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The funds come from the federal Economic Developmenr Administration through the American Recovery andReinvestment Act. is a nonprofir lender that provides micro-loans and technicalo assistance for smalland minority-owned businesses. The state’d congressional delegation applaudedthe grant. U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman said ACCIÓh has played an importanf role in supportingsmall businesses. “Durinb the economic downturn, it has been a lifelins for small businesses who have had nowherer else to turn for capital and he said.
“The funding will not only create jobs in the shorty term by constructing a new headquartersin Albuquerque, it will allow ACCIÓN New Mexico to expand its economicx development reach.” Between Januaryu and May, ACCIÓN’s loans increased by 95 percengt to 142 from 73 in the same period last year, said Lynn vice president of advancement for The organization has also increased the dollarw lent by 119 percent to $1.7 million. Its totap loan portfolio has grown by 32 percentg to morethan $6 ACCIÓN purchased land at 2000 Zearing NW last year for the buildingg with cash, thanks to a $500,009 bequest from the late Dr. Joseph J. Jacobw Jr.
, the founder of the in San Diego. desigb the building, which will be LEED-certified (Leadership in Energ and Environmental Design), Trojahj said. ACCIÓN will issue seek contractor bids and plans to bream groundin August. The organization plans to move in bySprinv 2010.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Power Book Accounting Finalists - Business First of Columbus:
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In 2007, Brake started a business valuatiojn departmentfor GHB. Stilp active in the traditional areas of tax compliance and consulting, Brake also provides business valuation services for acquisitions, divorce, estate and gift valuations, family limite d partnerships and discounts. Brake has been with GHB since 1986. She reduced her hours for about six years in the working from home while raising two but returned full steam in taking over the Boulder office as a newcomeer tothe community. In five years, she has established the firm’s presence and become involved incivic endeavors.
She receivec her certified valuation analyst certificatee from the National Association of Certified Valuatio n Analystsin 2003. She’s treasurer of the Coloradlo State Chapterof Gordon, Hughes & Banks LLP www.ghbcpa.comj When Kim Higgins joined Gordon, Hughes Banks as a governmentao and nonprofit partner in 2004, the firm had no governmenta l entities department and no name recognition in the field. In four Higgins has changed the governmental and nonprofit practice froma one-persom department with no clien base and less than $100,000 in revenues to a team of 20 In 2007, governmental and nonprofit revenues amounted to $1.
3 7 million and constituted one-third of the firm’s audit practice. Befors joining GHB, Higgins was a practiced partner at another public accounting firm in where she specialized in taxationand audits, with a specia l emphasis on not-for-profit organizations, local government entities, utilitiesa and government contractors. She graduated magna cum laude witha bachelor’s degree in accountinyg from Murray State University in She’s a member of the Colorado Society of Certifiex Public Accountants, GASB 44 Statement Implementation Advisoryg Committee, the and the Coloradko Nonprofit Association. Gordon, Hughes & Banks LLP www.ghbcpa.
con When Peggy Jennings joined Gordon, Hugheas & Banks LLP as an audit partnerin 1995, the firm was a traditional tax service s firm with a small audiyt practice that contributed between 2 percent and 5 percen t of the firm’s revenues. Jenningd was the sole member of theaudit Today, the audit department counts 30 professionals under supervision, and audit revenues make up 40 percentr of the firm’s total revenues. Jennings is director of the firm’s audi services division, and GHB’s lead audit partner for retail, construction and softwarw development niches.
Before joining GHB, Jennings spent 17 years with a large public accounting firm in where she provided audit and small business consulting to a variettyof industries. She is licensed to practice in Colorado, Louisiana, Wyoming, Idaho and Southy Dakota. She has a B.S. degree from Montana Statre University. She is on the peer reviesw board of the Colorado Societt of Certified Public Accountants and a membe of the Alliance of Professionapl Women and the ColoradoNonprofigt Association. www.cliftoncpa.com As managinvg partner for Clifton Gunderson’s Rocky Mountain client servicer center, David Laundy draws on more than 20 years of accounting andconsulting experience. Peoria, Ill.
