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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
It's official: Silas Redd will transfer to USC - Norwalk Citizen
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Poor sanitation breeding diseases in Lala Zaar - Pakistan Observer
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Poor sanitation breeding diseases in Lala Zaar Pakistan Observer Poor sanitation breeding diseases in Lala Zaar. Islamabadâ€"Lala Zaar Colony is facing increased risk of breakout of diseases owing to absence of sewerage lines in the street 2 Tulsa road of the colony. More than two feet of water collects in low relief ... |
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Touches of Finland - China Daily
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Touches of Finland China Daily Marja Kurki started her own label in Finland in 1976. Her simple color combinations and designs in scarves, soon became the rage in Europe. In 1992, Kurki was invited to China for a seminar to introduce her designs and marketing to Chinese professionals. |
Friday, July 27, 2012
Planned layoffs fall 16% in May - Washington Business Journal:
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percent more than the 103,522 announcedr in the same month ayear ago. This year has not been kind to The report found that so far in 2009 employera haveannounced 822,282 job cuts, more than double the 394,194 announced through May last year. But while job cuts remained well abovelast year's pace, May marked the fourth consecutive month with a decline in job-cut announcements. Sincse reaching a peak of 241,74o9 in January, job-cut totals have fallen by an averagsof 17.5 percent per month. CEO John Challenger remains cautious aboutf the jobmarkets prospects. “This decline in job cuts could be Challenger said.
“The second quarter is typically the lowestt quarter of the year when it comew tojob cuts. Corporate downsizing may continue to remaimn slow during thesummer months, but if the past is any we could see the pace acceleratwe again in the latter half of the thir d quarter through the end of the year."
percent more than the 103,522 announcedr in the same month ayear ago. This year has not been kind to The report found that so far in 2009 employera haveannounced 822,282 job cuts, more than double the 394,194 announced through May last year. But while job cuts remained well abovelast year's pace, May marked the fourth consecutive month with a decline in job-cut announcements. Sincse reaching a peak of 241,74o9 in January, job-cut totals have fallen by an averagsof 17.5 percent per month. CEO John Challenger remains cautious aboutf the jobmarkets prospects. “This decline in job cuts could be Challenger said.
“The second quarter is typically the lowestt quarter of the year when it comew tojob cuts. Corporate downsizing may continue to remaimn slow during thesummer months, but if the past is any we could see the pace acceleratwe again in the latter half of the thir d quarter through the end of the year."
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Proposed Columbus biogas facility clinches air permit - Boston Business Journal:
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The agency issued the permit to Schmack BioEnergyhof Cleveland, which is workin with Kurtz Bros. Inc. to a $10 million anaerobiv digester facility at the formerColumbus trash-burning powee plant site off Jackson Pike. It will take treateed sewage sludge and food waste suchas fats, oils and greas and convert them to compressed natural gas to fuel city of Columbud vehicles. The EPA said the air permitr it issued this week sets limitationsa on emissions and establishes a numbed of regulations aimed at complying with federao and stateair standards, minimizing odors and protecting public The agency has set a 30-dayu window on appeals to the permit with the that expirese at the end of the The EPA has yet to give final approvao to two surface water permits for the A public meeting is scheduled for 6:30 on Wednesday at Columbus’ New Horizons United Methodist Church, 1665 Harrisburb Pike.
The agency issued the permit to Schmack BioEnergyhof Cleveland, which is workin with Kurtz Bros. Inc. to a $10 million anaerobiv digester facility at the formerColumbus trash-burning powee plant site off Jackson Pike. It will take treateed sewage sludge and food waste suchas fats, oils and greas and convert them to compressed natural gas to fuel city of Columbud vehicles. The EPA said the air permitr it issued this week sets limitationsa on emissions and establishes a numbed of regulations aimed at complying with federao and stateair standards, minimizing odors and protecting public The agency has set a 30-dayu window on appeals to the permit with the that expirese at the end of the The EPA has yet to give final approvao to two surface water permits for the A public meeting is scheduled for 6:30 on Wednesday at Columbus’ New Horizons United Methodist Church, 1665 Harrisburb Pike.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Collegiate appoints board members - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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• Nelea Absher, vice president and associate generalo counsel, • Anne-Marie Brown, founder, Suzanne Oldham, founder, • Tuffyu Wood, managing director, Morgan Keegan Co. • Cindy director of the • Bashar director and senior engineerof . Four trusteesx were reappointed tothe school’x board. They are: Marine management consultantBarker Price, who will serve as boarx president for the 2009-1 school year; • Merrell Wall Grant, general manager of the Monogram line for , and 1974 who will serve as vice president; • Formet Brown-Forman vice chairwoman and CFO Phoebse Wood, who will serve as treasurer; and Former management consultant Leslie who will serve as secretary.
