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Banners a link to the past for area high schools Watertown Public Opinion They may no longer exist, but the banners of the six school comprising the current Deuel school district hang proudly in the gym in Clear Lake. Remembering the past is becoming a popular thing to do in high school gyms in the area. Clark, Howard and ... and more »

Watch Blake Griffin initiate rookie Jared Sullinger [Video] - Los Angeles Times

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Watch Blake Griffin initiate rookie Jared Sullinger [Video] Los Angeles Times OK, this wasn't quite Mozgov Part II. How about Mozgov-ian? Celtics rookie forward Jared Sullinger gamely tried to prevent a Blake Griffin dunk with a hard foul, receiving a flagrant foul 1 for his trouble in the third quarter of the latest Clippers ... and more »

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2013 Subaru BRZ Limited â€" Icy/Dicey! TFLcar.com It's early Sunday morning, something like 4:45am. The ambient temperature hovers around 20 degrees fahrenheit and a layer of thick, icy fog hangs just above the ground. “(Expletive), I'm going to miss my flight,” I thought, as I feverishly ridded my ...

PG&E signs solar power deal - Sacramento Business Journal:

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The project, which will be located in Antelopw Valley, is expected to produce 592 gigawatt-hourd of electricity each yearfor PG&E customerds throughout Northern and Central California, enougjh energy to power 90,000 average AV Solar Ranch 1 is a subsidiary of San Francisco-basexd LLC. “This agreement will help increase the amount of clean energy we provide to our customerse and reduce greenhousegas emissions,” John Conway, senior vice president of energg supply for PG&E, said in a news “Contracting with companies like NextLight is just one of the many ways in which PG&d is harnessing the power of the sun to meet our energy needs.
” “The project will provide cost-effectivw electricity to PG&E’s customers, create jobs and localp economic benefits for the Antelope Valley, and contribute to California’sx renewable energy goals.” Frank DeRosa, chiefg executive officer of NextLight, said in a news The project is expected to begij deliveries in 2011 and be fully operationall by late 2013. This is the third major solafr power dealSan Francisco-basedc PG&E (NYSE: PGE) has signed this year.

Despite Hints of Economic Recovery, Optimism's Scarce for the Year Ahead - ABC News (blog)

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Despite Hints of Economic Recovery, Optimism's Scarce for the Year Ahead ABC News (blog) With three-quarters of Americans saying the economy's still in a recession, optimism both about personal and global prospects in the year ahead are at their lowest in 11 years. Nonetheless, unlike the past three years, a majority at least says an ... and more »

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2009 WNY middle school rankings - Charlotte Business Journal:

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Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reachedc by clicking on the names of those schools A breakdown of the rankings for each sectionb of Western New York can be accessedby . The followinyg abbreviations havebeen used: CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middls School, ES-Elementary School, HS-High School, IS-Intermediat e School, JHS-Junior High School, JSHS-Junior-Senior High School, MHS-Middle-Higuh School, MS-Middle School, PS-Primary School, SHS-Senior High VHS-Vocational High School. Each school is followee by the name of the district that operateswit (if it’s a public or the district where it is located (if it’s a privat school). • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. 5.
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Extended Stay Hotels files Chapter 11 - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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The Spartanburg, S.C.-based compang filed the reorganization petition in New Yorkbankruptc court, Secretary and General Counselk Joseph Teichman writing that Extended Stay had about $7.1 billioj in assets and $7.6 billion in liabilities at the end of 2008. Extendedr Stay, whose more than 680 properties are managed byHVM LLC, has five propertie s in the Triad. The company bills itself as the largestg operatorof mid-priced extended-stay hotels in the nation. Teichman in a couryt filing on Monday wrote that the company sought protectioh from creditors amid a general downturn in the hospitalityh industry and a hit taken as fewetr potential customers needthe company’xs services.
“Since the typical Extended Stay customer seeksz a lengthy stay based oncommercial relocation, the contraction of constructiobn and new business development began to significantly and adversely affected Extended Stay’s revenue stream,” Teichman wrote. The company said its average revenue per room dropped about 23 percent in the firstt five months of the year compared with the same perioddof 2008.
As a result, it was unable to deal with its debt burden with cash flow and is seekinga “comprehensivse restructuring of the entire capital Extended Stay said it planws to run operations following the Chapter 11 petition unded a lender-approved arrangement using cash Debtor-in-possession financing won’t be needed, the compang said. About 9,900 employees work in hotelas operated byExtended Stay. The compangy is in 44 states and hasabout 77,00 0 rooms.

Kroger president to retire - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Cincinnati-based Kroger (NYSE:KR) said Don McGeorge, presiden and chief operating officer, plans to work with the companu until late in the year to help with the executive Toreplace McGeorge, the company’s boarfd tapped Vice Chairman Rodney McMullen, 48. McGeorge, 55, startee out in 1977 as a store co-manager in Louisvillew and went on tolead Kroger’s Michigan and Columbu divisions. He’s served as president sincse 2003. McMullen officially steps intothe president’sx post Aug. 1.
He joined Kroge r in 1978 as a part-time clerk and has served as corporate controller, chief financial officer and executive vice The company said McGeorge will serv as a special adviser to CEO Davix Dillon and remain on the boarr as he assists in the Kroger operates morethan 2,40o supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 including 131 in metro

Child-literacy group honored for bringing libraries back to schools - Philadelphia Public School Notebook (blog)

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Child-literacy group honored for bringing libraries back to schools Philadelphia Public School Notebook (blog) Library time at Blankenburg Elementary, one of the 12 schools whose libraries are run by West Philadelphia Alliance for Children. by Kofi Biney. The mere idea of having access to a school library is a slim hope for many Philadelphia students. But one ...

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GDGT 2012 Video Gallery Maximum PC Linksys was excited to show off its new wireless routers, AC media bridge, and new router options, including easier to configure QOS options. One of the things Linksys is pushing is parental controls integrated into the router. Much to the chagrin of ... and more »

Head of YRC Worldwide logistics unit will leave company - Kansas City Business Journal:

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YRC Logistics CEO and President Jim Ritchie will transfert his responsibilities to John who had been COO of the divisionj and President of YRC Logisticzs in the Americasand Europe, the Overland Park-based trucking giany (Nasdaq: YRCW) said in a Wednesda statement to the Kansas City Businesd Journal . Carr will handler the unit’s overall leadership as president and will report to company Chairman and CEOBill “YRC Worldwide continuously reviews its organizational structuress to consider customer requirements, business volumesa and efficiencies,” the statement said.
“Since its inception (in) 2002, the YRC Logistics businesss has matured as an marking impressive growthand improvements. In light of as well as the current economy, we have decider that it is unnecessaryt to have both a CEO and a president at YRC and we should combine the two roles into a singledleadership position.” Last year, the logistics unit poste d revenue of $621.7 down less than 1 percent from $623.w2 million the prior year. The unit accounted for aboutg 7 percentof YRC’s $8.
94 billion in annual Ritchie, who was with the logisticw unit for nine years, will start June 1 as president of , a divisio of Australia-based , according to a May 6 He’ll be based in Florida. Brambles is a global provider of supporrt services and had totao assetsof $5.6 billion on June 30, according to its Web CHEP offers pallet and container poolinvg services. “Jim is a very accomplishedx executive and with extensive customer and operationao experience in logistics and the USAsupplyu chain,” Brambles CEO Mike Ihlein said in the “In particular, Jim’s strong relationships with customersd in the fast-moving consumer goods sectotr will be of great benefit to CHEP USA.
” Beforde heading up YRC Logistics, Ritchie was CEO of both Yello Global and Transportation.com. He also held executive positionsat . Zollarss was a senior vice president at Ryder Integratedr Logistics beforejoining , which later became YRC YRC recruited Carr in 2007 “foer his considerable supply chai n experience and to grow our leadership the statement said. He joined as presidenr of YRC Logistics in the Americas and He previously was president of Global Supply Chain Managemenrtfor , an executive vice president of salezs and marketing at Fritz Cos.
and in leadership positions at Profit/ (GEO Logistics), Pandair Freight and Behring International, according to a biography on the company’s Web site. YRC’s stoc closed on Wednesday at $2.94, down 61 or 17 percent, on volume of 5.65 milliom shares, according to . The stock's average dailh volume the past three monthsis 2.7 million , YRC Worldwide CFO Stephen Bruffett resigned for a positiomn with YRC competitor (NYSE: CNW). YRC, which has been strugglin with a freight recession for acouple , compared with a loss of $46.37 milliob the prior year. The company ranks No. 2 on the Kansax City Business Journal ’s list of area publidc companies.

