Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Seattle/Tacoma CFOs Report on Third-Quarter Hiring Outlook

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The local results reflect a two-quartee rolling average based on interviews with 200 CFOs from a stratifieds random sample of companies inthe Seattle/Tacoma area with 20 or more 1,400 CFOs were queried for the national data. (To view the nationa results, visit .) The studiee were conducted by an independeng research firm and developed by RobergHalf International, the world's first and largest staffing services firm specializing in accounting and finance. has been tracking financiapl hiring activity in the United Statesince 1992.
"Many companies remain hesitanf to commit to adding staff until they are certain of aneconomic recovery, said , chairman and CEO of Robert Half "In the meantime, most firms are workinhg with their current teams to manage key with some employers also bringing in project professionals to assist with rising workloads and supporrt full-time personnel." Robert Half International was foundex in 1948 and is traded on the New York Stoclk Exchange. Its financial staffing divisions include Robert HalfFinance & Accounting and Robertg Half Management Resources, for temporary, full-tims and senior-level project professionals, respectively.
The company has more than 360 staffin locations worldwide and offers online job searcy services on its divisional all of which can be accessedat .

Sunday, 24 July 2011

Boehner says debt deal will be 2 parts - Sacramento Bee

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Friday, 22 July 2011

Echo Therapeutics raises $2M, needs more - Boston Business Journal:

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Echo Therapeutics (OTC: ECTE) of Franklin, said it received a $1.99 millioj loan from Platinum Montautr LifeSciences LLC. The loan, whicu comes with 10 percent annual interest, is due June 29. Echo said net proceedzs from the loan was used to pay off debt with Imperiuk MasterFund Ltd. After getting loan the company paidoff $2.256 million of debt held by Imperium, accordinbg to a filing with the Securitiesz and Exchange Commission. Nevertheless, Imperiumk told Echo the paymentswere late, saying the company was in Echo said it believes it was not in default. At the end of Echo Therapeutics hadonly $56,000 in cash and a working capital deficit of nearly $5 million.
It also has a “goinbg concern” opinion hanging over its head, meaningy the company may not have the financial resourceas tocontinue operating. The company posted a net loss of $1.3 million in the first quarter.

Wednesday, 20 July 2011

Riverside firm to add 100 jobs - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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In the past week, the Riverside-based company expanded its Peacgh State facility froma 6,000-square-foot office to a 40,000-square-foot The new building dwarfs CDO’s local headquarters, which is aboug 15,000 square feet. The Georgia expansionn — near — comes aftef the company received additional work from anexisting $96 million contracr awarded in 2005. CDO performs technica l data and engineering support atthe , at the The 13,000-person center is a supporft and repair depot for a variety of aircraft, including the gigantix C-5 Galaxy.
Company Vice President Don Ertel did not disclose how much revenuwe the additional workwill generate, but said it will add 20 new employeesz immediately and another 80 by the end of the CDO currently has about 315 employees, 85 of which are said Dave Stack, CDO director of corporatse development and communications. Last January the companhy had 305 total employees with225 local, accordinhg to research. The company is making the shiftt after programs at dried up or shiftecd awayfrom CDO’s expertise. “Wright-Patt used to be our breadd and butter,” Stack said.
Within the past few the company was selected to bid on a potof $428 used to deliver Radio Frequency Identificatio n (RFID) solutions to federal defens and non-defense users. It will be administered by the . The contractf is for state-of-the-art methods to monitor and track itemsand people. The companyh also made the short list of contractorsw in March allowed to bid on aseparate $75.5 millionh from the .
The contract will lay the groundwork for CDO to work with the or the to integratee RFID infrastructure within its supply Most of the work will be performee at locations outside theDayton region, but any projects the companyg wins will be managed out of the thus boosting its local staff, Ertel said. The 19-year-old compangy is making significant strides securing businessoutsidr Wright-Patt, CDO President and CEO Al Wofford said in an employer newsletter. “We are fortunate at CDO to have a broadbusiness base,” Wofford wrote. “This didn’t happem overnight.
” Ertel said the company recentlyt hired a commercial businessdevelopment manager, as CDO seek s to translate its government successd into the commercial marketplace.

Sunday, 17 July 2011

Sheriff Arpaio: Wilcox investigation goes beyond airport leases - Business First of Columbus:

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Arpaio said his office receive information regarding the lease and other business dealings and that his investigatiom is not related to disputes with Wilcoxsover immigration. Wilcox and her Earl, own El Portal Restaurant in Phoenix and has a concessiond contract with the airport fora Chili’d Too franchise in Terminal 4. The Maricopq County Sheriff’s Office sent the Phoenix Aviation Departmenf a public records request June 11 askingthe city-rumn airport to make available lease, sublease and contractiny documents related to business entities owned by the Wilcox did not respond to requests for commenr from the Phoenix Business Journal, but has told other medi a that Arpaio is going after her because of her oppositiohn to his immigration policies.
The sheriff’ office investigation of Wilcox is the latesg in a number of fightebetween Arpaio, Maricopa County Attorney Andreew Thomas and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Wilcox and Supervisor Don Stapley voted Wednesday toblock $1.4 million in state money earmarkesd for Thomas’s office to enforce immigration and human smugglinh laws. The board deadlocked at 2 to 2 on that vote stallintg thestate money. Supervisor Max Wilson missed the vote because of illness and the matter couldfbe revisited. Stapley and Wilcox earlier this year tried toblock $1.6 millionm in state funding for Arpaio’s immigratiom enforcement.
Wilcox said the sheriff’s immigration sweep and policies unfairlytarget Hispanics. Thomaes and Arpaio secured indictments againsgt Stapley last year charging that he faileds to properly disclose business and real estatesdevelopment deals. Stapley denies wrongdoing in that matter.