Corrie Nichols, president of the Louisville Collegiate SchoolParents Association, will serve as parenyt representative on the board. Former Brown-Forman president Bill whose term on theboards expired, was named a director emeritus.
• Nelea Absher, vice president and associate generalo counsel, • Anne-Marie Brown, founder, Suzanne Oldham, founder, • Tuffyu Wood, managing director, Morgan Keegan Co. • Cindy director of the • Bashar director and senior engineerof . Four trusteesx were reappointed tothe school’x board. They are: Marine management consultantBarker Price, who will serve as boarx president for the 2009-1 school year; • Merrell Wall Grant, general manager of the Monogram line for , and 1974 who will serve as vice president; • Formet Brown-Forman vice chairwoman and CFO Phoebse Wood, who will serve as treasurer; and Former management consultant Leslie who will serve as secretary.
Corrie Nichols, president of the Louisville Collegiate SchoolParents Association, will serve as parenyt representative on the board. Former Brown-Forman president Bill whose term on theboards expired, was named a director emeritus.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Arturo S. Elias Executive Profile
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effective August 1, 2006. He is also a memberr of the North AmericaStrategy Board. Elias joined General Motors in 1978 as a manufacturinf engineer withDelco Electronics, today part of a major GM His responsibilities at Delco extended from product developmeny to manufacturing engineering and included an assignment in Between 1984 and 1991, Eliax held various finance positions in several countries, including senior analyst with GM Treasurer'sz Office in New York; manager of European borrowingsw & foreign exchange in Brussels, Belgium; treasurer of GM de Mexico in Mexicol City; and finance director of GM Venezuelza in Caracas, Venezuela.
In 1993, Elias became managing director of GM Chilein Santiago, Chile, and his responsibilitiesd were expanded in 1994 to include Peru and Bolivia. From 1996 to Elias held various positionsd with vehicledevelopment responsibilities, includintg assistant vehicle line executive for full-size pickulp trucks and sport utility vehicles with the GM Truckk Group in Pontiac, Michigan. In he was named vehicle line executive for compactt vehicles at Adam Opelin Rsselsheim, Germany, with responsibilitgy for the Astra and Zafir a models. In January 2000, Eliasx was named managing director of GM Argentina inBuenoa Aires, Argentina.
In March 2001, he was appointedf president and managing directodr of General Motors de Mxico inMexicl City, including responsibility for the Caribbeanh and Central American region. Elias receivede a bachelor's degree in electrical engineeringb anda master's degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University in 1977 and 1978, respectively. He earned a master's degrede in business administration from the University of Chicago in 1984 throughu the GMFellowship program. **All Executive profiled data provided byDow Jones & Co., Inc.
effective August 1, 2006. He is also a memberr of the North AmericaStrategy Board. Elias joined General Motors in 1978 as a manufacturinf engineer withDelco Electronics, today part of a major GM His responsibilities at Delco extended from product developmeny to manufacturing engineering and included an assignment in Between 1984 and 1991, Eliax held various finance positions in several countries, including senior analyst with GM Treasurer'sz Office in New York; manager of European borrowingsw & foreign exchange in Brussels, Belgium; treasurer of GM de Mexico in Mexicol City; and finance director of GM Venezuelza in Caracas, Venezuela.
In 1993, Elias became managing director of GM Chilein Santiago, Chile, and his responsibilitiesd were expanded in 1994 to include Peru and Bolivia. From 1996 to Elias held various positionsd with vehicledevelopment responsibilities, includintg assistant vehicle line executive for full-size pickulp trucks and sport utility vehicles with the GM Truckk Group in Pontiac, Michigan. In he was named vehicle line executive for compactt vehicles at Adam Opelin Rsselsheim, Germany, with responsibilitgy for the Astra and Zafir a models. In January 2000, Eliasx was named managing director of GM Argentina inBuenoa Aires, Argentina.
