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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
Chatham creates School of Sustainability and the Environment - Business First of Columbus:
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The school is expected to provide undergraduate, graduate and professiona programs to prepare students to identifyt and solve challenges related to the environmentand sustainability. The Universithy will begin a search fora dean, and will housw the new school's operations at its Eden Hall Farm Campus in north of Pittsburgh. The administration anticipates that the programs offered through the Schoolk will both attract new students and drive the Eden Hall Farm master plan.
The first program offered through the new school willbe Chatham's newesgt graduate program, the Master of Arts in Food The degree is designes to provide students with "a deep understandingg of the issues surrounding food such as the environmentaol costs of food production and cultural issues, sustainability of communities, and safetgy of the food supply," according to a releasee from the school. Classes will beginj in spring 2010 at the Eden Hall Farm campuzs and the Shadyside campusin Pittsburgh's East End, and will included courses such as agricultural production food processing, industrialization and waste, food, sustainabilituy and health, and food and culture.
The school is expected to provide undergraduate, graduate and professiona programs to prepare students to identifyt and solve challenges related to the environmentand sustainability. The Universithy will begin a search fora dean, and will housw the new school's operations at its Eden Hall Farm Campus in north of Pittsburgh. The administration anticipates that the programs offered through the Schoolk will both attract new students and drive the Eden Hall Farm master plan.
The first program offered through the new school willbe Chatham's newesgt graduate program, the Master of Arts in Food The degree is designes to provide students with "a deep understandingg of the issues surrounding food such as the environmentaol costs of food production and cultural issues, sustainability of communities, and safetgy of the food supply," according to a releasee from the school. Classes will beginj in spring 2010 at the Eden Hall Farm campuzs and the Shadyside campusin Pittsburgh's East End, and will included courses such as agricultural production food processing, industrialization and waste, food, sustainabilituy and health, and food and culture.
Friday, April 8, 2011
SBA chief: Lending up, long road ahead - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Brown, a sixth-generation family-ownedx business with 47 employees andabout $6 million in revenue last worked with (NASDAQ:FITB) to secure a $2 millio n loan to buy its headquarters off Hamiltonb Road in east Columbus. President Rob Hunt said the companuy sidestepped payingabout $65,000 in fees aftet the SBA instituted a temporary waiver for businessesz that borrow through its flagship 7(a) Owning the company’s headquarters outright bringd long-term security, he said, whic would have been hard to find withouty federal backing. “Banks aren’t doing conventional loansa right now,” Hunt said.
“We simply wouldn’t have been able to do Initiatives such as the fee Mills said, are making a difference in a short amount of time: More lenders are getting into the fray whilse SBA-backed loan volume is up more than 25 percenf since the passage of the stimulues bill. That translates to nearly $4 billion in guaranteede loans, $113 million of which went to Ohio businesses. But it’xs making small businesses aware of the programx onhand that’s the key challengse going forward, she said. “All of these things take Mills said. “Small businesses are busy runningtheier business.
” In addition to the waiver and an increasedc guarantee of 90 percent on 7(a) loans, the SBA also has offeredc a surety bond guarantee of $5 up from $2 million, for businesses competing for federal contracts. On June 15, it’es rolling out a program dubbed America’s Recoveryy Capital, which offers loans of up to $35,0009 for businesses struggling to makedebt payments. Those loans are fully guaranteed and have a deferredpaymeng schedule. And next month, the SBA will begin offerinb guaranteed loans to finance inventory for automobile dealersx throughSeptember 2010.
Mills said she’s confidenr the agency has the righy tools in place for small businesses and the outlook on theeconomyy hasn’t hurt either. “Thee sense from small businesses and others is that the free fall has she said. “But we still have a ways to
Brown, a sixth-generation family-ownedx business with 47 employees andabout $6 million in revenue last worked with (NASDAQ:FITB) to secure a $2 millio n loan to buy its headquarters off Hamiltonb Road in east Columbus. President Rob Hunt said the companuy sidestepped payingabout $65,000 in fees aftet the SBA instituted a temporary waiver for businessesz that borrow through its flagship 7(a) Owning the company’s headquarters outright bringd long-term security, he said, whic would have been hard to find withouty federal backing. “Banks aren’t doing conventional loansa right now,” Hunt said.
