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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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Monday, December 27, 2010
John Peel back on the airwaves - The Press Association
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Friday, December 24, 2010
GM sets strict standards for remaining dealerships - Houston Business Journal:
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As seeks to pare down its dealershipl network as it follows Chrysler into a federally backe d Chapter11 bankruptcy, the car dealershipes that remain in business face daunting new demandz from the manufacturer that coule bring major changes to the way they do business. Not long aftee GM sent out letters to hundred of dealerships telling them they wouldfbe eliminated, the automaker this week sent a separatde letter to those who would remain in business.
The “participation letters” lay out GM’s new No more will dealerships be able to sell all their GM cars undere the same roof along with the brand of othermanufacturers — a new policy requires some dealers to upgrade theirf showrooms and gives GM greater oversight over their marketing Susan Garontakos, a spokeswoman for GM, said that betweem 4,100 and 4,200 dealers received participation letters as the companyt seeks to reduce its dealership network from more than 6,009 to between 3,600 and 3,80p0 by the end of 2010. Garontakos emphasizesd that each participation letter and agreemenrt sent to dealers was individual toeach dealer’x circumstances.
“There are differentf requirements for each she said. “There are various scenariow of what individual dealerds are expected to signup for.” Expect some consolidatioj of car brands as sales thresholds are increased and the companuy seeks to work with a smallerd network of bigger dealers, she said. But Bud CEO of , a Greensburg dealership network whosde stable of car brands includes Mazdaand Kia, along with GM’s GMC and the soon-to-be eliminatefd Pontiac, described the letters in bracing terms. “It’sx a very difficult contract,” he said.
“It’s very He said Pennsylvania’s strong franchise laws offer no protection, givenj GM’s bankruptcy filing. “GM is able to get away with thisbecausde they’re in bankruptcy,” Smail said. “It they weren’t in bankruptcy, they wouldn’t be able to do anythingy like this.” What exactly are GM dealerships being askedto do? Many detaila remain unknown. Smail, who is on the boardc of the , along with affiliatec local trade organizations, expected to get more information from GM on June 12 when a deale r meetingis scheduled.
But GM expects its car brands to be sold and showcased in their own custom or “channeled” in company-speak: Chevrolet, its volumer sales leader; Buick and GMC, its middle price-point models, paired and Cadillac, GM’s premium brand, will all have to be sold in separate showrooms. Garontakos, however, said she doesn’tt see the expectations for stand-alone dealerships as new. “We want the best performing in the bestlocations … aligned with the brandd that they sell,” she “That is the requirement.
” While Smai expects to sign the agreement the letter he said he won’t make any othef big decisions without more clear direction from GM. Right now, Smail sells GMC, Pontiac and Cadillac in one GM-dedicated which his company invested $2 million to upgrade last Henry Syzmanski, head of the automotive group forStrip District-based Schneider Downs & Co., said GM is expectint total commitment to its new plans even though the plansa themselves are subject to change. Dealers that “duel” or pair car brandw that don’t conform to GM’s merchandising strategy may be Syzmanski said.
As seeks to pare down its dealershipl network as it follows Chrysler into a federally backe d Chapter11 bankruptcy, the car dealershipes that remain in business face daunting new demandz from the manufacturer that coule bring major changes to the way they do business. Not long aftee GM sent out letters to hundred of dealerships telling them they wouldfbe eliminated, the automaker this week sent a separatde letter to those who would remain in business.
The “participation letters” lay out GM’s new No more will dealerships be able to sell all their GM cars undere the same roof along with the brand of othermanufacturers — a new policy requires some dealers to upgrade theirf showrooms and gives GM greater oversight over their marketing Susan Garontakos, a spokeswoman for GM, said that betweem 4,100 and 4,200 dealers received participation letters as the companyt seeks to reduce its dealership network from more than 6,009 to between 3,600 and 3,80p0 by the end of 2010. Garontakos emphasizesd that each participation letter and agreemenrt sent to dealers was individual toeach dealer’x circumstances.
“There are differentf requirements for each she said. “There are various scenariow of what individual dealerds are expected to signup for.” Expect some consolidatioj of car brands as sales thresholds are increased and the companuy seeks to work with a smallerd network of bigger dealers, she said. But Bud CEO of , a Greensburg dealership network whosde stable of car brands includes Mazdaand Kia, along with GM’s GMC and the soon-to-be eliminatefd Pontiac, described the letters in bracing terms. “It’sx a very difficult contract,” he said.
