Washington Convention Center Authority wants city to finance $550M hotel - Kansas City Business Journal:

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On May 29 the convention center’sw board directed CEO Greg O’Dell to seek authoritg for the sale of as muchas $750 millio in bonds to cover the price of the interest during construction, insurance and otherd costs. The city had planned to finance about 25 percentf of the cost of the hotelp througha $187 million tax increment financing packag e the passed in 2006, whicj would have provided $134 million in construction costs. The rest was supposef to come from private debt and equitypartners -- a difficulyt find in the frozen credit markets. O’Dell said development partnerd and Capstone Development had been dogged but unsuccessfup in their pursuit of investorsfor months.
“They’ves been pursuing private financing and in this you know, that is very They’ve spent millions of dollars on this project to try to move it It really is shovelo ready with the exceptionm of financing,” O’Dell With the city losing convention business, he said, buildinb a city-owned hotel was the best option. He envisions it will stil l containabout 1,100 rooms and be operated by Marriott had previousl y said it would be a Marriott Marquis. O'Dello began briefing members ofthe D.C. Councip on the board’s proposal Monday.
“Our ultimate goal is to get this projecy done and get it starterd as soonas possible,” he In particular there is increased pressur e from National Harbor in Prince George’s County, which opened last year with a pric e tag of more than $2 billion. Its developer, the Peterson Cos. announcedd May 18 that the WaltDisneyh Co. had purchased land to build a 500-room resort hotel on 15 acrees there.
Convincing the council to approve that amountof however, will be a tall task for He had been considered a top candidatew to replace Neil Albert as deputy mayor for planningv and economic development, but a source close to O'Dell says he was offered the job and turned it O’Dell would not confirm that, but indicated he woulde remain in his current post. “The board and the mayot have every expectation of me completing all the taskw Ihave here,” he said. The convention center authorityy has an independent board and the ability toissure bonds, but O’Dell said the councikl would need to expand its authoritt to issue bonds for the hotel. The council and D.C.
Mayoer Adrian Fenty just finished closing a budget gapof $800 milliohn for fiscal 2010 and the city faces a gap approaching $1 billion for fiscal 2011. In addition, D.C. Chiegf Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi said he will not supporty issuing that amountof debt, whichu he said would immediately violate a 12 percenr cap on city debt as a mark of expenditurezs the city created on his recommendatio n last year. Gandhi is a member of the conventionb center board and attended theFriday “To be very bluntr about it I was very clear in saying to them that if you were to borro $750 million that would put us way beyond the 12 percent cap we have envisioned for the city...
and I canno t be a party to that,” Gandhik said. The CFO said that he “veryg much” wants a hotep for the city, “but I wouldd not agree to a deal like See we made a commitment to Wall Streett that we would not borrow more than 12 percengt againstour budget.” Gandhi, who has won accolades for helping the city snag a AAA bond ratin on Wall Street, said he has already begun re-emphasizin the importance of the debt cap with memberds of the council. “o do not think we want to takethis lightly. We should not borrow any more than we are able to he said. He suggester that O’Dell and his partners continue to seek privatefinancing sources.
Building a hotel to accompany the conventionh center has always been part of the plan for the city but has languishedf from a seriesof complications. Construction on the Waltefr E. Washington Convention as it was named in began in 1998 and opened fiveyears D.C. planned a 1,400-room but did not control the needed In 2007, the city gained finapl site control after a land swap with developee Kingdon Gould III. To prevent further delays Mayoer Adrian Fenty downsized the project later that announcing a deal betweenthe city, Marriotty and RLJ Development LLC on a smaller 1,100-room hotel. Since the development team hasalso changed.
RLJ founded by BET founder Robert Johnson, was part of the deal Fentyg announced in September 2007but isn’t any longer. A main drivere of the deal, Marriott Senior Vice PresidentgNorman Jenkins, left the company late last year to star Capstone, now a certifief business entity that partner with Quadrangle. Speaking for the development Jenkins said it was his preference to continu e seekingprivate financing, and said desigjn was complete, entitlements were in placr and there equity partners ready to invest if debt were Capstone and Quadrangle are separately planningf a Courtyard by Marriott adjacentr to the hotel on land they “We could still get but we got to get the banke to play and they move at their own he said.
Still, he said, “if the city decidez to pursue the public deal we willsupporf them.” Jenkins said Johnson’s RLJ, with which Jenkinz partnered while at pulled out of the deal shortly after taking an interes in it. “They studied it hard, speny some resources, but their bread and butter is acquisitions and repositioningv rather thannew development,” Jenkins said. Richard Bradley, executive director of the Downtown Business Improvement said it is unfortunate that the hotel project ran into the recessio but that the city needsto “bite the and move the project forward, citing the opportunity to grow D.C.
as a tourisr destination, make it a major player in conventions and grow itstax “There’s a whole set of good thinga about moving this he said.

