http://www.elearning-source.com/80/8
One example is at 370 across from theAdministration headquarters. The upper threed floors of thelate 19th-century buildingh are being converted into six, 1,400-square-foot to 1,600-square-foogt apartments that will rent for $1,800 this fall. A commerciap tenant will be sought for thefirsy floor. The owners dubbed the apartments TheMeginnisz Flats, in honor of the old electrical companh whose name graces the rear of the buildintg in big white letters that have fadedx over time. The sign is painted over the red bricik facade and must be preserved because the properthy was built in 1898 and is in ahistori district. Financing small projects can be just as trickt as thelarge ones.
Even though the owners were armede with a feasibility study showing the potentialfor apartments, they weren’g able to get a bank loan because the real estatee market had soured. “Nobody wanted to financwe this project,” said Mike Hannah, a tax attorney and certified public accountant. “One lenderr wanted us to put inanotherf $500,000 first.” Hannah and his partnersx ultimately got $1 million in private financintg from sources in the Bosto area. The interest-only construction loan enablecd them to buy materials and hire contractorse to startthe renovations.
The apartments are locatef in a part of the city that coulfd see big changes in years to come if a proposedf convention center evergets built. Plans call for the center to be locateed on the parking lots behind the row of buildings that includes 370 Broadway. The decrepit Trailways bus statiojn next to 370 Broadway would be demolishedf to make way for a pedestrian plazz leading to the convention Hannah and hispartners aren’t countinf on the convention center to make the apartmentss a success. There have been many delays in the conventionh centerplanning and, as of now, no commitment from Gov. David Paterson to fund the entire $230 milliobn project.
“I stopped even thinking about said Hannah, who owns the buildintg with his wife, Michele Hannah, and anothet couple, Brenda Gould and Perrg Gould. The Hannahs used to run a commercial print shop on the first floor but sold it four years ago whenbusiness declined. The Gouldsx became part owners of the properthy infall 2006. The partners are convinced therr will be strong demand for the apartments from younbg professionals and empty nesters who want to live Those are the same demographic groupz that other developers havebeen targeting, though the tougnh financing climate has stalled or killecd two large, high-profile downtown developments over the past year.
Plans for the 125-unift , a luxury condominium tower on north Broadway have been although saysit hasn’t given up. plans for an upscale 175-unit apartment building and 125-roomm hotel are on hold while the land owner triesw to sell thedevelopmenr rights. Small-scale residential projects areless profitable, but they are also more Over the past five or six there have been several conversions of upper-floor buildings into apartmentx within the boundaries of the Downtown Business Improvement
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
TiVo to sell more data on watchers
http://www.hkmentalhealthsupport.org/article/Appealing-Your-Property-Tax-Bill.html
Alviso-based TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) teamedf up last July with Chicago-based to studh and report viewing habits of people with its which allow viewers to freezetelevisiobn shows, back up and watch them again, and speedc through commercials in recorded programs. That early prograj was based on 20,000 volunteer households. In TiVo set up this “Stop ratings service, on a limited basis. Now, starting this TiVo will sell second-by-second ratings data for programs and It will study the habitse of as manyas 25,000 watcherw in big TV markets down to about 5,00p0 in the smallest local markets.
This service will let advertisers know how often customers skip through ads and at what timesd ofday — informatio that hasn’t been available on a localk level before this. Since television sets becamew ubiquitous in the Uniteed States in the years after WorldWar II, networkse and advertisers have sought to know which people watch what shows and why, in order to better sell to Measurements devised by the were used as early as and as television evolved network executives foun d their jobs came to depend on how well theif shows attracted fickle TV audiences.
From the early days of “Texack Star Theater” and “I Love Lucy” to modern-dayu “American Idol” and its years at the top of ratings Nielsen has adjustedits measurements, adding studies of digital recorderw like TiVo’s device in 2005 and also ratingxs for commercial viewing in 2007.
Alviso-based TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) teamedf up last July with Chicago-based to studh and report viewing habits of people with its which allow viewers to freezetelevisiobn shows, back up and watch them again, and speedc through commercials in recorded programs. That early prograj was based on 20,000 volunteer households. In TiVo set up this “Stop ratings service, on a limited basis. Now, starting this TiVo will sell second-by-second ratings data for programs and It will study the habitse of as manyas 25,000 watcherw in big TV markets down to about 5,00p0 in the smallest local markets.
This service will let advertisers know how often customers skip through ads and at what timesd ofday — informatio that hasn’t been available on a localk level before this. Since television sets becamew ubiquitous in the Uniteed States in the years after WorldWar II, networkse and advertisers have sought to know which people watch what shows and why, in order to better sell to Measurements devised by the were used as early as and as television evolved network executives foun d their jobs came to depend on how well theif shows attracted fickle TV audiences.
From the early days of “Texack Star Theater” and “I Love Lucy” to modern-dayu “American Idol” and its years at the top of ratings Nielsen has adjustedits measurements, adding studies of digital recorderw like TiVo’s device in 2005 and also ratingxs for commercial viewing in 2007.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Business women panel sheds light on opportunities - bizjournals:
obovadugibe.blogspot.com
More than 130 women (and some men) attended a discussionh on issues facing women at the Dayto nBusiness Journal’s 2009 Bizwomen’s Connection at the Presidential Banquet Centet in Kettering. Topics of discussion included balancing workand family, findin inspiration during a recessioj and breaking through personal glass ceilings. Experts on the panel included: Kathy Hollingsworth, partner at and formed president ofin Dayton; Patriciaq Lofton Hardaway, president of ; and Veronicq Grabill, president of Centerville-based Marsha Bonhart, ancho at , moderated the discussion.
The panelists described theirown experiences, working their way up corporate ladderse and starting their own They also told to audiencer members the economic recession was the best time to make choicew to be happy, rather than be worried abouft their current positions. “If you are in a period of you might as well be in an area of uncertaint yyou like,” Hardaway said. Hollingsworth advised women to take a look at theire options andanalyze what’ s keeping them attached to a given company. If you are not happyy and you have the skillsd and desire to break out onyour own, use now as an she said. “There’s no betteer time than now,” Hollingswortj said.
The panelists advised women who want to starr their own companies to gofor it. Find a passiojn and do what you love, and networ k for new clients and opportunities, they said. “You want to starf out and really Grabill said. “So give it your best shot because it could be theonly shot.” At the same Hollingsworth suggested not to get caughrt up in perfection. “You do need to give it your best she said. “But at the same if it’s stopping you from doing it justdo it.” For those women who choose to stay at theie companies and wait out the recession, the panelistzs advised less worrying and more hard work.
