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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Santa Cruz named epic surf spot by mag - Baltimore Business Journal:
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In the July issue of Surfer, the Central California beach resort and college town was describeedas “the dividing line between rugged, non-pretentious NorCal and image-conscious SoCal, and that dichotomy is tangible.” Geographicakl generalizations aside, the magazine said the rugged coastlinwe of Santa Cruz County provides both beautu and surfing challenges, making the area the “de factpo capital of coldwater surfing.
” Despite its “astronomical” cost of the magazine praised its artisticc bent, proximity to wineries and natural beaut as reasons for surfers around the country to bail on theidr usual surfing destinations and endeavor to becomew the Big Kahuna at Steametr Lane or Pleasure Point in Santa Santa Cruz was in elite Other California surf townds that made Surfer’s Top 10 list were all in Southern Encinitas in third place, San Clemente in the fifthj spot, and Malibu in seventh place.
In the July issue of Surfer, the Central California beach resort and college town was describeedas “the dividing line between rugged, non-pretentious NorCal and image-conscious SoCal, and that dichotomy is tangible.” Geographicakl generalizations aside, the magazine said the rugged coastlinwe of Santa Cruz County provides both beautu and surfing challenges, making the area the “de factpo capital of coldwater surfing.
” Despite its “astronomical” cost of the magazine praised its artisticc bent, proximity to wineries and natural beaut as reasons for surfers around the country to bail on theidr usual surfing destinations and endeavor to becomew the Big Kahuna at Steametr Lane or Pleasure Point in Santa Santa Cruz was in elite Other California surf townds that made Surfer’s Top 10 list were all in Southern Encinitas in third place, San Clemente in the fifthj spot, and Malibu in seventh place.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Phoenix Business Journal honors Most Admired CEOs - Business First of Columbus:
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Post, along with 25 CEOs of Arizona public andprivatr companies, are being recognized at a dinner Tuesday night and in a speciak supplement to Friday’s print edition of the Editor Ilana Lowery calledc the local leaders “the epitome of achievement.” “Thei companies are successful; they’ve helpesd to build Valley business; and they’ve contributed thei time and expertise in the community on numerouse levels,” she said. Post, for example, started his careee with Pinnacle West subsidiary Arizona PubliService Co. as a draftsman in 1971, movin g up the ranks to servr as president and CEO of the paren company for13 years.
But he also has been a communityh leader serving as chairmaj of Greater PhoenixEconomic Council, where he helpe create a group to study issues key to the region’sz economic growth. J. Doug Sundt Construction Inc. Doug Parker, US Airwayx Group Inc. Jerry Bisgrove, Stardust Cos. Steve Betts, SunCod Development Co. Rick Simonetta, Metrko light rail Sharon Harper, The Plaza Cos. Donald Smith Jr., SCF Arizons Robert Meyer, Phoenix Children’s Hospital Kimberly McWaters, Universal Technicao InstituteRichard Boals, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Susan Frank, Desert Schools Federal Credig Union Jonah Shacknai, Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Jim Tuton, Americahn Traffic Solutions Inc.
Derricm Hall, Arizona Diamondbacks Roy Vallee, Avnetr Inc. Todd Davis, LifeLock Inc. Richard Silverman, Salt River Project Philip PetSmart Inc. David McIntyre Jr., TriWesy Healthcare Alliance Mike Ahearn, First Solarf Inc. Neil Irwin, Bryan Cave LLP Rhonda Forsyth, John C. Lincolb Health Network Brad Casper, Henkepl Consumer Goods Inc. Dave Dexter, Sonora Quesft Laboratories Linda Hunt, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medicakl Center “It wasn’t easy narrowing down the Valley’x Most Admired CEOs to just Lowery said. “But as we shinwe the spotlight onthis year’e winners, keep in mind that a strong businesds community is key to developinbg future leaders.
” Selections were made based on feedback solicited from the Journal’as newsroom, peers and otherss in the business community. To subscribe or orde a copy of the June 12 issue that include s thespecial publication:
Post, along with 25 CEOs of Arizona public andprivatr companies, are being recognized at a dinner Tuesday night and in a speciak supplement to Friday’s print edition of the Editor Ilana Lowery calledc the local leaders “the epitome of achievement.” “Thei companies are successful; they’ve helpesd to build Valley business; and they’ve contributed thei time and expertise in the community on numerouse levels,” she said. Post, for example, started his careee with Pinnacle West subsidiary Arizona PubliService Co. as a draftsman in 1971, movin g up the ranks to servr as president and CEO of the paren company for13 years.