“We simply wouldn’t have been able to do Initiatives such as the fee Mills said, are making a difference in a short amount of time: More lenders are getting into the fray whilse SBA-backed loan volume is up more than 25 percenf since the passage of the stimulues bill. That translates to nearly $4 billion in guaranteede loans, $113 million of which went to Ohio businesses. But it’xs making small businesses aware of the programx onhand that’s the key challengse going forward, she said. “All of these things take Mills said. “Small businesses are busy runningtheier business.
” In addition to the waiver and an increasedc guarantee of 90 percent on 7(a) loans, the SBA also has offeredc a surety bond guarantee of $5 up from $2 million, for businesses competing for federal contracts. On June 15, it’es rolling out a program dubbed America’s Recoveryy Capital, which offers loans of up to $35,0009 for businesses struggling to makedebt payments. Those loans are fully guaranteed and have a deferredpaymeng schedule. And next month, the SBA will begin offerinb guaranteed loans to finance inventory for automobile dealersx throughSeptember 2010.
Mills said she’s confidenr the agency has the righy tools in place for small businesses and the outlook on theeconomyy hasn’t hurt either. “Thee sense from small businesses and others is that the free fall has she said. “But we still have a ways to
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Genetic Testing Lab spins into the money - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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When The Genetic Testing Laboratory Inc. was a project at ’sz , it was losing $300,000 to $400,000 a year. In 2005, the companyh was spun off into theprivatr sector. Since then, the firm, which offerss a variety of inexpensive geneticf tests and runs theonly full-service, fullyy accredited, private crime laboratory in New has experienced a 1,2000 percent growth rate. It has grownh from three employees tonearly 40, and it expects to doublre its growth by December. “We’ve just gone through the roof in termsof growth,” said Genetics General Manager Stefan “This month, we’ll have 10,000 square feet of spacre in the Genesis Center.
We’re in negotiations to double that.” It helps that the company offerxs services that arein demand, and offer them at affordable prices. “Ourf prices are 40 to 50 percen t lower than what you can find Our goal is to provideaffordable prices,” Long said. The firm offers several products, including an Ancestral Origins DNA kit that allows people to determinse where theirancestors originated; a BioResolve kit that testx for predisposition to 27 diseases; and a DNAie kit that can quickly help identif victims of natural disasters, terrorism and battlefielc causalities.
The company’s 9,000-square-foor crime laboratory has quickly picked up business and providew a fast turnaround on The Ancestral Origins kit offerx a simple way for peopls to learn more about their It involves swabbing a cheek with a cottonb swab and comparingthe customer’s DNA to a worldwide DNA database. The company then produces a map that showse how stronglythe customer’se DNA matches the profile of an anthropologicall region. Results take about a week. One recentg customer was state Sen. Mary K. D-Las Cruces, who was adopted and told that her mothe r had diedduring childbirth.
The test showed that Papebn had a heavy ancestrakl link tosouthern “I’m very excited to have had it done. I thinl it is a great tool,” Papen said. According to the best thing abou t the Ancestral Origins kit isits $130. “Most of the othetr tests like this out there are inthe $300 to $400 Long said. The company soon will roll out itsBioResolve kit. The proceszs will test for predisposition to27 diseases, including skin and prostate cancer, macular degeneration, Alzheimer’s and heart “Our biggest competition in this area offers a panep of 23 diseases and charge $400,” Long said.
“We’re offering it at $199, half the The company’s crime lab, the Forensic Testing was built from scratch and earned its forensic accreditatiohnin March. It has been helping the Las Crucesw Police Department andthe Doña Ana County Sheriff’d Department work to solve cold cases. It also has been activew on a global A recent case came infrom Australia. A couplee had been in a bar watchinb arugby match. They complained that the TV was too Some employees apologized and then offered the woman ice It turned out the ice creanm was laced withhuman excrement. The Forensix Laboratory was able to identify the man who tamperefd with theice cream.
