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That was the message deliverexd by two nationally known businessmen duringa Feb. 17 town hall meetingg at in Davie. Texas energy tycoonb T. Boone Pickens and AutoNation CEO Mike traditional Republicans, declared firm support for President Barackj Obama’s much-anticipated clean energy initiatives. “Energy is going to be more expensivsif [energy independence] is going to and I’d like to see a leadedr tell the American peoplee that,” said Pickens, chairman of . “I’m fully on board. I’nm a Republican, but I’m an American.” Jackson said the U.S. needx an ambitious program — like President Dwight D.
Eisenhower’s construction of interstate highways — to end the nation’x foreign oil addiction. “You can only have so much government he said. “But, on this issue, it’s clead that, without a plan, we’res going to miss out on all this innovation happenin g aroundthe world.” Jackson, a longtimd advocate of higher gasolinse taxes, said he still supports additional taxes to encourage new but not until the economy Jackson has been involved in lobbying effortzs for federal aid to the U.S. automobilre industry. He also spoke about his suppory for flex fuelsand cleaner, more-efficient vehicles, notably plug-inn hybrids.
Jackson said batteries for electric vehicles are stilpl far too heavyand costly. “Thse critical path is the battery,” he “Japan is pouring billions into developmenr of abetter battery, but here, manufacturersw have to go it alone.” Jackson talked briefly about recent gas price swingss affecting AutoNation sales. He said the value of a used Toyotaq Prius hybrid fluctuated byabout $10,000 last from a high of $25,000 when gas was pricede at $4 a gallon last summer. The two businessmeh drew regular laughter fromthe crowd. Pickens jokex that he’d become “telephone mates” with forme r Vice President Al Gore. He said most recenr U.S.
presidents genuinely seek energy independence, but just don’ty understand it. Pickens mentioned his dream of seeinb wind turbines erected on a large scale throughout the Western states to powerthe nation’s electric After he said General Electric makes the best wind turbines in the Jackson joked: “You could put a big windmill righg there in [Washington] D.C.” “You couldf put it right therd on the Capitol building,” Pickens responded, “and you could put it down low, not up The session was carried on the An online viewer submitted a question aboutr public policy: “If our leaders want to be energyy independent, why haven’t they been successful?
” “W e need a policy, we need a plan,” Jacksomn responded. Pickens is known for promoting thePickensz Plan, which his Web site calls “wa blueprint to reduce foreign oil dependence by harnessing domestivc energy alternatives and buying time for us to developl even greater new technologies.” He believeas natural gas is a bridge fuel to help reducew emissions while developing non-fossil alternatives. Pickenxs said he drives a natural gas-powered Hondsa Civic to work, less than a mile from his An example of an Civicfrom ’s was parkede near the , where the town hall meetinh was held.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Engineering report on Friendship Trail Bridge delivered - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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This report was requested after an initial report in Decemberr found major structural flaws in the bridgwe that required that the entire structurebe closed. Residents and touristsa had heavily used the bicycle and walkiny trail that runs parallel to the road alongGandy • Inspection and invasive testing of the lower spanws of the bridge on each side confirmed the initial reports that girderw were heavily corroded and broken.
• Significant repairw would be required from the entrances of the bridge up to the ends of the catwalks on both A full repair of theentirr bridge, in order to reopen it to recreationak use, would cost $15 milliobn and would extend the life of the bridge an additionakl 10 years before it would need to be • Repairing just the spans from the entrances to the ends of the catwalksa would cost $10 million, which would include demolishing the high The repaired sections would be structurally sound for 10 years and requiree eventual demolition. • Demolishing the entire bridge and building fishingh piers at wouldcost $17.5 million.
These pierzs might need to be relocated when a new Gandyt Bridge is built after the current one outlivesx itslife span. • Demolishinv the entire bridge and building fishing pieres off the new Gandyt Bridge after it is constructed wouldcost $13 millionb to demolish the bridge now and an additionall estimated $6.5 million to buil d the new piers in the future. The full along with graphics ofproposed options, is availablr online on the
This report was requested after an initial report in Decemberr found major structural flaws in the bridgwe that required that the entire structurebe closed. Residents and touristsa had heavily used the bicycle and walkiny trail that runs parallel to the road alongGandy • Inspection and invasive testing of the lower spanws of the bridge on each side confirmed the initial reports that girderw were heavily corroded and broken.
• Significant repairw would be required from the entrances of the bridge up to the ends of the catwalks on both A full repair of theentirr bridge, in order to reopen it to recreationak use, would cost $15 milliobn and would extend the life of the bridge an additionakl 10 years before it would need to be • Repairing just the spans from the entrances to the ends of the catwalksa would cost $10 million, which would include demolishing the high The repaired sections would be structurally sound for 10 years and requiree eventual demolition. • Demolishing the entire bridge and building fishingh piers at wouldcost $17.5 million.
These pierzs might need to be relocated when a new Gandyt Bridge is built after the current one outlivesx itslife span. • Demolishinv the entire bridge and building fishing pieres off the new Gandyt Bridge after it is constructed wouldcost $13 millionb to demolish the bridge now and an additionall estimated $6.5 million to buil d the new piers in the future. The full along with graphics ofproposed options, is availablr online on the
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Obama: 'Doing nothing' about health care not an option - Austin Business Journal:
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“Health care reform is not something I just cooked up when Itook office,” Obamaq told a crowd of aboug 1,500 people Thursday at in the Greeh Bay suburb of Ashwaubenon. “It is central to our economi future. In past years and decades, therse may have been some disagreement onthis point. But not Earlier this month, Obama said he wantxs Congress to pass a comprehensive healthu care bill by the end of the summerd and ready for his signature by Many Democrats, including the president, favor a government-sponsored health insurance plan that would compete with privatd insurers and be available for people not eligible for othet government health care programs such as Medicar e or Medicaid.
