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Monday, November 14, 2011
Helena, Lewistown, Huntley repeat titles - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
Aegon to cut 138 positions in Louisville - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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a subsidiary of Netherlands-based insurer Aegon N.V., will cut 138 positions from its Louisvillde offices atAegon Tower. Subsidiaru Aegon USA Investment Management will eliminate 13 positionws during the nextfew weeks, the company said in an e-mailef statement. The company also will cut 125 positionas handling certain life insurancesadministrative functions. Those duties will be transitioned to an Aegonj office inCedar Rapids, Iowa, during the next severao months, according to the statement. “We are always exploring ways to improvew efficiency and leverage the scal we have in ourvariouas U.S. locations,” the company said in the statement.
Aegon is the parent company of Transamerica LifeInsurancew Co., Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Co., Monumental Life Insurancs Co., Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Co., Stonebridg Life Insurance Co., Western Reserve Life Assuranc e Co. of Ohio, Transamerica Life Canada, and Seguroxs Argos, A.S. de C.V. According to the company’zs Web site, www.aegonins.com, Aegon U.S. has more than 600 employeesw in Louisville among severaloperatingf divisions, including individual savings and institutional, life and protection, pensiona and asset management and
a subsidiary of Netherlands-based insurer Aegon N.V., will cut 138 positions from its Louisvillde offices atAegon Tower. Subsidiaru Aegon USA Investment Management will eliminate 13 positionws during the nextfew weeks, the company said in an e-mailef statement. The company also will cut 125 positionas handling certain life insurancesadministrative functions. Those duties will be transitioned to an Aegonj office inCedar Rapids, Iowa, during the next severao months, according to the statement. “We are always exploring ways to improvew efficiency and leverage the scal we have in ourvariouas U.S. locations,” the company said in the statement.
Aegon is the parent company of Transamerica LifeInsurancew Co., Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Co., Monumental Life Insurancs Co., Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Co., Stonebridg Life Insurance Co., Western Reserve Life Assuranc e Co. of Ohio, Transamerica Life Canada, and Seguroxs Argos, A.S. de C.V. According to the company’zs Web site, www.aegonins.com, Aegon U.S. has more than 600 employeesw in Louisville among severaloperatingf divisions, including individual savings and institutional, life and protection, pensiona and asset management and
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Parent of DBJ launches technology publication - Denver Business Journal:
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Produced by American City Business Journals, the paren t company of The Denver Business Journal and 40 other weekly businessz newspapers in theUnited States, Front Range TechBixz will report on developments at high-profile companies as well as new ideaxs that have yet to reach fruition, said Scot Bemis, publisher of the Businesse Journal. Bemis will oversee the launch of thenew publication. "Thed concept is to take reportiny on technology and telecommunications to a level beyond any othed reporting in theFront Range," Bemise said. Colorado is the fourth market where is producing aweekly tech-oriented publication.
Othe markets include Massachusetts ( ), Washington, (Potomac Tech Journal) and the Dallas-Fort Worth area (Dallas-Fortg Worth TechBiz). Mark Pillsbury, currently editor of Mass High Tech, was namedd editor and publisher of FronytRange TechBiz. Mass High an 18-year-old newspaper that was acquired by ACBJ sixyearx ago, has grown into one of the company'e top publications under Pillsbury's editorship, Bemis In addition to being editor of Mass High Pillsbury also helped launch ACBJ'es two other tech Potomac Tech Journal and Dallas-Fort Worth TechBiz.
Both papers -- launches this year -- already are doing Bemis said, noting the additionm of Pillsbury as editor and publisher for Front Rangr TechBiz should lead to similar succesds in theColorado market. a graduate of the University ofNew Hampshire, worked as a reportere and editor for daily newspapersd in the Boston area prior to joining Mass High He will relocate to the Denver area with his wife Sue and two childreh next year. "Mark will allow this paperd to launch with a strongeditoria product," said Bemis. Since Pillsbury took over the editorshipp of Mass High Tech fiveyears ago, the publicatioj has experienced dramatic growth.
