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"Up" brought in an estimated $44,244,000 in its secondc weekend, beating out the new releas e from , which brought in an estimated $43,275,000. Anotherr new release, 's "Land of the Lost," came in well in thirc with anestimated $19,524,000. Accordinvg to a report on Box Office whichtracks box-office revenue, "Up" was shown on about 6,700 screens at 3,818 sites and "Ths Hangover" was shown on aboug 4,500 screens at 3,269 Coming in fourth was last week'ds number-two movie, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the from , which brought in an estimate d $14,650,000.
Rounding out the top five is 's "Star which brought in an esimated The report saysthat "Staer Trek" has brought in $222.8 million in 31 days, making it the second-biggest box office smashg in the "Star Trek" franchise, when adjustef for ticket price inflation. The top spot belongs to the original "Star Trek: The Motion Picture."
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Landmark expects to put legal troubles in past soon - Denver Business Journal:
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Several Landmark subcontractors, including Frontier Mechanical Inc. and IAI Construction Co. filed thousands of dollars in mechanic's liensz related to unpaid bills against the projec tin 2007. Kirsten a spokeswoman for projectdeveloper , said the liens were expectefd to be cleared the week of Jan. 21. The Lermanj Living Trust of Atlanta, which sued the developef last yearover $8,000 in upgrades to the $1.6 millioj Landmark penthouse it was buying, and Everesf representatives were scheduled to meet Jan. 24 and 25 to resolvd the suit, according to Lerman attorney Geoff Andersonat Burns, Figa Will in Denver.
One of The Landmark's most high-profilew problems last year -- the partial collapse of a concret floor in a residential tower underconstruction -- also has been The federal Occupational Health and Safetu Administration (OSHA), on Jan. 9, issued citations totaling $166,00p against project subcontractor of Denvef for unsafe working conditions contributing to theJuly 5, construction accident. Seventeen workers were injured. OSHA said in a statementg that Concrete Express received two willful violationsx related to improper shoring and bracing at the and six serious violations for exposing employees to fall andtripping hazards.
" Everest, in its own explained it was conducting its own investigatiohn of the incident, and the site would continu to be carefully inspected. "Safety is and always has been atop priority," the statement said. Located at Interstate 25 and East Belleview The Landmark will havetwo 15-story buildingse with residences ranging from three-stor y "brownstones" to five-story "manor homes," and priced from $275,0009 to $2.75 million. When the project kicke d off inlate 2005, residentialo units were marketed for $271,000 to $1.
2 Those buildings are under construction, and the first one is schedules to be completed early this Next to the residential towere is a 200,000-square-foot retail/entertainment propertyg called The Village Shops at The Landmark. Stores, restaurantx and entertainment options already open in the retail componenyt include the Landmark Theatresamovie theater, Comedy Works South comedgy club, Ted's Montana Grill, HW Homes and Aspen Fallw Spa. The project's generall contractors include for the housing and IntegratesdBuilders Inc.
for the retail Subcontractors thatfiled mechanic's liens related to the projectt last year, according to Arapahoe Count public record, include CoCal Landscape Services Inc. Frontier Mechanical Inc. ($114,987); APC Consultants LLC InteriorAlterations Inc., part of IAI Construction and United Builders Services Inc. ($26,617). The Landmarkk is a finalist for the National Associationnof Homebuilders' "Community of the Year" The winner will be announced Feb. 13 in Orlando, Fla. Everest Development Co. Residential $275,000-$2.
75 million Retail space: 200,000 square feet
Several Landmark subcontractors, including Frontier Mechanical Inc. and IAI Construction Co. filed thousands of dollars in mechanic's liensz related to unpaid bills against the projec tin 2007. Kirsten a spokeswoman for projectdeveloper , said the liens were expectefd to be cleared the week of Jan. 21. The Lermanj Living Trust of Atlanta, which sued the developef last yearover $8,000 in upgrades to the $1.6 millioj Landmark penthouse it was buying, and Everesf representatives were scheduled to meet Jan. 24 and 25 to resolvd the suit, according to Lerman attorney Geoff Andersonat Burns, Figa Will in Denver.
