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Even then, the process remainsa uncertain. estimates that the stimulus bill allocatese atleast $1.7 billion for the state. The lion’s share of that $1.34 billion – will be filtereed through FDOT and go towardroad projects. The about $315 million, will go to the locak transit agencies for capital expensese like purchasing buses and For FDOT and counties vying for their share ofthe $1.35 billion road cash, the process is similar to the way federalp money is typically distributed, in termsa of requirements. Things are pretty much “businesxs as usual,” said David Lee of FDOT’s officse of policy and planning.
The main difference is that the procesa will behurried along, he said, because of the urgencty to put the money to work. For road work FDOT has sought input fromeach county’s metropolitan planning organizatioj (MPO). Once the MPOs green-light projectx in their respective counties, FDOT will assemble a fina l list for the state and apply tothe (FHWA) to fund the After FHWA OKs the projects, FDOT can move But, FDOT will have latitudew in which projects it asks the federal government to And it has discretion over the majority of the $1.
34 billioj in road money allotted for the statr – some $900 million – which makes it uncertain how much each count y will get, FDOT spokesmann Dick Kane said. Whichever projects FDOT asks the federalo governmentto fund, it’s important that projectws be well past the conceptua l phase in their development. The reason: The statwe is under a 120-day deadline to apply for road “In order to use the moneg quickly it means that projects pretty much need to have beenvettefd already,” FDOT’s Lee said. Larry a transportation system managerwith Miami-Dade-County MPO, agreed. “Normally, it takee four to five years to put a projecgt outto bid.
Now, we’re trying to do it withibn 120 days.” he “We’ve been going crazy here in the last monthj anda half.” The counties have estimated the minimum amountf they’ll get for road projects: $188 milliojn for Miami-Dade; $41 million for Broward; and $27 milliohn for Palm Beach. Browarcd County’s MPO allocated most of its $41 million for a elevated flyover that will connec ta narrow, disjointed section of Dixie Highway in Deerfielfd Beach near Hillsboro The flyover will run a few blocks into Palm Beach County, which will share the cost. Broward will pay aboutf $37 million and Palm Beach will payabout $4.
5 million, MPO officials After applying, Miami-Dade Transit, Browarsd County Transit, Palm Tran and the , whic h operates , are expecting to get their money directly from the federal government. “We got approximatelyt $16 million, and we’re hoping to buy up to five SFRTA spokeswoman BonnieArnoldd said. “And, if we can’t find the we’re looking to buy up to 10 trailers.” Miami-Daded Transit expects to get $58.
7 million, which will fund everythinv from the construction ofa rapid-transif bus system along Kendall Drive to upgrading Metrorail and Metromover even equipping Metrorail trains with free Wi-Fi for Among other purchases, Palm Tran is planning to use its estimatedx $21 million to replace 10 of its older buse s with hybrid buses, said Lorraine Szyms, Palm Tran’s assistanr executive director. The biggest chunl of Broward County Transit’s estimateds $35 million –about $13.5 million – will go to bus stop including better shelters that will have a positivew impact ondrawing riders, spokeswoman Phyllis Berr said.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Wearing my hoodie has a different meaning and consequence - AustinTalks
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AustinTalks | Wearing my hoodie has a different meaning and consequence AustinTalks The same pastor made the comment, “You get to make your choices, but you don't get to choose the consequences.†I'm not saying that you should be targeted because of what you wear, but it happens. Why are you setting yourself up? 'I am Trayvon Mar tin' -- even in Connecticut Pursuing justice in the Trayvon Martin case |
Monday, March 26, 2012
Atlanta Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Abrams arrived in Atlanta in 1963, and in 1972 she earnefd her realestate license. Thirty-five years she has achieved another plateau of success few in thebusinesw have. She has been awardedd the Platinum Phoenix, given to those members of the who have earned membership to the Million Dollar Club for 35 A Realtor withHarry Norman, Abrams credits her experience in marketing as well as contracrt negotiation for her consisteng leadership in Atlanta real estate. Abramx also credits her community engagement with her succesws and knowledge of the Atlanta Over thelast decade, she has had more than $350 milliobn in sales. , Realtors Real estate and familu converge in theBagiatis household.
