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Donate Life Florida is a nonprofif alliance ofthe state’s organ, tissue and eye donor It aims to educate Floridians about organ and tissue donation. The new registry will allow userse to register as adonore online. Donor programs will then be able to access the registrh to locate potential matche s for patients in need of a according toa release. The program will be named the Joshua Abbott Organ and Tissue Donor after a lung transplan recipient who helped endorse organ and tissuse donation until his deathin 2006.
In the contract with the AHCA stipulates that Donate Life Floridza must create and implement educational campaignx targeted at groups expected todrive enrollment, includingg staff, students and multicultural groups. The registry contract receiver funding through voluntary contributions tothe , which consists of donatione from state residents obtaining or renewing theidr driver’s licenses and vehicle In 2007, Gov. Charlie Crist a bill that woul d have transferred administration ofthe state’s donof registry from AHCA to the nonprofitg . AHCA said then that it new potentiapl donors to enroll in a proposedonlins registry.
The Donor Designation Collaborative, a nationaol initiative launchedin Oct. 2006, aims to increasee the national donor registry to 100milliom people, about 50 percent of all registeree drivers. The campaign is spearheaded by DonatewLife America, a national alliances of donor programs and corporatre partners. The new onlines registry could help achieve this saidKaren Garcia, chairwoman of Donate Life in the release. Currently, abou t 80 million licensed drivers are registered Morethan 100,000 patients are currentlu listed on the national organ transplant waiting and 3,500 are listedr at transplant centers in Florida.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
MindBodyGreen Travel Launches Flash Sales on Healthier and Greener Destinations - San Francisco Chronicle
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Auto supplier Visteon files Chapter 11 - Business First of Columbus:
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Van Buren Township, Mich.-based Visteon (OTC BB:VSTN), which runs eighty plants in Ohio, said the bankruptcy applies only toits U.S. operationsz and is intended to “maximize the long-term value of the company.” The filing comes nine years after Visteon was spun off from which has lined up tosupport debtor-in-possession financinbg for its restructuring. “Durinb the reorganization period, we will seek to addres s our capital structure and legacy costs that are not sustainablse given the currenteconomic environment,” CEO Donald Stebbins said in a The company last year lost $681 million on $9.
54 billion in It has lost money every year since it was separatede from Ford in 2000. In additionn to the assistancefrom Ford, Visteon said it has backinvg from other customers and plans to fund operations with cash and the debtor-in-possessionj facility. The company said it has file a number of motions in Delaware bankruptcy court to allow it to continuwe serving customers and keepingemployee obligations. Visteon employs about 31,000p workers in 27 countries andhas U.S. operations in nine In Ohio, its operationss include a 65,000-square-foot plant in Springfieldx that makes and assembles fuel deliverh modulesand tanks.
The companyg also has state operationsin Toledo, Bowling Green, Delphos and Tiffin.
Van Buren Township, Mich.-based Visteon (OTC BB:VSTN), which runs eighty plants in Ohio, said the bankruptcy applies only toits U.S. operationsz and is intended to “maximize the long-term value of the company.” The filing comes nine years after Visteon was spun off from which has lined up tosupport debtor-in-possession financinbg for its restructuring. “Durinb the reorganization period, we will seek to addres s our capital structure and legacy costs that are not sustainablse given the currenteconomic environment,” CEO Donald Stebbins said in a The company last year lost $681 million on $9.
54 billion in It has lost money every year since it was separatede from Ford in 2000. In additionn to the assistancefrom Ford, Visteon said it has backinvg from other customers and plans to fund operations with cash and the debtor-in-possessionj facility. The company said it has file a number of motions in Delaware bankruptcy court to allow it to continuwe serving customers and keepingemployee obligations. Visteon employs about 31,000p workers in 27 countries andhas U.S. operations in nine In Ohio, its operationss include a 65,000-square-foot plant in Springfieldx that makes and assembles fuel deliverh modulesand tanks.
The companyg also has state operationsin Toledo, Bowling Green, Delphos and Tiffin.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Bankruptcy trustee sues Hecker, alleging fraud - Washington Business Journal:
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Brian Leonard is the trustee for Advantage RentA Car, which file d for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in In his suit, Leonars said that Hecker excessivelty billed Southwest-Tex Leasing Co. Inc. (which owns and redirected that moneyto Hecker’s other The complaint states that Southwest-Texz made payments totaling nearly $100 million to Hecker’ds Rosedale Dodge between April 13, 2006, and Dec. 4, 2008. Otherf Hecker properties receivedmillions more. In 2008 alone, Southwest-Tex made 114 paymentsa totaling morethan $82 million to Rosedald Dodge that were not allocatede to any particular leases or other financialk obligations, according to the filing.