“It’s very He said Pennsylvania’s strong franchise laws offer no protection, givenj GM’s bankruptcy filing. “GM is able to get away with thisbecausde they’re in bankruptcy,” Smail said. “It they weren’t in bankruptcy, they wouldn’t be able to do anythingy like this.” What exactly are GM dealerships being askedto do? Many detaila remain unknown. Smail, who is on the boardc of the , along with affiliatec local trade organizations, expected to get more information from GM on June 12 when a deale r meetingis scheduled.
But GM expects its car brands to be sold and showcased in their own custom or “channeled” in company-speak: Chevrolet, its volumer sales leader; Buick and GMC, its middle price-point models, paired and Cadillac, GM’s premium brand, will all have to be sold in separate showrooms. Garontakos, however, said she doesn’tt see the expectations for stand-alone dealerships as new. “We want the best performing in the bestlocations … aligned with the brandd that they sell,” she “That is the requirement.
” While Smai expects to sign the agreement the letter he said he won’t make any othef big decisions without more clear direction from GM. Right now, Smail sells GMC, Pontiac and Cadillac in one GM-dedicated which his company invested $2 million to upgrade last Henry Syzmanski, head of the automotive group forStrip District-based Schneider Downs & Co., said GM is expectint total commitment to its new plans even though the plansa themselves are subject to change. Dealers that “duel” or pair car brandw that don’t conform to GM’s merchandising strategy may be Syzmanski said.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Warmington Homes builds against the tide in downtown San Jose - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The Costa Mesa company believesa theproduct — single family housea — and its location near Japantowb is a good bet. Mark Warmington’s Northern California division president, said the development is a uniquee one for downtownSan Jose, which has been constructinb towering high rises. This project has a suburbanb flavor andfeatures two-story with a small yard and two-cad garage. The 2,000-square-foot homes will start in the mid- to high The builder will construct four in the first In downtown San there have beenno single-family detached homesd built in the last few years, Rowsonh said. Warmington purchased the 10-acre industrial site in December 2008.
Standare Pacific Homes had an optio n on the land in 2006 at the top the markeft and began work onthe project. But Standard walked away when the markey soured and creditbecame unavailable. The property reverted back to theorigina owners, San Jose Property Investment LLC and DAK, a California generalk partnership. Warmington bought the land from San Jose Property Investmentand DAK. The company has an agreemenf with the original owners to develop the propertyin “This is an extended it’s not a churn,” said Matt Tingler, Warmington’s executive vice “We’re very sensitive to oversupply.
” Irvine-basexd Standard Pacific Homes, a major developer of projects in the hard-hit Central did not return calls seeking comment. Tingler woulc not disclose thepurchase price, but he made it clea r the builder is operating as economically as possible. “Since approximately 2006 we stopped buyingv land and resolved to sell through our existinyg portfolioof projects,” Tingler said. “We have a handfulp of projects still remaining thatare But, since we never overextended during the boom, we now have fewer troubled projects to work through.” This most receny acquisition comes at an opportunr time for Warmington.
The companyy has trimmed its portfolio from 30 projectsto five, a number Tingledr said Warmington is very comfortable with. Its determination to get lean presents itsown challenges. Now the homebuilderf is almost outof homes. “We sold out of Viridian in San Jose and Vantagw inPalo Alto,” Tingleer said. “. We had a ton of producr that we movedthrough quickly, and we paid back our debt. Now we’ree out of product.” That strategy, however, is servingf Warmington well as it pursues its nextline — managinvg distressed assets for three banks, Comerica Bank, Guaranty Plus Propertie 2 LLC and Bank of America.
Tingleer said Warmington started chasing the business 18 monthaago — before the market was ready. Now there’xs a lot of competition, although little is locatesd in the core Bay Area market most is currently in the tertiary markets in theCentrakl Valley. Warmington competed against other builders for the busineszs that can entail everything from securing the property to ensuring therde isno vandalism. “We’re not actingf as a broker; we’re not selling the property forthe bank, but we can give a builder’s perspectiver of what it’s worth,” he said.
Warmington is a veteranb of such business, Tingler said, having performeed similar duties during the last major housintg recession in the late 1980s andearlyh 1990s. The company has agreefd to sell more than 600 homes in five marketx located in Southern California and Nevada for TriPacific CapitalAdvisorz LLC. Asked whether the work paid he said, “From our perspective, any revenue coming in representss dollars that we would nototherwises have. The goal is to help our financia partners while at the same time generate revenue to helpcovefr overhead.
” It also keeps Warmington abreast of what’s going on in many Rowson said the South Bay has the greatesf opportunity for upside. At a seminar there was talk that said the markeris close, if not at, the bottom. “The Bay Area core marketxs have the greatest potentiao to solidify right now over the next six monthws and then showan uptick,” he said.
