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HOW IT MAKES MONEY: Sales of its products. BUSINESS OR TECHNOLOG Y THAT COULDBE DISRUPTED: Other energy-efficiency companies working in air conditioning. MANAGEMENyT TEAM: CEO Ray Martin has workecd in technology development atIntel Corp., Sematech and Asyst Technologies where he was director of technology development and productr management. He has taught new producf development at SantaClara University. Co-founded and Chief Technology Officer Gary Phillippe invented the original Articmaster condenser controller in 1993 and sold the globa manufacturing and distribution rightsshortlyh after. He regained the distribution rights in 2007 and foundedArticmasted Inc.
in 2008 to improve and distributethe Co-founder and President Cas Khoo is a mechanicak engineer with more than 25 years experiencr in the building construction
Monday, June 11, 2012
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Telesphere Networks gets $15 million - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The money comes from previous investors, includingg , LLC and , which put about $10 milliohn into the company last June for The company opened offices in Salt Lake City and Las Vegaw in the pasteighty months. “We have a pretty good footprinf in the West and Ithinki you’ll see us continue to expand on said Clark Peterson, the Scottsdale-based company’s CEO. Growth coulrd come through acquisitions or opening up in new he said, but declined to comment on whic h markets the company is targeting. It now has customerss in 44 states. Revenue increased 60 percenr last year, although Peterson declined to releas theactual figures.
The companh also added 60 employees and now has morethan 100. Telesphere marketa a centrally hosted, voice over Internet protoco l PBX phone system to small andmidsizw businesses. The setup is toutec as a capital-saving alternative to traditionak units that are housed atthe customers’ location. In the past the economic crisis has pushed morebusinesx Telesphere’s way as companiezs look for ways to save and some of that has come from large firm s looking to control costs, Peterso n said. Telesphere is a good targetf for investors because of the marketit serves, said Dennis chairman of Rally Capital and Telesphere.
Initial investors are back because of thegrowth they’ve seen in a shorrt period of time, he said. “With Telesphere, what’as been very interesting to us is the amount of adoption inthis environment,” Weibling A veteran of wireless carrier Nextelo and others in the telecom Weibling said he sees comparisons betweejn what Telesphere offers and Nextel’s “push to feature, which was a boon for its sales to smalol and midsize companies.
The money comes from previous investors, includingg , LLC and , which put about $10 milliohn into the company last June for The company opened offices in Salt Lake City and Las Vegaw in the pasteighty months. “We have a pretty good footprinf in the West and Ithinki you’ll see us continue to expand on said Clark Peterson, the Scottsdale-based company’s CEO. Growth coulrd come through acquisitions or opening up in new he said, but declined to comment on whic h markets the company is targeting. It now has customerss in 44 states. Revenue increased 60 percenr last year, although Peterson declined to releas theactual figures.
The companh also added 60 employees and now has morethan 100. Telesphere marketa a centrally hosted, voice over Internet protoco l PBX phone system to small andmidsizw businesses. The setup is toutec as a capital-saving alternative to traditionak units that are housed atthe customers’ location. In the past the economic crisis has pushed morebusinesx Telesphere’s way as companiezs look for ways to save and some of that has come from large firm s looking to control costs, Peterso n said. Telesphere is a good targetf for investors because of the marketit serves, said Dennis chairman of Rally Capital and Telesphere.
Initial investors are back because of thegrowth they’ve seen in a shorrt period of time, he said. “With Telesphere, what’as been very interesting to us is the amount of adoption inthis environment,” Weibling A veteran of wireless carrier Nextelo and others in the telecom Weibling said he sees comparisons betweejn what Telesphere offers and Nextel’s “push to feature, which was a boon for its sales to smalol and midsize companies.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Lensers use color as a compass - Variety
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Variety | Lensers use color as a compass Variety "Author George Martin used names of the characters that you're following as chapter headings," Kenzie says, and that helped organize the "chunks of information" conveyed in each section of the book. These chapter headings translated in the TV series as ... |
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Ladenburg exchanges last bit of debt - South Florida Business Journal:
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The money was the principal amount of promissory notes held by Thetwo Miami-baserd companies completed their debt exchange on June 29. That was after a majority of theLadenburgy (AMEX: LTS) shareholders approved the transaction at an annual meeting in New York New Valley had agreed in February to convert the principa l amount of its notes into Ladenburg common stock at an exchangse price of $1.80 a share. That representeed the average closing pricw for the 30 trading days ending on the date of the debtexchanger agreement. The company paid the about $1.73 million in accrued note interestin cash. Dr.
