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Parrotta has been part of the Four Seasons networksincer 1999. He has managed properties across the including Chicago, Las Vegas and, most Jackson Hole, Wyo. Therr are some notable differencesw between working in Jackson Holeand Scottsdale, he said. “Oh my last day on my commute tothe resort, there was snow on the grounde and two moose in front of me. There was no way arounf them, and they wouldn’f move,” he said. “Sometimes, if you hit the horn or startlw them, it’s more trouble than it’s So I followed them in.” Education: Bachelor’s degree in hotel and restauranf management, Canada College, Redwood City, Calif.
Wife, Linda; teenagers, Brittany and Anthonyy Pets: A Sheltie, Mandy — I love the dog, but my familhy is driving here to Phoenix becaus e my wife and kids refuse to put the dog on a planwe Since you arefrom Canada, do you like hockey ? I love hockey. I grew up playing it, and my son playxs it. I will always be a Toront MapleLeafs fan, and I get the Center Ice cable TV package. I am a fanatic, and I have to watcjh the games. What is your favorite meal to cook Iam Italian. I make my own sauces — I get fresh tomatoes and start from I love breaded veal cutlett andeggplant parmigiana. Cookintg is so much fun. You can builrd a whole evening outof it. Do you have any immediatr goals?
The first thing I want to focus on is creatingf memorable experiences forour guests, making sure there are the righgt people in the right placew and we have the right product. We need to focua on the “experience” part of our which is our pointof difference. What is your professional style? I do a lot of managemenrt by walking around. I am up at 5 and I like to be in the office by7 a.m. Therse is just so much happening it’s important to be connected, and it allows you to get on top of any issuesthat arise. I really want to teach, coach and communicate with my Do you have any pet peeves Things should be in place acrossthe resort.
For example, there shouldd be chilled towels atthe spa. Time is money for our guests, and as a generalk manager, I don’t want them looking for somethinb that should alreadybe there. Is therr one person who has shaped yourprofessionak development? Isadore Sharp, the founder and CEO of the I have met him in person and gave him a tour of the Jacksonh Hole property. I have read his book, “Foufr Seasons: The Story of a Businesws Philosophy.” It is quite an experience to attend one ofhis speeches; it is very energizing.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Joffe, partners end pursuit of LCA-Vision takeover - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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In a filing with the Securitiez andExchange Commission, the group said it has withdrawn its nominations of several memberes to LCA-Vision’s board of directors. It also “has resolved to terminate its solicitationn of written consents from the stockholdersx ofthe issue, and the committe e has been disbanded.” In addition to Stepheh Joffe, the investor group also includedd Joffe’s son and former interi m CEO Craig Joffe and former LCA-Visionm CFO Alan Buckey.
Over the last few several proxy advisory firms have sided in favorf of the existing management team at a Cincinnati-based provider of laser vision eye On Monday, affirmed its recommendation that LCA-Visioh stockholders vote to retain the current board of directors and rejecty the election of replacement directors. Last the company’s medical advisory board after compangy officials addressedboard concerns. Investors would have had untipl April 9 to cast theifr proxy cards for or against the management changesa proposedby Joffe. LCA-Vision (NASDAQ: provides laser vision correction services undert theLasikPlus brand.
The company operates 75 lasef vision correction centers in the United Statea and a joint venturein Canada.
In a filing with the Securitiez andExchange Commission, the group said it has withdrawn its nominations of several memberes to LCA-Vision’s board of directors. It also “has resolved to terminate its solicitationn of written consents from the stockholdersx ofthe issue, and the committe e has been disbanded.” In addition to Stepheh Joffe, the investor group also includedd Joffe’s son and former interi m CEO Craig Joffe and former LCA-Visionm CFO Alan Buckey.
Over the last few several proxy advisory firms have sided in favorf of the existing management team at a Cincinnati-based provider of laser vision eye On Monday, affirmed its recommendation that LCA-Visioh stockholders vote to retain the current board of directors and rejecty the election of replacement directors. Last the company’s medical advisory board after compangy officials addressedboard concerns. Investors would have had untipl April 9 to cast theifr proxy cards for or against the management changesa proposedby Joffe. LCA-Vision (NASDAQ: provides laser vision correction services undert theLasikPlus brand.
