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On Tuesday, the released its monthly reporton existing-homed sales. The report showed the first month-to-montg increase since September 2005. Sales of existinfg single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-opas rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rateof 4.77 milliom units in May, a 2.4 percenft increase from 4.66 million in April, accordinfg to NAR. The May 2009 figuress are 3.6 percent lower than a year ago, when the pace was 4.95 In the announcement, NAR’s chief economist, Lawrencs Yun, said low mortgag rates, lower purchase prices and the federal tax credigtfor first-time buyers helped spur sales.
the increase in sales is less than expectec because poor appraisals arestalling transactions,” Yun “Pending home sales indicated much stronger but some contracts are falling throughj from faulty valuations that keep buyers from gettingt a loan.” While existing home salez increased, mortgage originations are coming in lower than previously forecast. On the lowered its forecastf of mortgage originations in 2009 by morethan $700 citing lower purchase prices, more cash lower refinancing rates and lower volume in the Fannis Mae and Freddie Mac Home Affordable Refinance The association now expects mortgage originationz to total $2.03 trillion in 2009.
As part of its work, the MBA studiex home sales. It is forecasting 4.8 million existing home sales in 2009, a 1.2 percenty decline from 2008, and 352,000 new home a decline of about27 “Median home prices for new and existing homews will likely continue to fall, dropping by about 10 percentg from 2008 levels, but leveling off in 2010 as the economt improves,” the association’s chief economist, Jay said in a written statement issuee Monday.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Insert Coin: Engadget Is Looking For Some Cool Crowdfunded Projects - TechCrunch
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Insert Coin: Engadget Is Looking For Some Cool Crowdfunded Projects TechCrunch Our brothers and sisters over at Engadget are holding their first red hot, super exciting conference called Expand in SF in March. The event will feature all the boring old commercial hardware you could imagine, including the latest from all the ... |
Friday, December 28, 2012
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comment(s) Fayetteville Observer Seventy-First's boys and girls will be seeking a rare double this week as both are the top-seeded teams for this year's Holiday Classic basketball tournament. Play begins today for the boys at Jack Britt High School and the girls at South View High School. |
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Local journalists balance compassion, community service in coverage of ... - Poynter.org
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Local journalists balance compassion, community service in coverage of ... Poynter.org Newtown Bee Associate Editor Shannon Hicks said by email Wednesday that after the final funeral last weekend, “The flag on the 100-foot tall flagpole in the middle of Main Street was raised, and [the] majority of out-of-town (and out-of-area) media ... |
Monday, December 24, 2012
Economy Watch: FNF Construction gets highway stimulus contract - Kansas City Business Journal:
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“It is a rehabilitation project to create asafert roadway,” said Deena Billings, business development officer for Tempe-bases FNF Construction, which is celebrating 25 years in Some areas of U.S. 491 have deterioratedr creating a significant safety issue for those whouse it, she The project is a good fit for the which also has an office in according to Billings. “Paving projects are kind of our niche.” In addition to making the roadwayy saferfor travelers, the $8.9 million project giveas FNF Construction’s staff more opportunity for “We will be able to keep existiny employees busy and perhaps hire new ones,” she said.
The biddingy process for a stimulus contract is very similar to that on any job both for the contractor and the statse department oftransportation involved. The New Mexico Departmentt of Transportation advertised the project in typical fashion with the lowest biddert winningthe contract, said Megan Arrendondo, spokeswoman for the New Mexicp Department of Transportation. The federal government does look at the projectwsin depth, however, Arrendondo added. Construction on the 14-mile which runs on the southern portion of the broke groundMay 20. FNF Constructiobn is hopeful that its portion of the upgrads is complete by the endof summer.
“Wew are excited to keep on goingv and be part ofthe process,” Billings said of future jobs.
“It is a rehabilitation project to create asafert roadway,” said Deena Billings, business development officer for Tempe-bases FNF Construction, which is celebrating 25 years in Some areas of U.S. 491 have deterioratedr creating a significant safety issue for those whouse it, she The project is a good fit for the which also has an office in according to Billings. “Paving projects are kind of our niche.” In addition to making the roadwayy saferfor travelers, the $8.9 million project giveas FNF Construction’s staff more opportunity for “We will be able to keep existiny employees busy and perhaps hire new ones,” she said.
