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The city’s growing culinary chops have been documented; now city denizen s have equally destination-worthy spots to sip or New spots to open in the Uptow district in recent months include Den at theFox Theater, and 2022 Restaurant and Lounge. Era, The Town Hall of and others are onthe way. The 10,000 new Oaklandx residents that former Mayor Jerry Brownm hoped to attract with new condos all need somethingto do, said Michaep Orange, who works in real estate in Oaklan and also does nightlife marketinv and promotions as Top Ten Sociap Club. “San Francisco already has a lot of restaurantsand bars. we need them to open.” Entrepreneurs are rushingv to satisfythat need.
Alfonso Dominguez, Kevin Best and Gairy Jacquesa willopen Era, a 4,500-square-foot art bar and at Broadway and Grand Avenue in two months. They hope to appeak to the art crowrd that attendsFirst Fridays, when art galleries stay open “To have an opportunity to keep thesr people here and have a bit of nightlife that’s where the art bar idea came said Dominguez. The trio also knows Best owns two San Francisco restaurants and Bin Oakland.
Jacques has Air, another Oakland and Dominguez owns a hostof retail, design and hospitality including FIVEten Studio and Tamarindo Despite these newcomers, many see Oakland as a land of relatived opportunity with lower barriers to entry than San Franciscio and lower rents and labor costs. “There’s so much potential here,” said Nichelle Blackwell, who will open Mimosa, a 2,200-square-foot raw and dessert bar, at 24th Street and In some cases, the bad economg is making these newbars possible. Last year, Armando Ramos and his dad losttheire jobs. Now they and Ramos’ mom and cousin own the 2,000-square-foof Somar at 1727 Telegraph Ave.
“From my point of I can go chase after thenext job, or I can take a chancd with these people I know and trust and just do Ramos said. Raising moneyt has been difficult, these owners all say, but throug h friends, family, investors, rent reductionas or generous tenantimprovement allowances, all have made it Developers have long viewed Uptown as ripe for and bars and restaurants were alwayss seen as part of the mix. That all this activityt should take place in the midst of adeep recession, and in is noteworthy and speaksx to the perceived particularly now that the Fox Theater is open and showsd are selling out.
Others believe that densituy is more important tothe area’d ultimate success than the large theaters. Michael O’Connor, who owns the Independenft in San Francisco, will open The Town Hall of a livemusic venue, by mid-July one block from the Fox “The only way to successfullh revitalize an area is through a critical mass of smal businesses,” he said.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Huntington Ingalls Profit Falls 6% on Higher Interest Expense - BusinessWeek
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Huntington Ingalls Profit Falls 6% on Higher Interest Expense BusinessWeek By Gopal Ratnam on March 28, 2012 Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) (HII), the US Navy's sole builder of aircraft carriers, said fourth- quarter profit fell 6 percent because of higher interest expenses. Net income was $59 million, ... |
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
St. Louis businesses offered moratorium to pay license fees - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The fair, hosted by the offices of the city licens collector and the collector of revenuew will be held from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at ’as Emerson Performing Arts Center. Of the 17,000 knowm licensed businesses, nearly 2,500 business fail to pay their taxes but by giving thema one-day-onlyt moratorium, license collector Michael McMillan’s office raiseed $20,000 in additional revenue last his office said. The event also include informal interactive networking opportunities for businesds owners with banking representatives from , , , , , , ; ; and Royalp Bank, along with the . Revenue collected by license collector’s office supports the City of St. St.
Louis Public Schools, /Museum Community College District, Metrlo Sewer District, State Blind Fund, Community Mental Healtb Fund, Community Children’s Service MR/DD Resources and the .
