Sunday, February 27, 2011

Triangle Business Journal: Raleigh/Durham Commercial Real Estate Listings - View Commercial Real Estate

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Friday, February 25, 2011

Ford sales climb to highest level since July - Houston Business Journal:

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But sales were down 24.2 percent comparexd with May 2008, when the company sold 213,237 units. For the first five months of 2009, Mich.-based Ford (NYSE: F) sold 620,303 units, compared with 981,1500 units during the same period ayear earlier, a 36.8 perceny decline. In a sign that buyerse might be coming back to the luxurhyvehicle market, Ford’s Lincoln division reported that it sold 8,566t units in May, a 2.2 percent increasd over May 2008, when it sold 8,365 Sales of Ford Explorers, made at the Louisville Assembly Plantf on Fern Valley Road, declined 34.6 percent, to 5,315 unitd from 8,122 units a year ago.
Salesd of the Mercury Mountaineer, also made at Louisvillwe Assembly, dropped 45.2 percent, to 402 from 734 units a year Salesof F-Series pickup trucks, includinfg Super Duty trucks made at the Kentuckyt Truck Plant on Chamberlaih Lane, dropped 22.3 percent, to 33,381 units, from 42,973 unitws in May 2008. Salesd of Ford Expedition SUVs, which began production at Kentucky Truck Plantin April, declined 40 percent, to 3,15 0 units from 5,252 units a year earlier. Salex of the Lincoln Navigator, also made at Kentuckhy Truck Plant, dropped 40.6 to 790 units from 1,32o9 units a year earlier. Ford saw year-over-year gaina in some of its car categories.
The companyh sold 19,786 Fusion sedans in May, up 9.4 percent from the year-earliet period when it sold 18,088 units. Lincoln sold 1,5534 Town Cars in May, up 103.3 percent from May 2008, when it sold 764 of the luxuryh vehicles. Ford’s Volvo division sold 590 of its S60 up 9 percent from May when it sold542 units. Also Ford announced a summer promotiomn to draw more consumers to ThroughJune 30, the automaker will coveer as much as three months of paymentd up to $2,100, and its Ford Credi t subsidiary will offer zero percent financing on select Ford, Lincoln and Mercury

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Albany officials promote small-scale apartment conversions - Houston Business Journal:

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One example is at 370 across from theAdministration headquarters. The upper threre floors of thelate 19th-centur building are being converted into six, 1,400-square-foot to 1,600-square-footy apartments that will rent for $1,800 this A commercial tenant will be sought for the firsft floor. The owners dubbed the apartmentzs TheMeginniss Flats, in honor of the old electrical companyy whose name graces the rear of the buildin in big white letters that have faded over time. The sign is paintedf over the red brick facade and must be preserved becaused the property was built in 1898 and is in a historic Financing small projects can be just as tricky as thelarges ones.
Even though the owners were armed with a feasibilitg study showing the potentialfor apartments, they weren’t able to get a bank loan becausde the real estate markety had soured. “Nobody wanted to financew this project,” said Mike a tax attorney and certifiedpublic accountant. “One lenderd wanted us to put inanothed $500,000 first.” Hannah and his partners ultimately got $1 million in privatr financing from sources in the Boston The interest-only construction loan enabled them to buy materiala and hire contractors to start the The apartments are located in a part of the city that coulr see big changes in yearsz to come if a proposed convention center ever gets built.
Plans call for the center to be locates on the parking lots behind the row of buildings that includes370 Broadway. The decrepir Trailways bus station next to 370 Broadwayg would be demolished to make way for a pedestriajn plaza leading to theconvention center. Hannay and his partners aren’t counting on the conventiohn center to make the apartmentsa success. Ther have been many delaye in the convention centerplanning and, as of now, no commitmengt from Gov. David Paterson to fund the entire $230 million “I stopped even thinking about it,” said Hannah, who owns the buildingf with his wife, Michelse Hannah, and another couple, Brenda Gouldd and Perry Gould.
The Hannahs used to run a commercial priny shop on the first floort but sold it four years ago whenbusinesds declined. The Goulds became part ownerw of the property infall 2006. The partners are convinced thers will be strong demand for the apartments from young professionala and empty nesters who want tolive downtown. Those are the same demographixc groups that other developers have been though the tough financing climatee has stalled or killedtwo large, high-profilr downtown developments over the past year. Plans for the 125-unig , a luxury condominium tower on north Broadwayy havebeen shelved, althoughb says it hasn’t given up.
Nearby, plan for an upscale 175-unit apartment buildinvg and 125-room hotel are on hold whils the land owner triesd to sell thedevelopment rights. Small-scale residential projectes areless profitable, but they are also more Over the past five or six there have been several conversions of upper-flood buildings into apartments within the boundariees of the Downtown Business Improvement

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Verizon testing latest technology for high-speed service in Columbus - Business First of Columbus:

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Since the middle of 2008, Basking Ridge, N.J.-bases Verizon Wireless, a division of , has been testinvg what it calls itsfourth generation, or 4G, networ in 25 cities across the country and including Columbus. “Columbus is always a good place for saidTom Sawanobori, Verizon’s vice president of technology. “Ity has good demographics (and) there are many earl y adopters (of technology).” Sawanobori said Verizon planxs to continue testingthe high-speed network througbh the middle of the year in Verizon is spending approximately $50 billiob to build its fourth generation and spent about $258 millioh in Ohio in just the past year, Sawanobori said.
He decline to say if Central Ohio will be among the first markets to have newnetwork service, but did say the companyu plans to roll it out “pretty aggressively” over the next four When it does come, Verizon customera who want to use the network will have to buy new Verizon’s networks are based on a technologhy called CDMA technology, which is used almost exclusivelyh in the United Throughout the rest of the world, cell phone networksz are based on GSM technology. Verizon’s fourth generatiojn network is based on Long Term Evolution LTE is derived fromGSM technology, and Verizobn officials believe LTE will become the dominant technology choic e in the future.
“Many other major wireless servic providers, both domestic and have also selected LTE as the technology for their 4G Verizon said in its 2008 annual reportt filed withthe . “As a we believe that LTE will provide us with the opportunityg to adopt an access platform withglobal scale.” Verizon’s networkj will use radio waves currentlyy being used by television The company is waiting for the TV broadcastersd to abandon the 800 MHz and 1800-1900 MHz spectrum bands by June 12 as part of their conversionm to digital broadcasting.
Once Verizo n can take over the spectrum and get its new networjk upand running, Sawanobori said it shouldc be able to post data transfed speeds 10 times faster than that of the company’sz third generation, or 3G, network. That’s when the worldc will open upfor Verizon, said Ben Levitan, a telecommunications industry expert in Raleigh, N.C., who holdd 28 patents. “With the LTE network, you can run anything over Levitan said. “It’s really a way to consolidate all telecommunicatioh services at a lower price and bringy it insidethe house.
” For example, Verizon could offer home telephonwe service, wireless phone service, cable TV service and Internet accesa over its new network, Levitamn said. It also won’g require Verizon to run cabling or wirees to businesses or homes because customers will be able to pick up servicee fromthe airwaves. Not only that, Levitan said Verizob should have a chance to gain marke share among cellphone Currently, only 20 percent of the worldwide cell phoner market uses CDMA technology. By switchinvg to a GSM-based technology, Levitan said Verizobn should have access to the remaining 80 percent of users when they eventuallt upgrade to a4G phone.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Museu do Vinho Bairrada em destaque em Espanha - Região Bairradina

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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Firefighters battle massive blaze on Washington reservation - CNN

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

White Pages will no longer be delivered automatically - Birmingham Business Journal:

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The PSC’s decision is a compromise to AT&T’e request that it no longer deliver the phone bookxsto customers. AT&T Florida told the PSC that eliminatin g the automatic distribution of the residential white pagesis “an environmentallyh green endeavor and a cost savingy measure” and that providing a papeer copy of the directorgy is “an inefficient use of resourcez in these touch economic times.” But commissionerx also were worried about how it mighy impact customers’ ability to access information, said PSC Spokeswoman Kirsteb Olsen.
Instead of doing away with the rule commissioners agreed to give it atrial run, durinvg which time it will gather customert feedback. “Today’s decision allows the PSC to asses the practicality of discontinuing printed residential directory delivery, while continuing to provide directories to customerxs who want a copy,” PSC Chairman Mattheew M. Carter II said in a news release. As part of the AT&T must put a toll-free number on the cover of the Yellow Pages that directs peoples to call if they want a White The directory will still be provided for free to those whoreques it.
AT&T Florida wouldd not disclose just how much money the waiver will citing confidentiality, according to its request to the PSC. AT& Florida already has begun a program to providse its Yellow Pages and residential listingson CD-ROn in certain areas of

Monday, February 7, 2011

Starbucks makes food healthier - bizjournals:

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The coffee giant says it has simplifiee recipes to includemore high-quality ingredientse like whole grains, blueberries from Oregonm and cherries from Michigan. “Starbuckes customers have been telling us that they want bette tasting and healthier food optionz when they visitour stores,” said Starbuckas food category vice president Sandrsa Stark in a news release announcing the new menus. “Wd answered their call with a delicious new menu of food made with real ingredientes and morewholesome options.
” New menu items include a blueberrgy oat bar, a farmer’e market salad and banana walnut bread that Starbuck s says “is nearly 30 percent real Starbucks has been expandin its food menu in the last two yeard to entice customers to visit more and to spenfd more per visit. The company was also among the first restaurant chains in the country to ban trans fat from its food and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is closing hundreds of locationsa and cutting thousands of jobs to trim expensez as revenue falls. The company reported salexs fell 8 percentlast quarter, following a 9 percent declinw in first quarter sales.
It is also facing pressure fromMcDonaldz (NYSE: MCD), whose new coffes drinks are driving sales higher.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Popular culture can't seem to get enough of rural Americana - Seattle Times

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

UnitedHealth subsidiary launches short-term plans - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Indianapolis-based Golden Rule Insurance Co., part of Minnetonka-baseds UnitedHealth, said Tuesday that it is introducing its Short Term Medical Plus and Short Term Medical Value plans in 19stateds — Minnesota isn’t one of them, as statee law prohibits for-profit insurers. In Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin, consumersz can choose from one to 12 months of coverag with either ofGolden Rule’s new short term plans. In Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and one to six months of coveragweis available.
“Especially in today’s economy, theree is a need for budget-conscious health planzs for individuals and families who suddenly find themselves without health insurance through workor school,” Golden Rule CEO Richarfd A. Collins said in a news release. Golden Rule also offera short term health plans in 15othert states: Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, North New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginiz and Wyoming.
Individual insurance plans are a growing market for health insurancee companies as the recession causes workers to lose their and companies to scale backon benefits, causing more people to seek the All three of Minnesota’es major insurers — Blue Crosd and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Medica, and HealthPartner s — have been . One of them, Medica, even gearexd toward laid off workers.