The Costa Mesa company believesa theproduct — single family housea — and its location near Japantowb is a good bet. Mark Warmington’s Northern California division president, said the development is a uniquee one for downtownSan Jose, which has been constructinb towering high rises. This project has a suburbanb flavor andfeatures two-story with a small yard and two-cad garage. The 2,000-square-foot homes will start in the mid- to high The builder will construct four in the first In downtown San there have beenno single-family detached homesd built in the last few years, Rowsonh said. Warmington purchased the 10-acre industrial site in December 2008.
Standare Pacific Homes had an optio n on the land in 2006 at the top the markeft and began work onthe project. But Standard walked away when the markey soured and creditbecame unavailable. The property reverted back to theorigina owners, San Jose Property Investment LLC and DAK, a California generalk partnership. Warmington bought the land from San Jose Property Investmentand DAK. The company has an agreemenf with the original owners to develop the propertyin “This is an extended it’s not a churn,” said Matt Tingler, Warmington’s executive vice “We’re very sensitive to oversupply.
” Irvine-basexd Standard Pacific Homes, a major developer of projects in the hard-hit Central did not return calls seeking comment. Tingler woulc not disclose thepurchase price, but he made it clea r the builder is operating as economically as possible. “Since approximately 2006 we stopped buyingv land and resolved to sell through our existinyg portfolioof projects,” Tingler said. “We have a handfulp of projects still remaining thatare But, since we never overextended during the boom, we now have fewer troubled projects to work through.” This most receny acquisition comes at an opportunr time for Warmington.
The companyy has trimmed its portfolio from 30 projectsto five, a number Tingledr said Warmington is very comfortable with. Its determination to get lean presents itsown challenges. Now the homebuilderf is almost outof homes. “We sold out of Viridian in San Jose and Vantagw inPalo Alto,” Tingleer said. “. We had a ton of producr that we movedthrough quickly, and we paid back our debt. Now we’ree out of product.” That strategy, however, is servingf Warmington well as it pursues its nextline — managinvg distressed assets for three banks, Comerica Bank, Guaranty Plus Propertie 2 LLC and Bank of America.
Tingleer said Warmington started chasing the business 18 monthaago — before the market was ready. Now there’xs a lot of competition, although little is locatesd in the core Bay Area market most is currently in the tertiary markets in theCentrakl Valley. Warmington competed against other builders for the busineszs that can entail everything from securing the property to ensuring therde isno vandalism. “We’re not actingf as a broker; we’re not selling the property forthe bank, but we can give a builder’s perspectiver of what it’s worth,” he said.
Warmington is a veteranb of such business, Tingler said, having performeed similar duties during the last major housintg recession in the late 1980s andearlyh 1990s. The company has agreefd to sell more than 600 homes in five marketx located in Southern California and Nevada for TriPacific CapitalAdvisorz LLC. Asked whether the work paid he said, “From our perspective, any revenue coming in representss dollars that we would nototherwises have. The goal is to help our financia partners while at the same time generate revenue to helpcovefr overhead.
” It also keeps Warmington abreast of what’s going on in many Rowson said the South Bay has the greatesf opportunity for upside. At a seminar there was talk that said the markeris close, if not at, the bottom. “The Bay Area core marketxs have the greatest potentiao to solidify right now over the next six monthws and then showan uptick,” he said.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
UTSA doctoral accounting students eligible for new scholarship - Baltimore Business Journal:
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UTSA accounting doctoral students are now eligible to apply for the Accounting Doctoral Scholarsfellowship program. The UTSA College of Business is one of only 40 academid programs nationwide to participate in the Accountingf DoctoralScholars program. Each year, the institute will selecrt 30 candidates nationwide to receivea four-year $30,000 stipend. The aim of the Accountinyg Doctoral Scholars program is to increase the numbee of doctoral accounting graduates in There is a critical shortage of accountiny doctoral faculty teaching auditing and tax according to UTSA andthe institute. The goal is to increase the numbe of people with doctoral degreeasin accounting.
The plan is to encourage these individual to then join the business faculty at schoolsa throughout the country so that they can teachhundergraduate courses. The institute founded the Accounting Doctoralo Scholars programin 2008. The program is funded by accountint firms. Candidates should have experience in audit or tax in a publifcaccounting firm, be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and be workinvg toward a career as an accounting faculty Applications will be accepted for the Fall 2010 classthroughy Oct. 1. UTSA’s College of Business is one of the 40th larges business schools in the nation with morethan 5,800p students. Web site: www.adsphd.
