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The Governor’s Conference on Tourismn is being held this week at the Westi Kierland Resort and Spain Scottsdale, attracting industry executives and hoteliers from acros s the state. Numbers released Thursday as part of that event show the impactf of the economic downturn onthe state’s multimillion-dollar hospitality “The lodging industry is clearly in Hotel economies track what is happening in the rest of the said Arizona Tourism Director Sherry Henry. The statr figures show 37.4 million people visitecd Arizona in2008 — a 3 percent declins from 2007. About 26 million leisure travelers spenf timein Arizona, a decline of 3.3 while business travel was down 7.6 to 6.
3 million visitors. Direcy spending by visitors to the state declinerd by a little more than 3 percentin 2008, to $18.5 billion. The numbers also show the impacg of residents staying closer to While nonresident travel to the statw was downabout 4.7 percent, to 22.6 million, abourt 9.8 million Arizonans traveled within the a decline of only 2.9 And even though overseas visitors made up 2.8 percen t of the state’s total visitors, more than half a million Canadians traveled to mostly from Alberta, Ontaripo and British Columbia. Mexican visitors also played significantly in those with morethan 3.
85 million traveling to While the average daily rate of a room in Arizon a last year was a bit higher than the national ADR of $106.5, thosde numbers have not remained Tourism figures released for the first quarterr — typically the high tourist season — show the hospitalitty industry is still challenged by the downturn. ADR was down 13.8 from $132.72 in first-quarter 2008 to $114.47 in first-quarter 2009. In metroi Phoenix, ADR sank 16 percent, from $160.877 in first-quarter 2008 to $135.08 in first-quarterr 2009. Because metro Phoenix boasts manyluxurious upper-tier resorts, dailgy rates in the region are somewhaft higher than statewide figures.
Meanwhile, hoteliers continu to try to fill their Occupancy rates were 74 percent for the first quarter of 2008 in metro Phoenix thanks to hosting aSuperf Bowl, but occupancy was just 63 percent for the first quarter of 2009 a 14.7 percent decline. Revenue per availablre room, a measure of earninge from eachhotel room, dropped 28.3 from $119.15 to $85.37. Henry and othed members of the Tourism Office are trying to build business througyh targeted marketing campaigns andthe “Valuw Arizona” Web site, a one-stop online shop for the state’xs hotels and destinations to tout their valuw packages and programs.
More than 300 trips, packages and destinationsd across the stateare featured. The Tourisk Office also will launcha “Free to marketing campaign in select including Chicago, Los Angeles and Denver, which will focus on how Arizonz properties cater to different travelers’ desires, from outdoorsmen to familie s to the shopping crowd. Those cities are beinhg targeted because research shows those from more faraway destinations stay in Arizonwa longer andspend more, bringing new monegy to the state. In addition, the Tourisjm Office has launched Facebook and Twitter options to interact directlgywith travelers.
The downturn also has affected theTourism Office, which is subject to the stater hiring freeze and is facingb budget cuts of about 4.5 million in this fiscalp year. Henry said that will impact somemarketingv efforts, not dramatically.
viernes, 30 de septiembre de 2011
miércoles, 28 de septiembre de 2011
System Source buys Hunt Valley HQ for $7M - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The company went to its landlord, Chicago-based FR) earlier this year to ask for a new or to buythe building, Systekm Source CEO Robert Roswell said in an First Industrial agreed to sell. Systek Source, which runs technology traininyg classes, now owns the 72,000 square feet of flex spaceeat 330-338 Clubhouse Lane in the Hunt Valle business district. It lease about 20,000 square feet of the spacew to Chesapeake Manufacturing and is looking for a tenant for avacantf space, Roswell said. System Source is the building’ds fourth owner since the company moved into the spacr sevenyears ago, he said. Its first landlord was Columbia’ws Rouse Co.
, which was later acquiree by now-bankrupt Chicago firm (NYSE: GGP) in 2004. Generalk Growth sold the building to First Industrialoin 2005. Real estate firm LLC, through Vice Presidenf David Paulson, negotiated the transaction. The sale closedd March 31, Roswell said.
The company went to its landlord, Chicago-based FR) earlier this year to ask for a new or to buythe building, Systekm Source CEO Robert Roswell said in an First Industrial agreed to sell. Systek Source, which runs technology traininyg classes, now owns the 72,000 square feet of flex spaceeat 330-338 Clubhouse Lane in the Hunt Valle business district. It lease about 20,000 square feet of the spacew to Chesapeake Manufacturing and is looking for a tenant for avacantf space, Roswell said. System Source is the building’ds fourth owner since the company moved into the spacr sevenyears ago, he said. Its first landlord was Columbia’ws Rouse Co.
