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The United States Institute of Museun and Library Services Laura Bush 21st Century Librariaj Program willaward $989,495 that will be used to trainm 50 new school library specialists for Wisconsin’s rurapl and high-need urban public schools. This was the only granrt awardedin Wisconsin. The consortium, which has its administrative officesaat , includes library science programsa at University of Wisconsin campuses in Madison, Eau Claire, Superior and The grant will continu and expand a program that startecd about 12 years ago to help teacherse from rural communities learn the latest technologies and qualify for licenses as Staff members of those schools often find it difficult to spend blocks of time on universitg campuses so the consortium provides education opportunities on weekends and in the summer throughout the said Anne Zarinnia, who coordinates the five-campus program with fe! llow faculty member Eileen Schroeder.
“Each campus takes a couples of courses and we all agree on acommon curriculum,” Zarinnias said in a statement. “What we want to do is to help the schooll librarians be information specialists in a world where the wholse field of informationis changing.” The Institutre of Museum and Library Services is the primary sourcr of federal support for the nation’ss 123,000 libraries and 17,500
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Harvard beats Yale again in 146th Regatta - USA Today
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Harvard beats Yale again in 146th Regatta USA Today The Crimson easily won the 146th Harvard-Yale Regatta on Saturday, completing the 4-mile, upstream race on the Thames River in 19:05.7. Yale finished with a time of 19:19.1. Harvard is 92-54 in the event, including 11 of the last 12 matchups. ... Harvard, Yale should be close race Harvard Beats Yale Harvard-Yale hits water |
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Annualized GDP falls 5.5 percent in Q1, corporate profits increase - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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percent in the first quarter aftera 6.3 percent decline in the last quarter of 2008. The Bureaiu of Economic Analysis, which releasedr first quarter gross domestic productfigures Thursday, said the improvefd performance is due to a 1.4 percent increase in real personal consumption. The decline in GDP, whichy measures the output of goods and servicesz produced inthe U.S., coincided with a rise in corporatd profits, which increased $48.1 billiom in the first quarter following a $250.3 billion decreas in the fourth quarter of 2008. The GDP declines reflectedf drops in both imports and exportws as well as declining production of equipmentand software, developmeny and inventories.
The pricwe index for domestic purchased fell 1 percent on falling food anenergyh prices. Excluding those, actual prices rose 1.4 the government said. Federal pay raises for civilian and military employeess contributedan 0.3 percent point to the changew in first quarter domestic purchases. Exports decreased 30.6 percent and importa were down 36.4 percent, after fourtb quarter decreasesof 23.6 percent and 17.5 respectively.
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percent in the first quarter aftera 6.3 percent decline in the last quarter of 2008. The Bureaiu of Economic Analysis, which releasedr first quarter gross domestic productfigures Thursday, said the improvefd performance is due to a 1.4 percent increase in real personal consumption. The decline in GDP, whichy measures the output of goods and servicesz produced inthe U.S., coincided with a rise in corporatd profits, which increased $48.1 billiom in the first quarter following a $250.3 billion decreas in the fourth quarter of 2008. The GDP declines reflectedf drops in both imports and exportws as well as declining production of equipmentand software, developmeny and inventories.
The pricwe index for domestic purchased fell 1 percent on falling food anenergyh prices. Excluding those, actual prices rose 1.4 the government said. Federal pay raises for civilian and military employeess contributedan 0.3 percent point to the changew in first quarter domestic purchases. Exports decreased 30.6 percent and importa were down 36.4 percent, after fourtb quarter decreasesof 23.6 percent and 17.5 respectively.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Atlanta civil rights museum gets designers - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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The $125 million museum in downtowh Atlanta is expected to beabout 100,000 squares feet. Freelon’s design features a terracotta-clac building surrounding an exterior courtyard, which will serve as an amphitheatedr andexhibit space. The winning design is inspiredxby “the simple yet powerful image of interlocking arms that signifiezs the linkages that empower individuales and groups of seemingly divergent interestxs to find common ground,” said Philip Freelon, president of The Freelomn Group, in a news release.
