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Billionaire Eli Broad Wants More of Your Cash to Build Shrine to Himself
Mama always said the rich don't get that way by spending money.
She was right, of course. L.A.'s second-wealthiest man, Eli Broad, has made an art of using OPM (other people's money) to erect a shrine to himself -- a Grand Avenue museum and office -- downtown.
First he got $52 million of your money to build a parking garage for his art and offices (at a time when the city is cutting back on police -- although this cash comes from a separate, "redevelopment" fund). And now ...
... Eli would like you to invest in his museum.
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According to the Bond Buyer (via LA Biz Observed), Broad is floating $150 million worth of bonds that he would like you to buy in order to fund his art building, much of which will be private offices for his nonprofit foundation.
He'll pay you back, of course (at a reported rate of $12 million a year), as the gift shop money comes rolling in.
The point is that Broad won't have to front too much of his own substantial cash here. And for a guy worth around $6 billion, $200 million or so to build a museum (to house his art and office) is pocket change.
But why scramble for the bill when you will? Happy investing.
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Young Alumni Board: Current Member Bios
Spencer Anderson
Manager of Basketball Administration, Indiana Pacers
BBA09 Finance
BBA09 Economics
As the manager of basketball administration, Spencer works as an analyst supporting the Pacers coaching staff and front office. Prior to his current position, Spencer was enrolled in the JD/MBA program at Iowa where he gained key internship experiences with the University of Iowa Athletic Department, Indiana Pacers, BusinessofCollegeSports.com, and STATS, LLC. During his time at Iowa he was involved with the Hawkinson Institute, Henry Fund, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Junior Achievement, Dance Marathon, and the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. In his free time, Spencer enjoys cheering on the Hawkeyes, playing basketball, and biking on the many trails of Indianapolis.
Ryan Baue
Fixed Income Research Analyst, Northern Trust Asset Management
BBA14 Finance
Ryan is currently a buy-side fixed income research analyst covering financial institutions for Northern Trust Asset Management in Chicago. His company coverage includes regional banks, credit card issuers, aircraft lessors, and all asset-backed securities. Previously, Ryan spent six years in the Iowa Army National Guard as an Infantryman and spent 10 months in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. During his time at the University of Iowa, Ryan was involved with Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity and volunteered with Tippie Build. He looks forward to contributing to Tippie as an alumni and helping current Tippie students going forward.
Emily Brannon
Financial Analyst-Commercial Middle Market, BMO Harris Bank
BBA15 Finance
Emily currently resides in Chicago, Illinois and is part of BMO Harris Bank's Commercial Analyst Development Program. Emily graduated with University Honors from the University of Iowa in May 2015 with a degree in Finance and a Certificate in Leadership Studies. While at Iowa Emily was involved in Alpha Kappa Psi, Delta Zeta, Students to Assist Recruitment, the University of Iowa Student Government, and studied abroad in both Torino, Italy and London, England.
Jonathan Coath
Associate, Eagle Hill Consulting
BBA14 Business Analytics and Information Systems
Jonathan is an Associate at Eagle Hill Consulting, a management consulting firm in Washington, D.C. Previously, he worked for Accenture performing change management and process improvement initiatives. During his time at the University of Iowa, Jonathan was the leader of a philanthropic organization for the ALS Association and a volunteer at Tippie Build. After work he can be found running, playing volleyball, hiking and exploring the greater D.C. area.
Patrick Cornally
Investment Banking Associate, Barclays
BBA12 Economics
BBA12 Finance
Patrick is an associate in the Investment Banking Division of Barclays. Previously, he held summer internship positions with the Royal Bank of Scotland in their Fixed Income Syndicate (2010) and Barclays in their Securitized Products Origination Group (2011). While attending the University of Iowa, Patrick was involved in a number of organizations including the Hawkinson Institute, Alpha Kappa Psi, Federal Reserve Challenge and served two terms as Chief Financial Officer of University of Iowa Student Government. Outside of work Patrick enjoys travel, watching the Iowa Hawkeyes and volunteering with the NYC chapter of Minds Matter.
Garret Dunn
Financial Analyst - FP&A, Centro Inc.
BBA13 Accounting
BBA13 Finance
Garret currently works as an FP&A Analyst at Centro, a Chicago-based provider of digital media software and services. Prior to joining Centro, he was an investment banking analyst at Barclays in Chicago, working on a variety of M&A, financing, and advisory transactions primarily with clients in the paper and packaging industries. While at Iowa, Garret was a four-year letterwinner on the men's tennis team, Chair of the Iowa Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and a member of the Hawkinson Institute. Outside of work he enjoys watching movies, reading, exercising, traveling, and supporting Hawkeye athletics.
Adam Hasselquist
Associate – CAS, General Electric
BBA12 Economics
BBA12 Finance
Adam is an Associate in General Electric's Corporate Audit Staff where he's currently based between Paris and Zurich working on GE's acquisition of Alstom, a French multinational energy company. Previously, Adam spent four months working on GE's disposition of Synchrony Financial in Stamford, Connecticut and two years in GE Healthcare's Financial Management Program between Milwaukee and Chicago. During his time at Iowa, he was involved in the Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity and worked as a Finance Intern at the University of Iowa Foundation. Adam is originally from Le Mars, IA.
Victoria Hernandez
Senior Analyst, GrandView Analytics
BBA12 Finance
Victoria is a Senior Analyst at GrandView Analytics, a Chicago-based professional services firm that provides project-based consulting resources to the financial industry. Prior to joining GrandView, she was a Consulting Manager at FactSet, working with fixed income clients in the Midwest. While attending the University of Iowa, she was involved in a number of organizations, including Tippie Senate, Women in Business, and Alpha Kappa Psi. In her free time, Victoria enjoys travel, cheering on the Hawkeyes, and exploring Chicago.
