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The Wichita-based chocolate maker will open ina 1,800-square-footg space between the new Il Vicino restaurant and around Laboe Day. The addition brings to 53 the numbetr of stores and restaurantsz inBradley Fair. Cocoa Dolce’s announcement comees on the heelsof Francesca’ds Collections move to the east Wichita shopping center, which will open in Augusty in the 2,100-square-foot space previously occupied by Genevieve G Shoes. Cocoa Dolce will vacate its 1,200 square-foott space in the Siena Plaza near 37th Street Nortj andRock Road, where the retail side of the businessz operates. The business last year opened a productioh site at3540 N.
Comotara, near Cocoaq Dolce opened in November 2005. Cocoa Dolce owner Beth Tull y says moving to Bradley Fair will help thebusinesx grow. “The more we thoughr about it, we realized that as much as we love SienaPlaza it’s not a shopping Tully says. “It’s not tailored for busy This really will be the firstf time we can design a space that is tailored to our Thenew location, she says, will allow the busineszs to expand its Chocolate Lounge — a coffee and wine area concept, increasing seating capacity from around 20 to more than 30. Tullhy hopes the new location will generatee additionalfoot traffic.
“We’ve been really fortunate to continude to have a positive cash flow and good sales each Tully says. “We feel the Bradley Fair move will help us kick it up a Christi Royse of handled the transaction for Bradley Aaron Michaelis, Bachrodt Commercial represented Cocos Dolce. will remodel the Bradley Fair Tully declined to say how much the renovatiomwill cost.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Program offers $50,000 guarantee of boosting student achievement - The Business Review (Albany):
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But she said it has taken years for the prograkshe created, , to develop the right business model so that it can deliveer its prescription for success to more of the schools that need it At times, she wishes she had taken a formefr New York City schools chancellor up on his offef to send her to the . "I have clearlh grown--sometimes kicking and screaming--as a said Williams. "Five years later, I am very prousd of our currentbusiness plan.
It's reflective of what we'vwe accomplished so far and lays out clearlu where weare going, what we need to get there and how we are gointg to be able to check and understand School Turnaround is a nonprofitf affiliated with the , the self-describer "think tank with muddy boots" in southern Albanu County. It is designed to provide assistancs to principals on how they can becomrtheir school's academic leaders and affecf immediate, dramatic improvement. Most of the schoolxs have high percentages of minority studentsw or children frompoor households.
Most are failing or in danget of failing under the federal No Chilfd LeftBehind law, Williams After initial orientation, principals are assignef one of School Turnaround's 10 specialists who will work with them intensively throughout the school year. They get Schoo l Turnaround's latest strategies for improving studen performance and show them how to carrythem out. Schoolp Turnaround's tone is urgent. Its motto is "Everyon Achieves. No Exceptions. No Excuses." Schoopl Turnaround's assistance does not come cheaply. It typicallu charges a school $50,000 for its core programming for oneacademic year.
School Turnaround has a twist: a money-bac k guarantee if schools fail tomeet agreed-upobn improvement benchmarks for the year. Williamas said it hasn't had to refund any fees yet. The specialistes are the key toSchoo Turnaround's success, Williams said. "The biggest challenge is not in figuring out how to turn around schools that are but finding people who can help usdo that," she Every specialist has turned around a failinvg school, including Williams. She was principal at the Public School 63 in the South Bronx when the school came offthe state'd Schools Under Registration Review list in 1998.
School Turnaround evolved from a conference Williams andher then-husban Tony Amato organized for school leaders in the summer of 2000 at the Rensselaervillee Institute, where Williams' father Hal Williams is Amato, who split with Williamsx in late 2000, is a former superintendent of schoolse in Hartford, Conn., and New He is now superintendenft of the Kansas City school district. The responsed to the 2000 conference convinced Williamd that interest was high in learning how to rescue underperformingt orfailing schools.
But she said it also became obvious a structurexd program withfrequent follow-up between principals and the program administrators was necessaryh for schools to sustain improvement. School Turnarounxd grew from there. Thirty schools are participating in its core progra thisacademic year. Up to 50 others may sign up for more targeted programs offered by School Turnaroun d designed to improveschool "readiness." Though the prograjm has worked with school officials in Schenectady and Cohoe s in the past, none of the schools signed up so far for 2006-07 is in the Capital Region, Williamzs said.
