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Only three of 20 April indicators registered improvementfrom year-ago levels, matching the number of upward-pointintg indicators recorded in March, the MMAC said in its Economi c Trends report. "The employment situation continue d to deteriorate with deepening job declines and unemploymenr indicators over double what they were one year saidBret Mayborne, economicc research director for the MMAC. "Buty metro area existing homes sales rose for only the secon time in nearly three years givingv some hopefor near-term improvemenft in a stagnant local housinv and real estate market." Nonfarm employmen in the metro area fell 4.8 percenr in April to 812,300, down from March’s 4.
3 percent decrease. Employment levels have now declined comparedwith year-ago levels in each of the past 12 with April’s decline being the steepest registere d in this period, the MMAC Only two of 10 major industry sectors registeref April job gains compared with one year ago, while eighrt registered declines. Unemployment indicators for the metro area both measurer more than twicetheir year-earlier The number of unemployed in metro Milwaukee rose 117.6% againstf year-ago levels, to 70,300 compared with 32,300 in April 2008. Likewise, new unemployment compensation claimsd rose ata 104.
6 percent rate in April to this indicator’s third consecutive year-over-year increasde of 100 percent or greater. On the positives side, existing homes sales for the metrok arearose 5.6 percent in the first year-over-year increase in this indicato r in seven months and only the second such gain in nearlgy three years.
sábado, 12 de enero de 2013
viernes, 11 de enero de 2013
Chapman signs deal with Yuba College - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Chapman signed a similar agreement within April. Chapman’s main campuse is in the Southern California communityof Orange, but the university also has campusesx in Roseville and Folsom. About 1,750p students attend the Roseville campus each while about 700 goto Folsom. a nonprofit university, also has a campusz in Yuba City. The Early Advantaged Partnership, which leaders from the two colleges will sign next will allow participants from Yuba College touse Chapman’sz advising services and academic participate in information sessions, and to transfer credit through the use of onlinwe and personalized advising, a news release said Tuesday.
Yuba College students’ initial application fees will be and they will receivd a 10 percent tuition discount for classesd takenat Chapman’s Sacramento Valleyy campuses for up to four years after they submit of a forma “change of location” to Chapman University College. “Chapman University College establishes Early Advantaged Partnerships with community collegex like Yuba College to help ease the transitioh to universities by giving students the individual supportt they need and providing guidance through theentir process,” Chapman University College chancellor Gary Brahm said in the release.
“It’s comforting for students to know that the coursr work they have taken at their community college will be transferable to Chapma n University College and that counselors will help them navigat a clear path to pursuing their highereducation goals.” Yuba College’es partnership with Chapman “will make the transitionb to Chapman College practically seamless,” Kay Adkins, Yuba College president, said in the Community college students are eligible to apply for the prograkm after they have fulfilled 12 transferablwe credits at Yuba College with a minimum cumulativew grade point average of 2.0 from all schoolz previously attended.
Yuba College transfers also must attend at least one academicv term or semester at Yuba College and adheres to all Chapman University Collegeadmissioj requirements.
Chapman signed a similar agreement within April. Chapman’s main campuse is in the Southern California communityof Orange, but the university also has campusesx in Roseville and Folsom. About 1,750p students attend the Roseville campus each while about 700 goto Folsom. a nonprofit university, also has a campusz in Yuba City. The Early Advantaged Partnership, which leaders from the two colleges will sign next will allow participants from Yuba College touse Chapman’sz advising services and academic participate in information sessions, and to transfer credit through the use of onlinwe and personalized advising, a news release said Tuesday.
Yuba College students’ initial application fees will be and they will receivd a 10 percent tuition discount for classesd takenat Chapman’s Sacramento Valleyy campuses for up to four years after they submit of a forma “change of location” to Chapman University College. “Chapman University College establishes Early Advantaged Partnerships with community collegex like Yuba College to help ease the transitioh to universities by giving students the individual supportt they need and providing guidance through theentir process,” Chapman University College chancellor Gary Brahm said in the release.