Jenna Herr
Technical Services Specialist, City of Waukee Community & Economic Development
BBA13 Economics
BBA13 Finance
Jenna currently works as the Technical Services Specialist for the City of Waukee Community and Economic Development department. Her role involves maintaining the city's commercial real estate databases, drafting grant proposals for economic development funding and relaying economic information to potential investors in the community. While at the University of Iowa, Jenna volunteered as a mentor with Children of Promise and as a math and language arts tutor for local elementary students. Outside of work, she enjoys exploring Des Moines with her daughter, Aaliyah, tutoring math, and watching superhero movies.
Lan Huang
MBA Candidate, Harvard Business School
BBA09 Finance
Lan is currently a MBA student at the Harvard Business School. Lan's previous positions include associate at Madison Dearborn Partners, a private equity firm based in Chicago, and analyst with Credit Suisse in its Mergers & Acquisitions Group. Before working in finance, Lan was a part of the Teach For America program, where he was an Algebra teacher at a low-income school in Los Angeles. As an undergraduate at Iowa, Lan was involved with the Financial Management Association, the Hawkinson Institute, and was a member of the rowing team.
Lisa Gillette Huff
Corporate Associate, Lewis Rice
BBA11 Finance
BBA11 Economics
Lisa recently completed her JD at the University of Illinois and moved to St. Louis, where she is a corporate associate at the law firm Lewis, Rice, & Fingersh. While at Iowa, Lisa was involved in Delta Sigma Pi, the Hawkinson Institute, the college's Judicial Board, Alpha Chi Omega sorority, and worked as a resident assistant.
Katherine Knight
Program Manager, Employer Relations – Career Services, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
BBA13 Finance
BBA13 Management
CER13 Risk Management
Katherine recently received her M.Ed. in Higher Education, and upon graduation started as a Program Manager for Employer Relations within Career Services at University of Chicago Booth School of Business. At Booth, Katherine oversees the on-campus interview center, working directly with both employers and current MBA students. Prior to her graduate school experience, Katherine worked as a Risk Advisory consultant for McGladrey in Cedar Rapids. During her time at Iowa, Katherine worked with Orientation Services as the Tippie direct-admit student leader. Katherine also worked for Recreational Services at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center, was a Business Student Ambassador, and served as President of Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity.
Christina Lexa
Internal Organization Development Manager, Deloitte
BBA07 Finance
BBA07 Marketing
Christina is currently employed as an internal organization development manager for Deloitte. Prior to this position, she was a senior consultant with Federal Management Partners, Inc., a human capital and management consulting firm based in the Washington, D.C. area. She received her master's degree in organization development and knowledge management from George Mason University. While attending the University of Iowa, she was a faculty research assistant in finance, a Hawkinson Scholar, an intern for the Iowa Sports Marketing Department, and a campus tour guide for the Office of Admissions. Christina credits the Tippie College of Business and its alumni with the opportunities she has had to pursue a consulting career in the D.C. area and looks forward to helping current students in their endeavors.
Michael Nauman
Associate Consultant, Microsoft
BBA15 Business Analytics and Information Systems
Michael resides in Chicago, Illinois and is part of Microsoft's Academy of College Hires working as an Associate Consultant with Fortune 500 companies and large government organizations. Michael graduated from the University of Iowa in May 2015 with a degree in Business Analytics and Information Systems with an emphasis on Business Analytics and a minor in Latin. While at Iowa, Michael was a founder of the social fraternity Delta Tau Delta and stayed involved with the Women's Resource and Action Center and Student United Way. Michael enjoys traveling the country for work and cheering on the Hawkeyes with fellow fans he meets across the United States.
Sukriti Nayar
Integration & Separation Senior Associate, KPMG
BBA12 Accounting
BBA12 Finance
Sukriti is currently on the mergers and acquisitions advisory team at KPMG in Chicago. She was born in India, raised in South Africa, and finished her schooling in Iowa. While attending the University of Iowa, she was involved in a number of organizations, including the Hawkinson Institute, head tutor at the Judith R. Frank Business Communication Center, Tippie Senate, and World Health Initiative. When she's not working, she enjoys reading, cooking, and traveling.
Kaitlyn Oxendine
Senior Executive Compensation Analyst, Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
BBA13 Finance
BBA13 Management and Organizations
Kaitlyn is currently an executive compensation analyst at Ameriprise Financial in Minneapolis. She began her career at Ameriprise in the Human Resources Leadership Development Program, a rotational program that provided the opportunity to experience three different areas within human resources: the project management office, executive compensation, and employee relations. While at Iowa, Kaitlyn was involved in Alpha Kappa Psi, Business Student Ambassadors, and the President's Leadership Society. In her free time, she enjoys exploring Minneapolis, going to the theatre, watching sports, and being involved in Ameriprise's Young Professionals Network (YPN).
Samuel Page
Finance Associate, PlanGrid
BBA10 Finance
BBA10 Economics
Sam is currently a finance associate for PlanGrid, a construction software company. Previously, he was a strategic finance associate for Uber in San Francisco, and an associate at Paine & Partners, LLC, a middle market private equity firm that invests in food and agribusiness companies in Chicago. He was also employed in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs, where he worked on consumer and retail financing transactions and mergers and acquisitions in New York. While in school, he was actively involved with Tippie Senate, the Hawkinson Institute, and Delta Sigma Pi. Outside of work, Sam enjoys traveling, cooking, exploring restaurants, and golfing.
Anja Price
BBA10 Economics
CER10 International Business
Anja most recently worked in the healthcare industry within the patient financial services office at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Previously, she worked for Vast.com, a start-up and online marketplace company based out of San Francisco. Anja was born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, and came to Iowa as a foreign exchange student in high school. She was very involved with Women in Business during her time at Tippie and often connected with the community through fundraising activities like the Tippie Build. Outside of work, Anja enjoys community gardening, cycling with her husband Adam, and looks forward to engaging with the Young Alumni Board to positively shape the future of Tippie undergraduates.
Courtney Rohde
Marketing Specialist/Account Manager, Medsource LLC
BBA15 Marketing
CER15 International Business
Courtney currently resides in Los Angeles and is a Marketing Specialist and Account Manager at Medsource LLC, a medical supply distribution company. Her primary role focuses on establishing international relationships for distribution and creating marketing strategies for new product lines. Previously, she interned with Starcom MediaVest Group in Los Angeles and Multiplatform Content in Madrid. During her time at Iowa, she was involved in numerous organizations including Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity, the Global Engagement Student Advisory Board, and the International Student Advisory Board. Additionally, she studied abroad in Spain and Italy. During her free time, Courtney enjoys traveling, watching sports, and volunteering with a local dog rescue.
