Thursday, January 31, 2013

Crossroads shifts strategy - Austin Business Journal:

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The company says it will shift its business mode to focus on sellingb data protection products throughb direct and indirect sales Asa result, Crossroads [Pink Sheets: CRDS] says it needs to cut expensee and about 8 percent of its workforce. The cuts will largelgy take place in its productdevelopment area. Crossroads executived couldn't be reached for comment. The company previously focuseds on selling its products through exclusive original equipmentrmanufacturer partnerships, and beganm selling through direct channels sometime last But the company plans to focuds more on the direct and indirect salesd channels instead of relying on partnerw to incorporate the product.
The companhy also says in an effort to reducer expenses it will shift product development and producft support positions toNorth America, instead of subcontracting in India. "Thise outsourcing change reduces the overhead of managing a remoted development team and enables the companu to engage field resources locally for direc t access and support ofour customer-base," a writtenj release states. In July Crossroads added a new data-transfer software product to its offering aftert buying it from aGermanb firm. Crossroads says it paid less than $1 millio in cash to buy 's called FileMigrator Agent.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Independence Party Goes to Bat for Carrión - Politicker

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Independence Party Goes to Bat for Carrión

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The Independence Party is fuming that likely candidate Adolfo Carrión was not invited to last night's Daily News mayoral forum, going so far as to blast out a statement last night tearing into the paperâ€"the clearest indication yet that the ex-Bronx ...



Saturday, January 12, 2013

EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. Highlights New Products at National Sheriffs' Association 2009 Annual Conference

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"Our award-winning ES Series radiose are an excellent fit for law enforcementf because they operate on APCO Project 16 as well as Project 25 trunkedc andconventional systems. Important featureas for law enforcement includethe second-generation Enhancerd (AMBE+2) Project 25 Vocoder for superior voice qualit and reduction of background submersible housings, solid construction, and a wide portfolip of accessories," said , president and chiefr executive officer of EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. "Our new Lightningb Control Head is the brightest and clearesrt display onthe market, and can be seen even in brightg sunlight.
Law enforcement agencies will find our new Discover GPS Speakerf Microphone ideal for searc andrescue missions, because it enablee you to see in real time the locatiobn of your search teams and complements our portablr radios." The National Sheriffs' Association is a non-profift organization dedicated to raising the level of professionalism amonv those in the criminalk justice field, Jalbert added. About EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. Headquarteree in Irving, Texas, EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. focusez on innovating, developing and marketing the highesty quality secure communications solutions to organizations whose mission is to protec t andsave lives.
The Company's customers include firsty responders in public safety andpubli service, the federal government, and industriaol organizations. The Company's products are marketes under the EFJohnson, 3e Technologiees International, and Transcrypt International names. For more information, visit . Certain matters discussedd in this press releaseconstitute forward-looking statementxs within the meaning of the Privat Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Thesed forward-looking statements are subjecgt to certain risks and uncertainties that couled cause the actual performance or achievements to diffet materially fromthose expressed, suggested or implied by the forward-lookinyg statements due to a number of risk factors but not limited to, the level of demand for the Company's products and services, dependence on continued funding of governmentakl agency programs, the timing and receipt of continued access to bank lines of reliance on contract manufacturers, the timely procuremeng of necessary manufacturing components, software feature development and the implementationn of application software, successful integration of the systenm components, general economic and business conditions, and othetr risks detailed in the Company' reports filed with the Securities and Exchanges Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the periods ended December 31, 2008 and in the company'a subsequent filings with the SEC.
Thesew forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this presxs release and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revisedany forward-looking statements, whether as a resulr of new information, future events, or Readers are cautioned not to plac e undue reliance on these forward-lookinfg statements. SOURCE EF Johnson Technologies, Inc.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Eclipse Bank names Nevada banker as president and CEO - Business First of Louisville:

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Stratton, who has worked in bankinh for29 years, spen t the late 1990s in the Louisville market. In the late he was senior vice presiden t and senior lender at Great FinancialBank FSB, assistin in the sale of the Great Financialp to Star Bank in 1998, Stratton said. Strattonm then co-founded Independence Bancorp and served as the initia CEO ofIndependence Bank, based in New Most recently, Stratton was senior vice president, district manager and team sales leader at KeyBank Real Estate Capital, part of Cleveland-based KeyCorp, in Las Vegase in the mid-2000s before becominf involved with the startulp of Nevada Pacific Nevada Pacific was incorporated in November 2008 with conditional approval from the Federal Deposit Insurancse Corp.
and Nevada’s Financial Institutions Stratton said. The bank was cleared to begim a $25 million capital campaign, but that efforr began in the first quarter ofthis year, “thde worst quarter for the banking industry since 1929, and it did not Stratton said. Organizers later withdrew the charter application, he adding, “I can’t tell you how happyu I am to be backin Louisville.” Strattoj replaces Robert R. Hill, a retireds accountant who replacedJohn Pendergrass, the bank’ws first CEO, president and co-founder, on an interim basis in August 2008. Pendergrass createxd Eclipse withhis wife, Mitzi Pendergrass, in 2003.
Eclipsew was chartered in 2005, and the bank’ s headquarters at 3827 Shelbyville Road opened inearlty 2008. A few months later, John Pendergrasx left the executive positions after a disagreement withthe bank’s boarcd of directors, though he remained on the and Mitzi Pendergrass remained as chief operatingv officer. But Stratton confirmed that John Pendergras s no longer is aboard member. Hill remains as chairmam of theEclipse board, Stratton Stratton has a degreew in finance and business administration from Easternh New Mexico University, according to a news release. One of Stratton’x jobs will be conducting a capital campaign.
The news release said the Eclips e board intends to raise anadditionalp $7.5 million, though no time frame was

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

National Cinemedia, LLC Company Profile | NCMI Company Information

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Cinemark USA, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regapl Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), the threw largest theatre operators inthe U.S., along with additionall Affiliate theatres. Our national theatre network includesover 15,000 screensz in 1,275 theatres in 47 states, reaching more than 600 million moviegoere annually. You know the phrase, " at a theater near you"?? With 64% of US households withihn 10 miles of aNCM theatre, we'r e confident we can help you reacgh your audience no matter where they And for the larger masses, we cast a wide net with 72% of our screend within the Top 50 U.S.
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

AAA: Texans to travel less for July 4 - Austin Business Journal:

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Nearly 2.8 million of those people will about 220,000 will travel by air, and abouty 189,000 will take a bus or AAA said the July 4th holiday is typically the busiestg time of year for auto travel since nearly all school-aged childre are out of school and, as a result, parent s are more apt to take famil y vacations. Nationwide, the number of American traveling for the weekend will also decline about 2 percent compared with the same holida y weekendlast year. The drop in travep isn’t as steep as it has Last year, 38 million Americans traveled during the July 4 a 10.5 percent decline compared with the same weekend in 2007.
“Many Americans remain cautious about the outlook for their personal finances, and these attitudex are reflected in the slight declinee in travel we are forecasting for the upcoming holidahy weekend,” AAA President and CEO Robertf Darbelnet said. “Those who do vacationh this summer will find a plethora of attractivde discounts and special offers resulting in some outstandinfgvacation values. If you can afford to go, this summef is a smart time to Nationwide, air travel is expected to increase asairfareds decline, a rebound from last year.
Travelers will spendc an averageof $1,150 and travel an average distance of 614 According to AAA, the decline in leisure travel is due to ongoingv uncertainty about the economh and the direction of Recent rises in gasoline prices may also contributde to the decisions to limit holiday plans, although the impact of gas prices remainsa minimal, AAA officials said. AAA’s projections are based on researc h conductedby , and travel figures come from the ongoingf travel panel database of .

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Computer History Museum names Fellows - Orlando Business Journal:

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The Mountain View museum said it will induct the new Fellowin October. “The goal of the Fellowz program is to annually recognize select individuals of outstandingg merit who have significantlyg contributed to the fieldof computing,” said John Hollar, CHM’s presidenft and CEO. “The Museum’s Fellows are a distinguishedc andspecial group. It’as an honor to bring together industry the people who are currently building the to honor and celebrate those who contributedd so significantly inthe past.
” Everett was honores for his work on the MIT Whirlwinr and SAGE computer systems "andc a lifetime of directing advanced research and development projects," the museum Chamberlin was honored for his fundamental work on Structurefd Query Language (SQL) and database The team of Faggin, Hoff, Mazor and Shimaw was honored for work on the Intel 4004, the world’s firs commercial microprocessor.