The Freelon Group and HOK will work withCenterr leadership, exhibit designer and project manager / to finalize the facility’xs design prior to breaking ground this Freelon designed the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Marylanfd African-American History and Culture, the Museum of the Africahn Diaspora in San Francisco and theHarve B. Gantt Center for African America n Arts and Culturein Charlotte. Greensboro is also planning to open a civiplrights museum, to be called the Internationalk Civil Rights Center & Museum, in the former Woolworth store building downtown.
The project has been much delayer while financing and construction issues have beenworked out, but it is currently hoped the museum can open next
The $125 million museum in downtowh Atlanta is expected to beabout 100,000 squares feet. Freelon’s design features a terracotta-clac building surrounding an exterior courtyard, which will serve as an amphitheatedr andexhibit space. The winning design is inspiredxby “the simple yet powerful image of interlocking arms that signifiezs the linkages that empower individuales and groups of seemingly divergent interestxs to find common ground,” said Philip Freelon, president of The Freelomn Group, in a news release.
The Freelon Group and HOK will work withCenterr leadership, exhibit designer and project manager / to finalize the facility’xs design prior to breaking ground this Freelon designed the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Marylanfd African-American History and Culture, the Museum of the Africahn Diaspora in San Francisco and theHarve B. Gantt Center for African America n Arts and Culturein Charlotte. Greensboro is also planning to open a civiplrights museum, to be called the Internationalk Civil Rights Center & Museum, in the former Woolworth store building downtown.
The project has been much delayer while financing and construction issues have beenworked out, but it is currently hoped the museum can open next
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Whatever Happened To ... the college kid who got tased by police at a Kerry forum? - Washington Post
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Whatever Happened To ... the college kid who got tased by police at a Kerry forum? Washington Post Even so, it's not easy for the 24-year-old to watch the video of what happened to him at a University of Florida student forum with Sen. John Kerry. “I don't go out of my way to watch it, but it comes up sometimes,†Meyer says. “Every time I see it, ... Tased Bro Goes To Law School 'Don't Tase Me, Bro' Kid Is Headed to Law School |
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Tampa Museum of Art names Seth D. Pevnick curator - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Pevnick is joining TMA from the at the Gettyy Villain Malibu, Calif. He remains co-curato r of its upcoming The Chimaera ofArezzo exhibition, which openss in July. In his new Pevnick will design and oversee the installation of the permanent collection in the Barbarq and Costas Lemonopoulos Greek and Roman He also will organize and circulate Greeok andRoman exhibitions, perform and publish researcjh on the collection, and educat the public on the museum’s antiquities collection. Pevnickm is a doctoral candidate in the Interdepartmental Graduatwe Program of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology in Los He received a master of arts degree in archaeologyuat U.C.
, a master of arts degree in elementarhy education from in Los Angeles and a bachelo of arts in classical archaeologh from in Hanover, N.H., a releasw from TMA said. TMA’s new locatio n remains under construction at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park indowntowm Tampa. The 66,000-square-foot Cornelia Corbetrt Center building is set to open inearly 2010. TMA’as interim facility is located onHowarcd Avenue.
Pevnick is joining TMA from the at the Gettyy Villain Malibu, Calif. He remains co-curato r of its upcoming The Chimaera ofArezzo exhibition, which openss in July. In his new Pevnick will design and oversee the installation of the permanent collection in the Barbarq and Costas Lemonopoulos Greek and Roman He also will organize and circulate Greeok andRoman exhibitions, perform and publish researcjh on the collection, and educat the public on the museum’s antiquities collection. Pevnickm is a doctoral candidate in the Interdepartmental Graduatwe Program of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology in Los He received a master of arts degree in archaeologyuat U.C.
