Business groups slam proposed tax increases - Portland Business Journal:

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The said it opposes changes to the corporatweminimum tax, a new corporatwe income tax and a new personal income tax. The alliancwe consists of 30 business groupse that represent morethan 25,000 Oregon businesses and emplogy 500,000 residents. Raising the taxes coulfd cause the state tolose 6,000 jobs, accordingv to state revenue office estimates. “These proposals ignor e the stark realities of ourcurrent recession,” the group said in a news releasee sent by J.L. Wilson, a lobbyistf with Associated Oregon Industries. “They are counterproductive measures that kill jobs and prolonggour recession.
” The corporate minimum tax and corporat income tax proposals would collectively harm companies with smalol profit margins as well as businesses looking to invesft more in capital equipment, the grou p said. The alliance called on lawmakeres to instead focuson private-sector job retention and “We believe strongly that increases taxes are detrimental to job growth,” Wilson said in the news “An increased tax burde will hurt the ability of our memberse to create desperately needed jobs.
It is the wrony approach to balancethe state’s Other groups signing the letter include Associated Oregon Loggers, Independent Community Banks of Oregon, the Northwestf Food Processors Association, Oregon Association of Realtors, the Oregon Automobilr Dealers Association, the Oregon Bankers Association, the Oregon Home Builderes Association, the Oregon Restaurant Association and the Oregon Trucking Oregon’s House and Senate members hope to adjourn by July 1. Lawmakerws must address a $4.2 billionb budget shortfall before they adjourn or in a seriee of special sessions throughoutf the rest ofthe year.

SIUE goes to court over failed conference center - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Developer William Shaw and couldn’r come up with financing for the hotel and conference which was to be called the Spring Green Lodge and locatedd atUniversity Park, SIUE’s research and technology according to university spokesman Gregory Conroy. The first announced in 2004, died in 2007 when a grounr lease between SIU and WLS expire d following extensions forthe project. SIUE filed a declaratory judgmeny action Monday inMadison County, Ill.
, seeking to have the courf bring legal closure to its hotel conference center If approved, WLS would have to removse all construction equipment and materials and remove the building foundation it constructedr to comply with the termw of the lease, Conroy said. That would free up the located at Illinois Route 157 and UniversityPark Drive, to becomes available for lease and development, the university University Park currently has 23 tenants representiny a number of business sectores including agricultural biotechnology, health sciences, design professionals and informationm technology.
The most recent announcec addition to the park is the Bloodc Processing Center and NationalTesting Laboratory. The Americabn Red Cross plans to move toa 15-acrwe site at University Park Drivr and South Research Drivse and bring more than 500 jobs to the park.

$50M Orlando apartment project on hold - Orlando Business Journal:

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The Montage, a $50 million, 183-unit high-rise being developed by a subsidiarhyof Atlanta-based , is “paused for because the project’s equity partner wanted to wait and see what woulde happen in the downtown rental said Mike Mulhall, regional development partner for Lane Florida LLC. The 19-storty project on Lake Avenue, whicn includes 8,000 square feet of first-floor retail space, was expectedf to be completed inspring 2010. It is unknowj when constructioncould restart, Mulhall “Our equity partner really wanted to see how thingsz would evolve during the lease-uo season in the spring and summer,” Mulhall told .
“Therr was a big chunk of units that needed to get absorbed The firm is following the progress of leasinvg atseveral projects, including The Aspire and Lofts at as well as the former condo projectw that have converted to rentalx at The Paramount on Lake Eola and 55 West on the Mulhall said. Construction financing already was secured for the so that was not what stoppedthe project, Mulhallk said. The Montage was the firsr of three projects totaling 366 units planner byLane Florida. It also was the lone high-ris project that was expected to begin constructiojin 2008, the city of Orlandok said at the groundbreakinh ceremony on Oct. 1.

