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The report — the Colorado portion of a 50-state analysis — said clean-energ y jobs in Colorado increased 18.2 percent between 1998 and versus anoverall job-growth rate of 8.2 Pew said there were 17,008 clean-energyh jobs at 1,778 companies in Colorado as of 2007. Colorad o tied for 18th among the states in the pace ofits clean-energuy job growth over the 10-year period studied by Pew. The top statesz were Idaho, with 126 percent clean-job growth, followed by Nebraska, 109 percent, but both statese still have smallertotal clean-energy job totalsz than Colorado.
“Colorado has a large sharde of America’s clean energy economy – and it is growingt fast,” Niki Hawthorne, Colorado representativs for the PewEnvironment Group, said in a statement released with the Colorado, Hawthorne said, “has adopted renewablee energy and energy efficiencg standards – creating a promisingb market for clean energy generation and energhy efficiency products.
” California had the most clean-energy jobs 125,390 as of 2007 — Pew Separately, Pew said clean-energy industries in Coloradp attracted $622,400,734 in venture-capital funding between 2006 and 2008, the fifth-highesyt amount in the Nationwide, clean-energy jobs grew at 9.1 percen between 1998 and versus total job growth of 3.7 Pew’s report said. Pew described its report as the first-evef nationwide hard count across all 50 statee of actual jobs createdby clean-energy “The clean energy economy is poised for explosive growth,” Lori interim deputy director of the Pew Center on the States, said in a statemenft Wednesday.
“These jobs are driving economic growth and environmentao sustainability at a time when Americaaneeds both. There is a potential competitive advantage for federalp and state policy leaders who act now to spur businesses and investments in the cleanenergy sector.” Pew said it definedf clean-energy jobs as those relates to “expanding clean energy production, increasintg energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, wasts and pollution, and conserving water and other naturak resources.” .
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Delphi closing Vandalia plant, slashing 116 jobs - Business First of Columbus:
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On June 10, the Michigan-based automotive supplieer (OTC: DPHIQ) alerted Ohio officialsz to the pending December closurd of its facility north of The facility engineersair bags, seat belts and steerintg wheels. A company spokesperson said Delphi has a very extensived safetyproduct list, but the product line engineered in Vandali a is not competitive on a global The company said it will begin cutting workers in Vandalia city officials were not immediately available for Delphi had 10,000 local employees in 2002, accordingh to Dayton Business Journal research, but has withered, slashing jobs and abandoning facilities across the Dayton region.
Delphui has about 800 jobs remain in theDayton region. It was formed in 1999 when GM) spun off its parts manufacturing division. Although it is GM’s largest Delphi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyu protection inOctober 2005.
On June 10, the Michigan-based automotive supplieer (OTC: DPHIQ) alerted Ohio officialsz to the pending December closurd of its facility north of The facility engineersair bags, seat belts and steerintg wheels. A company spokesperson said Delphi has a very extensived safetyproduct list, but the product line engineered in Vandali a is not competitive on a global The company said it will begin cutting workers in Vandalia city officials were not immediately available for Delphi had 10,000 local employees in 2002, accordingh to Dayton Business Journal research, but has withered, slashing jobs and abandoning facilities across the Dayton region.
Delphui has about 800 jobs remain in theDayton region. It was formed in 1999 when GM) spun off its parts manufacturing division. Although it is GM’s largest Delphi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyu protection inOctober 2005.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
EDS shareholders agree to sell company to HP - Triangle Business Journal:
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percent of the company’s common stoci voted for the sale, which allows HP to purchase Plano, Texas-based EDS (NYSE: EDS) for $13.9 EDS, which has about 500 employees inth Raleigh-Durham anticipates that the transaction will closr in the third quarter of 2008. The sale is stil l subject to customary closing conditions and requires the approvakl ofcertain non-U.S. and non-European Union The cleared the EDS-HP merger in July afterf evaluating the sale for potentialantitrusr issues. The companies’ waiting period under the U.S.
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act is also EDS and HP recently settled five lawsuits filedc by EDS shareholders who initially had questions about terms of the As part of the settlement and dismissal of the EDS and HP agreed the transactionm will not closebeforre Aug. 18 without the consent of all parties. EDS was founder by Ross Perot in 1962 and ownedby GM) from 1984 to 1996. The combinefd EDS and Hewlett-Packard would have 210,000 employees, pendint any merger-related job cuts, and conductt business in more than80
percent of the company’s common stoci voted for the sale, which allows HP to purchase Plano, Texas-based EDS (NYSE: EDS) for $13.9 EDS, which has about 500 employees inth Raleigh-Durham anticipates that the transaction will closr in the third quarter of 2008. The sale is stil l subject to customary closing conditions and requires the approvakl ofcertain non-U.S. and non-European Union The cleared the EDS-HP merger in July afterf evaluating the sale for potentialantitrusr issues. The companies’ waiting period under the U.S.
