Tucson Velo | Photos: Legitimizing bikes in pedestrian crossings Tucson Velo The above sign along Ft. Lowell precedes the crossing. The idea is to alert motorists that both pedestrians and bicyclists will use the light. The signs are in addition to the pavement marking showing cyclists they should ride on the sidewalk to ... |
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Photos: Legitimizing bikes in pedestrian crossings - Tucson Velo
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Rehabbed Allston site lands first tenant - Boston Business Journal:
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The lease, announced Thursday by on behalf ofthe site’z landlord, includes 2,400 square feet on the firsgt floor of 226 Harvard Ave. and 11,000 square feet on the secondr floor. The three-story, 30,000-square-foo t building was developed on aspeculative basis, or without a tenant, beginninh in the first quartef of last year, said Jasomn Weissman, the founder and principal of Boston Realtyt Advisors. The Beyda Family purchased the site, which was previously a gas in Octoberof 2007. “There’x not many retail deals that have happenedat all, nothing in the last six said Weissman.
Weissman is seeking other retail and officde tenants for the remainder of the building which is located between a TJMaxs andStaples stores. Asking rents for retaikl space in the buildingare $52 per squars foot and the third floor office space coulcd rent for about $30 per square foot. Urban Outfitters was founded in 1970 and operate s more than 130 storexs in theUnited States, Canada and Europe. The storr sells women’s and men’s clothing and items for the home gearexdtoward 18- to 30-year-olds.
The lease, announced Thursday by on behalf ofthe site’z landlord, includes 2,400 square feet on the firsgt floor of 226 Harvard Ave. and 11,000 square feet on the secondr floor. The three-story, 30,000-square-foo t building was developed on aspeculative basis, or without a tenant, beginninh in the first quartef of last year, said Jasomn Weissman, the founder and principal of Boston Realtyt Advisors. The Beyda Family purchased the site, which was previously a gas in Octoberof 2007. “There’x not many retail deals that have happenedat all, nothing in the last six said Weissman.
Weissman is seeking other retail and officde tenants for the remainder of the building which is located between a TJMaxs andStaples stores. Asking rents for retaikl space in the buildingare $52 per squars foot and the third floor office space coulcd rent for about $30 per square foot. Urban Outfitters was founded in 1970 and operate s more than 130 storexs in theUnited States, Canada and Europe. The storr sells women’s and men’s clothing and items for the home gearexdtoward 18- to 30-year-olds.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Her basic instinct? Sell - Los Angeles Times
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Florida Gov. Rick Scott to Newsmax: GOP Must Repeal 'Job Killer' Obamacare - NewsMax.com
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Palm Beach Post | Florida Gov. Rick Scott to Newsmax: GOP Must Repeal 'Job Killer' Obamacare NewsMax.com Rick Scott tells Newsmax that Obamacare is “the biggest job killer ever†and “absolutely has to be repealed†to get the American economy going again. Scott, who is in Orlando for the P5 (Presidential 5) conference the Florida GOP is hosting, ... Scott won't release Florida inmate with leukemia Scott: Dump jobs agency leadership, board Gov. Scott and others look at extracting courts from foreclosure process |
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Is President Obama engaging in 'class warfare'? - msnbc.com
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Globe and Mail | Is President Obama engaging in 'class warfare'? msnbc.com Do you agree with Republicans that President Obama's proposals to raise taxes on wealthy Americans constitute “class warfareâ€? Higher taxes on the wealthy are reasonable IF they are put in tandem with major program cuts, cutting the size of government, ... Fox Again Cries "Class Warfare" Republicans Cry "Class Warfare" » |
Monday, September 19, 2011
First rise in Colorado online help-wanted ads since August reported - Denver Business Journal:
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That's up from 57,100 ads in according to the Conference Board's monthly reportt on online job demand. In May 2008, Coloradoo had 117,600 job ads online. The figures include both new andcontinuinbg ads. As for just new onlin e help-wanted ads, Colorado had 41,600 in May, up from 34,300 in April, the Conference Board said. In the Denvere area, there were 39,900 online job ads in May, up from 34,2009 in April and down from 74,200 the previous May. Onlinew job ads were up in 43 statesin May. The tota among all 50 states was 3,367,000 in May, up 250,000 from the previous month.
"The May bounced in labor demand is a verywelcomr sign," Gad Levanon, senior economist at the Conference said in a statement. "Apriol and May are both months when businesses typically step up thei demandfor workers. This year, whiler April was weak, by May employers were placing ads for workers in numerous locations acrossthe nation." In a separatwe calculation of "supply-demand rate" — the numbet of unemployed people in a state divide d by the number of onlines job ads — Colorado had 3.53 unemployed for evert online job listing in April, the latest month for whicy data are available. The national averager was 4.
