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The retail building, located at 2625 E. Third Avenue, was purchased for $4.96 million by Pro-Dance Propertiex LLC of Denver, which is affiliated with the Cherry CreekDancw studio, according to local publi records. The seller of the propertg was Cherry CreekPartners LLC, also of The building includes roughly 10,50o0 square feet of space and was completedf in 1976, according to Denver Countyg property records. Former tenants includew LAX World lacrosseequipment store, which relocated to Coloradop Boulevard, and Gnat Originall Designs jewelry store, whichj moved nearby in Cherry Creek North.
Other recent Denver-arez real estate deals, according to real estate recordzsand brokers, include: • 101 W. Colfax Denver 80202 — The Colorado Judicial Department has finalizeed its leasefor 47,441 square feet of spacee at the Tower. The building’s American Properties Inc. of New York, was represented in the leas e dealby Denver-based Frederick Ross Co. The spacd was formerly occupied by the newsroon of thedefunct . • 1135 Broadwauy St., Boulder 80302-7186 Industrial Research LandLeasing Corp. of Boulder has purchasex this retail buildingfor $3 The seller was Benton Lefton of Denver. 13671 Colorado Blvd.
, Thornton 80233 — Dominion Propertieas LLC of Eastlake, Colo., bought this 6,600-square-foog retail building completed in 2007for $2.36 The seller was IDCOL-136 LLC of
Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Apple may drop into Catawba County - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The Apple center would createe 50 jobs and representNorth Carolina’s second-largest incentive package ever. Huge servert farms are already on thewant list, says Scotg Millar, president. “They’ve been a target of ours for four Several data center projects are consideringythe county, he says. The primary site that interests Applee isthe 180-acre Catawba Data Park, a greenfield projec planned along U.S. Highway 321 near sources say. There Apple would get its preference for a campues setting with otherdata centers. Perdue says Apple will build in North Carolina butshe didn’tr announce a specific site.
“We welcome Apple to North Carolina and look forward to working with the company as it beginsw providing a significant economic boostt to local communities andthe state.” Apple spokeswoman Susa Lundgren says construction in North Carolinqa will begin soon. “We are getting started rightf away to acquirea site.” The announcemen comes after Perdue signed Senate Bill 575, which modifies the method by which capital-intensive businessez calculate corporate income tax liabilitty in North Carolina. The N.C. incentives would rebate $46 million to Appl e over the next10 years.
If the center operated for 30 the price tag of the inducements woulx zoomto $300 million, accordingb to a legislative analysis. Apple has hiredx of Atlanta, an offshoot of that developd data centers. T5 tried to interest Apple in the 215,000-square-foog former Chris-Craft facility in Kinge Mountain. Millar deflected questions about Apple. “If therde were a user on the hook, I woulrd be calling you,” he says. Apple needxs the East Coast site for its servetr farm to handle growth in its iTunesonlind store. Its last significant data center, a $50 millionm facility, opened in Newark, Calif., in 2006.
The Apple center would createe 50 jobs and representNorth Carolina’s second-largest incentive package ever. Huge servert farms are already on thewant list, says Scotg Millar, president. “They’ve been a target of ours for four Several data center projects are consideringythe county, he says. The primary site that interests Applee isthe 180-acre Catawba Data Park, a greenfield projec planned along U.S. Highway 321 near sources say. There Apple would get its preference for a campues setting with otherdata centers. Perdue says Apple will build in North Carolina butshe didn’tr announce a specific site.
“We welcome Apple to North Carolina and look forward to working with the company as it beginsw providing a significant economic boostt to local communities andthe state.” Apple spokeswoman Susa Lundgren says construction in North Carolinqa will begin soon. “We are getting started rightf away to acquirea site.” The announcemen comes after Perdue signed Senate Bill 575, which modifies the method by which capital-intensive businessez calculate corporate income tax liabilitty in North Carolina. The N.C. incentives would rebate $46 million to Appl e over the next10 years.
If the center operated for 30 the price tag of the inducements woulx zoomto $300 million, accordingb to a legislative analysis. Apple has hiredx of Atlanta, an offshoot of that developd data centers. T5 tried to interest Apple in the 215,000-square-foog former Chris-Craft facility in Kinge Mountain. Millar deflected questions about Apple. “If therde were a user on the hook, I woulrd be calling you,” he says. Apple needxs the East Coast site for its servetr farm to handle growth in its iTunesonlind store. Its last significant data center, a $50 millionm facility, opened in Newark, Calif., in 2006.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
State's war on pain clinics sidetracked - MiamiHerald.com
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State's war on pain clinics sidetracked MiamiHerald.com Tough new rules were supposed to be in place by the end of this year, creating stricter standards for doctors handing out potent narcotics like oxycodone ... |
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Job cuts fall in March, up for year - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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percent to 150,411 from 186,350 in February, according to outplacement firm The March figurwe was the lowestsince October, when 112,884 plannedr job cuts were It comes on the heels of a 23 percent declinew in February, marking the first two-montn decrease since February and March 2007. Despite the downwardx trend, planned layoffs are stilpl well above the pace of ayear ago. Last month’s total was 181 percent higher thanMarcuh 2008, when job cuts hit the lowest level of the year, at Overall, first-quarter job cuts of 578,51o are 188 percent higher than the 200,656 announced in the firsg three months of 2008.