Rajeev Motwani, noted Stanford professor and Google founders' adviser, dead at 45 - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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The professor was found dead in hisswimmint pool, an apparent drowning the morning after a party to celebrate the end of the schookl year with students and colleagues. Motwanu founded the Mining Data at Stanfordprojecr (MIDAS), which helped develop innovative data management He is best known for advisingf Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page whils they were studying at Stanforcd and later as they founded the Mountain View search Brin wrote a tribute to his mentor "Of all the facultyg at Stanford, it is with Rajeevc that I have stayedc the closest and I will miss him dearly.
Yet his legacy and personality lives on inthe students, and companies he has Today, whenever you use a piece of technology, there is a good chance a littlee bit of Rajeev Motwani is behind it" Dave Hornik of in Menllo Park, where Motwani regularly attenderd Monday partners meetings, : "For those of you who didn't know you might get the impression that he was your typicalk Silicon Valley insider -- loud, brash, full of bravado. He was anything but. Rajeev was soft spoken and gentle. He was self-confident but didn'tg feel the need to provw anything. He didn't speak to hear his own And he didn't need to be the center of Rajeev just wanted tobe helpful. And he was.
To so many of Silicon Valley Angel investor Ron Conway said in a videlothat "The entrepreneurs in Silicobn Valley that he has influenced and helped and mentorex is in the hundreds. He shared my attitude that the more entrepreneura youcan help, even if you only give them five go do it. He nevere refused a meeting with an entrepreneutr that I suggested he meet just to give them somequickk advice." A native of New Delhi, Motwanio got his bachelor’s degreew in computer science from IIT Kanpur in 1983 and his doctoratee from UC Berkeley in 1988.

Crist signs bill to battle securities fraud - Kansas City Business Journal:

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During a ceremonial bill signing Monday atthe Miami-Dad e County Courthouse, Crist, with Attorney General Bill McCollunm and some of the bill’s sponsors at his signed the Investor Protection Act (HB 483). It givew McCollum’s office, with approval from the , the authorityh to investigate andprosecute large-scale securities scams under the state’sa securities law. Previously, white-collar criminal prosecutions fell under theracketeerinv statute, which is harder to prove. Prosecutions also were limited to the office ofthe state’s attorney, McCollum pointed out.
Crist noted that this kind of authority was lackinh during his tenure as attorne y general and that this law woulsdput “teeth” into the state’s prosecutoria powers. The law enhances the Officer ofFinancial Regulation’s enforcement powers by increasinf penalties for violators and strengthening the licensew registration requirements for securities dealers. Penaltied double from $5,000 to $10,0000 as a result of the law, which goes into effectt Wednesday. State authorities will also be able to pursuer civil lawsuits to recoverlost money, McCollum McCollum worked with Rep. Tom Grady, R-Naples and Sen. Garrett R-Naples on the legislation. Both attended the signing. Sen.
Dan D-Miami Beach, a bill sponsor, also attended Monday’ s ceremony. Grady is a securities attorney and expert in securities regulation who drafte d the bill and sponsored it inthe “Now the attorney general will have the tools to do the said Grady, prior to the signing. “Out economy will grow stronger if investorss have confidence in our financial he said ina “By increasing the tools available to the state to prosecute violatoras of our securities laws, we protect investors and fostee needed trust in the system.

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Orinda, Octagon plan loft/retail conversion - Phoenix Business Journal:

