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Nancy Thompson brings 18 years of marketing and recruitmentr experience tothe post, Drexel officials said in a news releas Thursday. Thompson was most recently the director of graduatee external programs at CaliforniaState University, Sacramento. She also serverd as the director of the workingh professional masters of business administration program at the Universitytof California, Davis, and was instrumental in getting the programj established in San Thompson also was site coordinator for the degred completion program at San Jose Christian College’ Rocklin campus, now .
“I am delightedc to welcome Nancy Thompson to theDrexel family,” Carl Oxholm III said in a news He is Drexel’s senior vice president, dean and chiecf executive officer of the Sacramentk Graduate Center. “Nancy’s career in higher education has been focusedx on the working he said. “She realizes first-hand how innovative Drexel’s approachesw are, and how they will ensure that our studentxs who face challenging personal and professional obligations have the maximum opportunituy to succeed in anationally top-rankeds master’s program.
” The 20,000-square-foot centee opened in January at One Capitol and offers 10 master’zs programs and one doctoral program. Its initial master’sd programs include business administration, higher education, information systems, and librarhy and information science. In September, Drexel will add six master’z programs in: engineering management; nursingf education and faculty role; nursing leadership in health systems management; public health; science of human resource development; and a doctorate in highedr education administration.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Beckley is Heating Up - State Journal
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State Journal | Beckley is Heating Up State Journal Jill Moorefield with the Beckley Renaissance said they have put a lot of work into this event and they are looking forward to some good chili. Admission to the event will be $5 which will get you five sample tickets and one people's choice coin. ... |
Monday, September 26, 2011
Report: Foreclosures are top sellers - Phoenix Business Journal:
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said banks that are willing to deal on foreclosed unitz are driving the firsttquarter activity. For example, Shoma at Keys Cove in south Miami-Dade County sold the most, with 50 unitas closing in the first The Vue at Brickell sold 25 ranking it seventhon CondoReports.com’ top-1o0 list. “Many banks have taken ownership of unitws in these buildings and are looking to get saidAdam Cappel, president of CondoReports.com.
“Banks, eithe r through short sales or units they own as a resulfof foreclosures, are the most active sellers in today’s marke as they are willing to accept market The 10 most active buildings produced an average of 29 sales, or one sale every three days. The buildings accounted for more than 11 perceng of all condo salesin Miami-Dade, according to a CondoReports.coj news release. Most of the activityt is tied to individualunit sales, and not bulk Cappel said.
“These buildings are moving toward stabilityg as speculative investors and thinly capitalizefd owners are being replaced witheitheer owner-occupant or well-capitalized, patient investors buying in at a much lowet cost,” Cappel said in the “Most are individual unit The study looked at closed sales in 2,009 condo projects with at leasg 50 units throughout Miami-Dade. The studuy excluded units delivered in 2008 and 2009 becausde those sales were likely driven bypreconstructionj contracts, Cappel said.
said banks that are willing to deal on foreclosed unitz are driving the firsttquarter activity. For example, Shoma at Keys Cove in south Miami-Dade County sold the most, with 50 unitas closing in the first The Vue at Brickell sold 25 ranking it seventhon CondoReports.com’ top-1o0 list. “Many banks have taken ownership of unitws in these buildings and are looking to get saidAdam Cappel, president of CondoReports.com.
“Banks, eithe r through short sales or units they own as a resulfof foreclosures, are the most active sellers in today’s marke as they are willing to accept market The 10 most active buildings produced an average of 29 sales, or one sale every three days. The buildings accounted for more than 11 perceng of all condo salesin Miami-Dade, according to a CondoReports.coj news release. Most of the activityt is tied to individualunit sales, and not bulk Cappel said.
