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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Alfa Romeo Enjoys Success In Villa D'este With The 4C And The 1933 6C 1750 GS - Autochannel (press release)
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Credit card processing company grows business by evolving strategy - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Henry Helgeson and Scott Zdanis established the company in 1998 as a resellere of credit card processing terminal s overthe Internet. To a smaller extentf the company provided processing of creditcard transactions. But as marginh compression made equipment saledsless profitable, the partners responded by ramping up processingt services. Today, its processing servicesd constitute 90 percent of its tota lgross revenue, while equipment and softwares sales are 10 percent.
Business has been so brisk it signedup 2,300 new customersa in April alone that the company is planning to increase its sales forces by 30 percent or 40 percent within the next 60 “We basically are getting more businessee trying to sign up (for our services) than we have the capacity for, and we’re trying to staff up for that as quickly as says Helgeson, 34, who serve s as president and co-CEO. Co-founder Zdanisd has since moved to Miami and plays a less activde role inthe company.
Merchant Warehouses acts as a third-party processor, facilitatingg payment transactions between merchants and credit card essentially by getting money off ofthe consumer’sa credit card and into the business’s bank account. Its residual-baseed business model makes money by charging for that servicse oneach transaction. Since its the 150-employee company estimatexs serving a cumulative total of morethan 87,000 customerse nationwide — primarily smal l and medium-size businesses; about 56,000 are active accountsw right now, with most of the attritioh due to companies going out of business, Helgesonm notes. Today, Merchant Warehouse is processing morethan 3.
5 million payment transactions per month. Aftetr hitting $27.3 million in revenue in the company is shootingfor $32 milliom to $34 million this Helgeson says Merchant Warehouse has also benefitedr by becoming more of a technology-driven company. “Whenm we started to hire our own software developerse and build ourown infrastructure, as far as compute r systems and technology to run this that really put us into a hyper-growth mode,” he Five years ago, the company hiree its first software developer.
It subsequently buily its own sophisticated customer relationship managementsystem in-house that has enabled the company to better measure the performance of its accounts and And 18 months ago, it completed the development of the necessary infrastructure to begin processing some transactionz through its own electronic gateway here in Boston. It continuea to utilize three large outside firms to assist in processingh the bulk ofthe transactions. The companh also works with a pool of about100 point-of-sales system resellers, who often refer businesse to Merchant Warehouse.
The company has also used technologt to innovate its services in an industr y where Helgeson says the competitionis fierce. “Our industrg has been pretty much vanilla credit and debit Helgeson says. “We had to look at it and say, ‘Whay can we do here to differentiate ” For instance, it offerzs wireless credit card processing services to iPhone and BlackBerrgy users who have installed its software applicationzs ontheir PDAs.
Those mobile merchants now represent 10 percenty to 15 percent ofthe company’s new It has also partnered with another , to develop a card readerf that encrypts the credit card number as it is being swipef to help prevent security breaches. “They’re a very impressive says Steve Parks, vice president of , an Atlanta-based firm that Merchant Warehouse has engaged for some of its processingh services for many He attributesthe firm’s growth to “somed very shrewd investments in technology and being aheaf of the curve in terms of technology and how to use it to driver traffic (to their business), and trainintg their sales reps to capitalizs on that traffic.
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Henry Helgeson and Scott Zdanis established the company in 1998 as a resellere of credit card processing terminal s overthe Internet. To a smaller extentf the company provided processing of creditcard transactions. But as marginh compression made equipment saledsless profitable, the partners responded by ramping up processingt services. Today, its processing servicesd constitute 90 percent of its tota lgross revenue, while equipment and softwares sales are 10 percent.
Business has been so brisk it signedup 2,300 new customersa in April alone that the company is planning to increase its sales forces by 30 percent or 40 percent within the next 60 “We basically are getting more businessee trying to sign up (for our services) than we have the capacity for, and we’re trying to staff up for that as quickly as says Helgeson, 34, who serve s as president and co-CEO. Co-founder Zdanisd has since moved to Miami and plays a less activde role inthe company.
Merchant Warehouses acts as a third-party processor, facilitatingg payment transactions between merchants and credit card essentially by getting money off ofthe consumer’sa credit card and into the business’s bank account. Its residual-baseed business model makes money by charging for that servicse oneach transaction. Since its the 150-employee company estimatexs serving a cumulative total of morethan 87,000 customerse nationwide — primarily smal l and medium-size businesses; about 56,000 are active accountsw right now, with most of the attritioh due to companies going out of business, Helgesonm notes. Today, Merchant Warehouse is processing morethan 3.
5 million payment transactions per month. Aftetr hitting $27.3 million in revenue in the company is shootingfor $32 milliom to $34 million this Helgeson says Merchant Warehouse has also benefitedr by becoming more of a technology-driven company. “Whenm we started to hire our own software developerse and build ourown infrastructure, as far as compute r systems and technology to run this that really put us into a hyper-growth mode,” he Five years ago, the company hiree its first software developer.
It subsequently buily its own sophisticated customer relationship managementsystem in-house that has enabled the company to better measure the performance of its accounts and And 18 months ago, it completed the development of the necessary infrastructure to begin processing some transactionz through its own electronic gateway here in Boston. It continuea to utilize three large outside firms to assist in processingh the bulk ofthe transactions. The companh also works with a pool of about100 point-of-sales system resellers, who often refer businesse to Merchant Warehouse.
The company has also used technologt to innovate its services in an industr y where Helgeson says the competitionis fierce. “Our industrg has been pretty much vanilla credit and debit Helgeson says. “We had to look at it and say, ‘Whay can we do here to differentiate ” For instance, it offerzs wireless credit card processing services to iPhone and BlackBerrgy users who have installed its software applicationzs ontheir PDAs.
