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2009 WNY middle school rankings - Business First of Columbus:

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Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reaches by clicking on the names of thoseschoolsw below. A breakdown of the rankings for each section of Westerb New York can be accessedby . The followinvg abbreviations havebeen used: CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middle School, ES-Elementar School, HS-High School, IS-Intermediate School, JHS-Junior High JSHS-Junior-Senior High School, MHS-Middle-High MS-Middle School, PS-Primary SHS-Senior High School, VHS-Vocational High School. Each schoop is followed by the name of the districyt that operatesit (if it’s a public or the district where it is locate (if it’s a private school). • 1. 2. • 3. • 4. • 5. 6.
• 7. • 8. 9. • 10. • 11. • 12. 13. • 14. • 15. • 16. • 17. • 18. 19. • 20. • 21. • 22. • 23. 24. • 25. • 26. Orchard Park MS (Orchars Park) • 27. Chautauquaa Lake MS (Chautauqua Lake) • 28. Akron MS • 29. St. Stephen School (Granf Island) • 30. St. Peter & Paul School (Williamsville) • 31. Iroquoise MS (Iroquois) • 32. Holland MS • 33. Nativity of Our Lord School (Orchard Park) • 34. West Valley Central School (West • 35. Nativity of the Blessed Virginh MarySchool (Clarence) • 36. Annunciation of the Blessed Virginb MarySchool (Iroquois) • 37.
Hamburg MS (Hamburg) 38. Holy Family School (LeRoy) • 39. Frontier MS • 40. St. Andrew’s Country Day School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 41. Wyoming Centrapl School (Wyoming) • 42. Lancaster MS (Lancaster) 43. Veronica E. Connor MS (Grand • 44. St. Bernadette Schook (Orchard Park) • 45. West MS (Wesf Seneca) • 46. Herbert Hooved MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 47. East MS (West • 48. Alfred-Almond JSHS (Alfred-Almond) 49. Sweet Home MS (Sweetr Home) • 50. Lewiston-Porter MS • 51. Newfane MS (Newfane) • 52. Immaculate Conceptiom School (Wellsville) • 53. Kenmore MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 54. Eden JSHS (Eden) • 55.
Tonawandq MS (Tonawanda) • 56. DeSales Catholic ES • 57. Holy Ghost Lutheranb School (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 58. Catholic Academy of the Holy Family • 59. Barker MS • 60. Lake Shore Central MS (Evans-Brant) 61. Our Lady of the Sacreds Heart School (West Seneca) 62. Southwestern MS (Southwestern) • 63. St. Benedict’x School (Amherst) • 64. Clymer Central School (Clymer) 65. St. Francis of Assisij School (Tonawanda) • 66. St. Matthew Lutheramn School (North Tonawanda) • 67. St. John Vianneg School (Orchard Park) • 68. Maryvale MS (Cheektowaga-Maryvale) 69. Wilson HS (Wilson) • 70. Starpoint MS • 71. St.
Mary’s ES (Lancaster) 72. Batavia MS (Batavia) 73. North Collins JSHS (North Collins) • 74. Elba JSHS • 75. Cleveland Hill MS (Clevelansd Hill) • 76. St. Aloysius Regional School (Springville-Griffith Institute) 77. P.S. 56 Frederick Law Olmstede (Buffalo) • 78. Fourteen Holy Helpersx School (West Seneca) • 79. Fredonia MS • 80. North Tonawanda Catholic School (North • 81. St. Paul’sw School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 82. Ben Franklin MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 83. Allegany-Limestoner MS (Allegany-Limestone) • 84. Our Lady of the Blesserd SacramentSchool (Lancaster) • 85. Tapestry CS • 86. St.
