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State University of New York Chancellor Nancyh Zimpher made the announcement Friday atthe college’ Fuller Road campus. Currently, the college offers only master’s and doctorapl programs. Some undergraduate courses will be offered in the but the first full class of about 50 studentw will start inthe spring, said Rober Geer, vice president of academicx affairs at the school. The college plan s to grow the freshman classs to 300 to 500 in the next four or five saidAlain Kaloyeros, the college’s vice presidentt and CEO. The baccalaureat e program will be funde througha $10 million a donation that includes an undisclose d amount from G.
Thomas Selfridge, who owns The endowment is expected to cover tuition costs, Kaloyeros said. Selfridge also made an endowmen when the campus openedin 2001. The state approved the four-yea r program two weeks ago. Initially, Albany Nanotecgh will not add to its staff of55 professors, Geer but that number is expected to grow to 75 over the next five Friday’s announcement was anothert milestone for the Albany NanoTech campus, where the collegee is located. Earlier this officials there announcedthat private, federal and state investments at the campuas had topped $5 billion. Employmeny has also exceeded the 2,500-mark.
That’s the number of researchers, engineers, students and faculty that now work atthe 800,000-square-footr complex. With an averagwe salary of $81,000, those numbers translater to an annual payrollof $202 million. Albany NanoTech openedx its fourth building, NanoFab 300 this past spring. Zimphet became chancellor June 1. She is touring SUNY campuses over the nextfew
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Would you consider buying a hybrid vehicle? - Kansas City Business Journal:
http://maniaccollecting.com/collecting-gratuitous-nba-autographs-on-the-slowly-part-of-mail.html
• Yes — 58.2 percent • No — 35.4 percen t • I already own one — 6.4 percengt (Obama’s) plan to force people into smaller, less safe cars is wrecklessz (no pun intended). It will increase the cost of reduce thesafety (we will still be sharing the road with huge etc.) and will not reduc oil consumption, regardless of what he Like most of his programs, this is about I will not compromise my family’as safety to save a littlse oil. I would buy a hybri d if it didn’t have the cons currentlyu associated withmost hybrids.
It is irresponsible for the governmeny to think that I will feel so good aboutf buying a hybrid that I will pay a large premiuk for the vehicle plus give up the safety of my familyt by cramming them in a car the size of my ridinlawn mower. If he thinks he can turn around the Americanj auto industrythis way, Obama is extremely short-sighted. The market for American cars wasalready terrible, but now Obam a is going to make the U.S. auto industruy produce cars thatnobody wants. Case in There is a huge stockpiledof “Smart Cars” that people ordered when gas pricesz were over $4 a gallon. Now that the gas pricea are down, people have refused to take deliver y ofthose vehicles.
Americans love real automobiles. Have you ever heardd an American teenager ask his high school sweetheartg if she would like to go cruising inhis Prius? As soon as hybridw are as safe and affordable as petroleum-fuelee vehicles, you bet I’lll get one. Until then, they are only for early those withexcess cash, the pretentiouse and their hangers-on.
• Yes — 58.2 percent • No — 35.4 percen t • I already own one — 6.4 percengt (Obama’s) plan to force people into smaller, less safe cars is wrecklessz (no pun intended). It will increase the cost of reduce thesafety (we will still be sharing the road with huge etc.) and will not reduc oil consumption, regardless of what he Like most of his programs, this is about I will not compromise my family’as safety to save a littlse oil. I would buy a hybri d if it didn’t have the cons currentlyu associated withmost hybrids.
It is irresponsible for the governmeny to think that I will feel so good aboutf buying a hybrid that I will pay a large premiuk for the vehicle plus give up the safety of my familyt by cramming them in a car the size of my ridinlawn mower. If he thinks he can turn around the Americanj auto industrythis way, Obama is extremely short-sighted. The market for American cars wasalready terrible, but now Obam a is going to make the U.S. auto industruy produce cars thatnobody wants. Case in There is a huge stockpiledof “Smart Cars” that people ordered when gas pricesz were over $4 a gallon. Now that the gas pricea are down, people have refused to take deliver y ofthose vehicles.
Americans love real automobiles. Have you ever heardd an American teenager ask his high school sweetheartg if she would like to go cruising inhis Prius? As soon as hybridw are as safe and affordable as petroleum-fuelee vehicles, you bet I’lll get one. Until then, they are only for early those withexcess cash, the pretentiouse and their hangers-on.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Museum of Science to launch wind lab - Boston Business Journal:
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The lab, a part of the museum’s greenb initiative, will demonstrate small wind turbinesd that could be erected on small businessesand homes. When completed, five turbines — ranging between 40 feet and seven feet inheight — will rest on the museum’s Two of the turbines are operational on the Cambridgse side of the building, with the othefr three to be installed on the Bostomn side this summer. “This is a giant science says David Rabkin, Farinon Director for current science and technology at the in a preparedwritten statement. “No one has testeed five different small turbines in arooftop laboratory.
Althougg there’s lots of interest in small-scalw wind turbines, we found little data on their performancwand impact. Despite a year of collectinf data on the wind at the westill don’t really know enougyh about the turbines to predict their The lab came out of earl efforts to use wind to meet a portionb of the museum’s energy needs. Studies showed the area’x wind resources were not stront enough to generatemeaningful electricity, so the museum and the ’zs Renewable Energy Trust refocused the project to provide informationm to potential turbine owners on differences in desigh and function of various turbines.
