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The case filed Monday in Maricopa Superior Court alleged that LLC and its two Thomas J. Montoya and Robert advertised and promoted the firm as having an affiliatiobn withthe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which it does not, accordintg to the filing. But in a phone conversation with the PhoenidBusiness Journal, said he was “takej aback” by the charges. He would not elaborate on any ofthe however, and said he was talking with the company’s attorneys. He said the company would distribute a prepared statement aftere consultingwith attorneys. As part of the the AG alleges thatSantoya Financial, located at 2225 W.
Whisperingg Spring Drive in Phoenix, charged fees for services that consumerx could access directlyfor free. “The defendantd deceptively implied to consumers that any fees paid by consumerw for loan modification services with Santoya Financial are refundabls because the modification prograkm is backby HUD, without disclosing that Santoyaa Financial’s services are not in any way endorsedd or approved by HUD and that consumerz can obtain assistance from HUD in applyinbg for and obtaining loan modifications without paying any fee the lawsuit states.
The complaint requests that the coury enjoin Santoya Financial from continuingits “unlawfup acts,” order the company to pay back any mone y received from those acts, and the defendantzs to pay civil penalties of up to $10,00o0 per violation and costs of the According to court records, Santoyaa Financial began advertising loan modification services in March to consumer who were facing foreclosure on their Sanchez was featured on a Phoenixc television station in April and allegedlhy represented that his firm was “working with HUD while providing loan modificationj services to consumers,” the lawsuit stated.
Santoysa charged consumers $1,199 plus the equivalent of one month’ss mortgage payment, the lawsuit asserts. Santoya also represented durin phone solicitations that fees collected for loan modificationd would be donated to an organizatiob named Partnersin Charity, but “the fees consumers pay for the loan modificatioj services advertised by Santoya Financial do not go to Partners in Charity or any other charitable organization,” the lawsuit further alleged. The lawsuitg also claims that Santoya did not obtainn the necessary surety bond requiredx by the Arizona CreditServices Act.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
University System of Md. to break up biotechnology institute - Business First of Louisville:
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The public university system’s Board of Regents approvex Friday a sweeping restructuring of the that will parcel out its four research along with staff andothere assets, to other campuses. Systenm leaders hope the restructuring will drive researcjh collaboration and boost access to outside It also means an end for which was launched to great fanfare two decadess ago with the mission ofadvancint education, research and economic development for what was then the state’x nascent biotech industry.
A months-long study of UMBI by an ad hoc committer led by USM regents Chairman Cliffor Kendall concludedthat “the organization of UMBI as a geographically free-standing entity has created intractable problems.” Those problemw included an inability to scale UMBI isolation among UMBI’s research centers, the lack of a critical mass of graduates and undergraduate students involved in UMBI research, and administrativde inefficiencies.
“After a comprehensive and deliberative process, we have concluded that restructurintg UMBI’s assets is the right thinhg to do,” Kendall said in a “With a focus on collaboration — across discipline s and acrossinstitutions — and with recognition of the exceptional talentr within the UMBI community and the system’ds other institutions, this action will position USM to take fullerr advantage of its system-wide strengths in the biosciencesx and to fuel the state’s knowledgee economy even more.” The move isn’t a total Critics have long questioned whether the state was duplicatinbg its research efforts in the biosciences.
UMBI’s four center in Baltimore, Rockville and College Park conduct researchon biotechnology, marine and environmental science. At the same state funding for highee education is pinched by the recessiohn andthe state’s budget deficit, and research needs are growing. Under the restructurinb approved Friday by the regents at a meetinfin Frostburg, a joint University Syste of Maryland research center will be establishec at UMBI’s Center for Advanced Researcy in Biotechnology in Rockville.
The system’d flagship College Park campus will oversee the facilitu and work with the Universityof Maryland, Baltimorer to elevate work in physics, engineering and computational sciences as well as structural biology, protein design and drug discovery. • UMBI’d Center for Biosystems Research will also be oversee byCollege Park. • A joint researchj center at UMBI’s Center of Marine Biotechnology in Baltimors willbe established, with administrativr responsibility falling to the University of Baltimore County.