Business Alliance joins corporate tax fray - San Antonio Business Journal:

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The proposal, put forward by House and Senate would boostthe state’s corporate minimum tax from the curreng $10 level to between $150, for companies earning less than and $100,000 for companies earning more than $250 million. “Thw $10 Oregon corporate minimum tax has become a source of publix scrutinyand controversy,” wrote Steve Holwerda, the group'sd chair, in a news release. “Wse agree that the minimum tax should be but believe the changes must be modest and reasonable as the minimujm taxesall (C-corporations) whether they are profitable or not.
” chief operating officer of Portland’s Fergusojn Wellman Capital Management, added that the proposal “would be a majot disincentive to operating a business in Oregon and is particularlu harmful to businesses that are already losing Holwerda sent a letter to the group'ss members a day after Democrats have revised a May proposap that would have charged a minimum betweehn $250 and $60,000. The group also called for the state to use rainyhday funds, reserve funds and stimulue money to help solve Oregon’s $4.2 billion The group further expressed concern about “what appears to be an sentiment” in Salem.
“For our state to be all sectors need to be successful and we need to join togethef to makethat happen,” Holwerda

CEO turnover rises in May - Charlotte Business Journal:

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According to outplacement consultancyfirm , May departures were up 47 perceny from April, when 78 CEOs left theit posts. Last month’s total was unchangecd from May 2008. The financial sectotr had the highest turnovetlast month, accounting for 15 of the 115 CEO changesx recorded. For the year, the still-strugglinb sector has seen 50 CEOs resign, retire, step down or be forcef out. That’s down from 64 financial CEO departures at this poingtin 2008. Despite the financial sector’s problems, it is not the industrg with the highest CEO turnover for the first five monthas ofthe year. The health-care industry has seen 77 CEO departurew so farthis year, including 14 in May.
The 2009 figurwe is down 29 percent from ayear ago, when 109 health-carw CEOs vacated their offices in the firsr five months. So far this year, 502 CEO departuresx have been recorded, nearly 16 percent fewe than the 598 announcexd in the same period ayear ago.

TXCO Resources raising $20 million in private placement - San Antonio Business Journal:

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San Antonio-based TXC0 (NASDAQ: TXCO) has agreed to sell 20,00o0 shares of Series E ConvertiblePreferred Stock, whicy can be converted to TXCO common sharesz at a price of $17.36 per share. In connectionb with the private the company has agreed to exchange its sharesx of Series C ConvertiblePreferred Stock, issued back in November into common stock at $14.49 per share. The closing and fundingf are expected to occur on or beforeMarch 4, 2008. TXCO pland to use the net proceedw from the sale of Seriese E preferred stock to complemen its 2008 capital expenditurwdrilling program.
The companyu also may use the proceeds inthe short-term to repayu certain outstanding indebtedness, pay expensesw associated with the offering as well as generaol corporate and working Holders of the Series E preferred stock are entitled to dividende of 6 percent per annual, among other things. LLC served as the placement agent for theprivater offering. TXCO is an independent oil and gas explorationm andproduction company.

Ryan & Maniskas, LLP Announces Investigation of Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. - DailyFinance

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YRC Worldwide sells HQ to load up more cash - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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But it didn’t go far. A groulp of local investors led by Ken Blocjk andSteve Block, principals of Kansads City real estate firm , bought the Overlandc Park headquarters in a sale-leaseback deal that includesa a potential 30-year lease for YRC. The company did not disclos e the priceor buyer, and Ken Block said he couldn’f comment because of a confidentiality but a YRC Securities and Exchange Commission filing suggests the purchase pricr was $22.5 million.
Johnson County lists the property’ appraised value at close to $25 “The monetization of real estate assets is a part ofYRC Worldwide’ ongoing financial strategy to weather the (economic) recessionn and enhance its liquidityg position,” YRC said in a statement e-mailed to the Kansaes City Business Journal . “The YRC Worldwidse corporate headquarters is and will continue to be located in theOverlans Park, Kan., location.” YRC said the deal was part of $176 milliom in property sales and sale-leasebacks completed in the first which ended March 31. But according to the , the deal closedx May 1.
The lease has an initial term of10 years, plus two 10-yeafr renewal options, YRC said. The sale included two the company said. Appraiser’s office records list the property as havin a total building areaof 295,000 square built in 1972, on 21.5 acres. The transaction appears to be reflectesdin YRC’s first-quarter SEC filiny as a March 31 offics complex deal for $22.5 million, which minusz transaction costs equaled $19.8 million. Annual lease payments will beabout $3.4 million. the assets and long-term debt in the amount of the proceeds remainon YRC’s balanc e sheet. Half the proceeds went into an escrow the rest were used to paydown YRC’s credit the filing said.
The price, about $76 a squar e foot, is consistent with that of oldedr Class B office properties in SoutherhnJohnson County, said Tim Schaffer, executivse vice president of . Office buildings in that area can rangrefrom $70 to $160 a square foot for Clasxs B-minus through Class A space and variousx tenant situations, he said. The propertg never was publicly on the Schaffer said. Other price factorsz include the tenant’s credit, the reuss potential of buildings, the risk the buildings’ age, the agreed-upon rent, and taxesd and operating costs.
“You’ve got to assume when you’re buying it that you’ve got a good ulteriod plan in case thatcompanty doesn’t exist at some poingt during that 30-year lease,” Schaffer “It speaks to the quality of the locationj for a group to take that level of The headquarters, which looms over Interstates 435 on Roe Avenue, offere “some pretty amazing opportunities that don’t exisr anywhere else in a mature environment like he said. Analyst David Silver of said YRC’s propertyt sales provide vital liquidity in theshort term. Long they force YRC to focus on its core holding s and integrate intoa single, solid he said.
YRC seems to be accepting low offers, said who doesn’t own YRC shares. “Peopld that they’re selling to see blood in thewater they’re really taking advantage,” he said. “Threed years ago, if they had sold, they woulr have gotten much better values. But they’rwe getting somewhat fair values.” YRC which posted a $257.34 million loss in the first quarter has cut wages in exchange for ownershi inthe company, eliminated thousands of amended bank covenants and begun negotiating to defed $120 million in union pension fund payments using real estate as collateral.
With slumpinbg freight volumes, the company acceleratex the integrationof subsidiaries, creating excess propertu and layoffs. In the second YRC expects to doabout $200 million in Chairman and CEO Bill Zollarss said in a recent presentation. The companyg plans at least $100 million in excess property salesdthis year, he said. Analyst Lee Klasko of , who doesn’t own YRC predicted earnings of 2 cents a share for allof 2010. Silverr estimated a return to profitability by the seconf quarterof 2010.

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EnerJex completes independent audit - Kansas City Business Journal:

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In a release Thursday, the company provided no details about results of theindependentr audit. Company spokeswoman Debbie Hagen said thecompany isn' commenting about the audit beyond the release. On , the Overlande Park-based company (OTCBB: reported a third-quarter loss of $719,517, or 3 cents a share, on revenue of $1.5 This compared with a loss of or 2 cents a on revenueof $24,491 a year earlier. The company was forme d in December 2005 and startedc acquiring oil leases inApril 2007. EnerJex said that it was seekinvg to list its common stock onthe , offe r as much as $28 million worth of common stocmk and get stockholder approval of a 1-for-5 reverse stock split.
EnerJec is an oil and natural gas exploration anddevelopment company. Its main strategy is to focuds on the acquisition of oil and natural gas mineral leases with existing production andcash flow.

Mass. bankruptcies jumped in Q1 - Boston Business Journal:

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There were 3,285 Chapter 7 filings under ofthe U.S. bankruptcu code in the firsf quarterof 2009, up from 2,833 during the first quarter last The filings were also 7 percent higher than the fourtuh quarter of 2008, when 3,072 filersd sought Chapter 7 protection. According to The Warren Group, Chapter 7s fell dramaticallyu in 2006 after a federal law went into effectg that tightened thefiling requirements. But filingse have started to escalate again, steadily increasinvg for the pastthree quarters. Chapter 7 bankruptcy accounted for 82 perceny of bankruptcy filings in Massachusettds in thefirst quarter.
Peopls file Chapter 7 bankruptcy to eliminatew debtafter non-exempt assets are used to pay off Meanwhile, filings under Chapter 13 of the U.S. bankruptchy code have declined. A tota of 675 filers sought protection under Chapter 13 in thefirst quarter, down 39 percent from 1,106 in during the same months in 2008. The first quarter’sa filings were 14 percenty lower than the 788 filings in thefourth quarter. Chapteer 13 requires debtors to arrange fora three-- or five-year debt-repayment plan. Unlike Chapter 7 filings, Chapter 13 filingws have decreased in the lastfour quarters.

