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Saturday, June 30, 2012
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Spectrum Brands to exit Ch. 11 in August - South Florida Business Journal:
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The Atlanta-based consumer products company said it will exit bankruptc y protection as soon as all closing conditions to the including the closing ofthe company’s exit financing, have been met. That will likelg be in August, the company said. “When we emerge, we will have reduced our subordinated debtby $840 millionh and eliminated approximately $60 million of annuak cash interest expenses for at leastr each of the next two years,” said Kent Hussey, CEO of Spectrumm Brands, in a prepared statement.
“We will emerge with a strongedr balance sheet that will better position us to maintainj and strengthen our current platformj and to pursue opportunities to growour company.” Spectrum Brands and its U.S. subsidiaries filec for Chapter 11 inthe U.S. Bankruptcy Courrt for the Western Districrof Texas, San Antonio Division on Feb. 3. It had $4.4 billiob in debt. Spectrum makes Rayovac Tetra pet supplies, Remington shaving and groomingy and personalcare products, householx insecticides and lawn and garden care products.
The Atlanta-based consumer products company said it will exit bankruptc y protection as soon as all closing conditions to the including the closing ofthe company’s exit financing, have been met. That will likelg be in August, the company said. “When we emerge, we will have reduced our subordinated debtby $840 millionh and eliminated approximately $60 million of annuak cash interest expenses for at leastr each of the next two years,” said Kent Hussey, CEO of Spectrumm Brands, in a prepared statement.
“We will emerge with a strongedr balance sheet that will better position us to maintainj and strengthen our current platformj and to pursue opportunities to growour company.” Spectrum Brands and its U.S. subsidiaries filec for Chapter 11 inthe U.S. Bankruptcy Courrt for the Western Districrof Texas, San Antonio Division on Feb. 3. It had $4.4 billiob in debt. Spectrum makes Rayovac Tetra pet supplies, Remington shaving and groomingy and personalcare products, householx insecticides and lawn and garden care products.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
BMW and Toyota extend technology ties -sources - Reuters
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BMW and Toyota extend technology ties -sources Reuters MUNICH/HAMBURG, June 27 (Reuters) - BMW and Toyota plan to expand a technological partnership, two sourcesclose to the companies told Reuters, a deal ... |
Monday, June 25, 2012
Fred Weber wins $4M Mississippi River Bridge contract - Business First of Columbus:
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awarded Fred Weber a $4.444 million contract Wednesday to removr and replace the Madison Streetand St. Louias Avenue bridges over Interstate 70 indowntown St. The majority of work on this projectr will start afterHighway 40/Interstate 64 reopenss between Kingshighway and Interstate 170. Crewsd will remove the St. Louisd Avenue bridge first and then removw and replace the MadisonStreef bridge. During work to remove the MadisonStreety bridge, crews will also remove the Cass Avenue bridger in preparation for replacing that bridge later in 2010. This work is part of preliminarhy work on a new Mississippiiriver bridge, which is expected to reduce congestion on the Poplar Streetf Bridge.
Maryland Heights, Mo.-based Fred Weber is one of the largest privatelhy held companiesin St. Louis with $353.e3 million in revenue in 2008. The commercial constructiom firm is also working onthe $245 million reconstruction of AmerenUE’s Taum Sauk Reservoier in Johnson’s Shut-Ins state park and is part of Gatewag Constructors, the consortium of contractorse performing $535 million worth of improvementxs on Highway 40/Interstate 64.
awarded Fred Weber a $4.444 million contract Wednesday to removr and replace the Madison Streetand St. Louias Avenue bridges over Interstate 70 indowntown St. The majority of work on this projectr will start afterHighway 40/Interstate 64 reopenss between Kingshighway and Interstate 170. Crewsd will remove the St. Louisd Avenue bridge first and then removw and replace the MadisonStreef bridge. During work to remove the MadisonStreety bridge, crews will also remove the Cass Avenue bridger in preparation for replacing that bridge later in 2010. This work is part of preliminarhy work on a new Mississippiiriver bridge, which is expected to reduce congestion on the Poplar Streetf Bridge.