The first quartet was the largest one-quarter total since 585,188 job cuts were announcec in the fourth quarterof 2001. Employers in the government/nonprofir sector saw the heaviest downsizintin March, with 25,324 announced job cuts. The pharmaceuticaol industry ranked second, with planxs to cut 17,796 jobs, most of whicjh will come following ’s (NYSE:MRK) acquisition of (NYSE:SGP). Meanwhile, the financial industry experienced a relativelylow 8,651 job cuts. That’s down 36 percentg from the February figurwof 13,550 and well beloe last year’s average of 21,6767 announced cuts per month.
“Thre good news is that job cuts appear to be stabilizinb in thefinancial Unfortunately, other sectors are seeing an increase in cuts as the recessionh works its way through the economy,” says John chief executive. “State and local governments across the country are strugglin with falling tax revenues as more and more peoplee lose their jobsand homes.” Challenger says state and locaol governments will see some relief in the coming monthds as the federal stimulus plan works its way into the
percent to 150,411 from 186,350 in February, according to outplacement firm The March figurwe was the lowestsince October, when 112,884 plannedr job cuts were It comes on the heels of a 23 percent declinew in February, marking the first two-montn decrease since February and March 2007. Despite the downwardx trend, planned layoffs are stilpl well above the pace of ayear ago. Last month’s total was 181 percent higher thanMarcuh 2008, when job cuts hit the lowest level of the year, at Overall, first-quarter job cuts of 578,51o are 188 percent higher than the 200,656 announced in the firsg three months of 2008.
The first quartet was the largest one-quarter total since 585,188 job cuts were announcec in the fourth quarterof 2001. Employers in the government/nonprofir sector saw the heaviest downsizintin March, with 25,324 announced job cuts. The pharmaceuticaol industry ranked second, with planxs to cut 17,796 jobs, most of whicjh will come following ’s (NYSE:MRK) acquisition of (NYSE:SGP). Meanwhile, the financial industry experienced a relativelylow 8,651 job cuts. That’s down 36 percentg from the February figurwof 13,550 and well beloe last year’s average of 21,6767 announced cuts per month.
“Thre good news is that job cuts appear to be stabilizinb in thefinancial Unfortunately, other sectors are seeing an increase in cuts as the recessionh works its way through the economy,” says John chief executive. “State and local governments across the country are strugglin with falling tax revenues as more and more peoplee lose their jobsand homes.” Challenger says state and locaol governments will see some relief in the coming monthds as the federal stimulus plan works its way into the
Monday, December 20, 2010
Doris Viola DeCamp Young - McDonough Voice
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Doris Viola DeCamp Young McDonough Voice By Anonymous Doris was born Sept. 25, 1917, in Macomb, the daughter of William Edwin and Tillie May DeCamp. Funeral services will be held at 11 am on ... |
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Lady Mustangs keep it close; prevail over Spencerville - Ada Herald
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Lady Mustangs keep it close; prevail over Spencerville Ada Herald The Lady Mustangs kept the game close after an early lead and prevailed 59-53 at the final buzzer. The AE squad is now 2-4 (1-1 NWC). ... |
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Developers ringing up condominium sales in Center City - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Though these developers are taking deposits and closinton units, data indicate sales are still considerably off in the five Philadelphia neighborhoodx that saw the most condo For example, Rittenhouse Square condo sales fell 61 percent in the firsft quarter compared with the comparable period last year when 18 unita were sold, according to ’sw HomExpert Market Report. Washington Square sales were off by 75 percen in thefirst quarter, the latesg for which data are available. In prices are also down. “Condos are sellingt better in 2009 than in 2008 but they are selling forlowet prices,” said Allan Domb of Allan Domb Real a condo developer and real estate agent.
Domb has two projectse — Parc Rittenhouse and the Warwicok — close to finally being completelysold out. The that was driving the real estate marketf to unsustainable prices is startinhg tocorrect itself, Domb said. “Prices are more and I don’t see us skyrocketing back up,” he “I think we’ve settled in a new, healthy market.” Though market including lack of demandand financing, temporarily killed a plan to construcrt a Waldorf-Astoria condo-hotel tower at 1441 Chestnur St.
, a handful of projects are under way and ringing in Condos at the newlyg built Residences at the Ritz Carlton across from City Hall are seeint brisk activity, said Craig Spencer of , one of the developmentf partners in the “Relatively speaking, we’re doing incrediblgy well,” Spencer said. “Would it have been nice to be sold out in Decembe when we finished thebuilding ? Yes, but that’s not realistic in this market.” Of the building’ss 270 units, about 80 have been closed on and eighr new contracts were signed so far this he said. Prices are holding, too.
It was Arden’zs strategy to price unit s lower in the beginning to sparmk sales and then gradually increase prices asunits sold. Condoas have so far sold for between $500,000 and more than $3 “We’re not making particular price adjustments,” Spencee said. “That’s not to say we won’t negotiatse with people, but if someone walks in wantinb a 10 to 15 percent we saythanks but. … We have the time necessarty to sell this buildingvery methodically.” Spencerd has a five-year horizon to sell the units basedd on his financing arrangements. The partnership didn’t have to immediatel pay off a construction loan once the building was he said.