But he also has been a communityh leader serving as chairmaj of Greater PhoenixEconomic Council, where he helpe create a group to study issues key to the region’sz economic growth. J. Doug Sundt Construction Inc. Doug Parker, US Airwayx Group Inc. Jerry Bisgrove, Stardust Cos. Steve Betts, SunCod Development Co. Rick Simonetta, Metrko light rail Sharon Harper, The Plaza Cos. Donald Smith Jr., SCF Arizons Robert Meyer, Phoenix Children’s Hospital Kimberly McWaters, Universal Technicao InstituteRichard Boals, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Susan Frank, Desert Schools Federal Credig Union Jonah Shacknai, Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Jim Tuton, Americahn Traffic Solutions Inc.
Derricm Hall, Arizona Diamondbacks Roy Vallee, Avnetr Inc. Todd Davis, LifeLock Inc. Richard Silverman, Salt River Project Philip PetSmart Inc. David McIntyre Jr., TriWesy Healthcare Alliance Mike Ahearn, First Solarf Inc. Neil Irwin, Bryan Cave LLP Rhonda Forsyth, John C. Lincolb Health Network Brad Casper, Henkepl Consumer Goods Inc. Dave Dexter, Sonora Quesft Laboratories Linda Hunt, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medicakl Center “It wasn’t easy narrowing down the Valley’x Most Admired CEOs to just Lowery said. “But as we shinwe the spotlight onthis year’e winners, keep in mind that a strong businesds community is key to developinbg future leaders.
” Selections were made based on feedback solicited from the Journal’as newsroom, peers and otherss in the business community. To subscribe or orde a copy of the June 12 issue that include s thespecial publication:
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Graves 601 Hotel launches bidding program - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The company decided to offer the bidding option in ordert to lure consumers who have been shyinb awayfrom high-end hotel stays during the recession. The bidding option allows the hotel to pickup cost-conscious while at the same time avoiding having to “erode” rates, said Ben president of Minneapolis-based Graves World Hospitality. The company has been testing thebiddinbg feature, dubbed “place a bid!,” at its Graves 601 Hotel Web site for about a week and half. It’sx accepted about 49 percent ofsubmitted bids. Grave World plans to roll out the option at its other properties in thenear future.
The programn distinguishes itself fromother third-party bidding such as Priceline.com, in that it allows consumers to pick a specificv hotel, said Graves. Rates for rooms at Grave 601 run fromabout $149 to $350 per night. So far, some bidderse have received discounts of up to 25 Graves said. However, in a tradd off, bidders must pay for room nightdsup front, rather than simplyu reserve a room and pay later. Gravea World developed the technology in partnership withNew York-basedx , a firm that markets reservation-bookinv systems to hotels. Graves World plans to promote the biddintg feature through an onlineadvertisinh campaign.
The company decided to offer the bidding option in ordert to lure consumers who have been shyinb awayfrom high-end hotel stays during the recession. The bidding option allows the hotel to pickup cost-conscious while at the same time avoiding having to “erode” rates, said Ben president of Minneapolis-based Graves World Hospitality. The company has been testing thebiddinbg feature, dubbed “place a bid!,” at its Graves 601 Hotel Web site for about a week and half. It’sx accepted about 49 percent ofsubmitted bids. Grave World plans to roll out the option at its other properties in thenear future.
The programn distinguishes itself fromother third-party bidding such as Priceline.com, in that it allows consumers to pick a specificv hotel, said Graves. Rates for rooms at Grave 601 run fromabout $149 to $350 per night. So far, some bidderse have received discounts of up to 25 Graves said. However, in a tradd off, bidders must pay for room nightdsup front, rather than simplyu reserve a room and pay later. Gravea World developed the technology in partnership withNew York-basedx , a firm that markets reservation-bookinv systems to hotels. Graves World plans to promote the biddintg feature through an onlineadvertisinh campaign.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Greater Washington Initiative: Region
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percent this year for the firsg time in more than 20 according to the GreaterWashingtobn Initiative. The initiative, the research and marketinhg affiliate ofthe , made the projection in its 2009 Regional Report, released Wednesday morning at the . The repor t says the region’s GRP — the totapl value of its economty including goods andservices — hit $454 billion in 2008, up 2 That makes it the fourth-largest regionao economy in the nation, the group following New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The groul defines the region more broadly than thefederal government’ metropolitan statistical area. The initiative’s definitionh is D.C.
; Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s countiew in Maryland; and Alexandria and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Princ William, Fauquier, Stafford and Spotsylvania countiesdin Virginia. The projected drop in GRP is significant, becausee the region has posted positive annual growth even in pastnationapl recessions. But the area’s top economist disagrees with the Stephen Fuller, director of the Cente r for Regional Analysis at , predicts slight growtb — 1.2 percent — in 2009 and gradua l growth to 3.2 percent in 2010, 3.7 in 2011 and 4.2 in 2012.
Fullere said the discrepancy between his number and the GreaterWashingtohn Initiative’s has to do with the countiez included in the study. Fulle spoke at the report’s unveiling and assiste with the report but was not responsibld for itsfinal version. Thoughg his numbers differ fromthe initiative’s, Fuller said the GRP hasn’tr grown this slowly since the earlyu 1990s, when it crawled at 0.2 percent a Still, chanting the ever-popular “we have the federal government” mantra, the GWI maintainw that the D.C. area will bouncs back faster than other metropolitan Matt Erskine, executive director of the GWI, cited the economic stimulus, Washington’xs $65.
4 billion in federal procurement nearly $20 billion over the closesy state, California — and the area’e “global connectivity” as reasons for a faster recession recoverh time. But with every recession comes unemployment andthe D.C. area is no Fuller predicts a mere 13,500 growtuh in jobs this year, less than the 1 percent in growth needed to absorb college and high schools grads entering thework “People know the market is traditionally better in so that adds extra influx,” Fuller “Hopefully they go Fuller predicts unemployment will peak mid “It takes until about September to absorbb the new work force,” he said.
“Especiallh with companies hiring for seasona l positionsor part-time work.” Fulletr said the Washington area will maintain its currentg structure with more than 20 percent of jobs in the professional and businesas services sector, nearly 12 percentr in the federal government and 11 percentg in education and health. The initiative’sw report said the region’s biggesty job sector continued to be professional servicesin 2008, with nearly 23 percen of the jobs in that category. Second was the federal with 11.6 percent, followed by educationb and health, 11.2 percent; state and local government, 10.4 retail, 8.8 percent; and hospitality and 8.7 percent.
percent this year for the firsg time in more than 20 according to the GreaterWashingtobn Initiative. The initiative, the research and marketinhg affiliate ofthe , made the projection in its 2009 Regional Report, released Wednesday morning at the . The repor t says the region’s GRP — the totapl value of its economty including goods andservices — hit $454 billion in 2008, up 2 That makes it the fourth-largest regionao economy in the nation, the group following New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The groul defines the region more broadly than thefederal government’ metropolitan statistical area. The initiative’s definitionh is D.C.
; Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s countiew in Maryland; and Alexandria and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Princ William, Fauquier, Stafford and Spotsylvania countiesdin Virginia. The projected drop in GRP is significant, becausee the region has posted positive annual growth even in pastnationapl recessions. But the area’s top economist disagrees with the Stephen Fuller, director of the Cente r for Regional Analysis at , predicts slight growtb — 1.2 percent — in 2009 and gradua l growth to 3.2 percent in 2010, 3.7 in 2011 and 4.2 in 2012.
Fullere said the discrepancy between his number and the GreaterWashingtohn Initiative’s has to do with the countiez included in the study. Fulle spoke at the report’s unveiling and assiste with the report but was not responsibld for itsfinal version. Thoughg his numbers differ fromthe initiative’s, Fuller said the GRP hasn’tr grown this slowly since the earlyu 1990s, when it crawled at 0.2 percent a Still, chanting the ever-popular “we have the federal government” mantra, the GWI maintainw that the D.C. area will bouncs back faster than other metropolitan Matt Erskine, executive director of the GWI, cited the economic stimulus, Washington’xs $65.
4 billion in federal procurement nearly $20 billion over the closesy state, California — and the area’e “global connectivity” as reasons for a faster recession recoverh time. But with every recession comes unemployment andthe D.C. area is no Fuller predicts a mere 13,500 growtuh in jobs this year, less than the 1 percent in growth needed to absorb college and high schools grads entering thework “People know the market is traditionally better in so that adds extra influx,” Fuller “Hopefully they go Fuller predicts unemployment will peak mid “It takes until about September to absorbb the new work force,” he said.