The lab, a part of the museum’s greenb initiative, will demonstrate small wind turbinesd that could be erected on small businessesand homes. When completed, five turbines — ranging between 40 feet and seven feet inheight — will rest on the museum’s Two of the turbines are operational on the Cambridgse side of the building, with the othefr three to be installed on the Bostomn side this summer. “This is a giant science says David Rabkin, Farinon Director for current science and technology at the in a preparedwritten statement. “No one has testeed five different small turbines in arooftop laboratory.
Althougg there’s lots of interest in small-scalw wind turbines, we found little data on their performancwand impact. Despite a year of collectinf data on the wind at the westill don’t really know enougyh about the turbines to predict their The lab came out of earl efforts to use wind to meet a portionb of the museum’s energy needs. Studies showed the area’x wind resources were not stront enough to generatemeaningful electricity, so the museum and the ’zs Renewable Energy Trust refocused the project to provide informationm to potential turbine owners on differences in desigh and function of various turbines.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
PSC reconsiders new chairman election process - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
http://www.euro-bonsai.net/Naturally-Occurring-Bonsai-or-Environmentally-Dwarfed-Plants.html
Commissioners voted 3-2 last month to do away with thecurrenrt system, which calls for the chairman’s position to rotate each Under the new system, which was to take effecft July 1, the commissiojn was to elect chairmehn to serve two-year terms. Commissionersx then elected Stan Wise, also on a 3-2 vote, to become the firstg elected chairman. But Baker issueds a legal opinion last week that thecommissiojn can’t disregard state law and create a new procesws for choosing chairmen without the approval of the General Responding to Baker’s edict, commissionersa voted 3-2 Tuesday to reconsider last month’s vote and table the Those actions in effecf leave Commissioner Doug Everett in place as chairman through the end of this “I do not want this commission to be distractedx with this issue,” said who made the motion for reconsideration.
“We will continuse to have discussions with attorneys and the Generapl Assembly prior to the next session as to the best The House narrowly approverd legislation in March that wouls have allowed the commission to elect chairmen by majorityg vote for terms of up tothree years. But the bill failerd to clear the Senate.
Commissioners voted 3-2 last month to do away with thecurrenrt system, which calls for the chairman’s position to rotate each Under the new system, which was to take effecft July 1, the commissiojn was to elect chairmehn to serve two-year terms. Commissionersx then elected Stan Wise, also on a 3-2 vote, to become the firstg elected chairman. But Baker issueds a legal opinion last week that thecommissiojn can’t disregard state law and create a new procesws for choosing chairmen without the approval of the General Responding to Baker’s edict, commissionersa voted 3-2 Tuesday to reconsider last month’s vote and table the Those actions in effecf leave Commissioner Doug Everett in place as chairman through the end of this “I do not want this commission to be distractedx with this issue,” said who made the motion for reconsideration.
“We will continuse to have discussions with attorneys and the Generapl Assembly prior to the next session as to the best The House narrowly approverd legislation in March that wouls have allowed the commission to elect chairmen by majorityg vote for terms of up tothree years. But the bill failerd to clear the Senate.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Maine Supreme Court: Consumers' Time not Valued - CBS News
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Maine Supreme Court: Consumers' Time not Valued CBS News 21) in the Hannaford data breach case lifted a year-long threat hanging over retailers, when the court ruled that consumers' time and effort to clean up a ... |
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Barry-Wehmiller unit buys British equipment maker - St. Louis Business Journal:
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signed the deal June 9 to buy of England. Terms were not disclosed. Randu Lorenz, vice president of sales at MarquipWardUnited, said Apollo generatee revenue ofabout $5 million last year and employs 15 people. Lorenz said the acquisition of Apoll o will close late this month orearl July. He said Steve Brimble, who heads MarquipWardUnited's sales division in Europe and Asia, will take on the additionalk role of managing director for the newlyuacquired company. "It's a small acquisitioj but it will enabl us to expand our markets in Europe and the Middle Lorenz said. The acquisition of Apollo Sheeters is the second thata Barry-Wehmillere subsidiary has made this year.
In April, of Minneapolies announced it signed a deal to purchasethe high-speesd beverage cartoning and packaging line of of Wisc., for an undisclosed amount. Barry-Wehmiller operatew 10 business units in all and generated revenusof $941 million last year comparefd to $772 million in 2006. Last Barry-Wehmiller bought five companies, including of Salem, and Los Angeles-based Glenn Ostle, editorial director of Paper 360, a trade publicatio n that focuses on the paper and pulp said MarquipWardUnited efforts to expand its markety overseasis timely. "Over the last 10 years, the pulp and papet market in the U.S. has Ostle said.
"In some countried like China, it's growing rapidly, and they need new It's also growing in India and in South especially Brazil, where a lot of paper comes from."
signed the deal June 9 to buy of England. Terms were not disclosed. Randu Lorenz, vice president of sales at MarquipWardUnited, said Apollo generatee revenue ofabout $5 million last year and employs 15 people. Lorenz said the acquisition of Apoll o will close late this month orearl July. He said Steve Brimble, who heads MarquipWardUnited's sales division in Europe and Asia, will take on the additionalk role of managing director for the newlyuacquired company. "It's a small acquisitioj but it will enabl us to expand our markets in Europe and the Middle Lorenz said. The acquisition of Apollo Sheeters is the second thata Barry-Wehmillere subsidiary has made this year.
