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To qualify, candidates must be 39 years old or younge as ofJune 30, 2010, and have a provejn track record in both business and communityu involvement. We are looking for executivez who reallyshine — innovators, dealmakers, influential leaderws who excel in their respective companies and show dynamic leadership in theie communities. All 40 Undef Forty honorees will be profilerdin a Dallas Business Journal speciao publication that will publishj in the summer of 2010. This preliminary form will alloq us to get in touchy with you whenthe program's formakl nomination process begins next spring. At that time we will requesf more specific information onyour nominee.
For questionzs regarding the nomination process or the publication, pleasre contact Assistant Managing Editor Christine Perexz at . Thank you! 40 Underf Forty Awards - Preliminary, 2010 April 30, 2010
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
A matter of course: More women network on the links - Boston Business Journal:
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Her male colleagues met business partnerx or clients to play golf orattenr business-related charity golf events while she was left “I was missing out on being outside, and I was missing out on relationships. And I ‘Something had to change,’ ” Corcoran said. That was 10 yearsw ago. Corcoran, who works in asset management, not only learnede to golf. She has since becom president of the Bostom chapter ofthe ’s . Womej have become a bigger and bigged presence on golf courses in the past two decades to socialize, for the fun of the game, and becauses it’s good business. According to the , the numbefr of women players has grownto 6.6 million in 2007 from 4.
1 millionh in 1985. However, women still make up only a fractiob of the total golfersout there. Although the number of female golfershas grown, so has the totaol number of players. There were 19.5 million golfers in 1985, 24.7 millionb in 1995 and 29.5 million in 2007. Thus, womebn represented just about one-fifth of the golfers throughoutgthat two-decade span. “It’s a tremendous networking opportunity,” said Carol Mather, senior marketing communicationsx manager for TopSource LLCin Braintree. Mather’sd father taught her to play. Her father died whiles she wasin college, but she founxd an ongoing connection to him when she took up golf afte graduating from the in 1979.
Back then many clubzs wouldn’t let women tee off in the reserving those coveted timesform men. But Mather kept Then she found golfing could providre someprofessional opportunities, too. She belonged to the in the 1980ss when she workedfor . The group decided to hold a golf tournamentf as itsannual fundraiser, even though some board members thought “it was a man’s thing.” The annual tournamentg kicked off in 1989 and has turned out to be a successx for both the group and the players participating in the mixed-gender event. Mather said the eveny drew co-workers from other departments and even thecompany president.
“o never would have met this man ifit wasn’ t for golf,” she said. Dave Czesniuk, director of operationss at Sport in Societyat , said sportzs of all kinds can inspire camaraderie. Golf, in is a business-friendly sport, he as golfers can easily cut away duringh the work day without having to gear up or travel great And golf is conduciveto “It takes a minimum of four hours to play a round of golf, and you can reallyt get to know someone and even gauge theire character,” said Nancy Coleman, the director of distancer education at Boston University and vice president of the Bostohn chapter of EWGA.
“It tells you something if they take a bad shot and they sweae and throwtheir clubs. Particularly in the businessz sense, it gives you a real good idea aboutgwho you’re going to enter business
Her male colleagues met business partnerx or clients to play golf orattenr business-related charity golf events while she was left “I was missing out on being outside, and I was missing out on relationships. And I ‘Something had to change,’ ” Corcoran said. That was 10 yearsw ago. Corcoran, who works in asset management, not only learnede to golf. She has since becom president of the Bostom chapter ofthe ’s . Womej have become a bigger and bigged presence on golf courses in the past two decades to socialize, for the fun of the game, and becauses it’s good business. According to the , the numbefr of women players has grownto 6.6 million in 2007 from 4.
1 millionh in 1985. However, women still make up only a fractiob of the total golfersout there. Although the number of female golfershas grown, so has the totaol number of players. There were 19.5 million golfers in 1985, 24.7 millionb in 1995 and 29.5 million in 2007. Thus, womebn represented just about one-fifth of the golfers throughoutgthat two-decade span. “It’s a tremendous networking opportunity,” said Carol Mather, senior marketing communicationsx manager for TopSource LLCin Braintree. Mather’sd father taught her to play. Her father died whiles she wasin college, but she founxd an ongoing connection to him when she took up golf afte graduating from the in 1979.
Back then many clubzs wouldn’t let women tee off in the reserving those coveted timesform men. But Mather kept Then she found golfing could providre someprofessional opportunities, too. She belonged to the in the 1980ss when she workedfor . The group decided to hold a golf tournamentf as itsannual fundraiser, even though some board members thought “it was a man’s thing.” The annual tournamentg kicked off in 1989 and has turned out to be a successx for both the group and the players participating in the mixed-gender event. Mather said the eveny drew co-workers from other departments and even thecompany president.