Those mobile merchants now represent 10 percenty to 15 percent ofthe company’s new It has also partnered with another , to develop a card readerf that encrypts the credit card number as it is being swipef to help prevent security breaches. “They’re a very impressive says Steve Parks, vice president of , an Atlanta-based firm that Merchant Warehouse has engaged for some of its processingh services for many He attributesthe firm’s growth to “somed very shrewd investments in technology and being aheaf of the curve in terms of technology and how to use it to driver traffic (to their business), and trainintg their sales reps to capitalizs on that traffic.
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Collegiate appoints board members - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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• Nelea Absher, vice president and associate generak counsel, • Anne-Marie Brown, founder, • Suzannd Oldham, founder, • Tuffy Wood, managing director, Morgan Keegan & Co. Cindy Skarbek, director of the • Bashar Masri, director and senior engineer of . Four trustees were reappointed tothe school’s They are: • Marine management consultanf Barker Price, who will serve as board president for the 2009-10p school year; • Merrell Wall general manager of the Monogran line for , and 1974 alumna, who will server as vice president; • Former Brown-Forman vice chairwoman and CFO Phoebed Wood, who will serve as and • Former management consultant Leslie who will serve as Corrie Nichols, president of the Louisville Collegiatw School Parents Association, will serve as parent representative on the Former Brown-Forman president Bill whose term on the board expire d, was named a directotr emeritus.
• Nelea Absher, vice president and associate generak counsel, • Anne-Marie Brown, founder, • Suzannd Oldham, founder, • Tuffy Wood, managing director, Morgan Keegan & Co. Cindy Skarbek, director of the • Bashar Masri, director and senior engineer of . Four trustees were reappointed tothe school’s They are: • Marine management consultanf Barker Price, who will serve as board president for the 2009-10p school year; • Merrell Wall general manager of the Monogran line for , and 1974 alumna, who will server as vice president; • Former Brown-Forman vice chairwoman and CFO Phoebed Wood, who will serve as and • Former management consultant Leslie who will serve as Corrie Nichols, president of the Louisville Collegiatw School Parents Association, will serve as parent representative on the Former Brown-Forman president Bill whose term on the board expire d, was named a directotr emeritus.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Recreational Equipment, Inc. Company Profile | Company Information
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Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) is a nationalo outdoor retail co-op dedicated to educating and outfitting its membersz and the community for a lifetime of outdoof adventureand stewardship. Founded in 1938 by a grouo of Pacific Northwest mountaineers seeking quality REI operates retailstores nationwide, two online storeds and an adventure travel company, REI Adventures. REI offerxs products from all of the top brandzfor camping, climbing, cycling, fitness, hiking, snow sports and travel, including its own line of award-winniny outdoor gear and apparel.
While anyone may join or shopat REI, members pay a one-time $20 fee and receive a share in the companyt
Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) is a nationalo outdoor retail co-op dedicated to educating and outfitting its membersz and the community for a lifetime of outdoof adventureand stewardship. Founded in 1938 by a grouo of Pacific Northwest mountaineers seeking quality REI operates retailstores nationwide, two online storeds and an adventure travel company, REI Adventures. REI offerxs products from all of the top brandzfor camping, climbing, cycling, fitness, hiking, snow sports and travel, including its own line of award-winniny outdoor gear and apparel.
While anyone may join or shopat REI, members pay a one-time $20 fee and receive a share in the companyt
Friday, May 25, 2012
MedImmune gets second H1N1 flu contract - Orlando Business Journal:
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MedImmune won the additional $61 milliojn contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Huma n Services, six weeks after it acceptedc a $90 million contract from the agencg to manufacture ingredients for a potential vaccinde for theH1N1 virus, whicbh had been widely dubbed as the swinew flu. MedImmune, now the Gaithersburg subsidiary ofthe London-based , is usiny the funding to produce and test the flu-fightinhg technology it uses in its seasonal FluMisty product for the H1N1 which has reached the highestr warning levels on the pandemixc scale.
The follow-up awards were given to four of five pharmaceuticals that the federalp government has been contracting with to produce potential vaccinwmaterials — Sanofi Pasteur SA, , , and In all, the agency has spenft nearly $1.9 billion to date on thesew contracts., MedImmune’s combined $150 million in awards have been the smallestr so far of those companies. MedImmunew sets itself apart from many othefr companies withits live-attenuated flu vaccine which uses a live, but strain of the virus to induce an immunew response from the patient.
The biotech company has said that procesxs can protect against various circulating flu strains at evenif they’re not perfectlu matching the original strain it was aiminh to treat. “We’re putting significant internall resources toward this project to deliver on this commitmentg and move the processa forward as fast aswe can,” said Karebn Lancaster, a spokeswoman at MedImmune. She said the companyh has identified a swineflu strain, entered the manufacturinv stage and could producd an estimated 35 million to 40 million finished similar to its FluMist seasonall counts.
Health and Human Services who plan to reserve thesde vaccines for its nationaol stockpile for use on priorit y populations inan emergency, said that clinical trialx of the potential vaccines are expected to begin next month with some preliminaryy rounds of clinical data appearing as earlu as September. The agency said it can’ determine how many doses will be producesd in alluntil it’s determined what, and how many, vaccine material s work the best. Local governments also received federal funds to help prepares against swineflu outbreaks.
The District’s publi health officials receivednearly $500,000, whilee hospitals in the city received nearly In Maryland, public health officials received $4.8 while hospitals received more than $1.6 And in Virginia, public healthh officials received $6.5 million, whil e hospitals received more than $2.2
MedImmune won the additional $61 milliojn contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Huma n Services, six weeks after it acceptedc a $90 million contract from the agencg to manufacture ingredients for a potential vaccinde for theH1N1 virus, whicbh had been widely dubbed as the swinew flu. MedImmune, now the Gaithersburg subsidiary ofthe London-based , is usiny the funding to produce and test the flu-fightinhg technology it uses in its seasonal FluMisty product for the H1N1 which has reached the highestr warning levels on the pandemixc scale.
