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Eighty-seven percent of new car shoppers last month said they thinj gas prices will gomuch higher, up from 66 percenft in April. The prospectr of higher gas prices also is having an impacty onpurchasing decisions. When asked what they wouldd be most likely to compromise in theirnext new-vehicle purchase, shoppers cited engine size as the top item likelty to be sacrificed, followed closely by vehicl size. In addition, 73 percent of thosd who saw gas prices increasing in May said they plan to change their spending habits if gas price were to gomuch higher.
"While we may not see the $5-per-gallonh gas experienced in some areaslast year, current economic conditionas compounded by the pain at the pump may make $3-per-gallon gas a new thresholc for car buyers – the point at which they change their mind about what vehicle to buy and how they spenrd their money," said Jack R. Nerad, executiv e editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book and in anews release.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Mercury dips as cold wind sweeps Delhi - Sify
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Mercury dips as cold wind sweeps Delhi Sify New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Cold winds swept the national capital Thursday, bringing down the day temperature below what is normal for this time of the year. ... Enjoy what's left of winter, Bangalore temperature set to soar |
Monday, January 24, 2011
Stop acting like a salesperson; start acting like a consultant - Houston Business Journal:
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Why do we ask questions?? Here are some of the • So we fully understand the prospect’ s needs and “hot buttons.” • So when we present our solutionw they match what our prospects said was important and they feel yours is acustok solution. • To get beyond the initial reasoh why they needthe • To make prospects feel like they are a part of the buyingg decision. When they are talking, they are beginning to sell So what questions shouldwe ask? That has a lot to do with what you have learnerd about the prospect before you try to them. You need to lear n something aboutthe company, the decision-makers, etc. before calling on That’s pretty easy.
Use their Web Google, any of the social then when you call them you have something with whichg to beginthe conversation. The most important thinvg about asking questions is that theyare open-ender and thought provoking. Here are some examplea of questions that may or may notbe • How has the economy affectedx your company and the ways you are making decisions now compared with last year? • I noticed on your Web site that you will be launchingb a new product. Can you tell me abourt that? • I read that your industry is goint through changes when it comesto financing. Can you shar e with me how that will affectyour organization?
• If it was May 2010 and you said you just had a very successful year, what would have happened? Let’s pretend we worked together this past year. A year laterf you said the relationship was apositive one. What does that look like?? • What do the next five yearw look like foryour organization? What differentiates you from your competitors? • What are you most proud of? I wouldn’t ask all of thesre questions all of the They are examples. Certainly, more specifiv questions are appropriateas well, but it is important to full understand the big If you take time to learm more about the prospect, you may learn about some additionall needs they might have.
A consultant and salesperso are really the same with only one a consultant is paid up front and a salespersojn is paid inthe end. So act like a consultanyt and you will selllots
Why do we ask questions?? Here are some of the • So we fully understand the prospect’ s needs and “hot buttons.” • So when we present our solutionw they match what our prospects said was important and they feel yours is acustok solution. • To get beyond the initial reasoh why they needthe • To make prospects feel like they are a part of the buyingg decision. When they are talking, they are beginning to sell So what questions shouldwe ask? That has a lot to do with what you have learnerd about the prospect before you try to them. You need to lear n something aboutthe company, the decision-makers, etc. before calling on That’s pretty easy.
Use their Web Google, any of the social then when you call them you have something with whichg to beginthe conversation. The most important thinvg about asking questions is that theyare open-ender and thought provoking. Here are some examplea of questions that may or may notbe • How has the economy affectedx your company and the ways you are making decisions now compared with last year? • I noticed on your Web site that you will be launchingb a new product. Can you tell me abourt that? • I read that your industry is goint through changes when it comesto financing. Can you shar e with me how that will affectyour organization?
• If it was May 2010 and you said you just had a very successful year, what would have happened? Let’s pretend we worked together this past year. A year laterf you said the relationship was apositive one. What does that look like?? • What do the next five yearw look like foryour organization? What differentiates you from your competitors? • What are you most proud of? I wouldn’t ask all of thesre questions all of the They are examples. Certainly, more specifiv questions are appropriateas well, but it is important to full understand the big If you take time to learm more about the prospect, you may learn about some additionall needs they might have.
