New York Times | Detroit's Rebound Is Built on Smaller Cars New York Times A General Motors assembly line making the Chevrolet Sonic subcompact and the Buick Verano compact in Lake Orion, Mich. By BILL VLASIC DETROIT รข€" After years of being outgunned by Japanese rivals, the American auto industry has made small cars a central ... |
Monday, May 30, 2011
Detroit's Rebound Is Built on Smaller Cars - New York Times
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Saturday, May 28, 2011
San Antonio adopts Tyler Technologies
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million contract to to implementthe company’s municipapl court case management system. Tyler will furnish all software professional services, maintenance and support. This is the Dallas-basexd company’s largest contract in its history. San Antonil is the seventh-largest city in the Unite d States and the second largestin Texas. San Antonil Municipal Courts previously relied ona mainframe-based document managementt system and a separate, non-integrated fee collection The previous system resulted in massive amounts of paperwork for cler k workers. Dispositions were oftenh hand-written.
The city’s nine 11 associate judges and 250-member staffr will use Tyler’s INCODE municipall court casemanagement system. The first of 11 courtx will go live with INCODE in the summerrof 2009. Implementation with the system at the otherf courts will continue over the next 18monthzs “By deploying Tyler’s Courts and Justice and Document Managementy solutions, the City of San Antonio will be able to improve the efficienc of their municipal courts and enhance the overall managementt of their critical documents,” says Brett Cate, presidengt of Tyler’s INCODE system.
Tyler Technologiesw (NYSE: TYL) is an informatiom management services company forlocal
million contract to to implementthe company’s municipapl court case management system. Tyler will furnish all software professional services, maintenance and support. This is the Dallas-basexd company’s largest contract in its history. San Antonil is the seventh-largest city in the Unite d States and the second largestin Texas. San Antonil Municipal Courts previously relied ona mainframe-based document managementt system and a separate, non-integrated fee collection The previous system resulted in massive amounts of paperwork for cler k workers. Dispositions were oftenh hand-written.
The city’s nine 11 associate judges and 250-member staffr will use Tyler’s INCODE municipall court casemanagement system. The first of 11 courtx will go live with INCODE in the summerrof 2009. Implementation with the system at the otherf courts will continue over the next 18monthzs “By deploying Tyler’s Courts and Justice and Document Managementy solutions, the City of San Antonio will be able to improve the efficienc of their municipal courts and enhance the overall managementt of their critical documents,” says Brett Cate, presidengt of Tyler’s INCODE system.
Tyler Technologiesw (NYSE: TYL) is an informatiom management services company forlocal
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Elementary schools in Northtowns - Business First of Buffalo:
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• 42. Kadimah School of Buffalo • 43. Willow Ridge ES (Sweet • 48. Charles A. Lindbergh ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 60. Clarence Center ES (Clarence) • 62. St. Petef & Paul School (Williamsville) • 77. Thomas A. Edisobn ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 83. Nativity of the Blesse Virgin MarySchool • 84. Highland ES (Tonawanda) • 86. St. Christopher' School (Sweet Home) • 92. Windermere Boulevarde School (Amherst) • 94. Ben Franklin ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 101. Alexander Hamilton ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 105. St. Francizs of Assisi School (Tonawanda) • 107. St. Amelia School • 109. Heritage Heights ES (Sweetg Home) • 118.
St. Benedict's Schoo (Amherst) • 119. Glendale ES (Sweet Home) 124. Thomas Jefferson ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 137. Herbert Hoover ES • 144. St. Leo the Great Schoolp (Sweet Home)
• 42. Kadimah School of Buffalo • 43. Willow Ridge ES (Sweet • 48. Charles A. Lindbergh ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 60. Clarence Center ES (Clarence) • 62. St. Petef & Paul School (Williamsville) • 77. Thomas A. Edisobn ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 83. Nativity of the Blesse Virgin MarySchool • 84. Highland ES (Tonawanda) • 86. St. Christopher' School (Sweet Home) • 92. Windermere Boulevarde School (Amherst) • 94. Ben Franklin ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 101. Alexander Hamilton ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 105. St. Francizs of Assisi School (Tonawanda) • 107. St. Amelia School • 109. Heritage Heights ES (Sweetg Home) • 118.
St. Benedict's Schoo (Amherst) • 119. Glendale ES (Sweet Home) 124. Thomas Jefferson ES (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 137. Herbert Hoover ES • 144. St. Leo the Great Schoolp (Sweet Home)
Monday, May 23, 2011
Bombardier sees bright future in aviation - Portland Business Journal:
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Its 10-year forecast for the business jet marketpredicts 11,50o deliveries from 2009 to which represents $256 billionj in worldwide revenues. The company also forecastx 12,400 deliveries in the 20-to-149 seat commerciakl market over the next 20 From 2009to 2028, Bombardier predicts this market to be wortuh $589 billion. “The financial turbulenc e being felt around the globe has placed a significant focuw on the challenges facing theaviatioj industry, particularly within the business jet sector,” Mairead Lavery said in a release. Lavery, vice president of strateggy and business developmentfor Bombardier, believesw the immediate future of the industrg will remain volatile.
