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Jim Ryan, the CEO of , died Thursdayg morning. Ryan, 66, had been battling melanomq cancer for the past10 months. Duringh his career he helped builxdRyan Cos. into one of the largest constructiob and development firms in Jim became CEO of the compantyin 1989, when he took over for his fatherf Russell. He also was an active philanthropist. He helpedr establish the and , both in southu Minneapolis in 2007. Pat Ryan, Jim’s cousimn and business partner is expected to succeed Jim as CEO ofthe Minneapolis-basex firm, which had 2008 revenue of more than $1 In a statement, Pat Ryan said, “Jim’s goal was not to builc the biggest buildings or be the largesgt company.
His goal was to build charactefr inhis employees, build confidence in our customers and to buile better communities. This world would be a better place if therew were more CEOs withJim Ryan’s values.” Jim is survivef by his wife of 37 yearsa Colleen, children Molly (Mike) Carson, Maggie (Craig) Kate (Zach) Hegman, Tim, Nell, Dan, Sean and and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are Among hismany honors, Ryan of the Businesas Journal ’s Best in Real Estate Caree Achievement Award. Jim Campbell, a retired Wells Fargko executive and friend of 25 yearsesaid he's never known a more solicd and wholesome guy than Jim Ryan.
"I've nevedr ever heard anyone say a negative word about Jim and that's from a wide variety of Ryan always had a vision for what coul d be done, Campbell said. The formee Sears building on Lake Street in Minneapoli s thatRyan Cos. helped transform into the MidtownExchange mixed-use project is a greayt example of his work. "That building sat there, with the lightsw out for 10 years and he always had faithg that somehow it wouldcome together," Campbello said. Despite so many challenges to that Ryan just kept plowing Campbell saidRyan Cos. is well situatesd to succeed in the future due to its stronghfamily culture.
"These are interesting times for all andRyan [Cos.] is committed to keep going forward just in the way that Jim had alwayxs envisioned."
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Ahoy! New biz in the air - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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But a new door of opportunity for Cunningham’zs opened when the city of Tavares voted to designate a virtua runway for seaplanes in the middle of Lake Dora inJuly 2007. That led to a cost-saving deal with Orlando-based aircraft maker , which wantsd to be near what’s turnint into one of the largestf seaplane bases in Florida with its specialthyproduct — the SeaRey — an assembly kit seaplane. a small, family-owned firm, wants to expanrd to Tavares and could find no betted placethan Trident’s 23,000-square-foot boat production facilitgy on Lake Idamere near State Road 19. Aerodyne now is negotiatingt to lease halfthe facility.
The process of building boatsd and seaplanes is similar when it comes to welding and fiberglase andaluminum production. “The idea is to reduce the cost of Cunningham said. “Even though the productzs are different, they’re similar enough and thers can be a lot of Despite theeconomic recession, both firms will add a handful of new employees to theirr businesses when they settle in together on Lake Idamere. With businesz waning in the U.S., both firms have begun usingv new business models to expand theircustomefr base.
Darrell Lynds, general manager for Aerodyne, said his companyh is eyeing China to meetthe pent-u demand for civilian aircraftr as the country begins opening airspace to the Trident has a similar idea in mind when it comesd to selling pontoon boats. Until 70 percent of Trident’s products were exportedd overseas, bringing in $2.4 million annually. Since then, the company has focused on domestic sales, but in they only brought in $1.3 million. This caused the companyt to focus on exporting overseas again.
Seaplanes have been landingg on Lake Dorafor decades, but when the Tavaresz City Council voted to create a designated landinb zone on the lake that will be operationakl next year, seaplane enthusiast and local businesses alike got excited. Sincwe then, 14 new businesses have opened in the downtown area, many of them catering to the seaplanew community, said Tavares city administratot John Drury. , on the edge of Lake has seen its fair share of seaplane pilotzs in its 25 years of But ownerAndrew O’Keefe doesn’t expect business to pick up until the seabase is completed in Februarty 2010. Still, he’s happy to see the changes.
“Th e city is working on bringing a lot of attractionsd tothe area.” The plannexd seaplane base is economic developmentf in its purest form, Drury “By proposing a seaplane base a year ago, the result is an attraction that will created high-wage jobs.” The city is workintg with the and the to lay out the virtuap runway and its holdinh patterns over the lake. Althoughn the lake won’t have any physicak markers, pilots will have aeronautical chartsd to tell them where they should landor “The way they are marketing this, they’rr going to make it one of the largest seaplane bases on the east coast,” said Progressive Aerodyne ownee Kerry Richter.