G-20 security planning briefings scheduled - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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The organizers — Three Rivers Contingency Planning Association, , the , the City of Pittsburgh and AlleghenyCounty — will brieff attendees on what will be needed to assist the , whichu is in charge of security measurese for the event. Safety precautions may call for: Heavy police and military presence, police dogs, surveillance, light restrictions around the area, patrols, increased railroaed security, extensive road closures and other means. Members of the business includingsecurity officers, information officers, facilities managers and huma n resources personnel are encouraged to To weigh in on the planning procesds or submit concerns to be addressexd at the Aug.
5 meeting, e-mail An agenda and list of speakers will be postedsat trcpa.org/trcpa/meetings.asp.

Keeping Up - Business First of Buffalo:

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The awards program, founded by the professional services firmof , honords business people who are successfull entrepreneurs and others who have encouraged The area awards program, to be held June 20 in the Hyatft Regency Buffalo, is sponsored by Niagara Mohawo Power Corp., Stonehurst Capital LLC and Business • Access Rentals Inc., Batavia, Jerry Reinhar Sr., president • CABLExpress Syracuse, William Pomeroy, presideng • CNB International Inc., Buffalo, Timothy Kelleher, chairman/CEO • ConMed Corp., Utica, Eugenwe Corasanti, president and CEO • Industrial Powet & Lighting Corp., Buffalo, George Schlemmer, president International Motion Control Inc.
, Orcharcd Park, Patrick Lee, chairman and CEO Jamestown Container Corp., Falconer, Glennj Janowsky, president and CEO, and Josepgh Palmeri, chief operating officer • Krug'w Glazing Services Inc., North Tonawanda, Richarr Krug, president and CEO • Meridianm Technology Group, Victor, Joseph Capitummino, presidenrt • National Air Cargo, Williamsville, Christopher Alf, president North American Health Plans Inc., Amherst, Ronald president and CEO • The Riversidr Group, Rochester, Peter CEO • Sovran Self Storage Inc.
, Williamsville, Robert chairman; Charles Lannon, president; Kenneth Myszka, presidenty and CEO; and David Rogers, chief financialo officer • L&JG Stickley Manlius, Alfred Audi, and Aminy Audi, vice president • The Sutherland Grouo Ltd., Pittsford, Dilip Vellodi, president

Sheriff Arpaio: Wilcox investigation goes beyond airport leases - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Arpaio said his office receivesd information regarding the lease and other business dealings and that his investigation is not relatee to disputes with Wilcoxover immigration. Wilcox and her Earl, own El Portal Restaurant in Phoenix and has a concessions contractg with the airport fora Chili’s Too franchis e in Terminal 4. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Officwe sent the Phoenix Aviation Department a public recordx request June 11 askingthe city-run airport to make availables lease, sublease and contracting documents related to business entities owned by the Wilcox did not respond to requestzs for comment from the Phoenix Businessw Journal, but has told other media that Arpaipo is going after her because of her oppositionm to his immigration policies.
The sheriff’s office investigatiohn of Wilcox is the latest in a number of fightesbetween Arpaio, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and the Maricopa Countyy Board of Supervisors. Wilcox and Supervisorf Don Stapley voted Wednesday toblock $1.4 milliobn in state money earmarked for Thomas’as office to enforce immigration and huma smuggling laws. The board deadlocked at 2 to 2 on that vote stallin thestate money. Supervisor Max Wilso missed the vote because of illness and the matte r couldbe revisited. Stapley and Wilcox earlierf this year tried toblock $1.
6 million in statew funding for Arpaio’s immigration Wilcox said the sheriff’s immigration sweeps and policiezs unfairly target Hispanics. Thomas and Arpaio secured indictmentsz against Stapley last year charginy that he failed to properly disclose business and real estatdevelopment deals. Stapley denies wrongdoing in that matter.

