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million in federal economic stimulusd funding. Eleven of the newly funded projects hadbeen peer-revieweds and approved but hadn’t received money yet. Anothee six involved supplemental grants toexistinh projects. And in one the NIH awarded $500,00p to a researcher to buy two photonh microscopes that will be shared withothefr laboratories. These projects are the first at the medicalk school to receive support undefr theObama administration’s nationak stimulus plan, with additional grantxs expected down the road, officials said. “Thiss is a lifesaver,” said Francis M.D., associate professor of radiology andof pediatrics, who receive $655,000 in stimulus funds.
“It really stabilizes the Philip Pizzo, M.D., dean of the School of said the stimulus funding is critical tothe country’sz health-care reform effort because of the linkage betwee n research and medical care. “After six yearsz of NIH funding that constantly lost its value againsrinflation — with a profoundly negativs impact on our nation’s prized biomedical research enterprisd — the stimulus funding is helping to take researcjh off life support and breathe new hope for work that we hope will ultimatelty improve the lives of adults and Pizzo said in the June 16
воскресенье, 15 января 2012 г.
четверг, 12 января 2012 г.
Puget Sound-area 787 parts makers expressing relief after two-year delay - Houston Business Journal:
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It’s a big relief for local companies that interruptesd manufacturing plansfor Boeing’s new aircraft when the 787’e production problems arose in the summer of 2007. Restarting locaol production of parts and assemblieds for the 787 will bring new activity and jobs to a statse industry that is facing lowefr production rates for someof Boeing’sd older models, including the 777 and 747.
Boeing currently has 866 orders forthe 787, a recordr for an aircraft that hasn’t although the order book has slid this “We’re all going to be happy when it That would mark the start of the officialp ramp-up, and the health of the prograkm being able to finally move said Kevin Steck, chairman of the , the region’s leadingt aerospace industry group. Steck also is vice presidenf of business developmentfor , a Kent-based division of owner of Boeing rival Airbus. To be the resumption in parts manufacturingis spotty, dependingy on the destinations of the parts and and on how long the 787 production was shut down.
How loca suppliers are responding to the approacg ofthe 787’s first flight also reflectas the new global production model, which depends on outsids prime contractors to buildr major airframe sections around the world so that Boeintg can assemble them into an aircraft in Everett. Bob Boeing vice president of 787 Supplier said he believes there are aboug 30 significant companies supplying the 787 in adding that the long production hiatu is nearingan end. “The phenomena you’re seeinf is the demand signals are starting to get back to and they’re starting to get signals to make he said.
“I would expecg that all suppliers, including thosed located locally, are starting to move or preparinbg to startto move.” Noble said lower-tier companies are startingg production sooner, because they must finish their parts beforer the pieces can be integrated into assemblies by companiesa farther up the assembly chain. “Ag the end of the line, you’re starting to get a signak to startmarking parts,” he “The timing and rate depends on a particular supplier’z position in the production system and the amount of inventorgy currently available.
” Reflecting the complicated supply chain, in Kent is one companty that will be simultaneously supplying the same part to Boeing’s prime contractors in Asia and to Boeing itself. Cascade is resuminf productionof “clamp blocks,” plastic brackets that hold hydraulic lines into the aircrafgt hull. Each 787 will use 1,500 At the same Cascade is starting testing of anew injection-moldingy machine it installed to meet demand for clamp blockw when the 787 enters full Cascade invested nearly $4 million in the new machineryt and a section of its factory to housr it, said Mike Moran, general “All indications are they want us to commence buildingh in August,” he said.
“We’re gettinv ready to start rolling hereright away.” In three weeks ago resumed milling and shipping large titaniuj parts to Korean Airlines Aerospace after a yearlong hiatus, said Dave CEO of Precision. The Korean company, a manufacturing subsidiaruy ofKorean Airlines, makes largr airframe sections for the 787, and needsx the titanium parts to tie those sections to the rest of the 787 Baublits said. Baublits said he expects Precision’as business to rise about 7 percentthis year, althoughy this is less than the 17 percent or 18 percent growth the companh had expected before the recession.
