sucujovide.wordpress.com
Joan Hummel, spokeswoman of the state's tourism , said in an informall end-of-season survey by the agency, 40 percent of responding lodgingt operations reported their businesswas up, while 33 percenty said business was down. Hummel said the beginning of the seasojnwas better; July occupancgy was up 6 percent compared to last year. Hotel and motepl business increased, while business was down. Hotels and motels often profiyt frombad weather, Hummel since they are mostly locatex in or near cities where there are lots of indooer activities. "Resorts are more geareed to outdoor activities.
" Hotels and motels also profity from anew trend: Travelers tend to wait longetr to book their trips these Hummel said. The Interney has made it easier to plan a trip at the last so decisions can be made based on the latest weatherd forecasts anda family's economic situation.
quinta-feira, 28 de fevereiro de 2013
sábado, 23 de fevereiro de 2013
Pending Arrangements February 23 - Times Record News
sucujovide.wordpress.com
Pending Arrangements February 23 Times Record News Pending Arrangements February 23. Times Record News; Times Record News; Posted February 23, 2013 at 1 a.m.. Discuss; Print; A; A; A. Share this on Facebook · Tweet this · Email this to a friend. Bernice R. Jones. Bernice R. Jones, 86, died Thursday, Feb. |
segunda-feira, 18 de fevereiro de 2013
Amicus Therapeutics slumps on new Fabry drug data - Businessweek
ogarawo.wordpress.com
Amicus Therapeutics slumps on new Fabry drug data Businessweek NEW YORK (AP) â€" Shares of Amicus Therapeutics Inc. tumbled Friday after the company reported new negative results from a clinical trial of an experimental treatment for Fabry disease, a rare genetic disorder. Amicus said the drug, which is c » |
quarta-feira, 13 de fevereiro de 2013
Senate coalition meets briefly, judge denies injunction request - The Business Review (Albany):
evlampiyacyxybyw.blogspot.com
They were able to meet because a statde Supreme Court judge in Rensselaer County deniedc an injunction on Thursday that Democrats had soughty againstthe group. Those are among the latest developments in the dizzyingf saga playing out in the state Control of the Senate remains up inthe air; the bipartisan group of senators, and remaining Democrats, each say they controkl the Senate. The gridlock has shut down the legislative process in the with five days remaining inthis year’e scheduled session before it ends on June 22. Gov.
Davidd Paterson warned that the session will be extended if senatorw continue to argue over who is in Whoever wins the power struggle will decide the fate of a rangs of billsand hot-buttonb political issues. The so-called “bipartisan coalition” of 30 Republicans and two downstat e Democrats is the group that held a surprise vote on June 8 to oust Senates Majority Leader MalcolmSmith (D-Queens). Democrats have held a 32-30 majorityt in the Senate sinces January, following victories in the November 2008 It wasthe party’s first time in control of the chambedr in almost 45 years. Now, the coalition of Republicanes andtwo Democrats—Sens.
Hiram Monserrate and Pedrol Espada Jr.—say they have the majority of following their sudden joint actionm onJune 8. Both Espada and Monserrate remaimregistered Democrats. The coalition appointedr Espada as temporary president ofthe Senate, meaninv that he would become acting governotr if Paterson becomes incapacitatedf or leaves the Sen. Dean Skelos (R-Rocklans County) was named majority leader. Democrats argus that the June 8 vote is and they are disputing the vote in Democrats maintain that Smith is stillmajoritt leader. Democrats refused to unlock the Senatwe chamberafter Monday’s vote. Espada obtained a key and openefd the doorson Thursday.
Otheer than Espada and Monserrate, no other Democrats attended the session. The coalition had planned to vote on as many as 30 The desk drawer where the billw were storedwas locked, so the coalition coulcd not conduct any official business on Thursday. The groupo was undeterred, and bolstered by Judgwe GeorgeCeresia Jr.’s decision to reject an injunctiohn that would have prevented Espada and others from holding a “Democracy has prevailed,” Skelos declarecd in a speech on the Senate floor. “Thies is a new day in Albany. It’s not going to be like the old days—thoses days are over.