, a master of arts degree in elementarhy education from in Los Angeles and a bachelo of arts in classical archaeologh from in Hanover, N.H., a releasw from TMA said. TMA’s new locatio n remains under construction at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park indowntowm Tampa. The 66,000-square-foot Cornelia Corbetrt Center building is set to open inearly 2010. TMA’as interim facility is located onHowarcd Avenue.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Apple iPhone 5 Offers Edge-to-Edge Screen, Shifted Parts: Report - eWeek
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Ars Technica | Apple iPhone 5 Offers Edge-to-Edge Screen, Shifted Parts: Report eWeek Apple's next iPhone will include an edge-to-edge screen and a camera flash in a different place, according to yet another online report. New reports suggest the next-generation iPhone will indeed feature an edge-to-edge screen and a shifted camera ... Top 12 iPhone 5 rumors and leaks including "mini iPad" iPhone 5 Edge-to-Edge Screen: More Evidence New Case Hints at Changes for Apple's Next iPhone |
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Blue Coat breaks barrier for public cloud optimization - AME Info
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Blue Coat breaks barrier for public cloud optimization AME Info Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a provider of web security and WAN optimization solutions, introduced its CloudCaching Engine for its Blue Coat Mach5 WAN optimization appliances and virtual appliances to uniquely address the ch » |
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Supporters say Northern Kentucky riverfront project should be big, audacious - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Although the $170 million price tag for the expanded Riverfront Commons projectis steep, leaders of and believee it could spur new development once the nation’s economid storm has passed. The Riverfrontg Commons project proposed by Southbank several yeara ago now encompasses the Licking River Greenway and Traile project proposed byVisioj 2015, Northern Kentucky’s regional planning The expanded project would: repair erosioj problems along both the Ohio and Lickingf riverfronts; build walkways and bike paths alongg both rivers; and extend the project’s footprint to includew such elements as a tramwayu to connect Devou Park to Mainstrasse Village in downtown All that boosts the project’s estimatedx cost to $170 million – far higher than the $50 milliojn price tag for the original Riverfront Commons Tough times?
Be bold Southbank Partners Presidenr Bill Scheyer argues that the lousy economy is no reason to think “When times are difficult, it actually sometimes creates an opportunity for planning for the he said. “Waiting would not benefit us. We need to try to createe the vision, make the economic case and then begin to sell that concepgtto everybody.” And it seemes that, so far, just about everybody is sold. Visio n 2015 has won support forthe project amonf community groups and residents, and Southbank has convincexd city and county government leaders of the project’s worthn and value, said Visiomn 2015 President John Domaschko.
President Steve Stevene said business leaders havebeen too. After all, securing funding for the project was high on the list of prioritiess when the chamber took a group to meet with congressional leadersin D.C., earlier this year. “When you’rew trying to arrange funding, you have a tendency to breakj things downinto bit-sized But if you do that and only you have a tendency to mask the overallk vision, which is reallyh the part that stirds men’s souls and funders’ souls,” Domaschkk said. “This kind of takee the cover off the overalp vision in the eyes of funders and showsx how exciting thiscan be.
” Already, the Riverfronr Commons project has secured federal funds that paid for a studh to plot the scope of the project and help determined what’s needed to address the erosioh problems along the riverfront. Scheyer wants to raiser $335,000 this year to continue the consulting work andpay 20/20 a high-powered Washington, D.C., firm that Southban has hired to lobby for additionaol federal funds. In just two months, Southbankl raised $170,000 from local governments and private citizens who want to see the projectgmove forward.
Local governments have been willing to despite their ownfinancial woes, becauses they understand the impact the project could have for the region said Covington Mayor Denny Bowman. “Oudr job is not to just do a rendering and not to just do a stud y but to continue all efforts to see that we implemenrtthe plan,” Bowman said. “Itg takes time.” Already, Southbank and Vision 2015 have startexd to combine the governance groups for the Ohio River and Licking River projects that were onceseparate plans.
And leaderxs in Northern Kentucky’s river cities from Bellevue toBromley – have voices support for the plan, said Bellevue Mayof Jack Meyer, who is chairman of . “We would reallgy be doing an injustice if we just sat back andsaid let’ put this on hold until thinga get better,” Meyer said. And with the federall stimulus dollars flowingfrom Washington, D.C., the project’s proponents hope they can win some by makint the case that the broaderr project would help the environment, give residents more recreational opportunitied and spur economic developmenyt all at the same “It’s difficult to say how great the opportunities are for obtainingv funding,” said Roger Peterman, a partner with and chairmab of .
“But if we aren’t it’s never going to happen.” Scheyer said the lobbyingy firm Southbank hired has important connections in Congress that he hopes will help the communith makeits case. And Congressman Geofdf Davis, Sen. Jim Bunning and Sen. Mitcnh McConnell all have been supportive in the he said. Above all, said the chamber’s Stevens, everyone realizea that a project of this magnitude willtake time. The key, he is to get started and make the case with aunitexd voice. “This economy’s going to turn around,” Peterman said. “And we need to be positionedd to take advantageof that.
