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Following is a list of building permits issued in the past few months in the Richmond area for construction valued at $50,000 or more. The name listed is that of the owner and contractor unless otherwise noted; the project is a single-family dwelling unless otherwise noted. Real estate transfers for the same localities appear Saturdays in the Classified section. Permits and transfers can be accessed online at www.timesdispatch.com. .
Apollo Hospitals has invested Rs 155 crore for a 250-bed facility in Bangalore, which is slated for commissioning in the third week of January 2007.
The Group entered into a strategic joint venture with Imperial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre for a 51 per cent stake to make a foray into the healthcare capital of the country. Apollo already has a presence in Karnataka through the government-run Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Raichur in a public-private partnership initiative and the Apollo BGS Hospital, Mysore.
The Group's business model for hospitals in India has been either on a stand-alone model or through a joint venture/acquisition route. "The key objective is to offer the best facilities with the latest medical technology and expertise, VP Kamath, chief executive officer, Apollo Hospitals-Bangalore told Pharmabiz.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Start transforming your home with new products, ideas and trends guaranteed to explode onto the market in the coming year. Oklahoma Citys largest Home & Garden Show will be held at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds January 19-21, 2007. The theme of this years show, Blooming with New Ideas, will provide sensational new concepts and the latest products for the home and garden throughout four buildings at the fairgrounds. With more than 400 local and national exhibitors expected, the show will be Blooming with New Ideas that visitors can utilize in their own homes and gardens. Some of this years features include: The Junk Market Girls Forget trendy, high-priced home decor. This creative duo is getting national attention for their ability to transform flea market finds into original flair for the home.
The quick thinking of a 12-year-old Dunbar Township girl prevented a bad situation from possibly becoming worse. Shortly after midnight Friday, Robert Gratson, of Dunbar Township, awoke to the smell of wood burning. However, living in the mountain area of the township, he was used to such smells and fell back to sleep. He awoke five minutes later to a much stronger smoky odor, accompanied by popping and crackling noises. When he went to investigate, he noticed the front porch of his double-wide, modular home on fire. A volunteer firefighter for years, Gratson was surprised by the fierce blaze. He ran to grab his keys and wake up his family. "In the living room, there was a big cloud of smoke. It was like breathing through a black carpet," Gratson said. .
The heyday of the conglomerate is long past. Despite a thriving nostalgia for the 1970s, the vast and sprawling industrial behemoths that characterized that age have seldom come back into fashion, and never for long. Now the mood has turned so wildly that the clamor is often not only to question the point of conglomerates, but to argue for their break-up. Conglomerates have taken a battering from management theorists, too, with many seeing diversification as a way for managers to build empires rather than a way to create value. And stock markets have taken to imposing a conglomerate discount, forcing firms such as Tyco International (Ticker: TYC) to break themselves up.
The case against conglomerates can be summed up in two words: size and complexity. Size is said to slow down decision-making; complexity to create confusion.
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