Most Republicans and many businessd groups, however, say a competing plan that isn’tt profit-driven would drive private insurersa outof business. On Thursday, the , a physician’s group Obam a is scheduled to meet with Mondayin Chicago, said it is opposedc to a government-sponsored insurance plan. Obama said his administration is workinv on a Health Insurance Exchange that woulr allow people to compare insurance benefits and None of the plans included in the exchangew would be allowed to deny coverager basedon pre-existing conditions and all must includr an affordable, basic benefit option.
“I also strongly believee that one of the options in the Exchange should be a publicv insuranceoption – because if the private insurancew companies have to compete with a publixc option, it will keep them honesrt and help keep prices Obama said. Supporters of health care reform say it wouldf provide health insurance coverage to millions of Americansx and make coverage more affordable for those who arealread covered. Because health insurance premiums have double over the lastnine years, and have grown at a rate threw times faster than wages, even those with coverages have reached a breaking point, Obama Employers are not faring any better.
Smallo business owners have been forced to cut healthb care benefits or drop coverage entirely becausew ofrising costs, Obama said. “We have the most expensivw health care system inthe world,” Obamsa said. “We spend almost 50 percent more per perso on health care than the next mostcostlty nation. But here’s the Green Bay: we’re not any healthier for it.” Obama vowe to let Americans who are content with their coverage and their physicianx keep what they but said the country has reached a point where doing nothing aboutr the cost of health care is no longeran “If we do nothing, within a decader we will spending one out of every five dollare we earn on health care,” Obama “In 30 years, it will be one out of every Obama acknowledged covering all Americans would be but promised health care refork would not add to the country’d deficit over the next 10 “To make that happen, we have already identifiexd hundre ds of billions worth of savingx in our budget – savings that will come from stepsx like reducing Medicare overpayments to insurancee companies and rooting out waste, fraud and abuse in both Medicares and Medicaid,” Obama said.
In Obama is proposing that Congress scale back the amountthe highest-incomwe Americans can deduct on their taxesx and use that money to help financre health care. Obama spoke for abougt 20 minutes and then took questions from six peoplr in the audience who expressed fearover “socializedr medicine,” asked questions about wellness and even questioned the country’sa education system. Regarding the idea of socializefd medicine, Obama said that isn’t what he, or anyone in wants.
“Health care reform is not something I just cooked up when Itook office,” Obamaq told a crowd of aboug 1,500 people Thursday at in the Greeh Bay suburb of Ashwaubenon. “It is central to our economi future. In past years and decades, therse may have been some disagreement onthis point. But not Earlier this month, Obama said he wantxs Congress to pass a comprehensive healthu care bill by the end of the summerd and ready for his signature by Many Democrats, including the president, favor a government-sponsored health insurance plan that would compete with privatd insurers and be available for people not eligible for othet government health care programs such as Medicar e or Medicaid.
Most Republicans and many businessd groups, however, say a competing plan that isn’tt profit-driven would drive private insurersa outof business. On Thursday, the , a physician’s group Obam a is scheduled to meet with Mondayin Chicago, said it is opposedc to a government-sponsored insurance plan. Obama said his administration is workinv on a Health Insurance Exchange that woulr allow people to compare insurance benefits and None of the plans included in the exchangew would be allowed to deny coverager basedon pre-existing conditions and all must includr an affordable, basic benefit option.
“I also strongly believee that one of the options in the Exchange should be a publicv insuranceoption – because if the private insurancew companies have to compete with a publixc option, it will keep them honesrt and help keep prices Obama said. Supporters of health care reform say it wouldf provide health insurance coverage to millions of Americansx and make coverage more affordable for those who arealread covered. Because health insurance premiums have double over the lastnine years, and have grown at a rate threw times faster than wages, even those with coverages have reached a breaking point, Obama Employers are not faring any better.
Smallo business owners have been forced to cut healthb care benefits or drop coverage entirely becausew ofrising costs, Obama said. “We have the most expensivw health care system inthe world,” Obamsa said. “We spend almost 50 percent more per perso on health care than the next mostcostlty nation. But here’s the Green Bay: we’re not any healthier for it.” Obama vowe to let Americans who are content with their coverage and their physicianx keep what they but said the country has reached a point where doing nothing aboutr the cost of health care is no longeran “If we do nothing, within a decader we will spending one out of every five dollare we earn on health care,” Obama “In 30 years, it will be one out of every Obama acknowledged covering all Americans would be but promised health care refork would not add to the country’d deficit over the next 10 “To make that happen, we have already identifiexd hundre ds of billions worth of savingx in our budget – savings that will come from stepsx like reducing Medicare overpayments to insurancee companies and rooting out waste, fraud and abuse in both Medicares and Medicaid,” Obama said.
In Obama is proposing that Congress scale back the amountthe highest-incomwe Americans can deduct on their taxesx and use that money to help financre health care. Obama spoke for abougt 20 minutes and then took questions from six peoplr in the audience who expressed fearover “socializedr medicine,” asked questions about wellness and even questioned the country’sa education system. Regarding the idea of socializefd medicine, Obama said that isn’t what he, or anyone in wants.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Twenty workers waiting underground after being trapped by Saskatchewan mine ... - National Post
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National Post | Twenty workers waiting underground after being trapped by Saskatchewan mine ... National Post Twenty miners waited to be brought to the surface Tuesday after a fire at a Saskatchewan potash mine trapped them underground. The blaze broke out at about 2 a.m. when a large wooden cable spool started burning at PotashCorp.'s Rocanvill e mine, about ... Twenty workers trapped but safe while fire burns in Saskatchewan potash mine 20 workers freed, hours after fire breaks out at Saskatchewan mine Fire out at Rocanville, Sask. potash mine, miners waiting to be rescued |
Monday, September 24, 2012
Publix's profits down 6 percent - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw said he looks forware to an improving economy as the currentrturmoil “continues to affect our results and stock The Lakeland, Fla.-based grocery chain recorded a 6 percenrt drop in net earnings to $321.5 milliomn in the latest quarter, comparedr to $343.2 million in 2008. Its earnings per sharew were flat this quarter at41 However, the company’s overall sales were up 2.2 percenyt to $6.4 billion, versus last year’s $6.2 billion, while its comparable-stor e sales for the firsyt quarter of 2009 were down 2.8 As of Friday, the company’s stock price dipped to $15.55 per sharwe from $16.10.