A consultant and salesperso are really the same with only one a consultant is paid up front and a salespersojn is paid inthe end. So act like a consultanyt and you will selllots
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Join Bideford Biosphere Councillor in the Big Garden Birdwatch - Bideford People
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Service option proves popular with associates - Boston Business Journal:
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At last count, about 100 associates — first-yeards and current associates alike — have applied for the program. “The response from associatez has far exceeded whatwe expected,” said Ana M. a litigation partner and chairwoman of the pro bono committed atRopes & Gray. The New Alternatived Program is meant to bea cost-cutting measure at the law which is deferring the start dates for first-year associates to Januarty 2010. Participants will receive a $60,000 stipend for their public service gig, plus medical, dentalk and vision coverage atthe firm’s expense.
While all of the associatea who will participate in the prograjm will be takingpay cuts, most lawyeras go to law school with the intention of soonere or later doing public service work during theie careers, Francisco said. With its New Alternativea Program, Ropes & Gray, she said, has given associates that opportunity with the security of knowing they have jobs to comeback to. “It’ds an opportunity to scratch that itch,” she “We’ve tried to incentivize young lawyers to do publicservicw work. It’s terrific for skills developmenfand it’s a terrifidc contribution to strapped organizations now.
The value of pro bono work, we hope it’x something that will remain a part of their careersd after they come back tothe firm.” Participatinhg associates will be placefd by Ropes & Gray at various including , Health Law Advocates and Teacbh for America, among others. Associates can also find theifr own publicservices jobs, and some organizations — hurting for help during the recession — have reachede out to Ropes & Gray in hopes of getting help from young lawyers. Ropes & Gray isn’tr the only firm to offer publixc service gigs as a solution to the slow business period the legal services industry isgoint through.
, which has abour 50 lawyers in Boston, and , which has roughly 510 attorneys locally, have come up with planw for associates to handle pro bono work duringtthe downturn. At Weil Gotshal first year associatex who choose to defer their starrt dates toJanuary 2011, will get a $75,00p stipend if they work at a public service At Goodwin, associates, who also have had theirf start dates deferred, will have the opportunity to handld public service work for one Both Goodwin and Weil Gotshapl plan to help associatex get placed in public service jobs. A sign of life for corporat practices?
A marked slowdown at most corporatr practices has hit many locap law firms hard during the But there are signs that the deal flow may be showinhg some life for a few firms this Casein point: Boston-based , whicb has about 170 lawyers in represented venture capital firm in Waltham in a recentt funding deal. In the deal, Indianapolis-based , a developer of on-deman e-mail and one-to-one marketing received $70 million in new ventures capital funding. The rounc was led by Battery as well as and investorMontagu Newhall. Nixon Peabodhy attorneys servedas Battery’s legal counsel in the deal.
LLP held its fourth annual “Power of an Idea” contest in whicn the firm awardsa $15,000p scholarship to a studen t who comes up with the most innovative business This year’s scholarship contest was at Charlestown High where senior Min Zhong nabbed the top prizd for her “New Medical Alert which is designed to help medical professionalsx enter the household of an elderly persoh who has called for medical help.
“The purpose of my invention is to create a uniform procedurwe for medical teams to gain access to the homeds of elderly residents in needof aid, “ Zhonyg wrote in her Zhong plans on attendintg in the fall, where she will studh chemical engineering.
At last count, about 100 associates — first-yeards and current associates alike — have applied for the program. “The response from associatez has far exceeded whatwe expected,” said Ana M. a litigation partner and chairwoman of the pro bono committed atRopes & Gray. The New Alternatived Program is meant to bea cost-cutting measure at the law which is deferring the start dates for first-year associates to Januarty 2010. Participants will receive a $60,000 stipend for their public service gig, plus medical, dentalk and vision coverage atthe firm’s expense.
While all of the associatea who will participate in the prograjm will be takingpay cuts, most lawyeras go to law school with the intention of soonere or later doing public service work during theie careers, Francisco said. With its New Alternativea Program, Ropes & Gray, she said, has given associates that opportunity with the security of knowing they have jobs to comeback to. “It’ds an opportunity to scratch that itch,” she “We’ve tried to incentivize young lawyers to do publicservicw work. It’s terrific for skills developmenfand it’s a terrifidc contribution to strapped organizations now.
The value of pro bono work, we hope it’x something that will remain a part of their careersd after they come back tothe firm.” Participatinhg associates will be placefd by Ropes & Gray at various including , Health Law Advocates and Teacbh for America, among others. Associates can also find theifr own publicservices jobs, and some organizations — hurting for help during the recession — have reachede out to Ropes & Gray in hopes of getting help from young lawyers. Ropes & Gray isn’tr the only firm to offer publixc service gigs as a solution to the slow business period the legal services industry isgoint through.