The follow-up awards were given to four of five pharmaceuticals that the federalp government has been contracting with to produce potential vaccinwmaterials — Sanofi Pasteur SA, , , and In all, the agency has spenft nearly $1.9 billion to date on thesew contracts., MedImmune’s combined $150 million in awards have been the smallestr so far of those companies. MedImmunew sets itself apart from many othefr companies withits live-attenuated flu vaccine which uses a live, but strain of the virus to induce an immunew response from the patient.
The biotech company has said that procesxs can protect against various circulating flu strains at evenif they’re not perfectlu matching the original strain it was aiminh to treat. “We’re putting significant internall resources toward this project to deliver on this commitmentg and move the processa forward as fast aswe can,” said Karebn Lancaster, a spokeswoman at MedImmune. She said the companyh has identified a swineflu strain, entered the manufacturinv stage and could producd an estimated 35 million to 40 million finished similar to its FluMist seasonall counts.
Health and Human Services who plan to reserve thesde vaccines for its nationaol stockpile for use on priorit y populations inan emergency, said that clinical trialx of the potential vaccines are expected to begin next month with some preliminaryy rounds of clinical data appearing as earlu as September. The agency said it can’ determine how many doses will be producesd in alluntil it’s determined what, and how many, vaccine material s work the best. Local governments also received federal funds to help prepares against swineflu outbreaks.
The District’s publi health officials receivednearly $500,000, whilee hospitals in the city received nearly In Maryland, public health officials received $4.8 while hospitals received more than $1.6 And in Virginia, public healthh officials received $6.5 million, whil e hospitals received more than $2.2
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Big ruling on small fish - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Just ask a federal judge in U.S. District Judge Oliver Wangerd issueda little-reported ruling Friday, demanding that the federaol government consider the effect on humana when allocating water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. It’s an about-faces after he curbed water deliverie from December to June in orderf to protect the endangered Delta The action in 2007 has cut deliverieas of the precious resource to Central Vallet farmers and Southern California The smallfish — aboug 2 to 3 inches long — created a huge problekm and threatened water deliveries to west-side growers and residentse in Southern California.
But the judge’s latest ruling demands that federal officialzs take into considerationthe “harjm being visited upon the community and the and detail how they come to their water-allocation order. the judge is asking for accountability, becauses cutting water deliveries, especially during a poses a serious threat to the economy and the lives of many Farmers cheeredthe decision, whils environmentalists jeered, saying the futur of the Delta smelt is greatly threatened.
federal and state official should protect theDelta smelt, within But when Californians — think big-time dirt-turning farmers and hardworking residents — gulp hard at the idea of a severd water crisis, then something is wrong. We can be but also must be realists. Wanger’xs decision forces the issue. Federal and state officialw and environmental leaders shouldf protectendangered species, but they need to take into consideration the effecft of their efforts, including the economic outlookk for the state. The best-case scenariko would be a long-term plan for the one that ensures water deliveries to farmers and but also protectsendangered species. Gov.
Arnolf Schwarzenegger and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from San proposed a compromise plan that combinesd those goals while fixinhthe eco-rich Delta. It’s about time California embraced such a plan and removes the future of water deliveries from the courtroojm toa bipartisan, collaborative group of leadersz and ensured the precious
Just ask a federal judge in U.S. District Judge Oliver Wangerd issueda little-reported ruling Friday, demanding that the federaol government consider the effect on humana when allocating water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. It’s an about-faces after he curbed water deliverie from December to June in orderf to protect the endangered Delta The action in 2007 has cut deliverieas of the precious resource to Central Vallet farmers and Southern California The smallfish — aboug 2 to 3 inches long — created a huge problekm and threatened water deliveries to west-side growers and residentse in Southern California.
But the judge’s latest ruling demands that federal officialzs take into considerationthe “harjm being visited upon the community and the and detail how they come to their water-allocation order. the judge is asking for accountability, becauses cutting water deliveries, especially during a poses a serious threat to the economy and the lives of many Farmers cheeredthe decision, whils environmentalists jeered, saying the futur of the Delta smelt is greatly threatened.
federal and state official should protect theDelta smelt, within But when Californians — think big-time dirt-turning farmers and hardworking residents — gulp hard at the idea of a severd water crisis, then something is wrong. We can be but also must be realists. Wanger’xs decision forces the issue. Federal and state officialw and environmental leaders shouldf protectendangered species, but they need to take into consideration the effecft of their efforts, including the economic outlookk for the state. The best-case scenariko would be a long-term plan for the one that ensures water deliveries to farmers and but also protectsendangered species. Gov.
Arnolf Schwarzenegger and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from San proposed a compromise plan that combinesd those goals while fixinhthe eco-rich Delta. It’s about time California embraced such a plan and removes the future of water deliveries from the courtroojm toa bipartisan, collaborative group of leadersz and ensured the precious
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Mount Everest Death Toll at Four with One Missing - ABC News
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ABC News | Mount Everest Death Toll at Four with One Missing ABC News Eberhard Schaaf, a 61-year-old German doctor, Nepal-born Canadian Shriya Shah and South Korean mountaineer Song Won-bin died on Saturday as they descended the mountain after suffering from exhaustion and altitude sickness, Gyanendra Shrestha of Nepal's ... Why climbing Mount Everest isn't what it used to be UPI NewsTrack TopNews Central Washington professor helps climbers during deadly weekend on Mount Everest |
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Sheriff Arpaio: Wilcox investigation goes beyond airport leases - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Arpaio said his office received information regarding the leased and other business dealings and that his investigationm is not related to disputes with Wilcoxover immigration. Wilco x and her husband, own El Portal Restaurant in Phoenix and has a concessione contract with the airport fora Chili’sw Too franchise in Terminal 4. The Maricopa County Sheriff’z Office sent the Phoenix Aviation Department a publif records request June 11 askingthe city-ruhn airport to make availables lease, sublease and contracting documentz related to business entities owned by the Wilcox did not respond to requests for commen from the Phoenix Business Journal, but has told othetr media that Arpaio is going after her because of her oppositiohn to his immigration policies.
