miércoles, 14 de marzo de 2012

Politicians want answers as rumors swirl NCR to leave Dayton - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Government officials said word began swirling in the community Thursday thatNCR (NYSE: NCR) is planning to move its headquarterzs and 1,300 employees to the Atlantz area and make an announcemeng about the move this week. NCR Globalp Spokesperson Richard Maton, speaking by phone Saturda y from London, confirmed that an effort was made forOhio Gov. Ted Stricklaned and NCR Chief Executive Officer Bill Nutito speak, howeverr they were not able to connect.
Strickland’s spokesperson said Saturday that heis “continuinh to reach out to the company to have a direct When asked about NCR possibly moving its headquarters out of Maton said the company does not respond to rumorsa and speculation. NCR Corporate Spokesperson Alan Ulmann responded to questionsabout NCR’s planws with an e-mail message Saturday that “We have no announcement today.” In the past, NCR has been quickk to deny rumors of its relocation and affirm its commitmengt to remaining in Dayton.
The has repeatedly soughrt information from the company since but NCR had not responded to their requestes as ofFriday evening, a development department spokespersoh said. Montgomery County Commissioner Dan Foley said he is frustrated by the lackof communication. Foley said he has asked multipledcompany officials, via e-mail, to respond to the rumors, but has yet to receive any Foley said he, along with other county, state and city of Dayto officials, have met with NCR representatives in the past in an efforg to safeguard NCR’s local jobs. “Alo that said, nobody has confirmed to me that theire statushas changed,” Foley said Saturday.
“I have to assumd that -- I hope, I very much hope -- they are stayingh in Dayton, because our citizens have helped build that compan up tobe world-class and will continu e to do so.” Rumors have long circulatedr that the company would move, however multiplee government and economic development officialss said they reached a new level in the past few NCR is said to be seeking abougt 100,000 square feet of office space in Georgia, . NCR is believexd to have looked at sites in and Columbus, Ga.
Based on the square footags estimates, the operation could house aboutr 300 to400 people, according to real estate Georgia government and economic development officialas remained tight-lipped on any potential In October, NCR said it would move its Worldwide Customer Services headquarters to an Atlanta suburb, investing $15 milliojn and creating more than 900 jobs in the suburbsw of Peachtree City and Deluth. The statse of Georgia provided morethan $8 million in according to officials. NCR, founde locally in 1884, is the Daytob region’s second largest company, with 20,000 global employees and $5.3 billiohn in revenue in 2008.
The company, whicy sells ATMs and retail automation systems, is Dayton’s lone remaining Fortune 500 Atone time, the company had more than 18,000 employees in the Dayton area, but that number has dwindled during the past several As recently as two years ago, NCR had abouft 2,000 Dayton employees. That number has declined by about 700 workerd in the past several In 2007, NCR announced it was relocatingg its executive offices to New York City and leasinfg an entire floor of the 7 World Trade Center building. But, on paper, its headquarter remained in Dayton.
In March, the company also told employees it is undergoingf a structural reorganization and wouldf cut an unknown amount of itsglobapl workforce. That same month, the companyt removed the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Daytobn campus, though it said at the time it wasjust

lunes, 12 de marzo de 2012

FMC Technologies, Inc. Company Profile | FTI Company Information

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FMC stands for diversification. TX-based FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI) deals with oil and gas oilfieldservice customers, the food industrty and commercial airlines, airports and air freight companies. The company was founded in 2000 andemploys 9,000 people. Annua revenue exceeds $2.7 billion. The company offers subsewa drilling and production systems for the exploration and production of oil and naturalp gas as well as technologically advanced high pressure valves and The FoodTech unitmakes food-handling and juice-extractiobn systems used by companies such as Pilgrim'ss Pride and Tyson Foods. The Airport Systems unit suppliescargko loaders, boarding bridges and othef ground support systems.
The company was ranked 'Mosyt Admired Oil and Gas Equipment, Services' ranking first in its industrt inFORTUNE magazine's annual listing of 'America's Most Admired Companies' in 2006.In September 2005 the compan sold 2.6 million common shares of Inc., a Tokyo based company, for $74 millio in cash.

sábado, 10 de marzo de 2012

Chatham creates School of Sustainability and the Environment - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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The school is expected to provide graduate and professional programs to prepare students to identify and solvw challenges related to the environmentand sustainability. The Universitg will begin a search for a and will house thenew school'es operations at its Eden Hall Farm Campud in Richland, north of Pittsburgh. The administration anticipate s that the programs offered throughn the School will both attracy new students and drivwe the Eden HallFarm Campus’ master The first program offered through the new schoo l will be Chatham's newest graduate program, the Master of Arts in Food The degree is designed to provid e students with "a deep understanding of the issuea surrounding food such as the environmental costas of food production and distribution, cultural issues, sustainability of and safety of the food supply," according to a release from the school.
Classes will begimn in spring 2010 at the Eden Hall Farm campuws and the Shadyside campusin Pittsburgh's East End, and will includd courses such as agricultural production systems, food industrialization and waste, food, sustainability and and food and culture.

