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The Conference Board’s Consumee Confidence Index droppedto 49.3, compared to 54.8 in May, the most recenty evidence that the economy continuesa to struggle. Consumer spending accountes forabout two-thirds of the economy in the United making a decline in consumer confidence a worry from Main Street to Wall The Dow Jones industrial averagw was down 112 points to 8,417 in middayy trading Tuesday. Consumers are downbea when it comes tothe short- and long-term outlook with the The Present Situation Index — basically, how do you feel today — dropped to 24.8 this month, from 29.7 in May. And consumerxs are glum about the next six with the Expectations Index falling to from 71.
5 in May. The Present Situatiomn Index declinewas “causedd by a less favorable assessment of business conditionz and employment, (and) continues to imply that economic while not as weak as earlier this year, are nonethelesxs weak,” director Lynn Franco said in a news releasee Tuesday. Consumer confidence plummeted toa record-los 25.3 in February. The economg has strong growth when the index reaches 100.
The Conference Board contactss 5,000 households for the monthly
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Saturday, November 3, 2012
bizjournals: What's next for housing: A national wrap-up
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"If you look at your home as an investment, you're missinh the point, I think," says 41-year-ols Melaine Bales. "Your home is your and it's nice if you have all of this insane but Ithink we're all goinbg to see a correction. I don't like the thought that it's wortn less, but I intend to live here for a really long And some economists arguethat California, and the are riding for a the reports. "We have real problems in the housing sectot that will cause the economy a greag deal of stresssoon enough," wrote Ed Leamer, director of the UCLA Andersom Forecast.
Christopher Thornberg at UCLA said consumers have been spendinbg beyondtheir means, confident in rising home prices. He calledd it a "pyramid scheme" sure to fall at some Northwest: Home sales, prices rise Northwestern cities such as Seattle and Portlan have seen their share of the economic downturn of theearlyh 2000s. But that hasn't seemed to hit home sales or reports that home sales and priceds both increasedin August. Median prices for single-familyg homes and condominiumsrose 17.3 percent to $285,00o0 from $243,000. And it only took 43 days to sell a compared to 51 days ayear ago. Portland, Ore., is booming.
"Low interest rates continue to drivewthe market, as well as out-of-state people moving to Portlanx and out-of-state investors investing in Portland," the That's brought on big businesa for area mortgage brokers, the Business Journal reports. "What'ss made it ultra-competitive is that interes t rates have been at historical lows for so long that the mortgagee business is a good business to make alivinvg in," said Mike Baldwin, president of Lake Oswego-based Lime Financialp Services.
"If you look at your home as an investment, you're missinh the point, I think," says 41-year-ols Melaine Bales. "Your home is your and it's nice if you have all of this insane but Ithink we're all goinbg to see a correction. I don't like the thought that it's wortn less, but I intend to live here for a really long And some economists arguethat California, and the are riding for a the reports. "We have real problems in the housing sectot that will cause the economy a greag deal of stresssoon enough," wrote Ed Leamer, director of the UCLA Andersom Forecast.
Christopher Thornberg at UCLA said consumers have been spendinbg beyondtheir means, confident in rising home prices. He calledd it a "pyramid scheme" sure to fall at some Northwest: Home sales, prices rise Northwestern cities such as Seattle and Portlan have seen their share of the economic downturn of theearlyh 2000s. But that hasn't seemed to hit home sales or reports that home sales and priceds both increasedin August. Median prices for single-familyg homes and condominiumsrose 17.3 percent to $285,00o0 from $243,000. And it only took 43 days to sell a compared to 51 days ayear ago. Portland, Ore., is booming.
"Low interest rates continue to drivewthe market, as well as out-of-state people moving to Portlanx and out-of-state investors investing in Portland," the That's brought on big businesa for area mortgage brokers, the Business Journal reports. "What'ss made it ultra-competitive is that interes t rates have been at historical lows for so long that the mortgagee business is a good business to make alivinvg in," said Mike Baldwin, president of Lake Oswego-based Lime Financialp Services.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Bankruptcy court judge wants to see other Coyotes bids submitted - Triangle Business Journal:
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CEO Jim Balsillie has a $213 million offert on the table to buy the Coyotes from owneeJerry Moyes. That sale is part of the Chapter 11bankruptcy reorganization. Balsillie wants to move the Coyotezto Hamilton, Ontario. The and city of Glendaled oppose the Balsillie purchase but continue run into challengewsfrom U.S. Bankruptcy Couryt Judge Redfield T. Baum that the only offer before himis Balsillie’x bid to buy and move the The NHL has said there are four potential biddera to keep the team in Arizona.
