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Monday, December 27, 2010
'Dirt church' cleaned up in restoration - Charleston Post Courier
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'Dirt church' cleaned up in restoration Charleston Post Courier Of course, just about every other part of the Church of Holy Cross needed a significant renovation after termites were discovered in the sacristy in 2001. ... |
Friday, December 24, 2010
Restaurants changing with the times - Portland Business Journal:
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Moderate rebranding efforts — like prixw fixe menus, to-go specials, new chefs and even the complete rebranding of struggling conceptzs isnothing new. But the failing economu seems to have pumped upthe volume. The recession, whicu has caused a flighyt to valueby budget-minded consumers, has creative owners lookinbg at ways to adapt theif products to make sure diners still land in theirf restaurants. Lately, some of Atlanta’es top restaurants are changing with the times tostay fresh, relevanyt and, most importantly, in business.
Concentrics Restaurants’ flagship TROISS is going through acomplete overhaul, which foundere and owner Bob Amick said is at leasft partly driven by the downturh in the economy. Though the three-story restaurant’z event space and bar will remain the second-floor dining room is under renovation and a new, unnamedr concept will emerge towards summer’s end. “It’s been our most criticall y acclaimed restaurantthat we’ve openesd ...
but in these higher-end restaurants are the restaurantds that are being hit the andI don’t think the economg is going to change overnight,” Amick “It’s still going to be our flagshil restaurant, but done in a differengt way.” TROIS wasn’t meeting customer Amick said, and the new concept will be more The restaurant group continues to believe in the 1180 Peachtreew location, home to its popular TAP gastropub. Consumer spending has plunged and traffic counts are downfor high-endr restaurants, said Dave Pavesic, a restauranrt management professor at .
Concepts need refreshinv every so often as a naturakl part of the Butthe higher-end eateries are being challengedf by the economy to push theie price points down whilw retaining their standards. “This is a healthyu reaction to the adverseconditions we’rer facing in the industry,” Pavesic The $9.99 to $14.99 pricer point seems to be the sweet spot in the economy righf now. Americans on average are still spendingy 7 percent of their income ondinint out, but they want more for their Rebranding can be as simple as adjusting a menu, the additiomn of designated value new chefs, or an overhaul of a buildingh or concept, said Ron Wolf, president of the , and a 20-plus year veteran of the industry.
while it may accelerate during tougheconomic times, is not uniqud to tough economic times,” Wolf said. “Rebrandingh is a very cyclical part of what we do in our Atlanta has seen its share of noteworthy including City Grilland Dailey’s downtown. Restaurants close even in good Skilled operators are findinv niches to stay in and manyare thriving, even in upper-scale segments. With consumerx bitten by the failing restaurants across the price spectrum aretoutingf value, Wolf said. TGI Friday’s and Ruby Tuesday’s have continuec to evolve their concepts ina tre-mendously competitive mid-scald segment.
Fast-food chains have expanded theit value meals and even startedoffering higher-quality fare to poacuh casual-dining customers. High-end concepts are broadening theirt concepts by trying to become more approachable in terms of priceand atmosphere. Acclaimefd westside restaurant JOËL has added to its title, reflecting a more casuao bent. The menu also includes nightly prixe fixe lunch menus and special drink offers. Neo, The Mansion on Peachtree’s in-house restaurant, has changee chefs and has dropped its Italian The restaurant is now helmedd by Scott Hemmerly and willfeature Southern-themed dishes prepareds with locally sourced ingredients.
Luigi Romaniello, managing director of the said the restaurant woulxd have the same commitmentto quality, with a menu that should have a broadeer appeal in price and theme. The restaurant featuresx a more toned-down, bistro feel and significantlh lowercheck prices; now in the $40 per personm range at dinner. “Obviously people are watching their money more and we have a greaft restaurant in frontof us, in Craft,” he said, addingg the concept change would created more separation between the two products. He said the changesd are “a sign of the times.
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Moderate rebranding efforts — like prixw fixe menus, to-go specials, new chefs and even the complete rebranding of struggling conceptzs isnothing new. But the failing economu seems to have pumped upthe volume. The recession, whicu has caused a flighyt to valueby budget-minded consumers, has creative owners lookinbg at ways to adapt theif products to make sure diners still land in theirf restaurants. Lately, some of Atlanta’es top restaurants are changing with the times tostay fresh, relevanyt and, most importantly, in business.
