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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Schwarzenegger says day of reckoning is here - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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“California’s day of reckoning is here,” he said. With no the state could run out of cash in14 days. Threed months after the state budgefwas approved, California faces a $24 billion Schwarzenegger has already proposed massive cuts to education, healthu care and prisons. Now he’s looking for structural refork to make government more efficient and stretchhtaxpayer dollars. He’s asked the State Board of for example, to make textbooks available in digital formats a move that couldsave millions. In the governor talked about blowing up boxeas andconsolidating agencies, but the initiatives never gainexd traction. They’re back.
Schwarzenegger is proposin g once again to eliminate and consolidate more than a dozenstatr departments, boards and commissions. This includes the Waste Management Board, the Court Reporters the Department of Boating and Waterways and the Inspectionb and Maintenance Review Committee. Earlie r this year, the state began consolidating informatiojntechnology departments. Now Schwarzenegger wants to consolidate departmentsw that oversee financial institutions and merge taxcollection operations. In July, state leaders will receive recommendations on how to modernizes thetax code.
“This will be a tremendous opportunityu to make our revenues more reliablde and less volatile and help the states avoid the boom and bust budgets that have broughtf ushere today,” Schwarzenegger told lawmakers. It’s not going to happe n in 14 days, he said. But it could happe before the Legislature adjourns for summert recess onJuly 17.
“California’s day of reckoning is here,” he said. With no the state could run out of cash in14 days. Threed months after the state budgefwas approved, California faces a $24 billion Schwarzenegger has already proposed massive cuts to education, healthu care and prisons. Now he’s looking for structural refork to make government more efficient and stretchhtaxpayer dollars. He’s asked the State Board of for example, to make textbooks available in digital formats a move that couldsave millions. In the governor talked about blowing up boxeas andconsolidating agencies, but the initiatives never gainexd traction. They’re back.
Schwarzenegger is proposin g once again to eliminate and consolidate more than a dozenstatr departments, boards and commissions. This includes the Waste Management Board, the Court Reporters the Department of Boating and Waterways and the Inspectionb and Maintenance Review Committee. Earlie r this year, the state began consolidating informatiojntechnology departments. Now Schwarzenegger wants to consolidate departmentsw that oversee financial institutions and merge taxcollection operations. In July, state leaders will receive recommendations on how to modernizes thetax code.
“This will be a tremendous opportunityu to make our revenues more reliablde and less volatile and help the states avoid the boom and bust budgets that have broughtf ushere today,” Schwarzenegger told lawmakers. It’s not going to happe n in 14 days, he said. But it could happe before the Legislature adjourns for summert recess onJuly 17.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Shopping center mogul McGill files $140M personal bankruptcy - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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McGill is the owner of Jupiter-base d . He has personal guarantees on dozens of shopping centeer developments inseven states. Florida projects include a -anchorefd development on McNab Road inNortyh Lauderdale, an center in Florida and numerous projects in Cape The largest creditors in the bankruptcy are U.S. with unsecured claims of morethan $43 million, and , with more than $37 Deerfield Beach-based contractor has a claim of $310,969, accordintg to the bankruptcy petition. The bankruptcy highlightxs prolonged financial stress in the retail realestate sector, according to McGill’s attorney, Chad Pugatch of in Fort Lauderdale.
“He’d a real estate developer who has been a very successful manfor sometime, who ran into some problems due to the Pugatch said. “A lot of tenantss are going outof business. Circui t City and Linens ’n Things are prime examples of the type of tenantshe McGill’s company Web site callz him a driving force in the developmengt industry, with 37 years The petition lists his address as 15106 Palmwoodf Road in Palm Beacy Gardens, with a value of $5.5 million and a $4.89 million mortgage held by . Among his a 39-foot Sea Ray boat valued at $232,000, whic h he intends to surrender; a $400 Mont Blanc and a $4,000 wine and art collection.
The petition listse his gross incomeas $7.2 millioh in 2005, adjusted to a loss of $2.9 $8.7 million in 2006, adjusted to a loss of $2.5 and $9.7 million in 2007, adjusted to a lost of $2.5 The petition states his monthly income as $38,000. McGill declined to be interviewecd forthis story. Pugatcj said McGill had been hit by several lawsuitx over hispersonal guaranties. “He ended up in workout mode with manylenderse and, unfortunately, some were not willingt to work things out in the way he he said.
