| Louisville eclipses million-dollar milestone in surplus sales
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Mayor Jerry Abramson today announced that the city has "unloaded" more than a million dollars worth of surplus government vehicles, equipment and other items through online auctions. Metro Government sells obsolete and other surplus items through its website, LouisvilleKy.gov, and GovDeals.com, an online service similar to eBay. The $3,760 sale of a Case International 585 tractor to a bidder in Cookeville, Tenn., recently brought the total funds generated through the online auctions to more than $1 million. "The online auctions are a creative way this government is operating efficiently and effectively for our citizens," Abramson said. "We're unloading items that have outlived their useful life for government, and in doing so creating a revenue stream and reducing warehouse space." Abramson said the online auctions often generate more money than traditional auction-house auctions because items are up for bids around the clock and the online auctions allow more people - virtually from anywhere - to participate.
EBAY AUCTIONS FOR SEATTLE SUPERCROSS!
Scottsdale , AZ- The Road 2 Recovery Foundation announces exciting Ebay auctions Seattle Supercross. The first auction includes four VIP Credentials which allow the winners all day pit access before and after the race, Press Box Access and seating for the race. The Press Box is some of the greatest seats in the house, and there is closed circuit T.V. so if you missed something chances are you'll be able to see it again. Also included is a tour of a team race rig (team and time to be determined by promoter). The other auction includes 4 tickets to the Seattle SX with all day pit access, tour of a team race rig (team and time to be determined by promoter), Set of SUNLINE Flex Levers (Brake and Clutch) personally autographed by James Stewart, Smith sunglasses, Thor Backpack, SixSixOne Defender 2.5 Flat White Chest Protector with Neck Roll installed and other cool swag from One Industries and Rockford Fosgate.
Pre-wireless spectrum auction manoeuvring
OTTAWA — As reporters arrived at the Château Laurier hotel ballroom last week where Quebecor Inc. chief executive Pierre Karl Péladeau was set to deliver a speech on the wireless industry — and announce possible plans for his media company to jump into the fast-growing market — officials from the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association were waiting. They handed out a 16-page critique of a recent report published by telecom consultancy SeaBoard Group that said Canada's wireless adoption, at 58%, was a “national disgrace" compared with other industrialized nations, and that Canadians pay roughly 56% more for their cellphone service than Americans do. SeaBoard said increased competition would likely drive down cellphone bills and boost cellphone penetration, and as a result recommended that Ottawa reserve spectrum space for a new wireless competitor.
Bidding season
It's not often that a familiar piece of Americana goes up for sale, like one of the presidents on Mount Rushmore or maybe the Lincoln Tunnel.
But with yesterday's announcement of the sale of Tribune Co. - primarily a media business that counts among its holdings this newspaper - those beloved Chicago Cubbies, poster urchins for the downtrodden, are apparently headed for eBay.
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Efficiency drive on bids set to stall PFI programme
The government's decision to force councils to cut the costs of their housing private finance initiative bids could delay the programme by an extra six months. Local authorities which had submitted applications for the fifth round of PFI funding in March last year expected an announcement in July (Inside Housing, November 10 2006). And although the Communities and Local Government department allocated £200 million worth of credits to two councils in December last year, seven were left without a funding agreement. They were ordered two weeks ago to reduce the cost of their bids. Councils and PFI consultants have now told Inside Housing that putting off the announcement will make it even more difficult to slash costs. One local authority has even indicated that land earmarked for its PFI scheme might be sold off unless a funding announcement is made soon.
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