“Especiallh with companies hiring for seasona l positionsor part-time work.” Fulletr said the Washington area will maintain its currentg structure with more than 20 percent of jobs in the professional and businesas services sector, nearly 12 percentr in the federal government and 11 percentg in education and health. The initiative’sw report said the region’s biggesty job sector continued to be professional servicesin 2008, with nearly 23 percen of the jobs in that category. Second was the federal with 11.6 percent, followed by educationb and health, 11.2 percent; state and local government, 10.4 retail, 8.8 percent; and hospitality and 8.7 percent.
Friday, January 20, 2012
HVCC moves 2 programs to Rensselaer Tech Park - Washington Business Journal:
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The Troy college recently signeda 10-year leased with 400 Jordan Road LLC. The schoolp will pay approximately $605,000 a year to leasd 36,557 square feet of space. Hudson Valley’s popular paramedic program will occupy about half of thenew space. The schooo also will move its respiratory care program and a that trains employees forarea businesses, according to Stephen Cowan, director of the college’s physicalo plant.
The remainder of the leased space willhoused ’s Next Step office, a communications worke r training program coordinated by the Those departments all currently are located in Hudsonn Valley’s 90,000-square-foot Hy Rosenblum Administration Center, a 1940 s era building that Cowan said needs majof renovations. “It’s a tired old We are looking at totak renovationsor demolition,” he said.
But the college decidec to lease space from the through 400 Jordan Road LLC for 10 years whiles the college decides whether it shoulx overhaul or tear down the Hy Rosenblum The college continuesto grow, but because of the economy it does not have the moneyt to renovate the current building righf now, Cowan said. Hudson Valley is planning to hire a consultingh firm this summer to help officials decide the most cost effectivse way to deal with theRosenblum building. helpefd Hudson Valley negotiatedthe lease. The college plans to have the four programd and departments moved into the new space in Nort h Greenbush before the start of classeson Aug. 31.
The buildint previously had been used as officr space forVerizon workers, Cowann said.
The Troy college recently signeda 10-year leased with 400 Jordan Road LLC. The schoolp will pay approximately $605,000 a year to leasd 36,557 square feet of space. Hudson Valley’s popular paramedic program will occupy about half of thenew space. The schooo also will move its respiratory care program and a that trains employees forarea businesses, according to Stephen Cowan, director of the college’s physicalo plant.
The remainder of the leased space willhoused ’s Next Step office, a communications worke r training program coordinated by the Those departments all currently are located in Hudsonn Valley’s 90,000-square-foot Hy Rosenblum Administration Center, a 1940 s era building that Cowan said needs majof renovations. “It’s a tired old We are looking at totak renovationsor demolition,” he said.
But the college decidec to lease space from the through 400 Jordan Road LLC for 10 years whiles the college decides whether it shoulx overhaul or tear down the Hy Rosenblum The college continuesto grow, but because of the economy it does not have the moneyt to renovate the current building righf now, Cowan said. Hudson Valley is planning to hire a consultingh firm this summer to help officials decide the most cost effectivse way to deal with theRosenblum building. helpefd Hudson Valley negotiatedthe lease. The college plans to have the four programd and departments moved into the new space in Nort h Greenbush before the start of classeson Aug. 31.
The buildint previously had been used as officr space forVerizon workers, Cowann said.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area: Most viewed Stories
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Gov. Bev Perdue said Wednesday that Apple has selected Northg Carolina as the location for a new data The company is expected to invest morethan $1 billiohn in the project over nine years. Dow Jone & Co. put Cisco Systems Inc.
Gov. Bev Perdue said Wednesday that Apple has selected Northg Carolina as the location for a new data The company is expected to invest morethan $1 billiohn in the project over nine years. Dow Jone & Co. put Cisco Systems Inc.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Prostate cryoablation in patients with multiple-component inflatable penile ... - UroToday
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Prostate cryoablation in patients with multiple-component inflatable penile ... UroToday To evaluate and assess any inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP)-related complications in patients with organ-confined prostate cancer treated definitively with third-generation, ultrasound-guided prostate cryoablation. From November 2003 to October 2010, ... |
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Perry signs bill that includes $150 million for UTMB - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The university will use the fundsz to build anew 200-bed hospital towed adjacent to the existing John Sealyu Hospital, restoring bed capacity to 550, as it was priort to Hurricane Ike. In addition, tuition revenue bondx of $5 million will go to at Galveston. HB 51 also establishese measures to enhance and maintain the qualityg ofthe state’s designated and emerging publidc research universities, creates incentive programs and funding for highet education institutions, provides higher education fund allocations, and createsd an interim committee to study the feasibilitt of tracking specialized technology research projects.
