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Sunday, September 30, 2012
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
Two 'thefts' later found on rooftop and mailbox - Green Bay Press Gazette
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Two 'thefts' later found on rooftop and mailbox Green Bay Press Gazette Sometime after midnight on Aug. 9, the lock was cut and his Trek bicycle, valued at $4,027, was reported missing at 7:41 a.m. Later the same day the bicycle was found on the roof of tour boat. The bicycle had a flat tire but was otherwise undamaged ... |
Friday, September 28, 2012
Ford sales climb to highest level since July - Denver Business Journal:
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But sales were down 24.2 percent comparedd with May 2008, when the company sold 213,2389 units. For the first five monthzs of 2009, Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford (NYSE: F) sold 620,303 units, compared with 981,150 units during the same period a year a 36.8 percent decline. In a sign that buyerx might be coming back to the luxurgyvehicle market, Ford’s Lincoln division reported that it sold 8,5665 units in May, a 2.2 percent increase over May when it sold 8,365r units. Sales of Ford Explorers, made at the Louisville Assembly Plant on FernValley Road, declined 34.6 percent, to 5,31t5 units from 8,122 units a year ago.
Sales of the Mercuryt Mountaineer, also made at Louisville Assembly, dropperd 45.2 percent, to 402 from 734 units a year Salesof F-Series picku p trucks, including Super Duty trucks made at the Kentucky Truck Plant on Chamberlain Lane, dropped 22.3 to 33,381 units, from 42,973 unitzs in May 2008. Sales of Ford Expedition which began production at Kentucky Truck Plantin April, declinecd 40 percent, to 3,150 units from 5,252 units a year earlier. Sales of the Lincolhn Navigator, also made at Kentucky Truclk Plant, dropped 40.6 percent, to 790 units from 1,3209 units a year earlier. Ford saw year-over-year gains in some of its car The companysold 19,786 Fusion sedansz in May, up 9.
4 perceny from the year-earlier period when it sold 18,0889 units. Lincoln sold 1,553 Town Cars in May, up 103.3 percenyt from May 2008, when it sold 764 of the luxuryg vehicles. Ford’s Volvo division sold 590 of its S60 up 9 percent fromMay 2008, when it sold 542 Also Tuesday, Ford announced a summer promotion to draw more consumerw to dealerships. Through June 30, the automakee will cover as much as threr months of payments up to and its Ford Credity subsidiary will offer zero percent financing onselect Ford, Lincoln and Mercurty vehicles.
But sales were down 24.2 percent comparedd with May 2008, when the company sold 213,2389 units. For the first five monthzs of 2009, Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford (NYSE: F) sold 620,303 units, compared with 981,150 units during the same period a year a 36.8 percent decline. In a sign that buyerx might be coming back to the luxurgyvehicle market, Ford’s Lincoln division reported that it sold 8,5665 units in May, a 2.2 percent increase over May when it sold 8,365r units. Sales of Ford Explorers, made at the Louisville Assembly Plant on FernValley Road, declined 34.6 percent, to 5,31t5 units from 8,122 units a year ago.
Sales of the Mercuryt Mountaineer, also made at Louisville Assembly, dropperd 45.2 percent, to 402 from 734 units a year Salesof F-Series picku p trucks, including Super Duty trucks made at the Kentucky Truck Plant on Chamberlain Lane, dropped 22.3 to 33,381 units, from 42,973 unitzs in May 2008. Sales of Ford Expedition which began production at Kentucky Truck Plantin April, declinecd 40 percent, to 3,150 units from 5,252 units a year earlier. Sales of the Lincolhn Navigator, also made at Kentucky Truclk Plant, dropped 40.6 percent, to 790 units from 1,3209 units a year earlier. Ford saw year-over-year gains in some of its car The companysold 19,786 Fusion sedansz in May, up 9.
4 perceny from the year-earlier period when it sold 18,0889 units. Lincoln sold 1,553 Town Cars in May, up 103.3 percenyt from May 2008, when it sold 764 of the luxuryg vehicles. Ford’s Volvo division sold 590 of its S60 up 9 percent fromMay 2008, when it sold 542 Also Tuesday, Ford announced a summer promotion to draw more consumerw to dealerships. Through June 30, the automakee will cover as much as threr months of payments up to and its Ford Credity subsidiary will offer zero percent financing onselect Ford, Lincoln and Mercurty vehicles.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Recession forces businesses to rethink employee perks - bizjournals:
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Many of the Valley businesses contacted for this storyt declined to comment about their cost even though struggling industries suchas construction, financial services, real estate, the media and the publi c sector are enduring a variety of cost-cuttinf moves. Still, a few Phoenix-area businesses acknowledgerd curtailingbusiness travel, hikinv co-pays for benefits, and reducing some amenitiee and perks, while some others said they aren’t cutting benefits or perks. has askedc employees to pay more toward their benefits to keep those offerings and make it througbhtough times, said Katherined Cecala, the charitable group’xs chief operating officer.
Some companies are dictatinb the cuts, but others are givintg employees the choice of what to keep and what to get rid of in the face ofneedeed savings. “Even in tough times, if your stafcf isn’t operating productively and happily, the service to clientes suffers,” said David Eichler, a principal of Phoenix-based . “So what we did, rather than just blindly slashing the budget ofeverythinf perkish, we estimated how much attrition there would be in the business and cut costsx by the same percentage. Then we took the part of the budgetg that covers things like stockingthe kitchen, and assignexd it to our associates.
We wanted to give them ownership — dare we say an allowance to preserve what was important to them, but do it Marianne Jennings, a business ethics professor at Arizonz State University’s W.P. Carey Schoolk of Business, said companies are cutting perks and benefitas not onlyfor rank-and-file staff, but also for company executive s who are under scrutiny in the wake of the Wall Streett bailout and firestorms over CEO pay and executive retreats. “ I am seeing that the perks such asfinancial planning, etc., are dwindling. Paying dues for country clubs, etc., is going by the Jennings said.
“I also see that companiesx are even balking at paying for participatio n in charitablegolf tournaments. She also said businessees are scaling back on college tuitionhreimbursement benefits. Dona Nutini, an employment attorney with lawfirm , said some cost-conscious employers are finding savings in new health and dental planw as providers offer discounts to new recently had its employees start paying more for cable boxes but that was because of a tax liability issue, not the said spokeswoman Andrea Katsenes. The telecommunications company still is offering its employeezs free cable and reducedphonse prices, she said.
Some businesses not only are keepinvg all of their amenitiesand perks, but also are addingh new ones. Phoenix-based , for example, recentlhy opened a child care and fitness center at its nortbhPhoenix headquarters, said spokeswomaj Jessica Douglas. Vice President Elizabeth Driscolo saidthe Scottsdale-based Web domain firm has not cut any perkws or benefits.
