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The City of Charlottesville honored four of its residents for bringing the community together. The annual recognition is made in the spirit of Drewary J. Brown, a Charlottesville civil rights leader and activist, who died in 1998. Brown was known for reducing racial barriers and enriching the lives of everyone in the city. Honored were Elizabeth Gleason, Dr. Charles Gleason, and William Washington, Jr. A posthumous award was given to Virginia Carrington. All represent different backgrounds. "You'll find a preacher, an educator, a shoe store owner, and a developer," said Bridge Builder Committee Member Virginia Dougherty. "I have received a lot of support, a lot of forgiveness, and a lot of grace," said Bridge Builder Award Recipient William Washington.
(RTTNews) - Friday morning, Atlas Copco AB (ATLKY.PK, ATLCF.PK, ATLKF.PK, ATLCY.PK) a provider of industrial productivity solutions, revealed an agreement to sell majority of its construction equipment rental business to private equity firms Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C. and Oak Hill Capital Management, LLC for SEK 28 billion or $3.8 billion in cash and securities. The transaction closure is expected to occur before the end of 2006. According to Stockholm, Sweden-based Atlas Copco, the strategic rationale behind the divesture is that the operating environment and the business characteristics of the construction equipment rental business are very different from its industrial equipment operations. The company also said that possibilities to capture and develop synergies are limited in the construction equipment rental business.
A watchdog for juvenile corrections said plans to reopen youth residential services at the former State Training School at Plankinton will be a positive step for troubled youths and their families if a Wisconsin-based company has a better track record in incarcerating juveniles than its most recent predecessor there did. "Do I want these kids back in the state? You bet I do," said Deb Phillips of Whitewood, who founded the Parents Who Care Coalition after the heat-exhaustion death of 14-year-old Gina Score at the Plankinton facility in 1999.South Dakota will contract with two new intensive residential programs for youths in 2007 that will allow state agencies to bring home some of the 130 young South Dakotans who are currently placed in out-of-state facilities and to keep more kids in state in the future.Clinicare, headquartered in West Allis, Wis., will offer intensive residential services to 66 youths, male and female, at Plankinton beginning in January.
Developers worried about their bottom line, coupled with a slide in the housing market, persuaded Palm Beach County commissioners Tuesday to ease new affordable housing rules.
Instead of sticking with a requirement that developers limit the prices on about 20 percent of homes they build, the commission proposed cutting the standard to 16.5 percent for most unincorporated areas, except western agricultural tracts.
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HERTFORD, N.C., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New England Pro Tour, Inc. ("New England") a wholly-owned subsidiary of Greens Worldwide Incorporated (OTC Bulletin Board: GRWW - News) announces that it has terminated the employment of Brian Hebb, the former director, president, secretary and treasurer of New England. New England also announces that it has filed a complaint in the Superior Court of Middlesex County, Massachusetts against Brian Hebb and Hebb Builders. This Civil Action relates to Brian Hebb's breach of the fiduciary duty he owed to New England as a director, officer, and employee, Hebb's unlawful conversion of New England's corporate assets, Brian Hebb's unlawful diversion and conveyance of those assets to Hebb Builders, and Brian Hebb's fraudulent representations to GRWW regarding New England.
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