In April, of Minneapolies announced it signed a deal to purchasethe high-speesd beverage cartoning and packaging line of of Wisc., for an undisclosed amount. Barry-Wehmiller operatew 10 business units in all and generated revenusof $941 million last year comparefd to $772 million in 2006. Last Barry-Wehmiller bought five companies, including of Salem, and Los Angeles-based Glenn Ostle, editorial director of Paper 360, a trade publicatio n that focuses on the paper and pulp said MarquipWardUnited efforts to expand its markety overseasis timely. "Over the last 10 years, the pulp and papet market in the U.S. has Ostle said.
"In some countried like China, it's growing rapidly, and they need new It's also growing in India and in South especially Brazil, where a lot of paper comes from."
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
ISRAEL: Jonathan Pollard in exchange for settlement freeze extension? - Los Angeles Times (blog)
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The Guardian | ISRAEL: Jonathan Pollard in exchange for settlement freeze extension? Los Angeles Times (blog) Jerusalem is said to be mulling an extension of the freeze in return for the release of Jonathan Pollard, a former civilian intelligence analyst for the US ... Palestinian, Israeli officials meet in NY amid settlement freeze row Goodspeed Analysis: Israel ties settlement freeze to release of US spy Netanyahu Proposes Settlement Freeze if Spy Freed From US Prison |
Monday, September 20, 2010
Crescent Resources files Chapter 11 - Baltimore Business Journal:
http://www.lancasteropera.com/?p=814
The Charlotte-based development firm’ws chief executive, Arthur Fields, has retiredc and will work with Crescenft in anadvisory capacity, the company says. Andree Hede, Crescent’s chief restructuring officer, has been named CEO. “We have been in activer discussions with our lenders and other stakeholders as we work towards an agreement that will brinv our capital structure in line with the currenteconomix environment,” Hede says. Crescent has more than 5,00o0 creditors, according to its filing. Its assetsw are estimated at morethan $1 billion. The local projects listexd in the Chapter 11 filing include Piedmont Row and The Sanctuar atLake Wylie.
Crescent says it intends to operat e its continuing businesses without any significantr interruption during therestructuring process. The company says that’s possiblw because of a recentlyobtained debtor-in-possession financing facility of $110 million from a group of its existing As part of the Chapter 11 filing, Crescentf says it seeks court approvalk “to make certain payments and to maintain key agreementds with employees, customers, vendors and partners of continuing operations to ensure the company can maintain its commitmenty to delivering a high leveo of amenities and services.
” Crescent says the filin g is necessary to reorganize its reduce its debt level and improve its capital “We intend to reach an agreement on our new capitall structure and emerge from bankruptcy quickly,” Hede says. The Chapter 11 petitionxs were filed inthe U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Western Districyof Texas, Austin division. The company has 120 days from the filinf date to submit areorganization plan. A hot line has been set up as part of the Crescenty restructuringat (877) 204-8611. Attornegy Eric Taube of LLP in Austin, will represent Crescent in the (NYSE:BAC), , Ranger Construction Co., and are amongb Crescent’s largest unsecured creditors in Charlotte.
In the Charlotte Business Journal reported that Crescenty had adopted an aggressive new business strategg driven bya $1.2 billion term loan that must be paid in full by Septembefr 2012 — selling assets at fire-sale prices. In October, Crescen t sold 4,500 acres in Berkeleyu County, S.C., to for $40 million. In the company sold a Florida apartmenty projectfor $11.35 less than half the $27 million it paid for the complez three years earlier. This year, the firm has closecd on the sale ofa 773-acre tract of land in Oconee County, S.C., for just over $10 Locally, Crescent recently sold 18.4 acres in Fort Mill to a warehousinh company for $1.6 million.
The compang — jointly owned by and is best known herefor high-en d real estate communities such as The Peninsulqa and Ballantyne Country Club. Beforwe the Chapter 11 filing, Crescent faced payments of $50 milliomn by the end of this year, $75 milliob in 2010 and $100 millionh in 2011 on its debt.
The Charlotte-based development firm’ws chief executive, Arthur Fields, has retiredc and will work with Crescenft in anadvisory capacity, the company says. Andree Hede, Crescent’s chief restructuring officer, has been named CEO. “We have been in activer discussions with our lenders and other stakeholders as we work towards an agreement that will brinv our capital structure in line with the currenteconomix environment,” Hede says. Crescent has more than 5,00o0 creditors, according to its filing. Its assetsw are estimated at morethan $1 billion. The local projects listexd in the Chapter 11 filing include Piedmont Row and The Sanctuar atLake Wylie.
Crescent says it intends to operat e its continuing businesses without any significantr interruption during therestructuring process. The company says that’s possiblw because of a recentlyobtained debtor-in-possession financing facility of $110 million from a group of its existing As part of the Chapter 11 filing, Crescentf says it seeks court approvalk “to make certain payments and to maintain key agreementds with employees, customers, vendors and partners of continuing operations to ensure the company can maintain its commitmenty to delivering a high leveo of amenities and services.
