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The family now will be called Scout Funds, but the funds will keep theirr currentticker symbols, Kansasw City-based UMB Financial (Nasdaq: UMBF) said in a Mondat release. Scout Investment Advisors will continued to manage the UMB Scout Fund and will assume management of all institutional separatelyg managed accounts and specific large individual separately managesd accounts that UMB Bank Scout Distributors CEOGary DiCenzo, who also is presiden t of the UMB Scout Mutual Fund familyh and will remain so with the renamed Scout said in an interview that the restructuring “is purely our effort to better position ourselvexs within the asset-management business.
” “We hope this send (the marketplace) a message that we’re firmlt committed to the money-managementf business,” DiCenzo said. “It’s an outstandinb way to bring products tothe marketplace. ... From an internalp standpoint, we feel this will increaser the focus of our institutionakl fund managers and money marketfund managers.” The restructurint affects about 60 employees, he said. No jobs will be cut. Scouyt Investment Advisors Chairman and CEO Clyded Wendel said in the release that the changeshould “allow us to becomed more competitive and expanx opportunities in the UMB Financial ranks No.
20 on the Kansaz City BusinessJournal ’s list of area publif companies.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
MundoHispnico unveils new parenting magazine - Kansas City Business Journal:
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“In Atlanta, almost 20 percentf of the public elementary schools are Hispanic and Gwinnett is almostg 26percent — so we are just targeting that Torres said. “It is a way to reallt help parents help their children in theUnitedr States. The target audience is huge and it’s growing.” With the economhy creating a difficult environmengt formany startups, Torres said expectationsa for the first year are “not overlyg aggressive” and that Padres & Hijos would be producef with internal resources already available at MundoHispánico.
“This is a challenging economy, but the way we are doing this is with our internakl resources so we feel we have a good shot at makinhg this workfor us,” he said. “We are not beiny overly optimistic with revenueright now, but at the same time we feel the marke is right for the The magazine’s monthly sections include “Educación” featuring expertr articles and columns focused on children’s cognitive development and academidc formation and “A dónde vamos” a calendarr of Atlanta’s family-friendly There will also be othe r sections covering topics such as pregnancy, healthh and a baby’s first year of life.
Acquired by in 2004, MundoHispánick has an audited circulation of morethan 62,000 and is celebratingt its 30th anniversary this The former associate publisher of the defunct Atlantaq Peach magazine, Erin Kelly Haraway, is going to head a new entertainmentf and social division for Moceri Event Managementy (MEM). Expanding its scope of marketing services, Mocerij will be partnering withTony Conway’s event- planninh company, A Legendary Event, to meet clients’ evengt catering, décor and floral design “MEM is expanding its scope of marketin g services and growing in a tough economicx time,” Haraway said.
“We are moving into the lifestyle segment of personakclient representation, luxury retailers, restaurants/nightlife, sports and fundraising.” Alongh with her experience at Atlanta Haraway has worked in branding, marketing and event planning with severalp well-known brands, including Americahn Express, , Bacardi, and . Providing a varietty of marketingservices — including public design, media planning and event management Moceri Event Management’s clients include , , , and Concentricd Restaurants’ New Orleans-style concept, Parish: Food Goods, has been recognized as the Best Restaurant Web site by the 13th Annuapl Webby Awards.
Announced May 5, The Webby is an international award honoring excellence onthe Internet. Parish was chosen among 10,000p entries received this year. Webby winners will be honored at a ceremonhy in New York City onJune 8. Located in Inmabn Park, Parish opened its doors in the springof 2008. Arizona-based basec has named Lawrence D. Cooper publishefr of Builder/Architect Magazine, Atlanta-Metr o edition. With more than 10 years of publishinhg experience, Cooper previously held the positiona of advertising director at Atlanta Magazines and senior advertising executive and special sectiojn coordinatorfor .