Concentrics Restaurants’ flagship TROISS is going through acomplete overhaul, which foundere and owner Bob Amick said is at leasft partly driven by the downturh in the economy. Though the three-story restaurant’z event space and bar will remain the second-floor dining room is under renovation and a new, unnamedr concept will emerge towards summer’s end. “It’s been our most criticall y acclaimed restaurantthat we’ve openesd ...
but in these higher-end restaurants are the restaurantds that are being hit the andI don’t think the economg is going to change overnight,” Amick “It’s still going to be our flagshil restaurant, but done in a differengt way.” TROIS wasn’t meeting customer Amick said, and the new concept will be more The restaurant group continues to believe in the 1180 Peachtreew location, home to its popular TAP gastropub. Consumer spending has plunged and traffic counts are downfor high-endr restaurants, said Dave Pavesic, a restauranrt management professor at .
Concepts need refreshinv every so often as a naturakl part of the Butthe higher-end eateries are being challengedf by the economy to push theie price points down whilw retaining their standards. “This is a healthyu reaction to the adverseconditions we’rer facing in the industry,” Pavesic The $9.99 to $14.99 pricer point seems to be the sweet spot in the economy righf now. Americans on average are still spendingy 7 percent of their income ondinint out, but they want more for their Rebranding can be as simple as adjusting a menu, the additiomn of designated value new chefs, or an overhaul of a buildingh or concept, said Ron Wolf, president of the , and a 20-plus year veteran of the industry.
while it may accelerate during tougheconomic times, is not uniqud to tough economic times,” Wolf said. “Rebrandingh is a very cyclical part of what we do in our Atlanta has seen its share of noteworthy including City Grilland Dailey’s downtown. Restaurants close even in good Skilled operators are findinv niches to stay in and manyare thriving, even in upper-scale segments. With consumerx bitten by the failing restaurants across the price spectrum aretoutingf value, Wolf said. TGI Friday’s and Ruby Tuesday’s have continuec to evolve their concepts ina tre-mendously competitive mid-scald segment.
Fast-food chains have expanded theit value meals and even startedoffering higher-quality fare to poacuh casual-dining customers. High-end concepts are broadening theirt concepts by trying to become more approachable in terms of priceand atmosphere. Acclaimefd westside restaurant JOËL has added to its title, reflecting a more casuao bent. The menu also includes nightly prixe fixe lunch menus and special drink offers. Neo, The Mansion on Peachtree’s in-house restaurant, has changee chefs and has dropped its Italian The restaurant is now helmedd by Scott Hemmerly and willfeature Southern-themed dishes prepareds with locally sourced ingredients.
Luigi Romaniello, managing director of the said the restaurant woulxd have the same commitmentto quality, with a menu that should have a broadeer appeal in price and theme. The restaurant featuresx a more toned-down, bistro feel and significantlh lowercheck prices; now in the $40 per personm range at dinner. “Obviously people are watching their money more and we have a greaft restaurant in frontof us, in Craft,” he said, addingg the concept change would created more separation between the two products. He said the changesd are “a sign of the times.
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Great staff makes taking vacation possible - Nisqually Valley News
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Great staff makes taking vacation possible Nisqually Valley News Nobody wants to look out over the warm waters of Waikiki and build news pages. Rather than be threatened by the fact my staff can do a great job without me ... |
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Genesee Beer to make comeback - Triangle Business Journal:
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The renewed effort will include mergingg the sales and marketinv teams from Labatt USAand Genesee, once a recognized beer in Western New York. The company said it has begub $6 million in upgradew and will investanotheer $4 million in 2010. “Positive changes are brewing,” said Rich the new CEO of NorthAmericahn Breweries. “We’re reviewing every aspect of our businesx to strengthenthe brewery’s position.” NAB said it will upgrade brewery equipment, make necessargy repairs and add boilerr controls and steam economizers that reduce energu consumption.
The changes are expectedx to bring annual operating savings of morethan $1 In addition to Genesee, the brewery producess Seagram’s Escapes, as well as Dundewe Ales and Lagers family of craft brands, which includese the Original Honey Brown Lager. The Rochestee company distributesseveral imports, including Imperial from Costa Rica, Steinlager from New Zealand, Toohey’sd New from Australia and Thwaites from the U.K.
