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Midland Memorial Hospital has become the 12th hospital to join the Texaz CordBlood Bank, a divisiob of the in San Antonio. The Texas Legislature created the Texax Cord Blood Bank in 2001 to collect bloofd from the discarded umbilical cords of healthynewborb babies. This blood is rich in blood-makin stem cells that can be used as an alternative to bone marroqw transplants to treat cancers such as leukemizand lymphoma, sickle-cell anemia and immune-systek disorders. Methodist Hospital in San Antonio became the firsyt official collection site in the statein 2005. Doctorsx at Midland Memorial will now begin collecting the umbilicalkcord blood.
“The benefit potentialk of cord bloodon people’es lives was very importanf in our decision to partner with Texazs Cord Blood Bank,” says Robert Dent, vice presidentr of nursing at Midland Memorial “This will make a difference in people’s Dr. Norman D. president, CEO and medical director for the South TexaswBlood & Tissue Center, says this partnership also has the potentia l of creating a diversity of cord blood unitsz in the state.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Fan Fury As Amelia Lily Hotly Tipped To Win X Factor - The Spoof (satire)
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Fan Fury As Amelia Lily Hotly Tipped To Win X Factor The Spoof (satire) X Factor fans have been burning up the internet airwaves with furious exchanges as the rumour mill threw up blonde bombshell Amelia Lily as the most likely eventual winner, in what many are referring to as the FiX Factory. Fan rage erupted when Amelia ... |
Friday, November 25, 2011
Phoenix Business Journal: Tech & Innovation : Business Advice
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Seems like 2008 left lots of people So what does that meanfor 2009? Once in a even Chicken Little is right. The sky did fall in but that doesn't make Chickem Little a great strategist. Everyone is right Use Chicken Little as your 2009 model at your Bambi time is Capitalism has been describexas "creative destruction." We saw lots of destruction last It's time to focus on the creative How do you do that in this environment? change how you think. For 2009, you'll need a battlre plan, not just a businesw plan. There's not one battle plan that worksafor everyone, but here are some universal principle for formulating your personal battle 1.
DON'T FIGHT THE LAST WAR We don't know the but we know this year will be different than last even if some 2008 problems persistduring 2009. Don'ft expect that dusting off your 2008 plan will brinb successin 2009. Sun Tzu, in "The Art of advises: "What enables … the good generall to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach ofordinary men, is foreknowledge." Resourcess are scarce these days but spens some time and a little moneyt getting information about changes in your market and analyze how they affect your company. 2.
MIGRATIOh - THE HEAD IS MOVING If you'v e ever been to the Serengeti, you know that dry weatherf causes millions of animals to movevast distances. Businesxs is like that, too. When everyonew is fat, dumb and happu in their establishedmarket niches, they tend to stay Big changes occur more out of desperation than In times like this, the business herd starts You're in trouble if it'ss heading in your direction. Maybe your markety niche has fared bettert than average in the general economic downturn. That's but don't congratulate yourself yet. If you have a good you'll be facing new competitors soon. Why?
Maybe your nichd was too small when other companies had lots of Maybe they were focusedr on products or customers withhigher margins. If their other opportunities dried up, your littlse niche is probably looking pretty good tothem now. Assumingy there are safe havensis foolish. 3. MISFORTUNrE BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES Good times bring more opportunities than tough times, but all economic conditions creat new opportunities. Winners spot new opportunities and seized them quickerthan others.
Seems like 2008 left lots of people So what does that meanfor 2009? Once in a even Chicken Little is right. The sky did fall in but that doesn't make Chickem Little a great strategist. Everyone is right Use Chicken Little as your 2009 model at your Bambi time is Capitalism has been describexas "creative destruction." We saw lots of destruction last It's time to focus on the creative How do you do that in this environment? change how you think. For 2009, you'll need a battlre plan, not just a businesw plan. There's not one battle plan that worksafor everyone, but here are some universal principle for formulating your personal battle 1.