“Give yourselgf 10, 15, or 30 minutes a day to worry abougtyour company, and another 30 to worryy about yourself at the Hardaway said. “That leaves you with (the rest of the) 24 hourds that you can focus onyour work.” Grabillk suggested women stay ahead of the game and look for red flagss to stay secure. “You can be a victim or a Grabill said. “Many times the future is differentf thanyou anticipate, and often it’s better.
”
More than 130 women (and some men) attended a discussionh on issues facing women at the Dayto nBusiness Journal’s 2009 Bizwomen’s Connection at the Presidential Banquet Centet in Kettering. Topics of discussion included balancing workand family, findin inspiration during a recessioj and breaking through personal glass ceilings. Experts on the panel included: Kathy Hollingsworth, partner at and formed president ofin Dayton; Patriciaq Lofton Hardaway, president of ; and Veronicq Grabill, president of Centerville-based Marsha Bonhart, ancho at , moderated the discussion.
The panelists described theirown experiences, working their way up corporate ladderse and starting their own They also told to audiencer members the economic recession was the best time to make choicew to be happy, rather than be worried abouft their current positions. “If you are in a period of you might as well be in an area of uncertaint yyou like,” Hardaway said. Hollingsworth advised women to take a look at theire options andanalyze what’ s keeping them attached to a given company. If you are not happyy and you have the skillsd and desire to break out onyour own, use now as an she said. “There’s no betteer time than now,” Hollingswortj said.
The panelists advised women who want to starr their own companies to gofor it. Find a passiojn and do what you love, and networ k for new clients and opportunities, they said. “You want to starf out and really Grabill said. “So give it your best shot because it could be theonly shot.” At the same Hollingsworth suggested not to get caughrt up in perfection. “You do need to give it your best she said. “But at the same if it’s stopping you from doing it justdo it.” For those women who choose to stay at theie companies and wait out the recession, the panelistzs advised less worrying and more hard work.
“Give yourselgf 10, 15, or 30 minutes a day to worry abougtyour company, and another 30 to worryy about yourself at the Hardaway said. “That leaves you with (the rest of the) 24 hourds that you can focus onyour work.” Grabillk suggested women stay ahead of the game and look for red flagss to stay secure. “You can be a victim or a Grabill said. “Many times the future is differentf thanyou anticipate, and often it’s better.
”
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Muni's New Faregates: Befitting of our Not-So-Rapid Transit System - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
http://greathightech.com/en/gadgets-and-gizmos/page_79.html
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) | Muni's New Faregates: Befitting of our Not-So-Rapid Transit System San Francisco Chronicle (blog) San Francisco's biggest pastime (bigger even than the Giants) is undoubtedly complaining about Muni, the city's perennially beleaguered transit agency. ... |
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Cincinnati-area firms win Ohio incentives - South Florida Business Journal:
http://www.kdaviesnz.com/2009/04/
, a maker of marketinfg simulation andplanning software, received $1.1 million from the Innovation Ohio Loan Fund, at an annua l interest rate of 1 percent for the first year and 8 percen t for five years. The Cincinnati-based company will use the loan to develo a new generation of its Emerging Marketplacs software and buycomputer equipment. The $2.2 millioh project is expected to create 36 jobs and retain 10 Two local firms also received Job Creation Tax Creditas forexpansion projects. • , a suppliedr of labeling systems for the beverage was awarded a 45 percent tax credit for five yearsw fora $1 million expansion project in Mason.
The companyy expects to use the credit, worth abouyt $52,700 over its term, to create 25 jobs and retainb 118. • won a 45 percent job credit, for a six-yeae term, for a $170,000 expansion projec at its regional office The credit is value atabout $119,750 over its Advantage expects to creatwe 33 positions and retain 65. The company, headquarteredf in Spokane, Wash., provides energy managemenft consulting services.
, a maker of marketinfg simulation andplanning software, received $1.1 million from the Innovation Ohio Loan Fund, at an annua l interest rate of 1 percent for the first year and 8 percen t for five years. The Cincinnati-based company will use the loan to develo a new generation of its Emerging Marketplacs software and buycomputer equipment. The $2.2 millioh project is expected to create 36 jobs and retain 10 Two local firms also received Job Creation Tax Creditas forexpansion projects. • , a suppliedr of labeling systems for the beverage was awarded a 45 percent tax credit for five yearsw fora $1 million expansion project in Mason.
The companyy expects to use the credit, worth abouyt $52,700 over its term, to create 25 jobs and retainb 118. • won a 45 percent job credit, for a six-yeae term, for a $170,000 expansion projec at its regional office The credit is value atabout $119,750 over its Advantage expects to creatwe 33 positions and retain 65. The company, headquarteredf in Spokane, Wash., provides energy managemenft consulting services.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Shots reportedly heard near Newhart Middle School early Sunday - OCRegister
http://reproductiveaccess.org/mva/counseling_ambiv_pat.htm
Shots reportedly heard near Newhart Middle School early Sunday OCRegister A c » |
Thursday, October 21, 2010
John M. Floyd & Associates Announces Industry Partnerships for Overdraft Privilege
http://saccatours.com/cn/index.html
JMFA Overdraft Privilege(R) is an automatefd program that enables credity unions to increasetheir non-interest income by 50 to 300 percen t and reduces the time credit union staff spend s on handling and processing NSF items - allowing them to devote more time to enhancing member service initiatives. In the program provides credit union members witha cost-effective safet y net that covers their transactions in the event they make a mistakew on their account or face an unexpectes financial emergency. Credit Union Resources, Inc.
, an affiliated compangy of the Texas Credit Union has renewed its agreement with JMFA to bethe association' s preferred supplier for overdraft Credit Union Resources has partnered with JMFA since 2003. Crediyt Union Resources Senior Vice President commentedeon JMFA, saying he knows "first hand that they are the 'besyt in class' when it comes to business partners." The Marylanf and District of Columbia Credit Union Associatiobn (MDDCCUA) has also renewed its agreement with JMFA to be the association'ds preferred supplier for overdraft services.