The renewed effort will include mergingg the sales and marketinv teams from Labatt USAand Genesee, once a recognized beer in Western New York. The company said it has begub $6 million in upgradew and will investanotheer $4 million in 2010. “Positive changes are brewing,” said Rich the new CEO of NorthAmericahn Breweries. “We’re reviewing every aspect of our businesx to strengthenthe brewery’s position.” NAB said it will upgrade brewery equipment, make necessargy repairs and add boilerr controls and steam economizers that reduce energu consumption.
The changes are expectedx to bring annual operating savings of morethan $1 In addition to Genesee, the brewery producess Seagram’s Escapes, as well as Dundewe Ales and Lagers family of craft brands, which includese the Original Honey Brown Lager. The Rochestee company distributesseveral imports, including Imperial from Costa Rica, Steinlager from New Zealand, Toohey’sd New from Australia and Thwaites from the U.K.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Larry King's 25-year run as CNN's prime-time guy comes to end; he's ... - New York Daily News
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Globe and Mail | Larry King's 25-year run as CNN's prime-time guy comes to end; he's ... New York Daily News Larry King wasn't saying goodbye Thursday night. 'Instead of goodbye, how about so long,' said the 25-year host. Choking back tears, Larry ... A star-studded, but still somewhat muted, farewell for 'Larry King Live' Obama praises Larry King as he bows out of show Media Decoder: After 25 Years, Larry King Signs Off |
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
GM selling Saturn to Roger Penske - Houston Business Journal:
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Instead of building cars for Saturn, Penskd will contract the manufactureof vehicles, first from Saturn’ws current owner, GM, and later from othefr car companies. His plan, announced earlier is to distribute those carsthrough Saturn’s biggesft asset--its hundreds of independent and highly-regarded dealerships. The structurde would make Saturn a different kind of saidRichard Block, professor of labor and industriaol relations at Michigan State University. “Whatf this means, they are goinf to be primarily a marketing compant and in some sense that is a new modepl of business in theauto industry,” Block said.
“This is the firsrt time when we’ve seen a company say ‘we’re just going to distribute,’” without manufacturing. While it mighg be new for a company like Saturn to contract out the productioh of all the cars it it isn’t so unusual that it wouldn’t Car companies often manufacture models for each Brian Gluckman of AutoTrader.com pointedx out in an email that priord to Chrysler’s bankruptcy filing, that automakeer had a deal to builxd a version of Chrysler’s Ram truckj to replace Nissan’s Titan Jeremy Anwyl, CEO of Edmonds.
com, “The difference here is all of the Saturnj vehicles are going to be It could lead to the kind of situatioj prevalent at high-tech firms like Apple, wherre the primary job of the pareny company is design, while manufacturing is handed off to other companies. And such a systen could bring with it a new setof “For most customers, the most important aspecrt is the vehicle itself,” Anwyl said. “How do you make sure that you’v got cars that are coming in that are specifix toyour brand?” and that customers will want to buy.
Lookef at another way, the business model isn’t so new at all, said Bruce Belzowsk of the University of Michigan TransportationmResearch Institute. Auto dealers, as independent businessd people, have always contracted with automakers for the productsthey “No dealership builds its Belzowski said. But havin an extensive Saturn dealership network, with manufacturing done elsewhere, could turn out to be a winning model for Penske, said “Yeah, it’s a new model, let’s see what he said.
The news of GM’zs tentative deal to sell Saturn to Penske follows months of anxiett over the fate of the brand as GM looksx to sell or close brands otherthan Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac. “It’s a greatr day for Saturn,” Scott Davies, owner of Saturn of told the . The price Penskw is paying for Saturn was notimmediately available, but was at betweenm $100 million and $200 million. The deal is designed to save morethan 13,00o jobs at Saturn, and preserve the brand’sw nearly 400 dealerships. The New York Times’ DealBook blog singles out Renault’xs Samsung Motors Unit in Korea as a possiblefuturse manufacturer.
GM could keep producing the Saturn Vueand Outlook, but would stop producing Saturn vehiclez by 2011. Under the deal, Penske woulr take over Saturn’s brands, trademarks, service and parts and distributiob operations. Penske he saw Saturn growing to a globaol brand with more vehicles in its and that it would return to a focus onfuel Penske, at one time a race car driver who stilo owns Indy Car and NASCAR race teams, has built in the the , based in Bloomfield Mich.