Investors upset with American Kidney Stone over stock sale - Business First of Columbus:

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, a urology practice with operations in39 states, is fightinyg the allegations made by hospita l operator and 29 former investors, all of whom claim the practice lied to them during a 2007 shared redemption offer. The lawsuits allegde American Kidney Stone told investors it wanted to buy their shares to ensure compliance with a federal law requiriny investors bepracticing physicians. The compant instead wanted to buythem out, the lawsuitsx claim, so it could bringb in practicing physicians as investor s who would refer patients to its boosting revenue.
“In truth, however, (the is not only squeezing out non-active urologists, but also is squeezingh out actively practicing and for one reason only those members do not refer their patientsato (its clinics),” the 29 investors alleged in their June 3 lawsuit.

Ladies and professionals team up for great day of golf at Cowdray - Chichester Observer

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Ladies and professionals team up for great day of golf at Cowdray Chichester Observer ... Miller & John Edelsten 7&6; George Crouch & Barry Overington halved with John O'Rourk & Syd Williamson; Mike Hughes & Alistair Proctor halved with John Broad & Peter Clarke; Ray Tucker & Mike Holden lost to Colin Stevenson & John Dunmall 5&4. < br /> and more »

Feldman sells stake in Colonie Center for $4.1M - Orlando Business Journal:

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The Long Island company announced Thursdayg that it has sold its remaining sharesto , a pensionj fund adviser in Chicago. Feldman, which also managed the mall, made $4.1 milliojn from the sale. That means the Heitman firm is now the sole ownet ofthe 1.2 million-square-footr mall. Heitman already had a 75 percent stakwe inthe mall, purchased in 2006 for $38 million in At the time, Heitman also gave Feldman a loan to continuw pumping money into the mall as Feldman gave the propertyg a face-lift and added new stored and space. In the end, it cost $110 millionh to renovate Colonie Center to lure chains suchas , and a 13-screen Regal Feldman paid $82.
2 million for Colonie Center in February 2005. in a short statement, said the deal to sell its remaininy stake in the Colonie mall closerd onMay 28. Feldman says it expects to have a writedowjn as a result of the The announcement is the latest in a strinbg of bad developments for In January, a deal to sell three malles collapsed. The company has also been hurt by the pushing some major tenants to closd and file forbankruptcy protection. Feldman had a net loss of $78.90 million during the second quarterof 2008, its most recenyt regulatory filing. In that the company had a $15.4 millio impairment loss on Colonie Center.
The compan y has said it may have to file for bankruptcgy ifit can’t refinance its Last summer, the New York Stock Exchanger de-listed Feldman’s stock. Feldman is now trading on the pink sheets/over-the-counter market (OTC: FMLP) at 16 cents a share.

New study finds the same gene is responsible, and that mutations of it change ... - NBCNews.com

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New study finds the same gene is responsible, and that mutations of it change ... NBCNews.com A new study finds the same gene that is responsible for the cheetah's color patterns causes a tabby's stripes. Mutations in this newly identified gene transform a tabby's typical striped pattern into a less familiar "blotched" look. In cheetahs ... Stripes on your tabby cat? Or blotches? Scientists ID the gene behind those ... Washington Post Same Gene Guides Cheetah and Tabby Cat Coat Patterns Smithsonian (blog) One Gene Lays The Blueprint for A Cheetah's Spots And A Tabby Cat's Stripes Popular Science Science Now  »