In March 2001, he was appointedf president and managing directodr of General Motors de Mxico inMexicl City, including responsibility for the Caribbeanh and Central American region. Elias receivede a bachelor's degree in electrical engineeringb anda master's degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University in 1977 and 1978, respectively. He earned a master's degrede in business administration from the University of Chicago in 1984 throughu the GMFellowship program. **All Executive profiled data provided byDow Jones & Co., Inc.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Fitch downgrades MGIC - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Fitch noted that the proposed restructuring has both negative and positives implicationsfor MGIC’s policyholders, which are lendersw who insure mortgages. The restructuring reduces MGIC’zs resources that are immediately available to pay claimsz over theshort term, Fitcg said. While MGIC deploys up to $1 billio in capital to the subsidiary, the investment will increas the risk profile of the capital and subordinater MGIC policyholders to policyholders ofthe , Fitch said.
On the othet hand, Fitch views as positive the restructuring because it will allowe MGIC to both avoida risk-to-capita driven cessation of operations and to underwrite potentialluy high quality business at attractive rates. That couldd ultimately benefit MGIC policyholders over the long term and the franchiss position of the new entity will be Fitch said. Mortgage Guaranty Indemnity also will be limiteed to an operating leverag e limitof 18:1 rather than 25:1, which may provide a capital cushion, Fitch said. Fitch has placed the rating s on Rating Watch Negative MGICInvestmentt Corp.’s long-term issuer default rating, $200 million 5.625 percent senior notees due Sept.
15, 2011 and $300 milliobn 5.375 percent senior notes due Nov. 1, 2015.
Fitch noted that the proposed restructuring has both negative and positives implicationsfor MGIC’s policyholders, which are lendersw who insure mortgages. The restructuring reduces MGIC’zs resources that are immediately available to pay claimsz over theshort term, Fitcg said. While MGIC deploys up to $1 billio in capital to the subsidiary, the investment will increas the risk profile of the capital and subordinater MGIC policyholders to policyholders ofthe , Fitch said.
On the othet hand, Fitch views as positive the restructuring because it will allowe MGIC to both avoida risk-to-capita driven cessation of operations and to underwrite potentialluy high quality business at attractive rates. That couldd ultimately benefit MGIC policyholders over the long term and the franchiss position of the new entity will be Fitch said. Mortgage Guaranty Indemnity also will be limiteed to an operating leverag e limitof 18:1 rather than 25:1, which may provide a capital cushion, Fitch said. Fitch has placed the rating s on Rating Watch Negative MGICInvestmentt Corp.’s long-term issuer default rating, $200 million 5.625 percent senior notees due Sept.
15, 2011 and $300 milliobn 5.375 percent senior notes due Nov. 1, 2015.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Obama Spokesman on Solyndra: 'Widely Praised as Successful and Innovative' - The Weekly Standard (blog)
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Affordable housing projects in region win funding - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The funding comes from the Federal HomeLoan Bank'e 2007 Affordable Housing Program, which totals $50 million to creatre or preserve more than 6,00 0 affordable housing units in states the bank serves. In Maryland, loca developers working in partnership with FHLB member bankd will receive grants rangingfrom $100,000 to $500,000 to help fund affordablr housing in Baltimore, Cambridge, Catonsville and Princessx Anne. East Baltimore Good Neighbor InitiativedPhase I, funded by and sponsored by Chesapeakde Habitat for Humanity of Baltimore, will receivee $300,000 for 30 housing units. Parktown Apartments, fundedf by (NASDAQ: BAYN) and sponsorec by , will receive $258,705 for 48 housin units.
St. Ambrose Intervention funded by Bradford Bank and sponsoredby , will receive $200,00o0 for 20 housing units. The Senior Housing Community at Rolling fundedby (NYSE: STI) and sponsored by Enterprise Housing Corporation of will receive $373,500 for 83 housing units. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlantqoffers low-cost financing, community developmen grants and other banking services to help more than 1,200p member banks make affordable home mortgageas and provide economic development credit to neighborhoods and communities.
Its members includw commercial banks, credit unions, thrifts and insurance companie s basedin Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Virginia and Washington, D.C.
The funding comes from the Federal HomeLoan Bank'e 2007 Affordable Housing Program, which totals $50 million to creatre or preserve more than 6,00 0 affordable housing units in states the bank serves. In Maryland, loca developers working in partnership with FHLB member bankd will receive grants rangingfrom $100,000 to $500,000 to help fund affordablr housing in Baltimore, Cambridge, Catonsville and Princessx Anne. East Baltimore Good Neighbor InitiativedPhase I, funded by and sponsored by Chesapeakde Habitat for Humanity of Baltimore, will receivee $300,000 for 30 housing units. Parktown Apartments, fundedf by (NASDAQ: BAYN) and sponsorec by , will receive $258,705 for 48 housin units.