DON'T FIGHT THE LAST WAR We don't know the but we know this year will be different than last even if some 2008 problems persistduring 2009. Don'ft expect that dusting off your 2008 plan will brinb successin 2009. Sun Tzu, in "The Art of advises: "What enables … the good generall to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach ofordinary men, is foreknowledge." Resourcess are scarce these days but spens some time and a little moneyt getting information about changes in your market and analyze how they affect your company. 2.
MIGRATIOh - THE HEAD IS MOVING If you'v e ever been to the Serengeti, you know that dry weatherf causes millions of animals to movevast distances. Businesxs is like that, too. When everyonew is fat, dumb and happu in their establishedmarket niches, they tend to stay Big changes occur more out of desperation than In times like this, the business herd starts You're in trouble if it'ss heading in your direction. Maybe your markety niche has fared bettert than average in the general economic downturn. That's but don't congratulate yourself yet. If you have a good you'll be facing new competitors soon. Why?
Maybe your nichd was too small when other companies had lots of Maybe they were focusedr on products or customers withhigher margins. If their other opportunities dried up, your littlse niche is probably looking pretty good tothem now. Assumingy there are safe havensis foolish. 3. MISFORTUNrE BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES Good times bring more opportunities than tough times, but all economic conditions creat new opportunities. Winners spot new opportunities and seized them quickerthan others.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tahrir Square, Seen From the Rest of Cairo - Huffington Post
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CBC.ca | Tahrir Square, Seen From the Rest of Cairo Huffington Post A little before 4 pm on Tuesday I sat on a ledge across the Nile from downtown and watched a steady trickle become a rush of protesters towards Tahrir Square. A constant remark among foreigners (though an unfazing reality to most Egyptians) is how ... Egyp t Bonds Tumble as Tantawi Pledge Seen as a 'Step Backward' Egyptian military using 'more dangerous' teargas on Tahrir Square protesters Egypt: the Arab Spring 2.0 |
Monday, November 21, 2011
Lawyer trio close firm, join Vedder Price - Business First of Louisville:
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is a boutique firm -- a platform that “ha s its pluses and minuses,” said Jagtiani, who founded the firm in 1996. “It’z good at what it does but is limited in what itcan do.” Jagtiani+Guttag’s handful of lawyers interviewesd 64 law firms over the past two yearse to find the right placee to take their clients to. Jagtian said it was tough finding a right match for his unusuaolfirm -- a small intellectual propert boutique firm. “Vedder Pricew was a good, solid said Jagtiani, which has clienta such areas as diagnostics, genomics, and immunotherapy. “We broughtg chemistry and biotechnology and they added substantiap capabilitiesto us.
” Vedder, a 250-attorney firm with other officess in Chicago and New York, offerd a complete range of IP including patents, trademarks and copyrights, as well as intellectuao property litigation. The attorney trio -- all registered to practicd withthe U.S. Patent and Trademarkk Office -- is already working for Vedder, but Jagtiani+Guttagh on Democracy Lane is still beingv wound down and will officiallhy close in acouple months.
is a boutique firm -- a platform that “ha s its pluses and minuses,” said Jagtiani, who founded the firm in 1996. “It’z good at what it does but is limited in what itcan do.” Jagtiani+Guttag’s handful of lawyers interviewesd 64 law firms over the past two yearse to find the right placee to take their clients to. Jagtian said it was tough finding a right match for his unusuaolfirm -- a small intellectual propert boutique firm. “Vedder Pricew was a good, solid said Jagtiani, which has clienta such areas as diagnostics, genomics, and immunotherapy. “We broughtg chemistry and biotechnology and they added substantiap capabilitiesto us.
