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isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/chemocentryx-ipo-expected-this-week/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ ChemoCentryx Inc. is the next Silicon Valley initial public offering expected, with its debut on Nasdaq expected this week. The Mountain View company set a target range last month of $14 to $16 for the 4 million shares it plans to sell in the IPO. The target at the top of the range would bring in $64 million, slightly less than the $69 million the biopharmaceutical company filed for back in October. ChemoCentryx focuses on the treatment of autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders and cancer..]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/chemocentryx-ipo-expected-this-week/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cisco earnings eyed for more improvement</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/cisco-earnings-eyed-for-more-improvement/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/cisco-earnings-eyed-for-more-improvement/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:26:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cisco-systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cutting-staff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[expect-the-san]]></category> <category><![CDATA[post-earnings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[product-lines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[worst]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/cisco-earnings-eyed-for-more-improvement/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Cisco Systems Inc. earnings on Wednesday are being watched for more signs of improvement for the networking equipment giant. Analysts expect the San Jose-based company (NASDAQ:CSCO) to post earnings of 38 cents a share, up almost 23 percent, on a revenue increase of about 8 percent to $11.23 billion. Cisco last year shook up its business, cutting staff and dropping consumer-oriented product lines to get back to its business-oriented core. Its stock was one of the worst performers in 2010 but has risen 40 percent since hitting bottom at $13..]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/cisco-earnings-eyed-for-more-improvement/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Yelp shows wider 2011 loss on new IPO filing</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/yelp-shows-wider-2011-loss-on-new-ipo-filing/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/yelp-shows-wider-2011-loss-on-new-ipo-filing/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:50:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[initial-public]]></category> <category><![CDATA[offering-filing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[said-the-number]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stoppelman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unique-visitors]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/yelp-shows-wider-2011-loss-on-new-ipo-filing/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Online review site Yelp Inc. updated its initial public offering filing on Friday, showing it has a bigger loss than the year before as marketing and development costs rose. The San Francisco company co-founded by former PayPal executive Jeremy Stoppelman said its loss in 2011 was $16.9 million loss last year, compared with a loss of $9.74 million in 2010. The loss attributable to shareholders was $1.10 a share vs. 71 cents a year earlier]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/yelp-shows-wider-2011-loss-on-new-ipo-filing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Facebook revs up political funding ahead of IPO</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/facebook-revs-up-political-funding-ahead-of-ipo/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/facebook-revs-up-political-funding-ahead-of-ipo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:13:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chief-operating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[initial-public]]></category> <category><![CDATA[maximum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[officer-sheryl]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/facebook-revs-up-political-funding-ahead-of-ipo/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Facebook Inc. formed a political action committee that raised $170,000 late last year as the company prepared to file for an initial public offering. The Center for Responsive Politics reports that a lot of the money came from Facebook executives and employees, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, both giving the maximum allowable $5,000. Other top execs who gave the max $5,000 were Joel Kaplan, Facebook's policy chief in Washington, D.C., and was President George W... ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/facebook-revs-up-political-funding-ahead-of-ipo/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Which Silicon Valley stocks are most popular in Congress?</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/which-silicon-valley-stocks-are-most-popular-in-congress/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/which-silicon-valley-stocks-are-most-popular-in-congress/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:24:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[branch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[family]]></category> <category><![CDATA[family-members]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microscope]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sherrod-brown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-microscope]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/which-silicon-valley-stocks-are-most-popular-in-congress/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ The stocks that members of Congress own has come under the microscope lately, with some complaining that politicians have capitalized on inside information that members of the general public would face charges on. U.S. Sen. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/which-silicon-valley-stocks-are-most-popular-in-congress/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Slide show: Top 10 regional conventions and trade shows in Seattle</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/slide-show-top-10-regional-conventions-and-trade-shows-in-seattle/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/slide-show-top-10-regional-conventions-and-trade-shows-in-seattle/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:27:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[colorful-events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[emerald-city]]></category> <category><![CDATA[from-the-region]]></category> <category><![CDATA[garden-show]]></category> <category><![CDATA[puget]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/concordia-gets-1-5-million-for-stadium/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Concordia University has received a $1.5 million gift from Dr. Robert and Virginia Hilken that will go towards a new $7.5 million athletic complex. The complex will be named the Hilken Community Stadium. A grand opening is scheduled for Saturday, March 3, at noon]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/concordia-gets-1-5-million-for-stadium/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Boeing Puget Sound well-positioned for Defense Sec. Panetta&#8217;s &#8216;Air-Sea&#8217; strategy</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/boeing-puget-sound-well-positioned-for-defense-sec-panettas-air-sea-strategy/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/boeing-puget-sound-well-positioned-for-defense-sec-panettas-air-sea-strategy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:57:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2010-through]]></category> <category><![CDATA[29-2-billion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[boeing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[department]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fiscal-2016]]></category> <category><![CDATA[future]]></category> <category><![CDATA[other-large]]></category> <category><![CDATA[solutions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[will-generate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[work-building]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/boeing-puget-sound-well-positioned-for-defense-sec-panettas-air-sea-strategy/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ As the Department of Defense hones its new "Air-Sea Battle" strategy for the future, The Boeing Co.’s Puget Sound production, and Boeing nationally, are well-positioned in comparison with other large defense aerospace contractors. In particular, Boeing’s work building P-8A submarine surveillance aircraft, a variant of the Boeing 737, will generate $29.2 billion from fiscal 2010 through fiscal 2016, said Ron Stearns, research director of aerospace consultancy G2 Solutions LLC. G2 Solutions, headquartered in Kirkland, Wash... ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/boeing-puget-sound-well-positioned-for-defense-sec-panettas-air-sea-strategy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mastro creditors to get checks mid-month</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/mastro-creditors-to-get-checks-mid-month/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/mastro-creditors-to-get-checks-mid-month/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:56:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[allowed-claims]]></category> <category><![CDATA[judge-barreca]]></category> <category><![CDATA[judge-marc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mastros]]></category> <category><![CDATA[monaco]]></category> <category><![CDATA[motion-allowing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[said-unsecured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[seattle]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/mastro-creditors-to-get-checks-mid-month/</guid> <description><![CDATA[U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Marc Barreca this afternoon granted a motion allowing $2.8 million to be disbursed to about 200 creditors of bankrupt Seattle developer Michael R. Mastro. Bankruptcy trustee Jim Rigby said unsecured creditors with allowed claims will be getting checks mid-month. Money will be set aside for unsecured creditors whose claims are yet to be determined]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/mastro-creditors-to-get-checks-mid-month/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Apple rumors: New iPad in March, iPhone in June</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/apple-rumors-new-ipad-in-march-iphone-in-june/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/apple-rumors-new-ipad-in-march-iphone-in-june/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:55:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[genius]]></category> <category><![CDATA[genius-report]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prototype-sent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sent-it-images]]></category> <category><![CDATA[two-versions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unnamed-source]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/apple-rumors-new-ipad-in-march-iphone-in-june/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Apple Inc. rumors from various blogs and Asian news sites this week suggest that there will be no big events this month but a new iPad will debut in March and a new iPhone in June. Boy Genius Report cited an unnamed source who claimed a source with an iPad 3 prototype sent it images that show what the new iPad may have. They appear to lend credence to speculation that there will be two versions — probably one that is WiFi only and another that is WiFi plus one that would work with GSM, CDMA and LTE wireless networks..]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/apple-rumors-new-ipad-in-march-iphone-in-june/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Law firm accuses PI Bank of aiding fraud</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/law-firm-accuses-pi-bank-of-aiding-fraud/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/law-firm-accuses-pi-bank-of-aiding-fraud/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:46:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[admitted-thief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[county-superior]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lawsuit-filed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[seattle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[seattle-based]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/law-firm-accuses-pi-bank-of-aiding-fraud/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit filed by Seattle-based Shim Law Firm in King County Superior Court in late January accuses Seattle's Pacific International Bank of aiding an admitted thief in embezzling $322,136 worth of checks from the firm. A call and email to P.I. Bank senior vice president Kevin Hogan were not returned. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/law-firm-accuses-pi-bank-of-aiding-fraud/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Report: Erickson Air-Crane IPO delayed</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/report-erickson-air-crane-ipo-delayed/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/report-erickson-air-crane-ipo-delayed/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:45:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[advisory-firm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[firm-on-ipos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[initial-public]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kathleen-smith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[offering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[portland-based]]></category> <category><![CDATA[renaissance]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/report-erickson-air-crane-ipo-delayed/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Erickson Air-Crane’s initial public offering, which was expected next week, has been postponed, according to IPO advisory firm Renaissance Capital. Greenwich, Conn.-based Renaissance — which serves as an advisory firm on IPOs and also tracks the market — said the Portland-based heavy-lift helicopter manufacturer and operator had postponed the offering on Wednesday. The firm had earlier said Erickson’s IPO would hit the market sometime next week. Renaissance principal Kathleen Smith said they were unable to provide any insight as to why the IPO was postponed... ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/report-erickson-air-crane-ipo-delayed/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oregon collects $6M for forest jobs</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/oregon-collects-6m-for-forest-jobs/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/oregon-collects-6m-for-forest-jobs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:42:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[back-projects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[federal-funds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lakeview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[malheur]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[program]]></category> <category><![CDATA[project]]></category> <category><![CDATA[southern]]></category> <category><![CDATA[southern-blues]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/oregon-collects-6m-for-forest-jobs/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Oregon will receive $6 million in federal funds that state officials say will help add forest management jobs. The money comes from an Agriculture Department initiative called Increasing the Pace of Restoration and Job Creation on Our National Forests. The money will back projects in the Malheur and Fremont-Winema national forests. Specifically, the program will provide $3.5 million to the Lakeview Stewardship Project, in southern Oregon, and $2.5 million for the Southern Blues Restoration Coalition Project in eastern Oregon..]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/oregon-collects-6m-for-forest-jobs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Portland fire team, rec center face cuts</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/portland-fire-team-rec-center-face-cuts/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/portland-fire-team-rec-center-face-cuts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:33:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[council]]></category> <category><![CDATA[force-the-city]]></category> <category><![CDATA[portland-parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[recreation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[warnings]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/portland-fire-team-rec-center-face-cuts/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Portland’s city bureaus have submitted proposed budgets that offer glimpses as to what might happen if they’re directed to cut between 4 percent and 8 percent this year. Portland’s City Council will use the budgets as they recommend ways the city could deal with money shortfalls for the 2012-13 fiscal year. Among other warnings, department leaders said: A 6 percent cut to the Portland Parks and Recreation budget would force the city to close the Fulton Community Center in Southwest Portland... ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/portland-fire-team-rec-center-face-cuts/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kolisch Hartwell&#8217;s 60-year plan</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/kolisch-hartwells-60-year-plan/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/kolisch-hartwells-60-year-plan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:31:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[areas-the-list]]></category> <category><![CDATA[huge-surprise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[journal]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/kolisch-hartwells-60-year-plan/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Portland Business Journal's top law firms list didn’t change a whole heck of a lot over last year’s rankings. But in the areas the list did change, the moves were cataclysmic. Bullivant Houser Bailey PC experienced a big drop, falling from seventh to 14th. The drop wasn’t a huge surprise to those following Portland’s legal scene. What was surprising, though was the huge move made by Kolisch Hartwell PC]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/kolisch-hartwells-60-year-plan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Regional stocks: Stocks soar on jobs report</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/regional-stocks-stocks-soar-on-jobs-report/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/regional-stocks-stocks-soar-on-jobs-report/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:30:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[19-36-points]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ended-the-week]]></category> <category><![CDATA[largest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rate-declined]]></category> <category><![CDATA[slowing-growth]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/regional-stocks-stocks-soar-on-jobs-report/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ News that the unemployment rate declined last month — the 5th consecutive month of declines — sent stocks soaring. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week up 156.82 points to close at 12,862, the NASDAQ closed up 45.98 points to 2,905 and the S&#038;P 500 closed up 19.36 points to 1,344. The Davidson 99, which measures stocks in seven western states, including 19 in Oregon, closed up 3.27 points to 176.93. Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ: COLM) managed to post one of the largest percentage increases among area companies, despite warning of slowing growth in 2012... ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/regional-stocks-stocks-soar-on-jobs-report/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nearly 100 million in the U.S. now own smartphones</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/nearly-100-million-in-the-u-s-now-own-smartphones/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/nearly-100-million-in-the-u-s-now-own-smartphones/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:29:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[apple]]></category> <category><![CDATA[exploded-during]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mobile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mobile-phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[operating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[operating-systems]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/nearly-100-million-in-the-u-s-now-own-smartphones/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS both made gains in the number of mobile phones using the operating platforms in the U.S., while rivals Microsoft, RIM and Symbian slipped, according to comScore. Overall, smartphone adoption exploded during the 2011 holiday shopping season, much of it driven by Apple’s sale of 37 million iPhones last quarter. Forty percent of all mobile subscribers now own smartphones in the U.S. That's 97.9 million people. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/nearly-100-million-in-the-u-s-now-own-smartphones/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Winklevoss twins to gain $300M from Facebook IPO?</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/winklevoss-twins-to-gain-300m-from-facebook-ipo/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/winklevoss-twins-to-gain-300m-from-facebook-ipo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:16:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[excited-4the]]></category> <category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[friday-cameron]]></category> <category><![CDATA[menlo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[receive-as-much]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social-networking]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/winklevoss-twins-to-gain-300m-from-facebook-ipo/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss could receive as much as $300 million in Facebook shares, when the Menlo Park-based social networking company's IPO goes through, according to an NPR story Friday. Cameron said on his Twitter feed: "We r excited 4the #FacebookIPO." The twins previously sued Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly stealing their idea to create Facebook and received $45 million in non-public Facebook stock. Click here to read more Business Journal coverage of Facebook's IPO. Written by Lisa Sibley..]