-based Clifton Gundersobn is the sixth-largest certified public accounting firm in theDenver area, based on number of Clifton Gunderson acquired Denver-based accountinb firm Levine, Hughes and Mithuen in further strengthening its position as a provider of servicess to mid- to large-size privately owned In 2007, the presidenf of the Community College of Denverd was fired after an audit by Clifton Gunderson foundr serious financial mismanagement on campus. Laundy is a membedr of the Colorado Society of CPAs and Americah Institute of CertifiedPublic Accountants.
He also serves as a director ofthe , a membet of the executive committee of the and directoe of The Presidents Leadership Class at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is a forme r director and treasurer ofthe , former directof and treasurer of Boulder County Dental Aid, former director and treasurer of the Foothillas Nature Center, former volunteer public relationsx committee member of the Foundation for Boulder Valley Schools and a formee member of the Management of Accounting Practice Committere at the Colorado Society of CPAs. Laundy hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting from anda bachelor’s degrese in sociology from Southern Illinois University in Ill.
Principal, business adviser Gordon, Hughea & Banks LLP www.ghbcpa.com Richard Kendall joinedc Gordon, Hughes & Banks LLP in 2005 to star a business advisoryservices department. Only two yearss later, Kendall became a principal and has hirex a senior business advisor to help with a growintclient base. He has worked with more than twodozemn companies, helping them implement growth and profity strategies.
In 2007, Brake started a business valuatiojn departmentfor GHB. Stilp active in the traditional areas of tax compliance and consulting, Brake also provides business valuation services for acquisitions, divorce, estate and gift valuations, family limite d partnerships and discounts. Brake has been with GHB since 1986. She reduced her hours for about six years in the working from home while raising two but returned full steam in taking over the Boulder office as a newcomeer tothe community. In five years, she has established the firm’s presence and become involved incivic endeavors.
She receivec her certified valuation analyst certificatee from the National Association of Certified Valuatio n Analystsin 2003. She’s treasurer of the Coloradlo State Chapterof Gordon, Hughes & Banks LLP www.ghbcpa.comj When Kim Higgins joined Gordon, Hughes Banks as a governmentao and nonprofit partner in 2004, the firm had no governmenta l entities department and no name recognition in the field. In four Higgins has changed the governmental and nonprofit practice froma one-persom department with no clien base and less than $100,000 in revenues to a team of 20 In 2007, governmental and nonprofit revenues amounted to $1.
3 7 million and constituted one-third of the firm’s audit practice. Befors joining GHB, Higgins was a practiced partner at another public accounting firm in where she specialized in taxationand audits, with a specia l emphasis on not-for-profit organizations, local government entities, utilitiesa and government contractors. She graduated magna cum laude witha bachelor’s degree in accountinyg from Murray State University in She’s a member of the Colorado Society of Certifiex Public Accountants, GASB 44 Statement Implementation Advisoryg Committee, the and the Coloradko Nonprofit Association. Gordon, Hughes & Banks LLP www.ghbcpa.
con When Peggy Jennings joined Gordon, Hugheas & Banks LLP as an audit partnerin 1995, the firm was a traditional tax service s firm with a small audiyt practice that contributed between 2 percent and 5 percen t of the firm’s revenues. Jenningd was the sole member of theaudit Today, the audit department counts 30 professionals under supervision, and audit revenues make up 40 percentr of the firm’s total revenues. Jennings is director of the firm’s audi services division, and GHB’s lead audit partner for retail, construction and softwarw development niches.
Before joining GHB, Jennings spent 17 years with a large public accounting firm in where she provided audit and small business consulting to a variettyof industries. She is licensed to practice in Colorado, Louisiana, Wyoming, Idaho and Southy Dakota. She has a B.S. degree from Montana Statre University. She is on the peer reviesw board of the Colorado Societt of Certified Public Accountants and a membe of the Alliance of Professionapl Women and the ColoradoNonprofigt Association. www.cliftoncpa.com As managinvg partner for Clifton Gunderson’s Rocky Mountain client servicer center, David Laundy draws on more than 20 years of accounting andconsulting experience. Peoria, Ill.
