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Dallas-based Dean (NYSE: DF) will relocate from its curren t location at 2515McKinney Ave. into 240,000 square feet of space insidd Cityplace. The move is expected to take placed in the first quarterof 2010. "We are pleaserd to be able to relocatwe our offices within Dallascity limits. Many factorw worked in our favor, including the real estater market, space availability and othe economic elements," said Gregg chairman of the board and chievf executive officer ofDean Foods. "The City of Dallads is our home, and we are pleased to remain here and continuew our many civic andcommunity partnerships.
" Dean said in a statementr it is moving because the company has outgrowjn its current workspace, and new spaces is needed to address the company’z changing needs. The lease will take occupancy at Cityplacew to about 80 percent from abou t 60percent now, said Sarah vice president at Stream Realty Partners, whicbh handles leasing in the building. Employeesw will begin moving in December and the move will be phasefd inthrough March, Payne said. "This was a huge win for the City of Dallaa to keep them inthe city, because they looked all Payne said.
She said Dean Foods considered existing spacseand build-to-suits in the Legacy/Frisci area, as well as other buildings Brokers familiar with the search said Dean Foodds considered Fountain Place and Bank of America Plaza among other downtown buildings with significanf square footage available. The asking lease rate for spacer in Cityplaceis $24 per square foot, plus Dean Foods will occupy floors 34 througgh 40 in the 42-floor, 1.2-million-square-foot Dean Foods occupies about 150,000 square feet at its current location.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Exxon ordered to pay $507.5M in spill case - Washington Business Journal:
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million in punitive damages plus interest to plaintiffs affectedd by the Exxon Valdez oil spill that impactedc residents and businesses living along the coasgt of Alaskain 1989. The made their ruling Mondayu after the case was sent back fromthe . At the Nintu Circuit level, justices were charged with determining interest and appellate The Ninth Circuit confirmed the punitive damagw amount afterthe U.S. Supremer Court determined compensatory damageas and punitive damages should be assessed usinfga 1-to-1 ratio. In its latest the Ninth Circuit confirmedthat Irving-based Exxon XOM) is responsible for $507 million in punitive damagess and must pay interesty on the judgment at the rate of 5.
9 percent datint back to 1996, when the initiall judgment against the company was first issued by a jury. The federao case against Exxon Mobil has been languishinb for more than a The Ninth Circuit said both sided will cover theirown attorney’sa fees. The original jury verdict against Exxon Mobilpwas $5 billion, an amounf that has been reduced by 90 percent during the more than 10 yearsz of litigation, according to court An Exxon Mobil spokesman said Monday, "Wee are aware that the opinion has been issued and will revie the opinion before commenting further.
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million in punitive damages plus interest to plaintiffs affectedd by the Exxon Valdez oil spill that impactedc residents and businesses living along the coasgt of Alaskain 1989. The made their ruling Mondayu after the case was sent back fromthe . At the Nintu Circuit level, justices were charged with determining interest and appellate The Ninth Circuit confirmed the punitive damagw amount afterthe U.S. Supremer Court determined compensatory damageas and punitive damages should be assessed usinfga 1-to-1 ratio. In its latest the Ninth Circuit confirmedthat Irving-based Exxon XOM) is responsible for $507 million in punitive damagess and must pay interesty on the judgment at the rate of 5.
9 percent datint back to 1996, when the initiall judgment against the company was first issued by a jury. The federao case against Exxon Mobil has been languishinb for more than a The Ninth Circuit said both sided will cover theirown attorney’sa fees. The original jury verdict against Exxon Mobilpwas $5 billion, an amounf that has been reduced by 90 percent during the more than 10 yearsz of litigation, according to court An Exxon Mobil spokesman said Monday, "Wee are aware that the opinion has been issued and will revie the opinion before commenting further.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Traditional potlatch serves hundreds, blesses Fort Wainwright soldiers before ... - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner | Traditional potlatch serves hundreds, blesses Fort Wainwright soldiers before ... Fairbanks Daily News-Miner The special event was staged between deployment ceremonies on post Tuesday. Servers, pulling cauldrons of steaming moose soup on wheels, started the feast. ... |
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Eastern Market reopens Friday - Washington Business Journal:
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The fire, in April gutted much of the 136-year-old market and left its vendors without apermanentg home. The District set up a temporary home for many of thoss vendors nearby shortly afterthe blaze. Eastern at 7th and C streets SE, has now undergonee a $22 million head-to-toe renovation, one many of its regularsz have calledlong overdue. Although the cause of the fire has neve r beenofficially determined, it was widely believed to have been the resultg of faulty electrical wiring. Eastern Market’s reopening will see many of its original vendors return to once agaim hawk everything from fresh meatsand cheeses, to flowersw art and crafts.
