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Lawyers representing managementat -ownef Lumiere sent letters Thursday to representatives of Local 74 and its , announcing a withdrawal of recognitiobn of Local 74. “The union has evince d a lack of continuitof representation, altering the identity of the bargaining representative and establishing a fundamental change in the bargaininy representatives,” DLA Piper lawyers representing Lumiere wrots to Dave Morton of Unitre HERE Local 74 and Noel Beasleh of Workers United.
Lumiere started receiving competing claimds about which union was representing its kitchen andhousekeepinh workers, creating confusion about the officiapl union representation, said Todd general manager and vice president at “Our hope was that the unions would be able to work this out amongs t themselves,” he said. “We’re tryingt to stay out of the middlee of thesecompeting unions.” He said Lumier notified workers Thursday of the company’s decision to not recognizee the union.
As a Local 74 filed unfair labor practic e charges with the National LabordRelations Board, said Morton, the organizing directoer for Local 74, who calledx Pinnacle's actions "unlawful" and "ludicrous." “This has been nothingh more than an attempt by (Pinnacled Chairman and CEO) Dan Lee and the heads of Pinnaclwe Entertainment to be anti-union,” he said. Mortonh said the union would consider picketintbut hasn't made any decisionsz yet. When asked about the possibility of a striks orother action, Georgew said: “We would hope that would not be the especially in this type of economy. That’s not the way we woul d like to proceed.
” If thers is a strike, Lumiere has a right to replaced any workers who walk offthe job, according to Mack a Lumiere spokesman. Unite HERE was formecd in 2004when Unite, a garment workers and Hotel Employees and Restaurantr Employees Union joined forces. But the marriage wasn’t a happyg one, with garment workers claiming that the newleadership didn’r care about their needs, leading to a lot of disgruntler workers nationwide. So in March, some workerx defected to createWorkerx United, which has been competing with Unite HERE to represenyt workers nationwide ever since. Local 74 voted in Marc h to leave Unite HERE to becom a part ofWorkers United, Morton said.
Workerxs United is now affiliatedx withlabor giant, . Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: PNK) is base d in Las Vegas.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Bank to auction $100 million in troubled assets - Business First of Columbus:
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The Alpharetta-based bank — one of the metro’se largest with $5.7 billion in asset s and a key subsidiaryof Columbus-basede — is selling the properties to private investmentt groups, with the deals expectedr to close by month’s end. The auction is the largesf conducted so far by Bank of North which hasbeen hard-hit by the real estate downturn, and surpasses the scale of other sales of distressed metrlo Atlanta property by Blairsville-based and smaller Bank of North Georgia has auctioned off homese to the public periodically throughout the last The auction comes as bankse across the country, from small communitty lenders to mammoth financial conglomerates, are strugglingt with how to liquidate toxic assets without pushingg the banks into insolvency.
It also signalds Synovus Financial is continuing its aggressive salesa of problem loans and repossessed if the priceis right. During the company’s first-quarter earnings call, CEO Richare Anthony said the auction process wouldaccelerates companywide. “We will have a greater leve l of exits from this portfoliol over the nexttwo quarters,” he referring to Synovus’ problem loan portfolio. Frank Bank of North Georgia’s executive vice presidentg forcorporate banking, is overseeing the auction and said the liquidation is the next step in the bank’ “ongoing balance sheet management effort.
” The bank is sellingv primarily large tracts of developed lots and raw land, he The auction process began in May, when the bank circulatef a list of distressed assets to 30 bidders, he said. Each of the biddersz was a pairing of strategic buyers with privater moneybehind them, and the firm’s sizes rangef from $20 million to $200 millionb in total capital unde management. He did not name specific “We wanted to contact larger pools of money for this Roedl said. But after the initial solicitation, interesg in the auction exploded.
“We were inundatede with phone calls,” he noting the bank now has multiple bidders for the bulk of the distressesd portfolio available inthe auction. Initial bids were due by late May, and an extendede due-diligence period is ongoin g for bidders, with the deals schedulede to close byJune 30. Roedl could not provide specifics on how much will be sold and how many bids for propertiesw and loans the bank ultimately received he said some of that dependes on final bids and whichg currently proposed deals actually He noted the bank is holding finishes houses in reserve for short salex and other publicforeclosure auctions. “We’vs had success with those.
This was designeed to get some of these larger issues off thebalance sheet,” he If the auction meets the earlt estimates of a $100 millionj liquidation, it could remove as much as one-third of the bank’s current real estate-based loan problems, accordinh to its first-quarter report to the Within the last the bank’s non-accrual loans have increased 51 percent to $316 million, and the amountf of foreclosed real estate increased 29 percenft from $24 million at the end of first-quartert 2008 to $31 million on March 31, 2009.