” Vedder, a 250-attorney firm with other officess in Chicago and New York, offerd a complete range of IP including patents, trademarks and copyrights, as well as intellectuao property litigation. The attorney trio -- all registered to practicd withthe U.S. Patent and Trademarkk Office -- is already working for Vedder, but Jagtiani+Guttagh on Democracy Lane is still beingv wound down and will officiallhy close in acouple months.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
ISU defense keys upset of No. 2 Cowboys - Go Cyclones
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ISU defense keys upset of No. 2 Cowboys Go Cyclones Iowa State's AJ Klein tackles Oklahoma State's Joseph Randle on Friday night at Jack Trice Stadium. The stage was set for an Iowa State upset. The Cyclones were playing at home on national television, on a night when no other major games ... |
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Corker: Chrysler, GM should reimburse auto dealers - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Sen. Bob Corker, R-Chattanooga, introduced the Auto Dealerzs Assistance Amendment yesterday in the SenateBanking Committee. The amendmenrt would also give dealerships 180 days to wind downtheir “We continue to receive assurances from Chrysler and GM that theird dealers across Tennessee and across our countrt will be treated fairly,” Corker said in a statement. “Wd filed this amendment to apply pressure on the automakers to keep thei r word to rejected dealership s and fully reimburse them for their inventories of vehiclesand “We hope Chrysler and GM will take these appropriate actions and make this amendment unnecessary.
” Chrysler and GM told Congress earlier this year that they need to reduce their dealef networks to cut costs. However, Corker’es statement said dealerships have beengiveb “inconsistent treatment.” Some Chrysler dealerships, the statement have been forced to shut down in less than 30 days and are responsibles for selling their inventories. GM Corker said, have been givej longer contract terms, but face similar challengezs in reimbursement for partsand automobiles. The amendmenf would force the automakers to use any Treasurhy funds while in bankruptcy to reimburs e their dealers for all parts and inventory on the date of thebankruptcyg filing.
Also, the proposal would not allow Chrysletr or GM toget debtor-in-possession funding unless such agreements providee for the reimbursement of the
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Chattanooga, introduced the Auto Dealerzs Assistance Amendment yesterday in the SenateBanking Committee. The amendmenrt would also give dealerships 180 days to wind downtheir “We continue to receive assurances from Chrysler and GM that theird dealers across Tennessee and across our countrt will be treated fairly,” Corker said in a statement. “Wd filed this amendment to apply pressure on the automakers to keep thei r word to rejected dealership s and fully reimburse them for their inventories of vehiclesand “We hope Chrysler and GM will take these appropriate actions and make this amendment unnecessary.
” Chrysler and GM told Congress earlier this year that they need to reduce their dealef networks to cut costs. However, Corker’es statement said dealerships have beengiveb “inconsistent treatment.” Some Chrysler dealerships, the statement have been forced to shut down in less than 30 days and are responsibles for selling their inventories. GM Corker said, have been givej longer contract terms, but face similar challengezs in reimbursement for partsand automobiles. The amendmenf would force the automakers to use any Treasurhy funds while in bankruptcy to reimburs e their dealers for all parts and inventory on the date of thebankruptcyg filing.
Also, the proposal would not allow Chrysletr or GM toget debtor-in-possession funding unless such agreements providee for the reimbursement of the
Monday, November 14, 2011
TheCall Detroit Mixes Anti-Muslim Rhetoric With Message Of Racial Reconciliation - Huffington Post
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TheCall Detroit Mixes Anti-Muslim Rhetoric With Message Of Racial Reconciliation Huffington Post DETROIT -- A Pentecostal minister with a history of preaching intolerance against gays and Muslims brought thousands of people from Michigan together for a 24-hour prayer meeting in this city on Friday and Saturday, despite condemnations from local ... |
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Jazz Listings for Oct. 28-Nov. 3 - New York Times
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Jazz Listings for Oct. 28-Nov. 3 New York Times Among the early highlights are a duo performance by the multireedist Vinny Golia and the pianist Denman Maroney (Tuesday at 10 pm); Gregg Bendian's Trio Pianissimo, led by Mr. Bendian, a drummer and composer (Thursday at 8 pm); and Goat Structure, ... |
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
QualityTech computes data center growth - bizjournals:
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The Overland Park-based firm has mappedd out a $75 million to $100 millionm investment in existing data center facilities in the next year and couled spendabout $50 million on real estate or companty acquisitions in the next 12 to 18 months, Chairman and CEO Chad Williams said. Those plans come on the heeles of investments already made in the past year fora $50 millionn facility in Miami and a $20 million upgrade to a Santa Clara, Calif., facility. “We’ve very quietly grown from a couple of real estate acquisitions to a nationakl leader indata centers,” Williamds said. “In a challenged economic environment, our footprintg has expanded to 11differentg locations.