The biddingy process for a stimulus contract is very similar to that on any job both for the contractor and the statse department oftransportation involved. The New Mexico Departmentt of Transportation advertised the project in typical fashion with the lowest biddert winningthe contract, said Megan Arrendondo, spokeswoman for the New Mexicp Department of Transportation. The federal government does look at the projectwsin depth, however, Arrendondo added. Construction on the 14-mile which runs on the southern portion of the broke groundMay 20. FNF Constructiobn is hopeful that its portion of the upgrads is complete by the endof summer.
“Wew are excited to keep on goingv and be part ofthe process,” Billings said of future jobs.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Parents in Kan. kids bound case plead no contest - Chicago Tribune
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Parents in Kan. kids bound case plead no contest Chicago Tribune Both parents have been in custody since being arrested June 13 after police were called to a Lawrence Wal-Mart by a woman who saw a child bound and blindfolded near the family's vehicle. Officers found two children, ages 5 and 7, tied up and blindfolded. |
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Forgive Us Our Trespasses - Seven Days
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Forgive Us Our Trespasses Seven Days In the year since Barton Chronicle publisher Chris Braithwaite was arrested covering a wind power protest atop Lowell Mountain, the Northeast Kingdom journalist says he's spent $20,000 defending himself against a trespassing charge he believes never ... |
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Pump prices jump eight cents - South Florida Business Journal:
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The average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gas in Albuquerqueis $2.10. The price of oil is increasinyg onworld markets, including the , whicb is now trading in the $58 dollatr a barrel range. That’s up more than $8.009 a barrel since April 29. Industry expertws say traders are moving gas and oil pricese upward in the anticipation that the economy is improvinv and demand will increase during the summerand fall. Motorists are now purchasingf the so-called “summer blend” gasoline to combat smog in the nation’x big cities. The blend typically costs 5 to 10 cente moreper gallon.
In addition, gas stations have been raisinhg their prices prior to the Memorial Day weekend and the beginningh of the summertravepl season. Even while pricews have increased significantly in thepast week, the nation’sa crude oil inventory continues to “Despite the recent increases, gas prices are still down nearl y $1.50 per gallon compared to last year,” said AAA New Mexicoi spokesperson Sarah Schimmer. “As people begi considering their travel plans forMemorial Day, they shoulxd take that into consideration.” •National $2.15 •New Mexico $2.15 •Texas $2.03 •Albuquerque $2.10 •Laa Cruces $2.07 •Santa Fe area $2.
12 •Flagstaff (Ariz.) $2.132 •Tucson (Ariz.) $1.89 •Denver (Colo.) $2.09 •Durango (Colo.) $2.25 •Las Vegas (Nev.) $2.187 •Amarillo (Tx.) $2.10 •Ek Paso (Tx.) $2.03
The average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gas in Albuquerqueis $2.10. The price of oil is increasinyg onworld markets, including the , whicb is now trading in the $58 dollatr a barrel range. That’s up more than $8.009 a barrel since April 29. Industry expertws say traders are moving gas and oil pricese upward in the anticipation that the economy is improvinv and demand will increase during the summerand fall. Motorists are now purchasingf the so-called “summer blend” gasoline to combat smog in the nation’x big cities. The blend typically costs 5 to 10 cente moreper gallon.
In addition, gas stations have been raisinhg their prices prior to the Memorial Day weekend and the beginningh of the summertravepl season. Even while pricews have increased significantly in thepast week, the nation’sa crude oil inventory continues to “Despite the recent increases, gas prices are still down nearl y $1.50 per gallon compared to last year,” said AAA New Mexicoi spokesperson Sarah Schimmer. “As people begi considering their travel plans forMemorial Day, they shoulxd take that into consideration.” •National $2.15 •New Mexico $2.15 •Texas $2.03 •Albuquerque $2.10 •Laa Cruces $2.07 •Santa Fe area $2.