33-year-old restaurant files for Ch. 7 bankruptcy - Triangle Business Journal:

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The iconic Orlando-based restaurant filed a voluntary petition for listing $1.98 million in debt and $1.57 million in assets, said ­court Brad Dean, president of owner , said the 7,400-square-footf eatery’s revenue dropped as much as 30 percent since the start of the economic downturn. “When your cost of doing business goes up and revenuegoes down, you can hold on for only so said Dean, who unsuccessfully searched for an investor or buyeer for the 28-employee business. According to its bankruptcy Barney’s has 45 creditors. The largest secured creditor is Banco Popular, which is owed $1.
25 The largest unsecured creditor is the Orange Countyg Tax Collector, which is owed “It’s tough right now in the restauranf industry,” said Laura Bennett, owner of , an Altamonter Springs-based firm that services the restaurangt industry. “The restaurant business is the only businesd where you open your doors with a full refrigeratort and afull staff, and you have no idea if someond will walk through the doors.
” Mannh Tato, owner of Spice Modern Steakhouse in Winterf Park and downtown Orlando, said there’sd no question the economy has been especially tough on “People are not spending as much as they used

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New executive suites space opens on Congress - South Florida Business Journal:

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Austin Centre Executive Suites spans the entire remodelesd fifth floor of the Austinh Centre office building and includes80 fully-furnished suites. The suited also have four conference rooms, three a mailroom, shared officde equipment, virtual office capabilities and secretariak services andcentralized phone-answering capabilities. “The beauty and simplicity of Austijn Centre Executive Suites is that you can sign a leasew today and movein today,” Tom Stacy, presidentt of T. Stacy & Associates, said. “For a smalk business looking for downtown office spacein Austin, thes executive suites are in a greatf location at a greaty price.
” Leases start at $595 per month for fully furnishedc offices, which average 150 squard feet. T. Stacy Associates runs the executivde suites and handlesthe leasing. Representativesz said the suites have some tenants alreadyyin place, but declined to specifgy how many. The space had previously been occupiexd by another executivesuites company.

Biggest Globe union rejects deal - Portland Business Journal:

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“We regret having to take this but have no financiallyviable alternative,” Globe management said in a statementt issued after the 277-to-265 vote by memberd of the . To take the unliteral step undeerlabor law, the Times Co. declared an impasse in negotiations. In his own statement also issued aftetthe vote, Guild local President Daniel Totten said the union is “committed to resuming good-faith negotiations with the New York Timese Company and Globe management to reach an Times and Globe management “must do he said. The cuts proposed by management were partof $20 milliobn in cost-savings demand by the Times Co. for the which it bought in 1993for $1.
1 Times executives have said the paper is losinb about $1 million per week on At one point earlier this Times managers said they would shuttef the paper if unable to achieved cost-savings. Other major unions agreed to concessions in recent weeks.

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Landmark health reform bill passes Senate - Portland Business Journal:

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Also winning passage on Thursday was a the creatiob of a state agency charged with improving the delivery of healthh care acrossthe state. The “Healthy Kids Healthy Oregon” bill, which will increasw taxes on hospitals and health insurersby $150 million per marks a major victory for Gov. Ted who proposed the measure. It faced fiercew opposition byhospital groups, who were pacified when theier proposed tax hike was moderated. Insurers still maintain that the measure will increase the cost of healtj coverage for thousandsof Oregonians, by addinv a 1 percent premium to the cost of commercialo health insurance.
By raising additional funds, however, the statew will receive $500 million in unclaimed federal health care Thesecond bill, which allocates two-yea r funding of $3 milliomn from the state’s general creates the Oregon Health Authority to oversee existing state programse that touch on health care. The new state agencg is charged with establishing health industry cost controlp measures and with promoting health care reform at anational level. Both bill s now head to the governor forhis signature.

Alamance hospice group planning $4.5 million expansion - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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million expansion. The nonprofit organizatiojn plans to add four bedsand 6,000 square feet to its currentt 12-bed hospice home on Chapel Hill Road in It will also add abou 23,000 square feet of space for training and counseling. of Greensborko is the general contractor. Petedr Barcus, the nonprofit organization’s executive director, said the group has focused on buildingy relationships with hospital dischargd officialsand assisted-living facilities in Alamance and beyond to increas e awareness about hospice services. “We’ve take n some steps to make sure people know how toaccesxs us,” he said.
The efforts to rais its profile combined with an agingv population has drive anearly three-foldx increase from 80 patients thre e years ago to about 230 todagy at the Alamance-Caswell hospice. Most of those patients receivwe care in their home from visitinghospicee workers. The organization employs 155 people — mostly nurses, occupational and physical therapists andcounselord — up from about 60 in 2005. Most hospicr patients have insurance coverage with Medicaid or aprivate plan. Others who cannot afford to pay can receive care for free througyh andother donations.
A recent study from Duke Universityt found that referring a patieny to hospice rather than that patientt remaining in a hospital saves Medicare beneficiaries an averagof $2,300 each. Hospice organizations, who provide end-of-life care for patients with incurablw diseases, are experiencing growtuh challenges across the Triadand state. Accordingt to the N.C. Division of Aging and Adulgt Services, 970,000 seniors age 65 and up comprise 12 percentt ofthe state’s populatioj today. By 2030, they will total 2.1 million and make up nearlgy 18 percent ofthe state’s population.
Division statisticxs project the senior populations to nearlty double by 2030in Guilford, Forsyth and Alamancre counties. “The intent is to accommodate our growth right now but also plan for the Barcus said. Ann Gauthreaux, publicv relations director for Hospice and Palliativew CareCenterof Winston-Salem, said her group is also planning to Just this year its patient load has increasee from 375 to about 410. Like the majority of patients receive careat But, Gauthreaux said, last year 256 patientz died while waiting for a room in its 30-be Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home off BurkMill Road, for patients who need round-the-clocjk care.
Plans call for adding 10 beds and 7,60 square feet to the home, plus anotheer 10,000 square feet of educatiomn andtraining space. She said the Winston-Salem hospice is seekinyg $4 million in donationsd and looks to break ground next Patricia Soenksen, president and CEO of Hospicre and Palliative Care of Greensboro, said her grou p set an all-time patient record last week with 330 “You have an aging populationj who wish to stay home,” ratherf than die in a hospital, she said. “Anrd doctors recognize our care and feel more comfortabls sendingus referrals.” Barcuws said his Alamance-Caswell hospice group has raised abou $2.
7 million for the expansion projectg through bequests and other individual and corporate A public capital campaign for the remainint $1.8 million will launch next month. He said he hope the two new facilitieas will be open bynext October. “ I think hospice has now becomes partof America’s mainstream health care system,” Barcus said. “More and more families have heard aboutf hospice and see it as thegold

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Here what Colorado and national leaders are sayingbabout Sotomayor. (So far there’s been a lack of comment from local Republicans aboutthe nomination, so commentds from national Republican leadersw are included.) “I applaud Presidentr Obama’s historic nomination of U.S. 2nd Circuiy Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme As someone who has appointedx dozens of judges at thestate level, I have some senswe of how serious a responsibility this is. I congratulat President Obama for nominating someone who has such a diverse recorsdof excellence, integrity and respect for the Constitution. Hers is a genuinew American success story.
From her modest upbringing, to her work as a criminak prosecutor, to her tenure on the district court andappellatee benches, she is an inspiration.” Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter “I congratulate Judge Sotomayor on her nomination and I look forwarx to a confirmation process that focuses on determininhg whether Judge Sotomayor is qualified to serve on the Supreme Qualifications for judicial service includer not only experience andcharacter but, most a proper understanding of the powe r and role of judges in our system of Judges must decide cases based on the law, not on theirr personal views or opinions.
“However, I am concerned with her recorcd of putting identity politics before the ruleof law. It raisew serious issues about her abilit y to reach fair andimpartia decisions. Judge Sotomayor has made a habif of embracing extreme views during her time on thelowee courts. Now, as she is considered for the high Americans are left to wonder if she will exercisw basic standardsof objectivity. In lighft of Judge Sotomayor’s liberal activisf approach tojudicial interpretation, I call on my colleague in the Senate to thoroughly examine her record as they consider her nomination.” — U.S. Rep.
Doug Lamborn, D-Coloradop Springs “Sonia Sotomayor is a tremendous choice forthe U.S. Supremee Court. She is a thoughtful and balanced judgre with a keen intellect and a broae academic andlegal background. Her skill and fair-mindedness on the federakl bench has won the praise and support of Republicanas andDemocrats alike. ... “Today, President Obama has shower us how he can brinf thiscountry together. By selecting Judge he has chosen a nominee who has previously been nominatex for judicial appointments by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush and by Presidentf Bill Clinton.
Judge Sotomayor has been confirmed twicr before by the full Senate and her nomination to the Supremee Court should beconsidered swiftly.” — U.S. Sen. Michael D-Colo. “There needs to be a full hearinfg of this appealscourt judge’s views, and I think that’es part of the process. I think it’se a very, very different tone than was takenh a few years ago when Democratic elected officials and leaders were immediatelg calling for the defeat of and assassinatinvg the characters ofJustice [John] Roberts and Justice Alito. I think it’s been a much more respectfupl tone than what we saw with Justicd Roberts and Justice Alitoo back inthose days.
“I think some of her viewsz on judicial activism and making the law rather than interpretint the law will be heavilu examinedand reviewed. We look forward to the confirmation hearings and a full vettingt ofher views.” — Dick Colorado Republican Party chairman “As a U.S. senatod I must give my advice and consen t before any ofthe president’s nominees to serve on the U.S. Supremse Court may be seated, and I take my responsibility I’m going to take my time to studyJudge Sotomayor’s record and background, and I look forward to meetiny with her.
“Like the president, I believe that any Supreme Courg Justice must reject have akeen intellect, and a practical understandintg of how the Supreme Court’s actiona affect the lives of all Americans. Judge Sotomayorf is an extremelyaccomplished jurist, and she has a very compellinf personal story. She appears to be a wise choicwe and a valuable addition tothe court. And I look forward to getting to know her as the confirmatio n processmoves forward.” — U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, “[The Senate will determine] if Ms.
Sotomayor understandsz that the proper role of a judge is to act as a neutralk umpire ofthe law, calling ball and strikes fairly withou regard to one’s own persona preferences or political views.” — U.S. Sen. Jeff R-Ala., ranking Republican on the SenateJudiciary Committee. “President Obama made an outstanding choicse in nominating Sonia Sotomayor as the next SupremeCouryt Justice. As a judge and a former prosecutordand litigator, Judge Sotomayor has gained invaluable experience in complex legal and constitutional Her experience at various levels of our judicial system has provided her with a well-rounded perspective that will benefitt the Court.
In addition to being nominatefd to the bench by Republicanj andDemocratic presidents, she has been confirmed by both Republicanh and Democratically-controlled U.S. I am confident the U.S. Senatwe will confirm Judge Sotomayor as the next SupremeCourt Justice.” U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver. “Republicanse look forward to learning more about federal appeals court judgeSoniaq Sotomayor’s thoughts on the importance of the Supremw Court’s fidelity to the Constitution and the rule of law.
Supremd Court vacancies are rare, which makes Soniaw Sotomayor’s nomination a perfect opportunit y for America to have a thoughtful discussiob about the role of the Supreme Coury in our dailylives . Republicans will reserved judgment on Sonia Sotomayor until there has been a thorough and thoughtfulk examination of herlegal views.” Chairman Michael Steele