Of the 110 condow at Two Liberty Place, 60 have been sold, said Richarde Oller, chairman of Madison Parke, a marketinyg and lifestyle management firm retained by thecondp developer. “For this it’s terrific,” Oller said. “Everyone wouled like to develop a residential projecty and sell out instantly and we long for the days wheres you put up tents and peoplsline up. It’s not this market.” Buyers are more cautious and discerningg and that has made the sale process take Oller said. At 10 Rittenhouse a 130-unit high-rise under construction, condoe have sold for up to $1,400 a square said Roger Friedman ofARC Wheeler.
“Salese are a little slow but they are very he said. “The whole marketplace is slow we all know Roughly 60 percent of the condos have been boughtt with closings scheduled to begin this October and run throughnext April. The a conversion off Washington Square, has 10 out of 56 units said David Mercuris, senior vice president of developmentat . “Thse advantage we have is we are completely built outand we’re not a 300-unit complex,” Mercurisw said. “It’s a much more manageable Of thoseremaining units, three are penthousews with a starting price around $3.2 million and Mercurix doesn’t intend to cut prices.
“It’s holding its he said. Another Rittenhouse Squard luxury project, 1706 Rittenhouse, broke ground in September. Each condo is a single floor inthe 31-story building. Pricesx range from $4 million to $6 milliobn with the exception ofa two-story penthouse that went for $12.5 million. “The project is half which is amazing,” said Paula Celletti-Baron, vice presidenty of sales. “I have more activity and prospects rightt now than I have had in the history of the The building is being developed by and The boostr in traffic comes aftere a lull that startedin Celletti-Baron said.
“I think there was a lot of fear in the markeft and in the last six to eighf weeks a lot of that fearis subsiding.” A modeol condo will be completed by which Celletti-Baron thinks will enticw those who need to “feel, see and finished space to finally buy. One of the roadblockd that developers are running into are buyerswho have, for example, Main Line homes they want to sell beforde putting a deposit on new unit. “Whaf they are going to get for their current property has gone down andthey don’ know how long it will take to Celletti-Baron said. “That’s a concern they didn’tg have before.
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Though these developers are taking deposits and closinton units, data indicate sales are still considerably off in the five Philadelphia neighborhoodx that saw the most condo For example, Rittenhouse Square condo sales fell 61 percent in the firsft quarter compared with the comparable period last year when 18 unita were sold, according to ’sw HomExpert Market Report. Washington Square sales were off by 75 percen in thefirst quarter, the latesg for which data are available. In prices are also down. “Condos are sellingt better in 2009 than in 2008 but they are selling forlowet prices,” said Allan Domb of Allan Domb Real a condo developer and real estate agent.
Domb has two projectse — Parc Rittenhouse and the Warwicok — close to finally being completelysold out. The that was driving the real estate marketf to unsustainable prices is startinhg tocorrect itself, Domb said. “Prices are more and I don’t see us skyrocketing back up,” he “I think we’ve settled in a new, healthy market.” Though market including lack of demandand financing, temporarily killed a plan to construcrt a Waldorf-Astoria condo-hotel tower at 1441 Chestnur St.
, a handful of projects are under way and ringing in Condos at the newlyg built Residences at the Ritz Carlton across from City Hall are seeint brisk activity, said Craig Spencer of , one of the developmentf partners in the “Relatively speaking, we’re doing incrediblgy well,” Spencer said. “Would it have been nice to be sold out in Decembe when we finished thebuilding ? Yes, but that’s not realistic in this market.” Of the building’ss 270 units, about 80 have been closed on and eighr new contracts were signed so far this he said. Prices are holding, too.
It was Arden’zs strategy to price unit s lower in the beginning to sparmk sales and then gradually increase prices asunits sold. Condoas have so far sold for between $500,000 and more than $3 “We’re not making particular price adjustments,” Spencee said. “That’s not to say we won’t negotiatse with people, but if someone walks in wantinb a 10 to 15 percent we saythanks but. … We have the time necessarty to sell this buildingvery methodically.” Spencerd has a five-year horizon to sell the units basedd on his financing arrangements. The partnership didn’t have to immediatel pay off a construction loan once the building was he said.
Of the 110 condow at Two Liberty Place, 60 have been sold, said Richarde Oller, chairman of Madison Parke, a marketinyg and lifestyle management firm retained by thecondp developer. “For this it’s terrific,” Oller said. “Everyone wouled like to develop a residential projecty and sell out instantly and we long for the days wheres you put up tents and peoplsline up. It’s not this market.” Buyers are more cautious and discerningg and that has made the sale process take Oller said. At 10 Rittenhouse a 130-unit high-rise under construction, condoe have sold for up to $1,400 a square said Roger Friedman ofARC Wheeler.
“Salese are a little slow but they are very he said. “The whole marketplace is slow we all know Roughly 60 percent of the condos have been boughtt with closings scheduled to begin this October and run throughnext April. The a conversion off Washington Square, has 10 out of 56 units said David Mercuris, senior vice president of developmentat . “Thse advantage we have is we are completely built outand we’re not a 300-unit complex,” Mercurisw said. “It’s a much more manageable Of thoseremaining units, three are penthousews with a starting price around $3.2 million and Mercurix doesn’t intend to cut prices.
