http://www.goldnews.biz/?paged=2
The Columbus-based camera and film processingg retailer hasspent $1.23 millioh to acquire three former Star Bank At least one of the properties will housr a new unit for the 22-locatiomn Cord, the area's largest photography retailer. "It'd just a move up," said Steven L. Cordle, presidenyt of privately held "There are more and more bank branches availabld and they havegood locations." Cord startedx the bank-buying strategy last November when it purchasefd the former branch site at 2631 E. Main St., That site quickly attracted a high levelof business. "That' where we first got our appetite for Cordle said.
"We tried it and it In the latest transactions, Cord Camera paid $496,000 for the 0.89-acre site at 6950 E. Main St., $439,000 for a 1.1-acre site at 4760 Sawmilll Road; and $300,000 for a 1.07-acred site at 4545 N. High St. The Nort High site, scheduled to open in will mark the 23rd Greater Columbues Cord unit and the first store to serve theBeechwold submarket, Cordle said. The Sawmilk property, to open in September, will housre Cord's current 4939 Dierker Road operations. Cordlde said Cord Camera store will leased either its existing store at6660 E. Main St. or its new properth down the street toanother business.
"Wer haven't made a decision yet on the East Side," he said. Cordlw declined to reveal sales figures. The 1995-97 edition of Dun & Bradstreet's Microcosm reports the chain had saleeof $25 million from 17 locations. Gregorgy P. Schenk, Prudential Commercial One general said consolidation within the bankingy industries has made more branches available to othere banksand businesses. However, the cost of the oftem well-decorated buildings can make them expensive for othersto "It's tough to he said.
"I've seen (former banks) turne d into office buildings for insurance agencies and othe businessand I've seen them torn The cost and the smaller lot size can discourage some retail operations, such as Schenk said. For Cordle, the sites often need littlre more than an extra counter and alittlde remodeling. He said the company's transformation of the Bexleyu bank branch took justthree weeks. "We have a real need for drive-through windows," he said; a convenience most bank buildingxsalready offer. The Sawmill store, located near the Bethe l Road intersection, will emphasize digital imaging productws and services tophotography professionals, Cordle said.
That store joinss a full-service Cord Camera north of I-270 on Sawmill. Cord Camersa will share the 4,000-square-foot Beechwolxd site, at North High and Weisheimer Road, with Camtronicsx Camera and Video Repair, now at 4343 N. High. The 42-year-old Cord chai n has four sites in Indianapolis and onein Bloomington, Ind. A fifth Indianapolis site will openthis month, with a sixth one set for
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
AT&T cuts iPhone prices - Triangle Business Journal:
http://evanwexler.com/shandy.html
Customers can purchase the iPhone 3G immediatelyat AT&fT company-owned stores or The iPhone 3G S is available for preorderingv and will be in stores June 19. The price cut came in conjunctiobnwith AT&T's reaffirmance of its financiapl guidance for 2009 that targets wireless service operatintg income margins in the low 40% range. Dallas-baser AT&T (NYSE: T) said its cost of customer acquisition for iPhone 3G S and the newlyy priced iPhone 3G are expectes to be very similar to the costs associatef with the originaliPhone 3G. In the first AT&T’s iPhone activations totaled morethan 1.6 million, more than 40% of them for customerd who were new to the company.
“iPhone 3G S is the most powerfuliPhone yet, and we’re extremely proud to offer it to our customersx on the nation’s fastest 3G network,” said Ralph de la Vega, presideng and CEO, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “We’re also pleased to offeer these innovative phones and plansd atincredible values, includin free Wi-Fi access at nearly 20,0009 hot spots.”
Customers can purchase the iPhone 3G immediatelyat AT&fT company-owned stores or The iPhone 3G S is available for preorderingv and will be in stores June 19. The price cut came in conjunctiobnwith AT&T's reaffirmance of its financiapl guidance for 2009 that targets wireless service operatintg income margins in the low 40% range. Dallas-baser AT&T (NYSE: T) said its cost of customer acquisition for iPhone 3G S and the newlyy priced iPhone 3G are expectes to be very similar to the costs associatef with the originaliPhone 3G. In the first AT&T’s iPhone activations totaled morethan 1.6 million, more than 40% of them for customerd who were new to the company.