Another case came from the Dominican where a medical device company was manufacturingv small bottles tohold eye-drop solutions. A disgruntled workeer had urinated insome bottles.
When The Genetic Testing Laboratory Inc. was a project at ’sz , it was losing $300,000 to $400,000 a year. In 2005, the companyh was spun off into theprivatr sector. Since then, the firm, which offerss a variety of inexpensive geneticf tests and runs theonly full-service, fullyy accredited, private crime laboratory in New has experienced a 1,2000 percent growth rate. It has grownh from three employees tonearly 40, and it expects to doublre its growth by December. “We’ve just gone through the roof in termsof growth,” said Genetics General Manager Stefan “This month, we’ll have 10,000 square feet of spacre in the Genesis Center.
We’re in negotiations to double that.” It helps that the company offerxs services that arein demand, and offer them at affordable prices. “Ourf prices are 40 to 50 percen t lower than what you can find Our goal is to provideaffordable prices,” Long said. The firm offers several products, including an Ancestral Origins DNA kit that allows people to determinse where theirancestors originated; a BioResolve kit that testx for predisposition to 27 diseases; and a DNAie kit that can quickly help identif victims of natural disasters, terrorism and battlefielc causalities.
The company’s 9,000-square-foor crime laboratory has quickly picked up business and providew a fast turnaround on The Ancestral Origins kit offerx a simple way for peopls to learn more about their It involves swabbing a cheek with a cottonb swab and comparingthe customer’s DNA to a worldwide DNA database. The company then produces a map that showse how stronglythe customer’se DNA matches the profile of an anthropologicall region. Results take about a week. One recentg customer was state Sen. Mary K. D-Las Cruces, who was adopted and told that her mothe r had diedduring childbirth.
The test showed that Papebn had a heavy ancestrakl link tosouthern “I’m very excited to have had it done. I thinl it is a great tool,” Papen said. According to the best thing abou t the Ancestral Origins kit isits $130. “Most of the othetr tests like this out there are inthe $300 to $400 Long said. The company soon will roll out itsBioResolve kit. The proceszs will test for predisposition to27 diseases, including skin and prostate cancer, macular degeneration, Alzheimer’s and heart “Our biggest competition in this area offers a panep of 23 diseases and charge $400,” Long said.
“We’re offering it at $199, half the The company’s crime lab, the Forensic Testing was built from scratch and earned its forensic accreditatiohnin March. It has been helping the Las Crucesw Police Department andthe Doña Ana County Sheriff’d Department work to solve cold cases. It also has been activew on a global A recent case came infrom Australia. A couplee had been in a bar watchinb arugby match. They complained that the TV was too Some employees apologized and then offered the woman ice It turned out the ice creanm was laced withhuman excrement. The Forensix Laboratory was able to identify the man who tamperefd with theice cream.
Another case came from the Dominican where a medical device company was manufacturingv small bottles tohold eye-drop solutions. A disgruntled workeer had urinated insome bottles.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Most Eddie Bauer stores to stay open - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The Seattle company announced that it struck an agreement withNew York–based private equity firm LLC to buy Eddide Bauer’s assets, subject to an auction and bankruptcy courg approval. It has stores at Chandlefr Fashion Center, Arizona Mills mall in the new SanTan Village Mall in ScottsdaleFashion Square. CCMP Capital intende to operate the business as a going concern with littlew orno long-term debt. Accordingf to Eddie Bauer, CCMP Capital has agreed to keep a majority of the 371 storex open and retain a majority ofthe employees.
CCMP Capital specializes in buyouts and looks for investment opportunitiesz in retail and other and has made investments in the outdoors specialtyretailed Cabela’s, which sells hunting, fishing and camping gear. Its portfoliko also includes stakes in Quiznos AMC Entertainment andAramark Corp. Eddie Baued said it hopes to operatee business as usual during bankruptcy court proceedinga and has asked for court approval to continue paying vendors and The company also said it intends to honor customergift cards, returns and loyalth program points. The company also announced that it has secured a commitmenyt from its existing revolvingcredit lenders, Bank of N.A.
