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Business Briefs
For Tuesday, December 2, 2008
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 02, 2008
HAWAII
ABC Music liquidating inventory
ABC Music will be liquidating its more than $500,000 in inventory Sunday after earlier closing its Cooke Street location.A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Honolulu Symphony and its programs for the community.
The auction, which will be conducted by Pacific Bid LLC, will start at 10 a.m. at Kawananakoa School, 49 Funchal St., Building D-Dining room 48. Special previews are scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Sunday. Bids also may be submitted at proxybid.com, and a full inventory of items is available for viewing is at pacificbid.com.
ABC Music, an authorized dealer of Yamaha musical instruments, will be selling Yamaha keyboards, Upright Clavinova pianos, Baby Grand pianos, violins, acoustic bass, electric guitars, ukuleles, saxophones, trumpets, clarinets and music accessories.
For more information, contact Carol Moore at 739-2112.
State unemployment pay extended
Seven weeks of additional federal jobless benefits are available for Hawaii unemployed workers who have exhausted their 26 weeks of regular unemployment benefits and 13 weeks of Emergency Unemployment Compensation, the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said yesterday. The additional compensation could aid up to 5,000 people, the Labor Department said.The additional extension under the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 was signed by President Bush on Nov. 21 and became effective Nov. 23.
Questions may be directed to the following unemployment insurance offices statewide: Honolulu, 586-8970 or 586-8971; Waipahu, 675-0030; Maui, 808-984-8400; Molokai, 808-553-1750; Hilo, 808-974-4086; Kona, 808-322-4822; and Kauai, 808-274-3043.
Aloha Petroleum expands selection
Aloha Petroleum's ethanol-free Aloha Classic Gasoline is now available on the Waianae coast. The 7-Eleven store at 85-830 Farrington Hwy. in Waianae is carrying the gasoline, rated a minimum 89-octane and containing a detergent additive. Aloha Classic is formulated for boat engines and other small engines that can be damaged by ethanol-blended gasoline.
A&B sells Sacramento building
A&B Properties Inc. said yesterday it has sold Venture Oaks, a 100,000-square-foot, five-story office building in Sacramento, Calif., to KBS City Gate Plaza LLC for an undisclosed price. The property's primary tenant, occupying 87 percent of the building, is the state of California Compensation Insurance Fund.The Alexander & Baldwin Inc. subsidiary's commercial property/investment portfolio now comprises 7.5 million square feet of retail, office and industrial space in Hawaii and eight mainland states, including two office buildings in Sacramento.
[ Taking notice ]
Promotions / New hires
» Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa has named Paul Matsumoto as director of food and beverage. He was previously a restaurant manager at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and general manager for Alan Wong's Restaurant, The Pineapple Room.» The University of Hawaii Board of Regents has named Dr. Michele Carbone as interim director of The Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. He replaces Dr. Carl Wilhelm-Vogel, who resigned in November. Carbone currently serves as director of the center's Thoracic Oncology Program and chair of the John A. Burns School of Medicine Department of Pathology.
» Hualalai Resort has hired Jasper Schneider as director of culinary operations and restaurants. His experience includes executive chef at The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas, and the opening executive chef at The Palms and La Quinta Resort and Club.
» King & Neel has named Wesley Uemoto as president. He replaces co-founder Harvey King, who will continue as chairman of the board. Uemoto was previously an accountant in Boston, an underwriter at Industrial Indemnity Co. and is a designated Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter.
HAWAII
ABC Music liquidating inventory
ABC Music will be liquidating its more than $500,000 in inventory Sunday after earlier closing its Cooke Street location.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Honolulu Symphony and its programs for the community.
The auction, which will be conducted by Pacific Bid LLC, will start at 10 a.m. at Kawananakoa School, 49 Funchal St., Building D-Dining room 48. Special previews are scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Sunday. Bids also may be submitted at proxybid.com, and a full inventory of items is available for viewing is at pacificbid.com.