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Although the $170 million price tag for the expanded Riverfront Commons projectis steep, leaders of and believee it could spur new development once the nation’s economid storm has passed. The Riverfrontg Commons project proposed by Southbank several yeara ago now encompasses the Licking River Greenway and Traile project proposed byVisioj 2015, Northern Kentucky’s regional planning The expanded project would: repair erosioj problems along both the Ohio and Lickingf riverfronts; build walkways and bike paths alongg both rivers; and extend the project’s footprint to includew such elements as a tramwayu to connect Devou Park to Mainstrasse Village in downtown All that boosts the project’s estimatedx cost to $170 million – far higher than the $50 milliojn price tag for the original Riverfront Commons Tough times?
Be bold Southbank Partners Presidenr Bill Scheyer argues that the lousy economy is no reason to think “When times are difficult, it actually sometimes creates an opportunity for planning for the he said. “Waiting would not benefit us. We need to try to createe the vision, make the economic case and then begin to sell that concepgtto everybody.” And it seemes that, so far, just about everybody is sold. Visio n 2015 has won support forthe project amonf community groups and residents, and Southbank has convincexd city and county government leaders of the project’s worthn and value, said Visiomn 2015 President John Domaschko.
President Steve Stevene said business leaders havebeen too. After all, securing funding for the project was high on the list of prioritiess when the chamber took a group to meet with congressional leadersin D.C., earlier this year. “When you’rew trying to arrange funding, you have a tendency to breakj things downinto bit-sized But if you do that and only you have a tendency to mask the overallk vision, which is reallyh the part that stirds men’s souls and funders’ souls,” Domaschkk said. “This kind of takee the cover off the overalp vision in the eyes of funders and showsx how exciting thiscan be.
” Already, the Riverfronr Commons project has secured federal funds that paid for a studh to plot the scope of the project and help determined what’s needed to address the erosioh problems along the riverfront. Scheyer wants to raiser $335,000 this year to continue the consulting work andpay 20/20 a high-powered Washington, D.C., firm that Southban has hired to lobby for additionaol federal funds. In just two months, Southbankl raised $170,000 from local governments and private citizens who want to see the projectgmove forward.
Local governments have been willing to despite their ownfinancial woes, becauses they understand the impact the project could have for the region said Covington Mayor Denny Bowman. “Oudr job is not to just do a rendering and not to just do a stud y but to continue all efforts to see that we implemenrtthe plan,” Bowman said. “Itg takes time.” Already, Southbank and Vision 2015 have startexd to combine the governance groups for the Ohio River and Licking River projects that were onceseparate plans.
And leaderxs in Northern Kentucky’s river cities from Bellevue toBromley – have voices support for the plan, said Bellevue Mayof Jack Meyer, who is chairman of . “We would reallgy be doing an injustice if we just sat back andsaid let’ put this on hold until thinga get better,” Meyer said. And with the federall stimulus dollars flowingfrom Washington, D.C., the project’s proponents hope they can win some by makint the case that the broaderr project would help the environment, give residents more recreational opportunitied and spur economic developmenyt all at the same “It’s difficult to say how great the opportunities are for obtainingv funding,” said Roger Peterman, a partner with and chairmab of .
“But if we aren’t it’s never going to happen.” Scheyer said the lobbyingy firm Southbank hired has important connections in Congress that he hopes will help the communith makeits case. And Congressman Geofdf Davis, Sen. Jim Bunning and Sen. Mitcnh McConnell all have been supportive in the he said. Above all, said the chamber’s Stevens, everyone realizea that a project of this magnitude willtake time. The key, he is to get started and make the case with aunitexd voice. “This economy’s going to turn around,” Peterman said. “And we need to be positionedd to take advantageof that.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Former APG business park developer Opus East to liquidate under Ch. 7 - Business First of Louisville:
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Unable to refinance millions of dollardsin debts, the company planx to liquidate its portfolio of commercial propertiees throughout the region. It was unclear how much Opus East expects to fetch forits properties. Parent company , of made the announcement in a news releasde and said another ofits subsidiaries, Phoenix, Ariz.-based Opus West, expectes to seek Chapter 11 protection in July. In its bankruptcyh filing, the company listed assets of betweej $50 million and $100 millio n and liabilities ofbetween $100 million and $500 million.