“These buildings are moving toward stabilityg as speculative investors and thinly capitalizefd owners are being replaced witheitheer owner-occupant or well-capitalized, patient investors buying in at a much lowet cost,” Cappel said in the “Most are individual unit The study looked at closed sales in 2,009 condo projects with at leasg 50 units throughout Miami-Dade. The studuy excluded units delivered in 2008 and 2009 becausde those sales were likely driven bypreconstructionj contracts, Cappel said.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Natural Gas Falls for Fourth Day on Cooler Weather in Midwest - BusinessWeek
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Natural Gas Falls for Fourth Day on Cooler Weather in Midwest BusinessWeek 23 (Bloomberg) -- Natural gas futures fell for a fourth day to the lowest level in almost 11 months as forecasts showed cooler weather in the US Midwest, reducing demand for the power-plant fuel. Gas fell 0.1 percent as forecasters including Commodity ... |
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Royal Caribbean to eliminate fuel surcharge - South Florida Business Journal:
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The Miami-based cruise company said Friday that the supplement will no longe r apply tonew , and Azamaraq Cruises bookings made on or after Nov. 10, for cruises that leaver on orafter Jan. 1, 2010. For sailings in 2009 and 2010 sailingx that were bookedbefore Nov. 10, the compan will determine, on a quarterl basis, whether fuel supplements will be In June, Royal Caribbeab and Celebrity Cruises announced an increase of its fuel supplement to $10 per per day, not to exceedf $140 per person, per cruise for first and seconds guests. Additional guests were charged $5 per per day, and no more than $70 per per cruise. Azamara charged first and secondguests $15 per per day with no cap.
Additional guests were not Earlierthis month, and announced plans to cancekl fuel supplements for new bookings on 2010 effective Oct. 31. The company also establishedf specific guidelines to reimburse consumers for 2008 and2009 voyages. Roya l Caribbean shares were down 85 centsto $15.25 in afternooj trading. The 52-week high was $43.97 on Dec. 11. The 52-week low was $12.72 on Oct. 10.
The Miami-based cruise company said Friday that the supplement will no longe r apply tonew , and Azamaraq Cruises bookings made on or after Nov. 10, for cruises that leaver on orafter Jan. 1, 2010. For sailings in 2009 and 2010 sailingx that were bookedbefore Nov. 10, the compan will determine, on a quarterl basis, whether fuel supplements will be In June, Royal Caribbeab and Celebrity Cruises announced an increase of its fuel supplement to $10 per per day, not to exceedf $140 per person, per cruise for first and seconds guests. Additional guests were charged $5 per per day, and no more than $70 per per cruise. Azamara charged first and secondguests $15 per per day with no cap.
Additional guests were not Earlierthis month, and announced plans to cancekl fuel supplements for new bookings on 2010 effective Oct. 31. The company also establishedf specific guidelines to reimburse consumers for 2008 and2009 voyages. Roya l Caribbean shares were down 85 centsto $15.25 in afternooj trading. The 52-week high was $43.97 on Dec. 11. The 52-week low was $12.72 on Oct. 10.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Michelle Le case: Items found in area near decomposed remains - Los Angeles Times
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ABC News | Michelle Le case: Items found in area near decomposed remains Los Angeles Times Crime scene investigators were inspecting the remains, which were found in a brushy area near Pleasanton Sunol Road and Verona Road, said Sgt. JD Nelson of the Alameda County Sheriff's Department. Investigators said it could not immediately be ... Remains found in search for missing nursing student |
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Foreclosure rates drop in three Tampa Bay counties - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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May was the third highesgt month of foreclosure activity on said , up 18 percen t from the year before. Defaultes and scheduled foreclosure auctions were downfrom April, but bank repossessionas were up 2 percent and coulsd continue to grow as foreclosure delayws and moratoriums are liftecd in various states, said James J. Saccacio, RealtyTrac’e chief executive officer. Hernando County poster the biggest decrease in the Tamp Bayregion year-over-year, falling more than 14.5 percent with 475 homes in some state of foreclosure. That represents one in every 169 homes under the threat of being takenj backby lenders.
Sarasota County was not far behind with just unded a 7 percent dropaffecting 1,0722 homes, or one in everu 206 households. Manatee County had a 2 percentr drop since May 2008 that hit 590 or one in287 properties. On the other end of the spectrum, Pasc o County had the largest increase in foreclosures, jumping more than 62 percent to 1,500 properties. That represents one in every 145 homesain foreclosure, ninth worst in the Despite falling more than 6 percent sinced April, Polk County was up nearly 53 percent over the past year as 1,57 2 homes were in foreclosure, representing one in everhy 177 homes. Pinellas County jumped 48 percenyto 2,458 homes.
