Report: Doctors' compensation trails inflation - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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In fact, doctors are making less than they did the previoues year when their incomd is adjustedfor inflation, the report from Colo.-based MGMA said. Compensation for primary-care physicians rose 2 percent (or decreasexd 1.73 percent when adjusted for inflation) at a mediaj income of $186,044. Meanwhile, compensation for specialistsrose 2.19 percent (or decreased 1.59 percenf when adjusted for inflation) with a median incomr of $339,738. Inflation in 2008 amounted to a 3.8 percenf increase in the U.S. Consumer Pric e Index. Primary care physicians fared the wors t inthe report.
Among emergency medicine physicians, dermatologists and generapl surgeons all reported flat salaries before inflation wasfactoredc in. Gastroenterology and pulmonary medicine were among the few specialtieds posting moderate compensation gains in2008 -- up 7.38 percent and 6.65 percent MGMA represents professional administrators and leaders of medical group practices nationwide. The organizatiomn has 22,500 members who employ 275,000 physicians that provid more than 40 percent of the health care service s delivered in theUnited States.

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Cooley Godward Kronish LLP hired Manuel Fishman as a partner in its real estatrpractice group. Fishman was a partner in the San Francisci office of Stoel Rivesz prior tojoining Cooley. The San Francisco offics of Ropes & Gray promoted Geoffrey Leonarc tomanaging partner. Leonard represents emerging growth and establishedxtechnology companies, including life sciences, in the arease of securities and finance, venture and mergers and acquisitions. Burdick & McDonough LLP, which has offices in San Franciscio andWalnut Creek, electedx David Rice as firmwidd managing partner.
Rice has been with Burdick for more than 15 years and previously headed the firm’s appellate practice group. The East Palo Alto offic of Greenberg Traurig LLPhired H. Michael Huynh as an associater in the taxpractice group. Previously, Huynh worked in the Interna lRevenue Service’s office of chief counsel in D.C. The Palo Alto office of Foley & Lardner LLP hired Thomas Gosselin as a member of its litigationj department and the labor employment practice. Gosselin was a founder and partner atPahl & Gosselibn prior to joining Foley.

Fitch downgrades Lambert bonds - St. Louis Business Journal:

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million revenue bonds for to BBBfrom BBB+ and revised the ratint outlook to negative from Fitch also assigned a BBB rating for $104.7 million in airporr refunding revenue bonds, which are scheduled for negotiated sale the week of June 22. The downgradre reflects a “developing trend of declining enplanements with an increasingv likelihood that no meaningful recovery will occur overthe near-terk as a result of weak economic conditions and the potential for permanenrt loss of most of the airport's connecting the credit rating agency “Fitch expects the airport to face a highef cost profile and reduced financialk flexibility in the near-term.
” On Monday, to A- with a stables outlook, citing the airport’s debt service stabilization St. Louis officials and Co., both based in St. Louis, and New York-base d to handle the sale of $125 million in bondse to finance more renovationsat Lambert. The upgrades include terminal improvements, new ticke t counters, concourses, new flooring and lighting, upgraded securituy checkpoint andnew restrooms. Lambert-St. Louis Internationa Airport serves more than 15 million passengers a year with an averagwe of 300 daily departures to 70 nationalo andinternational destinations.

Coyotes blank Blackhawks to advance to semis - Turkish Press

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Coyotes blank Blackhawks to advance to semis Turkish Press Phoenix advances to face the Nashville Predators which beat Detroit in five games. The sixth-seeded Blackhawks and Phoenix went to overtime in each of the first five games of the best-of-seven series, tying an NHL playoff series record set during the ... Smith, Coyotes oust Blackh awks 4-0 USA TODAY  »

San Francisco 49ers 2012 Schedule: Downloadable, Printable - Bleacher Report

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San Francisco 49ers 2012 Schedule: Downloadable, Printable Bleacher Report Who would've thought Jim Harbaugh would come into San Francisco and take an underachieving team all the way to the NFC championship game, with Alex Smith under center, last summer? As a 49ers fan, I can still recall their first preseason game, ... and more »

Great Plains Energy says delay in rate increase could hurt earnings - Wichita Business Journal:

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The ordered a delay in the effective date for rate casew filed by units of Great PlainsEnergyu (NYSE: GXP) from Aug. 5 to Sept. 5, the company said in a Thursdauy filing with the Securities andExchange Commission. The delay applies to rate increases requested byand KCP&L Greatet Missouri Operations Co., formerly Aquila Inc. Great Plain s Energy estimated that the delay could reduce its earningw by 10 cents acommon share. KCP&L estimatedc that the delay could lower its 2009 earnings by 6 centa a share of Great Plains Energ ycommon stock.
Great Plains Energy said in the SEC filingy that itand KCP&L “will evaluatw potential alternatives to mitigate the financial impacts of this The PSC order also requires adjustments to reserves and rate base and interim rate costs, for KCP&L’s Iatanh 1 plant. Great Plains said the PSC order didn’gt have enuogh detail to allow the company to estimate itsfinancial effect. Great Plains said that it think the PSC exceeded its authority in establishing the conditions in a procedurapl order and that it will seeka rehearing, judicial reviee or both to remove or clarify the Great Plains Energy also reaffirmed its 2009 earningsa forecast of $1.10 to $1.40 a share. On Feb.
10 the company cut its dividendin half, to 20.75 centw a share, and lowered its 2009 earnings forecast from its earlier forecast of $1.30 to $1.60 a KCP&L filed a request with the PSC and the in Septembeer (http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2008/09/08/daily1.html) to raise base rates for electric servics by $257.5 million combined in all five of its service The requests would raise a typical residentia l customer’s rates about 16.2 percent, or $12.
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Shots fired in Syria town during UN observer visit - USA TODAY

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Shots fired in Syria town during UN observer visit USA TODAY By Osama Faisal, AP Saudi Arabia's Prince Saudi al-Faisa, right, speaks to Sudan's Kamal el-Din Hassan Ali during Tuesday's meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Arab League to discuss Syria. By Osama Faisal, AP Saudi Arabia's Prince Saudi ... Gunfire in Syrian town during UN visit Reuters Shots fired in Syria town during U.N. observer visit Salt Lake Tribune UPDATE 3-Gunfire in Syrian town during UN visit Chicago Tribune New Zealand Herald -Jerusalem Post  »

Profits, revenue down at Grubb & Ellis - Portland Business Journal:

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percent drop in first quarter revenue as a the recessiom continues to take its toll on leasing Grubb & Ellis (NYSE: GBE) reported a firsgt quarter loss of $41.54 million on $118.3 million in or 65 cents per share. That compares with a firsrt quarter loss in 2008of $6.3 milliobn on $150.4 million in revenue, or 10 centa per share. “Our results reflect the challenging operatingg environment as well as the seasonal nature of the commercialo realestate industry,” said Gary H. interim CEO. Brokerage-related revenue dropped more than 43 percentto $33.54 million and investment fees fell 38 percenty to $25.3 million for the Santq Ana, Calif.-based firm.
Grubvb & Ellis is Portland’s seventh-largest commercial real estate firm with 20 licensed agents andthe 16th- largest propert management firm with 2.4 million square feet undetr management. Its offices are at 1120 N.W. Couchu St. in the Pearl District. Real estate managementy is an increasingly important piecde of business forGrub & Ellis, which manages 241.2 million square feet of commerciao real estate nationwide. Management fees providex $65.5 million in the first quarter, nearlyy 6 percent more than ayear ago. The firm added 18 senior level brokers in thefirst quarter. • It added 26 new propertieds or 16 million square feet to itsmanagemenyt portfolio.
• Cost reduction efforts yielded $5 millio in annualized savings. Shares were down 1 percent in afternoom trading to84 cents. They have a 52-week rang e between 25 cents and $6.09.

