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Terms of the contract were not released. “Wer are confident in OHL’s ability to streamline operationd and improve out time to markef becauseof OHL’s door-to-door coverage of the global supplyg chain,” Judy Holder, directorf of supply chain for Sara Lee North says in a news release. OHL will be responsible for air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage services, drayage, and inbound and outbound Other services include assembling and shipping end cap displagy racks, repackaging products and applying store-specific SKU’s for four major retail stores. The Brentwood-based company has had a relationship with Sara Lee for the past 12 OHL isa $1.
1 billion firm and one of the top ten privat e companies in Middle Tennessee. Sara Lee is a globa manufacturer of consumer products ranginb from baked goods and meats to bodycare and insecticidees and is headquarteredin Downer’s Ill. The company reported over $3 billion in salesw last quarter.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Violence mars Black Friday shopping - Sydney Morning Herald
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Online News Website | Violence mars Black Friday shopping Sydney Morning Herald The biggest shopping day in the US, Black Friday, has turned violent in a number of American States. LOS ANGELES: Shootings, fights and a pepper spray attack have marred the Black Friday stampede of bargain hunters that tradition » |
Friday, November 25, 2011
Sales of imported ros wines leap 42 percent - Phoenix Business Journal:
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U.S. retail sales of imported rosé wines leapr 42 percent in the 52 week period endingApril 4, comparecd with a less-than-5-percent increases in total saleds of table wines during the same according to data citede by the . The French wine known in France as Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence or CIVP, said Monday the steep rise in rosé consumption is consistenrt with an earlier study by International Wine & Spirit Recorxd predicting that consumption of the popular pinkish wines worldwid e will jump from 565 million bottles to 620 millioj by 2012. Not surprisingly, the CIVP expectss the growing thirst for imported wines inthe U.S.
market will bode well for France, particularlyg its Provence wine region. The French produce 28 percent ofworldwidr rosé wines by volume, makingb it the leader in the category, according to the wine which represents 700 Provence wineriess and 55 local trading Provence produces 38 percent of France’x rosés, the group reported. Nielsen figures revealed that2008 U.S. sales of rosé tables wines priced at $6 per bottl or more jumped 24.9 percent by price and 22.
4 percent by despite a weakening
U.S. retail sales of imported rosé wines leapr 42 percent in the 52 week period endingApril 4, comparecd with a less-than-5-percent increases in total saleds of table wines during the same according to data citede by the . The French wine known in France as Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence or CIVP, said Monday the steep rise in rosé consumption is consistenrt with an earlier study by International Wine & Spirit Recorxd predicting that consumption of the popular pinkish wines worldwid e will jump from 565 million bottles to 620 millioj by 2012. Not surprisingly, the CIVP expectss the growing thirst for imported wines inthe U.S.
market will bode well for France, particularlyg its Provence wine region. The French produce 28 percent ofworldwidr rosé wines by volume, makingb it the leader in the category, according to the wine which represents 700 Provence wineriess and 55 local trading Provence produces 38 percent of France’x rosés, the group reported. Nielsen figures revealed that2008 U.S. sales of rosé tables wines priced at $6 per bottl or more jumped 24.9 percent by price and 22.
4 percent by despite a weakening
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Skittish market chills Kansas City-area loans - bizjournals:
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Area banks remain skittish in the face of an unpredictablde realestate market. “With the uncertainty around real estatew valuesin general, it’sd quite possible that lenders are going to expect the owners to have more equitt in the project to offsey further reductions in values,” Presidenrt Kevin Barth said. “As of now, we haven’t seen a huge reductiohn in values forcommercial properties, but it’s highly possible we will.
” Barth said most developers looking to build an income-producing property need to have reliable tenants already lined up, to sooth a bank’s worries about the loan Exceptions are made for longtime clientds with solid track records, he said, but most of thosr developers are leery of taking the additionak risk of building a speculative project in a precariouws market. With the secondary market for commercial mortgage-backedd securities basically nonexistent, that only adds to the difficulties, said Bob president of .
Banks, insurance companies, and savings and loands generally are the only institutions available to make commerciaol realestate loans, he said, and withouyt investors to resell the loans to, they have only so much It creates a very cautious mood. “It’sd just a more conservative period where you have to lean on pastrelationshipss ... that is where you’ll have the best chance to get a deal Regnier said. Kevin Cook, director of ’s financial services group in Kansaz City, said he doesn’t see an implosion brewintg forthe area’s commercial lending market.
The area didn’ty have as many banks get in trouble with speculative developments in states suchas Nevada, Florida and California, he “Certainly, commercial real estate is the next shoe to drop with but commercial banks have been building up reserveds for these expected losses, even though they haven’yt specifically been charged off yet,” Cook said. “Big banks are recapitalizing, and I thinkm regional and small community banks were more conservativeand weren’yt really active players in the secondary market.” Grant Burcham, CEO of , said the only commerciak real estate loans the bank made were for owner-occupiefd buildings.
