BusinessWeek | No More Tweeting at the Steering Wheel BusinessWeek But you can still use a voice-automated system or controls built into the steering wheel to access the Web. LaHood has been pushing states to pass bans on the use of mobile phones at the wheel, something his agency doesn't have the power to regulate. < br /> |
Friday, February 17, 2012
No More Tweeting at the Steering Wheel - BusinessWeek
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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Yee delivered a written statement to the explainintg that the Board of Equalization is workingy withthe , , and the to find functions that couls be consolidated. “Taking an incrementalk approach, consolidating those processes or functionds where we have common business approache s will lead to immediate efficiencies with little or no investmen on the part ofthe state’s generall fund for long-term gain,” Yee Members from the agencies met in May to talk consolidation possibilities, with likely candidates includint call centers, printing and electronic capture and the entire process of processing tax returns.
The agencies are making an inventory of equipment and expertise to see what can be sharedsor combined. Yee was elected to the five-member boar in November 2006 to represent the coastal region s from the Oregon border to SantwaBarbara County. The BOE collects more than $53 billion annual in salez taxes, property taxes, use taxes and The Franchise Tax Boardcollectsd personal, corporate and bank taxes in California.
Yee delivered a written statement to the explainintg that the Board of Equalization is workingy withthe , , and the to find functions that couls be consolidated. “Taking an incrementalk approach, consolidating those processes or functionds where we have common business approache s will lead to immediate efficiencies with little or no investmen on the part ofthe state’s generall fund for long-term gain,” Yee Members from the agencies met in May to talk consolidation possibilities, with likely candidates includint call centers, printing and electronic capture and the entire process of processing tax returns.
The agencies are making an inventory of equipment and expertise to see what can be sharedsor combined. Yee was elected to the five-member boar in November 2006 to represent the coastal region s from the Oregon border to SantwaBarbara County. The BOE collects more than $53 billion annual in salez taxes, property taxes, use taxes and The Franchise Tax Boardcollectsd personal, corporate and bank taxes in California.
Monday, February 13, 2012
International Paper completes $3.7 billion acquisition of Austin's Temple-Inland - Austin American-Statesman
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International Paper completes $3.7 billion acquisition of Austin's Temple-Inland Austin American-Statesman By Barry Harrell International Paper Co. has completed its $3.7 billion acquisition of Austin-based corrugated packaging maker Temple-Inland Inc., the companies said Monday, finishing off the sometimes-contentious takeover bid that International Paper ... International Paper Completes Acquisition of Temple-Inland < nobr>MarketWatch (press release) International Paper deal for Temple-Inland closes International Paper's acquisition of Temple-Inland completed, company says |
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Cushman & Wakefield loses third Miami exec - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Caplin’s exit is the latest of severa lrecent high-profile departures at C&W in Miami. The firm is one of Southg Florida's largest real estate brokerages and, like othef brokerages, has seen few investment deals in the last Former branch manager Tere Blanca left in the sprinvg tolaunch , a firm focused on officee leasing and sales. Hank Klein, executivwe director of C&W in Florida, was notifies last month that his positiob wasbeing eliminated. Steelbridge owns and manages propertgthroughout Florida. It sold , on Miami’s Brickell Key, for $150 millio in 2007 after an eight-year hold.
Steelbridgse founder Gavin Campbell will continue as managing sharing the helmwith Caplin. Caplin is one of a handful of commercial brokers involved inSoutg Florida’s largest commercial transactions. Caplin said his exit is in responsr to a paradigm shift in locak investment that comes at the tail end of a where leasing and management for institutional investor s became secondary tomarkett momentum.
During the boom years leading upto 2006, the expectatiob was that assets with strong track recorde could be purchased and flipped quickly for big For a short period of time, some owners made the strategu work, but then the economic meltdown put the brakes on the Some, who bought in the last few were holding assets that cost too much comparexd to market fundamentals. The markeft has now shifted back to fundamentao principlesof investment, with institutionaol investors and private capital “seeking to co-invest with nimble, local operating partners,” Caplin said.
“The marketr and investors mostlybelieve it’s about operationzs on the ground and knowing how to positionh a building in a particular he said. Caplin oversaw more than $7 billiomn in transactions at including ’ $307 million purchaswe of a half-stake in downtown Miami’ss landmark and full ownership of the 1221 Brickel building in 2006. He was involved in the sale of 355 Alhambrw in Coral Gablesfor $87. 3 million in 2008 and is currently working with Hines to refinance its debtat . Caplin is a graduatew of south Miami-Dade County’s Palmetto High School.
He graduatecd from in 1985 witha bachelor’s degree in finance and real Two years later, he left C&W’sa appraisal group to launch the company’s local investmen sales operation. Caplin was part of a team in the late 1980a that first specialized in investment salesin Miami. Durinh the mid-1990s, Steelbridge Capital had 2 million square feet of commercia real estate in its portfolip in seven Florida marketsincluding Jacksonville, Naplesw and Miami. They sold much of it from 2005to 2007. Caplin’sx arrival marks another periodof opportunity-investment for the Steelbridge’s Campbell said.
"We think valuations are finally startingg to lookattractive again,” Campbell said in a “The opportunity to buy Florida assets at significant discountsw to replacement cost is imminent, whilre the long-term job and demographic prospectz for Florida and the Caribbean basin are as stronhg as ever. Jay’s leadership will be the linchpin ofour strategy."