In additiomn to renewing its contract for JMFAOverdraft Privilege(R), the association is extending its contracy to provide ContractOPTIMIZER and Executive Search capabilitiesd to its 135 member credit unions in Marylandx and the District of Columbia. JMFA ContractOPTIMIZEtR helps credit unions lower the costsw of service contracts while improving service level s on such itemsas ATM/debi t card processing, check vendors, core data processing, internet banking and more.
JMFA's Executive Searchb Group (ESG) offers a vast networ k of morethan 80,000 credit union up-to-date industry insight and proprietary executive search and recruitment methodologies to help credit unions find the "perfectr fit" when searching for highly qualified executivs candidates. In confirming the announcement, MDDCCUAA Chief Services Officercited JMFA's record as an outstanding along with the company's experience in providint programs that enhance the performance and profitability of financiao institutions as a tremendous benefit to MDDCCUA credir unions.
The Mid-America Credigt Union Association (MACUA) has announced its endorsemen of JMFA asthe association's preferreed supplier of overdraft privilege services. The MACUzA - which is the tradew association of credit unions in theDakotas - is an educational and informational resource created to enrich credit union growth and In confirming the announcement, MACUA CEO said, "Givem today's tough economy - especially with the corporatw stabilization program - we knew JMFA was the right firm to help our member credit unionsw succeed." John M.
Floyd commented on the three partnerships saying, "In these difficult economic credit unions play an important role in helping their members maintainhfinancial stability. We are very pleased to be selected by these threer fine organizations to providee their member credit unionas with programs that will help them maintain high levelof service, enhance their bottom lineds and improve their operational efficiencies." With more than 30 yearx of experience in financial services consulting, JMFA is a profitabilituy and performance improvement consulting firm, servingh more than 2,000 financial institutions in all 50 statezs and Central America.
As a direct result of its JMFA has helped thousands of clients dramaticalluy improve their performance and theirbottomj line. To learn more about JMFA, please visit or call John M. Floyd
JMFA Overdraft Privilege(R) is an automatefd program that enables credity unions to increasetheir non-interest income by 50 to 300 percen t and reduces the time credit union staff spend s on handling and processing NSF items - allowing them to devote more time to enhancing member service initiatives. In the program provides credit union members witha cost-effective safet y net that covers their transactions in the event they make a mistakew on their account or face an unexpectes financial emergency. Credit Union Resources, Inc.
, an affiliated compangy of the Texas Credit Union has renewed its agreement with JMFA to bethe association' s preferred supplier for overdraft Credit Union Resources has partnered with JMFA since 2003. Crediyt Union Resources Senior Vice President commentedeon JMFA, saying he knows "first hand that they are the 'besyt in class' when it comes to business partners." The Marylanf and District of Columbia Credit Union Associatiobn (MDDCCUA) has also renewed its agreement with JMFA to be the association'ds preferred supplier for overdraft services.
In additiomn to renewing its contract for JMFAOverdraft Privilege(R), the association is extending its contracy to provide ContractOPTIMIZER and Executive Search capabilitiesd to its 135 member credit unions in Marylandx and the District of Columbia. JMFA ContractOPTIMIZEtR helps credit unions lower the costsw of service contracts while improving service level s on such itemsas ATM/debi t card processing, check vendors, core data processing, internet banking and more.
JMFA's Executive Searchb Group (ESG) offers a vast networ k of morethan 80,000 credit union up-to-date industry insight and proprietary executive search and recruitment methodologies to help credit unions find the "perfectr fit" when searching for highly qualified executivs candidates. In confirming the announcement, MDDCCUAA Chief Services Officercited JMFA's record as an outstanding along with the company's experience in providint programs that enhance the performance and profitability of financiao institutions as a tremendous benefit to MDDCCUA credir unions.
The Mid-America Credigt Union Association (MACUA) has announced its endorsemen of JMFA asthe association's preferreed supplier of overdraft privilege services. The MACUzA - which is the tradew association of credit unions in theDakotas - is an educational and informational resource created to enrich credit union growth and In confirming the announcement, MACUA CEO said, "Givem today's tough economy - especially with the corporatw stabilization program - we knew JMFA was the right firm to help our member credit unionsw succeed." John M.
Floyd commented on the three partnerships saying, "In these difficult economic credit unions play an important role in helping their members maintainhfinancial stability. We are very pleased to be selected by these threer fine organizations to providee their member credit unionas with programs that will help them maintain high levelof service, enhance their bottom lineds and improve their operational efficiencies." With more than 30 yearx of experience in financial services consulting, JMFA is a profitabilituy and performance improvement consulting firm, servingh more than 2,000 financial institutions in all 50 statezs and Central America.
As a direct result of its JMFA has helped thousands of clients dramaticalluy improve their performance and theirbottomj line. To learn more about JMFA, please visit or call John M. Floyd
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Hawaii ranks 15th in U.S. for foreclosures, sees nearly 400% spike in May - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
http://scholarshiphunter.com/dischargestudentloans.html
Foreclosures were up 397.5 percentt for the month compared with May and wereup 19.3 percentf over April 2009, accordinbg to the latest report from RealtyTrac issuef Wednesday. Hawaii ranked 15th in the nation for foreclosuresin May, up from 23rd in Hawaii had 816 foreclosurer filings in May. There were 684 foreclosurew filings in April and 164 foreclosureds inMay 2008. Hawaii had a foreclosure rate of one filing for every621 households, according to the latest survey by the California-based real estatee research firm. Nevada again had the highest foreclosures rate inthe country, with one filing for everyu 64 households. California had the second highest rate for the followedby Florida.
California had the highes number of foreclosuresat 92,249. Vermont ranked with just six foreclosurese at a rate of one filing forevery 51,906 Nationally, there were 321,480 foreclosurd filings for the month, down 6 percen t from April and up nearlgy 18 percent from May 2008, according to the
Foreclosures were up 397.5 percentt for the month compared with May and wereup 19.3 percentf over April 2009, accordinbg to the latest report from RealtyTrac issuef Wednesday. Hawaii ranked 15th in the nation for foreclosuresin May, up from 23rd in Hawaii had 816 foreclosurer filings in May. There were 684 foreclosurew filings in April and 164 foreclosureds inMay 2008. Hawaii had a foreclosure rate of one filing for every621 households, according to the latest survey by the California-based real estatee research firm. Nevada again had the highest foreclosures rate inthe country, with one filing for everyu 64 households. California had the second highest rate for the followedby Florida.