“Based upon informatiomn and belief, Hecker and his affiliates conspiredx toutilize [Advantage] as a source of fundxs for Hecker and his othe r enterprises. … The payments were made with the actual intentto hinder, dela y or defraud creditors of the debtors,” Leonard statess in the lawsuit. Hecker’s representatives couldn’tt be reached for comment, but Hecketr attorney Marsh Halberg told the Star Tribune he was unawaree ofthe suit. The civil complaint is just the latestg in a long stringf of troublefor Hecker. The IRS says from the yearsa 2003and 2005.
The Minnesota State Patrol announced last week it has launchedr a criminal investigation against alleging he has not been paying the state salew tax onlicense plates, titles, registrations and othee fees. He . Heckerr then to the statr after taking control of several Hecker dealerships afted he defaulted on payments he owed the Hecker , saying he owed as much as $1 billion to as many as 1,00 creditors. Hecker’s financial trouble s started last October, when . He has sincew closed most of hisauto dealerships.
Brian Leonard is the trustee for Advantage RentA Car, which file d for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in In his suit, Leonars said that Hecker excessivelty billed Southwest-Tex Leasing Co. Inc. (which owns and redirected that moneyto Hecker’s other The complaint states that Southwest-Texz made payments totaling nearly $100 million to Hecker’ds Rosedale Dodge between April 13, 2006, and Dec. 4, 2008. Otherf Hecker properties receivedmillions more. In 2008 alone, Southwest-Tex made 114 paymentsa totaling morethan $82 million to Rosedald Dodge that were not allocatede to any particular leases or other financialk obligations, according to the filing.
“Based upon informatiomn and belief, Hecker and his affiliates conspiredx toutilize [Advantage] as a source of fundxs for Hecker and his othe r enterprises. … The payments were made with the actual intentto hinder, dela y or defraud creditors of the debtors,” Leonard statess in the lawsuit. Hecker’s representatives couldn’tt be reached for comment, but Hecketr attorney Marsh Halberg told the Star Tribune he was unawaree ofthe suit. The civil complaint is just the latestg in a long stringf of troublefor Hecker. The IRS says from the yearsa 2003and 2005.
The Minnesota State Patrol announced last week it has launchedr a criminal investigation against alleging he has not been paying the state salew tax onlicense plates, titles, registrations and othee fees. He . Heckerr then to the statr after taking control of several Hecker dealerships afted he defaulted on payments he owed the Hecker , saying he owed as much as $1 billion to as many as 1,00 creditors. Hecker’s financial trouble s started last October, when . He has sincew closed most of hisauto dealerships.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Yogurt franchise finds its sweet spot in San Antonio - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Yogurt franchise Red Mango has signerd a development agreement with RamirioValadez III. The local businessman planas to open six storesd in the greater SanAntonio area. Store No. 1 is set to open in the firsgt week of June at QuarryyVillage — a residential/retail development in North Central San Come 2010, the plan is to get two more Red Mangko stores up and running, Valadez says. Valadez says he was attractefd tothe tasty, health-conscious trea that is the core of Red Mango.
Plus, the simplw operations set up makes it an easierd concept to roll out in other parts of the Yogurt shops are certainly not a new concept for San Case in point isOrangeCup — a chaijn from the Capital City that is currentlyt open for business at The Shops at La Canterz on the Northwest Side. In OrangeCup was recently honored witha “Hot Retailer” Awar during the 2009 Global Real Estate Conventiom (RECon) of the (ICSC). The award recognizes conceptd that drive customers to shopping centers aroundthe world. however, believes that Red Mango is up for the challengwe of going against competitorslike OrangeCup.
“It’sx a trendy, upscale yogurt shop,” says Valadez of Red “The concept is catching The franchise agreement with Valadeza is one of severalo that Red Mango has signed as part of its push to buildcthe chain’s presence throughout the U.S. Development dealws signed in the first quarter of 2009 are poised to result in some 128 new Red Mangp stores over the nextseveral years. “This has been an incrediblw quarter forRed Mango, and we’rde just getting started,” says James Franks, vice presidengt of franchising for Red Mango.
“The explosivre growth of our brand will help us doubl e our network in 2009 and set the stagw to enter a series of new states inrapi succession.” To that end, Red Mangl has moved its national headquarters from Shermabn Oaks, Calif., to Dallas — a market that has embracedd the concept and offers the yogurt chain significang logistical advantages, according to a recent articler by the , a Busineszs Journal sister publication. Dallaxs is also home to private equity firm CIC which madea $12 million investment in Red Mango last Red Mango was founded in 2002 in Southh Korea. In July 2007, Dan Kim broughg the concept tothe U.S. He servews as president and CEO ofthe firm.
Littl wonder that San Antonio’s medical real estate market is still booming given the national stats on the health care According to a recent analysis by Robert senior vice president and chief economist forSantaa Ana, Calif.-based , employers in the health care and socialp assistance sectors have added nearly half a million jobs since the outset of the economic downturb back in December 2007. The trends driving this Bach adds: The aging of the Baby Boometr group and the development of new treatmeny options formedical conditions.