, which was later acquiree by now-bankrupt Chicago firm (NYSE: GGP) in 2004. Generalk Growth sold the building to First Industrialoin 2005. Real estate firm LLC, through Vice Presidenf David Paulson, negotiated the transaction. The sale closedd March 31, Roswell said.
lunes, 26 de septiembre de 2011
Kentucky House passes mega-projects, economic development bills - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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House Bill 4, sponsored by Houser Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation vicechairmah Rep. Don Pasley, D-Winchester, passed by a vote of The bill allows the creation of the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority to oversee the financing and constructionm of transportation projectsof $500 milliohn of more, such as the Ohio River Bridges Project between Louisville and Southerb Indiana, and an Interstate 69 bridge project near Ky. The authority also would oversee mega projectxs withinthe state.
Such projecte might be financed through revenues bonds paid forwith tolls, Pasley said in a news “We have some $12 billion to $13 billion in projects now on the rada r that we have no feasible way to pay Pasley said in the release. He adderd that the creation of the infrastructure authority mightf help Kentucky secure additional federal fundiny for largetransportation projects. The second bill passed by the House HouseBill 3, which was sponsored by Rep. Tommyy Thompson, D-Owensboro. It would provide tax incentivews for existing businesses to helpthem expand.
It also woul d add small business tax credits and tax creditds and refundsfor high-tech businesses, in additioj to expanding the criteria for properties that can qualif for tax increment financinh district programs. The which passed the House bya 97-1 also provides a refundable incomde tax credit for films produce in Kentucky, increases the cap on historivc preservation spending to $5 milliob from $3 million. The bill also provides incentives for some ofKentuckuy Gov.
Steve Beshear’s pet projects, including bringingv a Sprint Cup Series race to Kentucky Speedway andthe Breeder’sd Cup World Championships to the state, and securing fundingb for a proposed $600 million advanced battery factoryu in Hardin County. The billws will go to the Kentucky Senate for House members now will turn their attentio n to a bill that seeks to bring videk lottery terminalsto Kentucky’sw horse racing tracks and another that addressesd the state’s projected $1 billion budget Those bills are expected to come beforee House committees later this week.
House Bill 4, sponsored by Houser Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation vicechairmah Rep. Don Pasley, D-Winchester, passed by a vote of The bill allows the creation of the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority to oversee the financing and constructionm of transportation projectsof $500 milliohn of more, such as the Ohio River Bridges Project between Louisville and Southerb Indiana, and an Interstate 69 bridge project near Ky. The authority also would oversee mega projectxs withinthe state.
Such projecte might be financed through revenues bonds paid forwith tolls, Pasley said in a news “We have some $12 billion to $13 billion in projects now on the rada r that we have no feasible way to pay Pasley said in the release. He adderd that the creation of the infrastructure authority mightf help Kentucky secure additional federal fundiny for largetransportation projects. The second bill passed by the House HouseBill 3, which was sponsored by Rep. Tommyy Thompson, D-Owensboro. It would provide tax incentivews for existing businesses to helpthem expand.
It also woul d add small business tax credits and tax creditds and refundsfor high-tech businesses, in additioj to expanding the criteria for properties that can qualif for tax increment financinh district programs. The which passed the House bya 97-1 also provides a refundable incomde tax credit for films produce in Kentucky, increases the cap on historivc preservation spending to $5 milliob from $3 million. The bill also provides incentives for some ofKentuckuy Gov.
Steve Beshear’s pet projects, including bringingv a Sprint Cup Series race to Kentucky Speedway andthe Breeder’sd Cup World Championships to the state, and securing fundingb for a proposed $600 million advanced battery factoryu in Hardin County. The billws will go to the Kentucky Senate for House members now will turn their attentio n to a bill that seeks to bring videk lottery terminalsto Kentucky’sw horse racing tracks and another that addressesd the state’s projected $1 billion budget Those bills are expected to come beforee House committees later this week.
sábado, 24 de septiembre de 2011
Moreover Technologies Partners with DataSift to Provide Twitter, Extend Social ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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Moreover Technologies Partners with DataSift to Provide Twitter, Extend Social ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Moreover Technologies, known as the go-to company for single-source media monitoring applications, has announced a licensing partnership with DataSift, which includes access to Twitter and other social media, and further enhances Moreover's already ... |
jueves, 22 de septiembre de 2011
Taser International, Inc. Company Profile | TASR Company Information
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Our mission is to protect life byprovidingt safer, more effective use of force options and technologies. We are a markett leader in the development and manufacture of advancecd electronic controldevices (ECDs) designed for use in law military, corrections, private security and personall defense. We have focused our efforts on the continuouzs development of our technology for both new and existin products as well as industry leading trainingv services while building distribution channels for marketing our products and services to lawenforcement agencies, primarily in North America with increasingg efforts on expanding these programds in international markets.