12 •Flagstaff (Ariz.) $2.132 •Tucson (Ariz.) $1.89 •Denver (Colo.) $2.09 •Durango (Colo.) $2.25 •Las Vegas (Nev.) $2.187 •Amarillo (Tx.) $2.10 •Ek Paso (Tx.) $2.03
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
NASA's Grail Lunar Impact Site Named for Astronaut Sally Ride - NASA
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
National City Mortgage faces possible cuts - Dayton Business Journal:
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Spokesman Pat McMahon said PNC (NYSE: PNC) is committedf to National City Mortgage and theDaytonh area, but as a result of the merger, it is looking to eliminate 5,800 positionsz throughout its geographic presence. PNC now has 2,5090 Dayton-area employees at both its banking and mortgage but McMahon would not say how many localo workers wouldbe cut. “We have a significan t presence inMiami Township, but we have said all alongb there would be job impact as a part of the mergedr companies,” McMahon said. He said PNC is not breaking out staft reductions by geographic location or business but it will provide informationon “expense in its quarterly updates.
PNC has a goal of reducingy expensesby $1.2 billion, part of which will come throughj a reduction in employment. McMahonb said it is too early to say what the net outcomed will be in Miami butthe company’s long-term strategh is to grow the company and add jobs. “W have a meaningful presence in theDaytonn area. It’s an important market and we want to be aggressive McMahon said. As a part of the merger, Nationalk City branch locations in the Dayton area are schedulede to beginbeing re-branded as PNC branchesx in the first half of 2010.
Spokesman Pat McMahon said PNC (NYSE: PNC) is committedf to National City Mortgage and theDaytonh area, but as a result of the merger, it is looking to eliminate 5,800 positionsz throughout its geographic presence. PNC now has 2,5090 Dayton-area employees at both its banking and mortgage but McMahon would not say how many localo workers wouldbe cut. “We have a significan t presence inMiami Township, but we have said all alongb there would be job impact as a part of the mergedr companies,” McMahon said. He said PNC is not breaking out staft reductions by geographic location or business but it will provide informationon “expense in its quarterly updates.
PNC has a goal of reducingy expensesby $1.2 billion, part of which will come throughj a reduction in employment. McMahonb said it is too early to say what the net outcomed will be in Miami butthe company’s long-term strategh is to grow the company and add jobs. “W have a meaningful presence in theDaytonn area. It’s an important market and we want to be aggressive McMahon said. As a part of the merger, Nationalk City branch locations in the Dayton area are schedulede to beginbeing re-branded as PNC branchesx in the first half of 2010.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Jug Bay opens boardwalk, increasing access to county park - Baltimore Sun
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Jug Bay opens boardwalk, increasing access to county park Baltimore Sun And you can see it through the trees. But without a boardwalk, you can't take advantage of it, both for research and the public," said Chris Swarth, the longtime director of the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. At 1,600 acres, it's the largest of Anne ... |
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
New Legislature has no Tlingit lawmakers - KCAW
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KCAW | New Legislature has no Tlingit lawmakers KCAW It's the first time in at least two decades that the region has been without Native representation. One is Haines' Bill Thomas, who served in the Legislature since 2005, representing many rural, Native communities. The other is Angoon's Albert Kookesh ... |
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
U.S. Senate backs limits on credit-card rate hikes, practices - Memphis Business Journal:
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"All along, this battle has been like the storhy of Davidversus Goliath, and David finally won," Udall, D-Colo., said Tuesdagy after the vote. Udall, D-Colo., drafted a credit card reform bill in 2005 as aHous member. A version of that bill passed the House bya 357-7o0 vote April 30. The Senate's version -- co-sponsored by Udall -- is knownb as the "Credit Card Responsibility and Disclosure or "Credit CARD Act." It was approved by a 90-5 vote It now must be reconcile with the House version before going to President Baracko Obama, who has said he wantxs to sign the bill before Memorial Day.
In a Udall called the Senate vote "a victory for consumerxs who play by the rules and who just want to see some fairnessa and common sense brought tothe credit-card Consumers shouldn’t be subject to constantly changing terms or rate agreements printed so smallo you need the Hubble telescope to read Under the bill, credit-card companies would have to take several including posting their credit rulesz on the Internet and giving cardholdersd a written statement explaining pending interest-rate hikes 45 days in Credit-card companies would not be able to increase interest rates on existinv balances except in limited circumstances, such as the expirationj of a promotional rate or failurd by a customer to make a paymenty within 30 days of the due The bill includes other restrictions on credit-card practices, includinbg a ban on charging interest on balances that already had been paid and a prohibitionm on issuing cards to Business groups are not in agreement about the The and the have backeed it, but the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council said the bill in effect, impose price controls on the credit-cardf industry, which would lead to tighter credit at a time when the economg is struggling.
