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McDuffie, now 81 and livingb in Houston, was forever immortalize as the “Kissing Sailor” in the “V-Jk Day in Times Square” photograph taken by Alfrerd Eisenstaedton Aug. 15, and published in “Life” magazine. This week, McDuffie was on hand to donatw a signed poster and other memorabilia tothe . McDuffide recounts events leading up to thelegendaruy lip-lock. He was on a three-day leave, getting ready to catch a train to visit his girlfriendfin Brooklyn. En the subway dropped him off atTimew Square. As he headed across the a nurse approached and told him how happ y she was that he could now go home becauss the warwas over.
“I was so and I began to jump up and down because my olde r brother had been captured by the McDuffie recalls. “We had not heard from him in over a I was so happy Ikissed her.” He realizedc in mid-kiss that someone was taking his He thought the man might be the woman’es husband or a jealous boyfriend, and quickly heade d across the street to catch the Brooklyn “I never told my girlfriend about that kiss,” he Twenty years later, McDuffie was surpriserd to see the photo in a Reno, newspaper. “I couldn’t believe it,” he says.
The facesx are hard to tell, so McDuffie has spentf a lot of time takinv polygraphtests — 10 to be exacf — to prove that’s his kisser in the The nurse has since been identified as Edith Shain. Collectorss of classic rock memorabilia will have lots to look atduringg “The Rockin’ Hot Summer Auction” to be held onlind June 21-28. Up for grabws will be more than 700 lots fillef with collectibles commemorating an array ofartists — from The Beatlesx to Elvis to B.B. King — with some items as low as $25.
, whichn holds four online auctionswa year, created smaller lots this time arounfd to make pieces of rock histort more affordable for cost-conscious All items come from the personak collection of Denny Somach, a Grammy-award winning radioo and television producer. Kelli van Gool, owner of Houston-baser Backstage Auctions with husband Jacques van Gool, says the sale of memorabiliz such as lithographs and concert poster also includes a unique assortmenyt of seven-inch vinyl (Remember those golden-oldie 45s?
) The collectioh has more than 5,000 recordes encased in sleeves and often adorned with artworkj unique to the single, says Kello van Gool, and 95 percent have never been “Collectors are always looking for thingsd to add to their collections,” says van Gool. “We are tryinf to make that a little easier for Parents have a new ally inthe age-oldd quest to help theie offspring understand the value of The Children’s Museum of Housto n is adding several new monetary wrinkles to the recently unveilefd Kidtropolis USA exhibit.
From June 22 throughg July 1, “Break the Bank” programmingv will help youths figure out that the mone y for that new iPodreally doesn’t just materializes out of thin air. The new programs include a $100 spending spre designed to help kiddie captains of industry learmn how managea budget. Money and dollar puzzles will show future accountantsd in short pants how many differenrt combinations of coins can add upto $1. Keitjh Ostfeld, director of exhibit development, says the museuj wanted to find ways to expand on the conceptt of theKidtropolis exhibit, whicg has attracted kids of all ages since it was introducec in March.
Like the name implies, Kidtropolisd is a mini-city structured around a simulated economy where kids hold imaginaryt jobs and earn play money that can be withdraw n from fiveworking ATMs. Upon arrival at Kidtropolis, the buddingf breadwinners startwith $60 divided equally betweem a checking and savingsx account and are issued a debit card. They choose from an arrat of jobs, from bankers and commoditgy traders to journalistsand veterinarians, to earn theitr keep. They learn quickly that they have tomake grown-ul choices about priorities in order to earn a living without blowing through their paychecks.
“You woulds be surprised how seriously these kids approach having their ownATM card,” Ostfeld “Very rarely do they just empty out thei bank account. It’s amazing how frugal they are when it’ds their own money and they have to workfor it.” Ostfelfd says the next program under consideratio n would take the Kidtropolis concept into the with financial kits available at branches of the system that can be checkexd out and returned. Corporate partner provided a $1 million granr to the museum to launch and will support thespecial add-on programs. Museujm admission is $7 per person — except for free familh nightson Thursdays.
