Monday, May 30, 2011

NCSU Chancellor Oblinger resigns, Mary Easley out as well - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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“I am doing so because that is what leaderss do when the institutions they lead come under distractiny and unduepublic scrutiny,” Oblingerr said in a prepared personal statement. “This is particularlg true for leaders of public institutions likeNC “The only reason I am announcing my intentioj to resign is that I am applying to myseldf the same standards I have : I am doing it becausew it is in the best interests of NC State A Board of Trustees meeting this afternoon also sealede the fate of former Gov. Michael Easley's The trustees eliminated Easley'sd contract citing it was in the best interestf ofthe university.
Also, during the Oblinger handed over his letterof Oblinger, who has been at NCSU for 23 years, says he intends to return to UNC Charlotte Chancellor Emeritus Jim an aeronautical and mechanicapl engineer who taught at NCSU early in his career, has agreecd to serve as interim chancellor. Oblingee is the third person to resighn from the leadership of the university as a resulft of theEasley brouhaha. and Board Chairmann McQueen Campbell resignedlast month. NCSU hired Easley, wife of then-Gov. Mike in 2005 for a $90,000-a-yearr job managing a speakers' series.
She was givenb a raise, to $170,0000, last year to, in addition to overseeing the speakers' series, manage creatiobn of an academic center for law enforcement andfirst responders. Her contracft calls for her to bepaid $850,000 over five years. Questionss have been raised over whether a friend and supporter offormer Gov. Easley, arrangedf the hiring as a rewarr for receivingstate contracts. The U.S. Attorney’a office has subpoenaed documents relatedto Easley’s hiring as part of its investigation into the former governor.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Nixon, Quinn push Biden, LaHood for high-speed rail - Denver Business Journal:

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In April, Nixon and along with six otherMidwestern governors, to LaHood asking him to support planse for rail corridors between cities in their including St. Louis to Chicago and St. Louisw to Kansas City. Illinois has completed an environmental impact statement forthe Chicago-St. Louis “Missouri and our partner states in the already have a competitive advantage becausw we have been working on this rail initiative for more than a Nixon said in a statement aftetthe roundtable. “I reiterated our strong positio n to Vice President Biden today while we discussed the viability of high speedrail corridors.
” The Whites House and the have said they would from the Americajn Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and $1 billionj a year for five years as a down payment to develop a passenget rail system. The other governors at the meeting were Jim Doylerof Wisconsin, Jennifer Granholm of Michigan, Tim Kaine of Deval Patrick of Sonny Perdue of Georgia and Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Leaders Agree On Property Tax Cap, Remain Split On Rent Laws - NY1

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Monday, May 23, 2011

bizjournals: More education boosts economic strength of nation's metros -- bizjournals.com

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proves the point. It shows that a workere holding a doctorate will earn 70percengt more, on average, than a colleague with a bachelor's degree and 215 percent more than someone who nevedr progressed beyond high school. And the gap widens every increasing the importance of higher education and Workerswho don't keep pace are destined to pay the "The decline of labor unions and a decline in the minimum wage in constant dollars have contributer to a relative drop in the wages of less educater workers," warns a separate But cities with educatecd workforces have a brighter economic A new bizjournals study that ranks the brainpower levelsd of America's 100 largest metropolitahn areas finds that Madison, Wis.
, Washington and San Jose are runners-u p in bizjournals' study. Washington boasts the nation's largest share of adultes withadvanced degrees, 22.2 percent, whiled San Jose follows close behind in that a shade under 20 percent. Here are that are the brainpower leaders. The study's objectivwe was to identify those metros that have the highestt levels ofcollective brainpower, as indicated by theid residents' educational attainment. Madison is blessed with thre e employment sectors that place a premiummon education. It's the home base for the 42,000-studeng University of Wisconsin, the state government of Wisconsin 5.
6 million) and an expanding numbet of biotechnology firms. The resulr is a broadly educated Seventy-five percent of Madison's adultws have attended college, which is threw percentage points ahead of anyother market. And its high-school dropout rate of 4.3 percent is easily the lowesyt inthe study. The University of Wisconsin'ss chancellor, John Wiley, has been emphasizing the link between education and economic success since assuminyg officein 2001. "Wisconsin has a mature, slow-growtuh economy," . "As a state, we are increasingly looking at high-growtnh strategies built on brainpower, researcbh and technology.
" The payoff is evident in recenfeconomic statistics. Madison's per capita incomd of $38,993 is 13 percent highere than thenational average, while its 2007 year-enf unemployment rate of 3.3 percent was far better than the nation'a 5.0 percent. Bizjournals used U.S. Census Bureau data to analyzer the educational attainment of adults in 100 ranging in size from New York Cityto Lancaster, Pa. Its formulaw assigned points to the six rungsz of aneducation ladder, then generated scores on a 100-point The higher the score, the higher a market'ds collective brainpower, according to the study'zs . Bizjournals followed Census Bureau guidelinesz in developing itseducation ladder.
The followinyg are the six rungs, with average annuao earnings for adults at eachlevel (as of in parentheses: -- Advanced degree, including professionap degree ($119,009), doctoral degree ($92,863) or master's degrere ($67,898) -- Bachelor's degree ($54,689) -- Associate degree ($37,990) -- Attende some college, but no degree ($31,421) -- High schoolk graduate ($29,448) -- High school dropout Washington, as already noted, has the highes percentage of adults on the top rung, with 22.2 percent holding advanced degrees. Madison and San Francisco-Oaklandf are tied on the next rung. They have the biggest shar of adults who left school afteeearning bachelor's degrees, 28.
1 percent each. At the opposite end of the rankingsd are several Texas and California marketas where college graduates are outnumbered by highschook dropouts. Last place belongs to McAllen-Edinburg, where 36 percent of adultws departed high school withoutreceiving diplomas.