Readership for the publication grewfrom 7,000 readerws in 1995 to nearly 25,000 today. Pillsbury said he'll transplantt Mass High Tech's news emphasis on innovation, intellectua property and venture capitalto "I think it's going to thrivs in Colorado," Pillsbury said. "It's reached a critical mass where technology is a real clusterf inthe economy." Bemis agreed that Coloradl is an ideal environment for a weeklyu newspaper devoted to technology. "Coloradop ranks No. 1 in total new jobs coming to the tech Bemis said. The state also ranks No. 5 in the U.S. in average wages for tech workeresand No.
5 for Small Business Innovation Research grants given by the Departmentgof Defense. Bemis said he isn't concernex the publication will compete for theBusinesas Journal's advertisers or 15,00o readers. "In studies done in the other markets, we founc there was very little overlap," Bemis "The tech journals draw different readers withdifferenyt needs. We found the same to be true with advertisinghas well." The Denverf Business Journal will continue providing technologty and telecommunications coverage, but Bemis said the news in Front Rangre TechBiz will be more industry-specific.
Ray Shaw, chairmab of ACBJ, said he was confident the success of other tech journalz can be duplicatedin Denver. "This is a great strategic move for everyone Shaw said. "We have a business model that works, and we have seen thesse papers be accepted quickly in both Washington and Front Range TechBiz will use the same circulationh modelas ACBJ's other tech Subscriptions will be available free of charge to people in managemengt positions at technology "We're looking for decision-makers at the senior level -- people who are lookin g to strategically grow said Pillsbury.
Those who don't fit the readership profile can stilp receive the paperfor $75 a The staff of Front Range TechBisz will compile directories which offetr listings of Colorado tech companies. The directories will be availabl on printed formatand CD-ROM. Bemisd said the publication will primarily generate revenue through advertisementz anddirectory sales. Front Range TechBix will begin its marketing push early in the Bemis said the publication plansz to sponsor events and form partnershipsd with associations that serve thetechnology sector. While the newspaped is expected to debut in Aprilor May, Bemis said Front Range TechBiz will go online before the first issude is printed.
Initially, the paper will emplou about 14 people, including Pillsbury, a sales manager, three or four salea representatives, a production director, a research director, three or four a managing editor, a businesse manager and a receptionist. The new paperf will be located at the Mile High Centerf at1700 Broadway, the same building as the Businese Journal's office. While Bemies said the arrangement will alloq him to juggle his responsibilities between thetwo papers, he emphasizeds that Front Range TechBiz and the Business Journalo will operate separately. Still, Bemis believes the synergyt will benefit thenew publication.
"We feel The Denver Business Journal adds credibility tothe operation," Bemis said. "Front Range TechBiz will have all the support it needx in termsof resources." Pillsbury and Bemis will begin recruiting staff for the new publicationh immediately.
Produced by American City Business Journals, the paren t company of The Denver Business Journal and 40 other weekly businessz newspapers in theUnited States, Front Range TechBixz will report on developments at high-profile companies as well as new ideaxs that have yet to reach fruition, said Scot Bemis, publisher of the Businesse Journal. Bemis will oversee the launch of thenew publication. "Thed concept is to take reportiny on technology and telecommunications to a level beyond any othed reporting in theFront Range," Bemise said. Colorado is the fourth market where is producing aweekly tech-oriented publication.
Othe markets include Massachusetts ( ), Washington, (Potomac Tech Journal) and the Dallas-Fort Worth area (Dallas-Fortg Worth TechBiz). Mark Pillsbury, currently editor of Mass High Tech, was namedd editor and publisher of FronytRange TechBiz. Mass High an 18-year-old newspaper that was acquired by ACBJ sixyearx ago, has grown into one of the company'e top publications under Pillsbury's editorship, Bemis In addition to being editor of Mass High Pillsbury also helped launch ACBJ'es two other tech Potomac Tech Journal and Dallas-Fort Worth TechBiz.
Both papers -- launches this year -- already are doing Bemis said, noting the additionm of Pillsbury as editor and publisher for Front Rangr TechBiz should lead to similar succesds in theColorado market. a graduate of the University ofNew Hampshire, worked as a reportere and editor for daily newspapersd in the Boston area prior to joining Mass High He will relocate to the Denver area with his wife Sue and two childreh next year. "Mark will allow this paperd to launch with a strongeditoria product," said Bemis. Since Pillsbury took over the editorshipp of Mass High Tech fiveyears ago, the publicatioj has experienced dramatic growth.