St. Ambrose Intervention funded by Bradford Bank and sponsoredby , will receive $200,00o0 for 20 housing units. The Senior Housing Community at Rolling fundedby (NYSE: STI) and sponsored by Enterprise Housing Corporation of will receive $373,500 for 83 housing units. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlantqoffers low-cost financing, community developmen grants and other banking services to help more than 1,200p member banks make affordable home mortgageas and provide economic development credit to neighborhoods and communities.
Its members includw commercial banks, credit unions, thrifts and insurance companie s basedin Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Woods confident again as Royal Lytham looms - AFP
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AFP | Woods confident again as Royal Lytham looms AFP By Jim Slater (AFP) â€" 33 minutes ago. LYTHAM, England â€" Tiger Woods comes to the British Open confident in his game and aware of the dangers on offer at Royal Lytham, where dense rough, 205 pot bunkers and rain will test the 14-time major champion. Tiger confident ahead of British Open< p size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"> Scott confident ahead of Open Open Championship form guide |
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Md. colleges given $11M to combat nursing shortage - Dayton Business Journal:
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The grants, being divvied among 17 Maryland nursing will be used to lure faculttyand students, and improve technology at the Maryland’s nursing shortage is expected to reacgh 10,000 by 2016, according to the . The currenrt vacancy rate of nurses at state hospitals is8 percent. The economicf downturn has helped the industry because many retirefd nurses have come backto work, but once the recessio n ends the shortage will worsen, said Carmelqa Coyle, CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association.
The first rouned of grants will increase the number of nurseas graduating by 300 students and add 20 faculth positions at nursing programs acrossthe “The number of nursea graduating from Maryland schools are simply not said Ronald B. Peterson, president of and co-chair of the “Wh o Will Care?” campaign at a press conference “We cannot take our eye off thenursingv demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,500 new nursingy students. The program has raised $15.
5 million to date through the state’s business including funds from the Baltimore constructionform , , the region'es largest hospital system, and , the region's largest health Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for gave $500,000. The goal is to raiswe $20 million from the privater sector by the end ofthe year, and then raisse an addition $40 million in state, locap and federal funds. • • • • • ; and, • .
The grants, being divvied among 17 Maryland nursing will be used to lure faculttyand students, and improve technology at the Maryland’s nursing shortage is expected to reacgh 10,000 by 2016, according to the . The currenrt vacancy rate of nurses at state hospitals is8 percent. The economicf downturn has helped the industry because many retirefd nurses have come backto work, but once the recessio n ends the shortage will worsen, said Carmelqa Coyle, CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association.
The first rouned of grants will increase the number of nurseas graduating by 300 students and add 20 faculth positions at nursing programs acrossthe “The number of nursea graduating from Maryland schools are simply not said Ronald B. Peterson, president of and co-chair of the “Wh o Will Care?” campaign at a press conference “We cannot take our eye off thenursingv demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,500 new nursingy students. The program has raised $15.
5 million to date through the state’s business including funds from the Baltimore constructionform , , the region'es largest hospital system, and , the region's largest health Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for gave $500,000. The goal is to raiswe $20 million from the privater sector by the end ofthe year, and then raisse an addition $40 million in state, locap and federal funds. • • • • • ; and, • .
Friday, July 13, 2012
Hong Kong Short Selling Turnover (Main Board) Recorded 07/13/201 - Bloomberg
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Hong Kong Short Selling Turnover (Main Board) Recorded 07/13/201 Bloomberg Short selling was recorded on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for the following companies as of 00:45 today. Hong Kong Short Selling Turnover (GEM) Recorded 07/13/2012 (Tabl |
Thursday, July 12, 2012
John Culleton: Job growth unrelated to tax cuts - Carroll County Times
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John Culleton: Job growth unrelated to tax cuts Carroll County Times Currently the Bush tax cuts are under debate. There were two such actions, occurring in 2001 and 2003. Because they increased the deficit beyond a certain amount they were by law limited to 10 years. They were renewed in 2010. |
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Weekend box office too close to call - San Francisco Business Times:
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"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" from Fox and "Transformers: Revenge of the from Paramount both projected the same box office gross for theweekencd -- $42,500,000 -- according to , whichj tracks box-office revenues. The estimated numbere are from the studios and are base d on estimates from Friday and Saturday and projections for thereport said. "Transformers" was number one at last week'w box office, and "Ice Age" is in its first week in Anothernew release, "Publi Enemies" from Universal came in third, with an estimatexd $26,172,000.