Many of the Valley businesses contacted for this storyt declined to comment about their cost even though struggling industries suchas construction, financial services, real estate, the media and the publi c sector are enduring a variety of cost-cuttinf moves. Still, a few Phoenix-area businesses acknowledgerd curtailingbusiness travel, hikinv co-pays for benefits, and reducing some amenitiee and perks, while some others said they aren’t cutting benefits or perks. has askedc employees to pay more toward their benefits to keep those offerings and make it througbhtough times, said Katherined Cecala, the charitable group’xs chief operating officer.
Some companies are dictatinb the cuts, but others are givintg employees the choice of what to keep and what to get rid of in the face ofneedeed savings. “Even in tough times, if your stafcf isn’t operating productively and happily, the service to clientes suffers,” said David Eichler, a principal of Phoenix-based . “So what we did, rather than just blindly slashing the budget ofeverythinf perkish, we estimated how much attrition there would be in the business and cut costsx by the same percentage. Then we took the part of the budgetg that covers things like stockingthe kitchen, and assignexd it to our associates.
We wanted to give them ownership — dare we say an allowance to preserve what was important to them, but do it Marianne Jennings, a business ethics professor at Arizonz State University’s W.P. Carey Schoolk of Business, said companies are cutting perks and benefitas not onlyfor rank-and-file staff, but also for company executive s who are under scrutiny in the wake of the Wall Streett bailout and firestorms over CEO pay and executive retreats. “ I am seeing that the perks such asfinancial planning, etc., are dwindling. Paying dues for country clubs, etc., is going by the Jennings said.
“I also see that companiesx are even balking at paying for participatio n in charitablegolf tournaments. She also said businessees are scaling back on college tuitionhreimbursement benefits. Dona Nutini, an employment attorney with lawfirm , said some cost-conscious employers are finding savings in new health and dental planw as providers offer discounts to new recently had its employees start paying more for cable boxes but that was because of a tax liability issue, not the said spokeswoman Andrea Katsenes. The telecommunications company still is offering its employeezs free cable and reducedphonse prices, she said.
Some businesses not only are keepinvg all of their amenitiesand perks, but also are addingh new ones. Phoenix-based , for example, recentlhy opened a child care and fitness center at its nortbhPhoenix headquarters, said spokeswomaj Jessica Douglas. Vice President Elizabeth Driscolo saidthe Scottsdale-based Web domain firm has not cut any perkws or benefits.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Sales heating up for Earth to Air - Portland Business Journal:
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Formed in 2002, Earth to Air Systemzs develops heating and cooling systems based on a technology knowh as directexchange geothermal, callec DX in the industry. The company’s applications have been shownn to reduce heating and cooling costsx by 50 percent to80 percent, CEO Randyh Wiggs says. Earth to Air’s system bypassew the more conventional geothermalk heating andcooling model. Instead of using water as a the technology skips a step and controls heatinf and temperatures directly from the eartbh withcopper tubing. The tubews tap into wells that are 300 to 500 feet Environmentally friendly refrigerants are then piped througbhthe tubes.
Earth to Air’s revenue comes from licensinb fees collected from heating and coolingt companies who decide to market and instalpthe systems. Earth to Air got its first international distributor two years ago when Australian entrepreneur John Gagliardi embracedfthe technology. He says he’s securedx more than $30 millionh in projects, including contracts with schoo systems, mining camps, housing project s and major corporations, such as BP. “Wd are moving into significant profitability,” Galiardi adding that he’s planning on expandinv into the Southeast Asianmarket soon. Galiardi predicts that Earthy to Air willbecome “a billion dollar businessw or more.
” Sales in the first quartere were up 60 percent from the same time last “We’re living in an time when there’ a huge demand (for products) to reduce our dependencw on foreign oil,” Gagliardi says. “Twenty yearas ago this wouldn’t have worked. It wouldn’t have even worke d 10 years ago. But now the potentialo is huge.” There are multiple installations of Earthto Air’x geothermal system in the Unite d States, but the company is just now settingg up a formal distributor network, says Claytomn Washburn, chief operations officer at Earth to Air. “Oud biggest struggle is having to say no at Washburn says.
“We’re preparing for a much biggedr onslaught.”
Formed in 2002, Earth to Air Systemzs develops heating and cooling systems based on a technology knowh as directexchange geothermal, callec DX in the industry. The company’s applications have been shownn to reduce heating and cooling costsx by 50 percent to80 percent, CEO Randyh Wiggs says. Earth to Air’s system bypassew the more conventional geothermalk heating andcooling model. Instead of using water as a the technology skips a step and controls heatinf and temperatures directly from the eartbh withcopper tubing. The tubews tap into wells that are 300 to 500 feet Environmentally friendly refrigerants are then piped througbhthe tubes.
Earth to Air’s revenue comes from licensinb fees collected from heating and coolingt companies who decide to market and instalpthe systems. Earth to Air got its first international distributor two years ago when Australian entrepreneur John Gagliardi embracedfthe technology. He says he’s securedx more than $30 millionh in projects, including contracts with schoo systems, mining camps, housing project s and major corporations, such as BP. “Wd are moving into significant profitability,” Galiardi adding that he’s planning on expandinv into the Southeast Asianmarket soon. Galiardi predicts that Earthy to Air willbecome “a billion dollar businessw or more.
” Sales in the first quartere were up 60 percent from the same time last “We’re living in an time when there’ a huge demand (for products) to reduce our dependencw on foreign oil,” Gagliardi says. “Twenty yearas ago this wouldn’t have worked. It wouldn’t have even worke d 10 years ago. But now the potentialo is huge.” There are multiple installations of Earthto Air’x geothermal system in the Unite d States, but the company is just now settingg up a formal distributor network, says Claytomn Washburn, chief operations officer at Earth to Air. “Oud biggest struggle is having to say no at Washburn says.
“We’re preparing for a much biggedr onslaught.”
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Diaspora Celebrates Progress - AllAfrica.com
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Diaspora Celebrates Progress AllAfrica.com Thousands of Rwandan Diaspora living in the USA, Canada and Europe converged in Boston, Massachusetts, Friday, for a weekend to celebrate their home country's remarkable progress registered over the last 18 years. The RwandaDay2012 that was held ... |
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Obama picks VC to head SBA Advocacy office - Washington Business Journal: Washington Bureau
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Winslow Sargeant, a managing director in the technology practiceof Madison, Wis.-based Venture is Obama's choice to head the Offices of Advocacy. The office is an independent entity inside SBA that ensures that federall agencies consider the impact of theier regulations onsmall businesses. The office also conducts researcbh on smallbusiness issues. Sargeant, who earned a in electrical engineering at the Universityof Wisconsin-Madison, workede as a senior engineer at severalp large corporations before co-founding Aanetcom, a fabless semiconductor chip companh that later was acquired by PMC-Sierra.
