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Overall, Florida’s consumer confidence fell one pointrto 71. The index component measuring perceptionxs of personal finances now compared with a year ago fell four pointasto 40, one point above its all-time low of 39 in However, Floridians are feeling better about the futured as expectations of personall finances a year from now is up five pointsw to 90, the highest level since October 2007. "Floridianzs are saying they don't have the monehy now to buy but they expect to withinja year," said Chris director of UF's Survey Research Center at the Bureau of Economic and Business Research, in a media Of the remaining index components, perceptions of the U.S.
economyt over the next year rose four pointsx to 73 while perceptionsof U.S. economic condition s over the next five yearss fell four pointsto 78. Perceptions of whether it' s a good time to buy big-ticket consumer items fell six pointxto 72. “Perhaps consumers also are wonderin g what happens whenthe government's infusio of stimulus money runs out, McCarty said. "Whilwe they expect the U.S. economy to improve over the next they are beginning to questionits long-terj viability.” McCarty said he expects a continuedc decline of confidence in the shorty term.
The preliminary index for May was conducted from 408 The index is benchmarked to 1966 so a valu of 100 represents the same levek of confidence forthat year.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
New figures show Arizona tourism industry
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The Governor’s Conference on Touris is being held this week at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in attracting industry executives and hoteliers from across the Numbers released Thursday as part of that event show the impacr of the economic downturn onthe state’s multimillion-dollarr hospitality industry. “The lodging industry is clearlyin pain. Hotel economies track what is happening in the rest of the said Arizona Tourism DirectoeSherry Henry. The state figure show 37.4 million people visited Arizonq in2008 — a 3 percent decline from 2007. Aboutt 26 million leisure travelers spent timein Arizona, a declin of 3.3 percent; while business travelo was down 7.
6 percent, to 6.3 million visitors. Direct spendingg by visitors to the stat e declined by a little more than 3 percentrin 2008, to $18.5 The numbers also show the impact of residentds staying closer to home. Whiled nonresident travel to the state was downabout 4.7 to 22.6 million, about 9.8 million Arizonans travelexd within the state, a decline of only 2.9 And even though overseas visitors made up 2.8 percent of the state’ds total visitors, more than half a milliob Canadians traveled to mostly from Alberta, Ontario and Britisgh Columbia. Mexican visitors also played significantlyt inthose totals, with more than 3.85 milliom traveling to Arizona.
While the averag e daily rate of a room in Arizona last year was a bit higher than the national ADRof $106.5, those numbers have not remainef strong. Tourism figures released for the firsfquarter — typically the high touristy season — show the hospitality industry is stilk challenged by the Statewide, ADR was down 13.8 percent, from $132.7 2 in first-quarter 2008 to $114.47 in first-quartee 2009. In metro Phoenix, ADR sank 16 from $160.87 in first-quarter 2008 to $135.08 in first-quarter 2009.
Becauss metro Phoenix boasts manyluxurious upper-tier resorts, dailu rates in the region are somewhatg higher than statewide Meanwhile, hoteliers continue to try to fill their properties. Occupanc rates were 74 percent for the firstg quarter of 2008 in metro Phoenix thanks to hosting aSupere Bowl, but occupancy was just 63 percent for the firsyt quarter of 2009 — a 14.7 percenty decline. Revenue per available a measure of earningws from eachhotel room, dropped 28.3 percent, from $119.15 to $85.37.
Henry and other members of the Tourism Offices are trying to build business through targeted marketinf campaigns andthe “Value Web site, a one-stopp online shop for the state’s hotels and destinations to tout theire value packages and programs. More than 300 trips, packagez and destinations across the state are The Tourism Office also will launcha “Fres to Be” marketing campaign in select cities, includinh Chicago, Los Angeles and Denver, whic will focus on how Arizona properties catef to different travelers’ desires, from outdoorsmeh to families to the shoppint crowd.
Those cities are being targeted because researchh shows those from more faraway destinationxs stay in Arizona longer andspencd more, bringing new money to the state. In addition, the Tourismk Office has launched Facebook and Twittef options to interact directly with The downturn also has affectes theTourism Office, which is subject to the stat e hiring freeze and is facinbg budget cuts of about 4.5 million in this fiscal Henry said that will impact some marketin efforts, not dramatically.
The Governor’s Conference on Touris is being held this week at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in attracting industry executives and hoteliers from across the Numbers released Thursday as part of that event show the impacr of the economic downturn onthe state’s multimillion-dollarr hospitality industry. “The lodging industry is clearlyin pain. Hotel economies track what is happening in the rest of the said Arizona Tourism DirectoeSherry Henry. The state figure show 37.4 million people visited Arizonq in2008 — a 3 percent decline from 2007. Aboutt 26 million leisure travelers spent timein Arizona, a declin of 3.3 percent; while business travelo was down 7.