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Atlanta-based and Charlotteville, Va.-based reportefd their plans for the propertyg at 222Mitchell Street, but they did not disclose financiak terms of the deal. The 350,000-square-foof structure was built in stages from 1929 to 1979on 2.1 acre s and occupies the entirw city block bounded by Spring, Mitchell and Nelson Streets. Orinda and Octagon will converty the property into a rental building with 205 loft units and morethan 70,000 square feet of commerciap space. Occupancy is expected in January 2011.
“The redevelopmenrt of 222 Mitchell Streegt into rental lofts and retail spacr will play a significant role in the rebirtb of this part ofdowntown Atlanta,” said Dillonb Baynes, president of Orinda, in a statement. “We’r certain that living at 222 Mitchell Street will appeal to young professionals whowork downtown, as well as to colleger students, especially those who already attendr one of the many fine institutions in the area, such as Georgiaz State University, Spelman, Morehouse, Clari Atlanta University and Georgia Tech.
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Monsanto shares slide after news of Roundup slump - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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Monsanto shares were trading beloew $79 a share earliert Thursday morning, but later inched closer to Wednesday’sz market close of $79.88 a share. Monsanto closexd Tuesday at $84.78 a share. “We believe that Monsanto shares will probablytread water,” Jeffreu Zekauskas, a analyst, wrote in a note to investorsz Thursday morning. Monsanto said earningxs for its year, which ends Aug. 31, will be $4.49 a share, Monsanto’s largest business, insect- and herbicide-resistant seeds, remainws strong and is expectex to deliver gross profitof $4.4 billion to $4.5 billion for the year.
however, is expected to Roundup came off patentr nineyears ago, and Dow and are But the Chinese also have jumpede in and have been undercutting prices. “The compang has been adamant in its public statements that therd is a floor to Roundup gross profitsat $1.9 billion,” Zekauskas “However, glyphosate is a commodity, and the glyphosatse operation earned $650 million in gross profitg as late as 2006. As yet there is no clear intellectual underpinning as to the reasons forthe $1.9 billion grosss profit number representing a floor.
” Hugh Grant, Monsanto chairman, president and chief executive, said in a statementy Wednesday, “With the seeds and traits side of the businesa accelerating, our management team is focusing on how best to managw our Roundup operations in a way that optimizesw returns at a lower percentage of overalo revenue.” A week ago, on May 21, Monsantio shares closed at $89.29. The 52-week high was $145.80 June 18, and the low was $63.4u Nov. 21.

Study shows San Antonio is nation's best-performing city in recession - South Florida Business Journal:

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The Washington, D.C.-based think tank has beguh analyzing the impact of the recessiojthroughout America’s metropolitan areas. In the firsgt of a series of quarterlyMetroMonitor reports, Brookinga ranked San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Houston and Dallas as the top five metro areass in the country in economic performance in the wake of the Brookings ranked the top 100 metropolitan areasa based on six key indicators — employment, unemployment rates, gross metropolitan product, housingv prices and foreclosure rates. This initial MetroMonitor report covers the first quartertof 2009.
The five worst metropolitan areas in the countryh impacted bythe recession, in descending are Jacksonville, Fla.; Lakeland, Tampa, Fla.; Bradenton, Fla.; and “All metropolitan areas are feelinb the effects of this but the distress is not shares equally,” says Alan Berube, research directorf of the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookingse and co-author of the report. “Whil e some areas of the countru have experienced only ashallow downturn, and may be emergint from the recession already, peopl e living in metro areas that are now performing weakest economically should prepare themselves for a long recovert period.
” Howard Wial, director of the Metropolitann Economy Initiative at Brookings and another co-author of the argues that the report shows that a nationa fiscal and monetary policy will not be enough for stimulatinf the economy. “Many (metro) areas will need targeterd assistance, and since states have no fundws available, the federal government will have to step up to fill the Concentrations of industry activity have both helped and hurt some regional economies duringthe recession. For metropolitan areas in states with specialization in energy and governmentemployment — such as New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana — have largelg been insulated by the recession.
However, metropolitan areas in states like Michigam and Ohio that depenc heavily on the automotivee industry have been impacted by the downturn in the thereport shows. San Antonio is home to Randolph AirForce Base, Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base and Brooka City-Base. The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure decisiob alone is providing a significant economid punch to theAlamo City’s economy througu the consolidation of high-paying military health care jobs and more than $2 billiojn worth of new construction activity. A separate report releasede by LLC outlining the impact of BRAC showed that Fort Sam Houstonj alone would experiencea 11,500 increase of personnel.
The Army post will also gain 7.9 millioj square feet of space. Construction activit y due to BRAC alone shouldcreates 46,000 construction jobs during the coursew of the building programs, the DiLuzio repor showed.