Timothy Rosener
Risk Assurance Senior Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers
BBA12 Accounting
Tim is a risk assurance associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) after having interned there during the summer of 2011. He has also worked at ConAgra Foods Inc., CUNA Mutual Group, and Wells' Dairy Inc. While attending the Tippie College of Business, he was the Hawkinson Institute of Finance scholar, a member of the Beta Alpha Psi Honorary Accounting Society, and a part of the University of Iowa rowing team. He volunteered with the Tippie Build and would like to continue helping other Tippie students through the YAB.
Andrew Sissel
Investment Analyst, Jackson National Asset Management
BBA07 Economics
BBA07 Marketing
Andrew is an Investment Analyst at Jackson National Asset Management specializing in alternative and equity investments. Beyond his education at Tippie, Andrew graduated, with distinction, from DePaul's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business with an MBA in Finance and Investment Management. He previously worked as a Senior Analyst for HFR Asset Management where he was responsible for research and due diligence of hedge fund investments spread across equity hedge, event driven, macro and relative value strategies. He started his career in derivatives trading for Cygnus Atratus where he specialized in S&P 500 Futures and Options. Andrew currently serves as a board member for the Chicago Iowa Club. While at the University of Iowa, he was on the executive board of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and was Vice President of Operations for the Interfraternity Council. Additionally, he enjoyed being a Big Brother in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County program.
Ryan Smaha
Compliance/Operational Risk Associate, Wells Fargo
BBA15 Finance
BBA15 Management
CER15 Leadership Studies
Ryan is currently a Compliance/Operational Risk Associate in Wells Fargo's Risk Associate Program and is located in Des Moines, IA. In this role, Ryan is participating in a two-year development program in which he will occupy various roles designed to expose him to the different compliance, operational, reputational, and market risks within the consumer lending industry. Ryan graduated with high distinction from the University of Iowa with a degree in Finance and Management (Leadership Track) with a Certificate in Leadership Studies. While an undergraduate, Ryan was involved with the Tippie Undergraduate Judicial Board, KRUI Radio, represented Tippie at the Eller Ethics Case Competition, and was selected as a Meet the Challenge Award winner for his involvement in various student organizations in April 2015. In his free time, Ryan enjoys cheering on Hawkeye sports and his other favorite sports teams, volunteering in the community, and spending time with friends and family.
Caitlin Streit
Founding Director of Operations, Memphis Delta Preparatory School
BBA13 Economics
BBA13 Finance
BA13 Ethics and Public Policy
Caitlin is the founding director of opearations at the Memphis Delta, a preparatory school in Tennessee. She was previously a Data Analyst Fellow through Education Pioneers, where she uses data analytics to tackle education reform issues in Memphis, TN. She has completed her Master of Education degree at Christian Brothers University in 2015. Previously, she served as a Teach For America Corps Member and taught high school mathematics in Memphis. During her time at Tippie, Caitlin had summer internships at Target Corporation and John Deere Financial. She was President of Delta Sigma Pi, served on the Family Relations and Sponsorship committees for Dance Marathon, and was a member of the Hawkinson Institute and Business Student Ambassadors Organization.
Lucyna Vargo
Senior Analyst, Business Partnering and Porfolio Management, Edelman
BBA12 Management
Lucy currently works in HRIS at Edelman in downtown Chicago as a senior analyst. She returned to the Midwest after starting her career at Intel in Portland, Oregon. Lucy graduated with a Human Resources Management degree from The Tippie College of Business in May 2012. While Lucy was at Iowa, she served as President of Tippie Senate, was a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, and worked as a Resident Assistant.
Kevin Velovitch
Consultant, Accenture
BBA12 Finance
BBA12 Management
Kevin is a consultant at Accenture, a management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company. Based out of their Chicago office, Kevin works as a project manager for his client in the retail industry. Previously, he held summer internship positions with the Indianapolis Colts (2010) and Accenture (2011). While at Iowa, Kevin was a member of Alpha Kappa Psi and served two terms as president of the Hawks Nest student organization. In his free time, Kevin enjoys traveling, spending time with family and friends, exercising, reading, and attending Iowa Hawkeye athletic events.
Stephanie Verbeke
Media Strategy Supervisor, Spark SMG
BBA14 Marketing
BBA14 Spanish
CER14 International Business
After graduating from the Tippie College of Business in 2014, Stephanie joined the advertising industry as a Media Strategy Associate at Spark SMG in Chicago. During her time at The University of Iowa, Stephanie interned at Starcom MediaVest Group in Chicago, and worked in the University of Iowa Office of Admissions. She also studied abroad in Spain and England, and was actively involved in Tippie Senate, Alpha Chi Omega, Students to Assist Recruitment, and served as President of Alpha Kappa Psi.
Shachi Vyas
Transaction Services Associate, PwC
BBA16 Accounting
BBA16 Finance
Shachi is a Transaction Services Associate at PwC's Chicago office. Previously, she interned at Deloitte in the Assurance Department, and served as a Resident Assistant at Hillcrest. Shachi graduated from Tippie with a double major in Finance and Accounting. As an undergraduate, Shachi studied abroad in London and was actively involved in Alpha Kappa Psi, and served as Treasurer of the Multicultural Business Student Association.
Jeralyn Westercamp
Market Analyst, University of Iowa Tippie College of Business
BBA14 Management
BBA14 Marketing
BS14 Political Science
CER14 Nonprofit Management
CER14 Leadership Studies
Hanna Wolle
Leadership Development Program Associate, Principal Financial Group
BBA11 Economics
BA11 Chinese Language and Literature
Hanna is an associate in the Principal Financial Group's Leadership Development Program. In this role, Hanna is part of a three-year rotational program focused on leadership development with various roles within the company's four business units. While an undergraduate, she served as president of Tippie Senate, volunteered with Tippie Build, and was the commencement speaker of her graduating class.
