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Saturday, October 30, 2010
2010 Yamaha YZ450F Yoshimura Project Bike - MotorcycleUSA.com (blog)
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Report: Facebook nixes trading board seat for funding - San Francisco Business Times:
http://speedtest.am/en/news.html?start=36
The TechCrunch blog reported Tuesday that the offerf Facebook would have valued the companyat $8 which is well below the $15 billioh a (NASDAQ:MSFT) funding placed on it but higher than more recent valuation estimates of $2 The blog cited unnamed sources it said has direct knowledges of the situation. Another blog, reported over the weekend that Facebook israising $150 milliomn to buy stock owned by hundreds of its workers. Venturebeaf said that the deal isn't completed but that the money is comingb from existing investors includingPalo Alto-based , San Mateo-base d and San Francisco-based . Unnamed new Asian investors are alsoreportedlhy involved.
The blog reportes that about 15 million shares of employee stocko will be purchasedfor $10 a The current Facebook board is controlled by founded Mark Zuckerberg, who has three seats: one for one for valley entrepeneur and investo Marc Andreessen and an unfilled Two preferred stock seats are held by held by Peter Thiel of Founders Fund and Jim Breyer of Accel Partners. Two non-voting seats are held by investorsz David Sze of Greylock Partners and Paul Maderaof . TechCrunch also reported that Facebook is expecting to nearlyh double its revenue tis yearto $550 millionh from about $280 million last year.
The TechCrunch blog reported Tuesday that the offerf Facebook would have valued the companyat $8 which is well below the $15 billioh a (NASDAQ:MSFT) funding placed on it but higher than more recent valuation estimates of $2 The blog cited unnamed sources it said has direct knowledges of the situation. Another blog, reported over the weekend that Facebook israising $150 milliomn to buy stock owned by hundreds of its workers. Venturebeaf said that the deal isn't completed but that the money is comingb from existing investors includingPalo Alto-based , San Mateo-base d and San Francisco-based . Unnamed new Asian investors are alsoreportedlhy involved.
The blog reportes that about 15 million shares of employee stocko will be purchasedfor $10 a The current Facebook board is controlled by founded Mark Zuckerberg, who has three seats: one for one for valley entrepeneur and investo Marc Andreessen and an unfilled Two preferred stock seats are held by held by Peter Thiel of Founders Fund and Jim Breyer of Accel Partners. Two non-voting seats are held by investorsz David Sze of Greylock Partners and Paul Maderaof . TechCrunch also reported that Facebook is expecting to nearlyh double its revenue tis yearto $550 millionh from about $280 million last year.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Bridge Bank beefs up its exec ranks - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Last month, the bank brought on board Peggyg Bradshaw as chief banking officer to oversed sales and clientrelationship functions. Veteran businessx banker Al Williams joined as chieffcredit officer. Both Bradshaw and William previously workedat . Thomas Sa, who was chietf financial officer when the bank opened its doorss inMay 2001, has been promoted to chiecf risk officer and strategy officer. “Bridge has built a solixd foundation since its opening eightyearsd ago,” Sa said.
“It is now time to builr upon that foundation with coordinated business strategies that incorporate effective enterprise risk management to ensureconsistent long-term But the San Jose-based business bank, whicn added more than $50 million to its capitaol base last year, has seen its stock plungse in the past 18 months. Shares of the bank’s , changed hands this week for $5, roughly a quarte of their price inJanuary 2008, befors the bursting credit bubble claimed severapl big banks as CEO Dan Myers is confident the bank was smary to take a hit to the bottom line last year, boosting loan-loss reserves to cover 117 percent of nonperformingb loans by year-end.
The move was designes to put problem loansbehincd it, making it easier to pursue new businessd when the economy rebounds. “Buildinbg the loan-loss reserves was painful in the short-tern but will be beneficial in the Myers said. The bank’s capital ratiod and reserve levels are among the highest in the natioj for banks with assetsof $500 million to $1.5 billion, he Bridge’s assets totaled $882 as of Marcn 31. Myers said the bank moves early in 2008 to rein in construction lendinvg after seeing the unprecedented decline in housinb prices that beganin 2007. Bridgw Bank boosted capital last year througha $30 milliomn public offering and raised anothedr $23.
8 million through the U.S. Treasury’s Troublex Asset Relief Program. Myers said regulators did not forc e the changes in the executive suite at the which serves the greater Bay with officesin Pleasanton, Palo Alto and San
Last month, the bank brought on board Peggyg Bradshaw as chief banking officer to oversed sales and clientrelationship functions. Veteran businessx banker Al Williams joined as chieffcredit officer. Both Bradshaw and William previously workedat . Thomas Sa, who was chietf financial officer when the bank opened its doorss inMay 2001, has been promoted to chiecf risk officer and strategy officer. “Bridge has built a solixd foundation since its opening eightyearsd ago,” Sa said.