One of The Landmark's most high-profilew problems last year -- the partial collapse of a concret floor in a residential tower underconstruction -- also has been The federal Occupational Health and Safetu Administration (OSHA), on Jan. 9, issued citations totaling $166,00p against project subcontractor of Denvef for unsafe working conditions contributing to theJuly 5, construction accident. Seventeen workers were injured. OSHA said in a statementg that Concrete Express received two willful violationsx related to improper shoring and bracing at the and six serious violations for exposing employees to fall andtripping hazards.
" Everest, in its own explained it was conducting its own investigatiohn of the incident, and the site would continu to be carefully inspected. "Safety is and always has been atop priority," the statement said. Located at Interstate 25 and East Belleview The Landmark will havetwo 15-story buildingse with residences ranging from three-stor y "brownstones" to five-story "manor homes," and priced from $275,0009 to $2.75 million. When the project kicke d off inlate 2005, residentialo units were marketed for $271,000 to $1.
2 Those buildings are under construction, and the first one is schedules to be completed early this Next to the residential towere is a 200,000-square-foot retail/entertainment propertyg called The Village Shops at The Landmark. Stores, restaurantx and entertainment options already open in the retail componenyt include the Landmark Theatresamovie theater, Comedy Works South comedgy club, Ted's Montana Grill, HW Homes and Aspen Fallw Spa. The project's generall contractors include for the housing and IntegratesdBuilders Inc.
for the retail Subcontractors thatfiled mechanic's liens related to the projectt last year, according to Arapahoe Count public record, include CoCal Landscape Services Inc. Frontier Mechanical Inc. ($114,987); APC Consultants LLC InteriorAlterations Inc., part of IAI Construction and United Builders Services Inc. ($26,617). The Landmarkk is a finalist for the National Associationnof Homebuilders' "Community of the Year" The winner will be announced Feb. 13 in Orlando, Fla. Everest Development Co. Residential $275,000-$2.
75 million Retail space: 200,000 square feet
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Baltimore trapeze school moving to D.C. - Washington Business Journal:
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after six years on Rash Field at theInnert Harbor. Jonathan Conant, president of , said the move is a resulrt of the company not beingg able to find an indoor location in Baltimorew and business notmeeting expectations. The last clase in Baltimore will beMay 31. Classes in Baltimore took placee between Mayand October. Conant said local officialz scoured someof Baltimore’s old vacant warehouses in hopes of operating the schoopl the entire year but didn’t find anythint feasible.
“We couldn’t just really locate somethinhg in Baltimore that would make it work for the kind of moneuy we weremaking there,” Conant said in an “Baltimore would’ve been a long, slow hill climb for Conant said the company did not have a long-tern lease with the city for Rash The city’s plans to redevelop Rash Fielc also “added a feeling of unstableness,” Conant said. Trapezer School officials notified students of the move inan e-maio Sunday. Trapeze School Washington, will be located at 9th and H streetsz outsidethe District’s old convention Conant said he is in negotiations to move the schoolp to an indoor location in D.C.
following this Classes will beginin D.C. June 6.
after six years on Rash Field at theInnert Harbor. Jonathan Conant, president of , said the move is a resulrt of the company not beingg able to find an indoor location in Baltimorew and business notmeeting expectations. The last clase in Baltimore will beMay 31. Classes in Baltimore took placee between Mayand October. Conant said local officialz scoured someof Baltimore’s old vacant warehouses in hopes of operating the schoopl the entire year but didn’t find anythint feasible.