Irene Bagiatis’ husband and son are in commerciaproperty management, and another son is a real estate attorney. Irene Bagiatis, a 38-year industry veteran, is a Realto with Dorsey-Alston Company, Realtors. Amongh the lessons she has learner during her nearly four decades in real estate is to alwayzsbe honest, sincere and compassionate. “I truly believe we are in a busineszsof helping, and if we ever lose sight of that we have lost our objectivesx and purpose,” she said of her profession. Bagiatisa is an Atlanta native. She has been givem the Miss Emmie Award for ProfessionalServicess (in 2000 and 2001), and is a life member of the Atlantwa Board of Realtors.
Harry Norman, Realtord Harriet Koonin with Harry Norman, Realtors is committeed to thorough industry knowledge andcustomeer service. She is consistently ranked in the top 1 percentf in production for both the branch office and the Koonin sells and lists homesx and condominiums rangingfrom first-time buyerd to empty nesters and from entry-level pricexs to estate properties. The highlight of her career has been a flourishinf referral business from satisfied She is anaccredited buyer’ representative, a certified residential specialis t and a licensed broker associate. Through Harry Norman, Realtors she is a seniore marketing consultant and a Miss EmmieAward Recipient.
She is a membef of the Women’s Council of Realtors. , Realtors Jenny Pruitt Associates, Realtors founding member Fran Shivere has been a member of the Atlanta Board of Realtorw Million Dollar Club for more than30 years. Shivers creditz her attitude for her longevityand success. “Iu was told as a newly licensefd agentthat ‘people do not care how much you know unti l they know how much you care,’ and that there is no substitutew for honesty and she said. “These principles have been a constant beacom to guide me throughout my realestatwe career.
” One of the highlightx of her career was beingt the recipient of the Jenny Pruitt & Associatesz Humanitarian Award in 1998, which is give to the agent who reaches beyoned the realm of real estate througg service toward a specific action or belie with a purpose or goal to benefit the surroundin community. Jenny Pruitt & Associates, Realtors Jenn Pruitt & Associates, Realtors Realtor Mary Clark Caldwelpl considers herself aneffective Indeed, she credits her succes s to these and other skills. Putting her clientx at ease and developing rapport and trust is key to the she said.
Abrams arrived in Atlanta in 1963, and in 1972 she earnefd her realestate license. Thirty-five years she has achieved another plateau of success few in thebusinesw have. She has been awardedd the Platinum Phoenix, given to those members of the who have earned membership to the Million Dollar Club for 35 A Realtor withHarry Norman, Abrams credits her experience in marketing as well as contracrt negotiation for her consisteng leadership in Atlanta real estate. Abramx also credits her community engagement with her succesws and knowledge of the Atlanta Over thelast decade, she has had more than $350 milliobn in sales. , Realtors Real estate and familu converge in theBagiatis household.
Irene Bagiatis’ husband and son are in commerciaproperty management, and another son is a real estate attorney. Irene Bagiatis, a 38-year industry veteran, is a Realto with Dorsey-Alston Company, Realtors. Amongh the lessons she has learner during her nearly four decades in real estate is to alwayzsbe honest, sincere and compassionate. “I truly believe we are in a busineszsof helping, and if we ever lose sight of that we have lost our objectivesx and purpose,” she said of her profession. Bagiatisa is an Atlanta native. She has been givem the Miss Emmie Award for ProfessionalServicess (in 2000 and 2001), and is a life member of the Atlantwa Board of Realtors.
Harry Norman, Realtord Harriet Koonin with Harry Norman, Realtors is committeed to thorough industry knowledge andcustomeer service. She is consistently ranked in the top 1 percentf in production for both the branch office and the Koonin sells and lists homesx and condominiums rangingfrom first-time buyerd to empty nesters and from entry-level pricexs to estate properties. The highlight of her career has been a flourishinf referral business from satisfied She is anaccredited buyer’ representative, a certified residential specialis t and a licensed broker associate. Through Harry Norman, Realtors she is a seniore marketing consultant and a Miss EmmieAward Recipient.
She is a membef of the Women’s Council of Realtors. , Realtors Jenny Pruitt Associates, Realtors founding member Fran Shivere has been a member of the Atlanta Board of Realtorw Million Dollar Club for more than30 years. Shivers creditz her attitude for her longevityand success. “Iu was told as a newly licensefd agentthat ‘people do not care how much you know unti l they know how much you care,’ and that there is no substitutew for honesty and she said. “These principles have been a constant beacom to guide me throughout my realestatwe career.