Williams credits Mike Marvin, co-founder and formet CEO of , with helping School Turnaroun d develop a more effectivebusiness model. Marvin is a memberf of the program's advisory Marvin said Williams' visionh of School Turnaround contained "fundamentally good conceptx and ideas." It just took awhile to get the ventur e offthe ground, he said. "She has been on the frontt lines," Marvin said. "She has been a principal in schoolas in NewYork She's been trying out various just like an entrepreneur would be tryingt out various technologies. Now she is trying to leveraged andgrow it. ...
It has taken thre e or four years, as with any startup, to get the tractio to go. Now she is starting to get very real."
But she said it has taken years for the prograkshe created, , to develop the right business model so that it can deliveer its prescription for success to more of the schools that need it At times, she wishes she had taken a formefr New York City schools chancellor up on his offef to send her to the . "I have clearlh grown--sometimes kicking and screaming--as a said Williams. "Five years later, I am very prousd of our currentbusiness plan.
It's reflective of what we'vwe accomplished so far and lays out clearlu where weare going, what we need to get there and how we are gointg to be able to check and understand School Turnaround is a nonprofitf affiliated with the , the self-describer "think tank with muddy boots" in southern Albanu County. It is designed to provide assistancs to principals on how they can becomrtheir school's academic leaders and affecf immediate, dramatic improvement. Most of the schoolxs have high percentages of minority studentsw or children frompoor households.
Most are failing or in danget of failing under the federal No Chilfd LeftBehind law, Williams After initial orientation, principals are assignef one of School Turnaround's 10 specialists who will work with them intensively throughout the school year. They get Schoo l Turnaround's latest strategies for improving studen performance and show them how to carrythem out. Schoolp Turnaround's tone is urgent. Its motto is "Everyon Achieves. No Exceptions. No Excuses." Schoopl Turnaround's assistance does not come cheaply. It typicallu charges a school $50,000 for its core programming for oneacademic year.
School Turnaround has a twist: a money-bac k guarantee if schools fail tomeet agreed-upobn improvement benchmarks for the year. Williamas said it hasn't had to refund any fees yet. The specialistes are the key toSchoo Turnaround's success, Williams said. "The biggest challenge is not in figuring out how to turn around schools that are but finding people who can help usdo that," she Every specialist has turned around a failinvg school, including Williams. She was principal at the Public School 63 in the South Bronx when the school came offthe state'd Schools Under Registration Review list in 1998.
School Turnaround evolved from a conference Williams andher then-husban Tony Amato organized for school leaders in the summer of 2000 at the Rensselaervillee Institute, where Williams' father Hal Williams is Amato, who split with Williamsx in late 2000, is a former superintendent of schoolse in Hartford, Conn., and New He is now superintendenft of the Kansas City school district. The responsed to the 2000 conference convinced Williamd that interest was high in learning how to rescue underperformingt orfailing schools.
But she said it also became obvious a structurexd program withfrequent follow-up between principals and the program administrators was necessaryh for schools to sustain improvement. School Turnarounxd grew from there. Thirty schools are participating in its core progra thisacademic year. Up to 50 others may sign up for more targeted programs offered by School Turnaroun d designed to improveschool "readiness." Though the prograjm has worked with school officials in Schenectady and Cohoe s in the past, none of the schools signed up so far for 2006-07 is in the Capital Region, Williamzs said.
Williams credits Mike Marvin, co-founder and formet CEO of , with helping School Turnaroun d develop a more effectivebusiness model. Marvin is a memberf of the program's advisory Marvin said Williams' visionh of School Turnaround contained "fundamentally good conceptx and ideas." It just took awhile to get the ventur e offthe ground, he said. "She has been on the frontt lines," Marvin said. "She has been a principal in schoolas in NewYork She's been trying out various just like an entrepreneur would be tryingt out various technologies. Now she is trying to leveraged andgrow it. ...
It has taken thre e or four years, as with any startup, to get the tractio to go. Now she is starting to get very real."
