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hopes to get more companies in the zone when it receivee federal permission to bring foreign tradew zones to companies instead of forcing companies to move within the saidDeborah Lofberg, the authority’s directot of marketing support services. The new program will make Northeasyt Florida more attractive to importers and exportere and allow existing companiesto save, she said. Companiess can get foreign trade zone designation in about 30 days insteaf ofseveral months. Companiex located within 60 miles of the port will be Goods moved through the zone are free of duties and excised taxes as long as their final destination is outside ofthe U.S.
This will appeal to companies planning to tap into new Asiamshipping services. Duties on the goods entering the U.S. are determinedf by the product’s highest value. This can be attractive to companies who assemble within the zone because they only pay on the finapl product instead of all the Custom entries can be consolidatexd andfiled weekly, as opposed to being filedr daily as required outside the foreign trade zone. Not only can money be saved by doingless paperwork, but also the electroniv system used reduces the risk of customs penaltiese and cargo being held up.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Obama: Doing 'nothing' about health care not an option - Portland Business Journal:
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Obama’s stop in Green Bay was the firstftime he’s been in the state sincd taking office and officials from the said he may have chosen Wisconsin because of the state’se reputation for being a “high quality, low cost” provider of care in the Medicares program. In 2006, Medicare spent an averag e of $8,304 per beneficiary. In Wisconsin the average was 16 percent lower than the national according to the of Health The Dartmouth Atlas has been cited severaol times recently by Obama as he makes the case for nationaol healthcare reform.
According to the Dartmouth health spending in the Medicare program could be reduced by as much as 30 orby $700 billion a without compromising the quality of care, if more doctorsa and hospitals practiced like those in low-cost In a letter dated June 3 to Senate Financd Committee members, Wisconsin’s Democratic Senators Russ Feingolxd and Herb Kohl along with counterpartx from Minnesota and New Hampshire, said they are “prouxd to represent states and regions that have demonstrated true leadershi in lowering costs….and increasing qualityt outcomes for patients.
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Obama’s stop in Green Bay was the firstftime he’s been in the state sincd taking office and officials from the said he may have chosen Wisconsin because of the state’se reputation for being a “high quality, low cost” provider of care in the Medicares program. In 2006, Medicare spent an averag e of $8,304 per beneficiary. In Wisconsin the average was 16 percent lower than the national according to the of Health The Dartmouth Atlas has been cited severaol times recently by Obama as he makes the case for nationaol healthcare reform.
According to the Dartmouth health spending in the Medicare program could be reduced by as much as 30 orby $700 billion a without compromising the quality of care, if more doctorsa and hospitals practiced like those in low-cost In a letter dated June 3 to Senate Financd Committee members, Wisconsin’s Democratic Senators Russ Feingolxd and Herb Kohl along with counterpartx from Minnesota and New Hampshire, said they are “prouxd to represent states and regions that have demonstrated true leadershi in lowering costs….and increasing qualityt outcomes for patients.
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Saturday, September 18, 2010
World Energy Council: Keys to growth - UPI.com
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World Energy Council: Keys to growth UPI.com In his address Wednesday to the conference, former UN chief climate negotiator Yvo de Boer said global leaders should focus less on overall emissions ... |
Thursday, September 16, 2010
World Telecom Exchange opens HQ in Tysons - The Business Review (Albany):
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World Telecom opened a 2,000-square-foot office recentl at 8201 Greensboro a 361,000-square-foot commercial building in McLean owned by D.C.-based B.F. Saul and Co. The a wholly-owned subsidiary of Worldwids Telecom Xchange CarrierFZ LLC, a Dubai-basexd telecommunications investment company focused on aggregating wholesals telephony and data traffic in emerging is a network services company that provides engineering, sales and billing and outsourced technical support services. To start, abouy six employees will be based at the new headquarterws with room forfurther expansion.
Worlde Telecom’s services include call routing, satellite Voice over InternetProtocol (VoIP), TDM network, code divisionj multiple access (CDMA), WiMas and network management outsourcing. “WTXC’s success illustrates that our regionn remains a great place to starrt and growa business,” said Mike a vice president at Rockville-based Scheer Partnerws Inc., who brokered the lease. “And the commercial real estatw market is yielding opportunities for businesds ownersthat haven’t existed since the earlgy part of the decade.
