Saturday, October 30, 2010

ATS Services is now Talagy, with new owner - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS founder Delores acquired the company and will servedas chair. Kesler will retain the title ofchairmajn emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assume the role of presidentand CEO. Terme of the acquisition were not “This is an exciting time in the growthj and evolutionof ATS, and I’mj pleased to allow the next generation of leadershipl to take the helm,” said Kesler. Kesler created Jacksonville-basedr ATS Services in 1977, eventually forming a parent company that merged with three other staffing including .
The business split into two ventures: , whicg became a publicly traded company and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of informationj technology at ATS Services before creating his own , a global provider of on-demansd talent management software, in 1996. Kesler provided a loan that helped startthe company. Vurv Technology was acquirefd by (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.u million. Talagy, which has 11 offices around the countryh and80 employees, will continue to offer the same producta and services, but instead of operating under multipl e brands and business unitzs the company will consolidate into a single brand.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Safeway, workers to resume talks July 14 - Denver Business Journal:

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The grocery chain and United Food and Commercial Workerxs Union Local 7 also agreed to extend all of theire Coloradolabor agreements, set to expire until midnight July 18, the Safeway announcemen said. Safeway’s union workers rejected the company’s latest contractg offer earlierthis “Safeway remains committed to finding a peaceful solution to the very difficult issues facing the partiese in these labor negotiations,” Safeway spokespersonm Kris Staaf said in the statement. Safeway workers had votedx Wednesday to reauthorize a strike if the chaijn does not improve the wage or pensionh offers in itsproposed five-yeare contract.
The workers have asked for a last, best and finalo offer from the chain, a proposal that is necessaryh to be presented before any strike can saidLaura Chapin, spokeswoman for . Workers for Colorado’zs three largest supermarket chains — Safeway, Albertsons and unit King Soopersa — are all in contract talksd withtheir employers.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Colorado gets $509M for education from part of stimulus plan - Denver Business Journal:

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The money comes from the State FiscallStabilization Fund, which was created under the stimuluz bill. The money will be used to improve and monitorrpublic education, and Colorado will collectg and publish information on teacher quality, student college readiness and interventions with underperforminb schools in return. The state can apply for the remaininf $251 million for which it is eligibl inthe fall. That $760 millionm combines with $270 million in recover funding that Colorado is expected to get undee existing federal education formulas tototal $1.3 billio in stimulus education funding for the state.
Statew leaders have gotten another $140 millionm in funding for disabled or underprivilegex studentsso far, and they are expecterd to apply for some of the $4.3r billion being offered for educatiohn reform investment in the Race to the Top “By spending the money wisely, we can preserve critica jobs, ensure that more kids graduate from high school fullyu prepared to succeed in college and the workforce and furthere strengthen Colorado’s competitive position in the globalk economy,” U.S. Rep. Jarede Polis, D-Colo., said in announcing the monety in anews release.
Colorado has specified that atleast $452 million of the stabilization-fund money will go to public colleges and universities while at least $170 millioh will go to public schools.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Un décret précise les modalités de la carte musique jeune - Le Monde

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Sunday, October 24, 2010

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The Bellevue-based retailer has seen a mountai n of losses and struggledd with servicing its debt as sales have droppede during theeconomic downturn. According to several news including the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News Company executives have scrambled for months looking for relief from EddieBauer (NASDAQ: EBHI) had reportecd having $268 million in outstandingv debt, including $193 million in term loans and $75 million in convertible which company executives have been trying to converty into shares of the company. “Thew single biggest issue facing this companyy is ourdebt burden.
Our capital structure simply has too much debt for the economicv reality wenow face,” Eddie Bauer CEO Neil Fiskre told industry analysts in a May 14 conference call, according to a transcript. According to filingsa with the Securities andExchanger Commission, Eddie Bauer had total assets of $525.2 2 million as of April. The compan y listed total liabilitiesof $448.9 Eddie Bauer reported net losses of $165.r5 million in fiscal year 2008, part of a totaol of $478.7 million in losses during the past three fiscal In the first quarter that ended in the company reported net losses of 44.
5 Greg Charleston, an Atlanta-based consultant for Conwag MacKenzie who works with financiallg stressed retailers looking to restructure, said Eddise Bauer is facing the same recession-related issues as most other retailerw in this economy. Sales are down and so is The big difference for some retailers like EddieBauer — is that as revenud has tanked the company’s heavy debt becomes more difficult to service, he said. “Virtually everyg retailer is experiencing the same thing as Eddie Charleston said. “Maybe because of theit debt Eddie Bauer is feeling the pain more than the but they are all goinygthrough it.
” If Eddie Bauer does seek bankruptcy protection, it wouls be another reminder of how the recession is hitting home. When WaMu file for bankruptcy in September, it was the larges failure in U.S. bankinyg history. WaMu listed debts of aboug $8 billion and assets of $32 although it later said some of its assetz were tied tocompany stock, which becamwe virtually worthless. When Wilsonville, Ore.-based Joe’s Sport filed for bankruptcy protection in the company listed both assets and debtof $100 millio to $500 million.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Eddie Bauer declares bankruptcy - Birmingham Business Journal:

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Eddie Bauer had struggled with itsdebt — a crisisa that worsened as revenur dropped, part of an overall trendr affecting most retailers during the The company has lost nearly a half billion dollars in the past three years. Those losses, couplecd with the impact of the recession and debt paymentd apparently pushed the company into bankruptcy court a move that was rumored for Eddie Bauer became the latest majorf retailer to succumb to filiny in bankruptcy courtthis recession. The list also includeds Linens ‘n Things and Circuitg City.
In many ways, Eddie Bauer’as crisis is not different from what most retailersz are facing during this prolonged anddeep recession, said Greg an Atlanta-based consultant for Conway MacKenzie who worksd with financially stressed retailers looking to restructure. Most retailers except discount storeslike Wal-Mart have seen a fast drop-oftf in retail revenue across the board, Charleston said. Many of the specialty retail department storesd haveseen double-digit same-storwe sales declines, he “When revenue drops and same-store salee drop, companies with less debt can weather a downturhn much longer,” Charleston said.
“It becomes an issue much sooner if you are into liquidity As ofMay 11, Eddies Bauer reported having $289.5 million in outstanding including $187.8 million in term loans and $75 million in convertible notes, which company executives have been trying to persuade debt-holders to convert into shares of the According to a filing with the Securities and Exchangew Commission, Eddie Bauer had total asseta of $525.22 million in April. The company listeds total liabilitiesof $448.9 million. Eddis Bauer reported net lossesof $165.5 millioh in fiscal year 2008, part of a tota l of $478.7 million in losses during the past three fiscalo years.
In the first quarter that endedsin April, the company reported net losses of 44.5 million. For the firsr quarter of fiscalyear 2009, which endede April 4, Eddie Bauer reported a loss of $44.5 million. That was a greater loss than the firsty quarterof 2008, when the companyt reported a $19.3 milliohn loss. Net sales for the first quarter of 2009were $179.i8 million, compared with net sales of $213.2 million in the first quarter of 2008. The companyt said that combined comparable storesales — a barometer of success at the store levep — fell 11.3 percent for the first quarter, a declines the company blamed on the recession and reduced retailk spending.
Sales were down nearlgy 15 percent inEddie Bauer’s retail stores and salesx through its direct channel were down nearlu 11 percent. The outlet store s saw sales declined by nearly76 percent. “The first quarter was a difficultg one, as the sharp downturn in the economy took its toll on our We continued to focus on cost cuttin g and cashflow management, whic helped mitigate the impact of lower sales,” said CEO Neil in a statement with the first-quarter results filede with the SEC.
It’s unclear what impacy bankruptcy might have onEddie Bauer’x 370 stores, including 251 retaikl stores and 119 outlet storesd in the United States and Eddie Bauer has a store in Birmingham'es The Summit. (See a copy of the bankruptcyu filing .) Eddie Bauer announced in early Apripl that it had amendedits $225 millionj loan agreements with lenders. Eddie Bauert also has been in talks with its lenderx for months toconvert $75 million in convertible notez into equity. The company has a July 1 deadline to convert that debt or facebig penalties, something Eddies Bauer, which has depleted much of its cash and cash equivalences can ill afford to pay.
In May, The Wall Streetr Journal, citing unnamed sources, said Eddie Bauer hired Peter J. Solomonj Co. as its investment banker to negotiateany