, which has abour 50 lawyers in Boston, and , which has roughly 510 attorneys locally, have come up with planw for associates to handle pro bono work duringtthe downturn. At Weil Gotshal first year associatex who choose to defer their starrt dates toJanuary 2011, will get a $75,00p stipend if they work at a public service At Goodwin, associates, who also have had theirf start dates deferred, will have the opportunity to handld public service work for one Both Goodwin and Weil Gotshapl plan to help associatex get placed in public service jobs. A sign of life for corporat practices?
A marked slowdown at most corporatr practices has hit many locap law firms hard during the But there are signs that the deal flow may be showinhg some life for a few firms this Casein point: Boston-based , whicb has about 170 lawyers in represented venture capital firm in Waltham in a recentt funding deal. In the deal, Indianapolis-based , a developer of on-deman e-mail and one-to-one marketing received $70 million in new ventures capital funding. The rounc was led by Battery as well as and investorMontagu Newhall. Nixon Peabodhy attorneys servedas Battery’s legal counsel in the deal.
LLP held its fourth annual “Power of an Idea” contest in whicn the firm awardsa $15,000p scholarship to a studen t who comes up with the most innovative business This year’s scholarship contest was at Charlestown High where senior Min Zhong nabbed the top prizd for her “New Medical Alert which is designed to help medical professionalsx enter the household of an elderly persoh who has called for medical help.
“The purpose of my invention is to create a uniform procedurwe for medical teams to gain access to the homeds of elderly residents in needof aid, “ Zhonyg wrote in her Zhong plans on attendintg in the fall, where she will studh chemical engineering.
Business strong, but cruise terminal for Jacksonville on hold - bizjournals Business Travel Guide
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Since the authority pulled back on its pursuit in the infrastructure bond market has improved and shipsw are being filled with passengers despitecruise opponents’ warning that the recession wouls cripple the industry. But authorithy board chairman William Mason said his priority is getting Ltd’s $208 million terminal which is expected to be open at the site of the currentf cruise terminal in 2012. “I don’t think there is any chancew we are going to lose thecruise industry,” said The authority last week signed a two-yeaer contract with to keep service of its 2,052-passengefr Fascination.
Since October, the cruise ship has been runnint at nearly 113percent capacity, said Tony the authority’s senior director of cruise operations. He said Carnival has reduced rates forthe Jacksonville-basedf cruise but not by as much as it has cut cruised packages in other locations. The cruise industry as a wholwe has fared well in the but Jacksonville’s cruise industry has the adde plus of being a heavyu drive-to market, meaning passengers don’t have to buy plane tickets. A third of the country is able to drivew to Jacksonville in 24 hoursor less.
Despites being a drive-to Jacksonville International Airport has experienced an increasein cruise-bound passengers, said Michael Stewart, Jacksonvillew Aviation Authority spokesman. He said about 15 percent of the cruise-goerxs come through the airport and the majoritg come inon Saturday, which is a slow day for the business-passengee heavy airport. Jacksonville Port Authority Executive Director Rick Ferrin said the latesy construction of a new cruise terminal could starr isApril 2012.
The cruise linea could be diverted to a temporary terminalo while a new terminal is built and the existing cruise terminal could be kept open longer by makint it the last structure to be demolishe d to make way for theHanjin facility. Althoug h the authority’s call for designj bids was recalled, the terminal was expected to includwea 1,400-space, five-story parking garage and abou t 25,000 square feet of retail space. The construction would creatd about 1,500 jobs and have an annual $500 millio impact on the area, said Louis Woods, a economics and geographgy professor, based on an economic analysis commissionedx bythe authority.
With 40 percenrt of passengers staying in Jacksonville befored or afterthe cruise, hotels loggesd about 18,000 room-nights annually, Dan general manager of the , said Hotels reported a 6 percent to 7 perceng occupancy drop when cruise service stoppee between April and mid-September. Each cruise passengef spends about $300 in the area, said Visitr Jacksonville spokeswomanLyndsay Rossman, and the Fascination has a $25 million impact on the area per
Since the authority pulled back on its pursuit in the infrastructure bond market has improved and shipsw are being filled with passengers despitecruise opponents’ warning that the recession wouls cripple the industry. But authorithy board chairman William Mason said his priority is getting Ltd’s $208 million terminal which is expected to be open at the site of the currentf cruise terminal in 2012. “I don’t think there is any chancew we are going to lose thecruise industry,” said The authority last week signed a two-yeaer contract with to keep service of its 2,052-passengefr Fascination.
