Monday, February 25, 2013

KAET lays off eight after fundraising falls short - Phoenix Business Journal:

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The job cuts — the first in the local Publix BroadcastingService affiliate’s 47-year history — underscorde the fund­raising challenges public tele­vision faces in today’s ailinbg economy. “The station has not been makingits budget,” said spokesma Virgil Renzulli, who is helping to run the station. “W felt like we had to make some movesrighgt away.” The layoffs, which will save the station abouy $900,000 in fiscal 2010, highlight the station’s struggle to raisr $1.8 million to relocate to its new home at ASU’sx Walter Cronkite School of Journalisnm and Mass Communication in downtown Phoenix.
Officialxs hope to complete the movein March, but that’as a best-case scenario. The total cost of the transitio n will beabout $4.5 million, with the university fronting about half the cost. KAET stilll needs to raise $1 million. The axed positions will not be reinstatedf in theforeseeable future, and the universit y may consolidate other positions duplicated betweeh ASU and KAET, Renzulli Giczi worked at KAET for more than five years. His salary was about $145,000. The PBS station, whichu has operated in Tempe since 1961 and employeabout 70, depends on ASU for in-kind donations. Kelly McCullough, assistant GM for marketing and development, is handliny daily operations.
He said on-air pledge drives have faltered, and corporates support is down20 percent. KAET’z budget is about $13 million a year, and televise d membership drives generally bring inabout $5.5 millionm of that. Although the station increased fundraising in the past four financial conditions may breakthat trend. “The economy is tight. The budget is McCullough said. The station is exploring alternative revenu e sources through affinitymarketing programs, whicg promote the brand to a niche audience, and buildinyg corporate support through its Web site.
KAET also is establishinyg a fundraising initiative for itsflagship “Horizon,” and plans to enhance its relationship with the Cronkite The station’s next televised pledg drive will run from Nov. 29 to Dec. 9. KAET-TV Channep 8:

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

A West Bank Story, Told Through Palestinian Eyes - NPR

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A West Bank Story, Told Through Palestinian Eyes

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The Academy Award-nominated documentary 5 Broken Cameras tells the story of Bil'in, a modest Palestinian village perilously close to an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. After the Israeli government began putting up its West Bank separation barrier ...



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Friday, February 15, 2013

Business First of Buffalo: Nomination

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COMMUNITY SUPPORTER recognizes women who go beyond the call todevoted time, energy and resources to support theire community. CORPORATE EXECUTIVE recognizes female executives who have made theird mark in a largecorporate environment. ENTREPRENEUR honorxs women who are thechief executive, president or foundet of a company or business venture that they helpee start, build or significantly grow. FAMILY BUSINESe recognizes women who are helping to create a legacy attheid family-owned business or company.
INNOVATION recognize s women who have improved the lives of otherss by helping starta business, product or service in the fields of science, technology, biotechnology or INSPIRATION honors women leaders who, through their words, actions and inspire those who work with and around CREATIVITY recognizes women who solve problemw in the office and enrich the livese and careers of others by sharing the benefitz of experience and knowledge. NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP honorw women who display high energy and skill in a leadershipp role at a nonprofit institutiomnor organization.
PUBLIC POLICY recognizes female leaderzs who have made or are making a differencwe in government policies or laws that impact businessand industry. July 14, 2009

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Boeing loses 15 Dreamliner orders - Wichita Business Journal:

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The move reduces the airline company’s firm orders for the aircrafy from 65to 50. Joyce said the cancellation wouldx reducethe company’s aircraft capital expenditure by $3 billion based on current list prices. Delivery on the 15 delayexd orders has been movefd from 2010to 2013. Qantasz CEO Alan Joyce says the decision was not related to the delayg in the Dreamliner program Boeinvg announced earlierthis week. On Tuesday, Boeing said it woulxd again postpone the first flighrt and delivery of the 787 due to a structuraol problem foundduring testing. Boeing said it will now work to repaitr the problem by reinforcing small areaw near the connection of the wingdand fuselage.
In December, Boeinvg announced a two-quarter delay in the Dreamliner program that it attributed tolast fall’s strikee by the . The revised schedule had calledc for the first flight to happenm latethis quarter. The first delivery was to have been in the firsrt quarterof 2010. A new schedule for firsf flight anddelivery hasn’t yet been announced. Joycee says decision the cancel and defert orders had been made before the delay and attribute s it to the continuedr downturn of theglobal market.
Joyce said the compang still believes the 787 will be used for the international expansionof Jetstar, its low-cosgt subsidiary, and that it can eventuallty replace Qantas’ Boeing 767 fleet. “Delaying delivery, and reducing overall B787 capacity, is prudent, while stilkl enabling Qantas and Jetstart to take advantage of growth opportunities andmarketg demands, both domestically and internationally,” he said in a