The bills accelerate reforms the Federal Reserve Boar planned to implement next year and adds someadditional requirements. NFIB and NSBA supported the bill because many ofthei members, such as NSBA’s McMillon, feel they have been treated unfairly by their credit-card “Our members are troubled by some of the businesse practices utilized by card companies,” said Susan Eckerly, NFIB’s senior vice president for public policy, in an interviesw last month. A recent NFIB survegy of small business owners for example, that 14 percent did not receive credit for payments until well aftedr the payment cleared.
The legislation also requires credit-car companies to notify customers of rate increasezs at least 45 daysin advance. This woulxd give small businessowners “enough notice to pay off debt and shop for competitivw credit-card offers so that they can continuwe to operate their businesses,” Eckerly U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, said the legislation would lead to higher interest rates and feesfor credit-card users who pay theirt bills on time because it limitds the ability of credit-card companies to use risk-basedf pricing.
“This bill will take us back to aprevious era, a bygoned era where everybody paid higher interesgt rates, where a third fewer peoplw had access to credit, and we had all of thesew dreaded annual card fees,” Hensarling said. Rep. Keit h Ellison, D-Minn., dismissed Hensarling’s “Don’t believe that unless this Congress allowssome credit-card companies to abusde consumers, that no one will have Ellison said. “It is nothing but fear-basefd stuff that will allow credit-carr companies, that have made record to continue to take advantagw ofAmerican consumers.
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"All along, this battle has been like the storhy of Davidversus Goliath, and David finally won," Udall, D-Colo., said Tuesdagy after the vote. Udall, D-Colo., drafted a credit card reform bill in 2005 as aHous member. A version of that bill passed the House bya 357-7o0 vote April 30. The Senate's version -- co-sponsored by Udall -- is knownb as the "Credit Card Responsibility and Disclosure or "Credit CARD Act." It was approved by a 90-5 vote It now must be reconcile with the House version before going to President Baracko Obama, who has said he wantxs to sign the bill before Memorial Day.
In a Udall called the Senate vote "a victory for consumerxs who play by the rules and who just want to see some fairnessa and common sense brought tothe credit-card Consumers shouldn’t be subject to constantly changing terms or rate agreements printed so smallo you need the Hubble telescope to read Under the bill, credit-card companies would have to take several including posting their credit rulesz on the Internet and giving cardholdersd a written statement explaining pending interest-rate hikes 45 days in Credit-card companies would not be able to increase interest rates on existinv balances except in limited circumstances, such as the expirationj of a promotional rate or failurd by a customer to make a paymenty within 30 days of the due The bill includes other restrictions on credit-card practices, includinbg a ban on charging interest on balances that already had been paid and a prohibitionm on issuing cards to Business groups are not in agreement about the The and the have backeed it, but the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council said the bill in effect, impose price controls on the credit-cardf industry, which would lead to tighter credit at a time when the economg is struggling.
The bills accelerate reforms the Federal Reserve Boar planned to implement next year and adds someadditional requirements. NFIB and NSBA supported the bill because many ofthei members, such as NSBA’s McMillon, feel they have been treated unfairly by their credit-card “Our members are troubled by some of the businesse practices utilized by card companies,” said Susan Eckerly, NFIB’s senior vice president for public policy, in an interviesw last month. A recent NFIB survegy of small business owners for example, that 14 percent did not receive credit for payments until well aftedr the payment cleared.
The legislation also requires credit-car companies to notify customers of rate increasezs at least 45 daysin advance. This woulxd give small businessowners “enough notice to pay off debt and shop for competitivw credit-card offers so that they can continuwe to operate their businesses,” Eckerly U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, said the legislation would lead to higher interest rates and feesfor credit-card users who pay theirt bills on time because it limitds the ability of credit-card companies to use risk-basedf pricing.
“This bill will take us back to aprevious era, a bygoned era where everybody paid higher interesgt rates, where a third fewer peoplw had access to credit, and we had all of thesew dreaded annual card fees,” Hensarling said. Rep. Keit h Ellison, D-Minn., dismissed Hensarling’s “Don’t believe that unless this Congress allowssome credit-card companies to abusde consumers, that no one will have Ellison said. “It is nothing but fear-basefd stuff that will allow credit-carr companies, that have made record to continue to take advantagw ofAmerican consumers.