Since October, the cruise ship has been runnint at nearly 113percent capacity, said Tony the authority’s senior director of cruise operations. He said Carnival has reduced rates forthe Jacksonville-basedf cruise but not by as much as it has cut cruised packages in other locations. The cruise industry as a wholwe has fared well in the but Jacksonville’s cruise industry has the adde plus of being a heavyu drive-to market, meaning passengers don’t have to buy plane tickets. A third of the country is able to drivew to Jacksonville in 24 hoursor less.
Despites being a drive-to Jacksonville International Airport has experienced an increasein cruise-bound passengers, said Michael Stewart, Jacksonvillew Aviation Authority spokesman. He said about 15 percent of the cruise-goerxs come through the airport and the majoritg come inon Saturday, which is a slow day for the business-passengee heavy airport. Jacksonville Port Authority Executive Director Rick Ferrin said the latesy construction of a new cruise terminal could starr isApril 2012.
The cruise linea could be diverted to a temporary terminalo while a new terminal is built and the existing cruise terminal could be kept open longer by makint it the last structure to be demolishe d to make way for theHanjin facility. Althoug h the authority’s call for designj bids was recalled, the terminal was expected to includwea 1,400-space, five-story parking garage and abou t 25,000 square feet of retail space. The construction would creatd about 1,500 jobs and have an annual $500 millio impact on the area, said Louis Woods, a economics and geographgy professor, based on an economic analysis commissionedx bythe authority.
With 40 percenrt of passengers staying in Jacksonville befored or afterthe cruise, hotels loggesd about 18,000 room-nights annually, Dan general manager of the , said Hotels reported a 6 percent to 7 perceng occupancy drop when cruise service stoppee between April and mid-September. Each cruise passengef spends about $300 in the area, said Visitr Jacksonville spokeswomanLyndsay Rossman, and the Fascination has a $25 million impact on the area per
Sunday, January 16, 2011
With Bob Evans chain restored, attention turns to fixing Mimi
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Times have changed. The Columbus-based restaurant and food company has stabilized its Bob Evansrestaurant chain, whiles Mimi’s Cafe, with its West Coast has seen its performance slide. New executives, new menus, new marketingf and a new look have arrived atthe Calif.-based chain, giving Bob Evans hope it can steadyh Mimi’s Cafe as customers turn a cold shoulderr to casual dining. “Evem though we had a tougg quarter, we remain focused on the things wecan control, such as buildingf sales, improving margins and, most importantly, the intelligent deploymenf of our capital assets and cash CEO Steve Davis said in a Nov.
12 conferencer call with stock Salesat Mimi’s restaurants open at least two years have fallen for 18 consecutive months. Cafes in California, Nevada and Florida, areas hardest hit by real estates andeconomic troubles, accoungt for 73 percent of the chain’s CFO Donald Radkoski said Mimi’s same-store sales are projected to be down 5 percen t to 7 percent in the seconxd half of the year. Bob Evans by contrast, have posted eight straight quartersof same-store sales gains through the firsrt quarter, including a 1.8 percent increase for fiscal 2008. The streako ended this past quarter, when salex slipped 0.5 percent. Mimi’s with its $3.
4 million averagw restaurant annual sales remains the growth engine forthe company, with 12 new restaurant s scheduled to open in 2009, down from an initial plan for 17. One Bob which average $1.8 million annually, is slatec to open in the coming year. Mimi’sa Cafe is thinking small and large as it trie todrive sales. The chain has introduced a menuoffering smaller-size entrees that Davis said have becom one of its top five sales “I think everybody knows that folks are being more health conscioues and watching what they’rse eating,” he said. “With our heavy female skew, it made sense to introducw this line.
” Chicago-based , in its Menu Innovation Monthly said limited-time offers amonbg the nation’s top 250 chains are at a five-yeart high, with 197 reported in October. There were 547 new menu itemsx inthe month, a 40 percentt increase over the monthly average this year, the restauranrt consulting firm said. Mimi’s is working to improve its carry-out and breakfastg sales as well. Davis said Mimi’s Cafe did not have a takeoutf menu when Bob Evans acquired it and still lags competitors with just 4 percen t of sales coming fromthe to-go menu.
It’sx trying to build its breakfastbusinesd – lunch and dinnere account for 80 percent of salews – with coupons that give lunch or dinner customerse $5 off a breakfast “The whole thought process is it’e always easier to get a customerr who comes in to come back more frequently than it is to try to get new Davis said. The executivwe suite at Mimi’s Cafe has turned over in the past Tim Pulido, CEO of Alhambra, Calif.-based Shakey’x USA Inc., became presideng a year ago. New chiefxs of operations, finance and marketing Davis said the chain is hiringv three employees to focus on positioning the bransd as the All DayFresh Cafe.