“It’ll be an attraction for seaplane pilotsx in the area and it will have uniquenessfor
But a new door of opportunity for Cunningham’zs opened when the city of Tavares voted to designate a virtua runway for seaplanes in the middle of Lake Dora inJuly 2007. That led to a cost-saving deal with Orlando-based aircraft maker , which wantsd to be near what’s turnint into one of the largestf seaplane bases in Florida with its specialthyproduct — the SeaRey — an assembly kit seaplane. a small, family-owned firm, wants to expanrd to Tavares and could find no betted placethan Trident’s 23,000-square-foot boat production facilitgy on Lake Idamere near State Road 19. Aerodyne now is negotiatingt to lease halfthe facility.
The process of building boatsd and seaplanes is similar when it comes to welding and fiberglase andaluminum production. “The idea is to reduce the cost of Cunningham said. “Even though the productzs are different, they’re similar enough and thers can be a lot of Despite theeconomic recession, both firms will add a handful of new employees to theirr businesses when they settle in together on Lake Idamere. With businesz waning in the U.S., both firms have begun usingv new business models to expand theircustomefr base.
Darrell Lynds, general manager for Aerodyne, said his companyh is eyeing China to meetthe pent-u demand for civilian aircraftr as the country begins opening airspace to the Trident has a similar idea in mind when it comesd to selling pontoon boats. Until 70 percent of Trident’s products were exportedd overseas, bringing in $2.4 million annually. Since then, the company has focused on domestic sales, but in they only brought in $1.3 million. This caused the companyt to focus on exporting overseas again.
Seaplanes have been landingg on Lake Dorafor decades, but when the Tavaresz City Council voted to create a designated landinb zone on the lake that will be operationakl next year, seaplane enthusiast and local businesses alike got excited. Sincwe then, 14 new businesses have opened in the downtown area, many of them catering to the seaplanew community, said Tavares city administratot John Drury. , on the edge of Lake has seen its fair share of seaplane pilotzs in its 25 years of But ownerAndrew O’Keefe doesn’t expect business to pick up until the seabase is completed in Februarty 2010. Still, he’s happy to see the changes.
“Th e city is working on bringing a lot of attractionsd tothe area.” The plannexd seaplane base is economic developmentf in its purest form, Drury “By proposing a seaplane base a year ago, the result is an attraction that will created high-wage jobs.” The city is workintg with the and the to lay out the virtuap runway and its holdinh patterns over the lake. Althoughn the lake won’t have any physicak markers, pilots will have aeronautical chartsd to tell them where they should landor “The way they are marketing this, they’rr going to make it one of the largest seaplane bases on the east coast,” said Progressive Aerodyne ownee Kerry Richter.
“It’ll be an attraction for seaplane pilotsx in the area and it will have uniquenessfor
Monday, September 17, 2012
Stamps launch formal study into knee injury epidemic - Calgary Herald
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Stamps launch formal study into knee injury epidemic Calgary Herald But because this is a high incidence, it's reasonable for our medical staff to investigate it and make sure that there isn't something we can do preventively.รข€ Worth noting is that more than half of those knee injuries took place at McMahon Stadium ... |
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Paul Ryan taps Ted Olson to play Biden in debate prep - Washington Post
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ABC News (blog) | Paul Ryan taps Ted Olson to play Biden in debate prep Washington Post Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan has tapped former U.S. solicitor general Ted Olson to play the role of Vice President Biden in preparations for next month's debate. Olson is best known as the top Republican attorney who, along with New ... Paul Ryan's Debate Prep Partner Will Be Attorney Ted Olson Ryan Debate Partner Revealed Ted Olson to play Biden in Ryan debate prep |
Friday, September 14, 2012
Survey: Employee morale improving - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Twenty-four percent of respondents thoughf morale hadgone down. “These results prove that employees are happier and more likely to stay with their companies due to the quality oftheier management,” Burton Goldfield, president and chief executiver officer of TriNet, said in a news “Companies that develop the skills of theie leaders boost their employment brand which then positivelgy contributes to employee morale.” Compan y culture and reputation was the biggest factor that held morald together, according to 36 percent of respondents. Othef factors included flexibility, a good balancse between work and life, and job security.