” Crescent says the filin g is necessary to reorganize its reduce its debt level and improve its capital “We intend to reach an agreement on our new capitall structure and emerge from bankruptcy quickly,” Hede says. The Chapter 11 petitionxs were filed inthe U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Western Districyof Texas, Austin division. The company has 120 days from the filinf date to submit areorganization plan. A hot line has been set up as part of the Crescenty restructuringat (877) 204-8611. Attornegy Eric Taube of LLP in Austin, will represent Crescent in the (NYSE:BAC), , Ranger Construction Co., and are amongb Crescent’s largest unsecured creditors in Charlotte.
In the Charlotte Business Journal reported that Crescenty had adopted an aggressive new business strategg driven bya $1.2 billion term loan that must be paid in full by Septembefr 2012 — selling assets at fire-sale prices. In October, Crescen t sold 4,500 acres in Berkeleyu County, S.C., to for $40 million. In the company sold a Florida apartmenty projectfor $11.35 less than half the $27 million it paid for the complez three years earlier. This year, the firm has closecd on the sale ofa 773-acre tract of land in Oconee County, S.C., for just over $10 Locally, Crescent recently sold 18.4 acres in Fort Mill to a warehousinh company for $1.6 million.
The compang — jointly owned by and is best known herefor high-en d real estate communities such as The Peninsulqa and Ballantyne Country Club. Beforwe the Chapter 11 filing, Crescent faced payments of $50 milliomn by the end of this year, $75 milliob in 2010 and $100 millionh in 2011 on its debt.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Click4Care(R) Announces Appointment of Rob Gillette as CEO
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Gillette will focus on guiding the company through the next phasee ofits development, following its explosivew growth in the last two years. In addition to leading Click4Care, Gillette will continue as CEOof Massachusetts-based HealthEdge, as the two organizations together offeer a revolutionary new care management, claim and benefit administration platform that goes far beyond existintg solutions from other companies. Both HealthEdge and Click4Care will continue tooperate independently, with separatwe boards of directors and managementt teams.
"Healthcare organizations will require moderj technology solutions that integrate both care and benefit managementg in order todeliver next-generation, value-basesd healthcare offerings," said Dr. , Chairman of Click4Care and Senior Managingf Member ofPsilos Group. "Click4Care and HealthEdge both have products that will fundamentally changes the healthcare market over the next several We are excited to now have leadingt these two Psilosportfolio companies.
" "The healthcard industry is currently undergoing an unprecedented leve l of change," said , CEO of both Click4Care and "as payor organizations now realizre they must leverage new technologuy in order to providee the innovation, transparency, and efficienciesw that healthcare consumers demand. Click4Care and HealthEdge were both built with thesde 21st century healthcare needsin mind. By positionin the companies undercommon leadership, we will be able to leverags the combined strength of both offerings, and both companies, to create a solution that will be second to none in the market.
" , the visionaryy entrepreneur behind the award-winning Click4Care software would continue to shape the direction of the product in his new position as Vice-Chairman and Executivde Vice-President of Product Strategy. He will also continue to play a key role in helpinbg to expand and growthe company. Click4Carse provides innovative caremanagement software, integrating data from multiplr systems into a solution that automates patient Streamlined workflows and optimized resources drive unprecedented ROI for medical managers, while providinvg life-improving care to patients.
Click4Care is drivingh enterprise-wide changes in the processes and business models of healthcare Some ofthe world's most progressive health insurance providera rely on ThinkHealth for a more consumer-drivemn approach to medical management. HealthEdge provides the only enterprise-class software platform for healthcare Using the patented HealthRulessoftware suite, health plans, health insurance companies and othe payors can finally respond to new business opportunities and markert changes in hours, not months or years, whiler drastically reducing both IT and operational costs.
Leveraging an investmenyt of over $125 million, HealthRules is the most scalableand cost-effective technology in the HealthEdge is the only choice for payors to survivew and thrive in the emerging healthcars economy.
Gillette will focus on guiding the company through the next phasee ofits development, following its explosivew growth in the last two years. In addition to leading Click4Care, Gillette will continue as CEOof Massachusetts-based HealthEdge, as the two organizations together offeer a revolutionary new care management, claim and benefit administration platform that goes far beyond existintg solutions from other companies. Both HealthEdge and Click4Care will continue tooperate independently, with separatwe boards of directors and managementt teams.
"Healthcare organizations will require moderj technology solutions that integrate both care and benefit managementg in order todeliver next-generation, value-basesd healthcare offerings," said Dr. , Chairman of Click4Care and Senior Managingf Member ofPsilos Group. "Click4Care and HealthEdge both have products that will fundamentally changes the healthcare market over the next several We are excited to now have leadingt these two Psilosportfolio companies.
" "The healthcard industry is currently undergoing an unprecedented leve l of change," said , CEO of both Click4Care and "as payor organizations now realizre they must leverage new technologuy in order to providee the innovation, transparency, and efficienciesw that healthcare consumers demand. Click4Care and HealthEdge were both built with thesde 21st century healthcare needsin mind. By positionin the companies undercommon leadership, we will be able to leverags the combined strength of both offerings, and both companies, to create a solution that will be second to none in the market.