Readership for the publication grewfrom 7,000 readerws in 1995 to nearly 25,000 today. Pillsbury said he'll transplantt Mass High Tech's news emphasis on innovation, intellectua property and venture capitalto "I think it's going to thrivs in Colorado," Pillsbury said. "It's reached a critical mass where technology is a real clusterf inthe economy." Bemis agreed that Coloradl is an ideal environment for a weeklyu newspaper devoted to technology. "Coloradop ranks No. 1 in total new jobs coming to the tech Bemis said. The state also ranks No. 5 in the U.S. in average wages for tech workeresand No.
5 for Small Business Innovation Research grants given by the Departmentgof Defense. Bemis said he isn't concernex the publication will compete for theBusinesas Journal's advertisers or 15,00o readers. "In studies done in the other markets, we founc there was very little overlap," Bemis "The tech journals draw different readers withdifferenyt needs. We found the same to be true with advertisinghas well." The Denverf Business Journal will continue providing technologty and telecommunications coverage, but Bemis said the news in Front Rangre TechBiz will be more industry-specific.
Ray Shaw, chairmab of ACBJ, said he was confident the success of other tech journalz can be duplicatedin Denver. "This is a great strategic move for everyone Shaw said. "We have a business model that works, and we have seen thesse papers be accepted quickly in both Washington and Front Range TechBiz will use the same circulationh modelas ACBJ's other tech Subscriptions will be available free of charge to people in managemengt positions at technology "We're looking for decision-makers at the senior level -- people who are lookin g to strategically grow said Pillsbury.
Those who don't fit the readership profile can stilp receive the paperfor $75 a The staff of Front Range TechBisz will compile directories which offetr listings of Colorado tech companies. The directories will be availabl on printed formatand CD-ROM. Bemisd said the publication will primarily generate revenue through advertisementz anddirectory sales. Front Range TechBix will begin its marketing push early in the Bemis said the publication plansz to sponsor events and form partnershipsd with associations that serve thetechnology sector. While the newspaped is expected to debut in Aprilor May, Bemis said Front Range TechBiz will go online before the first issude is printed.
Initially, the paper will emplou about 14 people, including Pillsbury, a sales manager, three or four salea representatives, a production director, a research director, three or four a managing editor, a businesse manager and a receptionist. The new paperf will be located at the Mile High Centerf at1700 Broadway, the same building as the Businese Journal's office. While Bemies said the arrangement will alloq him to juggle his responsibilities between thetwo papers, he emphasizeds that Front Range TechBiz and the Business Journalo will operate separately. Still, Bemis believes the synergyt will benefit thenew publication.
"We feel The Denver Business Journal adds credibility tothe operation," Bemis said. "Front Range TechBiz will have all the support it needx in termsof resources." Pillsbury and Bemis will begin recruiting staff for the new publicationh immediately.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Duke, CFO study: CFOs foresee more job cuts, credit woes - Houston Business Journal:
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The quarterly Duke University/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Surveyasked 1,309 CFOs worldwide about their expectations for the Their answers paint a gloomy picture for the rest of the * CFOs in the U.S. and Europed expected employment to shrinkby 5.5 percent, with the unemploymenf rate in the U.S. seen rising to perhaps as high as 12 percentf in the next12 months. Employment in Asia is expected to receddeby 1.2 percent.
“Presumably, government programs will offsetr some ofthese losses, but even the most optimisticx government forecasts would reduce the losses by only 2 said Campbell Harvey, founding director of the surveyy and international business professor at Duke’s Fuqua Schoolo of Business. “We’re facing the possibilitty of another 4 millionlost jobs.” * U.S. and European CFOs foresee capital spending plunging by more than 10 In Asia, CFOs anticipate a 3 percent decline. * Six in 10 U.S. companiese covered by the survey reported having troublwe finding credit or acquiring credit at areasonable rate.
Among those firms encounteringcredit impediments, 42 percenty say the credit markets have gotte worse this year, while 23 percent say conditions have * Weak consumer demand and the credit marketds ranked as the top two external concernw among U.S. chief financial officers, with the federalp government’s policies coming in Among internal concerns, CFOs are losing the most sleep over theirt inability to plan due toeconomidc uncertainty, managing their companies’ capitao and liquidity, and maintaining employee morale.