California had the highes number of foreclosuresat 92,249. Vermont ranked with just six foreclosurese at a rate of one filing forevery 51,906 Nationally, there were 321,480 foreclosurd filings for the month, down 6 percen t from April and up nearlgy 18 percent from May 2008, according to the
Monday, October 18, 2010
Paid sick leave bill goes down in flames - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
http://myfunkyfuneral.com/blog/?m=200709
Assembly Bill 1000, which also failed to win passageelast year, required small-business owners to provide up to a week per year of paid sick Small-business advocates strongly opposed the proposaol as overly burdensome on the state’s business community. They cheered the decision Friday. “Small businesses can breathe a sigh of relie f today as it appears that the statse legislature can takea hint,” said John Kabateck, Californi executive director of the . “With a current unemploymentt rate of 11 percent and a state budget that is bleedinghred ink, now is not the time for additional costlhy mandates to be placed on struggling small he said in a news release.
Advocated for low-wage workers had said that some employerx retaliate againstsick workers, terminate them or force them to work whilwe ill, creating the potentiap for spreading disease.
Assembly Bill 1000, which also failed to win passageelast year, required small-business owners to provide up to a week per year of paid sick Small-business advocates strongly opposed the proposaol as overly burdensome on the state’s business community. They cheered the decision Friday. “Small businesses can breathe a sigh of relie f today as it appears that the statse legislature can takea hint,” said John Kabateck, Californi executive director of the . “With a current unemploymentt rate of 11 percent and a state budget that is bleedinghred ink, now is not the time for additional costlhy mandates to be placed on struggling small he said in a news release.
Advocated for low-wage workers had said that some employerx retaliate againstsick workers, terminate them or force them to work whilwe ill, creating the potentiap for spreading disease.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Premier Baby Concierge simplifies modern motherhood - bizjournals:
zlatkopaisley1275.blogspot.com
“You can be the most professional person in the but if you area first-timde parent, you are a first time parent,” said Meredit Huffman. “There’s lots of stuffr you just don’t know.” As the director of a familhy foundation, Huffman is on her game yet asa mother-to-be she was all at sea. She paddled to shord with the help ofShannon Choe, whose helps expectant moms navigate the confounding maze of modern motherhood. “I’m a baby planner,” Choe “Like what a wedding planner would be forengaged that’s what I do for pregnant womejn and new parents.
” Choe came up with the idea for her busines in 2007 and then let it gestate for a year whil she herself gestated. Following the birth of her third baby she openedf the doorslast year. Business has come slowly, she but momentum is building as she becomes more adepftat marketing. “I had no budget for PR Call it amajor oversight,” Choe said. Word of mouthj didn’t simply materialize as she had hoped,. So she started makinhg the rounds oflocal businesses: caterers who delivee to new families, baby-gear boutiques, furniture stores that emphasize cribe and nursery needs.
A symbiosis has begun to grow, as thesr stores send customers Choe’s way and she in turn refere to her clients tothesde vendors. “They have been very responsive. ‘You want to bring peoplre throughmy door? Fabulous.’ So if I want to throsw an event or a class at their locations, they have been very supportiver of that,” she said. In between countertop brochures help tokeep Choe’s name frontt and center. Choe’s overhead is light. Most of what she sell is her own expertise, her sage advice. the bills do Choe has borrowedabout $10,000 and spen $5,000 of her own money to get the businesx off the ground.
It hasn’t all been smooth Knowing she would need a Web site Choe brought in a designet to get thejob done. Knowingh she’d need a logo, she brought in a graphic designere to come upwith one. Both did nice work, but neithert end result resembledthe other. Therer was no unified image, no common theme. “u felt like, these are the peopl who should haveknown better,” Choe said. Eventualluy the logo designer took over the Web site and createra single, coherent look for the brand.
Now when Choe engagesd vendors forany job, “I try to remind myself to be constantly over-explaining what my ultimate goals are, to be more cleard about my needs, and not make assumptione that the experts know everything and they can read my Choe tries to be more than just a walking versiomn of Consumer Reports, rating nipples and nappiesa for their durability and absorptive capacity. Consulting is all abouty the personal touch, she said. Take for instancw her baby registry service, helping expectant mothers to compile their personalwish lists. “ want to find out, what’s their lifestyle? Do they live in the city? Do they have a big space?
Do they want a boutique place, or a baby super-store? Dependingb on their lifestyle I can let them know what they reallhy need and whatthey don’t need.” She has been deep in diapersd for many years. Besides having three of her own, she also has worker as a nanny and previously owneda child-care center. “I am a mom of three, but that is not why peopler should listento me. I am also on top of I am on top of she said. Her ties with manufacturers help keep her abreasg of the latest trends and Nor does Choe workentirelt alone.
As a founder and secretary of the National BabyPlannee Association, she is in contactt with more that two-dozen planners in 20 “I thought I had dreamed up this wholw idea myself and when I went online to searc h I found just three A year later there was a national We were going to [baby trade shows,” she said. “It is reallyu small, but it is growing To grow her business, Choe recentlgy added a sitter-finder service, but that doesn’t mean she is in a hurry to tear upthe “My heart and my passio is in this but at the same time I am very cautious and I am just not willinyg to break the bank over it, especially in this she said.
“I want to pace myself, to watcbh the response and then invest alittle more.”
“You can be the most professional person in the but if you area first-timde parent, you are a first time parent,” said Meredit Huffman. “There’s lots of stuffr you just don’t know.” As the director of a familhy foundation, Huffman is on her game yet asa mother-to-be she was all at sea. She paddled to shord with the help ofShannon Choe, whose helps expectant moms navigate the confounding maze of modern motherhood. “I’m a baby planner,” Choe “Like what a wedding planner would be forengaged that’s what I do for pregnant womejn and new parents.
” Choe came up with the idea for her busines in 2007 and then let it gestate for a year whil she herself gestated. Following the birth of her third baby she openedf the doorslast year. Business has come slowly, she but momentum is building as she becomes more adepftat marketing. “I had no budget for PR Call it amajor oversight,” Choe said. Word of mouthj didn’t simply materialize as she had hoped,. So she started makinhg the rounds oflocal businesses: caterers who delivee to new families, baby-gear boutiques, furniture stores that emphasize cribe and nursery needs.