Wenran Xie
Assurance Staff, Ernst & Young
BBA13 Accounting
BBA13 Finance
Wenran is an assurance staff at Ernst & Young's Chicago Financial Services Office. Her main client focuses are Private Equity and Hedge Fund firms. Wenran graduated from Tippie with a double major in Accounting and Finance in 2013, and then she received her Master of Accounting degree from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. While at Iowa, she served as an undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Financial Accounting and Reporting, a Career Peer Advisor at Pomerantz Career Center, and Honor Peer Advisor at the Honor's Program. She was also a member of Alpha Kappa Psi and Beta Gama Sigma. Wenran looks forward to the opportunities to help Tippie students through Young Alumni Board.


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Verse and Converse: Dancers Who Write
This popular series features readings by people who move around a lot—or have done so at some point in their lives—and whose writing draws inspiration from the dance world, as well as other transformative life experiences. This month's edition features Cathy Gasiorowicz, once a professional mime who now works in marketing and advertising; Kenneth Yoder, a dancer and educator who founded St. Paul's Caravan Dance Collective; and Su Smallen, a dancer and poet who is also a professor at Hamline University. For a spot-on perspective on the hard work that drives the dancer's life, consider Smallen's "Hey Degas," in which she challenges the French painter's romanticized depictions of life in the studio. "The best ballerinas are pissed off," she writes. "They are not soft, Degas, with all that heat, their bodies are transforming into glass." Gasiorowicz writes about her transition from a life in the arts into corporate America, and Yoder reads darkly delicate poetry, among other selections. There will be more installments of "Verse and Converse" this summer at Bryant-Lake Bowl. (Photo by melalouise)
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When issuing an HTTP DELETE request, the request URI should completely identify the resource to delete. However, is it allowable to add extra meta-data as part of the entity body of the request?
We started with Q&A. Technical documentation is next, and we need your help.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, you can contribute.
The spec does not explicitly forbid or discourage it, so I would tend to say it is allowed.
Microsoft sees it the same way (I can hear murmuring in the audience), they state in the MSDN article about the DELETE Method of ADO.NET Data Services Framework:
Additionally here is what RFC2616 (HTTP 1.1) has to say in regard to requests:
For responses, this has been defined:
The latest update to the HTTP 1.1 spec explicitly permits entity body in DELETE request. Refer This
Some versions of Tomcat and Jetty seem to ignore a entity body if it is present. Which can be a nuisance if you intended to receive it.
It appears to me that RFC 2616 does not specify this.
From section 4.3:
And section 9.7:
So it's not explicitly allowed or disallowed, and there's a chance that a proxy along the way might remove the message body (although it SHOULD read and forward it).
One reason to use the body in a delete request is for optimistic concurrency control.
You read version 1 of a record.
Your colleague reads version 1 of the record.
Your colleague changes the record and updates the database, which updates the version to 2:
You try to delete the record:
You should get an optimistic lock exception. Re-read the record, see that it's important, and maybe not delete it.
Another reason to use it is to delete multiple records at a time (for example, a grid with row-selection check-boxes).
Notice that each message has its own version. Maybe you can specify multiple versions using multiple headers, but by George, this is simpler and much more convenient.
This works in Tomcat (7.0.52) and Spring MVC (4.05), possibly w earlier versions too:
It seems ElasticSearch uses this: http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/delete-by-query/
Which means Netty support this.
In case anyone is running into this issue testing, No it is not universally supported.
I am currently testing with Sahi Pro and it is very apparent a http DELETE call strips any provided body data (a large list of id's to delete in bulk as per endpoint design).
I have been in contact with them several times as well as sent in three separate packages of scrips, images, logs for them to review and they still have not confirmed this. A failed patch, and a missed conference calls by their support later and I still haven't gotten a solid answer.
I am certain Sahi does not support this, and I would imagine many other tools follow suite.
Just a heads up, if you supply a body in your DELETE request and are using a google cloud HTTPS load balancer, it will reject your request with a 400 error. I was banging my head against a wall and came to found out that Google, for whatever reason, thinks a DELETE request with a body is a malformed request.


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JoeAnn Ballard was born in rural Mississippi. At the tender age of 3 months, her parents separated and she and her two older siblings were placed in the home of a great aunt and uncle. This proved to be the best thing that could have ever happened to JoeAnn. Though the home was financially poor, it was rich in love and commitment to family. It was through her experiences, first as an unwanted child and then as a recipient of another's sacrificial care, that JoeAnn decided how she wanted to live. Through the years, her foster father lovingly raised over 45 foster children, while shaping JoeAnn into the strong, compassionate woman she would become and is now.Later in life she attended the Nazarene Bible Institute in West Virginia and later continued her education at the University of Tennessee and Trevecca University, where she received a Ph.D. After completing college in West Virginia, JoeAnn took her first job working with the Memphis South Church of the Nazarene. Her salary was $80.00 a month, half of which went toward room and board and the other half toward the needs of others.After a short time in Memphis, JoeAnn married Monroe Ballard, a young school teacher who passionately shared her values and determination. Together, they began a ministerial journey to touch and change the lives of young people by displaying their strong Christian values and sharing genuine love. They began bringing needy children into their home. Weekend fellowships turned into a ministry that has spanned across three decades.Since 1969, the Ballards have been foster parents to 75 children, all of them living with JoeAnn, Monroe and their children in their home. As the word spread in the hurting black community, the Ballard's modest home began to often fill to capacity with people in need. In 1979, local churches and agencies saw the need for an inner-city ministry and chose Dr. JoeAnn Ballard to be at the helm of what is now the Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc. (NCC) where she remains today.Though many call JoeAnn Ballard "exceptional", her impact of service to more than 100,000 residents annually through the Neighborhood Christian Centers, she insists that anyone who is willing can do what she does. The kindness that she's shown to so many is the epitome of "compassionate ministry". It is her dedication to Jesus Christ and her humble spirit coupled with her desire and sincere determination to change lives that JoeAnn continues to impact so many lives today.
