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Attendees gathered at the offices for a cocktaik reception to celebratethe lawyers’ Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chávez and Henryy Alaniz, president of the State Bar of New addressed the group and presented the The NMBW sought nominees from State Bar members and the community of outstanding lawyers in 10 categories. A panel including a formetr New Mexico Attorney General and retired District Courr judge selectedthe honorees. The judges consideree factors thatincluded nominees’ professional achievement and communitgy involvement. •James C. Jacobsen, New Mexico Attorneg General’s Office •Perry E. Bendicksen III, •Jennifer L. •Robert P. Tinnin Jr.
, •Charles J. Rodey Law Firm •Frank A. New Mexico Gaming Control Boarr •Timothy R. Van Valen, Brownstein Hyat Farber Schreck •David P. Buchholtz, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schrecok •Pete Dinelli, City of Albuquerque •Bruce C. Throne, •John R. •Steven L. Hernandez, •Douglas Meiklejohn, •Rosalie (Lisa) Chavez, •Lynmn H. Slade, Modrall Sperling •Catherind Baker Stetson,
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
As recession grows, more Seattle work goes into development limbo - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Developer Mark Gordon plannexd to buildtwo “really nice town on a hilltop overlooking Lake Unioj just west of Interstate 5 untipl the economy put his project in Now, little more than the foundationb sits on that space. “If I builtt it and no one buys it, it woul d put me in even greater troublethan I’mj in now,” Gordon said, adding that he has put too much money into the Boylston Avenue property to turn it into rentak units. Meanwhile, waiting for the housinh market to turn around is The unfinished constructionis “a blight on the he said.
“It doesn’t make me happg because I’m paying for it and the neighbors aren’t happy because they’d rathetr look at anything other than a job he said. “I didn’t ask for this. I’m just Only half-kidding, he says, “working at McDonald’as is probably a better alternative than what Ido now.” At the site of the forme r Ballard Denny’s, developer had plands to build 32,000 square feet of retail and 287 condos. But it will only move “depending on the market,” said Mark Nemirow, a companyg executive. Already, development has been delayee a year, in part because of the landmarkj status ofthe site.
Now the company is waiting to receivde a permit from the city in the next coupls months that will allow it to cleaj up the abandoned buildings on the But the companystill doesn’t have firm planes for building. “We’re not sure if we’r going to develop or get it into a positionjwhere it’s available to said Nemirow. “We want to be readh when the timeis right.” Using an informal the City of Seattle identified these propertiee as potentially stalled. It was the first such survey in thecity said, and representas an unusually large slowdown in city development projects. Values are based on squarwe footage.
Demolition projects have zero estimatexd valueby default. Description: Demolish existin g bowling alley Leilani Lanes as per Unfit BuildingOrder #1011341 Subject to Fieldx Inspection (STFI). Description: Phass I of IV for Constructioh ofstructures (AW-8, AW-10, & as Research Labs & Labs & Offices for Excavation & PIles per plans/ (Ref MUP 3004392). Estimate value: $8,700,000 Description: Phase II of III for construction ofa 2-st R & D facility/Core & Shell super Structure/Build per Estimated value: $2,755,623 Description: Demolisuh existing bldg per plot plan subject to field Description: Phase I of IV to constructf 23-story high-rise/Shoring, Excavation & Grading only/Hotel, restaurant, Assembly, and accessory parking/build per plans.
6/6/200y7 Revision to shoring. Estimated value: $1,535,000 Construct 4-Unit townhouse, per (West 4-plex). Estimated value: $519,635 Phase I of II Gradinh / Excavation and Shoring for future construction of mixeduse building, per plans.
Developer Mark Gordon plannexd to buildtwo “really nice town on a hilltop overlooking Lake Unioj just west of Interstate 5 untipl the economy put his project in Now, little more than the foundationb sits on that space. “If I builtt it and no one buys it, it woul d put me in even greater troublethan I’mj in now,” Gordon said, adding that he has put too much money into the Boylston Avenue property to turn it into rentak units. Meanwhile, waiting for the housinh market to turn around is The unfinished constructionis “a blight on the he said.