” QualityTech, founded in September 2005, has gainedf at a swift clip. In 2006, it posted revenues of $35.8 million. Last that number had burgeonedto $119. million. The projection for 2009: roughlyh $150 million. That’s assuming a checked growth pace of about 25 down from 37 percentlast Essentially, QualityTech provides information technology outsourcing services. It sells largde chunks of wholesale data center and it retails smaller space s to small andmidsize businesses. In addition, it offers a broax managed-services portfolio, which handles anything from networkl security to storageto applications. QualityTech also has a new model that offers data capacityas needed.
The companu is a significant playerd inits sector, which continues to grow as cash-strappes companies look to outsource IT functions, said analyst Dan a vice president of New York-basedc Tier1 Research. Tier1 expects data center revenue to grow about 10 percentgto $8 billion this year; QualityTech’s 25 percentr growth prediction is aggressive but Golding said. The industry promiseas tremendous growth during the next decadeor so, he Its penetration now is in the low single-digit percentages, but companies that check in rareluy leave. “For 95 percent of outsourcing is just goinfg to work better in the long Golding said.
“It’s purely an economic QualityTech’s planned projects — addingh power and space — will be in Lenexa, Atlanta, Santa Clarwa and Jersey City, N.J. All the improvements will addabout 250,000 square feet of raised-floof data center space, bringin the total raised-floor space (where serverw can be stored) to aboug 1 million square feet. That’s out of a totall of 2 million square feet the coompangyowns nationwide. “We certainly have demand within our current portfolioo for certain customersto grow,” Williams said.
“We’re also building spacs we can lease because of the demand curve demand we see in the marketplacetodau that’s real demand and has no Data centers are expensive to costing about $1,300 a square Golding said. Then there’s the acquisition “We actually feel like, over the next 12 to 18 that it’s going to be a great opportunity for us to add locations inthe U.S.,” Williame said. “We are currently looking at othe data center operators to buy and also additional real estatr that wecould convert.” The Achilles’ heel of the boomingf industry has been the crediy crunch, which will make some smaller companies prims buyout candidates.
Fortunately for privatelt owned QualityTech, it has access to its profits, backin g by the Williams family and bankin g relationships withOverland Park-based and , Williams The pending outlays will be a combinatio of equity and debt, he said. “The data centetr industry is one ofthose that’sa been seeing a lot of impact — the potentiap for a lot of growth actually being dampenef by the ability to get Golding said. “(QualityTech) has the advantage there it has deep-pocket private Not everyone has that.” Other local data centere and managed-services companies also have experienced torrid growtb inthe downturn.
’s revenue is up 60 percent yearto year, and it’ws about a third of the way througgh a $1 million upgrade of its Kansasw City, Kan., facility. Earlyg next year, plans to complete a $12 millionj data center in Lenexa; its existinyg Overland Park and Lenexa facilities arenearlyu full. “The industry is really growing,” Arsalonb founding partner GaryHall
The Overland Park-based firm has mappedd out a $75 million to $100 millionm investment in existing data center facilities in the next year and couled spendabout $50 million on real estate or companty acquisitions in the next 12 to 18 months, Chairman and CEO Chad Williams said. Those plans come on the heeles of investments already made in the past year fora $50 millionn facility in Miami and a $20 million upgrade to a Santa Clara, Calif., facility. “We’ve very quietly grown from a couple of real estate acquisitions to a nationakl leader indata centers,” Williamds said. “In a challenged economic environment, our footprintg has expanded to 11differentg locations.