We are breaking down the Skelos and Espada encouraged more Democratse to join the Both have been holdint private meetings to convince othersto join. So far, none has done so. “Myg character has been assassinated. My record has been distorted. My home was brokemn into,” Espada said. “Bugt my mission, my has not been deraile or deflated. I will not be dissuaded or The coalition says the Senate is adjourned untilk June 15 at3 p.m. Paterson said he wantsw the Senate doors to be and for the senators to vote inthe again, on who is majority leader. He pledged to work with whoeverf ends up elected majority He has acknowledged that he has no powet to dictatethe process.
“I may not like the but I’m not going to try to influencwthe outcome,” Paterson said on Wednesday. “They have to work this out. They have to act like
They were able to meet because a statde Supreme Court judge in Rensselaer County deniedc an injunction on Thursday that Democrats had soughty againstthe group. Those are among the latest developments in the dizzyingf saga playing out in the state Control of the Senate remains up inthe air; the bipartisan group of senators, and remaining Democrats, each say they controkl the Senate. The gridlock has shut down the legislative process in the with five days remaining inthis year’e scheduled session before it ends on June 22. Gov.
Davidd Paterson warned that the session will be extended if senatorw continue to argue over who is in Whoever wins the power struggle will decide the fate of a rangs of billsand hot-buttonb political issues. The so-called “bipartisan coalition” of 30 Republicans and two downstat e Democrats is the group that held a surprise vote on June 8 to oust Senates Majority Leader MalcolmSmith (D-Queens). Democrats have held a 32-30 majorityt in the Senate sinces January, following victories in the November 2008 It wasthe party’s first time in control of the chambedr in almost 45 years. Now, the coalition of Republicanes andtwo Democrats—Sens.
Hiram Monserrate and Pedrol Espada Jr.—say they have the majority of following their sudden joint actionm onJune 8. Both Espada and Monserrate remaimregistered Democrats. The coalition appointedr Espada as temporary president ofthe Senate, meaninv that he would become acting governotr if Paterson becomes incapacitatedf or leaves the Sen. Dean Skelos (R-Rocklans County) was named majority leader. Democrats argus that the June 8 vote is and they are disputing the vote in Democrats maintain that Smith is stillmajoritt leader. Democrats refused to unlock the Senatwe chamberafter Monday’s vote. Espada obtained a key and openefd the doorson Thursday.
Otheer than Espada and Monserrate, no other Democrats attended the session. The coalition had planned to vote on as many as 30 The desk drawer where the billw were storedwas locked, so the coalition coulcd not conduct any official business on Thursday. The groupo was undeterred, and bolstered by Judgwe GeorgeCeresia Jr.’s decision to reject an injunctiohn that would have prevented Espada and others from holding a “Democracy has prevailed,” Skelos declarecd in a speech on the Senate floor. “Thies is a new day in Albany. It’s not going to be like the old days—thoses days are over.
We are breaking down the Skelos and Espada encouraged more Democratse to join the Both have been holdint private meetings to convince othersto join. So far, none has done so. “Myg character has been assassinated. My record has been distorted. My home was brokemn into,” Espada said. “Bugt my mission, my has not been deraile or deflated. I will not be dissuaded or The coalition says the Senate is adjourned untilk June 15 at3 p.m. Paterson said he wantsw the Senate doors to be and for the senators to vote inthe again, on who is majority leader. He pledged to work with whoeverf ends up elected majority He has acknowledged that he has no powet to dictatethe process.
“I may not like the but I’m not going to try to influencwthe outcome,” Paterson said on Wednesday. “They have to work this out. They have to act like
sexta-feira, 8 de fevereiro de 2013
Proposed medians in Homer Glen draw concern - Chicago Tribune
ramoledef.blogspot.com
Chicago Tribune | Proposed medians in Homer Glen draw concern Chicago Tribune Homer Glen's consultant for a corridor study has promised the village that it will try to get the Illinois Department of Transportation to be flexible regarding plans to install medians on 159th Street, which officials say threaten businesses there ... |
sábado, 2 de fevereiro de 2013
Peyton: City should cut staff and pension, raise taxes - Jacksonville Business Journal:
ogarawo.wordpress.com
The city faces a $180 million budget gap after losingb $100 million worth of property tax revenus dueto Tallahassee-initiated property tax reform, $40 milliohn through the global economidc crisis and $40 million in increased pension costs. Althoughu the city isn’t at risk of defaulting on its bondsw ormissing payroll, its spending model isn’t Peyton said he will proposer to the City Council July 13 that it cut the city’ws operating budget by $40 million by reducing non-publicv safety operating budget by 5 percenyt and eliminate more than 100 positions.
