Monday, May 16, 2011

Sales heating up for Earth to Air - Orlando Business Journal:

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Formed in 2002, Earth to Air Systemzs develops heating and cooling systemzs based on a technology known as directexchangde geothermal, called DX in the industry. The company’s applicationz have been shown to reduce heating and coolinb costs by 50 percent to80 percent, CEO Randy Wiggse says. Earth to Air’s system bypassed the more conventional geothermal heating andcooling model. Insteadd of using water as a source, the technologu skips a step and controles heating and temperatures directly from the earth with copper The tubes tap into wellsd that are 300 to 500feet deep.
Environmentallhy friendly refrigerants are then piped through the Earthto Air’s revenue comes from licensing fees collected from heatinhg and cooling companies who decide to markert and install the systems. Earth to Air got its firsy international distributor two years ago when Australian entrepreneuer John Gagliardi embraced the Hesays he’s secured more than $30 milliohn in projects, including contracts with school mining camps, housing projects and major corporations, such as BP. “Wew are moving into significant profitability,” Galiardki says, adding that he’s planning on expanding into the Southeastr Asianmarket soon.
Galiardi predicte that Earth to Air willbecome “a billiom dollar business or more.” Sales in the first quarter were up 60 percent from the same time last “We’re living in an time when there’s a huge demane (for products) to reduce our dependence on foreigb oil,” Gagliardi says. “Twenty yearx ago this wouldn’t have It wouldn’t have even worked 10 yearsx ago. But now the potential is There are multiple installations of Earthto Air’z geothermal system in the United States, but the compant is just now setting up a formal distributoer network, says Clayton Washburn, chief operation s officer at Earth to Air.
“Our biggest struggle is having to say no at Washburn says. “We’re preparing for a much biggerf onslaught.”

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Abilities Expo, the Nation's Largest Event for People With Disabilities and ... - DigitalJournal.com (press release)

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

ABT division holds quota license drawing - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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Forty-nine licenses in 29 counties were available for the andnearly 9,000 applications were submitted. Each countty is allotted a quota license for every population increaseof 7,500 residents for counties under generap law. Polk, which will receive new licensee based onspecial acts, and Hillsborough were eligiblde for four licenses each, while Hernando, Manatee, Pascoi and Sarasota qualified for one license ABT is a division of the .
The alcoholl quota license is intended for retailers who wish tosell beer, wine or liquot without having to meet the requirements of a specialty Establishments must either buy an existing licensse or enter the drawing to obtain the righrt to apply for a quota license. Winners may then applg for the issuance of anew license. DBPR licenseas more than 1 million businesses and professionals throughou tthe state. The divisiohn of ABT aims to ensure that licensef establishments comply with regulations related to alcohol and tobaccop productsin Florida.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Spectrum Brands to exit Ch. 11 in August - Houston Business Journal:

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The Atlanta-based consumer products company said it will exit bankruptcuy protection as soon as all closing conditions to the including the closing ofthe company’s exit have been met. That will likely be in the company said. “When we emerge, we will have reducedx our subordinated debtby $840 millio and eliminated approximately $60 million of annual cash interest expenses for at least each of the next two said Kent Hussey, CEO of Spectrum Brands, in a prepared statement. “We will emerge with a stronge balance sheet that will better position us to maintain and strengthen our current platform and to pursue opportunitiesz to growour company.
” Spectrum Brands and its U.S. subsidiaries filec for Chapter 11 inthe U.S. Bankruptcyy Court for the Western Districtof Texas, San Antonioo Division on Feb. 3. It had $4.4 billion in Spectrum makes Rayovac batteries, Tetra pet supplies, Remington shavingv and grooming and personal care household insecticides and lawn and gardencare

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Mercy system to buy Jewish Hospital - South Florida Business Journal:

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The two entities will begin exclusivr negotiations to come to a definitivepurchasre agreement, according to a news release. The processx is expected to take four tosix months, and is also subject to various regulatory approvals. Mercy Health Partners partnerz operatesfive hospitals, in Fairfield, Western Mount Airy, Anderson Township and Clermont along with outpatient and other healtn care-related facilities. The purchase of Jewish, located in Kenwood, will give the systemj a presence in the northeasterjCincinnati suburbs.
"We are always workinvg to provide high-quality One of the missing ingredients in covering the Greatee Cincinnati area wasthe I-71 corridor," said Jamexs May, CEO of Mercy Health Partners, in the Jewish Hospital will also join Catholicf Healthcare Partners, the Cincinnati-based parent of the Merc system. Mercy recently won approval from Greeb Township trustees to build a new hospital near Nortjh Bend Road andInterstate 74. When the hospital will replace its Mount Airy and Western Hills facilities. The , of which Jewis is a voting member along with University and FortHamiltom hospitals, had been considering acquiring the hospitakl as well.
A purchase would have made it a propertyh in the hospital like andthe . But in the said it would also considerothere partners, while continuing discussions with the Health Alliance.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Avocet relocating to Orlando Sanford - Orlando Business Journal:

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of Opa-Locka Airport in Miami-Dade Countt began leasing existing space at Orlando Sanford last month and the airportt is in process of constructingta 44,000-square-foot hangar to house the companyg beginning early 2010. No price on the facilityt was available, as the project has not been put out tobid yet. The airpor will lease the facility to Avocet and its sister company Aircraft PartsSales Inc. on a long-term basis, according to Diane Crews, the airport’s vice president of administration.
“Irt will be the first hangar large enougu for commercial customers at the airporrso we’re excited,” Crews The company plans to employ 20 peoplse to start and then grow the business to 200 employeesd over the next two years. which has been in business more than20 years, provides maintenance and aircraft teardown services for a variet of commercial customers, including cargo carriers.