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Sunday, May 15, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Risk fallout hasn't left uranium stocks - MarketWatch
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MarketWatch | Risk fallout hasn't left uranium stocks MarketWatch SYDNEY (MarketWatch) รข€" Australian-listed uranium firms are sporting heavy year-to-date losses after the recent disaster in Japan, and while investors appear to be slowly returning to some shares, analysts say the risks ... |
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Newmark Homes Houston buying local TOUSA assets - Denver Business Journal:
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TOUSA plans to complete and sell all homes currentlygunder construction. Moody said the new company will be privately locally ownedand “Our management team has over 70 years’ combinec experience,” he said. The new company planws to build 60 homes ranging in pricefrom $160,000 to more than $600,00o0 in the first 60 days of operation, whicnh will officially begin June 15. Moody said 55 employeea of TOUSA will remain with the new company after TOUSAA winds down its localbusiness operations. TOUSA’s predecessoer company was founded in Houston in 1983 as and completesd an initial public offering inMarch 1998. In December 1999, TOUSA Inc.
acquired 80 percent of Newmark’s TOUSA Inc. also acquire d 100 percent of then-publid in November 2000. On June 25, 2002, Engle mergerd with Newmark, and the merged companu changed its name toTOUSA Inc. In Hollywood, Fla.-based TOUSA (Pink TOUSQ) told the it planned to lay off 156 peoplr in the Houston area from its Newmark Homes brand beginning May 22 due to the downturbn in thehousing market.
TOUSA plans to complete and sell all homes currentlygunder construction. Moody said the new company will be privately locally ownedand “Our management team has over 70 years’ combinec experience,” he said. The new company planws to build 60 homes ranging in pricefrom $160,000 to more than $600,00o0 in the first 60 days of operation, whicnh will officially begin June 15. Moody said 55 employeea of TOUSA will remain with the new company after TOUSAA winds down its localbusiness operations. TOUSA’s predecessoer company was founded in Houston in 1983 as and completesd an initial public offering inMarch 1998. In December 1999, TOUSA Inc.
acquired 80 percent of Newmark’s TOUSA Inc. also acquire d 100 percent of then-publid in November 2000. On June 25, 2002, Engle mergerd with Newmark, and the merged companu changed its name toTOUSA Inc. In Hollywood, Fla.-based TOUSA (Pink TOUSQ) told the it planned to lay off 156 peoplr in the Houston area from its Newmark Homes brand beginning May 22 due to the downturbn in thehousing market.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Wal-Mart will add 22,000 jobs in 2009 - Wichita Business Journal:
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In a Thursday release, the Ark., retailer (NYSE: WMT) said that it will hire management pharmacists, human resource managers, customeer service associates, cashiers and sales associates, among Wal-Mart spokesman Bill Wertz said in an intervieqw thathe doesn’t have an estimatwe of the number of jobs to be added in Kansase and Missouri. “We certainly hope to grow throughoutrthe country, and we hope that will includde those two states,” he The company said in the releasse that it will add about 1,30p0 jobs in Arizona, 1,000 in California, 1,300 in 1,500 in Michigan, 1,200 in New Jersey, 1,00 in South Carolina, 1,200 in Utah and 1,100 in Virginia.
“Duringv this difficult economic time, we’re prousd to be able to create quality jobs for thousands of Americansthis year,” Vice Chairman Eduardo Castro-Wrighrt said in the release. Wal-Mart owns more than 7,90o retail units under 55 different banners in 15 It posted fiscal 2009 salesxof $401 billion and employs more than 2.1 milliob people worldwide.
In a Thursday release, the Ark., retailer (NYSE: WMT) said that it will hire management pharmacists, human resource managers, customeer service associates, cashiers and sales associates, among Wal-Mart spokesman Bill Wertz said in an intervieqw thathe doesn’t have an estimatwe of the number of jobs to be added in Kansase and Missouri. “We certainly hope to grow throughoutrthe country, and we hope that will includde those two states,” he The company said in the releasse that it will add about 1,30p0 jobs in Arizona, 1,000 in California, 1,300 in 1,500 in Michigan, 1,200 in New Jersey, 1,00 in South Carolina, 1,200 in Utah and 1,100 in Virginia.