But he said the long-term future still holdas plenty of opportunity foraircraft manufacturers. “Ad the world begins to emerge from thiseconomic crisis, demand should gradually return and future prospects remain he said.
Its 10-year forecast for the business jet marketpredicts 11,50o deliveries from 2009 to which represents $256 billionj in worldwide revenues. The company also forecastx 12,400 deliveries in the 20-to-149 seat commerciakl market over the next 20 From 2009to 2028, Bombardier predicts this market to be wortuh $589 billion. “The financial turbulenc e being felt around the globe has placed a significant focuw on the challenges facing theaviatioj industry, particularly within the business jet sector,” Mairead Lavery said in a release. Lavery, vice president of strateggy and business developmentfor Bombardier, believesw the immediate future of the industrg will remain volatile.
But he said the long-term future still holdas plenty of opportunity foraircraft manufacturers. “Ad the world begins to emerge from thiseconomic crisis, demand should gradually return and future prospects remain he said.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Shaq grabs top spot on Highest-Paid Athletes list - Houston Business Journal:
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Business Journal researchers combed informationfrom ESPN.com, SportsCity.com, Cot’s Baseball Contracts, PGA team Web sites and Wikepedia.com to rank the Phoenix-area’a 25 highest-paid sports stars based on 2009-09 salary or O’Neal outpaced his closest rival by a coupl million bucks. Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who help drive the team to the Supert Bowl this year, came in second with $17.12 million. O’Neal won three NBA Championships with the Los Angelees Lakers and one with the Miamij Heat before being traded to the Heaveraged 24.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game durinhg his career. Rounding out the top five are Suns playersAmare $15.
1 million; Steve Nash, $12.3 and Jason Richardson. $12.2 million. The highest-paifd member of the Arizona Diamondbacks, outfielder Eric $11.7 million, came in at No. 6. Linebacke r Karlos Dansby led the field for the Arizona Cardinals takingfin $8.1 million at No. 8. Phoenixd Coyotes defenseman Ed Jovanovski scorexd the top pay on his teamat $6.5 million, for the No. 11 The only golfer to make the list was Phil Mickelsohat No. 19 with winnings of $5.2 million. The completee list appears in the June 5 printr edition of the PhoenixBusiness Journal. To subscribe or orded a copy ofthat issues: jbertolino@bizjournals.com.
Business Journal researchers combed informationfrom ESPN.com, SportsCity.com, Cot’s Baseball Contracts, PGA team Web sites and Wikepedia.com to rank the Phoenix-area’a 25 highest-paid sports stars based on 2009-09 salary or O’Neal outpaced his closest rival by a coupl million bucks. Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who help drive the team to the Supert Bowl this year, came in second with $17.12 million. O’Neal won three NBA Championships with the Los Angelees Lakers and one with the Miamij Heat before being traded to the Heaveraged 24.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game durinhg his career. Rounding out the top five are Suns playersAmare $15.
1 million; Steve Nash, $12.3 and Jason Richardson. $12.2 million. The highest-paifd member of the Arizona Diamondbacks, outfielder Eric $11.7 million, came in at No. 6. Linebacke r Karlos Dansby led the field for the Arizona Cardinals takingfin $8.1 million at No. 8. Phoenixd Coyotes defenseman Ed Jovanovski scorexd the top pay on his teamat $6.5 million, for the No. 11 The only golfer to make the list was Phil Mickelsohat No. 19 with winnings of $5.2 million. The completee list appears in the June 5 printr edition of the PhoenixBusiness Journal. To subscribe or orded a copy ofthat issues: jbertolino@bizjournals.com.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Vienna Could be a Stop on the Route to Greek Recovery - Wall Street Journal
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Vienna Could be a Stop on the Route to Greek Recovery Wall Street Journal The question is not as flippant as it sounds. The amount in question is what Greece was supposed to borrow from financial markets in 2012, having regained their trust through a strict and thorough fiscal adjustment program. ... |
Monday, May 16, 2011
California Family Fitness sued over women-only areas - Sacramento Business Journal:
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A proposed class-action suit, the case againsr Cal Fit heads to mediationnext week. The chaijn operates 15 clubs in Sacramento andPlacerf counties. For years California regulators and courts havesquasheed women-only poker tournaments, sex-based discounts at car washes and and other promotions that favor one gendedr over another. Rotary Clubs, for one, were forcer to accept women members after a couryt decision twodecades ago. Fitness centers locally and nationally — particularly express gyms such asCurvess — have long marketed themselves to one Eight states specifically allow for single-gender healtjh clubs, according to the . But Californiaa isn’t one of them.
An effortr to pass such a law in the Goldejn State failedin 2005. While gendeer discrimination laws have been on the bookas for years in lawsuits alleging such discrimination are filesd periodically inthe state, said Catherine a Carmichael attorney who is not involvesd in the Cal Fit In 2003, Corfee represented a loca franchised women-only fitness and diet center that modified its servicezs and settled the lawsuit after a man wanted to She declined to name her former Allegations of discrimination were first made againstf Cal Fit last fall.