Thursday, October 21, 2010

ESPN Zone closes doors in Denver - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The ESPN Zone, part of a nationwide chain of what used to be nine ofthe sports-themedc bar and interactive game centers across the laid off roughly 100 employees, giving each a 60-dayu administrative leave package, according to a company Rick Allesandri, an ESPN vice presidenft who oversees Zone operations, said in the statemen t that the restaurant could not survive the recession. This economif downturn has been marked nationallyh by reduced consumer spending on eatinb out and onentertainment activities. “A decision like this is never We recognize and appreciate the commitmenyt and years of service of all of these Allesandri said.
“Unfortunately, the current economic environment offeredx us noother choice.” The ESPN Zone was a 23,000-square-foof meeting place for sports fanatics, with one room featurinh more than a dozen large televisions tunedc into contests of all kind and another full of video and sports games ranging from basketball to bowling. None of the eighft other ESPN Zone locations will be asall “are meeting our expectations,” said Matt a spokesmen for the chain. , which owns the Taborf Center, issued a statement saying it was “sorrty to hear of their decisionj to discontinue theirDenver operations.
” But the closing of ESPN Zone “hasa created a new opportunity for us to bring new concepts to 16th Street,” it said. One of those new concepts is The Tilted a Celtic-themed restaurant and sport bar with 20 locations operating nationwide and anothere 10 planned. The chain, which is expectedf to open its Denver location this fall and to offer outdoorpatio seating, has signed an 8,300-square-foot lease at Tabo r Center, according to a news release. The Tiltex Kilt began in Las Vegas in 2003 and is noted for its servers dressedin knee-highu socks, short plaid kilts and midriff-barinh plaid halter tops.
It will be one of a numberf of new tenants openingg in the Tabor Centerthis year. “These new additionsz to Tabor Center’s retaik offering reflect our continuing efforts to enhance the services and amenities forthe tenants, customerxs and visitors to the Tabor Center,” said Stever Budorick, executive vice president and partner at Callahan Capitaol Partners.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Kansas City delays decision on minority hiring for H&R Block project - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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TIF Commission Chairman Ron Yaff had hoped that a speciak meeting Wednesday would settlethe long-standing issue of whethere Kansas City-based H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) and its general contractor, Kansas City-based , followed city policiews in attempting to meet city goalzs for minority-firm participation on the But during the three-hour meeting, lawyers representingy Block and Dunn argued that a “best-faith of their clients’ efforts by the Kansas City Human Relations Department was flawed, in part because it focuseds on only one minority firm contract, mentioned two othera and was silent on 14.
the TIF Commission directed HR Departmenr Director Phillip Yelder to prepare abetter best-faith including information on all minority-firm contractzs issued for the Dunn project. “If this ends up in we need to have the evidence we looked at TIF Commission Director Joe Gonzalez said after the issuew was continued tothe commission’s regular Augusty meeting. The issue was precipitatedr by a 2005 lawsuit alleging thatfrony companies, including , were used to inflate the level of minority-performec work for which the developer, H&e Block, was credited. An appeals courrt upheld the lawsuit’s dismissal.
However, the HR Department’w best-faith analysis, initially presented during a May 13 TIF Commission allegedthat H&R Blocl failed to meet the project’s 15 percentf goal for minority construction services participation because Rodriguez Electrical, a minority did not perform the $2.9 milliohn in work it received a contract to During Wednesday’s meeting, Allan Hallquistr of , representing Block, and Jim Sullivanb of , representing Dunn, presented as evidence thousands of pages of much of it supporting their contentions that their clients were unaware of a scheme involving Rodriguez Electric and , which is not a minority contractor.
As part of that scheme, they Rodriguez submitted the bid for electrical work on the Bloco project and was awarded the bid by JE Dunn but did none of the The work was performedby R.F. Fisher, whicyh received all of the $2.9 million contracg except for $66,892.73, which Rodriguezz was paid for participating inthe arrangement. “Nio way, no how would JE Dunn have approved asham transaction” like the one involving Rodriguez and Fisher had the contractotr been aware of it, Sullivabn told the TIF Commission. According to a writtehn argument submitted forthe commission’s consideration Wednesday, Sullivan added that “Rodrigues Electrical and R.F.
Fisher did everything possible to show that Rodrigue Electrical was fully such as having Rodriguez Electrical sign allchang orders, and having Rodriguez Electrical submit the March 16, 2006 That letter, actually datefd March 13, 2006, was sent to JE Dunn aftert Rodriguez Electrical’s level of participation in the project was questioned. Signed by Ralpb Rodriguez, the letter said that “Rodrigue z Electric(al) and I are 100 percent involve d withthis project.” According to the HR Departmeny analysis, “the evidence ... suggests that JE Dunn’sx project managers were, at a aware of the working relationship between Rodriguez Electricaland R.F.
were aware of both companies submitting identical bids for the same scopse of work and were awarewthat R.F. Fisher would be performing the majorityt of the work and thatRodriguez Electrical’ s quote was marked up by 2.25 percengt for minority participation.” The 2.25 percentf markup, coming from a minority should have raised concerns with JE Dunn’d staff, according to Sullivan said the 2.25 percent markup might have been overlooked as somethingf that should have been He added that Dunn was aware that R.F.
Fisher had withdrawnb its bid and that Rodriguez was planningy to partner with Fisher on the But he said Dunn had no idea that Rodriguex employees did not contribut e to the project until well afterethe headquarters’ 2006 completion.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Concerned Taxpayers of America Represents Exactly Two Taxpayers - The Washington Independent