Of the 62 nationap research institutions inthe nation, three universitiew — , The and Texas A&M University are in Texas. The Texas Higher Educationb Coordinating Board has designated seven institutions as emergingresearchn universities: the ; the University of Texas campusesa in Arlington, Dallas, El Paso and San Antonio; ; and the Universitty of North Texas. In addition, HB 51 provides a performance incentive funding mechanismm for all ofthe state’s generalo academic institutions based on the averagw number of degrees awarded annually and an increase in the averaged number of degrees awarded with weighted consideration for at-risjk students and critical fields.
The university will use the fundsz to build anew 200-bed hospital towed adjacent to the existing John Sealyu Hospital, restoring bed capacity to 550, as it was priort to Hurricane Ike. In addition, tuition revenue bondx of $5 million will go to at Galveston. HB 51 also establishese measures to enhance and maintain the qualityg ofthe state’s designated and emerging publidc research universities, creates incentive programs and funding for highet education institutions, provides higher education fund allocations, and createsd an interim committee to study the feasibilitt of tracking specialized technology research projects.
Of the 62 nationap research institutions inthe nation, three universitiew — , The and Texas A&M University are in Texas. The Texas Higher Educationb Coordinating Board has designated seven institutions as emergingresearchn universities: the ; the University of Texas campusesa in Arlington, Dallas, El Paso and San Antonio; ; and the Universitty of North Texas. In addition, HB 51 provides a performance incentive funding mechanismm for all ofthe state’s generalo academic institutions based on the averagw number of degrees awarded annually and an increase in the averaged number of degrees awarded with weighted consideration for at-risjk students and critical fields.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Sex and caskets make for a lively market - Financial Times
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Financial Times | Sex and caskets make for a lively market Financial Times By Jan Cienski in Wagrowiec Sex is how we got here and death is how we'll leave, but those two fundamental facts of life are rarely comfortably joined â€" which is why advertising coffins with scantily clad models has made Poland's Lindner a stand-out in ... |
Monday, January 9, 2012
Summit brings Cuba, Latin American economy into focus - South Florida Business Journal:
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With other countries pressuring President Barack Obamwa to liftthe embargo, Cuba casts a long shadow. And while the embargo is not likely to end any time the president on April 13 removedr all restrictions on Cubans in Americwa who want to visit or send money to familhy members residing on theCommunist island. The move overturns hard-line policiese that were enacted in 2004 under PresidenrtGeorge W. Bush. The removal of the travelp ban for Cubans with family had been expectedunder Obama’s pro-engagement agenda, but the White House said it does not have planw to remove restrictions for all Americanes traveling to the island.
“I don’t think we’re goinyg to get there unless there’s a sensre that the Cuban government is willing to give some kind ofreciprocatinb gesture,” said Susan Purcell, director of the at the . Tessie whose Miami company, ABC Charters, is one of a handfulk in the U.S. that is licensed to transport travelerdsto Cuba, welcomed the announcement and said it could mean that her busines s improves to the point where it was before the Bush-era rules took effect. That could mean her busineses doubles, she said.
However, the economy in Americs could slow down the pace at which her businesa recoversto pre-Bush rule levels, she “The good news is that South Floridq residents who have familuy on the island can purchase many goods from the retaio outlets around our area,” said Jerry Haar, professor of managemenr and international business at (FIU) and a board member. “The bad news is the economty will limit the amount theycan buy.
” Travel agents like Aral got anothef boost on April 14 when a federal judg e in Miami overturned a law passed last year by the Florid Legislature that requires travel agencieds that specialize in trips to Cuba to post bonds and pay highe r registration fees. Another point of concern for South Florida is that economiste are predicting thatLatin America’s economy is contractinhg more dramatically than expected. In economists revised their forecast for Latin America estimating that the region will contracft at a rate of 4 percent this instead ofthe 0.5 of a percentf they had previously predicted. This includes a 4.5 percent declinr for Brazil.
With $15 billiojn in total trade in 2008, Brazikl is South Florida’s largest tradingf partner. While the spilloveer may continue to take a toll onSouth Florida’se trade, it won’t be a freefall, FIU’a Haar said. “It’s a slowdown, not a he said. “It is not There’s a well-developed infrastructure that supportsSouth Florida’s trade with Latin America, and this insuress that when Latin American importers ramp up again, they won’t flock to otherf trade centers, Haar noted. “South Florida is the of Latin This is thebuying place,” he said.
