http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ratepoint-names-keith-w-cooper-president-and-chief-executive-officer-118843299.html
NEEDHAM, Mass., March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- RatePoint, the leading provider of online reputation monitoring and management services for small business, announced the appointment of Keith W. Cooper as president and CEO as well as a director on the company's board.
With an exceptional track record of taking companies from the startup phase to established industry leaders, Cooper will lead the company's executive team and drive business development and product and marketing strategy to grow revenue and market share.
"As the pioneer in online reputation management, RatePoint is in an extraordinary position to dramatically affect how small businesses build trust with customers and leverage their reputation to increase sales," said Cooper. "With the dramatic growth of real-time consumer feedback online, small business owners must be aware of what is being said about their business in order to cultivate a strong reputation. I am excited about the possibilities ahead for RatePoint, and am confident our innovative technology can provide customers with the tools necessary to successfully improve their businesses."
RatePoint was named "Company Most Likely to be a Household Name in 5 Years" by MassNetComms Innovators Summit, and Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) selected RatePoint as a winner in the 7th Annual MITX Technology Awards in the social media category.
"We are excited to bring Keith on board," said Jim Counihan, general partner for Prism VentureWorks and RatePoint board member. "Keith's industry experience and leadership capabilities will enable RatePoint to capture the full potential of the market opportunity."
Cooper most recently served as president and COO of Carbonite, a provider of online backup based in Boston. During Cooper's tenure at Carbonite, the company was chosen as one of the Most Innovative Companies in New England, one of the Best Places To Work in Boston and named to the prestigious Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies, where it placed No. 9 overall and No. 1 in IT Services.
Prior to Carbonite, Cooper was president and CEO of Ottawa-based webHancer Corporation, which he led to a successful sale to Microsoft. He also served as president and CEO of FaxNet, which became the leading provider of messaging solutions to the world's largest telecom companies. FaxNet was acquired by Critical Path.
Cooper also has served as venture partner at VIMAC Ventures, general manager of Trans National Communications (TNC), case leader and strategic analyst at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Cooper received a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School, and a bachelor's degree from Harvard College, where he graduated with honors.
About RatePoint Inc.
RatePoint Inc., the leading provider of online reputation monitoring and management services, helps small businesses protect and build their online reputation, allowing businesses to harness the power of credible customer feedback and leverage it into a sales, marketing and customer service asset.
RatePoint's easy-to-use, Web-based communication services include customer feedback tools to collect customer reviews and testimonials as well as email marketing, survey and dispute resolution capabilities to provide small- and medium-sized businesses with the ability to collect, manage and promote customer feedback directly from their website. For more information, contact us at: 888-777-1636 or visit: www.ratepoint.com.
Monday, April 4, 2011
March Madness Stocks Reaching 52-Week Highs During Final Four Weekend
http://wallstcheatsheet.com/trading/march-madness-stocks-reaching-52-week-highs-during-final-four-weekend.html
Here are the top stocks, with a market cap greater than $10 billion, that hit 52-week highs in today’s trading:
Here are the top stocks, with a market cap greater than $10 billion, that hit 52-week highs in today’s trading:
- Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE:WPZ): Up 0.15% to $51.88. Williams Partners LP is a master limited partnership that owns natural gas gathering, transportation, processing and treating assets.
- Consolidated Edison Inc. (NYSE:ED): Up 0.65% to $51.05. Consolidated Edison, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides a variety of energy related products and services. The Company supplies electric service in New York, parts of New Jersey, and Pennsylvania as well as supplies electricity to wholesale customers.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Copper Beech Montessori School, Inc.
http://www.bbb.org/boston/business-reviews/child-care-centers/copper-beech-montessori-school-inc-in-jamaica-plain-ma-37784/ BBB has determined that Copper Beech Montessori School, Inc. meets BBB accreditation standards, which include a commitment to make a good faith effort to resolve any consumer complaints. BBB Accredited Businesses pay a fee for accreditation review/monitoring and for support of BBB services to the public.
BBB accreditation does not mean that the business' products or services have been evaluated or endorsed by BBB, or that BBB has made a determination as to the business' product quality or competency in performing services.
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cooper beech-ABOUT US
http://www.copperbeech.ro/About.aspx
Copper Beech is a professionally managed company focused on the development of high quality residential projects in Romania. With a passionate dedication to quality and uncompromising attention to detail and best practices, Copper Beech strives to exceed customer’s expectations through feed-back. The company also strives for leadership through innovation, use of modern technology and respect for the environment.