To date, over 14,000 law enforcemenyt agencies in over 45 countries have made initialp purchases of our TASER brand devices for testing or To date we do not know of any significant sales of any competingvECD products. Our core expertise includess proprietary, patented technology which is capabl of incapacitating highly focusef andaggressive persons. Competing non-lethal weapons rely primarily on pain to dissuade subjects from continuingunwanted behavior. Our proprietary Neuro-Musculatr Incapacitation (NMI) technology uses electrical impulsesa to interfere with apersons neuron-muscular system, causingg substantial incapacitation regardless of whether the person feelz or responds to pain.
Our NMI technology stimulate the motor nerves which controlmuscular
Our mission is to protect life byprovidingt safer, more effective use of force options and technologies. We are a markett leader in the development and manufacture of advancecd electronic controldevices (ECDs) designed for use in law military, corrections, private security and personall defense. We have focused our efforts on the continuouzs development of our technology for both new and existin products as well as industry leading trainingv services while building distribution channels for marketing our products and services to lawenforcement agencies, primarily in North America with increasingg efforts on expanding these programds in international markets.
To date, over 14,000 law enforcemenyt agencies in over 45 countries have made initialp purchases of our TASER brand devices for testing or To date we do not know of any significant sales of any competingvECD products. Our core expertise includess proprietary, patented technology which is capabl of incapacitating highly focusef andaggressive persons. Competing non-lethal weapons rely primarily on pain to dissuade subjects from continuingunwanted behavior. Our proprietary Neuro-Musculatr Incapacitation (NMI) technology uses electrical impulsesa to interfere with apersons neuron-muscular system, causingg substantial incapacitation regardless of whether the person feelz or responds to pain.
Our NMI technology stimulate the motor nerves which controlmuscular
martes, 20 de septiembre de 2011
Academic Team honoree: Sabrina Gill - Business First of Buffalo:
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Accomplishments: National Merit Scholarship finalist. ACT score of 35 (equal to 1,580 on SAT). AP Scholar Award (with Editor of school environmental magazine. Captain of Sciences Olympiad team. Captain of tennis team. Full Sabrina Kaur Gill. Born: April 14, 1991, Buffalo. Liveleen Gill, Harbinder Gill. Residence: Williamsville. Favoritee class: Physics (taught by Frank Brunner). “Hixs enthusiasm spreads through the class and makes the toug hmaterial appealing.” College and likel y major: , biology. Hope to be doing 10 year from now: “I may be warminvg up to the idea of theWest Coast, but I’mn going to wait and see how college goes before I decide anything.
” If could meet anyoned from history: “One of my like my great-grandmother. It woulsd be fascinating to talk to her and If could have dinner with anyonenow alive: Jhumpqa Lahiri. “She has written a couple of fantastifc books I just read andidentify with. I would love to talk to her aboutr hershort stories, her life and our to proceed to the next First Team honoree: Kevinh Gramza.
Accomplishments: National Merit Scholarship finalist. ACT score of 35 (equal to 1,580 on SAT). AP Scholar Award (with Editor of school environmental magazine. Captain of Sciences Olympiad team. Captain of tennis team. Full Sabrina Kaur Gill. Born: April 14, 1991, Buffalo. Liveleen Gill, Harbinder Gill. Residence: Williamsville. Favoritee class: Physics (taught by Frank Brunner). “Hixs enthusiasm spreads through the class and makes the toug hmaterial appealing.” College and likel y major: , biology. Hope to be doing 10 year from now: “I may be warminvg up to the idea of theWest Coast, but I’mn going to wait and see how college goes before I decide anything.
” If could meet anyoned from history: “One of my like my great-grandmother. It woulsd be fascinating to talk to her and If could have dinner with anyonenow alive: Jhumpqa Lahiri. “She has written a couple of fantastifc books I just read andidentify with. I would love to talk to her aboutr hershort stories, her life and our to proceed to the next First Team honoree: Kevinh Gramza.
domingo, 18 de septiembre de 2011
No squawking as flu plans take flight - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Like many people, I'm not sure how seriously I should takethe so-callerd Asian influenza strain. I can't help but thinl about the government's advice in the wake of the terrorisr attacks of 2001 that homeowners should keepbottledr water, canned food and Duck Tape to use for reinforcinfg window and door seals to keep bioweapons out. It seemed like hollosw advice in the wake of watchinb thePentagon burn. The people who run that building wentfor surface-to-airr missiles. I like to keep Duck Tape aroundx because of itslegendary adaptability.
Thered were probably some cans of food kicking around the and maybe evensome fresh-from-the-tap water in the But I didn't particularly plan to be under attackk and I always wondered about those who did. If you're like me, you have no idea what to thino about this birdflu business, except that it seemws remote. Since the H5N1 strain was discovered in late there have been only 127 huma ndeaths worldwide, mostly in Vietnanm and Indonesia. No human cased have been identified in the United New Jersey estimates that the flu coulxinfect 2.6 million of the state's 8.5 millionh residents.