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Monday, December 10, 2012
About the governance review panel - Charlotte Business Journal:
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•Todd Brown, partner in the law firm of in itsCharlotte •Yvonne Mims Evans, Superiot Court judge in the 26th Judicial District since 2003. •Jill Flynn, managing directord of , a leadership consulting firm she co-founded in 2001. •Henry Lomax Jr., chief investment . •Thomas Ross, presidentg of . •Jane Spainhour, teacher of socialp studies at Concord Middle School for22 •Sarah Crowder, policy administrator for . The volunteer panel was unaffiliated with theUnited Way. It was assiste d by counsel paid for by a donatiohfrom .
Panelists interviewed 12 current and formerd members of the board and staftf ofUnited Way; severalp officials from United Way of and professionals from consulting, accounting and legal The panel collected and reviewesd United Way of Central Carolina s documents that include minutes of the boarr and committee meetings; retirement plane and related agreements; annual operating plans and financial conflict-of-interest, whistleblower and other selected policies; and miscellaneousx correspondence. The panel also considered policies and standardd of the United Way of America andgovernance “bestr practice” publications from multiple sources.
The panel met eighgt times before making itsrecommendationw Monday.
•Todd Brown, partner in the law firm of in itsCharlotte •Yvonne Mims Evans, Superiot Court judge in the 26th Judicial District since 2003. •Jill Flynn, managing directord of , a leadership consulting firm she co-founded in 2001. •Henry Lomax Jr., chief investment . •Thomas Ross, presidentg of . •Jane Spainhour, teacher of socialp studies at Concord Middle School for22 •Sarah Crowder, policy administrator for . The volunteer panel was unaffiliated with theUnited Way. It was assiste d by counsel paid for by a donatiohfrom .
Panelists interviewed 12 current and formerd members of the board and staftf ofUnited Way; severalp officials from United Way of and professionals from consulting, accounting and legal The panel collected and reviewesd United Way of Central Carolina s documents that include minutes of the boarr and committee meetings; retirement plane and related agreements; annual operating plans and financial conflict-of-interest, whistleblower and other selected policies; and miscellaneousx correspondence. The panel also considered policies and standardd of the United Way of America andgovernance “bestr practice” publications from multiple sources.
The panel met eighgt times before making itsrecommendationw Monday.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Public hearing is next step for new Hawaii building code - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The state Building Code Council is awaitingb approvalfrom Gov. Linda Lingle to hold a statewidr hearing where the public can comment on the plans for the state to go to the 2006 versiomn of the InternationalBuildingb Code, said state Comptroller Russ Saito, a nonvotinv member of the council. The council also will recommend upgradin thestate fire, plumbing and electricalo codes, as well as the state energy-conservation which replaces the state energy code, he said. Afte the comments are the code will be implemented if ther are no major changes to what already has been If there are major it must go through the publif hearingprocess again, Saitol said.
The state will begin using the new codes for stateagencty projects. The counties then will have two years to amendf their codes or followq the statemodel code. “I think it’es good because in the buildingcode we’re including the hurricane-resistan t criteria that was developed a couple of yeard ago,” said Saito, who is in charge of the Department of Accountingy and General Services, which oversees the state’e buildings. “It gives a consistencyh in the way we design our buildings.
The whole idea is to be consistent amonvg all the counties or as consistentg as we can The energy-conservation code, based on the International Energy Conservation aims to make buildings more energy-efficient through insulation and othedr heat-deflecting devices. It initially will apply to allstate buildings, including and eventually all commercial and residentialo buildings in the state. “When we had our hearingx on the IECC we Hawaiianizecd quite a bitof it, because it’as a Mainland code, especially a lot of the insulation provisions, because they don’t apply said Howard Wiig, an energy analyst in the stat e Department of Business, Economic Development Tourism’s energy office.
For example, the Hawaii grou p struck a provision from the Mainland code that exemptas commercial and residential buildings without heatinb and cooling systems from having to have That means insulation will be required even in buildings that do nothave air-conditioninv systems, he said. “The real idea behind the ideal, would be to insulatee the building such thatit doesn’t need air conditioning,” he said. Windowsd will have to have a solar heat gainof 40, which meana they reflect back 60 percent of the sun’s said Wiig, who was recentlt appointed to the IECC’s national committee on energyg as the tropical representative.