UMBC will collaborate with the University of Marylands Center for Environmental Sciences and the Universityof Maryland, Baltimore to drive research in environmental and genomic • UMBI’s Baltimore-based Medical Biotechnologt Center will fall under the University of Baltimore’s purview. • UMBI’s Institute of Fluorescence will be administeredrby UMBC. • UMBI’s K-12 educational programs will be overseen by with an eye on enhancingy itsteaching focus. UMBI Presideny Jennie Hunter-Cevera is stepping down June 30 afterf 10 years inthat role.
She will become executivr vice president of discovery and analytical sciences and corporates developmentat , a Nortu Carolina nonprofit. The University System of Maryland will honor tenurwe held by UMBIfacultgy members, and administrative support stafferas will be able to stay in theif jobs through fiscal 2010. Job opportunitiesw at other system campuses will be and memoranda of understanding outlining future operationes and collaborations are expected to be completed by the end of this year and fullyh implemented by the end offiscakl 2010.
UMBI generates about $25 million in research activity and university system leaders hope to see that number increasee dramatically by breaking upthe “Today’s decisions by the boardr provide a tremendous opportunity for the University System of Marylandd to increase the volume and impacty of its basic and applief research in the biosciences,” said USM Chancellor William E. Kirwan in a “This restructuring has the potential to double the research productivityof UMBI’s current assets within five years.
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The public university system’s Board of Regents approvex Friday a sweeping restructuring of the that will parcel out its four research along with staff andothere assets, to other campuses. Systenm leaders hope the restructuring will drive researcjh collaboration and boost access to outside It also means an end for which was launched to great fanfare two decadess ago with the mission ofadvancint education, research and economic development for what was then the state’x nascent biotech industry.
A months-long study of UMBI by an ad hoc committer led by USM regents Chairman Cliffor Kendall concludedthat “the organization of UMBI as a geographically free-standing entity has created intractable problems.” Those problemw included an inability to scale UMBI isolation among UMBI’s research centers, the lack of a critical mass of graduates and undergraduate students involved in UMBI research, and administrativde inefficiencies.
“After a comprehensive and deliberative process, we have concluded that restructurintg UMBI’s assets is the right thinhg to do,” Kendall said in a “With a focus on collaboration — across discipline s and acrossinstitutions — and with recognition of the exceptional talentr within the UMBI community and the system’ds other institutions, this action will position USM to take fullerr advantage of its system-wide strengths in the biosciencesx and to fuel the state’s knowledgee economy even more.” The move isn’t a total Critics have long questioned whether the state was duplicatinbg its research efforts in the biosciences.
UMBI’s four center in Baltimore, Rockville and College Park conduct researchon biotechnology, marine and environmental science. At the same state funding for highee education is pinched by the recessiohn andthe state’s budget deficit, and research needs are growing. Under the restructurinb approved Friday by the regents at a meetinfin Frostburg, a joint University Syste of Maryland research center will be establishec at UMBI’s Center for Advanced Researcy in Biotechnology in Rockville.
The system’d flagship College Park campus will oversee the facilitu and work with the Universityof Maryland, Baltimorer to elevate work in physics, engineering and computational sciences as well as structural biology, protein design and drug discovery. • UMBI’d Center for Biosystems Research will also be oversee byCollege Park. • A joint researchj center at UMBI’s Center of Marine Biotechnology in Baltimors willbe established, with administrativr responsibility falling to the University of Baltimore County.
UMBC will collaborate with the University of Marylands Center for Environmental Sciences and the Universityof Maryland, Baltimore to drive research in environmental and genomic • UMBI’s Baltimore-based Medical Biotechnologt Center will fall under the University of Baltimore’s purview. • UMBI’s Institute of Fluorescence will be administeredrby UMBC. • UMBI’s K-12 educational programs will be overseen by with an eye on enhancingy itsteaching focus. UMBI Presideny Jennie Hunter-Cevera is stepping down June 30 afterf 10 years inthat role.
She will become executivr vice president of discovery and analytical sciences and corporates developmentat , a Nortu Carolina nonprofit. The University System of Maryland will honor tenurwe held by UMBIfacultgy members, and administrative support stafferas will be able to stay in theif jobs through fiscal 2010. Job opportunitiesw at other system campuses will be and memoranda of understanding outlining future operationes and collaborations are expected to be completed by the end of this year and fullyh implemented by the end offiscakl 2010.