“We’rs staying pretty flat on peoplebecause we’re watching our he said, adding that the companty now employs 165. While critics, especially union leaders, have complained that the two-year delay shows that Boeing’ss outsourced production model for the 787 has the company is sticking with the tacti c of moving more responsibilityy and production tolargse suppliers. “This was an enormous said Noble, the Boeint vice president, adding that many of the problems came from how new theaircraf is, not from anything inherent in the system “We have not materially changeed the production systems for the 787.
”
It’s a big relief for local companies that interruptesd manufacturing plansfor Boeing’s new aircraft when the 787’e production problems arose in the summer of 2007. Restarting locaol production of parts and assemblieds for the 787 will bring new activity and jobs to a statse industry that is facing lowefr production rates for someof Boeing’sd older models, including the 777 and 747.
Boeing currently has 866 orders forthe 787, a recordr for an aircraft that hasn’t although the order book has slid this “We’re all going to be happy when it That would mark the start of the officialp ramp-up, and the health of the prograkm being able to finally move said Kevin Steck, chairman of the , the region’s leadingt aerospace industry group. Steck also is vice presidenf of business developmentfor , a Kent-based division of owner of Boeing rival Airbus. To be the resumption in parts manufacturingis spotty, dependingy on the destinations of the parts and and on how long the 787 production was shut down.
How loca suppliers are responding to the approacg ofthe 787’s first flight also reflectas the new global production model, which depends on outsids prime contractors to buildr major airframe sections around the world so that Boeintg can assemble them into an aircraft in Everett. Bob Boeing vice president of 787 Supplier said he believes there are aboug 30 significant companies supplying the 787 in adding that the long production hiatu is nearingan end. “The phenomena you’re seeinf is the demand signals are starting to get back to and they’re starting to get signals to make he said.
“I would expecg that all suppliers, including thosed located locally, are starting to move or preparinbg to startto move.” Noble said lower-tier companies are startingg production sooner, because they must finish their parts beforer the pieces can be integrated into assemblies by companiesa farther up the assembly chain. “Ag the end of the line, you’re starting to get a signak to startmarking parts,” he “The timing and rate depends on a particular supplier’z position in the production system and the amount of inventorgy currently available.
” Reflecting the complicated supply chain, in Kent is one companty that will be simultaneously supplying the same part to Boeing’s prime contractors in Asia and to Boeing itself. Cascade is resuminf productionof “clamp blocks,” plastic brackets that hold hydraulic lines into the aircrafgt hull. Each 787 will use 1,500 At the same Cascade is starting testing of anew injection-moldingy machine it installed to meet demand for clamp blockw when the 787 enters full Cascade invested nearly $4 million in the new machineryt and a section of its factory to housr it, said Mike Moran, general “All indications are they want us to commence buildingh in August,” he said.
“We’re gettinv ready to start rolling hereright away.” In three weeks ago resumed milling and shipping large titaniuj parts to Korean Airlines Aerospace after a yearlong hiatus, said Dave CEO of Precision. The Korean company, a manufacturing subsidiaruy ofKorean Airlines, makes largr airframe sections for the 787, and needsx the titanium parts to tie those sections to the rest of the 787 Baublits said. Baublits said he expects Precision’as business to rise about 7 percentthis year, althoughy this is less than the 17 percent or 18 percent growth the companh had expected before the recession.
“We’rs staying pretty flat on peoplebecause we’re watching our he said, adding that the companty now employs 165. While critics, especially union leaders, have complained that the two-year delay shows that Boeing’ss outsourced production model for the 787 has the company is sticking with the tacti c of moving more responsibilityy and production tolargse suppliers. “This was an enormous said Noble, the Boeint vice president, adding that many of the problems came from how new theaircraf is, not from anything inherent in the system “We have not materially changeed the production systems for the 787.
”
вторник, 10 января 2012 г.
Kentucky natural gas costs decline - Business First of Louisville:
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The latest natural gas cost adjustment approvesd by the forthe state’s five largest natural gas distributiojn utilities, shows an average decline of $1.10 per 1,000 cubic feet betweenb November and February, the PSC said in a news Dallas-based ; Lexington, Ky.-basedd of Kentucky Inc.; Winchester, Ky.-basefd Inc.; ; and , are the state’xs five largest natural gas suppliers in the Together, the companies serve more than 750,000 Kentucky customers and deliver abou t 176 billion cubic feet of naturap gas per year. A typical customer using 10,000o cubic feet of natural gas per montyh willpay $11 less than they did threes months ago.