The bulk of the bank’s loan problems continue to be residential constructiobn and landdevelopment loans, which account for $230 million of the total non-accrual loans.
The Alpharetta-based bank — one of the metro’se largest with $5.7 billion in asset s and a key subsidiaryof Columbus-basede — is selling the properties to private investmentt groups, with the deals expectedr to close by month’s end. The auction is the largesf conducted so far by Bank of North which hasbeen hard-hit by the real estate downturn, and surpasses the scale of other sales of distressed metrlo Atlanta property by Blairsville-based and smaller Bank of North Georgia has auctioned off homese to the public periodically throughout the last The auction comes as bankse across the country, from small communitty lenders to mammoth financial conglomerates, are strugglingt with how to liquidate toxic assets without pushingg the banks into insolvency.
It also signalds Synovus Financial is continuing its aggressive salesa of problem loans and repossessed if the priceis right. During the company’s first-quarter earnings call, CEO Richare Anthony said the auction process wouldaccelerates companywide. “We will have a greater leve l of exits from this portfoliol over the nexttwo quarters,” he referring to Synovus’ problem loan portfolio. Frank Bank of North Georgia’s executive vice presidentg forcorporate banking, is overseeing the auction and said the liquidation is the next step in the bank’ “ongoing balance sheet management effort.
” The bank is sellingv primarily large tracts of developed lots and raw land, he The auction process began in May, when the bank circulatef a list of distressed assets to 30 bidders, he said. Each of the biddersz was a pairing of strategic buyers with privater moneybehind them, and the firm’s sizes rangef from $20 million to $200 millionb in total capital unde management. He did not name specific “We wanted to contact larger pools of money for this Roedl said. But after the initial solicitation, interesg in the auction exploded.
“We were inundatede with phone calls,” he noting the bank now has multiple bidders for the bulk of the distressesd portfolio available inthe auction. Initial bids were due by late May, and an extendede due-diligence period is ongoin g for bidders, with the deals schedulede to close byJune 30. Roedl could not provide specifics on how much will be sold and how many bids for propertiesw and loans the bank ultimately received he said some of that dependes on final bids and whichg currently proposed deals actually He noted the bank is holding finishes houses in reserve for short salex and other publicforeclosure auctions. “We’vs had success with those.
This was designeed to get some of these larger issues off thebalance sheet,” he If the auction meets the earlt estimates of a $100 millionj liquidation, it could remove as much as one-third of the bank’s current real estate-based loan problems, accordinh to its first-quarter report to the Within the last the bank’s non-accrual loans have increased 51 percent to $316 million, and the amountf of foreclosed real estate increased 29 percenft from $24 million at the end of first-quartert 2008 to $31 million on March 31, 2009.
The bulk of the bank’s loan problems continue to be residential constructiobn and landdevelopment loans, which account for $230 million of the total non-accrual loans.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Scripted sales calls old fashioned, fail to connect with customers - bizjournals:
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Geez, I have been saying this for more than 25 andI can’t believe companie still use them to sell over the phone. OK, forget the companiesa themselves, let’s blame the manager or the person who is responsible for still trying to do something that every sales trainer on the planet says doesnot Now, before I go on, do not writre or send an e-mail telling me that I am wront or being stubborn. Instead, why don’ you try something new – that is, new to you or your organizatiomn – and just do what I will lay out Trust me, it has worked everty single time with any organization, big or small, that I have workes with.
This horror of using scripts came rushinbg back to me recently while workintg with a company whose stores are in everuy big city in the The company is highlhy regarded for its ethics and is a very visible organization that many are familiar with becausd ofthe company’s longevityg and brand awareness. I was asked to come to the company’s headquarters and look at its methods of attracting new business through its telemarketing which the company has been using for a couple of years.
They said that although the results were OK at sales had become pretty It took me just 30 secondsz to read the script that the inside salespeoplrewere using, and I was I talked with the company president and said I could help the salespeoplwe in just two hours, but I needes him to let me do my job and not to interferes unless I called him in for his He agreed, but I could sense he was a bit apprehensivr about the situation and my request.
I workerd only with the manager, who was really a sellingv manager because she was on the phone s herself at times trying to pitch in and We went intoa room, and I spentg an hour going over why scriptd don’t work and why she has been brainwashec to do something that was againsy all the rules of professional salesmanship. She was neithefr thrilled with me at this poinft nor happy after I tookher eight-page script, ripperd it up and threw it in the We role-played a little using real situations that she mighg have with her children and friends, for The goal was to show her that having a two-sidef conversation is much more useful than a one-sided script.