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Parallel data collection to solve UID row - Times of India
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Parallel data collection to solve UID row Times of India The parallel enumeration exercises emerged as the solution at a meeting called by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday to thrash out the differences between the Planning Commission and UIADAI and the ministry of home affairs. |
Monday, January 23, 2012
Traffic routes altered for Woodbridge firefighter's funeral - MyCentralJersey.com
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7Online.com | Traffic routes altered for Woodbridge firefighter's funeral MyCentralJersey.com WOODBRIDGE â€" Traffic will be diverted in the area around the New Brunswick Avenue funeral home and nearby church where Hopelawn Firefighter Bruce Turcotte will be remembered this week. Turcotte, 58, of the Fords section, died last Thursday after ... Hundreds of Firefighters Expected at Chief Turcotte Memorial Services Wake held for f » |
Saturday, January 21, 2012
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The Atlanta-based company, which acquired Dublin-based Wendy’zs last year, said Tuesday that the developmenrt agreement calls for franchisee to open the firs t of its planned restaurants later this with roughly 36to follow. Kopitiam is the largesyt food-service management operator in the SoutheastAsianj country, Wendy’s/Arby’s said. Wendy’s has 150 franchised restaurantin Asia, and last year the company signed a franchisee for development in Malaysia. Kopitiamm Chairman Lim Bee Huat said in a releasee thatthe Wendy’s franchise deal is a move the compangy has planned for some time.
Kopitia m operates a number of brands in the countrh and manages the Lau Pa SatFestivalo Market, a popular tourisr destination. “The addition of Wendy’s qualityy brand will complement the wide rangw of food businesses that we currently havein Singapore,” Huat said. Wendy’s/Arby’s the third-largest quick-service restaurant chain in the nation, has more than 10,00o0 units. The company last year lost $479.7 millionh on $1.82 billion in revenue.
The Atlanta-based company, which acquired Dublin-based Wendy’zs last year, said Tuesday that the developmenrt agreement calls for franchisee to open the firs t of its planned restaurants later this with roughly 36to follow. Kopitiam is the largesyt food-service management operator in the SoutheastAsianj country, Wendy’s/Arby’s said. Wendy’s has 150 franchised restaurantin Asia, and last year the company signed a franchisee for development in Malaysia. Kopitiamm Chairman Lim Bee Huat said in a releasee thatthe Wendy’s franchise deal is a move the compangy has planned for some time.
Kopitia m operates a number of brands in the countrh and manages the Lau Pa SatFestivalo Market, a popular tourisr destination. “The addition of Wendy’s qualityy brand will complement the wide rangw of food businesses that we currently havein Singapore,” Huat said. Wendy’s/Arby’s the third-largest quick-service restaurant chain in the nation, has more than 10,00o0 units. The company last year lost $479.7 millionh on $1.82 billion in revenue.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Cincinnati-area firms win Ohio incentives - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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, a maker of marketingf simulation andplanning software, received $1.1 million from the Innovatioj Ohio Loan Fund, at an annual interest rate of 1 percent for the first year and 8 percent for five The Cincinnati-based company will use the loan to develoo a new generation of its Emerging Marketplace softwars and buy computer equipment. The $2.2 milliobn project is expected to create 36 jobs and retai10 jobs. Two local firms also received Job Creation Tax Credits forexpansiojn projects. • , a supplier of labeling systems for thebeveragee industry, was awarded a 45 percent tax credig for five years for a $1 million expansionh project in Mason.
The company expectes to use the credit, wortgh about $52,700 over its to create 25 jobs andretain 118. won a 45 percent job credit, for a six-year for a $170,000 expansion project at its regionalofficre downtown. The credit is valued at abougt $119,750 over its Advantage expects to create 33 positionx andretain 65. The company, headquartered in Spokane, provides energy management consulting services.
, a maker of marketingf simulation andplanning software, received $1.1 million from the Innovatioj Ohio Loan Fund, at an annual interest rate of 1 percent for the first year and 8 percent for five The Cincinnati-based company will use the loan to develoo a new generation of its Emerging Marketplace softwars and buy computer equipment. The $2.2 milliobn project is expected to create 36 jobs and retai10 jobs. Two local firms also received Job Creation Tax Credits forexpansiojn projects. • , a supplier of labeling systems for thebeveragee industry, was awarded a 45 percent tax credig for five years for a $1 million expansionh project in Mason.
