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Hawaii Restaurant Association wants to guide potential restaurateurs
by Lynn Nakagawa
23 May 2012 at 6:38pm
The Hawaii Restaurant Association is working on a guide designed for people who are interested in opening a restaurant in Hawaii.
The HRA estimates it is about a year away from publishing the how-to guide, which will include tips for financing, permitting, and opening a restaurant in Hawaii.
At the current time, the HRA has not determined whether the guide will be a free or paid service.
The HRA?s executive director, Roger Morey, said he is already in talks with Conrad Nonaka, director of the...
Macy?s will market private-label merchandise in China
23 May 2012 at 6:36pm
Macy?s Inc. has signed a deal with China-based online retailer omei.com to offer its private-label merchandise to consumers in China.
Cincinnati-based Macy?s Inc. (NYSE: M), which has 13 stores in Hawaii, said the company also has made a $15 million equity investment in omei.com?s parent company, VIPStore Co. Ltd., acquiring a minority stake in the China-based company.
?Our relationship with VIPStore will allow us to gain additional experience in the fast-growing Chinese market, and to...
Metro Denver EDC presents awards
23 May 2012 at 6:31pm
Arrow Electronics Inc., which moved its headquarters to the Denver area from New York last year, received the ?Deal of the Year Award? Wednesday at the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp.?s annual meeting and awards luncheon.
The award recognizes a company ?that has created the largest economic impact to the region through new job creation and capital investment.?
With its arrival, the global electronics distributor is now Colorado?s largest highest ranking Fortune 500 company at...
Meritage among Phoenix homebuilders honored by EPA
by Kristena Hansen
23 May 2012 at 6:25pm
Meritage Homes Corp., one of the nation?s largest home builders, was recently honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its eco-friendly efforts last year to diminish homeowners? carbon footprint.
The Scottsdale company was among 15 home builders in Arizona, and roughly 200 nationwide, to receive the EPA?s 2012 Energy Star Leadership in Housing Award, which recognizes corporations that have produced a sizeable number of energy-efficent homes.
Meritage erected more than 3,200...
HECO renews biodiesel contract with Renewable Energy Group
23 May 2012 at 6:25pm
Hawaiian Electric Co. said Wednesday that the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has approved an additional three-year biodiesel contract with Renewable Energy Group for HECO?s Campbell Industrial Park Generating Station.
Renewable Energy Group, based in Ames, Iowa, currently supplies biodiesel to Hawaiian Electric, a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. (NYSE: HE), under a contract that expires in July.
Under the new contract, Renewable Energy Group will supply 3 million to 7 million...
Consultants stress need for partner for U of L Hospital in final report
by Andrew Robinson
23 May 2012 at 6:05pm
In a final report released today by Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP to the University Medical Center Ad Hoc Operations Review Committee, consultants stressed the need for University Medical Center to find a partner ?that enables UMC to increase access points and expand (its) primary care physician base.?
Brentwood, Tenn-based Dixon Hughes Goodman, a CPA firm, made the presentation to the committee Wednesday afternoon after a 10-week review.
In the report?s recommendations, officials from Dixon Hughes...
Delta Air Lines to close Seattle-area call center with 189 employees
by Joanna Nolasco
23 May 2012 at 6:03pm
Delta Airlines will be closing its reservations call center near SeaTac Airport on Sept. 1.
The center's 189 employees were notified of this decision on April 10, and they will be offered other positions within Delta, company spokesman Morgan Durrant said.
"It?s just a skill set that we will continue to need to serve our customers," he said.
If employees choose not to take those other positions, Delta has severance packages available to them, Durrant added.
The Seattle-area center's closure...
First Boeing 787 built in South Carolina takes flight
by Daniel McCoy
23 May 2012 at 5:44pm
The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner built at the company?s plant in North Charleston, S.C., took to the skies on Wednesday.
The aircraft took off shortly after noon Eastern time on what was expected to be a five-hour flight, according to a report from the Post and Courier newspaper.
Boeing had originally planned an 8 a.m. takeoff from North Charleston, but pushed the timing back for undisclosed reasons, the Post and Courier reported.
Charleston is the site of Boeing?s (NYSE: BA) second production...
YWCA of Oahu partners with Staffing Solutions of Hawaii
by Lynn Nakagawa
23 May 2012 at 5:38pm
YWCA of Oahu has partnered with Staffing Solutions of Hawaii to offer comprehensive professional employment services to women assisted by the organization.
The recent partnership is meant to assist in the YWCA?s Economic Advancement Program, which includes its ?Dress for Success? Honolulu program.
Staffing Solutions of Hawaii will help clients that go through the ?Dress for Success? program by providing, at no charge, services such as resume critique, interview preparation, computer skills...
Joan Danieley will head new Rainbow Dialysis Center on Maui
23 May 2012 at 5:37pm
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has named Joan Danieley president of the Rainbow Dialysis Center, which will open at the health maintenance organization?s Wailuku Clinic on Maui in early June.
The dialysis center will be managed by DaVita, one of the nation?s largest providers of kidney care needs, and will have an on-site nephrologist, Kaiser Medical Director Susana Mendoza said in a statement.
?As the prevalence of diabetes and kidney disease continues to grow, it is important to make access to...
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Dollar and precious metals at a glance
23 May 2012 at 1:35pm Key currency exchange rates Wednesday, compared with late Tuesday in New York:Read more...
Currency trouble
23 May 2012 at 12:55pm The rupee cracked 56 against the dollar on Wednesday, following a steady fall over the past few weeks. One of the basic facts about international currency dynamics is that foreign exchange markets first exhibit delayed reactions and then tend to overshoot the true, rational value of the exchange rate. It appears now that the rupee is undervalued ? judging, at least, by various trade-weighted ...Read more...
Currency exchange office opens at Rivercenter
22 May 2012 at 7:44pm A Foreign Currency Exchange branch buying and selling more than 70 foreign currencies opened last month at Rivercenter mall downtown. The two-employee branch, the Tampa, Fla.-based company's first in Texas, operates on the street-level corridor leading to Macy's Inc. department store and is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Branches typically grow to three to five employees, said ...Read more...