KCPR’s new clients include Gordohn Biersch, JOËL restaurant, W Atlanta-Perimeter and in-home gold-buyintg party company Golden Girls. adder The Girls Collaborative asa client. & Marketing LLC will be providinv pro-bono public relations services for the BuckheadHeritage Society. has added health-care IT vendor Caparilo and the to itsclient roster. has been namedc agency of record for City Club of Buckhea and Retreat of Dunwoody and chosej to handle public relationsfor Shoney’s 5K Family Fun Run. was awardedr a bid to design a new online presencedfor ’s The Avenue. Definition 6 LLC won four new Carter’s Inc., Cox Enterprises Inc.
, Safeguarsd Self Storage and Square1 Art. was tapped to provide marketing services for Century Architecturao Specialties and BascoShower Enclosures. was selected by softwarwe company Inovis to assist with corporatr positioningand messaging. Cookerly Public Relations added Secure POS Vendod Alliance andas clients. has taken on Be Someonr as a pro bonoclient.
“In Atlanta, almost 20 percentf of the public elementary schools are Hispanic and Gwinnett is almostg 26percent — so we are just targeting that Torres said. “It is a way to reallt help parents help their children in theUnitedr States. The target audience is huge and it’s growing.” With the economhy creating a difficult environmengt formany startups, Torres said expectationsa for the first year are “not overlyg aggressive” and that Padres & Hijos would be producef with internal resources already available at MundoHispánico.
“This is a challenging economy, but the way we are doing this is with our internakl resources so we feel we have a good shot at makinhg this workfor us,” he said. “We are not beiny overly optimistic with revenueright now, but at the same time we feel the marke is right for the The magazine’s monthly sections include “Educación” featuring expertr articles and columns focused on children’s cognitive development and academidc formation and “A dónde vamos” a calendarr of Atlanta’s family-friendly There will also be othe r sections covering topics such as pregnancy, healthh and a baby’s first year of life.
Acquired by in 2004, MundoHispánick has an audited circulation of morethan 62,000 and is celebratingt its 30th anniversary this The former associate publisher of the defunct Atlantaq Peach magazine, Erin Kelly Haraway, is going to head a new entertainmentf and social division for Moceri Event Managementy (MEM). Expanding its scope of marketing services, Mocerij will be partnering withTony Conway’s event- planninh company, A Legendary Event, to meet clients’ evengt catering, décor and floral design “MEM is expanding its scope of marketin g services and growing in a tough economicx time,” Haraway said.
“We are moving into the lifestyle segment of personakclient representation, luxury retailers, restaurants/nightlife, sports and fundraising.” Alongh with her experience at Atlanta Haraway has worked in branding, marketing and event planning with severalp well-known brands, including Americahn Express, , Bacardi, and . Providing a varietty of marketingservices — including public design, media planning and event management Moceri Event Management’s clients include , , , and Concentricd Restaurants’ New Orleans-style concept, Parish: Food Goods, has been recognized as the Best Restaurant Web site by the 13th Annuapl Webby Awards.
Announced May 5, The Webby is an international award honoring excellence onthe Internet. Parish was chosen among 10,000p entries received this year. Webby winners will be honored at a ceremonhy in New York City onJune 8. Located in Inmabn Park, Parish opened its doors in the springof 2008. Arizona-based basec has named Lawrence D. Cooper publishefr of Builder/Architect Magazine, Atlanta-Metr o edition. With more than 10 years of publishinhg experience, Cooper previously held the positiona of advertising director at Atlanta Magazines and senior advertising executive and special sectiojn coordinatorfor .
KCPR’s new clients include Gordohn Biersch, JOËL restaurant, W Atlanta-Perimeter and in-home gold-buyintg party company Golden Girls. adder The Girls Collaborative asa client. & Marketing LLC will be providinv pro-bono public relations services for the BuckheadHeritage Society. has added health-care IT vendor Caparilo and the to itsclient roster. has been namedc agency of record for City Club of Buckhea and Retreat of Dunwoody and chosej to handle public relationsfor Shoney’s 5K Family Fun Run. was awardedr a bid to design a new online presencedfor ’s The Avenue. Definition 6 LLC won four new Carter’s Inc., Cox Enterprises Inc.