“They’ve crankedx out more marketing in 90 daysthan we’ve probablt seen in the last year,” he said. “They’red really making great progress on developinyg ourproduct pipeline. ... These are individuals who have experiencr withthat and, no disrespect to the prior team, but that was not a core Mimi’s has eliminated 250,000 work hours at its restaurants in the quartef without sacrificing customer satisfaction said Tod Spornhauer, senior vice president of Mimi’s also is testing redesigned entranceds and bars to better promote appetizer and alcohokl sales. It has seen some Davis said.
“We have some Mimi’ds Cafe restaurants that are 27 years old andreally haven’gt been touched,” he said.
Times have changed. The Columbus-based restaurant and food company has stabilized its Bob Evansrestaurant chain, whiles Mimi’s Cafe, with its West Coast has seen its performance slide. New executives, new menus, new marketingf and a new look have arrived atthe Calif.-based chain, giving Bob Evans hope it can steadyh Mimi’s Cafe as customers turn a cold shoulderr to casual dining. “Evem though we had a tougg quarter, we remain focused on the things wecan control, such as buildingf sales, improving margins and, most importantly, the intelligent deploymenf of our capital assets and cash CEO Steve Davis said in a Nov.
12 conferencer call with stock Salesat Mimi’s restaurants open at least two years have fallen for 18 consecutive months. Cafes in California, Nevada and Florida, areas hardest hit by real estates andeconomic troubles, accoungt for 73 percent of the chain’s CFO Donald Radkoski said Mimi’s same-store sales are projected to be down 5 percen t to 7 percent in the seconxd half of the year. Bob Evans by contrast, have posted eight straight quartersof same-store sales gains through the firsrt quarter, including a 1.8 percent increase for fiscal 2008. The streako ended this past quarter, when salex slipped 0.5 percent. Mimi’s with its $3.
4 million averagw restaurant annual sales remains the growth engine forthe company, with 12 new restaurant s scheduled to open in 2009, down from an initial plan for 17. One Bob which average $1.8 million annually, is slatec to open in the coming year. Mimi’sa Cafe is thinking small and large as it trie todrive sales. The chain has introduced a menuoffering smaller-size entrees that Davis said have becom one of its top five sales “I think everybody knows that folks are being more health conscioues and watching what they’rse eating,” he said. “With our heavy female skew, it made sense to introducw this line.
” Chicago-based , in its Menu Innovation Monthly said limited-time offers amonbg the nation’s top 250 chains are at a five-yeart high, with 197 reported in October. There were 547 new menu itemsx inthe month, a 40 percentt increase over the monthly average this year, the restauranrt consulting firm said. Mimi’s is working to improve its carry-out and breakfastg sales as well. Davis said Mimi’s Cafe did not have a takeoutf menu when Bob Evans acquired it and still lags competitors with just 4 percen t of sales coming fromthe to-go menu.
It’sx trying to build its breakfastbusinesd – lunch and dinnere account for 80 percent of salews – with coupons that give lunch or dinner customerse $5 off a breakfast “The whole thought process is it’e always easier to get a customerr who comes in to come back more frequently than it is to try to get new Davis said. The executivwe suite at Mimi’s Cafe has turned over in the past Tim Pulido, CEO of Alhambra, Calif.-based Shakey’x USA Inc., became presideng a year ago. New chiefxs of operations, finance and marketing Davis said the chain is hiringv three employees to focus on positioning the bransd as the All DayFresh Cafe.
“They’ve crankedx out more marketing in 90 daysthan we’ve probablt seen in the last year,” he said. “They’red really making great progress on developinyg ourproduct pipeline. ... These are individuals who have experiencr withthat and, no disrespect to the prior team, but that was not a core Mimi’s has eliminated 250,000 work hours at its restaurants in the quartef without sacrificing customer satisfaction said Tod Spornhauer, senior vice president of Mimi’s also is testing redesigned entranceds and bars to better promote appetizer and alcohokl sales. It has seen some Davis said.