“o never would have met this man ifit wasn’ t for golf,” she said. Dave Czesniuk, director of operationss at Sport in Societyat , said sportzs of all kinds can inspire camaraderie. Golf, in is a business-friendly sport, he as golfers can easily cut away duringh the work day without having to gear up or travel great And golf is conduciveto “It takes a minimum of four hours to play a round of golf, and you can reallyt get to know someone and even gauge theire character,” said Nancy Coleman, the director of distancer education at Boston University and vice president of the Bostohn chapter of EWGA.
“It tells you something if they take a bad shot and they sweae and throwtheir clubs. Particularly in the businessz sense, it gives you a real good idea aboutgwho you’re going to enter business
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
AGC: Cincinnati lost 9% of construction jobs over year - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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That’s because 276 of the 299 largestt metro areas inthe U.S. lost construction jobs over the 12-monthg period, AGC said in a Wednesdayh news release. Cincinnati ranked at 108, havingf lost 4,200 jobs, or 8.9 over the year. As of the area had about 42,900 jobs. That’s the highest number of jobs inthe state, however. The next-closesgt is Columbus, which had 30,50p construction jobs in April, down 13.1 percent; followed by Cleveland-Elyria-Montof with 29,700 jobs, down 19.9 percent year over year. Springfiels had the best ranking, at No. 20, because it didn’tt lose any of its 1,400 constructionj jobs over the year, the AGC Akron ranked 64th, losing 5.
6 percent of its and had 11,900 as of April. In Kentucky, the Lexington-Fayettde metro ranked 99th, losing 8 percent, or 1,000 jobs over the and had 11,500 as of April. The Louisville-Jeffersonj County metro lost 5,700 jobs, or 16.8 and had 28,200 as of April. Economist Ken Simonson, who conducted the analysiz for AGC, said federal stimuluds funds should help add more jobs over the remainder of the But he saidthat “buy American” provisions attached to funding were holdingv up some projects. “We need to make sure needlesa red tape andregulations don’t keep construction workers off the job,” Simonsoj said in the release.
Some metro areas gained jobs, includinf Odessa, Texas, which ranked at No. 1, with an 8 percentt increase. Pascagoula, Miss., ranked last with a job-loszs rate of 38.8 percent.
That’s because 276 of the 299 largestt metro areas inthe U.S. lost construction jobs over the 12-monthg period, AGC said in a Wednesdayh news release. Cincinnati ranked at 108, havingf lost 4,200 jobs, or 8.9 over the year. As of the area had about 42,900 jobs. That’s the highest number of jobs inthe state, however. The next-closesgt is Columbus, which had 30,50p construction jobs in April, down 13.1 percent; followed by Cleveland-Elyria-Montof with 29,700 jobs, down 19.9 percent year over year. Springfiels had the best ranking, at No. 20, because it didn’tt lose any of its 1,400 constructionj jobs over the year, the AGC Akron ranked 64th, losing 5.
6 percent of its and had 11,900 as of April. In Kentucky, the Lexington-Fayettde metro ranked 99th, losing 8 percent, or 1,000 jobs over the and had 11,500 as of April. The Louisville-Jeffersonj County metro lost 5,700 jobs, or 16.8 and had 28,200 as of April. Economist Ken Simonson, who conducted the analysiz for AGC, said federal stimuluds funds should help add more jobs over the remainder of the But he saidthat “buy American” provisions attached to funding were holdingv up some projects. “We need to make sure needlesa red tape andregulations don’t keep construction workers off the job,” Simonsoj said in the release.
Some metro areas gained jobs, includinf Odessa, Texas, which ranked at No. 1, with an 8 percentt increase. Pascagoula, Miss., ranked last with a job-loszs rate of 38.8 percent.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Focus on the Family Misrepresented Relationship with TOMS Shoes - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
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Change.org (blog) | Focus on the Family Misrepresented Relationship with TOMS Shoes Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS Shoes, has issued an exclusive statement to Change.org in response to an embarrassing controversy linking the popular urban apparel company to anti-gay, anti-choice group “Focus on the Family. ... Shopgirl: Style your sole TOMS & Focus on the Family: A Troubling Pairing TOMS Founder Distances Himself from Focus on the Family |
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Titans veteran QB Kerry Collins retires - Washington Examiner
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Yahoo! Sports (blog) | Titans veteran QB Kerry Collins retires Washington Examiner ... June he still wanted to play but said in a statement released by his agent Thursday, July 7, 2011, that the past few months have brough Quarterback Kerry Collins is retiring from the NFL after 16 seasons in the league, his agent announced Thursday. ... Titans veteran QB Kerry Collins retires Quarterback Kerry Collins retires from NFL, Titans Kerry Collins To Retire From NFL |
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
M&A market shows some signs of life in tech sector - Boston Business Journal:
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“Yes, the activity has picked up, but the pickupp has been from zero,” said Stevwe Ingram, leader of Deloitte & Touche’ws New England venture capital practice. “Therse is a lot of interest from the venturer capital community to sell these companiesand there’s interest from largd technology firms to acquire new The recent activity is significant in comparisob with the eerily quiet first quarter. Technology M&A deal volumr in the United States plummeted to 14 dealsd worth a totalof $3 billion, compared with 55 dealzs worth $13 billion in the firsty quarter of 2008, accordingy to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
A resurgence of the M& market is critical for the healt ofthe venture-backed startup ecosystem, which relies on a steady flow of exit opportunitiew to provide fresh capita l to new ventures. But some investors say the market is stil l too weak to get a decent return on an and a true resurgence is aways away. “ I think there’s a lot of false positivd data,” said Michael Greeley, general partnere of FlybridgeCapital Partners. “I think the markegt is improving, but all the leverage in the negotiationds is still withthe buyers.