Facing Widowhood: Getting Through the First Yearby Dr. JoeAnn Ballard
This is a simple document to help you get through your first day(s) after losing a spouse. It is not meant to be a how-to book though most of us have very similar experiences. There are many more things that can be said about widowhood, and there are many books that have been written to help you cope with the loss of your spouse.
This is a simple document to help you get through your first day(s) after losing a spouse. It is not meant to be a how-to book though most of us have very similar experiences. There are many more things that can be said about widowhood, and there are many books that have been written to help you cope with the loss of your spouse.
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Extended Stay America Billings - West End, Billings
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A valid credit card is required at check-in for incidentals/damages otherwise a US$100 cash deposit per stay, per room will be collected. The deposit is refunded at check-out after satisfactory inspection. If refund is over US$100 a check will be mailed within 14 days of departure.
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The Youngstown Phantoms owner's plan to have families of those who use the Ice Zone help sell 1,000 season tickets for his junior hockey league team failed only one month into the effort.
Bruce Zoldan — who owns both the team that plays its home games at the Youngstown-owned Covelli Centre and the indoor ice-skating facility in Boardman — said reaction from Ice Zone families to the Phantoms' ticket deal has been poor.
Only 28 season tickets were sold by Ice Zone families as of last week, he said, with his expectation of about 300 to 400 by May 15 nearly impossible to reach.
If 1,000 tickets were sold by Ice Zone families, Zoldan said he would keep the facility open for another year. The Ice Zone will close permanently sometime between May 15 and early June, he said, barring a miracle of significantly more ticket sales.
If that happens, and Zoldan said he seriously doubts it, the Ice Zone could reopen in September.
But Zoldan essentially is throwing in the towel, planning to refund those who bought the 28 season tickets at the end of this week.
"I'm not optimistic that those at the Ice Zone are taking the offer to buy season tickets to keep the facility open seriously," he said. "I believe the Ice Zone is going to close. Truthfully, I don't have the time to be involved with this."
Zoldan contends the families of figure skaters and hockey players don't get along and never got behind his proposal, which he unveiled March 14.
Zoldan, who is also chief executive officer for the B.J. Alan fireworks company, took particular aim at the parents of youth hockey players at the Ice Zone — saying they were "screaming and crying" about the business closing.
"It's all just chatter about keeping the Ice Zone open," he said.
Bob Gray, spokesman for the 125-family Youngstown Area Amateur Hockey Association, disagreed with Zoldan's assessment, and said the question marks about the future of the Ice Zone and the Phantoms team made it "difficult" to sell season tickets.
"I'm flabbergasted," Gray said in response to Zoldan's comments. "All the groups are working together. "
There are another 125 families at the Ice Zone for figure skating and adult hockey, he said.
"Having 250 families try to sell 1,000 tickets when [the Phantoms] only sold 350 this season is challenging," Gray said. "I can't force people to buy tickets."
Also, there are a number of Ice Zone families with season tickets for Phantoms games, and if they purchased them for next season, they wouldn't count toward the 1,000 figure, Gray said.
"I've had people who called to say they plan to re-up, and we're not getting credit for those," he said.
Without the 28 season tickets bought through the Ice Zone families, the Phantoms have sold 44 season tickets with a large majority of those tickets purchased by current season ticketholders, Zoldan said.
On top of that, the Phantoms ticket plan for next season eliminates $6 seats on the east end of the arena. Zoldan said those tickets weren't selling well.
By doing so, the least expensive season tickets for Phantoms home games are increasing from $180 to $240 under the new plan. Though the seats are better, the plan increases the cheapest season tickets by 33 percent next season.
The game-day prices of some seats would be reduced next season and be even less costly under a season-ticket plan. But the best seats in the arena would remain the same for season tickets because of a fee added to them by the Covelli Centre.
This is assuming there is a next season for the Phantoms.
The Phantoms' home-game attendance has been among the worst in the U.S. Hockey League since the team started nearly four years ago.
Zoldan has said people in the area have been slow to embrace hockey.
William A. Weimer, B.J. Alan Co. vice president and general counsel, was more blunt. "Unfortunately, as much as we've tried to push ice sports, there's a disconnect there — it's a hard-core football and baseball area," he said in February.
The USHL says the Phantoms average attendance at home games during its first three years was 1,760 while the center says the average number of people who show up to watch the team was 1,226.
This season, the USHL says the Phantoms average attendance is 1,339 [not including this weekend's final two home games before the playoffs] and the center says it's 1,189.
The team had to average at least 2,000 people a game per season for the first four years at the center for it to automatically play a fifth season. It hasn't reached that number in any of its seasons.
The contract states the "city may elect to terminate the agreement prior to the fifth season" if the team fails to reach that 2,000 average. Also, the contract states: "The Phantoms may play the fifth year after termination of the agreement by the city by paying an extra $75,000."
"Once the season is complete, I plan on giving the city the attendance numbers and financial data," said Eric Ryan, the Covelli Centre's executive director. "The final decision whether to terminate the contract or let the contract go to the fifth year is the city's decision."
Mayor Charles Sammarone said he will get an opinion from Ryan, and then make a decision on the Phantoms' future at the center.
"I hope to have a decision by June 1," he said. "Will it happen? I don't know, but I hope it happens by then. I want to get it over with and move on. The goal is June 1, but it could be later."
The center loses a small amount of money on each Phantoms game, Ryan has said.
Zoldan, who's said he's lost more than $1 million running the team, wants another year at the center without paying the $75,000.
When his season-ticket plan included 1,000 sold by those associated with the Ice Zone, Zoldan told The Vindicator last month that he would attempt to sell 1,500 season tickets in a "last-ditch effort to keep hockey" at the center.
But with that plan essentially scrapped, Zoldan's new goal is to sell 750 season tickets for next season.
The team sold about 350 season tickets this year.
With 750 season tickets and 900 people buying single-game tickets, Zoldan said he'd be satisfied. That's 1,650 fans a game, which is lower than what the USHL lists as the team's average during its first three seasons.