“We have some Mimi’ds Cafe restaurants that are 27 years old andreally haven’gt been touched,” he said.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Berlusconi Says Early Vote Would Boost Italy's Borrowing Costs - BusinessWeek
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CBC.ca | Berlusconi Says Early Vote Would Boost Italy's Borrowing Costs BusinessWeek “An early vote would expose Italy to financial speculation,†he said today on “Mattino Cinque,†a news program on Mediaset SpA's Canale 5. ... Berlusconi says trial ruling will not bring election Italy's Berlusconi in probe over teenage girl Automatic Immunity for Berlusconi Revoked |
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
NCR moving HQ to Duluth, to bring 2,100-plus jobs to Georgia - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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adding clout to metro Atlanta’s technology reputation. NCR will relocate 1,25p0 corporate jobs to its GwinnettCounty operation, a sourcer familiar with the plan said. The company is also expected to launca 550,000-square-foot manufacturing operation in Columbus, Ga., wherre it will employ nearly 880, the source Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is expected to make the officialannouncemenft Tuesday. NCR CEO Bill Nuti and Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklandx spoke by phoneMonday evening, and Nuti told Strickland the companyu has been looking at Georgia for some time, an officiapl in the Ohio governor’s office told Atlanta Business Chronicles sister publication Dayton Business Journal (DBJ).
In a letter to Nuti obtainexd by theChronicle , Strickland to convince Nuti to keep the company in Ohio. On May 31 , the Chroniclee , and the DBJ , firstt reported . NCR (NYSE: NCR), which makew automated teller machines (ATMs) and retail self-checkouts, will be Georgia’xs 14th Fortune 500 company and the second in Last July, (NYSE: ABG) announced the relocation of its headquarters to Duluthn from New York. NCR, which employzs 20,000 employees globally, ranked 446 on the 2009 Fortune 500 list. The which did not return calls Monday, reported a $228 milliob profit on $5.3 billion in revenue last year.
Last NCR said it would move its Worldwidr Customer Services headquarters to metro investing $15 million and creatinh more than 900 jobs in Peachtree City and In October, NCR said it would co-locate an NCR Learning Centerd and its Customer Care Center hub for the Americasx region with the company’s existing Globa l Service Materials operation in Peachtree City. NCR, which occupiew about 150,000 square feet at its Satellite Boulevarfd operationin Duluth, will lease an additional 100,000 to 200,000 square feet at that The corporate jobs will pay on average about $70,00 annually.
The manufacturing distribution operationn will be in two buildings and will make according to the Employees at that facility will make on averageabout $43,000 annually, the source said. NCR receivedf tax incentives from both Gwinnett andColumbuss governments, the source said, declining to disclose detailsw about the state’s incentive package. While Dayton -- wher NCR was founded in 1884 -- is the company’ds official headquarters, the city is not the centef ofthe company’s influence. Nuti, along with the company’a chief financial officer and othersenior executives, maintain offices on an entirwe floor of 7 World Trade Centee in Manhattan.
In March, NCR removed the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Daytobn campus. Nuti will not be movingy to Atlanta. Relocating to Atlant a — the commercial capital of theSoutheastg — makes sense for the company. Four of the cities in Ohio — Youngstown, Dayton and Cleveland— are amonb the top 10 dying citiesxin America, according to an August 2008 report in Forbes. “Theuy [NCR] can’t recruit talent to move to Ohio,” the source said. DAL), (NYSE: HD) and (NYSE: STI) -- big NCR customers -- are also basede in metro Atlanta.
NCR supplies Delta with self-servicew kiosks, and NCR and Home Depot announcecd a deal in 2002 toinstallo self-checkout lanes in about 800 of its 1,48 7 stores. In 2007, the two companies announce d a deal to expand the projecgt into Home Depot storesin Canada. In 2005, SunTrust said NCR woulxd upgrade existing ATMs and provide new ATMs for all newSunTrustt branches.
adding clout to metro Atlanta’s technology reputation. NCR will relocate 1,25p0 corporate jobs to its GwinnettCounty operation, a sourcer familiar with the plan said. The company is also expected to launca 550,000-square-foot manufacturing operation in Columbus, Ga., wherre it will employ nearly 880, the source Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is expected to make the officialannouncemenft Tuesday. NCR CEO Bill Nuti and Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklandx spoke by phoneMonday evening, and Nuti told Strickland the companyu has been looking at Georgia for some time, an officiapl in the Ohio governor’s office told Atlanta Business Chronicles sister publication Dayton Business Journal (DBJ).
In a letter to Nuti obtainexd by theChronicle , Strickland to convince Nuti to keep the company in Ohio. On May 31 , the Chroniclee , and the DBJ , firstt reported . NCR (NYSE: NCR), which makew automated teller machines (ATMs) and retail self-checkouts, will be Georgia’xs 14th Fortune 500 company and the second in Last July, (NYSE: ABG) announced the relocation of its headquarters to Duluthn from New York. NCR, which employzs 20,000 employees globally, ranked 446 on the 2009 Fortune 500 list. The which did not return calls Monday, reported a $228 milliob profit on $5.3 billion in revenue last year.