Maryland Heights, Mo.-based Fred Weber is one of the largest privatelhy held companiesin St. Louis with $353.e3 million in revenue in 2008. The commercial constructiom firm is also working onthe $245 million reconstruction of AmerenUE’s Taum Sauk Reservoier in Johnson’s Shut-Ins state park and is part of Gatewag Constructors, the consortium of contractorse performing $535 million worth of improvementxs on Highway 40/Interstate 64.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Home prices take a tumble in Tampa Bay region - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The numbers are based on the Home Price Indedfrom , which tracks increases and decreases in sales prices for the same homes over time as a way to view pricinyg trends. Florida’s HPI drop of 21 percent over the last 12 monthds was the fourth largest drop in the countrybehinf Nevada, California and Rhode Island. Tampa-St. however, had some of the strongest numbersx inthe state, despite prices dropping 19.7 That was better than Orlando-Kissimmee’s drop of 22.2 the 26.4 percent drop in Cape Coral-Fort Myers and the drop in Miamk Beach-Kendall where homes lost 28.9 perceny in value. Nationally, pricre drops reached 11.5 percent, a figure that 42 state s bested.
And not all home prices went down. The Texas regionw of Dallas, Austin and Houston all had pricer increasesbetween 0.92 and 3 percent. Pressure on home prices isn’t limited to specific states saidMark Fleming, chief economist for First American “The real story was the geographicx dispersion of home price meaning the problems are no longedr confined to a handfupl of ‘Sand States,’” Fleming said in a release. “Homeownerse in many parts of the countruy are coming under stress from a loss in rising delinquenciesand foreclosures, and economif uncertainty.
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The numbers are based on the Home Price Indedfrom , which tracks increases and decreases in sales prices for the same homes over time as a way to view pricinyg trends. Florida’s HPI drop of 21 percent over the last 12 monthds was the fourth largest drop in the countrybehinf Nevada, California and Rhode Island. Tampa-St. however, had some of the strongest numbersx inthe state, despite prices dropping 19.7 That was better than Orlando-Kissimmee’s drop of 22.2 the 26.4 percent drop in Cape Coral-Fort Myers and the drop in Miamk Beach-Kendall where homes lost 28.9 perceny in value. Nationally, pricre drops reached 11.5 percent, a figure that 42 state s bested.
And not all home prices went down. The Texas regionw of Dallas, Austin and Houston all had pricer increasesbetween 0.92 and 3 percent. Pressure on home prices isn’t limited to specific states saidMark Fleming, chief economist for First American “The real story was the geographicx dispersion of home price meaning the problems are no longedr confined to a handfupl of ‘Sand States,’” Fleming said in a release. “Homeownerse in many parts of the countruy are coming under stress from a loss in rising delinquenciesand foreclosures, and economif uncertainty.
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
New restaurant to fill shuttered Clubhouse at Lenox Square - The Business Review (Albany):
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, owner of the upscale Buckhead mall, announced Fridahy it has signed an agreemenytwith Charleston, S.C.-based restaurateur . to open Lenos Square Grill laterthis fall. Lenox Square Grill will fill a majoe vacancy in a signaturew slot atLenox Square. The Clubhouse, part of the country club-inspired restauranr chain originally founded by celebrity investorzs Kevin Costner and Jack created a void atLenoxc Square’s front door when it closed last “We’ve seen such remarkable success from loca l restaurant operators in Atlanta,” Tishza Maley, assistant vice president of leasing for Simonj Property Group, said in a “CentraArchy Restaurants is a great example, with proven concepts that reallgy stand the test of time while maintainin a loyal patronage from Atlantaa diners.
We’re looking forward to another strong partnershipl with CentraArchy and continuing that tradition with LenosxSquare Grill.” CentraArchy is the company behind Taverhn at Phipps at Simon-ownedx Phipps Plaza. The 12,500-square-foot Lenox Square Grill will feature300 seats, a large bar and amplse outdoor seating areas. It will be open for breakfast, luncg and dinner daily. CentraArchy is also the parent companu of NewYork Prime, California Dreaming, Joey D’sa Oak Room.
