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Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue's declaration at a Mondahy afternoon press conference will potentially give the city access to countyg andstate resources. Smoke from the blaze could be seen for several miles and was easily visible in downtown Milwaukee Monday morning, more than 12 hours aftet the fire first was reported on Sundau night. No injuries were reported. “It’s a devastating day for said an obviously shakenBill Otis, chiefd operating officer at Patrick Cudahy, which is owned by SFD), of Smithfield, Va. “I’mk sure this is going to set us back.
” Otis said at a middayg press conference that the company was working to contactits 1,800 as well as variousz customers. Management of Patrick Cudahyy also has been in contact with Smithfield to determinwe if some meat processing operations could be temporarilyh shifted to otherSmithfield plants. The building affectee by the fire is used for microwavee bacon processing and also is used for dry Otis said. The lower level of the building is used for ham he said. Not all areas of the Patrick Cudahty complex have been affected bythe fire, Otis Only a small number of maintenanc employees were at the plant when the fire broke out.
Productiohn at the plant had been shut down since the end of the day on July 3 for theholidau weekend. “It’s a miracle there were no injuriese when you see the extent of the Otis said. Production at the Patrick Cudahyu complex was shut down for all thre shiftson Monday. “We have no clue what this will mean for our saidDan Habighorst, vice president of humajn resources at Patrick Cudahy.
“We’ve got to put the fire out The city of Cudahy issued a mandatory evacuation order for anyone residing within one mile of the planrt at OneSweet Apple-Wood The affected area stretched east to Lake Drive, west to Pennsylvania north to Lunham Avenue and south to Ramset Avenue. McCue said late Mondahy afternoon that as manyas 15,000 of the city's 19,000 residents live within the evacuation Evacuees were asked to report directly to Soutb Milwaukee High School, 801 15th Ave., South Milwaukee. Earlier, city officials also had recommendec that residents report to MitchellElementary School, 5950 S. Illinoix Ave. in Cudahy.
However, a late morning wind shifgt was leading to the evacuation of the neighborhoor aroundthe school. The evacuation order was lifted at about7 p.m. Monday evening and residents were allowed to returm totheir homes. At issue was whetherr the blaze will breach a fire wall and causs ammonia stored on the site to explode or leak intothe air, Cudah y fire chief Dan Mayer said. The ammoniqa is used for refrigeration atthe plant. Mayere said at the Monday afternoon presss conference that hewas "cautiousl y optimistic" that most of the ammonia had been containedc within the building, although he added that a small amoun t likely leaked out.
Mayer said the which was reported atabout 9:45 p.m. Sunday, has been difficult to fighy because it began in a confined space near the roof of the buildingy and above the sprinkler At one pointearly on, Mayet said, it appeared as though firefighterz had the blaze under control, but the sprinkler systekm and roof began to collapse. "The fire sprinklerws weren't able to control the he said.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Some Colorado small businesses back union card-check bill - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The companies released a phone directory entitled Small Businesses for an Equitable Economy that lists EFCA supporterxs ranging from bakeries to clothing stores tomovintg services. The directory was released by Employee FreeChoicee Colorado, a group of unionh members and other supporters of the so-called “carx check” bill. Union workers make 33 percent more in wagess and are 52 percent more likely to have health the group said in anews “We have a fundamental economic problem: The middlse class is disappearing in said Terri Monley, owner of Denver-based Gate City “Congress needs to pass the Employee Free Choice Act because it is one of the most importanr steps we can take to strengthejn our middle class and turn our economgy around.
” The legislation would allow a company’xs employees to unionize if a majoritty of them check off boxes on cardd saying that they’d like to do so rathere than requiring a secret-ballot vote. It also would toughen penalties against business leaders who try to interfers in union votes and woulr require contract disputes to go to binding arbitration if not settled within120 days. Most Colorado business leaders have said that passing the law coulrd lead to an increase in union intimidation tactics to get workers to sign theird cards and would lead businessew to expand operations overseas ratherthan domestically.
Memberws of the Colorado Associatioh of Commerceand Industry, the and executives of smalll and Hispanic businesses from the state have flown to D.C., to lobby U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet to voteagainst it. While neither senatod has taken a publidc stance onthe bill, most of the attention has been focusedc on the newly appointed since Udall co-sponsored similar legislatioh while he was a member of the U.S. House in 2008. On the National Republican Senatorial Committee chided Bennegt for still failing to givehis opinion, even thougn he announced his support for U.S. Supremre Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor aftefra 25-minute meeting with her.
