project on an analysis of by Kopp and Franchot focusingh on whether undertaking the redevelopment would hurtthe state’es ability to borrow money for other capitaol projects. Kopp’s report, issued May 15, The distinction means the state would be required to list the projectd costs on its balance sheet as assets and liabilitiesa rather than just listing its costs for rentingy the office space from the developerxs asan expense. That, in could max out the state’s ability to borrowa money.
The state budget committees met May 28 If all goes as the developers could break ground onthe project’a first of four phases in June 2010. But for that to the developers will have to come back to the statde with morespecific designs, project costs, and lease terms.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Ellis & Badenhausen
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But getting the doors open is really abouf leaving behindold technology, said Brenf Norton, the firm’s office manager and a certified athletic trainer. The 30,000-square-foot building cost about $5.5 million for the land and basixc construction. Horizon Commercial Realtu LLC isa 50-50 partner in the building with Ellis Badenhausen. It’s a “smart building,” enabling the orthopedid surgery practice to incorporate a new generation ofdigitalp equipment, Norton said. The practice made a substantial investment on outfitting the building with new electronicws anddigital equipment, though Norton declined to disclose the amount.
The advantage in rather than leasing, was that new construction allowef the partners to prewirethe building, said Dr. R. John the managing partner. The new building has fiber-optic broadband systems with enough capacity to transfer huge digitaol files from newdigitao X-ray equipment not just between but across town, Norton said. Moreover, Ellias & Badenhausen principals have a goal of adaptingy fully integrated electronic recordkeepinfgby October, shooting for paperless records that patients can accesd through the firm’s Web site, he “We (wired) the entire buildinh … with the goal of digital everything,” includingf direct links between the new buildingy and Ellis & Badenhausen’s South End offices at 5129 Dixies Highway, Norton said.
The Raynostix Group LLC, based in Jeffersontown, is the contractor for the digita X-ray technology, Norton Ellis & Badenhausen occupies abougt two-thirds of the two-story with 6,000 square feet leasedr to the corporate headquarters of PerformanceMedicakl LLC, which sells back braces nationwide. About 3,20o square feet are availablw for lease on the first floor of the building atabout $24 per square feet, Nortohn said. Ellis & Badenhausen moved to Eastpoint aftert being located downtown for about52 years. Its latesg location — about 10,000 square feet of officesw and rehabfacilities — at a Jewishg Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare Inc. officre building at 100 E.
Liberty downtown was too small and too Norton said. At 20,000 square Ellis & Badenhausen’s new space is twicr as large, Norton said. Ellixs & Bandenhausen approached Horizon Commerciakl Realty inJanuary 2008, looking for a joint venture to construct the building alonyg the Gene Snyder Freeway, said Michael Carpenter, a partne r in Eastpoint-based Horizon. Horizon was starting construction of the building as aspeculative space, “and it evolved into a deal,” he Partnerships with tenants taking a financial stakw in the building aren’t typical, “but it takesw a lot of risk out of the deal for Carpenter said.
With more space comez greater efficiency, Ellis said. Instead of linear halls with offices, each doctor has a pod of four Ellis said, with pods centralized for bettert traffic flow, privacy and access to equipment. Tuckerd Booker Donhoff + based in Louisville, were architects for the buildinf and the interiorbuild out, with Louisville-based Derek Engineerint Inc. as the contractor for the interiortenantf finish.
But getting the doors open is really abouf leaving behindold technology, said Brenf Norton, the firm’s office manager and a certified athletic trainer. The 30,000-square-foot building cost about $5.5 million for the land and basixc construction. Horizon Commercial Realtu LLC isa 50-50 partner in the building with Ellis Badenhausen. It’s a “smart building,” enabling the orthopedid surgery practice to incorporate a new generation ofdigitalp equipment, Norton said. The practice made a substantial investment on outfitting the building with new electronicws anddigital equipment, though Norton declined to disclose the amount.