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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Insituform vows fight to reinstate $7.7M AIG judgment - St. Louis Business Journal:

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million judgment against insurer over a Bostonjsewer project. In 2004, Insituform, which specializes in the trenchless construction and rehabilitatiojnof sewer, water and underground piping, AIG, claimint the New York-based insurer failed to acknowledge coveragee for a $5.1 million loss on the project. A federal court in Boston last year enterefd a final judgment in favor of Insituforn in the amountof $7.7 million, including $6.1 millioj in actual damages and $1.6 million in pre-judgmentf interest. AIG appealed the judgment to the First Circuig Courtof Appeals, and Insituform filed a cross appeal.
On May 22, the appeals courtg entered an order vacating the judgmeng and remanded the case to the districr court for dismissalof Insituform’s according to a filing Friday with the U.S. Securitiex and Exchange Commission. Insituform “intends to vigorously pursure areconsideration and/or review of the decision in ordeer to reinstate the judgment,” according to the In December, Insituform bought a judgment protection insurancs policy to ensure the full amount of the subject to a $500,000 deductible. As of Marcbh 31, the total claim receivable recorded by Insituformwas $8.1 million, whichu included actual remediation costs of $6.1 million, pre-judgment interes t of $1.
6 million and $400,000 in post-judgment according to the filing.

Friday, October 15, 2010

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

National Park Service voices need for new signs on National Mall - Washington Business Journal:

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According to the NPS, the aging signagew on the National Mall and surrounding memorial parkas lacks uniformity and will be replaced to improvse how visitors navigate aroundthe area. The job, worthh more than $2 million, will be spreadc between two contractors. The first part consistse of a design study awardedeto Pasadena, Calif-based Hunt Design. Under the $500,000o contract, which has not been completed yet, Hunt will determinse the look, size and number of The second contract, worth about $1.5 million, goes to Manassas-basefd Color-Ad Signs and Exhibits to fabricatre and makethe signs.
“There are largee numbers of people who come to the Nationalp Mall on a daily and annuakl basis who are not from Washington and they are new to the saidBill Line, spokesman for the National Capital region. “That’s where this study will come into How to best put up signs to be helpfulk inwhat locations.” The proposed new signds will follow the park service’s uniformm standards for creating and maintaining outdoor signa at all NPS locations in the U.S. According to the NPS, some new signds could be up around the Lincoln Memorial underd the first phase as earlyas June.
It is beinfg funded as part ofthe agency’s grany program to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of its A joint partnership between the NPS and the Trustg for the National Mall, which raisea funds to restore the area, will pay for the Signs would be installed in threes phases to address specific needs in each park area. “Coming abovr ground near the Smithsonian Metro, for example, especiallg if people are not from they are disoriented and having some signs in those areasz would be of great help to many said Line. During the first phase, signs will be replaced arounde the Lincoln Memorial and parts of Constitutio andIndependence Avenues.
In phase two, signs will be replaced in East and West Potomac Parks and on the WashingtomMonument grounds. During phase three, signs will be put up east of the Washingtobn Monument and near the plaza in frontr of the Grant The NCPC does not yet know if its meetin to take action on the signs will bein

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Synopsys Acquires Optical Research Associates - TMCnet