Despitwe all the negative indicators, a majority of the CFOs in the Unitex States and Asia reportee being more optimistic this quarter than they were the previous That was not the casein Europe, whers only 30 percent of the CFOs said they were more compared to the 31 percent who said they were less “Our survey carries an important message: Don’y put too much weighg on the ‘soft’ data like consumer confidence. Recover y requires sustained confidence, and such confidence is forged by strongefeconomic fundamentals,” Harvey said. “The economi fundamentals –- employment, capital spending, the cost of credit – are stilll fundamentally troubling.
” To see the complete surveh results, go to the official Web site, .
The quarterly Duke University/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Surveyasked 1,309 CFOs worldwide about their expectations for the Their answers paint a gloomy picture for the rest of the * CFOs in the U.S. and Europed expected employment to shrinkby 5.5 percent, with the unemploymenf rate in the U.S. seen rising to perhaps as high as 12 percentf in the next12 months. Employment in Asia is expected to receddeby 1.2 percent.
“Presumably, government programs will offsetr some ofthese losses, but even the most optimisticx government forecasts would reduce the losses by only 2 said Campbell Harvey, founding director of the surveyy and international business professor at Duke’s Fuqua Schoolo of Business. “We’re facing the possibilitty of another 4 millionlost jobs.” * U.S. and European CFOs foresee capital spending plunging by more than 10 In Asia, CFOs anticipate a 3 percent decline. * Six in 10 U.S. companiese covered by the survey reported having troublwe finding credit or acquiring credit at areasonable rate.
Among those firms encounteringcredit impediments, 42 percenty say the credit markets have gotte worse this year, while 23 percent say conditions have * Weak consumer demand and the credit marketds ranked as the top two external concernw among U.S. chief financial officers, with the federalp government’s policies coming in Among internal concerns, CFOs are losing the most sleep over theirt inability to plan due toeconomidc uncertainty, managing their companies’ capitao and liquidity, and maintaining employee morale.
Despitwe all the negative indicators, a majority of the CFOs in the Unitex States and Asia reportee being more optimistic this quarter than they were the previous That was not the casein Europe, whers only 30 percent of the CFOs said they were more compared to the 31 percent who said they were less “Our survey carries an important message: Don’y put too much weighg on the ‘soft’ data like consumer confidence. Recover y requires sustained confidence, and such confidence is forged by strongefeconomic fundamentals,” Harvey said. “The economi fundamentals –- employment, capital spending, the cost of credit – are stilll fundamentally troubling.
” To see the complete surveh results, go to the official Web site, .
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Wendy Welsh
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As senior vice president of information technologgfor , she managees a staff of about 250 workers, two data centerz and the IT operations for E.On’s two Louisville Gas & Electric Co. and Kentucky It was her team that mannethe outage-management system during the ice storm in and under Welsh’s direction, E.On has made two significantr investments in its technology within the past The first was a $25 millionb data and transmission centet that opened in Shelby County last August. More recently, E.On implementef a customer-care system that merged LG&rE and Kentucky Utilities’ previous systems. It was an $80 million plus training and operational Welsh said.
Ability to merge business, IT goalsw Welsh’s training is not in the IT sectodr butin accounting. A licensed CPA, Wels joined LG&E as an auditor 25 years ago. She was vice presidenty of administration and then vice presidentf of IT before assuming her current rolein 2001. E.On’s IT operationd were just emerging at the and company officials knew they needed to make significanrt investmentsin technology. Vic E.
On’s chairman, CEO and president, said Welsh’sz professional background has given her a unique set of skillsw needed to oversee this She understands the utility operations and what is needeed from atechnical standpoint, but she also can provide the financiap analysis needed, Staffieri said. “Wr get well-thought-out solutions from Wendy,” Staffieri said. “Sh has developed another leg ofour strategy, giving us the capabilities to do what we do everyg day.” Although Welsh has accomplished so much, she does not tout her Staffieri said. She goes about her work in a veryunassuminh way, he said, describing her as a deep thinkefr and a listener.
Debra Hoffer, president of Junior Achievementof Kentuckiana, agreed that Welsh’s personality is more She might not be the first board memberr to pipe up in a but behind her quiet she knows what she wants to do and how she’s goinbg to do it. “She gets results,” Hoffer said. “She’s a highly effective managed while being a really warm person at the same Welsh wasJA Kentuckiana’s board chairwoman in when the nonprofit group was planningy to open its James W. Robinsonj Junior Achievement Center for Freedom of The facility is a learninfg center that teaches children basicffinancial principles.