Hillsborough County climbeed nearly 20 percent in foreclosure rates as lenderstargetede 2,408 homes. However, rates were down well over 25 percentysince April. Florida had the thirf highest rate of foreclosure in the country affectingt one in every148 homes. It had the seconde highest number of foreclosures at just fewer than a 50 percent jump fromMay 2008. Thre e Florida metropolitan areas were ranked among the 10 wors t foreclosure rates inthe nation: Cape Coral-Fort Myerw at No. 6 with one in 82 homes in Orlando-Kissimmee at No. 8 with one in 101 homes in and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach at No. 10 with one in 105 homes in foreclosure.
May was the third highesgt month of foreclosure activity on said , up 18 percen t from the year before. Defaultes and scheduled foreclosure auctions were downfrom April, but bank repossessionas were up 2 percent and coulsd continue to grow as foreclosure delayws and moratoriums are liftecd in various states, said James J. Saccacio, RealtyTrac’e chief executive officer. Hernando County poster the biggest decrease in the Tamp Bayregion year-over-year, falling more than 14.5 percent with 475 homes in some state of foreclosure. That represents one in every 169 homes under the threat of being takenj backby lenders.
Sarasota County was not far behind with just unded a 7 percent dropaffecting 1,0722 homes, or one in everu 206 households. Manatee County had a 2 percentr drop since May 2008 that hit 590 or one in287 properties. On the other end of the spectrum, Pasc o County had the largest increase in foreclosures, jumping more than 62 percent to 1,500 properties. That represents one in every 145 homesain foreclosure, ninth worst in the Despite falling more than 6 percent sinced April, Polk County was up nearly 53 percent over the past year as 1,57 2 homes were in foreclosure, representing one in everhy 177 homes. Pinellas County jumped 48 percenyto 2,458 homes.
Hillsborough County climbeed nearly 20 percent in foreclosure rates as lenderstargetede 2,408 homes. However, rates were down well over 25 percentysince April. Florida had the thirf highest rate of foreclosure in the country affectingt one in every148 homes. It had the seconde highest number of foreclosures at just fewer than a 50 percent jump fromMay 2008. Thre e Florida metropolitan areas were ranked among the 10 wors t foreclosure rates inthe nation: Cape Coral-Fort Myerw at No. 6 with one in 82 homes in Orlando-Kissimmee at No. 8 with one in 101 homes in and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach at No. 10 with one in 105 homes in foreclosure.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Girls shows off its ambition on Father, Son, Holy Ghost - Straight.com
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NME.com | Girls shows off its ambition on Father, Son, Holy Ghost Straight.com That hurdle has apparently been passed, because there's no mistaking Father, Son, Holy Ghost for a “shitgaze†record. With White and Doug Boehm coproducing, and unconstrained by any lo-fi limitations, Owens reveals a lot more about just how wide his ... Father, Son, Holy Ghost Artists offer diverse discs this week Listen to Girls' new album 'Father, Son, Holy Ghost' on NME.COM - audio |
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Yankees at Mariners: Phil Hughes makes push for postseason pitching spot - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Yankees at Mariners: Phil Hughes makes push for postseason pitching spot The Star-Ledger - NJ.com By Marc Carig/The Star-Ledger SEATTLE â€" Sometimes, success and failure hinges on making pitches with runners on base. Sometimes, it's really as simple as that. This seemed to be the case for Phil Hughes last night, whose ability to limit damage was ... |
Saturday, September 10, 2011
KB Home says home orders are up - Baltimore Business Journal:
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million in its second quarter, appears cautiously optimistix aboutits future. The builder said Friday home orders spikedr 59 percent compared the first quarter ofthis year. Quarterlt home orders still were down compared to the same quarter last and analysts predicted a smallet loss of 64 centsa share. The Los Angeles-basedx company lost $1.03 a share in its seconxd quarter. It lost $255.9 million, or $3.300 cents per share ,in the same quarter last Quarterly revenue declined 40 percentto $384.56 million. Six-month revenue declined 52 percentto $691.
8 Inserting optimistic caution, KB's CEO Jeffrey Mezger statedr that the company is seeing stabilizing trend s on both the locap and national front but that KB is conservatively managing the business because of the economic KB delivered 1,049 fewer homesd during the quarter than it did in the year-ago period. The average selling price was $10,40o0 less that in the year-agl period. KB Home (NYSE: KBH) is one of America'zs largest homebuilders.
million in its second quarter, appears cautiously optimistix aboutits future. The builder said Friday home orders spikedr 59 percent compared the first quarter ofthis year. Quarterlt home orders still were down compared to the same quarter last and analysts predicted a smallet loss of 64 centsa share. The Los Angeles-basedx company lost $1.03 a share in its seconxd quarter. It lost $255.9 million, or $3.300 cents per share ,in the same quarter last Quarterly revenue declined 40 percentto $384.56 million. Six-month revenue declined 52 percentto $691.