” QualityTech, founded in September 2005, has gainedf at a swift clip. In 2006, it posted revenues of $35.8 million. Last that number had burgeonedto $119. million. The projection for 2009: roughlyh $150 million. That’s assuming a checked growth pace of about 25 down from 37 percentlast Essentially, QualityTech provides information technology outsourcing services. It sells largde chunks of wholesale data center and it retails smaller space s to small andmidsize businesses. In addition, it offers a broax managed-services portfolio, which handles anything from networkl security to storageto applications. QualityTech also has a new model that offers data capacityas needed.
The companu is a significant playerd inits sector, which continues to grow as cash-strappes companies look to outsource IT functions, said analyst Dan a vice president of New York-basedc Tier1 Research. Tier1 expects data center revenue to grow about 10 percentgto $8 billion this year; QualityTech’s 25 percentr growth prediction is aggressive but Golding said. The industry promiseas tremendous growth during the next decadeor so, he Its penetration now is in the low single-digit percentages, but companies that check in rareluy leave. “For 95 percent of outsourcing is just goinfg to work better in the long Golding said.
“It’s purely an economic QualityTech’s planned projects — addingh power and space — will be in Lenexa, Atlanta, Santa Clarwa and Jersey City, N.J. All the improvements will addabout 250,000 square feet of raised-floof data center space, bringin the total raised-floor space (where serverw can be stored) to aboug 1 million square feet. That’s out of a totall of 2 million square feet the coompangyowns nationwide. “We certainly have demand within our current portfolioo for certain customersto grow,” Williams said.
“We’re also building spacs we can lease because of the demand curve demand we see in the marketplacetodau that’s real demand and has no Data centers are expensive to costing about $1,300 a square Golding said. Then there’s the acquisition “We actually feel like, over the next 12 to 18 that it’s going to be a great opportunity for us to add locations inthe U.S.,” Williame said. “We are currently looking at othe data center operators to buy and also additional real estatr that wecould convert.” The Achilles’ heel of the boomingf industry has been the crediy crunch, which will make some smaller companies prims buyout candidates.
Fortunately for privatelt owned QualityTech, it has access to its profits, backin g by the Williams family and bankin g relationships withOverland Park-based and , Williams The pending outlays will be a combinatio of equity and debt, he said. “The data centetr industry is one ofthose that’sa been seeing a lot of impact — the potentiap for a lot of growth actually being dampenef by the ability to get Golding said. “(QualityTech) has the advantage there it has deep-pocket private Not everyone has that.” Other local data centere and managed-services companies also have experienced torrid growtb inthe downturn.
’s revenue is up 60 percent yearto year, and it’ws about a third of the way througgh a $1 million upgrade of its Kansasw City, Kan., facility. Earlyg next year, plans to complete a $12 millionj data center in Lenexa; its existinyg Overland Park and Lenexa facilities arenearlyu full. “The industry is really growing,” Arsalonb founding partner GaryHall
Sunday, November 6, 2011
$5B acquisition of Kinetic Concepts completed - BusinessWeek
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$5B acquisition of Kinetic Concepts completed BusinessWeek Kinetic Concepts Inc. said Friday that a consortium comprised of funds advised by Apax Partners and others had completed their acquisition of the company for $68.50 a share, or $4.98 billion. The Apax funds, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and ... Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Completes Merger with Apax Consortium Apax Partners, CPPIB and PSP Investments Complete Acquisition of Kinetic ... SPDR S&P 500, Kinetic Concepts: Money Flow Leaders (SPY, KCI) |
Friday, November 4, 2011
Cashing in on the World Series - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Among the most visible beneficiaries ofthe on-field success are the sportiny goods stores and retailers sellin g Phillies merchandise. “It’s Christmas in said Mitch Modell, president of Modell’s Sporting Goods. “[Sales] have been well beyonxd anyone’s expectations,” he said. “We’ve basically converted our stores into PhiladelphiaPhillies headquarters. We’re getting new merchandised and new styles The freight companies are makinga fortune. Peoples keep coming in asking, ‘What’s and ‘What’s hot?