, and /Business Credit, Inc. for so-called debtor-in-possession financint of $90 million on an interim basisand $100 millionj based on the final couryt order. The move, the company should provide it with ample cash flow to continue payinfgits bills. “Eddie Bauer is a good company with a greatf brand and a bad balance This process will allows the business to emerge with far less positioned for growth as the economy recovers and as our new productxsgain traction,” said Neil Fiske, Eddie Baueer president and chief executive officer, in a “We expect this process to be completexd very quickly, protecting our employees and critical vendotr partners every step of the way.
“We have made good progressd on our turnaround strategy of returning Eddie Bauer to its heritagee as an active outdoo brand and have exciting new product launchess on the wayto market, including First Ascent, our return to expedition-grade outerwear and Unfortunately, a crushing debt burden placed on the compang from the Spiegel reorganization in combined with the severe, prolonged have left us with no choice but to use this processw to reduce the debt load on the
The Seattle company announced that it struck an agreement withNew York–based private equity firm LLC to buy Eddide Bauer’s assets, subject to an auction and bankruptcy courg approval. It has stores at Chandlefr Fashion Center, Arizona Mills mall in the new SanTan Village Mall in ScottsdaleFashion Square. CCMP Capital intende to operate the business as a going concern with littlew orno long-term debt. Accordingf to Eddie Bauer, CCMP Capital has agreed to keep a majority of the 371 storex open and retain a majority ofthe employees.
CCMP Capital specializes in buyouts and looks for investment opportunitiesz in retail and other and has made investments in the outdoors specialtyretailed Cabela’s, which sells hunting, fishing and camping gear. Its portfoliko also includes stakes in Quiznos AMC Entertainment andAramark Corp. Eddie Baued said it hopes to operatee business as usual during bankruptcy court proceedinga and has asked for court approval to continue paying vendors and The company also said it intends to honor customergift cards, returns and loyalth program points. The company also announced that it has secured a commitmenyt from its existing revolvingcredit lenders, Bank of N.A.
, and /Business Credit, Inc. for so-called debtor-in-possession financint of $90 million on an interim basisand $100 millionj based on the final couryt order. The move, the company should provide it with ample cash flow to continue payinfgits bills. “Eddie Bauer is a good company with a greatf brand and a bad balance This process will allows the business to emerge with far less positioned for growth as the economy recovers and as our new productxsgain traction,” said Neil Fiske, Eddie Baueer president and chief executive officer, in a “We expect this process to be completexd very quickly, protecting our employees and critical vendotr partners every step of the way.
“We have made good progressd on our turnaround strategy of returning Eddie Bauer to its heritagee as an active outdoo brand and have exciting new product launchess on the wayto market, including First Ascent, our return to expedition-grade outerwear and Unfortunately, a crushing debt burden placed on the compang from the Spiegel reorganization in combined with the severe, prolonged have left us with no choice but to use this processw to reduce the debt load on the
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Survey: Firms weathering recession - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The survey found that nearlyy seven in 10workers (69 percent) say their companiea are taking appropriate steps to weathe current economic conditions. More than half (55 feel their employers will emerges from the recession strongerthan before. Still, therd is room for improvement: Some 30 percenty of the respondents say theie companies aredoing little, if anything, right. “Letting employeews know how the company plans to persever and grow alsobuilds confidence,” says Max chief executive of Robert Half “Professionals who feel positive abou their firm’s prospects are more apt to stay on boarxd for the long term.
” The survey is basede on telephone interviews with 457 workers employed in an officw environment. California-based Robert Half markets staffingand risk-consulting
The survey found that nearlyy seven in 10workers (69 percent) say their companiea are taking appropriate steps to weathe current economic conditions. More than half (55 feel their employers will emerges from the recession strongerthan before. Still, therd is room for improvement: Some 30 percenty of the respondents say theie companies aredoing little, if anything, right. “Letting employeews know how the company plans to persever and grow alsobuilds confidence,” says Max chief executive of Robert Half “Professionals who feel positive abou their firm’s prospects are more apt to stay on boarxd for the long term.
” The survey is basede on telephone interviews with 457 workers employed in an officw environment. California-based Robert Half markets staffingand risk-consulting
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