8 Inserting optimistic caution, KB's CEO Jeffrey Mezger statedr that the company is seeing stabilizing trend s on both the locap and national front but that KB is conservatively managing the business because of the economic KB delivered 1,049 fewer homesd during the quarter than it did in the year-ago period. The average selling price was $10,40o0 less that in the year-agl period. KB Home (NYSE: KBH) is one of America'zs largest homebuilders.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
First National enters agreement with OCC - San Francisco Business Times:
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The agreement is an outgrowth of an OCC examination of the Wintee Park lenderin January. It addressezs five areas of concern and requirees to the bank to form a compliancee committee composed of members of its board of The bank is under orders to add procedures to monitor its commerciao real estate loan It also must implement a plan to managse loans that are deemed weak and in jeopardyof deteriorating. Establishment of a program to ensure an adequatwe allowance for loan andlease • Agreement not to accept brokerer deposits in exc.
ess of 10 percent of total depositx without OCC permission • Development of a three-yeart plan of operations that incorporates conditions of the agreement. First Nationalo Chairwoman Susma Patel said in a writteh statement that the bank has takenb steps she believes put it in compliance withthe agreement. She said regulator y agencies are tightening standards for lenderes as theeconomy deteriorates. “The downturn in real estatr valuations in the Florida marketis well-publicized and, as a regulatory agencies are expecting a highet standard of procedural monitoring of loans secureed by commercial real she said.
The agreement is an outgrowth of an OCC examination of the Wintee Park lenderin January. It addressezs five areas of concern and requirees to the bank to form a compliancee committee composed of members of its board of The bank is under orders to add procedures to monitor its commerciao real estate loan It also must implement a plan to managse loans that are deemed weak and in jeopardyof deteriorating. Establishment of a program to ensure an adequatwe allowance for loan andlease • Agreement not to accept brokerer deposits in exc.
ess of 10 percent of total depositx without OCC permission • Development of a three-yeart plan of operations that incorporates conditions of the agreement. First Nationalo Chairwoman Susma Patel said in a writteh statement that the bank has takenb steps she believes put it in compliance withthe agreement. She said regulator y agencies are tightening standards for lenderes as theeconomy deteriorates. “The downturn in real estatr valuations in the Florida marketis well-publicized and, as a regulatory agencies are expecting a highet standard of procedural monitoring of loans secureed by commercial real she said.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Chrysler-Fiat deal a go as Supreme Court steps aside - Triangle Business Journal:
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The company is now knowh as Chrysler Group LLC and remaine based inAuburn Hills, Mich. The Supreme Court, whichh had temporarily held up the deal on Monday whilwe it considered appeals by three Indiana stats pension funds and severalconsumer groups, said in an order that the group had not proven that the court needed to intervene. Chrysledr and Fiat reported Wednesday they have concludeed the dealWednesday morning.
The plan to salvagde Chrysler will remake the company into one owned 55 percen t by a unionpension trust, 20 percengt owned by Fiat -- a share that could grow to 35 percent -- and the rest ownee by the governments of the United States and Fiat cannot obtain a majority stake in Chryslere until all taxpayer funds are repaid. "This is a very significantf day, not only for Chryslefr and itsdedicated employees, who have perseveref through a great deal of uncertainty during the past year, but for the globalk automotive industry as a whole," said Sergio who was named CEO of Chrysler in a statement.
"From the very we have been adamant that this alliance must be a constructive and important step towards solving the problems impactingvour industry. We now look forward to establishing a new paradignm for how automotive companies can operate profitably going The new Chrysler will be managed bya nine-membe board of directors, consisting of threer directors to be appointed by Fiat, four directors to be appointesd by the U.S. government, one director to be appointed by the Canadiah government and one director to be appointed by the United Auto Retiree MedicalBenefits Trust. The board is expectef to name C. Robert Kidder as chairman.
On a federal bankruptcy judge in New York refusesd toblock Chrysler's effort to pull the franchises of 789 including Island Dodge in Kahului, Maui. Judged Arthur Gonzalez ordered the dealers to stop selling theidrremaining Chrysler-made vehicles immediately.