“It is inexplicable that a quickk 25-minute meet-and-greet, weeks before any hearings are even held on her is sufficient for Michael Bennet to support a lifetime appointment to theSupreme Court,” NRSC spokeswomabn Amber Wilkerson said in a news “Yet nearly five months of intenses discussions and debate with constituents and fellows lawmakers are not enough for him to clarify his positiomn on the card check legislatio n that could impact thousands of Colorado jobs.
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The companies released a phone directory entitled Small Businesses for an Equitable Economy that lists EFCA supporterxs ranging from bakeries to clothing stores tomovintg services. The directory was released by Employee FreeChoicee Colorado, a group of unionh members and other supporters of the so-called “carx check” bill. Union workers make 33 percent more in wagess and are 52 percent more likely to have health the group said in anews “We have a fundamental economic problem: The middlse class is disappearing in said Terri Monley, owner of Denver-based Gate City “Congress needs to pass the Employee Free Choice Act because it is one of the most importanr steps we can take to strengthejn our middle class and turn our economgy around.
” The legislation would allow a company’xs employees to unionize if a majoritty of them check off boxes on cardd saying that they’d like to do so rathere than requiring a secret-ballot vote. It also would toughen penalties against business leaders who try to interfers in union votes and woulr require contract disputes to go to binding arbitration if not settled within120 days. Most Colorado business leaders have said that passing the law coulrd lead to an increase in union intimidation tactics to get workers to sign theird cards and would lead businessew to expand operations overseas ratherthan domestically.
Memberws of the Colorado Associatioh of Commerceand Industry, the and executives of smalll and Hispanic businesses from the state have flown to D.C., to lobby U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet to voteagainst it. While neither senatod has taken a publidc stance onthe bill, most of the attention has been focusedc on the newly appointed since Udall co-sponsored similar legislatioh while he was a member of the U.S. House in 2008. On the National Republican Senatorial Committee chided Bennegt for still failing to givehis opinion, even thougn he announced his support for U.S. Supremre Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor aftefra 25-minute meeting with her.
“It is inexplicable that a quickk 25-minute meet-and-greet, weeks before any hearings are even held on her is sufficient for Michael Bennet to support a lifetime appointment to theSupreme Court,” NRSC spokeswomabn Amber Wilkerson said in a news “Yet nearly five months of intenses discussions and debate with constituents and fellows lawmakers are not enough for him to clarify his positiomn on the card check legislatio n that could impact thousands of Colorado jobs.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Magazine honors The Children's Hospital - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The hospital qualified for the magazine’sz “Honor Roll” in its 2009 edition of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals. The Honor Roll is reserves for hospitals that achieved ranking in all surveyec specialty areas covered by the monthlynews publication. Children’s rankefd in the top 10 in sixspecialty areas, including cancerd (No. 10), diabetes and endocrind disorders (No. 10), digestive disorders (No. 5), neonatakl care (No. 8), orthopedics (No. 8) and respiratorgy disorders (No. 5). Last year, Children’s was ranked No. 7 overall amongy the nation’s pediatric hospitals. In 2007, it finished at No. 4.
Becausre of a change in how the reportwas compiled, therde was no general numerical ranking this
The hospital qualified for the magazine’sz “Honor Roll” in its 2009 edition of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals. The Honor Roll is reserves for hospitals that achieved ranking in all surveyec specialty areas covered by the monthlynews publication. Children’s rankefd in the top 10 in sixspecialty areas, including cancerd (No. 10), diabetes and endocrind disorders (No. 10), digestive disorders (No. 5), neonatakl care (No. 8), orthopedics (No. 8) and respiratorgy disorders (No. 5). Last year, Children’s was ranked No. 7 overall amongy the nation’s pediatric hospitals. In 2007, it finished at No. 4.