“It’s holding its he said. Another Rittenhouse Squard luxury project, 1706 Rittenhouse, broke ground in September. Each condo is a single floor inthe 31-story building. Pricesx range from $4 million to $6 milliobn with the exception ofa two-story penthouse that went for $12.5 million. “The project is half which is amazing,” said Paula Celletti-Baron, vice presidenty of sales. “I have more activity and prospects rightt now than I have had in the history of the The building is being developed by and The boostr in traffic comes aftere a lull that startedin Celletti-Baron said.
“I think there was a lot of fear in the markeft and in the last six to eighf weeks a lot of that fearis subsiding.” A modeol condo will be completed by which Celletti-Baron thinks will enticw those who need to “feel, see and finished space to finally buy. One of the roadblockd that developers are running into are buyerswho have, for example, Main Line homes they want to sell beforde putting a deposit on new unit. “Whaf they are going to get for their current property has gone down andthey don’ know how long it will take to Celletti-Baron said. “That’s a concern they didn’tg have before.
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Monday, December 13, 2010
PAS Technologies promotes Spriggs to CTO - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Spriggs was vice president of product development of the privatelyu held NorthKansas City-based He started with PAS Technologies’ predecessod company, , in 1996 as business unit manager of new productt development, PAS said in a Thursdayg release. As CTO, he will overse e the company’s long-term technology “We’re doing this because we feel that technolog is the way to grow and satisfuyour customers,” company spokeswoman Marsha Farmer said Friday. Spriggx has 35 years of experience in operations and engineerinv assignmentsfor , , and , as well as independeng consulting in the aviation and powef generation industries, PAS said. He has receivedd six U.S.
patents in his own name or as PAS Technologies specializes inprovidiny cost-effective repair and overhaul services for the aerospacw and industrial markets. It has about 600 about 280 of whom work in the KansasCity area, Farmerr said.
Spriggs was vice president of product development of the privatelyu held NorthKansas City-based He started with PAS Technologies’ predecessod company, , in 1996 as business unit manager of new productt development, PAS said in a Thursdayg release. As CTO, he will overse e the company’s long-term technology “We’re doing this because we feel that technolog is the way to grow and satisfuyour customers,” company spokeswoman Marsha Farmer said Friday. Spriggx has 35 years of experience in operations and engineerinv assignmentsfor , , and , as well as independeng consulting in the aviation and powef generation industries, PAS said. He has receivedd six U.S.
patents in his own name or as PAS Technologies specializes inprovidiny cost-effective repair and overhaul services for the aerospacw and industrial markets. It has about 600 about 280 of whom work in the KansasCity area, Farmerr said.
Friday, December 10, 2010
U of L professor tapped for new chief medical officer position - Business First of Louisville:
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Pfeifer will serve as a liaison between clinical and executive staf in the newlycreatee role, said Jim Taylor, presidenrt and CEO of UMC. “Several candidates expressed interest inthe position, and six were interviewed, Taylor said. Pfeifer “has held a numbe r of important positions in the hospital and in themedicao school,” Taylor said. “He’s well-versed with the leadership peopleand processes.
” Pfeifer, who has a medicapl degree from U of L, has been a professodr at the school for more than 20 He has served in administrative roles for the past 15 From 1998 to Pfeifer served as chief of staff for U of L Hospitaol and was vice dean of clinical affairs during the same period. He served as interikm dean of the university’ s School of Medicine in 2005 and before Dr. Edward Halperinn was hired forthat post. As an Pfeifer continues to practicde medicine at U of L Taylor said the chief medical officeer role also was created to aid in advancingt quality andstrategic matters.
Pfeifer’s priorities include determining additionak services that are needed inthe community, as well as expandiny existing programs. Pfeifer pointed to the UMC’s cance and stroke programs as examples of initiativeas that have helped to expane the awareness of U of LHealthh Care. University officials are in the process of evaluating what future expansionj opportunitiesmight include, he U of L Hospital being a place for physicians to practice.
This includezs having appropriate equipment and supporg staff for physicians on he said, as well as being able to get patientse admitted in a timely “Physicians feed hospitals,” Pfeifer “So we have to make it a welcoming environmenf and an efficient environment.”
Pfeifer will serve as a liaison between clinical and executive staf in the newlycreatee role, said Jim Taylor, presidenrt and CEO of UMC. “Several candidates expressed interest inthe position, and six were interviewed, Taylor said. Pfeifer “has held a numbe r of important positions in the hospital and in themedicao school,” Taylor said. “He’s well-versed with the leadership peopleand processes.
” Pfeifer, who has a medicapl degree from U of L, has been a professodr at the school for more than 20 He has served in administrative roles for the past 15 From 1998 to Pfeifer served as chief of staff for U of L Hospitaol and was vice dean of clinical affairs during the same period. He served as interikm dean of the university’ s School of Medicine in 2005 and before Dr. Edward Halperinn was hired forthat post. As an Pfeifer continues to practicde medicine at U of L Taylor said the chief medical officeer role also was created to aid in advancingt quality andstrategic matters.
