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The D.C.-based trade group’s 2009 Back to Schook Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey foundx that the average family with students in gradesw Kindergarten through 12 is expected tospend $548.72 on schoool merchandise in 2009 compared with $594.24 in 2008. Totak back to school spending is expectefd toreach $17.42 billion. The conducted for the federationmby BIGresearch, found that 85 percent of American s are changing their back-to-school spending plans because of the economy.
Fifty-sixs percent said they would hunt for salesemore often; 49 percent planned to spend less overall; 41 percent expect to purchase more store brandx or generic products and 40 percenr are planning to increase their use of coupons. The survety also found that families are alterinbg broader educational plans for children because ofthe economy. Elevenh percent of respondents said their childreb will cut back on extracurricular activities or sports and nearlyy 6 percent say that the economy is impactingh whether their children will atten d a private orpublic “The economy has clearly changed the spendinh habits of American families, which will likel y create a difficult back-to-school season for retailers,” said National Retail federation CEO Tracy Mullin.
“As peopler focus primarily on price, strong promotiones and deep discounts will ultimatelgy winover back-to-school shoppers this year.” The survegy predicted that spending in most back-to-schoolp categories would decrease, with the exceptioj of electronics where spending on computer equipment and othert gear is expected to increass 11 percent to $167.84. Families are expected to spend an averageof $204.6 on clothing and $93.59 on shoes, and $82.62 on schook supplies.
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Wake Nation Cincinnati to Host USA Wakeboard Cable National Championships Beginning July 30
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double-back rolls ... double S bends ... and big wurmss aplenty will be part of the action at Wake Nation Cincinnati as the new cable wake park hosts the 2009 USA Wakeboard Cable National Championships beginniny ThursdayJuly 30. (Photo: Seventy-fiver athletes -- the best of the best wakeboarderse from acrossthe U.S. -- will be at Wake Natiob to compete for a spot on TEAM USA and earn the right to represent the United Statew at the 2010 IWSF World Cablwe Championshipsin Neubrandenburg, Germany. Wake Nation will host the preliminary rounds of the Cable Wakeboardingg National Championships on ThursdayJuly 30, beginninhg at 8:00 a.m.
The final roundws will continue at Wake Nation on Saturda yAugust 1st, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Admission tickets to both the preliminar y and final rounds can now be purchase d atWake Nation. Tickets are $10 each and includd access to both days' events. Children 5 and under are admitted The cable wakeboarding competition is part of the larger Surf and Cable Nationals hosted in Cincinnatki and Dayton allweekend long.
This year'z events combine the 11th Annuall USA Wakeboard Nationals with the 4th Annua GrassrootsWakeboard Nationals, and the new USA Cable Wakeboard All three championships will air on NBC Universal the preeminent multiplatform destinatiobn for Olympic-related sports programming. What makes the experiencse at Wake Nation so unique is that participants can water ski, and kneeboard WITHOUT A BOAT! they are pulled around a 10-acre lake at speeds of 18-200 miles per hour by a circulating cable system that runs 35 feet abovew the water.
Wakeboarding is the country'ds fastest growing water and Wake Nation Cincinnati is the first and only cabls wake park inOhio -- in there are only six othet cable wakeboarding parks in the entire USA (mostly in Floridza and Texas.) Wake Natiob opened to rave reviews May 3. USA Wakeboard is one of nine spory divisions of USA Water Ski and is the nationap governing body of organized wakeboarding in theUnited States. USA Watefr Ski is a member of the Internationakl Water SkiFederation (worlx governing body), the Pan American Sports Organizatiom and the United States Olympic Committee. Wake Nation is open daily all summerlong (through October) from 10 a.m. to seven days a week.
For more call (513) 887-WAKE or email . .
double-back rolls ... double S bends ... and big wurmss aplenty will be part of the action at Wake Nation Cincinnati as the new cable wake park hosts the 2009 USA Wakeboard Cable National Championships beginniny ThursdayJuly 30. (Photo: Seventy-fiver athletes -- the best of the best wakeboarderse from acrossthe U.S. -- will be at Wake Natiob to compete for a spot on TEAM USA and earn the right to represent the United Statew at the 2010 IWSF World Cablwe Championshipsin Neubrandenburg, Germany. Wake Nation will host the preliminary rounds of the Cable Wakeboardingg National Championships on ThursdayJuly 30, beginninhg at 8:00 a.m.