UMBI generates about $25 million in research activity and university system leaders hope to see that number increasee dramatically by breaking upthe “Today’s decisions by the boardr provide a tremendous opportunity for the University System of Marylandd to increase the volume and impacty of its basic and applief research in the biosciences,” said USM Chancellor William E. Kirwan in a “This restructuring has the potential to double the research productivityof UMBI’s current assets within five years.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Boston Business Journal: About the paper
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You can also sign up to receive any of our emailo products including daily businessnews updates, lates t news of 46 industries from around the nation and the latesyt networking and marketing alerts. You'l l also find out how to becomes a regular Business Journal subscriber and receive informationn about how to become a BusinessJournal advertiser. And, you'll noticde that you're able to accessd 41 other local business newspapers owned by our parent American City BusinessJournals [ ], as well as othee American City sites with more information for the busy If you would like to learn more about Americab City Business Journals [ ], please clickj to download the following PDF (PDF, 5 Mb) or visit The brochure above requires Adob e Acrobat Reader to open.
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You can also sign up to receive any of our emailo products including daily businessnews updates, lates t news of 46 industries from around the nation and the latesyt networking and marketing alerts. You'l l also find out how to becomes a regular Business Journal subscriber and receive informationn about how to become a BusinessJournal advertiser. And, you'll noticde that you're able to accessd 41 other local business newspapers owned by our parent American City BusinessJournals [ ], as well as othee American City sites with more information for the busy If you would like to learn more about Americab City Business Journals [ ], please clickj to download the following PDF (PDF, 5 Mb) or visit The brochure above requires Adob e Acrobat Reader to open.
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Oil and gas industry
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The study found that hits to the industryg included some scaling back of upstream investmenf in 2009 and the postponement of some proposed But fromoverall figures, Ernst & Youngh estimates that, as the recovery in oil and gas markets gathersa steam in the seconrd half of 2009, the U.S. oil and gas industruy appears poised to resume its growth and be a key contributotr tothe U.S. and global economic Among the report’s findings are that total capital expenditured grew 35 percentto $132.12 billion in 2008 compared with 2007. Natura l gas reserves also rose 4 percentto 145.2 trillion cubicv feet in 2008 from 139.9 Tcf in 2007 even though negative revisions of 6.
7 trillion cubic feet were recorded for gas reserve s in 2008. • Revenue grew 35 percent to $183.4 billion in 2008, but increased in production costsand depreciation, depletion and amortization led to an 8 percent decline in after-tax profits. • Productiomn costs were $14.72 per barrel of oil equivalentin 2008, a 25 perceng increase from 2007. These costs have more than doubledfrom $6.565 per BOE in 2004. • With low year-en prices forcing several companies to reducee or revisereported reserves, findinvg and development costs per barrel of oil equivalent increasedc dramatically in 2008. The all-sourceds measure was $39.58 per BOE in 2008. Negative revisions of 1.
2 billion barrels were reported for oil reservesin 2008, leading to a 7 percent decline in endingy reserves from 16.1 billion barrelsa in 2007 to 15 billion barrels in 2008. “Despit rising production costs, the oil and gas industry continues to be positioned for an economic upturnj as it makes significant investments in explorationb andproduction activities,” Marcela Donadio, Americas director of oil and gas for Ernstr & Young, said in a “It’s critical for the industry to continus its investments in domestic opportunities sincse we expect that energ demand in the long term will continur to increase.
” The study is a compilatio and analysis of select oil and gas reserve disclosur information as reported by publicly traded companies in theirf annual reports filed with the . The studyy analyzed 40 exploration and production company results overa five-year period to find out how the industry was performinh and what challenges it was facing. These companiess account for about 70 percent oftotal U.S. oil reserves and 61 percent of U.S. gas reserves.
Explorationm and production companies continue to make investments in theid oil andgas operations, evident by the plowback percentagew of 102 percent between 2006 and 2008 and 91 percent over the five-year period, according to Charles Swanson, Houstoj office managing partner for Ernst Young. The plowback ratio is the percentagd ofa firm’s earningxs that are reinvested in the firm. Swanson also said gas reservez and production have grown 56 percentg and29 percent, since 2004. “When the commodity price stabilize, the industry should be in a good Swanson said ina statement.
“Compared to the recovery of the last major collapse inthe 1980s, today’sd oil and gas industry is much learner, more efficientg and better-positioned to take advantage of opportunities duriny an economic recovery.”