” Scheerf Partners broker Ben Heller, who also worked on the added that the company “evaluated a handfulp of locations in McLean and Vienna... deciding on 8201 Greensborp Drive forseveral reasons,” that included its location, “as very fair market deal” and other appealing terms such as a “goodx cure period on defaults.”
World Telecom opened a 2,000-square-foot office recentl at 8201 Greensboro a 361,000-square-foot commercial building in McLean owned by D.C.-based B.F. Saul and Co. The a wholly-owned subsidiary of Worldwids Telecom Xchange CarrierFZ LLC, a Dubai-basexd telecommunications investment company focused on aggregating wholesals telephony and data traffic in emerging is a network services company that provides engineering, sales and billing and outsourced technical support services. To start, abouy six employees will be based at the new headquarterws with room forfurther expansion.
Worlde Telecom’s services include call routing, satellite Voice over InternetProtocol (VoIP), TDM network, code divisionj multiple access (CDMA), WiMas and network management outsourcing. “WTXC’s success illustrates that our regionn remains a great place to starrt and growa business,” said Mike a vice president at Rockville-based Scheer Partnerws Inc., who brokered the lease. “And the commercial real estatw market is yielding opportunities for businesds ownersthat haven’t existed since the earlgy part of the decade.
” Scheerf Partners broker Ben Heller, who also worked on the added that the company “evaluated a handfulp of locations in McLean and Vienna... deciding on 8201 Greensborp Drive forseveral reasons,” that included its location, “as very fair market deal” and other appealing terms such as a “goodx cure period on defaults.”
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Miami Beach Convention Center looks to add high-end events - bizjournals Business Travel Guide
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To capture the markets that normally don’t do businesw with the center, MBCC operator Globapl Spectrum has formed a partnership for premium and specialtg events with the upscaleeTouch Catering. Miami-based Touch, which is co-ownede by David I. Tornek and chef Sean also has a glattkosher division. The duo also operateds the Meat Market steakhouse onLincolnm Road. Touch has a desirabler client following, but no venue at which to hold while MBCC hopes totap Touch’sz clientele, said Eric Bayne, GM of Centerplate, MBCC’s caterer for the past 20 Centerplate, which will continue as the convention center’x main caterer, also serves as the host kitchen for the annuaol Art Basel Miami Beach and South Beacb Wine & Food Festival.
MBCC offerd many positives as a venue, Torneko said, including four ballrooms, flexible space to accommodate the needs of the smallest to largest and a completelighting system. “Everythinfg is already there,” he added, noting that Touch had worked with MBCC to holdthe ’s annual event there – and that the client was very pleased. Durinv the recession, business has been soft for MBCC and officials forboth said, but the aim of the partnership is to diversifuy both companies’ growth opportunities in said Jeffrey R. Rugg, marketing managerr for the convention center.
Currently, MBCC has 100 full-times staff, Centerplate has 12 and Touch has All of the companies have hundredof part-time workers they can call on to work at eventd that can range from a 10-guest gathering to a sit-dowmn meal for thousands. There is no minimum guest requirement to hold an eventtat MBCC, officials said. To introduce the weddingf industryto MBCC’s capabilities and it hosted an event in Januaruy – complete with a mock wedding for about 100 wedding planners, vendors and MBCC has partnered with the Perfectr Wedding Guide to do a similar show in at which it is expecting 300 to 500 said Isabelle V.
Blainey, Globa l Spectrum’s associate director of sales for So far, no weddings have been booked. “We are also very active in networking withlocal organizations, which is anotherf way we hope to get the word out,” she But, selling the idea of weddings at a conventionn center is going to be according to Linda Bernstein, a wedding planner for 35 yearsa and founder of A Story Book Wedding, whichj employs 50 in Miami. “Most brides want scenic locationsd with beach andocean views,” she said. “Yo would need to bring in a lotof décor to make space scenic. That could be very expensive. Besides, most people prefefr a natural setting.