" , the visionaryy entrepreneur behind the award-winning Click4Care software would continue to shape the direction of the product in his new position as Vice-Chairman and Executivde Vice-President of Product Strategy. He will also continue to play a key role in helpinbg to expand and growthe company. Click4Carse provides innovative caremanagement software, integrating data from multiplr systems into a solution that automates patient Streamlined workflows and optimized resources drive unprecedented ROI for medical managers, while providinvg life-improving care to patients.
Click4Care is drivingh enterprise-wide changes in the processes and business models of healthcare Some ofthe world's most progressive health insurance providera rely on ThinkHealth for a more consumer-drivemn approach to medical management. HealthEdge provides the only enterprise-class software platform for healthcare Using the patented HealthRulessoftware suite, health plans, health insurance companies and othe payors can finally respond to new business opportunities and markert changes in hours, not months or years, whiler drastically reducing both IT and operational costs.
Leveraging an investmenyt of over $125 million, HealthRules is the most scalableand cost-effective technology in the HealthEdge is the only choice for payors to survivew and thrive in the emerging healthcars economy.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Employers see bigger increase in the cost of providing health care - Houston Business Journal:
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percent jump in the cost of providing health insurance for employeesein 2009, signaling the end to a slower pace of cost increases in recent years. That 7.1 percentr figure compares to a 4.6 percen t increase in the amount of money that locak employers paid toward health insurance for employeewin 2008, 5.6 percenft in 2007, 6.4 percent in 2006 and 12.2 percen t in 2005. Costs increased a whoppinh 17.8 percent in 2002. In 2009, Houstonn employers will pay an averageof $9,050 to coverr health care for each enrolled The findings, released this week, are the resultg of the 14th annual Employee Health Care Costs survey conducted by Houston-based in partnershi with the .
Considering that the countrh is going througha recession, the fact that this year’s increase was higher than those experienced over the last several yearsd is not a surprise to EBS Principal Brett Haugh. “You tend to see costs jump back up as an economifdownturn occurs,” he says. “As companies experiencde economic difficulties, people are nervous on a daily basis about reductionsin force, so they go ahead and push forware their utilization of health care.” And Haugh predicts that health care costse are likely to continue to increase. “2008 was kind of bottok of thevalley ... now they’re beginning to escalate back he says.
Rick Huntington, director of the Houstob Business Groupon Health, says the increas indicates that “employers have done very little to add to management programs in regards to health “They didn’t do enough to head off the impacgt of the cycle, and we certainly expecft it to be a lot highe r next year,” Huntington says. In 2009, employerds subsidized 79 percent of overall medical plan up 2 percent fromlast year’s survey. Haugh says historically, the city’s employers often pick up more healtn care costs than other markets acrossthe nation, where employers on averager subsidize 70 percent to 75 percentf of costs.
Houston employerse say the changes that were madein employer-driven healthj care plans this year were tied to the bottom line of costs. “Costs are not going unfortunately, and as health care cost in generalgo up, we have to pass some of those costs on to employees as well,” says Elainwe Britt, director of benefits for . But Britt says Rice make s an effort to stay competitive with otherelocal businesses. “Depending on where you’rew coming from, we can look great or not as competitive,” she says. “Thise survey gives us a neutrall view acrossthe board.
” The survey reflectedr the responses of 143 Houston employers, including some large companies in the energy industry. The resultd found that only a small number of surveyh participants are considering a reduction in benefit as a way tocontrol costs. Instead, 57 percenf of companies said they are considering requirinb employees to contribute more to cover the cost of theifhealth care. That percentage of employers contemplatin g such a move is smaller than the 74 percent reportedin 2008. In term of insurance plans, preferred provider organizations, or remained by far the most popular.
Of 284 plansw offered, 203 were Consumer-driven health plans, or continue to grow at a very slow Last year, their costs only increased eight-tentha of 1 percent. The prevalence of companies offering a CDHP plan rose to 35 in 2009 from 32 in or about9 percent. Huntington blames this on the lack of transparency offered by providers andhealth “We have not held them accountable for increasingg efficiencies,” he says. “For example, consumers have a lack of transparencyy on what it costs to deliver a baby at one hospitalo comparedto another.
Providers and health planes need to be more open with costs and dataon
percent jump in the cost of providing health insurance for employeesein 2009, signaling the end to a slower pace of cost increases in recent years. That 7.1 percentr figure compares to a 4.6 percen t increase in the amount of money that locak employers paid toward health insurance for employeewin 2008, 5.6 percenft in 2007, 6.4 percent in 2006 and 12.2 percen t in 2005. Costs increased a whoppinh 17.8 percent in 2002. In 2009, Houstonn employers will pay an averageof $9,050 to coverr health care for each enrolled The findings, released this week, are the resultg of the 14th annual Employee Health Care Costs survey conducted by Houston-based in partnershi with the .
Considering that the countrh is going througha recession, the fact that this year’s increase was higher than those experienced over the last several yearsd is not a surprise to EBS Principal Brett Haugh. “You tend to see costs jump back up as an economifdownturn occurs,” he says. “As companies experiencde economic difficulties, people are nervous on a daily basis about reductionsin force, so they go ahead and push forware their utilization of health care.” And Haugh predicts that health care costse are likely to continue to increase. “2008 was kind of bottok of thevalley ... now they’re beginning to escalate back he says.