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UTSA accounting doctoral students are now eligible to apply for the Accounting Doctoral Scholarsfellowship program. The UTSA College of Business is one of only 40 academid programs nationwide to participate in the Accountingf DoctoralScholars program. Each year, the institute will selecrt 30 candidates nationwide to receivea four-year $30,000 stipend. The aim of the Accountinyg Doctoral Scholars program is to increase the numbee of doctoral accounting graduates in There is a critical shortage of accountiny doctoral faculty teaching auditing and tax according to UTSA andthe institute. The goal is to increase the numbe of people with doctoral degreeasin accounting.
The plan is to encourage these individual to then join the business faculty at schoolsa throughout the country so that they can teachhundergraduate courses. The institute founded the Accounting Doctoralo Scholars programin 2008. The program is funded by accountint firms. Candidates should have experience in audit or tax in a publifcaccounting firm, be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and be workinvg toward a career as an accounting faculty Applications will be accepted for the Fall 2010 classthroughy Oct. 1. UTSA’s College of Business is one of the 40th larges business schools in the nation with morethan 5,800p students. Web site: www.adsphd.
org
Friday, December 17, 2010
East Bay foundry manufactures new home in Nevada - East Bay Business Times:
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"We're on Marina Boulevard in San Leandro and they are turning it into Auto said Switzer. San Leandro's plans for auto row, as well as Nevada's prospects as a cheaper placs todo business, promptecd the company's decision, which was made last year, Switzet said. Nevada has no income tax, and its workers' compensatiomn and wages are lower, he added. The makeer of sand and permanent mold aluminum castinges will lay off about 50 to 60 but offered jobs to its entire work force ofabougt 100, Switzer said. About 45 employees decided to make the move toCarsohn City. "The reason being is that some of them can afforcdhomes (in Nevada)," Switzer added.
Productio n Pattern & Foundry is trading up, too. It has sold its 70,000-square-foot warehouse site on Marina Boulevard and will move intoa 100,000-square-foot center in one of Carson City'ds new industrial developments. Switzer won't give detailws or say who bought the SanLeandroi buildings, other than it is someoner interested in auto dealerships. The company is the kind of manufacturing business that was once more prevalent inSan Leandro. The businesse first opened in Oakland in 1942 as the Productiomn Pattern Shop and three years later the companyt added asmall foundry.
To meet demand in the non-ferroue foundry industry, Production Pattern Shop decided to creatr and moved into a larger space in San Leandrlin 1956. About 100 employees make sand and aluminumn castings for customers inthe transportation, medical, construction and utilithy industries. Nevada is proud of luringv such companies away from theGolden State. According to the Nevada Commissioh onEconomic Development, 38 California companies relocated or expanded to Nevada in fiscal year 2003-2004. Manufacturinhg firms such as of San Jose and of Emeryviller were amongthe immigrants.
Nevada officials in Augus t launched a campaign designed to attracyt California companiescalled "Nevada to the Rescue." Another more layoffs Production Pattern & Foundry isn'g the only firm leaving the East Bay this has decided to consolidate its Tree of Life/Gourmet Award Foodsz California distribution facilities, and will leave its Northern California operationes in Hayward for Los Angeles by Feb. 1. The which markets and distributexs natural andspecialty foods, opened its East Bay distributiob center in 1991.
Greg Leonard, vice president of communicationzs andtrade relations, said Tree of Life wanted a single distribution center and chose to move to its "state-of-the-art" location in Los Angeles. It will lay off about 80 employees. Tree of Life has been operatiny out ofa 130,000-square-foot buildinyg and has a lease on a seconfd 19,000-square-foot building, both on Arden Road. The lease expires in 2006, and Tree of Life is lookingg to sublease the space or have anothe r tenant take overits lease, Leonard In consolidating its distribution facilities, Leonardd said the company will be able to streamline more of its operations.
For instance, he the Los Angeles site will allow increasec inventory levels in a single location tominimizes out-of-stock risks, provide consolidated receiving and shippingt operations and consolidate regional procurement management in a larger center.
"We're on Marina Boulevard in San Leandro and they are turning it into Auto said Switzer. San Leandro's plans for auto row, as well as Nevada's prospects as a cheaper placs todo business, promptecd the company's decision, which was made last year, Switzet said. Nevada has no income tax, and its workers' compensatiomn and wages are lower, he added. The makeer of sand and permanent mold aluminum castinges will lay off about 50 to 60 but offered jobs to its entire work force ofabougt 100, Switzer said. About 45 employees decided to make the move toCarsohn City. "The reason being is that some of them can afforcdhomes (in Nevada)," Switzer added.
