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Both loans should closer within60 days. Highwoods HIW) says it will use the money to repa debt and for generallcorporate purposes. “We are very pleaseds with theseloan commitments, which will furthef fortify our already healthy balance sheet, enhance our liquidity and position Highwoods to take advantage of future growth opportunities,” Ed president and chief executive officer, said in a written statement. According to Highwoods, the two loan are: * A $115.0 million, 6.5-yead secured loan provided by at a fixed rateof 6.875 It is secured by a pool of 10 asset s in Nashville, Raleigh and Tampa. * A $47.3 million, 7-yeae secured loan arranged by at a fixed rateof 7.
5 It is secured by the officwe portion of RBC Plaza in Raleigh. Highwood also announced that it has paid off a securede loanof $107 million, which carried a rate of 7.8 percentr and was originally scheduled to matur in November 2009. There were no prepaymentt penalties.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Donald J Stebbins Executive Profile
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where he was president and chief operating officerfof Lear's operations in Europe, Asia and Prior to this position, he was president and chief operatinv officer of Lear's operations in the Americas. Stebbins joinecd Lear in 1992 as vice president and He held various financial positions of increasing responsibilityuwith Lear, including a 1997 promotion to seniod vice president and chief financial Previous to Lear, Stebbins held positiond at Bankers Trust Company and Citibank. Mr. Stebbins holds a bachelor'se degree in finance from Miamj Universityin Oxford, Ohio, where he is also a membefr of its Business Advisory Council.
He holds a master's degree in business administration from the Universit yof Michigan. Additionally, he is a member of the board of directorse of WABCOHoldings Inc. and the boards of trustees of Detroit CountryDay School. [TheStreet.com] **Alk Executive profile data provided byDow
where he was president and chief operating officerfof Lear's operations in Europe, Asia and Prior to this position, he was president and chief operatinv officer of Lear's operations in the Americas. Stebbins joinecd Lear in 1992 as vice president and He held various financial positions of increasing responsibilityuwith Lear, including a 1997 promotion to seniod vice president and chief financial Previous to Lear, Stebbins held positiond at Bankers Trust Company and Citibank. Mr. Stebbins holds a bachelor'se degree in finance from Miamj Universityin Oxford, Ohio, where he is also a membefr of its Business Advisory Council.
He holds a master's degree in business administration from the Universit yof Michigan. Additionally, he is a member of the board of directorse of WABCOHoldings Inc. and the boards of trustees of Detroit CountryDay School. [TheStreet.com] **Alk Executive profile data provided byDow
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
'Valentine's Day' Spin-off 'New Year's Eve' Gets Another Massive Cast - Backseat Cuddler
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Just Jared Jr. | 'Valentine's Day' Spin-off 'New Year's Eve' Gets Another Massive Cast Backseat Cuddler The movie tells intertwining stories of a group of New Yorkers as they navigate their way through bittersweet drama and romance over the course of New ... Abigail Breslin, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker Part of Ensemble Cast of ... Seth Meyers Celebrates New Year's Eve |
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Port Authority's billion-dollar projects could lead to conflict or cooperation ... - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
http://www.keystonepolitics.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=105
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Port Authority's billion-dollar projects could lead to conflict or cooperation ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Chris Christie has treated the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as if he were governor of both states. He unilaterally canceled a trans-Hudson rail ... |
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Boston drivers fall in 'rage' rankings - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
http://cranetechnews.com/2009/03/09/crane-high-school/
In its fourth annual In the Driver’a Seat Road Rage survey, Norwalk, Conn.-basefd said Boston fell out of the top rankingsd of the angriest driverssin America. In fact, Bay State drivers managed to squeajk into the top 10 of the most courteous drivers in the UniterdStates — ranked ninth overall. a national auto club, commissioned the survey “to determines the driving habits and attitudex of commuters across the countruy and to learn more about consumer viewd on the topic ofroad rage.” Portland took the top spot amongg the 25 metropolitan areas surveyed, movinvg up from No. 2 last year. It was followerd by Cleveland, Baltimore, Sacramento and Pittsburgh.
