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The new food includes ready-madde wraps, sandwiches and salads. Started in 1990, Jamba Juicde is known for its fruit smoothies and It also sells some limitefdbaked goods, such as pretzelsa and pastries. It added Oatmeal to its food offeringsd overthe winter. By adding food, the Emeryville-based company is hopingf to add more revenue from its existinbgrestaurant space. “For many yearz Jamba Juice has been popularized asthe nation’s leadingg smoothie chain,” James White, presidentt of , said in a news release. “And althoughy we have introducedbaked goods, snack and most recently oatmeal to the we felt that Jamba Juicse was ready for a dramatic transformation.
” The food will first begin appearing at California locationx starting June 15 and then roll out acrossd the state and then nationwide to its 732 Jamba Inc. (Nasdaq: JMBA) owns 499 locationsz and franchises another233 stores.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Texas Industries shareholder pushes back - Business First of Columbus:
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, managed by , submitted a letted to Texas Industries Inc.’s general counsel saying it intends to nominate thre e candidates in what itcalls “an importantg first step to remedying what we see as significant impediments to restoring and maximizingh value for all Texas Industries In its letter, the fund said it believes Dallas-based Texas Industries is underperforming compared to its peers and is also failint to link executive compensation to overall operating performance. Shamrock says the board has blocked shareholders from making changes as shareholders are prevented from calling meeting s or from taking actions withoutwritten consent.
The threse recommended board nominations from the fund includesMarjorie L. Bowen, formert managing director with ; Dennisd Johnson, CFA, managing director of Shamrock CapitalAdvisors Inc.; and Gary Pechota, CEO of DT-Trafc Consulting Inc. A spokesperson for Texas Industriew was not immediately available for commentMonday afternoon.
, managed by , submitted a letted to Texas Industries Inc.’s general counsel saying it intends to nominate thre e candidates in what itcalls “an importantg first step to remedying what we see as significant impediments to restoring and maximizingh value for all Texas Industries In its letter, the fund said it believes Dallas-based Texas Industries is underperforming compared to its peers and is also failint to link executive compensation to overall operating performance. Shamrock says the board has blocked shareholders from making changes as shareholders are prevented from calling meeting s or from taking actions withoutwritten consent.
The threse recommended board nominations from the fund includesMarjorie L. Bowen, formert managing director with ; Dennisd Johnson, CFA, managing director of Shamrock CapitalAdvisors Inc.; and Gary Pechota, CEO of DT-Trafc Consulting Inc. A spokesperson for Texas Industriew was not immediately available for commentMonday afternoon.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Afternoon Fix: Christie not running, his brother says - Washington Post (blog)
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Afternoon Fix: Christie not running, his brother says Washington Post (blog) Make sure to sign up to get “Afternoon Fix†in your e-mail inbox every day by 5 (ish) pm! * Chris Christie is not running for president, his brother says. “I'm sure that he's not going to run,†Todd Christie told the Newark Star Ledger. ... |
Monday, September 26, 2011
Solar Array, Gen. Mills detail expansions - Austin Business Journal:
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broke ground April 5 on the $100 million, 176,000-square-foo expansion of its manufacturingfacility here, Keith Bone, general managerr of the local told members of . AED held its quarterly meetiny Thursdayat . Joe Hudgins, presidentf and CEO of Solar Array Ventures, outliner his company’s plan to build a massive solar manufacturing plantf onthe city’s Westside. General expansion should be completedby November, Bone The cereal manufacturer will hire 60 additional bringing additional payroll to the area of $3.5 The expansion also brings $30 million in spendintg to New Mexico.
The Albuquerque City Council approveda $100 millioj industrial revenue bond deal for the company in BE&K Corp. from North Carolina landerd the design/build contract to build the expansion, but Bone said 80 percent of the firm’s spending and employeesa willbe local. The precasy panels being used in the construction are manufacturecdin Belen. General Millxs has been in Albuquerquesince 1991. Its current facility is located near Paseo del Norte and Edithg and has 190 with an annual payrollof $12 million, said Bone. The 275,000-square-fooy plant produces about 135 million pounds annuallyy of 35different cereals.
The facility also has a lab on-sitr where the instructions for baking Genera Mills products at high altitudesare created. The company has given about $5 million to area nonprofits since 1998and $519,000 in Bone added. Don Power, chairmajn of AED, said the cereal company’s donationa illustrate one of the things the organization looks for inrecruitingy companies: community involvement. Hudgins said Solar Arrau plans to break ground by the third quartetr of this year ona 225,000-square-foot thin-film photovoltaixc manufacturing plant in the Cordero Mesa business park, west of the mattress The company plans to add three more buildings of that size as it he said, with each facilit y employing about 225.
Its annual payrol l in the first phase wouldbe $14 About five percent of the jobs would pay 45 percent would pay $70,000 and half of the jobs woulfd pay $45,000. The capital investment for the first phas e willbe $170 million and the company would spend $40 milliojn annually for raw The first phase is expected to have a capacityt of 75 megawatts, but that would grow to 300 mw with the full The plant also will have a space that will serv e as a community and educational center. Solae Array is seeking $175 million in industrialk revenue bonds fromBernalillo County. The compant is working to raise $210 millionn in debt and equity, Hudgins said.
Hudgins said New Mexico beat out two other statex forthe plant, despite the fact that it did not offed the largest incentives. But the coordination amonhg local and state government officials and other parties made New Mexic far more efficient in establishing a plannintg framework that the company could then use to plan a budgef forthe plant, he said “That was a major issue for us,” Hudgins said. He also praised the labord force here and theeducational institutions. The facilitt is being designed byPageSoutherlandPage LLP, which has Texaa offices in Austin, Dallas and as well as Denver, Washington, D.C. and London, U.K.
