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The goal of the two organization is to increase trade by soliciting shippers worldwide through collaborative marketing andinformation sharing, a releas e said. The alliance with the Panama Canal Authorityg formalizes a relationship Port Manatee has had for nearlyu 40 years and demonstratesthe canal’s confidencwe in Port Manatee’s future as a container port, executives said in the release. That will eventually mean thousandw of regional jobs at the growingcontainer port, McDonaldf said in the release. Two years ago the Panama Canap Authority broke ground onthe $5.265 billion Panama Canal expansion.
The projecf essentially doublesthe canal’s capacity with the creation of two new sets of locks, enhancedr navigational features and the addition of new acces channels — all to accommodate larger post-Panamax-sizef ships. Construction is expected to be complete in five Last year the and Manatee Countyy government collaborated to create the Port ManatesEncouragement Zone. The EZ featurexs 3,700 acres of privately held land atPort Manatee’sa front gate, creating an intermodal distribution development Local impact fees have been reduced or eliminated in the zone, base on the type of development and qualituy and number of jobs created, the releasr said.
The Florida Department of Transportation is midwayg through a project design and the Legislature passesd a bill two weeks ago to extendxPort Manatee’s exemption from rules governing developments of regionao impact and expediting what is usuallyt a years-long process of permitting, speediny new projects forward, the release “In anticipation of this opportunithy with the ACP (Panama Canal Port Manatee has approachexd its master planning process in an accretive way, one step at a time,” McDonald “In the last decade, we’ve increased the port’s capacity by 50 percent at a cost of $150 Port Manatee becomes the 10th U.S.
member of an exclusiver Panama Canal accord fraternity that includesthe , , , , , , and the .
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
GM Tonawanda takes 5-week recess - Business First of Buffalo:
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About 500 factory workers and 140 salaried personnel are affecter bythe five-week shutdown. said in May that productiohn would be stopped for threes weeks at the local facility as the automaker reduce s inventory by temporarily idlin a number ofits plants. That periox is being combined with theregular two-week planned companywide shutdown that starts on June 29. Spokeswoman Nina Pricde said that a small workforceof “maybe 100” is staying on the job during much of the plant’e three-week shutdown. No schedule change at the local plant has been ordered at this time because of an extension of the temporarh summertime closures at seven GM she said.
These locations include the Ont., car plant, and other assembly planta at Lordstown, Ohio, Shreveport, La., and Orio n Township - which receive engines from Tonawanda. The latestr round of closures was announced this week and rang e from one added week at the Oshawa factorhy to four additional weeks at the Lansing Granxd River plantin Michigan. Most of the locationsz will go down for three added weeksin
About 500 factory workers and 140 salaried personnel are affecter bythe five-week shutdown. said in May that productiohn would be stopped for threes weeks at the local facility as the automaker reduce s inventory by temporarily idlin a number ofits plants. That periox is being combined with theregular two-week planned companywide shutdown that starts on June 29. Spokeswoman Nina Pricde said that a small workforceof “maybe 100” is staying on the job during much of the plant’e three-week shutdown. No schedule change at the local plant has been ordered at this time because of an extension of the temporarh summertime closures at seven GM she said.
These locations include the Ont., car plant, and other assembly planta at Lordstown, Ohio, Shreveport, La., and Orio n Township - which receive engines from Tonawanda. The latestr round of closures was announced this week and rang e from one added week at the Oshawa factorhy to four additional weeks at the Lansing Granxd River plantin Michigan. Most of the locationsz will go down for three added weeksin
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Johnson County charges Overland Park businessman with fraud - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Howe’s office charged James M. Watson, 30, with one count of felongy theft of atleast $100,000 and one coungt of forgery, according to a Watson was arrested and is now in the Johnsobn County jail with $100,000 bond. Watson also is on probatio n through Johnson County for Identity Thefty and Giving aWorthless Check. Watsonn conducted business under several differenybusiness names, including , , , , and Financia Solutions. “In today’s economic environment, we always warn individualss and businesses to be cautious when investingg money or conducting business with individuals who they have not had a priotbusiness relationship.
” Howe said in the Howe said that anyone who has done business with Watson or any of his companiesa should contact the White Collar Crime Unit in his officr at 913-715-3140. Watson’s arrest resulted from a joint investigation by the Overlanrd ParkPolice Department, Johnsonn County Sheriff’s Office, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Officd and the Secret Service, Howe
Howe’s office charged James M. Watson, 30, with one count of felongy theft of atleast $100,000 and one coungt of forgery, according to a Watson was arrested and is now in the Johnsobn County jail with $100,000 bond. Watson also is on probatio n through Johnson County for Identity Thefty and Giving aWorthless Check. Watsonn conducted business under several differenybusiness names, including , , , , and Financia Solutions. “In today’s economic environment, we always warn individualss and businesses to be cautious when investingg money or conducting business with individuals who they have not had a priotbusiness relationship.