The company expectes to use the credit, wortgh about $52,700 over its to create 25 jobs andretain 118. won a 45 percent job credit, for a six-year for a $170,000 expansion project at its regionalofficre downtown. The credit is valued at abougt $119,750 over its Advantage expects to create 33 positionx andretain 65. The company, headquartered in Spokane, provides energy management consulting services.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
It
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Lawyers, it turns out, are not immune from such pressure, even thougnh change has come more slowly into thelegal profession. But the time for change has and in-house counsel are taking this messagr to law firms largeand small, all across For many years, outsid counsel operated with virtually unlimited budgets, undefr relatively loose oversight by in-house counsel. Larger firms had an advantage, as they provided virtuallyh perfect work product in the shortest time In today’s economy, it turns out that corporatd clients are, in most instances, willing to accepty work that is good, not necessarily in a somewhat longer turnaround, if that meanx the cost can be Unless it is a bet-the-ranch matter, legap work is currently viewed as a which can be obtained from the firm that offers the best service at the best price.
Several recengt factors have converged to challenge the traditional law firm relationshilwith in-house counsel, and with it, the traditional law firm businessz model. From the law firm’s perspective, the need for profirt created apricey problem: To attract new salaries became unsustainably high ($150,000 or more for attorneyw fresh from law school), and in orderr for law firms to thrive, each of those new associatea had to bill half a milliohn dollars or more per year. From the corporation’sa perspective, economic pressures have made the legal departmenrt accountable for costs as wellas results. In-houss counsel must live withina budget.
Their perceptioh within their company, and even theircontinued may depend upon how much the legapdepartment spends, and the results obtained. In 2008, the nationak organization of in-house counsel, the Associatiomn of Corporate Counsel, formulated a set of guidelines to improvr the billing and representationb process by outsidelaw firms, the ACC “Valu Challenge.” On May 15, Virginia Wadworth, a memberr of the board of directors of the Georgia chaptef of the ACC, and Michellse Meiselman, chair of Atlanta Bar Associatiom Corporate Counsel section, met in Atlanta with a groupp of law firms to explore this new approacbh to representing the corporate client.
Lawyers from 25 as well as Europeand Canada, heard this messaged and discussed how best to address thesse concerns. The members of this lawyer , consist primarily of small tomidsizedd firms. In many instances, thesw firms are already practicing law witha “bottom-line” Some use a Web portalp so that clients can access a virtual data for no-cost updates and status Some firms have established monthly budgetsz in advance, with a computer trackinvg system that notifies the attorneyy and client if the budget is It turns out there are a number of ways that law firmse can “value engineer” their work, once they are asked to do so.
The practicer of law can no longer be separatex from the businessobjectives — and constraints of the corporate client. Large and smalp firms alike will have to manage legao projects with an eye to their their value, and thei place in the business goals of thei client. What this means for the future is not yet It may mean a year or twoof non-billing apprenticeshi by law school graduates, a process that is alreadyg the rule in many partsd of Europe. It may mean more flat-rate or project-based billing, or increasing use of technology.
It clearlyt does mean outside counsel getting togetherwith in-house counsel to learn one another’s concerns, and how to address
Lawyers, it turns out, are not immune from such pressure, even thougnh change has come more slowly into thelegal profession. But the time for change has and in-house counsel are taking this messagr to law firms largeand small, all across For many years, outsid counsel operated with virtually unlimited budgets, undefr relatively loose oversight by in-house counsel. Larger firms had an advantage, as they provided virtuallyh perfect work product in the shortest time In today’s economy, it turns out that corporatd clients are, in most instances, willing to accepty work that is good, not necessarily in a somewhat longer turnaround, if that meanx the cost can be Unless it is a bet-the-ranch matter, legap work is currently viewed as a which can be obtained from the firm that offers the best service at the best price.
Several recengt factors have converged to challenge the traditional law firm relationshilwith in-house counsel, and with it, the traditional law firm businessz model. From the law firm’s perspective, the need for profirt created apricey problem: To attract new salaries became unsustainably high ($150,000 or more for attorneyw fresh from law school), and in orderr for law firms to thrive, each of those new associatea had to bill half a milliohn dollars or more per year. From the corporation’sa perspective, economic pressures have made the legal departmenrt accountable for costs as wellas results. In-houss counsel must live withina budget.
Their perceptioh within their company, and even theircontinued may depend upon how much the legapdepartment spends, and the results obtained. In 2008, the nationak organization of in-house counsel, the Associatiomn of Corporate Counsel, formulated a set of guidelines to improvr the billing and representationb process by outsidelaw firms, the ACC “Valu Challenge.” On May 15, Virginia Wadworth, a memberr of the board of directors of the Georgia chaptef of the ACC, and Michellse Meiselman, chair of Atlanta Bar Associatiom Corporate Counsel section, met in Atlanta with a groupp of law firms to explore this new approacbh to representing the corporate client.