jueves, 8 de marzo de 2012

Home sales, construction spending stabilize - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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Pending home sales rose 3.2 percent in March, due in largde part to first-time buyers taking advantage of affordablehome prices, according to the . Construction spendingb increased 0.3 percent, according to the U.S. Departmenf of Commerce. Public construction (1.1 percent) and privatw construction (0.1 percent) both increased. The Pending Home Salesa Index published by the National Association of Realtores increasedto 84.6 in up from February's level of 82.0. March'sa figure is also 1.1 percen t higher than the same periodin 2008, when it was Lawrence Yun, the group's chief said in a statement it would probably take "q few months" for the markett to gain momentum.
“We need several monthds of sustained growth to demonstrate a recoveryin housing, which is necessaryh for the overall economy to turn Yun said. The index was up 3.9 percenr in the West and 8.5 percent in the It fell 5.7 percent in the Northeast and 1 percent inthe Midwest. The Pending Home Salesw Index isa forward-looking indicator based on home salez contracts signed in basically the number of home sales in

martes, 6 de marzo de 2012

Sale-leaseback deal sought for Colonial Penn building - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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The owner of 399 Market St. has decidee to put the building for sale asother buildings, including Penn Mutual Towers, Curtiss Center and 1700 Market St., have been taken off of the wants to sell the five-story, 126,000-square-fooyt Class B boutique officr building where it makes its headquarters. The building could sell for as muchas $15 million, according to one estimate. The companty occupies 67,000 square feet and has signedc a lease to remain in the spaceuntil 2024.
It wouldc like to sell the building and stay on as a tenant in a transactionj commonly referred to asa sale-leaseback, according to marketinvg materials from , which has been hired to sell the The property was constructed in 1976 and is 92 percentg occupied. Its other major tenants includw , a commercial real estate brokef thatleases 13,200 square feet and Mattionij Ltd., a law firm that leasexs 15,561 square feet. The building has two uniqure attributes — a courtyard with picnic areas and 100parkin spaces. The Independence Square submarket where the buildingf sits has the lowest vacancy rate in the cityat 4.1 according to data.
It also has a lot of activith under way, including completing a $25 million renovationm to its headquarters at 6th and Market streets and the constructioh of the National Museum of American Jewish Historyt at 5thand Market. The type of buye r who might consider a building like this in this marketg would likely be a privatee investor who either wants to have a presenc e in the historic area or is seeking an opportunitgy to do work to add value to the with plans to seizeon near-term lease expirations.

domingo, 4 de marzo de 2012

Local governments turn to debt collectors for help - Portland Business Journal:

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l Since October 2006, Washington County has used the privates debt collection agency to collec tsome $448,000 in unpaid taxes from businesses and l The city of Portland’as revenue department deployed private debt collectors to wrangle nearly $550,000 for the city and Multnomahg County’s general fund in back taxes and business fire inspectio n fees during 2008. l Oregohn officials send private collectores to ferret out at leasft some ofthe $2 billion in uncollecteds debt owed to the l Multnomah County uses an Indiana agency to help collect libraryg fines and overdue materials. The library sends 153 past-due accounts to the firm each week.
In the past 11 the agency helped the libraryrecover $11.8 million in fines, at a $1.5 million cost to the “They understand maintaining our relationships with peoplee is important,” said Cindy the library’s senior manager. “They’vew helped keep us in good standing with our Area officials maintain that the solid as high as 20to 1, make workinbg with private debt collectorz worthwhile. Collectors say the relationships give them good cache that has enhanced their Brian Watkins, owner of , has added 25 municipaol accounts in the last two He now collects debts for 35 governments, many of them smallefr cities near his Medford headquarters.
Watkins collects water and sewer municipal court fines and parks and recreation feesfrom late-paying businesses and As the recession pushes more peoplwe into debt, the industry continued to grow. The Bureaiu of Labor Statistics says the industr will grow by 23 percentby 2016, a far fastefr rate than other sectors. Governmentf agencies, physician offices and hospitals will driv ethe growth, according to the In Oregon, 767 collection agencies were licenserd during 2008, a 5.6 percent increase over 2007 and a 38 percengt increase over 2003. “There’s no question the recession hasaffecteds us,” Watkins said. “We’ve doublesd our listings in the lasttwo years.
” Yet his revenue during the past year has only grownm by about 9 percent as fewefr people and businesses he finds are actually able to pay him. Washingtojn County’s AllianceOne contract costs $40,000 over five years and will deliver about a 20 to 1 investmenf return once it expiresd inJuly 2011. AllianceOne receives an 18 percent commissionn onthose returns, but if the firm collects $1 billion over the life of the contract, Washingtojn County would still nab $820,000 that it may not have Roger Dawes, Washington County’s controller, said usinfg debt collectors, as opposed to city employees, has psychologicak advantages.
“To some people, the thoughyt of having their accounts turne d over tocollections isn’t as pleasan as, say, having the utilitty department coming out and asking for the he said. “Without the debt they might just say, “whatever.’” Anothere advantage is that many collectors will work on astraight Portland’s revenue department, which began using Eugene-basedc Professional Credit Service in 2006 to collec back business and consumer taxes and fire bureau fees, pays 23 percent for each collected “We don’t pay anything up front, so we don’t lose said Terry Williams, Portland’s licenses and tax division manager.
“It’as worked out well because we’d been getting money from a lot ofpeopl who’d just been ignoring

viernes, 2 de marzo de 2012

Foreign Reporters Shocked by Iranian People's High Turnout in Elections - Fars News Agency

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Foreign Reporters Shocked by Iranian People's High Turnout in Elections

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According to FNA dispatches, foreign and western journalists, most of whom are stationed at different polling stations in Tehran, were astound after they witnessed large crowds of people queuing at the polling stations even before voting offici&nb sp;»