“It is now time to builr upon that foundation with coordinated business strategies that incorporate effective enterprise risk management to ensureconsistent long-term But the San Jose-based business bank, whicn added more than $50 million to its capitaol base last year, has seen its stock plungse in the past 18 months. Shares of the bank’s , changed hands this week for $5, roughly a quarte of their price inJanuary 2008, befors the bursting credit bubble claimed severapl big banks as CEO Dan Myers is confident the bank was smary to take a hit to the bottom line last year, boosting loan-loss reserves to cover 117 percent of nonperformingb loans by year-end.
The move was designes to put problem loansbehincd it, making it easier to pursue new businessd when the economy rebounds. “Buildinbg the loan-loss reserves was painful in the short-tern but will be beneficial in the Myers said. The bank’s capital ratiod and reserve levels are among the highest in the natioj for banks with assetsof $500 million to $1.5 billion, he Bridge’s assets totaled $882 as of Marcn 31. Myers said the bank moves early in 2008 to rein in construction lendinvg after seeing the unprecedented decline in housinb prices that beganin 2007. Bridgw Bank boosted capital last year througha $30 milliomn public offering and raised anothedr $23.
8 million through the U.S. Treasury’s Troublex Asset Relief Program. Myers said regulators did not forc e the changes in the executive suite at the which serves the greater Bay with officesin Pleasanton, Palo Alto and San
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
In down economy, pawn shops strike gold - Sacramento Business Journal:
http://nassauhouse.com/roomsandrates.html
For one woman, a longtime customer, the visit to this East Side pawn shop was precipitated by a recentftraffic ticket. She handed over two ringw in exchangefor $150, with a promise she’d be back to pick up her jewelrt when she could repay the loan and 3 percent monthlt interest. Others just found themselves shorgbetween paychecks. “Between working and needing to getquic cash, this is the best way – says Patrick Merriweather, who admitterd he had spent beyond his means and came in to pick up a braceletf he had previously Merriweather’s necklace remained locked up in Prudential’s as he continues to pay on that separate loan.
“The economy right now sucks in he says. “This helps a Pawn shops have filled a needfor short-term funds at low interest rates for A handful of shops can be found in Westerm New York, with at least two in business for severao generations. Nationwide, these shops are experiencing a surge in businesa from both repeat customerswand first-timers suffering in a tight economy. The has nearly 2,400 members serving “middle class, working familiez who periodically experience an unexpected needfor short-terjm funds.” The average customer, according to the is 36 years old and has a househol d income of $29,000.
The average loan is $75 offered at 20 percenrt for 30 to 60 InNew York, the maximum allowable interest on a pawn is 4 Why would someone visit a pawn broker The association says it is convenienc and fast turnaround that appeal to most There’s also no credit check or legal consequence if a loan is not repaid just the forfeiture of the collateral item. Nathaniel a longtime customerat Prudential, recallds bringing jewelry back and forth from the Broadwayg shop repeatedly over the past 30 years.
Barker, who sellds clothes for a living, says he doesn’yt buy jewelry from anyone butPrudential – partl y because he knows he is guaranteed a 50 perceny loan on those items, or at leasr his purchase price back on a “It’s a quick and easy way to get cash when you need he says. Brian Schmid, the fifth generatiobn of his family torun Prudential, workxs at the store with his father, The store, he says, has been buyinfg and selling gold and other jewelry for decades – long befores the current fad of gold parties and sellingb gold for cash. Pawning offers an alternative to selling.
Schmic assesses the piece first for conditionand value, then makes an with a higher value offered on buys. If the custome r chooses a loan, she has six monthes to repay the collateral loanwith interest. “Things have been steadilu increasing,” he says. “We’ve always had a good flow every day, regardlesss of the economy whether it be pawningor selling,” Schmid “But everything has been amped up with the statd of the economy and the state of gold pricees over the last six, seven months.” Located insids a former bank Prudential has the look of an upscale though a thick wall of glasa separates customers from employees.
Everything is computerized, allowing for faster trackinv of interest owed and background infoon “A lot of peoplee have the perception that pawn shopzs are a shady business, but short-term it’a a better deal than a credit says Bill Schmid. “People will say, ‘Inj six months, I hope to be in better shape’. For a lot of people, it’ s an insurance policy.” Anothe option for those short on cash is the which operates alittle differently, offering cash with no promiswe an item will be availablr when the customer has the cash to come back for it.
in Niagarz Falls is located inside a renovated house onPine Avenue, with loud signd outside hawking jewelry, video games, antiques, car audio systems, bikes – just abouft anything. Ruben Longoria, who opened the businesz nine years ago, says business is good: He just opened his thirfd store nine months ago innearbyg Wheatfield. “They’re selling whatever they have,” he “That’s all you hear: They need gas food money, medicine money.” Diamond a Niagara Falls pawn shop, continues to see its regulard customers just trying to get through themont - as well as newcomers hit hard by job losses and pay says Steve Huett, store manager.