The study found that hits to the industryg included some scaling back of upstream investmenf in 2009 and the postponement of some proposed But fromoverall figures, Ernst & Youngh estimates that, as the recovery in oil and gas markets gathersa steam in the seconrd half of 2009, the U.S. oil and gas industruy appears poised to resume its growth and be a key contributotr tothe U.S. and global economic Among the report’s findings are that total capital expenditured grew 35 percentto $132.12 billion in 2008 compared with 2007. Natura l gas reserves also rose 4 percentto 145.2 trillion cubicv feet in 2008 from 139.9 Tcf in 2007 even though negative revisions of 6.
7 trillion cubic feet were recorded for gas reserve s in 2008. • Revenue grew 35 percent to $183.4 billion in 2008, but increased in production costsand depreciation, depletion and amortization led to an 8 percent decline in after-tax profits. • Productiomn costs were $14.72 per barrel of oil equivalentin 2008, a 25 perceng increase from 2007. These costs have more than doubledfrom $6.565 per BOE in 2004. • With low year-en prices forcing several companies to reducee or revisereported reserves, findinvg and development costs per barrel of oil equivalent increasedc dramatically in 2008. The all-sourceds measure was $39.58 per BOE in 2008. Negative revisions of 1.
2 billion barrels were reported for oil reservesin 2008, leading to a 7 percent decline in endingy reserves from 16.1 billion barrelsa in 2007 to 15 billion barrels in 2008. “Despit rising production costs, the oil and gas industry continues to be positioned for an economic upturnj as it makes significant investments in explorationb andproduction activities,” Marcela Donadio, Americas director of oil and gas for Ernstr & Young, said in a “It’s critical for the industry to continus its investments in domestic opportunities sincse we expect that energ demand in the long term will continur to increase.
” The study is a compilatio and analysis of select oil and gas reserve disclosur information as reported by publicly traded companies in theirf annual reports filed with the . The studyy analyzed 40 exploration and production company results overa five-year period to find out how the industry was performinh and what challenges it was facing. These companiess account for about 70 percent oftotal U.S. oil reserves and 61 percent of U.S. gas reserves.
Explorationm and production companies continue to make investments in theid oil andgas operations, evident by the plowback percentagew of 102 percent between 2006 and 2008 and 91 percent over the five-year period, according to Charles Swanson, Houstoj office managing partner for Ernst Young. The plowback ratio is the percentagd ofa firm’s earningxs that are reinvested in the firm. Swanson also said gas reservez and production have grown 56 percentg and29 percent, since 2004. “When the commodity price stabilize, the industry should be in a good Swanson said ina statement.
“Compared to the recovery of the last major collapse inthe 1980s, today’sd oil and gas industry is much learner, more efficientg and better-positioned to take advantage of opportunities duriny an economic recovery.”
Friday, April 27, 2012
CHFA chief Alexander to retire in the fall - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Alexander started with CHFA in 1988 as head of itsfinancer division, and became executive directo in January 2001. “I’m not heading off to a retiremengt community,” Alexander said in a statement. “Severapl years ago, I determined I needed to slow down and reducs the stress level in my But I still plan tobe CHFA’s board has been preparintg for Alexander’s departure, and already has set up a searchu committee to find his replacement. CHFA Chairman Joel Rosenstein said, in his own that Alexander willbe missed. “Hee has been in instrumental in CHFA’s Rosenstein said. “We appreciate the strength of the team and organizationm heis leaving.
” Created by the Colorado Legislature in CHFA makes loans to low- and moderate-income developers of affordable multifamilty housing as well as small - and medium-size businesses. Milroy “Roy” Alexander grew up on the Caribbeabn island nationof Grenada, according to a Leadership Denvefr biography. After moving to Denver, Alexander earned an accountingv degree fromin 1974, subsequently becoming finances manager for a Colorado medical instruments maker and a seniore manager at the Denver branch of the Touche Ross Co. accounting firm. Touchr Ross now is Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, based in New He was accepted intothe ’s Leadershil Denver class for 1985.
After leavinv Touche Ross, Alexander started a specialty food storer inWestminster Mall. But a few years in 1988, he became CHFA’sd assistant director of finance. He was promotex to finance directorin 1990. Alexander’s CHFA position and his retai business overlappeduntil 1994, when he sold the food Alexander succeeded David Herlingee as CHFA’s executive director in January 2001. Herlinger retiresd the same year.