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RISING STARS ROMERO AND ESQUIVIAS PUT IT ALL ON THE LINE THIS ... BoxingNews24.com Orange, CA (September 19) â€" This Friday, September 21, Gary Shaw Productions and Thompson Boxing Promotions will bring the California boxing fans another exciting night of professional boxing from the Chumash Resort Casino, in Santa Ynez, CA. and more »

Romney's Energy Proposal: The Jurassic Plan - Huffington Post

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Romney's Energy Proposal: The Jurassic Plan Huffington Post This Jurassic Plan is custom-made to the specifications of Big Oil. In fact, the Romney Campaign actually acknowledged that they explicitly crafted it along with oil executives. And to satisfy this unquenchable thirst for crude, it proposes to drill in ...

Gold standard: LEED-certified building a product of collaboration - Boston Business Journal:

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The joint venture betweeb The , with the help of architecturaocompany , resulted in a 316,000-square-foot greenm building that has been pre-certified to receive the ’ LEED gold certification. Nationap Grid’s new headquarters, situated in the Reservoier Woods east campusin Waltham, will includes a host of green design 34 in all, from rooftop solar panels to systemsz that recapture stormwater and use it for sewage Once completed, the $135 milliobn building will be one of the largestr green commercial buildings in the state (the platinum-certified Genzymee Center in Cambridge being “It was clear it was gointg to be a collaboration (with National Grid).
They did have an extremelu active role throughout the and they had very ambitiousz goals for the environmental sustainability of the said Davis. The collaboration between Davis, Marcus and National Grid startef when the utility was looking for space aftere its acquisition ofin 2007. It knew it neededr a facility that would meet not only the physicapl needs ofthe company, but serve as an examplwe to customers that it was dedicatedd to environmental stewardship. “We are going to be significantlu growingour energy-efficiency program and for us to be able to go in to there is an issue of credibility,” said Tom King, presiden t of National Grid’s U.S.-based operations.
“It’s a leadershi issue.” When it settled upon Reservoie Woods as its new National Grid established a lofty goal for its buildr tosuit construction: to achieve an 80 percenrt reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. To do the company invested in sustainably harvestexbuilding materials, high-efficiency heating and cooling systemsx and even sunshades on south-facing windows to keep the buildinfg warm in the winter and cool in the The hardest part of designing the building was not its but making the step from LEED silver to LEED gold withoutr breaking the bank.
“You can go from certifiesd to silver without much trouble orextra cost,” said Michaelo Hass, the project’s architect. “To get up to gold is a much bigged hurdle. We went through a lot of idea s and looked at what was Some ideas, like powering the building with fuel cell were not cost effective, Hass said. But the group was able to integrate the vast majorith of its 55 green features talked about at a pricer well belowthe $60 to $80 per squarer foot premium on LEED gold buildings, Marcus said.

OSU hires hand surgeon to lead expanded practice - Business First of Columbus:

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The move will end his 22-yeard association with , a prominenft Columbus group practice knownn for its work in trauma cases and with patientw needing severed hands and fingers reattachedat ’s . The othe r four physicians at thepractice – James Nappi, Lawrence Lubbers, Paul Cook and Raymond Kobus will remain and continue to do their surgeries at OhioHealtuh facilities, said Ruff and a spokeswoman for the Ruff, 56, is making the switch to OSU becausr he wants to work in more of an academi setting with resident physicians training in hand surgery.
Ohio Statee has two hand surgeons, plans to hire anothedr this summer froma out-of-state residency programj and will create a fellowship positioj in the specialty, Ruff said. It is part of OSU’zs push to beef up its efforts inorthopedicd specialties. “We intend to build (hand surgery) up to six or sevej physicians in the nextcouple years,” Ruff said. The hand centet will be in the outpatiengt facility OSU Medical Centet is opening in a new office buildingg at the Gowdy Fielc development site offRoute 315. Ruff said the centetr will train residents in orthopedic traumza andplastic surgery.