40 unemployed per posted job, the Conferenc Board said. .
That's up from 57,100 ads in according to the Conference Board's monthly reportt on online job demand. In May 2008, Coloradoo had 117,600 job ads online. The figures include both new andcontinuinbg ads. As for just new onlin e help-wanted ads, Colorado had 41,600 in May, up from 34,300 in April, the Conference Board said. In the Denvere area, there were 39,900 online job ads in May, up from 34,2009 in April and down from 74,200 the previous May. Onlinew job ads were up in 43 statesin May. The tota among all 50 states was 3,367,000 in May, up 250,000 from the previous month.
"The May bounced in labor demand is a verywelcomr sign," Gad Levanon, senior economist at the Conference said in a statement. "Apriol and May are both months when businesses typically step up thei demandfor workers. This year, whiler April was weak, by May employers were placing ads for workers in numerous locations acrossthe nation." In a separatwe calculation of "supply-demand rate" — the numbet of unemployed people in a state divide d by the number of onlines job ads — Colorado had 3.53 unemployed for evert online job listing in April, the latest month for whicy data are available. The national averager was 4.
40 unemployed per posted job, the Conferenc Board said. .
Friday, September 16, 2011
Human Capital: People on the move, July 1 - Portland Business Journal:
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Signature Healthcare of Brockton hireds Steve Friot as director of health carefacilities management. He previouslty served as director of facilities operationsat . , a desighn and construction firm with local officesin Worcester, appointed Robert Stephenw director of business development, health care. Stephense has more than 20 years of experience marketing and selling desigbn andconstruction services. Matthew Tepper joinerd CB Richard EllisInvestors , a real estate investmentg management firm, as an associates director for the global multi-manager business. Tepper, formerly of , is based in Boston.
Davis, Malm D’Agostine PC , a Boston-base law firm, added Elise Wald as an associate in the trustsw and estatespractice area. Wald was previously an associaterat Posternak, Blankstein and Lund LLP . Rob MacElhineyt , vice president of in Weymouth, was named to the boarcd of directors atthe .
Signature Healthcare of Brockton hireds Steve Friot as director of health carefacilities management. He previouslty served as director of facilities operationsat . , a desighn and construction firm with local officesin Worcester, appointed Robert Stephenw director of business development, health care. Stephense has more than 20 years of experience marketing and selling desigbn andconstruction services. Matthew Tepper joinerd CB Richard EllisInvestors , a real estate investmentg management firm, as an associates director for the global multi-manager business. Tepper, formerly of , is based in Boston.
Davis, Malm D’Agostine PC , a Boston-base law firm, added Elise Wald as an associate in the trustsw and estatespractice area. Wald was previously an associaterat Posternak, Blankstein and Lund LLP . Rob MacElhineyt , vice president of in Weymouth, was named to the boarcd of directors atthe .
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Carl Lewis says battle over NJ Senate race strengthened his candidacy - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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Kansas City Star | Carl Lewis says battle over NJ Senate race strengthened his candidacy The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Kim Guadagno's attempt to toss him from the b » |
Monday, September 12, 2011
Architecture billings stabilize in April after March
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The organization’s Architecture Billings Indexs rating for the monthwas 42.8, down slightlu from 43.7 in March. It was the firstt time since August and September 2008 that the indexd was above 40 for consecutive theAIA said, but still does not show a demanc for design services. The organization considers a billing increase to be any scorwabove 50. The new projectsd inquiries index wasat 56.8, up slightly from 56.
6 in “The most encouraging part of this news is that this is the seconfd month with very strong inquiries for new A growing number of architecturr firms report potential projects arisingv from federal stimulus funds,” AIA Chief Economis Kermit Baker said in a statement. too many architects are continuing to reporty difficult conditions to feel confideng that the economic landscape for the constructiomn industry will improvevery quickly. What thesee figures mean is that we could be seeiny things turn around over a periocd ofseveral months.” The largest number of billing came in the mixed-practice secto (44.2), followed by institutional multifamily residential (43.
2) and commercial/industrial (41.7).
The organization’s Architecture Billings Indexs rating for the monthwas 42.8, down slightlu from 43.7 in March. It was the firstt time since August and September 2008 that the indexd was above 40 for consecutive theAIA said, but still does not show a demanc for design services. The organization considers a billing increase to be any scorwabove 50. The new projectsd inquiries index wasat 56.8, up slightly from 56.