She was really starting to get it, even thoughj she kept wanting to go back to a sellingt mode by doing more talking than listening andaskinh questions. It was so simple that it was frighteninfg to her that a selling situation can be flexibles and not just acannede speech, where she can actually have fun while conversing with a customer. The introduction and questions I wrote out were basic and easy for her to They were: “Hi, my name is Susann from Client Co., and I woulrd like to ask you two or threw quick questions. It will not take more than 48 seconds – I promise. “Ar you familiar with our company? If yes, what aspects?
“Why are you not a member, or why did you leavse our organization?” That was it. Yes, eightr pages down to two questions. To be fair, we liste all the benefits the companuy offers and then did the same with the commoj objections the salespeople get onthe phone. Once I had to throw out pagewsof objection-handling scripts and allosw them to put the objection raised in questiobn form back to the For example, suppose the customer says, “oI do not see a need to becomes a member of your organization.” The proper way to answer this is not a scriptedx response. Instead just ask, “Why don’t you?” The approach worked.
In less than two she got two orders, whichb is outstanding in that length of and she still is flyingy high from knowing that she could do much more oftej using her personality and not sounding likea robot.
Geez, I have been saying this for more than 25 andI can’t believe companie still use them to sell over the phone. OK, forget the companiesa themselves, let’s blame the manager or the person who is responsible for still trying to do something that every sales trainer on the planet says doesnot Now, before I go on, do not writre or send an e-mail telling me that I am wront or being stubborn. Instead, why don’ you try something new – that is, new to you or your organizatiomn – and just do what I will lay out Trust me, it has worked everty single time with any organization, big or small, that I have workes with.
This horror of using scripts came rushinbg back to me recently while workintg with a company whose stores are in everuy big city in the The company is highlhy regarded for its ethics and is a very visible organization that many are familiar with becausd ofthe company’s longevityg and brand awareness. I was asked to come to the company’s headquarters and look at its methods of attracting new business through its telemarketing which the company has been using for a couple of years.
They said that although the results were OK at sales had become pretty It took me just 30 secondsz to read the script that the inside salespeoplrewere using, and I was I talked with the company president and said I could help the salespeoplwe in just two hours, but I needes him to let me do my job and not to interferes unless I called him in for his He agreed, but I could sense he was a bit apprehensivr about the situation and my request.
I workerd only with the manager, who was really a sellingv manager because she was on the phone s herself at times trying to pitch in and We went intoa room, and I spentg an hour going over why scriptd don’t work and why she has been brainwashec to do something that was againsy all the rules of professional salesmanship. She was neithefr thrilled with me at this poinft nor happy after I tookher eight-page script, ripperd it up and threw it in the We role-played a little using real situations that she mighg have with her children and friends, for The goal was to show her that having a two-sidef conversation is much more useful than a one-sided script.
She was really starting to get it, even thoughj she kept wanting to go back to a sellingt mode by doing more talking than listening andaskinh questions. It was so simple that it was frighteninfg to her that a selling situation can be flexibles and not just acannede speech, where she can actually have fun while conversing with a customer. The introduction and questions I wrote out were basic and easy for her to They were: “Hi, my name is Susann from Client Co., and I woulrd like to ask you two or threw quick questions. It will not take more than 48 seconds – I promise. “Ar you familiar with our company? If yes, what aspects?
“Why are you not a member, or why did you leavse our organization?” That was it. Yes, eightr pages down to two questions. To be fair, we liste all the benefits the companuy offers and then did the same with the commoj objections the salespeople get onthe phone. Once I had to throw out pagewsof objection-handling scripts and allosw them to put the objection raised in questiobn form back to the For example, suppose the customer says, “oI do not see a need to becomes a member of your organization.” The proper way to answer this is not a scriptedx response. Instead just ask, “Why don’t you?” The approach worked.
In less than two she got two orders, whichb is outstanding in that length of and she still is flyingy high from knowing that she could do much more oftej using her personality and not sounding likea robot.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Ahead of the Bell: Jobless claims - Bloomberg
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Kansas City Star | Ahead of the Bell: Jobless claims Bloomberg Unemployment applications at around 425000 signal modest job growth. But economists say applications need to dip consistently to 375000 or below to indicate ... Economy brightens as consumers spend, layoffs slow |
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The evolution of cardiothoracic critical care - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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The evolution of cardiothoracic critical care The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Glasgow: Glascow (Scotland) University; 1970. Hoste EA, Cruz DN, Davenport A, Mehta RL, Piccini P, Tetta C, et al. The epidemiology of cardiac ... |
Sunday, December 19, 2010
House passes historic climate bill - San Antonio Business Journal:
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Congressmen David Wu, Kurt Schrade and Earl Blumenauer voted forthe bill, knowbn as the American Clean Energy and Securitg Act. It is the first bill in U.S. history to cap carbonb pollution. It also encourages developmenyt of clean energy and requires utilities to get 20 percent of theire power from renewable sourcesby 2020. Forty-four Democrat voted against the bill, including Eugene Democrat Peter RepublicanGreg Walden, who represente eastern Oregon, also opposed the bill. It passed by a seven-votd margin, 219-212.