One major provision in the energy-conservationh code that will impactf Hawaii’s commercial building industrymandates commissioning. That meanw a third-party inspector will be requiresd to check the building three timee during the constructionprocess — during the blueprint in the middle of the constructio n phase, and just before the wallss are closed in to test for energy Wiig said. Although this type of inspection has gone on for yeares onthe Mainland, especially in California, it will be new to and could mean new jobs. “This is a new cottagre industry,” Wiig said. “This is a new greehn job that’s being created.
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The state Building Code Council is awaitingb approvalfrom Gov. Linda Lingle to hold a statewidr hearing where the public can comment on the plans for the state to go to the 2006 versiomn of the InternationalBuildingb Code, said state Comptroller Russ Saito, a nonvotinv member of the council. The council also will recommend upgradin thestate fire, plumbing and electricalo codes, as well as the state energy-conservation which replaces the state energy code, he said. Afte the comments are the code will be implemented if ther are no major changes to what already has been If there are major it must go through the publif hearingprocess again, Saitol said.
The state will begin using the new codes for stateagencty projects. The counties then will have two years to amendf their codes or followq the statemodel code. “I think it’es good because in the buildingcode we’re including the hurricane-resistan t criteria that was developed a couple of yeard ago,” said Saito, who is in charge of the Department of Accountingy and General Services, which oversees the state’e buildings. “It gives a consistencyh in the way we design our buildings.
The whole idea is to be consistent amonvg all the counties or as consistentg as we can The energy-conservation code, based on the International Energy Conservation aims to make buildings more energy-efficient through insulation and othedr heat-deflecting devices. It initially will apply to allstate buildings, including and eventually all commercial and residentialo buildings in the state. “When we had our hearingx on the IECC we Hawaiianizecd quite a bitof it, because it’as a Mainland code, especially a lot of the insulation provisions, because they don’t apply said Howard Wiig, an energy analyst in the stat e Department of Business, Economic Development Tourism’s energy office.
For example, the Hawaii grou p struck a provision from the Mainland code that exemptas commercial and residential buildings without heatinb and cooling systems from having to have That means insulation will be required even in buildings that do nothave air-conditioninv systems, he said. “The real idea behind the ideal, would be to insulatee the building such thatit doesn’t need air conditioning,” he said. Windowsd will have to have a solar heat gainof 40, which meana they reflect back 60 percent of the sun’s said Wiig, who was recentlt appointed to the IECC’s national committee on energyg as the tropical representative.
One major provision in the energy-conservationh code that will impactf Hawaii’s commercial building industrymandates commissioning. That meanw a third-party inspector will be requiresd to check the building three timee during the constructionprocess — during the blueprint in the middle of the constructio n phase, and just before the wallss are closed in to test for energy Wiig said. Although this type of inspection has gone on for yeares onthe Mainland, especially in California, it will be new to and could mean new jobs. “This is a new cottagre industry,” Wiig said. “This is a new greehn job that’s being created.
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Cleveland Museum of Natural History launches a $125 million campaign to pay ... - Plain Dealer (blog)
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Plain Dealer (blog) | Cleveland Museum of Natural History launches a $125 million campaign to pay ... Plain Dealer (blog) Enlarge Peggy Turbett, The Plain Dealer Kamdyn Spang, 6, of Huron, listens as her friend and dinosaur aficionado Ayden Lee, 7, of Lakewood, reads about the ancient dinosaurs near the 21-foot replica of a Triceratops in Kirtland Hall at the Cleveland ... |
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
TXCO Resources posts record revenue for 2007 - San Antonio Business Journal:
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TXCO (NASDAQ: TXCO), a San Antonio-basex oil and gas company, set records for oil and gas sales, cash total assets and proved reserves. For the year endedd Dec. 31, 2007, TXCO reported net income of $900,000, or 3 centes per share, on record revenues of $93.8 million. This compares to net incomd of $7.2 million, or 22 cents per on revenues of $72.4 millio for 2006. This is a 30 percent increase in revenuesx between the two Oil and gas sales increased 45 percentto $81.9 million in 2007, compared to a year ago. Assets rose to $354.76 million, nearly 150 percent above year-enx 2006 results.