The sheriff’a office investigation of Wilcod is the latest in a number of fightsdbetween Arpaio, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and the Maricopwa County Board of Supervisors. Wilcox and Supervisor Don Stapleyy voted Wednesday toblock $1.4 million in statew money earmarked for Thomas’s office to enforcd immigration and human smuggling The board deadlocked at 2 to 2 on that vote stalling the statd money. Supervisor Max Wilson missex the vote because of illness and the matterf couldbe revisited. Staple and Wilcox earlier this year tried toblock $1.6 milliobn in state funding for Arpaio’s immigrationn enforcement.
Wilcox said the sheriff’sa immigration sweeps and policies unfairlyytarget Hispanics. Thomas and Arpaio secured indictments againstr Stapley last year charging that he failed to properly disclose business and real estate development deals. Stapley denies wrongdoing in that matter.
Arpaio said his office received information regarding the leased and other business dealings and that his investigationm is not related to disputes with Wilcoxover immigration. Wilco x and her husband, own El Portal Restaurant in Phoenix and has a concessione contract with the airport fora Chili’sw Too franchise in Terminal 4. The Maricopa County Sheriff’z Office sent the Phoenix Aviation Department a publif records request June 11 askingthe city-ruhn airport to make availables lease, sublease and contracting documentz related to business entities owned by the Wilcox did not respond to requests for commen from the Phoenix Business Journal, but has told othetr media that Arpaio is going after her because of her oppositiohn to his immigration policies.
The sheriff’a office investigation of Wilcod is the latest in a number of fightsdbetween Arpaio, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and the Maricopwa County Board of Supervisors. Wilcox and Supervisor Don Stapleyy voted Wednesday toblock $1.4 million in statew money earmarked for Thomas’s office to enforcd immigration and human smuggling The board deadlocked at 2 to 2 on that vote stalling the statd money. Supervisor Max Wilson missex the vote because of illness and the matterf couldbe revisited. Staple and Wilcox earlier this year tried toblock $1.6 milliobn in state funding for Arpaio’s immigrationn enforcement.
Wilcox said the sheriff’sa immigration sweeps and policies unfairlyytarget Hispanics. Thomas and Arpaio secured indictments againstr Stapley last year charging that he failed to properly disclose business and real estate development deals. Stapley denies wrongdoing in that matter.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Gen Y: Bookshelf - Birmingham Business Journal:
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That’s the premise of “Not Everyonr Gets A Trophy,” the latest book by consultantg and Gen Y expert Bruce Unlike other books onthe so-called millennials (thinkj Ron Alsop’s “The Trophy Kids Grow Up”), Tulgan’ws book is a bit more deferentiall in its approach. He chalks up many of the supposedf problems with Gen Y to normal generational clashes and a general resistanced to the change that twentysomethings are bringinh to thework force. Aimingy to help managers better understand theiryoungestg employees, Tulgan bases his conclusions on years of and at times almost takes a sociologist’s approachh to his subject.
Without judgement, he spells out the characteristics ofGen Y. It’sz the same kind of stuff we’vew heard before. Gen-Yers, he writes, are over-parented and brimminh with self-esteem, but over-confident, too. They make big demandsz before payingtheir dues. They want flexible schedules and a casualk corporate culture they can bend around theidrpersonal lives. Et cetera. Even so, Tulgahn wants to go deeper than these oft-heard complaints. “Generation Y has been much he writes, “but, I believe, largelyt misunderstood. ... Nearly everyone I know is simply reinforcing prevailin g misconceptions aboutGeneration Y.” Early in the book, he debunkas the millennial myths.
Contrary to the popular Tulgan writes, they’re not their loyalty has to be earned. They’red willing to do grunt work; they just want recognition for it, and they won’t do it for long-term promises. And work doesn’t have to be fun; “Theyg want work to be engaging. They want to learn, to be and to understand the relationship between theirf work and the overall mission ofthe organization.” The book is more than a chroniclee of a generation’s habitsd and characteristics, however. With a breezy, accessible and even fun Tulgan offers managers a guidebook with concrete tips on getting the most outof Gen-tY workers.
One chapter is devotes to “context.” “Understanding context is abouyt understanding where one fits in thelargerd picture,” he writes. Another is devoted to high turnovetand retention. “Gen-Yers are likely to have the highes early career stage turnover of any generation in For a book publishedin though, “Not Everyone Gets A is a bit light on how the current economix situation has changed things for Gen Y. In termd of turnover, for instance, you’d thinj that would be less of a problemin today’sw ultra-competitive job market.
But this new economy is, by and large, strangely absent from the book, and readeras might find themselves wanting That said, this is still a helpful blueprintf for managers, and one delivered with Besides, each chapter has its amusing, somewhat befuddling anecdotes—likde the one about the parent who calls his grown child’sd boss to complain that his child is workint too many hours. With the national employment rate just unded9 percent, you wonder if that’s a trendr that’s gone the way of the subprims mortgage. 304 pp.
; It seemas all the books written about Generation Y and the workplac are written for troubled managers tryinv to make sense of theiryoungest “Plugged In” is different, if only because it addressexs Gen Y directly, acting as a guide so millennialw can figure out how to deal in a multi-generationalk workplace. Once you get past the sometimes-awkwarcd second person narration—i.e. Tamara Erickson write “You are a member of what I am confidenf will prove to be agreat generation”—“Plugged In” can be usefu l to those outside its intended audience.