Phillip Ladenburg's chairman, said the debt exchangse completesthe company's two yeard of recapitalization. With the debt New Valley's beneficial ownership of Ladenburg's common stock increased to about 8.7 percent from aboutr 7.1 percent. New Valley is whollg owned by (NYSE: VGR), also base in Miami. Ladenburg shares closecd up 10 cents to The 52-week high was $3.74 on Feb. 22. The 52-weej low was 78 cents on Aug. 16. Vector shares close d up 7 centsto $22.60. The 52-week high was $22.91q on June 29. The 52-week low was $14.82q on July 18.
The money was the principal amount of promissory notes held by Thetwo Miami-baserd companies completed their debt exchange on June 29. That was after a majority of theLadenburgy (AMEX: LTS) shareholders approved the transaction at an annual meeting in New York New Valley had agreed in February to convert the principa l amount of its notes into Ladenburg common stock at an exchangse price of $1.80 a share. That representeed the average closing pricw for the 30 trading days ending on the date of the debtexchanger agreement. The company paid the about $1.73 million in accrued note interestin cash. Dr.
Phillip Ladenburg's chairman, said the debt exchangse completesthe company's two yeard of recapitalization. With the debt New Valley's beneficial ownership of Ladenburg's common stock increased to about 8.7 percent from aboutr 7.1 percent. New Valley is whollg owned by (NYSE: VGR), also base in Miami. Ladenburg shares closecd up 10 cents to The 52-week high was $3.74 on Feb. 22. The 52-weej low was 78 cents on Aug. 16. Vector shares close d up 7 centsto $22.60. The 52-week high was $22.91q on June 29. The 52-week low was $14.82q on July 18.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Long-term prospects good for airport office market - Charlotte Business Journal:
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In addition to beingh an obvious localefor airport-related the airport submarket benefitx from its location at "the pinnacle of I-85 and making it "a logicalk location for office-based businesses serving their customere in South Atlanta," said Senior Vice President Stev Proctor, who handles leasing at the 97,000-square-foot One Crownn Center. There are not that many potential users checking out these opportunitiesthese days, according to Vice President Vernon Wright. "Everything down there in the way of offic space is staying about 17 to 19 percent Wright reports. There has been a fair amountf of activity on the part ofgovernmenyt agencies, though.
The 's Immigration and Custom s Enforcement (ICE) division recently moved into a new officweat 's Camp Creek Business Center in East The 47,000-square-foot build-to-suit will house operations of the division's Officse of Investigation, according to Duke Senior Vice Presidengt Chris Brown. Tenant demand for office in the airporg area isrelatively limited, said Brown, putting a damper on speculativ e office space development. at its Tradeport office and industrial park just east of has beguna four-story, 100,000-square-foot office build-to-suit for the , whic also occupies several other facilities in this submarket. The airport'ws $1 billion, 1.
2 million-square-foot International Terminal, schedulecd to open in 2011, will be a boon to the area officee market, according to Jim Bacchetta, vice president of Atlanta division. "We view [the terminal] as a tremendous growth vehicle that will bring in new businesses to Atlantazfrom overseas," Bacchetta said.
In addition to beingh an obvious localefor airport-related the airport submarket benefitx from its location at "the pinnacle of I-85 and making it "a logicalk location for office-based businesses serving their customere in South Atlanta," said Senior Vice President Stev Proctor, who handles leasing at the 97,000-square-foot One Crownn Center. There are not that many potential users checking out these opportunitiesthese days, according to Vice President Vernon Wright. "Everything down there in the way of offic space is staying about 17 to 19 percent Wright reports. There has been a fair amountf of activity on the part ofgovernmenyt agencies, though.
The 's Immigration and Custom s Enforcement (ICE) division recently moved into a new officweat 's Camp Creek Business Center in East The 47,000-square-foot build-to-suit will house operations of the division's Officse of Investigation, according to Duke Senior Vice Presidengt Chris Brown. Tenant demand for office in the airporg area isrelatively limited, said Brown, putting a damper on speculativ e office space development. at its Tradeport office and industrial park just east of has beguna four-story, 100,000-square-foot office build-to-suit for the , whic also occupies several other facilities in this submarket. The airport'ws $1 billion, 1.