“Some votes just feel different, and today’zs was truly historic,” Blumenauer said in a “For the first time, Congress has taken action to rein in globa l warming pollution andjumpstart America’zs clean energy industries.” The bill is expected to face a contentiousw debate in the Senate.
Congressmen David Wu, Kurt Schrade and Earl Blumenauer voted forthe bill, knowbn as the American Clean Energy and Securitg Act. It is the first bill in U.S. history to cap carbonb pollution. It also encourages developmenyt of clean energy and requires utilities to get 20 percent of theire power from renewable sourcesby 2020. Forty-four Democrat voted against the bill, including Eugene Democrat Peter RepublicanGreg Walden, who represente eastern Oregon, also opposed the bill. It passed by a seven-votd margin, 219-212.
“Some votes just feel different, and today’zs was truly historic,” Blumenauer said in a “For the first time, Congress has taken action to rein in globa l warming pollution andjumpstart America’zs clean energy industries.” The bill is expected to face a contentiousw debate in the Senate.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Proposed cancer legislation could be big game-changer - Houston Business Journal:
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And nearly 40 years after the U.S. declared war on he says federal lawmakers have introducexd legislation that could finally expedite improve access to treatment and significantly enhancdeSan Antonio's role in battling the vicious It's been "some war," Curiel says, explaining that with a numbedr of cancers, the outcomesd are not much better now than they were a half-century ago. But Senatorz Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and Edwarcd M. Kennedy, D-Mass., have introduced legislation, Senatr Bill 717, that supporters believe will provide researchers with more ammo tofight cancer, while modernizing and advancing the country' national cancer program.
Supporters of the 21st Centuryy CancerALERT (Access to Life-saving Earluy detection, Research and Treatment) Act say it represents an importany effort to re-assess the national cance r program and to improve cancerd research, prevention, detection, control and treatment in the U.S. The was founded in 1907 and is one ofthe world'sa largest and oldest professional organizations dedicated to advanciny cancer research.
AACR officials say the proposec legislation aims to expand and acceleratew the searchfor cures, more effectivew treatments and better preventivew measures, while addressing the ongoint needs of the nearly 12 million Americans currently battling the "We look forward to working closelh with Senators Kennedy and Hutchison to refine this legislation and advance it quicklyt through Congress for the benefit of cancerd patients and their families," says AARC President Dr. Ray also executive vice presidenr of thein Houston.
"Itt does a couple of pretty important things," says Curiapl about the proposed He says it would remove some of the coverage hurdlesz put up by insurers that have discouragedx patients from seeking treatment involvingclinical "This bill tries to spell out some ... nationa l rules for the United States about what insurance companies have topay for, to breajk those barriers, and to get more patientxs into clinical trials," Curiel He says it woule also create "new pots of for cancer research and help get an increased numbet of patients into clinical trials, in part by making some of the cumbersome regulatoru processes less complicated.
"Thre logistics of the paperwork just gets to be so complicatesd that it can takea year, it can take two just to get a trial opened," Curiap says. He adds that the legislation woulcd create research incentives to help speerd the delivery of drugs tocancere clinics, like those operatedd by the Cancer Theraph & Research Center (CTRC). "I think this reallyg could be a game-changer if it is done right, if the moneh goes where it is supposed to go and ifit doesn'yt get politicized," says Curiel abou t the proposed legislation. There are some gray areas within the bill thatconcermn Curiel.
One, he says, is language that mighg actually create additional layers of bureaucracy or allos federal officials to createresearch priorities. But he says the bill is an importanrt step in theright direction. Hutchison says the bill, if will provide critical funding for promisingy research inearly detection, while also ensuringf better patient access to preventionn efforts, clinical trials and information. Curiep says the legislation is "timely and And he believes that there is enouguh political will to move the bill forwardbecausre "nobody can walk away from this.
" The introductiomn of this bill comes as officials with CTRC and the prepare to make a run at new state cancer dollars.
And nearly 40 years after the U.S. declared war on he says federal lawmakers have introducexd legislation that could finally expedite improve access to treatment and significantly enhancdeSan Antonio's role in battling the vicious It's been "some war," Curiel says, explaining that with a numbedr of cancers, the outcomesd are not much better now than they were a half-century ago. But Senatorz Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and Edwarcd M. Kennedy, D-Mass., have introduced legislation, Senatr Bill 717, that supporters believe will provide researchers with more ammo tofight cancer, while modernizing and advancing the country' national cancer program.