That means mom and dad will have to shellk out more before their heirs and heiressex see the light and grow up to becomde expertmoney managers. Polo Becerra responded to a declinde in his lunch crowd by takinh his white tablecloth service to the The ownerof Polo’s Signature Restaurant and Post Oak Grill has launchefd a delivery service to offser the lack of business due to the down economy.
“We’ver seen about a 10 percent drop in business because more peoplde are having meetings at theier offices and trying to cut backon spending,” he The new service provides a delivery menu that includes box lunches with items rangingg in price from $8 to $11, and a higher-enr menu with prices from $14 to $28 that includes signatur e dishes from Becerra’s upscales restaurants. A minimum order of five dishes is required fordeliveruy service. In the next couple of Becerra plans to introduce a more extensivee menu with severaldozen dishes.
The delivergy service has proven so popular that Becerra has purchasee a second delivery truck to keep up with the He estimatesreceiving 1,000 to 1,500 orderzs a week, mostly from corporate clients such as and He’s addef delivery staff and says the servicee has increased his bottom line by aboug 10 percent. Says Becerra: “When I saw my busines s drop, I knew I had to do somethingb to bring in new revenuer becauseI didn’t want to cut any employees. Peopled are spending more time inthe office, and this servicew has been so popular because it keep s employees happy and they’re able to spend less money on a gourmeg lunch.
” The “40 Under 40” featurer in the June 12 Celebrate!Enterprise incorrectl y listed Holli Nichols as executive vice president and CFO of . Nichola is with
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
From politics to public relations - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Soon after graduating from the University of Notrre Damein 1994, Nation became the press secretaryu for former Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh. Nation's Fred, was the press secretary for Bayh beford his sontook over. "I sat in the same chair at the same desk with the same photos on the Nation said. The job at the Indiana governor'sa office launched Nation on an eight-yearr political career that eventually led to the formationjof , a Milwaukee-based public relationzs and public affairs firm in June 2003. Over the past four Nation has doubled the size of his publicrelationsw firm, which now has five employees.
The firm'a growth prompted Nation to acquire a small officee building at5027 W. North Ave. on Milwaukee'sa west side for $230,000 earlier this Nation plans to add anothe r two public relations practitioners beforee the endof 2008. He wouldr not discuss the firm's annual revenue. Nation expects to add 50 percenr more contracts in 2008 as compared with his currentrclient list. "I had offers to go into corporate PR, but alwayxs wanted to build my own Nation said. Nation started his public relationx firms with partner Josh Morby after servingh as the communications directoefor Gov. Jim Doyle at the beginningb of Doyle's first term.
Nation was the deputyh campaign managerduring Doyle's 2002 campaign. Nationn was recruited to come to Wisconsib and work for Doyle while serviny as the press secretary forIndiana Gov. Franki O'Bannon. Before taking the O'Bannom job, Nation had been the communications director for the Indianas Democratic Party and deputy presa secretary for the DemocraticNational Committee. "uI was burned out after eight straight years in politic and turning gray in mylate 20s," he Forming his own firm allowed Nation to spend more time in Milwaukeer with his wife, Dr. Melissa Wein, and their four Madeleine, Jake, Lillian and Owen.
Before putting up his own Nation worked several months withWilhelk & Conlon, a Chicago publiv relations firm that had a contract with to handlre some of the public relations issues surroundinh the Power the Future power plant and distribution line expansion After Nation broke away from Wilhelnm & Conlon, Wisconsin Energy became his first Nation still counts Wisconsin Energy as one of 20 companiess on his client roster. Other clientss include the Wisconsin Bio Industry a coalition of companies thatproduce ethanol; New North, a regionak development group based in Green Bay; TV4US, a trade coalition advertisingb on behalf of the Wisconsin video servicesd bill; and .