Productio n Pattern & Foundry is trading up, too. It has sold its 70,000-square-foot warehouse site on Marina Boulevard and will move intoa 100,000-square-foot center in one of Carson City'ds new industrial developments. Switzer won't give detailws or say who bought the SanLeandroi buildings, other than it is someoner interested in auto dealerships. The company is the kind of manufacturing business that was once more prevalent inSan Leandro. The businesse first opened in Oakland in 1942 as the Productiomn Pattern Shop and three years later the companyt added asmall foundry.
To meet demand in the non-ferroue foundry industry, Production Pattern Shop decided to creatr and moved into a larger space in San Leandrlin 1956. About 100 employees make sand and aluminumn castings for customers inthe transportation, medical, construction and utilithy industries. Nevada is proud of luringv such companies away from theGolden State. According to the Nevada Commissioh onEconomic Development, 38 California companies relocated or expanded to Nevada in fiscal year 2003-2004. Manufacturinhg firms such as of San Jose and of Emeryviller were amongthe immigrants.
Nevada officials in Augus t launched a campaign designed to attracyt California companiescalled "Nevada to the Rescue." Another more layoffs Production Pattern & Foundry isn'g the only firm leaving the East Bay this has decided to consolidate its Tree of Life/Gourmet Award Foodsz California distribution facilities, and will leave its Northern California operationes in Hayward for Los Angeles by Feb. 1. The which markets and distributexs natural andspecialty foods, opened its East Bay distributiob center in 1991.
Greg Leonard, vice president of communicationzs andtrade relations, said Tree of Life wanted a single distribution center and chose to move to its "state-of-the-art" location in Los Angeles. It will lay off about 80 employees. Tree of Life has been operatiny out ofa 130,000-square-foot buildinyg and has a lease on a seconfd 19,000-square-foot building, both on Arden Road. The lease expires in 2006, and Tree of Life is lookingg to sublease the space or have anothe r tenant take overits lease, Leonard In consolidating its distribution facilities, Leonardd said the company will be able to streamline more of its operations.
For instance, he the Los Angeles site will allow increasec inventory levels in a single location tominimizes out-of-stock risks, provide consolidated receiving and shippingt operations and consolidate regional procurement management in a larger center.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Portland Business Journal: Portland Commercial Real Estate Listings - View Commercial Real Estate
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
Wenham postmaster Ring retires after decade in job - The Salem News
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Wenham postmaster Ring retires after decade in job The Salem News "(Luxton) sold me on Wenham, and it was a good sale," she said. In her 18-year career with the post office, Ring worked as a letter carrier in Reading and a ... |
Thursday, December 9, 2010
N. Ky's Vision 2015 releases third annual progress report - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Northern Kentucky Tri-ED overseeds the primary industry job goal ofcreating 14,300 net new which will enable the region to meet the goal of creatingg 50,000 net new jobs by 2015. In 2007, 2,540p net new primary jobs were created, puttintg the organization at 17.8 percent of its goal. Job creationn data for 2008 won’t be available until September. “Eveh though the country is experiencing turbulenteconomicf times, we estimate that Northerb Kentucky will only be slightly behind the target goal of 4,29 0 primary industry jobs for 2006, 2007 and 2008,” the repory said. The report heraldedc the job creation as one ofthe community’s top for the year.
Other wins • An expected $571 millionh in economic impact through the creation of 20 new or expandedc business investmentsand 3,395 jobs created; The launch of a partnership between • Progress being made sincr the launch of the Catalytic Developmengt Funding Corp. of Northern • Announcement of a bold visiobnof trails, open space and entertainmengt venues for the riverfront; • And the success of variouws regional stewardship initiatives, such as service learning. “Vision 2015’ role in the community is dynamic and ofte hardto explain,” Vision 2015 Chairman A.J. Schaeffef said in a news release.
“For this year’s we felt it was important to emphasizeVision 2015’s purpose and the different roles we play in the effortg to advance the community’s goals outlined in the vision.” The repory will be available on the Vision 2015 Web site at
Northern Kentucky Tri-ED overseeds the primary industry job goal ofcreating 14,300 net new which will enable the region to meet the goal of creatingg 50,000 net new jobs by 2015. In 2007, 2,540p net new primary jobs were created, puttintg the organization at 17.8 percent of its goal. Job creationn data for 2008 won’t be available until September. “Eveh though the country is experiencing turbulenteconomicf times, we estimate that Northerb Kentucky will only be slightly behind the target goal of 4,29 0 primary industry jobs for 2006, 2007 and 2008,” the repory said. The report heraldedc the job creation as one ofthe community’s top for the year.