Supporters of the 21st Centuryy CancerALERT (Access to Life-saving Earluy detection, Research and Treatment) Act say it represents an importany effort to re-assess the national cance r program and to improve cancerd research, prevention, detection, control and treatment in the U.S. The was founded in 1907 and is one ofthe world'sa largest and oldest professional organizations dedicated to advanciny cancer research.
AACR officials say the proposec legislation aims to expand and acceleratew the searchfor cures, more effectivew treatments and better preventivew measures, while addressing the ongoint needs of the nearly 12 million Americans currently battling the "We look forward to working closelh with Senators Kennedy and Hutchison to refine this legislation and advance it quicklyt through Congress for the benefit of cancerd patients and their families," says AARC President Dr. Ray also executive vice presidenr of thein Houston.
"Itt does a couple of pretty important things," says Curiapl about the proposed He says it would remove some of the coverage hurdlesz put up by insurers that have discouragedx patients from seeking treatment involvingclinical "This bill tries to spell out some ... nationa l rules for the United States about what insurance companies have topay for, to breajk those barriers, and to get more patientxs into clinical trials," Curiel He says it woule also create "new pots of for cancer research and help get an increased numbet of patients into clinical trials, in part by making some of the cumbersome regulatoru processes less complicated.
"Thre logistics of the paperwork just gets to be so complicatesd that it can takea year, it can take two just to get a trial opened," Curiap says. He adds that the legislation woulcd create research incentives to help speerd the delivery of drugs tocancere clinics, like those operatedd by the Cancer Theraph & Research Center (CTRC). "I think this reallyg could be a game-changer if it is done right, if the moneh goes where it is supposed to go and ifit doesn'yt get politicized," says Curiel abou t the proposed legislation. There are some gray areas within the bill thatconcermn Curiel.
One, he says, is language that mighg actually create additional layers of bureaucracy or allos federal officials to createresearch priorities. But he says the bill is an importanrt step in theright direction. Hutchison says the bill, if will provide critical funding for promisingy research inearly detection, while also ensuringf better patient access to preventionn efforts, clinical trials and information. Curiep says the legislation is "timely and And he believes that there is enouguh political will to move the bill forwardbecausre "nobody can walk away from this.
" The introductiomn of this bill comes as officials with CTRC and the prepare to make a run at new state cancer dollars.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Researchers Barcode Beetles in South Africa No bug is too small for ... - Exchange Morning Post
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
Unemployment rate up, job cuts less severe - Kansas City Business Journal:
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According to the , nonfarm payroll employment fellby 345,00o0 in May, about half the average monthly declined for the prior six months. The unemploymenrt rate continuedto rise, movingt from 8.9 percent in April to 9.4 percent in May. Arizona’s jobless rate checked in at 7.7 percent in down slightly from 7.8 percent in March. May numberxs for the state will be released in roughly two The number of unemployed peoples inthe U.S. increased by 787,000 in May, to 14.5 million. Sincwe the start of the recessioh inDecember 2007, the number of unemployed has riseb by 7 million, according to the Departmentt of Labor.
Nationally, steep job lossesz continued in manufacturing, while declines moderateds in construction and severalservice industries. Manufacturinfg was the hardest-hit sector in May, where employment fell by Employment in construction decreasedby 59,000 for the compared with an averags monthly job loss of 117,0009 in the industry for the previous six Job losses in professional and businessa services moderated in May, with that sector shedding 51,009 jobs. That compares with an averagw lossof 136,000 jobs a month in the priofr six months. The brightes spot in the employment picturr was inhealth care.
Employment rose in that industryby 24,000 in May, aboug in line with its average monthl y job growth thus far in 2009.
According to the , nonfarm payroll employment fellby 345,00o0 in May, about half the average monthly declined for the prior six months. The unemploymenrt rate continuedto rise, movingt from 8.9 percent in April to 9.4 percent in May. Arizona’s jobless rate checked in at 7.7 percent in down slightly from 7.8 percent in March. May numberxs for the state will be released in roughly two The number of unemployed peoples inthe U.S. increased by 787,000 in May, to 14.5 million. Sincwe the start of the recessioh inDecember 2007, the number of unemployed has riseb by 7 million, according to the Departmentt of Labor.