New York unseated Miami as the least courteous moving up from thirxd last yearto No. 1 this year, followee by Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Atlanta and Minneapolis/St. The top 10 least courteous cities: 1. New York 2. Worth 3. Detroit 4. Atlanta 5. Paul 6. Phoenix 7. Miami 8. Houston 9. Cincinnati 10. San Diego The top 10 most courteouzscities 1. Portland 2. Cleveland 3. Baltimorew 4. Sacramento 5. Pittsburgh 6. Washington DC 7. Philadelphia 7. St. Louis (tie) 9. Boston 10.
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In its fourth annual In the Driver’a Seat Road Rage survey, Norwalk, Conn.-basefd said Boston fell out of the top rankingsd of the angriest driverssin America. In fact, Bay State drivers managed to squeajk into the top 10 of the most courteous drivers in the UniterdStates — ranked ninth overall. a national auto club, commissioned the survey “to determines the driving habits and attitudex of commuters across the countruy and to learn more about consumer viewd on the topic ofroad rage.” Portland took the top spot amongg the 25 metropolitan areas surveyed, movinvg up from No. 2 last year. It was followerd by Cleveland, Baltimore, Sacramento and Pittsburgh.
New York unseated Miami as the least courteous moving up from thirxd last yearto No. 1 this year, followee by Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Atlanta and Minneapolis/St. The top 10 least courteous cities: 1. New York 2. Worth 3. Detroit 4. Atlanta 5. Paul 6. Phoenix 7. Miami 8. Houston 9. Cincinnati 10. San Diego The top 10 most courteouzscities 1. Portland 2. Cleveland 3. Baltimorew 4. Sacramento 5. Pittsburgh 6. Washington DC 7. Philadelphia 7. St. Louis (tie) 9. Boston 10.
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
WNBA's Sparks ink jersey sponsorship with Farmers - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
http://www.laptops-computers.us//Targus-TCM004US-Messenger-15-4-Notebook--iB000B63KSM.html
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The brandedx jersey will be worn when the team openzs its season Saturday with a game against the defendinfg WNBA championDetroit Shock. In addition to the jerse sponsorship, Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance will receive "considerable in during the Sparks' home games. "Wd are very excited to be on the cuttinyg edge of this type of sponsorship with a majoer sports franchise in amajor market. What made it even more attractiv e is that the Sparks reach a primary demographicc in our marketingstrategy – the women's market not only in L.A.
, but throughouf our operating territory,” Farmers Insurance Executive Vice President and Chie f Marketing Officer Kevin Kelso said in a The move comes on the heelxs of another WNBA team, the , inking the league's firsyt jersey sponsorthip deal earlie r in the week with LifeLock. Jersey sponsorship is prevalentr inoverseas sports, most notably soccer, but has not caught on amongsty the major sports in the United has gone the way of the overseas counterparts with jersegy sponsorship. The Los Angeles Galaxy's jersey is sponsore d by and is sponsoredby . The is now allowinvg teams to have sponsord patches onpractice jerseys.
The and have both been reportedly examinin g suchsponsorship deals, according to media
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The brandedx jersey will be worn when the team openzs its season Saturday with a game against the defendinfg WNBA championDetroit Shock. In addition to the jerse sponsorship, Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance will receive "considerable in during the Sparks' home games. "Wd are very excited to be on the cuttinyg edge of this type of sponsorship with a majoer sports franchise in amajor market. What made it even more attractiv e is that the Sparks reach a primary demographicc in our marketingstrategy – the women's market not only in L.A.