Rick Huntington, director of the Houstob Business Groupon Health, says the increas indicates that “employers have done very little to add to management programs in regards to health “They didn’t do enough to head off the impacgt of the cycle, and we certainly expecft it to be a lot highe r next year,” Huntington says. In 2009, employerds subsidized 79 percent of overall medical plan up 2 percent fromlast year’s survey. Haugh says historically, the city’s employers often pick up more healtn care costs than other markets acrossthe nation, where employers on averager subsidize 70 percent to 75 percentf of costs.
Houston employerse say the changes that were madein employer-driven healthj care plans this year were tied to the bottom line of costs. “Costs are not going unfortunately, and as health care cost in generalgo up, we have to pass some of those costs on to employees as well,” says Elainwe Britt, director of benefits for . But Britt says Rice make s an effort to stay competitive with otherelocal businesses. “Depending on where you’rew coming from, we can look great or not as competitive,” she says. “Thise survey gives us a neutrall view acrossthe board.
” The survey reflectedr the responses of 143 Houston employers, including some large companies in the energy industry. The resultd found that only a small number of surveyh participants are considering a reduction in benefit as a way tocontrol costs. Instead, 57 percenf of companies said they are considering requirinb employees to contribute more to cover the cost of theifhealth care. That percentage of employers contemplatin g such a move is smaller than the 74 percent reportedin 2008. In term of insurance plans, preferred provider organizations, or remained by far the most popular.
Of 284 plansw offered, 203 were Consumer-driven health plans, or continue to grow at a very slow Last year, their costs only increased eight-tentha of 1 percent. The prevalence of companies offering a CDHP plan rose to 35 in 2009 from 32 in or about9 percent. Huntington blames this on the lack of transparency offered by providers andhealth “We have not held them accountable for increasingg efficiencies,” he says. “For example, consumers have a lack of transparencyy on what it costs to deliver a baby at one hospitalo comparedto another.
Providers and health planes need to be more open with costs and dataon
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Santikos, Larry Ratliff team up on marketing relationship - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The advertising partnership will last until TheLarry Ratliff: Movies & More site will feature a Santikos Theatrr ad with a link to show times at all 100 Santikoe movie houses in San Antonii and Houston. Beginning June 23, Santikos will run a 15-secondx commercial for Larry Ratliff on its movie screens in Texas to promot ethe critic’s site. “I couldn’t be more pleased with the saysLarry Ratliff. “The added exposure in the Santikoe auditoriums will help meconnect – and in some casezs re-connect – with moviw lovers who enjoy and deserv a little more than just bare-bones movie coverage.
” Ratliff launched his site in March after working as a dailg newspaper film critic for the past 13 San Antonio-based Santikos has been a movie theaterr operator since 1924.
The advertising partnership will last until TheLarry Ratliff: Movies & More site will feature a Santikos Theatrr ad with a link to show times at all 100 Santikoe movie houses in San Antonii and Houston. Beginning June 23, Santikos will run a 15-secondx commercial for Larry Ratliff on its movie screens in Texas to promot ethe critic’s site. “I couldn’t be more pleased with the saysLarry Ratliff. “The added exposure in the Santikoe auditoriums will help meconnect – and in some casezs re-connect – with moviw lovers who enjoy and deserv a little more than just bare-bones movie coverage.
” Ratliff launched his site in March after working as a dailg newspaper film critic for the past 13 San Antonio-based Santikos has been a movie theaterr operator since 1924.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Children's Author-in-Chief: Obama to Release New Book - FOXNews (blog)
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Reuters | Children's Author-in-Chief: Obama to Release New Book FOXNews (blog) President Barack Obama is already a best-selling author, but he'll reach out to a whole new audience when his first ... Barack Obama to become a children's author Who Is the Best Presidential Author? Obama Writes Children's Book |
Monday, September 13, 2010
Streamline jumps into black for 1Q - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The software company reportecd net incomeof $16,300, or zero centse per share, compared to a net loss of $815,000, or 9 cent s per share, in the year-agok quarter. Revenues grew to $3.8 million from $3.6 The one analyst who covers the companu expected a net loss of 2 cents on revenuewsof $3.5 million. Systemsd sales and service, maintenancee and support revenues both rose 12 percent duringthe quarter, while application hosting services revenuex fell 23 percent, the company said in a news “We continue to make progress in moviny this business forward to the point of becoming consistentlgy profitable; that is our main strategifc goal,” said CEO Brian Patsy in the release.
In earlg June, Streamline won a contract valued at morethan $1 milliomn to integrate its document workflow solutions into an electroni medical records system at a Canadian health care region, Patst said. It is the second Canadian contrac t the company has won in thepast year. Despite the bettert news, shares of Streamline STRM), followed most tech stocks down onWednesday morning, losing more than 8 percent, or 26 to $2.89.