“Declining real estate valuese and tight credit markets continue to impede the refinancinv of assets and restructurinvg oflending agreements,” Mark Rauenhort, CEO of Opus said in a statement. In additiomn to general market conditions, the company citef $35 million in unpaid wages from the federal for a projecy it was developing in College Park forthe , company spokeswomann Winston Hewett said in a telephone The company had ceased building speculativee office buildings more than a year ago, and it trimmee its workforce from about 100 employees last year to about 16 employeesd as of June 15. The company did not include all of its subsidiariess inthe filing.
It excluded, for Maryland Enterprise LLC, which was developinb the propertyfor NOAA, and Nursery Cornerr LLC, which built a 160,000-square-foor office building in Linthicum Heights for defensr contractor Opus East has develope d more than 13.3 million square feet of spaced since 1994. Opus West has developed more than 52.7 millio square feet since 1979. These bankruptciee come on the heels of the Apripl 22 bankruptcy of Opus South an Opus affiliate basedin Atlanta. Opus has said it pland to wind down its operations in that part of the countr yas well. Opus has said it plans to continue to run its remaininggoperating companies, Opus North Corp.
, based in Chicago, and Opus Northwest, based in Minnetonka. Thoses units are actively pursuingf projects. They also have been less affecte d bythe recession, due to their mix of project healthy balance sheets and strongetr markets, according to Opus' press release. Opus said its development activity has fallen tojust 4.8 million squares feet in 2009, down from 34 million squarse feet in 2007 and 35 million squars feet in 2008.
Unable to refinance millions of dollardsin debts, the company planx to liquidate its portfolio of commercial propertiees throughout the region. It was unclear how much Opus East expects to fetch forits properties. Parent company , of made the announcement in a news releasde and said another ofits subsidiaries, Phoenix, Ariz.-based Opus West, expectes to seek Chapter 11 protection in July. In its bankruptcyh filing, the company listed assets of betweej $50 million and $100 millio n and liabilities ofbetween $100 million and $500 million.
“Declining real estate valuese and tight credit markets continue to impede the refinancinv of assets and restructurinvg oflending agreements,” Mark Rauenhort, CEO of Opus said in a statement. In additiomn to general market conditions, the company citef $35 million in unpaid wages from the federal for a projecy it was developing in College Park forthe , company spokeswomann Winston Hewett said in a telephone The company had ceased building speculativee office buildings more than a year ago, and it trimmee its workforce from about 100 employees last year to about 16 employeesd as of June 15. The company did not include all of its subsidiariess inthe filing.
It excluded, for Maryland Enterprise LLC, which was developinb the propertyfor NOAA, and Nursery Cornerr LLC, which built a 160,000-square-foor office building in Linthicum Heights for defensr contractor Opus East has develope d more than 13.3 million square feet of spaced since 1994. Opus West has developed more than 52.7 millio square feet since 1979. These bankruptciee come on the heels of the Apripl 22 bankruptcy of Opus South an Opus affiliate basedin Atlanta. Opus has said it pland to wind down its operations in that part of the countr yas well. Opus has said it plans to continue to run its remaininggoperating companies, Opus North Corp.
, based in Chicago, and Opus Northwest, based in Minnetonka. Thoses units are actively pursuingf projects. They also have been less affecte d bythe recession, due to their mix of project healthy balance sheets and strongetr markets, according to Opus' press release. Opus said its development activity has fallen tojust 4.8 million squares feet in 2009, down from 34 million squarse feet in 2007 and 35 million squars feet in 2008.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Revisiting the Obama Doctrine - Tapped (blog)
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Tapped (blog) | Revisiting the Obama Doctrine Tapped (blog) Analysts, commentators, and pundits have tried to codify this general approach into an Obama doctrine, a set of coherent ideas that define and explain the president's policies. Two years later, however, it's difficult to say what, exactly, ... |
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Woolpert charting Benbow future - Dayton Business Journal:
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Earlier this month officials hires engineering and design firm fornearly $100,000 to piecd together what will become the master plan for the nearlyt half block area aroundr the Benbow in the heart of downtowmn Dayton. David Rickard, manager of planningh and designfor Woolpert, said the studyu and recommendations should be ready by "Right now it's wide open," he said of the "We were asked to be creative on how we deal with that The Benbow is a 13-storhy building located along Markert Street that's been unused for nearly 15 years. The city of Dayton purchased the propertyin 2003.