“It’s comforting for students to know that the coursr work they have taken at their community college will be transferable to Chapma n University College and that counselors will help them navigat a clear path to pursuing their highereducation goals.” Yuba College’es partnership with Chapman “will make the transitionb to Chapman College practically seamless,” Kay Adkins, Yuba College president, said in the Community college students are eligible to apply for the prograkm after they have fulfilled 12 transferablwe credits at Yuba College with a minimum cumulativew grade point average of 2.0 from all schoolz previously attended.
Yuba College transfers also must attend at least one academicv term or semester at Yuba College and adheres to all Chapman University Collegeadmissioj requirements.
martes, 8 de enero de 2013
GM files for bankruptcy, plans to transfer operations to Wentzville - Orlando Business Journal:
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Some operations and equipment from a steel stamping plant inGrand Rapids, Mich., which is slater to close as part of the automaker'ss restructuring, will be transferred to Wentzville, according to Bob Wheeler, a spokesman for the Wentzville plant. It's not yet knowj how many, if any, Michigann employees will opt to transfeto Wentzville, he said. GM officiales called Wentzville Mayor Paul Lambi at9 a.m. Monday to assurwe him the local plant woulrdremain open. "It's good that they are shipping in work for this Lambi said. "That's a positive that corporate thinkx this plant willbe around.
" Still, Lambi said, rival automaker Chrysler plans to shutter its Fenton factorss after investing $130 million in so it was important for Wentzvilles to not rely on GM so much and diversifhy its revenue stream. When Lambui took office seven years ago, Wentzville counted on GM for abourt 55 to 60 percent of itstotalo revenue. Today, that's more like 15 percent of the city's $24 millio general fund, because GM pays the city abouft $3 million a year in real estate property taxes andother fees, he GM on Monday by the end of but the Wentzville plangt was spared because it’s the only plant where Chevrolef Express and GMC Savana vans are made, The Wentzvilles plant will still undergo a previously announcef and other production cuts in June and July that will result in the layoffs of 300 Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-olsd automaker is among the largesg in U.
S. history and largest-ever U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. GM listed $173 billionm in liabilities and $82 billionn in assets, according to the filedx in New York. GM to St. largest privately held company, Enterprise and to Chapter 11, which allows the companty to operate while protected fromits creditors, pushesd GM into a fast-track bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to restructure. The GM plan as detailes by U.S. officials would allo a much smaller GM to emerged from court protection within 60 to90 days. The automakert has not provided an updated target for job cuts but was looking toeliminat 21,000 U.S.
factory jobs from the 54,000 union membersz it now employs. General Motors employs 92,00 in the United States and is indirectlyh responsiblefor 500,000 retirees. The U.S. governmeng would hold a 60 percent financialo interest in areorganized GM, and the UAW woulr take a 17.5 percent The governments of Canada and the province of Ontaripo have agreed to a 12 percent ownershipl stake in exchange for financial aid. GM bondholders would get 10 "It’s a bittersweet thing," Wheele r said.
"You hate to have to go througy the process of closing plants andeliminating jobs, but look that’s what's going on with a lot of Hopefully we can rebound, hire people in the futur and be the vibrant company we once Download a copy of the
Some operations and equipment from a steel stamping plant inGrand Rapids, Mich., which is slater to close as part of the automaker'ss restructuring, will be transferred to Wentzville, according to Bob Wheeler, a spokesman for the Wentzville plant. It's not yet knowj how many, if any, Michigann employees will opt to transfeto Wentzville, he said. GM officiales called Wentzville Mayor Paul Lambi at9 a.m. Monday to assurwe him the local plant woulrdremain open. "It's good that they are shipping in work for this Lambi said. "That's a positive that corporate thinkx this plant willbe around.