Streamline Health Solutions, basee in Cincinnati, is a supplier of workflow and documentgmanagement tools, applications and services to businesses, specifically health-care
The software company reportecd net incomeof $16,300, or zero centse per share, compared to a net loss of $815,000, or 9 cent s per share, in the year-agok quarter. Revenues grew to $3.8 million from $3.6 The one analyst who covers the companu expected a net loss of 2 cents on revenuewsof $3.5 million. Systemsd sales and service, maintenancee and support revenues both rose 12 percent duringthe quarter, while application hosting services revenuex fell 23 percent, the company said in a news “We continue to make progress in moviny this business forward to the point of becoming consistentlgy profitable; that is our main strategifc goal,” said CEO Brian Patsy in the release.
In earlg June, Streamline won a contract valued at morethan $1 milliomn to integrate its document workflow solutions into an electroni medical records system at a Canadian health care region, Patst said. It is the second Canadian contrac t the company has won in thepast year. Despite the bettert news, shares of Streamline STRM), followed most tech stocks down onWednesday morning, losing more than 8 percent, or 26 to $2.89.
Streamline Health Solutions, basee in Cincinnati, is a supplier of workflow and documentgmanagement tools, applications and services to businesses, specifically health-care
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Smoking Could Harm Sperm, Study Finds - BusinessWeek
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Spicezee | Smoking Could Harm Sperm, Study Finds BusinessWeek 9 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies provide evidence that smoking can harm sperm - both in smoking men who may become fathers, and in sons born to women ... Smoking can damage your fertility More evidence of cigarette smoking's harmful effects Smoking May Damage Sperm in Men and Male Embryos |
Friday, September 10, 2010
Lennar: 400 homes have Chinese drywall - Charlotte Business Journal:
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One of the nation’s largestr homebuilders, Lennar (NYSE: LEN) said the homesx were built primarily in 2006 and 2007 and make up a smallkpercentage – 2.1 percent in the state and 0.5 of percent nationwidwe – of the total homes delivered. The company said it has put asidnearly $40 million in warranty reserves to pay for the and that, as of May 31, thoser reserves, net of payments, was $34.4 The company said it has $20.7 milliomn receivable to pay for damage s under its insurance coverage and it is seeking reimbursement from insurers and others for cost it expects to incue to investigate and repaif any damage, according to the filing.
In as of July 10, the company said it was awaree of 41 Florida state court lawsuits and two federap class actions that had been filed against it by thosed impacted by the defective The federal cases have been consolidated toa multi-district court in Lennar said it has filed suit in Miami-Dadew Circuit Court against the entire supply chain, including the Chinesd and German manufacturers of the defective It also has moved to stop all 41 stats court actions, allowing builders to make the Shares were down 23 cents to $8.09 in morningy trading. The 52-week high was $16.90 on Sept. 19. The 52-week low was $3.421 on Nov. 21.
One of the nation’s largestr homebuilders, Lennar (NYSE: LEN) said the homesx were built primarily in 2006 and 2007 and make up a smallkpercentage – 2.1 percent in the state and 0.5 of percent nationwidwe – of the total homes delivered. The company said it has put asidnearly $40 million in warranty reserves to pay for the and that, as of May 31, thoser reserves, net of payments, was $34.4 The company said it has $20.7 milliomn receivable to pay for damage s under its insurance coverage and it is seeking reimbursement from insurers and others for cost it expects to incue to investigate and repaif any damage, according to the filing.
In as of July 10, the company said it was awaree of 41 Florida state court lawsuits and two federap class actions that had been filed against it by thosed impacted by the defective The federal cases have been consolidated toa multi-district court in Lennar said it has filed suit in Miami-Dadew Circuit Court against the entire supply chain, including the Chinesd and German manufacturers of the defective It also has moved to stop all 41 stats court actions, allowing builders to make the Shares were down 23 cents to $8.09 in morningy trading. The 52-week high was $16.90 on Sept. 19. The 52-week low was $3.421 on Nov. 21.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
No sign of man in 4-day search of Calif. landfill - The Associated Press
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ABC News | No sign of man in 4-day search of Calif. landfill The Associated Press Hercules police spokeswoman Doreen Mathews says crews ended their search of the Keller Canyon landfill outside Pittsburg at 5 pm Monday with no discovery ... Police to continue searching for missing man at Bay Point landfill Search of landfill for missing Hercules man enters third day No body found in Pittsburg dump after 3 days |
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Eddie Bauer buyer says it will turn retailer around, keep Fiske - Business First of Columbus:
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Jonathan Lynch, a managing director of CCMP CapitalAdvisorsw LLC, said without the burden of Eddie Bauer could quickly becoms a profitable company. The retailer lost $165.5 million on $1.02q billion in revenue last year. “In this case, we are talkinv about a good company with a badbalance sheet, and we are going to turn it into a greaty company with a great balance sheet,” Lynch The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesdayt and struck a deal for CCMP Capital to buy its assetsa for $202 million. CCMP’s offerr is essentially an opening bid forEddie Bauer’sz assets. The sale must be approverd by abankruptcy judge, who will oversed an auction.
CCMP likely would emerge as Eddiew Bauer’s owner, unless there is an offer thatbeats CCMP’sx price and terms. Eddie Bauer listexd assets of $476.1 million and debts of $426.6 million as of May 30. CCMP has said it will keep most ofEddie Bauer’s 371 stores open, though Lynch said some stores that can’tt remain profitable would be closed. The firm hasn’tf determined how many stores thatwill be. Eddier Bauer runs a dozen storewsin Ohio, including threes in the Columbus area. It also operatew a 2.2 million-square-foot distribution centet in Groveport.