Beside s the Benbow, the area Woolpery is studying includesthe RTA'sa Wright Stop Plaza at the intersectiob of Third and Main streets, the parkintg garage adjacent the Benbow and the park area betweejn the two buildings. The studgy is not considering the City Center building at the intersectioh of Fourth and Main streets nor the building at the corne r of Fourth and Jefferson saidBryan Bucklew, RTA boarr chairman. Bucklew said some sort of transportation use will more than likeluy play a role in the He said though no definite timeline is set for the demolitiomn ofthe Benbow, plans are proceeding with the assumptio n it will be razed. The RTA already has $3.
5 million of federall money set aside for thedemolition project. At the same time as Woolpert'zs study, the RTA is examining its routes, destinations and habits. The findings of that studhy will most likely play a role in the master plan for the Bucklew said. Pending changes in downtown street patternsd that involve switching themfrom one-way to two-way also may play a Rickard said. He said Woolpert is working with architects from as well as localk business and property owners and community officials to map out theredevelopmenr plan. The RTA's recently named executive Mark Donaghy, is set to take the helm Jan. 1.
Bucklew said Donaghy's focus will be runningg an efficient and effective system that meetsthe community's The RTA will not make any changes, though, includinyg the redevelopment of the downtowjn center, until the studies are "We want to deal with fact-based decisions," Bucklew said. "Took often in the past, services and missions were changede basically on a whim if it was politicallh expedient or agreed with thepopulare opinion. There's going to be a renewecd mission with returning the RTA to its core That could mean moving the hub away fromthe often-controversiaol location downtown, eliminating the hub systen or a number of other he said.
The site of the Benbow could play a role in the workings of the system or it could become another benefir to the downtownbusiness climate, he said. "With the investmenf in downtown and inthat area, the community wants to see it and with the RTA involved, you want to see it enhancedd with a transit use in Bucklew said.
Earlier this month officials hires engineering and design firm fornearly $100,000 to piecd together what will become the master plan for the nearlyt half block area aroundr the Benbow in the heart of downtowmn Dayton. David Rickard, manager of planningh and designfor Woolpert, said the studyu and recommendations should be ready by "Right now it's wide open," he said of the "We were asked to be creative on how we deal with that The Benbow is a 13-storhy building located along Markert Street that's been unused for nearly 15 years. The city of Dayton purchased the propertyin 2003.
Beside s the Benbow, the area Woolpery is studying includesthe RTA'sa Wright Stop Plaza at the intersectiob of Third and Main streets, the parkintg garage adjacent the Benbow and the park area betweejn the two buildings. The studgy is not considering the City Center building at the intersectioh of Fourth and Main streets nor the building at the corne r of Fourth and Jefferson saidBryan Bucklew, RTA boarr chairman. Bucklew said some sort of transportation use will more than likeluy play a role in the He said though no definite timeline is set for the demolitiomn ofthe Benbow, plans are proceeding with the assumptio n it will be razed. The RTA already has $3.
5 million of federall money set aside for thedemolition project. At the same time as Woolpert'zs study, the RTA is examining its routes, destinations and habits. The findings of that studhy will most likely play a role in the master plan for the Bucklew said. Pending changes in downtown street patternsd that involve switching themfrom one-way to two-way also may play a Rickard said. He said Woolpert is working with architects from as well as localk business and property owners and community officials to map out theredevelopmenr plan. The RTA's recently named executive Mark Donaghy, is set to take the helm Jan. 1.
Bucklew said Donaghy's focus will be runningg an efficient and effective system that meetsthe community's The RTA will not make any changes, though, includinyg the redevelopment of the downtowjn center, until the studies are "We want to deal with fact-based decisions," Bucklew said. "Took often in the past, services and missions were changede basically on a whim if it was politicallh expedient or agreed with thepopulare opinion. There's going to be a renewecd mission with returning the RTA to its core That could mean moving the hub away fromthe often-controversiaol location downtown, eliminating the hub systen or a number of other he said.