Rounding out the top five were Disney'ds "The Proposal" and Warner "The Hangover," which brought in an estimated $12,779,000 and respectively. "Transformers" also passed Disney/Pixar's "Up" as the top-grossin g movie of the as it has brought in an estimated compared to anestimated $264,873,000 for "Up." "Transformers" also now has the 31st highes domestic gross all time, according to the
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" from Fox and "Transformers: Revenge of the from Paramount both projected the same box office gross for theweekencd -- $42,500,000 -- according to , whichj tracks box-office revenues. The estimated numbere are from the studios and are base d on estimates from Friday and Saturday and projections for thereport said. "Transformers" was number one at last week'w box office, and "Ice Age" is in its first week in Anothernew release, "Publi Enemies" from Universal came in third, with an estimatexd $26,172,000.
Rounding out the top five were Disney'ds "The Proposal" and Warner "The Hangover," which brought in an estimated $12,779,000 and respectively. "Transformers" also passed Disney/Pixar's "Up" as the top-grossin g movie of the as it has brought in an estimated compared to anestimated $264,873,000 for "Up." "Transformers" also now has the 31st highes domestic gross all time, according to the
Monday, July 9, 2012
Cardiome To Slash Workforce by 85% on End of Merck's Oral Development ... - Wall Street Journal
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Sunday, July 8, 2012
Do the New York Mets Have a Letdown when Playing the Chicago Cubs? Fan's ... - Yahoo! Sports
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Boston.com | Do the New York Mets Have a Letdown when Playing the Chicago Cubs? Fan's ... Yahoo! Sports From Yahoo! Sports: The Chicago Cubs appear to have the New York Mets' number. Gee Fuels Mets Past Cubs Cubs-Mets Preview Gees gem spurs Mets |
Friday, July 6, 2012
'Thank you Lampard' - Blatter credits 2010 goal for technology decision - Yahoo! Sports
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'Thank you Lampard' - Blatter credits 2010 goal for technology decision Yahoo! Sports From Yahoo! Sports: Fifa president has hailed the IFAB's approval of the plans and thanks the England man after his ghost goal against Germany at World Cup 2010 prompted the change. |
Thursday, July 5, 2012
UnitedHealth: e-payments could save billions, help pay for health reform - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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A report released Tuesdayt by the health insurance giant claims the system couldsave $332 billionb over the next 10 years if health providers updatd their technology. Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth estimated 50 percent of the saving s would go to hospitalxsand doctors, 20 percent to the federal government’a Medicare and Medicaid programs, and 30 percent to commercial payers. But UnitedHealth believes the government could institute policiez to take a larger shares to help pay forreform programs. “The resultiny administrative savings could help offsetf the subsidy cost of health care expansiomn for thenewly insured,” the reporyt said.
UnitedHealth said it drew on its expertise as one of the largesf health technology companies in the Uniteds States to formulatethe estimate. The number only includez administrative savings, and doesn’t venture into how much coulcd be saved in reducing wasteful medicalcosts — what many experta have pointed to as a culpritg for driving up costs. Much of the $332 billionj in savings would come from getting rid of papet records of all types at For example, UnitedHealth estimates more than $108 billion woulrd be saved in printing, postage and administrative costws by shifting payments and remittanced to an electronic format. National information systems also coulssave money.
UnitedHealth estimates more than $47 billionj could be saved if there was a national systek to monitor and flag questionablewhealth claims. This is the second major report UnitedHealtu has issued amid the health reform which President Barack Obama considers one of his top The health insurance giant said last month that the federal government couldsave $540 billion in Medicarer costs over the next 10 years with its own
A report released Tuesdayt by the health insurance giant claims the system couldsave $332 billionb over the next 10 years if health providers updatd their technology. Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth estimated 50 percent of the saving s would go to hospitalxsand doctors, 20 percent to the federal government’a Medicare and Medicaid programs, and 30 percent to commercial payers. But UnitedHealth believes the government could institute policiez to take a larger shares to help pay forreform programs. “The resultiny administrative savings could help offsetf the subsidy cost of health care expansiomn for thenewly insured,” the reporyt said.
UnitedHealth said it drew on its expertise as one of the largesf health technology companies in the Uniteds States to formulatethe estimate. The number only includez administrative savings, and doesn’t venture into how much coulcd be saved in reducing wasteful medicalcosts — what many experta have pointed to as a culpritg for driving up costs. Much of the $332 billionj in savings would come from getting rid of papet records of all types at For example, UnitedHealth estimates more than $108 billion woulrd be saved in printing, postage and administrative costws by shifting payments and remittanced to an electronic format. National information systems also coulssave money.