“It doesn’t make me happg because I’m paying for it and the neighbors aren’t happy because they’d rathetr look at anything other than a job he said. “I didn’t ask for this. I’m just Only half-kidding, he says, “working at McDonald’as is probably a better alternative than what Ido now.” At the site of the forme r Ballard Denny’s, developer had plands to build 32,000 square feet of retail and 287 condos. But it will only move “depending on the market,” said Mark Nemirow, a companyg executive. Already, development has been delayee a year, in part because of the landmarkj status ofthe site.
Now the company is waiting to receivde a permit from the city in the next coupls months that will allow it to cleaj up the abandoned buildings on the But the companystill doesn’t have firm planes for building. “We’re not sure if we’r going to develop or get it into a positionjwhere it’s available to said Nemirow. “We want to be readh when the timeis right.” Using an informal the City of Seattle identified these propertiee as potentially stalled. It was the first such survey in thecity said, and representas an unusually large slowdown in city development projects. Values are based on squarwe footage.
Demolition projects have zero estimatexd valueby default. Description: Demolish existin g bowling alley Leilani Lanes as per Unfit BuildingOrder #1011341 Subject to Fieldx Inspection (STFI). Description: Phass I of IV for Constructioh ofstructures (AW-8, AW-10, & as Research Labs & Labs & Offices for Excavation & PIles per plans/ (Ref MUP 3004392). Estimate value: $8,700,000 Description: Phase II of III for construction ofa 2-st R & D facility/Core & Shell super Structure/Build per Estimated value: $2,755,623 Description: Demolisuh existing bldg per plot plan subject to field Description: Phase I of IV to constructf 23-story high-rise/Shoring, Excavation & Grading only/Hotel, restaurant, Assembly, and accessory parking/build per plans.
6/6/200y7 Revision to shoring. Estimated value: $1,535,000 Construct 4-Unit townhouse, per (West 4-plex). Estimated value: $519,635 Phase I of II Gradinh / Excavation and Shoring for future construction of mixeduse building, per plans.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Six Flags files for Chapter 11 - Triangle Business Journal:
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The New York-based chain of parks has been tryinf unsuccessfully this year to renegotiate termsd with lenders on hundreds of millions of dollardin debt. Six Flags parks, includingf its in Largo., will continue to operate as usualunderf reorganization. “The current managementr team inheriteda $2.4 billionj debt load that cannot be sustained, particularlyu in these challenging financial said Six Flags chief executive Mark Shapiro in a statement. “As a we are cleaning up the past and positioning the company forfuture growth.
” Snyder, who took control of the company in a board room battlr more than three years ago, and the managemen team he appointed have been unable to return Six Flagw to profitability. The company reported a $146.32 million first quarter loss and a sharp drop in despite a modest two percent increas in park attendance compared to ayear ago. Six Flagsx is seeking bankruptcy cour approval for a prearranged restructuring that woulcd cut its debtby $1.8 billion and wipe out more than $300 millionj in preferred shareholder stock. Six Flags failed to win creditor approval for a plan to swap debt for equity inthe company.
As a resulyt of its bankruptcy filing, that exchange offerf is no longer onthe table, it Six Flags sold several properties last year to raise It still operates 20 amusement park in North America.
The New York-based chain of parks has been tryinf unsuccessfully this year to renegotiate termsd with lenders on hundreds of millions of dollardin debt. Six Flags parks, includingf its in Largo., will continue to operate as usualunderf reorganization. “The current managementr team inheriteda $2.4 billionj debt load that cannot be sustained, particularlyu in these challenging financial said Six Flags chief executive Mark Shapiro in a statement. “As a we are cleaning up the past and positioning the company forfuture growth.
” Snyder, who took control of the company in a board room battlr more than three years ago, and the managemen team he appointed have been unable to return Six Flagw to profitability. The company reported a $146.32 million first quarter loss and a sharp drop in despite a modest two percent increas in park attendance compared to ayear ago. Six Flagsx is seeking bankruptcy cour approval for a prearranged restructuring that woulcd cut its debtby $1.8 billion and wipe out more than $300 millionj in preferred shareholder stock. Six Flags failed to win creditor approval for a plan to swap debt for equity inthe company.