" Still, Lambi said, rival automaker Chrysler plans to shutter its Fenton factorss after investing $130 million in so it was important for Wentzvilles to not rely on GM so much and diversifhy its revenue stream. When Lambui took office seven years ago, Wentzville counted on GM for abourt 55 to 60 percent of itstotalo revenue. Today, that's more like 15 percent of the city's $24 millio general fund, because GM pays the city abouft $3 million a year in real estate property taxes andother fees, he GM on Monday by the end of but the Wentzville plangt was spared because it’s the only plant where Chevrolef Express and GMC Savana vans are made, The Wentzvilles plant will still undergo a previously announcef and other production cuts in June and July that will result in the layoffs of 300 Monday’s Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-olsd automaker is among the largesg in U.
S. history and largest-ever U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. GM listed $173 billionm in liabilities and $82 billionn in assets, according to the filedx in New York. GM to St. largest privately held company, Enterprise and to Chapter 11, which allows the companty to operate while protected fromits creditors, pushesd GM into a fast-track bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to restructure. The GM plan as detailes by U.S. officials would allo a much smaller GM to emerged from court protection within 60 to90 days. The automakert has not provided an updated target for job cuts but was looking toeliminat 21,000 U.S.
factory jobs from the 54,000 union membersz it now employs. General Motors employs 92,00 in the United States and is indirectlyh responsiblefor 500,000 retirees. The U.S. governmeng would hold a 60 percent financialo interest in areorganized GM, and the UAW woulr take a 17.5 percent The governments of Canada and the province of Ontaripo have agreed to a 12 percent ownershipl stake in exchange for financial aid. GM bondholders would get 10 "It’s a bittersweet thing," Wheele r said.
"You hate to have to go througy the process of closing plants andeliminating jobs, but look that’s what's going on with a lot of Hopefully we can rebound, hire people in the futur and be the vibrant company we once Download a copy of the
lunes, 7 de enero de 2013
Moojoo Ken shuts down - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Located blocks from the Metro at 1512U St. NW, its nightt life neighbors include Chi-Cha Loungre and Stetson’s Famous Bar & Grill. “Business has been down sincse last September when the market went saidAlex Ayrom, co-owner and designer at the accessories shop, which sells items made by both in-house and far-awau designers. “Christmas season was non-existent. January to May were the worsf sales since we opened inJanuaru 2006.
” To clear out the store is marking down everything by 30 “Many items were alreadyt reduced four, five even six timesd so customers may take an additionalp 30 percent off the lowest price,” said Ayrom, adding that the storw plans to shutter June 30. Moojoko ken -- which means “unconditional” in Japaneser -- sells color-infused shoes, purses, jewelrt and clothes, with designs named after placesin D.C.
Located blocks from the Metro at 1512U St. NW, its nightt life neighbors include Chi-Cha Loungre and Stetson’s Famous Bar & Grill. “Business has been down sincse last September when the market went saidAlex Ayrom, co-owner and designer at the accessories shop, which sells items made by both in-house and far-awau designers. “Christmas season was non-existent. January to May were the worsf sales since we opened inJanuaru 2006.
” To clear out the store is marking down everything by 30 “Many items were alreadyt reduced four, five even six timesd so customers may take an additionalp 30 percent off the lowest price,” said Ayrom, adding that the storw plans to shutter June 30. Moojoko ken -- which means “unconditional” in Japaneser -- sells color-infused shoes, purses, jewelrt and clothes, with designs named after placesin D.C.
domingo, 6 de enero de 2013
Tweeting her way to a home sale (she hopes) - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Seller Lea Swenson was planningv to put her home in the Roxborougg area onsale soon. She and her family are moving out of state to be closer to relatives. So she creater a Twitter account just for her giving her the freedonm to write about things potentialbuyers wouldn’ see on a typical listing. “kI write about my community, my amazingg neighbors, of course, features of the Swenson said. “I’m even gettinh creative and tweeting fromthe house’s and I’m writing notes to the futurwe owner of my home.
I’m usinvg whatever it takes to connect with othee real peopleout there, because I figure you only need one You just never know who may know someonwe who knows someone who wants to buy a hous down here.” . Whiled Swenson hasn’t received any solie offers yet, she’s havingy good conversations about herhome online, and she’s gettintg inquiries. Some real estate agents have seen tweetx resultin offers.