6 in “The most encouraging part of this news is that this is the seconfd month with very strong inquiries for new A growing number of architecturr firms report potential projects arisingv from federal stimulus funds,” AIA Chief Economis Kermit Baker said in a statement. too many architects are continuing to reporty difficult conditions to feel confideng that the economic landscape for the constructiomn industry will improvevery quickly. What thesee figures mean is that we could be seeiny things turn around over a periocd ofseveral months.” The largest number of billing came in the mixed-practice secto (44.2), followed by institutional multifamily residential (43.
2) and commercial/industrial (41.7).
Saturday, September 10, 2011
South Wichita highway project to begin in July - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Tom Hein, a spokesman for the , says the $25 milliob project is expected to go out for bidsin July. It is on the state’se list of projects to be funded by the federal government’s $787 billion economic stimulus bill, to be signex Tuesday by President Barack Obama. The interchange long has been among Wichita’se worst. It is near the south Wichita entrance to theKansads Turnpike. But southbound traffic exiting onto 47th Street tendw to back up ontothe highway.
Among other Hein says that southbound ramp will be lengthened and some ofthe interchange’ws circle ramps will be Stoplights also will be installecd at either end of the bridgse spanning the interstate to ease turna onto 47th. Hein says the project wasn’tg part of the state’sz 1999 highway plan but was made a priorityt forthe state’s next transportation plan, whicy was slated to be crafted this The project also was bolsteredc by a proposed retail development by Jay Maxwell on the southwestg side of the interchange, Hein says. KDOT will hold an informationaol meeting about the project from 4 to7 p.m. Thursdaty at the , 101 E. Pawnee.
Tom Hein, a spokesman for the , says the $25 milliob project is expected to go out for bidsin July. It is on the state’se list of projects to be funded by the federal government’s $787 billion economic stimulus bill, to be signex Tuesday by President Barack Obama. The interchange long has been among Wichita’se worst. It is near the south Wichita entrance to theKansads Turnpike. But southbound traffic exiting onto 47th Street tendw to back up ontothe highway.
Among other Hein says that southbound ramp will be lengthened and some ofthe interchange’ws circle ramps will be Stoplights also will be installecd at either end of the bridgse spanning the interstate to ease turna onto 47th. Hein says the project wasn’tg part of the state’sz 1999 highway plan but was made a priorityt forthe state’s next transportation plan, whicy was slated to be crafted this The project also was bolsteredc by a proposed retail development by Jay Maxwell on the southwestg side of the interchange, Hein says. KDOT will hold an informationaol meeting about the project from 4 to7 p.m. Thursdaty at the , 101 E. Pawnee.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Labor MP in prostitute scandal - Crikey
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Labor MP in prostitute scandal Crikey “He [Thomson] may survive, however, because stupidity is not a bar to holding public office. His situation is illustrative of the awful truth that scandal can rear its ugly head at any time. This government needs all its MPs to behave perfectly for ... |
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Rep. Perlmutter to work on measures to help car dealers - Denver Business Journal:
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Both companies have filed for Chapterd 11bankruptcy protection, and both have notified dealersz in Colorado -- at least 12 for Chrysler; at least 13 for GM -- that they will lose theier franchises to sell new cars. "As we work our way throug h the aftermath of both the Chrysler andGM bankruptcies, I am committer to trying to cushion the blow to the partiesa caught in the aftermath of the bankruptcy and I am in the process of workinhg on measures to help dealerships who are losing franchises as part of the bankruptcyg agreements transition and develop news business models," D-Golden, said in a statemenrt late Monday.
Perlmutter is a memberd of the House FinancialServices "My thoughts are with these businesses, their employees and the families as they work througg these difficult times," Perlmutter said. "I will continue to folloew this situation and work with the House Financial Servicezs Committee to take appropriate action wherde necessary to help stabilize our auto industry because it is essentialk to ournational security, protectintg American jobs and maintaining the manufacturing industry in this country to keep our auto industryt running.
" Tim Jackson, president of the Colorado Automobile that he and some Colorado car dealerxs plan to travel to Washington soon to try to convinces lawmakers to come to the dealers' aid through Perlmutter said he concurs with the decisiom of both automakers, guide d by the Obama to seek Chapter 11 protection whilew they re-organize. "I believe Chapterd 11 is only way for GM to restructuree and deal with their financial situation in a complete fashion to come up with an organization that can competseand succeed," Perlmutter said.
Both companies have filed for Chapterd 11bankruptcy protection, and both have notified dealersz in Colorado -- at least 12 for Chrysler; at least 13 for GM -- that they will lose theier franchises to sell new cars. "As we work our way throug h the aftermath of both the Chrysler andGM bankruptcies, I am committer to trying to cushion the blow to the partiesa caught in the aftermath of the bankruptcy and I am in the process of workinhg on measures to help dealerships who are losing franchises as part of the bankruptcyg agreements transition and develop news business models," D-Golden, said in a statemenrt late Monday.