The Phantoms also pay an attendance penalty of $750 a game to the center in which it doesn't draw a crowd of 1,500. The team paid $12,000 in the 2009-2010 season, and $15,750 for both the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 seasons.
During those three seasons, the Phantoms played 30 home games, failing to reach at least 1,500 fans for 18 games during its inaugural season and for 21 games during its second and third seasons.
It is sad that a business man would try to blame the customers for his failure to sell season tickets.. I am sure these families have paid more than their fair share to the ICE ZONE over the years. Maybe Mr. Zoldan should stick to selling firecrackers.
Well here we have two shining examples of Mahoning valley logic! The first would have the Mill Creek property tax voted down, affecting the ability to operate the entire park, because an ice rink isn't open?? An ice rink that wasn't being used much in the first place. Voting down levies guarantees that not only would the ice rink never reopen again, but that some of the other services provided by Mill Creek would also close.
Secondly another person thinks that business owners somehow control the level of customer demand for his product. Yes customers are to blame if they don't purchase a product. A business owner cannot force customers to purchase a product (only the US govt. can do that), so if a business fails it is because customers did not want that product or felt it was not a value to them.
It is a sad day when another cultural/recreational venue disappears from an area that has too little to begin with. Perhaps Mr. Zoldan should have actually marketed and operated the Ice Zone properly instead of trying to lay blame on the families who are the ones who have supported his business. I would be willing to bet the previous poster has no idea how much money parents of skaters, both hockey and figure, invest in the sport with the bulk of it going to the Ice Zone for ice time. Funny that it isn't mentioned in the article that the one sheet of ice at the Ice Zone is constantly in use. A wealthy " businessman" who throws stones at his customers sounds like sour grapes to me. Revitalizing the area is never going to happen if everyone has his attitude. Very sad.
What a smart businessman! Way to go MR. Zoldan, threaten your customers with what they need, that gets the job done. Logical business practices indicates that when you don't have something customers want, they go elsewhere to get it...
...which is what the families of the Ice Zone are doing! You have left them no choice! Mr. Zoldan let the rink decline. This isn't because parents, skaters, and young kids of public session and lessons have not attended. This is because of poor management, lack of facility upkeep, and an I don't give a crap attitude. He said it in the article himself! He doesn't have time!
So you don't care, pass it on to the people who want their children to exceed in sports! Who want their kids active in the area in which they live, not travel to Pittsburgh or Cleveland for ice time, and patronize out of area businesses. Take a look at the amount of scholarships that are given from skating programs, to athletes of ice sports in general. Or better yet, dig a little deeper and take a look at the amount of trophies and medals won by these kids hanging on their walls and shelves.
Bottom line is parents and skaters DID support the plan to sell tickets, and they did do all things possible. We can't make people buy something they don't want, and people that don't want to support Mr. Zoldan, but want to support the skating were told they weren't allowed to process their donations in that matter. A major fundraising event cancelled, kids left without a training facility...just sad....
...but yet you have 5-6 employees there at your slowest time "working". More like sleeping in the concession stand, sitting eating on the counters, or "hiding" when a person wants to pay for ice time. Oh yes, let me hand over my $240 for tickets so I can spend another year in a place like that...
Over the summer months turn the Ice Zone into a roller hockey league rink. It might take a while, but I trully feel that it could be a real money maker. You see its cheaper to play roller hockey then ice hockey ( equipment wise) . In the fall months make one rink a soccer field with indoor, outdoor carpeting. Just ideas that just might it a profitable opertaion.
I just don't get it. I am wondering why the ice zone just doesn't close half of the facility, and then lease the closed half maybe for some type of storage facility. The leased side of the facility might be able to help with the upkeep of the opened side of the facility. Also, I would suggest Mr. Zolden take a look at some facilities similar in size (just 1/2 of the current facility) and see how they run and operate. I currently send my kids to skate lessons at Center Ice just near the Akron-Canton airport because of all the uncertainty about the Ice Zone being open. Center Ice's facility is about 1/2 the size of the current Ice Zone, and they are constantly busy. I seems to me that Center Ice is a well run facility, so maybe there can be something learned there.
I would also like to say that supporting the Phantoms the last couple of years has been a joy. Those kids play their hearts out there on that ice and I for one will be sad if they are not around.
Lastly, I would question some decisions about the organization, especially the one to raise ticket prices such a large percentage. I understand the idea of trying to make money in tickets, but I believe the increase in prices is very steep and it will be almost impossible to sell those season tickets at those prices. It seems to me that by raising the prices so much, they want the Phantoms to fail and be forced to leave the area.
Just my two cents...
Actually I don't think Zolden owns or operates the Ice Zone so it is out of his control really. SAnd the City of Youngstown owns and opeates the Covelli Center so if anyone is at fault the city is for not being behind the team or center completly from the start. As usual the rich guy gets blmaed and while that is true in many cases in this one it is not his fault. The team did most of their own promting online on their twitter and facebook pages as well as short tv ads for upcoming homegames. Wht did not media or city not promote the team? A short 10 to 15 second clip at the end of the sports section on WFMJ or WKBN hardlly counts as promting. As for high prices for concessions and a $5.00 parking fee the city of Youngstown set those prices and you can bet that turned quite a few away. Th team has no control over that or the politics of city officials nor does Zolden.
As for Zoldens apprent attitude could it be he is fed up with all the naysayers and douters and just does not care anymore? That would wear on most people really quickly so really i don't blame him as he can only do so much and I doubt the Figure Skaing Association went out of there way to sell tickets since they feel it is not their responsibilty but Zolden and the teams which in my book is self centered by them. I hope the team stays and would be sad and ma at the same time if wee lose another sports team to money sand politics which will ruin ny good thing in short order.
As for tickets prices going up that was done in order to try to offeset fees for not reaching 1,500 fans. The USHL averages just 2,646 fans as of today making a aversage of 2,000 fans unrealistic as 10 of the 16 teams average from 284 to 2,667 fans. The city likely did not reach that before adding that to the contract.