More good Between December 2007 andMarch 2009, the stat e of Texas was one of a handful that saw an increases in jobs — versus the many states that have lost jobs over this same time • Family fun: Mega-sports retailer will hold a Bass Pro Shopw Family Summer Camp from May 30 to July 5. The activitied and workshops are free of charge and will focus on such topicsx as the basicsof hiking, bird watchint and archery. The campx will run from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturdayz and Sundays. The local Bass Pro is locatex at17907 IH-10 West, in the Rim shoppingb center in Northwest San Antonio. For more log on: www.basspro.com/camp.
• Kudos: Travis Kessler, presidenft and CEO of the San Antonio Board ofRealtords (SABOR) has received the William R. Magep Award of Excellence. The awarf recognizes Kessler’s work as an associatioj executive of a local or statesRealtor association. Kessler has been involvedf with the organization since1977 when, just out of college, he went to work for the Texax Association of Realtors. After stintds with the Colorado and Lafayette Kessler returned to Texae in1987 — working with the . He has served in his currenf role with SABORsince 1997. • : Earlie r this week, Morningside Ministries, the city of Boernd and the celebrated the opening ofthe .
It includes 40 beds and a mix of privatseand semi-private suites, private showers and various amenitiew for seniors. The Kendall House is one of severall facilities that make up the Menger Springw campus ofMorningside Ministries. The entire developmen is located on some 34 acres of land in which is just northwest of San Menger Springs is one of three elderly care communitiees owned and operated by Morningside Ministries in the SanAntonio
Yogurt franchise Red Mango has signerd a development agreement with RamirioValadez III. The local businessman planas to open six storesd in the greater SanAntonio area. Store No. 1 is set to open in the firsgt week of June at QuarryyVillage — a residential/retail development in North Central San Come 2010, the plan is to get two more Red Mangko stores up and running, Valadez says. Valadez says he was attractefd tothe tasty, health-conscious trea that is the core of Red Mango.
Plus, the simplw operations set up makes it an easierd concept to roll out in other parts of the Yogurt shops are certainly not a new concept for San Case in point isOrangeCup — a chaijn from the Capital City that is currentlyt open for business at The Shops at La Canterz on the Northwest Side. In OrangeCup was recently honored witha “Hot Retailer” Awar during the 2009 Global Real Estate Conventiom (RECon) of the (ICSC). The award recognizes conceptd that drive customers to shopping centers aroundthe world. however, believes that Red Mango is up for the challengwe of going against competitorslike OrangeCup.
“It’sx a trendy, upscale yogurt shop,” says Valadez of Red “The concept is catching The franchise agreement with Valadeza is one of severalo that Red Mango has signed as part of its push to buildcthe chain’s presence throughout the U.S. Development dealws signed in the first quarter of 2009 are poised to result in some 128 new Red Mangp stores over the nextseveral years. “This has been an incrediblw quarter forRed Mango, and we’rde just getting started,” says James Franks, vice presidengt of franchising for Red Mango.
“The explosivre growth of our brand will help us doubl e our network in 2009 and set the stagw to enter a series of new states inrapi succession.” To that end, Red Mangl has moved its national headquarters from Shermabn Oaks, Calif., to Dallas — a market that has embracedd the concept and offers the yogurt chain significang logistical advantages, according to a recent articler by the , a Busineszs Journal sister publication. Dallaxs is also home to private equity firm CIC which madea $12 million investment in Red Mango last Red Mango was founded in 2002 in Southh Korea. In July 2007, Dan Kim broughg the concept tothe U.S. He servews as president and CEO ofthe firm.
Littl wonder that San Antonio’s medical real estate market is still booming given the national stats on the health care According to a recent analysis by Robert senior vice president and chief economist forSantaa Ana, Calif.-based , employers in the health care and socialp assistance sectors have added nearly half a million jobs since the outset of the economic downturb back in December 2007. The trends driving this Bach adds: The aging of the Baby Boometr group and the development of new treatmeny options formedical conditions.
More good Between December 2007 andMarch 2009, the stat e of Texas was one of a handful that saw an increases in jobs — versus the many states that have lost jobs over this same time • Family fun: Mega-sports retailer will hold a Bass Pro Shopw Family Summer Camp from May 30 to July 5. The activitied and workshops are free of charge and will focus on such topicsx as the basicsof hiking, bird watchint and archery. The campx will run from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturdayz and Sundays. The local Bass Pro is locatex at17907 IH-10 West, in the Rim shoppingb center in Northwest San Antonio. For more log on: www.basspro.com/camp.