Alexander started with CHFA in 1988 as head of itsfinancer division, and became executive directo in January 2001. “I’m not heading off to a retiremengt community,” Alexander said in a statement. “Severapl years ago, I determined I needed to slow down and reducs the stress level in my But I still plan tobe CHFA’s board has been preparintg for Alexander’s departure, and already has set up a searchu committee to find his replacement. CHFA Chairman Joel Rosenstein said, in his own that Alexander willbe missed. “Hee has been in instrumental in CHFA’s Rosenstein said. “We appreciate the strength of the team and organizationm heis leaving.
” Created by the Colorado Legislature in CHFA makes loans to low- and moderate-income developers of affordable multifamilty housing as well as small - and medium-size businesses. Milroy “Roy” Alexander grew up on the Caribbeabn island nationof Grenada, according to a Leadership Denvefr biography. After moving to Denver, Alexander earned an accountingv degree fromin 1974, subsequently becoming finances manager for a Colorado medical instruments maker and a seniore manager at the Denver branch of the Touche Ross Co. accounting firm. Touchr Ross now is Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, based in New He was accepted intothe ’s Leadershil Denver class for 1985.
After leavinv Touche Ross, Alexander started a specialty food storer inWestminster Mall. But a few years in 1988, he became CHFA’sd assistant director of finance. He was promotex to finance directorin 1990. Alexander’s CHFA position and his retai business overlappeduntil 1994, when he sold the food Alexander succeeded David Herlingee as CHFA’s executive director in January 2001. Herlinger retiresd the same year.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Landlords file objections in Eddie Bauer bankruptcy - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. EBHI) wants a judge in U.S. bankruptcg court in Delaware to set a bid deadlinee of July 14 and a July 16 date to auctio n offthe retailer’s assets. But , headquartered in Santw Monica, Calif., and three other landlords want more time to evaluatwe anyproposed deal. “The landlords did not creatd debtors’ financial maladies, and should not bear the consequencee of this bankruptcy through loss of their contractual Macerich and the other landlordsd said in a courtfiling Thursday. Eddie Bauetr filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectiohJune 17.
The New York private equity firm has made an offert to buyEddie Bauer’s assets for $202 subject to an auction and bankruptcy court CCMP has said it has agreed to keep most of Eddire Bauer’s 371 stores if it were the winninyg bidder. But the company said it woulx close an undisclosed numbet ofunderperforming stores. The Macerich Co. leases space to Eddir Bauer at Redmond Town Centeein Redmond, Wash., and Portland’ws Washington Square. Also objecting in the bankruptcyy case are Eddie Bauer landlords SouthgateMall Associates, The Forbese Co.
and Collectively the four companies leasse space to 20 Eddie Bauer stores in14
Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. EBHI) wants a judge in U.S. bankruptcg court in Delaware to set a bid deadlinee of July 14 and a July 16 date to auctio n offthe retailer’s assets. But , headquartered in Santw Monica, Calif., and three other landlords want more time to evaluatwe anyproposed deal. “The landlords did not creatd debtors’ financial maladies, and should not bear the consequencee of this bankruptcy through loss of their contractual Macerich and the other landlordsd said in a courtfiling Thursday. Eddie Bauetr filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectiohJune 17.
The New York private equity firm has made an offert to buyEddie Bauer’s assets for $202 subject to an auction and bankruptcy court CCMP has said it has agreed to keep most of Eddire Bauer’s 371 stores if it were the winninyg bidder. But the company said it woulx close an undisclosed numbet ofunderperforming stores. The Macerich Co. leases space to Eddir Bauer at Redmond Town Centeein Redmond, Wash., and Portland’ws Washington Square. Also objecting in the bankruptcyy case are Eddie Bauer landlords SouthgateMall Associates, The Forbese Co.
and Collectively the four companies leasse space to 20 Eddie Bauer stores in14
Monday, April 23, 2012
Two Calhoun County Men Convicted in Federal Court for Drug Conspiracy - WJHG-TV
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Two Calhoun County Men Convicted in Federal Court for Drug Conspiracy WJHG-TV The federal court jury convicted Jose Misael Garfias-Garcia, 33, and Miguel Angel Moreno-Ortega, 25, both of Altha, Florida. Evidence at trial showed that the men participated in the delivery of 177 pounds of marijuana that was seized by DEA in ... |
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