Like I said, I understand the need to raise prices, but those increases priced a lot of people out of the market. As far as the city goes, yes I agree with you that they have not done much to promote the team. Lastly, regarding who owns or opperates the Ice Zone, I am merely suggestiong that whoever does, look at some similar venues to try to improve their operations. Maybe they have done this, I don't know, but it may be worth a try.
True I am not entirely sure but it sounds lijke he has no control over the Ice Zones Operation.
Metz, you are uninformed. Bruce Zoldan owns And controls everything about the Ice Zone. And make no mistake about it, the figure skating club has supported Phantoms hockey and the Ice Zone since day one. How about this? If you like the Phantoms games so much, sell at least 5season tickets to NEW ticket subscribers, and hockey in the valley will continue. Let us know how you do. I'm not in sales. I'm a mom who sacrifices already to afford to patronize a local skating rink. I am not expecting the owner to allow use of the rink free of charge. But i am not able to buy season tickets just to have the opportunity to buy ice at the ice zone.
Our club has worn the Phantoms name with pride. We are a group of about 50 families. How can we sell 1000 season tickets?
If the marketing team at Phantoms hasn't figured out how to sell tickets, how can I?
Neither am I. Again if he owns it he would personnaly be able to keep it open. It says nothing on their website about Zolden owing the Ice Zone. Not saying you are not being truthful but if you each sold jsut 20 tickets with 50 members as a group you will sell 1000 tickets. That can't be that hard with 200,000 people in our. I am sure you have tried but again why give up so soon?
By the way Zolden does not own the ice Zone Willam Weimer of B. J. Allen does. So like I said this is not in Zolden/s control.
This article from back in febuary proves Zolden does not in fact own the Ice Zone nor has any control over it's operations.
Zoldan is B. J . Allen! He is the owner/ President of B.J. Allen and he is the owner of the Ice Zone. Please stop posting falsehoods. Why are you so quick to defend him? Hmmmm? And why should the families of skaters who spend thousands, yes that's right, thousands of dollars for their children to skate at the Ice Zone be responsible for selling 1000 NEW season tickets when the Covelli and the Phantoms haven't been able to do it?! These families have done nothing but support but the rink only to be maligned by people like you who know nothing about it.
WOW Metz I would like to know WHERE you are getting your information from?! Check your resources...TOTALLY mistaken...
WE, the skating families, didn't give up, we were given up on...WE, the skating families, planned and asked NUMEROUS groups and businesses who showed little to no interest. So we went a different route to plan a great event on our OWN to be held at the facility. That was CANCELLED as well.
I think before you post things that are FALSE you should double check your facts.
P.S. Metz you also need to learn how to read besides being completely misinformed. Quote directly from this article, second paragraph: "Bruce Zoldan — who owns both the team that plays its home games at the Youngstown-owned Covelli Centre and the indoor ice-skating facility in Boardman — said reaction from Ice Zone families to the Phantoms' ticket deal has been poor."
Our reaction is poor? And you think it's so easy to go out and sell 1000 tickets at a minimum of $240.00 each? We have always thought of the Ice Zone as our home away from home with the amount of time we as skating/hockey families spend there. Apparently Mr. Zoldan has no respect for the people who have supported HIS business for many years.
What do you see listed as the last "Partner" below?
BBB file opened: November 13, 1998
Business started: 03/01/1997
Business Management
Mr. Skip Mackall, General Manager
Mr. David Burda, Partner
Mr. Thomas Hutch, Partner
Mr. Bruce Zoldan, Partner
Face it. Ice skating, hockey, etc. just isn't popular around here. Bad business venture for this area. Probably wouldn't do bad in the suburbs of a more densely populated city, but not so much around here.
Mr. Zoldan has funded that Ice Zone operation since day 1 and I applaud him for that. He tried to bring a good thing to the Mahoning County and it has sapped all the life out of him that he is going to let it. He is tired and has thrown in the towel and I cannot say I blame him one bit.
But before people start condemning him, how about you put yourself in his position and ask yourself if you would have poured $1,000,000+ of your own money into a sinking business, in the hopes that you incite a mircale to happen and the public miraculously begins buying tickets again.
The Ice Zone would be a good business if it were properly managed. First off, they have numerous skate rental boys that are always screwing around I always see them playing football, watching TV, ect. Its just ridiculous. Secondly, the managers there when they are completely dead dont send anyone home? One saturday I walked in for Public session I saw about 5 employees standing around and their manager plopped down in front of the TV watching golf.Thats wasted money!!!! and thirdly, since when is it Figure Skating parents responsibility to keep someone else's business open? Zoldan has plenty of money, it is just crewel to put the burden of selling YOUR TEAMS tickets on hard working parents who only are looking out for their children. You knew they would help, since their children are so involved with their sport so you raised their hopes of the ice zone staying open just to see if they can bring in some $$ for you and when they couldnt reach you absurd goal of 1000 sold tickets you tore them down and blamed the the closing on them. Wow, Zoldan your one conniving SOB.
Totally agree with you UETZ, there was a point in time when it was an enjoyable atmosphere at the Ice Zone. That place was a great place to be on weekends and during the week for practices.
There was never a weekend that you didn't have at least 3-4 hockey games, high school and youth games. There wasn't a weekend that you didn't have a PACKED Phantoms crowd. Hard to believe, YSU even got a turn out at games. Lessons had to happen three times a week for the skating program and hockey stick time sessions barely had any room on them. The pro shop had booming sales of apparel and equipment.
So yes, if I was in Mr. Zoldan's case the decline in participation in all I have to offer would make me stop and think "why are my numbers so low, why am I no longer making any money" and then, maybe if I went to my location every so often and could see the decline of the building, the horrible upkeep and cleanliness, maybe then my eyes would be open to the fact that obviously SOMETHING isn't right here.
Stop and take a chance and listen to your customers Mr. Zoldan, maybe not so much your "right hand" people. People are leaving to go to rinks that have a proper structure and upkeep. That can sell people ice time when they want to turn over their money, not be turned away because no one wants to wake up earlier and be there at the building, or be there any later then they have to.
It would take some time, but if you get the right people helping, that rink can be something great. There are a million suggestions constantly going around the rink. Bring an exercise area upstairs, bring back the bands, turn the other rink into a indoor soccer or baseball cages, bring back the PHANTOMS!