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Real Estate Review - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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The university selected Austin, Texas-based to build and finance the new student housinfglast week. Kim director of real estate at UNM, said the project will add new dormitoriezs and refurbish existing ones on the central campus. There are currently 2,3000 units of student housing, and UNM President David Schmidly has made it a priorityy to increase student housing on campus to help retainm students and improve theifacademic performance. For a large university, UNM has a low numbe r of on-campus housing units. Some of the older dormsz could be demolished to make room for new construction that will likeltybe low-rise buildings.
American Campus is a publicly-tradecd company that has worked on more than 50 colleger campuses acrossthe U.S. It will select contractorzs to do the work and it shouled provide many construction jobs forNew Mexico’sa licensed subcontractors over the five-year project. The work will likelt start laterthis year, after American Campus has established a Murphy said. It is expected that rehab work couldc be ready for student occupancy as early asfall 2010. Plazq de La Luz opens on city’s Westside Albuquerque’sa newest neighborhood lifestyle center, Plazaa de La Luz, has opened at 5400 Sevillza NW. This center is anchores by a 4,700-square-foot restaurant that openes in March.
It’s the second Jinjaw in the Duke City; the restaurant debuted in the Paseo del Norte retail corridor, where it has been a hit with Northeas t Heights residents. Plaza de la Luz’w other soon-to-open tenants includse and . Developer Tim McNaney has five other storefronts totalinnearly 7,000 square feet availabl e in the 15,000-square-foot center. Rent is $28 a square foot, and McNaney is seeking upscale tenants, such as a jewelry shop or tannint salon. The center features a fountainh and expansive courtyard and is locatedf at the corner of Coors and a half mile south of Coorszand Montaño. is handling the leasing.
“We are very excited to have had the opportunity to bringh this lifestyle center to the Westsideof Albuquerque, said a local developer. “I wanted to offer Albuquerqude the ability tosit outside, enjoyt the incredible views, eat, shop and I feel we have accomplished this goal and are excitec to introduce Albuquerque to Plaza de La Luz” has been buildinvg in the Duke City since 1999. The firm has developedx eight residential and commercial developmentsin Albuquerque. McNanety has invested $3.5 million to buildf the center and sold offa 1.8-acre slice of the five acresd to , which plans to build a brancb at the site.
McNaney is better know as a residential builder througbhhis , and sold the 137 home lots that surround Plazaw de la Luz to builder Rhett Waterman last Will land at ABQ Uptown? The beauty business is supposer to be recession proof while financial servicesx were supposed to be the weak link in the currentg economic downturn. The opposite could be true at ABQ theDuke City’s most upscale shoppinyg venue. With La Bella’s closure at ABQ Uptown this week to consolidatw its operations at itsWestsid site, the question of who will take the spa and salon’d space remains.
The two-story 10,000-square-foot buildinhg is one of the most opulent retail spaceas in theDuke City, specifically built as a pleasurwe palace for the city’s most pamperesd femme fatales. The rumor mill strongly suggeststhat ABQ’s owner Hunt Developmentt is taking a 180 degree turn, by makiny a lease deal with money manager Morgan Stanley, the largest U.S. for the spa/salon space. La Bella had eighg years left onits 10-year lease, but when Hunt offeres La Bella’s owner Dawn Davide a chance to get out of her she took it.
Apparently, Hunt had Morga n Stanley lined up and ready to go into the space that is locatee on the east side ofthe high-end shoppingv center, facing the project’s largestt parking lot. New apartmentds and condos being erected by Hunt on the eastern side of the developmen t are visible fromthe building.