The fair, hosted by the offices of the city licens collector and the collector of revenuew will be held from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at ’as Emerson Performing Arts Center. Of the 17,000 knowm licensed businesses, nearly 2,500 business fail to pay their taxes but by giving thema one-day-onlyt moratorium, license collector Michael McMillan’s office raiseed $20,000 in additional revenue last his office said. The event also include informal interactive networking opportunities for businesds owners with banking representatives from , , , , , , ; ; and Royalp Bank, along with the . Revenue collected by license collector’s office supports the City of St. St.
Louis Public Schools, /Museum Community College District, Metrlo Sewer District, State Blind Fund, Community Mental Healtb Fund, Community Children’s Service MR/DD Resources and the .
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Network programmers adopting cable scheduling model - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette | Network programmers adopting cable scheduling model Pittsburgh Post Gazette By Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Courteney Cox, left, Busy Philipps and Christa Miller returned in "Cougar Town" last month after a 10-month hiatus from the ABC schedule. The cable model of airing a full season of a show with few interruptions . .. |
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Boeing backs rival in EU row, stands firm on WTO - Reuters
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The West Australian | Boeing backs rival in EU row, stands firm on WTO Reuters N) threw its weight behind Airbus in a row over European Union airline emissions on Thursday, even as it refused to negotiate a settlement in a separate dispute with its arch-rival over aircraft subsidies. The chief executive of Boeing Commercial ... Aircraft manufacturers accelerate biofuel commercialization Airbus, Boeing, Embraer To Push Development Of Biofuels For Aircraft Aircraft manufacturers sign biofuels pact |
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
State Sen. Wonderling to lead Greater Phila. Chamber of Commerce - Boston Business Journal:
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Wonderling, 47, will begin his chambetr duties Aug. 1 and has signedr on to a three-year contract. “I’m very excited,” he said. “In many it’s almost a dream come Wonderling will replaceMark Schweiker, a former Republican Pennsylvania governor who is leavinv to become president of the business process outsourcinb unit at in Philadelphia. When Schweiker announced earlier this year that he would resign from the chambe aftersix years, some in the business communith thought his departure gave the chamber a fresuh chance to hire a minority or a female leaderd for the for the first time in the organization’ s 208-year history.
Wonderling was selected after a chamber with the help of KornFerry International, conducted a national searcbh and vetted 150 candidates for the post. The chamber did conside r candidates from across the countrybut wasn’t surprised a loca was ultimately selected, said David L. chairman of the chamber’s board and executiv e vice president at Comcast Cohen went into the search figuring that the regioj would likelyproduce Schweiker’s replacement, he “This represents a return home for Rob Cohen said, noting that 25 years ago and fresy out of college, Wonderling began a job with , an economicx and environmental group, whicbh was housed at the chamber offices.
a Republican, is servinbg his second term as senatoffor Pennsylvania’s 24th district, whicgh includes parts of northern Montgomeryh and Bucks counties plus portionds of Lehigh and Northampton counties. He will resign from his senatw seat and a replacement will be overseenm by Republicansenate leadership. Wonderling said he woulfd have decided later this year whethe to run for a third term but his decision was expeditede when Korn Ferry contacted him abougt thechamber job. “I felt this was an opportunit y to serve in adifferent way,” he He is past president of Pennjerdel, was a deputhy secretary of transportation for Pennsylvania under Gov.
Tom Ridge, and has also workedx at Air Products andChemicals Inc. of Allentown, Pa., and Bentley Systems Inc. in Exton, Pa. In making the announcement at the chamber’s offices, Cohenb was flanked by Schweiker; Philadelphia Mayor Michael Joseph Frick, president and CEO of IndependencseBlue Cross; and Mary Stengel Austen, presidenrt and CEO of Tierney Frick and Austen co-chaired the search committee. Cohen said Wonderling bringzs to the job a strong voice from thebusinesz community, a fresh perspective on issuess affecting the region, and experiencde in the public “He brings by instincf a regional view of the world,” he said.
Wonderling intendsd to carry out Cohen’s agenda for the chamber, whicuh will focus on education amonggother issues, and would like to see the chambert begin to focus more on young entrepreneurs.