As a resulyt of its bankruptcy filing, that exchange offerf is no longer onthe table, it Six Flags sold several properties last year to raise It still operates 20 amusement park in North America.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Arizona Cardinals close in on Phoenix Suns, Diamondbacks, Coyotes lag all - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Market research conducted as part of a possiblwe relocation of the to Canada shows the Cardinals and National Football Leagure catapulting in popularity among localsports consumers. Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie wantd to buy the Coyotesfor $213 million and move the team to Ontario. His relocation plan submitted to the National Hocket League includes market the The surveys, conducted in late May for Balsillie by Hotspex Inc., show the Cardinals gaining favor in a Phoenid sports market traditionally dominatedr by the and . One surve y looked at the overall appealo among fans forthe region’s four majof sports teams.
The Cardinals garnered 53 percentsupporr — equal to the Diamondbacks and just behind the 54 percenr mark received by the Phoenix The Coyotes came in at 29 The survey did not say how many fans were The survey also found that footbal is the most popular spor in the Phoenix area with 53 percentf of residents following the NFL on a regulae basis. Major League Baseball was second at 45 percenf followed by the Nationap Basketball Association at 44 percenty and National Hockey League at 20 percenttof Phoenix, according to the surve and Balsillie’s application to move the The Cardinals and NFL also did the best when it comeds to consumers choice of sports to attend.
Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed showerd a strong desire to attend an NFL That compares to 51 percent who stronglty wanted to see a Major LeagueBasebalk game, 46 percent an NBA game and 30 percent for The Cardinals traditionally have been a doormaf both in the NFL and the Phoenid sports market where the D-Backs and Suns have made multipler playoff appearances. The Cards, which moved to University of Phoenixd Stadiumin 2006, had not hosted a home playofdf game since 1947 and team owners the Bidwill family were unpopular among local fans.
But the Cardinalsx playoff winslast season, a National Footbal l Conference championship and last-second Super Bowl loss pushed them highed in a market struggling with cuts in consumert spending. The Cardinals playofg success also compares withthis season’s failures by Suns and Coyotesw to make their playoffs and a slow 2009 seasoj start by the D-backs.
Market research conducted as part of a possiblwe relocation of the to Canada shows the Cardinals and National Football Leagure catapulting in popularity among localsports consumers. Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie wantd to buy the Coyotesfor $213 million and move the team to Ontario. His relocation plan submitted to the National Hocket League includes market the The surveys, conducted in late May for Balsillie by Hotspex Inc., show the Cardinals gaining favor in a Phoenid sports market traditionally dominatedr by the and . One surve y looked at the overall appealo among fans forthe region’s four majof sports teams.
The Cardinals garnered 53 percentsupporr — equal to the Diamondbacks and just behind the 54 percenr mark received by the Phoenix The Coyotes came in at 29 The survey did not say how many fans were The survey also found that footbal is the most popular spor in the Phoenix area with 53 percentf of residents following the NFL on a regulae basis. Major League Baseball was second at 45 percenf followed by the Nationap Basketball Association at 44 percenty and National Hockey League at 20 percenttof Phoenix, according to the surve and Balsillie’s application to move the The Cardinals and NFL also did the best when it comeds to consumers choice of sports to attend.
Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed showerd a strong desire to attend an NFL That compares to 51 percent who stronglty wanted to see a Major LeagueBasebalk game, 46 percent an NBA game and 30 percent for The Cardinals traditionally have been a doormaf both in the NFL and the Phoenid sports market where the D-Backs and Suns have made multipler playoff appearances. The Cards, which moved to University of Phoenixd Stadiumin 2006, had not hosted a home playofdf game since 1947 and team owners the Bidwill family were unpopular among local fans.
But the Cardinalsx playoff winslast season, a National Footbal l Conference championship and last-second Super Bowl loss pushed them highed in a market struggling with cuts in consumert spending. The Cardinals playofg success also compares withthis season’s failures by Suns and Coyotesw to make their playoffs and a slow 2009 seasoj start by the D-backs.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Filling NCR headquarters space to be difficult - Dayton Business Journal:
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Brokers said donating NCR’zs (NYSE: NCR) 1.3 million-square-foot building to an educatiom institution or the city of Dayton may be thebest bet. The brokersw said trying to marke the space to another corporate user woul d be difficult as there are few single users out ther e needing thatmuch space. It could be parcele d into an office complex formultiple users. NCR intends to sell the a companyspokesperson said. The five-story property is among the largesgt office buildings in theDayton area. Paul owner and broker with Dayton-based , said a good optionh would be to donate the building tothe .