UnitedHealth estimates more than $47 billionj could be saved if there was a national systek to monitor and flag questionablewhealth claims. This is the second major report UnitedHealtu has issued amid the health reform which President Barack Obama considers one of his top The health insurance giant said last month that the federal government couldsave $540 billion in Medicarer costs over the next 10 years with its own
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Businesses regroup after Doyle win - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Some business leaders are pinning their hopes of blockinhg a Democratic agenda onthe Republican-controlled Assembly and new Republicah Attorney General J.B. Van "The governor and the Legislature need to understandx that the business community will not roll over and play saidJim Pugh, spokesma n for Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state'w largest business lobbying group. WMC spent hundredse of thousands of dollars on televisionm commercials to oust Doyleas governor. Are WMC leaderws concerned about a backlash fromthe governor's office? Not said Pugh.
He said Doyle shouls not have been surprised that the business group supportecd Green because Doylevetoed WMC's top issue, tort "We can work with them," Pugh said. "We hope they can work with Doyle plans to continue his workint relationship with thebusiness community, although it's disappointing that WMC has become political, Doyle's spokesmajn Dan Leistikow said. "A tremendouas amount of progress has been made in the last four and that's the result of the strong partnershil between the governor and the business Leistikow said. WMC's action "certainlyt isn't going to damage the governor'es strong relationship with business.
It's not going to change his outlookl as avery business-friendly Democratic governor." Clearly, GOP-sponsoresd and business-backed reforms centering on a taxpayerr bill of rights or property tax freezes will be put on the back said Steve Baas, directof of government affairs for the . The taxpayers bill of rights would have capped government spending at the rate of inflatiomn and populationor tax-base growth.
While most business groups supportede Green, many Milwaukee-area business leaders donated to In fact, he was endorsed by a long list of busineszs leaders, including Gale Klappa, chairman and chied executive officer of , Milwaukee; Ed former chairman of , and Stephen Marcus, chairman and chievf executive officer of The , Milwaukee. Meanwhile, labo leaders are almost giddy with excitement that their legislativde proposals may actually reach the state Senate floor. "Labor will no longer have to beplayingh defense," said David Newby, president of the . "Ww now have an opportunity to make somemajort strides.
" Among labor's goals are: creating a state health care increasing the state's minimum wage; adding funds for job and revamping the state'e tax structure so corporations pay theitr "fair share." Pugh and some other businessw leaders took solace in the win by Van who WMC also backed, as positive for Democratic candidate Kathleen Falk "would've been terrorizing business if she would'vre won," Pugh said.
WMC' main concern with Falk was the possibility that she wouldx file environmental nuisance suitsagainst businesses, he As far as the commerciapl real estate industry is concerned, it's critical to have a Republicabn in the attorney general's seat. Van Hollen is less apt to followq anenvironmental activist's agenda, said Jim Barrhy III, president of Colliers Barry, a Milwaukee real estat development and brokerage firm. Van Holleh will not pursue an anti-businessa agenda, but will focus on crime and safety, said "That's a positive thing for the Milwaukee business he said. Here is a rundown of post-electiohn reaction in a cross-section of industries.
Doyle's proposals for incremental health care reforms stand a better chancs of becoming law in hissecond term, thankss to a new Democratic majority in the State
Some business leaders are pinning their hopes of blockinhg a Democratic agenda onthe Republican-controlled Assembly and new Republicah Attorney General J.B. Van "The governor and the Legislature need to understandx that the business community will not roll over and play saidJim Pugh, spokesma n for Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state'w largest business lobbying group. WMC spent hundredse of thousands of dollars on televisionm commercials to oust Doyleas governor. Are WMC leaderws concerned about a backlash fromthe governor's office? Not said Pugh.
He said Doyle shouls not have been surprised that the business group supportecd Green because Doylevetoed WMC's top issue, tort "We can work with them," Pugh said. "We hope they can work with Doyle plans to continue his workint relationship with thebusiness community, although it's disappointing that WMC has become political, Doyle's spokesmajn Dan Leistikow said. "A tremendouas amount of progress has been made in the last four and that's the result of the strong partnershil between the governor and the business Leistikow said. WMC's action "certainlyt isn't going to damage the governor'es strong relationship with business.
It's not going to change his outlookl as avery business-friendly Democratic governor." Clearly, GOP-sponsoresd and business-backed reforms centering on a taxpayerr bill of rights or property tax freezes will be put on the back said Steve Baas, directof of government affairs for the . The taxpayers bill of rights would have capped government spending at the rate of inflatiomn and populationor tax-base growth.