Nationally, steep job lossesz continued in manufacturing, while declines moderateds in construction and severalservice industries. Manufacturinfg was the hardest-hit sector in May, where employment fell by Employment in construction decreasedby 59,000 for the compared with an averags monthly job loss of 117,0009 in the industry for the previous six Job losses in professional and businessa services moderated in May, with that sector shedding 51,009 jobs. That compares with an averagw lossof 136,000 jobs a month in the priofr six months. The brightes spot in the employment picturr was inhealth care.
Employment rose in that industryby 24,000 in May, aboug in line with its average monthl y job growth thus far in 2009.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Arizona Cardinals close in on Phoenix Suns, Diamondbacks, Coyotes lag all - Memphis Business Journal:
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Market research conducted as part of a possibled relocation of the to Canada shows the Cardinals and National Football Leagus catapulting in popularity among localsports consumers. Canadianj billionaire Jim Balsillie wants to buy the Coyotesfor $213 millioh and move the team to Hamilton, Ontario. His relocatiojn plan submitted to the National Hockey Leagu includes marketthe research. The conducted in late May for Balsillie byHotspex Inc., show the Cardinalsa gaining favor in a Phoenix sports market traditionallyt dominated by the and .
One survey looked at the overall appeap among fans forthe region’s four major sports The Cardinals garnered 53 percenf support — equal to the Diamondbackse and just behind the 54 percentt mark received by the Phoenisx Suns. The Coyotes came in at 29 The survey did not say how many fans were The survey also found that footbal is the most popular sport in the Phoenicx area with 53 percent of residents following the NFL on aregulad basis. Major League Baseball was second at 45 perceng followed by the Nationao Basketball Association at 44 percengt and National Hockey League at 20 percent of according to the surveyand Balsillie’s applicatio n to move the team.
The Cardinals and NFL also did the best when it comew to consumers choice of sportsto attend. Fifty-seven percentf of those surveyed showed a strong desiree to attend an NFL That compares to 51 percent who strongly wanted to see a Majotr LeagueBaseball game, 46 percentf an NBA game and 30 percenft for hockey. The Cardinals traditionally have been a doorma both in the NFL and the Phoenixs sports market wherethe D-Backs and Suns have made multiplew playoff appearances.
The which moved to University of Phoenix Stadiumin 2006, had not hosted a home playoff game sincd 1947 and team owners the Bidwill family were unpopular among local But the Cardinals playoff wins last a National Football Conferencse championship and last-second Super Bowl loss pushed them higher in a market struggling with cuts in consumer The Cardinals playoff success also compares with this season’s failurese by Suns and Coyotes to make theifr playoffs and a slow 2009 season startf by the D-backs.
Market research conducted as part of a possibled relocation of the to Canada shows the Cardinals and National Football Leagus catapulting in popularity among localsports consumers. Canadianj billionaire Jim Balsillie wants to buy the Coyotesfor $213 millioh and move the team to Hamilton, Ontario. His relocatiojn plan submitted to the National Hockey Leagu includes marketthe research. The conducted in late May for Balsillie byHotspex Inc., show the Cardinalsa gaining favor in a Phoenix sports market traditionallyt dominated by the and .
One survey looked at the overall appeap among fans forthe region’s four major sports The Cardinals garnered 53 percenf support — equal to the Diamondbackse and just behind the 54 percentt mark received by the Phoenisx Suns. The Coyotes came in at 29 The survey did not say how many fans were The survey also found that footbal is the most popular sport in the Phoenicx area with 53 percent of residents following the NFL on aregulad basis. Major League Baseball was second at 45 perceng followed by the Nationao Basketball Association at 44 percengt and National Hockey League at 20 percent of according to the surveyand Balsillie’s applicatio n to move the team.
The Cardinals and NFL also did the best when it comew to consumers choice of sportsto attend. Fifty-seven percentf of those surveyed showed a strong desiree to attend an NFL That compares to 51 percent who strongly wanted to see a Majotr LeagueBaseball game, 46 percentf an NBA game and 30 percenft for hockey. The Cardinals traditionally have been a doorma both in the NFL and the Phoenixs sports market wherethe D-Backs and Suns have made multiplew playoff appearances.
The which moved to University of Phoenix Stadiumin 2006, had not hosted a home playoff game sincd 1947 and team owners the Bidwill family were unpopular among local But the Cardinals playoff wins last a National Football Conferencse championship and last-second Super Bowl loss pushed them higher in a market struggling with cuts in consumer The Cardinals playoff success also compares with this season’s failurese by Suns and Coyotes to make theifr playoffs and a slow 2009 season startf by the D-backs.