“A lot of people are desperatre to pay their bills in any manner they he says. “We have some people that come in to pawn somethinvg just tobuy groceries. That’s bad.”
For one woman, a longtime customer, the visit to this East Side pawn shop was precipitated by a recentftraffic ticket. She handed over two ringw in exchangefor $150, with a promise she’d be back to pick up her jewelrt when she could repay the loan and 3 percent monthlt interest. Others just found themselves shorgbetween paychecks. “Between working and needing to getquic cash, this is the best way – says Patrick Merriweather, who admitterd he had spent beyond his means and came in to pick up a braceletf he had previously Merriweather’s necklace remained locked up in Prudential’s as he continues to pay on that separate loan.
“The economy right now sucks in he says. “This helps a Pawn shops have filled a needfor short-term funds at low interest rates for A handful of shops can be found in Westerm New York, with at least two in business for severao generations. Nationwide, these shops are experiencing a surge in businesa from both repeat customerswand first-timers suffering in a tight economy. The has nearly 2,400 members serving “middle class, working familiez who periodically experience an unexpected needfor short-terjm funds.” The average customer, according to the is 36 years old and has a househol d income of $29,000.
The average loan is $75 offered at 20 percenrt for 30 to 60 InNew York, the maximum allowable interest on a pawn is 4 Why would someone visit a pawn broker The association says it is convenienc and fast turnaround that appeal to most There’s also no credit check or legal consequence if a loan is not repaid just the forfeiture of the collateral item. Nathaniel a longtime customerat Prudential, recallds bringing jewelry back and forth from the Broadwayg shop repeatedly over the past 30 years.
Barker, who sellds clothes for a living, says he doesn’yt buy jewelry from anyone butPrudential – partl y because he knows he is guaranteed a 50 perceny loan on those items, or at leasr his purchase price back on a “It’s a quick and easy way to get cash when you need he says. Brian Schmid, the fifth generatiobn of his family torun Prudential, workxs at the store with his father, The store, he says, has been buyinfg and selling gold and other jewelry for decades – long befores the current fad of gold parties and sellingb gold for cash. Pawning offers an alternative to selling.
Schmic assesses the piece first for conditionand value, then makes an with a higher value offered on buys. If the custome r chooses a loan, she has six monthes to repay the collateral loanwith interest. “Things have been steadilu increasing,” he says. “We’ve always had a good flow every day, regardlesss of the economy whether it be pawningor selling,” Schmid “But everything has been amped up with the statd of the economy and the state of gold pricees over the last six, seven months.” Located insids a former bank Prudential has the look of an upscale though a thick wall of glasa separates customers from employees.
Everything is computerized, allowing for faster trackinv of interest owed and background infoon “A lot of peoplee have the perception that pawn shopzs are a shady business, but short-term it’a a better deal than a credit says Bill Schmid. “People will say, ‘Inj six months, I hope to be in better shape’. For a lot of people, it’ s an insurance policy.” Anothe option for those short on cash is the which operates alittle differently, offering cash with no promiswe an item will be availablr when the customer has the cash to come back for it.
in Niagarz Falls is located inside a renovated house onPine Avenue, with loud signd outside hawking jewelry, video games, antiques, car audio systems, bikes – just abouft anything. Ruben Longoria, who opened the businesz nine years ago, says business is good: He just opened his thirfd store nine months ago innearbyg Wheatfield. “They’re selling whatever they have,” he “That’s all you hear: They need gas food money, medicine money.” Diamond a Niagara Falls pawn shop, continues to see its regulard customers just trying to get through themont - as well as newcomers hit hard by job losses and pay says Steve Huett, store manager.
“A lot of people are desperatre to pay their bills in any manner they he says. “We have some people that come in to pawn somethinvg just tobuy groceries. That’s bad.”
Sunday, October 24, 2010
A timeline to murder: Portage law enforcement unveils series of events that ... - Ravenna Record Courier
http://retrogradebbs.com/projects/cbbs/index.html
A timeline to murder: Portage law enforcement unveils series of events that ... Ravenna Record Courier 21 that they had a murder on their hands after deputies discovered the body of Portage County Realtor Andrew VonStein in the basement of a house on Woodway ... |
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Is Maryland big enough for two biotech advocacy groups? - Baltimore Business Journal:
http://trawma.net/index/t7
This summer, there will be two. With the arriva of the MarylandBiotechnology Center, an industryh resource center that Maryland state leaders are launching this July in a Rockvill e incubator, longtime trade group MdBio has some company. While some wondee whether that company coulxd turninto competition, officialsx with both groups point to separate missions they say won’t allo w them to step on the other’s programmatic toes. this comes at a time when MdBio already is redefining its role inthe state’s biotech sector as it has evolved from standalone nonprofiy into a division of a larger membership-basedf technology trade group.
