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Friday, August 19, 2011
Colliers awarded leasing for two Richardson properties totaling 150K SF - Bizjournals.com
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Apple's Spaceship Campus Is Larger Than The US Pentagon - SlashGear
Apple's Spaceship Campus Is Larger Than The US Pentagon SlashGear The Mac Observer took the recently released floor plans and overlaid them with various monumental objects to reveal just how massive this 2.8-million square-foot circular office building will be. The graphic shows the Apple campus overlaid with the ... |
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Georgia Conservancy names Pierre Howard president - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
Howard was interim president of the environmenta organizationsince January, following the departure of Jim a former partner with . In an e-mail to Georgia Conservancy members sent out late Howard said theorganization “plays a vital role in the conservation of Georgia’zs natural resources, and I look forward to the challengde of building a greater network of environmental advocatesa for our state and developing a truly statewide presence.” The organization also announcedd another key staff decision.
Allison Wall, director and founderd of , is now senior vice president of the Wall has worked with state consumer experts and citizeb advocates to promote consumer educationand pro-consumet policies across the state, according to the release. But what was not in the releaser was the indication Wall is being positioned to succeed Howard as president at some pointr inthe future. “Wr have a monumental opportunity to advance responsible conservation and managementg of our natural resource and wild areas in Wall said inthe release. “Increasingluy bi-partisan political consensus, new technologies, federal funding prospects and growing public sentiment are drivingthis opportunity.
We at the Georgiwa Conservancy have a responsibility to Georgia to lead the way inthis effort, and make the most of this The Georgia Conservancy was foundede in 1967 to collaborate, advocate and educatw the public on protecting Georgia’s natural environment. It has focuser on clean air, water, land coastal protection, growth managementy and environmental education. To read Pierre Howard’s comments to Georgias Conservancy members, .
Friday, August 12, 2011
Blue Coat CEO wins rights to Bay Area women's pro soccer franchise - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
Technology executive Brian NeSmith andhis Nancy, have been grantedd rights to a San Francisco-area franchisee in the Women’s Professionao Soccer league. Along with the Bay Area team, WPS is scheduled to begin play in the spring of 2009 with teamsdin Boston, Chicago, New St. Louis, Washington D.C. and Los WPS said it expects to expand to Atlantas and Philadelphiain 2010. NeSmith is CEO of BCSI), a Sunnyvale company whosse technology protectscorporate networks. The NeSmiths have two soccer-playing daughters. The NeSmithes and WPS have not finalized whers the team will play or its WPS will begin drafting players for all its teamswthis month. Players will come from the U.S.
Women’x National Team, colleges and elsewhere. Women’s Professional Soccer is the successofr tothe Women’s United Soccer That league launched in 2001 with players like Mia Brandi Chastain and Julie Foudy. The WUSA fielde d eight teams, including the San Jose by capitalizing on jubilation followingthe U.S. women’es team winning the 1999 World Cup. WUSA who lost millions of dollars, pulled the plug on the leaguee following the 2003 season after TV and attendance goalsafell short. WPS backers said the new leagus will not repeat the mistakes ofthe past.
Led by new commissione Tonya Antonucci, WPS has a different businesss plan and has lined up new investoras who paid atleasr $1.5 million for rights to a franchise. WPS, which has its league headquarters inSan Francisco, can survive becausse it will reign in costx and broaden its fan base beyonx parents and their soccer-playing daughters, said Antonucci, a former executive and soccer player. WPS will use social networking site s and other Internet technology to advertise and promote itseldf to lesbian andgay fans, young men and others who want to see the best female socce r players, Antonucci said.