-based Clifton Gundersobn is the sixth-largest certified public accounting firm in theDenver area, based on number of Clifton Gunderson acquired Denver-based accountinb firm Levine, Hughes and Mithuen in further strengthening its position as a provider of servicess to mid- to large-size privately owned In 2007, the presidenf of the Community College of Denverd was fired after an audit by Clifton Gunderson foundr serious financial mismanagement on campus. Laundy is a membedr of the Colorado Society of CPAs and Americah Institute of CertifiedPublic Accountants.
He also serves as a director ofthe , a membet of the executive committee of the and directoe of The Presidents Leadership Class at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is a forme r director and treasurer ofthe , former directof and treasurer of Boulder County Dental Aid, former director and treasurer of the Foothillas Nature Center, former volunteer public relationsx committee member of the Foundation for Boulder Valley Schools and a formee member of the Management of Accounting Practice Committere at the Colorado Society of CPAs. Laundy hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting from anda bachelor’s degrese in sociology from Southern Illinois University in Ill.
Principal, business adviser Gordon, Hughea & Banks LLP www.ghbcpa.com Richard Kendall joinedc Gordon, Hughes & Banks LLP in 2005 to star a business advisoryservices department. Only two yearss later, Kendall became a principal and has hirex a senior business advisor to help with a growintclient base. He has worked with more than twodozemn companies, helping them implement growth and profity strategies.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
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RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’s sale has been filed on homes matching the description of Adams’ North Portland Kenton neighborhoode homes. The notice indicates that the home s will be put upfor auction. , which brokee the story, noted that Adams’ lende r has filed a “notice of default,” meaning he’s defaulted on his loan agreement with his Adams told thepaper he’as catching up on his mortgag e after paying “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosurre are at2131 N. McClellan and 2121 N. Adams lives in the 2121 He also owns a triplex at2031 N. McClellan.
who makes $118,144 yearly, is facing an impendinb recall, scheduled to kick off in early after admitting he had a sexualp relationship withBeau Breedlove. The pair met beforde Breedloveturned 18. Adams said the sexual relationship begannafter Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’s attorneyh general is investigating whether Adams didanything improper. The mayor conceded that he lied aboutwhether he’xd had sex with Breedlove when a politica l opponent first made the charge duringf the 2008 primary campaign season.
RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’s sale has been filed on homes matching the description of Adams’ North Portland Kenton neighborhoode homes. The notice indicates that the home s will be put upfor auction. , which brokee the story, noted that Adams’ lende r has filed a “notice of default,” meaning he’s defaulted on his loan agreement with his Adams told thepaper he’as catching up on his mortgag e after paying “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosurre are at2131 N. McClellan and 2121 N. Adams lives in the 2121 He also owns a triplex at2031 N. McClellan.
who makes $118,144 yearly, is facing an impendinb recall, scheduled to kick off in early after admitting he had a sexualp relationship withBeau Breedlove. The pair met beforde Breedloveturned 18. Adams said the sexual relationship begannafter Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’s attorneyh general is investigating whether Adams didanything improper. The mayor conceded that he lied aboutwhether he’xd had sex with Breedlove when a politica l opponent first made the charge duringf the 2008 primary campaign season.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Tonight at the Subterranean: A saxophone sisterhood - Berkeleyside
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Berkeleyside | Tonight at the Subterranean: A saxophone sisterhood Berkeleyside “The main criteria is music that really expresses soul,†says Tiptons alto saxophonist Amy Denio, an internationally esteemed composer and multi-instrumentalist who has received commissions from numerous modern dance companies. “Wherever it comes from, ... |
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Philippines Flood Death Toll Nears 1000 - Voice of America
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USA TODAY | Philippines Flood Death Toll Nears 1000 Voice of America December 20, 2011 Philippines Flood Death Toll Nears 1000 VOA News Philippine President Benigno Aquino declared a state of national calamity on Tuesday, as authorities work to recover the bodies of those killed by flash floods on the southern island of ... Death toll from flash floods in southern Philippines tops 1000 with more missing Philippines residents dig out days after flooding from typhoon Philippines flood toll tops 1 000 |
Monday, December 19, 2011
Barrios resigning from BCBS Foundation - Boston Business Journal:
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Barrios, a former state senato r from Cambridge, Mass., was named presidenty of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusettss Foundationin 2007. During his the foundation launched programs including CareBeyond Coverage, designeed to identify non-insurance related barriers to healthb care access. “Jarrett has been a strongt leader for the foundation in this transitiojn period from the enactment of healtnh care reform in 2006 to the presenyt where we continue to work to find ways to expanc access to health care forthe commonwealth’x low-income and vulnerable populations,” said Philip W.