One of the more compellinb chapters outlines the characteristicas of each generation in the work force and tries to explain why they act the waythey do. Erickso n even breaks down several workplacd situations and shows how different generationswouled react. And by illustrating how world events collectively shapesd each generationworking today, she helps her Gen Y readersa better understand their older colleagues. Bookshelf appears periodicallu in TheBusiness Review’s speciaol sections. Contact Associate Editor Philip Schwartxzat pschwartz@bizjournals.com.
That’s the premise of “Not Everyonr Gets A Trophy,” the latest book by consultantg and Gen Y expert Bruce Unlike other books onthe so-called millennials (thinkj Ron Alsop’s “The Trophy Kids Grow Up”), Tulgan’ws book is a bit more deferentiall in its approach. He chalks up many of the supposedf problems with Gen Y to normal generational clashes and a general resistanced to the change that twentysomethings are bringinh to thework force. Aimingy to help managers better understand theiryoungestg employees, Tulgan bases his conclusions on years of and at times almost takes a sociologist’s approachh to his subject.
Without judgement, he spells out the characteristics ofGen Y. It’sz the same kind of stuff we’vew heard before. Gen-Yers, he writes, are over-parented and brimminh with self-esteem, but over-confident, too. They make big demandsz before payingtheir dues. They want flexible schedules and a casualk corporate culture they can bend around theidrpersonal lives. Et cetera. Even so, Tulgahn wants to go deeper than these oft-heard complaints. “Generation Y has been much he writes, “but, I believe, largelyt misunderstood. ... Nearly everyone I know is simply reinforcing prevailin g misconceptions aboutGeneration Y.” Early in the book, he debunkas the millennial myths.
Contrary to the popular Tulgan writes, they’re not their loyalty has to be earned. They’red willing to do grunt work; they just want recognition for it, and they won’t do it for long-term promises. And work doesn’t have to be fun; “Theyg want work to be engaging. They want to learn, to be and to understand the relationship between theirf work and the overall mission ofthe organization.” The book is more than a chroniclee of a generation’s habitsd and characteristics, however. With a breezy, accessible and even fun Tulgan offers managers a guidebook with concrete tips on getting the most outof Gen-tY workers.
One chapter is devotes to “context.” “Understanding context is abouyt understanding where one fits in thelargerd picture,” he writes. Another is devoted to high turnovetand retention. “Gen-Yers are likely to have the highes early career stage turnover of any generation in For a book publishedin though, “Not Everyone Gets A is a bit light on how the current economix situation has changed things for Gen Y. In termd of turnover, for instance, you’d thinj that would be less of a problemin today’sw ultra-competitive job market.
But this new economy is, by and large, strangely absent from the book, and readeras might find themselves wanting That said, this is still a helpful blueprintf for managers, and one delivered with Besides, each chapter has its amusing, somewhat befuddling anecdotes—likde the one about the parent who calls his grown child’sd boss to complain that his child is workint too many hours. With the national employment rate just unded9 percent, you wonder if that’s a trendr that’s gone the way of the subprims mortgage. 304 pp.
; It seemas all the books written about Generation Y and the workplac are written for troubled managers tryinv to make sense of theiryoungest “Plugged In” is different, if only because it addressexs Gen Y directly, acting as a guide so millennialw can figure out how to deal in a multi-generationalk workplace. Once you get past the sometimes-awkwarcd second person narration—i.e. Tamara Erickson write “You are a member of what I am confidenf will prove to be agreat generation”—“Plugged In” can be usefu l to those outside its intended audience.
One of the more compellinb chapters outlines the characteristicas of each generation in the work force and tries to explain why they act the waythey do. Erickso n even breaks down several workplacd situations and shows how different generationswouled react. And by illustrating how world events collectively shapesd each generationworking today, she helps her Gen Y readersa better understand their older colleagues. Bookshelf appears periodicallu in TheBusiness Review’s speciaol sections. Contact Associate Editor Philip Schwartxzat pschwartz@bizjournals.com.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Twenty-two students sickened at Antioch school - Chicago Tribune
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Twenty-two students sickened at Antioch school Chicago Tribune Twenty-two students were taken to hospitals when they were sickened by fumes from an earlier fire at the grade school in north suburban Antioch this morning, officials said. Emergency crews were called to the Antioch Upper Grade School at 800 Highview ... |
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Fla., Orlando again tops in foreclosures - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The state posted 58,9312 foreclosure filings — including default notices, scheduledf auctions and bank repossessions — in May, down 8.8 percenr from April’s total, but still 50 percent higher thanMay 2008, accordinh to RealtyTrac’s monthly Foreclosure Market Report. Only Californiaa had a higher total, with 92,249 properties with May 2009 foreclosurde filings. The Sunshine State was No. 3 in the nationm in foreclosure rates, with one in everhy 148 households receiving a foreclosure filingin May. Nevadaz led the country with one in every 64 homes receivinfga filing, while California was second highesft with one in every 144. The Orlando-Kissimmee market took the No.
8 spot among the nation’s top 10 metr areas with the highest foreclosure The area recorded a rate of one foreclosure filing for every 101 homes. Florida had three cities among the top 10metrp areas, while California had six cities among that mix. Las Vegaws topped the list with a rate of one in everyg 54 households getting aforeclosure filing. 321,480 foreclosure filings were reporterin May, which is 6 percent lower than April 2009, but aboutr 18 percent higher than May 2008. One in everyt 398 U.S. homes received a foreclosure notice last Vermont again recorded the lowest numberof foreclosures, with six reportexd in May, or one for every 51,90 households. The RealtyTrac U.S.
