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John Patterson Are you really free?

You and I are always trading freedoms for inclusion in the marketplace. Since we are no longer exiting the cave to hunt for food, we have become a synapse in the ecology of a marketplace and must behave to get the help of those who offer us food, clothing and other forms of help or money. If you understand the biology behind this, then you can perhaps begin to be the threat rather than be concerned for being threatened. However, if you are unaware of how quickly the market may vote you off the… Continue

Added by John Patterson on November 14, 2009 at 10:42am — No Comments

Doris Anne Beaulieu Dear Producers

Generation of Lost Stories: Hello, I’m Doris Anne Beaulieu. The lagging economy has made going to the movies one of the best entertainment sources that many families can afford. The box office numbers clearly show us that it fits the consumer’s needs and desires for entertainment despite the tight economy. That tight economy, however, has shown another side to that coin that the movie industry needs to look at and hopefully respond to so that we don’t end up with a generation of lost stories. We… Continue

Added by Doris Anne Beaulieu on November 13, 2009 at 7:31pm — No Comments

John Patterson Online networking the latest fashion in career building

From The Chicago Sun Times Looking to climb the corporate ladder 140 characters at a time? General Motors and Southwest Airlines are looking for a few good Twitter and Facebook fanatics to help them sell more Buicks and cheap airline tickets. You can even drink beer wh… Continue

Added by John Patterson on November 10, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

John Patterson The Influence Ecology - Architecture

This is a series of talks inside an abstraction I call The Influence Ecology.

[see primer for more definition]

Tending to the 'water' or ecology rather than simply tending to you requires an awareness of forces that shape and impact the You that you are.

That you were born in a specific place, time, country, race, culture, r

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Added by John Patterson on November 10, 2009 at 12:10am — No Comments

John Patterson Will Oprah throw us over for L.A. in 2011? If so, the local film industry will feel the pain

Over the 25 years Oprah has broadcast her daily talk show from Chicago, it was inevitable that one day she would move the show to Los Angeles. Apparently that day will arrive in 2011 when her CBS syndication contract ends and she will transition to her own Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on cable in a joint venture with Discovery Communications. The world will await [… Continue

Added by John Patterson on November 9, 2009 at 3:51pm — No Comments

John Patterson Local investors are new $80 M studio owners - Mirkopoulos brokered deal, will manage the facilities

Steel plant to convert to stages While it was believed the owner of three Toronto movie studios was also the owner of an $80 million movie studio for Chicago, it turns out that a local group of investors are the real owners. Nick Mirkopoulos, chairman of Cinespace Studios, who is brokering the deal for the purchase of the Ryerson Steel property, said his company will simply manage the studio. In fact,… Continue

Added by John Patterson on November 9, 2009 at 3:44pm — No Comments

John Patterson Federal Film Incentives End The Year

By Liz Storm If you are involved in any type of film or TV or theatrical production and have not taken advantage of the federal tax incentives, please do so before January 1, 2010. The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, which took effect October 22, 2004, extended Section 181 and Section 199 and provides significant tax breaks and tax incentives if you have the proper investor documents and have filmed at least one day between December 31, 2007 and January 1, 2010. I recommend that you consult… Continue

Added by John Patterson on November 7, 2009 at 9:53am — No Comments

John Patterson Film studio planned for West Side

BY DAVID ROEDER droeder@suntimes.com The owner of a Toronto film studio said Tuesday he has purchased 48 acres on Chicago's West Side as the home of a complex for movie and TV show production. Nick Mirkopoulos, chairman of Cinespace Studios, said he signed a contract for the Ryerson Inc. headquarters and old metals plant at 2558 W. 16th St. The property contains nine buildings, an… Continue

Added by John Patterson on November 6, 2009 at 1:18pm — No Comments

John Patterson Convergence is a BizSpark Network Partner: Startups helped with free software, support and visibility

Microsoft® BizSpark™ is a global program designed to help accelerate the success of early stage startups by providing key resources when they need it the most: Is your business... Developing Software? Privately held? Less than three years old? Making less than US $1M annually? * Software. Receive fast and easy access to current full-featured Microsoft development tools, platform technologies, and production licenses of ser… Continue

Added by John Patterson on November 5, 2009 at 1:34pm — No Comments

John Patterson Chicago Police Department getting their own reality show?