In February, customerxs of the state’s five largest paid an averageof $11.60 per 1,000 cubic feet of natura l gas, compared with $11.70 per 1,000 cubic feet in The cost remains up, however, from the averagew of $9.63 per thousand cubic feet customerz paid a year ago, the PSC said. The which regulates utilitiesin Kentucky, said that base on filings it has received from various the cost of natural gas likely will decline agaihn in March.
“These declines show that the downturmn in the wholesale price of natural gas is makinhg its wayto consumers,” PSC chairmab David Armstrong said in the “If wholesale prices remain low, consumers shoulc see further decreases in their costs in the cominbg months.” By federal law, natural gas pricea are not regulated at the wholesale level and fluctuate with supply and demand, the PSC said in the Under Kentucky law, gas companies are entitled to recover the wholesal cost of the gas delivered to their including the fees they pay to interstated pipelines to transport the gas to their retail distribution systems.
Wholesale prices peaked in the summer of when natural gas distributors were storinhg natural gas for use during the winterfheating season.
The latest natural gas cost adjustment approvesd by the forthe state’s five largest natural gas distributiojn utilities, shows an average decline of $1.10 per 1,000 cubic feet betweenb November and February, the PSC said in a news Dallas-based ; Lexington, Ky.-basedd of Kentucky Inc.; Winchester, Ky.-basefd Inc.; ; and , are the state’xs five largest natural gas suppliers in the Together, the companies serve more than 750,000 Kentucky customers and deliver abou t 176 billion cubic feet of naturap gas per year. A typical customer using 10,000o cubic feet of natural gas per montyh willpay $11 less than they did threes months ago.
In February, customerxs of the state’s five largest paid an averageof $11.60 per 1,000 cubic feet of natura l gas, compared with $11.70 per 1,000 cubic feet in The cost remains up, however, from the averagew of $9.63 per thousand cubic feet customerz paid a year ago, the PSC said. The which regulates utilitiesin Kentucky, said that base on filings it has received from various the cost of natural gas likely will decline agaihn in March.
“These declines show that the downturmn in the wholesale price of natural gas is makinhg its wayto consumers,” PSC chairmab David Armstrong said in the “If wholesale prices remain low, consumers shoulc see further decreases in their costs in the cominbg months.” By federal law, natural gas pricea are not regulated at the wholesale level and fluctuate with supply and demand, the PSC said in the Under Kentucky law, gas companies are entitled to recover the wholesal cost of the gas delivered to their including the fees they pay to interstated pipelines to transport the gas to their retail distribution systems.
Wholesale prices peaked in the summer of when natural gas distributors were storinhg natural gas for use during the winterfheating season.
воскресенье, 8 января 2012 г.
Penske losing Big Lots logistics contract - Portland Business Journal:
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is packing up this summedr at thediscount retailer’s headquarters and four othee distribution facilities after the merchant opted to not renewa a logistics contract that expires in July. The Pa.-based Penske said 186 workers, including 53 in could be affected when its contract with Columbus-based Big Lots expires July 31. Penske spokesman Randyh Ryerson said the company has worked with the retailersince 1991. The 1,300-store Big Lots has chosen a new third-partyg logistics provider to continue the warehousing and distribution work that Penskwe performed atthe retailer’s Phillipi Road headquarters and its distribution centers in Pa; Montgomery, Ala.; Ranchpo Cucamonga, Calif.
; and Durant, Okla. Timothy Big Lots’ vice president of strategic planning andinvestor relations, said more than a dozenb carriers bid for the work. He declined to disclose the companyh Big Lots selected tosucceed Penske. Big Lots and Penske representativezssaid they’re working with truck drivers looking to continu e work under the new logistics provider. Johnson said the compangy met with workers over the weekensd to introduce thenew contractor. In the event that some workerssare cut, Ryerson said privately held Pensk will work with the state “to make sure employees are aware of different services.” Penske employs about 20,000 workerds worldwide.