Foreclosure Markert Report provides the total number of propertie s with at least one foreclosure filin reported duringthe month. Data is collected from more than 2,200o counties that account for more than 90 percengt ofthe nation’s population.
The state posted 58,9312 foreclosure filings — including default notices, scheduledf auctions and bank repossessions — in May, down 8.8 percenr from April’s total, but still 50 percent higher thanMay 2008, accordinh to RealtyTrac’s monthly Foreclosure Market Report. Only Californiaa had a higher total, with 92,249 properties with May 2009 foreclosurde filings. The Sunshine State was No. 3 in the nationm in foreclosure rates, with one in everhy 148 households receiving a foreclosure filingin May. Nevadaz led the country with one in every 64 homes receivinfga filing, while California was second highesft with one in every 144. The Orlando-Kissimmee market took the No.
8 spot among the nation’s top 10 metr areas with the highest foreclosure The area recorded a rate of one foreclosure filing for every 101 homes. Florida had three cities among the top 10metrp areas, while California had six cities among that mix. Las Vegaws topped the list with a rate of one in everyg 54 households getting aforeclosure filing. 321,480 foreclosure filings were reporterin May, which is 6 percent lower than April 2009, but aboutr 18 percent higher than May 2008. One in everyt 398 U.S. homes received a foreclosure notice last Vermont again recorded the lowest numberof foreclosures, with six reportexd in May, or one for every 51,90 households. The RealtyTrac U.S.
Foreclosure Markert Report provides the total number of propertie s with at least one foreclosure filin reported duringthe month. Data is collected from more than 2,200o counties that account for more than 90 percengt ofthe nation’s population.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Greensboro to host 2012 ACC baseball title - Austin Business Journal:
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The ACC previously awarded the tournamentto BB&Tg Coastal Stadium in Myrtle Beach, from 2011 to 2013. The commissioner cited unresolvedd disputes regarding the confederate flag as the reason forthe Specifically, the NAACP openlyh criticized the ACC’s decision to hold the tournamenty in a state where the flag is flown on the groundz of the State Capitol. The 2011 and 2013 championshipws have been moved to the Durham Bulls Athletif Parkin Durham, whicn hosted the most recent ACC baseballl tournament two months ago. Greensboro has alreadu been selected to host the 2010 meaning the event will be held in Nortj Carolina for at least fiveconsecutive years.
Venues have not yet been awarderdbeyond 2013. In his statement, Swoffordd said league officials “appreciate both Durhak and Greensboro’s commitment to hosting future ACCBaseball Championships,” and referred to the cities’ ballparkse as “first-class facilities.” Baseball America recentl y rated NewBridge Bank Park the top stadiuk in the South Atlantic Leaguw and 8th overall among minor league stadiums
The ACC previously awarded the tournamentto BB&Tg Coastal Stadium in Myrtle Beach, from 2011 to 2013. The commissioner cited unresolvedd disputes regarding the confederate flag as the reason forthe Specifically, the NAACP openlyh criticized the ACC’s decision to hold the tournamenty in a state where the flag is flown on the groundz of the State Capitol. The 2011 and 2013 championshipws have been moved to the Durham Bulls Athletif Parkin Durham, whicn hosted the most recent ACC baseballl tournament two months ago. Greensboro has alreadu been selected to host the 2010 meaning the event will be held in Nortj Carolina for at least fiveconsecutive years.
Venues have not yet been awarderdbeyond 2013. In his statement, Swoffordd said league officials “appreciate both Durhak and Greensboro’s commitment to hosting future ACCBaseball Championships,” and referred to the cities’ ballparkse as “first-class facilities.” Baseball America recentl y rated NewBridge Bank Park the top stadiuk in the South Atlantic Leaguw and 8th overall among minor league stadiums
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Mortgage rates going up - Washington Business Journal:
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says the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 4.91 percenf this week, up from 4.82 percent last A year ago, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages were averaging 6.08 While long-term rates rose, adjustable rates fell. One year ARMs now averagde 4.69 percent, down from last week's 4.82 "Fixed-rate mortgages followed long-termn bond yields higher this week as the financialp markets try to discern the states ofthe economy," says Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) chief economisgt Frank Nothaft. "Housing continues to be a drag on the The Commerce Department Thursday for the seconde time inthree months, up 0.3 Median prices for new homes fell 15 percent from year ago it said.
Existing home saless rose 2.9 percent in April, but inventories of homes for sale also rose according tothe . Salexs of distressed homes, including thoses in foreclosure, made up 45 percent of saled in April.
says the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 4.91 percenf this week, up from 4.82 percent last A year ago, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages were averaging 6.08 While long-term rates rose, adjustable rates fell. One year ARMs now averagde 4.69 percent, down from last week's 4.82 "Fixed-rate mortgages followed long-termn bond yields higher this week as the financialp markets try to discern the states ofthe economy," says Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) chief economisgt Frank Nothaft. "Housing continues to be a drag on the The Commerce Department Thursday for the seconde time inthree months, up 0.3 Median prices for new homes fell 15 percent from year ago it said.
Existing home saless rose 2.9 percent in April, but inventories of homes for sale also rose according tothe . Salexs of distressed homes, including thoses in foreclosure, made up 45 percent of saled in April.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Jobs paying $100K or more at WNY schools - Business First of Buffalo:
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• 76. Buffalo (lead communitg superintendent), $129,000 • 76. West Seneca (districy treasurer), $129,000 • 80. Frontier (assistant superintendent for instruction), $127,862 • 81. Williamsville (principal), $127,824 82. Clarence (elementary school $127,671 • 83. Salamanca (superintendent), $127,575 84. Grand Island (assistant superintendent for curriculumand $127,366 • 85. Williamsville $127,303 • 86. Bataviaa (superintendent), $127,000 • 87. Amherst (assistant superintendentf for administrative services), $126,880 • 88. Williamsville (principal), $126,7599 • 89. Genesee Valley $126,690 • 90.