Other wins • An expected $571 millionh in economic impact through the creation of 20 new or expandedc business investmentsand 3,395 jobs created; The launch of a partnership between • Progress being made sincr the launch of the Catalytic Developmengt Funding Corp. of Northern • Announcement of a bold visiobnof trails, open space and entertainmengt venues for the riverfront; • And the success of variouws regional stewardship initiatives, such as service learning. “Vision 2015’ role in the community is dynamic and ofte hardto explain,” Vision 2015 Chairman A.J. Schaeffef said in a news release.
“For this year’s we felt it was important to emphasizeVision 2015’s purpose and the different roles we play in the effortg to advance the community’s goals outlined in the vision.” The repory will be available on the Vision 2015 Web site at
Monday, December 6, 2010
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His success surprised a lot of people because Doc hadno in-deptj business experience, and he didn’t have the 70 hours-a-week drivw that powers most entrepreneurs. It seemex he’d been in the rightt place at the right time with theright idea. Unfortunately, all thos rights didn’t prevent some big wrongs. Not understandint business basics, Doc didn’t know how to respond to change s ininformation technology, customer preferencees and other marketplace variables. His head was full of “what I’xd like to do” instead of “whaf I have to do.” He sat clueleses behind his big desk while the companyuspiraled downward.
Just before it all came completely Doc’s son Barney gave in to his mother’s pleas, left a corporatre vice presidency and came home totake over. Good old Barneg managed to savethe day. Now 10 years later, Doc was tryinfg to relive his life in businesz as he wished it had been by leaningv on Barney to do things theway he’ d always wanted to do them. Barney has a pretty level head and thick but sometimes he just needsto vent. “I used to chuckle at stories of parents trying to live the livese they never had throug htheir kids,” Barney said around a mouthful of Tex-Mex High-Yieldx Nuclear Chili at the Carolina Moon Café.
“You trying to make a ballerina out of a kid with two left Ithought I’d escaped that.” “Is your dad at it I’d heard some of Barney’z stories. “Picture this.” Barney put down his spoon so he couldd talk withboth “We’re in the bank president’s office to negotiatd an increase in our credit We’re financially solid, but credit isn’y easy for anyone to come by these “Just as I’m finishing my speech abou using the new money for cruciaol business growth, Dad pops up with ‘Otf course, as head of the company, Barney reservee the right to apply the funds to priorityu needs as he and I see them.
That’s what beingf CEO is all about.’ The bank president had his own idea of what beinh CEO isall about. We were lucky to get everythingf signed and get outof there.” “Doc probably shouldn’tr be involved in such I said. “He’s my father,” Barne y said. “What am I gonna do? Anyway, I get a call a coupler of weeks ago from a businesd reporter down at the and she wants to knowhow we’rew doing on acquiring our biggest I tell her I don’t know what she’s talkin g about, and she says, ‘k have a tip from someone very close to the head of your companuy that the financing is almost locked And I say, ‘I’m the head of this and I’m telling you we don’t have any plans Then the light goes on.
” “Your dad?” I “Why would he start a rumor like “That’s the question I asked him about 15 seconcd later. ‘Barney,’ he said to me, ‘you have to keep your name in the headlineds so people willknow you’re alive and Stir the pot, let ‘em Barney shook his head. “Sheesh!” “Ik hope he hasn’t done any more redecorating,” I said. “Justr the reception area, the main conference room and his office this Barney said. “Almost $60,000! But it’w not only the money. It’s him makingt decisions and making a lot of noise abou it because hethinks that’a what being a CEO is all about.
It was that over-blown CEO nonsenser that almost sank the company 10years ago.” “I agree with you that he’ws trying to do through you what he couldn’t do successfully Doc probably won’t be satisfiedd with any place in the companyh that isn’t right over your “But he’s a good guy and good Barney shrugged, “even if he isn’t much of a And sometimes he comes up with some good I’ll just be careful abouft how much opportunity he has to make seriouse waves.” “Good thinking,” I said. “Wh knows, Barney? You might need an understandingf son yourselfsome day.
”
His success surprised a lot of people because Doc hadno in-deptj business experience, and he didn’t have the 70 hours-a-week drivw that powers most entrepreneurs. It seemex he’d been in the rightt place at the right time with theright idea. Unfortunately, all thos rights didn’t prevent some big wrongs. Not understandint business basics, Doc didn’t know how to respond to change s ininformation technology, customer preferencees and other marketplace variables. His head was full of “what I’xd like to do” instead of “whaf I have to do.” He sat clueleses behind his big desk while the companyuspiraled downward.