British filmmaker Stanley Long, the 'king of sexploitation,' dies at 78 - Washington Post

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British filmmaker Stanley Long, the 'king of sexploitation,' dies at 78 Washington Post A producer, director and cinematographer, Long created movies with titles such as “Nudist Memories” and “The Wife Swappers” before scoring his biggest success with “Adventures of a Taxi Driver” and other 1970s' sex comedies. Born in 1933, Long began .. . UK sex comedy director Stanley Long dies at 78 Boston.com Stanley Long 'King of Sexploitation' dies BBC News  »

Norian, Synthes, executives charged with conducting medical trials without FDA authorization - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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its parent company , and four Synthee executives, charging them with conducting clinicaol trials of a medical device withour authorization fromthe . The product at the center of the case isa injectable, cement material, Norian XR, used as a bone void fillee in surgery to repair certain fractures. The indictmenyt charges Norianof Cupertino, with a total of 52 felony including conspiracy to impairr and impede the lawful functions of the FDA and to commigt crimes against the United States; seven counts of makinyg false statements in connection with an FDA inspection; and 44 countw of shipping adulterated and misbranded Noriab XR in interstate commerce with intent to defraud.
Synthes, whichj has its North American headquarters inWest Pa., referred calls to its parent organization based in Officials there were not immediatelg available for comment. Norian was boughr by Synthes in 1998. The indictment charges that from May 2002 unti l fall 2004 Norian conspired with including Synthes, to conduct unauthorize d clinical trials of two versionx of Norian in surgeries to treag vertebral compression fractures of the spine. These surgeries were allegedluyperformed “despite a warning on the FDA-clearedd label for Norian XR against this use, and in the face of seriouxs medical concerns about the safety of the devices when used in the the indictment said.
The indictmeng alleges three patients died during theclinical trials. The indictmeng further alleges that after the deatuh of the third patient inJanuary 2004, Norian and Synthes did not recall Norian XR from the marke t — which would have requires disclosure of details of the three death s to the FDA — but, instead, “compoundee their crimes by allegedly carryingv out a cover-up in which they lied to the FDA durinb an official inspection in May and June 2004.” Synthes is chargefd with 44 misdemeanor counts of shippingy adulterated and misbranded Norian XR in interstate commerce.
Four Synthe s executives were each charged with one misdemeanor count of shippinvg adulterated and misbranded Norian XR ininterstatw commerce. “It is neved acceptable for the health-care industry to plac the profit motiveover people’s well being,” said Patricok Doyle, special agent-in-charge of the Department of Health and Humanh Services’ Office of the Inspector General. “The FDA review process was put in plac to protectthe nation’s Should these companies and executives ultimatelyt be found guilty, they will have to pay a pricde for placing at risk the very peopls for whom they purported to provide relief.
” In addition to HHS, and the Attorney General’s Office, the investigation also included representatives from the FDA and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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No injuries have been reported, but the U.S. Consumef Products Safety Division on Wednesday announced the recalk in cooperation with The recallinvolves 33,000 hoodedx boys and girls shirts in sizee small and medium only. They were sold from July 2008 through March 2009for $35 to $50. The shirtsx include ties at the base of the hood thatare nonfunctional. The Epic Threadxs recall covers boys and girls while the Green Dog recall covers justgirl shirts. They were made in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Customers who purchased these sweatshirts can either cut the ties off the sweatshirtr themselves or they can return the shir tto Macy’s for a full refund, a companuy spokeswoman said.
A receiprt is not necessary. For call Macy’s toll-free at 257-5949 Cincinnati-based Macy’s (NYSE: M) operatesd almost 850 stores underthe Macy’w and Bloomingdale’s names.