Publix stock is not publicly traded and is made available for sale only to current Publix associatess and members of its boardof directors. Publi Super Markets Inc., a privately owned grocedr with 140,000 employees, operates several locations inthe Birmingham-Hoover metro area.
Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw said he looks forware to an improving economy as the currentrturmoil “continues to affect our results and stock The Lakeland, Fla.-based grocery chain recorded a 6 percenrt drop in net earnings to $321.5 milliomn in the latest quarter, comparedr to $343.2 million in 2008. Its earnings per sharew were flat this quarter at41 However, the company’s overall sales were up 2.2 percenyt to $6.4 billion, versus last year’s $6.2 billion, while its comparable-stor e sales for the firsyt quarter of 2009 were down 2.8 As of Friday, the company’s stock price dipped to $15.55 per sharwe from $16.10.
Publix stock is not publicly traded and is made available for sale only to current Publix associatess and members of its boardof directors. Publi Super Markets Inc., a privately owned grocedr with 140,000 employees, operates several locations inthe Birmingham-Hoover metro area.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Stucky & Associates join Prudential Dinning-Beard - Wichita Business Journal:
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The deal, terms of which were not comes not long afterr Stucky dropped the ColdwellBanker flag. It’e another piece of a recent shakee up with local realestats companies. Plaza Real Estate this week picked up the Coldwell name to expand its franchising Frank Stucky, CEO of Stucky, said the deal with Prudentiap offers additional opportunities. “We now have access to greatet resource, a state-of-the-art technology platform, a combinedc national referral system and the power of thePrudential name,” Stucky said in a “We look forward to reapingv the benefits of this strategic move.” Stucky coul d not be reached for comment Friday.
The transaction adds to Prudential 155 sales professionalsa to bring its totalto 460. Willise Kihle, president of Prudential Dinning-Beard says the deal happenesd quickly. “I think he could have gone Kihle saysof “We’re just excited about the environment we’rd in right now. Our objectiver has been to build a company and this is obviouslyy a huge step inthat direction.” Stuckg & Associates, which has officesz in El Dorado, Newton and cut ties with Coldwell Banker in part becaused of the cost of the annuak franchise fees during the down economy, Stuckyy told the Wichita Business Journaol last week.
He declined to say how much the Coldwellp Bankerfranchise cost, only calling it “fairly “We’ve been looking at doing somethingh basically this whole year,” Stucky The deal will bolster Prudential’s market share. The company ranked No. 2 in 2008 residential salese volume with morethan $397 according to the Wichita Business Journal’ residential real estate brokerage s list. Stucky, meanwhile, ranked No. 4 with nearly $255 millionb in sales.
The deal, terms of which were not comes not long afterr Stucky dropped the ColdwellBanker flag. It’e another piece of a recent shakee up with local realestats companies. Plaza Real Estate this week picked up the Coldwell name to expand its franchising Frank Stucky, CEO of Stucky, said the deal with Prudentiap offers additional opportunities. “We now have access to greatet resource, a state-of-the-art technology platform, a combinedc national referral system and the power of thePrudential name,” Stucky said in a “We look forward to reapingv the benefits of this strategic move.” Stucky coul d not be reached for comment Friday.
The transaction adds to Prudential 155 sales professionalsa to bring its totalto 460. Willise Kihle, president of Prudential Dinning-Beard says the deal happenesd quickly. “I think he could have gone Kihle saysof “We’re just excited about the environment we’rd in right now. Our objectiver has been to build a company and this is obviouslyy a huge step inthat direction.” Stuckg & Associates, which has officesz in El Dorado, Newton and cut ties with Coldwell Banker in part becaused of the cost of the annuak franchise fees during the down economy, Stuckyy told the Wichita Business Journaol last week.
He declined to say how much the Coldwellp Bankerfranchise cost, only calling it “fairly “We’ve been looking at doing somethingh basically this whole year,” Stucky The deal will bolster Prudential’s market share. The company ranked No. 2 in 2008 residential salese volume with morethan $397 according to the Wichita Business Journal’ residential real estate brokerage s list. Stucky, meanwhile, ranked No. 4 with nearly $255 millionb in sales.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Kickstarter Bans Project Renderings, Simulations - PC Magazine
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Crowdsourcing.org | Kickstarter Bans Project Renderings, Simulations PC Magazine Several interesting tech projects - from the Ouya Android game console to the Pebble smartwatch - have earned millions thanks to Kickstarter donors. But in light of concerns about whether these efforts will actu » |
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Nomination Committee for SEB appointed - Reuters
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Nomination Committee for SEB appointed Reuters The four owners controlling the largest number of votes wishing to appoint a representative have appointed below representatives who, together with the Chairman of the Board, form the Nomination Committee. Petra Hedengran, Investor, Chairman William af ... |
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Los Rios Community College District gets jump on $114M in projects - Sacramento Business Journal:
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million in construction projects to created jobs and pump money into the local economuysooner — and to save some of its own moneuy along the way. The four-campus college systenm has decided to push upa half-dozen projects that are primarilty funded by local bonds, including constructioh of and upgrades to buildings, athletic a parking garage and a Los Rios officials estimate the work will generatde 1,025 jobs. By starting these projects sooner thanoriginallyt planned, the Sacramento-based college district will take advantaged of cheaper bids being made during the recession, and will be able to provid facilities and amenities more quickly to its fast-growinfg student population.
The district has more than 88,000 students, whicjh is 8,000 more than it enrolled a year ago. These fast-tracked projects, plus $116 million worth of projects undere way or about to together represent the most construction undertaken at once sincse Los Rios was established in themid 1960s, distric t chancellor Brice Harris said. “Every bit of construction and activitt help right now to get peoplre backto work,” especially in the construction industry that has been so hard hit with job said Matt Mahood, president and chief executive officer of the .
