ABC News | NHL Lockout Over, Training Camps Set To Open Ahead Of 2013 Season Huffington Post Nearly one week after a tentative labor deal was agreed to by the league and its players, the sides agreed to a required memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Saturday night that truly makes the lockout a thing of the past. Training camps will open on ... NHL Lockout Ends, Training Camps Set to Open |
Sunday, January 13, 2013
NHL Lockout Over, Training Camps Set To Open Ahead Of 2013 Season - Huffington Post
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Manpower: 6% of Honolulu employers to hire in 3Q - Triangle Business Journal:
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From July to September, 6 percent of the companiesa interviewed in the Honolulu metro area plan to hiremore employees, whilew 11 percent expect to reducew their payrolls, according to the surveu from Milwaukee-based (NYSE: MAN). Seventy-eight percenf expect to maintain their current stafd levels and 5 percent remain uncertain abouthiring plans. Hirinfg is expected to be a littlwe lighter than in thesecond quarter, when 10 percen of companies surveyed planned to hire and 12 percent expecteds to cut payrolls, said Manpower spokeswoman Mary Lou For the coming quarter, job prospectsz in the Honolulu area appeatr best in wholesale and retaip trade and leisure and hospitality.
Employers in durable goods nondurablegoods manufacturing, information, professional and business education and health services and governmentf intend to cut staffing. Hiring in transportation and utilities, financial activities and other services is expected toremaibn unchanged. National survey results showede little change from thesecond quarter. Of the more than 28,000 employers surveyed acrossthe country, 15 percenyt expect to increase their staff levelsz during the third quarter, while 13 percent expect to reduce their payrolls. Sixty-sevenb percent expect no change in hiringf and 5 percent are undecidex abouttheir third-quarter hiring plans.
“The data shows continuer hesitancyamong employers,” said Jonas president of the Americas for Manpower. “They are treadinbg slowly and watching withguarded optimism, hoping a few quartersx of stability will be the precursor to the recovery.”
From July to September, 6 percent of the companiesa interviewed in the Honolulu metro area plan to hiremore employees, whilew 11 percent expect to reducew their payrolls, according to the surveu from Milwaukee-based (NYSE: MAN). Seventy-eight percenf expect to maintain their current stafd levels and 5 percent remain uncertain abouthiring plans. Hirinfg is expected to be a littlwe lighter than in thesecond quarter, when 10 percen of companies surveyed planned to hire and 12 percent expecteds to cut payrolls, said Manpower spokeswoman Mary Lou For the coming quarter, job prospectsz in the Honolulu area appeatr best in wholesale and retaip trade and leisure and hospitality.
Employers in durable goods nondurablegoods manufacturing, information, professional and business education and health services and governmentf intend to cut staffing. Hiring in transportation and utilities, financial activities and other services is expected toremaibn unchanged. National survey results showede little change from thesecond quarter. Of the more than 28,000 employers surveyed acrossthe country, 15 percenyt expect to increase their staff levelsz during the third quarter, while 13 percent expect to reduce their payrolls. Sixty-sevenb percent expect no change in hiringf and 5 percent are undecidex abouttheir third-quarter hiring plans.
“The data shows continuer hesitancyamong employers,” said Jonas president of the Americas for Manpower. “They are treadinbg slowly and watching withguarded optimism, hoping a few quartersx of stability will be the precursor to the recovery.”
Thursday, January 10, 2013
N.C. foreclosure filings drop - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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North Carolina ranked 36th in the nation for foreclosure filingswlast month. Foreclosure filings in the statew fellnearly 16.1 percent in May from Across the country, foreclosure filingas rose 18 percent in May from a year ago. There were 321,480p foreclosure filings nationwide, which affecter one in every 398 U.S. households. California and Florida posted the top foreclosurse rateslast month. Filings nationwide fell 6 percenr in Mayfrom Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac tracks default auction-sale notices and bank repossessions. Its figurex exceed those compiled bythe N.C. Commissionef of Banks.
The company counts every foreclosure filing, including multiple filings for asinglwe household. The commissioner countss each householdonly once, regardless of the numbed of filings it
North Carolina ranked 36th in the nation for foreclosure filingswlast month. Foreclosure filings in the statew fellnearly 16.1 percent in May from Across the country, foreclosure filingas rose 18 percent in May from a year ago. There were 321,480p foreclosure filings nationwide, which affecter one in every 398 U.S. households. California and Florida posted the top foreclosurse rateslast month. Filings nationwide fell 6 percenr in Mayfrom Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac tracks default auction-sale notices and bank repossessions. Its figurex exceed those compiled bythe N.C. Commissionef of Banks.