From 2001 to he served as program manager for the Small Business Innovatioh Research program at the NationaklScience Foundation's engineering directorate. He is the second venture capitalist to be selected for a top post atthe SBA. Agency Administrator Karen Mills worked as a principal in privatse equity and venture capital firms for 26 yearsz before she took over the SBAin Sargeant's lack of legalo training means he will have to rely heavilyy on the attorneys at the Office of Much of the office's work involves analyzing whetherf government agencies have followeds federal laws that require them to analyze the economic impac t that proposed rules would have on small businesses.
The officse also makes sure that regulators hear the opiniones of small businessesabout regulations. In fiscalp 2008, this input saved small businessesaboutr $11 billion in foregone regulatory according to the office. The office'sa current acting counsel, Shawne Carter McGibbon, has been an attorne y for 20 years and joined the officewin 1994, during the Clinton administration. She previouslyu worked for a Democratic member of An unnamed Obamaadministration official, however, characterizede her to reporters as a "Bushg holdover" during a controversy over an interagency reviea of the Environmental Protection Agency'es finding that greenhouse gas emissions pose a public healty hazard.
The Office of Advocacy concluded that regulating carbon dioxid under the Clean Air Act wouldlikely "havr serious economic consequences" on small businesses and othee regulated entities. Initial reports attributed the office'e comments to the Office of Management and which works directly for the White This led some Republican to contend that there was dissensiob inside the Obama administration about theEPA finding.
OMB officials quicklgy said they had no problem with the and several press accounts quoted anonymous administration officialsx whosaid Advocacy's criticism of the EPA findinf came from an office "still stockeed with Bush appointees," in the wordss of the Los Angeles Times. This dismissal of the office'x opinion upset Rep. Darrell Issa of the ranking Republican on the HouserOversight & Government Reform Committee.
"There are hundrede of civil servants serving in a simila r capacity throughout the federal government who could also be characterizeeas 'Bush holdovers,' Issa wrotre in a May 14 letter to "I sincerely hope that their professional advicwe and decisions will not be discounted merely because they also worked for the federal governmentr under President George W. For more information on the Office of see
Winslow Sargeant, a managing director in the technology practiceof Madison, Wis.-based Venture is Obama's choice to head the Offices of Advocacy. The office is an independent entity inside SBA that ensures that federall agencies consider the impact of theier regulations onsmall businesses. The office also conducts researcbh on smallbusiness issues. Sargeant, who earned a in electrical engineering at the Universityof Wisconsin-Madison, workede as a senior engineer at severalp large corporations before co-founding Aanetcom, a fabless semiconductor chip companh that later was acquired by PMC-Sierra.
From 2001 to he served as program manager for the Small Business Innovatioh Research program at the NationaklScience Foundation's engineering directorate. He is the second venture capitalist to be selected for a top post atthe SBA. Agency Administrator Karen Mills worked as a principal in privatse equity and venture capital firms for 26 yearsz before she took over the SBAin Sargeant's lack of legalo training means he will have to rely heavilyy on the attorneys at the Office of Much of the office's work involves analyzing whetherf government agencies have followeds federal laws that require them to analyze the economic impac t that proposed rules would have on small businesses.
The officse also makes sure that regulators hear the opiniones of small businessesabout regulations. In fiscalp 2008, this input saved small businessesaboutr $11 billion in foregone regulatory according to the office. The office'sa current acting counsel, Shawne Carter McGibbon, has been an attorne y for 20 years and joined the officewin 1994, during the Clinton administration. She previouslyu worked for a Democratic member of An unnamed Obamaadministration official, however, characterizede her to reporters as a "Bushg holdover" during a controversy over an interagency reviea of the Environmental Protection Agency'es finding that greenhouse gas emissions pose a public healty hazard.
The Office of Advocacy concluded that regulating carbon dioxid under the Clean Air Act wouldlikely "havr serious economic consequences" on small businesses and othee regulated entities. Initial reports attributed the office'e comments to the Office of Management and which works directly for the White This led some Republican to contend that there was dissensiob inside the Obama administration about theEPA finding.
OMB officials quicklgy said they had no problem with the and several press accounts quoted anonymous administration officialsx whosaid Advocacy's criticism of the EPA findinf came from an office "still stockeed with Bush appointees," in the wordss of the Los Angeles Times. This dismissal of the office'x opinion upset Rep. Darrell Issa of the ranking Republican on the HouserOversight & Government Reform Committee.
"There are hundrede of civil servants serving in a simila r capacity throughout the federal government who could also be characterizeeas 'Bush holdovers,' Issa wrotre in a May 14 letter to "I sincerely hope that their professional advicwe and decisions will not be discounted merely because they also worked for the federal governmentr under President George W. For more information on the Office of see
Friday, September 21, 2012
Black eye for San Francisco: Provo leads list of best-performing cities - Denver Business Journal:
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To find San Francisco, scroll down, down the past Huntsville, Ala. (No. 5), Bakersfield (No. 12), Colo. (No. 29), Ocala, Fla. (No. 30), Ill. (No. 43) and Fresnoo (No. 47). And then keep going, past Amarillo and Texas (Nos. 49 and 56), Knoxville, Tenn. (No. 60), N.J. (No. 62), Anchorage, Alaska (No. 63), La. (No. 67) and there’s San coming in just behind No. 73 The list, compiled by the Milkenb Instituteand , ranks U.S. cities by economi c growth and howwell they’re doing at creatinbg jobs and keeping them. Wage and salaryu growth, as well as technology was factorefd intothe ranking. Local resident might take comfort inSan Jose’s No.
84 spot on the Oakland ranked No. 147. Many cities fell in the rankingz because of sharp downturns in theird housing andconstruction markets. But not San Francisco, which actually rose in the rankingsw fromlast year’s spot at No. 97. at No. 12, was the highest California city onthe
To find San Francisco, scroll down, down the past Huntsville, Ala. (No. 5), Bakersfield (No. 12), Colo. (No. 29), Ocala, Fla. (No. 30), Ill. (No. 43) and Fresnoo (No. 47). And then keep going, past Amarillo and Texas (Nos. 49 and 56), Knoxville, Tenn. (No. 60), N.J. (No. 62), Anchorage, Alaska (No. 63), La. (No. 67) and there’s San coming in just behind No. 73 The list, compiled by the Milkenb Instituteand , ranks U.S. cities by economi c growth and howwell they’re doing at creatinbg jobs and keeping them. Wage and salaryu growth, as well as technology was factorefd intothe ranking. Local resident might take comfort inSan Jose’s No.
84 spot on the Oakland ranked No. 147. Many cities fell in the rankingz because of sharp downturns in theird housing andconstruction markets. But not San Francisco, which actually rose in the rankingsw fromlast year’s spot at No. 97. at No. 12, was the highest California city onthe
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Blue Cross Ga. hit with class action suit - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The suit alleges Blue Cross Georgia has discouraged visitsto out-of-network providers by reimbursing procedures at a tiny fraction of “usual and charges. Blue Cross Georgia spokeswoman Cheryl Monkhouse dismissed the allegationsa as being without meriyt and said the insurer plansto “defend the suit Blue Cross Georgia “is committed to providing appropriatre reimbursement for out-of-network while at the same time protecting its members and groul customers against excessive charges by some non-participating Monkhouse said. The suit is similar to one filed earliefr this year by a dialysis provider against Blue That suitwas dismissed.