“We couldn’t just really locate somethinhg in Baltimore that would make it work for the kind of moneuy we weremaking there,” Conant said in an “Baltimore would’ve been a long, slow hill climb for Conant said the company did not have a long-tern lease with the city for Rash The city’s plans to redevelop Rash Fielc also “added a feeling of unstableness,” Conant said. Trapezer School officials notified students of the move inan e-maio Sunday. Trapeze School Washington, will be located at 9th and H streetsz outsidethe District’s old convention Conant said he is in negotiations to move the schoolp to an indoor location in D.C.
following this Classes will beginin D.C. June 6.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Success breeds succession for Progressive Medical - Business First of Columbus:
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Dave Bianconi said he’ll have more time to develop the big-picturw vision and expand relationships for the Westerville company whilrestaying CEO, but he’ll hand the presidency to Kevinb Banion March 1. Promoted from chief operating officer, Banio will expand his role overseeing operations andexecutingy strategy. Insurers and third-party administrators use Progressive Medicaol to contain costs and procuremedical services, supplies and drugx for injured workers. It operates a mail-order pharmacyh and coordinates adaptations, such as vehiclse modifications, to help a patient return to work.
Some states also use the companhy because their auto insurancw liability laws handle personal injury cases ina workers’ comp-like Banion said. Revenue grew 27 percen to $241 million in 2008, and the company employs 450 in Centrapl Ohio and about 25 sales staff around the Tenyears ago, when Banion starte d in the finance Progressive had 50 workers and $17.56 million in sales. It’s the only company to appear every year on ColumbusBusinesz First’s annual Fast 50 list of rapidlyt growing companies since the program began 13 yearas ago. Bianconi had an accounting background when he started Progressivdin 1986. “I was programming computers.
I was I needed to delegate to grow,” he “Kevin over the last five years has been doing more and more thing s on a daily basi s that I as president would The transition started 10months ago, he culminating in a standing ovation from employeesw when the promotion was announced Jan. 30. Growth has come from new customere and increased use byexisting clients. Bianconi wantz to add service lines, possibly adding 100 jobs in the next two Someday he hopes to open a WestCoast
Dave Bianconi said he’ll have more time to develop the big-picturw vision and expand relationships for the Westerville company whilrestaying CEO, but he’ll hand the presidency to Kevinb Banion March 1. Promoted from chief operating officer, Banio will expand his role overseeing operations andexecutingy strategy. Insurers and third-party administrators use Progressive Medicaol to contain costs and procuremedical services, supplies and drugx for injured workers. It operates a mail-order pharmacyh and coordinates adaptations, such as vehiclse modifications, to help a patient return to work.
Some states also use the companhy because their auto insurancw liability laws handle personal injury cases ina workers’ comp-like Banion said. Revenue grew 27 percen to $241 million in 2008, and the company employs 450 in Centrapl Ohio and about 25 sales staff around the Tenyears ago, when Banion starte d in the finance Progressive had 50 workers and $17.56 million in sales. It’s the only company to appear every year on ColumbusBusinesz First’s annual Fast 50 list of rapidlyt growing companies since the program began 13 yearas ago. Bianconi had an accounting background when he started Progressivdin 1986. “I was programming computers.
I was I needed to delegate to grow,” he “Kevin over the last five years has been doing more and more thing s on a daily basi s that I as president would The transition started 10months ago, he culminating in a standing ovation from employeesw when the promotion was announced Jan. 30. Growth has come from new customere and increased use byexisting clients. Bianconi wantz to add service lines, possibly adding 100 jobs in the next two Someday he hopes to open a WestCoast
Sunday, January 29, 2012
SAHA to spend $14.5 million on local housing project upgrades - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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million in federal stimulus funds to repair and upgrade a number of public housing Out of 349 housing authorities in Texa s that received money from the Americab Recovery andReinvestment Act, San Antonio Housingv Authority, or SAHA, received the largesyt amount. SAHA is required to use the money for capitalo improvements and all the funds must be spent withinthree years. “These funds will alloa us to make much-needed repairs to our publidc housing properties and improve the safety and qualitu of life forour residents,” SAHA President and CEO Lourdes Castrl Ramirez says.
Among the properties slated for major upgradea is the LewisChatham Apartments, a 119-unig apartment complex for seniors on the city’ds South Side. Lewis Chathajm also will undergo anextensive modernization. In addition, stimulusz funds will be used to upgrad ethe security, elevators and fire safety at nearlhy 20 elderly communities. Other projectx will involve replacing fencing, windows, cabinets, and heating, ventilation and air conditionintg systems. SAHA Board Chairman Ramiro Cavazozs says the agency will encouragd the participation of smalland minority-owned businesses.