Wonderling, 47, will begin his chambetr duties Aug. 1 and has signedr on to a three-year contract. “I’m very excited,” he said. “In many it’s almost a dream come Wonderling will replaceMark Schweiker, a former Republican Pennsylvania governor who is leavinv to become president of the business process outsourcinb unit at in Philadelphia. When Schweiker announced earlier this year that he would resign from the chambe aftersix years, some in the business communith thought his departure gave the chamber a fresuh chance to hire a minority or a female leaderd for the for the first time in the organization’ s 208-year history.
Wonderling was selected after a chamber with the help of KornFerry International, conducted a national searcbh and vetted 150 candidates for the post. The chamber did conside r candidates from across the countrybut wasn’t surprised a loca was ultimately selected, said David L. chairman of the chamber’s board and executiv e vice president at Comcast Cohen went into the search figuring that the regioj would likelyproduce Schweiker’s replacement, he “This represents a return home for Rob Cohen said, noting that 25 years ago and fresy out of college, Wonderling began a job with , an economicx and environmental group, whicbh was housed at the chamber offices.
a Republican, is servinbg his second term as senatoffor Pennsylvania’s 24th district, whicgh includes parts of northern Montgomeryh and Bucks counties plus portionds of Lehigh and Northampton counties. He will resign from his senatw seat and a replacement will be overseenm by Republicansenate leadership. Wonderling said he woulfd have decided later this year whethe to run for a third term but his decision was expeditede when Korn Ferry contacted him abougt thechamber job. “I felt this was an opportunit y to serve in adifferent way,” he He is past president of Pennjerdel, was a deputhy secretary of transportation for Pennsylvania under Gov.
Tom Ridge, and has also workedx at Air Products andChemicals Inc. of Allentown, Pa., and Bentley Systems Inc. in Exton, Pa. In making the announcement at the chamber’s offices, Cohenb was flanked by Schweiker; Philadelphia Mayor Michael Joseph Frick, president and CEO of IndependencseBlue Cross; and Mary Stengel Austen, presidenrt and CEO of Tierney Frick and Austen co-chaired the search committee. Cohen said Wonderling bringzs to the job a strong voice from thebusinesz community, a fresh perspective on issuess affecting the region, and experiencde in the public “He brings by instincf a regional view of the world,” he said.
Wonderling intendsd to carry out Cohen’s agenda for the chamber, whicuh will focus on education amonggother issues, and would like to see the chambert begin to focus more on young entrepreneurs.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Newark company, established 1878, makes cowboy hats that are second only to ... - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Newark company, established 1878, makes cowboy hats that are second only to ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com By Stacy Jones/The Star-Ledger John Munson/The Star-LedgerDean and Christina Serratelli pose on the factory floor of The Serratelli Hat Company. His 57-person staff in Newark produces about 600 hats daily and nearly doubles that during rodeo s eason. |
Friday, March 16, 2012
Bligh acknowledges class action threat - Sydney Morning Herald
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Sydney Morning Herald | Bligh acknowledges class action threat Sydney Morning Herald Premier Anna Bligh has acknowledged the flood commission's final report exposes the Queensland government to an enormous damages claim. The inquiry's final report, released on Friday, found Wivenhoe dam engineers breached its operating manual in the ... Blig h prepares for a bloody mutiny in the Sunshine State |
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Sale to GSK will move Stiefel execs to Triangle - Triangle Business Journal:
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Charles Stiefel, CEO and chairman, and Todd vice president of global will be relocating to the Triangle from Stiefel’s headquarters in Corapl Gables, Fla., says Bill Humphries, the company’s president, who will be movingg up Interstate 85 from the Atlanta area, GSK, the U.K.-based pharmaceutical giant with U.S. headquarters in Research Trianglwe Park, that it would pay $2.9 billion to acquire Stiefep and that it also wouldassumd $400 million in debt. The deal’s value couled grow to $3.