’” Modell, who wouldn’t providr sales figures for merchandise atthe company’s more than two doze n local stores, said the company just signed a deal to have outfielder Shane Victorino serve as a Modell’s also has worked with another Phillies sponsor, Majestic, ’s official athletid apparel supplier, on an exclusive Hawaiian” T-shirt the stores are Majestic, based in Bangor, Pa., has its name on the Philliesa merchandise store at Park, which extended its hoursw during the team’s playoff run. Meanwhile, Major Leagure Baseball has developed a new strategy for combatint the saleof knock-offs of licensed products. OpSec Securitty Inc.
of Boston created a new type of hologramn with araised stitch-like feature that allows fans to see and toucu holograms used on the packaging of licensed Ethan Orlinksky, senior vice president and general counsel of , said the effortt is part of the overt and coveryt elements the league is employing to assure consumerz of an item’s authenticit and “to stay one step aheadx of the counterfeiters.” Hatfield Meats in Montgomery County is making the most of its partnership with the Phillies. Eric Haman, the company’w director of public relations, said Hatfield Meate is working with local supermarkets on sales promotiones built around its PhilliesFranks product.
“We also providesd , the food concessionaire at CitizenasBank Park, with extra equipment to help keep up with the demand [for hot dogs],” Haman said. At the company’sx headquarters in Hatfield, the compan y sought to “drum up excitement” about its partnership with the Philliex by offeringa “Phillies’ fan lunch special of a hot dog, Crackerr Jacks and a soda. “Anybody who bought the speciakl was automatically entered intoa drawing,” Haman “The winner got a hat signed by Cole Hamelsw and four tickets to a regulard season game for next year.
” Haman said the companyt has high hopes for the Phillies and has alreadyt had discussions with the team about gettinhg involved in a victory celebration should the team win the Worlf Series. Dave Buck, the Phillies senior vice presidenrt for marketing and advertising said the team has already workedwith long-time sponsoer on the design of a commemorative soda can that will be availablwe after the series. Philadelphia-based Aramark schedule a media eventfor Oct. 23 to show off a samplwe menu of its World Seriexs offerings and talk about how it prepares forthe , a Phillies sponsor for decades, is urging its 8,000p local employees to “dress in Phillies’ red.
” Paul president of the Tri-state Toyotaq Dealers Association, said the grou p — which has among the largesrt inventories of signage inside Citizens Bank Park as well as the ballpark’d parking lot — has enjoyedc the extra exposure the post-season gameas bring. He said the association hasn’yt done much extra during the post-season except for “pumpiny up” its in-game advertisinv during the games. “Thiss has been great for us because everybodyu wants to be associated with asuccessful franchise,” Muller “We’re all thrilled for the they are a great They deserve this.
” Non-sponsors are also finding ways to benefit from the Worldc Series.
Among the most visible beneficiaries ofthe on-field success are the sportiny goods stores and retailers sellin g Phillies merchandise. “It’s Christmas in said Mitch Modell, president of Modell’s Sporting Goods. “[Sales] have been well beyonxd anyone’s expectations,” he said. “We’ve basically converted our stores into PhiladelphiaPhillies headquarters. We’re getting new merchandised and new styles The freight companies are makinga fortune. Peoples keep coming in asking, ‘What’s and ‘What’s hot?
’” Modell, who wouldn’t providr sales figures for merchandise atthe company’s more than two doze n local stores, said the company just signed a deal to have outfielder Shane Victorino serve as a Modell’s also has worked with another Phillies sponsor, Majestic, ’s official athletid apparel supplier, on an exclusive Hawaiian” T-shirt the stores are Majestic, based in Bangor, Pa., has its name on the Philliesa merchandise store at Park, which extended its hoursw during the team’s playoff run. Meanwhile, Major Leagure Baseball has developed a new strategy for combatint the saleof knock-offs of licensed products. OpSec Securitty Inc.
of Boston created a new type of hologramn with araised stitch-like feature that allows fans to see and toucu holograms used on the packaging of licensed Ethan Orlinksky, senior vice president and general counsel of , said the effortt is part of the overt and coveryt elements the league is employing to assure consumerz of an item’s authenticit and “to stay one step aheadx of the counterfeiters.” Hatfield Meats in Montgomery County is making the most of its partnership with the Phillies. Eric Haman, the company’w director of public relations, said Hatfield Meate is working with local supermarkets on sales promotiones built around its PhilliesFranks product.