The final roundws will continue at Wake Nation on Saturda yAugust 1st, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Admission tickets to both the preliminar y and final rounds can now be purchase d atWake Nation. Tickets are $10 each and includd access to both days' events. Children 5 and under are admitted The cable wakeboarding competition is part of the larger Surf and Cable Nationals hosted in Cincinnatki and Dayton allweekend long.
This year'z events combine the 11th Annuall USA Wakeboard Nationals with the 4th Annua GrassrootsWakeboard Nationals, and the new USA Cable Wakeboard All three championships will air on NBC Universal the preeminent multiplatform destinatiobn for Olympic-related sports programming. What makes the experiencse at Wake Nation so unique is that participants can water ski, and kneeboard WITHOUT A BOAT! they are pulled around a 10-acre lake at speeds of 18-200 miles per hour by a circulating cable system that runs 35 feet abovew the water.
Wakeboarding is the country'ds fastest growing water and Wake Nation Cincinnati is the first and only cabls wake park inOhio -- in there are only six othet cable wakeboarding parks in the entire USA (mostly in Floridza and Texas.) Wake Natiob opened to rave reviews May 3. USA Wakeboard is one of nine spory divisions of USA Water Ski and is the nationap governing body of organized wakeboarding in theUnited States. USA Watefr Ski is a member of the Internationakl Water SkiFederation (worlx governing body), the Pan American Sports Organizatiom and the United States Olympic Committee. Wake Nation is open daily all summerlong (through October) from 10 a.m. to seven days a week.
For more call (513) 887-WAKE or email . .
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Local former Chrysler, GM dealers look to sell used cars - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Tony Wilkerson, executive directod of the , said his organization has begun to lend assistanced to dealers lost in thebankruptcy “Our national organization has already sent letters to them to let them know abouy our organization and I plan to do the same thingh for our state,” Wilkerson said. “They were in the used car busineswsanyway – but if you’re stucik like many of them are, the overhea costs for a used car dealership is nothing comparer to a franchise.
” However, the expansion of the locap used car market comes as prices are increasing and the availabilituy of late-model used cars is pinched, he But according to Morgann Murphy, president of motorpool.com, the initial increased in prices should be looked at as merel a short-term hurdle. “Ay first glance, that would strike the communith as bad but in thelong run, it’s good for resale values,” Murphy said.
When local consumers buy cars, they will be able to demandr more when they choos tosell it, he In fact, the higher resale values mighrt actually revive American car dealers in the “American manufacturing has been similart and just as good as Japaness and Korean manufacturing, but the problem has been re-sale value and initial prices,” Murphy said. In the Birmingham dealers affected can capitalize on the unique landscap of the local market on the usedcar side, he Many are family-owned and have been staples in the community for many decades.
They are also encouraged by the fact that locapl used car sales have seen an uptick amid the recession as buyers are more inclined to look for a bargainn as a means tospendf less. “Birmingham has a long and distinguished historyu ofreputable dealers,” Murphy said. “Don Drennen has been in busineszssince 1908. That’s 101 year of serving our community, so there’s a culturwe around businesseslike that.
” Their long-standiny history could make local buyers more inclineed to buy used cars from them, he Ward Drennen, president of Don Drennen Buick Chrysletr and Jeep, said after learninyg that his dealer agreement had been canceled with expanding his used car sales seemed like a real “We are going to expandd our used car departments drastically,” said Drennen, who was left with more than $2 milliomn in Chrysler parts and merchandise.
“We want to offer a greaf value to peoplewho can’t afford a new Although he hasn’t stopped looking into becoming a franchisew for other automotive manufacturers, he is open to the idea of makiny the switch to stay in business. “Irt is possible that we could become a usedcar superstore,” said who also learned that GM will seek to cancelk the dealership agreement he has for his Buick “We’ve been in Birmingham long enough that our reputation can keep us
Tony Wilkerson, executive directod of the , said his organization has begun to lend assistanced to dealers lost in thebankruptcy “Our national organization has already sent letters to them to let them know abouy our organization and I plan to do the same thingh for our state,” Wilkerson said. “They were in the used car busineswsanyway – but if you’re stucik like many of them are, the overhea costs for a used car dealership is nothing comparer to a franchise.
” However, the expansion of the locap used car market comes as prices are increasing and the availabilituy of late-model used cars is pinched, he But according to Morgann Murphy, president of motorpool.com, the initial increased in prices should be looked at as merel a short-term hurdle. “Ay first glance, that would strike the communith as bad but in thelong run, it’s good for resale values,” Murphy said.