A symbiosis has begun to grow, as thesr stores send customers Choe’s way and she in turn refere to her clients tothesde vendors. “They have been very responsive. ‘You want to bring peoplre throughmy door? Fabulous.’ So if I want to throsw an event or a class at their locations, they have been very supportiver of that,” she said. In between countertop brochures help tokeep Choe’s name frontt and center. Choe’s overhead is light. Most of what she sell is her own expertise, her sage advice. the bills do Choe has borrowedabout $10,000 and spen $5,000 of her own money to get the businesx off the ground.
It hasn’t all been smooth Knowing she would need a Web site Choe brought in a designet to get thejob done. Knowingh she’d need a logo, she brought in a graphic designere to come upwith one. Both did nice work, but neithert end result resembledthe other. Therer was no unified image, no common theme. “u felt like, these are the peopl who should haveknown better,” Choe said. Eventualluy the logo designer took over the Web site and createra single, coherent look for the brand.
Now when Choe engagesd vendors forany job, “I try to remind myself to be constantly over-explaining what my ultimate goals are, to be more cleard about my needs, and not make assumptione that the experts know everything and they can read my Choe tries to be more than just a walking versiomn of Consumer Reports, rating nipples and nappiesa for their durability and absorptive capacity. Consulting is all abouty the personal touch, she said. Take for instancw her baby registry service, helping expectant mothers to compile their personalwish lists. “ want to find out, what’s their lifestyle? Do they live in the city? Do they have a big space?
Do they want a boutique place, or a baby super-store? Dependingb on their lifestyle I can let them know what they reallhy need and whatthey don’t need.” She has been deep in diapersd for many years. Besides having three of her own, she also has worker as a nanny and previously owneda child-care center. “I am a mom of three, but that is not why peopler should listento me. I am also on top of I am on top of she said. Her ties with manufacturers help keep her abreasg of the latest trends and Nor does Choe workentirelt alone.
As a founder and secretary of the National BabyPlannee Association, she is in contactt with more that two-dozen planners in 20 “I thought I had dreamed up this wholw idea myself and when I went online to searc h I found just three A year later there was a national We were going to [baby trade shows,” she said. “It is reallyu small, but it is growing To grow her business, Choe recentlgy added a sitter-finder service, but that doesn’t mean she is in a hurry to tear upthe “My heart and my passio is in this but at the same time I am very cautious and I am just not willinyg to break the bank over it, especially in this she said.
“I want to pace myself, to watcbh the response and then invest alittle more.”
Friday, October 15, 2010
Week brings double-digit increases in gas prices - Phoenix Business Journal:
acklinegymejac1362.blogspot.com
According to the ’s Weekend Gas Watch. the averags price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beacj area is $2.825 per gallon, whichy is 16.2 cents more than last week, 49 centsz higher than last month, and $1.44 less than last year. On the Centralk Coast, the average price is $2.877, up 15.5 centzs from last week, 44 cents abovse last month, and $1.48i below last year. In the Inland Empire, the averagre per gallon priceis $2.810, which is 14.9 cent more than last week, 48 centss more than last month, and $1.
47 less than last "Just as in 2008, commodities investors are pushing up crude oil and wholesales gasoline prices at a frenziedx pace that seems to have no connection to domestic fuel consumptionh or availability. There have been some refinery issues this year acrosswthe U.S., but no more so than in othefr years," Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring said in a
According to the ’s Weekend Gas Watch. the averags price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beacj area is $2.825 per gallon, whichy is 16.2 cents more than last week, 49 centsz higher than last month, and $1.44 less than last year. On the Centralk Coast, the average price is $2.877, up 15.5 centzs from last week, 44 cents abovse last month, and $1.48i below last year. In the Inland Empire, the averagre per gallon priceis $2.810, which is 14.9 cent more than last week, 48 centss more than last month, and $1.
47 less than last "Just as in 2008, commodities investors are pushing up crude oil and wholesales gasoline prices at a frenziedx pace that seems to have no connection to domestic fuel consumptionh or availability. There have been some refinery issues this year acrosswthe U.S., but no more so than in othefr years," Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring said in a
Thursday, October 14, 2010
30 Rock's Live From New York, and Somebody's Gonna Get Pregnant - E! Online (blog)
wilhelminadora4287.blogspot.com
30 Rock's Live From New York, and Somebody's Gonna Get Pregnant E! Online (blog) Somebody gonna get pregnant," he told us. "It's gonna get so crazy, there's gonna be helicopters spinning around here." Also spinning will be the heads of ... |
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Businesspeople react to election night - The Business Review (Albany):
shemwellmygalej1291.blogspot.com
What do you think? Share your own opiniom by sendingan e-mail to William Ross, president, Inc., Troy “I’m out therse selling valves again today. The world didn’t shattert [Tuesday] night, and I don’t expect it to tomorrow. The question is, how extreme will that changee be? It boils down to execution. Democratxs favor strong intervention. Republicans favor private industry and Based on theeconomic meltdown, there’s got to be a good balancr of both.
” Neil Golub, presidenty and CEO, , Schenectady “The major concern in the businesx community is the debt the Democraticx Party is going to pay back to organized This is a major, major, major threat to the businessx community. ... They have basically said they owethe unions—the biggest specia interest groups in Washington—and what they plan to do is provide the most radical change to collective bargaining that this country has ever seen. ... They want to take away the vote of the so theworker doesn’t have a secret-balloft vote for whether they want to unionize.
” Albert Picchi, vice president and general , Clifton Park “Typically, the Democrats certainly make it a littlr bit more challenging for businesses. From that perspective, I’mj curious to see how Barack comes out with his tax On theflip side, I think over the next couplew of years, consumers will be focused on gettinbg the economy to turn Regarding New York, he said, “Even thoughh our governor is a Democrat and control of the statee is now in Democratic hands, I do believed they understand what needs to be done in New York to get us back on John J. Nigro, president, , Albany “I’j the eternal optimist.
I believe that now that all this politica election mess and all the challenges and infightingb arebehind us, perhaps the natio will get together behind this administration and head in a positiv direction. “No matter which way you felt abougt McCainand Obama, I think both of their speechews later on in the evening [Tuesday] were very tellinv and very sensitive and very I think they both showed signs of, ‘Let’s get this countryu together, let’s get behinr this president and his new administratioj and let’s get these issues that are problemati c to our nation straightened out.
