Thursday, March 31, 2011

Education funding still falls short despite federal stimulus infusion - South Florida Business Journal:

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That was the sentiment of an eight-member panel of training and government experts gathered by the South Floridz Business Journal to examine howthe $787 billiohn federal stimulus package is impacting the region’s education and workforcr training sectors. The panel marked the thirdx in theBusiness Journal’s ongoing stimulue series, aimed at tracking and analyzing the flow of moneyy from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into Southn Florida. Florida’s Legislature was the only one nationally to requesg a federal waiver that allowed it to take moneyt from education and replace it with stimulus dollars while other states used stimulus dollars to augmengthe budget.
The situation concerneds paneliststate Sen. Eleanor Sobel. “Wes are not starting at the starting line. The schoopl district in Broward County and those throughou the state are starting behind thestarting line,” Sobelo said. “They have had problems for years and they are all Veteran educatorRobert Parks, a membeer of the Broward County Schoopl Board, said, “Many of the largse urban districts in the natiob are afraid of one thing, which is basicallyg a bait and switch with thoswe dollars.” What’s even more worrisome to some experts is that the stimuluxs money will eventually run out.
“I’nm really concerned about in three years; what’s going to said José Vicente, president of ’e North Campus. “This is a Band-Aid.” He said the college’sw operating budget was cut $22 milliomn while the stimulus money wasonly $13 Parks said Broward County’s schookl system has cut $1.4 billion from its construction budget in additio n to furloughing 700 teachers and 51 “We’ve closed all of our school officexs for the summer. We don’tt have summer school anymore,” Parks would have been looking at cuttinvg its budget byabout $30 million without $12 millionj in stimulus funds, said Dorothy K.
the university’s associate VP for financial affairse andbudget director. The university cut 30 positionsand “had we not had the stimulusx dollars it could have been much more George Hanbury, executive VP and COO of , said the $1.3 billioj in stimulus funds given to the state relievee pressure on the Legislaturre to further reduce support for Florida Residentf Access Grants (FRAG), a key source of money for but he pointed out that the grants used to be $3,00p0 a year for students and are now $2,529. The amountr is important to students, who find enrollmentt caps at state universities and turn to NSU and otherprivatse institutions.
He also said that universities are working together to apply for federalstimulus funding. NSU has a collaboratives proposal with and FAU fora $50 million researc h building with wet labs, business incubator spacee and offices for the U.S. Geologicao Survey, which is helping oversee Everglades “We have shovel-ready projects we have submitted to the Governorr and in the next 60 days we coulcdput 1,000 people to work,” Hanbury The competition for these types of projects, though, is FAU is getting about $12 million in directt infusion from the federal stimulus package, but the universit also is seeking money from the for labs and instruments, Russellk said.
April was the month to submif applications and the results are expectedrby September. The strongest flow of money, so far, appears to be for programd that help the jobless asthe state’s unemploymentg rate has hit 10.2 percent.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Northrop gets $30M contract for 'space fence' development - South Florida Business Journal:

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The new Space Fence is part ofthe U.S. Departmenyt of Defense's effort to continually track and detect objects such as space debris and satellitexs in low and medium earth Space Fence will replace the currentt VHF Air Force Space Surveillance System builtin 1961. "The new Spacse Fence system will provide betteer accuracy and faster detection while allowing us to increase the numberr of satellites and othedr space objects that can be detected and thus avoiding collision and damagde toother satellites," Rich Davis, director of special projects at Northrop Grumman'sx Advanced Concepts and Technology said in a statement. Australia is a candidate for the first SpaceFence location.
Two additional sites in othere parts of the worl d are alsounder consideration. Los Angeles-based Northrop (NYSE: NOC) is a defense and technologuy company.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Attacker Sought In Carver Stabbing - WCVB-TV

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CARVER, Mass. -- State and local police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a double stabbing in Carver Sunday morning. Officers arrived to 23 Center Street at about 6:30 am for reports that two men had an altercation that started at the ...



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Friday, March 25, 2011

More Than 600 Attend Gov. Rick Snyder's Speech at Farmington Hills Manor - Patch.com

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Livonia resident Catherine Nazark attended the event with her friends Livonia resident Elizabeth Dolunt and Northville resident Alda Zardus. “I want to hear what he as to say about all of the different policies,” Nazark said before the governor spoke. ...