Kenmore-Tonawanda (assistant superintendent for humanh resources), $126,402 • 91. Grand Island $126,103 • 92. Fillmore (superintendent), $125,8609 • 93. Eden (superintendent), $125,675 • 94. Orchardd Park (assistant superintendent for human $124,788 • 95. West Seneca (assistanty superintendent for personnel), $124,500 • 95. Williamsville (assistantt superintendent for human resources), $124,5009 • 95.
Williamsville (assistant superintendeng for technical services), $124,500
• 76. Buffalo (lead communitg superintendent), $129,000 • 76. West Seneca (districy treasurer), $129,000 • 80. Frontier (assistant superintendent for instruction), $127,862 • 81. Williamsville (principal), $127,824 82. Clarence (elementary school $127,671 • 83. Salamanca (superintendent), $127,575 84. Grand Island (assistant superintendent for curriculumand $127,366 • 85. Williamsville $127,303 • 86. Bataviaa (superintendent), $127,000 • 87. Amherst (assistant superintendentf for administrative services), $126,880 • 88. Williamsville (principal), $126,7599 • 89. Genesee Valley $126,690 • 90.
Kenmore-Tonawanda (assistant superintendent for humanh resources), $126,402 • 91. Grand Island $126,103 • 92. Fillmore (superintendent), $125,8609 • 93. Eden (superintendent), $125,675 • 94. Orchardd Park (assistant superintendent for human $124,788 • 95. West Seneca (assistanty superintendent for personnel), $124,500 • 95. Williamsville (assistantt superintendent for human resources), $124,5009 • 95.
Williamsville (assistant superintendeng for technical services), $124,500
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Hotel photos: Quality or quantity? - USA TODAY
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USA TODAY | Hotel photos: Quality or quantity? USA TODAY A recent piece by Glenn Hausmann, editor-in-chief of industry trade publication Hotel Interactive, got me thinking about this since it touches on the quality vs. quantity question. And when I raised the quality vs. quantity question within the last ... |
Monday, May 7, 2012
Gaston gets a recruiting reality check - Charlotte Business Journal:
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That strategy, however, hasn’t delivereed the kind of results that would offseft the ongoing collapse of textile Now theyknow why. The problem: The county is missing just about everything that wouldattract white-collaf jobs. According to a recentlhy completed study by aCharlotte consultant, Gaston County lacks: •Available Class-A office •Housing suitable for •High-end shopping and othedr amenities for higher-income residents. Also missing: an educate d work force.
In the county has a shortage of potential employees with graduate Donny Hicks, executive director of the , says the studyg will help the county address the underlyinf needs and create a better-defined recruiting strategy. “We have guys sayinhg we ought to have millions of square feet of office oroffice towers. It’s just not realistic.” The $24,00p study by Frank Warren of of Charlotter was commissioned bythe EDC. “We told them that they need to thinik aboutthis incrementally,” Warren Some Gaston government leaders were focused on development of major office parksa similar to Ballantyne and Whitehall in south Charlotte, Warrenj says.
Instead they should think in termsof 25,000- to 50,000-square-foot buildings, he Developers aren’t likely to invest heavilu in office projects in Gaston because the lease rates in that market wouldn’t justify the expense. In Charlotte, leasee rates in Class-A buildings in suburban marketsaverage $23 per squarr foot. Gaston buildings might expecf $15 per square foot at the most, the studt found. The study says fewef Gaston residents have advanced degreesa than those inMecklenburg County. Gastonh residents also lagged onSAT scores, Warren says.
“Thwe important thing is you’ve got to invest in your schools to createe the perception that theyare competitive,” he If Gaston were successfup in attracting office chances are the executives couldn’t find Warren wrote in the report. “Most houses are not targeted at potential officeespace decision-makers or management-level employees.” The study also gives a glimpsde at how competitive the Charlotte region is for office jobs. Of the square footage planned in large officw parks inthe region, 78% is in Mecklenburg. Gaston faces competition with other surroundinf counties that have been successful inattracting white-colla r jobs, such as York County.
“Forf Mill has leveraged its I-77 accese and visibility, strong school system, educatedd labor force and aggressived SouthCarolina incentives,” Warrenm says. With the help of the Hicks says it will probably take 10 yearsa to bring significant numbers of offices jobsto Gaston. “And it will probablyg be in the back end of that 10 Gaston County, which has a total work force of posted a 15.3% jobless rate in February.
That strategy, however, hasn’t delivereed the kind of results that would offseft the ongoing collapse of textile Now theyknow why. The problem: The county is missing just about everything that wouldattract white-collaf jobs. According to a recentlhy completed study by aCharlotte consultant, Gaston County lacks: •Available Class-A office •Housing suitable for •High-end shopping and othedr amenities for higher-income residents. Also missing: an educate d work force.
In the county has a shortage of potential employees with graduate Donny Hicks, executive director of the , says the studyg will help the county address the underlyinf needs and create a better-defined recruiting strategy. “We have guys sayinhg we ought to have millions of square feet of office oroffice towers. It’s just not realistic.” The $24,00p study by Frank Warren of of Charlotter was commissioned bythe EDC. “We told them that they need to thinik aboutthis incrementally,” Warren Some Gaston government leaders were focused on development of major office parksa similar to Ballantyne and Whitehall in south Charlotte, Warrenj says.