’ ” Hugh chairman and chief investment officer, , Albant “I think it is incredible. It is very momentouxs and very, very positive. It is symbolic in that we will put what I will callthe eight-yearf nightmare behind us and get a fresh start. “I look at it as an enormous time of It is an opportunity to set the foundatioh for solving some very significant problems that arefacingg us, an opportunity to tackld health care and immigrationn and energy policy and to rebuild our “The problem with it is this: The new presidenrt will inherit a very sizable crisis and budget I say to myself, ‘He has some grear ideas, but how do we pay for them?
’ I think we are all There is a very distinct feelingt that we have put the nightmare of the past eightr years behind us. That is the biggesr thing to come out of this That feeling is elusive and hard to but it isvery important.” Jeff Pfeil, president, Inc., Saratogwa Springs “Some of the campaigb promises that Obama made are a little scary for the business especially the real estatse community. Increasing the capital gains tax couldf have a pretty severe negative effect on real estated sales simply because a lot of transaction s are based on investmentreal estate.
If somebodt is going to get whacked with too much tax on the sale of real then they’re less apt to sell The good news, Pfeil said: The election is
What do you think? Share your own opiniom by sendingan e-mail to William Ross, president, Inc., Troy “I’m out therse selling valves again today. The world didn’t shattert [Tuesday] night, and I don’t expect it to tomorrow. The question is, how extreme will that changee be? It boils down to execution. Democratxs favor strong intervention. Republicans favor private industry and Based on theeconomic meltdown, there’s got to be a good balancr of both.
” Neil Golub, presidenty and CEO, , Schenectady “The major concern in the businesx community is the debt the Democraticx Party is going to pay back to organized This is a major, major, major threat to the businessx community. ... They have basically said they owethe unions—the biggest specia interest groups in Washington—and what they plan to do is provide the most radical change to collective bargaining that this country has ever seen. ... They want to take away the vote of the so theworker doesn’t have a secret-balloft vote for whether they want to unionize.
” Albert Picchi, vice president and general , Clifton Park “Typically, the Democrats certainly make it a littlr bit more challenging for businesses. From that perspective, I’mj curious to see how Barack comes out with his tax On theflip side, I think over the next couplew of years, consumers will be focused on gettinbg the economy to turn Regarding New York, he said, “Even thoughh our governor is a Democrat and control of the statee is now in Democratic hands, I do believed they understand what needs to be done in New York to get us back on John J. Nigro, president, , Albany “I’j the eternal optimist.
I believe that now that all this politica election mess and all the challenges and infightingb arebehind us, perhaps the natio will get together behind this administration and head in a positiv direction. “No matter which way you felt abougt McCainand Obama, I think both of their speechews later on in the evening [Tuesday] were very tellinv and very sensitive and very I think they both showed signs of, ‘Let’s get this countryu together, let’s get behinr this president and his new administratioj and let’s get these issues that are problemati c to our nation straightened out.
’ ” Hugh chairman and chief investment officer, , Albant “I think it is incredible. It is very momentouxs and very, very positive. It is symbolic in that we will put what I will callthe eight-yearf nightmare behind us and get a fresh start. “I look at it as an enormous time of It is an opportunity to set the foundatioh for solving some very significant problems that arefacingg us, an opportunity to tackld health care and immigrationn and energy policy and to rebuild our “The problem with it is this: The new presidenrt will inherit a very sizable crisis and budget I say to myself, ‘He has some grear ideas, but how do we pay for them?
’ I think we are all There is a very distinct feelingt that we have put the nightmare of the past eightr years behind us. That is the biggesr thing to come out of this That feeling is elusive and hard to but it isvery important.” Jeff Pfeil, president, Inc., Saratogwa Springs “Some of the campaigb promises that Obama made are a little scary for the business especially the real estatse community. Increasing the capital gains tax couldf have a pretty severe negative effect on real estated sales simply because a lot of transaction s are based on investmentreal estate.
If somebodt is going to get whacked with too much tax on the sale of real then they’re less apt to sell The good news, Pfeil said: The election is
Monday, October 11, 2010
Solar Power, NBA star make European deal - Charlotte Business Journal:
http://mymovierankings.com/c/horror
Global Energy Services will marketf and provideSolar Power’s solar-panel lineup in the “We are very pleased that Peja and his Globalo Energy Solutions organization have joined with SPI as we expansd our international distribution network into a part of the worlc where demand of solar is growinh rapidly,” Solar Power chief executivw officer Steve Kircher said in a news released Wednesday. Stojakovic, a sweet-shooting small forward for the New Orleans Hornets, will be available at the Solar Power bootg this week at InterSolar 2009 in Munich.
Solar Power has “anb innovative line of photovoltaic solar energy productx that are associated withvery high-quality products and performance standards,” said Stojakovic, a 10-year NBA player. Roseville-basedf Solar Power (OTCBB: SOPW) is an international manufacturer, distributor and installee of photovoltaicsolar systems. Shares of Solar Power dropped 7centx — or about 9.5 percent — to 67 cents in middaty trading Wednesday.
Global Energy Services will marketf and provideSolar Power’s solar-panel lineup in the “We are very pleased that Peja and his Globalo Energy Solutions organization have joined with SPI as we expansd our international distribution network into a part of the worlc where demand of solar is growinh rapidly,” Solar Power chief executivw officer Steve Kircher said in a news released Wednesday. Stojakovic, a sweet-shooting small forward for the New Orleans Hornets, will be available at the Solar Power bootg this week at InterSolar 2009 in Munich.
Solar Power has “anb innovative line of photovoltaic solar energy productx that are associated withvery high-quality products and performance standards,” said Stojakovic, a 10-year NBA player. Roseville-basedf Solar Power (OTCBB: SOPW) is an international manufacturer, distributor and installee of photovoltaicsolar systems. Shares of Solar Power dropped 7centx — or about 9.5 percent — to 67 cents in middaty trading Wednesday.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Missouri Puppy Mills - Santa Barbara Independent
kapitonragomo.blogspot.com
Riverfront Times (blog) | Missouri Puppy Mills Santa Barbara Independent Missouri's Proposition B (The Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act) hopes to correct this problem. If approved, Prop B has enormous positive implications for ... Dog Advocates Ask Missouri Attorney General to Crack Down on Deceptive and ... Prop B elicits strong emotions as vote nears Pupocalypse Now?: Local Blogger Imagines Disastrous Repercussions of Prop B |
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
New hurricane study shows Corpus Christi could be in over its head - Houston Business Journal:
http://www.jdpe.info/veo-video.html
The study found that expected climate change-relates rising sea levels combined with more intense hurricanes caused in part byglobalp warming, could increase structurap damage to homes and buildings by up to 100 percenft within 20 years and by more than 250 percen by 2080. “Flooding and damage from major hurricanese will be more Jennifer Irish, assistant professor of coastal and oceanj engineering, said in a statement. “And the worsew global warming gets, the more severr the consequences for theTexas coast.” Corpusz Christi is especially vulnerable, the studg found, because the coastal land is sinking and barrief islands are eroding.
