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Goodwin Procter's Budd elected vice chairman of AAA national boardd WayneBudd , senior counsel with the Bostonb law firm of and a member of the boards of directors of , was elected vice chairman of AAA’sa national board of directors. Turbine taps Paradowski as CFO , a Westwood-baseds online gaming technology company, appointed M. Beau Paradowski chierf financial officer. Clough to run Leerink Swann's MEDACorp division Health care investment bank Leerinkk Swann of Boston appointed Brent Clough senioer managing director and head of itsMEDACorp division. Prior to joiningh Leerink Swann, Clough was president and CEO of IntrinsiLLC , an oncology software and data analyticsa firm.
promotes Stys as VP of marketing andbusineses dev. Shawmut Design and Construction in Boston promoted BriaStys , a 16-year veteranm of the firm, to the newly-created role of vice president of marketinyg and business development. The Protector Group Insurance Agench adds Mullery as director of compliance and wellness of Worcester added Laura Ann Mullery as director of compliancwand wellness. Mullery previouslyy served as assistant vice president at in Boston and vice president of major accounts at Thorbahn Associatesin Quincy.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Jury: AT&T overcharged on service fee - Dallas Business Journal:
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But the Kansas Kan., panel ruled that the Dallas-basecd company did not conspire with or NetworkServices Inc. in overcharginbg on the fee, which is used to make phone service available in ruraland low-incomer areas, among other places, court documents say. Barry a partner in the Dallas office of Susman Godfrey LLP and a lead attorneyt forthe plaintiffs, says the antitrustt claim was for $400 million. The plaintiffs haven’t decide whether to appeal, he says.
In a pres release, the plaintiffs say that prejudgmentinterest “will add millions to the tota amount AT&T owes its current and former Meanwhile, the company, in a statemen e-mailed to this newspaper, says it is “gratified that the jury correctl found no evidence of antitrust We’re studying our options on the breach-of-contrac ruling involving California residential and continue to believe we acted properly.” The case was a consolidationb of a number of class-action suits, which alleged that AT&T, Sprint and MCI conspired to overcharge for collectionse of the fee. The defendantx all denied wrongdoing.
The federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 requiresa that phone service providers pay a variable percentage ofthei long-distance revenue into the USF fund. The class-action litigationn covers the timeframe Aug, 1, 2001 to March 31, 2003, and claima that the defendants conspirerd to fix the percentages at which they set USF chargezs on customers’ bills. They also collected and retained USF surchargesin “unreasonable amounts, discriminated in the collection of the USF surcharges, and misrepresenterd the nature of the USF surchargess they impose on their court documents allege.
Sprint settled its portionb of the litigation forabout $30 million in 2007, according to couryt records. Mike Northrup, a shareholder at in Dallas, says it is relativel rare for lawsuits to be certified as clasx actions and then proceedto trial. “Courtz tend to be very defendant-friendly from the standpoint ofclasa certification,” he says. “The defendant will typically get (the case) settles by the time it gets
But the Kansas Kan., panel ruled that the Dallas-basecd company did not conspire with or NetworkServices Inc. in overcharginbg on the fee, which is used to make phone service available in ruraland low-incomer areas, among other places, court documents say. Barry a partner in the Dallas office of Susman Godfrey LLP and a lead attorneyt forthe plaintiffs, says the antitrustt claim was for $400 million. The plaintiffs haven’t decide whether to appeal, he says.
In a pres release, the plaintiffs say that prejudgmentinterest “will add millions to the tota amount AT&T owes its current and former Meanwhile, the company, in a statemen e-mailed to this newspaper, says it is “gratified that the jury correctl found no evidence of antitrust We’re studying our options on the breach-of-contrac ruling involving California residential and continue to believe we acted properly.” The case was a consolidationb of a number of class-action suits, which alleged that AT&T, Sprint and MCI conspired to overcharge for collectionse of the fee. The defendantx all denied wrongdoing.
The federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 requiresa that phone service providers pay a variable percentage ofthei long-distance revenue into the USF fund. The class-action litigationn covers the timeframe Aug, 1, 2001 to March 31, 2003, and claima that the defendants conspirerd to fix the percentages at which they set USF chargezs on customers’ bills. They also collected and retained USF surchargesin “unreasonable amounts, discriminated in the collection of the USF surcharges, and misrepresenterd the nature of the USF surchargess they impose on their court documents allege.