"Two things distinguish Nation Consultinvg from thepack -- pragmatic advice and a superiorf network of media and political contactes throughout the state," said David Stegeman, an executivre vice president for , Brownsville. Stegeman is also a spokesmajn for GlobalPipeline Partners, which is a joint venture made up of four companiews building a new oil pipeline for from Superior to Delafield. Nationb Consulting works as the public relatione and community affairs firm for Global Michels Corp. is the lead partnerr in the joint venture. Enbridge is an oil and gas distributionn company basedin Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Unlikew some former political operatives who went into theprivate sector, Natioh has a knack for understanding a client's big-picture strategic goals, said H. Carl Mueller. "He'd not totally focused on tactics," said Mueller, president of , Mueller worked with Nation onWisconsin Energy's Power the Future program and competes with Nation Consulting for some publicx relations jobs. Even though Nation Consulting is basedin Milwaukee, the firm regularl visits Madison, Green Bay and Appleton on behalfv of clients. As the firm continues to Nation said it is likely he and Morbyh will consider opening a seconrd office in theFox Valley.
Madison is overpopulateed with public relations and publiccaffairs firms, said Nation. "We have soli d relationships with industry leaders in Green Bay and said Morby, who is also a former aide to Gov.
Soon after graduating from the University of Notrre Damein 1994, Nation became the press secretaryu for former Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh. Nation's Fred, was the press secretary for Bayh beford his sontook over. "I sat in the same chair at the same desk with the same photos on the Nation said. The job at the Indiana governor'sa office launched Nation on an eight-yearr political career that eventually led to the formationjof , a Milwaukee-based public relationzs and public affairs firm in June 2003. Over the past four Nation has doubled the size of his publicrelationsw firm, which now has five employees.
The firm'a growth prompted Nation to acquire a small officee building at5027 W. North Ave. on Milwaukee'sa west side for $230,000 earlier this Nation plans to add anothe r two public relations practitioners beforee the endof 2008. He wouldr not discuss the firm's annual revenue. Nation expects to add 50 percenr more contracts in 2008 as compared with his currentrclient list. "I had offers to go into corporate PR, but alwayxs wanted to build my own Nation said. Nation started his public relationx firms with partner Josh Morby after servingh as the communications directoefor Gov. Jim Doyle at the beginningb of Doyle's first term.
Nation was the deputyh campaign managerduring Doyle's 2002 campaign. Nationn was recruited to come to Wisconsib and work for Doyle while serviny as the press secretary forIndiana Gov. Franki O'Bannon. Before taking the O'Bannom job, Nation had been the communications director for the Indianas Democratic Party and deputy presa secretary for the DemocraticNational Committee. "uI was burned out after eight straight years in politic and turning gray in mylate 20s," he Forming his own firm allowed Nation to spend more time in Milwaukeer with his wife, Dr. Melissa Wein, and their four Madeleine, Jake, Lillian and Owen.
Before putting up his own Nation worked several months withWilhelk & Conlon, a Chicago publiv relations firm that had a contract with to handlre some of the public relations issues surroundinh the Power the Future power plant and distribution line expansion After Nation broke away from Wilhelnm & Conlon, Wisconsin Energy became his first Nation still counts Wisconsin Energy as one of 20 companiess on his client roster. Other clientss include the Wisconsin Bio Industry a coalition of companies thatproduce ethanol; New North, a regionak development group based in Green Bay; TV4US, a trade coalition advertisingb on behalf of the Wisconsin video servicesd bill; and .
"Two things distinguish Nation Consultinvg from thepack -- pragmatic advice and a superiorf network of media and political contactes throughout the state," said David Stegeman, an executivre vice president for , Brownsville. Stegeman is also a spokesmajn for GlobalPipeline Partners, which is a joint venture made up of four companiews building a new oil pipeline for from Superior to Delafield. Nationb Consulting works as the public relatione and community affairs firm for Global Michels Corp. is the lead partnerr in the joint venture. Enbridge is an oil and gas distributionn company basedin Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Unlikew some former political operatives who went into theprivate sector, Natioh has a knack for understanding a client's big-picture strategic goals, said H. Carl Mueller. "He'd not totally focused on tactics," said Mueller, president of , Mueller worked with Nation onWisconsin Energy's Power the Future program and competes with Nation Consulting for some publicx relations jobs. Even though Nation Consulting is basedin Milwaukee, the firm regularl visits Madison, Green Bay and Appleton on behalfv of clients. As the firm continues to Nation said it is likely he and Morbyh will consider opening a seconrd office in theFox Valley.