Longtime Capitol Hill residenrt Jim Zaniello is among regulars who are looking forwarrd to returning tothe market. “It’s excitingf to know that all of our marketg family will be back in the original buildingv and that they will continue to be an importanft part of the Hill community for years to he said. “Eastern Market is an integra l part of life onthe Hill.”
The fire, in April gutted much of the 136-year-old market and left its vendors without apermanentg home. The District set up a temporary home for many of thoss vendors nearby shortly afterthe blaze. Eastern at 7th and C streets SE, has now undergonee a $22 million head-to-toe renovation, one many of its regularsz have calledlong overdue. Although the cause of the fire has neve r beenofficially determined, it was widely believed to have been the resultg of faulty electrical wiring. Eastern Market’s reopening will see many of its original vendors return to once agaim hawk everything from fresh meatsand cheeses, to flowersw art and crafts.
Longtime Capitol Hill residenrt Jim Zaniello is among regulars who are looking forwarrd to returning tothe market. “It’s excitingf to know that all of our marketg family will be back in the original buildingv and that they will continue to be an importanft part of the Hill community for years to he said. “Eastern Market is an integra l part of life onthe Hill.”
Thursday, January 20, 2011
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Kennison said he expects the company to reporgta full-year profit of $2.90 per close to the high-end of the company’s estimatedx range of between $2.5p0 and $3 per share. Analystas polled by Thomson Reuters were expectingg earningsof $2.68 per share. “Despitre stiff economic headwinds...., management has expressed confidencer in its outlook citing margin This team has credibilitywith us, leavingy us comfortable at the end of Kennison wrote. Polaris (NYSE: PII) earlt this month announced it , though it offeredc few details. Kennison speculated Poari might releasea “low-speed vehicle.
” He also notedr that the company’s new CEO, Scott Wine, has a militargy background. Wine said with the Business Journak earlier this year that he plannerd to expandthe company’s international and militarhy businesses. Polaris stock was up $3.0o9 per share, or 10.8 to $31.67 near the close of trading Friday.
Kennison said he expects the company to reporgta full-year profit of $2.90 per close to the high-end of the company’s estimatedx range of between $2.5p0 and $3 per share. Analystas polled by Thomson Reuters were expectingg earningsof $2.68 per share. “Despitre stiff economic headwinds...., management has expressed confidencer in its outlook citing margin This team has credibilitywith us, leavingy us comfortable at the end of Kennison wrote. Polaris (NYSE: PII) earlt this month announced it , though it offeredc few details. Kennison speculated Poari might releasea “low-speed vehicle.
” He also notedr that the company’s new CEO, Scott Wine, has a militargy background. Wine said with the Business Journak earlier this year that he plannerd to expandthe company’s international and militarhy businesses. Polaris stock was up $3.0o9 per share, or 10.8 to $31.67 near the close of trading Friday.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Faces & Names: Kidman, Urban have child via surrogate - Duluth News Tribune
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
Medicaid program gets $676K in pharmaceutical settlement - Denver Business Journal:
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Paris-based reached a $182.8 million settlemenr with all 50 statesand Washington, D.C., after attorneysa general nationwide mounted an investigatiom into the company's alleged overbilling for Anzemet, an anti-nausea u drug typically used in chemotherapy treatments. Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and othe r officials claim the companyu inflated average wholesale prices forthe "My office will continue to look into the pharmaceutical industry to make sure no other company is taking advantage of the system or Dann said in a Dann is involved in similar lawsuits pending against Columbus-based , Abbott Ill.-based (NYSE:ABT), Peapack, N.J.-based and Reno, Nev.
-basedr The federal government's Medicare program is receiving $160. 1 million of the Aventis settlement, while the rest will be funnelerd to stateMedicaid programs. Officials at the now named (NYSE:SNY), couldn't be reachede immediately for comment. Ohio's Medicaid program, startes in 1968, assists 1.7 million Ohioans a month on andabout 2.2 million throughout the year. The $13.w billion program, which takesw up about a quarter ofthe state'sw annual budget, serves children and adults in low-incomd Ohio families.
