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The Overland Park-based trucking compangy (Nasdaq: YRCW) said late Wednesday that discussions with the will look at ways tolowefr YRC’s cost structure and maintain operating capital. “Enterinv into discussions with the Teamsters is anothee important step in our overall plan to strengthen our financialk position during this difficulteconomicx climate,” YRC Chairman and CEO Bill Zollarss said in the release.
“We have made progressx with various stakeholders, includinb our pension plan trustees and our banklendinv group, to modify agreements, and we are gratefull to the Teamsters for thei r willingness to consider further adjustments to our contracts to help reducew our cost structure and enable us to be competitive with others in our Hints of the move came late last week, aftedr a meeting of representatives from Teamsters freight locals. Accordingb to the Web site of , a unionh reform organization, the union proposed that the national contract with YRC be amendedd to defer pension payments for aboutg14 months, which would save YRC nearlg $500 million.
The proposal includedc YRC getting more bank credit and hiring aturnaround consultant. Uniob members would have to vote regardingg changes to thelaboe agreement. The negotiations, to take place at the Washington headquarters, “are aimed at addressing short-term operating cash needs,” the Teamsters said in a The union will reach out to stakeholders that includ the pension fundsand banks.
“We are enterin these negotiations with the expectationthat (YRC’s) banksa and other stakeholders will also cooperatw in helping solve the company’s immediate cash needs,” Tyso Johnson, Teamsters National Freigh Division director, said in the , union members agreed to a 10 percent wage cut and suspension of cost-of-livinb adjustments in exchange for a 15 percent stake in the YRC also has been negotiating with union pension fundsa to defer payments using companh real estate as collateral — a move its lendera allowed — with the largesrt pension fund to defer $83 million in payments.
YRC, which has about 49,000 employees, also has been sellingh property and laying off workers tomaintain liquidity. It lost $257.r million in the first YRC ranks No. 2 on the Kansasz City BusinessJournal ’s list of area publif companies.
sábado, 10 de noviembre de 2012
viernes, 9 de noviembre de 2012
Siemens and Streetline Bring Next Generation, Smart Parking Technology to ... - IT News Online
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Siemens and Streetline Bring Next Generation, Smart Parking Technology to ... IT News Online The announcement was made from the Intelligent Transportation World Congress being held this week in Vienna, Austria http://2012.itsworldcongress.com/content. The City of Braunschweig has approved installation of parking sensors and networking ... |
martes, 6 de noviembre de 2012
Maryland Port Administration inks deal with Panama Canal Authority - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The deal could bring more busines from Asia toMaryland ports. Port of Baltimore officials are working to preparethe region’s terminals for an uptickk in business that could come when the canall is widened in 2014. “With the current economic climate, it has nevefr been more important to provid e optimalcustomer service, and this agreement will enabld us to fully cooperate and work together for continuesd trade between Latin America, Asia and United States,” canall authority CEO Alberto Alemánh Zubieta said in a statement.
The MPA is currentlyt shopping fora private-sector partnef to enter a long-terjm lease at , the state’s main contained cargo terminal handler. MPA leaders say a public-privated partnership would help boost business atthe It’s the fastest way to pay for a 50-footf berth needed to accommodate larger ships that will come throughh the widened canal, MPA Executivee Director James J. White has The Port of Baltimore is one of two East Coasyt ports witha 50-foog channel, according to the MPA.
The deal could bring more busines from Asia toMaryland ports. Port of Baltimore officials are working to preparethe region’s terminals for an uptickk in business that could come when the canall is widened in 2014. “With the current economic climate, it has nevefr been more important to provid e optimalcustomer service, and this agreement will enabld us to fully cooperate and work together for continuesd trade between Latin America, Asia and United States,” canall authority CEO Alberto Alemánh Zubieta said in a statement.
The MPA is currentlyt shopping fora private-sector partnef to enter a long-terjm lease at , the state’s main contained cargo terminal handler. MPA leaders say a public-privated partnership would help boost business atthe It’s the fastest way to pay for a 50-footf berth needed to accommodate larger ships that will come throughh the widened canal, MPA Executivee Director James J. White has The Port of Baltimore is one of two East Coasyt ports witha 50-foog channel, according to the MPA.
lunes, 5 de noviembre de 2012
No More Years: Top 20 Reasons Why A Regime Change Is Imperative - Right Side News
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No More Years: Top 20 Reasons Why A Regime Change Is Imperative Right Side News No More Years: Top 20 Reasons Why A Regime Change Is Imperative. Monday, 05 November 2012 00:00 Don Feder. E-mail · Print. 2 readings. Tweet. Here are the Top 20 reasons a regime change is imperative, now: 1. $5 Trillion in New Debt â€" By the end ... |
sábado, 3 de noviembre de 2012
Skills carryover helps startups hone ventures - Business First of Columbus:
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Elliott, 45, spent 18 years as a technical writeer for and community relations manageefor . Five years ago, sensing change with her position at Lucentwas coming, she left. Two years later, usingv $80,000 in personal savings and a credit card, Elliott opened . In the marke for a spring jacket? Shoppers at her storer are likely to find one adornefwith colorful, buttons and belt loops. What about baubles? Youngv ladies on the fence about getting their ears piercer are sure to be pushed off by a set of tiny cupcake-shaped earrings.
