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Mayor Chuck Reed has indicated thatthe 90-acres Singleton Landfill might be a viabler option for such a site. Jeff Janssen, seniore policy advisor of intergovernmenta relations inthe mayor’s office, said other sites beingy considered include the 25-acre Story Road some small parcels in the Evergreen/Edenvale area and parcelws at the city’s Water Pollution Control Plant. “We’ve got severalo city parcels that are fairly large and some not as large that wouls be ideal locations for puttingt insolar farms,” he said.
“We’ve been lookinbg at how much energy we can generate and how much the city No timeline has been assignedx and all conversations have beenvery preliminary. City officialsz are considering what type of solar technology makes senseto install, such as a troughj or photovoltaic solar systems. They may initiallyt allow demonstration projects,where companies would use these parcelss as test beds fortheir technology. Jansse cited companies such as , , , , and others that couldf all be inthe running.
Otherd solar types he highlighted include and He said companies woulrd need to look at the sitezs and decide if their product is the best Janssen has seen preliminary estimates that San Jose would need 30 megawattws to power all its city The city has issued its firsyt solar request for proposalon Feb. 27 for 1 or 2 megawattws at two service yards where vehicles are about half the powerused there. Returning from a trip to Washingtobn D.C. where San Jose officials were engaged in economic stimuluspackage discussions, Janssen said they expectingh some of the available funds to be distributecd based on a formula.
City officials are anticipatinghabout $8 million in energy blocj grants and about $10 millio for work force training, based on the formula. Janssen said a powef purchase agreement might be a way to get project like the solar farms off the City officials have also been in conversationds with over theSingleton site. If the city producez more power thanit needs, it might be able to sell the excesss back to PG&E. PG&E was unablr to provide comment, as of press time. “We’re all on the same Janssen said. “They have goals. They need to producr more renewable energy, and they can’t produce it all It’s going to require them doinb thingslike this.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
AYSO to host British soccer camp July 11-15 - Napa Valley Register
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AYSO to host British soccer camp July 11-15 Napa Valley Register AYSO (American Canyon Youth Soccer) 1187 has teamed up to host the week-long “British Soccer Camp†during the week of July 11-15 at AC Middle School. The camp will run Monday through Friday and each child will be coached by a member of Challenger's ... |
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Home sellers see interest, wait for buying comeback - Kansas City Business Journal:
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“Obviously, 2008 was a slow year,” said Doug Davidson, president of “Ih fact, we ended up with 7,881 sales for the year, whicgh is the fewest since 1995. So we’ve obviouslu had a significant pullback.” And that doesn’g take into consideration thatthe county’s housingb market is 27 percent larger than in 1995, he “I think we’re probably nearing the but we’re not seeing an uptur n yet,” Davidson said. Inventoryh is up in Johnson County, as well as so it takes twice as long on average to get a contracg than it did twoyears ago, said Kathu Koehler, CEO of in Leawood.
There was four to six monthsz of inventory of houses priced lessthan $300,0000 two years ago, she said. Now, there is 10 monthsw worth of inventory for thatpricw range. For the $500,000 to $750,000 range, there was six to nine months of inventorgy twoyears ago. Now, there is 32 For homes priced morethan $1.25 there was 12 months of inventory two years ago, and now therd is 65 months. “Thed homes that are selling quickly are updated homes pricedunder $250,000,” Koehler “People are snapping them up.
” Lower interest ratexs are drawing some buyers into the but many people think it has reacher rock bottom, and they want to jump in befores it gets crazy again, said Chris Collins, presideny of the . Since early January, Koehler has seen a flurry of activity. In her company had only four showings one weekendr and fivethe next. In contrast, her team had 104 showingss one January weekend and 97the next. January has seen a stirrin g of activity in the new construction as well. The interest is out there, said Matt director of communications forthe . The challenge is for consumer to regaintheir confidence. The Johnson Countyh Consumer Confidence Index wasa record-los 69.
6 in January, down from 70 in December and 114.4 in Januar y 2008, according to CERI. Derrick said that lower interestratesw haven’t translated into sales yet but that builderx have seen an upticok in traffic since the beginning of the The upper-bracket/custom market has been least affectede by the housing slump, Derrick said. The market for new housesz rangingfrom $600,000 and up is steady. The challengre is the lower and middle part ofthe “Being able to sell $250,000 to $500,000 new homesd is dependent on the people who live in $200,000 selling their homes so they can move up to that type of Derrick said.
“They are concerned about jobs and beiny able to get into therightf mortgage.” Johnson County represents 25 percent of the total market. As of Dec. 31, there were 3,874 new and resal e homes on the market inJohnson County, comparedf with 15,771 units in the nine-countuy metro area, Collins The dynamics are however. Johnson County has fallenh from being the leading location for new home constructio to middle ofthe pack, Derrick In 2001, 42 percenr of all new homes built in the metro area were in Johnson County.
Last year, that fell to 29 “For the first time since we started trackinb these numbers in themid ’70s, more homes were built nortgh of the river than in Johnson Countyg last year,” Derrick said. He cited prics as the biggest reason — the bulk of Johnsoj County’s new housing is in the $250,000 to $600,00p range, and that is not a price point most familiesdcan afford. Today more than ever, individual circumstancese affect how quickly a particularhousee sells, Collins said. The good news is that therwe is more activity and that inventories are coming but houses still need to beprices right. “Look at your market, get to know it, and act Collins said.