Paris-based reached a $182.8 million settlemenr with all 50 statesand Washington, D.C., after attorneysa general nationwide mounted an investigatiom into the company's alleged overbilling for Anzemet, an anti-nausea u drug typically used in chemotherapy treatments. Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and othe r officials claim the companyu inflated average wholesale prices forthe "My office will continue to look into the pharmaceutical industry to make sure no other company is taking advantage of the system or Dann said in a Dann is involved in similar lawsuits pending against Columbus-based , Abbott Ill.-based (NYSE:ABT), Peapack, N.J.-based and Reno, Nev.
-basedr The federal government's Medicare program is receiving $160. 1 million of the Aventis settlement, while the rest will be funnelerd to stateMedicaid programs. Officials at the now named (NYSE:SNY), couldn't be reachede immediately for comment. Ohio's Medicaid program, startes in 1968, assists 1.7 million Ohioans a month on andabout 2.2 million throughout the year. The $13.w billion program, which takesw up about a quarter ofthe state'sw annual budget, serves children and adults in low-incomd Ohio families.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Nutrisoda returns bigger, shinier - Washington Business Journal:
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Ardea has scaled back distribution of thenutritionally enhanced, carbonated beverage as it triesx out a new look and can size meanrt to give it more mass-market The pastel-colored, 8.4-ounce cans are gone, replacesd by standard-size, 12-ounce cans with a silver Since May, Ardea only has been selling the drink onlinwe and at stores in two pilot-projectf areas — the Twin Cities and San Diego — and has halveed the number of flavors to four.
If salees go well, it will expanf to other markets latethis “We think the packaging and marketing materialxs we have put together have made it a much more widely accepted product, while before it was really a nichw product,” said Richard Wilson, Ardea’a president and general manager. Nutrisoda sales in 2008 were 30 percenft less than theyear before, as large retailersw such as Minneapolis-based Target Corp. and N.J.-based The Great Atlanticx & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. (a regional grocer bettere knownas A&P) stopped carryin the beverage.
Ardea — which moverd its headquarters from Hopkinsto Schaumburg, after Minneapolis-based PepsiAmericas acquired it in 2006 — retainexd Minneapolis advertising firm Hunt Adkins to conduct focuw groups to find out how to give Nutrisoda more appeal. The firm concludedc the beverage was too closely associatesd with energy drinks and too limited to a core marketof health-conscious adults. One of Hunt Adkins’ major conclusionsz was that the drink should be selling in a traditional soda can if it was to widenh itscustomer base. The plan had an addede bonus: Ardea could save a lot of moneyusing 12-ouncre cans.
That’s because Ardea’s PepsiAmericas, is the world’s second-largest seller and distributor ofPepsiCo Inc. and has easy access to 12-ounce aluminum By dropping a canning deal with Cold Sprinvg Brewery in Cold Sprinv and instead using a PepsiAmericas facilityin Iowa, Ardea now is able to sell Nutrisoda for 50 to 60 percentf less per ounce. Wilson said an 8.4-ounce can of Nutrisodza used to sellfor $1.79. The 12-ounce can sells for 99 Six-packs selling for less than $5.999 are expected soon. “Everybodyt is looking for a good-value scenarip where they can find it,” Wilson said.
Besidezs the can size and price, Ardea also has soughr to make the soda more attractivew to a mass market by giving the formula astrongedr flavor. The company is spending more than $1 millionm to show off the new Nutrisoda on billboards, public busses and a light rail There’s also a bicycle-pulled soda station showing up at including a recent Minnesota Twins game. The campaign’a message is that the drink is “hubbly,” i.e. and “bubbly.” John Sicher, editofr and publisher of the biweeklyBeverage Digest, said it will be up to the consumer to decide whether the rebranding pays off.
But he said even majord soda brands, such as Pepsi, have to be refreshed from timeto “Keeping brands current and relevantr and fresh for consumers is very important.”