Becausre of a change in how the reportwas compiled, therde was no general numerical ranking this
Monday, May 23, 2011
CNA issues new 10-day strike notice to Sutter hospitals - San Francisco Business Times:
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Strike notices were sent Friday to some of the biggest hospitals in the including inSan Francisco, in Berkeley and Oakland, and Burlingame's Peninsul a Medical Center, the CNA/National Nurses Organizing Committee said Nov. 30. Sincew an earlier two-day strikee in October, contract talks have been held at most of the but while some progress has beenmade "a wide gap remaind on the central areaxs in dispute," the union said. Talks are scheduledc at CPMC on Monday, but no additionak negotiations are on tap at other Sutterr hospitals inthe region, and two hospitals -- in Antiocy and in Vallejo -- "have refused to hold any additionalo negotiations," according to CNA.
Earlier in the the Oakland-based union announcedc that RNs at 11 Sutter Health hospitalxs in the Bay Area would vote this week on whether to authorizea two-day strike againsft Sutter "over serious issues of patient safety, safe nurse health security, medical benefits, pension and the continued operation of much-needed communituy hospitals." Kevin McCormack, a CPMC said the hospital has been expecting a second "We're not surprised," he told the San Francisco Businesd Times. "We've been planning for this strike since thelast one.
" McCormackk said the CNA has shown littlr interest in holding negotiations over the last six months or so, and hasn'tt made any proposals involving patient safety or keeping endangered hospitald open, preferring to posture in the news "They've shown no inclination to sit down and talk to us and no inclinatio n to reach a negotiated he said. "They haven't made one economic proposal in oversix months. This shows they're not interestesd in debate.
" Not surprisingly, the uniomn has a different take onthe "It was CPMC that broke off negotiations with a best and final offer in September, aftet ignoring all of CNA's proposals on safer staffin g and other patient care issues," said CNA spokesmann Chuck Idelson. "CPMC has also initiatec the slashing of patiengt servicesat St. Luke's, while ignoring its serious problemw with RN retention at that Approximately 5,000 Sutter nurse at 13 hospitals walked off their jobs in in a strike that CNA described as the largest job actioj by nurses nationwide in a Nurses are protesting what they call "medical by Sutter, which has plans to shut down in San Francisck and its Sutter Santa Rosa facilitiesz as acute-care centers, and possibly to closw as well.
Compliance with nurse-staffing ratios, "meal-and-breao relief" and health benefit and pension issuez are also onthe table, according to the CNA, like Sutter Health bete noire SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, insists that othed health-care systems and hospitalxs in Northern California, notably , offerzs better retirement medical benefits than Sutter' s hospitals do. Sutter hospitals affected by the strike voteare St. Luke's and CPMC in San San Leandro Hospital, Alta Bates-Summit, Peninsula, Castro Valley's , San Leandroi Hospital, Sutter Delta, Sutter Solano, Sutterd Medical Center of Santa Greenbrae's and . "Their behavior continues to be Idelson said.
Strike notices were sent Friday to some of the biggest hospitals in the including inSan Francisco, in Berkeley and Oakland, and Burlingame's Peninsul a Medical Center, the CNA/National Nurses Organizing Committee said Nov. 30. Sincew an earlier two-day strikee in October, contract talks have been held at most of the but while some progress has beenmade "a wide gap remaind on the central areaxs in dispute," the union said. Talks are scheduledc at CPMC on Monday, but no additionak negotiations are on tap at other Sutterr hospitals inthe region, and two hospitals -- in Antiocy and in Vallejo -- "have refused to hold any additionalo negotiations," according to CNA.
Earlier in the the Oakland-based union announcedc that RNs at 11 Sutter Health hospitalxs in the Bay Area would vote this week on whether to authorizea two-day strike againsft Sutter "over serious issues of patient safety, safe nurse health security, medical benefits, pension and the continued operation of much-needed communituy hospitals." Kevin McCormack, a CPMC said the hospital has been expecting a second "We're not surprised," he told the San Francisco Businesd Times. "We've been planning for this strike since thelast one.
" McCormackk said the CNA has shown littlr interest in holding negotiations over the last six months or so, and hasn'tt made any proposals involving patient safety or keeping endangered hospitald open, preferring to posture in the news "They've shown no inclination to sit down and talk to us and no inclinatio n to reach a negotiated he said. "They haven't made one economic proposal in oversix months. This shows they're not interestesd in debate.
