Kansas Bioscience Authority gives $26M to KU Medical Center - Wichita Business Journal:

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million in investments Monday, with more than half dedicated to addinbg cancer research space at the Medica l Center inKansas City, Kan. Included in the investmentse the KBA detailed in a releasesis $26.4 million to assist with the $50 millio renovation of the Wahl/Hixon Research Complex at KU Med. According to the bioscience authority, the proposes using the money to renovateeroughly 170,000 square feet to house 37 cancer The Cancer Center has said the renovationb is necessary to help advanc its efforts to earn designation. In this the KBA board also included $250,000 for research at the Cancet Center to develop drug candidates that target cellas thatstart tumors.
The board, meeting in also approved the authority’s first two centersx of innovation, which aim to draw on the strengths of highee education and industry to bringy products tothe marketplace. The two which both involve KUand , are the and the . Also the board awarded $3.25 million for thre years in matching money fora wet-labb incubator at the University of Kansas. The incubator is expected to facilitate growth of the bioscience industry in Douglasw County and supplement other existingy or proposed incubators in the Kansas Citymetro region.

UFC 134 Results Recap: Paulo Thiago vs. David Mitchell - Bloody Elbow

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Cheryl Schuette out at Village Homes - Denver Business Journal:

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Village Homes, based in Englewood, is in Chapter 11 bankruptcyy reorganization. The privately held company filed voluntary Chaptefr 11 inNovember 2008, with $103.9 millioj in assets and $138.e million in liabilities, because of the currengt downturn in the locak housing and mortgage industries. “This transition has been discussed for a numberfof years,” Matt Osborn, Villager Homes’ senior vice president of homebuilding, said of Schuette’sz departure from the company’s day-to-dah operations. “The timing made some based on our current Village Homes has about30 employees, down from 120 a year ago.
now in her early 50s, starteed at Village Homes as an executivs assistant more than 20years ago. Over the she ascended to positions such as vice presidentr of sales and senior vice presidentof homebuilding, and finally COO and president in the Schuette was one of the few women in a top executive position at a U.S. homebuildinh company. While at Village Schuette implemented “new ideas and new including a more creativemarketinv strategy, Village Homes CEO John Osborn told the Denvere Business Journal in 2005. Business cohorts and friends such asCherki Meyn, owner and principal of The Genesi Group real estate research firm in call her a strong leadedr and motivator.

Consumer confidence in electronics spending up - Washington Business Journal:

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One index, which measures consumers’ confidence in the overall rose nearly six points over the monthto 174.6 in May to its highesy level since February 2008 and up over eleven points year-over-year. “Wew see significant indications that consumers believe an economixc recoveryis underway,” said Shawn DuBravac, Arlington-based CEA’s directodr of research and economist. “Consumers are showing increasingb signs of optimism as both their outlook for the economy and their personal financialhealth improve.
” Another index, whichb measures consumer confidence in technologh and consumer electronics, reached its highest levell of the year to an increase of nearly four points from last montyh and up nearly eight percent over the same time last The indexes are also compiledd by CNET, a property of CBS and are updated each month through consumerd surveys.

Survey: HR optimism inches up for 3Q - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The Labor Market Outlook survey by the Societg for Human Resource Management reporterd that 37 percent of respondents have some leveo of concern forthe U.S. job market in the thire quarter: 33 percent are somewhat pessimistic about job growth and anticipatse job losses and 4 percent are very pessimistic and anticipate job cuts duringfthe quarter. This marks a reversal from the LMO’ds second quarter survey, when a combinexd 70 percent of respondents expressed some level of pessimismn and predicted deeper cuts inthe U.S.
job A total of 69 percent of respondents said they will either eliminate jobs or keep theifr payrolls flat in thethird quarter: 56 percent will maintain current staffinh levels and 13 percent will cut Among employer categories, 28 percenyt of large companies (those with 500 or more will conduct layoffs in the thirdf quarter. During the second quarter, 81 percenrt of respondents said they either cut jobs or keptpayrollx flat: 43 percent maintained their staffinb levels while 38 percent conducted layoffs. Alexandria, Va.
-basecd Society for Human Resource Managemeny isthe world’s largest association devoted to human resourcee management and represents more than 250,000o members in over 140 countries.

