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The state’s largest residential installer saidWednesday it’s landedx additional financing from Community Development Corp. for its solar lease program that will boosty its installations and help it clear its backlog of customers. Foster City-based SolarCity informed customers in Januargy that it would delay installations for customers participatinyg in itslease program, after investmen t bank , its largest stopped funding the Most solar companies have lost access to financing through the credit crunch and recessiojn as their investors closed or lost the ability to use the tax creditw that made solar a compelling investment.
SolarCith has continued to install solar systems at a rate of aboutr 100per month. Some of those included customerws who paid cash fortheir systems. New customer s who wanted to take advantage of thesolad lease, which limits the up-frontt costs of having a system installed and charges customers at a monthly have had to wait up to eight months for theie systems. The funding will also alloqw SolarCity to continue to grow its commerciaklsolar business. SolarCity installed solaf systemson ’s headquarters in Mountain Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and otherz through power purchase agreements, which are structuredf to take advantage of tax credits.
With the US Bank financingg however, SolarCity will be able to fund thosse projects and residential projects from thesame fund. “Noww that we have long-term visibility in solar lease and commercial PPAs we are gointg to be hiring a tremendous amountof installers,” said SolarCituy CEO Lyndon Rive. SolarCity wouldn’g disclose the size of the US Bank fund or how many installation it could completethis year.
The company said it sent an emaill to customers on its waiting list Tuesday nighg with instructions on finding theie new projected installation dateon SolarCity’s web US Bancorp Community Development Corporation is a division of US parent to US Bank, the sixth largest commerciall bank in the United States. “Today’x announcement is only the beginning. We look forward to makintg additional investmentswith SolarCity, and believe this partnershi p will ultimately enable thousands of American homeowners and businesses to adopt cleaner power and save money on energy costs in the said Darren Van’t Hof, vice presidenyt of solar, new markets and historic investments for US Bancorlp Community Development Corp.
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Phoenix considering future of reversible lanes - KSWT-TV
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Phoenix considering future of reversible lanes KSWT-TV The city added reverse lanes in 1979 as a way of relieving traffic congestion in and out of downtown. The reverse lanes change during morning and afternoon ... |
Sunday, December 12, 2010
'Narnia's' $24.5 Mil Debut Weekend Tops 'Tourist' - Hollywood Reporter
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Globe and Mail | 'Narnia's' $24.5 Mil Debut Weekend Tops 'Tourist' Hollywood Reporter The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader sent The Tourist on a trip to second place during the two films' debut weekend as the third movie ... 'Narnia" cruises to No. 1 debut with modest $24.5M Director von Donnersmarck makes Hollywood debut with 'The Tourist' |
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Genmar Holdings files for bankruptcy - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The petition to reorganize theboat builder’s debts was filed Mondayt afternoon in in Minneapolis. The filing includes more than 20 ofthe company’x subsidiaries, one of which is Murfreesboro-based Genmae Tennessee LLC. The company has a boat manufacturingt and repair facility at theMurfreesboro location. Genmare Tennessee has from 200to 1,00 creditors and assets between $50,000 and $100,000. The Tennessee company’s filing lists about $750,00p0 in unsecured debts owed to its 20largesyt creditors. The parent company listsx its assets in the rageof $10 millionj to $50 million and its liabilities between $100 million and $500 according to court documents.
Genmatr Holdings’ only secured creditors are and , accordingf to a story in the Minneapolis Star Genmar said it has receiver commitment fora debtor-in-possession financingv proposal from both banks. In a statement, Genmar’se largest shareholder, Chairman and CEO Irwin Jacobs says sales ofthe company’ fishing boats, luxury yachts and other products started to decline in 2008, but worsened in recent The company’s sales in fiscal which ends in June, are likely to be about $460 off by more than 50 percent from fiscap 2008, the company reports.
“If someone woulc have said to me as recentl y as even one month ago that Genmar would someday be filinb forChapter 11, I would have said it was not even a remoted possibility,” Jacobs says. Genmar had been making some strategy changes in recent months and recentlh announced plans to launch a lineof less-expensives aluminum boats.
The petition to reorganize theboat builder’s debts was filed Mondayt afternoon in in Minneapolis. The filing includes more than 20 ofthe company’x subsidiaries, one of which is Murfreesboro-based Genmae Tennessee LLC. The company has a boat manufacturingt and repair facility at theMurfreesboro location. Genmare Tennessee has from 200to 1,00 creditors and assets between $50,000 and $100,000. The Tennessee company’s filing lists about $750,00p0 in unsecured debts owed to its 20largesyt creditors. The parent company listsx its assets in the rageof $10 millionj to $50 million and its liabilities between $100 million and $500 according to court documents.