” Howe said in the Howe said that anyone who has done business with Watson or any of his companiesa should contact the White Collar Crime Unit in his officr at 913-715-3140. Watson’s arrest resulted from a joint investigation by the Overlanrd ParkPolice Department, Johnsonn County Sheriff’s Office, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Officd and the Secret Service, Howe
Friday, June 24, 2011
Cancer drug to extend dog days - Houston Business Journal:
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The Pfizer Animal Health division has justreleasec Palladia, an oral cancer treatment for mast cell to animal oncologists. The approvedf the drug on June 3. Drug-makere had initially developed the itbecame Pfizer’s when the companiesz merged in 2003. Mitchener was a part of the drug’xs clinical development team. Dial the clock back to 2000 and she was in the midsy of convincing a Pharmacia executive that the drug was a good one and that peoplseneeded it. “I was told (that) to change his mind it wouldn’t be the research or the people fromthe company,” Mitchenee says.
“His heart is going to have to be Mitchener invited him to Memphis to meet with 25 of her canined cancer patients andtheir care-givers. By the end of two days of the executive relented and told Mitchenersomething like, “You will have your she recalls. The drug was initially developed by veterinariajnCheryl London, a researcher at . Palladiw blocks certain pathways in the body that cancedr usesto grow. While the current formul a is used specifically for mastcell disease, many other cancer treatments are being considered. Mitchener believes, though, if it weren’t for the dog owners who came to her Palladia might still bean idea. According to Pfizer, roughly 1.
2 millioh cases of new mast cell disease cases are reportedever year, which gives the closesf estimation of Palladia’s market size. Mitchener says two-third s of the cancer patients who come toher Bartlett-basede have that type of cancer. She says mast cell which is often seen as lumps onthe skin, is the most commojn tumor for dogs. “At the completion of the Palladiazclinical study, approximately 60% of dogs had their tumors shrink or stop growing,” London Dogs with cancer are now treateed with an IV-delivered chemotherapy drug that costs about $4,000 and takes about 10 weeks to administer.
Mitchener says Pfizefr has not given her a cost for Palladia and treatmentr length is still beingworked out. “We’rde going to start with the standard treatmenr for six to eight weeks and then flip over to she says. “It’s kind of like sendinf in the Air Force first and then sending in the The drug will stay in the handes of animal oncologists for eight to nine months befors it is made available togeneral veterinarians. Oncologists will monitor the drug’sd effects and report theifr findingsto Pfizer. Mitchener says she has two patients alreadty onthe drug.
She says she hasn’tg been paid to participate inthe drug’s clinicao trials, but Pfizer has paid for patients’ lab X-rays and office visits. She says her paymentt comes in the satisfaction of moving canined cancertreatment along. She’s heard nearlu from the beginning of her career in 1985 that canined cancer cannot be treated and that euthanasisa is thebest remedy. “I can sit back and say that there’se a bunch of Labrador retrieversd out there running around that had mast cell disease beforeand don’ty today,” she says.
The Pfizer Animal Health division has justreleasec Palladia, an oral cancer treatment for mast cell to animal oncologists. The approvedf the drug on June 3. Drug-makere had initially developed the itbecame Pfizer’s when the companiesz merged in 2003. Mitchener was a part of the drug’xs clinical development team. Dial the clock back to 2000 and she was in the midsy of convincing a Pharmacia executive that the drug was a good one and that peoplseneeded it. “I was told (that) to change his mind it wouldn’t be the research or the people fromthe company,” Mitchenee says.
“His heart is going to have to be Mitchener invited him to Memphis to meet with 25 of her canined cancer patients andtheir care-givers. By the end of two days of the executive relented and told Mitchenersomething like, “You will have your she recalls. The drug was initially developed by veterinariajnCheryl London, a researcher at . Palladiw blocks certain pathways in the body that cancedr usesto grow. While the current formul a is used specifically for mastcell disease, many other cancer treatments are being considered. Mitchener believes, though, if it weren’t for the dog owners who came to her Palladia might still bean idea. According to Pfizer, roughly 1.
