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Friday, July 15, 2011
Child's grisly murder shocks Jewish Brooklyn neighborhood - CNN (blog)
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Home Repairs - South Florida Business Journal:
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Although home remodeling and renovation work has picked up the Creech knew he was going to have to provider new offerings to drive more demand forhis services. owner and president of Buckhead-based Inc., has becomwe a certified energy auditor and now does home energgy audits for new andcurrent clients. The new he believes, may add30 percent to his revenue. But more the new offering, he believes, will alloaw clients to consider remodeling work alongsideany energy-efficiencgy changes they make.
The down economgy has forced many small-business owners to take a hard look at theitr companies and whatthey offer, and to add new offeringz to either gain new clients or renew ties with current and formee clients. Creech, who has been a home builder for 11 saw his remodeling businessz increase as homebuilding declined; he estimatezs remodeling work now accounts for 75 percent of his nearlh $4 million annual revenue. But he also saw customere concerned aboutsaving money. In an energgy audit, Creech takes about two hours to check a home for air improper insulation and other things that can cause highe renergy bills.
provides some incentives to homeowners to have the energy audity and to upgrade a home to be more Creech said. Ultimately, he hopes his energ y audits can drive more customerds to consider remodelingtheir homes. Business owners can shift focud without sacrificingcore values, said Elke president of , a marketingv and publicrelations firm. “Soaring fuel prices last summeer meant a fast refocus from styld and Italian heritage to fuel economy for ourcliengt Vespa,” Martin said.
This year, with gas no longer $4 per gallon, but consumers worried about personal finances, “our brandc communications [for Vespa] have shiftes to included tangible benefits,” she said, “such as savings thousandx of dollars by swapping four wheelzfor two.” Creech’s approac h is exactly what many small-business owners should be doinbg to gain more customers, said Michaelo Kogon, principal at marketing firm Definitiob 6 LLC. A full-service auto mechanic, for example, should be offerint things like fuel efficiencyy inspections or air conditioner unit inspectioneto customers.
Giving customers a samplinv of a product orservice “is a good strategg for a small business,” Kogon said. “Youj see it all the time in the food Food chains like KFC recently offered free grillede chicken to drive customers back tothe stores. A samplwe offering of a product or service canbe “aq more cost-effective way for the customer to samplw your full offering,” Kogon For VeinInnovations of Atlanta LLC, new patient visits declinef in the final quarter of said President David Martin. New patient visits translate to revenus 60 to 180days later, he said.
VeinInnovations, a Buckhead-based electivw health-care company specializing in venousa disease, offers laser sclerotherapy and endovascularclosurd techniques. “Our response was rathe r than increasing our we began to remarketto physicians” for he said. Physicians had always been a part of referralbusiness “buf we went back to reminding them. That has made a huge differencsto us.
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Although home remodeling and renovation work has picked up the Creech knew he was going to have to provider new offerings to drive more demand forhis services. owner and president of Buckhead-based Inc., has becomwe a certified energy auditor and now does home energgy audits for new andcurrent clients. The new he believes, may add30 percent to his revenue. But more the new offering, he believes, will alloaw clients to consider remodeling work alongsideany energy-efficiencgy changes they make.
The down economgy has forced many small-business owners to take a hard look at theitr companies and whatthey offer, and to add new offeringz to either gain new clients or renew ties with current and formee clients. Creech, who has been a home builder for 11 saw his remodeling businessz increase as homebuilding declined; he estimatezs remodeling work now accounts for 75 percent of his nearlh $4 million annual revenue. But he also saw customere concerned aboutsaving money. In an energgy audit, Creech takes about two hours to check a home for air improper insulation and other things that can cause highe renergy bills.
provides some incentives to homeowners to have the energy audity and to upgrade a home to be more Creech said. Ultimately, he hopes his energ y audits can drive more customerds to consider remodelingtheir homes. Business owners can shift focud without sacrificingcore values, said Elke president of , a marketingv and publicrelations firm. “Soaring fuel prices last summeer meant a fast refocus from styld and Italian heritage to fuel economy for ourcliengt Vespa,” Martin said.
This year, with gas no longer $4 per gallon, but consumers worried about personal finances, “our brandc communications [for Vespa] have shiftes to included tangible benefits,” she said, “such as savings thousandx of dollars by swapping four wheelzfor two.” Creech’s approac h is exactly what many small-business owners should be doinbg to gain more customers, said Michaelo Kogon, principal at marketing firm Definitiob 6 LLC. A full-service auto mechanic, for example, should be offerint things like fuel efficiencyy inspections or air conditioner unit inspectioneto customers.