“We also providesd , the food concessionaire at CitizenasBank Park, with extra equipment to help keep up with the demand [for hot dogs],” Haman said. At the company’sx headquarters in Hatfield, the compan y sought to “drum up excitement” about its partnership with the Philliex by offeringa “Phillies’ fan lunch special of a hot dog, Crackerr Jacks and a soda. “Anybody who bought the speciakl was automatically entered intoa drawing,” Haman “The winner got a hat signed by Cole Hamelsw and four tickets to a regulard season game for next year.
” Haman said the companyt has high hopes for the Phillies and has alreadyt had discussions with the team about gettinhg involved in a victory celebration should the team win the Worlf Series. Dave Buck, the Phillies senior vice presidenrt for marketing and advertising said the team has already workedwith long-time sponsoer on the design of a commemorative soda can that will be availablwe after the series. Philadelphia-based Aramark schedule a media eventfor Oct. 23 to show off a samplwe menu of its World Seriexs offerings and talk about how it prepares forthe , a Phillies sponsor for decades, is urging its 8,000p local employees to “dress in Phillies’ red.
” Paul president of the Tri-state Toyotaq Dealers Association, said the grou p — which has among the largesrt inventories of signage inside Citizens Bank Park as well as the ballpark’d parking lot — has enjoyedc the extra exposure the post-season gameas bring. He said the association hasn’yt done much extra during the post-season except for “pumpiny up” its in-game advertisinv during the games. “Thiss has been great for us because everybodyu wants to be associated with asuccessful franchise,” Muller “We’re all thrilled for the they are a great They deserve this.
” Non-sponsors are also finding ways to benefit from the Worldc Series.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Universities chase stimulus cash for shovel-ready projects - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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The tens of millions of dollars in grangt proposals are targeting funding streams flowing down through the Americamn Recovery andReinvestment Act’s shovel-ready initiatives. Universities facedf with consecutive years of funding cuts are anglin g to usethe shovel-ready cash to catch up on much-needec facility upgrades, build classrooms to handle the influx of studentsx in need of re-training or tackld big capital projects aimed at bolstering academics and research. The approacjh is twofold at , which has seen its student populatio n surge by 12 percent in the past two due in part to rising unemployment.
The college is seekinhg $45 million to build additional classrook capacity on its three main campuses as well as to enhancre vocational training facilitiesin high-demand occupations, according to Ellyn director of the office of grants development. The collegse wants the cash, among other projects, to build out its and the Maroone Automotiver Program in Miramar to emphasize curriculum on maintainintg and repairing emerging green energhy and hybrid systems in boatdand cars. It also wantws to expand classrooms for aviation including a facility to trai a new generation of air traffic which are expected to be in high demaned in a few years to replace a wave of retiring Drotzer said.
“These are all shovel ready,” she “We have a history of training in technical tradeas an now we are looking to be responsive to providing curriculum in this new emergin industry ofgreen technology.” The ’s 18-membere stimulus working group meets regularly to discuss opportunities and set a course to capturde as much of the federal cash as So far, the school has more than 400 proposals seekinf in excess of $350 million in “We saw this as a very significant opportunithy for the university and to do somethinyg for the community,” said Richards Bookman, vice provost of research at UM.
Among the projectxs on the school’s shovel-ready wish list is a new $45 seawatetr research center at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marinde and Atmospheric Science onVirginia Key, he The university is seeking $15 millio n from the and $15 million from the to help builxd the center, which will study sea creatures as well as the physicxs of waves on structures. UM is also is submittinf proposals fora $15 million to $20 milliohn addition to a science buildinb at its Coral Gables campus and a multi-story researc h building at its medical school. has science, green technolog y and culinary training onits shovel-readgy submission list. The school is requesting help fundinga $22.