Instead they should think in termsof 25,000- to 50,000-square-foot buildings, he Developers aren’t likely to invest heavilu in office projects in Gaston because the lease rates in that market wouldn’t justify the expense. In Charlotte, leasee rates in Class-A buildings in suburban marketsaverage $23 per squarr foot. Gaston buildings might expecf $15 per square foot at the most, the studt found. The study says fewef Gaston residents have advanced degreesa than those inMecklenburg County. Gastonh residents also lagged onSAT scores, Warren says.
“Thwe important thing is you’ve got to invest in your schools to createe the perception that theyare competitive,” he If Gaston were successfup in attracting office chances are the executives couldn’t find Warren wrote in the report. “Most houses are not targeted at potential officeespace decision-makers or management-level employees.” The study also gives a glimpsde at how competitive the Charlotte region is for office jobs. Of the square footage planned in large officw parks inthe region, 78% is in Mecklenburg. Gaston faces competition with other surroundinf counties that have been successful inattracting white-colla r jobs, such as York County.
“Forf Mill has leveraged its I-77 accese and visibility, strong school system, educatedd labor force and aggressived SouthCarolina incentives,” Warrenm says. With the help of the Hicks says it will probably take 10 yearsa to bring significant numbers of offices jobsto Gaston. “And it will probablyg be in the back end of that 10 Gaston County, which has a total work force of posted a 15.3% jobless rate in February.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Sloan resigns from BofA board - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Sloan offered his resignation to new boardf chairman Walter Masseylast week, the bank said in a May 29 regulatorty filing. BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reason for As the lead independent director, Sloan has been undef intense criticism in recent months as the bank suffere through a sharp stock price declinw after acquiring MerrillLynch & Co. BofA also has received $45 billion of taxpayer aid. , a Houston-basesd investment firm that holds 1.1 million BofA shares, was amony several groups that waged a proxy againstthe country’z largest bank holding company, including calling for Sloan’sa ouster.
Sloan was narrowly re-elected to the bank’x board at the annual meetinv in April. Meanwhile, shareholders voted to stril BofA Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis ofthe bank’ chairmanship, and Massey was elected to take over boarfd leadership. Lewis remains the bank’s CEO and Sloan, 70, served as a BofA director for 13 Duringhis tenure, Sloanh served as chairman of both the executive committee and the compensatiob and benefits committee.
He also was a membef of the corporategovernance “Temple has been a trustex adviser who has made an invaluablde contribution to the success of our company,” Lewis said in a “We will miss his counsel and his BofA (NYSE: BAC) is basecd in Charlotte, N.C.
Sloan offered his resignation to new boardf chairman Walter Masseylast week, the bank said in a May 29 regulatorty filing. BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reason for As the lead independent director, Sloan has been undef intense criticism in recent months as the bank suffere through a sharp stock price declinw after acquiring MerrillLynch & Co. BofA also has received $45 billion of taxpayer aid. , a Houston-basesd investment firm that holds 1.1 million BofA shares, was amony several groups that waged a proxy againstthe country’z largest bank holding company, including calling for Sloan’sa ouster.
Sloan was narrowly re-elected to the bank’x board at the annual meetinv in April. Meanwhile, shareholders voted to stril BofA Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis ofthe bank’ chairmanship, and Massey was elected to take over boarfd leadership. Lewis remains the bank’s CEO and Sloan, 70, served as a BofA director for 13 Duringhis tenure, Sloanh served as chairman of both the executive committee and the compensatiob and benefits committee.
He also was a membef of the corporategovernance “Temple has been a trustex adviser who has made an invaluablde contribution to the success of our company,” Lewis said in a “We will miss his counsel and his BofA (NYSE: BAC) is basecd in Charlotte, N.C.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Study: Carrying big bills curb spending - South Florida Business Journal:
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The study finds that shoppers are more wary of spending when carrying one big denomination of instead of multiple denominations equivalent to the same Doing so curbs spending becauswe is it is consciously harder to break abig bill,= and doing so heightens the chance consumers will lose traci of spending, according to researchers. When thos studied knew they had tosave $100 or practice self-controlk in spending, they were more likelh to choose a single $100 bill than five $20 “If you want to cut back on your spendinv in this tight economy, keep your cash in a few big bills verus a number of smaller ones,” said Joydeep associate professor of marketing at the Robert H.
Smithh School of Business, co-author of the research. “In the face of the temptationnto spend, you’ll be more reluctant to break that hundred-dollarr bill so you’ll end up saving The research will be publishef in an upcoming edition of the Journall of Consumer Research . It follows previous research by Srivastavqaand co-researcher Priya Raghubir, of , that found consumerx spend more when using credit cards or gift cards insteadc of cash.
The study finds that shoppers are more wary of spending when carrying one big denomination of instead of multiple denominations equivalent to the same Doing so curbs spending becauswe is it is consciously harder to break abig bill,= and doing so heightens the chance consumers will lose traci of spending, according to researchers. When thos studied knew they had tosave $100 or practice self-controlk in spending, they were more likelh to choose a single $100 bill than five $20 “If you want to cut back on your spendinv in this tight economy, keep your cash in a few big bills verus a number of smaller ones,” said Joydeep associate professor of marketing at the Robert H.
Smithh School of Business, co-author of the research. “In the face of the temptationnto spend, you’ll be more reluctant to break that hundred-dollarr bill so you’ll end up saving The research will be publishef in an upcoming edition of the Journall of Consumer Research . It follows previous research by Srivastavqaand co-researcher Priya Raghubir, of , that found consumerx spend more when using credit cards or gift cards insteadc of cash.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Eight O'Clock Coffee Company Goes One Cup At A Time with Keurig Single Cup ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Eight O'Clock Coffee Company Goes One Cup At A Time with Keurig Single Cup ... MarketWatch (press release) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. and Eight O'Clock Coffee Company partner to bring a new selection of beverages to the Keurig portfolio WATERBURY, Vt. & MONTVALE, NJ, May 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, ... |