It isn't because of the decline in participation of ice sports. That the demand isn't here in this area. There are groups coming from all over the state and surrounding areas that want ice time. Not just for the use of playing hockey or figure skating...try sled hockey, broomball, and more! Previous poster even said they were taking lessons but are now going elsewhere. It is kind of like that saying "if you build it, they will come"....make some changes, reopen, and invite people to see the new!
Zoldan is the direct cause of the failure - the demise of the IZ can be traced back directly to his own very poor business and management decision especially the firing of the one manager/ wife team who was single handedly responsible for growing youth hockey to over 300 participants in learn to play and some SIXTEEN in house teams AND three or four TRAVEL teams.
In addition he was supportive of the FIgure Skating programs- another large number of participants with first rate coaches, let alone the public skating.
After the unbelievable poor decision to cut sch a successful management team loose over a few paltry dollars - horse feed- the very next season saw a complete and utter collapse of the Ice Zone from which it has never recovered. families left in droves over the poor new management or lack thereof.
THose of us who were there know the truth. ANd where is the community philanthropy of Zoldan? Give it to the township to run properly - turf the one side for indoor soccer, softball, lacrosse, etc etc - all of which could ahve been paying dollars the last two years on the shuttered side. Stupid !
Mr. Zoldan has a chance to step up for is community as have the Larricia's, DeBartolo's, Cafaro's, Smith's James' and the other philanthropists of the community.
I'm not holding my breath but it's not the community's fault we don't care about the Phantoms but DO enjoy skating. The two have nothing to do with each other. What a stupid situation !
Zoldan is the direct cause of the failure - the demise of the IZ can be traced back directly to his own very poor business and management decision especially the firing of the one manager/ wife team who was single handedly responsible for growing youth hockey to over 300 participants in learn to play and some SIXTEEN in house teams AND three or four TRAVEL teams.
In addition he was supportive of the FIgure Skating programs- another large number of participants with first rate coaches, let alone the public skating.
After the unbelievable poor decision to cut sch a successful management team loose over a few paltry dollars - horse feed- the very next season saw a complete and utter collapse of the Ice Zone from which it has never recovered. families left in droves over the poor new management or lack thereof.
THose of us who were there know the truth. ANd where is the community philanthropy of Zoldan? Give it to the township to run properly - turf the one side for indoor soccer, softball, lacrosse, etc etc - all of which could ahve been paying dollars the last two years on the shuttered side. Stupid !
Mr. Zoldan has a chance to step up for is community as have the Larricia's, DeBartolo's, Cafaro's, Smith's James' and the other philanthropists of the community.
I'm not holding my breath but it's not the community's fault we don't care about the Phantoms but DO enjoy skating. The two have nothing to do with each other. What a stupid situation !
DOGBYTE though I do believe that we are fighting for the same side...I think you need to look in to your statement of "competent qualified coaches".
All of the coaches for figure skating have to take numerous certification requirements. Hockey had the coaches...but they don't want to be associated with the rink. Have moved on to others.
What do the followers get left with, the ones who have been faithful to the rink get? Nada...zip...nothing!
Shoot, remember the Poland Hockey Team? That club was amazing. Canfield is still going strong. Even the Mooney/Ursuline Hockey Program was amazing.
I think it did give EVERYONE a chance to step back and look at the bigger picture. The skating families being placed under pressure to sell tickets, Mr. Zoldan realizing something isn't right, Ice Zone management time to step up (still haven't seen that)...it has definitely made people look at their options and make choices.
Hopefully by this article and some of our comments alone, local businesses and the Covelli Center can see what a difference these sports make in many kids and adults lives. Hopefully we can pick up where we left off...
Adding to the last "dogbyte" comment ... Hey Brucie baby, when you leave and turn off the lights at The Zone don't let the door hit you in your pompous ass. You've sold the city of Boardman and all of the entire greater Mahoning Vally down the river. I would urge all local residents to boycott Zoladn's Phantom Fireworks and buy elsewhere in OH & PA. Phantoms isn't the only business around!
Laughable....maybe the parents saw the plan for what it really was Bruce...overt extortion of a captive group of people you thought you could hold hostage for your gain. You can't put asses in the seats so you were looking to punish a group of families to cover the $75K that you are now going to have to pay the city? WTF? Carve it out of your horse race winnings buddy. Why don't you simply sell the place to people who know how to run an ice rink Bruce...unlike the hacks and seriously lazy-assed kids with zero oversight that you have working ( and use the term very loosely) there now. I also now know a ton of folks who have purchased their last ever Phantom fireworks.......As far as the Phantoms hockey team goes....keep playing hard guys...we do support you and the team...when we can afford to.
I see three busniess parnters. As for my info it cae from a earlier article back in Febauary on the Ice zone possibly closing. The info most be wrong which is not my fault but this paper that had wrong info. It clearly had someone else being the owner when in fact it looks like Zolden now owns it.
I personally would like to see the Phantoms return to the Ice Zone...there was never a game that wasn't either sold out or damn near close! I understand that there wasn't a lot of space there, but isn't that the point of a successful business, people actually wanting / fighting to be there. I would love to watch the Phantoms play, being so close to the ice and being able to watch kids having a great time skating on the ice rink behind it. To me the Phantoms lost a lot when they moved to the Covelli Centre. I think if you took that money that was wasted, put in into fixing up the Ice Zone that it could one day be a great success. It's almost embarrassing to see the Phantoms play at Covelli. It's so empty. The cost of parking, the cost of food, the cost of a ticket. It's expensive. You once could go to the Ice Zone, with a family of four and could afford to have a nice night out. Gone are the days. If you need more space, push back a wall, put more bleachers in, serve better food and people will come back.
now the big question is, what's boardman going to do with this eyesore ? i'll bet they won't do anything to annoy mr. zoldan. and yes, he let the place deteriorate to the point where it is now a sh&^hole.
personally i could care less. I do not go there because i have better things to do with the money. Maybe if the prices were affordable it could stay open.


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