While most business groups supportede Green, many Milwaukee-area business leaders donated to In fact, he was endorsed by a long list of busineszs leaders, including Gale Klappa, chairman and chied executive officer of , Milwaukee; Ed former chairman of , and Stephen Marcus, chairman and chievf executive officer of The , Milwaukee. Meanwhile, labo leaders are almost giddy with excitement that their legislativde proposals may actually reach the state Senate floor. "Labor will no longer have to beplayingh defense," said David Newby, president of the . "Ww now have an opportunity to make somemajort strides.
" Among labor's goals are: creating a state health care increasing the state's minimum wage; adding funds for job and revamping the state'e tax structure so corporations pay theitr "fair share." Pugh and some other businessw leaders took solace in the win by Van who WMC also backed, as positive for Democratic candidate Kathleen Falk "would've been terrorizing business if she would'vre won," Pugh said.
WMC' main concern with Falk was the possibility that she wouldx file environmental nuisance suitsagainst businesses, he As far as the commerciapl real estate industry is concerned, it's critical to have a Republicabn in the attorney general's seat. Van Hollen is less apt to followq anenvironmental activist's agenda, said Jim Barrhy III, president of Colliers Barry, a Milwaukee real estat development and brokerage firm. Van Holleh will not pursue an anti-businessa agenda, but will focus on crime and safety, said "That's a positive thing for the Milwaukee business he said. Here is a rundown of post-electiohn reaction in a cross-section of industries.
Doyle's proposals for incremental health care reforms stand a better chancs of becoming law in hissecond term, thankss to a new Democratic majority in the State
Monday, July 2, 2012
CitiBank tech group settles in St. Charles Research Park - St. Louis Business Journal:
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A technological community, Research Park hosts about a dozen companies and seems to be expandingh nearly as fast as technology is CitiBank Mortgage saw a relationship between the rapif pace of growth there and itsown expansion. "The availabilit of space is why we moved outthered -- and it continues to said Allen Coleman, CitiBank's senior vice president for informatio n services. found the move to Research Park attractivre for a numberof reasons. The recruitinb process, for one, became easier upon moving across theMissouri River. CitiBank Mortgage's Information Services recruiter, Eileen said, "A large target group for our recruiting lives outin St. Charlesa already.
It saves St. Charles technologistxs from crossing the bridge and froma two-houd commute." Coleman added, "St. Charles is a good idea becaus e we're already here, and now ther are lots of technologists here with long commutes who have this attractivd opportunity intheir backyards." The Technology Groupp wants to add 17 hires to its staffv of 155 information services (IS) and 45 legakl and quality-operations people. Most of thes e new employees will be as CitiBank Mortgagecalls them, who specialize in Oracle databas administration, COBOL, object-oriented programming, and Internet and intranegt usage.
Coleman said there is a focusxon e-commerce, and the intent to expandr that aspect of CitiBank Mortgage'ws business in the future. "We now have a very robus t infrastructure in place as a platforjmfor e-commerce," he said. "And, we will soon be unveilingt a robust wholesale Web site for ourcorrespondenty customers. It's built utilizing Sun's NetDynamics application. The goal is to transfeer the knowledge of NetDynamics through the Technology Group and use that as a meane ofapplication development, getting away from traditional client-servetr development.
" Research Park had to be equipped to handlw the infrastructure needs of the Technologu Group when it moved in about a year ago -- but that wasn'tg very difficult. The company did not have to move any of its because the development frameworkis "My operations staff that keeps our development infrastructure running are mostly at the St. Louis locations. Our developers utilize those servers from out said Coleman. CitiBank Mortgage and Southwestern Bell coordinaterd a pipeline from the two sitezsin St. Louis to Research Park for accommodatinyg high-speed communication lines. Planning for the move took only a montjh anda half.
Another reason the Technologgy Group made the moveto St. according to George director ofinformation services, was to consolidat CitiBank Mortgage's technology staff into one site. "I think it makesw collaboration between peers much easierto do; it improvez communication and productivity; it's less disruptivd to run training programx in convenient central locations; and it makes recruitiny easier, too, because people can come to one buildinbg and interview with everyone who needs to see he said. This heightened team approach is in line withCitiBanko Mortgage's strategy for the Technology Group.