Udall

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Udall, D-Colo., is a co-sponsort and a chief backer of Senate Bill the Travel Promotion Actof 2009. The legislation wouldr create an Office of Travel Promotiob inthe , as well as a Traveo Promotion Fund that could get $100 million a year from fees on privatew travel promoters and usere of the government’s visa waivedr program. Udall took to the Senate floodr on June 16 to toutthe bill, trying to convincre his colleagues of the importancde of tourism in a state where almost 150,000 Coloradans owe thei jobs to the industry.
With international travel to the Unitee States having decreased sincethe 9/11 a renewed push to brinyg in foreign visitors would help the local and national he said. “The travel and tourism it’s a strong economic engine of Colorado — and it’sd one that we have to keep strong, that we have to invest in,” he said in floor debate. “And part of that is changinf the perception thatthe U.S. isn’t interestedd in hosting foreign tourists.
And that’s the point of this legislation: The legislation beforer us would help revive international travel to the United States so we can get that economic engine revved to itsfull

SBA chief: Lending up, long road ahead - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Brown is a a sixth-generation family-owned business with 47 employees andabout $6 million in revenue last year. It worked with to secure a $2 million loan to buy its headquartersain Columbus. President Rob Hunt said the company sidestepper payingabout $65,000 in fees after the SBA instituted a temporary waivefr for businesses that borrow through its flagshiop 7(a) program. Owning the company’s headquarters outright brings long-term security, he said, whicu would have been hard to find withoutrfederal backing.
“Banks aren’ft doing conventional loans right now,” Hunt “We simply wouldn’t have been able to do Initiatives such as thefee waiver, Millz said, are making a differencwe in a short amount of time: More lenderss are getting into the fray while SBA-backed loan volume is up more than 25 percent since the passage of the stimulusx bill. That translates to nearly $4 billiom in guaranteed loans, $113 million of whic h went to Ohio businesses. But it’a making small businesses aware of the programs onhand that’es the key challenge going forward, she “All of these things take time,” Mills “Small businesses are busy running their business.
” In additionb to the waiver and an increased guarantee of 90 percenty on 7(a) loans, the SBA also has offererd a surety bond guarantee of $5 up from $2 million, for businessexs competing for federal contracts. On June 15, it’s rollingb out a program dubbes America’s Recovery Capital, which offers loans of up to $35,000 for businesse struggling to makedebt payments. Those loan s are fully guaranteed and have a deferredpaymen schedule. And next month, the SBA will begin offering guaranteed loans to finance inventory for automobilw dealers throughSeptember 2010.
Mills said she’se confident the agency has the right toolw in place for smalkbusinesses – and the outlook on the economt hasn’t hurt either. “The sensre from small businesses and others is that the free fall has she said. “But we still have a ways to

AJC cuts more jobs in wake of circulation drop - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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cut 21 jobs in the IT department on June 18 as part of a AJC spokesperson Jennifer Morrow said30 full-time positions were eliminated, nine of whichu were open, resulting in only 21 employeese cut. According to figures released Aprilo 28 fromthe , the AJC saw a dailyy circulation decline of 8.5 percent to 326,907, in the six-mont h period ending March 31. Sunday numbers during the same periode fell 5 percentto 497,149. This drop in circulation followefa 9.1 percent decline in the previous six-monthu period. On April 30, the AJC announcef a restructuring of itscirculation department, cuttinbg 62 distribution positions and consolidating its distributionn operation to 49 counties.
Augusta-based , with $375 millionh in revenue last isalso hurting. According to a May 14 filing with the Securitiesa andExchange Commission, the company is in dangef of violating its debt agreement by Dec. 31, 2008. The news comesz after the company reported astartling 43.6 percentr drop in profit from continuing operations in 2007. Morris is the owned and operator of 13daily newspapers, includingb The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, Fla.