Pfeifer’s priorities include determining additionak services that are needed inthe community, as well as expandiny existing programs. Pfeifer pointed to the UMC’s cance and stroke programs as examples of initiativeas that have helped to expane the awareness of U of LHealthh Care. University officials are in the process of evaluating what future expansionj opportunitiesmight include, he U of L Hospital being a place for physicians to practice.
This includezs having appropriate equipment and supporg staff for physicians on he said, as well as being able to get patientse admitted in a timely “Physicians feed hospitals,” Pfeifer “So we have to make it a welcoming environmenf and an efficient environment.”
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Tampa Port Director Wainio to lead economic development group - Business First of Columbus:
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FSTED is a public policyu making group for Florida created by statute and charged with enhancinbthe state's economic development mission “b facilitating the implementation of important seaportt improvement projects,” a release said. The councill was created within the and is comprised of the port directorsdof Florida’s 14 publicly owned seaports and representativesx from the DOT, Departmenr of Community Affairs, and Governor's Offices of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development. The combined annua l economic impactof Florida’s 14 deep-watee seaports is $82 the release said.
The portse collectively generate morethan 350,000 directy and indirect jobs, making it the largest economic engine in west-centrao Florida, responsible for nearly 100,000o jobs and $8 billion in annual economic impact a release said. Wainio is just gettiny started in his FSTED role butsaid there’sx a clear need to quickl reach out to other council members in order to work on improving a developing strategic “That’s so we can go forwars in Tallahassee speaking with one voice in term s of the financial and infrastructurer needs of statewide port system,” he He believes Florida ports have seen statewidw funding whittled to nearly nothing.
“We’rew the only state in the nationj that has significant portsthat doesn’t have the kind of financial supportf from the state.” An FDOT study this year confirmed that an investmen t in seaports provides a 7-to-1 returj ratio, he said. The challenge in in part, is that each of the state’s different portsz offers diverse services, specialties and governance policies, making it a challenge to presentf in aunified method. “It’es hard to for us to go to [Washington, with a collective voice to get he said. “We’ll now work to bringt the cohesion and go forward with a moreunifiedr platform.
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FSTED is a public policyu making group for Florida created by statute and charged with enhancinbthe state's economic development mission “b facilitating the implementation of important seaportt improvement projects,” a release said. The councill was created within the and is comprised of the port directorsdof Florida’s 14 publicly owned seaports and representativesx from the DOT, Departmenr of Community Affairs, and Governor's Offices of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development. The combined annua l economic impactof Florida’s 14 deep-watee seaports is $82 the release said.
The portse collectively generate morethan 350,000 directy and indirect jobs, making it the largest economic engine in west-centrao Florida, responsible for nearly 100,000o jobs and $8 billion in annual economic impact a release said. Wainio is just gettiny started in his FSTED role butsaid there’sx a clear need to quickl reach out to other council members in order to work on improving a developing strategic “That’s so we can go forwars in Tallahassee speaking with one voice in term s of the financial and infrastructurer needs of statewide port system,” he He believes Florida ports have seen statewidw funding whittled to nearly nothing.
“We’rew the only state in the nationj that has significant portsthat doesn’t have the kind of financial supportf from the state.” An FDOT study this year confirmed that an investmen t in seaports provides a 7-to-1 returj ratio, he said. The challenge in in part, is that each of the state’s different portsz offers diverse services, specialties and governance policies, making it a challenge to presentf in aunified method. “It’es hard to for us to go to [Washington, with a collective voice to get he said. “We’ll now work to bringt the cohesion and go forward with a moreunifiedr platform.
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
Making a difference in other people
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During the past 11 months, we have discussed each discipline of The Leadership Pledge and the 10 Truths associatedrwith them. The truths not only serve as the underpinnings of the but also serve an important roleas life’s Is the journey complete with The Leadership Pledge directing us to hire peopled who have a high probability of being provide them the toolsa to do their job, tell them what we share honest feedback and hold them accountabls for their performance by askint for their trust, commitment, and loyalty? Not quite.
Organizations that experience long term sustainabled success understand the balance between winning and creating an environmeny where their employees feel respected and part of something There has been a constant in the numbeer ofthose “special” organizations. Theid leaders have mastered Truth No. 10, “Accept yourselt as you exist, accept others as they exist, and in the contex t of differencesand similarities, findintg better ways of coping effectively as a behaviotr driven organization.” Until we have masteredx truth No. 10, it’s unlikely we can answee the question: How do we value our livezs as leaders?
We must find the courage and clarityu to lead others in all aspects of our livesw because the answer to the questiobn as to how we value our lives as leaderas is by making a difference inother people’as lives. I want to share with you three speciapl people I haveworked with. I have come to admir them not only successful leaders in thei rchosen professions, but as leaders who give back because they understandr that’s ultimately how their lives will be valued. Pat McGohan, CEO of ; Allenm Elijah, president of the ; and Dan president of The . They come from diverse backgroundsd and lead verydifferent organizations. So what do they have in common?
