Thursday, July 14, 2011

Rookie wage scale agreed upon - The Seattle Times (blog)

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Rookie wage scale agreed upon

The Seattle Times (blog)


A new rookie pay scale was one of the first areas where the league's owners and its players could find a common ground. Could an agreement on that arrangement be one of the last hurdles to reaching a new collective bargaining agreement? ...


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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

KU names 17th chancellor - Wichita Business Journal:

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She becomes KU’s first woman chancellor. Gray-Littlde is a former psychology professor who served as dean of the Collegr of Arts and Sciences atthe . Gray-Little replaceds Robert Hemenway, who is leaving his post to teacand research. in Gray-Little will begin her chancellorship on Aug. 15. “She rose to the top of an exceptionall talented and competitive poolof applicants,” said Dona chair of the board, in a statement.
Gray- Little’s outstanding record of academid excellence and impressive administrative leadership throughout her notable along with her inspiring enthusiasmand character, make it clear that she is ideally-suited to propel KU to even loftier Gray-Little will leave her post as the executive vice chancellor and provos t at UNC, a positions she’s held sincee 2006. She earned her doctorate and master’sa degrees from and received a bachelor’s degree from in Gray-Little will be formally introduced to KU and the Lawrencwecommunity Saturday.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Two decades later, Clarence Thomas is still a (relatively) young justice - Salon

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Two decades later, Clarence Thomas is still a (relatively) young justice

Salon


Most Americans had never heard of Clarence Thomas when President George HW Bush nominated him for the Supreme Court 20 years ago this month. Bush, who announced his pick in Kennebunkport, Maine on July 1, 1991, called the thinly ...



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Friday, July 8, 2011

Delhaize Confident of Approval for Delta Takeover, Politika Says - Bloomberg

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Delhaize Confident of Approval for Delta Takeover, Politika Says

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Delhaize Group SA (DELB) is confident that Serbian regulator will soon approve its acquisition of Delta Maxi Group, the biggest supermarket chain in the Balkan country, Politika newspaper reported, ...


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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Report: Columbus holding its own amid recession - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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A report from Washington, D.C.-based liberal public-policy thinkk tank dubbed the MetroMonitor bills itsel f asa “beneath the hood” recession-erw look at metros with more than 500,0090 residents as of 2007. The report placed the Columbus metropolitan statistica l area 40th among those ranked for its basedon employment, unemployment, wage, output, home prices and foreclosurwe data. No other Ohio city made the top 50. Cleveland, Akron and Dayton found slotse from 61stto 80th. Toledo was ranked the 10th-weakestg major metropolitan area nationwide. Leading the pack in the report was San one of four Texas citiesx amongthe nation’s top five.
Detroit was ranked last, followed by Cape Coral, and Stockton, Calif., two areas devastatexd by the foreclosure crisis. Brookings found that the metropolitah perspectiveon states’ performance amid the recessionh “suggests that recovery may be quite uneven as well, posing particular challenges for policymakeres seeking to ensure a truly national rising economic tide.” Columbus’ strengths and weaknessez in the report varied. The city rankedc 25th for its 1.7 percent decline in employmenft since its peak earlie rthis decade. Columbus found itself at 32nd for itsmodest 0.
4 percen t gain in inflation-adjusted housing prices for the firs t three months of 2008 compared with the same period this But the city was ranked near the botto m of the list, at 80th, for the 4.8 percenr decline in its gross metropolitan product – a measuree of the goods and services produced in the area in the first quarter of 2009 compared with its pre-recessioj peak. Comparing the last threee months of 2008 with the firsty quarter thisyear alone, the GMP droppecd 1.7 percent, representing the 14th-worst decline among the cities To download the full report, click .

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Forest City breaks ground on D.C. park - Business First of Louisville:

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The 5.4-acre park will include open recreation areas, landscaped public art, a pedestrian bridge and walking paths that connecty the site with other developmentsx alongthe waterfront. The Yardzs development is five blocks east of the Nationals near the Navy Yard Metrorail Mayor Adrian Fentysaid "a world class city needs a world-clases waterfront" and "this, I is the biggest part to that." He was joineed by Councilman Tommy Wells, D-Ward 6, and Kwamde Brown, D-at large. The Yardd is the only public-private partnership in the countryy being built onfederal land, which was made available by Congress in 2000.
Altogether, Forest City and its , plan 2,800 residential units, 1.8 millionj square feet of offices and as muchas 400,00o0 square feet of retail. Congressional Del. Eleanoe Holmes Norton, D-D.C., said the projecr connects District residents with a waterfront thatpreviously "hae never been open to the people of the Construction aside from work on the publicly finance d park has largely stalled as the developers seek financing.
Foresgt City Washington President Deborah Ratner Salzberg said she is workingy on financing for redevelopment ofthe Navy’a former pattern and joiner shop into a 170-unit residential project called the Foundry Lofts which overlook the park's site and the rivef but have not been completed. Ramsey Forest City senior vice presidentrof development, is seeking storesd and restaurants interested in leasing spacs in a former Navy boiler manufacturing facilituy and other buildings. The park could be completec by the summerof 2010. It will be managed by the Capitol Riverfront BusinessImprovement District.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Helix Energy to reduce Cal Dive stake - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The Houston-based offshore energy company plans to offed 20 million shares in Cal Dive througu a public offeringat $8.50 per share, with an option for underwritere to purchase an additional 3 millioh shares to cover over-allotments. Helix (NYSE: HLX) also has agreerd to sell Cal Dive anadditional $14 million worth of sharees at a price equal to the offering. Houston-based Cal Dive DVR) has 94 million shares outstanding. When the offerinfg closes and Cal Dive repurchasesits allocation, Helix’d ownership in Cal Dive will be reduced to 25 percenft from 51 percent, according to a regulatory filingb with the .
If the over-allotment option is not exercised, Helix’s ownership will be 28 percent. Heli expects to use the proceeds for generalcorporated purposes. Helix shares closed at $11.2t on Friday and were trading at $11.92 mid-morning while Cal Dive shared closed Fridayat $10.09 and were tradinvg at $9.85 mid-morning on Monday.