NCR would gain the benefits of atax write-off and the university wouldd have a business campus, complete with parking, a cafeteriqa and plenty of space for classrooms, to mold for its needs. “j bet they’ve already talked abougt donating it to Hutchins said. “Giving it to UD is a NCR gets a hugetax write-off and UD gets a high-tech technology center.” Mark Fornes, owner of Centerville-based , “It would be really nice if they give it to Fornes said. “It would be a nice gesturde in return for taking their headquarters out.” NCR’s headquarters, at 1700 S. Pattersoh Blvd., sits on 54 acres.
Brokers said donating NCR’zs (NYSE: NCR) 1.3 million-square-foot building to an educatiom institution or the city of Dayton may be thebest bet. The brokersw said trying to marke the space to another corporate user woul d be difficult as there are few single users out ther e needing thatmuch space. It could be parcele d into an office complex formultiple users. NCR intends to sell the a companyspokesperson said. The five-story property is among the largesgt office buildings in theDayton area. Paul owner and broker with Dayton-based , said a good optionh would be to donate the building tothe .
NCR would gain the benefits of atax write-off and the university wouldd have a business campus, complete with parking, a cafeteriqa and plenty of space for classrooms, to mold for its needs. “j bet they’ve already talked abougt donating it to Hutchins said. “Giving it to UD is a NCR gets a hugetax write-off and UD gets a high-tech technology center.” Mark Fornes, owner of Centerville-based , “It would be really nice if they give it to Fornes said. “It would be a nice gesturde in return for taking their headquarters out.” NCR’s headquarters, at 1700 S. Pattersoh Blvd., sits on 54 acres.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Rural expansion plans poise Sutter, CHW for growth - San Francisco Business Times:
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is opening a small surgica l hospital in Yuba Citynext month, a firs for the company as it boosts services in outlying areas. And riva , parent company of local Mercy hospitals, established a new medical group in Grass Valle ythis month. Both moves bring health care resources and jobs to growin rural communities where the health systems face no competitionhfrom . The dominant player in Sacramenti and many other urban areasin California, Kaiser has 5,000 memberz in the foothills, but no facilities and no plansd for expansion there. Sutter’s new hospital is a jointg venture with doctors and a nationao surgicalhospital company.
It will compete with the in Yuba City and raising fears it will attract lucrative electiveand short-stayg surgeries, leaving complex — and expensive acute and emergency care to two existingh community hospitals. There doesn’t appeard to be a comprehensive strategy at Sutter to go into the surgical hospital business; the move in Yuba City is a responsew to local health care and doctor There are plans, however, for a surgicalp hospital at Sutter’s new (relocated) campus in Sant Rosa. It will be jointly owned with locakl physicians.
CHW has hospitals up and down California, many of them in rura settings such as Grass Valley that have a hard timerecruiting physicians, said Mike executive director of the Catholic Healthcare West Medicak Foundation. Doctors like becoming employees in a groulp where they can hand off the busines side of the practice and focuson patients. CHW’z new offers a way to do that, he adding that CHW is looking at a similar expansiomin Merced. The Grass Valley expansion won’t infrings on the local doctorsfor now, and couldf help them by bringing more primary care physiciansz to town, but a comprehensive network of specialistes would pose a threat.
The Sutter and CHW initiative are “probably a good thing,” said Kareb Taranto, a Sacramento health care consultanft who works withmedical “I’m seeing larger systems trying to get accessz to a hub in what used to be rurap areas — but are no longer.” $5.7 milliohn economic boost Sutter’s newest hospital, named -North is a for-profit joint venture among Sutteer North Medical Foundation, a group of independent Yuba City and Sutter North has 72 physicians. It owns 51 percentt of the $40 million, 46,000-square-foot hospital. The group of 15 surgeonz owns 40 percent andNational Surgical, 9 percent.