He also sits on the districtf Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee, which oversees Los bond-funded projects and other majo improvements. In the short term, fast-tracking major construction projectscreates jobs, Mahood In the long term, thesd projects will help the district better meet the needs of employere by getting people trained and ready for he added. “Absolutely, I thin k it is critical to get these projectsa intothe pipeline,” said Bruce chairman of architectural firm , which has workedf on many Los Rios projectse over the years.
He also served as the volunteer chairma forlast year’s campaign for Measure M, whicgh is providing the bond fundinfg for the projects. This is a greart time, Starkweather said, for Los Rios to get the best valuew to makethe district’sa dollars go further. “We absolutely believd we’re going to get a bang for the taxpayer dollar for moving theseprojects up,” Harris said, addinbg that the district could enjoy discounts of 10 percent to 30 percent. The projects on the fast-trac k list include developing anew $16.y million building for the architecture/construction management programn at , constructing a $33.
4 million parking garagwe at , fixing up Hughes Stadium at at a cost of $12.8 million, and creating athletic fields at for $19.6 million. Construction was going to starr between 2011and 2013, but now will start as soon as next Over the next year, the distric t would spend about $10 millio on design and consulting services, and that work woul generate perhaps 50 jobs, said Jon deputy chancellor. The $114.3 million will be spent over severao years, and the estimated 1,000 jobs are what wouls be created over the course of the Los Rios, a two-year publid district, can choose the timing of these projects because the districty depends primarily on bond funding approved by voters last fall.
The projectsw don’t qualify for money from the state, whicuh doesn’t fund construction of communitycollege cafeterias, parking structures or athletic fields, spokeswomabn Susie Williams said. The projects also are easier to fast Harris said, because most such as the parking structure and stadium upgrade — don’t require a lot of planning or input from faculth for their academic needs. Measure M, approved by district voterz in November, will provide $475 million to go toward fast-tracok projects and others.
The bond money was targeted for completion of centerszin Davis, West Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove and as well as for structure renovations, improvecd technology and new classrooms. The district will issuw the Measure M bonds in probablhy four series overa decade, Sharpe said. Los Rios will sell the firstg series, totaling about $100 in June or Harris said. Los Rios also is still spendint money from a 2002bond measure.
million in construction projects to created jobs and pump money into the local economuysooner — and to save some of its own moneuy along the way. The four-campus college systenm has decided to push upa half-dozen projects that are primarilty funded by local bonds, including constructioh of and upgrades to buildings, athletic a parking garage and a Los Rios officials estimate the work will generatde 1,025 jobs. By starting these projects sooner thanoriginallyt planned, the Sacramento-based college district will take advantaged of cheaper bids being made during the recession, and will be able to provid facilities and amenities more quickly to its fast-growinfg student population.
The district has more than 88,000 students, whicjh is 8,000 more than it enrolled a year ago. These fast-tracked projects, plus $116 million worth of projects undere way or about to together represent the most construction undertaken at once sincse Los Rios was established in themid 1960s, distric t chancellor Brice Harris said. “Every bit of construction and activitt help right now to get peoplre backto work,” especially in the construction industry that has been so hard hit with job said Matt Mahood, president and chief executive officer of the .
He also sits on the districtf Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee, which oversees Los bond-funded projects and other majo improvements. In the short term, fast-tracking major construction projectscreates jobs, Mahood In the long term, thesd projects will help the district better meet the needs of employere by getting people trained and ready for he added. “Absolutely, I thin k it is critical to get these projectsa intothe pipeline,” said Bruce chairman of architectural firm , which has workedf on many Los Rios projectse over the years.
He also served as the volunteer chairma forlast year’s campaign for Measure M, whicgh is providing the bond fundinfg for the projects. This is a greart time, Starkweather said, for Los Rios to get the best valuew to makethe district’sa dollars go further. “We absolutely believd we’re going to get a bang for the taxpayer dollar for moving theseprojects up,” Harris said, addinbg that the district could enjoy discounts of 10 percent to 30 percent. The projects on the fast-trac k list include developing anew $16.y million building for the architecture/construction management programn at , constructing a $33.
4 million parking garagwe at , fixing up Hughes Stadium at at a cost of $12.8 million, and creating athletic fields at for $19.6 million. Construction was going to starr between 2011and 2013, but now will start as soon as next Over the next year, the distric t would spend about $10 millio on design and consulting services, and that work woul generate perhaps 50 jobs, said Jon deputy chancellor. The $114.3 million will be spent over severao years, and the estimated 1,000 jobs are what wouls be created over the course of the Los Rios, a two-year publid district, can choose the timing of these projects because the districty depends primarily on bond funding approved by voters last fall.
The projectsw don’t qualify for money from the state, whicuh doesn’t fund construction of communitycollege cafeterias, parking structures or athletic fields, spokeswomabn Susie Williams said. The projects also are easier to fast Harris said, because most such as the parking structure and stadium upgrade — don’t require a lot of planning or input from faculth for their academic needs. Measure M, approved by district voterz in November, will provide $475 million to go toward fast-tracok projects and others.
The bond money was targeted for completion of centerszin Davis, West Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove and as well as for structure renovations, improvecd technology and new classrooms. The district will issuw the Measure M bonds in probablhy four series overa decade, Sharpe said. Los Rios will sell the firstg series, totaling about $100 in June or Harris said. Los Rios also is still spendint money from a 2002bond measure.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Slow-motion catastrophe: Homes, crops lost as Haitian, Dominican lakes ... - Washington Post
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Slow-motion catastrophe: Homes, crops lost as Haitian, Dominican lakes ... Washington Post It's been a slow-motion disaster and potentially catastrophic for two countries already burdened by major environmental challenges. The waters' rise has worsened exponentially in recent years, especially after heavy rains in 2007 and 2008 hit the ... |
Sunday, September 16, 2012
NY earmarks $28M for health projects - Business First of Buffalo:
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Community Health Center of Buffalo will replace its aging centere on Grider witha 40,000-square-foot supercenter on Fillmore, funded by a $4.2 million The $12 million project, which will offer a complete menu of supporft services provided through a collaborative effortr by the Catholic Health System, is expectedf to open in September 2009. CHS will also be workinf on an emergency department expansioat , which was awarded a $3.8 millionn grant. Both grants are among nearly $28 millionh awarded to Western NewYork hospitals, nursing homes and othe r nonprofit health care providers through the Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkersz (HEAL NY).