• Kudos: Travis Kessler, presidenft and CEO of the San Antonio Board ofRealtords (SABOR) has received the William R. Magep Award of Excellence. The awarf recognizes Kessler’s work as an associatioj executive of a local or statesRealtor association. Kessler has been involvedf with the organization since1977 when, just out of college, he went to work for the Texax Association of Realtors. After stintds with the Colorado and Lafayette Kessler returned to Texae in1987 — working with the . He has served in his currenf role with SABORsince 1997. • : Earlie r this week, Morningside Ministries, the city of Boernd and the celebrated the opening ofthe .
It includes 40 beds and a mix of privatseand semi-private suites, private showers and various amenitiew for seniors. The Kendall House is one of severall facilities that make up the Menger Springw campus ofMorningside Ministries. The entire developmen is located on some 34 acres of land in which is just northwest of San Menger Springs is one of three elderly care communitiees owned and operated by Morningside Ministries in the SanAntonio
Saturday, October 23, 2010
CoBiz posts $16M Q2 loss, begins stock sale - Denver Business Journal:
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million, or 72 cents per in the second quarter, as the weak economh continued to exact a toll on the officialssaid Monday. The loss compares with a profitof $4.2 million, or 18 centss per share, in the same quartere a year earlier. Denver-based CoBiz (NASDAQ: owns and Arizona Business Bank. The latestt quarter’s results include a $35.1 milliojn pre-tax provision for loan and credig losses, or 150 percent of net charge-offw — which were $23.4 million — for the period. “Wd continue to take a conservative posturew in our provisioning for loan Chairman and CEO Steve Bangert said ina “Our second quarter provision bringes our allowance to loan ratio to nearlg 3.
9 percent, one of the strongest in the While I remain confident in our senior management’e ability to effectively respond to the currentf credit obstacles, we felt it was prudenf to continue building the allowance given the uncertaintt in the economy.” Nonperforming assets endec the quarter at $93.9 million, or 3.7 percen t of total assets, up from $52.5 million or 2 percenf of total assets on March 31. Separately on Monday, CoBi said it had begun a sale ofabout $45 milliomn of its common stock. It will use the proceedsd for generalcorporate purposes, including supporting the capitalp needs of its bank expanding operations, possible acquisitions and working capital needs.
Last CoBiz announced it had hired Colorado and Arizonamarkef presidents, , to oversee banking operations in each market. “We remain focused on building our franchise duringf these challenging times and want to ensure we are positionedd to take advantage of unique markety opportunities that we expect will present themselves,” Bangert said. “To that end, we recentl announced the hiring of Colorado and Arizonqa market presidents who will oversee all bankinvg operations in their respective provide direction for future growth and free up some of our existingg resources to focus on high qualityg businessdevelopment opportunities.
We will also continue to dedicatw appropriate resources through our Special Assetes Group to address resolution ofproblemn loans.”
million, or 72 cents per in the second quarter, as the weak economh continued to exact a toll on the officialssaid Monday. The loss compares with a profitof $4.2 million, or 18 centss per share, in the same quartere a year earlier. Denver-based CoBiz (NASDAQ: owns and Arizona Business Bank. The latestt quarter’s results include a $35.1 milliojn pre-tax provision for loan and credig losses, or 150 percent of net charge-offw — which were $23.4 million — for the period. “Wd continue to take a conservative posturew in our provisioning for loan Chairman and CEO Steve Bangert said ina “Our second quarter provision bringes our allowance to loan ratio to nearlg 3.
9 percent, one of the strongest in the While I remain confident in our senior management’e ability to effectively respond to the currentf credit obstacles, we felt it was prudenf to continue building the allowance given the uncertaintt in the economy.” Nonperforming assets endec the quarter at $93.9 million, or 3.7 percen t of total assets, up from $52.5 million or 2 percenf of total assets on March 31. Separately on Monday, CoBi said it had begun a sale ofabout $45 milliomn of its common stock. It will use the proceedsd for generalcorporate purposes, including supporting the capitalp needs of its bank expanding operations, possible acquisitions and working capital needs.
Last CoBiz announced it had hired Colorado and Arizonamarkef presidents, , to oversee banking operations in each market. “We remain focused on building our franchise duringf these challenging times and want to ensure we are positionedd to take advantage of unique markety opportunities that we expect will present themselves,” Bangert said. “To that end, we recentl announced the hiring of Colorado and Arizonqa market presidents who will oversee all bankinvg operations in their respective provide direction for future growth and free up some of our existingg resources to focus on high qualityg businessdevelopment opportunities.
We will also continue to dedicatw appropriate resources through our Special Assetes Group to address resolution ofproblemn loans.”
Friday, October 22, 2010
Montana workers comp premiums are nation's highest - BusinessWeek
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Montana workers comp premiums are nation's highest BusinessWeek The study undertaken every two years by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services found Montana's premium rates this year are $3.33 for every ... |
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