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Monday, October 11, 2010

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In a letter on behalf of the Delphi SalariefRetiree Association, 22 congressional representatives are asking Geithnere to direct the federal auto task force to make publifc all documents concerning a proposal to default the pensions to the federal Legislatorsw expressed concern over the “inequitable decision” to defaul t the white collar retirees’ pensiobn plan to the federal while at the same time the pensiobn obligations of hourly workers are beintg picked up by , Delphi’s former American taxpayers will own 60 percentg of the new GM and “they deserve a full and public explanatiojn of how this inequitable decisionb was made,” the lettefr said.
The bipartisan group citedc estimates thatthe 15,000 Delphi salaried employees coul lose as much as 70 percent of their pensionb payments if they are assigned to the Pensiojn Benefit Guaranty Corp. Troy, Mich,-based Delphi, GM’e largest supplier, filed for Chaptetr 11 bankruptcy protection inOctobet 2005. Fallout from the company’s financial troubles included the closure of a plan ton Columbus’ west side, which employed more than 400 at the time it

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Opus Northwest siblings file for bankruptcy - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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The former will seek to liquidate under Chapter 7of U.S. Bankruptcy Code and the latter intends to reorganizer underChapter 11. These bankruptcies come on the heelsz of the April 22 bankruptcyof , an Opus affiliate based in Atlanta. Minneapolis-basedf Opus has said it plans to wind down its operationw in that part of the countruas well. Just two of five Opus subsidiarieeremain healthy, west LLC, which is an active developedr in Portland, and Opus North LLC, which is basex in Chicago. Opus Northwest’s recent developments in Portland includ e the successful Bridgeport Village shopping center in Atone point, Opus was the ’s top choicde to redevelop the Burnside Bridghead.
In recent years, the company has concentratex onresidential projects. It recentlgy completed construction of two large apartment projectsd with a total constructiobn budgetof $150 million. Ladd Tower is a 332-uniyt project in downtown Portland and Park 19 isa 101-unif project in Northwest Portland. "We have have a healthhy balance sheet," said Brian Owendoff, vice president and managerf forOpus Northwest's Portland operations. Opus East, based in Md., filed a petition to liquidate its portfolip underChapter 7. In its filing in U.S. Bankruptcyt Court for the Districtof Delaware, Opus East said it has betweenm 200 and 999 creditors.
It listed assets betweebn $50 million and $100 milliomn and liabilities between $100 million and $500 million. It did not identifyh creditors. Opus West, based in Phoenix, anticipates filinh a voluntary petition of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectiohn inearly July. “Declininvg real estate values and tight credig markets continue to impede the refinancing of assetd and restructuring oflending agreements,” said Opus CEO Mark Rauenhors t in a statement. “We regret that this action has prove to be necessary despite the effort ofso many. A court-supervised process and transfer of distressed assets will assist Opus in reorganizing and focus onthe future.
” Opus East has developed more than 13.3 milliohn square feet of spacr since 1994. Opus West has developed more than 52.7 million square feet sincre 1979. The company said Opus Nortgh and Opus Northwest have been less affectedc bythe recession, due to their mix of project healthy balance sheets and stronger markets. Opus said its development activity has fallen tojust 4.8 million square feet in down from 34 million square feet in 2007 and 35 million squarew feet in 2008.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Report: Foreclosures are top sellers - Orlando Business Journal:

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said banks that are willingt to deal on foreclosesd units are driving the firsrquarter activity. For example, Shoma at Keys Cove in south Miami-Dade Countg sold the most, with 50 units closing in the firsft quarter. The Vue at Brickell sold 25 condos, ranking it seventhn on CondoReports.com’ top-10 list. “Many banks have taken ownershipl of units in these buildings and are lookintg toget out,” said Adam Cappel, president of CondoReports.com. “Banks, either through shorty sales or units they own as a result of foreclosures, are the most active sellerws in today’s market as they are willing to accept market prices.
” The 10 most activs buildings produced an average of 29 sales, or one sale every threed days. The buildings accounted for more than 11 percenr of all condo sales in according toa CondoReports.cojm news release. Most of the activith is tied to individual unit and notbulk buys, Cappel said. “These buildings are moving toward stability as speculative investors and thinlyu capitalized owners are being replaced witheitherd owner-occupant or well-capitalized, patient investorsx buying in at a much lower cost,” Cappek said in the statement. “Most are individual unit The study looked at closed saleswin 2,000 condo projects with at leasgt 50 units throughout Miami-Dade.
The studty excluded units delivered in 2008 and 2009 because those sale were likely driven bypreconstructiohn contracts, Cappel said.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Panel to monitor NY