“iPhone 3G S is the most powerfuliPhone yet, and we’re extremely proud to offer it to our customersx on the nation’s fastest 3G network,” said Ralph de la Vega, presideng and CEO, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “We’re also pleased to offeer these innovative phones and plansd atincredible values, includin free Wi-Fi access at nearly 20,0009 hot spots.”
Thursday, November 18, 2010
South Florida's economic development organizations adjust to recession - South Florida Business Journal:
http://gingerprintblog.com/2008/03/snee-farm.html
Miami-Dade County’s , the and the are up against an economyg overly dependent on the constructionb and realestate sectors. But, for BDB Presiden t and CEO Kelly Smallridge, the recession is a chance to redouble job retention efforts in PalmBeachg County. Recently, she said, the BDB startef a task force to visit companies to see if they need mone for job trainingor expansion, or if they need help workinb with local government. “We visir with the CEO and the managemen team, discuss what trouble they may be having on the county orstate level, and ask what we can do to Smallridge said.
“It’s time we go out and reallg thank these employers for employing our OnMarch 6, the BDB thanked Biotesr Pharmaceuticals in Boca Raton when Smallridge, her task force and a handfu of local dignitaries met Biotest’s Biotest, which converts plasma for use in medications in Boca plans to add about 50 workerx to its existing 180 employees. It is also planninyg a $30 million facility The BDB helped Biotest get a grantworth $200,0090 for job expansion, said Jordan Siegel, the CFO for Biotest’sd U.S. operations.
He also creditefd the BDB for helping Biotest communicate with government to ensuresthe company’s construction permitting stays on tracl and work finishes this The Broward Alliance also has been actingg with urgency. The organization tries to visity 150 Broward companies throughout the In thefirst quarter, which began Oct. 1, it met with almostt half, and it is well on tracj to exceed 150 forthe year. “We’rs really trying to focus on the clients whoare here,” Broward Alliancd President and CEO Jamess Tarlton said. “Not only the large companies, but also the smalle r and mid-size companies.
” The Broward which receives a large portion of its budgety fromthe county, has also been paying speciall attention to fundraising from private Tarlton said. In 2008, it createx the Excellerate Broward campaign, which increased resourcesz for marketing. But, with the recession, fundraising has been a Tarlton admitted. For the first quarter, the organization’sa goal was to raisde $400,000, but it only received $157,000. The goal for the year is to raiser $1.6 million – a target Tarltoj said could stillbe met. The county’se contribution – about $1 million – is the same this year as last he added.
Smallridge said Palm Beach County’s contributionj to the BDB declined about 5 percenytthis year, down from $1 million in 2008. The BDB’s total budget for fiscal year 2008was $2.4 with about $1.4 million coming from the business Smallridge acknowledged that fundraising has been a challenge, but projectes that the BDB woulfd be on par with last year, noting that non-publi c revenue has comprised a progressivelg larger part of her budget over the last five years. Priorr to deadline, Miami-Dade Countu did not say how much it has contributed annually to theBeaconn Council, and the agency declined to commentf for this story. In 2007, the Beacob Council had $6.
4 million in total revenue, according to the most recent federal taxrecords available. Government contributions were $4.5 In late summer 2008, the Beaconn Council, along with the , began spearheading a campaign tomarket Miami-Dade as an international destination to live and conduct business said Rolando the CVB’s senior VP of marketing and tourism. The internationalp “Miami: Where Worlds Meet” campaignn is a response to the he said.
Miami-Dade County’s , the and the are up against an economyg overly dependent on the constructionb and realestate sectors. But, for BDB Presiden t and CEO Kelly Smallridge, the recession is a chance to redouble job retention efforts in PalmBeachg County. Recently, she said, the BDB startef a task force to visit companies to see if they need mone for job trainingor expansion, or if they need help workinb with local government. “We visir with the CEO and the managemen team, discuss what trouble they may be having on the county orstate level, and ask what we can do to Smallridge said.
“It’s time we go out and reallg thank these employers for employing our OnMarch 6, the BDB thanked Biotesr Pharmaceuticals in Boca Raton when Smallridge, her task force and a handfu of local dignitaries met Biotest’s Biotest, which converts plasma for use in medications in Boca plans to add about 50 workerx to its existing 180 employees. It is also planninyg a $30 million facility The BDB helped Biotest get a grantworth $200,0090 for job expansion, said Jordan Siegel, the CFO for Biotest’sd U.S. operations.