That list includes Jerryy Reinsdorf, owner of baseball’s Chicago White Sox and the NBA’sw Chicago Bulls; Howard Sokolowski and David co-owners of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football andLas Vegas-based businessman John Breslow, who now owns 3 percengt of the Coyotes. But Baum repeatedly said during a Tuesdayg hearing onthe Coyotes’ sale and potential move that potentiao bidders and interested parties do not constitute a formal offer he can The NHL and Glendale have repeatedlhy referenced a possible Reinsdorf bid for the team, includinbg saying one was in the workse in May before the Coyotes fileed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announceed the Balsillie sale.
But no formall offer from Reinsdorf or any other Arizona ownershipx groups have been filedwith Baum, the judge noted. Baum is expectex to rule in the coming days on whether the Coyotesz can move and what kind of auction for the team canbe Coyotes/Moyes attorney Tom Salerno and Balsillie attorney Susam Freeman want that auction to be held befor the end of June be open to moving the team out of the Phoeni x market. NHL attorney Tony Clark and the city of Glendalw want it put off until August and for the team to be kept in The Coyotes have lost morethan $300 milliojn since moving to the Phoenix area from Winnipeg in 1996.
Baum also talkedc up during Tuesday’s hearing the possibilityh of Balsillie paying the NHL a relocatiobn fee if he is able to locate the Coyotew inHamilton (which is now an NHL expansion markett possibility). That fee could totak more than $100 million and be on top of Balsillie’a $213 million purchase bid.
CEO Jim Balsillie has a $213 million offert on the table to buy the Coyotes from owneeJerry Moyes. That sale is part of the Chapter 11bankruptcy reorganization. Balsillie wants to move the Coyotezto Hamilton, Ontario. The and city of Glendaled oppose the Balsillie purchase but continue run into challengewsfrom U.S. Bankruptcy Couryt Judge Redfield T. Baum that the only offer before himis Balsillie’x bid to buy and move the The NHL has said there are four potential biddera to keep the team in Arizona.
That list includes Jerryy Reinsdorf, owner of baseball’s Chicago White Sox and the NBA’sw Chicago Bulls; Howard Sokolowski and David co-owners of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football andLas Vegas-based businessman John Breslow, who now owns 3 percengt of the Coyotes. But Baum repeatedly said during a Tuesdayg hearing onthe Coyotes’ sale and potential move that potentiao bidders and interested parties do not constitute a formal offer he can The NHL and Glendale have repeatedlhy referenced a possible Reinsdorf bid for the team, includinbg saying one was in the workse in May before the Coyotes fileed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announceed the Balsillie sale.
But no formall offer from Reinsdorf or any other Arizona ownershipx groups have been filedwith Baum, the judge noted. Baum is expectex to rule in the coming days on whether the Coyotesz can move and what kind of auction for the team canbe Coyotes/Moyes attorney Tom Salerno and Balsillie attorney Susam Freeman want that auction to be held befor the end of June be open to moving the team out of the Phoeni x market. NHL attorney Tony Clark and the city of Glendalw want it put off until August and for the team to be kept in The Coyotes have lost morethan $300 milliojn since moving to the Phoenix area from Winnipeg in 1996.
Baum also talkedc up during Tuesday’s hearing the possibilityh of Balsillie paying the NHL a relocatiobn fee if he is able to locate the Coyotew inHamilton (which is now an NHL expansion markett possibility). That fee could totak more than $100 million and be on top of Balsillie’a $213 million purchase bid.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
UC Davis Med Center earns Level 1 designation - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The American College of Surgeons awarded the Level 1 traumaz centerdesignation – one of 112 but less than 20 meet the requirement for both adults and In order to meet the requirement, Level 1 trauma centers must admit at least 1,200 patients per year. UC Daviws admitted 2,836 patients in making it one of the busiest UC Davis Medical Center chiefv executive officer Ann Madden Rice said the hospitaplhas “achieved what few others have This is a terrific achievement, and reflecta the expertise, hard work and high quality of the many physicians, nurses and ancillart staff who make our trauma centerss an indispensable resources for the Sacramento and Northern Californiaz region.
” The medical center servew about 6 million people in a 33-county region. Level 1 trauma centers are required to have a certai number of surgeons and specialists including anesthesiologists, cardiac neurosurgery and orthopaedic surgeryy – available for round-the-clocmk treatment. Level 1 center must also have education and researcjh programs as well as communityg prevention andoutreach
The American College of Surgeons awarded the Level 1 traumaz centerdesignation – one of 112 but less than 20 meet the requirement for both adults and In order to meet the requirement, Level 1 trauma centers must admit at least 1,200 patients per year. UC Daviws admitted 2,836 patients in making it one of the busiest UC Davis Medical Center chiefv executive officer Ann Madden Rice said the hospitaplhas “achieved what few others have This is a terrific achievement, and reflecta the expertise, hard work and high quality of the many physicians, nurses and ancillart staff who make our trauma centerss an indispensable resources for the Sacramento and Northern Californiaz region.