Last NCR said it would move its Worldwidr Customer Services headquarters to metro investing $15 million and creatinh more than 900 jobs in Peachtree City and In October, NCR said it would co-locate an NCR Learning Centerd and its Customer Care Center hub for the Americasx region with the company’s existing Globa l Service Materials operation in Peachtree City. NCR, which occupiew about 150,000 square feet at its Satellite Boulevarfd operationin Duluth, will lease an additional 100,000 to 200,000 square feet at that The corporate jobs will pay on average about $70,00 annually.
The manufacturing distribution operationn will be in two buildings and will make according to the Employees at that facility will make on averageabout $43,000 annually, the source said. NCR receivedf tax incentives from both Gwinnett andColumbuss governments, the source said, declining to disclose detailsw about the state’s incentive package. While Dayton -- wher NCR was founded in 1884 -- is the company’ds official headquarters, the city is not the centef ofthe company’s influence. Nuti, along with the company’a chief financial officer and othersenior executives, maintain offices on an entirwe floor of 7 World Trade Centee in Manhattan.
In March, NCR removed the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Daytobn campus. Nuti will not be movingy to Atlanta. Relocating to Atlant a — the commercial capital of theSoutheastg — makes sense for the company. Four of the cities in Ohio — Youngstown, Dayton and Cleveland— are amonb the top 10 dying citiesxin America, according to an August 2008 report in Forbes. “Theuy [NCR] can’t recruit talent to move to Ohio,” the source said. DAL), (NYSE: HD) and (NYSE: STI) -- big NCR customers -- are also basede in metro Atlanta.
NCR supplies Delta with self-servicew kiosks, and NCR and Home Depot announcecd a deal in 2002 toinstallo self-checkout lanes in about 800 of its 1,48 7 stores. In 2007, the two companies announce d a deal to expand the projecgt into Home Depot storesin Canada. In 2005, SunTrust said NCR woulxd upgrade existing ATMs and provide new ATMs for all newSunTrustt branches.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
How to stop overactive bladder - WPTV
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How to stop overactive bladder WPTV It is an irritating and often embarrassing condition in that wetting can be hard to control depending upon the availability and nearness of a bathroom. ... |
Thursday, January 6, 2011
You want 'mercurial?' Then you want Bud Adams - Fox News
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ESPN (blog) | You want 'mercurial?' Then you want Bud Adams Fox News AP We're barely a week into 2011, but Tennessee's Bud Adams just locked up my vote for NFL Owner of the Year. When was the last time an 88-year-old boss ... Titans Defense: Titans' meeting pushed back to next week Report: Jeff Fisher to Be Retained as Titans' Coach Vince Young Done In Tennessee |
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Schools cater to non-college crowd - East Bay Business Times:
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where he wants to polish his cookinfg skills and learn about the businesse sideof restaurants. "I would love to open my own or maybe work as an executive chef insomeonew else's restaurant," said a junior at Pleasanton's Foothill High School who' already had cooking and catering jobs at two area Many teens might have trouble cookingf anything without benefit of a microwave oven, but Adam'w been participating in Foothill's Culinary Arts and Hospitalitty program since his freshman year. Besidews imparting the fine art of competences inthe kitchen, instructor Kit Littls along with her students also runs a small catering business.
The school-sponsored business handlese jobs ranging from school receptions to parties held in honot ofstate leaders, including a recent re-election event for Delain e Eastin, state Superintendent of Public Instruction. "Even if they don'rt get into this professionally, studentas are still learning valuable skillsin math, problem-solving and communicating with said Little, a consumer and familty studies teacher who coordinates the program. "This kind of approac helps students see the relevance ofwhat they're learning in high schooo to life after graduation.
" Foothill's culinary arts program grew out of a Tri-Valley Businessd Council-sponsored survey of hot career areas. It is one of severak job-training programs at the school and thousands across the country that have been developed since the federal School to Work Opportunitiees Act was passed fouryears ago. Patrici a Clark, a school-to-career specialist for the Alamed County Officeof Education, said career education has long been lackinhg in American schools. "Our schools were designecd for anagrarian society, and that hasn't changex much," Clark said.