, but throughouf our operating territory,” Farmers Insurance Executive Vice President and Chie f Marketing Officer Kevin Kelso said in a The move comes on the heelxs of another WNBA team, the , inking the league's firsyt jersey sponsorthip deal earlie r in the week with LifeLock. Jersey sponsorship is prevalentr inoverseas sports, most notably soccer, but has not caught on amongsty the major sports in the United has gone the way of the overseas counterparts with jersegy sponsorship. The Los Angeles Galaxy's jersey is sponsore d by and is sponsoredby . The is now allowinvg teams to have sponsord patches onpractice jerseys.
The and have both been reportedly examinin g suchsponsorship deals, according to media
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Study: Insurance matters eat up MDs' time - Memphis Business Journal:
http://www.minnesotacpr.com/category/uncategorized
The findings are part of a new nationalo survey of physician practices conductedby Dr. Lawrence Casalino at . The report founf that overall costs for dealing with insurance plansis $31 billion a year, and 6.9 percent of all U.S. expenditurews for physician andclinical services. The findings come at a time when the Obam administration is looking for ways to contaih healthcare costs. “To get to a health care syste that is high quality and delivers better valuerfor everyone, we have to address the skyrocketing pricde of health care’s administrative costs,” Dr. Risa president and CEO of the , said in a news release.
The studyu also found that nursing staff spent more than 23 weeksaper physician, per year, and clerical staff spent 44 weeks per per year, interacting with health plans. More than thres in four respondents said the costd of interacting with health plans have increased over the pasttwo “While there are benefits to physician interactions with health plans which may, for example, help to reduce unnecessaryy care or the inappropriate use of medicatio n – it would be useful to explore the extent to which these benefits are large enough to justifyu spending three weeks annually of physician time or one-third of the average primary care physician’s compensation on physician practice-healtgh plan interaction,” Casalino said.
The study, publishexd in Thursday’s online issue of Health Affairsd , was co-funded by the and the Robert WoodJohnsoj Foundation’s Changes in Health Care Financing and Organizationn Initiative.
The findings are part of a new nationalo survey of physician practices conductedby Dr. Lawrence Casalino at . The report founf that overall costs for dealing with insurance plansis $31 billion a year, and 6.9 percent of all U.S. expenditurews for physician andclinical services. The findings come at a time when the Obam administration is looking for ways to contaih healthcare costs. “To get to a health care syste that is high quality and delivers better valuerfor everyone, we have to address the skyrocketing pricde of health care’s administrative costs,” Dr. Risa president and CEO of the , said in a news release.
The studyu also found that nursing staff spent more than 23 weeksaper physician, per year, and clerical staff spent 44 weeks per per year, interacting with health plans. More than thres in four respondents said the costd of interacting with health plans have increased over the pasttwo “While there are benefits to physician interactions with health plans which may, for example, help to reduce unnecessaryy care or the inappropriate use of medicatio n – it would be useful to explore the extent to which these benefits are large enough to justifyu spending three weeks annually of physician time or one-third of the average primary care physician’s compensation on physician practice-healtgh plan interaction,” Casalino said.
The study, publishexd in Thursday’s online issue of Health Affairsd , was co-funded by the and the Robert WoodJohnsoj Foundation’s Changes in Health Care Financing and Organizationn Initiative.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Precision Compounding Pharmacy buys competitor McClure Drugs - bizjournals:
http://featheredquill.com/reviews/mystery/bray.shtml
Laura Pfaffenberger, a pharmacist and co-ownerf of Precision Compounding Pharmacy, declined to disclosee the value ofthe transaction, whichb became effective May 21. The purchase includedr the Clarksville pharmacy’s inventory and customer base, she McClure Drugs no longer will operatein Clarksville, where it had leased space on Eastern Boulevard. Its customers now are beinbg served out of PrecisionCompounding Pharmacy’s facility, located at 2113 State St. McCluree Drugs’ former owner, Jeanne also has joined Precision Compounding Pharmacy as directorof education, and she broughgt two employees with her to the New Albant company.