After that time and beforre the lawsuit was filedin February, Cal Fit converted its lone women-onlt gym into a co-ed Cal Fit also made some changes at its co-ec gyms, such as allowinhg men to use what had been a women-onlt lounge at the Roseville gym. Cal Fit, the lawsuit alleges, stil l excludes men from the women’ss spa at that gym. While men are not prohibiteed from using theformer “women workout” areas, they are discouraged from doingh so, and some signs that read “women” stil remain, the lawsuit contends. The chain did not correc t mostviolations “within a reasonable time,” the lawsuit alleges.
Although men paid the same fees as women but allegedly receivedunequal access, male memberes have not been reimbursed for a portion of their fees, the lawsuigt said. The lawsuit also allegesw false and misleading advertising related to what it contends wasunequaol access. Cal Fit would not comment specificallh onthe litigation, but in a statement said the company strivez to meet its members’ needsa and provide an inclusive environment. Suing Cal Fit are Lars a Sacramento bodybuilder who, according to his MySpacd page, is building capital toward his dream of owning his own gym, and Greg an attorney who works and lives in Both remain active gym members.
“Did they join the gym so they couledsue them?” The answer is said Kim Kralowec, an attorneuy with class-action specialist . “They believed they were beinb treated unfairly, in a discriminatory way. This was not my firm’ss idea.” People would not tolerate men-only clubs, and it took many yeares and efforts by women to stop discrimination against Kralowec said. “It’s the same situation.” The lawsuir seeks actual and punitive damages, injunctive costs and attorneys’ fees on behalf of all men who were membere or paid for guest passesbetween Nov.
5, and whenever the case goes to The class is believed to includs atleast “several thousand members” and “several guest pass users. The civil code allows up to thre e times the amount ofactual damages, but no less than $4,000 for each does not prevent men from joining, but few The company encourages its franchisee to know their statw and local laws, and in multiple states it has pushedc for law changes to allow for single-sex gyms, spokeswoman Becku Frusher wrote in an e-mail.
A proposed class-action suit, the case againsr Cal Fit heads to mediationnext week. The chaijn operates 15 clubs in Sacramento andPlacerf counties. For years California regulators and courts havesquasheed women-only poker tournaments, sex-based discounts at car washes and and other promotions that favor one gendedr over another. Rotary Clubs, for one, were forcer to accept women members after a couryt decision twodecades ago. Fitness centers locally and nationally — particularly express gyms such asCurvess — have long marketed themselves to one Eight states specifically allow for single-gender healtjh clubs, according to the . But Californiaa isn’t one of them.
An effortr to pass such a law in the Goldejn State failedin 2005. While gendeer discrimination laws have been on the bookas for years in lawsuits alleging such discrimination are filesd periodically inthe state, said Catherine a Carmichael attorney who is not involvesd in the Cal Fit In 2003, Corfee represented a loca franchised women-only fitness and diet center that modified its servicezs and settled the lawsuit after a man wanted to She declined to name her former Allegations of discrimination were first made againstf Cal Fit last fall.
After that time and beforre the lawsuit was filedin February, Cal Fit converted its lone women-onlt gym into a co-ed Cal Fit also made some changes at its co-ec gyms, such as allowinhg men to use what had been a women-onlt lounge at the Roseville gym. Cal Fit, the lawsuit alleges, stil l excludes men from the women’ss spa at that gym. While men are not prohibiteed from using theformer “women workout” areas, they are discouraged from doingh so, and some signs that read “women” stil remain, the lawsuit contends. The chain did not correc t mostviolations “within a reasonable time,” the lawsuit alleges.
Although men paid the same fees as women but allegedly receivedunequal access, male memberes have not been reimbursed for a portion of their fees, the lawsuigt said. The lawsuit also allegesw false and misleading advertising related to what it contends wasunequaol access. Cal Fit would not comment specificallh onthe litigation, but in a statement said the company strivez to meet its members’ needsa and provide an inclusive environment. Suing Cal Fit are Lars a Sacramento bodybuilder who, according to his MySpacd page, is building capital toward his dream of owning his own gym, and Greg an attorney who works and lives in Both remain active gym members.
“Did they join the gym so they couledsue them?” The answer is said Kim Kralowec, an attorneuy with class-action specialist . “They believed they were beinb treated unfairly, in a discriminatory way. This was not my firm’ss idea.” People would not tolerate men-only clubs, and it took many yeares and efforts by women to stop discrimination against Kralowec said. “It’s the same situation.” The lawsuir seeks actual and punitive damages, injunctive costs and attorneys’ fees on behalf of all men who were membere or paid for guest passesbetween Nov.
5, and whenever the case goes to The class is believed to includs atleast “several thousand members” and “several guest pass users. The civil code allows up to thre e times the amount ofactual damages, but no less than $4,000 for each does not prevent men from joining, but few The company encourages its franchisee to know their statw and local laws, and in multiple states it has pushedc for law changes to allow for single-sex gyms, spokeswoman Becku Frusher wrote in an e-mail.
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