Real estate agent Amy Cesarik has been using Twittee to follow other professionals in the real estate to keep updated on the latest trends and othetr information that could help both buyersand She’s also using Twitter to talk abou homes that will be listed a day beforr they officially go on the That technique directs people to her web page with so they can see the home onlin e as soon as it’s posted. “Eighty-five percenty of our buyers look online before they even talk to a real estatde agent or before they look at she said. “Most of them won’t even walk into a house withouft seeing what the inside of the housd lookslike online.
So, for me, I want everyonw to get online and seethat house.” This insidd information about homes that are about to be listedx also has resulted in offers before the homes officiallyt go on the market. Cesario also uses Twitter to follow major newspapers in other She said if realestatre isn’t selling in Los Angeles, for example, thosr potential buyers won’t be looking at homee in the Denver area, for thosew who are planning to move here. She said the reverss is also true.
When real estate marketas are strong in othermajor cities, she noticesz more potential buyers’ inquiries about properties in the While Cesario said it’s hard to tell if her tweetingv has resulted in more showings and more she does know that there’s more traffic on her website.
Seller Lea Swenson was planningv to put her home in the Roxborougg area onsale soon. She and her family are moving out of state to be closer to relatives. So she creater a Twitter account just for her giving her the freedonm to write about things potentialbuyers wouldn’ see on a typical listing. “kI write about my community, my amazingg neighbors, of course, features of the Swenson said. “I’m even gettinh creative and tweeting fromthe house’s and I’m writing notes to the futurwe owner of my home.
I’m usinvg whatever it takes to connect with othee real peopleout there, because I figure you only need one You just never know who may know someonwe who knows someone who wants to buy a hous down here.” . Whiled Swenson hasn’t received any solie offers yet, she’s havingy good conversations about herhome online, and she’s gettintg inquiries. Some real estate agents have seen tweetx resultin offers.
Real estate agent Amy Cesarik has been using Twittee to follow other professionals in the real estate to keep updated on the latest trends and othetr information that could help both buyersand She’s also using Twitter to talk abou homes that will be listed a day beforr they officially go on the That technique directs people to her web page with so they can see the home onlin e as soon as it’s posted. “Eighty-five percenty of our buyers look online before they even talk to a real estatde agent or before they look at she said. “Most of them won’t even walk into a house withouft seeing what the inside of the housd lookslike online.
So, for me, I want everyonw to get online and seethat house.” This insidd information about homes that are about to be listedx also has resulted in offers before the homes officiallyt go on the market. Cesario also uses Twitter to follow major newspapers in other She said if realestatre isn’t selling in Los Angeles, for example, thosr potential buyers won’t be looking at homee in the Denver area, for thosew who are planning to move here. She said the reverss is also true.
When real estate marketas are strong in othermajor cities, she noticesz more potential buyers’ inquiries about properties in the While Cesario said it’s hard to tell if her tweetingv has resulted in more showings and more she does know that there’s more traffic on her website.
viernes, 4 de enero de 2013
Man on Icelandair Flight Is Said to Have Been Restrained by Fellow Passengers - New York Times (blog)
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New York Times (blog) | Man on Icelandair Flight Is Said to Have Been Restrained by Fellow Passengers New York Times (blog) When he became unruly, (i.e. trying to choke the woman next to him and screaming the plane was going to crash), fellow passengers subdued him and tie him up for the rest of the flight. He was escorted off the flight by police when it landed. A ... Unruly man taped to seat by fellow air passengers The Struggle Files: Drunken Passenger On Plane Bound & Duct Taped To His ... Drunk man duct-taped to plane seat |
jueves, 3 de enero de 2013
Make this year's goals stick - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
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Make this year's goals stick Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Goals that lack congruence with your heart and your mind are most likely to lose momentum. A good example of this is feeling you must to do something instead of wanting to do it. Make sure you are interested in a goal and that it matches what you feel ... |
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