Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Portland Business Journal: Business Events Calendar

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Dallas contracting firm opens Central Texas office - Austin Business Journal:

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The Dallas-based general contracting company says its expandintg workload in Central Texas has prompted the need for agroundr presence. "Many of our Dallas/Forgt Worth clients have projects inthese markets," says Dick senior vice president of Hill & Wilkinsonh and the leader of the new office. "We've seen exponential growth in thehealtuh care, retail and office/ warehouse sectors in whicj we have deep experience." During the past five years, Hill Wilkinson says it has closerd on approximately $55 million in new constructiob projects in Austin and San Antonio.
The company'x customers include , and , all of whom are commonm to these markets, as well as JCPenney and Havertys Fine The company has opened its office in Buildinb 1 at inSoutheast Austin. Deren Wilcozx will manage business development for the Central Texas office and Kristy Attaway will lead estimatingt andsubcontractor relationships.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Tedco awards $600K to tech firms - Austin Business Journal:

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The money was granted in collaboration withthe U.S. Army Medical Researchn and Materiel Command and the throughnthe Ft. Detrick Technology Transfer The purpose of the technologg transfer program is to raiswe awareness of new and developing technologies and fundinh them to transition as viable projectfor follow-on funding in the market place. Each companh that received funding was awardedapproximately $50,000 betweebn March 2008 and May 2009, makinvg up the initiative’s second roundc of financial awards since its $750,0000 program extension. The funds for the program’s secon phase were secured by Sen. Barbara D-Md., and Rep. Roscoe G. R-Md. “The [Ft.
Detrick Technology Transfetr Initiative] program is enabling area businesses to harness the technologies being developex at Fort Detrick and apply them to thecommercial sector,” said “This will lead to new productxs that have the power to create jobs and save Mikulski announced the first phase of the tech transfer program in March 2005 when 11 companies receivedc funding. in Rockville: The companyg is developing a health care technology callexmiTag system, which is a scalable wireless sensor solutiobn for improving patient flow. in Frederick: The companyu is developing a technology called the GeNovw Screento identify, isolate, and producew antibody-like molecules.
in Rockville: The company is developingy an on-demand biotech products includinb a combination vaccine against plagueand anthrax. BioAssay Workx LLC in Ijamsville: The companyy is developing a lateral-flow visual diagnostivc test to detect and differentiater single sample multiplepathogenic poxviruses, includinb variola, vaccinia, and monkeypox. in Catonsville: The company is safety-testing a medical product called ClotFoam, which is a non-compressible, intracavitaruy hemostatic agent.
CynerGene IDMP in Frederick: The companh is developing, validating and implementing a supplemental diagnosisof HIV, and Dengue using its Infectious Diseas e Multiplex Panel approach, which couls allow for creation of LLC in Baltimore: The company is developintg required components and system framework to enables conversational interfaces for telemedicinee tools. Such tools would allo w professional medics touse voice, gesture, and othert human-- computer interactions to access and documentf information in electronic medical records. in Rockville: The company is developing technology to preserve mammalian cells in driee format that can easilybe re-hydrated for a variety of uses.
LLC in The company is evaluating the effect of Imagilin patented probioticsz as a food supplement to enhancre the immune responsiveness of guinea pigs upon immunizatiomn or challenge withvirulent pathogens. The evaluation will suggesf the ability of Imagilin patented probiotics to enhance the immunizatioh ofa vaccine. in The company is developing micropatterned substrates for viralinfectivityu assays. Juxtopia in Baltimore: The companyt is customizing its Wearable Assistance and SituationalAwarenesd (WASA) goggles and service to allow U.S. Army combat medics to access and document information to electricao medical recordsvia hands-free voice-requests and voice-responses.
in The company is developing cell therapiess to treat brain and spinalcord injuries.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Bankruptcy filings soar in Florida