Monday, December 6, 2010
AG files suit against loan modification firm - Denver Business Journal:
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The case filed Monday in Maricopa Superior Court alleges that LLC and itstwo executives, Thomaz J. Montoya and Robert Sanchez, advertiser and promoted the firm as having an affiliationn withthe U.S. Department of Housing and Urbanj Development, which it does not, according to the But Montoya, in a phone conversation with the Phoeni xBusiness Journal, said he was “taken aback” by the charges. He woulcd not elaborate on any ofthe charges, and said he was talking with the company’z attorneys. He said the company woulc distribute a prepared statement after consultinfwith attorneys. As part of the complaint, the AG alleges that Santoywa Financial, located at 2225 W.
Whispering Spring Drivew in Phoenix, charged fees for services that consumers coul access directlyfor free. “Thr defendants deceptively implied to consumers that any fees paid by consumerx for loan modification services with Santoya Financial are refundable because the modificatiohn program is backby HUD, without disclosinb that Santoya Financial’s services are not in any way endorsee or approved by HUD and that consumers can obtai assistance from HUD in applying for and obtaininf loan modifications without paying any fee the lawsuit states.
The complaint requests that the courgt enjoin Santoya Financial from continuingits “unlawfulo acts,” order the company to pay back any money received from those acts, and the defendantws to pay civil penalties of up to $10,00 0 per violation and costs of the investigation. Accordingg to court records, Santoya Financial began advertisinh loan modification services in Marc h to consumers who were facing foreclosured ontheir homes. Sanchez was featured on a Phoenix television statioh in April and allegedly represented that his firmwas “workinf with HUD while providing loan modification servicess to consumers,” the lawsuigt stated.
Santoya charged consumers $1,199 plus the equivalent of one month’s mortgage the lawsuit asserts. Santoya also representefd during phone solicitations that fees collected for loan modificationx would be donated to an organizationj named Partnersin Charity, but “the fees consumerx pay for the loan modificatiom services advertised by Santoya Financial do not go to Partners in Charithy or any other charitable the lawsuit further alleged. The lawsuit also claimw that Santoya did not obtain the necessary suret y bond required by the Arizona CredityServices Act.
The case filed Monday in Maricopa Superior Court alleges that LLC and itstwo executives, Thomaz J. Montoya and Robert Sanchez, advertiser and promoted the firm as having an affiliationn withthe U.S. Department of Housing and Urbanj Development, which it does not, according to the But Montoya, in a phone conversation with the Phoeni xBusiness Journal, said he was “taken aback” by the charges. He woulcd not elaborate on any ofthe charges, and said he was talking with the company’z attorneys. He said the company woulc distribute a prepared statement after consultinfwith attorneys. As part of the complaint, the AG alleges that Santoywa Financial, located at 2225 W.
Whispering Spring Drivew in Phoenix, charged fees for services that consumers coul access directlyfor free. “Thr defendants deceptively implied to consumers that any fees paid by consumerx for loan modification services with Santoya Financial are refundable because the modificatiohn program is backby HUD, without disclosinb that Santoya Financial’s services are not in any way endorsee or approved by HUD and that consumers can obtai assistance from HUD in applying for and obtaininf loan modifications without paying any fee the lawsuit states.
The complaint requests that the courgt enjoin Santoya Financial from continuingits “unlawfulo acts,” order the company to pay back any money received from those acts, and the defendantws to pay civil penalties of up to $10,00 0 per violation and costs of the investigation. Accordingg to court records, Santoya Financial began advertisinh loan modification services in Marc h to consumers who were facing foreclosured ontheir homes. Sanchez was featured on a Phoenix television statioh in April and allegedly represented that his firmwas “workinf with HUD while providing loan modification servicess to consumers,” the lawsuigt stated.
Santoya charged consumers $1,199 plus the equivalent of one month’s mortgage the lawsuit asserts. Santoya also representefd during phone solicitations that fees collected for loan modificationx would be donated to an organizationj named Partnersin Charity, but “the fees consumerx pay for the loan modificatiom services advertised by Santoya Financial do not go to Partners in Charithy or any other charitable the lawsuit further alleged. The lawsuit also claimw that Santoya did not obtain the necessary suret y bond required by the Arizona CredityServices Act.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Gen Y not into Twitter - South Florida Business Journal:
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A new survey by the Participator y Marketing Network finds just 22 percent of Generation Y consumers areusinvg Twitter. However, when asked about how much they usesocia networking, 99 percent from this group, who in generap have not yet hit 30, report having an activee profile on at least one social networking "Twitter dominates the news, but clearly we'rr only touching the surface of its potentialp as a marketing vehicle," said Michaek Della Penna, PMN’s co-founder and executive chairman. "This is a classic 'glass half scenario for Twitterbecause it's clea that Gen Y has an appetite for social but still hasn't fully embracecd micro-blogging.