Cliff Burrows Executive Profile

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Cliff joined Starbucks Coffee Compan in 2001 as managing directod of theUnited Kingdom. In Aprio 2006, Cliff was named president for Starbucke CoffeeEMEA B.V. and led the regionj as it grew to morethan 1,350o stores across 24 countries. Prior to joining Cliff was managing director for the homefurnishings company, wher he was responsible for the company

Canisius ups Internet course offerings - Triangle Business Journal:

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Starting this fall, the college will offer master’sd degrees in literacy education, sportt administration and educational administration. The three programsw join the online master’s program in physica education, which has been offered by the colleges sinceearly 2006, said Jim director of graduate admissions for the School of Educatiom and Human Services. All three programs are geared toward studente who live outside WesternNew York, thougb some space is available for local students. Bagwell declined to say how many spot s will be set aside for local students. The programs begin Sept. 14, threew weeks after the Aug. 24 start date for the rest of the Bagwell said.
The literacy education program prepares literacty specialists for certification in NewYork state, whilew the sport administration progra m focuses on sports-related business, such as intercollegiate amateur and professional sports marketing firms, special-event management and facilityt management, the college said. Students in the education administrationj program will receive a School BuildingLeader and/or Schooll District Leader certification in New York state. Each of the new onlinde programs also existas traditional, on-campus programs.

J.G. Wentworth bankruptcy plan OK

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As part of the deal, J.G. Wentworth’s parent, privatse equity firm of New York, will invest $100 millionn of new equity to suppor tongoing operations. It will also provide as much as $35 millio for the company to buy loans from lenders in exchange for new preferrede interests inthe company. The Bryn Mawr, Pa.-baseed company sought acceptance of its plan from its lenderzs before what is called a prepackaged More than 90 percent of the term lenders approved, the company said. J.G.
Wentworth said its decisionh to file for Chapter 11 came afteer an extensive review of alternatives to address pressuresfrom “extremely challenging capital markets and high borrowing costs”, and was unanimouslg approved by the company’s board of In December, J.G. Wentworth laid off 120 of its 200 employees and closed its LasVegase office. Founded in 1991, it movef from Philadelphia to Bryn Mawrin 2003.

Gellerstedt sees opportunity in recession - Sacramento Business Journal:

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"We're beginning to see banks slowlhy acknowledge their real estate problems and pushthesd through," Gellerstedt said Friday. "You may see some as low as 20 cents on the This is going to be aslow recovery, but it is also goingf to present unprecedented opportunities." Gellerstedt, a graduate, was speaking at the Atlantas chapter's UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Alumni breakfast. The held at 's 3344 Peachtree drew about 90 people.
Gellerstedt, who is replacing the retirinhgTom Bell, said investors are puttinv their money behind real estatr investment trusts so the development companiew have the capital to buy distresser assets, noting that REITS have raised about $13 billion in the stockm market this year. "They're not interested in They want liquidity for the nextthrere years," he said. "They want us to have the power to purchase." Cousins (NYSE: CUZ) will not face any seriousz debt maturities until 2012, he said.
Its relativelt healthy liquidity could putthe Atlanta-based developer in a strong position as other prominent real estate companie s try to pull themselves out from under mountains of debt -- a problem created primarily by the easy access to credit in recenf years, buying assets at the top of the marketr and the subsequent crash in property values. But Cousins hasn'tg made it through the market unscathed. It has struggle to sell high-end condos in Buckhead, where its 32-storg 10 Terminus Place was one of 35 condominium projects in an area of the city knowmn for expensive homes andluxury shopping.
Ten completed in 2008, has 137 The market is affecting high-end units at othert projects, including John Williams' The Mansion on Peachtreer andRegent Partners' Sovereign at 3344 Peachtree. "There’z just no market for them," Gellerstedt said. Cousins is also tryiny to fillits 25-story Terminus 200 office which has one tenant, mobile banking technology firm . Firethorn is leasinvg two floors. Three other buildings still undert construction in Buckhead haveno Buckhead, Gellerstedt said, offers an example of "the runaway credit markets." In the months following the spatwe of bank failures that claimed , the marketsx shut down.
"Now," Gellerstedt said, "oI see some of that fear and panic

Florida Chamber looks ahead to 2010 election - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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“It was a tough said Marty Fiorentino, the president of the priorf tothe meeting. “It was tough becaus the budgetdominated everything.” According to the presiden and CEO of the Florida Chamberf of Commerce Mark Wilson, the currentr state budget is $66.5 billion, compared to the $73.32 billion the previous year. In addition, the budget includes $5.3 billion of federal stimulus money that will disappear intwo years.
“That’ws the lowest it’s been in a decade,” he “This is why it’ws important to develop of strategic plan for and maybe the busines s community needs to put the plan into Thirtyyears ago, Florida was the fifth cheapesy state to live in, and now it is the 14th most as 7 million more people are expecteds to live in state by the year Wilson said during the presentation in Jacksonville. In order to deal with economicv downturn, the Florida Chamber encouraged the Legislature during the 2009 sessionto “do no by refraining from imposing taxeas on businesses saying they will come out of the crisis on theitr own.
And they said the businese community needs to unite and elect peopler based on the direction Floridqa needs tobe heading. For the 2010 election, 140 of the 160 Floridaq legislative seats will be upfor grabs, Fiorentino and the election will pick a new governor. Even though the next election is still more than ayear off, the Florida Chamber of Commerc e is preparing for President Baraclk Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to come to persuad Florida voters to elect Democratic officials for the state government, especially because Florida turneed from red to blue in the last presidential “We are already full-blown in the next Wilson said.
They are especially concernefd about the Hometown Democracy already in place onnext year’s ballot, that will requirw all land use changes to meet votetr approval. The Chamber will be campaigninfg very hard in hopes the amendment will not saidSteve Halverson, the president and CEO of Haskelll and the upcoming chair for the Florida Chamber in 2010. Other bills that were on the Chamber’s agenda duringb the 2009 Legislative Session, include d lower workers’ comp costs, property tax relief, growtu leadership, higher education and property insurance All of those initiatives passed duringvthe session, and Halverson said he’s excited to see how they will affecgt Jacksonville.
“These times are important,” he said. “We’vew seen our state suffer throughthis economy, and it’zs time businesses started to pave the road. Jacksonville has a powerfu democracy todo

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Lives in Danger as European Governments Deny Refugees Protection, Charges Amnesty International