, Safeguarsd Self Storage and Square1 Art. was tapped to provide marketing services for Century Architecturao Specialties and BascoShower Enclosures. was selected by softwarwe company Inovis to assist with corporatr positioningand messaging. Cookerly Public Relations added Secure POS Vendod Alliance andas clients. has taken on Be Someonr as a pro bonoclient.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Egat assures sufficient reserves - The Nation
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The Nation | Egat assures sufficient reserves The Nation Thailand's power reserves remain sufficient though demand has been on the rise, leading to 7 new peaks so far this year, according to Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand governor Sutat Patmasiriwat. Installed capacity as of end-2011 was up 1.7 ... |
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Fifth Third to raise $1.1B - Triangle Business Journal:
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billion the federal government determined it needed to add to its cofferw afterthe so-called “stress test” results were announcefd May 7. Fifth Third (NASDAQ: FITB) plan to sell up to $750 million in common stock atvarious times. and Merrill Lynchh & Co. will be salese agents or principals inthe offering. Part of the offeringg could be available to repay part ofthe $3.5 billionn in preferred stock Fifth Third sold to the through its Troubled Assetf Relief Program. It will also use some of the proceedsd to fund the cash part of its offer to pay cash or common shares in return for Series G convertible preferreddepositart shares. Fifth Third also planx to offer holders ofthe $1.
1 billionb in Series G convertible sharese $30 in cash per share in return for converting those shares to common stock. Just more than 11 milliohn of those sharesare outstanding. That exchange, along with the possible sale of non-strategic assets or other securities Fifth Third owns should generate enoughn Tier 1 common equity to meet or exceethe $1.1 billion the governmenty required as a result of the stress That test looked at how much capital the nation’as 19 largest banks would need if the economt gets significantly worse than experts Those deals and a pending sale of 51 percenrt of Fifth Third’s payment processing business to Adventy International would leave it well-capitalized, even without the capital from the U.
S. Treasury’xs preferred stock, Fifth Third said. “We inten to consult with our regulators to devise a plan and timelin e for the repayment of the preferredstock investment,” it said in the Cincinnati-based Fifth Third has five branches in the Raleigh-Durhak area that it acquired last year with the purchas of the former of Charlotte. Fifth Thirde is Greater Cincinnati’s largest bank, with $119 billion in It has more than 1,300 bank branchexs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgiqa and North Carolina.
billion the federal government determined it needed to add to its cofferw afterthe so-called “stress test” results were announcefd May 7. Fifth Third (NASDAQ: FITB) plan to sell up to $750 million in common stock atvarious times. and Merrill Lynchh & Co. will be salese agents or principals inthe offering. Part of the offeringg could be available to repay part ofthe $3.5 billionn in preferred stock Fifth Third sold to the through its Troubled Assetf Relief Program. It will also use some of the proceedsd to fund the cash part of its offer to pay cash or common shares in return for Series G convertible preferreddepositart shares. Fifth Third also planx to offer holders ofthe $1.
1 billionb in Series G convertible sharese $30 in cash per share in return for converting those shares to common stock. Just more than 11 milliohn of those sharesare outstanding. That exchange, along with the possible sale of non-strategic assets or other securities Fifth Third owns should generate enoughn Tier 1 common equity to meet or exceethe $1.1 billion the governmenty required as a result of the stress That test looked at how much capital the nation’as 19 largest banks would need if the economt gets significantly worse than experts Those deals and a pending sale of 51 percenrt of Fifth Third’s payment processing business to Adventy International would leave it well-capitalized, even without the capital from the U.
S. Treasury’xs preferred stock, Fifth Third said. “We inten to consult with our regulators to devise a plan and timelin e for the repayment of the preferredstock investment,” it said in the Cincinnati-based Fifth Third has five branches in the Raleigh-Durhak area that it acquired last year with the purchas of the former of Charlotte. Fifth Thirde is Greater Cincinnati’s largest bank, with $119 billion in It has more than 1,300 bank branchexs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgiqa and North Carolina.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Space Data teams for wireless smart grid communications - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Chandler-based Space Data announced the plan Mondahy to offer up a portion of the wireless spectrunm it owns to be used in conjunction with equipmentg fromMenlo Park, Calif.-based Full Spectrum. The two companie say the deal will allow utilities to ownprivate wide-areaq networks to provide commandsa to smart grids. “The combinationm of our interference-free, high-powered frequencies with state-of-the-art WiMaxc technology provide utilities with a dedicates private broadbandwireless system,” said Jerry CEO of Space Data.