Friday, 15 July 2011

Stirling Energy Systems expands its offices as solar efforts ramp up - Portland Business Journal:

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The Scottsdale company, whic h received a $100 million investment last yearfrom Dublin-baseed NTR plc, is moving quickly to capture a segment of the utility-scale solar market with its Stirling enginew technology. The company opened its new 37,000-square-foott office in early May. It has hired aboutr 100 employees this year and expects to add 60 to 80 more by the end of the for a totalof 180, said CEO Steve Cowman, who joined the firm last year as part of NTR’ws investment. “We’ve always liked the solar space, and this was a good opportunity,” he said.
The companyy is based on a nearlyu 200-year-old engine design, which operates through the expansion and contractionof gases. Stirling uses a 40-foot mirrored dish to focuse the sun’s rays to heat hydrogen gas to 1,4009 degrees Fahrenheit. The gas moving a piston and poweringthe engine. As the gas it is moved out of the piston chamber and back to wher e it will be reheatecd bythe sun. The compant had been operating in the Valleysincre 1996, but NTR’s investment has pushed it to develop the technologyu more quickly. It has two power-purchas agreements: one with San Diegop Gas & Electric for betweemn 300 and 750 megawatts at a site inImperialp Valley, Calif.
, and one with Southern California Edisoj for 500 to 900 megawatts in the Mohavwe Desert. Cowman said it’s adding positions of all from engineeringto construction, to meet its growth To handle project management, NTR founderd Tessera Solar earlier this year to developp the utility-scale projects, with Stirlingf providing the equipment. Ramping up both projecy development and construction has required capital and people to server what the company believes will be one of the larges solar markets in the saidJim Barry, CEO of NTR. “We believe the U.S. will be the globakl leader in renewable energy, and that will happen in the next few he said.
NTR, founded 30 years ago to operate Ireland’sd toll roads, has expanded into a number of renewables energy andrecycling efforts. Stirling’s technology which offers an alternative to photovoltaic as well as a different take on concentrate d solarpower — has a good base in Arizons that can serve markets throughout the Barry said. In addition to the company is lookinfg at potential sites in the Valley to housea 60-dish, 1.5-megawattf test location. The company has a smal l site at the Sandiaw National Laboratoriesin Albuquerque, but is hoping to find a larger site to provide a locationn to bring clients.
It has run into challenges securingg local permits for a site and findinhg a location that can be tied into theelectricv grid, officials said. The company couldf be a boon for Arizona in more ways than simplytproviding power. It is using auto component suppliers to builds itsengine parts, and officials are talking with those suppliers about the possibilityu of locating facilities in the Southwest to handles the bulk of Stirling’s at least for the first few years, Cowman said. “Ifv you can build your manufacturing closse to yourend facilities, that’s going to benefi t everyone,” he said.
Stirling is one of the solar companies that could providr a base for other manufacturers to land in the saidBarry Broome, president and CEO of the Greaterd Phoenix Economic Council. “This is a good he said. “It’s got a small number of peopl e and it hopesto expand, and it could help its suppliers relocate here.” Stirling’zs expansion in Arizona depends on state policies. Other states are offerintg manufacturing incentives, and Arizona’s effort to develolp such enticements is mired inbudget “We really want to grow our business in but we need those incentives,” Cowmamn said.

Wednesday, 13 July 2011

SEC charges former Beazer Homes CAO - Nashville Business Journal:

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The SEC alleges Michaekl T. Rand of Sandt Springs, Ga., fraudulently decreased the Atlanta-based home builder’ s reported net income by recording $60 million in improper accountingf reserves during certain periodws between 2000 and 2005 in ordet to meet orexceed analysts’ expectations for Beazer’as diluted earnings per share and maximiz e yearly officer and senior employee bonuses.
The SEC claims Rand bega n reversing the improper reserves beginning in the first quarterd of fiscal year 2006 tooffseyt Beazer’s declining financial “Michael Rand orchestrated an old-fashione d ‘cookie jar’ earnings managementf scheme where he hid from view over $60 millio n in so-called reserves,” said Robert Khuzami, director of the SEC’xs Division of Enforcement, in a news release. “Thenb when Beazer’s business declined, he fraudulently reversed those secrey reserves and appeased financial enticednew investors, and most importantlyg earned himself an undeserved lucrative bonus.
” The SEC also claimws that in fiscal 2006 and the firsgt two quarters of fiscal 2007, Rand improperlh recognized revenue from the sale and leaseback of certain modelo homes on Beazer’s financial statements and used secret side agreements in order to hide his misconduct from Beazer’s outside auditors. Cumulatively, Rand’s actions caused Beazer (NYSE: BZH) to understatw its income in SEC filings byabout $63 milliomn during fiscal 2000 to 2005, representing abouty 7 percent of Beazer’s cumulative actuapl restated net income of $955 milliob for the period.
Rand’s fraudulent actions caused Beazetr to overstate its income and understate its loss by a totaplof $47 million during fiscak 2006 and the first two quarters of fiscal 2007, representing 20 percentr of Beazer’s cumulative actual restated net incom e of $232 million for the period. Beazer due to what it said were “violation of the company's ethics policy stemming from attempte todestroy documents." The SEC’s complaint, filed in U.S.
Districtg Court for the Northern Districtof Georgia, charges Rand with violationzs of the antifraud, books and records and internal control provisions of the federak securities laws, and seeks a permanent disgorgement of Rand’s ill-gotten gains plus prejudgmengt interest, and a financial The SEC wants a court order barringt Rand from acting as an officer or directo r of any public issuer. .

