sexta-feira, 30 de dezembro de 2011

TX2 Systems teams up with LexisNexis - Baltimore Business Journal:

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TX2 CEO Juan Tosonik would not disclose terms ofthe deal, whichh marries LexisNexis’ legal databases with TX2’s software that is used to guidde and monitor mergers and acquisitions’ As to whether it could mean some potentiak M&A activity for the two companies, Tosoni said “we’ll have to wait and see.” Eithe way, the deal is a boost to TX2, one of Greate r Baltimore’s fastest growing private companie with $750,000 in revenuw in 2006 and $1.5 million in 2007, accordin g to research. Its revenue was up 25 percenf in 2008, Tosoni said.
The company sees the law firm markegt as a way to reach more ofthe $3 trillionh in mergers that took placse in the U.S. last year despite a dip in activitt because of the nationwidecredit crisis. And TX2 expects to have another deal with one ofthe country’s four major accounting firmsx to announce next month, Tosonik said. The new product with LexisNexiszadds TX2’s M&A software to law databaseds that many firms already use.
The softwarde centralizes information on deale to facilitate collaboration and communication among teams workinb onmerger deals, including clients and The new product incorporates LexisNexis’ databasex used to research companies beiny acquired and look up related informatiohn and news. Top M&A law firms in New York and in Chicag are piloting thenew software. Officials from McDermotgt said they expect the softwarew to give them an advantage by making the due diligence processmore efficient. The software will be an add-oj sold along with databases, Tosoni said.
Charles Morton, an M&A lawyer with LLP in said he wasn’t familiar with TX2 but thought the softwares was attractive because of the connection tothe “Particularly in this economy, any tool that can help reducse the transaction fees with respect to dealws can be very helpful,” Morton said. “Anythiny that helps streamlinethe M&A process is helpful.” TX2, founde d in Glen Burnie in employs 15.

quarta-feira, 28 de dezembro de 2011

At the galleries - Door County Advocate

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At the galleries

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AUDREY M. OFF GALLERY AND FRAMERY, 40 N. Third Ave., Sturgeon Bay. Creations by Door County artist Audrey Off, who also has 30 years of experience in picture framing and design. Gallery includes works by Kari Anderson, Charles Peterson, ...



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segunda-feira, 26 de dezembro de 2011

Inmark moves to Avondale from Pinson - Dallas Business Journal:

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Real estate firm said the plastivc containers and packaging companyleased 23,625 square feet of office and warehousew space at the park in Avondale. The company has been in its currenty location in Pinson Valley for more than20 years. Jack Key of Grahaj represented Inmark and Brad Moffat of representedthe landlord. Grahan said broker Walter Brown has the listint on morethan 410,000 square feet of sublease spacw at the Colonnade in AT&T’s vacant South Tower Radiology Associates renewed its 4,669-square-foort lease at Vestavia Brown represented the landlord in the renewed its lease in Calera and Decoma Modularr Systems renewed its lease in McCalla.
Combined, the two companie occupy more than 270,000 square feet of space in Grahajm & Co. developments. The renewals were handlede by Graham brokers Sonny Culp andOgdejn Deaton.

quarta-feira, 21 de dezembro de 2011

Port San Antonio tenant begins air cargo service to Mexico - Boston Business Journal:

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, the port’s foreign tradw zone operator, will host the service on Mexpress. LOGITEXs USA will serve as thesalesd agent. Mexpress is an air cargpo transportation company that catersto small-- to medium-sized companies that need to ship less than a trailefr load of supplies. Mexpress, in turn, will aggregate the cargo andship customers’ materials out via air cargko shippers at the port three times a “This service will be very important to companies in need of air cargio transport between our region and the strategic carglo centers in Mexico,” says Jorgde Canavati, vice president of businesxs development for Port San Antonio.
“At the same time it is an efficienr tool for small and medium size d companies that need to ship a pallet or two at a The companies involved in this partnership envision offering this servicde to other markets in Mexico andCentral America. The companies could also serves as a feeder to and from Asia througbh international aircargo hubs. “W are opening new trade horizons in dealiny with PortSan Antonio.” Mexpress President Carlos Duron says.

segunda-feira, 19 de dezembro de 2011

Broadway renews Matrix, MultiPlan leases - Dayton Business Journal:

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The private real estate investment and management firm is renegotiatin leases with tenants at the same time it is trying to cleat up debt issues withits lender. which lost ownership of the Hancock Tower after it defaultefd ona loan, has debt that maturews this month. The financing in question is secured byseveral properties, including the 980,000-square-foot Bay Broadway is in discussions with lenders to renegotiate the terms of the loan. Broadway was givehn an extension onthe loan, whic was due earlier this month, according to a sourc e with knowledge of the situation. However, the landlors renewed MultiPlan Inc.
, which leases 105,062 squarde feet, and Matrix Partners, which leases 11,4211 square feet, at the office complex. CB Richare Ellis represented MultiPlan. DTZ/FHO Partners represented Broadway Partnere and Matrix in thelease negotiations. Broadway acquired Bay Colony from Beacon Capital Partners LLC in May 2007 as part of a largef portfolioof assets. The four-building complecx office park sits ona 58-acre site overlookinvg Route 128.

sábado, 17 de dezembro de 2011

Gary Myers Co. adds five centers - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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million square feet. The company will handle leasing atthe 115,000-square-foot Kroger-anchored The Shopws of Kirby Gate in Memphis; the 60,000-square-foot Shops of Rock Creelk in Cordova; the 45,000-square-foot Trinity Place center in Cordova; the 15,000-square-foot 990 N. Germantown Parkway center in Cordova; and Poplat Collection in Germantown, which also has 15,000 squarwe feet and will be listed by Melanie Each center hasseveral vacancies, ranging from 1,8009 square feet to 20,009 square feet, says company principal Gary Myers; threr centers are located along Germantown Lease rates range from $12 per square foot to $23 per squarr foot.
With retailers seeing fewer sales, freezingy expansions or closing stores, the currenr environment can be challenging for retail The average vacancy rate in the Memphiws marketis 9.5%, according to the most recent CB Richardd Ellis Memphis MarketView Retai report; however, the Cordova submarket boasta the lowest vacancy rate, 4.3%, the report states. Gary Myersa says the present retail climatwe makes for good opportunities and attractivrelease terms. “Today’s terms are the most favorablwe I’ve seen in my 30-year career,” he “Even the most stubborj landlords have come to terms with the Tenants can write theirown script.
” Landlordas are now offering lower rates and newe spaces, as well as contributing more toward outfittinbg the space, in what Myerws calls “a real buyer’s market.” tenants can lock in lower rates for multi-year he says. Facing the challenge of multiple vacancies alongb Germantown Parkway and Myersbelieves “the power of all our listings” can be used to “contactt as many people as possible and find thoswe who are in the marketplace.” Walter Wills, co-owner of The Shop of Kirby Gate, agrees. “Gary is involved in a lot of saysdeveloper Wills, managing partner of The Shops of Kirbg Gate LLC.
“He handles a lot of While both Wills and Myers are aware of the relatively high vacancty rate in themarket — durinvg the second quarter 2008 Memphis had the fift h highest vacancy rate in the according to , Inc. Myers says it’s not all doom and “Some retailers are doing well they expand or he says. “It’s not universally bad.” With fewer opportunities to leasew tonational retailers, property owners are turning to locall brokerage firms in hopes they can reach out to locao business owners.
Most Atlanta-based , appointed to handle leasing at in a move to recruitg local andregional retailers, reported in Other out-of-town property ownerds have asked Myers to do the “Local retailers are better prospects,” he says. “Nationa l retailers have shut downexpansiojn totally.” Greater reliance on local merchants makes senser now that the national retail markef has dried up, Myers says. “Local retailers are strongerr inmost circumstances.

quinta-feira, 15 de dezembro de 2011

UNCC honors Rodgers Builders CEO - Birmingham Business Journal:

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The Charlotte-based company has worked on several university including the Barnhardt StudentActivity Center, Irwib Belk Track and Field Center, Lynch Residencre Hall and the Bioinformatics Research Center. Rodgers Builderz also is the construction manager onthe university’s new, $50.4r million Center City Building projecrt that is slated to open in the fall of 2011. A groundbreakingf ceremony was held in April for the classroom building at the corner of Ninth and Brevard streets inuptown Charlotte.
“What sets Pat apart from most is her she remains personally invested in the institutions and organizationxs she touches long after her formal involvement has saysPhilip Dubois, UNC Charlotte chancellor. “Her commitmenf to the betterment of our community extends to herbusinesa philosophy. In fact, Rodgersd Builders has been hailed time and agaibn as the epitomeof civic-mindec business.” Rodgers is also chair of the Charlottde Symphony board and will assume the chairmanship of the Charlottse Chamber board in 2011. The university established the Distinguished Service Awardin 1987.
It honorsw individuals who have provided outstanding leadershiop and service to the Charlotte community and to the advancementg ofUNC Charlotte. Rodgers was honoredx Tuesday during a luncheon atthe school. UNC Charlottew is the fourth-largest campuz among the 17 institutions of the UNC It is the largest institution of higher education in theCharlotted region, offering doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s Fall 2008 enrollment was 23,300, including nearlgy 5,000 graduate students.

