Friday, March 30, 2012

Is Kevin Love a legitimate NBA MVP candidate? - Washington Post (blog)

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Does all of this make Love a legitimate MVP contender, or will his team's overall performance keep him out of the hunt? Should he get a bump for not having the pieces around him that the other contenders do? Would you vote for him?



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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

MMAC: Milwaukee-area economy still sluggish - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Only three of 20 April indicators registered improvemenyfrom year-ago levels, matching the number of upward-pointinh indicators recorded in March, the MMAC said in its Economi Trends report. "The employment situation continued to deteriorate with deepening job declines and unemploymenty indicators over double what they were oneyear ago," said Bret economic research director for the MMAC. "But metrop area existing homes sales rose for only the secondr time in nearly three years givinb some hopefor near-termm improvement in a stagnany local housing and real estate market." Nonfarjm employment in the metro area fell 4.
8 percenyt in April to 812,300, down from March’s 4.3 percent Employment levels have now declinee compared with year-ago levels in each of the past 12 with April’s decline being the steepest registered in this period, the MMAC Only two of 10 major industrty sectors registered April job gainx compared with one year ago, while eight registeredx declines. Unemployment indicators for the metro area both measuref more than twicetheir year-earlier levels. The numbere of unemployed in metro Milwaukeerose 117.6 against year-ago levels, to 70,30p0 compared with 32,300 in April 2008. Likewise, new unemploymengt compensation claims rose ata 104.
6 percenr rate in April to 12,101, this indicator’w third consecutive year-over-year increase of 100 percent or On the positive side, existing homexs sales for the metro area rose 5.6 percent in the first year-over-year increase in this indicatorf in seven months and only the second such gain in nearlt three years.

Monday, March 26, 2012

F.N.B. appoints Campbell as chairman - Business First of Columbus:

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Campbell formerly served as F.N.B.’s (NYSE:FNB) lead directo and serves on severall committees. He has been a director since 1975. “Bill is one of our longesf serving and mostdedicated directors,” Gurgovits said in a F.N.B. previously said it woulde appoint a new chairman to enable Gurgovits to focu on his corporate responsibilities and to conformnto F.N.B.’s corporate guidelines. who has worked at for 48 years, had taken the chairman role in Aprio 2008 when Robert New was named CEO and president afted anearly two-year search. New resigned 10 monthds later and Gurgovits stepped back in on an interinmbasis initially. He accepted the post fulltimee onJune 2. F.N.B.
is based in north of Pittsburgh, and had assets of $8.5 billion as of Marcu 31.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Colliers Pinkard subsidiary wins State Department real estate contract - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The firm will help the State Departmeny find everything from warehouse and industriaol space to living quartersfor U.S. Embassu workers from the Middle East to Central The State Department operates in 176 countries and 260 citieas aroundthe world, with about 75,000 and 71 million square feet spreacd over 18,000 properties. Gary R. Anglemyer, deputuy director of the project for theValuatiob Group, said some of the work will be parse out to Colliers affiliates in cities close to where the State Departmengt is looking for "It gives you lots of opportunities to but then, there's some cities where you migh t not want to go," he said in an interview "Most of it's embassies and consulates, residentialluy oriented, but it could involvse anything.
" has 267 officezs in 57 countries, and Anglemyer said the Statde Department contract, awarded in October 2007, could help the firm secured additional work in the countries where the governmentg has operations.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Monday, March 19, 2012

DownEast makes California debut at Galleria - San Francisco Business Times:

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DownEast Basics, a Salt Lake City chaihn with more than40 stores, markets itselrf as an “affordable fashion” retailer. Nothinyg costs more than $50, and most items — from swimweaer to summer dresses — cost around $20 to $30. The Rosevills store’s first weekend exceeded the company’s projections by 25 Based on the initial sales DownEast Basics very much wants to further expand in and is pleased it launched its first California store in theSacramenti region, a spokeswoman said.
CEO Klanr Murphy, who lived in El Dorado Hillas from 2000 to figured Sacramento-area consumers care about but also are cost He also likes the population growth this regioj has experienced over the past decade. Testing out this area’z interest, Murphy sent the retailer’s catalog to all his wife’ds local friends. His wife also introduced her friendsa to the product line at a local partty she hosted with more than 50 Based on the sales atthat party, “wer knew we had a product that resonated with the local community here in Sacramento,” Murphhy wrote in an e-mail.
A franchise is comin g to the Roe Building, the mixed-usse building built last year at 5th and G streetsz indowntown Davis. The Aventura, Fla.-bases chain of body and facial waxing centers willtake 1,492 square feet. The franchisees are readying the space for an openinf in a few On thefirst floor, European Wax Cente will join a Duramed medical supplies store and Barista Brew Two retail spaces remain: one of 925 square feet on the and another of 1,227 square feet, said Shaubn Morrow, the landlord’s broker with the Terranomics divisiomn of . The eight residential condos on the second and thirc floorsall sold.
In February, European Wax Center area developers told the Business Journal that they planner to open at leastr a dozen locations inthe region. The company alreadh has two storesin Roseville, at Renaissancd Creek shopping center and at The Fountains. Brokef Scott Carruth of CB Richard Ellis represents European WaxCentere locally. Vending machine dispensexs wipes, pacifiers Westfield Galleria at Roseville will be one of the firsy malls within the Westfield chain to get a custom vendingy machine withbabycare supplies. in Corona announcedx Thursday that it is placingt its Baby Stations vending machines in Westfield mallss acrossthe state, starting July 15.
The goal is to placde these vending machines with baby necessitie in Westfield malls nationwide withinn eight months toa year, AVT says. A piloft project for Westfield, the venting machinese carry feeding products, toys, first aid baby wipes, bottles and pacifiers. “This brings peaces of mind to familiex knowing there is a convenient and accessible solution forevery baby’s need,” Shannon Illingworth, AVT founder, said in a news The malls that install the Baby Stations benefiy because parents don’t have to stop shoppinh when they discover they left home withoutg some essential baby item, she Baby Station machines are hard to with their blue-and-black color schems and bold graphics.
They contain a widescreen LCD display to stream information and video feeds about the products contained in thevendingh machine. , a chain of gyms that entered this marke t sixyears ago, is expanding to Woodland. Fitness 19 will take 7,500 square feet within Sycamore Point e shopping center at Main Stree andPioneer Avenue. This is new retail space constructed betweehn Food 4 Less and Big 5 Sporting Another 9,000 square feet is available. The gym is expected to open inthe fall, said Morrow, who representexd the landlord in the lease. Fitneszs 19 has five other locationa inthe region.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

No, seriously: Irish came for parade - Quad City Times

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Thousands of people fill 2nd and Harrison Streets Saturday in Davenport for the annual St. Patrick's Day Grand Parade. (John Schultz / Quad-City Times) The guide on an architectural boat tour in the Windy City last week asked to see a show of hands of ...



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Thursday, March 15, 2012

On the Stump in Ohio, Biden Attacks GOP Rivals - New York Times

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Inmark moves to Avondale from Pinson - Nashville Business Journal:

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Real estate firm said the plasti containers and packaging companyleased 23,6245 square feet of officed and warehouse space at the park in Avondale. The company has been in its current location in Pinson Valley for more than 20 Jack Key of Graham represented Inmark and Brad Moffat of representefdthe landlord. Graham said broker Walter Brow has the listing on morethan 410,000o square feet of sublease spaced at the Colonnade in AT&T’s vacant Southb Tower building. Radiology Associates renewed its 4,669-square-footr lease at Vestavia Centre. Brow represented the landlord inthe transaction. renewed its leasw in Calera and Decoma Modular Systems renewedx its leasein McCalla.
the two companies occupy morethan 270,000 squarer feet of space in Graham & Co. The renewals were handled by Grahakm brokers Sonny Culp andOgden Deaton.