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/winklevoss-twins-to-gain-300m-from-facebook-ipo/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bay Area midmarket CEOs shift focus to M&amp;A</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/bay-area-midmarket-ceos-shift-focus-to-ma/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/bay-area-midmarket-ceos-shift-focus-to-ma/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:44:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[23-1-percent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acquiring-less]]></category> <category><![CDATA[alliance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[downturn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[focus-towards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[robert-sher]]></category> <category><![CDATA[very-important]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/bay-area-midmarket-ceos-shift-focus-to-ma/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A new survey of Bay Area CEOs shows that they are shifting their focus towards mergers and acquisitions. More than half (56 percent) of the CEOs surveyed by the Alliance of Chief Executives said M&#038;A was not important to their company's growth last decade. But nearly 60 percent now say it is important (26.9 percent), very important (23.1 percent) or "of prime importance" (9.5 percent). "Companies that were financially disciplined during the downturn are looking at acquiring less fortunate competitors as a means for growth," said Robert Sher, an Alliance director... ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/bay-area-midmarket-ceos-shift-focus-to-ma/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>30-month sentence for Marriott computer hacker</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/30-month-sentence-for-marriott-computer-hacker/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/30-month-sentence-for-marriott-computer-hacker/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:10:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[attila-nemeth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[computer-hacker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[frederick-motz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hotel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hungarian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[job-maintaining]]></category> <category><![CDATA[leak-sensitive]]></category> <category><![CDATA[maryland-motz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sentencing]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/30-month-sentence-for-marriott-computer-hacker/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A computer hacker was sentenced to prison Friday for infiltrating Marriott International Inc.’s system and threatening to leak sensitive data — unless the hotel-chain gave him a job maintaining its computers. Attila Nemeth, a 26-year-old Hungarian citizen, was given 30 months in prison by J. Frederick Motz, a federal judge in Maryland. Motz also ordered Nemeth to serve three years of supervised release after his prison term, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which announced the sentencing... ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/30-month-sentence-for-marriott-computer-hacker/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LaCrosse sales fall 16% in Q4 on drop in military orders</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/nw-regional-biz-news/lacrosse-sales-fall-16-in-q4-on-drop-in-military-orders/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/nw-regional-biz-news/lacrosse-sales-fall-16-in-q4-on-drop-in-military-orders/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:10:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[131-3-million]]></category> <category><![CDATA[43-8-million]]></category> <category><![CDATA[52-1-million]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crosse-footwear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fourth-quarter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[quarter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thursday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[year-earlier]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lacrosse-sales-fall-16-in-q4-on-drop-in-military-orders/</guid> <description><![CDATA[LaCrosse Footwear Inc. on Thursday reported a 16 percent drop in fourth quarter revenue, in part due to reduced demand from the U.S. military. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/nw-regional-biz-news/lacrosse-sales-fall-16-in-q4-on-drop-in-military-orders/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Leatherman appoints Hamper to CFO post</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/nw-regional-biz-news/leatherman-appoints-hamper-to-cfo-post/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/nw-regional-biz-news/leatherman-appoints-hamper-to-cfo-post/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:41:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[china]]></category> <category><![CDATA[leatherman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lenser]]></category> <category><![CDATA[once-controller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[portland-based]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/leatherman-appoints-hamper-to-cfo-post/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Portland-based knife brand Leatherman Tool Group Inc. this week named Kris Hamper as the company's new chief financial officer. Hamper will provide financial guidance for both the Leatherman operations in Portland and the LED Lenser flashlight brand, which has operations in Yang Jiang, China, and Solingen, Germany. Leatherman acquired LED Lenser in December 2010. Hamper joins the company from the S Group, a Portland-based brand consultancy where he was also CFO]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/nw-regional-biz-news/leatherman-appoints-hamper-to-cfo-post/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CEO Meg Whitman got $16.5M HP pay package</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/ceo-meg-whitman-got-16-5m-hp-pay-package/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/ceo-meg-whitman-got-16-5m-hp-pay-package/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:22:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[16-1-million]]></category> <category><![CDATA[compensation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[over-at-hewlett]]></category> <category><![CDATA[silicon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[silicon-valley]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/ceo-meg-whitman-got-16-5m-hp-pay-package/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Despite being one of the Silicon Valley tech CEOs to get $1 a year in salary, Meg Whitman got stock options when she took over at Hewlett-Packard Co. last year that brought her total compensation to an estimated $16.5 million. The Palo Alto computer and services giant (NYSE:HPQ) reported the pay package in a proxy filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Whitman's option awards are valued at $16.1 million and she was also given $372,598 in other compensation]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/ceo-meg-whitman-got-16-5m-hp-pay-package/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Deadline looms to bid on Custom House</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/nw-regional-biz-news/deadline-looms-to-bid-on-custom-house/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/nw-regional-biz-news/deadline-looms-to-bid-on-custom-house/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:21:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[active-bidders]]></category> <category><![CDATA[failed-three]]></category> <category><![CDATA[historic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[historic-office]]></category> <category><![CDATA[house]]></category> <category><![CDATA[north-park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[portland-custom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[received-before]]></category> <category><![CDATA[scheduled]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/deadline-looms-to-bid-on-custom-house/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Bidding for the Portland Custom House will close at 9 a.m. Feb. 7 unless a new bid is received before then. The high bid for the historic office building on Portland’s North Park Blocks currently stands at $1.7 million with six active bidders expressing interest. The auction will be automatically extended by 24 hours if a bid is received in the day before the scheduled close. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/nw-regional-biz-news/deadline-looms-to-bid-on-custom-house/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Micron Tech CEO killed in airplane accident in Idaho</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/micron-tech-ceo-killed-in-airplane-accident-in-idaho/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/micron-tech-ceo-killed-in-airplane-accident-in-idaho/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:01:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[family]]></category> <category><![CDATA[family-during]]></category> <category><![CDATA[indelible-mark]]></category> <category><![CDATA[makes-advanced]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mark-on-micron]]></category> <category><![CDATA[steve-appleto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/micron-tech-ceo-killed-in-airplane-accident-in-idaho/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Micron Technology Inc. said its CEO Steve Appleto, 51, was killed in a small plane accident on Friday morning. The Boise-based company (NASDAQ:MU) has a design center in San Jose. It makes advanced semiconductor technology. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/micron-tech-ceo-killed-in-airplane-accident-in-idaho/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>PSBJ poll: Majority favoring same-sex marriage legalization</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/psbj-poll-majority-favoring-same-sex-marriage-legalization/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/psbj-poll-majority-favoring-same-sex-marriage-legalization/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:36:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[higher-number]]></category> <category><![CDATA[journal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[puget-sound]]></category> <category><![CDATA[question]]></category> <category><![CDATA[results]]></category> <category><![CDATA[survey]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/psbj-poll-majority-favoring-same-sex-marriage-legalization/</guid> <description><![CDATA[With the Washington state Senate passing a bill to legalize same-sex marriage this week, the issue is a hot topic across the nation and even globally. Puget Sound Business Journal readers are certainly talking about it, judging by the results of an online PSBJ poll that asks the question, “Should same-sex marriage be legalized in Washington state?” This survey is not a scientific sampling but offers a quick view of what readers are thinking. So far, 1,580 readers have voted, a higher number than almost any poll in recent memory... ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/psbj-poll-majority-favoring-same-sex-marriage-legalization/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>List: Top Portland law firms</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/list-top-portland-law-firms/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/list-top-portland-law-firms/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:33:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[complete]]></category> <category><![CDATA[current]]></category> <category><![CDATA[firms-below]]></category> <category><![CDATA[industry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-industry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tonkon-torp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[williamson]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/list-top-portland-law-firms/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Stoel Rives tops the Business Journal's list of top Portland law firms, with 149 local attorneys. Schwabe Williamson &#038; Wyatt clocked in at No. 2 with 121 local attorneys. You can get a peak at the top-10 firms below and subscribers can view the complete list in the current issue of the Business Journal. Not included in the list, though certainly an indicator of the industry's health, is that a number of firms are planning to hire for various positions in the next six to 12 months]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/list-top-portland-law-firms/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Portland lawyers earn $102K on average</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/portland-lawyers-earn-102k-on-average/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/portland-lawyers-earn-102k-on-average/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:01:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[average-each]]></category> <category><![CDATA[biggest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[numbers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[portland-judges]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/women-dominate-facebook-but-not-on-its-board/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ There are reportedly more women than men among Facebook Inc.'s 845 million users but the giant social networking pioneer has none on its board of directors. Susan Stautberg, co-founder of New York-based Women Corporate Directors, told Bloomberg on Friday that Facebook is being shortsighted by not having diversity on its board. “It doesn’t make sense for a company that claims to be so forward looking to not have any women directors,” she said. “If they just have an old boy’s network in the boardroom, they won’t have access to diverse ideas and strategies... ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/women-dominate-facebook-but-not-on-its-board/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>San Jose welcomes USF campus to downtown</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/san-jose-welcomes-usf-campus-to-downtown/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/san-jose-welcomes-usf-campus-to-downtown/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:52:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[continued]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cupertino]]></category> <category><![CDATA[francisco]]></category> <category><![CDATA[located-at-125]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rabinov]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relocated-its]]></category> <category><![CDATA[silicon-valley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-continued]]></category> <category><![CDATA[university]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/san-jose-welcomes-usf-campus-to-downtown/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The city of San Jose officially welcomed the new University of San Francisco campus in downtown on Friday. USF relocated its Cupertino campus to San Jose late last year. The San Jose campus officially opened Friday for working professionals looking to earn a bachelor or master's degree. The campus is located at 125 S. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/san-jose-welcomes-usf-campus-to-downtown/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Users not tiring of Facebook</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/users-not-tiring-of-facebook/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/users-not-tiring-of-facebook/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:44:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[heads-towards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[public-offering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[silicon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[silicon-valley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/users-not-tiring-of-facebook/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ A fear for Facebook as it heads towards an historic initial public offering is that people will grow tired of posting pictures, playing games and connecting on the social network. As the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal reports, a study released Friday by the Pew Research Center could ease that fear. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/users-not-tiring-of-facebook/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Air India close to 27 jet Boeing purchase</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/air-india-close-to-27-jet-boeing-purchase/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/air-india-close-to-27-jet-boeing-purchase/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:39:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/air-india-close-to-27-jet-boeing-purchase/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Struggling Indian air carrier Air India is moving closer to buying 27 Boeing Co. 787 airplanes, with delivery of the first Everett-built plane expected later this month. As Bloomberg reports, a group of Indian ministers is expected to approve the purchase, ordered seven years ago, next week. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/air-india-close-to-27-jet-boeing-purchase/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Is it fair to compare Amazon to Apple?</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/is-it-fair-to-compare-amazon-to-apple/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/is-it-fair-to-compare-amazon-to-apple/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:36:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[amazon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kindle-fire]]></category> <category><![CDATA[two-companies]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/is-it-fair-to-compare-amazon-to-apple/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Apple Inc. reported $46.33 billion in revenue and a record $13.06 billion in profit in the fourth quarter, while Amazon.com Inc. reported $17.4 billion in revenue and a profit of $177 million. Is it fair to compare the two companies' performances? As TechCrunch reports, as long as Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) expands into selling hardware like the Kindle and Kindle Fire tablet, comparisons will be made with Apple's huge success selling hardware like the iPad and iPhone, and investors will compare the two companies and their profit margins. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/is-it-fair-to-compare-amazon-to-apple/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lightspeed raising $875 million for two funds</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lightspeed-raising-875-million-for-two-funds/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lightspeed-raising-875-million-for-two-funds/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:28:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[200-million]]></category> <category><![CDATA[675-million]]></category> <category><![CDATA[remaining]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reported-citing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[venture-capital]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lightspeed-raising-875-million-for-two-funds/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Lightspeed Venture Partners is nearing the close of $875 million for two funds, according to Bloomberg. The Menlo Park-based venture capital firm manages more than $2 billion of capital commitments. About $675 million is going to a U.S. fund, while the remaining $200 million is benefiting a China fund, Bloomberg reported citing unnamed sources. Separate regulatory filings in December and January suggested Lightspeed was seeking $675 million for Lightspeed Venture Partners IX and had raised $84... ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lightspeed-raising-875-million-for-two-funds/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Polaris Venture invests $4M in Aria</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/polaris-venture-invests-4m-in-aria/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/polaris-venture-invests-4m-in-aria/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:24:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[billion-under]]></category> <category><![CDATA[boston-based]]></category> <category><![CDATA[francisco-based]]></category> <category><![CDATA[funds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[its-technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[polaris-venture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[registered]]></category> <category><![CDATA[venture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[venture-capital]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/polaris-venture-invests-4m-in-aria/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Polaris Venture Partners made a $4 million investment in Aria Retirement Solutions. The Boston-based venture capital firm, which has an office in Palo Alto, has more than $3 billion under management. San Francisco-based Aria provides retirement income services. It plans to use the funds for expansion of its technology platform for independent Registered Investment Advisers. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/polaris-venture-invests-4m-in-aria/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Blackstone weighs Brocade buyout</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/blackstone-weighs-brocade-buyout/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/blackstone-weighs-brocade-buyout/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:23:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blackstone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[deals-were]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jose-based]]></category> <category><![CDATA[market-value]]></category> <category><![CDATA[networking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-networking]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/blackstone-weighs-brocade-buyout/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Blackstone Group is reportedly considering a leveraged buyout of Brocade Communications Systems. Bloomberg cited an unnamed source in a story on Friday that said Blackstone is in talks with San Jose-based Brocade (NASDAQ:BRCD) but a deal may be difficult because of the $2.65 billion market value of the networking equipment company. Brocade has been reportedly seeking a buyer off and on since 2009 but no deals were able to be worked out. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/blackstone-weighs-brocade-buyout/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SuccessFactors projects a loss instead of profit</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/successfactors-projects-a-loss-instead-of-profit/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/successfactors-projects-a-loss-instead-of-profit/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:20:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[exceeding-break]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mateo-based]]></category> <category><![CDATA[online-human]]></category> <category><![CDATA[profit-despite]]></category> <category><![CDATA[said-it-now]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software-giant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[switched-its]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/successfactors-projects-a-loss-instead-of-profit/</guid> <description><![CDATA[SuccessFactors switched its fourth-quarter projection to a loss from a profit despite saying its revenue will be better than expected. The San Mateo-based online human resources software company said it now expects to post a loss of 2 cents a share instead of exceeding break even as it had previously forecast. German software giant SAP has agreed to buy SuccessFactors for $3.4 billion but the deal has been held up awaiting approval of the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/successfactors-projects-a-loss-instead-of-profit/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>San Jose gets early response on relaxed developer fees</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/san-jose-gets-early-response-on-relaxed-developer-fees/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/san-jose-gets-early-response-on-relaxed-developer-fees/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:20:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[few-measures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[million-net]]></category> <category><![CDATA[north]]></category> <category><![CDATA[silicon-valley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[some-questioned]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/san-jose-gets-early-response-on-relaxed-developer-fees/</guid> <description><![CDATA[San Jose officials passed a few measures this week designed to encourage companies to move here, and developers to build here, writes Mary Ann Azevedo on Silicon Valley BizBlog. As I wrote in Friday's edition of the Business Journal, one of those measures included reducing the amount of money developers have to pay for traffic improvements in North San Jose pretty drastically — from $12.69 per square foot to $5 per square foot. The developers and brokers I talked to welcomed the move but some questioned one aspect of it: The fact that it's temporary and that there's a cap of 1 million net new square feet. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/san-jose-gets-early-response-on-relaxed-developer-fees/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Atmel reveals Q4 revenue update</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/atmel-reveals-q4-revenue-update/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/atmel-reveals-q4-revenue-update/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:20:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[403-million]]></category> <category><![CDATA[422-million]]></category> <category><![CDATA[announce-its]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fourth-quarter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[from-the-third]]></category> <category><![CDATA[said-it-expects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[third-quarter]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/atmel-reveals-q4-revenue-update/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Atmel said it expects its fourth-quarter revenue to be about $384 million, down 20 percent sequentially from the third quarter of 2011. The San Jose-based company, which specializes in microcontroller and touch technology, has previous guidance suggesting its revenue would decline 12 percent to 16 percent (or $403 million to $422 million). The company attributed the drop to rescheduling payments on a receivable related to an Asian distributor. Atmel is expected to announce its fourth quarter and 2011 full-year financial results Feb... ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/atmel-reveals-q4-revenue-update/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>GetHired brings video to job-hunting</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/gethired-brings-video-to-job-hunting/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/gethired-brings-video-to-job-hunting/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:20:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[diana-samuels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[james-janesky]]></category> <category><![CDATA[more-efficiency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[person]]></category> <category><![CDATA[silicon-valley]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/gethired-brings-video-to-job-hunting/</guid> <description><![CDATA[GetHired.com is a recently launched company with a hiring and recruiting website that emphasizes video, writes Diana Samuels on Silicon Valley BizBlog. I profiled GetHired.com in this week's Business Journal. Companies can ask candidates to answer "pre-interview" questions with short videos. Basically so they can tell just how weird the person is before they devote an afternoon to interviewing them]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/gethired-brings-video-to-job-hunting/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meridian Shopping Center&#8217;s filing staves off foreclosure</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/meridian-shopping-centers-filing-staves-off-foreclosure/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/meridian-shopping-centers-filing-staves-off-foreclosure/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:20:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bankruptcy-case]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meridian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meridian-park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[property-owner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[recently-filed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[silicon-valley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sprawling]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/meridian-shopping-centers-filing-staves-off-foreclosure/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The owner of San Jose's Meridian Park Plaza has filed for bankruptcy protection, putting the sprawling shopping center in legal limbo, writes Eli Segall on Silicon Valley BizBlog. But if a nearby retail center is any indicator, Meridian Park's bankruptcy case could have a happy ending. Meridian Park's owner, Meridian Shopping Center, recently filed for Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Jose. The property owner's only listed asset — the shopping center — is valued at $14 million, and its only listed creditor, East West Bank, is owed $10... ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/meridian-shopping-centers-filing-staves-off-foreclosure/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Top 5: Valley graduate business programs</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/top-5-valley-graduate-business-programs/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/top-5-valley-graduate-business-programs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:20:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[100-students]]></category> <category><![CDATA[biggest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[region]]></category> <category><![CDATA[total]]></category> <category><![CDATA[valley]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/top-5-valley-graduate-business-programs/</guid> <description><![CDATA[This week the Business Journal ranked the biggest graduate business programs in the region by the total number of business graduate students enrolled in Silicon Valley. Here is a sneak peek of the top five graduate business programs. Information was obtained from school representatives. In order for a school to be considered for the list, the total number of business graduate students enrolled in the Valley must be provided. The top five Graduate Business Programs reportedly have over 3,100 students enrolled... ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/top-5-valley-graduate-business-programs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gigamon growing locally for network monitoring success</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/gigamon-growing-locally-for-network-monitoring-success/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/gigamon-growing-locally-for-network-monitoring-success/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:20:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[costs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gigamon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[its-equipment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[separate-team]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-costs]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/gigamon-growing-locally-for-network-monitoring-success/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Networking security equipment maker Gigamon has stayed local as it grows in Milpitas. The company does all the design engineering, manufacturing and shipping of its equipment locally, and CEO Ted Ho said he wouldn't have it any other way. "The overhead of managing a separate team overseas, the costs of outsourcing, are not easily quantifiable," he said. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/gigamon-growing-locally-for-network-monitoring-success/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Study finds users are not tiring of Facebook</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/study-finds-users-are-not-tiring-of-facebook/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/study-finds-users-are-not-tiring-of-facebook/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:20:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[playing-games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[public-offering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[research-center]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social]]></category> <category><![CDATA[study-released]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/study-finds-users-are-not-tiring-of-facebook/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A concern for Facebook as it heads toward an historic initial public offering is that people will grow tired of posting pictures, playing games and connecting on the social network. But a study released Friday by the Pew Research Center could ease that fear. The study found that the longer that people have used Facebook, the more frequently they use it and the more friends they have on the site the more involved they get with it. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/study-finds-users-are-not-tiring-of-facebook/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mango Materials turns waste gas into bioplastics</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/mango-materials-turns-waste-gas-into-bioplastics/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/mango-materials-turns-waste-gas-into-bioplastics/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:18:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mango]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mango-materials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[materials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[price-versus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[produces-its]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sell-plastic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[water-bottles]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/mango-materials-turns-waste-gas-into-bioplastics/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The business: Mango Materials produces biodegradable plastics from waste biogas (methane) at a competitive price versus oil-based plastics. Mango Materials produces its plastic (polyhydroxyalkanoate) in powder form that is converted into a variety of plastic products such as children's toys, electronic casings, water bottles and food packaging containers. How it makes money: Mango Materials plans to sell plastic pellets to existing plastic formers and distributors who make plastic products. Business/technology it could disrupt: The company says it provides an environmentally friendly alternative to non-biodegradable oil-based plastics and reduces demand for oil]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/mango-materials-turns-waste-gas-into-bioplastics/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lightspeed raising $875M for two funds</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lightspeed-raising-875m-for-two-funds/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lightspeed-raising-875m-for-two-funds/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:17:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[675-million]]></category> <category><![CDATA[875-million]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bloomberg]]></category> <category><![CDATA[firm-manages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lightspeed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[remaining]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reported-citing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[venture-partners]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/state-health-insurance-premiums-rise-but-rate-slows/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Health insurance premiums in Oregon continued to rise in 2011 but at a slower rate than in recent years. According to the Department of Consumer and Business Services annual report on Health Insurance in Oregon, the average premium for individuals and employers with two to 50 workers increased 6.6 percent. That's down from an 11.7 percent increase in 2010. The decline was attributed to fewer medical claims being filed last year. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/state-health-insurance-premiums-rise-but-rate-slows/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Best in-house lawyers sought by PSBJ</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/best-in-house-lawyers-sought-by-psbj/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/best-in-house-lawyers-sought-by-psbj/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:51:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NW Regional Business News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[economy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[efforts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[help-the-puget]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legal-community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[operate-within]]></category> <category><![CDATA[puget]]></category> <category><![CDATA[puget-sound]]></category><guid
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