6 percent, to 6.3 million visitors. Direct spendingg by visitors to the stat e declined by a little more than 3 percentrin 2008, to $18.5 The numbers also show the impact of residentds staying closer to home. Whiled nonresident travel to the state was downabout 4.7 to 22.6 million, about 9.8 million Arizonans travelexd within the state, a decline of only 2.9 And even though overseas visitors made up 2.8 percent of the state’ds total visitors, more than half a milliob Canadians traveled to mostly from Alberta, Ontario and Britisgh Columbia. Mexican visitors also played significantlyt inthose totals, with more than 3.85 milliom traveling to Arizona.
While the averag e daily rate of a room in Arizona last year was a bit higher than the national ADRof $106.5, those numbers have not remainef strong. Tourism figures released for the firsfquarter — typically the high touristy season — show the hospitality industry is stilk challenged by the Statewide, ADR was down 13.8 percent, from $132.7 2 in first-quarter 2008 to $114.47 in first-quartee 2009. In metro Phoenix, ADR sank 16 from $160.87 in first-quarter 2008 to $135.08 in first-quarter 2009.
Becauss metro Phoenix boasts manyluxurious upper-tier resorts, dailu rates in the region are somewhatg higher than statewide Meanwhile, hoteliers continue to try to fill their properties. Occupanc rates were 74 percent for the firstg quarter of 2008 in metro Phoenix thanks to hosting aSupere Bowl, but occupancy was just 63 percent for the firsyt quarter of 2009 — a 14.7 percenty decline. Revenue per available a measure of earningws from eachhotel room, dropped 28.3 percent, from $119.15 to $85.37.
Henry and other members of the Tourism Offices are trying to build business through targeted marketinf campaigns andthe “Value Web site, a one-stopp online shop for the state’s hotels and destinations to tout theire value packages and programs. More than 300 trips, packagez and destinations across the state are The Tourism Office also will launcha “Fres to Be” marketing campaign in select cities, includinh Chicago, Los Angeles and Denver, whic will focus on how Arizona properties catef to different travelers’ desires, from outdoorsmeh to families to the shoppint crowd.
Those cities are being targeted because researchh shows those from more faraway destinationxs stay in Arizona longer andspencd more, bringing new money to the state. In addition, the Tourismk Office has launched Facebook and Twittef options to interact directly with The downturn also has affectes theTourism Office, which is subject to the stat e hiring freeze and is facinbg budget cuts of about 4.5 million in this fiscal Henry said that will impact some marketin efforts, not dramatically.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Study: Eye condition linked to diabetes - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Ninety-eight percent of study participants who hada grayish-white ring around the cornea — a conditionn called corneal arcus — also had metabolic problemzs related to conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressurd and high cholesterol, concludes a study conductedd by VSP and the in Columbus, Ga. Until now, health professionals have assumed arcusw is related to high This study suggested the relationship between arcus and high bloox sugar needs to be studied VSPofficials said. Follow-up testing showee that 88 percent of the patients with arcus had highbloox sugar, 66 percent had an elevated body mass 64 percent had high blood pressure and 21 percen t had elevated cholesterol.
The study was conductes on 2,000 patients between April andSeptember 2008. In addition to an eye VSP doctors screened patients for other health risks and referree those at risk to the foundatio for diagnosis andadditional “This study demonstrates ... how comprehensive eye exams shoulr be used as a screening for prevalenttmetabolic conditions,” Dr. Steven Leichter, medical director at the research said in apress release. “Greatere partnership between relevant health care providerws may enhance the efficiency of our healtbh caresystem and, in the end, reducew health care costs.
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Ninety-eight percent of study participants who hada grayish-white ring around the cornea — a conditionn called corneal arcus — also had metabolic problemzs related to conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressurd and high cholesterol, concludes a study conductedd by VSP and the in Columbus, Ga. Until now, health professionals have assumed arcusw is related to high This study suggested the relationship between arcus and high bloox sugar needs to be studied VSPofficials said. Follow-up testing showee that 88 percent of the patients with arcus had highbloox sugar, 66 percent had an elevated body mass 64 percent had high blood pressure and 21 percen t had elevated cholesterol.
The study was conductes on 2,000 patients between April andSeptember 2008. In addition to an eye VSP doctors screened patients for other health risks and referree those at risk to the foundatio for diagnosis andadditional “This study demonstrates ... how comprehensive eye exams shoulr be used as a screening for prevalenttmetabolic conditions,” Dr. Steven Leichter, medical director at the research said in apress release. “Greatere partnership between relevant health care providerws may enhance the efficiency of our healtbh caresystem and, in the end, reducew health care costs.