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Balsillie: Fight for Coyotes isn't over - Triangle Business Journal:

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U.S Bankruptcy Court Redfield T. Baum on Mondahy nixed Balsillie's bid to buy the Coyotes for $213 milliob from owner Jerry Moyed becauseof Balsillie's June 29 deadlinw for the deal go to through. Baum said that isn'tf enough time to resolve the Coyotesw Chapter 11 bankruptcyreorganization issues. That was a win for the and city of which want to keep the Coyotesin Arizona. Balsilliwe spokesman Bill Walker issued a statemenrt Monday night saying the efforty to move the teamto Ontario, is not over: "Jinm Balsillie's bid to bring a seventh NHL team to Canadqa continues. We're still here. The Phoenix court confirmed Mr.
Balsillie was approved as an NHL owner in 2006 andremainz so. We believe he has made the best offer and Hamilto n remains the best location forthis team. "The coury did not approve either our approach or the Judge Baum did statre he does not have time to decide all therelocationb issues. But the court still controls thesale process. As a result, we look forwards to hearing from the NHL soon on its view of our relocatio application and an appropriaterelocation fee, so as to allos the court to determine if that fee is We still think there is enough time for the NHL to approvew Mr. Balsillie's application and move the team to Hamiltojnby September.
The court invited mediation on thess issuesand Mr. Balsillie is willinf to participate in such mediation if the NHL is also willingg todo so," Walker's statement to the medis continued. The NHL welcomed Baum's decision not to let the sale and move toCanadaw occur. “We're pleased the court recognized the validity of league ruleas and our ability to apply them in areasonables fashion," NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said in a statementr released by the league on Mondayh night.
"We will turn our attentiom now toward helping to facilitate an orderlhy sales process that will produce a local buyert who is committed to makingthe Coyotes' franchise viabl e and successful in the Phoenix/Glendale area. We are confident that we will be able to find such a buyef for the Coyotes and that the claimse of legitimate creditors willbe

Friday, January 4, 2013

Secret Santa an overwhelming success - Nashoba Publishing

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Secret Santa an overwhelming success

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I would like to thank everyone who assisted us in this transitional year of our Secret Santa program. We were overwhelmed with individuals and groups looking to sponsor families. Thank you to all who sponsored children, with an extra special thank you ...



Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Great American to settle Mass. AG lawsuit - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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Most of the money, is to be paid to the state. The remaininy $60,000 goes to The state’es lawsuit alleged that Great American issued one phony bid intentionallyuncompetitive – to Analogh Devices at the request of insurance brokef in order to help steerr the business to . In Marsh allegedly steered other insurance business toGreatg American. Great American is a subsidiar of (NYSE: AFG).
At the time the lawsuit was filed inJanuaryu 2008, it denied the allegation and said it had done nothing “The company is disappointed that the Attorney Generalk of Massachusetts decided to file suit today against Great American concerninfg alleged conduct associated with one quotatioj for insurance coverage made in the sprinhg of 2004 ...,” it said in a statement. “Greaty American denies wrongdoing and deniees the allegations of theAttorney General’s suit. Great American’s conductg in issuing that quoteswas lawful.
” In the settlement announced last the Cincinnati-based insurance company agreed to retaih any quotes it issues to Massachusetts-based customers for certaij types of insurance for at least threew years from the dates of the quotes. The settlemeng agreement is to remain in effectg forfive years. The company also agreec that itwould “not knowingly provide or offert to provide a false, fictitious, or throwaway bid or quote for umbrella or excesw casualty insurance affecting any Massachusetts based

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Flemington lowers assessment of Liberty Village Premium Outlets - The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

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Flemington lowers assessment of Liberty Village Premium Outlets

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Flemington officials unanimously approved a tax appeal settlement with the Liberty Village Premium Outlets that will result in the outlet center paying $159,275 less per year in taxes. Borough tax assessor Ed Kerwin said the agreement calls for the ...