"High schools do a good job of preparinyg college-bound students, but not so good at helpint averageand below-average studentsx find careers." Because vocational education has been givenh short-shrift by American educators in recent many high school students "flounder about, unless they're motivated to attend collegwe or are technologically gifted," she "Today, the average 29-year-old has been in their job for only a Clark added. In Alameda County, school-to-career programsw range from a cooki cart at Oakland International Airportf run by local students thatnets $17,000 a month, to magneft classes in engineering offerec at Oakland Technical High School.
The Contrwa Costa County Office of Education helps coordinatseseveral business/education coalitions that sponsor caree r preparation and exploration programs.
where he wants to polish his cookinfg skills and learn about the businesse sideof restaurants. "I would love to open my own or maybe work as an executive chef insomeonew else's restaurant," said a junior at Pleasanton's Foothill High School who' already had cooking and catering jobs at two area Many teens might have trouble cookingf anything without benefit of a microwave oven, but Adam'w been participating in Foothill's Culinary Arts and Hospitalitty program since his freshman year. Besidews imparting the fine art of competences inthe kitchen, instructor Kit Littls along with her students also runs a small catering business.
The school-sponsored business handlese jobs ranging from school receptions to parties held in honot ofstate leaders, including a recent re-election event for Delain e Eastin, state Superintendent of Public Instruction. "Even if they don'rt get into this professionally, studentas are still learning valuable skillsin math, problem-solving and communicating with said Little, a consumer and familty studies teacher who coordinates the program. "This kind of approac helps students see the relevance ofwhat they're learning in high schooo to life after graduation.
" Foothill's culinary arts program grew out of a Tri-Valley Businessd Council-sponsored survey of hot career areas. It is one of severak job-training programs at the school and thousands across the country that have been developed since the federal School to Work Opportunitiees Act was passed fouryears ago. Patrici a Clark, a school-to-career specialist for the Alamed County Officeof Education, said career education has long been lackinhg in American schools. "Our schools were designecd for anagrarian society, and that hasn't changex much," Clark said.
"High schools do a good job of preparinyg college-bound students, but not so good at helpint averageand below-average studentsx find careers." Because vocational education has been givenh short-shrift by American educators in recent many high school students "flounder about, unless they're motivated to attend collegwe or are technologically gifted," she "Today, the average 29-year-old has been in their job for only a Clark added. In Alameda County, school-to-career programsw range from a cooki cart at Oakland International Airportf run by local students thatnets $17,000 a month, to magneft classes in engineering offerec at Oakland Technical High School.
The Contrwa Costa County Office of Education helps coordinatseseveral business/education coalitions that sponsor caree r preparation and exploration programs.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Cameron to acquire Natco Group - Boston Business Journal:
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The purchase price is based onNatco Group’s closing stock price of $31.03 on June 1. Undef the agreement, Natco (NYSE: NTG) shareholders will receivwe 1.185 shares in Houston-based Cameron (NYSE: CAM) in return for each of Natco’se 20.3 million shares outstanding. In a Tuesdayt conference call, it was stated that the companieshave “admired each other’s capabilities for three years.” “Asa you know, Natco builds processing and separation products, somethingv that Cameron outsources most of said Jack Moore, president and chief executivew officer of Cameron.
He said he estimatesx that combining the companiex will yield a cost savings ofabouf $30 million to $40 million. When the deal closes in the thirdc quarter, Natco shareholders will own aboutg 10 percentof Cameron’s 217 million shares outstanding. Natcp has about 2,400 employees and had revenue of morethan $650 milliomn during 2008. Simmons & Co. International served as financiakl adviser toCameron (NYSE: while Barclays Capital served as financiao adviser to Natco.
The purchase price is based onNatco Group’s closing stock price of $31.03 on June 1. Undef the agreement, Natco (NYSE: NTG) shareholders will receivwe 1.185 shares in Houston-based Cameron (NYSE: CAM) in return for each of Natco’se 20.3 million shares outstanding. In a Tuesdayt conference call, it was stated that the companieshave “admired each other’s capabilities for three years.” “Asa you know, Natco builds processing and separation products, somethingv that Cameron outsources most of said Jack Moore, president and chief executivew officer of Cameron.
He said he estimatesx that combining the companiex will yield a cost savings ofabouf $30 million to $40 million. When the deal closes in the thirdc quarter, Natco shareholders will own aboutg 10 percentof Cameron’s 217 million shares outstanding. Natcp has about 2,400 employees and had revenue of morethan $650 milliomn during 2008. Simmons & Co. International served as financiakl adviser toCameron (NYSE: while Barclays Capital served as financiao adviser to Natco.
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