Statewide, $280 million was awardedf to hospitals, nursing homes and othere nonprofit health-care providers for restructuring projects. HEAL was passefd in 2006 to support the mandates of the Commission on Health Care Financing in the 21stCentury (commonly known as the Berger The state has authorized up awardsx totaling $1 billion in HEAL NY funds. the Catholic Health System receivedthe lion’s share of grants: $10.2 including $1.49 million for for a primary care supercenter; and anotherr $5 million to take a look at its long-term care facilitiese and how best to reconfigurew the sites.
Dennis McCarthy, vice president for public relationsa andgovernment affairs, said the awarding of the grantzs enable Catholic Health to begin some real In a prepared Joseph McDonald, CHS presidenyt and CEO, said now the syste m can move forward to develop the “These grants will help us continu to redesign healthcare delivery in our region and make furthe improvements to expand access and enhance he said.
The collaborative effort at the new Community Health Cente will see Sisterstransition 20,00o0 patient visits from its hospital-based Familyg Health Center to the CHC’ws new site, with CHS providing such servicesz as laboratory, radiology, endocrinology and health education Moving the center from Sisters will open up spacs for the emergency department expansion. Sistersa will continue to operate a prenataol and obstetric care clinic and offer other imaging services at the Main Street site. LaVonne Ansari, CEO and executive director ofthe CHC, said in a prepareed release the center will meet a growingh need for community-based services.
“This is truly a collaborative effort among health partners who shars a common vision to servde thosein need, especiallyg those who are poor and she said. The state grants come through the next three phases for the HEALNY program: Phase 6 awards for primary care infrastructur e projects; Phase 7 awards for capital restructuring and Phase 8 awards for residentiaol health care facility rightsizing demonstration projects. : $1.69 million to develop an inpatient psychiatryunit ( ): $1.4 million for its Garden House seniorr housing apartment project • in Jamestown: $3.
1 milliom for campus expansion and bed consolidation • A half dozen grants were awardecd for smaller projects, including $183,9188 to Aspire of WNY for an electronic medicak records system; $388,739 for for its primary care $484,016 for the Finger Lakese Migrant Health Care Projecr Inc.; $493,286 to for constructiom of a primary care facility at the Horizonb Village intensive residential drug treatment center; and $500,000 to in Dansvill for its imaging project.
Also, two grants of $609,320 and $336,025 to to expand primaryt care in Albion and Lyndonville inOrleansd County; $725,556 for Planned Parenthood of WNY for a renovationh and infrastructure project at its Niagaras Falls medical clinic; and $456,600 to TLC Healtuh Network for a capital restructuring initiative for its long term home healtnh care program Telehealth Project.
Community Health Center of Buffalo will replace its aging centere on Grider witha 40,000-square-foot supercenter on Fillmore, funded by a $4.2 million The $12 million project, which will offer a complete menu of supporft services provided through a collaborative effortr by the Catholic Health System, is expectedf to open in September 2009. CHS will also be workinf on an emergency department expansioat , which was awarded a $3.8 millionn grant. Both grants are among nearly $28 millionh awarded to Western NewYork hospitals, nursing homes and othe r nonprofit health care providers through the Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkersz (HEAL NY).
Statewide, $280 million was awardedf to hospitals, nursing homes and othere nonprofit health-care providers for restructuring projects. HEAL was passefd in 2006 to support the mandates of the Commission on Health Care Financing in the 21stCentury (commonly known as the Berger The state has authorized up awardsx totaling $1 billion in HEAL NY funds. the Catholic Health System receivedthe lion’s share of grants: $10.2 including $1.49 million for for a primary care supercenter; and anotherr $5 million to take a look at its long-term care facilitiese and how best to reconfigurew the sites.
Dennis McCarthy, vice president for public relationsa andgovernment affairs, said the awarding of the grantzs enable Catholic Health to begin some real In a prepared Joseph McDonald, CHS presidenyt and CEO, said now the syste m can move forward to develop the “These grants will help us continu to redesign healthcare delivery in our region and make furthe improvements to expand access and enhance he said.
The collaborative effort at the new Community Health Cente will see Sisterstransition 20,00o0 patient visits from its hospital-based Familyg Health Center to the CHC’ws new site, with CHS providing such servicesz as laboratory, radiology, endocrinology and health education Moving the center from Sisters will open up spacs for the emergency department expansion. Sistersa will continue to operate a prenataol and obstetric care clinic and offer other imaging services at the Main Street site. LaVonne Ansari, CEO and executive director ofthe CHC, said in a prepareed release the center will meet a growingh need for community-based services.
“This is truly a collaborative effort among health partners who shars a common vision to servde thosein need, especiallyg those who are poor and she said. The state grants come through the next three phases for the HEALNY program: Phase 6 awards for primary care infrastructur e projects; Phase 7 awards for capital restructuring and Phase 8 awards for residentiaol health care facility rightsizing demonstration projects. : $1.69 million to develop an inpatient psychiatryunit ( ): $1.4 million for its Garden House seniorr housing apartment project • in Jamestown: $3.
1 milliom for campus expansion and bed consolidation • A half dozen grants were awardecd for smaller projects, including $183,9188 to Aspire of WNY for an electronic medicak records system; $388,739 for for its primary care $484,016 for the Finger Lakese Migrant Health Care Projecr Inc.; $493,286 to for constructiom of a primary care facility at the Horizonb Village intensive residential drug treatment center; and $500,000 to in Dansvill for its imaging project.
Also, two grants of $609,320 and $336,025 to to expand primaryt care in Albion and Lyndonville inOrleansd County; $725,556 for Planned Parenthood of WNY for a renovationh and infrastructure project at its Niagaras Falls medical clinic; and $456,600 to TLC Healtuh Network for a capital restructuring initiative for its long term home healtnh care program Telehealth Project.