Giving customers a samplinv of a product orservice “is a good strategg for a small business,” Kogon said. “Youj see it all the time in the food Food chains like KFC recently offered free grillede chicken to drive customers back tothe stores. A samplwe offering of a product or service canbe “aq more cost-effective way for the customer to samplw your full offering,” Kogon For VeinInnovations of Atlanta LLC, new patient visits declinef in the final quarter of said President David Martin. New patient visits translate to revenus 60 to 180days later, he said.
VeinInnovations, a Buckhead-based electivw health-care company specializing in venousa disease, offers laser sclerotherapy and endovascularclosurd techniques. “Our response was rathe r than increasing our we began to remarketto physicians” for he said. Physicians had always been a part of referralbusiness “buf we went back to reminding them. That has made a huge differencsto us.
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Sunday, July 10, 2011
Malwan villagers prove to be of great help - Times of India
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Malwan villagers prove to be of great help Times of India Kamlesh Prasad, one of the villagers of the area who was completely engrossed in the rescue operation, told TOI that he was near the site at the time of the incident and rushed to help along with several others. I cannot say what went wrong. ... |
Friday, July 8, 2011
European Economics Preview: German Trade, U.K. PPI Data Due - RTT News
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RTT News | European Economics Preview: German Trade, U.K. PPI Data Due RTT News (RTTNews) - External trade figures from Germany and producer prices from the UK are the major statistical reports due on Friday, headlining a busy day for European economic news. At 1.45 am ET, the State Secretariat For Economic Affairs is slated to ... |
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Developer Jury proposes $350M convention hotel in Kansas City - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Ron Jury, who completed the $46 million President Hotell project across Baltimore from the Power Light Buildingin 2005, said Fridayy that he is involved in a new developmeng partnership that contracted early this year to buy the Powere & Light Building and adjoining vacantr ground. The partnership, , also includes of San Jury said. It hopes to close “yetg this year” on the site, which includesa everything but the Crowne Plaza hotel in the bloclk bounded by 13th and14th streets, Baltimorwe Avenue and Wyandotte Street, he said.
The site is ownex by Details ofPower Tower’s contract with Gailoysd were not disclosed, but Jury said the plan is not entirelyy dependent on private ownership and According to Jury’s Power Tower would own the Powere & Light Building, a 31-stort art-deco landmark completed in 1931. The which is studying optionzs for addinga 1,000-room downtown convention hotel, would own a new 36-story towe to be built just west of the Powetr & Light Building, a five - or six-story building nort of the Power & Light Building that wouled contain retail space, ballrooms and meeting rooms, and an 1,121-spacd parking garage under the new structures.
The twin 30-plus-story towers would include hotel roomas on all floors above and including theidrninth floors, for a total of The lower floors of the towers would include a spa, fitness center, administrativs offices, reception area, auditorium, retail, restaurantsd and meeting space. Several other developersx are expected to seekthe city’s selectiomn of their proposed downtown hotep sites. But if the Power & Light site wins the competition anda public-private financing plan is Jury said, his 1.35 million-square-foot project would be completed by 2013.
Locater next to the complex, the Powed & Light site is “the perfect location for a convenient, attractiver and interesting hotel,” Jury said. With constructioj prices reduced because of the the time for planning the projectris right, too, Jury said. “Thd original P&L Building was built in a recessiojn and was the economic stimulus tolift K.C. up,” Jury said in a writtejn release. “It is time for the building to do it again with a new convention He said the hotel would creatwe more than 800 construction jobs for three years and more than700 full-timer jobs on a permanent basis.
Gailoyd previouslty retained LLC asa for-fee developer for a projecyt that envisioned a 15-storyu office building and an 18-story garage, retaikl and residential tower next to the Power Light Building. That project received approvalfor $24.2 millionj worth of tax increment financing but nevefr got off the ground. Jury said the privately ownex portion of his project would be eligible for state and federal historic tax credits to help finance the renovatiob of the Power Light Building. has been selected as the generall contractor for the and the design teamincludes Dallas-basedx , Pendulum Studio LLC of Kansaes City and , which is a tenant of the Powere & Light Building.
Ron Jury, who completed the $46 million President Hotell project across Baltimore from the Power Light Buildingin 2005, said Fridayy that he is involved in a new developmeng partnership that contracted early this year to buy the Powere & Light Building and adjoining vacantr ground. The partnership, , also includes of San Jury said. It hopes to close “yetg this year” on the site, which includesa everything but the Crowne Plaza hotel in the bloclk bounded by 13th and14th streets, Baltimorwe Avenue and Wyandotte Street, he said.