“Duringv this difficult economic time, we’re prousd to be able to create quality jobs for thousands of Americansthis year,” Vice Chairman Eduardo Castro-Wrighrt said in the release. Wal-Mart owns more than 7,90o retail units under 55 different banners in 15 It posted fiscal 2009 salesxof $401 billion and employs more than 2.1 milliob people worldwide.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Who's Hiring - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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What’s the best advice for networking? It’s not abou glad-handing and passing out business cards. If you are annoyingt people when you are tryinbg to build that kind of marketinygfor yourself, the word of mouthj you get will not necessaril be what you had hoped for. Who are the best source for networking? Go back to the basics and build relationshipws with the people who alreadyknow you, like you and trusty you. What is the biggest networkint mistake? Not building your network while you havea job. all of a suddem you are out of a job and you want to networkmwith people. If you are doing it out of desperation mode, you are in People will sensethe fear.
How can you make sure there is a give and takewith networking? I don’tr network with people thinkiny that if I am nice to people they are goinhg to be nice to me. Turn it around and make the focux on theother person. The social-networking company Wetpain t has been growing rapidly and has openings for eightg people in positions ranging from business development to product With its mix ofoffering social-networkinf tools and providing an outlet for fans of popular TV showws to interact with each Wetpaint so far seemse to have found an antidote to the “We always are lookinb for talent,” said Wetpaint Marketing Manager Devin Hughes, who said the compant has hired seven people in the past month and currentlt has just under 60 employees.
The Seattle-based company, which operates a wiki-based online publishing platform, recently announcedr plans to create a couple dozen websitesz for fans of programminfg associated with MSN Wetpaint also is teaming withothefr partners, including Fox and HBO, having recently launchex a new “fansite” for “Sit Down, Shut a new animated show on Fox . Wetpaint also offers social media tools that let usersaupload photos, stories and other The company says about 40,000 new sites are beingt created a month using Wetpaint’s wiki platform. Hughees said Wetpaint is getting “tons and tons of as you can imagine.
The company also is recruitinyg athiring events, such as job Wetpaint’s staffing consultant, Todd also has taken to Twitter’s micro-blogginhg service to tweet for potential candidates. Perhaps no industryu is more aggressively recruiting in the area than insurance companies lookingv for people to sell policies or financial productd on commission and alsoearn residuals. On internet job lists, at job fairx and in press releases, severakl insurance companies are constantly recruiting even as the unemploymentf rate hasinched up. The list includezs , and Kathy a spokeswoman for Allstate locally, said her company is lookinv to bring 15 agents to the Seattle area.
Allstate is looking for people to becomre independentagency owners. The push is part of Allstate’x strategy to increase its market share in auto as well as selling more insurance for recreational all-terrain vehicles and – is opening its fourth market, this one as the anchorf at the Renton Village Shopping center, 501 S. Grady Way. The 30,000-square-fooy store is scheduled to open inlate June. The Asianm specialty supermarket company is also with openingsfor bookkeepers, cashiers and people to work in the meats, deli and other departments.
What’s the best advice for networking? It’s not abou glad-handing and passing out business cards. If you are annoyingt people when you are tryinbg to build that kind of marketinygfor yourself, the word of mouthj you get will not necessaril be what you had hoped for. Who are the best source for networking? Go back to the basics and build relationshipws with the people who alreadyknow you, like you and trusty you. What is the biggest networkint mistake? Not building your network while you havea job. all of a suddem you are out of a job and you want to networkmwith people. If you are doing it out of desperation mode, you are in People will sensethe fear.
How can you make sure there is a give and takewith networking? I don’tr network with people thinkiny that if I am nice to people they are goinhg to be nice to me. Turn it around and make the focux on theother person. The social-networking company Wetpain t has been growing rapidly and has openings for eightg people in positions ranging from business development to product With its mix ofoffering social-networkinf tools and providing an outlet for fans of popular TV showws to interact with each Wetpaint so far seemse to have found an antidote to the “We always are lookinb for talent,” said Wetpaint Marketing Manager Devin Hughes, who said the compant has hired seven people in the past month and currentlt has just under 60 employees.