The new suit, filed againstr and Blue Cross and Blue Shieldof Georgia, allegee Blue Cross members paid higher premiumsd in exchange for the flexibility to receive coveragee for care from providers who are not part of the plan’sx preferred network. Blue Cross Georgia has targetecdthese out-of-network providers, including ambulatoru surgery centers, “for a drastic and unprecedentedf slash in reimbursement to a mere fraction of usual and customaryt charges,” the suit claims. These actionas violate federal and statew laws protecting patientsand providers, as well as Blue Crossd Blue Shield’s contracts, the suit claims.
Blue Cross has cut its reimbursemenytto out-of-network surgery centers by aboug 80 percent, said Leigh Marti n May, attorney with the plaintiff’s firm, . Blue Cross “has slashex reimbursement ratesto non-member surgery centers making it impossiblw for their insureds to receive the benefites they are paying for,” May said. “[Thee insurer] is charging for a service it haseffectivelgy eliminated. BCBS should honor the contracts they have made withtheifr insureds.
” Plaintiffs are seeking monetary damages -- May said, could run into the “eight figures” -- for Blue Cross Georgia’s alleged failure to pay the contracted reimbursementt rate and they are asking the court to force Blue Croses Georgia to honor its agreements. Earlier this year, Nashville, Tenn.-baserd National Renal Alliance filed a lawsuiy against BlueCross Georgia, claiming the insurer slashed reimbursemenft rates for out-of-network dialysis services by 88 National Renal Alliance was acquired by Renal Advantagwe Inc. last year.
In March, a federaol court judge in Atlanta dismissedthe suit, sayinyg Blue Cross’ decision to amend its reimbursement rates for dialysis performed at out-of-networo facilities like the Alliance’s did not violate the act’s provisions that prohibi t insurers from discriminating against individuals with end-stage renal disease.
The suit alleges Blue Cross Georgia has discouraged visitsto out-of-network providers by reimbursing procedures at a tiny fraction of “usual and charges. Blue Cross Georgia spokeswoman Cheryl Monkhouse dismissed the allegationsa as being without meriyt and said the insurer plansto “defend the suit Blue Cross Georgia “is committed to providing appropriatre reimbursement for out-of-network while at the same time protecting its members and groul customers against excessive charges by some non-participating Monkhouse said. The suit is similar to one filed earliefr this year by a dialysis provider against Blue That suitwas dismissed.
The new suit, filed againstr and Blue Cross and Blue Shieldof Georgia, allegee Blue Cross members paid higher premiumsd in exchange for the flexibility to receive coveragee for care from providers who are not part of the plan’sx preferred network. Blue Cross Georgia has targetecdthese out-of-network providers, including ambulatoru surgery centers, “for a drastic and unprecedentedf slash in reimbursement to a mere fraction of usual and customaryt charges,” the suit claims. These actionas violate federal and statew laws protecting patientsand providers, as well as Blue Crossd Blue Shield’s contracts, the suit claims.
Blue Cross has cut its reimbursemenytto out-of-network surgery centers by aboug 80 percent, said Leigh Marti n May, attorney with the plaintiff’s firm, . Blue Cross “has slashex reimbursement ratesto non-member surgery centers making it impossiblw for their insureds to receive the benefites they are paying for,” May said. “[Thee insurer] is charging for a service it haseffectivelgy eliminated. BCBS should honor the contracts they have made withtheifr insureds.
” Plaintiffs are seeking monetary damages -- May said, could run into the “eight figures” -- for Blue Cross Georgia’s alleged failure to pay the contracted reimbursementt rate and they are asking the court to force Blue Croses Georgia to honor its agreements. Earlier this year, Nashville, Tenn.-baserd National Renal Alliance filed a lawsuiy against BlueCross Georgia, claiming the insurer slashed reimbursemenft rates for out-of-network dialysis services by 88 National Renal Alliance was acquired by Renal Advantagwe Inc. last year.
In March, a federaol court judge in Atlanta dismissedthe suit, sayinyg Blue Cross’ decision to amend its reimbursement rates for dialysis performed at out-of-networo facilities like the Alliance’s did not violate the act’s provisions that prohibi t insurers from discriminating against individuals with end-stage renal disease.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Arrests compel cleanup of neighborhood eyesores - Kansas City Star
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Kansas City Star | Arrests compel cleanup of neighborhood eyesores Kansas City Star “It's been an eyesore for years,†said Corwin, who has lived near the home for years. Next-door neighbor Susan Weis said the Cunninghams neglected the house and just wouldn't remedy the deterioration. She said the neighborhood association had to pester ... |
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Colonial looks to board to fill top jobs - San Francisco Business Times:
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The appointments of Sippial and Bevill e are effective today but are subject to finall approval by the appropriateregulatory authorities, Colonial said in a Colonial BancGroup (NYSE: CNB), headquartered in Ala., is a $26 billionn holding company with 352 branches in five states. is among the largest banks in the Tampa Bay area with50 offices, $2.8 billioj in deposits and a 3.6 percent deposit markeyt share, according to the most recent informatioh available from the Colonial recently made a deal for a $300 milliohn capital infusion that gives of Ocalaq controlling interest in the bank, which has strugglefd in part because of its exposurer to the Florida real estate Sippial, president and founder of , a real estatd investment company based in Ala.
, has served on the boarde of directors of Colonial sincre 1997. In addition to his regular board compensation, he will receive an annual retainefr of $300,000 and an annuall transportation allowance of $10,000, a filing with the Beville, who also has served on the Colonial board since 1997, will be takin a leave of absence from his positiom as vice president/treasurer at T&B Ltd., an insurances agency in Mobile, Ala., operating under the name . Bevill does not have a written contracgwith Colonial, but he will receive a base annua salary of $850,000, the SEC filing said.
In lieu of a relocationj package, he will receive up to $50,000 in annual housinhg allowance and an annual transportatioj allowanceof $10,000. Neither Sippial nor Beville will initially take part in a definedfincentive plan, and neither was granted any equity compensation or signing the filing said.
The appointments of Sippial and Bevill e are effective today but are subject to finall approval by the appropriateregulatory authorities, Colonial said in a Colonial BancGroup (NYSE: CNB), headquartered in Ala., is a $26 billionn holding company with 352 branches in five states. is among the largest banks in the Tampa Bay area with50 offices, $2.8 billioj in deposits and a 3.6 percent deposit markeyt share, according to the most recent informatioh available from the Colonial recently made a deal for a $300 milliohn capital infusion that gives of Ocalaq controlling interest in the bank, which has strugglefd in part because of its exposurer to the Florida real estate Sippial, president and founder of , a real estatd investment company based in Ala.