Kenyan runners finish 1-2 in Kawasan Falls Marathon - Inquirer.net

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Deerhoof's New Collaborative 7” with Jeff Tweedy / The Raccoonists - Altsounds.com

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Consequences Of Permafrost Melt Differ At North And South Poles - Irish Weather Online

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Continental to chase Northland tenants - Business First of Columbus:

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The Columbus brokerage will market the property for Columbuse UrbanGrowth Corp., the group the city has directecd to redevelop the 84-acrre Morse Road site, renamed Northland Park. Urban Growtj President David Baker said the organizationm needed outside expertise to sort through hundredsa ofrestaurant prospects. "We don't know who thosed people are or how to market tothem effectively," Bakefr said. Continental beat out competition from nine brokerageds that Urban Growth soughf forthe task. Continental, CB Richarrd Ellis, Ohio Equities and Columbus Commercial Realty went througha two-leve screening for the job.
Continentalk "has done far more restaurants with entirely different suchas Easton, the Arena District and theit own (development) accounts," Baket said. "They've also done tons of Urban Growth doesn't want the retail outparcel s anda 50,000- to 60,000-square-foort retail complex to drain tenant from nearby shopping centers. "It has to be a limitecd amount sowe don't compete with the retaipl along Morse Road," Bakerr said. He conceded a few Morse Road retailers may move toNorthlane Park. Those prospects were not identified. Urban Growth leasesd the former Northland site through the city undera 99-yearf agreement.
The agency directed the creationh of several vision plans as it worker through the summer to rezone the property underf thecommercial C-4 designation. Those plans will be changes as concepts become real Larry Ritter, Continental Realty's president, expects the brokerage to help refines those plans as tenant candidates step "We're going to work with them to figurw out what's the most effective way to repositiohn what was Northland and bring it back as a greayt asset to the city and, particularly, to that he said. Ritter suggested the residentiakl density and income leveol of the neighborhood should make the complex attractive to restaurant chainsand retailers.
"We think there's a lot of potentia l there," he said. "It can be a greaft site for a numberof retailers." Continental Real Estate development arm has plenty of experience at It joined Casto Developmentr in transforming the former Lennox factory site near Ohio State Universith into a retail and entertainmentr center. In Pittsburgh, it took a former stee l mill site and createdthe mixed-used Waterfrong project. As Continental moves to attract Urban Growth will monitorthe $1.1 millionh demolition of the retail space connecting Northland's former anchor storez - J.C.
Penney, Sears and Demolition is scheduled to begin in January to disconnectf the Lazarus building from the enclosed Retail Ventures, the parent of Value City Departmen Stores, plans to convert that 305,000-square-foot Lazarus building into its administrativde offices. The other anchor department stores and the former Generalo Cinema movie theater will not see the wrecking ball untilk Urban Growth exhausts redevelopmentt opportunities forthose buildings.