Genmatr Holdings’ only secured creditors are and , accordingf to a story in the Minneapolis Star Genmar said it has receiver commitment fora debtor-in-possession financingv proposal from both banks. In a statement, Genmar’se largest shareholder, Chairman and CEO Irwin Jacobs says sales ofthe company’ fishing boats, luxury yachts and other products started to decline in 2008, but worsened in recent The company’s sales in fiscal which ends in June, are likely to be about $460 off by more than 50 percent from fiscap 2008, the company reports.
“If someone woulc have said to me as recentl y as even one month ago that Genmar would someday be filinb forChapter 11, I would have said it was not even a remoted possibility,” Jacobs says. Genmar had been making some strategy changes in recent months and recentlh announced plans to launch a lineof less-expensives aluminum boats.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Cold, quiet weather ending Tuesday - The Spokesman Review
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Cold, quiet weather ending Tuesday The Spokesman Review December 6, 2010 in City on Page A1 Starting six years ago, “a bunch of retired fellas and their wives†put together an accordion and a gutbucket, ... |
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Mayo study: Alzheimer's symptoms found in mid-50s - St. Louis Business Journal:
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That’s much earlier than previously thought, suggesting that treatment wouldf be more effective if startedin middle-aged people, before onsett of the disease, according to researchers in the . The study followedx 815 healthy people ages 21 to 97 with and withou the APOEe4 gene, a key risk factor for for up to 14 years. Memorhy and thinking tests were used to comparecognitive performance. About one out in four people have at least one copy of the while 2 percent have two inherited from both parents andincreasing Alzheimer’s disease affects about 10 percenty of people over age 65 and almost half over 85.
Researcherss from several institutions in theArizonza Alzheimer’s Consortium collaborated on the including Arizona State University, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, Barro Neurological Institute, Sun Health Research Translational Genomics Research Institute and Universityu of Arizona. The National Institute on Aginf and the state of Arizonzprovided funding. “This study highlights the ideathat Alzheimer’s disease is a progressived disorder that likely begins well before clinical diagnosis,” said Creighton Phelps, directorr of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center program for the Nationa Institute on Aging.
“Additionalk research is needed to identifuy those at high genetic risk and develop methodsw to delaydisease progression.” Researchers, however, do not recommend using brain imaging or cognitive tests to predict
That’s much earlier than previously thought, suggesting that treatment wouldf be more effective if startedin middle-aged people, before onsett of the disease, according to researchers in the . The study followedx 815 healthy people ages 21 to 97 with and withou the APOEe4 gene, a key risk factor for for up to 14 years. Memorhy and thinking tests were used to comparecognitive performance. About one out in four people have at least one copy of the while 2 percent have two inherited from both parents andincreasing Alzheimer’s disease affects about 10 percenty of people over age 65 and almost half over 85.
Researcherss from several institutions in theArizonza Alzheimer’s Consortium collaborated on the including Arizona State University, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, Barro Neurological Institute, Sun Health Research Translational Genomics Research Institute and Universityu of Arizona. The National Institute on Aginf and the state of Arizonzprovided funding. “This study highlights the ideathat Alzheimer’s disease is a progressived disorder that likely begins well before clinical diagnosis,” said Creighton Phelps, directorr of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center program for the Nationa Institute on Aging.
“Additionalk research is needed to identifuy those at high genetic risk and develop methodsw to delaydisease progression.” Researchers, however, do not recommend using brain imaging or cognitive tests to predict
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Kannapolis honored for economic strategy - Austin Business Journal:
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The city received the award in the category of Excellence in EconomixcDiversification Strategies, which recognizes responsesa to plant closures and other economifc dislocations, that promote economic The competition is open to nonprofits; state and regional governments; and universities and colleges. Cabarrus and Rowanm counties lost 4,300 manufacturing jobs when textilemanufacturef Kannapolis-basedPillowtex Corp. closed in July 2003. Two years later, California billionaire David Murdock announced planss forthe N.C. Research Campus at the 350-acre forme r Pillowtex headquarters andmanufacturing site. The life-science hub includes the participation ofDuke University, the UNC the N.C.
Community College System, otherf educational institutions andbusinesw partners. The total investment is expected toreach $1.8 Residential and commercial developments are rising around the campud with hopes of turning Kannapolis, a former textile town, into a biotech center.
The city received the award in the category of Excellence in EconomixcDiversification Strategies, which recognizes responsesa to plant closures and other economifc dislocations, that promote economic The competition is open to nonprofits; state and regional governments; and universities and colleges. Cabarrus and Rowanm counties lost 4,300 manufacturing jobs when textilemanufacturef Kannapolis-basedPillowtex Corp. closed in July 2003. Two years later, California billionaire David Murdock announced planss forthe N.C. Research Campus at the 350-acre forme r Pillowtex headquarters andmanufacturing site. The life-science hub includes the participation ofDuke University, the UNC the N.C.
Community College System, otherf educational institutions andbusinesw partners. The total investment is expected toreach $1.8 Residential and commercial developments are rising around the campud with hopes of turning Kannapolis, a former textile town, into a biotech center.
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