The company counts every foreclosure filing, including multiple filings for asinglwe household. The commissioner countss each householdonly once, regardless of the numbed of filings it
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Continental receives positive results from biofuel test - Houston Business Journal:
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percent increase in fuel efficiency over traditional jet In addition, emissions were estimate to be reduced by 60 percent to 80 percent comparesd to traditional jet fuel, according to the Houston-based airline. “Wde are pleased with the successful resultsxof Continental’s biofuel demonstration Leah Raney, Continental’s managing director of global environmenta affairs, said in a statement.
“We look forward to working with our partner s as biofuels go through thecertification process, and we hope to see thesd fuels produced in commercial quantities in the near Continental (NYSE: CAL) performed the first-ever, two-engine commercial carrier biofuel demonstration flight on Jan. 7. During the 90-minute pilots flew a 737-800 equippedx with CFM56-7B engines, and performed maneuvers such as mid-flight engine shutdown and restart, and powed accelerations and decelerations. The aircraft’s No.
2 enginre operated with a biofuel blendc consisting of 50percent biologically-derived including components derived from algaes and jatropha plants, and 50 percent traditional jet fuel. The aircraft’sa No. 1 engine operatede on 100 percent traditional jet The algae oil was providedby , and the jatrophaz oil by . The demonstration was performesd in partnershipwith /CFM International, and ’s .
percent increase in fuel efficiency over traditional jet In addition, emissions were estimate to be reduced by 60 percent to 80 percent comparesd to traditional jet fuel, according to the Houston-based airline. “Wde are pleased with the successful resultsxof Continental’s biofuel demonstration Leah Raney, Continental’s managing director of global environmenta affairs, said in a statement.
“We look forward to working with our partner s as biofuels go through thecertification process, and we hope to see thesd fuels produced in commercial quantities in the near Continental (NYSE: CAL) performed the first-ever, two-engine commercial carrier biofuel demonstration flight on Jan. 7. During the 90-minute pilots flew a 737-800 equippedx with CFM56-7B engines, and performed maneuvers such as mid-flight engine shutdown and restart, and powed accelerations and decelerations. The aircraft’s No.
2 enginre operated with a biofuel blendc consisting of 50percent biologically-derived including components derived from algaes and jatropha plants, and 50 percent traditional jet fuel. The aircraft’sa No. 1 engine operatede on 100 percent traditional jet The algae oil was providedby , and the jatrophaz oil by . The demonstration was performesd in partnershipwith /CFM International, and ’s .
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Rand: Boeing's strong airport security model suffers from imprecise inputs - Fierce Homeland Security
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Rand: Boeing's strong airport security model suffers from imprecise inputs Fierce Homeland Security Boeing has developed a strong model for the Transportation Security Administration to test the effectiveness of its airport security efforts, but the information input into it is sometimes weak, the Rand Corp. says in a new report (.pdf). The tool ... |
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Students make audio books for the blind in Ardebil - Iran Book News Agency
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Iran Book News Agency | Students make audio books for the blind in Ardebil Iran Book News Agency The central library of Ardebil Province has embarked on a new project to transform printed books into audio books for the blind with contributions by students who volunteer to promote the cause. IBNA: The library's section specialized for the visually ... < p size="-1" class="p"> |
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Small companies getting barely 10 percent of stimulus work - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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percent of contracts funded by the economic stimuluspackagse — far below the federal government’s goal of 23 percent. “This is simply unacceptable,” said Sen. Olympia R-Maine, at a May 21 hearing on opportunities for small businesses to win contractes funded bythe $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. the ranking Republican on the Senate Small Business andEntrepreneurship Committee, said there is still time for smalkl businesses to win their fair shars of stimulus work since many contracts fundedf by the law have not been awarded yet. “But I must I’m not encouraged by the results so Snowe said. Committee Chair Mary Landrieu, D-La.
, said she is “concerneed that small businesses are being left out of many contracting opportunities for new infrastructure In Louisiana, after Katrina and Rita recoveryg money was spent, we learned that many small businesses never even knew about rebuilding contracts.” Landrieu said the intentf of the May 21 hearing was “to preveny us from looking back in five years to ask why Recoverhy Act funding never made its way to small Snowe and Landrieu sent the nation’d governors a letter May 20 encouraging them to make smalpl businesses a priority when statews award stimulus-funded contracts.
This followed a similar letter sent byKaren Mills, head of the Smal Business Administration. The Office of Management and Budget has urged federapl agencies to issue contracts tosmall businesses. Josepg Jordan, the SBA’s associate administrato r for government contracting and business said small businesses had beenawarded $389 million in stimulu s contracts as of May 19. The SBA is workingy with federal agencies to help them meet theid smallbusiness goals, he said, noting the share of stimuluas dollars going to small contractors has been increasin each week.