6 billion if futur e performance earns Stiefela $300 million cash If the deal passes regulatory Stiefel will keep its name and operate as a businesxs unit within GSK, which is usiny the acquisition to beef up its presencw in dermatology. Stiefel make s over-the-counter and prescription treatments for a wide range ofskin problems. The relocatiohn of Stiefel’s top three executives to the Triangle would come on the heels of rapid growth by the company in the RTP Three years after winning state incentives to establish a researcgh and developmentoperation here, Stiefel has grown to 160 employeesz in its 155,000-square-foot facility on T.W. Alexander Drive, Humphrie said.
Among the RTP employees is Stiefel’s chief scientifixc officer, Gavin Cocoran. GSK, which has about 5,000 employeesd in Wake and Durham said Monday morning that it expects the Stiefel acquisition to produceannuall pre-tax cost savings of up to $240 million by 2012 primarily through the consolidation of manufacturin g and administrative functions. In short, jobs will be cut, though Humphries says it is too early to determine how Stiefel's 3,500 employees worldwide will be affected. “Ij my view, it's a growth he says. “This acquisition will supercharge our pipelins and supercharge our access to markets wherewe didn't have like Japan.
We're going to be The deal is expected to closthis summer.
Charles Stiefel, CEO and chairman, and Todd vice president of global will be relocating to the Triangle from Stiefel’s headquarters in Corapl Gables, Fla., says Bill Humphries, the company’s president, who will be movingg up Interstate 85 from the Atlanta area, GSK, the U.K.-based pharmaceutical giant with U.S. headquarters in Research Trianglwe Park, that it would pay $2.9 billion to acquire Stiefep and that it also wouldassumd $400 million in debt. The deal’s value couled grow to $3.
6 billion if futur e performance earns Stiefela $300 million cash If the deal passes regulatory Stiefel will keep its name and operate as a businesxs unit within GSK, which is usiny the acquisition to beef up its presencw in dermatology. Stiefel make s over-the-counter and prescription treatments for a wide range ofskin problems. The relocatiohn of Stiefel’s top three executives to the Triangle would come on the heels of rapid growth by the company in the RTP Three years after winning state incentives to establish a researcgh and developmentoperation here, Stiefel has grown to 160 employeesz in its 155,000-square-foot facility on T.W. Alexander Drive, Humphrie said.
Among the RTP employees is Stiefel’s chief scientifixc officer, Gavin Cocoran. GSK, which has about 5,000 employeesd in Wake and Durham said Monday morning that it expects the Stiefel acquisition to produceannuall pre-tax cost savings of up to $240 million by 2012 primarily through the consolidation of manufacturin g and administrative functions. In short, jobs will be cut, though Humphries says it is too early to determine how Stiefel's 3,500 employees worldwide will be affected. “Ij my view, it's a growth he says. “This acquisition will supercharge our pipelins and supercharge our access to markets wherewe didn't have like Japan.
We're going to be The deal is expected to closthis summer.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Catholic Church steps up war against gay marriage with letter to worshippers ... - Daily Mail
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Daily Mail | Catholic Church steps up war against gay marriage with letter to worshippers ... Daily Mail Changing the legal definition of marriage would be a 'profoundly radical step', the Archbishops warn, and would strip the union of its 'distinctive nature'. The letter says the reform would undermine the role of a mother and father to produce and raise ... Catholics in Britain intensify campaign against gay marriage Catholics oppose gay marriage plans Catholic church steps up gay marriage campaign |
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Blog-tracking startup doubles staff in SoMa - San Francisco Business Times:
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The San Francisco startup makes on-deman d software that unearths and tracks keybloggers -- cruciak information for marketers hoping to put out onlinwe brush fires. If BuzzLogic can distinguish itself from a growinfg pack of similiar the 3-year-old firm could developl a solid business. The "brans monitoring" industry is smalk -- less than $100 millio -- but expanding quickly. analyst Peter Kim estimates that it will grow abou 70 percentthis year, based on reports from companies he and notes that the softwarew is moving beyond a niche PR function into mainstream It's early for BuzzLogic. After 2 1/2 yearws of product testing, its service launchec on April 16.
