среда, 5 октября 2011 г.
Ad agencies remember good old days - Boston Business Journal:
Close to 500 advertising and media types attendefdthe event, including many ad industryg veterans who founded and worked at agencieds that were either sold to larger shops like Arnold Worldwid or simply went out of business years ago includint , Houston Effler Herstek Favat, both former Boston-based and Leonard/Monahan in Providence, R.I. “It’a a great time to honoe the legacy of the Boston advertising community and all the greaf campaigns that werecreated here,” said Andrewa Graff, president of Watertown, Mass.-based Allejn & Gerritsen and chairman of the Ad Club’s boared of directors.
Ad Club president Kathyu Kiely handedout “MVP” awards to Fred co-founder of Boston-based MMB; Joe CEO of ; Marc Gallucci, founderd and CEO of Fort Franklin; Bob Cipriani, founderf of ; Bink Garrison, current senioer vice president and catalyst at and founder of Ingalls, Quinhn & Johnson; and Lance Jensen, co-foundeer of Modernista and former Arnold Worldwide executive, among
понедельник, 3 октября 2011 г.
пятница, 30 сентября 2011 г.
Analyst urges selloff of NY Times debt - Dayton Business Journal:
GimmeCredit analyst David Novosel also saidthe company’ s postponed deadline for bids on the may reflecgt “a paucity of interest in the The New York Times Co. NYT) extended the deadline for bid submissions until late rthis month. Novosel said if the New York Times Co.’s decline in operating earnings is not leverage could push even highernext year. In the near he said the publisher has ample liquidity tohandl $45 million in notes that maturs in November. And there’s no debt coming due in 2010. the company still has aboutr $1.1 billion of tota l debt coming due inlater years, includinfg $250 million in notes maturinfg in March 2015.
Yields on that issue have soaresd toabout 12.5 percent, and the debt trades for 70.10 cents on the dollar, accordingb to Bloomberg data. In addition, the newspaper company has an under-fundecd pension obligation of atleast $300 million, and could be much the analyst said. “Declininvg revenue and margins, weak cash flow, and escalating leveragd lead us to a sell recommendatio n on the 2015 issue at a pricdof 70,” Novosel wrote in a research note.
среда, 28 сентября 2011 г.
Burlington lifts boiled water order - Boston Globe
WHDH-TV | Burlington lifts boiled water order Boston Globe The town of Burlington tonight ended the boil water order imposed earlier this week when the E. coli bacteria was discovered in the water supply. "After satisfactory completion of testing of two consecutive rounds of samples taken throughout the Town, ... Boil-Water Order Lifted Update from the Town of Canton on Boil Water Order Boil water advisory continues in Burlington, Mass. |
понедельник, 26 сентября 2011 г.
Corker: Chrysler, GM should reimburse auto dealers - Memphis Business Journal:
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Chattanooga, introducecd the Auto Dealers Assistance Amendment yesterda y in the Senate Banking The amendment would also give dealershipd 180 days to wind downtheir operations. “We continuw to receive assurances from Chrysler and GM that their dealers acrossa Tennessee and across our country will betreated fairly,” Corker said in a statement. “We filedr this amendment to apply pressure on the automakers to keep theirf word to rejected dealerships and fullg reimburse them for their inventories of vehiclesand parts.
“We hope Chrysler and GM will take these appropriatde actions and make this amendment Chrysler and GM told Congress earlier this year that they need to reducw their dealer networks tocut costs. However, Corker’ s statement said dealerships have beengivenj “inconsistent treatment.” Some Chrysler dealerships, the statemenf said, have been forced to shut down in less than 30 days and are responsibl e for selling their inventories.
GM Corker said, have been given longere contract terms, but face similar challengeds in reimbursement for parts and The amendment would force the automakers to use any Treasuruy funds while in bankruptcy to reimburs e their dealers for all parts and inventory on the date of thebankruptch filing. Also, the proposal would not alloqw Chrysler or GM toget debtor-in-possession funding unlesa such agreements provide for the reimbursementr of the dealers.
суббота, 24 сентября 2011 г.
Montana's transfer of F-15s to California delayed - San Jose Mercury News
Montana's transfer of F-15s to California delayed San Jose Mercury News The transfer of the Montana Air National Guard F-15s to the California Air National Guard has been delayed. The National Guard Bureau announced Friday the move will begin next August and should be completed by March 2013. Montana Air National Guard Maj ... Transfer of MANG F-15's Delayed Guard to keep F-15s at MANG eight more months |
четверг, 22 сентября 2011 г.
Sales of previously owned homes jump in August - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times | Sales of previously owned homes jump in August Los Angeles Times Sales of previously owned homes were up 20.6% over August 2010 in the West, 16.9% in the South, 26.7% in the Midwest and 10% in the Northeast. Above, a home for sale near Gladstone, Ore. (Rick Bowmer, Associated Press / September 22, 2011) By Alejandro ... Previously owned home sales up Existing-home sales rise, beating forecast Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Increased More Than Forecast |