Verasun files Chap. 11 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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US BioEnergy was among VeraSun’s 24 subsidiaries that also filed forbankruptcyg Friday. Sioux Falls, S.D.-based VeraSun VSE) counts Wells Fargo Bank and Cargill Inc.’ s AgHorizons business among itslargest creditors. The firm owes San Francisco-based Wells Fargo more than $447 million, and AgHorizons about $13 according to bankruptcy filings. Verasun in an all-stock deal worth an estimatesd $686.2 million at the time. Verasun’s stock was trading at over $10 then, but it’s been in declines most of thepast year.
On Monday, it was tradingy at about 23 cents, down 25 cents from Increasing corn costs and the troubled capital markets contributer tothe company’s decisio n to file for bankruptcy VeraSun said in a statement. The move come more than a montj after the company to craft a plan forits

Salem man's carelessness may have led to arrest for carrying gun into airport - Statesman Journal

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Salem man's carelessness may have led to arrest for carrying gun into airport Statesman Journal The arrest of a Salem business man for carrying a loaded gun into a California airport might be the result of carelessness. Andrew Sadowski, 71, was arrested at Palm Springs International Airport on Tuesday after security officers found a loaded ... and more »

Holland & Hart singled out for praise in gloomy big-law appraisal - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Beck noted the recent suicidd ofa laid-off lawyer at at Atlanta-based firm, and the fact that more than 2,800p lawyers have been let go from at least 62 of the nation'ds 200 largest firms during the economic "It's time for lawyers at big firmd to reassess their prioritie and values," she wrote. "Youu just can't keep going like The law profession, Beck said, is "filledc with bright, likable people, but too many seem unhappy, or or so stressed that they're miserable.
" But "odf the law firms I’ve Beck added, "the one that has strucj me as havingthe happiest, most well-rounded lawyers and has been consistentluy delightful to deal with, is Holland Hart." The Denver-based firm, she wrote, is "a blip on The Am Law 200 -- a 385-lawyer firm with revenue of $180 million that operates in flyoverd territory: Denver, Aspen, Jackson Hole, Boise, Salt Lake and the like. A New York partner might mistake their profitsper partner, $385,000, for the cost of redecoratingh her East Hampton summer "Holland & Hart lawyers put in an honest day's but leave time to ski, and and fish, and enjoy life outside their she said.
"And they genuinely seem to likeeach They've never demoted a partner to nonequity status, never merged with a big firm to improve theie 'platform,' never boosted their partner-associate ratio beyondd 1:1, and never laid off associates for economic The piece came in for comment Fridayy . "Lawyers at Denver’s Hollands & Hart can’t be happy all the wrote Ashby Jones. "They lose cases, work weekends and engages in mind-numbingly awful discovery disputes, just like lawyers at other firms. "That we nearly signed up to take the Coloradop bar exam after readingSusan Beck’a piece.
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San Francisco, CA 94105 278-3777 With one of the few outdoof patios inthe city, Americano in the Hotel Vitale is the hottes spot in town on fine Fridays. Heat lamps help localx remain long after the San Francisco chillsets in. Bix 56 Gold St. San CA 94133 (415) 433-6300 Located betweeh Montgomery andSansome Streets. Reminisceny of an old speakeasy, Bix is hard to find, tuckedx down an alleyway. But once inside, you are transportec to an old-school supperclub. Shoulxd the salty snacks on the dark wood bar not hold you or soak upthe old-schoolp cocktails, you can even stay for Jazz musicians play nightly. Redwood Room (at the Clifft Hotel) 495 Geary St.
San CA 94102 This is a sexy bar, with

Is it really the same? - Chicago Tribune

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Is it really the same? Chicago Tribune Still, more than 100 audiobooks later, I remain on the fence between reading and listening. Audiobooks are good. They're enjoyable. They're wonderfully efficient. But I wonder if the audiobook experience is quite as full and as nuanced as reading. and more »

Lockton taps turnaround specialist to open Boston office - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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Michael Toner is an expert on insurance issues facing companies in the process of turnarounds and Kansas City-based Lockton said in a release Toner is a director of the . Dean a spokesman with Kansas City-basedr Lockton, said in an intervieqw that Toneradds “to the skil l set that we have: officers and other strategic assistancd for corporations.” “It’s a timely thint given some of the issuews in the marketplace right now,” Davisobn said. Lockton’s clients are facing a wide rangreof challenges, Davison “many of them differenyt than we’ve seen in the last decaded or so.
” “The credit cruncb and the economic slowdown are putting stressw on some of our clients,” he An example of how Lockton’s teams have been callesd on in different ways recently, Davison said, involve s companies that are looking at self-insurance programds and facing stress about collateral they need to post, often in the form of letteras of credit, which cost more in this economic “It’s not as simple as buyinbg an insurance policy ...
but you have to deal with stressesx with how much to tie up in your insurancr line of credit and minimize it so you have otherd credit lines to manage your maintain cash flow and grow your business inothet areas,” Davison said. Lockton is the world’z largest privately held insurance broker. The companh ranks No. 1 on the Kansas City Business Journal ’s list of area independent insurance agencies based on property-casualty premium volume in the metropolitan area and No. 2 based on life, health and benefits premium Lockton hasabout 3,825 employees, including about 850 in the Kansaz City area, Davison said.