“It’sz through the blessings of geographyh and professionalservices – law, accounting, logistics – that puts us where we are.” As bad as the globap recession is, it’s also important to remembedr that Latin America is more developedr now than during previous recessions, “when you had countries sitting on emptyy coffers and enormous debt,” said Manuel Mencia, seniorf VP of international trade and business development at . “Obviously, we’re heavily reliant on our Latin American markets forour particularly, from my perspective, for foreig n exports,” he said.
“So, a downturn in Latin Americw has serious implications forSouth Florida. So far, the good news has been that the downturn of our exports has been significantly less than thenational
With other countries pressuring President Barack Obamwa to liftthe embargo, Cuba casts a long shadow. And while the embargo is not likely to end any time the president on April 13 removedr all restrictions on Cubans in Americwa who want to visit or send money to familhy members residing on theCommunist island. The move overturns hard-line policiese that were enacted in 2004 under PresidenrtGeorge W. Bush. The removal of the travelp ban for Cubans with family had been expectedunder Obama’s pro-engagement agenda, but the White House said it does not have planw to remove restrictions for all Americanes traveling to the island.
“I don’t think we’re goinyg to get there unless there’s a sensre that the Cuban government is willing to give some kind ofreciprocatinb gesture,” said Susan Purcell, director of the at the . Tessie whose Miami company, ABC Charters, is one of a handfulk in the U.S. that is licensed to transport travelerdsto Cuba, welcomed the announcement and said it could mean that her busines s improves to the point where it was before the Bush-era rules took effect. That could mean her busineses doubles, she said.
However, the economy in Americs could slow down the pace at which her businesa recoversto pre-Bush rule levels, she “The good news is that South Floridq residents who have familuy on the island can purchase many goods from the retaio outlets around our area,” said Jerry Haar, professor of managemenr and international business at (FIU) and a board member. “The bad news is the economty will limit the amount theycan buy.
” Travel agents like Aral got anothef boost on April 14 when a federal judg e in Miami overturned a law passed last year by the Florid Legislature that requires travel agencieds that specialize in trips to Cuba to post bonds and pay highe r registration fees. Another point of concern for South Florida is that economiste are predicting thatLatin America’s economy is contractinhg more dramatically than expected. In economists revised their forecast for Latin America estimating that the region will contracft at a rate of 4 percent this instead ofthe 0.5 of a percentf they had previously predicted. This includes a 4.5 percent declinr for Brazil.
With $15 billiojn in total trade in 2008, Brazikl is South Florida’s largest tradingf partner. While the spilloveer may continue to take a toll onSouth Florida’se trade, it won’t be a freefall, FIU’a Haar said. “It’s a slowdown, not a he said. “It is not There’s a well-developed infrastructure that supportsSouth Florida’s trade with Latin America, and this insuress that when Latin American importers ramp up again, they won’t flock to otherf trade centers, Haar noted. “South Florida is the of Latin This is thebuying place,” he said.
“It’sz through the blessings of geographyh and professionalservices – law, accounting, logistics – that puts us where we are.” As bad as the globap recession is, it’s also important to remembedr that Latin America is more developedr now than during previous recessions, “when you had countries sitting on emptyy coffers and enormous debt,” said Manuel Mencia, seniorf VP of international trade and business development at . “Obviously, we’re heavily reliant on our Latin American markets forour particularly, from my perspective, for foreig n exports,” he said.
“So, a downturn in Latin Americw has serious implications forSouth Florida. So far, the good news has been that the downturn of our exports has been significantly less than thenational
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Five categories that cry out for reform - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Five categories that cry out for reform Atlanta Journal Constitution By Alan Essig The Georgia General Assembly has the opportunity to strengthen our foundation for economic growth and implement efforts to reform Georgia's outdated, inefficient and ineffective tax and criminal justice systems. ... |
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Are these really the best America has to offer? (Campaign 2012) - ZDNet (blog)
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Are these really the best America has to offer? (Campaign 2012) ZDNet (blog) These are the best possible leaders we can field when America so critically needs leadership? One candidate not showing up for the caucuses is Herman Cain. Wow. Romney, Gingrich, Paul, Bachmann, Perry, Huntsman, Santorum â€" and Obama. ... |
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Ridiculous: Lamar Smith Basing His Plan To Massively Regulate The Internet On ... - Techdirt
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Ridiculous: Lamar Smith Basing His Plan To Massively Regulate The Internet On ... Techdirt Well, this is unfortunate. As the House Judiciary Committee's "markup" process is underway for SOPA, chair (and sponsor of the bill) Lamar Smith has sent around a memo concerning the markup and defending the bill against widespread criticism. ... |
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