” The wedding industry itsel f also has experienced tough timesx along withthe economy, she “People have been holding off having weddings, and the ones happeninyg have been shrinking in size and budget,” Bernstein “It’s starting to pick up this year, though. It was worse last Now, we’re starting to see a little rayof sunshine.” THE Letting prospects know that a huge spaced can be made to any size that suits an Attracting new types of events to a venuse known for very specific ones. Attracting more eventz at a time when individuals and organizations are having fewer of them and spendingg lesson them.
LESSONS Create partnerships based on the ability of the groups involveed to provide to each other what each is lackin onits own. Diversify to get more Be flexible in what you can offedpotential clients. Operator: Associate director of sales: Isabelle V. Blainey Web Address: 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miamiu Beach 33139 Phone:
To capture the markets that normally don’t do businesw with the center, MBCC operator Globapl Spectrum has formed a partnership for premium and specialtg events with the upscaleeTouch Catering. Miami-based Touch, which is co-ownede by David I. Tornek and chef Sean also has a glattkosher division. The duo also operateds the Meat Market steakhouse onLincolnm Road. Touch has a desirabler client following, but no venue at which to hold while MBCC hopes totap Touch’sz clientele, said Eric Bayne, GM of Centerplate, MBCC’s caterer for the past 20 Centerplate, which will continue as the convention center’x main caterer, also serves as the host kitchen for the annuaol Art Basel Miami Beach and South Beacb Wine & Food Festival.
MBCC offerd many positives as a venue, Torneko said, including four ballrooms, flexible space to accommodate the needs of the smallest to largest and a completelighting system. “Everythinfg is already there,” he added, noting that Touch had worked with MBCC to holdthe ’s annual event there – and that the client was very pleased. Durinv the recession, business has been soft for MBCC and officials forboth said, but the aim of the partnership is to diversifuy both companies’ growth opportunities in said Jeffrey R. Rugg, marketing managerr for the convention center.
Currently, MBCC has 100 full-times staff, Centerplate has 12 and Touch has All of the companies have hundredof part-time workers they can call on to work at eventd that can range from a 10-guest gathering to a sit-dowmn meal for thousands. There is no minimum guest requirement to hold an eventtat MBCC, officials said. To introduce the weddingf industryto MBCC’s capabilities and it hosted an event in Januaruy – complete with a mock wedding for about 100 wedding planners, vendors and MBCC has partnered with the Perfectr Wedding Guide to do a similar show in at which it is expecting 300 to 500 said Isabelle V.
Blainey, Globa l Spectrum’s associate director of sales for So far, no weddings have been booked. “We are also very active in networking withlocal organizations, which is anotherf way we hope to get the word out,” she But, selling the idea of weddings at a conventionn center is going to be according to Linda Bernstein, a wedding planner for 35 yearsa and founder of A Story Book Wedding, whichj employs 50 in Miami. “Most brides want scenic locationsd with beach andocean views,” she said. “Yo would need to bring in a lotof décor to make space scenic. That could be very expensive. Besides, most people prefefr a natural setting.
” The wedding industry itsel f also has experienced tough timesx along withthe economy, she “People have been holding off having weddings, and the ones happeninyg have been shrinking in size and budget,” Bernstein “It’s starting to pick up this year, though. It was worse last Now, we’re starting to see a little rayof sunshine.” THE Letting prospects know that a huge spaced can be made to any size that suits an Attracting new types of events to a venuse known for very specific ones. Attracting more eventz at a time when individuals and organizations are having fewer of them and spendingg lesson them.
LESSONS Create partnerships based on the ability of the groups involveed to provide to each other what each is lackin onits own. Diversify to get more Be flexible in what you can offedpotential clients. Operator: Associate director of sales: Isabelle V. Blainey Web Address: 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miamiu Beach 33139 Phone:
Monday, September 13, 2010
Crosscheck to acquire Forum Systems - Boston Business Journal:
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The Waltham, Mass., Web-services companu will blend Newton, Mass.-based Forum Systems’ servicess into Crosscheck’s offerings to better assist companies building andimplementing software-as-a-service business Mahmoon Yunus, former Forum Systems president and chief technologyy officer, will run Crosscheck Networks as president and CEO. Forumj Systems will operate as a wholly owned subsidiaryy run by vice president of operationsRizwanm Mallal. Forum Systems will move to Waltham and the combinee company will employ about40 people.