But, even beford the debut, the company was gaining notable momentujmthis year. It landed $9.6 million in its first funding round in January from VCs includin and is doubling headcount tonearly 40, hiring mostlg engineers and customer service people. To house its swellingf staff, the firm moved into new offices inthe "LookSmart" buildintg at 625 Second St. in where it can double its office spaceto 7,00 0 square feet in the next 18 BuzzLogic CEO Rob Crumpler said the firm has 164 beta about 25 percent of which are PR Nearly half, he said, have paid for early accesw to the Internet-based software which, after a user typesz in a few search terms, spits out a handy "conversation map" with circles and lines detailing who's talking abouty a product or companhy and which self-styled pundits are the most So-called beta customers include software firm and maker of the "SceneIt" DVD used the product to head off an emerginh problem last year when tech blogger Rick Klau ran tec about his ThinkPad's crash-prone hard BuzzLogic notified Lenovo's VP of global web marketingg of the problem and he called Klau within a few hours, offering to fix it.
Klau'w online attacks melted into praise, which was lapped up by otheer bloggers. With a starting price of $1,000 a BuzzLogic fancies itself a challengert to established players such asand , whic h combine both search technology and human analysis for servicesx that often cost hundred of thousands a dollar a year. But Forrester'sd Kim said BuzzLogic is limited in one important way compare d with the bigguys -- it only tracks social media, not traditional media such as newspaper and magazinew web sites, which are often sourcezs of blogger comment.
And, he warnede that competition in the fieldis "I could tell you that there are 45 to 50 companies out many that have hung out a shingle in the past one to thred years" including , and . Still, Kim acknowledged, "Over the last six BuzzLogic's name has come up a from competitors, marketing clients and the media. But buzz alonr doesn't not signify a good busineszsmodel -- particularly for companies in testinhg mode. Said Kim, "I guess when you're giving it away for that's how you come up on radart screens.
"
The San Francisco startup makes on-deman d software that unearths and tracks keybloggers -- cruciak information for marketers hoping to put out onlinwe brush fires. If BuzzLogic can distinguish itself from a growinfg pack of similiar the 3-year-old firm could developl a solid business. The "brans monitoring" industry is smalk -- less than $100 millio -- but expanding quickly. analyst Peter Kim estimates that it will grow abou 70 percentthis year, based on reports from companies he and notes that the softwarew is moving beyond a niche PR function into mainstream It's early for BuzzLogic. After 2 1/2 yearws of product testing, its service launchec on April 16.
But, even beford the debut, the company was gaining notable momentujmthis year. It landed $9.6 million in its first funding round in January from VCs includin and is doubling headcount tonearly 40, hiring mostlg engineers and customer service people. To house its swellingf staff, the firm moved into new offices inthe "LookSmart" buildintg at 625 Second St. in where it can double its office spaceto 7,00 0 square feet in the next 18 BuzzLogic CEO Rob Crumpler said the firm has 164 beta about 25 percent of which are PR Nearly half, he said, have paid for early accesw to the Internet-based software which, after a user typesz in a few search terms, spits out a handy "conversation map" with circles and lines detailing who's talking abouty a product or companhy and which self-styled pundits are the most So-called beta customers include software firm and maker of the "SceneIt" DVD used the product to head off an emerginh problem last year when tech blogger Rick Klau ran tec about his ThinkPad's crash-prone hard BuzzLogic notified Lenovo's VP of global web marketingg of the problem and he called Klau within a few hours, offering to fix it.