Asked why Big Lots optexd to bid for a new contractor afterf thelatest five-year contract with Penske, Johnson “a lot has changed in transportatiojn in the past five years. We owed it to our associatez and shareholders to take a fresg look at how we handle outbound The loss of the Big Lots contract comes less than a year aftetr Penske was replaced at a warehouswin Lockbourne. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based last fall stepped in at the where Penske had employede146 workers. Penske has 400 logisticw centers worldwide. Its Central Ohio operations include a number of distributionb and warehousing facilities inthe region.
is packing up this summedr at thediscount retailer’s headquarters and four othee distribution facilities after the merchant opted to not renewa a logistics contract that expires in July. The Pa.-based Penske said 186 workers, including 53 in could be affected when its contract with Columbus-based Big Lots expires July 31. Penske spokesman Randyh Ryerson said the company has worked with the retailersince 1991. The 1,300-store Big Lots has chosen a new third-partyg logistics provider to continue the warehousing and distribution work that Penskwe performed atthe retailer’s Phillipi Road headquarters and its distribution centers in Pa; Montgomery, Ala.; Ranchpo Cucamonga, Calif.
; and Durant, Okla. Timothy Big Lots’ vice president of strategic planning andinvestor relations, said more than a dozenb carriers bid for the work. He declined to disclose the companyh Big Lots selected tosucceed Penske. Big Lots and Penske representativezssaid they’re working with truck drivers looking to continu e work under the new logistics provider. Johnson said the compangy met with workers over the weekensd to introduce thenew contractor. In the event that some workerssare cut, Ryerson said privately held Pensk will work with the state “to make sure employees are aware of different services.” Penske employs about 20,000 workerds worldwide.
Asked why Big Lots optexd to bid for a new contractor afterf thelatest five-year contract with Penske, Johnson “a lot has changed in transportatiojn in the past five years. We owed it to our associatez and shareholders to take a fresg look at how we handle outbound The loss of the Big Lots contract comes less than a year aftetr Penske was replaced at a warehouswin Lockbourne. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based last fall stepped in at the where Penske had employede146 workers. Penske has 400 logisticw centers worldwide. Its Central Ohio operations include a number of distributionb and warehousing facilities inthe region.
пятница, 6 января 2012 г.
Ken Hess column: Questions answered touch on Social Security audio ... - Wausau Daily Herald
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Ken Hess column: Questions answered touch on Social Security audio ... Wausau Daily Herald Answer: Yes, we do. You can find them at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs. Some of the publications available include What You Can Do Online, How Social Security Can Help You When A Family Member Dies, Apply Online For Social Security Benefits, ... |
среда, 4 января 2012 г.
BofA to close east Wichita branch to consolidate services - Wichita Business Journal:
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Customers last week startef receiving notification that the branch woulsdclose Aug. 28. Accounts from that BofA says, will be dispersed to nearby locations at141 S. Rock at the Towne East Squaree Mall, and in the Cherry Creeik area at1617 S. Rock Road. “When we have overlal in services, we look where are bankinvg centers are,” says company spokesperson Diane Wagner. “There’s no need to have threew locations within a mile of each The branch’s eight employees also will be reassignecd to other branches, so no jobs will be lost as a resulf of the closing, Wagner The Wichita branch is one of three Kansas locationsd scheduled to close later this year.
Branches in Empori and Coffeyville are slated to close in The banks are part of a numberr of branches nationwide BofA has closed inrecent weeks. Wagner says eliminatiny overlaps in service is a practic ethe Charlotte, N.C.-based BofA does everyy year and does not reflect the financial health of the company. she says, remains committed to the Wichit market. The bank has 15 locations in the Wichita When deciding which branchesto close, BofA lookzs at a variety of factors, including customer volume and the types of servicew offered. The Woodlawn location has undergone a seriese of changes inits history. Wichita-baseds acquired the branch in 1991from .
Boatmen’ Bank then bought Bank IV in 1995. A year later, BofA acquiredf the branch when it bought BofA nowhas 6,100 banking centers throughout the Unitedf States.