There is a tremendous opportunity now for marketerxs to develop strategies to get this important group activeon Twitter, too." More than 85 percent follo friends. More than 54 percent follow celebrities. More than 29 percenft follow family. More than 29 percenty follow companies. Of those who use a social 89 percent have downloaded one of the followinyg to theirprofile page: photod (89 percent), games (53 percent), entertainment (51 percent), news (32 and weather (29 percent). Thirty-eight percent of Gen Y have an iPhonw oriPod Touch.
Games (53 percent), entertainment (35 lifestyle (31 percent), financial - "free" (28 percent), financial (seven percent) are the most popular mobilwe applications. More than one-quarter (26 indicated none. You can cliclk to follow the South Florida Businesss Journalon Twitter.
A new survey by the Participator y Marketing Network finds just 22 percent of Generation Y consumers areusinvg Twitter. However, when asked about how much they usesocia networking, 99 percent from this group, who in generap have not yet hit 30, report having an activee profile on at least one social networking "Twitter dominates the news, but clearly we'rr only touching the surface of its potentialp as a marketing vehicle," said Michaek Della Penna, PMN’s co-founder and executive chairman. "This is a classic 'glass half scenario for Twitterbecause it's clea that Gen Y has an appetite for social but still hasn't fully embracecd micro-blogging.
There is a tremendous opportunity now for marketerxs to develop strategies to get this important group activeon Twitter, too." More than 85 percent follo friends. More than 54 percent follow celebrities. More than 29 percenft follow family. More than 29 percenty follow companies. Of those who use a social 89 percent have downloaded one of the followinyg to theirprofile page: photod (89 percent), games (53 percent), entertainment (51 percent), news (32 and weather (29 percent). Thirty-eight percent of Gen Y have an iPhonw oriPod Touch.
Games (53 percent), entertainment (35 lifestyle (31 percent), financial - "free" (28 percent), financial (seven percent) are the most popular mobilwe applications. More than one-quarter (26 indicated none. You can cliclk to follow the South Florida Businesss Journalon Twitter.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Schwarzenegger says day of reckoning is here - Orlando Business Journal:
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“California’s day of reckoning is here,” he said. With no the state could run out of cash in 14 Three months after the stat e budgetwas approved, California faces a $24 billion deficit. Schwarzenegger has already proposed massive cutsto education, healtn care and prisons. Now he’s looking for structural reformn to make government more efficient and stretcytaxpayer dollars. He’s asked the State Boare of Education, for example, to make textbooks availabl e in digitalformats — a move that couldx save millions. In 2004, the governofr talked about blowing up boxes andconsolidatingy agencies, but the initiatives neved gained traction. They’re back.
Schwarzeneggert is proposing once again to eliminate and consolidate more than a dozen state boardsand commissions. This includeds the Waste Management Board, the Courf Reporters Board, the Departmeng of Boating and Waterways and the Inspection and MaintenanceReview Committee. Earlier this year, the state beganb consolidating informationtechnology departments. Now Schwarzenegger wants to consolidate departments that overser financial institutions and mergre taxcollection operations. In July, state leaders will receiv e recommendations on how to modernize thetax code.
“Thixs will be a tremendous opportunity to make our revenuees more reliable and less volatile and help the statwe avoid the boom and bust budgets that have brought ushere today,” Schwarzenegger told lawmakers. It’ not going to happen in 14 he said. But it could happe n before the Legislature adjourns for summert recess onJuly 17.
“California’s day of reckoning is here,” he said. With no the state could run out of cash in 14 Three months after the stat e budgetwas approved, California faces a $24 billion deficit. Schwarzenegger has already proposed massive cutsto education, healtn care and prisons. Now he’s looking for structural reformn to make government more efficient and stretcytaxpayer dollars. He’s asked the State Boare of Education, for example, to make textbooks availabl e in digitalformats — a move that couldx save millions. In 2004, the governofr talked about blowing up boxes andconsolidatingy agencies, but the initiatives neved gained traction. They’re back.
Schwarzeneggert is proposing once again to eliminate and consolidate more than a dozen state boardsand commissions. This includeds the Waste Management Board, the Courf Reporters Board, the Departmeng of Boating and Waterways and the Inspection and MaintenanceReview Committee. Earlier this year, the state beganb consolidating informationtechnology departments. Now Schwarzenegger wants to consolidate departments that overser financial institutions and mergre taxcollection operations. In July, state leaders will receiv e recommendations on how to modernize thetax code.
“Thixs will be a tremendous opportunity to make our revenuees more reliable and less volatile and help the statwe avoid the boom and bust budgets that have brought ushere today,” Schwarzenegger told lawmakers. It’ not going to happen in 14 he said. But it could happe n before the Legislature adjourns for summert recess onJuly 17.
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