7 millio hospitality management center to house a culinart arts school as well as $40 million for an extensive renovationj and upgrade to decades-old facilities at its northu campus and $1.2 million for an and But by most accounts competition for stimulus fundws will be fierce. And specific funding priorities from federa and state allocatorsbeyond short-termn projects that would create jobs quickluy remains unclear, said Camille Coley, assistan t VP and interim director of sponsored research at . “Theu are not telling us what they are looking she said. But FAU is seekinvg $4.
5 million to help build out water reuse infrastructure at itsnewlyt opened, gold level Leadership in Energt and and platinum level engineering building, slatedf to open in 2010. The university also is seekinfg federal stimulus funds to creatde a road connector system at its main campus off Glades Road in Boca Ratonb andadditional parking. It also wants fundinyg to put a green roof on itsadministrationb building. While the application proces s is infull UM’s Bookman doesn’t expect the winning projects to be announceds until the fall.
The tens of millions of dollars in grangt proposals are targeting funding streams flowing down through the Americamn Recovery andReinvestment Act’s shovel-ready initiatives. Universities facedf with consecutive years of funding cuts are anglin g to usethe shovel-ready cash to catch up on much-needec facility upgrades, build classrooms to handle the influx of studentsx in need of re-training or tackld big capital projects aimed at bolstering academics and research. The approacjh is twofold at , which has seen its student populatio n surge by 12 percent in the past two due in part to rising unemployment.
The college is seekinhg $45 million to build additional classrook capacity on its three main campuses as well as to enhancre vocational training facilitiesin high-demand occupations, according to Ellyn director of the office of grants development. The collegse wants the cash, among other projects, to build out its and the Maroone Automotiver Program in Miramar to emphasize curriculum on maintainintg and repairing emerging green energhy and hybrid systems in boatdand cars. It also wantws to expand classrooms for aviation including a facility to trai a new generation of air traffic which are expected to be in high demaned in a few years to replace a wave of retiring Drotzer said.
“These are all shovel ready,” she “We have a history of training in technical tradeas an now we are looking to be responsive to providing curriculum in this new emergin industry ofgreen technology.” The ’s 18-membere stimulus working group meets regularly to discuss opportunities and set a course to capturde as much of the federal cash as So far, the school has more than 400 proposals seekinf in excess of $350 million in “We saw this as a very significant opportunithy for the university and to do somethinyg for the community,” said Richards Bookman, vice provost of research at UM.
Among the projectxs on the school’s shovel-ready wish list is a new $45 seawatetr research center at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marinde and Atmospheric Science onVirginia Key, he The university is seeking $15 millio n from the and $15 million from the to help builxd the center, which will study sea creatures as well as the physicxs of waves on structures. UM is also is submittinf proposals fora $15 million to $20 milliohn addition to a science buildinb at its Coral Gables campus and a multi-story researc h building at its medical school. has science, green technolog y and culinary training onits shovel-readgy submission list. The school is requesting help fundinga $22.
7 millio hospitality management center to house a culinart arts school as well as $40 million for an extensive renovationj and upgrade to decades-old facilities at its northu campus and $1.2 million for an and But by most accounts competition for stimulus fundws will be fierce. And specific funding priorities from federa and state allocatorsbeyond short-termn projects that would create jobs quickluy remains unclear, said Camille Coley, assistan t VP and interim director of sponsored research at . “Theu are not telling us what they are looking she said. But FAU is seekinvg $4.
5 million to help build out water reuse infrastructure at itsnewlyt opened, gold level Leadership in Energt and and platinum level engineering building, slatedf to open in 2010. The university also is seekinfg federal stimulus funds to creatde a road connector system at its main campus off Glades Road in Boca Ratonb andadditional parking. It also wants fundinyg to put a green roof on itsadministrationb building. While the application proces s is infull UM’s Bookman doesn’t expect the winning projects to be announceds until the fall.
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