Sunday, 10 July 2011

Asian Stocks Fall, Euro Drops on Australia Bond Risk - Bloomberg

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Friday, 8 July 2011

Tourism group honors best of tourism promos - San Francisco Business Times:

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The Tourism Industry AssociationRecognition Awards, or TIARA highlight excellence and creative accomplishmenrt in travel marketing and The Farmington Convention and Visitors which hosted the TANM conference, took home the award for best The village of Chama won an honorable mentio for its visitors guide. The best Web site honor went to the Chocolate TurtleBed & Breakfast in Corrales. Buffalo Thunder Resorr & Casino received honorable mention. Buffalo Thunder took top honors for best printy advertising and for outstanding new event for its gransd openinglast year.
The Rio Rancho Conventionh and Visitor’s Bureau “Pork Brew” was named top outstanding recurrinbg event. Roswell’s UFO Festival earned an honorabled mention inthat category. The most innovative promotion award went to the Albuquerqued Convention and Visitors BureauHoliday “Life of a Brown Paper Bag.” The award for most successful public relations effort was divided into three Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa won the privates sector category for its 90th anniversary The Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau earned top kudosz for its media kit, with the town of Taos takiny honorable mention for its annual publicf relations campaign.
And the top awarc for press tours went tothe state’z North Central Tourism Region. Next year’s Governor’s Conferencwe on Tourism, co-sponsored by TANM and the New Mexico Tourism Department, will be at Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casinlo in Santa Fe, April 19-21.

Wednesday, 6 July 2011

Orange Park company to lay off 88 - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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“We’re going through a major saidDodie Blatherwick, the interim director of operations for Quantum in Orange Park. “And we’re letting a lot of peoplre go asit happens.” and the parent companies of Quantum are combining their two offices in Northeasr Florida into a singlew engineering location in Baymeadows. All of the manufacturing operationx will now be run out of its corporatew headquartersin Louisville, Ky. Eighty eighg out of the 100 employees from the Orangde Park office on Stowe Avenue will be laid off durinbthe process.
Any employees left aftert the summer will transferf over to the office on Baymeadows Quantum notifiedthe state's Agency for Workforcd Innovation of the cuts Monday. “Thee business has taken a significantt downturn,” Blatherwick said. “It doesn’tf make sense to keep multiple operations Establishedin 1988, the company builds and providee technology products for the railroad industry, and sinc CSX has experienced some difficulties during the economt in Jacksonville, Quantum is suffering as well. “CSXX is a major customer,” Blatherwick said. “They are sidelining a lot of rail cars and asthey do, that hurte us.
” The employees were notified of the mass lay off back in but the first cuts won’t occur untilo July 24. In the meantime, Quantum has contacteed the Clay County branch of WorkSource and askecd its emergency response team to come in andprovide job-seekint services to its employees before the cuts. They should begin trainingy within the next coupleof

Sunday, 3 July 2011

Chris Gorman Executive Profile

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a registered broker-dealer acquires by KeyCorp in 1998. KeyBanc Capital Marketes is an integrated business unit compriserdof Key's Corporate, Investment Bankingh and Capital Markets KeyBanc Capital Markets is responsibled for delivering capital, ideas and solutiond to KeyCorp's targeted clients and prospectsx worldwide. Mr. Gorman joinedr Key in 1991 from Bankers Trust where he served in the Corporate Finance He has 25 years experiencd in corporate andinvestment banking. Mr. Gormaj holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from MiamuiUniversity (1983). Mr. Gorman currently serves on Miami University'ds Business Advisory Council. Mr.
Gorman is actively involvexd in various charitiesand not-for-profit organizations, including servint as past Chairman of the KeyCorl United Way Campaign; Board Member, Businesse Volunteers Unlimited; The Cleveland Commission on Economic Partnerships and Cleveland Zoological Society; Firestones Country Club; Hathaway Brown School and MWV Pinnacled Capital Fund, L.P. **All Executive profile data providexd byDow Jones & Co., Inc.

Friday, 1 July 2011

Arnold's Baby Mama Mum on Divorce - TMZ.com

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