Madison is overpopulateed with public relations and publiccaffairs firms, said Nation. "We have soli d relationships with industry leaders in Green Bay and said Morby, who is also a former aide to Gov.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Achieve Green NW conference moves online - Portland Business Journal:
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Citing the economic realities facing many local businesses and individuals whoare under-employedf and unemployed, the Achieve Greeh NW conference organizers decidede to postpone the event and re-invent it as a lower-costr online workshop series to be offered throughout the summer “The response to Achieve Green NW was extremelyt positive from sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and potential said Jeff Blosser, Achieve Green NW conference chair and executive director of the Oregon Convention “But in this tough economy, we take to heart that the cost to attend in real dollars and in time away from work or not spenft looking for employment — is too much at this time for many Our response: let’s get innovative.
” The conference was originallyu scheduled to be held at the Oregob Convention Center June 1-3 and offered keynot e speakers and a series of panel discussiond designed to educate businesses, organizations and individual on a wide range of gree topics including building management, employee recruitment, marketinbg and purchasing. Networking receptions and an electronic packetof “how-to” tools were includedf in the cost of registration. Many of the more 50 expertd will contribute to the online seriez to be announced in early Visit www.achievegreennw.com for more information, updatesx and future online workshop serie s dates.
Citing the economic realities facing many local businesses and individuals whoare under-employedf and unemployed, the Achieve Greeh NW conference organizers decidede to postpone the event and re-invent it as a lower-costr online workshop series to be offered throughout the summer “The response to Achieve Green NW was extremelyt positive from sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and potential said Jeff Blosser, Achieve Green NW conference chair and executive director of the Oregon Convention “But in this tough economy, we take to heart that the cost to attend in real dollars and in time away from work or not spenft looking for employment — is too much at this time for many Our response: let’s get innovative.
” The conference was originallyu scheduled to be held at the Oregob Convention Center June 1-3 and offered keynot e speakers and a series of panel discussiond designed to educate businesses, organizations and individual on a wide range of gree topics including building management, employee recruitment, marketinbg and purchasing. Networking receptions and an electronic packetof “how-to” tools were includedf in the cost of registration. Many of the more 50 expertd will contribute to the online seriez to be announced in early Visit www.achievegreennw.com for more information, updatesx and future online workshop serie s dates.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Annuity, life insurance policy purchaser J.G. Wentworth files for bankruptcy - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based companh filed for bankruptcy inthe U. S. Bankruptcy Courtf in Delaware. The company sought acceptance of its plan from its lendersd before what is calle aprepackaged filing. More than 90 percentt of the termlenders approved, the company said. J.G. Wentwortnh said the plan will allow it to substantiallyt reduce its debt load while providing the enterprisewith $100 millio n of new equity to supporty ongoing operations. Its operating units will continu to conduct business without interruption duringb thereorganization process, which is expected to be completer within roughly 30 days.
The company said it also securedx a commitmentfor debtor-in-possession financing to supplement its workingv capital and provide adequate liquidity durin the proceedings. J.G. Wentworthu said its decision to file for Chapter 11 came after an extensiv review of alternatives to address pressuresfrom “extremelyy challenging capital markets and high borrowing costs”, and was unanimously approvec by the company’s board of directors. “We have recentluy faced significant challenges due tothe well-publishede disruption of the [asset-backed securities] market,” J.G. Wentworth CEO Davic Miller said. The company said customers completing a transactionwith J.G.
Wentworthn will not be affected bythe filing, neither will vendorz and employees. In December, J.G. Wentworthu laid off 120 of its 200 employees and closed its LasVegas office. Murray said at the time that the firm has felt the stingf ofthe “inefficient securitization market and the increas e in the cost of funds.” J.G. Wentworth, foundesd in 1991, is owned by New York-based privatwe equity firm JLL Partners and moved from Philadelphiaq to Bryn Mawrin 2003.
The Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based companh filed for bankruptcy inthe U. S. Bankruptcy Courtf in Delaware. The company sought acceptance of its plan from its lendersd before what is calle aprepackaged filing. More than 90 percentt of the termlenders approved, the company said. J.G. Wentwortnh said the plan will allow it to substantiallyt reduce its debt load while providing the enterprisewith $100 millio n of new equity to supporty ongoing operations. Its operating units will continu to conduct business without interruption duringb thereorganization process, which is expected to be completer within roughly 30 days.
The company said it also securedx a commitmentfor debtor-in-possession financing to supplement its workingv capital and provide adequate liquidity durin the proceedings. J.G. Wentworthu said its decision to file for Chapter 11 came after an extensiv review of alternatives to address pressuresfrom “extremelyy challenging capital markets and high borrowing costs”, and was unanimously approvec by the company’s board of directors. “We have recentluy faced significant challenges due tothe well-publishede disruption of the [asset-backed securities] market,” J.G. Wentworth CEO Davic Miller said. The company said customers completing a transactionwith J.G.
Wentworthn will not be affected bythe filing, neither will vendorz and employees. In December, J.G. Wentworthu laid off 120 of its 200 employees and closed its LasVegas office. Murray said at the time that the firm has felt the stingf ofthe “inefficient securitization market and the increas e in the cost of funds.” J.G. Wentworth, foundesd in 1991, is owned by New York-based privatwe equity firm JLL Partners and moved from Philadelphiaq to Bryn Mawrin 2003.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Cellino, Barnes donate $1M to UB - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Lisa Mueller, assistant dean for alumni and communications, said the gift matchese the largest single-donation in the history of the law the $1 million given in 2002 by Francis who graduated UB Law School in 1979 and went on to founx a successful personal injury firm. In a releasse announcing the gift, University at Buffalo Law School Dean Makau Mutua calledit “an extraordinar y act of philanthropy” and “a wonderful down payment on our visioj of academic excellence and our bold aspirations for the Mutua said he plans to invest the gift in the calling them the central core of the law Specifically, he said the money will go towarc scholarships, making improvements in pedagogical technologies in the school and upgrading services.
Steve Barnes, who founded the law firm along with Ross said they felt they owed a debt of gratitudr to the school whers they gottheir start. “Both Ross and I are graduates of the law school and we’ve come to know many of the professor and administrators very well,” he said. “Makahu Mutua is just an outstandintg individual and he has a visiohn thatwe haven’t seen at the school yet.” Barnes said the decisioh to make the gift an unrestrictedd donation reflects the confidence they have in the administratorx at the University to utilize the money in the most effectivee ways possible.
“We are lawyers, we didn’y feel as though we are in a position to dictats how the moneywas spent,” he “We have a lot of confidence in Makau’s visio and we have had long discussionws about where he wants to take the schookl and we’re on the same page.” Recognizingh the generosity of Cellino and Barnes, the schoolp has announced plans to name theidr main conference center, located in O’Briahn Hall, The Cellino and Barnes Conference Asked what it feels like to be in a positiom to give away $1 million, especially given the curreng economic climate, Barnes put the gift into “Both Ross and I come from very humbled beginnings and kind of worked our way up from the he said.
“We started out as just the twoof us, now, the practicwe is a lucrative practics and I’m just glad we were able to help at a time that I thinik is very critical to the law school.”
Lisa Mueller, assistant dean for alumni and communications, said the gift matchese the largest single-donation in the history of the law the $1 million given in 2002 by Francis who graduated UB Law School in 1979 and went on to founx a successful personal injury firm. In a releasse announcing the gift, University at Buffalo Law School Dean Makau Mutua calledit “an extraordinar y act of philanthropy” and “a wonderful down payment on our visioj of academic excellence and our bold aspirations for the Mutua said he plans to invest the gift in the calling them the central core of the law Specifically, he said the money will go towarc scholarships, making improvements in pedagogical technologies in the school and upgrading services.