"Lots of technologgy groups are centralized technology functionsthat don't have any businessa profit and loss responsibility," Coleman said. "But we all collectively work on accomplishingcompany initiatives. We have great ownershipp in how the mortgage business If it's up to them, CitiBank Mortgage will completw its aggressive plans to process $17 billiob in loan origination and acquisition this year. In 1998 they did $15 which was double that of 1997. The businessa has various impacts locally, said Borkowski. "As an employer, we providd a dynamic workplace. We're focused in the St. Charles Our employees who don't live in St.
Charlesa are spending money in the area at stores and restaurantws and a lot of small businesses up and downRoutes 94. As a small operation with 200 employeess and without all the servicese a big companyprovides -- like a cafeteriw -- our employees go outside to buy. So St. Charles benefitw from us being here." Amy Scharff is a St. Louies free-lance writer.
A technological community, Research Park hosts about a dozen companies and seems to be expandingh nearly as fast as technology is CitiBank Mortgage saw a relationship between the rapif pace of growth there and itsown expansion. "The availabilit of space is why we moved outthered -- and it continues to said Allen Coleman, CitiBank's senior vice president for informatio n services. found the move to Research Park attractivre for a numberof reasons. The recruitinb process, for one, became easier upon moving across theMissouri River. CitiBank Mortgage's Information Services recruiter, Eileen said, "A large target group for our recruiting lives outin St. Charlesa already.
It saves St. Charles technologistxs from crossing the bridge and froma two-houd commute." Coleman added, "St. Charles is a good idea becaus e we're already here, and now ther are lots of technologists here with long commutes who have this attractivd opportunity intheir backyards." The Technology Groupp wants to add 17 hires to its staffv of 155 information services (IS) and 45 legakl and quality-operations people. Most of thes e new employees will be as CitiBank Mortgagecalls them, who specialize in Oracle databas administration, COBOL, object-oriented programming, and Internet and intranegt usage.
Coleman said there is a focusxon e-commerce, and the intent to expandr that aspect of CitiBank Mortgage'ws business in the future. "We now have a very robus t infrastructure in place as a platforjmfor e-commerce," he said. "And, we will soon be unveilingt a robust wholesale Web site for ourcorrespondenty customers. It's built utilizing Sun's NetDynamics application. The goal is to transfeer the knowledge of NetDynamics through the Technology Group and use that as a meane ofapplication development, getting away from traditional client-servetr development.
" Research Park had to be equipped to handlw the infrastructure needs of the Technologu Group when it moved in about a year ago -- but that wasn'tg very difficult. The company did not have to move any of its because the development frameworkis "My operations staff that keeps our development infrastructure running are mostly at the St. Louis locations. Our developers utilize those servers from out said Coleman. CitiBank Mortgage and Southwestern Bell coordinaterd a pipeline from the two sitezsin St. Louis to Research Park for accommodatinyg high-speed communication lines. Planning for the move took only a montjh anda half.
Another reason the Technologgy Group made the moveto St. according to George director ofinformation services, was to consolidat CitiBank Mortgage's technology staff into one site. "I think it makesw collaboration between peers much easierto do; it improvez communication and productivity; it's less disruptivd to run training programx in convenient central locations; and it makes recruitiny easier, too, because people can come to one buildinbg and interview with everyone who needs to see he said. This heightened team approach is in line withCitiBanko Mortgage's strategy for the Technology Group.
"Lots of technologgy groups are centralized technology functionsthat don't have any businessa profit and loss responsibility," Coleman said. "But we all collectively work on accomplishingcompany initiatives. We have great ownershipp in how the mortgage business If it's up to them, CitiBank Mortgage will completw its aggressive plans to process $17 billiob in loan origination and acquisition this year. In 1998 they did $15 which was double that of 1997. The businessa has various impacts locally, said Borkowski. "As an employer, we providd a dynamic workplace. We're focused in the St. Charles Our employees who don't live in St.
Charlesa are spending money in the area at stores and restaurantws and a lot of small businesses up and downRoutes 94. As a small operation with 200 employeess and without all the servicese a big companyprovides -- like a cafeteriw -- our employees go outside to buy. So St. Charles benefitw from us being here." Amy Scharff is a St. Louies free-lance writer.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Justin Trudeau tops 'starting grid' Liberal leadership poll - Globe and Mail
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Globe and Mail | Justin Trudeau tops 'starting grid' Liberal leadership poll Globe and Mail That's considerably more than the vote-drawing power demonstrated by nine other putative contenders, who polled between 10 and 18 per cent. The poll appears four months before the race is set to officially begin and before any candidate has actually ... |
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