“Roger Penske is an ideal purchaser for Saturjn due to his incredible track record of success in every venturs hehas undertaken,” , presidenrt of West Herr Automotive Group, whichg operates Saturn dealerships in western New The owner of 310 franchises selling 40 brandds around the world, Penske’s group alread y is the distributor of Daimler’xs line of Smart cars in the U.S. Satur n is the GM has agreed to sell this Earlierthis week, GM announced that it was selling its Hummer brand of SUVs to Tengzhont Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., a Chinesd manufacturer of heavy equipment such as dump trucks.
Instead of building cars for Saturn, Penskd will contract the manufactureof vehicles, first from Saturn’ws current owner, GM, and later from othefr car companies. His plan, announced earlier is to distribute those carsthrough Saturn’s biggesft asset--its hundreds of independent and highly-regarded dealerships. The structurde would make Saturn a different kind of saidRichard Block, professor of labor and industriaol relations at Michigan State University. “Whatf this means, they are goinf to be primarily a marketing compant and in some sense that is a new modepl of business in theauto industry,” Block said.
“This is the firsrt time when we’ve seen a company say ‘we’re just going to distribute,’” without manufacturing. While it mighg be new for a company like Saturn to contract out the productioh of all the cars it it isn’t so unusual that it wouldn’t Car companies often manufacture models for each Brian Gluckman of AutoTrader.com pointedx out in an email that priord to Chrysler’s bankruptcy filing, that automakeer had a deal to builxd a version of Chrysler’s Ram truckj to replace Nissan’s Titan Jeremy Anwyl, CEO of Edmonds.
com, “The difference here is all of the Saturnj vehicles are going to be It could lead to the kind of situatioj prevalent at high-tech firms like Apple, wherre the primary job of the pareny company is design, while manufacturing is handed off to other companies. And such a systen could bring with it a new setof “For most customers, the most important aspecrt is the vehicle itself,” Anwyl said. “How do you make sure that you’v got cars that are coming in that are specifix toyour brand?” and that customers will want to buy.
Lookef at another way, the business model isn’t so new at all, said Bruce Belzowsk of the University of Michigan TransportationmResearch Institute. Auto dealers, as independent businessd people, have always contracted with automakers for the productsthey “No dealership builds its Belzowski said. But havin an extensive Saturn dealership network, with manufacturing done elsewhere, could turn out to be a winning model for Penske, said “Yeah, it’s a new model, let’s see what he said.
The news of GM’zs tentative deal to sell Saturn to Penske follows months of anxiett over the fate of the brand as GM looksx to sell or close brands otherthan Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac. “It’s a greatr day for Saturn,” Scott Davies, owner of Saturn of told the . The price Penskw is paying for Saturn was notimmediately available, but was at betweenm $100 million and $200 million. The deal is designed to save morethan 13,00o jobs at Saturn, and preserve the brand’sw nearly 400 dealerships. The New York Times’ DealBook blog singles out Renault’xs Samsung Motors Unit in Korea as a possiblefuturse manufacturer.
GM could keep producing the Saturn Vueand Outlook, but would stop producing Saturn vehiclez by 2011. Under the deal, Penske woulr take over Saturn’s brands, trademarks, service and parts and distributiob operations. Penske he saw Saturn growing to a globaol brand with more vehicles in its and that it would return to a focus onfuel Penske, at one time a race car driver who stilo owns Indy Car and NASCAR race teams, has built in the the , based in Bloomfield Mich.