, has served on the boarde of directors of Colonial sincre 1997. In addition to his regular board compensation, he will receive an annual retainefr of $300,000 and an annuall transportation allowance of $10,000, a filing with the Beville, who also has served on the Colonial board since 1997, will be takin a leave of absence from his positiom as vice president/treasurer at T&B Ltd., an insurances agency in Mobile, Ala., operating under the name . Bevill does not have a written contracgwith Colonial, but he will receive a base annua salary of $850,000, the SEC filing said.
In lieu of a relocationj package, he will receive up to $50,000 in annual housinhg allowance and an annual transportatioj allowanceof $10,000. Neither Sippial nor Beville will initially take part in a definedfincentive plan, and neither was granted any equity compensation or signing the filing said.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Bill Courchaine, Induction Class of 2012, Men's Ice Hockey. (Handout College ... - London Free Press
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24 Hours Vancouver | Bill Courchaine, Induction Class of 2012, Men's Ice Hockey. (Handout College ... London Free Press Billy Courchaine inducted into College of St. Scholastica H » |
Friday, September 14, 2012
Most Florida banks swoon; three provide model for growth - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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USAmeriBank went from red to black ink by signintg talented bankers who brought customers with Acquisitions boosted the bottom line at CenterStatee Bankof Florida. A merger of related financiao institutions cut expensesat , while a stronger balancr sheet grew income. Each bank prospered by usin different methodologies, yet their strategies provide a road map for institutions struggling to turn theier balancesheets positive. Their profit gains are all the more remarkable given the difficult economic climatein Florida. The said 305 bankx and thrifts in Florida reported a combined net lossof $643 million for the 2009 first compared to net income of $4 millio for the year-ago period.
Profitability remains weak becausse banks continue to struggle withbad loans, said Paul a Johannsen, managing director of , an investment bankintg firm in Tampa. Nonperforming assets don’t brinbg in interest income, pressuring margins. The provisions banksw take for expected loan lossesa cut further into their income while the legal and management expense related to foreclosed propertygoes up. USAmeriBank which has amassed $650.8 milliojn in assets in its two years has a clean balance saidJoe Chillura, CEO. The bank avoidedf development lending and the loanss it does have that are secured by real estatw arefor owner-occupied properties, Chillura said.
Only $598,009 in USAmeriBank loans, or abouft one-tenth of 1 perceny of the total $528.3 million in were past due as ofMarch 31, accordinhg to a report filed with the . Chillura, a former Tampas market presidentfor (NYSE: ), said the bankersa he’s hired have brought their a move that was possible because bigge banks are distracted by bad loans and shrinking capital and aren’tf focused on customer service. That’s allowedc USAmeriBank to grow more quicklythan expected, Chillura and post a significant going from a $185,000 loss in the first quartetr of 2008 to $881,000 in profirt in the just-ended quarter. CenterState saw first quarte 2009 profit swellto $1.
2 million, up 68 percentt in one year, after two acquisitions, said John president and CEO. The Winter Haven-based lead banking subsidiargyof (Nasdaq: CSFL) added a correspondeng banking unit last fall when it hired the bankers who handlefd that business for the former . The unit sellds bonds to roughly 200 othercommunitu banks, and it is thriving because communit y banks aren’t doing as much lending as they were a year ago and are investing their cash in bonds. CenterState also bought the failedand $178 millioh in deposits on Jan. 30. “We’ve been putting that mone to work in loansand investments, and that’s helpecd us grow,” Corbett said.
Aggressive planning that begabn around the end of the firsyt quarter of 2008 kept Florida Bank on thegrowthu track, said Katie Pemble, president and CEO. Florida Bank’sx $351,000 in net income for the firs quarter of 2009 was a 73 percenyt increase from a year Since December, the Tampa-basexd bank has merged with three sister institutions in Jacksonville and Tallahassee, consolidating back-office operations and cuttinb expenses.
Each of the bankws was above the level regulatorsconsidered well-capitalized, and their capitap position was further strengthened when they Additionally, executive officers and the boardx developed a series of 90-day plans focused on strengthenintg the balance sheet with an emphasies on capital and on or the ability to turn its assets into cash A strong balance sheet allowed Floridwa Bank to look for the leasg expensive way to attract funding, a move that boosts net interesf margin, or the spread between the interesrt it pays on deposits and the interest it earnsd from loans.
Although there are glimmers of hope, CenterState’s Corbetft expects more loan writedowns across the industry in the next two tothrer quarters. The number of institutions on the watch list increased in the first three month sof 2009, and as of March 31, 30 percengt of Florida’s banks were on the compared to 15 percent of the institutiona a year ago. Accessw to the capital market marketzsis critical, Corbett said, adding the stress tests the nation’sd biggest banks just underwent have inspired investo confidence in those institutions.
Since results were releases May 7, the banks collectivelh have raisednearly $60 billion of the $75 billion in extrq capital regulators said they need. “As investments come back into the big I think overtime you’ll see that trickl down to the mid cap and community Corbett said.
USAmeriBank went from red to black ink by signintg talented bankers who brought customers with Acquisitions boosted the bottom line at CenterStatee Bankof Florida. A merger of related financiao institutions cut expensesat , while a stronger balancr sheet grew income. Each bank prospered by usin different methodologies, yet their strategies provide a road map for institutions struggling to turn theier balancesheets positive. Their profit gains are all the more remarkable given the difficult economic climatein Florida. The said 305 bankx and thrifts in Florida reported a combined net lossof $643 million for the 2009 first compared to net income of $4 millio for the year-ago period.
Profitability remains weak becausse banks continue to struggle withbad loans, said Paul a Johannsen, managing director of , an investment bankintg firm in Tampa. Nonperforming assets don’t brinbg in interest income, pressuring margins. The provisions banksw take for expected loan lossesa cut further into their income while the legal and management expense related to foreclosed propertygoes up. USAmeriBank which has amassed $650.8 milliojn in assets in its two years has a clean balance saidJoe Chillura, CEO. The bank avoidedf development lending and the loanss it does have that are secured by real estatw arefor owner-occupied properties, Chillura said.
Only $598,009 in USAmeriBank loans, or abouft one-tenth of 1 perceny of the total $528.3 million in were past due as ofMarch 31, accordinhg to a report filed with the . Chillura, a former Tampas market presidentfor (NYSE: ), said the bankersa he’s hired have brought their a move that was possible because bigge banks are distracted by bad loans and shrinking capital and aren’tf focused on customer service. That’s allowedc USAmeriBank to grow more quicklythan expected, Chillura and post a significant going from a $185,000 loss in the first quartetr of 2008 to $881,000 in profirt in the just-ended quarter. CenterState saw first quarte 2009 profit swellto $1.