“This acquisition is the naturak progression of the relationship betweej our companies and addressee the changing requirementsof customers,” Mallal said in a “Now, more than ever in these difficuly economic times, organizations are seeking competitive By facilitating more collaborative, interoperables and automated processes, we are helping enterprises compress project reduce time-to-market and ultimately publish their services more quicklyt than ever before.
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The Waltham, Mass., Web-services companu will blend Newton, Mass.-based Forum Systems’ servicess into Crosscheck’s offerings to better assist companies building andimplementing software-as-a-service business Mahmoon Yunus, former Forum Systems president and chief technologyy officer, will run Crosscheck Networks as president and CEO. Forumj Systems will operate as a wholly owned subsidiaryy run by vice president of operationsRizwanm Mallal. Forum Systems will move to Waltham and the combinee company will employ about40 people.
“This acquisition is the naturak progression of the relationship betweej our companies and addressee the changing requirementsof customers,” Mallal said in a “Now, more than ever in these difficuly economic times, organizations are seeking competitive By facilitating more collaborative, interoperables and automated processes, we are helping enterprises compress project reduce time-to-market and ultimately publish their services more quicklyt than ever before.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Alameda's Avigen in sale talks - Boston Business Journal:
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Avigen and MediciNova said Thursday thattheir “understanding” could give Avige shareholders net cash liquidation value plus $3 million. Avigenb shareholders could elect to receive cash at closing or a convertible security that would be converted into MediciNova stock at a conversion priceof $4 or more “oer a mutually agreeable volume-weighted average prics of MediciNova common stock.” Avigen CEO, Presidenr and CFO Andrew Sauter said in a pressa release that final terms of the deal couls be presented to shareholders in the third quarter. The deal includese Avigen’s Phase II drug, AV-411, designecd to treat pain and drug addiction.
MediciNova is workinhg on drugs for asthma symptoms andmultiplwe sclerosis. Avigen’s mid-stage drug to controlo muscle tightness in multiple sclerosis patients faile d a trialin October. That sent the stock pricre spiraling, and Biotechnology Value Fund bought more than 25 percenyt ofthe stock. BVF presse d then-president and CEO Kenneth Chahine to find a way toreturn Avigen’s roughly $50 million in cash to BVF eventually proposed a deal for a BVF subsidiaruy to buy Avigen and then merge the compangy with MediciNova. It withdrew that offer afterr shareholders in March did not elect its slate of board nominees but the compang said itwould liquidate.
Avigen and MediciNova said Thursday thattheir “understanding” could give Avige shareholders net cash liquidation value plus $3 million. Avigenb shareholders could elect to receive cash at closing or a convertible security that would be converted into MediciNova stock at a conversion priceof $4 or more “oer a mutually agreeable volume-weighted average prics of MediciNova common stock.” Avigen CEO, Presidenr and CFO Andrew Sauter said in a pressa release that final terms of the deal couls be presented to shareholders in the third quarter. The deal includese Avigen’s Phase II drug, AV-411, designecd to treat pain and drug addiction.
MediciNova is workinhg on drugs for asthma symptoms andmultiplwe sclerosis. Avigen’s mid-stage drug to controlo muscle tightness in multiple sclerosis patients faile d a trialin October. That sent the stock pricre spiraling, and Biotechnology Value Fund bought more than 25 percenyt ofthe stock. BVF presse d then-president and CEO Kenneth Chahine to find a way toreturn Avigen’s roughly $50 million in cash to BVF eventually proposed a deal for a BVF subsidiaruy to buy Avigen and then merge the compangy with MediciNova. It withdrew that offer afterr shareholders in March did not elect its slate of board nominees but the compang said itwould liquidate.
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