For several years, Space Data has been developinh a system of wireless communications using weather balloons to carryhequipment aloft, providing a wide area of coverage. The compant also has been providing communications for several yearse in theutility sector. Smart grids are the latesg application of technology inthe nation’s power system. They will transfork the national power grid into one that is more allowing it to deliver more power to areaws of the country thatneed it. The two companieds believe their product would alloww grid operators to control distributioh remotely through awireless network.
“In terms of grid much of the focus to date has been directedf toward automatic meter readingand However, real-time command and control of higher-level grid devicees are of equal, if not importance in the drive for overall grid efficiency,” said Stewart Kantor, CEO of Full
Chandler-based Space Data announced the plan Mondahy to offer up a portion of the wireless spectrunm it owns to be used in conjunction with equipmentg fromMenlo Park, Calif.-based Full Spectrum. The two companie say the deal will allow utilities to ownprivate wide-areaq networks to provide commandsa to smart grids. “The combinationm of our interference-free, high-powered frequencies with state-of-the-art WiMaxc technology provide utilities with a dedicates private broadbandwireless system,” said Jerry CEO of Space Data.
For several years, Space Data has been developinh a system of wireless communications using weather balloons to carryhequipment aloft, providing a wide area of coverage. The compant also has been providing communications for several yearse in theutility sector. Smart grids are the latesg application of technology inthe nation’s power system. They will transfork the national power grid into one that is more allowing it to deliver more power to areaws of the country thatneed it. The two companieds believe their product would alloww grid operators to control distributioh remotely through awireless network.
“In terms of grid much of the focus to date has been directedf toward automatic meter readingand However, real-time command and control of higher-level grid devicees are of equal, if not importance in the drive for overall grid efficiency,” said Stewart Kantor, CEO of Full
Friday, April 27, 2012
Click to view (4 Photos) - Greenfield Daily Reporter
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Click to view (4 Photos) Greenfield Daily Reporter NEW YORK รข€" Moose Skowron, a five-time World Series champion and one of only two players to hit three home runs in Game 7s, died Friday of congestive heart failure at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill. He was 81. |
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Steuben Foods completes Elma takeover - Business First of Buffalo:
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Steuben has been a tenant of thenearly 800,000-square-foof plant since 1985 and employs 475 people, but Wednesday’ss action takes plant from public sector ownership and puts it into private hands. The end result not only secures Steuben’d long-term future, but also opens the door for potentiall expansionpossibilities and, in the shorrt term, generates almost $185,000 in new county, town and schooo property taxes. “This is a great succesds story,” said Al ECIDA chief operating officer. Steubenn has already invested morethan $200 million in plant improvement since moving there in 1985. The planty was built in the earl y 1970s for the former Western Electric Co.
but sat vacant after the compangy closed itsElma facility. Steuben’s incentivee package was crafted toincludde low-cost hydropower as well as state and count y tax abatements. “It was risky but innovative,” Culliton “We forged ahead in what was really uncharted Steuben produces various of aseptic drinks and juices for its vastclientt list.
Steuben has been a tenant of thenearly 800,000-square-foof plant since 1985 and employs 475 people, but Wednesday’ss action takes plant from public sector ownership and puts it into private hands. The end result not only secures Steuben’d long-term future, but also opens the door for potentiall expansionpossibilities and, in the shorrt term, generates almost $185,000 in new county, town and schooo property taxes. “This is a great succesds story,” said Al ECIDA chief operating officer. Steubenn has already invested morethan $200 million in plant improvement since moving there in 1985. The planty was built in the earl y 1970s for the former Western Electric Co.
but sat vacant after the compangy closed itsElma facility. Steuben’s incentivee package was crafted toincludde low-cost hydropower as well as state and count y tax abatements. “It was risky but innovative,” Culliton “We forged ahead in what was really uncharted Steuben produces various of aseptic drinks and juices for its vastclientt list.
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