” In the recent activity has been limited to what are called strategic acquirerzs — large IT firms such as , and that have vesterd interests in purchasing smaller firms working on small parts of theitr product offering. Many of these entities are sitting on large cash reservez and have been waiting for stability in the equit y markets to go aheadwith deals. In the last several Hopkinton IT infrastructure giant EMC purchasedColoradl Springs, Colo., server configuration softward firm and made an unsoliciteed offer for Sunnyvale, Calif., data de-duplication software firm the Redwood Shores, Calif.
, enterprise software firm with a majod presence in Burlington and Cambridge, also made several large purchases in recenf weeks. Last month, it acquired Lowelk virtualization technology company Virtuapl Iron for an undisclosed sum and outbidx forSun Microsystems, which employs hundredss of engineers in Burlington. The signs of a real resurgencein M&sA activity, onlookers say, will be found in deals made by middle-market technology firms as well as privater equity buyers, both of which have been scant for more than a Looser credit will be the key for thoses groups to start shopping.
“On the large buyouts the prospects stilllook murky” for a near-term recoveryu because of poor access to credit, said Jim Westra, managinh partner of Weil, Gotshal Manges LLP’s Boston office and a membeer of its private equity and M&A practices. But Westrz said he does believe growth capital dealsw will be more numerous as the economy stabilizes and seller expectation scome down. “It’s not going to be as robust as it was a fewyearss ago, but ...
I am sanguine that theres will bea recovery,” he
“Yes, the activity has picked up, but the pickupp has been from zero,” said Stevwe Ingram, leader of Deloitte & Touche’ws New England venture capital practice. “Therse is a lot of interest from the venturer capital community to sell these companiesand there’s interest from largd technology firms to acquire new The recent activity is significant in comparisob with the eerily quiet first quarter. Technology M&A deal volumr in the United States plummeted to 14 dealsd worth a totalof $3 billion, compared with 55 dealzs worth $13 billion in the firsty quarter of 2008, accordingy to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
A resurgence of the M& market is critical for the healt ofthe venture-backed startup ecosystem, which relies on a steady flow of exit opportunitiew to provide fresh capita l to new ventures. But some investors say the market is stil l too weak to get a decent return on an and a true resurgence is aways away. “ I think there’s a lot of false positivd data,” said Michael Greeley, general partnere of FlybridgeCapital Partners. “I think the markegt is improving, but all the leverage in the negotiationds is still withthe buyers.
” In the recent activity has been limited to what are called strategic acquirerzs — large IT firms such as , and that have vesterd interests in purchasing smaller firms working on small parts of theitr product offering. Many of these entities are sitting on large cash reservez and have been waiting for stability in the equit y markets to go aheadwith deals. In the last several Hopkinton IT infrastructure giant EMC purchasedColoradl Springs, Colo., server configuration softward firm and made an unsoliciteed offer for Sunnyvale, Calif., data de-duplication software firm the Redwood Shores, Calif.
, enterprise software firm with a majod presence in Burlington and Cambridge, also made several large purchases in recenf weeks. Last month, it acquired Lowelk virtualization technology company Virtuapl Iron for an undisclosed sum and outbidx forSun Microsystems, which employs hundredss of engineers in Burlington. The signs of a real resurgencein M&sA activity, onlookers say, will be found in deals made by middle-market technology firms as well as privater equity buyers, both of which have been scant for more than a Looser credit will be the key for thoses groups to start shopping.
“On the large buyouts the prospects stilllook murky” for a near-term recoveryu because of poor access to credit, said Jim Westra, managinh partner of Weil, Gotshal Manges LLP’s Boston office and a membeer of its private equity and M&A practices. But Westrz said he does believe growth capital dealsw will be more numerous as the economy stabilizes and seller expectation scome down. “It’s not going to be as robust as it was a fewyearss ago, but ...
I am sanguine that theres will bea recovery,” he
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Area residents keep a watchful eye on the Missouri River - Kansas City Star
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Area residents keep a watchful eye on the Missouri River Kansas City Star Most residents won't be taking any summer vacation. Still, the Jacksons hope to escape for their grandson's birthday. “We promised him we'd take him to a park.†And then Jay Jackson chuckles at the looming joke. They promised, he says, to go to a water ... |
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