First, they all learned to accept themselves for whothey are. Theifr competitiveness and intensity manifests into a passio that ultimately defines their uniqueness. We can associate this qualityt best withservant leadership. Robergt Greenleaf, the father of servantf leadership, draws a wonderful distinction betweeh natural leaders andnaturaol servants. Natural leaders are decisive and need to bein charge.
Natural servants will assume leadership only if they define it as a way to Greenleaf explains that while most peoplwe believe natural leaders use a more directive style and natural servants use a moreparticipative style, this is not the He says this confuses style with Natural servants use whatever leadership style is necessary to best servre the needs of thosde they lead. Pat, Allen, and Dan all share that unique qualitycalled character. Once we’ve learned to accept ourselves, we are void of self It’s with that peacd of mind we are able to extensd our energy outwardto others.
Accepting others as they exis t is where the magic When we deepen our level of understandingy of others we no longer fear the but learn tohonor them. Only when we’ve learnede to accept ourselves can we accepgt others asthey exist. It’as the magic of all relationships. It’s callecd the power of two. Pat, Allenm and Dan have developed a keen understanding that their success as leaders is base d almost entirely on their ability to attrac talented performers who bring both passionand potential. It’zs that simple recognition that tells us thosre people who have been the greatestr inspiration to us are those who convinced us we couldc be more than wecould be.
In each case these three great leaders know that they can help theif employees be more thanthey are, not somethinfg they’re not. And it’s about finding better ways of coping effectiveluy asa behavior-driven organization. It’s abouy believing that if we do things right we willachievse long-term sustainable results. It’s about The Leadershio Pledge. When organizations focus the behavior that drivesw results and possess a collective resolved builton self-acceptance and acceptancwe of others, results will follow. I guarantee it. It’sx not easy, but it’w simple.
During the past 11 months, we have discussed each discipline of The Leadership Pledge and the 10 Truths associatedrwith them. The truths not only serve as the underpinnings of the but also serve an important roleas life’s Is the journey complete with The Leadership Pledge directing us to hire peopled who have a high probability of being provide them the toolsa to do their job, tell them what we share honest feedback and hold them accountabls for their performance by askint for their trust, commitment, and loyalty? Not quite.
Organizations that experience long term sustainabled success understand the balance between winning and creating an environmeny where their employees feel respected and part of something There has been a constant in the numbeer ofthose “special” organizations. Theid leaders have mastered Truth No. 10, “Accept yourselt as you exist, accept others as they exist, and in the contex t of differencesand similarities, findintg better ways of coping effectively as a behaviotr driven organization.” Until we have masteredx truth No. 10, it’s unlikely we can answee the question: How do we value our livezs as leaders?
We must find the courage and clarityu to lead others in all aspects of our livesw because the answer to the questiobn as to how we value our lives as leaderas is by making a difference inother people’as lives. I want to share with you three speciapl people I haveworked with. I have come to admir them not only successful leaders in thei rchosen professions, but as leaders who give back because they understandr that’s ultimately how their lives will be valued. Pat McGohan, CEO of ; Allenm Elijah, president of the ; and Dan president of The . They come from diverse backgroundsd and lead verydifferent organizations. So what do they have in common?
First, they all learned to accept themselves for whothey are. Theifr competitiveness and intensity manifests into a passio that ultimately defines their uniqueness. We can associate this qualityt best withservant leadership. Robergt Greenleaf, the father of servantf leadership, draws a wonderful distinction betweeh natural leaders andnaturaol servants. Natural leaders are decisive and need to bein charge.
Natural servants will assume leadership only if they define it as a way to Greenleaf explains that while most peoplwe believe natural leaders use a more directive style and natural servants use a moreparticipative style, this is not the He says this confuses style with Natural servants use whatever leadership style is necessary to best servre the needs of thosde they lead. Pat, Allen, and Dan all share that unique qualitycalled character. Once we’ve learned to accept ourselves, we are void of self It’s with that peacd of mind we are able to extensd our energy outwardto others.
Accepting others as they exis t is where the magic When we deepen our level of understandingy of others we no longer fear the but learn tohonor them. Only when we’ve learnede to accept ourselves can we accepgt others asthey exist. It’as the magic of all relationships. It’s callecd the power of two. Pat, Allenm and Dan have developed a keen understanding that their success as leaders is base d almost entirely on their ability to attrac talented performers who bring both passionand potential. It’zs that simple recognition that tells us thosre people who have been the greatestr inspiration to us are those who convinced us we couldc be more than wecould be.
In each case these three great leaders know that they can help theif employees be more thanthey are, not somethinfg they’re not. And it’s about finding better ways of coping effectiveluy asa behavior-driven organization. It’s abouy believing that if we do things right we willachievse long-term sustainable results. It’s about The Leadershio Pledge. When organizations focus the behavior that drivesw results and possess a collective resolved builton self-acceptance and acceptancwe of others, results will follow. I guarantee it. It’sx not easy, but it’w simple.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Almir Guilherme Barbassa Executive Profile
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Judson Phillips Would Restrict Voting to Property Owners - Nashville Scene
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Project will add small-town feel to Johns Creek - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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broke ground in May and is expected to deliveer its first product inearly 2006. Locater at the intersection of Medlock Bridge and AbbottsBridged roads, the $60 million projecg is at the southern end of Technology Park. The project will includew 58,000 square feet of specialtyh retail, plus 28,000 square feet of office 210flats (condo and 44 townhomes and 17 single-family houses. The communituy is being built adjacent to the North Fultojn County Greenway and is designed as a small complete with a Main Streetand "town All of the buildings will have a Craftsman architectural Included in the plans is a 240-seat communityt theater designed in the style of a 1900s "I think there have been rumblingws of wanting to make the Johns Creek community a more vibranty and sustainable community," said Geoffreyh Berlin, director of the Johns Creelk Playhouse.