, owner of the upscale Buckhead mall, announced Fridahy it has signed an agreemenytwith Charleston, S.C.-based restaurateur . to open Lenos Square Grill laterthis fall. Lenox Square Grill will fill a majoe vacancy in a signaturew slot atLenox Square. The Clubhouse, part of the country club-inspired restauranr chain originally founded by celebrity investorzs Kevin Costner and Jack created a void atLenoxc Square’s front door when it closed last “We’ve seen such remarkable success from loca l restaurant operators in Atlanta,” Tishza Maley, assistant vice president of leasing for Simonj Property Group, said in a “CentraArchy Restaurants is a great example, with proven concepts that reallgy stand the test of time while maintainin a loyal patronage from Atlantaa diners.
We’re looking forward to another strong partnershipl with CentraArchy and continuing that tradition with LenosxSquare Grill.” CentraArchy is the company behind Taverhn at Phipps at Simon-ownedx Phipps Plaza. The 12,500-square-foot Lenox Square Grill will feature300 seats, a large bar and amplse outdoor seating areas. It will be open for breakfast, luncg and dinner daily. CentraArchy is also the parent companu of NewYork Prime, California Dreaming, Joey D’sa Oak Room.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Emergent BioSolutions applies for anthrax vaccine award - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The Rockville-based biotech's vaccine candidate is a reformulatedf and more stable form of the one originall y developed at the Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. The award could be granted as soon as the end of the In May, Emergent paid $2 million to for an anthrac vaccine candidate that the Californiaz competitor had been developing under an $878 million Department of Health and Human Services That contract was canceled in December 2006 when VaxGen missecd a deadline to begin a clinical trial. Emergent said one Phasse II clinical trial of the vaccine hasbeen completed.
The governmenyt wants to procure 25 million doses of a vaccine to replenishthe country's stockpile for naturalp disasters or terrorist attacks. If Emergent (NYSE:EBS) wins the the doses procured would be in additiob tothe 18.75 million dosews of the company's FDA-licensed product, BioThrax, which is being procurexd under the existing multiyear $448 million contract the Departmenft of Health and Human Services signed with Emergent. "We are confident that the formulation changes have addresse d previous concerns regarding the stability of the We believe that the current formulationj will meetthe U.S.
government's stabilityu requirements for an [recombinant protectivee antigen] vaccine," said James Jackson, senior vice president and chief scientifif officerof Emergent. The compan expects to make its recombinan t protective antigenanthrax vaccine, as well as in its recently-constructed manufacturing facility at its Lansing campus. Emergentg recently received a federal grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectioua Diseases fora five-year allotment for its next-generation anthrax treatment vaccine.
The Rockville-based biotech's vaccine candidate is a reformulatedf and more stable form of the one originall y developed at the Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. The award could be granted as soon as the end of the In May, Emergent paid $2 million to for an anthrac vaccine candidate that the Californiaz competitor had been developing under an $878 million Department of Health and Human Services That contract was canceled in December 2006 when VaxGen missecd a deadline to begin a clinical trial. Emergent said one Phasse II clinical trial of the vaccine hasbeen completed.
The governmenyt wants to procure 25 million doses of a vaccine to replenishthe country's stockpile for naturalp disasters or terrorist attacks. If Emergent (NYSE:EBS) wins the the doses procured would be in additiob tothe 18.75 million dosews of the company's FDA-licensed product, BioThrax, which is being procurexd under the existing multiyear $448 million contract the Departmenft of Health and Human Services signed with Emergent. "We are confident that the formulation changes have addresse d previous concerns regarding the stability of the We believe that the current formulationj will meetthe U.S.
government's stabilityu requirements for an [recombinant protectivee antigen] vaccine," said James Jackson, senior vice president and chief scientifif officerof Emergent. The compan expects to make its recombinan t protective antigenanthrax vaccine, as well as in its recently-constructed manufacturing facility at its Lansing campus. Emergentg recently received a federal grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectioua Diseases fora five-year allotment for its next-generation anthrax treatment vaccine.
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