“It’s not as dependent on futurd rent, tenants or It’s dependent on the viability ofthe owner-occupant,” he “So if you’re a solid you can still constructt a new building for Burcham said most companies fitting that description aren’y building now, though, because they want their numbers to get back to normap first. Commerce Bank’s Barth said fewer lenders aremaking owner-occupied loans right now because many banke put too many eggs in that basket and regulators want more balanced portfolios. It’s the same reasojn he expects Commerce’s commercial real estate lendingto grow, even as it declines at othere banks.
“There will be a lot of loans coming up for renewakthis year, and with some of the other banksx overlending and having too much concentration there, we think it is an opportunitty for us,” Barth said. “We kept a balancesd portfolio and still have a lot of dry powdert touse
Area banks remain skittish in the face of an unpredictablde realestate market. “With the uncertainty around real estatew valuesin general, it’sd quite possible that lenders are going to expect the owners to have more equitt in the project to offsey further reductions in values,” Presidenrt Kevin Barth said. “As of now, we haven’t seen a huge reductiohn in values forcommercial properties, but it’s highly possible we will.
” Barth said most developers looking to build an income-producing property need to have reliable tenants already lined up, to sooth a bank’s worries about the loan Exceptions are made for longtime clientds with solid track records, he said, but most of thosr developers are leery of taking the additionak risk of building a speculative project in a precariouws market. With the secondary market for commercial mortgage-backedd securities basically nonexistent, that only adds to the difficulties, said Bob president of .
Banks, insurance companies, and savings and loands generally are the only institutions available to make commerciaol realestate loans, he said, and withouyt investors to resell the loans to, they have only so much It creates a very cautious mood. “It’sd just a more conservative period where you have to lean on pastrelationshipss ... that is where you’ll have the best chance to get a deal Regnier said. Kevin Cook, director of ’s financial services group in Kansaz City, said he doesn’t see an implosion brewintg forthe area’s commercial lending market.
The area didn’ty have as many banks get in trouble with speculative developments in states suchas Nevada, Florida and California, he “Certainly, commercial real estate is the next shoe to drop with but commercial banks have been building up reserveds for these expected losses, even though they haven’yt specifically been charged off yet,” Cook said. “Big banks are recapitalizing, and I thinkm regional and small community banks were more conservativeand weren’yt really active players in the secondary market.” Grant Burcham, CEO of , said the only commerciak real estate loans the bank made were for owner-occupiefd buildings.
“It’s not as dependent on futurd rent, tenants or It’s dependent on the viability ofthe owner-occupant,” he “So if you’re a solid you can still constructt a new building for Burcham said most companies fitting that description aren’y building now, though, because they want their numbers to get back to normap first. Commerce Bank’s Barth said fewer lenders aremaking owner-occupied loans right now because many banke put too many eggs in that basket and regulators want more balanced portfolios. It’s the same reasojn he expects Commerce’s commercial real estate lendingto grow, even as it declines at othere banks.
“There will be a lot of loans coming up for renewakthis year, and with some of the other banksx overlending and having too much concentration there, we think it is an opportunitty for us,” Barth said. “We kept a balancesd portfolio and still have a lot of dry powdert touse
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Four more Valley resorts hit by foreclosure crisis - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Four more large properties have been served with notices oftruster sale, and the venerable Camelback Inn, a JW Marriotrt Resort & Spa, has been notifiedc of a $2.7 million mechanics according to information provided by , a Mesa-based real estatw research firm. • Xona Resort Suitesd in Scottsdale. • Carefree Resort & Villas. • Embassy Suitees Phoenix-Airport. • Crowne Plaza Phoenix in north All four hotels remain open and areacceptinhg reservations, but it’s unknown how foreclosure proceedings will affect their operations.
Since the first of the year, the Valley’ hospitality industry has been rocked with bad The developers of the W Scottsdald hotel and the InterContinental MonteluciaResort & Spa in Paradise Valley were notified of trustee sales when they were unable to pay back constructiomn loans. Both opened with much fanfare last year and continue to operate despite thefinancial cloud. Both auctions have been delayed repeatedly, but trustee Scottt Klundt, a partner at LLP, said the salew are still on. The foreclosure sale for the Monteluciaz is scheduled forJune 29, and the sale for the W is schedule d for July 2.
Also on tap is the auctio of the historic WigwamResort & Spa in Litchfield Park, whicj dates back to 1929, when it was built as a getawayg for employees of the Goodyeat Tire & Rubber Co. That foreclosurer sale is set forJuly 9. The latest batc of foreclosures includes the CarefreeResort & Formerly the Carefree Inn, it was built in the For Carefree Mayor Dick the resort’s financial situation reaches far beyons nostalgia. “We’ve got about 10 providers that give us our salesx tax and most ofour (operating) revenue, so we’rer very familiar with what’s going on,” he He and other town officials have been aware of the problem for several months.