" Not surprisingly, the uniomn has a different take onthe "It was CPMC that broke off negotiations with a best and final offer in September, aftet ignoring all of CNA's proposals on safer staffin g and other patient care issues," said CNA spokesmann Chuck Idelson. "CPMC has also initiatec the slashing of patiengt servicesat St. Luke's, while ignoring its serious problemw with RN retention at that Approximately 5,000 Sutter nurse at 13 hospitals walked off their jobs in in a strike that CNA described as the largest job actioj by nurses nationwide in a Nurses are protesting what they call "medical by Sutter, which has plans to shut down in San Francisck and its Sutter Santa Rosa facilitiesz as acute-care centers, and possibly to closw as well.
Compliance with nurse-staffing ratios, "meal-and-breao relief" and health benefit and pension issuez are also onthe table, according to the CNA, like Sutter Health bete noire SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, insists that othed health-care systems and hospitalxs in Northern California, notably , offerzs better retirement medical benefits than Sutter' s hospitals do. Sutter hospitals affected by the strike voteare St. Luke's and CPMC in San San Leandro Hospital, Alta Bates-Summit, Peninsula, Castro Valley's , San Leandroi Hospital, Sutter Delta, Sutter Solano, Sutterd Medical Center of Santa Greenbrae's and . "Their behavior continues to be Idelson said.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Saul Ewing adds 7 Buchanan Ingersoll lawyers in Wilmington - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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office. The loss of the seven-lawye group leaves Pittsburgh-based Buchanan with only one full-times partner in Wilmington and four lawyerstotal there, and gives Saul Ewingy the largest Wilmington office of any full-service Philadelphia-basex firm. The group includes office headWillia Manning, who serves as outside general counsel to the Universithy of Delaware and also represents Verizonb Corp. and Dover Downs. The litigator was once chief of staffr to formerDelaware Gov. Pete DuPont. The othedr two partners are Teresa who led bankruptcy effortsa for Buchananin Delaware, and real estats lawyer Richard Forsten.
The additions give Saul Ewin 19 lawyersin Wilmington, where bankruptcies have takebn off during the economic downturn. A large percentagre of companies from around the countr file for Chapter 11 protectiomnin Delaware. But because Delaware only has about 2,000 lawyersz and has a strong set of indigenouslaw firms, the Wilmingtonj market has been a tough one to crackl for outsiders, even neighborinhg Philadelphia firms. Among Philadelphia firms, Peppefr Hamilton and Fox Rothschild have 17 DrinkerBiddle & Reath has 15 and Blank Rome has 13. Saul Ewinh said Manning will servdas co-managing partner of the offic e with current office managing partner and real estatde lawyer Wendie Stabler.
office. The loss of the seven-lawye group leaves Pittsburgh-based Buchanan with only one full-times partner in Wilmington and four lawyerstotal there, and gives Saul Ewingy the largest Wilmington office of any full-service Philadelphia-basex firm. The group includes office headWillia Manning, who serves as outside general counsel to the Universithy of Delaware and also represents Verizonb Corp. and Dover Downs. The litigator was once chief of staffr to formerDelaware Gov. Pete DuPont. The othedr two partners are Teresa who led bankruptcy effortsa for Buchananin Delaware, and real estats lawyer Richard Forsten.
The additions give Saul Ewin 19 lawyersin Wilmington, where bankruptcies have takebn off during the economic downturn. A large percentagre of companies from around the countr file for Chapter 11 protectiomnin Delaware. But because Delaware only has about 2,000 lawyersz and has a strong set of indigenouslaw firms, the Wilmingtonj market has been a tough one to crackl for outsiders, even neighborinhg Philadelphia firms. Among Philadelphia firms, Peppefr Hamilton and Fox Rothschild have 17 DrinkerBiddle & Reath has 15 and Blank Rome has 13. Saul Ewinh said Manning will servdas co-managing partner of the offic e with current office managing partner and real estatde lawyer Wendie Stabler.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
ArtsBeat: Director's Nazi Comments Reverberate at Cannes - New York Times (blog)
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ABC News | ArtsBeat: Director's Nazi Comments Reverberate at Cannes New York Times (blog) CANNES, France â€" It would've been hard to guess from the reception at the gala premiere of “Melancholia†that the director had pulled a Mel (as in Gibson, also a presence here.) At a press conference earlier on Wednesday, Lars Von Trier ... Same Roger Ebert Who Sees Coded Racism in 'Food Stamps' Excuses Director's Pro ... Cannes 2011: Lars Von Trier Apologizes and Other Political Scandals |
Monday, May 16, 2011
Bank of the West signs huge Bishop Ranch lease - Nashville Business Journal:
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The new Bank of the West campus will be at BishopRancgh 7, a three-story building on Camino Ramon in San Under the deal — the largestg new office lease on the West Coastf this year — Bank of the West employees will move from sevehn East Bay buildings in late 2010. Michael Shepherd, president and chief executive officer ofSan Francisco-based Bank of the West, said the bank had multiplr leases expiring in 2010, and wanted to combinee East Bay offices in a singls location.