Friday, September 14, 2012
HVCC Business Research and Development Center - The Business Review (Albany):
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is creating a Business Research and Development Center thankdsto $50,000 from state Senate Majority Leader Josephn Bruno (R-Brunswick) and another $50,000 from the Rensselaer Countyt Industrial Development Agency. College official said Tuesday that the new center will be run bythe college'se seven-year-old . The center will bring togethe businesses, human resource professional and economic development agencies to understand what skilld current employers need in workers and to anticipate futurr workforce requirements.
"We see this centerf becoming a proactive force in the economic development of Tech saidAndrew Matonak, HVCC's HVCC wants the cented to expand on the work of the Workforce Development Institute. In the past 18 the institute has developee collaborative training programs withCVS pharmacies, Price Choppe supermarkets and the City of Albany'as Central Business Improvement District. The work with the Businesx Improvement District entails providing potential employees of storeas and other companies on Central Avenue in Albanywith basic-skillas training, including how to deal with customers and appropriat e attire for the work place.
is creating a Business Research and Development Center thankdsto $50,000 from state Senate Majority Leader Josephn Bruno (R-Brunswick) and another $50,000 from the Rensselaer Countyt Industrial Development Agency. College official said Tuesday that the new center will be run bythe college'se seven-year-old . The center will bring togethe businesses, human resource professional and economic development agencies to understand what skilld current employers need in workers and to anticipate futurr workforce requirements.
"We see this centerf becoming a proactive force in the economic development of Tech saidAndrew Matonak, HVCC's HVCC wants the cented to expand on the work of the Workforce Development Institute. In the past 18 the institute has developee collaborative training programs withCVS pharmacies, Price Choppe supermarkets and the City of Albany'as Central Business Improvement District. The work with the Businesx Improvement District entails providing potential employees of storeas and other companies on Central Avenue in Albanywith basic-skillas training, including how to deal with customers and appropriat e attire for the work place.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Lawmakers override card-check veto - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The override allows Hawaii labot unions to more easily organize workerds by simply having them sign authorization House Bill 952 essentially takes away the righty of workers to vote by secret ballot on whether or not they would want to joina union, replacingb it with the authorization If a majority of a company’xs workers sign the the union would automatically be recognized and free to bargain with The legislation is a coup for Hawaii’sx labor unions who have said the card-check process is simply meant to streamline the present system and make it less But Wednesday’s override is perhaps one of business’ biggestf fears realized.
Employers have adamantlhy opposedthe legislation, calling it an intimidatioj tactic used by unionsa to push otherwise reticent workers to organize.
The override allows Hawaii labot unions to more easily organize workerds by simply having them sign authorization House Bill 952 essentially takes away the righty of workers to vote by secret ballot on whether or not they would want to joina union, replacingb it with the authorization If a majority of a company’xs workers sign the the union would automatically be recognized and free to bargain with The legislation is a coup for Hawaii’sx labor unions who have said the card-check process is simply meant to streamline the present system and make it less But Wednesday’s override is perhaps one of business’ biggestf fears realized.
Employers have adamantlhy opposedthe legislation, calling it an intimidatioj tactic used by unionsa to push otherwise reticent workers to organize.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Planned layoffs fall 16% in May - San Antonio Business Journal:
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percent more than the 103,5232 announced in the same month ayear ago. This year has not been kind to The report found that so far in 2009 employers haveannouncesd 822,282 job cuts, more than double the 394,193w announced through May last year. But whiled job cuts remained well abovelast year’sz pace, May marked the fourth consecutivre month with a decline in job-cut announcements. Sincer reaching a peak of 241,749 in January, job-curt totals have fallen by an averagof 17.5 percent per month. CEO John Challengerf remains cautious about the jobmarketds prospects. “This decline in job cuts could be Challenger said.
“The seconde quarter is typically the lowesy quarter of the year when it comes to job Corporate downsizing may continue to remain slow duringf thesummer months, but if the past is any we could see the pace acceleratde again in the latter half of the thir quarter through the end of the Challenger Gray is a Chicago-based outplacement consulting
percent more than the 103,5232 announced in the same month ayear ago. This year has not been kind to The report found that so far in 2009 employers haveannouncesd 822,282 job cuts, more than double the 394,193w announced through May last year. But whiled job cuts remained well abovelast year’sz pace, May marked the fourth consecutivre month with a decline in job-cut announcements. Sincer reaching a peak of 241,749 in January, job-curt totals have fallen by an averagof 17.5 percent per month. CEO John Challengerf remains cautious about the jobmarketds prospects. “This decline in job cuts could be Challenger said.
“The seconde quarter is typically the lowesy quarter of the year when it comes to job Corporate downsizing may continue to remain slow duringf thesummer months, but if the past is any we could see the pace acceleratde again in the latter half of the thir quarter through the end of the Challenger Gray is a Chicago-based outplacement consulting
Monday, September 10, 2012
Ener-G-Rotors to receive $800K NYSERDA grant - Orlando Business Journal:
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The Schenectady company develops appliances thatconvert low-temperature waste-heayt sources to electricity. The system being developed with NYSERDq funding will target theindustrial market. It will rely on industrialp waste, biomass, engine exhaust, solafr thermal or geothermal heat sources to produce electricity. The systems have a two-year Ener-G-Rotors CEO Michael Newell said. Francisx Murray Jr., NYSERDA's president and CEO, said Ener-G-Rotors is a leaderr in its field in developinga low-temperature heat-to-electricity generator “that could really fill a need and an efficienct gap in the marketplace.
” Newelol says that 15 percent to 20 percent of all energhy accessed in the U.S. is “thrown away” as low-temperature waste heat. An industrial plant that runs 24 houras a day and pays 10 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity couldsave $42,000 a year in electrixc costs by using one of Ener-G-Rotors’ he said. The units are modular. The prototype being developed for NYSERDA shoulde be operational byearly 2010, Newell said. Ener-G-Rotors made its first commerciakl salein April, when in Ontario, N.Y., ordered a 50-kilowat waste-to-heat unit. That unit converts low-temperatur e waste heat to energy.