” The medical center servew about 6 million people in a 33-county region. Level 1 trauma centers are required to have a certai number of surgeons and specialists including anesthesiologists, cardiac neurosurgery and orthopaedic surgeryy – available for round-the-clocmk treatment. Level 1 center must also have education and researcjh programs as well as communityg prevention andoutreach
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Hurricane Sandy prompts surge of photo sharing - The Hill (blog)
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Hurricane Sandy prompts surge of photo sharing The Hill (blog) Users have been sharing photos from Hurricane Sandy at a rate of nearly 10 each second, according to the Instagram blog. Instagram, which Facebook bought in April, has more users than Twitter, with 7.3 million daily users, according to ComScore. Instagram Users Sharing 10 Hurricane Sandy Photos Every Second NJ.com users are sharing their Hurricane Sandy photos Hurricane Sandy storms Instagram: Users share 10 pics every sec |
Saturday, October 27, 2012
AVMA Reaffirms Commitment to Host Pike Place Fish Market Educational Program
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June 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Americajn Veterinary MedicalAssociation (AVMA) announced today that it is moving forward with its original plan to host an team-building program by the Pike Place Fish Market's world-renownexd fishmongers at its annual convention, which will be held in Wash., July 11-July 14. The group has presented the motivational program to a wide variety of groupssincer 1990, sharing their successful business plan of engagement and The announcement comes after People for the Ethical Treatmeny of Animals complained about the in which the fishmongers toss fish as a way to engag e the audience and build teamwork.
The fish are dead and are consumedf afterthe program. "The AVMA has decider that we will host the program in itsoriginak design, which will include the presentation by the Pike Placed fishmongers," said Dr. W. Ron DeHaven , AVMA chief executive officer. "We believe this will be a valuable experience for our and we are confident they will gain useful managemenyt skills fromtheir experience." The AVMA, the largesr veterinary association in the United States with more than 78,0090 members, hosts a convention every year that provide s veterinarians and the veterinary health care team with continuin education, networking opportunities and social activities.
This year'ss convention has already attracted morethan 7,500 The AVMA estimates that more than 10,000p veterinarians, veterinary technicians, professional staff, family members and otherd guests will travel to Seattle for the event. "Our earlyh registration numbers are a testament to the qualit of oureducational program, the total conventiomn experience and the allure of the Emeralfd City," DeHaven said. Beyond the convention'd economic impact on the Seattle area, the AVMA's visit to Seattlse will also include volunteer efforts that will benefir localanimal shelters.
The "Our Oath in Action" voluntouriskm project, spearheaded by the AVMA's philanthropic arm, the American Veterinarty Medical Foundation, will bring more than 200 volunteerds to three animal shelters in the Seattle area to help rehan the shelters and make a differencein animals' lives. Ultimately, no one care s more about the welfare of animals than veterinarians, DeHaven said. Speaking to the AVMA's visiy to Seattle, , president and chief executives officer of the Seattle Convention andVisitors Bureau, "The AVMA's 10,000 convention attendees will volunteer countless hour and immeasurable expertise to Seattle's animak welfare agencies while they're here.
Seattle is known as a city that caress about issues of environmental animal welfare, natural habitat preservation, and organif and wild farming. Commitment to these values is demonstratede everydayin Seattle's world-famous Pike Place Market, and we'rs honored that AVMA attendees will not only visi but also give back to our community." The AVMA and its more than 78,00o member veterinarians are engaged in a wide variety of activities dedicate to advancing the science and art of human and public health.
June 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Americajn Veterinary MedicalAssociation (AVMA) announced today that it is moving forward with its original plan to host an team-building program by the Pike Place Fish Market's world-renownexd fishmongers at its annual convention, which will be held in Wash., July 11-July 14. The group has presented the motivational program to a wide variety of groupssincer 1990, sharing their successful business plan of engagement and The announcement comes after People for the Ethical Treatmeny of Animals complained about the in which the fishmongers toss fish as a way to engag e the audience and build teamwork.