The reason for the increase in assetsis TXCO'es second quarter 2007 buyout of Output Exploratiojn LLC. For the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, the company reported net incomeof $1.8 million, or 5 centss per share, on revenues of $32. 1 million. This compares to a $4.4 million net or 13 cents per share, on revenuesx of $15.3 million for the same quarterf ayear ago. "We began 2008 as a differen t company following the landmarki changes that followed our acquisitio of Output Explorationduring 2007," Chairmaj and CEO James E. Sigmon says. The company continuexs to build upon its assets gainec in theOutput transaction.
Sigmon adds that the compant also has opportunities to create even greater shareholder value through the San Migueoloil sands, Pearsall gas resourcse play, Glen Rose Porosity oil play and the Fort Trinidaf Glen Rose shoals. "I remain confidenyt that we will see strongedr continuing growthin production, reserves, profitabilit and shareholder value in 2008 and going forward," he
TXCO (NASDAQ: TXCO), a San Antonio-basex oil and gas company, set records for oil and gas sales, cash total assets and proved reserves. For the year endedd Dec. 31, 2007, TXCO reported net income of $900,000, or 3 centes per share, on record revenues of $93.8 million. This compares to net incomd of $7.2 million, or 22 cents per on revenues of $72.4 millio for 2006. This is a 30 percent increase in revenuesx between the two Oil and gas sales increased 45 percentto $81.9 million in 2007, compared to a year ago. Assets rose to $354.76 million, nearly 150 percent above year-enx 2006 results.
The reason for the increase in assetsis TXCO'es second quarter 2007 buyout of Output Exploratiojn LLC. For the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, the company reported net incomeof $1.8 million, or 5 centss per share, on revenues of $32. 1 million. This compares to a $4.4 million net or 13 cents per share, on revenuesx of $15.3 million for the same quarterf ayear ago. "We began 2008 as a differen t company following the landmarki changes that followed our acquisitio of Output Explorationduring 2007," Chairmaj and CEO James E. Sigmon says. The company continuexs to build upon its assets gainec in theOutput transaction.
Sigmon adds that the compant also has opportunities to create even greater shareholder value through the San Migueoloil sands, Pearsall gas resourcse play, Glen Rose Porosity oil play and the Fort Trinidaf Glen Rose shoals. "I remain confidenyt that we will see strongedr continuing growthin production, reserves, profitabilit and shareholder value in 2008 and going forward," he
Monday, December 3, 2012
Senate panel approves health care reform bill - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The HELP Committee bill requires businesses with 25 employeesd or more to offer health insurance orpay $750 a year per full-tim worker to the federal government. Individuals would be required toobtaim coverage. The bill also would create an insurance where individuals and small businesses could purchasehealth insurance. That exchangse would include a government-run plan that would compete with private President Barack Obama praisedthe committee’s passage of the saying it would “bring down expand coverage, and increase choice.
” House Democratsx introduced their health care reform bill Under this legislation, employers would have to a pay a penaltty totaling 8 percent of their payroll if they do not provides insurance. Small businesses with less than $250,0000 in payroll would be exempt from this Firms with payrollbetween $250,000 and $400,00 would pay a penalty ranging from 2 percen to 6 percent of payroll if they don’g offer insurance. The Senate HELP Committee’s bill did not addresw how revenue would be raised to pay for healtyhcare reform, which would include tax credits for some small businesses and subsidies for some individualas to help them buy coverage.
Revenue issuess will be addressed by the SenateFinancs Committee, which has yet to unveil its House Democrats proposed imposing a tax surcharge on high-incomer Americans to help pay for the $1 trillion, 10-yea cost of their bill. A 1.2 perceng surcharge would be imposed on married couplez with adjusted gross incomeabove $350,000 and on individuals with AGI abovd $280,000. Taxpayers with incomes above those levels would be imposedhigher surcharges, with a maximunm of 5.4 percent chargede to joint filers with incomes above $1 million.
Republicans and some busineszs groups contend that many small businesse s would be hit by this since profits at most small businesses are taxecd at theindividual level. “Placing a big tax burdenb on the small business community would rob them of the resourceds they need to create the jobs that will lead us out of the saidTom Donohue, presidentg of the . “If there’s one sure way to kill the goosed that lays thegolden egg, this is "Why are House Democrats tryiny to ply more capital and resourcesw out of the private sector when businesses and the economyh need every penny it can get it hands said Karen Kerrigan, president and CEO of the .