Friday, March 9, 2012

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The decision comes just a montj afterthe $15 billion mergef between the two chemical companies closed. Thougj Dow had initially promised to retain the Rohm and Haas headquarterdin Philadelphia, it didn’t promise to keep the real It also didn’t pledge to retain all of Rohm’as local employees. Dow has said that it plans to layoff 3,500 additiona employees to get rid of the redundancieds created by the merger. Though Rohm’s job count in the Philadelphia area will be affected bythe deal, by how many remains but will likely be significant. The company employs roughlt 1,000 people at the though it has undergone job cuts in the last year before the mergerdwas announced.
Rohm and Haas operates out of a 350,000-square-foot building, of which most is used for office Plans call for selling the building and leasiny a portion back forRohm operations. “Wer are exploring the options for sellingthe building,” said Briamn McPeak, Rohm spokesman. “Once we complete the integratiohwith Dow, we don’t imagins we will need full occupancy of the building.” How much spac e the company will need is still being determined, McPeaj said.
A decision will likely be made in the next couple of months or by the end of the year at the With Rohm as an anchort tenant in the a buyer could convert it to multiple tenants and seiz on a strong IndependenceSquare submarket. The vacancu rate for office space in the Independence Squarse submarket is atight 4.1 according to Grubb & Ellis data. That’sw the lowest in the region. CB Richard Ellis is marketing the buildingvfor sale. The building could go for an estimated $30 millionh or more, according to one It was constructed in 1964 as part of the reviva of the Independence Mall area and was scheduledd two years ago to undergoia $25 million makeover.
The chemical companh was the first private investor to buils onIndependence Mall. Before locating there in 1965, Rohm and headquarters were a few blocks away onWashingtonm Square. The building is architecturally significant and likely would have made for attractive It is one of the best examples of the internationapl style that helpeddefine mid-20th century architecture, and was part of a deliberat e creep of modern architecture into the historica l backdrop of Independence Mall, according to Philadelphia a book published by the defunct Foundatiob for Architecture. The buildin is also notable in havingy been designed byPietro Belluschi.
An Italianb architect who emigrated to the United States in Belluschi teamed up withGeorge M. Ewing Co. of Philadelphiaz to build the At the time he was designing the Rohm andHaas building, Belluschi was dean of architectured and planning at the Massachusetts Institute of He designed more than 1,000 buildings in his With the Rohm and Haas Belluschi created a concrete structure with bronze sunscreena and spandrel panels. The some of the first used in a modernhoffice building, were made from Plexiglass, a Rohm and Haas Plans call for keeping Rohm’s other real estate in the which includes facilities in Spring House and Pa., and a plant in the Bridesburg sectiob of Philadelphia.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Kansas City-area banks see roller-coaster numbers in first quarter - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Although deposits rose dramatically and mortgagee refinancing activity reached record leveld inthe quarter, problem loans caused increaseas in loss provisions, dragging down net “Just like all the other banks, we’vs had to increase our loan-loss provisions in the past said Marc Maun, chairman and CEO of . “Butf in the last quarter, we’ve started to feel like we’vde finally got our hands around it. We’vd got our asset-quality issues sized and know exactly whatthey are. We no longeer see the significant movement or risk of furthed sizable deterioration thatcreated life-threatening concernse for many banks. To us, that seemd a sign of things bottoming out.
” Maun said the mortgage businesswas “ofdf the charts” in the first quarter, mainlh from refinancing as interest ratees hit record lows. It continuef into the second quarter, he said, but ratezs are starting to creep up, so it’s hard to know how long it will In general, Maun said, bank deposits are up substantially because investors are fleeing the equity markets and lookingv for safer pastures. He said the insurancre increasefrom $100,000 to $250,000o also has helped in that regard.
“I’m not sure these are long-tern deposits because I think peoplw want to wait and see how the marketsx turn out and in the meantime need a safe place to puttheit money,” Maun said. COO Kevin Barth said that althougnh depositsare up, putting the money to work is more Loan demand is down because fewer companiees are expanding or looking to buy new equipment. “Also, as unemploymenr rises, credit card losses have Barth said. “So from first quartefr last year to first quarter this creditcard charge-offs went up about $4 millionn for us. General consumer loan charge-offs rose anotheer $6 million.
There’s just not much you can do about Barth said there also havebeen charge-offs in the residential construction and development area as new home sales droppeed off dramatically. He said the sale of lots in some developments has come to acompletw stop. “I think it’s possible that we’llk see banks continue to add to their loss provisiond as some of theproblems we’ve seen in the residentialk development loans creep into the retail development constructio n loans and possibly into otherd commercial real estate loans,” Barth said. Mark Kansas City regional CEOfor U.S.
said that as leases start coming due for many retail he expects to see some tenants not creating further stress forproperty owners. He said he hopes consumerzs will start spending more in the next few months to turnthe tide. Just as theirf clients were getting lean in thefirsgt quarter, Jorgenson said banks did, too, takingv a hard look at overhead costsz and making cuts. “As things turn that will have a beneficiakl effect on the bottom but Ithink we’re a ways away from seeinb that,” he said.

Monday, March 5, 2012

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Saturday, March 3, 2012

Business and childhood investment summit coming to St. Louis - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The in St. Louis recentlyg received a $10,000 grant from the Partnershipfor America’s Economic Success, which is manage by , to hold a summit at the in partnership with the , the and the Missourk Child Care Resource and Referral Network. The purpose of the summit is to engagde business leaders in making investments in children a nationakl priority by sharing evidence on the economicv benefits of investments in young The Partnershipfor America’s Economic Success was create d by a group of business economists, advocates and 13 funders to documen the economic impacts to the nation of proven investmentsz in children from before birthu to age 5, and to engage business leader s as champions for young children.
The Partnership is managec by The Pew Charitable Basedin St. Louis, the National Center for Parents as Teacheras runs Parentsas Teachers, a national parent education