Just before it all came completely Doc’s son Barney gave in to his mother’s pleas, left a corporatre vice presidency and came home totake over. Good old Barneg managed to savethe day. Now 10 years later, Doc was tryinfg to relive his life in businesz as he wished it had been by leaningv on Barney to do things theway he’ d always wanted to do them. Barney has a pretty level head and thick but sometimes he just needsto vent. “I used to chuckle at stories of parents trying to live the livese they never had throug htheir kids,” Barney said around a mouthful of Tex-Mex High-Yieldx Nuclear Chili at the Carolina Moon Café.
“You trying to make a ballerina out of a kid with two left Ithought I’d escaped that.” “Is your dad at it I’d heard some of Barney’z stories. “Picture this.” Barney put down his spoon so he couldd talk withboth “We’re in the bank president’s office to negotiatd an increase in our credit We’re financially solid, but credit isn’y easy for anyone to come by these “Just as I’m finishing my speech abou using the new money for cruciaol business growth, Dad pops up with ‘Otf course, as head of the company, Barney reservee the right to apply the funds to priorityu needs as he and I see them.
That’s what beingf CEO is all about.’ The bank president had his own idea of what beinh CEO isall about. We were lucky to get everythingf signed and get outof there.” “Doc probably shouldn’tr be involved in such I said. “He’s my father,” Barne y said. “What am I gonna do? Anyway, I get a call a coupler of weeks ago from a businesd reporter down at the and she wants to knowhow we’rew doing on acquiring our biggest I tell her I don’t know what she’s talkin g about, and she says, ‘k have a tip from someone very close to the head of your companuy that the financing is almost locked And I say, ‘I’m the head of this and I’m telling you we don’t have any plans Then the light goes on.
” “Your dad?” I “Why would he start a rumor like “That’s the question I asked him about 15 seconcd later. ‘Barney,’ he said to me, ‘you have to keep your name in the headlineds so people willknow you’re alive and Stir the pot, let ‘em Barney shook his head. “Sheesh!” “Ik hope he hasn’t done any more redecorating,” I said. “Justr the reception area, the main conference room and his office this Barney said. “Almost $60,000! But it’w not only the money. It’s him makingt decisions and making a lot of noise abou it because hethinks that’a what being a CEO is all about.
It was that over-blown CEO nonsenser that almost sank the company 10years ago.” “I agree with you that he’ws trying to do through you what he couldn’t do successfully Doc probably won’t be satisfiedd with any place in the companyh that isn’t right over your “But he’s a good guy and good Barney shrugged, “even if he isn’t much of a And sometimes he comes up with some good I’ll just be careful abouft how much opportunity he has to make seriouse waves.” “Good thinking,” I said. “Wh knows, Barney? You might need an understandingf son yourselfsome day.
”
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Les clivages politiques gauche vs droite ont vécu ! - Le Post (Blog)
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Les clivages politiques gauche vs droite ont vécu ! Le Post (Blog) Aujourd'hui, comme le dit le titre, les clivages droite / gauche ne riment strictement à rien. Des deux côtés, sur le dernier demi-siècle, ... |
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
State budget crunch could hit cities hard, deplete key reserves - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The stalled housing market, inflationb and economic downshifts are resulting in projections of furthedbudget deficits, beyond the current year's $1.2 billion shortfalp and next year's $1.9 billion gap. "Thr soonest the state may have a surplu s againis 2011," said Gretchen Jacobs, a lobbyisg for the Phoenix law office of who workws on financial issues. "We are going to be using up our cash said state Senate Appropriations Chairma nBob Burns. That coulfd leave the state with twodrastifc options, both of which coulf hit businesses, consumers and property owners: Increase state or place the burden on city and countg governments.
The state could shift the tax burden and its financialo woes to cities and counties by cuttingb state outlays and shared tax revenueto municipalities. That would pressure cities and counties to raisse their property and sales taxews and business fees to make upthe difference. Arizonw cities and counties do not levyincome taxes. they get a share of state tax revenue. Local governments received $717 million from the statr during the pastfiscal year, said Ken director of the , which represents loca l governments at the Legislature. Glendale Mayor Elainw Scruggs said Arizona's mayors are lobbyingt Gov.
Janet Napolitano and legislatorz not to diminish the tax revenue transferresto cities. She said state cuts to shared revenue woulddhurt cities' budgets and ability to provide services. Other local leaders agree. "If the stater uses our portion of the funds to balance their budget, we are forced to cut into programe such as public safety, infrastructure and other critical areas," said Rominz Korkes, government relations director for the city of Business attraction and tourism promotion effort also could be cut, she said. Strobeck said citiez already are being hit byhousing market-induced decreases in sale s and construction tax revenue.