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Paterson billed the panel as independenyt and a watchdog that will track federakl stimulus money as it is delegater and spent in the New York is expected toreceive $26. 7 billion of federal stimulus monehy throughearly 2011. The panel will “prevent waste, abuse and mismanagement” of stimulus Paterson said. The panel will also ensure that stimulus contracts compluy with lawsand regulations, and that contractors on stimulus projectsa are not unlawfully discriminating in decidinhg who to hire to help complete the Paterson said the paneo reports directly to him, recommending actiones that state agencies should take to eliminatre any “vulnerabilities” or vagueness in the contractinhg and oversight processes of federal stimulus money.
The panel will be heade d by state Inspector GeneralJosepyh Fisch. The other three memberds are: • James Sheehan, the state’s Medicaid Inspector General • Barry Kluger, inspectof general for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Galen Kirkland, commissioner of the state Divisio of Human Rights Kirkland, for one, will ensure that the awarding and execution of stimulus-funded work complie s with federal and stat e civil rights laws, and with mandates to providw some work to minority- or women-ownef businesses.
“These three inspectoras general and Commissioner Kirkland havethe credentials, the and the experience necessary to prevent, detec t and deter fraudulent, wasteful and abusive practices,” Patersonm said. Complaints about alleged fraud, discrimination or other criminal activity connected with stimulus work can be directecd to the stateInspector General’s hotline, (800) DO-RIGHgT or through the Web site .
The state’w stimulus Web site is , whicg tracks stimulus contracts and provides pagese of information detailing all the aspects ofthe $787 billion

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Chris Whitaker, Time Warner Cable - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Whitaker joined in the earl y 1990s and has brought that experienceto , where she now serves as vice president and general managef for the company’s Raleigh market. Whitaker is charged with overseeing thecablde provider’s service and delivery throughout 18 countiezs and 60 cities and townsd from the Triangle to the coast. She is responsiblr for directing morethan 1,000 employees in everything from back-office functions to service callsz and appointments and installations. Whitaker puts it like this: “My job is to be a servantf leader,” she says. “I make sure my employeexs have the tools they need to resolve any issuesd thefirst time.
Anything that touched the customer ismy responsibility.” Whitaker estimatezs that Time Warner Cable offers high-speed Internet, digital phone and cabled television services to abou t 800,000 residential and commercial customers in her She adds that the Raleigh markett will be launching its enhanced start-over service on about 10 to 12 channelzs in the next couple of The service will allow customers to turn on the televisionj during a program and start the entire show from the beginniny in order to view, or record it. Whitake hopes to have that service availablee on 50 to 60 channels by the endof 2009.
Anotherd goal for Whitaker’s market is to offe high-definition capabilities across 100 channelsby year-end. Time Warner Cable’s Raleigh market has 10 locations across its Many of its employees will soon move intoa new, 160,000-square-foot-facilith on Paramount Parkway in The first phase of the moves should happen in early July, Whitakefr says. Whitaker was born and raiser innorthern Virginia. She attended George Mason University, where she received a bachelor’s degree. Upon graduation, Whitakerf joined the Washington, D.C., officre of KPMG Peat Marwick, where she worked as a stafff accountant while obtaining herCPA license.
Whitakefr then transferred to the firm’ss Philadelphia office, where she worked for six monthsd and had Comcast as a Whitaker then joined Comcast ona full-timde basis, serving as a senioe staff accountant for two years in the companty’xs Philadelphia office before transferring with Comcast to Atlanta. In Atlanta, Whitakefr served as director of financial planning from 1996througy 1999. For the next few years, she served in various roless in Comcast’s northern Virginia including area vice president and generapl manager of theentire market. Whitaker has been at her currentf post at Time Warner Cable for aboutta month.
Bachelor’s degreer from George Mason University; CPA license. Whitake and her husband, Tim, have one Abby. “I want us to continue to be a stronb competitor inthe market,” Whitaker says. “I also want to make sure our servics deliveryis exceptional.” “Call Me Ted” by Ted Turne and Bill Burke.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Second period: Hawks 4, Blues 1 - ESPN (blog)

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Saturday, October 2, 2010

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Friday, October 1, 2010

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