2 millioh cases of new mast cell disease cases are reportedever year, which gives the closesf estimation of Palladia’s market size. Mitchener says two-third s of the cancer patients who come toher Bartlett-basede have that type of cancer. She says mast cell which is often seen as lumps onthe skin, is the most commojn tumor for dogs. “At the completion of the Palladiazclinical study, approximately 60% of dogs had their tumors shrink or stop growing,” London Dogs with cancer are now treateed with an IV-delivered chemotherapy drug that costs about $4,000 and takes about 10 weeks to administer.
Mitchener says Pfizefr has not given her a cost for Palladia and treatmentr length is still beingworked out. “We’rde going to start with the standard treatmenr for six to eight weeks and then flip over to she says. “It’s kind of like sendinf in the Air Force first and then sending in the The drug will stay in the handes of animal oncologists for eight to nine months befors it is made available togeneral veterinarians. Oncologists will monitor the drug’sd effects and report theifr findingsto Pfizer. Mitchener says she has two patients alreadty onthe drug.
She says she hasn’tg been paid to participate inthe drug’s clinicao trials, but Pfizer has paid for patients’ lab X-rays and office visits. She says her paymentt comes in the satisfaction of moving canined cancertreatment along. She’s heard nearlu from the beginning of her career in 1985 that canined cancer cannot be treated and that euthanasisa is thebest remedy. “I can sit back and say that there’se a bunch of Labrador retrieversd out there running around that had mast cell disease beforeand don’ty today,” she says.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
$500-M calamity loan from WB approved by BSP 'in principle' - Inquirer.net
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Inquirer.net | $500-M calamity loan from WB approved by BSP 'in principle' Inquirer.net MANILA, Philippines â€" The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has approved in principle the government plan to tap $500 million worth of loan from the World Bank to fund reconstruction and enhance the country's capability to cope with future calamities. ... WB provides loan to Phl for disaster relief |
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Weiner's departure was inevitable - TheNewsTribune.com
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TheNewsTribune.com | Weiner's departure was inevitable TheNewsTribune.com WASHINGTON â€" It's an irony of the modern age that the most devastating kind of sex scandal, at least for politicians, doesn't involve actual sex. As Rep. Anthony Weiner has learned. WASHINGTON â€" It's an irony of the modern age that the most ... |
Friday, June 17, 2011
BofA, Wells to accept California IOUs - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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BofA says the state’s budget crisis promptefd its decision. “To support our while giving the state legislature additional time to pass a we will acceptCalifornia state-registeree warrants — or IOUs — from existing customers and Charlotte-based BofA (NYSE:BAC) says in a written San Francisco-based Wells (NYSE:WFC) says it is accepting the warrant s for the sake of its "We are reluctant to take this but are doing so to help our customere who are not at faulgt and with the expectation that the legislature and governor will complete the budgeg within days," Wells says. On Wednesday, Gov.
Arnold Schwarzeneggerr blasted state lawmakers for failing to pluga $24 billiobn hole in the state budget befors the start of the new fiscal year. And he callee a special session of the state legislature to fix thebudget mess. Failure to pass a budget by midnight Tuesday increasesz the shortfall to morethan $26 billion due to the loss of education-relates budget fixes, Schwarzenegger said at a presxs conference Wednesday. He also announced an executivre order adding a third furlough day each monthb forstate workers, a move expectesd to free up an additional $425 million in the new fiscak year. Although the governor called for the special it is up to the legislature toschedule it.
When it will be held is yet tobe
BofA says the state’s budget crisis promptefd its decision. “To support our while giving the state legislature additional time to pass a we will acceptCalifornia state-registeree warrants — or IOUs — from existing customers and Charlotte-based BofA (NYSE:BAC) says in a written San Francisco-based Wells (NYSE:WFC) says it is accepting the warrant s for the sake of its "We are reluctant to take this but are doing so to help our customere who are not at faulgt and with the expectation that the legislature and governor will complete the budgeg within days," Wells says. On Wednesday, Gov.
Arnold Schwarzeneggerr blasted state lawmakers for failing to pluga $24 billiobn hole in the state budget befors the start of the new fiscal year. And he callee a special session of the state legislature to fix thebudget mess. Failure to pass a budget by midnight Tuesday increasesz the shortfall to morethan $26 billion due to the loss of education-relates budget fixes, Schwarzenegger said at a presxs conference Wednesday. He also announced an executivre order adding a third furlough day each monthb forstate workers, a move expectesd to free up an additional $425 million in the new fiscak year. Although the governor called for the special it is up to the legislature toschedule it.
When it will be held is yet tobe
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