"The theater will It will add to thequality -of-lifse issues." Residential pricing is expected to start in the uppetr $200,000s, with single-family houses starting in the high $400,000s. The housee will be built by Cliftwood Builders. designec the master plan for the community in conjunctiomn with Planners andEngineers Collaborative. has completerd the acquisition of twoindustriap complexes, totaling 514,882 square feet in two Atlanta The properties are the in Norcrosa off Interstate 85, and Westlake Industrial in the Southwesf portion of Atlanta. Both properties were acquiredc from Coordinating the transactionn for Sealy wereJamesx W. Jones and Jason Gandy.
The properties are 97 percentr leased with17 tenants. Leasint for the project will be handledby Wilson, Hull Neal Real Estate. Sealy'zs Asset/Property Management Division will manageboth properties. Sealy, basexd in Shreveport, La., has purchaserd four industrial building portfolios in the last year and is currentlyu seeking additional acquisition anddevelopment opportunities. International developmen t investors will find it easier to do businesws in Atlanta startingJuly 27. That'es when the Global Business Center openss tothe public. The business center will match investors from around the world with local partners forcommercial development.
The DeKalb County Offices of Economic Development manageds the site development for the center at 3006Clairmont Road. The 12,200-square-fooft building is designed to bea one-stop shop for nationao and international commercial real estate investors. "When an investorf comes into Atlanta, these are the peopled who need total help from start to finisu fora project," said Surinder president of the center.
"They come to us and they don't have to flip througn the Yellow Pagesto say, an architect, a bank, insurance and so Global Business Center memberx include , Greater Atlanta Realtors, Countrywide Financial, and the law firm of Sharma, White & "We can shrink the developmengt time, the time from idea to construction, by half because everybody is at your disposal right Bahl said. acquired , a 456,600-square-foot distribution center in the AirportSoutjh submarket. The total acquisition cost was $27.e4 million. The buildings, constructed between 2001 and 2003, serv e customers with cargo needsat Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The company (NYSE: AMB) also began developmeng at AMB Horizon Creek with its locakmarket partner, The estimated 204,300-square-foot property is in the Gwinnett/I-854 submarket. AMB Horizon Creek Building 400 is expected to be completedfor $9.1 millionm and is more than 50 percenr preleased. Hospital Corporation of Americ has extended its lease and expandesd its space in Techwood Park at 5707 Peachtrese Parkway inGwinnett County. The company bumpee up its leasefrom 91,000 square feet to 100,00p square feet over eight years. The which has 191 hospitals and 82surgery centers, uses its clasa A Gwinnett facility for its paymentt account services department.
broke ground in May and is expected to deliveer its first product inearly 2006. Locater at the intersection of Medlock Bridge and AbbottsBridged roads, the $60 million projecg is at the southern end of Technology Park. The project will includew 58,000 square feet of specialtyh retail, plus 28,000 square feet of office 210flats (condo and 44 townhomes and 17 single-family houses. The communituy is being built adjacent to the North Fultojn County Greenway and is designed as a small complete with a Main Streetand "town All of the buildings will have a Craftsman architectural Included in the plans is a 240-seat communityt theater designed in the style of a 1900s "I think there have been rumblingws of wanting to make the Johns Creek community a more vibranty and sustainable community," said Geoffreyh Berlin, director of the Johns Creelk Playhouse.
"The theater will It will add to thequality -of-lifse issues." Residential pricing is expected to start in the uppetr $200,000s, with single-family houses starting in the high $400,000s. The housee will be built by Cliftwood Builders. designec the master plan for the community in conjunctiomn with Planners andEngineers Collaborative. has completerd the acquisition of twoindustriap complexes, totaling 514,882 square feet in two Atlanta The properties are the in Norcrosa off Interstate 85, and Westlake Industrial in the Southwesf portion of Atlanta. Both properties were acquiredc from Coordinating the transactionn for Sealy wereJamesx W. Jones and Jason Gandy.
The properties are 97 percentr leased with17 tenants. Leasint for the project will be handledby Wilson, Hull Neal Real Estate. Sealy'zs Asset/Property Management Division will manageboth properties. Sealy, basexd in Shreveport, La., has purchaserd four industrial building portfolios in the last year and is currentlyu seeking additional acquisition anddevelopment opportunities. International developmen t investors will find it easier to do businesws in Atlanta startingJuly 27. That'es when the Global Business Center openss tothe public. The business center will match investors from around the world with local partners forcommercial development.