Hoffmam Construction, based in Portland, is building the facility.
broke ground April 5 on the $100 million, 176,000-square-foo expansion of its manufacturingfacility here, Keith Bone, general managerr of the local told members of . AED held its quarterly meetiny Thursdayat . Joe Hudgins, presidentf and CEO of Solar Array Ventures, outliner his company’s plan to build a massive solar manufacturing plantf onthe city’s Westside. General expansion should be completedby November, Bone The cereal manufacturer will hire 60 additional bringing additional payroll to the area of $3.5 The expansion also brings $30 million in spendintg to New Mexico.
The Albuquerque City Council approveda $100 millioj industrial revenue bond deal for the company in BE&K Corp. from North Carolina landerd the design/build contract to build the expansion, but Bone said 80 percent of the firm’s spending and employeesa willbe local. The precasy panels being used in the construction are manufacturecdin Belen. General Millxs has been in Albuquerquesince 1991. Its current facility is located near Paseo del Norte and Edithg and has 190 with an annual payrollof $12 million, said Bone. The 275,000-square-fooy plant produces about 135 million pounds annuallyy of 35different cereals.
The facility also has a lab on-sitr where the instructions for baking Genera Mills products at high altitudesare created. The company has given about $5 million to area nonprofits since 1998and $519,000 in Bone added. Don Power, chairmajn of AED, said the cereal company’s donationa illustrate one of the things the organization looks for inrecruitingy companies: community involvement. Hudgins said Solar Arrau plans to break ground by the third quartetr of this year ona 225,000-square-foot thin-film photovoltaixc manufacturing plant in the Cordero Mesa business park, west of the mattress The company plans to add three more buildings of that size as it he said, with each facilit y employing about 225.
Its annual payrol l in the first phase wouldbe $14 About five percent of the jobs would pay 45 percent would pay $70,000 and half of the jobs woulfd pay $45,000. The capital investment for the first phas e willbe $170 million and the company would spend $40 milliojn annually for raw The first phase is expected to have a capacityt of 75 megawatts, but that would grow to 300 mw with the full The plant also will have a space that will serv e as a community and educational center. Solae Array is seeking $175 million in industrialk revenue bonds fromBernalillo County. The compant is working to raise $210 millionn in debt and equity, Hudgins said.
Hudgins said New Mexico beat out two other statex forthe plant, despite the fact that it did not offed the largest incentives. But the coordination amonhg local and state government officials and other parties made New Mexic far more efficient in establishing a plannintg framework that the company could then use to plan a budgef forthe plant, he said “That was a major issue for us,” Hudgins said. He also praised the labord force here and theeducational institutions. The facilitt is being designed byPageSoutherlandPage LLP, which has Texaa offices in Austin, Dallas and as well as Denver, Washington, D.C. and London, U.K.
Hoffmam Construction, based in Portland, is building the facility.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Magazine: Dallas chamber takes top honors for economic development - Dallas Business Journal:
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The magazine list the top 10 best-performing economic development agencies based on criteria such as ability to generatebreakthrough deals, total jobs created and tota capital investment. Deals including the $100 million projecty that is set toadd 2,500 jobs to the a $170 million investment by which should add 1,500 jobs and a $27 millio project which should add 500 jobs, helped prope the Dallas chamber onto Site Selection's top 10 The magazine doesn't rank the top 10 in a first-through-tentb arrangement. McAllen's economic development agency in South Texa s also made the top10 list.
The dealxs helped make the Greater Dallasz Chamber an overall topgroup winner, Site Selectiom magazine said. "Economic development is one ofthe chamber'a core focus areas and we are honored to receivr the top group distinction," said Ron chairman of the chamber. "Our regional approach to economic development allows us to marketthe Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex as a top locationn for businesses -- and businesses are actinvg on this.
" The Greater Dallas Chamber was lauded for partnering with the Fort Wortg Chamber of Commerce and TXU Electric Delivery, now last year to develop a Dallas-Fort Worth marketingg team to promote the region at industry The Fort Worth Chambe r of Commerce received honorable mention by the
The magazine list the top 10 best-performing economic development agencies based on criteria such as ability to generatebreakthrough deals, total jobs created and tota capital investment. Deals including the $100 million projecty that is set toadd 2,500 jobs to the a $170 million investment by which should add 1,500 jobs and a $27 millio project which should add 500 jobs, helped prope the Dallas chamber onto Site Selection's top 10 The magazine doesn't rank the top 10 in a first-through-tentb arrangement. McAllen's economic development agency in South Texa s also made the top10 list.
The dealxs helped make the Greater Dallasz Chamber an overall topgroup winner, Site Selectiom magazine said. "Economic development is one ofthe chamber'a core focus areas and we are honored to receivr the top group distinction," said Ron chairman of the chamber. "Our regional approach to economic development allows us to marketthe Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex as a top locationn for businesses -- and businesses are actinvg on this.
" The Greater Dallas Chamber was lauded for partnering with the Fort Wortg Chamber of Commerce and TXU Electric Delivery, now last year to develop a Dallas-Fort Worth marketingg team to promote the region at industry The Fort Worth Chambe r of Commerce received honorable mention by the
Monday, September 19, 2011
McDonald's Death Now Attributed To Soda Fountain Gas Leak - Huffington Post
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McDonald's Death Now Attributed To Soda Fountain Gas Leak Huffington Post SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Carbon dioxide piped through gas lines to a soda fountain leaked in a McDonald's in Georgia and sickened 10 people, including a woman who later died after being found unconscious in a restroom, ... |
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