Copper Beech is a professionally managed company focused on the development of high quality residential projects in Romania. With a passionate dedication to quality and uncompromising attention to detail and best practices, Copper Beech strives to exceed customer’s expectations through feed-back. The company also strives for leadership through innovation, use of modern technology and respect for the environment.
A Hotel Empire Unravels
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703576204576227010473269384.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
The two Asian immigrants have lost 11 properties after falling behind on payments. One year ago, the Pennsylvania attorney general's office filed criminal charges against them on 26 counts each tied to their alleged failure to pay $310,849 in state sales tax and $37,020 in withholding tax. The two have pleaded not guilty and a trial is expected this year.
When their financial problems were escalating in the fall of 2008, their hotel in Lancaster, Pa., was cited by that state's Agriculture Department for using a room air-conditioner to keep meat loaf, apple pies, macaroni salad and other food cool when a walk-in unit wasn't operating.
Now they may be close to losing the crown jewel of their empire, the 183-room JFK Plaza hotel, at New York City's busiest airport. Following a bankruptcy-court auction of the property, a trustee in the case recommended last week that the property be conveyed to Neshgold LP, a secured creditor with a $16 million claim against the property.
In an email Sunday, Mr. Morais said that the JFK hotel "was never a day late or dollar short" on its loan and partly blamed "people trying to squeeze minorities and rob them" for their financial problems.
Messrs. Morais and Mir declined to comment on other questions through the attorney representing them in the bankruptcy case, Walter Drobenko. Mr. Drobenko said that they are continuing to fight the bankruptcy sale. "We haven't given up," he said. "The debtor should be provided an opportunity to reorganize."
Messrs. Morais and Mir's company, Kronos Hotels LLC, at one point owned 36 hotels in 10 states, according to one of its 2008 news releases. It isn't clear how many hotels they currently own. But according to a reports by Trepp LLC, a firm that tracks commercial real-estate debt, 11 of their hotels have been foreclosed on by the special servicer managing $48.5 million of debt backed by the properties. As of this month, nine of those have been resold, Trepp said.
Like many investors during the boom years, Messrs. Morais and Mir financed their buying spree with money from private-equity firms, hedge funds and banks that securitized commercial real-estate mortgages and sold them to investors.
Mr. Morais, 48 years old, the chief executive of Kronos, is a native of Malaysia and India and was trained in the information technology industry, according to a biography prepared in 2008 by a public relations firm.
The two Asian immigrants have lost 11 properties after falling behind on payments. One year ago, the Pennsylvania attorney general's office filed criminal charges against them on 26 counts each tied to their alleged failure to pay $310,849 in state sales tax and $37,020 in withholding tax. The two have pleaded not guilty and a trial is expected this year.
When their financial problems were escalating in the fall of 2008, their hotel in Lancaster, Pa., was cited by that state's Agriculture Department for using a room air-conditioner to keep meat loaf, apple pies, macaroni salad and other food cool when a walk-in unit wasn't operating.
Now they may be close to losing the crown jewel of their empire, the 183-room JFK Plaza hotel, at New York City's busiest airport. Following a bankruptcy-court auction of the property, a trustee in the case recommended last week that the property be conveyed to Neshgold LP, a secured creditor with a $16 million claim against the property.
In an email Sunday, Mr. Morais said that the JFK hotel "was never a day late or dollar short" on its loan and partly blamed "people trying to squeeze minorities and rob them" for their financial problems.
Messrs. Morais and Mir declined to comment on other questions through the attorney representing them in the bankruptcy case, Walter Drobenko. Mr. Drobenko said that they are continuing to fight the bankruptcy sale. "We haven't given up," he said. "The debtor should be provided an opportunity to reorganize."
Messrs. Morais and Mir's company, Kronos Hotels LLC, at one point owned 36 hotels in 10 states, according to one of its 2008 news releases. It isn't clear how many hotels they currently own. But according to a reports by Trepp LLC, a firm that tracks commercial real-estate debt, 11 of their hotels have been foreclosed on by the special servicer managing $48.5 million of debt backed by the properties. As of this month, nine of those have been resold, Trepp said.
Like many investors during the boom years, Messrs. Morais and Mir financed their buying spree with money from private-equity firms, hedge funds and banks that securitized commercial real-estate mortgages and sold them to investors.
Mr. Morais, 48 years old, the chief executive of Kronos, is a native of Malaysia and India and was trained in the information technology industry, according to a biography prepared in 2008 by a public relations firm.
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