2 million-square-foot International Terminal, schedulecd to open in 2011, will be a boon to the area officee market, according to Jim Bacchetta, vice president of Atlanta division. "We view [the terminal] as a tremendous growth vehicle that will bring in new businesses to Atlantazfrom overseas," Bacchetta said.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Union extends deadline for new Safeway contract - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The extension was announced late Thursdat by the United Food and Commerciakl Workers UnionLocal No. 7, whicb represents about 17,000 Denver-area grocerhy workers now negotiating new contractswith Albertson’s and . It is the third extensiojn in theSafeway talks, which began in early April. Safeway workers voteds last month to call for a strikeif necessary, but neithee side has indicated that a strike is likeluy in the near future. Both Albertson’se and King Soopers workerds are operating without contractsright now. Negotiationws center around the issues of pension benefitsand health-care plans.
Safeway and King Sooperes have offeredpension cuts, pay raises for just a portionb of the workers and new preventativew health-care benefits, saying that with the rise of non-uniohn grocery stores, some cutbacks must be “I think this [latest extension] gives us an opportunity to continue to negotiate and really be able to tackls the tough issues like wages and pensioj benefits,” said Kris Staaf, Safeway’ Denver-area director of public affairs.
The latestg counter-proposal from Safeway workers calls for annualk pay increases of 75 cents per hour over the duratioh ofthe five-year according to UFCW spokeswoman Laura It also seeks assurances that workers can continue receivingh pension benefits at age 50 rather than having to wait until age 62, that currentf health benefits are not decreased and that current health-carr premiums are not increased. Safewauy has not made a new contract Staaf said.
Sherree Carlson, a 15-yeafr Safeway employee from Westminster, expressedx frustration over the pace of negotiationz in a news release put out bythe “We gave you a proposal a week ago, and you keep comint back at us with the same crumbs,” Carlsohn said. “We need a fair deal and we need to keep the work and the workersz here inour
The extension was announced late Thursdat by the United Food and Commerciakl Workers UnionLocal No. 7, whicb represents about 17,000 Denver-area grocerhy workers now negotiating new contractswith Albertson’s and . It is the third extensiojn in theSafeway talks, which began in early April. Safeway workers voteds last month to call for a strikeif necessary, but neithee side has indicated that a strike is likeluy in the near future. Both Albertson’se and King Soopers workerds are operating without contractsright now. Negotiationws center around the issues of pension benefitsand health-care plans.
Safeway and King Sooperes have offeredpension cuts, pay raises for just a portionb of the workers and new preventativew health-care benefits, saying that with the rise of non-uniohn grocery stores, some cutbacks must be “I think this [latest extension] gives us an opportunity to continue to negotiate and really be able to tackls the tough issues like wages and pensioj benefits,” said Kris Staaf, Safeway’ Denver-area director of public affairs.
The latestg counter-proposal from Safeway workers calls for annualk pay increases of 75 cents per hour over the duratioh ofthe five-year according to UFCW spokeswoman Laura It also seeks assurances that workers can continue receivingh pension benefits at age 50 rather than having to wait until age 62, that currentf health benefits are not decreased and that current health-carr premiums are not increased. Safewauy has not made a new contract Staaf said.
Sherree Carlson, a 15-yeafr Safeway employee from Westminster, expressedx frustration over the pace of negotiationz in a news release put out bythe “We gave you a proposal a week ago, and you keep comint back at us with the same crumbs,” Carlsohn said. “We need a fair deal and we need to keep the work and the workersz here inour
Saturday, June 2, 2012
'Heart-Broken' Black Pastors Want to Meet Obama Over Gay Marriage - Christian Post
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Christian Post | 'Heart-Broken' Black Pastors Want to Meet Obama Over Gay Marriage Christian Post By Anugrah Kumar , Christian Post Contributor Influential African-American pastors have requested Attorney General Eric Holder to grant them a meeting with President Barack Obama, saying he broke their hearts by endorsing gay marriage รข€" "something that ... Pastors to Obama: MLK would oppose gay marriage |
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