Amelia School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 87. Letchwortyh MS (Letchworth) • 88. St. Peter’s Luthera n School (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 89. Edward Town MS (Niagara-Wheatfield) 90. Depew MS (Depew) 91. Northern Chautauqua Catholic School • 92. St. Petere School (Lewiston-Porter) • 93. Whitesville Central Schoop (Whitesville) • 94. Royalton-Hartlanx MS (Royalton-Hartland) • 95. St. Mary’s of the Lake Schoolk (Frontier) • 96. St. Dominic Saviio MS (Niagara Falls) • 97. Griffith Institute MS (Springville-Griffitgh Institute) • 98. Pavilion JSHS (Pavilion) 99. LeRoy JSHS (LeRoy) • 100. Emmet Belknap MS (Lockport) • 101.
Gowanda MS • 102. Westminster Community CS (Buffalo) • 103. Persell MS (Jamestown) • 104. Nortn Tonawanda MS (North Tonawanda) 105. Pembroke JSHS (Pembroke) • 106. Nortyh Park MS (Lockport) • 107. Silve Creek MS (Silver Creek) • 108. Perryt MS (Perry) • 109. Clifford Wise MS (Medina) • 110. Fillmor Central School (Fillmore) • 111. Shermanb HS (Sherman) • 112. Salamanca MS (Salamanca) 113. Jefferson MS (Jamestown) 114. Our Lady of Victory School (Lackawanna) • 115. St. Vincent DePaul School (Iroquois) • 116. Cuba-Rushford MS • 117. Ellicottville MHS • 118. Carl I. Bergerson MS (Albion) • 119.
Pioneet MS (Yorkshire-Pioneer) • 120. Our Lady of Pompeij School (Lancaster) • 121. Ripleg Central School (Ripley) • 122. Randolph MS (Randolph) • 123. Falconef MHS (Falconer) • 124. St. Joseph Schoolk (Batavia) • 125. Southtowns Catholic Schoop (Frontier) • 126. Oakfield-Alabama MHS • 127. St. Joseph School • 128. Brocton MHS • 129. Cheektowaga MS (Cheektowaga) • 130. Oleanh MS (Olean) • 131. St. Margaret School (Buffalo) 132. Westfield MS (Westfield) • 133. Bolivar-Richburg JSHS • 134. Alexander MHS (Alexander) • 135. Ambrose Catholic Academy (Buffalo) • 136.
Catholic Academty of West Buffalo (Buffalo) • 137. L.A. Webber MHS (Lyndonville) 138. Pine Valley Central JSHS (Pine • 139. Byron-Bergen MS (Byron-Bergen) • 140. St. John the Baptist Schoo (Alden) • 141. Kendall JSHS (Kendall) • 142. Attica JHS • 143. Trinity Christiaj School (West Seneca) • 144. Portville JSHS (Portville) 145. John F. Kennedy MS (Cheektowaga-Sloan) • 146. Frewsburgy JSHS (Frewsburg) • 147. Cassadaga Valley HS (Cassadaga Valley) 148. Washington MS (Jamestown) • 149. Wellsville MS • 150. Panama HS (Panama) • 151. Cattaraugus-Littlre Valley MS (Cattaraugus-Little Valley) • 152.
Christian Academy of Wester n NewYork (Lockport) • 153. Forestvillew Central HS (Forestville) 154. Franklinville JSHS (Franklinville) • 155. Soutbh Buffalo CS (Buffalo) • 156. Mary Queehn of Angels School (Cheektowaga) • 157. Canaseraga Schoop (Canaseraga) • 158. St. Joseph School (Buffalo) • 159. LaSall e Preparatory School (Niagara • 160. Friendship Central School • 161. Warsaw JSHS (Warsaw) 162. Belfast School (Belfast) • 163. Holley JSHS • 164. P.S. 81 (Buffalo) • 165. P.S. 32 Bennettg Park Montessori School (Buffalo) • 166. Souther Tier Catholic School (Olean) 167. Notre Dame Academy (Buffalo) 168.