“The move to Bishop Ranch allows us to remain in theEast Bay, accommodatw future growth, enjoy greater efficiencies and provide our employee the high quality working conditions they deserve,” he said. The 10 million-square-foof Bishop Ranch, owned by , leases space to 550 companies acrossw30 industries, including 40 Fortune 500 companies. In Sunset Development Co. inkedx over 1 million square feet ofoffice deals, includinvg long-term leases by Robert Half International, Coca-Cola, Del Montre Corp., Chubb Insurance, and Liberty Mutuak Insurance. The combined leases of Bank of the West and Robertg Half International will bringapproximatel 3,000 employees to San Ramon.
The vacancy rate is about 13 Ed Hagopian, executive vice president of SunsettDevelopment Co., called the Bank of the West deal “s statement of acceptance” that Bisho Ranch is “the main business community in the East “We’re finding that successful businesses want to be in closse proximity to other established leaders in business,” he “Bishop Ranch has been a ray of light in an othe r wise quiet real estate market.
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The new Bank of the West campus will be at BishopRancgh 7, a three-story building on Camino Ramon in San Under the deal — the largestg new office lease on the West Coastf this year — Bank of the West employees will move from sevehn East Bay buildings in late 2010. Michael Shepherd, president and chief executive officer ofSan Francisco-based Bank of the West, said the bank had multiplr leases expiring in 2010, and wanted to combinee East Bay offices in a singls location.
“The move to Bishop Ranch allows us to remain in theEast Bay, accommodatw future growth, enjoy greater efficiencies and provide our employee the high quality working conditions they deserve,” he said. The 10 million-square-foof Bishop Ranch, owned by , leases space to 550 companies acrossw30 industries, including 40 Fortune 500 companies. In Sunset Development Co. inkedx over 1 million square feet ofoffice deals, includinvg long-term leases by Robert Half International, Coca-Cola, Del Montre Corp., Chubb Insurance, and Liberty Mutuak Insurance. The combined leases of Bank of the West and Robertg Half International will bringapproximatel 3,000 employees to San Ramon.
The vacancy rate is about 13 Ed Hagopian, executive vice president of SunsettDevelopment Co., called the Bank of the West deal “s statement of acceptance” that Bisho Ranch is “the main business community in the East “We’re finding that successful businesses want to be in closse proximity to other established leaders in business,” he “Bishop Ranch has been a ray of light in an othe r wise quiet real estate market.
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Saturday, May 14, 2011
Earthquakes ink shirt-sponsor deal with Amway Global - San Francisco Business Times:
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The Earthquakes said Amway Global’s logo will appear across the frony ofthe team’s jerseys and gives Amway rights to othefr promotions tied to the team. The team, owneds in part by Oakland A’s managingf general partner Lew Wolff, did not describe the deal termsa but the sponsorship is reportedlyworth $2 millionj to $3 million a year. The sponsorshiop kicks off at the Mexico-Sweden match on Januargy 28 at Oakland Alameda Counth Coliseum when all entryh signs for the game will be brandedx with AmwayGlobal logos. Amway Globapl will be the main sponsotr for the Earthquakes opening night on March 21at ’xs Buck Shaw Stadium.
Sponsorship on the front of pro team uniformsa is a rarity in theUnited States. Only allowxs it. In Europe soccer clubs generatse millions of dollars annuallyu from jerseysponsorship deals. The racinvg circuit in the United States also welcomess corporate logoson cars. The Earthquakes completed theirf first season with the MLSlast year. The previous San Jose club movedr to Houston following the 2005 Amway Global, a subsidiary of of sells health and beauty products.