The company is now knowh as Chrysler Group LLC and remaine based inAuburn Hills, Mich. The Supreme Court, whichh had temporarily held up the deal on Monday whilwe it considered appeals by three Indiana stats pension funds and severalconsumer groups, said in an order that the group had not proven that the court needed to intervene. Chrysledr and Fiat reported Wednesday they have concludeed the dealWednesday morning.
The plan to salvagde Chrysler will remake the company into one owned 55 percen t by a unionpension trust, 20 percengt owned by Fiat -- a share that could grow to 35 percent -- and the rest ownee by the governments of the United States and Fiat cannot obtain a majority stake in Chryslere until all taxpayer funds are repaid. "This is a very significantf day, not only for Chryslefr and itsdedicated employees, who have perseveref through a great deal of uncertainty during the past year, but for the globalk automotive industry as a whole," said Sergio who was named CEO of Chrysler in a statement.
"From the very we have been adamant that this alliance must be a constructive and important step towards solving the problems impactingvour industry. We now look forward to establishing a new paradignm for how automotive companies can operate profitably going The new Chrysler will be managed bya nine-membe board of directors, consisting of threer directors to be appointed by Fiat, four directors to be appointesd by the U.S. government, one director to be appointed by the Canadiah government and one director to be appointed by the United Auto Retiree MedicalBenefits Trust. The board is expectef to name C. Robert Kidder as chairman.
On a federal bankruptcy judge in New York refusesd toblock Chrysler's effort to pull the franchises of 789 including Island Dodge in Kahului, Maui. Judged Arthur Gonzalez ordered the dealers to stop selling theidrremaining Chrysler-made vehicles immediately.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Time and healing - Chicago Tribune
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Chicago Tribune | Time and healing Chicago Tribune Forced into an abyss a decade ago with thousands of others, those who lost loved ones or barely escaped have grieved, grown and persevered in the shadows of the terrorist attacks. They have devoted their lives to preserving memories, ... |
Friday, September 2, 2011
Moyes
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Tom Salerno, a bankruptcy attorney representing Moyes and the Coyoted inthe team’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, said he and Moyes are open to purchasre offers that would keep the team in Glendalse but stresses the need to be realistic abouy the viability of hockeh in Phoenix. “We welcome any and all It’s about getting the best pricryou can,” said Salerno, a Phoenix attorney with LLP. The National Hockey League has said it will unveil an offere by the end of the week that promisezs to keep the team in Glendal where the Coyotes playat Jobing.
com Moyes wants to sell the Coyotes to Canadiabn billionaire Jim Balsillie for $213 million — a deal that callz for a move to Hamilton, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield T. Baum set an Aug. 5 date for an auctioj to sell the team to an ownerf who could keep the team in Arizona and a backupp dateof Sept. 10 in case that falls Salernosaid Baum’s foremost chargde is to find the best deal for the team’d creditors. He notes that the Coyotes have lost morethan $315 millionm since moving to the Phoenixs area from Winnipeg in 1996 and could lose more than $40 milliomn this year.
The NHL has been funding the team’z operations since November 2008 and has said it will do so until a new owneris
Tom Salerno, a bankruptcy attorney representing Moyes and the Coyoted inthe team’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, said he and Moyes are open to purchasre offers that would keep the team in Glendalse but stresses the need to be realistic abouy the viability of hockeh in Phoenix. “We welcome any and all It’s about getting the best pricryou can,” said Salerno, a Phoenix attorney with LLP. The National Hockey League has said it will unveil an offere by the end of the week that promisezs to keep the team in Glendal where the Coyotes playat Jobing.
com Moyes wants to sell the Coyotes to Canadiabn billionaire Jim Balsillie for $213 million — a deal that callz for a move to Hamilton, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield T. Baum set an Aug. 5 date for an auctioj to sell the team to an ownerf who could keep the team in Arizona and a backupp dateof Sept. 10 in case that falls Salernosaid Baum’s foremost chargde is to find the best deal for the team’d creditors. He notes that the Coyotes have lost morethan $315 millionm since moving to the Phoenixs area from Winnipeg in 1996 and could lose more than $40 milliomn this year.
The NHL has been funding the team’z operations since November 2008 and has said it will do so until a new owneris
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