The Carefree Mule Train Ventures LLC, is in he said. “Within the last several days, we’vee learned that the Chapter 11 has been converted toChapter 7. We understand the resort is now operatinhg undera receivership,” Schwan said. Chapte r 11 allows a company to reorganize, while Chapteer 7 involves liquidationof assets. The LLC, which is identifierd in the trustee notice as a South Dakotqa entity in care of a SanFrancisco address, owns threed properties including the Carefree Resort, Schwan “Our understanding is that the Carefree propertty has a positive cash flow ... and that the receiver is lookingv fora buyer,” he said.
Four more large properties have been served with notices oftruster sale, and the venerable Camelback Inn, a JW Marriotrt Resort & Spa, has been notifiedc of a $2.7 million mechanics according to information provided by , a Mesa-based real estatw research firm. • Xona Resort Suitesd in Scottsdale. • Carefree Resort & Villas. • Embassy Suitees Phoenix-Airport. • Crowne Plaza Phoenix in north All four hotels remain open and areacceptinhg reservations, but it’s unknown how foreclosure proceedings will affect their operations.
Since the first of the year, the Valley’ hospitality industry has been rocked with bad The developers of the W Scottsdald hotel and the InterContinental MonteluciaResort & Spa in Paradise Valley were notified of trustee sales when they were unable to pay back constructiomn loans. Both opened with much fanfare last year and continue to operate despite thefinancial cloud. Both auctions have been delayed repeatedly, but trustee Scottt Klundt, a partner at LLP, said the salew are still on. The foreclosure sale for the Monteluciaz is scheduled forJune 29, and the sale for the W is schedule d for July 2.
Also on tap is the auctio of the historic WigwamResort & Spa in Litchfield Park, whicj dates back to 1929, when it was built as a getawayg for employees of the Goodyeat Tire & Rubber Co. That foreclosurer sale is set forJuly 9. The latest batc of foreclosures includes the CarefreeResort & Formerly the Carefree Inn, it was built in the For Carefree Mayor Dick the resort’s financial situation reaches far beyons nostalgia. “We’ve got about 10 providers that give us our salesx tax and most ofour (operating) revenue, so we’rer very familiar with what’s going on,” he He and other town officials have been aware of the problem for several months.
The Carefree Mule Train Ventures LLC, is in he said. “Within the last several days, we’vee learned that the Chapter 11 has been converted toChapter 7. We understand the resort is now operatinhg undera receivership,” Schwan said. Chapte r 11 allows a company to reorganize, while Chapteer 7 involves liquidationof assets. The LLC, which is identifierd in the trustee notice as a South Dakotqa entity in care of a SanFrancisco address, owns threed properties including the Carefree Resort, Schwan “Our understanding is that the Carefree propertty has a positive cash flow ... and that the receiver is lookingv fora buyer,” he said.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Stimulus funds earmarked for Arizona forests - Denver Business Journal:
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“This federal stimulus money will benefit Arizona economically bycreating jobs,” said Gov. Jan Brewedr said in a released “It will benefit the stated environmentally by reducing wildfire risk near our communities and improviny the health offorested state, tribakl and privately owned The funds were allocated through the Americanb Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Projects were selected through a competitive process bythe U.S. Forest Servics and based on economic andunemployment factors, as well as wildfirse risk and forest health need. The Arizonq State Forestry Division applied for the grang money on behalf ofcommunity partners.
Hazardous Fuels/Ecosystem Restoration Groom Creek/Crowbn King Fire Districts, Yavapai County: hazardous fuelas treatment, 200 acres, $179,000. • Show Low Fire Department, Navajol County: hazardous fuels treatment, 200 acres, $112,000. Government Canyon-Lynx Creek, city of wood to energy production, 200 acres statee land and 75 acres, $449,000. • White Mountai Apache Tribe Forest Restoration, Apache hazardous fuels treatment, 2,500 erosion control, 5,000 $4.49 million. • Whitde Mountain Apache Tribe Nursery Developmeny andEcosystem Restoration, Apache County: 5,000 acres, $2.24 million.
“This federal stimulus money will benefit Arizona economically bycreating jobs,” said Gov. Jan Brewedr said in a released “It will benefit the stated environmentally by reducing wildfire risk near our communities and improviny the health offorested state, tribakl and privately owned The funds were allocated through the Americanb Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Projects were selected through a competitive process bythe U.S. Forest Servics and based on economic andunemployment factors, as well as wildfirse risk and forest health need. The Arizonq State Forestry Division applied for the grang money on behalf ofcommunity partners.
Hazardous Fuels/Ecosystem Restoration Groom Creek/Crowbn King Fire Districts, Yavapai County: hazardous fuelas treatment, 200 acres, $179,000. • Show Low Fire Department, Navajol County: hazardous fuels treatment, 200 acres, $112,000. Government Canyon-Lynx Creek, city of wood to energy production, 200 acres statee land and 75 acres, $449,000. • White Mountai Apache Tribe Forest Restoration, Apache hazardous fuels treatment, 2,500 erosion control, 5,000 $4.49 million. • Whitde Mountain Apache Tribe Nursery Developmeny andEcosystem Restoration, Apache County: 5,000 acres, $2.24 million.
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