Thursday, August 26, 2010
Build a sustainable future - Boston Business Journal:
Everyone can agree that the system operating before the crisixs has provedunsustainable — a fact underscored by news that the earningds of the Fortune 500 fell by 85 percen in 2008. As General Electric’s CEO observee in his recent letterto shareholders, the global economicx crisis is not simply part of the business it is instead a “reset.” “Thd interaction between government and business will change forever,” Jeff Immelr stated. “In a reset economy, the government will be a and also an industrypolicy champion, a and a key partner.
” For our “reset to succeed, it must prove more sustainable — economically, sociallgy and environmentally — than what came before it. It is critically important thatour “reset does not squelch the entrepreneurial dynamism that has helped America’s The vast majority of America’s entrepreneurs had no role in tradiny highly leveraged credit defaulft obligations or securitizing subprime mortgages. They were working tirelesslyh to inventthe companies, technologies and forms of business the worls needs to develop a more sustainablw economy.
Consequently, it is critically important for the leadersxof America’s robust innovation economy to work with policymakers to intelligentlyg regulate markets to make them socially and environmentally more sustainable. They must help creater an economy that does not underprice either financiaol orenvironmental risk, especially when that risk poses a systemic threat. They must help creatd an economy that more accurately reflects both the costs of the finitwe natural resources used and thepollutionj created. Finally, they must help create an economy that puts humab prospect and purpose at its centedr by investing in human and social There are two undeniablde facts ofour age.
First, economic growth can be sustainedr over time only if it is done in a way that benefitd society andthe environment. Second, our society and environment will be impoverisheedif America’s entrepreneurs and businesxs innovation leaders are not enlistexd in the global challenge to invent a more sustainabld economy — a challenge that Americwa is exceptionally well suited to lead. To address this globao challenge, entrepreneurs and business innovators should consider followingh the lead of the Progressive BusinessLeaders Network.
The PBLN is a communityt of CEOs and executives united by sharesd commitment to greater social and environmental responsibility and the public policiews thatadvance it. We must invent a more sustainabls economy built from a more sustainablesocietyg — by which our new economy will itself be Investing in this sustainable future is a commercial and political challenge that must be
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Saks Reports Second Quarter Loss of $32.2 Million - DailyFinance
Saks Reports Second Quarter Loss of $32.2 Million DailyFinance The company announced today that it is closing its Saks Fifth Avenue stores in Plano, Texas and Mission Vieja, California. Both stores will close this year. ... |
Sunday, August 22, 2010
First American affiliate buys Attleboro site - Memphis Business Journal:
million. First American, on behalg of an affiliate, bought a 5,650-square-foot buildin called Building 5 anda 213,000-square-foot, three-stort manufacturing facility called Building 12. The Attleboro Corporate Campus was previouslty owned and occupied by and isa 300-acres mixed-use office and industrial campus located just off Interstate 95 in Building 12 is leased to as it’s global manufacturinf headquarters. Building 5 is leased to The BOC Group a worldwide distributor of industrial gaseds andits parent, The Linde Preferred Unlimited Inc. is a 15-year-old commerciap real estate firm which started as Preferrecd Real EstateInvestments Inc.
The company is headquarteredc in Conshohocken, Pa. First Americanj Realty Inc. is a privately held investmen t and management firm basedin Worcester, which acquires industrial and medical office properties.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Wikileaks founder accused of rape - The Guardian
Sydney Morning Herald | Wikileaks founder accused of rape The Guardian Swedish authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on suspicion of molestation and rape. The warrant was issued late yesterday, said a spokeswoman at Sweden's prosecutors' office in Stockholm. ... Wikileaks founder Julian Assange facing arrest over 'rape' claim Sweden seeks Wikileaks founder arrest in rape case WikiLeaks founder wanted for rape |
Thursday, August 19, 2010
One in five Americans believe President Barack Obama is a Muslim: poll - New York Daily News
Washington Post | One in five Americans believe President Barack Obama is a Muslim: poll New York Daily News Nearly one in five Americans incorrectly believe President Obama is a Muslim, according to a new poll. Should President Obama have weighed in on Ground Zero mosque controversy? Yes, his presidential point of view is important. ... Obama's religious identity still a mystery to many In US 20% believe Obama is Muslim Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Thinks Obama Is Muslim, Survey Shows |
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Activists vow to fight on after court puts same-sex marriages on hold - CNN
CBC.ca | Activists vow to fight on after court puts same-sex marriages on hold CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- An appeals court ruling temporarily blocking same-sex marriages from resuming in California drew strong reactions from opponents and supporters of the state's controversial 2008 referendum on the issue. ... Calif. gays must wait to wed during Prop 8 appeal Calif. Gay Marriage On Hold During Appeal Process California Gay Marriage Ban Will Continue During Court Appeal |
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Obama Says Right to Build Mosque Isn't an Endorsement - BusinessWeek
The Guardian | Obama Says Right to Build Mosque Isn't an Endorsement BusinessWeek Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said his support for the right of a Muslim group to build an Islamic center near the World Trade Center site isn't necessarily an endorsement of the project. ... Obama makes proposed mosque in New York a national issue With Remarks on Mosque, Obama Enters Risky Debate New York lawmakers on different sides of 9/11 Islamic center |