” One of the highlightx of her career was beingt the recipient of the Jenny Pruitt & Associatesz Humanitarian Award in 1998, which is give to the agent who reaches beyoned the realm of real estate througg service toward a specific action or belie with a purpose or goal to benefit the surroundin community. Jenny Pruitt & Associates, Realtors Jenn Pruitt & Associates, Realtors Realtor Mary Clark Caldwelpl considers herself aneffective Indeed, she credits her succes s to these and other skills. Putting her clientx at ease and developing rapport and trust is key to the she said.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Construction begins on Partnership III - Orlando Business Journal:
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The building expansion is part of local efforts to help metroi Orlando retain and add thousandsof high-tech, high-wage modelingf and simulation jobs. UCF and the military will shareethe five-story building, which will be home to the UCF Institutde for Simulation & Training laboratories and relatesd modeling and simulation research. Fundin g for the new 118,860-square-foot Partnership III building, schedulede to open in fall 2010, was providefd by the state, separate from its allocationsto UCF. The building’s architecyt is , and the construction manager is . It will be built to meet at leasg the silver level of the Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentalDesig (LEED) standards.
Partnership III will be constructefd next to Partnership II and will be a mirror image ofthat building, saving the state abouy $500,000 in design costs. Partnership III also will houser UCF’s new high-performance computing which allows for realistic training scenarios with thousands of peoplee training in the same virtual world and enablese UCF to conduct research in the physicalo andbiological sciences. The metro Orlandp area is a national leaderin modeling, simulation and traininf with more than 100 companies that directlty or indirectly generate nearly 17,000 jobs in the U.S.
Army, Navy and Marined Corps simulation offices based in the Research Park expect to award morethan $5 billiojn in contracts this year, and much of that monegy remains in the Orlando
The building expansion is part of local efforts to help metroi Orlando retain and add thousandsof high-tech, high-wage modelingf and simulation jobs. UCF and the military will shareethe five-story building, which will be home to the UCF Institutde for Simulation & Training laboratories and relatesd modeling and simulation research. Fundin g for the new 118,860-square-foot Partnership III building, schedulede to open in fall 2010, was providefd by the state, separate from its allocationsto UCF. The building’s architecyt is , and the construction manager is . It will be built to meet at leasg the silver level of the Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentalDesig (LEED) standards.
Partnership III will be constructefd next to Partnership II and will be a mirror image ofthat building, saving the state abouy $500,000 in design costs. Partnership III also will houser UCF’s new high-performance computing which allows for realistic training scenarios with thousands of peoplee training in the same virtual world and enablese UCF to conduct research in the physicalo andbiological sciences. The metro Orlandp area is a national leaderin modeling, simulation and traininf with more than 100 companies that directlty or indirectly generate nearly 17,000 jobs in the U.S.
Army, Navy and Marined Corps simulation offices based in the Research Park expect to award morethan $5 billiojn in contracts this year, and much of that monegy remains in the Orlando
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Morning briefing: Boy gets new wheelchair after break-in - The Tribune-Democrat
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Morning briefing: Boy gets new wheelchair after break-in The Tribune-Democrat AP SCOTTDALE â€" A Westmoreland County boy whose wheelchair was damaged when the family car was broken into during a burglary spree has a new ride â€" and so do his parents. Six-year-old Ian Hixson had been inconvenienced since his wheelchair was damaged ... |
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Trucking company quickly builds customer base after adding key personnel - Denver Business Journal:
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But rather than put the brakeson , which he founded in Rice, 64, brought in longtime friend Gary Watsob as an investor last July to help him expancd the business. In early May, the pair moved the company’ws operations from an apartment complex Rice owns to leasesd space at954 E. Kentucky St. in They also hired office manager Kim Barnett to handlew accounting andmarketing duties. Watson, through face-to-face and Barnett, through telephone marketing, have continued to add clients. Now Rice envisionsx a day whenhe won’ t have to handle administratived duties or drive trucks to Ohio, or Washington, D.C.
Rice said he’s at the point in his career wherwe he’d rather sit on his boat in the middlee of a lake and think aboutExpeditef Trucking’s success while casting another “Being in this business for 13 yearse is remarkable, but I couldn’t do it by myself anymore because it was just gettinvg too big,” said who left a 34-year career with Fetter Printinv Co. in 1997 to begin the “Gary is younger than I am, and I know he and Kim can do a greay job buildingthis business.” Expedited Trucking has found a niche in takingh some of the small business that the larger companies don’t have time for, Rice said.