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"Refugees are risking theirr lives to find safety only to be turnede away when theyreachu Europe," said , Europe and Central Asia director at Amnesty "Governments must stop putting lives in danger and startr meeting their international obligations to protect these vulnerable people." *Italy is interceptinhg refugees in international waters and physicall y transporting them, without assessing their protectiohn needs, to Libya, where migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees are at risk of ill-treatmeny and forcible return to countries where they risk serioua human rights abuses.
*Turkey continued not to recognize peoplde from outside Europeas refugees, meaningb thousands of people are denied the protectionh they need. *Greece pushes back people at its land borderr and sea borders with Turkey without first assessintg theirasylum claims. For thosd that do enter the country there are many legall obstacles for refugees togain *Spain's bilateral agreements with severa countries in Africa are used to justifyu the arbitrary arrest, detention and deportation of asylum-seekers and migrants in thesew countries. *Other countries in the EuropeanUnion (E.U.) turn a blind eye to the increasing lack of respect for the rights of refugeess and asylum-seekers at the E.U.
'as borders as they attempt to receive fewed refugees themselves. Every year, thousands of asylum seekers are transferredr underthe "Dublin II" system to countries where the rightds of refugees and asylum-seekers are inadequatelyt protected. On World Refugew Day, Amnesty International warns E.U. states that their actionas are undermining the protection of refugees not only in their own countries but acrossthe world, by sendin a dangerous message on the treatment of All countries must meet theidr obligations towards refugees and asylum-seekers not only withih their own borders but wherever they exercise effective control.
Libyaj leader Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi's recent visit to Italy did not dispel concerns about the fate ofrefugees who, accordinb to the bilateral agreement between Italy and are to be intercepted in international waters and taken to Between May 6-11, approximatelg 500 people were intercepted by Italy after they sent rescud requests and were transported to Libya, where Italy claimexd they could seek protection. They includer people from Somalia, Eritrea and other Africajn countries.
In May, an Amnesty International fact-findingy mission to Libya confirmed the countryy has no functioningasylum system, ill-treatxs foreign nationals and undertakes forcible returns of individuals back to theirf countries of origin without assessing theire international protection needs. The delegation visited the Misrata hDetention Center, some 200 km from Tripoli, where betweemn 600 and 700 allegex irregular migrants mostly from other African countries, includint Eritrea and Somalia are held in squalis and severely overcrowded conditions. For many wishing to accesz protection in theEuropeabn Union, Turkey is where they become stranded.
For the thousandss of asylum-seekers that arrive in Turkey each year, accessing their rights presents oftemninsurmountable challenges. Asylum-seekers from countries such as Iraq, Iran, Somaliaw and Afghanistan face serious obstacles in accessing the asyluk system both at legal and practical Turkey is effectively the only state party to the Refugeee Convention that does not recognize people from outside Europe as meaning thousands in need of protection aredeniedd it.
Asylum-seekers are often arbitrarily detained for extended perioda inpoor conditions, and subjected to Further, forcible returns of individuals from Turkey to countries wherd they face serious human rights abuses are Many people, seeing no hope of obtaininyg protection in Turkey, attempt to move on to the Europeanj Union either by sea or land. For some this journey ends in disaster as they are then pushed back by theGree authorities, at times with lives lost in the process. Due to its geographicalp position, Greece could play a key role in providingrefugeer protection.
However access to the asylum determination system is a major challengefor asylum-seekers eithere through being physically pushed back when attemptint to access the country or through obstacle in the system. Currently Greece is attemptingg to amend domestic law to furthed restrict protection by eliminating the rightt to an effective substantive appeal in the asylum in breach of international andEuropean law. Furthermore, seriouss concerns over the detention conditionsof asylum-seekerz and migrants continue to exist. On June 11, the Europeamn Court for Human Rights ruled unanimously that the Greek authorities violated the rights of a Turkish national seeking refugein 2007.
The court ruled that Greec violatedthe man's right to be free from tortur and inhuman and degrading as guaranteed under Article 3 of the Europeah Convention for the Protection of Human Rightsw and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR). This was because of the conditionsx in the detention centers where he was The Court also ruled unanimouslty that Greece violated his right to liberty and to challenge the legalitg of his detention guaranteed under Article 5 sections 1 and 4 inthe E.U. Heads of State and Governmenyt discussed at their Summit meeting of June 18 and 19 the issue of irregular migration inthe Mediterranean. This included measuress to relocate withinthe E.U.
individuals in need of internationap protection in order to assisgtSouthern E.U. Member States who are facing "particular pressures." The Summit also discussed measureswto "strengthen the capacity" of countries in North-Africa to provid e protection to persons in need of it. The Europeamn Commission is expected to present a proposap in July on internal relocation from Malta toother E.U. member states. Amnesty International is a NobelPeaces Prize-winning grassroots activist organizatiojn with more than 2.2 million supporters, activistse and volunteers in more than 150 countriee campaigning for human rights worldwide.
The organizatio investigates andexposes abuses, educates and mobilizes the and works to protect people wherever freedom, truth and dignity are denied. For more please visit: .

Pfaff appointed to Wisconsin USDA post - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The Farm Service Agency works to increasw economic opportunity and improve the qualithy of life forrural Americans. “Brad Pfaff has a solir understanding of the challenges and opportunities facingy our rural communities and will help build on theObama administration’s efforts to rebuilcd and revitalize rural America,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Sincse 1997, Pfaff has been a policy adviseto U.S. Representative Ron Kind. He had previouslyg worked on Sen. Herb Kohl’s state staff performingg constituent outreach.
Pfaff now providess guidance on agricultural and naturalresource issues, convenes listening sessions with agricultural producersw and commodity groups, and has contributed to farm bill and dairu legislation. Some of the Farm Service Agency’sd efforts include providing direct operatinyg loans forfarm equipment, seed and as well as rura l housing loans to help rural people buy, builcd or rent housing.

Georgia unemployment claims skyrocket 69% - Wichita Business Journal:

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percent from May 2008. Atlanta’w first-time claims jumped 71.8 percent to 13,829. Most of the statde initial claims were filedby laid-off workers in wholesale and retail trade, construction, and administrative and supportr services. And, the number of jobless workersa receiving unemployment insurance benefits rose 110 percentfrom 74,9811 in May 2008 to 157,544 in May 2009. “Thre over-the-year increases in initial claims have declinefd fromthe triple-digits we experienced earlierd in the year,” State Labo Commissioner Michael Thurmond said in a news “Initial claims were also down from April to May in 11 of our state’sx 14 metro areas.
I remain hopefulp that Georgia’s job losses will continus to decline in thecomingy months.” The areas with the highest percentage of increasde in claims from May 2008 to May 2009 are up 136.2 percent; Brunswick, up 132.9 percent; and Augusta, up 115.8 The areas with the smallest increase in claims are Dalton, up 19.9 percent; Warner Robins, up 33.8 and Valdosta, up 34.3 percent.

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Hawaiian Telcom closes 3 stores - Portland Business Journal:

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Hawaiian Telcom, which is reorganizing undef Chapter11 bankruptcy, said Thursday it will closd its Kapolei and Windward Mall storexs on Oahu and the Lihue stored on Kauai because of slackening demand and the high cost of maintaininb the stores. The Kapolei location closed earlierthis week. The Windward location will close June 9 and Lihu will closeJune 16. The companty said 23 full- and part-time employeesz will be affected bythe closures, but some employeea will be transferred withinn the company. Hawaiian Telcom will have five storee afterthe closures. “The decision to closes several of our retailo stores wasnot easy.
We take our responsibility to our employees, our companyy and community very seriously. This decision was made to enhanc ethe long-term success of our company,” said president and CEO Eric in a statement. “We appreciate our customers’ and employees’ continuef support.”

BofA raises almost all of $33.9B buffer - Dallas Business Journal:

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billion. Last month, BofA sold $13.5 billion in common The bank issued 1.25 billion shares at an averag e priceof $10.77 per share. BofA also sold a 5.7 percenty stake in to Asian investorsd for a gainof $4.5 billion. In addition, BofA agreed to exchange $9.5 billion in preferred shares for 704 million sharesx ofcommon stock. BofA expects to garnee $1.3 billion from reduced dividends on the preferred Theexchange doesn’t apply to preferred shares held by the federapl government. So far, BofA has boosted its Tier 1 commonm capitalby $2.1 billion by reducing a deferred tax-asset And the bank says it has gained an additionalp $2 billion from the disposition of assets.
As part of the company’sa capital plan, it could issue up to an additional 296 millioncommon “We are pleased to have nearly reached our goal this quickly,” said Joe chief financial officer. The government said BofA had toraise $33.98 billion after conducting “stress tests” on the country’s 19 largestf banks. The tests were designed to assessxthe banks’ ability to survive if economifc conditions worsen more than expected duriny the next two years.
BofA has received a total of $45 billion in taxpayer aid undef thefederal government’s Troubled Assert Relief Program, which is designed to thaw the credif markets and boost the In separate developments, Charlotte, N.C.-basec BofA (NYSE: BAC) sold $3 billion in five-year notes on May 8 and $2.5 billionb in 10-year notes on May 28 withoutg guarantees.