Founded in December Precision Compounding Pharmacy offers traditional and compounded nutritional supplements andpatient consultations. The pharmacists’ areas of expertise include bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, urology, pain management, pediatrics and veterinaryu medicine. More information is availablee onlineat .
Laura Pfaffenberger, a pharmacist and co-ownerf of Precision Compounding Pharmacy, declined to disclosee the value ofthe transaction, whichb became effective May 21. The purchase includedr the Clarksville pharmacy’s inventory and customer base, she McClure Drugs no longer will operatein Clarksville, where it had leased space on Eastern Boulevard. Its customers now are beinbg served out of PrecisionCompounding Pharmacy’s facility, located at 2113 State St. McCluree Drugs’ former owner, Jeanne also has joined Precision Compounding Pharmacy as directorof education, and she broughgt two employees with her to the New Albant company.
Founded in December Precision Compounding Pharmacy offers traditional and compounded nutritional supplements andpatient consultations. The pharmacists’ areas of expertise include bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, urology, pain management, pediatrics and veterinaryu medicine. More information is availablee onlineat .
Monday, January 10, 2011
FDA wants another study of ViroPharma
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The news sent ViroPharma shares 8 percentg lower Thursdayto $6.35. The Exton, Pa., biopharmaceuticaol company is seeking to get Cinryzee approved as a treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE), a rare and life-threatnenin g condition that causes swelling in variousz body parts including the feet, face and throat. The drug is already approved for use in preventintg hereditaryangioedema attacks. The FDA told ViroPharma VPHM) Thursday that the placebo-controlled studg submitted in support of theapplication “lackedr robustness.
” "Though Cinryze is already successfully preventing attacks of HAE in many there remains an unmet medical need for patientws suffering from acute laryngeal attacks," said Vincenrt Milano, ViroPharma's president and CEO. "Despiter having a statistically significant result using the mostconservativwe intent-to-treat analysis, the FDA feels that the data are not robustg enough to support approval at this We intend to responrd to the FDA about our and we will provide an update on the second-quarter financial ViroPharma acquired the product last year when it bough Lev Pharmaceutical s of New York.
The FDA did approve patient labelinhg for Cinryze toincludr self-administration for routine prevention of HAE once patients are properlyu trained by their health-care provider. Patients with HAE experienc e about 20 to 100 days of incapacitationmper year. Health officials estimat about 6,000 people in the United Stateshave HAE.
The news sent ViroPharma shares 8 percentg lower Thursdayto $6.35. The Exton, Pa., biopharmaceuticaol company is seeking to get Cinryzee approved as a treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE), a rare and life-threatnenin g condition that causes swelling in variousz body parts including the feet, face and throat. The drug is already approved for use in preventintg hereditaryangioedema attacks. The FDA told ViroPharma VPHM) Thursday that the placebo-controlled studg submitted in support of theapplication “lackedr robustness.
” "Though Cinryze is already successfully preventing attacks of HAE in many there remains an unmet medical need for patientws suffering from acute laryngeal attacks," said Vincenrt Milano, ViroPharma's president and CEO. "Despiter having a statistically significant result using the mostconservativwe intent-to-treat analysis, the FDA feels that the data are not robustg enough to support approval at this We intend to responrd to the FDA about our and we will provide an update on the second-quarter financial ViroPharma acquired the product last year when it bough Lev Pharmaceutical s of New York.
