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Saturday, June 30, 2012
Dozens arrested as police target drug markets on South, West sides - Chicago Tribune
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Camera firms spar to nab violators - Phoenix Business Journal:
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and have served an expanding market for five yearwswith cameras designed to stop speeders and red-light More cities are usinvg the systems, seeing thosse cameras as self-sustaining revenue streams. But the two companies remaih fierce competitors. Last week, ATS challengedx a state contract won by Redflexd to install fixed and mobile speeed cameras acrossthe state. ATS filed complaintas with the Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Federal Communications Commissionalleging Redflex's mobil van system uses an unlicensef radar detector made in Great Britain.
The move will affectg the system's rollout, as DPS put a temporar hold on the contract it grantedto Still, DPS is continuing to select locations for the stationary camerasw and prepare the courtw to handle the resulting tickets, said Bart Graves, medi relations coordinator with the state Redflex officials would not comment on the Since 2003, both companies have experienced growth as their contractws have quadrupled. That growth allowed ATS to re-enter the market quicklgy after it sold most of its speeedand red-light camera business in 1999 to Redflex'sw parent, Redflex Holdings Ltd. of Melbourne, Australia.
"It'ws in a steep curve right now," said Jamex Tuton, president of Scottsdale-basecd ATS. "It's grown wide and fast." Redflex initiallgy scored a big winin July, when DPS awardex it a $20 million contractf for statewide deployment of roughly 200 fixed and mobilse photo-radar devices. The first 50 were to roll out by 26, with another 50 expecter by Jan. 1 along primarily in the Valley. How any DPS or FCC decisionb might affect Redflex is yet tobe determined, but the companyu has seen a huge increase during the past five yearsz in the number of communitie s wanting to use both its stationaryt and mobile camera systems.
Karen Finley, president and CEO of said the spike in adopting cameras in North America beganin 2002. Redflezx has grown from about 135 installed systemsx in June 2003to 1,237 in June 2008. Each cameras represents an installed system. "I think because there were a few communitiessdoing it, you get that halo she said. "There's that, 'Well, my neighbor's doinf it, so let's take a look at Redflex has seen its operationw increase so much it is abandoning its Scottsdald Airpark offices for morethan 75,00o0 square feet in north Phoenix -- more than triple the size of its currenty facility.
ATS is in a similar position, growing from servingh about 10 cities in 2003 to more than 120 totaling morethan 1,000 installed systems. The company moved into its new Scottsdalee headquarters sixmonths ago. The two companiews have been competitors on and off for more than a After selling offthe lion's sharr of its speed and red-light busineses to Redflex, ATS concentrated its work on toll road enforcement and collectio n systems. In 2003, the company restarted its red-lighgt and speed camera business in response toincreasing demand. Communities across the country have adopted the camerazs at abreakneck pace.
According to the Insurancew Institute forHighway Safety, the number of communities installint red-light cameras increased from about 70 in 2002 to more than 300 said Russ Rader, director of media relations for the "It's a very basid concept," he said. "When you put teetg behind the law, you get The public supports the move tocamersa enforcement. Rader said studies done in the past five to sevem years show about 75 percent of those surveyed approv e the deploymentof red-light cameras.
A studyu done by IIHS after the city of Scottsdal installed speed cameras along Loop 101 found 63 percen t of drivers favored their use prior totheidr deployment, and that number jumpesd to 77 percent afte r they were installed, Rader said. ATS started 20 years ago supplying the town of Paradisse Valley with camera units amid an outcry fromprivacy advocates. It has grownm far beyond its initial deployments.
and have served an expanding market for five yearwswith cameras designed to stop speeders and red-light More cities are usinvg the systems, seeing thosse cameras as self-sustaining revenue streams. But the two companies remaih fierce competitors. Last week, ATS challengedx a state contract won by Redflexd to install fixed and mobile speeed cameras acrossthe state. ATS filed complaintas with the Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Federal Communications Commissionalleging Redflex's mobil van system uses an unlicensef radar detector made in Great Britain.
The move will affectg the system's rollout, as DPS put a temporar hold on the contract it grantedto Still, DPS is continuing to select locations for the stationary camerasw and prepare the courtw to handle the resulting tickets, said Bart Graves, medi relations coordinator with the state Redflex officials would not comment on the Since 2003, both companies have experienced growth as their contractws have quadrupled. That growth allowed ATS to re-enter the market quicklgy after it sold most of its speeedand red-light camera business in 1999 to Redflex'sw parent, Redflex Holdings Ltd. of Melbourne, Australia.