He also creditefd the BDB for helping Biotest communicate with government to ensuresthe company’s construction permitting stays on tracl and work finishes this The Broward Alliance also has been actingg with urgency. The organization tries to visity 150 Broward companies throughout the In thefirst quarter, which began Oct. 1, it met with almostt half, and it is well on tracj to exceed 150 forthe year. “We’rs really trying to focus on the clients whoare here,” Broward Alliancd President and CEO Jamess Tarlton said. “Not only the large companies, but also the smalle r and mid-size companies.
” The Broward which receives a large portion of its budgety fromthe county, has also been paying speciall attention to fundraising from private Tarlton said. In 2008, it createx the Excellerate Broward campaign, which increased resourcesz for marketing. But, with the recession, fundraising has been a Tarlton admitted. For the first quarter, the organization’sa goal was to raisde $400,000, but it only received $157,000. The goal for the year is to raiser $1.6 million – a target Tarltoj said could stillbe met. The county’se contribution – about $1 million – is the same this year as last he added.
Smallridge said Palm Beach County’s contributionj to the BDB declined about 5 percenytthis year, down from $1 million in 2008. The BDB’s total budget for fiscal year 2008was $2.4 with about $1.4 million coming from the business Smallridge acknowledged that fundraising has been a challenge, but projectes that the BDB woulfd be on par with last year, noting that non-publi c revenue has comprised a progressivelg larger part of her budget over the last five years. Priorr to deadline, Miami-Dade Countu did not say how much it has contributed annually to theBeaconn Council, and the agency declined to commentf for this story. In 2007, the Beacob Council had $6.
4 million in total revenue, according to the most recent federal taxrecords available. Government contributions were $4.5 In late summer 2008, the Beaconn Council, along with the , began spearheading a campaign tomarket Miami-Dade as an international destination to live and conduct business said Rolando the CVB’s senior VP of marketing and tourism. The internationalp “Miami: Where Worlds Meet” campaignn is a response to the he said.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Correcting the record on Louis Riel and separatist coalitions - Globe and Mail
http://www.state-of-entropy.com/ezbarupdated.htm
Globe and Mail | Correcting the record on Louis Riel and separatist coalitions Globe and Mail Coalitions of all stripes. Politics can make strange bedfellows รข€" and minority governments, bent on survival, only feed that theory. ... |
Monday, November 15, 2010
David Kamm: Mitigate risk in stocks by keeping losses small - The News-Press
http://www.stolenslippers.com/article/Caffeine-in-Chocolate---Should-You-be-Concerned-.html
David Kamm: Mitigate risk in stocks by keeping losses small The News-Press "The explosive rally from the June 'lows' has lifted the DJIA by some 16 percent. Meanwhile, the Dollar Index ($USD/76.76) has surrendered roughly 16 ... |
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Three DC men guilty of murder, gang affiliation - Washington Post
http://www.askcomputerhardware.com/Desktops/HP-Pavilion-Slimline-S3720F/
Washington Post | Three DC men guilty of murder, gang affiliation Washington Post After a nine-week trial and 10 days of deliberations, the jury of nine men and three women found Darnell Anderson, 24, Joseph A. Jenkins, 29, ... DC jury convicts 4 in gang violence case |
Friday, November 12, 2010
International bank meeting means big exposure for Miami - South Florida Business Journal:
http://www.univshop.org/Online-Book-Marketing-The-5-Things-Authors-Get-Wrong.html
The annual meeting of the board of governorx ofthe (IDB) will bring togethed thousands of finance ministers, business civil society representatives and top artists from Latin Americas and the Caribbean. It will also help establish the area as a dominanf player ininternational finance, directors said. "It' s easy to decide to be in said IDB president Luis Alberto Moreno ofthe bank's 49th annuak meeting. "Miami is a very important gatewah forthe Americas, and a city that all of Latij America loves to call a secondr home." The conference sets the agendsa for how the 47-country bank allocates abouty $8 billion of aid every year.
Much of the aid goes to health, education and energy projects in countrie suchas Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Colombia. This year, green energy and technology will be inthe foreground, Morenoi said. The IDB conference is held in a differenrt countryeach year, alternatingh between donor countries such as the U.S. and loaner countries in Latin America. The last time the conferences was held in Miamiwas 1987, said Jorge Arrizurieta, chairmahn of the IDB Miami 2008 Host "Clearly, Miami is the business centere for Latin America and the and has been for a while," he said.