Lawyers from 25 as well as Europeand Canada, heard this messaged and discussed how best to address thesse concerns. The members of this lawyer , consist primarily of small tomidsizedd firms. In many instances, thesw firms are already practicing law witha “bottom-line” Some use a Web portalp so that clients can access a virtual data for no-cost updates and status Some firms have established monthly budgetsz in advance, with a computer trackinvg system that notifies the attorneyy and client if the budget is It turns out there are a number of ways that law firmse can “value engineer” their work, once they are asked to do so.
The practicer of law can no longer be separatex from the businessobjectives — and constraints of the corporate client. Large and smalp firms alike will have to manage legao projects with an eye to their their value, and thei place in the business goals of thei client. What this means for the future is not yet It may mean a year or twoof non-billing apprenticeshi by law school graduates, a process that is alreadyg the rule in many partsd of Europe. It may mean more flat-rate or project-based billing, or increasing use of technology.
It clearlyt does mean outside counsel getting togetherwith in-house counsel to learn one another’s concerns, and how to address
Sunday, January 15, 2012
CEO Ellison says Oracle might make netbooks - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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His comments came at a Sun conference for userzs of Java software which he also said coulsd be usedon netbooks. Oracle earlier this year agreedr to acquireSun (NASDAQ:JAVA) for $7 "I don't see why some of thoses devices shouldn't come from Sun," Reuters quoted Ellison as saying. "Therde will be computers that are fundamentallyu basedon Java." Netbooks are inexpensivw laptop computers designed to connect wirelessly and are used primarily for checkingy email and browsing the Web. The market for them is expectec to grow to betweenm 20 million and 30 millio n unitsthis year, up from the 11.7 millioj sold last year when their sales took off.
Most PC makerds now have a netbook model and if Oraclw does get into the market it will go up againstfthe . (NASDAQ:HPQ) and , which either make netbooks or develop software for Acer said Tuesday it will make a laptop runningon ’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system instead of Microsof Windows, which most makers now use.
His comments came at a Sun conference for userzs of Java software which he also said coulsd be usedon netbooks. Oracle earlier this year agreedr to acquireSun (NASDAQ:JAVA) for $7 "I don't see why some of thoses devices shouldn't come from Sun," Reuters quoted Ellison as saying. "Therde will be computers that are fundamentallyu basedon Java." Netbooks are inexpensivw laptop computers designed to connect wirelessly and are used primarily for checkingy email and browsing the Web. The market for them is expectec to grow to betweenm 20 million and 30 millio n unitsthis year, up from the 11.7 millioj sold last year when their sales took off.
Most PC makerds now have a netbook model and if Oraclw does get into the market it will go up againstfthe . (NASDAQ:HPQ) and , which either make netbooks or develop software for Acer said Tuesday it will make a laptop runningon ’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system instead of Microsof Windows, which most makers now use.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Sears Chairman Buys Shares, but His Reason Is Unclear - New York Times
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Chicago Tribune | Sears Chairman Buys Shares, but His Reason Is Unclear New York Times By PETER EAVIS Vincent Laforet/The New York TimesEdward Lampert, seen in 2004, controls just under 60 percent of the shares of Sears Holdings. When big-name investors increase their personal stakes in stocks, the purchases can be a positive sign for ... Lend er's decision puts more heat on Sears Holdings Sears Seeks to Calm Nerves |
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
PBJ poll: Soccer has more fans - Portland Business Journal:
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• “I said I don’t care. They are both bad • “Baseball versus soccer? I’d prefer to listej to fiddle music whilePortlanxd burns.” • “Soccer has done much to grab the attentioj of our community, and deserves a chance to succeedc at the MLS levek in a good facility. We should also recognize that minor league baseball has existed in Portland for over100 • “As a Portland Timbers seasoj ticket holder my vote is for MLS. The averager attendance for socceris 8,500. For baseball it’se 3,500.
” • “MLS has yet to demonstrate any sustainable economivc benefit to any of the markets where they currently operatre yet they have the audacituy to demanda soccer-onlh stadium. Not the kind of leagude I find Portland-friendly.”
