| Hallett Projects Continued Acquisition Strategy
Hallett said that Warren Byrd, executive vice president of corporate development, has been extremely busy of late in negotiating these deals throughout the U.S. and Canada. Byrd is on the road and working the phones to iron out additional acquisitions in strategic markets. "I would say we will have more announcements within the next 60 to 90 days," Hallett noted. "If we have five acquisitions now, I would hope that we will have 10 by the end of the year," he added. "We are growing our business and if an acquisition makes sense, we are going to get it done," Hallett continued. But ADESA is not focusing just on acquisition expansion. Hallett said it also is relocating operations in Kansas City, Dallas and Phoenix to brand-new, modern, technologically advanced facilities in those same metropolitan markets. Kansas City is first up.
Hurricane-force winds whipping through state causes heartaches ...
Winds clocking up to 61 mph on Tuesday claimed the lives of two people and left 40,000 Entergy Corp. customers in the dark overnight across Arkansas.The deaths were reported in Lonoke County and Clinton."Yesterday's gusts were almost as strong as a Category 1 hurricane," John Lowe, senior forecaster at the National Weather Service, said on Wednesday, Jan. 30.The windstorm also belted Little Rock Air Force Base.Tech Sgt. Katherine Garcia told the Jacksonville Patriot that the base had received damages. .
Man Wrestles, Subdues Deer at Md. Home
MONROVIA, Md. - A man subdued a deer that ran through the front picture window of his house. Martin "Pete" Castle wrestled the beast to the floor in the living room, and carried it out through the garage door, when Frederick County Animal Control officers took over. "My couch is ruined," says Castle's wife, Robin. She had to clean blood off her computer, printer and coffee table. Pete Castle was in the garage when the deer entered the house though a hole no bigger than a large steering wheel on Saturday morning. .
Usher in spring at a flower festival
Day of arrival reservations are accepted, $15. www.biltmore.com/visit/calendar/spring.asp . - The 15th annual Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival is March 19-June 1 at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. More than 300 horticulturists work a full year to install 300,000 bedding plants, 750 container gardens, 45 flower towers and 70 topiaries (the largest is Goofy at 14 feet). Festival highlights include Minnie's Magnificent Butterfly Garden, a lush screened enclosure housing 500 butterflies, and special Guerlain fragrance presentations at the France pavilion. Musical hit makers of the 1960s and '70s, including the Guess Who, Davy Jones, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Herman's Hermits, and Petula Clark, will perform daily. Disney horticulturists offer special tours. Go to disneyworld.disney.go.com and search Epcot Flower Festival.
American Dental Partners Reaches Settlement Deal With PDG - Quick ...
The company also agreed to forgive outstanding accounts receivable due from PDG at December 31, 2007 of $2.03 million.
American Dental's amended revolving credit facility and term loan became effective following the completion of the litigation settlement. Consequently, the company has $75 million revolving credit facility, with $45.47 million drawn, including outstanding letters of credit, at February 21, 2008, and a $100 million term loan, both of which will mature in June 2009.
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Escape from Darfur
If he could go to college, he said, he would return to help Darfur. The American, former TV news reporter Bruce Bowers, encouraged him to try. But Bowers never expected it would happen or that he would be the one to help make it possible. Their conversation was the beginning of a remarkable, three-year journey out of Africa for a man he knew only as Al-banan. The story of Darfur, and lessons learned from Rwanda, will be told in Charlotte over the next two weeks during the Echo Foundation's 2008 Voices Against Indifference Initiative. The nonprofit organization promotes human dignity, justice and moral courage. That, too, is the story of Al-banan. The genocide in the Darfur region of western Sudan began in 2003 after a rebel uprising against the government, but Al-banan, like many people in the region, knew little about it.
Beware dangers in using portable generators
Carbon monoxide poisoning. Electrocution. Fire.
With all the possible safety hazards that can occur if you misuse a portable generator, you have to wonder why homeowners take the risks.
"Lights being off, using candles -- it gets old quickly," says Duff Jones, owner of Ron Jones Power Equipment, a Spanaway, Wash., supplier that sold plenty of generators during the recent big storms and prolonged power outages. "It doesn't take long to get unhappy."
But you can be snug and safe with your generator, as long as you follow the rules. First, let's look at the dangers.
The gasoline-powered motor that runs a generator is an internal combustion engine, much like a miniature automobile engine. Like a car engine, the generator motor gives off carbon monoxide -- a deadly, colorless, odorless gas.
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