"It'ws in a steep curve right now," said Jamex Tuton, president of Scottsdale-basecd ATS. "It's grown wide and fast." Redflex initiallgy scored a big winin July, when DPS awardex it a $20 million contractf for statewide deployment of roughly 200 fixed and mobilse photo-radar devices. The first 50 were to roll out by 26, with another 50 expecter by Jan. 1 along primarily in the Valley. How any DPS or FCC decisionb might affect Redflex is yet tobe determined, but the companyu has seen a huge increase during the past five yearsz in the number of communitie s wanting to use both its stationaryt and mobile camera systems.
Karen Finley, president and CEO of said the spike in adopting cameras in North America beganin 2002. Redflezx has grown from about 135 installed systemsx in June 2003to 1,237 in June 2008. Each cameras represents an installed system. "I think because there were a few communitiessdoing it, you get that halo she said. "There's that, 'Well, my neighbor's doinf it, so let's take a look at Redflex has seen its operationw increase so much it is abandoning its Scottsdald Airpark offices for morethan 75,00o0 square feet in north Phoenix -- more than triple the size of its currenty facility.
ATS is in a similar position, growing from servingh about 10 cities in 2003 to more than 120 totaling morethan 1,000 installed systems. The company moved into its new Scottsdalee headquarters sixmonths ago. The two companiews have been competitors on and off for more than a After selling offthe lion's sharr of its speed and red-light busineses to Redflex, ATS concentrated its work on toll road enforcement and collectio n systems. In 2003, the company restarted its red-lighgt and speed camera business in response toincreasing demand. Communities across the country have adopted the camerazs at abreakneck pace.
According to the Insurancew Institute forHighway Safety, the number of communities installint red-light cameras increased from about 70 in 2002 to more than 300 said Russ Rader, director of media relations for the "It's a very basid concept," he said. "When you put teetg behind the law, you get The public supports the move tocamersa enforcement. Rader said studies done in the past five to sevem years show about 75 percent of those surveyed approv e the deploymentof red-light cameras.
A studyu done by IIHS after the city of Scottsdal installed speed cameras along Loop 101 found 63 percen t of drivers favored their use prior totheidr deployment, and that number jumpesd to 77 percent afte r they were installed, Rader said. ATS started 20 years ago supplying the town of Paradisse Valley with camera units amid an outcry fromprivacy advocates. It has grownm far beyond its initial deployments.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Embarq, CenturyTel will become CenturyLink after merger - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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billion sale to closes, expected this month. The rural phone companies on Tuesday announced the planned name and logo for thecombinedd company. CenturyLink will retain the CenturyTel (NYSE: CTL) tradint symbol. “Our new brand name was selected becaus e our customers and employees told us it reflectes a company thatis forward-looking and committexd to linking the country CenturyTel CEO Glen Post III, who also will be chief executivr of CenturyLink, said in the release. The compan y will begin operating under the new brand immediatelh upon closingthe deal.
In the following markets will be converted to thenew brand, with customers being notified in advance and the name beingt added to company vehicles and marketing materials. The logo is intended to represent the power of connecting people and businessews to one another and tonew opportunities, locally and nationally, the releaser said. Overland Park-based Embarq (NYSE: EQ) and CenturyTel, basedc in Monroe, La., are from the — beforew the deal can close. The headquarters will be in A Denver brandconsulting agency, , helped develop the new brand strategy, name and logo, the released said. Together, the two companies will have aboutg 7.
5 million access lines, more than 2 millio broadband customers and morethan 400,000 videok subscribers. will . Embarq ranks No. 3 on the Kansad City Business Journal ’s list of area publicc companies.
billion sale to closes, expected this month. The rural phone companies on Tuesday announced the planned name and logo for thecombinedd company. CenturyLink will retain the CenturyTel (NYSE: CTL) tradint symbol. “Our new brand name was selected becaus e our customers and employees told us it reflectes a company thatis forward-looking and committexd to linking the country CenturyTel CEO Glen Post III, who also will be chief executivr of CenturyLink, said in the release. The compan y will begin operating under the new brand immediatelh upon closingthe deal.
In the following markets will be converted to thenew brand, with customers being notified in advance and the name beingt added to company vehicles and marketing materials. The logo is intended to represent the power of connecting people and businessews to one another and tonew opportunities, locally and nationally, the releaser said. Overland Park-based Embarq (NYSE: EQ) and CenturyTel, basedc in Monroe, La., are from the — beforew the deal can close. The headquarters will be in A Denver brandconsulting agency, , helped develop the new brand strategy, name and logo, the released said. Together, the two companies will have aboutg 7.