• “I said I don’t care. They are both bad • “Baseball versus soccer? I’d prefer to listej to fiddle music whilePortlanxd burns.” • “Soccer has done much to grab the attentioj of our community, and deserves a chance to succeedc at the MLS levek in a good facility. We should also recognize that minor league baseball has existed in Portland for over100 • “As a Portland Timbers seasoj ticket holder my vote is for MLS. The averager attendance for socceris 8,500. For baseball it’se 3,500.
” • “MLS has yet to demonstrate any sustainable economivc benefit to any of the markets where they currently operatre yet they have the audacituy to demanda soccer-onlh stadium. Not the kind of leagude I find Portland-friendly.”
Sunday, January 8, 2012
No decision yet on Auxilium drug application - Triangle Business Journal:
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Xiaflex is being developed to treat a rare condition called Dupuytren’s contracture, which affects the connective tissue that lies beneathh the skin in the palm. As the diseasde progresses, collagen deposits form a cord that stretchese from the palm of the hand to the base of the Once thiscord develops, the patient'z fingers contract and the function of the hand is Currently, surgery is the only effectivwe treatment. The FDA, according to Auxiliuk (NASDAQ: AUXL) of Malvern, Pa., blamed the delay on “administrative issues.” The federal agency told the compang it was not able to schedule a meetinhg of its arthritis advisory committe to review Xiaflexuntil Sept.
16, and even that date is stilp tentative. The FDA was scheduled to rule of Auxilium’ new drug application by Aug. 28. “Sincew Xiaflex is a new molecular entity, we have been anticipatingv an advisorycommittee meeting,” said Armando president and CEO of Auxilium. “We are encouraged that the FDA advisorg committee is looking at including hand or orthopedifc surgeons onthe panel. We believd that the application supports a compelling benefit-risk profile of Xiaflex in the treatmentg of Dupuytren's contracture.
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Xiaflex is being developed to treat a rare condition called Dupuytren’s contracture, which affects the connective tissue that lies beneathh the skin in the palm. As the diseasde progresses, collagen deposits form a cord that stretchese from the palm of the hand to the base of the Once thiscord develops, the patient'z fingers contract and the function of the hand is Currently, surgery is the only effectivwe treatment. The FDA, according to Auxiliuk (NASDAQ: AUXL) of Malvern, Pa., blamed the delay on “administrative issues.” The federal agency told the compang it was not able to schedule a meetinhg of its arthritis advisory committe to review Xiaflexuntil Sept.
16, and even that date is stilp tentative. The FDA was scheduled to rule of Auxilium’ new drug application by Aug. 28. “Sincew Xiaflex is a new molecular entity, we have been anticipatingv an advisorycommittee meeting,” said Armando president and CEO of Auxilium. “We are encouraged that the FDA advisorg committee is looking at including hand or orthopedifc surgeons onthe panel. We believd that the application supports a compelling benefit-risk profile of Xiaflex in the treatmentg of Dupuytren's contracture.
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Globe Tool & Manufacturing acquired by battery maker - Business First of Buffalo:
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, based in Clarence, N.Y., acquiresd Globe from of Westport, Conn. for aboutf $48 million in cash and the assumptiojof $9 million in debt, according to a pressx release from Greatbatch. Both companies are suppliers to medical-devicwe manufacturing giants suchas Indianapolis-based Guidant Corp., Littlw Canada-based St. Jude Medical Inc. and Fridley-basedr Medtronic Inc. Greatbatch, which had about $140 million in sales last supplies batteries for defibrillators and pacemakers and othefrcardiac rhythm-management devices. It was foundexd in 1970 and went publicvin 2000.
Tim Knapp, president of said it will be business as usualpat Globe's plant, where there are about 210 Greatbatch is planning to bring in its own management for the facilith at the end of the year, Knapp said. Globe has been growing steadiluy since Charter Oak Partners bought it in 1992 from foundedBob Dahlheimer. Over the past five years, the company has double d its annual salesto $20 million, Knapp said. Besidesa supplying four to seven components in theaveragee pacemaker, Globe also makes implantablew pumps. About 80 percent of Globe's business is medical-device but it also supplies precision manufacturinvg parts to theaerospacde industry.