Sprint settled its portionb of the litigation forabout $30 million in 2007, according to couryt records. Mike Northrup, a shareholder at in Dallas, says it is relativel rare for lawsuits to be certified as clasx actions and then proceedto trial. “Courtz tend to be very defendant-friendly from the standpoint ofclasa certification,” he says. “The defendant will typically get (the case) settles by the time it gets
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Oil and gas industry
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The study found that hits to the industry includede some scaling back of upstream investment in 2009 and the postponemenf of someproposed developments. But from overall figures, Ernstt & Young estimates that, as the recovery in oil and gas marketsz gathers steam in the secons halfof 2009, the U.S. oil and gas industr appears poised to resume its growthn and be a key contributor tothe U.S. and global economicf recovery. Among the report’s findings are that totapl capital expenditure grew 35 percentto $132.1 billiojn in 2008 compared with 2007. Natural gas reserves also rose 4 percenftto 145.2 trillion cubicc feet in 2008 from 139.9 Tcf in 2007 even though negative revisions of 6.
7 trillionm cubic feet were recorded for gas reservese in 2008. • Revenue grew 35 perceny to $183.3 billion in 2008, but increases in productionm costsand depreciation, depletion and amortization led to an 8 percengt decline in after-tax profits. • Production costs were $14.7q2 per barrel of oil equivalent in a 25 percent increasefrom 2007. Theser costs have more than doubledfrom $6.55 per BOE in 2004. With low year-end prices forcing severalk companies to reduce or revisereported reserves, findingb and development costs per barrel of oil equivalent increased dramaticallyt in 2008. The all-sources measure was $39.58 per BOE in 2008. Negative revisions of 1.
2 billion barrels were reportesd for oil reservesin 2008, leadinv to a 7 percentf decline in ending reserves from 16.1 billion barrels in 2007 to 15 billioj barrels in 2008. “Despite rising production costs, the oil and gas industryh continues to be positioned for an economic upturj as it makes significant investments in exploratioh andproduction activities,” Marcela Donadio, Americas directo of oil and gas for Ernst & Young, said in a “It’s critical for the industruy to continue its investments in domestix opportunities since we expect that energy demand in the long term will continu e to increase.
” The study is a compilatiomn and analysis of select oil and gas reserve disclosur information as reported by publicluy traded companies in their annual reports filed with the . The study analyzed 40 exploration and production companyu results overa five-year period to find out how the industry was performing and what challengews it was facing. These companies account for aboutt 70 percent oftotal U.S. oil reserves and 61 percen of U.S. gas reserves.
Exploration and productiom companies continue to make investments in their oil and gas evident by the plowback percentagd of 102 percent between 2006 and 2008 and 91 percent overthe five-yea r period, according to Charles Swanson, Houston officwe managing partner for Ernst & Young. The plowbac ratio is the percentage ofa firm’s earnings that are reinvested in the firm. Swanson also said gas reservesx and production have grown 56 percent and29 respectively, since 2004. “When the commoditty prices stabilize, the industry should be in a good Swanson said ina statement.
“Compare d to the recovery of the last majoer collapse inthe today’s oil and gas industry is much more efficient and better-positioned to take advantage of opportunitie during an economic recovery.”
The study found that hits to the industry includede some scaling back of upstream investment in 2009 and the postponemenf of someproposed developments. But from overall figures, Ernstt & Young estimates that, as the recovery in oil and gas marketsz gathers steam in the secons halfof 2009, the U.S. oil and gas industr appears poised to resume its growthn and be a key contributor tothe U.S. and global economicf recovery. Among the report’s findings are that totapl capital expenditure grew 35 percentto $132.1 billiojn in 2008 compared with 2007. Natural gas reserves also rose 4 percenftto 145.2 trillion cubicc feet in 2008 from 139.9 Tcf in 2007 even though negative revisions of 6.
7 trillionm cubic feet were recorded for gas reservese in 2008. • Revenue grew 35 perceny to $183.3 billion in 2008, but increases in productionm costsand depreciation, depletion and amortization led to an 8 percengt decline in after-tax profits. • Production costs were $14.7q2 per barrel of oil equivalent in a 25 percent increasefrom 2007. Theser costs have more than doubledfrom $6.55 per BOE in 2004. With low year-end prices forcing severalk companies to reduce or revisereported reserves, findingb and development costs per barrel of oil equivalent increased dramaticallyt in 2008. The all-sources measure was $39.58 per BOE in 2008. Negative revisions of 1.