"Givehn the trade relationships we have with all of the countries inthe it's surprising the conference took so long to come back to Tony Villamil, CEO of the in Coralo Gables, concluded that the conferencde would have a $35 million impact on area'sd economy. Arrizurieta said the impact extendzs well beyondthe finances. More than 500 members of the mediw from47 countries, as well as notabled including Bill Gates, will put the international spotlighgt on South Florida. Gates and Morenpo will hold a special session April 4 about how corporatee donors can helpfight poverty.
"Bill Gatews will make a very significant announcement about what his foundatiojn will be doing inLatijn America, and he's chosen this forum to make the Arrizurieta said. "That's a big deal, and a nice tributr to the IDB." The IDB has traditionallyy pursued partnerships with public organizations andforeign governments, but this year the focus is shifting toward public-private partnerships. In 2007, the IDB loaned $2.3 billion for 29 private-sectoe projects, up from $920 million for 20 projects in 2006. The increasd in partnerships also is reflected inthe conference's sponsorship.
"Sponsoring the IDB annual meeting allows FedEx Express andFedExx Kinko's to support an important forum that advancezs private-public collaboration on regional economic and social issues," said Juan president of Miami-based and Caribbean Division. Fran Nero, president of Miami-Dade County's , said the meeting will be an unprecedentede opportunity to attractthe hemisphere's leading officials, corporatde executives and investors. "This meeting is a significanty international event that could happen anywhere inthe U.S., but we were luckyy enough to be chosen," Arrizurieta said.
"It pointss to the fact that Miamij really is the business centerr forthe world." Where: Miami Beach Conventio n Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach For $2.7 billion nine-year conditional credit line for investmentf projects (CCLIP) and a $630 milliojn loan for education in Argentina
The annual meeting of the board of governorx ofthe (IDB) will bring togethed thousands of finance ministers, business civil society representatives and top artists from Latin Americas and the Caribbean. It will also help establish the area as a dominanf player ininternational finance, directors said. "It' s easy to decide to be in said IDB president Luis Alberto Moreno ofthe bank's 49th annuak meeting. "Miami is a very important gatewah forthe Americas, and a city that all of Latij America loves to call a secondr home." The conference sets the agendsa for how the 47-country bank allocates abouty $8 billion of aid every year.
Much of the aid goes to health, education and energy projects in countrie suchas Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Colombia. This year, green energy and technology will be inthe foreground, Morenoi said. The IDB conference is held in a differenrt countryeach year, alternatingh between donor countries such as the U.S. and loaner countries in Latin America. The last time the conferences was held in Miamiwas 1987, said Jorge Arrizurieta, chairmahn of the IDB Miami 2008 Host "Clearly, Miami is the business centere for Latin America and the and has been for a while," he said.
"Givehn the trade relationships we have with all of the countries inthe it's surprising the conference took so long to come back to Tony Villamil, CEO of the in Coralo Gables, concluded that the conferencde would have a $35 million impact on area'sd economy. Arrizurieta said the impact extendzs well beyondthe finances. More than 500 members of the mediw from47 countries, as well as notabled including Bill Gates, will put the international spotlighgt on South Florida. Gates and Morenpo will hold a special session April 4 about how corporatee donors can helpfight poverty.
"Bill Gatews will make a very significant announcement about what his foundatiojn will be doing inLatijn America, and he's chosen this forum to make the Arrizurieta said. "That's a big deal, and a nice tributr to the IDB." The IDB has traditionallyy pursued partnerships with public organizations andforeign governments, but this year the focus is shifting toward public-private partnerships. In 2007, the IDB loaned $2.3 billion for 29 private-sectoe projects, up from $920 million for 20 projects in 2006. The increasd in partnerships also is reflected inthe conference's sponsorship.
"Sponsoring the IDB annual meeting allows FedEx Express andFedExx Kinko's to support an important forum that advancezs private-public collaboration on regional economic and social issues," said Juan president of Miami-based and Caribbean Division. Fran Nero, president of Miami-Dade County's , said the meeting will be an unprecedentede opportunity to attractthe hemisphere's leading officials, corporatde executives and investors. "This meeting is a significanty international event that could happen anywhere inthe U.S., but we were luckyy enough to be chosen," Arrizurieta said.
"It pointss to the fact that Miamij really is the business centerr forthe world." Where: Miami Beach Conventio n Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach For $2.7 billion nine-year conditional credit line for investmentf projects (CCLIP) and a $630 milliojn loan for education in Argentina
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