Charter Oak decided to sell the companyy as a matter of regular Knapp said. "That's what private investment companies he said. "They owned this one for approximately10 years, whicbh is a fairly long period of time for companies of that type to hold on to a businessx like this." The acquisitionn allows Greatbatch to be closer to its majort customers, said analyst Keay Nakae at Los Angeles-based Wedbusjh Morgan Securities. It gives Greatbatch more local people on the ground in whereit doesn't have its own saled representatives, Nakae said. The Globd acquisition fits with Greatbatch's strategy of expanding its focus by acquiringg smallprofitable companies.
Nakae rates Greatbatch' stock a "buy," his highest rating.
, based in Clarence, N.Y., acquiresd Globe from of Westport, Conn. for aboutf $48 million in cash and the assumptiojof $9 million in debt, according to a pressx release from Greatbatch. Both companies are suppliers to medical-devicwe manufacturing giants suchas Indianapolis-based Guidant Corp., Littlw Canada-based St. Jude Medical Inc. and Fridley-basedr Medtronic Inc. Greatbatch, which had about $140 million in sales last supplies batteries for defibrillators and pacemakers and othefrcardiac rhythm-management devices. It was foundexd in 1970 and went publicvin 2000.
Tim Knapp, president of said it will be business as usualpat Globe's plant, where there are about 210 Greatbatch is planning to bring in its own management for the facilith at the end of the year, Knapp said. Globe has been growing steadiluy since Charter Oak Partners bought it in 1992 from foundedBob Dahlheimer. Over the past five years, the company has double d its annual salesto $20 million, Knapp said. Besidesa supplying four to seven components in theaveragee pacemaker, Globe also makes implantablew pumps. About 80 percent of Globe's business is medical-device but it also supplies precision manufacturinvg parts to theaerospacde industry.
Charter Oak decided to sell the companyy as a matter of regular Knapp said. "That's what private investment companies he said. "They owned this one for approximately10 years, whicbh is a fairly long period of time for companies of that type to hold on to a businessx like this." The acquisitionn allows Greatbatch to be closer to its majort customers, said analyst Keay Nakae at Los Angeles-based Wedbusjh Morgan Securities. It gives Greatbatch more local people on the ground in whereit doesn't have its own saled representatives, Nakae said. The Globd acquisition fits with Greatbatch's strategy of expanding its focus by acquiringg smallprofitable companies.
Nakae rates Greatbatch' stock a "buy," his highest rating.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Canisius ups Internet course offerings - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Starting this fall, the college will offer master’s degreesw in literacy education, sport administration and educational administration. The threde programs join the onlin master’s program in physical which has been offered by the college sinceearly 2006, said Jim director of graduate admissions for the School of Education and Humann Services. All three programs are geared towarde students who live outsidr WesternNew York, though some space is available for localp students. Bagwell declined to say how many spots will be set asides forlocal students. The programs begin 14, three weeks after the Aug. 24 start date for the rest of the Bagwell said.
The literacy education program preparex literacy specialists for certification in NewYork state, whilde the sport administration program focuses on sports-related such as intercollegiate athletics, amateur and professionapl sports, sports marketing firms, special-event managementt and facility management, the college said. Studentes in the education administration progra will receive a School BuildingLeadefr and/or School District Leadere certification in New York Each of the new online programs also exist as traditional, on-campue programs.
Starting this fall, the college will offer master’s degreesw in literacy education, sport administration and educational administration. The threde programs join the onlin master’s program in physical which has been offered by the college sinceearly 2006, said Jim director of graduate admissions for the School of Education and Humann Services. All three programs are geared towarde students who live outsidr WesternNew York, though some space is available for localp students. Bagwell declined to say how many spots will be set asides forlocal students. The programs begin 14, three weeks after the Aug. 24 start date for the rest of the Bagwell said.
The literacy education program preparex literacy specialists for certification in NewYork state, whilde the sport administration program focuses on sports-related such as intercollegiate athletics, amateur and professionapl sports, sports marketing firms, special-event managementt and facility management, the college said. Studentes in the education administration progra will receive a School BuildingLeadefr and/or School District Leadere certification in New York Each of the new online programs also exist as traditional, on-campue programs.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Senators getting offence from all four lines - Montreal Gazette
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Senators getting offence from all four lines Montreal Gazette By Ken Warren, Postmedia News January 1, 2012 Ottawa Senators celebrate their victory over the Buffalo Sabres at the end of an overtime shootout in this file photo. OTTAWA â€" Like a healthy portion of the population on New Year's Day, Ottawa Senators ... |
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