Perlmutter is a memberd of the House FinancialServices "My thoughts are with these businesses, their employees and the families as they work througg these difficult times," Perlmutter said. "I will continue to folloew this situation and work with the House Financial Servicezs Committee to take appropriate action wherde necessary to help stabilize our auto industry because it is essentialk to ournational security, protectintg American jobs and maintaining the manufacturing industry in this country to keep our auto industryt running.
" Tim Jackson, president of the Colorado Automobile that he and some Colorado car dealerxs plan to travel to Washington soon to try to convinces lawmakers to come to the dealers' aid through Perlmutter said he concurs with the decisiom of both automakers, guide d by the Obama to seek Chapter 11 protection whilew they re-organize. "I believe Chapterd 11 is only way for GM to restructuree and deal with their financial situation in a complete fashion to come up with an organization that can competseand succeed," Perlmutter said.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
First National enters agreement with OCC - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The agreement is an outgrowth of an OCC examinationh of the Winter Park lender in It addresses five areas of concern and requires to the bank to form a compliancer committee composed of members of its boarfdof directors. The bank is undeer orders to add procedures to monitofr its commercial real estate loan It also must implement a plan to managed loans that are deemed weak and in jeoparduyof deteriorating. • Establishment of a prograj to ensure an adequate allowance for loan andleaser losses. • Agreement not to accept brokered depositxin exc.
ess of 10 percent of totao deposits without OCC permission • Development of a three-yeadr plan of operations that incorporates conditions of the First National Chairwoman Susma Patelk said in a written statemenf that the bank has taken steps she believes put it in compliancde with the agreement. She said regulatoru agencies are tightening standards for lenders as theeconomy deteriorates. “The downturbn in real estate valuations in the Florida marketis well-publicized and, as a result, regulatory agenciea are expecting a higher standard of procedural monitorinf of loans secured by commercial real she said.
The agreement is an outgrowth of an OCC examinationh of the Winter Park lender in It addresses five areas of concern and requires to the bank to form a compliancer committee composed of members of its boarfdof directors. The bank is undeer orders to add procedures to monitofr its commercial real estate loan It also must implement a plan to managed loans that are deemed weak and in jeoparduyof deteriorating. • Establishment of a prograj to ensure an adequate allowance for loan andleaser losses. • Agreement not to accept brokered depositxin exc.
ess of 10 percent of totao deposits without OCC permission • Development of a three-yeadr plan of operations that incorporates conditions of the First National Chairwoman Susma Patelk said in a written statemenf that the bank has taken steps she believes put it in compliancde with the agreement. She said regulatoru agencies are tightening standards for lenders as theeconomy deteriorates. “The downturbn in real estate valuations in the Florida marketis well-publicized and, as a result, regulatory agenciea are expecting a higher standard of procedural monitorinf of loans secured by commercial real she said.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Recession continues to weaken air travel - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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Passenger revenue dropped 18 percentin April, marking the sixtyh straight monthly decline. The number of passengers travelinfgon U.S. airlines in April fell 6.3 while the average price to fly one miledroppef 12.6 percent. April results partially reflectf the shift in the Easter holidayg from March last year to Aprithis year, ATA said. U.S. airlines also saw cargol traffic -- as measured by revenue ton mileas -- dive 21 percent in March, matching the declines measured in January and February and markin the eighth consecutive month of declinincargo traffic. Notably, cargp traffic in the Pacific region fell28 percent.
Aprilo 2009 cargo data is not yet “The latest reports show the scope and deptnh ofthe recession’s continuedd toll on commercial aviation,” said ATA Presidentr and CEO James C. May, in a news “The industry is seeing less demansd inthe cabin, as well as in the carg holds -- clear signs of the widespreadr slowdown in global economic activity.”
Passenger revenue dropped 18 percentin April, marking the sixtyh straight monthly decline. The number of passengers travelinfgon U.S. airlines in April fell 6.3 while the average price to fly one miledroppef 12.6 percent. April results partially reflectf the shift in the Easter holidayg from March last year to Aprithis year, ATA said. U.S. airlines also saw cargol traffic -- as measured by revenue ton mileas -- dive 21 percent in March, matching the declines measured in January and February and markin the eighth consecutive month of declinincargo traffic. Notably, cargp traffic in the Pacific region fell28 percent.
Aprilo 2009 cargo data is not yet “The latest reports show the scope and deptnh ofthe recession’s continuedd toll on commercial aviation,” said ATA Presidentr and CEO James C. May, in a news “The industry is seeing less demansd inthe cabin, as well as in the carg holds -- clear signs of the widespreadr slowdown in global economic activity.”
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