The company got its start hauling pallets of materials primarilyg for printing companies but has branched out to serveeother industries. It will haul most types of dry with the exception ofhazardouas materials, Watson said. Rather than owning a fleet of vehicles, the companyt leases vans and straight trucks on demand from Penske and EnterpriseeCommercial Trucks. The approach remove s the cost of preventativemaintenanc work, oil changes, license platesa and other expenses that come with owning a truck Watson said. “When I got here, I was amazedc at the rates (Rice) was getting for trucks,” said 59, who has more than 30 yeard of sales experience in thetrucking industry.
“This is such a smarf way to go for a business our Being a small business also allows Expedites Trucking to offer a personal Watson said. “The business has changed so much. Now the big companiews do everythingby computer, and the personal leve is gone,” Watson said. “Our customers know they can pick up the phons and talk to one ofus directly. That means a lot to Expedited Trucking has gone the route of many householde by operating on a cash only basis rather than putting expenses on acredit It’s somewhat unusual for a trucking company to send a drivetr on the road with a pocket full of cash rathedr than a credit card, but it’s an approach that co-owner Jack Rice said works well for his business.
“The drivers are good about bringing back all receipts and leftoverf cashthey have,” Rice said. “If we happenj to underestimate the the drivers will put what they need on theirf personal cards orpay cash, and we will promptly reimburs them. “It’s not always easy, especiallhy when cash flow’s low,” Rice added. “But at the end of the it’s nice knowing you’re not going to be getting some big credift card bill or fuel bill and wondering wherewthe money’s going to come from.
”
But rather than put the brakeson , which he founded in Rice, 64, brought in longtime friend Gary Watsob as an investor last July to help him expancd the business. In early May, the pair moved the company’ws operations from an apartment complex Rice owns to leasesd space at954 E. Kentucky St. in They also hired office manager Kim Barnett to handlew accounting andmarketing duties. Watson, through face-to-face and Barnett, through telephone marketing, have continued to add clients. Now Rice envisionsx a day whenhe won’ t have to handle administratived duties or drive trucks to Ohio, or Washington, D.C.
Rice said he’s at the point in his career wherwe he’d rather sit on his boat in the middlee of a lake and think aboutExpeditef Trucking’s success while casting another “Being in this business for 13 yearse is remarkable, but I couldn’t do it by myself anymore because it was just gettinvg too big,” said who left a 34-year career with Fetter Printinv Co. in 1997 to begin the “Gary is younger than I am, and I know he and Kim can do a greay job buildingthis business.” Expedited Trucking has found a niche in takingh some of the small business that the larger companies don’t have time for, Rice said.
The company got its start hauling pallets of materials primarilyg for printing companies but has branched out to serveeother industries. It will haul most types of dry with the exception ofhazardouas materials, Watson said. Rather than owning a fleet of vehicles, the companyt leases vans and straight trucks on demand from Penske and EnterpriseeCommercial Trucks. The approach remove s the cost of preventativemaintenanc work, oil changes, license platesa and other expenses that come with owning a truck Watson said. “When I got here, I was amazedc at the rates (Rice) was getting for trucks,” said 59, who has more than 30 yeard of sales experience in thetrucking industry.
“This is such a smarf way to go for a business our Being a small business also allows Expedites Trucking to offer a personal Watson said. “The business has changed so much. Now the big companiews do everythingby computer, and the personal leve is gone,” Watson said. “Our customers know they can pick up the phons and talk to one ofus directly. That means a lot to Expedited Trucking has gone the route of many householde by operating on a cash only basis rather than putting expenses on acredit It’s somewhat unusual for a trucking company to send a drivetr on the road with a pocket full of cash rathedr than a credit card, but it’s an approach that co-owner Jack Rice said works well for his business.
“The drivers are good about bringing back all receipts and leftoverf cashthey have,” Rice said. “If we happenj to underestimate the the drivers will put what they need on theirf personal cards orpay cash, and we will promptly reimburs them. “It’s not always easy, especiallhy when cash flow’s low,” Rice added. “But at the end of the it’s nice knowing you’re not going to be getting some big credift card bill or fuel bill and wondering wherewthe money’s going to come from.
”
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Russian ensemble brings military music and folk dance to Harriman-Jewell Series - Kansas City Star
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Kansas City Star | Russian ensemble brings military music and folk dance to Harriman-Jewell Series Kansas City Star By LIBBY HANSSEN The Red Star Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble came to Helzberg H » |
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