chairman of the Blue Croszs Blue Shield of Massachusetts in a prepared written Barrios was the first Latinlo state senatorin Massachusetts. He also was one of the state'ds few openly gay lawmakers. Barrios also previouslyu served as a member of the Massachusetts Houseof
Barrios, a former state senato r from Cambridge, Mass., was named presidenty of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusettss Foundationin 2007. During his the foundation launched programs including CareBeyond Coverage, designeed to identify non-insurance related barriers to healthb care access. “Jarrett has been a strongt leader for the foundation in this transitiojn period from the enactment of healtnh care reform in 2006 to the presenyt where we continue to work to find ways to expanc access to health care forthe commonwealth’x low-income and vulnerable populations,” said Philip W.
chairman of the Blue Croszs Blue Shield of Massachusetts in a prepared written Barrios was the first Latinlo state senatorin Massachusetts. He also was one of the state'ds few openly gay lawmakers. Barrios also previouslyu served as a member of the Massachusetts Houseof
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Matrixx must refile Zicam application, stock plummets 70 percent - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The news sent shares plummeting nearly 70 percenyor $13.46 cents per shared to close at $5.78 Tuesday. Matrixx must file a new applicationh with the FDA for its Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel and Zicajm Cold RemedyGel Swab. The FDA said those productd must contain warnings of the risk of possible which is lossof smell, said Siobhan spokeswoman for the FDA. “They are to stop marketingy the products,” she said. “They have to provider us with a plan forinventory that’s already out there. If they want to continuwe marketingthis product, they need to bring us a new drug applicatiobn with studies and data to prove safetu and efficacy.
” Matrixx officials did not returj telephone calls, but in an announcement “The company believes the FDA action is unwarranted and is in the procesa of determining its response, which may include removing thes e products from the marketplace,” the statementy said. “These products constituted approximately 40 percent ofthe company’s net salesw in 2009.” DeLancey said the FDA does not have the authoritu to tell companies to recall theit products. “All recalls are voluntary by the she said. “Generally, we tell the company we have a concernj and they usually work with us and do avoluntaru recall.
” Matrixx’s stock (Nasdaq:MTXX) closed at $5.78i on June 16. That set a new low for the company’a 52-week range, which had been trading near the $19.74 For the fiscal year ended Marcn 31, Matrixx reported $13.8 million in net incomes on $112 million in net up from $10.4 million in net incomw on $101 million in net sales a year ago.
The news sent shares plummeting nearly 70 percenyor $13.46 cents per shared to close at $5.78 Tuesday. Matrixx must file a new applicationh with the FDA for its Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel and Zicajm Cold RemedyGel Swab. The FDA said those productd must contain warnings of the risk of possible which is lossof smell, said Siobhan spokeswoman for the FDA. “They are to stop marketingy the products,” she said. “They have to provider us with a plan forinventory that’s already out there. If they want to continuwe marketingthis product, they need to bring us a new drug applicatiobn with studies and data to prove safetu and efficacy.
” Matrixx officials did not returj telephone calls, but in an announcement “The company believes the FDA action is unwarranted and is in the procesa of determining its response, which may include removing thes e products from the marketplace,” the statementy said. “These products constituted approximately 40 percent ofthe company’s net salesw in 2009.” DeLancey said the FDA does not have the authoritu to tell companies to recall theit products. “All recalls are voluntary by the she said. “Generally, we tell the company we have a concernj and they usually work with us and do avoluntaru recall.
” Matrixx’s stock (Nasdaq:MTXX) closed at $5.78i on June 16. That set a new low for the company’a 52-week range, which had been trading near the $19.74 For the fiscal year ended Marcn 31, Matrixx reported $13.8 million in net incomes on $112 million in net up from $10.4 million in net incomw on $101 million in net sales a year ago.
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