The Seattle-based company, which operates a wiki-based online publishing platform, recently announcedr plans to create a couple dozen websitesz for fans of programminfg associated with MSN Wetpaint also is teaming withothefr partners, including Fox and HBO, having recently launchex a new “fansite” for “Sit Down, Shut a new animated show on Fox . Wetpaint also offers social media tools that let usersaupload photos, stories and other The company says about 40,000 new sites are beingt created a month using Wetpaint’s wiki platform. Hughees said Wetpaint is getting “tons and tons of as you can imagine.
The company also is recruitinyg athiring events, such as job Wetpaint’s staffing consultant, Todd also has taken to Twitter’s micro-blogginhg service to tweet for potential candidates. Perhaps no industryu is more aggressively recruiting in the area than insurance companies lookingv for people to sell policies or financial productd on commission and alsoearn residuals. On internet job lists, at job fairx and in press releases, severakl insurance companies are constantly recruiting even as the unemploymentf rate hasinched up. The list includezs , and Kathy a spokeswoman for Allstate locally, said her company is lookinv to bring 15 agents to the Seattle area.
Allstate is looking for people to becomre independentagency owners. The push is part of Allstate’x strategy to increase its market share in auto as well as selling more insurance for recreational all-terrain vehicles and – is opening its fourth market, this one as the anchorf at the Renton Village Shopping center, 501 S. Grady Way. The 30,000-square-fooy store is scheduled to open inlate June. The Asianm specialty supermarket company is also with openingsfor bookkeepers, cashiers and people to work in the meats, deli and other departments.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
DMHC licenses first
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The Family Care plan will offe r discounted access to a rangewof physician, pharmacy, outpatient (such as physical therapgy and mental health), laboratory, radiologt and imaging, dental, chiropractic, vision and hearing-carw services. The program will offer membershi p to a household fora $99 enrollment fee and a monthlty charge of $99.95, according to with discounts ranging from 5 to 40 percent for most However, the Houston-based health plan’s initial license is only validf for two years, reflecting cautiom on the part of the Sacramento-based agency, whicuh previously has cracked down on variouws discount health-care card companies in the state.
Family Care is licenses to operatethroughout Alameda, Marin, San San Mateo, Santa Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano, Orange and San Diegio counties, as well as the most populatesd areas of Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and 41 other counties, accordinyg to the department, and a numbeer of local providers are already listed on its www.familycarecalifornia.com web The DMHC said the economic environment played a role in its decision to approve Family Care’s application for a license.
Thanks to the continuinyg economic downturn, which has resulteds in many individuals and families losinghealthj coverage, “it is in the best interesg of consumers to regulate and license legitimater discount health plans,” Cindy Ehnes, the DMHC’s director, said in a June 9 She added that licensure will ensure that consumers will get promisedf discounts and “fully understand that these products are not healthb insurance.” In the last six years, the agency’ss Help Center has received more than 925 complaints from consumers who were victimsz of fraudulent discount health card the DMHC said.
Those consumerw were misled into thinking they were purchasing regular healtgh insurance or were unable to find doctorss who supposedly had contracter with thediscount company. The DMHC said it has issuedc several Cease and Desist orders in an ongoing investigationb into thisgrowing industry, which in turn led to settingg up a licensing structure to protect consumerse and provide state oversight. As a result, some companiesz decided to seek licenses proving they met regulatory The current licensing requirements include verification ofdiscounts offered, legitimate contracts with doctors and othefr health care providers, truthful advertising, and a process for consumera to resolve disputes with the plan, according to Plans also must prominently disclose that they are not offerinvg insurance, but rather a discount product through whic h members pay providers a discounted fee, usually at the time of Family Care’s web site displayse such a statement at the bottom of each web page.
The Family Care plan will offe r discounted access to a rangewof physician, pharmacy, outpatient (such as physical therapgy and mental health), laboratory, radiologt and imaging, dental, chiropractic, vision and hearing-carw services. The program will offer membershi p to a household fora $99 enrollment fee and a monthlty charge of $99.95, according to with discounts ranging from 5 to 40 percent for most However, the Houston-based health plan’s initial license is only validf for two years, reflecting cautiom on the part of the Sacramento-based agency, whicuh previously has cracked down on variouws discount health-care card companies in the state.