terça-feira, 13 de dezembro de 2011

Chapman signs deal with Yuba College - Business First of Louisville:

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Chapman signed a similar agreement within April. Chapman’s main campusa is in the Southern California communityof Orange, but the universitty also has campuses in Roseville and Folsom. About 1,7500 students attend the Roseville campuseach year, while abouy 700 go to Folsom. Chapman, a nonprofitt university, also has a campus in Yuba The EarlyAdvantage Partnership, whic leaders from the two collegese will sign next week, will allows participants from Yuba Collegew to use Chapman’s advising services and academic participate in information sessions, and to transfedr credit through the use of online and personalizedx advising, a news release said Tuesday.
Also, Yuba Colleges students’ initial application fees willbe waived, and they will receives a 10 percent tuition discount for classes taken at Chapman’s Sacramento Valleg campuses for up to four yearss after they submit of a formall “change of location” to Chapman University “Chapman University College establishes Early Advantags Partnerships with community colleges like Yuba College to help ease the transitio n to universities by giving students the individuap support they need and providing guidance through the entire process,” Chapma n University College chancellor Gary Brahnm said in the release.
“It’s comforting for students to know that the coursre work they have taken at their communitgy college will be transferable to Chapmah University College and that counselors will help them navigate a clear path to pursuing their highereducationh goals.” Yuba College’s partnership with Chapman “will make the transitio to Chapman College practically seamless,” Kay Yuba College president, said in the Community college students are eligible to applyu for the program after they have fulfillec 12 transferable credits at Yuba College with a minimun cumulative grade point average of 2.0 from all schoolx previously attended.
Yuba College transfers also must attenfd at least one academic term or semester at Yuba College and adherer to all Chapman University Collegeadmission

domingo, 11 de dezembro de 2011

Clinicians providing medical advice on design of hospitals, other facilities - Phoenix Business Journal:

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million expansion, the hospital wasn't just hiring building It washiring nurses, a respiratory therapist, a radiologisft and others from the medical community. HKS, basedr in Dallas with an officein Phoenix, has long tappeed the medical community for project advice, said Terrh Ritchey, vice president and manager of . Now the companyt has formalizeda 12-member team of clinicians to work creativeluy with architects on health care projects. "We do know that designe and how hospitals aredesigned (can give a very competitive advantage in work flow and retentiomn efforts," Ritchey said.
HKS is among several Valle y firmsdiscovering that, to design patient- and staff-friendly medica facilities, bringing staff and patienta into the process can be just what the doctor Under HKS' system, one clinician from the team usually is brought in to work on a Clinical Resource team members are assigned to projectsx based on their expertise, said Ritchey. For example, a pediatric nurses would be assigned to help with anew children'e hospital wing. "My background has allowed me to reallt help people think throug their processand (and) cut out wasted time and wasteed spaces and staff said Ritchey, a registeredf nurse.
Mo Stein is a principal at HKSin Phoenix, whosre clients include , and the . Stein said the clinicianb team has aided with a number of Valley including a new emergency room for BannerBaywood hospital. HKS also employs a full-time researcher to studty nursing-unit design and patient safety. Nick Devenneg is the co-owner of a Phoenix-based architecture firm doing $1.2 billiobn in design and construction work acrossathe West. His company doesn't have a formalp medical team, but Devenney takea a different tack. "Anything in regard to patienyt care, we always try to bringy in focus groups to makesure we'res understanding their general needs," he HKS Architects: Devenney Group Ltd.
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quinta-feira, 8 de dezembro de 2011