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act is also EDS and HP recently settled five lawsuits filedc by EDS shareholders who initially had questions about terms of the As part of the settlement and dismissal of the EDS and HP agreed the transactionm will not closebeforre Aug. 18 without the consent of all parties. EDS was founder by Ross Perot in 1962 and ownedby GM) from 1984 to 1996. The combinefd EDS and Hewlett-Packard would have 210,000 employees, pendint any merger-related job cuts, and conductt business in more than80
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Go Daddy signs pact with Milwaukee Mile - Phoenix Business Journal:
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the Scottsdale Internet domain registrar known for itssexy commercials. Underd the agreement, the Milwaukee Mile's backstretchu will be named the "GoDaddy.com Backstretch." The deal givexs Go Daddy signage and presencw onthe Mile's interactive display, tracksides and on the midway, the speedway's operatorf said. In addition, race tickets will feature a "Our sponsorship made sense on many but the idea of watching our GoDaddyh Girl, (Indy car Danica Patrick, race down the GoDaddy.com Backstretchu clinched it," said Bob Parsons, CEO and founderf of Go Daddy. MONEY TALKS: Ray president and CEO of , garneredd the No.
1 spot on a national list of the top 25 Latinoin advertising. In its most recent issue, Latink Leaders named the Phoenix ad agency executivde amongthe "most important playerxs of this highly profitable and ever-growinvg industry." Growth in the Valley's Hispanic population is pushinhg Arvizu's business to new heights. The agency'sa gross billings increased to $103 milliomn in 2007, according to the magazine. LIVE AND LAUNCH: In anothee recent ranking, the city of Scottsdale landes at No. 25 on Fortun magazine's list of the 100 top place to live and launcha business.
Among the reason s for Scottsdale's high ranking were the city's afflueng tourists, high-end resorts and revitalized Other Arizona cities featured were OroValleyt (No. 44) and Prescott (No. 92). For the completre list, check out .
the Scottsdale Internet domain registrar known for itssexy commercials. Underd the agreement, the Milwaukee Mile's backstretchu will be named the "GoDaddy.com Backstretch." The deal givexs Go Daddy signage and presencw onthe Mile's interactive display, tracksides and on the midway, the speedway's operatorf said. In addition, race tickets will feature a "Our sponsorship made sense on many but the idea of watching our GoDaddyh Girl, (Indy car Danica Patrick, race down the GoDaddy.com Backstretchu clinched it," said Bob Parsons, CEO and founderf of Go Daddy. MONEY TALKS: Ray president and CEO of , garneredd the No.
1 spot on a national list of the top 25 Latinoin advertising. In its most recent issue, Latink Leaders named the Phoenix ad agency executivde amongthe "most important playerxs of this highly profitable and ever-growinvg industry." Growth in the Valley's Hispanic population is pushinhg Arvizu's business to new heights. The agency'sa gross billings increased to $103 milliomn in 2007, according to the magazine. LIVE AND LAUNCH: In anothee recent ranking, the city of Scottsdale landes at No. 25 on Fortun magazine's list of the 100 top place to live and launcha business.
Among the reason s for Scottsdale's high ranking were the city's afflueng tourists, high-end resorts and revitalized Other Arizona cities featured were OroValleyt (No. 44) and Prescott (No. 92). For the completre list, check out .
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
As oldest boomers tire of the night life, many seek out matinees - Sacramento Business Journal:
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And as the generation ages, it will greatlt influence entertainment, from concerts at casinos to more early-eveningt performances. The first waves of boomersa already are sliding into the same demographic patternsx as oldergenerations — looking for more performing hitting the matinees and taking out theit grandchildren. “Who has the time and the money to seea show?? It tends to be a group that tendxs to be over 40 or 50,” said Chris head of marketing for , whicj puts on the shows of Music Circus as well as the Broadway Series showsw in the Sacramento Community Center Theater.
“Ther e is a saying in our industry, ‘thered is a 50-year-old born every and it is true,” he “People say that our audiences are butpeople age. That’s what happens. And people still want to go out for They don’t go to nightclubs anymore, and moviex get boring after a while.” Of course, it depends on the performance. A 50-year-ols musical is going to skew toware anolder crowd, whereas the percussio n and dance show “Stomp” skews much younger.
And this summer’s five-weekl run of “The Lion will bring in a mixesd audience for every but the Thursday matinees at Musicf Circus will likely lure an older As people get they want more daytime saidAlice Jacobs, a generational marketing “People are reticent to be drivinbg at nighttime as they age and their eyesight especially at night,” she “People feel safer being downtown in the daytime.” Jacobs even envisiond the aging population pushing moviwe theaters to offer healthier rather than just salt-packed popcorn. One of the curreny big draws for seniors is nearbytribapl casinos, which offer gaming, entertainment and food.
“Oned of the advantages that Thunder Valley has is that it is halfwayt between Sun City Lincoln and SunCity Roseville, so it is closer to retirees that have lots of time on theird hands and discretionary income, and who like to be entertained and to entertain their friends,” said Doug spokesman for the , the owner of the casino. But seniorsz are far from free-spending consumers. The people who were raisedd during the Great Depression or Worle WarII “grew up in an era of coupohn clipping and conserving their aluminum foil and saving their plastifc bags,” Elmets said. “Regardless of how much discretionargy incomethey have, they are still lookingh for good deals.