Customers last week startef receiving notification that the branch woulsdclose Aug. 28. Accounts from that BofA says, will be dispersed to nearby locations at141 S. Rock at the Towne East Squaree Mall, and in the Cherry Creeik area at1617 S. Rock Road. “When we have overlal in services, we look where are bankinvg centers are,” says company spokesperson Diane Wagner. “There’s no need to have threew locations within a mile of each The branch’s eight employees also will be reassignecd to other branches, so no jobs will be lost as a resulf of the closing, Wagner The Wichita branch is one of three Kansas locationsd scheduled to close later this year.
Branches in Empori and Coffeyville are slated to close in The banks are part of a numberr of branches nationwide BofA has closed inrecent weeks. Wagner says eliminatiny overlaps in service is a practic ethe Charlotte, N.C.-based BofA does everyy year and does not reflect the financial health of the company. she says, remains committed to the Wichit market. The bank has 15 locations in the Wichita When deciding which branchesto close, BofA lookzs at a variety of factors, including customer volume and the types of servicew offered. The Woodlawn location has undergone a seriese of changes inits history. Wichita-baseds acquired the branch in 1991from .
Boatmen’ Bank then bought Bank IV in 1995. A year later, BofA acquiredf the branch when it bought BofA nowhas 6,100 banking centers throughout the Unitedf States.
воскресенье, 1 января 2012 г.
Three Rivers Arts Festival back in Point State Park for 50th anniversary - Nashville Business Journal:
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This year, the festival will have a new parentf organization and a shorterrun “Our theme song is, ‘We’re as in back in the park,” said Kevin CEO of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, which took over the annua Downtown arts and entertainment gathering in Point State Park will host free outdoor entertainment, includin blues-rock band The Black Keys, each eveniny and during both weekendz of the festival. Many of the 500 artistes will set up booths along recently renovated PointStatee Park’s perimeter.
“It’s a fabulous space and reall y great for peopleto enjoy,” McMahon Gallery exhibits and film screeningzs in the Cultural District also will bring traffic into other parts of Downtown, he said. In spite of croppinh the event from the traditional threse weeks to10 days, McMahon said he anticipates attendance to be levelp with prior years’ 400,000 to 600,000 levels. The decisio to shorten the festival, founded in 1960, was influencef by feedback fromartists — many said the three week commitmentg forced them to miss out on other summer festivalxs — and the economy.
“Candidly, givenb the economy, it’s less expensive to do it for two weekend s ratherthan three,” McMahon said. The Pittsburgbh Cultural Trust also will mark a milestonethis year, celebratin g its 25th anniversary. Hollie vice president of marketing and communications for the PittsburghDowntowbn Partnership, predicted the economy would not dampetr attendance, as the economic development nonprofit has found Downtown traffic to remain steady this “It does bring a lot of people and it’s great because it happens durinf the day, not just weekends,” she said.
“It’s a greayt activity for people who work Downtown to head over theree and enjoy the food vendorsand shop.”
This year, the festival will have a new parentf organization and a shorterrun “Our theme song is, ‘We’re as in back in the park,” said Kevin CEO of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, which took over the annua Downtown arts and entertainment gathering in Point State Park will host free outdoor entertainment, includin blues-rock band The Black Keys, each eveniny and during both weekendz of the festival. Many of the 500 artistes will set up booths along recently renovated PointStatee Park’s perimeter.
“It’s a fabulous space and reall y great for peopleto enjoy,” McMahon Gallery exhibits and film screeningzs in the Cultural District also will bring traffic into other parts of Downtown, he said. In spite of croppinh the event from the traditional threse weeks to10 days, McMahon said he anticipates attendance to be levelp with prior years’ 400,000 to 600,000 levels. The decisio to shorten the festival, founded in 1960, was influencef by feedback fromartists — many said the three week commitmentg forced them to miss out on other summer festivalxs — and the economy.
“Candidly, givenb the economy, it’s less expensive to do it for two weekend s ratherthan three,” McMahon said. The Pittsburgbh Cultural Trust also will mark a milestonethis year, celebratin g its 25th anniversary. Hollie vice president of marketing and communications for the PittsburghDowntowbn Partnership, predicted the economy would not dampetr attendance, as the economic development nonprofit has found Downtown traffic to remain steady this “It does bring a lot of people and it’s great because it happens durinf the day, not just weekends,” she said.
“It’s a greayt activity for people who work Downtown to head over theree and enjoy the food vendorsand shop.”
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