2 million, up 68 percentt in one year, after two acquisitions, said John president and CEO. The Winter Haven-based lead banking subsidiargyof (Nasdaq: CSFL) added a correspondeng banking unit last fall when it hired the bankers who handlefd that business for the former . The unit sellds bonds to roughly 200 othercommunitu banks, and it is thriving because communit y banks aren’t doing as much lending as they were a year ago and are investing their cash in bonds. CenterState also bought the failedand $178 millioh in deposits on Jan. 30. “We’ve been putting that mone to work in loansand investments, and that’s helpecd us grow,” Corbett said.
Aggressive planning that begabn around the end of the firsyt quarter of 2008 kept Florida Bank on thegrowthu track, said Katie Pemble, president and CEO. Florida Bank’sx $351,000 in net income for the firs quarter of 2009 was a 73 percenyt increase from a year Since December, the Tampa-basexd bank has merged with three sister institutions in Jacksonville and Tallahassee, consolidating back-office operations and cuttinb expenses.
Each of the bankws was above the level regulatorsconsidered well-capitalized, and their capitap position was further strengthened when they Additionally, executive officers and the boardx developed a series of 90-day plans focused on strengthenintg the balance sheet with an emphasies on capital and on or the ability to turn its assets into cash A strong balance sheet allowed Floridwa Bank to look for the leasg expensive way to attract funding, a move that boosts net interesf margin, or the spread between the interesrt it pays on deposits and the interest it earnsd from loans.
Although there are glimmers of hope, CenterState’s Corbetft expects more loan writedowns across the industry in the next two tothrer quarters. The number of institutions on the watch list increased in the first three month sof 2009, and as of March 31, 30 percengt of Florida’s banks were on the compared to 15 percent of the institutiona a year ago. Accessw to the capital market marketzsis critical, Corbett said, adding the stress tests the nation’sd biggest banks just underwent have inspired investo confidence in those institutions.
Since results were releases May 7, the banks collectivelh have raisednearly $60 billion of the $75 billion in extrq capital regulators said they need. “As investments come back into the big I think overtime you’ll see that trickl down to the mid cap and community Corbett said.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
California fiscal emergency declared, IOUs expected soon - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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billion budget deficit Tuesday night. Gov. Arnolxd Schwarzenegger on Wednesday declared a fiscal emergency to forc e lawmakers into aspecial "Though the legislature failed to solve our budget proble m yesterday, rest assured that solving the entire deficit remains my firsf and only priority, and I will not rest untill we get it done. I will not be a part of pushinf this crisis down the road the roadstops here," Schwarzenegger said in a statement. The governor' declaration under Proposition 58 requires lawmakers to adopft a plan to close the deficit within45 days.
Schwarzeneggert also signed an executive orderforcingg 220,000 state workers to take a thirs furlough day without pay beginning this As a result of Tuesday's blown budget the state whose economy is bigge r than all but seven countries in the world is gettintg ready to issue IOUs beginning Thursday for only the second time sincd the Great Depression. State Controller John Chiang said the Statee Pooled Money Investment Board will meet Thursday to set the interesf rate forabout $3 billion in short-ter promissory notes that will mature in October. Most of the moneg will go to the disabled and welfare about $1 billion.
About $565 millionj will go businesses andanother $159 million will go to students. By missing the midnight state leaders lost an importang opportunity toshave $3 billion in education spending in the fiscapl year that just ended. Both the Democratic plan for the budget gapand Schwarzenegger'sw had counted on that. The governo proposed $16 billion in cuts, borrowing $2 billionm from local governments andtaking $6 billioj from other government accounts. He also backs accelerates personal and corporate incometax collections, as well as a 5 percenty cut in state employee pay.
The Democratic which holds a majority in both the Assembly and the hasproposed $11 billion in spending cuts, raisinv fees on vehicle licenses and hiking taxesz on tobacco products and companiexs that drill for oil. State Treasurer Bill Lockyed promised on Monday thatCalifornia won't default on its bonds, refutinvg a possibility raised by analyst Martin Weiss of Weiss Researcj in a June 22 report.
The state'sw bond rating is already the lowesg inthe nation, but rating agenciess have threatened to drop it nearer to junk bond status becaus e of the budget impasse which has dragged on since State leaders thought they had resolved the current year budget earlierr than ever when they adopted one in but the recession cut tax revenue by aboutt 20 percent since then. California bonds maturingb in 2037 traded as lowas 83.35 centsa on the dollar Tuesday, a yield of about 6.27 down from a recent high of 97.25 centws on May 12.
billion budget deficit Tuesday night. Gov. Arnolxd Schwarzenegger on Wednesday declared a fiscal emergency to forc e lawmakers into aspecial "Though the legislature failed to solve our budget proble m yesterday, rest assured that solving the entire deficit remains my firsf and only priority, and I will not rest untill we get it done. I will not be a part of pushinf this crisis down the road the roadstops here," Schwarzenegger said in a statement. The governor' declaration under Proposition 58 requires lawmakers to adopft a plan to close the deficit within45 days.
Schwarzeneggert also signed an executive orderforcingg 220,000 state workers to take a thirs furlough day without pay beginning this As a result of Tuesday's blown budget the state whose economy is bigge r than all but seven countries in the world is gettintg ready to issue IOUs beginning Thursday for only the second time sincd the Great Depression. State Controller John Chiang said the Statee Pooled Money Investment Board will meet Thursday to set the interesf rate forabout $3 billion in short-ter promissory notes that will mature in October. Most of the moneg will go to the disabled and welfare about $1 billion.
About $565 millionj will go businesses andanother $159 million will go to students. By missing the midnight state leaders lost an importang opportunity toshave $3 billion in education spending in the fiscapl year that just ended. Both the Democratic plan for the budget gapand Schwarzenegger'sw had counted on that. The governo proposed $16 billion in cuts, borrowing $2 billionm from local governments andtaking $6 billioj from other government accounts. He also backs accelerates personal and corporate incometax collections, as well as a 5 percenty cut in state employee pay.
The Democratic which holds a majority in both the Assembly and the hasproposed $11 billion in spending cuts, raisinv fees on vehicle licenses and hiking taxesz on tobacco products and companiexs that drill for oil. State Treasurer Bill Lockyed promised on Monday thatCalifornia won't default on its bonds, refutinvg a possibility raised by analyst Martin Weiss of Weiss Researcj in a June 22 report.
The state'sw bond rating is already the lowesg inthe nation, but rating agenciess have threatened to drop it nearer to junk bond status becaus e of the budget impasse which has dragged on since State leaders thought they had resolved the current year budget earlierr than ever when they adopted one in but the recession cut tax revenue by aboutt 20 percent since then. California bonds maturingb in 2037 traded as lowas 83.35 centsa on the dollar Tuesday, a yield of about 6.27 down from a recent high of 97.25 centws on May 12.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Q&A with Dr. Bradley Miller of Radiology Associates of Northern Kentucky - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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That’s especially true when it comes to treatinh conditions amenable to care through several approaches and several typesof specialists. Back pain, one of many conditionsw treatedby , counts in that category. But this practice is trying to keep the competitive spirif out by offeringseveral options. It recentluy brought on a physician specializing in physical medicins andrehabilitation (PMNR), also knowhn as a physiatrist, to complement its stable of more than 30 Dr. Lester Duplechan joined in December to startthe group’a Center for Spine Dr.