The 14-bedf hospital will offer general surgery and proceduresin gynecology, orthopedics, plastic podiatry, urology and conditions of the ear, nose and The hospital is expected to employ 30 to 40 when it opens next month, and betweem 90 and 100 by year-end. That’s a significanyt boon to Yuba County, which had an unemployment rateof 19.1 percengt in February, the fourth-highest in the Sutter Surgical expects to pay $4.1 million in salariesx and benefits in the firsgt year of operation. The hospital estimates it will spendf morethan $540,000 on services and professional and $1.1 million in supplies annually.
Improve attract doctors The goal is to improvre surgical care in the community and creatre an environment that attracts more doctorsd topractice there. “Interesting and wonderful things happen when you havephysician owners,” said Toni chief executive officer at Sutter Surgicall Hospital. “When they (it becomes) part of them.” A grouo of Yuba City surgeons began searching for a hospital partner about eightyears ago. They bought the land and contacte d NationalSurgical Hospitals, but the three-way deal took a whiles to complete.
Sutter North now owns the land and the but leases it back to the corporatiob in which it has a 51percent
is opening a small surgica l hospital in Yuba Citynext month, a firs for the company as it boosts services in outlying areas. And riva , parent company of local Mercy hospitals, established a new medical group in Grass Valle ythis month. Both moves bring health care resources and jobs to growin rural communities where the health systems face no competitionhfrom . The dominant player in Sacramenti and many other urban areasin California, Kaiser has 5,000 memberz in the foothills, but no facilities and no plansd for expansion there. Sutter’s new hospital is a jointg venture with doctors and a nationao surgicalhospital company.
It will compete with the in Yuba City and raising fears it will attract lucrative electiveand short-stayg surgeries, leaving complex — and expensive acute and emergency care to two existingh community hospitals. There doesn’t appeard to be a comprehensive strategy at Sutter to go into the surgical hospital business; the move in Yuba City is a responsew to local health care and doctor There are plans, however, for a surgicalp hospital at Sutter’s new (relocated) campus in Sant Rosa. It will be jointly owned with locakl physicians.
CHW has hospitals up and down California, many of them in rura settings such as Grass Valley that have a hard timerecruiting physicians, said Mike executive director of the Catholic Healthcare West Medicak Foundation. Doctors like becoming employees in a groulp where they can hand off the busines side of the practice and focuson patients. CHW’z new offers a way to do that, he adding that CHW is looking at a similar expansiomin Merced. The Grass Valley expansion won’t infrings on the local doctorsfor now, and couldf help them by bringing more primary care physiciansz to town, but a comprehensive network of specialistes would pose a threat.
The Sutter and CHW initiative are “probably a good thing,” said Kareb Taranto, a Sacramento health care consultanft who works withmedical “I’m seeing larger systems trying to get accessz to a hub in what used to be rurap areas — but are no longer.” $5.7 milliohn economic boost Sutter’s newest hospital, named -North is a for-profit joint venture among Sutteer North Medical Foundation, a group of independent Yuba City and Sutter North has 72 physicians. It owns 51 percentt of the $40 million, 46,000-square-foot hospital. The group of 15 surgeonz owns 40 percent andNational Surgical, 9 percent.
The 14-bedf hospital will offer general surgery and proceduresin gynecology, orthopedics, plastic podiatry, urology and conditions of the ear, nose and The hospital is expected to employ 30 to 40 when it opens next month, and betweem 90 and 100 by year-end. That’s a significanyt boon to Yuba County, which had an unemployment rateof 19.1 percengt in February, the fourth-highest in the Sutter Surgical expects to pay $4.1 million in salariesx and benefits in the firsgt year of operation. The hospital estimates it will spendf morethan $540,000 on services and professional and $1.1 million in supplies annually.
Improve attract doctors The goal is to improvre surgical care in the community and creatre an environment that attracts more doctorsd topractice there. “Interesting and wonderful things happen when you havephysician owners,” said Toni chief executive officer at Sutter Surgicall Hospital. “When they (it becomes) part of them.” A grouo of Yuba City surgeons began searching for a hospital partner about eightyears ago. They bought the land and contacte d NationalSurgical Hospitals, but the three-way deal took a whiles to complete.
Sutter North now owns the land and the but leases it back to the corporatiob in which it has a 51percent
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