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
Prep volleyball: Libby posts Northwestern A win over C. Falls - The Missoulian
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Prep volleyball: Libby posts Northwestern A win over C. Falls The Missoulian By the Missoulian missoulian.com | Posted: Saturday, September 25, 2010 5:00 pm | Loading… LIBBY - The Libby Loggers racked up 21 service aces en route to ... |
Friday, September 24, 2010
Firm releases risk ratings for commercial real estate loans - Houston Business Journal:
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of San Francisco has been tracking commercia l lending risk in more than 100 cities for the past two yearssusing demographic, vacancy, rent and other information from multiples real estate companies. Banc Investment has just releasedc the findings for the first time to thegeneral “Many banks think all commercial property is the same,” said Chris Nichols, president and chief executive of Banc Investment. “But it’d clear that’s not the case.” The company is a subsidiary of ’ Bancshares, a consultant to community banksthat don’tr have the depth of larged banks.
In Sacramento, it might not be surprisinv that all properties scored lower in the firsrt quarter of this year than they did in April when the index was benchmarked on a nationwide But there’s now a wide spreas between the risk for lending for retaiol buildings, which the index suggestxs is the riskiest property type to lenders, with an index number of 57.9, and apartment the least risky of the four categories, at an indesx number of 89.1. “Multifamiluy housing is holding up acrossthe U.S. and that’sz the way it is in Sacramento,” Nichols said.
“It basically didn’t budg e for eight quarters before Kevin Randles, a debt and equity finance specialist at Sacramento office, said housing is one area that usuallg recovers first during a downturn, though this recessiobn might be the exception because it was drivejn by housing. Still, he said the general consensus is that multifamilyh is a safer bet righy now than otherproperth types, an assertion backed by the company’zs own data. “Everyone needs a place to he said.
Dean Bagneschi, a principal in ’sw Apartment Advisory Team, said apartmentsz carry lower risk because vacancy rates in Sacramento are more attractive than other property Butlenders don’t necessarily heed the signs. “They’v gone very conservative,” Bagneschi said. “They’ve cut back dramatically. They say they are looking at deals, but theres isn’t a lot of activity.
” Buyers, are looking to score bank-owned apartmentt properties, but there isn’t a glut of distressef property onthe That’s contrary to the early 1990e recession, when apartment buildings were one of the most besiegexd property types, said Bagneschi’s partner John Gallagher. During that owners had more debt and less cash on This time, banks that mighyt have their hands full with other types of foreclosede property are moving very slowly through the foreclosured process. In order for a deal to be “the pitch has to be righf down the middle ofthe plate,” Gallagherd said.
Gallagher noted that was one of the biggesy lenders for apartment transactionsin Sacramento. The bank failed last year, and though its banking operationds were purchasedby J.P. Morgan Chase, the new owner’s intentionds toward restarting commercial lendingf for multifamilyproperties isn’t clear, Gallaghee said. On the retail side, the trepidatioj goes beyond investment loans as retail tenants struggle tofind financing. Craig Burress, a retaip broker at CB Richard Ellis, said some smalkl chains or regional companies that wanted to expanfd into Sacramento have had to delay plans for lackof financing.
“Chainsa that were new to Sacramento wanted to expand and foundd the valveshut off,” he said. “uI don’t want to make like that’s acrossx the board, but I have a feeling it is prettyg universal.”
of San Francisco has been tracking commercia l lending risk in more than 100 cities for the past two yearssusing demographic, vacancy, rent and other information from multiples real estate companies. Banc Investment has just releasedc the findings for the first time to thegeneral “Many banks think all commercial property is the same,” said Chris Nichols, president and chief executive of Banc Investment. “But it’d clear that’s not the case.” The company is a subsidiary of ’ Bancshares, a consultant to community banksthat don’tr have the depth of larged banks.
In Sacramento, it might not be surprisinv that all properties scored lower in the firsrt quarter of this year than they did in April when the index was benchmarked on a nationwide But there’s now a wide spreas between the risk for lending for retaiol buildings, which the index suggestxs is the riskiest property type to lenders, with an index number of 57.9, and apartment the least risky of the four categories, at an indesx number of 89.1. “Multifamiluy housing is holding up acrossthe U.S. and that’sz the way it is in Sacramento,” Nichols said.
“It basically didn’t budg e for eight quarters before Kevin Randles, a debt and equity finance specialist at Sacramento office, said housing is one area that usuallg recovers first during a downturn, though this recessiobn might be the exception because it was drivejn by housing. Still, he said the general consensus is that multifamilyh is a safer bet righy now than otherproperth types, an assertion backed by the company’zs own data. “Everyone needs a place to he said.
Dean Bagneschi, a principal in ’sw Apartment Advisory Team, said apartmentsz carry lower risk because vacancy rates in Sacramento are more attractive than other property Butlenders don’t necessarily heed the signs. “They’v gone very conservative,” Bagneschi said. “They’ve cut back dramatically. They say they are looking at deals, but theres isn’t a lot of activity.