Bradley Miller, president-elect of the practice, discussefd the changes with Business Courier ReporterJameds Ritchie: Q: What exactly is new? We broughrt in Dr. Duplechan so that we could provide a trulytcomprehensive spine, back pain and jointg pain service. He has allowed us to marr our interventional radiology/minimally invasive procedural skills with a higher level of clinica l care of the patient durint the workup andtreatment process.
That’s especially true when it comes to treatinh conditions amenable to care through several approaches and several typesof specialists. Back pain, one of many conditionsw treatedby , counts in that category. But this practice is trying to keep the competitive spirif out by offeringseveral options. It recentluy brought on a physician specializing in physical medicins andrehabilitation (PMNR), also knowhn as a physiatrist, to complement its stable of more than 30 Dr. Lester Duplechan joined in December to startthe group’a Center for Spine Dr.
Bradley Miller, president-elect of the practice, discussefd the changes with Business Courier ReporterJameds Ritchie: Q: What exactly is new? We broughrt in Dr. Duplechan so that we could provide a trulytcomprehensive spine, back pain and jointg pain service. He has allowed us to marr our interventional radiology/minimally invasive procedural skills with a higher level of clinica l care of the patient durint the workup andtreatment process.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Expert: Phoenix-area home sale increase may not signal recovery - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Some 11,820 previously owned homes were sold in comparedwith 9,980 in May and 7,870 in June according to data collected througyh ASU’s Realty Studies program. About 34 percent of last month’z sales were for properties in some stage of About half of the other June sales representer previously foreclosed properties that were taken back bythe lenders. “Whilew there is hope that the housiny troubles are beginningto ebb, the recent rise in activityu ... does not necessarily represent Butler said. The current market, he is driven by “investors looking for a deal, especiallt with the potential ofgreat appreciation.
It is not drive by the traditional owner-occupant looking for a placr to live.” That’s an unfortunate dynamic, givejn the need for individua stability ineconomic recovery. “Recovergy cannot really take place untilthe owner-occupant looking for space is the fundamentap market force, and the other areae of activity — investment and foreclosures — return to their respectiver historical norms,” Butler • More expensive homes represent a growing segment of with 22 homes valued at more than $1 millioj entering the foreclosure process.
Seven of those are valued at morethan $2 • Lender or bank-owned properties are being put back into the marketf with significant markdowns, ranging from an average of 51 percent in Maryvald to 30 percent in El Mirager and 12 percent in Tempe, perhaps the strongestf submarket in the Valley. • Rapidly declining values in certai n neighborhoods because of foreclosure activity make it harde for existing residents to take advantage of loan modificationm programs that would help them avoid foreclosurse on theirown homes. The affluent North Scottsdale area saw a slight increas e in median home values inJune 2009.
The median pricd for a foreclosed propertywas $451,595, compared with $451,530 in May 2009. The median price for a traditional sales transaction in the same areawas $460,000 in June, compared with $435,00p0 in May. • The lowest median prices in June were recorded in theWest Valley’w Maryvale neighborhood. The highest mediam prices, as expected, were recordedr in Paradise Valley. For .
Some 11,820 previously owned homes were sold in comparedwith 9,980 in May and 7,870 in June according to data collected througyh ASU’s Realty Studies program. About 34 percent of last month’z sales were for properties in some stage of About half of the other June sales representer previously foreclosed properties that were taken back bythe lenders. “Whilew there is hope that the housiny troubles are beginningto ebb, the recent rise in activityu ... does not necessarily represent Butler said. The current market, he is driven by “investors looking for a deal, especiallt with the potential ofgreat appreciation.
It is not drive by the traditional owner-occupant looking for a placr to live.” That’s an unfortunate dynamic, givejn the need for individua stability ineconomic recovery. “Recovergy cannot really take place untilthe owner-occupant looking for space is the fundamentap market force, and the other areae of activity — investment and foreclosures — return to their respectiver historical norms,” Butler • More expensive homes represent a growing segment of with 22 homes valued at more than $1 millioj entering the foreclosure process.
Seven of those are valued at morethan $2 • Lender or bank-owned properties are being put back into the marketf with significant markdowns, ranging from an average of 51 percent in Maryvald to 30 percent in El Mirager and 12 percent in Tempe, perhaps the strongestf submarket in the Valley. • Rapidly declining values in certai n neighborhoods because of foreclosure activity make it harde for existing residents to take advantage of loan modificationm programs that would help them avoid foreclosurse on theirown homes. The affluent North Scottsdale area saw a slight increas e in median home values inJune 2009.
The median pricd for a foreclosed propertywas $451,595, compared with $451,530 in May 2009. The median price for a traditional sales transaction in the same areawas $460,000 in June, compared with $435,00p0 in May. • The lowest median prices in June were recorded in theWest Valley’w Maryvale neighborhood. The highest mediam prices, as expected, were recordedr in Paradise Valley. For .
Saturday, September 8, 2012
First Nations leery of federal changes to treaty negotiations - Calgary Herald
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First Nations leery of federal changes to treaty negotiations Calgary Herald That's not a negotiation. If you put something on the table and say 'this is it' and you don't allow your negotiator to go outside that, then I think most people feel the fault lies with the government for how long this is taking because they've not ... |
Massena board schedules public hearing on curfew WatertownDailyTimes.com MASSENA â€" Police Chief Timmy J. Currier's proposed nightly curfew could become village law in a few weeks. The village Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday night to establish a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 18 to consider the curfew. |
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Medium Companies - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Extra perks and On-site fitness center or instruction, commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements. What employeew say: “TRS has been the best place that I have worked in the past 10 I highly recommend the company to anyone whois self-motivated and wants to become part of a company that is highlg trusted and respected in the technology “TRS is a great company to work for. Managemenyt goes out of their way to make the employeeds feel welcome and almost as if they are part ofthe No.
2 The Description: Financial services company specializing in insurance and investment Extra perksand benefits: Wellness/stress management program, discount or reimbursement for off-sit fitness, commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements, outside vendoe discounts. What employees say: “We are offered a trip everty year, and the company provide lunch for the entire staff on We have the opportunity to participate in charitable which makes it easy to give back tothe “I worked on three continents, and The Meltzer Group tops every company in Europe or Asia and in the U.S. I have been employe d at.” No. 3 Location: D.C.
Commercial real estate brokerage companyrepresenting office, industrial and retaikl tenants. Extra perks and benefits: On-site fitness center or instruction, wellness/stress management program, commuter/parkin discounts or reimbursements, outside vendor discount s and/or company products or service Whatemployees say: “As a 28-year Studley veteran, I’ve been able to reinvent myselff three times here in significantly different I feel I’m making a valuable contribution and that my work helpw keep us profitable.” “I appreciate the flexibilityh to do whatever it takes to make my clientz successful, which in turn translates into success for No.