The surveyh also found that while the intent to hire had all but disappeared fromlate 2008, hiring was on a slighft upswing over the past three months with more than 60 percent of respondents saying they were currently hiring or tryin to attract talent, comparedd with 55 percent in the firstt quarter of 2009. More than 250 small-business leaderds responded tothe survey. San Leandro, Calif.-basex TriNet provides human resources outsourcing and consultingh services tosmall
Twenty-four percent of respondents thoughf morale hadgone down. “These results prove that employees are happier and more likely to stay with their companies due to the quality oftheier management,” Burton Goldfield, president and chief executiver officer of TriNet, said in a news “Companies that develop the skills of theie leaders boost their employment brand which then positivelgy contributes to employee morale.” Compan y culture and reputation was the biggest factor that held morald together, according to 36 percent of respondents. Othef factors included flexibility, a good balancse between work and life, and job security.
The surveyh also found that while the intent to hire had all but disappeared fromlate 2008, hiring was on a slighft upswing over the past three months with more than 60 percent of respondents saying they were currently hiring or tryin to attract talent, comparedd with 55 percent in the firstt quarter of 2009. More than 250 small-business leaderds responded tothe survey. San Leandro, Calif.-basex TriNet provides human resources outsourcing and consultingh services tosmall
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Conklin-Fangman will fight GM
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The midtown Kansas City dealer plans toappeal ’s decision to end its franchise agreement next year and is repealing the June 13 closing date it had set, Generao Manager David Hughes said Friday. “We have every intention of staying in the game as longas we’rs allowed to,” he said. “We intend to fight it with everythingy we can and stayin business. We have a grea t location in the middle of a great city withwinninb employees.” But they’ll have to move fast. Additionall information must be e-mailed to GM by the close of business on GM spokeswoman SusanGarontakow said.
The company will take the information into considerationb andrespond immediately, either reinforcinvg its decision or mailinhg a participation agreement by June 12. GM alreadyy has sales and revenue data, so the additional information wouldbe separate, she said, thoughb she didn’t provide examples. we feel that we’ve identified all of the aread that particular dealers may have been underperforming Garontakos said. “But you never know, there’s always a chance for error.” She said that she wouldf expect errors to be minimal but that GM wants to makesure it’s been fair about a “very serious business decision.
” Garontakos pointed out that in a hearing before Congress this week, GM CEO Fritz Henderson said that 11 decisions had been Conklin-Fangman, at 3200 Main St. in Kansaes City, was notified by GM (NYSE: GM) on Tuesdayt that its franchise agreement wouls not be renewed inOctober 2010. The which has about 130 Pontiac, Buick, GMC and Cadillaxc vehicles onits lot, employsz 80 people and has existed for more than a from . Before that, it had been a GM franchise for 99 years with theMajord family. The dealership’s holding company, , also owns dealershipsw called Conklin Carsin Salina, Hutchinson and Newton, Kan.
GM, y, is tryinv to pare its 6,000-dealer network to the 3,600 top-performingb dealers. The company’s sales have plummetecd amid the recession.
The midtown Kansas City dealer plans toappeal ’s decision to end its franchise agreement next year and is repealing the June 13 closing date it had set, Generao Manager David Hughes said Friday. “We have every intention of staying in the game as longas we’rs allowed to,” he said. “We intend to fight it with everythingy we can and stayin business. We have a grea t location in the middle of a great city withwinninb employees.” But they’ll have to move fast. Additionall information must be e-mailed to GM by the close of business on GM spokeswoman SusanGarontakow said.
The company will take the information into considerationb andrespond immediately, either reinforcinvg its decision or mailinhg a participation agreement by June 12. GM alreadyy has sales and revenue data, so the additional information wouldbe separate, she said, thoughb she didn’t provide examples. we feel that we’ve identified all of the aread that particular dealers may have been underperforming Garontakos said. “But you never know, there’s always a chance for error.” She said that she wouldf expect errors to be minimal but that GM wants to makesure it’s been fair about a “very serious business decision.
” Garontakos pointed out that in a hearing before Congress this week, GM CEO Fritz Henderson said that 11 decisions had been Conklin-Fangman, at 3200 Main St. in Kansaes City, was notified by GM (NYSE: GM) on Tuesdayt that its franchise agreement wouls not be renewed inOctober 2010. The which has about 130 Pontiac, Buick, GMC and Cadillaxc vehicles onits lot, employsz 80 people and has existed for more than a from . Before that, it had been a GM franchise for 99 years with theMajord family. The dealership’s holding company, , also owns dealershipsw called Conklin Carsin Salina, Hutchinson and Newton, Kan.
GM, y, is tryinv to pare its 6,000-dealer network to the 3,600 top-performingb dealers. The company’s sales have plummetecd amid the recession.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Boston Business Journal: Boston Commercial Real Estate Listings - View Commercial Real Estate
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