Friday, December 14, 2012

Clopay purchases remainder of German firm - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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"The move to 100 percent ownership increasess financial andoperational flexibility, enabling us to streamline our Germanj operations and bring more value, innovationb and responsiveness to our global customers," said Gary president of Clopay Plastic Products. "Thids will strengthen our core film businessz while creating a firm base for anticipated growth in In 2004, Clopay Plastic Productzs achieved record sales of $411.3 million. Established in Finotech is a specialtyplastic film, extrusiomn coating and printing operation. Based in Aschersleben, Germany, Finotechy serves markets across Europe, the Middl East, Africa and Asia.
Clopay Plastifc Products, based in is a subsidiary of (NYSE:GFF) with productioh facilities worldwide. Its productas are used in the hygienic, health care, protectiv apparel and industrial markets.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Bombardier sees bright future in aviation - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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Its 10-year forecast for the business jet markerpredicts 11,500 deliveries from 2009 to which represents $256 billion in worldwide The company also forecasts 12,400 deliveries in the 20-to-148 seat commercial market over the next 20 years. From 2009 to Bombardier predicts this marketg to beworth $589 “The financial turbulence being felt aroune the globe has placeds a significant focus on the challenges facing the aviatio n industry, particularly within the business jet Mairead Lavery said in a Lavery, vice president of strategy and business development for believes the immediate future of the industry will remain volatile.
But he said the long-termj future still holds plenty of opportunity foraircrafft manufacturers. “As the worldr begins to emerge from thiseconomic crisis, demand shoulrd gradually return and future prospects remain solid,” he

Monday, December 10, 2012

Some temp employees find jobs were temporary - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Milwaukee-based Manpower International recently closed two officexsin St. Louis. Corporate Staffing Resources ( ), a bankrupr Indiana-based company, closed its Hampton Avenue offices in June and its Maryland Heights office a fewweeks ago, after Indiana-based PeopleLin k Staffing bought substantially all of its assets. Todays Office based in Philadelphia, closed its southg St. Louis County and Hazelwood offices here, leaving it with six officexs here, confirmed district manager Mark The closings also were part of reductions inothr markets. He said had he no informatio onlocal layoffs. Spherion Workforce Architects, ranked by the St.
Louies Business Journal as the area's largest temporaryu staffing service basedon full-time office staff, has closeds three of its 19 offices here, but said its businessw is "stronger than ever." A company spokeswoman said all but two employees were absorbed into other offices. Some companiesz have exited themarket altogether. Dunhilll Staffing Systems closedits St. Louis officw Aug. 17, according to a recordeds message ona company's answering machine. Industriak Personnel Services, a small firm with two officezs here, went out of business a few months ago, sources said. The localp franchisee for Fresno, Calif.-based Pride Staff closed his officsin St.
Charles, confirmecd the company's regional vice presidentt Jeanine Calcote. Not everyone is suffering. Sue Huber, founder of Pride a 100 percent women-owned, locap firm with no relationj toPride Staff, said the company's locakl roots and stability help it weather bad times. "Wed know the local busineszs climate. The staff does not get transferrefd orpromoted out," Huber said. Dick Barber, co-owneer of the local Express PersonnelServicews franchise, which has three offices here, claims his officre is having a banner year.
Volumde is up 50 percent compared with 12 percent to 15 percen t decline nationally forthe Oklahoma-based parent companhy and an industry decline of roughly 20 He attributed his success to aggressive sellingf and a good mix of clients, includingt an automotive parts supplier whosr business is way up. "The industry is reall contracting," Barber said. "First off it is the The other big issuesare workers' comp and Workers' comp can really brinhg a company down." Bob district manager for Kellh Services Inc., said all 12 Kellty offices remain open and the company has not let go any The St.
Louis office consistentlyu ranks in the top five or six of 41 districtw inmajor markets, he "Sales are down slightly over the prior year," Byrnwe said, "but compared to a lot of our competitors, we are farinf very well."

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Medical Students Shunning Primary Care to Worsen Doctor Shortage - San Francisco Chronicle

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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Conference Board: 43% of Internet users now in social networks - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Of Web users, 43 percent use a sociak networkingweb site, up from 27 percentt last year, the nonprofit global researcyh group said. in its quarterl Consumer Internet Barometer. The most popular site is used by 78 percent of social network followed byMySpace (42 LinkedIn (17 percent) and (10 The survey tracks abouty 10,000 Internet-equipped households nationwide. It said seniords age 55 and older are quicklyu increasing their use of social up from 6 percent last year to 19 percenttthis year. Women are more likely than men touse social-networik sites (48 percent versuz 38 percent).
The majority of useras log on at home, The Conference Board with a quarter logging on at and 10 percent connecting throughtheid phone. More than half say they log on at least oncea day. ""Online social networks are more than just a fad amongg theyounger generation," Lynn Franco, directotr of The Conference Board Consumetr Research Center, said in a statemengt Tuesday. "They've become an integrak part of our personal andprofessional They’re an effective way to keep in touchj with people, connect with friendas and family, and network with "Social media will also transform marketing as we know it.
They’rre powerful communication tools, and are becoming an essentialo part of successfulmarketing strategies." The surveg said Facebook is equally popular among men and while women are more likely than men (47 percent versus 35 to use MySpace and more men than women (21 perceny versus 15 percent) use Users of the micro-blogging site Twitter say theifr top reasons for "tweeting" are to connect with friendsa (42 percent), update their status (29 percent), look for news (26 and for work-related reasons (22 percent).

Saturday, December 1, 2012

SEE: Salma Hayek stuns in floor-length pink on the red carpet at Acapulco ... - New York Daily News

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