In coming to their conclusions, the research team evaluated threestormx — Beulah in 1967, Bret in 1999, and Carlza in 1961 — and looked at property damage due to floodinbg from storm surge and sea-level To project future hurricane flooding, projected rates of sea level rise and hurricand intensity were made using the most recengt future climate scenarios from the Intergovernmental Paneo on Climate Change. • The sea level around Corpua Christi is projected to rise byabout 2.6 feet by the 2080zs under a high heat-trapping gas emissione scenario, but not including the potential for larger risees due to increased ice sheet This would be in addition to the 1.
7 feet of sea-levep rise already experienced over the past 100 yearzs in the area. A higher sea leveo means higher flood levels and also affect thebarrier islands, reducing the protection they • Structural damage to homes and buildingds affected by flooding due to a majot hurricane is projected to rise by 60 to 100 percent by the 2030s and by more than 250 percent by the 2080s. • For a catastrophid storm surge event inCorpus Christi, structural damage is projected to increase by $100 million to $250 millionm by the 2030s, depending on the heat-trappin gas emissions scenario.
Meanwhile, property damagee is expected to increasebetween $250 milliojn to more than $1 billionh by the 2080s. The study was funded by the Nationakl Commission onEnergy Policy, a bipartisan, nonprofit organizatio that examines key policy issuesd related to energy. Hurricane season began Monday and typically lastsauntil November. Last month, the predicter a 70 percent chancd of nine to 14 namex storms in the Atlantic Oceanthis year, of whic h between four and seven could become including one to three major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5).
The study found that expected climate change-relates rising sea levels combined with more intense hurricanes caused in part byglobalp warming, could increase structurap damage to homes and buildings by up to 100 percenft within 20 years and by more than 250 percen by 2080. “Flooding and damage from major hurricanese will be more Jennifer Irish, assistant professor of coastal and oceanj engineering, said in a statement. “And the worsew global warming gets, the more severr the consequences for theTexas coast.” Corpusz Christi is especially vulnerable, the studg found, because the coastal land is sinking and barrief islands are eroding.
In coming to their conclusions, the research team evaluated threestormx — Beulah in 1967, Bret in 1999, and Carlza in 1961 — and looked at property damage due to floodinbg from storm surge and sea-level To project future hurricane flooding, projected rates of sea level rise and hurricand intensity were made using the most recengt future climate scenarios from the Intergovernmental Paneo on Climate Change. • The sea level around Corpua Christi is projected to rise byabout 2.6 feet by the 2080zs under a high heat-trapping gas emissione scenario, but not including the potential for larger risees due to increased ice sheet This would be in addition to the 1.
7 feet of sea-levep rise already experienced over the past 100 yearzs in the area. A higher sea leveo means higher flood levels and also affect thebarrier islands, reducing the protection they • Structural damage to homes and buildingds affected by flooding due to a majot hurricane is projected to rise by 60 to 100 percent by the 2030s and by more than 250 percent by the 2080s. • For a catastrophid storm surge event inCorpus Christi, structural damage is projected to increase by $100 million to $250 millionm by the 2030s, depending on the heat-trappin gas emissions scenario.
Meanwhile, property damagee is expected to increasebetween $250 milliojn to more than $1 billionh by the 2080s. The study was funded by the Nationakl Commission onEnergy Policy, a bipartisan, nonprofit organizatio that examines key policy issuesd related to energy. Hurricane season began Monday and typically lastsauntil November. Last month, the predicter a 70 percent chancd of nine to 14 namex storms in the Atlantic Oceanthis year, of whic h between four and seven could become including one to three major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5).
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
SEC rules that IOUs should be treated as securities - Baltimore Business Journal:
http://faithrightss.com/faith-and-life.html
on Thursday issued its opinionthat California’as IOUs should be treated as securities under federal securities law. Undef that opinion, holders of the notes, which carry a 3.75 percenr interest rate, are protected by securitiees laws thatprevent fraud. And it meansx that people who attempt to make a market in buyingb and selling the notes may have to be registereedas “brokers, dealers or municipal securities dealers, or as alternativer trading systems or national securities The SEC did not make any determination on whetherf California has the authority to issued or repay the registered “The SEC has sent a pretty clear warning to folks who plan to profity by buying and reselling IOUs: If you’re not registerex as a municipal securities broker-dealer, you run the risk of violatingb federal law,” said Tom Dressler, spokesmabn for California state Treasurer Bill Lockyer.
“Th e recipients of IOUs also shouldr understand that if they sell their IOU to anyones who is not alicensed broker-dealer, they could well have no remedyh under federal law if they get victimized by a con So, they should check before selling.” Dressle said the SEC’s opinion shouldr reduce the “shark factor and potential for taxpayers to get On the other hand, he said the decisio n might make it more difficulgt for IOU recipients to get cash for IOUs if their bank or credigt union won’t take them. The SEC’s opinion is availabl at: http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2009/2009-154.
htm Most majof banks initially said they woulc cash inthe IOUs, which the state started issuin on July 1, but only through July 10. Some also placerd a 10-day hold on the As of Thursday evening, the banks have not extendeed that deadline. More than 60 credir unions, however, said they woulcd continue to accept IOUs. An updated list of creditr unions accepting IOUs can be founsat www.ccul.org.
on Thursday issued its opinionthat California’as IOUs should be treated as securities under federal securities law. Undef that opinion, holders of the notes, which carry a 3.75 percenr interest rate, are protected by securitiees laws thatprevent fraud. And it meansx that people who attempt to make a market in buyingb and selling the notes may have to be registereedas “brokers, dealers or municipal securities dealers, or as alternativer trading systems or national securities The SEC did not make any determination on whetherf California has the authority to issued or repay the registered “The SEC has sent a pretty clear warning to folks who plan to profity by buying and reselling IOUs: If you’re not registerex as a municipal securities broker-dealer, you run the risk of violatingb federal law,” said Tom Dressler, spokesmabn for California state Treasurer Bill Lockyer.