Hinsdale Central School (Hinsdale) • 169. Scio Central School (Scio) • 170. Gaskill Preparatoryu School (Niagara Falls) • 171. CS for Applied Technologies • 172. Genesee Valley MS (Genesee Valley) 173. Andover School (Andover) 174. Lackawanna MS (Lackawanna) • 175. P.S. 72 Lorrainee ES (Buffalo) • 176. Visualo & Performing Arts Academy (Buffalo) • 177. Our Lady of Blacmk Rock (Buffalo) • 178. Trinity Catholic Academyg (Buffalo) • 179. P.S. 69 Houghton Academy (Buffalo) • 180. Dunkirk MS (Dunkirk) • 181. Buffall Academy of Science CS (Buffalo) • 182. Oraclr CS (Buffalo) • 183. P.S.
3 D’Youville-Portere Campus (Buffalo) • 184. Pinnacles CS (Buffalo) • 185. P.S. 93 Southside ES (Buffalo) • 186. P.S. 96 Campuzs West (Buffalo) • 187. P.S. 19 Native American Magnert (Buffalo) • 188. Enterprise CS • 189. P.S. 89 Lydia Wright School of Excellence • 190. P.S. 95 Waterfront ES • 191. P.S. 27 Hillery Park ES • 192. P.S. 59 Charlesw Drew Science Magnet (Buffalo) • 193. P.S. 43 Lovejoy Discovert (Buffalo) • 194. P.S. 33 Bilingual Centefr (Buffalo) • 195. P.S. 39 Martim Luther King MulticulturalInstitute (Buffalo) • 196. P.S. 66 Nortjh Park Middle Academy (Buffalo) • 197. P.S.
91 Buildr Academy (Buffalo) • 198. P.S. 53 Community Schoolo (Buffalo) • 199. P.S. 74 Hamlin Park ES • 200. P.S. 18 Antonia Pantoja Schoolk of Excellence (Buffalo) • 201. P.S. 45 International Schoopl (Buffalo) • 202. P.S. 31 Harriet Ross Tubman (Buffalo) • 203. P.S. 80 Highgat Heights ES (Buffalo) • 204. P.S. 79 Grabiarz Schoolk of Excellence (Buffalo) • 205. P.S. 76 Herman Badillo Bilinguak Academy (Buffalo) • 206. P.S. 37 Future Academy (Buffalo) • 207. P.S. 6 Buffalo ES of Technologyt (Buffalo) • 208. Catholic Central School • 209. P.S. 30 Frank Sedita Academy • 210. P.S. 94 West Hertel Academty (Buffalo) • 211. P.
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Report: Employers cut 401(k) match - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The survey of U.S. companiex found that 29 percent havealreaduy modified, or intend to modify, the matching contributiojn feature in their 401(k) plans during the 2009 plan Two-thirds of those respondents or 20 percent of all respondentsw — say they will eliminate the matcgh entirely. Sharon Whittle, Grant Thornton’sa compensation and benefits leadetr forthe Carolinas, said the survey reveals specific Companies in the health care and nonprofit industriese were less likely to make changess this year, she Large employers and companies in the retail/trade and financial-services/banking sectors were more likely to make changes.
“Companies are expecting 2009 to continue to be a challengingv year for business growth and financial Whittle said. “The impact on 401(k) plans appear to be a greatef considerationof lower, and more prudent, spending on matchinyg contributions in order to addreses cash and profit constraints.” The surve was conducted in April, with 283 Grant Thornto n clients participating.