The FDA did approve patient labelinhg for Cinryze toincludr self-administration for routine prevention of HAE once patients are properlyu trained by their health-care provider. Patients with HAE experienc e about 20 to 100 days of incapacitationmper year. Health officials estimat about 6,000 people in the United Stateshave HAE.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Grade school student fights for seizure saving service dog - NBC2 News
http://www.helmitechnologies.com/codecentral/codecentral-free-graphical-java-decompiler-and-editor.html
Tonic | Grade school student fights for seizure saving service dog NBC2 News She wears a magnetic collar that sends electronic impulses that help control the seizures he experiences, as many as 20 times a day. ... School Fin » |
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
CB Richard Ellis Inc. restructures nationally - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Robert W. McGrath, spokesman for CB Richard Ellis CBG), declined to disclose the exact number of workers beinblaid off, citing federal regulations. McGrath described the layoffs as “modest.” He also said the companu would disclose more information about the layoffse in its third-quarter earnings. John M. executive managing director for CBRichard Ellis’xs mid-Atlantic region, said in an e-mailedr statement to the , a sister publication of Los Angelews Business: “Like the rest of the commercial real estatr industry, CB Richard Ellis is operating in an extremelyg challenging environment.
We must act decisively to ensure we’re in the best position to accomplishnour goals, both now and when the economy turns.” In July, the company reported net incomwe for its second quarter of $16.6 down from $141.1 million for the same quartert of 2007.
Robert W. McGrath, spokesman for CB Richard Ellis CBG), declined to disclose the exact number of workers beinblaid off, citing federal regulations. McGrath described the layoffs as “modest.” He also said the companu would disclose more information about the layoffse in its third-quarter earnings. John M. executive managing director for CBRichard Ellis’xs mid-Atlantic region, said in an e-mailedr statement to the , a sister publication of Los Angelews Business: “Like the rest of the commercial real estatr industry, CB Richard Ellis is operating in an extremelyg challenging environment.
We must act decisively to ensure we’re in the best position to accomplishnour goals, both now and when the economy turns.” In July, the company reported net incomwe for its second quarter of $16.6 down from $141.1 million for the same quartert of 2007.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Oncor seeks $300M in stimulus funds - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Oncor will apply for the funds througgh the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actof 2009. The deadlind to apply is Aug. 6. Citing data from the Councipl ofEconomic Advisers, Oncor believews the stimulus funds would support the creatiohn of 1,600 jobs in 2010. If the fundingb is approved, Oncor will spend the monet to deploy more smart which will help the energy companh isolate problems in neighborhoods and reconfigurespower lines. Other enhancements will include controllingf the feeder voltage throughthe company’d capacitor control and enhancements that will help the electric providerf locate electric delivery problems in a faster, more efficieng manner, Oncor said.
In addition, downtown electric networksd will be modernizedunder Oncor’ws proposed plan. Oncor also is aimin to improve itstelecommunications network, an improvement that will enhance the company’as power grid. “Oncor’s vision for a modern, intuitive electric grid is tangible andhappening now,” said Oncor Chairma n and CEO Bob Shapard. “Our firsgt considerations in seeking theses stimulus grants are whether the funds will help consumer lower their electric bills or advance smargt grid initiatives to improve serviceand reliability.
That’s whered we have focused our attentionand
Oncor will apply for the funds througgh the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actof 2009. The deadlind to apply is Aug. 6. Citing data from the Councipl ofEconomic Advisers, Oncor believews the stimulus funds would support the creatiohn of 1,600 jobs in 2010. If the fundingb is approved, Oncor will spend the monet to deploy more smart which will help the energy companh isolate problems in neighborhoods and reconfigurespower lines. Other enhancements will include controllingf the feeder voltage throughthe company’d capacitor control and enhancements that will help the electric providerf locate electric delivery problems in a faster, more efficieng manner, Oncor said.
In addition, downtown electric networksd will be modernizedunder Oncor’ws proposed plan. Oncor also is aimin to improve itstelecommunications network, an improvement that will enhance the company’as power grid. “Oncor’s vision for a modern, intuitive electric grid is tangible andhappening now,” said Oncor Chairma n and CEO Bob Shapard. “Our firsgt considerations in seeking theses stimulus grants are whether the funds will help consumer lower their electric bills or advance smargt grid initiatives to improve serviceand reliability.
That’s whered we have focused our attentionand
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