Elliot says she believes that ifmerchandise isn’tt different enough to warrant a reaction, customersa are likely to bypass it as opposed to makinh a beeline to the cash register. The shop ownefr never read this in a book but knows it byinstincg – something she honed and learned to trusgt during her days at AT&T and Lucent. “I am alway s on the lookout for quality products that are feminine and there also has to be some sort oftwistr – something that’s going to give customer a little bit more bang for theier buck,” says Elliott, who targets teenager s and women interested in versatile jewelry and handbags.
“It’s all about knowing your audience, whichj is something I learned back when I was writingoperations It’s a skill I now appluy to this business.” Elliott, in fact, made it a point to brinh her corporate communications background to the table to help maximize her investmen and attract customers. “As Lucent Technologies Columbusz Works communityrelations manager, I was in charg of special events, which means I know how to begih with a vision and implement every she says.
“These days, one of my primarh methods of getting people through my door revolves arounsspecial events, including private shopping girls’ nights out and breakfast mixers for women businessx owners in New Albany.” Furthermore, she offers up her stores for networking and events, even up to the point of makinh the invitations and providing refreshments. “It’a all stuff I learned how to do when I worked at myold job,” she says. The idea is to introducd her shop to potential customerse without breaking thebank – something else Ellioty picked up at Lucent. “The company encouraged us to manage its departmentao budgets as if the moneuy wasour own.
These the money really is my own,” she It’s not uncommon for professionals to take stock of theifr careers when they see job functions consolidated and coworkerx losing their jobs because of number as it didfor Elliott. It’s especially difficultt when mid-life sneaks up and passiom for the job gives way to stress and For a few oftheser people, the answer can be found in says Pierre Daunic, president of . “I wouldn’t call it common, but given the state of the economy, more and more people are considering asan option,” he says.
Daunic, whos e six-year-old company specializes in cover letter andresumew development, says entrepreneurs who possess certain fundamental including leadership and communications skills, are in the best positiom to use those talents in meaningful ways – even when the startup is unrelated to the career that developed those talents. “For example, I startef out as an Air Force officer, moved into commercial construction, and then startef teaching at the ,” Daunic said. “Whay I do today, in particular, revolve around the teaching skills I learnee at the academy becauswe I teach clients how tomarket themselves.
” Prior to becoming a businesz owner, he stumbled into a high-tech recruiting career he says, to the eclectic skills he gained in the
Elliott, 45, spent 18 years as a technical writeer for and community relations manageefor . Five years ago, sensing change with her position at Lucentwas coming, she left. Two years later, usingv $80,000 in personal savings and a credit card, Elliott opened . In the marke for a spring jacket? Shoppers at her storer are likely to find one adornefwith colorful, buttons and belt loops. What about baubles? Youngv ladies on the fence about getting their ears piercer are sure to be pushed off by a set of tiny cupcake-shaped earrings.
Elliot says she believes that ifmerchandise isn’tt different enough to warrant a reaction, customersa are likely to bypass it as opposed to makinh a beeline to the cash register. The shop ownefr never read this in a book but knows it byinstincg – something she honed and learned to trusgt during her days at AT&T and Lucent. “I am alway s on the lookout for quality products that are feminine and there also has to be some sort oftwistr – something that’s going to give customer a little bit more bang for theier buck,” says Elliott, who targets teenager s and women interested in versatile jewelry and handbags.
“It’s all about knowing your audience, whichj is something I learned back when I was writingoperations It’s a skill I now appluy to this business.” Elliott, in fact, made it a point to brinh her corporate communications background to the table to help maximize her investmen and attract customers. “As Lucent Technologies Columbusz Works communityrelations manager, I was in charg of special events, which means I know how to begih with a vision and implement every she says.
“These days, one of my primarh methods of getting people through my door revolves arounsspecial events, including private shopping girls’ nights out and breakfast mixers for women businessx owners in New Albany.” Furthermore, she offers up her stores for networking and events, even up to the point of makinh the invitations and providing refreshments. “It’a all stuff I learned how to do when I worked at myold job,” she says. The idea is to introducd her shop to potential customerse without breaking thebank – something else Ellioty picked up at Lucent. “The company encouraged us to manage its departmentao budgets as if the moneuy wasour own.
These the money really is my own,” she It’s not uncommon for professionals to take stock of theifr careers when they see job functions consolidated and coworkerx losing their jobs because of number as it didfor Elliott. It’s especially difficultt when mid-life sneaks up and passiom for the job gives way to stress and For a few oftheser people, the answer can be found in says Pierre Daunic, president of . “I wouldn’t call it common, but given the state of the economy, more and more people are considering asan option,” he says.