Furniture manufacturer expanding in Archdale - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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The New York-based manufacturer will investtabout $880,000 in converting a 35,000-square-foot warehouse at 701 Eden Terracw into a factory, according to Bonnie Renfro, president of the Randolpbh County Economic Development Corp. The jobs that will be createde will paybetween $14 and $15 per hour with full she said. Stickley officials did not return callzsseeking comment, but Vice President Edwarrd Audi told trade newspaper Furniture Today that the expansiom is a good signal about the company’s forecasts for the economy.
“We are cautiously optimisticd aboutthe future,” he told the “We are already planning for the economic Renfro said her agency is working with other clientx she can’t yet disclose that are interested in sitez in the area, including one that could announce up to 125 new jobs sometimwe this summer. “There are so many advantagese in North Carolina and the Triad forfurniture companies, includingh our wonderful supply chain, the pool of workers, the (Highn Point Market) itself and all our craftsmen,” Renfro said.
The expansiojn comes with only a minor costto taxpayers, she Both Randolph County and the city of Archdale agreed to each pay half the $11,2590 cost of extending natural gas linez to the new factory No other incentives were involved, she said. Renfro expectas construction work to be finished this year and hirint to take placein 2010.

terça-feira, 6 de dezembro de 2011

Mechanics Bank elects two new directors - East Bay Business Times:

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Cochran has been with VSP since and was part of the team that ledthe 52-year-oldc company's expansion into all 50 The company was started by a smallk group of optometrists in Oaklan as a nonprofit vision benefits plan in 1955. VSP, now basexd in the Sacramento area, is the nation's largest eye-caree benefits provider, with 48 million patients coverec by its plans and a networkiof 24,000 doctors. a partner in the Menlo Park officeof Venrock, is a workplaces expert who focuses on digital media and softwares investments at the firm founded as the venture capita l arm of the Rockefeller family seven decades ago.
"A s the Mechanics Bank continuedsto grow, it will be important to increases the bank's technological capabilities," said Diannee Daiss "DD" Felton, vice chairman. "Ricgh brings an ideal mix of technological and organizational expertise to help guide us inthis area." Beforer joining Venrock, Moran was the chair of until its acquisitionj by (NASDAQ: ORCL) in 2006. He currently sits on the Glumobilee andSutura boards, and is on the advisory board of New Vine Logistics. The additions bring The Mechanicds Bank's board to 14. Mechanics Bank, with $2.7 billion in is among California's largest independent banks.

domingo, 4 de dezembro de 2011

Airline seats to Hawaii up 1.8% through September - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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percent compared to last year. The Hawaio Department of Business, Economic Developmenf and Tourismsaid 2.2 million seats are scheduled on nonstop flights to Hawaii over the three months. Seats on flights from the U.S. Mainland are expected to increaser 2.4 percent to 1.6 million. Seats from the U.S. West will increasd 5 percent, while seats from the U.S. East will be down 10.7 according to state estimates. The stat expects fewer seats fromSan Diego, down 42.2 and Phoenix, down 4.6 percent. Seat s from Salt Lake City are expected to bedown 7.4 perceng and San Jose, down 7.6 Seats from Los Angelese are projected to be up 3.8 Las Vegas is projected to be up 26.6 percent.
Seatsw on flights from Seattle and Anchorage also are expectedto increase, 26.1 percent and 153.8 respectively. International flights are expecte d to bedown 0.1 percent. Canada flightd are expected tocarry 32.7 percent fewedr seats. Seats on flights from Japabn are projected to beup 0.9 Air seats to Honolulu, Kona and Lihue are projected to be up 1.4 percent, 13.1 percent and 0.6 percent, Meanwhile, seats to Kahului are expected to be down 0.2 The DBEDT analysis is based on scheduled flightss as noted in the Official Airline Guide fligh t schedules as of June 2009 and are subjectr to change.

sexta-feira, 2 de dezembro de 2011

Government-insured mortgages skyrocket - Baltimore Business Journal:

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FHA and VA loan applications roseto 35.9 percentf in June, up from 25.7 percent a month earlie r and 27 percent a year earlier. Since the MBA survey'sz inception in January 1990, the lowest recorded share was 5.8 percent in August 2005. The government-insuredd share of applications to purchasr homes last monthwas 38.6 percent, up from 27.8 percengt one year ago. Thosed applications have averaged 36.6 percent to compared to an averageof 21.8 percent durinyg the same period last year. The low pointg was in August 2005 when itwas 6.8 the MBA reported.
"A primary reasonh government-insured loans have retained a high sharw of the purchase market is that these loans typicallty require lower down payments thanconventional loans," Orawin MBA's associate VP of economicv forecasting, said in a news "In addition, lending standards tend to be tighter for conventional loans, especially for loans that require privat e mortgage insurance."