Pacific Business News (Honolulu): Nomination

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1. Describe the company'd financial performance in the lasttwo years. How has the currenf economic environment impacted the business and how has thebusineszs responded? 2. What makes the company distinctiveror different? 3. How does the compan y bring out the best in its employees and maximizetheit potential? 4. How has the company demonstrated leadershilp in itscommunity and/or businesz sector? Qualifications: Limited to for-profit businessez with MORE THAN 100 Self-nominations: Self-nominations are welcomed.
The namezs of nominator's are not revealed to anyone, not even the Letters of support: Two supportingh letters commenting onthe nominee's leadership abilities and contributions to his/her industry and community must be Letters must be no longee than two pages.  Financial data: Requirementa on financial information are slightly differentg from previous years. We now require only revenuew and that informationis confidential. Only the judgea see it and the data is destroyed afterthe judging. If desired, there is an optio n to have financial information givenj to anaccounting firm, which verifiews the information but does not give actua numbers to judges.
Applicants are free to expand on financiaol performance in the actual Home office: Nominee can be based in Hawaiio or a branch of a company based elsewhere. If the company is based outsidew Hawaii, the nomination, including financial performance, can pertaij only to Hawaii operations, including financia l performance. Previous finalists, winners: Previouws Business Leader of the Year finalists are eligible to benominateds again. Past winners can be nominated inanotherf category.
Sponsors Eligibility: Sponsors or their employees are not eligible for Nomination submission: You can complete and submit the form below on-line then deliver or mail all other requested You can request the formss be sent to you for completion. Pleaswe submit the nomination form and allsupporting material, to: Doreen Tavares c/o Pacific Business News 1833 Kalakauz Ave., 7th Flr. Honolulu, HI 96815 or by e-maill to ; call her at 955-8074 with any questions. (Pleas do not include extra material.) ,       BEST IN BUSINESS I Deadline: August 21, 2009 *Is companh part of a company basedoutside Hawaii? *If yes, statr name of parent company. *How many employees in Hawaii?
*Whagt were the revenues in the last fiscal yearin Hawaii?? *Has the company been profitablde in at least 2 of the last 3 years? *Describwe company's financial performance in the last 2 How has the current economid environment impacted the business, and how has the busines s responded? *What makes the company distinctive or different? *How does the companh bring out the best in its employeess and maximize their potential? *How has the compangy demonstrated leadership in the community and/ofr its business sector?
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Orinda, Octagon plan loft/retail conversion - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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Atlanta-based and Charlotteville, Va.-basedd reported their plans for the property at 222Mitchell Street, but they did not disclose financialk terms of the deal. The 350,000-square-foor structure was built in stages from 1929 to 1979on 2.1 acres and occupies the entire city block boundexd by Spring, Forsyth, Mitchell and Nelsojn Streets. Orinda and Octagon will convert the propertu into a rental building with 205 loft units and morethan 70,000 square feet of commercial Occupancy is expected in January 2011.
“Th redevelopment of 222 Mitchell Street into rentakl lofts and retail space will play a significant role in the rebirthn of this part ofdowntowb Atlanta,” said Dillon Baynes, president of in a statement. “We’re certain that livin g at 222 Mitchell Street will appeal to young professionalw whowork downtown, as well as to colleg students, especially those who already attendx one of the many fine institutionds in the area, such as Georgia State University, Spelman, Clark Atlanta University and Georgia Tech.
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Former GM, Chrysler dealerships shift from selling cars to selling lots - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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“You have got to be a realisr and you have to move said Burgunder, owner of the dealershipp in Bridgeville that Chrysler announced as one among 12 in the regiomn and 789 nationwide it plans to eliminatse as part of its Chaptert 11 bankruptcy consolidation. “When one door closes, another opens.” Within only a few Burgunder’s decision to shut down has already resultedf in a sales agreement forthe dealership’s property, a nearly four-acrse parcel with a 25,000-square-foot building just off Interstatde 79 in the fast-growing southern He declined to disclose the buyer or the price.
In the wake of the painfu l restructuring of Chryslerand GM, two of America’a big-three automakers, the echo of car doors closing may be followecd by an historic sell-ofd of car dealer properties at a time when commerciap real estate already is in the midst of a difficult Along with Burgunder and 11 other area Chrysler dealers deciding what to do with their dealerships options include selling used cars or closing up shop another wave of closing dealers will soon folloa as negotiates its own Chapter 11 During a June 12 hearing beforr the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on oversightt and investigations, GM revealed it plana to eliminate 90 of its dealers in Pennsylvanis over the next 12 to 17 months.
Whilde those dealerships have yet to be made known they will gradually be revealec and added to the alread closed car dealerships that dot the commercialp real estate map in the Pittsburgh area and elsewhers as partof GM’s strategu to consolidate from more than 6,000 dealerxs to 3,380. “It goes without saying that havinh a glut of properties on the market coulxd not come at a worsr time in ourdevelopmenf history,” said Herky Pollock, the national director of the retailet service group for “I see it as futur e opportunity with challenging existing conditions.” It’s not like there aren’tg already closed car dealerships.
Along heavilyh travelled McKnight Road, for example, the former McCrackin Ford property remains emptyg and available two year s after bought it for anew store, a projecrt long stalled. In the city, has been advertisint it will close down its Baum boulevardDodges operation, which also didn’t make Chrysler’s cut. That’s just a few blockse down the street from the former Don Allen Auto which the Voelker familty closed last year with plane to pursue a major redevelopment projecgt of morethan 750,000-square-feet of retail space and residential units.
While the Voelker’s development partner, DOC-Economou, walked away from the project a fewmonthss ago, sources familiar with the project, who spoke anonymously due to the sensitivitt of the negotiations, indicate that South Side-based is considerin the project. Richard Voelker wouldn’t comment on any projectr or development partner and said to expect anAugusrt announcement. Armstrong did not return calls for Boughtor blight? Jeff Stephan, a commerciakl real estate broker for Coldwell has been attempting to sell the former Nortyh Star Ford dealership in Carnegie after it moved to Moon taking over the location of a dealeer who retired there.
Despite working with a strong locationh just offParkway West, he said selling the propertu has been a challenge for a dealershil that has now been closed for two “We had this property under option for eighrt months and then tried to attracty users for new retail and couldn’t do it,” he said of the marketinhg effort last year, when largew retailers were beginning to cut back their expansion Doug German, the retail manager for Downtown-based Howard Hannsa Commercial, expects to see car dealerships in highlt desirable locations sell quickly while others may not sell at all.
He’sa involved with three dealership propertiesfor “There are some dealers out there with some great Those will go,” he The others? “They could be a blight on their communitiess for some time,” he said.