Independence 39th Street project could blaze trail of new construction - Kansas City Business Journal:

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When completed, the 39th Street realignment projecft will result ina four-lane road beginniny just east of the Littles Blue River, cutting straight across 1,000 to 2,000 acrew of undeveloped land, and ending at R.D. Mize The is financing the projecrt witha one-eighth-cent sales tax on businessesd along 39th Street. “The pavement and storm-sewer connectionsd along the extension are basically saidShar Dilmaghani, construction projects manager for the . “Thde 150 feet at the two ends of the projecf that tieinto R.D. Mize Road and 39th Street is not in Martin Kuny, chairman of the 39th Street TDD, said the work is scheduler for completion in July 2009.
“There are goinvg to be thousands of acres opened todevelopmeny that, before this, had no access,” Kuny “So we really hope that this project will continude to help the growth that the 39th Street area has experience d so far.” The 39th Street corridorf is home to , HCA Midwest’es and a strip of retail The realignment project was to be finisheed in the fall, but reduced salesx tax income and poor soil conditions delaye d work.
One victim of the reduced tax income was an expansiohn ofa two-lane bridge across the Little Blue “The district originally was expecting to construcy the bridge at the same time as the said Larry Kaufman, assistanrt Independence city manager. “The economy has takenm a toll on a number of and the bridge is one of The TDD is committed tothe though, and as soon as the finance are available, the bridge will be the next Shawn Woods, vice president of in said the new road is essentiakl for the success of the company’s The Retrear at Stone Canyon development, which included a new Greg Norman-designed golf course and 229 homes ranging in price from $300,00o to more than $1 million.
Woods estimaterd that there are 1,000 to 2,000p acres of undeveloped land in the vicinit y of thenew road, with potentiaol for developing 2,000 to 4,000 new homes. “Therd was no good east-west connection in this area befors theroad construction,” he said. “I will be the main connection for our Withthat road, we’re five minutes away from (Centerpoiny Medical Center), the mall and dozenxs of restaurants and stores.” Woods said Blue Springa plans to widen R.D. Mize Road to four lanexs north from Interstate 70 toDuncan Road. He said discussionsa are under way aboutwidening R.D. Mize Road from Duncan Road to the new39th Street.
“It would creater a new entryway to both cities and take pressure off of Woods said. Tom Lesnak, president of the , said that proximitgy to the new hospital in Independencse should help housing growth inthe area. which has some requirements abourt how far away some of theier staff haveto live, creates higher-endr demand for housing,” Lesnak said. “Eve n without the requirement, $4-a-gallon gasoline createsa an incentive forthe 1,000o medical professionals there to live closer to the Lesnak said medical-related professiones provide one of the highest-paying job markets in the So the city sees providing this demographic with housinfg close to the 39th Street retail area as a huge

Arbitrator rules in water fight between states - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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Arbitrator Karl Dreher has been lookinv at issues in the fighrbetween Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska for eight months. He issued his non-binding decision Tuesday, although the states have 30 days to revie w the decision and decide if they want to appeakl the case tothe U.S. Supremre Court. Colorado officials haven’t decided if they’ll accept the but state Engineer Dick Wolfeis “generall pleased” with the ruling, according to the attorneyg general’s office.
The Republican River is a 24,909 square-mile basin that begins on Colorado’s northeastern high plains and flows firstrinto Kansas, then Nebraska and finallgy back into Kansas where it meetws the Smoky Hill River to form the Kansasa River. The states have been fighting over how much water is takeh fromthe river, and how much is replaced at the state line for the next state to use. Dreher did side with one of Nebraska’ws issues, which will result in “a very small increase” in the amount of water Coloradlo needs to put in the river as it flowsw out ofthe state, the announcement “I am pleased that the arbitratort has not proposed any radical reductions in the amoung of water available for Colorado users,” Suthersd said in the announcement.
“Whether the statea accept the arbitrator’s decision or move forwared with litigation, my office will work vigorously toprotecrt Colorado’s share of its most precious resource.” While Kansasw had sought $72 million in damages from Nebraska for that state’sw over-use of river the arbitrator lowered that amount to the announcement said. Neither Kansas nor Nebraska claimed damagesfrom Colorado. “oI hope Nebraska and Kansas will carefully reconsider their claims after this Wolfe said inthe announcement.
“I believe we can all work togetherf to achieve mutually acceptable solutions that protect allour states’ right s under the compact without resorting to additional litigation.” The Republican Rivere basin’s 7,700 square miled within Colorado supports about 560,000 irrigated acres of agricultural land watereds with water pumped from the Colorado’s share of the river’s water supports an economy valued at nearly $1 according to the attorney general’s office.

Colorado Hispanic business leaders to lobby Bennet, others on union bill - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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The delegation includes members of the Hispanic Contractors ofColoradl (HCC) and the Denver Hispanic Chamber of The group will be in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, joining small-business leader s from other states. The Coloradl business leaders want totell Bennet, and other lawmakers “why this bill woulde really hurt them as they try to emerge from a toughu economy,” said HCC spokesman Sean Duffy. Duff said the group arranged to meet with Benne t because he has not yet declared how he will vote on thelaboe bill. “In these very difficult economic times, companies are struggling to retain the jobs they Helga Grunerud, HCC executive said in a statement.
“Ww want to send a message that we want to help jump starg economic recoverybut [the labor would make that challenge far, far greater.” The Employe Free Choice Act, also known as the “card bill, would allow workers to organize a union without a secre t election, as now required. Instead, a local could be launcherd at a workplace if at least half its workers sign anauthorizationm card. Unions say the bill is needed to protect worke rights inthe recession.
But in a statement, HCC said that enactmenyt of thelaw “would unfairly tip the delicatw business-labor climate in Colorado sharply away from and would result in further economic damage and job As part of a larger nationwide contingent organizedf by the , the Colorado group will meet with Sen. John R-S.D., and other legislatoras “to be determined,” Duffy said. The business leaders also want to discussother issues, including health care reform and the allocatiom of federal stimulus funds.

Census: American Internet use surges - Business First of Buffalo:

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That's according to a report releaseed Wednesday bythe , which also shows that 62 percent of the nation's householdz report using the Internet at home in an 18 percent increase from 1997. Among householdx using the net in 82 percent reported usinga high-speedr connection, and 17 percent used a dial-u connection. “As access to high speed connections have become more so too have the number of people that connect to the Internetat home,” said Thom a statistician with the Censuds Bureau Housing and Household Economicv Statistics Division. “These data give us a betted understanding of who is usin g the Internet andfrom where.
” Among the New Hampshire had the highest rate of Internet use for those age thre and older in 2007 at 82 percent. Mississippi and West Virginiz had the lowest rates of use at about 52 Usage rates for New York state were at about59 percent. Interney usage also varied by education and For individuals 25 and olderd witha bachelor’s degree, 87 percent reported goint online from some location in 2007. Aboutf half (49 percent) of those with only a high schoolo diploma reported usingthe Internet, comparex with 19 percent for those without a high school diploma. 69 percent of whites lived in householda withInternet use.
The same was true for 51 percentgof blacks, 73 percent of Asians and 48 percent of Hispanics.

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Carolinas HealthCare reduces 1Q loss - Triangle Business Journal:

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Investment losses for the latest quarter totalednearlt $101 million. Chief Financial Officer Greg Gombat anticipates gains in the financiapl market in April and May will erasrthose losses. Carolinas HealthCare uses investment earnings forcapitall expenditures. That money is not used for daily The health-care system hopes negotiationes with several lenders will cut its interest expenses tied to variables debt and higher bank-liquidity Those fees are about $1 million per month. Interest expenses in the firstt quarterwere $21.8 million. From an operationalk standpoint, Carolinas HealthCare had a strongfirst quarter, says Russ executive vice president for business developmenyt and planning.
Net operating revenue climbe 8.6 percent to $1.2 billion systemwide. Operating income exceedecd $24.5 million. The health-care systemk saw adjusted discharges — a calculation that gauges patientactivityu — climb 5.2 percent from a year Growth within the health-care system and expensse management “is the primary drive why we’re above budget significantly,” Guerin says. Carolinas HealthCarw spent morethan $106 million on capital projectx in the first quarter.
Projects include new operating roomszat CMC-NorthEast and Carolinas Medical an expansion of CMC-Pineville, a new hospital at CMC-Lincolbn and construction of health-care pavilions in Steeled Creek and Waxhaw, which will include free-standinvg emergency departments. Challenges in the coming monthss include managingthe system’s growing bad-debyt and charity-care costs, reducing interest expensesw and preparing for a possible state cut in Medicaix funding, Gombar says. Bad-debt costs were 12 percen t over budget during thefirst quarter, toppin g $48 million in the first quarter.
During the same period last year, bad debt was about $43 The health-care system spent more than $770 million in community care in 2008, including bad debt, charity care and subsidizing Medicaresand Medicaid. That equals 18.8 percent of the health-care system’d net operating revenue. ”It’s a trend everybody’s seeing across the country,” Gombar “We can’t control how many people are how many people show up at our doorwithou insurance.” North Carolina’s budget woes couldx results in a cut of up to 15 percengt for Medicaid. That could equate to $36 million in annuakl losses forCarolinas HealthCare.
“Medicaid cuts are the worsf economic benefit cut the statecan make,” Gombar “It’s painful.” Says Guerin: “Itg raises prices for those who do pay. It makes no good businesss sense todo that.” Gombar says every dollar cut from Medicai d eliminates $4 from the Carolinas HealthCare is the largest health-care system in the Carolinas and the third-largesy public system in the The system owns, leases or manages 25 It has more than 40,000 full- and part-time employees.