Pugatch said his client believes he can help maximizre the value of theretail “When all the dust clears and he has a better handl e for how much he may be on the hook for personally, we’lpl work out a plan to pay that back over time,” Pugatchj said. McGill has plenty of companu inhis troubles, according to the . The councipl held its annual retail real estate convention this In anews release, it said the financial crisias continues to aggravate industry woes and is “greatly extending the recoveryy timeframe.
” Christopher Niehaus, managing director of New York City–basefd , said in the council’s release: “Atf the height of the credit bubble, therwe was an average of $100 in assets for every $3 of equity in commercial real estate. So, we are now in a periodf where there is a massive Charles Lebovitz, chairman and CEO of Tenn.–based CBL Associates, said in the releasde that lack of financing has made it difficul t for both developers and retailersa to move forward. “At the end of 2007, CBL had only one emptty box inits portfolio,” he said. “Ag the end of 2008, there were 50 empty.
”
McGill is the owner of Jupiter-base d . He has personal guarantees on dozens of shopping centeer developments inseven states. Florida projects include a -anchorefd development on McNab Road inNortyh Lauderdale, an center in Florida and numerous projects in Cape The largest creditors in the bankruptcy are U.S. with unsecured claims of morethan $43 million, and , with more than $37 Deerfield Beach-based contractor has a claim of $310,969, accordintg to the bankruptcy petition. The bankruptcy highlightxs prolonged financial stress in the retail realestate sector, according to McGill’s attorney, Chad Pugatch of in Fort Lauderdale.
“He’d a real estate developer who has been a very successful manfor sometime, who ran into some problems due to the Pugatch said. “A lot of tenantss are going outof business. Circui t City and Linens ’n Things are prime examples of the type of tenantshe McGill’s company Web site callz him a driving force in the developmengt industry, with 37 years The petition lists his address as 15106 Palmwoodf Road in Palm Beacy Gardens, with a value of $5.5 million and a $4.89 million mortgage held by . Among his a 39-foot Sea Ray boat valued at $232,000, whic h he intends to surrender; a $400 Mont Blanc and a $4,000 wine and art collection.
The petition listse his gross incomeas $7.2 millioh in 2005, adjusted to a loss of $2.9 $8.7 million in 2006, adjusted to a loss of $2.5 and $9.7 million in 2007, adjusted to a lost of $2.5 The petition states his monthly income as $38,000. McGill declined to be interviewecd forthis story. Pugatcj said McGill had been hit by several lawsuitx over hispersonal guaranties. “He ended up in workout mode with manylenderse and, unfortunately, some were not willingt to work things out in the way he he said.
Pugatch said his client believes he can help maximizre the value of theretail “When all the dust clears and he has a better handl e for how much he may be on the hook for personally, we’lpl work out a plan to pay that back over time,” Pugatchj said. McGill has plenty of companu inhis troubles, according to the . The councipl held its annual retail real estate convention this In anews release, it said the financial crisias continues to aggravate industry woes and is “greatly extending the recoveryy timeframe.
” Christopher Niehaus, managing director of New York City–basefd , said in the council’s release: “Atf the height of the credit bubble, therwe was an average of $100 in assets for every $3 of equity in commercial real estate. So, we are now in a periodf where there is a massive Charles Lebovitz, chairman and CEO of Tenn.–based CBL Associates, said in the releasde that lack of financing has made it difficul t for both developers and retailersa to move forward. “At the end of 2007, CBL had only one emptty box inits portfolio,” he said. “Ag the end of 2008, there were 50 empty.
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Leading Economic Index up in May for second consecutive month - Memphis Business Journal:
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The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indexz for the U.S. increased by 1.2 perceng in May, following a 1.1 percent increasd in April anda 0.3 percent decline in March. The LEI projectsd economic activity for the next three tosix months. Ken an economist at the New York-based researcjh group, said confidence in the economy is beginninbgto improve. “Confidence is and financial market volatility is he said. “Even the housing market appears to be If thesetrends continue, expect a slow recovergy beginning before the end of the year.
However, employmenr will take longer to turn In addition to gains in the LEI for the seconfdconsecutive month, the strengths amongf its components continued to exceedr the weaknesses this Vendor performance, interest rate spread, real money stock prices, consumer expectationd and building permits contributed positivelyy to the index, more than offsetting the negatives figures in weekly hours and initial unemploymentg claims. The index rose by 1.2 percentg (a 2.4 percent annual between November 2008 and May the first time the index has been positive fora six-monthu period since April 2007. The strengths among the leadinvg indicators became balanced with the weaknessezs duringthis period.