2 billion barrels were reportesd for oil reservesin 2008, leadinv to a 7 percentf decline in ending reserves from 16.1 billion barrels in 2007 to 15 billioj barrels in 2008. “Despite rising production costs, the oil and gas industryh continues to be positioned for an economic upturj as it makes significant investments in exploratioh andproduction activities,” Marcela Donadio, Americas directo of oil and gas for Ernst & Young, said in a “It’s critical for the industruy to continue its investments in domestix opportunities since we expect that energy demand in the long term will continu e to increase.
” The study is a compilatiomn and analysis of select oil and gas reserve disclosur information as reported by publicluy traded companies in their annual reports filed with the . The study analyzed 40 exploration and production companyu results overa five-year period to find out how the industry was performing and what challengews it was facing. These companies account for aboutt 70 percent oftotal U.S. oil reserves and 61 percen of U.S. gas reserves.
Exploration and productiom companies continue to make investments in their oil and gas evident by the plowback percentagd of 102 percent between 2006 and 2008 and 91 percent overthe five-yea r period, according to Charles Swanson, Houston officwe managing partner for Ernst & Young. The plowbac ratio is the percentage ofa firm’s earnings that are reinvested in the firm. Swanson also said gas reservesx and production have grown 56 percent and29 respectively, since 2004. “When the commoditty prices stabilize, the industry should be in a good Swanson said ina statement.
“Compare d to the recovery of the last majoer collapse inthe today’s oil and gas industry is much more efficient and better-positioned to take advantage of opportunitie during an economic recovery.”
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Chinese company to buy Hummer - Charlotte Business Journal:
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When GM, which filed for bankruptcty protection Monday, announced earlier Tuesday that a buyer had been founf forthe off-road vehicle line, the name was not immediateluy disclosed. Tengzhong, a major industrial machinery group, will acquire the rightx to theHummer brand, along with a senior managemeny and operational team. It will also assume existinvg dealer agreements relatingto HUMMER’s dealership network. It is contemplater that Tengzhong will, as part of the transaction, enterd into a long-term contract assembly and key componengt and material supply agreementwith GM. In an earlieer statement, GM said it expects the deal if successfuo to secure morethan 3,000 US jobs.
The fina terms of the deal, scheduled to closer in the third quarter, are subject to finalk negotiations. The cost of the transaction wasnot revealed. is actingb as exclusive financial advisor and is actinbg as international legal counsel to Tengzhong on this Citi is acting as financial advisofrto GM.
When GM, which filed for bankruptcty protection Monday, announced earlier Tuesday that a buyer had been founf forthe off-road vehicle line, the name was not immediateluy disclosed. Tengzhong, a major industrial machinery group, will acquire the rightx to theHummer brand, along with a senior managemeny and operational team. It will also assume existinvg dealer agreements relatingto HUMMER’s dealership network. It is contemplater that Tengzhong will, as part of the transaction, enterd into a long-term contract assembly and key componengt and material supply agreementwith GM. In an earlieer statement, GM said it expects the deal if successfuo to secure morethan 3,000 US jobs.
The fina terms of the deal, scheduled to closer in the third quarter, are subject to finalk negotiations. The cost of the transaction wasnot revealed. is actingb as exclusive financial advisor and is actinbg as international legal counsel to Tengzhong on this Citi is acting as financial advisofrto GM.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Developer eyes parcel near Wolferts Roost Country Club - The Business Review (Albany):
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If Myers is successful, the housing would be the firsf large-scale residential subdivision in Albany in many saidDoug Melnick, senior planner for the Myers, principal of Quantum Development, was drawn to the nearlg 6-acre site on Van Rensselaer Boulevard near Wolferts Roosy Country Club and Albany Memorial Hospital becausee of its convenient location just off Exit 6 of Interstat e 90. He expects the units to fetchn upwardof $300,000 due to the surging demand for townhouses from retireed and young professionals who want maintenance-frere living.
Amedore Homes would build the "That's where the market is right said Myers, whose firm has 350 townhouse units in the pipelind across the state and has developed severapl in theCapital Region. Through another firm, Concord Myers several years ago converted a vacant buildingg in downtown Schenectady into theParker Inn, a boutique Myers has already encountered oppositionj in Albany, though. Some neighbors acrosse the street are concerned about traffiv and lighting generated bythe development.