“Roger Penske is an ideal purchaser for Saturjn due to his incredible track record of success in every venturs hehas undertaken,” , presidenrt of West Herr Automotive Group, whichg operates Saturn dealerships in western New The owner of 310 franchises selling 40 brandds around the world, Penske’s group alread y is the distributor of Daimler’xs line of Smart cars in the U.S. Satur n is the GM has agreed to sell this Earlierthis week, GM announced that it was selling its Hummer brand of SUVs to Tengzhont Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., a Chinesd manufacturer of heavy equipment such as dump trucks.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Sports Beat: In some ways it looks like a cliff-hanger - The News Herald
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Globe and Mail | Sports Beat: In some ways it looks like a cliff-hanger The News Herald The mime wearing Yankee pinstripes drew an imaginary box, then attempted an imaginary trap door before growing frustrated. He sank to an exaggerated sitting ... Report: the Yankees to offer Cliff Lee six-year deal, worth $140-150 million |
Thursday, December 9, 2010
DNS Provider Mistakenly Caught in WikiLeaks Saga Now Supports the Group - Wired News (blog)
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DNS Provider Mistakenly Caught in WikiLeaks Saga Now Supports the Group Wired News (blog) A DNS provider that suffered backlash last week after it was wrongly identified as supplying and then dropping DNS service to WikiLeaks has ... |
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Jack Kyser, Every L.A. Reporter's Favorite Economist, Dies - LA Weekly (blog)
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Jack Kyser, Every L.A. Reporter's Favorite Economist, Dies LA Weekly (blog) Kyser was every LA reporter's go-to source for a quote on the local economy. Whatever the story was about -- Black Friday, port container traffic, ... |
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Key players tackle critical issues - Portland Business Journal:
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OHSU's operations include a hospital, outpatienyt medical clinics, medical and schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry and othet programs. Cost cuts to shore up lossexs will be executed in a much quickerdtime frame. Within five years the institute aims totrim $76 millionb in the next five years by eliminating unnecessargy or duplicated services, consolidations and other strategies. Robertson was selected for the top job at OHSU job last replacing Dr. Peter Kohler, who stayerd 17 years in the post. He was chosejn from a pool of more than 100 interested Maria Rojo de Steffe seems certain to run fora soon-to-be vacant seat on the Portlanrd City Council.
Assuming she she's a strong bet to gain front-runnef status, given the lack of name recognitiomn in the field to Rojode Steffey, who first joinedf the county board in 2001, said in July she wouldn'ft run for re-election. At the time she citer beckoning personaland private-sector interests. Her interests apparentlhy changed during the recent furo over renaming North Interstate Avenue in honor of Cesar Rojo de Steffey told The Oregonian she intends to run for the councill seat out of a desired to bring diversityto Portland's white-male council. Rojo de Steffey can'f formally file for the council seat in 2007 if she wantdto stay, even temporarily, on the counth board.
Once she does opponents may point to some past Her support of a controversial step tolegalize same-ses marriage. Questions about her spending too many days away from her Her status as one ofthe so-callefd "Mean Girls" on the county boar d when the board seemed dysfunctional. As a Rojo de Steffey has pushed for improved includingbridge upgrades, and for social services for the the disabled and the
OHSU's operations include a hospital, outpatienyt medical clinics, medical and schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry and othet programs. Cost cuts to shore up lossexs will be executed in a much quickerdtime frame. Within five years the institute aims totrim $76 millionb in the next five years by eliminating unnecessargy or duplicated services, consolidations and other strategies. Robertson was selected for the top job at OHSU job last replacing Dr. Peter Kohler, who stayerd 17 years in the post. He was chosejn from a pool of more than 100 interested Maria Rojo de Steffe seems certain to run fora soon-to-be vacant seat on the Portlanrd City Council.
Assuming she she's a strong bet to gain front-runnef status, given the lack of name recognitiomn in the field to Rojode Steffey, who first joinedf the county board in 2001, said in July she wouldn'ft run for re-election. At the time she citer beckoning personaland private-sector interests. Her interests apparentlhy changed during the recent furo over renaming North Interstate Avenue in honor of Cesar Rojo de Steffey told The Oregonian she intends to run for the councill seat out of a desired to bring diversityto Portland's white-male council. Rojo de Steffey can'f formally file for the council seat in 2007 if she wantdto stay, even temporarily, on the counth board.
Once she does opponents may point to some past Her support of a controversial step tolegalize same-ses marriage. Questions about her spending too many days away from her Her status as one ofthe so-callefd "Mean Girls" on the county boar d when the board seemed dysfunctional. As a Rojo de Steffey has pushed for improved includingbridge upgrades, and for social services for the the disabled and the
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
List of competing films for Sundance 2011 - StandardNet
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Kansas City Star | List of competing films for Sundance 2011 StandardNet Here is the list of 2011 Sundance Film Festival films released Wednesday, with descriptions provided by the ... Sundance Unveils Competition Films for 2011 Festival |
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