He also wantsz to freeze pay for all city employees and give an unpaidf furlough of a week or two toall non-publicv safety employees. Peyton said one way to modift the city’s pension plan, which has a $1.2 billionn unfunded liability, would be to reducr the 8.4 percent rate of have participants contribute and change the retirement age and yearsw ofservice criteria. “We can no longere provide what no one in the countrygets today,” said Peytonj at the unveiling of the initiative “ Fix It at the Times-Union Performing Arts Center. To plug the remaininfg $60 million budget gap, Peyton said the millagr rate will have to be increasedfrom 8.48 to 9.
69, meaningv the average homeowner will spendd $115 more next year. He said critics will say that in this currengt economic climate the city should tightebn its belt by not raising taxes but by cuttingits “That’s not a plan,” said Peyton. “That’s a bumpef sticker.” The cutting of servicexs would reducethe city’s quality of life, whichu has been an economixc driver. Without the raised taxes, the city would have to closw twofire stations, five libraries, 10 community and senior centers, the Ceci l Equestrian Center and The Ritz Theater and LaVilla Museum.
Without the revenue generated through the increasedpropertty taxes, the city would also have to eliminat e its recycling program, cut children’s programs and reduces funding for special events, such as the Jacksonville Jazz World of Nations and Make A Scene. The City Counciol will vote to set the millage rate July 28 andthe city’se budget needs to be approved by 27. For more information on Peyton’d plan, check out www.FixItNow.cc.
The city faces a $180 million budget gap after losingb $100 million worth of property tax revenus dueto Tallahassee-initiated property tax reform, $40 milliohn through the global economidc crisis and $40 million in increased pension costs. Althoughu the city isn’t at risk of defaulting on its bondsw ormissing payroll, its spending model isn’t Peyton said he will proposer to the City Council July 13 that it cut the city’ws operating budget by $40 million by reducing non-publicv safety operating budget by 5 percenyt and eliminate more than 100 positions.
He also wantsz to freeze pay for all city employees and give an unpaidf furlough of a week or two toall non-publicv safety employees. Peyton said one way to modift the city’s pension plan, which has a $1.2 billionn unfunded liability, would be to reducr the 8.4 percent rate of have participants contribute and change the retirement age and yearsw ofservice criteria. “We can no longere provide what no one in the countrygets today,” said Peytonj at the unveiling of the initiative “ Fix It at the Times-Union Performing Arts Center. To plug the remaininfg $60 million budget gap, Peyton said the millagr rate will have to be increasedfrom 8.48 to 9.
69, meaningv the average homeowner will spendd $115 more next year. He said critics will say that in this currengt economic climate the city should tightebn its belt by not raising taxes but by cuttingits “That’s not a plan,” said Peyton. “That’s a bumpef sticker.” The cutting of servicexs would reducethe city’s quality of life, whichu has been an economixc driver. Without the raised taxes, the city would have to closw twofire stations, five libraries, 10 community and senior centers, the Ceci l Equestrian Center and The Ritz Theater and LaVilla Museum.
Without the revenue generated through the increasedpropertty taxes, the city would also have to eliminat e its recycling program, cut children’s programs and reduces funding for special events, such as the Jacksonville Jazz World of Nations and Make A Scene. The City Counciol will vote to set the millage rate July 28 andthe city’se budget needs to be approved by 27. For more information on Peyton’d plan, check out www.FixItNow.cc.
segunda-feira, 28 de janeiro de 2013
GM files for bankruptcy, plans to transfer operations to Wentzville - Philadelphia Business Journal:
ogarawo.wordpress.com
Some operations and equipment from a steekl stamping plant inGrand Mich., which is slated to close as part of the automaker'sa restructuring, will be transferredr to Wentzville, according to Bob Wheeler, a spokesmann for the Wentzville plant. It's not yet known how many, if any, Michigan employees will opt to transferto Wentzville, he GM officials called Wentzville Mayor Paul Lambi at 9 a.m. Monday to assure him the local plant wouldremain open. "It's good that they are shippintg in work for this Lambi said.