BY MICHAEL SNEED Sun-Times Columnist Listen up! Sneed hears the Chicago Police Department is this/close to starring in a reality TV show. Fact: Sneed is told . . . • 1) Chicago native Gary Sherman, who directed action thriller "Vice Squad" and the horror films "Death Line" and "Dead & Buried,"… Continue

Added by John Patterson on November 5, 2009 at 12:15pm — No Comments

John Patterson The Chicago Consortium: Defining A New Approach

Collaboration. Jim Olen’s heard that word uttered repeatedly in his 20-year career. “I hear it all the time, there’s not enough collaboration, ” he said. The time is ripe, Olen believes, for a new approach in the creative industry, and sought to align his Chicago-based music company Rhythm Café with other independent companies to offer a flexible solution to the production and post-production world. The result of his ef… Continue

Added by John Patterson on November 4, 2009 at 11:27am — No Comments

John Patterson Chicago gets $80 million studio complex

From ReelChicago.com Toronto studio owner buys Ryerson Steel property A $5 million state grant approved Friday set in motion the purchase of the former Ryerson steel property that will be converted into the biggest state-of- the-art film studio outside of Hollywood. Cinespace Chicago, located on 50 acres of prime city property on the Near South… Continue

Added by John Patterson on November 3, 2009 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

John Patterson Top 10 Most Innovative New Products and Services in Chicago Region Honored at Chicago Innovation Awards Ceremony

The ten most innovative new products and services brought to market or to public service in the Chicago region over the course of the past year were honored at the 8th annual Chicago Innovation Awards ceremony held at the Goodman Theatre on Tuesday, October 20. World Business Chicago (WBC) Chairman, Mayor Richard M. Daley, welcomed the packed house with a “call to action,” emphasizing… Continue

Added by John Patterson on November 2, 2009 at 2:36pm — No Comments

John Patterson Chicago Keeps Growing

From World Business Chicago One year after opening its North American headquarters in downtown Chicago, customer service software company, Sword Ciboodle, is seeking to quadruple its local workforce by hiring more than 60 new employees. The company, which expanded into the U.S. in August 2008 and has continued to secure new business across the globe, is looking to hire Chicago-based software engineers, bu… Continue

Added by John Patterson on November 2, 2009 at 2:34pm — No Comments

John Patterson International Study Ranks Chicago as a Top Location for Foreign Investment; Chicago Only U.S. City to Make List

Chicago is the sole U.S. city to achieve the status of top international city for foreign investment in 2008, in a study released at October’s International Economic Development Conference in Reno, Nevada. The Annual Global Location Trends report, is based on IBM’s proprietary Global Investment Locations Database (GILD), which records investment project announcements around the world t… Continue

Added by John Patterson on November 2, 2009 at 2:32pm — No Comments

Collin Canright Chicago 2016 Remebered

I’m still upset that Chicago lost the 2016 Olympics to Rio. My wife Christina and I spent that dreary, rainy Friday three weeks ago in a hotel ballroom full of building subcontractors, preparing to celebrate winning the bid. We had it in the bag. That arrogance no doubt had something to do with Chicago losing in the first round to a city known for its crime (Rio) and a city known for its congestion (Tokyo); nothing negative immediately comes to mind for Madrid. I knew when I saw the pictures of… Continue

Added by Collin Canright on November 1, 2009 at 5:24pm — No Comments

John Patterson NATPE 2010 Market Opens for Registration

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Added by John Patterson on October 26, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

John Patterson Progress or Perish: Pushing Financial Innovation Forward

October 22, 2009 (12:20 PM) by DS Maddock Douglas is For Companies Driven by Innovation® The need for innovation in the financial services industry is growing. Why? Because consumers’ deeply held financial beliefs are evolving rapidly. Ten years ago, no one would have questioned whether or not owning a home could generate wealth. No one would have thought that mortgage backed securities would be a high-risk, dangerous investment. And certainly no one would have guessed that banks would regular… Continue

Added by John Patterson on October 23, 2009 at 2:43pm — No Comments

John Patterson NBC premieres L.A. party special Oct. 27 Shot by RDS at last month's Sweet Home Illinois

COMEDIAN TOM DREESEN will MC the Oct. 27 invitation-only NBC premiere of the TV special shot by RDS at the recent Sweet Home Illinois party, hosted by Brenda Sexton’s Chicago Link Productions and presented by AT&T. [more] Continue

Added by John Patterson on October 22, 2009 at 11:23am — No Comments

John Patterson Laura Szymber wins IFO’s “Shortcuts” “An Evening with Emery Long” also wins at CIFF

Laura Szymber: Winning Shortcuts filmmaker When producer Laura Szymber met writer/director Brad DeMarea at a coffee shop a year ago to read the script he wanted to make, she was immediately sold on it. “I felt his writing and vision was right on. I just knew it was going to be a great production.” Right she was. Szymber’s production of DeMarea’s “An Evening with Emery Long” won the IFO “Shortcuts” cont… Continue

Added by John Patterson on October 22, 2009 at 11:21am — No Comments

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