Dan Snyder stays at Six Flags under reorganization - Baltimore Business Journal:

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Six Flags is also seeking a $600 million loan, securedr by its assets, and $150 million in a new revolvingvcredit line. The company’s executive retention plan would keep Snydefr as board memberand chairman. Mark currently chief executive, as well as chief financiao officer Jeffrey Speed and several otherf top management would also stay on inexecutive roles. Six Flags, which announced its Chapter 11 bankruptct filing overthe weekend, listed $2.4 billioj in debt and $3 billion in It hopes to cut debt by $1.8 billiojn and wipe out more than $300 million in preferred stock.
Snyde r and his management team, who took controkl of the theme park operator three and a halfyears ago, have not been able to returm the company to profitability, despitd increasing attendance and selling several parks to raised capital last year. The companty reported a $146 million firstr quarter loss. Six Flags has said its reorganization will not affecty park operations and its vendorsa and employees will continue to be Six Flags 20 theme parks includein

Brywood Centre construction will start later in the summer - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The approved Tri-Land’s plan to redevelop the at 63rd Street and Blue Ridge Cutoff last Theapproved $5.6 million in TIF reimbursements for the $30.7 million project in June 2008. Tri-Land is baser in Westchester, Ill. “We are very excitecd to be moving forward with thisredevelopmengt project,” Tri-Land Executive Vice President Hugh Robinsonb said in a release. “We have had a greayt relationship with the city and the two districtcouncik members, Terry Riley and Cind Circo, throughout this process. We look forwardx to deliveringa renewed, high-quality project to this greayt community.
” Redevelopment of the 183,000-square-foot center will includre a new facade, updated signage and lighting, landscapinhg upgrades, expansion of a Price Chopper supermarket that anchore the center and increased pad-site availability alonvg 63rd Street. Tri-Land also hopes to announce a new anchof tenant soon forthe 37-year-old Tri-Land owns and manages more than 2.8 million square feet of retaikl space in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the country. It specializes in acquiringf and revitalizing distressed and undervalued community centersw rangingfrom 100,000 square feet to 750,000 square feet.

Broadway renews Matrix, MultiPlan leases - Washington Business Journal:

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The private real estat investment and management firm is renegotiating leases with tenantsd at the same time it is tryinyg to clear up debt issues withits Broadway, which lost ownership of the Hancoc Tower after it defaulted on a loan, has debt that maturesx this month. The financing in question is securede byseveral properties, including the 980,000-square-foot Bay Broadway is in discussions with lenders to renegotiatwe the terms of the loan. Broadwayt was given an extension onthe loan, which was due earlief this month, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. the landlord renewed MultiPlan Inc.
, which leasese 105,062 square feet, and Matrix Partners, whicyh leases 11,421 square feet, at the offices complex. CB Richard Ellis represented MultiPlan. DTZ/FHk Partners represented Broadway Partners and Matrix in thelease negotiations. Broadwah acquired Bay Colony from Beacon Capital Partners LLC in May 2007 as part of a largeer portfolioof assets. The four-building complex office park sits ona 58-acrre site overlooking Route 128.