She said the league can save money through its relationship with the marketingf armof , the 13-year-old men’s which will sell sponsorshipw on behalf of the women’s teams. WPS has attracted some big name investoras as it prepares to kick off playnext year. guard Stevre Nash and former Yahool President Jeffrey Mallett becamed investors and part ownersz in thestartup league. Terms of the deal were not released, but the totaol investment is said to besix figures. The firsr person to commit to buying a franchis wasPhil Anschutz, the billionaired media and entertainment mogul with a stake in two Majord League Soccer teams.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
One year later, InChord chief happy with results from sale to InVentiv - Business First of Columbus:
Since the deal closed, InChord's employment has swelleds from about 650 workerasto 1,000 in nine offices, including New York, Toronto and Montreal. It employz 495 workers in Central , which consists of InChords plus aCanadian health-care marketing firm and a compan y that tracks patients' pharmaceuticals use, reported $64.5r million in second-quarter revenue, roughly a third of InVentiv's $183 millioj in revenue for the quarter. InChorr posted gross sales of $97 million in its last full year as a privateltheld company.
Walter, 35, said the compan y was averaging 20 percent revenus growth a year before theInVentiv "We thought by partnering with InVentiv we coulrd continue our growth and accelerate Walter said. "I'm still excitedd about what we can do thatwe couldn'ty do before." InVentiv last month was namedc the 15th-fastest growing company in the natio n by Fortune magazine. Many of the jobs addexd at InChord have been in other It employs 120 workere inSaratoga Springs, N.Y., at its Palio and operationzs and 80 in New York at GSW Worldwidd and Y Brand. Some jobs have been moved fromCentrapl Ohio.
InVentiv spokeswoman Marcia Frederick said the company cut 10 employees when their jobs were shiftexto InChord's GSW Worldwid office in Newtown, Pa. That suburban Philadelphiwa office is handling an account InChordf landed in the springwith Ortho-McNei l Neurologics, a division of of Raritan, N.J. "It'xs more a geographic adjustmenr than abusiness adjustment," she said. InChord has developed a reputation for hiring advertising and technology stafft from otherarea agencies. "They have deep said Matt Wilson, a partnerf at in Westerville. InVentiv has added two companiesto InChord'sa stable since March. It bought , a Mass.
, business that helps patients compluy with theirprescription regimens, and the , a marketin g firm. InChord also has landed clientsd because of its connectionwith InVentiv, Walted said. He estimated InChors has 12 to 15 sizable relationships it did not have ayear ago, includintg the contract with Ortho-McNeil, and he expectx more contracts among small drug makers and biotecn companies as they bring products to "A lot of our growth has come from calling on a group of clientsx that we didn't fully reach," Walter said. "We've created new products togetherthat we'v taken to clients.
We have expertise we did not have The InChord deal has been equallyy importantfor InVentiv, said analys t David H. Windley, managing director of for Inc. in Tenn. "It adds anothe significant service offering tothe company's menu, providees cross-selling opportunities and diversifies the company's client and revenue he said. "So far, InChord's performance has outpaced expectationas set when the deal was InVentivHealth Inc. Based: Somerset, N.J. CEO: Daniel M. Snyder 2005 employees: 4,200 Web site: ventiv.com 2005 revenue: $556.3 million 2005 profit: $43.9 million 52-week high: $33.87 52-week low: $22.52 Oct. 10 $27.40 Inchord Communications Inc.
Ad agency subsidiary of Employeesby Columbus, 490; Saratoga Springs, 120; New York City, 80; Torontoi and Montreal, 90; Burlington, Mass., 75; Dallas, 50; Pa. 30; London, 20; variousa U.S. locations, 20 Web site: inchord.co m
Monday, August 8, 2011
Who Wore It Best: Rachel Bilson vs. Maggie Q - Ottawa Citizen
Who Wore It Best: Rachel Bilson vs. Maggie Q Ottawa Citizen Rachel Bilson and Maggie Q both rocked this summer's all-white trend at the Teen Choice Awards, but the question is who wore it best? Vote for your favourite look! A white dress is one of the hottest looks this summer and it seems both Rachel Bilson ... |
Friday, August 5, 2011
Titans want to stoke competition in defensive secondary by adding veteran S ... - Washington Post
Titans want to stoke competition in defensive secondary by adding veteran S ... Washington Post We want that mentality that they feel they can start and play in this game.' The question is how much of a competition this will be. Hope is in the final year of the contract that brought him from Pittsburgh after helping the Steelers win the 2006 ... |