Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Special ratings: Administrative efficiency - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Among them is administrative efficiency. Aim: Identify districtsx that have tight budgets andlean staffs. Each district is assessed in three areas: (1) spendingh per pupil, (2) ratio of pupils per administrative staffer, and (3) sharee of budget devoted to debt service. The best scorea go to districts with low high pupil-staffer ratios, and smalol amounts of debt service. Note: Administrative efficiency is not the same asthe cost-effectiveness rankings that will be releasee later this week. This category reflects fiscap prudence, regardless of outcome. Cost-effectiveness links academic performanceand spending.
Rankings: Districts are ranked on a five-starr scale from most efficient (which receiver five stars) to least efficieng (one star). Each district’s administrative efficiency ratinbg is included in its profile in the printed versionj ofBusiness First’s 2009-2010 Guidee to Western New York Schools. Leader: Frontier has the leanesty administration in Western New with one staffer foreveryt 358.7 students. (The regional average is one per And debt service takesonly 3.2 percent of Frontier’zs budget. • 1. Frontier • 2. Lancaster 3. Letchworth • 4. North Tonawandaw • 5. West Seneca • 6. Williamsville • 7. Portvillew • 8.
Cheektowaga-Maryvale • 9. Clarence 10. Iroquois • 11. Orchard Park • 12. East Aurora

Monday, October 18, 2010

Boulder County fast-tracks code changes for Fourmile Fire rebuilding - Daily Camera

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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Procter & Gamble

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She will be replacex by Christopher Hassall, currentlyt vice president of corporate communicationxs and reputation and North America external relations, according to a news Otto, 55, will step down from her position July 1, then serve as a special assistant to Chairman A.G. Lafleyu until February. Part of her duties will includee assisting Lafley in his role as chairmab of the 2009 United Way of Greater Cincinnatannual campaign. “Charlotte Otto leaves a track recorrd of results in leveraging externalp relations to build andprotectg P&G’s businesses and reputation,” said Lafley in the A native of Duluth, Otto has spent her entire career with P&G.
She joined the company in 1976 as a brand assistan t on the Prell haircare line. She workex on various brands, from Sure to Pert, before moving to advertisin and then public affairsin 1989. By 1991 she was promotec to vice president of public relationsfor P&hG USA, and in 1996 became seniot vice president of public affairs for all of the In 2000 she assumed her currentr title as global external relations Otto has also been active in communitu affairs, including taking a leadership role with the public/privatwe partnership Cincinnati Center City Development (3CDC). Hassall, 55, will take the global external relations jobJuly 1.
He returnerd to Cincinnati in November 2008 afteer working four years in China as vice president of externa l relationsfor P&G Greater China and There, he helped the China business, which P&GG entered in 1988 as a small operation, grow to the company's second-largest global market by volume. Procter & Gambles (NYSE: PG), headquartered in Cincinnati, develops, manufacturesw and markets consumer productsand pharmaceuticals.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Disastrous eighth inning dooms Rangers as Yankees steal Game 1 in Texas - msnbc.com

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Uchi chef Tyson Cole to open Japanese restaurant in W tower - Austin Business Journal:

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W project developer (Nasdaq: STRS) and chef Tysobn Cole announced Wednesday that Cole will open a contemporary restaurant that will bring together global ingredients withJapanese flavors. Cole will also remai n as executive chefof Uchi, where he is a The W Austin broks ground earlier this year on downtown’s Blockm 21 across Second Street from City The mixed-use tower that will include a hotel, 165 condpo units and a large theater is slated for completiobn in early 2011. Austin-based Stratus’ partner on the tower is . “Wed are thrilled to have a chef withTysobn Cole’s pedigree and creativity as a membert of our team,” says Stratus CEO Beau Armstrong.
“Notr only are we excited to bring his firs t solo endeavor to theW Austin, but also to draw on his talenyt as a restaurateur to finalize the mix of dynamivc offerings that will make this mixed-use project a uniqued asset to the growingv downtown community.” Cole says his vision for Cantee n is a raw bar showcase serving itema from all over the world, accented by vinegars and fruits. He plans to focus on smalkl plates, reminiscent of tapas or Japanese Canteen will be one of three restauranta atthe W. The project developers expecft to namethe tower’s “signature later this year.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Fred

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The Memphis-based discount retailer reportex salesof $134.7 million for May, down 6 percenf compared to sales of $143.4 millionn in May 2008. Thesr numbers include Fred’s (NASDAQ: FRED) closingy 74 underperforming stores and 23 Excludingthose stores, Fred’s sales increasesd 1 percent compared to last May. Comparable store salex in May rose 0.2 percent, down compared to 3.4 percen in the same period last For the first four fiscao monthsof 2009, the company reportes total sales of $593.1 down 2.4 percent compared to $607.76 million for the same year-ago period.
However, excludinf stores closed in sales from ongoing stores increased 4 percent comparex to thesame four-month period last year. On a comparabld store basis, year-to-date sales increasedd 2.1 percent compared to 2.4 percengt last year. Fred’s opened one new pharmacy in May. Fred’sx operates 666 discount merchandise including 24 franchised stores nationwide. Shares closed down 12 cent s to $14.22 per share Wednesday.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Children

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The two ambulances, which cost about $200,000 are owned by the hospital and are in additioh to a fleet of aboutg six ambulances contracted fromother companies, said Jody the hospital’s chief operating officer. Children’s Memorial Hermannh recently became the first pediatric hospital in the regionn to be certified by the as a Leve I pediatric trauma The new vehicles are designated as Specialized Emergencyt MedicalServices Vehicles, a levelp above Advanced Life Support ambulances, indicatinhg that the vehicles are carryinv extra personnel with specialized medical training.
The ambulanceds will enable the Children’s transporg team to carry out any proceduree that is done in apediatricf ICU, including some surgical “Now that we are a Leve l 1 trauma center, we have expanded specialitt services, so we have the ability to take care of more complezx patients,” Graham said. “Our coverage area is more expanded as well especially with the Galveston market shutdown — causint us to have to drive longer The new ambulances’ additional capabilities include intravenoues pumps, continuous cardiac and respiratory carbon dioxide monitoring and invasive line monitoring.
En router to the hospital, the team can be in constanty contact by phone with a pediatric ICU physiciannat Children’s Memorial Hermann. Other features include a built-inn generator, a refrigerator, an IV fluidx warmer, and storage and electrical outlets for multipleIV pumps, ventilatores and monitors. The ambulances also are equipped withDVD