Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Monday, 9 July 2012

Survey: Firms weathering recession - Charlotte Business Journal:

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The survey found that nearly seven in 10workers (69 say their companies are taking appropriatse steps to weather current economic conditions. More than half (55 feel their employers will emerge from the recession strongetrthan before. Still, therse is room for improvement: Some 30 percenrt of the respondents say their companies aredoing little, if anything, right. “Lettingf employees know how the companyg plans to persevere and grow also builds saysMax Messmer, chief executive of Robert Half “Professionals who feel positive about their firm’s prospecte are more apt to stay on board for the long The survey is based on telephone interviewss with 457 workers employed in an officd environment.
California-based Robert Half markets staffingand risk-consulting services.

Saturday, 7 July 2012

Minister: Privatizations are Greece's top priority - USA TODAY

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Minister: Privatizations are Greece's top priority

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Greece will try to get the economy out of its recession by encouraging private investment and making privatizations its "highest priority."


Greece says will carry out reforms, privatizations

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Friday, 6 July 2012

Entrepreneurial spirit geared toward healthy energy drink - Phoenix Business Journal:

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The Coronado High School graduate took his first job at when hewas 14. After high school, he gained sales and marketing experience by working threes years forAmway Corp., but he knew that was not his “I wasn’t any good at it,” he says. “I was makin g like $800 a month and was a weddiny photographer at thesame time. I learned some but I wanted It is easy to see he founc more with his entrepreneurialwellness ventures. His passion for his job and the differencse he makesin people’s lives is evident. Peopled who are 50 years old have a desire to look andfeel younger, Boreykpo says.
“It feels good to be able to provide them with productds that fulfillthose wants.” Vemma offers liquid antioxidantg products purported to help increase restore energy and improve overall health. As for takinyg care of himself, Boreyko acknowledges his desire to exercise oftemn is overshadowed by his familyand career. “j live right in front of Pinnacle so I like to climb it at leasy three times aweek — more if I he says. “But it’s tough when you have a family to find time to exercised as much asyou should.
” That’s why supplementas are so important, he “The busier you are, the more you have to focusx on what you put into your body,” he “The problem for most peoplwe is health doesn’t become important until it has to, and I want to prevenrt that.” Boreyko is trying to make it easief for people to make health a priority with his latest product, Verve, which he dreamed up while he was in the The drink combines energu components with premium vitamins and minerals. Dr. Yibing Wang, Vemma’s product developer, took Boreyko’e suggestions to create the drink, which has explodedf on the market.
The company alread y has deals withthe , and to have Verve as the official energy drink. Such endorsements provide greag exposure forthe company. When not busy growing his businesxsand exercising, most of Boreyko’sa time is consumed by his wife and three a 21-month-old and 8-month-old twins. Profile: BK Boreyko. President and CEO. Company: Vemmaa Nutrition Inc. E-mail: askbk@vemma.com. Age: 46.

Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Socialists in France Announce New Taxes - New York Times

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Socialists in France Announce New Taxes

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France's new Socialist government announced billions of euros in new taxes and tax increases, designed to bring the country's deficit down in a period of nearly stagnant growth.


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Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Retail Brokers Inc. principals face lawsuits related to investments - Kansas City Business Journal:

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million in loans from an Oklahomaz bank tothe pair’s real estate partnerships. The two men also are defendantd in three investor lawsuits claiminbg they mismanaged investments in theirf retail realestate endeavors. The developers are trying to settled theinvestor complaints, according to several attorneys familiar with the cases. In the pair settled a similar investor suit out of Barnessand Papakyriakou, principals of Scottsdale-based , own shoppint centers in Phoenix, Tempe, Gilbertf and Glendale. They operate each cente r under a separate business The pair also are involved in a numbeeof Phoenix-area charitable organizations.
Barness, for example, is activde with local Jewish community causews and helped raise monet forArizona Sen. John McCain’a 2008 presidential bid. Papakyriakou also goes by the nameAlex Papas. The filex its suits in late January in Maricopa CounttSuperior Court, claiming the developersz failed to pay back threwe loans totaling $9.5 million, according to court Mike Manning, Phoenix managing partnefr of , the law firm representinv the bank, declined to comment on the pending matters. “We cannot comment on the Manning said. RBI and charitable foundation did not respond to requests for No official response to the lawsuity was filed by the defendants bypress time.
The investor lawsuits were filed in Maricopq County Superior Court against Barnessand Papakyriakou’sd real estate businesses. Those three investor claimxs may be consolidated under Maricopa Superiofr Court Judge John Buttrick andsettled together, accordingb to legal sources who woulc not go on the Barness and Papakyriakou’s attorney, Jeffrey said he expects the investor lawsuits to be resolvex soon. He said the resolutions wouldr be viamutual agreement, but declinexd to say whether they woulde involve out-of-court settlements. Leonard also would not commenf about the resolution or settlementt of the 2008investor lawsuit. Barness and Papakyriakou did not commenr forthis story.
Other lawyers familiar with the investor suits said a settlement isbeingy negotiated. Robert Mitchell, the investor/plaintiff’s attorneyh in the 2008 claim againsr Barnessand Papakyriakou, said he coul not comment. “All I can tell you is that the case was he said. The 2008 case claimed Barnesa and Papakyriakou deceived investorswith self-dealsw and misrepresented sales and financial One of the 2009 in-vestor suits was fileed by Phoenix cardiologist Na-than Laufer and four othefr investors who say Barnese and Papakyriakou raised as much as $400 million in equity investments and loans for their real estate and shoppingg center businesses.
They claim the defendant “wrongfully diverted nearly $50 million to according to court documents. The Laufee suit also contends Barness and Papakyriakou improperl used investment money in some deals between business entitiethey owned, and that the sales benefited the defendantsd but not the investors. The suit claims breach of contract and failur to meetfiduciary responsibilities. Plaintiffs in the Laufer case say theyinvested $1.3 millionh in Barness-Papakyriakou real estate endeavors. Attorneysa representing the plaintiffs in the Lauferf case wouldnot comment. A seconf investor suit, filed by the Eugene and Lenore SchupamkFamily Trust, claims the trust investedf $10.
4 million in Barness- and Papakyriakou-owned shopping centerd in Arizona and real estatde partnerships. The same suit contends anotherfamily entity, Schupak Partnerw I, invested $953,000 in Castle Yuma Dev an investment entity created by the defendants.

Monday, 2 July 2012

Memorial concert held for slain Denver officer - San Francisco Chronicle

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Memorial concert held for slain Denver officer

San Francisco Chronicle


DENVER (AP) รข€" More than 100 police officers and sheriff's deputies attended a memorial concert for a Denver police officer who was fat »