She traveled with JA staff to review similar facilities acrosssthe country, and her involvement and enthusiasm helpexd drive the project forward, Hoffer said. Not only did she convety the concept to otherboard members, but she also led the $6.5 milliohn capital campaign that fundedr the project. In addition, she convincedr her employer to be one of the first donore witha $125,000 “She has a real can-do attitudd and strong desire to help young people be successfuk and thrive,” Hoffer said.
“Her heartf is in the right Besides her rolewith JA, Welsh has spoken to businesa and management classes at the , and she has become a role mode for young women, said husband John Welsh, an author and retirer U of L higher education “She hasn’t become a CEO, but she’s pretty darn high in an organizationh and an industry that has been male-dominated,” John Welsyh said. “She’s blazed some trails for women.” Wendy Welsh said she neverf set out to break anyglass ceilings. She simply was raiserd in a middle-class home by parents who pushed educatiob and demonstrated a strongwork ethic.
As senior vice president of information technologgfor , she managees a staff of about 250 workers, two data centerz and the IT operations for E.On’s two Louisville Gas & Electric Co. and Kentucky It was her team that mannethe outage-management system during the ice storm in and under Welsh’s direction, E.On has made two significantr investments in its technology within the past The first was a $25 millionb data and transmission centet that opened in Shelby County last August. More recently, E.On implementef a customer-care system that merged LG&rE and Kentucky Utilities’ previous systems. It was an $80 million plus training and operational Welsh said.
Ability to merge business, IT goalsw Welsh’s training is not in the IT sectodr butin accounting. A licensed CPA, Wels joined LG&E as an auditor 25 years ago. She was vice presidenty of administration and then vice presidentf of IT before assuming her current rolein 2001. E.On’s IT operationd were just emerging at the and company officials knew they needed to make significanrt investmentsin technology. Vic E.
On’s chairman, CEO and president, said Welsh’sz professional background has given her a unique set of skillsw needed to oversee this She understands the utility operations and what is needeed from atechnical standpoint, but she also can provide the financiap analysis needed, Staffieri said. “Wr get well-thought-out solutions from Wendy,” Staffieri said. “Sh has developed another leg ofour strategy, giving us the capabilities to do what we do everyg day.” Although Welsh has accomplished so much, she does not tout her Staffieri said. She goes about her work in a veryunassuminh way, he said, describing her as a deep thinkefr and a listener.
Debra Hoffer, president of Junior Achievementof Kentuckiana, agreed that Welsh’s personality is more She might not be the first board memberr to pipe up in a but behind her quiet she knows what she wants to do and how she’s goinbg to do it. “She gets results,” Hoffer said. “She’s a highly effective managed while being a really warm person at the same Welsh wasJA Kentuckiana’s board chairwoman in when the nonprofit group was planningy to open its James W. Robinsonj Junior Achievement Center for Freedom of The facility is a learninfg center that teaches children basicffinancial principles.
She traveled with JA staff to review similar facilities acrosssthe country, and her involvement and enthusiasm helpexd drive the project forward, Hoffer said. Not only did she convety the concept to otherboard members, but she also led the $6.5 milliohn capital campaign that fundedr the project. In addition, she convincedr her employer to be one of the first donore witha $125,000 “She has a real can-do attitudd and strong desire to help young people be successfuk and thrive,” Hoffer said.
“Her heartf is in the right Besides her rolewith JA, Welsh has spoken to businesa and management classes at the , and she has become a role mode for young women, said husband John Welsh, an author and retirer U of L higher education “She hasn’t become a CEO, but she’s pretty darn high in an organizationh and an industry that has been male-dominated,” John Welsyh said. “She’s blazed some trails for women.” Wendy Welsh said she neverf set out to break anyglass ceilings. She simply was raiserd in a middle-class home by parents who pushed educatiob and demonstrated a strongwork ethic.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
They're Ripping Themselves Apart Onstage, Inside and Out - New York Times
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They're Ripping Themselves Apart Onstage, Inside and Out New York Times Tamsin Greig, left, as Hilary and Doon Mackichan as Frances in ''Jumpy.'' Or maybe we are simply being primed for the transfer from Dublin later this month of the Abbey Theatre's new production of “Juno and the Paycock,†the Sean O'Casey classic that ... |
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