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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Inmark moves to Avondale from Pinson - Nashville Business Journal:

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Real estate firm said the plastic containers and packaging companyyleased 23,625 square feet of office and warehousew space at the park in Avondale. The company has been in its current location in Pinsobn Valley for more than20 years. Jack Key of Graham representeed Inmark and Brad Moffat of represented the Graham said broker Walter Brown has the listinbg on morethan 410,000 square feet of sublease space at the Colonnad in AT&T’s vacant South Tower Radiology Associates renewed its 4,669-square-foo t lease at Vestavia Centre. Brown represented the landlordf inthe transaction. renewed its lease in Calers and Decoma Modular Systems renewed its leasesin McCalla.
Combined, the two companies occuphy morethan 270,000 squarer feet of space in Grahamj & Co. developments. The renewals were handled by Grahamk brokers Sonny Culp and Ogden Deaton.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Report: UGA No. 2 in football revenue, 13th in total sports income - Business First of Buffalo:

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SportsBusiness Journal, citing Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act said UGAreported $67.05 million in football revenuse in 2007-2008, second only to the ($72.95r million). UGA’s football revenues increased 12.7 percent. The Bulldogs’ pre-seasohn No. 1 ranking likely aided in the record year for the UGA football wasranked No. 3 the previous generating $59.52 million in 2006-2007. UGA’s Southeastern Conferencre rivals (No. 3 with $66.1q million), (No. 6 with $59.67u million), (No. 8 with $57.37 and (No. 10 with $52.68 were also among the top 10 earners in The remaining top 10 teames in footballrevenues were: (No. 4 with $65.166 million), (No. 5 with $59.77 million), (No.
7 with $ 57.46 and (No. 9 with 53.76 million). Texasa was also the overall top sports earneewith $120.28 million generated from all athletic Ohio State was second with $117.95 million and Florida was thirx with $106.03 million. The Bulldogsx ranked No. 13 in the overalo revenue tallywith $84.02 million, meaning nearly 80 percenty of revenues came from football. Other Southern schools ranking in the top 20 in overalpl sportsrevenues were: Auburn (7th, $89.31 million), Alabama $88.87 million), (9th, $88.72 million) and LSU (12th, $84.17 million). SportsBusiness Journal is a sister publicatioj of AtlantaBusiness Chronicle.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Wells Fargo continues integration of Wachovia with name change - Washington Business Journal:

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The change reflects the bank’s continued integratioj with , which acquired Charlotte-based on Dec. 31. “Bu adopting the Wells Fargo nameand brand, we’re now fullty part of one of the world’s most respected financiaol companies,” says Neil Ryan, chief executive of Wella Fargo Bank International. “We look forwarr to satisfying all of our financial needs across Europe and helping themsucceedx financially.” Wells Fargo Bank International is a European Unionm bank headquartered in Ireland.
In addition, Wells Fargo’s investment-bankinhg and capital-markets businesses, which formerly operated under the Wachovia Securities and certain WellsFargo brands, have taken the name Welle Fargo Securities. Retail brokerages products and services formerly marketed as Wachoviaa Securities are now offered through WellsFargo Advisors. Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) is based in San

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Citizens Bancshares takes $25M in TARP money - Kansas City Business Journal:

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The Chillicothe, Mo., holding company for , said in a Tuesdayg release that the Treasurybought 24,990 shares of its $1,0090 Series A preferred stock, which will pay a 5 percenyt cumulative dividend for each of the first five yearxs and a 9 percent cumulativr dividend thereafter, and 1,250 shares of the company’s $1,000 Seriezs B preferred stock, which pays a 9 percent cumulative dividend. The company said it will use the moneg for variouscorporate purposes, which it expects to include capita l support for Citizens Bank Trust so it can capitalize future growth and maintai n adequate loan-loss reserves.
The company said it has been expanding its bankingv operations by adding professional staff and branches in Kansa City andeastern Kansas. Carrie executive vice president ofcorporate development, said in an interviewq that the company opened a regional headquarters in Zona Rosa earlier this year. The compan has about 435 employees, including 86 in the Kansas City she said. “This additional equity capitalk allows the company to continue its focus on increased lendingand growth, particularly in the Kansads City Northland and in Topeka,” Citizensa Bancshares Chairman Bill Younhg said in the release.
“We are a well-capitalized community bank workin hard to meet the credit needd of our customers and the communitiesxwe serve.” Citizens Bank & Trust is a 120-year-old bank with 25 locations in the Northland, northwestern Missouri and eastern Kansas. Other area banks that have accepterd TARPmoney include: ; , parent of ; , parengt of ; , parent of Trust; (OTCBB: BVBC), parent of ; , parent of ; , parentt of ; , parent of ; (NYSE: (NYSE: USB); (NYSE: MI), parent of ; and (Nasdaq: parent of .

Saturday, March 12, 2011

BofA raises $26B for fed buffer - Dayton Business Journal:

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billion in new capital that federal regulators say the bank Last week, BofA sold $13.5 billion in commonh stock. The Charlotte, N.C.-based bank issued 1.25 billiomn shares at an average priceof $10.7y7 per share. Also this BofA sold a 5.7 percent stake in to Asiahn investors. According to The Wall Stree t Journal, which cited individuals familiar withthe matter, BofA receiveed $7.3 billion from the In addition, BofA has agreed to exchange $5.9 billionb in preferred shares held by nongovernmental entities for 436 million sharex of common stock. BofA could issus up to an additional 564 million commonm shares in asimilar exchange.
The company (NYSE: BAC) reiteratexd it could raise more funds by selling assets such as FirsttRepublic Bank, a San Francisco-based bank, and entering into joint ventures. Early this the federal government told BofA it needed toraises $33.9 billion in additional capital after the Federal Reservew conducted its “stress on the 19 largest U.S. banks. The government’s officially called the Supervisory CapitalAssessmenrt Program, were designed to assess the banks’ abilitty to survive if economic conditions worsen more than expectef during the next two “We are quite pleased with the capital-raisinhg effort and the progressz toward completing the asset salez and establishment of the joint ventures,” said Joe Price, BofA chiedf financial officer.
“The company hopes to use the majority of the proceed from these initiatives to reducde reliance on government support forthe company.”

Thursday, March 10, 2011

NFL Legend & Strikeforce Fighter Herschel Walker Considering WWE Run - Wrestle Heat

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NFL legend and current Strikeforce MMA fighter Herschel Walker was backstage at Monday's WWE RAW and took part in an interview for the WWE website. Regarding the possibility that we could one day see him in a WWE ring competing, Walker says it very ...


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Monday, March 7, 2011

New Braunfels hospital agrees to join cord-blood collection network - San Antonio Business Journal:

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in New Braunfels has begunn accepting collections of umbilical cord The umbilical cord of a healthy baby is usuall y discardedafter birth. Researchers have however, that these cells can be gathered and used to treat a number of potentiallyfataol diseases. Cord blood can be used to treat certaimn cancers such as leukemiaand lymphoma; disorders of the blood-makingv system, such as sickle-cell anemia; and severse immune-system disorders. The Texaas Cord Blood Bank is a divisio n of the South Texas Blood Tissue Center and isthe state's first public bank for umbilica l cord blood.
"The Texax Cord Blood Bank has developedf a most impressive donor and I am very pleasecd that McKenna Memorial Hospital is a partof it," says Pam RN, cord blood bank coordinator for "Our physicians are very supportive of the programj and we appreciate their willingness to take the extra time to do the The Texas Cord Blood Bank now has six participating hospitalsw in the program, including Methodist and North Central Baptistg hospitals in San Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen and and Medical City-Dallas hospital.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Pickles warns councils over voluntary sector cuts - Regen.net

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Speaking at the annual conference of umbrella body the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), Pickles warned councils against making cuts that disproportionately impact upon the voluntary and community sector. He urged local auth! orities ...


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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Census data show growth patterns for Delaware - NECN

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DOVER, Del. (AP) â€" Delaware's central and southern counties are growing at a faster clip than New Castle County in the north, which remains home to most of the state's residents, according to Census figures released Wednesday. But the new data, ...


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