The Earthquakes said Amway Global’s logo will appear across the frony ofthe team’s jerseys and gives Amway rights to othefr promotions tied to the team. The team, owneds in part by Oakland A’s managingf general partner Lew Wolff, did not describe the deal termsa but the sponsorship is reportedlyworth $2 millionj to $3 million a year. The sponsorshiop kicks off at the Mexico-Sweden match on Januargy 28 at Oakland Alameda Counth Coliseum when all entryh signs for the game will be brandedx with AmwayGlobal logos. Amway Globapl will be the main sponsotr for the Earthquakes opening night on March 21at ’xs Buck Shaw Stadium.
Sponsorship on the front of pro team uniformsa is a rarity in theUnited States. Only allowxs it. In Europe soccer clubs generatse millions of dollars annuallyu from jerseysponsorship deals. The racinvg circuit in the United States also welcomess corporate logoson cars. The Earthquakes completed theirf first season with the MLSlast year. The previous San Jose club movedr to Houston following the 2005 Amway Global, a subsidiary of of sells health and beauty products.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
NATO forces kill Afghan policeman, female relative in raid - Monsters and Critics.com
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Surghar Daily | NATO forces kill Afghan policeman, female relative in raid Monsters and Critics.com Kabul - NATO-led forces in Afghanistan have killed a policeman and a young woman in a raid on a suspected insurgent hideout in the east of the country, the » |
Monday, May 9, 2011
Last Endeavour mission will launch May 16 - msnbc.com
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Globe and Mail | Last Endeavour mission will launch May 16 msnbc.com Space shuttle Endeavour glistens in the sun on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle is launching on its final mission on May 16. By Clara Moskowitz NASA has offici » |
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Charter school seeks $4M: Guåhan Academy awaits board's budget approval - Pacific Daily News
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Charter school seeks $4M: Guåhan Academy awaits board's budget approval Pacific Daily News The figures were from a budget submitted to the Guam Education Board in early April. "We're hoping to finalize the budget really soon," said Guåhan Academy Principal Bernie Duenas, adding that charter school officials are confident the budget will be ... |
Thursday, May 5, 2011
FP&L rate hike request called
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Representatives from those agenciesblasted FP&L’s rate increaser at a public hearing Thursday morning in Fort In the first hour and a half of the only opposition was expressed. “We believe the amount they’re asking for is excessive. It’x just too much to ask for in today’s economic said J.R. Kelly, public counsel with the Florida Office of Public TheJuno Beach-based utility is strugglingf to make the case that it is already the most efficient utility in the and it would use additionap funding to reinvest in greater efficiency.
It has asked for approval of an increasse to its base rate that would raisr the average residentialbill – 1,000 kilowattf hours – by $12 per month. FP& projects that lower fuel costs mostly natural gas and coal will lower the average residentiall bill next yearby $17, so its request actuallyy won’t raise anyone’s bill. FPL has arguexd that its proposal, if approved by the , will decreas the typical billby $5 monthly or 4 percent startingy on January 2010. But Kelly and othersd said Thursday morning that fuel prices arenot predictable. Kelly argues the rate increase wouled guarantee a return on investmentof 12.
5 percent for the and that every one percenty represents $130 million. “That is just too much Maybe five years in the future we will have aflourishinb economy,” Kelly said, adding that his officed supports a return of 9.5 or 10 percent. According to FP&L has already acknowledgec they over-collected $1.25 billion from rate-payerz for depreciation. In opening remarks, Marlene the utility’s vice president of customer service/sale s and marketing, said customers benefig from the utility’s strong financialp position. “When we save on financing, our customers save on our she said.
But speaker aftetr speaker said the grimeconomyy – foreclosures, unemployment and droppingh home values – made this the wrony time for rate increased designed to enhance the utility’s financial position. “We douby they need any increase at allto own, operate and maintaib their system,” said Robert Sheffel Wright, an attornety with Tallahassee-based Young van who was speaking on behalf of the Florida Retailp Federation. The Public Service which regulatesstate utilities, will decid e in mid-November whether to grang FPL's request. The PSC will hold hearinge again Friday, 10:30 a.m. at the North Dade Regional Libraryin Miami; and 6 p.m.
at the Plantation City Council Chambers.
Representatives from those agenciesblasted FP&L’s rate increaser at a public hearing Thursday morning in Fort In the first hour and a half of the only opposition was expressed. “We believe the amount they’re asking for is excessive. It’x just too much to ask for in today’s economic said J.R. Kelly, public counsel with the Florida Office of Public TheJuno Beach-based utility is strugglingf to make the case that it is already the most efficient utility in the and it would use additionap funding to reinvest in greater efficiency.