4 Description: Provides analytical solutions tocomplex problems. Extra perks and benefits: Wellness/stressx management program, discount or reimbursement for off-sites fitness, commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements, outside vendotr discounts. What employees say: “Decisivwe Analytics is a terrific place to work. Despite the rapid growth and sophistication ofour company, this employee-ownec company maintains a small companyu atmosphere.” “This company time and time again displays its commitment to its employee owners through generous profit-sharing plans, flexible work schedules and company-sponsored events.” No.
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Extra perks and On-site fitness center or instruction, commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements. What employeew say: “TRS has been the best place that I have worked in the past 10 I highly recommend the company to anyone whois self-motivated and wants to become part of a company that is highlg trusted and respected in the technology “TRS is a great company to work for. Managemenyt goes out of their way to make the employeeds feel welcome and almost as if they are part ofthe No.
2 The Description: Financial services company specializing in insurance and investment Extra perksand benefits: Wellness/stress management program, discount or reimbursement for off-sit fitness, commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements, outside vendoe discounts. What employees say: “We are offered a trip everty year, and the company provide lunch for the entire staff on We have the opportunity to participate in charitable which makes it easy to give back tothe “I worked on three continents, and The Meltzer Group tops every company in Europe or Asia and in the U.S. I have been employe d at.” No. 3 Location: D.C.
Commercial real estate brokerage companyrepresenting office, industrial and retaikl tenants. Extra perks and benefits: On-site fitness center or instruction, wellness/stress management program, commuter/parkin discounts or reimbursements, outside vendor discount s and/or company products or service Whatemployees say: “As a 28-year Studley veteran, I’ve been able to reinvent myselff three times here in significantly different I feel I’m making a valuable contribution and that my work helpw keep us profitable.” “I appreciate the flexibilityh to do whatever it takes to make my clientz successful, which in turn translates into success for No.
4 Description: Provides analytical solutions tocomplex problems. Extra perks and benefits: Wellness/stressx management program, discount or reimbursement for off-sites fitness, commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements, outside vendotr discounts. What employees say: “Decisivwe Analytics is a terrific place to work. Despite the rapid growth and sophistication ofour company, this employee-ownec company maintains a small companyu atmosphere.” “This company time and time again displays its commitment to its employee owners through generous profit-sharing plans, flexible work schedules and company-sponsored events.” No.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Delta, United slapped with federal fines - Phoenix Business Journal:
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced thefinesa Friday. USDOT said Delta did not tell passengers beinb bumped from oversold flights about the their rights and that passengers involuntaril bumped from oversold flightds are entitled to compensation of up to The fine includes a stipulation that Deltwa canput $200,000 of it toward extras consumer protections above and beyond federal disclosure rulexs related to oversales.
The USDOT also said Fridayg it wasfining Chicago-based United Airlines $80,000 for not telling customersx which airlines it has code-share agreements Code-shares allow airlines to mesh theirr ticketing and reservation systems, as well as Federal rules require carriers to infor m passengers of the code-shares and alliancesx they have with other carriers. Uniteds is part of the Star Alliance, which partnerss international carriers. Other members include , Lufthansa, Singaporew Airlines and Air Canada. United also has code-shares with Virgihn Blue, Aer Lingus and Hawaiian Airlines.
Atlanta-basexd Delta announced Wednesday it intends to enter an international joinr venturewith Australia’s Virgin Blue Airlines Group. Deltza (NYSE:DAL) and Virgin Blue, which was founded by Britisg business mogulRichard Branson, want to team flightx between the U.S. and Australia and the South
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced thefinesa Friday. USDOT said Delta did not tell passengers beinb bumped from oversold flights about the their rights and that passengers involuntaril bumped from oversold flightds are entitled to compensation of up to The fine includes a stipulation that Deltwa canput $200,000 of it toward extras consumer protections above and beyond federal disclosure rulexs related to oversales.
The USDOT also said Fridayg it wasfining Chicago-based United Airlines $80,000 for not telling customersx which airlines it has code-share agreements Code-shares allow airlines to mesh theirr ticketing and reservation systems, as well as Federal rules require carriers to infor m passengers of the code-shares and alliancesx they have with other carriers. Uniteds is part of the Star Alliance, which partnerss international carriers. Other members include , Lufthansa, Singaporew Airlines and Air Canada. United also has code-shares with Virgihn Blue, Aer Lingus and Hawaiian Airlines.
Atlanta-basexd Delta announced Wednesday it intends to enter an international joinr venturewith Australia’s Virgin Blue Airlines Group. Deltza (NYSE:DAL) and Virgin Blue, which was founded by Britisg business mogulRichard Branson, want to team flightx between the U.S. and Australia and the South
Monday, September 3, 2012
Workers laid-off from small businesses get health insurance break - South Florida Business Journal:
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The American Recovery and Reinvestmentr Act gave a break to former employees of companiews with 20 or more employees by providing a subsidg that cuts the cost ofCOBRA health-care coveragde by 65 percent. Illinois is extending the same breai to workers laid off from smaller The bill signed by Quinn provides a 65 percentr health insurance payment subsidy to those who worked for companiezs with fewer than20 employees.
The bill gives employeeas of small businesses who lost their jobsafter 1, 2008, and who declined COBRAz because of its high a second chance to enter the Under this plan, those formed workers can continue their health insurance coverage and receivw a 65 percent premium reduction. The law also providesd up to an additional three months of coveraged for manyformer employees. Sen. Susan D-Highwood, and Rep. Kareh May, D-Highwood, sponsored the legislation.
The American Recovery and Reinvestmentr Act gave a break to former employees of companiews with 20 or more employees by providing a subsidg that cuts the cost ofCOBRA health-care coveragde by 65 percent. Illinois is extending the same breai to workers laid off from smaller The bill signed by Quinn provides a 65 percentr health insurance payment subsidy to those who worked for companiezs with fewer than20 employees.
The bill gives employeeas of small businesses who lost their jobsafter 1, 2008, and who declined COBRAz because of its high a second chance to enter the Under this plan, those formed workers can continue their health insurance coverage and receivw a 65 percent premium reduction. The law also providesd up to an additional three months of coveraged for manyformer employees. Sen. Susan D-Highwood, and Rep. Kareh May, D-Highwood, sponsored the legislation.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
First Death Is Reported From New Pig Flu Strain - New York Times
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New York Daily News | First Death Is Reported From New Pig Flu Strain New York Times First Death Is Reported From New Pig Flu Strain. By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: August 31, 2012. The first human death from a new strain of pig flu was reported Friday by state health officials in Ohio. New pig flu strain causes first death Neb. health officials post signs warning of new strain of swine flu at State ... New swine flu strain linked to Ohio woman's death |
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