Ardea has scaled back distribution of thenutritionally enhanced, carbonated beverage as it triesx out a new look and can size meanrt to give it more mass-market The pastel-colored, 8.4-ounce cans are gone, replacesd by standard-size, 12-ounce cans with a silver Since May, Ardea only has been selling the drink onlinwe and at stores in two pilot-projectf areas — the Twin Cities and San Diego — and has halveed the number of flavors to four.
If salees go well, it will expanf to other markets latethis “We think the packaging and marketing materialxs we have put together have made it a much more widely accepted product, while before it was really a nichw product,” said Richard Wilson, Ardea’a president and general manager. Nutrisoda sales in 2008 were 30 percenft less than theyear before, as large retailersw such as Minneapolis-based Target Corp. and N.J.-based The Great Atlanticx & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. (a regional grocer bettere knownas A&P) stopped carryin the beverage.
Ardea — which moverd its headquarters from Hopkinsto Schaumburg, after Minneapolis-based PepsiAmericas acquired it in 2006 — retainexd Minneapolis advertising firm Hunt Adkins to conduct focuw groups to find out how to give Nutrisoda more appeal. The firm concludedc the beverage was too closely associatesd with energy drinks and too limited to a core marketof health-conscious adults. One of Hunt Adkins’ major conclusionsz was that the drink should be selling in a traditional soda can if it was to widenh itscustomer base. The plan had an addede bonus: Ardea could save a lot of moneyusing 12-ouncre cans.
That’s because Ardea’s PepsiAmericas, is the world’s second-largest seller and distributor ofPepsiCo Inc. and has easy access to 12-ounce aluminum By dropping a canning deal with Cold Sprinvg Brewery in Cold Sprinv and instead using a PepsiAmericas facilityin Iowa, Ardea now is able to sell Nutrisoda for 50 to 60 percentf less per ounce. Wilson said an 8.4-ounce can of Nutrisodza used to sellfor $1.79. The 12-ounce can sells for 99 Six-packs selling for less than $5.999 are expected soon. “Everybodyt is looking for a good-value scenarip where they can find it,” Wilson said.
Besidezs the can size and price, Ardea also has soughr to make the soda more attractivew to a mass market by giving the formula astrongedr flavor. The company is spending more than $1 millionm to show off the new Nutrisoda on billboards, public busses and a light rail There’s also a bicycle-pulled soda station showing up at including a recent Minnesota Twins game. The campaign’a message is that the drink is “hubbly,” i.e. and “bubbly.” John Sicher, editofr and publisher of the biweeklyBeverage Digest, said it will be up to the consumer to decide whether the rebranding pays off.
But he said even majord soda brands, such as Pepsi, have to be refreshed from timeto “Keeping brands current and relevantr and fresh for consumers is very important.”
Monday, January 10, 2011
New Hoke contract at SDSU not yet formalized - San Diego Union Tribune
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Houston Chronicle | New Hoke contract at SDSU not yet formalized San Diego Union Tribune 6 but there is no signed contract or other documentation to formalize that agreement yet, according to the university. SDSU Athletic Director Jim Sterk ... Reports: Hoke hasn't signed extension, UM interested in Northwestern coach |
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Mortgage Bankers: Refinance demand wanes - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The MBA’s Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan applicationb volume, was 611 last week. That’s a decrease of 7.2 percent from the week The Refinance Index decreased nearly 12 percent to 2606 from 2954 the previous The Purchase Indexincreased 1.1 percent to 271 from 268 one week According to the MBA, the refinance share of mortgage activitt decreased to 59 percent of total applications from roughlu 62 percent the previous week. That’sx the lowest the refinance percentagd has been sinceNovember 2008, and it reflectsd rising mortgage rates. The average interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 5.57 percent from 5.
25 percent last As recently as March, rates were at record lows of 4.61 The MBA’s mortgage application index cover more than 50 percent ofall U.S. retail residentiall mortgage applications, and has been conducted weeklytsince 1990. The base value for all indexew was set at 100 onMarch 16, 1990.
The MBA’s Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan applicationb volume, was 611 last week. That’s a decrease of 7.2 percent from the week The Refinance Index decreased nearly 12 percent to 2606 from 2954 the previous The Purchase Indexincreased 1.1 percent to 271 from 268 one week According to the MBA, the refinance share of mortgage activitt decreased to 59 percent of total applications from roughlu 62 percent the previous week. That’sx the lowest the refinance percentagd has been sinceNovember 2008, and it reflectsd rising mortgage rates. The average interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 5.57 percent from 5.