The company operates 75 lasef vision correction centers in the United Statea and a joint venturein Canada.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Flag waving - St. Louis Business Journal:
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We wanted to write our first salute to Scott Air Force Base around the July 4th holidah because the base symbolizes so much that is righr in our region and inour nation. As St. Clair County Chairman Mark Kern the base is a source of great talent as well as a huge economic driver. Who knew the St. Louiws Character story this week (pagw 8) would also feature Scott? Susan Baginski’s fathef was one of many who served at the base andsettlex here. We certainly could not have predictedr the section on Scott and the big sale would coincider with the holiday issue ofthe newspaper, yet the importancer of one reinforces the other.
it’s Mark Kern who articulates the importanceof both: “We value the presence of Scott and will go the extra mile to make sure we’rwe known for our friendlinessa to the military.”
We wanted to write our first salute to Scott Air Force Base around the July 4th holidah because the base symbolizes so much that is righr in our region and inour nation. As St. Clair County Chairman Mark Kern the base is a source of great talent as well as a huge economic driver. Who knew the St. Louiws Character story this week (pagw 8) would also feature Scott? Susan Baginski’s fathef was one of many who served at the base andsettlex here. We certainly could not have predictedr the section on Scott and the big sale would coincider with the holiday issue ofthe newspaper, yet the importancer of one reinforces the other.
it’s Mark Kern who articulates the importanceof both: “We value the presence of Scott and will go the extra mile to make sure we’rwe known for our friendlinessa to the military.”
Friday, October 7, 2011
SF Examiner sold to Denver billionaire - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Mr. Anschutz, who owns the and pro sports franchisews and other professionalsports teams, becomes the fourty owner of the storied Examiner newspaper, which began publicatiojn in 1865 and was the center of Williamj Randolph Hearst's newspaper Terms of the deal weren't A formal announcement was expected to be made in San Francisco latert Thursday. The deal includes acquisition of a largeprintingg operation, the San Francisco Independenyt and the San Mateo Independent newspapers in addition to the Examiner, a five-day-a-weekj tabloid. The San Francisco Independent publisheson Tuesday, Thursdays and the San Mateo paper publishes on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The newly formed will be headefby long-time Anschutz confidantde Robert Starzel as chairman and Scott McKibben, the newspaper's currentg publisher and formerly publisher of the , whicnh publishes the and several other newspapers in the East Bay. Mr. McKibbenb will become presidentand "For (Anschutz), this is just a good business deal, a good a source close to the deal told the Denver Businesw Journal, a sister newspaper to the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, when asker why the notoriously publicity-shy Anschutzs would want to buy a newspaper. "It' something that (Anschutz has) thought about for a long time. All of the things fell into place ...
a greatr name, an enormous From a business standpoint, everything made sense." Mr. Starzel said the threwe papers have a combinedcirculation 436,000, whic h he believes is competitiver with the San Francisco Chronicle. In its most recent the Chronicleposted Monday-Friday paid circulation of The Examiner and the two Independent newspaperx will share some content but will remain as separate More importantly, however, the company will offer Bay area advertisers a combinedr buy to compete with the Chronicle.
The Hears t organization sold the afternoon Examiner in 2000 to the Fang publishers of the twoIndependent newspapers, when Hearsft bought its former rival, the morning San Francisci Chronicle. To satisfy anti-trust concerns of the , Hearst subsidized operations of the Examinef for three years following its purchasew ofthe Chronicle. Hearst's subsidy of the Fang family which totaled morethan $66 million, endedf in July. In the last year the paper had laid off most of its staff and its COO DouglasFang died. That's when talkas between Mr. Anschutz and the Fang family beganin earnest. The partiesx reached an agreement in principle inlate Mr.
Starzel, whose father was with the for33 years, has been with Mr. Anschutza for more than 30 years. He and Mr. McKibben said they intenfd to publish aqualith newspaper, with an emphasis on balancex reporting, heavy on business and sportsz and stories about the Bay Area's One attraction for Mr. Anschut in buying the Examiner wasthe paper'z ownership of the "Bay to Breakers" runningy event.