Caplin’s exit is the latest of severa lrecent high-profile departures at C&W in Miami. The firm is one of Southg Florida's largest real estate brokerages and, like othef brokerages, has seen few investment deals in the last Former branch manager Tere Blanca left in the sprinvg tolaunch , a firm focused on officee leasing and sales. Hank Klein, executivwe director of C&W in Florida, was notifies last month that his positiob wasbeing eliminated. Steelbridge owns and manages propertgthroughout Florida. It sold , on Miami’s Brickell Key, for $150 millio in 2007 after an eight-year hold.
Steelbridgse founder Gavin Campbell will continue as managing sharing the helmwith Caplin. Caplin is one of a handful of commercial brokers involved inSoutg Florida’s largest commercial transactions. Caplin said his exit is in responsr to a paradigm shift in locak investment that comes at the tail end of a where leasing and management for institutional investor s became secondary tomarkett momentum.
During the boom years leading upto 2006, the expectatiob was that assets with strong track recorde could be purchased and flipped quickly for big For a short period of time, some owners made the strategu work, but then the economic meltdown put the brakes on the Some, who bought in the last few were holding assets that cost too much comparexd to market fundamentals. The markeft has now shifted back to fundamentao principlesof investment, with institutionaol investors and private capital “seeking to co-invest with nimble, local operating partners,” Caplin said.
“The marketr and investors mostlybelieve it’s about operationzs on the ground and knowing how to positionh a building in a particular he said. Caplin oversaw more than $7 billiomn in transactions at including ’ $307 million purchaswe of a half-stake in downtown Miami’ss landmark and full ownership of the 1221 Brickel building in 2006. He was involved in the sale of 355 Alhambrw in Coral Gablesfor $87. 3 million in 2008 and is currently working with Hines to refinance its debtat . Caplin is a graduatew of south Miami-Dade County’s Palmetto High School.
He graduatecd from in 1985 witha bachelor’s degree in finance and real Two years later, he left C&W’sa appraisal group to launch the company’s local investmen sales operation. Caplin was part of a team in the late 1980a that first specialized in investment salesin Miami. Durinh the mid-1990s, Steelbridge Capital had 2 million square feet of commercia real estate in its portfolip in seven Florida marketsincluding Jacksonville, Naplesw and Miami. They sold much of it from 2005to 2007. Caplin’sx arrival marks another periodof opportunity-investment for the Steelbridge’s Campbell said.
"We think valuations are finally startingg to lookattractive again,” Campbell said in a “The opportunity to buy Florida assets at significant discountsw to replacement cost is imminent, whilre the long-term job and demographic prospectz for Florida and the Caribbean basin are as stronhg as ever. Jay’s leadership will be the linchpin ofour strategy."
Thursday, February 9, 2012
What Do Democracy Promoters Actually Do? - NPR
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What Do Democracy Promoters Actually Do? NPR He was taken aback by the legal proceedings in Egypt and worries that Russia or other countries leery about international democracy promoters will be watching closely to see how far Egypt goes. |
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Pew report: Clean energy powers job growth - Triangle Business Journal:
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study said Florida was one of 38 statesd and the District of Columbia in whichj job growth in the clean energy economt outperformed overalljob gains. Pew definerd a clean energy economy as one thatgeneratees jobs, businesses and investments while expanding clean energ y production, increasing energy efficiency, reducing greenhousse gas emissions, waste and pollution, and conserving water and other natural resources. In there was a 7.9 percentr increase in clean energy jobsfrom 28,845 jobs in 1998 to 31,122 jobs in 2007.
The numbers are a hard counr ofactual jobs, Pew said in a and range from jobs as diverse as engineers, plumbers, administrativs assistants, construction workers, machine setters, marketinbg consultants and teachers with annual incomes ranging from $21,000 to $111,000. jobs in the clean energ y industry grew at a rateof 9.1 percent between 1998 and 2007, while total jobs grew by 3.7 percent in the same period, the report says. Florida had 3,831 clea n energy businesses at the endof 2007, a 22.7 percenyt increase from 3,121 businesses in the report says.
There were 236 cleabn energy patents in Florida between 1999 and and venture capital firmsinvested $117 in cleaj technology in Florida between 2006 and 2008.
study said Florida was one of 38 statesd and the District of Columbia in whichj job growth in the clean energy economt outperformed overalljob gains. Pew definerd a clean energy economy as one thatgeneratees jobs, businesses and investments while expanding clean energ y production, increasing energy efficiency, reducing greenhousse gas emissions, waste and pollution, and conserving water and other natural resources. In there was a 7.9 percentr increase in clean energy jobsfrom 28,845 jobs in 1998 to 31,122 jobs in 2007.
The numbers are a hard counr ofactual jobs, Pew said in a and range from jobs as diverse as engineers, plumbers, administrativs assistants, construction workers, machine setters, marketinbg consultants and teachers with annual incomes ranging from $21,000 to $111,000. jobs in the clean energ y industry grew at a rateof 9.1 percent between 1998 and 2007, while total jobs grew by 3.7 percent in the same period, the report says. Florida had 3,831 clea n energy businesses at the endof 2007, a 22.7 percenyt increase from 3,121 businesses in the report says.
There were 236 cleabn energy patents in Florida between 1999 and and venture capital firmsinvested $117 in cleaj technology in Florida between 2006 and 2008.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
February 2012 Contemporary Poetry Reviews - Huffington Post (blog)
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February 2012 Contemporary Poetry Reviews Huffington Post (blog) Byrd's cerebral prose poems are couched in an air of hyper-rationality that belies their visceral energy. As those progenitors of the contemporary avant-garde, The Futurists, so famously encouraged in the years leading up to WWI, Byrd casts her ... Seth Abramson: February 2012 Contemporary Poetry Reviews |
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