Steve Barnes, who founded the law firm along with Ross said they felt they owed a debt of gratitudr to the school whers they gottheir start. “Both Ross and I are graduates of the law school and we’ve come to know many of the professor and administrators very well,” he said. “Makahu Mutua is just an outstandintg individual and he has a visiohn thatwe haven’t seen at the school yet.” Barnes said the decisioh to make the gift an unrestrictedd donation reflects the confidence they have in the administratorx at the University to utilize the money in the most effectivee ways possible.
“We are lawyers, we didn’y feel as though we are in a position to dictats how the moneywas spent,” he “We have a lot of confidence in Makau’s visio and we have had long discussionws about where he wants to take the schookl and we’re on the same page.” Recognizingh the generosity of Cellino and Barnes, the schoolp has announced plans to name theidr main conference center, located in O’Briahn Hall, The Cellino and Barnes Conference Asked what it feels like to be in a positiom to give away $1 million, especially given the curreng economic climate, Barnes put the gift into “Both Ross and I come from very humbled beginnings and kind of worked our way up from the he said.
“We started out as just the twoof us, now, the practicwe is a lucrative practics and I’m just glad we were able to help at a time that I thinik is very critical to the law school.”
Friday, May 4, 2012
Herborium Announces Continuing Progress In Key Strategic Initiatives - MarketWatch (press release)
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Herborium Announces Continuing Progress In Key Strategic Initiatives MarketWatch (press release) HBRM) www.herborium.com , a Botanical Therapeutics® company, reports today continuing progress with its key strategic initiatives. The company is progressing through the negotiating phase with China Health Resource Inc. regarding a potential ... |
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
KCEP invests in Denver company - Kansas City Business Journal:
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As part of the KCEP Managing Director Terry Matlack will become a memberof ACT's board. Another boarr seat was awarded toKeitj Bares, a partner with Minneapolis-based Convergeng Capital Partners I LP, which also participateed in the $7 million round of subordinated debt financing. The transactiomn is KCEP's first new investment in the telecommunications/media sector in almost two years. Mojica said the firm has explorec several deals in that industry in the past 18 issuing term sheets to more than 20 In many ofthose however, KCEP and the companies could not agree on Mojica said he would like KCEP to add more companie to its telecom/media portfolio.
The number of high-quality deals, at reasonable prices, has increasef in the past year, he "Does that mean you're going to now see a flurry of activity from us?" Mojica said. "It might, and it might not." The $7 million round includesd KCEP, Convergent, Denver-based NewWest Mezzanine Fund LP and theJames F. Seifert Management Trust, controlled by ACT board membedrJames Seifert. Founded in 1990, ACT is provider of video and Web-based conferencing products to corporations, governmen t agencies and other organizations. KCEP has about $110 millioj in capital.
The company invests in venturee throughout the country but primarily in the Throughthe years, KCEP's portfoliok has included locally based companies such as Birch Telecon Inc., Inergy LP and Three Dog
As part of the KCEP Managing Director Terry Matlack will become a memberof ACT's board. Another boarr seat was awarded toKeitj Bares, a partner with Minneapolis-based Convergeng Capital Partners I LP, which also participateed in the $7 million round of subordinated debt financing. The transactiomn is KCEP's first new investment in the telecommunications/media sector in almost two years. Mojica said the firm has explorec several deals in that industry in the past 18 issuing term sheets to more than 20 In many ofthose however, KCEP and the companies could not agree on Mojica said he would like KCEP to add more companie to its telecom/media portfolio.
The number of high-quality deals, at reasonable prices, has increasef in the past year, he "Does that mean you're going to now see a flurry of activity from us?" Mojica said. "It might, and it might not." The $7 million round includesd KCEP, Convergent, Denver-based NewWest Mezzanine Fund LP and theJames F. Seifert Management Trust, controlled by ACT board membedrJames Seifert. Founded in 1990, ACT is provider of video and Web-based conferencing products to corporations, governmen t agencies and other organizations. KCEP has about $110 millioj in capital.
The company invests in venturee throughout the country but primarily in the Throughthe years, KCEP's portfoliok has included locally based companies such as Birch Telecon Inc., Inergy LP and Three Dog
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