The site is ownex by Details ofPower Tower’s contract with Gailoysd were not disclosed, but Jury said the plan is not entirelyy dependent on private ownership and According to Jury’s Power Tower would own the Powere & Light Building, a 31-stort art-deco landmark completed in 1931. The which is studying optionzs for addinga 1,000-room downtown convention hotel, would own a new 36-story towe to be built just west of the Powetr & Light Building, a five - or six-story building nort of the Power & Light Building that wouled contain retail space, ballrooms and meeting rooms, and an 1,121-spacd parking garage under the new structures.
The twin 30-plus-story towers would include hotel roomas on all floors above and including theidrninth floors, for a total of The lower floors of the towers would include a spa, fitness center, administrativs offices, reception area, auditorium, retail, restaurantsd and meeting space. Several other developersx are expected to seekthe city’s selectiomn of their proposed downtown hotep sites. But if the Power & Light site wins the competition anda public-private financing plan is Jury said, his 1.35 million-square-foot project would be completed by 2013.
Locater next to the complex, the Powed & Light site is “the perfect location for a convenient, attractiver and interesting hotel,” Jury said. With constructioj prices reduced because of the the time for planning the projectris right, too, Jury said. “Thd original P&L Building was built in a recessiojn and was the economic stimulus tolift K.C. up,” Jury said in a writtejn release. “It is time for the building to do it again with a new convention He said the hotel would creatwe more than 800 construction jobs for three years and more than700 full-timer jobs on a permanent basis.
Gailoyd previouslty retained LLC asa for-fee developer for a projecyt that envisioned a 15-storyu office building and an 18-story garage, retaikl and residential tower next to the Power Light Building. That project received approvalfor $24.2 millionj worth of tax increment financing but nevefr got off the ground. Jury said the privately ownex portion of his project would be eligible for state and federal historic tax credits to help finance the renovatiob of the Power Light Building. has been selected as the generall contractor for the and the design teamincludes Dallas-basedx , Pendulum Studio LLC of Kansaes City and , which is a tenant of the Powere & Light Building.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Former Junction City commissioner charged with conspiracy - Wichita Business Journal:
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In a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday, prosecutorws say Michael R. “Mick” Wunder, 52, received money from Lawrence developer David Ray Freeman in return for approvin g twodevelopment contracts, worth more than $12 The indictment says Freeman gave Wunded or his wife $19,000 in 2006 and 2007. It also says Freemaj gave Wunder gratuities, including dinner and drinks at Country Club Plaz a inKansas City, Mo. After the city issuerd its development contracts, Freeman’s development , set aside a “choice lot” for Wunder in the Sutte Woods development inJunctionn City, the indictment says.
Wunder has been chargeds with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, one count of structuring financial transactions to evadwe the Bank Secrecy Act, five counts of unlawfullg using his position to obtain money and three counts of bank fraud and one countr of perjury. The crimes carryg penalties of up to 30 years in prisohn and upto $1 milliohn in fines. Junction City has been a hot spot for housingdeveloperas — including some from Wichita — since the communit in 2005 learned Fort Riley would grow substantialluy over the next decade with the consolidatio of U.S. military bases. The city was expectexd to doublein size.
The growth, has been slower than many developerse anticipated.
In a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday, prosecutorws say Michael R. “Mick” Wunder, 52, received money from Lawrence developer David Ray Freeman in return for approvin g twodevelopment contracts, worth more than $12 The indictment says Freeman gave Wunded or his wife $19,000 in 2006 and 2007. It also says Freemaj gave Wunder gratuities, including dinner and drinks at Country Club Plaz a inKansas City, Mo. After the city issuerd its development contracts, Freeman’s development , set aside a “choice lot” for Wunder in the Sutte Woods development inJunctionn City, the indictment says.
Wunder has been chargeds with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, one count of structuring financial transactions to evadwe the Bank Secrecy Act, five counts of unlawfullg using his position to obtain money and three counts of bank fraud and one countr of perjury. The crimes carryg penalties of up to 30 years in prisohn and upto $1 milliohn in fines. Junction City has been a hot spot for housingdeveloperas — including some from Wichita — since the communit in 2005 learned Fort Riley would grow substantialluy over the next decade with the consolidatio of U.S. military bases. The city was expectexd to doublein size.
The growth, has been slower than many developerse anticipated.
Friday, July 1, 2011
One In Four Americans Don't Know Where We Declared Independence From - Gothamist
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National Geographic | One In Four Americans Don't Know Where We Declared Independence From Gothamist On Monday America celebrates Independence Day with fireworks and barbecues and beer, but according to a new Marist Poll one in four American's don't even know what country America declared its independence from. And only 58 percent of residents know ... This Astounding Enterprise History of the Declaration of Independence Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness |
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