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Prostitute patrons can't hide their faces Police News Prostitute patrons can't hide their faces anymore. Incident is just the latest place to enlist public shaming as a preventive measure. Tweet. By Larry Neumeister Associated Press KENNEBUNK, Maine â€" Gone are the days of the nameless, faceless "john. and more »

Phila. carpenters strike BIA - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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The two groups had been negotiating on a new contracrt for nearlythree months. The carpenters contract expiredAprio 30. No new negotiations are The two sides had reached a tentativew agreement earlierthis However, the BIA, which represents residential buildersx in Philadelphia, got stuck on the shop stewardse issue. In a Sam Sherman, president of the BIA, “Giving shop stewards unfettered control inside our projects is simply unacceptable. Shop steward access would certainly be the first step towardfa ‘slippery slope’ of lost control, as far as our membershilp is concerned.” Ed Coryell Sr.
, business manager of the Philadelphiw Carpenters Union, couldn’t be reached for immediate The BIA and carpenter’e union had worked through several key issuess and negotiated a three-year contract that called for a wage increases that would rise from the current base of $58.69 per hour. The increase wouldx be $1.50 in the first $1.75 in the second year and $2 in the third The union negotiateda one-year contracy with the General Building Contractors Association and the Interio Finish Contractors Association.
Shermam said both of those contracts didn’g include the shop steward

Oklahoma is embarrassing Texas in the Red River Rivalry (Rout) - Los Angeles Times

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Oklahoma is embarrassing Texas in the Red River Rivalry (Rout) Los Angeles Times Last week the defense was embarrassed by West Virginia in a 48-45 loss in Austin. West Virginia finished with 460 total yards. Oklahoma had 407 yards against Texas in the first half of Saturday's game. A promising start has turned sour for Texas. Texas Em barrassed By Oklahoma Yet Again Burnt Orange Nation OU vs. Texas final: Sooners roll 63-21 SB Nation Time to reassess: After the Red River Rivalry, should Mack Brown retire? CultureMap Austin  »

Florida State Farm agents ask homeowners not to leave them - Orlando Business Journal:

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“I would leave the insurance industry before I leave State Farm,” she said. There are nearlyy 80 other State Farm agents inNortheast Florida, like Braddock, who have strugglede with less income and fewer customerx as independent insurance agentas and domestic insurers prey on their business. announced it woul withdraw from the property insurance marketin Florida, whicu has rattled homeowners with State Farm policies. Other domestic insurers and independent agents are heavily advertisingb tothe 1.2 million Statwe Farm policyholders across “I know we’ll take a financial hit, but what’a even more emotionally draining and painful is that we built these she said.
“That’s what State Farm is all Though Braddock said she has only lost about five accountsx out of thousandsthat has, she sharesz the same message that her fellow agents have been sendinhg their customers: Be patient. The soonestf that people could lose their Stat e Farm property insurance is six monthsfrom now, and probably not for a year in Northeastr Florida, which has a lower risk of bein g hit by a hurricane, industry advocates State Farm agents caution about the stabilityt of some insurance companies wanting to take over theie policies.
Agents also said the type of coverage beingt offered through lower rates with other insurers can be far differenr from what StateFarm offers. Statr Farm Florida is the largest homeowners’ insurer in Northeast Floridz with 102,639 policies, representing 24 percent of the market asof 30, according to the . State Farm agents are also waitiny for State Farm and regulators to come to an agreemeng on whether agents will be allowed to write homeownerzs insurance policies with other carriers so they can keep their bookof business.
“The 800-pounrd gorilla in the corner is if the insurancecommissioner [Kevibn McCarty] says he wants State Farm to write with up to 16 other domestic insurers” in said Bob Lotane, director of communicationsa and political affairs at the . State Farm agents can only write policies with State Farmand , but they want the freedok to go to other too. “The clients would not have to staryt shopping and we could continuer to be the agent for said State Farm agent Craig who runs an agency at WorldGolf Village.
Dewhurst, like othefr agents, said he is concernedx about the solvency ofothee insurers, since many of them are new companiews with an average $5 millioh to $10 million in and all of them depencd on Florida’s underfunded Hurricane Catastrophe Fund for reinsurance. “I don’yt feel as comfortable in writing homeowners’ policies with companiee that don’t have a provenm track record,” he said.
“But not many companies with a proven track record are left in the The regulators and state officials have publiclyy announced that the other carriersw had enough capital to be approvex for business through the insurance regulation office and they have the capacity to coverState Farm’s property policyholders. Of the clientx who have shopped forother carriers, Dewhurst said many of thosd customers get quotes 50 percent higher than State Farm’sx rates. He’s had fewer than 10 clients cancelltheir policies. Braddock said she recently had a clienty with a home in Marsh Landing get a quotes fromother insurers.
The lowest premiumj quote among the other carrierzswas $7,852, whereas State Farm offereds the client $3,780. Even if State Farm Floridz had a rateincrease approved, “wwe would still be cheaper,” she There are 78 State Farm agents in Northeasr Florida, according to the insurer, each with staffr who help operate the agency. Dewhursr said there is also a State Farm operations cente that employs morethan 2,0009 people on the Southside, some of whom service the State Farm agent Russ Vorhis, who has operate in Orange Park for seven has gone from five employees to two at his But despite some losses from the withdrawal announcement and a year of State Farm not taking new homeowners Vorhis said he can understand why State Farm is leaving “whem everything they do gets shot down” by the statd government and regulators.
Many insurance industry advocates were shakenm upby Gov. Charlie Crist’s “good comments about State Farm after it announced the withdrawalin “Florida will be much better off without Crist said to media outlets. “He’s talking about me and the families thatI employ,” Vorhis “We’re here to insure the community. We’re not just here to make a

Real deals: $5M sale of retail building in Cherry Creek North - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The retail building, located at 2625 E. Thirc Avenue, was purchased for $4.96 millio n by Pro-Dance Properties LLC of Denver, which is affiliated with the Cherru CreekDance studio, according to local public The seller of the property was Cherryh Creek Partners LLC, also of Denver. The building includez roughly 10,500 square feet of space and was completedin 1976, according to Denver County property records. Former tenants include LAX Worls lacrosseequipment store, which relocated to Colorado Boulevard, and Gnat Originaol Designs jewelry store, which moved nearb in Cherry Creek Other recent Denver-area real estate deals, according to real estate recordsa and brokers, include: • 101 W.
Colfax Ave., Denver 80202 — The Colorado Judiciakl Department has finalized its leasefor 47,441 squarre feet of space at the The building’s owner, American Properties Inc. of New was represented in the lease dealby Denver-bases Frederick Ross Co. The space was formerlyu occupied by the newsroom of thedefunct . 1135 Broadway St., Boulder 80302-7186 — Industriap Research Land Leasing Corp. of Boulder has purchaseed this retail buildingfor $3 million. The sellerr was Benton Lefton of Denver. • 13671 Coloradk Blvd., Thornton 80233 — Dominion Properties LLC of Colo., bought this 6,600-square-foot retail building completed in 2007for $2.366 million.
The seller was IDCOL-136 LLC of Minneapolis.

VSR Financial Services owners settle negligence case for $10.3M - Kansas City Business Journal:

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million through their insurance company to settle a negligencw case filed by249 customers. The customers had claimeed theOverland Park-based company was negligent in supervising two forme r brokers who sold high-risk investments in severap Florida-based companies. The brokers, Rebecca Engle and Briaj Schuster, were charged with eight countse each of securities fraud by Nebraska onMay 11. VSR Financial owners and founders J. Michael Stanfield and Donalde Beary consented tothe $10.w million settlement before an arbitration panel from the on May 8, the authoritgy said in a release Wednesday.
Stanfield, also CEO of VSR said in an interview Thursday that he and Bearyu did not admit toany wrongdoing. Stanfield said part of the agreementf was that the plaintiffs agreed not to collect the settlemeng from Stanfield and but instead will try to collecr payment fromthe company’s directors’ and insurance provider. Engle worked at VSR as a representativw for about nine months in 2006and 2007. Engle lost her Nebraska securities license in 2008 as part of an agreemenft she entered into with state Schuster was a former business partnerof Engle’xs and never worked directly for VSR.
“Thesd investments were sold through Capital Growth a Florida broker dealer that is no longefrin business, about threer or four years before they were involved with Stanfield said. Stanfield said that no claims remaib against VSR Financial orits executives. The Financial Industryg Regulatory Authority calls itself the largestr independent regulator for securities firms doing businessa in theUnited States. It was created in July 2007 througbh the consolidation of the and themember regulation, enforcement and arbitration functions of the .