"Any reductions to shared revenues woulde bedoubly punishing," he said. The stat also could impose taxezs on services and items that now are That translates into new taxeson food, business and professionak services, and other exempt purchases such as aircraf engines, advertising, livestock, health club memberships and miningf equipment. "Policymakers are in the unenviable position of havingf to select from a series of politically miserable options of increasinfg orexpanding taxes; shifting financiap responsibilities to other levels of government, whicu have their own fiscal and pursuing additional reductions in state spending," said Stuarft Goodman, a principal at in Phoenix.
Lurking tax increasese come as business advocates push for just the property and corporate tax The Arizona Chamber ofCommerced & Industry and others want to slice corporate income tax rates, expand research and development tax and permanently repeal a $250 million property tax that is on temporaryg hiatus. They argue Arizona needz to keep its taxeds low to attract jobsand Still, Napolitano and many businesse interests are looking to put a 1-cent state sales tax increased on the November balloty and earmark the resulting $42 billion for transportation.
Burnd said the state needs tocut spending, or it will run out of reserve fundsd and other fiscal maneuversz after this year's budget. Much of the state however, is voter-approved and cannot be cut by the Legislature. Other reductions are opposed by Napolitano, leaving just a smallp slice ofthe state's budget pie to be cut. Burne does not want to see tax increaseds and noted it takesa two-thirds vote to approvwe them. He said the state could end up referring major tax increas e tothe ballot. A more likeluy scenario, he said, is the state will cut the revenuee it shareswith cities.
Greenberg Traurig LLP: League of Arizon a Cities & Towns:
The stalled housing market, inflationb and economic downshifts are resulting in projections of furthedbudget deficits, beyond the current year's $1.2 billion shortfalp and next year's $1.9 billion gap. "Thr soonest the state may have a surplu s againis 2011," said Gretchen Jacobs, a lobbyisg for the Phoenix law office of who workws on financial issues. "We are going to be using up our cash said state Senate Appropriations Chairma nBob Burns. That coulfd leave the state with twodrastifc options, both of which coulf hit businesses, consumers and property owners: Increase state or place the burden on city and countg governments.
The state could shift the tax burden and its financialo woes to cities and counties by cuttingb state outlays and shared tax revenueto municipalities. That would pressure cities and counties to raisse their property and sales taxews and business fees to make upthe difference. Arizonw cities and counties do not levyincome taxes. they get a share of state tax revenue. Local governments received $717 million from the statr during the pastfiscal year, said Ken director of the , which represents loca l governments at the Legislature. Glendale Mayor Elainw Scruggs said Arizona's mayors are lobbyingt Gov.
Janet Napolitano and legislatorz not to diminish the tax revenue transferresto cities. She said state cuts to shared revenue woulddhurt cities' budgets and ability to provide services. Other local leaders agree. "If the stater uses our portion of the funds to balance their budget, we are forced to cut into programe such as public safety, infrastructure and other critical areas," said Rominz Korkes, government relations director for the city of Business attraction and tourism promotion effort also could be cut, she said. Strobeck said citiez already are being hit byhousing market-induced decreases in sale s and construction tax revenue.
"Any reductions to shared revenues woulde bedoubly punishing," he said. The stat also could impose taxezs on services and items that now are That translates into new taxeson food, business and professionak services, and other exempt purchases such as aircraf engines, advertising, livestock, health club memberships and miningf equipment. "Policymakers are in the unenviable position of havingf to select from a series of politically miserable options of increasinfg orexpanding taxes; shifting financiap responsibilities to other levels of government, whicu have their own fiscal and pursuing additional reductions in state spending," said Stuarft Goodman, a principal at in Phoenix.
Lurking tax increasese come as business advocates push for just the property and corporate tax The Arizona Chamber ofCommerced & Industry and others want to slice corporate income tax rates, expand research and development tax and permanently repeal a $250 million property tax that is on temporaryg hiatus. They argue Arizona needz to keep its taxeds low to attract jobsand Still, Napolitano and many businesse interests are looking to put a 1-cent state sales tax increased on the November balloty and earmark the resulting $42 billion for transportation.
Burnd said the state needs tocut spending, or it will run out of reserve fundsd and other fiscal maneuversz after this year's budget. Much of the state however, is voter-approved and cannot be cut by the Legislature. Other reductions are opposed by Napolitano, leaving just a smallp slice ofthe state's budget pie to be cut. Burne does not want to see tax increaseds and noted it takesa two-thirds vote to approvwe them. He said the state could end up referring major tax increas e tothe ballot. A more likeluy scenario, he said, is the state will cut the revenuee it shareswith cities.
Greenberg Traurig LLP: League of Arizon a Cities & Towns:
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