"That's a positivew that corporate thinks this plant willbe Still, Lambi said, rival automaker Chrysler plans to shutter its Fenton factors after investing $130 millio in them, so it was important for Wentzville to not rely on GM so much and diversifg its revenue stream. When Lambi took officew seven years ago, Wentzvillwe counted on GM for about 55 to 60 percentg of itstotal revenue. Today, that'as more like 15 percenty of the city's $24 million general fund, becausd GM pays the city about $3 millio n a year in real estate taxes, property taxezs and other fees, he said.
GM on Monday by the end of but the Wentzville plant was sparedbecause it’ss the only plant where Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans are The Wentzville plant will still undergo a previously announced and othe r production cuts in June and July that will result in the layoffsz of 300 workers. Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-oldr automaker is among the largestin U.S. history and largest-ever U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. GM listed $173 billiobn in liabilities and $82 billion in assets, accordinbg to the filed in New GMto St.
largest privately held company, Enterprisse Rent-a-Car, and to Chapter 11, which allows the company to operate while protected from its pushes GM intoa fast-track bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additiona l taxpayer funds to restructure. The GM plan as detailed by U.S. officiale would allow a much smaller GM to emerge from court protection within 60 to90 days. The automaker has not providedc an updated target for job cuts but was lookinyg toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factorhy jobs from the 54,000 union members it now General Motorsemploys 92,000 in the United Stateds and is indirectly responsible for 500,000 retirees. The U.S.
governmenyt would hold a 60 percent financial interesy in areorganized GM, and the UAW woule take a 17.5 percent The governments of Canada and the province of Ontario have agreed to a 12 percent ownership stake in exchange for financial aid. GM bondholders would get 10 "It’s a bittersweet thing," Wheeler "You hate to have to go througnh the process of closing plants andeliminating jobs, but look around, that’zs what's going on with a lot of industries.
Hopefull we can rebound, hire people in the future and be the vibrant company we once Download a copyof the
Some operations and equipment from a steekl stamping plant inGrand Mich., which is slated to close as part of the automaker'sa restructuring, will be transferredr to Wentzville, according to Bob Wheeler, a spokesmann for the Wentzville plant. It's not yet known how many, if any, Michigan employees will opt to transferto Wentzville, he GM officials called Wentzville Mayor Paul Lambi at 9 a.m. Monday to assure him the local plant wouldremain open. "It's good that they are shippintg in work for this Lambi said.
"That's a positivew that corporate thinks this plant willbe Still, Lambi said, rival automaker Chrysler plans to shutter its Fenton factors after investing $130 millio in them, so it was important for Wentzville to not rely on GM so much and diversifg its revenue stream. When Lambi took officew seven years ago, Wentzvillwe counted on GM for about 55 to 60 percentg of itstotal revenue. Today, that'as more like 15 percenty of the city's $24 million general fund, becausd GM pays the city about $3 millio n a year in real estate taxes, property taxezs and other fees, he said.
GM on Monday by the end of but the Wentzville plant was sparedbecause it’ss the only plant where Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans are The Wentzville plant will still undergo a previously announced and othe r production cuts in June and July that will result in the layoffsz of 300 workers. Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-oldr automaker is among the largestin U.S. history and largest-ever U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. GM listed $173 billiobn in liabilities and $82 billion in assets, accordinbg to the filed in New GMto St.
largest privately held company, Enterprisse Rent-a-Car, and to Chapter 11, which allows the company to operate while protected from its pushes GM intoa fast-track bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additiona l taxpayer funds to restructure. The GM plan as detailed by U.S. officiale would allow a much smaller GM to emerge from court protection within 60 to90 days. The automaker has not providedc an updated target for job cuts but was lookinyg toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factorhy jobs from the 54,000 union members it now General Motorsemploys 92,000 in the United Stateds and is indirectly responsible for 500,000 retirees. The U.S.
governmenyt would hold a 60 percent financial interesy in areorganized GM, and the UAW woule take a 17.5 percent The governments of Canada and the province of Ontario have agreed to a 12 percent ownership stake in exchange for financial aid. GM bondholders would get 10 "It’s a bittersweet thing," Wheeler "You hate to have to go througnh the process of closing plants andeliminating jobs, but look around, that’zs what's going on with a lot of industries.
Hopefull we can rebound, hire people in the future and be the vibrant company we once Download a copyof the
Assinar:
Postagens (Atom)