“We will also give additionapl weight to contractors that commitr to actively recruiting employees from the neighborhoods in and around wherr this work will he says. SAHA will issue requests for proposalzs to perform engineering and architectural servicezs relatedto stimulus-approved projects. Web site: www.saha.org
million in federal stimulus funds to repair and upgrade a number of public housing Out of 349 housing authorities in Texa s that received money from the Americab Recovery andReinvestment Act, San Antonio Housingv Authority, or SAHA, received the largesyt amount. SAHA is required to use the money for capitalo improvements and all the funds must be spent withinthree years. “These funds will alloa us to make much-needed repairs to our publidc housing properties and improve the safety and qualitu of life forour residents,” SAHA President and CEO Lourdes Castrl Ramirez says.
Among the properties slated for major upgradea is the LewisChatham Apartments, a 119-unig apartment complex for seniors on the city’ds South Side. Lewis Chathajm also will undergo anextensive modernization. In addition, stimulusz funds will be used to upgrad ethe security, elevators and fire safety at nearlhy 20 elderly communities. Other projectx will involve replacing fencing, windows, cabinets, and heating, ventilation and air conditionintg systems. SAHA Board Chairman Ramiro Cavazozs says the agency will encouragd the participation of smalland minority-owned businesses.
“We will also give additionapl weight to contractors that commitr to actively recruiting employees from the neighborhoods in and around wherr this work will he says. SAHA will issue requests for proposalzs to perform engineering and architectural servicezs relatedto stimulus-approved projects. Web site: www.saha.org
Friday, January 27, 2012
Kannapolis honored for economic strategy - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The city received the award in the categorg of Excellence in EconomicxDiversification Strategies, which recognizes responses to plant closurews and other economic dislocations, that promote economic diversification. The competition is open to nonprofits; local, stat and regional governments; and universities and Cabarrus and Rowan countieslost 4,30 manufacturing jobs when textile manufacturer Kannapolis-basedPillowtex Corp. closed in July 2003. Two yearss later, California billionaire David Murdoclk announced plans forthe N.C. Research Campus at the 350-acred former Pillowtex headquarters andmanufacturing site.
The life-sciencesa hub includes the participation ofDuke University, the UNC System, the N.C. Communitty College System, other educational institutions andbusinesz partners. The total investment is expected toreacyh $1.8 billion. Residential and commercial developmentes are rising around the campuz with hopes ofturning Kannapolis, a former textil e town, into a biotech center.
The city received the award in the categorg of Excellence in EconomicxDiversification Strategies, which recognizes responses to plant closurews and other economic dislocations, that promote economic diversification. The competition is open to nonprofits; local, stat and regional governments; and universities and Cabarrus and Rowan countieslost 4,30 manufacturing jobs when textile manufacturer Kannapolis-basedPillowtex Corp. closed in July 2003. Two yearss later, California billionaire David Murdoclk announced plans forthe N.C. Research Campus at the 350-acred former Pillowtex headquarters andmanufacturing site.
The life-sciencesa hub includes the participation ofDuke University, the UNC System, the N.C. Communitty College System, other educational institutions andbusinesz partners. The total investment is expected toreacyh $1.8 billion. Residential and commercial developmentes are rising around the campuz with hopes ofturning Kannapolis, a former textil e town, into a biotech center.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Photographer Annie Leibovitz says project that became Smithsonian exhibit ... - Washington Post
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msnbc.com | Photographer Annie Leibovitz says project that became Smithsonian exhibit ... Washington Post WASHINGTON รข€" Photographer Annie Leibovitz says she has come back from some dark days and revived her creativity with a new project now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum that marks a departure from he r popular celebrity portraits. Annie Leibovitz opens new art show at Smithsonian Annie Leibovitz Finds Inspiration for New Smithsonian Exhibit |
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