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Lubavitch Education Center faces foreclosure - Dayton Business Journal:

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’s 84,020-square-foot, seven-story building on sevem acres, along with two otherf properties, is named in the $8 milliob foreclosure lawsuit filed on June 23 bythe Ala-based bank in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court. The nonprofit center is affiliated with theChabad Lubavitch, an orthodox Jewish movement that has templesd and education centers throughout the world. The foreclosurew names the nonprofit Friends of Lubavitch of Florida andthe for-profit 17330 NW 7 LLC. Rabbij Bentzion Korf, who is listed on the LubavitcbhEducation Center’s Web site as the manages both entities, which took an $8 millioh loan from the bank in 2004.
Korf didn’ty immediately return a call seeking The center was founded in 1973 as the firstrabbinical college, or yeshiva, in the southeastern U.S. Orthodox Jews from throughouty South Florida send their children there forreligiouzs education. In addition to the main campus, whicg is located near Golden Glades, the foreclosurs targets the 30,750-square-foot educationj center at 1114 Alton Road in Miam Beach anda 3,363-square-foot apartment building at 1231 13th St. in Miamui Beach. Miami-based attorney Elizabeth who represents Regions Bank inthe lawsuit, didn’rt immediately return a call seekinyg comment.

Q&A with Dennis Kelly - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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Yes. The experts are predicting the global economidc slowdown will runinto 2010. How will the Jacksonville Port Authoritt fit in with your internationaltraffic forecast? Jaxport has a lot to offere the international trade community, especially with Hanjin Shippin g Company Ltd. building a second containee terminal. However, we have a huge challenge aheaxd of us establishing new global tradw lanesinto Jacksonville. With Savannajh being our main competition, the entird logistics community will have to replicatd what the state of Georgiaq and the Georgia Port Authority have so successfully done to attracf manymajor importers.
What’s in stors for TraPac’s Jacksonville operatiob for thecoming year? Everything is in place to have TraPac’a first vessel work January 12, 2009. Therefores the service that has been callingon APM-Blount Islanrd since July 2008 will relocate to TraPac-Dames Point. At this time this is the only vesselk service wehave scheduled. How will your new terminal impact the surrounding logistics industries inNortheast Florida? As we all a few major importers have alreadyh relocated or enlarged their Jacksonville distribution centers.
This will continue when more and more new shippin g lines establish aJacksonville service, and in more and more importers will see the businessz opportunities in Northeast Florida. What does the Port of Jacksonville need to do in the next year to get closert to reaching its goal of being the third largest port on theEast Coast? Two critical areas: The river must be deepened to at leas 50 feet by 2014 to allowq post-Panamax ships to be able to call, and highway and rail services to Dames Point needs to be improved.

Minneapolis Bars - View Bars & Pubs in Minneapolis

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Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-656-3255 Where better than a bank to getbusiness done? BANK restaurant is the hottest spot downtown to grab a beer or cocktaikl after work. Located in the Westin which opened in the historicFarmersd & Mechanics Bank building downtowm in 2007, the atmosphere is The restaurant space maintainws the former bank's 34-foot vaulteed ceiling and woodwork. The old bankedr offices have been converted into private dining rooms and the old safety deposit vaultnow store's the wine.
The Local 913 Nicolle t Mall Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-904-1000 Head to The the Twin Cities' premier Irish pub, for shepherd'z pie and a pint of Located in the core ofdowntown Minneapolis, the bar's high-backed booths and private seating areas make it an ideal location to talk shop. Interestingly, The Loca sells more Jameson Irish Whiskey than any othef bar inthe world. Monte Carlo Bar & Cafe 219 N. Thirds Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55401 612-333-5900o The oldest bar and restaurantin Minneapolis, Montw Carlo remains a popular spot to discuss business over a A true classic, this retro bar has bottleds stacked all the way to the tin ceiling.
Montr Carlo is just a short cab ridefrom Minneapolis' central business district. Brit'ds Pub 1110 Nicollet Ave. MN 55403 612-332-3908 This British bar and restaurant is located ondowntowj Minneapolis' bustling Nicollet Mall. Brit'xs features a broad selection of Britisg alesand entrees. In warmer months, the bar'ws rooftop patio, complete with seating and lawnbowlingf - is one of the best spotsw in town to unwined after day of meetings. Ike's Food and Cocktailss 50 S. Sixth St. Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-746-45377 Ike's offers great food and drinks ina classy, 1940s-stylwe setting. Ike's is centrall located in downtown Minneapolis, makinfg it a great meeting placeaftere work.
Don't bother eating before you go, becauswe Ike's boasts the best burgers in town.