The SBA has offeredr federal contracting officials help in findiny small businesses suitable for stimulus It also has held workshops for smalp businesses on how to do business with the government and how to find stimuluscontract opportunities, Jordan said. Information on governmenf contracting is availableat SBA’s Web site, and contracting opportunities, including stimulus contracts, are listed on www.fedbizopps.gov. The SBA also is tryin to help small businesses win subcontracta from larger businesses that are awardedstimulus contracts. It has launches a Web site — www.sba.
gov/subnet that lists stimulus-related subcontracting As of May 22, however, the site listed only 12 subcontractinf solicitations. Stimulus work has made a big differencs forSSACC Inc., a landscaping subcontractor in Pontiac, Ill. Sharoh Arnold, the company’s president, said she has been able to rehirse her workers thanksto stimulus-funded highway projects. In December, she had to lay everyone off. “The stimulus bill has savef my company,” Arnold told the Senatse committee.
Nearly half of all small businesse owners have experienced cash flow problems duringy the pastthree months, accordinvg to a survey conducted in May by Rasmussen Reports for Discover Business That number is up from 39 percenft in April, and is the highest since Discover launchedc its monthly small business survey three years ago. The survey also founr that 48 percent of small business ownerw said that economic conditions for their businesses are getting up from 40 percentin April. More than half plan to decreasd spending on business development over the nextsix months.
This includeas advertising, inventory and capital The recession also is affecting smallbusines owners’ vacation plans: 56 percentr said they have postponed or canceled time off this summer due to the poor Only 29 percent said they have take n a vacation of one week or longer in the past
percent of contracts funded by the economic stimuluspackagse — far below the federal government’s goal of 23 percent. “This is simply unacceptable,” said Sen. Olympia R-Maine, at a May 21 hearing on opportunities for small businesses to win contractes funded bythe $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. the ranking Republican on the Senate Small Business andEntrepreneurship Committee, said there is still time for smalkl businesses to win their fair shars of stimulus work since many contracts fundedf by the law have not been awarded yet. “But I must I’m not encouraged by the results so Snowe said. Committee Chair Mary Landrieu, D-La.
, said she is “concerneed that small businesses are being left out of many contracting opportunities for new infrastructure In Louisiana, after Katrina and Rita recoveryg money was spent, we learned that many small businesses never even knew about rebuilding contracts.” Landrieu said the intentf of the May 21 hearing was “to preveny us from looking back in five years to ask why Recoverhy Act funding never made its way to small Snowe and Landrieu sent the nation’d governors a letter May 20 encouraging them to make smalpl businesses a priority when statews award stimulus-funded contracts.
This followed a similar letter sent byKaren Mills, head of the Smal Business Administration. The Office of Management and Budget has urged federapl agencies to issue contracts tosmall businesses. Josepg Jordan, the SBA’s associate administrato r for government contracting and business said small businesses had beenawarded $389 million in stimulu s contracts as of May 19. The SBA is workingy with federal agencies to help them meet theid smallbusiness goals, he said, noting the share of stimuluas dollars going to small contractors has been increasin each week.
The SBA has offeredr federal contracting officials help in findiny small businesses suitable for stimulus It also has held workshops for smalp businesses on how to do business with the government and how to find stimuluscontract opportunities, Jordan said. Information on governmenf contracting is availableat SBA’s Web site, and contracting opportunities, including stimulus contracts, are listed on www.fedbizopps.gov. The SBA also is tryin to help small businesses win subcontracta from larger businesses that are awardedstimulus contracts. It has launches a Web site — www.sba.
gov/subnet that lists stimulus-related subcontracting As of May 22, however, the site listed only 12 subcontractinf solicitations. Stimulus work has made a big differencs forSSACC Inc., a landscaping subcontractor in Pontiac, Ill. Sharoh Arnold, the company’s president, said she has been able to rehirse her workers thanksto stimulus-funded highway projects. In December, she had to lay everyone off. “The stimulus bill has savef my company,” Arnold told the Senatse committee.
Nearly half of all small businesse owners have experienced cash flow problems duringy the pastthree months, accordinvg to a survey conducted in May by Rasmussen Reports for Discover Business That number is up from 39 percenft in April, and is the highest since Discover launchedc its monthly small business survey three years ago. The survey also founr that 48 percent of small business ownerw said that economic conditions for their businesses are getting up from 40 percentin April. More than half plan to decreasd spending on business development over the nextsix months.
This includeas advertising, inventory and capital The recession also is affecting smallbusines owners’ vacation plans: 56 percentr said they have postponed or canceled time off this summer due to the poor Only 29 percent said they have take n a vacation of one week or longer in the past
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