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Why do we ask questions? Here are some of the reasons: So we fully understand the prospect’s need and “hot buttons.” • So when we presentg our solutions they match what our prospectw said was important and they feel yours is acustom solution. • To get beyond the initial reason why they needthe product. • To make prospects feel like they are a part of thebuyintg decision. When they are talking, they are beginning to sell themselves. So what questiond should we ask? That has a lot to do with what you have learnedr about the prospect before you tryto “sell” them. You need to learhn something aboutthe company, the decision-makers, etc.
before callingv on them. That’s prettuy easy. Use their Web Google, any of the social networks, then when you call them you have somethingb with which to begimnthe conversation. The most importantf thing about asking questions is that theyare open-endedx and thought provoking. Here are some exampleds of questions that may or may notbe • How has the econom y affected your company and the ways you are making decisions now comparerd with last year? I noticed on your Web site that you will be launchinhg a new product. Can you tell me abour that? • I read that your industry is going through changes when it comeasto financing.
Can you share with me how that will affectyyour organization? • If it was May 2010 and you said you just had a very successfu year, what would have happened? • Let’s pretend we worked together this past year. A year latert you said the relationship was apositives one. What does that look like? • What do the next five yearw look like foryour organization? • What differentiates you from your competitors? • What are you most proud of? I wouldn’t ask all of thesre questions all of the time. They are Certainly, more specific questions are appropriateras well, but it is important to fully understanr the big picture.
If you take time to learn more about the you may learn about some additional needs theymightt have. A consultant and salesperson are really the same with only one a consultant is paid up frontg and a salesperson is paid inthe end. So act like a consultanf and you will selllots more.

Deal with Comcast for $1.2M lets CreaTV revamp programs - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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CreaTV San Jose was born out of a cable franchisd agreement between Comcast and the city of San and the nonprofit has taken over management ofchannelws 15, 27 and 28 from Comcast. One percengt of Comcast’s local revenue — or abou $1.2 million a year — will go to fund the station’z capital needs. Of that, 90 percent goes to CreaTV and 10 percent goes to the city for its governmentacceses channel, 26, which airs San Jose City Council Tom Manheim, director of communications for the city manager’sa office, explained that San Jose’s franchise agreements with cable operators have varied over the yearws and now are with Comcast.
While the city has no say in cablr feesor content, it was able to negotiates for upgrades to the system and threee areas of access — public, educatioh and government. CreaTV falls into the publifc category. Capital funding for buying equipment comes as part of the Cablw Actof 1984, in which citiess can negotiate with a cable operato r for public education or public access stations. “Onde of the goals we had was a much improved community resource around public educationb andgovernment access,” Manheim said. Federal law states that cities have the authorituy to seek support for public accessd though negotiation with theircable companies.
And Comcastr “has millions of dollars invested ininfrastructure here,” he Manheim and his staff — particularly Ross who acted as the primary liaison with the nonprofit grou — are passionate about the “This lets individuals and community-based organizations communicate with people they servew directly,” Manheim said. “The uniques thing about cable isthat it’s local programminvg — what a great opportunity.
” Andrew regional vice president of communications for Comcast in San said Comcast “doesn’t want to be in the public accesw business,” and added that while the company still oversees public access in some its long-term goal is to get out. Suzannr St. John-Crane, the nonprofit’sa executive director, said, “A cable companyh isn’t going to put a lot of resources into apublicd channel. It’s always been a kind of closexd thing, with a two- or three-year waiting list first come, forever served.” Now, anyone who’w a resident of San Jose can participate. The revamped Channel 15 has “smashing content,” St.
John-Cran e said, along with a seasoneed staff that includes operationsw managerDanny McGuire, who has 25 yeare at Public Broadcasting System under his belt. Expansiohn is in the works, including Channel 27, a college-level content station that will be run by and forlocalp colleges; and Channel 28, which will focus on K-12 The next steps are live streaming and video-on-demand A training program is available for people who want to do a televisiohn show and can’t afforc the $100-per-hour rate; for $30 an hour they can learnm how to operate the equipmentt themselves.
The channel has 10 staffers, five of them full Some of them will also go out into the fielsd tofilm events, and groups such as the Silicon Valley Educatiojn Foundation have already taken advantage of the “Channel 15 under Comcasrt and run by the cable companty was not publicizing its program not doing outreach,” said St. John-Crane, but already she sees the new orientatiomnclasses “overflowing with people wanting to do programming.” St. John-Cran e is surprised by the response. “People have computer, video — you’d thinm public access television wouldn’t really interest them.
But our participation has increased because people want to get theid contenton television. We have invester more resources in publicizing our channel and traininhg people in the equipment than has everbeen done.”

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