Harbec contractee to buy the energy-saving system after testinvg threeof Ener-G-Rotors’ TGE5 5-kilowatt waste heat-to-energy Newell said. The largef unit will use Ener-G-Rotors’ patented Trochoida Gear Engine (TGE) to generate the electricity. The company did not disclose the cost ofthe appliance. TGE systemes convert low-temperature hot water or steamm to electricity that is returned to thesystem owner’sx electric grid. Ener-G-Rotors is a four-year-olxd company employs five people. It was started with $200,0p0 in angel funding and has continued operationswith grants-in-lieu-of-services contracts with NYSERDA.
The Schenectady company develops appliances thatconvert low-temperature waste-heayt sources to electricity. The system being developed with NYSERDq funding will target theindustrial market. It will rely on industrialp waste, biomass, engine exhaust, solafr thermal or geothermal heat sources to produce electricity. The systems have a two-year Ener-G-Rotors CEO Michael Newell said. Francisx Murray Jr., NYSERDA's president and CEO, said Ener-G-Rotors is a leaderr in its field in developinga low-temperature heat-to-electricity generator “that could really fill a need and an efficienct gap in the marketplace.
” Newelol says that 15 percent to 20 percent of all energhy accessed in the U.S. is “thrown away” as low-temperature waste heat. An industrial plant that runs 24 houras a day and pays 10 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity couldsave $42,000 a year in electrixc costs by using one of Ener-G-Rotors’ he said. The units are modular. The prototype being developed for NYSERDA shoulde be operational byearly 2010, Newell said. Ener-G-Rotors made its first commerciakl salein April, when in Ontario, N.Y., ordered a 50-kilowat waste-to-heat unit. That unit converts low-temperatur e waste heat to energy.
Harbec contractee to buy the energy-saving system after testinvg threeof Ener-G-Rotors’ TGE5 5-kilowatt waste heat-to-energy Newell said. The largef unit will use Ener-G-Rotors’ patented Trochoida Gear Engine (TGE) to generate the electricity. The company did not disclose the cost ofthe appliance. TGE systemes convert low-temperature hot water or steamm to electricity that is returned to thesystem owner’sx electric grid. Ener-G-Rotors is a four-year-olxd company employs five people. It was started with $200,0p0 in angel funding and has continued operationswith grants-in-lieu-of-services contracts with NYSERDA.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Cafe di Napoli closes in Minneapolis - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The restaurant was on the Skyway retaipl level of a cond o and office building at the cornefr of Marquette Avenue and SoutuSixth Street. It was owned by develope Larry Abdo, principal of Anxon Inc., the company that owns the Abdosaid he’s very close to finishingf a deal with a new restaurant tenant that is interesteed in the space and he could make an announcemenyt in the next few days. Cafe Di Napoli originally opened in 1938 on Hennepin Avenue and operatee therefor years. In the lack of lunch patrons prompted the former Joe Piazza, . Then in two of Joe’s children, David and Nancy Piazza, in the skywah level of Abdo’s condop project, also known as 6 Quebec.
In late Abdo acquired the “I bought it knowing that unless it was an enormousz home run that we wouldf probably not be inthat business, so we’vse been looking for someone to take the space Abdo and his wife went on their first date at Cafe Di Napolui so he said he had an emotional attachmenty to it. Abdo tinkered with the menu and pricing at Di trying things such as 10 cent bottles of wine to go with pizzas duringhappy hour. “It did OK, but it was not he said. “We just really want to concentratre on ourburger brand.
” That brand is a restauranft called My Burger - a no-frillss hamburger and french fries restaurant that was created and is ownesd by the Abdo family. The original My Burger store is two-doors-dow n from the former Di Napolirestauranf space. There’s also a location in Center City, Minn. “We’ve got people that are interested in doing some funding for it and we have got some locationws that are picked outand we’ve been workin on improving our product and our
The restaurant was on the Skyway retaipl level of a cond o and office building at the cornefr of Marquette Avenue and SoutuSixth Street. It was owned by develope Larry Abdo, principal of Anxon Inc., the company that owns the Abdosaid he’s very close to finishingf a deal with a new restaurant tenant that is interesteed in the space and he could make an announcemenyt in the next few days. Cafe Di Napoli originally opened in 1938 on Hennepin Avenue and operatee therefor years. In the lack of lunch patrons prompted the former Joe Piazza, . Then in two of Joe’s children, David and Nancy Piazza, in the skywah level of Abdo’s condop project, also known as 6 Quebec.
In late Abdo acquired the “I bought it knowing that unless it was an enormousz home run that we wouldf probably not be inthat business, so we’vse been looking for someone to take the space Abdo and his wife went on their first date at Cafe Di Napolui so he said he had an emotional attachmenty to it. Abdo tinkered with the menu and pricing at Di trying things such as 10 cent bottles of wine to go with pizzas duringhappy hour. “It did OK, but it was not he said. “We just really want to concentratre on ourburger brand.
” That brand is a restauranft called My Burger - a no-frillss hamburger and french fries restaurant that was created and is ownesd by the Abdo family. The original My Burger store is two-doors-dow n from the former Di Napolirestauranf space. There’s also a location in Center City, Minn. “We’ve got people that are interested in doing some funding for it and we have got some locationws that are picked outand we’ve been workin on improving our product and our
Friday, September 7, 2012
Barack Obama tells Democrats their hopes were justified - Los Angeles Times
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ABC News | Barack Obama tells Democrats their hopes were justified Los Angeles Times In his speech accepting the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama neatly transformed the hope and change of 2008 that centered on him into a voter-centered hope and change for 2012. "So you see, the election four ... Republican Foreign Policy: An Easy Act to Follow? Joblessness May Undermine Obama Convention Bump Heilemann: A Confident Obama Plays It Safe |
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Nova Southeastern expands Tampa presence - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Located at 3632 Queen Palm Drive in the Sabal ParkCorporate Center, the 81,500-square-foot Tampa Studentf Educational Center doubles the university’s Tampa space, said Ken Ma, associatre director at NSU’s office of public The center previously occupied 41,179 square feet at the Sabal Park Plazs Building. The expansion will create 30 jobs, includintg positions in teaching, operationw and management. It is expected to have a $12 millio economic impact, Ma said.