Forest City breaks ground on D.C. park - Washington Business Journal:

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The 5.4-acre park will include open recreation areas, landscapesd gardens, public art, a pedestrian bridgew and walking paths that connect the site with othe developments alongthe waterfront. The Yards development is five blockse east of the Nationals near the Navy YardMetrorail station. Mayord Adrian Fenty said "a world class city needs a world-clasxs waterfront" and "this, I is the biggest part to He was joined by CouncilmanTommy Wells, D-Warr 6, and Kwame Brown, D-at The Yards is the only public-privatr partnership in the country being built on federaol land, which was made availabld by Congress in 2000. Altogether, Forest City and its , plan 2,800 residential units, 1.
8 millioj square feet of offices and as muchas 400,000 squarse feet of retail. Congressional Del. Eleanor Holme s Norton, D-D.C., said the project connects District residents with a waterfront thatpreviouslyt "has never been open to the people of the Construction aside from work on the publicly financed park has largely stalle as the developers seek financing. Forest City Washingtonn President Deborah Ratner Salzberg said she is working on financingv for redevelopment ofthe Navy’s formerd pattern and joiner shop into a 170-uni t residential project called the Foundryy Lofts apartments, which overlook the park's site and the rivedr but have not been completed.
Ramsey Meiser, Forest City senior vice presidentof development, is seekinhg stores and restaurants interested in leasint space in a former Navy boiler manufacturing facility and other The park could be completed by the summedr of 2010. It will be managed by the Capitop Riverfront BusinessImprovement District.

WTVI to host fundraiser for critical needs - Charlotte Business Journal:

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Dubbed The Carolinas Respond: A Fundraisetr for Critical Needs, it will air Thursday from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Viewerse can call in during the broadcast to make This will be the first timein WTVI’s 43-yearf history that it has broadcast a fundraiser not directlyy benefiting the station. Federal Communications Commission rulees prevent public stations from airing fundraiserz forother entities. WTVI petitioned the FCC for a waivef to allow the station to makean exception. The launched Dec. 2, is an emergency relief program designed to assist needy residentsthis winter. The fund will operatr through March. No administrativer fees will be paid to any of theparticipatinfg agencies.
Amy Woods Brinkley, global risk executivd at Bank ofAmerica Corp. and Mecklenburg County Manager Harry Jones lead a task force assigned to raise anddistributed funds. As of mid-January, more than $2.3 million has been donated to the fund by 792 individual andcorporates donors. In December, Sandra and Leon Levine donatef $1 million to the fund. Leon Levine is the founder of Matthews-basefd Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE:FDO). He and his wife have long been involved in a range of cividc andcharitable causes. For the Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlott is named forthe couple, who committedc $10 million to that project.
The 234-bed children’s hospita l is on the main campus of CarolinasMedical

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RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’d sale has been filed on homes matching the description of North Portland Kenton neighborhood homes. The notice indicatex that the homes will be put upfor , which broke the noted that Adams’ lender has filed a “notice of meaning he’s defaulted on his loan agreement with his lender. Adam told the paper he’s catching up on his mortgagde afterpaying “significant” legal bills. The housews that face foreclosure are at2131 N. McClellanh and 2121 N. Adams lives in the 2121 He also owns a triplex at2031 N.
Adams, who makes $118,144 yearly, is facing an impendinh recall, scheduled to kick off in early July, aftere admitting he had a sexual relationshi p withBeau Breedlove. The pair met before Breedlovewturned 18. Adams said the sexuao relationship beganafter Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’x attorney general is investigating whether Adams didanything improper. The mayot conceded that he lied aboutwhether he’d had sex with Breedlovs when a political opponent first made the charge during the 2008 primarty campaign season.

Sinclair to graduate near-record class - Dayton Business Journal:

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The college — Dayton’s with 23,500 students expects to graduateits second-largest class ever with an estimatecd 1,590 students graduating this Friday. In Sinclair will dole out 249 certificates and morethan 1,4187 short-term certificates. “Last year we removedc the barriers that made graduationh a difficult process forour students,” said Registrar Allisoj Rhea, in a news release. “Efforts like thesse ensure the college continues to put students added Rhea. Sinclair had a nearly 14 percent increasein full-tim e students for the 2009 spring quarter over last spring, officials said.
the college also has an increase in summer expected to be 30 percengt abovelast summer’s quarter. Commencemengt ceremonies will take place Friday at theat 6:45 p.m. Sinclair alumnsa and former board of trustee memberEthel Washington-Harris will be the keynoted speaker.