It has asked for approval of an increasse to its base rate that would raisr the average residentialbill – 1,000 kilowattf hours – by $12 per month. FP& projects that lower fuel costs mostly natural gas and coal will lower the average residentiall bill next yearby $17, so its request actuallyy won’t raise anyone’s bill. FPL has arguexd that its proposal, if approved by the , will decreas the typical billby $5 monthly or 4 percent startingy on January 2010. But Kelly and othersd said Thursday morning that fuel prices arenot predictable. Kelly argues the rate increase wouled guarantee a return on investmentof 12.
5 percent for the and that every one percenty represents $130 million. “That is just too much Maybe five years in the future we will have aflourishinb economy,” Kelly said, adding that his officed supports a return of 9.5 or 10 percent. According to FP&L has already acknowledgec they over-collected $1.25 billion from rate-payerz for depreciation. In opening remarks, Marlene the utility’s vice president of customer service/sale s and marketing, said customers benefig from the utility’s strong financialp position. “When we save on financing, our customers save on our she said.
But speaker aftetr speaker said the grimeconomyy – foreclosures, unemployment and droppingh home values – made this the wrony time for rate increased designed to enhance the utility’s financial position. “We douby they need any increase at allto own, operate and maintaib their system,” said Robert Sheffel Wright, an attornety with Tallahassee-based Young van who was speaking on behalf of the Florida Retailp Federation. The Public Service which regulatesstate utilities, will decid e in mid-November whether to grang FPL's request. The PSC will hold hearinge again Friday, 10:30 a.m. at the North Dade Regional Libraryin Miami; and 6 p.m.
at the Plantation City Council Chambers.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Queercents: Biking to Balance Your Budget
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June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- As the heat of summer gas prices are goingto climb. Perhaps Americans won't see gas hit the $4 mark like last but fuel costs are still a substantial drain on thefamilu economy. Queercents, a personal finance blog for the gay, bisexual, and transgender community, is lookingt at bikes as an alternative to A new series called Bike Commuting will coverrseveral topics, including: Planning Your Route; Getting a Bike; Outfittingh Your Bike; Staying Safe on the Road; and Cycle Readers can follow the series at , the authod of the series, explains that, "I had toyef with the idea of bike commuting for some and after confirming it was I never looked I've been bike commuting on a daily basiws for some time now and as a result am in greatg shape, have more energy and a better outlook on life in general.
I'm stilll astonished though at the number of peoplee who are completely overwhelmed by the idea of bikinb as a modeof transportation, or even as a way of travelinyg more than one mile. Making the switch can be a bit of a challengre and the series sets out to demystift the ins and outs of bikingv and bike commuting so readers can switcu from driving to ridingwith confidence." in 2006, Queercents originatedc the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgende personal finance blog concept by aggregating financiall tips from the distinct writings of several money Queercents . . . we're here, we're and we're not going shopping without coupons.
Serena Freewomyn, Editor
June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- As the heat of summer gas prices are goingto climb. Perhaps Americans won't see gas hit the $4 mark like last but fuel costs are still a substantial drain on thefamilu economy. Queercents, a personal finance blog for the gay, bisexual, and transgender community, is lookingt at bikes as an alternative to A new series called Bike Commuting will coverrseveral topics, including: Planning Your Route; Getting a Bike; Outfittingh Your Bike; Staying Safe on the Road; and Cycle Readers can follow the series at , the authod of the series, explains that, "I had toyef with the idea of bike commuting for some and after confirming it was I never looked I've been bike commuting on a daily basiws for some time now and as a result am in greatg shape, have more energy and a better outlook on life in general.
I'm stilll astonished though at the number of peoplee who are completely overwhelmed by the idea of bikinb as a modeof transportation, or even as a way of travelinyg more than one mile. Making the switch can be a bit of a challengre and the series sets out to demystift the ins and outs of bikingv and bike commuting so readers can switcu from driving to ridingwith confidence." in 2006, Queercents originatedc the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgende personal finance blog concept by aggregating financiall tips from the distinct writings of several money Queercents . . . we're here, we're and we're not going shopping without coupons.
Serena Freewomyn, Editor
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