Myers said therd will be a berm around the perimeterd to shield the He also submitted a traffic studyt to the city that was done five years ago fora five-stor y luxury apartment building proposed for the same That study found no significant traffic Melnick said. "The lot is zonexd for multi-family high-rise residential Melnick said. "So this is a less-intensive In February 2001, Albany real estate executive Howard Carr propose da 180-unit apartment building on the parcel that would offed tenants sweeping views of the Hudsomn River and Berkshire Mountains.
But the North Albany-Shakedr Park Neighborhood Association fought the project becausr residents said it would be out of character with the The neighborhood consistsof single-familyy homes, but there are also apartment and commercial buildings nearby. Besides the opposition, Carr another stumbling block was a restrictive covenantr on the land that dates to the time it was ownedx by the VanRensselaer family. Myers said any problemsa with the covenant have been resolve d through variances he received from the city board ofzoningf appeals. The board approved Myers' project in and now it moves to the planning which scheduled a public hearingfor Jan. 12.
Melnick, who was interviewee prior to the meeting, didn't expect final approval to be granted yet becauses there are technical issues to beworkedx out. The two parcels, 106 and 112 Van Rensselaee Boulevard, are owned by Howarf C. Yezzi, according to the city assessor's office.
If Myers is successful, the housing would be the firsf large-scale residential subdivision in Albany in many saidDoug Melnick, senior planner for the Myers, principal of Quantum Development, was drawn to the nearlg 6-acre site on Van Rensselaer Boulevard near Wolferts Roosy Country Club and Albany Memorial Hospital becausee of its convenient location just off Exit 6 of Interstat e 90. He expects the units to fetchn upwardof $300,000 due to the surging demand for townhouses from retireed and young professionals who want maintenance-frere living.
Amedore Homes would build the "That's where the market is right said Myers, whose firm has 350 townhouse units in the pipelind across the state and has developed severapl in theCapital Region. Through another firm, Concord Myers several years ago converted a vacant buildingg in downtown Schenectady into theParker Inn, a boutique Myers has already encountered oppositionj in Albany, though. Some neighbors acrosse the street are concerned about traffiv and lighting generated bythe development.
Myers said therd will be a berm around the perimeterd to shield the He also submitted a traffic studyt to the city that was done five years ago fora five-stor y luxury apartment building proposed for the same That study found no significant traffic Melnick said. "The lot is zonexd for multi-family high-rise residential Melnick said. "So this is a less-intensive In February 2001, Albany real estate executive Howard Carr propose da 180-unit apartment building on the parcel that would offed tenants sweeping views of the Hudsomn River and Berkshire Mountains.
But the North Albany-Shakedr Park Neighborhood Association fought the project becausr residents said it would be out of character with the The neighborhood consistsof single-familyy homes, but there are also apartment and commercial buildings nearby. Besides the opposition, Carr another stumbling block was a restrictive covenantr on the land that dates to the time it was ownedx by the VanRensselaer family. Myers said any problemsa with the covenant have been resolve d through variances he received from the city board ofzoningf appeals. The board approved Myers' project in and now it moves to the planning which scheduled a public hearingfor Jan. 12.
Melnick, who was interviewee prior to the meeting, didn't expect final approval to be granted yet becauses there are technical issues to beworkedx out. The two parcels, 106 and 112 Van Rensselaee Boulevard, are owned by Howarf C. Yezzi, according to the city assessor's office.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Talbots to sell J. Jill assets for $75M - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The move is expected to result in the closures of about 75of J. Jill’s existing stores. Hingham, Mass.-based Talbots TLB) said the deal with San Francisco-bases Golden Gate Capital is subjectto post-closing “This is a significant strategic step forwar for Talbots as it enables us to focuzs our time, resources and attentionm exclusively on rejuvenating our core Talbotsw brand and return to profitable growth,” said Trudty F. Sullivan, Talbots president and CEO. Aboug 204 of the existing 279 J. Jill brand storr leases will be assigned to the buyer and will continueeto operate. J. Jill has a store at The Galleriawat Roseville. About 75 remaining J.
Jill brand storw leases will be retainee by Talbots and are expectec to be closed by Talbots within the next60 days.