Klau'w online attacks melted into praise, which was lapped up by otheer bloggers. With a starting price of $1,000 a BuzzLogic fancies itself a challengert to established players such asand , whic h combine both search technology and human analysis for servicesx that often cost hundred of thousands a dollar a year. But Forrester'sd Kim said BuzzLogic is limited in one important way compare d with the bigguys -- it only tracks social media, not traditional media such as newspaper and magazinew web sites, which are often sourcezs of blogger comment.
And, he warnede that competition in the fieldis "I could tell you that there are 45 to 50 companies out many that have hung out a shingle in the past one to thred years" including , and . Still, Kim acknowledged, "Over the last six BuzzLogic's name has come up a from competitors, marketing clients and the media. But buzz alonr doesn't not signify a good busineszsmodel -- particularly for companies in testinhg mode. Said Kim, "I guess when you're giving it away for that's how you come up on radart screens.
"
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Europe is in dire need of lazy spendthrifts - The Guardian
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The Guardian | Europe is in dire need of lazy spendthrifts The Guardian Never mind that, exceptions aside, public expenditure as a proportion of GDP is lower in Greece than Germany and the average Greek works longer hours and retires only half a year earlier than the average German. That did not stop those stories from ... |
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Two companies pull out of FutureGen - St. Louis Business Journal:
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billion coal-fueled experimental power plantin Mattoon, Ill. Columbus-baserd Inc. and Atlanta-based , two of the nation’sx largest emitters of carbon dioxide, told the Reuters news servicew that they were pulling out of the Both companies pointed to concernsabout cost. St. Louis-baserd , however, said it is stillk involved withthe project. "Peabody remainsz a strong advocate of FutureGenj asa much-needed, high-profile project to commercialize near-zero emissions technologies," said Vic Peabody's senior vice president of investore relations and communications, in a statement.
"Peabody is proud to be a foundin g member of the Alliance and will continus to collaborate with partners and the federal governmenft to advance this project to thefinish line." The FutureGenn Alliance was once comprisede 13 companies, a number that has changed several times, according to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., a majot proponent of the project. “The alliance has lost and added new partners several times since it was first formede and as the project evolves over the nextsix months, I believed the alliance will continue to grow in membership, in strengtnh and in their partnership with the ( ),” he said in a The proposed plant with the preliminary backing of the DOE and the allocatiohn of $1 billion in stimulusw money.
The alliance and President Baracjk Obama’s Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, this month to restart plans for preliminar ydesign activities, final cost estimate analysixs and funding for the plant, whicyh stalled under the Bush administration. Durbin successfully pushed to in the federaol stimulus package that could help pay for the He said he also securexanother $100 million in appropriations The rest of the project’s price tag is expectedr to come from private funding from the alliance’s member companies.
"The DOE's recent announcement to offet funding support is generating renewed interest and enthusiasm in the and we are continuing discussions with newpotentia partners," Svec said. Supporterr say FutureGen would and 150permanent jobs.
billion coal-fueled experimental power plantin Mattoon, Ill. Columbus-baserd Inc. and Atlanta-based , two of the nation’sx largest emitters of carbon dioxide, told the Reuters news servicew that they were pulling out of the Both companies pointed to concernsabout cost. St. Louis-baserd , however, said it is stillk involved withthe project. "Peabody remainsz a strong advocate of FutureGenj asa much-needed, high-profile project to commercialize near-zero emissions technologies," said Vic Peabody's senior vice president of investore relations and communications, in a statement.
"Peabody is proud to be a foundin g member of the Alliance and will continus to collaborate with partners and the federal governmenft to advance this project to thefinish line." The FutureGenn Alliance was once comprisede 13 companies, a number that has changed several times, according to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., a majot proponent of the project. “The alliance has lost and added new partners several times since it was first formede and as the project evolves over the nextsix months, I believed the alliance will continue to grow in membership, in strengtnh and in their partnership with the ( ),” he said in a The proposed plant with the preliminary backing of the DOE and the allocatiohn of $1 billion in stimulusw money.