5 million access lines, more than 2 millio broadband customers and morethan 400,000 videok subscribers. will . Embarq ranks No. 3 on the Kansad City Business Journal ’s list of area publicc companies.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
MNI: Georgia loses 48,900 industrial jobs - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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percent loss in manufacturing employment between 2006 and and a lossof 2.3 percentg between 2007 and 2008. Georgia now has 10,894 manufacturers that employ 507,866 "As with the entire nation, the recession continuees to chip awayat Georgia'z core sectors,” said Tom president of Manufacturers’ News. “The faltering housing market has affecteds industries such as furniture andbuilding products, and has worsenerd an already suffering textile Employment in the textiles/apparel sector saw the worst drop in down 16.
2 percent, or 13,219 Textile/apparel companies shutting down includd carpet manufacturer , a Springz Global towel manufacturer in Griffin, and American Fibers and which shuttered its plant in Bainbridge last Food products manufacturing has replaced textiles/apparel as the state's top industrial sector, currentlyu accounting for 69,560 of the state's jobs, down 2.7 percent or 1,903w jobs. Food giant (NYSE: GIS) recently reported it will spend $42 million to open a new distributiobn center inSocial Circle. Third-ranked industrial machinery and equipmenty accountsfor 45,680 down 5.
1 percent, with employment expectee to strengthen with the relocation of ATM manufacturefr (NYSE: NCR) to Columbus. Atlanta is the state's top city for manufacturintg employment, home to 55,861 jobs, with employmentt down 11 percent overthe year. Atlanta rank 18th among the nation's cities for number of manufacturintg jobs and ranks 22nd nationally for numberof Manufacturers’ News said. Second-ranked Dalton accounts for 25,446 jobs, with employment down 3.5 perceng over the past twelve months. Alpharetta saw no significangt change in manufacturing employment and currentlyh accountsfor 16,826 jobs, while Marietta is home to 16,580 down 2.5 percent over the year.
Fifth-rankexd Norcross is home to 14,388 jobs, down 9.3 according to Manufacturers’ News.
percent loss in manufacturing employment between 2006 and and a lossof 2.3 percentg between 2007 and 2008. Georgia now has 10,894 manufacturers that employ 507,866 "As with the entire nation, the recession continuees to chip awayat Georgia'z core sectors,” said Tom president of Manufacturers’ News. “The faltering housing market has affecteds industries such as furniture andbuilding products, and has worsenerd an already suffering textile Employment in the textiles/apparel sector saw the worst drop in down 16.
2 percent, or 13,219 Textile/apparel companies shutting down includd carpet manufacturer , a Springz Global towel manufacturer in Griffin, and American Fibers and which shuttered its plant in Bainbridge last Food products manufacturing has replaced textiles/apparel as the state's top industrial sector, currentlyu accounting for 69,560 of the state's jobs, down 2.7 percent or 1,903w jobs. Food giant (NYSE: GIS) recently reported it will spend $42 million to open a new distributiobn center inSocial Circle. Third-ranked industrial machinery and equipmenty accountsfor 45,680 down 5.
1 percent, with employment expectee to strengthen with the relocation of ATM manufacturefr (NYSE: NCR) to Columbus. Atlanta is the state's top city for manufacturintg employment, home to 55,861 jobs, with employmentt down 11 percent overthe year. Atlanta rank 18th among the nation's cities for number of manufacturintg jobs and ranks 22nd nationally for numberof Manufacturers’ News said. Second-ranked Dalton accounts for 25,446 jobs, with employment down 3.5 perceng over the past twelve months. Alpharetta saw no significangt change in manufacturing employment and currentlyh accountsfor 16,826 jobs, while Marietta is home to 16,580 down 2.5 percent over the year.
Fifth-rankexd Norcross is home to 14,388 jobs, down 9.3 according to Manufacturers’ News.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Pals launch digital media company - Washington Business Journal:
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Rich Cooley and Curt Visser started last The Scottsdale-based digital media company’s Campus Visiomn program places small screens with customized content acrosws college campuses, including dormitories, common areas and studeny unions. The firm also has a progranm called Grocery View that will place screensin grocers’ frozen food and produce aisles. The contentg can be customized according to location and season for example, featuring blueberryh recipes in the summer in the produce aisle. “This allowss the stores to talk totheir customers. This is and also allows universities to communicatse directly with their students in real Cooley said.
The pair have several universities lined up across the countryas clients, and they are in discussionzs with national retailers. For more: .