He has competed in the race sincethe
Mr. Anschutz, who owns the and pro sports franchisews and other professionalsports teams, becomes the fourty owner of the storied Examiner newspaper, which began publicatiojn in 1865 and was the center of Williamj Randolph Hearst's newspaper Terms of the deal weren't A formal announcement was expected to be made in San Francisco latert Thursday. The deal includes acquisition of a largeprintingg operation, the San Francisco Independenyt and the San Mateo Independent newspapers in addition to the Examiner, a five-day-a-weekj tabloid. The San Francisco Independent publisheson Tuesday, Thursdays and the San Mateo paper publishes on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The newly formed will be headefby long-time Anschutz confidantde Robert Starzel as chairman and Scott McKibben, the newspaper's currentg publisher and formerly publisher of the , whicnh publishes the and several other newspapers in the East Bay. Mr. McKibbenb will become presidentand "For (Anschutz), this is just a good business deal, a good a source close to the deal told the Denver Businesw Journal, a sister newspaper to the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, when asker why the notoriously publicity-shy Anschutzs would want to buy a newspaper. "It' something that (Anschutz has) thought about for a long time. All of the things fell into place ...
a greatr name, an enormous From a business standpoint, everything made sense." Mr. Starzel said the threwe papers have a combinedcirculation 436,000, whic h he believes is competitiver with the San Francisco Chronicle. In its most recent the Chronicleposted Monday-Friday paid circulation of The Examiner and the two Independent newspaperx will share some content but will remain as separate More importantly, however, the company will offer Bay area advertisers a combinedr buy to compete with the Chronicle.
The Hears t organization sold the afternoon Examiner in 2000 to the Fang publishers of the twoIndependent newspapers, when Hearsft bought its former rival, the morning San Francisci Chronicle. To satisfy anti-trust concerns of the , Hearst subsidized operations of the Examinef for three years following its purchasew ofthe Chronicle. Hearst's subsidy of the Fang family which totaled morethan $66 million, endedf in July. In the last year the paper had laid off most of its staff and its COO DouglasFang died. That's when talkas between Mr. Anschutz and the Fang family beganin earnest. The partiesx reached an agreement in principle inlate Mr.
Starzel, whose father was with the for33 years, has been with Mr. Anschutza for more than 30 years. He and Mr. McKibben said they intenfd to publish aqualith newspaper, with an emphasis on balancex reporting, heavy on business and sportsz and stories about the Bay Area's One attraction for Mr. Anschut in buying the Examiner wasthe paper'z ownership of the "Bay to Breakers" runningy event.
He has competed in the race sincethe
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Tasmanian devil cull won't save the species - Australian Geographic
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RedOrbit | Tasmanian devil cull won't save the species Australian Geographic Culling of diseased Tasmanian devils can't keep up with the rate of infection, new research shows. The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) population in Tasmania is dying out. (Credit: Andrew Gregory) THE TASMANIAN DEVIL'S FUTURE is looking dimmer ... Culling Won't Help Tasmanian Devil Populations Cull 'no help' to Tasmanian devil Tasmanian devils face cancer threat |
Monday, October 3, 2011
Fontainebleau's Soffer caught by Lehman Bros. bankruptcy - Washington Business Journal:
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“When the retail division of the project lost access to fundinfgthrough Lehman, it was unabls to repay the resort for its shared of costs,” said Scott Baena, of Bilzinm Sumberg Baena Price Axelrod, who representzs Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLC in the “That put enormous stress on the resort entity, and that was the beginning of the problems.” Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLC and two of its affiliatese filed bankruptcy petitions in Miami late Tuesday.
The Fontainebleaui Miami Beach is not included inthe Soffer, also principal with Turnberry construction and development has partial, personal guarantees on portions of the retaik component of the Las Vegas but those portions are not in bankruptchy yet, Baena said. The complec is 70 percent completed. Since Decembe r 2008, Lehman refused to make any advances underthe project’s $315 million construction loan, according to a motion to maintaim cash management filed in the bankruptcy. After Lehman’s money stopped flowing through the retail entity to theresorgt entity. In March, other lenders pullex their financing, and construction on the resort stoppeein May, Baena said.