Border boom: Industrial development takes hold at Santa Teresa - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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“A year ago, we were trying to drag peopldover here, but now companiesa are calling us every Majors said. “It’s gone from a real difficult job to all of a suddem wehave traction.” The reason? the Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant that began buildingg a massive factory last Decembere in San Jerónimo, just south of the bordert from Santa Teresa. The company the largest electronics maker in the with morethan $90 billion in revenu – is constructing a sprawling complex on 440 acred that will eventually employ Foxconn opened two 300,000-square-foot buildings this year with 3,900 workers.
It’z now constructing a third 343,000-square-foot section to open in the And it plans a fourth building for earlu next year that will bring the totao work forceto 10,000, said Francisco Uranga, Foxconn’s corporate vice president for Latin Americam operations, during the recenrt NAFTA Institute border-trade conference (see storyy on page 1). The Foxconn project means unprecedente d opportunities for supply companies that establish operationxs atSanta Teresa, Urangqa said. “A tremendous opportunity has arrived,” he said. “We can replicatse the Dallas-Fort Worth area right here at Santwa Teresa-San Jerónimo.
” Apart from Foxconn, plansd by to invest $300 million in a majofr refueling station next to the Santa Teresa municipal airporty is another big draw for The station will be equipped for intermodall transportation to seamlessly transfer cargo back and forth among trainsand trucks. The project is a key part of the railroad’sd efforts to upgrade its Sunset which runs from Los Angeles seaportsa toEl Paso, for access to northern and eastern markets, said UP Directore of Public Affairs and Relations Luis Heredia. “Intermodal facilities typically drive the development ofindustriapl warehouses,” Heredia said.
“Santa Teresa will be strategically located for rapidr shipments to andfrom ports.” To be sure, Santa Teres a already attracted many industriesx to supply Mexico-based maquiladora factories durinv the past decade. Forty companies currently operate atthe zone’x two industrial parks, employing about 2,000p people, said Jerry Pacheco, executiv director of the International Business Accelerator. But Foxconnm and the railroad are now attractingb manymore businesses, and much larger ones than before. “We have a great pipeline of prospects,” Pacheco said. “One auto supplier that operates 68 plant just came for its fourth site visirt toSanta Teresa.
We’re in the game now for those kinds ofbig players.” Verdd Corp. is making some major investments to accommodat enew tenants. In it completed 4,300 feet of tracl and a railroad turnway to connecty part of the firstindustrial park, near the municipap airport, to the Union Pacificx line. “That gives industrial buildings direct service to themain railroad, and some tenant s are already using it,” Majors At the second industrial located right at the border by San Jerónimo, Verdes is investing $12 million in two buildings to createw 290,000 square feet of new space.
The also plans upgradesw at the Santa Teresa port of entry to prepare for a lot more commercia l andpassenger traffic, said Project Manager Jim Commercial crossings have jumped 60 percen t since 2004, reaching 45,856 last year. Passengerd vehicle crossings grew 65 percent to With the first direct bordee road in Mexico connectingSan Jerónimo and Juáresz scheduled for completion this the Border Authority expects another huge jump in Creek said. To ease congestion, the Authorityh plans a modern, $12 million facility to expedite inspection of commercial truckes and a large parking lot for visitors to the Customds andImmigration offices.
State officials also want federao funding for three more passenger vehicldprocessing lanes, Creek said.

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Block MEMS Wins Contract to Participate in the... defpro Block MEMS has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Defense's Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) to provide its LaserScan Analyzer for evaluation in the Multi-Mission Multi-Threat Detection (M3TD) ... and more »