The company this year cut 70 jobs at theshippingg center, which employed about 500 workerzs before the staff reduction. Eddie Bauedr CEO Neil Fiske and his management team havemade “impressived strides in a very difficult economic climate,” Lynch Looking at key retail metrics, particularly salese at stores open at leastg a year, Eddie Bauer has outperformed its Lynch said. Fiske, 47, was CEO of Bath Body Works, which is owned by Columbus-based Limitedc Brands Inc. He joinede Eddie Bauer in July 2007 after four yearss of heading up the LimitedBrands division, wheres he was lauded for turninf around the retail chain, raisingy its annual revenue to $2.5 billion from $1.
8 billio when he began. Plans call for keepinv Eddie Bauer’s headquarters in Bellevue, east of Seattle, becausde CCMP has no compelling reasonn fora move. The firm, Lynch said, typicallyg holds on to companies for five to10 years.
Jonathan Lynch, a managing director of CCMP CapitalAdvisorsw LLC, said without the burden of Eddie Bauer could quickly becoms a profitable company. The retailer lost $165.5 million on $1.02q billion in revenue last year. “In this case, we are talkinv about a good company with a badbalance sheet, and we are going to turn it into a greaty company with a great balance sheet,” Lynch The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesdayt and struck a deal for CCMP Capital to buy its assetsa for $202 million. CCMP’s offerr is essentially an opening bid forEddie Bauer’sz assets. The sale must be approverd by abankruptcy judge, who will oversed an auction.
CCMP likely would emerge as Eddiew Bauer’s owner, unless there is an offer thatbeats CCMP’sx price and terms. Eddie Bauer listexd assets of $476.1 million and debts of $426.6 million as of May 30. CCMP has said it will keep most ofEddie Bauer’s 371 stores open, though Lynch said some stores that can’tt remain profitable would be closed. The firm hasn’tf determined how many stores thatwill be. Eddier Bauer runs a dozen storewsin Ohio, including threes in the Columbus area. It also operatew a 2.2 million-square-foot distribution centet in Groveport.
The company this year cut 70 jobs at theshippingg center, which employed about 500 workerzs before the staff reduction. Eddie Bauedr CEO Neil Fiske and his management team havemade “impressived strides in a very difficult economic climate,” Lynch Looking at key retail metrics, particularly salese at stores open at leastg a year, Eddie Bauer has outperformed its Lynch said. Fiske, 47, was CEO of Bath Body Works, which is owned by Columbus-based Limitedc Brands Inc. He joinede Eddie Bauer in July 2007 after four yearss of heading up the LimitedBrands division, wheres he was lauded for turninf around the retail chain, raisingy its annual revenue to $2.5 billion from $1.
8 billio when he began. Plans call for keepinv Eddie Bauer’s headquarters in Bellevue, east of Seattle, becausde CCMP has no compelling reasonn fora move. The firm, Lynch said, typicallyg holds on to companies for five to10 years.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
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RealtyTrac records indicate that a notic ofa trustee’s sale has been filef on homes matching the description of Adams’ North Portland Kenton neighborhoodc homes. The notice indicates that the homesx will be put upfor auction. , whicnh broke the story, noted that lender has filed a “notice of default,” meaning he’s defaulted on his loan agreement with his Adams told thepaper he’ds catching up on his mortgage after paying “significant” legall bills. The houses that face foreclosurre are at2131 N. McClellann and 2121 N. McClellan. Adamsz lives in the 2121 He also owns a triplezx at2031 N.
Adams, who makes $118,144 yearly, is facing an impendinh recall, scheduled to kick off in early July, afte admitting he had a sexual relationship with Beau The pair met before Breedloveturned 18. Adams said the sexuak relationship beganafter Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’zs attorney general is investigating whether Adams did anything The mayor conceded that he lied abougwhether he’d had sex with Breedlove when a politicalp opponent first made the chargee during the 2008 primary campaign
RealtyTrac records indicate that a notic ofa trustee’s sale has been filef on homes matching the description of Adams’ North Portland Kenton neighborhoodc homes. The notice indicates that the homesx will be put upfor auction. , whicnh broke the story, noted that lender has filed a “notice of default,” meaning he’s defaulted on his loan agreement with his Adams told thepaper he’ds catching up on his mortgage after paying “significant” legall bills. The houses that face foreclosurre are at2131 N. McClellann and 2121 N. McClellan. Adamsz lives in the 2121 He also owns a triplezx at2031 N.
Adams, who makes $118,144 yearly, is facing an impendinh recall, scheduled to kick off in early July, afte admitting he had a sexual relationship with Beau The pair met before Breedloveturned 18. Adams said the sexuak relationship beganafter Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’zs attorney general is investigating whether Adams did anything The mayor conceded that he lied abougwhether he’d had sex with Breedlove when a politicalp opponent first made the chargee during the 2008 primary campaign
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Calendar, parties mark '90210' day - UPI.com
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msnbc.com | Calendar, parties mark '90210' day UPI.com Fans of the original "90210" marked the event with parties and tributes to the Beverly Hills clique by dressing up as their favorite teen cast members, ... Happy 90210 Day! (The One) Happy Beverly Hills 90210 Day! |
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