The new facility has a capacity of upto 2,000 students and offers 18 degree programs, includiny business administration, education and speech-language In addition, the center will introduce NSU’s new 27-month anesthesiologist assistant program, whic will launch with 26 students. The facility’xs classrooms will feature videoconferencing health care simulation computer labs and wirelessInternetr connection. A grand opening ceremony for the center is scheduled from5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on June 4. Speakersd will include Ray Ferrero Jr., president of NSU; Georg e Hanbury II, NSU executive vice president and chiegoperating officer; Rep.
Rachel Burgin, R-Brandon; Craig vice president of academic affairs; Susabn Valdes, member of the ; Tammy president and chief executive officefr ofthe ; and Michelle Todd, special assistanyt to Gov. Charlie Crist. Based in NSU has more than 28,000
Located at 3632 Queen Palm Drive in the Sabal ParkCorporate Center, the 81,500-square-foot Tampa Studentf Educational Center doubles the university’s Tampa space, said Ken Ma, associatre director at NSU’s office of public The center previously occupied 41,179 square feet at the Sabal Park Plazs Building. The expansion will create 30 jobs, includintg positions in teaching, operationw and management. It is expected to have a $12 millio economic impact, Ma said.
The new facility has a capacity of upto 2,000 students and offers 18 degree programs, includiny business administration, education and speech-language In addition, the center will introduce NSU’s new 27-month anesthesiologist assistant program, whic will launch with 26 students. The facility’xs classrooms will feature videoconferencing health care simulation computer labs and wirelessInternetr connection. A grand opening ceremony for the center is scheduled from5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on June 4. Speakersd will include Ray Ferrero Jr., president of NSU; Georg e Hanbury II, NSU executive vice president and chiegoperating officer; Rep.
Rachel Burgin, R-Brandon; Craig vice president of academic affairs; Susabn Valdes, member of the ; Tammy president and chief executive officefr ofthe ; and Michelle Todd, special assistanyt to Gov. Charlie Crist. Based in NSU has more than 28,000
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Broadway renews Matrix, MultiPlan leases - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The private real estate investment and management firm is renegotiating leaseds with tenants at the same time it is tryinvg to clear up debt issues withits lender. which lost ownership of the Hancoc Tower after it defaulted ona loan, has debt that maturesx this month. The financing in question is secured byseveralp properties, including the 980,000-square-foot Bay Broadway is in discussions with lendersx to renegotiate the terms of the Broadway was given an extension on the which was due earlier this month, accordingf to a source with knowledge of the However, the landlord renewed MultiPlann Inc.
, which leases 105,062 square feet, and Matrix which leases 11,421 square feet, at the office CB Richard Ellis represented MultiPlan. DTZ/FHO Partners representedc Broadway Partners and Matrix in theleas negotiations. Broadway acquired Bay Colony from Beaconb Capital Partners LLC in May 2007 as part of a larger portfolikof assets. The four-building complex office park sits ona 58-acrse site overlooking Route 128.
The private real estate investment and management firm is renegotiating leaseds with tenants at the same time it is tryinvg to clear up debt issues withits lender. which lost ownership of the Hancoc Tower after it defaulted ona loan, has debt that maturesx this month. The financing in question is secured byseveralp properties, including the 980,000-square-foot Bay Broadway is in discussions with lendersx to renegotiate the terms of the Broadway was given an extension on the which was due earlier this month, accordingf to a source with knowledge of the However, the landlord renewed MultiPlann Inc.
, which leases 105,062 square feet, and Matrix which leases 11,421 square feet, at the office CB Richard Ellis represented MultiPlan. DTZ/FHO Partners representedc Broadway Partners and Matrix in theleas negotiations. Broadway acquired Bay Colony from Beaconb Capital Partners LLC in May 2007 as part of a larger portfolikof assets. The four-building complex office park sits ona 58-acrse site overlooking Route 128.
Monday, September 3, 2012
Sports group hits Facebook and Twitter - Washington Business Journal:
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The group promises to provide information abou t upcomingsports events, franchise campaigns and many other doings related to sportsw in Oregon. The Sports Authority is an influential playefr in attractingmajor events, such as last spring’s NCAA men’x basketball tournament. The effortz will also promote the authority’s bid for events, voluntee r opportunities and specialticke offers. “We are very excited to officiallyh enter the realm ofsocial networking,” said Oregobn Sports Authority CEO Drew Mahalic, in a “It’s a fantastic way for us to keep everyone postesd on the future of Oregon sports.
” Interns Kailee Crawford, Meagan Kalez and Taylor Hinshaw createdx the pages. The grou p can be found on Facebook at Its Twitter addressis http://twitter.com/OregonSports
The group promises to provide information abou t upcomingsports events, franchise campaigns and many other doings related to sportsw in Oregon. The Sports Authority is an influential playefr in attractingmajor events, such as last spring’s NCAA men’x basketball tournament. The effortz will also promote the authority’s bid for events, voluntee r opportunities and specialticke offers. “We are very excited to officiallyh enter the realm ofsocial networking,” said Oregobn Sports Authority CEO Drew Mahalic, in a “It’s a fantastic way for us to keep everyone postesd on the future of Oregon sports.
” Interns Kailee Crawford, Meagan Kalez and Taylor Hinshaw createdx the pages. The grou p can be found on Facebook at Its Twitter addressis http://twitter.com/OregonSports
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Housing associations consider Reit route - Financial Times
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Housing associations consider Reit route Financial Times Housing associations have drawn up plans to raise up to £1bn from equity markets as the Treasury considers proposals to launch a new listed “real estate investment trust†for the sector. Ministers are considering whether to give the go-ahead to Britain ... |
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