“This markeft has been a learning experience for me and has made me abetted agent,” Koehler said. “Good often comes out of
“Obviously, 2008 was a slow year,” said Doug Davidson, president of “Ih fact, we ended up with 7,881 sales for the year, whicgh is the fewest since 1995. So we’ve obviouslu had a significant pullback.” And that doesn’g take into consideration thatthe county’s housingb market is 27 percent larger than in 1995, he “I think we’re probably nearing the but we’re not seeing an uptur n yet,” Davidson said. Inventoryh is up in Johnson County, as well as so it takes twice as long on average to get a contracg than it did twoyears ago, said Kathu Koehler, CEO of in Leawood.
There was four to six monthsz of inventory of houses priced lessthan $300,0000 two years ago, she said. Now, there is 10 monthsw worth of inventory for thatpricw range. For the $500,000 to $750,000 range, there was six to nine months of inventorgy twoyears ago. Now, there is 32 For homes priced morethan $1.25 there was 12 months of inventory two years ago, and now therd is 65 months. “Thed homes that are selling quickly are updated homes pricedunder $250,000,” Koehler “People are snapping them up.
” Lower interest ratexs are drawing some buyers into the but many people think it has reacher rock bottom, and they want to jump in befores it gets crazy again, said Chris Collins, presideny of the . Since early January, Koehler has seen a flurry of activity. In her company had only four showings one weekendr and fivethe next. In contrast, her team had 104 showingss one January weekend and 97the next. January has seen a stirrin g of activity in the new construction as well. The interest is out there, said Matt director of communications forthe . The challenge is for consumer to regaintheir confidence. The Johnson Countyh Consumer Confidence Index wasa record-los 69.
6 in January, down from 70 in December and 114.4 in Januar y 2008, according to CERI. Derrick said that lower interestratesw haven’t translated into sales yet but that builderx have seen an upticok in traffic since the beginning of the The upper-bracket/custom market has been least affectede by the housing slump, Derrick said. The market for new housesz rangingfrom $600,000 and up is steady. The challengre is the lower and middle part ofthe “Being able to sell $250,000 to $500,000 new homesd is dependent on the people who live in $200,000 selling their homes so they can move up to that type of Derrick said.
“They are concerned about jobs and beiny able to get into therightf mortgage.” Johnson County represents 25 percent of the total market. As of Dec. 31, there were 3,874 new and resal e homes on the market inJohnson County, comparedf with 15,771 units in the nine-countuy metro area, Collins The dynamics are however. Johnson County has fallenh from being the leading location for new home constructio to middle ofthe pack, Derrick In 2001, 42 percenr of all new homes built in the metro area were in Johnson County.
Last year, that fell to 29 “For the first time since we started trackinb these numbers in themid ’70s, more homes were built nortgh of the river than in Johnson Countyg last year,” Derrick said. He cited prics as the biggest reason — the bulk of Johnsoj County’s new housing is in the $250,000 to $600,00p range, and that is not a price point most familiesdcan afford. Today more than ever, individual circumstancese affect how quickly a particularhousee sells, Collins said. The good news is that therwe is more activity and that inventories are coming but houses still need to beprices right. “Look at your market, get to know it, and act Collins said.
“This markeft has been a learning experience for me and has made me abetted agent,” Koehler said. “Good often comes out of
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Players not ready to make formal vote due to $320 million issue - SI.com
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Tampabay.com | Players not ready to make formal vote due to $320 million issue SI.com One issue the reps want resolved before taking a formal vote is the $320 million the players lost in benefits last year during the non-salary cap season. The players would like to recoup that money. It's also possible the players could take a formal ... Labor pains ending, baby coming soon |
Monday, July 18, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Cincinnati-area firms win Ohio incentives - Kansas City Business Journal:
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, a maker of marketing simulation andplanninf software, received $1.1 million from the Innovation Ohio Loan at an annual interest rate of 1 percenft for the first year and 8 percent for five years. The Cincinnati-basef company will use the loan to developl a new generation of its Emerging Marketplace softwar e and buy computer The $2.2 million project is expectec to create 36 jobs and retaihn 10 jobs.
Two local firms also receivedx Job Creation Tax Credits forexpansion • , a supplier of labeling systemss for the beverage industry, was awarded a 45 percenyt tax credit for five years for a $1 millionn expansion project in The company expects to use the credit, worth aboutf $52,700 over its term, to create 25 jobs and retain 118. • won a 45 percent job for a six-year term, for a $170,000 expansion projectr at its regionaloffice downtown. The credit is values at about $119,750 over its term. Advantage expects to creatr 33 positions andretain 65. The headquartered in Spokane, Wash., provides energy management consulting services.
, a maker of marketing simulation andplanninf software, received $1.1 million from the Innovation Ohio Loan at an annual interest rate of 1 percenft for the first year and 8 percent for five years. The Cincinnati-basef company will use the loan to developl a new generation of its Emerging Marketplace softwar e and buy computer The $2.2 million project is expectec to create 36 jobs and retaihn 10 jobs.
Two local firms also receivedx Job Creation Tax Credits forexpansion • , a supplier of labeling systemss for the beverage industry, was awarded a 45 percenyt tax credit for five years for a $1 millionn expansion project in The company expects to use the credit, worth aboutf $52,700 over its term, to create 25 jobs and retain 118. • won a 45 percent job for a six-year term, for a $170,000 expansion projectr at its regionaloffice downtown. The credit is values at about $119,750 over its term. Advantage expects to creatr 33 positions andretain 65. The headquartered in Spokane, Wash., provides energy management consulting services.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Amelia Island Historic Tour Among Things to Do in Fernandina Beach, FL - MarketWatch (press release)
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Amelia Island Historic Tour Among Things to Do in Fernandina Beach, FL MarketWatch (press release) FERNANDINA BEACH, FL, Jul 12, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- /quotes/zigman/213258/quotes/nls/mar MAR +2.47% It's not too late to create a relaxing summer vacation at one of Florida's finest treasures, Amelia Island, where sunset carriage tours, ... |
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