Lightyear could add 148 jobs with new product, services - Business First of Louisville:

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The telecommunications company, which sells long-distanced and local telephone servicesto small- and medium-sizedd businesses, launched a wireless product last year with salees to residential customers. It now is considering a projectf to expand its wireless service and launch aprepaifd product. The expansion would required the addition of the new which would have an annual payrolloof $4.3 million. Lightyear introduced its potential projec at a June 25 meetiny of the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authorityin Frankfort. The compan y received preliminary approvalfor $2.
8 milliohn in state tax incentives for up to 10 45,000-square-foot expansion possible Lightyear officials could not be reachec for comment before Business First’s preszs deadline, and details of its possiblwe expansion were sketchy. Company presidenft and CEO J. Sherman Henderson III said in a news releasdfrom , the metro chamber of commerce, that Lightyea r is “excited” to participate in the state incentivse program. “We look forward to the possibility of expanding our operations in Louisville,” Henderson said.
In its filint with the state, Lightyear said it would need a 45,000-square-foot expansiohn to its existing 30,000-square-foot customer support centef if it proceeds withits Lightyear’s headquarters are locate d at 1901 Eastpoint Parkway in the Eastpointg Business Center. The company’s totalp investment in the project wouldbe $6.3 million, according to its filinyg with the KEDFA board. It woule invest $356,700 in facilities and equipment. Lightyea provides telecommunications services to the commercial andresidentiall sectors.
Its products include local and long-distance phonre service, voice-over-Internet-protocol services, Internet access, calling cards and multimedia The company is a successor to LightyearCommunication Inc., whose parent company emerged from Chapterf 11 bankruptcy reorganization in 2004. Lightyeat had 190 employees in according to data from the Kentucky Cabinet forEconomic Development. Henderson founded the company, formerly knownb as UniDial, in 1993. Lightyear sellsx its services nationwide through an independentsales force. It has 80,009 customers in the United States andPuerto Rico, accordinf to a news release on the companu Web site, www.lightyear.net.
It has annual revenure of morethan $70 million, the release Business First staff writer Ben Adkins contributedf to this report.

Visteon seeks bankruptcy protection - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The former parts business of said on Thursdayu that it filed to safeguardits U.S. The Michigan-based company listed assets of $4.58 billionb and debts of $5.3 million. Visteon eliminated 130 area jobs in 2006 when it cease d production of automotive radiators and air conditioner parts at its Visteon Climate ControoSystems Ltd. facility in West Seneca. Abouy 70 customer service and engineering employees were retaineds for a time before the entire operation was shut Thecompany hasn’t posted an annual profit sinc being spun off from Ford nine years ago. Its stock was delisted by the in March.
“During the reorganizationb period, we will seek to address our capitall structure and legacy costs that are not sustainablew given the current economic CEO Donald Stebbins said ina statement. Ford, which is stil l Visteon’s biggest customer, has committed to ensure long-term continuitty of supply and to support financinh for itsrestructuring efforts, the company said. No Visteon subsidiariezs or joint ventures outside the United Statews are part ofthe filing, the compan y said.

State funds 47 home improvement plans - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The AHC, a branch under the state’s housinh finance agency, aims to bolsterf home-ownership for low- and moderate-incomer households. The agency approved a $500,009 grant to Cheektowaga’s Community and Economic DevelopmentOfficew (CEDO). The funds will go toward renovations for14 single- and two-family homes located throughout the town. The AHC also grantedf Lackawanna’s Housing Development Corporation (LHDC) $200,000 to fund improvements to a tota l of33 single- and two-family homes throughouft the city.
The planned improvement s include fixingstructural problems, replacingg roofs, doors, windows, siding, replacing deficient water and septidc systems and upgrading electrical, heating and plumbingv systems. The renovations are aime d at bringing the homes up to code under localk and statebuilding laws. Further funding for the Cheektowagz project’s $833,00 total will come from the town’s HOME funda ($130,000) and a Community Development BlockGrant ($200,000). The City of Lackawanna will fund what remains ofits project’z $334,000 total with homeowner-equity funds. The CEDO and LHDC will allocatde the funds ona first-come, first-served basise to qualified applicants.
“These grants will help improvee the aging housing stockk in westernNew York,” said AHC Presidentg and CEO Pricilla

Colorado Hispanic business leaders to lobby Bennet, others on union bill - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The delegation includes members of the Hispanic Contractor s ofColorado (HCC) and the Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The group will be in Washingtohn on Tuesdayand Wednesday, joiningy small-business leaders from other states. The Coloradlo business leaders want totell Bennet, and other lawmakers “why this bill would really hurt them as they try to emerg e from a tough economy,” said HCC spokesmanh Sean Duffy. Duffy said the group arrangedc to meet with Bennet becaus e he has not yet declared how he will vote on thelabore bill.
“In these very difficultt economic times, companies are strugglinyg to retain the jobs they Helga Grunerud, HCC executive director, said in a “We want to send a messagw that we want to help jump stargt economic recovery but [the labor would make that challenge far, far greater.” The Employere Free Choice Act, also known as the “carr check” bill, would allow workers to organizee a union without a secret election, as now Instead, a local could be launched at a workplace if at least half its workers sign an authorizationn card. Unions say the bill is needed to protecg worker rights inthe recession.
But in a statement, HCC said that enactmeng of thelaw “would unfairly tip the delicate business-labord climate in Colorado sharply away from and would result in further economic damagd and job loss.” As part of a largetr nationwide contingent organized by the , the Colorad o group will meet with Sen. John R-S.D., and other legislators “tol be determined,” Duffy The business leaders also want to discussother issues, including health care reform and the allocatioj of federal stimulus funds.

New Braunfels hospital agrees to join cord-blood collection network - San Antonio Business Journal:

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in New Braunfels has begun accepting collections of umbilical cord blood. The umbilical cord of a healthgy baby is usually discardesdafter birth. Researchers have discovered, that these cells can be gathered and used to treaf a number of potentiallyhfatal diseases. Cord blood can be used to treaft certain cancers such as leukemia and disorders ofthe blood-making system, such as sickle-cell and severe immune-system disorders. The Texas Cord Bloosd Bank is a division of the South TexaswBlood & Tissue Center and is the state's first publid bank for umbilical cord blood.
"The Texads Cord Blood Bank has developed a most impressiveddonor program, and I am very please that McKenna Memorial Hospital is a part of says Pam Voigt, RN, cord blood bank coordinator for McKenna. "Ouer physicians are very supportive of the program and we appreciatwe their willingness to take the extra time to do the The Texas Cord Blood Bank now has six participatinv hospitals inthe program, including Methodisg and North Central Baptist hospitalz in San Antonio, Valley Baptist Medical Centerf in Harlingen and Brownsville, and Medical City-Dallas

Tennessee wants to regulate credit counselors - Memphis Business Journal:

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The Uniform Debt Management Services Act caps fees and requirexs such companies to carry insurancr and asurety bond. It also includes othee regulations. It also such companies doing business with Tennessed residents to register withthe state. Many debt management firm s are based inother states, with many in but operate by phone and They market to Tennesseands through ads such as roadside signs. Debt managementr companies actas go-betweens with consumerds and their debtors, and work to help negotiate down consumer debt.
The act was drafted with the help of the UniformkLaw Commission, a state-supported organization that focuses on consumer protection and is trying to create a set standardc nationwide. The commission says the firmss generally charge significant upfront fees and advise theid customers to stop paying their They are directed to save up a lump sum of generally 40 percent to 60 percenf oftheir debt, that the companty then uses to negotiate a settlement with the creditor. ln many consumers can negotiate a settlement directlg with their credit card companies but may be too intimidatec todo so. Sen.
Doug Overbey, R-Maryville, who sponsoredx the Senate bill, says the new law “gives us an opportunity to get out front and protect consumersdbefore there’s a problem in our state.” The Tennessee bill is simila r to legislation already enacted in Utah, Colorado, Delaware and Rhode and being introduced this year in Connecticut, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas and Washington. The ULC is pushing similadr legislation in several statesthis year. Tennessese lawmakers have made afew modifications, including requiringg companies to pay a fee to the state, which will make it a self-sustainin program, as well as submit two yeard of verified financial statements.