Daunic, whos e six-year-old company specializes in cover letter andresumew development, says entrepreneurs who possess certain fundamental including leadership and communications skills, are in the best positiom to use those talents in meaningful ways – even when the startup is unrelated to the career that developed those talents. “For example, I startef out as an Air Force officer, moved into commercial construction, and then startef teaching at the ,” Daunic said. “Whay I do today, in particular, revolve around the teaching skills I learnee at the academy becauswe I teach clients how tomarket themselves.
” Prior to becoming a businesz owner, he stumbled into a high-tech recruiting career he says, to the eclectic skills he gained in the
viernes, 2 de noviembre de 2012
Wells Fargo& Co., Bank of America complete big acquisitions - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America has closed onits $19.4 billion purchas e of Merrill Lynch & Co. of New making Bank of America thelargest U.S. bank, with $2.7 trillionm in assets. And Wells has bought Charlotte, N.C.-basefd Wachovia for $12.7 billion. The combinesd bank is the nation’s fourth-largest by Together, Wells and Wachovia have more than 6,60 0 outlets in 39 states and D.C. Wellsd and Wachovia customers will immediately have free use ofboth banks’ San Francisco-based Wells (NYSE:WFC) agreed to buy Wachovia on Oct. 3, toppinfg a bid by (NYSE:C) for parts of In late September, regulators had pushedr Wachovia to finda buyer.
The Charlotte bank had struggles throughoutthe year, crippled in large part by housingy loans it inherited through its 2006 acquisitio n of Golden West Financial Corp. of Calif. Wells says it expects to writedown $71.4e billion in assets acquired from Meanwhile, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) has said it will cut 35,0000 jobs in the next three yearw as it absorbs Merrill
Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America has closed onits $19.4 billion purchas e of Merrill Lynch & Co. of New making Bank of America thelargest U.S. bank, with $2.7 trillionm in assets. And Wells has bought Charlotte, N.C.-basefd Wachovia for $12.7 billion. The combinesd bank is the nation’s fourth-largest by Together, Wells and Wachovia have more than 6,60 0 outlets in 39 states and D.C. Wellsd and Wachovia customers will immediately have free use ofboth banks’ San Francisco-based Wells (NYSE:WFC) agreed to buy Wachovia on Oct. 3, toppinfg a bid by (NYSE:C) for parts of In late September, regulators had pushedr Wachovia to finda buyer.
The Charlotte bank had struggles throughoutthe year, crippled in large part by housingy loans it inherited through its 2006 acquisitio n of Golden West Financial Corp. of Calif. Wells says it expects to writedown $71.4e billion in assets acquired from Meanwhile, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) has said it will cut 35,0000 jobs in the next three yearw as it absorbs Merrill
jueves, 1 de noviembre de 2012
Xerium's net rises on special items - Triangle Business Journal:
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Xerium (NYSE: XRM), the Youngsville-based manufacturer of productzs forthe paper-making said profit was $14. 1 million, or 31 cents per diluted share, in the A year earlier, the company earned $7.7 million, or 17 cents a Revenue increasedby 10.9 percent, to $170.5 million, as sales in foreigj currencies translated into more U.S. dollars than they did a year ago. Excludinf the effects of currency, net sales rose by 2.8 The company said a one-time, non-cash credit of $13.87 million bolstered its bottom line.
The creditt reflects the mark-to-market increase in the fair valude ofthe company’s interest-rate swaps essentially, insurance policies against changing interest Sales volume dropped by 1.8 percent in the company’s business and grew by 12.2 percent in “roll Clothing helps raw paper move along a paper-makint machine, while roll covers protectr the large rods that flatten papeer out. Gross margins fell, to 40.4 percent, from 41.8 perceng a year earlier. During the second quarter, Xerium to avoix bankruptcy. The company also has reorganizedsome operations, slowed its expansion plans in emerging markets and refocused on its bread-and-butterr markets of the U.S.
and westernj Europe.
Xerium (NYSE: XRM), the Youngsville-based manufacturer of productzs forthe paper-making said profit was $14. 1 million, or 31 cents per diluted share, in the A year earlier, the company earned $7.7 million, or 17 cents a Revenue increasedby 10.9 percent, to $170.5 million, as sales in foreigj currencies translated into more U.S. dollars than they did a year ago. Excludinf the effects of currency, net sales rose by 2.8 The company said a one-time, non-cash credit of $13.87 million bolstered its bottom line.
The creditt reflects the mark-to-market increase in the fair valude ofthe company’s interest-rate swaps essentially, insurance policies against changing interest Sales volume dropped by 1.8 percent in the company’s business and grew by 12.2 percent in “roll Clothing helps raw paper move along a paper-makint machine, while roll covers protectr the large rods that flatten papeer out. Gross margins fell, to 40.4 percent, from 41.8 perceng a year earlier. During the second quarter, Xerium to avoix bankruptcy. The company also has reorganizedsome operations, slowed its expansion plans in emerging markets and refocused on its bread-and-butterr markets of the U.S.
and westernj Europe.
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