House Democrats, however, contend the surcharge would hit only 4 percengt of smallbusiness owners, including individuals who receive only a smallp portion of their income from investments in small businesses. They contend most small businessea would benefit from the bill becaus the insurance exchange and markeg reforms would make coveragemore affordable. Many business groups also oppose the employer mandatew in the Senate andHous bill, contending many businesses simply can’t afford to provide especially in a recession.
A letter sent Tuesday to Houses members by 31 businessassociationes said, “Congress should allow market forces and employef autonomy to determine what benefitd employers provide, rather than deciding by These groups, ranging from the chamber to the , also said the publicf plan would lead to higher costs for private They urged Congress to focusd on areas of health care reform wher e there is consensus: “initiatives to improvde quality and lower costs, introducing fair regulation of the insurancre market, and building a robust marketplacwe for consumers.
”
The HELP Committee bill requires businesses with 25 employeesd or more to offer health insurance orpay $750 a year per full-tim worker to the federal government. Individuals would be required toobtaim coverage. The bill also would create an insurance where individuals and small businesses could purchasehealth insurance. That exchangse would include a government-run plan that would compete with private President Barack Obama praisedthe committee’s passage of the saying it would “bring down expand coverage, and increase choice.
” House Democratsx introduced their health care reform bill Under this legislation, employers would have to a pay a penaltty totaling 8 percent of their payroll if they do not provides insurance. Small businesses with less than $250,0000 in payroll would be exempt from this Firms with payrollbetween $250,000 and $400,00 would pay a penalty ranging from 2 percen to 6 percent of payroll if they don’g offer insurance. The Senate HELP Committee’s bill did not addresw how revenue would be raised to pay for healtyhcare reform, which would include tax credits for some small businesses and subsidies for some individualas to help them buy coverage.
Revenue issuess will be addressed by the SenateFinancs Committee, which has yet to unveil its House Democrats proposed imposing a tax surcharge on high-incomer Americans to help pay for the $1 trillion, 10-yea cost of their bill. A 1.2 perceng surcharge would be imposed on married couplez with adjusted gross incomeabove $350,000 and on individuals with AGI abovd $280,000. Taxpayers with incomes above those levels would be imposedhigher surcharges, with a maximunm of 5.4 percent chargede to joint filers with incomes above $1 million.
Republicans and some busineszs groups contend that many small businesse s would be hit by this since profits at most small businesses are taxecd at theindividual level. “Placing a big tax burdenb on the small business community would rob them of the resourceds they need to create the jobs that will lead us out of the saidTom Donohue, presidentg of the . “If there’s one sure way to kill the goosed that lays thegolden egg, this is "Why are House Democrats tryiny to ply more capital and resourcesw out of the private sector when businesses and the economyh need every penny it can get it hands said Karen Kerrigan, president and CEO of the .
House Democrats, however, contend the surcharge would hit only 4 percengt of smallbusiness owners, including individuals who receive only a smallp portion of their income from investments in small businesses. They contend most small businessea would benefit from the bill becaus the insurance exchange and markeg reforms would make coveragemore affordable. Many business groups also oppose the employer mandatew in the Senate andHous bill, contending many businesses simply can’t afford to provide especially in a recession.
A letter sent Tuesday to Houses members by 31 businessassociationes said, “Congress should allow market forces and employef autonomy to determine what benefitd employers provide, rather than deciding by These groups, ranging from the chamber to the , also said the publicf plan would lead to higher costs for private They urged Congress to focusd on areas of health care reform wher e there is consensus: “initiatives to improvde quality and lower costs, introducing fair regulation of the insurancre market, and building a robust marketplacwe for consumers.
”
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Tribes raise $9 million for sacred South Dakota land - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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Tribes raise $9 million for sacred South Dakota land Fort Wayne Journal Gazette SIOUX FALLS, S.D. â€" After months of high-profile fundraising that drew celebrities' attention and dollars, a group of Native American tribes has raised $9 million to buy a piece of land in South Dakota's Black Hills that they consider sacred, an ... |
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