ABC Music, an authorized dealer of Yamaha musical instruments, will be selling Yamaha keyboards, Upright Clavinova pianos, Baby Grand pianos, violins, acoustic bass, electric guitars, ukuleles, saxophones, trumpets, clarinets and music accessories.
For more information, contact Carol Moore at 739-2112.
State unemployment pay extended
Seven weeks of additional federal jobless benefits are available for Hawaii unemployed workers who have exhausted their 26 weeks of regular unemployment benefits and 13 weeks of Emergency Unemployment Compensation, the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said yesterday. The additional compensation could aid up to 5,000 people, the Labor Department said.The additional extension under the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 was signed by President Bush on Nov. 21 and became effective Nov. 23.
Questions may be directed to the following unemployment insurance offices statewide: Honolulu, 586-8970 or 586-8971; Waipahu, 675-0030; Maui, 808-984-8400; Molokai, 808-553-1750; Hilo, 808-974-4086; Kona, 808-322-4822; and Kauai, 808-274-3043.
Aloha Petroleum expands selection
Aloha Petroleum's ethanol-free Aloha Classic Gasoline is now available on the Waianae coast. The 7-Eleven store at 85-830 Farrington Hwy. in Waianae is carrying the gasoline, rated a minimum 89-octane and containing a detergent additive. Aloha Classic is formulated for boat engines and other small engines that can be damaged by ethanol-blended gasoline.A&B sells Sacramento building
A&B Properties Inc. said yesterday it has sold Venture Oaks, a 100,000-square-foot, five-story office building in Sacramento, Calif., to KBS City Gate Plaza LLC for an undisclosed price. The property's primary tenant, occupying 87 percent of the building, is the state of California Compensation Insurance Fund.The Alexander & Baldwin Inc. subsidiary's commercial property/investment portfolio now comprises 7.5 million square feet of retail, office and industrial space in Hawaii and eight mainland states, including two office buildings in Sacramento.
[ Taking notice ]
Promotions / New hires
» Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa has named Paul Matsumoto as director of food and beverage. He was previously a restaurant manager at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and general manager for Alan Wong's Restaurant, The Pineapple Room.» The University of Hawaii Board of Regents has named Dr. Michele Carbone as interim director of The Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. He replaces Dr. Carl Wilhelm-Vogel, who resigned in November. Carbone currently serves as director of the center's Thoracic Oncology Program and chair of the John A. Burns School of Medicine Department of Pathology.
» Hualalai Resort has hired Jasper Schneider as director of culinary operations and restaurants. His experience includes executive chef at The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas, and the opening executive chef at The Palms and La Quinta Resort and Club.
» King & Neel has named Wesley Uemoto as president. He replaces co-founder Harvey King, who will continue as chairman of the board. Uemoto was previously an accountant in Boston, an underwriter at Industrial Indemnity Co. and is a designated Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter.
Today’s Edition
- Troubled bridges over island waters
- Man shot in police encounter
- 70 U.S. Army reservists receive warrior citizen awards
- Family raises $66,000 for son's liver surgery
- Ocean Watch: A love of fish catches new friends, families
- Island Images
- Newswatch
- Police and Fire
- Trader with a taste for risk fishes for tuna from a kayak
- Deal will turn a hospital private, with goal of efficiency
- Readers asked to share holiday horrors
- Easing holiday stress
- It's About Time: An annual reality check can help you reorganize
- Da Kine
- Pet Ohana
- Got nutrients?
- Wahine dominate All-WAC honors
- Hawaii starts defense of its WAC tourney title tomorrow
- Crucial homestand for chance at bowl
- Five big plays from Hawaii's 17-10 victory
- Further Review: Streak means nothing with 8-3 Navy heading in
- Garcia advances at Reef Hawaiian Pro
- Hawaii Beat
- Scoreboard
- Television & Radio
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