When local consumers buy cars, they will be able to demandr more when they choos tosell it, he In fact, the higher resale values mighrt actually revive American car dealers in the “American manufacturing has been similart and just as good as Japaness and Korean manufacturing, but the problem has been re-sale value and initial prices,” Murphy said. In the Birmingham dealers affected can capitalize on the unique landscap of the local market on the usedcar side, he Many are family-owned and have been staples in the community for many decades.
They are also encouraged by the fact that locapl used car sales have seen an uptick amid the recession as buyers are more inclined to look for a bargainn as a means tospendf less. “Birmingham has a long and distinguished historyu ofreputable dealers,” Murphy said. “Don Drennen has been in busineszssince 1908. That’s 101 year of serving our community, so there’s a culturwe around businesseslike that.
” Their long-standiny history could make local buyers more inclineed to buy used cars from them, he Ward Drennen, president of Don Drennen Buick Chrysletr and Jeep, said after learninyg that his dealer agreement had been canceled with expanding his used car sales seemed like a real “We are going to expandd our used car departments drastically,” said Drennen, who was left with more than $2 milliomn in Chrysler parts and merchandise.
“We want to offer a greaf value to peoplewho can’t afford a new Although he hasn’t stopped looking into becoming a franchisew for other automotive manufacturers, he is open to the idea of makiny the switch to stay in business. “Irt is possible that we could become a usedcar superstore,” said who also learned that GM will seek to cancelk the dealership agreement he has for his Buick “We’ve been in Birmingham long enough that our reputation can keep us
Friday, 23 March 2012
Vanpooling service coming to region - Business First of Buffalo:
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The two-year pilot is expected to beginb bythe fall. The program is a partnership of the Capita DistrictTransportation Authority, the Capital District Transportation Committee, the Downtown Albany Businessx Improvement District, the state Departmenf of Transportation and the . is currentlg recruiting businesses that might have employees coming from the same regiojn who would be interested in participating inthe “The main thing is you have to have at leasf a minimum number of people to use the Janack said. The way the program would work is one of the participantw would also act asthe driver.
The van woul be assigned to a participant/driver, stay at that person’se place of employment during the day and remain atthe driver’se home in the evening. The company providing the wheelsis Inc. out of N.J. VPSI had $62 million in revenue in 2008. VPSI was formedx in 1977 and startedfor employees. Today, the companhy has 5,000 vans in operation in more than 45 stateeand 50,000 passengers. VPSI reported “At this as soon as possible we hope to begin rollingyvans out,” said Jesse Kafka, VPSI’s business development executive. The company expects to have 20 vans in operatiojn withintwo years.
“We expect to add one van or so each monthy through the life ofthe program,” he For more information, call Mila Vega a CDTA plannedr at 437-6865.
The two-year pilot is expected to beginb bythe fall. The program is a partnership of the Capita DistrictTransportation Authority, the Capital District Transportation Committee, the Downtown Albany Businessx Improvement District, the state Departmenf of Transportation and the . is currentlg recruiting businesses that might have employees coming from the same regiojn who would be interested in participating inthe “The main thing is you have to have at leasf a minimum number of people to use the Janack said. The way the program would work is one of the participantw would also act asthe driver.
The van woul be assigned to a participant/driver, stay at that person’se place of employment during the day and remain atthe driver’se home in the evening. The company providing the wheelsis Inc. out of N.J. VPSI had $62 million in revenue in 2008. VPSI was formedx in 1977 and startedfor employees. Today, the companhy has 5,000 vans in operation in more than 45 stateeand 50,000 passengers. VPSI reported “At this as soon as possible we hope to begin rollingyvans out,” said Jesse Kafka, VPSI’s business development executive. The company expects to have 20 vans in operatiojn withintwo years.
“We expect to add one van or so each monthy through the life ofthe program,” he For more information, call Mila Vega a CDTA plannedr at 437-6865.
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
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Friday, 16 March 2012
16-year-old could be tried as an adult based on seriousness of crime, criminal ... - The Saginaw News - MLive.com
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The Saginaw News - MLive.com | 16-year-old could be tried as an adult based on seriousness of crime, criminal ... The Saginaw News - MLive.com The prosecutor's office considered the seriousness of the crime, assault with intent to commit murder, and the fact that multiple shots were fired that could have struck the two other teenagers walking with the victim, Thomas said. |
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