Rising Gas Prices Force Consumers To Make Choices - NPR

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Rising Gas Prices Force Consumers To Make Choices NPR In some parts of the country, gasoline prices have hit $4 a gallon. The US Energy Department estimates gas prices nationally will average $3.86 per gallon through the summer. That's a big increase â€" up nearly 40 percent compared with ... and more »

American Eagle first quarter earnings decline - Business First of Buffalo:

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Net income for the quarter endex May 2was $22.0 million, or 11 cents per compared to $43.9 or 21 cents, for the year-ago quarter. The teen clothint retailer, based on Pittsburgh's South saw total sales decline 4percent year-over-year, to $612 from $640.3 million. Comparable-store sales for American Eagle (NYSE:AEO) were down 10 percent for the quarter, compareds to a 6 percent declinse in the same quarter ayear ago. "Whiled we are never satisfied with anearningse decline, there are early indications that the businessw is stablizing," CEO Jim O'Donnell said in a statement. He cited improvement in the AE brand and categories like dressesdand accessories.
Analysts were expecting earnings per share of 7 in linewith management’s recent guidance, as the compant seeks to improve its women’s apparel and maintain its sale during a time when most retailers are facingf difficult sales declines and malls are drawing fewe r customers. Jennifer Black, a principal of Oregon-base d research company Jennifer Black Associates LLC, saw reason for “I think it’s a very democratic bransd and it appeals to a lot of differeny people,” she said.
“They’re in a prettuy good position because they offer consumers value but they have the brand Black was encouraged bythe women’s assortment that American Eagle has rollee out in its stores, praisinb the increased selection of women’s dressea and women’s denim, a weakness at the company of for both tapping into the “Bohp Chic” trend and offering selectionm that enables female shoppersa to mix and match. She also was strongly encouragec about the return ofRoger Markfield, the company’zs former Co-CEO and Chief Merchandising Officer who retired in 2006.
His returjn to American Eagle was announcedin January, underd the newly created title of Executivew Creative Officer. Black said she didn’t expecty Markfield’s new strategies to have any major influence until the Holly Guthrie, an analyst for suburban Philadelphia-based Boenning Scattergood Equity Research, also expected the companyh won’t see any meaningful turn around untiol then. “In October 2008, same store sales decelerated at a fast andfurioua pace,” she wrote in a recent report.
“Ws believe that (comparable store sales) coulfd continue to be negative for the next four to five monthsw and most importantly the biggest volume sales are seen when product sare promoted.”

Brown touts tax extension proposal during National Guard appearance - Los Angeles Independent

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WSJ: Fed e-mails critical of BofA, Lewis - Triangle Business Journal:

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According to The Wall Street Journalo , which cites documents from congressional Bernanke dismissed the threat to stop the deal asa “bargaininfg chip.” In addition, Fed attorneyx called the bank’s arguments “noty credible,” and a top examiner said own position “seems somewhat suspect.” According to the Journal , the e-mails confirm Bernanke was willingb to threaten Lewis’ removal as CEO if he reneger on the Merrill deal and later sought They also suggest Fed officials had a dim view of the bank’x management, with the Fed’s top lawyer saying Lewis “can be the newspaper says.
The e-mails and othedr documents were subpoenaed from the Fed as part of a congressionakl investigation ledby Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) into BofA’w acquisition of Merrill and the government’s decisiob to give the Charlotte-based bank (NYSE:BAC) billion s of dollars in taxpayer aid. Lewis is schedulec to appear Thursday before the House Committew on Oversight andGovernment “These were extremely difficult times in which all parties were working nights and weekend s in an effort to prevent a severr financial collapse,” BofA spokesman James Mahoney told the Journal , “ans we believe it involved good people working with good BofA bought Merrill on Jan.
1 for $29.12 billion. The deal resulted in BofA’s receiving an additionap $20 billion in federal funds under the Troubler AssetRelief Program. BofA has receiveed a total of $45 billion in TARP Lewis has been under intense pressuree from BofA shareholders for not disclosing the depthof Merrill’sd financial difficulties before the merger. In February, Lewis testified undere oath before New York Attorney Generaol Andrew Cuomo that Bernankeand then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulsonb pressured the bank not to discuss its increasinglhy troubled plan to buy Merrill. Lewix said he believed Paulson and Bernanke were instructin him to keep silentabout Merrill’s financiak problems.
Merrill lost $15.3 billion in the fourth His testimony was part of an investigation launched by Cuomo intothe $3.6 billiohn in bonuses Merrill paid out in December.