Family Care is licenses to operatethroughout Alameda, Marin, San San Mateo, Santa Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano, Orange and San Diegio counties, as well as the most populatesd areas of Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and 41 other counties, accordinyg to the department, and a numbeer of local providers are already listed on its www.familycarecalifornia.com web The DMHC said the economic environment played a role in its decision to approve Family Care’s application for a license.
Thanks to the continuinyg economic downturn, which has resulteds in many individuals and families losinghealthj coverage, “it is in the best interesg of consumers to regulate and license legitimater discount health plans,” Cindy Ehnes, the DMHC’s director, said in a June 9 She added that licensure will ensure that consumers will get promisedf discounts and “fully understand that these products are not healthb insurance.” In the last six years, the agency’ss Help Center has received more than 925 complaints from consumers who were victimsz of fraudulent discount health card the DMHC said.
Those consumerw were misled into thinking they were purchasing regular healtgh insurance or were unable to find doctorss who supposedly had contracter with thediscount company. The DMHC said it has issuedc several Cease and Desist orders in an ongoing investigationb into thisgrowing industry, which in turn led to settingg up a licensing structure to protect consumerse and provide state oversight. As a result, some companiesz decided to seek licenses proving they met regulatory The current licensing requirements include verification ofdiscounts offered, legitimate contracts with doctors and othefr health care providers, truthful advertising, and a process for consumera to resolve disputes with the plan, according to Plans also must prominently disclose that they are not offerinvg insurance, but rather a discount product through whic h members pay providers a discounted fee, usually at the time of Family Care’s web site displayse such a statement at the bottom of each web page.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Space Data teams for wireless smart grid communications - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Chandler-based Space Data announced the plan Monday to offerr up a portion of the wireless spectrum it owns to be used in conjunction with equipment fromMenlo Park, Calif.-based Full Spectrum. The two companiex say the deal will allow utilities to ownprivate wide-area networks to provided commands to smart grids. “The combination of our interference-free, high-powered frequencies with state-of-the-arft WiMax technology provide utilitiees with a dedicated private broadbancdwireless system,” said Jerry Knoblach, CEO of Space For several years, Space Data has been developinh a system of wirelesw communications using weather balloons to carry equipmenrt aloft, providing a wide area of coverage.
The compant also has been providing communications for several yeare in theutility sector. Smart gridsz are the latest application of technology inthe nation’x power system. They will transform the nationa l power grid into one that ismore flexible, allowing it to deliver more powee to areas of the country that need it. The two companiez believe their product would allow grid operators to controlp distribution remotely through awirelesz network. “In terms of grid automation, much of the focus to date has been directede toward automatic meter readingand control.
real-time command and control of higher-level grid devices are of if not greater, importancw in the drive for overalkgrid efficiency,” said Stewart Kantor, CEO of Full
Chandler-based Space Data announced the plan Monday to offerr up a portion of the wireless spectrum it owns to be used in conjunction with equipment fromMenlo Park, Calif.-based Full Spectrum. The two companiex say the deal will allow utilities to ownprivate wide-area networks to provided commands to smart grids. “The combination of our interference-free, high-powered frequencies with state-of-the-arft WiMax technology provide utilitiees with a dedicated private broadbancdwireless system,” said Jerry Knoblach, CEO of Space For several years, Space Data has been developinh a system of wirelesw communications using weather balloons to carry equipmenrt aloft, providing a wide area of coverage.
The compant also has been providing communications for several yeare in theutility sector. Smart gridsz are the latest application of technology inthe nation’x power system. They will transform the nationa l power grid into one that ismore flexible, allowing it to deliver more powee to areas of the country that need it. The two companiez believe their product would allow grid operators to controlp distribution remotely through awirelesz network. “In terms of grid automation, much of the focus to date has been directede toward automatic meter readingand control.
real-time command and control of higher-level grid devices are of if not greater, importancw in the drive for overalkgrid efficiency,” said Stewart Kantor, CEO of Full
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