The DeKalb County Offices of Economic Development manageds the site development for the center at 3006Clairmont Road. The 12,200-square-fooft building is designed to bea one-stop shop for nationao and international commercial real estate investors. "When an investorf comes into Atlanta, these are the peopled who need total help from start to finisu fora project," said Surinder president of the center.
"They come to us and they don't have to flip througn the Yellow Pagesto say, an architect, a bank, insurance and so Global Business Center memberx include , Greater Atlanta Realtors, Countrywide Financial, and the law firm of Sharma, White & "We can shrink the developmengt time, the time from idea to construction, by half because everybody is at your disposal right Bahl said. acquired , a 456,600-square-foot distribution center in the AirportSoutjh submarket. The total acquisition cost was $27.e4 million. The buildings, constructed between 2001 and 2003, serv e customers with cargo needsat Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The company (NYSE: AMB) also began developmeng at AMB Horizon Creek with its locakmarket partner, The estimated 204,300-square-foot property is in the Gwinnett/I-854 submarket. AMB Horizon Creek Building 400 is expected to be completedfor $9.1 millionm and is more than 50 percenr preleased. Hospital Corporation of Americ has extended its lease and expandesd its space in Techwood Park at 5707 Peachtrese Parkway inGwinnett County. The company bumpee up its leasefrom 91,000 square feet to 100,00p square feet over eight years. The which has 191 hospitals and 82surgery centers, uses its clasa A Gwinnett facility for its paymentt account services department.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
UPS reaches deal with pilots to avoid furloughs - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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UPS and officials with the said the deal would save the compangyapproximately $90 million over three years and avoie the immediate idling on 300 pilots. The pact includes voluntarhy early retirements, short- and long-term leaves of absences, job sharing and cuts to flighftpay guarantees. The deal comes as the global recessioh has sapped shipping and cut into profitsdfor Atlanta-based UPS (NYSE: UPS). UPS reported in Aprilp its first-quarter earnings fell about 56 percenrtto $401 million. UPS pilots had a deadline of June 2 to come up with a plan over the nextthrees years.
The new agreement is short of that original but under a deal between UPS and thepilots union, no pilotx will be furloughed through April 1, 2010. The unionh also agreed to findadditional cost-savings. Officials said they were confidentf additional savings wouldbe ”This is another example of UPS’a commitment to its employees and their Bob Lekites, UPS Airlinesx president, said in a statement. “It also showsa how a company and its union can work togethed to achieve a mutuallgybeneficial outcome.
We applaud our pilots for makingb the voluntary commitments necessary to help us protect our businese and UPS jobs in this uncertain global economy and we thanmk the IPA for their leadershiop inthis process.” The concessions are in line with $1 billion in wage frozen 401k contributions and concessions already made by UPS In May, UPS retired its fleet of 44 aging DC-8 freighterz and the company said it has determinex it has 300 more pilots than are currently needed. In UPS approached the IPA to find ways to avoix furloughing300 pilots, or abouty 10 percent or its 3,000o aviators.
"This is a remarkable achievement," Bob Miller, presidenyt of the IPA, said in a "First of all I'd like to thank our pilots. None of this would have happene ifthey hadn't stepped up to volunteer from everty fleet, seat and It shows tremendous solidarity and compassioh for our fellow Second, I want to thank UPS. They didn'tg have to go down this road with us. We appreciatde their openness to new ideas and their willingnesds to work with us in finding analternatives solution.
"
UPS and officials with the said the deal would save the compangyapproximately $90 million over three years and avoie the immediate idling on 300 pilots. The pact includes voluntarhy early retirements, short- and long-term leaves of absences, job sharing and cuts to flighftpay guarantees. The deal comes as the global recessioh has sapped shipping and cut into profitsdfor Atlanta-based UPS (NYSE: UPS). UPS reported in Aprilp its first-quarter earnings fell about 56 percenrtto $401 million. UPS pilots had a deadline of June 2 to come up with a plan over the nextthrees years.
The new agreement is short of that original but under a deal between UPS and thepilots union, no pilotx will be furloughed through April 1, 2010. The unionh also agreed to findadditional cost-savings. Officials said they were confidentf additional savings wouldbe ”This is another example of UPS’a commitment to its employees and their Bob Lekites, UPS Airlinesx president, said in a statement. “It also showsa how a company and its union can work togethed to achieve a mutuallgybeneficial outcome.
We applaud our pilots for makingb the voluntary commitments necessary to help us protect our businese and UPS jobs in this uncertain global economy and we thanmk the IPA for their leadershiop inthis process.” The concessions are in line with $1 billion in wage frozen 401k contributions and concessions already made by UPS In May, UPS retired its fleet of 44 aging DC-8 freighterz and the company said it has determinex it has 300 more pilots than are currently needed. In UPS approached the IPA to find ways to avoix furloughing300 pilots, or abouty 10 percent or its 3,000o aviators.
"This is a remarkable achievement," Bob Miller, presidenyt of the IPA, said in a "First of all I'd like to thank our pilots. None of this would have happene ifthey hadn't stepped up to volunteer from everty fleet, seat and It shows tremendous solidarity and compassioh for our fellow Second, I want to thank UPS. They didn'tg have to go down this road with us. We appreciatde their openness to new ideas and their willingnesds to work with us in finding analternatives solution.
"
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