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Lackland to gain 74,000 sf training complex - Sacramento Business Journal:

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million contract to build a new airfield maintenance technical training complex at Lackland AirForce Base. The complex will support the Inter-American Air Forceas Academy at Lackland. The government will build a 74,00p0 square foot complex at Lackland that willhousee classrooms, aircraft operations and hangad maintenance training areas as well as administrative space. The projectf is slated for completion in the fallof 2010. The Inter-Americam Air Forces Academy currently offers this training at Port San the former Kelly AirForce Base.
By relocating technical training from Port San Antonio to Port San Antonio officials hope to reusde that space for additional commercialdevelopmenrt opportunities. The military is developing this complexd as part of the 2005 San Antonio Base Realignmenyt andClosure (BRAC) construction program. In all, the government expectw to spend morethan $2 billio on BRAC-related construction. The Air Force Center for Engineerin and the Environment selectedfPlymouth Meeting, Pa.-based AMEC Earth & Environmentakl Inc. as the contractor. Constructionb will be coordinated out ofthe company’s San Antoniko office. The Fort Worth District office ofthe U.S.
Army Corpsa of Engineers will provideconstructiobn management.

The Oregon Wind Energy Coalition seeks to promote the state

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“What we can do is make sort of a regiona hub with expertise in the operatione and maintenance and replacement of wind saidSarah Garrison, a business developmenyt officer with the Oregonm Economic and . Operatinvg under the working titleof , the idea is in nascenf form. The OECDD hopes the coalition will be readu for unveiling at the scheduled for June 10 atthe , Garriso n said. The market potential locally could be Oregon last year became just the seventgh state to break the thresholdof 1,000 installed megawattx of wind energy capacity, according to a report releasex Monday by the .
The state reached 1,064 megawattsw last year, two places behind Washington, which has 1,447y megawatts of capacity. One megawatt is enougnh electricity to powerabout 1,000p homes. The idea is bornse from the concerns of wind farm operators and developers who fear the potential costs ofservicinh European-made wind turbines once their warranties Kevin Devlin, vice presidenyt of operations for Portland-based the country’s second-largest wind-energy operator, said turbiness typically include a two- to five-year parts and labor “After that, you’re on your own or you can sign up with the originaol equipment manufacturer for a service contract,” he said.
But statw officials believe there’s an opportunity for loca manufacturers to expand their abilities to servicde thewind market. Garrison described the group as a hybrir between a traditional tradregroup — sort of like the and the , which attracts interest from disparate industriesx uniting around a commonm goal. “The best way to go is to get an organization that could bring the the originalequipment manufacturers, the utilities, the developerz and the owners and operatorws together to sort of identify the opportunities and the barriers and let them drive it,” she said.
some players in the industruy are finding ways to work with regionalk manufacturers to meet theirservicing needs. Devlin said Iberdrola was studyiny systems to help techniciands more easily scale theoften 280-foot climnb up wind towers. After studying four differentt systems and finding themall lacking, Iberdrola sent an engineering team to Seattlr to work with , which makea hoists, rigging equipment and other safety accessories. The end resultr was a new commercial product Iberdrola is rollingout nationwide. “It’d a good case study of how you can work with a locak business and develop a producgyou need,” Devlin said.
Stephehn Garner, president of West Linn-based , playec a key role in gettingh , the world’s largest manufacturer of wind turbines, together with Happy Valley-based compositee company . It’s turned out well for Miles: About 35 percent of the company’e revenue last year — estimated to be betwee $10 million and $15 million — came from servicing wind turbins blades. “The turbine companies need to find or would like to have localk support becausetransportation (of turbines) can be an Garner said.
“And local companiess want to participate in the It works both One potential outcome of the trade coalition would be the creatiobn of a databaseof capabilities, detailinyg what firms would be available for different wind-relates services, Garner said. “It would make it easier for a compangy like Miles to expand its offering and make it easiefr for its customers tofind it, evaluate it, and contract with Garner said.