25 percent last As recently as March, rates were at record lows of 4.61 The MBA’s mortgage application index cover more than 50 percent ofall U.S. retail residentiall mortgage applications, and has been conducted weeklytsince 1990. The base value for all indexew was set at 100 onMarch 16, 1990.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Thinking Outside the Climate Envelope - CO2 Science Magazine
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Monday, January 3, 2011
FDIC: Banks rebound to $7.6B profit - Dayton Business Journal:
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billion in profits in the first down 60.8 percent from the $19.3 billiobn the industry earned in the first quarter of 2008. the latest figures are an improvemengt over therecord $26.2 billion loss the sector suffered in the fourtgh quarter. Higher loan-loss provisions, increased goodwilol write-downs and reduced income from securitization activitiea all contributed tothe year-over-year earningz decline.
Three out of five insured institutions reportedr lower net income in thefirst quarter, and one in five was “The first-quarter results are telling us that the bankingg industry still faces tremendous challenges, and that goinbg forward, asset quality remains a major says FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair. “Banks are makint good efforts to deal with thechallenges they’rse facing, but today’s report says that we’re not out of the woods yet.” To that 21 FDIC-insured institutions failed during the first quarter — the largest number since the fourth quarter of 1992. Insured institutions set aside $60.
9 billiohn in provisions for loan losses in thefirst quarter. That’s up $23.6 billion, or 63.6 percent, from the firsyt quarter of 2008. Expenses for goodwillp impairment andother intangible-asset expenses totaledc $7.2 billion, up from $2.8 billion a year Those negative factors outweighed the positive effects of increasesd noninterest income (up $7.8 billion, or 12.8 and higher net interest income (up $4.4 billion, or 4.7 Insured institutions charged off $37.8 billion in bad loansx in the first quarter, almostt twice the $19.6 billion of a year Tier 1 capital reached a record high of almosgt $70 billion, the largest quarterly increasre ever reported by the industry.
However, much of the increase occurred at institutions that received capital fromthe U.S. Treasuru Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program. Total assetsa declined by $302 billion due to downsizint by a fewlarge banks. Two-thirds of all institutions reportede asset growth inthe quarter, but reductions at eight largd banks caused the industry total to Total loans and leasez fell by $159.6 billion (2.1 percent), while assetss in trading accounts declined by $144.5 billion (14.o percent).
billion in profits in the first down 60.8 percent from the $19.3 billiobn the industry earned in the first quarter of 2008. the latest figures are an improvemengt over therecord $26.2 billion loss the sector suffered in the fourtgh quarter. Higher loan-loss provisions, increased goodwilol write-downs and reduced income from securitization activitiea all contributed tothe year-over-year earningz decline.
Three out of five insured institutions reportedr lower net income in thefirst quarter, and one in five was “The first-quarter results are telling us that the bankingg industry still faces tremendous challenges, and that goinbg forward, asset quality remains a major says FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair. “Banks are makint good efforts to deal with thechallenges they’rse facing, but today’s report says that we’re not out of the woods yet.” To that 21 FDIC-insured institutions failed during the first quarter — the largest number since the fourth quarter of 1992. Insured institutions set aside $60.
9 billiohn in provisions for loan losses in thefirst quarter. That’s up $23.6 billion, or 63.6 percent, from the firsyt quarter of 2008. Expenses for goodwillp impairment andother intangible-asset expenses totaledc $7.2 billion, up from $2.8 billion a year Those negative factors outweighed the positive effects of increasesd noninterest income (up $7.8 billion, or 12.8 and higher net interest income (up $4.4 billion, or 4.7 Insured institutions charged off $37.8 billion in bad loansx in the first quarter, almostt twice the $19.6 billion of a year Tier 1 capital reached a record high of almosgt $70 billion, the largest quarterly increasre ever reported by the industry.
However, much of the increase occurred at institutions that received capital fromthe U.S. Treasuru Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program. Total assetsa declined by $302 billion due to downsizint by a fewlarge banks. Two-thirds of all institutions reportede asset growth inthe quarter, but reductions at eight largd banks caused the industry total to Total loans and leasez fell by $159.6 billion (2.1 percent), while assetss in trading accounts declined by $144.5 billion (14.o percent).
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