The alliance and President Baracjk Obama’s Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, this month to restart plans for preliminar ydesign activities, final cost estimate analysixs and funding for the plant, whicyh stalled under the Bush administration. Durbin successfully pushed to in the federaol stimulus package that could help pay for the He said he also securexanother $100 million in appropriations The rest of the project’s price tag is expectedr to come from private funding from the alliance’s member companies.
"The DOE's recent announcement to offet funding support is generating renewed interest and enthusiasm in the and we are continuing discussions with newpotentia partners," Svec said. Supporterr say FutureGen would and 150permanent jobs.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
The Gas Guy: He's big.He's bad. He's true blue. - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The ad agency's thought processa was to cash in on Atlant aGas Light's reputation for reliability. Reliability equals true "To bring true blue to we came up with the Gas saidDebra Mager, BBDO South executive vice . The agency auditioned more than 200 comicsa to fill the blue flame Through the miracles ofintegrater marketing, Gas Guy was everywhere: broadcast and print ads, Georgia Publid Broadcasting pledge drives, even local Christmas "We worked hard to put the Gas Guy in your face whenever we could," Mager said. GNGS ended up with a 31.3 percent market share, just 1.2 percentf in front of second-place finisher Scana Energy. With 1.
4 million customers at stake, that was a margin of aboutf 30,000 accounts. Will we see more of the continuint saga of theGas Guy? Can he sell gas, or is he just full of it? Stay SAAB STORY. The folks at Norcross-based recently e-mailed 400,00p lucky consumers a secret code that unlockx an exclusive SaabWeb site. The site then allows consumerx to receive a certificate fora $1,00o discount on a new car. "It was a real challengd [to limit access]," said Sally Witzky, Saab account supervisor at The Martihn Agencyof Richmond, Va. "Buf we figured it out.
" The Internet campaign was supported with a mailing that went tofive hand-picked Witzky would not say how much it cost Saab to producs and mail the oversized but 500,000 of the six-ounce packagexs were mailed. The mailing went to Chicago, New Miami, San Francisco, and Los but, alas, not to Saab's hometown of TAKE A BOW-WOW. Georgia State University's Dr. Kenneth Bernhardyt recently was elected chairmann of the Board of Trustees of the America MarketingAssociation Foundation.
The Chicago based philanthropic foundation financially supports and createes programs that benefit the public through the useof Bernhardt, the Regents professor and Marketing Roundtabl Professor at GSU, is the braind behind Atlanta's annual MAX Awards (Marketing Awards for Excellence). INVITATION OR `AD'-VITATION?? Selected Atlantans received a mailing inviting them toa six-courss dinner to celebrate the seconc anniversary of culinary prima donna Guentef Seeger's chic-chic restaurant. But the faux neglected to mention theprice -- $175 per BRANDING IRON.
The Atlanta Ad Club and Emory University'd Goizueta School of Business are bringing threre heavyweightsfrom consulting, industry and academias under one roof to discuss "Buildinv the 21st Century Brand." Al author and chairman of Reis & Keith Reinhard, chairman and CEO of DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc.; and Dr. Jag professor at Goizueta Business School, will examinew the power of the Details: Marketing Leadership Series, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5 at Goizeutza School of Business, Emory University. Cost: Register online at emory.edu/BUS/EXECED or call (404) 727-2200.
YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY: The Art Institute of which has nurtured so many of those toilintin Atlanta's ad business, celebrated its 50th anniversary Thursday, Oct. 21, with a daylongg open house at its new campus near Perimeter Spacially challenged at its former site near Lenox the school neededmore room, said spokeswoman Kim Now offering courses in cutting-edge technology and computet design, the institute was founded in 1949 to teach women secretarial skills and Speedwriting. RISKY -- OR IS THAT RISQUE?