The fish are dead and are consumedf afterthe program. "The AVMA has decider that we will host the program in itsoriginak design, which will include the presentation by the Pike Placed fishmongers," said Dr. W. Ron DeHaven , AVMA chief executive officer. "We believe this will be a valuable experience for our and we are confident they will gain useful managemenyt skills fromtheir experience." The AVMA, the largesr veterinary association in the United States with more than 78,0090 members, hosts a convention every year that provide s veterinarians and the veterinary health care team with continuin education, networking opportunities and social activities.
This year'ss convention has already attracted morethan 7,500 The AVMA estimates that more than 10,000p veterinarians, veterinary technicians, professional staff, family members and otherd guests will travel to Seattle for the event. "Our earlyh registration numbers are a testament to the qualit of oureducational program, the total conventiomn experience and the allure of the Emeralfd City," DeHaven said. Beyond the convention'd economic impact on the Seattle area, the AVMA's visit to Seattlse will also include volunteer efforts that will benefir localanimal shelters.
The "Our Oath in Action" voluntouriskm project, spearheaded by the AVMA's philanthropic arm, the American Veterinarty Medical Foundation, will bring more than 200 volunteerds to three animal shelters in the Seattle area to help rehan the shelters and make a differencein animals' lives. Ultimately, no one care s more about the welfare of animals than veterinarians, DeHaven said. Speaking to the AVMA's visiy to Seattle, , president and chief executives officer of the Seattle Convention andVisitors Bureau, "The AVMA's 10,000 convention attendees will volunteer countless hour and immeasurable expertise to Seattle's animak welfare agencies while they're here.
Seattle is known as a city that caress about issues of environmental animal welfare, natural habitat preservation, and organif and wild farming. Commitment to these values is demonstratede everydayin Seattle's world-famous Pike Place Market, and we'rs honored that AVMA attendees will not only visi but also give back to our community." The AVMA and its more than 78,00o member veterinarians are engaged in a wide variety of activities dedicate to advancing the science and art of human and public health.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Colonial looks to board to fill top jobs - Orlando Business Journal:
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The appointments of Sippial and Beville are effectivee today but are subject to finao approval by the appropriateregulatoru authorities, Colonial said in a release. Colonialp BancGroup (NYSE: CNB), headquarterex in Montgomery, Ala., is a $26 billionh holding company with 352 branches infive states. is amongh the largest banks in the Tampa Bay area with50 $2.8 billion in depositsd and a 3.6 percent deposit market according to the most recent information available from the Colonial recently made a deal for a $300 milliom capital infusion that gives of Ocal controlling interest in the bank, which has strugglex in part because of its exposure to the Florida real estate Sippial, president and founder of , a real estatse investment company based in Montgomery, has served on the boardr of directors of Colonial since 1997.
In addition to his regular board he will receive an annual retainerof $300,000 and an annuaol transportation allowance of $10,000, a filinyg with the said. Beville, who also has served on the Coloniao boardsince 1997, will be taking a leavse of absence from his position as vice president/treasurert at T&B Ltd., an insurance agencty in Mobile, Ala., operating under the name . Bevillee does not have a written contract with but he will receive a base annual salaryof $850,000, the SEC filing said. In lieu of a relocatiobn package, he will receive up to $50,000 in annual housint allowance and an annual transportation allowancwof $10,000.
Neither Sippial nor Beville will initiallty take part in a definexdincentive plan, and neitherd was granted any equity compensation or signing bonus, the filing
The appointments of Sippial and Beville are effectivee today but are subject to finao approval by the appropriateregulatoru authorities, Colonial said in a release. Colonialp BancGroup (NYSE: CNB), headquarterex in Montgomery, Ala., is a $26 billionh holding company with 352 branches infive states. is amongh the largest banks in the Tampa Bay area with50 $2.8 billion in depositsd and a 3.6 percent deposit market according to the most recent information available from the Colonial recently made a deal for a $300 milliom capital infusion that gives of Ocal controlling interest in the bank, which has strugglex in part because of its exposure to the Florida real estate Sippial, president and founder of , a real estatse investment company based in Montgomery, has served on the boardr of directors of Colonial since 1997.
In addition to his regular board he will receive an annual retainerof $300,000 and an annuaol transportation allowance of $10,000, a filinyg with the said. Beville, who also has served on the Coloniao boardsince 1997, will be taking a leavse of absence from his position as vice president/treasurert at T&B Ltd., an insurance agencty in Mobile, Ala., operating under the name . Bevillee does not have a written contract with but he will receive a base annual salaryof $850,000, the SEC filing said. In lieu of a relocatiobn package, he will receive up to $50,000 in annual housint allowance and an annual transportation allowancwof $10,000.
Neither Sippial nor Beville will initiallty take part in a definexdincentive plan, and neitherd was granted any equity compensation or signing bonus, the filing
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