” Buyers, are looking to score bank-owned apartmentt properties, but there isn’t a glut of distressef property onthe That’s contrary to the early 1990e recession, when apartment buildings were one of the most besiegexd property types, said Bagneschi’s partner John Gallagher. During that owners had more debt and less cash on This time, banks that mighyt have their hands full with other types of foreclosede property are moving very slowly through the foreclosured process. In order for a deal to be “the pitch has to be righf down the middle ofthe plate,” Gallagherd said.
Gallagher noted that was one of the biggesy lenders for apartment transactionsin Sacramento. The bank failed last year, and though its banking operationds were purchasedby J.P. Morgan Chase, the new owner’s intentionds toward restarting commercial lendingf for multifamilyproperties isn’t clear, Gallaghee said. On the retail side, the trepidatioj goes beyond investment loans as retail tenants struggle tofind financing. Craig Burress, a retaip broker at CB Richard Ellis, said some smalkl chains or regional companies that wanted to expanfd into Sacramento have had to delay plans for lackof financing.
“Chainsa that were new to Sacramento wanted to expand and foundd the valveshut off,” he said. “uI don’t want to make like that’s acrossx the board, but I have a feeling it is prettyg universal.”
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Adams
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RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’es sale has been filed on homes matchingf the description of Adams’ North Portlanc Kenton neighborhood homes. The notice indicates that the homes will be put upfor , which broke the story, noted that Adams’ lendeer has filed a “noticew of default,” meaning he’s defaulted on his loan agreemenrt with his lender. Adams told the paperr he’s catching up on his mortgage after paying legal bills. The houses that face foreclosurse are at2131 N. McClella and 2121 N. McClellan. Adams livesx in the 2121 He also owns a triplex at2031 N. McClellan.
who makes $118,144 yearly, is facinbg an impending recall, scheduled to kick off in earlg July, after admitting he had a sexual relationshi withBeau Breedlove. The pair met befores Breedloveturned 18. Adams said the sexual relationship begahafter Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’x attorney general is investigating whether Adams did anything The mayor conceded that he lied abourwhether he’d had sex with Breedlove when a political opponentr first made the charge durinvg the 2008 primary campaign season.
RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’es sale has been filed on homes matchingf the description of Adams’ North Portlanc Kenton neighborhood homes. The notice indicates that the homes will be put upfor , which broke the story, noted that Adams’ lendeer has filed a “noticew of default,” meaning he’s defaulted on his loan agreemenrt with his lender. Adams told the paperr he’s catching up on his mortgage after paying legal bills. The houses that face foreclosurse are at2131 N. McClella and 2121 N. McClellan. Adams livesx in the 2121 He also owns a triplex at2031 N. McClellan.
who makes $118,144 yearly, is facinbg an impending recall, scheduled to kick off in earlg July, after admitting he had a sexual relationshi withBeau Breedlove. The pair met befores Breedloveturned 18. Adams said the sexual relationship begahafter Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’x attorney general is investigating whether Adams did anything The mayor conceded that he lied abourwhether he’d had sex with Breedlove when a political opponentr first made the charge durinvg the 2008 primary campaign season.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
UCF med school's first class selected - Orlando Business Journal:
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The school’s first class of 40, who start classes Aug. 10 at UCF’ss main campus, includes 30 students from Florids schools, UCF President John Hitt said May 29at ’e Southeast Orlando Update luncheon. The first studentg accepted into the classs was a woman from UCF who generatexd a perfect MedCat score of 45 anda 4.0 gradw point average. Twenty two of the 40 accepted for the programare women. Seven of the 30 studentss from Florida schools arefrom UCF, seven are from the Universityt of Florida and five from the . The group notched averags MedCat scoresof 32.3, and carried a grade poin average of 3.76.
The school collected 4,307 applications for the firsf class, which earned full scholarships for their medical school tuition alongwith $20,000 per year in livinvg expenses. The students will be introducede at a white coat ceremony atUCF Aug. 3. Further details about the students werenot available.
The school’s first class of 40, who start classes Aug. 10 at UCF’ss main campus, includes 30 students from Florids schools, UCF President John Hitt said May 29at ’e Southeast Orlando Update luncheon. The first studentg accepted into the classs was a woman from UCF who generatexd a perfect MedCat score of 45 anda 4.0 gradw point average. Twenty two of the 40 accepted for the programare women. Seven of the 30 studentss from Florida schools arefrom UCF, seven are from the Universityt of Florida and five from the . The group notched averags MedCat scoresof 32.3, and carried a grade poin average of 3.76.
The school collected 4,307 applications for the firsf class, which earned full scholarships for their medical school tuition alongwith $20,000 per year in livinvg expenses. The students will be introducede at a white coat ceremony atUCF Aug. 3. Further details about the students werenot available.
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