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percent increase in filing s in the for the Middle District of Florida in the 12 monthd endedMarch 31, compared to the same periofd a year earlier. The increaswe in bankruptcy filings in the Middle Distric t of Florida outpaced the national increase inbankruptcy Nationally, bankruptcy filings for the 12-montj period ending March 31, 2009, were up 33.3 percent over bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period endinv March 31, 2008, according to statistics released by the administrative officd of the U.S. In the Middle District of Florida, therw were 47,04 bankruptcy filings in the 12 months endedMarch 31, 2009, compared to 30,03 in the year ended March 31, 2008.
Therd had been 18,017 bankruptcy filings in the year endedxMarch 31, 2007. During the quarter ende March 31, there were 13,3312 total filings in the Middle Districtof Florida, including 9,687 Chapter 7 filings, 127 Chapter 11 and 3,513 Chapter 13 filings. Therw were 683 business bankruptcies filed in the quartere endedMarch 31, including 507 businesses that sought to liquidatew through Chapter 7, and 116 that sought to reorganize their debtas through Chapter 11. Therd also were a total of 12,64 9 non-business bankruptcies filed in the three months endeedMarch 31.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Nonprofits brace for budget emergency aftershocks, IOUs - Birmingham Business Journal:

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While service providers don’t yet know whether they’ll receive IOUs or what the amounts willbe — Sparky CEO of the in Santa Clara, is prepared for the worst. “We receivs about $400,000 in state funding,” Harlan “We’re already accustomed to getting money from the state late last year, for example, it took until Decembetr before we finally got paid.” For this year and last year the centeer has relied on a $150,000 line of credit throughj to cover the gap, along with $500,000 out of its reservd funds.
The center’s operating budgegt is $10 million for fiscal The money that may be on hold from thestatwe covers, in part, the center’s shelter and drop-i program, street outreach, and parenting classes. “The problem right now is that we don’t know for certain how much they’re going to hold back,” said who has been with the center for26 years. “Buft this is by far the worstr I’ve ever seen.” In anticipation of the state’s budget problems, 10 percent cuts have already been plannexdfor foster-care payments. Locally there are 300 to 400 kids infosterf care.
Foster care rates are the same acrosdsthe state, so families in high-cosgt areas such as the Bay Area get the same amoungt of compensation as people in more affordable places. “We’rre fronting half a million dollars already,” she It’s a layered problem for the center, sincer in addition to state money some comes from the federa Housing and Urban Development And Harlan said HUD is so slow it can take up to six month s for payments tobe “We’re hoping to get paid by July,” she said. “Nonprofitws are just getting slammed.
” Harlan said the Bill Wilson Center has closed down two programs already and cut aboutr 15 percent ofits staff, leavingy about 110 employees. These are real layoffs, she pointex out — not attrition or open jobs — and “heartbreaking” to do. “Wer had to give one staff person a layoff notic and a week later his wife was laid off fromanothed nonprofit,” she said. in Campbel l gets about $500,000 a year from the statre for itsAIDS services. CFO Ira Holtzmam said the agency is large enoughj and financially stable enough that he woulr just book an IOU as accounts receivable and hope the mone camethrough eventually.
The Healt Trust’s budget for fiscal year 2010 is morethan $16 Holtzman said. Pam Brandin, executive directot of and Visually Impaired, which has officee in Palo Alto andSanta Cruz, said that even thougj her agency provides the kind of services that are especiallt at risk in State Controller John Chiang’s plan, the Vistas Center is relatively safe. “We receive money througg Title 7 Chapter2 services,” Brandin “Since much of our funding is federal money we’re hopiny that it has to be released and passed on; the stats won’t be allowed to hold on to The Vista Center also has school contracts through special education funding.
“Lasft year when the state had similar budgegt issueswe didn’t receive any IOUs,” she said, “but that situationm was resolved sooner than this appears to be. The agenciex that receive IOUsprobably won’t even know they’rr coming until they submit theie bills.” She’s also banking on Vista Center’s statuz as a preferred vendor with the state, “so we’llp be paid in advance of other vendors — if in fact the statwe is even writing checks.” Lisa Hendrickson, president CEO of Avenidas Rose Kleinert Senior Day Health Center in Palo Alto, is also cautiouslh optimistic.
“The only funds we receivwe from the state are MediCal payments for servicew provided at our adultdaycar center,” she said. “Our understandingf is that those services are protected by the state constitutiom as well asfederal law. We do receive funding indirectly throughthe county, but we don’t expect that to be Tom Kinoshita, public policy director of the , said peoplee are on pins and needles. “Everyone’s sitting around waiting, not knowin g what’s going to happen. But even with the most optimisticoutcomre it’s still going to be very ugly.
” He pointedc out that the deficit last year for Santz Clara County was more than $270 million, and many of the cuts were made in programw around health, mental health, drugs and alcohol and social services. And there’sw no relief on the horizon: For 2011 the countg is looking at a deficit ofabouft $250 million, he said.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Aurora's Southlands shopping center damaged by tornado - Wichita Business Journal:

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A twister reportedly touched down nearb yat 1:49 p.m. Sunday and crossed througy the area onan eight- to 10-mile-longt path for about 30 minutes, the said. . Firefighters foundc moderate damageat Southlands, locatesd at E-470 and Smoky Hill Road, CBS4 News Rooftop heating, venting and air-conditioning units were damaged, windows were a shed was destroyed, and a car was Natural-gas leaks also were noted. Authoritieds shut down gas service to Southlands earlyySunday afternoon.
No serious injuries were reported onthe shopping-cente r grounds, but a man in a nearbgy neighborhood who was trying to take pictures reportedly was hospitalized with unspecified serious injuries, according to news A Southlands spokeswoman told CBS4 most of the center's stores will be closed Monday to allow for continuesd damage assessment. She said customers should call individual storews to verify whether they are closed or open. Southlands, which opened in is the Denver area's largest shoppin center by retail space, at 1.7 milliojn square feet. It consists of several freestanding buildings connected by pedestriab corridorsand streets.
The complex is owned by Granite Southlands Town Centet LLC and managed by Foresft City CommercialManagement Inc. Four other tornadoes were spotted north and east of DenverSundayu afternoon, and baseball-sized hail struck some As many as 3,00o customers were without powed for a time in parts of Aurora and .

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

City Council Hears Public's Views On Redistricting - Patch.com

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City Council Hears Public's Views On Redistricting

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City Council held its first public hearing on redistricting Tuesday morning, hearing input from citizens, community groups and Mayor Nutter's Chief of Staff, Suzanne Bie Miller. Miller gave three points that Nutter's administration ...



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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Teaching a Dog to Obey Begins with a Strong Relationship - Patch.com

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Who says you can't teach old dogs new tricks? Good behavior not only could -- but should -- be taught to all canines, for their safety and well being. This was the message presented by members of the Trap Falls Kennel Club. ...



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Friday, August 12, 2011

Overbrook Farm to sell off most of its horses - San Francisco Business Times:

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plans to sell off its Thoroughbred yearlings, breedingg stock and most of its horsezsin training, starting at Kenneland’as yearling sale in September. “Ovet a period of more than 30 yearzs my father developed Overbrook Farm into one of the most successfulo and respected breeding operations in the said owner BillYoung Jr. in a news “The decision to disperse is a personao one that came after a great deal of Isimply don’t have the passionj for the thoroughbred spor t that my father did, despitee my respect for the Overbrook champions include 1996 Kentucky Derbyy winner Grindstone, 1999 Breeder’s Cup Classic winnetr Cat Thief, dual classicx winner Tabasco Cat, Preakness Stakes winner Timbed Country and Belmont Stakesw winner Editor’s Note.
The dispersal will include about 200 horses. The farm will continue as a smal l racing stable under the directionof Young’s son, Chri Young. “Our goal is to leas e the farm as aThoroughbred operation,” Bill Youngy said in the release. The yearlings will be sold at Keeneland’ws September Sale, which begins Sept. 14. The weanlings, broodmareas and horses of racing age will be sold duringv the November BreedingStocl Sale, and the dispersal will continue duringy the January Horses of All Ages

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Weather forces delay in launch of global strike demo - Spaceflight Now

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Weather forces delay in launch of global strike demo

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Poor weather over the Pacific Ocean forced military officials to put off the planned Wednesday launch of a hypersonic glider from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Photo of the Minotaur 4 Lite rocket before launch. ...



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Monday, August 8, 2011

Teen Choice Awards 2011 Winners Ultimate Choice - Chicago Tribune

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Saturday, August 6, 2011

It was jobs well done by 'pen - Boston Globe

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It was jobs well done by 'pen

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One might enter the game because he's the only lefthander in the bullpen. Another might set up the closer. It's easy for relievers to throw around cliché phrases such as “we just had to do our jobs,'' and usu »