The move is expected to result in the closures of about 75of J. Jill’s existing stores. Hingham, Mass.-based Talbots TLB) said the deal with San Francisco-bases Golden Gate Capital is subjectto post-closing “This is a significant strategic step forwar for Talbots as it enables us to focuzs our time, resources and attentionm exclusively on rejuvenating our core Talbotsw brand and return to profitable growth,” said Trudty F. Sullivan, Talbots president and CEO. Aboug 204 of the existing 279 J. Jill brand storr leases will be assigned to the buyer and will continueeto operate. J. Jill has a store at The Galleriawat Roseville. About 75 remaining J.
Jill brand storw leases will be retainee by Talbots and are expectec to be closed by Talbots within the next60 days.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Customer service persuaded this business owner to act - bizjournals:
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It was September 2004. In the heart of one of the heaviestg hurricane seasons that rattled the insurancde industry in Florida foryearz afterward, Flowers Lown, and her husband Jesse Lown, had just closed on a building for their new commercial upholstery and interior decorating business, “W e waited several weeks because no one was writinyg policies,” said Flowers Lown, the company Though she talked to many she said was the only insurer that said it coulrd provide coverage within a few which allowed the couple to close on theid building. It was the reliability and response that were the most importanty to Flowers Lown when finding insurancer for hersmall business.
The professional relationship with aNationwide , also played a key role in her keeping the same insurancr for the following years as A Cut Above Interiorxs grew. “If I have a I can call right now andI don’yt get a 1-800 number, I get a live she said. As a small-business owner, Flowers Lown said she used to dislik the thoughtof insurance, but finding a company that was willing to educate a business owner was very In addition to the liability and property insurancee that a business owner needs, health care insurance was a largee challenge for Flowers Lown.
“It is very hard for a small-businesx owner to get affordables healthcare coverage,” she Flowers Lown eventually switched the business’sd health care insurance to Aetna from COBRA Continuation Health Coverage. During that switch, Flowers Lown said she received a numberof quotes, but it was one independengt agent, Garland Hudson from , who came to her officd and educated her on the coveragee that led to the switch. During difficult times or when businesis slow, it can seem easier to cut insurance to reducs expenses, but Flowers Lown has neveer considered it.
As someone who is contracterd for upholstery projects for everythinvg from businesses and individuals to the city of Flowers Lown said she not only requires her business to have full but every subcontractor she hires must have theirf ownliability coverage. To become a small-business owner, “you’rwe giving up benefits in working for abig company,” she “On the other hand, you don’t want to spenr life with a company you don’t enjohy just because of the It’s a leap of faith and the determination that I can find the righy coverages on all of this and pursue my dreams.
”
It was September 2004. In the heart of one of the heaviestg hurricane seasons that rattled the insurancde industry in Florida foryearz afterward, Flowers Lown, and her husband Jesse Lown, had just closed on a building for their new commercial upholstery and interior decorating business, “W e waited several weeks because no one was writinyg policies,” said Flowers Lown, the company Though she talked to many she said was the only insurer that said it coulrd provide coverage within a few which allowed the couple to close on theid building. It was the reliability and response that were the most importanty to Flowers Lown when finding insurancer for hersmall business.
The professional relationship with aNationwide , also played a key role in her keeping the same insurancr for the following years as A Cut Above Interiorxs grew. “If I have a I can call right now andI don’yt get a 1-800 number, I get a live she said. As a small-business owner, Flowers Lown said she used to dislik the thoughtof insurance, but finding a company that was willing to educate a business owner was very In addition to the liability and property insurancee that a business owner needs, health care insurance was a largee challenge for Flowers Lown.
“It is very hard for a small-businesx owner to get affordables healthcare coverage,” she Flowers Lown eventually switched the business’sd health care insurance to Aetna from COBRA Continuation Health Coverage. During that switch, Flowers Lown said she received a numberof quotes, but it was one independengt agent, Garland Hudson from , who came to her officd and educated her on the coveragee that led to the switch. During difficult times or when businesis slow, it can seem easier to cut insurance to reducs expenses, but Flowers Lown has neveer considered it.
As someone who is contracterd for upholstery projects for everythinvg from businesses and individuals to the city of Flowers Lown said she not only requires her business to have full but every subcontractor she hires must have theirf ownliability coverage. To become a small-business owner, “you’rwe giving up benefits in working for abig company,” she “On the other hand, you don’t want to spenr life with a company you don’t enjohy just because of the It’s a leap of faith and the determination that I can find the righy coverages on all of this and pursue my dreams.
”
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