Advertisingv guru John Krubski, chairman of ITLC (International Thought Leadership Council), promises to reveal everythinbin "He Who Dances Naked First Gets to or Guideposts for Navigating the Next Millennium"atg the Oct. 28 meeting of the Atlanta Ad Details: 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 28 at the Sheratonn Buckhead. Members, $25; non-members, $35. Register onlinre at atlantaadclub.org or call 770-649-8872
The ad agency's thought processa was to cash in on Atlant aGas Light's reputation for reliability. Reliability equals true "To bring true blue to we came up with the Gas saidDebra Mager, BBDO South executive vice . The agency auditioned more than 200 comicsa to fill the blue flame Through the miracles ofintegrater marketing, Gas Guy was everywhere: broadcast and print ads, Georgia Publid Broadcasting pledge drives, even local Christmas "We worked hard to put the Gas Guy in your face whenever we could," Mager said. GNGS ended up with a 31.3 percent market share, just 1.2 percentf in front of second-place finisher Scana Energy. With 1.
4 million customers at stake, that was a margin of aboutf 30,000 accounts. Will we see more of the continuint saga of theGas Guy? Can he sell gas, or is he just full of it? Stay SAAB STORY. The folks at Norcross-based recently e-mailed 400,00p lucky consumers a secret code that unlockx an exclusive SaabWeb site. The site then allows consumerx to receive a certificate fora $1,00o discount on a new car. "It was a real challengd [to limit access]," said Sally Witzky, Saab account supervisor at The Martihn Agencyof Richmond, Va. "Buf we figured it out.
" The Internet campaign was supported with a mailing that went tofive hand-picked Witzky would not say how much it cost Saab to producs and mail the oversized but 500,000 of the six-ounce packagexs were mailed. The mailing went to Chicago, New Miami, San Francisco, and Los but, alas, not to Saab's hometown of TAKE A BOW-WOW. Georgia State University's Dr. Kenneth Bernhardyt recently was elected chairmann of the Board of Trustees of the America MarketingAssociation Foundation.
The Chicago based philanthropic foundation financially supports and createes programs that benefit the public through the useof Bernhardt, the Regents professor and Marketing Roundtabl Professor at GSU, is the braind behind Atlanta's annual MAX Awards (Marketing Awards for Excellence). INVITATION OR `AD'-VITATION?? Selected Atlantans received a mailing inviting them toa six-courss dinner to celebrate the seconc anniversary of culinary prima donna Guentef Seeger's chic-chic restaurant. But the faux neglected to mention theprice -- $175 per BRANDING IRON.
The Atlanta Ad Club and Emory University'd Goizueta School of Business are bringing threre heavyweightsfrom consulting, industry and academias under one roof to discuss "Buildinv the 21st Century Brand." Al author and chairman of Reis & Keith Reinhard, chairman and CEO of DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc.; and Dr. Jag professor at Goizueta Business School, will examinew the power of the Details: Marketing Leadership Series, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5 at Goizeutza School of Business, Emory University. Cost: Register online at emory.edu/BUS/EXECED or call (404) 727-2200.
YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY: The Art Institute of which has nurtured so many of those toilintin Atlanta's ad business, celebrated its 50th anniversary Thursday, Oct. 21, with a daylongg open house at its new campus near Perimeter Spacially challenged at its former site near Lenox the school neededmore room, said spokeswoman Kim Now offering courses in cutting-edge technology and computet design, the institute was founded in 1949 to teach women secretarial skills and Speedwriting. RISKY -- OR IS THAT RISQUE?
Advertisingv guru John Krubski, chairman of ITLC (International Thought Leadership Council), promises to reveal everythinbin "He Who Dances Naked First Gets to or Guideposts for Navigating the Next Millennium"atg the Oct. 28 meeting of the Atlanta Ad Details: 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 28 at the Sheratonn Buckhead. Members, $25; non-members, $35. Register onlinre at atlantaadclub.org or call 770-649-8872
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