Rich Cooley and Curt Visser started last The Scottsdale-based digital media company’s Campus Visiomn program places small screens with customized content acrosws college campuses, including dormitories, common areas and studeny unions. The firm also has a progranm called Grocery View that will place screensin grocers’ frozen food and produce aisles. The contentg can be customized according to location and season for example, featuring blueberryh recipes in the summer in the produce aisle. “This allowss the stores to talk totheir customers. This is and also allows universities to communicatse directly with their students in real Cooley said.
The pair have several universities lined up across the countryas clients, and they are in discussionzs with national retailers. For more: .
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Potential cuts putting railroad at risk - Alaskajournal.com
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Potential cuts putting railroad at risk Alaskajournal.com The House has extended the current law called the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, or SAFETEA-LU. |
Friday, June 22, 2012
Local online magazine competes for readers and advertisers - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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In a market already saturated withglosshy magazines, they're turning to innovative eventas and partnerships to set themselves aparr from the average Web site or blog. Local such as the recentlgy launched , follow traditionak print magazines in terms of contenf and visual style but differ in that they are not printesd and can be found only onthe Web. Revenues are basexd on advertising dollars, not subscriptions. Malie Moran, who previouslhy worked in public relations and event launched Hawaii Red Magazinein April, targetingy Hawaii's small-business community.
Her goal is to delivefr fast information througha "green" mediunm that takes advantage of the average reader's changing Since online magazines put all their content on the Web, it takez the guesswork out of whether some stories or photos were left off a Web site and savedx strictly for the print as is the case with most other "I guess it's the 'fix' you get from a magazin -- info, visual, entertainment," Mora said. "It's the same productr as a regular magazine, excepy you are not holding something. Insteax [you're] looking at a an iPhone, etc.
, and we also can provide linkingand video, so the 'fix' gives you a littld bit of TV and moview elements and the enjoyment and freedonm of being online." Moran said Hawaii Red's Web site generatez 100,000 hits a month. But the competitionn for advertisersis fierce. An estimated 20 new prinf magazines launched in Hawaii lastyear alone. Most are niche publications that run the gamug from weddings and fashion to pets and mixedmartialp arts. But Moran said she doesn't know of other competinf online magazinesin Hawaii. She contendzs that online magazines can easily add links to thei r advertisers to track customers and referralxs more clearly than printmagazinesx can.
To stay relevant, Moran markets throughn events. Hawaii Red hosts about three a monthh at local hot spots and nightclubs with the help of partners suchas , IMF Visions, Pacific Network and Skeeok Creative. "I think we're lucky because we came in at arighf time," she said. Hawaii Red has a staf of nine people who allmaintain full-time jobs in fashion, photographyu or graphic design. There is no need for office space, which cuts down on overhead, Mora n said. Nationally, well-established online magazines include Salon and both of whichpublisy general-interest news, culture and politics.
In a market already saturated withglosshy magazines, they're turning to innovative eventas and partnerships to set themselves aparr from the average Web site or blog. Local such as the recentlgy launched , follow traditionak print magazines in terms of contenf and visual style but differ in that they are not printesd and can be found only onthe Web. Revenues are basexd on advertising dollars, not subscriptions. Malie Moran, who previouslhy worked in public relations and event launched Hawaii Red Magazinein April, targetingy Hawaii's small-business community.
Her goal is to delivefr fast information througha "green" mediunm that takes advantage of the average reader's changing Since online magazines put all their content on the Web, it takez the guesswork out of whether some stories or photos were left off a Web site and savedx strictly for the print as is the case with most other "I guess it's the 'fix' you get from a magazin -- info, visual, entertainment," Mora said. "It's the same productr as a regular magazine, excepy you are not holding something. Insteax [you're] looking at a an iPhone, etc.
, and we also can provide linkingand video, so the 'fix' gives you a littld bit of TV and moview elements and the enjoyment and freedonm of being online." Moran said Hawaii Red's Web site generatez 100,000 hits a month. But the competitionn for advertisersis fierce. An estimated 20 new prinf magazines launched in Hawaii lastyear alone. Most are niche publications that run the gamug from weddings and fashion to pets and mixedmartialp arts. But Moran said she doesn't know of other competinf online magazinesin Hawaii. She contendzs that online magazines can easily add links to thei r advertisers to track customers and referralxs more clearly than printmagazinesx can.
To stay relevant, Moran markets throughn events. Hawaii Red hosts about three a monthh at local hot spots and nightclubs with the help of partners suchas , IMF Visions, Pacific Network and Skeeok Creative. "I think we're lucky because we came in at arighf time," she said. Hawaii Red has a staf of nine people who allmaintain full-time jobs in fashion, photographyu or graphic design. There is no need for office space, which cuts down on overhead, Mora n said. Nationally, well-established online magazines include Salon and both of whichpublisy general-interest news, culture and politics.
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