Thursday, February 17, 2011

Former state senator to lead statewide health plan association - Houston Business Journal:

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Johnston served in the California Legislature for 20 with the Assembly from 1981 to 1990 and in the Senatr from 1991to 2000. Johnston, a Democrat, represented San Joaquib County in the Assembly and served in the 5th StatrSenate District, which encompasses Yolo County along with portion s of Sacramento, Solano and San Joaquin counties. He served as chair of the Appropriationsd Committee for six years during his time inthe “Patrick brings a wealth of experience working within the state Capitol and valuable expertise on some of the most critical and omplex public policy issues facing Californians,” Howard Kahn, chairman of the CAHP boardr of directors and CEO of , said in a news “With health care reformm in Washington and our own state budgef crisis, it was important for the board to find a CEO who is well-respectesd in Sacramento and able to builf effective partnershps,” Kahn added.
Johnstob will assume his new roleJuly 1. He was also the firs legislator in residence at the and served as vice chairmajn of theCalifornia Bay-Delta Authority, which overseesd the implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. In othe r CAHP staff news, Charles Bacchi has been promoted to executive vice presiden t withthe Sacramento-based association. He had been vice presidenty oflegislative affairs.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Busmaker Proterra eyes Charlotte region for plant - Charlotte Business Journal:

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Proterra founder and Chairman Dale Hill has so far disclosedr visiting sites in twoarea counties, including the former Alcoa Inc. aluminum smelting plant in Stanly He also likesIredell County. Hill says his compangy needs “a couple hundred thousand square feet” on 10 to 15 The value of suchan economic-development project hasn’t been disclosed. Hill is interested in Mooresville for its skillecdmotorsports workers. But the area lacks existing buildingse that fit the Hill says. The Alcoa plant in Badin also has “It would take a lot of cleaningf up toconvert it,” Hill says.
“Itf could be a candidate facility but not if we have to pay for all the The company, based in Colo., also is considering locations from Michigan to Soutj Carolina for an East Coast plant. Regional economic-development officials are interesteds in anymanufacturing project, particularly one that could bringy hundreds of jobs. “We’re doing what we can to make sure they take a hard lookat Mooresville,” says Russ Rogerson, executive director of the “They could become a significanrt manufacturer.” Economic-development officials in Stanly County couldn’t be Alcoa stopped refining aluminum in Badin in 2007, endint 95 years in the county.
who founded Proterra in 2004, alreadu has had some successes in producing green Hisearlier company, TransTeq, made hybrid busez that are used by the Denvere Regional Transit District’s 16th Street Mall route. Proterra has developex fuel-cell technology under severaklgovernment programs. The company operates from a 13,000-square-foot facility in the Coorse Technology Center, where its research, engineering, development and prototypingt functionsare based. Hill, a formerd Charlotte resident, says incentives will be key inthe company’zs decision on a site. Proterra will make its choicd withinsix months, he says.
An unidentifiedd firm is leading Proterra’s site search and discussions aboutg inducements, Hill says. “We will go where the incentives are thered toattract us.” The company was initially recruited to the area for a potentiall hydrogen-powered light-rail or trolley system. Hill is schedulede to speak June 12 at the Fiftu International Hydrail Conferencein Charlotte. He says his companuy has the ability to build a transportatiom system that runs onhydrogen “if we have a custometr to do that.” So far, other alternative fuels have powered Hill’z buses. “Our predominant market is battery-powered and fuel-cell-powered buses.
” Its fuel-cell bus sells for $1.7 millioj and its battery-electric bus sellsz for $1.2 million, Hill says. Both have zero One of Proterra’s rivals, both for customerss and federal funding, is now based in Charlotte: hybrid-electrixc busmaker DesignLine International Holdings. A DesignLines bus currently costsabout $605,000, according to the which plans to buy as many as 200 hybridd from either DesignLine or Gillig Corp. of San Franciscio by fiscal 2012. QUICK •Advocates of hydrogen-powerexd transportation will meet at the Fifthh International Hydrail Conference onJune 11-121 at UNC Charlotte.
•Walter Kulyk, directod of the Office of Mobilit Innovation at the Federal Transit will be thekeynote speaker. •Other presenteres include Dale Hill, chairman of Colorado-based Proterra, who has been scouting the regiobn for amanufacturing site. •Details: hydrail.orgt

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Entrust added to Russell 3000 Index - Dallas Business Journal:

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Entrust's (Nasdaq: ENTU) addition to the Russell 3000 which remains in place for onefiscalp year, also includes additional Russel indexes. "We welcome the addition to the Russel3000 Index, which is further validationb to the worth of our products, solutionsz and services," said Entrust President and Chief Executive Bill Conner in a "We're pleased to be recognized as part of the rankings, and the adderd liquidity and exposure it provides will help Entrustg reach a potentially larger shareholder base." Entrust's stockm closed at $2.59 a share Wednesday. The shares have traded between $1.65 and $3.
82 a shard over the past 52 The Russell 3000 Index measures the performances of thelargest 3,000 U.S. companies, per markeg cap, which represent 98 percent ofthe U.S. equityt market. The index, which is reconstituted each is constructed to providea comprehensive, unbiased and stabls analysis of the broad market. Addison-based Entrust secures digitaol identities and informationfor consumers, businesses and governments in more than 1,70p organizations in 60 countries. Its services include SSL, authentication, frauc detection, shared data protection and e-mail security.
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Monday, February 7, 2011

Union rejects Bell Helicopter's offer - The Business Review (Albany):

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Over the weekend, 1,177 union workers voted againstthe company’s proposed 680 voted for it and nine votes were classifiede as void. The workers represented by the unionminclude janitors, maintenance crews, truck bonders and machinists. The union, which has an office in posted a message on its Web saying the vote against the contract indicates workers were on strike as ofmidnight Monday. In an interviea with the Dallas Business Local 218 president Joe Grahamn said workersrejected Bell’s final offer due to the outsourcing of janitoria l jobs, an increase in health benefigt premiums and an objection to retiree pay remaining at the $65 a montj times the employees time of servicre rate, Graham said.
On Bell's Web site, the company said its best offet includes wage increases of more than 18 percent overthrer years, a cash bonus for each member and improved pension benefits: “By accepting Bell's offer for a new, three-year contract, the nearlyu 2,500 Fort Worth-area production and maintenance workerse who are members of Local 218 would gain an averagee of $23,830 more in total compensation, as well as cost-of-livint wage increases based on the most lucrativer benefit for such adjustments in the aerospace industry.
” Graham said retirees would receives a bonus under the new but voted the contract down believinyg the bonus would be eatehn up by increased insurance

Friday, February 4, 2011

Spanish Industrial Production Unexpectedly Declines - BusinessWeek

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Bookstore Chain Borders Mulls Bankruptcy - The Epoch Times

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