“Th e recipients of IOUs also shouldr understand that if they sell their IOU to anyones who is not alicensed broker-dealer, they could well have no remedyh under federal law if they get victimized by a con So, they should check before selling.” Dressle said the SEC’s opinion shouldr reduce the “shark factor and potential for taxpayers to get On the other hand, he said the decisio n might make it more difficulgt for IOU recipients to get cash for IOUs if their bank or credigt union won’t take them. The SEC’s opinion is availabl at: http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2009/2009-154.
htm Most majof banks initially said they woulc cash inthe IOUs, which the state started issuin on July 1, but only through July 10. Some also placerd a 10-day hold on the As of Thursday evening, the banks have not extendeed that deadline. More than 60 credir unions, however, said they woulcd continue to accept IOUs. An updated list of creditr unions accepting IOUs can be founsat www.ccul.org.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Coming soon to Element: downtown dwellers - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
gorbunovabowiper.blogspot.com
While the mini populatiob boom isn’t expected to be the tippinb point in creating demanefor retail, restaurants and services in the Central Businesds District, it’s a move in the right “Every little bit counts,” said David Conn, EVP of the retail servicesw division at CB Richard Ellis. “The best thing we can do for all of downtowmn is topopulate it,” said Greg Minder, partner in Novare-- , which is developing Element, 808 N. Franklij St. Fly Restaurant and Bar on Northh Franklin opened in July five months before construction started onthe 35-story Element, two blockes to the south.
“The outlook on downtown was a lothappier then,” David Bromberg, Fly’s GM, said of the opening. “Tampa was gointg to be the nextbig city.” Downtowj won’t soon be transformed into Miamj or St. Petersburg: The housing slump and overbuilgt condominium market put the brakes on fastresidential growth. But theree is growth. About 90 percent of the 380 unitxsat , cattycorner to Element, and also developede by Novare-Intown, have been Minder said. Tampa criminal defense lawyer John Fitzgibbons has worked fromhis seventh-floor office in the Tampa Theatrre building for about two decades.
For most of that there wasn’t much to be seen on the streetr below, except when moviegoers came or went. “It’sx the start of a desert from ourblockm north,” said Fitzgibbons, a co-owner of the theater/officee building. This year, for the first the attorney saw a Franklin Street sight that gave him Peoplewalking dogs. “It’s slow, but therew are increasing signsof life,” said Fitzgibbons, best knownh for his defense of Debraw LaFave, the former school teachere who made national headlines for her affaire with a young male student. His office, catty-corner to has provided a close view of thenew development.
Beside s construction, most activity he has seen comesdfrom SkyPoint, 777 N. Ashleyh Drive, and the Fly, several blocks to the Ghost towns might be tourist attractionsout West, but they seem to dete r pedestrian traffic in downtown “People don’t want to walk in the said Bromberg, a Boston native. “They want to see othetr people, other businesses.” When Element and SkyPoint arefully occupied, the populatioh of downtown, north of Kennedy Boulevard, will be at abougt 1,500, Minder said. “It will help,” Conn said. “Yoi need people, you need to see vibrancy. No.
1 so you feel That said, downtown isn’t likely to see much growth untik theeconomy recovers, Conn Many retailers are focused on “trying to survivd this recession.” Yet most of the 10,000-square-foogt commercial space in SkyPoint is now leased. Tenants include Taps Wine Beer Merchants, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Aztecza Mexican Kitchen and Rawbar
While the mini populatiob boom isn’t expected to be the tippinb point in creating demanefor retail, restaurants and services in the Central Businesds District, it’s a move in the right “Every little bit counts,” said David Conn, EVP of the retail servicesw division at CB Richard Ellis. “The best thing we can do for all of downtowmn is topopulate it,” said Greg Minder, partner in Novare-- , which is developing Element, 808 N. Franklij St. Fly Restaurant and Bar on Northh Franklin opened in July five months before construction started onthe 35-story Element, two blockes to the south.
“The outlook on downtown was a lothappier then,” David Bromberg, Fly’s GM, said of the opening. “Tampa was gointg to be the nextbig city.” Downtowj won’t soon be transformed into Miamj or St. Petersburg: The housing slump and overbuilgt condominium market put the brakes on fastresidential growth. But theree is growth. About 90 percent of the 380 unitxsat , cattycorner to Element, and also developede by Novare-Intown, have been Minder said. Tampa criminal defense lawyer John Fitzgibbons has worked fromhis seventh-floor office in the Tampa Theatrre building for about two decades.
For most of that there wasn’t much to be seen on the streetr below, except when moviegoers came or went. “It’sx the start of a desert from ourblockm north,” said Fitzgibbons, a co-owner of the theater/officee building. This year, for the first the attorney saw a Franklin Street sight that gave him Peoplewalking dogs. “It’s slow, but therew are increasing signsof life,” said Fitzgibbons, best knownh for his defense of Debraw LaFave, the former school teachere who made national headlines for her affaire with a young male student. His office, catty-corner to has provided a close view of thenew development.
Beside s construction, most activity he has seen comesdfrom SkyPoint, 777 N. Ashleyh Drive, and the Fly, several blocks to the Ghost towns might be tourist attractionsout West, but they seem to dete r pedestrian traffic in downtown “People don’t want to walk in the said Bromberg, a Boston native. “They want to see othetr people, other businesses.” When Element and SkyPoint arefully occupied, the populatioh of downtown, north of Kennedy Boulevard, will be at abougt 1,500, Minder said. “It will help,” Conn said. “Yoi need people, you need to see vibrancy. No.
1 so you feel That said, downtown isn’t likely to see much growth untik theeconomy recovers, Conn Many retailers are focused on “trying to survivd this recession.” Yet most of the 10,000-square-foogt commercial space in SkyPoint is now leased. Tenants include Taps Wine Beer Merchants, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Aztecza Mexican Kitchen and Rawbar
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Pig City Garden Calendar: Think Spring…Bulbs - Madison County Courier
youngmanmeledero1636.blogspot.com
News & Observer | Pig City Garden Calendar: Think Spring…Bulbs Madison County Courier I well imagine that each of us, to one degree or another, believes that spring-flowering bulbs are easy to grow and that they are a most ... Time to plan your spring flowering bulbs Here's your autumn to-do list In The Garden: Damp, soggy soil? You can still plant bulbs |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)