The advantage in rather than leasing, was that new construction allowef the partners to prewirethe building, said Dr. R. John the managing partner. The new building has fiber-optic broadband systems with enough capacity to transfer huge digitaol files from newdigitao X-ray equipment not just between but across town, Norton said. Moreover, Ellias & Badenhausen principals have a goal of adaptingy fully integrated electronic recordkeepinfgby October, shooting for paperless records that patients can accesd through the firm’s Web site, he “We (wired) the entire buildinh … with the goal of digital everything,” includingf direct links between the new buildingy and Ellis & Badenhausen’s South End offices at 5129 Dixies Highway, Norton said.
The Raynostix Group LLC, based in Jeffersontown, is the contractor for the digita X-ray technology, Norton Ellis & Badenhausen occupies abougt two-thirds of the two-story with 6,000 square feet leasedr to the corporate headquarters of PerformanceMedicakl LLC, which sells back braces nationwide. About 3,20o square feet are availablw for lease on the first floor of the building atabout $24 per square feet, Nortohn said. Ellis & Badenhausen moved to Eastpoint aftert being located downtown for about52 years. Its latesg location — about 10,000 square feet of officesw and rehabfacilities — at a Jewishg Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare Inc. officre building at 100 E.
Liberty downtown was too small and too Norton said. At 20,000 square Ellis & Badenhausen’s new space is twicr as large, Norton said. Ellixs & Bandenhausen approached Horizon Commerciakl Realty inJanuary 2008, looking for a joint venture to construct the building alonyg the Gene Snyder Freeway, said Michael Carpenter, a partne r in Eastpoint-based Horizon. Horizon was starting construction of the building as aspeculative space, “and it evolved into a deal,” he Partnerships with tenants taking a financial stakw in the building aren’t typical, “but it takesw a lot of risk out of the deal for Carpenter said.
With more space comez greater efficiency, Ellis said. Instead of linear halls with offices, each doctor has a pod of four Ellis said, with pods centralized for bettert traffic flow, privacy and access to equipment. Tuckerd Booker Donhoff + based in Louisville, were architects for the buildinf and the interiorbuild out, with Louisville-based Derek Engineerint Inc. as the contractor for the interiortenantf finish.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Dead whale beached in Denmark 'was world's oldest' - The Sun Daily
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Dead whale beached in Denmark 'was world's oldest' The Sun Daily ... eyes proved it was more likely to have been 130 to 140 years old, museum conservator Abdi Hedayat told the local newspaper Lokal-Bladet Budstikken. ... |
Monday, November 1, 2010
Crye-Leike nation's fourth largest - Memphis Business Journal:
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The ranking comes from a survey of the top 500 Real Estatwe brokers inthe U.S. based on the total number of closef transactionsin 2007. CEO and co-founded Harold Crye and president Dick Leike hand much of the crediyt tothe company's sales team throughou the eight-state southern region served by the company. In 2007, Crye-Leik dominated its closest competitors in the majorityy of the marketsit serves. Crye and Leike establishec Crye-Leike Realtors in 1977.
The company has 4,1009 sales associates and 132 corporate and franchisw offices located in 65 countiesthroughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and North Based in Memphis, Crye-Leike has 1,100 agents in the Memphia area. Its largest offices are in Memphis and In 2007, Crye-Leike had sale s of $5.7 billion. Denver-based Real Trendsw is a leading industry sourcer of analysis and information on the residentialbrokeragde industry.
The ranking comes from a survey of the top 500 Real Estatwe brokers inthe U.S. based on the total number of closef transactionsin 2007. CEO and co-founded Harold Crye and president Dick Leike hand much of the crediyt tothe company's sales team throughou the eight-state southern region served by the company. In 2007, Crye-Leik dominated its closest competitors in the majorityy of the marketsit serves. Crye and Leike establishec Crye-Leike Realtors in 1977.
The company has 4,1009 sales associates and 132 corporate and franchisw offices located in 65 countiesthroughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and North Based in Memphis, Crye-Leike has 1,100 agents in the Memphia area. Its largest offices are in Memphis and In 2007, Crye-Leike had sale s of $5.7 billion. Denver-based Real Trendsw is a leading industry sourcer of analysis and information on the residentialbrokeragde industry.
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