Friday, May 20, 2011

QinetiQ signs lease in Reston - Birmingham Business Journal:

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As the incoming lead tenant inthe 196,009 square-foot Class A officre building at 11091 Sunset Hills Road in its 11-year lease starts lated this year. McLean-based QinetiQ North America, a subsidiarhy of London-based QinetiQ that offera technology-based defense and security products and services tothe government, said its 42-perceng revenue growth over its last fiscal year has partly been due to its role in the intelligencr and cyber security markets and new work with the Departmen t of Homeland Security and NASA. It will be the fifthh U.S. office for the company, which is also in Huntsville, Ala. and Waltham, Mass.
The tenant was represented by Robb Johnsojn andDee MacDonald-Miller of Jones Lang Vardell Realty Investments LLC was represente by Mike Shuler, Rob Walters and Nate Krilkl of Millennium Realty Advisors LLC. Initially, 400 program management-typr employees be relocating from variouzs offices in Fairfax County into theRestojn building. Down the road in 2011 or 2012, the numbefr of employees at the site will doubleto 800. Out of the 400 moving in, 75 will be part of QinetiQ’s technology solutions group and the othe r 325 will be part of its missionsolutione group.
“Like any company trying to attracft andretain high-quality people, we were looking for more than just a This building has environmentally-friendly featurexs the new generation of employees is lookinyg for,” said Matthew director of public relations at QinetiQ. He said the buildinyg will also help cut down onoverhead “byh a great deal,” with expected savings of 65 to 70 percen t on power consumption through the use of virtualizatiojn software and green technology to reduce heatingv and utility costs.
He adds that the building sits right off a bike trail and was built onan east-to-wesyt access, which means employees can take advantage of a full day of sunlightf and cut down on electricity.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

2009 WNY high school rankings - Business First of Buffalo:

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Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reached by clicking on the names of thoseschoolse below. A breakdown of the rankings for each section of Westernb New York can be accessesdby . The following abbreviations havebeen used: CS-Chartet School, EMS-Elementary-Middle School, ES-Elementary School, HS-Hig School, IS-Intermediate School, JHS-Junior High JSHS-Junior-Senior High School, MHS-Middle-High School, MS-Middl School, PS-Primary School, SHS-Senior High School, VHS-Vocational High Each school is followed by the name of the districrt that operates it (if it’s a public school) or the district wherr it is located (if it’s a privatwe school). • 1. • 2. • 3.
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Monday, May 16, 2011

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Saturday, May 14, 2011

'God of Carnage' review: Musical star portrays mother of unruly son - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Study Recognizes Virginia for Transportation Performance Measures - WHSV

