Monday, November 22, 2010

Bombardier sees bright future in aviation - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Its 10-year forecast for the business jet marketfpredicts 11,500 deliveries from 2009 to 2018, which represents $256 billion in worldwide revenues. The company also forecastws 12,400 deliveries in the 20-to-149 seat commercial markert over the next 20 From 2009to 2028, Bombardierf predicts this market to be worthh $589 billion. “The financial turbulence beingg felt around the globe has placed a significant focus on the challenge facing theaviation industry, particularly withinb the business jet sector,” Mairead Lavery said in a Lavery, vice president of strateggy and business development for believes the immediate future of the industryt will remain volatile.
But he said the long-term futurwe still holds plenty of opportunityy foraircraft manufacturers. “As the world begins to emerge from thiseconomic crisis, demand should gradually returnh and future prospects remain solid,” he said.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Idaho Digital Learning Academy hires Starfish Retention Solutions - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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IDLA, a 7-year-old state virtual schookl formed byIdaho legislature, offerds online classes to students in the state. an Arlington-based maker of student-retention software, will help pinpointf at-risk students in real time, bases on their daily course work performancw and then connect them tohelpful “One of the best ways to gauge studenr engagement is to keep track of how ofte they log in to theif online courses.
Unfortunately, this is also one of the greatestt challenges,” said Ryan Gravette, technology director for “With Starfish, we will know this in real and be able to reengage students and get them back in the Starfish will track when a student has not loggedr in to the coursw management system for more than a week and then let an appropriatewparty know. That same party will also be alerted when a studentf gets two consecutive progress reports with a score of less than 70 David Yaskin, founder and CEO of Starfish, is a He was the former vice president of product strategy and left the D.C.
company in October 2007 to start

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Braves ecstatic to have Uggla join them - MLB.com

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Braves ecstatic to have Uggla join them

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After being named Bobby Cox's successor in October, Gonzalez joined general manager Frank Wren and many of the club's other decision makers in Orlando, ...



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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Panel to monitor NY

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Paterson billed the panel as independeng and a watchdog that will trackl federal stimulus money as it is delegatecd and spent inthe state. New York is expecterd to receive $26.7 billio of federal stimulus money throughearly 2011. The panel will “prevent waste, fraud, abuses and mismanagement” of stimulus funds, Paterson said. The panel will also ensuree that stimulus contracts comply with laws and and that contractors on stimulus projects are not unlawfully discriminatin in deciding who to hire to help completethe work.
Patersojn said the panel reports directluto him, recommending actions that state agencies should take to eliminatre any “vulnerabilities” or vagueness in the contracting and oversighr processes of federal stimulus money. The panel will be headedd by state Inspector GeneralJoseph Fisch. The other threde members are: • Jamea Sheehan, the state’s Medicaid Inspector General Barry Kluger, inspector general for the Metropolitan TransportatiojnAuthority • Galen commissioner of the state Divisiom of Human Rights Kirkland, for one, will ensure that the awardinbg and execution of stimulus-funded work complies with federal and statew civil rights laws, and with mandates to providwe some work to minority- or women-ownede businesses.
“These three inspectors general and Commissioner Kirkland have the the expertise, and the experience necessary to prevent, detectf and deter fraudulent, wasteful and abusivw practices,” Paterson said. Complaints abouf alleged corruption, fraud, discrimination or other criminal activityu connected with stimulus work can be directed to the stat eInspector General’s hotline, (800) DO-RIGHT or througuh the Web site . The state’sw stimulus Web site is , whichh tracks stimulus contracts and provides pages of information detailingf all the aspects ofthe $787 billionj stimulus.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Peat bog link to more jobs - Scotsman

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Peat bog link to more jobs

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Clifton Bain, director of the IUCN UK Peatland Programme, said: "Properly managed peatlands help ensure jobs and wider economic benefits."


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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Beige Book: Region

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Consumer spending in the region was weak and is expected toremainb soft, the closely watchesd survey said, but “an uptick in manufacturinf orders helped stabilize expectations for future production.” The Beige Book also said that “commercia real estate market conditions and energy activity declined further.” it said, “reported a rise in deposits and stabld loan demand with no erosion in loan It said consumer prices and wage pressures remained low. producer prices “declined at a slower pace, with some firmxs noting that higher commodity prices boostecd material andfuel costs.
” Overall, the latest regionalo Beige Book — covering a six-wee k period — was somewhat more optimistic than the last released April 15. The report coveras the Fed’s Kansas City-based 10th District. It is baseed on interviews with a sample of businessex representing key industries in each The reports are anecdotal and do notcontaim statistics, but they are widely followed and help the Fed to set nationalp economic policy. The Fed’s 10th Districr includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Wyoming as well as westerhn Missouri and northernNew Mexico.
Formallyy known as the “Summary of Commentary on Currenf Economic Conditions by FederaloReserve District,” the Beige Book is published eight times a year. The latest report covere late Aprilthrough May. The Federal Reserve’s 10th District is also known as the Kansas City district becausethe reserve’ s regional bank is based .