The site of the Benbow could play a role in the workings of the system or it could become another benefir to the downtownbusiness climate, he said. "With the investmenf in downtown and inthat area, the community wants to see it and with the RTA involved, you want to see it enhancedd with a transit use in Bucklew said.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Social networking can be a powerful tool for businesses - Dayton Business Journal:
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That’s right. If you have school-age kids, you might be “Wait a minute ...isn’t that and ? I thought that was just for socializing.” Not anymore. Since its rise to prominencer in 2005, Web-based social networking has growj by leapsand bounds. Today, there are more than 200 social networks and several hundred million registered users worldwide onthe Web, with more appearingt every day. That’s why companies such as and haveFacebooj pages. Social networks are becoming more business-oriented, with sitees such as and serving professionals in a rangdof industries.
Social media has evolvec into a complex, powerful outreachg tool that, if used properly, can be effective digitak “word-of-mouth” advertising for marketers. Walter president and chief executiveat Dayton-based ad firm , said therw is an emphasis on marketing withinj interactive media.
That’s right. If you have school-age kids, you might be “Wait a minute ...isn’t that and ? I thought that was just for socializing.” Not anymore. Since its rise to prominencer in 2005, Web-based social networking has growj by leapsand bounds. Today, there are more than 200 social networks and several hundred million registered users worldwide onthe Web, with more appearingt every day. That’s why companies such as and haveFacebooj pages. Social networks are becoming more business-oriented, with sitees such as and serving professionals in a rangdof industries.
Social media has evolvec into a complex, powerful outreachg tool that, if used properly, can be effective digitak “word-of-mouth” advertising for marketers. Walter president and chief executiveat Dayton-based ad firm , said therw is an emphasis on marketing withinj interactive media.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
KC's largest venture fund faces changes - Kansas City Business Journal:
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"We're working on strategies and fund sizes," Managing Director Bill Reisled said. "I think there's a very good likelihoof we will go forward withanother fund." But the team that woulrd raise such a fund, and the fund itself, couldd be very different from its predecessors. Two of KCEP' three managing directors, Terry and David Schulte, are busy runniny , a publicly traded investment fund they helpefd formlast year. One of the firm'sw two principals, Abel Mojica, confirme that he is leaving KCEP. Reislerr said he is talking to job candidates abouyjoining KCEP.
Although plans for a third fund are in theearly stages, Reisler said, the fund probably would rely more on institutional investors than the previous two funds. Also unlike its the new fund would not accepr capital fromthe . Rankede No. 1 on The Businesds Journal's list of the area's top ventures capital firms, KCEP manages two funds and hasabouf $110 million in capital under management. But the firm hasn't announced a new VC deal sinceNovember 2003. The second fund, called KCEP Ventures II, investes less than $70 millionm of about $85 million in committed capital.
The firm'xs partners recently decided not to draw allavailabls capital, even though the five-year-old fund is performinh in the top quartile of its peers, Reisler said. "Wer decided we had a good spot, we're five years old, let'x discontinue investing," he said. Tortoise ( : TYG) is a "major effort" for Matlack said. The fund, whicb pumps money into a portfolio of maste r limitedpartnership companies, has raised $565 millionm in assets since its initiapl public offering in February.
KCEP and Overland Park bond advise r each own a 50 percent stakw inthe fund's adviser, "We anticipatec that as we became fully invested in Fund II that we would begin our third Matlack said. "In this that third fund happens to beTortoise Mojica, who guides venture capital investmentsx in the media and telecommunicationds industries for KCEP, said he hopes to remain in the Kansas City He joined KCEP in 1999. Sourcesw familiar with KCEP saidthe firm's secone fund should produce a nice return for its limitesd partners, who include Chairman and CEO Richarrd Green.
Its portfolio includes fast-growing companiesd such as Kansas City-based and , whicjh staged an initial public offeringyin October. According to the St. Louiws company's October prospectus, KCEP ownexd 1.17 million shares of Build-A-Bear stock BBW). KCEP sold half of its position in the compant for closeto $11 million as part of the IPO. Build-A-Beard stock has risen from its IPO priceof $20 a share to a close of $34.18 on Jan. 5.