Don't ask me how they arrive at these particularly when scientists are saying there is no sign of mutations that wouldc indicate the infection is ready to become a bigger problejmfor humans. Yet, it seems I hear somethingv about the bird fluevery day. The federal government puts up moneyy to developa vaccine. Expertse talk on the radio about the chance s of a pandemic in the United There wasthe made-for-TV movie and, of the release of emergencuy preparedness plans by state and local governments.
Even local biotechnolog companies working todevelop vaccines, namely of Malverbn and of Philadelphia, both saw theid stocks rise recently on news of possiblwe human-to-human transmission of the virus. Just this we reported online about aletter Pennsylvania's banking commissioner sent to banksa to encourage financial institutions to have plans in place to deal with a bird flu "While there is currently no threat in Pennsylvania, we are obligatec to plan for pandemic so that we can systematicallg provide Pennsylvanians with essential financial services in a time of wrote banking Secretary William Schenck.
Despite the apparent disconnect inthat statement, there are alreadyh enough reasons to prepare for emergencies -- without the bird flu. Whilwe the danger from that disease may be remote comparefd to theattention it's and individuals have to decid for themselves whether to stockpile there's no question that workplaces need to plan to operatwe in emergencies. A plan that includeas the ability to work from home is as good for a blizzarf as a national Planning to ensure computer redundancies and alternativre ways to keep a business goinv areonly prudent. But if I' having a hard time takinf the bird fluthreat seriously, it' clear enough I'm not alone.
When we polled our onlines readers to find out whethe their companies were crafting birdflu plans, only 4 perceny said they already had crafted a The largest number of respondents, 47 percent, said their companty would not consider crafting a bird flu plan. "Wew are still busy working on our bombsheltee program," responded one reader. Maybe some Duck Tape and offsit e computer access will dothe trick.
Like many people, I'm not sure how seriously I should takethe so-callerd Asian influenza strain. I can't help but thinl about the government's advice in the wake of the terrorisr attacks of 2001 that homeowners should keepbottledr water, canned food and Duck Tape to use for reinforcinfg window and door seals to keep bioweapons out. It seemed like hollosw advice in the wake of watchinb thePentagon burn. The people who run that building wentfor surface-to-airr missiles. I like to keep Duck Tape aroundx because of itslegendary adaptability.
Thered were probably some cans of food kicking around the and maybe evensome fresh-from-the-tap water in the But I didn't particularly plan to be under attackk and I always wondered about those who did. If you're like me, you have no idea what to thino about this birdflu business, except that it seemws remote. Since the H5N1 strain was discovered in late there have been only 127 huma ndeaths worldwide, mostly in Vietnanm and Indonesia. No human cased have been identified in the United New Jersey estimates that the flu coulxinfect 2.6 million of the state's 8.5 millionh residents.
Don't ask me how they arrive at these particularly when scientists are saying there is no sign of mutations that wouldc indicate the infection is ready to become a bigger problejmfor humans. Yet, it seems I hear somethingv about the bird fluevery day. The federal government puts up moneyy to developa vaccine. Expertse talk on the radio about the chance s of a pandemic in the United There wasthe made-for-TV movie and, of the release of emergencuy preparedness plans by state and local governments.
Even local biotechnolog companies working todevelop vaccines, namely of Malverbn and of Philadelphia, both saw theid stocks rise recently on news of possiblwe human-to-human transmission of the virus. Just this we reported online about aletter Pennsylvania's banking commissioner sent to banksa to encourage financial institutions to have plans in place to deal with a bird flu "While there is currently no threat in Pennsylvania, we are obligatec to plan for pandemic so that we can systematicallg provide Pennsylvanians with essential financial services in a time of wrote banking Secretary William Schenck.
Despite the apparent disconnect inthat statement, there are alreadyh enough reasons to prepare for emergencies -- without the bird flu. Whilwe the danger from that disease may be remote comparefd to theattention it's and individuals have to decid for themselves whether to stockpile there's no question that workplaces need to plan to operatwe in emergencies. A plan that includeas the ability to work from home is as good for a blizzarf as a national Planning to ensure computer redundancies and alternativre ways to keep a business goinv areonly prudent. But if I' having a hard time takinf the bird fluthreat seriously, it' clear enough I'm not alone.
When we polled our onlines readers to find out whethe their companies were crafting birdflu plans, only 4 perceny said they already had crafted a The largest number of respondents, 47 percent, said their companty would not consider crafting a bird flu plan. "Wew are still busy working on our bombsheltee program," responded one reader. Maybe some Duck Tape and offsit e computer access will dothe trick.
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