Meanwhile, that parent the Tech Councilof Maryland, is seekinyg a new CEO. Nearl all agree on one There is room for Thequestion is, how much room does each need ? According to both biotech groups, the answer is Preparing to take about 2,300 squares feet with three to four staffers in the Shady Grovew Innovation Center — Montgomery County’s first incubatoe — the $4.7 million Marylanrd Biotechnology Center will be a one-stop informational resource. Industryg professionals will be able towalk in, flip througg training schedules, find funding sources, highlight similar federal research and conducty market analysis.
The center, which will have a matching Baltimore locatiob at the Columbus Center will compile a directory of Marylancd biotech companies and a map ofstate resources. Meanwhile, MdBilo Executive Director Ric Zakour said it will concentratew on what the stateagencuy can’t: lobbying legislators. The MdBio Foundation will maintain its role ineducational outreach, with mobil lab buses continuing to rumble to primarty and secondary schools. MdBio and the new center plan to collaboratedon data, outreach and, events.
“We are not taking away someone’s programws or about reinventing it,” said Larrty Mahan, the center’s acting executive “We are looking to where we can fill gaps and wherse wecan partner. “As the centert is getting formulated, there mighy be this confusion,” Mahan added. “But when all the dust people will see that MdBil has got a couple strategicthings they’re focusing on that we’re trying to help them with.” But some aren’t so sure the distinction is that clear-cut between two Rockville biotech groups that, even geographicallg speaking, will only be separated by a singls mile.
“Where do the programsx of the biotechnology centeroverlap [with MdBio] and where do they not?” asked Janis a senior business development specialist at Montgomeryu County Economic Development Department. “I don’yt know that that has been siftef through. I have asked that question a number of and nobody seems to be willinhg to or hasan answer.”
This summer, there will be two. With the arriva of the MarylandBiotechnology Center, an industryh resource center that Maryland state leaders are launching this July in a Rockvill e incubator, longtime trade group MdBio has some company. While some wondee whether that company coulxd turninto competition, officialsx with both groups point to separate missions they say won’t allo w them to step on the other’s programmatic toes. this comes at a time when MdBio already is redefining its role inthe state’s biotech sector as it has evolved from standalone nonprofiy into a division of a larger membership-basedf technology trade group.
Meanwhile, that parent the Tech Councilof Maryland, is seekinyg a new CEO. Nearl all agree on one There is room for Thequestion is, how much room does each need ? According to both biotech groups, the answer is Preparing to take about 2,300 squares feet with three to four staffers in the Shady Grovew Innovation Center — Montgomery County’s first incubatoe — the $4.7 million Marylanrd Biotechnology Center will be a one-stop informational resource. Industryg professionals will be able towalk in, flip througg training schedules, find funding sources, highlight similar federal research and conducty market analysis.
The center, which will have a matching Baltimore locatiob at the Columbus Center will compile a directory of Marylancd biotech companies and a map ofstate resources. Meanwhile, MdBilo Executive Director Ric Zakour said it will concentratew on what the stateagencuy can’t: lobbying legislators. The MdBio Foundation will maintain its role ineducational outreach, with mobil lab buses continuing to rumble to primarty and secondary schools. MdBio and the new center plan to collaboratedon data, outreach and, events.
“We are not taking away someone’s programws or about reinventing it,” said Larrty Mahan, the center’s acting executive “We are looking to where we can fill gaps and wherse wecan partner. “As the centert is getting formulated, there mighy be this confusion,” Mahan added. “But when all the dust people will see that MdBil has got a couple strategicthings they’re focusing on that we’re trying to help them with.” But some aren’t so sure the distinction is that clear-cut between two Rockville biotech groups that, even geographicallg speaking, will only be separated by a singls mile.
“Where do the programsx of the biotechnology centeroverlap [with MdBio] and where do they not?” asked Janis a senior business development specialist at Montgomeryu County Economic Development Department. “I don’yt know that that has been siftef through. I have asked that question a number of and nobody seems to be willinhg to or hasan answer.”
Thursday, October 21, 2010
A&P posts wider Q2 loss; seeks new loan - Reuters
http://fortierengineering.com/EnergyPlus/Supermarket%20Vila%20Clementino/ENERGY%20DATA/ENC%20%20Projeto%20Comfort%20Lux.htm
A&P posts wider Q2 loss; seeks new loan Reuters N) posted a wider second-quarter loss and the troubled grocery store chain said it was negotiating a new loan with existing and new lenders. ... |
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