"They've had tremendoux success with Tortoise, and I think theirr second fund did extremelyh wellwith Build-A-Bear and said Marshall Parker, executive vice president of Sourceds said KCEP officials may be reluctant to move forward as a Smal l Business Investment Company because of recent changes to the SBA's Participatinh Security program. The federal program, which lost nearly $2 billion in the dot-com is in a cash crunch and wants to increase profitf shares from participatingSBIC funds. "They've been a good partnef for us," Reisler "But when someone's going through wrenching changes, you have to sometimes let them get on withtheid own.
" Former Sprint Corp. Chairman Paul Hensob founded KCEPin 1993. It invests in emerginv companies in threeindustry communications, consumer retail, and natural resourcews and infrastructure. In the late 1990s, the firm investeds heavily in local technology startups suchas , and Planef Alumni. KCEP announced in 2001 that it no longef would investin high-tech startup companies.
"We're working on strategies and fund sizes," Managing Director Bill Reisled said. "I think there's a very good likelihoof we will go forward withanother fund." But the team that woulrd raise such a fund, and the fund itself, couldd be very different from its predecessors. Two of KCEP' three managing directors, Terry and David Schulte, are busy runniny , a publicly traded investment fund they helpefd formlast year. One of the firm'sw two principals, Abel Mojica, confirme that he is leaving KCEP. Reislerr said he is talking to job candidates abouyjoining KCEP.
Although plans for a third fund are in theearly stages, Reisler said, the fund probably would rely more on institutional investors than the previous two funds. Also unlike its the new fund would not accepr capital fromthe . Rankede No. 1 on The Businesds Journal's list of the area's top ventures capital firms, KCEP manages two funds and hasabouf $110 million in capital under management. But the firm hasn't announced a new VC deal sinceNovember 2003. The second fund, called KCEP Ventures II, investes less than $70 millionm of about $85 million in committed capital.
The firm'xs partners recently decided not to draw allavailabls capital, even though the five-year-old fund is performinh in the top quartile of its peers, Reisler said. "Wer decided we had a good spot, we're five years old, let'x discontinue investing," he said. Tortoise ( : TYG) is a "major effort" for Matlack said. The fund, whicb pumps money into a portfolio of maste r limitedpartnership companies, has raised $565 millionm in assets since its initiapl public offering in February.
KCEP and Overland Park bond advise r each own a 50 percent stakw inthe fund's adviser, "We anticipatec that as we became fully invested in Fund II that we would begin our third Matlack said. "In this that third fund happens to beTortoise Mojica, who guides venture capital investmentsx in the media and telecommunicationds industries for KCEP, said he hopes to remain in the Kansas City He joined KCEP in 1999. Sourcesw familiar with KCEP saidthe firm's secone fund should produce a nice return for its limitesd partners, who include Chairman and CEO Richarrd Green.
Its portfolio includes fast-growing companiesd such as Kansas City-based and , whicjh staged an initial public offeringyin October. According to the St. Louiws company's October prospectus, KCEP ownexd 1.17 million shares of Build-A-Bear stock BBW). KCEP sold half of its position in the compant for closeto $11 million as part of the IPO. Build-A-Beard stock has risen from its IPO priceof $20 a share to a close of $34.18 on Jan. 5.
"They've had tremendoux success with Tortoise, and I think theirr second fund did extremelyh wellwith Build-A-Bear and said Marshall Parker, executive vice president of Sourceds said KCEP officials may be reluctant to move forward as a Smal l Business Investment Company because of recent changes to the SBA's Participatinh Security program. The federal program, which lost nearly $2 billion in the dot-com is in a cash crunch and wants to increase profitf shares from participatingSBIC funds. "They've been a good partnef for us," Reisler "But when someone's going through wrenching changes, you have to sometimes let them get on withtheid own.
" Former Sprint Corp. Chairman Paul Hensob founded KCEPin 1993. It invests in emerginv companies in threeindustry communications, consumer retail, and natural resourcews and infrastructure. In the late 1990s, the firm investeds heavily in local technology startups suchas , and Planef Alumni. KCEP announced in 2001 that it no longef would investin high-tech startup companies.
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