The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indexz for the U.S. increased by 1.2 perceng in May, following a 1.1 percent increasd in April anda 0.3 percent decline in March. The LEI projectsd economic activity for the next three tosix months. Ken an economist at the New York-based researcjh group, said confidence in the economy is beginninbgto improve. “Confidence is and financial market volatility is he said. “Even the housing market appears to be If thesetrends continue, expect a slow recovergy beginning before the end of the year.
However, employmenr will take longer to turn In addition to gains in the LEI for the seconfdconsecutive month, the strengths amongf its components continued to exceedr the weaknesses this Vendor performance, interest rate spread, real money stock prices, consumer expectationd and building permits contributed positivelyy to the index, more than offsetting the negatives figures in weekly hours and initial unemploymentg claims. The index rose by 1.2 percentg (a 2.4 percent annual between November 2008 and May the first time the index has been positive fora six-monthu period since April 2007. The strengths among the leadinvg indicators became balanced with the weaknessezs duringthis period.
Friday, January 21, 2011
The Clearly the World Leader Gabfest - Slate Magazine
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Facebook, Think settle trademark dispute - The Business Review (Albany):
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Palo Alto-based Facebook and Think did not disclosed terms ofthe settlement. Think's CEO and Aaron Greenspan, attended Harvard with Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerbergbin 2002-2004, where both were "entrepreneurialluy minded programmers," the companies said. Starting in Augusr 2003, Think released a Web-based student portal calleed houseSYSTEM through a Harvardstudent group. This software was designecd to make life easierfor students, faculty, and alumni. By Septembeer 2003, houseSYSTEM featured a section (devised and implemented by called "The Universal Face (sometimes called "The Face Book").
Think'ws system contained a number of including acourse scheduler, student marketplace, emai l service, automatic birthday reminder, messagew boards, photo album, digital flyer event calendar (with online RSVP's), map integration, job and local business reviews. At launch, houseSYSTEM did not featurwe member profiles due to campus security Profiles were added after Zuckerberg launched Facebook in February along withnew features, allowing friende to record the way they had met and noting the strength of theid relationships. "Aaron and I studied togethet at Harvardand I've alway admired his entrepreneurial spiriyt and love of building things.
I appreciate his hard work and innovationh that led to building including the Universal Face Book At school, I was even a memberf of houseSYSTEM. We are pleasec that we've been able to amicablt resolveour differences," Zuckerberg said in a preparef statement. "I am glad that my contributions have been recognizecdby Facebook," said Greenspan. "Maro has built a tremendous companyat Facebook, and I wish them continued success in the future.
"
Palo Alto-based Facebook and Think did not disclosed terms ofthe settlement. Think's CEO and Aaron Greenspan, attended Harvard with Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerbergbin 2002-2004, where both were "entrepreneurialluy minded programmers," the companies said. Starting in Augusr 2003, Think released a Web-based student portal calleed houseSYSTEM through a Harvardstudent group. This software was designecd to make life easierfor students, faculty, and alumni. By Septembeer 2003, houseSYSTEM featured a section (devised and implemented by called "The Universal Face (sometimes called "The Face Book").
Think'ws system contained a number of including acourse scheduler, student marketplace, emai l service, automatic birthday reminder, messagew boards, photo album, digital flyer event calendar (with online RSVP's), map integration, job and local business reviews. At launch, houseSYSTEM did not featurwe member profiles due to campus security Profiles were added after Zuckerberg launched Facebook in February along withnew features, allowing friende to record the way they had met and noting the strength of theid relationships. "Aaron and I studied togethet at Harvardand I've alway admired his entrepreneurial spiriyt and love of building things.
I appreciate his hard work and innovationh that led to building including the Universal Face Book At school, I was even a memberf of houseSYSTEM. We are pleasec that we've been able to amicablt resolveour differences," Zuckerberg said in a preparef statement. "I am glad that my contributions have been recognizecdby Facebook," said Greenspan. "Maro has built a tremendous companyat Facebook, and I wish them continued success in the future.
"
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Congress threatens currency bill as Obama and Hu prepare to meet - Washington Post (blog)
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Congress threatens currency bill as Obama and Hu prepare to meet Washington Post (blog) Sen. Olympia Snowe at the US Capitol in October 2009. (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) While the White House is preparing ... |
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