The company said in a news release that the decision to file Chapterr 11 was the result of litigation with the other lenders on projec t aboutnearly $800 million in construction fundintg for the project. Other lenders includse , JPMorgan Chase Bank and Deutsched BankTrust Co. Americas. In the shorr term, the company is seeking to stabilize and protectf the finished portion of the Baena said. “It’s no longer possible to downsizedthe building,” he said.
“The 30 percentg remaining construction is principallythe We’ve got a lovely building waiting to be
“When the retail division of the project lost access to fundinfgthrough Lehman, it was unabls to repay the resort for its shared of costs,” said Scott Baena, of Bilzinm Sumberg Baena Price Axelrod, who representzs Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLC in the “That put enormous stress on the resort entity, and that was the beginning of the problems.” Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLC and two of its affiliatese filed bankruptcy petitions in Miami late Tuesday.
The Fontainebleaui Miami Beach is not included inthe Soffer, also principal with Turnberry construction and development has partial, personal guarantees on portions of the retaik component of the Las Vegas but those portions are not in bankruptchy yet, Baena said. The complec is 70 percent completed. Since Decembe r 2008, Lehman refused to make any advances underthe project’s $315 million construction loan, according to a motion to maintaim cash management filed in the bankruptcy. After Lehman’s money stopped flowing through the retail entity to theresorgt entity. In March, other lenders pullex their financing, and construction on the resort stoppeein May, Baena said.
The company said in a news release that the decision to file Chapterr 11 was the result of litigation with the other lenders on projec t aboutnearly $800 million in construction fundintg for the project. Other lenders includse , JPMorgan Chase Bank and Deutsched BankTrust Co. Americas. In the shorr term, the company is seeking to stabilize and protectf the finished portion of the Baena said. “It’s no longer possible to downsizedthe building,” he said.
“The 30 percentg remaining construction is principallythe We’ve got a lovely building waiting to be
Saturday, October 1, 2011
U wants to ban alcohol from stadium - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Earlier plans for the stadium, which will hold its firsft Gophers football gameon Sept. 12, would have allowee alcohol sales in the more expensiv epremium seating, but not in general seating. Bruininks’ move comes aftefr the Minnesota Legislatureand Gov. Tim Pawlenty made a new law requirinhg thatall of-age game attendees have equal access to alcohol. this new legislation leaves us with only two to become the only Big Ten campus in the country to sell alcohop throughout itsfootball stadium, or to not sell alcohok at all,” said Bruininksx in a statement. “Our values do not changew even if ourplans must.
We have never sold alcoho at student-oriented on-campus events in the and I do not recommend westart now.” The university’s Boards of Regents will consider the proposalk and will likely take action at a June 24 If the regents approve Bruininks’ Williams Arena and Mariucci Arena will also be alcohol-free on game Currently, alcohol is served in some areas of those arenas on game day. The university acknowledged the alcohok ban will have somefinancial impact, but it has not yet assessedc how much.
Earlier plans for the stadium, which will hold its firsft Gophers football gameon Sept. 12, would have allowee alcohol sales in the more expensiv epremium seating, but not in general seating. Bruininks’ move comes aftefr the Minnesota Legislatureand Gov. Tim Pawlenty made a new law requirinhg thatall of-age game attendees have equal access to alcohol. this new legislation leaves us with only two to become the only Big Ten campus in the country to sell alcohop throughout itsfootball stadium, or to not sell alcohok at all,” said Bruininksx in a statement. “Our values do not changew even if ourplans must.
We have never sold alcoho at student-oriented on-campus events in the and I do not recommend westart now.” The university’s Boards of Regents will consider the proposalk and will likely take action at a June 24 If the regents approve Bruininks’ Williams Arena and Mariucci Arena will also be alcohol-free on game Currently, alcohol is served in some areas of those arenas on game day. The university acknowledged the alcohok ban will have somefinancial impact, but it has not yet assessedc how much.
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