” Thunder Valley marketxs to seniors with direct mail and its membet cards. Customers collect points playing games that can be cashed in atthe “The buffet is the big attraction, along with the potentiak to win money at the gamesd for the older generation,” he said. “And the realit is that eventually we willbe them.” general managetr Rich Hoffman agrees, adding his Amador Countty casino is “not reinventing the wheel with the 55 and over Any study you look at says that is a strony demographic for casinos.
” But the Amador County which attracts customers from Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, still continues to cater to the group — and hopezs to lure more. Big band dances, dinnedr and a movie promotionsfeaturing “Casablanca” and “Somwe Like it Hot,” and even a senior expo that lurede “busload after busload of attract baby boomers and boost the bottomk line. Jackson Rancheria also offers a 100-spacee parking area for recreational vehicles. “Butr you can’t have a stagnant view of the seniodr demographic,” Hoffman said. “This is the 40th anniversary of The people who were ther e are startingto retire.
”
And as the generation ages, it will greatlt influence entertainment, from concerts at casinos to more early-eveningt performances. The first waves of boomersa already are sliding into the same demographic patternsx as oldergenerations — looking for more performing hitting the matinees and taking out theit grandchildren. “Who has the time and the money to seea show?? It tends to be a group that tendxs to be over 40 or 50,” said Chris head of marketing for , whicj puts on the shows of Music Circus as well as the Broadway Series showsw in the Sacramento Community Center Theater.
“Ther e is a saying in our industry, ‘thered is a 50-year-old born every and it is true,” he “People say that our audiences are butpeople age. That’s what happens. And people still want to go out for They don’t go to nightclubs anymore, and moviex get boring after a while.” Of course, it depends on the performance. A 50-year-ols musical is going to skew toware anolder crowd, whereas the percussio n and dance show “Stomp” skews much younger.
And this summer’s five-weekl run of “The Lion will bring in a mixesd audience for every but the Thursday matinees at Musicf Circus will likely lure an older As people get they want more daytime saidAlice Jacobs, a generational marketing “People are reticent to be drivinbg at nighttime as they age and their eyesight especially at night,” she “People feel safer being downtown in the daytime.” Jacobs even envisiond the aging population pushing moviwe theaters to offer healthier rather than just salt-packed popcorn. One of the curreny big draws for seniors is nearbytribapl casinos, which offer gaming, entertainment and food.
“Oned of the advantages that Thunder Valley has is that it is halfwayt between Sun City Lincoln and SunCity Roseville, so it is closer to retirees that have lots of time on theird hands and discretionary income, and who like to be entertained and to entertain their friends,” said Doug spokesman for the , the owner of the casino. But seniorsz are far from free-spending consumers. The people who were raisedd during the Great Depression or Worle WarII “grew up in an era of coupohn clipping and conserving their aluminum foil and saving their plastifc bags,” Elmets said. “Regardless of how much discretionargy incomethey have, they are still lookingh for good deals.
” Thunder Valley marketxs to seniors with direct mail and its membet cards. Customers collect points playing games that can be cashed in atthe “The buffet is the big attraction, along with the potentiak to win money at the gamesd for the older generation,” he said. “And the realit is that eventually we willbe them.” general managetr Rich Hoffman agrees, adding his Amador Countty casino is “not reinventing the wheel with the 55 and over Any study you look at says that is a strony demographic for casinos.
” But the Amador County which attracts customers from Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, still continues to cater to the group — and hopezs to lure more. Big band dances, dinnedr and a movie promotionsfeaturing “Casablanca” and “Somwe Like it Hot,” and even a senior expo that lurede “busload after busload of attract baby boomers and boost the bottomk line. Jackson Rancheria also offers a 100-spacee parking area for recreational vehicles. “Butr you can’t have a stagnant view of the seniodr demographic,” Hoffman said. “This is the 40th anniversary of The people who were ther e are startingto retire.
”
Sunday, March 27, 2011
NCAA East Regional: Superior Effort From Duluth - Inside College Hockey
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Inside College Hockey | NCAA East Regional: Superior Effort From Duluth Inside College Hockey BRIDGEPORT, Conn. รข€" When Minnesota Duluth says its victory in the NCAA East Region was special, the Bulldogs aren't kidding. UMD blanked the nation's top power play in Friday's semifinals, then allowed no even-strength goals to the ... |
Friday, March 25, 2011
Dodgers lose to Arizona, Seattle in spring games - Los Angeles Times
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Dodgers lose to Arizona, Seattle in spring games Los Angeles Times AT THE PLATE: Starting his second consecutive game after a weeklong absence from the lineup, Jamey Carroll was one for three with a walk and a run against the Diamondbacks. Aaron Miles, who is competing for a bench role, ... |
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