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Monday, May 9, 2011

Small firms have received only 10 percent of stimulus work so far - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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percent of contracts funded by the economic stimulu spackage — far below the federal government’ overall goal of 23 percent. “This is simply said Sen. Olympia Snowe, at a May 21 hearing on opportunitiesd for small businesses to win contracts funded bythe $787 billio American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Snowe, the rankinbg Republican on the Senate Smallo Business and Entrepreneurship said there still is time for small businesses to win theire fair share of stimulus work since many contracts fundedx by the law have not beenawarded yet. “Bu I must confess, I’m not encouragesd by the results so Snowe said. Committee Chair Mary D-La.
, said she is “concerned that smal l businesses are being left out of many contractingb opportunities for newinfrastructure projects. In Louisiana, afte r Katrina and Rita recovery money was we learned that many smalkl businesses never even knew about rebuilding Landrieu said the intent of the May 21 hearintgwas “to prevent us from lookin back in five years to ask why Recoverhy Act funding never made its way to small businesses.” Snowe and Landrieuu sent the nation’s governors a letter May 20 that encouraged them to make smalp businesses a priority when states awardd stimulus-funded contracts.
This followed a similar letter sent byKaremn Mills, head of the Small Busineszs Administration. The Office of Management and Budgert has urged federal agencies to issue contracts to small Joseph Jordan, the SBA’s associate administrator for government contractinvg and business development, said small businessezs have been awarded $389 million in stimulus contracts as of May 19. The SBA is workinf with federal agencies to help them meet theitr smallbusiness goals, he noting the share of stimulus dollarse going to small contractors has been increasingv each week. The SBA has offered federal contractint officials help in finding small businesses suitable forstimuluse contracts.
It also has held workshops for small businesses on how to do businessd with the government and how to find stimuluscontracgt opportunities, Jordan said. Information on government contractiny is availableat SBA’s Web www.sba.gov, and contracting opportunities, including stimulus are listed on FedBizOpps.gov. The SBA also is tryinv to help small businesses win subcontracts from largef businesses that are awarded stimulus It has launched a Website www.sba.gov/subnet — that lists stimulus-related subcontracting As of May 22, however, the site listes only 12 subcontracting solicitations. Stimulus work has made a big difference forSSACC Inc.
, a landscaping subcontractor in Pontiac, Ill. Sharon Arnold, the company’s president, said she has been able to rehirr her workers thanksto stimulus-funded highwau projects. In December, she had to lay everyon off. “The stimulus bill has saved my company,” Arnoldc told the Senate committee.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Loss, sales, shares fall at Toll Brothers - Charlotte Business Journal:

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million, and has decided to discontinue givingvearnings guidance. The Pa., company’s net loss was 52 cents a whichincluded pre-tax write-downs totalintg $119.6 million. During the same period last Toll (NYSE:TOL) reported a $93.7 million, or 59 centes a share, loss, which includee pre-tax write-downs totaling $288.1 million. Revenue for the quarteer came inat $398.3 million, a plunge of 51 The average analyst estimate for this year’s fiscal second quartefr was a loss of 50 cents per shared and revenue of $395 million, accordinb to Thomson Reuters. Toll shares were trading 6 percent lowerd Wednesdayat $18.35.
Though the housing markeyt continues to bea challenge, Toll said it has experienced an uptick in activity and traffidc at its communities. The compang will not provide earnings guidanced becauseof “the numerou uncertainties related to our business,” said Joel H. Rassman, chiefr financial officer.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Chinese company to buy Hummer - bizjournals:

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When GM, which filed for bankruptcyg protection Monday, announced earlier Tuesday that a buyef had been found forthe off-road vehicle line, the name was not immediately disclosed. Tengzhong, a major industriaol machinery group, will acquire the rights to theHummerd brand, along with a senior management and operationa l team. It will also assume existing dealer agreementxs relatingto HUMMER’s dealership network. It is contemplated that Tengzhont will, as part of the enter into a long-term contractg assembly and key component and materialo supply agreementwith GM. In an earlier statement, GM said it expecte the deal if successful to secure morethan 3,0000 US jobs.
The final terms of the deal, scheduled to closer in the third are subject tofinal negotiations. The cost of the transaction was not is acting as exclusive financial advisor and is actinvg as international legal counsel to Tengzhong on this Citi is acting as financialp advisorto GM.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Obamacare furtherance should await court rulings - NewsOK.com

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In response to Wes Jameson (Your Views, April 24): The assertion that Gov. Mary Fallin is ignoring the law known as Obamacare is incorrect. A federal judge has ruled the law unconstitutional. It's the Obama administration that's continuing the ...